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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 10-Q

 

 

 

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2009

or

 

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from              to             

Commission File Number: 1-13270

 

 

FLOTEK INDUSTRIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   90-0023731

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

2930 W. Sam Houston Pkwy N., Houston, Texas   77043
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

(713) 849-9911

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

Indicate by check mark 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   x     No   ¨

Indicate by check mark 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 (§232.405 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   ¨

Indicate by check mark 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.:

 

Large accelerated filer   ¨    Accelerated filer   x
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   x

There were 23,437,714 shares of the issuer’s common stock, $.0001 par value, outstanding as of October 30, 2009.

 

 

 


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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

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Item 1. Financial Statements

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

   19

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

   28

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

   28

PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

   30

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

   30

Item 1A. Risk Factors

   30

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

   31

Item 3. Default Upon Senior Securities

   31

Item 4. Submission of Matters to Vote of Security Holders

   31

Item 5. Other Information

   32

Item 6. Exhibits

   32

SIGNATURES

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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Financial Statements.

FLOTEK INDUSTRIES, INC.

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS

(in millions, except share data)

 

     September 30,
2009
    December 31,
2008
 
     (Unaudited)        
ASSETS     

Current assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 0.6      $ 0.2   

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $0.7 million and $1.5 million, respectively

     15.9        37.2   

Inventories, net

     29.2        38.0   

Deferred tax asset, current

     —          0.9   

Income tax receivable

     4.4        —     

Other current assets

     1.4        1.3   
                

Total current assets

     51.5        77.6   

Property, plant and equipment, net

     62.4        66.8   

Goodwill

     27.0        45.5   

Intangible assets, net

     35.8        38.0   

Deferred tax assets, less current portion

     —          6.6   
                

TOTAL ASSETS

   $ 176.7      $ 234.5   
                
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY     

Current liabilities:

    

Accounts payable

   $ 7.9      $ 22.7   

Accrued liabilities

     6.1        13.5   

Accrued interest payable

     1.2        2.4   

Income taxes payable

     —          0.9   

Current portion of long-term debt

     26.0        9.0   
                

Total current liabilities

     41.2        48.5   

Long-term debt, less current portion

     0.3        29.5   

Convertible senior notes, net of discount of $20.6 million and $24.2 million at September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively

     94.4        90.8   

Deferred tax liability, less current portion

     2.7        —     
                

Total liabilities

     138.6        168.8   
                

Commitments and contingencies

    

Stockholders’ equity:

    

Cumulative convertible preferred stock, $0.0001 par value, 100,000 shares authorized, 16,000 issued and outstanding at September 30, 2009, net of discount

     6.1        —     

Common stock, $0.0001 par value; 40,000,000 shares authorized; September 30, 2009 shares issued: 23,697,430; outstanding: 22,914,532; December 31, 2008 shares issued: 23,174,286; outstanding: 22,782,091

     —          —     

Additional paid-in capital

     88.0        76.8   

Accumulated other comprehensive income

     0.1        0.1   

Accumulated deficit

     (55.6     (10.7

Treasury stock: 259,716 shares and 158,697 shares at September 30, 2009 and December 31,2008, respectively

     (0.5     (0.5
                

Total stockholders’ equity

     38.1        65.7   
                

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

   $ 176.7      $ 234.5   
                

See notes to consolidated condensed financial statements.

 

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FLOTEK INDUSTRIES, INC.

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (LOSS)

(UNAUDITED)

(in millions, except share and per share data)

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2009     2008     2009     2008  

Revenue

   $ 23.8      $ 62.8      $ 88.0      $ 166.1   

Cost of revenue

     17.5        36.2        65.5        95.9   

Expenses:

        

Impairment of goodwill

     —          —          18.5        —     

Selling, general and administrative

     7.2        12.4        26.6        34.3   

Depreciation and amortization

     1.2        1.6        3.7        4.2   

Research and development

     0.4        0.4        1.2        1.3   
                                

Total expenses

     8.8        14.4        50.0        39.8   
                                

Income (loss) from operations

     (2.5     12.2        (27.5     30.4   

Other expense:

        

Interest expense

     (4.1     (3.9     (11.6     (9.7

Investment income and other, net

     0.1        —          (0.1     —     
                                

Total other expense

     (4.0     (3.9     (11.7     (9.7

Income (loss) before income taxes

     (6.5     8.3        (39.2     20.7   

Provision for income taxes

     (15.8     (3.2     (4.9     (7.9
                                

Net income (loss)

     (22.3     5.1        (44.1     12.8   

Accrued dividends and accretion of discount on preferred stock

     (0.8     —          (0.8     —     
                                

Net income (loss) allocable to common stockholders

   $ (23.1   $ 5.1      $ (44.9   $ 12.8   
                                

Earnings (loss) per share allocable to common stockholders:

        

Basic

   $ (1.18   $ 0.27      $ (2.29   $ 0.68   

Diluted

   $ (1.18   $ 0.27      $ (2.29   $ 0.66   

Weighted average common shares used in computing basic earnings per common share (in thousands)

     19,645        18,972        19,578        18,832   

Incremental common shares from stock options, warrants and restricted stock (in thousands)

     —          429        —          514   
                                

Weighted average common shares used in computing diluted earnings per common share (in thousands)

     19,645        19,401        19,578        19,346   
                                

See notes to consolidated condensed financial statements.

 

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FLOTEK INDUSTRIES, INC.

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(UNAUDITED)

(in millions)

 

     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2009     2008  

Cash flows from operating activities:

    

Net income (loss) allocable to common stockholders

   $ (44.9   $ 12.8   

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:

    

Depreciation and amortization

     10.5        9.4   

Amortization of deferred financing costs

     1.1        0.7   

Accretion of debt discount

     3.6        2.5   

Accretion of discount on preferred stock

     0.5        —     

Impairment of goodwill

     18.5        —     

Stock compensation expense

     1.3        2.1   

Deferred tax expense

     11.0        —     

Changes in working capital and other

     0.5        (4.1
                

Net cash provided by operating activities

     2.1        23.4   
                

Cash flows from investing activities:

    

Acquisitions, net of cash acquired

     —          (98.0

Proceeds from sale of assets

     2.1        1.1   

Capital expenditures

     (5.6     (16.6
                

Net cash used in investing activities

     (3.5     (113.5
                

Cash flows from financing activities:

    

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

     —          0.9   

Purchase of treasury stock

     —          (0.3

Proceeds from borrowings

     12.6        46.7   

Proceeds from convertible debt offering

     —          115.0   

Debt issuance cost

     (0.8     (5.5

Repayments of indebtedness

     (24.8     (66.2

Proceeds from preferred stock offering

     16.0        —     

Excess tax benefit of share based awards

     —          1.5   

Preferred stock issuance cost

     (1.2     —     
                

Net cash provided by financing activities

     1.8        92.1   
                

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

     0.4        2.0   

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     0.2        1.3   
                

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 0.6      $ 3.3   
                

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

    

Interest paid

   $ 5.2      $ 5.6   

Income taxes paid

   $ 3.4      $ 7.8   

See notes to consolidated condensed financial statements.

 

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FLOTEK INDUSTRIES, INC.

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(Amounts subsequent to December 31, 2008 are Unaudited)

(in millions)

 

     Common Stock    Preferred Stock     Treasury Stock     Additional
Paid-in
Capital
    Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income
   Accumulated
Deficit
    Total  
     Shares
Issued
   Par
Value
   Shares
Issued
   Value     Shares     Cost           

Balance December 31, 2008

   23.2    $ —      —      $ —        (0.2   $ (0.5   $ 76.8      $ 0.1    $ (10.7   $ 65.7   

Common stock issued

   0.5      —      —        —        —          —          —          —        —          —     

Issuance of preferred stock and detachable warrants

   —        —      —        10.8      —          —          5.2        —        —          16.0   

Issuance cost related to preferred stock

   —        —      —        —        —          —          (1.2     —        —          (1.2

Accretion of discount on preferred stock

   —        —      —        0.5      —          —          —          —        (0.5     —     

Preferred stock dividends

   —        —      —        —        —          —          —          —        (0.3     (0.3

Beneficial conversion discount on preferred stock

   —        —      —        (5.2   —          —          5.2        —        —          —     

Treasury stock purchased

   —        —      —        —        —          —          —          —        —          —     

Restricted stock forfeited

   —        —      —        —        —          —          —          —        —          —     

Tax benefit related to ASC 470

   —        —      —        —        —          —          0.7        —          0.7   

Stock compensation expense

   —        —      —        —        —          —          1.3        —          1.3   

Net loss

   —        —      —        —        —          —          —          —        (44.1     (44.1
                                                                      

Balance September 30, 2009

   23.7    $ —      —      $ 6.1      (0.2   $ (0.5   $ 88.0      $ 0.1    $ (55.6   $ 38.1   
                                                                      

See notes to consolidated condensed financial statements.

 

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FLOTEK INDUSTRIES, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 1 – Our Business, Recent Events and Basis of Presentation

Our Business

Flotek Industries, Inc. (“Flotek,” “Company,” “us” or “we”) is engaged in the manufacturing and marketing of innovative specialty chemicals and downhole drilling and production equipment, and in the management of automated bulk material handling, loading and blending facilities. Flotek serves major and independent companies in the domestic and international oilfield service and mining industries.

Recent Events

The challenging economic conditions facing the oil and gas industry have adversely affected our financial performance and liquidity in 2009. Revenue has declined significantly across all of our segments due to decreased demand for our products and services as natural gas prices and the number of well completions and rig count continues to be depressed. At September 30, 2009, we were not in compliance with certain financial covenants contained in the New Credit Agreement. We requested and obtained a waiver of these financial covenant violations from our lenders. However, we expect that we will not be able to meet certain of the financial covenants under the New Credit Agreement as of December 31, 2009, and possibly throughout 2010. As a result, we have reclassified amounts owing under the New Credit Agreement as current.

We believe that, assuming current revenue levels and cost structure, our current cash balance and estimated cash flows will be sufficient to satisfy our anticipated cash requirements at least through September 30, 2010. However, if we are not in compliance with the financial covenants in our New Credit Facility as of December 31, 2009, or subsequent periods, and we are unable to obtain waivers of those covenant violations, our lenders would be entitled to exercise their remedies under the New Credit Facility, which could include accelerating all amounts due under the New Credit Facility. We would not have sufficient funds to repay all such amounts, and would be required to seek additional financing, which we might not be able to obtain on terms favorable to us or at all. Acceleration of amounts under our New Credit Facility could also constitute a default under our Convertible Notes. The Company expects that it will need to renegotiate the New Credit Facility or refinance all or a portion of its indebtedness on or before maturity. While the Company believes that it can be successful in renegotiating or refinancing its indebtedness, there can be no assurance that it will be able to on attractive terms or at all. We are working to lower our working capital needs and have focused on cash collections of our accounts receivable balances and reduction of inventory. In the event capital required is greater than the amount we have available at the time, we would reduce the expected level of capital expenditures, sell assets and/or seek additional capital. Cash generated by future asset sales may depend on the overall economic conditions of the industries served by these assets, the condition and location of the assets, and the number of interested buyers. We cannot assure you that needed capital will be available on acceptable terms or at all. Our ability to raise funds in the capital markets through the issuance of additional indebtedness may be limited by covenants in our credit facilities, our credit rating and the willingness of banks and other financial services companies to lend. At September 30, 2009, our net worth was less than the $50 million required by the continued listing standard of the NYSE. We intend to submit a plan to the NYSE that will provide for us to come back into compliance with the NYSE’s continued listing standards, although the NYSE may not accept our plan or we may be unable to accomplish the actions set forth in that plan to come back into compliance with the NYSE’s continued listing standards over the time period allowed by the NYSE. If we are not able to generate positive cash flows and profits or obtain adequate additional financing or refinancing, we may be required to curtail operations or be unable to continue as a going concern. A number of factors could influence our liquidity sources, as well as the timing and ultimate outcome of our on-going efforts.

As a result, management determined the realization of deferred tax assets is uncertain as the Company is unable to consider tax planning strategies or projections of future taxable income in its evaluation of the realizability of its deferred tax assets as of September 30, 2009. Under these circumstances, deferred tax assets may only be realized through future reversals of taxable temporary differences and carryback of net operating losses to available carryback periods. We have performed such an analysis and a valuation allowance of approximately $16.8 million has been provided against deferred tax assets as of September 30, 2009.

Basis of Presentation

These consolidated condensed financial statements are unaudited but, in the opinion of management, reflect all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the periods reported. All such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature unless disclosed otherwise. These Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements, including selected notes, have been prepared in accordance with the applicable rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and do not include all of the information and disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for complete financial statements. These interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our 2008 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated condensed financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

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FLOTEK INDUSTRIES, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

 

Certain amounts for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 have been reclassified in the accompanying consolidated condensed financial statements to conform to the current quarter presentation. In prior periods, we presented depreciation that related directly to the production of revenue as a component of depreciation and amortization within our Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income (Loss) rather than including the portion as a component of cost of revenue. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 the amount of depreciation related to the production of revenue which we have reclassified to cost of revenue was $1.9 million and $5.2 million, respectively. Additionally, see Note 9 – Long-Term Debt for discussion on the retrospective adjustments to the December 31, 2008 Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheet and the Consolidated Condensed Statement of Income (Loss) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 related to the accounting for certain debt instruments that may be settled into cash upon conversion, primarily codified in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 470, “Debt.”

Note 2 – New Accounting Requirements and Disclosures

In June 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) released Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2009-01, Topic No. 105 (ASU Topic 105), “ Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ” which replaced FASB Statement No. 168, “ The FASB Accounting Standards Codification and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ” (“Codification”) and identifies the sources of accounting principles and the framework for selecting the principles used in the preparation of financial statements of nongovernmental entities that are presented in conformity with US GAAP in the United States. Authoritative standards included in the Codification are designated by their ASC topical reference, with new standards designated as ASUs, with a year and assigned sequence number. The guidance is effective for financial statement issued for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. The Company adopted this standard for its September 30, 2009 interim report with no financial impact on its consolidated condensed financial statements.

In June 2009, the FASB issued accounting guidance related to accounting for own-share lending arrangements in contemplation of convertible debt issuance or other financing found primarily within ASC Topic 470, “Debt.” In October 2009, the FASB released ASU No. 2009-15, “Accounting for Own-Share Lending Arrangements in Contemplation of Convertible Debt Issuance or Other Financing” which amends or added certain paragraphs to the related ASC Topic of “Debt.” These standards address the accounting for an entity’s own-share lending arrangement initiated in conjunction with convertible debt or other financing offering and the effect a share-lending arrangement has on earnings per share. Additionally, the guidance addresses the accounting and earnings per share implications for defaults by the share borrower, both when a default becomes probable of occurring and when a default actually occurs. This guidance released in June 2009 is effective for interim or annual periods beginning on or after June 15, 2009 for share-lending arrangements entered into in those periods. For all other arrangements within the scope, the guidance is applied retrospectively to share-lending arrangements that are outstanding as of the beginning of the fiscal year beginning on or after December 15, 2009. Early adoption is prohibited. Update guidance released in October 2009 is effective for fiscal years beginning on or after December 15, 2009 and interim periods within those fiscal years for arrangements outstanding as of the beginning of those fiscal years. The update guidance is effective for all arrangements entered into on or before the beginning of the first reporting period that begins on or is after June 15, 2009. Update content shall be applied retrospectively for all arrangements outstanding as of the beginning of fiscal years beginning on or after December 15, 2009. The Company is currently evaluating the effect this will have on our consolidated condensed financial statements.

In May 2009, the FASB issued accounting guidance related to subsequent events found within ASC Topic 855, “Subsequent Events.” This guidance sets standards for the disclosure of events that occur after the balance sheet date, but before financial statements are issued or are available to be issued. Additionally, the guidance sets forth the period after the balance sheet date during which management of a reporting entity should evaluate events or transactions that may occur for potential recognition or disclosure in the financial statements, the circumstances under which an entity should recognize events or transactions occurring after the balance sheet date in its financial statements, and the disclosures that an entity should make about events or transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date. This guidance is effective for interim and annual periods ending after June 15, 2009. The Company adopted this guidance effective June 30, 2009. The implementation of this standard did not have a material impact on our consolidated condensed financial position and results of operations.

In April 2009, the FASB issued accounting guidance related to interim disclosures about fair value of financial instruments found within ASC Topic 825, “Financial Instruments.” This guidance requires fair value disclosures in both interim as well as annual financial statements in order to provide more timely information about the effects of current market conditions on financial instruments. This guidance is effective for interim and annual periods ending after June 15, 2009. The Company adopted this guidance effective June 30, 2009. The implementation of this standard did not have a material impact on our consolidated condensed financial position and results of operations.

In June 2008, the FASB issued accounting guidance related to determining whether instruments granted in share-based payment transactions are participating securities found within ASC Topic 260, “Earnings Per Share (EPS).” This guidance states that unvested share-based payment awards that contain non-forfeitable rights to dividends or dividend equivalents (whether paid or unpaid) are

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

 

participating securities and shall be included in the computation of earnings per share pursuant to the two-class method. This guidance is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, and interim periods within those years. The Company adopted the guidance effective January 1, 2009. All prior period earnings per share (“EPS”) data presented has been adjusted retrospectively (including interim financial statements, summaries of earnings, and selected financial data) to conform with the provisions of this accounting guidance. The implementation of this standard did not have a material impact on our consolidated condensed financial position and results of operations.

In May 2008, the FASB issued accounting guidance related to debt with conversion and other options found primarily within ASC Topic 470, “Debt,” ASC Topic 815, “Derivatives and Hedging” and ASC Topic 825, “Financial Instruments.” This guidance clarifies that convertible debt instruments that may be settled in cash upon conversion, including partial cash settlement, should separately account for the liability and equity components in a manner that will reflect the entity’s nonconvertible debt borrowing rate. The resulting debt discount would be amortized over the period the convertible debt is expected to be outstanding as additional non-cash interest expense. This guidance is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008 and interim periods within those fiscal years. The guidance requires retrospective application to all periods presented in the financial statements with cumulative effect of the change reported in retained earnings as of the beginning of the first period presented. Our 5.25% Convertible Senior Notes due February 2028 (“Convertible Senior Notes”) are affected by this new standard. Upon adopting the provisions of this guidance, we retroactively applied its provisions and restated our Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements for prior periods. In applying this debt guidance, $27.8 million of the carrying value of our Convertible Senior Notes was reclassified to equity as of the February 2008 issuance date and offset by a related deferred tax liability of $10.6 million. This discount represents the equity component of the proceeds from the Convertible Senior Notes, calculated assuming an 11.5% non-convertible borrowing rate. The discount will be accreted to interest expense over the expected term of five years, which is based on the call/put option on the debt at February 2013. Accordingly, $1.2 million and $1.1 million of additional non-cash interest expense was recorded in the Consolidated Condensed Statement of Income (Loss) for the three months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively, and $3.5 million and $2.4 million of additional non-cash interest expense was recorded in the Consolidated Condensed Statement of Income (Loss) for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively.

In March 2008, the FASB issued accounting guidance related to derivative and hedging activities found within the ASC Topic 815, “Derivatives and Hedging.” This guidance requires enhanced disclosures about our derivative and hedging activities. This statement is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. The Company adopted the guidance effective January 1, 2009. The implementation of this standard did not have a material impact on our consolidated condensed financial position and results of operations.

Note 3 – Acquisitions

In December 2007, the FASB issued accounting standards related to business combinations found within the ASC Topic 805, “Business Combinations.” This guidance requires use of the acquisition method of accounting, defines the acquirer, establishes the acquisition date and broadens the scope to all transactions and other events in which one entity obtains control over one or more other businesses. This guidance is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning on or after December 15, 2008 with earlier adoption prohibited. The Company has not acquired any companies since adopting this guidance or which would be applicable under this guidance. Additionally, the Company had no deferred acquisition costs capitalized on its balance sheet as of December 31, 2008 related to unconsummated acquisitions.

Acquisitions have been accounted for using the purchase method of accounting under grandfathered guidance as noted in ASU Topic 105, “Generally Accepted Accounting Principles,” related to accounting for business combinations. The acquired companies’ results have been included in the accompanying financial statements from their respective dates of acquisition. Allocation of the purchase price for acquisitions was based on estimates of fair value of the net assets acquired and is subject to adjustment upon finalization of the purchase price allocation within the one year anniversary of the acquisition.

On February 14, 2008, Teledrift Acquisition, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, acquired substantially all of the assets of Teledrift, Inc. (“Teledrift”) for the aggregate cash purchase price of approximately $98.0 million, which includes a purchase price adjustment of $1.8 million recorded in the third quarter of 2008. Teledrift designs and manufactures wireless survey and measurement while drilling, or MWD, tools. The Company used the majority of the proceeds from issuance of the Convertible Senior Notes to fund this acquisition.

The following unaudited pro forma consolidated table presents information related to the Teledrift acquisition for the nine month period ended September 30, 2008 and assumes the acquisitions had been completed as of January 1, 2008 (in millions, except per share data):

 

     Nine Months
Ended
September 30,
2008

Revenue

   $ 168.0

Income before income taxes

     24.0

Net income

     14.9

Basic earnings per common share

   $ 0.78

Diluted earnings per common share

     0.76

 

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Note 4 – Revenue

The Company generates revenue through three main sales channels: Products, Rentals and Services. In most instances, we generate revenue through these channels on an integrated basis. Sales channel information is set out in the table below:

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
   Nine Months Ended
September 30,
     2009    2008    2009    2008
     (Unaudited)
     (in millions)

Revenue

           

Product

   $ 15.1    $ 42.0    $ 56.6    $ 109.5

Rental

     6.3      14.9      22.3      41.3

Service

     2.4      5.9      9.1      15.3
                           
   $ 23.8    $ 62.8    $ 88.0    $ 166.1
                           

Cost of revenue

           

Product

   $ 9.8    $ 23.6    $ 39.5    $ 64.2

Rental

     3.8      7.3      13.4      18.0

Service

     1.6      3.4      5.8      8.5

Depreciation

     2.3      1.9      6.8      5.2
                           
   $ 17.5    $ 36.2    $ 65.5    $ 95.9
                           

Within the Drilling Products segment amounts billed to customers for the cost of oilfield rental equipment that is damaged or lost-in-hole are reflected as rental revenue with the carrying value of the related equipment charged to cost of revenue. The revenue for lost-in-hole totaled $0.8 million and $0.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively, and $2.4 million and $1.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively.

Note 5 – Inventories

The components of inventories as of September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008 were as follows:

 

     September 30,
2009
    December 31,
2008
 
     (unaudited)        
     (in millions)  

Raw materials

   $ 9.3      $ 16.2   

Work-in-process

     1.2        1.9   

Finished goods (includes in-transit)

     23.0        22.3   
                

Gross inventories

     33.5        40.4   

Less: slow-moving and obsolescence reserve

     (4.3     (2.4
                

Inventories, net

   $ 29.2      $ 38.0   
                

 

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Note 6 – Property, Plant and Equipment

As of September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, property, plant and equipment comprised the following:

 

     September 30,
2009
    December 31,
2008
 
     (unaudited)        
     (in millions)  

Land

   $ 1.3      $ 1.3   

Buildings and leasehold improvements

     19.5        16.3   

Machinery and equipment

     10.8        8.8   

Rental tools

     50.9        47.1   

Equipment in progress

     0.1        5.5   

Furniture and fixtures

     1.3        1.2   

Transportation equipment

     4.3        4.9   

Computer equipment

     1.7        1.3   
                

Total property, plant and equipment

     89.9        86.4   

Less: accumulated depreciation

     (27.5     (19.6
                

Property, plant and equipment, net

   $ 62.4      $ 66.8   
                

Depreciation expense for the three months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 was $2.9 million and $3.0 million, respectively, and for nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 was $8.6 million and $7.0 million, respectively. Depreciation expense that directly relates to activities that generate revenue amounted to $2.3 million and $1.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively, and $6.8 million and $5.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively. These amounts are recorded within cost of revenue in our Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income (Loss).

Note 7 – Goodwill

We evaluate the carrying value of goodwill during the fourth quarter of each year and on an interim basis if events occur or circumstances change that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of the reporting unit below its carrying amount. Such circumstances could include, but are not limited to: (i) a significant adverse change in legal factors or in business climate, (ii) unanticipated competition, or (iii) an adverse action or assessment by a regulator. When evaluating whether goodwill is impaired, the Company compares the fair value of the reporting unit to which the goodwill is assigned to the reporting unit’s carrying amount, including goodwill. The fair value of the reporting unit is estimated using a combination of the income, or discounted cash flows approach and the market approach, which utilizes comparable companies’ data. If the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, then the amount of the impairment loss must be measured. The impairment loss is calculated by comparing the implied fair value of reporting unit goodwill to its carrying amount. In calculating the implied fair value of reporting unit’s goodwill, the fair value of the reporting unit is allocated to all of the other assets and liabilities of that unit based on their fair values. The excess of the fair value of a reporting unit over the amount assigned to its other assets and liabilities is the implied fair value of goodwill. An impairment loss would be recognized when the carrying amount of goodwill exceeds its implied fair value.

The analysis conducted on the intangible assets of both the Teledrift and Chemical and Logistics reporting units did not result in any impairment as the calculated fair value of these assets exceeded their book value. Our recoverability assessment of these intangible assets considered company-specific projections, assumptions about market participant views and the Company’s overall market capitalization as of the testing date. Although certain factors surrounding market and industry risk rates utilized in the Company’s assessment decreased during the third quarter, the Company’s third quarter results of its Teledrift business continued to fluctuate, which negatively impacted the Company’s discounted cash flow forecast utilized in its impairment assessment compared to amounts used for the 2008 evaluations.

Due to the continued macro-economic conditions affecting the oil and gas industry and the financial performance of all of our reporting units, management tested for evidence of impairment in the second and again in the third quarter of 2009. The assessment for impairment focused mainly on the Teledrift and Chemical and Logistics reporting units as these are the only reporting units with material amounts of goodwill and other intangible assets. Based upon these evaluations, we recorded an impairment charge of approximately $18.5 million primarily related the Teledrift reporting unit in the second quarter of 2009. No additional impairment charge was required in the third quarter of 2009. The impairment analysis for the Chemical and Logistics reporting unit did not result in any impairment.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

 

The following table summarizes the changes in our recorded goodwill by reporting units from December 31, 2007 through September 30, 2009:

 

     Reporting Units     Total  
     Chemical
and
Logistics
   Artificial
Lift
    Teledrift     Remaining
Drilling
Products
segment
   
     (in millions)        

Goodwill

    

December 31, 2007

   $ 11.6    $ 5.9      $ —        $ 43.0      $ 60.5   

Acquisition

     —        —          46.5        —          46.5   

Impairment

     —        (5.9     (12.6     (43.0     (61.5
                                       

December 31, 2008

   $ 11.6    $ —        $ 33.9      $ —        $ 45.5   

Impairment

     —        —          (18.5     —          (18.5
                                       

September 30, 2009

   $ 11.6    $ —        $ 15.4      $ —        $ 27.0   
                                       

Note 8 – Intangible Assets

The components of intangible assets at September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008 are as follows:

 

     September 30,
2009
    December 31,
2008
 
     (unaudited)        
     (in millions)  

Patents

   $ 6.4      $ 6.3   

Customer lists

     28.6        28.6   

Non-compete

     1.7        1.7   

Brand name

     6.2        6.2   

Supply contract

     1.7        1.7   

Other

     0.4        0.5   

Accumulated amortization

     (13.4     (11.5
                

Total

     31.6        33.5   

Deferred financing costs

     6.4        5.6   

Accumulated amortization

     (2.2     (1.1
                

Net deferred financing costs

     4.2        4.5   
                

Intangible assets, net

   $ 35.8      $ 38.0   
                

Intangible and other assets are being amortized on a straight-line basis ranging from two to 20 years. The Company recorded amortization expense related to our intangible assets in depreciation and amortization in our Consolidated Condensed Statement of Income (Loss) of $0.6 million and $0.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively, and $1.9 million and $2.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively.

 

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Note 9 – Long-Term Debt

Long-term debt at September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008 consisted of the following:

 

     September 30,
2009
    December 31,
2008
 
     (unaudited)        
     (in millions)  

Convertible Senior Notes

   $ 115.0      $ 115.0   

Discount on Convertible Senior Notes

     (20.6     (24.2
                

Convertible Senior Notes, net of discount

   $ 94.4      $ 90.8   
                

Long-term debt:

    

Senior credit facility

    

Equipment term loans

   $ 23.2      $ 34.0   

Real estate term loans

     0.7        0.8   

Revolving line of credit

     1.7        2.3   

Promissory note to stockholders of acquired business, maturing December 2009

     0.2        0.5   

Other

     0.5        0.9   
                

Total

     26.3        38.5   

Less: current portion

     (26.0     (9.0
                

Long-term debt, less current portion

   $ 0.3      $ 29.5   
                

Convertible Senior Notes

On February 11, 2008, the Company entered into an underwriting agreement (“Convertible Notes Underwriting Agreement”) with the subsidiary guarantors named therein (“Guarantors”) and Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. (“Underwriter”). The Convertible Senior Notes Underwriting Agreement related to the issuance and sale (“Convertible Notes Offering”) of $100.0 million aggregate principal amount of the Company’s Convertible Senior Notes. The Convertible Senior Notes are guaranteed on a senior, unsecured basis by the Guarantors. Pursuant to the Convertible Notes Underwriting Agreement, the Company granted the Underwriter a 13-day over-allotment option to purchase up to an additional $15.0 million aggregate principal amount of the Convertible Senior Notes, which was exercised in full on February 12, 2008. The net proceeds received from the issuance of the Convertible Senior Notes were $111.8 million.

The Convertible Notes Underwriting Agreement contained customary representations, warranties and agreements by the Company and the Guarantors, and customary conditions to closing, indemnification obligations of both the Company and the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Underwriter, on the other hand, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, obligations of the parties and termination provisions. Because the Company is a holding company with no independent assets or operations, the Convertible Senior Notes are guaranteed by each of our 100% owned subsidiaries. The guarantees are full and unconditional, and joint and several.

The Company used the net proceeds from the Convertible Notes Offering to finance the acquisition of Teledrift and for general corporate purposes.

Accounting standards guidance, primarily within ASC Topic 470, “Debt,” clarifies that convertible debt instruments that may be settled in cash upon conversion, including partial cash settlement, should separately account for the liability and equity components in a manner that will reflect the entity’s nonconvertible debt borrowing rate. The resulting debt discount would be accreted over the period the convertible debt is expected to be outstanding as additional non-cash interest expense. This guidance is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008 and interim periods within those fiscal years. Our Convertible Senior Notes are affected by this guidance. The Company assumed an 11.5% non-convertible rate and an expected term of the debt of five years to determine the debt discount. The expected term of five years is based upon the time until a call/put option on the Convertible Senior Notes at February 2013 can be exercised and the effective tax rate assumed at the inception of the Convertible Senior Notes was 38.0%. The guidance requires retrospective application to all periods presented. The effect of the application on stockholders’ equity as of December 31, 2008 was $15.0 million, which consisted of the discount on the debt of $27.8 million and the related deferred tax liability of $10.6 million at inception net of the accretion of the discount of $ 3.6 million and related tax effect of $1.4 million through December 31, 2008. For the three months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 the accretion of the discount was $1.2 million and $1.1 million, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 the accretion of the discount was $3.6 million and $2.5 million, respectively.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

 

As of September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, unamortized debt discount was $20.6 million and $24.2 million, respectively. The following tables reflect the previously described retrospective adjustments related to the impact of the debt guidance on amounts previously reported as of December 31, 2008 and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008:

 

     December 31, 2008  
     As reported     As adjusted  
     (in millions)  

Deferred tax assets, less current portion

   $ 15.8      $ 6.6   

Total assets

     243.7        234.5   

Convertible Senior Notes, net of discount

     115.0        90.8   

Additional paid-in capital

     59.6        76.8   

Accumulated deficit

     (8.5     (10.7

Total stockholders’ equity

     50.7        65.7   

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

     243.7        234.5   

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30, 2008
    Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2008
 
     As
reported
    As
adjusted
    As
reported
    As
adjusted
 
     (in millions, except
per share data)
   

(in millions, except

per share data)

 

Interest expense

   $ (2.7   $ (3.9   $ (7.2   $ (9.7

Total other expense

     (2.7     (3.9     (7.2     (9.7

Income before taxes

     9.4        8.3        23.1        20.7   

Provision for income taxes

     (3.6     (3.2     (8.8     (7.9

Net income

     5.9        5.1        14.4        12.8   

Basic earnings per common share

     0.31        0.27        0.76        0.68   

Diluted earnings per common share

     0.30        0.27        0.74        0.66   

Senior Credit Facility

On February 4, 2008, the Company entered into a Second Amendment (“Amendment”) to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (as amended, modified or supplemented prior to the date thereof, the “Senior Credit Facility”), dated as of August 31, 2007, between the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association. The Senior Credit Facility consisted of a revolving line of credit, an equipment term loan and two real estate term loans. The Amendment permitted the Company to consummate the acquisition of Teledrift, to issue up to $150 million of our Convertible Senior Notes to fund the purchase price of Teledrift, and to incur additional capital expenditures, and includes new financial covenants and other amendments.

The Amendment increased the principal payment required to be made by the Company from $0.5 million monthly to $2.0 million quarterly effective June 30, 2008.

On March 31, 2008, the Company entered into a new credit agreement with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“New Credit Agreement”). The New Credit Agreement provides for a revolving credit facility of a maximum of $25 million (“New Revolving Credit Facility”) and a term loan facility of $40 million (“New Term Loan Facility”) (collectively, the “New Senior Credit Facility”). The Company refinanced all but approximately $0.8 million of the outstanding indebtedness under its Senior Credit Facility with borrowings under the New Credit Facility. The amount under the Senior Credit Facility that was not refinanced relates to certain existing real estate loans.

The New Revolving Credit Facility will mature and be payable in full on March 31, 2011. The Company must make mandatory prepayments under the New Term Loan Facility annually beginning April 15, 2009, equal to 50% of the Company’s excess cash flow for the previous calendar year and accordingly paid $4.8 million on that date. The Company is required to repay the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the New Term Loan Facility in quarterly installments of $2.0 million, commencing with the quarter ending June 30, 2008 and accordingly the Company has made $2.0 million quarterly payments in 2008 and 2009, including the payment on September 30, 2009. All remaining amounts owed pursuant to the New Term Loan Facility mature and will be payable in full on March 31, 2011.

Interest accrues on amounts under the New Senior Credit Facility at variable rates based on, at the Company’s election, the prime rate or LIBOR, plus an applicable margin specified in the New Credit Agreement as amended by the Second Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of March 13, 2009 (“Second Amendment”). A minimum of 50% of Advances as defined in the New Credit Agreement must be swapped from a floating to a fixed interest rate. At September 30, 2009, the interest rate swap had a notional amount of $21.0 million, swap rate of 2.785% and a fair value of ($0.4) million. The Company records the fair value of the swap in Accrued liabilities and the unrealized loss in other expense. The Company has no other derivative instruments.

 

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The rate of interest related to borrowings outstanding under the New Credit Agreement was approximately 8.2% at September 30, 2009.

The maximum amount of credit available under the New Revolving Credit Facility is based on a percentage of the Company’s eligible inventory and accounts receivable. The obligations of the Company under the New Credit Agreement are guaranteed by the Company’s domestic subsidiaries and are secured by substantially all present and future assets of the Company and its subsidiaries.

The New Credit Agreement contains certain financial and other covenants, including a minimum net worth covenant, a maximum leverage ratio covenant, a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio covenant, a maximum senior leverage ratio covenant, a covenant restricting capital expenditures, a covenant limiting the incurrence of additional indebtedness, and a covenant restricting acquisitions. Certain of these covenants were amended in February and March 2009 when the Company entered into the First Amendment and Temporary Waiver Agreement and the Second Amendment to our New Credit Agreement with our lenders (collectively the “Amendments”).

In August 2009, in connection with the private placement, we also entered into a Third Amendment to our New Senior Credit Facility (“Third Amendment”). The Third Amendment (i) waives certain potential defaults would have occurred pursuant to the Credit Agreement as of June 30, 2009 without such a waiver, (ii) modifies certain of the financial and other covenants contained in the Credit Agreement, (iii) provides that we are permitted to retain all of the net proceeds of the private placement, and also under most circumstances any proceeds derived by the Company from the exercise of any of the warrants issued in the private placement, and (iv) permits us to pay dividends in cash on the preferred stock in certain circumstances.

The Company determined during the second quarter of 2009 that it would breach the leverage ratio, the fixed charge coverage ratio, and the net worth covenants of the New Credit Agreement as of the quarter end of June 30, 2009 and during subsequent quarters unless the bank waived the possible June 30, 2009 breaches and these covenants were amended prospectively. The Third Amendment modified these covenants in the manner requested by the Company as described below.

The Third Amendment amended the Leverage Ratio covenant. “Leverage Ratio” is defined as the ratio that the debt of the Company bears to its trailing EBITDA (net income plus interest, tax, depreciation and amortization expense and other non-cash charges). The Third Amendment amended this covenant as follows: (i) there would be no Leverage Ratio covenant applicable to the periods beginning with the second quarter of 2009 through and including the first quarter of 2010, and (ii) thereafter, the Leverage Ratio could not exceed (a) 4.75 to 1.00 for the quarter ending on June 30, 2010, (b) 4.00 to 1.00 for the quarter ending on September 30, 2010, and (c) 3.75 to 1.00 for each quarter ending on or after December 31, 2010.

The Third Amendment also amended the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio covenant of the New Credit Agreement. The New Credit Agreement defines “Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” as the ratio of (a) the Company’s EBITDA for the trailing four quarters to (b) Fixed Charges for those four quarters. “Fixed Charges” is defined as the sum of (i) interest expense, (ii) scheduled debt payments, including capital leases payments, (iii) taxes payments, and (iv) actual maintenance capital expenditures. The Third Amendment modified this covenant by: (a) waiving the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for the second quarter of 2009, and (b) amending the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio covenant for subsequent periods to provide that this ratio may not be less than: (i) 0.75 to 1.00 for the quarter ending September 30, 2009, (ii) 1.10 to 1.00 for the quarters ending December 31, 2009, March 31, 2010, and June 30, 2010, and (iii) 1.25 to 1.00 for each quarter ending on or after June 30, 2010. EBITDA and Fixed Charges will be determined for this purpose based on annualized results beginning with the results of the quarter ending September 30, 2009.

In addition, the Third Amendment amended the minimum Net Worth requirement set forth in the New Credit Agreement. “Net Worth” is defined as the shareholder’s equity of the Company and its subsidiaries, subject to certain adjustments. The Third Amendment modifies this covenant to now require that Net Worth at least equal (i) 90% of the Company’s Net Worth as of the end of the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2009, plus (ii) 75% of the Company’s net income for each fiscal quarter ending after June 30, 2009 in which such net income is greater than $0, plus (iii) an amount equal to 100% of any proceeds of equity issuances by the Company after June 30, 2009.

Pursuant to the Third Amendment, the Company is required to maintain through June 30, 2010 at least $5.0 million of cash and availability under its revolving line of credit pursuant to the New Credit Agreement, and agreed to increase the amount of the annual principal payment it is required to make pursuant to the New Credit Agreement with respect to its term facility from 50% of Excess Cash Flow to 75% of Excess Cash Flow. “Excess Cash Flow” is the Company’s EBITDA, subject to certain adjustments, minus the sum of the following during such period: (i) taxes, (ii) permitted capital expenditures, (iii) cash interest expense, and (iv) principal installment payments and optional prepayments of the term facility.

In addition, the Third Amendment made certain other changes to the New Credit Agreement, including making changes relating to permitted debt, operating leases, acquisitions, and asset sales.

 

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At September 30, 2009, we were not in compliance with the Net Worth and the Fixed Charge Coverage covenants under our New Credit Agreement, as amended.

On November 16, 2009, we entered into a Waiver and Fourth Amendment with respect to our New Senior Credit Facility (“Fourth Amendment”). The Fourth Amendment (i) waives certain potential defaults that would have occurred pursuant to the New Credit Agreement as of September 30, 2009 as described above, (ii) provides that we may not make any draws with respect to the New Revolving Credit Facility until February 10, 2010, (iii) requires that we make on November 16, 2009 the $2,000,000 principal payment with respect to the New Term Loan Facility which otherwise would have been due on December 31, 2009, (iv) requires that we maintain availability under the New Revolving Credit Facility of at least $4,000,000, and (v) otherwise modifies certain of the reporting requirements and other covenants contained in the Credit Agreement. We do not expect to be able to meet certain of the financial covenants under the New Senior Credit Facility as of December 31, 2009 and possibly throughout 2010. As a result, we have reclassified amounts owed under the New Senior Credit Facility as short term debt in the Consolidated Balance Sheet at September 30, 2009. While we have been successful in obtaining waivers from our bank lenders in recent periods, however, there can be no assurance we will be successful obtaining such waivers for these events in the future.

Our availability under the revolving line of credit of the New Senior Credit Facility is defined by a borrowing base comprised of eligible accounts receivable and inventory. As of September 30, 2009, we had $1.7 million outstanding under the revolving line of credit of the New Senior Credit Facility. Total availability under our credit facility amounted to $13.2 million at September 30, 2009. During the period subsequent to this date through November 16, 2009, we borrowed an additional $9 million under this revolving line of credit. We paid the $2 million quarterly principal payment installment on November 16, 2009, which otherwise would have been due on December 31, 2009, according to the terms of the Fourth Amendment.

As of September 30, 2009, the Company had approximately $0.2 million outstanding in vehicle loans and capitalized vehicle leases.

Note 10 – Fair Value Disclosure

The following table presents information about the Company’s liability measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2009, and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques utilized by the Company to determine such fair value (in millions):

 

     Level 1    Level 2    Level 3    Total

Convertible Senior Notes

   —      $ 63.3    —      $ 63.3

The Company determined the estimated fair value amount of the Convertible Senior Notes by using available market information and commonly accepted valuation methodologies. However, considerable judgment is required in interpreting market data to develop estimates of fair value. Accordingly, the fair value estimate presented herein is not necessarily indicative of the amount that the Company or the debt-holder could realize in a current market exchange. The use of different assumptions and/or estimation methodologies may have a material effect on the estimated fair value.

Note 11 – Convertible Preferred Stock and Stock Warrants

On August 12, 2009, we closed a private placement transaction with certain accredited investors, pursuant to which such investors purchased an aggregate of 16,000 units (“Units”) at a purchase price of $1,000 per Unit. Each Unit was comprised of (i) one share of cumulative convertible preferred stock (“Convertible Preferred Stock”), (ii) warrants to purchase up to 155 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $2.31 per share (“Exercisable Warrants”) and (iii) contingent warrants to purchase up to 500 shares of our Common Stock at an exercise price of $2.45 per share (“Contingent Warrants”). Each share of Convertible Preferred Stock is convertible at the holder’s option, at any time, into 434.782 shares of our common stock under certain conditions. This conversion ratio represents an equivalent conversion price of $2.31 per share. The closing of this private placement resulted in the receipt of proceeds of $14.8 million, net of transaction costs of $1.2 million. We used the net proceeds to reduce borrowings under our bank credit facility, thereby providing additional availability of credit, and for general corporate purposes.

Each share of Convertible Preferred Stock has a liquidation preference of $1,000. Dividends will accrue at the rate of 15% of the liquidation preference per year and will accumulate if not paid quarterly. As of September 30, 2009, the Company had accrued dividends of $0.3 million.

The Convertible Preferred Stock will, at the Company’s option (but not earlier than February 12, 2010), be automatically converted into shares of our common stock if the closing price of the common stock is equal to or greater than 150% of the then current conversion price for any 15 trading days during any 30 consecutive trading day period. If the Convertible Preferred Stock

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

 

automatically converts and the Company has not previously paid holders amounts equal to at least eight quarterly dividends on the Convertible Preferred Stock, the Company will also pay to the holders, in connection with any automatic conversion, and amount, in cash or shares of our common stock (based on the market value of the common stock), equal to eight quarterly dividends less any dividends previously paid to holders of the Convertible Preferred Stock.

The Company may redeem any of the Convertible Preferred Stock beginning on August 12, 2012. The initial redemption price will be 105% of the liquidation preference, declining to 102.5% on August 12, 2013, and to 100% on or after August 12, 2014, in each case plus accrued and unpaid dividends to the redemption date.

The Exercisable Warrants are immediately exercisable and will expire if not exercised by August 12, 2014. The Contingent warrants became exercisable after we obtained shareholder approval on November 9, 2009 and will expire if not exercised by November 9, 2014. Both the Exercisable Warrants and Contingent Warrants contain anti-dilution price protection in the event the Company issues shares of Common Stock or securities exercisable for or convertible into Common Stock at a price per share less than their exercise price, subject to certain exceptions.

The gross proceeds from the issuance of the Units were accounted for in accordance with ASC 470-20, “Debt – Debt with Conversion and Other Options” and were allocated at the date of the transaction based on the relative fair values of the preferred stock and the warrants. At the date of the transaction, the Company recorded approximately 68% of the proceeds or $10.8 million (net of the discount resulting from the allocation of the proceeds to the warrants) as preferred stock in stockholders’ equity and the detached warrants were recorded in additional paid-in capital at $5.2 million.

The Company evaluated whether the embedded conversion option within the preferred stock was beneficial (had intrinsic value) to the holders of the preferred stock. The intrinsic value of the conversion option was determined to be $5.2 million and was recognized as a beneficial conversion discount with offset to additional paid-in capital at the date of the transaction.

The conversion period for the preferred stock was estimated to be 36 months based on an evaluation of the conversion options. The accretion of the discount on the preferred stock recorded for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 was $0.5 million.

Note 12 – Treasury Stock

For the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2009, 11,975 and 88,619 shares, respectively, previously issued as Restricted Stock Awards (“RSAs”) to employees, were forfeited or cancelled during 2009 and accounted for as treasury stock.

The Company accounts for treasury stock using the cost method and includes treasury stock as a component of stockholders’ equity. The Company currently neither has nor intends to initiate a share repurchase program.

Note 13 – Earnings Per Share

Basic earnings per share excludes dilution and is computed by dividing net income available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period including “contingent shares” if any. Contingent shares include common shares that would be issued from the conversion of preferred stock and exercisable stock warrants. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, weighted average common shares related to convertible preferred stock of 3,705,099 and 1,248,605, respectively, were excluded from dilutive earnings per share because they were anti-dilutive. Additionally, warrants to purchase 10,480,000 shares of common stock were excluded from dilutive earnings per share, as the inclusion of such shares would have been antidilutive.

Diluted earnings per share is based on the weighted average number of shares outstanding during each period and the assumed exercise of dilutive instruments (stock options) less the number of common shares assumed to be purchased with the exercise proceeds using the average market price of the Common Stock for each of the periods presented. Due to the net loss for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2009, approximately 91,000 and 96,000 shares, respectively, of dilutive shares relating to stock options have been excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share due to their anti-dilutive effect.

In connection with the Convertible Notes Offering, the Company entered into a Share Lending Agreement with Bear Stearns International Ltd. (“BSIL”). In view of the contractual undertakings of BSIL in the Share Lending Agreement, which have the effect of substantially eliminating the economic dilution that otherwise would result from the issuance of the borrowed shares, the Company believes that under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, the borrowed shares should not be considered outstanding for the purpose of computing and reporting the Company’s earnings per share.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

 

Note 14 – Share-Based Compensation

The Company follows accounting guidance found in ASC Topic 715, “Compensation – Stock Compensation” and ASC Topic 505, “Equity.” This guidance requires all share-based payments, including grants of stock options, to be recognized in the income statement as an operating expense over the vesting period, based on their fair values.

In 2009, the Company awarded approximately 690,000 stock options to certain employees under the 2007 Long-Term Incentive Plan (“2007 Plan”). The fair value of these stock options, based on the Black-Scholes calculation, range from $0.80 to $1.66 per share. As of September 30, 2009, the Company has approximately 1,223,000 stock options outstanding of which approximately 511,000 are vested.

In 2009, the Company awarded approximately 423,000 RSAs to certain employees and non-employee directors under the 2007 Plan, all of which vest over a 4 year period. A summary of RSA activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 follows:

 

     2009  

Unvested as of January 1,

   233,498   

Granted

   423,144   

Vested

   (44,841

Forfeited

   (88,619
      

Unvested as of September 30,

   523,182   
      

Approximately $0.7 million and $0.6 million of share-based compensation expense was recognized during the three-month periods ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively, related to stock option grants and RSAs. Approximately $1.3 million and $2.1 million of share-based compensation expense was recognized during the nine month periods ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively, related to stock option grants and RSAs. As of September, 30, 2009 total share-based compensation related to unvested awards (stock options and RSAs) was approximately $5.7 million, and the weighted-average period over which this cost will be recognized is approximately 3.0 years.

Note 15 – Income Taxes

The effective income tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 was 243.1% and 38.1%, respectively. The effective income tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 was 12.5% and 38.0%, respectively. Our effective income tax rate in 2009 differs from the federal statutory rate primarily due to state income taxes, and the valuation allowance recorded against certain deferred tax assets. Our effective income tax rate in 2008 differs from the federal statutory rate primarily due to state income taxes and the domestic production activities deduction.

Our current corporate organization structure requires us to file two separate consolidated U.S. federal income tax returns. As a result, taxable income of one group cannot be offset by tax attributes, including net operating losses, of the other group. As of September 30, 2009, one of the group has net operating loss (“NOL”) carryforwards and other net deferred tax assets of approximately $16.8 million. Our ability to utilize our net operating losses and other tax attributes could be subject to a significant limitation if we were to undergo an “ownership change” for purpose of Section 382.

ASC Topic 825, “Income Taxes” requires all available evidence, both positive and negative, to be considered to determine whether, based on the weight of that evidence, a valuation allowance is needed. As discussed in “Note 1 – Our Business, Recent Events and Basis of Presentation,” we may need to generate additional financial resources in order to meet our business objectives and make scheduled payments or mandatory prepayments on our current debt obligations. If we are not able to generate positive cash flows and profits or obtain adequate additional financing or refinancing, we may be required to curtail operations or be unable to continue as a going concern. As a result, management determined the realization of deferred tax assets is uncertain as the Company is unable to consider tax planning strategies or projections of future taxable income in its evaluation of the realizability of it is deferred tax assets as of September 30, 2009. Under these circumstances, deferred tax assets may only be realized through future reversals of taxable temporary differences and carryback of net operating losses to available carryback periods. We have performed such an analysis and a valuation allowance of approximately $16.8 million has been provided against deferred tax assets as of September 30, 2009.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

 

Note 16 – Commitments and Contingencies

The Company is involved, on occasion, in routine litigation incidental to its business. The Company believes that the ultimate resolution of the routine litigation that may develop will not have a material adverse impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Note 17 – Segment Information

Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise about which separate financial information is available that is evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision-maker in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance.

The Company has determined that there are three reportable segments:

 

   

The Chemicals and Logistics segment is comprised of two business units. The specialty chemical business unit designs, develops, manufactures, packages and sells chemicals used by oilfield service companies in oil and gas well drilling, cementing, stimulation and production. The logistics business unit manages automated bulk material handling, loading facilities and blending capabilities for oilfield service companies.

 

   

The Drilling Products segment rents, inspects, manufactures and markets downhole drilling equipment for the energy, mining, water well and industrial drilling sectors.

 

   

The Artificial Lift segment manufactures and markets artificial lift equipment which includes the Petrovalve line of beam pump components, electric submersible pumps, gas separators, valves and services to support coal bed methane production.

The Company evaluates performance based on several factors, of which the primary financial measure is business segment income before taxes. The accounting policies of the business segments are the same as those described in “Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” in our December 31, 2008 Form 10-K. Inter-segment sales are accounted for at fair value as if sales were to third parties and are eliminated in the consolidated financial statements.

Summarized unaudited financial information concerning the segments for the three and nine months ending September 30, 2009 and 2008 is shown in the following tables (in millions):

 

Three months ended September 30, 2009

   Chemicals
and
Logistics
   Drilling
Products
    Artificial
Lift
   Corporate
and
Other
    Total  

Revenue

   $ 11.0    $ 10.2      $ 2.6    $ —        $ 23.8   

Income (loss) from operations

   $ 3.5    $ (3.2   $ 0.1    $ (2.9   $ (2.5

Capital expenditures

   $ 0.3    $ 0.4      $ —      $ —        $ 0.7   

Three months ended September 30, 2008

                            

Revenue

   $ 30.4    $ 26.6      $ 5.8    $ —        $ 62.8   

Income (loss) from operations

   $ 10.5    $ 5.4      $ 0.9    $ (4.6   $ 12.2   

Capital expenditures

   $ 0.8    $ 6.4      $ 0.1    $ 0.1      $ 7.4   

Nine months ended September 30, 2009

   Chemicals
and
Logistics
   Drilling
Products
    Artificial
Lift
   Corporate
and
Other
    Total  

Revenue

   $ 37.7    $ 40.1      $ 10.2    $ —        $ 88.0   

Income (loss) from operations (1)

   $ 9.5    $ (27.3   $ 0.9    $ (10.6   $ (27.5

Capital expenditures

   $ 0.4    $ 5.2      $ —      $ —        $ 5.6   

Nine months ended September 30, 2008

                            

Revenue

   $ 82.4    $ 70.3      $ 13.4    $ —        $ 166.1   

Income (loss) from operations

   $ 29.5    $ 12.9      $ 1.5    $ (13.5   $ 30.4   

Capital expenditures

   $ 1.9    $ 13.9      $ 0.2    $ 0.6      $ 16.6   

 

(1) Drilling Products segment includes a goodwill impairment charge of $18.5 million recorded during the second quarter of 2009.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

 

Revenue generated from international sales for the three months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 was $3.5 million and $3.9 million, respectively. Revenue generated from international sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 was $11.8 million and $13.4 million, respectively.

Identifiable assets by reportable segment were as follows (in millions):

 

     September 30,
2009
   December 31,
2008
 
     (unaudited)       

Chemicals and Logistics

   $ 34.7    $ 44.1   

Drilling Products

     124.2      176.3   

Artificial Lift

     7.3      16.1   

Corporate and Other

     10.5      (2.0
               

Total assets

   $ 176.7    $ 234.5   
               

Goodwill by reportable segment was as follows (in millions):

 

     September 30,
2009
   December 31,
2008
     (unaudited)     

Chemicals and Logistics

   $ 11.6    $ 11.6

Drilling Products

     15.4      33.9

Artificial Lift

     —        —  
             

Total goodwill

   $ 27.0    $ 45.5
             

Note 18 – Subsequent Events

Through November 16, 2009, management has evaluated the events or transactions that have occurred for potential recognition or disclosure in the financial statements, the circumstances under which the Company should recognize events or transactions occurring after the September 30, 2009 balance sheet date in its financial statements and the disclosures that the Company should make about events or transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date.

On November 9, 2009, the Company held a special meeting of stockholders of record as of September 14, 2009. At the meeting, our stockholders voted on and approved (i) the amendment of the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock from 40,000,000 to 80,000,000 shares; (ii) the ability of the Company to pay dividends in the future in respect of its shares of preferred stock by issuing shares of the Company’s common stock; (iii) the anti-dilution price protection provision contained in certain warrants issued by the Company in a private placement in August 2009 and (iv) the contingent warrants issued by the Company in a private placement in August 2009.

 

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Special Note About Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements in Management’s Discussion and Analysis (“MD&A”), other than purely historical information, including estimates, projections and statements relating to the Company’s business plans, objectives and expected operating results, and the assumptions upon which those statements are based, are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements generally are identified by the words “believe,” “project,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “intend,” “strategy,” “plan,” “may,” “should,” “will,” “would,” “will be,” “will continue,” “will likely result,” and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. A detailed discussion of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results and events to differ materially from such forward-looking statements is included in the section entitled “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2009 and in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. We undertake no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

Overview

The following MD&A is intended to help the reader understand the results of operations, financial condition, and cash flows of Flotek. MD&A is provided as a supplement to, and should be read in conjunction with, our consolidated condensed financial statements and the accompanying notes to the consolidated condensed financial statements (“Notes”).

We are a technology-driven growth company serving the oil, gas, and mining industries. We operate in select domestic and international markets including the Gulf Coast, the Southwest and the Rocky Mountains, Canada, Mexico, Central America, South America, Europe and Asia. We provide products and services to address the drilling and production-related needs of oil and gas companies through our three business segments: Chemicals and Logistics, Drilling Products and Artificial Lift. The Chemicals and Logistics segments provides a full spectrum of oilfield specialty chemicals used for drilling, cementing, stimulation, and production designed to maximize recovery from both new and mature fields. The Drilling Products segment provides down-hole drilling tools used in the oilfield, mining, water-well and industrial drilling sectors. We manufacture, sell, rent and inspect specialized equipment for use in drilling, completion, production and work-over activities. The Artificial Lift segment provides pumping system components, including electric submersible pumps, or ESPs, gas separators, production valves and services. Our products address the needs of coal bed methane and traditional oil and gas production to efficiently move gas, oil and other fluids from the producing horizon to the surface. The customers for our products and services include the major integrated oil and natural gas companies, independent oil and natural gas companies, pressure pumping service companies and state-owned national oil companies. Our ability to compete in the oilfield services market is dependent on our ability to differentiate our products and services, provide superior quality products and services, and maintain a competitive cost structure. Activity levels are driven primarily by current and expected commodity prices, drilling rig count, oil and gas production levels, and customer capital spending allocated for drilling and production. See “Business” included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008 for more information on these operations.

The challenging economic conditions facing the oil and gas industry have adversely affected our financial performance and liquidity in 2009. Revenue has declined significantly across all of our segments due to decreased demand for our products and services as natural gas prices and the number of well completions and rig count continues to be depressed. At September 30, 2009, we were not in compliance with certain financial covenants contained in the New Credit Agreement. We requested and obtained a waiver of these financial covenant violations from our lenders. However, we expect that we will not be able to meet certain of the financial covenants under the New Credit Agreement as of December 31, 2009, and possibly throughout 2010. As a result, we have reclassified amounts owing under the New Credit Agreement as current.

We believe that, assuming current revenue levels and cost structure, our current cash balance and estimated cash flows will be sufficient to satisfy our anticipated cash requirements at least through September 30, 2010. However, if we are not in compliance with the financial covenants in our New Credit Facility as of December 31, 2009, or subsequent periods, and we are unable to obtain waivers of those covenant violations, our lenders would be entitled to exercise their remedies under the New Credit Facility, which could include accelerating all amounts due under the New Credit Facility. We would not have sufficient funds to repay all such amounts, and would be required to seek additional financing, which we might not be able to obtain on terms favorable to us or at all. Acceleration of amounts under our New Credit Facility could also constitute a default under our Convertible Notes. The Company expects that it will need to renegotiate the New Credit Facility or refinance all or a portion of its indebtedness on or before maturity. While the Company believes that it can be successful in renegotiating or refinancing its indebtedness, there can be no assurance that it will be able to on attractive terms or at all. We are working to lower our working capital needs and have focused on cash collections of our accounts receivable balances and reduction of inventory. In the event capital required is greater than the amount we have available at the time, we would reduce the expected level of capital expenditures, sell assets and/or seek additional capital. Cash generated by future asset sales may depend on the overall economic conditions of the industries served by these assets, the condition and location of the assets, and the number of interested buyers. We cannot assure you that needed capital will be available on acceptable terms or at all. Our ability to raise funds in the capital markets through the issuance of additional indebtedness may be limited by covenants in our credit facilities, our credit rating and the willingness of banks and other financial services companies to lend. At September 30, 2009, our net worth was less than the $50 million required by the continued listing standard of the NYSE. We intend to submit a plan to the NYSE that will provide for us to come back into compliance with the NYSE’s continued listing standards, although the NYSE may not accept our plan or we may be unable to accomplish the actions set forth in that plan to come back into compliance with the NYSE’s continued listing standards over the time period allowed by the NYSE. If we are not able to generate positive cash flows and profits or obtain adequate additional financing or refinancing, we may be required to curtail operations or be unable to continue as a going concern. A number of factors could influence our liquidity sources, as well as the timing and ultimate outcome of our on-going efforts.

On November 16, 2009, we entered into a Waiver and Fourth Amendment with respect to our New Senior Credit Facility (“Fourth Amendment”). The Fourth Amendment (i) waives certain potential defaults that would have occurred pursuant to the New Credit Agreement as of September 30, 2009 as described above, (ii) provides that we may not make any draws with respect to the New Revolving Credit Facility until February 10, 2010, (iii) requires that we make on November 16, 2009 the $2,000,000 principal payment with respect to the New Term Loan Facility which otherwise would have been due on December 31, 2009, (iv) requires that we maintain availability under the New Revolving Credit Facility of at least $4,000,000, and (v) otherwise modifies certain of the reporting requirements and other covenants contained in the Credit Agreement. We do not expect to be able to meet certain of the financial covenants under the New Senior Credit Facility as of December 31, 2009 and possibly throughout 2010. As a result, we have reclassified amounts owed under the New Senior Credit Facility as short term debt in the Consolidated Balance Sheet at September 30, 2009. While we have been successful in obtaining waivers from our bank lenders in recent periods, however, there can be no assurance we will be successful obtaining such waivers for these events in the future.

 

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Market Conditions

Our operations are driven primarily by the number of oil and natural gas wells being drilled, the depth and drilling conditions of such wells, the number of well completions and the level of work-over activity in North America. Drilling activity, in turn, is largely dependent on the price of crude oil and natural gas and the volatility and expectations of future oil and natural gas prices. Our results of operations also depend heavily on the pricing we receive from our customers, which depends on activity levels, availability of equipment and other resources, and competitive pressures. These market factors often lead to volatility in our revenue and profitability. Historical market conditions are reflected in the table below:

 

     As of September 30,
     2009    % Change     2008

Rig Count: (1)

       

U.S.

     1,017    (49.0 )%      1,995

Canada

     228    (51.0 )%      465

Commodity Prices :

       

Crude Oil (West Texas Intermediate)

   $ 70.46    (30.0 )%    $ 100.70

Natural Gas (Henry Hub)

   $ 3.24    (60.2 )%    $ 8.15

 

(1) Estimate of drilling activity as measured by active drilling rigs based on Baker Hughes Inc. rig count information.

U.S. Rig Count

Demand for our services in the United States is driven primarily by oil and natural gas drilling activity, which tends to be extremely volatile, depending on the current and anticipated prices of crude oil and natural gas. During the last 10 years, the lowest average annual U.S. rig count was 601 in fiscal 1999 and the highest average annual U.S. rig count was 1,851 in fiscal 2008.

With the decline and volatility of oil and natural gas prices over the past nine months, tightening and uncertainty in the credit markets and the global economic slowdown, drilling rig activity in North America has declined significantly from October, 2008 through October, 2009. We have begun to see an abatement of the decline in drilling rig activity in recent weekly rig count reports; however, while we expect to see eventual increases in U.S. drilling activity in 2010, the timing and magnitude of the increase remains uncertain. The acceleration of drilling activity is influenced by a number of factors including commodity prices, global demand for oil and natural gas, supply and depletion rates of oil and natural gas reserves as well as broader variables such as government monetary and fiscal policy.

Canadian Rig Count

The demand for our services in Canada is driven primarily by oil and natural gas drilling activity, and similar to the United States, tends to be extremely volatile. During the last 10 years, the lowest average annual rig count was 212 in fiscal 1999 and the highest average annual rig count was 502 in fiscal 2006. Similar to activity in the United States, drilling rig activity in Canada has trended lower over the past twelve months.

Outlook

As described under “Market Conditions” above, our operations are driven primarily by the number of oil and natural gas wells being drilled, the depth and drilling conditions of such wells, the number of well completions and the level of work-over activity in North America. The global economic slowdown has led to a steep decline in oil and natural gas prices in the first quarter of this year. Since that time the price of oil has increased while natural gas prices have remained relatively stagnant, with current prices significantly below their historic highs in July 2008. The result of this price volatility is a reduction in cash flows of oil and gas producers that has led to significant reductions in drilling activity, particularly in the U.S. market.

The average U.S. drilling rig activity was 970 during the third quarter, slightly greater than the average rig count of 934 rigs working in the second quarter. We expect continued stabilization of the rig count in the fourth quarter and, while the timing and magnitude of the improvement remains uncertain, further improvement into 2010. Fourth quarter activity is traditionally influenced by periods of moderating activity resulting from seasonal holidays. While we have experienced a modest increase in overall business activity, pricing power and future pricing direction remains uncertain, a tenet which is consistent with historical pricing behavior as oilfield activity accelerates from the bottom of the business cycle. We continue to monitor customer activities and continue to take measures we consider appropriate within our organization to balance costs with our abilities to meet current and anticipated customer demand.

Third quarter drilling activity in Canada increased from second quarter as summer seasonal drilling programs reached peak activity levels. However, on a year-over-year basis, third quarter 2009 drilling activity was approximately 51% below levels a year ago.

 

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Results of Operations

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2009     2008     2009     2008  
     (in millions, except per share data)  

Revenue

   $ 23.8      $ 62.8      $ 88.0      $ 166.1   

Cost of revenue (1)

     17.5        36.2        65.5        95.9   

Expenses:

        

Impairment of Goodwill

     —          —          18.5        —     

Selling, general and administrative

     7.2        12.4        26.6        34.3   

Depreciation and amortization

     1.2        1.6        3.7        4.2   

Research and development

     0.4        0.4        1.2        1.3   
                                

Total expenses

     8.8        14.4        50.0        39.8   
                                

Income (loss) from operations

     (2.5     12.2        (27.5     30.4   

Income (loss) from operations %

     (10.5 )%      19.3     (31.3 )%      18.3

Other expense:

        

Interest expense (2)

     (4.1     (3.9     (11.6     (9.7

Investment income and other

     0.1        —          (0.1 )     —     
                                

Total other expense

     (4.0     (3.9     (11.7     (9.7

Income (loss) before income taxes

     (6.5     8.3        (39.2     20.7   

Provision for income taxes (3)

     (15.8     (3.2     (4.9     (7.9
                                

Net income (loss)

   $ (22.3   $ 5.1      $ (44.1   $ 12.8   

Accrued dividends and accretion of discount on cumulative convertible preferred stock

     (0.8     —          (0.8 )     —     
                                

Net income (loss) allocable to common stockholders

   $ (23.1   $ 5.1      $ (44.9   $ 12.8   
                                

Basic Earnings Per Share

   $ (1.18   $ 0.27      $ (2.29   $ 0.68   
                                

Diluted Earnings Per Share

   $ (1.18   $ 0.27      $ (2.29   $ 0.66   
                                

 

(1) Includes Depreciation directly related to production of Revenue of $2.3 million and $1.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively, and $6.8 million and $5.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
(2) Includes Interest expense related to the application of Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 470, “Debt” of $1.2 million and $1.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively, and $3.6 million and $2.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
(3) Includes Income tax expense of $18.6 million primarily related to the deferred tax valuation allowance recorded for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009.

Consolidated – Comparison of Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009 and 2008

Revenue declined in all periods across all of our segments due to a decrease in demand for our products and services as natural gas prices, well completions and rig count fell approximately 40%. We also experienced pricing pressure due to increased competition and decreased demand.

Gross profit decreased in all periods due to continued pricing pressures and lower demand for our services.

Selling, general and administrative costs are not directly attributable to products sold or services rendered. We implemented a program to reduce fixed costs during the first half of this year designed to more closely align these costs with our current level of operations. We accomplished these reductions through strategic in-sourcing of certain professional fees, personnel reductions and elimination of certain initiatives not aligned with our current operations.

Depreciation and amortization was flat year over year due to higher depreciation associated with acquired assets and increased capital expenditures during 2008 offset by a reduction of amortization costs associated with the impairment charge taken in the fourth quarter of 2008. Amortization charges were lower than the previous year due to the impairment charge recorded in 2008.

Research and development (“R&D”) costs as a percentage of revenue increased approximately 100 basis points and 50 basis points for the quarter and year-to-date compared to 2008. Due to the dramatic reduction in revenue, we have reduced spending in this area but maintain a minimum level of spending as an investment in our future growth.

 

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Interest expense increased as a result of higher debt levels incurred to finance the Teledrift acquisition, the accretion of the debt discount associated with our Convertible Senior Notes and increased working capital needs. To finance the Teledrift acquisition, we issued $115.0 million of our Convertible Senior Notes bearing an interest rate of 5.25% that are due in 2028.

The effective income tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 was 243.1% and 38.1%, respectively. The effective income tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 was 38.1% and 38.0%, respectively. Our effective income tax rate in 2009 differs from the federal statutory rate primarily due to state income taxes, and the valuation allowance recorded against certain of our deferred tax assets. Our effective income tax rate in 2008 differs from the federal statutory rate primarily due to state income taxes and the domestic production activities deduction.

Our current corporate organization structure requires us to file two separate consolidated U.S. federal income tax returns. As a result, taxable income of one group cannot be offset by tax attributes, including net operating losses, of the other group. As of September 30, 2009 one of the groups has net operating loss (“NOL”) carryforwards and other net deferred tax assets of approximately $16.8 million. Primarily due to our inability under generally accepted accounting principles to assume future profits and due to our reduced ability to implement tax planning strategies to utilize our NOLs if we are unable to continue as a going concern, we concluded that valuation allowances on these deferred tax assets were required.

Results by Segment

Revenue and operating income amounts in this section are presented on a basis consistent with U.S. GAAP and include certain reconciling items attributable to each of the segments. Segment information appearing in “Note 17 – Segment Information” of the Notes is presented on a basis consistent with the Company’s current internal management reporting, in accordance with accounting guidance found in the “Classification” and “Financial Statements” topics of the Accounting Standards Codification. Certain corporate-level activity has been excluded from segment operating results and is presented separately.

Chemicals and Logistics

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2009     2008     2009     2008  
     (in millions)  

Revenue

   $ 11.0      $ 30.4      $ 37.7      $ 82.4   

Income from operations

     3.5        10.5        9.5        29.5   

Income from operations (% of revenue)

     31.8     34.6     25.2     35.8

Chemicals and Logistics – Comparison of Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009 and 2008

Chemicals and Logistics revenue decreased as a result of decreased sales volume related to decreased well fracturing activities and increased pricing pressures due to the recent decline in oil and gas exploration activities. Sales of our proprietary, biodegradable, ‘green’ chemicals declined as the number of well completions declined throughout the year.

Income from operations decreased due to lower revenues. We have partially mitigated the effect of our lower demand and pricing pressure through indirect cost containment efforts related to professional fees and employee costs.

With product pricing pressures leveling off in North America and anticipated improvement in international sales, we anticipate modest improvement in revenue growth and margins for the segment in the fourth quarter of 2009.

Drilling Products

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2009     2008     2009     2008  
     (in millions)  

Revenue

   $ 10.2      $ 26.6      $ 40.1      $ 70.3   

Income (loss) from operations

     (3.2     5.4        (27.3     12.9   

Income (loss) from operations (% of revenue)

     (31.4 )%      20.6     (68.1 )%      18.4

Drilling Products – Comparison of Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009 and 2008

In February 2008 we acquired substantially all the assets of Teledrift, which specializes in designing and manufacturing wireless survey and measurement while drilling (“MWD”) tools.

Drilling Products revenue decreased as a result of lower drilling activities in North America related to both oil and gas and competitive pricing pressures.

 

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Income (loss) from operations decreased and can also be attributed to a declining sales base and increased pricing pressure as well as the goodwill impairment for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. We have partially mitigated the effect of our lower demand and pricing pressure through staff reduction.

In Drilling Products, we expect international sales to gradually improve our Teledrift product line in the fourth quarter through year end. Copper prices, which have rebounded from second quarter lows, will drive more revenue in our mining business in 2010. We believe that as horizontal drilling increases, Drilling Products is well positioned to capitalize on this market as we have equipment well suited for these applications.

Artificial Lift

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2009     2008     2009     2008  
     (in millions)  

Revenue

   $ 2.6      $ 5.8      $ 10.2      $ 13.4   

Income from operations

     0.1        0.9        0.9        1.5   

Income from operations (% of revenue)

     3.8     15.8     8.8     10.8

Artificial Lift – Comparison of Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009 and 2008

Artificial Lift revenue declined on a year-to-date basis and quarterly basis. The revenue decreased due to lower rig count and lower gas prices.

Income from operations decreased in the quarterly period mainly due to the revenue decrease and pricing pressure from our customer base. In all periods, we reduced indirect costs related to professional fees and employee related costs.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

The challenging economic conditions facing the oil and gas industry have adversely affected our financial performance and liquidity in 2009. Revenue has declined significantly across all of our segments due to decreased demand for our products and services as natural gas prices and the number of well completions and rig count continues to be depressed. At September 30, 2009, we were not in compliance with certain financial covenants contained in the New Credit Agreement. We requested and obtained a waiver of these financial covenant violations from our lenders. However, we expect that we will not be able to meet certain of the financial covenants under the New Credit Agreement as of December 31, 2009, and possibly throughout 2010. As a result, we have reclassified amounts owing under the New Credit Agreement as current.

We believe that, assuming current revenue levels and cost structure, our current cash balance and estimated cash flows will be sufficient to satisfy our anticipated cash requirements at least through September 30, 2010. However, if we are not in compliance with the financial covenants in our New Credit Facility as of December 31, 2009, or subsequent periods, and we are unable to obtain waivers of those covenant violations, our lenders would be entitled to exercise their remedies under the New Credit Facility, which could include accelerating all amounts due under the New Credit Facility. We would not have sufficient funds to repay all such amounts, and would be required to seek additional financing, which we might not be able to obtain on terms favorable to us or at all. Acceleration of amounts under our New Credit Facility could also constitute a default under our Convertible Senior Notes. The Company expects that it will need to renegotiate the New Credit Facility or refinance all or a portion of its indebtedness on or before maturity. While the Company believes that it can be successful in renegotiating or refinancing its indebtedness, there can be no assurance that it will be able to on attractive terms or at all. We are working to lower our working capital needs and have focused on cash collections of our accounts receivable balances and reduction of inventory. In the event capital required is greater than the amount we have available at the time, we would reduce the expected level of capital expenditures, sell assets and/or seek additional capital. Cash generated by future asset sales may depend on the overall economic conditions of the industries served by these assets, the condition and location of the assets, and the number of interested buyers. We cannot assure you that needed capital will be available on acceptable terms or at all. Our ability to raise funds in the capital markets through the issuance of additional indebtedness may be limited by covenants in our credit facilities, our credit rating and the willingness of banks and other financial services companies to lend. At September 30, 2009, our net worth was less than the $50 million required by the continued listing standard of the NYSE. We intend to submit a plan to the NYSE that will provide for us to come back into compliance with the NYSE’s continued listing standards, although the NYSE may not accept our plan or we may be unable to accomplish the actions set forth in that plan to come back into compliance with the NYSE’s continued listing standards over the time period allowed by the NYSE. If we are not able to generate positive cash flows and profits or obtain adequate additional financing or refinancing, we may be required to curtail operations or be unable to continue as a going concern. A number of factors could influence our liquidity sources, as well as the timing and ultimate outcome of our on-going efforts.

On August 12, 2009, we closed on the issuance of convertible preferred stock and received net cash proceeds of $14.8 million. We had cash and cash equivalents of $0.6 million at September 30, 2009 compared to $0.2 million at December 31, 2008.

 

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On November 16, 2009, we entered into a Waiver and Fourth Amendment with respect to our New Senior Credit Facility (“Fourth Amendment”). The Fourth Amendment (i) waives certain potential defaults would have occurred pursuant to the Credit Agreement as of September 30, 2009 without such a waiver, (ii) provides that we may not make any draws with respect to the New Revolving Credit Facility until February 10, 2010, (iii) requires that we make on November 16, 2009 the $2,000,000 principal payment with respect to the New Term Loan Facility which otherwise would have been due on December 31, 2009, (iv) requires that we maintain availability under the New Revolving Credit Facility of at least $4,000,000, and (v) otherwise modifies certain of the reporting requirements and other covenants contained in the Credit Agreement.

Our availability under the revolving line of credit of the New Senior Credit Facility is defined by a borrowing base comprised of eligible accounts receivable and inventory. As of September 30, 2009, we had $1.7 million outstanding under the revolving line of credit of the New Senior Credit Facility. Total availability under our credit facility amounted to $13.2 million at September 30, 2009. During the period subsequent to this date through November 16, 2009, we borrowed an additional $9 million under this revolving line of credit. We paid the $2 million quarterly principal payment installment on November 16, 2009, which otherwise would have been due on December 31, 2009, according to the terms of the Fourth Amendment. We do not expect to be able to meet certain of the financial covenants under the New Senior Credit Facility as of December 31, 2009 and possibly throughout 2010. As a result, we have reclassified amounts owed under the New Senior Credit Facility as short term debt in the Consolidated Balance Sheet at September 30, 2009. While we have been successful in obtaining waivers from our bank lenders in recent periods, however, there can be no assurance we will be successful obtaining such waivers for these events in the future.

Operating Activities

In the nine months ended September 30, 2009, we generated $2.1 million in cash from operating activities. Net loss allocable to common stockholders for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 was $44.9 million. Non-cash additions to net loss during the nine months ended September 30, 2009 consisted primarily of $10.5 million of depreciation and amortization, $11.0 million of deferred tax expense, $1.3 million of compensation expense related to options and restricted stock awards, $3.6 million related to the accretion of the debt discount related to our Convertible Senior Notes, $0.5 million related to accretion of discount on cumulative convertible preferred stock and $18.5 million related to the impairment of goodwill.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2009, working capital increased operating cash flow by $0.8 million due mainly to collection of accounts receivable and inventory reductions partially offset by payments of accounts payable and accrued liabilities.

Investing Activities

During the nine months ended September 30, 2009, we used $3.5 million in investing activities primarily due to capital expenditures. Capital expenditures for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 totaled approximately $5.6 million. Capital expenditures for the remainder of 2009 are expected to be approximately $1.0 million. Management has not established the capital expenditure budget for 2010; however, the capital expenditure budget for 2010 must be less than $11.0 million according to the Fourth Amendment. The most significant expenditures were related to our Drilling Products segment and the expansion of our Teledrift MWD tools, CAVO mud motor fleet and the addition of rental tools to expand our rental tool base. We also recognized approximately $2.1 million of proceeds related to the sale of assets that were mainly lost-in-hole by our rental customers during normal drilling activities.

Financing Activities

As of September 30, 2009, we had $1.7 million outstanding under the revolving line of credit of the New Senior Credit Facility and $0.6 million of cash. Total availability under the revolving line of credit as of September 30, 2009 was approximately $13.2 million. Bank borrowings are subject to certain covenants and a material adverse change subjective acceleration clause. As of September 30, 2009 we were not in compliance with certain of the financial covenants under our New Senior Credit Facility. We requested and obtained a waiver of these financial covenant violations from our bank lenders on November 16, 2009.

The following is a listing of our contractually required and actual covenant ratios as of September 30, 2009:

 

Covenant

 

Required $/Ratio

 

Actual $/Ratio

Minimum Net Worth

  Minimum $42.8 million   $24.7 million

Leverage Ratio (1)

  Waived   10.41 to 1.00

Fixed Charge Coverage

  Minimum 0.75 to 1.00   0.29 to 1.00

Senior Leverage

  Maximum 2.00 to 1.00   1.93 to 1.00

 

(1) Maximum leverage ratio was waived until June 30, 2010 in the August 6, 2009 amendment to our New Senior Credit Facility.

On August 6, 2009, we entered into an amendment (“Third Amendment”) to our New Senior Credit Facility. The Third Amendment changed the calculation of availability under our revolving line of credit, set a minimum liquidity maintenance amount, amended the annual Excess Cash Flow Recapture, waived the Mandatory Prepayment Requirement related to certain equity transactions, reduced the aggregate minimum threshold to trigger prepayment on an asset sale, increased interest charges related to margin rates and commitment fees, amended financial covenants related to Maximum Total Funded Debt to EBITDA, Minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio and Minimum Net Worth, increased allowable capital expenditures for 2009, reduced additional indebtedness, changed certain reporting requirements and limited or restricted the company’s ability to acquire new business, sell assets, enter into operating leases, accelerate payments of subordinated debt or pay cash dividends.

 

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On August 12, 2009, we closed a private placement transaction with certain accredited investors, pursuant to which such investors purchased an aggregate of 16,000 units (“Units”) at a purchase price of $1,000 per Unit. Each Unit was comprised of (i) one share of cumulative redeemable convertible preferred stock (“Convertible Preferred Stock”), (ii) warrants to purchase up to 155 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $2.31 per share (“Exercisable Warrants”) and (iii) contingent warrants to purchase up to 500 shares of our Common Stock at an exercise price of $2.45 per share (“Contingent Warrants”). Each share of Convertible Preferred Stock is convertible at the holder’s option, at any time, into 434.782 shares of our common stock under certain conditions. This conversion ratio represents an equivalent conversion price of $2.31 per share. The closing of this private placement resulted in the receipt of proceeds of $14.8 million, net of transaction costs of $1.2 million. We used the net proceeds to reduce borrowings under our bank credit facility, thereby providing additional availability of credit, and for general corporate purposes.

Each share of Convertible Preferred Stock has a liquidation preference of $1,000. Dividends will accrue at the rate of 15% of the liquidation preference per year and will accumulate if not paid quarterly. As of September 30, 2009, the Company had accrued and unpaid dividends of $0.3 million.

The Convertible Preferred Stock will, at our option (but not earlier than February 12, 2010), be automatically converted into shares of our common stock if the closing price of the common stock is equal to or greater than 150% of the then current conversion price for any 15 trading days during any 30 consecutive trading day period. If the Convertible Preferred Stock automatically converts and the Company has not previously paid holders amounts equal to at least eight quarterly dividends on the Convertible Preferred Stock, the Company will also pay to the holders, in connection with any automatic conversion, and amount, in cash or shares of our common stock (based on the market value of the common stock), equal to eight quarterly dividends less any dividends previously paid to holders of the Convertible Preferred Stock.

The Company may redeem any of the Convertible Preferred Stock beginning on August 12, 2012. The initial redemption price will be 105% of the liquidation preference, declining to 102.5% on August 12, 2013, and to 100% on or after August 12, 2014, in each case plus accrued and unpaid dividends to the redemption date.

The Exercisable Warrants are immediately exercisable and will expire if not exercised by August 12, 2014. The Contingent warrants became exercisable after we obtained shareholder approval on November 9, 2009 and will expire if not exercised by November 9, 2014. Both the Exercisable Warrants and Contingent Warrants contain anti-dilution price protection in the event we issues shares of Common Stock or securities exercisable for or convertible into Common Stock at a price per share less than their exercise price, subject to certain exceptions.

The Company used a portion of the proceeds from the private placement to repay amounts outstanding under its revolving line of credit, and will use the balance of the proceeds for general working capital needs and to satisfy future scheduled debt payments.

Contractual Obligations

As of September 30, 2009 the Company had approximately $0.2 million in vehicle loans and capitalized vehicle leases. Other than those discussed above related to our preferred stock offering, commitments under contractual obligations have not materially changed since our prior year end on December 31, 2008.

Impact of Recently Issued Accounting Standards

In June 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) released Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2009-01, Topic No. 105 (ASU Topic 105), “ Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, ” which replaced FASB Statement No. 168, “ The FASB Accounting Standards Codification and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ” and identifies the sources of accounting principles and the framework for selecting the principles used in the preparation of financial statements of nongovernmental entities that are presented in conformity with US GAAP. Authoritative standards included in the Codification are designated by their ASC topical reference, with new standards designated as ASUs, with a year and assigned sequence number. The guidance is effective for financial statement issued for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. The Company adopted this standard for its September 30, 2009 interim report with no financial impact on its consolidated condensed financial statements.

In June 2009, the FASB issued accounting guidance related to accounting for own-share lending arrangements in contemplation of convertible debt issuance or other financing found primarily within ASC Topic 470, “Debt.” In October 2009, the FASB released ASU No. 2009-15, “Accounting for Own-Share Lending Arrangements in Contemplation of Convertible Debt Issuance or Other Financing” which amends or added certain paragraphs to the related ASC Topic 470, “Debt .” These standards address the accounting for an entity’s own-share lending arrangement initiated in conjunction with convertible debt or other financing offering and the effect a share-lending arrangement has on earnings per share. Additionally, the guidance addresses the accounting and earnings per share

 

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implications for defaults by the share borrower, both when a default becomes probable of occurring and when a default actually occurs. This guidance released in June 2009 is effective for interim or annual periods beginning on or after June 15, 2009 for share-lending arrangements entered into in those periods. For all other arrangements within the scope, the guidance is applied retrospectively to share-lending arrangements that are outstanding as of the beginning of the fiscal year beginning on or after December 15, 2009. Early adoption is prohibited. Update guidance released in October 2009 is effective for fiscal years beginning on or after December 15, 2009 and interim periods within those fiscal years for arrangements outstanding as of the beginning of those fiscal years. The update guidance is effective for all arrangements entered into on or before the beginning of the first reporting period that begins on or is after June 15, 2009. Update content shall be applied retrospectively for all arrangements outstanding as of the beginning of fiscal years beginning on or after December 15, 2009. The Company is currently evaluating the effect this will have on our consolidated condensed financial statements.

In May 2009, the FASB issued accounting guidance related to subsequent events found within ASC Topic 855, “Subsequent Events.” This guidance sets standards for the disclosure of events that occur after the balance sheet date, but before financial statements are issued or are available to be issued. Additionally, the guidance sets forth the period after the balance sheet date during which management of a reporting entity should evaluate events or transactions that may occur for potential recognition or disclosure in the financial statements, the circumstances under which an entity should recognize events or transactions occurring after the balance sheet date in its financial statements, and the disclosures that an entity should make about events or transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date. This guidance is effective for interim and annual periods ending after June 15, 2009. The Company adopted this guidance effective June 30, 2009. The implementation of this standard did not have a material impact on our consolidated condensed financial position and results of operations.

In April 2009, the FASB issued accounting guidance related to interim disclosures about fair value of financial instruments found within ASC Topic 825, “Financial Instruments.” This guidance requires fair value disclosures in both interim as well as annual financial statements in order to provide more timely information about the effects of current market conditions on financial instruments. This guidance is effective for interim and annual periods ending after June 15, 2009. The Company adopted this guidance effective June 30, 2009. The implementation of this standard did not have a material impact on our consolidated condensed financial position and results of operations.

In June 2008, the FASB issued accounting guidance related to determining whether instruments granted in share-based payment transactions are participating securities found within the ASC Topic 260, “Earnings Per Share (EPS).” This guidance states that unvested share-based payment awards that contain non-forfeitable rights to dividends or dividend equivalents (whether paid or unpaid) are participating securities and shall be included in the computation of earnings per share pursuant to the two-class method. This guidance is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, and interim periods within those years. The Company adopted the guidance effective January 1, 2009. All prior-period earnings per share (“EPS”) data presented have been adjusted retrospectively (including interim financial statements, summaries of earnings, and selected financial data) to conform with the provisions of this Staff Position. The implementation of this standard did not have a material impact on our consolidated condensed financial position and results of operations.

In May 2008, the FASB issued accounting guidance related to debt with conversion and other options found primarily within ASC Topic 470, “Debt,” ASC Topic 815, “Derivatives and Hedging” and ASC Topic 825, “Financial Instruments.” This guidance clarifies that convertible debt instruments that may be settled in cash upon conversion, including partial cash settlement, should separately account for the liability and equity components in a manner that will reflect the entity’s nonconvertible debt borrowing rate. The resulting debt discount would be amortized over the period the convertible debt is expected to be outstanding as additional non-cash interest expense. This guidance is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008 and interim periods within those fiscal years. The guidance requires retrospective application to all periods presented in the financial statements with cumulative effect of the change reported in retained earnings as of the beginning of the first period presented. Our 5.25% Convertible Senior Notes due February 2028 are affected by this new standard. Upon adopting the provisions of this guidance, we retroactively applied its provisions and restated our consolidated condensed financial statements for prior periods.

In applying this debt guidance, $27.8 million of the carrying value of our Convertible Senior Notes was reclassified to equity as of the February 2008 issuance date and offset by a related deferred tax liability of $10.6 million. This discount represents the equity component of the proceeds from the Convertible Senior Notes, calculated assuming an 11.5% non-convertible borrowing rate. The discount will be accreted to interest expense over the expected term of five years, which is based on the call/put option on the debt at February 2013. Accordingly, $1.2 million and $1.1 million of additional non-cash interest expense was recorded in the Consolidated Condensed Statement of Income (Loss) for the three months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively, and $3.5 million and $2.5 million of additional non-cash interest expense was recorded in the Consolidated Condensed Statement of Income (Loss) for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively. See Note 9 – Long-Term Debt for more details on the retrospective application of this debt guidance.

 

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In March 2008, the FASB issued accounting guidance related to derivative and hedging activities found within the ASC Topic 815, “Derivatives and Hedging.” This guidance requires enhanced disclosures about our derivative and hedging activities. This statement is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. The Company adopted the guidance effective January 1, 2009. The implementation of this standard did not have a material impact on our consolidated condensed financial position and results of operations.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

At September 30, 2009, we did not have any relationships which would have been established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements.

Critical Accounting Policies

Our consolidated condensed financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Preparation of these statements requires management to make judgments and estimates. Some accounting policies have a significant impact on amounts reported in these financial statements. A summary of significant accounting policies and a description of accounting policies that are considered critical may be found in our 2008 Form 10-K, filed on March 16, 2009 as amended in the Form 8-K filed on August 26, 2009, in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements found in our Form 8-K filed on August 26, 2009, Note 2, and the Critical Accounting Policies section.

Impairment Charge

Flotek records goodwill related to business acquisitions when the purchase price exceeds the fair value of identified assets and liabilities acquired. Under accounting guidance found in ASC Topic 350, “Intangibles – Goodwill and Other,” goodwill is subject to an annual impairment test. Flotek normally performs its annual goodwill impairment testing in the fourth quarter. If an event occurs, or circumstances change, that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of a reporting unit below its carrying value, an interim impairment test would be performed between annual tests. In the second quarter of 2009, the continued global financial and credit crisis and economic slowdown impacted our businesses and resulted in management reassessing the operating plans for its reporting units. As a result, we performed an interim impairment test at June 30, 2009. During the third quarter as a result of the continued slow-down in our businesses and liquidity concerns, we also performed an interim impairment test as of September 30, 2009. These impairment tests incorporated the revised plans included in our initial long range financial forecast and updated market and industry rates for each reporting unit to reflect our most current assessment of estimated fair value used for purposes of the goodwill impairment tests performed as of June 30 and September 30, 2009.

Goodwill impairment is evaluated using a two-step process. The first step of the goodwill impairment test compares the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying value. If the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, the second step of the goodwill impairment test shall be performed. The second step compares the implied fair value of the reporting unit’s goodwill to the carrying amount of its goodwill to measure the amount of impairment loss. The implied fair value of goodwill is determined in the same manner as the amount of goodwill recognized in a business combination (e.g., the fair value of the reporting unit is allocated to all of the assets and liabilities, including any unrecognized intangible assets, as if the reporting unit had been acquired in a business combination and the fair value of the reporting unit was the purchase price paid to acquire the reporting unit).

The primary technique we utilize in estimating the fair value of our reporting units is discounted cash flow analysis. Discounted cash flow analysis requires us to examine market risk and equity rates and also to make various judgments, estimates and assumptions about future sales, operating margins, growth rates, capital expenditures, working capital and discount rates.

The long-range financial forecast is normally completed in the fourth quarter of each year, and it serves as the primary basis for our estimate of reporting unit fair values, absent significant changes in our outlook on future results. In addition, we compared the sum of the fair values that resulted from our discounted cash flow analysis of our reporting units to our current market capitalization to determine that our estimates of fair value were reasonable.

For purposes of the impairment testing, we determined that our Chemical and Logistics operating segment and our Artificial Lift operating segment to be reporting units. Additionally, we determined that a component of our Drilling Products operating segment, Teledrift, to be a reporting unit due to the availability of discrete financial information and that operating segment management regularly reviews its results. The remaining components of the Drilling Products operating segment were considered to be a reportable unit due to their similar economic characteristics.

 

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In the first step of the impairment tests performed as of June 30 and September 30, 2009, we determined that the carrying value of our Teledrift reporting unit exceed its estimated fair value; therefore, step two of the goodwill impairment test was required for that reporting unit. Additionally, in our impairment test of the Chemical and Logistics reporting unit, we determined an estimated fair value that exceed the carrying value of this reporting unit by more than as of June 30 and September 30, 2009 by more than 50%.

The second step of the goodwill impairment test determines the amount of impairment loss by comparing the implied fair value of the reporting unit’s goodwill with the carrying amount of that goodwill. The implied goodwill is determined in a manner similar to determining the amount of goodwill recognized in a business combination. Accordingly, we assigned the fair value of the reporting unit to all the assets and liabilities of that unit (including any unrecognized intangible assets) as if the reporting unit had been acquired in a business combination. The excess of fair value of the reporting unit over the amounts assigned to the reporting units is the implied goodwill. We performed this assignment process only for purposes of testing goodwill and did not write-up or write-down a recognized asset or liability, nor did we recognize a previously unrecognized intangible asset as a result of this allocation process. We determined that the carrying amount exceeded the implied goodwill for the Teledrift reporting unit and recognized an impairment loss of $18.5 million equal to that excess at June 30, 2009. At September 30, 2009 the implied fair value of goodwill of the Teledrift reporting unit exceeded the carrying amount by approximately 20% and therefore we did not record an impairment charge.

There are significant inherent uncertainties and judgment involved in estimating the fair value of our reporting units. While we believe we have used reasonable estimates and assumptions to estimate the fair value of our reporting units, it is possible that material changes could occur due to factors impacting the global financial markets and our industry in particular.

 

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

We are exposed to financial instrument market risk from changes in interest rates, and, to a limited extent, commodity prices and foreign currency exchange rates. Market risk is measured as the potential negative impact on earnings, cash flows or fair values resulting from a hypothetical change in interest rates or foreign currency exchange rates over the next year. We manage the exposure to market risks at the corporate level. The portfolio of interest-sensitive assets and liabilities is monitored and adjusted to provide liquidity necessary to satisfy anticipated short-term needs. Our risk management policies allow the use of specified financial instruments for hedging purposes only; speculation on interest rates or foreign currency rates is not permitted. We do not consider any of these risk management activities to be material. Our New Senior Credit Facility has variable-rates. As required by the New Senior Credit Facility, the Company has entered into an interest rate swap agreement on 50% of the New Term Loan Facility to partially reduce our exposure to interest rate risk.

Financial instruments that potentially subject us to credit risk consist of cash and cash equivalents and accounts receivable. Certain of our cash and cash equivalents balances exceed FDIC insured limits or are invested in money market accounts with investment banks that are not FDIC insured. We place our cash and cash equivalents in what we believe to be credit-worthy financial institutions. Additionally, we actively monitor the credit risk of our receivable and derivative counterparties.

Furthermore, we are exposed to the impact of interest rate changes on our variable rate indebtedness within our New Senior Credit Facility. The impact on the average outstanding balance of our variable rate indebtedness as of September 30, 2009 from a hypothetical 10% increase in interest rates would be an increase in interest expense of approximately $2.6 million .

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

(a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports filed or submitted under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”), is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Our disclosure controls and procedures include controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.

Our management, with the participation of our principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures in connection with the preparation of our financial statements for the period ended September 30, 2009. As a result of that evaluation, our principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, identified the following control deficiencies that constituted a material weakness in connection with the preparation of our financial statements for the period ended September 30, 2009:

 

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Control environment  – We did not maintain an effective control environment. The control environment, which is the responsibility of senior management, sets the tone of the organization, influences the control consciousness of its people, and is the foundation for all other components of internal control over financial reporting. We did not maintain an effective control environment because of the following:

(a) As a result of numerous resignations, we did not maintain an appropriate level of senior management and Board level oversight related to financial reporting and internal controls.

(b) We did not maintain a sufficient complement of personnel with an appropriate level of accounting knowledge, experience, and training in the application of GAAP commensurate with our financial reporting requirements.

Based on management’s evaluation, because of the material weakness described above, management has concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was not effective in connection with the preparation of our financial statements for the period ended September 30, 2009.

Remediation Plan

Our management, under new leadership as described below, has been actively engaged in the planning for, and the implementation of, remediation efforts to address the material weakness, as well as other identified areas of risk. These remediation efforts, outlined below, are intended to address the identified material weakness and to enhance our overall financial control environment.

In October, 2009, the Board of Directors restructured the Company’s executive management team to more effectively manage the Company’s day-to-day operations. Mr. Jesse “Jempy” Neyman, Executive Vice President, Finance and Strategic Planning, was designated by the Board to act as the Company’s principal financial officer and principal accounting officer and Mr. Steve Reeves was appointed to serve as Executive Vice President, Business Development and Special Projects, of the Company.

In November 2009, the Board elected Mr. Kenneth T. Hern and Mr. John Reiland as directors. Mr. Hern was also elected to serve as a member of the Compensation and Audit Committees and as the Chairman of the Governance and Nominating Committee. Mr. Reiland was elected to serve as a member of the Compensation and Governance and Nominating Committees and as the Chairman of the Audit Committee. Mr. Richard Wilson, who has been a director of the Company since 2003, was also elected to serve as a member of the Governance and Nominating Committee and the Audit Committee and as the Chairman of the Compensation Committee.

Our new executive management team, together with our Board of Directors, is committed to achieving and maintaining a strong control environment, high ethical standards, and financial reporting integrity. In addition, we are in the process of evaluating our personnel and plan to make the necessary changes to strengthen the level of competency in key accounting and financial reporting functions.

(b) Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

During the fourth quarter, we have begun the implementation of some of the remedial measures described above, including the appointment of our new executive management team and members of the Board of Directors. We also expect to commence an assessment of our financial business processes and our accounting and finance department shortly. We plan to implement the recommendations derived from this assessment.

 

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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

On August 7, 2009, a class action suit was commenced in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas on behalf of purchasers of the common stock of the Company between May 8, 2007 and January 23, 2008, inclusive, seeking to pursue remedies under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. There have been no material changes in the class action suit disclosed in the “Legal Proceedings” section of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2009. See “Legal Proceedings” in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2009.

We are subject to claims and legal actions in the ordinary course of our business. We believe that all such claims and actions currently pending against us are either adequately covered by insurance or would not have a material adverse effect on us.

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

We may not be able to continue as a going concern.

Our consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the basis that we will continue as a going concern. At September 30, 2009, we were not in compliance with certain financial covenants contained in the New Credit Agreement. We requested and obtained a waiver of these financial covenant violations from our bank lenders. We do not expect to be able to meet certain of the financial covenants under the New Credit Facility as of December 31, 2009 and possibly throughout 2010. As a result, we have reclassified amounts owing under the New Senior Credit Facility as short term debt in the Consolidated Balance Sheet at September 30, 2009. Management recognizes that we will need to generate additional financial resources in order to meet our objectives and make scheduled payments or mandatory prepayments on our current debt obligations. If we are not able to generate positive cash flows and profits or obtain adequate additional financing or refinancing, we will be required to curtail operations. Furthermore, our inability to continue as a going concern would require us to restate our assets and liabilities on a liquidation basis, which could differ significantly from the going concern basis.

We may not be able to generate sufficient cash flows, to meet our debt service obligations or other liquidity needs, and we may not be able to successfully negotiate waivers, a forbearance or a new credit agreement to cure any covenant violations under our current credit agreements.

On several occasions we have failed to meet, or have projected that we would in the future fail to meet, the financial covenant requirements in our bank credit facilities. We have been required on these occasions to seek waivers of such covenant violations and amendments to our bank credit facility to modify these covenants. Most recently, we were not in compliance with certain of the financial covenants in our bank credit facility as of September 30, 2009, and we sought and obtained a waiver of these financial covenant violations from our bank lenders.

Our ability to generate sufficient cash flows from operations to make scheduled payments or mandatory prepayments on our current debt obligations and other future debt obligations we may incur will depend on our future financial performance, which may be affected by a range of economic, competitive, regulatory and industry factors, many of which are beyond our control. In addition, we may be required under generally accepted accounting principles to record further impairment charges in the future relating to the carrying value of our goodwill and intangible assets. If as a result of our financial performance, future impairment charges or other events we violate the financial covenants in our debt agreements or are unable to generate sufficient cash flows or otherwise obtain the funds required to make principal and interest payments on our indebtedness, we may have to seek waivers or a forbearance of these covenants from our lenders or undertake alternative financing plans, such as refinancing or restructuring our debt, selling assets, reducing or delaying capital expenditures or seeking to raise additional capital through the issuance of debt securities or other securities. We cannot assure you that we will be able to obtain any required waivers or a forbearance from our lenders or that we will be able to accomplish any necessary refinancing, sale of assets or issuance of securities on terms that are acceptable. Our inability to obtain any required waivers or a forbearance, to generate sufficient cash flows to satisfy such obligations, or to refinance our obligations on commercially reasonable terms, would have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

The tightening of the credit markets or a downgrade in our credit ratings could increase our borrowing costs and make it more difficult for us to access funds, to refinance our existing indebtedness, to enter into agreements for new indebtedness or to obtain funding through the issuance of securities. If such conditions were to persist, we would seek alternative sources of liquidity but may not be able to meet our obligations as they become due.

Our principal source of liquidity, other than cash flows from operations, is the revolving line of credit under our amended senior credit facility. The borrowing base under our revolving line of credit is based on our eligible accounts receivable and inventory. If our revenues and inventory decrease as a result of the current economic environment or otherwise, our borrowing capacity under our

 

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revolving line of credit could decrease, and such decreases could require us to repay excess borrowings under the revolving line. Any such decreases could also outpace any offsetting reductions in our working capital requirements, which could lead to reduced liquidity. While we believe that the proceeds of our equity private placement in August 2009, our cash flows from operations and amounts available under our new revolving line of credit are sufficient to meet our obligations in the near term, our needs for cash may exceed the levels generated from operations and available to us under our revolving line of credit due to factors which are beyond our control.

Our debt agreements also contain representations, warranties, fees, affirmative and negative covenants, and default provisions. A breach of any of these covenants could result in a default under these agreements. Upon the occurrence of an event of default under our debt agreements, the lenders could elect to declare all amounts outstanding to be immediately due and payable and terminate all commitments to extend further credit. If the lenders accelerate the repayment of borrowings, we may not have sufficient assets to repay our indebtedness. Also, should there be an event of default, or need to obtain waivers or a forbearance following an event of default, we may be subject to higher borrowing costs and/or more restrictive covenants in future periods. Acceleration of any obligation under any of our material debt instruments will permit the holders of our other material debt to accelerate their obligations.

If we do not meet the New York Stock Exchange continued listing requirements, our common stock may be delisted, which could have an adverse impact on the liquidity and market price of our common stock.

Our common stock is currently listed on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). Under the NYSE’s continued listing standards, a company will be considered to be below compliance standards if, among other things, (i) both its average market capitalization is less than $50 million over a 30 trading-day period and its stockholders’ equity is less than $50 million; (ii) its average market capitalization is less than $15 million over a 30 trading-day period, which will result in immediate initiation of suspension procedures; or (iii) the average closing price of a listed security is less than $1.00 over a consecutive 30 trading-day period. As of September 30, 2009, our stockholders’ equity was less than $50 million. When a listed company’s stock falls below the market capitalization and stockholders’ equity standard, a company is considered “below criteria,” and the company is permitted to submit a business plan demonstrating its ability to return to compliance with these continued listing standards within 18 months of receipt of receipt from the NYSE of notification that it is below criteria. We intend to submit a business plan that will advise the NYSE of definitive action we intend to take that will bring us into conformity with the NYSE continued listing standards within the required period. However, if our plan is not approved or if we are unable to regain compliance with the NYSE listing requirements, our stock could be delisted from trading on the NYSE. A delisting of our common stock could negatively impact us by: (i) reducing the liquidity and market price of our common stock; (ii) reducing the number of investors willing to hold or acquire our common stock, which could negatively impact our ability to raise equity financing; and (iii) decreasing the amount of news and analyst coverage for us. In addition, we may experience other adverse effects, including, without limitation, the loss of confidence in us by current and prospective suppliers, customers, employees and others with whom we have or may seek to initiate business relationships, and our ability to attract and retain personnel by means of equity compensation could be impaired. If our common stock is delisted from the NYSE and we are unable within 30 days to obtain a listing of our common stock on another national securities exchange, we are required to make an offer to repurchase our Convertible Senior Notes, and we could be unable to raise the required funds to make any such repurchases.

 

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

Not Applicable.

 

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

Not Applicable.

 

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On November 9, 2009, we held a special meeting of our stockholders of record as of September 14, 2009. At the meeting, our stockholders voted on and approved (i) the amendment of the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock from 40,000,000 to 80,000,000 shares (“Charter Amendment”); (ii) the ability of the Company to pay dividends in the future in respect of its shares of preferred stock by issuing shares of the Company’s common stock (“Preferred Stock PIK Dividend Provision”); (iii) the anti-dilution price protection provision contained in certain warrants issued by the Company in a private placement in August 2009 (“Exercisable Warrant Anti-dilution Provision”) and (iv) the contingent warrants issued by the Company in a private placement in August 2009 (“Contingent Warrants”).

 

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The holders of a total of 13,966,964 shares of common stock, representing 59.6% of the total shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote, were present in person or by proxy at the special meeting, constituting a quorum. At the meeting, the votes cast for and against, and those abstaining from voting with respect to each of the proposals described above, were as follows:

 

     Charter
Amendment (1)
   Preferred Stock PIK
Dividend Provision
   Exercisable Warrant
Anti-dilution Provision
   Contingent
Warrants

For

   12,320,492    12,427,677    12,666,434    12,420,149

Against

   1,422,139    1,281,885    1,012,029    1,201,156

Abstain

   224,333    257,402    288,501    345,659

Broker and Other Non-Votes

   —      —      —      —  

 

(1) The proposal of the Charter Amendment required a majority vote “for” of all common shares outstanding to be approved. All other proposals required a majority vote “for” of all shares voted.

 

Item 5. Other Information.

In the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 10, 2009, the Company reported the resignation of Mr. Scott Stanton, Mr. Barry Stewart and Mr. Kevin McMahon as occurring on November 5, 2005. This was a typographical error. Messrs. Stanton, Steward and McMahon resigned on November 5, 2009.

 

Item 6. Exhibits.

 

Exhibit

No.

  

Description of Exhibit

  3.1    Certificate of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, filed on November 9, 2009.
10.1    Amended and Restated Credit Agreement between the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. dated August 31, 2007.
10.2    Credit Agreement, dated as of March 31, 2008, among Flotek Industries, Inc., Wells Fargo Bank, National Association and the Lenders named therein.
10.3    Second Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of March 13, 2009, among Flotek Industries, Inc., Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and the Lenders named therein.
10.4    Waiver Agreement and Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of November 16, 2009, among Flotek Industries, Inc., Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and the Lenders named therein.
31.1    Certification (pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) of the Exchange Act) by Principal Executive Officer.
31.2    Certification (pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) of the Exchange Act) by Principal Financial Officer.
32.1    Section 1350 Certification of Periodic Report by Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer.

 

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SIGNATURES

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

 

FLOTEK INDUSTRIES, INC.
(Registrant)
FLOTEK INDUSTRIES, INC.
By:  

/s/    J OHN W. C HISHOLM        

  John W. Chisholm
  Interim President
By:  

/s/    J ESSE E. N EYMAN        

  Jesse E. Neyman
 

Executive Vice President,

Finance and Strategic Planning,

Principal Financial Officer and

Principal Accounting Officer

November 16, 2009

 

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EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit

No.

  

Description of Exhibit

  3.1    Certificate of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, filed on November 9, 2009.
10.1    Amended and Restated Credit Agreement between the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. dated August 31, 2007.
10.2    Credit Agreement, dated as of March 31, 2008, among Flotek Industries, Inc., Wells Fargo Bank, National Association and the Lenders named therein.
10.3    Second Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of March 13, 2009, among Flotek Industries, Inc., Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and the Lenders named therein.
10.4    Waiver Agreement and Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of November 16, 2009, among Flotek Industries, Inc., Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and the Lenders named therein.
31.1    Certification (pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) of the Exchange Act) by Principal Executive Officer.
31.2    Certification (pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) of the Exchange Act) by Principal Financial Officer.
32.1    Section 1350 Certification of Periodic Report by Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer.

 

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Exhibit 3.1

CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT

TO THE

AMENDED AND RESTATED

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

FLOTEK INDUSTRIES, INC.

Flotek Industries, Inc. (the “ Corporation ”), a corporation duly organized and validly existing under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “ DGCL ”), hereby files this Certificate of Amendment (this “ Amendment ”) to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, as amended, and hereby certifies as follows:

 

1. The name of the Corporation is Flotek Industries, Inc. The original Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on October 30, 2001, and an Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on October 2, 2007.

 

2. The first paragraph of Article Fourth of the Corporation’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

“The aggregate number of shares which the corporation shall have the authority to issue is 80,100,000, consisting of 80,000,000 shares of Common Stock, par value of $.0001 per share, and 100,000 shares of Preferred Stock, par value of $.0001 per share.”

 

3. This Amendment was duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Section 242 of the DGCL.

 

4. This Amendment shall become effective upon its filing in accordance with the provisions of Section 103(d) of the DGCL.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Amendment to be executed by its duly authorized officer on November 9, 2009.

 

FLOTEK INDUSTRIES, INC.
By:   /s/ John Chisholm
Name:   John Chisholm
Title:   President

Exhibit 10.1

 

 

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

BETWEEN

FLOTEK INDUSTRIES, INC.

AND

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

Dated as of August 31, 2007

 

 

 


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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS

   1

SECTION 1.01

   Certain Defined Terms    1

SECTION 1.02

   Accounting Terms    13

SECTION 1.03

   Interpretation    13

ARTICLE II AMOUNTS AND TERMS OF THE ADVANCES

   14

SECTION 2.01

   The Advances    14

SECTION 2.02

   Making the Advances    15

SECTION 2.03

   Reduction and Changes in the Commitment    16

ARTICLE III NOTES, INTEREST AND PAYMENT

   16

SECTION 3.01

   The Notes    16

SECTION 3.02

   Interest Elections    17

SECTION 3.03

   Interest    18

SECTION 3.04

   Principal Payments    19

SECTION 3.05

   Voluntary Prepayments    19

SECTION 3.06

   Mandatory Prepayments    19

SECTION 3.07

   Fees    20

SECTION 3.08

   Payments and Computations    20

SECTION 3.09

   The Borrower Unconditionally Liable    21

SECTION 3.10

   Reserve Requirements; Change in Circumstances    21

SECTION 3.11

   Indemnity    22

ARTICLE IV LETTERS OF CREDIT

   23

SECTION 4.01

   General    23

SECTION 4.02

   Notice of Issuance, Amendment, Renewal, Extension; Certain Conditions    23

SECTION 4.03

   Expiration Date    23

SECTION 4.04

   Reimbursement    24

SECTION 4.05

   Obligations Absolute    24

SECTION 4.06

   Disbursement Procedures    25

SECTION 4.07

   Interim Interest    25

SECTION 4.08

   Cash Collateralization    25

ARTICLE V CONDITIONS OF LENDING

   26

SECTION 5.01

   Condition Precedent to Initial Credit Extension    26

SECTION 5.02

   Conditions Precedent to All Advances    27

ARTICLE VI REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

   28

SECTION 6.01

   Organization, Standing and Qualification    28

SECTION 6.02

   Authority    28

SECTION 6.03

   Financial Condition    28

SECTION 6.04

   Litigation    28

 

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SECTION 6.05

   Regulation U    29

SECTION 6.06

   Compliance with Law    29

SECTION 6.07

   Other Instruments    29

SECTION 6.08

   Title to Properties    29

SECTION 6.09

   Taxes    29

SECTION 6.10

   Environmental Compliance    29

SECTION 6.11

   No Default    30

SECTION 6.12

   Subsidiaries    30

SECTION 6.13

   ERISA    30

SECTION 6.14

   Acceptable Security Interest    31

ARTICLE VII AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

   31

SECTION 7.01

   Compliance with Laws, Etc.    31

SECTION 7.02

   Reporting Requirements    32

SECTION 7.03

   Visitation Rights    33

SECTION 7.04

   Maintenance of Insurance    33

SECTION 7.05

   Maintenance of Properties, Etc.    33

SECTION 7.06

   Keeping of Records and Books of Account    33

SECTION 7.07

   Preservation of Existence, Etc.    33

SECTION 7.08

   Notification of Adverse Events    34

SECTION 7.09

   ERISA Compliance    34

SECTION 7.10

   Additional Security    34

SECTION 7.11

   Borrowing Base Audits    35

SECTION 7.12

   Treasury Management Services    35

SECTION 7.13

   Use of Proceeds    35

ARTICLE VIII NEGATIVE COVENANTS

   35

SECTION 8.01

   Liens    35

SECTION 8.02

   Indebtedness    35

SECTION 8.03

   Change in Nature of Business    36

SECTION 8.04

   Transactions with Affiliates    36

SECTION 8.05

   Investments    36

SECTION 8.06

   Distributions    36

SECTION 8.07

   Subordinated Debt    36

SECTION 8.08

   Leverage Ratio    37

SECTION 8.09

   Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio    37

SECTION 8.10

   Consolidated Net Income    37

SECTION 8.11

   Prohibition of Fundamental Changes    37

SECTION 8.12

   Asset Sales    37

SECTION 8.13

   Capital Expenditures    37

SECTION 8.14

   Restrictions on CAVO    37

ARTICLE IX EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES

   38

SECTION 9.01

   Events of Default    38

ARTICLE X MISCELLANEOUS

   40

SECTION 10.01

   Amendments, Etc.    40

 

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SECTION 10.02

   Notices, Etc.    40

SECTION 10.03

   No Waiver; Remedies    40

SECTION 10.04

   Costs, Expenses and Taxes    40

SECTION 10.05

   Right of Set-off    41

SECTION 10.06

   Interest    41

SECTION 10.07

   Indemnification    42

SECTION 10.08

   Binding Effect    42

SECTION 10.09

   Governing Law    42

SECTION 10.10

   Execution in Counterparts    42

SECTION 10.11

   Assignment    42

SECTION 10.12

   Separability    42

SECTION 10.13

   Limitation by Law    42

SECTION 10.14

   Waiver of DTPA Actions    43

SECTION 10.15

   Agreement for Binding Arbitration    43

SECTION 10.16

   Final Agreement of the Parties    44

Exhibits

 

Exhibit A

   Compliance Certificate

Exhibit B

   Working Capital Loan Borrowing Base Certificate

Exhibit C

   Form of Request for Advance

Exhibit D

   Form of Joinder Agreement

Schedules

 

Schedule 1.01

   Real Property

Schedule 6.12

   Subsidiaries

Schedule 8.02

   Existing Indebtedness

Schedule 8.08

   Existing Investments

 

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AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

This Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of August 31, 2007, is between FLOTEK INDUSTRIES, INC. , a Delaware corporation (the “ Borrower ”), and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION , a national banking association (the “ Bank ”).

A. The Borrower and the Bank are parties to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (as the same has been amended, supplemented and modified, the “ Existing Credit Agreement ”) dated as of January 4, 2007 (the “ Original Effective Date ”).

B. The Borrower has requested that the Existing Credit Agreement be amended and restated in its entirety as more fully set forth herein.

C. The Bank is willing to so amend and restate the Existing Credit Agreement on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by the parties hereto, the parties hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS

SECTION 1.01 Certain Defined Terms . As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the following meanings:

Acceptable Security Interest ” means with respect to any Property, a Lien that (i) exists in favor of the Bank, (ii) is superior to all other Liens (except Permitted Liens), (iii) secures the Obligations, and (iv) is perfected and enforceable against all Persons.

Accounts Receivable ” has the same meaning as the term “ Accounts ” as defined in the Security Agreement to the extent there exists an Acceptable Security Interest on same.

Acquisition ” means the purchase by the Borrower or a Subsidiary of Borrower of 100% of the Equity Interests in SES from the Sellers pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Acquisition Documents.

Acquisition Documents ” means (i) the Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of August 31, 2007, between the Sellers and Flotek Industries, Inc. and (ii) all assignments, agreements and other documents executed and delivered in connection therewith.

Adjusted LIBO Rate ” means, with respect to any Eurodollar Advance for any Interest Period, an interest rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/16 of 1%) equal to (a) the LIBO Rate for such Interest Period multiplied by (b) the Statutory Reserve Rate.

Advance ” means an advance by the Bank to the Borrower pursuant to Article II .


Advance Date ” means, with respect to each Advance, the Business Day upon which the proceeds of such Advance are to be made available to the Borrower.

Advance Request ” means a request by the Borrower for an Advance in accordance with Section 2.02 .

Affiliate ” of any Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlled by, controlling or under common control with such Person, and also includes all general partners in such Person. A Person shall be deemed to control an entity if such Person (i) possesses, directly or indirectly, the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such entity, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise or (ii) owns directly or indirectly 10% or more of the outstanding Equity Interests of such Person.

Agreement ” means this Credit Agreement, as the same may be amended, supplemented, restated or modified from time to time.

Alternate Base Rate ” means, for any day, a rate per annum equal to the greater of (a) the Prime Rate in effect on such day and (b) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day plus  1 / 2 of 1%. Any change in the Alternate Base Rate due to a change in the Prime Rate or the Federal Funds Effective Rate shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in the Prime Rate or the Federal Funds Effective Rate, respectively.

Bank ” has the meaning specified in the introduction to this Agreement.

Base Rate ”, when used in reference to any Advance, refers to whether such Advance bears interest at a rate determined by reference to the Alternate Base Rate.

Borrower ” has the meaning specified in the introduction to this Agreement.

Business Day ” means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York City and Houston, Texas are authorized or required by Law to remain closed; provided that, when used in connection with a Eurodollar Loan, the term “ Business Day ” shall also exclude any day on which banks are not open for dealings in dollar deposits in the London interbank eurodollar market.

Capital Expenditures ” means expenditures for plant, property and equipment less the sum of (i) any such expenditures incurred with the proceeds of Indebtedness plus (ii) any reimbursement from customers of “lost in-hole” rental tools.

CAVO ” means Cavo Drilling Motors, Ltd. Co., a Texas limited liability company.

CAVO Regulations ” means the letter agreement between B.L. Perez and Turbeco, Inc. setting forth certain matters relating to the operations of CAVO.

Change of Control ” means (i) any Person or “group” of Persons (within the meaning of Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act) shall have (A) acquired, directly or indirectly, beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of securities representing 50% or more of the combined voting power of all outstanding voting securities of

 

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the Borrower or (B) obtained the power (whether or not exercised) to elect a majority of the Borrower’s directors or (ii) a majority of the members of the Board of Directors of the Borrower shall not be Continuing Directors.

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

Collateral ” has the meaning set forth in the Security Agreement.

Commitments ” means the obligations of the Bank under the terms and conditions set forth in the Loan Documents to make Advances under the Equipment Loan Commitment and the Working Capital Commitment.

Compliance Certificate ” means, as of any date, a certification of the chief financial officer of the Borrower demonstrating compliance by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries with the provisions of Section 8.01 through Section 8.12 and substantially in the form of Exhibit A .

Consolidated Net Income ” means, for any period, the consolidated net income (or loss) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such period determined in accordance with GAAP; provided , however , that there shall be excluded:

(i) the income (or loss) of any Person (other than a Subsidiary) in which any Credit Party has an ownership interest, except to the extent that any such income has been actually received by such Credit Party in the form of cash dividends or similar cash distributions,

(ii) any restoration to income of any contingency reserve, except to the extent that provision for such reserve was made out of income accrued during such period,

(iii) any aggregate net gain (but not any aggregate net loss) during such period arising from the sale, conversion, exchange or other disposition of capital assets,

(iv) any gains resulting from the write-up of assets (but not any loss resulting from any write-down of assets), and

(v) any net income or gain (but not any loss) during such period from (A) any change in accounting principles in accordance with GAAP, (B) any prior period adjustments resulting from any change in accounting principles in accordance with GAAP, (C) any extraordinary items or (D) any discontinued operations or the disposition thereof.

Continuing Directors ” means the directors of the Borrower on the date hereof and each other director if such director’s nomination for election to the Board of Directors of the Borrower is recommended by a majority of the then Continuing Directors.

Credit Extension ” means, at the date of such determination, the aggregate amount of all outstanding Advances.

Credit Parties ” means the Borrower and the Guarantors.

 

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Current Maturities ” as of any date means the Indebtedness scheduled to be paid during the twelve month period beginning on such date.

Deed of Trust ” means each mortgage, deed of trust, security agreement, fixture financing statement and assignment of rent executed by the applicable Credit Party to the Bank or the trustee named therein granting Liens on the tracts of real property owned or leased by such Credit Party located in the counties and states shown on Schedule 1.1 or as otherwise required by Section 7.10(b).

Default ” means an Event of Default or any event or condition that, with notice or lapse of time or both would, unless cured or waived, become an Event of Default.

Dollars ” and the sign “ $ ” mean lawful money of the United States of America.

Domestic Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary of the Borrower organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof, the District of Columbia or Puerto Rico.

EBITDA ” means, with respect to any period, the sum of (i) the Borrower’s Consolidated Net Income for such period plus (ii) to the extent deducted in determining the Borrower’s Consolidated Net Income, interest expense, taxes, depreciation, amortization and other non-cash charges for such period; provided , however , that EBITDA shall be subject to pro forma adjustments approved by the Bank for acquisitions and dispositions of lines of businesses.

Effective Date ” means the date on which the conditions set forth in Section 5.01 are satisfied.

Eligible Accounts Receivable ” means, as to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis at any time of determination, all Accounts Receivable of such Persons, each of which meets all of the following criteria on the date of any determination:

(a) the payment of such Account Receivable is not more than 90 days past the invoice date;

(b) such Account Receivable was created in the ordinary course of business of the Borrower or any Subsidiary;

(c) such Account Receivable represents a legal, valid and binding payment obligation of the account debtor enforceable in accordance with its terms and arises from an enforceable contract, the performance of which, insofar as it relates to such Account Receivable, has been completed by the Borrower or such Subsidiary;

(d) the Borrower or such Subsidiary has good and indefeasible title to such Account Receivable, and the Bank holds an Acceptable Security Interest in such Account Receivable;

(e) such Account Receivable is not evidenced by a promissory note, chattel paper or other instrument that is not in the actual possession of the Borrower;

 

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(f) such Account Receivable is not subject to any set-off, counterclaim, defense, allowance or adjustment and there has been no dispute, objection or complaint by the account debtor concerning its liability for such Account Receivable, and the Inventory, the sale of which gave rise to such Account Receivable, has not been returned, rejected, lost or damaged;

(g) the account debtor with respect to such Account Receivable is domiciled in and organized under the laws of the United States and such Account Receivable is denominated in dollars;

(h) such Account Receivable, together with all other Accounts Receivable due from the same account debtor, does not comprise more than 25% of the aggregate Eligible Accounts Receivable;

(i) such Account Receivable is not due from the United States government, any state or municipal government or any agency of any of same;

(j) unless otherwise approved by the Bank, such Account Receivable is not due from an account debtor that (i) has at any time more than 20% of its aggregate Accounts Receivable owed to the Borrower more than 90 days past due, (ii) is the subject of a proceeding under the United States Bankruptcy Code or any similar proceeding or (iii) the Bank has notified the Borrower does not have a satisfactory credit standing (as determined in the sole discretion of the Bank);

(k) such Account Receivable is not due from any Affiliate of a Credit Party;

(l) such Account Receivable is not the result of a credit balance relating to an Account Receivable more than 90 days past the invoice date; and

(m) such Account Receivable does not relate to work-in-progress or finance or service charges.

Eligible Inventory ” means inventories of products located in the United States that are not in transit, work in progress, damaged, defective, obsolete, unmerchantable and/or aged more than one year. In addition to the above, Inventory will be deemed Eligible by the Bank subject to inventory test counts conducted during initial and subsequent working capital collateral audits.

Environmental Laws ” means any laws, statutes, regulations, rules, orders or determinations of any governmental authority pertaining to health or the environment in effect in any and all jurisdictions in which the Borrower and its Subsidiaries are or at any time have done business or where the Property of the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower is located, including the Clean Air Act; the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act; the Federal Water Pollution Control Act; the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act; the Safe Drinking Water Act; the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986; the Toxic Substances Control Act; the Occupational Safety and Health Act; the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act and other environmental conservation and environmental protection laws.

 

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Equipment ” means equipment that is the subject of the appraisal described in Section 5.01(h) and similar equipment acquired by the Borrower or any Subsidiary after the date hereof.

Equipment Loan ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(b) .

Equipment Loan Commitment ” means the Bank’s Commitment to make Advances in the aggregate amount of $36,000,000.

Equipment Note ” means a promissory note payable to the order of the Bank evidencing the Equipment Loan, together with all modifications, extensions, renewals and rearrangements thereof.

Equity Interests ” means (i) any capital stock, partnership, joint venture, member or limited liability or unlimited liability interest, beneficial interest in a trust or similar entity, or other equity interest in another Person of whatever nature, and (ii) any warrants, options or other rights to acquire such stock or interests.

ERISA ” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the regulations promulgated and rulings issued thereunder.

ERISA Affiliate ” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that, together with the Borrower, is treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code or, solely for purposes of Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Code, is treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code.

ERISA Event ” means (a) any “reportable event”, as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder with respect to a Plan (other than an event for which the 30-day notice period is waived); (b) the existence with respect to any Plan of an “accumulated funding deficiency” (as defined in Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA), whether or not waived; (c) the filing pursuant to Section 412(d) of the Code or Section 303(d) of ERISA of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any Plan; (d) the incurrence by the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Plan; (e) the receipt by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from the PBGC or a plan administrator of any notice relating to an intention to terminate any Plan or to appoint a trustee to administer any Plan; (f) the incurrence by the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability with respect to the withdrawal or partial withdrawal from any Plan or Multiemployer Plan; or (g) the receipt by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, or the receipt by any Multiemployer Plan from the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, concerning the imposition of withdrawal liability or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, insolvent or in reorganization, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA.

Eurodollar ”, when used in reference to any Advance, refers to whether such Advance bears interest at a rate determined by reference to the Adjusted LIBO Rate.

Event of Default ” means the occurrence of any one or more of the events referred to in Section 9.1 hereof.

 

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Excess Cash Flow ” means, with respect to any fiscal year of the Borrower, an amount equal to (a) the Borrower’s EBITDA for such fiscal year minus (b) without duplication, the sum of (i) taxes actually paid by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries during such fiscal year, (ii) Capital Expenditures of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries actually paid during such fiscal year, (iii) the consolidated interest expense of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries actually paid during such fiscal year, and (iv) scheduled principal payments of Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries during such fiscal year.

Existing Letters of Credit ” means the Letters of Credit (as such term is defined under the Existing Credit Agreement) outstanding as of the Effective Date under the Existing Credit Agreement.

Final Payment Date ” means the date on which all Advances, interest, fees and other amounts payable under any Loan Document (other than obligations for taxes, costs, indemnifications, reimbursements and similar amounts for which no claim or demand for payment has been made) have been paid, the Commitments have terminated and all outstanding Letters of Credit have expired or been terminated.

Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio ” means, at any date of determination, the ratio of (i) EBITDA for the 12 month period ending on such date to (ii) Fixed Charges for such period.

Fixed Charges ” means, with respect to any period, the sum of (i) interest expense, (ii) Current Maturities of Indebtedness, (iii) taxes paid in cash and (iv) Maintenance Capital Expenditures, in each case for such period.

GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting principles as in effect from time to time as set forth in the opinions, statements and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of American Institute of Certified Public Accounting, the Financial Accounting Standards Board and such other Persons who shall be approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession.

Guarantor ” means (i) subject to the release of any of the following as a Guarantor in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, each Subsidiary of the Company listed on Schedule 6.12 that it is a Domestic Subsidiary and (ii) each other Subsidiary of the Borrower that executes a Joinder Agreement in accordance with Section 7.10.

Guaranty ” means the Guaranty dated as of February 11, 2005, executed and delivered by the Subsidiaries of the Borrower party thereto in favor of the Bank.

Hazardous Substances ” means any pollutants, contaminants, toxic or hazardous materials, substances, or wastes, or flammable, explosive or radioactive materials, or material otherwise regulated under any Environmental Law.

Hedging Arrangement ” means a hedge, call, swap, collar, floor, cap, option, forward sale or purchase or other contract or similar arrangement (including any obligations to purchase or sell any security at a future date for a specific price) that is entered into to reduce or eliminate or otherwise protect against the risk of fluctuations in interest rates, foreign exchange rates or commodity prices.

 

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Highest Lawful Rate ” means at any date the maximum nonusurious interest rate that may under applicable law then be contracted for, charged, received, taken, collected or reserved by the Bank on the Notes or the Obligations.

Indebtedness ” means, for any Person, (i) indebtedness for borrowed money of such Person, (ii) obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments, (iii) obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services, other than trade payables incurred in the ordinary course of business and not more than 120 days past due, (iv) obligations of such Person as lessee under leases that are or should be, in accordance with GAAP, recorded as capital leases, (v) obligations of such Person under direct or indirect guaranties in respect of, and obligations (contingent or otherwise) to purchase or otherwise acquire, or otherwise to assure a creditor against loss in respect of, Indebtedness or obligations of others, (vi) all Indebtedness (as defined in the other clauses of this definition) of others secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) a Lien on any Property of such Person, whether or not such Indebtedness is assumed by such Person, and (vii) any Debt of a partnership for which such Person is liable either by agreement or by operation of law but only to the extent of such liability.

Interest Election Request ” means a request by the Borrower to convert or continue a Borrowing in accordance with Section 3.02 .

Interest Payment Date ” means (a) with respect to any Base Rate Advance, the last day of each calendar month, and (b) with respect to any Eurodollar Advance, the last day of the Interest Period applicable to such Advance and, in the case of a Eurodollar Advance with an Interest Period of more than three months’ duration, each day prior to the last day of such Interest Period that occurs at intervals of three months’ duration after the first day of such Interest Period.

Interest Period ” means with respect to any Eurodollar Advance, the period commencing on the date of such Advance and ending on the numerically corresponding day in the calendar month that is one, two, three or six months thereafter, as the Borrower may elect; provided , that (i) if any Interest Period would end on a day other than a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such next succeeding Business Day would fall in the next calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day, and (ii) any Interest Period pertaining to a Eurodollar Advance that commences on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the last calendar month of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the last calendar month of such Interest Period. For purposes hereof, the date of a Borrowing initially shall be the date on which such Borrowing is made and thereafter shall be the effective date of the most recent conversion or continuation of such Borrowing.

Inventory ” has the meaning of such term as defined in the Security Agreement to the extent that there exists an Acceptable Security Interest on same.

Investment ” means any investment so classified under GAAP made by stock purchase, capital contribution, loan or advance or by purchase of property or otherwise, but in any event shall include as an investment in any Person that amount of all Indebtedness owed by such Person and all accounts receivable from such Person that are not current assets and did not arise from services rendered or sales to such Person in the ordinary course of business.

 

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Joinder Agreement ” means a Joinder Agreement in the form of Exhibit D or such other form as the Bank shall approve executed by any new Domestic Subsidiary making such Subsidiary a Guarantor and a party to the Security Agreement.

LC Disbursement ” means a payment made by the Bank pursuant to a Letter of Credit.

LC Exposure ” means, at any time, the sum of (a) the aggregate undrawn amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit at such time plus (b) the aggregate amount of all LC Disbursements that have not yet been reimbursed by or on behalf of the Borrower or converted into an Advance pursuant to Section 4.04 at such time.

Letter of Credit ” means any letter of credit issued pursuant to this Agreement.

Leverage Ratio ” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) Indebtedness of the Borrower at such date [less any Indebtedness of CAVO guaranteed by the Borrower] to (b) EBITDA for the 12 month period ending on such date.

LIBO Rate ” means, with respect to any Eurodollar Advance for any Interest Period, the rate appearing at Reuters Reference Screen LIBOR01 (or on any successor or substitute page of such service, or any successor to or substitute for such service, providing rate quotations comparable to those currently provided on such page of such service, as determined by the Bank from time to time for purposes of providing quotations of interest rates applicable to dollar deposits in the London interbank market) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period, as the rate for dollar deposits with a maturity comparable to such Interest Period. In the event that such rate is not available at such time for any reason, then the “ LIBO Rate ” with respect to such Eurodollar Advance for such Interest Period shall be the rate at which dollar deposits of $1,000,000 and for a maturity comparable to such Interest Period are offered by the principal London office of the Bank in immediately available funds in the London interbank market at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period.

Lien ” means with respect to any asset (i) any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest or encumbrance or any other type of preferential arrangement of any kind in respect of such asset, whether arising by contract, operation of law or otherwise, or (ii) the interest of a vendor or lessor under any conditional sale agreement, capital lease or other title retention agreement relating to such asset.

Loan Documents ” means this Agreement, the Notes, the Guaranty, the Security Agreement, the Deeds of Trust and any other documents executed by any Person in connection with, as evidence of or as security for, the obligations of any Person hereunder.

Maintenance Capital Expenditures ” means an amount equal to $2,000,000 for each 12 month period.

 

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Material Adverse Effect ” means a material adverse effect (a) on the business, condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations or prospects of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; (b) on the legality, validity or enforceability of any Loan Document; (c) on any Credit Party’s ability to perform its obligations under any Loan Document; or (d) the rights and remedies of or benefits available to the Bank under any Loan Document.

Multiemployer Plan ” means a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.

Net Proceeds ” means with respect to any disposition of assets by the Borrower or any Subsidiary, an amount equal to the gross proceeds in cash (including cash equivalents and any cash payments received by way of deferred payment of principal pursuant to a note or installment receivable or purchase price adjustment receivable or otherwise, but only as and when received) of such disposition, net of attorneys’ fees, accountants’ fees, brokerage, consultant fees, underwriting commissions and other fees and expenses actually incurred in connection with such disposition and reserves for taxes and other liabilities established in connection with such disposition.

Notes ” means the Working Capital Note, the Equipment Note and the Real Estate Note.

Obligations ” means (a) all principal, interest (including post-petition interest), fees, reimbursements, indemnifications, and other amounts now or hereafter owed by any of the Credit Parties to the Bank under the Loan Documents and any increases, extensions, and rearrangements of those obligations under any amendments, supplements, and other modifications of the documents and agreements creating those obligations and (b) all obligations of any Credit Party owing to the Bank or an Affiliate of the Bank under any Hedging Arrangements that are permitted by the terms hereof.

Other Instruments ” means as to any Person the certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws, or partnership agreement of such Person and all agreements, loan or credit agreements (other than the Loan Documents), instruments, documents, judgments, orders, writs, injunctions, decrees, determinations, awards, ordinances, laws, rules, statutes, regulations, rulings, franchises, permits or the like to which such Person is a party or by which such Person or any assets of such person may be bound or affected.

PBGC ” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and any successor to all or any of its functions under ERISA.

Permits ” means any and all registrations, notifications, licenses, authorizations, permits, certificates, approvals and consents required by any governmental agency or authority.

Permitted Investments ” means (a) readily marketable direct obligations of the United States of America, (b) certificates of time deposit with the Bank, (c) demand deposits with the Bank, (d) securities issued or guaranteed by an agency of the government of the United States of America or repurchase agreements collateralized by such securities, (e) prime commercial paper with a credit rating of A-1 or better as published by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group in its most recent applicable rating publication or a rating of P-1 or better as published by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. in its most recent applicable rating publication and (f) commercial paper of the Bank.

 

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Permitted Liens ” means (i) Liens granted to the Bank to secure the Obligations, (ii) Liens for taxes, assessments or other governmental charges which are not yet due or which are being actively contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted, (iii) Liens securing Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 8.02(c) but only on the Property acquired and improvements and accessions thereto and (iv) landlord’s, materialmen’s, mechanics’, carriers’, workmen’s, warehouseman’s and repairmen’s liens, and other similar liens imposed by Law arising in the ordinary course of business securing obligations that are not overdue for a period of more than 30 days or are being contested in good faith by appropriate procedures or proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been established.

Person ” (whether or not capitalized) means an individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, association, unincorporated organization, receiver, custodian or similar official or any other juridical entity, or a government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.

Plan ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.13 .

Prime Rate ” means a fluctuating interest rate per annum (computed on the basis of a year of 365 (or 366) days for the actual number of days elapsed, including the first day but excluding the last day) as shall be in effect from time to time, which rate per annum shall at all times be equal to the rate of interest announced publicly by the Bank from time to time as the Bank’s prime commercial rate, each change in such fluctuating interest rate to take effect simultaneously with the corresponding change in the Bank’s prime commercial rate. The Prime Rate may not represent the lowest or best rate actually charged to customers of the Bank.

Pro Forma Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio ” means, at any time, the ratio of (i) EBITDA for the 12 month period most recently ended prior to such time for which financial statements are available to (ii) the sum of Fixed Charges for such period plus the payments of principal of the Subordinated Debt from the last day of such 12 month period through such time.

Property ” of any Person means any and all property or assets (real, personal or mixed, tangible or intangible) of such Person.

Real Estate Loan ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(c) .

Real Estate Note ” means the promissory note payable to the order of the Bank evidencing the Real Estate Loan, together with all modifications, extensions, renewals and rearrangements thereof, delivered to the Bank prior to the Effective Date.

Real Property ” means the real property described on Schedule 1.01 and any additional real property that is subject to the Lien of any Deed of Trust delivered after the date hereof pursuant to Section 7.10(b).

Request for Advance ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.02 .

 

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Restricted Payment ” means (a) any payment, dividend or other distribution, direct or indirect, in respect of any Equity Interest in the Borrower or any Subsidiary, except a distribution payable solely in additional Equity Interests in the Borrower, and (b) any payment, direct or indirect, on account of the redemption, retirement, purchase or other acquisition of any Equity Interest in the Borrower or any Subsidiary.

Security Agreement ” means the Security Agreement dated as of February 11, 2005, granting to the Bank a Lien on certain of the assets of the Credit Parties.

SES ” means SES Holdings, Inc., an Oklahoma corporation.

Sellers ” means Owen Richman, Antony Dyakowski and Gwen Bristow.

Statutory Reserve Rate ” means a fraction (expressed as a decimal), the numerator of which is the number one and the denominator of which is the number one minus the aggregate of the maximum reserve percentages (including any marginal, special, emergency or supplemental reserves) expressed as a decimal established by the Federal Reserve Board to which the Bank is subject with respect to the Adjusted LIBO Rate, for Eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as “Eurocurrency Liabilities” in Regulation D of the Federal Reserve Board). Such reserve percentages shall include those imposed pursuant to such Regulation D. Eurodollar Advances shall be deemed to constitute Eurocurrency funding and to be subject to such reserve requirements without benefit of or credit for proration, exemptions or offsets that may be available from time to time to the Bank under such Regulation D or any comparable regulation. The Statutory Reserve Rate shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in any reserve percentage.

Subordinated Debt ” means the Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, calculated in accordance with GAAP, heretofore or hereafter incurred, that is subordinate and subject in right to payment on terms satisfactory to the Bank in its sole discretion and, with respect to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, includes as of the Effective Date the subordinated indebtedness described on Schedule 8.02 hereto.

Subsidiary ” means, as to any Person (the “parent”), any corporation, partnership or other entity, a majority of the outstanding Equity Interests having by the terms thereof ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors or similar body of such entity (irrespective of whether or not at the time Equity Interests of any other class or classes of such entity have or might have voting power by reason of the happening of any contingency) is at the time directly or indirectly owned or controlled by the parent or one or more of the Subsidiaries of the parent.

Termination Date ” means January 31, 2010.

Type ”, when used in reference to any Advance, refers to whether the rate of interest on such Advance is determined by reference to the Adjusted LIBO Rate or the Alternate Base Rate.

Wells Fargo ” means Wells Fargo Bank, National Association.

 

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Working Capital Commitment ” means the Bank’s Commitment to make Advances in the aggregate amount of $25,000,000 pursuant to Section 2.01(a) as reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.03 .

Working Capital Exposure ” means, with respect to the Bank at any time, the sum of the outstanding principal amount of the Working Capital Loan and the LC Exposure at such time.

Working Capital Loan ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(a) .

Working Capital Loan Borrowing Base ” means, at any time such determination is made, an amount calculated in accordance with the Working Capital Loan Borrowing Base Certificate equal to the sum of (i) 85% of Eligible Accounts Receivables and (ii) the least of (A) 50% of the Eligible Inventory, (B) $10,000,000 and (C) the amount in clause (i).

Working Capital Loan Borrowing Base Certificate ” means as of any date, a certification to the Working Capital Loan Borrowing Base as of such date substantially in the form of Exhibit B .

Working Capital Loan Maturity Date ” means August 8, 2009.

Working Capital Note ” means a promissory note payable to the order of the Bank evidencing the Working Capital Loan, together with all modifications, extensions, renewals and rearrangements thereof.

SECTION 1.02 Accounting Terms . All accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in accordance with GAAP in the preparation of the financial statements referred to in Section 7.02 .

SECTION 1.03 Interpretation .

(a) In this Agreement, unless a clear contrary intention appears:

(i) the singular number includes the plural number and vice versa;

(ii) reference to any gender includes each other gender;

(iii) the words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision;

(iv) reference to any Person includes such Person’s successors and assigns but, if applicable, only if such successors and assigns are permitted by this Agreement, and reference to a Person in a particular capacity excludes such Person in any other capacity or individually, provided that nothing in this clause (iv) is intended to authorize any assignment not otherwise permitted by this Agreement;

 

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(v) reference to any agreement, document or instrument means such agreement, document or instrument as amended, supplemented or modified and in effect from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof and, if applicable, the terms hereof, and reference to any Note includes any note issued pursuant hereto in extension or renewal thereof and in substitution or replacement therefor;

(vi) unless the context indicates otherwise, reference to any Article, Section, Schedule or Exhibit means such Article or Section hereof or such Schedule or Exhibit hereto;

(vii) the word “including” (and with correlative meaning “include”) means including, without limiting the generality of any description preceding such term;

(viii) with respect to the determination of any period of time, the word “from” means “from and including” and the word “to” means “to but excluding”;

(ix) reference to any law means such as amended, modified, codified or reenacted, in whole or in part, and in effect from time to time; and

(x) whenever the character or amount of any asset or liability or item of income or expense is required to be determined, such determination shall be made in accordance with GAAP.

(b) The Article and Section headings herein and the Table of Contents are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

(c) No provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted or construed against any Person solely because that Person or its legal representative drafted such provision.

ARTICLE II

AMOUNTS AND TERMS OF THE ADVANCES

SECTION 2.01 The Advances .

(a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including those in Article V , the Bank shall make Advances (the “ Working Capital Loan ”) to the Borrower from time to time on any Business Day during the period from the date hereof until the Working Capital Loan Maturity Date in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the Working Capital Commitment; provided , however , that the Working Capital Exposure shall at no time exceed the lesser of (y) the Working Capital Commitment or (z) the Working Capital Loan Borrowing Base. Within the foregoing limits, the Borrower may borrow, prepay and reborrow pursuant to the terms hereof.

(b) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including those in Article V , the Bank shall make an Advance (the “ Equipment Loan ”) to the Borrower on the date hereof in an aggregate amount not to exceed the Equipment Loan Commitment.

 

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The Borrower may not reborrow amounts repaid with respect to the Equipment Loan. The Equipment Loan Commitment shall terminate at the close of business on the Effective Date.

(c) Prior to the date hereof, the Bank has made Advances to the Borrower having an aggregate principal amount currently outstanding of $932,731 that have been designated as Real Estate Loans under the Existing Credit Agreement. Such Advances shall remain outstanding following the effectiveness of this Agreement and are hereinafter referred to collectively as the “ Real Estate Loan ”. The Borrower may not reborrow amounts repaid with respect to the Real Estate Loan.

(d) Each Advance shall be either a Base Rate Advance or a Eurodollar Advance as the Borrower may request in accordance herewith. The Bank at its option may make any Eurodollar Advance by causing any domestic or foreign branch or Affiliate of the Bank to make such Advance; provided that any exercise of such option shall not affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay such Advance in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

(e) At the commencement of each Interest Period for any Eurodollar Advance, such Advance shall be in an aggregate amount that is an integral multiple of $500,000 and not less than $1,000,000. At the time that each Base Rate Advance is made, such Base Rate Advance shall be in an aggregate amount that is an integral multiple of $500,000 and not less than $1,000,000; provided that a Base Rate Advance may be in an aggregate amount that is equal to the entire unused balance of the total Working Capital Commitment or that is required to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as contemplated by Section 4.04. Advances of more than one Type may be outstanding at the same time, provided that there shall not at any time be more than a total of four Eurodollar Advances outstanding. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Borrower shall not be entitled to request, or to elect to convert or continue, any Advance if the Interest Period requested with respect thereto would end after the maturity date for such Advance.

SECTION 2.02 Making the Advances .

(a) To request an Advance, the Borrower shall notify the Bank of such request (i) in the case of a Eurodollar Advance, not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, three Business Days before the date of the proposed Advance or (ii) in the case of a Base Rate Advance, not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the date of the proposed Advance. The Borrower shall make each such request by delivery to the Bank of a written Request for Advance in substantially the form of Exhibit C and signed by the Borrower (a “ Request for Advance ”), and each Request for Advance shall be irrevocable. Each Request for Advance shall specify the following information in compliance with Section 2.01:

(i) the aggregate amount of the requested Advance;

(ii) the date of such Advance, which shall be a Business Day;

 

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(iii) whether such Advance is to be a Base Rate Advance or a Eurodollar Advance;

(iv) in the case of a Eurodollar Advance, the initial Interest Period to be applicable thereto, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term “ Interest Period ”;

(v) the amount of the then effective Working Capital Loan Borrowing Base, the current total Working Capital Exposure (without regard to the requested Advance) and the pro form a total Working Capital Exposure (giving effect to the requested Advance); and

(vi) the location and number of the Borrower’s account to which funds are to be disbursed.

If no election as to the Type of Advance is specified, then the requested Advance shall be a Base Rate Advance. If no Interest Period is specified with respect to any requested Eurodollar Advance, then the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration. Each Request for Advance shall constitute a representation that the amount of the requested Borrowing shall not cause the Working Capital Exposure to exceed the Working Capital Commitment.

SECTION 2.03 Reduction and Changes in the Commitment .

(a) The Borrower shall have the right, upon at least three Business Days’ prior written notice to the Bank, to terminate in whole or reduce in part, the unused portion of the Working Capital Commitment; provided, however , that the Borrower may not terminate or partially reduce such Commitment at any time to an amount less than the sum of all Credit Extensions then outstanding under such Commitment; and provided further , that any such partial reduction shall be in amounts of not less than $500,000 and shall be an integral multiple of $25,000. Such notice shall specify the date and the amount of the termination or reduction of the Commitment.

(b) On the Working Capital Loan Maturity Date the Working Capital Commitment shall terminate.

ARTICLE III

NOTES, INTEREST AND PAYMENT

SECTION 3.01 The Notes .

(a) The aggregate amount of all Advances made by the Bank under the Working Capital Loan shall be evidenced by the Working Capital Note. The aggregate amount of all Advances made by the Bank under the Equipment Loan shall be evidenced by the Equipment Note. The aggregate amount of all Advances made by the Bank under the Real Estate Loan shall be evidenced by the Real Estate Notes.

 

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(b) The Borrower shall pay interest and shall pay principal on the Advances as provided herein. The Bank shall use its best efforts to keep a record of the Advances made by it and the payments received by it with respect to each Note, and the aggregate unpaid principal amount so recorded shall be rebuttable presumptive evidence of the principal amount owing and unpaid on each Note. The failure so to record any such amount or any error in so recording any such amount shall not, however, limit or otherwise affect the obligations of the Borrower hereunder or under each Note to repay the outstanding principal amount of the Advances together with all interest accruing thereon.

SECTION 3.02 Interest Elections .

(a) Each Advance initially shall be of the Type specified in the applicable Advance Request and, in the case of a Eurodollar Advance, shall have an initial Interest Period as specified in such Advance Request. Thereafter, the Borrower may elect to convert such Advance to a different Type or to continue such Advance and, in the case of a Eurodollar Advance, may elect Interest Periods therefor, all as provided in this Section. The Borrower may elect different options with respect to different portions of the affected Advance, in which event each such portion shall be treated as a separate Advance.

(b) To make an election pursuant to this Section, the Borrower shall notify the Bank of such election by the time that a Request for Advance would be required under Section 2.02 if the Borrower were requesting an Advance of the Type resulting from such election to be made on the effective date of such election. Each such Interest Election Request shall be irrevocable and shall be made by delivery to the Bank of a written Interest Election Request in a form approved by the Bank and signed by the Borrower.

(c) Each Interest Election Request shall specify the following information in compliance with Section 2.01:

(i) the Advance to which such Interest Election Request applies and, if different options are being elected with respect to different portions thereof, the portions thereof to be allocated to each resulting Advance (in which case the information to be specified pursuant to clauses (iii) and (iv) below shall be specified for each resulting Advance);

(ii) the effective date of the election made pursuant to such Interest Election Request, which shall be a Business Day;

(iii) whether the resulting Advance is to be a Base Rate Advance or a Eurodollar Advance; and

(iv) if the resulting Advance is a Eurodollar Advance, the Interest Period to be applicable thereto after giving effect to such election, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term “Interest Period”.

 

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If any such Interest Election Request requests a Eurodollar Advance but does not specify an Interest Period, then the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration.

(d) If the Borrower fails to deliver a timely Interest Election Request with respect to a Eurodollar Advance prior to the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto, then, unless such Advance is repaid as provided herein, at the end of such Interest Period such Advance shall be converted to a Base Rate Advance. Notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Bank so notifies the Borrower, then, so long as an Event of Default is continuing (i) no outstanding Advance may be converted to or continued as a Eurodollar Advance and (ii) unless repaid, each Eurodollar Advance shall be converted to a Base Rate Advance at the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto.

SECTION 3.03 Interest .

(a) Each Base Rate Advance shall bear interest on the unpaid principal amount thereof at a rate per annum equal to the lesser of (i) the Alternate Base Rate minus 0.25% and (ii) the Highest Lawful Rate.

(b) Each Eurodollar Advance shall bear interest on the unpaid principal amount thereof at a rate per annum equal to the lesser of (i) the Adjusted LIBO Rate for the Interest Period in effect for such Advance plus 1.75% and (ii) the Highest Lawful Rate.

(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any principal of or interest on any Advance or any fee or other amount payable by the Borrower hereunder is not paid when due, whether at stated maturity, upon acceleration or otherwise, or any other Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, the Advance shall bear interest on the unpaid principal amount thereof, after, as well as before judgment, at a rate per annum equal to the lesser of (i) 4% plus the rate applicable to Base Rate Advances as provided in paragraph (a) of this Section and (ii) the Highest Lawful Rate.

(d) Accrued interest on each Loan shall be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date for such Loan and, in the case of Working Capital Loans, upon termination of the Working Capital Loan Commitment; provided that (i) interest accrued pursuant to paragraph (c) of this Section shall be payable on demand, (ii) in the event of any repayment or prepayment of any Advance, accrued interest on the principal amount repaid or prepaid shall be payable on the date of such repayment or prepayment and (iii) in the event of any conversion of any Eurodollar Loan prior to the end of the current Interest Period therefor, accrued interest on such Loan shall be payable on the effective date of such conversion.

(e) All interest hereunder shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days, except that interest computed by reference to the Alternate Base Rate at times when the Alternate Base Rate is based on the Prime Rate shall be computed on the basis of a year of 365 days (or 366 days in a leap year), and in each case shall be payable for the

 

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actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day). The applicable Alternate Base Rate, Adjusted LIBO Rate or LIBO Rate shall be determined by the Bank, and such determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

SECTION 3.04 Principal Payments .

(a) Subject to the mandatory prepayment and acceleration provisions of this Agreement, the Borrower hereby promises to pay the unpaid principal balance of the Working Capital Note on the Working Capital Loan Maturity Date.

(b) The Borrower hereby promises to pay the Equipment Loan in 52 installments of $428,571.43 payable on the last day of each month and a final installment of $ 14,142,857.14 payable on December 31, 2011.

(c) The Borrower hereby promises to pay the Real Estate Loan in 52 installments of $6,002.43 payable on the last day of each calendar month and a final installment of $733,793.63 payable on December 31, 2011.

SECTION 3.05 Voluntary Prepayments .

(a) The Borrower may prepay the outstanding principal amount of any Advance in whole or in part, together with accrued unpaid interest to the date of such prepayment on the principal amount prepaid. All such prepayments shall be applied first to accrued, but unpaid, interest on such Advance, then to the principal amount of such Advance. Payments of principal on the Equipment Loan and the Real Estate Loan shall be applied to the remaining installments thereof in inverse order of maturity. If the Borrower prepays all or part of the Equipment Loan or the Real Estate Loan prior to February 11, 2008, the Borrower shall pay the Bank a prepayment fee equal to 1% of the then outstanding balance of the Equipment Loan and the Real Estate Loan.

(b) The Borrower shall provide to the Bank written notice of any prepayment hereunder (i) in the case of prepayment of a Eurodollar Advance, not later than 11:00 a.m., Houston time, three Business Days before the date of prepayment, or (ii) in the case of prepayment of a Base Rate Advance, not later than 11:00 a.m., Houston time, one Business Day before the date of prepayment. Each such notice shall be irrevocable and shall specify the prepayment date and the principal amount of each Advance or portion thereof to be prepaid. Each partial prepayment of any Advance shall be in an amount that would be permitted in the case of an Advance of the same Type as provided in Section 2.02.

SECTION 3.06 Mandatory Prepayments .

(a) In the event any Working Capital Loan Borrowing Base Certificate submitted pursuant to Section 7.02 reflects that the Working Capital Exposure exceeds the Working Capital Loan Borrowing Base, the Borrower shall promptly make a prepayment in an aggregate principal amount equal to such excess.

 

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(b) Within 15 days after the delivery of annual financial statements of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2007, and each fiscal year thereafter, as contemplated by Section 7.02(a) , the Borrower shall repay the Equipment Loan, without premium or penalty, in an amount equal to 50% of Excess Cash Flow for such fiscal year.

(c) Within 90 days after the last day of each fiscal quarter, the Borrower shall prepay the Equipment Loan from the Net Proceeds of any Equipment sold during such quarter that have not been reinvested in similar equipment prior to such 90 th day.

(d) Any prepayment of the Equipment Loan shall be applied to the remaining installments of the Equipment Loan in inverse order of maturity.

SECTION 3.07 Fees .

(a) The Borrower shall pay to the Bank a commitment fee equal to 0.25% per annum on the average daily amount by which the Working Capital Loan Commitment exceeds the outstanding Working Capital Exposure. Such fee is due quarterly in arrears on each March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 and on the Working Capital Loan Maturity Date.

(b) The Borrower shall pay to the Bank the following fees with respect to Letters of Credit:

(i) a letter of credit fee for each Letter of Credit issued hereunder in an amount equal to the 1.75% per annum (calculated on the basis of a 360 day year) on the face amount of such Letter of Credit for the period such Letter of Credit is outstanding. Such fee shall be due and payable quarterly in arrears on March 31, June 30, September 30, and December 31 of each year, and on the Working Capital Loan Maturity Date; and

(ii) Such other usual and customary fees associated with any transfers, amendments, drawings, negotiations or reissuances of any Letters of Credit. Such fees shall be due and payable as requested by the Bank in accordance with the Bank’s then current fee policy.

SECTION 3.08 Payments and Computations .

(a) The Borrower shall make each payment or prepayment hereunder and under the Notes not later than 12:00 Noon (Houston, Texas time) on the day when due in Dollars to the Bank at its address referred to in Section 10.02 in same day funds.

(b) Each determination by the Bank of an interest rate hereunder shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.

(c) Whenever any payment hereunder or under the Notes shall be stated to be due on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day, and such extension of time shall in such case be included in the computation of payment of interest.

 

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SECTION 3.09 The Borrower Unconditionally Liable . The Borrower shall be unconditionally liable to the Bank for the principal amount of all Credit Extensions, interest due thereon, and all other amounts due to the Bank hereunder or under any other agreement or security document executed in connection herewith, and shall make prompt and punctual payment when due of such amounts.

SECTION 3.10 Reserve Requirements; Change in Circumstances .

(a) It is understood that the cost to the Bank of making or maintaining any of the Advances may fluctuate as a result of the applicability of, or changes in, reserve requirements imposed by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. The Borrower agrees to pay to the Bank from time to time, as provided in paragraph (d) below, such amounts as shall be necessary to compensate the Bank for the portion of the cost of making or maintaining Advances resulting from any such reserve requirements to the extent set forth in this Section.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision herein, if after the date of this Agreement the introduction of any applicable law or regulation or any change in applicable law or regulation or in the interpretation or administration thereof by any governmental authority charged with the interpretation or administration thereof, or compliance by the Bank with any applicable guideline or request from any central bank or governmental authority (whether or not having the force of law) (i) shall change the basis of taxation of payments to the Bank of the principal of or interest on any Advance made by the Bank or any other fees or amounts payable hereunder, other than (x) taxes imposed on the overall net income or franchise taxes with respect to the Bank or its lending office by the jurisdiction in which the Bank or its lending office has its principal office or by any political subdivision or taxing authority therein (or any tax which is enacted or adopted by such jurisdiction, political subdivision or taxing authority as a direct substitute for any such taxes) or (y) any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that would not have been imposed but for the failure of the Bank to comply with any certification, information, documentation or other reporting requirement, or (ii) shall impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended by the Bank, and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to the Bank of maintaining its Commitment or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by the Bank hereunder (whether of principal, interest or otherwise) in respect thereof by an amount deemed in good faith by the Bank to be material, then the Borrower shall pay to the Bank such additional amount as will compensate the Bank for such increase or reduction upon demand by the Bank. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the Bank be permitted to receive any compensation hereunder constituting interest in excess of the Highest Lawful Rate.

 

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(c) If the Bank shall have determined in good faith that the adoption of any applicable law, rule, regulation or guideline regarding capital adequacy, or any change therein, or any change in the interpretation or administration thereof by any governmental authority, central bank or comparable agency charged with the interpretation or administration thereof, or compliance by the Bank (or any lending office of the Bank) with any request or directive regarding capital adequacy (whether or not having the force of law) of any such authority, central bank or comparable agency (including any capital adequacy guidelines under consideration as of the date of this Agreement by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Comptroller of the Currency) (except any such adoption or change reflected in the Adjusted LIBO Rate), has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on the Bank’s capital or any corporation controlling the Bank’s capital as a consequence of its obligations hereunder to a level below that which the Bank could have achieved but for such adoption, change or compliance (taking into consideration the Bank’s policies with respect to capital adequacy) by an amount deemed by the Bank to be material, then from time to time the Borrower shall pay to the Bank such additional amount or amounts as will compensate the Bank for such reduction upon demand by the Bank. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the Bank be permitted to receive any compensation hereunder constituting interest in excess of the Highest Lawful Rate.

(d) If the Bank seeks compensation under this Agreement it will notify the Borrower of any event occurring after the date of this Agreement which will entitle the Bank to compensation pursuant to this Section, as promptly as practicable, and in any event within 180 days after it becomes aware thereof and determines to request compensation. A certificate of the Bank setting forth in reasonable detail (i) such amount or amounts as shall be necessary to compensate the Bank as specified in paragraph (a) or (b) above, as the case may be, and (ii) the calculation of such amount or amounts shall be delivered to the Borrower and shall be prima facie evidence of such amount or amounts. The Borrower shall pay to the Bank the amount shown as due on any such certificate within ten days after its receipt of the same.

(e) Failure on the part of the Bank to demand compensation for any increased costs or reduction in amounts received or receivable or reduction in return on capital with respect to any Advance shall not constitute a waiver of the Bank’s rights to demand compensation for any increased costs or reduction in amounts received or receivable or reduction in return on capital with respect to such Advance, provided that Borrower’s obligation to pay the Bank shall be limited to the increased costs or reduced amount that is attributable to the period commencing 180 days prior to the date on which the Bank gives the Borrower notice under subsection (d) hereof. The protection of this Section shall be available to the Bank regardless of any possible contention of invalidity or inapplicability of law, regulation or condition that has been imposed.

SECTION 3.11 Indemnity . The Borrower shall indemnify the Bank against any loss or reasonable expense which the Bank may sustain or incur as a consequence of (a) any failure by the Borrower to fulfill on the date of any Advance hereunder the applicable conditions set forth in Article V , (b) any failure by the Borrower to borrow hereunder after a Request for Advance pursuant to Article II has been given, (c) any default in the payment or prepayment of the principal amount of any Advance or any part thereof or interest accrued thereon, as and when due and payable (at the due date thereof, by notice of prepayment or otherwise) or (d) the

 

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occurrence of any Event of Default. A certificate of the Bank setting forth any amount or amounts which the Bank is entitled to receive pursuant to this Section shall be delivered to the Borrower and shall be conclusive, if made in good faith, absent demonstrable error. The Borrower shall pay to the Bank the amount shown as due on any certificate within 30 days after its receipt of the same. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the Bank be permitted to receive any compensation hereunder constituting interest in excess of the Highest Lawful Rate. Without prejudice to the survival of any other obligations of the Borrower hereunder, the obligations of the Borrower as to any claim under this Section shall survive the termination of this Agreement, the payment or assignment of any of the Notes or any combination of the foregoing provided notice of such claim shall have been given to the Borrower within 180 days after such termination or assignment.

ARTICLE IV

LETTERS OF CREDIT

SECTION 4.01 General . Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Borrower may request the issuance of Letters of Credit for its own account, in a form reasonably acceptable to the Bank, at any time and from time to time prior to the Working Capital Loan Maturity Date. In the event of any inconsistency between the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the terms and conditions of any form of letter of credit application or other agreement submitted by the Borrower to, or entered into by the Borrower with, the Bank relating to any Letter of Credit, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall control. On and after the Effective Date, each Existing Letter of Credit shall be a Letter of Credit issued hereunder.

SECTION 4.02 Notice of Issuance, Amendment, Renewal, Extension; Certain Conditions . To request the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or the amendment, renewal or extension of an outstanding Letter of Credit), the Borrower shall hand deliver or telecopy (or transmit by electronic communication, if arrangements for doing so have been approved by the Bank) to the Bank (reasonably in advance of the requested date of issuance, amendment, renewal or extension) a notice requesting the issuance of a Letter of Credit, or identifying the Letter of Credit to be amended, renewed or extended, and specifying the date of issuance, amendment, renewal or extension (which shall be a Business Day), the date on which such Letter of Credit is to expire (which shall comply with Section 4.03), the amount (in Dollars) of such Letter of Credit, the name and address of the beneficiary thereof and such other information as shall be necessary to prepare, amend, renew or extend such Letter of Credit. If requested by the Bank, the Borrower also shall submit a letter of credit application on the Bank’s standard form in connection with any request for a Letter of Credit. A Letter of Credit shall be issued, amended, renewed or extended only if (and upon issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of each Letter of Credit, the Borrower shall be deemed to represent and warrant that) after giving effect to such issuance, amendment, renewal or extension (i) the LC Exposure shall not exceed $1,000,000 and (ii) the total Working Capital Exposure shall not exceed the total Working Capital Loan Commitment.

SECTION 4.03 Expiration Date . Each Letter of Credit shall expire at or prior to the close of business on the earlier of (i) the date one year after the date of the issuance of such Letter of Credit (or, in the case of any renewal or extension thereof, one year after such renewal

 

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or extension) and (ii) the date that is 30 Business Days prior to the Working Capital Loan Maturity Date; provided , however , that any Letter of Credit with a one-year tenor may provide for the renewal thereof for additional one-year periods (which shall in no event extend beyond the date referred to in clause (ii) above).

SECTION 4.04 Reimbursement . If the Bank makes any LC Disbursement in respect of a Letter of Credit, the Borrower shall reimburse such LC Disbursement by paying to the Bank an amount equal to such LC Disbursement not later than 12:00 noon, Houston, Texas time, on (i) the Business Day that the Borrower receives notice of such LC Disbursement, if such notice is received prior to 11:00 a.m., Houston, Texas time, on the day of receipt, or (ii) the Business Day immediately following the day that the Borrower receives such notice, if such notice is not received prior to such time on the day of receipt; provided , however , that, if no Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower may, subject to the conditions to borrowing set forth herein, request in accordance with Section 2.01(a) an Advance to finance such reimbursement and, to the extent so financed, the Borrower’s obligation to make such payment shall be discharged and replaced by the resulting Working Capital Advance.

SECTION 4.05 Obligations Absolute . The Borrower’s obligation to reimburse LC Disbursements as provided in Section 4.04 shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be performed strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under any and all circumstances whatsoever and irrespective of (i) any lack of validity or enforceability of any Letter of Credit or this Agreement, or any term or provision therein, (ii) any draft or other document presented under a Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent or invalid in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect, (iii) payment by the Bank under a Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or other document that does not comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit, or (iv) any other event or circumstance whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, that might, but for the provisions of this Section, constitute a legal or equitable discharge of, or provide a right of setoff against, the Borrower’s obligations hereunder. Neither the Bank nor any of its Affiliates shall have any liability or responsibility by reason of or in connection with the issuance or transfer of any Letter of Credit or any payment or failure to make any payment thereunder (irrespective of any of the circumstances referred to in the preceding sentence), or any error, omission, interruption, loss or delay in transmission or delivery of any draft, notice or other communication under or relating to any Letter of Credit (including any document required to make a drawing thereunder), any error in interpretation of technical terms or any consequence arising from causes beyond the control of the Bank; provided , however , that the foregoing shall not be construed to excuse the Bank from liability to the Borrower to the extent of any direct damages (as opposed to consequential damages, claims in respect of which are hereby waived by the Borrower to the extent permitted by applicable law) suffered by the Borrower that are caused by the Bank’s failure to exercise care when determining whether drafts and other documents presented under a Letter of Credit comply with the terms thereof. In the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Bank (as finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction), the Bank shall be deemed to have exercised care in each such determination. In furtherance of the foregoing and without limiting the generality thereof, with respect to documents presented that appear on their face to be in substantial compliance with the terms of a Letter of Credit, the Bank may, in its sole discretion, either accept and make payment upon such documents without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary, or refuse to accept and make payment upon such documents if such documents are not in strict compliance with the terms of such Letter of Credit.

 

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SECTION 4.06 Disbursement Procedures . The Bank shall, promptly following its receipt thereof, examine all documents purporting to represent a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit. The Bank shall promptly notify the Borrower by telephone (confirmed by telecopy) of such demand for payment and whether the Bank has made or will make an LC Disbursement thereunder; provided , however , that any failure to give or delay in giving such notice shall not relieve the Borrower of its obligation to reimburse the Bank with respect to any such LC Disbursement.

SECTION 4.07 Interim Interest . If the Bank shall make any LC Disbursement, then, unless the Borrower shall reimburse such LC Disbursement in full on the date such LC Disbursement is made, the unpaid amount thereof shall bear interest, for each day from and including the date such LC Disbursement is made to but excluding the date that the Borrower reimburses such LC Disbursement, at the rate per annum then applicable to the Working Capital Loan; provided , however , that, if the Borrower fails to reimburse such LC Disbursement when due pursuant to Section 4.04 , then Section 3.03(c) shall apply.

SECTION 4.08 Cash Collateralization . If any Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, on the Business Day that the Borrower receives notice from the Bank demanding the deposit of cash collateral pursuant to this paragraph, the Borrower shall deposit in an account with the Bank, in the name of the Bank, an amount in cash equal to 105% of the LC Exposure as of such date plus any accrued and unpaid interest thereon; provided , however , that the obligation to deposit such cash collateral shall become effective immediately, and such deposit shall become immediately due and payable, without demand or other notice of any kind, upon the occurrence of any Event of Default with respect to the Borrower described in clause (d) or (e) of Section 9.01 . Such deposit shall be held by the Bank as collateral for the payment and performance of the obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement. The Bank shall have exclusive dominion and control, including the exclusive right of withdrawal, over such account. Other than any interest earned on the investment of such deposits, which investments shall be made at the option and sole discretion of the Bank and at the Borrower’s risk and expense, such deposits shall not bear interest. Interest or profits, if any, on such investments shall accumulate in such account. The Bank shall apply moneys in such account to reimburse itself for LC Disbursements for which it has not been reimbursed and, to the extent not so applied, shall be held for the satisfaction of the reimbursement obligations of the Borrower for the LC Exposure at such time or, if the maturity of the Loans has been accelerated, be applied to satisfy other obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement. If the Borrower is required to provide an amount of cash collateral hereunder as a result of the occurrence of an Event of Default, such amount (to the extent not applied as aforesaid) shall be returned to the Borrower within three Business Days after all Events of Default have been cured or waived.

 

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ARTICLE V

CONDITIONS OF LENDING

SECTION 5.01 Condition Precedent to Initial Credit Extension . The obligations of the Bank under this Agreement shall not become effective until the date on which each of the following conditions is satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 10.01 ):

(a) The Bank shall have received the Working Capital Note and the Equipment Note, each duly executed and delivered by the Borrower to the order of the Bank.

(b) The Bank shall have received certified copies of all documents evidencing necessary governmental approvals, if any, with respect to the Loan Documents.

(c) The Bank shall have received a certificate of the Secretary of each Credit Party certifying inter alia , (i) true and correct copies of the organizational documents of such Credit Party, (ii) true and correct copies of resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors (or comparable body) of each Credit Party (A) authorizing the execution, delivery and performance by each Credit Party of the Loan Documents to which it is a party and the incurrence of its obligations thereunder, (B) approving the forms of the Loan Documents that will be delivered at or prior to the Effective Date and (C) authorizing the officers of such Credit Party to execute and deliver the Loan Documents to which it is a party and any related documents, including any agreement or security document contemplated by this Agreement, and (iii) the incumbency and specimen signatures of the officers of such Credit Party executing any documents on behalf of such Credit Party.

(d) The Bank shall have received a certificate of the chief financial officer of the Borrower certifying inter alia , (i) the truth of the representations and warranties made by the Borrower in any Loan Document that will be delivered at or prior to the Effective Date, (ii) the absence of any proceedings for the dissolution or liquidation of the Borrower and (iii) the absence of the occurrence and continuance of any Default.

(e) The Bank shall have received certificates as to existence, qualification and good standing issued by the Secretary of State of each state wherein any Credit Party is or should be qualified to do business as a foreign entity.

(f) The Bank shall have received the written opinion of Doherty & Doherty LLP, counsel for the Borrower, dated the Effective Date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Bank.

(g) The Bank shall have received the payment of all fees required to be paid, and all expenses for which invoices have been presented.

(h) The Bank shall have received an executed payoff letter from the Sellers and BancFirst with accompanying releases in regard to the Indebtedness owing to said parties by SES or the Sellers;

 

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(i) The Bank shall have received a Working Capital Loan Borrowing Base Certificate certified by the chief financial officer of the Borrower.

(j) The Bank shall have received certificates of insurance covering the properties of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries with such insurance carriers, for such amounts and covering such risks as are acceptable to the Bank;

(k) The Equipment Loan and the Working Capital Loan outstanding under the Existing Credit Agreement shall have been prepaid (or prepaid simultaneously with the closing hereunder) together with accrued interest and fees and all other amounts thereunder.

(l) The Bank shall be satisfied with the form and substance of the Acquisition Documents, the total financing requirements for the Acquisition of SES shall not exceed $8,200,000, the Acquisition shall have been consummated or shall be consummated simultaneously on the Effective Date in accordance with the terms of the Acquisition Documents (without any waiver or amendment of any such terms not approved by the Bank), and the Bank shall have received a certificate to such effect;

(m) Each Guarantor shall have executed and delivered to the Bank an agreement confirming the continued effectiveness of the Guaranty, the Security Agreement and the Deeds of Trust in a form satisfactory to the Bank; and

(n) The Bank shall have received all other documents that it may reasonably request relating to any other matters relevant hereto.

SECTION 5.02 Conditions Precedent to All Advances . The obligation of the Bank to make an Advance or issue, amend, renew or extend a Letter of Credit shall be subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the following conditions precedent on the date of such Advance or issuance:

(a) The Bank shall have received the Request for Advance required by Section 2.02 or a request for the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of a Letter of Credit pursuant to Section 4.02 .

(b) No Default has occurred and is continuing or will result from the making of such Advance.

(c) The representations and warranties of the Credit Parties contained in the Loan Documents shall be true and correct as of the date of such Advance, with the same effect as though made on such date.

(d) With respect to Advances under the Working Capital Loan, immediately after giving effect to such Advance, the Working Capital Exposure shall not exceed the lesser of (i) the Working Capital Loan Commitment or (ii) the Working Capital Loan Borrowing Base as set forth in the most current certificate required to be delivered pursuant to Section 7.02 .

 

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(e) No Material Adverse Effect shall have occurred since the Effective Date.

Each Advance hereunder shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty by the Borrower on the date of such Advance as to the facts specified in clauses (a) through (e) of this Section 5.02 .

ARTICLE VI

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

The Borrower as to itself and its Subsidiaries represents and warrants to the Bank as follows:

SECTION 6.01 Organization, Standing and Qualification . Each Credit Party is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the state of its organization and is duly qualified and licensed to do business and in good standing in each jurisdiction where the failure to be so qualified, licensed and in good standing would reasonably be likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 6.02 Authority . The execution, delivery and performance by each Credit Party of the Loan Documents to which it is a party are within such Credit Party’s corporate powers, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action, and do not contravene (i) its Other Instruments, or (ii) any applicable law, regulation, ruling or order of any government or governmental entity or any contract to which any Credit Party is a party or by which the property of any Credit Party is bound. This Agreement, the other Loan Documents and the Acquisition Documents constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Credit Parties party thereto enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, except as limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws at the time in effect affecting the rights of creditors generally and subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.

SECTION 6.03 Financial Condition . The consolidated balance sheets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries at December 31, 2006 and June 30, 2007, and the related consolidated statements of income, retained earnings and cash flows of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal year and six month periods then ended, copies of which have been furnished to the Bank and certified by the chief financial officer of the Borrower, fairly present the consolidated financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at such dates and the results of the operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the periods ended on such dates, all in accordance with GAAP. Since December 31, 2006, there has been no Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 6.04 Litigation . There is no pending or, to the best knowledge of the Borrower, threatened action or proceeding against or affecting the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower before any court, governmental agency or arbitrator (i) in which an adverse decision may have a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) that involve any Loan Document, Acquisition Document or the Acquisition, or (iii) that could impair the consummation of the Acquisition within the time and in the manner contemplated by the Acquisition Documents.

 

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SECTION 6.05 Regulation U . The proceeds of the Credit Extensions will be used by the Borrower only for general corporate purposes and without limiting the foregoing, in no event will any proceeds of the Credit Extensions be used to acquire any security in any transaction that is subject to Sections 13 and 14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or to purchase or carry any margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation U issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System) or to extend credit to others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any such margin stock. The Borrower is not engaged in the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying such margin stock.

SECTION 6.06 Compliance with Law . Each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries is, and at all times since January 1, 2007, has been, in compliance with each law that is or was applicable to it or to the conduct or operation of its business or the ownership or use of any of its assets where the failure to be in compliance could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; and neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any notice of, nor does any of them have knowledge of, the assertion by any governmental authority of any such violation or of any obligation of the Borrower or any Subsidiary to undertake any remedial action under any law.

SECTION 6.07 Other Instruments . No Credit Party is a party to any indenture, loan or credit agreement or any lease or other agreement or instrument or subject to any restriction which would have a Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 6.08 Title to Properties . Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries has good, indefeasible and insurable title to all its material properties, including all property reflected in the consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower (except for such property as has been sold or otherwise disposed of in the ordinary course of business since the date thereof), free from any Liens except Permitted Liens.

SECTION 6.09 Taxes . Except as disclosed in writing by the Borrower to the Bank prior to the Effective Date, the federal tax returns of each Credit Party and such other tax returns and reports required to be filed with the appropriate governmental agencies in all jurisdictions in which such returns or reports are required to be filed have been filed and all of the foregoing are in all material respects, true and correct and complete. Each Credit Party has filed all federal, state and local tax returns and other reports required by law to be filed and have paid all taxes and other similar charges that are due and payable by it.

SECTION 6.10 Environmental Compliance .

(a) The Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries has been and is currently in compliance in all respects with all applicable Environmental Laws, except where such noncompliance is unlikely to have a Material Adverse Effect;

(b) Neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries has received notice that it is or may be a potentially responsible party for removal or remediation of any Hazardous Substance or petroleum product, or that any Person has or may exert a claim for contribution or reimbursement for such removal or remediation;

 

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(c) To the best of the Borrower’s knowledge, there has been no release of any Hazardous Substance or petroleum product from, onto or under the Property of Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower which release would have a Material Adverse Effect; and

(d) without limiting the foregoing:

(i) There is no existing or, to the best of the Borrower’s knowledge, anticipated order requiring the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower to clean up or remediate any Hazardous Substance or petroleum product on any property presently or formerly owned, leased or used by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower;

(ii) All underground and above ground storage tanks located on the Property of the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower (“ Tanks ”) have been registered and all fees required by any Environmental Law have been paid;

(iii) The Borrower and Borrower’s Subsidiaries and all Tanks are in compliance with Chapter 26 of the Texas Water Code, Chapter 334 of the Texas Administrative Code, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act and 40 C.F.R. Part 280, as supplemented and amended, including without limitation, requirements for financial assurance, tank replacement, and monitoring.

SECTION 6.11 No Default . Neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary of the Borrower is in default under any instrument evidencing Indebtedness, and the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Loan Documents by the Credit Parties will not result in a default in the payment or performance of any obligations or in the performance of any mortgage, lease, contract or other agreement to which the Borrower or such Subsidiary is a party or by which the Borrower or such Subsidiary is or any of the Borrower’s or such Subsidiary’s properties or assets may be bound and no default thereunder has occurred and is continuing.

SECTION 6.12 Subsidiaries . Except as listed on Schedule 6.12, the Borrower has no Subsidiaries.

SECTION 6.13 ERISA . The Borrower and its Subsidiaries and each member of such parties’ “ Controlled Group ”, within the meaning of Section 414 of the Code or Section 4001(a) of ERISA, have timely fulfilled all their obligations under the minimum funding standards of ERISA and the Code with respect to each “ Employee Benefit Plan ” (within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA), whether or not terminated, to or with respect to which either the Borrower, any Subsidiary of the Borrower and/or a member of its Controlled Group is making or accruing an obligation to make contributions or within the preceding six years has made or had an obligation to make contributions (a “ Plan ”) and are (and have been) in compliance in all material respects with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and other law with respect to each Plan. Each Plan is (and/or has been) maintained and operated in compliance in all material respects with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and other law. Neither the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries nor any member of their Controlled Group:

 

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(a) has sought (or is seeking) a waiver of the minimum funding standard under Section 412 of the Code in respect of any Plan;

(b) has failed to timely make any contribution or payment to or in respect of any Plan, or made any amendment to any Plan that has resulted or could result in the imposition of a Lien or the posting of a bond or other security under ERISA or the Code; or

(c) has incurred (and no event exists which could result in) any liability under Title IV of ERISA (other than a liability to the PBGC for premiums under Section 4007 of ERISA). No litigation, investigation or claim (other than a routine claim for benefits) is pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened or anticipated concerning any Plan and no unfunded liability (whether or not current or contingent) exists under or with respect to any Plan.

SECTION 6.14 Acceptable Security Interest . The Security Agreement is effective to create in favor of the Bank a valid Lien on all right, title and interest of each Credit Party, as applicable, in the Collateral, as security for the Obligations, prior and superior in right to any other Lien (except for Liens permitted by Section 8.01 ). All financing statements have been filed that are necessary to perfect any security interest created pursuant to the Security Agreement that can be perfected by the filing of such financing statements and all actions necessary to provide control to the Bank, with respect to any Collateral for which control can be established in favor of the Bank, have been taken, including delivery of such Collateral to the Bank to the extent such Collateral is certificated or for which possession can provide perfection with respect thereto.

ARTICLE VII

AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

Until the Final Payment Date the Borrower as to itself and its Subsidiaries covenants as follows:

SECTION 7.01 Compliance with Laws, Etc .

(a) The Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, comply in all material respects with all applicable laws, rules, regulations and orders, such compliance to include, without limitation, paying before the same become delinquent all taxes, assessments and governmental charges imposed upon it or upon its property except to the extent contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and shall comply with and perform and observe all material covenants, provisions and conditions to be performed and observed on the part of the Borrower or such Subsidiary in connection with all of its Other Instruments.

(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall (i) comply in a timely fashion with, or operate pursuant to valid waivers of, the provisions of all Environmental Laws unless the failure to do so will not have a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) notify each Bank promptly in the event of any actual or alleged

 

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material noncompliance with any Environmental Laws or any notice of any actual or alleged obligation to take corrective action with respect to any Hazardous Substance or petroleum product and (iii) promptly forward to the Bank a copy of any claim, judgment, order, notice, civil or criminal complaint, actual or threatened Lien, request for injunction, threatened or actual withdrawal of any Permit or other communication or report in connection with any material matter relating to Environmental Laws, Hazardous Substances or petroleum products as it may adversely affect the Borrower or such Subsidiary or any Property of the Borrower or such Subsidiary.

SECTION 7.02 Reporting Requirements . The Borrower will furnish or will cause to be furnished at its expense to the Bank:

(a) as soon as available and in any event within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Borrower, a copy of the consolidated and consolidating balance sheets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the end of such year and the related consolidated and consolidating statements of income and cash flows for such year, audited and bearing an unqualified opinion by independent certified public accountants acceptable to the Bank and certified by the chief financial officer of the Borrower as fairly presenting the financial position of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at the dates indicated and in accordance with GAAP together with a statement of such accountants stating that, in making the examination necessary for their report, they obtained no knowledge of any Default, or, if such accountants shall have obtained knowledge of any such Default, specifying the details and the nature and status thereof;

(b) as soon as available and in any event within 25 days after the end of each calendar month of the Borrower, the consolidated and consolidating balance sheets of the Borrower as of the end of such month and the related consolidated and consolidating statements of income and cash flows of the Borrower for such month all in reasonable detail, certified by the chief financial officer of the Borrower as fairly presenting the financial position of the Borrower as at the dates indicated and in accordance with GAAP;

(c) as soon as available and in any event within 25 days after the end of each calendar month, a completed Working Capital Loan Borrowing Base Certificate as of the end of such month;

(d) as soon as available and in any event within 25 days after the end of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of the Borrower and within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Borrower, a Compliance Certificate from the Borrower as of the end of such period;

(e) as soon as available and in any event within 25 days after the end of each calendar month of the Borrower, a monthly Accounts Receivable aging, accounts payables aging and inventory listing and aging report of Borrower, in form satisfactory to the Bank;

 

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(f) as soon as available and in any event within ten days after the end of each fiscal year of the Borrower, a listing of all Accounts Receivable debtors including physical addresses, contact names and phone numbers;

(g) Within 30 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Borrower, annual operating and capital budgets for the current fiscal year;

(h) Promptly after the commencement thereof, notice of all actions, suits, investigations and proceedings before any court , tribunal, agency or other governmental authority, affecting the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;

(i) As soon as available and in any event within 25 days after the end of each fiscal quarter of the Borrower, an Equipment sales report from the Borrower as of the end of such period; and

(j) such other information as the Bank may from time to time reasonably request.

SECTION 7.03 Visitation Rights . At any reasonable time and from time to time upon prior notice to the Borrower, the Borrower shall permit the Bank or any agents or representatives thereof to examine and make copies of and abstracts from the records and books of account of, and visit and inspect the Properties, Inventory and chattel paper of, the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower and to discuss the affairs, finances and accounts of the Borrower or such Subsidiary with any officer of the Borrower or such Subsidiary and their independent public accountants.

SECTION 7.04 Maintenance of Insurance . The Borrower shall, and shall cause each Subsidiary of the Borrower to, maintain insurance with responsible and reputable insurance companies in such amounts and covering such risks as are usually carried by companies engaged in similar businesses and owning similar properties in the same trade and general areas in which the Borrower or such Subsidiaries operate. Each liability insurance policy shall name the Bank as an additional insured and each property insurance policy shall name the Bank as loss payee. The Borrower will, and will cause each Subsidiary of the Borrower to, furnish evidence of any such insurance referred to in this Section upon request by the Bank.

SECTION 7.05 Maintenance of Properties, Etc . The Borrower shall, and shall cause each Subsidiary of the Borrower to, maintain and preserve all of its Properties, necessary or useful in the proper conduct of its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted.

SECTION 7.06 Keeping of Records and Books of Account . The Borrower shall, and shall cause each Subsidiary of the Borrower to, keep adequate records and books of account in accordance with GAAP.

SECTION 7.07 Preservation of Existence, Etc . The Borrower shall, and shall cause each Subsidiary of the Borrower to, preserve and maintain its existence, rights, franchises and privileges in the state of its formation and qualify and remain qualified in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is necessary or desirable in view of its business and operations and the ownership of its Properties.

 

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SECTION 7.08 Notification of Adverse Events . The Borrower shall notify the Bank of all Events of Default within five days of the occurrence thereof.

SECTION 7.09 ERISA Compliance . The Borrower shall, and shall cause each ERISA Affiliate to, comply in all material respects with the provisions of ERISA, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and all other applicable laws and the regulations and interpretations thereunder.

SECTION 7.10 Additional Security .

(a) No later than ten days after any Person becomes a Subsidiary, the Borrower shall, and shall cause such Subsidiary (unless it is not a Domestic Subsidiary) and its parent to, execute and deliver a Joinder Agreement under which (i) such Domestic Subsidiary shall grant a security interest in its assets described in the Security Agreement as security for the Obligations and become a Guarantor, and (ii) such parent pledges to the Bank 100% of the common stock or other ownership interests of such Domestic Subsidiary (or 65% of the common stock or other ownership interests of such Subsidiary if it is not a Domestic Subsidiary) and to deliver to the Bank such other documents relating to such Subsidiary as the Bank may reasonably request.

(b) From and after the Closing Date, if (i) the Borrower or any Guarantor acquires any fee interest in real property having a book value in excess of $100,000 or (ii) at the time any Person becomes a Guarantor, such Person owns or holds any such fee interest in real property of such value, such Credit Party shall deliver to the Bank, at its request after such acquisition of such property or such Person becomes a Guarantor, as the case may be, the following:

(i) A fully executed and notarized mortgage or deed of trust (an “ Additional Mortgage ”), duly recorded in all appropriate places in all applicable jurisdictions, encumbering the interest of such Credit Party in such property;

(ii) If requested by the Bank, a title report issued by a title company acceptable to the Bank with respect thereto, dated not more than 30 days prior to the date such Additional Mortgage is to be recorded and satisfactory in form and substance to the Administrative Agent, together with copies of any documents listed as exceptions to such title and, to the extent the Borrower or any Subsidiary obtains an owner’s title policy on said property, a mortgagee’s policy in an equal amount insuring the Lien in subsection (i) above; and

(iii) If requested by the Bank, evidence that said property is not in an area designated as prone to flooding or, if so, evidence of flood insurance reasonably satisfactory to the Bank.

 

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SECTION 7.11 Borrowing Base Audits . The Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, permit the Bank, at any reasonable time, and upon reasonable notice, to perform one collateral audit of the assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries that comprise the Borrowing Base during each fiscal year; provided , however , that, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Bank shall be permitted to conduct additional audits as it determines. Regardless of whether an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, all such audits shall be performed at the Borrower’s sole cost and expense.

SECTION 7.12 Treasury Management Services . The Borrower shall maintain in effect the existing depositing services provided by the Bank on an exclusive basis from the Effective Date through the Final Payment Date.

SECTION 7.13 Use of Proceeds . The Borrower shall use the proceeds of the Advances (i) to finance the working capital requirements of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and for general corporate purposes, (ii) to finance the Acquisition and (iii) to refinance the Working Capital Loan and the Equipment Loan outstanding under the Existing Credit Agreement.

ARTICLE VIII

NEGATIVE COVENANTS

Until the Final Payment Date, the Borrower shall not and shall not permit any Subsidiary of the Borrower to:

SECTION 8.01 Liens . Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon or with respect to any of its Properties, now owned or hereafter acquired, or assign or otherwise convey any right to receive income or sell any accounts or notes receivable except Permitted Liens. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the parties acknowledge that they do not intend to subordinate the Lien granted to the Bank to any Permitted Lien that may arise in the future.

SECTION 8.02 Indebtedness . Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness without the written consent of the Bank except for:

(a) Indebtedness of the Borrower under the Loan Documents;

(b) Indebtedness shown on Schedule 8.02 ;

(c) Indebtedness in the amount of $1,000,000 or less incurred to finance the purchase price for assets necessary in Borrower’s ordinary course of business;

(d) A guarantee of Indebtedness of CAVO owed to the Bank and outstanding on the date hereof not to exceed $2,200,000 and any extensions, renewals, refinancings and replacements thereof; and

(e) Subordinated Indebtedness owing or to be owing by Turbeco, Inc. to Preston Phenes, in the approximate original principal amount of One Million Five Hundred Forty-Five Thousand Three Hundred Ninety-One and No/100 Dollars ($1,545,391.00), with a maturity date of September 1, 2009.

 

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SECTION 8.03 Change in Nature of Business . Make any material change in the nature of the business of the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower as carried on at the date hereof.

SECTION 8.04 Transactions with Affiliates . Make any sale to, make any purchase from, extend credit to, make payment for services rendered by, or enter into any other transaction with any Affiliate unless, in each case, such sale, purchase or extension of credit is made or such services are rendered or such other transaction is entered into in the ordinary course of business and on terms and conditions at least as favorable to the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower as the terms and conditions that would apply in a similar transaction on an arms-length basis with a Person other than such Affiliate.

SECTION 8.05 Investments . Make any Investments in any Person except:

(a) Investments made to officers, employees or shareholders of the Borrower not in excess of $250,000 at any time outstanding;

(b) Investments by the Borrower in its Subsidiaries existing on the date hereof and as set forth in Schedule 6.12 ;

(c) Permitted Investments; and

(d) the Acquisition.

SECTION 8.06 Distributions . Directly or indirectly declare, order, pay, make or set apart any sum for any Restricted Payment except for dividends by a Subsidiary to the Borrower or another Subsidiary.

SECTION 8.07 Subordinated Debt . Prepay any Subordinated Debt without the written consent of the Bank, or amend, modify, or change in any way any of the Subordinated Debt so as to change the stated maturity date of the principal of such debt, or any installment of interest thereon, to an earlier date, increase the rate of interest thereon or any premium payable on the redemption thereof, change any of the redemption or subordination provisions thereof (or the definitions of any defined terms contained therein) or otherwise change in any respect materially adverse to the interests of the Bank any of the terms thereof, in each case, without the written consent of the Bank; provided , however , the Borrower may make scheduled principal payments of the Subordinated Debt as they become due if (A) on the due date no Default exists, (B) the Bank has not notified either the Borrower or any holder of Subordinated Debt that a Default then exists or would be created by such payment, (C) the Pro Forma Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio at the time of such scheduled principal payment shall not be less than 1.5 to 1.0 and (D) immediately following such payment the lesser of the Working Capital Loan Borrowing Base and the Working Capital Commitment shall exceed the Working Capital Exposure by at least $500,000.

 

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SECTION 8.08 Leverage Ratio . Permit the Leverage Ratio on the last day of any month to be more than (i) 3.0 to 1.0 for any month ending prior to January 1, 2008, and (ii) 2.5 to 1.0 thereafter.

SECTION 8.09 Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio . Permit the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio on the last day of any month to be less than 1.3 to 1.0.

SECTION 8.10 Consolidated Net Income . Permit its Consolidated Net Income to be less than zero (i) for any fiscal quarter or (ii) for any Fiscal Year.

SECTION 8.11 Prohibition of Fundamental Changes . The Borrower shall not, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, merge or consolidate with, or acquire all or any substantial part of the assets or class of stock or other ownership interests of, any other Person without the prior written consent of the Bank, except as follows:

(i) any wholly-owned Subsidiary may merge with any other wholly-owned Subsidiary; and

(ii) the Borrower may merge with any wholly-owned Subsidiary so long as the Borrower is the surviving entity.

SECTION 8.12 Asset Sales . The Borrower shall not, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, sell, convey, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of, in one transaction or a series of transactions, any assets except for:

(a) Sales of inventory in the ordinary course of business;

(b) Sales of Equipment provided that the proceeds of such sales are either reinvested in similar equipment and value or used to prepay the Equipment Loan within 90 days after the end of the fiscal quarter in which such sales were made; and

(c) Sales of assets other than Equipment that do not exceed $250,000 since the Effective Date.

SECTION 8.13 Capital Expenditures . The Borrower shall not permit the aggregate Capital Expenditures by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in any fiscal year to exceed $15,000,000.

SECTION 8.14 Restrictions on CAVO . The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, vote for any amendment or termination of the CAVO Regulations, or any other agreement material to CAVO’s operations, except, in each case, for amendments that would not reduce CAVO’s cash flow and with respect to which the Borrower has provided to the Bank a copy of the proposed amendment at least five days prior to the effective date of such amendment.

 

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ARTICLE IX

EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES

SECTION 9.01 Events of Default . The occurrence of any one or more of the following events shall constitute an Event of Default hereunder:

(a) Any opinion, certification, representation or warranty to the Bank set forth in this Agreement or any other Loan Document or in any certificate required to be delivered herewith or therewith (including any Request for Advance) at any time (whether made or delivered on the date of this Agreement or prior to or after such date) shall be false when made or delivered in any material respect;

(b) Any Credit Party shall fail to comply with any of the provisions of any Loan Document other than those obligations referenced in Section 9.01(c) and such event continues for a period of 30 days after the Bank has sent the Borrower notice thereof or the Borrower has actual notice thereof;

(c) The Borrower shall fail to pay any principal or interest of any Note when due, whether by acceleration or otherwise, or any Credit Party shall fail to pay any Obligations owed under any Loan Document when due, in each case within three Business Days from the date when due;

(d) The Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower (i) admits in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due; (ii) is generally not paying its debts as they become due, except if contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings; (iii) files a petition under any bankruptcy law or any insolvency law or similar laws (including, without limitation, the Federal Bankruptcy Code of 1978 or any amendment thereto); (iv) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors; or (v) files a petition or answer seeking for itself, or consenting to or acquiescing in any reorganization, arrangement, composition, readjustment, liquidation, dissolution or similar relief under any law referred to in clause (iii) of this paragraph (d) or fails to deny the material allegations of or to contest any such petition filed against it within 60 days;

(e) There is appointed a receiver, custodian, liquidator, fiscal agent or trustee of the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower or of the whole or any substantial part of the properties or assets of the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower or any court enters an order, judgment or decree approving a petition filed against the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower seeking reorganization, arrangement, composition, readjustment, liquidation, dissolution or similar relief under any law referred to in clause (iii) of paragraph (d) of this Section or an order of relief is entered pursuant to any such law with respect to the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower and such order, judgment, decree or appointment shall not be dismissed within a period of 60 days;

(f) The Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower fails to pay at maturity or renew any Indebtedness of the Borrower or Subsidiary of the Borrower or the default by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower under any note, indenture, mortgage or

 

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obligation incurred pursuant thereto, the effect of which default (assuming the giving of notice or the passage of time or both) accelerates, or entitles any Person to accelerate, any maturity thereof or results in the forfeiture by Borrower or such Subsidiary of any of its rights under any such note, indenture or mortgage and the amount of any such Indebtedness (other than Subordinated Debt) individually or in the aggregate exceeds $100,000;

(g) The Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower suffers a final judgment against it which, within 60 days from the date such judgment is entered, shall not have been discharged or execution thereof stayed pending appeal unless (i) such judgment is adequately covered by insurance; or (ii) adequate accruals with respect to such judgment have been established in accordance with GAAP and the aggregate amount of all such judgments not adequately covered by insurance is not at any time in excess of $200,000;

(h) The Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower suffers to exist any order, judgment, claim, notice, injunction or decree of any governmental agency in connection with any Environmental Law requiring Borrower to (1) pay any penalty, (2) take corrective action or reimburse any Person for corrective action or (3) correct any violation, if the potential cost to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries of any of same exceeds individually or in the aggregate $200,000 and such order, judgment, claim or notice is not dismissed or continuously stayed or enjoined within a period of five days from the date the Borrower’s payment or corrective action is required;

(i) A Change of Control shall have occurred;

(j) Any material adverse change shall have occurred to the business, condition (financial or otherwise), results of operation or prospects of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, since the Effective Date;

(k) Any Loan Document shall at any time and for any reason cease to be in full force and effect and binding on the Credit Party party thereto or shall be contested by any party thereto or any Credit Party shall deny it has any liability under any Loan Document to which it is a party, or any Loan Document shall at any time and for any reason cease to create an Acceptable Security Interest in the Property purported to be subject to such agreement in accordance with the terms of such agreement; or

(l) An ERISA Event shall have occurred.

Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Bank may (i) declare the Bank’s obligation to make Advances to be terminated, whereupon the same shall forthwith terminate, and (ii) may take any and all actions, including to declare the Notes or any one of them, all interest thereon and all other amounts payable under this Agreement to be forthwith due and payable, whereupon said Note, all such interest and all such amounts shall become and be forthwith due and payable, without grace, demand, presentment for payment, notice of dishonor, default, acceleration of the maturity thereof and of the intent to accelerate the maturity thereof, protest and notice of protest and notice of any kind, filing of suit, diligence in collecting the Note and bringing suit and enforcing of the security rights of the Bank, all of

 

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which, except for the notices referred to in Sections 9.01(b) , are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower, and thereafter the Bank may pursue any remedy or take any action that it may have hereunder, at law, in equity, or otherwise (including, but not limited to, reducing any claim to judgment) if the Note is not paid at maturity (on demand, by acceleration or otherwise); provided , however , that in the event of an Event of Default described in either clause (d) or (e) above, (A) the obligation of the Bank to make Advances shall automatically be terminated and (B) the Notes, all such interest and all such amounts shall automatically become and be due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or any notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower.

ARTICLE X

MISCELLANEOUS

SECTION 10.01 Amendments, Etc . No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or the Notes, nor consent to any departure by the Borrower therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Bank and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given.

SECTION 10.02 Notices, Etc . All notices and other communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing (including telecopy or electronic communication) and mailed, telecopied or delivered as follows:

(a) if to the Borrower, at its address at 7030 Empire Central Drive, Houston, Texas 77040, Attention: Chief Financial Officer;

(b) if to the Bank, at its address at 1000 Louisiana, 3 rd Floor, T5001-031, Houston, Texas 77002, Attention: Chad Johnson.

All such notices and communications shall when be effective when received.

SECTION 10.03 No Waiver; Remedies . No failure on the part of the Bank to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right hereunder or under the Notes shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right. The remedies herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law.

SECTION 10.04 Costs, Expenses and Taxes . The Borrower shall pay on demand all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Bank in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery, administration, modification, and amendment of this Agreement, the Notes, and the other Loan Documents, including costs associated with field examinations, appraisals and collateral reviews, the reasonable fees and out-of-pocket expenses of counsel for the Bank with respect to advising the Bank as to its rights and responsibilities under this Agreement, and all out-of-pocket costs and expenses, if any, of the Bank in connection with the enforcement (whether through negotiations, legal proceedings, or otherwise) of this Agreement, the Notes, and the other Loan Documents. If the Borrower fails to perform any agreement contained herein, the Bank may itself perform, or cause performance of, such agreement, and the costs and expenses of the Bank incurred in connection therewith shall be payable and the Borrower hereby promises to pay same, on demand.

 

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SECTION 10.05 Right of Set-off . Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default the Bank is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) at any time held and other Indebtedness at any time owing by the Bank to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower against any and all of the obligations of the Borrower now or hereafter existing under this Agreement, the Note and the other Loan Documents, whether or not the Bank shall have made any demand under this Agreement or any such Note and although such obligations may be unmatured. The Bank shall apply any amounts set off as herein described first to the Indebtedness of the Borrower owing under the Notes and the Loan Documents. The Bank shall promptly notify the Borrower after any such set-off and application made by the Bank, provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such set-off and application. The rights of the Bank under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of set-off) that the Bank may have.

SECTION 10.06 Interest . Anything in this agreement or the other Loan Documents to the contrary notwithstanding, the Borrower shall never be required to pay unearned interest on any Note and shall never be required to pay interest on such Note at a rate in excess of the Highest Lawful Rate, and if the effective rate of interest that would otherwise be payable under this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and such Note would exceed the Highest Lawful Rate, or if the holder of such Note shall receive any unearned interest or shall receive monies that are deemed to constitute interest that would increase the effective rate of interest payable by the Borrower under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to a rate in excess of the Highest Lawful Rate, then (a) the amount of interest that would otherwise be payable by the Borrower under this Agreement, such Note and the other Loan Documents shall be reduced to the highest nonusurious amount allowed under applicable law; and (b) any unearned interest paid by the Borrower or any interest paid by the Borrower in excess of the Highest Lawful Rate shall be credited on the principal of such Note and, to the extent any funds remain, refunded to the Borrower. Without limitation of the foregoing, all calculations of the rate of interest contracted for, charged or received by the Bank under the Note, or under this Agreement, are made for the purpose of determining whether such rate exceeds the Highest Lawful Rate applicable to the Bank (such Highest Lawful Rate being the Bank’s “ Maximum Permissible Rate ”) and shall be made, to the extent permitted by usury laws applicable to the Bank (now or hereafter enacted), by amortizing, prorating and spreading in equal parts during the period of the full stated term of the Advances evidenced by said Note all interest at any time contracted for, charged or received by the Bank in connection therewith. If at any time and from time to time (i) the amount of interest payable to the Bank on any date shall be computed at the Bank’s Maximum Permissible Rate pursuant to this Section and (ii) in respect of any subsequent interest computation period the amount of interest otherwise payable to the Bank would be less than the amount of interest payable to the Bank computed at the Bank’s Maximum Permissible Rate, then the amount of interest payable to the Bank in respect of such subsequent interest computation period shall continue to be computed at the Bank’s Maximum Permissible Rate until the total amount of interest payable to the Bank shall equal the total amount of interest that would have been payable to the Bank if the total amount of interest had been computed without giving effect to this Section.

 

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SECTION 10.07 Indemnification . The Borrower shall indemnify the Bank, the Affiliates of the Bank, and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents, representatives and attorneys of each of them (the “ Indemnified Parties ”) from, and hold each of them harmless against, any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever to which any of them may become subject arising out of or based on the Loan Documents but excluding any such liabilities, obligations, losses, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever incurred by reason of the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Indemnified Party. The obligations of the Borrower under this Section shall survive the termination of this Agreement and/or the payment or assignment of the Notes. IT IS THE EXPRESS INTENTION OF THE BORROWER THAT THE INDEMNIFIED PARTIES SHALL BE INDEMNIFIED AND HELD HARMLESS AGAINST ANY AND ALL LIABILITIES, OBLIGATIONS, LOSSES, PENALTIES, ACTIONS, JUDGMENTS, SUITS, COSTS, EXPENSES OR DISBURSEMENTS OF ANY KIND OR NATURE WHATSOEVER ARISING OUT OF THE SOLE OR CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE OR STRICT LIABILITY OF THE INDEMNIFIED PARTY OR EACH OF THEM .

SECTION 10.08 Binding Effect . This Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Borrower and the Bank and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Borrower, the Bank and their respective successors and assigns, except that the Borrower shall not have the right to assign its rights hereunder or any interest herein without the prior written consent of the Bank.

SECTION 10.09 Governing Law . This Agreement and the Notes shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Texas without regard to its choice of law principles.

SECTION 10.10 Execution in Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original.

SECTION 10.11 Assignment . The Bank may assign, transfer, convey or sell a participation or otherwise share its respective obligations and benefits hereunder; provided , however , that without the express written consent of the Borrower (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld) no such assignment, transfer, conveyance or sale shall affect the rights and obligations of the Bank vis-a-vis the Borrower.

SECTION 10.12 Separability . Should any clause, sentence, paragraph or Section of this Agreement be judicially declared to be invalid, unenforceable or void, such decision shall not have the effect of invalidating or voiding the remainder of this Agreement, and the parties hereto agree that the part or parts of this Agreement so held to be invalid, unenforceable or void shall be deemed to have been stricken herefrom and the remainder shall have the same force and effectiveness as if such part or parts had never been included herein.

SECTION 10.13 Limitation by Law . All rights, remedies and powers provided in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents may be exercised only to the extent that the exercise thereof does not violate any applicable provision of law, and all the provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents are intended to be subject to all applicable mandatory

 

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provisions of law that may be controlling and to be limited to the extent necessary so that they will not render this Agreement or any other Loan Document invalid, unenforceable, in whole or in part, or not entitled to be recorded, registered or filed under the provisions of any applicable law.

SECTION 10.14 Waiver of DTPA Actions . THE BORROWER HEREBY WAIVES ALL PROVISIONS OF THE TEXAS DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES-CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT (AS AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME, THE “ DTPA ”) AND EXPRESSLY RECOGNIZES THAT IT (i) HAS ASSETS OF $5 MILLION OR MORE, (ii) HAS KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE IN FINANCIAL AND BUSINESS MATTERS THAT ENABLES IT TO EVALUATE THE MERITS AND RISKS OF THIS TRANSACTION AND (iii) IS NOT IN A SIGNIFICANTLY DISPARATE BARGAINING POSITION RELATIVE TO THE PARTIES TO THIS CREDIT AGREEMENT.

SECTION 10.15 Agreement for Binding Arbitration .

(a) Any controversy or claim between or among the parties hereto, including but not limited to those arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the Loan Documents, including any claim based on or arising from an alleged tort, shall be determined by binding arbitration in accordance with the Federal Arbitration Act (or if not applicable, the applicable state law), the rules of practice and procedure for the arbitration of commercial disputes of the American Arbitration Association (“ AAA ”), and the “special rules” set forth in paragraph (b) below. In the event of any inconsistency, the special rules shall control. Judgment upon any arbitration award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction. Any party to this Agreement may bring an action, including a summary or expedited proceeding, to compel arbitration of any controversy or claim to which this Agreement or any of the Loan Documents applies in any court having jurisdiction over such action.

(b) The arbitration shall be conducted in Houston, Texas and administered by AAA, who shall appoint an arbitrator; if AAA is unable or legally precluded from administering the arbitration, then the Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services, Inc. shall serve. All arbitration hearings shall be commenced within 90 days of the demand for arbitration; further, the arbitrator shall only, upon a showing of cause, be permitted to extend the commencement of such hearing for up to an additional 60 days.

(c) Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to (i) limit the applicability of any otherwise applicable statutes of limitation or repose and any waivers contained in this Agreement or the Loan Documents; or (ii) be a waiver by the Bank of the protection afforded to it by 12 U.S.C. §91 or any substantially equivalent state law; or (iii) limit the rights of the Bank hereto (A) to exercise self help remedies such as (but not limited to) set-off, or (B) to foreclose against any real or personal property collateral, or (C) to obtain from a court provisional or ancillary remedies such as (but not limited to) injunctive relief, writ of possession or the appointment of a receiver. The Bank may exercise such self help rights, foreclose upon such Property, or obtain such provisional or ancillary remedies before, during, or after the pendency of any arbitration proceeding brought pursuant to this Agreement. Neither this exercise of self help remedies nor the

 

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institution or maintenance of an action for foreclosure or provisional or ancillary remedies shall constitute a waiver of the right of any party, including the claimant in any such action, to arbitrate the merits of the controversy or claim occasioning resort to such remedies.

SECTION 10.16 Final Agreement of the Parties . THIS AGREEMENT, THE NOTES, THE SECURITY AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS CONSTITUTE A “LOAN AGREEMENT” AS DEFINED IN SECTION 26.02(A) OF THE TEXAS BUSINESS AND COMMERCE CODE, AND REPRESENTS THE FINAL AGREEMENT AMONG THE PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES. THERE ARE NO ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES .

[Signatures on following page]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, effective as of the Effective Date.

 

FLOTEK INDUSTRIES, INC.
By:   /s/ Lisa Bromiley Meier
  Lisa Bromiley Meier
  Chief Financial Officer

 

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WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
By:   /s/ Chad Johnson
  Chad Johnson
  Vice President

 

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Exhibit A

FLOTEK INDUSTRIES, INC.

COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

AS OF [                              ]

The undersigned Lisa B. Meier, Chief Financial Officer of Flotek Industries, Inc. (the “ Borrower ”) hereby certifies that the following, in accordance with the current information on the books and records of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, sets forth the results of the calculations necessary to establish compliance with the provisions of Section 8.01 through Section 8.13 of the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “ Credit Agreement ”) dated as of August      , 2007 between the Borrower and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, and accurately reflects (i) the amounts required or permitted, as applicable under each of referenced provisions of the Credit Agreement and (ii) the actual amounts as they exist with respect to each of such provisions, as of the date of this certificate. All capitalized terms used herein without definition have the respective meaning specified therefore in the Credit Agreement. The details of such calculations are attached.

 

1. Section 8.02 - Indebtedness

The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any subsidiary to, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness without the written consent of the Bank except for (a) Indebtedness of the Borrower under the Loan Documents, (b) Indebtedness shown on Schedule 8.02, (c) Indebtedness in the amount of $1,000,000 or less incurred to finance the purchase price for assets necessary in Borrower’s ordinary course of business, (d) a guarantee of Indebtedness of CAVO owed to the Bank not to exceed $2,200,000 and any extensions, renewals, refinancings and replacements thereof, and (e) Subordinated Indebtedness owing by Turbeco, Inc. to Preston Phenes, evidenced by that one certain promissory note dated                                  , 200      in the original principal amount of One Million Five Hundred Forty-Five Thousand Three Hundred Ninety-One and No/100 Dollars ($1,545,391), bearing interest and due and payable as therein provided.

 

Trade payables more than 120 days past due

   $                 

Purchase money Indebtedness

   $                 

 

2. Section 8.05 - Investments

Borrower shall not make any Investments except (a) Investments made to officers, employees, shareholders of the Borrower not in excess of $250,000, (b) Investments in Subsidiaries listed on Schedule 6.12 and (c) Permitted Investments.

 

Investments made during the quarter ended [                  ]

   $                 

Investments made to officers, employees, and shareholders of the Borrower during the quarter ended [                  ]

   $                 

Investments in Subsidiaries

   $                 

Investments in Permitted Investments

   $                 

 

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3. Section 8.06 - Distributions

Borrower shall not directly or indirectly declare, order, pay, make or set apart any sum for any Restricted Payment except for dividends by a Subsidiary to the Borrower or another Subsidiary.

 

  Restricted Payments made during the quarter ended [                  ]    $ ________________

 

4. Section 8.07 - Subordinated Debt

Borrower may not prepay any Subordinated Debt, provided however, that the Borrower may make scheduled principal payments as they come due if (A) on the due date no Default exists, (B) the Bank has not notified either the Borrower or any holder of Subordinated Debt that a Default then exists or would be created by such payment, (C) the Pro Forma Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio at the time of such scheduled principal payment shall not be less than 1.5 to 1.0 and (D) immediately following such payment the lesser of the working Capital Loan Borrowing Base and the Working Capital Commitment shall exceed the Working Capital Exposure by at least $500,000.

 

  (1)   

Prepayment made during the quarter ended [                  ]

As of the date of such prepayments:

   $                         
           
  (2)    Working Capital Loan Borrowing Base    $  
           
  (3)    Working Capital Commitment    $  
           
  (4)    Lesser of (2) and (3)    $  
           
  (5)    Working Capital Exposure    $  
           
  (6)    Working Capital Exposure plus $500,000    $  
           

 

5. Section 8.08 - Leverage Ratio

Borrower shall not permit the Leverage Ratio on the last day of any month to be more than (a) 3.0 to 1.0 for any month ending prior to January 1, 2008, and (ii) 2.5 to 1.0 for periods ending thereafter.

 

   (1   Indebtedness outstanding as of [                  ]    $                         
           
   (2   Less: CAVO Debt guaranteed as of [                  ]    $  
           
   (3   Net Indebtedness as of [                  ] [(1)-(2)]    $  
           
   (4   EBITDA for the 12 month period ended [                  ]    $  
           
   (5   Leverage Ratio [(3) ÷ (4)]      [          ] to 1.0

 

6. Section 8.09 - Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio

Borrower shall not permit the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio to be less than 1.3 to 1.0.

 

  (1   EBITDA for the 12 month period ended [                  ]    $                         
          
  (2   Fixed Charges for the 12 month period ended [                  ]    $  
          
  (3   Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio [(1) ÷ (2)]      [          ] to 1.0

 

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7. Section 8.10 - Consolidated Net Income

Borrower shall not permit its Consolidated Net Income to be less than zero (i) for any fiscal quarter or (ii) for any Fiscal Year.

 

Consolidated Net Income for the quarter ended [                  ]

   $             

Consolidated Net Income for the Fiscal Year ended [                  ]

   $             

 

8. Section 8.12 - Asset Sales

The Borrower shall not, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, sell, convey, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of, in one transaction or a series of transactions, any assets except for (a) sales of Inventory in the ordinary course of business; (b) sales of Equipment provided that the proceeds of such sales are either reinvested in similar equipment and value or used to prepay the Equipment Loan within 90 days after the end of the fiscal quarter in which such sales were made; and (c) sales of assets other than Equipment that do not exceed $250,000 since the Effective Date.

 

(1)

   Net Proceeds from sales of Equipment during the quarter ended [                        ]    $             

(2)

   Net Proceeds reinvested in similar Equipment    $             

(3)

   Net Proceeds used to prepay the Equipment Loan    $             

(4)

   Total reinvested in similar Equipment and used for prepayments [(2) + (3)]    $             

 

9. Section 8.13 - Capital Expenditures

The Borrower shall not permit the aggregate Capital Expenditures by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries to exceed $10,000,000 in any Fiscal Year.

 

Capital Expenditures from January 1, [              ], through [                              ]

   $             

 

10. The undersigned further certifies that:

(a) She is familiar with and knowledgeable of all other terms, agreements, and provisions, warranties, representations and covenants contained in the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents;

(b) Her name appears on the specimen of signatures and incumbency certificate delivered to the Bank by the Borrower and now in effect, and she is authorized to execute this Compliance Certificate on behalf of the Borrower;

(c) No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing except as follows:

[Describe any Default or Event of Default]

 

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(d) The representations and warranties of the Borrower made or referred to in the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents (other than those representations and warranties that are by their express terms limited to the date of the instrument in which they are initially made or in respect to which each such change shall be and has been communicated, in writing, to the Bank and approved, in writing by the Bank) are true and correct in all material respects as of and on the date of this Compliance Certificate, except as follows:

[Describe any exceptions]

(e) There has been no material adverse change in the condition, financial or otherwise, of the Borrower since the date of the financial statements (audited or unaudited, as the case may be) of the Borrower most recently prepared and delivered to the Bank, except as follows:

[Describe any material adverse change]

Dated the              day of                          .

 

FLOTEK INDUSTRIES, INC.
By:    
Name:   Lisa Meier
Title:  

Chief Financial Officer

Flotek Industries, Inc.

 

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Exhibit B

FLOTEK INDUSTRIES, INC.

WORKING CAPITAL LOAN

BORROWING BASE CERTIFICATE

FOR THE MONTH OF                         

The capitalized terms used herein have the meanings and are used as set forth in that certain Consolidated Financial Statement of Borrower dated as of                          .

 

I.

   Eligible Accounts Receivables      Amount
   -    Accounts Receivable generated in ordinary course of business under a completed contract (gross)    $                 
   -    Less those more than 90 days past due    $                 
   -    Less those evidenced by note, etc.    $                 
   -    Less those subject to set-off    $                 
   -    Less foreign Accounts Receivable    $                 
   -    Less those due from debtor having concentration of greater than 25% of the Accounts Receivable    $                 
   -    Less those due from debtor having more than 20% of its total Accounts Receivable more than 90 days past due    $                 
   -    Less those due from debtor in bankruptcy or uncreditworthy debtor    $                 
   -    Less those due from an Affiliate    $                 
   -    Less those subject to credit balances relating to Account Receivable more than 90 days past due    $ $                 
   -    Less those relating to work-in-progress, finance charges or service charge   
     

TOTAL LINE 1

   $                 

II.

   Eligible Inventory    $                 
     

TOTAL LINE 2 (Eligible Inventory)

   $                 

III.

   Working Capital Loan Borrowing Base   
      Line 1 x 80%    $                 
      Line 2 x 50% may not exceed $10,000,000    $                 
     

TOTAL LINE 3

   $                 

Availability

   $                 
     

-      Total available under Borrowing Base

   $                 
     

-      Available under line (Not to exceed $25,000,000.00 total borrowings)

   $                 
     

-      Less Advances outstanding

   $                 
     

-      Excess available under Line (Not to exceed $25,000,000.00 total borrowings)

   $                 
     

       TOTAL

   $                 

 

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The undersigned certifies that (i) the above calculations are true and correct as of the date of this Borrowing Base Certificate and (ii) there are no assets represented in this Borrowing Base which serve as security for any lender other than the Bank.

 

FLOTEK INDUSTRIES, INC.,

a Delaware corporation

By:  
Name:  
Title:  

 

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Exhibit C

FORM OF REQUEST FOR ADVANCE

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

1000 Louisiana, 3rd Floor

Houston, Texas 77002

Attention: Chad Johnson

Gentlemen:

Reference is made to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of August      , 2007 (the “ Credit Agreement ”), between Flotek Industries, Inc. (the “ Borrower ”), and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement. The Borrower hereby gives you notice pursuant to Section 2.02 of the Credit Agreement that it requests an Advance under the Credit Agreement, and in that connection sets forth below the terms on which such Advance is requested to be made:

 

(A)

  

Proposed Date of

Advance (which is a

Business Day)

    

(B)

   Working Capital Loan Advance    $

(C)

   Requested Advance is to be a [Base Rate Advance] [Eurodollar Advance];

(D)

   In the case of a Eurodollar Advance, the initial Interest Period applicable thereto is [                ];

(E)

   Amount of Borrowing Base in effect on the date hereof is $[                ];

(F)

   Working Capital Exposure on the date hereof (i.e., outstanding principal amount of Working Capital Loan and the LC Exposure) is $[                ];

(G)

   Pro forma total Working Capital Exposure (giving effect to the requested Advance) is $[                ]; and

(H)

   Location and number of the Borrower’s account to which funds are to be disbursed is as follows:
   [                                           ]   
   [                                           ]   
   [                                           ]   
   [                                           ]   
   [                                           ]   

 

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By the delivery of this Request for Advance and the acceptance of the Advance made by the Bank in response to this Request for Advance, the Borrower is deemed to have represented and warranted that the conditions to lending specified in Section 5.02 of the Credit Agreement have been satisfied with respect to the Advance requested hereby.

 

Very truly yours,

 

FLOTEK INDUSTRIES, INC.,

 

a Delaware corporation

By:    

 

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Exhibit D

FORM OF JOINDER AGREEMENT

This JOINDER AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) dated as of [              ], is among Flotek Industries, Inc. (the “ Borrower ”), [[              ] (“ Parent ”)], and [              ] (“ New Subsidiary ”), for the benefit of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (the “ Bank ”), as the lender under the Credit Agreement (as defined below). All capitalized terms used herein without definition have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement.

PRELIMINARY STATEMENT

A. The Borrower and the Bank are parties to that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of August __, 2007 (the “ Credit Agreement ”), relating to the extension of credit by the Bank to the Borrower and, in exchange, imposing obligations on the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in accordance with the terms and conditions thereof. Pursuant to a Guaranty dated as of February 11, 2005 (the “ Guaranty ”), Subsidiaries of the Borrower guaranteed the Obligations (as defined in the Credit Agreement).

B. In connection with the Credit Agreement, the Borrower and the Guarantors executed a Security Agreement dated as of February 11, 2005 (the “ Security Agreement ”), in favor of the Bank. Under the terms of the Security Agreement, the Borrower and the Guarantors, as debtors, granted to the Bank, as secured party, Liens on substantially all of their respective personal property, as more fully described therein as security for the payment and performance of the Obligations.

C. The Security Agreement provides that the Liens granted therein are given as security for the obligations described in the Credit Agreement as the same may be amended and in effect from time to time.

D. Pursuant to Section 7.10 of the Credit Agreement, the Bank (as defined in the Security Agreement) is requiring New Subsidiary to execute this Agreement in order to become a party to the Guaranty and the Security Agreement and agree to perform the obligations of a Guarantor and Debtor thereunder and to grant and confirm the Liens of the Security Agreement, acknowledging that the Liens granted under the terms thereof serve as security for the Obligations.

E. The Borrower, Parent, and New Subsidiary have agreed to this and execute this Agreement for the purpose of evidencing such agreement.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants herein contained, the Borrower, Parent and New Subsidiary hereby agree for the benefit of the Bank as follows:

Section 1. Joinder to and Ratification of Guaranty and Security Agreement . New Subsidiary hereby approves and adopts the Guaranty and the Security Agreement, assumes the obligations of a Guarantor under the Guaranty and the Obligations of a Debtor under the Security

 

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Agreement and agrees to be bound thereby. The Borrower [and Parent] hereby agree[s] that all of the Obligations of the Credit Parties contained in the Guaranty and the Security Agreement and all of the rights, privileges and interests of the Bank arising therefrom (except to the extent any of same may have been previously released by the Bank) are hereby adopted, agreed to, ratified, renewed, confirmed and brought forward in all respects and the Security Agreement shall continue to serve as security for the Obligations, as same may be amended, renewed or restated from time to time, as well as any renewals or extensions thereof or any substitutions or replacements therefor.

Section 2. Grant of Security Interest . To induce the Bank to continue to extend credit to the Borrower pursuant to the Credit Agreement, and as security for the Obligations, New Subsidiary hereby grants to the Bank, to the maximum extent allowed by applicable law, a Lien on all of the assets of New Subsidiary of the kind described in the Security Agreement, whether now held or hereafter acquired, pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of the Security Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Security Agreement or this Agreement, all references to “first priority liens” intended to be created hereby shall be deemed to mean “first priority liens, subject to the Permitted Liens”.

Section 3. Pledge of Equity Interests . In accordance with Section 7.10 of the Credit Agreement, [Borrower] [Parent] hereby confirms its grant to the Bank, pursuant to the Security Agreement, of a Lien on all of its right, title and interest in the ownership interests of New Subsidiary and, if such ownership interests are certificated securities, as defined in the Uniform Commercial Code, shall forthwith deliver to the Bank certificates evidencing such ownership interests.

Section 4. Representations . New Subsidiary represents and warrants to the Bank that this Joinder Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by it by all requisite corporate, limited liability company or partnership action and constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms (subject to applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject, as to enforceability, to equitable principles of general application (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law)).

Section 5. Authorization to Take Further Action . The Borrower, New Subsidiary and Parent hereby authorize the Bank to file such financing statements and any amendments and extensions thereof as may be necessary or desirable in order to perfect the Liens under the Security Agreement or any modification, extension or ratification thereof.

Section 6. Reliance . All parties hereto acknowledge that the Bank is relying on this Agreement, the accuracy of the statements herein contained and the performance of the conditions placed upon the Borrower, New Subsidiary and Parent hereunder, and that, but for the execution of this Agreement by said parties, the Bank would not enter into, and perform its duties under, the Credit Agreement. Each of the Borrower, New Subsidiary and Parent shall execute such further documents and undertake any such measure as may be reasonably necessary to effect and carry out the terms of this Agreement and the implementation thereof.

 

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Section 7. Credit Agreement Controls . In the event of a conflict between or among the terms of this Agreement, the Guaranty, the Security Agreement and the Credit Agreement, the Credit Agreement shall control.

Section 8. Multiple Counterparts and Delivery . This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts and may be delivered in original or facsimile form, each of which shall be considered an original but which together shall constitute but one document.

Section 9. Notice . Any notice delivered hereunder shall be delivered in the manner described for the delivery of notices in the Credit Agreement. All communications and notices hereunder to New Subsidiary shall be given to it at the address set forth under its signature below.

Section 10. Headings . All section headings herein contained are for convenience only and shall not be considered substantive in any interpretation of this Agreement.

Section 11. Entire Agreement . This Agreement represents the full agreement of the parties in regard to this matter and may not be modified or amended except by written agreement signed by the Borrower, New Subsidiary, Parent and the Bank. There are no other oral or written agreements among the parties hereto in regard to the matters herein described.

Section 12. Choice of Law . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed under the laws of the State of Texas, without regard to any choice of law provision that would require the application of the law of another jurisdiction.

[Signatures on following page]

 

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EXECUTED to be effective as of the date first written above.

 

FLOTEK INDUSTRIES, INC.
By:  
Name:  
Title:  

 

[                              ]
By:  
Name:  
Title:  

 

[                              ]
By:  
Name:  
Title:  
Address for Notices:

 

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ACCEPTED AND AGREED TO:

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

By:    
Name:    
Title:    

 

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SCHEDULE 1.01

REAL PROPERTY

 

1. Three tracts of land known as 1004 South Plainsman Road, Marlow, Oklahoma (Stephens County)

 

2. Tract of land comprising approximately 5.18 acres, known as 1402 Fort McKavitt Street, Mason, Texas (Mason County)

 

3. Two tracts of land each comprising approximately 2.5 acres, known as 1377 and 1357 East 1500 South, Naples, Utah (Uintah County)

 

4. Tract of land comprising approximately 5.5 acres, known as 105 Pasture Drive, Evanston, Wyoming (Uinta County)

 

5. Tract of land comprising approximately 5.889 acres, known as 101 and 103 Pasture Drive, Evanston, Wyoming (Uinta County) [acquired from Halliburton]

 

6. Two tracts of land comprising 3.69 and 3.0 acres, respectively, in Midland, Texas (Midland County) [acquired in Harmon acquisition]

 

7. Tract of land comprising approximately 5.0 acres located on the west line of Highway 80 S, north of US 277, south of Chicasha, OK (Grady County) [acquired from Can-OK Oil Field Services, Inc.]

 

8. Tract of land in Wilson Acreage Tracts near Corpus Christi, Texas (Nueces County) [acquired from H&W Construction Inc.]

 

10. Lot 16 Hammun Rd Industrial Park (1540 Business Circle, Campbell County, Gillette WY.

 

Schedule 1.1-1


SCHEDULE 6.12

SUBSIDIARIES

CESI Chemical, Inc.

Flotek Paymaster Inc.

Material Translogistics, Inc.

Padko International Inc.

Petrovalve International, Inc.

Petrovalve, Inc.

Spidle Sales & Service, Inc.

Trinity Tool, Inc.

Turbeco, Inc.

USA Petrovalve, Inc.

 

Schedule 6.12-1


SCHEDULE 8.02

EXISTING INDEBTEDNESS

 

1. Promissory Note dated February 14, 2005, payable to Agee Spidle having a current principal amount of $328,086.

 

2. Promissory Note dated February 14, 2005, payable to Rick Fladeland having a current principal amount of $36,497.

 

3. Promissory Note dated February 14, 2005, payable to Agee Spidle, as Escrow Agent, having a current principal amount of $400,000.

 

4. The following automobile leases:

 

FMC - #38946403 (2004 CrownVic)

   $ 9,710

FMC - #38801151 (2005 F350)

     17,971

FMC - VIN2005 (2004 Lincoln.Nav)

     17,148

FMC - VIN7929 (2005 Ford Taurus)

     10,141

FMC - VIN1204 (2005 Ford Taurus)

     7,385

FMC - VIN0474 (2005 Crown Vic)

     12,388

WELLS - Chevy PU2500

     31,445

FMC - VIN8884 (05 F150)

     18,400

Enterprise Fleet Service

     394,689
      

Auto Loans / Leases

   $ 519,277
      

 

Schedule 8.02-1


SCHEDULE 8.08

EXISTING INVESTMENTS

NONE

 

Schedule 8.08-1

Exhibit 10.2

Execution Version

 

 

 

CREDIT AGREEMENT

dated as of March 31, 2008

Among

FLOTEK INDUSTRIES, INC.

as Borrower,

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

as Administrative Agent, Issuing Lender and Swing Line Lender,

and

THE LENDERS NAMED HEREIN

as Lenders

$65,000,000

 

 

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

As Lead Arranger


Table of Contents

 

          Page

ARTICLE 1        DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS

   1

Section 1.1

   Certain Defined Terms    1

Section 1.2

   Computation of Time Periods    23

Section 1.3

   Accounting Terms; Changes in GAAP    23

Section 1.4

   Classes and Types of Advances    23

Section 1.5

   Miscellaneous    23

ARTICLE 2        CREDIT FACILITIES

   24

Section 2.1

   Revolving and Term Commitments    24

Section 2.2

   Letters of Credit    25

Section 2.3

   Swing Line Advances    30

Section 2.4

   Advances    33

Section 2.5

   Prepayments    36

Section 2.6

   Repayment    38

Section 2.7

   Fees    38

Section 2.8

   Interest    39

Section 2.9

   Illegality    40

Section 2.10

   Breakage Costs    41

Section 2.11

   Increased Costs    41

Section 2.12

   Payments and Computations    43

Section 2.13

   Taxes    44

Section 2.14

   Replacement of Lenders    46

Section 2.15

   Increase in Commitments    46

ARTICLE 3        CONDITIONS OF LENDING

   48

Section 3.1

   Conditions Precedent to Initial Borrowings and the Initial Letter of Credit    48

Section 3.2

   Conditions Precedent to Each Borrowing and to Each Issuance, Extension or Renewal of a Letter of Credit    51

Section 3.3

   Determinations Under Sections 3.1 and 3.2    52

ARTICLE 4        REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

   52

Section 4.1

   Organization    52

Section 4.2

   Authorization    52

Section 4.3

   Enforceability    53

Section 4.4

   Financial Condition    53

 

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Section 4.5

   Ownership and Liens; Real Property    53

Section 4.6

   True and Complete Disclosure    53

Section 4.7

   Litigation    54

Section 4.8

   Compliance with Agreements    54

Section 4.9

   Pension Plans    54

Section 4.10

   Environmental Condition    55

Section 4.11

   Subsidiaries    56

Section 4.12

   Investment Company Act    56

Section 4.13

   [Reserved]    56

Section 4.14

   Taxes    56

Section 4.15

   Permits, Licenses, etc.    56

Section 4.16

   Use of Proceeds    57

Section 4.17

   Condition of Property; Casualties    57

Section 4.18

   Insurance    57

ARTICLE 5        AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

   57

Section 5.1

   Organization    57

Section 5.2

   Reporting    57

Section 5.3

   Insurance    61

Section 5.4

   Compliance with Laws    61

Section 5.5

   Taxes    62

Section 5.6

   New Subsidiaries    62

Section 5.7

   Security    62

Section 5.8

   Accounts    63

Section 5.9

   Records; Inspection    63

Section 5.10

   Maintenance of Property    63

Section 5.11

   [Reserved]    63

Section 5.12

   Borrowing Base Audits; Appraisal Reports    63

Section 5.13

   Interest Hedging Agreements    64

ARTICLE 6        NEGATIVE COVENANTS

   64

Section 6.1

   Debt    64

Section 6.2

   Liens    65

Section 6.3

   Investments    67

 

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(continued)

 

Section 6.4

   Acquisitions    67

Section 6.5

   Agreements Restricting Liens    68

Section 6.6

   Use of Proceeds; Use of Letters of Credit    68

Section 6.7

   Corporate Actions    69

Section 6.8

   Sale of Assets    69

Section 6.9

   Restricted Payments; Subordinated Debt    69

Section 6.10

   Affiliate Transactions    69

Section 6.11

   Line of Business    70

Section 6.12

   Hazardous Materials    70

Section 6.13

   Compliance with ERISA    70

Section 6.14

   Sale and Leaseback Transactions    71

Section 6.15

   Operating Leases    71

Section 6.16

   Limitation on Hedging    71

Section 6.17

   Minimum Net Worth    71

Section 6.18

   Leverage Ratio    72

Section 6.19

   Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio    72

Section 6.20

   Senior Leverage Ratio    72

Section 6.21

   Capital Expenditures    72

Section 6.22

   Landlord Agreements    72

Section 6.23

   Amendment of Permitted Subordinated Debt Terms    72

Section 6.24

   Convertible Senior Notes    72

Section 6.25

   Borrowing Base Deficiency    73

ARTICLE 7        DEFAULT AND REMEDIES

   73

Section 7.1

   Events of Default    73

Section 7.2

   Optional Acceleration of Maturity    75

Section 7.3

   Automatic Acceleration of Maturity    76

Section 7.4

   Set-off    76

Section 7.5

   Remedies Cumulative, No Waiver    77

Section 7.6

   Application of Payments    77

ARTICLE 8        THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

   78

Section 8.1

   Appointment, Powers, and Immunities    78

Section 8.2

   Reliance by Administrative Agent    78

 

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(continued)

 

Section 8.3

   Defaults    79

Section 8.4

   Rights as Lender    79

Section 8.5

   Indemnification    79

Section 8.6

   Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders    81

Section 8.7

   Resignation of Administrative Agent and Issuing Lender    81

Section 8.8

   Collateral Matters    82

ARTICLE 9        MISCELLANEOUS

   82

Section 9.1

   Costs and Expenses    82

Section 9.2

   Indemnification    83

Section 9.3

   Waivers and Amendments    84

Section 9.4

   Severability    85

Section 9.5

   Survival of Representations and Obligations    85

Section 9.6

   Binding Effect    85

Section 9.7

   Lender Assignments and Participations    86

Section 9.8

   Confidentiality    87

Section 9.9

   Notices, Etc.    88

Section 9.10

   Business Loans    88

Section 9.11

   Usury Not Intended    88

Section 9.12

   Usury Recapture    89

Section 9.13

   Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction    89

Section 9.14

   Execution in Counterparts    90

Section 9.15

   Waiver of Jury    90

Section 9.16

   USA Patriot Act    90

EXHIBITS:

 

Exhibit A    – Form of Assignment and Acceptance
Exhibit B    – Form of Borrowing Base Certificate
Exhibit C    – Form of Compliance Certificate
Exhibit D    – Form of Guaranty
Exhibit E    – Form of Notice of Borrowing
Exhibit F    – Form of Notice of Continuation or Conversion
Exhibit G    – Form of Pledge and Security Agreement
Exhibit H-1    – Form of Revolving Note
Exhibit H-2    – Form of Swing Line Note
Exhibit H-3    – Form of Term Note

 

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(continued)

 

SCHEDULES:

 

Schedule I    – Pricing Schedule
Schedule II    – Commitments, Applicable Lending Offices, Contact Information
Schedule 3.1    – Owned and Leased Real Properties
Schedule 4.1    – Organizational Information
Schedule 4.5    – Owned Real Properties
Schedule 4.10    – Environmental
Schedule 4.11    – Subsidiaries
Schedule 6.1    – Existing Debt
Schedule 6.2    – Permitted Liens
Schedule 6.3    – Permitted Investments

 

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CREDIT AGREEMENT

This CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of March 31, 2008 (the “Agreement”) is among (a) Flotek Industries, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Borrower”), (b) the Lenders (as defined below), and (c) Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as Swing Line Lender (as defined below), Issuing Lender (as defined below), and as Administrative Agent (as defined below) for the Lenders.

In consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE 1

DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS

Section 1.1 Certain Defined Terms . The following terms shall have the following meanings (unless otherwise indicated, such meanings to be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the terms defined):

Acceptable Security Interest ” means a security interest which (a) exists in favor of the Administrative Agent for its benefit and the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, (b) is superior to all other security interests (other than the Permitted Liens), (c) secures the Obligations, and (d) is perfected and enforceable against the Credit Party which created such security interest.

Account Control Agreement ” shall mean, as to any deposit account of Borrower or any Guarantor held with a bank, an agreement or agreements in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent among the Borrower or Guarantor, as applicable, owning such deposit account, the Administrative Agent and such other bank governing such deposit account.

Acquisition ” means the purchase by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of any business, including the purchase of associated assets or operations or the Equity Interests of a Person.

Adjusted Base Rate ” means, for any day, the fluctuating rate per annum of interest equal to the greater of (a) the Prime Rate in effect on such day and (b) the Federal Funds Rate in effect on such day plus 0.5%. Any change in the Adjusted Base Rate due to a change in the Prime Rate or the Federal Funds Rate shall be effective on the effective date of such change in the Prime Rate or Federal Funds Rate.

Administrative Agent ” means Wells Fargo in its capacity as agent for the Lenders pursuant to Article 9 and any successor agent pursuant to Section 8.7.

Advance ” means any advance by a Lender or the Swing Line Lender to the Borrower as a part of a Borrowing.


Affiliate ” means, as to any Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person or any Subsidiary of such Person. The term “control” (including the terms “controlled by” or “under common control with”) means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through ownership, by contract, or otherwise.

Affected Lender ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.14.

Agreement ” means this Credit Agreement among the Borrower, the Lenders, the Swing Line Lender, the Issuing Lender and the Administrative Agent as it may be amended, supplemented, restated and otherwise modified from time to time.

Applicable Lending Office ” means, with respect to each Lender, such Lender’s Domestic Lending Office in the case of a Base Rate Advance and such Lender’s Eurodollar Lending Office in the case of a Eurodollar Advance.

Applicable Margin ” means, at any time with respect to each Type of Advance, the Letters of Credit and the Commitment Fee, the percentage rate per annum which is applicable at such time with respect to such Advance, Letter of Credit or Commitment Fee as set forth in Schedule I and subject to further adjustments as set forth Section 2.8(d).

Assignment and Acceptance ” means an assignment and acceptance executed by a Lender and an Eligible Assignee and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in substantially the same form as Exhibit A .

AutoBorrow Agreement ” means any agreement providing for automatic borrowing services between the Borrower and the Swing Line Lender.

Availability ” means, as of a date of determination, an amount equal to (a) the lesser of (i) the aggregate Revolving Commitments in effect at such time and (ii) the Borrowing Base in effect at such time, minus (b) the sum of (i) the outstanding amount of all Revolving Advances plus (ii) the outstanding amount of all Swing Line Advances plus (iii) the Letter of Credit Exposure.

Banking Services ” means each and any of the following bank services provided to any Credit Party by Wells Fargo or any of its Affiliates: (a) commercial credit cards, (b) stored value cards and (c) treasury management services (including, without limitation, controlled disbursement, automated clearinghouse transactions, return items, overdrafts and interstate depository network services).

Banking Services Obligations ” means any and all obligations of the Borrower or any other Credit Party, whether absolute or contingent and howsoever and whensoever created, arising, evidenced or acquired (including all renewals, extensions and modifications thereof and substitutions therefor) in connection with Banking Services.

Base Rate Advance ” means an Advance which bears interest based upon the Adjusted Base Rate.

 

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Bilateral Agreement ” means that certain Credit Agreement dated as of August 31, 2007 between the Borrower and Wells Fargo as the sole lender, as heretofore and hereafter amended.

Bilateral Collateral ” means the real and personal properties of the Borrower subject to a real estate mortgage or deed of trust in favor of Wells Fargo in effect on the Effective Date and securing the Borrower’s obligations under the Bilateral Agreement or any Guarantor’s obligations under any guaranty agreement executed in connection with the Bilateral Agreement.

Borrower ” means Flotek Industries, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

Borrowing ” means a Revolving Borrowing, Term Borrowing or a Swing Line Borrowing.

Borrowing Base ” means, without duplication, the sum of the following, determined as of the date of the Borrowing Base Certificate then most recently delivered pursuant to this Agreement:

(a) 85% of Eligible Receivables of the Credit Parties plus

(b) an amount equal to 50% of Eligible Inventory of the Credit Parties; provided that, in no event shall the number determined under this clause (b) exceed 50% of the Borrowing Base.

Any change in the Borrowing Base shall be effective as of the date of the Borrowing Base Certificate then most recently delivered pursuant to this Agreement; provided that , should the Borrower fail to deliver the Administrative Agent and the Lenders the Borrowing Base Certificate as required under Section 5.2(d), the Administrative Agent may nonetheless redetermine the Borrowing Base from time-to-time thereafter in its reasonable discretion until the Administrative Agent and the Lenders receive the required Borrowing Base Certificate, whereupon the Administrative Agent shall redetermine the Borrowing Base based on such Borrowing Base Certificate and the other terms hereof.

Borrowing Base Certificate ” means certificate executed by Responsible Officer of the Borrower in the form of the attached Exhibit B and including the following: (a) accounts receivable and accounts payable aging reports for each Credit Party with grand totals, (b) an activity and dilution report showing the beginning of month balance, gross sales, cash collections, credit memos issued and ending balance for accounts receivable, (c) a schedule of inventory balances per general ledger for each Credit Party with grand totals for all Credit Parties and separate calculations for work in process, raw materials and finished goods, (d) a schedule of credit memo totals from sales order reports; and (e) if requested by the Administrative Agent at least 20 days prior to the required delivery date of the Borrowing Base Certificate, a month end physical count sheets covering Inventory.

Borrowing Base Deficiency ” means the excess, if any, of (a) the sum of the outstanding principal amount of all Swing Line Advances and all Revolving Advances plus the Letter of Credit Exposure over (b) the lesser of (i) aggregate amount of Revolving Commitments, and the (ii) the Borrowing Base then in effect.

 

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Business Day ” means a day (a) other than a Saturday, Sunday, or other day on which the Administrative Agent is authorized to close under the laws of, or is in fact closed in, Texas, and (b) if the applicable Business Day relates to any Eurodollar Advances, on which dealings are carried on by commercial banks in the London interbank market.

Capital Expenditures ” for any Person and period of its determination means, without duplication, the aggregate of all expenditures and costs (whether paid in cash or accrued as liabilities during that period and including that portion of payments under Capital Leases that are capitalized on the balance sheet of such Person) of such Person during such period that, in conformity with GAAP, are required to be included in or reflected by the property, plant, or equipment or similar fixed asset accounts reflected in the balance sheet of such Person less any reimbursement received from customers for tools “lost in-hole.”

Capital Leases ” means, for any Person, any lease of any Property by such Person as lessee which would, in accordance with GAAP, be required to be classified and accounted for as a capital lease on the balance sheet of such Person.

Cash Collateral Account ” means a special cash collateral account pledged to the Administrative Agent containing cash deposited pursuant to the terms hereof to be maintained with the Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 2.2(h).

CERCLA ” means the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended, state and local analogs, and all rules and regulations and requirements thereunder in each case as now or hereafter in effect.

Change in Control ” means the occurrence of any of the following events: (a) the Borrower ceases to own, either directly or indirectly, 100% of the Equity Interest in any Subsidiary other than as a result of transaction permitted under Section 6.7 or Section 6.8; (b) any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, but excluding any employee benefit plan of such person or its subsidiaries, and any person or entity acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan) becomes a “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except that a person or group shall be deemed to have “beneficial ownership” of all securities that such person or group has the right to acquire (such right, an “option right”), whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time), directly or indirectly, of 35% or more of the Equity Interests of the Borrower entitled to vote for members of the board of directors or equivalent governing body of the Borrower on a fully-diluted basis (and taking into account all such securities that such person or group has the right to acquire pursuant to any option right), or (ii) during any period of 12 consecutive months, a majority of the members of the board of directors or other equivalent governing body of the Borrower cease to be composed of individuals (A) who were members of that board or equivalent governing body on the first day of such period, (B) whose election or nomination to that board or equivalent governing body was approved by individuals referred to in clause (A) above constituting at the time of such election or nomination at least a majority of that board or equivalent governing body or (C) whose election or nomination to that board or other equivalent governing body was approved by individuals referred to in clauses (A) and (B) above constituting at the time of such election or nomination at least a majority of that board or equivalent governing body.

 

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Class ” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.4.

Closing Date ” means April 1, 2008.

Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the regulations and published interpretations thereof.

Collateral ” means (a) all property of the Credit Parties which is “Collateral” and “Mortgaged Property” (as defined in each of the Mortgages and the Security Agreements, as applicable) or similar terms used in the Security Documents, and (b) all amounts contained in the Borrower’s and its Subsidiaries’ bank accounts.

Commitment Fee ” means the fees required under Section 2.7(a).

Commitments ” means, as to any Lender, its Revolving Commitment and its Term Commitment, if applicable, and as to the Swing Line Lender, the Swing Line Commitment.

Compliance Certificate ” means a compliance certificate executed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower or such other Person as required by this Agreement in substantially the same form as Exhibit C .

Controlled Group ” means all members of a controlled group of corporations and all businesses (whether or not incorporated) under common control which, together with the Borrower or any Subsidiary, are treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code.

Convert ,” “ Conversion ,” and “ Converted ” each refers to a conversion of Advances of one Type into Advances of another Type pursuant to Section 2.4(b).

Convertible Senior Notes ” means the senior, unsecured convertible notes of the Borrower issued pursuant to the Indenture and in an amount not to exceed an aggregate principal amount of $150,000,000.

Credit Documents ” means this Agreement, the Notes, the Letters of Credit, the Letter of Credit Applications, the Guaranties, the Notices of Borrowing, the Notices of Conversion, the Security Documents, any Autoborrow Agreement, the Fee Letter, and each other agreement, instrument, or document executed at any time in connection with this Agreement.

Credit Parties ” means the Borrower and the Guarantors.

Debt ” means, for any Person, without duplication: (a) indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money, including the face amount of any letters of credit supporting the repayment of indebtedness for borrowed money issued for the account of such Person and obligations under letters of credit and agreements relating to the issuance of letters of credit or acceptance financing, including Letters of Credit; (b) obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments; (c) obligations of such Person to pay the deferred

 

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purchase price of property, services, or Acquisitions (including, without limitation, any earn-out obligations, contingent obligations, or other similar obligations associated with such purchase, and including obligations that are non-recourse to the credit of such Person but are secured by the assets of such Person, but excluding trade accounts payable); (d) obligations of such Person as lessee under Capital Leases and obligations of such Person in respect of synthetic leases; (e) obligations of such Person under any Hedging Arrangement (except that such obligations shall not constitute Debt for purposes of the calculations for compliance under Sections 6.18 through 6.20); (f) obligations of such Person owing in respect of redeemable preferred stock or other preferred Equity Interest of such Person; (g) obligations of such Person under direct or indirect guaranties in respect of, and obligations (contingent or otherwise) of such Person to purchase or otherwise acquire, or otherwise to assure a creditor against loss in respect of, indebtedness or obligations of others of the kinds referred to in clauses (a) through (f) above; (h) indebtedness or obligations of others of the kinds referred to in clauses (a) through (g) secured by any Lien on or in respect of any Property of such Person, and (i) all liabilities of such Person in respect of unfunded vested benefits under any Plan.

Debt Incurrence ” means any issuance or sale by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of any Debt after the Effective Date other than Permitted Debt.

Debt Incurrence Proceeds ” means, with respect to any Debt Incurrence or the issuance of the Convertible Senior Notes, all cash and cash equivalent investments received by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries from such Debt Incurrence after payment of, or provision for, all underwriter fees and expenses, SEC and blue sky fees, printing costs, fees and expenses of accountants, lawyers and other professional advisors, brokerage commissions and other out-of-pocket fees and expenses actually incurred in connection with such Debt Incurrence.

Default ” means (a) an Event of Default or (b) any event or condition which with notice or lapse of time or both would, unless cured or waived, become an Event of Default.

Dollars ” and “ $ ” means lawful money of the United States of America.

Domestic Lending Office ” means, with respect to any Lender, the office of such Lender specified as its “Domestic Lending Office” opposite its name on Schedule II or such other office of such Lender as such Lender may from time to time specify to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

EBITDA ” means, without duplication, for the Borrower, the sum of (a) the Borrower’s consolidated Net Income for such period plus (b) to the extent deducted in determining Borrower’s consolidated Net Income, Interest Expense, income taxes, depreciation, amortization and other non-cash charges for such period; provided that such EBITDA shall be subject to pro forma adjustments for Acquisitions and Nonordinary Course Asset Sales assuming that such transactions had occurred on the first day of the determination period, which adjustments shall be made in accordance with the guidelines for pro forma presentations set forth by the Securities and Exchange Commission or in a manner otherwise acceptable to the Administrative Agent.

Effective Date ” means the date of this Agreement.

 

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Eligible Assignee ” means (a) a Lender; (b) an Affiliate of a Lender; and (c) any other Person approved by the Administrative Agent and, unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time any assignment is effected in accordance with Section 9.7, the Borrower, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed by the Borrower and such approval to be deemed given by the Borrower if no objection is received by the assigning Lender and the Administrative Agent from the Borrower within five Business Days after notice of such proposed assignment has been provided by the assigning Lender to the Borrower; provided , however, that neither the Borrower nor any Affiliate of the Borrower shall qualify as an Eligible Assignee.

Eligible Inventory ” for any Person means, without duplication, all Inventory of such Person in each case reflected on its books in accordance with GAAP which conforms to the representations and warranties in Article 4 hereof and in the Security Documents to the extent such provisions are applicable to the Inventory and:

(a) in which there is an Acceptable Security Interest and such Inventory is in the possession of such Person or a consignee if all steps necessary under the Uniform Commercial Code as adopted in Texas and other relevant law have been taken to protect the rights of such Person, and to perfect the security interest of such Person, in inventory in the possession of consignees;

(b) which is not evidenced by any negotiable or non-negotiable document of title;

(c) which is not a good in transit to third parties, nor bill and hold good or deferred shipment;

(d) which is not subject to any third party’s rights (including Permitted Liens) which would be superior to the Lien and rights of the Administrative Agent created under the Security Documents;

(e) which has not become obsolete, damaged, defective, and is saleable in its present state for the use for which it was manufactured or purchased;

(f) which is not Inventory (i) of a type of Inventory held by such Person for sale but which has not been sold by such Person during the last preceding twelve months or (ii) used in determining such Person’s general ledger inventory reserve amount for obsolete or unsaleable Inventory;

(g) which has not been reflected on any Credit Party’s books for more than one year;

(h) which is not located on premises owned or operated by the customer that is to purchase such Inventory;

(i) which is located only on premises that is owned by a Credit Party or that is owned or operated by a landlord who has waived in writing or otherwise subordinated in writing any Lien such landlord may have in such Inventory (whether such Lien arose by contract, operation of law or otherwise);

 

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(j) which is not work in process;

(k) which is not raw material or a supply or material consumed in the business of such Credit Party unless such material or supply can be sold to a customer in its then current state without any modifications or improvements thereto; and

(l) which is not otherwise deemed ineligible by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable credit judgment.

Eligible Receivables ” means, as to the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis and without duplication, all Receivables of such Person, in each case reflected on its books in accordance with GAAP which conform to the representations and warranties in Article 4 hereof and in the Security Documents to the extent such provisions are applicable to the Receivables, and each of which meets all of the following criteria on the date of any determination:

(a) the payment of such Receivable is not more than 90 days past the invoice date;

(b) such Receivable was created in the ordinary course of business of the Borrower or any Guarantor;

(c) such Receivable represents a legal, valid and binding payment obligation of the account debtor enforceable in accordance with its terms and arises from an enforceable contract;

(d) the Borrower or such Subsidiary has good and indefeasible title to such Receivable, and the Administrative Agent holds an Acceptable Security Interest in such Receivable and such Receivable is not subject to any third party’s rights (including Permitted Liens) which would be superior to the Lien and rights of the Administrative Agent created under the Security Documents;

(e) such Receivable is not evidenced by a promissory note, chattel paper or other instrument that is not in the actual possession of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent;

(f) such Receivable is not subject to any set-off, counterclaim, defense, allowance or adjustment and there has been no dispute, objection or complaint by the account debtor concerning its liability for such Account Receivable,

(g) the Inventory, the sale of which gave rise to such Receivable, has not been returned, rejected, lost or damaged;

(h) the account debtor with respect to such Receivable is domiciled in and organized under the laws of the United States and such Receivable is denominated in Dollars;

(i) such Receivable, together with all other Receivables due from the same account debtor, does not comprise more than 25% of the aggregate Eligible Receivables (provided, however, that the amount of any such Receivable excluded pursuant to this clause (i) shall only be the excess of such amount);

 

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(j) such Receivable is not due from the United States government, any state or municipal government or any agency of any of same;

(k) such Receivable is not due from an account debtor that (i) has at any time more than 20% of its aggregate Receivable owed to any Credit Party more than 90 days past due, (ii) is the subject of a proceeding under the United States Bankruptcy Code or any similar proceeding, or (iii) is known by any Credit Party as being bankrupt, insolvent or otherwise unable to pay its debts as they become due;

(l) such Receivable is not due from any Affiliate of a Credit Party;

(m) such Receivable is not the result of a credit balance relating to a Receivable more than 90 days past the invoice date; and

(n) such Receivable does not relate to work-in-progress or finance or service charges.

(o) such Receivable arises from the performance by a Credit Party of services which have been fully and satisfactorily performed, or from the absolute sale on open account (and not on consignment, on approval or on a “sale or return” basis) by a Credit Party of goods (i) in which such Person had sole and complete ownership and (ii) which have been shipped or delivered to the account debtor, evidence of which such Credit Party has possession of shipping or delivery receipts;

(p) which is not the result of a “cash on delivery” or “C.O.D” purchase terms;

(q) which is not the result of a bill and hold good or deferred shipment or pre-bills; and

(r) which is not otherwise deemed ineligible by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable credit judgment, including such Receivables from any account debtor that does not have a satisfactory credit standing (as determined in the sole discretion of the Administrative Agent).

Environment ” or “ Environmental ” shall have the meanings set forth in 42 U.S.C. 9601(8) (1988).

Environmental Claim ” means any third party (including governmental agencies and employees) action, lawsuit, claim, demand, regulatory action or proceeding, order, decree, consent agreement or notice of potential or actual responsibility or violation (including claims or proceedings under the Occupational Safety and Health Acts or similar laws or requirements relating to health or safety of employees) which seeks to impose liability under any Environmental Law.

Environmental Law ” means all federal, state, and local laws, rules, regulations, ordinances, orders, decisions, agreements, and other requirements, including common law theories, now or hereafter in effect and relating to, or in connection with the Environment, health, or safety, including without limitation CERCLA, relating to (a) pollution, contamination, injury, destruction, loss, protection, cleanup, reclamation or restoration of the air, surface water,

 

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groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata, or other natural resources; (b) solid, gaseous or liquid waste generation, treatment, processing, recycling, reclamation, cleanup, storage, disposal or transportation; (c) exposure to pollutants, contaminants, hazardous, medical infections, or toxic substances, materials or wastes; (d) the safety or health of employees; or (e) the manufacture, processing, handling, transportation, distribution in commerce, use, storage or disposal of hazardous, medical infections, or toxic substances, materials or wastes.

Environmental Permit ” means any permit, license, order, approval, registration or other authorization under Environmental Law.

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

Equity Interest ” means with respect to any Person, any shares, interests, participation, or other equivalents (however designated) of corporate stock, membership interests or partnership interests (or any other ownership interests) of such Person.

Equity Issuance ” means any issuance of equity securities or any other Equity Interests (including any preferred equity securities) by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries other than equity securities issued (i) to the Borrower or one of its Subsidiaries, (ii) pursuant to employee or director and officer stock option plans in the ordinary course of business, or (iii) to the seller(s) as consideration in connection with any Acquisition.

Equity Issuance Proceeds ” means, with respect to any Equity Issuance, all cash and cash equivalent investments received by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries from such Equity Issuance (other than from any other Credit Party) after payment of, or provision for, all underwriter fees and expenses, SEC and blue sky fees, printing costs, fees and expenses of accountants, lawyers and other professional advisors, brokerage commissions and other out-of-pocket fees and expenses actually incurred in connection with such Equity Issuance.

Eurocurrency Liabilities ” has the meaning assigned to that term in Regulation D of the Federal Reserve Board as in effect from time to time.

Eurodollar Advance ” means an Advance that bears interest based upon the Eurodollar Rate.

Eurodollar Lending Office ” means, with respect to any Lender, the office of such Lender specified as its “Eurodollar Lending Office” opposite its name on Schedule II (or, if no such office is specified, its Domestic Lending Office) or such other office of such Lender as such Lender may from time to time specify to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

Eurodollar Rate ” means, for the Interest Period for each Eurodollar Advance comprising the same Borrowing, the interest rate per annum (rounded upward to the nearest whole multiple of 1/100 th of 1%) set forth on the Reuters Reference LIBOR1 page as the London Interbank Offered Rate, for deposits in Dollars at 11:00 a.m. (London, England time) two Business Days before the first day of such Interest Period and for a period equal to such Interest Period; provided that, if no such quotation appears on such reference page, the Eurodollar Rate shall be the interest rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent to be the average of the rates

 

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per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest 1/16 of 1%) at which deposits in U.S. dollars are offered for such relevant Interest Period to major banks in the London interbank market in London, England by the Administrative Agent at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) on the date that is two Business Days prior to the beginning of such Interest Period.

Eurodollar Rate Reserve Percentage ” of any Lender for the Interest Period for any Eurodollar Advance means the reserve percentage applicable during such Interest Period (or if more than one such percentage shall be so applicable, the daily average of such percentages for those days in such Interest Period during which any such percentage shall be so applicable) under regulations issued from time to time by the Federal Reserve Board for determining the maximum reserve requirement (including, without limitation, any emergency, supplemental or other marginal reserve requirement) for such Lender with respect to liabilities or assets consisting of or including Eurocurrency Liabilities having a term equal to such Interest Period.

Event of Default ” has the meaning specified in Section 7.1.

Excess Cash Flow ” means, at any time, an amount equal to (a) the Borrower’s consolidated EBITDA for the twelve month period then ended minus (b) without duplication, the sum of (i) taxes actually paid by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries during such twelve month period, (ii) Capital Expenditures of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries actually paid during such twelve month period to the extent such Capital Expenditures were permitted under Section 6.21, (iii) the consolidated Interest Expense of the Borrower actually paid during such twelve month period, and (iv) principal installment payments and optional prepayments of Term Advances made during such twelve month period; provided that, for purposes of this definition, the Borrower’s consolidated EBITDA shall not include the pro forma EBITDA of any Person prior to the acquisition of such Person by the Borrower.

Existing Letters of Credit ” means the letters of credit issued by the Issuing Lender under the Bilateral Agreement and which have not been terminated and returned to the Issuing Lender as of the Closing Date.

Federal Funds Rate ” means, for any day, the rate per annum equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers on such day, as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the Business Day next succeeding such day; provided that (a) if such day is not a Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be such rate on such transactions on the next preceding Business Day as so published on the next succeeding Business Day and (b) if no such rate is so published on such next succeeding Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be the average rate charged to the Administrative Agent (in its individual capacity) on such day on such transactions as determined by the Administrative Agent.

Federal Reserve Board ” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or any of its successors.

Fee Letter ” means that certain fee letter dated as of February 4, 2008 between the Borrower and Wells Fargo.

 

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Financial Statements ” means, for any period, the consolidated and consolidating financial statements of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, including statements of income, retained earnings, changes in equity and cash flow for such period as well as a balance sheet as of the end of such period, all prepared in accordance with GAAP.

Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio ” means, as of each fiscal quarter end, the ratio of (a) the Borrower’s consolidated EBITDA for the four-fiscal quarter period then ended to (ii) Fixed Charges for the four-fiscal quarter period then ended.

Fixed Charges ” means, with respect to any period and with respect to any Person and without duplication, the sum of (a) Interest Expense for such period, (b) the portion of all Indebtedness scheduled to have been paid during such period, including the current portion of Capital Leases, (c) taxes paid in cash during such period and (d) the Borrower’s actual consolidated maintenance Capital Expenditures for such period.

Foreign Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary of Borrower that is a “controlled foreign corporation” as defined in Section 957 of the Code.

GAAP ” means United States of America generally accepted accounting principles as in effect from time to time, applied on a basis consistent with the requirements of Section 1.3.

Governmental Authority ” means, with respect to any Person, any foreign governmental authority, the United States of America, any state of the United States of America, the District of Columbia, and any subdivision of any of the foregoing, and any agency, department, commission, board, authority or instrumentality, bureau or court having jurisdiction over such Person.

Guarantors ” means any Person that now or hereafter executes a Guaranty, including (a) the Subsidiaries listed on Schedule 4.11; and (b) each Subsidiary of the Borrower that becomes a guarantor of all or a portion of the Obligations and which has entered into either a joinder agreement substantially in the form attached to the Guaranty or a new Guaranty; provided that no Foreign Subsidiary of the Borrower shall be required to become a Guarantor hereunder if the provision of such guaranty by such Subsidiary would be materially disadvantageous to the Borrower from a tax perspective.

Guaranty ” means the Guaranty Agreement executed in substantially the same form as Exhibit D .

Hazardous Substance ” means any substance or material identified as such pursuant to CERCLA and those regulated under any other Environmental Law, including without limitation pollutants, contaminants, petroleum, petroleum products, radionuclides, and radioactive materials.

Hazardous Waste ” means any substance or material regulated or designated as such pursuant to any Environmental Law, including without limitation, pollutants, contaminants, flammable substances and materials, explosives, radioactive materials, oil, petroleum and petroleum products, chemical liquids and solids, polychlorinated biphenyls, asbestos, toxic substances, and similar substances and materials.

 

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Hedging Arrangement ” means a hedge, call, swap, collar, floor, cap, option, forward sale or purchase or other contract or similar arrangement (including any obligations to purchase or sell any commodity or security at a future date for a specific price) which is entered into to reduce or eliminate or otherwise protect against the risk of fluctuations in prices or rates, including interest rates, foreign exchange rates, commodity prices and securities prices.

Indenture ” means the Indenture dated February 14, 2008 and related to the Convertible Senior Notes by and among the Borrower, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto, and the trustee thereunder that will govern the Convertible Senior Notes.

Interest Expense ” means, for any period and with respect to any Person, total cash interest expense, letter of credit fees and other fees and expenses incurred by such Person in connection with any Debt for such period (other than the upfront fees paid pursuant to the Fee Letter to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders on or prior to the Closing Date), whether paid or accrued (including that attributable to obligations which have been or should be, in accordance with GAAP, recorded as Capital Leases), including, without limitation, all commissions, discounts, and other fees and charges owed with respect to letters of credit and bankers’ acceptance financing, fees owed with respect to the Secured Obligations, and net costs under Hedging Arrangements entered into addressing interest rates, all as determined in conformity with GAAP.

Interest Period ” means for each Eurodollar Advance comprising part of the same Borrowing, the period commencing on the date of such Eurodollar Advance is made or deemed made and ending on the last day of the period selected by the Borrower pursuant to the provisions below and Section 2.4, and thereafter, each subsequent period commencing on the day following the last day of the immediately preceding Interest Period and ending on the last day of the period selected by the Borrower pursuant to the provisions below and Section 2.4. The duration of each such Interest Period shall be one, two, three, or six months, in each case as the Borrower may select, provided that:

(s) The Borrower shall select Interest Periods so that it is not necessary to repay any portion of any Term Advance prior to the last day of the applicable Interest Period in order to make a mandatory scheduled repayment required pursuant to Section 2.6(b);

(t) Interest Periods commencing on the same date for Advances comprising part of the same Borrowing shall be of the same duration;

(u) whenever the last day of any Interest Period would otherwise occur on a day other than a Business Day, the last day of such Interest Period shall be extended to occur on the next succeeding Business Day, provided that if such extension would cause the last day of such Interest Period to occur in the next following calendar month, the last day of such Interest Period shall occur on the next preceding Business Day;

(v) any Interest Period which begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the calendar month in which it would have ended if there were a numerically corresponding day in such calendar month; and

 

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(w) the Borrower may not select any Interest Period for any Advance which ends after the Term Maturity Date or the Revolving Maturity Date.

Inventory ” of any Person means all inventory, including raw materials, work in process or supplies or materials consumed in the business of such Person, now owned or hereafter acquired by such Person, wherever located which is held for sale.

Issuing Lender ” means Wells Fargo, in its capacity as the Lender that issues Letters of Credit for the account of the Borrower pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

Legal Requirement ” means any law, statute, ordinance, decree, requirement, order, judgment, rule, regulation (or official interpretation of any of the foregoing) of, and the terms of any license or permit issued by, any Governmental Authority, including, but not limited to, Regulations T, U and X.

Lenders ” means the Persons listed on the signature pages hereto as Lenders, any other Person that shall have become a Lender hereto pursuant to Section 2.14, and any other Person that shall have become a Lender hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption, but in any event, excluding any such Person that ceases to be a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption. Unless the context otherwise requires, the term “Lenders” includes the Swing Line Lender and references the Revolving Lenders and the Term Lenders.

Letter of Credit ” means any standby letter of credit issued by the Issuing Lender for the account of a Credit Party pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, in such form as may be agreed by the Borrower and the Issuing Lender.

Letter of Credit Application ” means the Issuing Lender standard form letter of credit application for standby letters of credit which has been executed by the Borrower and accepted by the Issuing Lender in connection with the issuance of a Letter of Credit.

Letter of Credit Documents ” means all Letters of Credit, Letter of Credit Applications and amendments thereof, and agreements, documents, and instruments entered into in connection therewith or relating thereto.

Letter of Credit Exposure ” means, at the date of its determination by the Administrative Agent, the aggregate outstanding undrawn amount of Letters of Credit plus the aggregate unpaid amount of all of the Borrower’s payment obligations under drawn Letters of Credit.

Letter of Credit Maximum Amount ” means $15,000,000; provided that, on and after the Revolving Maturity Date, the Letter of Credit Maximum Amount shall be zero.

Letter of Credit Obligations ” means any obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement in connection with the Letters of Credit.

 

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Leverage Ratio ” means, as of the end of each fiscal quarter, the ratio of (a) all Debt of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the last day of such fiscal quarter to (b) the Borrower’s consolidated EBITDA for the four-fiscal quarter period then ended.

Lien ” means any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, deed of trust, security interest, or encumbrance to secure or provide for the payment of any obligation of any Person, whether arising by contract, operation of law, or otherwise (including the interest of a vendor or lessor under any conditional sale agreement, Capital Lease, or other title retention agreement).

Liquid Investments ” means (a) readily marketable direct full faith and credit obligations of the United States of America or obligations unconditionally guaranteed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America; (b) commercial paper issued by (i) any Lender or any Affiliate of any Lender or (ii) any commercial banking institutions or corporations rated at least P-1 by Moody’s or A-1 by S&P; (c) certificates of deposit, time deposits, and bankers’ acceptances issued by (i) any of the Lenders or (ii) any other commercial banking institution which is a member of the Federal Reserve System and has a combined capital and surplus and undivided profits of not less than $250,000,000.00 and rated Aa by Moody’s or AA by S&P; (d) repurchase agreements which are entered into with any of the Lenders or any major money center banks included in the commercial banking institutions described in clause (c) and which are secured by readily marketable direct full faith and credit obligations of the government of the United States of America or any agency thereof; (e) investments in any money market fund which holds investments substantially of the type described in the foregoing clauses (a) through (d); and (f) other investments made through the Administrative Agent or its Affiliates and approved by the Administrative Agent. All the Liquid Investments described in clauses (a) through (d) above shall have maturities of not more than 365 days from the date of issue.

Majority Lenders ” means (a) at any time when there are more than two Lenders, Lenders holding more than 50% of the aggregate Maximum Exposure Amount and (b) at any time when there are one or two Lenders, all of the Lenders; provided that,

(i) with respect to amendments, waivers or consents relating to Section 2.1(a) and Section 2.1(c)(i), “ Majority Lenders ” means the Majority Revolving Lenders;

(ii) with respect to amendments, waivers or consents relating to Section 2.1(b) and Section 2.1(c)(ii), “ Majority Lenders ” means the Majority Term Lenders;

(iii) with respect to Section 2.4(c)(iv), “ Majority Lenders ” means Lenders that would be required to fund more than 50% of the Eurodollar Advances comprising such requested Borrowing; and

(iv) with respect to Section 7.2(a)(i), 7.2(b) and 7.3(b), “ Majority Lenders ” means the Majority Revolving Lenders.

Majority Revolving Lenders ” means (a) at any time when there are more than two Revolving Lenders, Revolving Lenders holding more than 50% of the sum of (i) the aggregate unfunded Revolving Commitments at such time plus (ii) the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Revolving Notes (with the aggregate amount of each Lender’s risk participation and funded participation in the Letter of Credit Exposure and Swing Line Advances being deemed as unpaid principal under such Lender’s Revolving Note) and (b) at any time when there are one or two Revolving Lenders, all of the Revolving Lenders.

 

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Majority Term Lenders ” means (a) at any time when there are more than two Term Lenders, Term Lenders holding more than 50% of the then aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Term Notes and (b) at any time when there are one or two Term Lenders, all of the Term Lenders.

Material Adverse Change ” means a material adverse change (a) in the business, condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; (b) on the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any of the other Credit Document; or (c) on the Borrower’s or any other Credit Party’s ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement, any Note, the Guaranties or any other Credit Document.

Maximum Exposure Amount ” means, at any time for each Lender, the sum of (a) the unfunded Revolving Commitment held by such Lender at such time; plus (b) the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Revolving Note held by such Lender at such time, (with the aggregate amount of such Lender’s risk participation and funded participation in the Letter of Credit Exposure and Swing Line Advances being deemed as unpaid principal under such Lender’s Revolving Note); plus (c) the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Term Note held by such Lender at such time.

Maximum Rate ” means the maximum nonusurious interest rate under applicable law.

Moody’s ” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and any successor thereto which is a nationally recognized statistical rating organization.

Mortgage ” means each mortgage or deed of trust in form acceptable to the Administrative Agent executed by the Borrower or a Subsidiary of the Borrower to secure all or a portion of the Obligations.

Multiemployer Plan ” means a “multiemployer plan” as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA to which the Borrower or any member of the Controlled Group is making or accruing an obligation to make contributions.

Net Cash Proceeds ” means with respect to any sale, transfer, or other disposition of any Property belonging to the Borrower or any Guarantor (including the sale or transfer of stock or other Equity Interest and property insurance proceeds) all cash and Liquid Investments received by the Borrower or any Guarantor from such sale, transfer or other disposition after (a) payment of, or provision for, all brokerage commissions and other reasonable out-of-pocket fees and expenses actually incurred; (b) payment of any outstanding obligations relating to such Property paid in connection with any such sale, transfer, or other disposition; and (c) the amount of reserves recorded in accordance with GAAP for indemnity or similar obligations of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries directly related to such sale, transfer or other disposition.

Net Income ” means, for any period and with respect to any Person, the net income for such period for such Person after taxes as determined in accordance with GAAP, excluding, however, (a) extraordinary items, including (i) any net non-cash gain or loss during such period

 

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arising from the sale, exchange, retirement or other disposition of capital assets (such term to include all fixed assets and all securities) other than in the ordinary course of business, and (ii) any write-up or write-down of assets and (b) the cumulative effect of any change in GAAP.

Net Worth ” means, with respect to any Person and as of the date of its determination, the excess of the assets of such Person over the sum of the liabilities of such Person and the minority interests of such Person, as determined in accordance with GAAP.

Nonordinary Course Asset Sales ” means, any sales, conveyances, or other transfers of Property made by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower (a) of any division of the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower, (b) of the Equity Interest in (i) the Borrower by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower or (ii) a Subsidiary of the Borrower by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower or (c) outside the ordinary course of business of any assets of the Borrower or any Subsidiary of a Borrower, whether in a transaction or related series of transactions.

Notes ” means the Revolving Notes, the Term Notes and the Swing Line Note.

Notice of Borrowing ” means a notice of borrowing signed by the Borrower in substantially the same form as Exhibit E .

Notice of Continuation or Conversion ” means a notice of continuation or conversion signed by the Borrower in substantially the same form as Exhibit F .

Obligations ” means (a) all principal, interest (including post-petition interest), fees, reimbursements, indemnifications, and other amounts now or hereafter owed by any of the Credit Parties to the Lenders, the Swing Line Lender, the Issuing Lender, or the Administrative Agent under this Agreement and the Credit Documents, including, the Letter of Credit Obligations, and any increases, extensions, and rearrangements of those obligations under any amendments, supplements, and other modifications of the documents and agreements creating those obligations and (b) all obligations of the Borrower or any other Credit Party owing to Swap Counterparty under any Hedge Arrangements which are permitted by the terms hereof.

OLV of Fixed Assets ” means the orderly liquidation value of all of the Borrower’s and its Subsidiaries’ machinery and equipment as set forth in the written appraisals and/or written updates to previously delivered appraisals, in each case, required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent under Section 5.12(b) and conducted by an industry recognized third party appraiser.

Other Taxes ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.13(b).

Patriot Act ” means the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)).

PBGC ” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or any entity succeeding to any or all of its functions under ERISA.

Permitted Debt ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1.

 

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Permitted Investments ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.3.

Permitted Liens ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.2.

Permitted Subordinated Debt ” means Debt of the Borrower to any Person, the terms of which are reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the payment of which has been subordinated to the payment of the Obligations in a manner, and pursuant to documentation, satisfactory to the Administrative Agent in its sole reasonable discretion.

Person ” means an individual, partnership, corporation (including a business trust), joint stock company, trust, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, unincorporated association, joint venture, or other entity, or a government or any political subdivision or agency thereof, or any trustee, receiver, custodian, or similar official.

Plan ” means an employee benefit plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan) maintained for employees of the Borrower or any member of the Controlled Group and covered by Title IV of ERISA or subject to the minimum funding standards under Section 412 of the Code.

Prime Rate ” means the per annum rate of interest established from time to time by the Administrative Agent at its principal office in San Francisco as its prime rate, which rate may not be the lowest rate of interest charged by such Lender to its customers.

Property ” of any Person means any property or assets (whether real, personal, or mixed, tangible or intangible) of such Person.

Receivables ” of any Person means, at any date of determination thereof, the unpaid portion of the obligation, as stated on the respective invoice or other writing of a customer of such Person in respect of goods sold or services rendered by such Person.

Register ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.7(b).

Regulations T, U, and X ” means Regulations T, U, and X of the Federal Reserve Board, as each is from time to time in effect, and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.

Release ” shall have the meaning set forth in CERCLA or under any other Environmental Law.

Response ” shall have the meaning set forth in CERCLA or under any other Environmental Law.

Reportable Event ” means any of the events set forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA (other than any such event not subject to the provision for 30-day notice to the PBGC under the regulations issued under such section).

Responsible Officer ” means (a) with respect to any Person that is a corporation, such Person’s Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief Financial Officer, or Vice President, (b) with respect to any Person that is a limited liability company, if such Person has officers, then such

 

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Person’s Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief Financial Officer, or Vice President, and if such Person is managed by members, then a Responsible Officer of such Person’s managing member, and if such Person is managed by managers, then a manager (if such manager is an individual) or a Responsible Officer of such manager (if such manager is an entity), and (c) with respect to any Person that is a general partnership, limited partnership or a limited liability partnership, the Responsible Officer of such Person’s general partner or partners.

Restricted Payment ” means, with respect to any Person, (a) any direct or indirect dividend or distribution (whether in cash, securities or other Property) or any direct or indirect payment of any kind or character (whether in cash, securities or other Property) in consideration for or otherwise in connection with any retirement, purchase, redemption or other acquisition of any Equity Interest of such Person, or any options, warrants or rights to purchase or acquire any such Equity Interest of such Person or (b) principal or interest payments (in cash, Property or otherwise) on, or redemptions of, subordinated debt of such Person; provided that the term “Restricted Payment” shall not include any dividend or distribution payable solely in Equity Interests of the Borrower or warrants, options or other rights to purchase such Equity Interests.

Revolving Advance ” means any advance by a Lender to the Borrower as part of a Revolving Borrowing.

Revolving Borrowing ” means a Borrowing consisting of simultaneous Revolving Advances of the same Type made by the Lenders pursuant to Section 2.1(a) or Converted by each Lender to Revolving Advances of a different Type pursuant to Section 2.4(b).

Revolving Commitment ” means, for each Lender, the obligation of each Lender to advance to Borrower the amount set opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule II as its Revolving Commitment, or if such Lender has entered into any Assignment and Acceptance, set forth for such Lender as its Revolving Commitment in the Register, as such amount may be reduced pursuant to Section 2.1(c)(i); provided that, after the Revolving Maturity Date, the Revolving Commitment for each Lender shall be zero; and provided further that, the aggregate Revolving Commitment shall not exceed $40,000,000. The initial aggregate Revolving Commitment on the date hereof is $25,000,000.

Revolving Lenders ” means Lenders having a Revolving Commitment or if such Revolving Commitments have been terminated, Lenders that are owed Revolving Advances.

Revolving Loan ” means the aggregate principal from a Lender which represents such Lender’s ratable share of a Revolving Borrowing.

Revolving Maturity Date ” means the earlier of (a) March 31, 2011 and (b) the earlier termination in whole of the Revolving Commitments pursuant to Section 2.1(c)(i) or Article 7.

Revolving Note ” means a promissory note of the Borrower payable to the order of a Lender in the amount of such Lender’s Revolving Commitment, in substantially the same form as Exhibit H -1 , evidencing indebtedness of the Borrower to such Lender resulting from Revolving Advances owing to such Lender.

 

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Revolving Pro Rata Share ” means, at any time with respect to any Revolving Lender, (i) the ratio (expressed as a percentage) of such Lender’s Revolving Commitment at such time to the aggregate Revolving Commitments at such time, or (ii) if all of the Revolving Commitments have been terminated, the ratio (expressed as a percentage) of such Lender’s aggregate outstanding Revolving Advances at such time to the total aggregate outstanding Revolving Advances at such time.

SEC ” means, the Securities and Exchange Commission.

S&P ” means Standard & Poor’s Rating Agency Group, a division of McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., or any successor thereof which is a national credit rating organization.

Secured Obligations ” means (a) the Obligations, (b) the Banking Services Obligations, and (b) all obligations of any of the Credit Parties owing to Swap Counterparties under any Hedging Arrangements which are permitted by the terms hereof.

Secured Parties ” means the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender, the Lenders, the Swap Counterparties and Wells Fargo and any of its Affiliates providing Banking Services to any Credit Party.

Security Agreement ” means the Pledge and Security Agreement among the Credit Parties and the Administrative Agent in substantially the same form as Exhibit G .

Security Documents ” means, collectively, the Mortgages, Security Agreements, and any and all other instruments, documents or agreements, including Account Control Agreements, now or hereafter executed by any Credit Party or any other Person to secure the Secured Obligations.

Senior Leverage Ratio ” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) senior, secured Debt of the Borrower at such date to (b) EBITDA for the 12 month period ending on such date.

Senior Note Prepayment Date ” means the date on which the Borrower is required to pay any holder of the Convertible Senior Notes as a result of the conversion into cash by such holder of all or any portion of the Convertible Senior Notes or as a result of the repurchase by the Borrower of all or any portion the Convertible Senior Notes held by such holder, in either case, as a result of (a) any optional or voluntary repurchase, redemption, prepayment, repayment, defeasance or any other acquisition or retirement for value (or the segregation of funds with respect to any of the foregoing) of such Convertible Senior Notes, (b) the occurrence of any fundamental change, as described in the Indenture or the Convertible Senior Notes, or (c) any action taken by the Borrower, including the distribution of stock rights, warrants, or other distributions to holders of its common stock.

Solvent ” means, as to any Person, on the date of any determination (a) the fair value of the Property of such Person is greater than the total amount of debts and other liabilities (including without limitation, contingent liabilities) of such Person, (b) the present fair salable value of the assets of such Person is not less than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of such Person on its debts and other liabilities (including, without limitation,

 

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contingent liabilities) as they become absolute and matured, (c) such Person is able to realize upon its assets and pay its debts and other liabilities (including, without limitation, contingent liabilities) as they mature in the normal course of business, (d) such Person does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts or liabilities (including, without limitation, contingent liabilities) beyond such Person’s ability to pay as such debts and liabilities mature, (e) such Person is not engaged in, and is not about to engage in, business or a transaction for which such Person’s Property would constitute unreasonably small capital, and (f) such Person has not transferred, concealed or removed any Property with intent to hinder, delay or defraud any creditor of such Person.

Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any Person (the “ parent ”) at any date, any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity the accounts of which would be consolidated with those of the parent in the parent’s consolidated financial statements if such financial statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP as of such date, as well as any other corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity, a majority of whose outstanding Voting Securities shall at any time be owned by the parent or one more Subsidiaries of the parent. Unless expressly provided otherwise, all references herein and in any other Credit Document to any “Subsidiary” or “Subsidiaries” means a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of the Borrower.

Swap Counterparty ” means a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender that has entered into a Hedging Arrangement with a Credit Party as permitted by the terms of this Agreement.

Swing Line Advance ” means an advance by the Swing Line Lender to the Borrower as part of a Swing Line Borrowing.

Swing Line Borrowing ” means the Borrowing consisting of a Swing Line Advance made by the Swing Line Lender pursuant to Section 2.3 or, if an AutoBorrow Agreement is in effect, any transfer of funds pursuant to such AutoBorrow Agreement.

Swing Line Commitment ” means, for the Swing Line Lender, $10,000,000; provided that, on and after the Revolving Maturity Date, the Swing Line Commitment shall be zero.

Swing Line Lender ” means Wells Fargo.

Swing Line Note ” means the promissory note made by the Borrower payable to the order of the Swing Line Lender evidencing the indebtedness of the Borrower to the Swing Line Lender resulting from Swing Line Advances in substantially the same form as Exhibit I-2 .

Swing Line Payment Date ” means (a) if an AutoBorrow Agreement is in effect, the earliest to occur of (i) the date required by such AutoBorrow Agreement, (ii) demand is made by the Swing Line Lender and (iii) the Revolving Maturity Date, or (b) if an AutoBorrow Agreement is not in effect, the earlier to occur of (i) three (3) Business Days after demand is made by the Swing Line Lender if no Default exists, and otherwise upon demand by the Swing Line Lender and (ii) the Revolving Maturity Date.

Taxes ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.13(a).

 

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Teledrift APA ” means that certain Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of February 4, 2008 among the Borrower, Teledrift Subsidiary, Teledrift, Inc., and the stockholders of Teledrift, Inc., without giving effect to any amendment, supplement or other modification thereof other than as consented to by the Administrative Agent.

Teledrift Acquisition ” means the acquisition by the Teledrift Subsidiary of substantially all of the assets of Teledrift, Inc.

Teledrift Subsidiary ” means Teledrift Acquisition, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly own subsidiary of the Borrower.

Term Advance ” means a one-time advance by a Lender to the Borrower as part of a Term Borrowing.

Term Borrowing ” means the Borrowing consisting of simultaneous Term Advances of the same Type made by each Lender pursuant to Section 2.1(b) or Converted by each Lender to Term Advances of a different Type pursuant to Section 2.4(b).

Term Commitment ” means, for each Lender, the obligation of each Lender to advance to the Borrower the amount set opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule II as its Term Commitment, or if such Lender has entered into any Assignment and Acceptance, set forth for such Lender as its Term Commitment in the Register; provided that, after the Closing Date, the Term Commitment for each Lender shall be zero; and provided further that, the aggregate Term Commitment shall not exceed $40,000,000.00.

Term Lenders ” means Lenders having a Term Commitment or if such Term Commitments have been terminated, Lenders that are owed Term Advances.

Term Loan ” means the loans evidenced by Term Notes to be made by the Term Lenders to the Borrower hereunder.

Term Maturity Date ” means the earlier of (a) March 31, 2011, and (b) the earlier termination in whole of the Term Commitments and acceleration of the Term Advances pursuant to Article 7.

Term Note ” means a promissory note of the Borrower payable to the order of a Term Lender in the amount of such Lender’s Term Commitment, in substantially the same form as Exhibit I-3 , evidencing indebtedness of the Borrower to such Lender resulting from any Term Advances under the Term Loan owing to such Lender.

Termination Event ” means (a) a Reportable Event with respect to a Plan, (b) the withdrawal of the Borrower or any member of the Controlled Group from a Plan during a plan year in which it was a “substantial employer” as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA, (c) the filing of a notice of intent to terminate a Plan or the treatment of a Plan amendment as a termination under Section 4041(c) of ERISA, (d) the institution of proceedings to terminate a Plan by the PBGC, or (e) any other event or condition which constitutes grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Plan.

 

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Type ” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.4.

Voting Securities ” means (a) with respect to any corporation, capital stock of the corporation having general voting power under ordinary circumstances to elect directors of such corporation (irrespective of whether at the time stock of any other class or classes shall have or might have special voting power or rights by reason of the happening of any contingency), (b) with respect to any partnership, any partnership interest or other ownership interest having general voting power to elect the general partner or other management of the partnership or other Person, and (c) with respect to any limited liability company, membership certificates or interests having general voting power under ordinary circumstances to elect managers of such limited liability company.

Wells Fargo ” means Wells Fargo Bank, National Association.

Section 1.2 Computation of Time Periods . In this Agreement in the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from” means “from and including” and the words “to” and “until” each means “to but excluding”.

Section 1.3 Accounting Terms; Changes in GAAP .

(a) All accounting terms not specifically defined in this Agreement shall be construed in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis with those applied in the preparation of the financial statements delivered to the Administrative Agent for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2007 as required under Section 5.2, and the Borrower shall not permit any change in the method of accounting employed in the preparation of the financial statements referred to in Section 4.4 unless required to conform to GAAP or approved in writing by the Administrative Agent.

(b) Unless otherwise indicated, all financial statements of the Borrower, all calculations for compliance with covenants in this Agreement, all determinations of the Applicable Margin, and all calculations of any amounts to be calculated under the definitions in Section 1.1 shall be based upon the consolidated accounts of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP and consistent with the principles of consolidation applied in preparing the Borrower’s Financial Statements referred to in Section 4.4.

Section 1.4 Classes and Types of Advances . Advances are distinguished by “Class” and “Type”. The “Class” of an Advance refers to the determination of whether such Advance is a Revolving Advance, a Term Advance or a Swing Line Advance. The “Type” of an Advance refers to the determination of whether such Advance is a Base Rate Advance or a Eurodollar Advance.

Section 1.5 Miscellaneous . Article, Section, Schedule, and Exhibit references are to this Agreement, unless otherwise specified. All references to instruments, documents, contracts, and agreements are references to such instruments, documents, contracts, and agreements as the same may be amended, supplemented, and otherwise modified from time to time, unless otherwise specified and shall include all schedules and exhibits thereto unless otherwise specified. Any reference herein to any law shall be construed as referring to such law as amended, modified, codified or reenacted, in whole or in part, and in effect from time to time.

 

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Any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns (subject to the restrictions contained herein). The words “hereof”, “herein”, and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. The term “including” means “including, without limitation,”. Paragraph headings have been inserted in this Agreement as a matter of convenience for reference only and it is agreed that such paragraph headings are not a part of this Agreement and shall not be used in the interpretation of any provision of this Agreement.

ARTICLE 2

CREDIT FACILITIES

Section 2.1 Revolving and Term Commitments .

(a) Revolving Commitment . Each Lender severally agrees, on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, to make Revolving Advances to the Borrower from time to time on any Business Day during the period from the Closing Date until the Revolving Maturity Date; provided that after giving effect to such Revolving Advances, the sum of the aggregate outstanding amount of all Revolving Advances plus the Letter of Credit Exposure plus the aggregate outstanding amount of all Swing Line Advances, shall not exceed the lesser of (i) the Borrowing Base in effect at such time and (ii) the aggregate Revolving Commitments in effect at such time. Each Revolving Borrowing shall (A) if comprised of Base Rate Advances be in an aggregate amount not less than $500,000.00 and in integral multiples of $100,000.00 in excess thereof, (B) if comprised of Eurodollar Advances be in an aggregate amount not less than $1,000,000.00 and in integral multiples of $500,000.00 in excess thereof, and (C) consist of Revolving Advances of the same Type made on the same day by the Revolving Lenders ratably according to their respective Revolving Commitments. Within the limits of each Lender’s Revolving Commitment, the Borrower may from time to time borrow, prepay pursuant to Section 2.5, and reborrow under this Section 2.1(a).

(b) Term Commitments . Each Lender severally agrees, on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, to make to the Borrower on the Closing Date, a Term Advance in an amount not to exceed such Lender’s Term Commitment. The Borrower may not reborrow any Term Advances that have been repaid.

(c) Reduction of the Commitments .

(i) Revolving Commitments . The Borrower shall have the right, upon at least three Business Days’ irrevocable notice to the Administrative Agent, to terminate in whole or reduce ratably in part the unused portion of the Revolving Commitments; provided that each partial reduction shall be in a minimum amount of $1,000,000 and in integral multiples of $1,000,000 in excess thereof. Any reduction or termination of the Revolving Commitments pursuant to this Section 2.1(c)(i) shall be permanent, with no obligation of the Lenders to reinstate such Commitments, and the Commitment Fees shall thereafter be computed on the basis of the Revolving Commitments, as so reduced.

 

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(ii) Term Commitments . On the making of the Term Advances on the Closing Date, each Lender’s Term Commitment shall be reduced to zero. Any reduction or termination of the Term Commitments pursuant to this Section 2.1(c)(ii) shall be permanent, with no obligation of the Lenders to reinstate such Commitments.

(d) Notes . The indebtedness of the Borrower to each Lender resulting (i) from Revolving Advances owing to such Lender shall be evidenced by a Revolving Note (ii) from Term Advances owing to such Lender made pursuant to Section 2.1(b) shall be evidenced by a Term Note, and (iii) from Swing Line Advances owing to the Swing Line Lender, as set forth in Section 2.3 below, shall be evidenced by a Swing Line Note.

(e) Existing Advances . Without any further action on the part of the Borrower or the Lenders and so long as all conditions set forth in Section 3.1 and 3.2 have been met, the Borrower hereby requests that, on the Closing Date, the Term Lenders and the Revolving Lenders make the Term Advances (as Reference Rate Advances) in an amount equal to the aggregate Term Commitments and the Revolving Advances (as Reference Rate Advances) in the necessary amount to, and apply the proceeds of such Advances to, (i) repay all outstanding “Equipment Loan” and “Working Capital Loan” under, and as defined in, the Bilateral Agreement, (ii) pay all fees owing to the Lenders or the Administrative Agent as required under the Fee Letter and (iii) pay such other fees, costs, and accounts detailed in the initial Notice of Borrowing delivered to the Administrative Agent.

Section 2.2 Letters of Credit

(a) Commitment for Letters of Credit . The Issuing Lender, the Lenders and the Borrower agree that effective as of the Closing Date, the Existing Letters of Credit shall be deemed to have been issued and maintained under, and to be governed by the terms and conditions of, this Agreement. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Issuing Lender agrees, in reliance upon the agreements of the other Lenders set forth in this Section 2.2 , from time to time on any Business Day during the period from the Closing Date until the Revolving Maturity Date, to issue, increase or extend the expiration date of, Letters of Credit for the account of any Credit Party, provided that no Letter of Credit will be issued, increased, or extended:

(i) if such issuance, increase, or extension would cause the Letter of Credit Exposure to exceed the lesser of (A) the Letter of Credit Maximum Amount and (B) an amount equal to (1) the lesser of the Borrowing Base and the aggregate Revolving Commitments, in either case, in effect at such time minus (2) the sum of the aggregate outstanding amount of all Revolving Advances plus the Letter of Credit Exposure plus the aggregate outstanding amount of all Swing Line Advances;

(ii) unless such Letter of Credit has an expiration date not later than 10 days prior to the Revolving Maturity Date; provided that, if Revolving Commitments are terminated in whole pursuant to Section 2.1(c)(i), any Letter of Credit may have an expiration date after then resulting Revolving Maturity Date if (A) the Borrower shall deposit into the Cash Collateral Account cash in an amount equal to 105% of the Letter of Credit Exposure for the Letters of Credit which have an expiry date beyond the Revolving Maturity Date or (B) the Borrower shall provide a replacement letter of credit (or other security) reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Lender in an amount equal to 105% of the Letter of Credit Exposure;

 

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(iii) unless such Letter of Credit is a standby letter of credit not supporting the repayment of indebtedness for borrowed money of any Person;

(iv) unless such Letter of Credit is in form and substance acceptable to the Issuing Lender in its sole discretion;

(v) unless the Borrower has delivered to the Issuing Lender a completed and executed Letter of Credit Application; provided that, if the terms of any Letter of Credit Application conflicts with the terms of this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall control; and

(vi) unless such Letter of Credit is governed by (A) the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits (1993 Revision), International Chamber of Commerce Publication No. 500, or (B) the International Standby Practices (ISP98), International Chamber of Commerce Publication No. 590, in either case, including any subsequent revisions thereof approved by a Congress of the International Chamber of Commerce and adhered to by the Issuing Lender.

(b) Requesting Letters of Credit . Each Letter of Credit shall be issued pursuant to a Letter of Credit Application given by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Issuing Lender by facsimile or other writing not later than 11:00 a.m. (Houston, Texas, time) on the third Business Day before the proposed date of issuance for the Letter of Credit. Each Letter of Credit Application shall be fully completed and shall specify the information required therein. Each Letter of Credit Application shall be irrevocable and binding on the Borrower. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Issuing Lender shall before 2:00 p.m. (Houston, Texas, time) on the date of such Letter of Credit issue such Letter of Credit to the beneficiary of such Letter of Credit.

(c) Reimbursements for Letters of Credit; Funding of Participations .

(i) With respect to any Letter of Credit, in accordance with the related Letter of Credit Application, the Borrower agrees to pay on demand to the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Issuing Lender an amount equal to any amount paid by the Issuing Lender under such Letter of Credit. Upon the Issuing Lender’s demand for payment under the terms of a Letter of Credit Application, the Borrower may, with a written notice, request that the Borrower’s obligations to the Issuing Lender thereunder be satisfied with the proceeds of a Revolving Advance in the same amount (notwithstanding any minimum size or increment limitations on individual Revolving Advances). If the Borrower does not make such request and does not otherwise make the payments demanded by the Issuing Lender as required under this Agreement or the Letter of Credit Application, then the Borrower shall be deemed for all purposes of this Agreement to have requested such a Revolving Advance in the same amount and the transfer of the proceeds thereof to satisfy the Borrower’s obligations to the Issuing Lender, and the

 

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Borrower hereby unconditionally and irrevocably authorizes, empowers, and directs the Lenders to make such Revolving Advance, to transfer the proceeds thereof to the Issuing Lender in satisfaction of such obligations, and to record and otherwise treat such payments as a Revolving Advance to the Borrower. The Administrative Agent and each Lender may record and otherwise treat the making of such Revolving Borrowings as the making of a Revolving Borrowing to the Borrower under this Agreement as if requested by the Borrower. Nothing herein is intended to release any of the Borrower’s obligations under any Letter of Credit Application, but only to provide an additional method of payment therefor. The making of any Borrowing under this Section 2.2(c) shall not constitute a cure or waiver of any Default, other than the payment Default which is satisfied by the application of the amounts deemed advanced hereunder, caused by the Borrower’s failure to comply with the provisions of this Agreement or the Letter of Credit Application.

(ii) Each Lender (including the Lender acting as Issuing Lender) shall, upon notice from the Administrative Agent that the Borrower has requested or is deemed to have requested a Revolving Advance pursuant to Section 2.4 and regardless of whether (A) the conditions in Section 3.2 have been met, (B) such notice complies with Section 2.4, or (C) a Default exists, make funds available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Issuing Lender in an amount equal to such Lender’s Revolving Pro Rata Share of the amount of such Revolving Advance not later than 1:00 p.m. on the Business Day specified in such notice by the Administrative Agent, whereupon each Lender that so makes funds available shall be deemed to have made a Revolving Advance to the Borrower in such amount. The Administrative Agent shall remit the funds so received to the Issuing Lender.

(iii) If any such Lender shall not have so made its Revolving Advance available to the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 2.2 , such Lender agrees to pay interest thereon for each day from such date until the date such amount is paid at the lesser of (A) the Federal Funds Rate for such day for the first three days and thereafter the interest rate applicable to the Revolving Advance and (B) the Maximum Rate. Whenever, at any time after the Administrative Agent has received from any Lender such Lender’s Revolving Advance, the Administrative Agent receives any payment on account thereof, the Administrative Agent will pay to such Lender its participating interest in such amount (appropriately adjusted, in the case of interest payments, to reflect the period of time during which such Lender’s Revolving Advance was outstanding and funded), which payment shall be subject to repayment by such Lender if such payment received by the Administrative Agent is required to be returned. Each Lender’s obligation to make the Revolving Advance pursuant to this Section 2.2 shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (1) any set-off, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Lender or any other Person may have against the Issuing Lender, the Administrative Agent or any other Person for any reason whatsoever; (2) the occurrence or continuance of a Default or the termination of the Commitments; (3) any breach of this Agreement by the Borrower or any other Lender; or (4) any other circumstance, happening or event whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing.

 

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(d) Participations . Upon the date of the issuance or increase of a Letter of Credit or the deemed issuance of the Existing Letters of Credit under Section 2.2(a), the Issuing Lender shall be deemed to have sold to each other Lender and each other Lender shall have been deemed to have purchased from the Issuing Lender a participation in the related Letter of Credit Obligations equal to such Lender’s Revolving Pro Rata Share at such date and such sale and purchase shall otherwise be in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. The Issuing Lender shall promptly notify each such participant Lender by telex, telephone, or telecopy of each Letter of Credit issued or increased and the actual dollar amount of such Lender’s participation in such Letter of Credit.

(e) Obligations Unconditional . The obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement in respect of each Letter of Credit shall be unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under all circumstances, notwithstanding the following circumstances:

(i) any lack of validity or enforceability of any Letter of Credit Documents;

(ii) any amendment or waiver of or any consent to departure from any Letter of Credit Documents;

(iii) the existence of any claim, set-off, defense or other right which any Credit Party may have at any time against any beneficiary or transferee of such Letter of Credit (or any Persons for whom any such beneficiary or any such transferee may be acting), the Issuing Lender, any Lender or any other person or entity, whether in connection with this Agreement, the transactions contemplated in this Agreement or in any Letter of Credit Documents or any unrelated transaction;

(iv) any statement or any other document presented under such Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect to the extent the Issuing Lender would not be liable therefor pursuant to the following paragraph (g);

(v) payment by the Issuing Lender under such Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or certificate which does not comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit; or

(vi) any other circumstance or happening whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing;

provided , however, that nothing contained in this paragraph (e) shall be deemed to constitute a waiver of any remedies of the Borrower in connection with the Letters of Credit.

 

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(f) Prepayments of Letters of Credit . In the event that any Letter of Credit shall be outstanding or shall be drawn and not reimbursed on or prior to the 10 th day prior to the Revolving Maturity Date, the Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent an amount equal to 105% of the Letter of Credit Exposure allocable to such Letter of Credit, such amount to be due and payable on the 10 th day prior to the Revolving Maturity Date, and to be held in the Cash Collateral Account and applied in accordance with paragraph (i) below.

(g) Liability of Issuing Lender . The Borrower assumes all risks of the acts or omissions of any beneficiary or transferee of any Letter of Credit with respect to its use of such Letter of Credit. Neither the Issuing Lender nor any of its officers or directors shall be liable or responsible for:

(i) the use which may be made of any Letter of Credit or any acts or omissions of any beneficiary or transferee in connection therewith;

(ii) the validity, sufficiency or genuineness of documents, or of any endorsement thereon, even if such documents should prove to be in any or all respects invalid, insufficient, fraudulent or forged;

(iii) payment by the Issuing Lender against presentation of documents which do not comply with the terms of a Letter of Credit, including failure of any documents to bear any reference or adequate reference to the relevant Letter of Credit; or

(iv) any other circumstances whatsoever in making or failing to make payment under any Letter of Credit (INCLUDING THE ISSUING LENDER’S OWN NEGLIGENCE),

except that the Borrower shall have a claim against the Issuing Lender, and the Issuing Lender shall be liable to, and shall promptly pay to, the Borrower, to the extent of any direct, as opposed to consequential, damages suffered by the Borrower which the Borrower proves were caused by (A) the Issuing Lender’s willful misconduct or gross negligence in determining whether documents presented under a Letter of Credit comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit or (B) the Issuing Lender’s willful failure to make lawful payment under any Letter of Credit after the presentation to it of a draft and certificate strictly complying with the terms and conditions of such Letter of Credit. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, the Issuing Lender may accept documents that appear on their face to be in order, without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary.

(h) Cash Collateral Account .

(i) If the Borrower is required to deposit funds in the Cash Collateral Account pursuant to Sections 2.2(f), 2.5(c), 7.2(b) or 7.3(b), then the Borrower and the Administrative Agent shall establish the Cash Collateral Account and the Borrower shall execute any documents and agreements, including the Administrative Agent’s standard form assignment of deposit accounts, that the Administrative Agent requests in connection therewith to establish the Cash Collateral Account and grant the Administrative Agent an Acceptable Security Interest in such account and the funds therein. The Borrower hereby pledges to the Administrative Agent and grants the Administrative Agent a security interest in the Cash Collateral Account, whenever established, all funds held in the Cash Collateral Account from time to time, and all proceeds thereof as security for the payment of the Secured Obligations.

 

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(ii) Funds held in the Cash Collateral Account shall be held as cash collateral for obligations with respect to Letters of Credit and promptly applied by the Administrative Agent at the request of the Issuing Lender to any reimbursement or other obligations under Letters of Credit that exist or occur. To the extent that any surplus funds are held in the Cash Collateral Account above the Letter of Credit Exposure during the existence of an Event of Default the Administrative Agent may (A) hold such surplus funds in the Cash Collateral Account as cash collateral for the Secured Obligations or (B) apply such surplus funds to any Secured Obligations in any manner directed by the Majority Lenders. If no Default exists, the Administrative Agent shall release to the Borrower at the Borrower’s written request any funds held in the Cash Collateral Account above the amounts required by Section 2.2(f).

(iii) Funds held in the Cash Collateral Account shall be invested in Liquid Investments maintained with, and under the sole dominion and control of, the Administrative Agent or in another investment if mutually agreed upon by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, but the Administrative Agent shall have no other obligation to make any other investment of the funds therein. The Administrative Agent shall exercise reasonable care in the custody and preservation of any funds held in the Cash Collateral Account and shall be deemed to have exercised such care if such funds are accorded treatment substantially equivalent to that which the Administrative Agent accords its own property, it being understood that the Administrative Agent shall not have any responsibility for taking any necessary steps to preserve rights against any parties with respect to any such funds.

(i) Letters of Credit Issued for Guarantors . Notwithstanding that a Letter of Credit issued or outstanding hereunder is in support of any obligations of, or is for the account of, a Guarantor or any Subsidiary, the Borrower shall be obligated to reimburse the Issuing Lender hereunder for any and all drawings under such Letter of Credit issued hereunder by the Issuing Lender. The Borrower hereby acknowledges that the issuance of Letters of Credit for the account of any Guarantor, the Borrower or any Subsidiary inures to the benefit of the Borrower, and that the Borrower’s business (indirectly or directly) derives substantial benefits from the businesses of such other Persons.

Section 2.3 Swing Line Advances .

(a) Commitment . On the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, and if an AutoBorrow Agreement is in effect, subject to the terms and conditions of such AutoBorrow Agreement, the Swing Line Lender agrees to from time-to-time on any Business Day during the period from the date of this Agreement until the last Business Day occurring before the Revolving Maturity Date, make Swing Line Advances under the Swing Line Note to the Borrower which shall be due and payable on the Swing Line Payment Date (except that no Swing Line Advance may mature after the Revolving Maturity Date), bearing interest at the Adjusted Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin for Base Rate Advances, and in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the Swing Line Commitment outstanding at any time; provided that (i) after giving effect to such Swing Line Advance, the sum of the aggregate outstanding amount of all Revolving Advances plus the Letter of Credit Exposure plus the aggregate outstanding amount of all Swing Line Advances, shall not exceed the aggregate Revolving Commitments in effect at such time; (ii) no Swing Line Advance shall be made by the Swing Line Lender if the conditions set forth in Section 3.2 have not been met as of the date of such Swing Line Advance, it being agreed by the Borrower that the giving of the applicable Notice of

 

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Borrowing and the acceptance by the Borrower of the proceeds of such Swing Line Advance shall constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrower that on the date of such Swing Line Advance such conditions have been met; (iii) each Swing Line Advance shall be in an aggregate amount not less than $250,000.00 and in integral multiples of $50,000.00 in excess thereof; and (iv) if an AutoBorrow Agreement is in effect, such additional terms and conditions of such AutoBorrow Agreement shall have been satisifed. The indebtedness of the Borrower to the Swing Line Lender resulting from Swing Line Advances shall be evidenced by the Swing Line Note. No Lender shall have any rights or obligations under any AutoBorrow Agreement, but each Lender shall have the obligation to purchase and fund risk participations in the Swing Line Advances and to refinance Swing Line Advances as provided below.

(b) Prepayment . Within the limits expressed in this Agreement, amounts advanced pursuant to Section 2.3(a) may from time to time be borrowed, prepaid without penalty, and reborrowed. If the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Swing Line Advances ever exceeds the Swing Line Commitment, the Borrower shall, upon receipt of written notice of such condition from the Swing Line Lender and to the extent of such excess, prepay to the Swing Line Lender outstanding principal of the Swing Line Advances such that such excess is eliminated. If an AutoBorrow Agreement is in effect, each prepayment of a Swing Line Borrowing shall be made as provided in such AutoBorrow Agreement.

(c) Reimbursements for Swing Line Obligations .

(i) With respect to the Swing Line Advances and the interest, premium, fees, and other amounts owed by the Borrower to the Swing Line Lender in connection with the Swing Line Advances, the Borrower agrees to pay to the Swing Line Lender such amounts when due and payable to the Swing Line Lender under the terms of this Agreement and, if an AutoBorrow Agreement is in effect, in accordance with the terms of such AutoBorrow Agreement. If the Borrower does not pay to the Swing Line Lender any such amounts when due and payable to the Swing Line Lender, the Swing Line Lender may upon notice to the Administrative Agent request the satisfaction of such obligation by the making of a Revolving Borrowing in the amount of any such amounts not paid when due and payable. Upon such request, the Borrower shall be deemed to have requested the making of a Revolving Borrowing in the amount of such obligation and the transfer of the proceeds thereof to the Swing Line Lender. Such Revolving Borrowing shall bear interest based upon the Adjusted Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin for Base Rate Advances. The Administrative Agent shall promptly forward notice of such Revolving Borrowing to the Borrower and the Lenders, and each Lender shall, regardless of whether (A) the conditions in Section 3.2 have been met, (B) such notice complies with Section 2.4, or (C) a Default exists, make available such Lender’s ratable share of such Revolving Borrowing to the Administrative Agent, and the Administrative Agent shall promptly deliver the proceeds thereof to the Swing Line Lender for application to such amounts owed to the Swing Line Lender. The Borrower hereby unconditionally and irrevocably authorizes, empowers, and directs the Swing Line Lender to make such requests for Revolving Borrowings on behalf of the Borrower, and the Lenders to make Revolving Advances to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Swing Line Lender in satisfaction of such obligations. The Administrative Agent and each Lender may record and otherwise treat the making of such Revolving Borrowings as

 

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the making of a Revolving Borrowing to the Borrower under this Agreement as if requested by the Borrower. Nothing herein is intended to release the Borrower’s obligations under the Swing Line Note, but only to provide an additional method of payment therefor. The making of any Borrowing under this Section 2.3(c) shall not constitute a cure or waiver of any Default or Event of Default, other than the payment Default or Event of Default which is satisfied by the application of the amounts deemed advanced hereunder, caused by the Borrower’s failure to comply with the provisions of this Agreement or the Swing Line Note.

(ii) If at any time, the Revolving Commitments shall have expired or be terminated while any Swing Line Advance is outstanding, each Lender, at the sole option of the Swing Line Lender, shall either (A) notwithstanding the expiration or termination of the Revolving Commitments, make a Revolving Advance as a Base Rate Advance, or (B) be deemed, without further action by any Person, to have purchased from the Swing Line Lender a participation in such Swing Line Advance, in either case in an amount equal to the product of such Lender’s Revolving Pro Rata Share times the outstanding aggregate principal balance of the Swing Line Advances. The Administrative Agent shall notify each such Lender of the amount of such Revolving Advance or participation, and such Lender will transfer to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Swing Line Lender on the next Business Day following such notice, in immediately available funds, the amount of such Revolving Advance or participation.

(iii) If any such Lender shall not have so made its Revolving Advance or its percentage participation available to the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 2.3 , such Lender agrees to pay interest thereon for each day from such date until the date such amount is paid at the lesser of (A) the Federal Funds Rate for such day for the first three days and thereafter the interest rate applicable to the Revolving Advance and (B) the Maximum Rate. Whenever, at any time after the Administrative Agent has received from any Lender such Lender’s Revolving Advance or participating interest in a Swing Line Advance, the Administrative Agent receives any payment on account thereof, the Administrative Agent will pay to such Lender its participating interest in such amount (appropriately adjusted, in the case of interest payments, to reflect the period of time during which such Lender’s Revolving Advance or participating interest was outstanding and funded), which payment shall be subject to repayment by such Lender if such payment received by the Administrative Agent is required to be returned. Each Lender’s obligation to make the Revolving Advance or purchase such participating interests pursuant to this Section 2.3 shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (1) any set-off, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Lender or any other Person may have against the Swing Line Lender, the Administrative Agent or any other Person for any reason whatsoever; (2) the occurrence or continuance of a Default or the termination of the Commitments; (3) any breach of this Agreement by the Borrower or any other Lender; or (4) any other circumstance, happening or event whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing. Each Swing Line Advance, once so participated by any Lender, shall cease to be a Swing Line Advance with respect to that amount for purposes of this Agreement, but shall continue to be a Revolving Loan.

 

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(d) Method of Borrowing . If an AutoBorrow Agreement is in effect, each Swing Line Borrowing shall be made as provided in such AutoBorrow Agreement. Otherwise, and except as provided in the clause (c) above, each request for a Swing Line Advance shall be made pursuant to telephone notice to the Swing Line Lender given no later than 1:00 p.m. (Houston, Texas time) on the date of the proposed Swing Line Advance, promptly confirmed by a completed and executed Notice of Borrowing telecopied or facsimiled to the Administrative Agent and the Swing Line Lender. The Swing Line Lender will promptly make the Swing Line Advance available to the Borrower at the Borrower’s account with the Administrative Agent.

(e) Interest for Account of Swing Line Lender . Swing Line Lender shall be responsible for invoicing the Borrower for interest on the Swing Line Advances ( provided that any failure of the Swing Line Lender to provide such invoice shall not release the Borrower from its obligation to pay such interest). Until each Lender funds its Revolving Advance or risk participation pursuant to clause (c) above, interest in respect of Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Swing Line Advances shall be solely for the account of the Swing Line Lender.

(f) Payments Directly to Swing Line Lenders . The Borrower shall make all payments of principal and interest in respect of the Swing Line Advances directly to the Swing Line Lender.

(g) Termination of Swing Line Sublimit . Swing Line Lender may terminate and/or suspend its Swing Line Commitment in accordance with any applicable AutoBorrow Agreement.

Section 2.4 Advances .

(a) Notice . Each Revolving Borrowing, shall be made pursuant to a Notice of Borrowing given not later than (i) 11:00 a.m. (Houston, Texas time) on the third Business Day before the date of the proposed Borrowing, in the case of a Eurodollar Advance or (ii) 11:00 a.m. (Houston, Texas time) on the Business Day before the date of the proposed Borrowing, in the case of a Base Rate Advance, by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent, which shall give to each Lender prompt notice of such proposed Borrowing by telecopier or telex. Each Notice of Borrowing shall be by facsimile or telex, confirmed immediately by the Borrower with a hard copy (other than with respect to notice sent by facsimile), specifying the requested (i) date of such Borrowing, (ii) Type and Class of Advances comprising such Borrowing, (iii) aggregate amount of such Borrowing, and (iv) if such Borrowing is to be comprised of Eurodollar Advances, Interest Period for each such Advance. In the case of a proposed Borrowing comprised of Eurodollar Advances, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of the applicable interest rate under Section 2.8(b). Each Lender shall, before 12:00 noon (Houston, Texas time) on the date of such Borrowing, make available for the account of its Applicable Lending Office to the Administrative Agent at its address referred to in Section 9.9, or such other location as the Administrative Agent may specify by notice to the Lenders, in same day funds, such Lender’s Revolving Pro Rata Share of such Borrowing. After the Administrative Agent’s receipt of such funds and upon fulfillment of the applicable conditions set forth in Article 3, the Administrative Agent will make such funds available to the Borrower at its account with the Administrative Agent or as otherwise directed by the Borrower with written notice to the Administrative Agent.

 

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(b) Conversions and Continuations . In order to elect to Convert or continue a Term Advance or a Revolving Advance under this paragraph, the Borrower shall deliver an irrevocable Notice of Continuation or Conversion to the Administrative Agent at the Administrative Agent’s office no later than 11:00 a.m. (Houston, Texas time) (i) on the Business Day before the date of the proposed conversion date in the case of a Conversion to a Base Rate Advance and (ii) at least three Business Days in advance of the proposed Conversion or continuation date in the case of a Conversion to, or a continuation of, a Eurodollar Advance. Each such Notice of Conversion or Continuation shall be in writing or by telex or facsimile confirmed immediately by the Borrower with a hard copy (other than with respect to notice sent by facsimile), specifying (i) the requested Conversion or continuation date (which shall be a Business Day), (ii) the amount, Type, and Class of the Advance to be Converted or continued, (iii) whether a Conversion or continuation is requested and, if a Conversion, into what Type of Advance, and (iv) in the case of a Conversion to, or a continuation of, a Eurodollar Advance, the requested Interest Period. Promptly after receipt of a Notice of Conversion or Continuation under this paragraph, the Administrative Agent shall provide each Lender with a copy thereof and, in the case of a Conversion to or a Continuation of a Eurodollar Advance, notify each Lender of the applicable interest rate under Section 2.8(b). The portion of Advances comprising part of the same Borrowing that are converted to Advances of another Type shall constitute a new Borrowing.

(c) Certain Limitations . Notwithstanding anything in paragraphs (a) and (b) above:

(i) at no time shall there be more than five Interest Periods applicable to outstanding Eurodollar Advances;

(ii) the Borrower may not select Eurodollar Advances for any Borrowing at any time when a Default has occurred and is continuing;

(iii) if any Lender shall, at least one Business Day before the date of any requested Borrowing, notify the Administrative Agent that the introduction of or any change in or in the interpretation of any law or regulation makes it unlawful, or that any central bank or other governmental authority asserts that it is unlawful, for such Lender or its Eurodollar Lending Office to perform its obligations under this Agreement to make Eurodollar Advances or to fund or maintain Eurodollar Advances, (A) the obligation of such Lender to make such Eurodollar Advance as part of the requested Borrowing or for any subsequent Borrowing shall be suspended until such Lender shall notify the Borrower that the circumstances causing such suspension no longer exist and such Lender’s portion of such requested Borrowing or any subsequent Borrowing of Eurodollar Advances shall be made in the form of a Base Rate Advance, and (B) such Lender agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts (consistent with its internal policies and legal and regulatory restrictions) to designate a different Eurodollar Lending Office if the making of such designation would avoid the effect of this paragraph and would not, in the reasonable judgment of such Lender, be otherwise disadvantageous to such Lender;

(iv) if the Administrative Agent is unable to determine the Eurodollar Rate for Eurodollar Advances comprising any requested Borrowing, the right of the Borrower to select Eurodollar Advances for such Borrowing or for any subsequent Borrowing shall be suspended until the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders that the circumstances causing such suspension no longer exist, and each Advance comprising such Borrowing shall be a Base Rate Advance;

 

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(v) if the Majority Lenders shall, at least one Business Day before the date of any requested Borrowing, notify the Administrative Agent that the Eurodollar Rate for Eurodollar Advances comprising such Borrowing will not adequately reflect the cost to such Lenders of making or funding their respective Eurodollar Advances, as the case may be, for such Borrowing, the right of the Borrower to select Eurodollar Advances for such Borrowing or for any subsequent Borrowing shall be suspended until the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders that the circumstances causing such suspension no longer exist, and each Advance comprising such Borrowing shall be a Base Rate Advance; and

(vi) if the Borrower shall fail to select the duration or continuation of any Interest Period for any Eurodollar Advances in accordance with the provisions contained in the definition of Interest Period in Section 1.1 and paragraph (b) above, the Administrative Agent will forthwith so notify the Borrower and the Lenders and such Advances will be made available to the Borrower on the date of such Borrowing as Base Rate Advances or, if an existing Advance, Convert into Base Rate Advances.

(d) Notices Irrevocable . Each Notice of Borrowing and Notice of Continuation or Conversion delivered by the Borrower hereunder, including its request for borrowing made under Section 2.1(e), shall be irrevocable and binding on the Borrower.

(e) Administrative Agent Reliance . Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender before the date of any Term Borrowing or Revolving Borrowing that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s applicable pro rata share of any Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made its applicable pro rata share of such Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent on the date of such Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.4(a), and the Administrative Agent may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower on such date a corresponding amount. If and to the extent that such Lender shall not have so made its applicable pro rata share of such Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent, such Lender and the Borrower severally agree to immediately repay to the Administrative Agent on demand such corresponding amount, together with interest on such amount, for each day from the date such amount is made available to the Borrower until the date such amount is repaid to the Administrative Agent, at (i) in the case of the Borrower, the interest rate applicable on such day to Advances comprising such Borrowing and (ii) in the case of such Lender, the lesser of (A) the Federal Funds Rate for such day and (B) the Maximum Rate. If such Lender shall repay to the Administrative Agent such corresponding amount and interest as provided above, such corresponding amount so repaid shall constitute such Lender’s Advance as part of such Borrowing for purposes of this Agreement even though not made on the same day as the other Advances comprising such Borrowing.

 

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Section 2.5 Prepayments .

(a) Right to Prepay . The Borrower shall have no right to prepay any principal amount of any Advance except as provided in this Section 2.5.

(b) Optional . The Borrower may elect to prepay any of the Advances without penalty or premium except as set forth in Section 2.10 and after giving by 11:00 a.m. (Houston, Texas time) (i) in the case of Eurodollar Advances, at least three Business Days’ or (ii) in case of Base Rate Advances, one Business Day’s prior written notice to the Administrative Agent stating the proposed date and aggregate principal amount of such prepayment. If any such notice is given, the Borrower shall prepay Advances comprising part of the same Borrowing in whole or ratably in part in an aggregate principal amount equal to the amount specified in such notice, together with accrued interest to the date of such prepayment on the principal amount prepaid and amounts, if any, required to be paid pursuant to Section 2.10 as a result of such prepayment being made on such date; provided that (A) each optional prepayment of Eurodollar Advances shall be in a minimum amount not less than $1,000,000 and in multiple integrals of $500,000 in excess thereof, (B) each optional prepayment of Base Rate Advances shall be in a minimum amount not less than $500,000 and in multiple integrals of $100,000 in excess thereof and (C) each optional prepayment of Swing Line Advances shall be in a minimum amount not less than $250,000 and in multiple integrals of $50,000 in excess thereof.

(c) Mandatory .

(i) On any date that a Borrowing Base Deficiency exists as stated in the Borrowing Base Certificate delivered pursuant to Section 5.2(d) or as notified to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent (with such calculation set forth in reasonable detail which shall be conclusive absent manifest error), the Borrower shall, within one Business Day, to the extent of such deficiency, first prepay to the Swing Line Lender the outstanding principal amount of the Swing Line Advances, second prepay to the Lenders on a pro rata basis the outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Advances; and third make deposits into the Cash Collateral Account to provide cash collateral in the amount of such excess for the Letter of Credit Exposure.

(ii) On April 15 th of each year commencing with April 15, 2009, the Borrower shall repay the Term Advances in an amount equal to 50% of the Excess Cash Flow calculated as of the immediately preceding December 31 st and as determined in the Compliance Certificate and annual financial statements of the Borrower required to be delivered under Section 5.2(a); provided that if the Borrower fails to deliver its annual financial statements as required under Section 5.2(a), then on April 15 th of each year commencing with April 15 th , 2009, the Borrower shall repay the Term Advances in an amount equal to 50% of the Excess Cash Flow calculated by the Administrative Agent based on such information available to the Administrative Agent at such time. If, upon delivery of the financial statements by the Borrower, such calculation by the Administrative Agent of Excess Cash Flow is less than the amount determined under such financial statements, then within 15 days after said delivery of the financial statements, the Borrower shall prepay the Term Advances in an amount equal to 50% of such difference in the calculation of Excess Cash Flow.

 

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(iii) On each Senior Note Prepayment Date, the Borrower shall prepay the Term Advances in an aggregate amount equal to the principal payment being made on such date under the Convertible Senior Notes.

(iv) If the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower receives Debt Incurrence Proceeds (regardless of whether such Debt is permitted hereunder but not including the proceeds from the Convertible Senior Notes), then immediately upon receipt of such proceeds, the Borrower shall repay the Term Advances in an amount equal to 100% of such proceeds.

(v) If the Borrower or any Subsidiary receives Equity Issuance Proceeds, then immediately upon receipt of such proceeds the Borrower shall prepay the Term Advances in an amount equal to 50% of such proceeds.

(vi) If the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower completes an asset sale (regardless of whether such sale is permitted under the terms hereof) and the proceeds thereof are not reinvested within 90 days after the completion of such asset sale in assets which would become collateral for the Secured Obligations to the extent the sold assets were collateral for the Secured Obligations, then upon the expiration of such 90 day period the Borrower shall prepay the Term Advances in an amount equal to 100% of such Net Proceeds of such asset sale which have not been so reinvested; provided that, (A) this clause (vi) shall not apply to Net Proceeds from any individual asset sale (whether completed as a single transaction or a series of transaction) which are less than $500,000 so long as the aggregate amount of Net Proceeds which are not applied pursuant to this clause (vi) does not exceed $2,000,000, and (B) this clause (vi) shall not apply to the sale of inventory in the ordinary course of business.

(vii) If the aggregate outstanding balance of the Term Advances exceeds 75% of the OLV of Fixed Assets which constitute Collateral in which the Administrative Agent has an Acceptable Security Interest, but subject to the proviso below, the Borrower shall either (A) prepay the Term Advances in an amount equal to such excess upon demand from the Administrative Agent or (B) within thirty (30) days after the earlier of (1) the delivery of the last of such appraisals by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent under Section 5.12(b), and (2) the date the Administrative Agent makes demand under clause (A) above, provide the Administrative Agent with unencumbered, additional collateral such that after giving effect thereto the outstanding balance under the Term Advances shall not exceed 75% of the OLV of Fixed Assets that constitute Collateral; provided that if the Borrower fails to deliver such required appraisals on or prior to the date required under Section 5.12, then the “OLV of Fixed Assets” for purposes of this clause (vi) shall mean the orderly liquidation value of the Borrower’s and its Subsidiaries’ machinery and equipment as determined by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion and based on the appraisals and reports available to the Administrative Agent at such time.

 

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(viii) If an increase in the aggregate Revolving Commitments is effected as permitted under Section 2.14 the Borrower shall prepay any Revolving Advances outstanding on the date such increase is effected to the extent necessary to keep the outstanding Revolving Advances ratable to reflect the revised pro rata shares of the Revolving Lenders arising from such increase. Any prepayment made by Borrower in accordance with this clause (vii) may be made with the proceeds of Revolving Advances made by all the Lenders in connection such increase occurring simultaneously with the prepayment.

(d) Interest; Costs . Each prepayment pursuant to this Section 2.5 shall be accompanied by accrued interest on the amount prepaid to the date of such prepayment and amounts, if any, required to be paid pursuant to Section 2.10 as a result of such prepayment being made on such date.

(e) Application of Prepayments . Each mandatory prepayment of an Advance required by Section 2.5(c)(ii) – (vii) shall be applied to the scheduled principal installments of the Term Advances to be applied in the inverse order of maturity until such time as the Term Advances are repaid in full.

Section 2.6 Repayment .

(a) Revolving Advances . The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the ratable benefit of each Revolving Lender the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Advances on the Revolving Maturity Date.

(b) Term Advances . The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the ratable benefit of each Term Lender the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Term Advances in quarterly installments of $2,000,000.00 each, payable on each March 31, June 30, September 30, and December 31, commencing with June 30, 2008, and a final installment of the remaining, unpaid principal balance of the Term Advances payable on the Term Maturity Date.

(c) Swing Line Advances . Each Swing Line Advance shall be paid in full on the Swing Line Payment Date.

Section 2.7 Fees .

(a) Commitment Fees . The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender a Commitment Fee on the average daily amount by which (i) the lesser of (x) such Lender’s Revolving Commitment and (y) such Lender’s pro rata share of the Borrowing Base exceeds (ii) such Lender’s outstanding Revolving Advances plus such Lender’s Revolving Pro Rata Share of the Letter of Credit Exposure at the rate equal to the Applicable Margin for Commitment Fees for such period. The Commitment Fee is due quarterly in arrears on March 31, June 30, September 30, and December 31 of each year commencing on March 31, 2008, and on the Revolving Maturity Date. For purposes of this Section 2.7(a) only, amounts advanced under the Swing Line Note shall not reduce the amount of the unused Revolving Commitment.

 

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(b) Fees for Letters of Credit . The Borrower agrees to pay the following:

(i) To the Administrative Agent for the pro rata benefit of the Revolving Lenders a per annum letter of credit fee for each Letter of Credit issued hereunder, for the period such Letter of Credit is to be outstanding, in an amount equal to the greater of (A) the Applicable Margin for Eurodollar Advances per annum on the face amount of such Letter of Credit, and (B) $650.00 per Letter of Credit. Such fee shall be due and payable quarterly in arrears on March 31, June 30, September 30, and December 31 of each year, and on the Revolving Maturity Date.

(ii) To the Issuing Lender, a fronting fee for each Letter of Credit equal to the greater of (A) 0.125% per annum on the face amount of such Letter of Credit and (B) $500.00. Such fee shall be due and payable in advance on the date of the issuance of the Letter of Credit, and, in the case of an increase or extension only, on the date of such increase or such extension.

(iii) To the Issuing Lender such other usual and customary fees associated with any transfers, amendments, drawings, negotiations or reissuances of any Letters of Credit. Such fees shall be due and payable as requested by the Issuing Lender in accordance with the Issuing Lender’s then current fee policy.

The Borrower shall have no right to any refund of letter of credit fees previously paid by the Borrower, including any refund claimed because any Letter of Credit is canceled prior to its expiration date.

(c) Administrative Agent Fee . The Borrower agrees to pay the fees to the Administrative Agent as set forth in the Fee Letter.

Section 2.8 Interest .

(a) Base Rate Advances . Each Base Rate Advance shall bear interest at the Adjusted Base Rate in effect from time to time plus the Applicable Margin for Base Rate Advances for such period, provided that while an Event of Default is continuing the Base Rate Advances shall bear interest at the Adjusted Base Rate in effect from time to time plus the Applicable Margin plus 2%. The Borrower shall pay to Administrative Agent for the ratable account of each Lender all accrued but unpaid interest on such Lender’s Base Rate Advances on each March 31, June 30, September 30, and December 31 commencing on March 31, 2008, and on the Revolving Maturity Date or the Term Maturity Date, as applicable. The Swing Line Advances shall bear interest only at the Adjusted Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin for Base Rate Advances or such other per annum rate to be agreed to between the Borrower and the Swing Line Lender; provided that while an Event of Default is continuing the Swing Line Advances shall bear interest at the Adjusted Base Rate in effect from time to time plus the Applicable Margin for Base Rate Advances plus 2%.

(b) Eurodollar Advances . Each Eurodollar Advance shall bear interest during its Interest Period equal to at all times the Eurodollar Rate for such Interest Period plus the Applicable Margin for Eurodollar Advances for such period; provided that while an Event of Default is continuing, each Eurodollar Advance shall bear interest at the Eurodollar Rate in effect from time to time plus the Applicable Margin plus 2%. The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the ratable account of each Lender all accrued but unpaid interest on each of such Lender’s Eurodollar Advances on the last day of the Interest Period therefor

 

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(provided that for Eurodollar Advances with six month Interest Periods, accrued but unpaid interest shall also be due on the day three months from the first day of such Interest Period), on the date any Eurodollar Advance is repaid in full, and on the Revolving Maturity Date or the Term Maturity Date, as applicable.

(c) Additional Interest on Eurodollar Advances . The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the ratable account of each Lender so long as such Lender shall be required under regulations of the Federal Reserve Board applicable to all Lenders regulated by the Federal Reserve Board to maintain reserves with respect to liabilities or assets consisting of or including Eurocurrency Liabilities, additional interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Eurodollar Advance of such Lender, from the date such requirement is imposed until the earlier of (i) the date such requirement is no longer imposed and (ii) the date on which such principal amount is paid in full, at an interest rate per annum equal at all times to the remainder obtained by subtracting (A) the Eurodollar Rate for the Interest Period for such Eurodollar Advance from (B) the rate obtained by dividing such Eurodollar Rate by a percentage equal to 100% minus the Eurodollar Rate Reserve Percentage of such Lender for such Interest Period, payable on each date on which interest is payable on such Advance. Such additional interest payable hereunder to the Administrative Agent for the ratable account of any applicable Lender shall be determined in good faith by such Lender and notified to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower at least three Business Days before each date on which such interest is payable (such notice to include the calculation of such additional interest, which calculation shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error).

(d) Retroactive Adjustments of Applicable Margin . In the event that any financial statement or Compliance Certificate delivered pursuant to Section 5.2 is shown to be inaccurate (regardless of whether this Agreement or the Commitments are in effect when such inaccuracy is discovered), and such inaccuracy, if corrected, would have led to the application of a higher Applicable Margin for any period (an “ Applicable Period ”) than the Applicable Margin applied for such Applicable Period, then (i) the Borrower shall immediately deliver to the Administrative Agent a corrected Compliance Certificate for such Applicable Period, (ii) the Applicable Margin shall be determined as if the higher Applicable Margin that would have applied were applicable for such Applicable Period (and in any event at Level 6 if the inaccuracy was the result of dishonesty, fraud or willful misconduct), and (iii) the Borrower shall immediately, without further action by the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Issuing Lender, pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the applicable Lenders, the accrued additional interest owing as a result of such increased Applicable Margin for such Applicable Period. This Section 2.8(d) shall not limit the rights of the Administrative Agent and Lenders with respect to the default rate of interest as set forth in Section 2.8(a) and Section 2.8(b) and Article VII. The Borrower’s obligations under this Section 2.8(d) shall survive the termination of the Commitments and the repayment of all other Secured Obligations hereunder.

Section 2.9 Illegality . If any Lender shall notify the Borrower that the introduction of or any change in or in the interpretation of any law or regulation makes it unlawful, or that any central bank or other governmental authority asserts that it is unlawful, for such Lender or its Applicable Lending Office to perform its obligations under this Agreement to make, maintain, or fund any Eurodollar Advances of such Lender then outstanding hereunder, (a) the Borrower shall, no later than 11:00 a.m. (Houston, Texas, time) (i) if not prohibited by law, on the last day

 

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of the Interest Period for each outstanding Eurodollar Advance or (ii) if required by such notice, on the second Business Day following its receipt of such notice, prepay all of the Eurodollar Advances of such Lender then outstanding, together with accrued interest on the principal amount prepaid to the date of such prepayment and amounts, if any, required to be paid pursuant to Section 2.10 as a result of such prepayment being made on such date, (b) such Lender shall simultaneously make a Base Rate Advance to the Borrower on such date in an amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of the Eurodollar Advances prepaid to such Lender, and (c) the right of the Borrower to select Eurodollar Advances from such Lender for any subsequent Borrowing shall be suspended until such Lender shall notify the Borrower that the circumstances causing such suspension no longer exist. Each Lender agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts (consistent with its internal policies and legal and regulatory restrictions) to designate a different Applicable Lending Office if the making of such designation would avoid the effect of this paragraph and would not, in the reasonable judgment of such Lender, be otherwise disadvantageous to such Lender.

Section 2.10 Breakage Costs .

(a) Funding Losses . In the case of any Revolving Borrowing which the related Notice of Borrowing specifies is to be comprised of Eurodollar Advances, the Borrower shall indemnify each Lender against any loss, out-of-pocket cost, or expense incurred by such Lender as a result of any failure to fulfill on or before the date specified in such Notice of Borrowing for such Borrowing the applicable conditions set forth in Article 3, including, without limitation, any loss (excluding any loss of anticipated profits), cost, or expense incurred by reason of the liquidation or redeployment of deposits or other funds acquired by such Lender to fund the Eurodollar Advance to be made by such Lender as part of such Borrowing when such Eurodollar Advance, as a result of such failure, is not made on such date.

(b) Prepayment Losses . If (i) any payment of principal of any Eurodollar Advance is made other than on the last day of the Interest Period for such Advance as a result of any prepayment, payment pursuant to Section 2.9, the acceleration of the maturity of the Notes, or for any other reason or (ii) the Borrower fails to make a principal or interest payment with respect to any Eurodollar Advance on the date such payment is due and payable, the Borrower shall, within 10 days of any written demand sent by the Administrative Agent on behalf of a Lender to the Borrower, pay to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of such Lender any amounts determined in good faith by such Lender to be required to compensate such Lender for any additional losses, out-of-pocket costs, or expenses which it may reasonably incur as a result of such payment or nonpayment, including, without limitation, any loss (excluding loss of anticipated profits), cost, or expense incurred by reason of the liquidation or reemployment of deposits or other funds acquired by any Lender to fund or maintain such Advance.

Section 2.11 Increased Costs .

(a) Eurodollar Advances . If, after the Effective Date, the adoption of any applicable law, rule, or regulation, or any change in any applicable law, rule, or regulation, or any change in the interpretation or administration thereof by any governmental authority, central bank, or comparable agency charged with the interpretation or administration thereof, or compliance by financial institutions generally, including a Lender (or its Applicable Lending Office) with any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any such governmental authority, central bank, or comparable agency:

(i) shall impose, modify, or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit, assessment, or similar requirement (other than by way of imposition or increase of reserve requirements included in the Eurodollar Rate Reserve Percentage) relating to any extensions of credit or other assets of, or any deposits with or other liabilities or commitments of, financial institutions generally, including such Lender (or its Applicable Lending Office), including the Commitments of such Lender hereunder; or

 

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(ii) shall impose on financial institutions generally, including such Lender (or its Applicable Lending Office), or on the London interbank market any other condition affecting this Agreement or its Notes or any of such extensions of credit or liabilities or commitments;

and the result of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to such Lender (or its Applicable Lending Office) of making, Converting into, continuing, or maintaining any Eurodollar Advances or to reduce any sum received or receivable by such Lender (or its Applicable Lending Office) under this Agreement or its Notes with respect to any Eurodollar Advances, then the Borrower shall pay to such Lender within three Business Days after written demand made by such Lender such amount or amounts as such Lender determines in good faith to be necessary to compensate such Lender for such increased cost or reduction.

(b) Capital Adequacy . If, after the Effective Date, any Lender or the Issuing Lender shall have determined that the adoption of any applicable law, rule, or regulation regarding capital adequacy or any change therein or in the interpretation or administration thereof by any governmental authority, central bank, or comparable agency charged with the interpretation or administration thereof, or any request or directive regarding capital adequacy (whether or not having the force of law) of any such governmental authority, central bank, or comparable agency, has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on the capital of financial institutions generally, including such Lender or the Issuing Lender or any corporation controlling such Lender or the Issuing Lender, as a consequence of such Lender’s or the Issuing Lender’s obligations hereunder to a level below that which such Lender or the Issuing Lender or such corporation could have achieved but for such adoption, change, request, or directive (taking into consideration its policies with respect to capital adequacy), then from time to time within three Business Days after written demand by such Lender or the Issuing Lender, as the case may be, the Borrower shall pay to such Lender or the Issuing Lender such additional amount or amounts as such Lender determines in good faith to be necessary to compensate such Lender or the Issuing Lender for such reduction.

(c) Mitigation . Each Lender shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent of any event of which it has knowledge, occurring after the Effective Date, which will entitle such Lender to compensation pursuant to this Section 2.11 and will designate a different Applicable Lending Office if such designation will avoid the need for, or reduce the amount of, such compensation and will not, in the reasonable judgment of such Lender, be otherwise disadvantageous to it. Any Lender claiming compensation under this Section 2.11 shall furnish to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent a statement setting forth the additional amount or amounts to be paid to it hereunder which shall be determined by such Lender in good faith and which shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. In determining such amount, such Lender may use any reasonable averaging and attribution methods.

 

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Section 2.12 Payments and Computations .

(a) Payments . All payments of principal, interest, and other amounts to be made by the Borrower under this Agreement and other Credit Documents shall be made to the Administrative Agent in Dollars and in immediately available funds, without setoff, deduction, or counterclaim.

(b) Payment Procedures . The Borrower shall make each payment under this Agreement and under the Notes not later than 11:00 a.m. (Houston, Texas time) on the day when due in Dollars to the Administrative Agent at the location referred to in the Notes (or such other location as the Administrative Agent shall designate in writing to the Borrower) in same day funds. The Administrative Agent will promptly thereafter, and in any event prior to the close of business on the day any timely payment is made, cause to be distributed like funds relating to the payment of principal, interest or fees ratably (other than amounts payable solely to the Administrative Agent or a specific Lender pursuant to Sections 2.8(c), 2.9, 2.10, 2.11, 2.13, and 9.2 but after taking into account payments effected pursuant to Section 9.1) in accordance with each Lender’s applicable pro rata share to the Lenders for the account of their respective Applicable Lending Offices, and like funds relating to the payment of any other amount payable to any Lender to such Lender for the account of its Applicable Lending Office, in each case to be applied in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Upon receipt of other amounts due solely to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender, the Swing Line Lender, or a specific Lender, the Administrative Agent shall distribute such amounts to the appropriate party to be applied in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

(c) Non-Business Day Payments . Whenever any payment shall be stated to be due on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day, and such extension of time shall in such case be included in the computation of payment of interest or fees, as the case may be; provided that if such extension would cause payment of interest on or principal of Eurodollar Advances to be made in the next following calendar month, such payment shall be made on the next preceding Business Day.

(d) Computations . All computations of interest and fees shall be made by the Administrative Agent on the basis of a year of 365/366 days for Base Rate Advances and a year of 360 days for all other interest and fees, in each case for the actual number of days (including the first day, but excluding the last day) occurring in the period for which such interest or fees are payable. Each determination by the Administrative Agent of an amount of interest or fees shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.

(e) Sharing of Payments, Etc . If any Lender shall obtain any payment (whether voluntary, involuntary, through the exercise of any right of set-off, or otherwise) on account of the Advances made by it in excess of its ratable share of payments on account of the Advances or Letter of Credit Obligations obtained by the Lenders, such Lender shall notify the other Lenders

 

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and forthwith purchase from the other Lenders such participations in the Advances made by it or the Letter of Credit Obligations held by it as shall be necessary to cause such purchasing Lender to share the excess payment ratably with the other Lenders; provided that if all or any portion of such excess payment is thereafter recovered from such purchasing Lender, such purchase from the other Lenders shall be rescinded and each such Lender shall repay to the purchasing Lender the purchase price to the extent of such Lender’s ratable share, but without interest. The Borrower agrees that any Lender so purchasing a participation from another Lender pursuant to this Section 2.12(e) may, to the fullest extent permitted by law, exercise all its rights of payment (including the right of set-off) with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were the direct creditor of the Borrower in the amount of such participation.

Section 2.13 Taxes .

(a) No Deduction for Certain Taxes . Any and all payments by the Borrower under any of the Credit Documents to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender, or a Lender shall be made, in accordance with Section 2.12, free and clear of and without deduction for any and all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, deductions, charges, or withholdings, and all liabilities with respect thereto, excluding, in the case of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender, or a Lender, (i) taxes imposed on its income and franchise or similar taxes imposed on it by the jurisdiction (or any political subdivision thereof) under the laws of which (or under the laws of a political subdivision of which) (A) the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender, or such Lender is organized or in which its principal executive office is located or (B) in the case of each Lender, such Lender’s Applicable Lending Office is located and (ii) any taxes imposed by the United States of America by means of withholding at the source, if and to the extent such United States withholding taxes are in effect on the date a Lender becomes a Lender hereunder (all such nonexcluded taxes, levies, imposts, deductions, charges, withholdings, and liabilities being hereinafter referred to as “Taxes”). Except as provided in Section 2.13(f), if the Borrower shall be required by law to deduct any Taxes from or in respect of any sum payable to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender, or any Lender, (i) the sum payable shall be increased as may be necessary so that, after making all required deductions (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 2.13), such Lender receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions been made; (ii) the Borrower shall make such deductions; and (iii) the Borrower shall pay the full amount deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority or other authority in accordance with applicable law.

(b) Other Taxes . In addition, except as provided in Section 2.13(f), the Borrower agrees to pay any present or future stamp or documentary taxes or any other excise or property taxes, charges, or similar levies which arise from any payment made under any Credit Document or from the execution, delivery, or registration of, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement, the Notes, or the other Credit Documents (hereinafter referred to as “Other Taxes”).

(c) Indemnification . EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 2.13(F), THE BORROWER INDEMNIFIES EACH LENDER, THE ISSUING LENDER, AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT FOR THE FULL AMOUNT OF TAXES OR OTHER TAXES (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY TAXES OR OTHER TAXES IMPOSED ON AMOUNTS PAYABLE UNDER THIS SECTION 2.13) PAID BY SUCH LENDER, THE ISSUING LENDER, OR THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT (AS THE CASE MAY BE) AND ANY LIABILITY (INCLUDING INTEREST AND EXPENSES) ARISING THEREFROM OR WITH RESPECT THERETO, WHETHER OR NOT SUCH TAXES OR OTHER TAXES WERE CORRECTLY OR LEGALLY ASSERTED.

 

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(d) Evidence of Tax Payments . As soon as practicable after any payment of Taxes or Other Taxes by the Borrower to a Governmental Authority, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of any receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment.

(e) Foreign Lender Withholding Exemption . Each Lender that is not incorporated under the laws of the United States of America or a state thereof and that is entitled to an exemption from United States withholding tax with respect to payments under this Agreement under applicable law or any treaty to which the United States is a party shall deliver to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), at the time or times prescribed by applicable law, such properly completed and executed documentation (including Internal Revenue Service Forms W-8BEN or W-8ECI) prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by the Borrower as will permit such payments to be made without withholding.

(f) Failure to Provide Forms . For any period with respect to which a Lender has failed to provide the Borrower or the Administrative Agent with the appropriate forms referred to in this Section 2.13 (unless such failure is due to a change in treaty, law or regulation occurring after the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender hereunder), such Lender shall not be entitled to indemnification or payment under the Section 2.13(a), (b), or (c) with respect to Taxes imposed by the United States; provided that if a Lender, that is otherwise exempt from or subject to a reduced rate of withholding tax, becomes subject to Taxes because of its failure to deliver a form required hereunder, the Borrower shall take such steps as such Lender shall reasonably request, and at the expenses of such Lender, to assist such Lender to recover such Taxes.

(g) Mitigation . Each Lender shall use reasonable efforts (consistent with its internal policies and legal and regulatory restrictions) to select a jurisdiction for its Applicable Lending Office or change the jurisdiction of its Applicable Lending Office, as the case may be, so as to avoid the imposition of any Taxes or Other Taxes or to eliminate or reduce the payment of any additional sums under this Section 2.13; provided, that no such selection or change of jurisdiction for its Applicable Lending Office shall be made if, in the reasonable judgment of such Lender, such selection or change would be disadvantageous to such Lender.

(h) Tax Credits and Refunds . If the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender, or a Lender has determined that it has received a refund of any Taxes or Other Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by the Borrower or with respect to which the Borrower has paid additional sums pursuant to this Section 2.13, or if the Administrative Agent or a Lender has determined that it received a credit from any Governmental Authority to which the Administrative Agent or such Lender would not be entitled but for the payment by the Borrower of Taxes, Other Taxes or additional sums pursuant to this Section 2.13, at the Borrower’s request it shall pay over the amount of such refund or credit to the Borrower (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional sums paid, by the Borrower under this Section 2.13 with respect to the Taxes or Other Taxes giving rise to such refund or credit), net of all out-of-pocket expenses of the Administrative Agent or such Lender and without interest (other than any interest paid by the

 

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relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund or credit); provided, that the Borrower, upon the request of the Administrative Agent or such Lender, agrees to repay the amount paid over to the Borrower (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) to the Administrative Agent or such Lender in the event and to the extent that the Administrative Agent or such Lender is required to repay such refund or credit to such Governmental Authority.

(i) Payment . If the Administrative Agent or any Lender becomes entitled to receive payment of Taxes, Other Taxes or additional sums pursuant to this Section 2.13, it shall give notice and demand thereof to the Borrower, and the Borrower (unless the Administrative Agent or Lender shall withdraw such notice and demand or the Borrower is not obligated to pay such amounts) shall pay such Taxes, Other Taxes or additional sums within 30 days after the Borrower’s receipt of such notice and demand.

Section 2.14 Replacement of Lenders . If the Borrower is required pursuant to Section 2.8(c), 2.11 or 2.13 to make any additional payment to any Lender or if any Lender’s obligation to make or continue, or to convert Base Rate Advances into, Eurodollar Advances shall be suspended pursuant to 2.4(c)(iii) or 2.9, or if any Lender shall fail to fund its portion of any Advance required pursuant to the terms hereof (any Lender so affected, an “ Affected Lender ”), the Borrower may elect, if such amounts continue to be charged or such suspension is still effective, to replace such Affected Lender as a Lender party to this Agreement, provided that (a) no Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of such replacement; (b) such replacement shall be at the Borrower’s sole expense and effort, including the payment of the processing fee referenced in Section 9.7(a)); (c) concurrently with such replacement, another bank or other entity (which entity shall be an Eligible Assignee), as of such date, shall purchase for cash the Advances and other Obligations due to the Affected Lender pursuant to an assignment substantially in the form of Exhibit A and shall become a Lender for all purposes under this Agreement and shall assume all obligations of the Affected Lender which as to the Affected Lender shall be terminated as of such date and shall comply with the requirements of Section 9.7 applicable to assignments; and (d) concurrently with such replacement, the Borrower shall pay to such Affected Lender in same day funds on the day of such replacement all interest, fees and other amounts then accrued but unpaid to such Affected Lender by the Borrower hereunder to and including the date of termination, including without limitation payments due to such Affected Lender under Sections 2.8(c), 2.11 and 2.13. A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment and delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or Issuing Lender, as applicable, or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Borrower to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply.

Section 2.15 Increase in Commitments .

(a) At any time prior to the Revolving Maturity Date, the Borrower may effectuate increases in the aggregate Revolving Commitments (each such increase being a “ Commitment Increase ”), by designating either one or more of the existing Lenders (each of which, in its sole discretion, may determine whether and to what degree to participate in such Commitment Increase) or one or more other Eligible Assignees that at the time agree, in the case of any such Eligible Assignee that is an existing Lender to increase its Revolving Commitment as such Lender shall so select (an “ Increasing Lender ”) and, in the case of any other Eligible Assignee

 

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that is not an existing Lender (an “ Additional Lender ”), to become a party to this Agreement as a Revolving Lender; provided , however, that (i) each Commitment Increase shall be of at least $1,000,000, (ii) the aggregate amount of all Commitment Increases shall not exceed $15,000,000 and the aggregate Revolving Commitments, after giving effect to all Commitment Increases, shall not exceed $40,000,000, and (iii) all Revolving Commitments and Revolving Advances provided pursuant to a Commitment Increase shall be available on the same terms as those applicable to the existing Revolving Commitments and Revolving Advances. The sum of the increases in the Revolving Commitments of the Increasing Lenders plus the Revolving Commitments of the Additional Lenders upon giving effect to a Commitment Increase shall not, in the aggregate, exceed the amount of such Commitment Increase. The Borrower shall provide prompt notice of any proposed Commitment Increase pursuant to this Section 2.15 to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders. This Section 2.15 shall not be construed to create any obligation on the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders to advance or to commit to advance any credit to the Borrower or to arrange for any other Person to advance or to commit to advance any credit to the Borrower.

(b) A Commitment Increase shall become effective on the date (the “ Increase Date ”) on or prior to which the following conditions shall have been satisfied: (i) the receipt by the Administrative Agent of (A) an agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent signed by the Borrower, each Increasing Lender and each Additional Lender, setting forth the Revolving Commitments, if any, of each such Lender and setting forth the agreement of each Additional Lender to become a party to this Agreement and to be bound by all the terms and provisions hereof binding upon each Lender, and (B) such evidence of appropriate authorization on the part of the Borrower with respect to such Commitment Increase as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request, (ii) the funding by each Increasing Lender and Additional Lender of the Advances to be made by each such Lender to effect the prepayment requirement set forth in Section 2.4(c)(vii), and (iii) receipt by the Administrative Agent of a certificate of an authorized officer of the Borrower stating that, both before and after giving effect to such Commitment Increase, no Default has occurred and is continuing, and that all representations and warranties made by the Borrower in this Agreement are true and correct in all material respects, unless such representation or warranty relates to an earlier date which remains true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date.

(c) Notwithstanding any provision contained herein to the contrary, from and after the date of any Commitment Increase, all calculations and payments of interest on the Revolving Advances shall take into account the actual Revolving Commitment of each Lender and the principal amount outstanding of each Revolving Advance made by such Lender during the relevant period of time.

(d) On each Increase Date, each Lender’s share of the Letter of Credit Exposure on such date shall automatically be deemed to equal such Lender’s applicable pro rata share of such Letter of Credit Obligations (such pro rata share for such Lender to be determined as of the Increase Date in accordance with its Revolving Commitment on such date as a percentage of the aggregate Revolving Commitment on such date) without further action by any party.

 

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ARTICLE 3

CONDITIONS OF LENDING

Section 3.1 Conditions Precedent to Initial Borrowings and the Initial Letter of Credit . The obligations of each Lender to make the initial Advance and an initial Letter of Credit, including the deemed issuance of the Existing Letters of Credit, shall be subject to the conditions precedent that:

(a) Documentation . The Administrative Agent shall have received the following, duly executed by all the parties thereto, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders:

(i) this Agreement and all attached Exhibits and Schedules and the Notes payable to the order of each applicable Lender;

(ii) the Guaranty executed by each Guarantor;

(iii) the Security Agreement executed by the Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries, together with appropriate UCC-1 and UCC-3 financing statements, if any, necessary or desirable for filing with the appropriate authorities and any other documents, agreements, or instruments necessary to create, perfect or maintain an Acceptable Security Interest in the Collateral described in the Security Agreement;

(iv) new Mortgages executed by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries granting an Acceptable Security Interest in real properties of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries other than the Bilateral Collateral;

(v) evidence that the Administrative Agent has an Acceptable Security Interest in the Collateral;

(vi) certificates of insurance naming the Administrative Agent as loss payee or additional insured, as applicable, and covering the Borrower’s or its Subsidiaries Properties with such insurance carriers, for such amounts and covering such risks that are acceptable to the Administrative Agent;

(vii) a certificate from an authorized officer of the Borrower dated as of the Effective Date stating that as of such date (A) all representations and warranties of the Borrower set forth in this Agreement are true and correct in all material respects and (B) no Default has occurred and is continuing;

(viii) a secretary’s certificate from Borrower and each Guarantor certifying such Person’s (A) officers’ incumbency, (B) authorizing resolutions, (C) organizational documents, and (D) governmental approvals, if any, with respect to the Credit Documents to which such Person is a party;

 

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(ix) certificates of good standing for the Borrower and each Guarantor in each state in which each such Person is organized or qualified to do business, which certificate shall be dated a date not earlier than 30 days prior to Effective Date;

(x) a legal opinion of Doherty & Doherty LLP, as outside counsel to the Borrower and the Guarantors, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent;

(xi) copies, certified by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower of the Teledrift APA and all other documents entered into among the parties thereto in connection with the Teledrift Acquisition; and

(xii) such other documents, governmental certificates, agreements, and lien searches as the Administrative Agent or any Lender may reasonably request.

(b) Consents; Authorization; Conflicts. The Borrower shall have received any consents, licenses and approvals required in accordance with applicable law, or in accordance with any document, agreement, instrument or arrangement to which the Borrower, or any of its Subsidiaries or any of the other parties to the Teledrift APA is a party, in connection with the execution, delivery, performance, validity and enforceability of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents and the Teledrift APA. In addition, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall have all such material consents, licenses and approvals required in connection with the continued operation of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, and such approvals shall be in full force and effect, and all applicable waiting periods shall have expired without any action being taken or threatened by any competent authority which would restrain, prevent or otherwise impose adverse conditions on this Agreement and the actions contemplated hereby. The Administrative Agent shall be satisfied that the consummation of the Teledrift Acquisition did not contravene any law or any contractual restriction binding on or affecting the Borrower, any Subsidiary of the Borrower or any party to the Teledrift APA.

(c) Representations and Warranties . The representations and warranties contained in Article 4 and in each other Credit Document shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Closing Date before and after giving effect to the initial Borrowings or issuance (or deemed issuance) of Letters of Credit and to the application of the proceeds from such Borrowing, as though made on and as of such date.

(d) Payment of Fees . The Borrower shall have paid the fees and expenses required to be paid as of the Closing Date by Sections 2.7(b) and 9.1 or any other provision of a Credit Document.

(e) Other Proceedings . No action, suit, investigation or other proceeding (including, without limitation, the enactment or promulgation of a statute or rule) by or before any arbitrator or any Governmental Authority shall be threatened or pending and no preliminary or permanent injunction or order by a state or federal court shall have been entered (i) in connection with this Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby or (ii) which, in any case, in the judgment of the Administrative Agent, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change.

 

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(f) Other Reports . The Administrative Agent shall have received, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to it, all environmental reports, and such other reports, audits or certifications as it may reasonably request, which reports the Administrative Agent acknowledges it has received as of the date of this Agreement.

(g) Material Adverse Change . No event or circumstance that could reasonably be expected to result in a material adverse change in the business, condition (financial or otherwise), prospects, or results of operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, shall have occurred since September 30, 2007.

(h) No Default . No Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

(i) Solvency . The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent from a senior financial officer of the Borrower and each Guarantor of the Borrower certifying that, before and after giving effect to the Teledrift Acquisition, the Borrower and each such Guarantor is Solvent (assuming with respect to each Guarantor, that the fraudulent conveyance savings language contained in the Guaranty applicable to such Guarantor will be given full effect).

(j) Convertible Senior Notes . The Convertible Senior Notes shall have been issued by the Borrower and the Borrower shall have received Debt Incurrence Proceeds therefrom in an amount equal to or greater than $95,000,000.

(k) Teledrift Acquisition . All conditions to the consummation and effectiveness of the Teledrift Acquisition shall have been met and the Teledrift Acquisition shall have been consummated on terms set forth in the Teledrift APA for a purchase price not greater than $95,200,000 (subject to post-closing price adjustments provided for in the Teledrift APA) and the Administrative Agent shall have completed and be satisfied with the results of is legal and business due diligence review of the Teledrift Acquisition, including (i) the tax aspects thereof, (ii) the environmental due diligence, (iii) accounting due diligence and (iv) the valuation and condition of the inventory and fixed assets thereof. Furthermore, the Administrative Agent shall have received evidences of lien releases for liens which encumber any of the Properties of acquired under the Teledrift Acquisition in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

(l) Delivery of Financial Statements . The Administrative Agent shall have received true and correct copies of (i) the audited consolidated financial statements of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, (ii) the audited consolidated financial statements of Teledrift, Inc. and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2005 and December 31, 2006, (iii) the audited consolidated financial statements of Teledrift, Inc. and its Subsidiaries for the three fiscal quarter period ended September 30, 2007, (iv) the unaudited pro forma consolidated financial statements of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and Teledrift, Inc. and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006 and the three fiscal quarter period ended September 30, 2007; and (v) the unaudited consolidated financial statements of Teledrift, Inc. and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007.

 

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(m) Borrowing Base Certificate . The Administrative Agent shall have received a completed Borrowing Base Certificate duly executed by a financial officer of the Borrower.

(n) Notice of Borrowing . The Administrative Agent shall have received a Notice of Borrowing from the Borrower, with appropriate insertions and executed by a duly authorized officer of the Borrower.

(o) Real Estate Collateral . For each real property of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries to be included as Collateral, the Administrative Agent shall have received a flood determination certificate issued by the appropriate Governmental Authority or third party indicating that such property is not designated as a “flood hazard area”.

(p) Collateral Lists; Aging Reports; Miscellaneous Due Diligence . The Administrative Agent shall have received or completed, and be satisfied with the result of, (i) an aging report of the Credit Parties’ Receivables and accounts payable, (ii) an evaluation and stock status report of the Credit Parties’ Inventory, (iii) a listing of the Credit Parties’ fixed assets, (iv) documentation relating to material weakness in the Borrower’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, (v) a completed Schedule 3.1 which shall list all real property owned or leased by the Credit Parties, (vi) a list of the top ten customers and suppliers of the Credit Parties, and (vii) a schedule of all pending litigation or proceeding with an amount in controversy in excess of $500,000 individually.

(q) Capital and Ownership Structure. The Administrative Agent shall be satisfied with the pro forma capital and ownership structure of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, after giving effect to the Teledrift Acquisition, and the stockholder agreements, if any, among the holders of Equity Interest in the Borrower.

(r) Bilateral Agreement . Prior to, or concurrently with, the making of the initial Advance hereunder, the Bilateral Agreement shall have been amended on terms satisfactory to Wells Fargo and provisions shall have been made, in form satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, for the release of all liens and security interest securing the obligations under the Bilateral Agreement other than such lien granted under deeds of trust or mortgages and encumbering the Bilateral Collateral.

(s) Minimum Availability . After giving effect to the initial Advances made hereunder, including such Advances to pay in full the outstandings under the Bilateral Agreement (other than the “Real Estate Loan” as defined therein), Availability shall be equal to or greater than $7,500,000.

(t) USA Patriot Act . The Borrower has delivered to each Lender that is subject to the Patriot Act such information requested by such Lender in order to comply with the Patriot Act.

Section 3.2 Conditions Precedent to Each Borrowing and to Each Issuance, Extension or Renewal of a Letter of Credit . The obligation of each Lender to make an Advance on the occasion of each Borrowing (including the initial Borrowing) and the obligation of the Issuing Lender to issue, renew or extend a Letter of Credit (including the deemed issuance of Letters of Credit) shall be subject to the further conditions precedent that on the date of such Borrowing or such issuance, renewal or extension:

(a) Representations and Warranties . As of the date of the making of any Advance or issuance of any Letter of Credit, the representations and warranties made by any Credit Party or any officer of any Credit Party contained in the Credit Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects on such date, except that any representation and warranty which by its terms is made as of a specified date shall be required to be true and correct only as of such specified date and each request for the making of any Advance or issuance of any Letter of Credit and the making of such Advance or the issuance of such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be a reaffirmation of such representations and warranties.

 

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(b) Event of Default . As of the date of the making of any Advance, there shall exist no Default or Event of Default, and the making of the Advance would not cause a Default or Event of Default.

Section 3.3 Determinations Under Sections 3.1 and 3.2 . For purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in Sections 3.1 and 3.2, each Lender shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted or to be satisfied with each document or other matter required thereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to the Lenders unless an officer of the Administrative Agent responsible for the transactions contemplated by the Credit Documents shall have received written notice from such Lender prior to the Borrowings hereunder specifying its objection thereto and such Lender shall not have made available to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s ratable portion of such Borrowings.

ARTICLE 4

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

The Borrower represents and warrants as follows:

Section 4.1 Organization . Each Credit Party is duly and validly organized and existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation or formation and is authorized to do business and is in good standing in all jurisdictions in which such qualifications or authorizations are necessary except where the failure could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change. As of the Effective Date, each Credit Party’s type of organization and jurisdiction of incorporation or formation are set forth on Schedule 4.1.

Section 4.2 Authorization . The execution, delivery, and performance by each Credit Party of each Credit Document to which such Credit Party is a party and the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby (a) are within such Credit Party’s powers, (b) have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate, limited liability company or partnership action, (c) do not contravene any articles or certificate of incorporation or bylaws, partnership or limited liability company agreement binding on or affecting such Credit Party, (d) do not contravene any law or any contractual restriction binding on or affecting such Credit Party, (e) do not result in or require the creation or imposition of any Lien prohibited by this Agreement, and (f) do not require any authorization or approval or other action by, or any notice or filing with, any Governmental Authority. At the time of each Advance or the issuance, extension or increase of each Letter of Credit, such Advance and the use of the proceeds of such Advance or the issuance, extension or increase of such Letter of Credit are within the Borrower’s corporate powers, have

 

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been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action, do not contravene (i) the Borrower’s articles or certificate (as applicable) of incorporation or bylaws or (ii) any law or any contractual restriction binding on or affecting the Borrower, will not result in or require the creation or imposition of any Lien prohibited by this Agreement, and do not require any authorization or approval or other action by, or any notice or filing with, any Governmental Authority.

Section 4.3 Enforceability . The Credit Documents have each been duly executed and delivered by each Credit Party that is a party thereto and each Credit Document constitutes the legal, valid, and binding obligation of each Credit Party that is a party thereto enforceable against such Credit Party in accordance with its terms, except as limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or similar laws at the time in effect affecting the rights of creditors generally and by general principles of equity whether applied by a court of law or equity.

Section 4.4 Financial Condition .

(a) The Borrower has delivered to the Administrative Agent the unaudited financial statements for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries dated as of September 30, 2007 for the fiscal quarter ending thereon. The financial statements referred to in the preceding sentence have been prepared in accordance with GAAP and present fairly the consolidated financial condition of the aforementioned Persons as of the respective dates thereof. As of the date of the aforementioned financial statements, there were no material contingent obligations, liabilities for taxes, unusual forward or long-term commitments, or unrealized or anticipated losses of the applicable Persons, except as disclosed therein and adequate reserves for such items have been made in accordance with GAAP.

(b) Since September 30, 2007, no event or condition has occurred that could reasonably be expected to result in Material Adverse Change.

Section 4.5 Ownership and Liens; Real Property . Each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (a) has good and marketable title to, or a valid and subsisting leasehold interest in, all real property, and good title to all personal Property, used in its business, and (b) none of the Property owned or leased by the Borrower or a Subsidiary of the Borrower is subject to any Lien except Permitted Liens. As of the Effective Date, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries own no real property other than that listed on Schedule 4.5.

Section 4.6 True and Complete Disclosure . All written factual information (whether delivered before or after the date of this Agreement) prepared by or on behalf of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and furnished to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders for purposes of or in connection with this Agreement, any other Credit Document or any transaction contemplated hereby or thereby does not contain any material misstatement of fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. There is no fact known to any officer of the Borrower on the date of this Agreement that has not been disclosed to the Administrative Agent that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change. All projections, estimates, budgets, and pro forma financial information furnished by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (or on behalf of the Borrower or any such Subsidiary), were prepared on the basis of assumptions, data, information, tests, or conditions (including current and reasonably foreseeable business conditions) believed to be reasonable at the time such projections, estimates, and pro forma financial information were furnished.

 

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Section 4.7 Litigation . There are no actions, suits, or proceedings pending or, to Borrower’s knowledge, threatened against the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower, at law, in equity, or in admiralty, or by or before any Governmental Authority, which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change. Additionally, except as disclosed in writing to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, there is no pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened action or proceeding instituted against any of the Borrower or any of Subsidiary of the Borrower which seeks to adjudicate any of the Borrower or any of Subsidiary of the Borrower as bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking liquidation, winding up, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, protection, relief, or composition of it or its debts under any law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization or relief of debtors, or seeking the entry of an order for relief or the appointment of a receiver, trustee or other similar official for it or for any substantial part of its Property; provided that this Section 4.7 does not apply with respect to Environmental Claims.

Section 4.8 Compliance with Agreements .

(a) Neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any indenture, loan or credit agreement or any lease or any other types of agreement or instrument or subject to any charter or corporate restriction or provision of applicable law or governmental regulation the performance of or compliance with which could reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Change. Neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is in default under or with respect to any contract, agreement, lease or any other types of agreement or instrument to which the Borrower or such Subsidiary is a party and which could reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Change. To the best knowledge of the Borrower, neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is in default under, or has received a notice of default under, any contract, agreement, lease or any other document or instrument to which the Borrower or its Subsidiaries is a party which is continuing and which, if not cured, could reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Change.

(b) No Default has occurred and is continuing.

Section 4.9 Pension Plans . (a) Except for matters that could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change, all Plans are in compliance in all material respects with all applicable provisions of ERISA, (b) no Termination Event has occurred with respect to any Plan that would result in an Event of Default under Section 7.1(i), and, except for matters that could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change, each Plan has complied with and been administered in all material respects in accordance with applicable provisions of ERISA and the Code, (c) no “accumulated funding deficiency” (as defined in Section 302 of ERISA) has occurred, and for plan years after December 31, 2007, no unpaid minimum required contribution exists, and there has been no excise tax imposed under Section 4971 of the Code, (d) to the knowledge of Borrower, no Reportable Event has occurred with respect to any Multiemployer Plan, and each Multiemployer Plan has complied with and been administered in accordance with applicable provisions of ERISA and the Code, (e) the

 

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present value of all benefits vested under each Plan (based on the assumptions used to fund such Plan) did not, as of the last annual valuation date applicable thereto, exceed the value of the assets of such Plan allocable to such vested benefits in an amount that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change, (f) neither the Borrower nor any member of the Controlled Group has had a complete or partial withdrawal from any Multiemployer Plan for which there is any unsatisfied withdrawal liability that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change or an Event of Default under Section 7.1(j), and (g) except for matters that could not reasonably result in a Material Adverse Change, as of the most recent valuation date applicable thereto, neither the Borrower nor any member of the Controlled Group would become subject to any liability under ERISA if the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower has received notice that any Multiemployer Plan is insolvent or in reorganization. Based upon GAAP existing as of the date of this Agreement and current factual circumstances, the Borrower has no reason to believe that the annual cost during the term of this Agreement to the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower for post-retirement benefits to be provided to the current and former employees of the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower under Plans that are welfare benefit plans (as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA) could, in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Change.

Section 4.10 Environmental Condition .

(a) Permits, Etc . The Credit Parties (i) have obtained all material Environmental Permits necessary for the ownership and operation of their respective Properties and the conduct of their respective businesses; (ii) except as set forth in Schedule 4.10, have at all times been and are in material compliance with all terms and conditions of such Permits and with all other material requirements of applicable Environmental Laws; (iii) have not received written notice of any material violation or alleged material violation of any Environmental Law or Environmental Permit; and (iv) are not subject to any actual or contingent Environmental Claim which could reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Change.

(b) Certain Liabilities . Except as set forth on Schedule 4.10, to the Borrower’s best knowledge, none of the present or previously owned or operated Property any of the Credit Parties or of any of their former Subsidiaries, wherever located, (i) has been placed on or proposed to be placed on the National Priorities List, the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation Liability Information System list, or their state or local analogs, or have been otherwise investigated, designated, listed, or identified as a potential site for removal, remediation, cleanup, closure, restoration, reclamation, or other response activity under any Environmental Laws; (ii) is subject to a Lien, arising under or in connection with any Environmental Laws, that attaches to any revenues or to any Property owned or operated by any Obligor, wherever located, which could reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Change; or (iii) has been the site of any Release of Hazardous Substances or Hazardous Wastes from present or past operations which has caused at the site or at any third-party site any condition that has resulted in or could reasonably be expected to result in the need for Response that could cause a Material Adverse Change.

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the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any of the Borrower’s or such Subsidiary’s former Subsidiaries on any of their presently or formerly owned or operated Property and (ii) the present and, to the Borrower’s best knowledge, future liability, if any, of the Borrower or of any Borrower’s Subsidiary which could reasonably be expected to arise in connection with requirements under Environmental Laws will not result in a Material Adverse Change.

Section 4.11 Subsidiaries . As of the Effective Date, the Borrower has no Subsidiaries other than those listed on Schedule 4.11. Each Subsidiary of the Borrower (including any such Subsidiary formed or acquired subsequent to the Effective Date) has complied with the requirements of Section 5.6.

Section 4.12 Investment Company Act . Neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is an “investment company” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is subject to regulation under any Federal or state statute, regulation or other Legal Requirement which limits its ability to incur Debt.

Section 4.13 [Reserved]

Section 4.14 Taxes . Proper and accurate (in all material respects), federal, state, local and foreign tax returns, reports and statements required to be filed (after giving effect to any extension granted in the time for filing) by the Borrower, any Subsidiary of the Borrower, or any member of the Affiliated Group as determined under Section 1504 of the Code (hereafter collectively called the “Tax Group”) have been filed with the appropriate Governmental Authorities, and all taxes (which are material in amount) and other impositions due and payable have been timely paid prior to the date on which any fine, penalty, interest, late charge or loss may be added thereto for non-payment thereof except where contested in good faith and by appropriate proceeding. Neither the Borrower nor any member of the Tax Group has given, or been requested to give, a waiver of the statute of limitations relating to the payment of any federal, state, local or foreign taxes or other impositions. None of the Property owned by the Borrower or any other member of the Tax Group is Property which the Borrower or any member of the Tax Group is required to treat as being owned by any other Person pursuant to the provisions of Section 168(f)(8) of the Code. Proper and accurate amounts have been withheld by the Borrower and all other members of the Tax Group from their employees for all periods to comply in all material respects with the tax, social security and unemployment withholding provisions of applicable federal, state, local and foreign law.

Section 4.15 Permits, Licenses, etc . Each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries possesses all permits, licenses, patents, patent rights or licenses, trademarks, trademark rights, trade names rights, and copyrights which are material to the conduct of its business. Each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries manages and operates its business in accordance with all applicable Legal Requirements except where the failure to so manage or operate could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change; provided that this Section 4.15 does not apply with respect to Environmental Permits.

 

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Section 4.16 Use of Proceeds . The proceeds of the Advances will be used by the Borrower for the purposes described in Section 6.6. The Borrower is not engaged in the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation U). No proceeds of any Advance will be used to purchase or carry any margin stock in violation of Regulation T, U or X.

Section 4.17 Condition of Property; Casualties . The material Properties used or to be used in the continuing operations of the Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries, are in good working order and condition, normal wear and tear excepted. Neither the business nor the material Properties of the Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries has been affected as a result of any fire, explosion, earthquake, flood, drought, windstorm, accident, strike or other labor disturbance, embargo, requisition or taking of Property or cancellation of contracts, permits or concessions by a Governmental Authority, riot, activities of armed forces or acts of God or of any public enemy, which effect could reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Change.

Section 4.18 Insurance . Each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries carry insurance (which may be carried by the Borrower on a consolidated basis) with reputable insurers in respect of such of their respective Properties, in such amounts and against such risks as is customarily maintained by other Persons of similar size engaged in similar businesses or, self-insure to the extent that is customary for Persons of similar size engaged in similar businesses.

ARTICLE 5

AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

So long as any Obligation shall remain unpaid, any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, or there shall exist any Letter of Credit Exposure, the Borrower agrees to comply with the following covenants.

Section 5.1 Organization . The Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, preserve and maintain its partnership, limited liability company or corporate existence, rights, franchises and privileges in the jurisdiction of its organization, and qualify and remain qualified as a foreign business entity in each jurisdiction in which qualification is necessary or desirable in view of its business and operations or the ownership of its Properties and where failure to qualify could reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Change; provided , however, that nothing herein contained shall prevent any transaction permitted by Section 6.7 or Section 6.8.

Section 5.2 Reporting .

(a) Annual Financial Reports of Borrower . The Borrower shall provide, or shall cause to be provided, to the Administrative Agent, as soon as available, but in any event within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year, commencing with fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, the unqualified audited annual Financial Statements for the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries setting forth in comparative form the audited consolidated figures as of the end of and for the previous fiscal year (beginning with the financial statements delivered for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2008), all prepared in conformity with GAAP consistently applied and all as audited (other than the consolidating statements) by certified public accountants

 

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reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and including any management letters delivered by such accountants to the Borrower in connection with such audit, and (ii) a Compliance Certificate executed by an authorized senior financial Responsible Officer of the Borrower.

(b) Quarterly Financials . The Borrower shall provide, or shall cause to be provided, to the Administrative Agent, as soon as available but in any event not later than 45 days after the end of each fiscal quarter of each fiscal year of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries, commencing with the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2008, (i) the unaudited Financial Statements for the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries for the period commencing at the end of the previous year and ending with the end of such fiscal quarter and setting forth in comparative form the consolidated figures (including a comparison of the balance sheet and the related consolidated and consolidating statements of income, retained earnings, and cash flow) for the corresponding fiscal quarter of the previous fiscal year and the corresponding portion of the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail and duly certified with respect to such consolidated statements (subject to the absence of footnotes and to year-end audit adjustments) by an authorized senior financial Responsible Officer of the Borrower as having been prepared in accordance with GAAP and as fairly presenting, in all material respects, the financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP; and (ii) a Compliance Certificate executed by an authorized senior financial Responsible Officer of the Borrower.

(c) Monthly Financials . As soon as available and in any event within 25 days after the end of each calendar month, the Borrower shall provide the consolidated and consolidating balance sheets of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of the end of such month and the related consolidated and consolidating statements of income and cash flows of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries for such month all in reasonable detail, certified by the chief financial officer of the Borrower as fairly presenting the financial position of the Borrower as at the dates indicated and in accordance with GAAP;

(d) Borrowing Base Certificate . As soon as available and in any event within 25 days after the end of each calendar month, the Borrower shall provide to the Administrative Agent, a certificate of an authorized senior financial Responsible Officer of the Borrower calculating the Borrowing Base in the form of the Borrowing Base Certificate then in effect as of the end of such calendar month, including therein, among other things, a monthly accounts receivable aging, accounts payables aging and inventory listing and aging report of the Credit Parties;

(e) Account Debtors . As soon as available and in any event within ten days after the end of each fiscal year of the Borrower, the Borrower shall provide to the Administrative Agent a listing of all account debtors including physical addresses, contact names and phone numbers.

(f) Annual Budget . As soon as available and in any event within 60 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Borrower, the Borrower shall provide to the Administrative Agent an annual operating and capital budget for the current fiscal year.

 

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(g) Defaults . The Borrower shall provide to the Administrative Agent promptly, but in any event within three Business Days after the occurrence thereof, a notice of each Default or Event of Default known to the Borrower or to any of its Subsidiaries, together with a statement of an officer of the Borrower setting forth the details of such Default or Event of Default and the actions which the Borrower has taken and proposes to take with respect thereto.

(h) Other Creditors . The Borrower shall provide to the Administrative Agent promptly after the giving or receipt thereof, copies of any default notices given or received by the Borrower or by any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to the terms of any indenture, loan agreement, credit agreement, or similar agreement.

(i) Litigation . The Borrower shall provide to the Administrative Agent promptly after the commencement thereof, notice of all actions, suits, and proceedings before any Governmental Authority, affecting the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change.

(j) Environmental Notices . Promptly upon, and in any event no later than 15 days after, the receipt thereof, or the acquisition of knowledge thereof, by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower, the Borrower shall provide the Administrative Agent with a copy of any form of request, claim, complaint, order, notice, summons or citation received from any Governmental Authority or any other Person, (i) concerning violations or alleged violations of Environmental Laws, which seeks to impose liability therefore in excess of $500,000, (ii) concerning any action or omission on the part of any of the Credit Parties or any of their former Subsidiaries in connection with Hazardous Waste or Hazardous Substances which could reasonably result in the imposition of liability in excess of $500,000 or requiring that action be taken to respond to or clean up a Release of Hazardous Substances or Hazardous Waste into the environment and such action or clean-up could reasonably be expected to exceed $500,000, including without limitation any information request related to, or notice of, potential responsibility under CERCLA, or (iii) concerning the filing of a Lien upon, against or in connection with the Borrower, any Subsidiary of the Borrower, or any of their respective former Subsidiaries, or any of their leased or owned Property, wherever located.

(k) Material Changes . The Borrower shall provide to the Administrative Agent prompt written notice of any condition or event of which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries has knowledge, which condition or event has resulted or may reasonably be expected to result in (i) a Material Adverse Change or (ii) a breach of or noncompliance with any material term, condition, or covenant of any material contract to which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which their Properties may be bound which breach or noncompliance could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change.

(l) Termination Events . As soon as possible and in any event (i) within 30 days after the Borrower or any member of the Controlled Group knows or has reason to know that any Termination Event described in clause (a) of the definition of Termination Event with respect to any Plan has occurred, and (ii) within 10 days after the Borrower or any member of the Controlled Group knows or has reason to know that any other Termination Event with respect to any Plan has occurred, the Borrower shall provide to the Administrative Agent a statement of an authorized officer of the Borrower describing such Termination Event and the action, if any, which the Borrower or any Affiliate of the Borrower proposes to take with respect thereto;

 

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(m) Termination of Plans . Promptly and in any event within five Business Days after receipt thereof by the Borrower or any member of the Controlled Group from the PBGC, the Borrower shall provide to the Administrative Agent copies of each notice received by the Borrower or any such member of the Controlled Group of the PBGC’s intention to terminate any Plan or to have a trustee appointed to administer any Plan;

(n) Other ERISA Notices . Promptly and in any event within five Business Days after receipt thereof by the Borrower or any member of the Controlled Group from a Multiemployer Plan sponsor, the Borrower shall provide to the Administrative Agent a copy of each notice received by the Borrower or any member of the Controlled Group concerning the imposition or amount of withdrawal liability imposed on the Borrower or any member of the Controlled Group pursuant to Section 4202 of ERISA;

(o) Other Governmental Notices . Promptly and in any event within five Business Days after receipt thereof by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower, the Borrower shall provide to the Administrative Agent a copy of any notice, summons, citation, or proceeding seeking to modify in any material respect, revoke, or suspend any material contract, license, permit, or agreement with any Governmental Authority;

(p) Disputes; etc . The Borrower shall provide to the Administrative Agent prompt written notice of (i) any claims, legal or arbitration proceedings, proceedings before any Governmental Authority, or disputes, or to the knowledge of the Borrower, any such actions threatened, or affecting the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower, which, if adversely determined, could reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Change, or any material labor controversy of which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries has knowledge resulting in or reasonably considered to be likely to result in a strike against the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower, and (ii) any claim, judgment, Lien or other encumbrance (other than a Permitted Lien) affecting any Property of the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower, if the value of the claim, judgment, Lien, or other encumbrance affecting such Property shall exceed $500,000;

(q) Securities Law Filings and other Public Information . Promptly after the same are available, copies of each annual report, proxy or financial statement or other report or communication sent to the stockholders of the Borrower, and copies of all annual, regular, periodic and special reports and registration statements which the Borrower may file or be required to file with the SEC under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or any other securities Governmental Authority, and not otherwise required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant hereto; and

(r) Other Information . Subject to the confidentiality provisions of Section 9.7(g), the Borrower shall provide to the Administrative Agent such other information respecting the business, operations, or Property of the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower, financial or otherwise, as any Lender through the Administrative Agent may reasonably request.

 

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Section 5.3 Insurance .

(a) The Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, with reputable insurers in respect of such of their respective Properties, carry and maintain insurance in such amounts and against such risks as is customarily maintained by other Persons of similar size engaged in similar businesses or, self-insure to the extent that is customary for Persons of similar size engaged in similar businesses; provided that, the amounts of such insurance and the risks covered by such insurance shall not be less than the amounts and risks that are approved by the Administrative Agent on the Effective Date.

(b) Copies of all policies of insurance or certificates thereof covering the property or business of the Credit Parties, and endorsements and renewals thereof, certified as true and correct copies of such documents by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower shall be delivered by Borrower to and retained by the Administrative Agent. All policies of property insurance with respect to the Collateral either shall have attached thereto a lender’s loss payable endorsement in favor of the Administrative Agent for its benefit and the ratable benefit of the Lenders or name the Administrative Agent as loss payee for its benefit and the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, in either case, in form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, and all policies of liability insurance shall name the Administrative Agent for its benefit and the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties as an additional insured. All policies or certificates of insurance shall set forth the coverage, the limits of liability, the name of the carrier, the policy number, and the period of coverage. All such policies shall contain a provision that notwithstanding any contrary agreements between the Borrower, its Subsidiaries, and the applicable insurance company, such policies will not be canceled or allowed to lapse without renewal without at least 30 days’ prior written notice to the Administrative Agent. In the event that, notwithstanding the “lender’s loss payable endorsement” requirement of this Section 5.3, the proceeds of any insurance policy described above are paid to the Borrower or a Guarantor, the Borrower shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, such proceeds to the Administrative Agent immediately upon receipt.

(c) If at any time the area in which any real property constituting Collateral is located is designated a “flood hazard area” in any Flood Insurance Rate Map published by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (or any successor agency), the Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, obtain flood insurance in such total amount as required by Regulation H of the Federal Reserve Board, as from time to time in effect and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof, and otherwise comply with the National Flood Insurance Program as set forth in the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as it may be amended from time to time.

(d) Any proceeds of insurance referred to in this Section 5.3 which are paid to the Administrative Agent shall (i) if no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, be returned to the Borrower to be applied as permitted by Section 2.5(c)(iii), and (ii) if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, be immediately applied to the Secured Obligations in accordance with Section 7.6.

Section 5.4 Compliance with Laws . The Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, comply with all federal, state, and local laws and regulations (including Environmental Laws) which are applicable to the operations and Property of the Borrower or any of the Credit Parties and maintain all related permits necessary for the ownership and operation of the Borrower’s and each Credit Parties’ Property and business, except in any case where the failure to so comply could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change,

 

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provided that this Section 5.4(b) shall not prevent the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries from, in good faith and with reasonable diligence, contesting the validity or application of any such laws or regulations by appropriate legal proceedings for which adequate reserves have been established.

Section 5.5 Taxes . The Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to pay and discharge all taxes, assessments, and other charges and claims related thereto imposed on the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries prior to the date on which penalties attach; provided that nothing in this Section 5.5 shall require the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to pay any tax, assessment, charge, or claims which is being contested in good faith and for which adequate reserves have been established in compliance with GAAP.

Section 5.6 New Subsidiaries . Within 10 days after the creation of a new Subsidiary or the purchase by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of the Equity Interests of any Person, which purchase results in such Person becoming a Subsidiary of the Borrower, the Borrower shall cause (a) such Subsidiary to execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent (i) a joinder to the Guaranty, (ii) a joinder to the Security Agreement, (iii) if such Subsidiary owns any real property, a Mortgage covering such real properties, and (iv) such evidence of corporate authority to enter into such Guaranty, Security Agreement, and Mortgage as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request and (b) the equity holder of such Subsidiary to execute a pledge agreement pledging 100% of the Equity Interest owned by such equity holder of such Subsidiary and such evidence of corporate, limited liability company or partnership authority to enter into such pledge agreement as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request, along with share certificates pledged thereby and appropriately executed stock powers in blank, if applicable; provided that, no new Foreign Subsidiary shall be required to enter into a Guaranty, Security Agreement or pledge agreement and the Borrower or any Subsidiary that is an equity holder of a Foreign Subsidiary shall only be required to pledge 66 2/3% of the Equity Interest of such Foreign Subsidiary.

Section 5.7 Security . The Borrower agrees that at all times before the termination of this Agreement, payment in full of the Obligations (other than reimbursement and indemnity obligations which survive but are not due and payable), the termination and return of all Letters of Credit and termination in full of the Commitments, the Administrative Agent shall have an Acceptable Security Interest in the Collateral to secure the performance and payment of the Obligations. The Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, grant to the Administrative Agent a Lien in any Property of the Borrower or any Subsidiary now owned or hereafter acquired promptly and to take such actions as may be required under the Security Documents to ensure that the Administrative Agent has an Acceptable Security Interest in such Property. Notwithstanding the generality of the foregoing, from and after the Effective Date, if (a) the Borrower or any Guarantor acquires any fee interest in real property having a book value in excess of $100,000 or (b) at the time any Person becomes a Guarantor, such Person owns or holds any such fee interest in real property of such value, such Credit Party shall deliver to the Administrative Agent, at its request after such acquisition of such property or such Person becomes a Guarantor, as the case may be, the following:

(i) A fully executed and notarized Mortgage duly recorded in all appropriate places in all applicable jurisdictions, encumbering the interest of such Credit Party in such property; and

 

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(ii) If requested by the Administrative Agent, a title report issued by a title company acceptable to the Administrative Agent with respect thereto, dated not more than 30 days prior to the date such Mortgage is to be recorded and satisfactory in form and substance to the Administrative Agent, together with copies of any documents listed as exceptions to such title and, to the extent the Borrower or any Subsidiary obtains an owner’s title policy on said property, a mortgagee’s policy in an equal amount insuring the Lien in subsection (i) above.

Section 5.8 Accounts . Within 90 days after the Effective Date, the Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, open and maintain their principal operating accounts and other deposit accounts with Wells Fargo or such accounts with other depositary banks that are subject to Account Control Agreements; provided that, the requirements of this Section 5.8 shall not apply to deposit accounts which, individually has a balance of less $100,000, and which collectively have a balance of less than $300,000.

Section 5.9 Records; Inspection . Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to maintain proper, complete and consistent books of record with respect to such Person’s operations, affairs, and financial condition. From time to time upon reasonable prior notice, the Borrower shall permit any Lender and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to permit any Lender, at such reasonable times and intervals and to a reasonable extent and under the reasonable guidance of officers of or employees delegated by officers of the Borrower or such Subsidiary of the Borrower, to, subject to any applicable confidentiality considerations, examine and copy the books and records of the Borrower or such Subsidiary of the Borrower, to visit and inspect the Property of the Borrower or such Subsidiary of the Borrower, and to discuss the business operations and Property of the Borrower or such Subsidiary of the Borrower with the officers and directors thereof.

Section 5.10 Maintenance of Property . The Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, maintain their owned, leased, or operated Property in good condition and repair, normal wear and tear excepted; and shall abstain from, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to abstain from, knowingly or willfully permitting the commission of waste or other injury, destruction, or loss of natural resources, or the occurrence of pollution, contamination, or any other condition in, on or about the owned or operated Property involving the Environment that could reasonably be expected to result in Response activities and that could reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Change.

Section 5.11 [Reserved] .

Section 5.12 Borrowing Base Audits; Appraisal Reports .

(a) Collateral Audits . The Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, permit the Administrative Agent to perform collateral audits and field exams of the Properties of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and to provide the Administrative Agent with such assistance

 

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and information so that (a) a collateral audit dated as of July 31 st of each year may be completed on or prior to the immediately following September 15 th of each year, and (b) a collateral audit dated as of January 31 st of each year may be completed on or prior to the immediately following March 15 th of each year. If no Default has occurred and is continuing, only such two audits per year and any other audits performed at the request of the Borrower shall be performed at the Borrower’s sole cost and expense and the costs of each such appraisal reports shall be paid by the Borrower. If a Default has occurred and is continuing, all audits shall be performed at the Borrower’s sole cost and expense and the costs of each such appraisal reports shall be paid by the Borrower.

(b) Appraisals on Fixed Assets . Within 45 days after the Effective Date, the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent written appraisals and/or written updates to previously delivered appraisals, in each case, conducted by an industry recognized third party appraiser setting forth, among other things, the OLV of Fixed Assets of all of the Borrower’s and its Subsidiaries’ machinery and equipment which appraisals and updates shall be in form satisfactory to the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion.

(c) Post-Closing Updated Collateral Audit . In addition to the audits required under clause (a) above, on or prior to the fifth Business Day after the Effective Date, the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent an updated collateral audit of the Receivables and Inventory of the Credit Parties in detail and form satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

Section 5.13 Interest Hedging Agreements . On or prior to April 30, 2008, the Borrower shall have entered into, and thereafter shall maintain, Hedging Arrangements covering 50% of the Advances outstanding at any time and pursuant to which the Borrower reduces, eliminates or otherwise protects against the risk of fluctuations in the interest rates and on such other terms and with such counterparty acceptable to the Administrative Agent.

ARTICLE 6

NEGATIVE COVENANTS

So long as any Obligation shall remain unpaid, any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, or there shall exist any Letter of Credit Exposure, the Borrower agrees to comply with the following covenants.

Section 6.1 Debt . The Borrower shall not, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, create, assume, incur, suffer to exist, or in any manner become liable, directly, indirectly, or contingently in respect of, any Debt other than the following (collectively, the “Permitted Debt”):

(a) the Secured Obligations and the Debt outstanding under the Bilateral Agreement;

(b) intercompany Debt incurred in the ordinary course of business owed by any Credit Party to any other Credit Party; provided that, if applicable, such Debt as an investment is also permitted in Section 6.3;

(c) Debt in the form of accounts payable to trade creditors for goods or services and current operating liabilities (other than for borrowed money) which in each case are not more than 90 days past due, in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business, as presently conducted, unless contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings;

 

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(d) purchase money indebtedness or Capital Leases in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $1,000,000 at any time; provided neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary of the Borrower may enter into additional indebtedness of the type described in this clause (d) if a Default is continuing or entering into the additional indebtedness could reasonably be expected to cause a Default;

(e) Debt secured by Liens of the type described in Section 6.2(f);

(f) Debt existing on the Effective Date and set forth in Schedule 6.1; provided that, (i) the Borrower shall not amend the maturity date thereof to a date that is at or earlier than the scheduled Maturity Date, (ii) the Borrower shall not make any prepayments thereof other than as expressly provided by the terms thereof existing on the date hereof, and (ii) the amount of such Debt may not be increased other than as a result of fees and expenses reasonably incurred in connection with any refinancing, refunding, renewal, or extension thereof;

(g) Debt represented by the Convertible Senior Notes pursuant to the Indenture and the subsidiary guarantees thereof pursuant to the Indenture; provided that (i) all of such Debt shall have been issued under the initial issuance thereof or under the over-allotment option exercised by the underwriters thereof, (ii) immediately before and immediately after giving effect to the issuance of such Debt, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred or be continuing, and (iii) such Debt shall not have (A) any affirmative or negative covenant (including financial covenants) that is more restrictive than those set forth in this Agreement, provided that the inclusion of any covenant that is customary with respect to such type of Debt and that is not found in this Agreement shall not be deemed to be more restrictive for purposes of this clause (h), (B) any restriction on the ability of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to enter into or amend, modify, restate or otherwise supplement this Agreement or the other Credit Documents, (C) any collateral or other security for such Indebtedness, (D) any restrictions on the ability of any Subsidiary of the Borrower to guarantee the Secured Obligations, (E) any restrictions on the ability of any Subsidiary or the Borrower to pledge assets as collateral security for the Secured Obligations or (F) a scheduled maturity date that is earlier than June 30, 2011; and

(h) Debt not otherwise permitted under the terms of this Section 6.1 in an aggregate amount not to exceed $5,000,000.

Section 6.2 Liens . The Borrower shall not, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, create, assume, incur, or suffer to exist any Lien on the Property of the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or assign any right to receive any income, other than the following (collectively, the “Permitted Liens”):

(a) Liens securing the Secured Obligations;

(b) Liens imposed by law, such as materialmen’s, mechanics’, carriers’, workmen’s and repairmen’s liens, and other similar liens arising in the ordinary course of business securing obligations which are not overdue for a period of more than 30 days or are being contested in good faith by appropriate procedures or proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been established;

 

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(c) Liens arising in the ordinary course of business out of pledges or deposits under workers compensation laws, unemployment insurance, old age pensions, or other social security or retirement benefits, or similar legislation to secure public or statutory obligations;

(d) Liens for taxes, assessment, or other governmental charges which are not yet due and payable or which are being actively contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings;

(e) Liens securing purchase money debt or Capital Lease obligations permitted under Section 6.1(d); provided that each such Lien encumbers only the Property purchased in connection with the creation of any such purchase money debt or the subject of any such Capital Lease and the amount secured thereby is not increased;

(f) Liens on Property of Persons which become Subsidiaries of the Borrower after the Effective Date and securing Permitted Debt; provided that, (i) such Liens are in existence at the time the respective Persons become Subsidiaries of the Borrower and were not created in anticipation thereof and (ii) the Debt secured by such Liens (A) is secured only by such Property and not by any other assets of the Subsidiary acquired, and (B) is not increased in amount;

(g) Liens arising from precautionary UCC financing statements regarding operating leases to the extent such operating leases are permitted hereby;

(h) encumbrances consisting of minor easements, zoning restrictions, or other restrictions on the use of real property that do not (individually or in the aggregate) materially affect the value of the assets encumbered thereby or materially impair the ability of the Borrower or such Subsidiary to use such assets in its business, and none of which is violated in any material aspect by existing or proposed structures or land use;

(i) Liens arising solely by virtue of any statutory or common law provision relating to banker’s liens, rights of set-off or similar rights and remedies and burdening only deposit accounts or other funds maintained with a depository institution;

(j) Liens on cash or securities pledged to secure performance of tenders, surety and appeal bonds, government contracts, performance and return of money bonds, bids, trade contracts, leases, statutory obligations, regulatory obligations and other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business;

(k) judgment and attachment Liens not giving rise to an Event of Default, provided that (i) any appropriate legal proceedings which may have been duly initiated for the review of such judgment shall not have been finally terminated or the period within which such proceeding may be initiated shall not have expired and (ii) no action to enforce such Lien has been commenced; and

(l) Liens existing on the Effective Date and set forth in Schedule 6.2 and covering only such property that is covered by such Lien on the Effective Date.

 

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Section 6.3 Investments . The Borrower shall not, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, make or hold any direct or indirect investment in any Person, including capital contributions to the Person, investments in or the acquisition of the debt or equity securities of the Person, or any loans, guaranties, trade credit, or other extensions of credit to any Person, other than the following (collectively, the “Permitted Investments”):

(a) investments in the form of trade credit to customers of a Credit Party arising in the ordinary course of business and represented by accounts from such customers;

(b) Liquid Investments;

(c) loans, advances, or capital contributions to, or investments in, or purchases or commitments to purchase any stock or other securities or evidences of indebtedness of or interests in any Person and existing on the Effective Date, in each case as specified in the attached Schedule 6.3 ; provided that, the respective amounts of such loans, advances, capital contributions, investments, purchases and commitments shall not be increased (other than appreciation);

(d) loans and advances by a Credit Party to any other Credit Party;

(e) investments in the form of Acquisitions permitted by Section 6.4; and

(f) (i) creation of any additional Subsidiaries domiciled in the U.S. in compliance with Section 5.6. and (ii) creation of any additional Subsidiaries domiciled outside of the U.S. in compliance with Section 5.6; provided that with respect to any Subsidiary domiciled outside of the U.S., the initial capitalization of such Subsidiary by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall not be in excess of the greater of (a) the minimum amount required by law and (b) $5,000; provided further that, with respect to a Subsidiary domiciled in or outside of the U.S., any contributions, loans, or advances to, or investments in such Subsidiary (other than the initial capitalization of such Subsidiary) by a Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall be otherwise permitted under this Section 6.3.

Section 6.4 Acquisitions . The Borrower shall not, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, make an Acquisition in a transaction or related series of transactions unless each of the following criteria is met with each such Acquisition:

(a) no Default or Event of Default exists both before and after giving effect to such Acquisition;

(b) both before and after giving effect to such Acquisition, Availability is greater than or equal to $15,000,000;

(c) such Acquisition is substantially related to the business of the Borrower and Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and is not hostile;

(d) both before and after giving effect to such Acquisition, the Borrower is in pro forma compliance with the Sections 6.17, 6.18, 6.19, and 6.20 and the Borrower has delivered to the Administrative Agent a Compliance Certificate reflecting such pro forma compliance with such Sections;

 

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(e) if such Acquisition is an Acquisition of the Equity Interests of a Person, the Acquisition is structured so that the acquired Person shall become a direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Borrower and comply with the provisions of Section 5.6, if applicable; and if such Acquisition is an Acquisition of assets, the Acquisition is structured so that the Borrower or one of its direct or indirect Subsidiaries shall acquire such assets;

(f) no Credit Party shall, as a result of or in connection with any such Acquisition, assume or incur any direct or contingent liabilities (whether relating to environmental, tax, litigation, or other matters) that could reasonably be expected, as of the date of such Acquisition, to result in the existence or occurrence of a Material Adverse Change; and

(g) if the pro forma Leverage Ratio after giving effect to such Acquisition and as detailed in a certificate delivered by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower, is greater than 2.00 to 1.00, (i) the aggregate total consideration (whether paid in cash or in Equity Interest or assumed in liabilities by the purchaser(s)) for such Acquisition shall not exceed $10,000,000 and (ii) the aggregate total consideration (whether paid in cash or in Equity Interest or assumed in liabilities by the purchaser(s)) for all such Acquisitions in any fiscal year shall not exceed $25,000,000.

Section 6.5 Agreements Restricting Liens . The Borrower shall not, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any contract, agreement or understanding (other than this Agreement, the Security Documents and agreements governing Debt permitted by Section 6.1(d) to the extent such restrictions govern only the asset financed pursuant to such Debt incurred pursuant to Section 6.1(d)) which in any way prohibits or restricts the granting, conveying, creation or imposition of any Lien on any of its Property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, to secure the Obligations or restricts any Subsidiary of the Borrower from paying Restricted Payments to the Borrower, or which requires the consent of or notice to other Persons in connection therewith.

Section 6.6 Use of Proceeds; Use of Letters of Credit . The Borrower shall not, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to: (a) use the proceeds of the Term Advances for any purposes other than to, on the Closing Date, refinance the advances outstanding under, and as defined in, the Bilateral Agreement; (b) use the proceeds of the Revolving Advances for any purposes other than (i) to refinance the advances and other obligations outstanding under the Bilateral Agreement, (ii) working capital purposes, and (iii) general corporate purposes, including the payment of fees and expenses related to the entering into of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents; or (c) use the proceeds of the Swing Line Advances or the Letters of Credit for any purposes other than (i) working capital purposes and (ii) general corporate purposes. The Borrower shall not, directly or indirectly, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, use any part of the proceeds of Advances or Letters of Credit for any purpose which violates, or is inconsistent with, Regulations T, U, or X.

 

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Section 6.7 Corporate Actions .

(a) The Borrower shall not, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, merge or consolidate with or into any other Person, except that the Borrower may merge with any of its wholly-owned Subsidiaries and any Credit Party may merge or be consolidated with or into any other Credit Party, provided that immediately after giving effect to any such proposed transaction no Default would exist and, in the case of any such merger to which the Borrower is a party, the Borrower is the surviving entity.

(b) The Borrower shall not, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, change its name or reorganize in another jurisdiction, create or suffer to exist any Subsidiary not existing on the date of this Agreement, sell or otherwise dispose of any of its ownership interest in any of its Subsidiaries, or in any manner rearrange its business structure as it exists on the date of this Agreement, provided that the Borrower may create or acquire new Subsidiaries if such new Subsidiaries comply with Section 5.6 and such transactions otherwise comply with the terms of this Agreement.

Section 6.8 Sale of Assets . The Borrower shall not, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, sell, convey, or otherwise transfer any of its assets except that (i) any Credit Party may sell, convey, or otherwise transfer any of its assets to any other Credit Party so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would be caused thereby; provided that the receiving Credit Party shall ratify, grant and confirm the Liens on such assets (and any other related Collateral) pursuant to documentation satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; (ii) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may sell inventory in the ordinary course of business, (iii) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may sell equipment for an aggregate amount not to exceed $2,000,000 provided that the proceeds of such sales are either reinvested in similar equipment within 90 days after the receipt thereof or are used to prepay the outstanding Term Advances; and (iv) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may transfer assets outside the ordinary course of business up to an aggregate net book value equal to $250,000; provided that (A) such assets sold as permitted under clauses (ii) – (iv) may not be sold for an amount which is less than fair market value and (B) as to the sale of certificated equipment permitted under clauses (ii) – (iv), the Borrower shall have provided to the Administrative Agent written notice of such sale at least 20 days prior to the completion of such sale (or such shorter time period as acceptable to the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion).

Section 6.9 Restricted Payments; Subordinated Debt . The Borrower shall not, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to make any Restricted Payments except that so long as no Default exists or would result from the making of such Restricted Payment (a) the Subsidiaries of the Borrower may make Restricted Payments to the Borrower or any other Credit Party and (b) the Borrower may make scheduled principal payments of Permitted Subordinated Debt as they become due if (i) on the due date no Default exists, (ii) no Secured Party has notified either the Borrower or any holder of such Debt that a Default then exists or would be created by such payment, (iii) the pro forma Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio at the time of such scheduled principal payment shall not be less than 1.5 to 1.0 and (iv) immediately following such payment, Availability shall be equal to or greater than $5,000,000.

Section 6.10 Affiliate Transactions . The Borrower shall not, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, enter into or permit to exist any transaction or series of transactions (including, but not limited to, the purchase, sale, lease or exchange of Property, the

 

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making of any investment, the giving of any guaranty, the assumption of any obligation or the rendering of any service) with any of their Affiliates which are not Credit Parties unless such transaction or series of transactions is on terms no less favorable to the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower, as applicable, than those that could be obtained in a comparable arm’s length transaction with a Person that is not such an affiliate.

Section 6.11 Line of Business . The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, change the character of the Borrower’s and its Subsidiaries collective business as conducted on the date of this Agreement, or engage in any type of business not reasonably related to the Borrower’s and its Subsidiaries collective business as presently and normally conducted.

Section 6.12 Hazardous Materials . The Borrower (a) shall not, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, create, handle, transport, use, or dispose of any Hazardous Substance or Hazardous Waste, except in the ordinary course of its business and except in compliance with Environmental Law other than to the extent that such non-compliance could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change or in any liability on the Lenders or the Administrative Agent, and (b) shall not, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, release any Hazardous Substance or Hazardous Waste into the environment and shall not permit the Borrower’s or its Subsidiaries’ Property to be subjected to any release of Hazardous Substance or Hazardous Waste, except in compliance with Environmental Law other than to the extent that such non-compliance could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change or in any liability on the Lenders or the Administrative Agent.

Section 6.13 Compliance with ERISA . Except for matters that individually or in the aggregate could not reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Change, the Borrower shall not, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly: (a) engage in any transaction in connection with which the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower could be subjected to either a civil penalty assessed pursuant to section 502(c), (i) or (l) of ERISA or a tax imposed by Chapter 43 of Subtitle D of the Code; (b) terminate, or permit any member of the Controlled Group to terminate, any Plan in a manner, or take any other action with respect to any Plan, which could result in any liability to the Borrower, any Subsidiary of the Borrower or any member of the Controlled Group to the PBGC; (c) fail to make, or permit any member of the Controlled Group to fail to make, full payment when due of all amounts which, under the provisions of any Plan, agreement relating thereto or applicable law, the Borrower, a Subsidiary of the Borrower or member of the Controlled Group is required to pay as contributions thereto; (d) permit to exist, or allow any Subsidiary of the Borrower or any member of the Controlled Group to permit to exist, any accumulated funding deficiency (or unpaid minimum required contribution for plan years after December 31, 2007) within the meaning of Section 302 of ERISA or section 412 of the Code, whether or not waived, with respect to any Plan; (e) permit, or allow any member of the Controlled Group to permit, the actuarial present value of the benefit liabilities (as “actuarial present value of the benefit liabilities” shall have the meaning specified in section 4041 of ERISA) under any Plan that is regulated under Title IV of ERISA to exceed the current value of the assets (computed on a plan termination basis in accordance with Title IV of ERISA) of such Plan allocable to such benefit liabilities; (f) contribute to or assume an obligation to contribute to, or permit any member of the Controlled Group to contribute to or

 

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assume an obligation to contribute to, any Multiemployer Plan; (g) acquire, or permit any member of the Controlled Group to acquire, an interest in any Person that causes such Person to become a member of the Controlled Group if such Person sponsors, maintains or contributes to, or at any time in the six-year period preceding such acquisition has sponsored, maintained, or contributed to, (1) any Multiemployer Plan, or (2) any other Plan that is subject to Title IV of ERISA under which the actuarial present value of the benefit liabilities under such Plan exceeds the current value of the assets (computed on a plan termination basis in accordance with Title IV of ERISA) of such Plan allocable to such benefit liabilities; (h) incur, or permit any member of the Controlled Group to incur, a liability to or on account of a Plan under sections 515, 4062, 4063, 4064, 4201 or 4204 of ERISA; (i) contribute to or assume an obligation to contribute to any employee welfare benefit plan, as defined in section 3(1) of ERISA, including, without limitation, any such plan maintained to provide benefits to former employees of such entities, that may not be terminated by such entities in their sole discretion at any time without any liability; or (j) amend or permit any member of the Controlled Group to amend, a Plan resulting in an increase in current liability such that the Borrower, any Subsidiary of the Borrower or any member of the Controlled Group is required to provide security to such Plan under section 401(a)(29) of the Code.

Section 6.14 Sale and Leaseback Transactions . The Borrower shall not, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, sell or transfer to a Person any Property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, if at the time or thereafter the Borrower or a Subsidiary of the Borrower shall lease as lessee such Property or any part thereof or other Property which the Borrower or a Subsidiary of the Borrower intends to use for substantially the same purpose as the Property sold or transferred.

Section 6.15 Operating Leases . The Borrower shall not, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, enter into any lease that constitutes an operating lease under GAAP if the obligations of the Borrower or such Subsidiary as lessee under such lease would cause its lease payments (excluding payments for taxes, insurance, and other non-rental expenses to the extent not included within the stated amount of the rental payments under such lease) in respect of all such leases entered into by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries to exceed $2,500,000 during any fiscal year of the Borrower.

Section 6.16 Limitation on Hedging . The Borrower shall not, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, (a) purchase, assume, or hold a speculative position in any commodities market or futures market or enter into any Hedging Arrangement for speculative purposes; or (b) be party to or otherwise enter into any Hedging Arrangement which (i) is entered into for reasons other than as a part of its normal business operations as a risk management strategy and/or hedge against changes resulting from market conditions related to the Borrower’s or its Subsidiaries’ operations, (ii) is longer than the term of the Term Loan, or (iii) obligates the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to any margin call requirements.

Section 6.17 Minimum Net Worth . The Borrower shall not permit the Borrower’s Net Worth (as defined below) as of the end of each fiscal quarter, commencing with the quarter ending March 31, 2008, to be less than an amount equal to (i) 80% of the Borrower’s Net Worth as of the end of the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2007 plus (ii) an amount equal to 75% of the Borrower’s consolidated Net Income for each fiscal quarter ending after December 31, 2007

 

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in which such consolidated Net Income is greater than $0 plus (iii) an amount equal to 100% of equity issuance proceeds received by the Borrower or any Subsidiary after December 31, 2007. “Net Worth” means, as to the Borrower, the consolidated shareholder’s equity of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (determined in accordance with GAAP).

Section 6.18 Leverage Ratio . The Borrower shall not permit the Leverage Ratio as of each fiscal quarter end to be more than (a) 3.50 to 1.0 for each fiscal quarter ending prior to September 30, 2008, (b) 3.0 to 1.0 for each fiscal quarter ending on or after September 30, 2008 but prior to March 31, 2009; (c) 2.75 to 1.0 for each fiscal quarter ending on or after March 31, 2009 but prior to September 30, 2009, and (d) 2.50 to 1.0 for each fiscal quarter ending on or after September 30, 2009.

Section 6.19 Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio . The Borrower shall not permit the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio as of each fiscal quarter end to be less than 1.25 to 1.0.

Section 6.20 Senior Leverage Ratio . Permit the Senior Leverage Ratio as of each fiscal quarter end to be more than 2.00 to 1.00.

Section 6.21 Capital Expenditures . The Borrower shall not, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, cause the aggregate Capital Expenditures expended by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in any fiscal year (or, with respect to any Subsidiary that was acquired during such fiscal year, the portion of such fiscal year that such Subsidiary was a Subsidiary) to exceed $20,000,000 for such fiscal year.

Section 6.22 Landlord Agreements . The Borrower shall not, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to (a) enter into any verbal or written leases with any Person who has not executed a lien waiver or subordination agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (other than extensions of existing leases), and (b) without limiting the generality of the forgoing clause (a), hold, store or otherwise maintain more than 20% of the aggregate value of the Borrower’s and its Subsidiaries’ Inventory and equipment at locations which are not owned by a Credit Party and which are not covered by a lien waiver or subordination agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

Section 6.23 Amendment of Permitted Subordinated Debt Terms . The Borrower shall not, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, amend any of the documents or terms governing any Permitted Subordinated Debt or any Debt permitted under clause 6.1(h) so as to change the stated maturity date of the principal of such debt, or any installment of interest thereon, to an earlier date, increase the rate of interest thereon or any premium payable on the redemption thereof, change any of the redemption or subordination provisions thereof (or the definitions of any defined terms contained therein) or otherwise change in any respect materially adverse to the interests of any of the Secured Parties any of the terms thereof, in each case, without prior written consent of the Administrative Agent.

Section 6.24 Convertible Senior Notes .

(a) The Borrower shall not, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, amend, modify, waive or otherwise change, or consent or agree to any amendment, modification, waiver or other change to the Convertible Senior Notes or the Indenture (i) which shortens the fixed

 

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maturity, or increases the rate or shortens the time of payment of interest on, or increases the amount or shortens the time of payment of any principal or premium payable whether at maturity, at a date fixed for prepayment, by acceleration, by mandatory redemption, repayment, prepayment, or defeasance for cash or otherwise of such Convertible Senior Notes, or increases the amount of, or accelerates the time of payment of, any fees payable in connection therewith; (ii) which relates to the affirmative or negative covenants, events of default or remedies under the documents or instruments evidencing such Debt and the effect of which is to subject the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, to any provisions that are more onerous or more restrictive provisions than those set forth in this Agreement; or (iii) which otherwise adversely affects the interests of the Secured Parties as senior creditors or the interests of any of the Secured Parties under this Agreement or any other Credit Documents in any material respect.

(b) The Borrower shall not, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, make or offer to make any optional or voluntary repurchase, redemption, prepayment, repayment, defeasance or any other acquisition or retirement for value (or the segregation of funds with respect to any of the foregoing) (whether in whole or in part) of any of the Convertible Senior Notes.

Section 6.25 Borrowing Base Deficiency . The Borrower shall not, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, permit a Borrowing Base Deficiency to exist at any time.

ARTICLE 7

DEFAULT AND REMEDIES

Section 7.1 Events of Default . The occurrence of any of the following events shall constitute an “Event of Default” under this Agreement and any other Credit Document:

(a) Payment Failure . Any Credit Party (i) fails to pay any principal or interest when due under this Agreement or (ii) fails to pay, within three Business Days of when due, any other amount due under this Agreement or any other Credit Document, including payments of fees, reimbursements, and indemnifications;

(b) False Representation or Warranties . Any representation or warranty made or deemed to be made by any Credit Party or any officer thereof in this Agreement, in any other Credit Document or in any certificate delivered in connection with this Agreement or any other Credit Document is incorrect, false or otherwise misleading in any material respect (provided such materiality qualifier shall not apply in instances where a specific representation contains a materiality or Material Adverse Effect qualifier) at the time it was made or deemed made;

(c) Breach of Covenant . (i) Any breach by any Credit Party of any of the covenants in Section 5.2(d), Section 5.2(g), Section 5.3(a), Section 5.12(c) or Article 6 of this Agreement or the corresponding covenants in any Guaranty or (ii) any breach by any Credit Party of any other covenant contained in this Agreement or any other Credit Document and such breach is not cured within 30 days after the earlier of the date notice thereof is given to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent or any Lender or the date any officer of the Borrower or any other Credit Party obtained actual knowledge thereof;

 

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(d) Guaranties . Any provisions in the Guaranties shall at any time (before its expiration according to its terms) and for any reason cease to be in full force and effect and valid and binding on the Guarantors party thereto or shall be contested by any party thereto; any Guarantor shall deny it has any liability or obligation under such Guaranties; or any Guarantor shall cease to exist other than as expressly permitted by the terms of this Agreement;

(e) Security Documents . Any Security Document shall at any time and for any reason cease to create an Acceptable Security Interest in the Property purported to be subject to such agreement in accordance with the terms of such agreement or any material provisions thereof shall cease to be in full force and effect and valid and binding on the Credit Party that is a party thereto or any such Person shall so state in writing; provided that, with respect to the acquisition of any new equipment title of which is evidenced by a certificate of title, the Borrower shall have 30 days from the date of acquisition of such equipment to deliver such certificate of title to the Administrative Agent and otherwise create an Acceptable Security Interest in such equipment;

(f) Cross-Default . (i) The Borrower or any Guarantor shall fail to pay any principal of or premium or interest on its Debt which is outstanding in a principal amount of at least $500,000.00 individually or when aggregated with all such Debt of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries so in default (but excluding Debt evidenced by the Notes) when the same becomes due and payable (whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand or otherwise), and such failure shall continue after the applicable grace period, if any, specified in the agreement or instrument relating to such Debt; (ii) any other event shall occur or condition shall exist under any agreement or instrument relating to Debt which is outstanding in a principal amount of at least $500,000.00 individually or when aggregated with all such Debt of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries so in default (other than Debt evidenced by the Notes), and shall continue after the applicable grace period, if any, specified in such agreement or instrument, if the effect of such event or condition is to accelerate, or to permit the acceleration of, the maturity of such Debt prior to the stated maturity thereof; or (iii) any such Debt shall be declared to be due and payable, or required to be prepaid (other than by a regularly scheduled required prepayment); provided that , for purposes of this paragraph (f), the “principal amount” of the obligations in respect of Hedging Arrangements at any time shall be the maximum aggregate amount (giving effect to any netting agreements) that would be required to be paid if such Hedging Arrangements were terminated at such time;

(g) Bankruptcy and Insolvency . (i) Any Credit Party or any Subsidiary of the Borrower shall terminate its existence or dissolve or (ii) any Credit Party, any Subsidiary of the Borrower (A) admits in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due; makes an assignment for the benefit of its creditors; consents to or acquiesces in the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, fiscal agent, or trustee of itself or any of its Property; files a petition under bankruptcy or other laws for the relief of debtors; or consents to any reorganization, arrangement, workout, liquidation, dissolution, or similar relief or (B) shall have had, without its consent: any court enter an order appointing a receiver, liquidator, fiscal agent, or trustee of itself or any of its Property; any petition filed against it seeking reorganization, arrangement, workout, liquidation, dissolution or similar relief under bankruptcy or other laws for the relief of debtors and such petition shall not be dismissed, stayed, or set aside for an aggregate of 60 days, whether or not consecutive;

 

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(h) Adverse Judgment . The Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries suffers final judgments against any of them since the date of this Agreement in an aggregate amount, less any insurance proceeds covering such judgments which are received or as to which the insurance carriers admit liability, greater than $500,000.00 and either (i) enforcement proceedings shall have been commenced by any creditor upon such judgments or (ii) there shall be any period of 30 consecutive days during which a stay of enforcement of such judgments, by reason of a pending appeal or otherwise, shall not be in effect;

(i) Termination Events . Any Termination Event with respect to a Plan shall have occurred, and, 30 days after notice thereof shall have been given to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent, such Termination Event shall not have been corrected and shall have created and caused to be continuing a material risk of Plan termination or liability for withdrawal from the Plan as a “substantial employer” (as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA), which termination could reasonably be expect to result in a liability of, or liability for withdrawal could reasonably be expected to be, greater than $500,000.00;

(j) Plan Withdrawals . The Borrower or any member of the Controlled Group as employer under a Multiemployer Plan shall have made a complete or partial withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan and such withdrawing employer shall have incurred a withdrawal liability in an annual amount exceeding $500,000.00; or

(k) Change in Control . The occurrence of a Change in Control.

Section 7.2 Optional Acceleration of Maturity . If any Event of Default (other than an Event of Default pursuant to Section 7.1(g)) shall have occurred and be continuing, then, and in any such event,

(a) the Administrative Agent (i) shall at the request, or may with the consent, of the Majority Lenders, by notice to the Borrower, declare that the obligation of each Lender and the Swing Line Lender to make Advances and the obligation of the Issuing Lender to issue Letters of Credit shall be terminated, whereupon the same shall forthwith terminate, and (ii) shall at the request, or may with the consent, of the Majority Lenders, by notice to the Borrower, declare the Notes, all interest thereon, and all other amounts payable under this Agreement to be forthwith due and payable, whereupon the Notes, all such interest, and all such amounts shall become and be forthwith due and payable in full, without presentment, demand, protest or further notice of any kind (including, without limitation, any notice of intent to accelerate or notice of acceleration), all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower,

(b) the Borrower shall, on demand of the Administrative Agent at the request or with the consent of the Majority Lenders, deposit with the Administrative Agent into the Cash Collateral Account an amount of cash equal to the outstanding Letter of Credit Exposure as security for the Secured Obligations to the extent the Letter of Credit Obligations are not otherwise paid or cash collateralized at such time, and

(c) the Administrative Agent shall at the request of, or may with the consent of, the Majority Lenders proceed to enforce its rights and remedies under the Security Documents, the Guaranties, or any other Credit Document for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties by appropriate proceedings.

 

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Section 7.3 Automatic Acceleration of Maturity . If any Event of Default pursuant to Section 7.1(g) shall occur,

(a) the obligation of each Lender and the Swing Line Lender to make Advances and the obligation of the Issuing Lender to issue Letters of Credit shall immediately and automatically be terminated and the Notes, all interest on the Notes, and all other amounts payable under this Agreement shall immediately and automatically become and be due and payable in full, without presentment, demand, protest or any notice of any kind (including, without limitation, any notice of intent to accelerate or notice of acceleration), all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower,

(b) the Borrower shall, on demand of the Administrative Agent at the request or with the consent of the Majority Lenders, deposit with the Administrative Agent into the Cash Collateral Account an amount of cash equal to the outstanding Letter of Credit Exposure as security for the Secured Obligations to the extent the Letter of Credit Obligations are not otherwise paid or cash collateralized at such time, and

(c) the Administrative Agent shall at the request of, or may with the consent of, the Majority Lenders proceed to enforce its rights and remedies under the Security Documents, the Guaranties, or any other Credit Document for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties by appropriate proceedings.

Section 7.4 Set-off . Upon (a) the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default and (b) the making of the request or the granting of the consent, if any, specified by Section 7.2 to authorize the Administrative Agent to declare the Notes and any other amount payable hereunder due and payable pursuant to the provisions of Section 7.2 or the automatic acceleration of the Notes and all amounts payable under this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.3, the Administrative Agent and each Lender is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) at any time held and other indebtedness at any time owing by the Administrative Agent or such Lender to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower against any and all of the obligations of the Borrower now or hereafter existing under this Agreement, the Notes held by the Administrative Agent or such Lender, and the other Credit Documents, irrespective of whether or not the Administrative Agent or such Lender shall have made any demand under this Agreement, such Note, or such other Credit Documents, and although such obligations may be unmatured. Each Lender agrees to promptly notify the Borrower after any such set-off and application made by such Lender, provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such set-off and application. The rights of the Administrative Agent and each Lender under this Section 7.4 are in addition to any other rights and remedies (including, without limitation, other rights of set-off) which the Administrative Agent or such Lender may have.

 

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Section 7.5 Remedies Cumulative, No Waiver . No right, power, or remedy conferred to any Lender in this Agreement or the Credit Documents, or now or hereafter existing at law, in equity, by statute, or otherwise shall be exclusive, and each such right, power, or remedy shall to the full extent permitted by law be cumulative and in addition to every other such right, power or remedy. No course of dealing and no delay in exercising any right, power, or remedy conferred to any Lender in this Agreement and the Credit Documents or now or hereafter existing at law, in equity, by statute, or otherwise shall operate as a waiver of or otherwise prejudice any such right, power, or remedy. Any Lender may cure any Event of Default without waiving the Event of Default. No notice to or demand upon the Borrower shall entitle the Borrower to similar notices or demands in the future.

Section 7.6 Application of Payments . Prior to an Event of Default, all payments made hereunder shall be applied by the Administrative Agent as directed by the Borrower, but such payments are subject to the terms of this Agreement, including the application of prepayments according to Section 2.5. During the existence of an Event of Default, all payments and collections received by the Administrative Agent shall be applied to the Secured Obligations in accordance with Section 2.12 and in the following order:

FIRST, to the payment of all costs and expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as such hereunder or under any other Credit Document) in connection with this Agreement or any of the Secured Obligations, including all court costs and the reasonable fees and expenses of its agents and legal counsel, the repayment of all advances made by the Administrative Agent as secured party hereunder or under any other Credit Document on behalf of any Credit Party and any other reasonable costs or expenses incurred in connection with the exercise of any right or remedy hereunder or under any other Credit Document;

SECOND, to the payment of all accrued interest constituting part of the Secured Obligations (the amounts so applied to be distributed ratably among the Lenders (and to the extent applicable to Hedging Arrangements, the Swap Counterparties and to the extent applicable to Banking Services Obligations, Wells Fargo or its Affiliate that is owed such obligations) pro rata in accordance with the amounts of the Secured Obligations owed to them on the date of any such distribution);

THIRD, to the payment of any then due and owing principal constituting part of the Secured Obligations (the amounts so applied to be distributed ratably among the Lenders (and to the extent applicable to Hedging Arrangements, the Swap Counterparties and to the extent applicable to Banking Services Obligations, Wells Fargo or its Affiliate that is owed such obligations) pro rata in accordance with the principal amounts of the Obligations owed to them on the date of any such distribution), and when applied to make distributions by the Administrative Agent to pay the principal amount of the outstanding Borrowings, pro rata to the Lenders;

FOURTH, to the payment of any then due and owing other amounts (including fees and expenses) constituting part of the Secured Obligations (the amounts so applied to be distributed ratably among the Lenders (and to the extent applicable to Hedging Arrangements, the Swap Counterparties and to the extent applicable to Banking Services Obligations, Wells Fargo or its Affiliate that is owed such obligations) pro rata in accordance with such amounts owed to them on the date of any such distribution), and when applied to make distributions by the Administrative Agent to pay such amounts payable to the Lenders under this Credit Agreement, pro rata to the Lenders; and

 

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FIFTH, to the Credit Parties, their successors or assigns, or as a court of competent jurisdiction may otherwise direct.

ARTICLE 8

THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

Section 8.1 Appointment, Powers, and Immunities . Each Lender hereby irrevocably appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent to act as its agent under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents with such powers and discretion as are specifically delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents, together with such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The Administrative Agent (which term as used in this sentence and in Section 8.5 and the first sentence of Section 8.6 shall include its Affiliates and its own and its Affiliates’ officers, directors, employees, and agents): (a) shall not have any duties or responsibilities except those expressly set forth in this Agreement and shall not be a trustee or fiduciary for any Lender; (b) shall not be responsible to the Lenders for any recital, statement, representation, or warranty (whether written or oral) made in or in connection with any Credit Document or any certificate or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by any of them under, any Credit Document, or for the value, validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability, or sufficiency of any Credit Document, or any other document referred to or provided for therein or for any failure by any Credit Party or any other Person to perform any of its obligations thereunder; (c) shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain, inquire into, or verify the performance or observance of any covenants or agreements by any Credit Party or the satisfaction of any condition or to inspect the Property (including the books and records) of any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates; (d) shall not be required to initiate or conduct any litigation or collection proceedings under any Credit Document unless requested by the Majority Lenders in writing and it receives indemnification satisfactory to it from the Lenders; and (e) shall not be responsible for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it under or in connection with any Credit Document, except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct. The Administrative Agent may employ agents and attorneys-in-fact and shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any such agents or attorneys-in-fact selected by the Administrative Agent with reasonable care.

Section 8.2 Reliance by Administrative Agent . The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely upon any certification, notice, instrument, writing, or other communication (including, without limitation, any thereof by telephone or telecopy) believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent or made by or on behalf of the proper Person or Persons, and upon advice and statements of legal counsel (including counsel for any Credit Party), independent accountants, and other experts selected by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent may deem and treat the payee of any Notes as the holder thereof for all purposes hereof unless and until the Administrative Agent receives and accepts an Assignment and Acceptance executed in accordance with Section 9.7. As to any matters not expressly provided for by this Agreement, the Administrative Agent shall not be required to exercise any discretion or take any action, but shall be required to act or to refrain from acting (and shall be

 

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fully protected in so acting or refraining from acting) upon the instructions of the Majority Lenders, and such instructions shall be binding on all of the Lenders; provided , however, that the Administrative Agent shall not be required to take any action that exposes the Administrative Agent to personal liability or that is contrary to any Credit Document or applicable law or unless it shall first be indemnified to its satisfaction by the Lenders against any and all liability and expense which may be incurred by it by reason of taking any such action.

Section 8.3 Defaults . The Administrative Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of a Default or Event of Default unless the Administrative Agent has received written notice from a Lender or the Borrower specifying such Default or Event of Default and stating that such notice is a “Notice of Default”. In the event that the Administrative Agent receives such a notice of the occurrence of a Default or Event of Default, the Administrative Agent shall give prompt notice thereof to the Lenders. The Administrative Agent shall (subject to Section 8.2) take such action with respect to such Default or Event of Default as shall reasonably be directed by the Majority Lenders, provided that , unless and until the Administrative Agent shall have received such directions, the Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) take such action, or refrain from taking such action, with respect to such Default or Event of Default as it shall deem advisable in the best interest of the Lenders.

Section 8.4 Rights as Lender . With respect to its Commitments and the Advances made by it, Wells Fargo (and any successor acting as Administrative Agent) in its capacity as a Lender hereunder shall have the same rights and powers hereunder as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not acting as the Administrative Agent, and the term “Lender” or “Lenders” shall, unless the context otherwise indicates, include the Administrative Agent in its individual capacity. Wells Fargo (and any successor acting as Administrative Agent) and its Affiliates may (without having to account therefor to any Lender) accept deposits from, lend money to, make investments in, provide services to, and generally engage in any kind of lending, trust, or other business with any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates as if it were not acting as Administrative Agent, and Wells Fargo (and any successor acting as Administrative Agent) and its Affiliates may accept fees and other consideration from any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates for services in connection with this Agreement or otherwise without having to account for the same to the Lenders.

Section 8.5 Indemnification .

(a) THE LENDERS SEVERALLY AGREE TO INDEMNIFY THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND EACH AFFILIATE THEREOF AND THEIR RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AND AGENTS (TO THE EXTENT NOT REIMBURSED BY THE BORROWER), RATABLY ACCORDING TO THE RESPECTIVE PRINCIPAL AMOUNTS OF THE ADVANCES THEN HELD BY EACH OF THEM (OR IF NO PRINCIPAL OF THE ADVANCES IS AT THE TIME OUTSTANDING, RATABLY ACCORDING TO THE RESPECTIVE COMMITMENTS HELD BY EACH OF THEM IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE TERMINATION, EXPIRATION OR FULL REDUCTION OF EACH SUCH COMMITMENT), FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL LIABILITIES, OBLIGATIONS, LOSSES, DAMAGES, PENALTIES, ACTIONS, JUDGMENTS, SUITS, COSTS, EXPENSES, OR DISBURSEMENTS OF ANY KIND OR NATURE WHATSOEVER WHICH MAY BE IMPOSED ON, INCURRED BY, OR

 

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ASSERTED AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT IN ANY WAY RELATING TO OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY ACTION TAKEN OR OMITTED BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENT ( INCLUDING THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT’S OWN NEGLIGENCE ), AND INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ENVIRONMENTAL LIABILITIES, PROVIDED THAT NO LENDER SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY PORTION OF SUCH LIABILITIES, OBLIGATIONS, LOSSES, DAMAGES, PENALTIES, ACTIONS, JUDGMENTS, SUITS, COSTS, EXPENSES, OR DISBURSEMENTS RESULTING FROM THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT’S GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT. WITHOUT LIMITATION OF THE FOREGOING, EACH LENDER AGREES TO REIMBURSE THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT PROMPTLY UPON DEMAND FOR ITS RATABLE SHARE (DETERMINED AS SET FORTH ABOVE IN THIS PARAGRAPH) OF ANY OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSES (INCLUDING COUNSEL FEES) INCURRED BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT IN CONNECTION WITH THE PREPARATION, EXECUTION, DELIVERY, ADMINISTRATION, MODIFICATION, AMENDMENT, OR ENFORCEMENT (WHETHER THROUGH NEGOTIATIONS, LEGAL PROCEEDINGS, OR OTHERWISE) OF, OR LEGAL ADVICE IN RESPECT OF RIGHTS OR RESPONSIBILITIES UNDER, THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENT, TO THE EXTENT THAT THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT IS NOT REIMBURSED FOR SUCH BY THE BORROWER.

(b) THE REVOLVING LENDERS SEVERALLY AGREE TO INDEMNIFY THE ISSUING LENDER AND EACH AFFILIATE THEREOF AND THEIR RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AND AGENTS (TO THE EXTENT NOT REIMBURSED BY THE BORROWER), RATABLY ACCORDING TO THE RESPECTIVE PRINCIPAL AMOUNTS OF THE REVOLVING ADVANCES THEN HELD BY EACH OF THEM (OR IF NO PRINCIPAL OF THE REVOLVING ADVANCES IS AT THE TIME OUTSTANDING, RATABLY ACCORDING TO THE RESPECTIVE AMOUNTS OF THE REVOLVING COMMITMENTS THEN HELD BY EACH OF THEM, OR, IF NO SUCH PRINCIPAL AMOUNTS ARE THEN OUTSTANDING AND NO REVOLVING COMMITMENTS ARE THEN EXISTING, RATABLY ACCORDING TO THE REVOLVING COMMITMENTS HELD BY EACH OF THEM IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE TERMINATION OR EXPIRATION THEREOF), FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL LIABILITIES, OBLIGATIONS, LOSSES, DAMAGES, PENALTIES, ACTIONS, JUDGMENTS, SUITS, COSTS, EXPENSES, OR DISBURSEMENTS OF ANY KIND OR NATURE WHATSOEVER WHICH MAY BE IMPOSED ON, INCURRED BY, OR ASSERTED AGAINST THE ISSUING LENDER IN ANY WAY RELATING TO OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY ACTION TAKEN OR OMITTED BY THE ISSUING LENDER UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENT ( INCLUDING THE ISSUING LENDER’S OWN NEGLIGENCE ), AND INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ENVIRONMENTAL LIABILITIES, PROVIDED THAT NO REVOLVING LENDER SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY PORTION OF SUCH LIABILITIES, OBLIGATIONS, LOSSES, DAMAGES, PENALTIES, ACTIONS, JUDGMENTS, SUITS, COSTS, EXPENSES, OR DISBURSEMENTS RESULTING FROM THE ISSUING LENDER’S GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT. WITHOUT LIMITATION OF THE FOREGOING, EACH REVOLVING LENDER AGREES TO REIMBURSE THE ISSUING LENDER PROMPTLY UPON DEMAND FOR ITS RATABLE SHARE (DETERMINED AS SET FORTH ABOVE IN THIS PARAGRAPH) OF ANY

 

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OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSES (INCLUDING COUNSEL FEES) INCURRED BY THE ISSUING LENDER IN CONNECTION WITH THE PREPARATION, EXECUTION, DELIVERY, ADMINISTRATION, MODIFICATION, AMENDMENT, OR ENFORCEMENT (WHETHER THROUGH NEGOTIATIONS, LEGAL PROCEEDINGS, OR OTHERWISE) OF, OR LEGAL ADVICE IN RESPECT OF RIGHTS OR RESPONSIBILITIES UNDER, THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENT, TO THE EXTENT THAT THE ISSUING LENDER IS NOT REIMBURSED FOR SUCH BY THE BORROWER.

Section 8.6 Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders . Each Lender agrees that it has, independently and without reliance on the Administrative Agent or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis of the Borrower and the other Credit Parties and decision to enter into this Agreement and that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own analysis and decisions in taking or not taking action under the Credit Documents. Except for notices, reports, and other documents and information expressly required to be furnished to the Lenders by the Administrative Agent hereunder and for other information in the Administrative Agent’s possession which has been requested by a Lender and for which such Lender pays the Administrative Agent’s expenses in connection therewith, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty or responsibility to provide any Lender with any credit or other information concerning the affairs, financial condition, or business of any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates that may come into the possession of the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates.

Section 8.7 Resignation of Administrative Agent and Issuing Lender . The Administrative Agent or the Issuing Lender may resign at any time by giving written notice thereof to the Lenders and the Borrower. Upon receipt of notice of any such resignation, the Majority Lenders shall have the right to appoint a successor Administrative Agent or Issuing Lender with, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the consent of the Borrower, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. If no successor Administrative Agent or Issuing Lender shall have been so appointed by the Majority Lenders with the consent of the Borrower, and shall have accepted such appointment, within 30 days after the retiring Administrative Agent’s or Issuing Lender’s giving of notice of resignation, then the retiring Administrative Agent or Issuing Lender may, on behalf of the Lenders and the Borrower, appoint a successor Administrative Agent or Issuing Lender, which shall be, in the case of a successor agent, a commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States of America or of any State thereof and having a combined capital and surplus of at least $250,000,000.00 and, in the case of the Issuing Lender, a Lender. Upon the acceptance of any appointment as Administrative Agent or Issuing Lender by a successor Administrative Agent or Issuing Lender, such successor Administrative Agent or Issuing Lender shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges, and duties of the retiring Administrative Agent or Issuing Lender, and the retiring Administrative Agent or Issuing Lender shall be discharged from its duties and obligations under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents, except that the retiring Issuing Lender shall remain the Issuing Lender with respect to any Letters of Credit outstanding on the effective date of its resignation or removal and the provisions affecting the Issuing Lender with respect to such Letters of Credit shall inure to the benefit of the retiring Issuing Lender until the termination of all such Letters of Credit. After any retiring Administrative Agent’s or Issuing Lender’s resignation as Administrative Agent or Issuing Lender, the provisions of this Article 8 shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was Administrative Agent or Issuing Lender under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents.

 

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Section 8.8 Collateral Matters .

(a) The Administrative Agent is authorized on behalf of the Secured Parties, without the necessity of any notice to or further consent from such Secured Parties, from time to time, to take any actions with respect to any Collateral or Security Documents which may be necessary to perfect and maintain the Liens upon the Collateral granted pursuant to the Security Documents. The Administrative Agent is further authorized (but not obligated) on behalf of the Secured Parties, without the necessity of any notice to or further consent from the Secured Parties, from time to time, to take any action in exigent circumstances as may be reasonably necessary to preserve any rights or privileges of the Secured Parties under the Credit Documents or applicable Legal Requirements. By accepting the benefit of the Liens granted pursuant to the Security Documents, each Secured Party hereby agrees to the terms of this paragraph (a).

(b) The Lenders hereby, and any other Secured Party by accepting the benefit of the Liens granted pursuant to the Security Documents, irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent to (i) release any Lien granted to or held by the Administrative Agent upon any Collateral (a) upon termination of this Agreement, termination of all Hedging Agreements with such Persons, termination of all Letters of Credit, and the payment in full of all outstanding Advances, Letter of Credit Obligations and all other Secured Obligations payable under this Agreement and under any other Credit Document; (b) constituting property sold or to be sold or disposed of as part of or in connection with any disposition permitted under this Agreement or any other Credit Document; (c) constituting property in which no Credit Party owned an interest at the time the Lien was granted or at any time thereafter; or (d) constituting property leased to any Credit Party under a lease which has expired or has been terminated in a transaction permitted under this Agreement or is about to expire and which has not been, and is not intended by such Credit Party to be, renewed or extended; and (ii) release a Guarantor from its obligations under a Guaranty and any other applicable Credit Document if such Person ceases to be a Subsidiary as a result of a transaction permitted under this Agreement. Upon the request of the Administrative Agent at any time, the Secured Parties will confirm in writing the Administrative Agent’s authority to release particular types or items of Collateral pursuant to this Section 8.8.

ARTICLE 9

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 9.1 Costs and Expenses . The Borrower agrees to pay on demand

(a) all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses of Administrative Agent (but not of other Lenders) in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery, administration, modification, and amendment of this Agreement, the Notes, and the other Credit Documents including costs associated with field examinations, appraisals, and the reasonable fees and out-of-pocket expenses of outside counsel for Administrative Agent (but not of other Lenders), with respect to advising the Administrative Agent as to its rights and responsibilities under this Agreement, and

 

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(b) all out-of-pocket costs and expenses, if any, of the Administrative Agent and each Lender (including outside counsel fees and expenses of each Lender) in connection with the enforcement (whether through negotiations, legal proceedings, or otherwise) of this Agreement, the Notes, and the other Credit Documents.

Section 9.2 Indemnification . THE BORROWER AGREES TO INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, THE ISSUING LENDER AND EACH LENDER AND EACH OF THEIR AFFILIATES AND THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, AND ADVISORS (EACH, AN “ INDEMNIFIED PARTY ”) FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, DAMAGES, LOSSES, LIABILITIES, COSTS, AND EXPENSES (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, REASONABLE ATTORNEYS’ FEES) THAT MAY BE INCURRED BY OR ASSERTED OR AWARDED AGAINST ANY INDEMNIFIED PARTY, IN EACH CASE ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH OR BY REASON OF (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, IN CONNECTION WITH ANY INVESTIGATION, LITIGATION, OR PROCEEDING OR PREPARATION OF DEFENSE IN CONNECTION THEREWITH) THE CREDIT DOCUMENTS, ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREIN OR THE ACTUAL OR PROPOSED USE OF THE PROCEEDS OF THE ADVANCES , INCLUDING SUCH INDEMNIFIED PARTY’S OWN NEGLIGENCE, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT SUCH CLAIM, DAMAGE, LOSS, LIABILITY, COST, OR EXPENSE IS FOUND IN A FINAL, NON-APPEALABLE JUDGMENT BY A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION TO HAVE RESULTED FROM SUCH INDEMNIFIED PARTY’S GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT. IN THE CASE OF AN INVESTIGATION, LITIGATION OR OTHER PROCEEDING TO WHICH THE INDEMNITY IN THIS SECTION 9.2 APPLIES, SUCH INDEMNITY SHALL BE EFFECTIVE WHETHER OR NOT SUCH INVESTIGATION, LITIGATION OR PROCEEDING IS BROUGHT BY ANY CREDIT PARTY, ITS DIRECTORS, SHAREHOLDERS OR CREDITORS OR AN INDEMNIFIED PARTY OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ANY INDEMNIFIED PARTY IS OTHERWISE A PARTY THERETO AND WHETHER OR NOT THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY ARE CONSUMMATED. THE BORROWER AGREES NOT TO ASSERT ANY CLAIM AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, ANY LENDER, ANY OF THEIR AFFILIATES, OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, ATTORNEYS, AGENTS, AND ADVISERS, ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, FOR SPECIAL, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR OTHERWISE RELATING TO THE CREDIT DOCUMENTS, ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREIN OR THE ACTUAL OR PROPOSED USE OF THE PROCEEDS OF THE ADVANCES. WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE SURVIVAL OF ANY OTHER AGREEMENT OF THE BORROWER HEREUNDER, THE AGREEMENTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE BORROWER CONTAINED IN THIS SECTION 9.2 SHALL SURVIVE THE PAYMENT IN FULL OF THE ADVANCES AND ALL OTHER AMOUNTS PAYABLE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT.

 

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Section 9.3 Waivers and Amendments . No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement, the Notes, or any other Credit Document, nor consent to any departure by the Borrower or any Guarantor therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Majority Lenders and the Borrower, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given; provided that:

(a) no amendment, waiver, or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by all the Term Lenders and the Borrower, do any of the following: (i) reduce the principal of, or interest on, the Term Notes, (ii) postpone or extend any date fixed for any payment of principal of, or interest on, the Term Notes, including, without limitation, the Term Maturity Date, or (iii) change the number of Term Lenders which shall be required for the Term Lenders to take any action hereunder or under any other Credit Document;

(b) no amendment, waiver, or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by all the Revolving Lenders and the Borrower, do any of the following: (i) reduce the principal of, or interest on, the Revolving Notes, (ii) postpone or extend any date fixed for any payment of principal of, or interest on, the Revolving Notes, including, without limitation, the Revolving Maturity Date, or (iii) change the number of Revolving Lenders which shall be required for the Revolving Lenders to take any action hereunder or under any other Credit Document;

(c) no amendment, waiver, or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by all the Lenders and the Borrower, do any of the following: (i) waive any of the conditions specified in Article 3, (ii) reduce any fees or other amounts payable hereunder or under any other Credit Document (other than those specifically addressed above in this Section 9.3), (iii) increase the aggregate Commitments, (iv) postpone or extend any date fixed for any payment of any fees or other amounts payable hereunder (other than those otherwise specifically addressed in this Section 9.3), (v) other than as a result of acceleration pursuant to Article 7, change the Term Maturity Date to a date that is earlier than one day after the then effective Revolving Maturity Date, amend the amortization schedule thereof so as to require more than 1% per annum of the aggregate Term Advances outstanding on Closing Date, or otherwise change any provision hereof which would have the effect of increasing the aggregate amount of Term Advances that are required to be paid in any given year, (vi) amend Section 2.12(e), Section 7.6, this Section 9.3 or any other provision in any Credit Document which expressly requires the consent of, or action or waiver by, all of the Lenders, (vii) release any Guarantor from its obligation under any Guaranty or, except as specifically provided in the Credit Documents and as a result of transactions permitted by the terms of this Agreement, release all or a material portion of the Collateral except as permitted under Section 8.8(b); or (viii) amend the definitions of “Majority Lenders”, “Majority Revolving Lenders”, “Majority Term Lenders”, or “Maximum Exposure Amount”;

(d) no Commitment of a Lender or any obligations of a Lender may be increased without such Lender’s written consent;

(e) no amendment, waiver, or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the Majority Revolving Lenders and the Majority Term Lenders, adversely affect the interests, rights or obligations of the Revolving Lenders in a manner substantially different from the effect of such amendment, waiver or consent on the Term Lenders, it being understood that, if the excess of the aggregate Revolving Commitments over the sum of (i) the aggregate outstanding amount

 

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of all Revolving Advances plus (ii) the Letter of Credit Exposure plus (iii) the aggregate outstanding amount of all Swing Line Advances, is greater than $0, any amendment, waiver or consent that has the effect of curing or waiving any Default shall require the consent of the Majority Revolving Lenders in addition to all other consents required hereunder;

(f) no amendment, waiver, or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the Majority Revolving Lenders and the Majority Term Lenders, adversely affect the interests, rights or obligations of the Term Lenders in a manner substantially different from the effect of such amendment, waiver or consent on the Revolving Lenders;

(g) no amendment, waiver, or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the Administrative Agent in addition to the Lenders required above to take such action, affect the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent under this Agreement or any other Credit Document;

(h) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the Issuing Lender in addition to the Lenders required above to take such action, affect the rights or duties of the Issuing Lender under this Agreement or any other Credit Document; and

(i) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the Swing Line Lender in addition to the Lenders required above to take such action, affect the rights or duties of the Swing Line Lender under this Agreement or any other Credit Document.

Section 9.4 Severability . In case one or more provisions of this Agreement or the other Credit Documents shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect under any applicable law, the validity, legality, and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein or therein shall not be affected or impaired thereby.

Section 9.5 Survival of Representations and Obligations . All representations and warranties contained in this Agreement or made in writing by or on behalf of the Borrower in connection herewith shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents, the making of the Advances or the issuance of any Letters of Credit and any investigation made by or on behalf of the Lenders, none of which investigations shall diminish any Lender’s right to rely on such representations and warranties. All obligations of the Borrower provided for in Sections 2.10, 2.11, 2.13(c), 9.1 and 9.2 and all of the obligations of the Lenders in Section 8.5 shall survive any termination of this Agreement and repayment in full of the Obligations.

Section 9.6 Binding Effect . This Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, and when the Administrative Agent shall have, as to each Lender, either received a counterpart hereof executed by such Lender or been notified by such Lender that such Lender has executed it and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, and each Lender and their respective successors and assigns, except that neither the Borrower nor any other Credit Party shall have the right to assign its rights or delegate its duties under this Agreement or any interest in this Agreement without the prior written consent of each Lender.

 

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Section 9.7 Lender Assignments and Participations .

(a) Each Lender may assign to one or more Eligible Assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including, without limitation, all or a portion of its Advances, its Notes, and its Commitments); provided , however, that (i) each such assignment shall be to an Eligible Assignee; (ii) except in the case of an assignment to another Lender or an assignment of all of a Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, any such partial assignment with respect to the Revolving Commitments shall be in an amount at least equal to $5,000,000.00 and any such partial assignment with respect to the Term Loan shall be in an amount at least equal to $5,000,000; (iii) each assignment of a Lender’s rights and obligations with respect to Revolving Advances and its Revolving Commitment shall be of an constant, and not varying percentage of all of its rights and obligations under this Agreement as a Revolving Lender and the Revolving Notes (other than rights of reimbursement and indemnity arising before the effective date of such assignment) and shall be of an equal pro rata share of the Assignor’s interest in the Revolving Advances and Revolving Commitments; (iv) each assignment of a Lender’s rights and obligations with respect to Term Advances and its Term Commitment shall be of an constant, and not varying percentage of all of its rights and obligations under this Agreement as a Term Lender and the Term Notes (other than rights of reimbursement and indemnity arising before the effective date of such assignment) and shall be of an equal pro rata share of the Assignor’s interest in the Term Advances and Term Commitments; and (v) the parties to such assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent for its acceptance an Assignment and Acceptance, together with any Notes subject to such assignment and the assignor or assignee Lender shall pay a processing fee of $3,500.00; provided that such processing fee shall not be required for the initial assignments made by Wells Fargo as a Lender in connection with the initial syndication of its Commitments hereunder. Upon execution, delivery, and acceptance of such Assignment and Acceptance and payment of the processing fee, the assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent of such assignment, have the obligations, rights, and benefits of a Lender hereunder and the assigning Lender shall, to the extent of such assignment, relinquish its rights and be released from its obligations under this Agreement. Upon the consummation of any assignment pursuant to this Section 9.7, the assignor, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall make appropriate arrangements so that, if required, new Notes are issued to the assignor and the assignee. If the assignee is not incorporated under the laws of the United States of America or a state thereof, it shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent certification as to exemption from deduction or withholding of Taxes in accordance with Section 2.13(e).

(b) The Administrative Agent shall maintain at its address referred to in Section 9.9 a copy of each Assignment and Acceptance delivered to and accepted by it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders and the Commitments of, and principal amount of the Advances owing to, each Lender from time to time (the “Register”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error, and the Credit Parties, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders may treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement.

 

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(c) Upon its receipt of an Assignment and Acceptance executed by the parties thereto, together with any Notes subject to such assignment and payment of the processing fee, the Administrative Agent shall, if such Assignment and Acceptance has been completed, (i) accept such Assignment and Acceptance, (ii) record the information contained therein in the Register, and (iii) give prompt notice thereof to the parties thereto.

(d) Each Lender may sell participations to one or more Persons in all or a portion of its rights, obligations or rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitments or its Advances) provided , however, that (i) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations, (iii) the participant shall be entitled to the benefit of the yield protection provisions contained in Sections 2.10 and 2.11 and the right of set-off contained in Section 7.4, and (iv) the Borrower shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, and such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce the obligations of the Borrower relating to its Advances and its Notes and to approve any amendment, modification, or waiver of any provision of this Agreement (other than amendments, modifications, or waivers decreasing the amount of principal of or the rate at which interest is payable on such Advances or Notes, extending any scheduled principal payment date or date fixed for the payment of interest on such Advances or Notes, or extending its Commitment).

(e) Notwithstanding any other provision set forth in this Agreement, any Lender may at any time assign and pledge all or any portion of its Advances and its Notes to any Federal Reserve Bank as collateral security pursuant to Regulation A and any Operating Circular issued by such Federal Reserve Bank. No such assignment shall release the assigning Lender from its obligations hereunder.

(f) Any Lender may furnish any information concerning the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in the possession of such Lender from time to time to assignees and participants (including prospective assignees and participants), subject, however, to the provisions of the following paragraph Section 9.8.

Section 9.8 Confidentiality . The Administrative Agent, the Swing Line Lender, the Issuing Lender, and each Lender (each a “ Lending Party ”) agree to keep confidential any information furnished or made available to it by the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement; provided that nothing herein shall prevent any Lending Party from disclosing such information (a) to any other Lending Party or any Affiliate of any Lending Party, or any officer, director, employee, agent, or advisor of any Lending Party or Affiliate of any Lending Party for purposes of evaluating the transactions contemplated hereby, (b) to any other Person if directly incidental to the administration of the credit facility provided herein, (c) as required by any law, rule, or regulation, (d) upon the order of any court or administrative agency, (e) upon the request or demand of any regulatory agency or authority, (f) that is or becomes available to the public or that is or becomes available to any Lending Party other than as a result of a disclosure by any Lending Party prohibited by this Agreement, (g) in connection with any litigation relating to this Agreement or any other Credit Document to which such Lending Party or any of its Affiliates may be a party, (h) to the extent necessary in connection with the exercise of any remedy under this Agreement or any other Credit Document, and (i) to any actual or proposed participant or assignee, in each case, subject to provisions substantially similar to those contained in this Section 9.7. NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED HEREIN, nothing in this Agreement shall (a) restrict the Administrative Agent, the Issuing

 

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Lender or any Lender from providing information to any bank or other regulatory or governmental authorities, including the Board and its supervisory staff; (b) require or permit the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender or any Lender to disclose to the Borrower that any information will be or was provided to the Board or any of its supervisory staff; or (c) require or permit the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender or any Lender to inform the Borrower of a current or upcoming Board examination or any nonpublic Board supervisory initiative or action.

Section 9.9 Notices, Etc . All notices and other communications (other than Notices of Borrowing and Notices of Continuation or Conversion, which are governed by Article 2 of this Agreement) shall be in writing and hand delivered with written receipt, telecopied, sent by facsimile (with a hard copy sent as otherwise permitted in this Section 9.9), sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier, or sent by certified mail, return receipt requested as follows: if to the Borrower or a Guarantor, as specified on Schedule II and if to any Lender, the Swing Line Lender, or the Issuing Lender, at its credit contact specified under its name on Schedule II. Each party may change its notice address by written notification to the other parties. All such notices and communications shall be effective when delivered, except that notices and communications to any Lender, Swing Line Lender, or the Issuing Lender pursuant to Article 2 shall not be effective until received and, in the case of telecopy, such receipt is confirmed by such Lender, Swing Line Lender or Issuing Lender, as applicable, verbally or in writing.

Section 9.10 Business Loans . The Borrower warrants and represents that the Obligations evidenced by the Notes are and shall be for business, commercial, investment or other similar purposes and not primarily for personal, family, household or agricultural use, as such terms are used in Chapter One (“Chapter One”) of the Texas Credit Code. At all such times, if any, as Chapter One shall establish a Maximum Rate, the Maximum Rate shall be the “indicated rate ceiling” (as such term is defined in Chapter One) from time to time in effect.

Section 9.11 Usury Not Intended . It is the intent of the Borrower and each Lender in the execution and performance of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents to contract in strict compliance with applicable usury laws, including conflicts of law concepts, governing the Advances of each Lender including such applicable laws of the State of Texas, if any, and the United States of America from time to time in effect. In furtherance thereof, the Lenders and the Borrower stipulate and agree that none of the terms and provisions contained in this Agreement or the other Credit Documents shall ever be construed to create a contract to pay, as consideration for the use, forbearance or detention of money, interest at a rate in excess of the Maximum Rate and that for purposes of this Agreement “interest” shall include the aggregate of all charges which constitute interest under such laws that are contracted for, charged or received under this Agreement; and in the event that, notwithstanding the foregoing, under any circumstances the aggregate amounts taken, reserved, charged, received or paid on the Advances, include amounts which by applicable law are deemed interest which would exceed the Maximum Rate, then such excess shall be deemed to be a mistake and each Lender receiving same shall credit the same on the principal of its Notes (or if such Notes shall have been paid in full, refund said excess to the Borrower). In the event that the maturity of the Notes are accelerated by reason of any election of the holder thereof resulting from any Event of Default under this Agreement or otherwise, or in the event of any required or permitted prepayment, then such consideration that constitutes interest may never include more than the Maximum Rate, and

 

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excess interest, if any, provided for in this Agreement or otherwise shall be canceled automatically as of the date of such acceleration or prepayment and, if theretofore paid, shall be credited on the applicable Notes (or, if the applicable Notes shall have been paid in full, refunded to the Borrower of such interest). In determining whether or not the interest paid or payable under any specific contingencies exceeds the Maximum Rate, the Borrower and the Lenders shall to the maximum extent permitted under applicable law amortize, prorate, allocate and spread in equal parts during the period of the full stated term of the Notes all amounts considered to be interest under applicable law at any time contracted for, charged, received or reserved in connection with the Obligations. The provisions of this Section shall control over all other provisions of this Agreement or the other Credit Documents which may be in apparent conflict herewith.

Section 9.12 Usury Recapture . In the event the rate of interest chargeable under this Agreement at any time is greater than the Maximum Rate, the unpaid principal amount of the Advances shall bear interest at the Maximum Rate until the total amount of interest paid or accrued on the Advances equals the amount of interest which would have been paid or accrued on the Advances if the stated rates of interest set forth in this Agreement had at all times been in effect. In the event, upon payment in full of the Advances, the total amount of interest paid or accrued under the terms of this Agreement and the Advances is less than the total amount of interest which would have been paid or accrued if the rates of interest set forth in this Agreement had, at all times, been in effect, then the Borrower shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, pay the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders an amount equal to the difference between (i) the lesser of (A) the amount of interest which would have been charged on its Advances if the Maximum Rate had, at all times, been in effect and (B) the amount of interest which would have accrued on its Advances if the rates of interest set forth in this Agreement had at all times been in effect and (ii) the amount of interest actually paid under this Agreement on its Advances. In the event the Lenders ever receive, collect or apply as interest any sum in excess of the Maximum Rate, such excess amount shall, to the extent permitted by law, be applied to the reduction of the principal balance of the Advances, and if no such principal is then outstanding, such excess or part thereof remaining shall be paid to the Borrower.

Section 9.13 Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction . This Agreement, the Notes and the other Credit Documents (unless otherwise expressly provided therein) shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of Texas. Without limiting the intent of the parties set forth above, (a) Chapter 346 of the Texas Finance Code, as amended (relating to revolving loans and revolving tri-party accounts (formerly Tex. Rev. Civ. Stat. Ann. Art. 5069, Ch. 15)), shall not apply to this Agreement, the Notes, or the transactions contemplated hereby and (b) to the extent that any Lender may be subject to Texas law limiting the amount of interest payable for its account, such Lender shall utilize the indicated (weekly) rate ceiling from time to time in effect. Each Letter of Credit shall be governed by the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits, International Chamber of Commerce Publication No. 500 (1993 version). The Borrower hereby irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of any Texas state or federal court sitting in Houston, Texas in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the other Credit Documents, and the Borrower hereby irrevocably agrees that all claims in respect of such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such court. The Borrower hereby unconditionally and irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent it may effectively do so, any right it may have to the defense of an inconvenient

 

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forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding. The Borrower hereby agrees that service of copies of the summons and complaint and any other process which may be served in any such action or proceeding may be made by mailing or delivering a copy of such process to such Borrower at its address set forth in this Agreement. The Borrower agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Nothing in this Section shall affect the rights of any Lender to serve legal process in any other manner permitted by the law or affect the right of any Lender to bring any action or proceeding against the Borrower or its Property in the courts of any other jurisdiction.

Section 9.14 Execution in Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

Section 9.15 Waiver of Jury . THE BORROWER, THE LENDERS, THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, THE ISSUING LENDER, AND THE SWING LINE LENDER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVE ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, ANY OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENT, OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

Section 9.16 USA Patriot Act . Each Lender that is subject to the Patriot Act and the Administrative Agent (for itself and not on behalf of any Lender) hereby notifies the Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the Patriot Act it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Borrower, which information includes the name and address of the Borrower and other information that will allow such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, to identify the Borrower in accordance with the Patriot Act.

PURSUANT TO SECTION 26.02 OF THE TEXAS BUSINESS AND COMMERCE CODE, A LOAN AGREEMENT IN WHICH THE AMOUNT INVOLVED IN THE LOAN AGREEMENT EXCEEDS $50,000.00 IN VALUE IS NOT ENFORCEABLE UNLESS THE LOAN AGREEMENT IS IN WRITING AND SIGNED BY THE PARTY TO BE BOUND OR THAT PARTY’S AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE.

THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES TO AN AGREEMENT SUBJECT TO THE PRECEDING PARAGRAPH SHALL BE DETERMINED SOLELY FROM THE WRITTEN LOAN AGREEMENT, AND ANY PRIOR ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES ARE SUPERSEDED BY AND MERGED INTO THE LOAN AGREEMENT. THIS WRITTEN AGREEMENT AND THE CREDIT DOCUMENTS, AS DEFINED IN THIS AGREEMENT, REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT AMONG THE PARTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE SUBJECT MATTERS SET FORTH HEREIN AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS, OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES.

 

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THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES.

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EXECUTED as of the date first above written.

 

BORROWER:
FLOTEK INDUSTRIES, INC.
By   /s/ Jerry D. Dumas, Sr.
  Jerry D. Dumas, Sr.
  President and Chief Executive Officer

Signature page to Credit Agreement

(Flotek Industries, Inc.)


ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT:
WELLS FARGO BANK,

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender

and Issuing Lender

By    /s/ Eric Hollingsworth
 

Eric Hollingsworth

 

Senior Vice President

LENDERS:
WELLS FARGO BANK,

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

as a Revolving Lender and a Term Lender

By   /s/ Eric Hollingsworth
 

Eric Hollingsworth

 

Senior Vice President

Signature page to Credit Agreement

(Flotek Industries, Inc.)


EXHIBIT A

FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE

This Assignment and Acceptance (the “ Assignment and Acceptance ”) is dated as of the Effective Date set forth below and is entered into by and between [the][each] 1 Assignor identified in item 1 below ([the][each, an] “ Assignor ”) and [the][each] 2 Assignee identified in item 2 below ([the][each, an] “ Assignee ”). [It is understood and agreed that the rights and obligations of [the Assignors][the Assignees] 3 hereunder are several and not joint.] 4 Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement identified below (as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), receipt of a copy of which is hereby acknowledged by [the][each] Assignee. The Standard Terms and Conditions set forth in Annex 1 attached hereto are hereby agreed to and incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this Assignment and Acceptance as if set forth herein in full.

For an agreed consideration, [the][each] Assignor hereby irrevocably sells and assigns to [the Assignee][the respective Assignees], and [the][each] Assignee hereby irrevocably purchases and assumes from [the Assignor][the respective Assignors], subject to and in accordance with the Standard Terms and Conditions and the Credit Agreement, as of the Effective Date inserted by the Administrative Agent as contemplated below (i) all of [the Assignor’s][the respective Assignors’] rights and obligations in [its capacity as a Lender][their respective capacities as Lenders] under the Credit Agreement and any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto to the extent related to the amount and percentage interest identified below of all of such outstanding rights and obligations of [the Assignor][the respective Assignors] under the respective facilities identified below (including without limitation any letters of credit and guarantees included in such facilities) and (ii) to the extent permitted to be assigned under applicable law, all claims, suits, causes of action and any other right of [the Assignor (in its capacity as a Lender)][the respective Assignors (in their respective capacities as Lenders)] against any Person, whether known or unknown, arising under or in connection with the Credit Agreement, any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto or the loan transactions governed thereby or in any way based on or related to any of the foregoing, including, but not limited to, contract claims, tort claims, malpractice claims, statutory claims and all other claims at law or in equity related to the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clause (i) above (the rights and obligations sold and assigned by [the][any] Assignor to [the][any] Assignee pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) above being referred to herein collectively as [the][an] “ Assigned Interest ”). Each such sale and assignment is without recourse to [the][any] Assignor and, except as expressly provided in this Assignment and Acceptance, without representation or warranty by [the][any] Assignor.

 

 

1

For bracketed language here and elsewhere in this form relating to the Assignor(s), if the assignment is from a single Assignor, choose the first bracketed language. If the assignment is from multiple Assignors, choose the second bracketed language.

 

2

For bracketed language here and elsewhere in this form relating to the Assignee(s), if the assignment is to a single Assignee, choose the first bracketed language. If the assignment is to multiple Assignees, choose the second bracketed language.

 

3

Select as appropriate.

 

4

Include bracketed language if there are either multiple Assignors or multiple Assignees.

 

Exhibit A

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1.            Assignor[s]:    ____________________________________   
      ____________________________________   
2.    Assignee[s]:    ____________________________________   
      ____________________________________   
   [for each Assignee, indicate [Affiliate][Approved Fund] of [ identify Lender ]   
3.    Borrower:    FLOTEK INDUSTRIES, INC.   
4.    Administrative Agent:    WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., as administrative agent under the Credit Agreement   
5.    Credit Agreement:    Credit Agreement dated March 31, 2008 among Borrower, the Lenders party thereto from time to time, and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Swingline Lender, Issuing Lender, and as Administrative Agent.   
6.    Assigned Interest[s]:   

 

Assignor[s]   Assignee[s]   Facility
Assigned
  Aggregate Amount
of Commitments
/Advances for all
Lenders
  Amount of
Commitment
/Advances
Assigned 5
  Percentage Assigned
of Commitment

/Advances 6
    CUSIP
Number
      $                $                              
      $     $                   
      $     $                   

 

7.

  Trade Date:                                              7

Effective Date:                               , 20      [TO BE INSERTED BY ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND WHICH SHALL BE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF RECORDATION OF TRANSFER IN THE REGISTER THEREFOR.]

 

 

5

Amount to be adjusted by the counterparties to take into account any payments or prepayments made between the Trade Date and the Effective Date.

 

6

Set forth, to at least 9 decimals, as a percentage of the Commitment / Advances of all Lenders thereunder.

 

7

To be completed if the Assignor(s) and the Assignee(s) intend that the minimum assignment amount is to be determined as of the Trade Date.

 

Exhibit A

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The terms set forth in this Assignment and Acceptance are hereby agreed to:

 

ASSIGNOR[S] 8

[NAME OF ASSIGNOR]

By:    
Name:    
Title:    

ASSIGNEE[S]

[NAME OF ASSIGNEE]

By:    
Name:    
Title:    

 

 

8

Add additional signature blocks as needed.

 

Exhibit A

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[Consented to and] 9 Accepted:

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.,

as Swingline Lender, Issuing Lender, and as Administrative Agent

 

By:    
Name:    
Title:    

[Consented to:] 10

 

FLOTEK INDUSTRIES, INC.

By:    
Name:    
Title:    

 

 

9

To be added only if the consent of the Administrative Agent is required by the terms of the Credit Agreement.

 

10

To be added only if the consents of the Borrower is required by the terms of the Credit Agreement.

 

Exhibit A

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Annex 1

To Exhibit A – Assignment and Acceptance

STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR

ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE

1. Representations and Warranties .

1.1 Assignor[s] . [The][Each] Assignor (a) represents and warrants that (i) it is the legal and beneficial owner of [the][the relevant] Assigned Interest, (ii) [the][such] Assigned Interest is free and clear of any lien, encumbrance or other adverse claim and (iii) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Acceptance and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby; and (b) assumes no responsibility with respect to (i) any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Credit Agreement or any other Credit Document, (ii) the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Credit Documents or any collateral thereunder, (iii) the financial condition of the Borrower, its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person obligated in respect of any Credit Document or (iv) the performance or observance by the Borrower, its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person of any of its obligations under any Credit Document.

1.2. Assignee[s] . [The][Each] Assignee (a) represents and warrants that (i) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Acceptance and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to become a Lender under the Credit Agreement, (ii) it meets all the requirements to be an assignee under Section 9.7 of the Credit Agreement (subject to such consents, if any, as may be required under Section 9.7 of the Credit Agreement), (iii) from and after the Effective Date, it shall be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement as a Lender thereunder and, to the extent of [the][the relevant] Assigned Interest, shall have the obligations of a Lender thereunder, (iv) it is sophisticated with respect to decisions to acquire assets of the type represented by the Assigned Interest and either it, or the person exercising discretion in making its decision to acquire the Assigned Interest, is experienced in acquiring assets of such type, (v) it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, and has received or has been accorded the opportunity to receive copies of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 5.2 thereof, as applicable, and such other documents and information as it deems appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Acceptance and to purchase [the][such] Assigned Interest, (vi) it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Acceptance and to purchase [the][such] Assigned Interest, and (vii) if it is not incorporated under the laws of the United States of America or a state thereof, attached to the Assignment and Acceptance is any documentation required to be delivered by it pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, duly completed and executed by [the][such] Assignee; and (b) agrees that (i) it will, independently and without reliance on the Administrative Agent, [the][any] Assignor or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Credit Documents, and (ii) it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Credit Documents are required to be performed by it as a Lender.

 

Exhibit A

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2. Payments . From and after the Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments in respect of [the][each] Assigned Interest (including payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts) to [the][the relevant] Assignee whether such amounts have accrued prior to, on or after the Effective Date. The Assignor[s] and the Assignee[s] shall make all appropriate adjustments in payments by the Administrative Agent for periods prior to the Effective Date or with respect to the making of this assignment directly between themselves.

3. General Provisions . This Assignment and Acceptance shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. This Assignment and Acceptance may be executed in any number of counterparts, which together shall constitute one instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Assignment and Acceptance by telecopy shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Assignment and Acceptance. This Assignment and Acceptance shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of Texas.

 

Exhibit A

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EXHIBIT B

FORM OF BORROWING BASE CERTIFICATE

[date]

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

1000 Louisiana, 9th Floor

Houston, Texas 77002

Attn: Eric Hollingsworth, Senior Vice President

Telephone: (713) 319-1354

Telecopy: (713) 739-1087

Ladies and Gentlemen:

I refer to the Credit Agreement dated as of March, 31, 2008 (as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time-to-time, the “ Credit Agreement ”; the defined terms of which are used in herein as defined therein unless otherwise defined herein) among Flotek Industries, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Borrower ”), the Lenders party thereto from time to time, and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as an administrative agent (in such capacity, the “ Administrative Agent ”), the swing line lender, and the issuing lender. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined have the meanings set forth in the Credit Agreement.

The Borrower hereby certifies that:

(a) the undersigned has no knowledge of any Defaults in the observance of any of the provisions in the Credit Agreement which existed as of                          or which exist as of the date of this letter;

(b) the amounts and calculations regarding the Borrowing Base set forth in Sections A and B on the attached Schedule A and on the accompanying supporting reports and schedules attached hereto were true and correct as of                                      ;

(c) as of the date hereof the amounts and calculations set forth in Section C and D of the attached Schedule A are true and correct; and

(d) the receivables and inventory included in the Borrowing Base as calculated in Schedule A (i) conform, in all material respects, to the representations and warranties in Article IV of the Credit Agreement and the other Security Documents, to the extent such provisions applicable to Receivables or Inventory, (ii) are encumbered by an Acceptable Security Interest and subject to no other Liens (other than Permitted Liens), and (iii) are, otherwise, Eligible Receivables and Eligible Inventory, as required under the Credit Agreement.

 

Very truly yours,

FLOTEK INDUSTRIES, INC.

By:    
Name:    
Title:    

 

Exhibit B – Form of Borrowing Base Certificate

Page 1


SCHEDULE A

BORROWING BASE CALCULATION

AVAILABILITY CALCULATION

As of [DATE]:

A. ELIGIBLE RECEIVABLES

 

(1)    

  Receivables of Credit Parties (Receivables being the unpaid portion of the obligation, as stated on the respective invoice or other writing, of a customer of a Credit Party in respect of goods sold or services rendered by such Credit Party.)    $ __________   
  minus   

(2)    

 

(without duplication) the sum of Receivables which are:

  
 

a.    

  unpaid for more than 90 days from the due date of the original invoice    $ __________
 

b.

  arise not in the ordinary course of business    $ __________
 

c.

  not a legal, valid and binding payment obligation of the account debtor    $ __________
 

d.

  Receivables that the Borrower or such Subsidiary does not have good and indefeasible title or the Administrative Agent does not hold an Acceptable Security Interest in such Receivables or such Receivables are subject to any third party’s rights (including Permitted Liens) which would be superior to the Lien and rights of the Administrative Agent    $ __________
 

e.

  evidenced by a chattel paper, promissory note or other instrument (other than an invoice) that is not in the actual possession of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent    $ __________
 

f.

  owed by an account debtor to the extent that such account debtor could or does claim any set-offs, counterclaims, defenses, allowances or adjustments or there has been a dispute, objection or complaint by the account debtor concerning its liability for such Account Receivable    $ __________
 

g.

  Receivables that arose from the sale of Inventory that has been returned, rejected, lost or damaged    $ __________
 

h.

  owed by an account debtor that is organized or domiciled in a jurisdiction other than that of the United States or the Receivable is not denominated in Dollars    $ __________
 

i.

  owed by an account debtor to the extent that the Receivables of such account debtor exceeds in the aggregate an amount equal to 25% of the aggregate Eligible Receivables    $ __________
 

j.

  due from the United States government, any state or municipal government or any agency of any of same    $ __________
 

k.

  due from an account debtor that (i) has at any time more than 20% of its aggregate Receivables owed to any Credit Party more than 90 days past due, (ii) is the subject of a proceeding under the United States Bankruptcy Code or any similar proceeding, or (iii) is known by any Credit Party as being bankrupt, insolvent or otherwise unable to pay its debts as they become due    $ __________
 

l.

  due from any Affiliate of a Credit Party    $ __________
 

m.

  the result of a credit balancing relating to a Receivable more than 90 days past the invoice date    $ __________

 

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n.    

  related to work-in-progress or finance or service charges    $ __________
 

o.

  Receivables that did not arise from the performance by a Credit Party of services which have been fully and satisfactorily performed, and did not arise from the absolute sale on open account (and not on consignment, on approval or on a “sale or return” basis) by a Credit Party of goods (i) in which such Person had sole and complete ownership or (ii) which have been shipped or delivered to the account debtor    $ __________
 

p.

  the result of a “cash on delivery” or “C.O.D.” purchase terms    $ __________
 

q.

  the result of a bill and hold good or deferred shipment or pre-bills    $ __________
 

r.

  otherwise deemed ineligible by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable credit judgment consistent with its past practices    $ __________
    TOTAL:    $ __________
 

3.      Total Eligible Receivables = (1) – (2) =

   $ __________   

B. ELIGIBLE INVENTORY

     

1.

  Inventory of Credit Parties (inventory being all inventory owned or hereafter acquired by a Credit Party, wherever located which are held for sale).    $ __________   

minus

     

2.

 

(without duplication) the sum of Inventories which are:

     

 

 

a.

  not subject to an Acceptable Security Interest or which are in the possession of a Person or consignee to the extent not all necessary steps have been taken under the UCC or other law to protect such Credit Party’s rights or to perfect the security interest of such Credit Party in such Inventory    $ __________
 

b.

  evidenced by any negotiable or non-negotiable document of title    $ __________
 

c.

  goods in transit to third parties, or bill and hold goods or deferred shipments    $ __________
 

d.

  subject to any third party’s rights (including Permitted Liens) which would be superior to the Lien and rights of the Administrative Agent created under the Security Documents    $ __________
 

e.

  obsolete, damaged, defective, or not saleable in their present state for the use for which they were manufactured or purchased    $ __________
 

f.

  of a type held for sale but which has not sold during the last preceding twelve months    $ __________
 

g.

  used in determining such Person’s general ledger inventory reserve amount for obsolete or unsaleable Inventory    $ __________
 

h.

  not reflected on any Credit Party’s books for more than one year    $ __________
 

i.

  located on premises owned or operated by the customer that is to purchase such Inventory    $ __________
 

j.

  not located on premises owned by the Credit Party and are located on premises that is owned or operated by a landlord who has not waived in writing or otherwise subordinated in writing any Lien such landlord may have in such Inventory (whether such Lien arose by contract, operation or law or otherwise)    $ __________

 

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   k.    work in process      
   l.    raw materials or supplies or materials consumed in the business of such Credit Party unless such material or supply can be sold to a customer in its then current state without any modifications or improvements thereto      
   m.    otherwise deemed ineligible by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable credit judgment      
         TOTAL:    $__________
3.    Total Eligible Inventory = (1) – (2) =    $__________   
C. BORROWING BASE      
1.    A.3. x 85%    = $__________   
2.    B.3. x 50%    = $__________   
3.    sum of C.1 plus C.2    = $__________   
4.    = C.2 divided by C.3 (represented by percentage)    =__________%   
5.    Eligible Receivables =    C.1       =$___________
6.    Eligible Inventory =    C.2 (if C.4 is less than or equal to 50%)      
      - or -      
      C.1 (if C.4 is greater than 50%)       =$___________
7.    Borrowing Base = C.5 + C.6.       = $ __________
D. AVAILABILITY      
1.    Aggregate outstanding amount of all Swing Line Advances       = $__________
2.    Aggregate outstanding amount of all Revolving Advances       = $__________
3.    Aggregate outstanding undrawn amount of Letters of Credit       = $__________
4.    Aggregate unpaid amount of all payment obligations under      
   drawn Letters of Credit       = $__________
5.    Lesser of (a) Borrowing Base ( See C.7 above) and      
   (b) the aggregate Revolving Commitments       = $__________
6.    Availability = D.5. – (D.1 + D.2+ D.3 + D.4)       = $ __________

 

Exhibit B – Form of Borrowing Base Certificate

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[Please attach each of the following as a separate schedule:

(a) accounts receivable and accounts payable aging reports for each Credit Party with grand totals,

(b) an activity and dilution report showing the beginning of month balance, gross sales, cash collections, credit memos issued and ending balance for accounts receivable,

(c) a schedule of inventory balances per general ledger for each Credit Party with grand totals for all Credit Parties and separate calculations for work in process, raw materials and finished goods,

(d) a schedule of credit memo totals from sales order reports, and

(e) if requested by the Administrative Agent at least 20 days prior to the date hereof, a month end physical count sheets covering Inventory.]

 

Exhibit B – Form of Borrowing Base Certificate

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EXHIBIT C

FORM OF COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

FOR THE PERIOD FROM              , 200      TO              , 200     

This certificate dated as of                              ,                  is prepared pursuant to the Credit Agreement dated as of March 31, 2008 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”) among Flotek Industries, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Borrower”), the lenders party thereto from time to time (the “Lenders”), and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as administrative agent for such Lenders (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”), as issuing lender and as swing line lender. Unless otherwise defined in this certificate, capitalized terms that are defined in the Credit Agreement shall have the meanings assigned to them by the Credit Agreement.

The undersigned, on behalf of the Borrower, certifies that:

(a) all of the representations and warranties made by any one or more of the Credit Parties in the Credit Agreement, the Security Documents and the Guaranties to which such Credit Parties are party are true and correct in all material respects as if made on this date, except to the extent that any such representation or warranty expressly relates solely to an earlier date, in which case it shall have been true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date;

(b) attached hereto in Schedule A is a detailed spreadsheet reflecting the covenant calculations, as of the date and for the periods covered by this certificate, the Borrower’s consolidated Debt, senior secured Debt, EBITDA, Interest Expense, Net Worth, Fixed Charges, and the Capital Expenditures;

[(c) that no Default or Event of Default has occurred or is continuing as of the date hereof; and]

[(c) the following Default[s] or Event[s] of Default exist[s] as of the date hereof, if any, and the actions set forth below are being taken to remedy such circumstances:

                                                                              ; and]

(d) that as of the date hereof for the periods set forth below the following statements, amounts, and calculations included herein and in Schedule A, were true and correct in all material respects:

I. Section 6.17 Minimum Net Worth . Calculated as of each fiscal quarter end commencing with fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2008:

 

 

(a)

   Borrower's consolidated Net Worth =    $ ____________
 

(b)    

   80% of Borrower's consolidated Net Worth as of the December 31, 2007 =    $ ____________
 

(c)

   75% of the sum of Borrower's consolidated Net Income for each fiscal quarter ending after December 31, 2007 in which such consolidated Net Income was greater than $0 =    $ ____________

 

Exhibit C

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(d)    

   100% of Equity Issuance Proceeds received after December 31, 2007 =    $____________
     Minimum Net Worth =    (a) ³ [(b) + (c) + (d)]
     Compliance    Yes             No

II. Section 6.18 Leverage Ratio Covenant . Calculated as of each fiscal quarter end:

 

(a)

   All Debt of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the last day of such fiscal quarter    $____________
 

(b)

   Borrower’s consolidated EBITDA 1    $____________
     Leverage Ratio = (a) divided by (b)   
     Maximum Leverage Ratio    [3.50 to1.00][3.00 to 1.00]
        [2.75 to 1.00][2.50 to 1.00] 2
     Compliance    Yes             No

III. Section 6.19 Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio . Calculated as of each fiscal quarter end:

 

(a)

   Borrower’s consolidated EBITDA = See II(b) above =    $____________
 

(b)

   Borrower's Fixed Charges =    $____________
     Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio = (a) divided by (b) =    _____________
     Minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio    1.25 to 1.00
     Compliance    Yes             No

IV. Section 6.20 Senior Leverage Ratio : Calculated as of each fiscal quarter end:

 

(a)

   Senior secured Debt of the Borrower at the date of determination    $____________
 

(b)

   consolidated EBITDA for the 12 month period ending on such date    $____________

 

 

1

In accordance with the Credit Agreement, EBITDA shall be subject to pro forma adjustments for Acquisitions and Nonordinary Course Asset Sales assuming that such transactions had occurred on the first day of the determination period.

 

2

Any fiscal quarter ending prior to September 30, 2008, 3.50 to 1.00 shall apply. Any fiscal quarter ending on or after September 30, 2008 but prior to March 31, 2009, 3.00 to 1.00 shall apply. Any fiscal quarter ending on or after March 31, 2009 but prior to September 30, 2009, 2.75 to 1.00 shall apply. Any fiscal quarter ending on or after September 30, 2009, 2.50 to 1.00 shall apply.

 

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Maximum Leverage Ratio:

   2.00 to 1.00
     

Compliance

   Yes             No

V. Section 6.21 Capital Expenditure Covenant for any fiscal year : Calculated at each fiscal year end.

   

(a)    

 

Capital Expenditures expended by the Borrower or any Subsidiary for fiscal year ended immediately prior to the date hereof

   $____________
   

(b)

 

Capital Expenditure limit for such fiscal year

   $20,000,000.
     

Capital Expenditure Covenant:

   (a) £ (b)
     

Compliance

   Yes             No

VI. C apital Expenditures Year-to-Date:

   

(a)

 

Capital Expenditures expended by the Borrower or any Subsidiary from January 1 st of this year to the date hereof

   $____________
   

(d)

 

Capital Expenditure limit for this year

   $____________

VII. Excess Cash Flow : Calculated at each fiscal year end:

   

(a)

 

consolidated EBITDA for such fiscal year = See IV(b) above =

   $____________
   

(b)

 

sum of the following:

  
     

(i)

   taxes actually paid during such fiscal year =    $____________
     

(ii)

   lesser of (A) Capital Expenditures paid during such fiscal year ( see V(a) above) and (B) $20,000,000 =    $____________
     

(iii)

   consolidated Interest Expense paid during such fiscal year =    $____________
     

(iv)    

   principal installment payments and optional prepayments of Term Advances made during such fiscal year =    $____________

IN WITNESS THEREOF, I have hereto signed my name to this Compliance Certificate as of                     ,              .

 

 
Name:    
Title:    

 

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EXHIBIT D

FORM OF GUARANTY AGREEMENT

This Guaranty Agreement dated as of March 31, 2008 (“ Guaranty ”) is among each of the undersigned (individually a “ Guarantor ” and collectively, the “ Guarantors ”) and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent for the ratable benefit of itself, the Lenders (as defined below), the Issuing Lender (as defined below), the Swap Counterparties (as defined below), and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and any of its affiliates providing Banking Services (as defined in the Credit Agreement) to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (together with the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender and the Lenders, individually a “ Beneficiary ”, and collectively, the “ Beneficiaries ”).

INTRODUCTION

A. This Guaranty is given in connection with that certain Credit Agreement dated as of March 31, 2008 (as it has been or may be amended or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”) among Flotek Industries, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Borrower ”), the lenders party thereto from time to time, (the “ Lenders ”) and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as an administrative agent (in such capacity, the “ Administrative Agent ”), , as the issuing lender (in such capacity, the “ Issuing Lender ”) and as the swing line lender (in such capacity, the “ Swing Line Lender ”).

B. Each Guarantor is a Subsidiary of the Borrower and will derive substantial direct and indirect benefit from (i) the transactions contemplated by the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents (as defined in the Credit Agreement), (ii) the Hedging Arrangements (as defined in the Credit Agreement) entered into by the Borrower or any of its other Subsidiaries with a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender (such counterparty being referred to as a “S wap Counterparty ”), and (iii) the Banking Services (as defined in the Credit Agreement) provided by Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. or any of its Affiliates to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries.

C. Each Guarantor is executing and delivering this Guaranty (i) to induce the Lenders to provide and to continue to provide Advances under the Credit Agreement, (ii) to induce the Issuing Lender to provide and to continue to provide Letters of Credit under the Credit Agreement, and (iii) intending it to be a legal, valid, binding, enforceable and continuing obligation of such Guarantor.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, the Guarantors and the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Beneficiaries, do hereby further agree as follows:

Section 1. Definitions. All capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Guaranty that are defined in the Credit Agreement shall have the meanings assigned to such terms by the Credit Agreement.

Section 2. Guaranty .

(a) Each Guarantor hereby absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees the punctual payment and performance, when due, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, of all Secured Obligations (including all Obligations, Banking Service

 

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Obligations and obligations owing to Swap Counterparties), whether absolute or contingent and whether for principal, interest (including, without limitation, interest that but for the existence of a bankruptcy, reorganization or similar proceeding would accrue), fees, amounts owing in respect of Letter of Credit Obligations, amounts required to be provided as collateral, indemnities, expenses or otherwise (collectively, the “ Guaranteed Obligations ”). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Guarantor’s liability shall extend to all amounts that constitute part of the Guaranteed Obligations and would be owed by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender, the Swing Line Lender or any Lender under the Credit Documents and by the Borrower to the Swap Counterparty but for the fact that they are unenforceable or not allowable due to insolvency or the existence of a bankruptcy, reorganization or similar proceeding involving the Borrower.

(b) It is the intention of the Guarantors and each Beneficiary that the amount of the Guaranteed Obligations guaranteed by each Guarantor shall be in, but not in excess of, the maximum amount permitted by fraudulent conveyance, fraudulent transfer and similar Legal Requirement applicable to such Guarantor. Accordingly, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Guaranty or in any other agreement or instrument executed in connection with the payment of any of the Guaranteed Obligations, the amount of the Guaranteed Obligations guaranteed by a Guarantor under this Guaranty shall be limited to an aggregate amount equal to the largest amount that would not render such Guarantor’s obligations hereunder subject to avoidance under Section 548 of the United States Bankruptcy Code or any comparable provision of any other applicable law.

Section 3. Guaranty Absolute . Each Guarantor guarantees that the Guaranteed Obligations will be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of the Credit Documents, regardless of any law, regulation or order now or hereafter in effect in any jurisdiction affecting any of such terms or the rights of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender, the Swing Line Lender, any Lender or any Swap Counterparty with respect thereto but subject to Section 2(b) above. The obligations of each Guarantor under this Guaranty are independent of the Guaranteed Obligations or any other obligations of any other Person under the Credit Documents or in connection with any Hedging Arrangement, and a separate action or actions may be brought and prosecuted against a Guarantor to enforce this Guaranty, irrespective of whether any action is brought against the Borrower, any other Guarantor or any other Person or whether the Borrower, any other Guarantor or any other Person is joined in any such action or actions. The liability of each Guarantor under this Guaranty shall be irrevocable, absolute and unconditional irrespective of, and each Guarantor hereby irrevocably waives any defenses it may now or hereafter have in any way relating to, any or all of the following:

(a) any lack of validity or enforceability of any Credit Document or any agreement or instrument relating thereto or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations being irrecoverable;

(b) any change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other term of, all or any of the Guaranteed Obligations or any other obligations of any Person under the Credit Documents or any agreement or instrument relating to Hedging Arrangements with a Swap Counterparty, or any other amendment or waiver of or any consent to departure from any Credit Document or any agreement or instrument relating to Hedging Arrangements with a Swap Counterparty, including, without limitation, any increase in the Guaranteed Obligations resulting from the extension of additional credit to the Borrower or otherwise;

 

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(c) any taking, exchange, release or non-perfection of any collateral, or any taking, release or amendment or waiver of or consent to departure from any other guaranty, for all or any of the Guaranteed Obligations;

(d) any manner of application of collateral, or proceeds thereof, to all or any of the Guaranteed Obligations, or any manner of sale or other disposition of any collateral for all or any of the Guaranteed Obligations or any other obligations of any other Person under the Credit Documents or any other assets of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;

(e) any change, restructuring or termination of the corporate structure or existence of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;

(f) any failure of any Lender, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender, the Swing Line Lender or any other Beneficiary to disclose to the Borrower or any Guarantor any information relating to the business, condition (financial or otherwise), operations, properties or prospects of any Person now or in the future known to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender, the Swing Line Lender, any Lender or any other Beneficiary (and each Guarantor hereby irrevocably waives any duty on the part of any Beneficiary to disclose such information);

(g) any signature of any officer of the Borrower being mechanically reproduced in facsimile or otherwise; or

(h) any other circumstance or any existence of or reliance on any representation by any Beneficiary that might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, the Borrower, any Guarantor or any other guarantor, surety or other Person.

Section 4. Continuation and Reinstatement, Etc. Each Guarantor agrees that, to the extent that payments of any of the Guaranteed Obligations are made, or any Lender, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender, the Swing Line Lender or any Swap Counterparty receives any proceeds of collateral, and such payments or proceeds or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside, or otherwise required to be repaid, then to the extent of such repayment the Guaranteed Obligations shall be reinstated and continued in full force and effect as of the date such initial payment or collection of proceeds occurred. EACH GUARANTOR SHALL DEFEND AND INDEMNIFY EACH BENEFICIARY FROM AND AGAINST ANY CLAIM, DAMAGE, LOSS, LIABILITY, COST, OR EXPENSE UNDER THIS SECTION 4 (INCLUDING REASONABLE ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND EXPENSES) IN THE DEFENSE OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR SUIT, INCLUDING SUCH CLAIM, DAMAGE, LOSS, LIABILITY, COST, OR EXPENSE ARISING AS A RESULT OF THE INDEMNIFIED BENEFICIARY’S OWN NEGLIGENCE BUT EXCLUDING SUCH CLAIM, DAMAGE, LOSS, LIABILITY, COST, OR EXPENSE THAT IS FOUND IN A FINAL, NON-APPEALABLE JUDGMENT BY A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION TO HAVE RESULTED FROM SUCH INDEMNIFIED BENEFICIARY’S GROSS NEGLIGENCE, WILLFUL MISCONDUCT, OR BAD FAITH.

 

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Section 5. Waivers and Acknowledgments .

(a) Each Guarantor hereby waives promptness, diligence, presentment, notice of acceptance and any other notice with respect to any of the Guaranteed Obligations and this Guaranty and any requirement that any Beneficiary protect, secure, perfect or insure any Lien or any property or exhaust any right or take any action against the Borrower or any other Person or any collateral.

(b) Each Guarantor hereby irrevocably waives any right to revoke this Guaranty, and acknowledges that this Guaranty is continuing in nature and applies to all Guaranteed Obligations, whether existing now or in the future.

(c) Each Guarantor acknowledges that it will receive substantial direct and indirect benefits from the financing arrangements involving the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower contemplated by the Credit Documents and the Hedging Arrangements and that the waivers set forth in this Guaranty are knowingly made in contemplation of such benefits.

Section 6. Subrogation and Subordination .

(a) No Guarantor will exercise any rights that it may now have or hereafter acquire against the Borrower or any other Person to the extent that such rights arise from the existence, payment, performance or enforcement of such Guarantor’s obligations under this Guaranty or any other Credit Document, including, without limitation, any right of subrogation, reimbursement, exoneration, contribution or indemnification and any right to participate in any claim or remedy of any Beneficiary against the Borrower or any other Person, whether or not such claim, remedy or right arises in equity or under contract, statute or common law, including, without limitation, the right to take or receive from the Borrower or any other Person, directly or indirectly, in cash or other property or by set-off or in any other manner, payment or security on account of such claim, remedy or right, unless and until all of the Guaranteed Obligations and any and all other amounts payable by the Guarantors under this Guaranty shall have been paid in full in cash and no Letter of Credit Obligations shall remain outstanding and all Commitments shall have expired or terminated. If any amount shall be paid to a Guarantor in violation of the preceding sentence at any time prior to (a) the payment in full in cash of the Guaranteed Obligations and any and all other amounts payable by the Guarantors under this Guaranty, (b) the satisfaction of all Letter of Credit Obligations and the termination of all obligations of the Issuing Lender and the Lenders in respect of Letters of Credit, and (c) the termination of the Commitments, such amount shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Beneficiaries and shall forthwith be paid to the Administrative Agent to be credited and applied to the Guaranteed Obligations and any and all other amounts payable by the Guarantors under this Guaranty, whether matured or unmatured, in accordance with the terms of the Credit Documents.

(b) Each Guarantor and the Borrower agrees that all Subordinated Guarantor Obligations (as hereinafter defined) are and shall be subordinate and inferior in rank, preference and priority to all obligations of such Guarantor in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations hereunder, and the Borrower and such Guarantor shall, if requested by the Administrative Agent, execute a subordination agreement reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent to more fully set out the terms of such subordination. Each Guarantor and the Borrower agrees that none

 

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of the Subordinated Guarantor Obligations shall be secured by a lien or security interest on any assets of such Guarantor or any ownership interests in any Subsidiary of such Guarantor. “ Subordinated Guarantor Obligations ” means any and all obligations and liabilities of a Guarantor owing to the Borrower or any other Guarantor, direct or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising, including, without limitation, all future advances, with interest, attorneys’ fees, expenses of collection and costs.

Section 7. Representations and Warranties. Each Guarantor hereby represents and warrants as follows:

(a) There are no conditions precedent to the effectiveness of this Guaranty. Such Guarantor benefits from executing this Guaranty.

(b) Such Guarantor has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any Lender and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Guaranty, and such Guarantor has established adequate means of obtaining from the Borrower and each other relevant Person on a continuing basis information pertaining to, and is now and on a continuing basis will be completely familiar with, the business, condition (financial and otherwise), operations, properties and prospects of the Borrower and each other relevant Person.

(c) The obligations of such Guarantor under this Guaranty are the valid, binding and legally enforceable obligations of such Guarantor, (except as limited by (i) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or similar laws at the time in effect affecting the rights of creditors generally and (ii) general principles of equity whether applied by a court of law or equity), and the execution and delivery of this Guaranty by such Guarantor has been duly and validly authorized in all respects by all requisite corporate, limited liability company or partnership actions on the part of such Guarantor, and the Person who is executing and delivering this Guaranty on behalf of such Guarantor has full power, authority and legal right to so do, and to observe and perform all of the terms and conditions of this Guaranty on such Guarantor’s part to be observed or performed.

Section 8. Right of Set-Off . Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, any Lender or the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender, the Swing Line Lender and any other Beneficiary is hereby authorized at any time, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to set-off and apply any deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) and other indebtedness owing by such Beneficiary to the account of each Guarantor against any and all of the obligations of the Guarantors under this Guaranty, irrespective of whether or not such Beneficiary shall have made any demand under this Guaranty and although such obligations may be contingent and unmatured. Such Beneficiary shall promptly notify the affected Guarantor after any such set-off and application is made, provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such set-off and application. The rights of the Beneficiaries under this Section 8 are in addition to other rights and remedies (including, without limitation, other rights of set-off) which any Beneficiary may have.

 

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Section 9. Amendments, Etc. No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Guaranty and no consent to any departure by any Guarantor therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the affected Guarantor and the Administrative Agent, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given.

Section 10. Notices, Etc . All notices and other communications provided for hereunder shall be sent in the manner provided for in Section 9.9 of the Credit Agreement in writing and mailed, telecopied or delivered, if to a Guarantor, at its address for notices specified in Schedule 1 to the Security Agreement, and if to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender or any Lender, at its address specified in or pursuant to the Credit Agreement. All such notices and communications shall be effective when delivered, except that notices and communications to the Administrative Agent shall not be effective until received by the Administrative Agent.

Section 11. No Waiver: Remedies . No failure on the part of the Administrative Agent or any other Beneficiary to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right. The remedies herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law.

Section 12. Continuing Guaranty: Assignments under the Credit Agreement. This Guaranty is a continuing guaranty and shall (a) remain in full force and effect until the payment in full of all Guaranteed Obligations and all other amounts payable under the Credit Documents (other than reimbursement and indemnity obligations which survive but are not yet due and payable), the termination of all Letter of Credit Obligations, and the termination of all the Commitments, (b) be binding upon each Guarantor and its successors and assigns, (c) inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Administrative Agent, each Lender, the Issuing Lender, and the Swing Line Lender and their respective successors, and, in the case of transfers and assignments made in accordance with the Credit Agreement, transferees and assigns, and (d) inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by a Swap Counterparty and each of its successors, transferees and assigns to the extent such successor, transferee or assign is a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing clause (c), subject to Section 9.7 of the Credit Agreement, any Lender may assign or otherwise transfer all or any portion of its rights and obligations under the Credit Agreement (including, without limitation, all or any portion of its Commitment, the Advances owing to it and the Note or Notes held by it) to any other Person, and such other Person shall thereupon become vested with all the benefits in respect thereof granted to such Lender herein or otherwise, subject, however, in all respects to the provisions of the Credit Agreement. Each Guarantor acknowledges that upon any Person becoming a Lender, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender or the Swing Line Lender in accordance with the Credit Agreement, such Person shall be entitled to the benefits hereof.

Section 13. Governing Law . This Guaranty shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of Texas. Each Guarantor hereby irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of any Texas state or federal court sitting in Houston, Texas in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Guaranty and the other Credit Documents, and each Guarantor hereby irrevocably agrees that all claims in respect of such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such court. Each Guarantor hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent it may effectively do so, any right it may have to the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding. Each Guarantor hereby

 

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agrees that service of copies of the summons and complaint and any other process which may be served in any such action or proceeding may be made by mailing or delivering a copy of such process to such Guarantor at its address set forth in the Credit Agreement or set forth on the signature page of this Guaranty. Each Guarantor agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Nothing in this Section shall affect the rights of any Beneficiary to serve legal process in any other manner permitted by the law or affect the right of any Beneficiary to bring any action or proceeding against any Guarantor or its Property in the courts of any other jurisdiction.

Section 14. INDEMNIFICATION . EACH GUARANTOR SHALL INDEMNIFY EACH OF THE BENEFICIARIES, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES AND AGENTS FROM, AND DISCHARGE, RELEASE, AND HOLD EACH OF THEM HARMLESS AGAINST, ANY AND ALL LIABILITIES, OBLIGATIONS, LOSSES, CLAIMS, EXPENSES, OR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND OR NATURE WHATSOEVER TO WHICH ANY OF THEM MAY BECOME SUBJECT RELATING TO OR ARISING OUT OF THIS GUARANTY, INCLUDING ANY LIABILITIES, OBLIGATIONS, LOSSES, CLAIMS, EXPENSES, OR DAMAGES WHICH ARISE OUT OF OR RESULT FROM (A) ANY ACTUAL OR PROPOSED USE BY THE BORROWER, ANY GUARANTOR OR ANY AFFILIATE OF THE BORROWER OR ANY GUARANTOR OF THE PROCEEDS OF THE ADVANCES, (B) ANY BREACH BY THE BORROWER OR ANY GUARANTOR OF ANY PROVISION OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENT, (C) ANY INVESTIGATION, LITIGATION OR OTHER PROCEEDING (INCLUDING ANY THREATENED INVESTIGATION OR PROCEEDING) RELATING TO THE FOREGOING, (D) ANY ENVIRONMENTAL CLAIM OR REQUIREMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS CONCERNING OR RELATING TO THE PRESENT OR PREVIOUSLY-OWNED OR OPERATED PROPERTIES OF THE BORROWER, ANY GUARANTOR OR THE OPERATIONS OR BUSINESS, OF THE BORROWER OR ANY GUARANTOR INCLUDING ANY MATTERS DISCLOSED WITHIN THE CREDIT AGREEMENT, OR (E) ANY ENVIRONMENTAL CLAIM OR REQUIREMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS CONCERNING OR RELATED TO THE BORROWER’S OR ANY GUARANTOR’S PROPERTIES AND EACH GUARANTOR SHALL REIMBURSE THE BENEFICIARIES AND THEIR RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES AND AGENTS, UPON DEMAND FOR ANY REASONABLE OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSES (INCLUDING REASONABLE OUTSIDE LEGAL FEES) INCURRED IN CONNECTION WITH ANY SUCH INVESTIGATION, LITIGATION OR OTHER PROCEEDING; AND EXPRESSLY INCLUDING ANY SUCH LOSSES, LIABILITIES, CLAIMS, DAMAGES, OR EXPENSE INCURRED BY REASON OF THE PERSON BEING INDEMNIFIED’S OWN NEGLIGENCE, BUT EXCLUDING ANY SUCH LOSSES, LIABILITIES, CLAIMS, DAMAGES OR EXPENSES THAT IS FOUND IN A FINAL, NON-APPEALABLE JUDGMENT BY A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION TO HAVE RESULTED FROM SUCH INDEMNIFIED PERSON’S GROSS NEGLIGENCE, WILLFUL MISCONDUCT, OR BAD FAITH.

 

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Section 15. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL . EACH GUARANTOR HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT HAS BEEN REPRESENTED BY AND HAS CONSULTED WITH COUNSEL OF ITS CHOICE, AND HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY, INTENTIONALLY, AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS GUARANTY, ANY OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENT, OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY.

Section 16. Additional Guarantors . Pursuant to Section 5.6 of the Credit Agreement, certain Subsidiaries of the Borrower that were not in existence on the date of the Credit Agreement are required to enter into this Guaranty as a Guarantor upon becoming a Subsidiary. Upon execution and delivery after the date hereof by the Administrative Agent and such Subsidiary of an instrument in the form of Annex 1, such Subsidiary shall become a Guarantor hereunder with the same force and effect as if originally named as a Guarantor herein. The execution and delivery of any instrument adding an additional Guarantor as a party to this Guaranty shall not require the consent of any other Guarantor hereunder. The rights and obligations of each Guarantor hereunder shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the addition of any new Guarantor as a party to this Guaranty.

Section 17. USA Patriot Act . Each Beneficiary that is subject to the Act (as hereinafter defined) and the Agent (for itself and not on behalf of any other Beneficiary) hereby notifies each Guarantor that pursuant to the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001))(the “Act”), it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies such Guarantor, which information includes the name and address of such Guarantor and other information that will allow such Beneficiary or the Agent, as applicable, to identify such Guarantor in accordance with the Act. Following a request by any Beneficiary, each Guarantor shall promptly furnish all documentation and other information that such Beneficiary reasonably requests in order to comply with the its ingoing obligations under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the Act.

Section 18. ORAL AGREEMENTS . PURSUANT TO SECTION 26.02 OF THE TEXAS BUSINESS AND COMMERCE CODE, AN AGREEMENT IN WHICH THE AMOUNT INVOLVED IN AGREEMENT EXCEEDS $50,000 IN VALUE IS NOT ENFORCEABLE UNLESS THE AGREEMENT IS IN WRITING AND SIGNED BY THE PARTY TO BE BOUND OR THAT PARTY’S AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE.

THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES TO AN AGREEMENT SUBJECT TO THE PRECEDING PARAGRAPH SHALL BE DETERMINED SOLELY FROM THE WRITTEN AGREEMENT, AND ANY PRIOR ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES ARE SUPERSEDED BY AND MERGED INTO THIS GUARANTY. THIS GUARANTY AND THE CREDIT DOCUMENTS REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT AMONG THE PARTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS, OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES.

 

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THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS AMONG THE PARTIES.

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Each Guarantor has caused this Guaranty to be duly executed as of the date first above written.

 

GUARANTORS :
[                    ]
  By:    
By:    
Name:    
Title:    
[                    ]
By:    
Name:    
Title:    
[                    ]
By:    
Name:    
Title:    
[                        ]
By:    
Name:    
Title:    
[                            ]
By:    
By:    
Name:    
Title:    

 

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[                    ]
By:    
Name:    
Title:    

BORROWER FOR PURPOSES

OF SECTION 6.(b)

FLOTEK INDUSTRIES, INC.
By:    
Name:    
Title:    

 

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Annex 1 to the Guaranty Agreement

SUPPLEMENT NO.           dated as of                          (the “ Supplement ”), to the Guaranty Agreement dated as of March 31, 2008 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Guaranty Agreement” ), among Flotek Industries, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Borrower ”), each subsidiary of Borrower party thereto (individually, a “ Guarantor” and collectively, the “ Guarantors ”) and WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent (the “ Administrative Agent” ) for the benefit of the Beneficiaries (as defined in the Guaranty Agreement).

A. Reference is made to the Credit Agreement dated as of March 31, 2008 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement” ), among the Borrower, the lenders from time to time party thereto (the “ Lenders” ), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent, as issuing lender (the “Issuing Lender”) and as swing line lender.

B. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Guaranty Agreement and the Credit Agreement.

C. The Guarantors have entered into the Guaranty Agreement in order to induce the Lenders to make Advances and the Issuing Lender to issue Letters of Credit. Section 16 of the Guaranty Agreement provides that additional Subsidiaries of the Borrower may become Guarantors under the Guaranty Agreement by execution and delivery of an instrument in the form of this Supplement. The undersigned Subsidiary of the Borrower (the “ New Guarantor” ) is executing this Supplement in accordance with the requirements of the Credit Agreement to become a Guarantor under the Guaranty Agreement in order to induce the Lenders to make additional Advances and the Issuing Lender to issue additional Letters of Credit and as consideration for Advances previously made and Letters of Credit previously issued.

Accordingly, the Administrative Agent and the New Guarantor agree as follows:

SECTION 1. In accordance with Section 16 of the Guaranty Agreement, the New Guarantor by its signature below becomes a Guarantor under the Guaranty Agreement with the same force and effect as if originally named therein as a Guarantor and the New Guarantor hereby (a) agrees to all the terms and provisions of the Guaranty Agreement applicable to it as a Guarantor thereunder and (b) represents and warrants that the representations and warranties made by it as a Guarantor thereunder are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof. Each reference to a “Guarantor” in the Guaranty Agreement shall be deemed to include the New Guarantor. The Guaranty Agreement is hereby incorporated herein by reference.

SECTION 2. The New Guarantor represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the other Beneficiaries that this Supplement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by it by all requisite corporate limited liability company or partnership action and constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms (subject to applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject, as to enforceability, to equitable principles of general application (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law)).

 

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SECTION 3. This Supplement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. This Supplement shall become effective when the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts of this Supplement that, when taken together, bear the signatures of the New Guarantor and the Administrative Agent. Delivery of an executed signature page to this Supplement by fax transmission shall be as effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Supplement.

SECTION 4. Except as expressly supplemented hereby, the Guaranty Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

SECTION 5. THIS SUPPLEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS. The New Guarantor hereby irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of any Texas state or federal court sitting in Houston, Texas in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Supplement or the Guaranty and the other Credit Documents, and the New Guarantor hereby irrevocably agrees that all claims in respect of such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such court. The New Guarantor hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent it may effectively do so, any right it may have to the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding. The New Guarantor hereby agrees that service of copies of the summons and complaint and any other process which may be served in any such action or proceeding may be made by mailing or delivering a copy of such process to such Guarantor at its address set forth on the signature page hereof. The New Guarantor agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Nothing in this Section shall affect the rights of any Beneficiary to serve legal process in any other manner permitted by the law or affect the right of any Beneficiary to bring any action or proceeding against the New Guarantor or its Property in the courts of any other jurisdiction.

SECTION 6. In case any one or more of the provisions contained in this Supplement should be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein and in the Guaranty Agreement shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby (it being understood that the invalidity of a particular provision hereof in a particular jurisdiction shall not in and of itself affect the validity of such provision in any other jurisdiction). The parties hereto shall endeavor in good-faith negotiations to replace the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions.

SECTION 7. All communications and notices hereunder shall be in writing and given as provided in Section 10 of the Guaranty Agreement.

 

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THIS SUPPLEMENT, THE GUARANTY AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENTS, AS DEFINED IN THE CREDIT AGREEMENT REFERRED TO IN THIS SUPPLEMENT, REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT AMONG THE PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR CONTEMPORANEOUS, OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES.

THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS AMONG THE PARTIES HERETO.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the New Guarantor and the Administrative Agent have duly executed this Supplement to the Guaranty Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

[Name of New Guarantor]
By:    
Name:    
Title:    
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent
By:    
Name:    
Title:    

 

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EXHIBIT E

FORM OF NOTICE OF BORROWING

[Date]

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent

1740 Broadway, MAC C7300-034

Denver, CO 80209

Attn: [            ]

Telephone:     (303) 863-5378

Facsimile:      (303) 863-5533

With a copy to:

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

1000 Louisiana, 9th Floor, MAC T5002-090

Houston, Texas 77002

Attn: Eric Hollingsworth, Senior Vice President

Telephone:         (713) 319-1354

Facsimile:          (713) 739-1087

Ladies and Gentlemen:

The undersigned, Flotek Industries, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Borrower”), refers to the Credit Agreement dated as of March 31, 2008 (as the same may be amended, restated, supplement or otherwise modified from time-to-time, the “Credit Agreement,” the defined terms of which are used in this Notice of Borrowing as defined therein unless otherwise defined in this Notice of Borrowing) among the Borrower, the lenders party thereto (the “Lenders”), and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”), as issuing lender (the “Issuing Lender”), and as swing line lender (the “Swing Line Lender”) for the Lenders, and hereby gives you irrevocable notice pursuant to Section 2.4(a) of the Credit Agreement that the undersigned hereby requests a [Revolving][Swing Line] Borrowing (the “Proposed Borrowing”), and in connection with that request sets forth below the information relating to such Proposed Borrowing as required by the Credit Agreement:

 

  (a) The Business Day of the Proposed Borrowing is                      ,              .

 

  (b) The Proposed Borrowing will be composed of [Base Rate Advances] [Eurodollar Rate Advances].

 

  (c) The aggregate amount of the Proposed Borrowing is $              .

 

  (d) [The Interest Period for each Eurodollar Rate Advance made as part of the Proposed Borrowing is              month(s)].

 

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The Borrower hereby certifies that the following statements are true on the date hereof, and will be true on the date of the Proposed Borrowing:

 

  (i) the representations and warranties contained in the Credit Agreement, the Security Documents, the Guaranties and each of the other Credit Documents are true and correct in all material respects, on and as of the date of the Proposed Borrowing, before and after giving effect to such Proposed Borrowing and to the application of the proceeds therefrom, as though made on the date of the Proposed Borrowing except for those representations and warranties that are expressly made as of an earlier date or period which shall be true and correct as such earlier date or period; and

 

  (ii) no Default has occurred and is continuing, or would result from such Proposed Borrowing or from the application of the proceeds therefrom.

 

Very truly yours,
FLOTEK INDUSTRIES, INC.
By:    
Name:    
Title:    

 

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EXHIBIT F

FORM OF NOTICE OF CONTINUATION OR CONVERSION

                         ,             

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent

1740 Broadway, MAC C7300-034

Denver, CO 80209

Attn: [            ]

Telephone:     (303) 863-5378

Facsimile:      (303) 863-5533

With a copy to:

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

1000 Louisiana, 9th Floor, MAC T5002-090

Houston, Texas 77002

Attn: Eric Hollingsworth, Senior, Vice President

Telephone:     (713) 319-1354

Facsimile:      (713) 739-1087

Ladies and Gentlemen:

The undersigned, Flotek Industries, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), refers to the Credit Agreement dated as of March 31, 2008 (as the same may be amended, restated, supplement or otherwise modified from time-to-time, the “Credit Agreement”, the defined terms of which are used in this Notice of Conversion or Continuation as defined therein unless otherwise defined in this Notice of Conversion or Continuation) by and among the Borrower, the lenders party thereto (“Lenders”), and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (“Administrative Agent”) for the Lenders, and hereby gives you irrevocable notice pursuant to Section 2.4(b) of the Credit Agreement that the undersigned hereby requests a [Conversion] [Continuation] of outstanding Advances, and in connection with that request sets forth below the information relating to such Borrowing (the “Proposed Borrowing”) as required by Section 2.4(b) of the Credit Agreement:

1. The Business Day of the Proposed Borrowing is                      ,              .

2. The aggregate amount of the existing Advances to be [Converted][Continued] is $              and is comprised of [Base Rate Advances][Eurodollar Rate Advances] (“Existing Advances”).

3. The Proposed Borrowing consists of [a Conversion of the Existing Advances to [Base Rate Advances] [Eurodollar Rate Advances]] [a Continuation of the Existing Advances].

[(4) The Interest Period for the Proposed Borrowing is [          month[s]].

 

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The Borrower hereby certifies that the following statements are true on the date hereof, and will be true on the date of the Proposed Borrowing:

A. the representations and warranties contained in the Credit Agreement, the Security Documents, and each of the other Credit Documents are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the requested funding date of this Proposed Borrowing, before and after giving effect to such Proposed Borrowing and to the application of the proceeds from such Proposed Borrowing, as though made on and as of such date except for those representations and warranties which were expressly made as of an earlier date or period which shall be true and correct as of such earlier date or period; and

B. no Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from such Proposed Borrowing or from the application of the proceeds therefrom.

 

Very truly yours,
FLOTEK INDUSTRIES, INC.
By:    
Printed Name:    
Title:    

 

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EXHIBIT G

FORM OF PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

This PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT, dated as of March 31, 2008 (as amended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to time, this “ Security Agreement ”), is made by FLOTEK INDUSTRIES, INC., a Delaware corporation and each subsidiary of the Borrower signatory hereto (together with the Borrower, the “ Grantors ” and individually, a “ Grantor ”), in favor of WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. (“ Wells Fargo ”), as administrative agent (together with any successor(s) and assign(s) thereto, in such capacity, the “ Administrative Agent ”) for each of the Secured Parties (as defined below).

W I T N E S S E T H :

WHEREAS, pursuant to a Credit Agreement, dated as of March 31, 2008 (as amended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), among the Borrower, the lenders from time to time parties thereto (the “ Lenders ”), Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as the Administrative Agent, as the issuing lender (in such capacity, the “ Issuing Lender ”), and as the swing line lender (in such capacity, the “ Swing Line Lender ”) have extended Commitments to the Borrower; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, and in consideration of the loans made by the Lenders to the Borrower and the letters of credit issued by the Issuing Lender for the account of the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower (including certain of the Grantors), certain Grantors have executed and delivered certain Guaranty Agreement dated as of the date hereof (the “ Guaranty ”), guaranteeing the Secured Obligations (as defined in the Credit Agreement); and

WHEREAS, as a condition precedent to the execution of the Credit Agreement, each Grantor is required to execute and deliver this Security Agreement; and

WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of each Grantor to execute this Security Agreement inasmuch as each Grantor will derive substantial direct and indirect benefits from the transactions contemplated by the Credit Agreement, and in order to induce the Lenders or their Affiliates to enter into one or more Hedging Arrangements with the Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof, and in order to induce the Lenders or their Affiliates to provide Banking Services to the Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof, each Grantor is willing to execute and deliver and perform its obligations under this Security Agreement to secure its obligations under the Guaranty and the other Credit Documents;

 

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NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, each Grantor agrees, for the benefit of each Secured Party, as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

SECTION 1.1. Certain Terms . The following terms (whether or not underscored) when used in this Security Agreement, including its preamble and recitals, shall have the following meanings (such definitions to be equally applicable to the singular and plural forms thereof):

Administrative Agent ” is defined in the preamble .

Certificated Equipment ” means any Equipment the ownership of which is evidenced by a certificate of title or for which applicable Legal Requirement requires the issuance of a certificate of title.

Collateral ” is defined in Section 2.1 .

Collateral Account ” is defined in Section 4.3(b) .

Computer Hardware and Software Collateral ” means (a) all computer and other electronic data processing hardware, integrated computer systems, central processing units, memory units, display terminals, printers, features, computer elements, card readers, tape drives, hard and soft disk drives, cables, electrical supply hardware, generators, power equalizers, accessories and all peripheral devices and other related computer hardware, including all operating system software, utilities and application programs in whatsoever form, (b) software programs (including both source code, object code and all related applications and data files), designed for use on the computers and electronic data processing hardware described in clause (a)  above, (c) all firmware associated therewith, (d) all documentation (including flow charts, logic diagrams, manuals, guides, specifications, training materials, charts and pseudo codes) with respect to such hardware, software and firmware described in the preceding clauses (a)  through (c) , and (e) all rights with respect to all of the foregoing, including copyrights, licenses, options, warranties, service contracts, program services, test rights, maintenance rights, support rights, improvement rights, renewal rights and indemnifications and any substitutions, replacements, improvements, error corrections, updates, additions or model conversions of any of the foregoing.

Control Agreement ” means an authenticated record in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, that provides for the Administrative Agent (for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties) to have “control” (as defined in the UCC) over certain Collateral.

Copyright Collateral ” means all copyrights of any Grantor, registered or unregistered and whether published or unpublished, now or hereafter in force throughout the world including all of such Grantor’s rights, titles and interests in and to all copyrights registered in the United States Copyright Office or anywhere else in the world, including without limitation those copyrights referred to in Item C of Schedule III hereto, and registrations and recordings thereof and all applications for registration thereof, whether pending or in preparation, all copyright licenses, the right to sue for past, present and future infringements of any of the foregoing, all rights corresponding thereto, all extensions and renewals of any thereof and all Proceeds of the foregoing, including licenses, royalties, income, payments, claims, damages and Proceeds of suit, which are owned or licensed by such Grantor.

 

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Credit Agreement ” is defined in the first recital .

Distributions ” means all cash, cash dividends, stock dividends, other distributions, liquidating dividends, shares of stock resulting from (or in connection with the exercise of) stock splits, reclassifications, warrants, options, non-cash dividends, and all other distributions or payments (whether similar or dissimilar to the foregoing) on or with respect to, or on account of, any Pledged Share or Pledged Interest or other rights or interests constituting Collateral.

Equipment ” is defined in Section 2.1(a) .

Excluded Stock ” means 34% of the Equity Interests in each direct Foreign Subsidiary of the Grantors

Foreign Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary of Borrower that is a “controlled foreign corporation” as defined in Section 957 of the Code.

General Intangibles ” means all “general intangibles” and all “payment intangibles”, each as defined in the UCC, and shall include all interest rate or currency protection or hedging arrangements, all tax refunds, all licenses, permits, concessions and authorizations and all Intellectual Property Collateral (in each case, regardless of whether characterized as general intangibles under the UCC).

Governmental Approval ” is defined in Section 2.1(f) .

Grantor ” is defined in the preamble .

Indemnified Parties ” is defined in Section 6.4(a).

Intellectual Property Collateral ” means, collectively, the Computer Hardware and Software Collateral, the Copyright Collateral, the Patent Collateral, the Trademark Collateral and the Trade Secrets Collateral.

Inventory ” is defined in Section 2.1(b) .

Lenders ” is defined in the first recital.

Obligor ” means the Borrower or any Guarantor.

Patent Collateral ” means (a) all inventions and discoveries, whether patentable or not, all letters patent and applications for letters patent throughout the world, including without limitation those patents referred to in Item A of Schedule III hereto, and any patent applications in preparation for filing, (b) all reissues, divisions, continuations, continuations-in-part, extensions, renewals and reexaminations of any of the items described in clause (a) , (c) all patent licenses, and other agreements providing any Grantor with the right to use any items of the type referred to in clauses (a)  and (b)  above, and (d) all Proceeds of, and rights associated with, the foregoing (including licenses, royalties income, payments, claims, damages and Proceeds of infringement suits), the right to sue third parties for past, present or future infringements of any patent or patent application, and for breach or enforcement of any patent license.

 

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Permitted Liens ” means all Liens permitted by Section 6.2 of the Credit Agreement or any other Credit Document.

Pledged Interests ” means all Equity Interests or other ownership interests of any Pledged Interests Issuer described in Item A of Schedule I hereto; all registrations, certificates, articles, by-laws, regulations, limited liability company agreements or constitutive agreements governing or representing any such interests; all options and other rights, contractual or otherwise, at any time existing with respect to such interests, as such interests are amended, modified, or supplemented from time to time, and together with any interests in any Pledge Interests Issuer taken in extension or renewal thereof or substitution therefor.

Pledged Interests Issuer ” means each Person identified in Item A of Schedule I hereto as the issuer of the Pledged Shares or the Pledged Interests identified opposite the name of such Person.

Pledged Note Issuer ” means each Person identified in Item B of Schedule I hereto as the issuer of the Pledged Notes identified opposite the name of such Person.

Pledged Notes ” means all promissory notes of any Pledged Note Issuer evidencing Debt incurred pursuant to Section 6.1(b) of the Credit Agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent delivered by any Grantor to the Administrative Agent as Pledged Property hereunder, as such promissory notes, in accordance with Section 7.3 , are amended, modified or supplemented from time to time and together with any promissory note of any Pledged Note Issuer taken in extension or renewal thereof or substitution therefor.

Pledged Property ” means all Pledged Notes, Pledged Interests, Pledged Shares, all assignments of any amounts due or to become due with respect to the Pledged Interests or the Pledged Shares, all other instruments which are now being delivered by any Grantor to the Administrative Agent or may from time to time hereafter be delivered by any Grantor to the Administrative Agent for the purpose of pledge under this Security Agreement or any other Credit Document, and all proceeds of any of the foregoing.

Pledged Shares ” means all Equity Interests of any Pledged Interests Issuer identified under Item A of Schedule I which are delivered by any Grantor to the Administrative Agent as Pledged Property hereunder.

Receivables ” is defined in Section 2.1(c) .

Related Contracts ” is defined in Section 2.1(c) .

Secured Obligations ” is defined in Section 2.2 .

Secured Parties ” has the meaning set forth in the Credit Agreement.

Securities Act ” is defined in Section 6.2(a) .

 

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Security Agreement ” is defined in the preamble .

Termination Date ” means the date that all Secured Obligations (other than contingent Obligations with respect to indemnity and reimbursement of expenses as to which no claim has been made as of the time of determination) have been paid in full in cash, all Letters of Credit have been terminated or expired (or been cash collateralized to the satisfaction of the Issuing Lender), all Hedging Arrangements with any Secured Party have been terminated or novated to a counterparty that is not Secured Party, and all Commitments shall have terminated.

Trademark Collateral ” means (a) (i) all trademarks, trade names, corporate names, company names, business names, fictitious business names, trade styles, service marks, certification marks, collective marks, logos and other source or business identifiers, and all goodwill of the business associated therewith, now existing or hereafter adopted or acquired, including without limitation those trademarks referred to in Item B of Schedule III hereto, whether currently in use or not, all registrations and recordings thereof and all applications in connection therewith, whether pending or in preparation for filing, including registrations, recordings and applications in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or in any office or agency of the United States of America, or any State thereof or any other country or political subdivision thereof or otherwise, and all common-law rights relating to the foregoing, and (ii) the right to obtain all reissues, extensions or renewals of the foregoing (collectively referred to as the “ Trademark ”), (b) all trademark licenses for the grant by or to any Grantor of any right to use any trademark, (c) all of the goodwill of the business connected with the use of, and symbolized by the items described in, clause (a) , and to the extent applicable clause (b) , (d) the right to sue third parties for past, present and future infringements of any Trademark Collateral described in clause (a)  and, to the extent applicable, clause (b) , and (e) all Proceeds of, and rights associated with, the foregoing, including any claim by any Grantor against third parties for past, present or future infringement or dilution of any Trademark, Trademark registration or Trademark license, or for any injury to the goodwill associated with the use of any such Trademark or for breach or enforcement of any Trademark license and all rights corresponding thereto throughout the world.

Trade Secrets Collateral ” means all common law and statutory trade secrets and all other confidential, proprietary or useful information and all know-how obtained by or used in or contemplated at any time for use in the business of any Grantor, (all of the foregoing being collectively called a “ Trade Secret ”), including all Documents and things embodying, incorporating or referring in any way to such Trade Secret, all Trade Secret licenses, and including the right to sue for and to enjoin and to collect damages for the actual or threatened misappropriation of any Trade Secret and for the breach or enforcement of any such Trade Secret license.

UCC ” means the Uniform Commercial Code, as in effect in the State of Texas, as the same may be amended from time to time.

SECTION 1.2. Credit Agreement Definitions . Unless otherwise defined herein or the context otherwise requires, terms used in this Security Agreement, including its preamble and recitals, have the meanings provided in the Credit Agreement.

 

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SECTION 1.3. UCC Definitions . Unless otherwise defined herein or the context otherwise requires, terms for which meanings are provided in the UCC are used in this Security Agreement, including its preamble and recitals, with such meanings.

ARTICLE II

SECURITY INTEREST

SECTION 2.1. Grant of Security Interest . Each Grantor hereby pledges, hypothecates, assigns, charges, mortgages, delivers, and transfers to the Administrative Agent, for its benefit and the ratable benefit of each of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Administrative Agent, for its benefit and the ratable benefit of each of the other Secured Parties, a continuing security interest in all of such Grantor’s following property, whether now or hereafter existing, owned or acquired by such Grantor, and wherever located, (collectively, the “ Collateral ”):

(a) all equipment in all of its forms (including but not limited to drilling platforms and rigs and remotely operated vehicles, trenchers, and other equipment used by any Grantor, vehicles, motor vehicles, rolling stock, vessels, aircraft), of such Grantor, wherever located, and all machinery, apparatus, installation facilities and other tangible personal property, and all parts thereof and all accessions, additions, attachments, improvements, substitutions, replacements and proceeds thereto and therefore (any and all of the foregoing being the “ Equipment ”);

(b) all inventory in all of its forms of such Grantor, wherever located, including (i) all oil, gas, or other hydrocarbons and all products and substances derived therefrom, all raw materials and work in process therefore, finished goods thereof, and materials used or consumed in the manufacture or production thereof, (ii) all goods in which such Grantor has an interest in mass or a joint or other interest or right of any kind (including goods in which such Grantor has an interest or right as consignee), and (iii) all goods which are returned to or repossessed by such Grantor, and all accessions thereto, products thereof and documents therefore (any and all such inventory, materials, goods, accessions, products and documents being the “ Inventory ”);

(c) all accounts, money, payment intangibles, deposit accounts (including the Collateral Accounts and all amounts on deposit therein and all cash equivalent investments carried therein and all proceeds thereof), contracts, contract rights, all rights constituting a right to the payment of money, chattel paper, documents, documents of title, instruments, letters of credit, letter-of-credit rights and General Intangibles of such Grantor, whether or not earned by performance or arising out of or in connection with the sale or lease of goods or the rendering of services, including all moneys due or to become due in repayment of any loans or advances, and all rights of such Grantor now or hereafter existing in and to all security agreements, guaranties, leases, agreements and other contracts securing or otherwise relating to any such accounts, money, payment intangibles, deposit accounts, contracts, contract rights, rights to the payment of money, chattel paper, documents, documents of title, instruments, letters of credit, letter-of-credit rights and General Intangibles (any and all such accounts, money, payment intangibles, deposit accounts, contracts, contract rights, rights to the payment of money, chattel paper, documents, documents of title, instruments, letters of credit, letter-of-credit rights and General Intangibles being the “ Receivables ”, and any and all such security agreements, guaranties, leases, agreements and other contracts being the “ Related Contracts ”);

 

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(d) all Intellectual Property Collateral of such Grantor;

(e) all books, correspondence, credit files, records, invoices, tapes, cards, computer runs, writings, data bases, information in all forms, paper and documents and other property relating to, used or useful in connection with, evidencing, embodying, incorporating or referring to, any of the foregoing in this Section 2.1 ;

(f) all governmental approvals, permits, licenses, authorizations, consents, rulings, tariffs, rates, certifications, waivers, exemptions, filings, claims, orders, judgments and decrees (each a “ Governmental Approval ”), to the extent a security interest may be granted therein; provided that any Governmental Approval that by its terms or by operation of law would be void, voidable, terminable or revocable if mortgaged, pledged or assigned hereunder is expressly excepted and excluded from the Liens and terms of this Security Agreement, including the grant of security interest in this Section 2.1 ;

(g) all interest rate swap agreements, interest rate cap agreements and interest rate collar agreements, and all other agreements or arrangements designed to protect such Grantor against fluctuations in interest rates or currency exchange rates and all commodity hedge, commodity swap, exchange, forward, future, floor, collar or cap agreements, fixed price agreements and all other agreements or arrangements designed to protect such Grantor against fluctuations in commodity prices (including, without limitation, any Hedging Arrangement);

(h) to the extent not included in the foregoing, all bank accounts, investment property, fixtures and supporting obligations;

(i) all Pledged Interests, Pledged Notes, Pledged Shares and any other Pledged Property whether now or hereafter delivered to the Administrative Agent in connection with this Security Agreement and all Distributions, interest, and other payments and rights with respect to such Pledged Property;

(j) all accessions, substitutions, replacements, products, offspring, rents, issues, profits, returns, income and proceeds of and from any and all of the foregoing Collateral (including proceeds which constitute property of the types described in clauses (a) , (b) , (c) , (d) , (e) , (f) , (g) , (h), and (i)  and proceeds deposited from time to time in any lock boxes of such Grantor, and, to the extent not otherwise included, all payments and proceeds under insurance (whether or not the Administrative Agent is the loss payee thereof), or any condemnation award, indemnity, warranty or guaranty, payable by reason of loss or damage to or otherwise with respect to any of the Collateral); and

(k) all of such Grantor’s other property and rights of every kind and description and interests therein, including without limitation, all other “ Accounts ”, “ Certificated Securities ”, “ Chattel Paper ”, “ Commercial Tort Claims ”, “ Commodity

 

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Accounts ”, “ Commodity Contracts ”, “ Deposit Accounts ”, “ Documents ”, “ Equipment ”, “ Fixtures ”, “ General Intangibles ”, “ Goods ”, “ Instruments ”, “ Inventory ”, “ Investment Property ”, “ Letter of Credit Rights ”, “ Letters of Credit ”, “ Money ”, “ Proceeds ”, “ Securities ”, “ Securities Account ”, “ Security Entitlements ”, “ Supporting Obligations ” and “ Uncertificated Securities ” as such terms are defined in the UCC;

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Excluded Equity shall be excluded from the lien and security interest granted hereunder (and shall, as applicable, not be included as “Collateral”, General Intangibles”, “Investment Property”, or “Pledged Property” for the purposes hereof.

SECTION 2.2. Security for Obligations . This Security Agreement, and the Collateral in which the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties is granted a security interest hereunder by each Grantor, secures the prompt and indefeasible payment in full and performance of all Secured Obligations (as defined in the Credit Agreement) of each Grantor and each other Obligor now or hereafter existing, whether for principal, interest, costs, fees, expenses or otherwise, howsoever created, arising or evidenced, whether direct or indirect, primary or secondary, fixed or absolute or contingent, joint or several, or now or hereafter existing under this Security Agreement and each other Credit Document to which it is or may become a party (all such Secured Obligations and other obligations of each Grantor being the “ Secured Obligations ”).

SECTION 2.3. Continuing Security Interest; Transfer of Loans; Reinstatement . This Security Agreement shall create continuing security interests in the Collateral and shall (a) remain in full force and effect until the Termination Date, (b) be binding upon each Grantor and its successors, transferees and assigns, and (c) inure, together with the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent hereunder, to the benefit of the Administrative Agent and each other Secured Party and its respective successors, transferees and assigns, subject to the limitations as set forth in the Credit Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing clause (c) , any Lender may assign or otherwise transfer (in whole or in part) any Note or any Advance held by it as provided in Section 9.7 of the Credit Agreement, and any successor or assignee thereof shall thereupon become vested with all the rights and benefits in respect thereof granted to such Secured Party under any Credit Document (including this Security Agreement), or otherwise, subject, however, to any contrary provisions in such assignment or transfer, and as applicable to the provisions of Section 9.7 and Article 8 of the Credit Agreement. If at any time all or any part of any payment theretofore applied by the Administrative Agent or any Secured Party to any of the Secured Obligations is or must be rescinded or returned by the Administrative Agent or any such Secured Party for any reason whatsoever (including, without limitation, the insolvency, bankruptcy, reorganization or other similar proceeding of any Grantor or any other Person), such Secured Obligations shall, for purposes of this Security Agreement, to the extent that such payment is or must be rescinded or returned, be deemed to have continued to be in existence, notwithstanding any application by the Administrative Agent or such Secured Party or any termination agreement or release provided to any Grantor, and this Security Agreement shall continue to be effective or reinstated, as the case may be, as to such Secured Obligations, all as though such application by the Administrative Agent or such Secured Party had not been made .

 

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SECTION 2.4. Grantors Remain Liable . Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, (a) each Grantor shall remain liable under the contracts and agreements included in the Collateral to the extent set forth therein, and will perform all of its duties and obligations under such contracts and agreements to the same extent as if this Security Agreement had not been executed, (b) the exercise by the Administrative Agent of any of its rights hereunder shall not release any Grantor from any of its duties or obligations under any such contracts or agreements included in the Collateral, and (c) neither the Administrative Agent nor any other Secured Party shall have any obligation or liability under any contracts or agreements included in the Collateral by reason of this Security Agreement, nor shall the Administrative Agent nor any Secured Party be obligated to perform any of the obligations or duties of any Grantor thereunder or to take any action to collect or enforce any claim for payment assigned hereunder.

SECTION 2.5. Delivery of Pledged Property.

(a) Other than as provided in the last sentence of Section 4.5 below, all certificates or instruments representing or evidencing any Collateral, including all Pledged Shares and Pledged Notes, shall be delivered to and held by or on behalf of (or in the case of the Pledged Notes, endorsed to the order of) the Administrative Agent pursuant hereto, shall be in suitable form for transfer by delivery, and shall be accompanied by all necessary indorsements or instruments of transfer or assignment, duly executed in blank.

(b) To the extent any of the Collateral constitutes an “uncertificated security” (as defined in Section 8-102(a)(18) of the UCC) or a “security entitlement” (as defined in Section 8-102(a)(17) of the UCC), the applicable Grantor shall take and cause the appropriate Person (including any issuer, entitlement holder or securities intermediary thereof) to take all actions necessary to grant “control” (as defined in 8-106 of the UCC) to the Administrative Agent (for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties) over such Collateral.

SECTION 2.6. Distributions on Pledged Shares . In the event that any Distribution with respect to any Pledged Shares or Pledged Interests pledged hereunder is permitted to be paid (in accordance with Section 6.9 of the Credit Agreement), such Distribution or payment may be paid directly to the applicable Grantor. If any Distribution is made in contravention of Section 6.9 of the Credit Agreement, the applicable Grantor shall hold the same segregated and in trust for the Administrative Agent until paid to the Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 4.1(e) .

SECTION 2.7. Security Interest Absolute, etc . This Security Agreement shall in all respects be a continuing, absolute, unconditional and irrevocable grant of security interest, and shall remain in full force and effect until the Termination Date. All rights of the Secured Parties and the security interests granted to the Administrative Agent (for its benefit and the ratable benefit of each other Secured Party) hereunder, and all obligations of each Grantor hereunder, shall, in each case, be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable irrespective of (a) any lack of validity, legality or enforceability of any Credit Document, (b) the failure of any Secured Party (i) to assert any claim or demand or to enforce any right or remedy against any Grantor or any other Person under the provisions of any Credit Document or otherwise, or (ii) to exercise any

 

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right or remedy against any other guarantor of, or collateral securing, any Secured Obligations, (c) any change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other term of, all or any part of the Secured Obligations, or any other extension, compromise or renewal of any Secured Obligations, (d) any reduction, limitation, impairment or termination of any Secured Obligations (except in the case of the occurrence of the Termination Date) for any reason, including any claim of waiver, release, surrender, alteration or compromise, and shall not be subject to (and each Grantor hereby waives any right to or claim of) any defense or setoff, counterclaim, recoupment or termination whatsoever by reason of the invalidity, illegality, nongenuineness, irregularity, compromise, unenforceability of, or any other event or occurrence affecting, any Secured Obligations or otherwise, (e) any amendment to, rescission, waiver, or other modification of, or any consent to or departure from, any of the terms of any Credit Document, (f) any addition, exchange or release of any Collateral of the Secured Obligations, or any surrender or non-perfection of any collateral, or any amendment to or waiver or release or addition to, or consent to or departure from, any other guaranty held by any Secured Party securing any of the Secured Obligations, or (g) any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a legal or equitable discharge of, any Grantor or any other Obligor, any surety or any guarantor.

SECTION 2.8. Waiver of Subrogation . Until one year and one day after the Termination Date, each Grantor hereby irrevocably waives any claim or other rights which it may now or hereafter acquire against any Obligor that arise from the existence, payment, performance or enforcement of such Grantor’s obligations under this Security Agreement or any other Credit Document, including any right of subrogation, reimbursement, exoneration or indemnification, any right to participate in any claim or remedy of any Secured Party against any Obligor or any collateral which any Secured Party now has or hereafter acquires, whether or not such claim, remedy or right arises in equity, or under contract, statute or common law, including the right to take or receive from any Obligor, directly or indirectly, in cash or other property or by set-off or in any manner, payment or security on account of such claim or other rights. If any amount shall be paid to any Grantor in violation of the preceding sentence and the Secured Obligations shall not have been indefeasibly paid in full in cash or all Commitments and all other commitments by any Secured Party to any Obligor have not been terminated or all Letters of Credit have not terminated or expired, then such amount shall be deemed to have been paid to such Grantor for the benefit of, and held in trust for, the Administrative Agent (on behalf of the Secured Parties), and shall forthwith be paid to the Administrative Agent to be credited and applied upon the Secured Obligations, whether matured or unmatured. Each Grantor acknowledges that it will receive direct and indirect benefits from the financing arrangements contemplated by the Credit Agreement and that the waiver set forth in this Section 2.8 is knowingly made in contemplation of such benefits.

SECTION 2.9. Election of Remedies . Except as otherwise provided in the Credit Agreement, if any Secured Party may, under applicable law, proceed to realize its benefits under any of this Security Agreement or the other Credit Documents giving any Secured Party a lien upon any Collateral, either by judicial foreclosure or by non-judicial sale or enforcement, such Secured Party may, at its sole option, determine which of its remedies or rights it may pursue without affecting any of its rights and remedies under this Security Agreement. If, in the exercise of any of its rights and remedies, any Secured Party shall forfeit any of its rights or remedies, including its right to enter a deficiency judgment against any Obligor or any other

 

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Person, whether because of any applicable laws pertaining to “election of remedies” or the like, each Grantor hereby consents to such action by such Secured Party and waives any claim based upon such action, even if such action by such Secured Party shall result in a full or partial loss of any rights of subrogation that such Grantor might otherwise have had but for such action by such Secured Party.

ARTICLE III

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

In order to induce the Secured Parties to enter into the Credit Agreement and make Advances thereunder and for the Issuing Lender to issue Letters of Credit thereunder, and to induce the Secured Parties to enter into Hedging Arrangements, each Grantor represents and warrants unto each Secured Party, as at date hereof and at the date of each pledge and delivery hereunder by such Grantor to the Administrative Agent of any Collateral (including each pledge and delivery of any Pledged Shares or Pledged Notes), as set forth in this Article.

SECTION 3.1. Validity, etc . This Security Agreement and the other Credit Documents to which such Grantor is a party constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligations of such Grantor, enforceable against such Grantor in accordance with their respective terms (except, in any case, as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and by principles of equity).

SECTION 3.2. Ownership, No Liens, etc . Such Grantor is the legal and beneficial owner of, and has good and defensible title to (and has full right and authority to pledge, grant and assign) the Collateral, free and clear of all Liens, except for any Lien (a) granted pursuant to this Security Agreement in favor of the Administrative Agent, or (b) that is a Permitted Lien. No effective UCC financing statement or other filing similar in effect covering all or any part of the Collateral is on file in any recording office, except those filed in favor of the Administrative Agent relating to this Security Agreement, Permitted Liens or as to which a duly authorized termination statement relating to such UCC financing statement or other instrument has been delivered to the Administrative Agent on the Effective Date. This Security Agreement creates a valid security interest in the Collateral, securing the payment of the Secured Obligations, and, except for the proper filing of the applicable filing statements with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, all filings and other actions necessary to perfect and protect such security interest have been duly taken and such security interest shall be a first priority security interest.

SECTION 3.3. As to Equity Interests of the Subsidiaries, Investment Property .

(a) With respect to the Pledged Shares, all such Pledged Shares are duly authorized and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and represented by a certificate.

(b) With respect to the Pledged Interests, no such Pledged Interests (i) are dealt in or traded on securities exchanges or in securities markets, (ii) expressly provide that such Pledged Interests are securities governed by Article 8 of the UCC, or (iii) are held in a Securities Account, except, with respect to this clause (b) , Pledged Interests (A)

 

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for which the Administrative Agent is the registered owner or (B) with respect to which the Pledged Interests Issuer has agreed in an authenticated record with such Grantor and the Administrative Agent to comply with any instructions of the Administrative Agent without the consent of such Grantor.

(c) Such Grantor has delivered all Certificated Securities constituting Collateral held by such Grantor on the Effective Date to the Administrative Agent, together with duly executed undated blank stock powers, or other equivalent instruments of transfer reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.

(d) With respect to Uncertificated Securities constituting Collateral owned by such Grantor, such Grantor has caused the Pledged Interests Issuer or other issuer thereof either (i) to register the Administrative Agent as the registered owner of such security, or (ii) to agree in an authenticated record with such Grantor and the Administrative Agent that such Pledged Interests Issuer or other issuer will comply with instructions with respect to such security originated by the Administrative Agent without further consent of such Grantor.

(e) The percentage of the issued and outstanding Pledged Shares and Pledged Interests of each Issuer pledged by such Grantor hereunder is as set forth on Schedule I . All of the Pledged Shares and Pledged Interests constitute one hundred percent (100%) of such Grantor’s interest in the applicable Pledged Interests Issuer and the percentage of the total membership, partnership and/or other equity interests in the Pledged Interests Issuer indicated on Schedule  I.

(f) Such Grantor has no outstanding rights, rights to subscribe, options, warrants or convertible securities outstanding or any other rights outstanding whereby any Person would be entitled to acquire shares, member interests or units of any Pledged Interest Issuer.

(g) In the case of each Pledged Note, all of such Pledged Notes have been duly authorized, executed, endorsed, issued and delivered, and are the legal, valid and binding obligation of the issuers thereof, and are not in default.

SECTION 3.4. Grantor’s Name, Location, etc .

(a) (i) the jurisdiction in which such Grantor is located for purposes of Sections 9.301 and 9.307 of the UCC is set forth in Item A-1 of Schedule II hereto, (ii) the place of business of such Grantor or, if such Grantor has more than one place of business, the chief executive office of such Grantor and the office where such Grantor keeps its records concerning the Receivables, and all originals of all chattel paper which evidence Receivables, is set forth in Item A-2 of Schedule II hereto, and (iii) such Grantor’s federal taxpayer identification number is set forth in Item A-3 of Schedule II hereto.

(b) Such Grantor has not been known by any legal name different from the one set forth on the signature page hereto, nor has such Grantor been the subject of any merger or other corporate reorganization, except as set forth in Item B of Schedule II hereto.

 

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(c) Such Grantor is not a party to any federal, state or local government contract except contracts with Mineral Management Services or other Federal leases.

(d) Such Grantor does not maintain any Deposit Accounts, Securities Accounts or Commodity Accounts with any Person, in each case, except as set forth on Item C of Schedule II .

(e) None of the Receivables is evidenced by a promissory note or other instrument other than a promissory note or instrument that has been delivered to the Administrative Agent (with appropriate endorsements).

(f) Such Grantor is not the beneficiary of any Letters of Credit, except as set forth on Item D of Schedule II (as such schedule may be amended or supplemented from time to time) hereto and such Grantor has obtained the consent of each issuer of any Letter of Credit with a stated amount in excess of $250,000 to the assignment of the proceeds of the letter of credit to the Administrative Agent.

(g) Such Grantor does not have Commercial Tort Claims (i) in which a suit has been filed by such Grantor, and (ii) where the amount of damages reasonably expected to be claimed exceeds $250,000, except as set forth on Item E of Schedule II .

(h) The name set forth on the signature page attached hereto is the true and correct legal name (as defined in the UCC) of such Grantor.

(i) Such Grantor has obtained a legal, valid and enforceable consent of each issuer of any Letter of Credit with a stated amount in excess of $250,000 to the assignment of the Proceeds of such Letter of Credit to the Administrative Agent and has not consented to, and is otherwise aware of, any Person (other than the Administrative Agent pursuant hereto) having control (within the meaning of Section 9.104 of the UCC) over, or any other interest in any of such Grantor’s rights in respect thereof.

SECTION 3.5. Possession of Inventory, Control; etc . Such Grantor (a) has exclusive possession and control, subject to Permitted Liens, of the Equipment and Inventory, and (b) is the sole entitlement holder of its Accounts and no other Person (other than the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Security Agreement or any other Person with respect to Permitted Liens) has “control” or “possession” of, or any other interest in, any of its Accounts or any other securities or property credited thereto except as permitted pursuant to this Security Agreement.

SECTION 3.6. Negotiable Documents, Instruments and Chattel Paper . Such Grantor has, contemporaneously herewith, delivered to the Administrative Agent possession of all originals of all Documents, Instruments, Promissory Notes, Pledged Notes and tangible Chattel Paper owned or held by such Grantor (duly endorsed, in blank, if requested by the Administrative Agent).

 

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SECTION 3.7. Intellectual Property Collateral . Such Grantor represents that except for any Patent Collateral, Trademark Collateral, and Copyright Collateral specified in Item A, Item B and Item C, respectively, of Schedule III hereto, and any and Trade Secrets Collateral, such Grantor owns and has no interests in any Intellectual Property Collateral as of the date hereof, other than the Computer Hardware and Software Collateral. Such Grantor further represents and warrants that, with respect to all Intellectual Property Collateral (a) such Intellectual Property Collateral is valid, subsisting, unexpired and enforceable and has not been abandoned or adjudged invalid or unenforceable, in whole or in part except as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (b) such Grantor is the sole and exclusive owner of the entire and unencumbered right, title and interest in and to such Intellectual Property Collateral, subject to Permitted Liens, and no claim has been made that the use of such Intellectual Property Collateral does or may, conflict with, infringe, misappropriate, dilute, misuse or otherwise violate any of the rights of any third party in any material respects, (c) such Grantor has made all necessary filings and recordations to protect its interest in such material Intellectual Property Collateral, including recordations of any of its interests in the Patent Collateral and Trademark Collateral in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and in corresponding offices throughout the world, and its claims to the Copyright Collateral in the United States Copyright Office and in corresponding offices throughout the world, and, to the extent necessary, has used proper statutory notice in connection with its use of any material patent, Trademark and copyright in any of the Intellectual Property Collateral, (d) such Grantor has taken all reasonable steps to safeguard its Trade Secrets and to its knowledge none of the Trade Secrets of such Grantor has been used, divulged, disclosed or appropriated for the benefit of any other Person other than such Grantor, (e) to such Grantor’s knowledge, no third party is infringing upon any material Intellectual Property owned or used by such Grantor in any material respect, or any of its respective licensees, (f) no settlement or consents, covenants not to sue, nonassertion assurances, or releases have been entered into by such Grantor or to which such Grantor is bound that adversely affects its rights to own or use any Intellectual Property except as would not reasonably have a Material Adverse Effect, (g) such Grantor has not made a previous assignment, sale, transfer or agreement constituting a present or future assignment, sale or transfer of any Intellectual Property for purposes of granting a security interest or as Collateral that has not been terminated or released, (h) such Grantor uses adequate standards of quality in the manufacture, distribution, and sale of all products sold and in the provision of all services rendered under or in connection with any Trademarks and has taken all commercially reasonable action necessary to insure that any licensees of any Trademarks owned by such Grantor use such adequate standards of quality, (i) the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Credit Agreement and this Security Agreement will not result in the termination or material impairment of any material portion of the Intellectual Property Collateral, and (j) such Grantor owns directly or is entitled to use by license or otherwise, any patents, trademarks, tradenames, Trade Secrets, copyrights, mask works, licenses, technology, know-how, processes and rights with respect to any of the foregoing used in, and necessary for the conduct of such Grantor’s business in any material respect.

SECTION 3.8. Authorization, Approval, etc . Except as have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect, no Governmental Approval, authorization, approval or other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any Governmental Authority or any other third party is required either (a) for the grant by such Grantor of the security interest granted hereby or for the execution, delivery and performance of this Security Agreement by such Grantor, (b) for the

 

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perfection or maintenance of the security interests hereunder including the first priority (subject to Permitted Liens) nature of such security interest (except with respect to the filing statements or, with respect to Intellectual Property Collateral, the recordation of any agreements with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office or the U.S. Copyright Office) or the exercise by the Administrative Agent of its rights and remedies hereunder, or (c) for the exercise by the Administrative Agent of the voting or other rights provided for in this Security Agreement, except (i) with respect to any Pledged Shares or Pledged Interests, as may be required in connection with a disposition of such Pledged Shares or Pledged Interests by laws affecting the offering and sale of securities generally, the remedies in respect of the Collateral pursuant to this Security Agreement and (ii) any “change of control” or similar filings required by state licensing agencies.

SECTION 3.9. Best Interests . It is in the best interests of each Grantor (other than the Borrower) to execute this Security Agreement in as much as such Grantor will, as a result of being an Affiliate or Subsidiary of the Borrower, derive substantial direct and indirect benefits from the Loans and other extensions of credit made from time to time to one or both of the Borrower by the Lenders and the Issuing Lender pursuant to the Credit Agreement, and each Grantor agrees that the Secured Parties are relying on this representation in agreeing to make such Loans and other extensions of credit pursuant to the Credit Agreement to the Borrower.

SECTION 3.10. Certificated Equipment . The aggregate book value of all Certificated Equipment owned by all Grantors as to which the relevant certificates of title have not been endorsed and delivered to the Administrative Agent, is less than $3,000,000.

SECTION 3.11. Reaffirmation of Representations and Warranties . All of the representations and warranties made by the Borrower or any other Obligor regarding any Grantor in the Credit Agreement or in any other Credit Document are true and correct in all respects as if such representations and warranties were incorporated herein in their entirety and made by such Grantor.

ARTICLE IV

COVENANTS

Each Grantor covenants and agrees that, until the Termination Date, it will perform, comply with and be bound by the obligations set forth below.

SECTION 4.1. As to Investment Property, etc .

(a) Equity Interests of Subsidiaries . No Grantor shall allow or permit any of its Subsidiaries (i) that is a corporation, business trust, joint stock company or similar Person, to issue Uncertificated Securities, unless such Person promptly takes the actions set forth in Section 4.1(b)(ii) with respect to any such Uncertificated Securities, (ii) that is a partnership or limited liability company, to (A) issue Equity Interests that are to be dealt in or traded on securities exchanges or in securities markets, (B) expressly provide in its organizational documents that its Equity Interests are securities governed by Article 8 of the UCC, or (C) place such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests in a Securities Account, unless

 

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such Person promptly takes the actions set forth in Section 4.1(b)(ii) with respect to any such Equity Interests , and (iii) to issue Equity Interests in addition to or in substitution for the Pledged Property or any other Equity Interests pledged hereunder, except for additional Equity Interests issued to such Grantor; provided that (A) such Equity Interests are immediately pledged and delivered to the Administrative Agent, and (B) such Grantor delivers a supplement to Schedule I to the Administrative Agent identifying such new Equity Interests as Pledged Property, in each case pursuant to the terms of this Security Agreement. No Grantor shall permit any of its Subsidiaries to issue any warrants, options, contracts or other commitments or other securities that are convertible to any of the foregoing or that entitle any Person to purchase any of the foregoing, and except for this Security Agreement or any other Credit Document, shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, enter into any agreement creating any restriction or condition upon the transfer, voting or control of any Pledged Property.

(b) Investment Property (other than Certificated Securities) . With respect to any Deposit Accounts, Securities Accounts, Commodity Accounts, Commodity Contracts or Security Entitlements constituting Investment Property owned or held by any Grantor, such Grantor will, unless otherwise permitted under the Credit Agreement, upon the Administrative Agent’s request either (i) cause the intermediary maintaining such Investment Property to execute a Control Agreement relating to such Investment Property pursuant to which such intermediary agrees to comply with the Administrative Agent’s instructions with respect to such Investment Property without further consent by such Grantor, or (ii) transfer such Investment Property to intermediary’s that have or will agree to execute such Control Agreements. With respect to any Uncertificated Securities (other than Uncertificated Securities credited to a Securities Account) constituting Investment Property owned or held by any Grantor, such Grantor will cause the Pledged Interests Issuer or other issuer of such securities to either (i) register the Administrative Agent as the registered owner thereof on the books and records of the issuer, or (ii) execute a Control Agreement relating to such Investment Property pursuant to which the Pledged Interests Issuer or other issuer agrees to comply with the Administrative Agent’s instructions with respect to such Uncertificated Securities without further consent by such Grantor.

(c) Certificated Securities (Stock Powers) . Each Grantor agrees that all Pledged Shares (and all other certificated shares of Equity Interests constituting Collateral) delivered by such Grantor pursuant to this Security Agreement will be accompanied by duly endorsed undated blank stock powers, or other equivalent instruments of transfer acceptable to the Administrative Agent. Each Grantor will, from time to time upon the request of the Administrative Agent, promptly deliver to the Administrative Agent such stock powers, instruments and similar documents, satisfactory in form and substance to the Administrative Agent, with respect to the Collateral as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request and will, from time to time upon the request of the Administrative Agent during the occurrence of any Default, promptly transfer any Pledged Shares, Pledged Interests or other shares of Equity Interests constituting Collateral into the name of any nominee designated by the Administrative Agent.

 

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(d) Continuous Pledge . Each Grantor will (subject to the terms of the Credit Agreement) deliver to the Administrative Agent and at all times keep pledged to the Administrative Agent pursuant hereto, on a first-priority, perfected basis all Pledged Property, Investment Property, all Dividends and Distributions with respect thereto, all Payment Intangibles to the extent they are evidenced by a Document, Instrument, Promissory Note or Chattel Paper, and all interest and principal with respect to such Payment Intangibles, and all Proceeds and rights from time to time received by or distributable to such Grantor in respect of any of the foregoing Collateral. Each Grantor agrees that it will, promptly (but in any event no later than ten (10) Business Days) following receipt thereof, deliver to the Administrative Agent possession of all originals of Pledged Interests, Pledged Shares, Pledged Notes and any other Pledged Property, negotiable Documents, Instruments, Promissory Notes and Chattel Paper that it acquires following the Effective Date and shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a supplement to Schedule I identifying any such new Pledged Interests, Pledged Shares, Pledged Notes or other Pledged Property.

(e) Voting Rights; Dividends, etc . Each Grantor agrees:

(i) that promptly upon receipt of notice of the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default from the Administrative Agent and without any request therefor by the Administrative Agent, so long as such Event of Default shall continue, to deliver (properly endorsed where required hereby or requested by the Administrative Agent) to the Administrative Agent all Distributions with respect to Investment Property, all interest principal and other cash payments on Payment Intangibles, the Pledged Property and all Proceeds of the Pledged Property or any other Collateral, in case thereafter received by such Grantor, all of which shall be held by the Administrative Agent as additional Collateral; and

(ii) if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and the Administrative Agent has notified such Grantor of the Administrative Agent’s intention to exercise its voting power under this Section 4.1(e)(iii),

(A) the Administrative Agent may exercise (to the exclusion of such Grantor) the voting power and all other incidental rights of ownership with respect to any Pledged Shares, Investment Property or other Equity Interests constituting Collateral. EACH GRANTOR HEREBY GRANTS THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AN IRREVOCABLE PROXY (WHICH IRREVOCABLE PROXY SHALL CONTINUE IN EFFECT UNTIL SUCH DEFAULT SHALL HAVE BEEN CURED OR WAIVED) EXERCISABLE UNDER SUCH CIRCUMSTANCES, TO VOTE THE PLEDGED SHARES, PLEDGED INTERESTS, INVESTMENT PROPERTY AND SUCH OTHER COLLATERAL ; AND

 

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(B) promptly to deliver to the Administrative Agent such additional proxies and other documents as may be necessary to allow the Administrative Agent to exercise such voting power.

All Distributions, interest, principal, cash payments, Payment Intangibles and Proceeds that may at any time and from time to time be held by any Grantor but which such Grantor is then obligated to deliver to the Administrative Agent, shall, until delivery to the Administrative Agent, be held by such Grantor separate and apart from its other property in trust for the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent agrees that unless a Default shall have occurred and be continuing and the Administrative Agent shall have given the notice referred to in Section 4.1 (e) , each Grantor shall be entitled to receive and retain all Distributions and shall have the exclusive voting power, and is granted a proxy, with respect to any Equity Interests (including any of the Pledged Shares) constituting Collateral. Administrative Agent shall, upon the written request of any Grantor, promptly deliver such proxies and other documents, if any, as shall be reasonably requested by such Grantor which are necessary to allow such Grantor to exercise that voting power with respect to any such Equity Interests (including any of the Pledged Shares) constituting Collateral; provided , however , that no vote shall be cast, or consent, waiver, or ratification given, or action taken by such Grantor that would violate any provision of the Credit Agreement or any other Credit Document (including this Security Agreement).

SECTION 4.2. Organizational Documents; Change of Name, etc . No Grantor will change its state of incorporation, formation or organization or its name, identity, organizational identification number or corporate structure unless such Grantor shall have (a) given the Administrative Agent at least thirty (30) days’ prior notice of such change, (b) obtained the consent of the requisite Secured Parties, if such consent is so required by the Credit Documents, and (c) taken all actions necessary or as requested by the Administrative Agent to ensure that the Liens on the Collateral granted in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lender Parties remain perfected, first-priority Liens.

SECTION 4.3. As to Accounts .

(a) Each Grantor shall have the right to collect all Accounts so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

(b) Upon (i) the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default and (ii) the delivery of notice by the Administrative Agent to each Grantor, all Proceeds of Collateral received by any Grantor shall be delivered in kind to the Administrative Agent for deposit in a Deposit Account of such Grantor (A) maintained with the Administrative Agent or (B) maintained at a depositary bank other than the Administrative Agent to which such Grantor, the Administrative Agent and the depositary bank have entered into a Control Agreement in form and substance acceptable to the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion providing that the depositary bank will comply with the instructions originated by the Administrative Agent directing disposition of the funds in the account without further consent by such Grantor (any such Deposit Accounts, together with any other Accounts pursuant to which any portion of the Collateral is deposited with the Administrative Agent, a “ Collateral Account ,” and collectively, the “ Collateral Accounts ”), and such Grantor shall not commingle any such Proceeds, and shall hold separate and apart from all other property, all such Proceeds in express trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent until delivery thereof is made to the Administrative Agent.

 

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(c) Following the delivery of notice pursuant to clause (b)(ii) , the Administrative Agent shall have the right to apply any amount in the Collateral Account to the payment of any Secured Obligations which are due and payable or in accordance with the Credit Documents.

(d) With respect to each of the Collateral Accounts, it is hereby confirmed and agreed that (i) deposits in such Collateral Account are subject to a security interest as contemplated hereby, (ii) such Collateral Account shall be under the control of the Administrative Agent and (iii) the Administrative Agent shall have the sole right of withdrawal over such Collateral Account; provided that withdrawals shall only be made during the existence of a Default.

(e) No Grantor shall adjust, settle, or compromise the amount or payment of any Receivable, nor release wholly or partly any account debtor or obligor thereof, nor allow any credit or discount thereon; provided that, a Grantor may make such adjustments, settlements or compromises and release wholly or partly any account debtor or obligor thereof and allow any credit or discounts thereon so long as (i) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, (ii) such action is taken in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practices, (iii) such action is, in such Grantor’s good faith business judgment, commercially reasonable, and (iv) the aggregate amount of such adjustments, settlements and compromises which are effected between redeterminations of the Borrowing Base under the Credit Agreement shall not exceed $200,000.

SECTION 4.4. As to Grantor’s Use of Collateral .

(a) Subject to clause (b) , each Grantor (i) may in the ordinary course of its business, at its own expense, sell, lease or furnish under the contracts of service any of the Inventory normally held by such Grantor for such purpose, and use and consume, in the ordinary course of its business, any raw materials, work in process or materials normally held by such Grantor for such purpose, (ii) shall, at its own expense, endeavor to collect, as and when due, all amounts due with respect to any of the Collateral, including the taking of such action with respect to such collection as the Administrative Agent may request following the occurrence and during the continuance of a Default or, in the absence of such request, as such Grantor may deem advisable, and (iii) may grant, in the ordinary course of business, to any party obligated on any of the Collateral, any rebate, refund or allowance to which such party may be lawfully entitled, and may accept, in connection therewith, the return of Goods, the sale or lease of which shall have given rise to such Collateral.

(b) At any time following the occurrence and during the continuance of a Default, whether before or after the maturity of any of the Secured Obligations, the Administrative Agent may (i) revoke any or all of the rights of any Grantor set forth in clause (a) , (ii) notify any parties obligated on any of the Collateral to make payment to the Administrative Agent of any amounts due or to become due thereunder, and (iii)

 

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enforce collection of any of the Collateral by suit or otherwise and surrender, release, or exchange all or any part thereof, or compromise or extend or renew for any period (whether or not longer than the original period) any indebtedness thereunder or evidenced thereby.

(c) Upon request of the Administrative Agent following the occurrence and during the continuance of a Default, each Grantor will, at its own expense, notify any parties obligated on any of the Collateral to make payment to the Administrative Agent of any amounts due or to become due thereunder.

(d) At any time following the occurrence and during the continuation of a Default, the Administrative Agent may endorse, in the name of the applicable Grantor, any item, howsoever received by the Administrative Agent, representing any payment on or other Proceeds of any of the Collateral.

SECTION 4.5. As to Equipment and Inventory and Goods . Each Grantor hereby agrees that it shall (a) keep all of the Equipment and Inventory (other than Inventory sold in the ordinary course of business) and Goods located in a jurisdiction within the United States of America or its offshore waters where all representations and warranties set forth in Article III shall be true and correct, and all action required pursuant to the second sentence of Section 4.12 shall have been taken with respect to the Equipment and Inventory and Goods, and (b) pay promptly when due all property and other taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed upon, and all claims (including claims for labor, materials and supplies) against, the Equipment and Inventory and Goods, except to the extent the validity thereof is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP have been set aside. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Grantors may keep Equipment, Inventory and Goods located in a jurisdiction outside of the United States of America or its offshore waters so long as the aggregate book value of the Equipment, Inventory and Goods located in such foreign jurisdictions does not exceed $2,500,000 at any time. With respect to Certificated Equipment now or hereafter owned by a Grantor, such Grantor shall not be required to deliver such title to the Administrative Agent or take any other action to enable the Administrative Agent perfect its Lien in such Equipment; provided that if (i) a Default has occurred and is continuing, (ii) the value of such Certificated Equipment is used in determining the OLV of Fixed Assets under the Credit Agreement or (iii) the aggregate value of Certificated Equipment as to which the relevant certificates of title have not been endorsed and delivered to the Administrative Agent shall exceed $3,000,000, then such Grantor agrees to take such action (or cause its Subsidiaries to take such action), including endorsing certificates of title or executing applications for transfer of title, as is reasonably required by the Administrative Agent to enable it to properly perfect and protect its Lien on such Certificated Equipment and to transfer the same.

 

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SECTION 4.6. As to Intellectual Property Collateral . Each Grantor covenants and agrees to comply with the following provisions as such provisions relate to any Intellectual Property Collateral material to the operations or business of such Grantor:

(a) such Grantor will not (i) do or fail to perform any act whereby any material Patent Collateral may lapse or become abandoned or dedicated to the public or unenforceable, (ii) permit any of its licensees to (A) fail to continue to use any of the Trademark Collateral in order to maintain all of the Trademark Collateral in full force free from any claim of abandonment for non-use, (B) fail to maintain as in the past the quality of products and services offered under all of the Trademark Collateral, (C) fail to employ all of the Trademark Collateral registered with any federal or state or foreign authority with an appropriate notice of such registration, (D) adopt or use any other Trademark which is confusingly similar or a colorable imitation of any of the Trademark Collateral, (E) use any of the Trademark Collateral registered with any federal, state or foreign authority except for the uses for which registration or application for registration of all of the Trademark Collateral has been made, or (F) do or permit any act or knowingly omit to do any act whereby any of the Trademark Collateral may lapse or become invalid or unenforceable, or (iii) do or permit any act or knowingly omit to do any act whereby any of the Copyright Collateral or any of the Trade Secrets Collateral may lapse or become invalid or unenforceable or placed in the public domain except upon expiration of the end of an unrenewable term of a registration thereof, unless, in the case of any of the foregoing requirements in clauses (i) , (ii)  and (iii) , such Grantor shall either (x) reasonably and in good faith determine that any of such Intellectual Property Collateral is of negligible economic value to such Grantor, or (y) the loss of the Intellectual Property Collateral would not be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect on the business;

(b) such Grantor shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent if it knows that any application or registration relating to any material item of the Intellectual Property Collateral may become abandoned or dedicated to the public or placed in the public domain or invalid or unenforceable, or of any adverse determination or development (including the institution of, or any such determination or development in, any proceeding in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the United States Copyright Office or any foreign counterpart thereof or any court) regarding such Grantor’s ownership of any of the Intellectual Property Collateral, its right to register the same or to keep and maintain and enforce the same;

(c) in no event will such Grantor or any of its agents, employees, designees or licensees file an application for the registration of any material Intellectual Property Collateral with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the United States Copyright Office or any similar office or agency in any other country or any political subdivision thereof, unless it promptly informs the Administrative Agent, and upon request of the Administrative Agent (subject to the terms of the Credit Agreement), executes and delivers all agreements, instruments and documents as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request to evidence the Administrative Agent’s security interest in such Intellectual Property Collateral;

(d) such Grantor will take all necessary steps, including in any proceeding before the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the United States Copyright Office or (subject to the terms of the Credit Agreement) any similar office or agency in any other country or any political subdivision thereof, to maintain and pursue any application (and to obtain the relevant registration) filed with respect to, and to maintain any registration of, each material Intellectual Property Collateral, including the filing of

 

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applications for renewal, affidavits of use, affidavits of incontestability and opposition, interference and cancellation proceedings and the payment of fees and taxes (except to the extent that dedication, abandonment or invalidation is permitted under the foregoing clause (a)  or (b) );

(e) following the obtaining of an interest in any material Intellectual Property by such Grantor, such Grantor shall deliver a supplement to Schedule II identifying such new Intellectual Property; and

(f) following the obtaining of an interest in any material Intellectual Property by such Grantor or, following the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, upon the request of the Administrative Agent, such Grantor shall deliver all agreements, instruments and documents the Administrative Agent may reasonably request to evidence the Administrative Agent’s security interest in such Intellectual Property Collateral and as may otherwise be required to acknowledge or register or perfect the Administrative Agent’s interest in any part of such item of Intellectual Property Collateral unless such Grantor shall determine in good faith (with the consent of the Administrative Agent) that any Intellectual Property Collateral is of negligible economic value to such Grantor.

SECTION 4.7. As to Letter-of-Credit Rights .

(a) Each Grantor, by granting a security interest in its Letter-of-Credit Rights to the Administrative Agent, intends to (and hereby does) collaterally assign to the Administrative Agent its rights (including its contingent rights ) to the Proceeds of all Letter-of-Credit Rights of which it is or hereafter becomes a beneficiary or assignee. Promptly following the date on which any Grantor obtains any Letter of Credit Rights after the date hereof, such Grantor shall (i) deliver a supplement to Schedule II identifying such new Letter-of-Credit Right and (ii) with respect to Letter of Credit Rights in excess of $250,000 cause the issuer of each Letter of Credit and each nominated person (if any) with respect thereto to consent to such assignment of the Proceeds thereof in a consent agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and deliver written evidence of such consent to the Administrative Agent.

(b) During the existence of an Event of Default, each Grantor will, promptly upon request by the Administrative Agent, (i) notify (and each Grantor hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to notify) the issuer and each nominated person with respect to each of the Letters of Credit that the Proceeds thereof have been assigned to the Administrative Agent hereunder and any payments due or to become due in respect thereof are to be made directly to the Administrative Agent and (ii) arrange for the Administrative Agent to become the transferee beneficiary Letter of Credit.

SECTION 4.8. As to Commercial Tort Claims . Each Grantor covenants and agrees that, until the Termination Date, with respect to any Commercial Tort Claim in excess of $250,000 individually or in the aggregate hereafter arising, it shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a supplement to Schedule II in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, identifying such new Commercial Tort Claims.

 

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SECTION 4.9. Electronic Chattel Paper and Transferable Records . If any Grantor at any time holds or acquires an interest in any electronic chattel paper or any “transferable record,” as that term is defined in Section 201 of the U.S. Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, or in Section 16 of the U.S. Uniform Electronic Transactions Act as in effect in any relevant jurisdiction, with a value in excess of $250,000, such Grantor shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent thereof and, at the request of the Administrative Agent, shall take such action as the Administrative Agent may request to vest in the Administrative Agent control (for the ratable benefit of Secured Parties) under Section 9.105 of the U.C.C. of such electronic chattel paper or control under Section 201 of the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act or, as the case may be, Section 16 of the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, as so in effect in such jurisdiction, of such transferable record. The Administrative Agent agrees with each Grantor that the Administrative Agent will arrange, pursuant to procedures reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and so long as such procedures will not result in the Administrative Agent’s loss of control, for such Grantor to make alterations to the electronic chattel paper or transferable record permitted under Section 9.105 of the U.C.C. or, as the case may be, Section 201 of the U.S. Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act or Section 16 of the U.S. Uniform Electronic Transactions Act for a party in control to allow without loss of control, unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would occur after taking into account any action by such Grantor with respect to such electronic chattel paper or transferable record.

SECTION 4.10. Transfers and Other Liens . No Grantor shall: (a) sell, assign (by operation of law or otherwise) or otherwise dispose of any of the Collateral, except Inventory in the ordinary course of business or as specifically permitted by the Credit Agreement, or (b) create or suffer to exist any Lien or other charge or encumbrance upon or with respect to any of the Collateral to secure Debt of any Person or entity, except for the security interest created by this Security Agreement and except for Liens and other charges or encumbrances specifically permitted by the Credit Agreement.

SECTION 4.11. Taxes . Each Grantor agrees to comply in all material respects with all Applicable Law, including the appropriate payment (before the same become delinquent), by, or on behalf of, such Grantor of all Taxes imposed upon such Grantor or any of its direct or indirect Subsidiaries or upon their property except to the extent being diligently contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP have been set aside on the books of such Grantor or such Subsidiaries, as applicable.

SECTION 4.12. Further Assurances, etc . Each Grantor shall warrant and defend the right and title herein granted unto the Administrative Agent in and to the Collateral (and all right, title and interest represented by the Collateral) against the claims and demands of all Persons whomsoever. Each Grantor agrees that, from time to time at its own expense, it will promptly execute and deliver all further instruments and documents, and take all further action, that may be necessary or that the Administrative Agent may reasonably request, in order to perfect, preserve and protect any security interest granted or purported to be granted hereby or to enable the Administrative Agent to exercise and enforce its rights and remedies hereunder with respect to any Collateral. Each Grantor agrees that, upon the acquisition after the date hereof by such Grantor of any Collateral, with respect to which the security interest granted hereunder is not perfected automatically upon such acquisition, to take such actions with respect to such Collateral or any part thereof as required by the Credit Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Grantor will:

(a) from time to time upon the request of the Administrative Agent, promptly deliver to the Administrative Agent such stock powers, instruments and similar documents, reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Administrative Agent, with respect to such Collateral as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request and will, from time to time upon the request of the Administrative Agent, after the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, promptly transfer any securities constituting Collateral into the name of any nominee designated by the Administrative Agent; if any Collateral shall be evidenced by an Instrument, negotiable Document, Promissory Note or tangible Chattel Paper, deliver and pledge to the Administrative Agent hereunder such Instrument, negotiable Document, Promissory Note, Pledged Note or tangible Chattel Paper duly endorsed and accompanied by duly executed instruments of transfer or assignment, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;

 

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(b) file (and hereby authorize the Administrative Agent to file after delivery of a copy thereof to such Grantor) such filing statements or continuation statements, or amendments thereto, and such other instruments or notices (including any assignment of claim form under or pursuant to the federal assignment of claims statute, 31 U.S.C. § 3726, any successor or amended version thereof or any regulation promulgated under or pursuant to any version thereof), as may be necessary or that the Administrative Agent may request in order to perfect and preserve the security interests and other rights granted or purported to be granted to the Administrative Agent hereby. The authorization contained in this Section 4.12 shall be irrevocable and continuing until the Termination Date;

(c) deliver to the Administrative Agent and at all times keep pledged to the Administrative Agent pursuant hereto, on a first-priority, perfected basis, at the request of the Administrative Agent, all Investment Property constituting Collateral (except for Permitted Liens), all Distributions with respect thereto (which shall only be delivered to the Administrative Agent during the continuance of a Default), and all interest and principal with respect to Promissory Notes, and all Proceeds and rights from time to time received by or distributable to such Grantor in respect of any of the foregoing Collateral;

(d) not take or omit to take any action the taking or the omission of which would result in any impairment or alteration of any obligation of the maker of any Payment Intangible or other Instrument constituting Collateral, except as provided in Section 4.4 ;

(e) not create any tangible Chattel Paper without placing a legend on such tangible Chattel Paper reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent indicating that the Administrative Agent has a security interest in such Chattel Paper;

 

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(f) furnish to the Administrative Agent, from time to time at the Administrative Agent’s request, statements and schedules further identifying and describing the Collateral and such other reports in connection with the Collateral as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request, all in reasonable detail; and

(g) do all things reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent in accordance with this Security Agreement in order to enable the Administrative Agent to have and maintain control over the Collateral consisting of Investment Property, Deposit Accounts, Letter-of-Credit-Rights and Electronic Chattel Paper.

Each Grantor agrees that a carbon, photographic or other reproduction of this Security Agreement or any UCC financing statement covering the Collateral or any part thereof shall be sufficient as a UCC financing statement where permitted by law. Each Grantor hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to file financing statements describing as the collateral covered thereby “all of the debtor’s personal property or assets” or words to that effect, notwithstanding that such wording may be broader in scope than the Collateral described in this Security Agreement.

ARTICLE V

THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

SECTION 5.1. Administrative Agent Appointed Attorney-in-Fact . Each Grantor hereby irrevocably appoints the Administrative Agent its attorney-in-fact, with full authority in the place and stead of such Grantor and in the name of such Grantor or otherwise, from time to time in the Administrative Agent’s discretion, following the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, to take any action and to execute any instrument which the Administrative Agent may deem necessary or advisable to accomplish the purposes of this Security Agreement, including (a) to ask, demand, collect, sue for, recover, compromise, receive and give acquittance and receipts for moneys due and to become due under or in respect of any of the Collateral, (b) to receive, endorse, and collect any drafts or other Instruments, Documents and Chattel Paper, in connection with clause (a)  above, (c) to file any claims or take any action or institute any proceedings which the Administrative Agent may deem necessary or desirable for the collection of any of the Collateral or otherwise to enforce the rights of the Administrative Agent with respect to any of the Collateral, and (d) to perform the affirmative obligations of such Grantor hereunder. EACH GRANTOR HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGES, CONSENTS AND AGREES THAT THE POWER OF ATTORNEY GRANTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION 5.1 IS IRREVOCABLE AND COUPLED WITH AN INTEREST AND SHALL BE EFFECTIVE UNTIL THE TERMINATION DATE.

SECTION 5.2. Administrative Agent May Perform . If any Grantor fails to perform any agreement contained herein, the Administrative Agent may itself perform, or cause performance of, such agreement, and the expenses of the Administrative Agent incurred in connection therewith shall be payable by such Grantor pursuant to Section 6.4 hereof and Section 9.1 of the Credit Agreement and the Administrative Agent may from time to time take any other action which the Administrative Agent reasonably deems necessary for the maintenance, preservation or protection of any of the Collateral or of its security interest therein.

 

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SECTION 5.3. Administrative Agent Has No Duty . The powers conferred on the Administrative Agent hereunder are solely to protect its interest (on behalf of the Secured Parties) in the Collateral and shall not impose any duty on it to exercise any such powers. Except for reasonable care of any Collateral in its possession and the accounting for moneys actually received by it hereunder, the Administrative Agent shall have no duty as to any Collateral or responsibility for (a) ascertaining or taking action with respect to calls, conversions, exchanges, maturities, tenders or other matters relative to any Investment Property and any other Pledged Property, whether or not the Administrative Agent has or is deemed to have knowledge of such matters, or (b) taking any necessary steps to preserve rights against prior parties or any other rights pertaining to any Collateral.

SECTION 5.4. Reasonable Care . The Administrative Agent is required to exercise reasonable care in the custody and preservation of any of the Collateral in its possession; provided , that the Administrative Agent shall be deemed to have exercised reasonable care in the custody and preservation of any of the Collateral (a) if such Collateral is accorded treatment substantially equal to that which the Administrative Agent accords its own personal property, or (b) if the Administrative Agent takes such action for that purpose as any Grantor reasonably requests in writing at times other than upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default; provided , further , that failure of the Administrative Agent to comply with any such request at any time shall not in itself be deemed a failure to exercise reasonable care.

ARTICLE VI

REMEDIES

SECTION 6.1. Certain Remedies . If any Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing:

(a) The Administrative Agent may exercise in respect of the Collateral, in addition to other rights and remedies provided for herein or otherwise available to it, all the rights and remedies of a secured party on default under the UCC (whether or not the UCC applies to the affected Collateral) and also may (i) take possession of any Collateral not already in its possession without demand and without legal process, (ii) require any Grantor to, and each Grantor hereby agrees that it will, at its expense and upon request of the Administrative Agent forthwith, assemble all or part of the Collateral as directed by the Administrative Agent and make it available to the Administrative Agent at a place to be designated by the Administrative Agent that is reasonably convenient to both parties, (iii) subject to applicable law or agreements with landlords, enter onto the property where any Collateral is located and take possession thereof without demand and without legal process, (iv) without notice except as specified below, lease, license, sell or otherwise dispose of the Collateral or any part thereof in one or more parcels at public or private sale, at any of the Administrative Agent’s offices or elsewhere, for cash, on credit or for future delivery, and upon such other terms as the Administrative Agent may deem commercially reasonable. Each Grantor agrees that, to the extent notice of sale shall be required by law, at least ten (10) days’ prior notice to the applicable Grantor of the time and place of any public sale or the time of any private sale is to be made shall constitute reasonable notification; provided , however , that with respect to Collateral that is (x)

 

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perishable or threatens to decline speedily in value, or (y) is of a type customarily sold on a recognized market (including but not limited to, Investment Property), no notice of sale or disposition need be given. For purposes of this Article VI , notice of any intended sale or disposition of any Collateral may be given by first-class mail, hand-delivery (through a delivery service or otherwise), facsimile or email, and shall be deemed to have been “sent” upon deposit in the U.S. Mails with adequate postage properly affixed, upon delivery to an express delivery service or upon electronic submission through telephonic or internet services, as applicable. The Administrative Agent shall not be obligated to make any sale of Collateral regardless of notice of sale having been given. The Administrative Agent may adjourn any public or private sale from time to time by announcement at the time and place fixed therefor, and such sale may, without further notice, be made at the time and place to which it was so adjourned.

(b) Each Grantor agrees and acknowledges that a commercially reasonable disposition of Inventory, Equipment, Goods, Computer Hardware and Software Collateral, or Intellectual Property may be by lease or license of, in addition to the sale of, such Collateral. Each Grantor further agrees and acknowledges that the following shall be deemed a reasonable commercial disposition: (i) a disposition made in the usual manner on any recognized market, (ii) a disposition at the price current in any recognized market at the time of disposition, and (iii) a disposition in conformity with reasonable commercial practices among dealers in the type of property subject to the disposition.

(c) All cash Proceeds received by the Administrative Agent in respect of any sale of, collection from, or other realization upon, all or any part of the Collateral shall be applied by the Administrative Agent against, all or any part of the Obligations as set forth in Section 7.6 of the Credit Agreement. The Administrative Agent shall not be obligated to apply or pay over for application noncash proceeds of collection or enforcement unless (i) the failure to do so would be commercially unreasonable, and (ii) the affected party has provided the Administrative Agent with a written demand to apply or pay over such noncash proceeds on such basis.

(d) The Administrative Agent may do any or all of the following: (i) transfer all or any part of the Collateral into the name of the Administrative Agent or its nominee, with or without disclosing that such Collateral is subject to the Lien hereunder, (ii) notify the parties obligated on any of the Collateral to make payment to the Administrative Agent of any amount due or to become due thereunder, (iii) withdraw, or cause or direct the withdrawal, of all funds with respect to the Collateral Account, (iv) enforce collection of any of the Collateral by suit or otherwise, and surrender, release or exchange all or any part thereof, or compromise or extend or renew for any period (whether or not longer than the original period) any obligations of any nature of any party with respect thereto, (v) endorse any checks, drafts, or other writings in the applicable Grantor’s name to allow collection of the Collateral, (vi) take control of any Proceeds of the Collateral, or (vii) execute (in the name, place and stead of the applicable Grantor) endorsements, assignments, stock powers and other instruments of conveyance or transfer with respect to all or any of the Collateral.

 

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SECTION 6.2. Securities Laws . If the Administrative Agent shall determine to exercise its right to sell all or any of the Collateral that are Equity Interests pursuant to Section 6.1 , each Grantor agrees that, upon request of the Administrative Agent, such Grantor will, at its own expense:

(a) execute and deliver, and cause (or, with respect to any issuer which is not a Subsidiary of such Grantor, use its reasonable efforts to cause) each Pledged Interests Issuer or other issuer of the Collateral contemplated to be sold and the directors and officers thereof to execute and deliver, all such instruments and documents, and do or cause to be done all such other acts and things, as may be necessary or, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent, advisable to register such Collateral under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as from time to time amended (the “ Securities Act ”), and cause the registration statement relating thereto to become effective and to remain effective for such period as prospectuses are required by law to be furnished, and to make all amendments and supplements thereto and to the related prospectus which, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent, are necessary or advisable, all in conformity with the requirements of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC applicable thereto;

(b) use its reasonable efforts to exempt the Collateral under the state securities or “Blue Sky” laws and to obtain all necessary Governmental Approvals for the sale of the Collateral, as requested by the Administrative Agent;

(c) cause (or, with respect to any issuer that is not a Subsidiary of such Grantor, use its reasonable efforts to cause) each such Pledged Interests Issuer or other issuer to make available to its security holders, as soon as practicable, an earnings statement that will satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act; and

(d) do or cause to be done all such other acts and things as may be reasonably necessary to make such sale of the Collateral or any part thereof valid and binding and in compliance with applicable law.

Each Grantor acknowledges the impossibility of ascertaining the amount of damages that would be suffered by the Administrative Agent or the Secured Parties by reason of the failure by such Grantor to perform any of the covenants contained in this Section and consequently agrees that, if such Grantor shall fail to perform any of such covenants, it shall pay, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, an amount equal to the value (as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent in good faith) of such Collateral on the date the Administrative Agent shall demand compliance with this Section 6.2 .

SECTION 6.3. Compliance with Restrictions . Each Grantor agrees that in any sale of any of the Collateral whenever an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Administrative Agent is hereby authorized to comply with any limitation or restriction in connection with such sale as it may be advised by counsel is necessary in order to avoid any violation of applicable law (including compliance with such procedures as may restrict the number of prospective bidders and purchasers, require that such prospective bidders and purchasers have certain qualifications, and restrict such prospective bidders and purchasers to Persons who will represent and agree that they are purchasing for their own account for

 

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investment and not with a view to the distribution or resale of such Collateral), or in order to obtain any required approval of the sale or of the purchaser by any Governmental Authority or official, and each Grantor further agrees that such compliance shall not result in such sale being considered or deemed not to have been made in a commercially reasonable manner, nor shall the Administrative Agent be liable nor accountable to such Grantor for any discount allowed by the reason of the fact that such Collateral is sold in compliance with any such limitation or restriction.

SECTION 6.4. Indemnity and Expenses .

(a) W ITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE PROVISIONS OF S ECTION  9.2 OF THE C REDIT A GREEMENT , EACH G RANTOR HEREBY INDEMNIFIES AND HOLDS HARMLESS THE A DMINISTRATIVE A GENT , EACH S ECURED P ARTY AND EACH OF THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS , DIRECTORS , EMPLOYEES AND AGENTS ( THE I NDEMNIFIED P ARTIES ”) FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL CLAIMS , LOSSES AND LIABILITIES ARISING OUT OF OR RESULTING FROM THIS S ECURITY A GREEMENT OR ANY OTHER C REDIT D OCUMENT ( INCLUDING , WITHOUT LIMITATION , ENFORCEMENT OF THIS S ECURITY A GREEMENT ), EXCEPT CLAIMS , LOSSES OR LIABILITIES RESULTING FROM ANY I NDEMNIFIED P ARTY S GROSS NEGLIGENCE , WILLFUL MISCONDUCT OR UNLAWFUL ACTS ; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT IT IS THE INTENTION OF THE PARTIES HERETO THAT EACH INDEMNIFIED PARTY BE INDEMNIFIED IN THE CASE OF ITS OWN NEGLIGENCE (OTHER THAN GROSS NEGLIGENCE), REGARDLESS OF WHETHER SUCH NEGLIGENCE IS SOLE OR CONTRIBUTORY, ACTIVE OR PASSIVE, IMPUTED, JOINT OR TECHNICAL . If and to the extent that the foregoing undertaking may be unenforceable for any reason, each Grantor hereby agrees to make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of each of the foregoing which is permissible under applicable law.

(b) Other than as set forth in clause (c) below, each Grantor will upon demand pay to the Administrative Agent and any local counsel the amount of any and all expenses, including the reasonable fees and disbursements of its counsel and of any experts and agents, which the Administrative Agent and any local counsel may incur in connection herewith, including without limitation in connection with the administration of this Security Agreement and the custody, preservation, use or operation of, any of the Collateral.

(c) Each Grantor will upon demand pay to the Administrative Agent and any local counsel the amount of any and all expenses, including the fees and disbursements of its counsel and of any experts and agents, which the Administrative Agent and any local counsel may incur in connection (i) the sale of, collection from, or other realization upon, any of the Collateral, (ii) the exercise or enforcement of any of the rights of the Administrative Agent and any local counsel or any of the Secured Parties hereunder, or (iii) the failure by any Grantor to perform or observe any of the provisions hereof.

SECTION 6.5. Warranties . The Administrative Agent may sell the Collateral without giving any warranties or representations as to the Collateral. The Administrative Agent may disclaim any warranties of title or the like. Each Grantor agrees that this procedure will not be considered to adversely affect the commercial reasonableness of any sale of the Collateral.

 

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ARTICLE VII

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

SECTION 7.1. Credit Document . This Security Agreement is a Credit Document executed pursuant to the Credit Agreement and shall (unless otherwise expressly indicated herein) be construed, administered and applied in accordance with the terms and provisions thereof, including Article 9 thereof.

SECTION 7.2. Binding on Successors, Transferees and Assigns; Assignment . This Security Agreement shall remain in full force and effect until the Termination Date has occurred, shall be binding upon each Grantor and its successors, transferees and assigns and, subject to the limitations set forth in the Credit Agreement, shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by each Secured Party and its successors, transferees and assigns; provided that no Grantor shall (unless otherwise permitted under the terms of the Credit Agreement or this Security Agreement) assign any of its obligations hereunder without.

SECTION 7.3. Amendments, etc . No amendment to or waiver of any provision of this Security Agreement, nor consent to any departure by any Grantor from its obligations under this Security Agreement, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Administrative Agent (on behalf of the Lenders or the Majority Lenders, as the case may be, pursuant to Section 9.3 of the Credit Agreement) and such Grantor and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given.

SECTION 7.4. Notices . Except as otherwise provided in this Security Agreement, all notices and other communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing or by facsimile and addressed, delivered or transmitted to the appropriate party at the address or facsimile number of such party specified in the Credit Agreement, on the signature pages of this Security Agreement or at such other address or facsimile number as may be designated by such party in a notice to the other party. Except as otherwise provided in this Security Agreement, any notice or other communication, if mailed and properly addressed with postage prepaid or if properly addressed and sent by pre-paid courier service, shall be deemed given when received; any such notice or other communication, if transmitted by facsimile, shall be deemed given when transmitted and electronically confirmed.

SECTION 7.5. Release of Liens . Upon (a) the Disposition of Collateral in accordance with the Credit Agreement or (b) the occurrence of the Termination Date, the security interests granted herein shall automatically terminate with respect to (i) such Collateral (in the case of clause (a) ) or (ii) all Collateral (in the case of clause (b) ). Upon any such Disposition or termination, the Administrative Agent will deliver to the applicable Grantor, at such Grantor’s sole expense, without any representations, warranties or recourse of any kind whatsoever, all Collateral held by the Administrative Agent hereunder, and execute and deliver to such Grantor such documents as such Grantor shall reasonably request to evidence such termination.

 

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SECTION 7.6. No Waiver; Remedies . In addition to, and not in limitation of Section 2.7 , no failure on the part of any Secured Party to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right. The remedies herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law.

SECTION 7.7. Headings . The various headings of this Security Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Security Agreement or any provisions thereof.

SECTION 7.8. Severability . Any provision of this Security Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such provision and such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions of this Security Agreement or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction.

SECTION 7.9. Counterparts . This Security Agreement may be executed by the parties hereto in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original and all of which shall constitute together but one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Security Agreement by facsimile shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Security Agreement.

SECTION 7.10. Consent as Holder of Equity . Each Grantor hereby consents to (a) the execution by each other Grantor of this Security Agreement and grant by each other Grantor of a security interest, encumbrance, pledge and hypothecation in all Pledged Interests and other Collateral of such other Grantor to the Administrative Agent pursuant hereto, and (b) without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Grantor consents to the transfer of any Pledged Interest to the Administrative Agent or its nominee following an Event of Default and to the substitution of the Secured Party or its nominee as a partner under the limited partnership agreement or as a member under the limited liability company agreement, in any case, as heretofore and hereafter amended.

SECTION 7.11. Additional Grantors . Additional Subsidiaries of either Borrower may from time to time enter into this Security Agreement as a Grantor. Upon execution and delivery after the date hereof by the Administrative Agent and such Subsidiary of an instrument in the form of Annex 1 , such Subsidiary shall become a Grantor hereunder with the same force and effect as if originally named as a Grantor herein. The execution and delivery of any instrument adding an additional Grantor as a party to this Security Agreement shall not require the consent of any other Grantor hereunder. The rights and obligations of each Grantor hereunder shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the addition of any new Grantor as a party to this Security Agreement.

SECTION 7.12. Conflicts with Credit Agreement . To the fullest extent possible, the terms and provisions of the Credit Agreement shall be read together with the terms and provisions of this Security Agreement so that the terms and provisions of this Security Agreement do not conflict with the terms and provisions of the Credit Agreement; provided, however, notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any of the terms or provisions of this

 

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Security Agreement conflict with any terms or provisions of the Credit Agreement, the terms or provisions of the Credit Agreement shall govern and control for all purposes; provided that the inclusion in this Security Agreement of terms and provisions, supplemental rights or remedies in favor of the Administrative Agent not addressed in the Credit Agreement shall not be deemed to be a conflict with the Credit Agreement and all such additional terms, provisions, supplemental rights or remedies contained herein shall be given full force and effect.

SECTION 7.13. Waiver of Jury Trial . EACH GRANTOR HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVE TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW ANY RIGHTS IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION BASED HEREON, OR ARISING OUT OF, UNDER, OR IN CONNECTION WITH, EACH CREDIT DOCUMENT, OR ANY COURSE OF CONDUCT, COURSE OF DEALING, STATEMENTS (WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN) OR ACTIONS OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, ANY OTHER SECURED PARTY OR ANY OBLIGOR IN CONNECTION THEREWITH. EACH GRANTOR ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT IT HAS RECEIVED FULL AND SUFFICIENT CONSIDERATION FOR THIS PROVISION (AND EACH OTHER PROVISION OF EACH OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENT TO WHICH IT IS A PARTY) AND THAT THIS PROVISION IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, EACH LENDER AND ISSUER ENTERING INTO THE CREDIT DOCUMENTS.

SECTION 7.14. Governing Law, Entire Agreement, etc . THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A CONTRACT MADE UNDER AND GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT THE VALIDITY OR PERFECTION OF THE SECURITY INTERESTS HEREUNDER, OR REMEDIES HEREUNDER, IN RESPECT OF ANY PARTICULAR COLLATERAL ARE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF A JURISDICTION OTHER THAN THE STATE OF TEXAS.

THIS WRITTEN AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENTS REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS, OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES.

THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused this Security Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by its Authorized Officer as of the date first above written.

 

GRANTORS

 

FLOTEK INDUSTRIES, INC

By:    
Name:    
Title:    

 

[LIST SUBSIDIARIES]

By:    
Name:    
Title:    

 

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ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT:

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.

By:    
Name:    
Title:    

 

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SCHEDULE I

to Pledge and Security

Agreement

ITEM A – PLEDGED INTERESTS

Common Stock

 

Pledged Interests Issuer (corporate)

   Cert. #    # of
Shares
   Authorized
Shares
   % of
Shares
Pledged
 

Padko International Incorporated

   2    50,000    500,000    100

Sooner Energy Services, Inc.

   14    1,000    2,000    100

USA Petrovalve, Inc.

   2    1,000    100,000    100

SES Holdings, Inc.

   5    18,000    2,000,000    100
   6    82,000      

Turbeco, Inc.

   4    500    100,000    100

Petrovalve, Inc.

   2    1,000    1,000    100

Material Translogistics, Inc.

   1    1,000    100,000    100

Flotek Paymaster, Inc.

   1    1,000    100,000    100

CESI Chemical, Inc.

   1    500    5,000,000    100

Teledrift Company

   2    1,000    10,000    100

Limited Liability Company Interests

 

Pledged Interests Issuer (limited liability company)

   % of Limited Liability
Company Interests Pledged
   

Type of Limited Liability

Company Interests Pledged

CAVO Drilling Motors, Ltd. Co.

   100   Membership Interests

Partnership Interests

 

Pledged Interests Issuer (partnership)

   % of Partnership
Interests Owned
   % of Partnership
Interests Pledged

NONE.

     

 

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ITEM B – PLEDGED NOTES

1. Pledged Note Issuer Description :

NONE.

 

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SCHEDULE II

to Pledge and Security

Agreement

 

Item A-1. Location of Grantor for purposes of UCC.

Flotek Industries, Inc.: Delaware

Padko International Incorporated: Oklahoma

CAVO Drilling Motors, Ltd. Co.: Texas

Sooner Energy Services, Inc.: Oklahoma

USA Petrovalve, Inc.: Texas

SES Holdings, Inc.: Oklahoma

Turbeco, Inc.: Texas Petrovalve, Inc.: Delaware

Material Translogistics, Inc.: Texas

Flotek Paymaster, Inc.: Texas

CESI Chemical, Inc.: Oklahoma

Teledrift Company: Delaware

 

Item A-2. Grantor’s place of business or principal office.

Flotek Industries, Inc.,

CAVO Drilling Motors, Ltd. Co.,

USA Petrovalve, Inc.,

Turbeco, Inc.,

Petrovalve, Inc.,

Material Translogistics, Inc.,

Flotek Paymaster, Inc., and

Teledrift Company:

2930 W. Sam Houston Pkwy N.

Houston, Texas 77043

Padko International Incorporated,

Sooner Energy Services, Inc.,

CESI Chemical, Inc., and

SES Holdings, Inc.:

1004 Plainsman Road

Marlow, Oklahoma 73055

 

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Item A-3. Taxpayer ID number.

Flotek Industries, Inc.: 90-0023731

Padko International Incorporated: 73-1443489

CAVO Drilling Motors, Ltd. Co.: 82-4815146

Sooner Energy Services, Inc.: 73-1501526

USA Petrovalve, Inc.: 76-0448098

SES Holdings, Inc.: 98-0372943

Turbeco, Inc.: 76-0228889

Petrovalve, Inc.: 76-0513130

Material Translogistics, Inc.: 73-1605226

Flotek Paymaster, Inc.: 30-0094158

CESI Chemical, Inc.: 73-1591850

Teledrift Company: 26-1869123

 

Item B. Merger or other corporate reorganization.

Description of Merger:

CESI Chemical, Inc.: Esses Inc., Equipment Specialties Inc.,

Plainsman Technology, Inc., IBS 2000, Inc. and Flotek

Acquisition Sub, Inc. were each merged into CESI Chemical, Inc.

Material Translogistics, Inc.: CESI Acquistion, Inc. was merged into Material Translogistics, Inc.

Teledrift Company: Trinity Tool, Inc. and Spidle Sales & Service, Inc. were each merged into Teledrift Company.

 

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Item C. Deposit Accounts and Securities Accounts.

Deposit Accounts :

 

Account Description

   Account Number

Wells Fargo - Flotek Industries Inc. - WellsOne Account (Master)

   412-1097273

Wells Fargo - Flotek Industries Inc. - WellsOne Account (Disbursement Acct)

   412-1097299

Wells Fargo - Flotek Industries Inc. - WellsOne Account (Payroll)

   412-1097281

Wells Fargo - Flotek Industries Inc. - WellsOne Account (Flexible Spending Acct)

   412-1097265

Wells Fargo - Cavo Drilling Motors, Ltd. Co. - Operating Account

   311-2126960

Wells Fargo - Cavo Drilling Motors, Ltd. Co. - Payroll Account

   207-9286981

Wells Fargo - Cavo Drilling Motors, Ltd. Co. - Wire Account

   160-8537088

ING Bank Alphen A/D RIJN - CESI Chemical Inc.

   68.01.14.769

BankFirst - PADKO International Incorporated

   143065451

BankFirst - PADKO International Incorporated

   500002100

BankFirst - Sooner Energy Services Inc

   4005056415

BankFirst - Sooner Energy Services, Inc CD

   4007006921

Securities Accounts :

NONE.

 

Item D. Letter of Credit Rights.

NONE.

 

Item E. Commercial Tort Claims.

NONE.

 

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SCHEDULE III – A

to Pledge and Security

Agreement

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COLLATERAL

Item A. Patent Collateral .

Issued Patents

 

Country

  

Serial No.

  

Filing Date

  

Inventor(s)

  

Title

USA    6,533,034    3/18/2003    Troy Barger    Centralized Stop Collar for Floating Centralizer
USA    5,829,952    11/3/1998    Darrel W. Shadden    Check Valve with Reversible Valve Ball and Seat
Canada    2,017,405    2/21/1995       Ball and Seat-Type Valve for Downhole Rod Pump
Venezuela    52500    10/7/1994       Ball and Seat-Type Valve for Downhole Rod Pump
USA    6,761,215    7/13/2004    James Eric Morrison and Guy Morrison, III    Downhole Separator Method
China (Peoples Republic)    ZL03824239.7    7/18/2007       Downhole Separator and Method
Eurasian Patent Organization    007040    8/18/2006       Downhole Separator and Method
USA    7,122,509    10/17/2006    John Todd Sanner, Glenn S. Penny and Roger Padgham    High Temperature Foamer Formulations for Downhole Injection

 

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Pending Patent Applications

 

Country

  

Serial No.

  

Filing Date

  

Inventor(s)

  

Title

Patent Cooperation Treaty    PCTUS9602445    2/23/1996       Improved Valve Plunger for a Ball and Seat-Type Check Valve
Australia    2003278716    8/20/2003       Downhole Separator and Method
Canada    2,497,929    8/20/2003       Downhole Separator and Method
USA    377,322    2/28/2003    John T. Pursley, David L. Holcomb and Glenn S. Penny    Composition and Process for Well Cleaning
USA    122,681    5/5/2005    John T. Pursley, David L. Holcomb and Glenn S. Penny    Composition and Process for Well Cleaning
Canada    2,478,433    2/28/2003    John T. Pursley, David L. Holcomb and Glenn S. Penny    Composition and Process for Well Cleaning
Patent Cooperation Treaty/ European Patent Office    03716227.8    2/28/2003    John T. Pursley, David L. Holcomb and Glenn S. Penny    Composition and Process for Well Cleaning
Patent Cooperation Treaty/Norwegian National    2004 4148    2/28/2003    John T. Pursley, David L. Holcomb and Glenn S. Penny    Composition and Process for Well Cleaning

 

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Country

  

Serial No.

  

Filing Date

  

Inventor(s)

  

Title

USA    339,248    1/25/2006    Michael M. Brezinski    Method of Treating a Subterranean Formation in the Presence of Ferric Ions and/or Sulfide Ions
USA    518,648    9/11/2006    Manoj Gopalan and Stephen B. Poe    Measurement While Drilling Apparatus and Method of Using the Same
Patent Cooperation Treaty    Publication No. WO/2007/033126    9/12/2006       Measurement While Drilling Apparatus and Method of Using the Same

Patent Applications in Preparation

NONE.

 

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SCHEDULE III – B

to Pledge and Security

Agreement

Item B. Trademark Collateral

NONE.

 

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SCHEDULE III – C

to Pledge and Security

Agreement

Item C. Copyright Collateral .

NONE.

 

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Annex 1 to Pledge and Security

Agreement

SUPPLEMENT NO.              dated as of                       , 20          (the “ Supplement ”), to the Pledge and Security Agreement dated as of March 31, 2008 (as amended, supplemented, restated, or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Security Agreement ”), among FLOTEK INDUSTRIES, INC., a Delaware corporation and each subsidiary of the Borrower signatory thereto (together with the Borrower, the “ Grantors ” and individually, a “ Grantor ”), in favor of WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. (“ Wells Fargo ”), as administrative agent (together with any successor(s) and assign(s) thereto, in such capacity, the “ Administrative Agent ”) for each of the Secured Parties (as defined below).

A. Reference is made to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of March 31, 2008 (as amended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), among the Borrower, the lenders from time to time parties thereto (the “ Lenders ”), Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as the Administrative Agent, as the issuing lender (in such capacity, the “ Issuing Lender ”), and as the swing line lender (in such capacity, the “ Swing Line Lender ”).

B. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Security Agreement and the Credit Agreement.

C. Section 7.11 of the Security Agreement provides that additional Subsidiaries of the Borrower may become Grantors under the Security Agreement by execution and delivery of an instrument in the form of this Supplement. The undersigned Subsidiary of the Borrower (the “ New Grantor ”) is executing this Supplement in accordance with the requirements of the Credit Agreement to become a Grantor under the Security Agreement.

Accordingly, the Administrative Agent and the New Grantor agree as follows:

SECTION 1. In accordance with Section 7.11 of the Security Agreement, the New Grantor by its signature below becomes a Grantor under the Security Agreement with the same force and effect as if originally named therein as a Grantor and the New Grantor hereby agrees (a) to all the terms and provisions of the Security Agreement applicable to it as a Grantor thereunder and (b) represents and warrants that the representations and warranties made by it as a Grantor thereunder are true and correct on and as of the date hereof. In furtherance of the foregoing, the New Grantor, as security for the payment and performance in full of the Secured Obligations (as defined in the Security Agreement), does hereby create and grant to the Administrative Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, their successors and assigns as provided in the Security Agreement, a continuing security interest in and lien on all of the New Grantor’s right, title and interest in and to the Collateral (as defined in the Security Agreement) of the New Grantor. Each reference to a “Grantor” in the Security Agreement shall be deemed to include the New Grantor. The Security Agreement is hereby incorporated herein by reference.

 

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SECTION 2. The New Grantor represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties that this Supplement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by it and constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms (subject to applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject, as to enforceability, to equitable principles of general application (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law)).

SECTION 3. This Supplement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. This Supplement shall become effective when the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts of this Supplement that, when taken together, bear the signatures of the New Grantor and the Administrative Agent. Delivery of an executed signature page to this Supplement by facsimile transmission shall be as effective as delivery of a manually signed counterpart of this Supplement.

SECTION 4. The New Grantor hereby agrees that the schedules attached to the Security Agreement are hereby supplemented by the corresponding schedules attached to this Supplement. The New Grantor hereby represents and warrants that the information provided in the schedules attached hereto are true and correct as of the date hereof.

SECTION 5. The New Grantor hereby expressly acknowledges and agrees to the terms of Section 6.4. ( Indemnity and Expenses ) of the Security Agreement and expressly acknowledges the irrevocable proxy provided in Section 4.1(e) of the Security Agreement. In furtherance thereof, NEW GRANTOR HEREBY GRANTS THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AN IRREVOCABLE PROXY (WHICH IRREVOCABLE PROXY SHALL CONTINUE IN EFFECT UNTIL THE TERMINATION DATE) EXERCISABLE UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES PROVIDED IN SECTION 4.1 OF THE SECURITY AGREEMENT, TO VOTE THE PLEDGED SHARES, PLEDGED INTERESTS, INVESTMENT PROPERTY AND SUCH OTHER COLLATERAL .

SECTION 6. Except as expressly supplemented hereby, the Security Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

SECTION 7. THIS SUPPLEMENT SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A CONTRACT MADE UNDER AND GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT THE VALIDITY OR PERFECTION OF THE SECURITY INTERESTS HEREUNDER, OR REMEDIES HEREUNDER, IN RESPECT OF ANY PARTICULAR COLLATERAL ARE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF A JURISDICTION OTHER THAN THE STATE OF TEXAS.

SECTION 8. In case any one or more of the provisions contained in this Supplement should be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, neither party hereto shall be required to comply with such provision for so long as such provision is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, but the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein and in the Security Agreement shall not in any way be affected or impaired. The parties hereto shall endeavor in good-faith negotiations to replace the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions.

 

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SECTION 9. All communications and notices hereunder shall be in writing and given as provided in the Security Agreement. All communications and notices hereunder to the New Grantor shall be given to it at the address set forth under its signature hereto.

SECTION 10. The New Grantor agrees to reimburse the Administrative Agent for its reasonable out-of-pocket expenses in connection with this Supplement, including the reasonable fees, other charges and disbursements of counsel for the Administrative Agent.

SECTION 11. NEW GRANTOR HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVE TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW ANY RIGHTS IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION BASED HEREON, OR ARISING OUT OF, UNDER, OR IN CONNECTION WITH, EACH CREDIT DOCUMENT, OR ANY COURSE OF CONDUCT, COURSE OF DEALING, STATEMENTS (WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN) OR ACTIONS OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OR ANY OTHER SECURED PARTY LENDER OR ANY GRANTOR IN CONNECTION THEREWITH. NEW GRANTOR ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT IT HAS RECEIVED FULL AND SUFFICIENT CONSIDERATION FOR THIS PROVISION (AND EACH OTHER PROVISION OF EACH OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENT TO WHICH IT IS A PARTY) AND THAT THIS PROVISION IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, EACH LENDER AND ISSUER ENTERING INTO THE CREDIT DOCUMENTS.

THIS SUPPLEMENT, THE SECURITY AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENTS, AS DEFINED IN THE CREDIT AGREEMENT REFERRED TO IN THIS SUPPLEMENT, REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT AMONG THE PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS, OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES.

THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS AMONG THE PARTIES HERETO.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the New Grantor and the Administrative Agent have duly executed this Supplement to the Security Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

[Name of New Grantor],
By:    
Name:    
Title:    
Address:    
   
   
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent
By:    
Name:    
Title:    

 

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SCHEDULES TO SUPPLEMENT NO. 1

[AS APPROPRIATE]

 

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EXHIBIT H-1

FORM OF REVOLVING NOTE

 

$                          ,

                                             

For value received, the undersigned FLOTEK INDUSTRIES, INC. , a Delaware corporation (“Borrower”), hereby promises to pay to the order of                                  (“Payee”) the principal amount of                                      No/100 Dollars ($                          ) or, if less, the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Advances (as defined in the Credit Agreement referred to below) made by the Payee (or predecessor in interest) to the Borrower, together with interest on the unpaid principal amount of the Revolving Advances from the date of such Revolving Advances until such principal amount is paid in full, at such interest rates, and at such times, as are specified in the Credit Agreement (as hereunder defined). The Borrower may make prepayments on this Revolving Note in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement.

This Revolving Note is one of the Revolving Notes referred to in, and is entitled to the benefits of, and is subject to the terms of, the Credit Agreement dated as of March 31, 2008 (as the same may be amended, restated, supplement or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among the Borrower, the lenders party thereto (the “Lenders”), and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”), Swing Line Lender and as Issuing Lender for the Lenders. Capitalized terms used in this Revolving Note that are defined in the Credit Agreement and not otherwise defined in this Revolving Note have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement. The Credit Agreement, among other things, (a) provides for the making of the Revolving Advances by the Payee to the Borrower in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the Dollar amount first above mentioned, the indebtedness of the Borrower resulting from each such Revolving Advance being evidenced by this Revolving Note, and (b) contains provisions for acceleration of the maturity of this Revolving Note upon the happening of certain events stated in the Credit Agreement and for prepayments of principal prior to the maturity of this Revolving Note upon the terms and conditions specified in the Credit Agreement.

Both principal and interest are payable in lawful money of the United States of America to the Administrative Agent at the location or address specified by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower in same day funds. The Payee shall record payments of principal made under this Revolving Note, but no failure of the Payee to make such recordings shall affect the Borrower’s repayment obligations under this Revolving Note.

This Revolving Note is secured by the Security Documents and guaranteed pursuant to the terms of the Guaranties.

This Revolving Note is made expressly subject to the terms of Section 9.11 and Section 9.12 of the Credit Agreement.

Except as specifically provided in the Credit Agreement, the Borrower hereby waives presentment, demand, protest, notice of intent to accelerate, notice of acceleration, and any other notice of any kind. No failure to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any rights hereunder on the part of the holder of this Revolving Note shall operate as a waiver of such rights.

 

Exhibit H-1

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THIS REVOLVING NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS.

THIS REVOLVING NOTE AND THE OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENTS REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT AMONG THE PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS, OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES.

THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS AMONG THE PARTIES.

 

FLOTEK INDUSTRIES, INC.
By:    
Name:    
Title:    

 

Exhibit H-1

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EXHIBIT H-2

FORM OF TERM NOTE

 

$                                                                       

For value received, the undersigned FLOTEK INDUSTRIES, INC. , a Delaware corporation (“Borrower”), hereby promises to pay to the order of                                  (“Payee”) the principal amount of                                  No/100 Dollars ($                          ) or, if less, the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Term Advances (as defined in the Credit Agreement referred to below) made by the Payee (or predecessor in interest) to the Borrower, together with interest on the unpaid principal amount of the Term Advances from the date of such Term Advances until such principal amount is paid in full, at such interest rates, and at such times, as are specified in the Credit Agreement (as hereunder defined). The Borrower may make prepayments on this Term Note in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement.

This Term Note is one of the Term Notes referred to in, and is entitled to the benefits of, and is subject to the terms of, the Credit Agreement dated as of March 31, 2008 (as the same may be amended, restated, supplement or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among the Borrower, the lenders party thereto (the “Lenders”), and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”), Swing Line Lender and as Issuing Lender for the Lenders. Capitalized terms used in this Term Note that are defined in the Credit Agreement and not otherwise defined in this Term Note have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement. The Credit Agreement, among other things, (a) provides for the making of the Term Advances by the Payee to the Borrower in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the Dollar amount first above mentioned, the indebtedness of the Borrower resulting from each such Term Advance being evidenced by this Term Note, and (b) contains provisions for acceleration of the maturity of this Term Note upon the happening of certain events stated in the Credit Agreement and for prepayments of principal prior to the maturity of this Term Note upon the terms and conditions specified in the Credit Agreement.

Both principal and interest are payable in lawful money of the United States of America to the Administrative Agent at the location or address specified by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower in same day funds. The Payee shall record payments of principal made under this Term Note, but no failure of the Payee to make such recordings shall affect the Borrower’s repayment obligations under this Term Note.

This Term Note is secured by the Security Documents and guaranteed pursuant to the terms of the Guaranties.

This Term Note is made expressly subject to the terms of Section 9.11 and Section 9.12 of the Credit Agreement.

Except as specifically provided in the Credit Agreement, the Borrower hereby waives presentment, demand, protest, notice of intent to accelerate, notice of acceleration, and any other notice of any kind. No failure to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any rights hereunder on the part of the holder of this Term Note shall operate as a waiver of such rights.

 

Exhibit H-2

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THIS TERM NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS.

THIS TERM NOTE AND THE OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENTS REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT AMONG THE PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS, OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES.

THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS AMONG THE PARTIES.

 

FLOTEK INDUSTRIES, INC.
By:    
Name:    
Title:    

 

Exhibit H-2

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EXHIBIT H-3

FORM OF SWING LINE NOTE

 

$                                                                       

For value received, the undersigned FLOTEK INDUSTRIES, INC. , a Delaware corporation (“Borrower”), hereby promises to pay to the order of                          (“Payee”) the principal amount of                              No/100 Dollars ($                          ) or, if less, the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Swing Line Advances (as defined in the Credit Agreement referred to below) made by the Payee (or predecessor in interest) to the Borrower, together with interest on the unpaid principal amount of the Swing Line Advances from the date of such Swing Line Advances until such principal amount is paid in full, at such interest rates, and at such times, as are specified in the Credit Agreement (as hereunder defined). The Borrower may make prepayments on this Swing Line Note in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement.

This Swing Line Note is one of the Swing Line Notes referred to in, and is entitled to the benefits of, and is subject to the terms of, the Credit Agreement dated as of March 31, 2008 (as the same may be amended, restated, supplement or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among the Borrower, the lenders party thereto (the “Lenders”), and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”), Swing Line Lender and as Issuing Lender for the Lenders. Capitalized terms used in this Swing Line Note that are defined in the Credit Agreement and not otherwise defined in this Swing Line Note have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement. The Credit Agreement, among other things, (a) provides for the making of the Swing Line Advances by the Payee to the Borrower in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the Dollar amount first above mentioned, the indebtedness of the Borrower resulting from each such Swing Line Advance being evidenced by this Swing Line Note, and (b) contains provisions for acceleration of the maturity of this Swing Line Note upon the happening of certain events stated in the Credit Agreement and for prepayments of principal prior to the maturity of this Swing Line Note upon the terms and conditions specified in the Credit Agreement.

Both principal and interest are payable in lawful money of the United States of America to the Administrative Agent at the location or address specified by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower in same day funds. The Payee shall record payments of principal made under this Swing Line Note, but no failure of the Payee to make such recordings shall affect the Borrower’s repayment obligations under this Swing Line Note.

This Swing Line Note is secured by the Security Documents and guaranteed pursuant to the terms of the Guaranties.

This Swing Line Note is made expressly subject to the terms of Section 9.11 and Section 9.12 of the Credit Agreement.

Except as specifically provided in the Credit Agreement, the Borrower hereby waives presentment, demand, protest, notice of intent to accelerate, notice of acceleration, and any other notice of any kind. No failure to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any rights hereunder on the part of the holder of this Swing Line Note shall operate as a waiver of such rights.

 

Exhibit H-3

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THIS SWING LINE NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS.

THIS SWING LINE NOTE AND THE OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENTS REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT AMONG THE PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS, OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES.

THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS AMONG THE PARTIES.

 

FLOTEK INDUSTRIES, INC.
By:    
Name:    
Title:    

 

Exhibit H-3

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SCHEDULE I

Pricing Schedule

The Applicable Margin with respect to Commitment Fee, Revolving Advances, Term Advances and Swing Line Advances shall be determined in accordance with the following Table based on the Borrower’s Leverage Ratio as reflected in the Compliance Certificate delivered in connection with the Financial Statements most recently delivered pursuant to Section 5.2. Adjustments, if any, to such Applicable Margin shall be effective on the date the Administrative Agent receives the applicable Financial Statements and corresponding Compliance Certificate as required by the terms of this Agreement. If the Borrower fails to deliver the Financial Statements and corresponding Compliance Certificate to the Administrative Agent at the time required pursuant to Section 5.2, then effective as of the date such Financial Statements and Compliance Certificate were required to the delivered pursuant to Section 5.2, the Applicable Margin with respect to Commitment Fee, Revolving Advances, Term Advances and Swing Line Advances shall be determined at Level VI and shall remain at such level until the date such Financial Statements and corresponding Compliance Certificate are so delivered by the Borrower. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower shall be deemed to be at Level VI described below until delivery of its unaudited Financial Statements and corresponding Compliance Certificate for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the determination of the Applicable Margin for any period shall be subject to the provisions of Section 2.8(d) .

 

Applicable Margin

  

Leverage Ratio

   Eurodollar
Advances
    Base Rate
Advances
    Commitment
Fee
 
Level I    Is less than 1.00    1.75   .75   0.25
Level II    Is equal to or greater than 1.00 but less than 1.50    2.00   1.00   0.30
Level III    Is equal to or greater than 1.50 but less than 2.00    2.25   1.25   0.35
Level IV    Is equal to or greater than 2.00 but less than 2.50    2.75   1.75   0.40
Level V    Is equal to or greater than 2.50 but less than 3.00    3.25   2.25   0.45
Level VI    Is equal to or greater than 3.00    3.75   2.75   0.50

 

Schedule I


SCHEDULE II

Commitments, Applicable Lending Offices, Contact Information

 

ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association    Address:   

1740 Broadway, MAC C7300-034

Denver, CO 80209

   Attn :    Agency Syndication
   Telephone :    (303) 863-5378
   Facsimile :    (303) 863-5533
   with a copy to:   
   Address :    1000 Louisiana, 9 th Floor
      MAC T5002-090
      Houston, Texas 77002
   Attn :    Eric Hollingsworth, Senior Vice
      President
   Telephone :    (713) 319-1354
   Facsimile :    (713) 739-1087
CREDIT PARTIES
Borrower/Guarantors    Address for Notices :
   2930 W. Sam Houston Parkway North, Suite 300
   Houston, Texas 77043
   Attn:    Lisa Meier
   Telephone :    (713) 726-5351
   Facsimile:    (713) 726-5363
LENDERS
Wells Fargo Bank, National    Domestic Lending
Association    Office :    1740 Broadway, MAC C7300-034
      Denver, CO 80209
Revolving Commitment:    Eurodollar Lending
$25,000,000    Office :    Same as Domestic Lending Office
Term Commitment:    Address for Notices :
$40,000,000       1740 Broadway, MAC C7300-034
      Denver, CO 80209
   Attn:    Agency Syndication
   Telephone:    (303) 863-5485
   Facsimile:    (303) 863-5533
   with a copy to:   
   Address :    1000 Louisiana, 9 th Floor
      MAC T5002-090
      Houston, Texas 77002
   Attn :    Eric Hollingsworth, Senior Vice
      President
   Telephone :    (713) 319-1354
   Facsimile :    (713) 739-1087

 

Schedule II

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Schedule 3.1

Owned and Leased Real Properties

Owned Real Properties

 

1. Three tracts of land known as 1004 South Plainsman Road, Marlow, Oklahoma (Stephens County)

 

2. Tract of land comprising approximately 5.18 acres, known as 1402 Fort McKavitt Street, Mason, Texas (Mason County)

 

3. Two tracts of land each comprising approximately 2.5 acres, known as 1377 and 1357 East 1500 South, Naples, Utah (Uintah County)

 

4. Tract of land comprising approximately 5.5 acres, known as 105 Pasture Drive, Evanston, Wyoming (Uinta County)

 

5. Tract of land comprising approximately 5.889 acres, known as 101 and 103 Pasture Drive, Evanston, Wyoming (Uinta County)

 

6. Two tracts of land comprising 3.69 and 3.0 acres, respectively, in Midland, Texas (Midland County)

 

7. Tract of land comprising approximately 5.0 acres located on the west line of Highway 80 S, north of US 277, south of Chicasha, OK (Grady County)

 

8. Tract of land in Wilson Acreage Tracts near Corpus Christi, Texas (Nueces County)

 

9. Lot 16 Hammun Rd Industrial Park, 1540 Business Circle, Gillette, Wyoming (Campbell County)

 

10. Lots 5 and 6 in Block 2 of Northridge Industrial Park Section 4, Norman, Oklahoma (Cleveland County)

 

11. Tract of land in Section 60, Block A-8, Wheeler County, Texas

 

12.

Tract of land comprising approximately 0.8 acres, known as 812 Southeast 83 rd Street, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (Oklahoma County)

 

13. Tract of land comprising approximately 5 acres, known as 9525 South Pole Road, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (Cleveland County)

 

Schedule 3.1

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14. Tract of land comprising approximately 1.303 acres in Carthage, Texas (Panola County)

Leased Real Properties

 

1. 2930 W. Sam Houston Pkwy N., Houston, Texas

 

2. 7030 Empire Central Drive, Houston, Texas

 

3. 6706 Calle Lozano, Houston, Texas

 

4. 103 Lafferty Drive, Broussard, Louisiana

 

5. 116 McGinnis Street, Spiro, Oklahoma

 

6. I-40 North Service Road E, Canute, Oklahoma

 

7. 1000 Hwy 182, Raceland, Louisiana

 

8. 670 W. Gunnison Ave., Grand Junction, Colorado

 

9. 7605 West Industrial, Midland, Texas

 

10.

109 16 th Street, Sheridan, Wyoming

 

11. 720 Cantwell Ln., Corpus Christi, Texas

 

12. 4306 CR 129, Odessa, Texas

 

13. 1553 Verot School Rd., Lafayette, Louisiana

 

14.

8222 Southwest 8 th Street, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

 

15. 3815-D East Texas Street, Bossier City, Louisiana

 

16. 116 Cleveland Road, Granbury, Texas

 

17. 1502 Highway 2 South, Wilberton, Oklahoma

 

18. 209 M&M Ranch Rd., Granbury, Texas

 

Schedule 3.1

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19. 11125 West County Road #117, Midland, Texas

 

20. 1515 Avenue S, Suite 207, Grand Prairie, Texas

 

Schedule 3.1

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Schedule 4.1

Organizational Information

 

Credit Party

  

Organization Type

  

Jurisdiction of Incorporation

1.      Flotek Industries, Inc.

   Corporation    Delaware

2.      Padko International Incorporated

   Corporation    Oklahoma

3.      CAVO Drilling Motors, Ltd. Co.

   Limited Liability Company    Texas

4.      Sooner Energy Services, Inc.

   Corporation    Oklahoma

5.      USA Petrovalve, Inc.

   Corporation    Texas

6.      SES Holdings, Inc.

   Corporation    Oklahoma

7.      Turbeco, Inc.

   Corporation    Texas

8.      Petrovalve, Inc.

   Corporation    Delaware

9.      Material Translogistics, Inc.

   Corporation    Texas

10.    Flotek Paymaster, Inc.

   Corporation    Texas

11.    CESI Chemical, Inc.

   Corporation    Oklahoma

12.    Teledrift Company

   Corporation    Delaware

 

Schedule 4.1


Schedule 4.11

Subsidiaries

 

1. Padko International Incorporated

 

2. CAVO Drilling Motors, Ltd. Co.

 

3. Sooner Energy Services, Inc.

 

4. USA Petrovalve, Inc.

 

5. SES Holdings, Inc.

 

6. Turbeco, Inc.

 

7. Petrovalve, Inc.

 

8. Material Translogistics, Inc.

 

9. Flotek Paymaster, Inc.

 

10. CESI Chemical, Inc.

 

11. Petrovalve International, Inc.

 

12. Teledrift Company

 

Schedule 4.11


Schedule 4.5

Owned Real Properties

 

1. Three tracts of land known as 1004 South Plainsman Road, Marlow, Oklahoma (Stephens County)

 

2. Tract of land comprising approximately 5.18 acres, known as 1402 Fort McKavitt Street, Mason, Texas (Mason County)

 

3. Two tracts of land each comprising approximately 2.5 acres, known as 1377 and 1357 East 1500 South, Naples, Utah (Uintah County)

 

4. Tract of land comprising approximately 5.5 acres, known as 105 Pasture Drive, Evanston, Wyoming (Uinta County)

 

5. Tract of land comprising approximately 5.889 acres, known as 101 and 103 Pasture Drive, Evanston, Wyoming (Uinta County)

 

6. Two tracts of land comprising 3.69 and 3.0 acres, respectively, in Midland, Texas (Midland County)

 

7. Tract of land comprising approximately 5.0 acres located on the west line of Highway 80 S, north of US 277, south of Chicasha, OK (Grady County)

 

8. Tract of land in Wilson Acreage Tracts near Corpus Christi, Texas (Nueces County)

 

9. Lot 16 Hammun Rd Industrial Park, 1540 Business Circle, Gillette, Wyoming (Campbell County)

 

10. Lots 5 and 6 in Block 2 of Northridge Industrial Park Section 4, Norman, Oklahoma (Cleveland County)

 

11. Tract of land in Section 60, Block A-8, Wheeler County, Texas

 

12.

Tract of land comprising approximately 0.8 acres, known as 812 Southeast 83 rd Street, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (Oklahoma County)

 

13. Tract of land comprising approximately 5 acres, known as 9525 South Pole Road, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (Cleveland County)

 

14. Tract of land comprising approximately 1.303 acres in Carthage, Texas (Panola County)

 

Schedule 4.5


Schedule 4.10

Environmental

NONE

 

Schedule 4.10


Schedule 6.1

Existing Debt

Seller Notes

 

    

Creditor

   Balance
1. Flotek Industries, Inc.    Spidle Bonus Pool    $ 135,000.00
2. Flotek Industries, Inc.    Agee Spidle    $ 21,872.43
3. Flotek Industries, Inc.    Rick Fladeland    $ 2,432.98
4. Flotek Industries, Inc.    Preston Phenes    $ 1,030,260.68
Auto Loans or Capital Leases      
    

Creditor/Lessor/Vehicle

   Balance

1. Turbeco, Inc.

   FMC - #38946403,   
   2004 Crown Victoria    $ 2,548.58

2. Turbeco, Inc.

   FMC - #38801151,   
   2005 F350    $ 3,628.15

3. Turbeco, Inc.

   Enterprise -   
   VIN#3D7MX48C56G218108 – FTG492    $ 15,377.97

4. Turbeco, Inc.

   Enterprise -   
   VIN#1GCHK29UX6E149333 – FTH009    $ 11,908.05

5. Turbeco, Inc.

   Enterprise -   
   VIN#1FMPU16576LA61974 – FTH261    $ 15,218.22

6. Turbeco, Inc.

   Enterprise -   
   VIN#1D7KS28C96J182853 – FTH013    $ 17,856.70

7. Turbeco, Inc.

   Enterprise -   
   VIN#3D7MX48C56G256289 – FTG902    $ 17,318.31

8. Turbeco, Inc.

   Enterprise -   
   VIN#1D7KS28C76J162455 – FTH329    $ 18,535.87

9. Turbeco, Inc.

   Enterprise -   
   VIN#1FTRX14W86KB82289 – FTH262    $ 11,682.86

 

Schedule 6.1

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10. Turbeco, Inc.

   Enterprise -   
   VIN#FTH831    $ 14,622.88

11. Turbeco, Inc.

   Enterprise -   
   VIN#FTJ155    $ 14,522.88

12. Turbeco, Inc.

   Enterprise -   
   VIN#FTJ148    $ 21,689.62

13. Turbeco, Inc.

   Enterprise -   
   VIN#FTJ632    $ 18,663.88

14. Turbeco, Inc.

   Enterprise -   
   VIN#FTJ339    $ 20,491.52

15. Turbeco, Inc.

   Enterprise -   
   VIN#1GCHK29U17E154471 – FTJ633    $ 17,343.19

16. Turbeco, Inc.

   Enterprise -   
   VIN#1GCHK29U17E154471 – FTJ634    $ 17,343.19

17. Turbeco, Inc.

   Enterprise -   
   VIN#1FMEU63E47UA82365 – FTJ798    $ 16,006.21

18. Turbeco, Inc.

   Enterprise -   
   VIN#1FDWW36P26ED92274 – FTJ933    $ 24,651.87

19. Turbeco, Inc.

   Enterprise -   
   VIN#1FTSX21557EB43579 – FTK121    $ 22,456.22

20. Turbeco, Inc.

   Enterprise -   
   VIN#1FTWX31P97EA16553 – FTK578    $ 27,731.27

21. Turbeco, Inc.

   Enterprise -   
   VIN#1FDWW36P07EA54132 – FTK307    $ 23,736.44

22. Turbeco, Inc.

   Enterprise -   
   VIN#1FAHP24107G108400 – FTK410    $ 13,945.02

23. Turbeco, Inc.

   Enterprise -   
   VIN#1FTWX31P57EB51514 – FTK133    $ 22,546.34

24. Turbeco, Inc.

   Enterprise -   
   VIN#1FTWX31P37EB51513 – FTK134    $ 22,280.77

 

Schedule 6.1

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25. Turbeco, Inc.

   Enterprise -   
   VIN#1GCHK23D37F155298 – FTK720    $ 28,971.10

26. Turbeco, Inc.

   Enterprise -   
   VIN#1FTSW21587EB43580 – FTK120    $ 24,753.23

27. Turbeco, Inc.

   Enterprise -   
   VIN#1FTPW14V17KA72106 – FTK721    $ 23,990.16

28. Turbeco, Inc.

   Enterprise -   
   VIN#1GTHK23U37F138677 – FTL036    $ 23,238.99

29. Turbeco, Inc.

   GMAC    $ 2,060.78

30. CESI Chemical, Inc.

   FMC – VIN2005,   
   2004 Lincoln Navigator    $ 5,493.42

31. CESI Chemical, Inc.

   2005 Ford Taurus - Vin 7929    $ 2,281.24

32. CESI Chemical, Inc.

   2005 Ford Taurus – Vin 1204    $ 2,651.74

33. CESI Chemical, Inc.

   2005 Ford F150 – Vin 8884    $ 7,339.26

34. Teledrift Company

   Wells Fargo – Chevy PU2500    $ 23,201.89

 

Schedule 6.1

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Schedule 6.2

Permitted Liens

The Liens on the automobiles listed on Schedule 6.1 and securing the Debt identified with respect thereto.

 

Schedule 6.2


Schedule 6.3

Permitted Investments

NONE

 

Schedule 6.3

Exhibit 10.3

SECOND AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

This SECOND AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (“ Agreement ”) made effective as of March 13, 2009 (the “ Effective Date ”) is among Flotek Industries, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Borrower ”), the Lenders (as defined below), and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent (as defined below), Issuing Lender (as defined below), and Swing Line Lender (as defined below) for the Lenders.

RECITALS

A. The Borrower is party to that certain Credit Agreement dated as of March 31, 2008, among the Borrower, the lenders party thereto from time to time (the “ Lenders ”), and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “ Administrative Agent ”), issuing lender (in such capacity, the “ Issuing Lender ”), and swing line lender (in such capacity, the “ Swing Line Lender ”), as amended by that certain First Amendment and Temporary Waiver Agreement (the “ Temporary Waiver Agreement ”) made effective as of February 11, 2009 (as so amended, the “ Credit Agreement ”).

B. Pursuant to the Temporary Waiver Agreement, the Lenders temporarily waived the possible Event of Default (as defined in the Credit Agreement) under the Credit Agreement resulting from the Borrower’s failure to comply with the minimum net worth covenant set forth in Section 6.17 of the Credit Agreement for the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2008 (“ Existing Default ”).

C. The parties hereto wish to, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, (1) provide for a permanent waiver of the Existing Default, and (2) make certain amendments to the Credit Agreement.

THEREFORE, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

Section 1. Defined Terms; Other Definitional Provisions . As used in this Agreement, each of the terms defined in the opening paragraph and the Recitals above shall have the meanings assigned to such terms therein. Each term defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein without definition shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Credit Agreement, unless expressly provided to the contrary. The words “hereof”, “herein”, and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. Paragraph headings have been inserted in this Agreement as a matter of convenience for reference only and it is agreed that such paragraph headings are not a part of this Agreement and shall not be used in the interpretation of any provision of this Agreement.

Section 2. Amendments to Credit Agreement .

(a) Section 1.1 (Certain Defined Terms) . Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the defined terms “ Adjusted Base Rate ”, “ Applicable Margin ”, “ Borrowing Base ”, “ Commitments ”, “ Debt ”, “ Eurodollar Advance ”, Eurodollar Rate ”, “ Eurodollar Rate Reserve Percentage ”, “ Eligible Assignee ”, “ Excess Cash Flow ”, “ Fee Letter ”, “ Fixed Charges ”, “ Majority Revolving Lenders ” and “ Net Income ” in their entirety and replacing them with the following corresponding terms:

Adjusted Base Rate ” means, for any day, the fluctuating rate per annum of interest equal to the greatest of (a) the Prime Rate in effect on such day,(b) the Federal Funds Rate in effect on such day plus 1.5% and (c) a rate determined by the Administrative Agent to be the Daily One-Month LIBOR plus 1.5%. Any change in the Adjusted Base Rate due to a change in the Prime Rate, Daily One-Month LIBOR or the Federal Funds Rate shall be effective on the effective date of such change in the Prime Rate, Daily One-Month LIBOR or the Federal Funds Rate.


Applicable Margin ” means, at any time with respect to each Type of Advance, the Letters of Credit and the Commitment Fee, the percentage rate per annum which is applicable at such time with respect to such Advance, Letter of Credit or Commitment Fee as set forth in Schedule I and subject to further adjustments as set forth in Section 2.8(d).

Borrowing Base ” means, without duplication, the sum of the following, determined as of the date of the Borrowing Base Certificate then most recently delivered pursuant to this Agreement:

(a) 80% of Eligible Receivables of the Credit Parties plus

(b) an amount equal to 50% of Eligible Inventory of the Credit Parties; provided that, in no event shall the number determined under this clause (b) exceed the lesser of (i) 50% of the Borrowing Base and (ii) $5,000,000.

Any change in the Borrowing Base shall be effective as of the date of the Borrowing Base Certificate then most recently delivered pursuant to this Agreement; provided that , should the Borrower fail to deliver the Administrative Agent and the Lenders the Borrowing Base Certificate as required under Section 5.2(d), the Administrative Agent may nonetheless redetermine the Borrowing Base from time-to-time thereafter in its reasonable discretion until the Administrative Agent and the Lenders receive the required Borrowing Base Certificate, whereupon the Administrative Agent shall redetermine the Borrowing Base based on such Borrowing Base Certificate and the other terms hereof.

Commitments ” means, as to any Lender, its Revolving Commitment and its Term Commitment, if applicable.

Debt ” means, for any Person, without duplication: (a) indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money, including the face amount of any letters of credit supporting the repayment of indebtedness for borrowed money issued for the account of such Person and obligations under letters of credit and agreements relating to the issuance of letters of credit or acceptance financing, including Letters of Credit; (b) obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures,

 

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notes or other similar instruments (including the portions of such obligations which would otherwise be considered and calculated as equity or liability pursuant to the FASB Staff Position APB 14-1), (c) obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of property, services, or Acquisitions (including, without limitation, any earn-out obligations, contingent obligations, or other similar obligations associated with such purchase, and including obligations that are non-recourse to the credit of such Person but are secured by the assets of such Person, but excluding trade accounts payable); (d) obligations of such Person as lessee under Capital Leases and obligations of such Person in respect of synthetic leases; (e) obligations of such Person under any Hedging Arrangement (except that such obligations shall not constitute Debt for purposes of the calculations for compliance under Sections 6.18 through 6.20); (f) obligations of such Person owing in respect of redeemable preferred stock or other preferred Equity Interest of such Person; (g) obligations of such Person under direct or indirect guaranties in respect of, and obligations (contingent or otherwise) of such Person to purchase or otherwise acquire, or otherwise to assure a creditor against loss in respect of, indebtedness or obligations of others of the kinds referred to in clauses (a) through (f) above; (h) indebtedness or obligations of others of the kinds referred to in clauses (a) through (g) secured by any Lien on or in respect of any Property of such Person, and (i) all liabilities of such Person in respect of unfunded vested benefits under any Plan.

Eligible Assignee ” means (a) a Lender, (b) any Affiliate of a Lender approved by the Administrative Agent, (c) any Approved Fund approved by the Administrative Agent, or (d) any other Person (other than a natural Person) approved by the Administrative Agent and, unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time any assignment is effected in accordance with Section 9.7, the Borrower, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed by the Borrower and such approval to be deemed given by the Borrower if no objection is received by the Administrative Agent from the Borrower within five Business Days after notice of such proposed assignment has been provided to the Borrower; provided, however, that (i) neither the Borrower nor any Affiliate of the Borrower shall qualify as an Eligible Assignee, and (ii) approval by the Administrative Agent of an Eligible Assignee shall not be unreasonably withheld, provided however, any disapproval by the Administrative Agent of a Person that fails to meet any of the following criteria shall not be considered unreasonable: (A) any commercial bank, savings and loan association or savings bank organized under the laws of the United States of America, or any state thereof, or any other Person, that has a combined capital and surplus of less than $100,000,000, (B) any commercial bank or Person organized under the laws of any other country, or a political subdivision of any such country, which is not a member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, or (C) any commercial bank or Person organized under the laws of any other country, or a political subdivision of any such country, which is a member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and has a combined capital and surplus of less than $100,000,000.

 

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Eurodollar Advance ” means an Advance that bears interest based upon the Eurodollar Rate (other than Advances that bear interest based upon the Daily One-Month LIBOR).

Eurodollar Rate ” means a rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent pursuant to the following formula:

Eurodollar Rate =                                          Eurodollar Base Rate                                        

                                                     1.00 – Eurodollar Rate Reserve Percentage

Eurodollar Rate Reserve Percentage ” means, as of any day, the reserve percentage (expressed as a decimal, carried out to five decimal places) in effect on such day, whether or not applicable to any Lender, under regulations issued from time to time by the Federal Reserve Board for determining the maximum reserve requirement (including any emergency, supplemental or other marginal reserve requirement) with respect to liabilities or assets consisting of or including Eurocurrency Liabilities. The Eurodollar Rate for each outstanding Advance shall be adjusted automatically as of the effective date of any change in the Eurodollar Rate Reserve Percentage.

Excess Cash Flow ” means, at any time, an amount equal to (a) the Borrower’s consolidated EBITDA for the twelve month period then ended minus (b) without duplication, the sum of (i) taxes actually paid by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries during such twelve month period, (ii) Capital Expenditures of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries actually paid during such twelve month period to the extent such Capital Expenditures were permitted under Section 6.21, (iii) the consolidated Interest Expense of the Borrower actually paid during such twelve month period, and (iv) principal installment payments and optional prepayments of Term Advances made during such twelve month period; provided that, for purposes of this definition, (A) the Borrower’s consolidated EBITDA shall not include the pro forma EBITDA of any Person prior to the acquisition of such Person by the Borrower, and (B) for purposes of calculating Excess Cash Flow for the twelve month period ended December 31, 2008 and the twelve month period ending December 31, 2009, the taxes paid by the Borrower on January 3, 2009 in the amount of $2,821,000 shall be deemed to have been actually paid by the Borrower in the year 2008 and not in the year 2009.

Fee Letter ” means, collectively or individually, as the context may require (a) that certain fee letter dated as of February 4, 2008 between the Borrower and Wells Fargo, (b) that certain fee letter dated as of February 12, 2009 between the Borrower and Wells Fargo, and (c) that certain fee letter dated as of March 6, 2009 between the Borrower and Wells Fargo.

Fixed Charges ” means, with respect to any period and with respect to any Person and without duplication, the sum of (a) Interest Expense for such period, (b) the portion of all Debt scheduled to have been paid during such period, including the current portion of Capital Leases but excluding, for purposes of clarification, the mandatory payment of principal due hereunder pursuant to Section 2.5(c)(ii) below, (c) taxes paid in cash during such period and (d) the Borrower’s actual consolidated maintenance Capital Expenditures for such period.

 

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Majority Revolving Lenders ” means (a) at any time when there are more than two Revolving Lenders, Revolving Lenders (other than Lenders that are at such time Defaulting Lenders) holding more than 50% of the sum of (i) the aggregate unfunded Revolving Commitments (excluding the Revolving Commitments of Lenders that are at such time Defaulting Lenders) at such time plus (ii) the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Revolving Notes (with the aggregate amount of each Lender’s risk participation and funded participation in the Letter of Credit Exposure and Swing Line Advances being deemed as unpaid principal under such Lender’s Revolving Note but excluding the pro rata shares thereof for any Lender that is at such time a Defaulting Lender), (b) at any time when there are two Revolving Lenders, all of the Revolving Lenders (other than Lenders that are at such time Defaulting Lenders), and (c) at any time when there is only one Revolving Lender or there is only one Revolving Lender that is not then a Defaulting Lender, such Revolving Lender; provided that , at any time when all Revolving Lenders are Defaulting Lenders, then solely for purposes of clause (a), (b) and (c) above, such Revolving Lenders shall not be considered Defaulting Lenders.

Net Income ” means, for any period and with respect to any Person, the net income for such period for such Person after taxes as determined in accordance with GAAP, excluding, however, (a) extraordinary items, including (i) any net non-cash gain or loss during such period arising from the sale, exchange, retirement or other disposition of capital assets (such term to include all fixed assets and all securities) other than in the ordinary course of business, (ii) any write-up or write-down of assets, and (iii) any net gain during such period arising from the retirement or repurchase of Debt or from the conversion of Debt to Equity Interest and (b) the cumulative effect of any change in GAAP.

(b) Section 1.1 (Certain Defined Terms) . Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby further amended as follows:

(i) the defined term “ Administrative Agent ” is amended by replacing the reference to “ Article 9 ” found therein with a reference to “ Article 8 ”.

(ii) the defined term “ Eligible Receivable ” is amended by adding the following new sentence to the end thereof:

In determining the amount of an Eligible Receivable, the face amount of such Receivable shall be reduced by, without duplication, to the extent reflected in such face amount, (i) the amount of all accrued and actual discounts, claims, credits or credits pending, promotional program allowances, price adjustments, finance charges or other allowances,

 

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payables or obligations to the account debtor (including any amount that any Credit Party may be obligated to rebate to an account debtor pursuant to the terms of any agreement or understanding (written or oral)), (ii) all taxes, duties or other governmental charges included in such Receivable, and (iii) the aggregate amount of all cash received in respect of such Receivable but not yet applied by any Credit Party to reduce the amount of such Receivable.

(iii) the defined term “ Interest Period ” is amended by replacing the phrase “… one, two, three, or six months …” found therein with the phrase “… three or six months…

(iv) the defined term “ Majority Lenders ” is amended by (A) deleting “and” after the semicolon in clause (iii), (B) adding a semicolon followed by “and” to the end of clause (iv), and (C) adding the following new clause (v) to the end thereof:

(v) if there are two or more Lenders, the Revolving Commitment of, and the portion of the Revolving Advances held or deemed held by, any Lenders that is at such time a Defaulting Lender, shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of “Majority Lenders”.

(v) the defined term “ Swing Line Commitment ” is deleted in its entirety.

(c) Section 1.1 (Certain Defined Terms) . Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby further amended by adding the following new terms in alphabetical order:

Approved Fund ” means any Fund that is administered or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender.

Fund ” means any Person (other than a natural person) that is (or will be) engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its activities.

Daily One-Month LIBOR ” means, for any day, the rate of interest equal to the Eurodollar Rate then in effect for delivery for a one (1) month period.

Defaulting Lender ” means any Lender that (a) has failed to fund any portion of the Advances or participations in Letter of Credit Obligations or Swing Line Advances required to be funded by it hereunder within one Business Day of the date required to be funded by it hereunder unless, with the consent of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower (which consent may be withheld at the sole discretion of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower), such failure has been cured, (b) has indicated to the Administrative Agent that such Lender will not fund any portion of the Advances or participations in Letter of Credit Obligations or Swing Line Advances required to be funded by it hereunder, unless, with the consent of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower (which consent may be withheld at the sole discretion of the Administrative Agent and the

 

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Borrower), such Lender actually funds such Advances or participations, (c) has otherwise failed to pay over to the Administrative Agent or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder within one Business Day of the date when due, unless the subject of a good faith dispute, or unless, with the consent of the Administrative Agent (which consent may be withheld at the sole discretion of the Administrative Agent), such failure has been cured, or (d) has, or has an Affiliate that has, been deemed insolvent or become the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding.

Eurodollar Base Rate ” means (a) in determining Eurodollar Rate for purposes of the “Daily One-Month LIBOR”, the rate per annum for Dollar deposits quoted by the Administrative Agent for the purpose of calculating effective rates of interest for loans making reference to the “Daily One-Month LIBOR”, as the inter-bank offered rate in effect from time to time for delivery of funds for one (1) month in amounts approximately equal to the principal amount of the applicable Advances; provided that, the Administrative Agent may base its quotation of the inter-bank offered rate upon such offers or other market indicators of the inter-bank market as the Administrative Agent in its discretion deems appropriate including, but not limited to, the rate determined under the following clause (b), and (b) in determining Eurodollar Rate for all other purposes, the rate per annum (rounded upward to the nearest whole multiple of 1/8th of 1%) equal to the interest rate per annum set forth on the Reuters Reference LIBOR 1 page as the London Interbank Offered Rate, for deposits in Dollars at 11:00 a.m. (London, England time) two Business Days before the first day of the applicable Interest Period and for a period equal to such Interest Period; provided that, if such quotation is not available for any reason, then for purposes of this clause (b), Eurodollar Base Rate shall then be the rate determined by the Administrative Agent to be the rate at which deposits in Dollars for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period in immediately available funds in the approximate amount of the Advances being made, continued or converted by the Lenders and with a term equivalent to such Interest Period would be offered by the Administrative Agent’s London Branch (or other branch or Affiliate of the Administrative Agent) to major banks in the London interbank market in London, England by the Administrative Agent at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) on the date that is two Business Days prior to the beginning of such Interest Period.

Impacted Lender ” means (a) any Lender that is at such time a Defaulting Lender or (b) any Lender (other than the Lender serving as the Issuing Lender) with a credit rating of less than A3 (as rated by Moody’s) or a credit rating of less than A- (as rated by S&P).

Swing Line Limit ” means, for the Swing Line Lender, $10,000,000; provided that, on and after the Revolving Maturity Date, the Swing Line Limit shall be zero.

 

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(d) Section 1.3 (Accounting Terms; Changes in GAAP) . Section 1.3 of the Credit Agreement is amended as follows:

(i) Clause (a) of Section 1.3 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the following phrase from the end thereof:

, and the Borrower shall not permit any change in the method of accounting employed in the preparation of the financial statements referred to in Section 4.4 unless required to conform to GAAP or approved in writing by the Administrative Agent

(ii) Section 1.3 of the Credit Agreement is hereby further amended by adding the following new clause (c) to the end thereof:

(c) If at any time any change in GAAP would affect the computation of any financial ratio or requirement set forth in any Credit Document, and either the Borrower or the Majority Lenders shall so request, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Borrower shall negotiate in good faith to amend such ratio or requirement to preserve the original intent thereof in light of such change in GAAP (subject to the approval of the Majority Lenders); provided that , until so amended, (i) such ratio or requirement shall continue to be computed in accordance with GAAP prior to such change therein and (ii) the Borrower shall provide to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders Financial Statements and other documents required under this Agreement or as reasonably requested hereunder setting forth a reconciliation between calculations of such ratio or requirement made before and after giving effect to such change in GAAP. For the avoidance of doubt, for purposes of determining compliance with the financial covenants contained in this Agreement, any election by the Borrower to measure an item of Debt using fair value (as permitted by SFAS No. 159 or any similar accounting standard) shall be disregarded and such determination shall be made as if such election had not been made.

(e) Section 2.1 (Revolving and Term Commitments) . Section 2.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting clause (c) in its entirety and replacing it with the following:

(c) Reduction of the Commitments .

(i) Revolving Commitments . The Borrower shall have the right, upon at least three Business Days’ irrevocable notice to the Administrative Agent, to terminate in whole or reduce ratably in part the unused portion of the Revolving Commitments; provided that each partial reduction shall be in a minimum amount of $1,000,000 and in integral multiples of $1,000,000 in excess thereof. Other than as provided in Section 2.1(c)(iii) below, any reduction or termination of the Revolving Commitments pursuant to this Section 2.1(c)(i) shall be applied ratably to each Lender’s Revolving Commitment and shall be permanent, with no obligation of the Lenders to reinstate such Revolving Commitments, and the Commitment Fees shall thereafter be computed on the basis of the Revolving Commitments, as so reduced.

 

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(ii) Term Commitments . On the making of the Term Advances on the Closing Date, each Lender’s Term Commitment shall be reduced to zero. Any reduction or termination of the Term Commitments pursuant to this Section 2.1(c)(ii) shall be permanent, with no obligation of the Lenders to reinstate such Commitments.

(iii) Defaulting Lender . At any time when a Lender is then a Defaulting Lender and so long as no Default exists at such time, the Borrower, at the Borrower’s election may elect to terminate such Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Commitment hereunder; provided that (A) such termination must be of the Defaulting Lender’s entire Revolving Commitment, (B) the Borrower shall pay all amounts owed by the Borrower to such Defaulting Lender in such Lender’s capacity as a Revolving Lender under this Agreement and under the other Credit Documents (including principal of and interest on the Revolving Advances owed to such Defaulting Lender, accrued commitment fees (subject to Section 2.7(a)), and letter of credit fees but specifically excluding any amounts owing under Section 2.10 as result of such payment of Revolving Advances) and shall deposit with the Administrative Agent into the Cash Collateral Account cash collateral in the amount equal to such Defaulting Lender’s ratable share of the Letter of Credit Exposure, (C) a Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Commitment may be terminated by the Borrower under this Section 2.1(c)(iii) if and only if at such time, the Borrower has elected, or is then electing, to terminate the Revolving Commitments of all then existing Defaulting Lenders. Upon written notice to the Defaulting Lender and Administrative Agent of the Borrower’s election to terminate a Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Commitment pursuant to this clause (iii) and the payment and deposit of amounts required to be made by the Borrower under clause (B) above, (A) such Defaulting Lender shall cease to be a “Revolving Lender” hereunder for all purposes except that such Revolving Lender’s rights as a Revolving Lender under Sections 2.11, 2.13, 8.5 and 9.2 and such Revolving Lender’s obligations under Section 8.5 and all other provisions in this Agreement which expressly survive, in each case, shall continue with respect to events and occurrences occurring before or concurrently with its ceasing to be a “Revolving Lender” hereunder, (B) such Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Commitment shall be deemed terminated, and (C) such Defaulting Lender shall be relieved of its obligations hereunder as a “Revolving Lender” other than as described in clause (A) above. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the termination of commitments, rights and obligations provided for in this clause (iii) shall not affect rights and obligations that a Lender may have in its capacity as a Term Lender.

 

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(f) Section 2.2 (Letters of Credit) . Section 2.2(a) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follows:

(i) Section 2.2(a) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by (A) replacing clause (vi) in its entirety with the corresponding clause (vi) set forth below and (B) adding the following new clauses (vii), (viii) and (ix) to the end thereof:

(vi) unless such Letter of Credit is governed by (A) the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits (2007 Revision), International Chamber of Commerce Publication No. 600, or (B) the International Standby Practices (ISP98), International Chamber of Commerce Publication No. 590, in either case, including any subsequent revisions thereof approved by a Congress of the International Chamber of Commerce and adhered to by the Issuing Lender;

(vii) if any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall by its terms purport to enjoin or restrain the Issuing Lender from issuing, increasing or extending such Letter of Credit, or any Legal Requirement applicable to the Issuing Lender or any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over the Issuing Lender shall prohibit, or request that the Issuing Lender refrain from, the issuance, increase or extension of letters of credit generally or such Letter of Credit in particular or shall impose upon the Issuing Lender with respect to such Letter of Credit any restriction, reserve or capital requirement (for which the Issuing Lender is not otherwise compensated hereunder) not in effect on the Closing Date, or shall impose upon the Issuing Lender any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense which was not applicable on the Closing Date and which the Issuing Lender in good faith deems material to it;

(viii) if the issuance, increase or extension of such Letter of Credit would violate one or more policies of the Issuing Lender applicable to letters of credit generally; or

(ix) any Lender is at such time a Defaulting Lender hereunder, unless the Issuing Lender has entered into satisfactory arrangements with the Borrower or such Lender to eliminate the Issuing Lender’s risk with respect to such Lender.

(ii) Section 2.2(h) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

(h) Cash Collateral Account .

(i) If the Borrower is required to deposit funds in the Cash Collateral Account pursuant to Sections 2.2(f), 2.2(j), 2.5(c), 7.2(b) or 7.3(b), then the Borrower and the Administrative Agent shall establish the Cash Collateral Account and the Borrower shall execute any documents and agreements, including the Administrative Agent’s standard form

 

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assignment of deposit accounts, that the Administrative Agent requests in connection therewith to establish the Cash Collateral Account and grant the Administrative Agent an Acceptable Security Interest in such account and the funds therein. The Borrower hereby pledges to the Administrative Agent and grants the Administrative Agent a security interest in the Cash Collateral Account, whenever established, all funds held in the Cash Collateral Account from time to time, and all proceeds thereof as security for the payment of the Secured Obligations.

(ii) Funds held in the Cash Collateral Account shall be held as cash collateral for obligations with respect to Letters of Credit and promptly applied by the Administrative Agent at the request of the Issuing Lender to any reimbursement or other obligations under Letters of Credit that exist or occur. To the extent that any surplus funds are held in the Cash Collateral Account above the Letter of Credit Exposure during the existence of an Event of Default the Administrative Agent may (A) hold such surplus funds in the Cash Collateral Account as cash collateral for the Secured Obligations or (B) apply such surplus funds to any Secured Obligations in any manner directed by the Majority Lenders. If no Default exists, the Administrative Agent shall release any surplus funds held in the Cash Collateral Account above the Letter of Credit Exposure to the Borrower at the Borrower’s written request.

(iii) Funds held in the Cash Collateral Account may be invested in Liquid Investments maintained with, and under the sole dominion and control of, the Administrative Agent or in another investment if mutually agreed upon by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, but the Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to make any investment of the funds therein. The Administrative Agent shall exercise reasonable care in the custody and preservation of any funds held in the Cash Collateral Account and shall be deemed to have exercised such care if such funds are accorded treatment substantially equivalent to that which the Administrative Agent accords its own property, it being understood that the Administrative Agent shall not have any responsibility for taking any necessary steps to preserve rights against any parties with respect to any such funds.

(iv) Section 2.2 of the Credit Agreement is hereby further amended by adding the following new clause (j) to the end thereof:

(j) Defaulting Lender . If, at any time, a Defaulting Lender exists hereunder, then, at the request of the Issuing Lender, the Borrower shall deposit funds with the Administrative Agent into the Cash Collateral Account in an amount equal to such Defaulting Lender’s pro rata share of the Letter of Credit Exposure.

 

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(g) Section 2.3 (Swing Line Advances) . Section 2.3 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follows:

(i) Clause (a) of Section 2.3 of the Credit Agreement is hereby replaced in its entirety with the following:

(a) Facility . On the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, and if an AutoBorrow Agreement is in effect, subject to the terms and conditions of such AutoBorrow Agreement, the Swing Line Lender may, in its sole discretion, from time-to-time on any Business Day during the period from the date of this Agreement until the last Business Day occurring before the Revolving Maturity Date, make Swing Line Advances under the Swing Line Note to the Borrower which shall be due and payable on the Swing Line Payment Date (except that no Swing Line Advance may mature after the Revolving Maturity Date), bearing interest at the Adjusted Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin for Base Rate Advances, and in an aggregate outstanding principal amount not to exceed the Swing Line Limit at any time; provided that (i) after giving effect to such Swing Line Advance, the sum of the aggregate outstanding amount of all Revolving Advances plus the Letter of Credit Exposure plus the aggregate outstanding amount of all Swing Line Advances, shall not exceed the aggregate Revolving Commitments in effect at such time; (ii) no Swing Line Advance shall be made by the Swing Line Lender if the conditions set forth in Section 3.2 have not been met as of the date of such Swing Line Advance, it being agreed by the Borrower that the giving of the applicable Notice of Borrowing and the acceptance by the Borrower of the proceeds of such Swing Line Advance shall constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrower that on the date of such Swing Line Advance such conditions have been met; (iii) each Swing Line Advance shall be in an aggregate amount not less than $250,000.00 and in integral multiples of $50,000.00 in excess thereof; and (iv) if an AutoBorrow Agreement is in effect, such additional terms and conditions of such AutoBorrow Agreement shall have been satisfied, and in the event that any of the terms of this Section 2.3(a) conflict with such AutoBorrow Agreement, the terms of the AutoBorrow Agreement shall govern and control. The indebtedness of the Borrower to the Swing Line Lender resulting from Swing Line Advances shall be evidenced by the Swing Line Note. No Lender shall have any rights or obligations under any AutoBorrow Agreement, but each Lender shall have the obligation to purchase and fund risk participations in the Swing Line Advances and to refinance Swing Line Advances as provided below.

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(iii) Clause (g) of Section 2.3 of the Credit Agreement is hereby replaced in its entirety with the following:

(g) Discretionary Nature of the Swing Line Facility . Notwithstanding any terms to the contrary contained herein or in any AutoBorrow Agreement, the Swing Line facility provided herein or in any AutoBorrow Agreement (i) is an uncommitted facility and the Swing Line Lender may, but shall not be obligated to, make Swing Line Advances, and (ii) may be terminated at any time by the Swing Line Lender upon written notice to the Borrower.

(h) Section 2.5 (Prepayments) . Section 2.5 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following new sentence to the end of clause (b) thereof:

If an AutoBorrow Agreement is in effect, each prepayment of Swing Line Advances shall be made as provided in such AutoBorrow Agreement.

(i) Section 2.7 (Fees) . Section 2.7 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following proviso to the end of the first sentence thereof:

provided that , no Commitment Fee shall accrue on the Revolving Commitment of a Defaulting Lender during the period such Lender remains a Defaulting Lender.

(j) Section 2.8 (Interest) . Section 2.8(c) of the Credit Agreement is hereby replaced in its entirety with the following:

(c) Intentionally Deleted.

(k) Section 2.12 (Payments and Computations) . Section 2.12 of the Credit Agreement is hereby replaced in its entirety with the following:

Section 2.12 Payments and Computations .

(a) Payments . All payments of principal, interest, and other amounts to be made by the Borrower under this Agreement and other Credit Documents shall be made to the Administrative Agent in Dollars and in immediately available funds, without setoff, deduction, or counterclaim; provided that, the Borrower may setoff amounts owing to any Lender that is at such time a Defaulting Lender against Advances that such Defaulting Lender failed to fund to the Borrower under this Agreement (the “ Unfunded Advances ”) so long as (i) the Borrower shall have delivered prior written notice of such setoff to the Administrative Agent and such Defaulting Lender, (ii) the Advances made by the non-defaulting Lenders as part of the original Borrowing to which the Unfunded Advances applied shall still be outstanding, (iii) if such Defaulting Lender failed to fund Advances under more than one Borrowing, such setoff shall be applied in a manner satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, and (iv) upon the application of such setoff, the Unfunded Advances shall be deemed to have been made by such Defaulting Lender on the effective date of such setoff.

 

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(b) Payment Procedures . The Borrower shall make each payment under this Agreement and under the Notes not later than 11:00 a.m. (Houston, Texas time) on the day when due in Dollars to the Administrative Agent at the location referred to in the Notes (or such other location as the Administrative Agent shall designate in writing to the Borrower) in same day funds. The Administrative Agent will promptly thereafter, and in any event prior to the close of business on the day any timely payment is made, cause to be distributed like funds relating to the payment of principal, interest or fees ratably (other than amounts payable solely to the Administrative Agent or a specific Lender pursuant to Sections 2.9, 2.10, 2.11, 2.13, 2.14, and 9.2 but after taking into account payments effected pursuant to Section 9.1) in accordance with each Lender’s applicable pro rata share to the Lenders for the account of their respective Applicable Lending Offices, and like funds relating to the payment of any other amount payable to any Lender to such Lender for the account of its Applicable Lending Office, in each case to be applied in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Upon receipt of other amounts due solely to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender, the Swing Line Lender, or a specific Lender, the Administrative Agent shall distribute such amounts to the appropriate party to be applied in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

(c) Non-Business Day Payments . Whenever any payment shall be stated to be due on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day, and such extension of time shall in such case be included in the computation of payment of interest or fees, as the case may be; provided that if such extension would cause payment of interest on or principal of Eurodollar Advances to be made in the next following calendar month, such payment shall be made on the next preceding Business Day.

(d) Computations . All computations of interest for Base Rate Advances shall be made by the Administrative Agent on the basis of a year of 365/366 days and all computations of all other interest and fees shall be made by the Administrative agent on the basis of a year of 360 days, in each case for the actual number of days (including the first day, but excluding the last day) occurring in the period for which such interest or fees are payable. Each determination by the Administrative Agent of an amount of interest or fees shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.

(e) Sharing of Payments, Etc. If any Lender shall obtain any payment (whether voluntary, involuntary, through the exercise of any right of setoff, or otherwise) on account of the Advances made by it in excess of its ratable share of payments on account of the Advances or Letter of Credit Obligations obtained by the Lenders (other than as a result of a termination of a Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Commitment under Section 2.1(c)(iii), the setoff right of the Borrower under clause (a) above, or the non-pro rata application of payments provided in the last sentence of this clause (e)), such Lender shall notify the other Lenders and forthwith purchase from the other Lenders such participations in the Advances made by it or the Letter of Credit Obligations held by it as shall be necessary to cause such purchasing Lender to share the excess payment ratably with the other Lenders; provided that if all or any portion of such excess payment

 

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is thereafter recovered from such purchasing Lender, such purchase from the other Lenders shall be rescinded and each such Lender shall repay to the purchasing Lender the purchase price to the extent of such Lender’s ratable share, but without interest. The Borrower agrees that any Lender so purchasing a participation from another Lender pursuant to this Section 2.12(e) may, to the fullest extent permitted by law, exercise all its rights of payment (including the right of setoff) with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were the direct creditor of the Borrower in the amount of such participation. If a Lender fails to fund a Revolving Advance with respect to a Borrowing as and when required hereunder and the Borrower subsequently makes a repayment of any Revolving Advances, then, after taking into account any setoffs made pursuant to Section 2.12(a) above, such payment shall be applied among the non-defaulting Lenders ratably in accordance with their respective Revolving Commitment percentages until each Revolving Lender (including any Lender that is at such time a Defaulting Lender) has its percentage of all of the outstanding Revolving Advances and the balance of such repayment shall be applied among the Lenders in accordance with their Revolving Pro Rata Share.

(l) Section 2.14 (Replacement of Lenders) . Section 2.14 of the Credit Agreement is hereby replaced in its entirety with the following:

Section 2.14 Replacement of Lenders . If (a) the Borrower is required pursuant to Sections 2.8(c), 2.11 or 2.13 to make any additional payment to any Lender or the Borrower is required to pay to any Lender interest on Eurodollar Advances at a higher rate as a result of an increase in the Eurodollar Rate Reserve Percentage, (b) any Lender’s obligation to make or continue, or to convert Base Rate Advances into, Eurodollar Advances shall be suspended pursuant to 2.4(c)(iii) or 2.9 or (c) any Revolving Lender is an Impacted Lender (any such Lender described in any of the preceding clauses (a) – (c), being an “ Affected Lender ”), then (i) in the case of an Impacted Lender, the Administrative Agent may, upon notice to the Affected Lender and the Borrower, require such Affected Lender to (and such Affected Lender hereby agrees to) assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in, and consents required by, Section 9.7), all of its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement and the related Credit Documents as a Revolving Lender to an Eligible Assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment) and (ii) in the case of any Affected Lender, including an Impacted Lender, the Borrower may, upon notice to the Affected Lender and the Administrative Agent and at the Borrower’s sole cost and expense, require such Affected Lender to (and such Affected Lender hereby agrees to) assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in, and consents required by, Section 9.7), all of its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement and the related Credit Documents to an Eligible Assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment), provided that, in any event

(A) as to assignments requested by the Borrower, the Borrower shall have paid to the Administrative Agent the assignment fee specified in Section 9.7;

 

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(B) if such Affected Lender is being replaced only in its capacity as a Revolving Lender, then such Affected Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Revolving Advances, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder and under the other Credit Documents in its capacity as a Revolving Lender (excluding any amounts under Section 2.10 if such Affected Lender is a Defaulting Lender) from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Borrower (in the case of all other amounts);

(C) if such Affected Lender is being replaced only in its capacity as a Term Lender, then such Affected Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Term Advances, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder and under the other Credit Documents in its capacity as a Term Lender (excluding any amounts under Section 2.10 if such Affected Lender is a Defaulting Lender) from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Borrower (in the case of all other amounts);

(D) if such Affected Lender is being replaced in its capacity both a Term Lender and a Revolving Lender, then such Affected Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of all its Advances, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder and under the other Credit Documents in its capacity as a Term Lender and as a Revolving Lender (excluding any amounts under Section 2.10 if such Affected Lender is a Defaulting Lender) from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Borrower (in the case of all other amounts);

(E) in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under Section 2.13, such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments thereafter;

(F) such assignment does not conflict with applicable Legal Requirements; and

(G) if such Affected Lender is being replaced solely as a result of it being an Impacted Lender, then such Lender may only be replaced in its capacity as a Revolving Lender and not in its capacity as a Term Lender, if applicable.

 

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A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment or delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply. Solely for purposes of effecting any assignment involving a Defaulting Lender under this Section 2.14 and to the extent permitted under applicable Legal Requirements and permitted under the governing documents of such Lender, each Lender hereby designates and appoints the Administrative Agent as true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact, with full power and authority, for and on behalf of and in the name of such Lender to execute, acknowledge and deliver the Assignment and Acceptance required hereunder if such Lender is a Defaulting Lender and such Lender shall be bound thereby as fully and effectively as if such Lender had personally executed, acknowledged and delivered the same . Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Lender is prohibited under any applicable Legal Requirement or under any governing documents from granting the power of attorney set forth in the preceding sentence, then such Lender hereby acknowledges and agrees that money damages would not be a sufficient remedy for its breach of the terms of this Section 2.14 and the other parties hereto will be entitled to specific performance and injunctive relief as remedies for such breach. In lieu of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent replacing a Defaulting Lender as provided in this Section 2.14, the Borrower may terminate such Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Commitment as provided in Section 2.1(c)(iii).

(m) Section 3.2 (Conditions Precedent to Each Borrowing and to Each Issuance, Extension or Renewal of a Letter of Credit) . Section 3.2 of the Credit Agreement is hereby replaced in its entirety with the following:

Section 3.2 Conditions Precedent to Each Borrowing and to Each Issuance, Increase, Extension or Renewal of a Letter of Credit . The obligation of each Lender to make an Advance on the occasion of each Borrowing (including the initial Borrowing) and the obligation of the Issuing Lender to issue, increase, renew or extend a Letter of Credit (including the deemed issuance of Letters of Credit) shall be subject to the further conditions precedent that on the date of such Borrowing or such issuance, increase, renewal or extension:

(a) Representations and Warranties . As of the date of the making of any Advance or issuance, increase, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit, the representations and warranties made by any Credit Party or any officer of any Credit Party contained in the Credit Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects on such date, except that any representation and warranty which by its terms is made as of a specified date shall be required to be true and correct only as of such specified date and each request for the making of any Advance or issuance, increase, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit and the making of such Advance or the issuance, increase, renewal or extension of such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be a reaffirmation of such representations and warranties.

 

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(b) Event of Default . As of the date of the making of any Advance or issuance, increase, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit, no Default or Event of Default shall exist, and the making of such Advance or issuance, increase, renewal or extension of such Letter of Credit would not cause a Default or Event of Default.

(n) Section 5.11 (Reserved). Section 5.11 of the Credit Agreement is hereby replaced in its entirety with the following:

Section 5.11 Accounting Changes . The Borrower shall not make a change in the method of accounting from those employed in the preparation of the financial statements referred to in Section 4.4 or change the fiscal year end of the Borrower unless required to conform to GAAP or approved in writing by the Administrative Agent.

(o) Article 5 (Affirmative Covenants). Article 5 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following new Section 5.14 to the end thereof:

Section 5.14 Second Lien in Real Estate Collateral . Notwithstanding the generality of Section 5.7 above, on or prior to May 15, 2009, the Borrower shall (a) deliver to the Administrative Agent a fully executed and notarized Mortgage encumbering and granting a Lien in the Bilateral Collateral, and (b) take all such other actions as may be necessary to grant to the Administrative Agent a second priority Lien in the Bilateral Collateral subject only to the Permitted Liens, including such documents which may be required by Wells Fargo under the Bilateral Agreement in order to permit such second Lien.

(p) Section 6.2 (Liens) . Section 6.2 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing clause (l) thereof in its entirety with the following:

(l) (A) Liens existing on the Effective Date and set forth in Schedule 6.2 and covering only such property that is covered by such Lien on the Effective Date, and (B) Liens encumbering the Bilateral Collateral and granted to Wells Fargo under real estate mortgage or deed of trust in favor of Wells Fargo in effect on the Effective Date and securing the Borrower’s obligations under the Bilateral Agreement or any Guarantor’s obligations under any guaranty agreement executed in connection with the Bilateral Agreement.

(q) Section 6.17 (Minimum Net Worth) . Section 6.17 of the Credit Agreement is hereby replaced in its entirety with the following:

Section 6.17 Minimum Net Worth . The Borrower shall not permit the Borrower’s Net Worth (as defined below) as of the end of each fiscal quarter, commencing with the quarter ending March 31, 2009 to be less than an amount equal to (i) 90% of the Borrower’s Net Worth as of the end of the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2008 plus (ii) 75% of the Borrower’s consolidated Net Income for each fiscal quarter ending after December 31, 2008 in which such consolidated Net Income is greater than $0 plus (iii) an amount equal to 100% of equity issuance proceeds received by the Borrower or any Subsidiary after December 31, 2008. “Net Worth” means, as to the Borrower, the consolidated

 

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shareholder’s equity of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (determined in accordance with GAAP but excluding such portions of convertible bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments which are considered or calculated as equity pursuant to the FASB Staff Position APB 14-1).

(r) Section 6.18 (Leverage Ratio) . Section 6.18 of the Credit Agreement is hereby replaced in its entirety with the following:

Section 6.18 Leverage Ratio . The Borrower shall not permit the Leverage Ratio as of each fiscal quarter end to be more than (a) 3.00 to 1.00 for each fiscal quarter ending prior to March 31, 2009; (b) 3.35 to 1.00 for the fiscal quarter ending on March 31, 2009, (c) 3.95 to 1.00 for the fiscal quarter ending on June 30, 2009, (d) 4.80 to 1.00 for the fiscal quarter ending on September 30, 2009, (e) 5.30 to 1.00 for the fiscal quarter ending on December 31, 2009, (f) 4.60 to 1.00 for the fiscal quarter ending on March 31, 2010, (g) 3.90 to 1.00 for the fiscal quarter ending on June 30, 2010, (h) 3.40 to 1.00 for the fiscal quarter ending on September 30, 2010, and (i) 3.10 to 1.00 for each fiscal quarter ending on or after December 31, 2010 .

(s) Section 6.19 (Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio) . Section 6.19 of the Credit Agreement is hereby replaced in its entirety with the following:

Section 6.19 Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio . The Borrower shall not permit the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio as of each fiscal quarter end to be less than (a) 1.25 to 1.00 for each fiscal quarter ending prior to December 31, 2009, (b) 1.10 to 1.00 for the fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2009 and (c) 1.25 to 1.00 for each fiscal quarter ending after December 31, 2009.

(t) Section 6.21 (Capital Expenditures) . Section 6.21 of the Credit Agreement is hereby replaced in its entirety with the following:

Section 6.21 Capital Expenditures. The Borrower shall not, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, cause the aggregate Capital Expenditures expended by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in each fiscal year (or, with respect to any Subsidiary that was acquired during such fiscal year, the portion of such fiscal year that such Subsidiary was a Subsidiary) to exceed (a) $20,000,000 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, (b) $8,000,000 for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2009, and (c) $11,000,000 for each fiscal year ending after December 31, 2009.

(u) Section 7.1 (Events of Default) . Section 7.1(b) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing the reference to “ Material Adverse Effect ” found therein with a reference to “ Material Adverse Change ”.

 

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(v) Section 8.7 (Resignation of Administrative Agent and Issuing Lender) . Section 8.7 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding a semicolon and the following proviso to the end of the third sentence therein:

provided that , if the Administrative Agent or Issuing Lender shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders that no qualifying Person has accepted such appointment, then such resignation shall nonetheless become effective in accordance with such notice and (1) the retiring Administrative Agent or Issuing Lender shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Credit Documents (except that (A) in the case of any collateral security held by the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders or the Issuing Lender under any of the Credit Documents, the retiring Administrative Agent shall continue to hold such collateral security until such time as a successor Administrative Agent is appointed and (B) the retiring Issuing Lender shall remain the Issuing Lender with respect to any Letters of Credit outstanding on the effective date of its resignation or removal and the provisions affecting the Issuing Lender with respect to such Letters of Credit shall inure to the benefit of the retiring Issuing Lender until the termination of all such Letters of Credit) and (2) all payments, communications and determinations provided to be made by, to or through the retiring Administrative Agent shall instead be made by or to each Lender and the Issuing Lender directly, until such time as the Required Lenders appoint a successor Administrative Agent or Issuing Lender, as applicable, as provided for above in this paragraph.

(w) Section 8.8 (Collateral Matters) . Section 8.8 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing clause (b) in its entirety with the following clause (b) and adding the following new clause (c) to the end thereof:

(b) The Lenders hereby, and any other Secured Party by accepting the benefit of the Liens granted pursuant to the Security Documents, irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent to (i) release any Lien granted to or held by the Administrative Agent upon any Collateral (a) upon termination of this Agreement, termination of all Hedging Agreements with such Persons, termination of all Letters of Credit, and the payment in full of all outstanding Advances, Letter of Credit Obligations and all other Secured Obligations payable under this Agreement and under any other Credit Document; (b) constituting property sold or to be sold or disposed of as part of or in connection with any disposition permitted under this Agreement or any other Credit Document so long as no Default exists at the time of such release; (c) constituting property in which no Credit Party owned an interest at the time the Lien was granted or at any time thereafter; or (d) constituting property leased to any Credit Party under a lease which has expired or has been terminated in a transaction permitted under this Agreement or is about to expire and which has not been, and is not intended by such Credit Party to be, renewed or extended; and (ii) so long as no Default exists at the time of such release, release a Guarantor from its obligations under a Guaranty and any other applicable Credit Document if such Person ceases to be a Subsidiary as a result of a transaction permitted under this Agreement. Upon the request of the Administrative Agent at any time, the Secured Parties will confirm in writing the Administrative Agent’s authority to release particular types or items of Collateral pursuant to this Section 8.8.

 

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(c) Notwithstanding anything contained in any of the Credit Documents to the contrary, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, and each Secured Party hereby agree that no Secured Party shall have any right individually to realize upon any of the Collateral or to enforce the Guaranties, it being understood and agreed that all powers, rights and remedies hereunder and under the Security Documents may be exercised solely by Administrative Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties in accordance with the terms hereof and the other Credit Documents. By accepting the benefit of the Liens granted pursuant to the Security Documents, each Secured Party not party hereto hereby agrees to the terms of this paragraph (c).

(x) Section 9.3 (Waivers and Amendments) . Section 9.3 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by (i) replacing the phrase “… any other Credit Document …” found in the first sentence thereof with the phrase “… any other Credit Document (other than the Fee Letter) …” and (ii) adding the following parenthetical to the end of Section 9.3(c)(iii): (except pursuant to Section 2.15) .

(y) Section 9.8 (Confidentiality) . Section 9.8 of the Credit Agreement is hereby replaced in its entirety with the following:

Section 9.8 Confidentiality . The Administrative Agent, the Swing Line Lender, the Issuing Lender, and each Lender (each a “ Lending Party ”) agree to keep confidential any information furnished or made available to it by any Credit Party pursuant to this Agreement; provided that nothing herein shall prevent any Lending Party from disclosing such information (a) to any other Lending Party or any Affiliate of any Lending Party, or any officer, director, employee, agent, or advisor of any Lending Party or Affiliate of any Lending Party for purposes of administering, negotiating, considering, processing, implementing, syndicating, assigning, or evaluating the credit facilities provided herein and the transactions contemplated hereby, (b) to any other Person if directly incidental to the administration of the credit facilities provided herein, (c) as required by any Legal Requirement, (d) upon the order of any court or administrative agency, (e) upon the request or demand of any regulatory agency or authority, (f) that is or becomes available to the public or that is or becomes available to any Lending Party other than as a result of a disclosure by any other Lending Party prohibited by this Agreement, (g) in connection with any litigation relating to this Agreement or any other Credit Document to which such Lending Party or any of its Affiliates may be a party, (h) to the extent necessary in connection with the exercise of any right or remedy under this Agreement or any other Credit Document, and (i) to any actual or proposed participant or assignee, in each case, subject to provisions similar to those contained in this Section 9.8. NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED HEREIN, nothing in this Agreement shall (a) restrict any Lending Party from providing information to any bank or other regulatory or governmental authorities, including the Federal Reserve Board and its supervisory staff; (b) require or permit any Lending Party to disclose to any Credit Party that any information will be or was provided to the Federal Reserve Board or any of its supervisory staff; or (c) require or permit any Lending Party to inform any Credit Party of a current or upcoming Federal Reserve Board examination or any nonpublic Federal Reserve Board supervisory initiative or action.

 

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(z) Section 9.13 (Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction) . Section 9.13 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing the third sentence thereof in its entirety with the following:

Each Letter of Credit shall be governed by either (i) the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits (2007 Revision), International Chamber of Commerce Publication No. 600, or (ii) the International Standby Practices (ISP98), International Chamber of Commerce Publication No. 590, in either case, including any subsequent revisions thereof approved by a Congress of the International Chamber of Commerce and adhered to by the Issuing Lender.

(aa) Article 9 (Miscellaneous). Article 9 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following new Section 9.17 to the end thereof:

Section 9.17 Waiver of Consequential Damages, Etc. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, no Credit Party shall assert and the Borrower, on behalf of itself and its Subsidiaries, agrees not to assert, and hereby waives, any claim against any Indemnified Party, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement, any other Credit Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, any Advance or Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds thereof. No Indemnified Party referred to in Section 9.2 above shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by unintended recipients of any information or other materials distributed to such unintended recipients by such Indemnified Party through telecommunications, electronic or other information transmission systems in connection with this Agreement or the other Credit Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby other than for direct or actual damages resulting from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnified Party as determined by a final and nonappealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction.

(bb) Schedule I (Pricing Schedule) . Schedule I to the Credit Agreement is replaced in its entirety with Schedule I attached hereto.

(cc) Exhibits . Exhibit B – Form of Borrowing Base Certificate and Exhibit C – Form of Compliance Certificate to the Credit Agreement are replaced in their entirety with the corresponding Exhibit B and Exhibit C attached hereto.

Section 3. Permanent Waiver . The Lenders hereby agree, subject to the terms of this Agreement, to permanently waive the Existing Default. The waiver by the Lenders described herein is contingent upon the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 7 herein

 

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and is limited to the Existing Default. This waiver is limited to the extent described herein and shall not be construed to be a consent to or a permanent waiver of any other terms, provisions, covenants, warranties or agreements contained in the Credit Agreement or in any of the other Credit Documents or a waiver of any Default or Event of Default that may hereafter occur. The Lenders reserve the right to exercise any rights and remedies available to them in connection with any other present or future defaults with respect to the Credit Agreement or any other provision of any Credit Document.

Section 4. Representations and Warranties . The Borrower and each Guarantor represents and warrants that (a) after giving effect to this Agreement, except for the representations and warranties which are made only as of a prior date, the representations and warranties set forth in the Credit Agreement and in the other Credit Documents are true and correct in all respects as of the Effective Date and as of the date this Agreement is entered into, in each case, as if made on and as of such dates; (b) after giving effect to this Agreement, no Default has occurred and is continuing; (c) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within the limited liability company or corporate power and authority of such Person and have been duly authorized by appropriate limited liability company or corporate action and proceedings; (d) this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid, and binding obligation of such Person enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally and general principles of equity; (e) there are no governmental or other third party consents, licenses and approvals required in connection with the execution, delivery, performance, validity and enforceability of this Agreement; (f) the Liens under the Security Documents are valid and subsisting and secure the Borrower’s and such Person’s obligations under the Credit Documents, and (g) as to each Guarantor, it has no defenses to the enforcement of its Guaranty.

Section 5. Effect on Credit Documents; Acknowledgments .

(a) The Borrower and each Guarantor acknowledges that on the date hereof all Obligations are payable without defense, offset, counterclaim or recoupment.

(b) The Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender, the Swing Line Lender and the Lenders hereby expressly reserve all of their rights, remedies, and claims under the Credit Documents. Nothing in this Agreement shall constitute a waiver or relinquishment of (i) any Default or Event of Default under any of the Credit Documents, (ii) any of the agreements, terms or conditions contained in any of the Credit Documents, (iii) any rights or remedies of the Administrative Agent, Issuing Lender, the Swing Line Lender or any Lender with respect to the Credit Documents, or (iv) the rights of the Administrative Agent, Issuing Lender, the Swing Line Lender or any Lender to collect the full amounts owing to them under the Credit Documents.

(c) Each party hereto does hereby adopt, ratify, and confirm the Credit Agreement and acknowledges and agrees that the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, is and remains in full force and effect, and the Borrower and each Guarantor acknowledges and agrees that its respective liabilities under the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, or the Guaranty are not impaired in any respect by this Agreement or the waiver granted hereunder. This Agreement is a Credit Document for the purposes of the provisions of the other Credit Documents. Without limiting the foregoing, any breach of representations, warranties, and covenants under this Agreement shall be a Default or Event of Default, as applicable, under the Credit Agreement.

 

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Section 6. Reaffirmation of the Guaranty . Each Guarantor hereby ratifies, confirms, and acknowledges that its obligations under the Guaranty are in full force and effect and that such Guarantor continues to unconditionally and irrevocably guarantee the full and punctual payment of, when due, whether at stated maturity or earlier by acceleration or otherwise, all of the Guaranteed Obligations, as such Guaranteed Obligations may have been amended by this Agreement, and its execution and delivery of this Agreement does not indicate or establish an approval or consent requirement by such Guarantor in connection with the execution and delivery of amendments, consents or waivers to the Credit Agreement or any of the other Credit Documents.

Section 7. Effectiveness . This Agreement shall become effective, and the amendments provided for herein shall be effective as provided herein as of the Effective Date, upon the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:

(a) The Administrative Agent shall have received multiple original counterparts, as requested by the Administrative Agent, of this Agreement, duly and validly executed and delivered by duly authorized officers of the Borrower, the Guarantors, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender, the Swing Line Lender and the Lenders.

(b) The Administrative Agent shall have received a secretary’s certificate from the Borrower certifying (A) officers’ incumbency, (B) the resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Borrower authorizing this Agreement, and (C) true and complete copies of its organizational documents or that no changes have occurred to such organizational documents since copies of such documents were certified to the Administrative Agent with the closing of the Credit Agreement on March 31, 2008.

(c) No Default, other than the Existing Default, shall have occurred and be continuing as of the Effective Date or as of the date this Agreement is entered into.

(d) The representations and warranties in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects.

(e) The Borrower shall have paid to the Administrative Agent (i) for the account of each Lender, an amendment fee equal to 0.50% of the sum of (a) such Lender’s Revolving Commitment plus (b) such Lender’s pro rata share of the outstanding principal amount of all Term Advances; and (ii) all fees and expenses of the Administrative Agent’s outside legal counsel and other consultants pursuant to all invoices presented for payment on or prior to the Effective Date. The Borrower and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. hereby acknowledge and agree that the amendment fee provided for in clause (i) is the upfront fee referred to in the fee letter between the Borrower and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. dated March 6, 2009.

Section 8. Counterparts; Severability . This Agreement may be signed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all of which, taken together, constitute a single instrument. This Agreement may be executed by facsimile signature and all such signatures shall be effective as originals. In the event that any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement shall for any reason be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision of this Agreement.

 

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Section 9. Successors and Assigns . This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted pursuant to the Credit Agreement and the Guaranty.

Section 10. Governing Law . This Agreement shall be deemed to be a contract made under and shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas.

Section 11. Waiver of Consequential Damages . To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, no Credit Party shall assert and each Credit Party hereby agrees not to assert, and hereby waives, any claim against any Indemnified Party, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, the Credit Agreement, any other Credit Document (including this Agreement) or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, any Advance or Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds thereof.

Section 12. RELEASE : For good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, each Credit Party hereby, for itself and its successors and assigns, fully and without reserve, releases and forever discharges each Secured Party, its respective successors and assigns, officers, directors, employees, representatives, trustees, attorneys, agents and affiliates (collectively the “ Released Parties ” and individually a “ Released Party ”) from any and all actions, claims, demands, causes of action, judgments, executions, suits, debts, liabilities, costs, damages, expenses or other obligations of any kind and nature whatsoever, known or unknown, direct and/or indirect, at law or in equity, whether now existing or hereafter asserted (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY OFFSETS, REDUCTIONS, REBATEMENT, CLAIMS OF USURY OR CLAIMS WITH RESPECT TO THE NEGLIGENCE OF ANY RELEASED PARTY), for or because of any matters or things occurring, existing or actions done, omitted to be done, or suffered to be done by any of the Released Parties, in each case, on or prior to the Effective Date and are in any way directly or indirectly arising out of or in any way connected to any of this Agreement, the Credit Agreement, any other Credit Document, or any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby (collectively, the “ Released Matters ”). Each Credit Party, by execution hereof, hereby acknowledges and agrees that the agreements in this Section 12 are intended to cover and be in full satisfaction for all or any alleged injuries or damages arising in connection with the Released Matters herein compromised and settled.

Section 13. Entire Agreement . THIS AGREEMENT, THE CREDIT AGREEMENT AS AMENDED BY THIS AGREEMENT, THE NOTES, AND THE OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENTS CONSTITUTE THE ENTIRE UNDERSTANDING AMONG THE PARTIES HERETO WITH RESPECT TO THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF AND SUPERSEDE ANY PRIOR AGREEMENTS, WRITTEN OR ORAL, WITH RESPECT THERETO.

 

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THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS AMONG THE PARTIES.

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I N W ITNESS W HEREOF , the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by their respective duly authorized representatives as of the Effective Date.

 

BORROWER :
FLOTEK INDUSTRIES, INC.
By:    /s/ Jesse E. Neyman
Name: Jesse E. Neyman
Title: Chief Financial Officer
GUARANTORS :

TELEDRIFT COMPANY

FLOTEK PAYMASTER, INC.

MATERIAL TRANSLOGISTICS, INC.

PETROVALVE, INC.

TURBECO, INC.

USA PETROVALVE, INC.

SOONER ENERGY SERVICES, LLC

CESI MANUFACTURING LLC

CESI CHEMICAL, INC.

PADKO INTERNATIONAL, INC.

By:    /s/ Jesse E. Neyman
Name: Jesse E. Neyman
Title: Chief Financial Officer
FLOTEK INDUSTRIES FZE
By:    /s/ Jesse E. Neyman
Name: Jesse E. Neyman
Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

Signature Page to Second Amendment to Credit Agreement


ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT / ISSUING

LENDER / SWING LINE LENDER:

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Issuing Lender and Swing Line Lender
By:    /s/ Michael W. Nygren
Name: Michael W. Nygren
Title: Vice President

 

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LENDERS:
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., as a Revolving Lender and a Term Lender
By:    /s/ Michael W. Nygren
Name: Michael W. Nygren
Title: Vice President

 

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THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, as a Revolving Lender and a Term Lender
By:    /s/ Brian N. Thomas
Name: Brian N. Thomas
Title: Vice President
PRUDENTIAL RETIREMENT INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY, as a Revolving Lender and a Term Lender
By:    /s/ Brian N. Thomas
Name: Brian N. Thomas
Title: Vice President

 

Signature Page to Second Amendment to Credit Agreement


COMERICA BANK, as a Revolving Lender and a Term Lender
By:    /s/ Cyd Dillahunty
Name: Cyd Cillahunty
Title: Vice President

 

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SCHEDULE I

Pricing Schedule

The Applicable Margin with respect to Commitment Fee, Revolving Advances, Term Advances and Swing Line Advances shall be determined in accordance with the following Table based on the Borrower’s Leverage Ratio as reflected in the Compliance Certificate delivered in connection with the Financial Statements most recently delivered pursuant to Section 5.2. Adjustments, if any, to such Applicable Margin shall be effective on the date the Administrative Agent receives the applicable Financial Statements and corresponding Compliance Certificate as required by the terms of this Agreement. If the Borrower fails to deliver the Financial Statements and corresponding Compliance Certificate to the Administrative Agent at the time required pursuant to Section 5.2, then effective as of the date such Financial Statements and Compliance Certificate were required to the delivered pursuant to Section 5.2, the Applicable Margin with respect to Commitment Fee, Revolving Advances, Term Advances and Swing Line Advances shall be determined at Level III and shall remain at such level until the date such Financial Statements and corresponding Compliance Certificate are so delivered by the Borrower. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower shall be deemed to be at Level II described below until delivery of its unaudited Financial Statements and corresponding Compliance Certificate for the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2009. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the determination of the Applicable Margin for any period shall be subject to the provisions of Section 2.8(d) .

 

Applicable
Margin

  

Leverage Ratio

   Eurodollar
Advances
    Base Rate
Advances
    Commitment
Fee
 
Level I    Is less than 3.00    6.50   5.50   1.00
Level II    Is equal to or greater than 3.00 but less than 5.00    7.00   6.00   1.00
Level III    Is equal to or greater than 5.00    7.50   6.50   1.00

 

Schedule I


EXHIBIT B

FORM OF BORROWING BASE CERTIFICATE

[date]

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

1000 Louisiana, 9th Floor

Houston, Texas 77002

Attn: Eric Hollingsworth, Senior Vice President

Telephone: (713) 319-1354

Telecopy: (713) 739-1087

Ladies and Gentlemen:

I refer to the Credit Agreement dated as of March, 31, 2008 (as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time-to-time, the “ Credit Agreement ”; the defined terms of which are used in herein as defined therein unless otherwise defined herein) among Flotek Industries, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Borrower ”), the Lenders party thereto from time to time, and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as an administrative agent (in such capacity, the “ Administrative Agent ”), the swing line lender, and the issuing lender. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined have the meanings set forth in the Credit Agreement.

The Borrower hereby certifies that:

(a) the undersigned has no knowledge of any Defaults in the observance of any of the provisions in the Credit Agreement which existed as of                      or which exist as of the date of this letter;

(b) the amounts and calculations regarding the Borrowing Base set forth in Sections A and B on the attached Schedule A and on the accompanying supporting reports and schedules attached hereto were true and correct as of                      ;

(c) as of the date hereof the amounts and calculations set forth in Section C and D of the attached Schedule A are true and correct; and

(d) the receivables and inventory included in the Borrowing Base as calculated in Schedule A (i) conform, in all material respects, to the representations and warranties in Article IV of the Credit Agreement and the other Security Documents, to the extent such provisions applicable to Receivables or Inventory, (ii) are encumbered by an Acceptable Security Interest and subject to no other Liens (other than Permitted Liens), and (iii) are, otherwise, Eligible Receivables and Eligible Inventory, as required under the Credit Agreement.

 

Very truly yours,

FLOTEK INDUSTRIES, INC.

By:    
Name:     
Title:    

 

Exhibit B – Form of Borrowing Base Certificate

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SCHEDULE A

BORROWING BASE CALCULATION

AVAILABILITY CALCULATION

As of [DATE]:

 

A. ELIGIBLE RECEIVABLES
(1)      Receivables of Credit Parties (Receivables being the unpaid portion of the obligation, as stated on the respective invoice or other writing, of a customer of a Credit Party in respect of goods sold or services rendered by such Credit Party.)    $ __________   
     minus      
(2)      (without duplication) the sum of Receivables which are:      
    

a.      unpaid for more than 90 days from the due date of the original invoice

   $ __________
    

b.      arise not in the ordinary course of business

   $ __________
    

c.      not a legal, valid and binding payment obligation of the account debtor

   $ __________
    

d.      Receivables that the Borrower or such Subsidiary does not have good and indefeasible title or the Administrative Agent does not hold an Acceptable Security Interest in such Receivables or such Receivables are subject to any third party’s rights (including Permitted Liens) which would be superior to the Lien and rights of the Administrative Agent

   $ __________
    

e.      evidenced by a chattel paper, promissory note or other instrument (other than an invoice) that is not in the actual possession of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent

   $ __________
    

f.       owed by an account debtor to the extent that such account debtor could or does claim any set-offs, counterclaims, defenses, allowances or adjustments or there has been a dispute, objection or complaint by the account debtor concerning its liability for such Account Receivable

   $ __________
    

g.      Receivables that arose from the sale of Inventory that has been returned, rejected, lost or damaged

   $ __________
    

h.      owed by an account debtor that is organized or domiciled in a jurisdiction other than that of the United States or the Receivable is not denominated in Dollars

   $ __________
    

i.       owed by an account debtor to the extent that the Receivables of such account debtor exceeds in the aggregate an amount equal to 25% of the aggregate Eligible Receivables

   $ __________
    

j.       due from the United States government, any state or municipal government or any agency of any of same

   $ __________
    

k.      due from an account debtor that (i) has at any time more than 20% of its aggregate Receivables owed to any Credit Party more than 90 days past due, (ii) is the subject of a proceeding under the United States Bankruptcy Code or any similar proceeding, or (iii) is known by any Credit Party as being bankrupt, insolvent or otherwise unable to pay its debts as they become due

   $ __________
    

l.       due from any Affiliate of a Credit Party

   $ __________
    

m.     the result of a credit balancing relating to a Receivable more than 90 days past the invoice date

   $ __________

 

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n.      related to work-in-progress or finance or service charges

   $ __________
    

o.      Receivables that did not arise from the performance by a Credit Party of services which have been fully and satisfactorily performed, and did not arise from the absolute sale on open account (and not on consignment, on approval or on a “sale or return” basis) by a Credit Party of goods (i) in which such Person had sole and complete ownership or (ii) which have been shipped or delivered to the account debtor

   $ __________
    

p.      the result of a “cash on delivery” or “C.O.D.” purchase terms

   $ __________
    

q.      the result of a bill and hold good or deferred shipment or pre-bills

   $ __________
    

r.       otherwise deemed ineligible by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable credit judgment consistent with its past practices

   $ __________
          TOTAL:    $ __________

3.      Total Eligible Receivables = (1) – (2) =

   $ __________   
B. ELIGIBLE INVENTORY
1.      Inventory of Credit Parties (inventory being all inventory owned or hereafter acquired by a Credit Party, wherever located which are held for sale).    $ __________   
     minus      
2.      (without duplication) the sum of Inventories which are:      
    

a.      not subject to an Acceptable Security Interest or which are in the possession of a Person or consignee to the extent not all necessary steps have been taken under the UCC or other law to protect such Credit Party’s rights or to perfect the security interest of such Credit Party in such Inventory

   $ __________
    

b.      evidenced by any negotiable or non-negotiable document of title

   $ __________
    

c.      goods in transit to third parties, or bill and hold goods or deferred shipments

   $ __________
    

d.      subject to any third party’s rights (including Permitted Liens) which would be superior to the Lien and rights of the Administrative Agent created under the Security Documents

   $ __________
    

e.      obsolete, damaged, defective, or not saleable in their present state for the use for which they were manufactured or purchased

   $ __________
    

f.       of a type held for sale but which has not sold during the last preceding twelve months

   $ __________
    

g.      used in determining such Person’s general ledger inventory reserve amount for obsolete or unsaleable Inventory

   $ __________
    

h.      not reflected on any Credit Party’s books for more than one year

   $ __________
    

i.       located on premises owned or operated by the customer that is to purchase such Inventory

   $ __________
    

j.       not located on premises owned by the Credit Party and are located on premises that is owned or operated by a landlord who has not waived in writing or otherwise subordinated in writing any Lien such landlord may have in such Inventory (whether such Lien arose by contract, operation or law or otherwise)

   $ __________

 

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         k.      work in process
    

l.       raw materials or supplies or materials consumed in the business of such Credit Party unless such material or supply can be sold to a customer in its then current state without any modifications or improvements thereto

    

m.     otherwise deemed ineligible by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable credit judgment

  
          TOTAL:    $ __________
3. Total Eligible Inventory = (1) – (2) =       $ __________   
C. BORROWING BASE         
  1.    A.3. x 80%       = $ __________      
  2.    B.3 x 50%       = $ __________      
  3.    sum of C.1 plus C.2       = $ __________      
  4.    C.3 x 50%       = $ __________      
  5.    Eligible Receivables =    C.1       = $ ___________   
  6.    Eligible Inventory =    the least of (i) $5,000,000, (ii) C.2         
        and (iii) C.3       = $ ___________   

7.      Borrowing Base = C.5 + C.6.

         = $ __________   
D. AVAILABILITY            
  1.    Aggregate outstanding amount of all Swing Line Advances       = $ __________   
  2.    Aggregate outstanding amount of all Revolving Advances       = $ __________   
  3.    Aggregate outstanding undrawn amount of Letters of Credit       = $ __________   
  4.    Aggregate unpaid amount of all payment obligations under drawn Letters of Credit       = $ __________   
  5.    Lesser of (a) Borrowing Base ( See C.7 above) and (b) the aggregate Revolving Commitments       = $ __________   
  6.    Availability = D.5. – (D.1 + D.2+ D.3 + D.4)       = $ __________   

 

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[Please attach each of the following as a separate schedule:

(a) accounts receivable and accounts payable aging reports for each Credit Party with grand totals,

(b) an activity and dilution report showing the beginning of month balance, gross sales, cash collections, credit memos issued and ending balance for accounts receivable,

(c) a schedule of inventory balances per general ledger for each Credit Party with grand totals for all Credit Parties and separate calculations for work in process, raw materials and finished goods,

(d) a schedule of credit memo totals from sales order reports, and

(e) if requested by the Administrative Agent at least 20 days prior to the date hereof, a month end physical count sheets covering Inventory.]

 

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EXHIBIT C

FORM OF COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

FOR THE PERIOD FROM ________, 200      TO _________, 200     

This certificate dated as of                      ,              is prepared pursuant to the Credit Agreement dated as of March 31, 2008 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”) among Flotek Industries, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Borrower”), the lenders party thereto from time to time (the “Lenders”), and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as administrative agent for such Lenders (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”), as issuing lender and as swing line lender. Unless otherwise defined in this certificate, capitalized terms that are defined in the Credit Agreement shall have the meanings assigned to them by the Credit Agreement.

The undersigned, on behalf of the Borrower, certifies that:

(a) all of the representations and warranties made by any one or more of the Credit Parties in the Credit Agreement, the Security Documents and the Guaranties to which such Credit Parties are party are true and correct in all material respects as if made on this date, except to the extent that any such representation or warranty expressly relates solely to an earlier date, in which case it shall have been true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date;

(b) attached hereto in Schedule A is a detailed spreadsheet reflecting the covenant calculations, as of the date and for the periods covered by this certificate, the Borrower’s consolidated Debt, senior secured Debt, EBITDA, Interest Expense, Net Worth, Fixed Charges, and the Capital Expenditures;

[(c) that no Default or Event of Default has occurred or is continuing as of the date hereof; and]

[(c) the following Default[s] or Event[s] of Default exist[s] as of the date hereof, if any, and the actions set forth below are being taken to remedy such circumstances:

                                                                              ; and]

(d) that as of the date hereof for the periods set forth below the following statements, amounts, and calculations included herein and in Schedule A, were true and correct in all material respects:

 

I.       Section 6.17 Minimum Net Worth . Calculated as of each fiscal quarter end commencing with fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2009:

  (a)    Borrower’s consolidated Net Worth 1 =    $________
  (b)    90% of Borrower’s consolidated Net Worth as of December 31, 2008 =    $________
  (c)    75% of the sum of Borrower’s consolidated Net Income for each fiscal quarter ending after December 31, 2008 in which such consolidated Net Income was greater than $0 =    $________

 

 

1

“Net Worth” means, as to the Borrower, the consolidated shareholder’s equity of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (determined in accordance with GAAP but excluding such portions of convertible bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments which are considered or calculated as equity pursuant to the FASB Staff Position APB 14-1).

 

Exhibit C

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  (d)    100% of Equity Issuance Proceeds received after December 31, 2008 =    $____________
     Minimum Net Worth =    (a)  ³  [(b) + (c) + (d)]
     Compliance    Yes            No            
II.   Section 6.18 Leverage Ratio Covenant . Calculated as of each fiscal quarter end:
  (a)    All Debt of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the last day of such fiscal quarter    $____________
  (b)    Borrower’s consolidated EBITDA 2    $____________
     Leverage Ratio = (a) divided by (b)    _____________
     Maximum Leverage Ratio    [3.00 to 1.00][3.35 to 1.00]
        [3.95 to 1.00][4.80 to 1.00]
        [5.30 to 1.00][4.60 to 1.00]
        [3.90 to 1.00][3.40 to 1.00]
        [3.10 to 1.00 3
     Compliance    Yes            No            
III.   Section 6.19 Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio . Calculated as of each fiscal quarter end:
  (a)    Borrower’s consolidated EBITDA   
    

= See II(b) above =

   $____________
  (b)    Borrower’s Fixed Charges =    $____________
     Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio = (a) divided by (b) =    _____________
     Minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio    [1.25 to 1.00] [1.10 to 1.00] 4
     Compliance    Yes            No            

 

2

In accordance with the Credit Agreement, EBITDA shall be subject to pro forma adjustments for Acquisitions and Nonordinary Course Asset Sales assuming that such transactions had occurred on the first day of the determination period.

3

Any fiscal quarter ending prior to March 31, 2009, 3.00 to 1.00 shall apply. For fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2009, 3.35 to 1.00 shall apply. For fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2009, 3.95 to 1.00 shall apply. For fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2009, 4.80 to 1.00 shall apply. For fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2009, 5.30 to 1.00 shall apply. For fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2010, 4.60 to 1.00 shall apply. For fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2010, 3.90 to 1.00 shall apply. For fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2010, 3.40 to 1.00 shall apply. Any fiscal quarter ending on or after December 31, 2010, 3.10 to 1.00 shall apply.

4

Any fiscal quarter ending prior to December 31, 2009, 1.25 to 1.00 shall apply. For fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2009, 1.10 to 1.00 shall apply. Any fiscal quarter ending after December 31, 2009, 1.25 to 1.00 shall apply.

 

Exhibit C

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IV.   Section 6.20 Senior Leverage Ratio : Calculated as of each fiscal quarter end:

  (a)    Senior secured Debt of the Borrower at the date of determination    $____________
  (b)    consolidated EBITDA for the 12 month period ending on such date    $____________
     Maximum Leverage Ratio:    2.00 to 1.00
     Compliance    Yes            No            

V.     Section 6.21 Capital Expenditures Covenant for any fiscal year : Calculated at each fiscal year end.

  (a)    Capital Expenditures expended by the Borrower or any Subsidiary for fiscal year ended immediately prior to the date hereof    $____________
  (b)    Capital Expenditures limit for such fiscal year    [$20,000,000][$8,000,000]
        [$11,000,000] 5
     Capital Expenditures Covenant:    (a)  £  (b)
     Compliance    Yes No

VI.    Capital Expenditures Year-to-Date :

  (a)    Capital Expenditures expended by the Borrower or any Subsidiary from January 1 st of this year to the date hereof    $____________
  (d)    Capital Expenditures limit for this year    $____________

VII.  Excess Cash Flow 6 : Calculated at each fiscal year end:

  (a)    consolidated EBITDA 7 for such fiscal year   
    

= See IV(b) above =

   $____________
  (b)    sum of the following:   
    

(i)     taxes actually paid during such fiscal year =

   $____________

 

5

Capital Expenditures limit for fiscal year ended December 31, 2008 is $20,000,000. Capital Expenditures limit for fiscal year ending December 31, 2009 is $8,000,000. Capital Expenditures limit for each fiscal year ending after December 31, 2009 is $11,000,000.

6

For purposes of calculating Excess Cash Flow for the twelve month period ended December 31, 2008 and the twelve month period ending December 31, 2009, the taxes paid by the Borrower on January 3, 2009 in the amount of $2,821,000 shall be deemed to have been actually paid by the Borrower in the year 2008 and not in the year 2009.

7

For purposes of calculating Excess Cash Flow, consolidated EBITDA shall not include the pro forma EBITDA of any Person prior to the acquisition of such Person by the Borrower.

 

Exhibit C

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(ii)    lesser of (A) Capital Expenditures paid during such fiscal year (see V(a) above) and (B) the Capital Expenditures limit during such fiscal year (see V(b) above)

   $____________
   

(iii)  consolidated Interest Expense paid during such fiscal year =

   $____________
   

(iv)   principal installment payments and optional prepayments of Term Advances made during such fiscal year =

   $____________

IN WITNESS THEREOF, I have hereto signed my name to this Compliance Certificate as of                 ,              .

 

 
Name:    
Title:    

 

Exhibit C

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Exhibit 10.4

WAIVER AGREEMENT AND FOURTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

This WAIVER AGREEMENT AND FOURTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (“ Agreement ”) dated as of November 16, 2009 (“ Effective Date ”) is among Flotek Industries, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Borrower ”), the Lenders (as defined below), and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent (as defined below), Issuing Lender (as defined below), and Swing Line Lender (as defined below) for the Lenders.

RECITALS

A. The Borrower is party to that certain Credit Agreement dated as of March 31, 2008, among the Borrower, the lenders party thereto from time to time (the “ Lenders ”), and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “ Administrative Agent ”), issuing lender (in such capacity, the “ Issuing Lender ”), and swing line lender (in such capacity, the “ Swing Line Lender ”), as heretofore amended (as so amended, the “ Credit Agreement ”).

B. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the parties hereto wish to (i) acknowledge the existence of certain Events of Default (as defined in the Credit Agreement), (ii) provide a waiver of such Events of Default and (iii) make certain amendments to the Credit Agreement as set forth herein.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants, representations and warranties contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

Section 1. Defined Terms; Other Definitional Provisions . As used in this Agreement, each of the terms defined in the opening paragraph and the Recitals above shall have the meanings assigned to such terms therein. Each term defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein without definition shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Credit Agreement, unless expressly provided to the contrary. The words “hereof”, “herein”, and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. Paragraph headings have been inserted in this Agreement as a matter of convenience for reference only and it is agreed that such paragraph headings are not a part of this Agreement and shall not be used in the interpretation of any provision of this Agreement.

Section 2. Waiver .

(a) The Borrower hereby acknowledges the existence of the Events of Default resulting from the following (collectively, the “ Existing Defaults ”): (i) Borrower’s failure to comply with the minimum net worth covenant under Section 6.17 of the Credit Agreement for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2009, (ii) Borrower’s failure to comply with the minimum fixed charged coverage ratio covenant under Section 6.19 of the Credit Agreement for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2009, (iii) Borrower’s possible incorrect representation as to no Defaults under the Notice of Borrowing delivered on or about October 19, 2009 for a Borrowing on such date and (iv) Borrower’s possible failure to provide timely and adequate notice of the Existing Defaults under Section 5.2(g) of the Credit Agreement.

(b) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Lenders hereby waive the Existing Defaults. The waiver by the Lenders described in this Section 2(b) is contingent upon the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 5 below and is limited to the Existing Defaults. Such waiver shall not be construed to be a consent to or a permanent waiver of the Sections covered by the Existing Defaults or any other terms, provisions, covenants, warranties or agreements contained in the Credit Agreement or in any of the other Credit Documents.


(c) The Lenders expressly reserve the right to exercise any rights and remedies available to them in connection with any present or future defaults with respect to the Credit Agreement or any other provision of any Credit Document other than the Existing Defaults. The description herein of the Existing Default is based upon the information provided to the Lenders on or prior to the date hereof and shall not be deemed to exclude the existence of any other Defaults or Events of Default. The failure of the Lenders to give notice to the Borrower or the Guarantors of any such other Defaults or Events of Default is not intended to be nor shall be a waiver thereof. Each of the Borrower and each Guarantor hereby agrees and acknowledges that the Lenders require and will require strict performance by the Borrower and the Guarantors of all of their respective obligations, agreements and covenants contained in the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents, and no inaction or action by the Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender, Issuing Lender or any Lender regarding any Default or Event of Default (including but not limited to the Existing Defaults and the waiver thereof provided herein) is intended to be or shall be a waiver thereof other than the waiver of the Existing Defaults expressly provided for in Section 2.(b) of this Agreement. Each of the Borrower and each Guarantor hereby also agrees and acknowledges that no course of dealing and no delay in exercising any right, power, or remedy conferred to any Lender in the Credit Agreement or in any other Credit Documents or now or hereafter existing at law, in equity, by statute, or otherwise shall operate as a waiver of or otherwise prejudice any such right, power, or remedy (collectively, the “Lender Rights”). For the avoidance of doubt, each of the Borrower and each Guarantor hereby also agrees and acknowledges that neither the waiver provided in this Agreement nor any other waiver provided by the Lenders prior to the date hereof shall operate as a waiver of or otherwise prejudice any of the Lender Rights other than the waiver of the Existing Defaults expressly provided for in Section 2.(b) of this Agreement.

Section 3. Amendments to Credit Agreement .

(a) Section 1.1 (Certain Defined Terms) . Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following new term to appear in alphabetical order therein:

Fourth Amendment ” means that certain Waiver Agreement and Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of November 16, 2009 among the Credit Parties, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender, the Swing Line Lender and the Lenders which amends this Agreement.

(b) Section 1.1 (Certain Defined Terms) . Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby further amended by restating the following terms in their entirety as follows:

Additional Exposure Amount ” means an amount equal to the sum of (a) MPE in effect at such time plus (b) the Line Limit in effect at such time. For purposes of this definition, “ MPE ” means the maximum potential exposure amount with respect to interest rate Hedging Arrangements to which any Credit Party is party and as determined by the Administrative Agent from time to time; and “ Line Limit ” means aggregate maximum credit limit that the Credit Parties have under the commercial credit cards and stored value cards issued by Wells Fargo or any of its Affiliates.

Borrowing Base ” means, without duplication, the sum of the following, determined as of the date of the Borrowing Base Certificate then most recently delivered pursuant to this Agreement:

(a) 80% of Eligible Receivables of the Credit Parties; plus

 

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(b) an amount equal to 50% of Eligible Inventory of the Credit Parties; provided that, in no event shall the number determined under this clause (b) exceed the lesser of (i) the value determined under clause (a) above and (ii) 50% of aggregate Revolving Commitments; minus

(c) the Additional Exposure Amount.

In any event, any change in the Borrowing Base shall be effective as of the date of the Borrowing Base Certificate then most recently delivered pursuant to this Agreement; provided that, (i) the Borrower shall, immediately prior to submitting a Borrowing Base Certificate, contact the Administrative Agent to determine the Additional Exposure Amount and (ii) should the Borrower fail to deliver to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders the Borrowing Base Certificate as required under Section 5.2(d), the Administrative Agent may nonetheless redetermine the Borrowing Base from time-to-time thereafter in its reasonable discretion until the Administrative Agent and the Lenders receive the required Borrowing Base Certificate, whereupon the Administrative Agent shall redetermine the Borrowing Base based on such Borrowing Base Certificate and the other terms hereof.

(c) Section 2.1(a) (Revolving Commitments). Section 2.1(a) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following new sentence to the end thereof:

Notwithstanding anything herein (including Article 3) to the contrary, (a) unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the Majority Lenders and other than pursuant to Section 2.2 or Section 2.3, no Lender shall be obligated to make Revolving Advances, and the Borrower hereby agrees not to request any Revolving Advances, during the period from the effective date of the Fourth Amendment to February 10, 2010, and (b) unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the Issuing Lender, the Issuing Lender shall not be obligated to issue, increase or renew any Letter of Credit, and the Borrower hereby agrees not to request any issuance, increase or renewal of any Letter of Credit, during the period from the effective date of the Fourth Amendment to February 10, 2010.

(d) Section 2.6 (Repayment). Section 2.6 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing clause (b) in its entirety with the following:

(b) Term Advances . The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the ratable benefit of each Term Lender the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Term Advances in quarterly installments of $2,000,000.00 each, payable on each March 31, June 30, September 30, and December 31, commencing with June 30, 2008 (except that the installment due on December 31, 2009 shall instead be due and payable on November 16, 2009) and a final installment of the remaining, unpaid principal balance of the Term Advances payable on the Term Maturity Date.

(e) Section 2.8 (Interest) . Section 2.8 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following sentence to the end of clause (a) thereof:

Notwithstanding the foregoing, from September 30, 2009 to November 16, 2009, the proviso in the first sentence of this Section 2.8(a) and the proviso in the third sentence of this Section 2.8(a), each providing for a default rate of interest, shall not apply.

 

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(f) Section 2.8 (Interest) . Section 2.8 of the Credit Agreement is hereby further amended by adding the following sentence to the end of clause (b) thereof:

Notwithstanding the foregoing, from September 30, 2009 to November 16, 2009, the proviso in the first sentence of this Section 2.8(b) providing for a default rate of interest shall not apply.

(g) Section 5.2 (Reporting) . Section 5.2 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing clause (a) therein in its entirety with the following:

(a) Annual Financial Reports of Borrower . (i) The Borrower shall provide, or shall cause to be provided, to the Administrative Agent, as soon as available, but in any event within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year, commencing with fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, (A) the unqualified audited annual Financial Statements for the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries setting forth in comparative form the audited consolidated figures as of the end of and for the previous fiscal year (beginning with the financial statements delivered for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2008), all prepared in conformity with GAAP consistently applied and all as audited (other than the consolidating statements) by certified public accountants reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and including any management letters delivered by such accountants to the Borrower in connection with such audit, and (B) a Compliance Certificate executed by an authorized senior financial Responsible Officer of the Borrower. (ii) In addition to the foregoing, the Borrower shall provide, or shall cause to be provided, to the Administrative Agent, on or prior to February 10, 2010, (A) the unaudited Financial Statements for the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries setting forth in comparative form the unaudited consolidated figures as of the end of and for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2009 (including a comparison of the balance sheet and the related consolidated and consolidating statements of income, retained earnings, and cash flow but subject to the absence of footnotes and to year-end audit adjustments), all in reasonable detail and duly certified with respect to such consolidated statements by an authorized senior financial Responsible Officer of the Borrower as having been prepared in accordance with GAAP and as fairly presenting, in all material respects, the financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP; and (B) a Compliance Certificate executed by an authorized senior financial Responsible Officer of the Borrower.

(h) Section 5.3 (Insurance) . Section 5.3 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing clause (d) therein in its entirety with the following:

(d) Any proceeds of insurance referred to in this Section 5.3 which are paid to the Administrative Agent shall (i) if no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, be returned to the Borrower which shall be reinvested in Collateral or applied to repair or replace the damaged property, and (ii) if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, be immediately applied to the Secured Obligations in accordance with Section 7.6.

 

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(i) Section 6.27 (Minimum Liquidity). Section 6.27 of the Credit Agreement is hereby replaced in its entirety with the following:

Section 6.27 Minimum Liquidity . From the date the Series A Preferred Stock shares are issued to June 30, 2010, the Borrower shall not permit (a) Liquidity at any time to be less than $5,000,000, or (b) Availability at any time to be less than $4,000,000.

(j) Section 7.1 (Events of Default) . Section 7.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing clause (c) therein in its entirety with the following:

(c) Any breach by any Credit Party of any of the covenants in Section 5.2(a)(ii), Section 5.2(d), Section 5.2(g), Section 5.3(a), Section 5.12(c) or Article 6 of this Agreement or the corresponding covenants in any Guaranty, or Section 8 of the Fourth Amendment, or (ii) any breach by any Credit Party of any other covenant contained in this Agreement or any other Credit Document and such breach is not cured within 30 days after the earlier of the date notice thereof is given to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent or any Lender or the date any officer of the Borrower or any other Credit Party obtained actual knowledge thereof;

(k) Exhibit B (Borrowing Base Certificate) . Exhibit B to the Credit Agreement is hereby restated in its entirety as set forth on Exhibit B attached hereto.

Section 4. Credit Parties’ Representations and Warranties . Each Credit Party acknowledges, represents, warrants and agrees that: (a) after giving effect to this Agreement, the representations and warranties contained in the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby (other than such representations and warranties stating that no Default exists) and the representations and warranties contained in the other Credit Documents are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Effective Date as if made on as of such date except to the extent that any such representation or warranty expressly relates solely to an earlier date, in which case such representation or warranty is true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date; (b) no Default (other than the Existing Defaults) has occurred and is continuing; (c) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within the corporate or limited liability company power and authority of such Credit Party and have been duly authorized by appropriate corporate or limited liability company action and proceedings; (d) this Agreement constitutes the legal, valid, and binding obligation of such Credit Party enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally and general principles of equity, and no portion of the Obligations are subject to avoidance, subordination, recharacterization, recovery, attack, offset, counterclaim, or defense of any kind; (e) there are no governmental or other third party consents, licenses and approvals required in connection with the execution, delivery, performance, validity and enforceability of this Agreement; and (f) the Credit Parties have granted to the Administrative Agent, a valid, binding, perfected, enforceable, first priority (subject to Permitted Liens), Liens in the Collateral and such Liens are not subject to avoidance, subordination, recharacterization, recovery, attack, offset, counterclaim, or defense of any kind.

Section 5. Conditions to Effectiveness . This Agreement shall become effective on the Effective Date and enforceable against the parties hereto upon the occurrence of the following conditions precedent:

(a) The Administrative Agent shall have received:

(i) multiple original counterparts, as requested by the Administrative Agent, of this Agreement duly and validly executed and delivered by duly authorized officers of the Borrower, Guarantors, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender, the Swing Line Lender and the Majority Lenders and a fee letter addressing the fees described in Section 5(c) below executed by the Borrower and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.;

 

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(ii) a certificate, dated as of the Effective Date, duly executed and delivered by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower as to (A) updated officers’ incumbency and specimen signatures, (B) the resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Borrower authorizing this Agreement, and (C) true and complete copies of its organizational documents or that no changes have occurred to such organizational documents since copies of such documents were certified to the Administrative Agent with the closing of the Credit Agreement on March 31, 2008; and

(iii) certificates of existence and good standing for the Borrower in each state in which it is organized, which certificate shall be dated a date not sooner than 30 days prior to Effective Date.

(b) The representations and warranties in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects.

(c) The Borrower shall have paid to the Administrative Agent (i) for the account of each Lender executing this Agreement on or prior to the Effective Date, a waiver fee equal to 0.15% of the sum of (a) such Lender’s Revolving Commitment plus (b) such Lender’s pro rata share of the principal amount of all Term Advances outstanding on the Effective Date; and (ii) all fees and expenses of the Administrative Agent’s outside legal counsel and other consultants pursuant to all invoices presented for payment on or prior to the date this Agreement is entered into. The Borrower, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and Wells Fargo Securities LLC hereby acknowledge and agree that the waiver fee provided for in clause (i) is the waiver fee referred to in the fee letter among the Borrower, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and Wells Fargo Securities LLC dated the Effective Date.

Section 6. Acknowledgments and Agreements .

(a) The Borrower and each Guarantor acknowledges that on the date hereof all Obligations are payable in accordance with their terms and each Credit Party hereby waives any defense, offset, counterclaim or recoupment with respect thereto.

(b) The Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender, the Swing Line Lender and the Lenders hereby expressly reserve all of their rights, remedies, and claims under the Credit Documents. Other than as expressly set forth in Section 2(b) above, nothing in this Agreement shall constitute a waiver or relinquishment of (i) any Default or Event of Default under any of the Credit Documents, (ii) any of the agreements, terms or conditions contained in any of the Credit Documents, (iii) any rights or remedies of the Administrative Agent, Issuing Lender, the Swing Line Lender or any Lender with respect to the Credit Documents, or (iv) the rights of the Administrative Agent, Issuing Lender, the Swing Line Lender or any Lender to collect the full amounts owing to them under the Credit Documents.

(c) Each party hereto does hereby adopt, ratify, and confirm the Credit Agreement and acknowledges and agrees that the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, is and remains in full force and effect, and the Borrower and each Guarantor acknowledges and agrees that its respective liabilities under the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, or the Guaranty are not impaired in any respect by this Agreement.

 

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(d) This Agreement is a Credit Document for the purposes of the provisions of the other Credit Documents. Without limiting the foregoing, any breach of representations, warranties, and covenants under this Agreement shall be a Default or Event of Default, as applicable, under the Credit Agreement.

Section 7. Reaffirmation of the Guaranty . Each Guarantor hereby ratifies, confirms, and acknowledges that its obligations under the Guaranty are in full force and effect and that such Guarantor continues to unconditionally and irrevocably guarantee the full and punctual payment of, when due, whether at stated maturity or earlier by acceleration or otherwise, all of the Guaranteed Obligations, as such Guaranteed Obligations may have been amended by this Agreement, and its execution and delivery of this Agreement does not indicate or establish an approval or consent requirement by such Guarantor in connection with the execution and delivery of amendments, consents or waivers to the Credit Agreement or any of the other Credit Documents.

Section 8. Certain Covenant . In consideration of the agreements given herein, each Credit Party hereby acknowledges and agrees that (a) the Majority Lenders have, and hereby do, instruct the Administrative Agent to retain and employ, through its counsel, a financial advisor (such financial advisor, or any successor or replacement thereof, the “ Financial Advisor ”), which Financial Advisor shall not be an Affiliate of any Lender, on or before December 31, 2009, and (b) the Credit Parties shall cooperate in all reasonable respects with the Financial Advisor and shall promptly provide to the Financial Advisor such information regarding the operations, business affairs, assets and financial condition of the Borrower, each Guarantor and their respective Subsidiaries as requested by the Financial Advisor. In addition, the Borrower, each Guarantor and their respective Subsidiaries shall permit the Financial Advisor to discuss such operations, business affairs, assets and financial condition with the officers and directors of the Borrower, each Guarantor and their respective Subsidiaries and shall make such officers and directors available to the Financial Advisor for such purpose as may be reasonably requested and during normal business hours. The Borrower acknowledges and agrees that the Borrower is required to pay all costs and expenses of the Financial Advisor in accordance with Section 9.1 of the Credit Agreement. The Borrower hereby agrees to provide to the Administrative Agent, on or prior to December 4, 2009, a business plan prepared by the Borrower (and acceptable to the Majority Lenders with such detail and supporting documentation acceptable to the Majority Lenders) upon which the cash flow forecast and financial projections delivered under Section 5.2(s) of the Credit Agreement are based and which detail the Borrower’s plan to repay the Obligations, to comply with the financial covenants in the Credit Agreement and to otherwise pay its other Debt and trade accounts payable as they become due. Notwithstanding anything herein or in the Credit Agreement to the contrary, a breach of the terms of this Section 8 shall constitute an immediate Event of Default under Section 7.1(c)(ii) of the Credit Agreement.

Section 9. Counterparts . This Agreement may be signed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all of which, taken together, constitute a single instrument. This Agreement may be executed by facsimile signature and all such signatures shall be effective as originals.

Section 10. Successors and Assigns . This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted pursuant to the Credit Agreement.

Section 11. Invalidity . In the event that any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement shall for any reason be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision of this Agreement.

Section 12. Governing Law . This Agreement shall be deemed to be a contract made under and shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas.

 

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Section 13. RELEASE : For good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, each Credit Party hereby, for itself and its successors and assigns, fully and without reserve, releases and forever discharges each Secured Party, its respective successors and assigns, officers, directors, employees, representatives, trustees, attorneys, agents and affiliates (collectively the “ Released Parties ” and individually a “ Released Party ”) from any and all actions, claims, demands, causes of action, judgments, executions, suits, debts, liabilities, costs, damages, expenses or other obligations of any kind and nature whatsoever, known or unknown, direct and/or indirect, at law or in equity, whether now existing or hereafter asserted (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY OFFSETS, REDUCTIONS, REBATEMENT, CLAIMS OF USURY OR CLAIMS WITH RESPECT TO THE NEGLIGENCE OF ANY RELEASED PARTY), for or because of any matters or things occurring, existing or actions done, omitted to be done, or suffered to be done by any of the Released Parties, in each case, on or prior to the Effective Date and are in any way directly or indirectly arising out of or in any way connected to any of this Agreement, the Credit Agreement, any other Credit Document, or any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby (collectively, the “ Released Matters ”). Each Credit Party, by execution hereof, hereby acknowledges and agrees that the agreements in this Section 13 are intended to cover and be in full satisfaction for all or any alleged injuries or damages arising in connection with the Released Matters.

Section 14. Entire Agreement . THIS AGREEMENT, THE CREDIT AGREEMENT AS AMENDED BY THIS AGREEMENT, THE NOTES, AND THE OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENTS CONSTITUTE THE ENTIRE UNDERSTANDING AMONG THE PARTIES HERETO WITH RESPECT TO THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF AND SUPERSEDE ANY PRIOR AGREEMENTS, WRITTEN OR ORAL, WITH RESPECT THERETO.

THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS AMONG THE PARTIES.

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I N W ITNESS W HEREOF , the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by their respective duly authorized representatives as of the Effective Date.

 

BORROWER :
FLOTEK INDUSTRIES, INC.
By:   /s/ Jesse Neyman
Name:   Jesse Neyman
Title:  

Executive Vice President,

Finance and Strategic Planning

GUARANTORS :
TELEDRIFT COMPANY
FLOTEK PAYMASTER, INC.
MATERIAL TRANSLOGISTICS, INC.
PETROVALVE, INC.
TURBECO, INC.
USA PETROVALVE, INC.
SOONER ENERGY SERVICES, LLC
CESI MANUFACTURING LLC
CESI CHEMICAL, INC.
PADKO INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Each By:   /s/ Jesse Neyman
Name:   Jesse Neyman
Title:  

Executive Vice President,

Finance and Strategic Planning

FLOTEK INDUSTRIES FZE
By:   /s/ Jesse Neyman
Name:   Jesse Neyman
Title:  

Executive Vice President,

Finance and Strategic Planning

Signature Page to Waiver Agreement and Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement


ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT / ISSUING

LENDER / SWING LINE LENDER:

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Issuing Lender and Swing Line Lender

By:   /s/ Michael W. Nygren
Name:   Michael W. Nygren
Title:   Vice President

Signature Page to Waiver Agreement and Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement


LENDERS:
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., as a Revolving Lender and a Term Lender
By:   /s/ Michael W. Nygren
Name:   Michael W. Nygren
Title:   Vice President

Signature Page to Waiver Agreement and Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement


THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY
  OF AMERICA, as a Revolving Lender and a Term Lender
  By:    /s/ Brian Thomas
    Vice President
PRUDENTIAL RETIREMENT INSURANCE
  AND ANNUITY COMPANY, as a Revolving Lender and a Term
Lender
  By:   

Prudential Investment Management, Inc.,

as investment manager

    By:    /s/ Brian Thomas
      Vice President

Signature Page to Waiver Agreement and Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement


COMERICA BANK, as a Revolving Lender and a Term Lender
By:   /s/ Cyd Dillahunty
Name:   Cyd Dillahunty
Title:   Vice President – Texas Division

Signature Page to Waiver Agreement and Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement


EXHIBIT B

FORM OF BORROWING BASE CERTIFICATE

[date]

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

1000 Louisiana, 9th Floor

Houston, Texas 77002

Attn: Eric Hollingsworth, Senior Vice President

Telephone: (713) 319-1354

Telecopy: (713) 739-1087

Ladies and Gentlemen:

I refer to the Credit Agreement dated as of March, 31, 2008 (as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time-to-time, the “ Credit Agreement ”; the defined terms of which are used herein as defined therein unless otherwise defined herein) among Flotek Industries, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Borrower ”), the Lenders party thereto from time to time, and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as an administrative agent (in such capacity, the “ Administrative Agent ”), the swing line lender, and the issuing lender. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined have the meanings set forth in the Credit Agreement.

The Borrower hereby certifies that:

(a) the undersigned has no knowledge of any Defaults in the observance of any of the provisions in the Credit Agreement which existed as of                          or which exist as of the date of this letter;

(b) the amounts and calculations regarding the Borrowing Base set forth in Sections A and B on the attached Schedule A and on the accompanying supporting reports and schedules attached hereto were true and correct as of                      ;

(c) as of the date hereof the amounts and calculations set forth in Section C and D of the attached Schedule A are true and correct; and

(d) the receivables and inventory included in the Borrowing Base as calculated in Schedule A (i) conform, in all material respects, to the representations and warranties in Article IV of the Credit Agreement and the other Security Documents, to the extent such provisions are applicable to Receivables or Inventory, (ii) are encumbered by an Acceptable Security Interest and subject to no other Liens (other than Permitted Liens), and (iii) are, otherwise, Eligible Receivables and Eligible Inventory, as required under the Credit Agreement.

 

Very truly yours,
FLOTEK INDUSTRIES, INC.
By:    
Name:    
Title:    

 

Exhibit B

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SCHEDULE A

BORROWING BASE CALCULATION

AVAILABILITY CALCULATION

As of [DATE]:

A. ELIGIBLE RECEIVABLES

 

(1)    Receivables of Credit Parties (Receivables being the unpaid portion of the obligation, as stated on the respective invoice or other writing, of a customer of a Credit Party in respect of goods sold or services rendered by such Credit Party.)

   $ __________   

minus

 

(2) (without duplication) the sum of Receivables which are:

 

a.

   unpaid for more than 90 days from the due date of the original invoice    $ __________

b.

   arise not in the ordinary course of business    $ __________

c.

   not a legal, valid and binding payment obligation of the account debtor    $ __________

d.

   Receivables that the Borrower or such Subsidiary does not have good and indefeasible title or the Administrative Agent does not hold an Acceptable Security Interest in such Receivables or such Receivables are subject to any third party’s rights (including Permitted Liens) which would be superior to the Lien and rights of the Administrative Agent    $ __________

e.

   evidenced by a chattel paper, promissory note or other instrument (other than an invoice) that is not in the actual possession of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent    $ __________

f.

   owed by an account debtor to the extent that such account debtor could or does claim any set-offs, counterclaims, defenses, allowances or adjustments or there has been a dispute, objection or complaint by the account debtor concerning its liability for such Account Receivable    $ __________

g.

   Receivables that arose from the sale of Inventory that has been returned, rejected, lost or damaged    $ __________

h.

   owed by an account debtor that is organized or domiciled in a jurisdiction other than that of the United States or the Receivable is not denominated in Dollars    $ __________

i.

   owed by an account debtor to the extent that the Receivables of such account debtor exceeds in the aggregate an amount equal to 25% of the aggregate Eligible Receivables    $ __________

j.

   due from the United States government, any state or municipal government or any agency of any of same    $ __________

k.

   due from an account debtor that (i) has at any time more than 20% of its aggregate Receivables owed to any Credit Party more than 90 days past due, (ii) is the subject of a proceeding under the United States Bankruptcy Code or any similar proceeding, or (iii) is known by any Credit Party as being bankrupt, insolvent or otherwise unable to pay its debts as they become due    $ __________

l.

   due from any Affiliate of a Credit Party    $ __________

m.

   the result of a credit balancing relating to a Receivable more than 90 days past the invoice date    $ __________

 

Exhibit B

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n.

   related to work-in-progress or finance or service charges    $ __________

o.

   Receivables that did not arise from the performance by a Credit Party of services which have been fully and satisfactorily performed, and did not arise from the absolute sale on open account (and not on consignment, on approval or on a “sale or return” basis) by a Credit Party of goods (i) in which such Person had sole and complete ownership or (ii) which have been shipped or delivered to the account debtor    $ __________

p.

   the result of a “cash on delivery” or “C.O.D.” purchase terms    $ __________

q.

   the result of a bill and hold good or deferred shipment or pre-bills    $ __________

r.

   otherwise deemed ineligible by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable credit judgment consistent with its past practices    $ __________
  

TOTAL:

   $ __________

 

3.      Total Eligible Receivables = (1) – (2) =

   $ __________   
B. ELIGIBLE INVENTORY      

1.      Inventory of Credit Parties (inventory being all inventory owned or hereafter acquired by a Credit Party, wherever located which are held for sale).

   $__________   

minus

 

2. (without duplication) the sum of Inventories which are:

 

a.

   not subject to an Acceptable Security Interest or which are in the possession of a Person or consignee to the extent not all necessary steps have been taken under the UCC or other law to protect such Credit Party’s rights or to perfect the security interest of such Credit Party in such Inventory    $ __________

b.

   evidenced by any negotiable or non-negotiable document of title    $ __________

c.

   goods in transit to third parties, or bill and hold goods or deferred shipments    $ __________

d.

   subject to any third party’s rights (including Permitted Liens) which would be superior to the Lien and rights of the Administrative Agent created under the Security Documents    $ __________

e.

   obsolete, damaged, defective, or not saleable in their present state for the use for which they were manufactured or purchased    $ __________

f.

   of a type held for sale but which has not sold during the last preceding twelve months    $ __________

g.

   used in determining such Person’s general ledger inventory reserve amount for obsolete or unsaleable Inventory    $ __________

h.

   not reflected on any Credit Party’s books for more than one year    $ __________

i.

   located on premises owned or operated by the customer that is to purchase such Inventory    $ __________

j.

   not located on premises owned by the Credit Party and are located on premises that is owned or operated by a landlord who has not waived in writing or otherwise subordinated in writing any Lien such landlord may have in such Inventory (whether such Lien arose by contract, operation or law or otherwise)    $ __________

 

Exhibit B

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k.

   work in process   

l.

   raw materials or supplies or materials consumed in the business of such Credit Party unless such material or supply can be sold to a customer in its then current state without any modifications or improvements thereto   

m.

   otherwise deemed ineligible by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable credit judgment   
  

TOTAL:

   $ __________

 

3.      Total Eligible Inventory = (1) – (2) =

   $ __________   

C. BORROWING BASE

 

1.      A.3 x 80%

   = $ __________   

2.      B.3 x 50%

   = $ __________   

3.      50% of aggregate Revolving Commitments

   = $ 7,500,000   

4.      Eligible Receivables = C.1

      =$ ___________   

5.      Eligible Inventory = the least of C.1, C.2 and C.3

      =$ ___________   

6.      Additional Exposure Amount

      =$ ___________ 1  

7.      Borrowing Base = C.4 + C.5. – C.6

      = $ __________   
D. AVAILABILITY      

1.      Aggregate outstanding amount of all Swing Line Advances

      = $ __________   

2.      Aggregate outstanding amount of all Revolving Advances

      = $ __________   

3.      Aggregate outstanding undrawn amount of Letters of Credit

      = $ __________   

4.      Aggregate unpaid amount of all payment obligations under drawn Letters of Credit

      = $ __________   

5.      Lesser of (a) Borrowing Base ( See C.7 above) and

     

(b)    the aggregate Revolving Commitments

      = $ __________   

6.      Availability = D.5. – (D.1 + D.2+ D.3 + D.4)

      = $ __________   

 

1

Additional Exposure Amount ” means an amount equal to the sum of (a) MPE in effect at such time plus (b) the Line Limit in effect at such time. “MPE ” means the maximum potential exposure amount with respect to interest rate Hedging Arrangements to which any Credit Party is party and as determined by the Administrative Agent from time to time and “Line Limit ” means aggregate maximum credit limit that the Credit Parties have under the commercial credit cards and stored value cards issued by Wells Fargo or any of its Affiliates.

 

Exhibit B

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[Please attach each of the following as a separate schedule:

(a) accounts receivable and accounts payable aging reports for each Credit Party with grand totals,

(b) an activity and dilution report showing the beginning of month balance, gross sales, cash collections, credit memos issued and ending balance for accounts receivable,

(c) a schedule of inventory balances per general ledger for each Credit Party with grand totals for all Credit Parties and separate calculations for work in process, raw materials and finished goods,

(d) a schedule of credit memo totals from sales order reports, and

(e) if requested by the Administrative Agent at least 20 days prior to the date hereof, a month end physical count sheets covering Inventory.]

 

Exhibit B

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Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION

I, John W. Chisholm, certify that:

 

  1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2009 of Flotek Industries, Inc.;

 

  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. The registrant’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 the 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. The registrant’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 the 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 control over financial reporting.

Date: November 16, 2009

 

/s/      John W. Chisholm

John W. Chisholm
Principal Executive Officer

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION

I, Jesse E. Neyman, certify that:

 

  1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2009 of Flotek Industries, Inc.;

 

  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. The registrant’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 the 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. The registrant’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 the 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 control over financial reporting.

Date: November 16, 2009

 

/s/    Jesse E. Neyman

Jesse E. Neyman
Principal Financial Officer

Exhibit 32.1

Certification of the Chief Executive Officer and of the Chief Financial Officer

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 Quarterly Report of Flotek Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2009 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (“the Report”), each of the undersigned officers of the Company hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of his or her knowledge:

 

  (1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 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.

 

November 16, 2009      

/s/    John W. Chisholm

      John W. Chisholm
      Principal Executive Officer
November 16, 2009      

/s/    Jesse E. Neyman

      Jesse E. Neyman
      Principal Financial Officer