UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 2, 2015

 

 

A MBER R OAD , I NC .

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-36360   22-2590301
(State of incorporation)  

(Commission

File No.)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

One Meadowlands Plaza

East Rutherford, New Jersey 07073

(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number: (201) 935-8588

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the Registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

 

 


Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

Merger Agreement

On March 2, 2015, Amber Road, Inc. (the “ Company ”) entered into and completed the acquisition of ecVision (International) Inc., a Cayman Islands company with US, Hong Kong and China subsidiaries (“ ecVision ”) pursuant to a Merger Agreement (the “ Merger Agreement ”), by and among ecVision, Project 20/20 Acquisition Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted company wholly owned by the Company (“ Merger Sub ”), the Company and Fortis Advisors LLC as representative of the shareholders and optionholders of ecVision. Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub merged with and into ecVision (the “ Merger ”), and ecVision survived the Merger and became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. Following the closing of the Merger, the name of ecVision was changed to Amber Road (International) Inc.

The Company paid a purchase price of $26,398,400 before giving effect to certain expenses and adjustments that resulted in an upfront cost to the Company of approximately $27.1 million. The Company acquired ecVision for a net cash amount of approximately $24.4 million, before giving effect to these expenses and adjustments, and net of ecVision’s $2.0 million of target working capital. The Company will also make an earn out payment of up to $5,176,000 on June 1, 2016 as follows: (i) $3,500,000 if ecVision’s products and services revenues under U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“ GAAP ”) from April 1, 2015 through March 31, 2016 (the “ New Year Period ”) grow at an annual rate of 18% compared to the period from April 1, 2014 through March 31, 2015 (the “ Prior Year Period ”); (ii) the full $5,176,000 if ecVision’s products and services revenues under GAAP grow in the New Year Period at 20% or more compared to the Prior Year Period; or (iii) a proportional payment between $3,500,000 and $5,176,000 if ecVision’s products and services revenues under GAAP grow in New Year Period at more than 18% but less than 20% compared to the Prior Year Period.

In addition, on June 1, 2017, the Company will pay to ecVision’s former equityholders $3,675,000 if Thomas Ng, the founder of ecVision, has not been terminated from the Company for “Cause” and if Mr. Ng has not left the Company without “Good Reason,” as such terms are defined in the Merger Agreement.

The Company financed the Merger with a combination of its cash on hand and a new term loan from KeyBank National Association (the “ Lender ”). For more information regarding the terms of this loan, please see the additional disclosure below under the caption “Credit Agreement.”

The foregoing description of the Merger Agreement is not complete, and it is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Merger Agreement, a copy of which is filed hereto as Exhibit 2.1, and is incorporated into this Current Report by reference.


The representations and warranties contained in the Merger Agreement were made only for the purposes of the agreement as of specific dates and may have been qualified by certain disclosures between the parties, among other limitations. The representations and warranties were made for the purposes of allocating contractual risk between the parties to the Merger Agreement and should not be relied upon as a disclosure of factual information relating to the Company or ecVision.

Credit Agreement

Amount and Maturity

In connection with the Merger, on March 4, 2015, the Company entered into a credit agreement (the “ Credit Agreement ”) with the Lender providing for an aggregate of $25,000,000 of financing comprised of two credit facilities: (i) a senior secured revolving credit facility of $5,000,000 (the “ Revolving Facility ”), which includes a $2,000,000 sublimit for the issuance of letters of credit and (ii) a senior secured term loan facility of $20,000,000 (the “ Term Loan ” and together with the Revolving Facility, the “ Senior Facilities ”). The Term Loan was fully funded on March 4, 2015 in order to fund a portion of the Merger consideration and the Company paid the balance of the Merger consideration due at closing with its cash on hand. The Revolving Facility has not been drawn down. The maturity date for obligations under the Senior Facilities is March 4, 2018 (the “ Maturity Date ”).

Interest and Amortization

The interest rate on the outstanding balance from time to time of the Senior Facilities is based upon, at the Company’s option, either (i) the “LIBOR” rate plus 3.5% or (ii) the “Base Rate” plus 1.5%, as such terms are defined in the Credit Agreement. The Term Loan will amortize in quarterly installments as follows: (i) 2.5% in the first year; (ii) 2.5% in the second year; and (iii) 5% in the third year, with the with balance payable on the Maturity Date.

Guarantees and Collateral

The Company’s obligations under the Senior Facilities, subject to certain exceptions, are guaranteed by the Company’s subsidiaries and are secured by the Company’s equity interests in its subsidiaries. In addition, subject to certain exceptions, the Company and each of the guarantors granted the Lender (i) a first priority lien on and a security interest in substantially all of their respective real and personal properties and (ii) a negative pledge of their respective intellectual property.

Optional and Mandatory Prepayments

The Company may voluntarily prepay all or any part of the Senior Facilities. The Company may repay (i) Base Rate loans without penalty at any time with same day written notice, and (ii) LIBOR loans on three business days’ notice, subject to payments of any breakage costs. The Credit Agreement requires that the Company prepay the Senior Facilities with the proceeds of (i) any significant asset sale, (ii) any sales or issuances of debt securities, subject to certain exceptions and (iii) insurance from casualty and condemnation events, subject to certain exceptions.


Certain Covenants

The Credit Agreement contain customary affirmative and negative covenants for financings of its type that are subject to customary exceptions. The Company is required to maintain (i) a maximum “Leverage Ratio” over each quarter of not greater than 3.0x and (ii) a minimum “Adjusted Quick Ratio” over each quarter of not less than 1.75x, as such terms are defined in the Credit Agreement. Other covenants, among other things, limit the Company’s ability to do the following (in each case, subject to certain exceptions):

 

    incur additional debt;

 

    pay dividends and make other distributions;

 

    enter into joint ventures and other investments;

 

    make certain restricted payments;

 

    create liens;

 

    enter into transactions with affiliates;

 

    make certain dispositions;

 

    enter into material contracts; and

 

    merge or consolidate.

In addition, the Credit Agreement requires that the Company take certain actions, including maintaining adequate insurance, providing reports to the Lender and complying with laws.

Events of Default

The Credit Agreement contains customary events of default, including, but not limited to:

 

    non-payment of principal, interest or fees;

 

    violations of certain covenants;

 

    certain bankruptcy-related events;

 

    monetary judgment defaults and material nonmonetary judgment defaults;

 

    inaccuracy of representations and warranties in any material respect;

 

    actual or asserted impairment of loan documentation or security;

 

    change of control;


    termination of material contracts or licenses; and

 

    cross defaults with certain other indebtedness.

The foregoing description of the Credit Agreement is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Credit Agreement, a copy of which is filed hereto as Exhibit 10.1, and is incorporated into this Current Report by reference.

The representations and warranties contained in the Credit Agreement were made only for the purposes of the agreement as of specific dates and may have been qualified by certain disclosures between the parties, among other limitations. The representations and warranties were made for the purposes of allocating contractual risk between the parties to the Credit Agreement and should not be relied upon as a disclosure of factual information relating to the Company or the Lender.

 

Item 1.02. Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement.

On March 4, 2015, in connection with the closing of the Merger and the entry into the Credit Agreement, the Company terminated its Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of April 10, 2013, with Silicon Valley Bank that provided for a $10,000,000 revolving line of credit. No amounts were outstanding under such agreement immediately prior to its termination.

 

Item 2.01. Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

The disclosure set forth under Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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

The disclosure set forth under Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a) Financial Statements of Business Acquired.

The Company is assessing whether any financial statements are required by Item 9.01(a) with respect to the Merger and the Company will file any required financial statements by amendment no later than 71 days after the date on which this Current Report on Form 8-K was required to be filed pursuant to Item 2.01.

(b) Pro Forma Financial Information.

The Company is assessing whether any pro forma financial statements are required by Item 9.01(b) with respect to the Merger and the Company will file any required pro forma financial statements by amendment no later than 71 days after the date on which this Current Report on Form 8-K was required to be filed pursuant to Item 2.01.


(d) Exhibits:

 

Exhibit

No.

 

Description

  2.1   Merger Agreement, dated as of March 2, 2015, among ecVision (International) Inc., Project 20/20 Acquisition Corp., Amber Road, Inc. and Fortis Advisors LLC.†
10.1   Credit Agreement, dated as of March 4, 2015, between Amber Road, Inc. and KeyBank National Association.
  Exhibits and schedules have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. The Company hereby undertakes to furnish supplementally copies of any of the omitted schedules upon request by the SEC.


SIGNATURES

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

Dated: March 6, 2015

 

A MBER R OAD , I NC .
By:

/s/ James W. Preuninger

James W. Preuninger

Chief Executive Officer


Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit
No.

  

Description

  2.1    Merger Agreement, dated as of March 2, 2015, among ecVision (International) Inc., Project 20/20 Acquisition Corp., Amber Road, Inc. and Fortis Advisors LLC.†
10.1    Credit Agreement, dated as of March 4, 2015, between Amber Road, Inc. and KeyBank National Association.
   Exhibits and schedules have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. The Company hereby undertakes to furnish supplementally copies of any of the omitted schedules upon request by the SEC.

Exhibit 2.1

EXECUTION VERSION

MERGER AGREEMENT

AMONG

ECVISION (INTERNATIONAL) INC.,

PROJECT 20/20 ACQUISITION CORP.,

AMBER ROAD, INC.

AND

FORTIS ADVISORS LLC, AS THE SHAREHOLDERS’ REPRESENTATIVE

Dated as of March 2, 2015


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

          Page  

ARTICLE I THE MERGER

     1   

Section 1.01.

   The Merger      1   

Section 1.02.

   Plan of Merger      2   

Section 1.03.

   Closing      2   

Section 1.04.

   Effective Time of the Merger      2   

Section 1.05.

   Effects of the Merger
     2   

Section 1.06.

   Memorandum of Association      2   

Section 1.07.

   Directors and Officers      3   

ARTICLE II EFFECT OF THE MERGER ON THE CAPITAL SHARE OF THE CORPORATIONS

     3   

Section 2.01.

   Merger Consideration      3   

Section 2.02.

   Merger Consideration Adjustment      5   

Section 2.03.

   Effect on Capital Shares      7   

Section 2.04.

   Surrender of Certificates      9   

Section 2.05.

   Treatment of Options      10   

ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

     12   

Section 3.01.

   Representations and Warranties of the Company      12   

Section 3.02.

   Representations and Warranties of Parent and Sub      36   

ARTICLE IV COVENANTS RELATING TO CONDUCT OF BUSINESS PRIOR TO MERGER

     37   

Section 4.01.

   Conduct of Business      37   

ARTICLE V ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS

     39   

Section 5.01.

   Access to Information; Confidentiality      39   

Section 5.02.

   Commercially Reasonable Efforts      40   

Section 5.03.

   Public Announcements      40   

Section 5.04.

   No Solicitation      40   

Section 5.05.

   Employee Matters      41   

Section 5.06.

   Post-Closing Tax Matters      42   

Section 5.07.

   Operation of Business Following the Closing      43   

Section 5.08.

   Indemnification of Certain Parties      43   

Section 5.09.

   Merger Consideration      44   

Section 5.10.

   Share Transfer      44   

Section 5.11.

   Termination of Agreement      44   

ARTICLE VI CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

     44   

Section 6.01.

   Conditions to Each Party’s Obligation to Effect the Merger      44   

Section 6.02.

   Conditions to Obligations of Parent and Sub      45   

 

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Section 6.03.

Conditions to Obligations of the Company   46   

ARTICLE VII TERMINATION, AMENDMENT AND WAIVER

  47   

Section 7.01.

Termination   47   

Section 7.02.

Effect of Termination   47   

Section 7.03.

Amendment   47   

Section 7.04.

Extension; Waiver   48   

ARTICLE VIII ESCROW AND INDEMNIFICATION

  48   

Section 8.01.

Survival of Representations and Warranties   48   

Section 8.02.

Escrow Fund   48   

Section 8.03.

Indemnification   49   

Section 8.04.

Indemnity Limitations   49   

Section 8.05.

Disposition and Method of Asserting Claims   50   

Section 8.06.

Shareholders’ Representative; Power of Attorney   53   

Section 8.07.

Set-Off   55   

Section 8.08.

Third-Party Claims   55   

ARTICLE IX GENERAL PROVISIONS

  55   

Section 9.01.

Remedies   55   

Section 9.02.

Notices   56   

Section 9.03.

Definitions   57   

Section 9.04.

Interpretation   63   

Section 9.05.

Counterparts   63   

Section 9.06.

Entire Agreement; Third-Party Beneficiaries   63   

Section 9.07.

Governing Law   63   

Section 9.08.

Assignment   63   

Section 9.09.

Enforcement   63   

Section 9.10.

Severability of Provisions   63   

Section 9.11.

Exclusive Jurisdiction   64   

Section 9.12.

Expenses   64   

Section 9.13.

Attorney Client Privilege   64   

Section 9.14.

Conflict of Interest   65   

 

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MERGER AGREEMENT

This MERGER AGREEMENT (“ Agreement ”) is made and entered into as of March 2, 2015 by and among ecVision (International) Inc., a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “ Company ”), Project 20/20 Acquisition Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted company (“ Sub ”), Amber Road, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Parent ”), and Fortis Advisors LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as the Shareholders’ Representative (the “ Shareholders’ Representative ”). Certain capitalized terms used herein are defined in Section 9.03 hereof.

WHEREAS, the respective Boards of Directors of Parent, Sub and the Company deem it advisable and in the best interests of such corporations and their respective shareholders that Sub be merged with and into the Company (the “ Merger ”), upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement;

WHEREAS, such Boards of Directors have approved the Merger, pursuant to which each outstanding $0.01 par value Common Share, Series A Preferred Share and Series B Preferred Share of the Company (hereinafter “ Common Share ”, “ Series A Preferred Share ” and “ Series B Preferred Share ”, respectively, and collectively the “ Company Shares ”) will be converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration (as hereinafter defined);

WHEREAS, approval of the Merger and this Agreement requires the vote (the “ Company Shareholder Approval ”) of the holders of the Company Shares (“ Shareholders ”) in accordance with the Companies Law and the Memorandum of Association;

WHEREAS, contemporaneously with the execution of this Agreement, Parent and certain key employees of the Company have entered into employment agreements that will become effective upon the Closing of the Merger;

WHEREAS, Parent, Sub and the Company desire to make certain representations, warranties, covenants and agreements in connection with the Merger and also to prescribe various conditions to the Merger; and

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement, the parties agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

THE MERGER

Section 1.01. The Merger . Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, and in accordance with Part XVI of the Companies Law, Sub shall be merged with and into the Company at the Effective Time of the Merger (as hereinafter defined). At the Effective Time of the Merger, the separate existence of Sub shall cease, and the Company shall continue as the surviving company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent.


Section 1.02. Plan of Merger .

(a) Parent shall forward, or cause to be forwarded, to the Registrar (as defined below) draft copies of the Plan of Merger (as defined below) and of the director’s declarations and undertakings in respect of the Company and Sub prescribed under Section 233(9) of the Companies Law in the form agreed by Parent and the Company and request that such drafts be pre-vetted by the Registrar. Parent shall promptly forward any comments or confirmations received from the Registrar to the Company and the Parent and the Company shall make such amendments to the Plan of Merger and other documents as may be required by the Registrar

(b) Parent shall cause Sub to file the Plan of Merger duly signed by a director on behalf of the Company and by a director on behalf of Sub together with the prescribed declarations, undertakings and other supporting documents required under section 233(9) of the Companies Law (together the “ Cayman Merger Documents ”) with the Registrar as soon as practicable, and in any event no later than the second day, following the satisfaction or, where not prohibited, the waiver by the applicable party or parties hereto in whose favor the condition is, of the conditions set out in Article VI of this Agreement (excluding conditions that, by their terms, cannot be satisfied until the Effective Time of the Merger, but subject to the satisfaction or, where not prohibited, the waiver by the applicable party or parties hereto in whose favor the condition is, of those conditions as of the Effective Time of the Merger), unless another time or date is agreed to in writing by the parties hereto.

(c) On receipt of the Certificate of Merger from the Registrar, Parent shall (with the assistance of the Company as necessary) cause a copy of such certificate to be given to the members and creditors of each of the Company and Sub in accordance with Section 233(9)(g) of the Companies Law.

Section 1.03. Closing . Unless this Agreement shall have been terminated and the transactions herein contemplated shall have been abandoned pursuant to Section 7.01, the closing of the Merger (the “ Closing ”) will take place at 10:00 a.m. on March 2, 2015 (the “ Closing Date ”), at the offices of Dentons US LLP, 101 JFK Parkway, Short Hills, New Jersey 07078, unless another date, time or place is agreed to in writing by the parties hereto.

Section 1.04. Effective Time of the Merger . The date and time of the filing of the Cayman Merger Documents with the Registrar shall be the “Effective Time of the Merger.”

Section 1.05. Effects of the Merger . The Merger shall have the effects set forth in this Agreement and in the applicable provisions of the Companies Law. As used herein, “Surviving Company” shall mean and refer to the Company, at and after the Effective Time of the Merger, as the surviving business entity in the Merger.

Section 1.06. Memorandum of Association . At the Effective Time of the Merger, Parent shall cause the Memorandum of Association substantially in the form attached as Exhibit B to be adopted as the Memorandum of Association of the Surviving Company and Parent shall cause the name of the Surviving Company to be changed from “ecVision (International) Inc.” to “Amber Road (International) Inc.”

 

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Section 1.07. Directors and Officers . The terms of the directors and officers of the Company at the Effective Time of the Merger shall be deemed to terminate. James W. Preuninger and Thomas Conway shall be the directors and officers of the Surviving Company, each to hold office in accordance with Memorandum of Association of the Surviving Company until the earlier of their death, resignation or removal or until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified, in any case in the manner provided in the Memorandum of Association of the Surviving Company and in accordance with the Companies Law.

ARTICLE II

EFFECT OF THE MERGER ON THE CAPITAL SHARE OF THE CORPORATIONS

Section 2.01. Merger Consideration .

(a) The aggregate consideration payable to the holders of the Company’s Shares and Optionholders (“ Merger Consideration ”) in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in Section 2.03 hereof shall be paid in cash by Parent in an amount up to $35,250,000, payable as follows:

(i) $26,398,400 less (w) Transaction Expenses, (x) the amount deposited in the Escrow Fund pursuant to Section 8.02, (y) the Reserve Amount deposited with the Shareholders’ Representative pursuant to Section 2.03 and (z) the Net Working Capital Adjustment Amount (if Net Working Capital is less than the Net Working Capital Target) and plus the Net Working Capital Adjustment Amount (if Net Working Capital is greater than the Net Working Capital Target) payable at the Closing (the “ Cash Closing Amount ”);

(ii) Up to $5,176,000 in the aggregate (the “ Earn Out Payment ”), payable on June 1, 2016 (subject to clause (b) below) as follows: (i) a minimum payment of $3,500,000, payable if recognition of GAAP Revenues for the Company’s products and services for the period beginning April 1, 2015 through March 31, 2016 (the “ New Year Period ”) is equal to an 18% growth rate (the “ Floor Amount ”) over the GAAP Revenues recognized by the Company’s products and services for the period beginning April 1, 2014 through March 31, 2015 (the “ Last Year Period ”) ; (ii) the full $5,176,000, payable if recognition of GAAP Revenues for the Company’s products and services for the New Year Period is equal to or greater than a 20% growth rate over the GAAP Revenues for the Company’s products and services for the Last Year Period ; or (iii) a linear payout between the amounts from $3,500,000 to $5,176,000, if recognition of GAAP Revenues for the Company’s products and services for the New Year Period is greater than 18%, but less than 20%, over the GAAP Revenues in the Last Year Period; and

(iii) $3,675,000 (“ Retention Payment ”) payable on June 1, 2017 provided the employment of Thomas Ng (“ Ng ”) with Parent, any Subsidiary or any of their affiliates has not been terminated following the Closing by Parent, any Subsidiary or any of their affiliates for Cause or by Ng without Good Reason prior to March 31, 2017; provided , however , that for purposes of the foregoing, the termination of Ng’s employment due to his death or Disability shall not be treated as a termination by Parent, any Subsidiary or any of their affiliates for Cause or by Ng without Good Reason provided Ng has allowed Parent to purchase key man insurance on his life.

 

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The Merger Consideration shall be subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 2.02.

As used herein, “GAAP Revenues” shall mean total revenues calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP (as hereinafter defined) applied consistently with the manner applied by the Company in its most recent audited financial statements and in accordance with the agreements set forth on Appendix A. In the event the New Year Period GAAP Revenues is less than the Floor Amount, no Earn Out Payment shall be due hereunder.

(b) On or prior to May 1, 2015, Parent shall provide the Shareholders’ Representative its calculation of GAAP Revenues for the Company’s products and services for the Last Year Period (the “ Baseline Calculation ”). Parent shall afford the Shareholders’ Representative and its representatives reasonable access to the relevant Surviving Company books, records and work papers at the location of such books, records and work papers during normal business hours for the purpose of verifying the Baseline Calculation. If the Shareholders’ Representative believes that the Baseline Calculation was not prepared in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.01(a), the Shareholders’ Representative shall deliver to Parent a notice of dispute detailing same, and such dispute shall be resolved in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 2.01(c).

(c) On or prior to May 1, 2016, Parent shall provide to the Shareholders’ Representative its calculation of GAAP Revenues for the Company’s products and services for the New Year Period (the “ Calculation ”). Within thirty (30) days following delivery of the Calculation (which shall be in reasonable detail and shall include the work papers and backup used to determine the Calculation), if the Shareholders’ Representative believes that the Calculation was not made in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.01(a), the Shareholders’ Representative shall deliver to Parent a notice of dispute detailing same (an “ Earn Out Dispute Notice ”), or the Shareholders’ Representative shall deliver to Parent a notice of approval (an “ Approval Notice ”) with respect to the Calculation. Such Calculation shall be final and binding on the parties if an Approval Notice is delivered to Parent or if the Earn Out Dispute Notice is not delivered to Parent within such thirty (30) day period. The Earn Out Dispute Notice shall specify in reasonable detail the items disputed by the Shareholders’ Representative and shall describe in reasonable detail the basis for objection and to the extent known the amount in dispute. If the Earn Out Dispute Notice is given, the parties shall consult with each other with respect to the objections. If the parties are unable to reach an agreement within fifteen (15) days after the Earn Out Dispute Notice has been given, (x) then within ten (10) days following such fifteen (15) day period, Parent shall pay the undisputed portion of the Earn Out Payment (which for purposes of such payment shall be in accordance with the Calculation) by wire transfer in immediately available funds; and (y) any unresolved disputed items shall be promptly referred to an independent nationally recognized accounting firm mutually acceptable to them or, in the absence of agreement, by an independent nationally recognized accounting firm selected by lot (the “ Independent Accountant ”). The Shareholders’ Representative and Parent shall instruct the Independent Accountant to memorialize in writing its determination regarding such unresolved items of dispute. The resolution of any disputes by the Independent Accountant shall be final and binding on the parties. In the event the Shareholders’ Representative or Parent submit any

 

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unresolved items in dispute to the Independent Accountant, the fees and expenses of the Independent Accountant shall be borne on an equitable basis as determined by the Independent Accountant. The Earn Out Payment required to be made pursuant to this Section 2.01 shall be made by wire transfer in immediately available funds within 10 days of the earlier of (i) the Shareholders’ Representative’s acceptance or deemed acceptance of Parent’s calculations, (ii) the mutual agreement of the Shareholders’ Representative and Parent or (iii) the delivery of the written determination of the Independent Accountant.

(d) During the New Year Period, and for one (1) year thereafter, the Shareholders’ Representative shall have the right to inspect and audit the books and records relevant to the determination of the GAAP Revenues at any time prior to a final resolution of any dispute over such determination solely for determining the calculation of GAAP Revenues and compliance with this Section 2.01 no more than once per calendar year, and Parent and the Surviving Company shall provide sufficient access to and copies of the financial statements of Parent and the Surviving Company, and the work papers related thereto, for such purposes; provided , however , the Shareholders’ Representative (on behalf of the Shareholders) shall bear the expense of all audits; however, if an audit reveals a deviation of at least 5% from the Earn Out Payment to be paid by Parent hereunder, then Parent shall reimburse the Shareholders’ Representative for all costs incurred by the Shareholders’ Representative in conducting such audit. The Shareholders’ Representative shall enter into a written confidentiality agreement with commercially reasonable and customary terms prior to undertaking such inspection.

Section 2.02. Merger Consideration Adjustment .

(a) Estimated Closing Balance Sheet and Estimated Closing Statement . The Company shall prepare in good faith and shall provide to Parent prior to the Closing Date an estimated consolidated balance sheet of the Acquired Companies as of the close of business on the day immediately preceding the Closing Date, together with a written statement setting forth in reasonable detail its good faith estimate of the Net Working Capital (as the same may be adjusted in response to any comments of Parent and its representatives provided prior to the Closing, the “ Estimated Closing Statement ”). The Estimated Closing Statement will be prepared in accordance with GAAP. Following the delivery of the Closing Statement, the Company shall provide Parent and its representatives reasonable access to the work papers and other books and records of the Acquired Companies for purposes of assisting Parent and its representatives in their review of the Estimated Closing Statement. Prior to Closing, the parties shall cooperate in good faith to answer any questions and resolve any issues raised by Parent and its representatives in connection with their review of the Estimated Closing Statement.

(b) Estimated Merger Consideration . The Cash Closing Amount payable at Closing under Section 2.01(a) (the “ Estimated Merger Consideration ”) shall be calculated using the estimated Net Working Capital set forth on the Estimated Closing Statement.

(c) Proposed Final Closing Balance Sheet and Proposed Final Closing Statement . As promptly as possible and in any event within ninety (90) calendar days after the Closing Date, Parent shall prepare or cause to be prepared, and will provide to the Shareholders’ Representative, a consolidated balance sheet of the Acquired Companies as of the close of business on the day immediately preceding the Closing Date, together with a written statement

 

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setting forth in reasonable detail its proposed final determination of the Net Working Capital (the “ Proposed Final Closing Statement ”). The Proposed Final Closing Statement will be prepared in accordance with GAAP. The Shareholders’ Representative and its representatives shall have reasonable access to the work papers and other books and records of Parent for purposes of assisting the Shareholders’ Representative and its representatives in their review of the Proposed Final Closing Statement.

(d) Dispute Notice . The Proposed Final Closing Statement (and the proposed final determination of the Net Working Capital reflected thereon) will be final, conclusive and binding on the parties unless the Shareholders’ Representative provides a written notice (a “ Dispute Notice ”) to Parent no later than the twentieth (20th) business day after the receipt by the Shareholders’ Representative of the Proposed Final Closing Statement. Any Dispute Notice must set forth in reasonable detail (i) any item on the Proposed Final Closing Statement which the Shareholders’ Representative believes has not been prepared in accordance with this Agreement and the proposed correct amount of such item and (ii) the Shareholders’ Representative’s alternative calculation of the Net Working Capital. Any item or amount to which no dispute is raised in the Dispute Notice will be final, conclusive and binding on the parties on such twentieth (20th) business day.

(e) Resolution of Disputes . Parent and the Shareholders’ Representative will attempt to promptly resolve the matters raised in any Dispute Notice in good faith. Beginning ten (10) business days after delivery of any Dispute Notice pursuant to Section 2.02(d), either Parent or the Shareholders’ Representative may provide written notice to the other (the “ Dispute Submission Notice ”) that it elects to submit the disputed items to JAMS or a nationally recognized independent accounting firm chosen jointly by Parent and the Shareholders’ Representative (the “ Accounting Firm ”). The Accounting Firm will promptly, in accordance with the rules set forth in the Accounting Firm’s engagement letter and its customary practices, review only those unresolved items and amounts specifically set forth and objected to in the Dispute Notice and resolve the dispute with respect to each such specific unresolved item and amount in accordance with this Agreement. The Accounting Firm shall act as an expert and not an arbitrator and shall render a written decision as to each disputed matter, in reasonable detail of the basis for its decision. In no event shall the decision of the Accounting Firm provide for a calculation of Net Working Capital that is less than the applicable calculation thereof shown in the Proposed Final Closing Statement or greater than the Shareholders’ Representative’s alternative calculation thereof shown in the Dispute Notice. The fees and expenses of the Accounting Firm shall be apportioned among Parent and the Shareholders’ Representative (on behalf of the Shareholders) based upon the relative extent to which the positions of the Shareholders’ Representative and Parent are upheld by the Accounting Firm. The decision of the Accounting Firm with respect to the disputed items of the Proposed Final Closing Statement submitted to it will be final, conclusive and binding on the parties, absent manifest or arithmetical errors. As used herein, Proposed Final Closing Statement, as adjusted to reflect any changes agreed to by the parties and the decision of the Accounting Firm, in each case, pursuant to this Section 2.02, are referred to herein as the “Final Closing Statement”. Each of the parties to this Agreement agrees to use its commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with the Accounting Firm (including by executing a customary engagement letter reasonably acceptable to it) and to cause the Accounting Firm to resolve any such dispute as soon as practicable after the commencement of the Accounting Firm’s engagement. Any portion of the Accounting Firm’s fees and any expenses payable hereunder by the shareholders of the Company prior to the Closing shall be paid by the Shareholders’ Representative (on behalf of the Shareholders).

 

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(f) Merger Consideration Adjustment . If the Net Working Capital (as finally determined pursuant to this Section 2.02 and as set forth in the Final Closing Statement) differs from the estimated amounts thereof set forth in the Estimated Closing Statement, the Merger Consideration shall be recalculated using such final figures in lieu of such estimated figures. If the Net Working Capital (as finally determined pursuant to this Section 2.02 and as set forth in the Final Closing Statement) is greater than the Net Working Capital Target, then Parent shall pay by wire transfer of immediately available funds (i) to the Company, for immediate payment by the Company to each Optionholder, and (ii) to each Shareholder, the Pro Rata Percentage of the amount by which such re-calculated final Merger Consideration exceeds the estimated Merger Consideration paid at Closing in accordance with Section 2.02(b) multiplied by the number of Company Shares held by such Shareholder immediately prior to the Effective Time of the Merger (and the number of Company Shares underlying Share Options held by such Optionholder immediately prior to the Effective Time of the Merger), less any withholding Taxes required under the Code or any applicable legal requirement to be deducted and withheld, but only to the extent they are properly paid over to the appropriate Governmental Entity. If the Net Working Capital (as finally determined pursuant to this Section 2.02 and as set forth in the Final Closing Statement) is less than the Net Working Capital Target, then the amount by which such estimated Merger Consideration paid at Closing in accordance with Section 2.02(b) exceeds such re-calculated final Merger Consideration shall be paid to Parent or its designee at the option of Parent in accordance with the terms of the Escrow Agreement or by each Shareholder and Optionholder paying to Parent by wire transfer in immediately available funds an amount equal to the Pro Rata Percentage of such excess amount multiplied by the number of Company Shares held by such Shareholder immediately prior to the Effective Time of the Merger (and the number of Company Shares underlying Share Options held by such Optionholder immediately prior to the Effective Time of the Merger). All amounts payable under this clause (f) shall be paid no later than ten (10) business days following the date of the Final Closing Statement.

Section 2.03. Effect on Capital Shares . At the Effective Time of the Merger, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of the Company, Sub or any holder of any Company Share:

(a) Capital Shares of Sub . Each capital share of Sub that is then issued and outstanding shall be converted into a capital share of the Surviving Company.

(b) Cancellation of Certain Company Shares . Each Company Share that is owned by the Company or any subsidiary of the Company shall automatically be canceled and retired and shall cease to exist, and no cash or other consideration shall be delivered or deliverable in exchange therefor.

(c) Conversion of Company Shares . Subject to subparagraph (e) of this Section 2.03, each outstanding Company Share (other than shares canceled pursuant to Section 2.03(b) and Dissenting Shares) shall be converted into the right to receive cash, without interest, equal to the Pro Rata Cash Closing Interest, plus a Pro Rata Escrow Interest, plus a Pro Rata Reserve Interest, plus a Pro Rata Earn Out Interest, plus a Pro Rata Retention Payment

 

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Interest; it being understood and agreed that (i) each holder of Company Shares (other than holders of Dissenting Shares) shall, subject to the terms of Article II hereof, be entitled to receive that amount of the sum of the Cash Closing Amount and the Aggregate Option Exercise Price, that percentage of each of the Escrow Fund, Reserve Amount, and Earn Out Payments, and that amount of the Retention Payment that is set forth opposite the name of such holder on Schedule 2.03(c), and (ii) in the event of any discrepancy between the amount that would be due to any Shareholder in respect of any such payment pursuant to this Section 2.03(c) and the amount that would be due to such Shareholder as set forth on (or as determined by reference to the percentage set forth on) Schedule 2.03(c), the amount set forth on (or the amount as determined by reference to the percentage set forth on) Schedule 2.03(c) shall prevail.

(d) Cancellation and Retirement of Company Shares . At the Effective Time of the Merger, and as a result of the conversions resulting from subparagraph (c) above, all Company Shares issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time of the Merger shall no longer be outstanding and shall automatically be canceled and retired and shall cease to exist, and each holder of a certificate representing any such Company Share (collectively, the “ Certificates ”) shall, to the extent such Certificate represents such shares, cease to have any rights with respect thereto, except the right to receive the applicable Merger Consideration to be paid in consideration therefor upon surrender of such Certificate in accordance with Section 2.04, other than as provided in Section 2.03(e) or by law.

(e) Dissenting Shares . Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, Company Shares which were outstanding on the date for the determination of shareholders entitled to vote on the Merger, and which were not voted in favor of or were voted against the Merger, and the holders of which have demanded that the Company purchase such shares at their fair market value in accordance with the Companies Law and the holders of which shall not have otherwise failed to perfect or shall not have effectively withdrawn or lost their rights to dissent and payment under Section 238 of the Companies Law (the “ Dissenting Shares ”), shall not be converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration, but, instead, the holders thereof shall be entitled to have their shares purchased by Parent for cash at the fair market value of such Dissenting Shares as determined in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Law; provided, however, that if any such holder shall have failed to perfect or shall have effectively withdrawn or lost his, her or its right to dissent and payment under the Companies Law, such holder’s Company Shares shall thereupon be deemed to have been converted, at the Effective Time of the Merger, into the right to receive the Merger Consideration set forth in Section 2.03(c) of this Agreement, without any interest thereon. If a holder of any Company Shares shall become entitled to receive payment for such shares pursuant to Section 238 of the Companies Law, then Parent shall make such payment.

(f) Escrow . At the Closing, in accordance with Section 2.01(a)(i) hereof, Parent shall deposit $3,300,000 (the “ Escrow Amount ”) into escrow pursuant to the Escrow Agreement, which amount shall be treated as owned by Parent until distributed in accordance with the Escrow Agreement.

(g) Shareholders’ Representative Reserve . At the Closing, $50,000 of the Merger Consideration (the “ Reserve Amount ”) shall be paid by Parent to the Shareholders’ Representative. The Reserve Amount will be used, in the sole and absolute discretion of the

 

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Shareholders’ Representative, to pay (i) the costs and expenses, if any, incurred by the Shareholders’ Representative in accordance with or otherwise related to this Agreement, the Escrow Agreement, any Shareholders’ Representative letter agreement, and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and (ii) any other costs or expenses incurred by the Shareholders’ Representative in the performance of its obligations as the Shareholders’ Representative. The Shareholders’ Representative will hold the Reserve Amount separate from its corporate funds and will not voluntarily make it available to its creditors in the event of bankruptcy. The Shareholders’ Representative is not providing any investment supervision, recommendations or advice and shall have no responsibility or liability for any loss of principal of the Reserve Amount other than as a result of its gross negligence or willful misconduct. The Shareholders’ Representative is not acting as a withholding agent or in any similar capacity in connection with the Reserve Amount, and has no tax reporting or income distribution obligations hereunder. As soon as reasonably determined by the Shareholders’ Representative that the Reserve Amount is no longer required to be withheld, the Shareholders’ Representative shall distribute the remaining Reserve Amount (if any) to Parent for further distribution to the Shareholders and Optionholders in accordance with their Pro Rata Percentages, as set forth in a written notice from the Shareholders’ Representative to Parent which shall include the specific amounts to be distributed to each Shareholder and Optionholder and payment and any update to the wire instructions previously held by Parent for each such Shareholder and Optionholder; it being understood that Parent shall have no responsibility with regard to said payments in the event the Shareholders’ Representative fails to provide reasonable notice to Parent, or if said notice is incorrect or the payment or wire instructions are not accurate. The Reserve Amount shall be treated as having been received by the Shareholders and Optionholders on the Closing Date for Tax purposes and no amounts due and payable from the Reserve Amount to Optionholders shall be processed through the Surviving Company’s payroll process.

(h) Payment of Transaction Expenses . At the Closing or within a reasonable period of time within receipt by Parent of payment details from the Company or the Shareholders’ Representative, the Transaction Expenses shall be paid by Parent to the payees, and in the amounts, set forth on Schedule 2.03(h).

Section 2.04. Surrender of Certificates .

(a) Letter of Transmittal . On the date hereof, and as reasonably requested hereafter, the Company shall promptly mail to each holder of record of Company Shares (other than any holder of Dissenting Shares), (i) a letter of transmittal (which shall be in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C ) (the “ Letter of Transmittal ”) and (ii) instructions for use in effecting the surrender of the Certificates in exchange for the applicable Merger Consideration.

(b) Closing Procedures . Upon the receipt by Parent of an original Certificate or Certificates (or an original executed affidavit of loss or destruction together with an agreement of indemnification in form reasonably satisfactory to Parent) and original duly executed Letter of Transmittal, then in accordance with such Letter of Transmittal, Parent shall, as soon as reasonably practicable, deliver by wire transfer or certified check of immediately available funds to such holder in exchange therefor the applicable Cash Closing Amount on the Closing Date and such other Merger Consideration on such other applicable dates in accordance with the terms hereof, and the Certificate or Certificates so surrendered shall be canceled.

 

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(c) Exchange Procedures . As soon as reasonably practicable after the Effective Time, upon surrender of an original Certificate or Certificates for cancellation (or an original executed affidavit of loss or destruction together with an agreement of indemnification in form reasonably satisfactory to Parent) to Parent together with an original Letter of Transmittal, duly executed, the holder of such Certificate shall be entitled to receive in exchange therefor such holder’s share of the applicable Merger Consideration (including the Cash Closing Amount at Closing and such other Merger Consideration on such other applicable dates as set forth herein) in respect of the Certificate surrendered pursuant to the provisions of this Article II (after taking into account all Company Shares then held by such holder), and the Certificate so surrendered shall forthwith be canceled. In the event of a transfer of ownership of Company Shares which are not registered in the transfer records of the Company, the appropriate share of the applicable Merger Consideration may be paid to a transferee if the Certificate is presented to Parent, accompanied by all documents required to evidence and effect such transfer and by evidence that any applicable share transfer taxes have been paid. Until surrendered as contemplated by this Section 2.04, each Certificate shall be deemed at any time after the Effective Time of the Merger to represent only the right to receive upon such surrender the applicable Merger Consideration into which the Company Share represented by such Certificate have been converted as provided in this Article II.

(d) No Further Ownership Rights in Company Shares . All cash paid pursuant to Section 2.02(c) shall be deemed to have been issued in full satisfaction of all rights pertaining to such Company Shares, and there shall be no further registration of transfers on the share transfer books of the Company of the Company Shares which were outstanding prior to the Effective Time of the Merger.

(e) Termination of Exchange Fund . Any holders of Certificates prior to the Merger who have not theretofore complied with this Article II for six months after the Effective Time of the Merger shall thereafter look only to Parent as general creditors thereof for payment of their claim for the Merger Consideration.

(f) No Liability . None of the Surviving Company, Parent or the Company shall be liable to any person in respect of cash from the amount equal to the Cash Closing Amount (less any amounts paid by Parent at Closing pursuant to Section 2.03(b)) to be paid in exchange for outstanding Company Shares pursuant to Section 2.03(c) delivered to a public official pursuant to any applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar law. If any Certificates shall not have been surrendered prior to three years after the Effective Time of the Merger, or immediately prior to such earlier date on which any Merger Consideration would otherwise escheat to or become the property of any Governmental Entity, any such Merger Consideration shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, become the property of Parent, free and clear of all claims or interest of any person previously entitled thereto.

Section 2.05. Treatment of Options .

(a) Schedule 2.05(a) to this Agreement identifies each currently outstanding share option grant notice and option agreement or other share option agreement evidencing the grant of an option to purchase Company Shares (each a “ Share Option ”), including the name of the person to whom such Share Option was granted, the number of Company Shares underlying

 

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such Share Option, and the applicable exercise price per share. Each Share Option shall be fully vested as of immediately prior to the Effective Time of the Merger. The Company shall prior to the Effective Time of the Merger cause or have caused each Share Option that was outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time of the Merger and that will not, by the terms of the applicable share option notice and option agreement or other stock option agreement by which it is governed, automatically cease to be exercisable following the Effective Time of the Merger, to be cancelled and to cease to exist following the Effective Time of the Merger in exchange for Parent’s payment of the amounts set forth in Section 2.05(b) below.

(b) At the Closing, in exchange for the cancellation of the Share Options as set forth in Section 2.05(a) above, Parent shall pay to the Company by wire transfer of immediately available funds an amount equal to the sum of each Optionholder’s Pro Rata Cash Closing Interest minus the Aggregate Option Exercise Price. The Company shall promptly pay to each Optionholder an amount equal to (i) such Optionholder’s Pro Rata Cash Closing Interest multiplied by the number of Company Shares underlying Share Options held by such Optionholder immediately prior to the Effective Time of the Merger less (ii) the sum of the product (computed separately for each Share Option held by such Optionholder immediately prior to the Effective Time of the Merger) of the exercise price per Company Share for such Share Option times the number of Company Shares subject to such Share Option immediately prior to the Effective Time of the Merger, less (iii) all applicable federal, state, local and foreign withholding Taxes, provided that the Company shall pay over such withheld amounts to the appropriate Governmental Entity; it being understood and agreed that each Optionholder shall, subject to the adjustment in Section 2.02(f), be entitled to receive that amount pursuant to this Section 2.05(b) (before applicable tax withholding) that is set forth opposite the name of such holder on Schedule 2.03(c), and in the event of any discrepancy between the amount that would be due to any Optionholder in respect of any such payment pursuant to this Section 2.05(b) (before applicable tax withholding) and the amount that would be due to such Shareholder as set forth on Schedule 2.03(c) (before applicable tax withholding), the amount set forth on Schedule 2.03(c) shall prevail.

(c) At such times or times as the Shareholders are entitled to receive their Pro Rata Escrow Interest, Pro Rata Earn Out Interest or Pro Rata Reserve Interest, if any, with respect to each Company Share or the Pro Rata Retention Payment Interest, Parent shall pay to the Surviving Company by wire transfer of immediately available funds an amount equal to the sum of the Pro Rata Escrow Interest, Pro Rata Earn Out Interest or Pro Rata Reserve Interest, as applicable, multiplied by the number of Company Shares underlying the Share Options outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time of the Merger or the Pro Rata Retention Payment Interest for each Optionholder, as applicable and the Surviving Company shall promptly pay to each such Optionholder, the Pro Rata Escrow Interest, Pro Rata Earn Out Interest or Pro Rata Reserve Interest, as applicable, multiplied by the number of Company Shares underlying the Share Options held by such Optionholder immediately prior to the Effective Time of the Merger or such Optionholder’s Pro Rata Retention Payment Interest, as applicable, less any withholding Taxes required under the Code or any applicable legal requirement to be deducted and withheld, provided that the Surviving Company shall pay over such withheld amounts to the appropriate Governmental Entity; it being understood and agreed that (i) each Optionholder shall, subject to the terms of Article II hereof, be entitled to receive that percentage of each of the Escrow Fund, Reserve Amount, and Earn Out Payments, and that amount of the

 

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Retention Payment that is set forth opposite the name of such Optionholder on Schedule 2.03(c), and (ii) in the event of any discrepancy between the amount that would be due to any Optionholder in respect of any such payment pursuant to this Section 2.05(c) (before applicable tax withholding) and the amount that would be due to such Optionholder as set forth on (or as determined by reference to the percentage set forth on) Schedule 2.03(c) (before applicable tax withholding), the amount Set forth on (or the amount determined by reference to the percentage set forth on) Schedule 2.03(c) shall prevail.

(d) On or before the Effective Time of the Merger all plans, programs, arrangements and policies providing for the issuance or grant of any interest in respect of any shares of the Company shall terminate on or before the Effective Time of the Merger.

(e) Prior to the Effective Time of the Merger, the board of directors of the Company shall adopt such resolutions or take such actions as are necessary to carry out the terms of this Section 2.05.

ARTICLE III

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

Section 3.01. Representations and Warranties of the Company . Except as set forth in the disclosure schedule of the Company dated as of the date hereof and delivered herewith to Parent and Sub (the “ Disclosure Schedule ”), which identifies the section and subsection to which each disclosure therein relates (it being understood and hereby agreed that a fact or matter disclosed in the Disclosure Schedule with respect to one subsection shall be deemed to be disclosed with respect to each other subsection where such disclosure is appropriate to the extent it can be reasonably understood from reading such Disclosure Schedule that such disclosure would be applicable to such other subsections), the Company represents and warrants to Sub and Parent as follows:

(a) Organization, Standing and Corporate Power . Each of the Company and each Subsidiary is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it was organized and has the requisite corporate power and authority to carry on its business as now being conducted. Each of the Company and each Subsidiary is duly qualified or licensed to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the nature of its business or the ownership or leasing of its properties makes such qualification or licensing necessary, other than in such jurisdictions where the failure to be so qualified or licensed (individually or in the aggregate) would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Company and the Subsidiaries taken as a whole. Complete and correct copies of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation (“ Certificate of Incorporation ”), and the Company’s Memorandum of Association (the “ Memorandum of Association ”) have previously been provided by the Company to Parent. The Company has provided Parent complete and accurate copies of the minutes of all meetings of the board of directors and the shareholders of the Company and all resolutions in writing of the board of directors and the shareholders of the Company in lieu of meetings, and all minutes of meetings or resolutions in writing in lieu of meetings of the committees of directors, if any. The minute books and other similar records of the Company contain accurate summaries of all actions taken at all meetings

 

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of the shareholders of the Company, the board of directors of the Company and the committees thereof, and include all resolutions in writing executed in lieu of the holding of any such meetings.

(b) Subsidiaries . All the outstanding capital stock of, or other equity interests in, each subsidiary of the Company, have been duly authorized, validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable and are owned by the Company, free of all Liens. Except for its ownership of the capital stock of ecVision (H.K.) Limited (“ ecVision Hong Kong I ”), ECVISION LIMITED (“ ecVision Hong Kong II ”) and ecVision (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd. (“ ecVision China ”), the Company does not directly own any material equity or similar interest in, or any interest convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for, any material equity or similar interest in, any corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, trust or other business association or entity. Except for its ownership of the capital stock of ecVision Inc. (“ ecVision U.S. ”), the Company does not indirectly own any material equity or similar interest in, or any interest convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for, any material equity or similar interest in, any corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, trust or other business association or entity. All the outstanding capital stock of, or other equity interests in Japan ecVision Co., Ltd. (“ecVision Japan”) and ecVision U.S. have been duly authorized, validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable, and all shares of ecVision U.S. are owned by ecVision Hong Kong II, free of all Liens. Complete and correct copies of the certificates of incorporation, as amended, and the Memorandum of Association, as amended or other governing documents, of the Subsidiaries, as currently in effect, have previously been provided by the Company to Parent. The Company has provided Parent a complete and correct copy of each of the most updated approval certificate issued by the Ministry of Commerce of the PRC or its designated local branch, most updated business license issued by the local branch of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce of the PRC which is in charge of issuing the business license of ecVision China and most updated articles of association of ecVision China, and all such documents delivered are in full force and effect. The Company has provided Parent complete and accurate copies of the minutes of all meetings of the board of directors and the shareholders of each Subsidiary and all resolutions in writing of the board of directors and the shareholders of each Subsidiary in lieu of meetings, and all minutes of meetings or resolutions in writing in lieu of meetings of the committees of directors, if any. The minute books and other similar records of each Subsidiary contain accurate summaries of all actions taken at all meetings of the shareholders of such Subsidiary, the board of directors of such Subsidiary and the committees thereof, and include all resolutions in writing executed in lieu of the holding of any such meetings.

(c) Capitalization .

(i) Schedule 3.01(c) of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth a list of (i) all holders of record of Company Shares on the date hereof, including the amount and kind of capital shares held by each such holder and (ii) all outstanding options and warrants pursuant to which the Company is or may become obligated to issue any shares of the Company or other securities of or other equity interests in the Company and the holders thereof.

(ii) The capital shares of the Company authorized, outstanding or reserved for issuance consists of: (i) 29,404,762 Common Shares, $0.01 par value, authorized,

 

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of which 6,349,804 shares are issued and outstanding, (ii) 15,404,762 preferred shares, $0.01 par value (“ Preferred Shares ”), authorized, of which (A) 8,000,000 shares have been designated as Series A Preferred Shares, of which 8,000,000 shares are issued and outstanding, and (B) 7,404,762 shares have been designated as Series B Preferred Shares, of which 7,404,762 shares are issued and outstanding, and (iii) 5,200,000 Common Shares reserved for issuance upon exercise of options outstanding pursuant to the Company’s 2000 Global Equity Incentive Plan. The issued share capital of ecVision Hong Kong I is HK$10,000 consisting of 10,000 ordinary shares as of the date hereof and immediately prior to the Merger, such 10,000 ordinary shares are issued and are validly issued to the Company (9,999 ordinary shares) and Ng (1 ordinary share), fully paid and nonassessable. The issued share capital of ecVision Hong Kong II is HK$7,650 consisting of 7,650 ordinary shares and US$42,000 consisting of 4,200,000 ordinary shares as of the date hereof and immediately prior to the Merger, such 4,207,650 ordinary shares, in aggregate, are issued and are validly issued to the Company (4,207,649 ordinary shares) and Ng (1 ordinary share), fully paid and nonassessable. The registered capital of ecVision China is HK$9,100,000, which, as of the date hereof and immediately prior to the Merger, is validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. ecVision China is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. The authorized capital stock of ecVision U.S. consists of 1,000 shares of common stock, of which, as of the date hereof and immediately prior to the Merger, 1,000 shares are issued and outstanding, owned by ecVision Hong Kong II and are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. The authorized capital stock of ecVision Japan consists of 1,000 shares of common stock, of which, as of the date hereof and immediately prior to the Merger, 120 shares are issued and outstanding, owned by Thomas Ng and are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

(iii) Except as set forth on Schedule 3.01(c) of the Disclosure Schedule, there are no options, warrants, rights or convertible securities exercisable for any shares or equity interests of the Company (“ Common Share Equivalents ”) pursuant to which the Company is obligated to issue any shares or other equity interests in the Company, or rights to sell or otherwise transfer, or otherwise relating to, any issued or unissued shares of or other equity interests in the Company pursuant to any provision of applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation or Memorandum of Association of the Company, any contract to which the Company is a party or otherwise obligated; and, there is not any contract or encumbrance (including a right of first refusal, right of first offer, proxy, voting agreement, voting trust, registration rights agreement, or shareholders agreement) whether or not the Company is a party thereto with respect to the purchase, sale or voting of any shares of or other equity interests in the Company (whether outstanding or issuable upon conversion of any Common Share Equivalents).

(iv) Except as set forth on Schedule 3.01(c)(iv) of the Disclosure Schedule, there are no rights to sell or otherwise transfer any issued or unissued shares of or other equity interests of the Company pursuant to any provision of applicable law, the Memorandum of Association of the Company or any contract to which the Company is a party or, as of the Closing, otherwise; and the Company is not a party to and, as of the Closing, there is no contract or encumbrance (including a right of first refusal, right of first offer, proxy, voting agreement, voting trust, registration rights agreement or shareholders agreement, whether or not the Company is a party thereto) with respect to the purchase, sale or voting of any shares of or any other equity interests in the Company (whether outstanding or issuable upon conversion or exercise of any Common Share Equivalents) other than this Agreement. There are no existing

 

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options, warrants or other rights, agreements or commitments of any character relating to the issued or unissued capital shares or other securities of any Subsidiary to which the Company is a party or, to the knowledge of the Company, otherwise.

(d) Authority; Noncontravention .

(i) The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement, the other agreements, certificates and documents contemplated hereby to be executed and delivered by the Company and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other agreements, certificates and documents contemplated hereby to be executed and delivered by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company and (assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by Parent and Sub) constitutes the valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, subject to the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing. All other agreements contemplated hereby to be executed and delivered by the Company will on the Closing be duly executed and delivered by the Company and (assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by Parent and Sub) constitute the valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their respective terms, subject to the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing.

(ii) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company do not, and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and compliance by the Company with the provisions hereof will not, conflict with, or result in any breach or violation of, or any default (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) under, or give rise to a right of termination, cancellation or acceleration of, or to a loss of a material benefit under, or result in the creation of any Lien (other than a Permitted Lien) upon any of the properties or assets of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries under, (A) subject to Company Shareholder Approval (which will be obtained by the Company at or prior to the Closing Date, if any), the Certificate of Incorporation or Memorandum of Association of the Company or the governing documents of any of the Subsidiaries, (B) any loan or credit agreement, note, bond, mortgage, indenture, lease or other agreement (other than as set forth on Schedule 3.01(d) of the Disclosure Schedule), instrument, permit, concession, franchise or license applicable to the Company or any Subsidiary or any of their respective properties or assets, or (C) subject to the governmental filings and other matters referred to in the following sentence, any judgment, order, decree, statute, law, ordinance, rule, regulation, settlement or arbitration award (“ Order ”) applicable to the Company or any of the Subsidiaries or their respective properties or assets other than, in the case of clause (C), any such conflicts, breaches, violations, defaults, rights, losses or Liens that would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Company or prevent or materially delay the ability of the Company to consummate the

 

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transactions contemplated by this Agreement or perform its obligations hereunder. No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or registration, declaration or filing with, or notice to, any foreign, federal, state or local government or any court, administrative agency or commission or other governmental authority or agency, domestic or foreign (a “ Governmental Entity ”) or any other person, is required by or with respect to the Company or any of the Subsidiaries for the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company or the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby or the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder, except for (x) the Company Shareholder Approval (which will be obtained by the Company at or prior to the Closing Date, if any), (y) the filing of the Cayman Merger Documents with the Registrar and appropriate documents with the relevant authorities of other states in which the Company is qualified to do business and (z) such other consents, approvals, orders, authorizations, registrations, declarations, filings or notices the failure of which to make or obtain would not reasonably be expected to (1) prevent or materially delay consummation of the Merger or the other transactions contemplated hereby or performance of the Company’s obligations hereunder or (2) have a Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Company.

(e) Financial Statements; Undisclosed Liabilities .

(i) Set forth on Schedule 3.01(e) of the Disclosure Schedule are complete and true copies of: (A) the audited consolidated balance sheets of the Company and its subsidiaries as of December 31, 2014, March 31, 2014 and March 31, 2013, including the notes thereto, (B) the audited consolidated statements of operations and cash flows of the Company and its subsidiaries for December 31, 2014 and the fiscal years ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, including the notes thereto, (C) the unaudited consolidated balance sheets of the Company and its subsidiaries as of January 31, 2015, and (D) the unaudited consolidated statements of operations and cash flows of the Company and its subsidiaries for the one-month period ended January 31, 2015 (collectively, the “ Financial Statements ”). Except as set forth in the notes thereto and except, in the case of the unaudited Financial Statements, which do not contain footnotes, for normal year-end audit adjustments and disclosures (none of which is expected to be material), the Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied (“ GAAP ”), as in effect on the date of such audited Financial Statements, and the Financial Statements fairly present the consolidated financial position and results of operations and cash flows of the Company and the Subsidiaries, in each case as of the dates indicated and for the periods covered, as the case may be.

(ii) The Company has made available for inspection by Parent copies of all books of account relating to the Company and the Subsidiaries, and such books of account have been maintained in accordance with past practices. The Company and the Subsidiaries will have sufficient cash immediately following the Closing to pay all liabilities, if any, immediately following the Closing. Each of the Company and each Subsidiary maintains a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations; (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP (as applicable) and to maintain asset accountability; (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences.

 

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(iii) Neither the Company, any Subsidiary nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any director, executive officer, auditor, or accountant of the Company or any Subsidiary, has received any material written complaint, allegation, assertion or claim, whether made to any director, executive officer, or inside or outside legal counsel to the Company or any Subsidiary regarding the accounting or auditing practices, procedures, methodologies or methods of the Company or any Subsidiary or their internal accounting controls, including any material written complaint, allegation, assertion or claim that the Company or any Subsidiary has engaged in questionable accounting or auditing practices and any written notification of a (x) “reportable condition” or (y) “material weakness” in the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s internal controls. For purposes of this Agreement, the terms “reportable condition” and “material weakness” shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Statements of Auditing Standards 60, as in effect on the date hereof. No attorney representing the Company or any Subsidiary, whether or not employed by the Company or any Subsidiary, has reported evidence of a material violation of securities laws, breach of fiduciary duty or similar violation by the Company, any Subsidiary or any of their respective officers, directors, employees or agents to the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s board of directors or any committee thereof or to any director or officer of the Company or the Subsidiary. There have been no internal investigations regarding accounting or revenue recognition reviewed by or initiated at the direction of the chief executive officer, chief financial officer, general counsel or similar legal officer, the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s board of directors or any committee thereof.

(iv) The Company and each Subsidiary are not a party to, and do not have any commitment to become a party to, any joint venture, off-balance sheet, partnership or any similar contract or arrangement (including any (i) contract or arrangement relating to any transaction or relationship between or among the Company or any Subsidiary, on the one hand, and any Affiliate of the Company or any Subsidiary, including any structured finance, special purpose or limited purpose entity or Person, on the other hand, and (ii) “off-balance sheet arrangements” (as that term is defined in Item 303(a) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended)).

(v) Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has any liability or obligations of any nature (whether absolute or contingent, whether liquidated or unliquidated and whether due or to become due or otherwise), except for (a) liabilities and obligations reflected or reserved against on the Financial Statements or on Schedule 3.01(e) of the Disclosure Schedule, (b) liabilities and obligations which have arisen since December 31, 2014 in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and do not exceed in the aggregate $10,000, (c) Transaction Expenses and (d) performance obligations under executory contracts.

(f) Absence of Certain Changes or Events . Except as set forth on Schedule 3.01(f) of the Disclosure Schedule, since December 31, 2014, the businesses of the Company and the Subsidiaries have been operated in the usual and ordinary course consistent with past practice and

(i) there has been no event, condition or change that constitutes a Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Company or any Subsidiary;

 

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(ii) the Company has not issued any securities of or other equity interests in the Company other than pursuant to the exercise of the previously outstanding options or warrants;

(iii) except in the ordinary course of business, none of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries has paid or declared any dividends on, or made or declared any distributions with respect to any of its capital shares or other securities, and none of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries has redeemed or acquired any such securities;

(iv) none of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries has entered into any transaction or incurred any liability or obligation, except in the ordinary course of its business consistent with past practice;

(v) none of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries has waived any material right, claim or debt belonging to it;

(vi) none of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries has sold or transferred a material amount of the assets it owns except (A) in the ordinary course of its business or (B) assets for which the book value does not exceed $50,000 in the aggregate;

(vii) none of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries has made any loans to any officer, director, employee, consultant, or equityholder thereof (other than advances to such persons in the ordinary course of business in connection with travel and travel-related expenses);

(viii) none of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries has amended or in any way altered its certificate of incorporation or Memorandum of Association or other governing documents, as applicable;

(ix) none of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries has changed its number of shares of authorized or issued capital shares, issued or granted any option, warrant, call, commitment, subscription, right to purchase or agreement of any character relating to its authorized or issued capital shares, or any securities convertible into shares, split, combined or reclassified any of its shares;

(x) none of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries has acquired any assets with a book value in excess of $10,000 individually or $50,000 in the aggregate, other than in the ordinary and usual course of business;

(xi) none of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries has entered into any employment agreement with any employee (other than an employment agreement terminable at will without any financial penalty), varied the terms of any Company Plan (as hereinafter defined) in any material way or granted any increase in the compensation or employee benefits of any employee, except for increases or variances (A) in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice or (B) pursuant to any employment agreement or benefit plan as currently in effect;

 

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(xii) none of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries has changed or amended in any material respect any contract by which the Company or any of the Subsidiaries or any of their assets or properties are bound or subject, except in the ordinary course of business;

(xiii) there has been no resignation or termination of employment of any officer or key employee or key independent contractor of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries and the Company does not know of any impending resignation or termination of employment of any such officer, key employee or key independent contractor;

(xiv) there has been no change, except in the ordinary course of business, in the contingent obligations of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries thereof by way of guaranty, endorsement, indemnity, or warranty;

(xv) there has been no waiver or loss of any right of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, or the cancellation of any material debt, claim or contract or other agreement held by the Company or any of the Subsidiaries;

(xvi) except as required by GAAP, there has not been any material change in (i) the accounting methods, practices or policies followed by the Company or any of the Subsidiaries or any change in depreciation or amortization policies or rates theretofore adopted, (ii) the revenue recognition policy followed by the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, or (iii) the deferred revenue account (other than in accordance with the accounting methodology applicable to the deferred revenue account) or the accounting methodology applicable to the deferred revenue account;

(xvii) there has not been any reduction in the form or amount of insurance coverage maintained by the Company or any of the Subsidiaries;

(xviii) none of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries has agreed, whether in writing or otherwise, to take any action that, if taken, would render any of the representations set forth in this Section 3.01(f) untrue; and

(xix) none of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries has filed with any Governmental Entity an election that would change its method of accounting for material items of income, gain, loss, deduction or credit that would materially affect the reporting of such items for a post-Closing Tax period.

(g) Litigation; Labor Matters .

(i) Except as set forth on Schedule 3.01(g) of the Disclosure Schedule, there is (A) no suit, action, claim, arbitration, complaint, charge or other proceeding (“ Litigation ”) pending against the Company or any Subsidiary before any court or Governmental Entity, and (B) to the knowledge of the Company, no Litigation threatened in writing or investigation or inquiry pending against the Company or any Subsidiary, nor is there any judgment, decree, citation, injunction ruling or order of any Governmental Entity or arbitrator outstanding against the Company or any Subsidiary which has or would reasonably be expected to have, any such effect. Except as set out in Schedule 3.01(g) of the Disclosure Schedule, in the

 

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past three years, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has been subject to any Litigation nor has the Company or any Subsidiary entered into any settlement agreement prior to being sued or prosecuted.

(ii) (A) None of the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries is a party to, or bound by, any collective bargaining agreement, contract or other agreement or understanding with a labor union or labor organization nor is any such contract or agreement presently being negotiated; (B) none of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries is the subject of any proceeding asserting that the Company or any of the Subsidiaries has committed an unfair labor practice or seeking to compel it to bargain with any labor organization as to wages or conditions of employment nor, to the knowledge of the Company, is any such proceeding threatened; (C) there is no strike, work stoppage, slowdown or other similar labor dispute pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened; (D) no grievance is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened in writing against the Company or any of the Subsidiaries; (E) to the knowledge of the Company, there are no campaigns being conducted to authorize representation by any labor organization; (F) the Company and the Subsidiaries are in compliance with all applicable laws, agreements, contracts, and policies relating to employment, employment practices, wages, hours, and terms and conditions of employment except for failures so to comply, if any, that would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Company; and (G) none of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries is a party to, or otherwise bound by, any consent decree with, or citation by, any Governmental Entity relating to employees or employment practices.

(iii) Schedule 3.01(g) of the Disclosure Schedule contains a complete and accurate list of the following information for each employee and director of the Company and the Subsidiaries, including each employee on leave of absence: employer; name; job title; date of commencement of employment; and current compensation paid or payable in fiscal year 2015 and the number of days of earned but unused vacation. Schedule 3.01(g) of the Disclosure Schedule also contains a complete and accurate list of the following information for each independent contractor and consultant of the Company and the Subsidiaries engaged to perform work in fiscal year 2015: name; period of engagement; and total compensation paid or payable for work performed in fiscal year 2015. None of the Company or any Subsidiary has violated the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act or any similar state or local legal requirement.

(iv) To the knowledge of the Company, no officer, director, agent, employee, consultant or contractor of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries is bound by any contract that purports to limit the ability of such officer, director, agent, employee, consultant or contractor (i) to engage in, or continue or perform, any conduct, activity, duties or practice relating to the business of the Company and the Subsidiaries or (ii) to assign to the Company or the Subsidiaries, as applicable, or to any other person any rights to any invention, improvement, or discovery in the performance of such individual’s duties owed to the Company. To the knowledge of the Company, no former or current employee of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries is a party to, or is otherwise bound by, any contract that in any way materially adversely affects or will affect the ability of the Surviving Company and Parent, as applicable, to conduct the business as heretofore carried on by the Company and any of the Subsidiaries.

 

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(h) Employee Benefit Plans .

(i) Schedule 3.01(h) of the Disclosure Schedule contains a true and complete list of each “employee benefit plan” (within the meaning of Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ ERISA ”) (including, without limitation, multiemployer plans within the meaning of Section 3(37) of ERISA), but excluding any benefit plans that are provided by the government of the People’s Republic of China or Hong Kong SAR, or any subdivision or agency thereof), share purchase, share option, severance, employment, change-in-control, fringe benefit, collective bargaining, bonus, incentive, deferred compensation and all other employee benefit plans, agreements, programs, policies or other arrangements relating to employment, benefits or entitlements, whether or not subject to ERISA (including any funding mechanism therefor now in effect or required in the future as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or otherwise), whether formal or informal, oral or written, legally binding or not, maintained, sponsored, participated in or contributed to by the Company or any of the Subsidiaries at any time within the five calendar years preceding the Closing Date under which any employee or former employee of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries has any present or future right to benefits or under which the Company or any of the Subsidiaries has any present or future material liability. All such plans, agreements, programs, policies and arrangements are herein collectively referred to as the “Company Plans”.

(ii) With respect to each Company Plan, the Company has delivered or made available to Parent a current, accurate and complete copy (or, to the extent no such copy exists, an accurate description) thereof and, to the extent applicable, (A) any related trust agreement, annuity contract or other funding instrument; (B) the most recent determination letter; (C) the current summary plan description and other written communications (or a description of any oral communications) by the Company and the Subsidiaries to its employees concerning the extent of the benefits provided under a Company Plan; and (D) for the three most recent years (w) the Form 5500 and attached schedules; (x) audited financial statements; and (y) actuarial valuation reports if any.

(iii) (A) Each Company Plan has been established and administered in substantial compliance with its terms and with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “ Code ”) and other applicable laws, rules and regulations; (B) each Company Plan which is intended to be qualified within the meaning of Code Section 401(a) is so qualified and has received a favorable determination letter as to its qualification or, pursuant to IRS Rev. Proc. 2011-14, is entitled to rely on a notification or opinion letter issued with respect to such Company Plan, and, to the knowledge of the Company, nothing has occurred, whether by action or failure to act, which would reasonably be expected to cause the loss of such qualification; (C) with respect to any Company Plan, no actions, suits or claims (other than routine claims for benefits in the ordinary course) are pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened which would reasonably be expected to give rise to any such actions, suits or claims; (D) neither the Company nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any other party has engaged in a prohibited transaction, as such term is defined under Code Section 4975 or ERISA Section 406, which would subject the Company or the Subsidiaries (either directly or indirectly as a result of any indemnification obligation) to any material Tax, penalties or other liabilities under the Code or ERISA; (E) to the knowledge of the Company, no event has occurred and no condition exists that would subject the Company or the Subsidiaries,

 

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either directly or by reason of its affiliation with any member of its “Controlled Group” (defined as any organization which is a member of a controlled group of organizations within the meaning of Code Sections 414(b), (c), (m) or (o)), to any material Tax, fine or penalty imposed by ERISA, the Code or other applicable laws, rules and regulations; (F) all insurance premiums required to have been paid and all contributions required to be made under the terms of any Company Plan, the Code, ERISA or other applicable laws, rules and regulations as of the date hereof have been timely paid or made prior thereto and adequate reserves have been provided for on the Company’s December 31, 2014 balance sheet included in the Financial Statements for any premiums (or portions thereof) and for all benefits attributable to service on or prior to the date thereof; (G) no Company Plan provides for an increase in benefits at or after the Effective Time of the Merger; (H) neither the Company nor any member of its Controlled Group has engaged in, or is a successor or parent corporation to an entity that has engaged in, a transaction described in Sections 4069 or 4212(c) of ERISA; and (I) neither the Company nor any member of its Controlled Group maintains or contributes to any welfare benefit plan that provides health benefits or other welfare benefits to an employee after the employee’s termination of employment or retirement except as required under Section 4980B of the Code and Sections 601 through 608 of ERISA or similar applicable state law.

(iv) No Company Plan is, and neither the Company nor any member of its Controlled Group has previously or currently maintains, contributes to or participates in, nor does the Company or any member of its Controlled Group have any obligation to maintain, contribute to or otherwise participate in, or have any liability or other obligation (whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise) under, any (i) “multiemployer plan” (within the meaning of Section 3(37) of ERISA); (ii) “multiple employer plan” (within the meaning of Section 413(c) of the Code); (iii) “multiple employer welfare arrangement” (within the meaning of Section 3(40) of ERISA); (iv) plan that is subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code; or (v) a “funded welfare plan” within the meaning of Section 419 of the Code.

(v) Except as set forth on Schedule 3.01(h)(v) of the Disclosure Schedule, (i) each Company Plan can be amended, terminated or otherwise discontinued after the Closing in accordance with its terms, without liability to the Company, any member of its Controlled Group, or Parent (except for benefits protected under Section 411(d) of the Code or Section 204(g) of ERISA and other than ordinary administration expenses typically incurred in a termination event) and (ii) none of the Company Plans will be subject to any surrender fees, deferred sales charges, commissions, or other fees upon termination other than the normal and reasonable administrative fees associated with their amendment, transfer or termination.

(vi) With respect to each Company Plan or other arrangement to which the Company is a party which provides nonqualified deferred compensation (within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code), each such Company Plan and other arrangement has been operated in compliance with Section 409A of the Code and all applicable IRS guidance promulgated thereunder both operationally and documentarily. No additional Tax under Section 409A(a)(1)(B) of the Code has been or is reasonably expected to be incurred by any “service provider” (within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-1(f)) under any such Company Plan or such other arrangement. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has elected to or is required to defer payment of any amounts to any service provider which is subject to the provisions of Section 457A of the Code.

 

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(vii) None of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries is a party to any agreement, contract, arrangement or plan (including this Agreement and the consummation of the Merger) that has resulted or would reasonably be expected to result by reason of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, separately, or in the aggregate, in the payment of any “excess parachute payment” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code. None of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries is a party to any agreement, contract, arrangement or plan that would bind the Company or the Subsidiaries to compensate any individual for excise or other Taxes imposed under Section 409A or 4999 of the Code.

(i) Taxes .

(i) Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries has filed or caused to be filed all Tax Returns that they were required to file and has paid all Taxes owed by the Company and the Subsidiaries (whether or not shown on such Tax Returns). All Tax Returns filed were true, correct and complete. All Taxes not yet due and payable by the Company and the Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2014, have been properly accrued and are reflected in the Financial Statements. There are no existing penalty, interest or deficiency assessments which have not been satisfied or current or pending audits or other administrative proceedings relating to income Taxes (or any other material amount of Taxes) with respect to the Company and the Subsidiaries. The consummation of the Merger will not be deemed as lack of bona fide commercial purpose and be re-characterized as a direct transfer of ecVision China within the meaning of Bulletin [2015] No.7;

(ii) Neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries has waived any statute of limitations with respect to Taxes or agreed to any extension of time with respect to any Tax assessment or deficiency;

(iii) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any liability for the Taxes of any person under Treas. Reg. Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provisions of state, local or foreign Law), as a transferee or successor, by contract or otherwise;

(iv) The Company and the Subsidiaries have deducted, withheld and timely paid to the appropriate Governmental Entity all Taxes required to be deducted, withheld or paid in connection with amounts paid or owing to any employee, independent contractor, creditor, shareholder, or other third party;

(v) No written claim has ever been made by an authority in a jurisdiction where the Company and the Subsidiaries do not file Tax Returns that the Company and the Subsidiaries are or may be subject to taxation by that jurisdiction;

(vi) Neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries will be required to include any amount in taxable income or exclude any item of deduction or loss from taxable income for any taxable period (or portion thereof) ending after the Closing Date as a result of any (i) installment sale or open transaction disposition made on or prior to the Closing Date, (ii) prepaid amount received on or prior to the Closing Date, (iii) change in method of accounting

 

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for a taxable period ending on or prior to the Closing Date, (iv) “closing agreement” as described in Section 7121 of the Code (or any similar provision of state, local or foreign income Tax laws) executed on or prior to the Closing Date, or (v) an election under Section 108(i) of the Code;

(vii) Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries has from its original organization been treated as a corporation for federal income tax purposes within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 301.7701-2(a);

(viii) Neither ecVision U.S. nor any other Subsidiary is or has been a United States real property holding corporation within the meaning of Section 897(c)(2) of the Code during the applicable period specified in Section 897(c)(1)(A)(ii) of the Code; and

(ix) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no representation or warranty is made regarding Parent or Company’s ability to utilize or otherwise benefit from, any particular Tax attribute of the Company or its subsidiaries, including without limitation, the tax basis of assets, net operating losses, capital losses, deductions, tax credits and other similar items of the Company or any of its subsidiaries.

(j) Real Property . Schedule 3.01(j) of the Disclosure Schedule lists all real property leases to which the Company or any of the Subsidiaries is a party as a lessee (the “ Company Real Property Lease Agreements ”). None of the Company or any Subsidiary owns or, at any time, has owned any real property. Each of the Company and each Subsidiary has a valid and binding leasehold interest in the property that is the subject of the Company Real Property Lease Agreements free and clear of all Liens, except for Permitted Liens. The Company has made available to Parent true, correct and complete copies of each Company Real Property Lease Agreement, including all amendments thereto; and no term or condition of any of the Company Real Property Lease Agreements has been modified, amended or waived except as shown in such copies. The premises subject to the Company Real Property Lease Agreement are hereinafter referred to as “Company Leased Property.” Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in default under any of the Company Real Property Lease Agreements, nor does there exist any condition which, upon the passage of time or the giving of notice or both, would cause a default, nor has any waiver, indulgence or postponement of any of the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s obligations, as lessees, been granted by any owner of the Company Real Property Lease Agreements Leased Property. No Company Leased Property is occupied by a third party other than the Company or any Subsidiary. The Company has provided to Parent complete and correct copies of all the Company Real Property Lease Agreements, including all amendments thereto; and no term or condition of any of the Company Real Property Lease Agreements has been modified, amended or waived except as shown in such copies. There are no transfers, mortgages or assignments by the Company or any Subsidiary in effect with respect to any of their interests in the Company Real Property Lease Agreements; and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is a party to any other agreements or arrangements which materially affect the Company’s or the Subsidiary’s use or occupancy of any of the Company Leased Property. To the Company’s knowledge, there is no pending or written threat of condemnation or similar proceeding affecting any Company Leased Property or any portion thereof, each Company Leased Property is supplied with utilities and other services sufficient to operate the business of the Company or any Subsidiary, as applicable, as presently conducted and neither the operations of the Company or any Subsidiary on the Company Leased Property violate in any material

 

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manner any applicable building code, zoning requirement, or classification or statute relating to the particular property or such operations. The Company Leased Property is in good operating condition and repair, subject to normal wear and tear.

(k) Personal Property .

(i) Each of the Company and each Subsidiary has good title to, or in the case of leased property and assets has valid leasehold interests in, all of their respective material personal property and assets. None of such property or assets is subject to any Liens, except for Permitted Liens.

(ii) The equipment owned or used by the Company or any Subsidiary is in good operating condition and repair, ordinary wear and tear excepted, and is adequate and suitable for its present and intended uses.

(l) Insurance . Schedule 3.01(l) of the Disclosure Schedule contains a summary, as of the date hereof, of all insurance policies maintained by or for the benefit of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries including, without restricting the generality of the foregoing, those covering public and product liability, personnel, properties, buildings, machinery, equipment, furniture, fixtures and operations, specifying with respect to each such policy, the name of the insurer, type of coverage, term of policy, limits of liability and annual premium. There is no material claim by the Company or any of the Subsidiaries pending under any of such policies relating to the assets, business, operations, employees, officers or directors of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries as to which coverage has been questioned, denied or disputed by the underwriters of such policy or in respect of which such underwriters have reserved their rights. To the knowledge of the Company, there has been no occurrence that would reasonably be expected to result in a material claim by or on behalf of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries under any such policy. All premiums payable under all such policies have been paid timely in all material respects, and the Company and the Subsidiaries have otherwise complied in all material respects with the terms and conditions of all such policies and bonds. Schedule 3.01(l) of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth (i) the Company’s and each Subsidiary’s premiums and losses by year, by type of coverage, for the past three (3) years based on information received from the Company’s and each Subsidiary’s insurance carrier(s) and (ii) all outstanding insurance claims by the Company and each Subsidiary for damage to or loss of property or income which have been referred to insurers or which the Company or any each Subsidiary believes to be covered by commercial insurance. The Company has heretofore delivered to Parent complete and correct copies of all insurance policies maintained by or for the benefit of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries and such insurance policies are in full force and effect and no notice of cancellation or termination has been received by the Company or any Subsidiary with respect to any such policy. Such policies are sufficient for compliance with all requirements of applicable Law and all agreements relating to the Company and any Subsidiary; are valid, outstanding and enforceable policies; and will not terminate or lapse by reason of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

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(m) Environmental Matters . In connection with Environmental Laws:

(i) none of the Company or any Subsidiary has received any written Environmental Claim or has knowledge of any threatened Environmental Claim;

(ii) none of the Company or any Subsidiary has entered into any consent decree, order or agreement under any Environmental Law;

(iii) to the knowledge of the Company, there are no (A) underground storage tanks, (B) polychlorinated biphenyls, (C) asbestos or asbestos-containing materials, (D) sumps, (E) surface impoundments, (F) landfills or (G) sewers or septic systems present at any facility owned, leased or operated by the Company or any Subsidiary within the last five (5) years;

(iv) no modification, revocation, reissuance, alteration, transfer, or amendment of the Environmental Permits, or any review by, or approval of, any third party of the Environmental Permits is required in connection with the execution or delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby; and

(v) none of the Company or any Subsidiary has and, to the knowledge of the Company, no third party has, generated, transported, treated, stored, disposed of, arranged to be disposed of, released at, on, from or under any of the properties or facilities currently or formerly owned or leased by the Company or any Subsidiary, any Hazardous Materials in violation of, or so as would reasonably be expected to result in liability to the Company or any Subsidiary under, any Environmental Laws. None of the Company or any Subsidiary has contractually assumed any liabilities or obligations under any Environmental Laws.

(n) Material Contracts .

(i) There have been made available for reasonable review by Parent correct and complete copies of each of the written contracts (or a written description of oral contracts) fitting a description below to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or by which any of them or their properties or assets is bound as of the date hereof (each such contract, a “ Material Contract ”):

(A) leases of personal property providing for annual rentals of $50,000 or more;

(B) agreements (or series of related agreements) for the purchase of materials, supplies, goods, services, equipment or other assets pursuant to which (x) the Company or any Subsidiary has made aggregate annual payments of $50,000 or more in the preceding twelve months, other than purchase orders entered into in the ordinary course consistent with past practice, or (y) which by their terms currently require annual payments by the Company of $50,000 or more;

(C) agreements providing for the sale by the Company or any Subsidiary of services, equipment or other assets pursuant to which (x) the Company or any Subsidiary has received $50,000 or more in the aggregate during the preceding twelve calendar months, or (y) which by their terms provide for annual payments to the Company of $50,000 or more;

 

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(D) partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, joint venture or other similar agreements or arrangements relating to the formation, creation, operation, management or control of any corporation, company, partnership or joint venture;

(E) agreements relating to the acquisition or disposition of any business (whether by merger, sale of shares, sale of assets or otherwise);

(F) contracts for joint development of products, services or other assets;

(G) material agreements to market, promote, sell or distribute the products of the Company or any Subsidiary, other than those entered into in the ordinary course of business;

(H) agreements with customers of the Company or any Subsidiary which involve annual payments from customers of $25,000 or more;

(I) agreements with customers of the Company or any Subsidiary which involve annual payments from customers of less than $25,000 and which terms of agreement deviate from the form xPressChain customer contract of the Company and the Subsidiaries previously provided to Parent (the “ Form Customer Contract ”);

(J) agreements relating to indebtedness for borrowed money or the deferred purchase price of property (in either case, whether incurred, assumed, guaranteed or secured by any asset) or the guarantee of indebtedness of any other person;

(K) any material agreements concerning Company Intellectual Property, other than those entered into in the ordinary course of business;

(L) material licenses or franchise agreements which relate to the Company or any Subsidiary or are necessary for the Company or any Subsidiary to conduct its business;

(M) any agreement that limits the freedom of the Company or any Subsidiary to compete in any line of business or with any person or in any area or which would so limit the freedom of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries after the Effective Time of the Merger;

(N) employment, severance or consulting agreements (other than standard confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements and proprietary invention assignment agreements); and

(O) any other contract or agreement, written or oral, the termination of which would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect on the business of the Company or any Subsidiary and which is not otherwise described in this Section 3.01(n)(i).

 

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Schedule 3.01(n) of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth a list of each of the Material Contracts including, without limitation, a list of all customers of the Company and/or the Subsidiaries which are parties to a customer contract with the Company or any Subsidiary in the form of the Form Customer Contract and which have paid funds to the Company in the 36-month period prior to the date of this Agreement.

(ii) None of the Company or any Subsidiary is, or has received any notice that any other party is or is alleged to be, in breach or default in any material respect under any Material Contract, or any other agreement, commitment, arrangement, lease, policy or other instrument to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or by which the Company or any Subsidiary is bound; and, to the knowledge of the Company, there has not occurred any event that with the lapse of time or the giving of notice or both would constitute such a default. (A) Each Material Contract constitutes the valid and binding obligation of the Company or any Subsidiary, as applicable, enforceable against such party in accordance with its terms, subject to the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, (B) none of the Company or any Subsidiary is in breach or default in any material respect of, and no event has occurred which, with notice or lapse of time, would constitute a breach or default by the Company or any Subsidiary or permit termination, modification or acceleration by any third party under, any Material Contract and (C) no person has the right to terminate on less than 30 days’ notice (except for the termination rights set forth in the contract) or, to the knowledge of the Company, has repudiated any provision of any Material Contract. Each Material Contract that requires the consent or waiver of a third party prior to consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in order to avoid a breach or violation of, or default under, such Material Contract is identified and marked by an asterisk on Schedule 3.01(n) of the Disclosure Schedule.

(o) Brokers . Except for America’s Growth Capital, LLC (d/b/a AGC Partners) and The Jordan, Edmiston Group, Inc. (“ JEG ”), no broker, investment banker, financial advisor or other person is entitled to any broker’s, finder’s, financial advisor’s or other similar fee or commission in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of the Company or any of its affiliates.

(p) Affiliate Transactions . Except as set forth on Schedule 3.01(p) of the Disclosure Schedule, there are no contracts, commitments, agreements, arrangements or other transactions between the Company or any Subsidiary, on the one hand, and any (i) officer or director of the Company or any Subsidiary (other than employment, severance or consulting contracts, commitments, agreements, or arrangements disclosed on Schedule 3.01(n) of the Disclosure Schedule), (ii) record or beneficial owner of 5% or more of any of the voting securities of the Company or any Subsidiary or (iii) other affiliate of the Company or any Subsidiary or any affiliate of such officer, director or beneficial owner (or any immediate family member thereof), on the other hand. All such arrangements were entered into in the ordinary course of business and on commercially reasonable terms and conditions. To the Company’s

 

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knowledge, no shareholder, employee, officer or director of the Company or any Subsidiary has any material interest in any property, real or personal, tangible or intangible, including without limitation inventions, patents, trademarks or trade names, used in or pertaining to the business of the Company or any Subsidiary.

(q) Required Company Vote . The Company Shareholder Approval is the only vote of the holders of any class or series of the Company’s securities necessary to approve this Agreement, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby.

(r) Intellectual Property .

(i) Except as set forth on Schedule 3.01(n)(i)(k) and/or Schedule 3.01(r)(i) of the Disclosure Schedule, the Company or any Subsidiary (1) is the sole and exclusive owner of, with all right, title and interest in and to (free and clear of any Liens (other than Permitted Liens and the terms of any Company Out-Licenses)), all Company Intellectual Property (“ Company-Owned Intellectual Property ”), (2) has rights to the use of, and/or to sublicense the use of, all Company Intellectual Property, including pursuant to an agreement, license, sublicense, permission or other contract (and is not contractually obligated to pay any royalty or compensation to any third party in respect thereof) or (3) has the right to require the applicant of any application for registration relating to Company-Owned Intellectual Property, including, but not limited to, all patent applications, trademark applications, copyright applications, and service mark applications (“ Company Registered Intellectual Property ”), to transfer ownership to the Company or any Subsidiary of the application and of all registrations that issue from, that correspond to, and/or that relate to such application. Schedule 3.01(r)(i) of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth a complete and accurate list of trademarks and service marks that constitute Company Registered Intellectual Property. The company maintains no Company Registered Intellectual Property other than Intellectual Property Rights in respect of such trademarks and service marks;

(ii) other than as set forth on Schedule 3.01(r)(ii) of the Disclosure Schedule, there is no, and there has not been any, pending, decided or settled opposition, interference, reexamination, inter partes review, injunction, lawsuit, proceeding, hearing, investigation, complaint, arbitration, mediation, demand, decree, or any other dispute, disagreement, or claim related to any material item of Company-Owned Intellectual Property or any Company Product (“Dispute”), nor, to the knowledge of the Company, has any Dispute been threatened challenging the legality, validity, enforceability or ownership of any Company-Owned Intellectual Property or any Company Product. No Company-Owned Intellectual Property or Company Product is subject to any outstanding Order or other disposition of any Dispute. To the knowledge of the Company there is no fact or circumstance that would reasonably be expected to result in any bona fide Dispute against the Company or any Subsidiary, in each case challenging the ownership, legality, use, validity, enforceability or effectiveness of, or rights to, any Company-Owned Intellectual Property;

(iii) to the knowledge of the Company, no third person, including any employee, has interfered with, infringed upon, misappropriated, violated or used without authorization any Company-Owned Intellectual Property;

 

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(iv) other than as set forth on Schedule 3.01(r)(iv) of the Disclosure Schedule, (1) (a) none of the Company or any Subsidiary, any Company-Owned Intellectual Property, or any Company Product has infringed on, violated or misappropriated or infringes on, violates or misappropriates, and (b) the operation of the business of the Company and each Subsidiary, as has been conducted and is currently conducted, does not infringe on, interfere with, violate or misappropriate, any Intellectual Property right of any other person, or constitute unfair competition or trade practices under the laws of any jurisdiction, (2) no Dispute relating to subsection (1) has been asserted or threatened by any person (including any Dispute claiming that the Company or any Subsidiary must license or refrain from using any Intellectual Property of any third person), and (3) there is no fact or circumstance that would reasonably be expected to result in any bona fide Dispute against the Company or any Subsidiary therefor;

(v) none of the Company or any Subsidiary has granted any interest or other rights in any of Company Intellectual Property other than in connection with a financing arrangement and/or pursuant to a written contractual arrangement entered into in the normal course of business, including with end users of the Company Products (a “Company Out-License”), nor has any Company Intellectual Property owned at any time by the Company or any Subsidiary been assigned, or transferred to any third person;

(vi) other than as set forth on Schedule 3.01(r)(vi) of the Disclosure Schedule, Company Intellectual Property includes all the Intellectual Property rights that are reasonably necessary for the operation and conduct of the business of the Company and the Subsidiaries as currently conducted;

(vii) Schedule 3.01(r)(vii) of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth a materially complete and accurate list of all Company Products currently offered, and all Company Products are free from any material failures to operate in all material respects as described in the related documentation. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.01(n)(i)(k) and/or Schedule 3.01(r)(i) of the Disclosure Schedule, the Company or one of its Subsidiaries is the sole and exclusive owner of all right, title and interest in and to the Company Products free and clear of all Liens (other than Company Out-Licenses), neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has sold, transferred, assigned, promised or otherwise disposed of any rights or interests therein or thereto (other than Company Out-Licenses), and each of the foregoing is fully transferrable, alienable, and licensable by the Company or its Affiliates without restriction and without payment to any person, subject to Company Out-Licenses;

(viii) other than as set forth on Schedule 3.01(r)(viii) of the Disclosure Schedule, none of the Company Products incorporates, embeds or is distributed with, dynamically linked with, or combined during installation with, any software that is subject to the provision of any open source or other type of license agreement or distribution model that: (1) requires the distribution or making available of the source code for the Company Products, (2) prohibits or limits the Company or any Subsidiary from charging a fee or receiving consideration in connection with licensing, sublicensing or distributing any Company Product, (3) except as specifically permitted by law, grants any right to any person (other than the Company or any Subsidiary) or otherwise allows any such person to decompile, disassemble or otherwise reverse-engineer any Company Product, or (4) requires the licensing of any Company Product for the purpose of making derivative works (any such open source or other type of license

 

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agreement or distribution model described in clause (1), (2), (3) or (4) above, a “ Limited License ”). By way of clarification but not limitation, the term Limited License shall include: (A) all versions of GNU’s General Public License (GPL), Affero GPL (AGPL), or Lesser/Library GPL (LGPL), (B) the Artistic License (e.g., PERL), (C) the Mozilla Public License, (D) the Netscape Public License, (E) the Sun Community Source License (SCSL), and (F) the Sun Industry Standards License (SISL);

(ix) no government funding, or facilities of a university, college, other educational institution or research center, was used in the creation or development of the Company-Owned Intellectual Property and no current or former employee, consultant or independent contractor who contributed to the creation or development of any Company-Owned Intellectual Property was under an obligation to assign rights in such Intellectual Property to any Governmental Entity, university, college, or other post-secondary educational institution, or a research center, during a period of time in which such employee, consultant or independent contractor, as the case may be, was involved in the development of such Company-Owned Intellectual Property;

(x) Schedule 3.01(r)(x) of the Disclosure Schedule contains a complete and accurate list of all industry standards bodies or similar organizations in which the Company or any Subsidiary has participated or is now participating in such manner as to require the Company to license any Company Product or any Company-Owned Intellectual Property to third persons at a predetermined or so-called “reasonable” royalty rate or for no payment relating to standards set by such standards bodies or similar organization, and all agreements with any such industry standards bodies or similar organizations;

(xi) the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the documents contemplated hereby and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will not (1) alter or impair or result in the loss of any rights or interests of the Company or any Subsidiary in any Company-Owned Intellectual Property or Company Products, (2) result in Parent or the Surviving Company granting to any person any right to or with respect to any Company-Owned Intellectual Property or Company Products, (3) result in Parent or the Surviving Company being bound by, or subject to, any non-competition or other material restriction on the operation or scope of their respective businesses, or (4) result in Parent or the Surviving Company being obligated to pay any royalties or other material amounts to any person in excess of those amounts payable by any of them, respectively, in the absence of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby;

(xii) the Company and each Subsidiary have used commercially reasonable efforts to obtain title to all Company-Owned Intellectual Property and to maintain and protect all items of Company-Owned Intellectual Property, including, without limitation, obtaining invention and patent assignments to each item of Company-Owned Intellectual Property, entering into valid confidentiality/non-disclosure agreements with any and all third parties or employees to whom it discloses any confidential information or trade secrets which are Company-Owned Intellectual Property, and implementing reasonable controls on access to the Company’s trade secrets, and in a timely manner making all filings and all payments of all maintenance and similar fees for any Company Registered Intellectual Property;

 

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(xiii) other than as set forth on Schedule 3.01(r)(xiii) of the Disclosure Schedule, all Company Owned Intellectual Property that is software and that is used in or necessary to the conduct of the business of the Company and the Subsidiaries as currently conducted was created solely by either (1) employees of the Company or one of the Subsidiaries acting within the scope of their employment who have entered into written agreements with the Company and/or a Subsidiary acknowledging that all rights therein, including without limitation, Intellectual Property Rights, belong exclusively to the Company or one of the Subsidiaries or shall become the property of the Company and/or a Subsidiary when prepared, whether delivered to the Company and/or a Subsidiary or not, and have irrevocably waived all unassignable rights such as moral rights that they may possess in the Company Owned Intellectual Property and Company Products, or (2) other persons who have entered into written agreements with the Company and/or a Subsidiary assigning all of their rights therein, including without limitation, Intellectual Property Rights, to the Company or one of the Subsidiaries, and have irrevocably waived all unassignable rights such as moral rights that they may possess in the Company Owned Intellectual Property and Company Products, and except as permitted by law or as set forth in Schedule 3.01(r)(xiii) of the Disclosure Schedule, no other person owns or has any rights to any portion of such Company-Owned Intellectual Property (other than pursuant to Company Out-Licenses);;

(xiv) other than as set forth on Schedule 3.01(r)(xiv) of the Disclosure Schedule, each item of Company Registered Intellectual Property is valid and subsisting, and all necessary registration, maintenance and renewal fees in connection with such Company Registered Intellectual Property have been paid and all necessary documents and articles in connection with such Company Registered Intellectual Property have been filed with the relevant patent, trademark, copyright, or other authorities in the United States or foreign jurisdictions, as the case may be, for the purposes of maintaining such Company Registered Intellectual Property as of the date hereof. There are no actions that must be taken by the Company or any Subsidiary within ninety (90) days following the date hereof, including the payment of any registration, maintenance or renewal fees or the filing of any documents, applications or articles for the purposes of maintaining, perfecting or preserving or renewing any Company Registered Intellectual Property;

(xv) to the knowledge of the Company, there are no facts or circumstances that would render any Company-Owned Intellectual Property invalid or unenforceable. Without limiting the foregoing, to the knowledge of the Company, there is no information, material, fact, or circumstance, including any information or fact that would constitute prior art, that would render any Company Registered Intellectual Property invalid or unenforceable, or would adversely affect any pending application for any Company Registered Intellectual Property, and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has knowingly misrepresented, or knowingly failed to disclose, and, to the knowledge of the Company, there is no misrepresentation or failure to disclose, any fact or circumstance in any application for any Company Registered Intellectual Property that would constitute fraud or a misrepresentation with respect to such application or that would otherwise affect the validity or enforceability of any such Company Registered Intellectual Property;

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Intellectual Property or any Company Product. In each case in which the Company or one Subsidiary has acquired ownership of any Intellectual Property from any person, the Company or such Subsidiary has obtained an assignment that is reasonably sufficient to effect the transfer of such rights in such Intellectual Property to the Company or such Subsidiary, and the Company or such Subsidiary has recorded each such assignment with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office U.S. Copyright Office, or their respective equivalents in any relevant foreign jurisdiction, as the case may be;

(xvii) [Intentionally omitted.]

(xviii) there is no Contract between the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and any other person, on the other hand, with respect to any Intellectual Property rights or Company Products under which there is currently any Dispute regarding the scope of such Contract, or performance under such Contract, including with respect to any payments to be made or received by the Company or any of the Subsidiaries thereunder, nor, to the knowledge of Company, does there exist any basis therefor;

(xix) other than as set forth on Schedule 3.01(r)(xix) of the Disclosure Schedule, none of the Company, any of the Subsidiaries or any other person acting on behalf of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries has disclosed or delivered to any third person, or permitted the disclosure or delivery to any escrow agent or other person of, any Company Source Code (as defined below). No event has occurred, and no circumstance or condition exists, that (with or without notice, lapse of time or both) will, or would reasonably be expected to, require the disclosure or delivery by the Company, any of the Subsidiaries or any person acting on behalf of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries to any third party of any Company Source Code. Schedule 3.01(r)(xix) of the Disclosure Schedule identifies each Contract under which the Company or any of the Subsidiaries has deposited, or is or may be required to deposit, with an escrow agent or other third person, any Company Source Code. Neither the execution of this Agreement nor the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated hereunder, in and of itself, would reasonably be expected to result in the release of any Company Source Code from escrow. “Company Source Code” means, collectively, any human readable software source code, or any material portion or aspect of the software source code, or any material proprietary information or algorithm contained, embedded or implemented in, in any manner, any software source code, in each case for any Company Product or any software that is Company-Owned Intellectual Property;

(xx) the Company and the Subsidiaries have used commercially reasonable efforts to protect the Company’s and the Subsidiaries’ rights in trade secrets of the Company;

(xxi) (1) there are no material defects in any Company Product and (2) there are no material errors in any published technical documentation, specifications, manuals, user guides, promotional material, benchmark test results, and other written materials related to, associated with or used or produced in the development of any Company Product;

(xxii) other than as set forth on Schedule 3.01(r)(xxii) of the Disclosure Schedule, except for the warranties and indemnities contained in those Contracts set forth in

 

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Schedule 3.01(n)(i)(k) of the Disclosure Schedule and warranties implied by law, neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries has given any warranties or indemnities relating to Company Products; and

(xxiii) [Intentionally omitted.]

(xxiv) other than as set forth on Schedule 3.01(r)(xxiv) of the Disclosure Schedule, the Company and the Subsidiaries comply in all material respects with their published privacy policies and all applicable laws relating to data privacy, data collection, data protection and data security. To the knowledge of the Company, there has been no loss, damage, or unauthorized access, use, unauthorized transmission, modification, or other misuse of any such information by the Company, the Subsidiaries or any of their employees or contractors. No person (including any Governmental Entity) has made any claim or commenced any Litigation with respect to loss, damage, or unauthorized access, use, modification, or other misuse of any such personally identifiable information by the Company, the Subsidiaries or any of their employees or contractors and, to the knowledge of the Company, there is no reasonable basis for any such claim or Litigation. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the transaction contemplated herein complies with the Company’s applicable privacy policies and with all applicable laws relating to privacy and data security (including any such laws in the jurisdictions where the applicable information is collected). The Company and the Subsidiaries have at all times made all required disclosures to, and obtained any necessary consents from, users, customers, employees, contractors, Governmental Entities and other applicable persons required by laws related to data privacy, data collection, data protection and data security and has filed any required registrations with the applicable data protection authority.

(s) Compliance with Law and Permits . The business of the Company and the Subsidiaries is in compliance with all applicable laws, and all permits, approvals, franchises, licenses or other authorizations granted to the Company and the Subsidiaries by any Governmental Entity that are used or held for use in the conduct of their businesses are in full force and effect and are set forth on Schedule 3.01(s) of the Disclosure Schedule and no proceedings are pending or, to knowledge of the Company, threatened in writing that would be reasonably expected to result in the revocation, cancellation or suspension thereof.

(t) No Material Misstatements . The representations and warranties of the Company contained herein, taken together as a whole with the information contained in the Disclosure Schedule, do not contain any false or misleading fact in any material respect or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements herein or therein not misleading in any material respect.

(u) Accounts Receivable . All accounts receivable of the Company and the Subsidiaries as of the day prior to the date hereof are validly existing, and all accounts receivable of the Company and the Subsidiaries as of February 13, 2015 are set forth on Schedule 3.01(u) of the Disclosure Schedule. Such accounts receivable represent monies due for, and have arisen solely out of, bona fide sales and deliveries of goods, performance of services and other business transactions in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices and do not represent monies due for goods either sold on consignment or sold on approval. Other than as reflected in

 

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the Company’s financial statements, the Company has not offered, provided or promised any material refunds, discounts or other adjustments with respect to any such accounts receivable, and to the knowledge of the Company, there are no defenses, rights of set-off, recoupment, counterclaims, assignments, restrictions, encumbrances, or conditions enforceable by third parties on or affecting any accounts receivable.

(v) Products Liability and Warranty Liability . The Company and each Subsidiary has not received any written complaints of any damages to any person relating to the products, goods or services of the Company or any Subsidiary. The Company has previously delivered to Parent a correct and complete copy of each express warranty relating to any product of the Company or any Subsidiary.

(w) Bank Accounts . Schedule 3.01(w) of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth a list of all bank and savings accounts, certificates of deposit and safe deposit boxes of the Company and each Subsidiary including the name and address of each bank branch and the names of those persons authorized to sign thereon as of the date of this Agreement.

(x) Customers . Schedule 3.01(x) of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth the twenty largest customers or group of related customers (with related amounts) for the Company and the Subsidiaries (the “ Large Customers ”) for the nine months ended December 31, 2014, which Large Customers shall include each of Li & Fung (Trading) Limited and LF Management Limited (“ Li & Fung ”) and their respective affiliates for purposes herein. No other customer made payments which equaled or exceeded five percent (5%) of each the gross sales of the Company and the Subsidiaries for the nine-month period ended December 31, 2014. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.01(x) of the Disclosure Schedule, none of the Large Customers has terminated, or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened to terminate, its relationship with the Company or any Subsidiary or has during the last twelve (12) months significantly decreased or limited (by 25% or more in gross revenues), or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened to significantly decrease or limit (by 25% or more in gross revenues), its usage or purchase of the goods or services of the Company or any Subsidiary (as compared to the immediate prior twelve-month period). To the Company’s knowledge, (a) none of the Large Customers have threatened to significantly modify adversely its relationship with the Company or any Subsidiary (by 50% or more in gross revenues) and (b) the transactions contemplated by this Agreement would not reasonably be expected to have, to the knowledge of the Company, a materially adverse effect on the relationship of the Company, any Subsidiary, their businesses, Parent, as successor owner of the Company, or the Surviving Company with Li & Fung or its affiliates.

(y) No Other Representations . Except as expressly set forth in Article III of this Agreement, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary nor any of Company’s agents, employees or representatives have made, nor are any of them making any representation or warranty, written or oral, express or implied, in respect of the Company, any Subsidiary or the Company’s business, including any representations and warranties about the accuracy or completeness of any information or documents previously provided, and any such other representations or warranties are hereby expressly disclaimed.

 

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Section 3.02. Representations and Warranties of Parent and Sub . Each of Parent and Sub represents and warrants to the Company as follows:

(a) Organization, Standing and Corporate Power . Each of Parent and Sub is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation and has the requisite corporate power and authority to carry on its business as now being conducted. Each of Parent and Sub is duly qualified or licensed to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction (domestic or foreign) in which the nature of its business or the ownership or leasing of its properties makes such qualification or licensing necessary, other than in such jurisdictions where the failure to be so qualified or licensed (individually or in the aggregate) would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect with respect to Parent or Sub. Parent is a “United States Person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.

(b) Authority; Noncontravention .

(i) Each of Parent and Sub has all requisite corporate and organizational power and authority to enter into this Agreement, the other agreements, certificates and documents contemplated hereby to be executed and delivered by them and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement, the other agreements, certificates and documents contemplated hereby to be executed and delivered by each of Parent and Sub and the consummation by each of Parent and Sub of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of each of Parent and Sub. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by each of Parent and Sub and (assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the Company) constitutes the valid and binding obligations of each of Parent and Sub, enforceable against each of them in accordance with its terms, subject to the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing. All other agreements contemplated hereby to be executed and delivered by each of Parent and Sub will on the Closing be duly executed and delivered by them and (assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the Company) constitutes the valid and binding obligations of each of Parent and Sub, enforceable against each of them in accordance with their respective terms, subject to the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing.

(ii) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by each of Parent and Sub does not, and the consummation by each of Parent and Sub of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and compliance by each of Parent and Sub with the provisions of this Agreement will not, conflict with, or result in any breach or violation of, or default (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) under, or give rise to a right of termination, cancellation or acceleration of, or a “put” right with respect to any obligation under, or to a loss of a material benefit under, or result in the creation of any Lien (other than a Permitted Lien) upon any of the properties or assets of Parent or Sub under, (A) the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of Parent or the Memorandum of Association of Sub, (B) any loan or credit agreement, note, bond, mortgage, indenture, lease or other agreement, instrument, permit, concession, franchise or license applicable to Parent or Sub or any of their respective properties or assets, or (C) subject to the governmental filings and other matters referred to in the following sentence,

 

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any Order applicable to Parent or Sub or their respective properties or assets, other than, in the case of clauses (B) and (C), any such conflicts, breaches, violations, defaults, rights, losses or Liens that individually or in the aggregate would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect with respect to Parent or Sub or prevent or materially delay the ability of Parent or Sub to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or perform their respective obligations hereunder. No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or registration, declaration or filing with, or notice to, any Governmental Entity or any other third party is required by or with respect to Parent or Sub for the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Parent and Sub or the consummation by Parent or Sub of the transactions contemplated hereby or the performance by Parent or Sub of their obligations hereunder, except for (y) the filing of the Cayman Merger Documents with the Registrar and appropriate documents with the relevant authorities of other states in which the Company is qualified to do business, and (z) such other consents, approvals, orders, authorizations, registrations, declarations, filings or notices the failure of which to make or obtain, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to (1) prevent or materially delay consummation of the Merger or the other transactions contemplated hereby or performance of Parent’s or Sub’s obligations hereunder or (2) have a Material Adverse Effect with respect to Parent or Sub.

(c) Litigation; Compliance with Laws . There is (A) no Litigation pending against Parent or Sub before any court or Governmental Entity, and (B) to the knowledge of Parent and Sub, no Litigation threatened or investigation or inquiry pending against Parent or Sub that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect with respect to Parent or Sub or prevent or materially delay the ability of Parent or Sub to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or to perform their respective obligations hereunder, nor is there any judgment, decree, citation, injunction, ruling or order of any Governmental Entity or arbitrator outstanding against Parent or Sub which has or would reasonably be expected to have, any such effect.

(d) Brokers . No broker, investment banker, financial advisor or other person is entitled to any broker’s, finder’s, financial advisor’s or other similar fee or commission in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of Parent or Sub.

(e) Cash Resources . Parent has, and will have at and after the Effective Time of the Merger, sufficient cash resources on hand and/or through existing financing facilities for the satisfaction of all of Parent’s and Sub’s obligations under this Agreement.

ARTICLE IV

COVENANTS RELATING TO CONDUCT OF BUSINESS PRIOR TO MERGER

Section 4.01. Conduct of Business .

(a) Conduct of Business by the Company . During the period from the date of this Agreement to the Effective Time of the Merger (except as otherwise expressly contemplated by the terms of this Agreement or as may be required in preparation for or in contemplation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement), and except as approved by Parent, which

 

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approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, the Company and the Subsidiaries shall act and carry on their respective businesses in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and use commercially reasonable efforts to preserve substantially intact their current business organizations, keep available the services of their current officers and employees and preserve their relationships with customers, suppliers, licensors, licensees, and others having significant business dealings with them. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, during the period from the date of this Agreement to the Effective Time of the Merger, none of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries shall:

(i) (A) declare, set aside or pay any dividends on, or make any other distributions in respect of, any of its shares or (B) split, combine or reclassify any of its shares or issue or authorize the issuance of any other securities in respect of, in lieu of or in substitution for its shares;

(ii) amend its certificate of incorporation or Memorandum of Association or similar organizational documents;

(iii) acquire or agree to acquire by merging or consolidating with, or by purchasing a substantial portion of the shares or assets of, or by any other manner, any business or any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, association or other business organization or division thereof;

(iv) sell, lease, exclusively license, mortgage or otherwise encumber or subject to any Lien (other than Permitted Liens) or otherwise dispose of any of its properties or assets other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, but not to exceed $100,000 in the aggregate;

(v) (A) incur any indebtedness for borrowed money (or guarantee any such indebtedness of another person) outside of the ordinary course of business, issue or sell any debt securities or warrants or other rights to acquire any of its debt securities or guarantee any debt securities of another person or (B) make capital investments in any person in excess of $100,000 in the aggregate or make any loans or advances to any other person other than to employees in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;

(vi) (A) acquire or lease, or agree to acquire or lease, any assets, other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice not to exceed $100,000 in the aggregate and assets acquired pursuant to clause (B), or (B) make or agree to make any capital expenditures, except in the ordinary course of business, but not to exceed $100,000 in the aggregate;

(vii) other than in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, adopt a plan of complete or partial liquidation or resolutions providing for or authorizing such a liquidation or a dissolution, merger, consolidation, restructuring, recapitalization or reorganization;

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(ix) change any accounting principle used by it, except as required by GAAP;

(x) engage in any transaction with, or enter into any agreement, arrangement, or understanding with, directly or indirectly, any of its affiliates;

(xi) enter into any agreement with a term of more than twelve months (other than agreements with customers) that cannot be terminated on 30 days’ notice or less; or

(xii) make any distributions or payments outside its normal business practice.

(b) Other Actions . The Company, Parent and Sub shall not intentionally take any action that would reasonably be expected to materially delay or impair the ability of such party to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Company, Parent and Sub shall promptly advise the other party orally and in writing of any event which would reasonably be expected to cause the conditions set forth in Article VI not being satisfied; provided, however, that no such notice shall affect the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements of the parties or the conditions to their obligations hereunder.

ARTICLE V

ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS

Section 5.01. Access to Information; Confidentiality .

(a) The Company shall, and shall cause its respective officers, employees, counsel, financial advisors and other representatives to, afford to Parent and its representatives reasonable access during normal business hours, during the period prior to the Effective Time of the Merger, to its properties (leased and owned), assets, books, contracts, commitments, personnel, customers and records, and, during such period, the Company shall, and shall cause its respective officers, employees and representatives to, furnish promptly to Parent all reasonable information held by such person concerning its business, properties, financial condition, operations and personnel as Parent may from time to time reasonably request and in each case in such a manner so as not to unreasonably interfere with the normal business operations of the Company. Parent will hold, and will cause its respective directors, officers, employees, accountants, counsel, financial advisors and other representatives to hold, any nonpublic information in confidence, and to abide by the confidentiality provisions and restrictions on use set forth in the Confidentiality Agreement referred to in paragraph (c) below.

(b) No investigation pursuant to this Section 5.01 shall affect any representations or warranties of the parties herein or the conditions to the obligations of the parties hereto.

(c) Notwithstanding any obligations of the parties hereto, the parties agree to be bound until the Closing Date by the terms of the Confidentiality Agreement, dated as of December 4, 2014, between Parent, ecVision U.S. and the Company.

 

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Section 5.02. Commercially Reasonable Efforts . Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, each of the parties agrees to use its commercially reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and to do, or cause to be done, and to assist and cooperate with the other parties in doing, all things necessary, proper or advisable under applicable laws and regulations to consummate and make effective, in the most expeditious manner practicable, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including (a) obtaining all consents, approvals, waivers, licenses, permits or authorizations as are required to be obtained (or, which if not obtained, would result in an event of default, termination or acceleration of any agreement or any “put” right under any agreement) under any applicable law or regulation or from any Governmental Entities or third parties in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (b) defending or settling any lawsuits or other proceedings challenging this Agreement and (c) accepting and delivering additional instruments necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

Section 5.03. Public Announcements . Prior to the Effective Time of the Merger, neither the Company, on the one hand, nor Parent or Sub, on the other hand, will issue any press release or public statement with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the Merger, without the other party’s prior written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), except as may be required by applicable law or court process; provided , further , that (i) Parent shall have the right to disclose the terms of this transaction and file a copy of this Agreement in connection with any of its securities filings and (ii) the Shareholders shall have the right to disclose the terms of this transaction to their accountants and tax advisors. In addition to the foregoing, Parent, Sub and the Company will, if practicable under the circumstances, consult with each other before issuing, and provide each other the opportunity to review and comment upon, any such press release or other public statements with respect to such transactions that may be required by the exception in the preceding sentence.

Section 5.04. No Solicitation . In consideration of the substantial expenditures of time, effort and expense already undertaken and to be undertaken by Parent and Sub in connection with the proposed transaction, the Company agrees that, until 30 days following execution of this Agreement, the Company shall not, nor shall it permit any of its affiliates, directors, officers, employees, agents or representatives to, directly or indirectly, (a) sell, offer or agree to sell the Company’s business, by sale of shares or assets, merger or otherwise (an “ Acquisition Transaction ”) other than to Sub or Parent, (b) solicit or initiate the submission of any proposal for an Acquisition Transaction other than from Sub or Parent, or (c) participate in any discussions or negotiations with, or furnish any information concerning its business to, any corporation, person or other entity other than Sub or Parent in connection with a possible Acquisition Transaction. The Company shall promptly notify Parent upon receiving any inquiry, indication of interest or offer with respect to any Acquisition Transaction or potential Acquisition Transaction. Upon execution of this Agreement, the Company, including its directors, employees, shareholders, advisors and investment bankers, will immediately cease all correspondence and negotiation with all other interested buyers and work in good faith with Sub and Parent exclusively towards the Closing.

 

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Section 5.05. Employee Matters .

(a) At the Effective Time of the Merger, Parent or the Surviving Company, as applicable, shall provide compensation levels and employee benefits to employees of the Company and the Subsidiaries who become employees of Parent or the Surviving Company as a result of the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein (“Company Employees”) that are substantially comparable, in the aggregate, to the compensation levels and employee benefits provided to such Company Employee’s immediately prior to the Effective Time. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing contained herein shall obligate Parent or the Surviving Company to maintain any particular type of employee benefit plan and nothing herein shall limit or restrict the right of Parent or the Surviving Company to (i) amend or terminate any employee benefit plans under which Company Employees are covered, or (ii) subject to the agreements set forth in Appendix A, terminate the employment of any Company Employee or modify the terms and conditions of employment (including the compensation level) of any Company Employee. Except to the extent otherwise provided in an employment agreement between a Company Employee and Parent or the Surviving Company (including any employment agreement assumed by the Surviving Company as a result of the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein), all Company Employees located in the U.S. or in Hong Kong will be at-will employees and nothing herein shall be construed as providing any Company Employee with any right to continued employment with Parent or the Surviving Company.

(b) With respect to any welfare benefits plans maintained by Parent or the Surviving Company in which Company Employees become eligible to participate on or after the Effective Time of the Merger, Parent and the Surviving Company shall take all actions necessary to (i) waive any applicable pre-existing condition exclusions, waiting periods and actively-at-work requirements with respect to participation and coverage requirements solely with respect to Company Employees who participated in an analogous Company Plan immediately prior to the Effective Time of the Merger; (ii) provide, or cause to be provided to, each such Company Employee and their beneficiaries credit for any co-payments, out-of-pocket expenses and deductibles paid (to the same extent such credit was given under the analogous Company Plan prior to the Effective Time of the Merger) in satisfying any applicable deductible, co-payment or out-of-pocket requirements in respect of the plan year in which the Closing occurs, and (iii) recognize, or cause to be recognized, service prior to the Effective Time of the Merger with the Company and any of the Subsidiaries for purposes of eligibility and vesting (but not for purposes of benefit accrual) under any other benefit plan (including any vacation and paid time off arrangements) to the same extent such service was recognized under any similar Company Plan in which such Company Employee participated immediately prior to the Effective Time of the Merger.

(c) Immediately prior to the Effective Time of the Merger, the Company shall terminate or cause to be terminated each tax-qualified defined contribution retirement plan sponsored by the Company or any of the Subsidiaries.

(d) Except as set forth in Section 9.06, no provision of this Agreement, including but not limited to this Section 5.05, shall confer any rights or remedies on any person (including, but not limited to, a Company Employee or any Company Employee’s beneficiary) other than the parties hereto and their permitted assigns.

 

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Section 5.06. Post-Closing Tax Matters .

(a) Post-Closing Tax Returns . The Surviving Company shall properly and accurately prepare (or cause to be prepared) and file (or cause to be filed) each Tax Return required to be filed by or on behalf of the Company and the Subsidiaries after the Effective Time of the Merger for a taxable period beginning on or before the Effective Time of the Merger, and shall cause the Company and the Subsidiaries to pay all Taxes shown as due thereon or otherwise required to be paid after the Effective Time of the Merger, subject to indemnification rights provided by Section 8.03; provided, however, that no indemnification claim under Section 8.03 may be made by an Indemnified Person for any part of the Tax liability shown as due on any such Tax Return unless (i) such Tax Return is prepared consistently with reasonable past practices, and (ii) a copy of such Tax Return has been provided to the Shareholders’ Representative not less than 30 days before filing of such Tax Return.

(b) Tax Elections; Amended Returns . Except consistently with an audit resolved pursuant to Section 5.06(c), neither the Surviving Company nor its affiliates (including the Company and the Subsidiaries after the Merger) may amend a Tax Return of the Company, file or amend any Tax election of the Company, or take any action that would reasonably be expected to increase the Shareholders’ indemnity obligations pursuant to this Agreement or the Shareholder’s Tax liability, in each case, with respect to a taxable period beginning on or before the Effective Time of the Merger without the consent of the Shareholders’ Representative, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Parent may make an election with respect to the acquisition of the Company pursuant to Section 338(g) or Section 336 of the Code. If Parent makes or causes any such election under section 338(g) or section 336, Parent shall reimburse the Shareholders or their limited partners who are subject to U.S Tax for the Taxes they incur as a result of such election, provided that Ng delivers to Parent within 90 days of the Effective Time of the Merger a determination by Ernst & Young LLP (“EY”) that the Company or any of the Subsidiaries are controlled foreign corporations or passive foreign investment companies for U.S. tax purposes and an estimate of the Tax costs each such Shareholder will incur as a result of such election. Parent shall pay such reimbursement to a Shareholder only to the extent that such Shareholder reports on his or her 2015 Tax Returns income in accordance with the EY conclusion and estimate provided to Parent. Parent shall pay the reimbursements provided for in this section not later than 5 business days before the due dates of such Tax Returns.

(c) Tax Proceedings . If the Surviving Company receives any written notice (or to the knowledge of Parent or the Surviving Company there is any other notification by a Governmental Entity) of a pending or threatened Tax audit, assessment, or adjustment against or with respect to Tax liabilities of the Company or the Subsidiaries which may give rise to Damages subject to indemnification under Section 8.03, the Surviving Company shall promptly notify the Shareholders’ Representative within five (5) business days of the receipt of such notice. The Surviving Company agrees to (i) consult with the Shareholders’ Representative and to keep the Shareholders’ Representative informed on a regular basis regarding the status of any Tax audit or proceeding to the extent that such audit or proceeding could affect a liability of an Indemnified Person or a shareholder of the Company (including pursuant to indemnity obligations hereunder), (ii) allow the Shareholders’ Representative to fully participate at its own expense (on behalf of the Shareholders) in such audit or proceeding, and (iii) to the extent that such audit or proceeding affects a liability of an Indemnified Person or a shareholder of the Company (including pursuant to indemnity obligations hereunder), not settle such audit or proceeding without the Shareholders’ Representative’s consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably conditioned, withheld, or delayed.

 

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(d) Cooperation, Access to Information, and Record Retention . The Shareholders’ Representative and the Surviving Company shall cooperate, and shall cause their representatives and affiliates to cooperate, as and to the extent reasonably requested, in connection with the preparation, filing and review of Tax Returns as provided herein and any audit, litigation or other proceeding with respect to Taxes and with respect to any tax returns required to be filed by any person who, immediately prior to the Effective Time of the Merger, is a direct or indirect shareholder of the Company with respect to the taxable year of the Company that includes the closing date. Such cooperation shall include the provision of records and information which are reasonably relevant to any such Tax Return, audit, litigation or other proceeding and making employees available on a mutually convenient basis to provide additional information and explanation of any material provided hereunder. The Surviving Company shall (i) retain all books and records with respect to Taxes of the Company and its subsidiaries (including Tax Returns) in its possession relating to any taxable period beginning before the Effective Time of the Merger until the expiration of the statute of limitations for assessment of Taxes for such respective taxable period, and thereafter until resolution of any Tax proceeding then pending with respect to such taxable periods as of such expiration date, (ii) shall provide copies of all such books and records to the Shareholders’ Representative promptly upon receiving a written request therefor, and (iii) give the Shareholders’ Representative reasonable written notice prior to transferring, destroying or discarding any such books and records and, if the Shareholders’ Representative so requests, allow the Shareholders’ Representative to take possession of such books and records.

(e) Tax Certificates, Etc. . The parties hereto agree, upon request, to use reasonable efforts to obtain any certificate or other document from any Governmental Entity or any other person as may be necessary to mitigate, reduce or eliminate any Tax that would otherwise be imposed on the Company and its subsidiaries with respect to taxable periods beginning before the Effective Time of the Merger.

(f) Characterization of Indemnity Payments . Any payment made under Section 8.03 shall be treated as an adjustment to the Merger Consideration, to the extent it may be reasonably so treated for Tax purposes.

(g) Certain Tax Reporting . The parties agree to treat for all Tax and accounting purposes the consideration paid by Parent to the Shareholders pursuant to this Agreement as consideration paid for the Shareholders’ ownership interests in the Company.

Section 5.07. Operation of Business Following the Closing . Parent agrees to operate the sales and account management functions of the Company in accordance with the provisions set forth in Appendix A attached hereto from the Closing through the New Year Period.

Section 5.08. Indemnification of Certain Parties . For a period of six years following the Closing, Parent shall cause the Surviving Company to maintain (or cause to be maintained) in effect either (i) the current policy of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance maintained by the Company (provided that the Surviving Company may substitute therefor policies of at least the

 

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same coverage and amounts containing terms and conditions that are no less advantageous in any material respect to the insured parties thereunder) with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred at or before the Closing or (ii) a run-off (i.e., “tail”) policy or endorsement with respect to the current policy of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance covering claims asserted within six years after the Closing. Such policies or endorsements shall name as insureds thereunder all present directors and officers of the Company and its subsidiaries named under the Company’s existing directors’ and officers’ liability insurance in effect immediately prior to the Closing (the “Company Indemnified Parties”); provided, however, that Parent and the Surviving Company shall not be required to pay any premium for such directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy in order to satisfy its obligations under this Section 5.08 (it being understood that the Company shall be responsible to pay said premium prior to Closing). The provisions of this Section 5.08 shall survive the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and are intended to be for the benefit of, and will be enforceable by, each of the Company Indemnified Parties and their successors, assigns and heirs. This Section 5.08 may not be amended, altered or repealed after Closing without the prior written consent of the affected Company Indemnified Party.

Section 5.09. Merger Consideration . Effective as of Closing, the Shareholders waive any claims and rights pursuant to the Memorandum of Association or otherwise by reason of, in connection with or resulting from the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and unconditionally and irrevocably agree to accept in lieu thereof payment of their respective portions of the Merger Consideration according to the allocations set out herein.

Section 5.10. Share Transfer . As soon as reasonably practicable following the Closing and in no event later than forty-five (45) days following the Closing (the “ Deadline” ), Ng shall transfer (i) all shares of ecVision Hong Kong I and ecVision Hong Kong II owned by Ng as of the Closing to the Surviving Company, and (ii) all shares of ecVision Japan owned by Ng as of the Closing to ecVision Hong Kong II, in each case without consideration. Any tax and expenses incurred as result of said transfers of shares shall wholly borne by Ng. In the event of any regulatory delays or timeframes which would delay closing of such transfer of shares, the Surviving Company at its discretion may extend the Deadline.

Section 5.11. Termination of Agreement . Effective as of the Closing, any agreements between any Shareholder and the Company shall be terminated and shall be of no force or effect, other any agreements relating to the employment of Ng.

ARTICLE VI

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

Section 6.01. Conditions to Each Party’s Obligation to Effect the Merger . The respective obligation of each party under this Agreement and the Companies Law to effect the Merger is subject to the satisfaction or waiver on or prior to the Closing Date of the following conditions:

(a) Company Shareholder Approval . The Company Shareholder Approval shall have been duly obtained.

 

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(b) Cayman Merger Documents . The Cayman Merger Documents shall have been signed by a director of the Company and of the Sub, respectively, and delivered to Parent.

(c) No Injunctions or Restraints . No temporary restraining order, preliminary or permanent injunction or other order issued by any court of competent jurisdiction or other legal restraint or prohibition preventing the consummation of the Merger shall be in effect; provided, however, that the parties hereto shall use their best efforts to have any such injunction, order, restraint or prohibition vacated.

(d) No Litigation . There shall not be pending by any Governmental Entity any suit, action or proceeding challenging or seeking to restrain or prohibit the consummation of the Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement or seeking to obtain from the Company, Parent, Sub or any of their affiliates any damages that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Company.

Section 6.02. Conditions to Obligations of Parent and Sub . The obligations of Parent and Sub to effect the Merger are further subject to the following conditions:

(a) Representations and Warranties . The representations and warranties of the Company set forth in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all respects as of the date of this Agreement and also shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing Date, with the same effect as if such representations and warranties had been made on and as of such Closing Date, except that any representations and warranties made by the Company that by their terms are subject to “materiality,” “material adverse effect” or similar qualifier or exception, shall be true and correct in all respects as of the Closing Date with the same effect as if such representations and warranties had been made on and as of such date. Parent shall have received certificates signed on behalf of the Company by an authorized officer of the Company to the effect set forth in this paragraph.

(b) Performance of Obligations of the Company . The Company shall have performed in all material respects all obligations required to be performed by it under this Agreement at or prior to the Closing Date. Parent shall have received certificates signed on behalf of the Company by an authorized officer of the Company to the effect set forth in this paragraph.

(c) Consents, etc. . Parent shall have received evidence, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to it, that such licenses, permits, consents, approvals, authorizations, qualifications and orders of (i) any United States federal or state governmental authorities or (ii) any other governmental authorities or third parties, including Company Shareholder Approval, have been obtained and are in effect, the failure of which to make or obtain would (1) prevent or materially delay consummation of the Merger or the other transactions contemplated hereby or performance of the Company’s obligations hereunder or (2) have a Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Company.

(d) Good Standing . Parent shall have received a certificate issued by the Registrar evidencing the good standing of the Company in such jurisdiction as of a date not more than 10 days prior to the Closing Date.

 

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(e) Secretary’s Certificate . The Company shall have delivered to Parent a certificate of the Secretary of the Company as to the incumbency of officers executing this Agreement and the certificates set forth in paragraphs (a) and (b) above and that attached thereto is a true and complete copy of all resolutions adopted by the board of directors and shareholders of the Company authorizing the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Parent.

(f) Dissenting Shares . The holders of not more than 5% of the Company Shares, on a Common Share equivalent basis, shall have demanded payment for their Company Common Shares pursuant to Section 238 of the Companies Law.

(g) Termination of Agreements . The Amended and Restated Shareholders’ Agreement, dated August 17, 2000, by and among certain shareholders of the Company, shall be terminated and of no further force and effect as of the Effective Time of the Merger.

(h) Share Options . At the Effective Time of the Merger, each Share Option which is outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time of the Merger shall be automatically cancelled or otherwise terminated.

(i) Employment Letters . Thomas Ng shall have executed and delivered an employment offer letter and agreement (which contains invention assignment, non-competition and non-solicitation provisions) with the Surviving Company, a Subsidiary or Parent (as designated by Parent).

(j) Waiver of Liquidation Rights . The waiver by each holder of Series A Preferred Shares and Series B Preferred Shares of any rights to receive a liquidation distribution pursuant to the Memorandum of Association by reason of the transactions contemplated hereby shall have been delivered by the Company to Parent.

Section 6.03. Conditions to Obligations of the Company . The obligations of the Company to effect the Merger is further subject to the following conditions:

(a) Representations and Warranties . The representations and warranties of Parent and Sub set forth in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all respects as of the date of this Agreement and also shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing Date, with the same effect as if such representations and warranties had been made on and as of such Closing Date, except that any representations and warranties made by Parent or Sub that by their terms are subject to “materiality,” “material adverse effect” or similar qualifier or exception, shall be true and correct in all respects as of the Closing Date with the same effect as if such representations and warranties had been made on and as of such date. The Company shall have received a certificate signed on behalf of Parent and Sub by an authorized officer of Parent and Sub to the effect set forth in this paragraph.

(b) Performance of Obligations of Parent and Sub . Parent and Sub shall have performed in all material respects all obligations required to be performed by each of them under this Agreement at or prior to the Closing Date. The Company shall have received a certificate signed on behalf of Parent and Sub by an authorized officer of Parent and Sub to the effect set forth in this paragraph.

 

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(c) Consents, etc. . The Company shall have received evidence, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to it, that such licenses, permits, consents, approvals, authorizations, qualifications and orders of (i) any United States federal or state governmental authorities or (ii) any other governmental authorities or third parties, including Company Shareholder Approval, have been obtained and are in effect, the failure of which to make or obtain, individually or in the aggregate, would (1) prevent or materially delay consummation of the Merger or the other transactions contemplated hereby or performance of obligations of Parent or Sub hereunder or (2) have a Material Adverse Effect with respect to Parent or Sub.

(d) Secretary’s Certificate . Each of Parent and Sub shall have delivered to the Company a certificate of the Secretary of each of Parent and Sub as to the incumbency of officers executing this Agreement and the certificates set forth in paragraphs (a) and (b) above and that attached thereto is a true and complete copy of all resolutions adopted by the board of directors and shareholders of Parent and Sub authorizing the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company.

ARTICLE VII

TERMINATION, AMENDMENT AND WAIVER

Section 7.01. Termination . This Agreement may be terminated and abandoned at any time prior to the Closing, whether before or after the Company Shareholder Approval:

(a) by mutual written consent of Parent and the Company; or

(b) by either Sub, Parent or the Company if any Governmental Entity shall have issued an order, decree or ruling or taken any other action permanently enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting the Merger and such order, decree, ruling or other action shall have become final and nonappealable; or

(c) by either Sub, Parent or the Company if the Closing shall not have been consummated on or before March 2, 2015 (and the failure to consummate shall not be due to the fault or condition of the party seeking to terminate).

Section 7.02. Effect of Termination . In the event of termination of this Agreement by either the Company, Parent or Sub as provided in Section 7.01, this Agreement shall forthwith become void and have no effect, without any liability or obligation on the part of Sub, Parent or the Company, or their respective officers and directors other than liability for any material breach of this Agreement (other than a breach of representations and warranties hereunder) occurring prior to such termination or liability resulting from a purported termination of this Agreement other than in accordance with Section 7.01, and other than the agreements set forth in Section 5.01 with respect to confidentiality obligations and Section 9.12 with respect to expenses, all of which shall survive termination.

Section 7.03. Amendment . This Agreement and the Plan of Merger may be amended by the parties at any time before or after any required approval of matters presented in connection with the Merger by the shareholders of the Company; provided, however, that after any such approval, there shall be made no amendment that by law requires further approval by

 

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such shareholders without the further approval of such shareholders; provided further, however, that after the Effective Time of the Merger any amendment shall require the consent of the Shareholders’ Representative. Neither this Agreement nor the Plan of Merger may be amended except in accordance with this Section 7.03 by an instrument in writing signed on behalf of each of the parties.

Section 7.04. Extension; Waiver . At any time prior to the Effective Time of the Merger, the parties may (a) extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other acts of the other parties, (b) waive any inaccuracies in the representations and warranties contained in this Agreement or in any document delivered pursuant to this Agreement or (c) waive compliance with any of the agreements or conditions contained in this Agreement. Any agreement on the part of a party to any such extension or waiver shall be valid only if set forth in an instrument in writing signed on behalf of such party. The failure of any party to this Agreement to assert any of its rights under this Agreement or otherwise shall not constitute a waiver of such rights. No such waivers on behalf of Sub, the Company or Parent shall constitute a waiver of any indemnification rights under Section 8.03 of this Agreement.

ARTICLE VIII

ESCROW AND INDEMNIFICATION

Section 8.01. Survival of Representations and Warranties . All covenants to be performed prior to the Closing Date, and all representations and warranties in this Agreement or in any instrument delivered pursuant to this Agreement, shall survive the consummation of the Merger and continue until fifteen (15) months after the Closing Date (the “ Escrow Termination Date ”); provided that if any claims for indemnification have been asserted with respect to any such representations, warranties or covenants prior to the Escrow Termination Date, such claims shall continue in effect until final resolution thereof, and provided further that representations and warranties set forth in Sections 3.01(a) (Organization, Standing and Corporate Power), 3.01(c) (Capitalization) and 3.01(d) (Authority) (the “ Fundamental Representations ”); 3.01(i) (Taxes) (the “ Tax Representation ”); and 3.01(r) (Intellectual Property) (the “ Intellectual Property Representation ”); and Fraud shall survive until thirty (30) days after expiration of all applicable statutes of limitations relating to such matters (but not more than six (6) years from the Closing Date). All covenants to be performed after the Closing Date shall survive until such covenants are performed.

Section 8.02. Escrow Fund . At the Closing, the Escrow Amount shall be deposited by Parent with Citibank, N.A., as escrow agent (the “ Escrow Agent ”), such deposit to constitute the escrow fund (the “ Escrow Fund ”) and to be governed by the terms set forth herein and in the Escrow Agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit E (the “ Escrow Agreement ”). In the event that any Damages (as defined below) arise, the indemnification obligations of the Indemnifying Persons (as defined below) under this Article VIII shall constitute the sole and exclusive rights, claims and remedies of all Indemnified Persons (as defined below) under this Agreement against the Indemnifying Persons (other than with respect to equitable remedies or in the case of Fraud). Additionally, the aggregate of the sum of all indemnification obligations of the Indemnifying Persons under Section 8.03(i) shall be limited to an amount equal to the Escrow Fund (other than with respect to the Fundamental

 

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Representations, the Tax Representation and the Intellectual Property Representation, which shall be subject to the limitations set forth below), or in the case of Fraud, which shall not be subject to any claim limits as to the individual who committed such Fraud.

Section 8.03. Indemnification . From and after the Closing Date, the holders of the Company Shares and Optionholders (the “ Indemnifying Persons ”) as of immediately prior to the Closing Date shall, severally but not jointly in accordance with their Pro Rata Indemnification Percentage, protect, defend, indemnify and hold harmless Surviving Company and Parent and their respective affiliates, officers, directors, employees, and agents (each an “ Indemnified Person ” and collectively “ Indemnified Persons ”) from and against any and all losses, costs, damages, liabilities, fees (including without limitation reasonable attorneys’ fees) and expenses (collectively, the “ Damages ”), that any of the Indemnified Persons incurs by reason of or arising out of (i) any breach of any of the representations or warranties of the Company contained in this Agreement including any exhibits or schedules attached hereto or any other document required to be delivered by the Company at Closing, (ii) any breach of any of the covenants or agreements of the Company contained in this Agreement including any exhibits or schedules attached hereto or any other document required to be delivered by the Company at Closing, (iii) any liability of the Company or the Subsidiaries in respect of broker fees or commissions based on arrangements made by them, (iv) any liability of the Company, the Subsidiaries, the Surviving Company or Parent in respect of Transaction Expenses, (v) any claim by any person seeking to assert or based upon rights to ownership of any share options of the Company or the Subsidiary, or (vi) as a result of the demand for payment by any Shareholder under Section 238 of the Companies Law to the extent of any payment to such Shareholder in excess of the applicable Merger Consideration that would have been paid to such Shareholder pursuant to the terms hereof if such Shareholder had not exercised any rights under Section 238 of the Companies Law. In connection with any exercise by any Indemnified Person of its rights hereunder, it shall be entitled to make all claims for indemnification through, and deal exclusively with, the Shareholders’ Representative, and the Shareholders’ Representative shall be entitled to deal exclusively with Parent. No claim for indemnification may be made by any Indemnified Person in respect of breaches of representations and warranties (other than the Fundamental Representations, the Tax Representation, the Intellectual Property Representation and Fraud)) unless and until the aggregate amount of the Damages with respect to all such indemnification claims exceeds $300,000, at which point Indemnified Persons may recover all such Damages, including the first $300,000 thereof.

Section 8.04. Indemnity Limitations .

(a) The right of the Indemnified Parties to be indemnified pursuant to this ARTICLE VIII shall be capped at the Escrow Amount with respect to any breach of any representation or warranty of the Company set forth in this Agreement, other than with respect to (i) the Tax Representation, which shall be capped at $9,100,000; (ii) the Intellectual Property Representation, which shall be capped at $17,625,000, (iii) the Fundamental Representations, which shall be capped at the total amount of the Merger Consideration paid to Shareholders pursuant to this Agreement; (iv) claims under Sections 8.03(ii)-(vi), which shall be capped at the total amount of the Merger Consideration paid to Shareholders pursuant to this Agreement and (v) Fraud, which shall be uncapped against the person who committed such Fraud. Other than in the case of Fraud, in no event shall any Shareholder be liable for Damages in excess of the

 

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amount of Merger Consideration actually received by such Shareholder pursuant to this Agreement, or in excess of such Shareholder’s Pro Rata Indemnification Percentage of any indemnifiable Damages.

(b) The Indemnified Persons shall recover any amounts payable pursuant to the indemnification provisions of this Agreement (A) first from the Escrow Fund and then (B) if the Escrow Fund has been exhausted, by exercising the right of set-off described in Section 8.07 and (C) if the Escrow Fund has been exhausted and the right of set-off is insufficient to compensate the Indemnified Persons for such Damages, then from the applicable Indemnifying Shareholder or Indemnifying Shareholders (in all cases subject to the limitations set forth in this Agreement).

(c) Notwithstanding any provision contained herein to the contrary, the representations and warranties contained in this Agreement shall not be affected by any investigation, verification or examination by any party or by anyone on behalf of such party.

(d) Damages for which indemnification is provided pursuant to Section 8.03 of this Agreement shall be net of any amounts that may be recovered by the Indemnified Person under any insurance policy with respect to such Damages and shall be adjusted to take account the net present value of any Tax benefit and any Tax cost of the Indemnified Person which may arise from the incurrence of or payment for any such Damages. In computing the amount of any such Tax cost or Tax benefit, the Indemnified Person shall be deemed to recognize all other items of income, gain, loss, deduction or credit before recognizing any item arising from the incurrence or payment of any indemnified Damage.

(e) Upon making any payment to an Indemnified Person for any indemnification claim under Section 8.03 of this Agreement, the Indemnifying Person shall be subrogated, to the extent of such payment, to any rights which the Indemnified Person may have against any other parties with respect to the subject matter underlying such indemnification claim.

(f) Damages to be paid pursuant to this Article VIII shall not include punitive damages except to the extent such damages are actually paid to a third party.

(g) Promptly after any Indemnified Person becomes aware of any event or circumstance that could reasonably be expected to constitute or give rise to any right to indemnification pursuant to this Article VIII, such Indemnified Person shall take all commercially reasonable steps to mitigate all Damages that may result from such breach.

Section 8.05. Disposition and Method of Asserting Claims

(a) Normal Distributions of Escrow Amount .

(i) The Parent and the Shareholders’ Representative may at any time jointly deliver to the Escrow Agent a certificate in substantially the form attached to the Escrow Agreement (each, a “ Joint Release Notice ”) instructing the Escrow Agent to distribute all or a portion of the Escrow Amount, executed by each of the Shareholders’ Representative and the Parent as evidenced by the signatures of one of the persons listed as such party’s authorized

 

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representatives (each such person, an “ Authorized Representative ”). Within three (3) business days after the date on which the Escrow Agent receives an executed Joint Release Notice, the Escrow Agent shall disburse the portion of the Escrow Amount set forth in the Joint Release Notice to the persons or accounts designated on such Joint Release Notice.

(ii) In the event that Parent determines that any amount is payable to it pursuant to this Article VIII and is making a claim thereunder, Parent may deliver written notice to the Escrow Agent and the Shareholders’ Representative (each a “ Parent Release Notice ”) (i) stating that an Indemnified Person has incurred or paid or reasonably anticipates that it may incur or pay Damages (or that with respect to any Tax matters, reasonably anticipates that any Governmental Entity may raise such matter in audit of Parent or its subsidiaries, which would give rise to Damages), (ii) specifying in reasonable detail (based upon the information then possessed by Parent) the nature of the claim to which such Damages are related, and (iii) requesting that the Escrow Agent distribute all or a portion of the Escrow Amount to Parent or a third-party designated by Parent, as the case may be, in satisfaction of such claim and setting forth the amount requested to be released and emailing a copy of any required notice of claim (with a copy sent to the Escrow Agent) required under this Agreement (the “ Distribution Request Amount ”). Parent may update any Parent Release Notice from time to time to reflect any changes in the actual or estimated amount of Damages set forth therein or the other information contained therein, by delivery of such updated Parent Release Notice to the Shareholders’ Representative and the Escrow Agent. If, within thirty (30) calendar days after the date on which the Escrow Agent and the Shareholders’ Representative receive such Parent Release Notice (the “ Representative Review Period ”), Parent and the Escrow Agent have not received from the Shareholders’ Representative a notification stating that the Shareholders’ Representative disputes all or a portion of the matters or amounts (a “ Disputed Claim ”) described in the Parent Release Notice (the “ Dispute Notice ”), then, on the next business day following the last day of the Representative Review Period, the Escrow Agent shall disburse to Parent or to a third-party designated by Parent the Distribution Request Amount. If the Escrow Agent receives a Dispute Notice within the Representative Review Period, then Section 8.05(b) hereof shall apply.

(b) Disputed Distributions of Escrow Amount .

(i) If a Dispute Notice is delivered by the Shareholders’ Representative within the Representative Review Period, then for the thirty (30) calendar day period immediately following the date of such notice, Parent and the Shareholders’ Representative shall attempt in good faith to settle the Disputed Claim by consultation and negotiation with each other before taking any other action. The Escrow Agent shall be under no duty to institute or defend any proceedings in the prosecution of any Disputed Claim and none of the costs and expenses of any such proceedings shall be borne by the Escrow Agent.

(ii) If a Dispute Notice is delivered by the Shareholders’ Representative within the Representative Review Period, then the Escrow Agent shall, upon receipt of the Dispute Notice distribute the amount not in dispute to Parent and retain the amount (the “ Disputed Amount ”) set forth in the related Parent Release Notice until the earlier to occur of the following: (A) the Shareholders’ Representative and Parent jointly direct the disbursement of the Disputed Amount or any portion thereof by delivering a Joint Release Notice to the Escrow Agent or (B) the Escrow Agent receives a certified copy of a final non-appealable

 

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judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction (a “ Judgment ”) awarding the Disputed Amount or any portion thereof to Parent or the Shareholders’ Representative, as the case may be; provided that only the amount awarded to Parent shall be distributed, and any amount which was previously part of the Distribution Request Amount which is not distributed to Parent shall be considered Escrow Amount; except, that if any amounts not distributed to Parent would have, but for being Disputed Amounts, previously been distributed to the Indemnifying Persons by Parent, then such amounts shall be distributed immediately to the Parent for the benefit of the Indemnifying Persons and Parent shall promptly distribute such amounts to the Indemnifying Persons in accordance with their Pro Rata Percentages, as set forth in a written notice from the Shareholders’ Representative to Parent which shall include the specific amounts to be distributed to each Indemnifying Person and payment and any update to the wire instructions previously held by Parent for each such Indemnifying Person; it being understood that Parent shall have no responsibility with regard to said payments in the event the Shareholders’ Representative fails to provide reasonable notice to Parent, or if said notice is incorrect or the payment or wire instructions are not accurate. The Escrow Agent shall be entitled to receive and may conclusively rely upon an opinion of counsel to the presenting party to the effect that a judgment is final and non-appealable and from a court of competent jurisdiction for purposes of this Section 8.05(b) and Section 8.05(c). Upon receipt of such Joint Release Notice or on the tenth (10 th ) business day after receipt of such Judgment, the Escrow Agent shall disburse the Disputed Amount or any portion thereof as required by such Joint Release Notice or Judgment, as the case may be. Any Judgment presented to the Escrow Agent by either Party shall contain a cover letter signed by an Authorized Representative for such Party and shall contain appropriate payment instructions to be utilized by the Escrow Agent.

(c) Scheduled Distributions of Escrow Fund .

(i) On the Escrow Termination Date, the Escrow Agent shall distribute to the Parent for the benefit of the Indemnifying Persons the entire remaining amount of the Escrow Fund less (A) the aggregate of all remaining Disputed Amounts as of the Escrow Termination Date and (B) any Distribution Request Amount that is still subject to the Representative Review Period (the sum of (A) and (B) being the “ Pending Disbursement Amount ”), and Parent shall promptly distribute to the Indemnifying Persons the Pending Disbursement Amount in accordance with each Indemnifying Person’s Pro Rata Percentage, as set forth in a written notice from the Shareholders’ Representative to Parent which shall include the specific amounts to be distributed to each Indemnifying Person and payment and any update to the wire instructions previously held by Parent for each such Indemnifying Person; it being understood that Parent shall have no responsibility with regard to said payments in the event the Shareholders’ Representative fails to provide reasonable notice to Parent, or if said notice is incorrect or the payment or wire instructions are not accurate.

(ii) The Pending Disbursement Amount shall be held by the Escrow Agent in accordance with the terms of this Agreement until the earlier to occur of the following: (A) in the case of any amount set forth in Section 8.05(c)(i)(B), the expiration of the Representative Review Period, at which point it (or any portion thereof) shall become a Disputed Amount and thus included in the Pending Disbursement Amount or released in accordance with Section 8.05(b)(ii); or (B) in the case of any amount set forth in Section 8.05(c)(i)(A), (1) the Shareholders’ Representative and Parent jointly direct the disbursement of the Disputed Amount

 

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or any portion thereof by delivering a Joint Release Notice to the Escrow Agent or (2) the Escrow Agent receives a certified copy of a final non-appealable Judgment from a court of competent jurisdiction awarding the Disputed Amount or any portion thereof to Parent or the Shareholders’ Representative, on behalf of the Indemnifying Persons. The Escrow Agent shall deliver a copy of the Judgment to the Shareholders’ Representative and Parent. Upon receipt of such Joint Release Notice or on the tenth (10 th ) business day after receipt of such Judgment, the Escrow Agent shall disburse in immediately available funds the disputed Disbursement Amount or any portion thereof as required by such Joint Release Notice or Judgment, as the case may be.

Section 8.06. Shareholders’ Representative; Power of Attorney .

(a) The Shareholders, by virtue of their approval of the Merger and of this Agreement, effective upon the Closing, hereby appoint Fortis Advisors LLC as their agent and attorney-in-fact to act as the “Shareholders’ Representative” for each such party for and on behalf of such parties, to give and receive notices and communications hereunder on behalf of such parties, to enter into and perform the Escrow Agreement, to authorize delivery to the Surviving Company and Parent of cash from the Escrow Fund in satisfaction of claims by the Surviving Company and Parent or any other Indemnified Person, to object to such deliveries, to agree to, negotiate, enter into settlements and compromises of, and demand arbitration and comply with orders of courts and awards of arbitrators with respect to such claims, and to take all actions necessary or appropriate in the judgment of the Shareholders’ Representative for the accomplishment of the foregoing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Shareholders’ Representative shall have no obligation to act on behalf of the Shareholders, except as expressly provided herein, and for purposes of clarity, there are no obligations of the Shareholders’ Representative in any ancillary agreement, schedule, exhibit or the Disclosure Schedule. The powers, immunities and rights to indemnification granted to the Shareholders’ Representative Group hereunder: (i) are coupled with an interest and shall be irrevocable and survive the death, incompetence, bankruptcy or liquidation of the respective Shareholder and shall be binding on any successor thereto, and (ii) shall survive the delivery of an assignment by any Shareholder of the whole or any fraction of his, her or its interest in the Escrow Fund.

(b) Such agency may be changed by the Shareholders from time to time upon not less than thirty (30) days prior written notice by the Shareholders’ Representative to Parent; provided that the Shareholders’ Representative may not be removed unless holders of a 60% voting interest of the Company Shares as of immediately prior to the Closing Date agree to such removal and to the identity of the substituted agent. Any vacancy in the position of Shareholders’ Representative may be filled by approval of the holders of a 60% voting interest of the Company Shares as of immediately prior to the Closing Date. Each such successor Shareholders’ Representative shall have all the power, authority, rights and privileges hereby conferred upon the original Shareholders’ Representative, and the term “Shareholders’ Representative” as used herein shall be deemed to include such successor Shareholders’ Representative. No bond shall be required of the Shareholders’ Representative. Notices or communications to or from the Shareholders’ Representative shall constitute notice to or from each of the holders of the Company Shares.

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connection with the performance of its services under this Agreement and the Escrow Agreement (such Shareholders, including their individual representatives, collectively hereinafter referred to as the “ Advisory Group ”). Neither the Shareholders’ Representative (together with its members, managers, directors, officers, contractors, agents and employees) nor any member of the Advisory Group (collectively, the “Shareholders’ Representative Group”) shall be liable to Shareholders for any act done or omitted hereunder as Shareholders’ Representative unless not acting in good faith and such actions constitute gross negligence or willful misconduct. The holders of the Company Shares shall severally on a pro rata basis (based on their respective voting interests immediately prior to the Closing Date) indemnify the Shareholders’ Representative and defend and hold the Shareholders’ Representative Group harmless against any loss, liability, claim, damage, fee, cost, fine, amount paid in settlement, judgment or expense incurred without gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Shareholders’ Representative and arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of the Shareholders’ Representative’s duties hereunder, including the reasonable fees and expenses of any legal counsel or other skilled professionals retained by the Shareholders’ Representative and in connection with seeking recovery from insurers. Accordingly, the Shareholders’ Representative shall not incur any such liability to Shareholders with respect to (i) any action taken or omitted to be taken in good faith upon advice of its counsel given with respect to any questions relating to the duties and responsibilities of the Shareholders’ Representative hereunder; or (ii) any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance upon any document, including any written notice or instructions provided for in this Agreement, the Escrow Agreement, not only as to its due execution and to the validity and effectiveness of its provisions, but also as to the truth and accuracy of any information contained therein, which the Shareholders’ Representative shall in good faith believe to be genuine, to have been signed or presented by the purported proper person or persons and to conform with the provisions of this Agreement, the Escrow Agreement. Any Shareholders’ Representative expenses may be recovered first, from the Reserve Amount, second, from any distribution of the Escrow Fund otherwise distributable to the Shareholders at the time of distribution, and third, directly from the Shareholders. The Shareholders acknowledge that the Shareholders’ Representative shall not be required to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the exercise or performance of any of its powers, rights, duties or privileges or administration of its duties. The limitation of liability provisions of this Section and the immunities and rights to indemnification shall survive the Closing and/or any termination of this Agreement and the Escrow Agreement and the resignation or removal of the Shareholders’ Representative or any member of the Advisory Group.

(d) A decision, act, consent or instruction of the Shareholders’ Representative shall constitute a decision of all the Shareholders and shall be final, binding and conclusive upon each of the Shareholders and such Shareholder’s successors as if expressly confirmed and ratified in writing by such Shareholder, and each Shareholder waives any and all defenses which may be available to contest, negate or disaffirm the action of the Shareholders’ Representative taken in good faith under this Agreement or the Escrow Agreement. The Escrow Agent, the Surviving Company and Parent may rely upon any such decision, act, consent or instruction of the Shareholders’ Representative as being the decision, act, consent or instruction of every such shareholder of the Company. The Escrow Agent, the Surviving Company and Parent are hereby relieved from any liability to any Shareholder for any acts done by them in accordance with such decision, act, consent or instruction of the Shareholders’ Representative.

 

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Section 8.07. Set-Off . To the extent that an Indemnified Person is entitled to be indemnified pursuant to this Section 8, and subject to the procedures and limitations on liability set forth herein, an Indemnified Person shall be entitled to set-off the full amount of indemnifiable Damages suffered by such Indemnified Person against any amounts then owing and any future amounts that may become due and owed to the Shareholders pursuant to Section 2 until such time as the full amount of such indemnifiable Damages is satisfied.

Section 8.08. Third-Party Claims . In the event that Parent becomes aware of a third-party suit, proceeding, claim, audit, review, arbitration or, to the Company’s knowledge, investigation of any nature which constitutes a matter for which either (a) an Indemnified Person is entitled to indemnification under Article VIII or (b) if determined adversely to Parent or any other Indemnified Person, would provide a basis for a claim for indemnification under Article VIII (each such claim, a “ Third Party Claim ”), Parent shall have the right to conduct the defense of and to settle or resolve any such claim. The Shareholders’ Representative shall have the right to receive copies of all pleadings, notices and communications with respect to any Third Party Claim to the extent that receipt of such documents does not affect any privilege relating to any Indemnified Person and shall be entitled, at its expense, to participate in, but not to determine or conduct, any defense of the Third Party Claim or settlement negotiations with respect to the Third Party Claim. However, except with the consent of the Shareholders’ Representative, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, the amount paid in the settlement or resolution of any such claim to the third-party claimant shall not be determinative of the existence of or amount of Damages relating to such matter. In the event that the Shareholders’ Representative has consented (or deemed to have consented) to any such settlement or resolution, neither the Shareholders’ Representative nor the Indemnifying Persons shall have any power or authority to object under Section 8.06(b) or any other provision of this Article VIII to the amount of any claim for Damages (including costs of investigation and defense and reasonable fees and expenses of lawyers, experts and other professionals) by or on behalf of any Indemnified Person against the Escrow Fund or directly against such Indemnifying Persons for indemnity with respect to such settlement or resolution

ARTICLE IX

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Section 9.01. Remedies .

(a) The waiver on the part of any party of a breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a further or continuing waiver of such breach or as a waiver of any other or subsequent breach, except as otherwise explicitly provided for in such waiver and shall be effective only to the extent specifically set forth in such waiver. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, no failure on the part of any party to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right, power or remedy hereunder, or otherwise available in respect hereof at applicable law or in equity, shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of such right, power or remedy by such party preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy.

 

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(b) Except as set forth in Article VIII, all remedies, either under this Agreement or by applicable law shall be cumulative and not alternative, and any person having any rights under any provision of this Agreement will be entitled to enforce such rights specifically, to recover damages by reason of any breach of this Agreement and to exercise all other rights granted by applicable law, equity or otherwise.

Section 9.02. Notices . All notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed given if delivered personally or sent by facsimile or by overnight courier (providing proof of delivery) to the parties at the following addresses and facsimile numbers (or at such other address or facsimile number for a party as shall be specified by like notice) provided that with respect to notices delivered to the Shareholders’ Representative, such notices must be delivered solely via facsimile or via email:

 

  (a) if to the Company, to:

ecVision (International) Inc.

Unit 1701-9, 17/F, Tower 1, Millennium City 1,

388 Kwun Tong Road,

Kwun Tong, Hong Kong

Facsimile: (    )     -    

Attention: Thomas Ng

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

Cooley LLP

3175 Hanover Street

Palo Alto, CA

Facsimile: (650) 849-7400

Attention: Matthew Bartus, Esq.

 

  (b) if to Parent or Sub, to:

Amber Road, Inc.

One Meadowlands Plaza

East Rutherford, New Jersey 07073

Facsimile: (201) 935-5187

Attention: Chief Executive Officer

with a copy to:

Dentons US LLP

1221 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10020

Facsimile: (212) 768-6800

Attention: Victor H. Boyajian, Esq.

                  David J. Papier, Esq.

 

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  (c) if to the Shareholders’ Representative, to:

Fortis Advisors LLC

Attention: Notice Department

Facsimile No.: (858) 408-1843

Email address: notices@fortisrep.com

Section 9.03. Definitions . For purposes of this Agreement, the terms below when used in this Agreement shall have the following meanings:

(a) “Acquired Companies” means the Company, ecVision China, ecVision Hong Kong I, ecVision Hong Kong II, ecVision Japan and ecVision U.S.

(b) an “affiliate” of any person means another person that directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such first person. The term “control” 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 the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

(c) “Aggregate Option Exercise Price” means the sum of the product (computed separately for each Share Option) of the exercise price per Company Share for such Share Option times the number of Company Shares subject to such Share Option.

(d) “Bulletin [2015] No.7” means the Bulletin regarding the Enterprise Income Tax in connection with Indirect Transfer of Assets by Nonresident Enterprises issued by the State Administration of Taxation of the People’s Republic of China on February 3, 2015

(e) “Cause” means (i) Ng’s material and willful failure to perform his duties to Parent, the Subsidiaries or any of their affiliates and which failure continues after thirty (30) days after written notice has been given to Ng; (ii) Ng’s willful misconduct or gross negligence in the performance of his duties to Parent, any Subsidiary or any of their affiliates which failure continues after thirty (30) days after written notice has been given to Ng; (iii) Ng’s conviction of, or the entry of a pleading of guilty or nolo contendere by Ng to, any crime involving deceit, dishonesty, fraud or moral turpitude, or any felony; (iv) Ng’s material and willful breach of any written agreement with Parent, any Subsidiary or any of their affiliates, which such breach is not cured within thirty (30) days after written notice has been given to Ng; (v) Ng’s material and willful breach of any written company policy in effect from time to time (including any policy relating to or prohibiting discrimination or harassment in the workplace based on race, sex, age, national origin, disability or sexual orientation), which causes (or could reasonably be anticipated to cause) material harm to Parent, any Subsidiary or any of their affiliates, and is not cured within thirty (30) days after written notice has been given to Ng; (vi) Ng’s misappropriation of any funds of Parent, any Subsidiary or any of their affiliates; (vii) Ng or any member of Ng’s immediate family makes a personal profit arising out of or in connection with a transaction to which Parent, any Subsidiary or any of their affiliates is a party without making disclosure to and obtaining the prior written consent of Parent; and (viii) Ng fails to honor a reasonable and legal directive of the Board of Directors of Parent, any Subsidiary or any of their affiliates or of any officer or employee to whom Ng reports which failure continues after thirty (30) days after

 

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written notice has been given to Ng. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a termination shall not be treated as a termination for Cause unless Parent shall have delivered a written notice to Ng stating that it intends to terminate his employment for Cause and specifying in detail the factual basis for such termination.

(f) “Certificate of Merger” means the certificate of merger with regard to the Merger issued by the Registrar pursuant to Section 233(11) of the Companies Law.

(g) “Companies Law” means the Companies Law of the Cayman Islands and any statutory modification, consolidation or re-enactment thereof for the time being in force.

(h) “Company Products” means all products currently offered for sale, sold, or licensed by the Company or any Subsidiary including, without limitation, all of the items listed in Schedule 3.01(r)(vii) of the Disclosure Schedule.

(i) “Contract” means any contract, agreement, deed, mortgage, lease, sublease, license, sublicense or other legally-binding commitment, promise, undertaking, obligation, arrangement, instrument or understanding, whether written or oral.

(j) “Disability” means a condition resulting from a mental or physical injury, illness, disease or impairment that renders Ng unable to perform the essential functions of his position at Parent, any Subsidiary or their affiliates for a period of more than sixty (60) consecutive days or more than ninety (90) days in any consecutive twelve (12) month period.

(k) “Environmental Claim” means any written or oral notice, claim, demand, action, suit, complaint, proceeding or other communication by any person alleging liability or potential liability (including without limitation liability or potential liability for investigatory costs, cleanup costs, governmental response costs, natural resource damages, property damage, personal injury, fines or penalties) arising out of, relating to, based on or resulting from (i) the presence, discharge, emission, release or threatened release of any Hazardous Materials at any location, whether or not owned, leased or operated by the Company or any Subsidiary or (ii) any violation or alleged violation of any Environmental Law or Environmental Permit or (iii) otherwise relating to obligations or liabilities under any Environmental Laws.

(l) “Environmental Laws” means all applicable federal, state and local statutes, rules, regulations, ordinances, orders and decrees relating in any manner to contamination, pollution or protection of human health or the environment, including without limitation the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, the Solid Waste Disposal Act, the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, the Toxic Substances Control Act, the Occupational Safety and Health Act, the Emergency Planning and Community-Right-to-Know Act, the Safe Drinking Water Act, all as amended, and similar state laws.

(m) “Environmental Permits” means all permits, licenses, registrations and other governmental authorizations required under Environmental Laws for the Company and the Subsidiaries to conduct their operations and businesses on the date hereof and consistent with past practices.

 

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(n) “Fraud” means any fraud causes of action that require as an element an intent to deceive, malice, recklessness, scienter or similar intent, but not any type of fraud cause of action based solely on negligence or similar negligence-type constructive knowledge element as the knowledge standard.

(o) “Good Reason” means Ng’s resignation or termination on account of one or more of the following events: (i) Parent, any Subsidiary or any of their affiliates reduces Ng’s annual base salary or decreases Ng’s target bonus percentage (without Ng’s prior consent), which such reduction or decrease is not cured within thirty (30) days after written notice has been given by Ng to Parent, (ii) Parent, any Subsidiary or any of their affiliates fails to pay Ng’s salary or other due and payable bonus (without Ng’s prior consent), which such failure is not cured within thirty (30) days after written notice has been given by Ng to Parent, (iii) a material diminution in any of Ng’s duties or responsibilities contained in any written offer letter between Parent, any Subsidiary or any of their affiliates and Ng, which diminution is not cured within thirty (30) days after written notice has been given by Ng to Parent, (iv) the nonvoluntary relocation by Parent, any Subsidiary or any of their affiliates of Ng to a location outside a 40-mile radius from Ng’s prior work location, without Ng’s prior written consent, except for required travel on business of Parent, any Subsidiary or any of their affiliates from time to time, or (v) any material breach by Parent of its obligations under any written employment agreement (including offer letter) with Ng or under this Agreement, which breach is not cured within thirty (30) days of Ng’s written notice to Parent.

(p) “Hazardous Materials” means all hazardous or toxic substances, wastes, materials or chemicals, petroleum (including crude oil or any fraction thereof) and petroleum products, asbestos and asbestos-containing materials, pollutants, contaminants and all other materials, and substances regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law.

(q) “indebtedness” means, with respect to any person, without duplication, (i) all obligations of such person for borrowed money, or with respect to deposits or advances of any kind to such person, (ii) all obligations of such person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, (iii) all obligations of such person under conditional sale or other title retention agreements relating to property purchased by such person, (iv) all obligations of such person issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property or services (excluding obligations of such person to creditors for raw materials, inventory, services and supplies incurred in the ordinary course of such person’s business), (v) all capitalized lease obligations of such person, (vi) all obligations of others secured by any Lien on property or assets owned or acquired by such person, whether or not the obligations secured thereby have been assumed, (vii) all obligations of such person under interest rate or currency hedging transactions (valued at the termination value thereof), (viii) all letters of credit issued for the account of such person and (ix) all guarantees and arrangements having the economic effect of a guarantee of such person of any indebtedness of any other person.

(r) “Indication of Interest” means that certain Indication of Interest dated January 23, 2015 between the Company and Parent.

(s) “Intellectual Property Rights” shall mean (i) all inventions (whether patentable or unpatentable and whether or not reduced to practice), all improvements thereon,

 

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and all patents, patent applications and patent disclosures, together with all reissues, divisionals, continuations, continuations-in-part, revisions, extensions and reexaminations thereof, (ii) all trademarks, service marks, trade dress, logos, trade names, domain names and corporate names, together with all translations, adaptations, derivations and combinations thereof, and including all goodwill associated therewith, and all applications, registrations and renewals in connection therewith, (iii) all works of authorship, copyrightable works, all copyrights, and all applications, registrations and renewals in connection therewith, (iv) all mask works and all applications, registrations and renewals in connection therewith, (v) all trade secrets and confidential business information (including but not limited to ideas, research and development, discoveries, know-how, formulas, compositions, manufacturing and production processes and techniques, methods, schematics, technology, flowcharts, block diagrams, technical data, designs, drawings, specifications, customer and supplier lists, pricing and cost information and business and marketing plans and proposals), (vi) all computer software (including data and related documentation), all program architectures, annotated code, source code, object code, compiled code, program logic, program flows, applications, scripts, algorithms and all notes and files relating thereto, (vii) all copies and tangible embodiments of any of the foregoing (in whatever form or medium), (viii) all other proprietary rights, (ix) all URLs, domain names and Internet web sites that are owned by the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, and (x) all agreements, licenses, sublicenses, permissions or other contracts in connection with any of the foregoing, for each of the foregoing, throughout the world. The term “Company Intellectual Property” shall mean all Intellectual Property Rights which are owned by or licensed to the Company or any Subsidiary or used in connection with the conduct of the business of the Company or any Subsidiary as currently conducted.

(t) “knowledge” of any party means, with respect to any matter, the actual knowledge of any director or executive officer of such party or such knowledge as a reasonable person in the position of any director or executive officer of such party would reasonably be expected to obtain in the ordinary course of carrying out the duties of their position.

(u) “Lien” means any mortgage, lien, deed of trust, deed to secure debts, charge, pledge, security interest or other encumbrance.

(v) “Material Adverse Change” or “Material Adverse Effect” means, when used in connection with the Company, Parent or Sub, any change, effect, event or occurrence that either is materially adverse to the business, properties, financial condition or results of operations of the Company, Parent or Sub, as the case may be, and its respective subsidiaries taken as a whole (including the Subsidiaries with regard to the Company), other than changes or effects which are or result from occurrences relating to (i) the economy in general, or the financial and capital markets or political, economic or regulatory conditions in which the business is conducted; ii) general financial, credit or capital market conditions or any changes therein; (iii) any change arising from an action taken by the Company to which Parent has consented in writing; (iv) acts of war (whether or not declared), the commencement, continuation or escalation of a war, acts of armed hostility, sabotage or terrorism or other international or national calamity or any material worsening of such conditions threatened or existing as of the date hereof; (v) any changes that generally affect any of the industries in which the Company operates or participates; and (vi) any change in GAAP or any change in legal requirements (or, in each case, the interpretations thereof), in each case after the date hereof.

 

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(w) “Memorandum of Association” means the constitutional documents of a Cayman Islands exempted company comprising its memorandum and articles of association for the time being in force.

(x) “Net Working Capital” means, as of immediately prior to the Closing, all unrestricted cash and accounts receivables less allowance for doubtful accounts (over 90 days) of the Acquired Companies minus all accounts payable, debts, loans and accrued expenses of the Acquired Companies.

(y) “Net Working Capital Adjustment Amount” means the difference between Net Working Capital and the Net Working Capital Target.

(z) “Net Working Capital Target” means $2,000,000.

(aa) “Optionholder” means the holder of Share Options (whether or not vested) that are outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time of the Merger.

(bb) “Permitted Liens” means, collectively, with respect to any of the Company and the Subsidiaries, (A) Liens for Taxes or governmental assessments, charges or claims the payment of which is not yet due, or for Taxes the validity of which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, (B) statutory Liens of landlords and Liens of carriers, warehousemen, mechanics, materialmen and other similar persons and other Liens imposed by applicable law of any Governmental Entity incurred in the ordinary course of business for sums not yet delinquent or being contested in good faith, (C) Liens relating to deposits made in the ordinary course of business in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other types of social security, (D) any minor imperfection of title or similar Lien which are not material to the business of the Company, (E) Liens set forth in the Disclosure Schedule or (F) Liens approved by Sub in writing.

(cc) “person” means an individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association, trust, unincorporated organization or other entity.

(dd) “Plan of Merger” means the plan of merger, substantially in the form of Exhibit A , subject to any amendments or variations thereto made in accordance with Article VII of this Agreement.

(ee) “PRC” means the People’s Republic of China, excluding Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau.

(ff) “Pro Rata Cash Closing Interest” means an amount per share of Company Shares payable pursuant to Section 2.01(a)(i) and Section 2.02(c) equal to (x) the sum of the Cash Closing Amount plus the Aggregate Option Exercise Price multiplied by (y) the percentage set forth opposite each Shareholder’s and Optionholder’s name on Schedule 2.03(c).

(gg) “Pro Rata Earn Out Interest” means an amount per share of Company Shares (including Company Shares underlying Share Options) payable pursuant to Sections 2.01(a)(ii), 2.01(a)(iii) and 2.01(c) equal to (x) the applicable Earn Out Payment multiplied by (y) the Pro Rata Percentage.

 

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(hh) “Pro Rata Escrow Interest” means an amount per share of Company Shares (including Company Shares underlying Share Options) payable to Shareholders and Optionholders pursuant to the Escrow Agreement equal to (x) the Escrow Fund required to be distributed at any time by the Escrow Agent pursuant to the Escrow Agreement multiplied by (y) the Pro Rata Percentage.

(ii) “Pro Rata Indemnification Percentage” means, with respect to each Shareholder and each Optionholder, (a) the number of Company Shares held by such individual immediately prior to Effective Time of the Merger plus the number of Company Shares underlying all Share Options held by such individual immediately prior to the Effective Time of the Merger, divided by (b) the sum of the total number of Company Shares outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time of the Merger plus the number of Company Shares underlying all Share Options outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time of the Merger.

(jj) “Pro Rata Reserve Interest” means an amount per share of Company Shares (including Shares issuable upon the exercise of Share Options) payable to holders of the Company Shares and Share Options equal to (x) the Reserve Amount required to be distributed at any time by the Shareholders’ Representative multiplied by (y) the Pro Rata Percentage.

(kk) “Pro Rata Percentage” means with respect to the Company Shares and Share Options, 100% divided by the sum of the number of Company Shares outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time of the Merger plus the number of Company Shares underlying Share Options immediately prior to the Effective Time of the Merger.

(ll) “Pro Rata Retention Payment Interest” means an amount per share of Company Shares (including Shares issuable upon the exercise of Share Options) payable pursuant to Section 2.01(a)(iii) equal to (x) the Retention Payment multiplied by (y) the percentage set forth opposite each Shareholder’s and Optionholder’s name on Schedule 2.03(c).

(mm) “Registrar” means the registrar of companies of the Cayman Islands appointed under Section 3 of the Companies Law.

(nn) a “subsidiary” of any person means another person, an amount of the voting securities, other voting ownership or voting partnership interests of which is sufficient to elect at least a majority of its Board of Directors or other governing body (or, if there are no such voting interests, 50% or more of the equity interests of which) is owned directly or indirectly by such first person.

(oo) “Subsidiary” means each of ecVision China, ecVision Hong Kong I, ecVision Hong Kong II, ecVision Japan and ecVision U.S.

(pp) “Tax” means any federal, state, local or foreign tax, impost, levy or other charge, fee or assessment (in the nature of a tax) by any Governmental Entity, including any net income, gross receipts, capital, sales, use, ad valorem, value added, transfer, realty transfer, franchise, profits, inventory, capital stock, license, withholding, payroll, employment, social security, unemployment, excise, severance, stamp, occupation, property and estimated tax, customs duty, fee, unclaimed property or escheat amount, together with any interest and any penalty, fine, addition to tax or additional amount, imposed by any Governmental Entity or payable under any tax indemnification, tax-sharing agreement or any Contract.

 

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(qq) “Tax Returns” means all reports and returns required to be filed with respect to Taxes, including amended returns, claims for refund and applications for loss carryback refunds.

Section 9.04. Interpretation . When a reference is made in this Agreement to a Section, Exhibit or Schedule, such reference shall be to a Section of, or an Exhibit or Schedule to, this Agreement unless otherwise indicated. The table of contents and headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. Whenever the words “include”, “includes” or “including” are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”.

Section 9.05. Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts (including by facsimile and/or PDF signature), all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each of the parties and delivered to the other parties.

Section 9.06. Entire Agreement; Third-Party Beneficiaries . This Agreement and the other agreements referred to herein constitute the entire agreement, and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement including, without limitation, the Indication of Interest. This Agreement is not intended to confer upon any person any rights or remedies other than (a) the parties hereto, (b) the Company Indemnified Parties pursuant to Section 5.08, and (c) and the indemnified parties pursuant to Article VIII.

Section 9.07. Governing Law . This agreement (other than Sections 1 and 2.03(a)–(e)) shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware applicable to contracts made and to be performed entirely within such state, and with respect to Sections 1 and 2.03(a) – (e), the laws of the Cayman Islands.

Section 9.08. Assignment . Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations under this Agreement shall be assigned, in whole or in part, by operation of law or otherwise by any of the parties without the prior written consent of the other parties. Subject to the preceding sentence, this Agreement (including, without limitation, the obligations set forth under section 2.01 hereof) will be binding upon, inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the parties and their respective successors and assigns.

Section 9.09. Enforcement . The parties agree that irreparable damage may occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the parties shall be entitled to seek an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement.

Section 9.10. Severability of Provisions . Any provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to that jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of the prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions of this Agreement or affecting the validity or enforceability of the provision in any other jurisdiction.

 

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Section 9.11. Exclusive Jurisdiction . Each party, and each express beneficiary as a condition to its right to enforce or defend its rights under or in connection with this Agreement, (a) agrees that any action with respect to this Agreement or the Merger shall be brought exclusively in the courts of the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (or, in the case of a federal claim as to which federal courts have exclusive jurisdiction, the federal courts sitting in the County of New Castle in the State of Delaware), (b) accepts for itself and in respect of its property, generally and unconditionally, the jurisdiction of those courts and (c) irrevocably waives any objection, including, without limitation, any objection to the laying of venue or based on the grounds of forum non conveniens, which it may now or hereafter have to the bringing of any action in those jurisdictions; provided, however, that any party may assert in an action in any other jurisdiction or venue each mandatory defense, third-party claim or similar claim that, if not so asserted in such action, may thereafter not be asserted by such party in an original action in the courts referred to in clause (a) above.

Section 9.12. Expenses . Each of the Company, Sub and Parent shall bear its own costs, fees and expenses (including attorneys’ fees, accountants’ fees and investment banking fees and related costs and expenses) incurred by it in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, except that if a Closing occurs all Transaction Expenses shall be paid by Parent in accordance with Article II hereof. As used herein, “Transaction Expenses” shall mean all fees and expenses incurred by the Company (or for which the Company may be or become liable) related to the negotiation and execution of this Agreement, the Merger and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby including, without limitation, the fees and expenses of the Company’s legal counsel, investment bankers (including JEG), financial advisors and accountants and all amounts payable by the Company to its directors, officers and employees as a result of the consummation of the Merger (including management incentive fees and bonuses (of which certain bonus payments will be paid if and when to such employees pursuant to the terms of the Escrow Agreement) but excluding ordinary course salary for Company employees and payments included within the Merger Consideration and consideration paid or payable to the Optionholders in consideration for termination and/or repurchase of their Share Options), all legal and other fees and expenses of any holder of Company Shares for which the Company is or may become liable or which the Company has otherwise agreed to pay or reimburse.

Section 9.13. Attorney Client Privilege . Parent agrees not to assert, and agrees to cause the Surviving Company not to assert, any attorney-client privilege with respect to communications between Cooley LLP (“Cooley”) and any officer, director or employee of the Company related to the Merger and occurring prior to the Closing, it being the intention of the parties hereto that such attorney-client-privilege shall be deemed to be the right of, and retained by, the Shareholders, and not that of the Surviving Company, following the Closing; provided that the foregoing shall in no event limit or otherwise affect the Surviving Company’s right to assert any attorney-client privilege with respect to any such communication against any Person other than any stockholder, officer, director or employee of the Company prior to the Closing.

 

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Section 9.14. Conflict of Interest . If the Shareholders’ Representative so desires, acting on behalf of the Shareholders and without the need for any consent or waiver by the Company or Parent, Cooley shall be permitted to represent the Shareholders after the Closing in connection with any matter, including without limitation, anything related to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, any other agreements referenced herein or any disagreement or dispute relating thereto. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, after the Closing, Cooley shall be permitted to represent the Shareholders, any of their agents and Affiliates, or any one or more of them, in connection with any negotiation, transaction or dispute (including any litigation, arbitration or other adversary proceeding) with Parent, the Company or any of their agents or Affiliates under or relating to this Agreement, any transaction contemplated by this Agreement, and any related matter, such as claims or disputes arising under other agreements entered into in connection with this Agreement, including with respect to any indemnification claims. Upon and after the Closing, the Company shall cease to have any attorney-client relationship with Cooley, unless and to the extent Cooley is specifically engaged in writing by the Company to represent the Company after the Closing and either such engagement involves no conflict of interest with respect to the Shareholders or the Shareholders’ Representative consents in writing at the time to such engagement. Any such representation of the Company by Cooley after the Closing shall not affect the foregoing provisions hereof.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Sub, Parent, the Company and the Shareholders’ Representative have caused this Agreement to be signed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, all as of the date first written above.

 

ECVISION (INTERNATIONAL) INC.
By:

/s/ Thomas Ng

Name: Thomas Ng
Title: Chief Executive Officer
AMBER ROAD, INC.
By:

/s/ James W. Preuninger

Name: James W. Preuninger
Title: Chief Executive Officer
PROJECT 20/20 ACQUISITION CORP.
By:

/s/ James W. Preuninger

Name: James W. Preuninger
Title: Director
FORTIS ADVISORS LLC, AS SHAREHOLDERS’ REPRESENTATIVE
By:

/s/ Ryan Simkin

Name: Ryan Simkin
Title: Managing Director

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO MERGER AGREEMENT]

Exhibit 10.1

EXECUTION COPY

 

 

 

 

CREDIT AGREEMENT

dated as of

March 4, 2015

Among

AMBER ROAD, INC.,

as Borrower,

KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Lender.

$5,000,000 Revolving Facility

$20,000,000 Term Loan

 

 

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

            Page  

ARTICLE I. DEFINITIONS AND TERMS

     1   

Section 1.01

    

Certain Defined Terms

     1   

Section 1.02

    

Computation of Time Periods

     24   

Section 1.03

    

Accounting Terms

     24   

Section 1.04

    

Terms Generally

     24   

ARTICLE II. THE TERMS OF THE CREDIT FACILITY

     25   

Section 2.01

    

Establishment of the Credit Facility

     25   

Section 2.02

    

Revolving Facility

     25   

Section 2.03

    

Term Loan

     25   

Section 2.04

    

Letters of Credit

     25   

Section 2.05

    

Notice of Borrowing

     28   

Section 2.06

    

Evidence of Obligations

     28   

Section 2.07

    

Interest; Default Rate

     29   

Section 2.08

    

Conversion and Continuation of Loans

     30   

Section 2.09

    

Fees

     30   

Section 2.10

    

Termination and Reduction of Revolving Commitments

     31   

Section 2.11

    

Voluntary, Scheduled and Mandatory Prepayments of Loans

     32   

Section 2.12

    

Method and Place of Payment

     35   

ARTICLE III. INCREASED COSTS, ILLEGALITY AND TAXES

     35   

Section 3.01

    

Increased Costs, Illegality, etc

     35   

Section 3.02

    

Breakage Compensation

     37   

Section 3.03

    

Net Payments

     37   

Section 3.04

    

Increased Costs to LC Issuers

     38   

Section 3.05

    

Change of Lending Office

     38   

ARTICLE IV. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

     39   

Section 4.01

    

Conditions Precedent at Closing Date

     39   

Section 4.02

    

Conditions Precedent to All Credit Events

     42   

ARTICLE V. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

     43   

Section 5.01

    

Corporate Status

     43   

Section 5.02

    

Corporate Power and Authority

     43   

Section 5.03

    

No Violation

     43   

Section 5.04

    

Governmental Approvals

     44   

 

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            Page  

Section 5.05

    

Litigation

     44   

Section 5.06

    

Use of Proceeds; Margin Regulations

     44   

Section 5.07

    

Financial Statements

     44   

Section 5.08

    

Solvency

     45   

Section 5.09

    

No Material Adverse Change

     45   

Section 5.10

    

Tax Returns and Payments

     45   

Section 5.11

    

Title to Properties, etc

     46   

Section 5.12

    

Lawful Operations, etc

     46   

Section 5.13

    

Environmental Matters

     46   

Section 5.14

    

Compliance with ERISA

     47   

Section 5.15

    

Intellectual Property, etc

     47   

Section 5.16

    

Investment Company Act, etc

     47   

Section 5.17

    

Insurance

     47   

Section 5.18

    

Burdensome Contracts; Labor Relations

     47   

Section 5.19

    

Security Interests

     48   

Section 5.20

    

True and Complete Disclosure

     48   

Section 5.21

    

Defaults

     48   

Section 5.22

    

OFAC; USA Patriot Act; FCPA

     48   

Section 5.23

    

Material Contracts

     49   

ARTICLE VI. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

     49   

Section 6.01

    

Reporting Requirements

     49   

Section 6.02

    

Books, Records and Inspections

     52   

Section 6.03

    

Insurance

     52   

Section 6.04

    

Payment of Taxes and Claims

     53   

Section 6.05

    

Corporate Franchises

     53   

Section 6.06

    

Good Repair

     53   

Section 6.07

    

Compliance with Laws

     54   

Section 6.08

    

Compliance with Environmental Laws

     54   

Section 6.09

    

Certain Subsidiaries to Join in Subsidiary Guaranty

     54   

Section 6.10

    

Additional Security; Real Estate Matters; Further Assurances

     54   

Section 6.11

    

Control Agreements; Cash Management

     57   

Section 6.12

    

Material Contracts

     57   

 

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(continued)

 

            Page  

Section 6.13

    

Use of Proceeds

     57   

Section 6.14

    

ERISA

     57   

ARTICLE VII. NEGATIVE COVENANTS

     58   

Section 7.01

    

Changes in Business

     58   

Section 7.02

    

Consolidation, Merger, Acquisitions, Asset Sales, etc

     58   

Section 7.03

    

Liens

     58   

Section 7.04

    

Indebtedness

     59   

Section 7.05

    

Investments and Guaranty Obligations

     60   

Section 7.06

    

Restricted Payments

     61   

Section 7.07

    

Financial Covenants

     62   

Section 7.08

    

Capital Expenditures

     62   

Section 7.09

    

Limitation on Certain Restrictive Agreements

     62   

Section 7.10

    

Transactions with Affiliates

     63   

Section 7.11

    

Modification of Certain Agreements

     63   

Section 7.12

    

Sale and Lease-Back Transactions

     63   

Section 7.13

    

Prepayments of Certain Indebtedness

     63   

Section 7.14

    

Accounting Changes; Fiscal Year

     64   

Section 7.15

    

Reserved

     64   

Section 7.16

    

Intellectual Property

     64   

ARTICLE VIII. EVENTS OF DEFAULT

     64   

Section 8.01

    

Events of Default

     64   

Section 8.02

    

Remedies

     66   

Section 8.03

    

Application of Certain Payments and Proceeds

     66   

ARTICLE IX. MISCELLANEOUS

     67   

Section 9.01

    

Payment of Expenses etc

     67   

Section 9.02

    

Indemnification

     67   

Section 9.03

    

Right of Setoff

     68   

Section 9.04

    

Notices

     68   

Section 9.05

    

Successors and Assigns

     69   

Section 9.06

    

Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Venue; Waiver of Jury Trial

     69   

Section 9.07

    

Counterparts

     70   

Section 9.08

    

Integration

     70   

 

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(continued)

 

            Page  

Section 9.09

    

Headings Descriptive

     70   

Section 9.10

    

Amendment or Waiver

     70   

Section 9.11

    

Survival of Indemnities

     70   

Section 9.12

    

Domicile of Loans

     70   

Section 9.13

    

Confidentiality

     71   

Section 9.14

    

Lender Not Fiduciary to Borrower, etc

     71   

Section 9.15

    

Survival of Representations and Warranties

     71   

Section 9.16

    

Severability

     72   

Section 9.17

    

Independence of Covenants

     72   

Section 9.18

    

Interest Rate Limitation

     72   

Section 9.19

    

USA Patriot Act

     72   

EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit A-1      Form of Revolving Facility Note
Exhibit A-2      Form of Term Note
Exhibit B-1      Form of Notice of Borrowing
Exhibit B-2      Form of Notice of Continuation or Conversion
Exhibit B-3      Form of LC Request
Exhibit C-1      Form of Subsidiary Guaranty
Exhibit C-2      Form of Security Agreement
Exhibit D      Form of Compliance Certificate
Exhibit E      Form of Closing Certificate
Exhibit F      Form of Solvency Certificate

 

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EXECUTION COPY

THIS CREDIT AGREEMENT (as hereafter amended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified, this “ Agreement ”) is entered into as of March 4, 2015 between (i) AMBER ROAD, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “ Borrower ”) and (ii) KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as the lender (the “ Lender ”).

RECITALS:

WHEREAS, pursuant to a Merger Agreement dated as of March 4, 2015 (as amended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the “ Target Acquisition Agreement ”), among the Borrower, Ecvision (International) Inc. (“ Target ”), Project 20/20 Acquisition Corp. and Fortis Advisor LLC on behalf of the shareholders, as the shareholder representative (the “ Seller ”), the Borrower has agreed to acquire all outstanding Equity Interests of the Target for an aggregate purchase price of $32,250,000 (the “ Target Purchase Price ”), subject to post-closing adjustments as set forth in the Target Acquisition Agreement (the “ Target Acquisition ”);

WHEREAS, in connection with the Target Acquisition, and for the other purposes specified in Section 5.06(a) and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Borrower desires to obtain from the Lender Revolving Loans and Letters of Credit pursuant to the Revolving Commitment and a Term Loan pursuant to the Term Loan Commitment;

WHEREAS, the Lender is willing, on the terms and subject to the conditions hereinafter set forth, to make the Loans to the Borrower and issue Letters of Credit as set forth herein;

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:

AGREEMENT:

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

ARTICLE I.

DEFINITIONS AND TERMS

Section 1.01 Certain Defined Terms . As used herein, the following terms shall have the meanings herein specified unless the context otherwise requires:

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

Acquisition ” means any transaction or series of related transactions for the purpose of or resulting, directly or indirectly, in (i) the acquisition of all or substantially all of the assets of any Person, or any business or division of any Person, (ii) the acquisition or ownership of in excess of 50% of the Equity Interest of any Person, or (iii) the acquisition of another Person by a merger, consolidation, amalgamation or any other combination with such Person.

Additional Security Documents ” has the meaning provided in Section 6.10(a).


Adjusted Eurodollar Rate ” means with respect to each Interest Period for a Eurodollar Loan, (i) the rate per annum equal to the offered rate appearing on Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page (or on the appropriate page of any successor to or substitute for such service, or, if such rate is not available, on the appropriate page of any generally recognized financial information service, as selected by the Lender from time to time) that displays an average ICE Benchmark Administration Limited (or any successor thereto) interbank offered rate at approximately 11:00 A.M. (London time) two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period, for deposits in Dollars with a maturity comparable to such Interest Period, divided (and rounded to the nearest 1/100th of 1%) by (ii) a percentage equal to 100% minus the then stated maximum rate of all reserve requirements (including, without limitation, any marginal, emergency, supplemental, special or other reserves and without benefit of credits for proration, exceptions or offsets that may be available from time to time) applicable to any member bank of the Federal Reserve System in respect of Eurocurrency liabilities as defined in Regulation D (or any successor category of liabilities under Regulation D); provided, however, that if the rate referred to in clause (i) above is not available at any such time for any reason, then the rate referred to in clause (i) shall instead be the interest rate per annum, as determined by the Lender, to be the average (rounded to the nearest 1/100th of 1%) of the rates per annum at which deposits in Dollars in an amount equal to the amount of such Eurodollar Loan are offered to major banks in the London interbank market at approximately 11:00 A.M. (London time), two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period, for contracts that would be entered into at the commencement of such Interest Period for the same duration as such Interest Period.

Adjusted Quick Ratio ” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) Quick Assets to (b) Quick Liabilities minus the current portion of Deferred Revenue, in each case, determined in accordance with GAAP.

Affiliate ” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under direct or indirect common control with such Person. A Person shall be deemed to control a second Person if such first Person possesses, directly or indirectly, the power (i) to vote 10% or more of the securities having ordinary voting power for the election of directors or managers of such second Person or (ii) to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such second Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Lender shall not in any event be considered an Affiliate of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.

Aggregate Credit Facility Exposure ” means, at any time, the sum of (i) the Revolving Facility Exposure at such time and (ii) the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loans outstanding at such time.

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

Applicable Margin ” means (a) with respect to any Eurodollar Loan, 3.5% per annum and (b) with respect to any Base Rate Loan, 1.5% per annum.

Asset Sale ” means, with respect to any Person, the sale, lease, transfer or other disposition (including by means of Sale and Lease-Back Transactions, and by means of mergers, consolidations, amalgamations and liquidations of a corporation, partnership or limited liability company of the interests therein of such Person) by such Person to any other Person of any of such Person’s assets, provided that the term Asset Sale specifically excludes any sales, transfers or other dispositions (i) of inventory in the ordinary course of business, (ii) of obsolete, worn-out or excess furniture, fixtures or equipment that is, in the reasonable business judgment of the Borrower, no longer used or useful in the ordinary course of

 

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business of the Borrower, (iii) of Accounts in connection with the compromise or collection thereof in the ordinary course of business, (iv) consisting of the termination of real property leases in the ordinary course of business, (v) consisting of the lapse or abandonment of Intellectual Property no longer useful in the business of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries or (vi) consisting of the sale or issuance of the Borrower’s Equity Interests, so long as any such sale or issuance does not result in a Change in Control.

Authorized Officer ” means, with respect to any Person, any of the following officers: the President, the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, any Vice President, the Treasurer, the Assistant Treasurer or the Controller, or such other Person as is authorized in writing to act on behalf of such Person and is acceptable to the Lender. Unless otherwise qualified, all references herein to an Authorized Officer shall refer to an Authorized Officer of the Borrower.

Banking Services Obligations ” means all obligations of the Credit Parties, whether absolute or contingent, and howsoever and whensoever created, arising, evidenced or acquired in connection with the provision of commercial credit cards, stored value cards, or treasury management services (including controlled disbursement automated clearinghouse transactions, return items, overdrafts, netting and interstate depository network services) by the Lender (or any of its Affiliates) to any Credit Party

Bankruptcy Code ” means Title 11 of the United States Code entitled “Bankruptcy,” as now or hereafter in effect, or any successor thereto, as hereafter amended.

Base Rate ” means, for any day, a fluctuating interest rate per annum as shall be in effect from time to time which rate per annum shall at all times be equal to the greater of (i) the rate of interest established by KeyBank National Association, from time to time, as its “prime rate,” whether or not publicly announced, which interest rate may or may not be the lowest rate charged by it for commercial loans or other extensions of credit; (ii) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect from time to time, determined one Business Day in arrears, plus 1/2 of 1% per annum; and (iii) the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate for a one moth Interest Period on such day plus 1.00%.

Base Rate Loan ” means any Loan bearing interest at a rate based upon the Base Rate in effect from time to time.

Borrower ” has the meaning specified in the first paragraph of this Agreement.

Borrowing ” means a Revolving Borrowing or a Term Borrowing.

Business Day ” means (i) any day other than Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which commercial banks in New York, New York are authorized or required by law to close and (ii) with respect to any matters relating to Eurodollar Loans, any day on which dealings in U.S. Dollars are carried on in the London interbank market.

Capital Distribution ” means, with respect to any Person, a payment made, liability incurred or other consideration given for the purchase, acquisition, repurchase, redemption or retirement of any Equity Interest of such Person or as a dividend, return of capital or other distribution in respect of any of such Person’s Equity Interest (other than dividends or distributions payable solely in Equity Interests, warrants to purchase Equity Interests or split-ups or reclassifications of Equity Interests into additional shares of Equity Interests).

Capital Expenditures ” means, with respect to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for any period, the aggregate of all expenditures (whether paid in cash or accrued as liabilities and including amounts expended or capitalized under Capital Leases) by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries during such period

 

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that, in conformity with GAAP, are or are required to be included as additions during such period to property, plant or equipment reflected in the consolidated balance sheet of Borrower and its Subsidiaries; provided that the term “Capital Expenditures” shall not include (i) expenditures made in connection with the replacement, substitution, restoration or repair of assets to the extent financed with (x) insurance proceeds paid on account of the loss of or damage to the assets being replaced, substituted, restored or repaired or (y) awards of compensation arising from the taking by eminent domain or condemnation of the assets being replaced, (ii) the purchase price of equipment that is purchased within 90 days of the trade-in of existing equipment to the extent that the gross amount of such purchase price is reduced by the credit granted by the seller of such equipment for the equipment being traded in at such time, (iii) the purchase of plant, property or equipment or software to the extent financed with the proceeds of Asset Sales that are not required to be utilized for mandatory prepayments hereunder, (iv) expenditures that are accounted for as capital expenditures by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and that actually are paid for, or reimbursed to Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in cash or Cash Equivalents, by any other Person other than Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and for which neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries has provided or is required to provide or incur, directly or indirectly, any consideration or obligation (other than rent) in respect of such expenditures to such other Person or any other Person (whether before, during or after such period), (v) the book value of any asset owned by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries prior to or during such period to the extent that such book value is included as a capital expenditure during such period as a result of reusing or beginning to reuse such asset during such period without a corresponding expenditure actually having been made in such period, provided that (x) any expenditure necessary in order to permit such asset to be reused shall be included as a Capital Expenditure during the period in which such expenditure actually is made and (y) such book value shall have been included in Capital Expenditures when such asset was originally acquired, (vi) expenditures to the extent constituting any portion of an Acquisition of assets, (vii) the purchase price of equipment purchased during such period to the extent the consideration therefor consists of any combination of (A) used or surplus equipment traded in at the time of such purchase and (B) the proceeds of a concurrent sale of used or surplus equipment, in each case, in the ordinary course of business, (viii) expenditures financed with the proceeds of an issuance of Equity Interests of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or a capital contribution to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or (ix) expenditures financed with the proceeds of Indebtedness permitted under this Agreement.

Capital Lease ” as applied to any Person means any lease of any property (whether real, personal or mixed) by that Person as lessee that, in conformity with GAAP, should be accounted for as a capital lease on the balance sheet of that Person.

Capitalized Lease Obligations ” means, with respect to any Person, all obligations under Capital Leases of such Person, without duplication, in each case taken at the amount thereof accounted for as liabilities identified as “capital lease obligations” (or any similar words) on a consolidated balance sheet of such Person prepared in accordance with GAAP.

Cash Collateralize ” means, (i) to deposit into a cash collateral account maintained with (or on behalf of) the Lender, and under the sole dominion and control of the Lender including, without limitation, the LC Collateral Account, or (ii) to pledge and deposit with or deliver to the Lender, as collateral for LC Outstandings, cash or deposit account balances or, if the Lender shall agree in its sole discretion, other credit support; in each case pursuant to documentation in form and substance satisfactory to the Lender. “Cash Collateral” shall have a meaning correlative to the foregoing and shall include the proceeds of such cash collateral and other credit support.

Cash Dividend ” means a Capital Distribution by a Person payable in cash to the holders of the Equity Interests of such Person with respect to any class or series of Equity Interest of such Person.

 

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Cash Equivalents ” means any of the following:

(i) securities issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof ( provided that the full faith and credit of the United States is pledged in support thereof) having maturities of not more than one year from the date of acquisition;

(ii) U.S. dollar denominated time deposits, certificates of deposit and bankers’ acceptances of (x) the Lender, (y) any commercial bank of recognized standing organized under the laws of the United States (or any state thereof or the District of Columbia) and having capital and surplus in excess of $500,000,000 or (z) any commercial bank (or the parent company of such bank) of recognized standing organized under the laws of the United States (or any state thereof or the District of Columbia) and whose short-term commercial paper rating (at the time of acquisition thereof) from S&P is at least A-2 or the equivalent thereof or from Moody’s is at least P-2 or the equivalent thereof (any such bank, an “ Approved Bank ”), in each case with maturities of not more than 270 days from the date of acquisition;

(iii) commercial paper issued by the Lender or Approved Bank or by the parent company of the Lender or Approved Bank and commercial paper issued by, or guaranteed by, any industrial or financial company with a short-term commercial paper rating of at least A-2 or the equivalent thereof by S&P or at least P-2 or the equivalent thereof by Moody’s, or guaranteed by any industrial company with a long-term unsecured debt rating of at least A-2, or the equivalent of each thereof, from S&P or Moody’s, as the case may be, and in each case maturing within 270 days after the date of acquisition;

(iv) fully collateralized repurchase agreements entered into with the Lender or Approved Bank having a term of not more than 90 days and covering securities described in clause (i) above;

(v) investments in money market funds substantially all the assets of which are comprised of securities of the types described in clauses (i) through (iv) above;

(vi) investments in money market funds access to which is provided as part of “sweep” accounts maintained with a Lender or an Approved Bank;

(vii) investments in industrial development revenue bonds that (A) “re-set” interest rates not less frequently than quarterly, (B) are entitled to the benefit of a remarketing arrangement with an established broker dealer, and (C) are supported by a direct pay letter of credit covering principal and accrued interest that is issued by an Approved Bank;

(viii) investments in pooled funds or investment accounts consisting of investments of the nature described in the foregoing clause (vii);

(ix) equivalent investment utilized by Foreign Subsidiaries of a type analogous to those described in the foregoing clauses (i) through (viii).

Cash Proceeds ” means, with respect to (i) any Asset Sale, the aggregate cash payments (including any cash received by way of deferred payment pursuant to a note receivable issued in connection with such Asset Sale, other than the portion of such deferred payment constituting interest, but only as and when so received) received by the Borrower or any Subsidiary from such Asset Sale, (ii) any Event of Loss, the aggregate cash payments, including all insurance proceeds

 

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and proceeds of any award for condemnation or taking, received in connection with such Event of Loss and (iii) the issuance or incurrence of any Indebtedness, the aggregate cash proceeds received by the Borrower or any Subsidiary in connection with the issuance or incurrence of such Indebtedness.

CERCLA ” means the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as the same may be amended from time to time, 42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq .

Change in Control ” means (i) any Person or group (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 of the SEC under the 1934 Act, as then in effect) acquires shares representing more than 50% of the aggregate ordinary Voting Power represented by the issued and outstanding capital stock of the Borrower; (ii) during any consecutive 12 month period, the occupation of a majority of the seats (other than vacant seats) on the board of directors of the Borrower by Persons who were neither (A) nominated by the Board of Directors of the Borrower nor (B) appointed by directors so nominated; (iii) the Borrower fails to own and control, directly or indirectly, 100% of the Equity Interests of each Subsidiary Guarantor (or, in the case of any Subsidiary that is a non-wholly owned Subsidiary as of the Closing Date, not less than the percentage of the Equity Interests of such Subsidiary owned and controlled, directly or indirectly, by the Borrower as of the Closing Date), except pursuant to a transaction not otherwise prohibited by this Agreement or (iv) the occurrence of a change in control, or other similar provision, under or with respect to any Material Indebtedness Agreement.

Change in Law ” means the occurrence, after the date of this Agreement, of any of the following: (a) the adoption or taking effect of any law, rule, regulation or treaty, (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation, implementation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority or (c) the making or issuance of any request, rule, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (y) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to be a “Change in Law”, regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued.

Charges ” has the meaning provided in Section 9.18.

Claims ” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Environmental Claims.”

Closing Date ” means March 4, 2015.

Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time. Section references to the Code are to the Code as in effect at the Closing Date and any subsequent provisions of the Code, amendatory thereof, supplemental thereto or substituted therefor.

Collateral ” means the “Collateral” as defined in the Security Agreement, together with any other collateral (whether Real Property or personal property) covered by any Security Document.

Collateral Access Agreement ” means a landlord’s waiver, mortgagee’s waiver or bailee’s waiver, or other agreement each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Lender, between the Lender and any third party (including any bailee, consignee, customs broker, or other similar Person) in possession of any Collateral or any landlord of or mortgagee with respect to any real property where any Collateral is located, and providing, among other things, for waiver of Lien, certain notices and opportunity to cure and access to Collateral, delivered by a Credit Party in connection with this Agreement, as the same may from time to time be amended, restated or otherwise modified.

 

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Commercial Letter of Credit ” means any letter of credit or similar instrument issued for the purpose of providing the primary payment mechanism in connection with the purchase of materials, goods or services in the ordinary course of business.

Commitment ” means the Revolving Commitment and the Term Commitment.

Commitment Fees ” has the meaning provided in Section 2.09(a).

Commodities Hedge Agreement ” means a commodities contract purchased by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business, and not for speculative purposes, with respect to raw materials necessary to the manufacturing or production of goods in connection with the business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries.

Compliance Certificate ” has the meaning provided in Section 6.01(c).

Confidential Information ” has the meaning provided in Section 9.13(b).

Consideration ” means, in connection with an Acquisition, the aggregate consideration paid, including borrowed funds, cash, the issuance of securities or notes, the assumption or incurring of liabilities (direct or contingent), the payment of consulting fees (excluding any fees payable to any investment banker in connection with such Acquisition) or fees for a covenant not to compete and any other consideration paid for the purchase.

Consolidated Depreciation and Amortization Expense ” means, for any period, all depreciation and amortization expenses of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, all as determined for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

Consolidated EBITDA ” means, for any period, Consolidated Net Income for such period, plus (i) the sum of the amounts for such period included in determining such Consolidated Net Income of (A) Consolidated Interest Expense, (B) Consolidated Income Tax Expense, (C) Consolidated Depreciation and Amortization Expense, and (D) extraordinary and other non-recurring non-cash losses and charges, less (ii) (A) gains on sales of assets and other extraordinary gains and other non-recurring non-cash gains, all as determined for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP and (B) any interest income; provided, however, that Consolidated EBITDA for any Testing Period shall (y) include the EBITDA for any Person or business unit that has been acquired pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries for any portion of such Testing Period prior to the date of such Acquisition, so long as such EBITDA has been verified by appropriate audited financial statements or other financial statements acceptable to the Lender and (z) exclude the EBITDA for any Person or business unit that has been disposed of by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, for the portion of such Testing Period prior to the date of disposition.

Consolidated Income Tax Expense ” means, for any period, all provisions for taxes based on the net income of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (including, without limitation, any additions to such taxes, and any penalties and interest with respect thereto), all as determined for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

Consolidated Interest Expense ” means, for any period, total interest expense (including, without limitation, that which is capitalized and that which is attributable to Capital Leases or Synthetic Leases) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP with respect to all outstanding Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries.

 

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Consolidated Net Income ” means for any period, the net income (or loss) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for such period taken as a single accounting period determined in conformity with GAAP.

Continue ,” “ Continuation ” and “ Continued ” each refers to a continuation of a Eurodollar Loan for an additional Interest Period as provided in Section 2.08.

Control Agreements ” has the meaning set forth in the Security Agreement.

Convert ,” “ Conversion ” and “ Converted ” each refers to a conversion of Loans of one Type into Loans of another Type.

Credit Event ” means the making of any Borrowing or any LC Issuance.

Credit Facility ” means the credit facility established under this Agreement pursuant to which (i) the Lender shall make Revolving Loans to the Borrower and shall issue Letters of Credit for the account of the LC Obligors pursuant to the Revolving Commitment, (ii) the Lender shall make a Term Loan to the Borrower pursuant to the Term Commitment.

Credit Facility Exposure ” means at any time the sum of (i) the Revolving Facility Exposure at such time, and (ii) the outstanding aggregate principal amount of the Term Loan at such time.

Credit Party ” means the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor.

Default ” means any event, act or condition that with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute an Event of Default.

Default Rate ” means, for any day, (i) with respect to any Loan, a rate per annum equal to 2% per annum above the interest rate that is or would be applicable from time to time to such Loan pursuant to Section 2.07(a)(i) or Section 2.07(b)(i), as applicable and (ii) with respect to any other amount, a rate per annum equal to 2% per annum above the rate that would be applicable to Revolving Loans that are Base Rate Loans pursuant to section 2.07(a)(i).

Deferred Revenue ” means all amounts received, invoiced or owing in advance of performance under contracts and/or Accounts and not yet recognized as revenue.

Deposit Account ” has the meaning set forth in the Security Agreement.

Designated Hedge Agreement ” means any Hedge Agreement (other than a Commodities Hedge Agreement) to which the Borrower or any other Credit Party is a party and as to which Lender or any of its Affiliates is a counterparty that, pursuant to a written instrument signed by the Lender, has been designated as a Designated Hedge Agreement so that the Borrower’s or such Credit Party’s counterparty’s credit exposure thereunder will be entitled to share in the benefits of the Guaranty and the Security Documents to the extent the Guaranty and such Security Documents provide guarantees or security for creditors of the Borrower or any Subsidiary under Designated Hedge Agreements.

 

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Designated Hedge Creditor ” means the Lender or Affiliate of the Lender that participates as a counterparty to any Credit Party pursuant to any Designated Hedge Agreement with the Lender or Affiliate of the Lender.

Dollars ,” “ U.S. Dollars ” and the sign “ $ ” each means lawful money of the United States.

Domestic Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary organized under the laws of the United States, any State thereof, or the District of Columbia.

EBITDA ” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the net income for such Person for such period plus the sum of the amounts for such period included in determining such net income in respect of (i) interest expense (including, without limitation, that which is capitalized and that which is attributable to Capital Leases or Synthetic Leases), (ii) income tax expense (including, without limitation, any additions to such taxes, and any penalties and interest with respect thereto), (iii) depreciation and amortization expense and (iv) extraordinary and other non-recurring non-cash losses and charges, less (A) gains on sales of assets and other extraordinary gains and other non-recurring non-cash gains and (B) any interest income, in each case as determined in accordance with GAAP.

Eligible Accounts ” means, at any time, the Accounts of the Borrower excluding any Account:

(a) which is not subject to a first priority perfected security interest in favor of the Lender, subject only to (i) Liens in favor of the Lender and (ii) Standard Permitted Liens which do not have priority over the Lien in favor of the Lender;

(b) with respect to which the applicable account debtor has not paid in full within 90 days after the original due date or which has been written off the books of Borrower or otherwise designated as uncollectible by Borrower;

(c) with respect to which any covenant, representation, or warranty contained in this Agreement or in the Security Agreement has been breached or is not true;

(d) which does not arise from the sale of goods or performance of services in the ordinary course of business;

(e) which is owed by an account debtor which (i) has applied for or is the subject of a petition or application for, suffered, or consented to the appointment of any receiver, custodian, trustee, administrator, liquidator or similar official for such account debtor or its assets, (ii) has had possession of all or a material part of its property taken by any receiver, custodian, trustee or liquidator, (iii) filed, or had filed against it, under any insolvency laws, any assignment, application, request or petition for liquidation, reorganization, compromise, arrangement, adjustment of debts, stay of proceedings, adjudication as bankrupt, winding-up, or voluntary or involuntary case or proceeding, (iv) has admitted in writing its inability, or is generally unable to, pay its debts as they become due, (v) is insolvent, or (vi) ceased operation of its business;

(f) which is owed in any currency other than U.S. or Canadian dollars, Euros, Pounds Sterling or Hong Kong Dollars;

(g) which is subject to any counterclaim, deduction, defense, setoff or dispute but only to the extent of any such counterclaim, deduction, defense, setoff or dispute; or

(h) which is governed by the laws of any jurisdiction other than the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, Canada or any province thereof, the United Kingdom, the jurisdiction of a member state of the EU or Hong Kong.

 

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Environmental Claims ” means any and all global, regulatory or judicial actions, suits, demands, demand letters, claims, liens, notices of non-compliance or violation, investigations or proceedings relating in any way to any Environmental Law or any permit issued under any such law (hereafter “ Claims ”), including, without limitation, (i) any and all Claims by any Governmental Authority for enforcement, cleanup, removal, response, remedial or other actions or damages pursuant to any applicable Environmental Law, and (ii) any and all Claims by any third party seeking damages, contribution, indemnification, cost recovery, compensation or injunctive relief resulting from the storage, treatment or Release (as defined in CERCLA) of any Hazardous Materials or arising from alleged injury or threat of injury to health, safety or the environment.

Environmental Law ” means any applicable Federal, state, foreign or local statute, law, rule, regulation, ordinance, code, binding and enforceable guideline, binding and enforceable written policy and rule of common law now or hereafter in effect and in each case as amended, and any binding and enforceable judicial or global interpretation thereof, including any judicial or global order, consent, decree or judgment issued to or rendered against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries relating to the environment, employee health and safety or Hazardous Materials, including, without limitation, CERCLA; RCRA; the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq. ; the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. § 7401 et seq. ; the Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 U.S.C. § 300f et seq. ; the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, 33 U.S.C. § 2701 et seq. ; the Emergency Planning and the Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C. § 11001 et seq. , the Hazardous Material Transportation Act, 49 U.S.C. § 5101 et seq. and the Occupational Safety and Health Act, 29 U.S.C. § 651 et seq. (to the extent it regulates occupational exposure to Hazardous Materials); and any state and local or foreign counterparts or equivalents, in each case as amended from time to time.

Equity Interest ” means with respect to any Person, any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents, including membership interests (however designated, whether voting or non-voting) of equity of such Person, including, if such Person is a partnership, partnership interests (whether general or limited) or any other interest or participation that confers on a Person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of assets of, such partnership, but in no event will Equity Interest include any debt securities convertible or exchangeable into equity unless and until actually converted or exchanged.

ERISA ” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and the regulations promulgated and rulings issued thereunder. Section references to ERISA are to ERISA, as in effect at the Closing Date and any subsequent provisions of ERISA, amendatory thereof, supplemental thereto or substituted therefor.

ERISA Affiliate ” means each Person (as defined in Section 3(9) of ERISA), which together with the Borrower or a Subsidiary of the Borrower, would be deemed to be a “single employer” (i) within the meaning of Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code or Section 4001(a)(14) or 4001(b)(i) of ERISA or (ii) as a result of the Borrower or a Subsidiary of the Borrower being or having been a general partner of such Person.

ERISA Event ” means: (i) that a Reportable Event has occurred with respect to any Plan; (ii) the institution of any steps by the Borrower or any Subsidiary, any ERISA Affiliate, the PBGC or any other Person to terminate any Plan or the occurrence of any event or condition described in Section 4042 of ERISA that constitutes grounds for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, a

 

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Plan; (iii) the institution of any steps by the Borrower or any Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate to withdraw from any Multi-Employer Plan or Multiple Employer Plan, if such withdrawal could result in withdrawal liability (as described in Part 1 of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA or in Section 4063 of ERISA) in excess of $2,000,000; (iv) a non-exempt “prohibited transaction” within the meaning of Section 406 of ERISA in connection with any Plan; (v) that a Plan has Unfunded Benefit Liabilities exceeding $2,000,000; (vi) the cessation of operations at a facility of the Borrower or any Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate in the circumstances described in Section 4062(e) of ERISA; (vii) the conditions for imposition of a Lien under Section 303(a) of ERISA shall have been met with respect to a Plan; (viii) the adoption of an amendment to a Plan requiring the provision of security to such Plan pursuant to Section 206(g) of ERISA; (ix) the insolvency of or commencement of reorganization proceedings with respect to a Multi-Employer Plan; (x) any material increase in the contingent liability of the Borrower or any Subsidiary with respect to any post-retirement welfare liability; or (xi) the taking of any action by, or the threatening of the taking of any action by, the Internal Revenue Service, the Department of Labor or the PBGC with respect to any of the foregoing.

Eurodollar Loan ” means each Loan bearing interest at a rate based upon the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate.

Event of Default ” has the meaning provided in Section 8.01.

Event of Loss ” means, with respect to any property, (i) the actual or constructive total loss of such property or the use thereof, resulting from destruction, damage beyond repair, or the rendition of such property permanently unfit for normal use from any casualty or similar occurrence whatsoever, (ii) the destruction or damage of a portion of such property from any casualty or similar occurrence, or (iii) the condemnation, confiscation or seizure of, or requisition of title to or use of, any property.

Existing Credit Agreement ” means that certain Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of April 10, 2013, as amended by that certain Waiver and First Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement dated as of December 30, 2013, between the Borrower and Silicon Valley Bank.

Federal Funds Effective Rate ” means, for any period, a fluctuating interest rate equal for each day during such period to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal Funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal Funds brokers, as published for such day (or, if such day is not a Business Day, for the next preceding Business Day) by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so published for any day that is a Business Day, the average of the quotations for such day on such transactions received by the Lender from three Federal Funds brokers of recognized standing selected by the Lender.

Fees ” means all amounts payable pursuant to, or referred to in, Section 2.09.

Financial Officer ” means the chief executive officer, the president or the chief financial officer of the Borrower.

Financial Projections ” has the meaning provided in Section 5.07(b).

Flow of Funds Memorandum ” means the flow of funds memorandum delivered by the Borrower to the Lender on the Closing Date.

Foreign Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary that is not a Domestic Subsidiary.

 

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Foreign Subsidiary Holdco ” means any Domestic Subsidiary that has no material assets other than the capital stock or indebtedness of one or more Foreign Subsidiaries.

GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States as in effect from time to time.

Governmental Authority ” means the government of the United States or any other nation, or of any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government (including any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).

Guaranty Obligations ” means as to any Person (without duplication) any obligation of such Person guaranteeing any Indebtedness (“ primary Indebtedness ”) of any other Person (the “ primary obligor ”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, including, without limitation, any obligation of such Person, whether or not contingent, (i) to purchase any such primary Indebtedness or any property constituting direct or indirect security therefor, (ii) to advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of any such primary Indebtedness or to maintain working capital or equity capital of the primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the net worth or solvency of the primary obligor, (iii) to purchase property, securities or services primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of any such primary Indebtedness of the ability of the primary obligor to make payment of such primary Indebtedness, or (iv) otherwise to assure or hold harmless the owner of such primary Indebtedness against loss in respect thereof, provided , however , that the definition of Guaranty Obligation shall not include endorsements of instruments for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of business. The amount of any Guaranty Obligation shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the primary Indebtedness in respect of which such Guaranty Obligation is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof (assuming such Person is required to perform thereunder).

Hazardous Materials ” means (i) any petrochemical or petroleum products, radioactive materials, asbestos in any form that is or could become friable, urea formaldehyde foam insulation, transformers or other equipment that contain dielectric fluid containing levels of polychlorinated biphenyls, and radon gas; and (ii) any chemicals, materials or substances defined as or included in the definition of “hazardous substances,” “hazardous wastes,” “hazardous materials,” “restricted hazardous materials,” “extremely hazardous wastes,” “restrictive hazardous wastes,” “toxic substances,” “toxic pollutants,” “contaminants” or “pollutants,” or words of similar meaning and regulatory effect, under any applicable Environmental Law.

Hedge Agreement ” means (i) any interest rate swap agreement, any interest rate cap agreement, any interest rate collar agreement or other similar interest rate management agreement or arrangement, (ii) any currency swap or option agreement, foreign exchange contract, forward currency purchase agreement or similar currency management agreement or arrangement or (iii) any Commodities Hedge Agreement.

Hedging Obligations ” means all obligations of any Credit Party under and in respect of (i) any Hedge Agreements entered into with any Secured Hedge Provider or (ii) any Designated Hedge Agreement.

Indebtedness ” of any Person means without duplication (i) all indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money; (ii) all bonds, notes, debentures and similar debt securities of such Person; (iii) the deferred purchase price of capital assets or services that in accordance with GAAP would be shown on

 

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the liability side of the balance sheet of such Person; (iv) all obligations on account of letters of credit issued for the account of such Person and, without duplication, all drafts drawn thereunder; (v) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person in respect of bankers’ acceptances; (vi) all indebtedness of a second Person secured by any Lien on any property owned by such first Person, whether or not such indebtedness has been assumed; (vii) all Capitalized Lease Obligations of such Person; (viii) the present value, determined on the basis of the implicit interest rate, of all basic rental obligations under all Synthetic Leases of such Person; (ix) all obligations of such Person with respect to asset securitization financing; (x) all obligations of such Person to pay a specified purchase price for goods or services whether or not delivered or accepted, i.e. , take-or-pay and similar obligations, in each case that in accordance with GAAP would be shown on the liability side of the balance sheet of such Person; (xi) all net obligations of such Person under Hedge Agreements; (xii) the full outstanding balance of trade receivables, notes or other instruments sold with full recourse (and the portion thereof subject to potential recourse, if sold with limited recourse), other than in any such case any thereof sold solely for purposes of collection of delinquent accounts; and (xiii) all Guaranty Obligations of such Person; provided , however , that (y) neither trade payables (other than trade payables outstanding for more than 90 days after the date such trade payables were created), deferred revenue, taxes nor other similar accrued expenses, in each case arising in the ordinary course of business, shall constitute Indebtedness; and (z) the Indebtedness of any Person shall in any event include (without duplication) the Indebtedness of any other entity (including any general partnership in which such Person is a general partner) to the extent such Person is liable thereon as a result of such Person’s ownership interest in or other relationship with such entity, except to the extent the terms of such Indebtedness provide expressly that such Person is not liable thereon.

Indemnified Taxes ” means (a) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of any Credit Party under any Loan Document and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in (a), Other Taxes.

Indemnitees ” has the meaning provided in Section 9.02.

Insolvency Event ” means, with respect to any Person, (i) the commencement of a voluntary case by such Person under the Bankruptcy Code or the seeking of relief by such Person under any bankruptcy or insolvency or analogous law in any jurisdiction outside of the United States; (ii) the commencement of an involuntary case against such Person under the Bankruptcy Code or any bankruptcy or insolvency or analogous law in any jurisdiction outside of the United States and the petition is not dismissed within 60 days, after commencement of the case; (iii) a custodian (as defined in the Bankruptcy Code) is appointed for, or takes charge of, all or substantially all of the property of such Person; (iv) such Person commences (including by way of applying for or consenting to the appointment of, or the taking of possession by, a rehabilitator, receiver, custodian, trustee, conservator or liquidator (collectively, a “ conservator ”) of such Person or all or any substantial portion of its property) any other proceeding under any reorganization, arrangement, adjustment of debt, relief of debtors, dissolution, insolvency, liquidation, rehabilitation, conservatorship or similar law of any jurisdiction whether now or hereafter in effect relating to such Person; (v) any such proceeding of the type set forth in clause (iv) above is commenced against such Person to the extent such proceeding is consented to by such Person or remains undismissed for a period of 60 days; (vi) such Person is adjudicated insolvent or bankrupt; (vii) any order of relief or other order approving any such case or proceeding is entered; (viii) such Person suffers any appointment of any conservator or the like for it or any substantial part of its property that continues undischarged or unstayed for a period of 60 days; (ix) such Person makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors or generally does not pay its debts as such debts become due; or (x) any corporate (or similar organizational) action is taken by such Person for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing.

Intellectual Property ” has the meaning given thereto in the Security Agreement.

 

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Intercompany Subordination Agreement ” means an Intercompany Subordination Agreement in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Lender.

Interest Period ” means, with respect to each Eurdollar Loan, a period of one, two, three or six months as selected by the Borrower; provided , however , that (i) the initial Interest Period for any Borrowing of such Eurodollar Loan shall commence on the date of such Borrowing (the date of a Borrowing resulting from a Conversion or Continuation shall be the date of such Conversion or Continuation) and each Interest Period occurring thereafter in respect of such Borrowing shall commence on the day on which the next preceding Interest Period expires; (ii) if any Interest Period begins on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period, such Interest Period shall end on the last Business Day of such calendar month; (iii) if any Interest Period would otherwise expire on a day that is not a Business Day, such Interest Period shall expire on the next succeeding Business Day; provided , however , that if any Interest Period would otherwise expire on a day that is not a Business Day but is a day of the month after which no further Business Day occurs in such month, such Interest Period shall expire on the next preceding Business Day; (iv) no Interest Period for any Eurodollar Loan may be selected that would end after the Revolving Facility Termination Date or the Term Loan Maturity Date, as the case may be; and (v) if, upon the expiration of any Interest Period, the Borrower has failed to (or may not) elect a new Interest Period to be applicable to the respective Borrowing of Eurodollar Loans as provided above, the Borrower shall be deemed to have elected to Convert such Borrowing to Base Rate Loans effective as of the expiration date of such current Interest Period.

Investment ” means (i) any direct or indirect purchase or other acquisition by a Person of any Equity Interest of any other Person; (ii) any loan, advance (other than deposits with financial institutions available for withdrawal on demand and accounts receivable generated in the ordinary course of business), capital contribution or extension of credit to, guarantee or assumption of debt or purchase or other acquisition of any other Indebtedness of, any Person by any other Person; or (iii) the purchase, acquisition or investment of or in any stocks, bonds, mutual funds, notes, debentures or other securities, or any deposit account, certificate of deposit or other investment of any kind.

IRS ” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.

LC Collateral Account ” has the meaning given thereto in Section 2.04(g) .

LC Commitment Amount ” means $2,000,000.

LC Documents ” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, any documents executed in connection with such Letter of Credit, including the Letter of Credit itself.

LC Fee ” means any of the fees payable pursuant to Section 2.09(b) or Section 2.09(c) in respect of Letters of Credit.

LC Issuance ” means the issuance of any Letter of Credit by any LC Issuer for the account of an LC Obligor in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, and shall include any amendment thereto that increases the Stated Amount thereof or extends the expiry date of such Letter of Credit.

LC Issuer ” means the Lender or any of its Affiliates.

LC Obligor ” means, with respect to each LC Issuance, the Borrower or the Subsidiary Guarantor for whose account such Letter of Credit is issued.

 

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LC Outstandings ” means, at any time, the sum, without duplication, of (i) the aggregate Stated Amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit and (ii) the aggregate amount of all Unpaid Drawings with respect to Letters of Credit.

LC Request ” has the meaning provided in Section 2.04(b).

Leaseholds ” of any Person means all the right, title and interest of such Person as lessee or licensee in, to and under leases or licenses of land, improvements and/or fixtures.

Lender ” has the meaning provided in the first paragraph of this Agreement.

Lender Fee Letter ” means the fee letter dated as of the date hereof between the Borrower and the Lender.

Letter of Credit ” means any Standby Letter of Credit or Commercial Letter of Credit, in each case issued by any LC Issuer under this Agreement pursuant to Section 2.04 for the account of any LC Obligor.

Leverage Ratio ” means the ratio as of the last day of any Testing Period of (i) the total amount of Indebtedness outstanding under the Credit Facility to (ii) T4Q Adjusted EBITDA for such Testing Period.

Lien ” means any mortgage, pledge, security interest, hypothecation, encumbrance, lien or charge of any kind (including any agreement to give any of the foregoing, any conditional sale or other title retention agreement or any lease in the nature thereof).

Loan ” means any Revolving Loan or Term Loan.

Loan Documents ” means this Agreement, the Notes, the Subsidiary Guaranty, the Security Documents, the Lender Fee Letter, the Intercompany Subordination Agreement (if any), the Compliance Certificate, the Flow of Funds Memorandum, any subordination agreements and each Letter of Credit and each other LC Document.

Margin Stock ” has the meaning provided in Regulation U.

Material Adverse Effect ” means any or all of the following: (i) any material adverse effect on the business, operations, property, assets, liabilities or financial condition of the Borrower or the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; (ii) any material adverse effect on the ability of the Borrower or any other Credit Party to perform its obligations under any of the Loan Documents to which it is a party, or any material adverse effect on the ability of the Borrower and the other Credit Parties, taken as a whole, to perform their obligations under any of the Loan Documents to which they are party; (iii) any material adverse effect on the validity, effectiveness or enforceability, as against any Credit Party, of any of the Loan Documents to which it is a party; (iv) any material adverse effect on the rights and remedies of the Lender under any Loan Document; or (v) any material adverse effect on the validity, perfection or priority of any Lien in favor of the Lender on any of the Collateral.

Material Contract ” means each contract or agreements to which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is a party (i) that is with any Material Customer or (ii) that if breached or cancelled could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, assets, operations or financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as whole.

 

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Material Customer ” means the top 10 customers of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries.

Material Indebtedness ” means, as to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, any particular Indebtedness of the Borrower or such Subsidiary (including any Guaranty Obligations) in excess of the aggregate principal amount of $100,000.

Material Indebtedness Agreement ” means any agreement governing or evidencing any Material Indebtedness.

Material Foreign Subsidiary ” means (a) Target and (b) any other Foreign Subsidiary whose total assets (as determined in accordance with GAAP) have a book value in excess of $10,000,000.

Maximum Rate ” has the meaning provided in Section 9.18.

Minimum Borrowing Amount ” means (i) with respect to any Base Rate Loan, $100,000, with minimum increments thereafter of $50,000, (ii) with respect to any Eurodollar Loan, $500,000, with minimum increments thereafter of $100,000.

Moody’s ” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and its successors.

Mortgage ” means a Mortgage, Deed of Trust or other instrument in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Lender, executed by a Credit Party with respect to a Mortgaged Real Property, as the same may from time to time be amended, restated or otherwise modified.

Mortgaged Real Property ” means each of the parcels of real property set forth on Schedule 2 hereto, or interests therein, owned by a Credit Party, together with each other parcel of Real Property that shall become subject to a Mortgage after the Closing Date, in each case together with all of such Credit Party’s right, title and interest in the improvements and buildings thereon and all appurtenances, easements or other rights belonging thereto.

Multi-Employer Plan ” means a multi-employer plan, as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA to which the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate is making or accruing an obligation to make contributions or has within any of the preceding five plan years made or accrued an obligation to make contributions.

Multiple Employer Plan ” means an employee benefit plan, other than a Multi-Employer Plan, to which the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate, and one or more employers other than the Borrower or a Subsidiary of the Borrower or an ERISA Affiliate, is making or accruing an obligation to make contributions or, in the event that any such plan has been terminated, to which the Borrower or a Subsidiary of the Borrower or an ERISA Affiliate made or accrued an obligation to make contributions during any of the five plan years preceding the date of termination of such plan.

Net Cash Proceeds ” means, with respect to (i) any Asset Sale, the Cash Proceeds resulting therefrom net of (A) expenses of sale incurred in connection with such Asset Sale, and other fees and expenses incurred, and all taxes paid or reasonably estimated to be payable by such person as a consequence of such Asset Sale and the payment of principal, premium and interest of Indebtedness (other than the Obligations) secured by the asset which is the subject of the Asset Sale and required to be, and which is, repaid under the terms thereof as a result of such Asset Sale and (B) amounts provided as a reserve, in accordance with GAAP, against liabilities under any purchase price adjustment associated with such Asset Sale, provided , upon release from such reserve, the amount released shall be considered Net Cash Proceeds; (ii) any Event of Loss, the Cash Proceeds resulting therefrom net of (A) expenses incurred

 

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in connection with such Event of Loss, and taxes paid or reasonably estimated to be payable by such person as a consequence of such Event of Loss and the payment of principal, premium and interest of Indebtedness (other than the Obligations) secured by the asset which is the subject of the Event of Loss and required to be, and which is, repaid under the terms thereof as a result of such Event of Loss, and (iii) the incurrence or issuance of any Indebtedness, the Cash Proceeds resulting therefrom net of fees and expenses incurred in connection therewith and net of the repayment or payment of any Indebtedness or obligation intended to be repaid or paid with the proceeds of such Indebtedness; in the case of each of clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), to the extent, but only to the extent, that the amounts so deducted are (x) actually paid to a Person that, except in the case of reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, is not an Affiliate of such Person or any of its Subsidiaries and (y) properly attributable to such transaction or to the asset that is the subject thereof

1934 Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Note ” means a Revolving Facility Note or a Term Note, as applicable.

Notice of Borrowing ” has the meaning provided in Section 2.05(b).

Notice of Continuation or Conversion ” has the meaning provided in Section 2.08(b).

Notice Office ” means the office of the Lender at 1301 Fifth Avenue, 25 th Floor, Seattle, WA 98101, Attention: Key Agency Services (email: agent_servicing@keybank.com), or such other office as the Lender may designate in writing to the Borrower from time to time.

Obligations ” means all amounts, indemnities and reimbursement obligations, direct or indirect, contingent or absolute, of every type or description, and at any time existing, owing by the Borrower or any other Credit Party to the Lender pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any other Loan Document (including, but not limited to, interest and fees that accrue after the commencement by or against any Credit Party of any insolvency proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding or subject to an automatic stay under Section 362(a) of the Bankruptcy Code). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing description of Obligations, the Obligations include (a) the obligation to pay principal, interest, Letter of Credit commissions, charges, expenses, fees, reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements, indemnities and other amounts payable by the Credit Parties under any Loan Document, (b) Banking Services Obligations, (c) Hedging Obligations and (d) the obligation to reimburse any amount in respect of any of the foregoing that the Lender, in connection with the terms of any Loan Document, may elect to pay or advance on behalf of the Credit Parties .

Operating Lease ” as applied to any Person means any lease of any property (whether real, personal or mixed) by that Person as lessee that, in conformity with GAAP, is not accounted for as a Capital Lease on the balance sheet of that Person.

Organizational Documents ” means, with respect to any Person (other than an individual), such Person’s Articles (Certificate) of Incorporation, or equivalent formation documents, and Regulations (Bylaws), or equivalent governing documents, and, in the case of any partnership, includes any partnership agreement and any amendments to any of the foregoing.

Payment Office ” means the office of the Lender at 1301 Fifth Avenue, 25 th Floor, Seattle, WA 98101, Attention: Key Agency Services (email: agent_servicing@keybank.com), or such other office(s), as the Lender may designate to the Borrower in writing from time to time.

 

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PBGC ” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation established pursuant to Section 4002 of ERISA, or any successor thereto.

Perfection Certificate ” has the meaning provided in the Security Agreement.

Permitted Acquisition ” means any Acquisition as to which all of the following conditions are satisfied:

(i) such Acquisition involves a line or lines of business that is or are complementary to the lines of business in which the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, considered as an entirety, are engaged on the Closing Date, or a reasonable extension thereof;

(ii) the aggregate Consideration for such Acquisition shall not exceed $5,000,000 and, when added together with the aggregate Consideration for all other Permitted Acquisitions made since the Closing Date, shall not exceed $20,000,000;

(iii) no Default or Event of Default shall exist prior to or immediately after giving effect to such Acquisition;

(iv) the Borrower would, after giving effect to such Acquisition, on a pro forma basis (as determined in accordance with subpart (v) below), be in compliance with the financial covenants contained in Section 7.07;

(v) the Lender shall have received reasonable advance notice of such proposed Acquisition at least five Business Days prior to the consummation thereof (or such later date as may be agreed by the Lender) and on or prior to the date of such proposed Acquisition, the Lender shall have received copies of the acquisition or merger agreement and other documents (including financial information and analysis, environmental assessments and reports, opinions, certificates and lien searches, to the extent previously prepared or obtained) to be entered into in connection therewith, copies of any due diligence materials prepared and/or received in connection with such Acquisition and any other information reasonably requested by the Lender at least five Business Days prior to the consummation thereof;

(vi) at least five Business Days prior to the consummation of any such Acquisition in which the Consideration exceeds $2,000,000, the Borrower shall have delivered to the Lender (A) a certificate of an Authorized Officer demonstrating, in reasonable detail, the computation of the financial covenants referred to in Section 7.07 on a pro forma basis, such pro forma ratios being determined as if (y) such Acquisition had been completed at the beginning of the most recent Testing Period for which financial information for the Borrower and the business or Person to be acquired, is available, and (z) any such Indebtedness, or other Indebtedness incurred to finance such Acquisition, had been outstanding for such entire Testing Period, and (B) historical financial statements relating to the business or Person to be acquired and such other information as the Lender may reasonably request;

(vii) all transactions in connection with such Acquisition shall be consummated, in all material respects, in accordance with all applicable laws; and

(viii) the Borrower shall cause any Subsidiary acquired or formed in connection with such Acquisition and any assets acquired pursuant to such Acquisition, to the extent applicable, to comply with the provisions of Sections 6.09 and 6.10 of this Agreement.

 

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Permitted Creditor Investment ” means any securities (whether debt or equity) received by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the bankruptcy or reorganization of any customer or supplier of the Borrower or any such Subsidiary and in settlement of delinquent obligations of, and other disputes with, customers and suppliers arising in the ordinary course of business.

Permitted Foreign Subsidiary Loans ” means loans and investments by a Credit Party to or in a Foreign Subsidiary made on or after the Closing Date, so long as the aggregate amount of all such loans and investments (less repayment of such loans and return on investments) by all Credit Parties does not, at any time, exceed (A) $25,000,000.

Permitted Lien ” means any Lien permitted by Section 7.03.

Person ” means any individual, partnership, joint venture, firm, corporation, limited liability company, association, central bank, trust or other enterprise or any governmental or political subdivision or any agency, department or instrumentality thereof.

Plan ” means any Multi-Employer Plan or Single-Employer Plan.

primary Indebtedness ” has the meaning provided in the definition of “Guaranty Obligations.”

primary obligor ” has the meaning provided in the definition of “Guaranty Obligations.”

Prohibited Transaction ” means a transaction with respect to a Plan that is prohibited under Section 4975 of the Code or Section 406 of ERISA and not exempt under Section 4975 of the Code or Section 408 of ERISA.

Quick Assets ” means, on any date, (i) Borrower’s consolidated, unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents, in each case subject to a perfected, first priority Lien in favor of the Lender plus (ii) the Borrower’s Eligible Accounts.

Quick Liabilities ” means all obligations of the Borrower that are or should be required under GAAP to be classified as liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower, including without limitation, the then current portion of the Term Loan facility and the then-current portion of any deferred earn-out obligations under or relating to the Target Acquisition and any other Acquisition.

RCRA ” means the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, as the same may be amended from time to time, 42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq .

Real Property ” of any Person shall mean all of the right, title and interest of such Person in and to land, improvements and fixtures, including Leaseholds.

Regulation D ” means Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System as from time to time in effect and any successor to all or a portion thereof establishing reserve requirements.

Regulation U ” means Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System as from time to time in effect and any successor to all or a portion thereof establishing margin requirements.

Related Parties ” means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the directors, officers, employees, agents and advisors of such Person and of such Person’s Affiliates.

 

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Reportable Event ” means an event described in Section 4043 of ERISA or the regulations thereunder with respect to a Plan, other than those events as to which the notice requirement is waived under subsection .22, .23, .25, .27, .28, .29, .30, .31, .32, .34, .35, .62, .63, .64, .65 or .67 of PBGC Regulation Section 4043.

Restricted Payment ” means (i) any Capital Distribution; or (ii) any amount paid by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in repayment, redemption, retirement, repurchase, direct or indirect, of any Subordinated Indebtedness.

Revolving Borrowing ” means the incurrence of Revolving Loans consisting of one Type of Revolving Loan by the Borrower on a given date (or resulting from Conversions or Continuations on a given date), having in the case of any Eurodollar Loans the same Interest Period.

Revolving Commitment ” means $5,000,000.

Revolving Facility ” means the credit facility established under Section 2.02 pursuant to the Revolving Commitment.

Revolving Facility Availability Period ” means the period from the Closing Date until the Revolving Facility Termination Date.

Revolving Facility Exposure ” means the sum of (i) the principal amount of Revolving Loans and outstanding at such time, and (ii) the LC Outstandings at such time.

Revolving Facility Note ” means a promissory note substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto.

Revolving Facility Termination Date ” means the earlier of (i) March 4, 2018 or (ii) the date that the Commitments have been terminated pursuant to Section 8.02.

Revolving Loan ” means any loan made by the Lender pursuant to Section 2.02.

Sale and Lease-Back Transaction ” means any arrangement with any Person providing for the leasing by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower of any property (except for temporary leases for a term, including any renewal thereof, of not more than one year and except for leases between the Borrower and a Subsidiary or between Subsidiaries), which property has been or is to be sold or transferred by the Borrower or such Subsidiary to such Person.

Sanctions ” means economic or financial sanctions or trade embargoes imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by (a) the U.S. government, including those administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury or the U.S. Department of State, or (b) the United Nations Security Council, the European Union or Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom or other relevant sanctions authority with jurisdiction over the Borrower and its Subsidiaries.

S&P ” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group, a division of McGraw Hill, Inc., and its successors.

Scheduled Repayment ” has the meaning provided in Section 2.11(b).

SEC ” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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SEC Regulation D ” means Regulation D as promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, as the same may be in effect from time to time.

Security Agreement ” has the meaning provided in Section 4.01(iv).

Security Documents ” means the Security Agreement, each Mortgage, each Additional Security Document, any UCC financing statement, any Control Agreement, any Collateral Assignment, any Perfection Certificate and any document pursuant to which any Lien is granted or perfected by any Credit Party to the Lender as security for any of the Obligations.

Single Employer Plan ” means a single employer plan, as defined in Section 4001(a)(15) of ERISA, to which the Borrower, any Subsidiary of the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate is making or accruing an obligation to make contributions or, in the event that any such plan has been terminated, to which the Borrower, any Subsidiary of the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate made or accrued an obligation to make contributions during any of the five plan years preceding the date of termination of such plan.

Standard Permitted Lien ” means any of the following: (i) Liens for taxes not yet delinquent or Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings for which adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP have been established; (ii) Liens in respect of property or assets imposed by law that were incurred in the ordinary course of business, such as carriers’, suppliers’, warehousemen’s, materialmen’s and mechanics’ Liens and other similar Liens arising in the ordinary course of business, that do not in the aggregate materially detract from the value of such property or assets or materially impair the use thereof in the operation of the business of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and do not secure any Indebtedness; (iii) Liens arising from judgments, decrees or attachments in circumstances not constituting an Event of Default under Section 8.01(h); (iv) Liens (other than any Lien imposed by ERISA) incurred or deposits made in the ordinary course of business in connection with workers compensation, unemployment insurance and other types of social security, and mechanic’s Liens, carrier’s Liens, and other Liens to secure the performance of tenders, statutory obligations, contract bids, government contracts, surety, appeal, customs, performance and return-of-money bonds and other similar obligations, incurred in the ordinary course of business (exclusive of obligations in respect of the payment for borrowed money), whether pursuant to statutory requirements, common law or consensual arrangements; (v) leases or subleases granted in the ordinary course of business to others not interfering in any material respect with the business of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and any interest or title of a lessor under any lease not in violation of this Agreement; (vi) easements, rights-of-way, zoning or other restrictions, charges, encumbrances, defects in title, prior rights of other persons, and obligations contained in similar instruments, in each case that do not secure Indebtedness and do not involve, and are not likely to involve at any future time, either individually or in the aggregate, (A) a substantial and prolonged interruption or disruption of the business activities of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries considered as an entirety, or (B) a Material Adverse Effect; (vii) Liens arising from the rights of lessors under leases (including financing statements regarding property subject to lease and precautionary UCC filings) not in violation of the requirements of this Agreement, provided that such Liens are only in respect of the property subject to, and secure only, the respective lease (and any other lease with the same or an affiliated lessor); (viii) Liens solely on any cash earnest money deposits made by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with any Permitted Acquisition or the acquisition of other assets to the extent not otherwise prohibited by the terms hereof in an amount not to exceed $2,000,000; (ix) Liens in favor of a banking or other financial institution arising as a matter of Law or under customary general terms and conditions encumbering deposits or other funds maintained with a financial institution (including the right of set-off) and that are within the general parameters customary in the banking industry or arising pursuant to such banking institutions general terms and conditions and (x) Liens arising out of conditional sale, title retention, consignment or similar arrangements for sale of goods entered into by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business.

 

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Standby Letter of Credit ” means any standby letter of credit issued for the purpose of supporting workers compensation, liability insurance, releases of contract retention obligations, contract performance guarantee requirements and other bonding obligations or for other lawful purposes.

Stated Amount ” of each Letter of Credit shall mean the maximum amount available to be drawn thereunder (regardless of whether any conditions or other requirements for drawing could then be met).

Subordinated Debt Documents ” means, collectively, any loan agreements, indentures, note purchase agreements, promissory notes, guarantees and other instruments and agreements evidencing the terms of any Subordinated Indebtedness.

Subordinated Indebtedness ” means any Indebtedness that has been subordinated to the prior payment in full of all of the Obligations pursuant to a written agreement or written terms reasonably acceptable to the Lender.

Subsidiary ” of any Person means (i) any corporation more than 50% of whose stock of any class or classes having by the terms thereof ordinary Voting Power to elect a majority of the directors of such corporation (irrespective of whether or not at the time stock of any class or classes of such corporation shall have or might have Voting Power by reason of the happening of any contingency) is at the time owned by such Person directly or indirectly through Subsidiaries, and (ii) any partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture or other entity in which such Person directly or indirectly through Subsidiaries, owns more than 50% of the Equity Interests of such Person at the time or in which such Person, one or more other Subsidiaries of such Person or such Person and one or more Subsidiaries of such Person, directly or indirectly, has the power to direct the policies, management and affairs thereof. Unless otherwise expressly provided, all references herein to “Subsidiary” shall mean a Subsidiary of the Borrower.

Subsidiary Guarantor ” means any Subsidiary that is or hereafter becomes a party to the Subsidiary Guaranty. Schedule 1 hereto lists each Subsidiary Guarantor as of the Closing Date.

Subsidiary Guaranty ” has the meaning provided in Section 4.01(iii).

Synthetic Lease ” means any lease (i) that is accounted for by the lessee as an Operating Lease, and (ii) under which the lessee is intended to be the “owner” of the leased property for federal income tax purposes.

T4Q Adjusted EBITDA ” means, for any period, Consolidated EBITDA plus (i) non-cash, stock-based compensation expense for such period, plus (ii) the change in fair value of the Borrower’s warrant liability and contingent consideration liability in such period, plus (iii) severance costs incurred in such period, plus (iv) compensation expense for such period related to loan forgiveness for certain executives, plus (v) the year over year change in deferred revenues (as determined in accordance with GAAP), plus (vi) the lesser of (a) sales and marketing expenses for the trailing twelve month period in excess of 20% of revenue (as determined in accordance with GAAP) for such trailing twelve month period and (b) $10,000,000.

Target ” has the meaning ascribed thereto in the preamble hereto.

Target Acquisition ” has the meaning ascribed thereto in the preamble hereto.

 

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Target Acquisition Agreement ” has the meaning ascribed thereto in the preamble hereto.

Target Acquisition Documents ” means the Target Acquisition Agreement, including all schedules, exhibits and annexes thereto, and each other agreement entered into in connection with the Target Acquisition effecting the terms thereof.

Taxes ” means has the meaning provided in Section 3.03(a).

Term Borrowing ” means the incurrence of Term Loans consisting of one Type of Term Loan by the Borrower on a given date (or resulting from Conversions or Continuations on a given date), having in the case of Eurodollar Loans the same Interest Period.

Term Commitment ” means $20,000,000.

Term Loan ” means any loan made by the Lender pursuant to Section 2.03.

Term Loan Maturity Date ” means March 4, 2018.

Term Note ” means a promissory note substantially in the form of Exhibit A-2 hereto.

Testing Period ” means a single period consisting of the four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower then last ended (whether or not such quarters are all within the same fiscal year), except that if a particular provision of this Agreement indicates that a Testing Period shall be of a different specified duration, such Testing Period shall consist of the particular fiscal quarter or quarters then last ended that are so indicated in such provision.

Title Company ” has the meaning specified in Section 6.10(c)(i).

Title Policy ” has the meaning specified in Section 6.10(c)(i).

Total Credit Facility Amount ” means the aggregate of the Revolving Commitment and the Term Loan Commitment. As of the Closing Date, the Total Credit Facility Amount is $25,000,000.

Transaction Documents ” means, collectively, the Loan Documents and the Target Acquisition Documents and includes all schedules, exhibits and annexes thereto and all side letters and agreements effecting the terms thereof or entered into in connection therewith.

Transactions ” means the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.

Type ” means any type of Loan determined with respect to the interest option and currency denomination applicable thereto, which in each case shall be a Base Rate Loan or a Eurodollar Loan.

UCC ” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time. Unless otherwise specified, the UCC shall refer to the UCC as in effect in the State of New York.

Unfunded Benefit Liabilities ” of any Plan means the amount, if any, of its unfunded benefit liabilities, as defined in Section 4001(a)(18) of ERISA.

United States ” and “ U.S . ” each means United States of America.

Unpaid Drawing ” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the aggregate Dollar amount of the draws made on such Letter of Credit that have not been reimbursed by the Borrower or the applicable LC Obligor or converted to a Revolving Loan pursuant to Section 2.04(f)(i), and, in each case, all interest that accrues thereon pursuant to this Agreement.

 

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Unused Revolving Commitment ” means the excess of (i) the Revolving Commitment at such time over (ii) the Revolving Facility Exposure at such time.

USA Patriot Act ” means the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT Act) Act of 2001.

Voting Power ” means, with respect to any Person, the exclusive ability to control, through the ownership of shares of capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests or otherwise, the election of members of the board of directors or other similar governing body of such Person, and the holding of a designated percentage of Voting Power of a Person means the ownership of shares of capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests or other interests of such Person sufficient to control exclusively the election of that percentage of the members of the board of directors or similar governing body of such Person.

Section 1.02 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,” the words “to” and “until” each means “to but excluding” and the word “through” means “through and including.”

Section 1.03 Accounting Terms . Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature shall be construed in accordance with GAAP, as in effect from time to time, provided that if the Borrower notifies the Lender that the Borrower wishes to amend any covenant in Article VII to eliminate the effect of any change in GAAP that occurs after the Closing Date on the operation of such covenant (or if the Lender notifies the Borrower that it wishes to amend Article VII for such purpose), then the Borrower’s compliance with such covenant shall be determined on the basis of GAAP in effect immediately before the relevant change in GAAP became effective, until either such notice is withdrawn or such covenant is amended in a manner satisfactory to the Borrower and the Lender, the Borrower and the Lender agreeing to enter into negotiations to amend any such covenant immediately upon receipt from any party entitled to send such notice. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) all financial statements delivered hereunder shall be prepared, and all financial covenants contained herein shall be calculated, without giving effect to any election under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards 159 (or any similar accounting principle) permitting a Person to value its financial liabilities at the fair value thereof and (b) all leases treated as operating leases on the date hereof shall continue to be treated as operating leases notwithstanding any change in GAAP after the date hereof.

Section 1.04 Terms Generally . The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “include,” “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation.” The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall.” Unless the context requires otherwise, (a) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein or in any other Loan Document), (b) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns, (c) the words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder,” and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof, (d) all references herein to Sections, Schedules and Exhibits shall be construed to refer to Sections of, and Schedules and Exhibits to, this Agreement, (e) the

 

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words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all Real Property, tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights, and interests in any of the foregoing, (f) any reference to a statute, rule or regulation is to that statute, rule or regulation as now enacted or as the same may from time to time be amended, re-enacted or expressly replaced, and (g) any amounts referred to in this Agreement or in any of the other Loan Documents shall paid or denominated in Dollars, unless otherwise specified.

ARTICLE II.

THE TERMS OF THE CREDIT FACILITY

Section 2.01 Establishment of the Credit Facility . On the Closing Date, and subject to and upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, the Lender agrees to establish the Credit Facility for the benefit of the Borrower; provided , however, that at no time will the Aggregate Credit Facility Exposure exceed the Total Credit Facility Amount.

Section 2.02 Revolving Facility . During the Revolving Facility Availability Period, the Lender agrees, on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, to make a Revolving Loan or Revolving Loans to the Borrower from time to time pursuant to the Revolving Commitment, which Revolving Loans (i) may, except as set forth herein, at the option of the Borrower, be incurred and maintained as, or Converted into, Revolving Loans that are Base Rate Loans or Eurodollar Loans, in each case, denominated in Dollars, provided that all Revolving Loans made as part of the same Revolving Borrowing shall consist of Revolving Loans of the same Type; (ii) may be repaid or prepaid and reborrowed in accordance with the provisions hereof; and (iii) shall not be made if, after giving effect to any such Revolving Loan, (A) the Revolving Facility Exposure would exceed the Revolving Commitment or (B) the Borrower would be required to prepay Loans or Cash Collateralize Letters of Credit pursuant to Section 2.11(c).

Section 2.03 Term Loan . On the Closing Date, the Lender agrees, on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, to make the Term Loan to the Borrower pursuant to the Term Commitment, which Term Loan: (i) can only be incurred on the Closing Date in an amount not exceeding the Term Commitment; (ii) once prepaid or repaid, may not be reborrowed, (iii) may, except as set forth herein, at the option of the Borrower, be incurred and maintained as, or Converted into, Term Loans that are Base Rate Loans or Eurodollar Loans, in each case denominated in Dollars, provided that all Term Loans made as part of the same Term Borrowing shall consist of Term Loans of the same Type; (iv) shall be repaid in accordance with Section 2.11(b); and (v) shall not exceed the Term Commitment.

Section 2.04 Letters of Credit .

(a) LC Issuances . During the Revolving Facility Availability Period, the Borrower may request an LC Issuer at any time and from time to time to issue, for the account of the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor, and subject to and upon the terms and conditions herein set forth, each LC Issuer agrees to issue from time to time Letters of Credit denominated and payable in Dollars and in each case in such form as may be approved by such LC Issuer and the Lender; provided , however , that notwithstanding the foregoing, no LC Issuance shall be made if, after giving effect thereto, (i) the LC Outstandings would exceed the LC Commitment Amount, (ii) the Revolving Facility Exposure would exceed the Revolving Commitment, or (iii) the Borrower would be required to prepay Loans or Cash Collateralize Letters of Credit pursuant to Section 2.11(c) hereof. Subject to Section 2.04(c) below, each Letter of Credit shall have an expiry date (including any renewal periods) occurring not later than the earlier of (y) 364 days from the date of issuance thereof, or (z) 15 days prior to the Revolving Facility Termination Date.

 

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(b) LC Requests . Whenever the Borrower desires that a Letter of Credit be issued for its account or the account of any eligible LC Obligor, the Borrower shall give the Lender and the applicable LC Issuer written or telephonic notice (in the case of telephonic notice, promptly confirmed in writing if so requested by the Lender) which, if in the form of written notice, shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit B-3 (each such request, an “ LC Request ”), or transmit by electronic communication (if arrangements for doing so have been approved by the applicable LC Issuer), prior to 11:00 A.M. (local time at the Notice Office) at least three Business Days (or such shorter period as may be acceptable to the relevant LC Issuer) prior to the proposed date of issuance (which shall be a Business Day), which LC Request shall include such supporting documents that such LC Issuer customarily requires in connection therewith (including, in the case of a Letter of Credit for an account party other than the Borrower, an application for, and if applicable a reimbursement agreement with respect to, such Letter of Credit). In the event of any inconsistency between any of the terms or provisions of any LC Document and the terms and provisions of this Agreement respecting Letters of Credit, the terms and provisions of this Agreement shall control.

(c) Auto-Renewal Letters of Credit . If an LC Obligor so requests in any applicable LC Request, each LC Issuer shall agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions; provided , however , that any Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions must permit such LC Issuer to prevent any such renewal at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Once any such Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions has been issued, the Lender shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) such LC Issuer to permit the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time to an expiry date not later than 30 Business Days prior to the Revolving Facility Termination Date; provided , however , that such LC Issuer shall not permit any such renewal if (i) such LC Issuer has determined that it would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its renewed form under the terms hereof, or (ii) it has received notice (which may be by telephone or in writing) on or before the day that is two Business Days before the date that such LC Issuer is permitted to send a notice of non-renewal from the Lender or the Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 4.02 is not then satisfied.

(d) Applicability of ISP98 and UCP . Unless otherwise expressly agreed by the applicable LC Issuer and the applicable LC Obligor, when a Letter of Credit is issued, (i) the rules of the “International Standby Practices 1998” published by the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the time of issuance) shall apply to each Standby Letter of Credit, and (ii) the rules of the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits, as most recently published by the International Chamber of Commerce at the time of issuance (including the International Chamber of Commerce’s decision published by the Commission on Banking Technique and Practice on April 6, 1998 regarding the European single currency (euro)) shall apply to each Commercial Letter of Credit.

(e) Notice of LC Issuance . Each LC Issuer shall, on the date of each LC Issuance by it, give the Lender and the Borrower written notice of such LC Issuance of the Letter of Credit or Letters of Credit issued by it. Each LC Issuer shall provide to the Lender a quarterly (or monthly if requested by the Lender) summary describing each Letter of Credit issued by such LC Issuer and then outstanding and an identification for the relevant period of the daily aggregate LC Outstandings represented by Letters of Credit issued by such LC Issuer.

 

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(f) Reimbursement Obligations .

(i) The Borrower hereby agrees to reimburse (or cause any LC Obligor for whose account a Letter of Credit was issued to reimburse) each LC Issuer, by making payment directly to such LC Issuer in immediately available funds at the payment office of such LC Issuer, for any Unpaid Drawing with respect to any Letter of Credit (i) not later than 1:00 P.M. (New York time), on the date that such Unpaid Drawing is made, if the Borrower (or any such other LC Obligor for whose account such Letter of Credit was issued) shall have received notice of such Unpaid Drawing prior to 11:00 A.M. (New York time), on such date, or (ii) if such notice has not been received by the Borrower (or any such other LC Obligor) prior to such time on such date, then not later than 1:00 P.M. (New York time) on (a) the Business Day that the Borrower (or any such other LC Obligor) receives such notice, if such notice is received prior to 11:00 A.M. (New York time), on the day of receipt, or (b) the Business Day immediately following the day that the Borrower (or any such other LC Obligor) receives such notice, if such notice is not received prior to such time on the day of receipt, such payment to be made in Dollars, with interest on the amount so paid or disbursed by such LC Issuer, to the extent not reimbursed prior to 1:00 P.M. (local time at the payment office of the applicable LC Issuer) on the date of such payment or disbursement, from and including the date paid or disbursed to but not including the date such LC Issuer is reimbursed therefor at a rate per annum that shall be the rate then applicable to Revolving Loans pursuant to Section 2.07(a)(i) that are Base Rate Loans or, if not reimbursed on the date of such payment or disbursement, at the Default Rate, any such interest also to be payable on demand. If by 11:00 A.M. on the Business Day immediately following notice to it of its obligation to make reimbursement in respect of an Unpaid Drawing, the Borrower or the relevant LC Obligor has not made such reimbursement out of its available cash on hand or, in the case of the Borrower, a contemporaneous Borrowing hereunder (if such Borrowing is otherwise available to the Borrower), (x) the Borrower will in each case be deemed to have given a Notice of Borrowing for Revolving Loans that are Base Rate Loans in an aggregate principal amount sufficient to reimburse such Unpaid Drawing, (y) the Lender shall, unless it is legally prohibited from doing so, make the Revolving Loans contemplated by such deemed Notice of Borrowing (which Revolving Loans shall be considered made under Section 2.02), and (z) the proceeds of such Revolving Loans shall be disbursed directly to the applicable LC Issuer to the extent necessary to effect such reimbursement and repayment of the Unpaid Drawing, with any excess proceeds to be made available to the Borrower in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Agreement.

(ii) Obligations Absolute . Each LC Obligor’s obligation under this Section to reimburse each LC Issuer with respect to Unpaid Drawings (including, in each case, interest thereon) shall be absolute and unconditional under any and all circumstances and irrespective of any setoff, counterclaim or defense to payment that such LC Obligor may have or have had against such LC Issuer or the Lender, including, without limitation, any defense based upon the failure of any drawing under a Letter of Credit to conform to the terms of the Letter of Credit or any non-application or misapplication by the beneficiary of the proceeds of such drawing; provided , however, that no LC Obligor shall be obligated to reimburse an LC Issuer for any wrongful payment made by such LC Issuer under a Letter of Credit as a result of acts or omissions constituting willful misconduct or gross negligence on the part of such LC Issuer.

(g) Cash Collateralization. If any Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, on the Business Day that the Borrower receives notice from the Lender demanding the deposit of cash collateral pursuant to this paragraph, the Borrower shall deposit in an account with the Lender, in the name of the Lender (the “ LC Collateral Account ”), an amount in cash equal to 105% the total LC Outstandings as of such date plus any accrued and unpaid interest thereon; provided 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

 

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respect to any Credit Party described in Section 8.01(i) . Such deposit shall be held by the Lender as collateral for the payment and performance of the Obligations. The Lender shall have exclusive dominion and control, including the exclusive right of withdrawal, over the LC Collateral Account, and the Borrower hereby grants the Lender a security interest in the LC Collateral Account. Other than any interest earned on the investment of such deposits, which investments shall be made at the option of the Lender with the consent of the Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld) 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. Monies in such account shall be applied by the Lender to reimburse the LC Issuers for Unpaid Drawings 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 total LC Outstandings at such time or, if the maturity of the Revolving Loans has been accelerated, be applied to satisfy other Obligations.

Section 2.05 Notice of Borrowing .

(a) Time of Notice . Each Borrowing of a Loan (other than a Continuation or Conversion) shall be made upon notice in the form provided for below which shall be provided by the Borrower to the Lender at its Notice Office not later than (i) in the case of each Borrowing of a Eurodollar Loan, 11:00 A.M. (local time at its Notice Office) at least three Business Days’ prior to the date of such Borrowing, and (ii) in the case of each Borrowing of a Base Rate Loan, prior to 11:00 A.M. (local time at its Notice Office) on the proposed date of such Borrowing.

(b) Notice of Borrowing . Each request for a Borrowing (other than a Continuation or Conversion) shall be made by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower by delivering written notice of such request substantially in the form of Exhibit B-1 hereto (each such notice, a “ Notice of Borrowing ”) or by telephone (to be confirmed immediately in writing by delivery by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower of a Notice of Borrowing), and in any event each such request shall be irrevocable and shall specify (i) the aggregate principal amount of the Loans to be made pursuant to such Borrowing, (ii) the date of the Borrowing (which shall be a Business Day), (iii) the Type of Loans such Borrowing will consist of, and (iv) if applicable, the initial Interest Period. Without in any way limiting the obligation of the Borrower to confirm in writing any telephonic notice permitted to be given hereunder, the Lender may act prior to receipt of written confirmation without liability upon the basis of such telephonic notice reasonably believed by the Lender to be from an Authorized Officer of the Borrower entitled to give telephonic notices under this Agreement on behalf of the Borrower. In each such case, the Lender’s record of the terms of such telephonic notice shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

(c) Minimum Borrowing Amount . The aggregate principal amount of each Borrowing by the Borrower shall not be less than the Minimum Borrowing Amount.

(d) Maximum Borrowings . More than one Borrowing may be incurred by the Borrower on any day; provided, however, that (i) if there are two or more Borrowings on a single day (other than with respect to a Term Borrowing made on the Closing Date) by the Borrower that consist of Eurodollar Loans, each such Borrowing shall have a different initial Interest Period, and (ii) at no time shall there be more than ten (10) Borrowings of Eurodollar Loans outstanding hereunder.

Section 2.06 Evidence of Obligations .

(a) Loan Accounts . The Lender shall maintain accounts in which it shall record (i) the amount of each Loan and Borrowing made hereunder, the Type thereof, the Interest Period and applicable interest rate, (ii) the amount and other details with respect to each Letter of Credit issued hereunder, (iii) the amount of any principal due and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrower, and (iv) the other details relating to the Loans, Letters of Credit and other Obligations.

 

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(b) Effect of Loan Accounts, etc . The entries made in the accounts maintained pursuant to Section 2.06(a) shall be prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the Obligations recorded therein; provided , that the failure of the Lender to maintain such accounts or any error (other than manifest error) therein shall not in any manner affect the obligation of any Credit Party to repay or prepay the Loans or the other Obligations in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

(c) Notes . The Borrower will execute and deliver to the Lender (i) a Revolving Facility Note to evidence the Borrower’s obligation to pay the principal of, and interest on, the Revolving Loans made to it by the Lender, and (ii) a Term Note to evidence its obligation to pay the principal of, and interest on, the Term Loan made to it by the Lender.

Section 2.07 Interest; Default Rate .

(a) Interest on Revolving Loans . The outstanding principal amount of each Revolving Loan made by the Lender shall bear interest at a fluctuating rate per annum that shall at all times be equal to (i) during such periods as such Revolving Loan is a Base Rate Loan, the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin in effect from time to time, and (ii) during such periods as such Revolving Loan is a Eurodollar Loan, the relevant Adjusted Eurodollar Rate for such Eurodollar Loan for the applicable Interest Period plus the Applicable Margin in effect from time to time.

(b) Interest on Term Loan . The outstanding principal amount of the Term Loan made by the Lender shall bear interest at a fluctuating rate per annum that shall at all times be equal to (i) during such periods as all of any part of the Term Loan is a Base Rate Loan, the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin in effect from time to time, and (ii) during such periods as all or any portion of the Term Loan is a Eurodollar Loan, the relevant Adjusted Eurodollar Rate for such Eurodollar Loan for the applicable Interest Period plus the Applicable Margin in effect from time to time.

(c) Default Interest . Notwithstanding the above provisions, (A) automatically upon the occurrence of an Event of Default under Sections 8.01(a) or (h)  and (B) upon the election of the Lender if an Event of Default other than an Event of Default as to which the foregoing clause (A) is applicable has occurred and is continuing, then, in each case, (i) the principal amount of all Loans outstanding and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, all overdue interest in respect of each Loan and all fees or other amounts owed hereunder, shall thereafter bear interest (including post petition interest in any proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code or other applicable bankruptcy laws) payable on demand, at a rate per annum equal to the Default Rate and (ii) the LC Fees shall be increased by an additional 2% per annum in excess of the LC Fees otherwise applicable thereto. In addition, if any amount (other than amounts as to which the foregoing subparts (i) and (ii) are applicable) payable by the Borrower under the Loan Documents is not paid when due, upon written notice by the Lender (which notice the Lender may give in its discretion), such amount shall bear interest, payable on demand, at a rate per annum equal to the Default Rate.

(d) Accrual and Payment of Interest . Interest shall accrue from and including the date of any Borrowing to but excluding the date of any prepayment or repayment thereof and shall be payable by the Borrower: (i) in respect of each Base Rate Loan, quarterly in arrears on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December, (ii) in respect of each Eurodollar Loan, on the last day of each Interest Period applicable thereto and, in the case of an Interest Period in excess of three months, on the dates that are successively three months after the commencement of such Interest Period, and (iii) in respect of all Loans, other than Revolving Loans accruing interest at a Base Rate, on any repayment, prepayment or Conversion (on the amount repaid, prepaid or Converted), at maturity (whether by acceleration or otherwise), and, after such maturity on demand.

(e) Computations of Interest . All computations of interest on Eurodollar Loans hereunder shall be made on the actual number of days elapsed over a year of 360 days. All computations of interest on Base Rate Loans and Unpaid Drawings hereunder shall be made on the actual number of days elapsed over a year of 365 or 366 days, as applicable.

 

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Section 2.08 Conversion and Continuation of Loans.

(a) Conversion and Continuation of Revolving Loans . The Borrower shall have the right, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, to (i) Convert all or a portion of the outstanding principal amount of Loans of one Type made to it into a Borrowing or Borrowings of another Type of Loans that can be made to it pursuant to this Agreement and (ii) Continue a Borrowing of Eurodollar Loans at the end of the applicable Interest Period as a new Borrowing of Eurodollar Loans with a new Interest Period; provided, however, any Conversion of Eurodollar Loans into Base Rate Loans made on any day other than the last day of an Interest Period for such Eurodollar Loans shall be subject to Section 3.02.

(b) Notice of Continuation and Conversion . Each Continuation or Conversion of a Loan shall be made upon notice in the form provided for below provided by the Borrower to the Lender at its Notice Office not later than (i) in the case of each Continuation of or Conversion into a Eurodollar Loan, prior to 11:00 A.M. (local time at its Notice Office) at least three Business Days’ prior to the date of such Continuation or Conversion, and (ii) in the case of each Conversion to a Base Rate Loan, prior to 11:00 A.M. (local time at its Notice Office) on the proposed date of such Conversion. Each such request shall be made by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower delivering written notice of such request substantially in the form of Exhibit B-2 hereto (each such notice, a “ Notice of Continuation or Conversion ”) or by telephone (to be confirmed immediately in writing by delivery by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower of a Notice of Continuation or Conversion), and in any event each such request shall be irrevocable and shall specify (A) the Borrowings to be Continued or Converted, (B) the date of the Continuation or Conversion (which shall be a Business Day), and (C) the Interest Period or, in the case of a Continuation, the new Interest Period. Without in any way limiting the obligation of the Borrower to confirm in writing any telephonic notice permitted to be given hereunder, the Lender may act prior to receipt of written confirmation without liability upon the basis of such telephonic notice reasonably believed by the Lender to be from an Authorized Officer of the Borrower entitled to give telephonic notices under this Agreement on behalf of the Borrower. In each such case, the Lender’s record of the terms of such telephonic notice shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

Section 2.09 Fees .

(a) Commitment Fees . The Borrower agrees to pay to the Lender as consideration for the Revolving Commitment, commitment fees (the “ Commitment Fee ”) for the period from the Closing Date to, but not including, the Revolving Facility Termination Date, equal to 0.50% per annum on the average daily unused amount of the Revolving Commitment during the preceding calendar quarter. Accrued Commitment Fees shall be due and payable in arrears on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December and on the Revolving Facility Termination Date.

(b) LC Fees . The Borrower agrees to pay to the Lender a fee in respect of each Letter of Credit issued hereunder for the period from the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit until the expiration date thereof (including any extensions of such expiration date that may be made at the election of the account party or the beneficiary), computed for each day at a rate per annum equal to (A) the

 

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Applicable Margin for Revolving Loans that are Eurodollar Loans in effect on such day times (B) the Stated Amount of such Letter of Credit on such day. The foregoing fees shall be payable quarterly in arrears on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December and on the Revolving Facility Termination Date.

(c) Fronting Fees . The Borrower agrees to pay directly to each LC Issuer, for its own account, a fee in respect of each Letter of Credit issued by it, payable on the date of issuance (or any increase in the amount, or renewal or extension) thereof, computed at the rate of 25 bps per annum on the Stated Amount thereof for the period from the date of issuance (or increase, renewal or extension) to the expiration date thereof (including any extensions of such expiration date which may be made at the election of the beneficiary thereof).

(d) Additional Charges of LC Issuer . The Borrower agrees to pay directly to each LC Issuer upon each LC Issuance, drawing under, or amendment, extension, renewal or transfer of, a Letter of Credit issued by it such amount as shall at the time of such LC Issuance, drawing under, amendment, extension, renewal or transfer be the processing charge that such LC Issuer is customarily charging for issuances of, drawings under or amendments, extensions, renewals or transfers of, letters of credit issued by it.

(e) Lender Fees . The Borrower agrees to pay to the Lender, for its own account, the fees payable in the amounts and at the times as set forth in the Lender Fee Letter.

(f) Computations of Fees . All computations of Commitment Fees, LC Fees and other Fees hereunder shall be made on the actual number of days elapsed over a year of 360 days, other than computations of interest on Base Rate Loans (which shall be made on the basis of actual number of days elapsed and a 365/366 day year).

Section 2.10 Termination and Reduction of Revolving Commitments .

(a) Mandatory Termination of Revolving Commitments . All of the Revolving Commitments shall terminate on the Revolving Facility Termination Date.

(b) Reserved .

(c) Voluntary Termination of the Revolving Commitment . Upon at least three Business Days’ prior irrevocable written notice (or telephonic notice confirmed in writing) to the Lender at its Notice Office, the Borrower shall have the right, without premium or penalty, to terminate in whole the Revolving Commitment, provided that (i) all outstanding Revolving Loans and Unpaid Drawings are contemporaneously prepaid in accordance with Section 2.11 and (ii) either there are no outstanding Letters of Credit or the Borrower shall contemporaneously cause all outstanding Letters of Credit to be surrendered for cancellation (any such Letters of Credit to be replaced by letters of credit issued by other financial institutions acceptable to the Lender) or shall Cash Collateralize all LC Outstandings in an amount equal to 105% of the amount of such LC Outstandings and shall deposit such amount in the LC Collateral Account, provided further, that a notice of termination of the Revolving Commitment may state that such notice is conditioned on the effectiveness of other transactions, in which case such notice may be revoked by the Borrower (by notice to the Lender on or prior to the specified effective date) if such condition is not satisfied.

(d) Partial Reduction of the Revolving Commitment . Upon at least three Business Days’ prior irrevocable written notice (or telephonic notice confirmed in writing) to the Lender at its Notice Office, the Borrower shall have the right, without premium or penalty, to partially and permanently

 

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reduce the Unused Revolving Commitment; provided, however, that (i) such reduction shall apply to proportionately and permanently reduce the LC Commitment Amount, but only to the extent that the Unused Revolving Commitment would be reduced below any such limits, (ii) no such reduction shall be permitted if the Borrower would be required to make a mandatory prepayment of Loans pursuant to Section 2.11(c)(ii) or (iii), and (iii) any partial reduction shall be in the amount of at least $500,000 (or, if greater, in integral multiples of $100,00).

Section 2.11 Voluntary, Scheduled and Mandatory Prepayments of Loans .

(a) Voluntary Prepayments . The Borrower shall have the right to prepay any of the Loans owing by it, in whole or in part, without premium or penalty, except as specified in subpart (f) below, from time to time. The Borrower shall give the Lender at the Notice Office written or telephonic notice (in the case of telephonic notice, promptly confirmed in writing if so requested by the Lender) of its intent to prepay the Loans, the amount of such prepayment and (in the case of Eurodollar Loans) the specific Borrowing(s) pursuant to which the prepayment is to be made, which notice shall be received by the Lender by (y) 11:00 A.M. (local time at the Notice Office) three Business Days prior to the date of such prepayment, in the case of any prepayment of Eurodollar Loans, or (z) 11:00 A.M. (local time at the Notice Office) one Business Day prior to the date of such prepayment, in the case of any prepayment of Base Rate Loans, provided that:

(i) each partial prepayment shall be in an aggregate principal amount of at least (A) in the case of any prepayment of a Eurodollar Loan, $500,000 (or, if less, the full amount of such Borrowing) or an integral multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof, and (B) in the case of any prepayment of a Base Rate Loan, $100,000 (or, if less, the full amount of such Borrowing) or an integral multiple of $50,000 in excess thereof;

(ii) no partial prepayment of any Loans made pursuant to a Borrowing shall reduce the aggregate principal amount of such Loans outstanding pursuant to such Borrowing to an amount less than the Minimum Borrowing Amount applicable thereto; and

(iii) in the case of any prepayment of Term Loans, such prepayment shall be applied to the Scheduled Repayments in respect of the Term Loans in the inverse order of maturity.

(b) Scheduled Repayments of Term Loans . On each of the dates set forth below, the Borrower shall repay the principal amount of the Term Loans in the amount set forth opposite such date, except that the payment due on the Term Loan Maturity Date shall in any event be in the amount of the entire remaining principal amount of the outstanding Term Loans (each such repayment, as the same may be reduced by reason of the application of prepayments pursuant to Section 2.11(c), a “ Scheduled Repayment ”):

 

Date

   Amount of
Payment
 

June 30, 2015

   $ 125,000   

September 30, 2015

   $ 125,000   

December 31, 2015

   $ 125,000   

March 31, 2016

   $ 125,000   

June 30, 2016

   $ 125,000   

September 30, 2016

   $ 125,000   

December 31, 2016

   $ 125,000   

 

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Date

   Amount of
Payment
 

March 31, 2017

   $ 125,000   

June 30, 2017

   $ 250,000   

September 31, 2017

   $ 250,000   

December 31, 2017

   $ 250,000   

(c) Mandatory Payments . The Loans shall be subject to mandatory repayment or prepayment (in the case of any partial prepayment conforming to the requirements as to the amounts of partial prepayments set forth in Section 2.11(a) above), and the LC Outstandings shall be subject to cash collateralization requirements, in accordance with the following provisions:

(i) Revolving Facility Termination Date . The entire principal amount of all outstanding Revolving Loans shall be repaid in full on the Revolving Facility Termination Date.

(ii) Loans Exceed the Commitments . If on any date (after giving effect to any other payments on such date) (A) the Aggregate Credit Facility Exposure exceeds the Total Credit Facility Amount, or (B) the Revolving Facility Exposure exceeds the Revolving Commitment, then , in the case of each of the foregoing, the Borrower shall, on such day, prepay on such date the principal amount of Loans and, after Loans have been paid in full, Unpaid Drawings, in an aggregate amount at least equal to such excess.

(iii) LC Outstandings Exceed LC Commitment If on any date the LC Outstandings exceed the LC Commitment Amount, then the applicable LC Obligor or the Borrower shall, on such day, Cash Collateralize the LC Outstandings in an amount equal to 105% of such excess and shall deposit such amount in the LC Collateral Account.

(iv) Reserved .

(v) Certain Proceeds of Asset Sales . If during any fiscal year of the Borrower, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries have received cumulative Net Cash Proceeds during such fiscal year from one or more Asset Sales of at least $500,000, not later than the third Business Day following the date of receipt of any Cash Proceeds in excess of such amount, an amount equal to 100% of the Net Cash Proceeds then received in excess of such amount from any Asset Sale shall be applied as a mandatory prepayment of the Loans in accordance with Section 2.11(d) below; provided , that (A) if no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and (B) within 180 days of receipt of such Net Cash Proceeds, the Borrower shall have delivered to the Lender a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer notifying the Lender of its intention to reinvest all or a portion of such Net Cash Proceeds in assets that are useful in the business of the Borrower within 365 days of receipt of such Net Cash Proceeds and the amount and nature of such intended reinvestment, then no such prepayment shall be required to the extent of the amount of such Net Cash Proceeds as to which the Borrower so indicates such reinvestment will take place. If at the end of such 365 day period any portion of such Net Cash Proceeds has not been so reinvested, the Borrower will immediately make a prepayment of the Loans, as provided above. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, so long as no Default or Event of Default is continuing, the prepayments described in this Section 2.11(c)(v) shall not be required with respect to the first $500,000 of Net Cash Proceeds received in any fiscal year from Asset Sales permitted under Section 7.02(d) .

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(vii) Certain Proceeds of Indebtedness . Not later than the Business Day following the date of the receipt by any Credit Party of Net Cash Proceeds from any sale or issuance of any Indebtedness of the type referred to in clauses (i) or (ii) of the definition thereof (other than any Indebtedness permitted to be outstanding pursuant to Section 7.04 ), the Borrower will make a prepayment of the Loans in an amount equal to 100% of such net proceeds in accordance with Section 2.11(d) below.

(viii) Certain Proceeds of an Event of Loss . If during any fiscal year of the Borrower, any Credit Party has received cumulative Net Cash Proceeds during such fiscal year from one or more Events of Loss of at least $500,000, not later than the third Business Day following the date of receipt of any Net Cash Proceeds in excess of such amount, the Borrower will make a prepayment of the Loans with an amount equal to 100% of the Net Cash Proceeds then received in excess of such amount from any Event of Loss in accordance with Section 2.11(d) below. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event any property suffers an Event of Loss and (A) the Net Cash Proceeds received in any fiscal year as a result of such Event of Loss are less than $500,000, (B) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, (C) within 180 days of receipt of such Net Cash Proceeds, the Borrower shall have delivered to the Lender a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer notifying the Lender of its intention to rebuild or restore the affected property or reinvest all or a portion of such Net Cash Proceeds in assets that are useful in the business of the Borrower on or before the date that is 365 days after receipt of such Net Cash Proceeds and that such rebuilding or restoration or reinvestment can be accomplished during such 365 day period, and (D) the aggregate Net Cash Proceeds in such fiscal year to be reinvested pursuant to this Section 2.11(c)(viii) does not exceed $5,000,000, then no such prepayment of the Loans shall be required if the Borrower immediately deposits such Net Cash Proceeds in a cash collateral deposit account over which the Lender shall have sole dominion and control, and which shall constitute part of the Collateral under the Security Documents and may be applied as provided in Section 8.03 if an Event of Default occurs and is continuing. If at the end of any such 365 day period any portion of such Net Cash Proceeds from Events of Loss has not been so used to rebuild or restore the affected property, the Borrower will immediately make a prepayment of the Loans, to the extent required above. So long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Lender is authorized to disburse amounts from such cash collateral deposit account to or at the direction of the Borrower for application to the costs of rebuilding or restoration of the affected property. Any amounts not so applied to the costs of rebuilding or restoration or as provided in Section 8.03 shall be applied to the prepayment of the Loans as provided above.

(d) Applications of Certain Prepayment Proceeds . Each prepayment required to be made pursuant to Sections 2.11(c)(v), (vii) or (viii) above shall be applied as a mandatory prepayment of principal of first , the outstanding Term Loans, with such amounts being applied to the Scheduled Repayments thereof in the inverse order of their maturity, and second , the outstanding Revolving Loans.

(e) Particular Loans to be Prepaid . With respect to each repayment or prepayment of Loans made or required by this Section, the Borrower shall designate the Types of Loans that are to be repaid or prepaid and the specific Borrowing(s) pursuant to which such repayment or prepayment is to be made; provided, however, that (i) the Borrower shall first so designate all Loans that are Base Rate Loans and Eurodollar Loans with Interest Periods ending on the date of repayment or prepayment prior to designating any other Eurodollar Loans for repayment or prepayment, and (ii) if the outstanding principal amount of Eurodollar Loans made pursuant to a Borrowing is reduced below the applicable Minimum Borrowing Amount as a result of any such repayment or prepayment, then all the Loans outstanding pursuant to such Borrowing shall, in the case of Eurodollar Loans, be Converted into Base Rate Loans. In the absence of a designation by the Borrower as described in the preceding sentence, the Lender shall, subject to the above, make such designation in its sole discretion and will endeavor in good faith to minimize breakage costs owing under Article III.

(f) Breakage and Other Compensation . Any prepayment made pursuant to this Section 2.11 shall be accompanied by any amounts payable in respect thereof under Article III hereof.

 

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Section 2.12 Method and Place of Payment .

(a) Generally . All payments made by the Borrower hereunder under any Note or any other Loan Document, shall be made without setoff, counterclaim or other defense.

(b) Payment of Obligations . Except as specifically set forth elsewhere in this Agreement, all payments under this Agreement with respect to any of the Obligations shall be made to the Lender on the date when due and shall be made at the Payment Office in immediately available funds and shall be made in Dollars.

(c) Timing of Payments . Any payments under this Agreement that are made later than 11:00 A.M. (local time at the Payment Office) on the date when due shall be deemed to have been made on the next succeeding Business Day. Whenever any payment to be made hereunder shall be stated to be due on a day that is not a Business Day, the due date thereof shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day and, with respect to payments of principal, interest shall be payable during such extension at the applicable rate in effect immediately prior to such extension.

ARTICLE III.

INCREASED COSTS, ILLEGALITY AND TAXES

Section 3.01 Increased Costs, Illegality, etc .

(a) In the event that the Lender shall have determined on a reasonable basis (which determination shall, absent manifest error, be final and conclusive and binding upon all parties hereto):

(i) on any date for determining the interest rate applicable to any Eurodollar Loan for any Interest Period that, by reason of any changes arising after the Closing Date, adequate and fair means do not exist for ascertaining the applicable interest rate on the basis provided for in this Agreement for such Eurodollar Loan; or

(ii) at any time, that the Lender shall incur increased costs or reductions in the amounts received or receivable by it hereunder in an amount that the Lender deems material with respect to any Eurodollar Loans (other than any increased cost or reduction in the amount received or receivable resulting from the imposition of or a change in the rate of taxes or similar charges) because of (x) any Change in Law (such as, for example, but not limited to, a change in official reserve requirements, but, in all events, excluding reserves already includable in the interest rate applicable to such Eurodollar Loan pursuant to this Agreement) or (y) other circumstances adversely affecting the London interbank market or the position of the Lender in any such market; or

(iii) at any time, that the making or continuance of any Eurodollar Loan has become unlawful by compliance by the Lender in good faith with any Change in Law since the Closing Date, or the interpretation or application thereof, or would conflict with any thereof not having the force of law but with which the Lender customarily complies, or has become impracticable as a result of a contingency occurring after the Closing Date that materially adversely affects the London interbank market;

 

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then , and in each such event, the Lender shall (1) on or promptly following such date or time and (2) within 10 Business Days of the date on which such event no longer exists give notice (by telephone confirmed in writing) to the Borrower of such determination. Thereafter (x) in the case of clause (i) above, the affected Type of Eurodollar Loans shall no longer be available until such time as the Lender notifies the Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such notice by the Lender no longer exist, and any Notice of Borrowing or Notice of Continuation or Conversion given by the Borrower with respect to such Type of Eurodollar Loans that have not yet been incurred, Converted or Continued shall be deemed rescinded by the Borrower or, in the case of a Notice of Borrowing, shall, at the option of the Borrower, be deemed converted into a Notice of Borrowing for Base Rate Loans to be made on the date of Borrowing contained in such Notice of Borrowing, (y) in the case of clause (ii) above, the Borrower shall pay to the Lender, promptly following written demand therefor, such additional amounts (in the form of an increased rate of, or a different method of calculating, interest or otherwise as the Lender shall determine) as shall be required to compensate the Lender for such increased costs or reductions in amounts receivable hereunder (a written notice as to the additional amounts owed to the Lender, showing the basis for the calculation thereof, which basis must be reasonable, submitted to the Borrower by the Lender shall, absent manifest error, be final and conclusive and binding upon all parties hereto) and (z) in the case of clause (iii) above, the Borrower shall take one of the actions specified in Section 3.01(b) as promptly as possible and, in any event, within the time period required by law.

(b) At any time that any Eurodollar Loan is affected by the circumstances described in Section 3.01(a)(ii) or (iii), the Borrower may (and in the case of a Eurodollar Loan affected pursuant to Section 3.01(a)(iii) the Borrower shall) either (i) if the affected Eurodollar Loan is then being made pursuant to a Borrowing, by giving the Lender telephonic notice (confirmed promptly in writing) thereof on the same date that the Borrower was notified by the Lender pursuant to Section 3.01(a)(ii) or (iii), cancel said Borrowing, or convert the related Notice of Borrowing into one requesting a Borrowing of Base Rate Loans or require the Lender to make its requested Loan as a Base Rate Loan, or (ii) if the affected Eurodollar Loan is then outstanding, upon at least one Business Day’s notice to the Lender, require the Lender to Convert each such Eurodollar Loan into a Base Rate Loan.

(c) If the Lender shall have determined that after the Closing Date, any Change in Law regarding capital adequacy by any Governmental Authority, central bank or comparable agency charged by law with the interpretation or administration thereof, or compliance by the Lender or its parent corporation 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, in each case made subsequent to the Closing Date, has or would have the effect of reducing by an amount reasonably deemed by the Lender to be material to the rate of return on the Lender’s or its parent corporation capital or assets as a consequence of the Lender’s commitments or obligations hereunder to a level below that which the Lender or its parent corporation could have achieved but for such adoption, effectiveness, change or compliance (taking into consideration the Lender’s or its parent corporation policies with respect to capital adequacy), then from time to time, within 15 days after demand by the Lender, the Borrower shall pay to the Lender such additional amount or amounts as will compensate the Lender or its parent corporation for such reduction. The Lender, upon determining reasonably that any additional amounts will be payable pursuant to this Section 3.01(c), will give prompt written notice thereof to the Borrower, which notice shall set forth, in reasonable detail, the basis of the calculation of such additional amounts, which basis must be reasonable, although the failure to give any such notice shall not release or diminish any of the Borrower’s obligations to pay additional amounts pursuant to this Section 3.01(c) upon the subsequent receipt of such notice.

 

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(d) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, (i) the Lender shall not be entitled to compensation or payment or reimbursement of other amounts under Section 3.01 or Section 3.04 for any amounts incurred or accruing more than 90 days prior to the giving of notice to the Borrower of additional costs or other amounts of the nature described in such Sections, and (ii) the Lender shall not demand compensation for any reduction referred to in Section 3.01(c) or payment or reimbursement of other amounts under Section 3.04 if it shall not at the time be the general policy or practice of the Lender to demand such compensation, payment or reimbursement in similar circumstances under comparable provisions of other credit agreements.

Section 3.02 Breakage Compensation . The Borrower shall compensate the Lender, upon its written request (which request shall set forth the detailed basis for requesting and the method of calculating such compensation), for all reasonable losses, costs, expenses and liabilities (including, without limitation, any loss, cost, expense or liability incurred by reason of the liquidation or reemployment of deposits or other funds required by the Lender to fund the Eurodollar Loans and costs associated with foreign currency hedging obligations incurred by the Lender in connection with any Eurodollar Loan) which the Lender may sustain in connection with any of the following: (i) if for any reason (other than a default by the Lender) a Borrowing of Eurodollar Loans does not occur on a date specified therefor in a Notice of Borrowing or a Notice of Continuation or Conversion (whether or not withdrawn by the Borrower or deemed withdrawn pursuant to Section 3.01(a)); (ii) if any repayment, prepayment, Conversion or Continuation of any Eurodollar Loan occurs on a date that is not the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto; (iii) if any prepayment of any of the Eurodollar Loans is not made on any date specified in a notice of prepayment given by the Borrower; or (iv) as a consequence of any other default by the Borrower to repay or prepay any Eurodollar Loans when required by the terms of this Agreement. The written request of the Lender setting forth any amount or amounts that the Lender is entitled to receive pursuant to this Section shall be delivered to the Borrower and shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay the Lender the amount shown as due on any such request within 15 days after receipt thereof.

Section 3.03 Net Payments .

(a) All payments made by or on account of any obligation of any Credit Party hereunder, under any Note or any other Loan Document, will be made free and clear of, and without deduction or withholding for, any present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, fees, assessments or other charges of whatever nature now or hereafter imposed by any jurisdiction or by any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein with respect to such payments (but excluding, except as provided in this Section 3.03(a), any tax imposed on or measured by the net income or net profits of the Lender and franchise taxes imposed on it pursuant to the laws of the jurisdiction under which the Lender is organized or the jurisdiction in which the principal office of the Lender, as applicable, is located or any subdivision thereof or therein) and all interest, penalties, additions to tax or similar liabilities with respect to such non-excluded taxes, levies imposts, duties, fees, assessments or other charges (all such non-excluded taxes, levies, imposts, duties, fees, assessments or other charges being referred to collectively as “Taxes”). If any Taxes are so levied or imposed, the applicable Credit Party agrees to pay the full amount of such Taxes and such additional amounts (including additional amounts to compensate for withholding on amounts paid pursuant to this Section 3.03) as may be necessary so that every payment by it of all amounts due hereunder, under any Note or under any other Loan Document, after withholding or deduction for or on account of any Taxes will not be less than the amount provided for herein or in such Note or in such other Loan Document. The Credit Parties will indemnify and hold harmless the Lender, and reimburse the Lender upon its request, for the full amount of any Taxes payable or paid by the Lender or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to the Lender and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. The applicable Credit Party will furnish to the Lender within 15

 

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days after the date the payment of any Taxes, or any withholding or deduction on account thereof, is due pursuant to applicable law certified copies of tax receipts, or other evidence satisfactory to the Lender, evidencing such payment by the Borrower.

(b) If the Lender, in its sole opinion, determines that it has finally and irrevocably received or been granted a refund in respect of any Taxes as to which indemnification has been paid by the Borrower pursuant to this Section 3.03, it shall promptly remit such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made under this Section with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including Taxes) with respect to such refund and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund) to the Borrower; provided, however, that the Borrower agrees to promptly repay any such refund (plus any penalties, interest, or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) to the Lender in the event the Lender is required to repay such refund to the relevant taxing authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this paragraph (b), in no event will the Lender be required to pay any amount to the Borrower pursuant to this paragraph (b) the payment of which would place the Lender in a less favorable net after-Tax position than the Lender would have been in if the Tax subject to indemnification and giving rise to such refund had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification payments or additional amounts with respect to such Tax had never been paid. This paragraph shall not be construed to require Lender to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to the Borrower or any other Person. Nothing contained herein shall impose an obligation on the Lender to apply for any such refund.

Section 3.04 Increased Costs to LC Issuers . If after the Closing Date, there is a Change in Law by any Governmental Authority, central bank or comparable agency charged with the interpretation or administration thereof, or compliance by any LC Issuer or the Lender with any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any such authority, central bank or comparable agency (in each case made subsequent to the Closing Date) shall either (i) impose, modify or make applicable any reserve, deposit, capital adequacy or similar requirement against Letters of Credit issued by such LC Issuer or the Lender’s participation therein, or (ii) impose on such LC Issuer or the Lender any other conditions affecting this Agreement, any Letter of Credit or the Lender’s participation therein; and the result of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to such LC Issuer or the Lender of issuing, maintaining or participating in any Letter of Credit, or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such LC Issuer or the Lender hereunder (other than any increased cost or reduction in the amount received or receivable resulting from the imposition of or a change in the rate of taxes or similar charges), then, upon demand to the Borrower by such LC Issuer or the Lender (a copy of which notice shall be sent by such LC Issuer or the Lender to the Lender), the Borrower shall pay to such LC Issuer or the Lender such additional amount or amounts as will compensate any such LC Issuer or the Lender for such increased cost or reduction. A certificate submitted to the Borrower by any LC Issuer or the Lender, as the case may be (a copy of which certificate shall be sent by such LC Issuer or the Lender to the Lender), setting forth, in reasonable detail, the basis for the determination of such additional amount or amounts necessary to compensate any LC Issuer or the Lender as aforesaid shall be conclusive and binding on the Borrower absent manifest error, although the failure to deliver any such certificate shall not release or diminish the Borrower’s obligations to pay additional amounts pursuant to this Section 3.04.

Section 3.05 Change of Lending Office .

(a) The Lender agrees that, upon the occurrence of any event giving rise to the operation of Sections 3.01(a)(ii) or (iii), 3.01(c), 3.03 or 3.04 requiring the payment of additional amounts to the Lender, the Lender will, if requested by the Borrower, use reasonable efforts (subject to overall policy considerations of the Lender) to designate another Payment Office for any Loans or Commitments

 

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affected by such event; provided , however , that such designation is made on such terms that the Lender suffers no economic, legal or regulatory disadvantage, with the object of avoiding the consequence of the event giving rise to the operation of any such Section.

(b) Nothing in this Section 3.05 shall affect or postpone any of the obligations of the Borrower or the right of the Lender provided in Sections 3.01, 3.03 or 3.04.

ARTICLE IV.

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

Section 4.01 Conditions Precedent at Closing Date . The obligation of the Lender to make Loans, and of any LC Issuer to issue Letters of Credit, is subject to the satisfaction of each of the following conditions on or prior to the Closing Date:

(i) Credit Agreement . This Agreement shall have been executed by the Borrower, the Lender and each LC Issuer.

(ii) Notes . The Borrower shall have executed and delivered to the Lender the Notes.

(iii) Subsidiary Guaranty . The Subsidiary Guarantors, if any, shall have duly executed and delivered a Guaranty of Payment (the “ Subsidiary Guaranty ”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C-1 .

(iv) Security Agreement . Each Credit Party shall have duly executed and delivered a Pledge and Security Agreement (the “ Security Agreement ”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C-2 , and shall have executed and delivered all of the following in connection therewith, each of which shall be in form and substance satisfactory to the Lender: (A) a Perfection Certificate and (B) each other Security Document that is required by this Agreement or the Security Agreement.

(v) Other Loan Documents . Each Credit Party shall have executed and delivered to the Lender each other Loan Document required to be delivered on the date hereof to which it is a party.

(vi) Fees . The Borrower shall have (A) executed and delivered to the Lender the Lender Fee Letter and shall have paid to the Lender, for its own account, the fees required to be paid by it on the Closing Date and (B) paid or caused to be paid all reasonable fees and expenses of the Lender and of special counsel to the Lender that have been invoiced on or prior to the Closing Date in connection with the preparation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.

(vii) Corporate Resolutions and Approvals . The Lender shall have received certified copies of the resolutions of the Board of Directors (or similar governing body) of each Credit Party approving the Loan Documents to which such Credit Party is or may become a party, and of all documents evidencing other necessary corporate or other organizational action, as the case may be, and governmental approvals and third party consents and approvals, if any, with respect to the execution, delivery and performance by such Credit Party of the Loan Documents to which it is or may become a party and the transactions contemplated thereby.

 

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(viii) Incumbency Certificates . The Lender shall have received a certificate of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of each Credit Party certifying the names and true signatures of the officers of such Credit Party authorized to sign the Loan Documents to which such Credit Party is a party and any other documents to which such Credit Party is a party that may be executed and delivered in connection herewith.

(ix) Opinions of Counsel . The Lender shall have received such opinions of counsel to the Credit Parties as the Lender shall request, each of which shall be addressed to the Lender and dated the Closing Date and in form and substance satisfactory to the Lender.

(x) Recordation of Security Documents, Delivery of Collateral . (i) each UCC financing statement shall have been delivered to Lender as is required by law to establish, perfect, preserve and protect the rights, Liens and security interests granted to the Lender under the Loan Documents and (ii) all Intercompany and Third Party Notes (as defined in the Security Agreement) and all certificates representing Pledged Equity Interests (as defined in the Security Agreement) shall have been delivered to the Lender, accompanied by any appropriate instruments of transfer.

(xi) Evidence of Insurance . The Lender shall have received certificates of insurance and other evidence, satisfactory to it, of compliance with the insurance requirements of this Agreement and the Security Documents.

(xii) Search Reports . The Lender shall have received the results of UCC and other search reports from one or more commercial search firms acceptable to the Lender, listing all of the effective financing statements filed against any Credit Party in its jurisdiction of incorporation or formation, together with copies of such financing statements.

(xiii) Corporate Charter and Good Standing Certificates . The Lender shall have received: (A) an original certified copy of the Certificate or Articles of Incorporation or Formation, as applicable, or equivalent formation document of each Credit Party and any and all amendments and restatements thereof, certified as of a recent date by the relevant Secretary of State; (B) an original good standing certificate from the Secretary of State of the state of incorporation, dated as of a recent date, listing all charter documents affecting such Credit Party and certifying as to the good standing of such Credit Party; and (C) original certificates of good standing from each other jurisdiction in which each Credit Party is authorized or qualified to do business where the failure to be authorized or qualified could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(xiv) Closing Certificate . The Lender shall have received a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit E hereto, dated the Closing Date, of an Authorized Officer of the Borrower to the effect that, at and as of the Closing Date and both before and after giving effect to the initial Borrowings hereunder and the application of the proceeds thereof: (A) no Default or Event of Default has occurred or is continuing; and (B) all representations and warranties of the Credit Parties contained herein or in the other Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing Date.

(xv) Solvency Certificate . The Lender shall have received a solvency certificate substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit F , dated as of the Closing Date, and executed by the Chief Financial Officer of the Borrower.

 

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(xvi) Approvals and Consents . All governmental and third party consents and approvals (including Hart-Scott Rodino clearance) necessary or, in the opinion of the Lender, desirable in connection with the Transactions shall have been received, and all applicable waiting periods have expired without any action being taken by any Governmental Authority that could restrain, prevent or impose any material adverse conditions on the ability of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries to consummate the Transactions or that could seek or threaten any of the foregoing, and no law or regulation shall be applicable which in the reasonable judgment of the Lender could have such effect.

(xvii) Proceedings and Documents . All corporate and other proceedings and all documents incidental to the transactions contemplated hereby shall be satisfactory in substance and form to the Lender and its special counsel and the Lender shall have received all such counterpart originals or certified or other copies of such documents as the Lender or its special counsel may reasonably request.

(xviii) Financial Statements . The Lender shall have received (i) forecasts prepared by management of the Borrower of the financial statements of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, on a quarterly basis for the first year after the Closing Date of the Facilities and on an annual basis thereafter for each year for the term of the Facilities, (ii) a pro forma balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries after giving effect to the Transactions on the Closing Date; (iii) evidence satisfactory to the Lender that (A) pro forma T4Q Adjusted EBITDA (with such adjustments as are satisfactory to the Lender in its sole discretion) for the period ended December 31, 2014 is not less than $6,750,000, (B) the Leverage Ratio, on a pro forma basis as of the Closing Date, is not greater than 3.0 to 1.0 and (C) the minimum Adjusted Quick Ratio, on a pro forma basis as of the Closing Date, is not less than 1.75 to 1.0.

(xix) Target Acquisition Agreement . (A) The Lender shall be satisfied with the Target Acquisition Agreement, including all schedules and exhibits thereto, and all other agreements, instruments and documents relating thereto and (B) substantially concurrently with the making of the initial Loans on the Closing Date, the Target Acquisition and the Target Acquisition Agreement shall have been consummated in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Target Acquisition agreement and in compliance with all applicable laws, and the Target Acquisition Agreement and all such other agreements, instruments and documents relating thereto shall not have been altered, amended or otherwise modified or supplemented or any condition therein waived in a manner adverse to the Lender without the Lender’s prior written consent and all regulatory or other approvals required in connection therewith shall have been received.

(xx) Diligence . The Lender shall be satisfied with the results of its business, operations, collateral, tax, accounting, legal (including, without limitation, customer contracts and lease obligations), environmental, regulatory and other due diligence review of the Borrower, its Subsidiaries and Target.

(xxi) Capitalization . The Lender shall be satisfied with the pro forma capital and ownership structure of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries.

(xxii) Litigation . There shall not exist any litigation that could reasonably be expected to cause a material adverse change, in the judgment of the Lender, in or affecting the business, operations, property or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Credit Parties taken as a whole.

 

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(xxiii) No Material Adverse Effect . Since December 31, 2013, there shall not have occurred any event, change, occurrence, circumstance or condition which either individually or in the aggregate has had, or could reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect.

(xxiv) Compliance with Laws . The Lender shall be satisfied that the Borrower, its Subsidiaries and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and the Target Acquisition Agreement shall be in compliance with all laws, statutes, rules, regulations, orders, writs, injunctions or decrees of any Governmental Authority in all material respects, including (immediately after giving effect to the Transactions) Regulations T, U and X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and shall have received satisfactory evidence of such compliance reasonably requested by it.

(xxv) Payment of Outstanding Indebtedness, etc. The Lender shall have received evidence that immediately after the making of the Loans on the Closing Date, all Indebtedness under the Existing Credit Agreement and any other Indebtedness not permitted by Section 7.04 , together with all interest, all payment premiums and all other amounts due and payable with respect thereto, shall have been paid in full, and the commitments in respect of such Indebtedness shall be permanently terminated, and all Liens securing payment of any such Indebtedness shall be released and the Lender shall have received all payoff and release letters, Uniform Commercial Code Form UCC-3 termination statements or other instruments or agreements as may be suitable or appropriate in connection with the release of any such Liens.

(xxvi) Patriot Act . The Lender shall have received, at least three Business Days prior to the Closing Date, all documentation and other information required by regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the USA Patriot Act.

(xxvii) Miscellaneous . The Credit Parties shall have provided to the Lender such other items and shall have satisfied such other conditions as may be reasonably required by the Lender.

Section 4.02 Conditions Precedent to All Credit Events . The obligations of the Lender to make or participate in each Credit Event (including the initial Credit Event on the Closing Date) is subject, at the time thereof, to the satisfaction of the following conditions:

(a) Notice . The Lender (and in the case of subpart (iii) below, the applicable LC Issuer) shall have received, as applicable, (i) a Notice of Borrowing meeting the requirements of Section 2.05(b) with respect to any Borrowing (other than a Continuation or Conversion), (ii) a Notice of Continuation or Conversion meeting the requirements of Section 2.08(b) with respect to a Continuation or Conversion, or (iii) an LC Request meeting the requirements of Section 2.04(b) with respect to each LC Issuance.

(b) No Default; Representations and Warranties . At the time of each Credit Event and also after giving effect thereto, (i) there shall exist no Default or Event of Default and (ii) all representations and warranties of the Credit Parties contained herein or in the other Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects (except that any representations and warranties that are qualified as to materiality or Material Adverse Effect shall be true and correct in all respects) with the same effect as though such representations and warranties had been made on and as of the date of such Credit Event, except to the extent that such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier specified date, in which case such representations and warranties shall have been true and correct in all material respects as of the date when made.

 

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The acceptance of the benefits of each Credit Event shall constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrower to the Lender and each LC Issuer that all of the applicable conditions specified in Section 4.01 and Section 4.02 have been satisfied as of the times referred to in such Sections.

ARTICLE V.

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

In order to induce the Lender and each LC Issuer to enter into this Agreement and to make the Loans and to issue and to participate in the Letters of Credit provided for herein, the Borrower makes the following representations and warranties to, and agreements with, the Lender and each LC Issuer, all of which shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and each Credit Event:

Section 5.01 Corporate Status . Each Credit Party (i) is a duly organized or formed and validly existing corporation, partnership or limited liability company, as the case may be, in good standing (to the extent the concept of good standing is applicable under the laws of such jurisdiction) or in full force and effect under the laws of the jurisdiction of its formation and has the corporate, partnership or limited liability company power and authority, as applicable, to own its property and assets and to transact the business in which it is engaged and presently proposes to engage, and (ii) has duly qualified and is authorized to do business in all jurisdictions where it is required to be so qualified or authorized except where the failure to be so qualified would not have a Material Adverse Effect. Schedule 5.01 hereto lists, as of the Closing Date, each Subsidiary of the Borrower (and the direct and indirect ownership interest of the Borrower therein). The Equity Interests described on Schedule 5.01 are fully paid and non-assessable (to the extent such concepts are applicable to the respective Equity Interests) and except to the extent set forth on Schedule 5.01 , there are no preemptive rights, outstanding subscriptions, warrants or options to purchase any Equity Interests of any Credit Party.

Section 5.02 Corporate Power and Authority . Each Credit Party has the corporate or other organizational power and authority to execute, deliver and carry out the terms and provisions of the Loan Documents to which it is party and has taken all necessary corporate or other organizational action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents to which it is party. Each Credit Party has duly executed and delivered each Loan Document to which it is party and each Loan Document to which it is party constitutes the legal, valid and binding agreement and obligation of such Credit Party enforceable in accordance with its terms, except to the extent that the enforceability thereof may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws generally affecting creditors’ rights and by equitable principles (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in equity or at law).

Section 5.03 No Violation . Neither the execution, delivery and performance by any Credit Party of the Loan Documents to which it is party nor compliance with the terms and provisions thereof (i) will contravene any provision of any law, statute, rule, regulation, order, writ, injunction or decree of any Governmental Authority applicable to such Credit Party or its properties and assets, (ii) will conflict with or result in any breach of, in each case in any material respect, any of the terms, covenants, conditions or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of (or the obligation to create or impose) any Lien (other than the Liens created pursuant to the Security Documents) upon any of the property or assets of such Credit Party pursuant to the terms of any Material Contract or any other promissory note, bond, debenture, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, credit or loan agreement, or any other agreement or other instrument, to which such Credit Party is a party or by which it or any of its property or assets are bound or to which it may be subject, or (iii) will violate any provision of the Organizational Documents of such Credit Party.

 

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Section 5.04 Governmental Approvals . No order, consent, approval, license, authorization, or validation of, or filing, recording or registration with, or exemption by, any Governmental Authority is required to authorize or is required as a condition to (i) the execution, delivery and performance by any Credit Party of any Loan Document to which it is a party or any of its obligations thereunder, or (ii) the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability of any Loan Document to which any Credit Party is a party, except (x) for such orders, consents, approvals, licenses, authorizations, validations or exemptions as have been already been obtained and (y) the filing and recording of financing statements and other documents necessary in order to perfect the Liens created by the Security Documents.

Section 5.05 Litigation . There are no actions, suits or proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened with respect to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or against any of their respective properties (i) that have had, or could reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect, or (ii) that question the validity or enforceability of any of the Loan Documents, or of any action to be taken by the Borrower or any of the other Credit Parties pursuant to any of the Loan Documents.

Section 5.06 Use of Proceeds; Margin Regulations .

(a) The proceeds of all Loans and LC Issuances shall be utilized to (a) repay the obligations under the Existing Credit Agreement, (b) finance all or a portion of the Target Acquisition, (c) provide working capital and funds for general corporate purposes (including, without limitation, the making of Investments permitted hereunder and the funding of Permitted Acquisitions) of the Borrower and its Domestic Subsidiaries and (d) pay certain fees and expenses incurred in connection with the Transactions, in each case, not inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement.

(b) No part of the proceeds of any Credit Event will be used directly or indirectly to purchase or carry Margin Stock, or to extend credit to others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any Margin Stock, in violation of any of the provisions of Regulations T, U or X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Borrower is not engaged in the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any Margin Stock. At no time would more than 25% of the value of the assets of the Borrower or of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries that are subject to any “arrangement” (as such term is used in Section 221.2(g) of such Regulation U) hereunder be represented by Margin Stock.

Section 5.07 Financial Statements .

(a) The Borrower has furnished to the Lender complete and correct copies of (i) the audited consolidated balance sheets of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2013 and the related audited consolidated statements of income, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries for the fiscal year of the Borrower then ended, accompanied by the report thereon of KPMG; and (ii) the condensed consolidated balance sheets of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries for the fiscal quarters ended March 31, 2014, June 30, 2014 and September 30, 2014 and the related condensed consolidated statements of income and of cash flows of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries for each of the fiscal periods then ended. All such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP, consistently applied (except as stated therein), and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the respective dates indicated and the consolidated results of their operations and cash flows for the respective periods indicated, subject in the case of any such financial statements that are unaudited, to normal audit adjustments and the absence of the footnotes. The Borrower and its Subsidiaries did not have, as of the date of the latest financial statements referred to above, and will not have as of the Closing Date after giving effect to the incurrence of Loans or LC

 

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Issuances hereunder, any material or significant contingent liability or liability for taxes, long-term lease or unusual forward or long-term commitment that is not reflected in the foregoing financial statements or the notes thereto in accordance with GAAP and that in any such case is material in relation to the business, operations, properties, assets, financial or other condition or prospects of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

(b) The financial projections of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal years 2015 prepared by the Borrower and delivered to the Lender (the “ Financial Projections ”) were prepared on behalf of the Borrower in good faith after taking into account historical levels of business activity of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, known trends, including general economic trends, and all other information, assumptions and estimates considered by management of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries to be pertinent thereto; provided , however , that no representation or warranty is made as to the impact of future general economic conditions or as to whether the Borrower’s projected consolidated results as set forth in the Financial Projections will actually be realized, it being recognized by the Lender that such projections as to future events are not to be viewed as facts and that actual results for the periods covered by the Financial Projections may differ materially from the Financial Projections. No facts are known to the Borrower as of the Closing Date which, if reflected in the Financial Projections, would result in a material adverse change in the assets, liabilities, results of operations or cash flows reflected therein.

Section 5.08 Solvency . The Borrower has received consideration that is the reasonable equivalent value of the obligations and liabilities that the Borrower has incurred to the Lender and each LC Issuer under the Loan Documents. As of the Closing Date, the Borrower has capital sufficient to carry on its business and transactions and all business and transactions in which it is about to engage and is now solvent and able to pay its debts as they mature and the Borrower owns property having a value, both at fair valuation and at present fair salable value, greater than the amount required to pay the Borrower’s debts; and the Borrower is not entering into the Loan Documents with the intent to hinder, delay or defraud its creditors. As of the Closing Date, the Credit Parties, taken as a whole, have capital sufficient to carry on their business and transactions and all business and transactions in which they are about to engage and are now solvent and able to pay their debts as they mature, and the Credit Parties, taken as a whole, own property having a value, both at fair valuation and at present fair salable value, greater than the amount required to pay the Credit Parties’ debts; and the Credit Parties are not entering into the Loan Documents with the intent to hinder, delay or defraud their creditors. For purposes of this Section 5.08 , “ debt ” means any liability on a claim, and “ claim ” means (y) right to payment whether or not such a right is reduced to judgment, liquidated, unliquidated, fixed, contingent, matured, unmatured, disputed, undisputed, legal, equitable, secured or unsecured; or (z) right to an equitable remedy for breach of performance if such breach gives rise to a payment, whether or not such right to an equitable remedy is reduced to judgment, fixed, contingent, matured, unmatured, disputed, undisputed, secured or unsecured.

Section 5.09 No Material Adverse Change . Since December 31, 2013, there has been no material adverse effect on the business, operations, property, assets, liabilities or financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.

Section 5.10 Tax Returns and Payments . Each Credit Party has filed all federal income and all other material tax returns, domestic and foreign, required to be filed by it and has paid all taxes and assessments payable by it that have become due, other than those not yet delinquent and except (A) for those taxes and assessments being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings for which appropriate reserves have been set aside in accordance with GAAP or (B) where the failure to so pay would reasonably be expected to result in liability in an amount in excess of $500,000. Each Credit Party has established on its books such charges, accruals and reserves in respect of taxes, assessments, fees and other governmental charges for all fiscal periods as are required by GAAP. No Credit Party knows of any proposed assessment for additional federal, foreign or state taxes for any period, or of any basis therefor,

 

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which, individually or in the aggregate, taking into account such charges, accruals and reserves in respect thereof as the Borrower and its Subsidiaries have made, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 5.11 Title to Properties, etc . Each Credit Party has good and marketable title, in the case of Real Property, and good title (or valid Leaseholds, in the case of any leased property), in the case of all other property, to all of its properties and assets free and clear of Liens other than Permitted Liens; provided , that in the case of Intellectual Property, the Credit Parties own or have a valid license to use all Intellectual Property material to their business. The interests of the Credit Parties in the properties reflected in the most recent balance sheet referred to in Section 5.07(a), taken as a whole, were sufficient, in the judgment of the Credit Parties, as of the date of such balance sheet for purposes of the ownership and operation of the businesses conducted by the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries.

Section 5.12 Lawful Operations, etc . Each Credit Party and each of its Subsidiaries: (i) hold all necessary foreign, federal, state, local and other governmental licenses, registrations, certifications, permits and authorizations necessary to conduct its business and own its properties; and (ii) is in full compliance with all requirements imposed by law, regulation or rule, whether foreign, federal, state or local, that are applicable to it, its operations, or its properties and assets, including, without limitation, applicable requirements of Environmental Laws, except in each case for any failure to obtain and maintain in effect, or noncompliance that, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 5.13 Environmental Matters .

(a) Each Credit Party and each of their Subsidiaries is in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws , except to the extent that any such failure to comply (together with any resulting penalties, fines or forfeitures) would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. All licenses, permits, registrations or approvals required for the conduct of the business of the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries under any Environmental Law have been secured and the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries are in substantial compliance therewith, except for such licenses, permits, registrations or approvals the failure to secure or to comply therewith is not reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect. No Credit Party nor any of their Subsidiaries has received written notice, or otherwise knows, that it is in any respect in noncompliance with, breach of or default under any applicable writ, order, judgment, injunction, or decree to which such Credit Party or such Subsidiary is a party or that would affect the ability of such Credit Party or such Subsidiary to operate any Real Property and no event has occurred and is continuing that, with the passage of time or the giving of notice or both, would constitute noncompliance, breach of or default thereunder, except in each such case, such noncompliance, breaches or defaults as would not reasonably be expected to, in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. There are no Environmental Claims pending or, to the best knowledge of any Credit Party, threatened wherein an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. There are no facts, circumstances, conditions or occurrences on any Real Property now or at any time owned, leased or operated by the Credit Parties or any of their Subsidiaries that are known by the Credit Parties or as to which any Credit Party or any such Subsidiary has received written notice, that could reasonably be expected: (i) to form the basis of an Environmental Claim against a Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries or any Real Property of any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries; or (ii) to cause such Real Property to be subject to any restrictions on the ownership, occupancy, use or transferability of such Real Property under any Environmental Law, except in each such case, such Environmental Claims or restrictions that individually or in the aggregate could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(b) To the knowledge of the Credit Parties, Hazardous Materials have not at any time been (i) generated, used, treated or stored on, or transported to or from, any Real Property of the Credit Parties or any of their Subsidiaries or (ii) released on any such Real Property, in each case where such occurrence or event is not in compliance with Environmental Laws and is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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Section 5.14 Compliance with ERISA . Compliance by the Credit Parties with the provisions hereof and Credit Events contemplated hereby will not involve any prohibited transaction within the meaning of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code. The Credit Parties and each of their Subsidiaries and each ERISA Affiliate (i) has fulfilled all obligations under the minimum funding standards of ERISA and the Code with respect to each Plan that is not a Multi-Employer Plan or a Multiple Employer Plan, (ii) has satisfied all contribution obligations in respect of each Multi-Employer Plan and each Multiple Employer Plan, (iii) is in compliance in all material respects with all other applicable provisions of ERISA and the Code with respect to each Plan, each Multi-Employer Plan and each Multiple Employer Plan, and (iv) has not incurred any liability under Title IV of ERISA to the PBGC with respect to any Plan, any Multi-Employer Plan, any Multiple Employer Plan, or any trust established thereunder. No Plan or trust created thereunder has been terminated, and there have been no Reportable Events, with respect to any Plan or trust created thereunder or with respect to any Multi-Employer Plan or Multiple Employer Plan, which termination or Reportable Event will or could give rise to a material liability of the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate in respect thereof. Neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary of the Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate is at the date hereof, or has been at any time within the five years preceding the date hereof, an employer required to contribute to any Multi-Employer Plan or Multiple Employer Plan, or a “contributing sponsor” (as such term is defined in Section 4001 of ERISA) in any Multi-Employer Plan or Multiple Employer Plan. No Credit Party nor any Subsidiary of a Credit Party nor any ERISA Affiliate has any contingent liability with respect to any post-retirement “welfare benefit plan” (as such term is defined in ERISA) except as has been disclosed to the Lender in writing.

Section 5.15 Intellectual Property, etc . Each Credit Party and each of its Subsidiaries has obtained or has the right to use all material patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, licenses and other rights with respect to the foregoing necessary for the present and planned future conduct of its business, without any known conflict with the rights of others.

Section 5.16 Investment Company Act, etc . No Credit Party nor any of its Subsidiaries is subject to regulation with respect to the creation or incurrence of Indebtedness under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Interstate Commerce Act, as amended, the Federal Power Act, as amended, or any applicable state public utility law.

Section 5.17 Insurance . The Credit Parties and each of their Subsidiaries maintain insurance coverage by such insurers and in such forms and amounts and against such risks as are generally consistent with industry standards and in each case in compliance with the terms of Section 6.03.

Section 5.18 Burdensome Contracts; Labor Relations . No Credit Party nor any of their Subsidiaries (a) is a party to any labor dispute affecting any bargaining unit or other group of employees generally, (b) is subject to any material strike, slowdown, workout or other concerted interruptions of operations by employees of a Credit Party or any Subsidiary, whether or not relating to any labor contracts, (c) is subject to any significant pending or, to the knowledge of any Credit Party, threatened, unfair labor practice complaint, before the National Labor Relations Board, (d) is subject to any significant pending or, to the knowledge of any Credit Party, threatened grievance or significant arbitration proceeding arising out of or under any collective bargaining agreement, or (e) is subject to any significant pending or, to the knowledge of any Credit Party, threatened significant strike, labor dispute, slowdown or stoppage, except (with respect to any matter specified in any of the above clauses) for such matters as, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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Section 5.19 Security Interests . Once executed and delivered, each of the Security Documents purporting to create a Lien on an asset of any Credit Party creates, as security for the Secured Obligations (as defined in the Security Agreement), a valid and enforceable, and upon making the filings and recordings referenced in the next sentence, perfected security interest in and Lien on all of the Collateral subject thereto from time to time, in favor of the Lender, superior to and prior to the rights of all third persons and subject to no other Liens, except that the Collateral under the Security Documents may be subject to Permitted Liens. No filings or recordings are required in order to perfect the security interests created under any Security Document except for filings or recordings required in connection with any such Security Document that shall have been made, or for which satisfactory arrangements have been made, upon or prior to the execution and delivery thereof. All recording, stamp, intangible or other similar taxes required to be paid by any Person under applicable legal requirements or other laws applicable to the property encumbered by the Security Documents in connection with the execution, delivery, recordation, filing, registration, perfection or enforcement thereof have been paid.

Section 5.20 True and Complete Disclosure . All factual information (taken as a whole) heretofore or contemporaneously furnished by or on behalf of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in writing to the Lender for purposes of or in connection with this Agreement or any transaction contemplated herein (including, without limitation, information provided to the Lender under the USA Patriot Act), other than the Financial Projections (as to which representations are made only as provided in Section 5.07(b)), is, and all other such factual information (taken as a whole) hereafter furnished by or on behalf of such Person in writing to the Lender will be, true and accurate in all material respects on the date as of which such information is dated or certified and not incomplete by omitting to state any material fact necessary to make such information (taken as a whole) not misleading at such time in light of the circumstances under which such information was provided, except that any such future information consisting of financial projections prepared by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is only represented herein as being based on good faith estimates and assumptions believed by such persons to be reasonable at the time made, it being recognized by the Lender that such projections as to future events are not to be viewed as facts and that actual results during the period or periods covered by any such projections may differ materially from the projected results.

Section 5.21 Defaults . No Default or Event of Default exists as of the Closing Date hereunder, nor will any Default or Event of Default begin to exist immediately after the execution and delivery hereof.

Section 5.22 OFAC; USA Patriot Act; FCPA

(i) OFAC . Each of the Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, any director, officer, employee, agent, or affiliate of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is in material compliance with the Trading with the Enemy Act, as amended, and each of the foreign assets control regulations of the United States Treasury Department (31 CFR, Subtitle B, Chapter V, as amended) and any other enabling legislation or executive order relating thereto.

(ii) Neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries (i) is a person whose property or interest in property is blocked or subject to blocking pursuant to Section 1 of Executive Order 13224 of September 23, 2001 Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism (66 Fed. Reg. 49079 (2001)), (ii) engages in any dealings or transactions prohibited by Section 2 of such executive order, or is otherwise

 

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associated with any such person in any manner that violates Section 2 of such executive order, (iii) is a person on the list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons or subject to the limitations or prohibitions under any other U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control regulation or executive order or (iv) is located in any country or territory to the extent that such country or territory itself, or such country’s or territory’s government, is the subject of any Sanction.

(iii) The Borrower will not, directly or indirectly, use the proceeds of any Credit Extension, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or, to the Borrower’s knowledge, any other Person, (i) to fund any activities or business of or with any Person, or in any country or territory, that, at the time of such funding, is, or whose government is, the subject of Sanctions, or (ii) in any other manner that would result in a violation of Sanctions by any Person (including any Person participating in the Loans, whether as underwriter, advisor, investor, or otherwise).

(iv) USA Patriot Act . Each of the Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries is in material compliance with the USA Patriot Act.

(v) Foreign Corrupt Practices Act . Each of the Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries is in compliance in all material respects with the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended and the Borrower and each Subsidiary has policies, procedures and internal controls reasonably designed to ensure compliance with the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended. No part of the proceeds of any Credit Extension will be used, directly or indirectly, by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or to the actual knowledge of any Credit Party, by any other Person, for any payments to any governmental official or employee, political party, official of a political party, candidate for political office, or anyone else acting in an official capacity, in order to obtain, retain or direct business or obtain any improper advantage, in violation of the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended

Section 5.23 Material Contracts . Neither any Credit Party nor any of their respective Subsidiaries is in default in the performance, observance or fulfillment of any of the obligations, covenants or conditions contained in any Material Contract to which it is a party which default could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. As of the Closing Date, no Credit Party nor any of its Subsidiaries has received notification of any outstanding material disputes with any Material Customer.

ARTICLE VI.

AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

The Borrower hereby covenants and agrees that on the Closing Date and thereafter so long as this Agreement is in effect and until such time as the Commitments have been terminated, no Notes remain outstanding and the Loans, together with interest, Fees and all other Obligations incurred hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, have been paid in full or Cash Collateralized as provided herein.

Section 6.01 Reporting Requirements . The Borrower will furnish to the Lender:

(a) Annual Financial Statements . As soon as available (to the extent not provided pursuant to paragraph (i) of this Section 6.01) and in any event within 90 days after the close of each fiscal year of the Borrower, the audited consolidated balance sheets of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal year and the related consolidated statements of income, of stockholders’ equity

 

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and of cash flows for such fiscal year, in each case setting forth comparative figures for the preceding fiscal year, all in reasonable detail and accompanied by the opinion with respect to such consolidated financial statements of KPMG or other independent public accountants of recognized national standing selected by the Borrower, which opinion shall be unqualified.

(b) Quarterly Financial Statements . As soon as available (to the extent not provided pursuant to paragraph (i) of this Section 6.01) and in any event within 45 days after the close of each of the first three quarterly accounting periods in each fiscal year of the Borrower, the unaudited consolidated balance sheets of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries as at the end of such quarterly period and the related unaudited consolidated statements of income and of cash flows for such quarterly period and for the fiscal year to date, and setting forth, in the case of such unaudited consolidated statements of income and of cash flows, comparative figures for the related periods in the prior fiscal year, and which shall be certified on behalf of the Borrower by the Chief Financial Officer of the Borrower, subject to changes resulting from normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes.

(c) Officer’s Compliance Certificates . At the time of the delivery of the financial statements provided for in subparts (a) and (b) above, a certificate (a “ Compliance Certificate ”), substantially in the form of Exhibit D , signed by the Chief Financial Officer of the Borrower to the effect that (i) no Default or Event of Default exists or, if any Default or Event of Default does exist, specifying the nature and extent thereof and the actions the Borrower has taken or proposes to take with respect thereto, (ii) the representations and warranties of the Credit Parties are true and correct in all material respects, except to the extent that any relate to an earlier specified date, in which case, such representations shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date made, which certificate shall set forth the calculations required to establish compliance with the provisions of Section 7.07 and (iii) attaching an accounts receivable aging as of such date

(d) Budgets and Forecasts . Not later than 60 days after the commencement of any fiscal year of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, commencing with the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016, a consolidated budget in reasonable detail for each of the four fiscal quarters of such fiscal year, and (if and to the extent prepared by management of the Borrower) for any subsequent fiscal years, as customarily prepared by management for its internal use, setting forth, with appropriate discussion, the forecasted balance sheet, income statement, operating cash flows and capital expenditures of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the period covered thereby, and the principal assumptions upon which forecasts and budget are based.

(e) Notices . Promptly, and in any event within three Business Days, after any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries obtains knowledge thereof, notice of:

(i) the occurrence of any event that constitutes a Default or Event of Default, which notice shall specify the nature thereof, the period of existence thereof and what action the Borrower proposes to take with respect thereto;

(ii) the commencement of, or any other material development concerning, any litigation or governmental or regulatory proceeding or investigation pending against any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries or the occurrence of any other event, if the same would be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect;

(iii) any significant change in, or event or circumstance related to, the Borrower’s or any Subsidiary’s relationship with any Material Customer, in each case, which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(f) ERISA . Promptly, and in any event within 10 days after any Credit Party or any Subsidiary of a Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate knows of the occurrence of any ERISA Event, the Borrower will deliver to the Lender a certificate of an Authorized Officer of the Borrower setting forth the full details as to such occurrence and the action, if any, that such Credit Party or such Subsidiary of such Credit Party or such ERISA Affiliate is required or proposes to take, together with any notices required or proposed to be given by the Borrower or such Subsidiary of the Borrower or the ERISA Affiliate to or filed with the PBGC, a Plan participant or the Plan administrator with respect thereto.

(g) Environmental Matters . Promptly upon, and in any event within 10 Business Days after, an officer of a Credit Party or any Subsidiary of a Credit Party obtaining knowledge thereof, notice of one or more of the following environmental matters which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect: (i) any pending or threatened material Environmental Claim against such Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries or any Real Property owned or operated by such Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries; (ii) any condition or occurrence on or arising from any Real Property owned or operated by such Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries that (A) results in noncompliance by such Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries with any applicable Environmental Law or (B) would reasonably be expected to form the basis of a Environmental Claim against such Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries or any such Real Property; (iii) any condition or occurrence on any Real Property owned, leased or operated by such Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries that could reasonably be expected to cause such Real Property to be subject to any restrictions on the ownership, occupancy, use or transferability by such Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries of such Real Property under any Environmental Law; and (iv) the taking of any removal or remedial action in response to the actual or alleged presence of any Hazardous Material on any Real Property owned, leased or operated by such Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries as required by any Environmental Law or any governmental or other Global agency. All such notices shall describe in reasonable detail the nature of the Environmental Claim, such Credit Party’s or such Subsidiary’s response thereto and the potential exposure in Dollars of the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries with respect thereto.

(h) Tax Matters . Promptly, and in any event within 10 Business Days after, an officer of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries obtaining knowledge thereof, notice of any tax liability, penalty or assessment in each case, which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(i) SEC Reports and Registration Statements . Promptly after transmission thereof or other filing with the SEC, copies of all registration statements (other than the exhibits thereto and any registration statement on Form S-8 or its equivalent) and all annual, quarterly or current reports that the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries files with the SEC on Form 10-K, 10-Q or 8-K (or any successor forms). Any such documents that are filed pursuant to and are accessible through the SEC’s EDGAR system or the Borrower’s official website will be deemed to have been provided in accordance with this clause (i) so long as the Lender has received notification of the same.

(j) Management Reports . Together with the delivery of the financial statements pursuant to subparts (a) and (b) above, to the extent not provided in the press released filed with the SEC, a management report (i) describing the operations and financial conditions of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the period then ended and the portion of the current fiscal year then elapsed (or for the fiscal year then ended in the case of year-end financials) and (ii) discussing the reasons for any significant variations from the budgets and forecasts delivered pursuant to subpart (e).

(k) Annual, Quarterly and Other Reports . Promptly after transmission thereof to its stockholders, copies of all annual, quarterly and other reports and all proxy statements that the Borrower furnishes to its stockholders generally (to the extent not provided pursuant to paragraph (i) of this Section 6.01).

 

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(l) Auditors’ Internal Control Comment Letters, etc . Promptly upon receipt thereof, a copy of each letter or memorandum commenting on internal accounting controls and/or accounting or financial reporting policies followed by the Borrower and/or any of its Subsidiaries which is submitted to the Borrower by its independent accountants in connection with any annual or interim audit made by them of the books of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.

(m) Reserved .

(n) Information Relating to Collateral . At the time of the delivery of the annual financial statements provided for in subpart (a) above, a certificate of an Authorized Officer of the Borrower (i) setting forth any changes to the information required pursuant to the Perfection Certificate or confirming that there has been no change in such information since the date of the most recently delivered or updated Perfection Certificate and (ii) certifying that neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries has taken any actions (and is not aware of any actions so taken) to terminate any UCC financing statements or other appropriate filings, recordings or registrations, including all refilings, rerecordings and reregistrations, containing a description of the Collateral have been filed of record in each governmental, municipal or other appropriate office in each jurisdiction identified pursuant to clause (i) above to the extent necessary to protect and perfect the security interests and Liens under the Security Documents for a period of not less than 18 months after the date of such certificate (except as noted therein with respect to any continuation statements to be filed within such period).

(o) Reserved .

Section 6.02 Books, Records and Inspections . Each Credit Party will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, (i) keep proper books of record and account, in which full, true and correct entries in all material respects shall be made of all dealings and transactions in relation to its assets and business, as the case may be, in accordance with GAAP (where applicable); and (ii) permit, upon reasonable prior notice to the Borrower, officers and designated representatives of the Lender to visit and inspect the offices of the Credit Parties, to examine the books of account of the Credit Parties, and make copies thereof and take extracts therefrom, and to discuss the affairs, finances and accounts of the Borrower and of its Subsidiaries with, and be advised as to the same by, its and their officers and independent accountants and independent actuaries, if any, all at such reasonable times and intervals during normal business hours and to such reasonable extent as the Lender may request; provided , however , so long as no Event of Default is continuing, the Lender shall conduct only one such visit per fiscal year.

Section 6.03 Insurance .

(a) Each Credit Party will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, (i) maintain insurance coverage by such insurers and in such forms and amounts and against such risks as are generally consistent with the insurance coverage maintained by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the Closing Date, subject to such changes as determined by the Borrower to be reasonably necessary, so long as any such changes are not materially adverse to Lender in any respect and (ii) forthwith upon the Lender’s written request, furnish to the Lender such information about such insurance as the Lender may from time to time reasonably request, which information shall be prepared in form and detail reasonably satisfactory to the Lender and certified by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower.

(b) The Borrower will, and will cause each other Credit Party to, at all times keep its and their respective property that is subject to the Lien of any Security Document insured in favor of the Lender and all policies or certificates (or certified copies thereof) with respect to such insurance (and any other insurance maintained by the Borrower or any such Credit Party) (i) subject to clause (d) below, shall be endorsed to the Lender’s reasonable satisfaction for the benefit of the Lender (including, without

 

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limitation, by naming the Lender as loss payee (with respect to Collateral) or, to the extent permitted by applicable law, as an additional insured), (ii) shall state, to the extent provided by each insurer, that such insurance policies shall not be canceled without 30 days’ prior written notice thereof (or 10 days’ prior written notice in the case of cancellation for the non-payment of premiums) by the respective insurer to the Lender or, if not provided by the insurer, Borrower shall promptly notify Lender upon Borrower’s receipt of any notice of cancellation, and (iii) shall in the case of any such certificates or endorsements in favor of the Lender, be delivered to or deposited with the Lender.

(c) If the Borrower or any other Credit Party shall fail to maintain any insurance in accordance with this Section, or if the Borrower or any such Credit Party shall fail to so endorse and deliver or deposit all endorsements or certificates with respect thereto (as and when required by clause (d) below), the Lender shall have the right (but shall be under no obligation) to procure such insurance and the Borrower agrees to reimburse the Lender on demand for all costs and expenses of procuring such insurance.

(d) Within 90 days of the Closing Date, the Borrower shall deliver to Lender endorsements naming the Lender as an additional insured on the liability insurance policies of the Credit Parties and as a loss payee and mortgagee, as appropriate, on the property insurance policies of the Credit Parties.

Section 6.04 Payment of Taxes and Claims . Each Credit Party will pay and discharge, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to pay and discharge, all taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed upon it or upon its income or profits, or upon any properties belonging to it, prior to the date on which penalties attach thereto, and all lawful claims that, if unpaid, might become a Lien or charge upon any properties of any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries; provided, however, that no Credit Party nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be required to pay any such tax, assessment, charge, levy or claim (A) that is being contested in good faith and by proper proceedings for which adequate reserves have been set aside in accordance with GAAP if (i) such Credit Party or such Subsidiary has maintained adequate reserves with respect thereto in accordance with GAAP and (ii) in the case of a tax or claim that has or may become a Lien against any of the Collateral, such proceedings conclusively operate to stay the sale of any portion of the Collateral to satisfy such tax or claim or (B) to the extent the failure to so pay would reasonably be expected to result in liability in an amount in excess of $500,000. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Credit Party will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, pay in full all of its wage obligations to its employees in accordance with the Fair Labor Standards Act (29 U.S.C. Sections 206-207) and any comparable provisions of applicable law.

Section 6.05 Corporate Franchises . Each Credit Party will do, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect (i) its corporate existence and (ii) all franchises, licenses, permits and approvals necessary to the conduct of its business or ownership of property, other than any such franchises, licenses, permits or approvals the failure of which to maintain would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; provided, however, that nothing in this Section shall be deemed to prohibit any transaction permitted by Section 7.02.

Section 6.06 Good Repair . Except as would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, each Credit Party will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, ensure that its properties and equipment used or useful in its business in whomsoever’s possession they may be, are kept in good repair, working order and condition, normal wear and tear excepted, and that from time to time there are made in such properties and equipment all needful and proper repairs, renewals, replacements, extensions, additions, betterments and improvements thereto, to the extent and in the manner customary for companies in similar businesses.

 

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Section 6.07 Compliance with Laws . The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, comply with all applicable statutes, regulations and orders of, and all applicable restrictions imposed by, all Governmental Authorities in respect of the conduct of its business and the ownership of its property, other than those the noncompliance with which would not be reasonably expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. The Borrower will maintain in effect and enforce policies, procedures and internal controls designed, in its reasonable business judgment, to ensure compliance by the Borrower, its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents (in their respective capacities as such) with the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977and applicable Sanctions in all material respects.

Section 6.08 Compliance with Environmental Laws . Without limitation of the covenants contained in Section 6.07:

(a) Each Credit Party will comply, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to comply, with all Environmental Laws applicable to the ownership, lease or use of all Real Property now or hereafter owned, leased or operated by such Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries, and will promptly pay or cause to be paid all costs and expenses incurred in connection with such compliance, except to the extent that the failure to so comply or pay would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(b) [Reserved];

(c) No Credit Party nor any of its Subsidiaries will generate, use, treat, store, release or dispose of, or permit the generation, use, treatment, storage, release or disposal of Hazardous Materials on any Real Property now or hereafter owned, leased or operated by the Credit Parties or any of their Subsidiaries or transport or permit the transportation of Hazardous Materials to or from any such Real Property other than in compliance with applicable Environmental Laws and in the ordinary course of business, except for such noncompliance as would not be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(d) Reserved .

Section 6.09 Certain Subsidiaries to Join in Subsidiary Guaranty . In the event that at any time after the Closing Date, the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor acquires, creates or has any directly owned Domestic Subsidiary that is not already a party to the Subsidiary Guaranty, the Borrower will promptly, but in any event within 10 Business Days (or such later date as agreed to by the Lender in its sole discretion), cause such Subsidiary to deliver to the Lender, (a) a Guaranty Supplement (as defined in the Subsidiary Guaranty), duly executed by such Subsidiary, pursuant to which such Subsidiary joins in the Subsidiary Guaranty as a guarantor thereunder, (b) resolutions of the Board of Directors or equivalent governing body of such Subsidiary, certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of such Subsidiary, as duly adopted and in full force and effect, authorizing the execution and delivery of such joinder supplement and the other Loan Documents to which such Subsidiary is or will be a party, together with such other corporate documentation and an opinion of counsel as the Lender shall reasonably request, in each case, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Lender and (c) all such documents, instruments, agreements and certificates as are similar to those described in Section 6.10 , and the Borrower shall take, or shall cause such Domestic Subsidiary to take, all of the actions referred to in Section 6.10 .

Section 6.10 Additional Security; Real Estate Matters; Further Assurances .

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$2,000,000 or any personal property that is not at the time included in the Collateral, the Borrower will promptly notify the Lender in writing of such event, identifying the property or interests in question and referring specifically to the rights of the Lender under this Section, and the Borrower will, or will cause such Subsidiary to, within 30 Business Days (or such later date as permitted by the Lender in its sole discretion) of the acquisition thereof, grant to the Lender a Lien on such Real Property or such personal property pursuant to the terms of such security agreements, assignments, Mortgages or other documents as the Lender deems appropriate (collectively, the “ Additional Security Document ”) or a joinder in any existing Security Document; provided , however , that any Mortgages required to be delivered hereunder shall be delivered within 30 Business Days (or such later date as permitted by the Lender in its sole discretion) in accordance with paragraph (c) of this Section 6.10 below. Furthermore, the Borrower shall cause to be delivered to the Lender such opinions of local counsel, corporate resolutions, a Perfection Certificate, consents of landlords, Collateral Access Agreements and other related documents as may be reasonably requested by the Lender in connection with the execution, delivery and recording of any such Additional Security Document or joinder, all of which documents shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Lender.

(b) Foreign Subsidiaries and Foreign Subsidiary Holdcos . Notwithstanding anything in subpart (a) above or elsewhere in this Agreement to the contrary, no Credit Party shall be required to pledge (or cause to be pledged) more than 65% of the Equity Interests in any Foreign Subsidiary Holdco or any first tier Material Foreign Subsidiary, or any of the Equity Interests in any other Foreign Subsidiary, or to cause a Foreign Subsidiary to join in the Subsidiary Guaranty or to become a party to the Security Agreement or any other Security Document.

(c) Real Estate Matters . The Credit Parties shall have delivered to the Lender (x) with respect to each parcel of Real Property with a fair market value in excess of $2,000,000 owned by a Credit Party on the Closing Date, within 30 days (or such later date as permitted by the Agent in its sole discretion) of the Closing Date, and (y) with respect to each parcel of Real Property acquired by any Credit Party after the Closing Date that is required to become subject to a Mortgage pursuant to Section 6.10(a) above, within 30 Business Days (or such later date as permitted by the Lender in its sole discretion) of the acquisition thereof, all of the following:

(i) an American Land Title Association ( ALTA) mortgagee title insurance policy or policies, or unconditional commitments therefor (a “ Title Policy ”) issued by a title insurance company reasonably satisfactory to the Lender (a “ Title Company ”), in an amount not less than the amount reasonably required therefor by the Lender (taking into account the estimated value of the property involved), insuring fee simple title to, or a valid leasehold interest in, such Real Property vested in the applicable Credit Party and assuring the Lender that the applicable Mortgage creates a valid and enforceable first priority mortgage lien on the respective Real Property encumbered thereby, subject only to Permitted Liens and a standard survey exception, which Title Policy (1) shall include an endorsement for mechanics’ liens, for revolving, “variable rate” and future advances under this Agreement and for any other matters reasonably requested by the Lender and (2) shall provide for affirmative insurance and such reinsurance as the Lender may reasonably request, all of the foregoing in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Lender;

(ii) a title report issued by the Title Company with respect thereto, dated not more than 30 days prior to the date of execution of the applicable Mortgage and satisfactory in form and substance to the Lender;

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(iv) evidence, which may be in the form of a letter or other certification from the Title Company or from an insurance broker, surveyor, engineer or other provider, as to whether (1) such Real Property is a Flood Hazard Property, and (2) the community in which such Flood Hazard Property is located is participating in the National Flood Insurance Program, and if such Closing Date Mortgaged Property is a Flood Hazard Property, evidence that the applicable Credit Party has obtained flood insurance in respect of such Flood Hazard Property to the extent required under the applicable regulations of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System;

(v) a survey, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Lender, of such Real Property, certified in a manner satisfactory to the Lender by a licensed professional surveyor reasonably satisfactory to the Lender;

(vi) a certificate of the Borrower identifying any Phase I, Phase II or other environmental report received in draft or final form by any Credit Party during the five-year period prior to the date of execution of the Mortgage relating to such Real Property and/or the operations conducted therefrom, or stating that no such draft or final form reports have been requested or received by any Credit Party (or its counsel), together with true and correct copies of all such environmental reports so listed (in draft form, if not finalized); and all such environmental reports shall be satisfactory in form and substance to the Lender;

(vii) an opinion of local counsel admitted to practice in the jurisdiction in which such Real Property is located, satisfactory in form and substance to the Lender, as to the validity and effectiveness of such Mortgage as a lien on such Real Property encumbered thereby, and covering such other matters of law in connection with the execution, delivery, recording and enforcement of such Mortgage as the Lender may reasonably request;

(viii) upon request of the Lender, the Lender shall have received appraisals, satisfactory in form and substance to the Lender, dated not more than 60 days prior to the date of execution of each Mortgage and addressed to the Lender or accompanied by a separate letter indicating that the Lender may rely thereon, from one or more nationally recognized appraisal firms, satisfactory to the Lender, covering (i) the Real Properties, and (ii) all other tangible property, plant and equipment owned by any Credit Party, that is to be subjected to the Lien of the Security Agreement and is located at any plant or facility owned or leased by any Credit Party in the United States, which appraisals shall set forth (A) the “fair market value” of such property ( i.e. , the amount at which such property would equitably exchange between a willing buyer and a willing seller, neither being under a compulsion and both having reasonable knowledge of all relevant facts on the premise that such property will continue in its present use as part of an ongoing business enterprise), (B) the “orderly disposal value” of such property ( i.e. , the amount which may be realized through a forced sale disposal of such property when a reasonable time to find a buyer is allowed), and (C) the “forced liquidation value” of such property ( i.e. , the amount which may be realized through an immediate forced sale disposal of such property), in each case as determined in accordance with sound appraisal standards; and

(ix) Taxes . The Credit Parties shall have paid or caused to be paid all costs and expenses payable in connection with all of the actions set forth in this Section 6.10(c), including but not limited to (A) all mortgage, intangibles or similar taxes or fees, however characterized, payable in respect of this Agreement, the execution and delivery of the Notes, any of the Mortgages or any of the other Loan Documents or the recording of any of the same or any other documents related thereto; and (B) all expenses and premiums of the Title Company in connection with the issuance of such policy or policies of title insurance and to all costs and expenses required for the recording of the Mortgages or any other Loan Documents or any other related documents in the appropriate public records.

 

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(d) Landlord/Mortgagee/Bailee Waivers . Within 90 days of the Closing Date, the Borrower shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain, and will maintain in effect, Collateral Access Agreements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Lender covering any leased Real Property (A) where the Borrower’s headquarters or chief executive office is located or (B) where Collateral with a value of $1,000,000 or greater is located.

(e) Further Assurances . The Credit Parties will, and will cause each of their respective Subsidiaries to, at the expense of the Borrower, make, execute, endorse, acknowledge, file and/or deliver to the Lender from time to time such conveyances, financing statements, transfer endorsements, powers of attorney, certificates, and other assurances or instruments and take such further steps relating to the Collateral covered by any of the Security Documents as the Lender may reasonably require. If at any time the Lender determines, based on applicable law, that all applicable taxes (including, without limitation, mortgage recording taxes or similar charges) were not paid in connection with the recordation of any mortgage or deed of trust, the Borrower shall promptly pay the same upon demand.

Section 6.11 Control Agreements; Cash Management .

(i) Control Agreements . Within 90 days following the Closing Date (or such later date as may be permitted by the Lender in its sole discretion), each Credit Party will enter into, deliver to the Lender, and maintain in effect, Control Agreements with respect to each Deposit Account and securities account of such Credit Party that is not maintained with KeyBank National Association and which is required to be the subject of a Control Agreement pursuant to the Security Agreement. Each Control Agreement shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Lender.

(ii) Deposits with Lender . Within 45 days of the Closing Date, the Borrower and its Domestic Subsidiaries shall have deposited all of their domestic cash in excess of $10,000,000 in deposit accounts maintained with or by the Lender.

Section 6.12 Material Contracts . Each Credit Party and each of its Subsidiaries will perform and observe in all material respects all the terms and provisions of each Material Contract to be performed or observed by it, shall maintain each such Material Contract in full force and effect and enforce each such Material Contract in accordance with its terms, and no Credit Party will take any action that would cause any such Material Contract to not be in full force and effect except, in each case, where the failure to do so, either individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 6.13 Use of Proceeds . Use the proceeds of all Loans and LC Issuances only for the purposes set forth in Section 5.06(a) .

Section 6.14 ERISA . The Borrower shall cause each Plan to comply in all material respects with the applicable provisions of ERISA and the Code, except where failure to so comply would not reasonably be expected to result in liability in an amount in excess of $2,000,000.

 

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ARTICLE VII.

NEGATIVE COVENANTS

The Borrower hereby covenants and agrees that on the Closing Date and thereafter for so long as this Agreement is in effect and until such time as the Commitments have been terminated, no Notes remain outstanding and the Loans, together with interest, Fees and all other Obligations incurred hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, have been paid in full, or Cash Collateralized as herein provided:

Section 7.01 Changes in Business . Neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries will engage in any business other than the businesses engaged in by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on the Closing Date and any other businesses reasonably related thereto or any reasonable extension thereof.

Section 7.02 Consolidation, Merger, Acquisitions, Asset Sales, etc . The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, (i) wind up, liquidate or dissolve its affairs, (ii) enter into any transaction of merger or consolidation, (iii) make or otherwise effect any Acquisition, (iv) effect any Asset Sale, or (v) agree to do any of the foregoing at any future time, except that, if no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom, each of the following shall be permitted:

(a) the merger, consolidation or amalgamation of (i) any Subsidiary of the Borrower with or into the Borrower, provided the Borrower is the surviving or continuing or resulting corporation; (ii) any Subsidiary of the Borrower with or into any Subsidiary Guarantor, provided that the surviving or continuing or resulting corporation is a Subsidiary Guarantor; or (iii) any Foreign Subsidiary of the Borrower with or into any other Foreign Subsidiary of the Borrower;

(b) the liquidation or dissolution of any Subsidiary of the Borrower if the Borrower determines, in its commercially reasonable business judgment, that such liquidation or dissolution is in the best interests of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries;

(c) any Asset Sale by (i) the Borrower to any other Credit Party, (ii) any Subsidiary of the Borrower to any Credit Party; or (iii) any Foreign Subsidiary of the Borrower to any other Foreign Subsidiary of the Borrower;

(d) any transaction permitted pursuant to Section 7.05 ;

(e) the Borrower or any Subsidiary may make any Acquisition that is a Permitted Acquisition, provided that all of the conditions contained in the definition of the term Permitted Acquisition are satisfied; and

(f) non-exclusive licenses of real or personal property in the ordinary course of business;

(g) in addition to any Asset Sale permitted above, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries may consummate any Asset Sale, provided that (i) the consideration for each such Asset Sale represents fair value and at least 75% of such consideration consists of cash or Cash Equivalents and (ii) the aggregate amount of all Asset Sales made pursuant to this subpart during any fiscal year of the Borrower shall not exceed $1,000,000.

Section 7.03 Liens . The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon or with respect to any property or assets of any kind of the Borrower or any such Subsidiary whether now owned or hereafter acquired, except that the foregoing shall not apply to:

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(b) Liens in existence on the Closing Date that are listed in Schedule 7.03 and any modifications, replacements, renewals or extensions thereof; provided that (i) such Liens do not extend to any additional property other the property encumbered thereby on the Closing Date and after-acquired property that is affixed or incorporated into the property covered by such Liens, (ii) the replacement, renewal or extension of the obligations secured or benefited by such Liens, to the extent constituting Indebtedness, are permitted by Section 7.04 and (iii) the modification, replacement, renewal or extension of such Liens does not increase the amount of the Indebtedness secured or benefitted thereby, other than by the amount of any reasonable fees and expenses incurred in connection therewith;

(c) Liens (i) that are placed upon fixed or capital assets, acquired, constructed or improved by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower or any target of a Permitted Acquisition, provided that (A) such Liens only secure Indebtedness permitted by Section 7.04(c), (B) such Liens and the Indebtedness secured thereby are incurred prior to or within 120 days after such acquisition or the completion of such construction or improvement or, in the case of any such liens on the target of a Permitted Acquisition or a Subsidiary acquired after the Closing Date, such liens were not granted or created in contemplation of such Acquisition, (C) the Indebtedness secured thereby does not exceed 90% of the cost of acquiring, constructing or improving such fixed or capital assets; and (D) such Liens shall not apply to any other property or assets of the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower or any target of a Permitted Acquisition, as the case may be; or (ii) arising out of the refinancing, extension, renewal or refunding of any Indebtedness secured by any such Liens, provided that the principal amount of such Indebtedness is not increased and such Indebtedness is not secured by any additional assets; or

(d) any Lien granted to the Lender securing any of the Obligations or any other Indebtedness of the Credit Parties under the Loan Documents.

Section 7.04 Indebtedness . The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, contract, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, except :

(a) Indebtedness incurred under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents;

(b) the Indebtedness set forth on Schedule 7.04 hereto, and any refinancing, extension, renewal or refunding of any such Indebtedness not involving an increase in the principal amount thereof;

(c) (i) Indebtedness consisting of Capital Lease Obligations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, (ii) Indebtedness secured by a Lien referred to in Section 7.03(c), and (iii) any refinancing, extension, renewal or refunding of any such Indebtedness not involving an increase in the principal amount thereof, provided the aggregate outstanding principal amount (using Capitalized Lease Obligations in lieu of principal amount, in the case of any Capital Lease) of Indebtedness permitted by this subpart (c)  plus the aggregate outstanding principal amount of any Indebtedness outstanding under subparts (k) and (l) of this Section 7.04 shall not exceed $5,000,000 in the aggregate at any time;

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(e) any intercompany loans (i) made by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower to any Credit Party; or (ii) made by any Foreign Subsidiary of the Borrower to any other Foreign Subsidiary of the Borrower; provided that such loans are subject to the Intercompany Subordination Agreement;

(f) Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries under Hedge Agreements, provided such Hedge Agreements have been entered into in the ordinary course of business and not for speculative purposes;

(g) Indebtedness constituting Guaranty Obligations permitted by Section 7.05;

(h) Indebtedness incurred as a result of endorsing negotiable instruments received in the ordinary course of business;

(i) unsecured Indebtedness to trade creditors incurred in the ordinary course of business;

(j) other unsecured Indebtedness of the Borrower to the extent not permitted by any of the foregoing subparts, provided that (i) all such Indebtedness constitutes Subordinated Indebtedness, (ii) at the time of the incurrence of such Indebtedness no Default or Event of Default shall then exist or immediately after incurring any of such Indebtedness will exist, (iii) the documentation with respect to such Indebtedness shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Lender, (iv) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall be in compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Section 7.07 both immediately before and after giving pro forma effect to the incurrence of such Indebtedness; (v) the final maturity of such Indebtedness is at least 90 days after the Revolving Facility Termination Date;

(k) additional Indebtedness of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (other than Indebtedness for borrowed money) to the extent not permitted by any of the foregoing clauses, provided that the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all such Indebtedness permitted by this subpart (k) plus the aggregate outstanding principal amount of any Indebtedness (using Capitalized Lease Obligations in lieu of principal amount, in the case of any Capital Lease) outstanding under subparts (c) and (l) of this Section 7.04 shall not exceed $5,000,000 in the aggregate at any; and

(l) additional Indebtedness of non-Credit; provided the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Indebtedness permitted by this subpart (l)  plus the aggregate outstanding principal amount of any Indebtedness (using Capitalized Lease Obligations in lieu of principal amount, in the case of any Capital Lease) outstanding under subparts (c) and (l) of this Section 7.04 shall not exceed $5,000,000 in the aggregate at any time.

Section 7.05 Investments and Guaranty Obligations . The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, (i) make or commit to make any Investment or (ii) be or become obligated under any Guaranty Obligations, except :

(a) Investments by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in cash and Cash Equivalents;

(b) any endorsement of a check or other medium of payment for deposit or collection, or any similar transaction in the normal course of business;

(c) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may acquire and hold receivables and similar items owing to them in the ordinary course of business and payable or dischargeable in accordance with customary trade terms;

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(e) loans and advances to employees, officers and directors, in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business, provided the aggregate outstanding amount of all such loans and advances shall not exceed $1,000,000 at any time;

(f) to the extent not permitted by any of the other subparts in this Section, Investments existing as of the Closing Date and described on Schedule 7.05 hereto and any reinvestments or extensions thereof;

(g) any Guaranty Obligations of the Borrower or any Subsidiary in favor of the Lender, each LC Issuer and any other benefited creditors under any Designated Hedge Agreements pursuant to the Loan Documents;

(h) Investments of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in Hedge Agreements permitted to be entered into pursuant to this Agreement;

(i) Investments (i) of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in any Subsidiary existing as of the Closing Date, (ii) of the Borrower in any Credit Party made after the Closing Date, (iii) of any Credit Party in any other Credit Party (other than the Borrower) made after the Closing Date, or (iv) constituting Permitted Foreign Subsidiary Loans, provided that such loans are subject to the Intercompany Subordination Agreement;

(j) intercompany loans and advances permitted by Section 7.04(e) ;

(k) the Acquisitions permitted by Section 7.02 ;

(l) notes payable to, or Equity Interests issued by, account debtors, customers and suppliers of Borrower and its Subsidiaries in settlement of delinquent obligations or pursuant to a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding of any such Person;

(m) any Guaranty Obligation with respect to any Indebtedness that is permitted by Section 7.04;

(n) other Investments by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower in any other Person (other than the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries) made after the Closing Date and not permitted pursuant to the foregoing subparts, provided that (i) at the time of making any such Investment no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, or would result therefrom, and (ii) the maximum cumulative amount of all such Investments that are so made pursuant to this subpart and outstanding at any time shall not exceed an aggregate of $1,000,000, taking into account the repayment of any loans or advances comprising such Investments;

(o) Investments in the form of prepaid expenses in the ordinary course of business; and

(p) Reinvestment of Net Proceeds as provided in Section 2.11.

Section 7.06 Restricted Payments . The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, declare or make, or agree to pay or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment, except :

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(b) (i) any Subsidiary of the Borrower may declare and pay or make Capital Distributions to any Credit Party, and (ii) any Foreign Subsidiary of the Borrower may declare and pay or make Capital Distributions to any other Foreign Subsidiary or to any Credit Party;

(c) payments permitted pursuant to Section 7.13; and

(d) other Capital Distributions by the Borrower in an amount not to exceed $100,000 in any fiscal year.

Section 7.07 Financial Covenants .

(a) Maximum Leverage Ratio . The Borrower will not permit the Leverage Ratio to be greater than 3.00:1.00 for any Testing Period measured on the last day of each applicable fiscal quarter, commencing with the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2015.

(b) Minimum Adjusted Quick Ratio . The Borrower will not permit the Adjusted Quick Ratio as of the last day of any fiscal quarter, commencing with the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2015, to be less than 1.75:1.00.

Section 7.08 Capital Expenditures . The Borrower shall not permit the aggregate amount of Capital Expenditures of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries to exceed $4,000,000 in any fiscal year; provided, however, that (1) if the aggregate amount of Capital Expenditures made in any fiscal year shall be less than the maximum amount of Capital Expenditures permitted under this Section 7.08 for such fiscal year (before giving effect to any carryover), then an amount not exceeding 100% of such shortfall may be added to the amount of Capital Expenditures permitted under this Section 7.08 for the immediately succeeding (but not any other) fiscal year and (2) in determining whether any amount is available for carryover pursuant to clause (1) above, the amount expended in any fiscal year shall first be deemed to be from the amount allowed for such fiscal year before giving effect to any carryover).

Section 7.09 Limitation on Certain Restrictive Agreements . The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, enter into, incur or permit to exist or become effective, any “negative pledge” covenant or other agreement, restriction or arrangement that prohibits, restricts or imposes any condition upon (a) the ability of the Borrower or any Subsidiary to create, incur or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of its property or assets as security for Indebtedness, or (b) the ability of any such Subsidiary to make Capital Distributions or any other interest or participation in its profits owned by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower, or pay any Indebtedness owed to the Borrower or a Subsidiary of the Borrower, or to make loans or advances to the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s other Subsidiaries, or transfer any of its property or assets to the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s other Subsidiaries, except for such restrictions existing under or by reason of (i) applicable law, (ii) this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (iii) customary provisions restricting subletting or assignment of any lease governing a leasehold interest, (iv) customary provisions restricting assignment of any licensing agreement entered into in the ordinary course of business, (v) customary provisions restricting the transfer or further encumbering of assets subject to Liens permitted under Section 7.03(c), (vi) customary restrictions affecting only a Subsidiary of the Borrower under any agreement or instrument governing any of the Indebtedness of a Subsidiary permitted pursuant to Section 7.04, (vii) restrictions affecting any Foreign Subsidiary of the Borrower under any agreement or instrument governing any Indebtedness of such Foreign Subsidiary permitted pursuant to Section 7.04, and customary restrictions contained in “comfort” letters and guarantees of any such Indebtedness, (viii) any document relating to Indebtedness secured by a Lien permitted by Section 7.03, insofar as the provisions thereof limit grants of junior liens on the assets securing such Indebtedness, (ix) any Operating Lease or Capital Lease, insofar as the provisions thereof limit grants of a security interest in, or other

 

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assignments of, the related leasehold interest to any other Person and (x) customary provisions restricting the sale of assets subject to an Asset Sale permitted under this Agreement pending the closing of such permitted Asset Sale.

Section 7.10 Transactions with Affiliates . The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, enter into any transaction or series of transactions with any Affiliate (other than, in the case of the Borrower, any Subsidiary, and in the case of a Subsidiary, the Borrower or another Subsidiary) other than in the ordinary course of business and upon fair and reasonable terms no less favorable to the Borrower or such Subsidiary than would be obtained in a comparable arm’s-length transaction with a Person other than an Affiliate, except (i) sales of goods to an Affiliate that in the good faith judgment of the Borrower comply with any applicable legal requirements of the Code, or (ii) agreements and transactions with and payments to officers, directors and shareholders that are either (A) entered into in the ordinary course of business and not prohibited by any of the provisions of this Agreement, or (B) entered into outside the ordinary course of business, approved by the directors or shareholders of the Borrower, and not prohibited by any of the provisions of this Agreement or in violation of any law, rule or regulation.

Section 7.11 Modification of Certain Agreements . Without the prior written consent of the Lender, the Borrower will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, amend, modify, supplement, waive or otherwise change, or consent or agree to any amendment, modification, supplement, waiver or other change to, or enter into any forbearance from exercising any rights with respect to the terms or provisions contained in:

(a) any Subordinated Debt Document (other than any amendment, modification, supplement, waiver or other change for which no fee is payable to the holders of the Subordinated Indebtedness and that (i) extends the maturity or reduces the amount of any repayment, prepayment or redemption of the principal of such Subordinated Indebtedness, (ii) reduces the rate or extends any date for payment of interest, premium (if any) or fees payable on such Subordinated Indebtedness or (iii) makes the covenants, events of default or remedies in such Subordinated Debt Documents less restrictive on the Borrower or other Subsidiary party thereto);

(b) any of the terms of any preferred Equity Interests of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries (other than any such amendment, modification, supplement, waiver or other change for which no fee is payable to the holders of such preferred stock and that (i) extends the scheduled redemption date or reduces the amount of any scheduled redemption payment or (ii) reduces the rate or extend any date for payment of dividends thereon);

(c) any Credit Party’s Organizational Documents;

(d) any Material Indebtedness Agreement, except to the extent that such amendment, modification, supplement, waiver or other change, or forbearance, could not reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 7.12 Sale and Lease-Back Transactions . The Borrower shall not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, enter into any Sale and Lease Back Transactions unless (a) the sale or transfer of such property is permitted by Section 7.02 and (b) any Capital Lease Obligations arising in connection therewith are permitted by Section 7.04(c) .

Section 7.13 Prepayments of Certain Indebtedness . The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any Subsidiary to, repay, redeem, purchase, defease or otherwise satisfy prior to the scheduled maturity thereof in any manner any Subordinated Indebtedness, except for the payment of regularly

 

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scheduled principal, interest and mandatory prepayments and ‘AHYDO’ payments with respect thereto, in each case, subject to the terms of the intercreditor arrangement applicable to such Subordinated Indebtedness.

Section 7.14 Accounting Changes; Fiscal Year .

(a) The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any Subsidiary to, make or permit any material change in accounting policies or reporting practices, without the consent of the Lender, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, except changes that are required by GAAP.

(b) The Borrower shall not, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, change its Fiscal Year end from December 31.

Section 7.15 Reserved .

Section 7.16 Intellectual Property . No Credit Party shall (i) mortgage, pledge, collaterally assign, grant a lien on or security interest in or otherwise encumber any of its Intellectual Property in favor of any Person without the Lender’s prior written consent or (ii) enter into any agreement, document, instrument or other arrangement with any Person other than the Lender which directly or indirectly prohibits or has the effect of mortgaging, pledging, collaterally assigning, granting a security interest in or lien on or otherwise encumbering any of its Intellectual Property, except as otherwise permitted hereunder.

ARTICLE VIII.

EVENTS OF DEFAULT

Section 8.01 Events of Default . Any of the following specified events shall constitute an Event of Default (each an “ Event of Default ”):

(a) Payments : the Borrower shall (i) default in the payment when due (whether at maturity, on a date fixed for a scheduled repayment, on a date on which a required prepayment is to be made, upon acceleration or otherwise) of any principal of the Loans or any reimbursement obligation in respect of any Unpaid Drawing; or (ii) default, and such default shall continue for three or more Business Days, in the payment when due of any interest on the Loans, any Fees or any other Obligations; or (iii) fail to Cash Collateralize any LC when required to do so hereunder; or

(b) Representations, etc .: any representation, warranty or statement made by the Borrower or any other Credit Party herein or in any other Loan Document or in any statement or certificate delivered or required to be delivered pursuant hereto or thereto shall prove to be untrue in any material respect on the date as of which made or deemed made; or

(c) Certain Covenants : the Borrower shall default in the due performance or observance by it of any term, covenant or agreement contained in Sections 6.01(e)(i), 6.05(i) or Article VII of this Agreement; or

(d) Other Covenants : any Credit Party shall default in the due performance or observance by it of (A) any term, covenant or Agreement contained in Sections 6.01(a)-(d) or 6.03 of this Agreement and such default is not remedied within 10 days after the earlier of (i) an Authorized Officer of any Credit Party obtaining knowledge of such default or (ii) the Borrower receiving written notice of such default from the Lender or (B) any term, covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement or any other Loan

 

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Document (other than those referred to in Section 8.01(a) or (b) or (c) or (d)(A) above) and such default is not remedied within 30 days after the earlier of (i) an Authorized Officer of any Credit Party obtaining knowledge of such default or (ii) the Borrower receiving written notice of such default from the Lender; or

(e) Cross Default Under Other Agreements : the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall (i) default in any payment with respect to any Material Indebtedness (other than the Obligations), and such default shall continue after the applicable grace period, if any, specified in the agreement or instrument relating to such Material Indebtedness, or (ii) default in the observance or performance of any agreement or condition relating to any such Material Indebtedness or contained in any instrument or agreement evidencing, securing or relating thereto (and all grace periods applicable to such observance, performance or condition shall have expired), or any other event shall occur or condition exist, the effect of which default or other event or condition is to cause, or to permit the holder or holders of such Material Indebtedness (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such holder or holders) to cause any such Material Indebtedness to become due prior to its stated maturity; or any such Material Indebtedness of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall be declared to be due and payable, or shall be required to be prepaid (other than by a regularly scheduled required prepayment or redemption, prior to the stated maturity thereof); or (iii) without limitation of the foregoing clauses, default in any payment obligation under a Designated Hedge Agreement, and such default shall continue after the applicable grace period, if any, specified in such Designated Hedge Agreement or any other agreement or instrument relating thereto; or

(f) Invalidity of Loan Documents or Liens : any provision of any Loan Document, at any time after its execution and delivery and for any reason other than as expressly permitted hereunder or under such Loan Document or satisfaction in full of all the Obligations, ceases to be in full force and effect; or any Credit Party or any other Person contests in any manner the validity or enforceability of any provision of any Loan Document; or any Credit Party denies that it has any or further liability or obligation under any Loan Document, or purports to revoke, terminate or rescind any Loan Document; or

(g) Invalidity of Liens : any security interest and Lien purported to be created by any Security Document shall cease to be in full force and effect (other than in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof), or shall cease to give the Lender, the Liens, rights, powers and privileges purported to be created and granted under such Security Documents (including a perfected first priority security interest in and Lien on, all of the Collateral thereunder (except as otherwise expressly provided in such Security Document)) or shall be asserted by any Credit Party not to be, a valid, perfected, first priority (except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement or such Security Document) security interest in or Lien on any Collateral covered thereby; or

(h) Judgments : (i) one or more judgments, orders or decrees shall be entered against the Borrower and/or any of its Subsidiaries involving a liability (other than a liability covered by insurance, as to which the carrier has adequate claims paying ability and has not effectively reserved its rights) of $100,000 or more in the aggregate for all such judgments, orders and decrees for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, and any such judgments or orders or decrees shall not have been vacated, discharged or stayed or bonded pending appeal within 30 days (or such longer period, not in excess of 60 days, during which enforcement thereof, and the filing of any judgment lien, is effectively stayed or prohibited) from the entry thereof; or (ii) one or more judgments, orders or decrees shall be entered against the Borrower and/or any of its Subsidiaries involving a required divestiture of any material properties, assets or business reasonably estimated to have a fair value in excess of $100,000 and any such judgments, orders or decrees shall not have been vacated, discharged or stayed or bonded pending appeal within 30 days (or such longer period, not in excess of 60 days, during which enforcement thereof, and the filing of any judgment lien, is effectively stayed or prohibited) from the entry thereof; or

 

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(i) Insolvency Event : any Insolvency Event shall occur with respect to the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower; or

(j) ERISA : (i) any of the events described in clauses (i) through (xi) of the definition of “ERISA Event” shall have occurred that would reasonably be expected to result in liability in an amount in excess of $2,000,000; or

(k) Change of Control : if there occurs a Change of Control.

Section 8.02 Remedies . Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default, and at any time thereafter, if any Event of Default shall then be continuing, the Lender may take any or all of the following actions, without prejudice to the rights of the Lender to enforce its claims against the Borrower or any other Credit Party in any manner permitted under applicable law:

(a) declare the Commitments terminated, whereupon the Commitment of the Lender shall forthwith terminate immediately without any other notice of any kind;

(b) declare the principal of and any accrued interest in respect of all Loans, all Unpaid Drawings and all other Obligations (other than any Obligations under any Designated Hedge Agreement) owing hereunder and thereunder to be, whereupon the same shall become, forthwith due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower;

(c) terminate any Letter of Credit that may be terminated in accordance with its terms and/or (ii) require the Borrower to Cash Collateralize all or any portion of the LC Outstandings in an amount determined by the Lender; or

(d) exercise any other right or remedy available under any of the Loan Documents or applicable law;

provided that, if an Event of Default specified in Section 8.01(i) shall occur, the result that would occur upon the giving of written notice by the Lender as specified in clauses (a) and/or (b) above shall occur automatically without the giving of any such notice.

Section 8.03 Application of Certain Payments and Proceeds . All payments and other amounts received by the Lender through the exercise of remedies hereunder or under the other Loan Documents shall, unless otherwise required by the terms of the other Loan Documents or by applicable law, be applied as follows:

(i) first , to the payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities and expenses and other amounts (including attorneys’ fees and amounts due under Article III) payable to the Lender;

(ii) second , to the payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities and expenses (including attorneys’ fees and amounts due under Article III) payable to each LC Issuer, ratably among them in proportion to the aggregate of all such amounts;

(iii) third , to the payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting accrued and unpaid interest on the Loans and Unpaid Drawings with respect to Letters of Credit;

 

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(iv) fourth , pro rata to the payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting unpaid principal of the Loans and Unpaid Drawings, ratably among the Lender and each LC Issuer in proportion to the aggregate of all such amounts;

(v) fifth , to the Lender for the benefit of each LC Issuer to Cash Collateralize 105% of the amount of the LC Outstandings;

(vi) sixth , to amounts due to the Lender in respect of Banking Services Obligations;

(vii) seventh , to amounts due to Designated Hedge Creditors under Designated Hedge Agreements subject to confirmation by the Lender that any calculations of termination or other payment obligations are being made in accordance with normal industry practice;

(viii) eighth , to the payment of all other Obligations of the Credit Parties owing under or in respect of the Loan Documents that are then due and payable to the Lender, each LC Issuer and the Designated Hedge Creditors, ratably based upon the respective aggregate amounts of all such Obligations owing to them on such date; and

(ix) finally , any remaining surplus after all of the Obligations have been paid in full, to the Borrower or to whomsoever shall be lawfully entitled thereto.

ARTICLE IX.

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 9.01 Payment of Expenses etc . The Borrower agrees to pay (or reimburse the Lender or its Affiliates, as the case may be) all of the following: (i) whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated, for all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Lender in connection with the negotiation, preparation, and execution and delivery of the Loan Documents and the documents and instruments referred to therein, including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and disbursements of any individual counsel to the Lender, subject to the Lender Fee Letter; (ii) all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Lender in connection with any amendment, waiver or consent relating to any of the Loan Documents that are requested by any Credit Party; (iii) all costs and expenses of the Lender and its Affiliates in connection with the enforcement of any of the Loan Documents or the other documents and instruments referred to therein, including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and disbursements of any individual counsel to the Lender (including, without limitation, allocated costs of internal counsel); (iv) any and all present and future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing and other similar taxes with respect to the foregoing matters or otherwise with respect to any Loan Document and save the Lender harmless from and against any and all liabilities with respect to or resulting from any delay or omission (other than to the extent attributable to any such indemnified Person) to pay such taxes.

Section 9.02 Indemnification . The Borrower and each other Credit Party agree to indemnify the Lender and its respective Related Parties (collectively, the “ Indemnitees ”) from and hold each of them harmless against any and all losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses reasonably incurred by any of them as a result of, or arising out of, or in any way related to, or by reason of (i) any investigation, litigation or other proceeding (whether or not the Lender is a party thereto) related to the entering into and/or performance of any Loan Document or the use of the proceeds of any Loans hereunder or the consummation of any transactions contemplated in any Loan Document, other than transactions solely involving the assignment by the Lender of all or a portion of its Loans and Commitments, or arising solely out of any examination of a Lender by any regulatory or other Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over it, or (ii) the actual or alleged presence of Hazardous Materials in the air, surface water

 

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or groundwater or on the surface or subsurface of any Real Property owned, leased or at any time operated by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, the release, generation, storage, transportation, handling or disposal of Hazardous Materials at any location, whether or not owned or operated by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, if the Borrower or any such Subsidiary could have or is alleged to have any responsibility in respect thereof, the non-compliance of any such Real Property with foreign, federal, state and local laws, regulations and ordinances (including applicable permits thereunder) applicable thereto, or any Environmental Claim asserted against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, in respect of any such Real Property, including, in the case of each of (i) and (ii) above, without limitation, the reasonable documented fees and disbursements of counsel incurred in connection with any such investigation, litigation or other proceeding (but excluding any such losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses to the extent incurred by reason of the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Person to be indemnified or of any other Indemnitee who is such Person or an Affiliate of such Person). To the extent that the undertaking to indemnify, pay or hold harmless any Person set forth in the preceding sentence may be unenforceable because it is violative of any law or public policy, the Borrower shall make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of each of the indemnified liabilities that is permissible under applicable law.

Section 9.03 Right of Setoff . In addition to any rights now or hereafter granted under applicable law or otherwise, and not by way of limitation of any such rights, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Lender and each LC Issuer is hereby authorized at any time or from time to time, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind to the Borrower or to any other Person, any such notice being hereby expressly waived, to set off and to appropriate and apply any and all deposits (general or special) and any other Indebtedness at any time held or owing by the Lender or such LC Issuer (including, without limitation, by branches, agencies and Affiliates of the Lender or LC Issuer wherever located) to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower against and on account of the Obligations and liabilities of the Borrower to the Lender or LC Issuer under this Agreement or under any of the other Loan Documents, including, without limitation, all claims of any nature or description arising out of or connected with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, irrespective of whether or not the Lender or LC Issuer shall have made any demand hereunder and although said Obligations, liabilities or claims, or any of them, shall be contingent or unmatured. The Lender and LC Issuer agrees to promptly notify the Borrower after any such set off and application, provided , however , that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such set off and application.

Section 9.04 Notices .

(a) Generally . Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone (and except as provided in subpart (c) below), all notices and other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by telecopier as follows:

(i) if to the Borrower, to it at One Meadowlands Plaza, East Rutherford, New Jersey 07073, Attention Thomas Conway: (Telecopier No. (201) 935-5187)

(ii) if to the Lender, to it at the Notice Office.

(b) Receipt of Notices . Notices and communications sent by hand or overnight courier service, or mailed by certified or registered mail, shall be deemed to have been given when received; notices sent by telecopier shall be deemed to have been given when sent and receipt has been confirmed by telephone. Notices delivered through electronic communications to the extent provided in subpart (c) below shall be effective as provided in said subpart (c).

 

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(c) Electronic Communications . Notices and other communications to the Lender or an LC Issuer hereunder and required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.01 may be delivered or furnished by electronic communication (including e-mail and Internet or intranet web sites) pursuant to procedures approved by the Lender. The Lender and the Borrower may, in their discretion, agree in a separate writing to accept notices and other communications to them hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it, provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications. Unless the Lender otherwise prescribes, (i) notices and other communications sent to an e-mail address shall be deemed received upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgement from the intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested” function, as available, return e-mail or other written acknowledgement), provided that if such notice or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next Business Day for the recipient, and (ii) notices or communications posted to an Internet or intranet web site shall be deemed received upon the deemed receipt by the intended recipient at its e-mail address as described in the foregoing clause (i) of notification that such notice or communication is available and identifying the web site address therefor.

(d) Change of Address, Etc . Any party hereto may change its address or telecopier number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to each of the other parties hereto in accordance with Section 9.04(a).

Section 9.05 Successors and Assigns . This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns; provided, however, that (i) the Borrower may not assign or transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Lender and (ii) so long as no Event of Default is continuing, the Lender shall not assign or trade any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Borrower, not to be unreasonably withheld. Lender shall maintain a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of Lender and any other Persons owning an interest in any Loan, including the principal amounts of (and stated interest on) such Loan owing to Lender and any such other Persons pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time, and shall amend such register to reflect any such sale, assignment, pledge or other transfer. An assignee or other transferee shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 3.01 with respect to its assignment or other transfer as if it were Lender.

Section 9.06 Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Venue; Waiver of Jury Trial .

(a) THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER AND THEREUNDER SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND BE GOVERNED BY THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICTS OF LAW PRINCIPLES. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE BORROWER HEREBY UNCONDITIONALLY AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVE ANY CLAIM TO ASSERT THAT THE LAW OF ANY JURISDICTION OTHER THAN THE STATE OF NEW YORK GOVERNS THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS. Any legal action or proceeding with respect to this Agreement or any other Loan Document may be brought in the courts of the State of New York sitting in New York County, and of the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York, and any appellate court from any thereof and, by execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Borrower hereby irrevocably accepts for itself and in respect of its property, generally and unconditionally, the jurisdiction of the aforesaid courts. The Borrower hereby further irrevocably consents to the service of process out of any of the aforementioned courts in any such action or proceeding by the mailing of copies thereof by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, to the Borrower at its address for notices pursuant to Section 9.04, such service to become effective 30 days after such mailing or at such earlier time as may be provided under

 

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applicable law. Nothing herein shall affect the right of the Lender to serve process in any other manner permitted by law or to commence legal proceedings or otherwise proceed against the Borrower in any other jurisdiction.

(b) The Borrower hereby irrevocably waives any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any of the aforesaid actions or proceedings arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document brought in the courts referred to in Section 9.06(a) above and hereby further irrevocably waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any such court that any such action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.

(c) EACH OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY AMENDMENTS, WAIVERS OR OTHER MODIFICATIONS RELATING TO ANY OF THE FOREGOING), OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER, AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS PARAGRAPH .

Section 9.07 Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the different parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all of which shall together constitute one and the same agreement. A set of counterparts executed by all the parties hereto shall be lodged with the Borrower and the Lender.

Section 9.08 Integration . This Agreement, the other Loan Documents and any separate letter agreements with respect to fees payable to the Lender constitute the entire contract among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof or thereof. To the extent that there is any conflict between the terms and provisions of this Agreement and the terms and provisions of any other Loan Document, the terms and provisions of this Agreement will prevail.

Section 9.09 Headings Descriptive . The headings of the several Sections and other portions of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or construction of any provision of this Agreement.

Section 9.10 Amendment or Waiver . Neither this Agreement nor any other Loan Document, nor any terms hereof or thereof, may be amended, changed, waived or otherwise modified unless such amendment, change, waiver or other modification is in writing and signed by the Borrower and the Lender.

Section 9.11 Survival of Indemnities . All indemnities set forth herein including, without limitation, in Article III or Section 9.02 shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the making and repayment of the Obligations.

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shall not be responsible for costs arising under Section 3.01 resulting from any such transfer (other than a transfer pursuant to Section 3.05) to the extent not otherwise applicable to the Lender prior to such transfer.

Section 9.13 Confidentiality .

(a) Each LC Issuer and the Lender agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Confidential Information, except that Confidential Information may be disclosed (1) to its and its Affiliates’ directors, officers, employees and agents, including accountants, legal counsel and other advisors (it being understood that the persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Confidential Information and instructed to keep such Confidential Information confidential), (2) to any direct or indirect contractual counterparty in any Hedge Agreement (or to any such contractual counterparty’s professional advisor), so long as such contractual counterparty (or such professional advisor) agrees to be bound by the provisions of this Section, (3) to the extent requested by any regulatory authority, (4) to the extent required by applicable laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process, (5) to any other party to this Agreement, (6) to any other creditor of any Credit Party that is a direct or intended beneficiary of any of the Loan Documents, (7) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents, or any suit, action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder, (8) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as those of this Section, to any assignee of or participant in any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement, (9) with the consent of the Borrower, or (10) to the extent such Confidential Information (i) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section, or (ii) becomes available to the Lender or any LC Issuer on a non-confidential basis from a source other than a Credit Party and not otherwise in violation of this Section.

(b) As used in this Section, “ Confidential Information ” shall mean all information received from the Borrower relating to the Borrower or its business, other than any such information that is available to the Lender or any LC Issuer on a non-confidential basis prior to disclosure by the Borrower.

(c) Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Confidential Information as provided in this Section shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such Confidential Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential information. The Borrower hereby agrees that the failure of the Lender or any LC Issuer to comply with the provisions of this Section shall not relieve the Borrower, or any other Credit Party, of any of its obligations under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents.

Section 9.14 Lender Not Fiduciary to Borrower, etc . The relationship among the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and the Lender, on the other hand, is solely that of debtor and creditor, and the Lender and each LC Issuer have no fiduciary or other special relationship with the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, and no term or provision of any Loan Document, no course of dealing, no written or oral communication, or other action, shall be construed so as to deem such relationship to be other than that of debtor and creditor.

Section 9.15 Survival of Representations and Warranties . All representations and warranties herein shall survive the making of Loans and all LC Issuances hereunder, the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Notes and the other documents the forms of which are attached as Exhibits hereto, the issue and delivery of the Notes, any disposition thereof by any holder thereof, and any investigation made by the Lender or any other holder of any of the Notes or on its behalf. All statements contained in any certificate or other document delivered to the Lender or any holder of any Notes by or on behalf of the

 

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Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant hereto or otherwise specifically for use in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby shall constitute representations and warranties by the Borrower hereunder, made as of the respective dates specified therein or, if no date is specified, as of the respective dates furnished to the Lender.

Section 9.16 Severability . Any provision of this Agreement held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability without affecting the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof; and the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any other jurisdiction.

Section 9.17 Independence of Covenants . All covenants hereunder shall be given independent effect so that if a particular action, event, condition or circumstance is not permitted by any of such covenants, the fact that it would be permitted by an exception to, or would otherwise be within the limitations or restrictions of, another covenant, shall not avoid the occurrence of a Default or an Event of Default if such action is taken or event, condition or circumstance exists.

Section 9.18 Interest Rate Limitation . Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time the interest rate applicable to any Loan, together with all fees, charges and other amounts that are treated as interest on such Loan under applicable law (collectively, the “ Charges ”), shall exceed the maximum lawful rate (the “ Maximum Rate ”) that may be contracted for, charged, taken, received or reserved by the Lender in accordance with applicable law, the rate of interest payable in respect of such Loan hereunder, together with all Charges payable in respect thereof, shall be limited to the Maximum Rate and, to the extent lawful, the interest and Charges that would have been payable in respect of such Loan but were not payable as a result of the operation of this Section shall be cumulated and the interest and Charges payable to the Lender in respect of other Loans or periods shall be increased (but not above the Maximum Rate therefor) until such cumulated amount, together with interest thereon at the Base Rate to the date of repayment, shall have been received by the Lender.

Section 9.19 USA Patriot Act . The Lender hereby notifies the Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the USA 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 the Lender to identify the Borrower in accordance with the USA Patriot Act.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused a counterpart of this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.

 

AMBER ROAD, INC.

as the Borrower

By:

/s/ Thomas Conway

Name: Thomas Conway
Title: Chief Financial Officer

KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION ,

as the Lender and LC Issuer

By:

/s/ Geoff Smith

Name: Geoff Smith
Title: Senior Vice President

 

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