UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

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

For the quarterly period ended March 3 1 , 201 8

or

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

For the transition period from _____to_____.

 

Commission File Number: 000-14801

 

Mikros Systems Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware 14-1598200

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

707 Alexander Road, Building Two, Suite 208, Princeton, New Jersey 08540

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(609) 987-1513

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

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

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). ☒ Yes    ☐ No

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer   Accelerated filer
Non-accelerated filer   Smaller reporting company
Emerging growth company      

      

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

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

 

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date: There were 35,568,775 issued and outstanding shares of the issuer’s common stock, $.01 par value per share, on May 11, 2018.

 

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION  
     
Item 1. Financial Statements.  
     
     

 

Condensed Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2018 (unaudited) and December 31, 2017

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Condensed Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 (unaudited) 2
     

 

Condensed Statement of Shareholder's Equity for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 (unaudited)

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Condensed Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 (unaudited)

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Notes to Condensed Financial Statements (unaudited)

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Item 2.

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

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Item 4.

Controls and Procedures.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION  
     

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

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Item 6.

Exhibits.

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SIGNATURES 16

 

 

 

 

 

 

Part I Financial Information

 

Item 1 Financial Statements

 

Mikros Systems Corporation

Condensed Balance Sheets

 

   

March 31,

   

December 31,

 
   

2018

   

2017

 
    (unaudited)          

Assets

               

Current assets:

               

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 1,417,115     $ 1,173,177  

Receivables on government contracts

    1,627,878       1,697,997  

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

    279,058       72,542  

Total current assets

    3,324,051       2,943,716  

Property and equipment:

               

Equipment

    188,966       171,018  

Leasehold improvements

    21,306       21,306  

Furniture & fixtures

    38,659       37,557  

Less: accumulated depreciation

    (113,977 )     (106,570 )

Property and equipment, net

    134,954       123,311  

Intangible assets

    137,950       137,683  

Less: accumulated amortization

    (59,389 )     (54,101 )

Intangible assets, net

    78,561       83,582  

Deferred tax assets

    18,646       8,745  

Total assets

  $ 3,556,212     $ 3,159,354  
                 

Liabilities and shareholders' equity

               

Current liabilities:

               

Accrued payroll and payroll taxes

  $ 512,716     $ 575,926  

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    796,737       482,873  

Accrued warranty expense

    40,000       40,000  

Deferred revenue

    7,500       18,750  

Total current liabilities

    1,356,953       1,117,549  

Long-term liabilities

    21,115       21,920  

Total liabilities

    1,378,068       1,139,469  

Shareholders' equity:

               

Preferred stock, convertible, par value $.01 per share, authorized 5,000,000 shares, none issued and outstanding

    -       -  

Common stock, par value $.01 per share, authorized 60,000,000 shares, issued and outstanding 35,568,775 and 35,561,775 shares, respectively

    355,689       355,619  

Capital in excess of par value

    10,092,727       10,087,843  

Accumulated deficit

    (8,270,272 )     (8,423,577 )

Total shareholders' equity

    2,178,144       2,019,885  

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

  $ 3,556,212     $ 3,159,354  

 

See Notes to Unaudited Condensed Financial Statements

 

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Mikros Systems Corporation

Condensed Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (unaudited)

 

   

Three Months Ended,

 
   

March 31,

 
   

2018

   

2017

 
                 

Contract revenues

  $ 2,490,660     $ 1,754,973  
                 

Cost of sales

    1,177,032       651,536  
                 

Gross margin

    1,313,628       1,103,437  
                 

Expenses:

               

Engineering

    640,293       517,180  

General and administrative

    451,678       408,903  
                 

Total expenses

    1,091,971       926,083  
                 

Income from operations

    221,657       177,354  
                 

Other income:

               

Interest

    460       728  
                 

Net income before income taxes

    222,117       178,082  
                 

Income tax expense

    68,812       87,775  
                 

Net income available to common shareholders

  $ 153,305     $ 90,307  
                 

Income per common share - basic

  $ -     $ -  
                 

Basic weighted average number of shares outstanding

    35,564,419       35,430,119  
                 

Income per common share - diluted

  $ -     $ -  
                 

Diluted weighted average number of shares outstanding

    35,829,565       35,643,392  

 

See Notes to Unaudited Condensed Financial Statements

 

 

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Mikros Systems Corporation

Condensed Statements of Shareholders' Equity (unaudited)

 

   

Preferred Stock

   

Common Stock

                         
   

$0.01 Par Value

   

$0.01 Par Value

   

Capital in

   

 

         
   

Number of shares

   

Par Value

   

Number of shares

   

Par Value

   

Excess

of  Par Value

   

Accumulated Deficit

   

Total

 

Balance at January 1, 2018

    -     $ -       35,561,775     $ 355,619     $ 10,087,843     $ (8,423,577 )   $ 2,019,885  

Stock compensation

    -       -       -       -       4,604       -       4,604  

Exercise of non-restricted stock awards

    -       -       7,000       70       280       -       350  

Net income

    -       -       -       -       -       153,305       153,305  
                                                         

Balance at March 31, 2018

    -     $ -       35,568,775     $ 355,689     $ 10,092,727     $ (8,270,272 )   $ 2,178,144  

 

See Notes to Unaudited Condensed Financial Statements

 

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Mikros Systems Corporation

Condensed Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

 

   

Three Months Ended March 31,

 
   

2018

   

2017

 
                 

Cash flows from operating activities

               

Net income

  $ 153,305     $ 90,307  

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

               

Depreciation and amortization

    12,695       9,578  

Deferred tax expense

    (9,901 )     35,169  

Share-based compensation expense

    4,604       2,639  

Changes in assets and liabilities:

               

Decrease in receivables on government contracts

    70,119       558,275  

Decrease (increase) in prepaid expenses and other current assets

    (206,516 )     2,509  

(Decrease) in accrued payroll and payroll taxes

    (63,210 )     (73,341 )

Increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses

    313,864       23,242  

(Decrease) in accrued warranty expense

    -       (142,890 )

(Decrease) increase in deferred revenue

    (11,250 )     (7,500 )

(Decrease) in long-term liabilities

    (805 )     (373 )

Net cash provided by operating activities

    262,905       497,615  

Cash flows from investing activities:

               

Payments related to intangible assets

    (267 )     (788 )

Purchase of property and equipment

    (19,050 )     (7,560 )

Net cash used in investing activities:

    (19,317 )     (8,348 )

Cash flows from financing activities:

               

Exercise of stock options

    350       3,350  

Net cash provided by financing activities:

    350       3,350  

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

    243,938       492,617  

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

    1,173,177       858,868  

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

  $ 1,417,115     $ 1,351,485  

 

See Notes to Unaudited Condensed Financial Statements

 

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Mikros Systems Corporation

Notes to Condensed Financial Statements

(unaudited)

 

 

Note 1 Basis of Presentation

 

The unaudited interim condensed financial statements included herein have been prepared by Mikros Systems Corporation (the “Company”) pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. These condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017.

 

In the opinion of the Company’s management, the accompanying unaudited interim condensed financial statements contain all adjustments, consisting solely of those which are of a normal recurring nature, necessary to present fairly its financial position as of March 31, 2018, the results of its operations for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, changes in stockholders’ equity from January 1, 2018 to March 31, 2018, and cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017.

 

 

Note 2 Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, as amended (commonly referred to as ASC 606), which replaces numerous requirements in U.S. GAAP, including industry-specific requirements, and provides companies with a single revenue recognition model for recognizing revenue from contracts with customers and significantly expanded the disclosure requirements for revenue arrangements. The new standard, as amended, was effective for the Company for interim and annual reporting periods beginning on January 1, 2018.

 

As discussed in Note 3, the Company adopted ASC 606 using the modified retrospective transition method. Results for reporting periods beginning after December 31, 2017 are presented under ASC 606, while prior period comparative information has not been restated and continues to be reported in accordance with ASC 605, Revenue Recognition, the accounting standard in effect for periods ended prior to January 1, 2018. Based on contracts in process at December 31, 2017, the Company determined that the impact of the adoption of ASC 606 is immaterial and that the Company will not recognize any cumulative effect of adoption at January 1, 2018 in the Company’s statements of operations and comprehensive income for any historical or future period.

 

 

Note 3 Significant Accounting Policies

 

Revenue Recognition

We provide our products and services under fixed-price and cost-reimbursable contracts. Under fixed-price contracts we agree to perform the specified work for a pre-determined price. To the extent our actual costs vary from the estimates upon which the price was negotiated, we will generate more or less profit or could incur a loss. Cost-reimbursable contracts provide for the payment of allowable costs incurred during performance of the contract. We also enter into cost-plus-fixed-fee contracts. The fixed-fee in a cost-plus-fixed-fee contract is negotiated at the inception of the contract and that fixed-fee does not vary with actual costs. We account for a contract after it has been approved by all parties to the arrangement, the rights of the parties are identified, payment terms are identified, the contract has commercial substance and collectability of consideration is probable.

 

We assess each contract at its inception to determine whether it should be combined with other contracts. When making this determination, we consider factors such as whether two or more contracts were negotiated and executed at or near the same time or were negotiated with an overall profit objective. If combined, we treat the combined contracts as a single contract for revenue recognition purposes.

 

We evaluate the products or services promised in each contract at inception to determine whether the contract should be accounted for as having one or more performance obligations. The products and services in our contracts are typically not distinct from one another due to their complex relationships and the significant contract management functions required to perform under the contract. Accordingly, our contracts are typically accounted for as one performance obligation. Significant judgment is required in determining performance obligations, and these decisions could change the amount of revenue and profit recorded in a given period. We classify net sales as products or services on our condensed statements of operations and comprehensive income based on the predominant attributes of the performance obligations.

 

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Mikros Systems Corporation

Notes to Condensed Financial Statements

(unaudited)

 

 

We determine the transaction price for each contract based on the consideration we expect to receive for the products or services being provided under the contract. Our contracts do not include variable consideration. At the inception of a contract we estimate the transaction price based on our current rights and do not contemplate future modifications. Contracts are often subsequently modified to include changes in specifications, requirements or price, which may create new or change existing enforceable rights and obligations. Depending on the nature of the modification, we consider whether to account for the modification as an adjustment to the existing contract or as a separate contract. Generally, modifications to our contracts or delivery orders are distinct and will be accounted for as a separate contract.

 

We recognize revenue as performance obligations are satisfied and the customer obtains control of the products and services. In determining when performance obligations are satisfied, we consider factors such as contract terms, payment terms and whether there is an alternative future use of the product or service. Substantially all of our revenue is recognized over a period of time as we perform under the contract because control of the work in process transfers continuously to the customer. This continuous transfer of control of the work in process to the customer is supported by contract provisions that allow the customer to unilaterally terminate the contract for convenience, pay us for costs incurred plus a reasonable profit, and take control of any work in process.

 

For performance obligations to deliver products with continuous transfer of control to the customer, revenue is recognized based on the extent of progress towards completion of the performance obligation, generally using the cost-to-cost measure of progress for our contracts because it best depicts the transfer of control to the customer as we incur costs on our contracts. Under the cost-to-cost measure of progress, the extent of progress towards completion is measured based on the ratio of costs incurred to date to the total estimated costs to complete the performance obligation. For performance obligations to provide services to the customer, revenue is recognized over a period of time based on costs incurred as our customer receives and consumes the benefits.

 

Backlog (i.e., unfulfilled or remaining performance obligations) represents the sales we expect to recognize for our products and services for which control has not yet transferred to the customer. The estimated consideration is determined at the outset of the contract and considers the risks related to the technical, schedule and cost impacts to complete the contract. Periodically, we review these risks and may increase or decrease backlog accordingly. As the risks on such contracts are successfully retired, the estimated consideration from customers may be reduced, resulting in a reduction of backlog without a corresponding recognition of sales. As of March 31, 2018, our ending backlog was $4.9 million. For arrangements with the Department of Defense (“DoD”), we generally do not begin work on contracts until funding is appropriated by the customer. Billing timetables and payment terms on our contracts vary based on a number of factors, including the contract type.

 

Warranty Expense

 

The Company provides a limited warranty, as defined by the related warranty agreements, for its production units. The Company’s warranties require the Company to repair or replace defective products during such warranty period. The Company estimates the costs that may be incurred under its warranty and records a liability in the amount of such costs at the time product revenue is recognized. Factors that affect the Company’s warranty liability include the number of units sold, expected and anticipated rates of warranty claims, and cost per claim. The Company periodically assesses the adequacy of its recorded warranty liability and adjusts the amount as necessary. During the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, the Company recognized a net warranty recovery which is a component of the Company’s cost of sales of $0 and $(141,300), respectively. Since the inception of the ADEPT IDIQ contract in March 2010, the Company has delivered 200 ADEPT units. As of March 31, 2018, there are 11 ADEPT units that remain under the limited warranty coverage.

 

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Mikros Systems Corporation

Notes to Condensed Financial Statements

(unaudited)

 

The following table reflects the reserve for product warranty activity for:

 

   

March 31,

   

December 31,

 
   

2018

   

2017

 

Balance, beginning of the period

  $ 40,000     $ 240,980  

Provision for product warranty

    -       40,000  

Product warranty expirations

    -       (238,967 )

Product warranty costs paid

    -       (2,013 )

Balance, end of the period

  $ 40,000     $ 40,000  

 

 

 

Research and Development Expense

 

Research and Development expenditures for research and development of the Company's products are expensed when incurred, and are included in general and administrative expenses. The Company recognized research and development costs as follows:

 

   

Three months ended March 31,

 
   

2018

   

2017

 

Salaries

  $ 37,026     $ 39,606  

Other costs

    3,793       2,189  
    $ 40,819     $ 41,795  

 

Intangible Assets

The majority of the Company’s intangible assets is a license acquired during 2015. In July 2015, the Company purchased certain software products, intellectual property and related assets from VSE Corporation. The primary software programs purchased were the Prognostics Framework (PF) and Diagnostic Profiler (DP) programs. The Diagnostic Profiler software is used worldwide by several multinational companies for optimized maintenance of diverse product lines. The Diagnostic Profiler is also used by the US Air Force for depot test programs, and Prognostics Framework is used by the US Army for several missile defense systems.

 

Licenses are amortized using a straight-line method over their estimated life of six years. For the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, amortization expense related to the Company’s licenses amounted to $5,250 and $5,250, respectively, and are included in general and administrative expenses on the Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income.

 

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Mikros Systems Corporation

Notes to Condensed Financial Statements

(unaudited)

 

 

 

Note 4 Income Per Share

 

Net income per common share information is as follows:

 

   

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

Basic earnings per common share:

 

2018

   

2017

 

Net income allocable to common shareholders

  $ 153,305     $ 90,307  
                 

Weighted average basic shares outstanding

    35,564,419       35,430,119  
                 

Basic income per common share

  $ -     $ -  
                 

Dilutive earnings per common share:

               

Net income allocable to common shareholders

  $ 153,305     $ 90,307  
                 

Weighted average shares outstanding - basic

    35,564,419       35,430,119  

Diluted effect:

               

Stock options

    70,364       71,523  

Unvested restricted stock

    194,782       141,750  

Weighted average dilutive shares outstanding

    35,829,565       35,643,392  
                 

Dilutive income per common share

  $ -     $ -  

 

Diluted net income per share for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 does not reflect the following potential common shares, as the effect would be antidilutive.

 

   

Three Months Ended March 31,

 
   

2018

   

2017

 
                 

Stock options

    -       335,000  
                 

Unvested restricted stock

    70,000       30,000  

 

 

 

Note 5 – Income Tax Matters

 

At March 31, 2018, we estimated our annual effective tax rate for 2018 to be 31%. We recognized a tax expense of $68,812 for the three months ended March 31, 2018. At March 31, 2018, the difference from the statutory federal income tax rate is attributable to state income taxes and certain permanent book-tax differences.

 

The Company conducts an on-going analysis to review its net deferred tax asset and the need for a related valuation allowance. As a result of this analysis and the actual results of operations, the Company has (increased) decreased its net deferred tax assets by $(9,901) and $35,169 during the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. The change in deferred tax assets is attributable to the changes in various book/tax differences.

 

In December 2017, new legislation was signed into law reducing the corporate U.S. tax rate from 35% to 21% for tax years beginning after December 31, 2017, fully repealing the corporate alternative minimum tax and making the NOL carryforward period indefinite for NOLs generated after 2017. In accordance with ASC Topic 740, deferred tax assets and liabilities are required to be measured at the enacted tax rate expected to apply when temporary differences are to be realized or settled. As of December 31, 2017, the Company re-measured its deferred tax balances based upon the new 21% tax rate.

 

While the Company has completed its provisional analysis of the income tax effects of the new legislation  and recorded a reasonable estimate of such effects, the amounts recorded related to the new legislation may differ, possibly materially, due to, among other things, further refinement of the Company’s calculations, changes in interpretations and assumptions that the Company has made, additional guidance that may be issued by the U.S. Government, and actions and related accounting policy decisions the Company may take as a result of this legislation. The Company will complete its analysis over a one-year measurement period ending no later than December 22, 2018, and any adjustments during this measurement period will be included as an adjustment to income tax expense/benefit in the reporting period when such adjustments are determined.

 

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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

This report contains “forward-looking statements” – that is, statements related to future, not past, events. In this context, forward-looking statements often address our expected future business and financial performance and financial condition, and often contain words such as “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “seek,” “see,” or “will.” These forward-looking statements are not guarantees and are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions about us that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. For us, particular uncertainties that could cause our actual results to be materially different than those expressed in our forward-looking statements include: changes in business conditions; a decline or redirection of the U.S. defense budget; the termination of any contracts with the U.S. Government; changes in our sales strategy and product development plans; changes in the marketplace; continued services of our executive management team; our limited marketing experience; competition between us and other companies seeking Small Business Innovative Research (“SBIR”) grants; competitive pricing pressures; market acceptance of our products under development: delays in the development of products; our ability to adequately integrate our software offerings into our business model, our ability to develop and market solutions for commercial customers, numerous other matters of national, regional and global scale, including those of a political, economic, business and competitive nature; statements of assumption underlying any of the foregoing, as well as other factors set forth under the caption “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us, or persons acting on our behalf, are expressly qualified in their entirety by the foregoing. Except as required by law, we assume no duty to update or revise our forward-looking statements.

 

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

 

The following discussion and analysis summarizes the significant factors affecting the operating results, financial condition, liquidity and cash flows of our Company as of and for the periods presented below and should be read in conjunction with our unaudited condensed financial statements and related information contained herein and in our audited financial statements as of December 31, 2017.

 

Mikros Systems Corporation (the “Company”, “we” or “us”) designs and manufactures software, hardware and electronic systems used to maintain complex distributed systems. Examples of such systems include defense equipment such as radars and combat systems, and commercial and industrial applications such as printing presses, power distribution, and utility systems, and Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) systems.

 

Over the past decade, our principal customer has been the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), primarily the U.S. Navy. We provide the following two key systems to the Navy for maintenance of radars and combat systems:

 

 

ADEPT®, the Adaptive Diagnostic Electronic Portable Testset, is a PC-based maintenance automation workstation used to maintain the Navy’s premier AN/SPY-1 phased array radar on Cruisers (CG) and Destroyers (DDG).

 

ADSSS®, the ADEPT Distance Support Sensor Suite, is a Condition-Based Maintenance (CBM) system used to monitor Combat System Elements (CSEs) onboard the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS).

 

More recently, we have developed and marketed software products to analyze maintenance data collected from target systems, optimize maintenance procedures, and predict failures. Our Prognostics Framework® (PF) and Diagnostic Profiler® (DP) products provide software capabilities which complement our maintenance hardware products (ADEPT and ADSSS) and allow us to provide complete hardware/software solutions for advanced maintenance, particularly of complex distributed systems. Now that we have a complete hardware/software solution for advanced maintenance, we are expanding into commercial and industrial markets.

 

Product Portfolio

Revenues from our government contracts represented substantially all of our revenues for the year ended December 31, 2017. We believe that we can utilize the intellectual property developed under our various SBIR awards to develop proprietary products for both the government and commercial marketplace.

 

Adaptive Diagnostic Electronic Portable Testset (ADEPT) . ADEPT is an automated maintenance workstation designed to significantly reduce the time required to align the AN/SPY-1 Radar System aboard U.S. Navy Aegis cruisers and destroyers, while optimizing system performance and readiness. ADEPT Systems are currently deploying on all Aegis CG and DDG platforms to support the AN/SPY1 radar system. Since the system uses commercial instrument case and modules, ADEPT units can be modified to support both preventative maintenance and condition-based maintenance of other radars and complex electronic systems in military or commercial applications. In that regard, we have a service contract with the U.S. Navy to extend ADEPT to a second U.S. Navy radar system, the SPS-49. These services are expected to assist in optimizing performance for the Ballistic Missile Defense Mission. As of the date of this report, we have delivered a total of 200 ADEPT units.

 

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ADEPT Distance Support Sensor Suite (ADSSS) . In 2013, we started development of ADSSS for the Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship (“LCS”). ADSSS is a network-enabled system that can be configured to monitor multiple shipboard systems and report maintenance data onshore for further analysis to detect trends and predict failures. ADSSS provides an open architecture approach with industry standard hardware, and cybersecurity compliant software to acquire and process system operational and maintenance data. ADSSS fully automates the capture of system operation, environment and maintenance data to provide unattended operation. The system monitors key parameters and sends alert notifications when parameters move out of tolerance. We expect ADSSS to be used on both variants of the LCS, currently planned to be at least 32 ships. ADSSS, with its remote monitoring and prognostics capabilities, has also generated interest in other ship classes, including Aegis, and we are currently pursuing several related opportunities.

 

Diagnostic Profiler . The Diagnostic Profiler is an integrated development environment for developing diagnostic capabilities used in maintenance, embedded diagnostics and troubleshooting applications. The software provides diagnostic services to its host application, including fault call-outs, suggested “next best” test to further isolate faults, and direct maintenance actions. When additional faults are identified, the software prioritizes the fault call-outs by probability. The use of the diagnostic profiler eliminates the need for the development and maintenance of diagnostic flow charts and hard-coded text sequences. This reduces the effort required to correct bugs and design changes and over the life of the system, could result in significant cost savings.

 

Prognostics Framework. Prognostics Framework is an analysis software for framework that implements real-time prognostics, diagnostics, and status monitoring to support embedded prognostic applications, health management systems and condition-based maintenance applications. The Prognostics Framework software institutes an information framework that organizes relevant data related to: (i) the condition of the system; (ii) the system’s ability to perform required functions over specific time intervals; and (iii) the need for maintenance actions and repair parts. The Prognostics Framework has been used to implement a complete health management system on one of the first radar systems to require prognostics as a key element of its overall solutions. Other potential applications include complex computer networks, power generators, power supply, cooling and environmental systems.

 

Government Contracts

 

In March 2016, we received a contract award valued at approximately $0.15 million to provide Initial System Familiarization Training of the ADEPT system on all CG-47 and DDG-51 Class ships.

 

In April 2016, we received three contracts to continue logistics support of the ADEPT maintenance automation workstation. A contract valued at approximately $0.3 million to provide ADEPT General Engineering and Support was awarded, along with two other logistics contracts to perform necessary updates, repair and calibration on the ADEPT units, totaling $0.25 million. Along with the contracts received for our ADEPT product, we received a follow on contract in the amount of $0.1 million, for technical support on the USS Fort Worth (LCS3) using the latest version of our ADSSS.

 

In July 2016, we received two additional contract modifications for our current service contract for LCS systems using the ADSSS, which added an additional $4.65 million for ongoing development. This funding will extend the program until June 2018 and allow us to perform installations and support for the LCS classes.

 

In September 2016, we were awarded and entered into a multi-year IDIQ contract with the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division, relating to our ADSSS product. The contract has a term of five years and provides for the purchase and sale of up to $48 million of ADSSS units and related engineering and logistics support. The IDIQ contract covers the first eight ships of the 28 ship program. The first delivery order in the amount of $3.0 million was awarded on September 15, 2016 to perform installations, support and logistics for the LCS class.

 

In September 2016, we received multiple contracts totaling approximately $0.4 million to continue logistics support of the ADEPT maintenance workstation. These contracts include general engineering support, repair, calibration and training.

 

In February 2017, we were awarded a follow-on multi-year Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase III IDIQ contract with the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division, for our ADEPT program. The contract provides for the purchase and sale of up to $35.1 million of ADEPT units and related engineering, such as calibration, repair, training and other logistics services. The first delivery order in the amount of $1.1 million was awarded in February 2017 to build eleven ADEPT systems for continuing fleet support on all Aegis cruisers and destroyers.

 

In March and April 2017, we were awarded the second, third and fourth delivery orders under the ADEPT IDIQ Contract. The second delivery order covers for engineering services in the amount of $11.5 million which will be funded incrementally and facilitate the engineering and technical support for the ADEPT program during the next three years. The third delivery order contract for $0.6 million is to provide sustainment services, such as calibration, repair, evaluations, and screenings of ADEPT units to be performed in our Manufacturing and Depot (M&D) Center in Largo, Florida. The fourth delivery order for $0.1 million is to provide training to sailors in the fleet to operate the ADEPT maintenance automation workstation.

 

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In April 2017, we received contract awards totaling $2.0 million from the U.S. Navy to extend the capabilities of the ADSSS Condition-Based Maintenance (CBM) system to support a fourth Navy radar system, the MK 99. The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) office in Dahlgren, VA provided $0.5 million of the total funding to support this effort.

 

In July 2017 and November 2017, we received modifications which added funding to our ADEPT IDIQ Contract, for engineering services in the amounts of $0.4 million and $0.1 million, respectively. These awards will allow us to continue to support the ADEPT product line in the fleet, implement necessary software enhancements, and provide general support of the program.

 

In August 2017, we received a modification to our ADEPT sustainment delivery order, adding $0.5 million to allow our manufacturing and depot center in Largo, Florida, (“M&D Center”) to continue to provide bi-annual sustainment services for units from the fleet cycling through our M&D Center. The sustainment efforts include implementing modifications of existing units (54 in total) awaiting fielding.

 

In September 2017, we received a delivery order in the amount of $2.4 million for the production and delivery of additional ADEPT units. These new units will continue our fleet support on Aegis cruisers and destroyers in the U.S. Navy. In 2018, we received additional modifications to our ADEPT IDIQ Contract and incremental awards for continued engineering services in the aggregate amount of $0.42 million. This funding will support necessary software enhancements to sustainment services for the ADEPT product out of our M&D Center.

 

In February and March 2018, we received modifications to our ADEPT sustainment delivery orders, adding $0.25 million to allow us to continue to provide bi-annual sustainment services for units from the fleet cycling through the M&D Center. In addition to those sustainment services, it allows our team at the M&D Center to provide training to sailors in the fleet to operate the ADEPT maintenance automation workstation.

 

Between January 2018 through April 2018, we received multiple contract awards which added funding to our ADEPT IDIQ Contract for Engineering Services. The total amount awarded in the first quarter of 2018 was $0.5 million and an additional $1.6 million was awarded in April 2018. This funding will allow us to continue supporting the ADEPT product line in the fleet and implementing necessary software enhancements to increase readiness.

 

Key Performance Indicator

 

As substantially all of our revenue is derived from contracts with the Federal government, our key performance indicator is the dollar volume of contracts and task orders awarded to us under our IDIQ contracts. Increases in the number and value of contracts and trade orders awarded will generally result in increased revenues in future periods and, assuming relatively stable variable costs associated with our fulfilling such awards, increased profits in future periods. The timing of such awards is uncertain as we sell to Federal government agencies where the process of obtaining such awards can be lengthy and at times uncertain. As the substantial majority of our revenue in 2017, and expected revenue in 2018, is or will be from sales of ADEPT units and ADSSS systems under our IDIQs contract, continued generation of task orders and our ability to expand the market and potential customer base for ADEPT units will be a key indicator of future revenue. ADEPT units must be serviced and calibrated every two years. Accordingly, as we continue to increase the installed base of ADEPT units and expand the units to other radar systems, we expect to generate future recurring maintenance and service revenue.

 

Outlook

 

Our strategy for continued growth is based on continuing expansion of our defense business and executing new initiatives to apply our advanced maintenance technology in commercial markets. With regard to the defense industry, we expect to continue expanding our technology base, backlog and revenue by continuing our active participation in the DoD SBIR program and bidding on projects that fall within our areas of expertise. These areas include electronic systems engineering and integration, radar systems engineering, combat/C4I (Command, Control, Communications, Computers & Intelligence) systems engineering, and communications engineering. We believe that we can utilize the intellectual property developed under our various SBIR awards to develop proprietary products, such as ADEPT and ADSSS, with broad appeal in both the government and commercial marketplace. Our state-of-the-art test equipment can be used by many commercial and governmental customers such as the FAA, radio and television stations, cell phone stations, and airlines. Second, we will continue to pursue SBIR projects with the Department of Homeland Security, the U.S. Navy, and other government agencies. Third, we believe that through our marketing of products, such as ADEPT, we will develop key relationships with prime defense contractors. Our strategy is to develop these relationships into long-term, key subcontractor roles on future major defense programs awarded to these prime contractors.

 

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With regard to commercial markets, our Diagnostics Profiler and Prognostics Framework software offerings complement our hardware products and allow us to provide complete hardware/software solutions for advanced maintenance applications. Current customers for these systems include major multinational corporations such as HP, which recently extended our Diagnostic Profiler software support with for a fifth year. We continue to receive repeat orders from these customers to support their applications. We plan to provide “condition-based maintenance” systems for applications such as FAA radar surveillance and support systems, power distribution and utilities infrastructure, commercial shipping, cooling and environmental systems, and other “complex distributed systems” to commercial customers. In that regard, we are currently developing a condition-based maintenance solution for heating ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration (HVAC) equipment based on our proprietary Prognostics Framework solution. We have deployed two active pilot systems that are providing key maintenance data on a daily basis to service technicians. 

 

In 2018, our primary strategic focus is to continue as a premium provider of R&D and product development services to the defense industry, generate multiple task orders under our two IDIQ contracts, and expand our commercial business through marketing and sales of our Prognostics Framework and Diagnostic Profiler software products. We will also seek to generate incremental revenue through providing light assembly and production services to commercial customers at our M&D Center.

 

Over the longer term, we intend to further develop advanced maintenance technologies and implement these technologies in products for deployment in defense applications and to expand into more commercial applications. We believe that many of our core capabilities, remote monitoring, rugged systems, predictive maintenance and communications expertise, are applicable to other industries that work with complex distributed systems, such as utilities, communications and transportation systems. We are currently in discussions with certain industry participants regarding this initiative.

 

During recent years, the combination of spending caps, discretionary spending cuts, sequestration and further changes in defense spending and priorities have caused, and may in the future continue to cause, delays in funding certain projects. This may negatively impact our revenues and profits.

 

 

Changes to Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

 

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, as amended (commonly referred to as ASC 606), which replaces numerous requirements in U.S. GAAP, including industry-specific requirements, and provides companies with a single revenue recognition model for recognizing revenue from contracts with customers and significantly expanded the disclosure requirements for revenue arrangements. The new standard, as amended, was effective for the Company for interim and annual reporting periods beginning on January 1, 2018.

 

We adopted ASC 606 using the modified retrospective transition method. Results for reporting periods beginning after December 31, 2017 are presented under ASC 606, while prior period comparative information has not been restated and continues to be reported in accordance with ASC 605, Revenue Recognition, the accounting standard in effect for periods ending prior to January 1, 2018.

 

Results of Operations

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 and 2017

 

We generated revenues of $2,490,660 during the three months ended March 31, 2018 compared to $1,754,973 during the three months ended March 31, 2017, an increase of $735,687, or 42%. The increase was due primarily to a production order for 26 ADEPT units in September 2017, increase in revenue from engineering contracts, and the receipt of additional contracts for engineering services, support and repairs and calibration services.

 

Cost of sales consists of direct contract costs including labor, material, subcontracts, warranty expense for ADEPT units that have been delivered, travel, and other direct costs. Cost of sales for the three months ended March 31, 2018 was $1,177,032 compared to $651,536 for the three months ended March 31, 2017, an increase of $525,496 or 81%. The increase was due primarily to the receipt of a production order for 26 ADEPT units in September 2017, increase in revenues from engineering contracts received in 2017, and the receipt of additional contracts for engineering services, support and repairs and calibration services. As a percentage of revenue, cost of sales increased to 47% of revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2018 as compared to 37% of revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2017. The increase was due primarily to the change of the mix of costs incurred in 2018 specifically, increases in direct labor, material and subcontract costs related to engineering service contracts.

 

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The majority of our engineering costs consist of (i) salary, wages and related fringe benefits paid to engineering employees, (ii) rent-related costs, and (iii) consulting fees paid to engineering consultants. As the nature of these costs benefit the entire organization and all research and development efforts, and their benefit cannot be identified with a specific project or contract, these engineering costs are classified as part of “engineering overhead” and included in operating expenses. Engineering costs for the three months ended March 31, 2018 were $640,293 compared to $517,180 for the three months ended March 31, 2017, an increase of $123,113, or 24%. The increase in 2018 was due to increases in engineering salaries and fringe benefits for additional employees hired in 2017, recruiting costs, incentive compensation, engineering consulting fees, and training for engineers.

 

General and administrative expenses consist primarily of salary, intellectual property, consulting fees and related costs, professional fees, business insurance, franchise tax, SEC compliance costs, travel, and unallowable expenses (representing those expenses for which the government will not reimburse us, including independent research and development which consists of research and development expenses unrelated to our defense contracts). General and administrative costs for the three months ended March 31, 2018 were $451,678 compared to $408,903 for the three months ended March 31, 2017, an increase of $42,775, or 10%. The increase was due primarily to increases in bid and proposal salaries, insurance costs, and professional fees.

 

At March 31, 2018, we estimated our annual effective tax rate for 2018 to be 31%. We recognized a tax expense of $68,812 for the three months ended March 31, 2018. At March 31, 2018, the difference from the statutory federal income tax rate is attributable to state income taxes and certain permanent book-tax differences. In December 2017, new legislation was signed into law reducing the corporate U.S. tax rate from 35% to 21% for tax years beginning after December 31, 2017.  Tax expense was $34,000 less under the lower 2018 rate than it would have been using the prior statutory tax rate.

 

We reported a net income of $153,305 for the three months ended March 31 2018 as compared to $90,307 for the three months ended March 31 2017, an increase of $62,998 or 70%. The increase was attributable primarily to the increase in revenues during the first quarter of 2018 which was offset by cost of sales increases in excess of our increase in revenue which was partially offset by smaller increases in our general and administrative expenses and engineering expenses, and a lower federal income tax rate.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Since our inception, we have financed our operations through debt, private and public offerings of equity securities, and cash generated by operations.

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2018, net cash provided by operations was $262,905 compared to net cash provided by operations of $497,615 during the three months ended March 31, 2017. The decrease was primarily due to the timing of receipts and payments related to our operating assets and liabilities.

 

Net cash used in investing activities was $19,317 in the three months ended March 31 2018 as compared to $8,348 in the three months ended March 31 2017, an increase of $10,969. The increase was due to the purchase of additional equipment, and furniture and fixtures, related to an expansion of our offices in Pennsylvania.

 

On January 31, 2018, we entered into a $550,000 credit facility with PNC Bank. The facility matures on January 31, 2019 and accrues interest at a variable rate equal to the Daily LIBOR Rate plus 250 basis points. Interest is paid monthly. Principal borrowings may be prepaid at any time without penalty and the facility is secured by substantially all of our assets. The facility contains customary affirmative and negative nonfinancial covenants. As of the date of this report, no amounts were outstanding under the facility.

 

In order to pursue strategic opportunities, obtain additional SBIR contracts, or acquire strategic assets or businesses, we may need to obtain additional financing or seek strategic alliances or other partnership agreements with other entities. In order to raise any such financing, we anticipate considering the sale of additional debt or equity securities under appropriate market conditions. There can be no assurance, assuming we successfully raise additional funds or enter into business alliances, that we will remain profitable or continue to generate positive cash flow.

 

We believe our available cash resources and expected cash flows from operations will be sufficient to fund operations for the next twelve months. We do not expect to incur any material capital expenditures during the next twelve months.

 

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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

As of March 31, 2018, we did not have any relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partners, such as entities often referred to as structured finance or special purpose entities, established for the purpose of facilitating off- balance sheet arrangements or other contractually narrow or limited purposes. As such, we are not materially exposed to any financing, liquidity, market or credit risk that could arise if we had engaged in such relationships.

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

 

An evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) or 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) was carried out by us under the supervision and with the participation of our chief executive officer, who serves as our principal executive officer and principal financial officer. Based upon that evaluation, our chief executive officer concluded that as of March 31, 2018, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to ensure (i) that information we are required to disclose in reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, and (ii) that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including our president, in order to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) or 15d- 15(f)) that occurred during the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2018 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

 

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

 

On February 28, 2018, we issued 7,000 shares of common stock to an employee upon exercise of options at an exercise price of $0.05 per share.  The foregoing securities were issued in a private placement transaction pursuant to the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, without general solicitation or advertising of any kind and without payment of placement agent or brokerage fees to any person.

 

Item 6. Exhibits

 

No. Description
   

10.1

Loan Agreement entered dated January 31, 2018, between Mikros Systems Corporation and PNC Bank, National Association.

 

10.2

Security Agreement dated January 31, 2018, between Mikros Systems Corporation and PNC Bank National Association.

 

10.3

Committed Line of Credit Note dated January 31, 2018 payable to PNC Bank National Association.

 

31.1

Certification of principal executive officer and principal financial officer pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002.

 

32.1*

Certification of principal executive officer and principal financial officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002.

   
101.INS XBRL Instance
   
101.SCH XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema
   
101.CAL XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation
   
101.DEF  XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition
   
101.LAB XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels
   
101.PRE  XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation

 

*This certification is deemed not filed for purposes of section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (Exchange Act), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

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

 

 

MIKROS SYSTEMS CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

 

May 15, 2018

By:

/s/  Thomas J. Meaney

 

       
       

 

 

Thomas J. Meaney

 

 

 

Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer

 

 

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Exhibit 10.1

 

Loan Agreement

 

THIS LOAN AGREEMENT (the “ Agreement ”), is entered into as of January 31, 2018, between MIKROS SYSTEMS CORPORATION , a Delaware corporation (the “ Borrower ”), with an address at 200 Commerce Drive Suite 300, Fort Washington, Pennsylvania 19034, and PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (the Bank ”), with an address at 1950 Marlton Pike East, Cherry Hill, New Jersey 08003.

 

The Borrower and the Bank, with the intent to be legally bound, agree as follows:

 

1.      Loan. The Bank has made or may make one or more loans (“ Loan ”) to the Borrower subject to the terms and conditions and in reliance upon the representations and warranties of the Borrower set forth in this Agreement. Each Loan shall be used for business purposes (and not for personal, family or household use) and is or will be evidenced by a promissory note or notes of the Borrower and all renewals, extensions, amendments and restatements thereof (whether one or more, collectively, the “ Note ”) acceptable to the Bank, which shall set forth the interest rate, repayment and other provisions of the respective Loan, the terms of which are incorporated into this Agreement by reference.

 

The Loans governed by this Agreement shall include the Loans specifically described below, if any, and any additional lines of credit or term loans that the Bank has made or may, in its sole discretion, make to the Borrower in the future.

 

2.      Security . The security for repayment of the Loan shall include but not be limited to the collateral, guaranties and other documents heretofore, contemporaneously or hereafter executed and delivered to the Bank (the “ Security Documents ”), which shall secure repayment of the Loan all other loans, advances, debts, liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties owing by the Borrower to the Bank or to any other direct or indirect subsidiary of The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., of any kind or nature, present or future (including any interest accruing thereon after maturity, or after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy, or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding relating to the Borrower, whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding), whether direct or indirect (including those acquired by assignment or participation), absolute or contingent, joint or several, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising, whether or not (i) evidenced by any note, guaranty or other instrument; (ii) arising under any agreement, instrument or document; (iii) for the payment of money; (iv) arising by reason of an extension of credit, opening of a letter of credit, loan, equipment lease or guarantee; (v) under any interest or currency swap, future, option or other interest rate protection or similar agreement; (vi) under or by reason of any foreign currency transaction, forward, option or other similar transaction providing for the purchase of one currency in exchange for the sale of another currency, or in any other manner; or (vii) arising out of overdrafts on deposit or other accounts or out of electronic funds transfers (whether by wire transfer or through automated clearing houses or otherwise) or out of the return unpaid of, or other failure of the Bank to receive final payment for, any check, item, instrument, payment order or other deposit or credit to a deposit or other account, or out of the Bank’s non-receipt of or inability to collect funds or otherwise not being made whole in connection with depository or other similar arrangements; and any amendments, extensions, renewals and increases of or to any of the foregoing, and all costs and expenses of the Bank incurred in the documentation, negotiation, modification, enforcement, collection and otherwise in connection with any of the foregoing, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses (hereinafter referred to collectively as the “ Obligations ”). Unless expressly provided to the contrary in documentation for any other loan or loans, it is the express intent of the Bank and the Borrower that all Obligations including those included in the Loan be cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted, such that collateral securing any of the Obligations shall secure repayment of all Obligations, and a default under any Obligation shall be a default under all Obligations.

 

This Agreement, the Note, the Security Documents and all other agreements and documents executed and/or delivered pursuant or subject hereto, as each may be amended, modified, extended or renewed from time to time, are collectively referred to as the “ Loan Documents. Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Loan Documents.

 

 

 

 

3.      Representations and Warranties . The Borrower hereby makes the following representations and warranties, which shall be continuing in nature and remain in full force and effect until the Obligations are paid in full, and which shall be true and correct except as otherwise set forth on the Addendum attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference (the “ Addendum ”):

 

3.1.      Existence, Power and Authority . If not a natural person, the Borrower is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of its incorporation or organization and has the power and authority to own and operate its assets and to conduct its business as now or proposed to be carried on, and is duly qualified, licensed and in good standing to do business in all jurisdictions where its ownership of property or the nature of its business requires such qualification or licensing. The Borrower is duly authorized to execute and deliver the Loan Documents, all necessary action to authorize the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents has been properly taken, and the Borrower is and will continue to be duly authorized to borrow under this Agreement and to perform all of the other terms and provisions of the Loan Documents.

 

3.2.      Financial Statements . The Borrower has delivered or caused to be delivered to the Bank its most recent Financial Statements (as defined herein). The Financial Statements are true, complete and accurate in all material respects and fairly present the Borrower’s financial condition, assets and liabilities, whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise and the results of the Borrower’s operations for the period specified therein. The Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in effect from time to time (“ GAAP ”) consistently applied from period to period, subject in the case of interim statements to normal year-end adjustments and to any comments and notes acceptable to the Bank in its sole discretion. As used herein, “ Financial Statements ” shall mean (i) with respect to an entity that is not a natural person, consolidated and, if required by the Bank in its sole discretion, consolidating balance sheets statements of income and cash flows for the year, month or quarter together with year-to-date figures and comparative figures for the corresponding periods of the prior year, prepared in accordance with GAAP, consistently applied from period to period; and (ii) with respect to natural persons, means personal financial statement and federal income tax returns.

 

3.3.      No Material Adverse Change . Since the date of the most recent Financial Statements, the Borrower has not suffered any damage, destruction or loss, and no event or condition has occurred or exists, which has resulted or could result in a material adverse change in its business, assets, operations, condition (financial or otherwise) or results of operation.

 

3.4.      Binding Obligations . The Borrower has full power and authority to enter into the transactions provided for in this Agreement and has been duly authorized to do so by appropriate action of its Board of Directors if the Borrower is a corporation, its members and/or managers, as applicable, if the Borrower is a limited liability company, all its general partners if the Borrower is a partnership or otherwise as may be required by law, charter, other organizational documents or agreements; and the Loan Documents, when executed and delivered by the Borrower, will constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Borrower enforceable in accordance with their terms.

 

3.5.      No Defaults or Violations . There does not exist any Default or Event of Default, as hereinafter defined, under this Agreement or any default or violation by the Borrower of or under any of the terms, conditions or obligations of: (i) its partnership agreement if the Borrower is a partnership, its articles or certificate of incorporation, regulations and bylaws if the Borrower is a corporation, its articles or certificate of organization and operating agreement if the Borrower is a limited liability company, or its other organizational documents as applicable; (ii) any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, franchise, permit, contract, agreement, or other instrument to which it is a party or by which it is bound; or (iii) any law, ordinance, regulation, ruling, order, injunction, decree, condition or other requirement applicable to or imposed upon it by any law, the action of any court or any governmental authority or agency; and the consummation of this Agreement and the transactions set forth herein will not result in any such default or violation or Event of Default.

 

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3.6.      Title to Assets . The Borrower has good and marketable title to the assets reflected on the most recent Financial Statements, free and clear of all liens and encumbrances, except for (i) liens in favor of the Bank; (ii) current taxes and assessments not yet due and payable; (iii) assets disposed of by the Borrower in the ordinary course of business since the date of the most recent Financial Statements; and (iv) those liens or encumbrances, if any, specified on the Addendum.

 

3.7.      Litigation . There are no actions, suits, proceedings or governmental investigations pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened against the Borrower, which could result in a material adverse change in its business, assets, operations, condition (financial or otherwise) or results of operations and there is no basis known to the Borrower for any action, suit, proceeding or investigation which could result in such a material adverse change. All pending and threatened litigation against the Borrower is listed on the Addendum attached hereto.

 

3.8.      Tax Returns . The Borrower has filed all returns and reports that are required to be filed by it in connection with any federal, state or local tax, duty or charge levied, assessed or imposed upon it or its property or withheld by it, including income, unemployment, social security and similar taxes, and all of such taxes have been either paid or adequate reserves or other provision has been made therefor.

 

3.9.      Employee Benefit Plans . Each employee benefit plan as to which the Borrower may have any liability complies in all material respects with all applicable provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (as amended from time to time, “ ERISA ”), including minimum funding requirements, and (i) no Prohibited Transaction (as defined under ERISA) has occurred with respect to any such plan; (ii) no Reportable Event (as defined under Section 4043 of ERISA) has occurred with respect to any such plan which would cause the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation to institute proceedings under Section 4042 of ERISA; (iii) the Borrower has not withdrawn from any such plan or initiated steps to do so; and (iv) no steps have been taken to terminate any such plan.

 

3.10.      Environmental Matters . The Borrower is in compliance, in all material respects, with all Environmental Laws (as hereinafter defined), including, without limitation, all Environmental Laws in jurisdictions in which the Borrower owns or operates, or has owned or operated, a facility or site, stores Collateral, arranges or has arranged for disposal or treatment of hazardous substances, solid waste or other waste, accepts or has accepted for transport any hazardous substances, solid waste or other wastes or holds or has held any interest in real property or otherwise. Except as otherwise disclosed on the Addendum, no litigation or proceeding arising under, relating to or in connection with any Environmental Law is pending or, to the best of the Borrower’s knowledge, threatened against the Borrower, any real property in which the Borrower holds or has held an interest or any past or present operation of the Borrower. No release, threatened release or disposal of hazardous waste, solid waste or other wastes is occurring, or to the best of the Borrower’s knowledge has occurred, on, under or to any real property in which the Borrower holds or has held any interest or performs or has performed any of its operations, in violation of any Environmental Law. As used in this Section, “ litigation or proceeding ” means any demand, claim notice, suit, suit in equity, action, administrative action, investigation or inquiry whether brought by a governmental authority or other person, and “ Environmental Laws ” means all provisions of laws, statutes, ordinances, rules, regulations, permits, licenses, judgments, writs, injunctions, decrees, orders, awards and standards promulgated by any governmental authority concerning health, safety and protection of, or regulation of the discharge of substances into, the environment.

 

3.11.      Intellectual Property . The Borrower owns or is licensed to use all patents, patent rights, trademarks, trade names, service marks, copyrights, intellectual property, technology, know-how and processes necessary for the conduct of its business as currently conducted that are material to the condition (financial or otherwise), business or operations of the Borrower.

 

3.12.      Regulatory Matters . No part of the proceeds of any Loan will be used for “purchasing” or “carrying” any “margin stock” within the respective meanings of each of the quoted terms under Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System as now and from time to time in effect or for any purpose which violates the provisions of the Regulations of such Board of Governors.

 

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3.13.      Solvency . As of the date hereof and after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents, (i) the aggregate value of the Borrower’s assets will exceed its liabilities (including contingent, subordinated, unmatured and unliquidated liabilities); (ii) the Borrower will have sufficient cash flow to enable it to pay its debts as they become due; and (iii) the Borrower will not have unreasonably small capital for the business in which it is engaged.

 

3.14.      Disclosure . None of the Loan Documents contains or will contain any untrue statement of material fact or omits or will omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained in this Agreement or the Loan Documents not misleading. There is no fact known to the Borrower which materially adversely affects or, so far as the Borrower can now foresee, might materially adversely affect the business, assets, operations, condition (financial or otherwise) or results of operation of the Borrower and which has not otherwise been fully set forth in this Agreement or in the Loan Documents.

 

4.      Affirmative Covenants .   The Borrower agrees that from the date of execution of this Agreement until all Obligations have been paid in full and any commitments of the Bank to the Borrower have been terminated, the Borrower will:

 

4.1.       Books and Records . Maintain books and records in accordance with GAAP and give representatives of the Bank access thereto at all reasonable times and with not less than 24 hours’ notice to the Borrower, including permission to examine, copy and make abstracts from any of such books and records and such other information as the Bank may from time to time reasonably request, and the Borrower will make available to the Bank for examination copies of any reports, statements and returns which the Borrower may make to or file with any federal, state or local governmental department, bureau or agency.

 

4.2.       Financial Reporting . Deliver or cause to be delivered to the Bank (i) the Financial Statements, reports and certifications, if any, set forth on the Addendum and (ii) such other information about Borrower’s or Guarantor’s financial condition, properties and operations as and when requested by the Bank, from time to time.  As used herein,  “ Guarantor” shall collectively refer to each Entity Guarantor and Individual Guarantor of the Obligations, jointly and severally; “Entity Guarantor” shall mean each Guarantor who is not a natural person; and “Individual Guarantor” shall mean each Guarantor who is a natural person.

 

4. 3 .       Payment of Taxes and Other Charges . Pay and discharge when due all indebtedness and all taxes, assessments, charges, levies and other liabilities imposed upon the Borrower, its income, profits, property or business, except those which currently are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which the Borrower shall have set aside adequate reserves or made other adequate provision with respect thereto acceptable to the Bank in its sole discretion.

 

4. 4 .       Maintenance of Existence, Operation and Assets . Do all things necessary to (i) maintain, renew and keep in full force and effect its organizational existence and all rights, permits and franchises necessary to enable it to continue its business as currently conducted; (ii) continue in operation in substantially the same manner as at present; (iii) keep its properties in good operating condition and repair; and (iv) make all necessary and proper repairs, renewals, replacements, additions and improvements thereto.

 

4.5 .       Insurance . Maintain, with financially sound and reputable insurers, insurance with respect to its property and business against such casualties and contingencies, of such types and in such amounts, as is customary for established companies engaged in the same or similar business and similarly situated. In the event of a conflict between the provisions of this Section and the terms of any Security Documents relating to insurance, the provisions in the Security Documents will control.

 

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4. 6 .       Compliance with Laws . Comply with all laws applicable to the Borrower and to the operation of its business (including without limitation any statute, ordinance, rule or regulation relating to employment practices, pension benefits or environmental, occupational and health standards and controls).

 

4. 7 .       Bank Accounts . Establish and maintain at the Bank the Borrower’s primary depository accounts.

 

4. 8 .      Financial Covenants . Comply with all of the financial and other covenants, if any, set forth on the Addendum.

 

4.9 .      Additional Reports . Provide prompt written notice to the Bank of the occurrence of any of the following (together with a description of the action which the Borrower proposes to take with respect thereto): (i) any Event of Default or any event, act or condition which, with the passage of time or the giving of notice, or both, would constitute an Event of Default (a “ Default ”); (ii) any litigation filed by or against the Borrower; (iii) any Reportable Event or Prohibited Transaction with respect to any Employee Benefit Plan(s) (as defined in ERISA) or (iv) any event which might result in a material adverse change in the business, assets, operations, condition (financial or otherwise) or results of operation of the Borrower.

 

5.      Negative Covenants .   The Borrower covenants and agrees that from the date of this Agreement until all Obligations have been paid in full and any commitments of the Bank to the Borrower have been terminated, except as set forth in the Addendum, the Borrower will not, without the Bank’s prior written consent:

 

5.1.       Indebtedness . Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any indebtedness for borrowed money other than: (i) the Loan and any subsequent indebtedness to the Bank; and (ii) open account trade debt incurred in the ordinary course of business and not past due unless the Borrower is contesting such open account trade debt in good faith through appropriate proceedings diligently and consistently pursued.

 

5.2.       Liens and Encumbrances . Except as provided in Section 3.6 , create, assume, incur or permit to exist any mortgage, pledge, encumbrance, security interest, lien or charge of any kind upon any of its property, now owned or hereafter acquired, or acquire or agree to acquire any kind of property subject to any conditional sales or other title retention agreement.

 

5.3.       Guarantees . Guarantee, endorse or become contingently liable for the obligations of any person, firm, corporation or other entity, except in connection with the endorsement and deposit of checks for collection in the ordinary course of business.

 

5.4.       Loans or Advances . Purchase or hold beneficially any stock, other securities or evidence of indebtedness of, or make or have outstanding, any loans or advances to, or otherwise extend credit to, or make any investment or acquire any interest whatsoever in, any other person, firm, corporation or other entity, except investments disclosed on the Borrower’s Financial Statements that have been provided to the Bank on or before the date hereof, or that are otherwise acceptable to the Bank in its sole discretion.

 

5.5.       Merger or Transfer of Assets . Liquidate or dissolve, or merge or consolidate with or into any person, firm, corporation or other entity, or sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of all or a substantial part of its property, assets, operations or business, whether now owned or hereafter acquired.

 

5.6.       Change in Business, Management or Ownership . Make or permit, nor shall any Guarantor or grantor under the Security Documents make or permit, any change in (i) its form of organization; (ii) the nature of its business as carried on as of the date hereof; or (iii) the persons currently holding the titles Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer or President unless any such change results from death, incapacity or resignation without prior notice to the Borrower, in which case the Borrower shall give the Bank written notice of such change not more than 30 days following such death, incapacity or resignation.

 

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5.7.       Dividends . Declare or pay any dividends on or make any distribution with respect to any class of its equity or ownership interest, or purchase, redeem, retire or otherwise acquire any of its equity, provided, however, that so long as the Borrower remains an S corporation, a partnership or a limited liability company, it may make distributions to its shareholders, partners or members, as the case may be, in an amount equal to the federal and state income tax of such principals of the Borrower attributable to the earnings of the Borrower.

 

5.8.       Acquisitions . Make acquisitions of all or substantially all of the property or assets of any person, firm, corporation or other entity.

 

6.       Events of Default .   The occurrence of any of the following will be deemed to be an Event of Default ”:

 

6.1.       Covenant Default . The Borrower shall default in the performance of any of the covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement.

 

6.2.       Breach of Warranty . Any Financial Statement, representation, warranty or certificate made or furnished by the Borrower to the Bank in connection with this Agreement shall be false, incorrect or incomplete when made.

 

6.3.       Other Default . The occurrence of (i) an Event of Default as defined in the Note or any of the Loan Documents and (ii) a default or event of default under or as defined in any other agreement, instrument or document between the Borrower and PNC Bank, National Association or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates.

 

Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, the Bank will have all rights and remedies specified in the Note and the Loan Documents and all rights and remedies (which are cumulative and not exclusive) available under applicable law or in equity.

 

7.       Conditions . The Bank’s obligation to make any advance under any Loan, or to issue any letter of credit, is subject to the conditions that as of the date of the advance:

 

7.1.       No Event of Default . No Event of Default or Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

 

7.2.       Authorization Documents . The Bank shall have received certified copies of resolutions of the board of directors, the general partners or the members or managers of any partnership, corporation or limited liability company that executes this Agreement, the Note or any of the other Loan Documents; or other proof of authorization satisfactory to the Bank.

 

7.3.       Receipt of Loan Documents . The Bank shall have received the Loan Documents and such other instruments and documents which the Bank may reasonably request in connection with the transactions provided for in this Agreement, which may include an opinion of counsel in form and substance satisfactory to the Bank for any party executing any of the Loan Documents.

 

7.4.      Fees. The Bank shall have received all fees owing in respect of the Loan.

 

8.       Fees; Expenses . The Borrower agrees to reimburse the Bank, upon the execution of this Agreement, and otherwise on demand, all fees due and payable to the Bank hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and all costs and expenses incurred by the Bank in connection with the preparation, negotiation and delivery of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and any modifications or amendments thereto or renewals thereof, and the collection of all of the Obligations, including but not limited to enforcement actions, relating to the Loan, whether through judicial proceedings or otherwise, or in defending or prosecuting any actions or proceedings arising out of or relating to this Agreement, including (i) reasonable fees and expenses of counsel (which may include costs of in-house counsel); (ii) all costs related to conducting UCC, title and other public record searches; (iii) fees for filing and recording documents in the public records to perfect the Bank’s liens and security interests; (iv) expenses for auditors, appraisers and environmental consultants; and (v) taxes. The Borrower hereby authorizes and directs the Bank to charge Borrower's deposit account(s) with the Bank for any and all of the foregoing fees, costs and expenses.      

 

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9.       Increased Costs . On written demand, together with written evidence of the justification therefor, the Borrower agrees to pay the Bank all direct costs incurred, any losses suffered or payments made by the Bank as a result of any Change in Law (hereinafter defined), imposing any reserve, deposit, allocation of capital or similar requirement (including without limitation, Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System) on the Bank, its holding company or any of their respective assets relative to the Loan. “ Change in Law ” means the occurrence, after the date hereof, of any of the following: (i) the adoption or taking effect of any law, rule, regulation or treaty; (ii) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation, implementation or application thereof by any governmental authority or (iii) 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, (a) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (b) 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.

 

10.       Miscellaneous .

 

10.1.       Notices . All notices, demands, requests, consents, approvals and other communications required or permitted hereunder (“ Notices ”) must be in writing (except as may be agreed otherwise above with respect to borrowing requests or as otherwise provided in this Agreement) and will be effective upon receipt. Notices may be given in any manner to which the parties may agree. Without limiting the foregoing, first-class mail, postage prepaid, facsimile transmission and commercial courier service are hereby agreed to as acceptable methods for giving Notices. In addition, the parties agree that Notices may be sent electronically to any electronic address provided by a party from time to time. Notices may be sent to a party’s address as set forth above or to such other address as any party may give to the other for such purpose in accordance with this section.

 

10.2.       Preservation of Rights . No delay or omission on the Bank’s part to exercise any right or power arising hereunder will impair any such right or power or be considered a waiver of any such right or power, nor will the Bank’s action or inaction impair any such right or power. The Bank’s rights and remedies hereunder are cumulative and not exclusive of any other rights or remedies which the Bank may have under other agreements, at law or in equity.

 

10.3.       Illegality . If any provision contained in this Agreement should be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, it shall not affect or impair the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement.

 

10.4.       Changes in Writing . No modification, amendment or waiver of, or consent to any departure by the Borrower from, any provision of this Agreement will be effective unless made in a writing signed by the party to be charged, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Bank may modify this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents for the purposes of completing missing content or correcting erroneous content, without the need for a written amendment, provided that the Bank shall send a copy of any such modification to the Borrower (which notice may be given by electronic mail). No notice to or demand on the Borrower will entitle the Borrower to any other or further notice or demand in the same, similar or other circumstance.

 

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10.5.       Entire Agreement . This Agreement (including the documents and instruments referred to herein) constitutes the entire agreement and supersedes all other prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof.

 

10.6.       Counterparts . This Agreement may be signed in any number of counterpart copies and by the parties hereto on separate counterparts, but all such copies shall constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement by facsimile transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart. Any party so executing this Agreement by facsimile transmission shall promptly deliver a manually executed counterpart, provided that any failure to do so shall not affect the validity of the counterpart executed by facsimile transmission.

 

10.7.       Successors and Assigns . This Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Borrower and the Bank and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns; provided , however , that the Borrower may not assign this Agreement in whole or in part without the Bank’s prior written consent and the Bank at any time may assign this Agreement in whole or in part.

 

10.8.       Interpretation . In this Agreement, unless the Bank and the Borrower otherwise agree in writing, the singular includes the plural and the plural the singular; words importing any gender include the other genders; references to statutes are to be construed as including all statutory provisions consolidating, amending or replacing the statute referred to; the word “or” shall be deemed to include “and/or”, the words “including”, “includes” and “include” shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”; references to articles, sections (or subdivisions of sections) or exhibits are to those of this Agreement; and references to agreements and other contractual instruments shall be deemed to include all subsequent amendments and other modifications to such instruments, but only to the extent such amendments and other modifications are not prohibited by the terms of this Agreement. Section headings in this Agreement are included for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Agreement for any other purpose. Unless otherwise specified in this Agreement, all accounting terms shall be interpreted and all accounting determinations shall be made in accordance with GAAP. If this Agreement is executed by more than one party as Borrower, the obligations of such persons or entities will be joint and several.

 

10.9.       No Consequential Damages, Etc. The Bank will not be responsible for any damages, consequential, incidental, special, punitive or otherwise, that may be incurred or alleged by any person or entity, including the Borrower and any Guarantor, as a result of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, or the use of the proceeds of the Loan.

 

10.10.       Assignments and Participations . At any time, without any notice to the Borrower, the Bank may sell, assign, transfer, negotiate, grant participations in, or otherwise dispose of all or any part of the Bank’s interest in the Loan. The Borrower hereby authorizes the Bank to provide, without any notice to the Borrower, any information concerning the Borrower, including information pertaining to the Borrower’s financial condition, business operations or general creditworthiness, to any assignee of or participant in or any prospective assignee of or participant in all or any part of the Bank’s interest in the Loan.

 

10.11.      USA P ATRIOT Act Notice . The Bank hereby notifies the Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act, the Bank is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Borrower and any Obligors (as defined in the Note), which information includes the name and address of the Borrower and any Obligors and other information that will allow the Bank to identify the Borrower and any Obligors in accordance with the USA PATRIOT Act.

 

10.12 .       Important Information about Phone Calls . By providing telephone number(s) to the Bank, now or at any later time, the Borrower hereby authorizes the Bank and its affiliates and designees to contact the Borrower regarding the Borrower’s account(s) with the Bank or its affiliates, whether such accounts are Borrower’s individual accounts or business accounts for which Borrower is a contact, at such numbers using any means, including but not limited to placing calls using an automated dialing system to cell, VoIP or other wireless phone number, or by leaving prerecorded messages or sending text messages, even if charges may be incurred for the calls or text messages. Borrower hereby consents that any phone call with the Bank may be monitored or recorded by the Bank.

 

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10.13 .       Confidentiality . In connection with the Obligations, this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, the Bank and the Borrower will be providing to each other, whether orally, in writing or in electronic format, nonpublic, confidential or proprietary information (collectively, “ Confidential Information ”). Each of the Borrower and the Bank agrees (i) to hold the Confidential Information of the other in confidence; and (ii) not to disclose or permit any other person or entity access to the Confidential Information of the other party, except for disclosure or access to (a) a party’s affiliates and its or their employees, officers, directors, agents, representatives, (b) other third parties that provide or may provide ancillary support relating to the Obligations, this Agreement and/or the other Loan Documents, or (c) to its external or internal auditors or regulatory authorities. It is understood and agreed that the obligation to protect such Confidential Information shall be satisfied if the party receiving such Confidential Information utilizes the same control (but no less than reasonable) as it does to avoid disclosure of its own confidential and valuable information. It is also understood and agreed that no information shall be within the protection of this Agreement where such information: (w) is or becomes publicly available through no fault of the party to whom such Confidential Information has been disclosed, (x) is released by the originating party to anyone without restriction, (y) is rightly obtained from third parties who are not, to such receiving party's knowledge, under an obligation of confidentiality, or (z) is required to be disclosed by subpoena or similar process of applicable law or regulations.

 

For the purposes of this Agreement, Confidential Information of a party shall include, without limitation, any financial information, scientific or technical information, design, process, procedure or improvement and all concepts, documentation, reports, data, data formats, specifications, computer software, source code, object code, user manuals, financial models, screen displays and formats, software, databases, inventions, knowhow, showhow and trade secrets, whether or not patentable or copyrightable, whether owned by a party or any third party, together with all memoranda, analyses, compilations, studies, notes, records, drawings, manuals or other documents or materials which contain or otherwise reflect any of the foregoing information.

 

Each of the Borrower and the Bank agrees to return to the other or destroy all Confidential Information of the other upon the termination of this Agreement; provided, however, each party may retain such limited information for customary archival and audit purposes only for reference with respect to prior dealings between the parties subject at all times to the continuing terms of this Section 10.13 .

 

Each of the Borrower and the Bank agrees not to use the other's name or logo in any marketing, advertising or related materials, without the prior written consent of the other party.

 

10.14 .       Sharing Information with Affiliates of the Bank . The Borrower acknowledges that from time to time other financial and banking services may be offered or provided to the Borrower or one or more of its subsidiaries and/or affiliates (in connection with this Agreement or otherwise) by the Bank or by one or more subsidiaries or affiliates of the Bank or of The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., and the Borrower hereby authorizes the Bank to share any information delivered to the Bank by the Borrower and/or its subsidiaries and/or affiliates pursuant to this Agreement or any of the Loan Documents to any subsidiary or affiliate of the Bank and/or The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., subject to any provisions of confidentiality in this Agreement or any other Loan Documents.

 

10.15 .       Electronic Signatures and Records. Notwithstanding any other provision herein, the Borrower agrees that this Agreement, the Loan Documents, any amendments thereto, and any other information, notice, signature card, agreement or authorization related thereto (each, a “ Communication ”) may, at the Bank’s option, be in the form of an electronic record. Any Communication may, at the Bank’s option, be signed or executed using electronic signatures. For the avoidance of doubt, the authorization under this paragraph may include, without limitation, use or acceptance by the Bank of a manually signed paper Communication which has been converted into electronic form (such as scanned into PDF format) for transmission, delivery and/or retention.

 

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10. 1 6 .       Governing Law and Jurisdiction . This Agreement has been delivered to and accepted by the Bank and will be deemed to be made in the State where the Bank’s office indicated above is located. This Agreement will be interpreted and the rights and liabilities of the Bank and the Borrower determined in accordance with the laws of the state where the Bank’s office indicated above is located, excluding its conflict of laws rules, including without limitation the Electronic Transactions Act (or equivalent) in effect in the state where the Bank’s office indicated above is located (or, to the extent controlling, the laws of the United States Of America, including without limitation the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act) . The Borrower hereby irrevocably consents to the exclusive jurisdiction of any state or federal court in the county or judicial district where the Bank’s office indicated above is located; provided that nothing contained in this Agreement will prevent the Bank from bringing any action, enforcing any award or judgment or exercising any rights against the Borrower individually, against any security or against any property of the Borrower within any other county, state or other foreign or domestic jurisdiction. The Bank and the Borrower agree that the venue provided above is the most convenient forum for both the Bank and the Borrower. The Borrower waives any objection to venue and any objection based on a more convenient forum in any action instituted under this Agreement.

 

10.1 7 .      WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL . EACH OF THE BORROWER AND THE BANK IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR CLAIM OF ANY NATURE RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, ANY DOCUMENTS EXECUTED IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED IN ANY OF SUCH DOCUMENTS. THE BORROWER AND THE BANK ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE FOREGOING WAIVER IS KNOWING AND VOLUNTARY.

 

The Borrower acknowledges that it has read and understood all the provisions of this Agreement, including the waiver of jury trial, and has been advised by counsel as necessary or appropriate.

 

WITNESS the due execution hereof as a document under seal, as of the date first written above.

 

WITNESS / ATTEST:

 

MIKROS SYSTEMS CORPORATION

 
             
             
        By: /s/ Thomas J. Meaney  
         

(SEAL)

 
Print Name:

 

 

Thomas J. Meaney

 
Title:  

 

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

(Include title only if an officer of entity signing to the right)

       

 

 

PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

 
       
       
  By: /s/ Michael Kurtz, Jr.  
   

(SEAL)

 
 

Michael Kurtz, Jr.

 
 

Vice President

 

 

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ADDENDUM

 

 

ADDENDUM to that certain Loan Agreement dated January 31, 2018 between Mikros Systems Corporation as the Borrower and PNC Bank, National Association, as the Bank. Capitalized terms used in this Addendum and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings given them in the Agreement. Section numbers below refer to the sections of the Agreement.

 

3.6

Title to Assets . Describe additional liens and encumbrances below:

 

None

 

3.7

Litigation . Describe pending and threatened litigation, investigations, proceedings, etc. below:

 

None

 

3.10

Environmental Matters . Describe pending or threatened litigation or proceeding arising under, relating to or in connection with any Environmental Law below:

 

None

 

4.2

Financial Reporting Requirements .

 

(a)      Annual Financial Statements . Within one hundred twenty (120) days after the end of each fiscal year, the Borrower’s annual Financial Statements. The Financial Statements will be prepared on an audited basis in accordance with GAAP by an independent certified public accountant selected by the Borrower and satisfactory to the Bank. Audited Financial Statements shall contain the unqualified opinion of an independent certified public accountant and all accountant examinations shall have been made in accordance with GAAP consistently applied from period to period.

 

4.8

Financial Covenants .

 

None

 

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Exhibit 10.2

 

Security Agreement

 

 

THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”), dated as of this 31 day of January, 2018, is made by and between MIKROS SYSTEMS CORPORATION (the “ Grantor ”), with an address at 200 Commerce Drive, Suite 300, Fort Washington, Pennsylvania 19034, and PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (the “ Bank ”), with an address at 1950 Marlton Pike East, Cherry Hill, New Jersey 08003.

 

Under the terms hereof, the Bank desires to obtain and the Grantor desires to grant the Bank security for all of the Obligations (as hereinafter defined).

 

NOW, THEREFORE, the Grantor and the Bank, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

 

1.

Definitions.

 

(a)     “ Collateral ” shall include all personal property of the Grantor, including the following, all whether now owned or hereafter acquired or arising and wherever located: (i) accounts (including health-care-insurance receivables and credit card receivables); (ii) securities entitlements, securities accounts, commodity accounts, commodity contracts and investment property; (iii) deposit accounts; (iv) instruments (including promissory notes); (v) documents (including warehouse receipts); (vi) chattel paper (including electronic chattel paper and tangible chattel paper); (vii) inventory, including raw materials, work in process, or materials used or consumed in Grantor’s business, items held for sale or lease or furnished or to be furnished under contracts of service, sale or lease, goods that are returned, reclaimed or repossessed; (viii) goods of every nature, including stock-in-trade, goods on consignment, standing timber that is to be cut and removed under a conveyance or contract for sale, the unborn young of animals, crops grown, growing, or to be grown, manufactured homes, computer programs embedded in such goods and farm products; (ix) equipment, including machinery, vehicles and furniture; (x) fixtures; (xi) agricultural liens; (xii) as-extracted collateral; (xiii) commercial tort claims, if any, described on Exhibit “B” hereto (if an Exhibit B is attached); (xiv) letter of credit rights; (xv) general intangibles, of every kind and description, including payment intangibles, software, computer information, source codes, object codes, records and data, all existing and future customer lists, choses in action, claims (including claims for indemnification or breach of warranty), books, records, patents and patent applications, copyrights, trademarks, tradenames, tradestyles, trademark applications, goodwill, blueprints, drawings, designs and plans, trade secrets, contracts, licenses, license agreements, formulae, tax and any other types of refunds, returned and unearned insurance premiums, rights and claims under insurance policies; (xvi) all supporting obligations of all of the foregoing property; (xvii) all property of the Grantor now or hereafter in the Bank’s possession or in transit to or from, or under the custody or control of, the Bank or any affiliate thereof; (xviii) all cash and cash equivalents thereof; and (xix) all cash and noncash proceeds (including insurance proceeds) of all of the foregoing property, all products thereof and all additions and accessions thereto, substitutions therefor and replacements thereof. The Collateral shall also include any and all other tangible or intangible property that is described as being part of the Collateral pursuant to one or more Riders to Security Agreement that may be attached hereto or delivered in connection herewith, including the Rider to Security Agreement - Copyrights, the Rider to Security Agreement - Patents, the Rider to Security Agreement - Trademarks and the Rider to Security Agreement - Cash Collateral Account.

 

 

 

 

(b)     “ Obligations ” shall include all loans, advances, debts, liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties owing by the Grantor to the Bank or to any other direct or indirect subsidiary of The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., of any kind or nature, present or future (including any interest accruing thereon after maturity, or after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy, or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding relating to the Grantor, whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding), whether direct or indirect (including those acquired by assignment or participation), absolute or contingent, joint or several, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising, whether or not (i) evidenced by any note, guaranty or other instrument, (ii) arising under any agreement, instrument or document, (iii) for the payment of money, (iv) arising by reason of an extension of credit, opening of a letter of credit, loan, equipment lease or guarantee, (v) under any interest or currency swap, future, option or other interest rate protection or similar agreement, (vi) under or by reason of any foreign currency transaction, forward, option or other similar transaction providing for the purchase of one currency in exchange for the sale of another currency, or in any other manner, (vii) arising out of overdrafts on deposit or other accounts or out of electronic funds transfers (whether by wire transfer or through automated clearing houses or otherwise) or out of the return unpaid of, or other failure of the Bank to receive final payment for, any check, item, instrument, payment order or other deposit or credit to a deposit or other account, or out of the Bank’s non-receipt of or inability to collect funds or otherwise not being made whole in connection with depository or other similar arrangements; and any amendments, extensions, renewals and increases of or to any of the foregoing, and all costs and expenses of the Bank incurred in the documentation, negotiation, modification, enforcement, collection and otherwise in connection with any of the foregoing, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses.

 

(c)     “ UCC ” means the Uniform Commercial Code, as adopted and enacted and as in effect from time to time in the State whose law governs pursuant to the Section of this Agreement entitled “Governing Law and Jurisdiction.” Terms used herein which are defined in the UCC and not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the UCC. To the extent the definition of any category or type of collateral is modified by any amendment, modification or revision to the UCC, such modified definition will apply automatically as of the date of such amendment, modification or revision.

 

2.       Grant of Security Interest. To secure the Obligations, the Grantor, as debtor, hereby assigns and grants to the Bank, as secured party, a continuing lien on and security interest in the Collateral.

 

3.       Change in Name or Locations. The Grantor hereby agrees that if the location of the Collateral changes from the locations listed on Exhibit “A” hereto and made part hereof, or if the Grantor changes its name, its type of organization, its state of organization (if Grantor is a registered organization), its principal residence (if Grantor is an individual), its chief executive office (if Grantor is a general partnership or non-registered organization) or establishes a name in which it may do business that is not listed as a tradename on Exhibit “A” hereto, the Grantor will immediately notify the Bank in writing of the additions or changes.

 

4.       General Representations, Warranties and Covenants. The Grantor represents, warrants and covenants to the Bank that: (a) all information, including its type of organization, jurisdiction of organization, chief executive office, and (for individuals only) principal residence are as set forth on Exhibit “A” hereto and are true and correct on the date hereof, (b) if the Grantor is an individual, the Grantor’s name in this Agreement is identical to the Grantor’s name indicated on an unexpired driver’s license issued to the Grantor by the state of the Grantor’s principal residence, and the Grantor will continue to maintain such driver’s license and notify the Bank of any changes in the Grantor’s name or the name indicated on such driver’s license; (c) the Grantor has good, marketable and indefeasible title to the Collateral, has not made any prior sale, pledge, encumbrance, assignment or other disposition of any of the Collateral, and the Collateral is free from all encumbrances and rights of setoff of any kind except the lien in favor of the Bank created by this Agreement and other liens consented to in writing by the Bank; and (d) the Grantor will defend the Collateral against all claims and demands of all persons at any time claiming the same or any interest therein.

 

5.       Grantor’s Representations, Warranties and Covenants for Certain Collateral. The Grantor represents, warrants and covenants to the Bank as follows:

 

(a)     From time to time and at all reasonable times, the Grantor will allow the Bank, by or through any of its officers, agents, attorneys, or accountants, to examine or inspect the Collateral with not less than 24 hours’ notice to the Grantor, and obtain valuations and audits of the Collateral, at the Grantor’s expense, wherever located. The Grantor shall do, obtain, make, execute and deliver all such additional and further acts, things, deeds, assurances and instruments as the Bank may require to vest in and assure to the Bank its rights hereunder and in or to the Collateral, and the proceeds thereof, including waivers from landlords, warehousemen and mortgagees.

 

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(b)     The Grantor will keep the Collateral in good order and repair at all times and immediately notify the Bank of any event causing a material loss or decline in value of the Collateral, whether or not covered by insurance, and the amount of such loss or depreciation.

 

(c)     The Grantor will only use or permit the Collateral to be used in accordance with all applicable federal, state, county and municipal laws and regulations.

 

(d)     The Grantor will have and maintain insurance at all times with respect to all Collateral against risks of fire (including so-called extended coverage), theft, sprinkler leakage, and other risks (including risk of flood if any Collateral is maintained at a location in a flood hazard zone) as the Bank may require, in such form, in such amount, for such period and written by such companies as may be satisfactory to the Bank in its sole discretion. Each such casualty insurance policy shall contain a standard Lender’s Loss Payable Clause issued in favor of the Bank under which all losses thereunder shall be paid to the Bank as the Bank’s interests may appear. Such policies shall expressly provide that the requisite insurance cannot be altered or canceled without at least thirty (30) days prior written notice to the Bank and shall insure the Bank notwithstanding the act or neglect of the Grantor. Upon the Bank’s demand, the Grantor will furnish the Bank with duplicate original policies of insurance or such other evidence of insurance as the Bank may require. If the Grantor fails to provide insurance as herein required, the Bank may, at its option after notice to the Grantor, obtain such insurance and the Grantor will pay to the Bank, on demand, the cost thereof. Proceeds of insurance may be applied by the Bank to reduce the Obligations or to repair or replace Collateral, all in the Bank’s sole discretion.

 

(e)     Each account and general intangible is genuine and enforceable in accordance with its terms, no such account or general intangible will be subject to any claim for credit, allowance or adjustment by any account debtor or any setoff, defense or counterclaim, and the Grantor will defend the same against all claims, demands, setoffs and counterclaims at any time asserted. At the time any account or general intangible becomes subject to this Agreement, such account or general intangible will be a good and valid account representing a bona fide sale of goods or services by the Grantor and such goods will have been shipped to the respective account debtors or the services will have been performed for the respective account debtors.

 

(f)     The Grantor agrees that the Bank has the right to notify (on invoices or otherwise) account debtors and other obligors or payors on any Collateral of its assignment to the Bank, and that all payments thereon should be made directly to the Bank.

 

(g)     The Grantor will, on the Bank’s demand, make notations on its books and records showing the Bank’s security interest and make available to the Bank shipping and delivery receipts evidencing the shipment of the goods that gave rise to an account, completion certificates or other proof of the satisfactory performance of services that gave rise to an account, a copy of the invoice for each account and copies of any written contract or order from which an account arose. The Grantor will promptly notify the Bank if an account becomes evidenced or secured by an instrument or chattel paper and upon the Bank’s request, will promptly deliver any such instrument or chattel paper to the Bank, including any letter of credit delivered to the Grantor to support a shipment of inventory by the Grantor.

 

(h)     The Grantor will promptly advise the Bank whenever an account debtor refuses to retain or returns any goods from the sale of which an account arose and will comply with any instructions that the Bank may give regarding the sale or other disposition of such returns. From time to time with such frequency as the Bank may request, the Grantor will report to the Bank all credits given to account debtors on all accounts.

 

(i)     The Grantor will immediately notify the Bank if any account arises out of contracts with the United States or any department, agency or instrumentality thereof, and will execute any instruments and take any steps required by the Bank so that all monies due and to become due under such contract shall be assigned to the Bank and notice of the assignment given to and acknowledged by the appropriate government agency or authority under the Federal Assignment of Claims Act.

 

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(j)     At any time after the occurrence of an Event of Default, and without notice to the Grantor, the Bank may direct any persons who are indebted to the Grantor on any Collateral consisting of accounts or general intangibles to make payment directly to the Bank of the amounts due, and the Bank may notify the United States Postal Service to send the Grantor’s mail to the Bank. The Bank is authorized to collect, compromise, endorse and sell any such Collateral in its own name or in the Grantor’s name and to give receipts to such account debtors for any such payments and the account debtors will be protected in making such payments to the Bank. Upon the Bank’s written request, the Grantor will establish with the Bank and maintain a lockbox account (“ Lockbox ”) with the Bank and a depository account(s) (“ Cash Collateral Account ”) with the Bank subject to the provisions of this subparagraph and such other related agreements as the Bank may require, and the Grantor shall notify its account debtors to remit payments directly to the Lockbox. Thereafter, funds collected in the Lockbox shall be transferred to the Cash Collateral Account, and funds in the Cash Collateral Account shall be applied by the Bank, daily, to reduce the outstanding Obligations.

 

6.       Negative Pledge; No Transfer. Without the Bank’s prior written consent, the Grantor will not sell or offer to sell or otherwise transfer or grant or allow the imposition of a lien, security interest or right of setoff upon the Collateral (except for sales of inventory and collections of accounts in the Grantor’s ordinary course of business), will not allow any third party to gain control of all or any part of the Collateral, and will not use any portion of the Collateral in any manner inconsistent with this Agreement or with the terms and conditions of any policy of insurance thereon.

 

7.       Further Assurances. By its signature hereon, the Grantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Bank to file against the Grantor one or more financing, continuation or amendment statements pursuant to the UCC in form satisfactory to the Bank, and the Grantor will pay the cost of preparing and filing the same in all jurisdictions in which such filing is deemed by the Bank to be necessary or desirable in order to perfect, preserve and protect its security interests. If required by the Bank, the Grantor will execute all documentation necessary for the Bank to obtain and maintain perfection of its security interests in the Collateral. At the Bank’s request, the Grantor will execute, in form satisfactory to the Bank, a Rider to Security Agreement - Copyrights (if any Collateral consists of registered or unregistered copyrights), a Rider to Security Agreement - Patents (if any Collateral consists of patents or patent applications), a Rider to Security Agreement - Trademarks (if any Collateral consists of trademarks, tradenames, tradestyles or trademark applications). If any Collateral consists of letter of credit rights, electronic chattel paper, deposit accounts or supporting obligations not maintained with the Bank or one of its affiliates, or any securities entitlement, securities account, commodities account, commodities contract or other investment property, then at the Bank’s request the Grantor will execute, and will cause the depository institution or securities intermediary upon whose books and records the ownership interest of the Grantor in such Collateral appears, to execute such Pledge Agreements, Notification and Control Agreements or other agreements as the Bank deems necessary in order to perfect, prioritize and protect its security interest in such Collateral, in each case in a form satisfactory to the Bank.

 

8.       Events of Default. The Grantor shall, at the Bank’s option, be in default under this Agreement upon the happening of any of the following events or conditions (each, an “ Event of Default ”): (a) any Event of Default (as defined in any of the Obligations); (b) any default under any of the Obligations that does not have a defined set of “Events of Default” and the lapse of any notice or cure period provided in such Obligations with respect to such default; (c) demand by the Bank under any of the Obligations that have a demand feature; (d) the failure by the Grantor to perform any of its obligations under this Agreement; (e) falsity, inaccuracy or material breach by the Grantor of any written warranty, representation or statement made or furnished to the Bank by or on behalf of the Grantor; (f) an uninsured material loss, theft, damage, or destruction to any of the Collateral, or the entry of any judgment against the Grantor or any lien against or the making of any levy, seizure or attachment of or on the Collateral; (g) the failure of the Bank to have a perfected first priority security interest in the Collateral; (h) any indication or evidence received by the Bank that the Grantor may have directly or indirectly been engaged in any type of activity which, in the Bank’s discretion, might result in the forfeiture of any property of the Grantor to any governmental entity, federal, state or local; or (i) if the Bank otherwise deems itself insecure.

 

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9.       Remedies. Upon the occurrence of any such Event of Default and at any time thereafter, the Bank may declare all Obligations secured hereby immediately due and payable and shall have, in addition to any remedies provided herein or by any applicable law or in equity, all the remedies of a secured party under the UCC. The Bank’s remedies include, but are not limited to, the right to (a) peaceably by its own means or with judicial assistance enter the Grantor’s premises and take possession of the Collateral without prior notice to the Grantor or the opportunity for a hearing, (b) render the Collateral unusable, (c) dispose of the Collateral on the Grantor’s premises, and (d) require the Grantor to assemble the Collateral and make it available to the Bank at a place designated by the Bank. The Grantor agrees that the Bank has full power and authority to collect, compromise, endorse, sell or otherwise deal with the Collateral in its own name or that of the Grantor at any time upon an Event of Default. Unless the Collateral is perishable or threatens to decline speedily in value or is of a type customarily sold on a recognized market, the Bank will give the Grantor reasonable notice of the time and place of any public sale thereof or of the time after which any private sale or any other intended disposition thereof is to be made. The requirements of commercially reasonable notice shall be met if such notice is sent to the Grantor at least ten (10) days before the time of the intended sale or disposition. Expenses of retaking, holding, preparing for disposition, disposing or the like shall include the Bank’s reasonable attorneys’ fees and legal expenses, incurred or expended by the Bank to enforce any payment due it under this Agreement either as against the Grantor, or in the prosecution or defense of any action, or concerning any matter growing out of or connection with the subject matter of this Agreement and the Collateral pledged hereunder. The Grantor waives all relief from all appraisement or exemption laws now in force or hereafter enacted.

 

10.       Power of Attorney. The Grantor does hereby make, constitute and appoint any officer or agent of the Bank as the Grantor’s true and lawful attorney-in-fact, with power to (a) endorse the name of the Grantor or any of the Grantor’s officers or agents upon any notes, checks, drafts, money orders, or other instruments of payment or Collateral that may come into the Bank’s possession in full or part payment of any Obligations; (b) sue for, compromise, settle and release all claims and disputes with respect to, the Collateral; and (c) sign, for the Grantor, such documentation required by the UCC, or supplemental intellectual property security agreements; granting to the Grantor’s said attorney full power to do any and all things necessary to be done in and about the premises as fully and effectually as the Grantor might or could do. The Grantor hereby ratifies all that said attorney shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This power of attorney is coupled with an interest, and is irrevocable.

 

11.       Payment of Expenses. At its option, the Bank may discharge taxes, liens, security interests or such other encumbrances as may attach to the Collateral, may pay for required insurance on the Collateral and may pay for the maintenance, appraisal or reappraisal, and preservation of the Collateral, as determined by the Bank to be necessary. The Grantor will reimburse the Bank on demand for any payment so made or any expense incurred by the Bank pursuant to the foregoing authorization, and the Collateral also will secure any advances or payments so made or expenses so incurred by the Bank.

 

12.       Notices. All notices, demands, requests, consents, approvals and other communications required or permitted hereunder (“ Notices ”) must be in writing (except as otherwise provided in this Agreement) and will be effective upon receipt. Notices may be given in any manner to which the parties may separately agree. Without limiting the foregoing, first-class mail, postage prepaid, facsimile transmission and commercial courier service are hereby agreed to as acceptable methods for giving Notices. In addition, the parties agree that Notices may be sent electronically to any electronic address provided by a party from time to time. Notices may be sent to a party’s address as set forth above or to such other address as any party may give to the other for such purpose in accordance with this section.

 

13.       Preservation of Rights. No delay or omission on the Bank’s part to exercise any right or power arising hereunder will impair any such right or power or be considered a waiver of any such right or power, nor will the Bank’s action or inaction impair any such right or power. The Bank’s rights and remedies hereunder are cumulative and not exclusive of any other rights or remedies which the Bank may have under other agreements, at law or in equity.

 

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14.       Illegality. If any provision contained in this Agreement should be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, it shall not affect or impair the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement.

 

15.       Changes in Writing. No modification, amendment or waiver of, or consent to any departure by the Grantor from, any provision of this Agreement will be effective unless made in a writing signed by the Bank, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Bank may modify this Agreement for the purposes of completing missing content or correcting erroneous content, without the need for a written amendment, provided that the Bank shall send a copy of any such modification to the Grantor (which notice may be given by electronic mail.) No notice to or demand on the Grantor will entitle the Grantor to any other or further notice or demand in the same, similar or other circumstance.

 

16.       Entire Agreement. This Agreement (including the documents and instruments referred to herein) constitutes the entire agreement and supersedes all other prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof.

 

17.       Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in any number of counterpart copies and by the parties hereto on separate counterparts, but all such copies shall constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of signature page to this Agreement by facsimile transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart. Any party so executing this Agreement by facsimile transmission shall promptly deliver a manually executed counterpart, provided that any failure to do so shall not affect the validity of the counterpart executed by facsimile transmission.

 

18.       Electronic Signatures and Records . Notwithstanding any other provision herein, the Grantor agrees that this Agreement, any other amendments thereto and any other information, notice, signature card, agreement or authorization related thereto (each, a “ Communication ”) may, at the Bank’s option, be in the form of an electronic record. Any Communication may, at the Bank’s option, be signed or executed using electronic signatures. For the avoidance of doubt, the authorization under this Section may include, without limitation, use or acceptance by the Bank of a manually signed paper Communication which has been converted into electronic form (such as scanned into PDF format) for transmission, delivery and/or retention.

 

19.       Successors and Assigns. This Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Grantor and the Bank and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns; provided, however, that the Grantor may not assign this Agreement in whole or in part without the Bank’s prior written consent and the Bank at any time may assign this Agreement in whole or in part.

 

20.       Interpretation. In this Agreement, unless the Bank and the Grantor otherwise agree in writing, the singular includes the plural and the plural the singular; words importing any gender include the other genders; references to statutes are to be construed as including all statutory provisions consolidating, amending or replacing the statute referred to; the word “or” shall be deemed to include “and/or”, the words “including”, “includes” and “include” shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”; references to articles, sections (or subdivisions of sections) or exhibits are to those of this Agreement; and references to agreements and other contractual instruments shall be deemed to include all subsequent amendments and other modifications to such instruments, but only to the extent such amendments and other modifications are not prohibited by the terms of this Agreement. Section headings in this Agreement are included for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Agreement for any other purpose. Unless otherwise specified in this Agreement, all accounting terms shall be interpreted and all accounting determinations shall be made in accordance with GAAP. If this Agreement is executed by more than one Grantor, the obligations of such persons or entities will be joint and several.

 

21.       Indemnity. The Grantor agrees to indemnify each of the Bank, each legal entity, if any, who controls, is controlled by or is under common control with the Bank, and each of their respective directors, officers and

 

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employees (the “ Indemnified Parties ”), and to defend and hold each Indemnified Party harmless from and against any and all claims, damages, losses, liabilities and expenses (including all fees and charges of internal or external counsel with whom any Indemnified Party may consult and all expenses of litigation and preparation therefor) which any Indemnified Party may incur or which may be asserted against any Indemnified Party by any person, entity or governmental authority (including any person or entity claiming derivatively on behalf of the Grantor), in connection with or arising out of or relating to the matters referred to in this Agreement or the Obligations, whether (a) arising from or incurred in connection with any breach of a representation, warranty or covenant by the Grantor, or (b) arising out of or resulting from any suit, action, claim, proceeding or governmental investigation, pending or threatened, whether based on statute, regulation or order, or tort, or contract or otherwise, before any court or governmental authority; provided, however, that the foregoing indemnity agreement shall not apply to any claims, damages, losses, liabilities and expenses solely attributable to an Indemnified Party’s gross negligence or willful misconduct. The indemnity agreement contained in this Section shall survive the termination of this Agreement, payment of the Obligations and the assignment of any rights hereunder. The Grantor may participate at its expense in the defense of any such claim.

 

22.      Governing Law and Jurisdiction. This Agreement has been delivered to and accepted by the Bank and

 

will be deemed to be made in the State where the Bank’s office indicated above is located. T HIS A GREEMENT WILL BE INTERPRETED AND THE RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES OF THE PARTIES HERETO DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE S TATE WHERE THE B ANK S OFFICE INDICATED ABOVE IS LOCATED , INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE E LECTRONIC T RANSACTIONS A CT ( OR EQUIVALENT ) IN SUCH S TATE ( OR , TO THE EXTENT CONTROLLING , THE LAWS OF THE U NITED S TATES OF A MERICA , INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE E LECTRONIC S IGNATURES IN G LOBAL AND N ATIONAL C OMMERCE A CT ), EXCEPT THAT THE LAWS OF THE S TATE WHERE ANY C OLLATERAL IS LOCATED ( IF DIFFERENT FROM THE S TATE WHERE SUCH OFFICE OF THE B ANK IS LOCATED ) SHALL GOVERN THE CREATION , PERFECTION AND FORECLOSURE OF THE LIENS CREATED HEREUNDER ON SUCH PROPERTY OR ANY INTEREST THEREIN . The Grantor hereby irrevocably consents to the exclusive jurisdiction of any state or federal court in the county or judicial district where the Bank’s office indicated above is located; provided that nothing contained in this Agreement will prevent the Bank from bringing any action, enforcing any award or judgment or exercising any rights against the Grantor individually, against any security or against any property of the Grantor within any other county, state or other foreign or domestic jurisdiction. The Bank and the Grantor agree that the venue provided above is the most convenient forum for both the Bank and the Grantor. The Grantor waives any objection to venue and any objection based on a more convenient forum in any action instituted under this Agreement.

 

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23.      WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH OF THE GRANTOR AND THE BANK IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR CLAIM OF ANY NATURE RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, ANY DOCUMENTS EXECUTED IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED IN ANY OF SUCH DOCUMENTS. THE GRANTOR AND THE BANK ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE FOREGOING WAIVER IS KNOWING AND VOLUNTARY.

 

The Grantor acknowledges that it has read and understood all the provisions of this Agreement, including the waiver of jury trial, and has been advised by counsel as necessary or appropriate.

 

WITNESS the due execution hereof as a document under seal, as of the date first written above.

 

 

WITNESS / ATTEST:

 

MIKROS SYSTEMS CORPORATION

 
             
             
       

By:

/s/ Thomas J. Meaney  
         

(SEAL)

 

Print Name:

   

Thomas J. Meaney

 

Title:

     

Chief Executive Officer

 

(Include title only if an officer of entity signing to the right)

       

 

 

PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

 
       
       
 

By:

/s/ Michael Kurtz, Jr.  
   

(SEAL)

 
 

Michael Kurtz, Jr.

 
 

Vice President

 

 

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EXHIBIT A

TO SECURITY AGREEMENT

 

1.

Grantor’s form of organization (i.e., corporation, partnership, limited liability company): corporation

 

2.

Grantor’s State of organization, if a registered organization (i.e., corporation, limited partnership, limited liability company):

 

Delaware

 

3.

Grantor’s principal residence, if a natural person or general partnership:

 

4.

Address of Grantor’s chief executive office, including the County:

 

  200 Commerce Drive, Suite 300, Fort Washington, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania 19034
   

5.

Grantor’s organizational ID# (if any exists):
848720

 

6.

Address for books and records, if different:

 

7.

Addresses of other Collateral locations, including Counties, for the past five (5) years:

 

8.

Name and address of landlord or owner if location is not owned by the Grantor:

 

9.

Other names or tradenames now or formerly used by the Grantor:

 

10.

Description of Equipment:


All Equipment of the Grantor.

 

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Exhibit 10.3

 

Committed Line of Credit Note

(Daily LIBOR)

   
   
$550,000.00 January 31, 2018

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED , MIKROS SYSTEMS CORPORATION (the “ Borrower ”), with an address at 200 Commerce Drive, Suite 300, Fort Washington, Pennsylvania 19034, promises to pay to the order of PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (the “ Bank ”), in lawful money of the United States of America in immediately available funds at its offices located at 1950 Marlton Pike East, Cherry Hill, New Jersey 08003, or at such other location as the Bank may designate from time to time, the principal sum of FIVE HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($550,000.00) (the “ Facility ”) or such lesser amount as may be advanced to or for the benefit of the Borrower hereunder, together with interest accruing on the outstanding principal balance from the date hereof, all as provided below.

 

1.       Advances. The Borrower may borrow, repay and reborrow hereunder until the Expiration Date, subject to the terms and conditions of this Note and the Loan Documents (as defined herein). The “ Expiration Date ” shall mean January 31, 2019 , or such later date as may be designated by the Bank by written notice from the Bank to the Borrower. The Borrower acknowledges and agrees that in no event will the Bank be under any obligation to extend or renew the Facility or this Note beyond the Expiration Date. In no event shall the aggregate unpaid principal amount of advances under this Note exceed the face amount of this Note.

 

2.       Rate of Interest. Amounts outstanding under this Note will bear interest at a rate per annum which is at all times equal to (A) the Daily LIBOR Rate plus (B) two hundred fifty (250) basis points (2.50%). Interest hereunder will be calculated based on the actual number of days that principal is outstanding over a year of 360 days. In no event will the rate of interest hereunder exceed the maximum rate allowed by law.

 

If the Bank determines (which determination shall be final and conclusive) that, by reason of circumstances affecting the eurodollar market generally, deposits in dollars (in the applicable amounts) are not being offered to banks in the eurodollar market for the selected term, or adequate means do not exist for ascertaining the Daily LIBOR Rate, then the Bank shall give notice thereof to the Borrower. Thereafter, until the Bank notifies the Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such suspension no longer exist, the interest rate for all amounts outstanding under this Note shall be equal to the Base Rate (the “ Alternate Rate ”).

 

In addition, if, after the date of this Note, the Bank shall determine (which determination shall be final and conclusive) that any enactment, promulgation or adoption of or any change in any applicable law, rule or regulation, or any change in the interpretation or administration thereof by a governmental authority, central bank or comparable agency charged with the interpretation or administration thereof, or compliance by the Bank with any guideline, request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any such authority, central bank or comparable agency shall make it unlawful or impossible for the Bank to make or maintain or fund loans based on the Daily LIBOR Rate, the Bank shall notify the Borrower. Upon receipt of such notice, until the Bank notifies the Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such determination no longer apply, the interest rate on all amounts outstanding under this Note shall be the Alternate Rate.

 

For purposes hereof, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

Base Rate ” shall mean the higher of (A) the Prime Rate, and (B) the sum of the Overnight Bank Funding Rate plus fifty (50) basis points (0.50%). If and when the Base Rate (or any component thereof) changes, the rate of interest with respect to any amounts hereunder to which the Base Rate applies will change automatically without notice to the Borrower, effective on the date of any such change.

 

Business Day ” shall mean any day other than a Saturday or Sunday or a legal holiday on which commercial banks are authorized or required by law to be closed for business in Cherry Hill, New Jersey.

 

 

 

 

Daily LIBOR Rate ” shall mean, for any day, the rate per annum determined by the Bank by dividing (A) the Published Rate by (B) a number equal to 1.00 minus the percentage prescribed by the Federal Reserve for determining the maximum reserve requirements with respect to any eurocurrency fundings by banks on such day; provided, however, if the Daily LIBOR Rate determined as provided above would be less than zero, then such rate shall be deemed to be zero. The rate of interest will be adjusted automatically as of each Business Day based on changes in the Daily LIBOR Rate without notice to the Borrower.

 

Overnight Bank Funding Rate ” shall mean, for any day, the rate comprised of both overnight federal funds and overnight Eurocurrency borrowings by U.S.-managed banking offices of depository institutions, as such composite rate shall be determined by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (“ NYFRB ”), as set forth on its public website from time to time, and as published on the next succeeding Business Day as the overnight bank funding rate by the NYFRB (or by such other recognized electronic source (such as Bloomberg) selected by the Bank for the purpose of displaying such rate); provided, that if such day is not a Business Day, the Overnight Bank Funding Rate for such day shall be such rate on the immediately preceding Business Day; provided, further, that if such rate shall at any time, for any reason, no longer exist, a comparable replacement rate determined by the Bank at such time (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error). If the Overnight Bank Funding Rate determined as above would be less than zero, then such rate shall be deemed to be zero. The rate of interest charged shall be adjusted as of each Business Day based on changes in the Overnight Bank Funding Rate without notice to the Borrower.

 

Prime Rate ” shall mean the rate publicly announced by the Bank from time to time as its prime rate. The Prime Rate is determined from time to time by the Bank as a means of pricing some loans to its borrowers. The Prime Rate is not tied to any external rate of interest or index, and does not necessarily reflect the lowest rate of interest actually charged by the Bank to any particular class or category of customers.

 

Published Rate ” shall mean the rate of interest published each Business Day in the Wall Street Journal “Money Rates” listing under the caption “London Interbank Offered Rates” for a one month period (or, if no such rate is published therein for any reason, then the Published Rate shall be the eurodollar rate for a one month period as published in another publication selected by the Bank).

 

3.       Advance Procedures. If permitted by the Bank, a request for advance may be made by telephone or electronic mail, with such confirmation or verification (if any) as the Bank may require in its discretion from time to time. A request for advance by any Borrower shall be binding upon Borrower, jointly and severally. The Borrower authorizes the Bank to accept telephonic and electronic requests for advances, and the Bank shall be entitled to rely upon the authority of any person providing such instructions. The Borrower hereby indemnifies and holds the Bank harmless from and against any and all damages, losses, liabilities, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) which may arise or be created by the acceptance of such telephonic and electronic requests or by the making of such advances. The Bank will enter on its books and records, which entry when made will be presumed correct, the date and amount of each advance, as well as the date and amount of each payment made by the Borrower.

 

4.       Payment Terms. Accrued interest will be due and payable on the 1st day of each month, beginning with the payment due on February 1st, 2018. The outstanding principal balance and any accrued but unpaid interest shall be due and payable on the Expiration Date.

 

If any payment under this Note shall become due on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day and such extension of time shall be included in computing interest in connection with such payment. The Borrower hereby authorizes the Bank to charge the Borrower’s deposit account at the Bank for any payment when due hereunder. If the Borrower revokes this authorization for any reason whatsoever or fails to maintain a deposit account with the Bank which may be charged, the Bank may, at its option, upon thirty (30) days notice to the Borrower, increase the interest rate payable by the Borrower under this Note by twenty-five (25) basis points (0.25%). Payments received will be applied to charges, fees and expenses (including attorneys’ fees), accrued interest and principal in any order the Bank may choose, in its sole discretion.

 

 

 

 

5.       Late Payments; Default Rate. If the Borrower fails to make any payment of principal, interest or other amount coming due pursuant to the provisions of this Note within fifteen (15) calendar days of the date due and payable, the Borrower also shall pay to the Bank a late charge equal to the lesser of five percent (5%) of the amount of such payment or $100.00 (the “ Late Charge ”). Such fifteen (15) day period shall not be construed in any way to extend the due date of any such payment. Upon maturity, whether by acceleration, demand or otherwise, and at the Bank’s option upon the occurrence of any Event of Default (as hereinafter defined) and during the continuance thereof, amounts outstanding under this Note shall bear interest at a rate per annum (based on the actual number of days that principal is outstanding over a year of 360 days) which shall be three percentage points (3%) in excess of the interest rate in effect from time to time under this Note but not more than the maximum rate allowed by law (the “ Default Rate ”). The Default Rate shall continue to apply whether or not judgment shall be entered on this Note. Both the Late Charge and the Default Rate are imposed as liquidated damages for the purpose of defraying the Bank’s expenses incident to the handling of delinquent payments, but are in addition to, and not in lieu of, the Bank’s exercise of any rights and remedies hereunder, under the other Loan Documents or under applicable law, and any fees and expenses of any agents or attorneys which the Bank may employ. In addition, the Default Rate reflects the increased credit risk to the Bank of carrying a loan that is in default. The Borrower agrees that the Late Charge and Default Rate are reasonable forecasts of just compensation for anticipated and actual harm incurred by the Bank, and that the actual harm incurred by the Bank cannot be estimated with certainty and without difficulty.

 

6.       Prepayment. The indebtedness evidenced by this Note may be prepaid in whole or in part at any time without penalty.

 

7.       Increased Costs; Yield Protection. On written demand, together with written evidence of the justification therefor, the Borrower agrees to pay the Bank all direct costs incurred, any losses suffered or payments made by the Bank as a result of any Change in Law (hereinafter defined), imposing any reserve, deposit, allocation of capital or similar requirement (including without limitation, Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System) on the Bank, its holding company or any of their respective assets relative to the Facility. “ Change in Law ” means the occurrence, after the date of this Note, 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.

 

8.       Other Loan Documents. This Note is issued in connection with a letter agreement or loan agreement between the Borrower and the Bank, dated on or before the date hereof, and the other agreements and documents executed and/or delivered in connection therewith or referred to therein, the terms of which are incorporated herein by reference (as amended, modified or renewed from time to time, collectively the “ Loan Documents ”), and is secured by the property (if any) described in the Loan Documents and by such other collateral as previously may have been or may in the future be granted to the Bank to secure this Note.

 

 

 

 

9.       Events of Default. The occurrence of any of the following events will be deemed to be an “ Event of Default ” under this Note: (i) the nonpayment of any principal, interest or other indebtedness under this Note when due; (ii) the occurrence of any event of default or any default and the lapse of any notice or cure period, or any Obligor’s failure to observe or perform any covenant or other agreement, under or contained in any Loan Document or any other document now or in the future evidencing or securing any debt, liability or obligation of any Obligor to the Bank; (iii) the filing by or against any Obligor of any proceeding in bankruptcy, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, liquidation, conservatorship or similar proceeding (and, in the case of any such proceeding instituted against any Obligor, such proceeding is not dismissed or stayed within 30 days of the commencement thereof, provided that the Bank shall not be obligated to advance additional funds hereunder during such period); (iv) any assignment by any Obligor for the benefit of creditors, or any levy, garnishment, attachment or similar proceeding is instituted against any property of any Obligor held by or deposited with the Bank; (v) a default with respect to any other indebtedness of any Obligor for borrowed money, if the effect of such default is to cause or permit the acceleration of such debt; (vi) the commencement of any foreclosure or forfeiture proceeding, execution or attachment against any collateral securing the obligations of any Obligor to the Bank; (vii) the entry of a final judgment against any Obligor and the failure of such Obligor to discharge the judgment within ten (10) days of the entry thereof; (viii) any change in any Obligor’s business, assets, operations, financial condition or results of operations that has or could reasonably be expected to have any material adverse effect on any Obligor; (ix) any Obligor ceases doing business as a going concern; (x) any representation or warranty made by any Obligor to the Bank in any Loan Document or any other documents now or in the future evidencing or securing the obligations of any Obligor to the Bank, is false, erroneous or misleading in any material respect; (xi) if this Note or any guarantee executed by any Obligor is secured, the failure of any Obligor to provide the Bank with additional collateral if in the Bank’s opinion at any time or times, the market value of any of the collateral securing this Note or any guarantee has depreciated below that required pursuant to the Loan Documents or, if no specific value is so required, then in an amount deemed material by the Bank; (xii) the revocation or attempted revocation, in whole or in part, of any guarantee by any Obligor; or (xiii) the death, incarceration, indictment or legal incompetency of any individual Obligor or, if any Obligor is a partnership or limited liability company, the death, incarceration, indictment or legal incompetency of any individual general partner or member. As used herein, the term “ Obligor ” means any Borrower and any guarantor of, or any pledgor, mortgagor or other person or entity providing collateral support for, the Borrower’s obligations to the Bank existing on the date of this Note or arising in the future.

 

Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default: (a) the Bank shall be under no further obligation to make advances hereunder; (b) if an Event of Default specified in clause (iii) or (iv) above shall occur, the outstanding principal balance and accrued interest hereunder together with any additional amounts payable hereunder shall be immediately due and payable without demand or notice of any kind; (c) if any other Event of Default shall occur, the outstanding principal balance and accrued interest hereunder together with any additional amounts payable hereunder, at the Bank’s option and without demand or notice of any kind, may be accelerated and become immediately due and payable; (d) at the Bank’s option, this Note will bear interest at the Default Rate from the date of the occurrence of the Event of Default; and (e) the Bank may exercise from time to time any of the rights and remedies available under the Loan Documents or under applicable law.

 

10.      Right of Setoff. In addition to all liens upon and rights of setoff against the Borrower’s money, securities

or other property given to the Bank by law, the Bank shall have, with respect to the Borrower’s obligations to the Bank under this Note and to the extent permitted by law, a contractual possessory security interest in and a contractual right of setoff against, and the Borrower hereby grants the Bank a security interest in, and hereby assigns, conveys, delivers, pledges and transfers to the Bank, all of the Borrower’s right, title and interest in and to, all of the Borrower’s deposits, moneys, securities and other property now or hereafter in the possession of or on deposit with, or in transit to, the Bank or any other direct or indirect subsidiary of The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., whether held in a general or special account or deposit, whether held jointly with someone else, or whether held for safekeeping or otherwise, excluding, however, all IRA, Keogh, and trust accounts. Every such security interest and right of setoff may be exercised without demand upon or notice to the Borrower. Every such right of setoff shall be deemed to have been exercised immediately upon the occurrence of an Event of Default hereunder without any action of the Bank, although the Bank may enter such setoff on its books and records at a later time.

 

 

 

 

11.       Anti-Money Laundering/International Trade Law Compliance. The Borrower represents and warrants to the Bank, as of the date of this Note, the date of each advance of proceeds under the Facility, the date of any renewal, extension or modification of the Facility, and at all times until the Facility has been terminated and all amounts thereunder have been indefeasibly paid in full, that: (a) no Covered Entity (i) is a Sanctioned Person; (ii) has any of its assets in a Sanctioned Country or in the possession, custody or control of a Sanctioned Person; or (iii) does business in or with, or derives any of its operating income from investments in or transactions with, any Sanctioned Country or Sanctioned Person in violation of any law, regulation, order or directive enforced by any Compliance Authority; (b) the proceeds of the Facility will not be used to fund any operations in, finance any investments or activities in, or, make any payments to, a Sanctioned Country or Sanctioned Person in violation of any law, regulation, order or directive enforced by any Compliance Authority; (c) the funds used to repay the Facility are not derived from any unlawful activity; and (d) each Covered Entity is in compliance with, and no Covered Entity engages in any dealings or transactions prohibited by, any laws of the United States, including but not limited to any Anti-Terrorism Laws. Borrower covenants and agrees that it shall immediately notify the Bank in writing upon the occurrence of a Reportable Compliance Event.

 

As used herein: “ Anti-Terrorism Laws ” means any laws relating to terrorism, trade sanctions programs and embargoes, import/export licensing, money laundering, or bribery, all as amended, supplemented or replaced from time to time; “ Compliance Authority ” means each and all of the (a) U.S. Treasury Department/Office of Foreign Assets Control, (b) U.S. Treasury Department/Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, (c) U.S. State Department/Directorate of Defense Trade Controls, (d) U.S. Commerce Department/Bureau of Industry and Security, (e) U.S. Internal Revenue Service, (f) U.S. Justice Department, and (g) U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission; “ Covered Entity ” means the Borrower, its affiliates and subsidiaries, all guarantors, pledgors of collateral, all owners of the foregoing, and all brokers or other agents of the Borrower acting in any capacity in connection with the Facility; “ Reportable Compliance Event ” means that any Covered Entity becomes a Sanctioned Person, or is indicted, arraigned, investigated or custodially detained, or receives an inquiry from regulatory or law enforcement officials, in connection with any Anti-Terrorism Law or any predicate crime to any Anti-Terrorism Law, or self-discovers facts or circumstances implicating any aspect of its operations with the actual or possible violation of any Anti-Terrorism Law; “ Sanctioned Country ” means a country subject to a sanctions program maintained by any Compliance Authority; and “ Sanctioned Person ” means any individual person, group, regime, entity or thing listed or otherwise recognized as a specially designated, prohibited, sanctioned or debarred person or entity, or subject to any limitations or prohibitions (including but not limited to the blocking of property or rejection of transactions), under any order or directive of any Compliance Authority or otherwise subject to, or specially designated under, any sanctions program maintained by any Compliance Authority.

 

12.       Indemnity. The Borrower agrees to indemnify each of the Bank, each legal entity, if any, who controls, is controlled by or is under common control with the Bank, and each of their respective directors, officers and employees (the “ Indemnified Parties ”), and to defend and hold each Indemnified Party harmless from and against any and all claims, damages, losses, liabilities and expenses (including all fees and charges of internal or external counsel with whom any Indemnified Party may consult and all expenses of litigation and preparation therefor) which any Indemnified Party may incur or which may be asserted against any Indemnified Party by any person, entity or governmental authority (including any person or entity claiming derivatively on behalf of the Borrower), in connection with or arising out of or relating to the matters referred to in this Note or in the other Loan Documents or the use of any advance hereunder, whether (a) arising from or incurred in connection with any breach of a representation, warranty or covenant by the Borrower, or (b) arising out of or resulting from any suit, action, claim, proceeding or governmental investigation, pending or threatened, whether based on statute, regulation or order, or tort, or contract or otherwise, before any court or governmental authority; provided, however, that the foregoing indemnity agreement shall not apply to any claims, damages, losses, liabilities and expenses solely attributable to an Indemnified Party's gross negligence or willful misconduct. The indemnity agreement contained in this Section shall survive the termination of this Note, payment of any advance hereunder and the assignment of any rights hereunder. The Borrower may participate at its expense in the defense of any such action or claim.

 

 

 

 

13.       Miscellaneous. All notices, demands, requests, consents, approvals and other communications required or permitted hereunder (“ Notices ”) must be in writing (except as may be agreed otherwise above with respect to borrowing requests or as otherwise provided in this Note) and will be effective upon receipt. Notices may be given in any manner to which the parties may agree. Without limiting the foregoing, first-class mail, postage prepaid, facsimile transmission and commercial courier service are hereby agreed to as acceptable methods for giving Notices. In addition, the parties agree that Notices may be sent electronically to any electronic address provided by a party from time to time. Notices may be sent to a party’s address as set forth above or to such other address as any party may give to the other for such purpose in accordance with this paragraph. No delay or omission on the Bank’s part to exercise any right or power arising hereunder will impair any such right or power or be considered a waiver of any such right or power, nor will the Bank’s action or inaction impair any such right or power. The Bank’s rights and remedies hereunder are cumulative and not exclusive of any other rights or remedies which the Bank may have under other agreements, at law or in equity. No modification, amendment or waiver of, or consent to any departure by the Borrower from, any provision of this Note will be effective unless made in a writing signed by the Bank, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Bank may modify this Note for the purposes of completing missing content or correcting erroneous content, without the need for a written amendment, provided that the Bank shall send a copy of any such modification to the Borrower (which notice may be given by electronic mail). The Borrower agrees to pay on demand, to the extent permitted by law, all costs and expenses incurred by the Bank in the enforcement of its rights in this Note and in any security therefor, including without limitation reasonable fees and expenses of the Bank’s counsel. If any provision of this Note is found to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect by a court, all the other provisions of this Note will remain in full force and effect. The Borrower and all other makers and indorsers of this Note hereby forever waive presentment, protest, notice of dishonor and notice of non-payment. The Borrower also waives all defenses based on suretyship or impairment of collateral. If this Note is executed by more than one Borrower, the obligations of such persons or entities hereunder will be joint and several. This Note shall bind the Borrower and its heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, and the benefits hereof shall inure to the benefit of the Bank and its successors and assigns; provided, however, that the Borrower may not assign this Note in whole or in part without the Bank’s written consent and the Bank at any time may assign this Note in whole or in part.

 

This Note has been delivered to and accepted by the Bank and will be deemed to be made in the State where the Bank’s office indicated above is located. T HIS N OTE WILL BE INTERPRETED AND THE RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES OF THE B ANK AND THE B ORROWER DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE WHERE THE B ANK S OFFICE INDICATED ABOVE IS LOCATED , EXCLUDING ITS CONFLICT OF LAWS RULES , INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE E LECTRONIC T RANSACTIONS A CT ( OR EQUIVALENT ) IN EFFECT IN THE STATE WHERE THE B ANK S OFFICE INDICATED ABOVE IS LOCATED ( OR , TO THE EXTENT CONTROLLING , THE LAWS OF THE U NITED S TATES O F A MERICA , INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE E LECTRONIC S IGNATURES IN G LOBAL AND N ATIONAL C OMMERCE A CT ) . The Borrower hereby irrevocably consents to the exclusive jurisdiction of any state or federal court in the county or judicial district where the Bank’s office indicated above is located; provided that nothing contained in this Note will prevent the Bank from bringing any action, enforcing any award or judgment or exercising any rights against the Borrower individually, against any security or against any property of the Borrower within any other county, state or other foreign or domestic jurisdiction. The Borrower acknowledges and agrees that the venue provided above is the most convenient forum for both the Bank and the Borrower. The Borrower waives any objection to venue and any objection based on a more convenient forum in any action instituted under this Note.

 

14.       Commercial Purpose. The Borrower represents that the indebtedness evidenced by this Note is being incurred by the Borrower solely for the purpose of acquiring or carrying on a business, professional or commercial activity, and not for personal, family or household purposes.

 

15.       USA PATRIOT Act Notice. To help the government fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering activities, Federal law requires all financial institutions to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each Borrower that opens an account. What this means: when the Borrower opens an account, the Bank will ask for the business name, business address, taxpayer identifying number and other information that will allow the Bank to identify the Borrower, such as organizational documents. For some businesses and organizations, the Bank may also need to ask for identifying information and documentation relating to certain individuals associated with the business or organization.

 

 

 

 

16.       Authorization to Obtain Credit Reports. By signing below, each Borrower who is an individual provides written authorization to the Bank or its designee (and any assignee or potential assignee hereof) to obtain the Borrower’s personal credit profile from one or more national credit bureaus. Such authorization shall extend to obtaining a credit profile in considering this Note and subsequently for the purposes of update, renewal or extension of such credit or additional credit and for reviewing or collecting the resulting account.

 

17.       Electronic Signatures and Records. Notwithstanding any other provision herein, the Borrower agrees that this Note, the Loan Documents, any amendments thereto, and any other information, notice, signature card, agreement or authorization related thereto (each, a “ Communication ”) may, at the Bank’s option, be in the form of an electronic record. Any Communication may, at the Bank’s option, be signed or executed using electronic signatures. For the avoidance of doubt, the authorization under this paragraph may include, without limitation, use or acceptance by the Bank of a manually signed paper Communication which has been converted into electronic form (such as scanned into PDF format) for transmission, delivery and/or retention.

 

18.       Depository. The Borrower will establish and maintain with the Bank the Borrower’s primary depository accounts. If the Borrower fails to establish and/or maintain its primary depository accounts with the Bank, the Bank may, at its option, upon thirty (30) days notice to the Borrower, increase the interest rate payable by the Borrower under this Note by up to 1.00 percentage points (1.00%). The Bank’s right to increase the interest rate pursuant to this paragraph shall be in addition to any other rights or remedies the Bank may have under this Note, all of which are hereby reserved, and shall not constitute a waiver, release or limitation upon the Bank’s exercise of any such rights or remedies.

 

19.       WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. T HE B ORROWER IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHTS THE B ORROWER MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION , PROCEEDING OR CLAIM OF ANY NATURE RELATING TO THIS N OTE , ANY DOCUMENTS EXECUTED IN CONNECTION WITH THIS N OTE OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED IN ANY OF SUCH DOCUMENTS . T HE B ORROWER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE FOREGOING WAIVER IS KNOWING AND VOLUNTARY .

 

The Borrower acknowledges that it has read and understood all the provisions of this Note, including the waiver of jury trial, and has been advised by counsel as necessary or appropriate.

 

WITNESS the due execution hereof as a document under seal, as of the date first written above, with the intent to be legally bound hereby.

 

WITNESS / ATTEST:

 

MIKROS SYSTEMS CORPORATION

 
             
             
       

By:

/s/ Thomas J. Meaney  
         

(SEAL)

 

Print Name:

   

Thomas J. Meaney

 

Title:

     

Chief Executive Officer

 

(Include title only if an officer of entity signing to the right)

       

 

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Exhibit 31.1

 

 

CERTIFICATION

 

I, Thomas J. Meaney, certify that:

 

1.

I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Mikros Systems Corporation;

 

2.

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

 

3.

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

 

4.

As the registrant’s sole certifying officer, I am responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13(a)-15(f) and 15(d)-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

 

(a)

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

 

 

(b)

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

 

 

(c)

Evaluated the effectiveness of the company's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report my conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

 

(d)

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

 

5.

As the registrant’s sole certifying officer, I have disclosed, based on my most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

 

(a)

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

 

 

(b)

Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the company's internal control over financial reporting.

 

May 15, 2018

 

/s/ Thomas J. Meaney

Thomas J. Meaney

Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer

 

Exhibit 32.1

 

Certifications Pursuant to

Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

(18 U.S.C. Section 1350)

 

In connection with the Quarterly Report (the “report”) of Mikros Systems Corporation (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2018, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, I, Thomas J. Meaney, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, do hereby certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes- Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. § 1350), that to my knowledge:

 

 

(1)

the report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

 

(2)

the information contained in the report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

 

 

 

 

May 15, 2018

By:

/s/  Thomas J. Meaney

 

 

 

Thomas J. Meaney

 
    Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer