UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

(Mark One)

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

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2018

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: 001-36385

 

BIOLASE, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware

 

87-0442441

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)

 

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

4 Cromwell

Irvine, California 92618

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

(949) 361-1200

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted 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 such files).    Yes       No  

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an 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  

As of November 12, 2018, the registrant had 20,654,918 shares of common stock, $0.001 par value per share, outstanding.  

 

 

 

 

 

 


BIOLASE, INC.

INDEX

 

 

  

 

  

Page

PART I.

  

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

  

 

Item 1.

  

Financial Statements (Unaudited):

  

3

 

  

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017

  

3

 

  

Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and September 30, 2017

  

4

 

  

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and September 30, 2017

  

5

 

  

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

  

6

Item 2.

  

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

  

26

Item 3.

  

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

  

39

Item 4.

  

Controls and Procedures

  

39

PART II

  

OTHER INFORMATION

  

39

Item 1.

  

Legal Proceedings

  

39

Item 1A.

  

Risk Factors

  

39

Item 5

 

Other Information

 

41

Item 6.

  

Exhibits

  

44

Signatures

 

47

 

 

 

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PART I. FINANCIA L INFORMATION

 

ITEM  1.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

BIOLASE, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited)

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

 

September 30,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

$

2,238

 

 

$

11,645

 

Restricted cash equivalent

 

202

 

 

 

251

 

Accounts receivable, less allowance of $1,090 in 2018 and

   $802 in 2017

 

11,399

 

 

 

10,124

 

Inventory, net

 

13,423

 

 

 

12,298

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

771

 

 

 

1,732

 

Total current assets

 

28,033

 

 

 

36,050

 

Property, plant, and equipment, net

 

2,927

 

 

 

3,674

 

Goodwill

 

2,926

 

 

 

2,926

 

Other assets

 

369

 

 

 

334

 

Total assets

$

34,255

 

 

$

42,984

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-term loan payable

$

1,500

 

 

$

-

 

Accounts payable

 

7,570

 

 

 

5,109

 

Accrued liabilities

 

5,866

 

 

 

5,609

 

Customer deposits

 

53

 

 

 

27

 

Deferred revenue, current portion

 

2,263

 

 

 

2,625

 

Total current liabilities

 

17,252

 

 

 

13,370

 

Deferred income taxes, net

 

105

 

 

 

104

 

Deferred revenue, long-term

 

3

 

 

 

11

 

Loan payable, long-term

 

50

 

 

 

-

 

Warranty accrual, long-term

 

375

 

 

 

70

 

Other liabilities, long-term

 

134

 

 

 

169

 

Total liabilities

 

17,919

 

 

 

13,724

 

Commitments and contingencies (Note 10)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders' equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share; 1,000,000

   shares authorized; 0 shares issued and outstanding

   as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, par value $0.001 per share; 40,000,000

  shares authorized, 20,654,918 and 20,467,936 shares

  issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2018 and

  December 31, 2017, respectively

 

20

 

 

 

20

 

Additional paid-in-capital

 

226,696

 

 

 

224,992

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(607

)

 

 

(576

)

Accumulated deficit

 

(209,773

)

 

 

(195,176

)

Total stockholders' equity

 

16,336

 

 

 

29,260

 

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$

34,255

 

 

$

42,984

 

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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BIOLASE, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS (Unaudited)

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

Products and services revenue

 

$

10,933

 

 

$

10,774

 

 

$

33,101

 

 

$

34,196

 

License fees and royalty revenue

 

 

3

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

96

 

Net revenue

 

 

10,936

 

 

 

10,806

 

 

 

33,110

 

 

 

34,292

 

Cost of revenue

 

 

6,995

 

 

 

7,951

 

 

 

21,828

 

 

 

22,780

 

Gross profit

 

 

3,941

 

 

 

2,855

 

 

 

11,282

 

 

 

11,512

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales and marketing

 

 

4,489

 

 

 

4,000

 

 

 

13,037

 

 

 

12,718

 

General and administrative

 

 

2,685

 

 

 

2,015

 

 

 

8,691

 

 

 

7,271

 

Engineering and development

 

 

1,277

 

 

 

1,601

 

 

 

3,927

 

 

 

4,840

 

Total operating expenses

 

 

8,451

 

 

 

7,616

 

 

 

25,655

 

 

 

24,829

 

Loss from operations

 

 

(4,510

)

 

 

(4,761

)

 

 

(14,373

)

 

 

(13,317

)

Gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions

 

 

(73

)

 

 

174

 

 

 

(53

)

 

 

390

 

Interest expense (income), net

 

 

(33

)

 

 

10

 

 

 

(80

)

 

 

29

 

Non-operating income (loss), net

 

 

(106

)

 

 

184

 

 

 

(133

)

 

 

419

 

Loss before income tax provision

 

 

(4,616

)

 

 

(4,577

)

 

 

(14,506

)

 

 

(12,898

)

Income tax provision

 

 

49

 

 

 

35

 

 

 

91

 

 

 

111

 

Net loss

 

 

(4,665

)

 

 

(4,612

)

 

 

(14,597

)

 

 

(13,009

)

Other comprehensive income item:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation adjustment

 

 

3

 

 

 

90

 

 

 

(31

)

 

 

277

 

Comprehensive loss

 

$

(4,662

)

 

$

(4,522

)

 

$

(14,628

)

 

$

(12,732

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

(4,665

)

 

$

(4,612

)

 

$

(14,597

)

 

$

(13,009

)

Deemed dividend on convertible preferred stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3,978

)

Net loss attributable to common stockholders

 

$

(4,665

)

 

$

(4,612

)

 

$

(14,597

)

 

$

(16,987

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

(0.23

)

 

$

(0.30

)

 

$

(0.71

)

 

$

(1.20

)

Diluted

 

$

(0.23

)

 

$

(0.30

)

 

$

(0.71

)

 

$

(1.20

)

Shares used in the calculation of net loss per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

20,610

 

 

 

15,197

 

 

 

20,539

 

 

 

14,098

 

Diluted

 

 

20,610

 

 

 

15,197

 

 

 

20,539

 

 

 

14,098

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

 

 

 

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BIOLASE, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)

(in thousands)  

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

September 30,

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

Cash Flows from Operating Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

$

(14,597

)

 

$

(13,009

)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash and

   cash equivalents used in operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

712

 

 

 

887

 

Gain on disposal of assets, net

 

(12

)

 

 

 

Provision for bad debts, net

 

316

 

 

 

54

 

Provision for inventory excess and obsolescence

 

59

 

 

 

348

 

Amortization of discounts on lines of credit

 

31

 

 

 

 

Amortization of debt issuance costs

 

43

 

 

 

 

Stock-based compensation

 

1,862

 

 

 

1,604

 

Deferred income taxes

 

1

 

 

 

45

 

Earned interest income, net

 

 

 

 

(29

)

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

(1,591

)

 

 

52

 

Inventory

 

(1,184

)

 

 

(914

)

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

940

 

 

 

495

 

Customer deposits

 

26

 

 

 

(32

)

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

3,174

 

 

 

(3,202

)

Deferred revenue

 

(370

)

 

 

(455

)

Net cash and cash equivalents used in operating activities

 

(10,590

)

 

 

(14,156

)

Cash Flows from Investing Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases of property, plant, and equipment

 

(110

)

 

 

(825

)

Proceeds from disposal of property, plant, and equipment

 

36

 

 

 

 

Net cash and cash equivalents used in investing activities

 

(74

)

 

 

(825

)

Cash Flows from Financing Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal payments under capital lease obligation

 

(46

)

 

 

(128

)

Borrowings under lines of credit

 

3,323

 

 

 

 

Payments under lines of credit

 

(1,823

)

 

 

 

Payments of debt issuance costs

 

(87

)

 

 

 

Proceeds from equity offering, net of expenses

 

 

 

 

10,395

 

Payments of equity offering costs

 

(138

)

 

 

 

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

 

2

 

 

 

3

 

Net cash and cash equivalents provided by financing activities

 

1,231

 

 

 

10,270

 

Effect of exchange rate changes

 

(23

)

 

 

241

 

Decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

 

(9,456

)

 

 

(4,470

)

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period

 

11,896

 

 

 

9,175

 

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period

$

2,440

 

 

$

4,705

 

Supplemental cash flow disclosure - Cash Paid:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest paid

$

 

 

$

1

 

Income taxes paid

$

31

 

 

$

166

 

Supplemental cash flow disclosure - Non-cash:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accrued capital expenditures and tenant improvement allowance

$

3

 

 

$

60

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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NOT ES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

NOTE 1—DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The Company

BIOLASE, Inc. (“BIOLASE” and, together with its consolidated subsidiaries, the “Company”), incorporated in Delaware in 1987, is a medical device company that develops, manufactures, markets, and sells laser systems in dentistry and medicine and also markets, sells, and distributes dental imaging equipment, including three-dimensional CAD/CAM intra-oral scanners and digital dentistry software.

Basis of Presentation

The unaudited consolidated financial statements include the accounts of BIOLASE and its wholly-owned subsidiaries and have been prepared on a basis consistent with the December 31, 2017 audited consolidated financial statements and include all material adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments and the elimination of all material intercompany transactions and balances, necessary to fairly present the information set forth therein. These unaudited, interim, consolidated financial statements do not include all the footnotes, presentations, and disclosures normally required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for complete consolidated financial statements.

The consolidated results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 are not necessarily indicative of the results for the full year. The accompanying consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2017, included in BIOLASE’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 14, 2018 (the “2017 Form 10-K”).

Liquidity and Management’s Plans

The Company incurred a loss from operations and a net loss, and used cash in operating activities for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018. The Company’s recurring losses, level of cash used in operations, and potential need for additional capital, along with uncertainties surrounding the Company’s ability to raise additional capital, raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern.

On March 6, 2018, BIOLASE and two of its wholly-owned subsidiaries (such subsidiaries, together with BIOLASE, the “Borrower”) entered into a Business Financing Agreement (the “Original Business Financing Agreement”) with Western Alliance Bank (“Western Alliance”), which provided for borrowings of up to $6.0 million. On August 13, 2018, the Borrower and Western Alliance entered into a Business Financing Modification Agreement, pursuant to which Western Alliance waived the Borrower’s covenant defa ults and provided an advance of $1.5 million, which advance was due by September 27, 2018. On September 27, 2018, the Borrower and Western Alliance entered into a Business Financing Modification Agreement (the “Second Modification Agreement”) which reduced the credit limit under the Original Business Agreement (as amended on August 13, 2018 and September 27, 2018, such agreement the “Business Financing Agreement”) to $2.5 million and extended the due date of the $1.5 million advance to March 6, 2019. The Company had $1.5 million of borrowings outstanding under the Business Financing Agreement as of September 30, 2018. On October 26, 2018, the Borrower and Western Alliance entered into a new Business Financing Modification Agreement. See  Note 9 – Lines of Credit and Note 14 – Subsequent Events for additional information.

As of September 30, 2018, the Company had working capital of approximately $10.8 million. The Company’s principal sources of liquidity as of September 30, 2018 consisted of approximately $2.4 million in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and $11.4 million of accounts receivable.  

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In order for the Company to continue operations beyond the next 12 months and be able to discharge its liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business, the Company must increase sales of its products directly to end-users and through distributors, establish profitable operations through the combination of increased sales and decreased expenses, generate cash from operations or obtain additional funds when needed. The Company intends to improve its financial condition and ultimately improve its financial results by increasing revenues through expansion of its product offerings, continuing to expand and develop its field sales force and distributor relationships, both domestically and internationally, forming strategic arrangements within the dental and medical industries, educating dental and medical patients as to the benefits of its advanced medical technologies, and reducing expenses.

Additional capital requirements may depend on many factors, including, among other things, continued losses, the rate at which the Company’s business grows, demands for working capital, manufacturing capacity, and any acquisitions that the Company may pursue. From time to time, the Company could be required, or may otherwise attempt, to raise capital, through either equity or debt offerings, or enter into an additional line of credit facility. As discussed in Note 9, on March 6, 2018, the Borrower and Western Alliance entered into the Original Business Financing Agreement, providing for a secured line of credit, which was modified on August 13, 2018, September 27, 2018 and October 26, 2018. On November 9, 2018, BIOLASE entered into a five-year secured Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with SWK Funding LLC (“SWK”), pursuant to which the Company has borrowed $12.5 million. See Note 14 – Subsequent Event for additional information. The Company cannot provide assurance that it will be able to successfully consummate any equity or debt financings or enter into any other line of credit facility in the future. The Company also cannot provide assurance that the required capital would be available on acceptable terms, if at all, or that any such financing activity would not be dilutive to the Company’s stockholders.

Reverse Stock Split

Except as the context otherwise requires, all share numbers and share price amounts (including exercise prices and closing market prices) contained in the unaudited financial statements and notes thereto reflect the reverse stock split effectuated by the Company on May 10, 2018. See Note 4 – Stockholders’ Equity for additional information.

 

NOTE 2—SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Use of Estimates

The preparation of these consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires the Company to make estimates and assumptions that affect amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes. Significant estimates in these consolidated financial statements include allowances on accounts receivable, inventory, and deferred taxes, as well as estimates for accrued warranty expenses, the ability of goodwill to be realized, revenue deferrals, effects of stock-based compensation and warrants, contingent liabilities, and the provision or benefit for income taxes. Due to the inherent uncertainty involved in making estimates, actual results reported in future periods may differ materially from those estimates.

Critical Accounting Policies

Information with respect to the Company’s critical accounting policies, which management believes could have the most significant effect on the Company’s reported results and require subjective or complex judgments by management is contained in Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” of the 2017 Form 10-K. Management believes that there have been no significant changes during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 in the Company’s critical accounting policies from those disclosed in Item 7 of the 2017 Form 10-K.

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants in the principal market (or, if none exists, the most advantageous market) for the specific asset or liability at the measurement date (referred to as the “exit price”). The fair value is based on assumptions that market participants would use, including a consideration of nonperformance risk. Under the accounting guidance for fair value hierarchy there are three levels of measurement inputs. Level 1 inputs are quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2 inputs reflect input other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable, either directly or through collaboration with observable market data, other than Level 1. Level 3 inputs are unobservable due to little or no corroborating market data.

The Company’s financial instruments, consisting of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, accounts receivable, loan payable, accounts payable, and accrued liabilities, approximate fair value because of the short maturity of these items.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Changes to GAAP are established by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) in the form of accounting standards updates (“ASUs”) to the FASB’s Accounting Standards Codification.

The Company considers the applicability and impact of all ASUs. ASUs not listed below were assessed and determined not to be applicable or are expected to have minimal impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position and results of operations.

Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASU 2014-09”). The core principle of ASU 2014-09 is to recognize revenues when promised goods or services are transferred to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which an entity expects to be entitled for those goods or services. The standard is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods therein.

ASU 2014-09 supersedes existing guidance on revenue recognition with a five-step model for recognizing and measuring revenue from contracts with customers. The objective of the new standard is to provide a single, comprehensive revenue recognition model for all contracts with customers to improve comparability within industries, across industries, and across capital markets. The underlying principle is that an entity will recognize revenue to depict the transfer of goods or services to customers at an amount that the entity expects to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services. The guidance also requires a number of disclosures regarding the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and the related cash flows. The guidance can be applied retrospectively to each prior reporting period presented (full retrospective method) or retrospectively with a cumulative effect adjustment to retained earnings for initial application of the guidance at the date of initial adoption (modified retrospective method). The Company adopted the new standard effective January 1, 2018 using the modified retrospective method applied to those contracts that were not completed or substantially completed as of January 1, 2018. The timing and measurement of revenue recognition under the new standard is not materially different than under the old standard. The adoption of the new standard did not have an impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-15, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230) (“ASU 2016-15”). The updated standard addresses eight specific cash flow issues with the objective of reducing diversity in practice. ASU 2016-15 is effective for public business entities for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those annual reporting periods. Early adoption is permitted. The Company adopted ASU 2016-15 as of January 1, 2018. The adoption of ASU 2016-15 did not have an impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

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In November 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-18, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230) (“ASU 2016-18”). The updated standard requires that a statement of cash flows explain the change during the period in the total of cash, cash equivalents, and amounts generally described as r estricted cash or restricted cash equivalents. Therefore, amounts generally described as restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents should be included with cash and cash equivalents when reconciling the beginning-of-period and end-of-period total amou nts shown on the statement of cash flows. ASU 2016-18 is effective for public business entities for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those annual reporting periods. The Company adopted ASU 2016-18 as of January 1, 2018. The adoption of ASU 2016-18 did not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In May 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-09, Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718) (“ASU 2017-09”). The updated standard clarifies when an entity must apply modification accounting to changes in the terms or conditions of a share-based payment award. ASU 2017-09 is effective for public business entities for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those annual reporting periods. Early adoption is permitted. The Company adopted ASU 2017-09 as of January 1, 2018. The adoption of ASU 2017-09 did not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

In February 2016, FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (“ASU 2016-02”). The new standard establishes a right-of-use (“ROU”) model that requires a lessee to record a ROU asset and a lease liability on the balance sheet for all leases with terms longer than 12 months. Leases will be classified as either finance or operating, with classification affecting the pattern of expense recognition in the income statement. The new standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. A modified retrospective transition approach is required for lessees for capital and operating leases existing at, or entered into after, the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented in the financial statements, with certain practical expedients available. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of its pending adoption of ASU 2016-02 on its consolidated financial statements.

In July 2017, FASB issued ASU 2017-11 (Part I) Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Down Round Features, (Part II) Replacement of the Indefinite Deferral for Mandatorily Redeemable Financial Instruments of Certain Nonpublic Entities and Certain Mandatorily Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests with a Scope Exception (“ASU 2017-11”). The new standard simplifies the accounting for certain financial instruments with down round features. Part I of ASU 2017-11 changes the classification analysis of certain equity-linked financial instruments, such as warrants and embedded conversion features, such that a down round feature is disregarded when assessing whether the instrument is indexed to an entity’s own stock under Subtopic 815-40, Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity. As a result, a down round feature, by itself, no longer requires an instrument to be remeasured at fair value through earnings each period, although all other aspects of the indexation guidance under Subtopic 815-40 continue to apply. Part II of ASU 2017-11 recharacterizes the indefinite deferral of certain provisions of Topic 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity, (currently presented as pending content in the Codification) as a scope exception. No change in the Company’s practice is expected as a result of these amendments. The new standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, Early adoption is permitted. The amendments in Part II have no accounting impact and therefore do not have an associated effective date. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of its pending adoption of ASU 2017-11 on its consolidated financial statements.

 

 


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NOTE 3 – REVENUE RECOGNITION

Contracts with Customers

Revenue for sales of products and services is derived from contracts with customers. The products and services promised in contracts include delivery of laser systems, imaging systems, and consumables as well as certain ancillary services such as training and extended warranties. Contracts with each customer generally state the terms of the sale, including the description, quantity and price of each product or services. Payment terms are stated in the contract and vary according to the arrangement. Because the customer typically agrees to a stated rate and price in the contract that does not vary over the life of the contract, the Company’s contracts do not contain variable consideration. The Company establishes a provision for estimated warranty reserves. For further information on warranty, see Note 8 – Accrued Liabilities .

Performance Obligations

At contract inception, the Company assesses the products and services promised in its contracts with customers. The Company then identifies performance obligations to transfer distinct products or services to the customers. In order to identify performance obligations, the Company considers all of the products or services promised in contracts regardless of whether they are explicitly stated or are implied by customary business practices.

Revenue from products and services transferred to customers at a single point in time accounted for 85% of net revenue for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018. The majority of the Company’s revenue recognized at a point in time is for the sale laser systems, imaging systems, and consumables. Revenue from these contracts is recognized when the customer is able to direct the use of and obtain substantially all of the benefits from the product which generally coincides with title transfer during the shipping process.

Revenue from services transferred to customers over time accounted for 15% of net revenue for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018. The majority of the Company’s revenue that is recognized over time relates to training and extended warranties.

Transaction Price Allocation

The transaction price for a contract is allocated to each distinct performance obligation and recognized as revenue when, or as, each performance obligation is satisfied. For contracts with multiple performance obligations, the Company allocates the contract’s transaction price to each performance obligation using the best estimate of the standalone selling price of each distinct good or service in a contract. The primary method used to estimate standalone selling price is the observable price when the good or service is sold separately in similar circumstances and to similar customers.

Significant Judgments

Revenue is recorded for extended warranty over time as the customer benefits from the warranty coverage. This revenue will be recognized equally throughout the contract period as the customer receives benefits from the Company's promise to provide such services. Revenue is recorded for training as the customer attends a training program or upon the expiration of the obligation.

The Company also has contracts that include both the product sales and training as performance obligations. In those cases, the Company records revenue for product at the point in time when the product has been shipped. The customer obtains control of the product when it is shipped, as all shipments are made FOB shipping point, and after the customer selects its shipping method and pays all shipping costs and insurance. The Company has concluded that control is transferred to the customer upon shipment.

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Accounts Receivable

Accounts receivable are stated at estimated net realizable value. The allowance for doubtful accounts is based on an analysis of customer accounts and the Company’s historical experience with accounts receivable write-offs.

Contract Liabilities

The Company performs its obligations under a contract with a customer by transferring products and/or services in exchange for consideration from the customer. The Company typically invoices its customers as soon as control of an asset is transferred and a receivable for the Company is established. The Company, however, recognizes a contract liability when a customer prepays for goods and/or services and the Company has not transferred control of the goods and/or services. The opening and closing balances of the Company’s contract liabilities are as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

Undelivered elements (training and product and support

    services; installation for 2017)

 

$

558

 

 

$

980

 

Extended warranty contracts

 

 

1,694

 

 

 

1,634

 

Deferred royalties

 

 

14

 

 

 

22

 

Total deferred revenue

 

 

2,266

 

 

 

2,636

 

Less long-term amounts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred royalties

 

 

3

 

 

 

11

 

Total deferred revenue - long-term

 

 

3

 

 

 

11

 

Total deferred revenue - current

 

$

2,263

 

 

$

2,625

 

The balance of contract assets was immaterial as the Company did not have a significant amount of uninvoiced receivables in the periods ended September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017.

The amount of revenue recognized during the three months ended September 30, 2018 that was included in the opening contract liability balance related to undelivered elements was $0.2 million, related to extended warranty contracts was $0.1 million and deferred royalties was $2,000.

The amount of revenue recognized during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 that was included in the opening contract liability balance related to undelivered elements was $0.8 million, related to extended warranty contracts was $0.7 million and deferred royalties was $8,000.

Disaggregation of Revenue

The Company disaggregates revenue from contracts with customers into geographical regions and by the timing of when goods and services are transferred. The Company determined that disaggregating revenue into these categories depicts how the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows are affected by regional economic factors.

The Company’s revenues related to the following geographic areas were as follows for the periods indicated (in thousands):

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

September 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

United States

$

6,953

 

 

$

6,804

 

 

$

19,810

 

 

$

21,840

 

International

 

3,983

 

 

 

4,002

 

 

 

13,300

 

 

 

12,452

 

 

$

10,936

 

 

$

10,806

 

 

$

33,110

 

 

$

34,292

 

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Information regarding revenues disaggregated by the timing of when goods and services are transferred is as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

September 30, 2018

 

September 30, 2018

Revenue recognized over time

 

$                             1,594

 

$                                 4,848

Revenue recognized at a point in time

 

9,342

 

28,262

Total

 

$                            10,936

 

$                                33,110

The Company’s sales by end market were as follows for the periods indicated (in thousands):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

End-customer

 

$

7,387

 

 

$

7,422

 

 

$

21,093

 

 

$

23,218

 

Distributors

 

 

3,549

 

 

 

3,384

 

 

 

12,017

 

 

 

11,074

 

 

 

$

10,936

 

 

$

10,806

 

 

$

33,110

 

 

$

34,292

 

The Company acts as the principal in all its imaging equipment distribution sales. The Company takes possession and control of the equipment before they are sold and transferred to the customer. The Company provides the equipment and any related services directly to the customer. The Company has inventory risk before the equipment is transferred to a customer. The Company purchases and obtains the goods before obtaining a contract with a customer. The Company also has discretion in establishing the price sold to the customer for the equipment.

The percentages of the Company’s sales by product line were as follows for the periods indicated:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

Waterlase (laser systems)

 

 

45.4

%

 

 

37.8

%

 

 

41.3

%

 

 

40.1

%

Diodes (laser systems)

 

 

19.1

%

 

 

20.8

%

 

 

21.2

%

 

 

21.2

%

Imaging systems

 

 

3.5

%

 

 

10.2

%

 

 

4.0

%

 

 

7.8

%

Consumables and other

 

 

17.4

%

 

 

16.2

%

 

 

18.9

%

 

 

16.0

%

Services

 

 

14.6

%

 

 

14.7

%

 

 

14.6

%

 

 

14.6

%

License fees and royalties

 

 

%

 

 

0.3

%

 

 

%

 

 

0.3

%

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

 

100.0

%

 

 

100.0

%

 

 

100.0

%

Shipping and Freight Costs

Shipping and freight costs are treated as fulfillment costs. For shipments to end-customers, the customer bears the shipping and freight costs and has control of the product upon shipment. For shipments to distributors, the distributor bears the shipping and freight costs, including insurance, tariffs and other import/export costs.

Practical Expedients

Upon adoption, the Company elected the following practical expedients:

In accordance with Subtopic 340-40 "Other Assets and Deferred Costs - Contracts with Customers,” the Company elected to expense the incremental costs of obtaining a contract when the amortization period for such contracts would have been one year or less.

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The Company has made an accounting policy election to exclude all taxes by governmental authorities from the measurement of the transaction price .

 

NOTE 4—STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Reverse Stock Split

At BIOLASE’s annual meeting of stockholders on May 9, 2018 (the “Annual Meeting”), BIOLASE stockholders approved an amendment to BIOLASE’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, to effect a reverse stock split of BIOLASE common stock, at a ratio ranging from one-for-five (1:5) to one-for-fifteen (1:15), with the final ratio to be determined by the BIOLASE board of directors (the “Board”). Immediately after the Annual Meeting, the Board approved a one-for-five (1:5) reverse stock split of the outstanding shares of BIOLASE common stock (the “Reverse Stock Split”). On May 10, 2018, the Company filed an amendment (the “Amendment”) to its Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware to effect the Reverse Stock Split, effective as of 11:59 p.m. on May 10, 2018. The Amendment also reduced the authorized shares of common stock from 200,000,000 shares to 40,000,000 shares.

Stock-Based Compensation

2002 Stock Incentive Plan

The 2002 Stock Incentive Plan (as amended effective as of May 26, 2004, November 15, 2005, May 16, 2007, May 5, 2011, June 6, 2013, October 30, 2014, April 27, 2015, and May 6, 2016, the “2002 Plan”) was replaced by the 2018 Plan (as defined below) with respect to future equity awards. Persons eligible to receive awards under the 2002 Plan included officers, employees, and directors of the Company, as well as consultants. As of September 30, 2018, a total of 3.1 million shares of BIOLASE common stock have been authorized for issuance under the 2002 Plan, of which 1.0 million shares of BIOLASE common stock have been issued pursuant to options that were exercised and restricted stock units (“RSUs”) that were settled in common stock and 1.8 million shares of BIOLASE common stock have been reserved for outstanding options and unvested RSUs.

2018 Stock Incentive Plan

At the Annual Meeting, BIOLASE stockholders approved the BIOLASE, Inc. 2018 Long-Term Incentive Plan, which was amended by Amendment No. 1 to BIOLASE, Inc. 2018 Long-Term Incentive Plan approved by BIOLASE stockholders at the special meeting of stockholders held on September 21, 2018 (as amended, the “2018 Plan”). The purposes of the 2018 Plan are (i) to align the interests of the Company’s stockholders and recipients of awards under the 2018 Plan by increasing the proprietary interest of such recipients in the Company’s growth and success; (ii) to advance the interests of the Company by attracting and retaining non-employee directors, officers, other employees, consultants, independent contractors and agents; and (iii) to motivate such persons to act in the long-term best interests of the Company and its stockholders.

Subject to the terms and conditions of the 2018 Plan, the number of shares authorized for grants under the 2018 Plan is 3.3 million. As of September 30, 2018, a total of 3.3 million shares of BIOLASE common stock have been authorized for issuance under the 2018 Plan, of which 2.4 million shares of BIOLASE common stock have been reserved for outstanding options and unvested RSUs, and 0.9 million shares of BIOLASE common stock remain available for future grants.

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The Company recognized stock-based compensation expense of $ 0.6 million and $ 0.5 million, for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and $ 1. 9 million and $ 1.6 million, for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 , respectively, based on the grant-date fair value. Stock-based compensation expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 includes the reversal of $ 0. 1 million and $ 0. 7   million, respectively, resulting from the reassessment of certain perf ormance - based equity awards. The net impact of stock-based compensation expense to earnings was $( 0.03 ), and $( 0.03 ) per basic and diluted share for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and $( 0.09 ) and $(0. 11 ) per basic and dil uted share for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 , respectively . At September 30, 2018 , the Company had approximately $ 4.0 million of total unrecognized compensation expense , net of estimated forfeitures, related to unvested share-based comp ensation arrangements. The Company expects that expense to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.1 years.

The following table summarizes the income statement classification of compensation expense associated with share-based payments (in thousands):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

Cost of revenue

 

$

127

 

 

$

69

 

 

$

289

 

 

$

176

 

Sales and marketing

 

 

134

 

 

 

53

 

 

 

368

 

 

 

219

 

General and administrative

 

 

258

 

 

 

279

 

 

 

932

 

 

 

978

 

Engineering and development

 

 

85

 

 

 

63

 

 

 

273

 

 

 

231

 

 

 

$

604

 

 

$

464

 

 

$

1,862

 

 

$

1,604

 

 

The stock option fair values were estimated using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following assumptions:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

Expected term

 

5.9 years

 

 

5.3 years

 

 

5.9 years

 

 

5.5 years

 

Volatility

 

 

81.9

%

 

 

80.5

%

 

 

81.4

%

 

 

78.7

%

Annual dividend per share

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

Risk-free interest rate

 

 

2.90

%

 

 

1.76

%

 

 

2.50

%

 

 

1.95

%

 

A summary of option activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 is as follows (in thousands, except per share data):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted Average

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted

 

 

Remaining

 

 

Aggregate

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average

 

 

Contractual

 

 

Intrinsic

 

 

Shares

 

 

Exercise Price

 

 

Term (Years)

 

 

Value(1)

 

Options outstanding, December 31, 2017

 

1,924

 

 

$

8.62

 

 

 

7.21

 

 

$

 

Granted at fair market value

 

487

 

 

 

1.98

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercised

 

(1

)

 

 

2.10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forfeited, cancelled, or expired

 

(401

)

 

 

11.26

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options outstanding at September 30, 2018

 

2,009

 

 

$

6.48

 

 

 

6.08

 

 

$

57

 

Options exercisable at September 30, 2018

 

1,114

 

 

$

8.30

 

 

 

4.76

 

 

$

 

Vested options expired during the quarter

   ended September 30, 2018

 

208

 

 

$

14.28

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1) The intrinsic value calculation does not include negative values. This can occur when the fair market value on the reporting date is less than the exercise price of the grant.

 

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A summary of unvested stock option activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 is as follows (in thousands, except per share data):

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Grant

 

 

Shares

 

 

Date Fair Value

 

Unvested options at December 31, 2017

 

846

 

 

$

3.14

 

Granted

 

487

 

 

$

1.38

 

Vested

 

(337

)

 

$

3.40

 

Forfeited or cancelled

 

(102

)

 

$

2.58

 

Unvested options at September 30, 2018

 

894

 

 

$

2.15

 

 

Cash proceeds, along with fair value disclosures related to grants, exercises and vested options are as follows (in thousands, except per share amounts):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

Proceeds from stock options exercised

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

2

 

 

$

3

 

Tax benefit related to stock options

   exercised (1)

 

N/A

 

 

N/A

 

 

N/A

 

 

N/A

 

Intrinsic value of stock options exercised (2)

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

1

 

Weighted-average fair value of options granted

   during period

 

$

1.02

 

 

$

1.93

 

 

$

1.38

 

 

$

4.32

 

Total fair value of shares vested during

   the period

 

$

164

 

 

$

302

 

 

$

1,008

 

 

$

1,000

 

 

(1) Excess tax benefits received related to stock option exercises are presented as operating cash inflows. The Company currently does not receive a tax benefit related to the exercise of stock options due to the Company’s net operating losses.

(2) The intrinsic value of stock options exercised is the amount by which the market price of the stock on the date of exercise exceeded the market price of the stock on the date of grant.

Effective January 25, 2018, the Compensation Committee of the Board awarded 360,000 non-qualified stock options to purchase shares of BIOLASE common stock to certain employees of the Company. These awards were valued at $2.11 per share, the Reverse Stock Split-adjusted closing market price of BIOLASE common stock on the grant date, and expire 10 years from the grant date. The options vest ratably over the 36-month period, commencing on February 25, 2018.

Restricted Stock Units

Under the 2002 Plan, effective January 26, 2018, the Board issued 40,000 RSUs to the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer. This award was valued at $2.00 per share, the Reverse Stock Split-adjusted closing market price of BIOLASE common stock on the grant date, and will vest upon the achievement of specific annual Company performance criteria.

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Under the 2018 Plan, effective September 10 , 2018 and September 21, 2018 , respectively, the Compensation Committee of the Board granted the following:

 

650,000 shares to the CEO of the Company. These awards were valued at $2.17 per share, the closing price of biolase common stock on the grant date. Vesting periods for the awards are as follows: (i) 54% of the total grant is subject to time vesting with 33% vesting on August 7, 2019 and the remaining 67% vesting ratably semi-annually over the two-year period commencing on February 7, 2020; and (ii) 46% of the awards is subject to specific 2019, 2020 and 2021 performance criteria, with vesting upon satisfaction of the applicable performance criteria, subject to continued service through the applicable vesting dates.

 

30,388 shares to certain employees of the Company. These awards were valued at $2.06 per share, the closing price of biolase common stock on the grant date. Vesting periods for the awards are as follows: (i) 50% of 24,271 shares vest on September 10, 2019 and the remaining 50% vest on September 10, 2020; and (ii) 6,117 shares fully vest on March 15, 2019, subject to continued service through the applicable vesting dates.

Under the 2018 Plan, effective May 14, 2018, the Compensation Committee of the Board granted the following:

 

1,193,850 shares to certain Board members, employees and consultants of the Company. These awards were valued at $1.45 per share, the closing price of BIOLASE common stock on the grant date, and vest 40% on December 31, 2018 and 60% on December 31, 2019, subject to continued service through the applicable vesting dates.

 

398,275 shares to certain Board members of the Company. These awards were valued at $1.45 per share, the closing price of BIOLASE common stock on the grant date, and fully vest on the first anniversary of the grant date, subject to continued service through the applicable vesting date.

 

10,127 shares to certain employees of the Company. These awards were valued at $1.45 per share, the closing price of BIOLASE common stock on the grant date, and were fully vested on the grant date, subject to continued service through the applicable vesting date.

Under the 2018 Plan, effective June 15, 2018, the Board granted 155,000 RSUs to two new Board members. These awards were valued at $1.25 per share, the closing price of BIOLASE common stock on the grant date, and vest fully on May 9, 2019.

A summary of unvested RSU activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 is as follows (in thousands, except per share amounts):

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Grant

 

 

Shares

 

 

Date Fair Value

 

Unvested RSUs at December 31, 2017

 

358

 

 

$

4.84

 

Granted

 

2,747

 

 

$

1.81

 

Vested

 

(186

)

 

$

2.70

 

Forfeited or cancelled

 

(338

)

 

$

3.34

 

Unvested RSUs at September 30, 2018

 

2,581

 

 

$

1.81

 

 

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Warrants

The Company issues warrants to acquire shares of BIOLASE common stock as approved by the Board. A summary of warrant activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 is as follows (in thousands, except exercise price amounts):

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average

 

 

Shares

 

 

Exercise Price

 

Warrants outstanding, December 31, 2017

 

1,225

 

 

$

9.63

 

Granted or Issued

 

108

 

 

$

2.24

 

Exercised

 

 

 

$

 

Forfeited, cancelled, or expired

 

(52

)

 

$

2.35

 

Warrants outstanding at September 30, 2018

 

1,281

 

 

$

9.21

 

Warrants exercisable at September 30, 2018

 

1,255

 

 

$

9.07

 

Vested warrants expired during the quarter

   ended September 30, 2018

 

 

 

$

 

 

On March 6, 2018, in connection with the execution of the Original Business Financing Agreement, the Company issued to Western Alliance warrants (the “Original Western Alliance Warrants”) to purchase up to the number of shares of BIOLASE common stock equal to $120,000 divided by the applicable exercise price at the time such warrants are exercised. The Original Western Alliance Warrants are fully vested and exercisable. The Original Western Alliance Warrants may be exercised with a cash payment from Western Alliance, or, in lieu of a cash payment, Western Alliance may convert the warrants into a number of shares, in whole or in part. The initial exercise price of the warrants was $2.35 per share, which was the Reverse Stock Split-adjusted closing market price of BIOLASE common stock on March 6, 2018. On September 27, 2018, the Company entered into the Second Modification Agreement to amend the Original Business Financing Agreement. In connection with the Second Modification Agreement, the Original Western Alliance Warrants were terminated, and the Company issued new warrants (the “Western Alliance Warrants”) to purchase up to the number of shares of BIOLASE common stock equal to $120,000 divided by the exercise price of $2.13, which was the closing price of the Company’s common stock on September 27, 2018. The Western Alliance Warrants are immediately exercisable and expire on September 27, 2028. See  Note 9 – Lines of Credit for further discussion.

Net Loss Per Share – Basic and Diluted

Basic net income (loss) per share is computed by dividing income (loss) available to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of shares of BIOLASE common stock outstanding for the period. In computing diluted net income (loss) per share, the weighted average number of shares outstanding is adjusted to reflect the effect of potentially dilutive securities.

Outstanding stock options, RSUs and warrants to purchase approximately 5.8 million shares were not included in the calculation of diluted loss per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, as their effect would have been anti-dilutive. For the same 2017 periods, anti-dilutive outstanding stock options and warrants to purchase 5.4 million shares were not included in the computation of diluted loss per share.

 

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NOTE 5—INVENTORY

Inventory is valued at the lower of cost or net realizable value and is comprised of the following (in thousands):

 

 

September 30,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

Raw materials

$

3,860

 

 

$

3,953

 

Work-in-process

 

1,471

 

 

 

1,162

 

Finished goods

 

8,092

 

 

 

7,183

 

Inventory, net

$

13,423

 

 

$

12,298

 

 

Inventory is net of a provision for excess and obsolete inventory totaling $1.6 million and $1.9 million as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.

 

NOTE 6—PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT

Property, plant, and equipment, net is comprised of the following (in thousands):

 

 

September 30,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

Building

$

216

 

 

$

220

 

Leasehold improvements

 

2,005

 

 

 

2,005

 

Equipment and computers

 

6,860

 

 

 

6,883

 

Furniture and fixtures

 

634

 

 

 

634

 

Construction in progress

 

1,178

 

 

 

1,182

 

 

 

10,893

 

 

 

10,924

 

Accumulated depreciation and amortization

 

(8,134

)

 

 

(7,426

)

 

 

2,759

 

 

 

3,498

 

Land

 

168

 

 

 

176

 

Property, plant, and equipment, net

$

2,927

 

 

$

3,674

 

 

Depreciation and amortization expense related to property, plant, and equipment totaled $0.2 million and $0.7 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively, and $0.3 million and $0.9 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively.

 

 

NOTE 7—INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND GOODWILL

The Company conducted its annual impairment test of goodwill as of June 30, 2018 and determined that there was no impairment. The Company also tests its intangible assets and goodwill between the annual impairment tests if events occur or circumstances change that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of the Company or its assets below their carrying amounts. For intangible assets subject to amortization, the Company performs its impairment test when indicators, such as reductions in demand or significant economic slowdowns, are present. No events have occurred since June 30, 2018 through the date of these consolidated financial statements that would trigger further impairment testing of the Company’s intangible assets and goodwill.

As of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the Company had goodwill (indefinite life) of $2.9 million. As of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, all intangible assets have been fully amortized. There was no amortization expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 or 2017.

 

 

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NOTE 8—ACCRUED LIABILITIES

Accrued liabilities are comprised of the following (in thousands):

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

Payroll and benefits

 

$

2,368

 

 

$

2,115

 

Warranty accrual, current portion

 

 

1,005

 

 

 

1,120

 

Taxes

 

 

575

 

 

 

544

 

Accrued professional services

 

 

1,324

 

 

 

584

 

Accrued insurance premium

 

 

54

 

 

 

870

 

Other

 

 

540

 

 

 

376

 

Total accrued liabilities

 

$

5,866

 

 

$

5,609

 

 

Changes in the initial product warranty accrual and the expenses incurred under the Company’s initial and extended warranties for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 are included within accrued liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets and were as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

Initial warranty accrual, beginning balance

 

$

1,359

 

 

$

1,285

 

 

$

1,190

 

 

$

1,706

 

Provision for estimated warranty cost

 

 

203

 

 

 

190

 

 

 

827

 

 

 

192

 

Warranty expenditures

 

 

(182

)

 

 

(325

)

 

 

(637

)

 

 

(748

)

 

 

 

1,380

 

 

 

1,150

 

 

 

1,380

 

 

 

1,150

 

Less warranty accrual, long-term

 

 

375

 

 

 

107

 

 

 

375

 

 

 

107

 

Total warranty accrual, current portion

 

$

1,005

 

 

$

1,043

 

 

$

1,005

 

 

$

1,043

 

 

The Company’s Waterlase laser systems sold worldwide are covered by a warranty against defects in material and workmanship for a period of up to 16 months from the date of sale by the Company or a distributor to the end-user. The Company’s Diode systems sold worldwide are covered by a warranty against defects in material and workmanship for a period of up to 28 months from the date of sale by the Company or a distributor to the end-user.

 

NOTE 9—LINES OF CREDIT

On March 6, 2018, the Borrower entered into the Original Business Financing Agreement. Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Original Business Financing Agreement, Western Alliance agreed to provide the Borrower a secured revolving line of credit permitting the Borrower to borrow or receive letters of credit up to the lesser of $6.0 million (the “Domestic Revolver”) (subject to a $6.0 million credit limit relating to domestic eligible accounts receivable (the “domestic credit limit”) and a $3.0 million credit limit relating to export-related (the “EXIM Revolver”) eligible accounts receivable (the “EXIM credit limit”)) and the borrowing base, which is defined as the sum of the domestic borrowing base (up to 75% of the Borrower’s eligible domestic accounts receivable less such reserves as Western Alliance may deem proper and necessary) and the export-related borrowing base (up to 85% of the Borrower’s eligible export-related accounts receivable less such reserves as Western Alliance may deem proper and necessary). The Business Financing Agreement expires on March 6, 2020, and the Borrower’s obligations thereunder are secured by a security interest in all of the Borrower’s assets.

On August 13, 2018, the Borrower and Western Alliance entered into a Business Financing Modification Agreement, pursuant to which Western Alliance waived the Borrower’s covenant defaults under the Original Business Financing Agreement and provided an advance of $1.5 million. This advance was due by September 27, 2018.

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On September 2 7 , 2018, the Borrower and Western Alliance entered into the Second Modification Agreement . Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Second Modification Agreement, the credit limit under the Original Business Financing Agreement was reduced to $2.5 million and the due date of the $1.5 million advance was extended to March 6, 2019. Additionally, the Borrower agreed to certain amended financial covenants contained in the Original Business Financing Agree ment (as amended on August 13, 2018) , including a revised adjusted quick ratio covenant, and a $750 ,000 minimum unrestricted cash balance covenant. In addition, pursuant to the Second Modification Agreement, the Borrower agreed to deliver to Western Allian ce a term sheet for an equity or debt financing for not less than $5 million in gross proceeds and agreed to close such financing on or before November 15, 2018. See Note 14 – Subsequent Events for information regarding further modifications to the Original Business Financing Agreement.

As of September 30, 2018, the Company had $1.5 million outstanding borrowings under the Domestic Revolver or the EXIM Revolver . There were no restricted cash balances required by the Domestic Revolver or the EXIM Revolver as of September 30, 2018. The Borrower’s obligations are generally secured by substantially all of the Company’s assets. There were no available borrowings under the Business Financing Agreement as of September 30, 2018.

The Business Financing Agreement requires the Borrower to maintain compliance with certain financial and non-financial covenants, as defined therein. If a default occurs, Western Alliance may declare the amounts outstanding under the Business Financing Agreement immediately due and payable. The Borrower received a waiver of default from Western Alliance related to certain deliverable covenants as of September 30, 2018.

Amounts outstanding under the Business Financing Agreement bear interest at a per annum floating rate equal to the greater of 5.0% or the “Prime Rate” published in the Money Rates section of the Western Edition of The Wall Street Journal (or such other rate of interest publicly announced from time to time by Western Alliance as its “Prime Rate”), plus 2.25% with respect to advances made under the line of credit, plus an additional 5.0% during any period that an event of default has occurred and is continuing. The commitment fee under the Business Financing Agreement is 0.25% of the domestic credit limit and 1.75% of the EXIM credit limit and is payable on March 6, 2018 and each anniversary thereof. As of September 30, 2018, the interest rate on both the Domestic Revolver and EXIM Revolver was 7.5%.

Pursuant to the Business Financing Agreement, the Company paid the first of two annual commitment fees totaling $67,500, being 0.25% of the aggregate $6.0 million commitment for the Domestic Revolver and 1.75% of the aggregate $3.0 million commitment for the EXIM Revolver. The commitment fees and the legal costs associated with acquiring the credit facilities were capitalized and are being amortized on a straight-line basis as interest expense over the term of the Business Financing Agreement.

As additional consideration for the lines of credit, the Company also issued the Original Western Alliance Warrants. As part of the Second Modification Agreement, the Original Western Alliance Warrants issued on March 6, 2018 were terminated and the Western Alliance Warrants were issued. For additional information on the Western Alliance Warrants, see Note 4 – Stockholders’ Equity . The fair value of the Western Alliance Warrants was estimated using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following assumptions: expected term of 10 years; volatility of 91.71%; annual dividend per share of $0.00; and risk-free interest rate of 3.08%; and resulted in an estimated fair value of $0.1 million, which was recorded as a liability and resulted in a discount to the credit facilities at issuance. The discount is being amortized on a straight-line basis to interest expense over the term of the Business Financing Agreement.

On November 9, 2018, BIOLASE entered into a five-year secured Credit Agreement with SWK, pursuant to which the Company has borrowed $12.5 million. $0.9 million of the proceeds from the SWK Loan have been used to pay off all amounts owed to Western Alliance under the Business Financing Agreement (as amended on October 26, 2018), and the Company plans to use the remaining proceeds to provide additional working capital to fund its growth initiatives, such as broadening its customer base and increasing the utilization of its products to drive recurring higher margin consumables revenue. See Note 14 – Subsequent Event for additional information.

 

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NOTE 10—COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Leases

The Company leases its 57,000 square foot corporate headquarters and manufacturing facility located at 4 Cromwell, Irvine, California. In March 2015, the corporate headquarters and manufacturing facility lease was amended to extend the term through April 30, 2020, modify provisions for a tenant improvement allowance of up to $0.4 million, and adjust the basic rent terms. Future minimum rental commitments under operating lease agreements with non-cancelable terms greater than one year for the years ending December 31 are listed below. The Company also leases certain office equipment and automobiles under various operating lease arrangements.

In February 2015, the Company entered into a 30-month capital lease agreement for information technology equipment. In February 2018, the Company extended the agreement for information technology equipment for an additional lease term of 18 months. In accordance with relevant accounting guidance, the renewal of this lease constituted a new lease and is classified by the Company as an operating lease.

Future minimum rental commitments under lease agreements, including both operating and capital leases (principle and interest), with non-cancelable terms greater than one year for each of the years ending December 31 are as follows (in thousands):

 

2018

 

$

276

 

2019

 

 

890

 

2020

 

 

317

 

2021

 

 

32

 

Thereafter

 

 

 

Total future minimum lease obligations

 

$

1,515

 

Employee arrangements and other compensation

Certain members of management are entitled to severance benefits payable upon termination following a change in control, which would approximate $3.2 million, in the aggregate, at September 30, 2018. The Company also has agreements with certain employees to pay bonuses based on targeted performance criteria. As of September 30, 2018, approximately $0.2 million was accrued for performance bonuses, which is included in accrued liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Effective April 10, 2018, Harold C. Flynn, Jr. resigned from the Board and as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer. The Company and Mr. Flynn entered into a Separation Agreement, dated as of April 30, 2018 (the “Separation Agreement”). Mr. Flynn is entitled to receive severance in an amount of $365,000, payable through December 28, 2018, along with certain other benefits, including the continued vesting of all of Mr. Flynn’s time-based stock options through April 9, 2020 and an extension of the time to exercise such options through December 31, 2021, subject to immediate vesting upon a change of control, and continued vesting of the time-based RSUs granted to Mr. Flynn on February 6, 2017 through February 6, 2019, subject to immediate vesting upon a change of control. Any unvested stock options following April 9, 2020 will be cancelled and will not vest, and any RSUs that are unvested following February 6, 2019 will be canceled and will not vest. Due to the modification of Mr. Flynn’s equity awards, the Company recognized a net reduction of stock-based compensation expense of approximately $0.3 million, primarily due to the fluctuation in stock prices from the time the awards were granted to when Mr. Flynn resigned and the awards were re-evaluated.

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Purchase commitments

The Company generally purchases components and subassemblies for its products from a limited group of third-party suppliers through purchase orders. As of September 30, 2018, the Company had $9.3 million of purchase commitments for which the Company has not received certain goods or services that are expected to be purchased within one year. These purchase commitments were made to secure better pricing and to ensure the Company will have the necessary parts to meet anticipated near-term demand. Although open purchase orders are considered enforceable and legally binding, the Company may be able to cancel, reschedule or adjust requirements prior to supplier fulfillment.

Litigation

The Company discloses material loss contingencies deemed to be reasonably possible and accrues for loss contingencies when, in consultation with its legal advisors, management concludes that a loss is probable and reasonably estimable. The ability to predict the ultimate outcome of such matters involves judgments, estimates, and inherent uncertainties. The actual outcome of such matters could differ materially from management’s estimates.

 

Intellectual Property Litigation

On April 24, 2012, CAO Group, Inc. (“CAO”) filed a lawsuit against BIOLASE in the District of Utah alleging that BIOLASE’s ezlase dental laser infringes on U.S. Patent No. 7,485,116 (the “116 Patent”). On September 9, 2012, CAO amended its complaint, adding claims for (1) business disparagement/injurious falsehood under common law and (2) unfair competition under 15 U.S.C. Section 1125(a). The additional claims stem from a press release that BIOLASE issued on April 30, 2012, which CAO claims contained false statements that are disparaging to CAO and its diode product. The amended complaint seeks injunctive relief, treble damages, attorneys’ fees, punitive damages, and interest. Until January 24, 2018, this lawsuit was stayed in connection with United States Patent and Trademark Office proceedings relating to the 116 Patent, which proceedings ultimately culminated in a January 27, 2017 decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, affirming the findings of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. On January 25, 2018, CAO moved for leave to file a second amended complaint to add certain claims, which filing the Company did not oppose. The Utah matter has since been transferred to the Central District of California and the two matters have been consolidated with the matter described below.

On January 23, 2018, CAO filed a lawsuit against BIOLASE in the Central District of California alleging that BIOLASE’s diode lasers infringe on U.S. Patent Nos. 8,337,097, 8,834,497,  8,961,040  and 8,967,883. The complaint seeks injunctive relief, treble damages, attorneys’ fees, punitive damages, and interest. The Company is not able to estimate the amount or range of any loss for legal contingencies.

 

NOTE 11—SEGMENT INFORMATION

The Company currently operates in a single business segment. Management uses one measurement of profitability and does not segregate its business for internal reporting. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, sales to customers in the United States accounted for approximately 64% and 60% of net revenue, respectively, and international sales accounted for approximately 36% and 40% of net revenue, respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, sales to customers in the United States accounted for approximately 63% and 64% of net revenue, respectively, and international sales accounted for approximately 37% and 36% of net revenue, respectively. No individual country, other than the United States, represented more than 10% of total net revenue during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 or 2017.

 

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Net revenue by geographic location based on the location of customers was as follows (in thousands):  

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

September 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

United States

$

6,953

 

 

$

6,804

 

 

$

19,810

 

 

$

21,840

 

International

 

3,983

 

 

 

4,002

 

 

 

13,300

 

 

 

12,452

 

 

$

10,936

 

 

$

10,806

 

 

$

33,110

 

 

$

34,292

 

 

Property, plant, and equipment by geographic location was as follows (in thousands):

 

 

September 30,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

United States

$

2,617

 

 

$

3,347

 

International

 

310

 

 

 

327

 

 

$

2,927

 

 

$

3,674

 

 

 

NOTE 12—CONCENTRATIONS

Revenue from the Company’s products for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 are as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

September 30,

 

 

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

Laser systems

$

7,055

 

 

64.5

%

 

$

6,335

 

 

58.6

%

 

$

20,678

 

 

62.5

%

 

$

21,026

 

 

61.3

%

Imaging systems

 

382

 

 

3.5

%

 

 

1,103

 

 

10.2

%

 

 

1,336

 

 

4.0

%

 

 

2,683

 

 

7.8

%

Consumables and other

 

1,902

 

 

17.4

%

 

 

1,751

 

 

16.2

%

 

 

6,239

 

 

18.9

%

 

 

5,494

 

 

16.0

%

Services

 

1,594

 

 

14.6

%

 

 

1,585

 

 

14.7

%

 

 

4,848

 

 

14.6

%

 

 

4,993

 

 

14.6

%

License fees and royalties

 

3

 

 

0.0

%

 

 

32

 

 

0.3

%

 

 

9

 

 

0.0

%

 

 

96

 

 

0.3

%

Total revenue

$

10,936

 

 

100.0

%

 

$

10,806

 

 

100.0

%

 

$

33,110

 

 

100.0

%

 

$

34,292

 

 

100.0

%

 

No individual customer represented more than 10% of the Company’s revenue for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 or 2017.

The Company maintains its cash and cash equivalent accounts with established commercial banks. Such cash deposits periodically exceed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insured limit.

No individual customer represented more than 10% of the Company’s accounts receivable at September 30, 2018 or December 31, 2017.

The Company currently purchases certain key components of its products from single suppliers. Although there are a limited number of manufacturers of these key components, management believes that other suppliers could provide similar key components on comparable terms. A change in suppliers, however, could cause delays in manufacturing and a possible loss of sales, which could adversely affect the Company’s business, results of operations and financial condition.

 

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NOTE 13—INCOME TAXES

The Company accounts for income taxes under the asset and liability method, whereby deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. Management evaluates the need to establish a valuation allowance for deferred tax assets based upon the amount of existing temporary differences, the period in which they are expected to be recovered, and expected levels of taxable income. A valuation allowance to reduce deferred tax assets is established when it is “more likely than not” that some or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. Based on the Company’s net losses in prior years, management has determined that a full valuation allowance against the Company’s net deferred tax assets is appropriate.

Accounting for uncertainty in income taxes prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return and provides guidance on de-recognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure, and transition. The Company has elected to classify interest and penalties as a component of its income tax provision. With respect to the liability for unrecognized tax benefits, including related estimates of penalties and interest, the Company did not record a liability for unrecognized tax benefits for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017. The Company does not expect any changes to its unrecognized tax benefit for the next 12 months that would materially impact its consolidated financial statements.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, the Company recorded an income tax provision of $49,000 and $91,000, respectively, resulting in an effective tax rate of 0.5% and 0.6%, respectively. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, the Company recorded an income tax provision of $35,000 and $111,000 respectively, resulting in an effective tax rate of 0.8% and 0.9%, respectively. The income tax provisions for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 were calculated using the discrete year-to-date method. The effective tax rate differs from the statutory tax rate of 21% for 2018 and 34% for 2017 primarily due to the existence of valuation allowances against net deferred tax assets and current liabilities resulting from the estimated state income tax liabilities and foreign tax liability.

On December 22, 2017, the U.S. federal government enacted the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “2017 Tax Act”), which enacts a broad range of changes to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Many of the provisions of the 2017 Tax Act take effect for tax years beginning after December 31, 2017, including changes to the U.S. federal corporate tax rate to a flat 21%, significant additional limitations on the deductibility of interest and net operating losses, the allowance for the expensing of certain capital expenditures, and a number of changes impacting operations outside of the United States. The Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities have been revalued at newly enacted rate in the year of enactment, the impact of which was mostly absorbed by the existing valuation allowance.

The 2017 Tax Act also includes provisions for Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income (“GILTI”) wherein taxes on foreign income are imposed in excess of a deemed return on tangible assets of foreign corporations.  This provision is effective for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017. Because of the complexity of the new GILTI tax rules, the Company continues to evaluate this provision of the 2017 Tax Act including the associated forecast of GILTI and the application of ASC 740, Income Taxes. Under GAAP, the Company is allowed to make an accounting policy choice of either (1) treating taxes due on future U.S. inclusions in taxable income related to GILTI as a current-period expense when incurred or (2) factoring such amounts into the Company’s measurement of its deferred taxes. The Company’s selection of an accounting policy with respect to the new GILTI tax rules will depend, in part, on analyzing its global income to determine whether the Company expects to have future U.S. inclusions in taxable income related to GILTI and, if so, what the impact is expected to be. Whether the Company expects to have future U.S. inclusions in taxable income related to GILTI depends on not only the Company’s current structure and estimated future results of global operations, but also the Company’s intent and ability to modify its structure. The Company is not yet able to reasonably estimate the effect of this provision of the 2017 Tax Act. However, due to the Company’s current net operating loss (“NOL”) position and NOL carryforward balance, the Company does not believe this provision will have a material impact on the Company’s income tax provisions.

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NOTE 14—SUBSEQUENT EVENT

Effective October 8, 2018, Elaine C. Wagner was elected to the Board and was appointed to serve as a member of the Compensation Committee of the Board and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board. Upon her election to the Board and her appointment to the Compensation Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees of the Board, Dr. Wagner received an automatic award of 44,374 stock-settled RSUs, which fully vest on May 9, 2019. Upon vesting, each unit shall be settled with one share of BIOLASE common stock.

 

On October 26, 2018, the Borrower and Western Alliance entered into a new Business Financing Modification Agreement, pursuant to which Western Alliance waived BIOLASE’s non-compliance with certain financial operating covenants as set forth in the Business Financing Agreement, and the Borrower agreed to certain amended covenants contained in the Business Financing Agreement, including $300,000 minimum unrestricted cash balance covenant and a waiver of reporting items required to be delivered by BIOLASE to Western Alliance under the Business Financing Agreement.

 

On November 9, 2018, BIOLASE entered into a five-year secured Credit Agreement with SWK, pursuant to which BIOLASE has borrowed $12.5 million (the “SWK Loan”). BIOLASE’s obligations are secured by substantially all of the Company’s assets. The SWK Loan matures on November 9, 2023, and the interest rate on the SWK Loan is LIBOR plus 10%. $0.9 million of the proceeds from the SWK Loan have been used to pay off all amounts owed to Western Alliance under the Business Financing Agreement (as amended on October 26, 2018), and the Company plans to use the remaining proceeds to provide additional working capital to fund its growth initiatives, such as broadening its customer base and increasing the utilization of its products to drive recurring higher margin consumables revenue. On November 9, 2018, in connection with the Credit Agreement, the Company issued warrants to SWK (the “SWK Warrants”) to purchase up to 372,023 shares of BIOLASE common stock. The SWK Warrants are immediately exercisable and expire on November 9, 2026. The exercise price of the SWK Warrants is $1.34, which was the average closing price of BIOLASE common stock for the ten trading days immediately preceding November 9, 2018.

 

On November 9, 2018, the Business Financing Agreement, as amended on October 26, 2018 (the “Existing Credit Agreement”), was replaced by the Credit Agreement. All outstanding borrowings, accrued interest and fees under the Existing Credit Agreement were paid off with a portion of the proceeds under the Credit Agreement, and the Existing Credit Agreement was terminated.

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ITEM  2.

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

The following information should be read in conjunction with the unaudited consolidated financial statements and related notes of BIOLASE, Inc. (“BIOLASE”) and its consolidated subsidiaries (together with BIOLASE, the “Company,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this “Form 10-Q”) and our audited consolidated financial statements and related notes included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 14, 2018 (the “2017 Form 10-K”). In addition to historical information, this discussion and analysis contains “forward-looking statements” as defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Such forward-looking statements include statements, predictions, or expectations regarding our plans to expand our product line and clinical applications, statements regarding the effects of seasonality on revenue, operating expenses, anticipated cash needs, needs for additional financing, plans to explore potential collaborations, market opportunities, anticipated use of proceeds from debt financing, and any other statement that is not historical fact. Forward-looking statements are identified by the use of words such as “may,” “might,” “will,” “intend,” “should,” “could,” “can,” “would,” “continue,” “expect,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “predict,” “outlook,” “potential,” “plan,” “seek,” and similar expressions and variations or the negatives of these terms or other comparable terminology.

The forward-looking statements contained in this Form 10-Q are based on the expectations, estimates, projections, beliefs, and assumptions of our management based on information available to management as of the date on which this Form 10-Q was filed with the SEC, all of which are subject to change. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties, and other factors that are difficult to predict and could cause actual results to differ materially from those stated or implied by our forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to:

 

global economic uncertainty and volatility in financial markets;

 

inability to raise additional capital on terms acceptable to us;

 

our relationships with, and the efforts of, third-party distributors;

 

failure in our efforts to train dental practitioners or to overcome the hesitation of dentists and patients to adopt laser technologies;

 

inconsistencies between future data and our clinical results;

 

competition from other companies, including those with greater resources;

 

our inability to successfully develop and commercialize enhanced or new products that remain competitive with products or alternative technologies developed by others;

 

the inability of our customers to obtain third-party reimbursement for their use of our products;

 

limitations on our ability to use net operating loss carryforwards;

 

problems in manufacturing our products;

 

warranty obligations if our products are defective;

 

adverse publicity regarding our technology or products;

 

adverse events to our patients during the use of our products, regardless of whether caused by our products;

 

issues with our suppliers, including the failure of our suppliers to supply us with a sufficient amount or adequate quality of materials;

 

rapidly changing standards and competing technologies;

 

our inability to effectively manage and implement our growth strategies;

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risks associated with operating in international markets, including potential liabilities under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act;

 

breaches of our information technology systems;

 

seasonality;

 

litigation, including the failure of our insurance policies to cover certain expenses relating to litigation and our inability to reach a final settlement related to certain litigation;

 

disruptions to our operations at our primary facility;

 

loss of our key management personnel or our inability to attract or retain qualified personnel;

 

risks and uncertainties relating to acquisitions, including difficulties integrating acquired businesses successfully into our existing operations and risks of discovering previously undisclosed liabilities;

 

failure to comply with the reporting obligations of the Exchange Act and Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended, or maintain adequate internal control over financial reporting;

 

climate change initiatives;

 

failure of our intellectual property rights to adequately protect our technologies and potential third-party claims that our products infringe their intellectual property rights;

 

changes in government regulation or the inability to obtain or maintain necessary governmental approvals;

 

our failure to comply with existing or new laws and regulations, including fraud and abuse and health information privacy and securities laws;

 

changes in the Food and Drug Administration’s (“FDA’s”) regulatory requirements applicable to laser products, dental devices, or both;

 

recall or other regulatory action concerning our products after receiving FDA clearance or approval;

 

our failure to comply with continued listing requirements of the NASDAQ Capital Market; and

 

our failure to comply with certain debt covenants.

Further information about factors that could materially affect the Company, including our results of operations and financial condition, is contained under “Risk Factors” in Item 1A in the 2017 Form 10-K and in Item 1A to this Form 10-Q. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events, new information or changes to future results over time or otherwise.

Overview

We are a medical device company that develops, manufactures, markets, and sells laser systems in dentistry and medicine and also markets, sells, and distributes dental imaging equipment, including three-dimensional CAD/CAM intra-oral scanners and digital dentistry software. Our products advance the practice of dentistry and medicine for patients and health care professionals. Our proprietary dental laser systems allow dentists, periodontists, endodontists, oral surgeons, and other dental specialists to perform a broad range of minimally invasive dental procedures, including cosmetic, restorative, and complex surgical applications. Our laser systems are designed to provide clinically superior results for many types of dental procedures compared to those achieved with drills, scalpels, and other conventional instruments. We have clearance from the FDA to market and sell our laser systems in the United States and also have the necessary registration to market and sell our laser systems in Canada, the European Union, and many other countries outside the United States. Additionally, our in-licensed imaging equipment and related products improve diagnoses, applications, and procedures in dentistry and medicine.

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We offer two categories of laser system products: Waterl ase (all-tissue) systems and Diode (soft-tissue) systems. Our flagship brand, the Waterlase, uses a pate nted combination of water and laser energy to perform most procedures currently performed using drills, scalpels, and other traditional dental instruments for cutting soft and hard tissue. We also offer our Diode laser systems to perform soft tissue, pain therapy, and cosmetic procedures, including teeth whitening. We have approximately 327 issued and 69 pending United States and international patents, the majority of which are related to Waterlase technology. From 1998 through September 30, 2018 , we sold over 38,100 laser systems in over 90 countries around the world. Contained in this total are approximately 12,800 Waterlase systems, including approximately 8,800 Waterlase MD, MDX, Express and iPlus systems.

Business and Outlook

Our Waterlase systems precisely cut hard tissue, bone, and soft tissue with minimal or no damage to surrounding tissue and dental structures. Our Diode systems, which include the Epic system, are designed to complement our Waterlase systems, and are used only in soft tissue procedures, pain therapy, hygiene, and cosmetic applications, including teeth whitening. The Diode systems, together with our Waterlase systems, offer practitioners a broad product line with a range of features and price points.

We also manufacture and sell consumable products and accessories for our laser systems. Our Waterlase and Diode systems use disposable laser tips of differing sizes and shapes depending on the procedure being performed. We also market flexible fibers and hand pieces that dental practitioners replace at some point after initially purchasing laser systems. For our Epic systems, we sell teeth whitening gel kits.

Due to the limitations associated with traditional and alternative dental instruments, we believe there is a large market opportunity for all-tissue dental laser systems that provide superior clinical outcomes, reduce the need to use anesthesia, help reduce trauma, pain, and discomfort associated with dental procedures, and increase patient acceptance for treatment protocols. We also believe there is a large market opportunity for digital radiography systems and CAD/CAM intra-oral scanners that improve practice efficiency and accuracy of diagnosis, leading to superior treatment planning, increased practice revenue, and healthier outcomes for patients.

Our strategy is to increase awareness and demand for (i) our products among dental practitioners by educating dental practitioners and patients about the clinical benefits of our product suite and (ii) our laser systems among patients by educating patients about the clinical benefits of the Waterlase and Diode systems. An important goal of ours is to increase consumables revenue by selling more single-use accessories used by dental practitioners when performing procedures using our dental laser systems. In the short term, we are striving for operating excellence through lean enterprise initiatives, with a specific focus on our sales strategy and cash flow management, coupled with optimizing our engineering capabilities to develop innovative new products.

We also seek to create value through innovation and leveraging existing technologies into adjacent medical applications. We plan to expand our product line and clinical applications by developing enhancements and transformational innovations, including new clinical solutions for dental applications and for other adjacent medical applications. In particular, we believe that our existing technologies can provide significant improvements over existing standards of care in fields including ophthalmology, otolaryngology, orthopedics, podiatry, pain management, aesthetics/dermatology, veterinary, and consumer products. We plan to continue to explore potential collaborations to apply our proprietary laser technologies with expanded FDA-cleared indications to other medical applications in the future.

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Recent Developments

New Leadership Additions

Effective October 8, 2018, the BIOLASE board of directors (the “Board”) elected Elaine C. Wagner to the Board. Dr. Wagner is a retired United States Navy Rear Admiral with 33 years of service. Dr. Wagner most recently the Director of Readiness and Health at the Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery. Additionally, Dr. Wagner is a renowned leader in the practice of pediatric dentistry.

Effective August 7, 2018, the Board appointed Todd A. Norbe as our President and Chief Executive Officer and John R. Beaver, who was serving as our Interim Chief Executive Officer, was promoted to Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.

Effective June 15, 2018, the Board elected Mr . Norbe and Jess Roper to the Board. Mr. Norbe has more than 25 years of experience as a senior executive with companies within the dental industry. Mr. Roper has more than 25 years of experience as a senior executive with companies in the medical industry and has held financial management positions with publicly traded and venture funded companies.

Effective April 10, 2018 and with the resignation of Harold C. Flynn, Jr. as our President and Chief Executive Officer and as a director, the Board appointed John R. Beaver as our Interim Chief Executive Officer to focus on business performance improvement and continuing operational efficiencies.

Effective April 4, 2018, the Board elected Garrett Sato to the Board. Mr. Sato has more than 30 years of experience as a successful consultant and senior executive with companies in the dental industry and has served as a senior advisor and executive partner with private equity and investment banking firms.

Also consistent with our goal to focus our energies on worldwide competitiveness, strengthening our leadership, and increasing the amount of attention we pay to our professional customers and their patients, we have made strategic personnel additions to our senior management team.

Reverse Stock Split

Effective May 10, 2018, BIOLASE effectuated a one-to-five reverse stock split. In connection with the reverse stock split , the number of authorized shares of BIOLASE common stock was reduced from 200,000,000 shares to 40,000,000 shares. See Part I, Item I, Note 4 – Stockholders’ Equity for additional information.

Debt Financing

On November 9, 2018, BIOLASE entered into a five-year secured Credit Agreement with SWK Funding LLC (“SWK”), pursuant to which BIOLASE has borrowed $12.5 million (the “SWK Loan”). BIOLASE’s obligations are secured by substantially all of the Company’s assets. The SWK Loan matures on November 9, 2023, and the interest rate on the SWK Loan is LIBOR plus 10%. $0.9 million of the proceeds from the SWK Loan have been used to pay off all amounts owed to Western Alliance under the Business Financing Agreement (as amended on October 26, 2018), and the Company plans to use the remaining proceeds to provide additional working capital to fund its growth initiatives, such as broadening its customer base and increasing the utilization of its products to drive recurring higher margin consumables revenue.

Critical Accounting Policies

The unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) which require us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and revenues and expenses reported during the period. Information with respect to our critical accounting policies that we believe could have the most significant effect on our reported results and require subjective or complex judgments by management is contained in Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” of the 2017 Form 10-K. There have been no significant changes during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 in our critical accounting policies from those disclosed in Item 7 of the 2017 Form 10-K.

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Results of Operations

The following table sets forth certain data from our unaudited consolidated statements of operations expressed as percentages of net revenue:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

Products and services revenue

 

 

100.0

%

 

 

99.7

%

 

 

100.0

%

 

 

99.7

%

License fees and royalty revenue

 

 

%

 

 

0.3

%

 

 

%

 

 

0.3

%

Net revenue

 

 

100.0

%

 

 

100.0

%

 

 

100.0

%

 

 

100.0

%

Cost of revenue

 

 

64.0

%

 

 

73.6

%

 

 

65.9

%

 

 

66.4

%

Gross profit

 

 

36.0

%

 

 

26.4

%

 

 

34.1

%

 

 

33.6

%

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales and marketing

 

 

41.0

%

 

 

37.0

%

 

 

39.4

%

 

 

37.1

%

General and administrative

 

 

24.6

%

 

 

18.6

%

 

 

26.2

%

 

 

21.2

%

Engineering and development

 

 

11.7

%

 

 

14.8

%

 

 

11.9

%

 

 

14.1

%

Total operating expenses

 

 

77.3

%

 

 

70.4

%

 

 

77.5

%

 

 

72.4

%

Loss from operations

 

 

(41.3

%)

 

 

(44.0

%)

 

 

(43.4

%)

 

 

(38.8

%)

Non-operating loss, net

 

 

(1.0

%)

 

 

1.7

%

 

 

(0.4

%)

 

 

1.2

%

Loss before income tax provision

 

 

(42.3

%)

 

 

(42.3

%)

 

 

(43.8

%)

 

 

(37.6

%)

Income tax provision

 

 

0.4

%

 

 

0.3

%

 

 

0.3

%

 

 

0.3

%

Net loss

 

 

(42.7

%)

 

 

(42.6

%)

 

 

(44.1

%)

 

 

(37.9

%)

 

Non-GAAP Disclosure

In addition to the financial information prepared in conformity with GAAP, we provide certain historical non-GAAP financial information. Management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures assist investors in making comparisons of period-to-period operating results and that, in some respects, these non-GAAP financial measures are more indicative of the Company’s ongoing core operating performance than their GAAP equivalents.

Management believes that the presentation of this non-GAAP financial information provides investors with greater transparency and facilitates comparison of operating results across a broad spectrum of companies with varying capital structures, compensation strategies, derivative instruments, and amortization methods, which provides a more complete understanding of our financial performance, competitive position, and prospects for the future. However, the non-GAAP financial measures presented in this Form 10-Q have certain limitations in that they do not reflect all of the costs associated with the operations of our business as determined in accordance with GAAP. Therefore, investors should consider non-GAAP financial measures in addition to, and not as a substitute for, or as superior to, measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. Further, the non-GAAP financial measures presented by the Company may be different from similarly named non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies.

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Non-GAAP Net Loss

Management uses non-GAAP net loss (defined as net loss before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization and stock-based compensation) in its evaluation of the Company’s core results of operations and trends between fiscal periods and believes that these measures are important components of its internal performance measurement process. Management believes that this non-GAAP financial information reflects an additional way of viewing aspects of our business that, when viewed with our GAAP results, provides a more complete understanding of factors and trends affecting our business. The following table contains a reconciliation of non-GAAP net loss to GAAP net loss attributable to common stockholders (in thousands):

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

September 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

GAAP net loss attributable to common stockholders

$

(4,665

)

 

$

(4,612

)

 

$

(14,597

)

 

$

(16,987

)

Deemed dividend on convertible preferred stock

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,978

 

GAAP net loss

$

(4,665

)

 

$

(4,612

)

 

$

(14,597

)

 

$

(13,009

)

Adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense (income), net

 

33

 

 

 

(10

)

 

 

80

 

 

 

(29

)

Income tax provision

 

49

 

 

 

35

 

 

 

91

 

 

 

111

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

202

 

 

 

310

 

 

 

712

 

 

 

887

 

Stock-based compensation

 

604

 

 

 

464

 

 

 

1,862

 

 

 

1,604

 

Non-GAAP net loss

$

(3,777

)

 

$

(3,813

)

 

$

(11,852

)

 

$

(10,436

)

 

Comparison of Results of Operations

Three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017

Net Revenue: The following table summarizes our net revenues by category, including each category’s percentage of our total revenue, for the three months ended September 30, 2018 (the “Third Quarter 2018”) and the three months ended September 30, 2017 (the “Third Quarter 2017”), as well as the amount of change and percentage of change in each revenue category (dollars in thousands):

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

Amount

 

 

Percent

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

Change

 

 

Change

 

Laser systems

$

7,055

 

 

 

64.5

%

 

$

6,335

 

 

 

58.6

%

 

$

720

 

 

 

11.4

%

Imaging systems

 

382

 

 

 

3.5

%

 

 

1,103

 

 

 

10.2

%

 

 

(721

)

 

 

(65.4

%)

Consumables and other

 

1,902

 

 

 

17.4

%

 

 

1,751

 

 

 

16.2

%

 

 

151

 

 

 

8.6

%

Services

 

1,594

 

 

 

14.6

%

 

 

1,585

 

 

 

14.7

%

 

 

9

 

 

 

0.6

%

Total products and services

 

10,933

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

 

10,774

 

 

 

99.7

%

 

 

159

 

 

 

1.5

%

License fees and royalty

 

3

 

 

 

%

 

 

32

 

 

 

0.3

%

 

 

(29

)

 

 

(90.6

%)

Net revenue

$

10,936

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

$

10,806

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

$

130

 

 

 

1.2

%

 

Typically, we experience fluctuations in revenue from quarter to quarter due to seasonality. Revenue in the first quarter typically is lower than average, and revenue in the fourth quarter typically is stronger than average, due to the buying patterns of dental practitioners. We believe that this trend exists because a significant number of dentists purchase their capital equipment towards the end of the calendar year in order to maximize their practice earnings while seeking to minimize their taxes. They often use certain tax incentives, such as accelerated depreciation methods for purchasing capital equipment, as part of their year-end tax planning. In addition, revenue in the third quarter may be affected by vacation patterns which can cause revenue to be flat or lower than in the second quarter of the year. Our historical seasonal fluctuations may also be impacted by sales promotions used by large dental distributors that encourage end-of-quarter and end-of-year buying in our industry.

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Total revenue b y geographic location based on the location of customers for the Third Quarter 2018 and Third Quarter 2017 , as well as the amount of change and percentage of change in each geographic revenue category, were as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

Amount

 

 

Percent

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

Change

 

 

Change

 

United States

$

6,953

 

 

 

63.6

%

 

$

6,804

 

 

 

63.0

%

 

$

149

 

 

 

2.2

%

International

 

3,983

 

 

 

36.4

%

 

 

4,002

 

 

 

37.0

%

 

 

(19

)

 

 

(0.5

%)

Net revenue

$

10,936

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

$

10,806

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

$

130

 

 

 

1.2

%

 

The $0.1 million, or 1.2%, overall increase in quarter-over-quarter net revenue resulted primarily from laser systems sales, which increased by $0.7 million, or 11.4%, in the Third Quarter 2018 compared to the Third Quarter 2017. Sales of our laser products increased by 22% domestically and 2% internationally, during the Third Quarter 2018 compared to the Third Quarter 2017. Consumables and other revenue, which consists of consumable products such as disposable tips increased by $0.2 million or 8.6% during the Third Quarter 2018 compared to the Third Quarter 2017.

 

Partially offsetting increases in laser systems revenue and consumables and other revenue was a decrease in imaging systems revenue. Imaging systems revenue decreased by $0.7 million or 65.4% in the Third Quarter 2018 compared to the Third Quarter 2017, primarily driven by a one-time study club purchase in 2017, along with a renewed focus on laser sales for 2018.

 

Cost of Revenue and Gross Profit: The following table summarizes our cost of revenue and gross profit for the Third Quarter 2018 and the Third Quarter 2017, as well as the amount of change and percentage of change (dollars in thousands):

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

Amount

 

 

Percent

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

Change

 

 

Change

 

Net revenue

$

10,936

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

$

10,806

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

$

130

 

 

 

1.2

%

Cost of revenue

 

6,995

 

 

 

64.0

%

 

 

7,951

 

 

 

73.6

%

 

 

(956

)

 

 

(12.0

%)

Gross profit

$

3,941

 

 

 

36.0

%

 

$

2,855

 

 

 

26.4

%

 

$

1,086

 

 

 

38.0

%

 

Gross profit as a percentage of revenue typically fluctuates with product and regional mix, selling prices, product costs and revenue levels. The 38% increase in gross profit as a percentage of revenue for the Third Quarter 2018, as compared to the Third Quarter 2017, reflects new customer growth and a favorable change in product mix with an increase in laser sales, which have a higher margin than our other product offerings, partially offset by a decrease in imaging sales, as laser sales typically have higher margins. Additionally, there was an increase in the average selling prices.

Operating Expenses: The following table summarizes our operating expenses as a percentage of net revenue for the Third Quarter 2018 and Third Quarter 2017, as well as the amount of change and percentage of change (dollars in thousands):

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

Amount

 

 

Percent

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

Change

 

 

Change

 

Sales and marketing

$

4,489

 

 

 

41.0

%

 

$

4,000

 

 

 

37.0

%

 

$

489

 

 

 

12.2

%

General and administrative

 

2,685

 

 

 

24.6

%

 

 

2,015

 

 

 

18.6

%

 

 

670

 

 

 

33.3

%

Engineering and development

 

1,277

 

 

 

11.7

%

 

 

1,601

 

 

 

14.8

%

 

 

(324

)

 

 

(20.2

%)

Total operating expenses

$

8,451

 

 

 

77.3

%

 

$

7,616

 

 

 

70.4

%

 

$

835

 

 

 

11.0

%

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The quarter-over-quarter total operating expenses are explained in the following expense categories:

Sales and Marketing Expense . Sales and marketing expenses in the Third Quarter 2018 compared to the Third Quarter 2017 increased by $0.5 million, or 12.2%, primarily due to an increase in media materials, advertising and printing expenses of $0.2 million, an increase in payroll and consulting-related expenses of $0.1 million, an increase in commissions of $0.1 million and an increase in travel expenses of $0.1 million. As we continue efforts to transform and drive to revenue growth, we expect sales and marketing expenses to increase as a percentage of revenue.  

General and Administrative Expense . General and administrative expenses in the Third Quarter 2018 compared to the Third Quarter 2017 increased by $0.7 million, or 33.3%, primarily due to an increase of $0.5 in legal fees resulting from our efforts to defend our intellectual property, an increase in investor relations-related expenses of $0.1 million and an increase in provision for doubtful accounts of $0.1 million. We expect general and administrative expenses to decrease as a percentage of revenue through the remainder of 2018.

Engineering and Development Expense . Engineering and development expenses in the Third Quarter 2018 compared to the Third Quarter 2017 decreased by $0.3 million, or 20.2%, primarily due to a $0.2 million decrease in payroll and consulting-related expenses. We expect engineering and development expenses to decrease as a percentage of revenue through the remainder of 2018.

Gain (Loss) on Foreign Currency Transactions. We realized a $0.1 million loss on foreign currency transactions during the Third Quarter 2018, compared to a $0.2 million gain on foreign currency transactions during the Third Quarter 2017, due to exchange rate fluctuations between the U.S. dollar and other currencies, primarily the Euro.

Interest Expense (Income), Net. Interest expense during the Third Quarter 2018 represented interest recognized from the amortization of the discount due to allocation value of the warrants issued to Western Alliance Bank (“Western Alliance”) in March 2018, which were terminated and replaced by the new warrants issued to Western Alliance on September 27, 2018. See Part I, Item I, Note 9 – Lines of Credit for additional information. Interest income during the Third Quarter 2017 represented interest recognized from the discounted present value of the settlement in connection with the patent infringement lawsuit against Fotona Proizvodnja Optoelektronskih Naprav D.D. and Fotona LLC (collectively, “Fotona”). We filed the lawsuit in Düsseldorf District Court in April 2012 alleging infringement with respect to the Fotona Fidelis dental laser system.

Income Tax Provision. We use a discrete year-to-date method in calculating quarterly provision for income taxes. Our provision for income taxes was $49,000 for the Third Quarter 2018, compared to a provision of $35,000 for the Third Quarter 2017. For additional information regarding income taxes, see Part I, Item I, Note 13 – Income Taxes.

Net Loss. Our net loss totaled approximately $4.7 million for the Third Quarter 2018 compared to a net loss of $4.6 million for the Third Quarter 2017. The $0.1 million or 1%, increase in net loss was primarily due to a $0.8 million or 11% increase in operating expenses and a $0.2 million negative impact on foreign currency transactions due to a loss for the Third Quarter 2018 compared to a gain for the Third Quarter 2017, offset by a $1.0 million decrease in cost of revenue.

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Nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017

Net Revenue: The following table summarizes our net revenues by category, including each category’s percentage of our total revenue, for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 (“YTD Third Quarter 2018”) and the nine months ended September 30, 2017 (“YTD Third Quarter 2017”), as well as the amount of change and percentage of change in each revenue category (dollars in thousands):

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

Amount

 

 

Percent

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

Change

 

 

Change

 

Laser systems

$

20,678

 

 

 

62.5

%

 

$

21,026

 

 

 

61.3

%

 

$

(348

)

 

 

(1.7

%)

Imaging systems

 

1,336

 

 

 

4.0

%

 

 

2,683

 

 

 

7.8

%

 

 

(1,347

)

 

 

(50.2

%)

Consumables and other

 

6,239

 

 

 

18.9

%

 

 

5,494

 

 

 

16.0

%

 

 

745

 

 

 

13.6

%

Services

 

4,848

 

 

 

14.6

%

 

 

4,993

 

 

 

14.6

%

 

 

(145

)

 

 

(2.9

%)

Total products and services

 

33,101

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

 

34,196

 

 

 

99.7

%

 

 

(1,095

)

 

 

(3.2

%)

License fees and royalty

 

9

 

 

 

%

 

 

96

 

 

 

0.3

%

 

 

(87

)

 

 

(90.6

%)

Net revenue

$

33,110

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

$

34,292

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

$

(1,182

)

 

 

(3.4

%)

 

The $1.2 million, or 3.4%, overall decrease in period-over-period net revenue resulted primarily from imaging systems sales, which decreased by $1.3 million, or 50.2%, in YTD Third Quarter 2018 compared to YTD Third Quarter 2017. The imaging systems revenue decrease was driven by a one-time study club purchase in 2017. Laser systems revenue also decreased by $0.3 million or 1.7%, in YTD Third Quarter 2018 compared to YTD Third Quarter 2017.

 

Partially offsetting the decreased imaging systems revenue and laser systems revenue were increases to consumables and other revenue. Consumables and other revenue, which consists of consumable products such as disposable tips and services, increased by $0.7 million, or 13.6%, in YTD Third Quarter 2018 compared to YTD Third Quarter 2017.

 

Total revenue by geographic location based on the location of customers for YTD Third Quarter 2018 and YTD Third Quarter 2017, as well as the amount of change and percentage of change in each geographic revenue category, were as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

Amount

 

 

Percent

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

Change

 

 

Change

 

United States

$

19,810

 

 

 

59.8

%

 

$

21,840

 

 

 

63.7

%

 

$

(2,030

)

 

 

(9.3

%)

International

 

13,300

 

 

 

40.2

%

 

 

12,452

 

 

 

36.3

%

 

 

848

 

 

 

6.8

%

Net revenue

$

33,110

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

$

34,292

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

$

(1,182

)

 

 

(3.4

%)

Cost of Revenue and Gross Profit: The following table summarizes our cost of revenue and gross profit for YTD Third Quarter 2018 and YTD Third Quarter 2017, as well as the amount of change and percentage of change (dollars in thousands):

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

Amount

 

 

Percent

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

Change

 

 

Change

 

Net revenue

$

33,110

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

$

34,292

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

$

(1,182

)

 

 

(3.4

%)

Cost of revenue

 

21,828

 

 

 

65.9

%

 

 

22,780

 

 

 

66.4

%

 

 

(952

)

 

 

(4.2

%)

Gross profit

$

11,282

 

 

 

34.1

%

 

$

11,512

 

 

 

33.6

%

 

$

(230

)

 

 

(2.0

%)

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Gross profit as a percentage of revenue typically fluctuates with product and regional mix, selling prices, product costs and revenue levels. The 2 % decline in gross profit as a percentage of revenue for YTD Third Quarter 2018 , as compared to YTD Third Q uarter 2017 , reflected lower revenue resulting in unabsorbed fixed costs.

 

Operating Expenses: The following table summarizes our operating expenses as a percentage of net revenue for YTD Third Quarter 2018 and YTD Third Quarter 2017, as well as the amount of change and percentage change (dollars in thousands):

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

Amount

 

 

Percent

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

Change

 

 

Change

 

Sales and marketing

$

13,037

 

 

 

39.4

%

 

$

12,718

 

 

 

37.1

%

 

$

319

 

 

 

2.5

%

General and administrative

 

8,691

 

 

 

26.2

%

 

 

7,271

 

 

 

21.2

%

 

 

1,420

 

 

 

19.5

%

Engineering and development

 

3,927

 

 

 

11.9

%

 

 

4,840

 

 

 

14.1

%

 

 

(913

)

 

 

(18.9

%)

Total operating expenses

$

25,655

 

 

 

77.5

%

 

$

24,829

 

 

 

72.4

%

 

$

826

 

 

 

3.3

%

The period-over-period total operating expenses are explained in the following expense categories.

Sales and Marketing Expense. Sales and marketing expenses in YTD Third Quarter 2018 compared to YTD Third Quarter 2017 increased by $0.3 million, or 2.5%, primarily due to an increase in payroll and consulting-related expenses of $0.5 million and an increase in media, advertising and printing expenses of $0.1 million, partially offset by a decrease in convention-related expenses of $0.4 million. In the first quarter of 2017, we participated in the International Dental Show in Cologne, Germany, which led to higher convention-related expenses and travel expenditures.

General and Administrative Expense. General and administrative expenses in YTD Third Quarter 2018 compared to YTD Third Quarter 2017 increased by $1.4 million or 19.5%, primarily due to an increase of $0.6 million in legal and patent fees resulting from our efforts to protect our intellectual property, an increase of $0.3 million in payroll and consulting-related expenses, an increase of $0.3 million in provision for doubtful accounts and an increase of $0.1 million in investor relations expenses. The increase in payroll and consulting-related expenses is primarily due to an increase in severance expenses of $0.4 million related to the change in CEO. We expect general and administrative expenses to decrease as a percentage of revenue through the remainder of 2018.

Engineering and Development Expense. Engineering and development expenses in YTD Third Quarter 2018 compared to YTD Third Quarter 2017 decreased by $0.9 million, or 18.9%, primarily due to a $0.4 million decrease in operating supplies and a $0.3 million decrease in payroll and consulting-related expenses. The decrease in payroll and consulting-related expenses was driven by a decrease in wages of $0.2 million. We expect engineering and development expenses to decrease as a percentage of revenue through the remainder of 2018.

Gain (Loss) on Foreign Currency Transactions. We realized a loss of $0.1 million on foreign currency transactions during YTD Third Quarter 2018, compared to a $0.4 million gain on foreign currency transactions during YTD Third Quarter 2017, due to exchange rate fluctuations between the U.S. dollar and other currencies, primarily the Euro.

Interest Expense (Income), Net . Interest expense during YTD Third Quarter 2018 represented interest recognized from the amortization of the discount due to allocation value of the warrants issued to Western Alliance in March 2018, which were terminated and replaced by the new warrants issued to Western Alliance on September 27, 2018. See Part I, Item I, Note 9 – Lines of Credit for additional information. Interest income during YTD Third Quarter 2017 represented interest recognized from the discounted present value of the settlement in connection with the Fotona patent infringement lawsuit described above.

Income Tax Provision. Our provision for income taxes was $91,000 for YTD Third Quarter 2018, compared to a provision of $111,000 for YTD Third Quarter 2017. For additional information regarding income taxes, see Part I, Item I, Note 11 – Income Taxes.

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Net Loss. Our net loss totaled approximately $ 14. 6 million for YTD Third Quarter 2018 compared to a net loss of $ 13.0  million for YTD Third Quarter 2017 . The $ 1. 6 million o r 12 %, increase in net l o ss was due to a $ 0.8   million , or 3 %, increase in operating expenses and a $ 0. 5 million negative impact on foreign currency transactions due to a loss for YTD Third Quarter 2018 compared to a gain YTD Third Quarter 2017 .

Liquidity and Capital Resources

At September 30, 2018, the Company had approximately $2.4 million in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash. Management defines cash and cash equivalents as highly liquid deposits with original maturities of 90 days or less when purchased. The decrease in our cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash of $9.5 million at September 30, 2018 as compared to December 31, 2017, was primarily due to net cash used in operating activities of $10.6 million. The $10.6  million of net cash used in operating activities was primarily driven by the Company’s net loss of $14.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018.

The following table summarizes our change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash (in thousands):

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

September 30,

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

Net cash flows used in operating activities

$

(10,590

)

 

$

(14,156

)

Net cash flows used in investing activities

 

(74

)

 

 

(825

)

Net cash flows (used in) provided by financing activities

 

1,231

 

 

 

10,270

 

Effect of exchange rate changes

 

(23

)

 

 

241

 

Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

$

(9,456

)

 

$

(4,470

)

Operating Activities

Net cash used in operating activities consists of our net loss, adjusted for our non-cash charges, plus or minus working capital changes. Cash used in operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 totaled $10.6 million and was primarily comprised of our net loss of $14.6 million, partially offset by non-cash adjustments for depreciation and amortization expenses of $0.7 million, provision for bad debts of $0.3 million and stock-based compensation expenses of $1.9 million. The $1.0 million net increase in our operating assets and liabilities was primarily due to a decrease in accounts payable and accrued liabilities of $3.2 million related to the timing of our payments, partially offset by an increase in inventory of $1.2 million resulting from lower than projected sales, an increase in accounts receivable of $1.6 million related to the timing of our collections and a decrease in deferred revenue of $0.4 million, resulting from the impact of implementing the new revenue recognition standard which provided for less deferred installation and deferred diode online training revenue.

Investing Activities

Cash used in investing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 consisted of $0.1 million of capital expenditures. The period-over-period decrease was primarily due to the timing of our capital expenditures.

Financing Activities

Net cash provided by financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 of $1.2 million resulted primarily from net proceeds from our line of credit of $1.5 million, partially offset by payments of 2017 equity offering costs of $0.1 million and payments of debt issuance costs of $0.1 million.

Effect of Exchange Rate

The effect of exchange rate on cash for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 was minimal.

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Future Liquidity Needs

As of September 30, 2018, the Company had working capital of approximately $10.8 million. Our principal sources of liquidity as of September 30, 2018 consisted of approximately $2.4 million in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash and $11.4 million of net accounts receivable.

On March 6, 2018, BIOLASE and two of its wholly-owned subsidiaries (such subsidiaries, collectively with BIOLASE, the “Borrower”) entered into a Business Financing Agreement (the “Original Business Financing Agreement”) with Western Alliance, which provided for borrowings of up to $6.0 million. On August 13, 2018, the Borrower and Western Alliance entered into a Business Financing Modification Agreement, pursuant to which Western Alliance waived the Borrower’s covenant defaults under the Original Business Financing Agreement and provided an advance of $1.5 million, which was due by September 27, 2018. On September 27, 2018, the Borrower and Western Alliance entered into a Business Financing Modification Agreement (the “Second Modification Agreement”), which reduced the credit limit under the Original Business Financing Agreement (as amended on August 13, 2018”) to $2.5 million and extended the due date of the $1.5 million advance to March 6, 2019. In addition, pursuant to the Second Modification Agreement, the Borrower agreed to deliver to Western Alliance a term sheet for an equity or debt financing for not less than $5 million in gross proceeds and agreed to close such financing on or before November 15, 2018. The Company had $1.5 million of borrowings outstanding under the Original Business Financing Agreement (as amended on August 13, 2018 and September 27, 2018, such agreement the “Business Financing Agreement”) as of September 30, 2018. See Part I, Item I, Note 9 – Lines of Credit for additional information.

On October 26, 2018, the Borrower and Western Alliance entered into a new Business Financing Modification Agreement, pursuant to which Western Alliance waived BIOLASE’s non-compliance with certain financial operating covenants as set forth in the Business Financing Agreement, and the Borrower agreed to certain amendments to covenants contained in the Business Financing Agreement. See Part I, Item I, Note 14 – Subsequent Event for additional information.

On November 9, 2018, BIOLASE entered into a five-year secured Credit Agreement with SWK, pursuant to which BIOLASE has borrowed $12.5 million. $0.9 million of the proceeds from the SWK Loan have been used to pay off all amounts owed to Western Alliance under the Business Financing Agreement (as amended on October 26, 2018), and the Company plans to use the remaining proceeds to provide additional working capital to fund its growth initiatives, such as broadening its customer base and increasing the utilization of its products to drive recurring higher margin consumables revenue. See Part I, Item I. Note 14 – Subsequent Event for additional information.

In order for us to continue operations beyond the next 12 months and be able to discharge our liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business, we must increase sales of our products directly to end-users and through distributors, establish profitable operations through the combination of increased sales and decreased expenses, generate cash from operations or obtain additional funds when needed. We intend to improve our financial condition and ultimately improve our financial results by increasing revenues through expansion of our product offerings, continuing to expand and develop our fields sales force and distribution relationships both domestically and internationally, forming strategic arrangements within the dental and medical industries, educating dental and medical patients as to the benefits of our advanced medical technologies, and reducing expenses. Additional capital requirements may depend on many factors, including, among other things, continued losses, the rate at which our business grows, demands for working capital, manufacturing capacity, and any acquisitions that we may pursue. From time to time, we could be required, or may otherwise attempt, to raise capital, through either equity or debt offerings, or enter into another line of credit facility. As discussed below, on November 9, 2018, BIOLASE entered into a new financing agreement. We cannot provide assurance that we will be able to successfully consummate any equity or debt financings or enter into any other line of credit facility in the future or that the required capital would be available on acceptable terms, if at all, or that any such financing activity would not be dilutive to our stockholders.

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Recent Accounting Pronouncements

For a description of recently issued and adopted accounting pronouncements, including the respective dates of adoption and expected effects on our results of operations and financial condition, please refer to Part I, Item 1, Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, which is incorporated herein by this reference.

Additional Information

BIOLASE ® , ZipTip ® , ezlase ® , eztips ® , ComfortPulse ® , Waterlase ® , Waterlase Dentistry ® , Waterlase Express ® , iLase ® , iPlus ® , Epic ® , Epic Pro ® , WCLI ® , World Clinical Laser Institute ® , Waterlase MD ® , Waterlase Dentistry ® , and EZLase ®  are registered trademarks of BIOLASE, and Pedolase™ is a trademark of BIOLASE. All other product and company names are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective owners.

 

 

 

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ITEM 3.

QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

None.

ITEM 4.

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act, as of the end of the period covered by this report (the “Evaluation Date”). Based on this evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded as of the Evaluation Date that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective such that the information relating to the Company, including our consolidated subsidiaries, required to be disclosed in our SEC reports (i) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms and (ii) is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, we conducted an evaluation of any changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that occurred during our most recently completed fiscal quarter. Based on that evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that there has not been any change in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

I TEM  1.

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

The disclosure contained in the first and second paragraphs of Part I, Item 1, Note 10 – Commitments and Contingencies—Litigation—Intellectual Property Litigation is hereby incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM  1A.

RISK FACTORS

Except for the following, there have been no material changes to the risk factors as disclosed in Part I, Item 1A “Risk Factors” in the 2017 Form 10-K.

Failure to meet covenants in the Credit Agreement, dated as of November 9, 2018 (the “Credit Agreement”), between BIOLASE, Inc. and SWK Funding LLC, as agent (“SWK”), could result in acceleration of our payment obligations thereunder, and we may not be able to find alternative financing.

Under the Credit Agreement, we are required to maintain a specified amount of consolidated unencumbered liquid assets as of the end of fiscal quarter, generate minimum levels of revenue as of the end of each period specified in the Credit Agreement and maintain specified levels of consolidated EBITDA as of the end of each period specified in the Credit Agreement.  Our ability to comply with these covenants may be affected by factors beyond our control.  If we fail to comply with the covenants contained in the Credit Agreement, or if the Required Lenders (as defined in the Credit Agreement) contend that we have failed to comply with these covenants or any other restrictions, it could result in an event of default under the Credit Agreement, which would permit or, in certain events, require SWK to declare all amounts outstanding thereunder to be immediately due and payable. There can be no assurances that we will be able to repay all such amounts or able to find alternative financing in an event of a default. Even if alternative financing is available in an event of a default under the Credit Agreement, it may be on unfavorable terms, and the interest rate charged on any new borrowings could be substantially higher than the interest rate under the Credit Agreement, thus adversely affecting our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

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Our variable rate indebtedness under the Credit Agreement subjects us to interest rate risk, which could result in higher expense in the event of increases in interest rates and adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.   

Borrowings under the Credit Agreement bear interest at a rate that varies depending on the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”).  As a result, we are exposed to interest rate risk. If LIBOR rises, the interest rate on outstanding borrowings under the Credit Agreement will increase. Therefore, an increase in LIBOR will increase our interest payment obligations under the Credit Agreement and have a negative effect on our cash flow and our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

The restrictive covenants in the Credit Agreement and the Company’s obligation to make debt payments under the Credit Agreement may limit our operating and financial flexibility and may adversely affect the Company’s business, financial condition, and results of operations.  

The Credit Agreement imposes operating and financial restrictions and covenants, which may limit or prohibit our ability to, among other things:

 

Incur additional indebtedness;

 

Make investments, including acquisitions;

 

Create liens;

 

Make dividends, distributions or other restricted payments;

 

Effect affiliate transactions;

 

Enter into mergers, divisions, consolidations or sales of substantially all of our or our subsidiaries’ assets;

 

Change business activities and issue equity interests; or

 

Sell material assets (without using the proceeds thereof to repay the obligations under the Credit Agreement).

In addition, we are required to comply with certain financial covenants under the Credit Agreement as described above.

 

Such restrictive covenants in the Credit Agreement and the Company’s repayment obligations under the Credit Agreement could have adverse consequences to the Company, including:

 

limiting our flexibility in operating our business and planning for, or reacting to, changes in our business and our industry;

 

requiring the dedication of a substantial portion of any cash flow from operations to the payment of principal of, and interests on, the indebtedness, thereby reducing the availability of such cash flow to fund our operations, working capital, capital expenditures, future business opportunities and other general corporate purposes;

 

restricting us from making strategic acquisitions or causing us to make non-strategic divestitures;

 

limiting our ability to obtain additional financing;

 

limiting our ability to adjust to changing market conditions; and

 

placing us at a competitive disadvantage relative to our competitors who are less highly leveraged.

If we fail to comply with the terms of the Credit Agreement and there is an event of default, the creditor(s) may foreclose upon the assets securing our obligations thereunder.

To secure the performance of our obligations under the Credit Agreement, we granted SWK security interests in substantially all of the assets of BIOLASE and certain of our foreign and domestic subsidiaries. Our failure to comply with the terms of the Credit Agreement could result in an event of default thereunder.  In that event, SWK

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will have the option to (and, in certain circumstances, will have the obligation to) foreclose on the assets of BIOLASE and certain of our subsidiaries pledged as collateral under the Credit Agreement or the other documents executed in connection with the Credit Agreement. The foreclosure on the Company’s assets could severely and negative ly impact our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

If certain individuals (or permitted replacements thereof) no longer serve as our Chairman, Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer, we may be obligated to pay all outstanding obligations and certain fees under the Credit Agreement.

The Credit Agreement provides that, unless such actions are consented to in advance in writing by SWK, if two or more of the three of Jonathan Lorde, Todd Norbe and Jonathan Beaver (or, in each case, his approved successor) at any one time no longer serves in their current positions with BIOLASE and we do not find individuals to replace such individuals within 150 days (or in certain circumstances 210 days), with individuals of appropriate qualification and experience approved in writing by SWK (which approval may not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), there is a “Key Person Event” and all outstanding obligations and certain fees under the Credit Agreement become immediately due and payable.  Whether Mr. Lorde, Mr. Norbe and Mr. Beaver remain our Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, respectively, is not under our control.  Although we intend to find an appropriate replacement satisfactory to SWK if any of Mr. Lorde, Mr. Norbe or Mr. Beaver leaves his current position, there is no assurance that we will be able find such a replacement within the time period permitted under the Credit Agreement, if at all.  If there is a Key Person Event, there can be no assurance that we will be able to repay all outstanding obligations and fees payable or able to find alternative financing. Even if alternative financing is available, it may be on unfavorable terms, and the interest rate charged on any new borrowings could be substantially higher than the interest rate under the Credit Agreement, thus adversely affecting our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

The risks and uncertainties described in our 2017 Annual Report and above are not the only ones we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also materially adversely affect our business, financial condition or results or operations.

 

ITEM 5.

OTHER INFORMATION

 

The information below is reported in lieu of information that would be reported under Items 1.01, 1.02 and 2.03 under Form 8-K.

 

Credit Agreement

BIOLASE entered into a Credit Agreement, dated as of November 9, 2018 (the “Credit Agreement”), with SWK Funding LLC, as agent and lender (“SWK”).

The Credit Agreement provides for a five-year $12.5 million term loan (“Term Loan”) that matures on November 9, 2023. The Credit Agreement also contemplates an additional $2.5 million subordinated facility, subject to an intercreditor agreement satisfactory to SWK in its commercially reasonable discretion.

BIOLASE’s obligations under the Credit Agreement are guaranteed by certain of BIOLASE’s foreign and domestic subsidiaries (such subsidiaries, together with BIOLASE, the “Loan Parties”) and are secured by a security interest in substantially all of the Loan Parties’ property, subject to certain exceptions.

The Term Loan bears interest at a floating rate based upon three-month LIBOR (but not less than 2.25% per year) plus 10.00%, payable on the 15th day of each of February, May, August and November, commencing on February 15, 2019.  BIOLASE paid an origination fee (the “Origination Fee”) in the amount of $187,500 on November 9, 2018. Additionally, BIOLASE is required to pay an exit fee of $1.0 million (the “Exit Fee”) on the earlier to occur of November 9, 2023 or the date the obligations under the Credit Agreement are paid in full or become immediately due and payable.    

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Upon a “Change of Control” (as defined in the Credit Agreement) on or before No vember 9, 2019, BIOLASE is required to immediately prepay all outstanding obligations under the Credit Agreement and also pay a prepayment fee (the “COC Prepayment Fee”), calculated as the additional amount that would be needed such that the sum of such fe e, plus the principal payments made by BIOLASE (including the Origination Fee), plus without duplication, all Revenue-Based Payments (as defined in the Credit Agreement) actually made in cash (excluding, any amounts paid in respect of costs, expenses, inde mnifications or reimbursements or any amounts paid in connection with the SWK Warrants (as defined below), but including any amounts paid on account of the Origination Fee, the prepayment fee and the Exit Fee) results in an amount equal to $15,375,000. A C hange of Control is defined under the Credit Agreement to include, in addition to other customary change of control events, a Key Person Event.  Unless such actions are consented to in advance in writing by SWK, a Key Person Event occurs if two or more of the three of Jonathan Lorde, Todd Norbe and Jonathan Beaver (or, in each case, his approved successor) at any one time no longer serves in their current positions with BIOLASE and BIOLASE does not find individuals to replace such individuals within 150 day s (or in certain circumstances 210 days), with individuals of appropriate qualification and experience approved in writing by SWK (which approval may not be unreasonably withheld or delayed).

The Credit Agreement provides for certain mandatory prepayment fees in connection with certain dispositions.  Voluntary prepayments may be made in whole but not in part at any time after November 9, 2019.  However, for any such prepayment made on or after November 9, 2019 but prior to November 9, 2020, there is a prepayment fee equal to 6% of the aggregate amount of the Term Loan so prepaid, and for any such prepayment made on or after November 9, 2020 but prior to November 9, 2021, there is a prepayment fee equal to 1% of the aggregate amount of the Term Loan so prepaid.  There is no prepayment fee payable on voluntary prepayments made on or after November 9, 2021.

On each payment date, BIOLASE is obligated to pay an amount based on a percentage of the aggregate of the net sales, royalties and other revenue realized by BIOLASE and/or its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.  As set forth in the Credit Agreement, commencing with the fiscal quarter beginning January 1, 2018, the Revenue-Based Payment with respect to each fiscal quarter is equal to (i) 50.00% of Aggregate Revenue (as defined in the Credit Agreement) during the period commencing as of January 1 of the fiscal year of which such fiscal quarter is part, through the end of such fiscal quarter (such elapsed portion of the fiscal year, the “Elapsed Period”) up to and including $7,500,000 plus (ii) 25.00% of Aggregate Revenue during the Elapsed Period greater than $7,500,000 minus (iii) the aggregate amount of Revenue-Based Payments, if any, made with respect to prior fiscal quarters in such fiscal year.

The Credit Agreement also includes three financial covenants.  First, BIOLASE may not permit the Consolidated Unencumbered Liquid Assets (as defined in the Credit Agreement) as of the last day of any fiscal quarter to be less than the greater of (i) $1,500,000 or (ii) the Operating Burn (as defined in the Credit Agreement).  Second, BIOLASE may not permit the Aggregate Revenue as of the end of each fiscal quarter to be less than the amount set forth in the Credit Agreement.  Third, BIOLASE may not permit consolidated EBITDA as of the end of each fiscal quarter to be less than the amount set forth in the Credit Agreement.  

The Credit Agreement also contains customary events of default and other covenants, including certain restrictions on BIOLASE’s or the Loan Parties’, as applicable, ability to incur additional indebtedness, create liens, consolidate or merge, enter into acquisitions, pay any dividend or distribution on BIOLASE’s stock, redeem, retire or purchase shares of BIOLASE’s stock, make investments or pledge or transfer assets. If an event of default under the Credit Agreement occurs and is continuing, then any outstanding obligations under the Credit Agreement may be declared immediately due and payable. In addition, if BIOLASE becomes the subject of voluntary or involuntary proceedings under any bankruptcy or similar law, then any outstanding obligations under the Credit Agreement will automatically become immediately due and payable.

Warrant

O n November 9, 2018, in connection with the Credit Agreement, BIOLASE issued to SWK or its assignees (collectively with SWK, the “Holder”) warrants (the “SWK Warrants”) to purchase up to 372,023 shares of BIOLASE common stock. The exercise price of the SWK Warrants is $1.34 per share, which was the average closing price of BIOLASE common stock for the ten trading days immediately preceding November 9, 2018.  The SWK Warrants are immediately exercisable, expire on November 9, 2026 and contain a “cashless exercise feature.”  Subject to certain limitations, the Holder has certain piggyback registration rights with respect to the shares that are issued upon exercise of the SWK Warrants.

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The description of the Credit Agreement and the SWK Warrants set forth above are qualified in their entirety by reference to the Credit Agreement and Warrant filed as Exhibit 10.6 and Exhibit 4.2, respectively, to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, which exhibits are hereby incorporated herein by reference.

Termination of Existing Credit Agreement

On November 9, 2018, the Business Financing Agreement, dated as of March 6, 2018 and as amended on August 13, 2018, September 27, 2018 and October 26, 2018 (the “Existing Credit Agreement”), among BIOLASE, BL Acquisition Corp. and BL Acquisition II Inc., as borrowers, and Western Alliance Bank, an Arizona corporation, as lender, was replaced by the Credit Agreement.  All outstanding borrowings, accrued interest and fees under the Existing Credit Agreement were paid off with a portion of the proceeds under the Credit Agreement, and the Existing Credit Agreement was terminated.

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ITEM 6.

EXHIBITS

 

 

  

 

  

 

  

Incorporated by Reference

Exhibit

  

Description

  

Filed
Herewith

  

Form

  

Period
Ending/Date
of Report

  

Exhibit

  

Filing
Date

    3.1.1

  

Restated Certificate of Incorporation, including, (i) Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of 6% Redeemable Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock of the Registrant; (ii) Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of Series A 6% Redeemable Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock of the Registrant; (iii) Certificate of Correction Filed to Correct a Certain Error in the Certificate of Designation of the Registrant; and (iv) Certificate of Designations of Series B Junior Participating Cumulative Preferred Stock of the Registrant.

  

 

  

S-1,
Amendment
No. 1

 

12/23/2005

 

3.1

 

12/23/2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    3.1.2

 

Amendment to Restated Certificate of Incorporation

 

 

 

8-K

 

05/10/2012

 

3.1

 

05/16/2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    3.1.3

 

Second Amendment to Restated Certificate of Incorporation

 

 

 

8-A/A

 

11/04/2014

 

3.1.3

 

11/04/2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    3.1.4

 

Certificate of Elimination of Series B Junior Participating Cumulative Preferred Stock

 

 

 

8-K

 

11/10/2015

 

3.1

 

11/12/2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    3.1.5

 

Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of Series C Participating Convertible Preferred Stock of the Registrant

 

 

 

8-K

 

08/08/2016

 

3.1

 

08/08/2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    3.1.6

 

Certificate of Elimination of Series C Participating Convertible Preferred Stock of the Registrant

 

 

 

8-K

 

04/18/2017

 

3.1

 

04/20/2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    3.1.7

 

Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of Series D Participating Convertible Preferred Stock of the Registrant

 

 

 

8-K

 

04/18/2017

 

3.2

 

04/20/2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    3.1.8

 

Third Amendment to Restated Certificate of Incorporation

 

 

 

S-3

 

07/21/2017

 

3.4

 

07/21/2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    3.1.9

 

Fourth Amendment to Restated Certificate of Incorporation

 

 

 

8-K

 

05/10/2018

 

3.1

 

05/11/2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    3.2

  

Seventh Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant, adopted on October 8, 2018

  

 

  

8-K

  

10/08/2018

  

3.1

  

10/09/2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    4.1

 

Form of Warrant issued on September 27, 2018

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    4.2

 

Form of Warrant issued on November 9, 2018

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Incorporated by Reference

Exhibit

  

Description

  

Filed
Herewith

  

Form

  

Period
Ending/Date
of Report

  

Exhibit

  

Filing
Date

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  10.1*

 

Employment Agreement, dated August 7, 2018, by and between Todd Norbe and the Registrant

 

 

 

8-K

 

08/07/2018

 

10.1

 

08/08/2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  10.2

 

Amendment No. 1 to BIOLASE, Inc. 2018 Long-Term Incentive Plan

 

 

 

DEF 14A

 

 

 

A

 

08/24/2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  10.3

 

Business Financing Modification Agreement, dated as of August 13, 2018, by and among the Registrant, Western Alliance Bank, BL Acquisition Corp, and BL Acquisition II Inc.

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  10.4

 

Business Financing Modification Agreement, dated as of September 27, 2018, by and among the Registrant, Western Alliance Bank, BL Acquisition Corp. and BL Acquisition II Inc.

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  10.5

 

Business Financing Modification Agreement, dated as of October 26, 2018, by and among the Registrant, Western Alliance Bank, BL Acquisition Corp. and BL Acquisition II Inc.

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  10.6

 

Credit Agreement, dated as of November 9, 2018, by and among the Registrant and SWK Funding LLC

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  31.1

  

Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14 and Rule 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended

  

X

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  31.2

  

Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14 and Rule 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended

  

X

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  32.1

  

Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

  

**

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  32.2

  

Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

  

**

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

45


 

 

  

 

  

 

  

Incorporated by Reference

Exhibit

  

Description

  

Filed
Herewith

  

Form

  

Period
Ending/Date
of Report

  

Exhibit

  

Filing
Date

101

  

The following unaudited financial information from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, for the period ended September 30, 2018, formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss, (iii) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, (iv) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

  

X

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

*

Compensatory contract or arrangement.

* *

Furnished herewith.

 

 

 

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SIGNA TURES

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.

 

 

 

 

 

BIOLASE, INC.

 

 

 

 

(Registrant)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

November 14, 2018

 

By:

 

/s/ Todd A. Norbe  

 

Date

 

 

 

Todd A. Norbe

 

 

 

 

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

November 14, 2018

 

By:

 

/s/ JOHN R. BEAVER 

 

Date

 

 

 

John R. Beaver

 

 

 

 

 

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Principal Financial Officer and

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal Accounting Officer)

 

47

 

Exhibit 4.1

 

THIS WARRANT AND THE SHARES ISSUABLE HEREUNDER HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ ACT ”), AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, PLEDGED, OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED WITHOUT AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION THEREOF UNDER SUCH ACT OR PURSUANT TO RULE 144 OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY AND ITS COUNSEL, THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.

 

WARRANT TO PURCHASE STOCK

 

Issuer: BIOLASE, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”)

Number of Shares: the number of fully paid and non-assessable shares (after taking into account adjustments made pursuant to stock splits, reverse stock splits and other events specified in Article 2 ) of Common Stock obtained by dividing (i) $120,000, by (ii) the applicable Exercise Price at the time this Warrant is exercised.

Class of Stock: Common Stock

Exercise Price per Share: $2.13 (as may be adjusted in accordance with Article 2 )

Issue Date: September 27, 2018

Expiration Date: September 27, 2028

THIS WARRANT CERTIFIES THAT, for the agreed upon value of $1.00 and for other good and valuable consideration, WESTERN ALLIANCE BANK, or its assignees (“ Holder ”) is entitled to purchase the number of fully paid and nonassessable shares of the Company’s capital stock set forth above (the “ Shares ”) at the Exercise Price per Share set forth above, as the same may be from time to time adjusted pursuant to Article 2 hereof and subject to the provisions and upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Warrant.

Article 1 eXERCISE .

1.1 Method of Exercise .  This Warrant is exercisable, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time on or before the Expiration Date set forth above.  Holder may exercise this Warrant by delivering a duly executed Notice of Exercise, in substantially the form attached hereto as Appendix 1 , to the principal office of Company.  Unless Holder is exercising the conversion right set forth in Section 1.2 , Holder shall also deliver to Company an amount equal to the aggregate Exercise Price for Shares being purchased, by check or wire.

1.2 Conversion Right .  In lieu of exercising this Warrant as specified in Section 1.1 , Holder may from time to time convert this Warrant, in whole or in part, into a number of Shares determined by dividing (a) the aggregate fair market value of Shares or other securities otherwise issuable upon exercise of this Warrant minus the aggregate Exercise Price of such Shares by (b) the fair market value of one Share.  The fair market value of Shares shall be determined pursuant to Section 1.3 .

 

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1.3 Fair Market Value .  If the Shares are traded in a public market, the fair market value of the Shares shall be the closing price of the Shares (or the closing price of the Company s stock into which the Shares are convertible) reported for the business day immediately before Holder delivers its Notice of Exercise to the Company.  If the Shares are not traded in a public market, the Board of Directors of Company shall determine fair market value in its reasonable good faith judgment.  The foregoing notwithstanding, if Holder advises the Board of Directors in writing that Holder disagrees with such determination, then Company and Holder shall promptly agree upon a reputable investment banking firm to undertake such valuation.  If the valuation of such investment banking firm is greater than that determined by the Board of Directors, then all fees and expenses of such investment banking firm shall be paid by Company.  In all other circumstances, such fees and expenses of such investment banking firm shall be paid by Holder.

1.4 Delivery of Certificate and New Warrant .  Promptly (and in no event more than 3 business days after exercise) after Holder exercises or converts this Warrant, Company shall deliver to Holder certificates for Shares acquired and, if this Warrant has not been fully exercised or converted and has not expired, a new Warrant representing Shares not yet acquired.

1.5 Replacement of Warrant .  On receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to Company of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant and, in the case of loss, theft or destruction, on delivery of an indemnity agreement reasonably satisfactory in form and amount to Company or, in the case of mutilation, on surrender and cancellation of this Warrant, Company at its expense shall execute and deliver a replacement Warrant.

1.6 Sale, Merger, or Consolidation of Company .  For the purpose of this Warrant, “ Acquisition ” means any sale, license, or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of Company, or any reorganization, consolidation, or merger of Company where the holders of Company’s securities before the transaction beneficially own less than 50% of the outstanding voting securities of the surviving entity after the transaction.  Upon the closing of any Acquisition, the successor entity shall assume the obligations of this Warrant, and this Warrant shall be exercisable for the same securities, cash, and property as would be payable for Shares issuable upon exercise of the unexercised portion of this Warrant as if such Shares were outstanding on the record date for the Acquisition and subsequent closing, and the Exercise Price shall be adjusted accordingly; provided that if pursuant to such Acquisition the entire outstanding class of Shares issuable upon exercise of the unexercised portion of this Warrant are cancelled and the total consideration payable to the holders of such class of Shares consists entirely of cash, then, upon payment to the holder of this Warrant of an amount equal to the amount such holder would receive if such holder held Shares issuable upon exercise of the unexercised portion of this Warrant and such Shares were outstanding on the record date for the Acquisition less the aggregate Exercise Price of such Shares, this Warrant shall be cancelled.

1.7 Automatic Cashless Exercise upon Expiration .  In the event that, upon the Expiration Date or other termination of the warrant, the fair market value of one Share (or other security issuable upon the exercise hereof) as determined in accordance with Section 1.3 above is greater than the Exercise Price in effect on such date, then this Warrant shall automatically be deemed on and as of such date to be exercised pursuant to Section 1.2 above as to all Shares (or such other securities) for which it shall not previously have been exercised, and the Company shall, within a reasonable time, deliver a certificate representing the Shares (or such other securities) issued upon such exercise to Holder.

 

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Article 2 ADJUSTMENTS .

2.1 Stock Dividends, Splits, Etc .   If Company declares or pays a dividend on its common stock (or Shares, if Shares are securities other than common stock) payable in common stock or other securities or property, subdivides the outstanding common stock into a greater amount of common stock, or, if Shares are securities other than common stock, subdivides Shares in a transaction that increases the amount of common stock into which Shares are convertible, then upon exercise of this Warrant, for each Share acquired, Holder shall receive, without cost to Holder, the total number and kind of securities to which Holder would have been entitled had Holder owned Shares on the record date the dividend or subdivision occurred since the original issue date of this Warrant.

2.2 Reclassification, Recapitalization, Exchange or Substitution .  Upon any reclassification, recapitalization, exchange, substitution, or other event that results in a change of the number and/or class of the securities issuable upon exercise or conversion of this Warrant, Holder shall be entitled to receive, upon exercise or conversion of this Warrant, the number and kind of securities and property that Holder would have received for Shares if this Warrant had been exercised immediately before such reclassification, recapitalization, exchange, substitution, or other event. Company or its successor shall promptly issue to Holder a new Warrant for such new securities or other property.  The new Warrant shall provide for adjustments which shall be as nearly equivalent as may be practicable to the adjustments provided for in this Article 2 including, without limitation, adjustments to the Exercise Price and to the number of securities or property issuable upon exercise of the new Warrant.  The provisions of this Section 2.2 shall similarly apply to successive reclassifications, recapitalizations, exchanges, substitutions, or other events.

2.3 Adjustments for Combinations, Etc .  If the outstanding Shares are combined or consolidated, by reclassification or otherwise, into a lesser number of shares, the Exercise Price shall be proportionately increased and the number of Shares as to which this warrant is exercisable shall be proportionately decreased.

2.4 Adjustments for Diluting Issuances .  In the event of the issuance (a “ Diluting Issuance ”) by Company, after the Issue Date of the Warrant, of any Additional Shares of Common Stock (as defined in the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation) at a price per share less than the then Exercise Price, then the number of shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the Shares, and the conversion price, shall be adjusted in accordance with those provisions (the “ Provisions ”) of Company’s Certificate of Incorporation which apply to Diluting Issuances with the same effect as though the shares were outstanding at the time of the diluting issuance.  Company agrees that the Provisions, as in effect on the Issue Date, shall be deemed to remain in full force and effect during the term of the Warrant notwithstanding any subsequent amendment, waiver or termination thereof by Company’s shareholders.  Under no circumstances shall the aggregate Exercise Price payable by Holder upon exercise of the Warrant increase as a result of any adjustment arising from a Diluting Issuance.

2.5 Reserved .

2.6 No Impairment .  Company shall not, by amendment of its Certificate of Incorporation or through a reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue, or sale of securities or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms to be observed or performed under this Warrant by Company, but shall at all times

 

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in good faith assist in carrying out of all the provisions of this Article 2 and in taking all such action as may be necessary or appropriate to protect Holder s rights under this Article against impairment.  If Company takes any action affecting Shares or its common stock as described above that adversely affects Holder s rights under this Warrant, the Exercise Price shall be adjusted downward and the number of Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be adjusted upward in such a manner that such action is offset and the aggregate Exercise Price of this Warrant is unchanged.

2.7 Fractional Shares .  No fractional Shares shall be issuable upon exercise or conversion of the Warrant and the number of Shares to be issued shall be rounded down to the nearest whole Share.  If a fractional share interest arises upon any exercise or conversion of the Warrant, Company shall eliminate such fractional share interest by paying Holder an amount computed by multiplying the fractional interest by the fair market value of a full Share.

2.8 Certificate as to Adjustments .  Upon each adjustment of the Exercise Price, Company at its expense shall promptly compute such adjustment, and furnish Holder with a certificate of its Chief Financial Officer setting forth the Exercise Price in effect upon the date thereof and the series of adjustments leading to such Exercise Price, and the facts upon which such adjustment is based.

Article 3 REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS OF COMPANY .

3.1 Representations and Warranties .  The Company hereby represents and warrants to Holder as follows:

(a) The initial Exercise Price referenced on the first page of this Warrant is not greater than the fair market value of the Shares as of the date of this Warrant.

(b) As of the date hereof, the Company has sufficient authorized shares reserved for the issuance of all capital stock which may be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant.

(c) The Company ’s capitalization table attached to this Warrant as Appendix 2 is true and complete as of the Issue Date.

3.2 Valid Issuance .  Company shall take all steps necessary to insure that all Shares which may be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant, and all securities, if any, issuable upon conversion of Shares, shall, upon issuance, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and free of any liens and encumbrances except for restrictions on transfer provided for herein or under applicable federal and state securities laws.

3.3 Notice of Certain Events .  If Company proposes at any time (a) to declare any dividend or distribution upon its common stock, whether in cash, property, stock, or other securities and whether or not a regular cash dividend; (b) to offer for subscription pro rata to the holders of any class or series of its stock any additional shares of stock of any class or series or other rights; (c) to effect any reclassification or recapitalization of common stock; (d) to merge or consolidate with or into any other corporation, or sell, lease, license, or convey all or substantially all of its assets, or to liquidate, dissolve or wind up; or (e) offer holders of registration rights the opportunity to participate in an underwritten public offering of the company’s securities for cash, then, in connection with each such event, Company shall give Holder (1) in the case of the matters referred to in (a) and (b) above  at least 20 days prior written notice of the date on which a record will be taken for such dividend, distribution, or subscription rights (and specifying the date on which the holders of common stock will be entitled thereto) or for determining rights to vote, if any, in respect

 

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of the matters referred to in (c) and (d) above; (2) in the case of the matters referred to in (c) and (d) above at least 20 days prior written notice of the date when the same will take place (and specifying the date on which the holders of common stock will be entitled to exchange their common stock for securities or other property deliverable upon the occurrence of such event); and (3) in the case of the matter referred to in (e) above, the same notice as is given to the holders of such registration rights.

3.4 (a) Information .  So long as Holder holds this Warrant and/or any of the Shares, Company shall deliver to Holder (i) promptly, copies of all notices or other written communications to which Holder would be entitled if it held Shares as to which this Warrant was then exercisable and (ii) such other financial statements required under and in accordance with any loan documents between Holder and Company, or if there are no such requirements or if the subject loan(s) are no longer are outstanding, then within 45 days after the end of each of the first three quarters of each fiscal year, Company’s quarterly, unaudited financial statements and within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year, Company’s annual, audited financial statements.

(b) Exempt Transaction .  The issuance of the Shares will each constitute a transaction exempt from (i) the registration requirements of Section 5 of the Act, in reliance upon Section 4(2) thereof and/or Regulation D thereunder, and (ii) the qualification requirements of applicable state securities laws.

(c) Compliance with Rule 144 .  If Holder proposes to sell the Shares issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant in compliance with Rule 144 promulgated by the SEC, then, upon Holder’s written request to the Company, the Company shall furnish to Holder, within ten days after receipt of such request, a written statement confirming the Company’s compliance with the filing requirements of the SEC as set forth in such rule (as may be amended from time to time).  

3.5 Reserved .  

Article 4 Representations and Warranties of Holder .

Holder represents and warrants to the Company as follows:

4.1 Purchase for Own Account .  This Warrant and the Shares to be acquired upon exercise of this Warrant by Holder are being acquired for investment for Holder’s account, not as a nominee or agent, and not with a view to the public resale or distribution within the meaning of the Act.  Holder also represents that it has not been formed for the specific purpose of acquiring this Warrant or the Shares.

4.2 Disclosure of Information .  Holder is aware of the Company’s business affairs and financial condition and has received or has had full access to all the information it considers necessary or appropriate to make an informed investment decision with respect to the acquisition of this Warrant and its underlying securities.  Holder further has had an opportunity to ask questions and receive answers from the Company regarding the terms and conditions of the offering of this Warrant and its underlying securities and to obtain additional information (to the extent the Company possessed such information or could acquire it without unreasonable effort or expense) necessary to verify any information furnished to Holder or to which Holder has access.

4.3 Investment Experience .  Holder understands that the purchase of this Warrant and its underlying securities involves substantial risk.  Holder has experience as an investor in securities of companies in the development stage and acknowledges that Holder can bear the economic risk

 

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of such Holder’s investment in this Warrant and its underlying securities and has such knowledge and experience in financial or business matters that Holder is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of its investment in this Warrant and its underlying securities and/or has a preexisting personal or business relationship with the Company and certain of its officers, directors or controlling persons of a nature and duration that enables Holder to be aware of the character, business acumen and financial circumstances of such persons.

4.4 Accredited Investor Status .  Holder is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Regulation D promulgated under the Act.

4.5 The Act .  Holder understands that this Warrant and the Shares issuable upon exercise hereof have not been registered under the Act in reliance upon a specific exemption therefrom, which exemption depends upon, among other things, the bona fide nature of Holder’s investment intent as expressed herein.  Holder understands that this Warrant and the Shares issued upon any exercise hereof must be held indefinitely unless subsequently registered under the Act and qualified under applicable state securities laws, or unless exemption from such registration and qualification are otherwise available.  Holder is aware of the provisions of Rule 144 promulgated under the Act.

4.6 No Voting Rights .  Holder, as a Holder of this Warrant, will not have any voting rights until the exercise of this Warrant.

Article 5 MISCELLANEOUS .

5.1 Legends .  This Warrant and the Shares (and the securities issuable, directly or indirectly, upon conversion of Shares, if any) shall be imprinted with a legend in substantially the following form:

THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED WITHOUT AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION THEREOF UNDER SUCH ACT OR PURSUANT TO RULE 144 OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO COMPANY AND ITS COUNSEL THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.

5.2 Compliance with Securities Laws on Transfer .  This Warrant and the Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant (and the securities issuable, directly or indirectly, upon conversion of Shares, if any) may not be transferred or assigned in whole or in part without compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws by the transferor and the transferee (including, without limitation, the delivery of investment representation letters and legal opinions reasonably satisfactory to Company, as reasonably requested by Company).  Company shall not require Holder to provide an opinion of counsel if the transfer is to Holder’s parent company, Western Alliance Bancorporation, or any other affiliate of Holder, or if there is no material question as to the availability of current information as referenced in Rule 144(c), Holder represents that it has complied with Rule 144(d) and (e) in reasonable detail, the selling broker represents that it has complied with Rule 144(f), and the Company is provided with a copy of Holder’s notice of proposed sale.

5.3 Transfer Procedure .  After receipt by Holder of the executed Warrant, Holder may transfer all of this Warrant to Holder’s parent company, Western Alliance Bancorporation, or an affiliate thereof or successor thereto (the “ Subsequent Holder ”), by execution of an Assignment

 

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substantially in the form of Appendix 3 .  Subject to the provisions of Article 4. 2 and upon providing Company with written notice, the Subsequent Holder may transfer all or part of this Warrant or the Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant (or the Shares issuable directly or indirectly, upon conversion of the Shares, if any) to any transferee, provided, however, in connection with any such transfer, the Subsequent Holder will give the Company notice of the portion of the Warrant being transferred with the name, address and taxpayer identification number of the transferee and Holder will surrender this Warrant to the Company for reissuance to the transferee(s) (and Holder if applicable).  

5.4 Notices .  All notices and other communications from Company to Holder, or vice versa, shall be in writing and shall be deemed delivered and effective when given personally or mailed by first‑class registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, or by overnight courier, at such address as may have been furnished to Company or Holder, as the case may be, in writing by Company or such Holder from time to time.

5.5 Attorneys’ Fees .  In the event of any dispute between the parties concerning the terms and provisions of this Warrant, the party prevailing in such dispute shall be entitled to collect from the other party all costs incurred in such dispute, including reasonable attorneys’ fees.

5.6 Governing Law .  This Warrant shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Arizona, without giving effect to its principles regarding conflicts of law.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Warran t as of the day and year first above written.

 

 

COMPANY :

 

BIOLASE, INC., a Delaware corporation

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/ JOHN R. BEAVER

Name:

 

John R. Beaver

Title:

 

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

 

HOLDER :

 

WESTERN ALLIANCE BANK, an

Arizona corporation

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/ Victor Le

Name:

 

Victor Le

Title:

 

SVP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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APPENDIX 1

NOTICE OF EXERCISE

[Strike paragraph that does not apply.]

1. The undersigned hereby elects to purchase              shares of the Common Stock of Company pursuant to the terms of the attached Warrant, and tenders herewith payment of the purchase price of such shares in full.

1.   The undersigned hereby elects to convert the attached Warrant into Shares/cash [strike one] in the manner specified in the Warrant.  This conversion is exercised with respect to _____________________ of the Shares covered by the Warrant.

2. Please issue a certificate or certificates representing said shares in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified below:

 

Name:

 

 

Address:

 

 

 

 

 

3. The undersigned represents it is acquiring the shares solely for its own account and not as a nominee for any other party and not with a view toward the resale or distribution thereof except in compliance with applicable securities laws.

 

WESTERN ALLIANCE BANK, an Arizona corporation

 

 

 

By:

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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APPENDIX 2

CAPITALIZATION TABLE

 

 

 

 

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APPENDIX 3

ASSIGNMENT

For value received, WESTERN ALLIANCE BANK, hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto:

 

Name:

 

WESTERN ALLIANCE BANCORPORATION

Address:

 

One E. Washington, Suite 1400

 

 

Phoenix, Arizona 85004

 

 

Tax ID:                          

 

that certain Warrant to Purchase Stock issued by BIOLASE, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), on September __, 2018 (the “ Warrant ”) together with all rights, title and interest therein.

 

WESTERN ALLIANCE BANK

 

 

 

By:

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

By its execution below, and for the benefit of the Company, Western Alliance Bancorporation agrees to all other provisions of the Warrant as of the date hereof.

 

WESTERN ALLIANCE BANCORPORATION

 

 

 

By:

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

 

1865633.1

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Exhibit 4.2

 

E XECUTION V ERSION

 

 

 

THIS WARRANT AND THE SHARES ISSUABLE HEREUNDER HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ ACT ”), OR THE SECURITIES OR BLUE SKY LAWS OF ANY STATE AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED UNLESS AND UNTIL REGISTERED UNDER THE ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAW OR, IN THE OPINION OF LEGAL COUNSEL IN FORM AND SUBSTANCE SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER OF THESE SECURITIES (SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 5 BELOW), SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR HYPOTHECATION IS EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION.

 

WARRANT TO PURCHASE STOCK

 

Issuer: BIOLASE, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company ”) Number of Shares: 372,023 (as may be adjusted pursuant to Article 2 ) Warrant Price: $1.34

Issue Date: November 9, 2018

Expiration Date: November 9, 2026

 

THIS WARRANT CERTIFIES THAT , for good and valuable consideration, SWK Funding LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, or its assignees (“ Holder ”), is entitled to purchase the number of fully paid and non-assessable shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (“ Common Stock ”), set forth above (the “ Shares ”), at the Warrant Price per Share set forth above, as the same may be adjusted from time to time pursuant to Article 2 of this Warrant (the Warrant Price ”), subject to the provisions and upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Warrant.

 

ARTICLE 1. EXERCISE .

1.1

Method of Exercise . This Warrant is exercisable, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time on or before the Expiration Date set forth above. Holder may exercise this Warrant by delivering the original of this Warrant together with a duly executed Notice of Exercise in substantially the form attached as Appendix 1 to the Company in accordance with Section 5.7 (or such other office or agency of the Company as it may designate by notice in writing to the Holder in accordance with Section 5.7 ). Unless Holder is exercising the cashless exercise right set forth in Section 1.2 , Holder shall also deliver to the Company a check, wire transfer (to an account designated by the Company), or other form of payment acceptable to the Company in an amount equal to the aggregate Warrant Price for the Shares being purchased.

 

 

1.2

Cashless Exercise . In lieu of exercising this Warrant as specified in Section 1.1 , Holder may from time to time exercise this Warrant, in whole or in part, by means of a

 

 

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“cashless exercise” in which the Holder shall be entitled to receive a certificate for the number of Shares determined in accordance with the following equation:

 

 

X

= (A - B) x C A

 

 

 

where

 

X

=the number of Shares purchasable upon a “cashless exercise” of the Warrant pursuant to the provisions of this Section 1.2 ;

 

 

 

A

=the Fair Market Value (defined below) per share of Common Stock on the date of the “cashless exercise”;

 

 

B = the Warrant Price for one Share under this Warrant; and

 

 

C

=the number of Shares as to which this Warrant is being exercised pursuant to the provisions of this Article 1 .

 

 

 

If the foregoing calculation results in a negative number or zero, then no Shares shall be issued upon a “cashless exercise” pursuant to this Section 1.2 . If the Holder does not agree with the Fair Market Value per share ultimately determined pursuant to Section 1.3(b ) or Section 1.3(c) , the Holder may, in its sole discretion (i) rescind the “cashless exercise”, (ii) pay the aggregate Warrant Price in the form of, at the Holder’s option, (1) a check payable to the Company or (2) a wire transfer of funds to an account designated by the Company, or (iii) proceed with the “cashless exercise” at the Fair Market Value per Share so determined. In the event that, upon the Expiration Date or other termination of this Warrant, the Fair Market Value of one Share (or other security issuable upon the exercise hereof) as determined in accordance with Section 1.3 is greater than the Warrant Price in effect on such date, then this Warrant shall automatically be deemed on and as of such date to be exercised pursuant to this Section 1.2 as to all Shares (or such other securities) for which it shall not previously have been exercised, and the Company shall promptly deliver a certificate representing the Shares (or such other securities) issued upon such exercise to Holder.

 

1.3

Fair Market Value . For purposes of this Warrant, the “ Fair Market Value ” of a Share as of a particular date (the “ Determination Date ”) shall mean:

 

 

(a)

If the Common Stock is then publicly listed or quoted on one or more securities exchanges, inter-dealer quotation systems or over-the-counter markets, the fair market value of a Share shall be the closing price per share of Common Stock reported on the principal such exchange, system or market for the business day immediately before Holder delivers this Warrant together with its Notice of Exercise to the Company.

 

 

(b)

If the Determination Date is the date of a liquidation, dissolution or winding up, or any event deemed to be a liquidation, dissolution or winding up pursuant to the Company’s charter, then the fair market value of a Share shall be equal to all amounts to be payable per share to holders of the Common Stock pursuant to the charter in the event of such liquidation, dissolution or winding up, assuming for the purposes of this clause (b) that all of the shares of Common Stock

 

 

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then issuable upon exercise of all in-the-money options and warrants are outstanding at the Determination Date.

 

(c)

If the Common Stock is not then publicly listed or quoted on one or more securities exchanges, inter-dealer quotation systems or over-the-counter markets, then the Board of Directors of the Company (the “ Board ”) shall determine the fair market value of a Share in its reasonable good faith judgment; provided , however , if Holder advises the Board in writing that Holder disagrees with such determination, then the Company and Holder shall promptly agree upon a reputable investment banking firm to undertake such valuation. If the valuation of such investment banking firm results in a fair market value per Share that is more than 15% greater than that determined by the Board, then all fees and expenses of such investment banking firm shall be paid by the Company. In all other circumstances, such fees and expenses of such investment banking firm shall be paid by Holder.

 

 

1.4

Delivery of Certificate and New Warrant . Promptly after Holder exercises this Warrant and, if applicable, the Company receives payment of the aggregate Warrant Price, the Company shall deliver to Holder certificates for the Shares acquired and, if this Warrant has not been fully exercised and has not expired, a new warrant of like tenor representing a warrant to purchase the Shares not yet acquired.

 

 

1.5

Replacement of Warrants . On receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant and, in the case of loss, theft or destruction, on delivery of an indemnity agreement reasonably satisfactory in form and amount to the Company or, in the case of mutilation, on surrender and cancellation of this Warrant, the Company shall execute and deliver a replacement Warrant.

 

 

1.6

Sale, Merger, or Consolidation of the Company . For the purpose of this Warrant, “ Acquisition ” means any sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or any reorganization, consolidation, or merger of the Company where the holders of the Company’s securities before the transaction beneficially own less than 50% of the outstanding voting securities of the surviving entity after the transaction. Upon the closing of any Acquisition, the successor entity shall assume the obligations of this Warrant, and this Warrant shall be exercisable for the same securities, cash, and property as would be payable for the Shares issuable upon exercise of the unexercised portion of this Warrant as if such Shares were outstanding on the record date for the Acquisition and subsequent closing, and the Warrant Price shall be adjusted accordingly; provided , however , that if pursuant to such Acquisition the entire outstanding Shares issuable upon exercise of the unexercised portion of this Warrant are cancelled and the total consideration payable to the holders of such Shares consists entirely of cash, then, upon payment to the holder of this Warrant of an amount equal to the amount Holder would have received if Holder held Shares issuable upon exercise of the unexercised portion of this Warrant and such Shares were outstanding on the record date for the Acquisition less the aggregate Warrant Price of such Shares, this Warrant shall be cancelled.

 

 

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ARTICLE 2.

ADJUSTMENTS TO THE SHARES .

 

2.1

Stock Dividends, Splits, Etc . If the Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding: (a) pays a dividend on the Shares payable in Common Stock, (b) subdivides the outstanding Shares into a greater number of Shares, (c) combines (including by way of reverse stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares or (d) issues by reclassification of shares of Common Stock any shares of capital stock of the Company, then in each such case (i) the Warrant Price will be adjusted by multiplying the Warrant Price then in effect by a fraction, the numerator of which equals the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to such event (excluding treasury shares, if any), and the denominator of which equals the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event (excluding treasury shares, if any), and (ii) the number of Shares issuable hereunder shall be concurrently adjusted by multiplying such number by the reciprocal of such fraction. Such adjustments will take effect on the effective date of such dividend, subdivision, combination or issuance by reclassification, as the case may be. The provisions of this Section 2.1 shall similarly apply to successive reclassifications, exchanges, combinations, substitutions, recapitalizations and reorganizations.

 

 

 

2.2

Reserved.

 

2.3

Adjustments for Diluting Issuances . In the event that the Company issues (a “ Diluting Issuance ”) any Additional Shares of Common Stock (as defined in the Company’s Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of Series C Participating Convertible Preferred Stock (the “ Certificate of Designations ”), except that Sections 6(c)(ii)(C)(1) and 6(c)(ii)(C)(2) in such definition shall be deleted in their entirety) after the Issue Date set forth above, at a price per Share less than the then Exercise Price, then the Exercise Price shall be adjusted in accordance with the provisions set forth in Section 6(c) of the Certificate of Designations (the “ Provisions ”). For purposes of clarity, all references in such Section 6(c) to the “Initial Issue Date” shall mean the Issue Date, and to the “Conversion Price” shall mean the Exercise Price. The Company agrees that the Provisions, as in effect on the Issue Date, shall be deemed to remain in full force and effect during the term of the Warrant notwithstanding any subsequent amendment, waiver or termination thereof by the Company’s shareholders. Under no circumstances shall the aggregate Exercise Price payable by Holder upon exercise of the Warrant increase as a result of any adjustment arising from a Diluting Issuance.

 

 

2.4

No Impairment . The Company shall not, by amendment of its Certificate of Incorporation or through a reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue, or sale of securities or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms to be observed or performed under this Warrant by the Company, but shall at all times in good faith assist in carrying out of all the provisions of this Article 2 and in taking all such action as may be necessary or appropriate to protect Holder’s rights under this Article 2 against impairment. If the Company takes any action, a purpose of which is to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms to be observed or performed under this Warrant by the Company, the Warrant Price shall be adjusted downward and the number of Shares issuable

 

 

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upon the exercise of this Warrant shall be adjusted upward in such a manner that such action is offset and the aggregate Warrant Price of this Warrant is unchanged.

 

2.5

Fractional Shares . No fractional Shares shall be issuable upon exercise of the Warrant and the number of Shares to be issued shall be rounded down to the nearest whole Share. If a fractional share interest arises upon any exercise of the Warrant, the Company shall eliminate such fractional share interest by paying Holder the amount computed by multiplying the fractional interest by the Fair Market Value of a full Share.

 

 

2.6

Certificate as to Adjustments . Upon any adjustment pursuant to this Article 2 , including any adjustments to the Warrant Price or number of Shares that are exercisable under this Warrant, the Company shall promptly notify Holder in writing, and, at the Company’s expense, promptly compute such adjustment, and furnish Holder with a certificate of its officer setting forth such adjustment and the facts upon which such adjustment is based.

 

 

ARTICLE 3.

REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY .

 

3.1

Representations and Warranties . The Company represents and warrants to the Holder as follows:

 

 

(a) The Company is a corporation validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has all requisite corporate power and authority to carry on its business as now conducted.

 

(b) This Warrant constitutes the Company’s valid and legally binding obligation, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as may be limited by (i) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, or similar laws relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights and (ii) laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies. All corporate action has been taken on the part of the Company, its officers, directors, and stockholders necessary for the authorization, execution and delivery of this Warrant and the issuance of the Shares upon exercise of this Warrant.

 

(d) All Shares which may be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant  shall at all times during the term hereof and prior to exercise in full hereof be duly reserved out of the Company’s authorized and unissued capital stock for issuance upon exercise hereof and shall, upon issuance, be duly and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and free of any liens and encumbrances except for restrictions on transfer provided for herein or under applicable federal and state securities laws.

 

3.2

No Shareholder Rights; Preemptive Rights. Except as provided in this Warrant, Holder will not have any rights as a shareholder of the Company until the exercise of this Warrant. The Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable shall at all times be free from preemptive rights and any other rights (or the Company shall have received a valid waiver from

 

 

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all such holders of any such rights) that would prevent the exercise of this Warrant in full by the Holder.

 

3.3

Valid Issuance . The Company shall take all steps necessary to ensure that all Shares which may be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant shall, upon issuance, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free of any liens and encumbrances, and issued to the Holder without violation of any applicable law or governmental regulation or any requirements of any domestic securities exchange or similar quotation system upon which the Shares may be listed, except for restrictions on transfer provided for herein or under applicable federal and state securities laws.

 

 

3.4

Notice of Certain Events . If Company proposes at any time (a) to declare any dividend or distribution upon its capital stock, whether in cash, property, stock, or other securities and whether or not a regular cash dividend; (b) to offer for subscription pro rata to the holders of any class or series of its stock any additional shares of stock of any class or series or other rights; (c) to effect any reclassification or recapitalization of Common Stock; (d) to consummate any Acquisition, or to liquidate, dissolve or wind up the Company; or (e) offer holders of registration rights the opportunity to participate in an underwritten public offering of the company’s securities for cash, then, in connection with each such event, the Company shall give Holder (1) in the case of the matters referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above at least 20 days prior written notice of the date on which a record will be taken for such dividend, distribution, or subscription rights (and specifying the date on which the holders of Common Stock will be entitled thereto) or for determining rights to vote, if any, in respect of the matters referred to in clauses (c) and (d) above; (2) in the case of the matters referred to in (c) and (d) above at least 20 days prior written notice of the date when the same will take place (and specifying the date on which the holders of Common Stock will be entitled to exchange their Common Stock for securities or other property deliverable upon the occurrence of such event); and (3) in the case of the matter referred to in (e) above, the same notice as is given to the holders of such registration rights.

 

 

3.5

Information Rights . So long as Holder holds this Warrant and/or any of the Shares, the Company shall deliver to Holder (i) promptly, copies of all notices or other written communications to which Holder would be entitled if it held Shares as to which this Warrant was then exercisable, and (ii) within 45 days after the end of each of the first three quarters of each fiscal year, the Company’s quarterly, unaudited financial statements and within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year, the Company’s annual, audited financial statements; provided , however , that with regard to annual meeting proxy statements and clause (ii) of this Section 3.5 , it is understood and agreed that there shall be no such delivery requirement with respect to any such proxy statements or financial statements if such documents are available on EDGAR.

 

 

ARTICLE 4.

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE HOLDER.

 

The Holder represents and warrants to the Company as follows:

 

4.1 Purchase for Own Account. This Warrant and the Shares to be acquired upon exercise of this Warrant by Holder are being acquired for investment for Holder’s account,

 

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not as a nominee or agent, and not with a view to the public resale or distribution in violation of applicable securities laws. Holder also represents that it has not been formed for the specific purpose of acquiring this Warrant or the Shares.

 

4.2 Disclosure of Information. Holder has received or has had full access to all the information it considers necessary or appropriate to make an informed investment decision with respect to this Warrant and its underlying securities. Holder further has had an opportunity to ask questions and receive answers from the Company regarding the terms and conditions of the offering of this Warrant and its underlying securities and to obtain additional information (to the extent the Company possessed such information or could acquire it without unreasonable effort or expense) necessary to verify any information furnished to Holder or to which Holder has access.

 

4.3 Investment Experience. Holder understands that the purchase of this Warrant and its underlying securities involves substantial risk. Holder has experience as an investor in securities of companies in the development stage and acknowledges that Holder can bear the economic risk of such Holder’s investment in this Warrant and its underlying securities and has such knowledge and experience in financial or business matters that Holder is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of its investment in this Warrant and its underlying securities and/or has a preexisting personal or business relationship with the Company and certain of its officers, directors or controlling persons of a nature and duration that enables Holder to be aware of the character, business acumen and financial circumstances of such persons.

 

4.4

Accredited Investor Status. Holder is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Regulation D promulgated under the Act.

 

 

4.5

The Act. Holder understands that this Warrant and the Shares issuable upon exercise hereof have not been registered under the Act in reliance upon a specific exemption therefrom, which exemption depends upon, among other things, the bona fide nature of the Holder’s investment intent as expressed herein. Holder understands that this Warrant and the Shares issued upon any exercise hereof must be held indefinitely unless subsequently registered under the Act and qualified under applicable state securities laws, or unless exemption from such registration and qualification are otherwise available.

 

 

ARTICLE 5.

MISCELLANEOUS .

 

5.1

Term. This Warrant is exercisable in whole or in part at any time and from time to time on or before the Expiration Date.

 

 

5.2

Legends .This Warrant and the Shares shall be imprinted with a legend in substantially the following form:

 

 

THIS WARRANT AND THE SHARES ISSUABLE HEREUNDER HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE

 

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TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED UNLESS AND UNTIL REGISTERED UNDER SAID ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAW OR, IN THE OPINION OF LEGAL COUNSEL IN FORM AND SUBSTANCE SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER OF THESE SECURITIES, SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR HYPOTHECATION IS EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION.

 

5.3

Cash Dividends and Cash Distributions . Subject to the other provisions of this Section 5.3 , this Warrant shall at all times represent the Holder’s right to receive the same percentage of any cash dividends or cash distributions made by the Company that would have been received by the Holder if Holder had fully exercised this Warrant for the full amount of the unexercised Shares immediately prior to the close of business on the day immediately preceding the record date for such dividend. To that end, if the Company at any time or from time to time after the date hereof declares, orders, pays or makes a cash dividend or other cash distribution on or with respect to its shares of Common Stock, then, and in each such case, the Company shall reserve for, and hold for the benefit of, the Holder, a dollar amount equal to the amount (without interest) that the Holder would have received if it had fully exercised this Warrant for the full amount of the unexercised Shares immediately prior to the close of business on the day immediately preceding the record date for such dividend or other cash distribution, and the Holder shall be entitled to receive such amount in full upon the exercise of this Warrant. In lieu of receiving such cash payment, at its sole discretion, the Holder may choose to have the Warrant Price reduced by the amount of the cash, or value of the other securities or other property payable per share.

 

 

5.4

Compliance with Securities Laws on Transfer . This Warrant and/or the Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant may not be transferred or assigned in whole or in part without compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws by the transferor and the transferee, and in connection with any proposed transfer of this Warrant or the Shares to any Person other than an Affiliate of the Holder, the transferor shall, if reasonably requested by the Company, deliver a legal opinion of counsel to the transferor (at the transferor’s expense).

 

 

5.5

Registration Rights . In the event that the Company, at any time prior to the Expiration Date, proposes to file on behalf of any stockholder or warrantholder a registration statement under the Act on any form (other than a registration statement on Form S-4 or Form S-

 

8) for shares or warrant shares held by any stockholder or warrantholder, the Company shall provide written notice to the Holder as soon as practicable of such proposed filing, but in no event shall such written notice be given to the Holder later than ten (10) days prior to the date that the Company intends to file such registration statement, and, subject to the receipt by the Company of any information of the Holder reasonably required to be included in the registration statement, the Holder shall have the right, in its discretion, to include the Shares of the Holder in such registration statement at the Company’s expense; provided, however, that the Holder shall have no such right with respect to any Shares that cannot be registered on such registration statement, as a result of the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. All legal and other fees and expenses incurred by the Holder in connection with such registration shall be borne by the Holder. The Holder shall not, in connection with any such registration, provide any information to the Company that contains any untrue statement of a material fact or fail to state a material fact

 

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required to be stated or necessary to make the statements provided to the Company not misleading, in light of the circumstances in which they were made.

 

5.6

Transfer Procedure. Subject to the provisions of Section 5.4 and upon providing the Company with written notice, Holder may transfer all or part of this Warrant or the Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant to any transferee, provided, however, in connection with any such transfer, Holder will give the Company notice of the portion of the Warrant being transferred with the name, address and taxpayer identification number of the transferee and Holder will surrender this Warrant to the Company for reissuance to the transferee(s) (and Holder if applicable).

 

 

5.7

Notices . All notices and other communications from the Company to the Holder, or vice versa, shall be in writing and shall be deemed delivered and effective when given personally or mailed by first-class registered or certified mail or by overnight courier, postage prepaid (or on the first business day after transmission by facsimile), at such address as may have been furnished to the Company or Holder, as the case may be, in writing by the Company or such holder from time to time.

 

 

All notices to Holder shall be addressed as follows until the Company receives notice of a change in address in accordance with this Section 5.7 :

 

SWK Funding LLC

Attn: Chief Executive Officer 14755 Preston Road, Suite 105

Dallas, TX 75254

Telephone: 972-687-7250

Facsimile: 972- 687-7255

With a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to: Holland & Knight LLP

200 Crescent Ct., Suite 1600

Dallas, TX 75201

Telephone: 214-964-9500

Facsimile: 214-964-9501 Attention: Ryan Magee

 

Notice to the Company shall be addressed as follows until Holder receives notice of a change in address in accordance with this Section 5.7 :

 

BIOLASE, Inc.

Attn: Chief Executive Officer 4 Cromwell

Irvine, CA 92618

Telephone: 949-361-1200

Facsimile: 949-365-4913

 

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

 

Sidley Austin LLP

1 South Dearborn Street Chicago, IL 60603

Telephone: 312-853-2217; 312-853-7443

Facsimile: 312-853-7036 Attention: Michael A. Gordon

Beth E. Peev

 

5.8

Waiver . This Warrant and any term hereof may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated only by an instrument in writing signed by the party against which enforcement of such change, waiver, discharge or termination is sought.

 

 

5.9

Attorney’s Fees . In the event of any dispute between the parties concerning the terms and provisions of this Warrant, the party prevailing in such dispute shall be entitled to collect from the other party all costs incurred in such dispute, including reasonable attorneys’ fees.

 

 

5.10

Counterparts. This Warrant may be executed in counterparts, all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

 

 

5.11

Governing Law . This Warrant shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to its principles regarding conflicts of law.

 

 

5.12

Provisions for the Benefit of the Lenders . Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, nothing contained in this Warrant shall affect, limit or impair the rights and remedies of SWK in its capacity as a lender to the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries pursuant to the Credit Agreement among the Company, SWK, as Agent, Sole Lead Arranger and Sole Bookrunner, and the financial parties thereto from to time as lenders, dated as of the date hereof, or any other agreements or instruments entered into in connection therewith. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, SWK in exercising its rights as a lender will not have any duty to consider (a) its status as a direct or indirect stockholder of the Company and the Company’s subsidiaries, (b) the direct or indirect ownership of the Shares, or (c) any duty it may have to any other direct or indirect stockholder of the Company and the Company’s subsidiaries, except as may be required under the applicable loan documents.

 

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Warrant as of the day and year first above written.

 

 

COMPANY: BIOLASE, INC. ,

a Delaware corporation

 

By : - -

Name: Jo Beaver

Title: ancial Officer

 

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SWK FUNDING LLC

 

 

4003812277351 By: SWK Holdings Corporation , its sole Manager

 

 

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APPENDIX 1 NOTICE OF EXERCISE

The undersigned, pursuant to the provisions set forth in the attached Warrant (No. ), hereby irrevocably elects to purchase (check applicable box):

 

Shares covered by such Warrant.

 

            The undersigned herewith makes payment of the full purchase price for such Shares at the price per share provided for in such Warrant, which is $ . Such payment takes the form of (check applicable box or boxes):

 

$ in lawful money of the United States; and/or

 

            the cancellation of such number of Shares as is necessary, in accordance with the formula set forth in Section 1.2 , to exercise this Warrant with respect to Shares (using a Fair Market Value of $ per Share for purposes of this calculation) purchasable pursuant to the cashless exercise procedure set forth in Section 1.2 .

 

The undersigned requests that the certificates for such Shares be issued in the name of, and delivered to whose  address is

.

 

By its execution below and for the benefit of the Company, Holder hereby restates each of the representations and warranties in Article 4 of the Warrant as of the date hereof.

 

HOLDER:

 

 

 

By:

 

Name:

 

Title:

 

(Date):

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Exhibit 10.3

 

WAWER AND BUSINESS FINANCING MODIFICATION AGREEMENT

(First Amendment to Business Financing Agreement)

 

This Waiver and Business Financing Modification Agreement (this "Modification Agreement'') is entered into as of August 13, 2018, by and between Biolase, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Parent''), BL Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (''BL Acquisition''), and BL Acquisition II Inc., a Delaware corporation (''BL Acquisition II'' and together with Parent and BL Acquisition, individually and collectively, jointly and severally, "Borrower") and Western Alliance Banlc, an Arizona corporation ("Lender").

 

 

1.

DESCRIPTION OF EXI S TING INDEBTEDNESS: Among other indebtedness which may be owing by Borrower to Lender, Borrower is indebted to Lender pursuant to, among other documents, a Business Financing Agreement, dated March 6, 2018, by and between Borrower and Lender, as the same may be amended from time to time (the "Business Financing Agreement''). Capitaliz.ed tenns used without definition herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Business Financing Agreement.

 

 

Hereinafter, all indebtedness owing by Borrower to Lender shall be referred to as the "Indebtedness" and the Business Financing Agreement and any and all other documents executed by Borrower in favor of Lender shall be referred to as the "Existing Documents."

 

2. DESCRIPTION OF EXISTING DEFA UL TS . Borrower is currently in default of the Business Financing Agreement for (a) failing to comply with the covenant set forth in Section 4.15 of the Business Financing Agreement as a result of Borrower's failure to transition all of its depository and operating accounts and investment accounts to Lender within 90 days of the Closing Date, and (b) failing to comply with the covenant set forth in Section 4.18 of the Business Financing Agreement as a result of Borrower's failure to complete the Subsidiary Dissolution within 90 days of the Closing Date (collectively, the "Existing Defaults"). Borrower has requested that Lender waive its rights and remedies against Borrower, limited specifically to the Existing Defaults. Although Lender is under no obligation to do so, Lender is willing to not exercise its rights and remedies against Borrower related to the specific Existing Defaults on the terms and conditions set forth in this Modification Agreement, so long as Borrower complies with the terms, covenants and conditions set forth in this Modification Agreement.

 

3. W A IVER OF COVENANT DEFAULTS. Lender hereby waives Borrower's Existing Defaults under the Business Financing Agreement. Lender's waiver of Borrower's compliance of these covenants shall apply only to the foregoing periods. Accordingly, hereinafter, Borrower shall be in compliance with these covenants, as amended hereby. Lender's agreement to waive the Existing Defaults (1) in no way shall be deemed an agreement by Lender to waive Borrower's compliance with the above•described covenants as of all other dates, (2) shall not limit or impair Lender's right to demand strict perfonnance of these covenants as of all other dates, and (3) shall not limit or impair Lender's right to demand strict perfonnance of all other covenants as of any date.

 

4.

DESCRIPTION OF CH AN GE IN TERMS .

 

A.

Mo d ifications to Business Financin g A gr eement :

 

i. Section 1.1: Ad vances . Section 1.1 is amended by adding the following to the end thereof:

 

Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, on or about the First Amendment Date, Lender shall make an Advance to Borrower in an amount equal to $1,500,000 (the "First Amendment Advance" ) . Within 45 days after the First Amendment Date, Borrower shall (a) repay the First Amendment Advance in full, together with all accrued unpaid interest thereon, and (b) execute and deliver to Lender such documents, in form and substance satisfactory to Lender, as Lender requests to transfer this Agreement, and all of Borrower's Obligations hereunder, to Lender's Capital Finance Division (the "Loan Transfer"). For clarification,

 

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Borrower's failure to satisfy both clauses (a) and (b) in the prior sentence within the 45-day period shall be deemed an immediate Event of Default hereunder. During such 45-day period, no additional Advances shall be available hereunder.

 

ii. Section 1.3: Due Diligence . Section 1.3 is amended by adding the following sentence to the end thereof

 

Borrower acknowledges that such an audit shall be completed prior to the Loan Transfer and in no event later than October 12, 2018.

 

 

m.

Section 1.4: Collections . Section l.4(a)(i) is amended in its entirety and replaced with the following:

 

 

(i) immediately notify, transfer and deliver to Lender all domestic Collections Borrower receives for deposit into the Domestic Collection Account and all foreign Collections Borrower receives for deposit into the EXIM Collection Account,

 

iv. Section 1.4; Coliections . Section 1.4(a)(iii) is amended by inserting the word "applicable" immediately prior to the phrase "Collection Account''.

v. Section I .4 : Collections . The fourth sentence of Section l.4(a) is amended by inserting the word "applicable" immediately prior to each instance of the phrase "Collection Account".

 

vi. Section 1.4: Collections. The first sentence of Section l.4(b) is amended by deleting the phrase "Collection Account" and replacing it with "Collection Accounts".

 

vii. Section 4.15 . Section 4.15 is amended by deleting the phrase "Within 90 days of the Closing Date" and replacing it with "By no later than August 31, 2018,".

 

V111. Section 4.18 . Section 4.18 is amended by deleting the phrase "Within 90 days of the Closing Date" and replacing it with "By no later than August 31, 2018".

 

 

ix.

Section 12,1: Definitions . The following term and its definition set forth in Section 12.1 of the Business Financing Agreement are amended in their entirety and replaced with the following:

 

 

"Collection Account" means either the Domestic Collection Account or the EXIM Collection Account

 

 

x.

Section 12.1: Definitions . The following terms and their respective definitions are added to Section 12.1 of the Business Financing Agreement, in appropriate alphabetical order, as follows:

 

 

"Domestic Collection Account" means the deposit account maintained with Lender which, pursuant to the Lockbox Agreement, all domestic Collections received in the Lockbox are to be deposited, and as to which Borrower has no right to withdrawal funds.

 

"EXIM Collection Account" means the deposit account maintained with Lender which, pursuant to the Lockbox Agreement, all foreign Collections received in the Lockbox are to be deposited, and as to which Borrower has no right to withdrawal funds,

 

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"First Amendment Ad va nce" has the meaning set forth in Section I.I. "First Amendment Date" is August 13, 2018.

"Loan Transfer" has the meaning set forth in Section 1.1.

 

 

5.

CONSISTENT CHANGES . The Existing Docwnents are each hereby amended wherever necessary to reflect the changes described above.

 

 

 

6.

PAYMENT OF DOCUMENTATION EXPENSES. Borrower shall pay to Lender all of Lender's out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with the amendment and modification of the Business Financing Agreement {the "Modification Expenses").

 

 

7. NO DEFENSES OF BORROWER/GENERAL RELEASE. Borrower agrees that, as of this date, it has no defenses against the obligations to pay any amounts under the Indebtedness. Borrower ("Releasing Party") acknowledges that Lender would not enter into this Modification Agreement without Releasing Party's assurance that it has no claims against Lender or any of Lender's officers, directors, employees or agents. Except for the obligations arising hereafter under this Modification Agreement, Releasing Party releases Lender, and each of Lender's and entity's officers, directors and employees from any known or unknown claims that Releasing Party now has against Lender of any nature, including any claims that Releasing J>arty, its successors, counsel, and advisors may in the future discover they would have now had if they had known facts not now known to them, whether founded in contract, in tort or pursuant to any other theory of liability, including but not limited to any claims arising out of or related to the Agreement or the transactions contemplated thereby. Releasing Party waives the provisions of California Civil Code section 1542, which states:

 

A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXIBND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER, MUST HA VE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR.

 

The provisions, waivers and releases set forth in this section are binding upon Releasing Party and its shareholders, agents, employees, assigns and successors in interest. The provisions, waivers and releases of this section shall inure to the benefit of Lender and its agents, employees, officers, directors, assigns and successors in interest. The provisions of this section shall survive payment in full of the Obligations, full performance of all the tenns of this Modification Agreement and the Agreement, and/or Lender's actions to exercise any remedy available under the Agreement or otherwise.

 

 

8.

CONTINUING VALIDITY. Borrower understands and agrees that in modifying the existing Indebtedness and waiving the Existing Defaults, Lender is relying upon Borrower's representations, warranties, and agreements, as set forth in the Existing Documents. Except as expressly modified pursuant to this Modification Agreement, the terms of the Existing Documents remain unchanged and in full force and effect. Lender's agreement to modifications to the existing Indebtedness and to waive the Existing Defaults pursuant to this Modification Agreement in no way shall obligate Lender to make any future forbearances, waivers or modifications to the Indebtedness. Nothing in this Modification Agreement shall constitute a satisfaction of the Indebtedness. It is the intention of Lender and Borrower to retain as liable parties all makers and endorsers of Existing Documents, unless the party is expressly released by Lender in writing. No maker, endorser, or guarantor will be released by virtue of this Modification Agreement. The terms of this paragraph apply not only to this Modification Agreement, but also to any subsequent business financing modification agreements.

 

 

9. CONDITIONS. The effectiveness of this Modification Agreement is conditioned upon (a) the due execution and delivery to Lender by Borrower of a term sheet, in form and substance satisfactory to Lender,

 

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for the transfer of the loan facility to Lender's Capital Finance Division, and (b) payment of the Modification Expenses.

 

10. NOTICE OF FINAL AGREEMENT. BY SIGNING THIS DOCUMENT EACH PARTY REPRESENTS AND AGREES THAT: (A) THIS WRITfEN AGREEMENT REPRESENTS THE FINAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES, (B) THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES, AND (C) THIS WRITTEN AGREEMENT MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF ANY PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS, OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OR UNDERSTANDINGS OF THE PARTIES.

 

11. COUNTERSIGNATURE . This Modification Agreement shall become effective only when executed by Lender and Borrower.

 

[Signature Page Follows]

 

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BORROWER:

 

BIOLASE, INC.

 

 

BL ACQUISmON CORP .

 

Name: i \    -e . . . . e.e t r e

 

By. b - -

Title: c " .- C-f o

BL ACQUISITION II INC.

 

[Signature Page to Waiver and

Business Financing Modification Agreement (1 81 Amendment)]

 

 

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Exhibit 10.4

 

BUSINESS FINANCING MODIFICATION AGREEMENT
(Second Amendment to Business Financing Agreement)

 

This Business Financing Modification Agreement (this “Modification Agreement”) is entered into as of September 27, 2018, by and between Biolase, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), BL Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (“BL Acquisition”), and BL Acquisition II Inc . , a Delaware corporation (“BL Acquisition II” and together with  Parent and BL Acquisition,  individually and collectively, jointly and severally, “Borrower”) and Western Alliance Bank, an Arizona corporation (“Lender”).

 

1. DESCRIPTION OF EXISTING INDEBTEDNESS : Among other indebtedness which may be owing by Borrower to Lender, Borrower is indebted to Lender pursuant to, among other documents, a Business Financing Agreement, dated March 6, 2018, by and between Borrower and Lender, as the same has been and may be further amended from time to time (the “Business Financing Agreement”). Capitalized terms used without definition herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Business Financing Agreement.

 

Hereinafter, all indebtedness owing by Borrower to Lender shall be referred to as the “Indebtedness” and the Business Financing Agreement and any and all other documents executed by Borrower in favor of Lender shall be referred to as the “Existing Documents.”

 

2. DESCRIPTION OF CHANGE IN TERMS .

 

 

A.

Modifications to Business Financin g A gr eement :

 

i. Section 1.1: Advances. The last two sentences of Section 1.1 are amended in their entirety and replaced with the following:

 

By no later than September 28, 2018, Borrower shall either (a) repay the First Amendment Advance in full. together with all accrued unpaid interest thereon, or (b) execute and deliver to Lender such documents, in form and substance satisfactory to Lender, as Lender requests to transfer this Agreement, and all of Borrower's Obligations hereunder, to Lender's Capital Finance Division (the “ Loan Transfer ) .   For clarification, Borrower's failure to satisfy either clause (a) or (b) in the prior sentence on or prior to September 28, 2018, shall be deemed an immediate Event of Default hereunder.   During such period, no additional Advances shall be available hereunder.

 

ii. Section 1.4 : Collections . The first sentence of Section l.4(b) is amended in its entirety and replaced with the following:

 

Lender shall (i) when Borrower's Remaining Months Liquidity is less than six (6), apply the Collections deposited into the Collection Accounts to  the outstanding Account Balance on  a  daily basis, and (ii)  when Borrower's Remaining Months Liquidity is equal to or greater than six (6), transfer all Collections deposited into the Collection Accounts to Borrower's Account on a daily basis; provided that upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Default, Lender may apply all Collections to the Obligations in such order and manner as Lender may determine.

 

iii. Section 4.14.   Section 4.14(g) and (h) are amended in their entireties and replaced with the following :

 

(g)        Within 5 business days after the 15 th and last day of each calendar month (or within 5 business days after the last day of each calendar month when Borrower's Remaining  Months Liquidity  is equal  to or greater  than nine (9)), and with each request for an Advance (when submitted with a request for an Advance, these must be dated within 3 business days of such Advance), (i) a roll forward domestic  borrowing base certificate, in form and substance satisfactory to Lender, setting forth Domestic Eligible Receivables and Receivable Amounts thereof  as  of  the  last  day  of  the  preceding  reporting  period,  and (ii) a  roll forward EXIM borrowing  base certificate, in form and substance satisfactory to Lender,  setting   forth  EXIM  Eligible  Receivables   and  Receivable  Amounts thereof as of the last day of the preceding reporting period.

 

(h)       Within  5 business  days after  the  15 th and  last day of  each calendar month (or within 5 business days after the last day of each calendar month when Borrower's Remaining  Months Liquidity  is equal to

 

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or greater  than nine (9)), and with each request for an Advance (when submitted with a request for an Advance, these must be dated within 3 business days of such Advance), detailed agings of Borrower's accounts receivable and accounts payable by invoice date and detailed agings of Borrower's accounts receivable and accounts payable by due date, in each case, separating domestic receivables  and EXIM receivables, together  with  a  sales  or  billings  journal,  a  deferred  revenue  report, a  cash receipts report and such other matters as Lender may request

 

iv. Section 4.14 .  The second sentence of Section 4.14(a) is amended in its entirety and replaced with the following:

 

The statements shall be prepared on a consolidated and a consolidating basis.

 

v. Section  4.14 .    A new Section 4.14(k) is added to the  Business  Financing Agreement as follows:

 

(k)        Within 3 business days of each Friday until the earlier of (i) Borrower's achievement   of  the  Capital  Raise  Milestone  or  (ii)  Borrower's   delivery  to Lender  of evidence satisfactory  to Lender that Borrower  has achieved EBDAS equal to or greater than One Dollar ($1.00), a weekly cash flow forecast in form and substance satisfactory to Lender.

 

vi. Section  4.15 .    Section  4.15  is amended  in its entirety  and  replaced  with the following:

 

4.15        Maintain   all  of  its  and  its  domestic   Subsidiaries'  depository  and operating  accounts and investment accounts with Lender.  Borrower will utilize and cause its Subsidiaries  to utilize Lender's International Banking Division for any  international   banking  services  required  by  Borrower,  including,  but  not limited to, foreign currency wires, foreign exchange, hedges, swaps, and letters of credit.

 

vii. Section  4.20 .    Section  4.20  is amended  in its entirety  and replaced  with the following:

 

4.20        At all times, maintain Borrower's financial condition as follows in accordance with GAAP and used consistently with prior practices (except to the extent modified by the definitions herein):

 

 

(a)

Adjusted Quick Ratio, tested as of the end of each month, not at any time less than 0.70 to 1.00 .

 

 

(b)

Unrestricted cash on deposit with Lender not at any time less than $750,000.

 

 

(c)

Borrower shall deliver to Lender, by no later than October 15, 2018, a signed term sheet for not less than $5,000,000 in cash proceeds  from  the  sale  or  issuance of  Borrower's  equity securities or Subordinated Debt on terms and conditions, and from  investors,  satisfactory  to  Lender  in   its  reasonable discretion.

 

 

(d)

Borrower shall receive cash proceeds, after the Second Amendment Date but on or prior to November 15, 2018, of not less than $5,000,000 from the sale or issuance of Borrower's  equity securities or Subordinated Debt on terms and conditions, and from investors, satisfactory to Lender in its reasonable discretion (the “ Ca p ital Raise Milestone ”).

 

viii. Section 12.1: Definitions .   Clause (o) of the defined term “Domestic Eligible Receivables” in Section 12.1 is amended in its entirety and replaced with the following:

 

(o)        The Receivable is not that portion of Receivables due from an Account Debtor which is in excess of twenty percent (20%) (thirty percent (30%) for finance and distribution companies and forty percent (40%) for Dental One Partners, Highland Capital and Henry Schein) of Borrower's aggregate dollar amount of all outstanding Receivables.

 

 

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ix. Section 12.1: Definitions .  Notwithstanding anything in the Business Financing Agreement to the contrary, the defined term EXIM Eligible Receivables set forth in Section 12.1 shall not include Receivables owing from an Account Debtor as to which thirty-five percent (35%)  or more of the aggregate dollar amount of  all outstanding Receivables owing from such Account Debtor have not been paid within 60 days from invoice due date.

 

x. Section 12.1: Definitions .  The following terms and their respective definitions set forth in Section 12.1 are amended in their entireties and replaced with the following:

 

Adjusted Q uick Ratio means (i) the aggregate of unrestricted global cash and Cash Equivalents plus net trade accounts receivable (net of  any reserve for uncollectable accounts and excluding any receivables from affiliates, whether trade or otherwise) divided by (ii) (a) total current liabilities determined in accordance with GAAP (including all Obligations to  Lender) minus (b) the current portion of Deferred Revenue .

 

Credit Limit   means  $2,500,000,  which is  intended to  be  the  maximum amount of Advances at any time outstanding.

 

“Domestic Credit  Limit” means $2,500,000, which is intended to be the maximum  amount  of  Advances  at  any  time  outstanding  with  respect  to Domestic Eligible Receivables.

 

“Domestic Facili ty Fee” means a fee equal to one-half of one percent (0.50%) of the Domestic Credit Limit due upon March 6, 2019, and each anniversary thereof so long as any Advances are outstanding or available hereunder.

 

EXIM Credit Limit means $2,500,000, which is intended to be the maximum amount of Advances at any time outstanding  with respect to EXIM Eligible Receivables.

 

Finance Charge  Percenta ge means a floating rate per year equal to (i)  the Prime Rate plus two and one-quarter  percentage points (2.25%) with respect to Advances made under the Domestic Line of Credit, and (ii) the Prime Rate plus two and one-quarter  percentage  points (2.25%)  with respect to Advances made under  the  EXIM  Line  of  Credit,  and,  in  each  case,  plus  an  additional  five percentage  points  (5.00%)  during  any  period  that  an  Event  of  Default  has occurred and is continuing.

 

Prime Rate means the greater of five percent (5.00%) per year or the Prime Rate published in the Money Rates section of the Western Edition of The Wall Street Journal,  or such other  rate of interest  publicly announced  from time to time by Lender  as its Prime Rate.   Lender may price loans to its customers at, above, or below the Prime Rate. Any change in the Prime Rate shall take effect at the opening of business on the day specified in the public announcement of a change in the Prime Rate.

 

xi. Section 12.1: Definitions.    The following  terms and their respective definitions are added to Section 12.1, in appropriate alphabetical order, as follows:

 

Availabili ty Amount means the lesser of (a) (i) the lesser of (A) the Credit Limit and (B) the Borrowing Base, minus (ii) the total amount of the outstanding Advances   (including   deemed   Advances   with   respect   to   the  International Sublimit  and the total amount  of the Cash Management  Sublimit), and (b) the sum of (i) (A) the lesser of (1) the Domestic Credit Limit and (2) the Domestic Borrowing  Base, minus (B) the total amount of the outstanding Advances with respect  to  Domestic  Eligible  Receivables   (including  deemed  Advances  with respect   to  the   International   Sublimit   and   the  total   amount  of  the  Cash Management Sublimit), plus (ii) (A) the lesser of (1) the EXIM Credit Limit and (2) the EXIM  Borrowing  Base, minus (B) the total amount of the outstanding Advances with respect to EXIM Eligible Receivables.

 

Cash Burn means,  for any  month,  Borrower's net  income for such month plus, to the extent deducted in the calculation of net income, depreciate expense , amortization expense, and non cash stock compensation expense.

 

EBDAS means Borrower's net income plus, to the extent deducted from the calculation  of  net  income, (i)  depreciation  and amortization  expense, and (ii) stock  compensation   expense,   in  each  case  determined  in  accordance  with GAAP.

 

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Remainin g Months Li q uidi ty means the ratio of (a) the aggregate amount of unrestricted cash maintained with Lender plus the Availability Amount to (b) Borrower's average  monthly Cash Bum  for the trailing three (3) months most recently ended.

 

Second Amendment Date is September 27, 2018.

 

xii. Exhibit  A:  Com p liance   Certificate . Exhibit  A   to  the  Business  Financing Agreement is amended in its entirety and replaced with Exhibit A attached hereto .

 

 

B.

Acknowl edg ements .

 

i. Lender hereby  acknowledges that,  as  of  the  date  of  this  Modification Agreement, Borrower has closed its accounts maintained with Comerica Bank .

 

ii. Lender hereby acknowledges that Borrower has completed the Subsidiary Dissolution and therefore has completed the requirement set forth in Section 4.18 of the Business Financing Agreement.

 

3. CONSISTENT CHANGES . The Existing Documents are each hereby amended wherever necessary to reflect the changes described above.

 

4. PAYMENT OF MODIFICATION FEE AND DOCUMENTATION EXPENSES . Borrower shall pay to Lender (a) a modification fee in the amount of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000) (the “Modification Fee”), plus (b) all of Lender's out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with the amendment and modification of the Business Financing Agreement (the “Modification Expenses”).

 

5 . NO DEFENSES OF BORROWER/GENERAL RELEASE .  Borrower agrees that, as of this date, it has no defenses against the obligations to pay any amounts under the Indebtedness. Borrower (“Releasing Party”) acknowledges that Lender would not enter into this Modification Agreement  without Releasing Party's assurance that it has no claims against Lender or any of Lender's officers, directors, employees or agents.  Except for the obligations arising hereafter under this Modification  Agreement, Releasing Party releases Lender, and each of Lender's and entity's officers, directors and employees from any known or unknown claims that Releasing Party now has against Lender of any nature, including any claims that Releasing Party, its successors, counsel, and advisors may in the future discover they would have now had if they had known facts not now known to them, whether founded in contract, in tort or pursuant to any other theory of liability, including but not limited to any claims arising out of or related to the Business Financing Agreement or the transactions contemplated thereby. Releasing Party waives the provisions of California Civil Code section 1542, which states:

 

A  GENERAL RELEASE  DOES  NOT  EXTEND TO  CLAIMS  WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER, MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR.

 

The provisions, waivers and releases set forth in this section are binding upon Releasing Party and its shareholders, agents , employees, assigns and successors in interest. The provisions, waivers and releases of this section shall inure to the benefit of Lender and its agents, employees, officers, directors, assigns and successors in interest. The provisions of this section shall survive payment in full of the Obligations, full performance of all the terms of this Modification Agreement and the Business Financing Agreement, and/or Lender's actions to exercise any remedy available under the Business Financing Agreement or otherwise.

 

6. CONTINUING  VALIDITY.   Borrower understands and agrees that in modifying the existing Indebtedness, Lender is relying upon Borrower's representations, warranties, and agreements, as set forth in the Existing Documents. Except as expressly modified pursuant to this Modification Agreement, the terms of the Existing Documents remain unchanged and in full force and effect. Lender's agreement to modifications to the existing Indebtedness pursuant to this Modification Agreement in no way shall obligate Lender to make any future modifications to the Indebtedness. Nothing in this Modification Agreement shall constitute a satisfaction of the Indebtedness . It is the intention of Lender and Borrower to retain as liable parties all makers and endorsers of Existing Documents, unless the party is expressly released by Lender in writing . No maker, endorser, or guarantor will be released by virtue of this Modification Agreement. The terms of this paragraph apply not only to this Modification  Agreement,  but also to any subsequent business financing modification agreements.

 

 

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7. CONDITIONS .  The effectiveness of this Modification Agreement is conditioned upon (a) the due execution and delivery to Lender of a warrant to purchase stock in form and substance satisfactory to Lender, (b) the completion of a Collateral audit with results satisfactory to Lender in its sole discretion, and (c) payment of the Modification Fee and the Modification Expenses.

 

8. TERMINATION  OF WARRANT.   Upon the effectiveness  of this Modification  Agreement, including, without limitation, the completion of the items set forth in Section 7 above, that certain Warrant to Purchase Stock, dated as of March 6, 2018, between Borrower and Lender, shall be deemed to be terminated and of no further force or effect .

 

9. NOTICE OF FINAL AGREEMENT . BY  SIGNING THIS  DOCUMENT EACH PARTY REPRESENTS AND AGREES TI:IAT: (A) THIS WRITTEN AGREEMENT REPRESENTS THE FINAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES, (B) THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE  PARTIES, AND  (C)  THIS  WRITTEN AGREEMENT MAY  NOT  BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF ANY PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS, OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OR UNDERSTANDINGS OF THE PARTIES .

 

10. COUNTERSIGNATURE. This Modification Agreement shall become effective only when executed by Lender and Borrower.

 

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BORROWER:

 

LENDER:

 

 

 

BIOLASE, INC.

 

WESTERN ALLIANCE BANK, AN ARIZONA CORPORATION

 

 

 

By:

/s/ John R. Beaver

 

By:

 

Name:

John R. Beaver

 

Name:

 

Title:

EVP & CFO

 

Title:

 

   9/28/18

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BL ACQUISITION CORP.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ John R. Beaver

 

 

 

Name:

John R. Beaver

 

 

 

Title:

EVP & CFO

 

 

 

   9/28/18

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BL ACQUISITION II INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ John R. Beaver

 

 

 

Name:

John R. Beaver

 

 

 

Title:

EVP & CFO

 

 

 

   9/28/18

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

BORROWER:

 

LENDER:

 

 

 

BIOLASE, INC.

 

WESTERN ALLIANCE BANK, AN ARIZONA CORPORATION

 

 

 

By:

 

 

By:

/s/ Victor Le

Name:

 

 

Name:

Victor Le

Title:

 

 

Title:

SVP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BL ACQUISITION CORP.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BL ACQUISITION II INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

EXHIBIT A

 

COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

 

TO:

WESTERN ALLIANCE BANK, an Arizona corporation (“Lender”)

 

FROM:

BIOLASE, INC . (“Parent”), BL ACQUISITION CORP. (“BL Acquisition”), and BL ACQUISITION II INC. (“BL Acquisition II”, and together with Parent and BL Acquisition, individually and collectively, jointly and severally, “Borrower”)

 

The undersigned authorized officer of Biolase, Inc., on behalf of all Borrowers, hereby certifies that in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Business Financing Agreement between Borrower and Lender (the “Agreement), (i) Borrower is in complete compliance for the period ending                               with all required covenants except as noted below  and (ii) all representations and warranties of Borrower stated in the Agreement are true and correct as of the date hereof. Attached herewith are the required documents supporting the above certification. The Officer further certifies that these are prepared in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and are consistently applied from one period to the next except as explained in an accompanying letter or footnotes.

 

Please Indicate compliance status by circling Yes/No under “Complies” column.

 

Re p ortin g Covenant

 

Required

Com p lies

 

 

 

 

Monthly financial statements and Compliance Certificate

 

Monthly within 30 days

Yes         No

 

 

 

 

Annual corporate tax returns

 

Within 5 days of filing

Yes         No

 

 

 

 

10-Q, 1O-K and 8-K

 

Within 5 days of filing

Yes         No

 

 

 

 

A/R & A/P Agings (by invoice date and due date), Borrowing Base Certificates, Deferred Revenue report, Sales or billings journal, Cash receipts report

 

Within 5 business days of the 15 th   and last day of each month (or monthly within

5 business days if RML ≥ 9) and with each Advance request

Yes         No

 

 

 

 

Annual financial projections (Board-approved)

 

FYE within 30 days

Yes         No

 

 

 

 

Quarterly invoice sampling

 

Quarterly within 30 days

Yes         No

 

 

 

 

Weekly cash flow forecast

 

Within 3 business days of each Friday

Yes         No

 

 

 

 

Financial Covenant

 

Required

Actual

Com p lies

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted Quick Ratio

 

0.70:1.0

         :1.00

Yes         No

 

 

 

 

 

Unrestricted cash at Lender

 

$750,000

$                 

Yes         No

 

 

 

 

 

Term Sheet Milestone (for $5,000,000 in proceeds)

 

10/15/18

      /       /       

Yes         No

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Raise Milestone (by 11/15/18)

 

$5,000,000

$                 

Yes         No

 

 

 

 

 

Comments Regarding Exceptions: See Attached.

 

BANK USE ONLY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Received by:

 

 

Sincerely,

 

 

AUTHORIZED SIGNER

 

 

 

Date:

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

 

 

 

 

 

Verified:

 

 

TITLE

 

 

AUTHORIZED SIGNER

 

 

 

Date:

 

 

DATE

 

 

 

 

 

 

Compliance Status

 

Yes         No

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.5

 

BUSINESS FINANCING MODIFICATION AGREEMENT

(Third Amendment to Business Financing Agreement)

This Business Financing Modification Agreement (this “Modification Agreement”) is entered into as of October 22, 2018, by and between Biolase, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), BL Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (“BL Acquisition”), and BL Acquisition II Inc., a Delaware corporation (“BL Acquisition II” and together with Parent and BL Acquisition, individually and collectively, jointly and severally, “Borrower”) and Western Alliance Bank, an Arizona corporation (“Lender”).

1. DESCRIPTION OF EXISTING INDEBTEDNESS : Among other indebtedness which may be owing by Borrower to Lender, Borrower is indebted to Lender pursuant to, among other documents, a Business Financing Agreement, dated March 6, 2018, by and between Borrower and Lender, as the same has been and may be further amended from time to time (the “Business Financing Agreement”).  Capitalized terms used without definition herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Business Financing Agreement.  

Hereinafter, all indebtedness owing by Borrower to Lender shall be referred to as the “Indebtedness” and the Business Financing Agreement and any and all other documents executed by Borrower in favor of Lender shall be referred to as the “Existing Documents.”

2. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF EXISTING DEFAULTS .  Borrower hereby acknowledges that, as of the date hereof, Borrower is currently in default of the Business Financing Agreement for (i) failing to comply with the covenant set forth in Section 4.20(a) of the Business Financing Agreement for the periods ended July 31, 2018, August 31, 2018, and September 30, 2018, and (ii) failing to comply with the covenant set forth in Section 4.20(b) of the Business Financing Agreement, as in effect prior to the date hereof, for the period beginning October 4, 2018, through October 9, 2018, and the period beginning October 17, 2018, through October 22, 2018 (all defaults under (i) and (ii), collectively, the “Existing Defaults”).  Borrower has requested that Lender waive its rights and remedies against Borrower, limited specifically to the Existing Defaults.  Although Lender is under no obligation to do so, Lender is willing to not exercise its rights and remedies against Borrower related to the specific Existing Defaults on the terms and conditions set forth in this Modification Agreement, so long as Borrower complies with the terms, covenants and conditions set forth in this Modification Agreement.

3. WAIVER OF COVENANT DEFAULTS .  Lender hereby waives the Existing Defaults under the Business Financing Agreement.  Lender’s waiver of Borrower’s compliance of these covenants shall apply only to the foregoing periods.  Accordingly, hereinafter, Borrower shall be in compliance with these covenants, as amended hereby.  Lender’s agreement to waive the Existing Defaults (1) in no way shall be deemed an agreement by Lender to waive Borrower’s compliance with the above-described covenants as of all other dates, (2) shall not limit or impair Lender’s right to demand strict performance of these covenants as of all other dates, and (3) shall not limit or impair Lender’s right to demand strict performance of all other covenants as of any date.

4. DESCRIPTION OF CHANGE IN TERMS .

A. Modifications to Business Financing Agreement:

i. Section 4.20 .  Section 4.20(b) is amended in its entirety and replaced with the following:

 

(b)

Unrestricted cash on deposit with Lender not at any time less than $300,000.

 

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i i . Exhibit A: Compliance Certificate .   Exhibit A to the Business Financing Agreement is amended in its entirety and replaced with Exhibit A attached hereto.

B. Acknowledgement :

i. Notwithstanding anything in the Business Financing Agreement to the contrary, Lender agrees that Borrower shall not be required to deliver the reporting items set forth in Sections 4.14(g) and 4.14(h) of the Business Financing Agreement for the period ended October 15, 2018.

5. CONSISTENT CHANGES .  The Existing Documents are each hereby amended wherever necessary to reflect the changes described above.

6. PAYMENT OF DOCUMENTATION EXPENSES . Borrower shall pay to Lender all of Lender’s out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with the amendment and modification of the Business Financing Agreement (the “Modification Expenses”).

7. NO DEFENSES OF BORROWER/GENERAL Release .  Borrower agrees that, as of this date, it has no defenses against the obligations to pay any amounts under the Indebtedness.  Borrower (“Releasing Party”) acknowledges that Lender would not enter into this Modification Agreement without Releasing Party’s assurance that it has no claims against Lender or any of Lender’s officers, directors, employees or agents.  Except for the obligations arising hereafter under this Modification Agreement, Releasing Party releases Lender, and each of Lender’s and entity’s officers, directors and employees from any known or unknown claims that Releasing Party now has against Lender of any nature, including any claims that Releasing Party, its successors, counsel, and advisors may in the future discover they would have now had if they had known facts not now known to them, whether founded in contract, in tort or pursuant to any other theory of liability, including but not limited to any claims arising out of or related to the Business Financing Agreement or the transactions contemplated thereby.  Releasing Party waives the provisions of California Civil Code section 1542, which states:

A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER, MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR.

The provisions, waivers and releases set forth in this section are binding upon Releasing Party and its shareholders, agents, employees, assigns and successors in interest.  The provisions, waivers and releases of this section shall inure to the benefit of Lender and its agents, employees, officers, directors, assigns and successors in interest.  The provisions of this section shall survive payment in full of the Obligations, full performance of all the terms of this Modification Agreement and the Business Financing Agreement, and/or Lender’s actions to exercise any remedy available under the Business Financing Agreement or otherwise.

 

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8 . CONTINUING VALIDITY .  Borrower understands and agrees that in modifying the existing Indebtedness and waiving the Existing Defaults , Lender is relying upon Borrower s representations, warranties, and agreements, as set forth in the Existing Documents.  Except as expressly modified pursuant to this Modification Agreement, the terms of the Existing Documents remain unchanged and in full force and effect.  Lender s agreement to modifications to the existing Indebtedness and to waive the Existing Defaults pursuant to this Modification Agreement in no way shall obligate Lender to make any future waivers or modifications to the Indebtedness.  Nothing in this Modification Agreement shall constitute a satisfaction of the Indebtedness.  It is the intention of Lender and Borrower to retain as liable parties all makers and endorsers of Existing Documents, unless the party is expressly released by Lender in writing.  No maker, endorser, or guarantor will be released by virtue of this Modification Agreement.  The terms of this paragraph apply not only to this Modification Agreement, but also to any subsequent b usiness f inancing modification agreements.

9. CONDITIONS .  The effectiveness of this Modification Agreement is conditioned upon payment of the Modification Expenses.

10. NOTICE OF FINAL AGREEMENT . BY SIGNING THIS DOCUMENT EACH PARTY REPRESENTS AND AGREES THAT: (A) THIS WRITTEN AGREEMENT REPRESENTS THE FINAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES, (B) THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES, AND (C) THIS WRITTEN AGREEMENT MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF ANY PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS, OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OR UNDERSTANDINGS OF THE PARTIES.

11. COUNTERSIGNATURE .  This Modification Agreement shall become effective only when executed by Lender and Borrower.

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BORROWER:

LENDER :

BIOLASE, INC.

WESTERN ALLIANCE BANK, AN ARIZONA CORPORATION

 

By:

 

/s/ John R. Beaver

 

By:

 

/s/ Grant Simon

Name:

 

John R. Beaver

 

Name:

 

Grant Simon

Title:

 

EVP & CFO

 

Title:

 

Assistant Vice President

 

Dated: October 26, 2018

 

BL ACQUISITION CORP.

 

 

By:

 

/s/ John R. Beaver

Name:

 

John R. Beaver

Title:

 

EVP & CFO

 

 

 

Dated: October 26, 2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

BL ACQUISITION II INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/ John R. Beaver

Name:

 

John R. Beaver

Title:

 

EVP & CFO

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dated: October 26, 2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

 

TO:

WESTERN ALLIANCE BANK, an Arizona corporation (“Lender”)

FROM:

BIOLASE, INC. (“Parent”), BL ACQUISITION CORP. (“BL Acquisition”), and BL ACQUISITION II INC. (“BL Acquisition II”, and together with Parent and BL Acquisition, individually and collectively, jointly and severally, “Borrower”)

The undersigned authorized officer of Biolase, Inc., on behalf of all Borrowers, hereby certifies that in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Business Financing Agreement between Borrower and Lender (the “Agreement”), (i) Borrower is in complete compliance for the period ending _______________ with all required covenants except as noted below and (ii) all representations and warranties of Borrower stated in the Agreement are true and correct as of the date hereof.  Attached herewith are the required documents supporting the above certification.  The Officer further certifies that these are prepared in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and are consistently applied from one period to the next except as explained in an accompanying letter or footnotes.

 

Please indicate compliance status by circling Yes/No under “Complies” column.

Reporting Covenant

 

Required

 

Complies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monthly financial statements and Compliance Certificate

 

Monthly within 30 days

 

Yes

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Annual corporate tax returns

 

Within 5 days of filing

 

Yes

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10-Q, 10-K and 8-K

 

Within 5 days of filing

 

Yes

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A/R & A/P Agings (by invoice date and due date), Borrowing Base Certificates, Deferred Revenue report, Sales or billings journal, Cash receipts report

 

Within 5 business days of the 15 th and last day of each month (or monthly within 5 business days if RML ≥ 9) and with each Advance request

 

Yes

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Annual financial projections (Board-approved)

 

FYE within 30 days

 

Yes

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quarterly invoice sampling

 

Quarterly within 30 days

 

Yes

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weekly cash flow forecast

 

Within 3 business days of each Friday

 

Yes

 

No

 

Financial Covenant

 

Required

Actual

 

Complies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted Quick Ratio

 

0.70:1.00

_____:1.00

 

Yes

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrestricted cash at Lender

 

$300,000

$__________

 

Yes

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Term Sheet Milestone (for $5,000,000 in proceeds)

 

10/15/18

___/___/___

 

Yes

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Raise Milestone (by 11/15/18)

 

$5,000,000

$__________

 

Yes

 

No

 

Comments Regarding Exceptions:   See Attached.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sincerely,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TITLE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DATE

 

 

 

 

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Exhibit 10.6

 

Execution Version

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CREDIT AGREEMENT

among BIOLASE, INC.,

as Borrower,

 

SWK FUNDING LLC,

as Agent, Sole Lead Arranger and Sole Bookrunner, and

the financial institutions party hereto from time to time as Lenders

 

 

Dated as of November 9, 2018

 

 

 

 

 

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Table of Contents

Page

 

Section 1 Definitions; Interpretation. 1

 

1.1

Definitions 1

 

1.2

Interpretation 15

Section 2 Credit Facility 16

 

2.1

Term Loan Commitments 16

 

2.2

Loan Procedures 17

 

2.3

Commitments Several 17

 

2.4

Indebtedness Absolute; No Offset; Waiver 17

 

2.5

Loan Accounting 18

 

2.5.1

Recordkeeping 18

 

2.5.2

Notes 18

 

2.6

Payment of Interest 18

 

2.6.1

Interest Rates 18

 

2.6.2

Payments of Interest and Principal 19

 

2.7

Fees 19

 

2.8

Prepayment 20

 

2.8.1

Mandatory Prepayment 20

 

2.8.2

Voluntary Prepayment 20

 

2.8.3

Change of Control 20

 

2.9

Repayment of Term Loan 21

 

2.9.1

Revenue-Based Payment 21

 

2.9.2

Principal 23

 

2.10

Payment 23

 

2.10.1

Making of Payments 23

 

2.10.2

Application of Payments and Proceeds 23

 

2.10.3

Set-off 23

 

2.10.4

Proration of Payments 23

Section 3 Yield Protection 24

 

3.1

Taxes 24

 

3.2

Increased Cost 26

 

3.3

Funding Losses 27

 

3.4

Manner of Funding; Alternate Funding Offices 27

 

3.5

Conclusiveness of Statements; Survival 28

Section 4 Conditions Precedent. 28

 

4.1

Prior Debt 28

 

4.2

Delivery of Loan Documents 28

 

4.3

Fees 29

 

4.4

Closing Date Warrant 29

 

4.5

Representations, Warranties,  Defaults 29

 

4.6

Reserved 30

 

4.7

Reserved 30

 

4.8

Reserved 30

 

4.9

No Material Adverse Effect 30

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Section 5 Representations and Warranties. 30

 

5.1

Organization 30

 

5.2

Authorization; No Conflict 30

 

5.3

Validity; Binding Nature 30

 

5.4

Financial Condition 31

 

5.5

No Material Adverse Change 31

 

5.6

Litigation 31

 

5.7

Ownership of Properties; Liens 31

 

5.8

Capitalization 31

 

5.9

Pension Plans 32

 

5.10

Investment Company Act 32

 

5.11

No Default 32

 

5.12

Margin Stock 32

 

5.13

Taxes 32

 

5.14

Solvency 32

 

5.15

Environmental Matters 33

 

5.16

Insurance 33

 

5.17

Information 33

 

5.18

Intellectual Property; Products and Services 33

 

5.19

Restrictive Provisions 34

 

5.20

Labor Matters 34

 

5.21

Material Contracts 35

 

5.22

Compliance with Laws; Health Care Laws 35

 

5.23

Existing Indebtedness; Investments, Guarantees and Certain Contracts 36

 

5.24

Affiliated Agreements 36

 

5.25

Names; Locations of Offices, Records and Collateral; Deposit Accounts 37

 

5.26

Non-Subordination 37

 

5.27

Reserved 37

 

5.28

Anti-Terrorism; OFAC 37

 

5.29

Security Interest 37

 

5.30

Survival 38

Section 6 Affirmative Covenants. 38

 

6.1

Information 38

 

6.1.1

Annual Report 38

 

6.1.2

Interim Reports 38

 

6.1.3

Revenue-Based Payment Reconciliation 39

 

6.1.4

Compliance Certificate 39

 

6.1.5

Reports to Governmental Authorities and Shareholders 39

 

6.1.6

Notice of Default; Litigation 39

 

6.1.7

Management Report 40

 

6.1.8

Projections 41

 

6.1.9

Updated Schedules to Guarantee and Collateral Agreement 41

 

6.1.10

Other Information 41

 

6.2

Books; Records; Inspections 41

 

6.3

Conduct of Business; Maintenance of Property; Insurance 42

 

6.4

Compliance with Laws; Payment of Taxes and Liabilities 43

 

6.5

Maintenance of Existence 44

 

6.6

Employee Benefit Plans 44

 

6.7

Environmental Matters 44

 

6.8

Further Assurances 44

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6.9

Compliance with Health Care Laws 45

 

6.10

Cure of Violations 46

 

6.11

Corporate Compliance Program 46

 

6.12

Payment of Debt 46

 

6.13

Board Observation 47

 

6.14

Post-Closing Covenant 47

Section 7 Negative Covenants. 47

 

7.1

Debt 48

 

7.2

Liens 49

 

7.3

Dividends; Redemption of Equity Interests 51

 

7.4

Mergers; Consolidations; Asset Sales 52

 

7.5

Modification of Organizational Documents 53

 

7.6

Use of Proceeds 53

 

7.7

Transactions with Affiliates 53

 

7.8

Inconsistent Agreements 54

 

7.9

Business Activities 54

 

7.10

Investments 54

 

7.11

Restriction of Amendments to Certain Documents 55

 

7.12

Fiscal Year 55

 

7.13

Financial Covenants 56

 

7.13.1

Consolidated Unencumbered Liquid Assets 56

 

7.13.2

Minimum Aggregate Revenue 56

 

7.13.3

Minimum EBITDA 57

 

7.14

Deposit Accounts 58

 

7.15

Subsidiaries 58

 

7.16

Regulatory Matters 58

 

7.17

Name; Permits; Dissolution; Insurance Policies; Disposition of Collateral; Taxes;

Trade Names 59

Section 8 Events of Default; Remedies. 59

 

8.1

Events of Default 59

 

8.1.1

Non-Payment of Credit 59

 

8.1.2

Default Under Other Debt 59

 

8.1.3

Bankruptcy; Insolvency 59

 

8.1.4

Non-Compliance with Loan Documents 60

 

8.1.5

Representations; Warranties 60

 

8.1.6

Pension Plans 60

 

8.1.7

Judgments 60

 

8.1.8

Invalidity of Loan Documents or Liens 61

 

8.1.9

Invalidity of Subordination Provisions 61

 

8.1.10

Change of Control 61

 

8.1.11

Certificate Withdrawals, Adverse Test or Audit Results, and Other Matters

............................................................................................................... 61

 

8.1.12

Reserved 62

 

8.2

Remedies 62

Section 9 Agent. 63

 

9.1

Appointment; Authorization 63

 

9.2

Delegation of Duties 63

 

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9.3

Limited Liability 63

 

9.4

Reliance 63

 

9.5

Notice of Default 64

 

9.6

Credit Decision 64

 

9.7

Indemnification 64

 

9.8

Agent Individually 65

 

9.9

Successor Agent 65

 

9.10

Collateral and Guarantee Matters 65

 

9.11

Intercreditor Agreements 66

 

9.12

Actions in Concert 66

Section 10 Miscellaneous. 66

 

10.1

Waiver; Amendments 66

 

10.2

Notices 67

 

10.3

Computations 68

 

10.4

Costs; Expenses 68

 

10.5

Indemnification by Borrower 68

 

10.6

Marshaling; Payments Set Aside 69

 

10.7

Nonliability of Lenders 70

 

10.8

Assignments 70

10.8.1   Assignments 70

 

10.9

Participations 71

 

10.10

Confidentiality 72

 

10.11

Captions 73

 

10.12

Nature of Remedies 73

 

10.13

Counterparts 73

 

10.14

Severability 73

 

10.15

Entire Agreement 73

 

10.16

Successors; Assigns 74

 

10.17

Governing Law 74

 

10.18

Forum Selection; Consent to Jurisdiction 74

 

10.19

Waiver of Jury Trial 74

 

10.20

Patriot Act 75

 

10.21

Independent Nature of Relationship 75

 

10.22

Approved AR Loan Facility 75

 

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Annexes

 

Annex I Commitments and Pro Rata Term Loan Shares

Annex II Addresses

 

 

Exhibits

 

Exhibit A Form of Assignment Agreement

Exhibit B Form of Compliance Certificate

Exhibit C Form of Note Schedules

Schedule 1.1 Pending Acquisitions as of the Closing Date

Schedule 4.1 Prior Debt

Schedule 5.1 Jurisdictions of Qualification

Schedule 5.7 Ownership of Properties; Liens

Schedule 5.8 Capitalization

Schedule 5.16 Insurance

Schedule 5.18(a) Borrower’s Registered Intellectual Property Schedule 5.18(b) Products and Services

Schedule 5.21 Material Contracts

Schedule 5.25A Names

Schedule 5.25B Offices

Schedule 7.1 Existing Debt

Schedule 7.2 Existing Liens

Schedule 7.7 Transactions with Affiliates

Schedule 7.10 Existing Investments Schedule 7.11 Restricted Material Contracts Schedule 7.14 Deposit Accounts

 

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CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

This CREDIT AGREEMENT (as may be amended, restated, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time, this “ Agreement ”) dated as of November 9, 2018 (the “ Closing Date ”), among BIOLASE, INC., a Delaware corporation (“ Borrower ”), the financial institutions party hereto from time to time as lenders (each a “ Lender ” and collectively, the “ Lenders ”) and SWK FUNDING LLC (in its individual capacity, “ SWK ”), as Agent for all Lenders.

 

In consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows: Section 1 Definitions; Interpretation.

 

1.1

Definitions .

 

When used herein the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

Account Control Agreement means, individually and collectively, any account control or similar agreement(s) entered into from time to time at Agent’s request, among a Loan Party, Agent and any third party bank or financial institution at which such Loan Party maintains a Deposit Account.

 

Acquisition means any transaction or series of related transactions for the purpose of or resulting, directly or indirectly, in (a) the acquisition of all or substantially all of the assets of a Person, or of all or substantially all of any business or division of a Person, (b) the acquisition of in excess of fifty percent (50%) of the capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests or equity of any Person, or otherwise causing any Person to become a Subsidiary, (c) the acquisition of a product license or a product line (excluding, for purposes of Section 7.10 hereof, any pending Acquisitions as of the Closing Date as set forth on Schedule 1.1 hereto), or (d) a merger or consolidation or any other combination (other than a merger, consolidation or combination that effects a Disposition) with another Person (other than a Person that is already a Subsidiary).

 

Affiliate of any Person means (a) any other Person which, directly or indirectly, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with such Person, (b) any employee, manager, officer or director of such Person and (c) with respect to any Lender, any entity administered or managed by such Lender or an Affiliate or investment advisor thereof which is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans; provided , however , that notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Investors are not Affiliates for purposes of this Agreement.

 

Agent means SWK in its capacity as administrative and collateral agent for all Lenders hereunder and any permitted successor thereto in such capacity.

 

Aggregate Revenue shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.9.1(a) .

 

Agreement shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble .

 

Approved AR Loan Facility shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.22 .

 

Approved Fund means (a) any fund, trust or similar entity that invests in commercial loans in the ordinary course of business and is advised or managed by (i) a Lender, (ii) an Affiliate of a Lender, (iii) the same investment advisor that manages a Lender or (iv) an Affiliate of an investment advisor that manages a Lender or (b) any finance company, insurance company or other financial institution which temporarily warehouses loans for any Lender or any Person described in clause (a) above.

 

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Assignment Agreement means an agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit A .

 

Authorization shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.22(b) .

 

Borrower shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble .

 

Business Day means any day on which commercial banks are open for commercial banking business in Dallas, Texas, and, in the case of a Business Day which relates to the calculation of LIBOR, on which dealings are carried on in the London interbank Eurodollar market.

 

Capital Lease means, with respect to any Person, any lease of (or other agreement conveying the right to use) any real or personal property by such Person that, in conformity with GAAP, is accounted for as a capital lease on the balance sheet of such Person; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event will any lease that would have been categorized as an operating lease as determined in accordance with GAAP prior to giving effect to the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standard Update 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), issued in February 2016, or any other changes in GAAP subsequent to the Closing Date be considered a capital lease for purposes of this Agreement.

 

Cash Equivalent Investment means, at any time, (a) any evidence of Debt, maturing not more than one year after such time, issued or guaranteed by the United States Government or any agency thereof,

(b) commercial paper, or corporate demand notes, in each case (unless issued by a Lender or its holding company) rated at least “A-l” by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group or “P-l” by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., (c) any certificate of deposit (or time deposit represented by a certificate of deposit) or banker’s acceptance maturing not more than one year after such time, or any overnight Federal Funds transaction that is issued or sold by any Lender (or by a commercial banking institution that is a member of the Federal Reserve System or is a U.S. branch of a foreign banking institution and has a combined capital and surplus and undivided profits of not less than $500,000,000), (d) any repurchase agreement entered into with any Lender (or commercial banking institution of the nature referred to in clause (c) above) which (i) is secured by a fully perfected security interest in any obligation of the type described in any of clauses (a) through

(c) above and (ii) has a market value at the time such repurchase agreement is entered into of not less than one-hundred percent (100%) of the repurchase obligation of such Lender (or other commercial banking institution) thereunder, (e) money market accounts or mutual funds which invest exclusively or substantially in assets satisfying the foregoing requirements, (f) cash, and (g) other short-term investments utilized by Foreign Subsidiaries in accordance with the normal investment practices for cash management in investments of a type analogous to the foregoing and (h) other short term liquid investments approved in writing by Agent.

 

Change of Control means the occurrence of any of the following, unless such action has been consented to in advance in writing by Agent in its sole discretion:

 

(i) any Person, other than the Permitted Holders, is or becomes the beneficial owner (within the meaning Rules 13(d)-3 and 13(d)-5 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of more than fifty-one percent (51%) of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of Borrower;

 

(ii) fifty percent (50%) or more of the members of the Board of Directors (or other applicable governing body) of Borrower on any date shall not have been ( x ) members of the Board of Directors (or other applicable governing body) of Borrower on the date twelve (12) months prior to such date or ( y ) approved (by recommendation, nomination, ratification, election or otherwise) by Persons who constitute at least a majority of the members of the Board of Directors

 

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(or other applicable governing body) of Borrower as constituted on the date twelve (12) months prior to such date;

 

(iii) Borrower shall at any time fail to own, directly or indirectly, one hundred percent (100%) of the Equity Interests of each of its Subsidiaries;

 

 

(iv)

a Key Person Event;

 

(v) any “change in/of control” in any document governing Debt of any Loan Party (other than any Loan Documents) in excess of $1,000,000, individually or in the aggregate which gives the holder of such indebtedness the right to accelerate or otherwise require payment of such indebtedness prior to the maturity date thereof; or

 

(vi) the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of Borrower and its Subsidiaries or any merger, consolidation or acquisition by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries which does not result in such Person being the sole surviving entity or otherwise permitted in Section 7.4(a).

 

Closing Date shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble .

 

Closing Date Warrant means that certain warrant issued to SWK Funding LLC by Borrower on the Closing Date.

 

CMS means the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services of the United States of America.

 

COC Prepayment Fee has the meaning set forth in Section 2.8.3 .

 

Collateral has the meaning set forth in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement.

 

Collateral Access Agreement means an agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent pursuant to which a mortgagee or lessor of real property on which Collateral (or any books and records) is stored or otherwise located, or a warehouseman, processor or other bailee of Inventory or other property owned by any Loan Party, acknowledges the Liens of Agent and waives (or, if approved by Agent, subordinates) any Liens held by such Person on such property, and, in the case of any such agreement with a mortgagee or lessor, permits Agent reasonable access to any Collateral stored or otherwise located thereon.

 

Collateral Documents means, collectively, the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, the IP Security Agreement, each Collateral Access Agreement, any mortgage delivered in connection with the Loan from time to time, each Account Control Agreement and each other agreement or instrument pursuant to or in connection with which any Loan Party or any other Person grants a Lien in any Collateral to Agent for the benefit of Agent and Lenders, each as amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Commitment means, as to any Lender, such Lender’s Pro Rata Term Loan Share.

 

Compliance Certificate means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B .

 

Consolidated Net Income means, with respect to any Person and its Subsidiaries, for any period, the consolidated net income (or loss) of such Person and its respective Subsidiaries for such period, as determined under GAAP.

 

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Consolidated Unencumbered Liquid Assets means as of any date of determination (i) any Cash Equivalent Investment owned by Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis which are not the subject of any Lien or other arrangement with any creditor to have its claim satisfied out of the asset (or proceeds thereof) prior to the general creditors of Borrower and such Subsidiaries other than the Lien for the benefit of Agent and Lenders and any Liens granted to the lenders under the Approved AR Loan Facility, minus (ii) the aggregate amount of Borrower’s accounts payable under GAAP that are ninety (90) days or more past due the invoice date for such accounts payable.

 

Contingent Obligation means any agreement, undertaking or arrangement by which any Person guarantees, endorses or otherwise becomes or is contingently liable upon (by direct or indirect agreement, contingent or otherwise, to provide funds for payment, to supply funds to or otherwise to invest in a debtor, or otherwise to assure a creditor against loss) any indebtedness, obligation or other liability of any other Person (other than by endorsements of instruments in the course of collection), or guarantees the payment of dividends or other distributions upon the shares of any other Person. The amount of any Person’s obligation in respect of any Contingent Obligation shall be deemed to be the amount for which the Person obligated thereon is reasonably expected to be liable or responsible.

 

Contract Rate means a rate per annum equal to ( x ) the LIBOR Rate, plus ( y ) ten percent (10.00%).

 

Control has the meaning set forth in Section 6.4 .

 

Controlled Group means all members of a controlled group of corporations and all members of a controlled group of trades or businesses (whether or not incorporated) under common control which, together with a Loan Party, are treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the IRC or Section 4001 of ERISA.

 

Copyrights shall mean all of each Loan Party’s (or if referring to another Person, such other Person’s) now existing or hereafter acquired right, title, and interest in and to: (i) copyrights, rights and interests in copyrights, works protectable by copyright, all applications, registrations and recordings relating to the foregoing as may at any time be filed in the United States Copyright Office or in any similar office or agency of the United States, any state thereof or any political subdivision thereof, or in any other country, and all research and development relating to the foregoing; and (ii) all renewals of any of the foregoing.

 

Debt of any Person means, without duplication, (a) all indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money, (b) all indebtedness evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments to the extent the same would appear as a liability (excluding footnotes) in accordance with GAAP, (c) all obligations of such Person as lessee under Capital Leases which have been or should be recorded as liabilities on a balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP, (d) all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services (excluding trade accounts, accrued expenses, current accounts and similar obligations payable in the ordinary course of business (including on an intercompany basis)), other than royalty payments or milestone payments made or to be made by such Person from time to time in connection with an Acquisition, (e) all indebtedness secured by a Lien on the property of such Person, whether or not such indebtedness shall have been assumed by such Person (with the amount thereof being measured as the lesser of ( x ) the aggregate unpaid amount of such indebtedness and ( y ) the fair market value of such property), (f) all reimbursement obligations, contingent or otherwise, with respect to the face amount of letters of credit (whether or not drawn), banker’s acceptances and surety bonds issued for the account of such Person, other than obligations that relate to trade accounts payable in the ordinary course of business, (g) all net Hedging Obligations of such Person, (h) all Contingent Obligations of such Person in respect of Debt referred to in clauses (a) through (g) above and clause (i) below, in each case, of others,

(i) all indebtedness of any partnership of which such Person is a general partner except to the extent such Person is not liable for such Debt, and (j) all obligations of such Person under any synthetic lease

 

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transaction, where such obligations are considered borrowed money indebtedness for tax purposes but the transaction is classified as an operating lease in accordance with GAAP. For the avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, intercompany advances in the ordinary course of business in respect of operating costs (such as cash management obligations, royalty fees and transfer pricing) shall not constitute Debt.

 

Debtor Relief Law means, collectively: (a) Title 11 of the United States Code, 11 U.S.C. § 101 et. seq., as amended from time to time, and (b) all other United States or foreign applicable liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization or similar debtor relief laws from time to time in effect affecting the rights of creditors generally, in each case as amended from time to time.

 

Default means any event that, if it continues uncured, will, with the lapse of time or the giving of notice or both, constitute an Event of Default.

 

Default Rate means a rate per annum equal to the lesser of (i) three percent (3%) over the Contract Rate, or (ii) the maximum rate of interest permitted to be charged by applicable laws or regulation governing this Agreement until paid.

 

Deposit Account means, individually and collectively, any bank or other depository accounts of a Loan Party.

 

Disposition means, as to any asset or right of any Loan Party, (a) any sale, lease, assignment or other transfer (other than to any other Loan Party), but specifically excluding any license or sublicense,

(b) any loss, destruction or damage thereof or (c) any condemnation, expropriation, confiscation, requisition, seizure or taking thereof, in each case excluding (i) the sale of inventory or Product in the ordinary course of business, (ii) any sale or issuance of Equity Interests by Borrower or any Subsidiary and

(iii) sales or dispositions in reliance on Section 7.4(b)(ii) , (iv) , (vi) , (xiii) , (x) and/or (xv) and (iv) any other Disposition where the Net Cash Proceeds of any sale, lease, assignment, transfer, condemnation, expropriation, confiscation, requisition, seizure or taking do not in the aggregate exceed $500,000 in any Fiscal Year.

 

Division means, with respect to any Person which is an entity, the division of such Person into two

(2) or more separate such Persons, with the dividing Person either continuing or terminating its existence as part of such division, including as contemplated under Section 18-217 of the Delaware Limited Liability Act for limited liability companies formed under Delaware law, or any analogous action taken pursuant to any other applicable law with respect to any corporation, limited liability company, partnership or other entity. The word “Divide,” when capitalized, shall have a correlative meaning.

 

Dollar and $ mean lawful money of the United States of America.

 

Drug Application means a new drug application, an abbreviated drug application, or a product license application for any Product, as appropriate, as those terms are defined in the FDA Law and Regulation.

 

EBITDA means, for any Person and its Subsidiaries for any period, Consolidated Net Income for such period plus, to the extent deducted in determining such Consolidated Net Income for such period (and without duplication), (i) Interest Expense, (ii) tax expense (including tax accruals), (iii) depreciation and amortization, (iv) nonrecurring cash fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with the Acquisitions of product licenses and product lines from a third party, and milestone and royalty payments to any third party, in relation to any Material Contract or any other Acquisition made prior to the date of this Agreement,

 

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(v) non-cash expenses relating to equity-based compensation or purchase accounting, (vi) non-cash charges reducing Consolidated Net Income, (vii) fees, premiums, expenses and other transaction costs incurred in connection with the negotiation and entry into this Agreement and the Approved AR Loan Facility and

(viii) other non-recurring and/or non-cash expenses or charges approved by the Agent.

 

Elapsed Period has the meaning set forth in Section 2.9.1(a) .

 

Environmental Claims means all claims, however asserted, by any Governmental Authority or other Person alleging potential liability or responsibility for violation of any Environmental Law, or for release or injury to the environment or any Person or property.

 

Environmental Laws means all present or future foreign, federal, state or local laws, statutes, common law duties, rules, regulations, ordinances and codes, together with all administrative orders, directed duties, requests, licenses, authorizations and permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental Authority, in each case relating to any matter arising out of or relating to the effect of the environment on health and safety, or pollution or protection of the environment or workplace, including any of the foregoing relating to the presence, use, production, generation, handling, transport, treatment, storage, disposal, distribution, discharge, release, control or cleanup of any Hazardous Substance.

 

Equity Interests means, with respect to any Person, its equity ownership interests, its common stock and any other capital stock or other equity ownership units of such Person authorized from time to time, and any other shares, options, interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated) of or in such Person, whether voting or nonvoting, including, without limitation, common stock, options, warrants, preferred stock, phantom stock, membership units (common or preferred), stock appreciation rights, membership unit appreciation rights, convertible notes or debentures, stock purchase rights, membership unit purchase rights and all securities convertible, exercisable or exchangeable, in whole or in part, into any one or more of the foregoing.

 

Event of Default means any of the events described in Section 8.1 .

 

Excluded Taxes has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(a) .

 

Exempt Accounts means any Deposit Accounts, securities accounts or other similar accounts (i) into which there are deposited no funds other than those intended solely to cover compensation to employees of the Loan Parties (and related contributions to be made on behalf of such employees to health and benefit plans) plus balances for outstanding checks for compensation and such contributions from prior periods; (ii) constituting employee withholding accounts and contain only funds deducted from pay otherwise due to employees for services rendered to be applied toward the tax obligations of such Person or its employees; or (iii) that contain cash deposits, at any one time, in an aggregate amount less than

$1,000,000 in the aggregate.

 

Exit Fee shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.7(b) .

 

Fair Valuation shall mean the determination of the value of the consolidated assets of a Person by the Borrower in good faith on the basis of the amount which may be realized by a willing seller within a reasonable time through collection or sale of such assets at market value on a going concern basis to an interested buyer who is willing to purchase under ordinary selling conditions in an arm’s length transaction.

 

FATCA means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the IRC and any current or future regulations thereunder or official interpretations thereof.

 

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FD&C Act means the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, 21 U.S.C. §§ 301 et seq., as amended.

 

FDA means the Food and Drug Administration of the United States of America.

 

FDA Law and Regulation means the provisions of the FD&C Act and all applicable regulations promulgated by the FDA.

 

FDA Products means any finished products sold by Borrower or any of the other Loan Parties for itself or for a third party that are subject to applicable Health Care Laws.

 

Federal Funds Effective Rate means, for any day, the greater of (a) the rate calculated by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York based on such day’s Federal funds transactions by depositary institutions (as determined in such manner as the Federal Reserve Bank of New York shall set forth on its public website from time to time) and published on the next succeeding day on which commercial banks are open for commercial banking business in New York, New York, by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York as the Federal funds effective rate and (b) 0%.

 

Fiscal Quarter means a calendar quarter of a Fiscal Year.

 

Fiscal Year means the fiscal year of Borrower and its Subsidiaries, which period shall be the twelve

(12) month period ending on December 31 of each year.

 

Foreign Lender means any Lender that is not a “United States person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the IRC.

 

Foreign Subsidiary shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.8(b) .

 

FRB means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or any successor thereto.

 

GAAP means generally accepted accounting principles in effect in the United States of America set forth from time to time in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (or agencies with similar functions of comparable stature and authority within the U.S. accounting profession), which are applicable to the circumstances as of the date of determination.

 

Governmental Authority means any nation or government, any state or other political subdivision thereof, and any agency, branch of government, department or Person exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government and any corporation or other Person owned or controlled (through stock or capital ownership or otherwise) by any of the foregoing, whether domestic or foreign. Governmental Authority shall include any agency, branch or other governmental body charged with the responsibility and/or vested with the authority to administer and/or enforce any Health Care Laws.

 

Guarantee and Collateral Agreement means the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement dated as of the Closing Date executed by each Loan Party signatory thereto in favor of Agent for the benefit of Agent and Lenders.

 

Hazardous Substances means hazardous waste, pollutant, contaminant, toxic substance, oil, hazardous material, chemical or other substance regulated by any Environmental Law.

 

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Health Care Laws mean all foreign, federal and state fraud and abuse laws relating to the regulation of healthcare products, pharmaceutical products, laboratory facilities and services, healthcare providers, healthcare professionals, healthcare facilities, clinical research facilities or healthcare payors, including but not limited to (i) the federal Anti-Kickback Statute (42 U.S.C. (§1320a-7b(b)), the Stark Law (42 U.S.C.

§1395nn and §1395(q)), the civil False Claims Act (31 U.S.C. §3729 et seq.), TRICARE (10 U.S.C. Section 1071 et seq.), Section 1320a-7 and 1320a-7a of Title 42 of the United States Code and the regulations promulgated pursuant to such statues; (ii) the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (Pub. L. No. 104-191), as amended by the Health Information, Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009 (collectively, “HIPAA”), and the regulations promulgated thereunder, (iii) Medicare (Title XVIII of the Social Security Act) and the regulations promulgated thereunder; (iv) Medicaid (Title XIX of the Social Security Act) and the regulations promulgated thereunder; (v) the FD&C Act and all applicable requirements, regulations and guidances issued thereunder by the FDA (including FDA Law and Regulation); (vi) quality, safety and accreditation standards and requirements of all applicable foreign and domestic federal, provincial or state laws or regulatory bodies; (vii) all applicable licensure laws and regulations; (viii) all applicable professional standards regulating healthcare providers, healthcare professionals, healthcare facilities, clinical research facilities or healthcare payors; and (ix) any and all other applicable health care laws (whether foreign or domestic), regulations, manual provisions, policies and administrative guidance, including those related to the corporate practice of medicine, fee-splitting, state anti-kickback or self-referral prohibitions, each of clauses (i) through (ix) as may be amended from time to time.

 

Hedging Obligation means, with respect to any Person, any liability of such Person under any interest rate, currency or commodity swap agreement, cap agreement or collar agreement, and any other agreement or arrangement designed to protect a Person against fluctuations in interest rates, currency exchange rates or commodity prices. The amount of any Person’s obligation in respect of any Hedging Obligation shall be deemed to be the termination value that would be reflected in the financial statements of such Person in accordance with GAAP.

 

Indemnified Taxes has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(a) .

 

Intellectual Property shall mean all present and future: trade secrets, know-how and other proprietary information; Trademarks and Trademark Licenses (as defined in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement), internet domain names, and all registrations or applications for registrations which have heretofore been or may hereafter be issued thereon throughout the world; Copyrights (including Copyrights for computer programs, but excluding commercially available off-the-shelf software and any Intellectual Property rights relating thereto) and Copyright Licenses (as defined in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement) and all tangible and intangible property embodying the Copyrights, unpatented inventions (whether or not patentable); Patents and Patent Licenses (as defined in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement); Mask Works (as defined in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement); industrial design applications and registered industrial designs; license agreements related to any of the foregoing and income therefrom, books, records, writings, computer tapes or disks, flow diagrams, specification sheets, computer software, source codes, object codes, executable code, data, databases and other physical manifestations, embodiments or incorporations of any of the foregoing; customer lists and customer information, the right to sue for all past, present and future infringements of any of the foregoing; all other intellectual property; and all common law and other rights throughout the world in and to all of the foregoing.

 

Intercreditor Agreement means any intercreditor or similar agreement (in form and substance acceptable to Agent in its commercially reasonable (from the stand point of a secured lender) discretion) entered into between Agent and the lender(s) (or an agent on their behalf) under any Approved AR Loan Facility in accordance with Section 10.22 hereof, as each may be amended, restated, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

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Interest Expense means for any Person and its Subsidiaries for any period the consolidated interest expense of such Person and its Subsidiaries for such period (including all imputed interest on Capital Leases) determined in accordance with GAAP.

 

Interest Only Extension Conditions means the satisfaction, of each of the following: (a) the Aggregate Revenue as of December 31, 2019 for the twelve (12) consecutive months then ended is equal to or greater than $50,000,000, and (b) the EBITDA of Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the Fiscal Quarter ending December 31, 2019 is greater than $0.

 

Inventory has the meaning set forth in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement as the context requires.

 

Investment means, with respect to any Person, (a) the purchase of any debt or equity security of any other Person, (b) the making of any loan or advance to any other Person, (c) becoming obligated with respect to a Contingent Obligation in respect of Debt of any other Person (other than travel and similar advances to employees in the ordinary course of business) or (d) the making of an Acquisition.

 

Investors means Larry Feinberg, Jack Schuler and their respective Affiliates.

 

IP Security Agreement means the Intellectual Property Security Agreement dated on or about the Closing Date by each Loan Party signatory thereto in favor of Agent for the benefit of Agent and Lenders.

 

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

 

IRS means the United States Internal Revenue Service.

 

Key Person means each of (a) Todd Norbe, (b) John Beaver and (c) Jonathan Lorde.

 

Key Person Event means, unless such actions are consented to in advance in writing by Agent, two or more out of the three Key Persons shall, at any one time, no longer serve in their respective, current capacities with Borrower, unless one of such departed Key Persons is replaced within one hundred fifty

(150) days (or such longer period as Agent may agree), and the other departed Key Persons(s) are replaced within two hundred ten (210) days (or such longer period of time as Agent may agree to), with individuals of appropriate qualification and experience to assume the respective responsibilities of such departed Key Persons, which individuals have been approved in writing by Agent (which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) to assume the respective responsibilities and capacities of such departed Key Persons. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the definition of “Key Person” or the foregoing provisions of this definition of “Key Person Event,” if any Key Person is replaced within the time period specified in the preceding sentence with an individual of appropriate qualification and experience to assume the responsibilities of such Key Person and such individual has been approved in writing by Agent (which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) to assume such responsibility and capacity of such departed Key Person, then following such replacement, such individual shall be deemed to be a Key Person for purposes of this definition of “Key Person Event.” .

 

Legal Costs means, with respect to any Person, all reasonable, duly documented, out-of-pocket fees and charges of any counsel, accountants, auditors, appraisers, consultants and other professionals to such Person, and all court costs and similar legal expenses.

 

Lenders has the meaning set forth in the Preamble .

 

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LIBOR Rate means a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the rate which appears on the Bloomberg Page BBAM1 (or on such other substitute Bloomberg page that displays rates at which U.S. Dollar deposits are offered by leading banks in the London interbank deposit market), as the offered rate for loans in Dollars for a three (3) month period, rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest 1/8 of 1%. The rate is set by the ICE Benchmark Administration as of 11:00 a.m. (London time) as determined two (2) Business Days prior to each Payment Date, and effective on the Payment Date immediately following such determination date and continuing to but not including the next succeeding Payment Date. If Bloomberg Professional Service (or another nationally-recognized rate reporting source acceptable to Agent) no longer reports the LIBOR Rate or Agent determines in good faith that the rate so reported no longer accurately reflects the rate available to Agent in the London Interbank Market or if such index no longer exists or if page USD-LIBOR- BBA (ICE) no longer exists or accurately reflects the rate available to Agent in the London Interbank Market, Agent may select a replacement index that approximates as near as possible such prior index. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) if at any time Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that the LIBOR Rate is no longer available for determining interest rates for loans or notes similar to the Loans, then Agent shall, in consultation with Borrower, endeavor to establish an alternate rate of interest to the LIBOR Rate that gives due consideration to the then prevailing market convention for determining a rate of interest for loans or notes similar to the Loans in the United States at such time, and, if requested by Agent, Agent and Lenders at such time party hereto and the Borrower shall enter into an amendment to this Agreement to reflect such alternate rate of interest and such other related changes to this Agreement as may be applicable, and (ii) in no event shall the “LIBOR Rate” or any such alternate rate of interest to the LIBOR Rate ever be less than two and one-quarter of one percent (2.25%) per annum at any time.

 

Lien means, with respect to any Person, any interest granted by such Person in any real or personal property, asset or other right owned or being purchased or acquired by such Person which secures payment or performance of any obligation and shall include any mortgage, lien, encumbrance, charge or other security interest of any kind, whether arising by contract, as a matter of law, by judicial process or otherwise.

 

Loan or Loans means, individually and collectively the Term Loan and any other advances made by Agent and Lenders in accordance with the Loan Documents.

 

Loan Documents means this Agreement, any Notes, the Collateral Documents and all documents, instruments and agreements delivered in connection with the foregoing.

 

Loan Party means Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries; provided , however , notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, neither Biolase Australia Pty. Ltd., an entity organized under the laws of Australia and Biolase (NZ) Limited, an entity organized under the laws of New Zealand shall be considered a Loan Party of the Borrower for purposes of this Agreement or any other Loan Document.

 

Margin Stock means any “margin stock” as defined in Regulation T, U or X of the FRB.

 

Material Adverse Effect means (a) a material adverse change in, or a material and adverse effect upon, the condition (financial or otherwise), operations, assets, business or properties of the Loan Parties taken as a whole, (b) a material impairment of the ability of the Loan Parties, taken as a whole, to perform any of their payment Obligations under any Loan Document or (c) a material and adverse effect upon any material portion of the Collateral under the Collateral Documents or upon the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability against any Loan Party of any material Loan Document.

 

Material Contract has the meaning assigned in Section 5.21 hereof.

 

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Multiemployer Pension Plan means a multiemployer plan, as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, to which Borrower or any member of the Controlled Group may have any liability.

 

Net Cash Proceeds means, with respect to any Disposition, the aggregate cash proceeds (including cash proceeds received pursuant to policies of insurance and by way of deferred payment of principal pursuant to a note, installment receivable or otherwise, but only as and when received) received by any Loan Party pursuant to such Disposition net of (i) the reasonable direct costs relating to such Disposition (including sales commissions and legal, accounting and investment banking fees, commissions and expenses), (ii) any portion of such proceeds deposited in an escrow account pursuant to the documentation relating to such Disposition ( provided that such amounts shall be treated as Net Cash Proceeds upon their release from such escrow account to and receipt by the applicable Loan Party), (iii) taxes and other governmental costs and expenses paid or reasonably estimated by a Loan Party to be payable as a result thereof (after taking into account any available tax credits or deductions and any tax sharing arrangements),

(iv) amounts required to be applied to the repayment of any Debt (together with any interest thereon, premium or penalty and any other amount payable with respect thereto) secured by a Lien that has priority over the Lien, if any, of Agent on the asset subject to such Disposition, (v) reserves for purchase price adjustments and retained liabilities reasonably expected to be payable by the Loan Parties in connection therewith established in accordance with GAAP ( provided that upon the final determination of the amount paid in respect of such purchase price adjustments and retained liabilities, the actual amount of purchase price adjustments and retained liabilities paid is less than such reserves, the difference shall, at such time, constitute Net Cash Proceeds) and (vi) with respect to any Disposition described in clauses (a) , (b) or (c) of the definition thereof, all cash actually applied within one-hundred eighty (180) days to reinvest in assets to be used in the business of Borrower and the Subsidiaries.

 

Net Sales means the gross amount billed or invoiced by Borrower and its Subsidiaries for Services and for the sale of Products and (including products and services ancillary thereto) to independent customers, less deductions for (a) quantity, trade, cash or other discounts, allowances, credits or rebates (including customer rebates) actually allowed or taken, (b) amounts deducted, repaid or credited by reason of rejections or returns of goods and government mandated rebates, or because of chargebacks or retroactive price reductions, and (c) taxes, tariffs, duties or other governmental charges or assessments (including any sales, value added or similar taxes other than an income tax) levied, absorbed or otherwise imposed on or with respect to the production, sale, transportation, delivery or use of pharmaceutical products. A Product or Service shall be considered sold and/or provided when billed out or invoiced. To the extent applicable, components of Net Sales shall be determined in the ordinary course of business in accordance with historical practice and using the accrual method of accounting in accordance with GAAP. For the purposes of calculating Net Sales, Lenders and Agent understand and agree that (i) Affiliates of a Borrower shall not be regarded as independent customers and (ii) Net Sales shall not include Products distributed for product development purposes, including for use in pre-clinical trials.

 

Note means a promissory note substantially in the form of Exhibit C .

 

Obligations means all liabilities, indebtedness and obligations (monetary (including post-petition interest, allowed or not) or otherwise) of any Loan Party under this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other document or instrument executed in connection herewith or therewith which are owed to any Lender or Affiliate of a Lender, in each case howsoever created, arising or evidenced, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, now or hereafter existing, or due or to become due. For the avoidance of doubt, “Obligations” shall include Borrower’s obligation to pay any amounts due under Section 2.8.2 or COC Prepayment Fee otherwise due and payable on such date of determination.

 

OFAC shall mean the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Asset Control.

 

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Operating Burn shall mean, for any period being measured the (i) aggregate cash flow from operations of Borrower and its Subsidiaries less (ii) capital expenditures (in the case of clauses (i) and (ii), for the period being measured and as determined in accordance with GAAP).

 

Origination Fee shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.7(a) .

 

Paid in Full , Pay in Full or Payment in Full means, with respect to any Obligations, the payment in full in cash of all such Obligations (other than contingent indemnification obligations, yield protection and expense reimbursement to the extent no claim giving rise thereto has been asserted in respect of contingent indemnification obligations, and to the extent no amounts therefor have been asserted, in the case of yield protection and expense reimbursement obligations).

 

Patents shall mean all of each Loan Party’s (or if referring to another Person, such other Person’s) now existing or hereafter acquired right, title and interest in and to: (i) all patents, patent applications, inventions, invention disclosures and improvements, and all applications, registrations and recordings relating to the foregoing as may at any time be filed in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or in any similar office or agency of the United States, any state thereof or any political subdivision thereof, or in any other country, and all research and development relating to the foregoing; and (ii) the reissues, divisions, continuations, renewals, re-examinations, extensions and continuations-in-part of any of the foregoing.

 

Payment Date means the fifteenth (15 th ) day of each of February, May, August and November (or the next succeeding Business Day to the extent such 15 th day is not a Business Day), commencing with February 15, 2019.

 

Permitted Holders means (a) the Investors and (b) any Person with which one or more Investors form a “group” (within the meaning of Section 14(d) of the Exchange Act) so long as, in the case of this clause (b) , the Investors beneficially own more than 50% of the relevant voting Equity Interests beneficially owned by the group.

 

PBGC means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and any entity succeeding to any or all of its material functions under ERISA.

 

Pension Plan means a “pension plan”, as such term is defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA, which is subject to Title IV of ERISA (other than a Multiemployer Pension Plan), and to which Borrower or any member of the Controlled Group may have any liability, including any liability by reason of having been a substantial employer within the meaning of Section 4063 of ERISA at any time during the preceding five years, or by reason of being deemed to be a contributing sponsor under Section 4069 of ERISA.

 

Permit means, with respect to any Person any permit, approval, clearance, authorization, license, registration, certificate, concession, grant, franchise, variance or permission from, and any other contractual obligations with, any Governmental Authority, in each case whether or not having the force of law and applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its property or Products or to which such Person or any of its property or Products is subject, including without limitation all registrations with Governmental Authorities.

 

Permitted Liens means Liens permitted by Section 7.2 .

 

Person means any natural person, corporation, partnership, trust, limited liability company, association, Governmental Authority or unit, or any other entity, whether acting in an individual, fiduciary or other capacity.

 

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Prior Debt means the Debt listed on Schedule 4.1 .

 

Pro Rata Term Loan Share means, with respect to any Lender, the applicable percentage (as adjusted from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof) specified opposite such Lender’s name on Annex I which percentage represents the aggregate percentage of the Term Loan Commitment held by such Lender, which percentage shall be with respect to the outstanding balance of the Term Loan as of any date of determination after the Term Loan Commitment has terminated.

 

Product means any products manufactured, sold, developed, tested or marketed by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries from time to time, including, without limitation, those products set forth on Schedule 5.18(b) (as updated from time to time in accordance with Section 6.1.2 ).

 

Registered Intellectual Property means all applications, registrations and recordings for or of Patents, Trademarks or Copyrights filed by a Loan Party with any Governmental Authority, all internet domain name registrations owned by a Loan Party, and all proprietary software owned by a Loan Party.

 

Required Lenders means Lenders having an aggregate Pro Rata Term Loan Share in excess of fifty percent (50%), collectively.

 

Required Permit means a Permit (a) required under applicable law to the business of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or necessary in the manufacturing, importing, exporting, possession, ownership, warehousing, marketing, promoting, sale, labeling, furnishing, distribution or delivery of goods or services under any laws applicable to the business of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (including, without limitation, any Health Care Laws) or any Drug Application (including without limitation, at any point in time, all licenses, approvals and permits issued by the FDA, CMS, or any other applicable Governmental Authority necessary for the testing, manufacture, marketing or sale of any Product by Borrower or any of its Subsidiary as such activities are being conducted by Borrower or its Subsidiary with respect to such Product at such time), and (b) required by any Person from which Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries have received an accreditation.

 

Responsible Officer shall mean the president, vice president or secretary of a Person, or any other officer having substantially the same authority and responsibility; or, with respect to compliance with financial covenants or delivery of financial information, the chief financial officer, the treasurer or the controller of a Person, or any other officer having substantially the same authority and responsibility, and in all cases such person shall be listed on an incumbency certificate delivered to Agent in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Agent.

 

Revenue-Based Payment has the meaning set forth in Section 2.9.1(a) .

 

Royalties means the amount of any and all royalties, license fees and any other payments or income of any type recognized as revenue in accordance with GAAP by Borrower and its Subsidiaries with respect to the sale of Products or the provision of services by independent licensees of Borrower and/or its Subsidiaries, including any such payments characterized as a share of net profits, any up-front or lump sum payments, any milestone payments, commissions, fees or any other similar amounts, less deductions for amounts deducted, repaid or credited by reason of adjustments to the sales upon which royalty amounts are based, regardless of the reason for such adjustment to such sales. For the purposes of calculating Royalties, Lenders and Agent understand and agree that Affiliates of Borrower shall not be regarded as independent licensees.

 

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Services means services provided by Borrower or any Affiliate of Borrower to un-Affiliated Persons, including without limitation any sales, laboratory analysis, testing, consulting, marketing, commercialization and any other healthcare-related services.

 

Subordinated Debt means any Debt incurred by Borrower and/or any other Loan Party that is subordinated to the Obligations pursuant to a subordination agreement entered into between Agent, any applicable Loan Party and the subordinated creditor(s) upon terms acceptable to Agent in its commercially reasonable discretion; provided , however , that the Approved AR Loan Facility shall not be considered Subordinated Debt.

 

Solvent means, as to any Person at any time, that (a) the fair value of the property of such Person is greater than the amount of such Person’s liabilities (including disputed, contingent, unmatured and unliquidated liabilities); (b) the present fair saleable value of the property (on a going concern basis) of such Person is not less than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of such Person on its debts as they become absolute and matured; (c) such Person is able to realize upon its assets and pay its debts and other liabilities (including subordinated, disputed, contingent, unmatured and unliquidated liabilities) as they mature in the normal course of business; (d) such Person does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts or liabilities beyond such Person’s ability to pay as such debts and liabilities mature; and (e) such Person is not engaged in business or a transaction, and is not about to engage in business or a transaction, for which such Person’s property would constitute unreasonably small capital.

 

Subsidiary means, with respect to any Person, a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity of which such Person owns, directly or indirectly, such number of outstanding shares or other equity interests as to have more than fifty percent (50%) of the ordinary voting power for the election of directors or other managers of such corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity. Unless the context otherwise requires, each reference to Subsidiaries herein shall be a reference to direct and indirect Subsidiaries of Borrower. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, neither Biolase Australia Pty. Ltd., an entity organized under the laws of Australia and Biolase (NZ) Limited, an entity organized under the laws of New Zealand shall be considered Subsidiaries of the Borrower for purposes of Section 6.8(a) of this Agreement.

 

SWK has the meaning set forth in the Preamble .

 

Taxes has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(a) .

 

Term Loan has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1 .

 

Term Loan Commitment means $12,500,000.

 

Term Loan Maturity Date means November 9, 2023.

 

Termination Date means the earlier to occur of (a) the Term Loan Maturity Date, or (b) the date upon which the Loan and all other Obligations are Paid in Full, whether as a result of (i) the prepayment of the Term Loan and all Obligations through ( x ) the application of Net Cash Proceeds from any Disposition, or ( y ) any other mandatory or voluntary prepayment of the Term Loan in full, (ii) the contractual acceleration of the Loan hereunder, (iii) the acceleration of the Loan by Agent in accordance with this Agreement, or (iv) otherwise.

 

Trademarks shall mean all of each Loan Party’s (or if referring to another Person, such other Person’s) now existing or hereafter acquired right, title, and interest in and to: (i) all of such Loan Party’s (or if referring to another Person, such other Person’s) trademarks, trade dress, trade names, designs,

 

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corporate names, company names, business names, fictitious business names, trade styles, service marks, logos, slogans (and all translations, adaptions, derivations and combinations of the foregoing), other business identifiers, all applications, registrations and recordings relating to the foregoing as may at any time be filed in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or in any similar office or agency of the United States, or in any other country, and the goodwill of the business relating to the foregoing; (ii) all renewals thereof; and (iii) all designs and general intangibles of a like nature.

 

Uniform Commercial Code means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York; provided that if perfection or the effect of perfection or non-perfection or the priority of any security interest in any Collateral is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in a jurisdiction other than the State of New York, “ Uniform Commercial Code ” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in such other jurisdiction for purposes of the provisions hereof relating to such perfection, effect of perfection or non-perfection or priority.

 

U.S. or United States means the United States of America.

 

U.S. Lender means any Lender that is a “United States person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the IRC.

 

Wholly-Owned Subsidiary means, as to any Person, another Person all of the Equity Interests of which (except directors’ qualifying shares) are at the time directly or indirectly owned by such Person and/or another Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of such Person.

 

 

1.2

Interpretation .

 

(a) In the case of this Agreement and each other Loan Document, (i) the meanings of defined terms are equally applicable to the singular and plural forms of the defined terms; (ii) Annex, Exhibit, Schedule and Section references are to such Loan Document unless otherwise specified; (iii) the term “including” is not limiting and means “including but not limited to”; (iv) in the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from” means “from and including”; the words “to” and “until” each mean “to but excluding”, and the word “through” means “to and including”;

(v) unless otherwise expressly provided in such Loan Document, (A) references to agreements and other contractual instruments shall be deemed to include all subsequent amendments, restatements and other modifications thereto, but only to the extent such amendments, restatements and other modifications are not prohibited by the terms of any Loan Document, and (B) references to any statute or regulation shall be construed as including all statutory and regulatory provisions amending, replacing, supplementing or interpreting such statute or regulation; (vi) this Agreement and the other Loan Documents may use several different limitations, tests or measurements to regulate the same or similar matters, all of which are cumulative and each shall be performed in accordance with its terms and (vii) this Agreement and the other Loan Documents are the result of negotiations among and have been reviewed by counsel to Agent, Borrower, Lenders and the other parties hereto and thereto and are the products of all parties; accordingly, they shall not be construed against Borrower, Agent or Lenders merely because of Borrower’s, Agent’s or Lenders’ involvement in their preparation. Except where otherwise expressly provided in the Loan Documents, in any instance where the approval, consent or the exercise of Agent’s judgment is required, the granting or denial of such approval or consent and the exercise of such judgment shall be ( x ) within the sole and absolute discretion of Agent and/or Lenders; and ( y ) deemed to have been given only by a specific writing intended for such purpose executed by Agent.

 

(b) For purposes of converting any amount reported or otherwise denominated in any currency other than Dollars to Dollars under or in connection with the Loan Documents, Agent shall calculate such currency conversion via the applicable exchange rate identified and normally published by

 

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Bloomberg Professional Service as the applicable exchange rate as of the close of currency trading on each trading date during the applicable period of measurement, or, if such currency conversion deals exclusively with a particular date of determination, as of the close of currency trading on such date of determination (or the following trading date to the extent no currency trading took place on such date of determination). If Bloomberg Professional Service no longer reports such currency exchange rate, Agent shall select another nationally-recognized currency exchange rate reporting service selected by Agent in good faith.

 

(c) If any payment hereunder is to be made on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day. In the case of any extension of any payment of principal pursuant to the preceding sentence, interest thereon shall be payable at the then applicable rate during such extension. When the performance of any covenant, duty or obligation (other than payment of an obligation as described in the immediately preceding sentence) is required on a day which is not a Business Day, the date on which such performance is required shall be extended to the immediately succeeding Business Day.

 

(d) Any and all notices, reports, financial statements or other documents or instruments that are required to be delivered pursuant this Agreement (including, without limitation and for the avoidance of doubt, pursuant to Section 6.1.1, Section 6.1.2, Section 6.1.5 , Section 6.1.6 , Section 6.1.7 , Section 6.1.10 and Section 6.9 ) shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date on which such documents are posted on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov .

 

(e) In the case of this Agreement and each other Loan Document, to the extent that any representation and warranty applies (i) to any Foreign Subsidiary or (ii) any asset, Product, Service or property of any Foreign Subsidiary, such representation and warranty shall be subject to the actual knowledge of the Loan Parties as context requires.

 

(f) In the case of this Agreement and each other Loan Document, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document, it is understood and agreed that (i) the Agent shall not require the perfection of a security interest granted in Collateral (under and as defined in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement) as to which (A) the cost, burden, difficulty or consequence (including any effect on the ability of the relevant Loan Party to conduct its operations and business in the ordinary course of business) of perfecting a security interest therein outweighs the benefit of a security interest to the relevant Secured Parties (under and as defined in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement) afforded thereby, as determined by Agent in its reasonable (from standpoint of a secured lender) discretion and (B) solely as it relates to any Collateral that does not constitute US Collateral (under and as defined in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement) or that is owned or held by a Loan Party that is organized under the law of any jurisdiction other than the United States or Canada, the granting of a security interest in, or the perfection of a security interest granted in, in either case, would result in material and adverse tax consequences to any Loan Party (as determined by Agent in its reasonable (from standpoint of a secured lender) discretion) and (ii) to the extent any Foreign Subsidiary is prohibited by applicable law from being a Guarantor (under and as defined in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement), such Foreign Subsidiary’s status as a Guarantor and/or its Guarantor Obligations, as applicable, under and as defined in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, shall be limited to the maximum amount of liability which could be asserted against such Guarantor without causing such Foreign Subsidiary (or its directors and officers) to be in violation with applicable law.

 

Section 2 Credit Facility.

 

2.1 Term Loan Commitments . On and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each Lender, severally and for itself alone, agrees to make a term loan to Borrower (each such loan, individually and collectively, a Term Loan ”) in an amount equal to such Lender’s applicable Pro Rata

 

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Term Loan Share of the Term Loan Commitment. The Commitments of Lenders to make the Term Loan shall terminate concurrently with the making the Term Loan on the Closing Date. The Loan is not a revolving credit facility, and therefore any amount thereof that is repaid or prepaid by Borrower, in whole or in part, may not be re-borrowed.

 

 

2.2

Loan Procedures .

 

On the Closing Date, each Lender shall advance to Borrower an amount equal to its Pro Rata Share of the Term Loan, upon Borrower’s satisfaction of the conditions to closing described in Section 4 of this Agreement.

 

 

2.3

Commitments Several .

 

The failure of any Lender to make the Term Loan on the Closing Date shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligation (if any) to make its Loan on the applicable date, but no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to make the Term Loan to be made by such other Lender.

 

 

2.4

Indebtedness Absolute; No Offset; Waiver .

 

The payment obligations of Borrower hereunder are absolute and unconditional, without any right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense for any reason against Agent and Lenders. As of the Closing Date, the Loan has not been compromised, adjusted, extended, satisfied, rescinded, set-off or modified, and the Loan Documents are not subject to any litigation, dispute, refund, claims of rescission, set-off, netting, counterclaim or defense whatsoever, including but not limited to, claims by or against any Loan Party or any other Person. Payment of the Obligations by Borrower, shall be made only by wire transfer, in Dollars, and in immediately available funds when due and payable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, is not subject to compromise, adjustment, extension, satisfaction, rescission, set- off, counterclaim, defense, abatement, suspension, deferment, deductible, reduction, termination or modification, whether arising out of transactions concerning the Loan, or otherwise. Without limitation to the foregoing, to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law and notwithstanding any other term or provision contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, Borrower hereby waives (and shall cause each Loan Party to waive) (a) presentment, protest and demand, notice of default (except as expressly required in the Loan Documents), notice of intent to accelerate, notice of acceleration, notice of protest, notice of demand and of dishonor and non-payment of the Obligations, (b) any requirement of diligence or promptness on Agent’s part in the enforcement of its rights under the provisions of this Agreement and any other Loan Document, (c) any rights, legal or equitable, to require any marshalling of assets or to require foreclosure sales in a particular order, (d) all notices of every kind and description which may be required to be given by any statute or rule of law except as specifically required hereunder, (e) the benefit of all laws now existing or that may hereafter be enacted providing for any appraisement before sale or any portion of the Collateral, (f) all rights of homestead, exemption, redemption, valuation, appraisement, stay of execution, notice of election to mature or declare due the whole of the Obligations in the event of foreclosure of the Liens created by the Loan Documents, (g) the pleading of any statute of limitations as a defense to any demand under any Loan Document and (h) any defense to the obligation to make any payments required under the Loan Documents, including the obligation to pay taxes based on any damage to, defects in or destruction of the Collateral or any other event, including obsolescence of any of the Collateral, it being agreed and acknowledged that such payment obligations are unconditional and irrevocable. Borrower further acknowledges and agrees (i) to any substitution, subordination, exchange or release of any security or the release of any party primarily or secondarily liable for the payment of the Loan; (ii) that Agent shall not be required to first institute suit or exhaust its remedies hereon against others liable for repayment of all or any part of the Loan, whether primarily or secondarily (collectively, the “ Obligors ”), or to perfect or enforce its rights against any Obligor or any security for the Loan; and (iii) that

 

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its liability for payment of the Loan shall not be affected or impaired by any determination that any security interest or lien taken by Agent for the benefit of Agent and Lenders to secure the Loan is invalid or unperfected. Borrower acknowledges, warrants and represents in connection with each waiver of any right or remedy of Borrower contained in any Loan Document, that it has been fully informed with respect to, and represented by counsel of its choice in connection with, such rights and remedies, and all such waivers, and after such advice and consultation, has presently and actually intended, with full knowledge of its rights and remedies otherwise available at law or in equity, to waive or relinquish such rights and remedies to the full extent specified in each such waiver.

 

 

2.5

Loan Accounting .

 

 

2.5.1

Recordkeeping .

 

Agent, on behalf of each Lender, shall record in its records the date and amount of the Loan made by each Lender, each prepayment and repayment thereof. The aggregate unpaid principal amount so recorded shall be final, binding and conclusive absent manifest error. The failure to so record any such amount or any error in so recording any such amount shall not, however, limit or otherwise affect the Obligations of Borrower hereunder or under any Note to repay the principal amount of the Loans hereunder, together with all interest accruing thereon.

 

 

2.5.2

Notes .

 

At the request of any Lender, the Loan of such Lender shall be evidenced by a Note, with appropriate insertions, payable to the order of such Lender in a face principal amount equal to such Lender’s Pro Rata Term Loan Share and payable in such amounts and on such dates as are set forth herein.

 

 

2.6

Payment of Interest .

 

 

2.6.1

Interest Rates .

 

(a) The outstanding principal balance under the Loan shall bear interest at a per annum rate of interest equal to the Contract Rate (as may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Section 2.6.1 ). Whenever, subsequent to the date hereof, the LIBOR Rate is increased or decreased (as determined on the date that is two (2) Business Days prior to each Payment Date), the Contract Rate, as set forth herein, shall be similarly changed effective as of such subsequent Payment Date, without notice or demand of any kind by an amount equal to the amount of such change in the LIBOR Rate on the date that is two (2) Business Days prior to each such Payment Date. The interest due on the principal balance of the Loan outstanding as of any Payment Date shall be computed for the actual number of days elapsed during the period in question on the basis of a year consisting of three hundred sixty (360) days and shall be calculated by determining the average daily principal balance outstanding for each day of such period in question. The daily rate shall be equal to 1/360th times the Contract Rate. If any statement furnished by Agent for the amount of a payment due exceeded the actual amount that should have been paid because the LIBOR Rate decreased and such decrease was not reflected in such statement, Borrower shall make the payment specified in such statement from Agent and Borrower shall receive a credit for the overpayment, which credit shall be applied towards the next subsequent payment due hereunder. If any statement furnished by Agent for the amount of a payment due was less than the actual amount that should have been paid because the LIBOR Rate increased and such increase was not reflected in such statement, Borrower shall make the payment specified in such statement from Agent and Borrower shall be required to pay any resulting underpayment with the next subsequent payment due hereunder; for the avoidance of doubt, any payment that is made that is in an amount less than the actual amount that should have been paid because a

 

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LIBOR Rate increase was not reflected in a statement furnished by the Agent shall not be considered a Default or Event of Default hereunder.

 

(b) Borrower recognizes and acknowledges that any default on any payment, or portion thereof, due hereunder or to be made under any of the other Loan Documents, will result in losses and additional expenses to Agent in servicing the Loan, and in losses due to Lenders’ loss of the use of funds not timely received. Borrower further acknowledges and agrees that in the event of any such Default, Lenders would be entitled to damages for the detriment proximately caused thereby, but that it would be extremely difficult and impracticable to ascertain the extent of or compute such damages. Therefore, upon the Term Loan Maturity Date and/or upon the occurrence and during the existence of an Event of Default (or upon any acceleration), interest shall automatically accrue hereunder, without notice to Borrower, at the Default Rate. The Default Rate shall be calculated and due from the date that the Event of Default occurred and shall be payable upon demand.

 

(c) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time the interest rate for any Loan (if applicable), together with all fees, charges and other amounts that are treated as interest on such Loan under applicable law (collectively, “charges”), shall exceed the maximum lawful rate (the “ Maximum Rate ”) that may be contracted for, charged, taken, received or reserved by the Lender holding such Loan in accordance with applicable law, the rate of interest payable in respect of such Loan hereunder (if applicable), together with all charges payable in respect of the Loan, shall be limited to the Maximum Rate. To the extent lawful, the interest and charges that would have been paid in respect of such Loan but were not paid as a result of the operation of this Section shall be cumulated and the interest (if any) and charges payable to such Lender in respect of other Loans or periods shall be increased (but not above the amount collectible at the Maximum Rate therefor) until such cumulated amount, together with interest thereon at the Federal Funds Effective Rate for each day to the date of repayment, shall have been received by such Lender. Any amount collected by such Lender that exceeds the maximum amount collectible at the Maximum Rate shall be applied to the reduction of the principal balance of such Loan or refunded to the Borrower so that at no time shall the interest (if any) and charges paid or payable in respect of such Loan exceed the maximum amount collectible at the Maximum Rate.

 

 

2.6.2

Payments of Interest and Principal .

 

Borrower shall pay to Lenders all accrued interest on the Loan in arrears on each Payment Date, upon a prepayment of such Loan in accordance with Section 2.8 and at maturity in cash. Any partial prepayment of the Loan shall be applied in inverse order of maturity and so shall not reduce the amount of any quarterly principal amortization payment required pursuant to Section 2.9.1 (but this shall not be construed as permitting any partial prepayment other than as may be expressly permitted elsewhere in this Agreement).

 

 

2.7

Fees .

 

(a) Origination Fee . Borrower shall pay to SWK, for its own account, a fee (the “ Origination Fee ”) in the amount of $187,500, which Origination Fee shall be deemed fully earned and non-refundable on the Closing Date and which, at the option of the Borrower, may be net-funded on the Closing Date.

 

(b) Exit Fee . Subject to Section 2.8.3, upon the Termination Date, Borrower shall pay an exit fee (the “ Exit Fee ”) to Agent, for the benefit of Lenders, in an amount equal to ( x ) eight percent (8.0%) multiplied by ( y ) the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loan advanced hereunder, which Exit Fee shall be deemed fully earned and non-refundable on the Termination Date.

 

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2.8

Prepayment .

 

2.8.1 Mandatory Prepayment . Borrower shall prepay all or part of, as applicable, the Obligations (which shall include (a) as it relates to any such prepayment made pursuant to this Section 2.8.1 , on or after the Closing Date and prior to the first anniversary of the Closing Date, the amount of interest theretofore accrued but unpaid in respect of the principal amount so prepaid, plus the amount of interest that would have accrued on the principal amount so prepaid had it remained outstanding through the first anniversary of the Closing Date assuming the Contract Rate remained constant from the date of such prepayment through the first anniversary of the Closing Date, (b) as it relates to any such prepayment made on or after the first anniversary of the Closing Date , any amounts that would otherwise be due and payable on such date had Borrower voluntarily prepaid the Obligations pursuant to Section 2.8.2 ), or (c) as it relates to any such prepayment made on or before the first anniversary of the Closing Date , any COC Prepayment Fee that would otherwise be due and payable on such date had Borrower voluntarily prepaid the Obligations pursuant to Section 2.8.3 ) until paid in full within two (2) Business Days after the receipt by a Loan Party of any Net Cash Proceeds from any Disposition, in an amount equal to such Net Cash Proceeds.

 

 

2.8.2

Voluntary Prepayment .

 

(a) Subject to clause (b) below and Section 2.8.3 hereof, Borrower may, on at least five (5) Business Days’ (or such shorter period as Agent may agree in its sole discretion) written notice or telephonic notice (provided that such notice may be conditioned on receiving the proceeds of any transaction) (followed on the same Business Day by written confirmation thereof) to Agent (which shall promptly advise each Lender thereof) not later than 2:00 p.m. Dallas time on such day, prepay the Term Loan and all related Obligations in whole but not in part at any time on or after the first anniversary of the Closing Date. Such notice to Agent shall specify the amount and proposed date of such prepayment, and the application of such amounts to be prepaid shall be applied in accordance with Section 2.9.1(b) or 2.10.2 (as applicable).

 

(b) If Borrower makes a prepayment of the Term Loan under Section 2.8.2(a) , it shall pay to Agent, for the benefit of Lenders, the following amounts (in addition to any such prepayment of the Term Loan and related Obligations) on the date of such prepayment: (i) if such prepayment is made on or after the first anniversary of the Closing Date but prior to the second anniversary of the Closing Date, six percent (6%) of the aggregate amount of the Term Loan so prepaid; (ii) if such prepayment is made on or after the second anniversary of the Closing Date but prior to the third anniversary of the Closing Date, one percent (1%) of the aggregate amount of the Term Loan so prepaid; and (iii) if such prepayment is made on or after the third anniversary of the Closing Date, zero percent (0%) of the aggregate amount of the Term Loan so prepaid.

 

(c) For the avoidance of doubt, a permitted payment under this Section 2.8.2 is independent of and in addition to Revenue-Based Payments that are credited toward the principal of the Loans under Section 2.9.1(b) . Notwithstanding anything set forth herein or in any other Loan Documents to the contrary, any prepayment of the Loans shall be limited and governed by this Section 2.8.2 other than prepayments or repayments (i) via the application of Revenue-Based Payments made pursuant to Section

2.9.1 or Section 2.10.2 , as applicable or (ii) prepayments in accordance with Section 2.8.1 or Section 2.8.3 .

 

2.8.3 Change of Control . Upon a Change of Control on or before the first anniversary of the Closing Date, Borrower shall immediately prepay all outstanding Obligations. Such prepayment shall

 

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equal the sum of the outstanding principal balance of the Term Loan and all other outstanding Obligations (subject to the limitations set forth in this Section 2.8.3 ), plus

 

(a) a prepayment fee (the COC Prepayment Fee ”) calculated as the additional amount that would be needed to be paid such that the sum of (1) such COC Prepayment Fee, plus (2) the aggregate payments actually made in cash to all Lenders on or prior to such date in respect of the principal amount of the Term Loan, including without limitation the Origination Fee, plus (3) without duplication, all Revenue-Based Payments actually made in cash to all Lenders on or prior to such date (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any amounts paid in respect of any costs, expenses, indemnifications or reimbursements or any amounts paid in connection with the Closing Date Warrant, but including, for the avoidance of doubt, any amounts paid or payable in respect of the Origination Fee, the COC Prepayment Fee and Exit Fee) results in an amount equal to one and twenty-three hundredth (1.23) times the aggregate amount advanced by Lenders pursuant to Section

2.2 hereof on or prior to such date; or

 

(b) if such prepayment occurs on or after the first anniversary of the Closing Date, the amounts that would otherwise be due and payable upon a prepayment made pursuant to Section 2.8.2(b) on such date of determination, if any.

 

Any prepayment made under this Section 2.8.3 shall be applied in the order set forth in Section 2.9.1(b) . For the avoidance of doubt, (i) no amounts paid or otherwise earned in connection with the Closing Date Warrant shall be included in the calculation of the Prepayment Fee, and (ii) no Exit Fee shall be due and payable upon a prepayment of the loan prior to the first anniversary of the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 2.8.3 .

 

 

2.9

Repayment of Term Loan .

 

 

2.9.1

Revenue-Based Payment .

 

(a) During the period commencing on the date hereof until the Obligations are Paid in Full, Borrower promises to pay to Agent, for the account of each Lender according to its Pro Rata Term Loan Share, an amount based on a percentage of the aggregate of the Net Sales, Royalties and other revenue realized by Borrower and/or its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, in accordance with GAAP (collectively, the “ Aggregate Revenue ”) in each Fiscal Quarter (the “ Revenue-Based Payment ”), which will be applied to the Obligations as provided in clause (b) below. The Revenue-Based Payment with respect to each Fiscal Quarter shall be payable on the Payment Date next following the end of such Fiscal Quarter. Commencing with the Fiscal Quarter beginning January 1, 2018, the Revenue-Based Payment with respect to each Fiscal Quarter shall be equal to:

 

(i) the aggregate Revenue-Based Payments payable during the period commencing as of January 1 of the Fiscal Year of which such Fiscal Quarter is part, through the end of such Fiscal Quarter (such elapsed portion of the Fiscal Year, the “ Elapsed Period ”), calculated as the sum of:

 

(A) Fifty percent (50.00%) of Aggregate Revenue during the Elapsed Period up to and including $7,500,000; plus

 

(B) Twenty-five percent (25.00%) of Aggregate Revenue during the Elapsed Period greater than $7,500,000; minus

 

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(ii) the aggregate amount of Revenue-Based Payments, if any, made with respect to prior Fiscal Quarters in such Fiscal Year; provided that the Revenue-Based Payment is payable solely upon Aggregate Revenue in a given Fiscal Year, and will not be calculated on a cumulative, year-over-year basis.

 

(b) So long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and until the Obligations have been Paid in Full, each Revenue-Based Payment on each Payment Date will be applied in the following priority:

 

(i) FIRST, to the payment of all fees, costs, expenses and indemnities due and owing to Agent pursuant to Sections 2.7 , 3.1 , 3.2 , 6.3(d) , 10.4 and/or 10.5 under this Agreement or otherwise pursuant to the Collateral Documents, and any other Obligations owing to Agent in respect of sums advanced by Agent to preserve or protect the Collateral or to preserve or protect its security interest in the Collateral (other than fees not otherwise included in an invoice provided by Agent pursuant to Section 2.1.0.1 for such Payment Date for which invoices have been delivered to the Borrower no later than two (2) Business Days prior to such Payment Date);

 

(ii) SECOND, to the payment of all fees, costs, expenses and indemnities due and owing to Lenders in respect of the Loans and Commitments pursuant to Sections 2.7 , 3.1 , 3.2 , 6.3(d) , 10.4 and/or 10.5 under this Agreement or otherwise pursuant to the Collateral Documents, pro rata based on each Lender’s Pro Rata Term Loan Share, until Paid in Full;

 

(iii) THIRD, to the payment of all accrued but unpaid interest in respect of the Loans as of such Payment Date, pro rata based on each Lender’s Pro Rata Term Loan Share, until Paid in Full;

 

(iv) FOURTH, as it relates to each Payment Date on or after the Payment Date occurring in May 2021 (or if the Extension Conditions are satisfied, the Payment Date occurring in May 2022) to the payment of all principal of the Loans, pro rata based on each Lender’s Pro Rata Term Loan Share, up to an aggregate amount of $700,000 on any such Payment Date;

 

 

(v)

FIFTH, all remaining amounts to the Borrower.

 

In the event that the amounts distributed under this clause (b) on any Payment Date are insufficient for payment of the amounts set forth in clauses (i) through (iii) above for such Payment Date, Borrower shall pay an amount equal to the extent of such insufficiency within five (5) Business Days (or such longer period as Agent may agree in its sole discretion) of request by Agent. For the avoidance of doubt, at all times prior to the Payment Date in May 2021 (or if the Interest Only Extension Conditions are satisfied, the Payment Date occurring in May 2022), Borrower shall only be required to pay Revenue-Based Payments to the extent of amounts owing under clauses (i) , (ii) , and (iii) above on each such Payment Date prior to the Payment Date in May 2021 (or if the Extension Conditions are satisfied, the Payment Date occurring in May 2022) .

 

(c) In the event that Borrower makes any adjustment to Aggregate Revenue after it has been reported to Agent, and such adjustment results in an adjustment to the Revenue-Based Payment due to the Lenders pursuant to this Section 2.9.1 , Borrower shall so notify Agent and such adjustment shall be captured, reported and reconciled with the next scheduled report and payment of Revenue-Based Payment hereunder, but in no event shall the failure to have paid any amount that has been adjusted in accordance with this Section 2.9.1(d) result in an Event of Default to the extent such amounts

 

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are paid in full on the next Payment Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Agent and Borrower shall discuss and agree on the amount of any such adjustment prior to it being given effect with respect to future Revenue- Based Payments.

 

 

2.9.2

Principal .

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the outstanding principal balance of the Term Loan and all other Obligations then due and owing (including any amounts due pursuant to Section 2.8.2 hereof or any COC Prepayment Fee, as applicable, that may be due and owing on such date) shall be Paid in Full on the Termination Date.

 

 

2.10

Payment.

 

 

2.10.1

Making of Payments.

 

Except as set forth in the last sentence of this Section 2.10.1 , all payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts, shall be made in immediately-available funds, via wire transfer as directed by Agent in writing, not later than 2:00 p.m. Dallas time on the date due, and funds received after that hour shall be deemed to have been received by Agent on the following Business Day. Not later than two (2) Business Days prior to each Payment Date, Agent shall provide to Borrower and each Lender a quarterly statement with the amounts payable by Borrower to Agent on such Payment Date in accordance with Section 2.9.1(b) and (c) hereof, which shall include, for additional clarity, Agent’s calculation of the Revenue-Based Payment for the prior Fiscal Quarter, which statement shall be binding on Borrower absent manifest error, and Borrower shall be entitled to rely on such quarterly statement in relation to its payment obligations on such Payment Date.

 

 

2.10.2

Application of Payments and Proceeds Following an Event of Default .

 

Following the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, or if the Obligations have otherwise become or have been declared to become immediately due and payable in accordance with this Agreement, then notwithstanding anything herein or in any other Loan Document to the contrary, Agent shall apply all or any part of payments in respect of the Obligations and proceeds of Collateral, in each case as received by Agent, to the payment of the Obligations in the order and priority as determined by Agent in its sole discretion.

 

 

2.10.3

Set-off .

 

Borrower agrees that Agent and each Lender and its Affiliates have all rights of set-off and bankers’ lien provided by applicable law, and in addition thereto, Borrower agrees that at any time an Event of Default exists and is continuing, Agent and each Lender may, subject to Section 2.10.4 , to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, apply to the payment of any Obligations of Borrower hereunder then due, any and all balances, credits, deposits, accounts or moneys of Borrower then or thereafter with Agent or such Lender. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Lender shall exercise any rights described in the preceding sentence without the prior written consent of Agent.

 

 

2.10.4

Proration of Payments .

 

If any Lender shall obtain any payment or other recovery (whether voluntary, involuntary, by application of set-off or otherwise, on account of principal of, interest on or fees in relation to any Loan, but excluding any payment pursuant to Section 3.1 , 3.2 , 10.5 or 10.8 ) in excess of its applicable Pro Rata Term Loan Share of payments and other recoveries obtained by all Lenders on account of principal

 

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of, interest on or fees in relation to such Term Loan then held by them, then such Lender shall purchase from the other Lenders such participations in the Loans held by them as shall be necessary to cause such purchasing Lender to share the excess payment or other recovery ratably with each of them; provided that if all or any portion of the excess payment or other recovery is thereafter recovered from such purchasing Lender, the purchase shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery.

 

Section 3 Yield Protection.

 

 

3.1

Taxes .

 

(a) All payments of principal and interest on the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder by or on behalf of Borrower to or for the account of Agent or any Lender shall be made free and clear of and without deduction for any present or future income, excise, stamp, documentary, property or franchise taxes and other taxes, fees, duties, levies, withholdings or other similar charges imposed by any Governmental Authority that is a taxing authority (“ Taxes ”), excluding (i) taxes imposed on or measured by Agent’s or any Lender’s net income (however denominated) or gross profits, and franchise taxes, imposed by any jurisdiction (or subdivision thereof) under the laws of which Agent or such Lender is organized or in which Agent or such Lender conducts business or, in the case of any Lender, in which its applicable lending office is located, (ii) any branch profit taxes imposed by the United States of America or any similar tax imposed by any other jurisdiction in which Agent or a Lender is located or conducts business; (iii) in the case of any Foreign Lender, any withholding tax that is imposed on amounts payable to such Foreign Lender at the time such Foreign Lender becomes a party to this Agreement or designates a new lending office; (iv) in the case of any U.S. Lender, any United States federal backup withholding tax; and (v) taxes imposed under FATCA (items in clauses (i) through (v) , “ Excluded Taxes ”, and all Taxes other than Excluded Taxes, “ Indemnified Taxes ”). If any withholding or deduction from any payment to be made by Borrower hereunder is required in respect of any Taxes pursuant to any applicable law, rule or regulation, then Borrower shall: ( w ) make such withholding or deduction; ( x ) pay directly to the relevant Governmental Authority the full amount required to be so withheld or deducted; ( y ) as promptly as practicable forward to Agent the original or a certified copy of an official receipt or other documentation reasonably satisfactory to Agent evidencing such payment to such Governmental Authority; and ( z ) if the withholding or deduction is with respect to Indemnified Taxes, pay to Agent for the account of Lenders such additional amount or amounts as is necessary to ensure that the net amount actually received by each Lender will equal the full amount such Lender would have received had no such withholding or deduction of Indemnified Taxes been required. To the extent that any amounts shall ever be paid by Borrower in respect of Indemnified Taxes, such amounts shall, for greater certainty, be considered to have accrued and to have been paid by Borrower as interest on the Loans.

 

(b) Borrower shall indemnify Agent and each Lender for any Indemnified Taxes paid by Agent or such Lender, as applicable, on or with respect to any payment by or on account of any obligation of Borrower hereunder, and any additions to Tax, penalties and interest paid by Agent or such Lender with respect to such Indemnified Taxes; provided that Borrower shall not have any obligation to indemnify any party hereunder for any Indemnified Taxes or additions to Tax, penalties or interest with respect thereto that result from or are attributable to such party’s own gross negligence or willful misconduct. Payment under this Section 3.1(b) shall be made within thirty (30) days after the date Agent or the Lender, as applicable, makes written demand therefor; provided , however , that if such written demand is made more than one-hundred eighty (180) days after the earlier of (i) the date on which Agent or the Lender, as applicable, pays such Indemnified Taxes or additions to Tax, penalties or interest with respect thereto and

(ii) the date on which the applicable Governmental Authority makes written demand on Agent or such Lender, as applicable, for payment of such Indemnified Taxes or additions to Tax, penalties or interest with respect thereto, then Borrower shall not be obligated to indemnify Agent or such Lender for such Indemnified Taxes or additions to Tax, penalties or interest with respect thereto.

 

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(c) Each Foreign Lender that is a party hereto on the Closing Date or becomes an assignee of an interest under this Agreement under Section 10.8.1 after the Closing Date (unless such Lender was already a Lender hereunder immediately prior to such assignment) shall deliver to Borrower and Agent on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a party to this Agreement:

 

(i) Two duly completed and executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN (or IRS Form W-8BENE) claiming exemption from withholding of Taxes under an income tax treaty to which the United States of America is a party;

 

 

(ii)

two duly completed and executed originals of IRS Form W-8ECI;

 

(iii) a certificate in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent and Borrower claiming entitlement to the portfolio interest exemption under Section 881(c) of the IRC and certifying that such Foreign Lender is not ( x ) a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the IRC, ( y ) a “10 percent shareholder” of Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the IRC, or ( z ) a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the IRC, together with two duly completed and executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN (or IRS Form W-8BENE); or

 

(iv) if the Foreign Lender is not the beneficial owner of amounts paid to it hereunder, two duly completed and executed originals of IRS Form W-8IMY, each accompanied by a duly completed and executed IRS Form W-8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN (or IRS Form W- 8BENE), IRS Form W-9 or a portfolio interest certificate described in clause (iii) above from each beneficial owner of such amounts claiming entitlement to exemption from withholding or backup withholding of Taxes.

 

Each Foreign Lender shall (to the extent legally entitled to do so) provide updated forms to Borrower and Agent on or prior to the date any prior form previously provided under this clause (c) becomes obsolete or expires, after the occurrence of an event requiring a change in the most recent form or certification previously delivered by it pursuant to this clause (c) or from time to time if requested by Borrower or Agent. Each U.S. Lender shall deliver to Agent and Borrower on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a party to this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the request of Borrower or Agent) properly completed and executed originals of IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Lender is exempt from backup withholding. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Borrower shall not be required to pay additional amounts to or indemnify any Lender pursuant to this Section 3.1 with respect to any Taxes required to be deducted or withheld (or any additions to Tax, penalties or interest with respect thereto) (A) on the basis of the information, certificates or statements of exemption provided by a Lender pursuant to this clause (c) , or (B) if such Lender shall fail to comply with the certification requirements of this clause (c) .

 

(d) Without limiting the foregoing, each Lender shall timely comply with any certification, documentation, information or other reporting necessary to establish an exemption from withholding under FATCA and shall provide any documentation reasonably requested by Borrower or Agent sufficient for Borrower and Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Lender has complied with such applicable reporting requirements.

 

(e) If Agent or a Lender determines that it is entitled to or has received a refund of any Taxes for which it has been indemnified by Borrower (or another Loan Party) or with respect to which Borrower (or another Loan Party) shall have paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section 3.1 , it shall promptly notify Borrower of such refund, and promptly make an appropriate claim to the relevant Governmental Authority for such refund (if it has not previously done so). If Agent or a Lender receives a

 

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refund (whether or not pursuant to such claim) of such Taxes, it shall promptly pay over such refund to Borrower (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by Loan Parties under this Section 3.1 with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses of the Agent or such Lender and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund); provided that Borrower, upon the request of Agent or such Lender, agrees to repay to Agent or such Lender the amount paid over to Borrower in the event Agent or such Lender is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. This Section 3.1(e) shall not be construed to require Agent or any Lender to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes which it deems confidential) to Borrower or any other Person or to alter its internal practices or procedures with respect to the administration of Taxes.

 

 

3.2

Increased Cost .

 

(a) If, after the Closing Date, the adoption of, or any change in, any applicable law, rule or regulation, or any change in the interpretation or administration of any applicable law, rule or regulation by any Governmental Authority, central bank or comparable agency charged with the interpretation or administration thereof ( provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith shall be considered a change in applicable law, regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued), or compliance by any Lender with any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) issued after the Closing Date of any such authority, central bank or comparable agency: (i) shall impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve (including any reserve imposed by the FRB), special deposit or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended by any Lender; or (ii) shall impose on any Lender any other condition affecting its ability to make loans based on the LIBOR Rate or its obligation to make loans based on the LIBOR Rate; and the result of anything described in clauses (i) and (ii) above is to increase the cost to (or to impose a cost on) such Lender of making or maintaining any loan based on the LIBOR Rate, or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender under this Agreement or under its Note with respect thereto, then upon demand by such Lender (which demand shall be accompanied by a statement setting forth the basis for such demand and a calculation of the amount thereof in reasonable detail, a copy of which shall be furnished to Agent), and without duplication of other payment obligations of Borrower hereunder (including pursuant to Section 3.1 ), Borrower shall pay directly to such Lender such additional amount as will compensate such Lender for such increased cost or such reduction, so long as such amounts have accrued on or after the day which is one-hundred eighty (180) days prior to the date on which such Lender first made demand therefor; provided that if the event giving rise to such costs or reductions has retroactive effect, such one-hundred eighty (180) day period shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect. For the avoidance of doubt, this clause (a) will not apply to any such increased costs or reductions resulting from Taxes, as to which Section 3.1 shall govern.

 

(b) If any Lender shall reasonably determine that any change after the Closing Date in, or the adoption or phase-in after the Closing Date of, any applicable law, rule or regulation regarding capital adequacy, or any change after the Closing Date in the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority, central bank or comparable agency charged with the interpretation or administration thereof, or the compliance by any Lender or any Person controlling such Lender with any request or directive issued after the Closing Date regarding capital adequacy (whether or not having the force of law) of any such authority, central bank or comparable agency ( provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith shall be considered a change in applicable law, regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued), has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s or such controlling Person’s capital as a consequence of such Lender’s obligations hereunder to a level below that which such Lender or such controlling Person

 

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could have achieved but for such change, adoption, phase-in or compliance (taking into consideration such Lender’s or such controlling Person’s policies with respect to capital adequacy) by an amount deemed by such Lender or such controlling Person to be material, then from time to time, within five (5) Business Days of demand by such Lender (which demand shall be accompanied by a statement setting forth the basis for such demand and a calculation of the amount thereof in reasonable detail, a copy of which shall be furnished to Agent), Borrower shall pay to such Lender such additional amount as will compensate such Lender or such controlling Person for such reduction, so long as such amounts have accrued on or after the day which is one-hundred eighty (180) days prior to the date on which such Lender first made demand therefor; provided that if the event giving rise to such costs or reductions has retroactive effect, such one-hundred eighty (180) day period shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect.

 

(c) Each Lender agrees that, as promptly as practicable after the officer of such Lender responsible for administering its Loans, becomes aware of the occurrence of an event or the existence of a condition that would entitle such Lender to receive payments under this Section 3.2 , it will, to the extent not inconsistent with the internal policies of such Lender and any applicable legal or regulatory restrictions, use reasonable efforts to (i) make, issue, fund or maintain its Loans through another office of such Lender, or (ii) take such other measures as such Lender may deem reasonable, if as a result thereof the additional amounts which would otherwise be required to be paid to such Lender pursuant to this Section 3.2 would be materially reduced and if, as determined by such Lender in its sole discretion, the making, issuing, funding or maintaining of such Loans through such other office or in accordance with such other measures, as the case may be, would not otherwise adversely affect such Loans or the interests of such Lender; provided that such Lender will not be obligated to utilize such other office pursuant to this clause (c) unless Borrower agrees to pay all incremental expenses incurred by such Lender as a result of utilizing such other office as described above. A certificate as to the amount of any such expenses payable by Borrower pursuant to this clause (c) (setting forth in reasonable detail the basis for requesting such amount) submitted by such Lender to Borrower (with a copy to Agent) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

 

 

3.3

Funding Losses .

 

Borrower hereby agrees that upon demand by any Lender (which demand shall be accompanied by a statement setting forth the basis for the amount being claimed, a copy of which shall be furnished to Agent), Borrower will indemnify such Lender against any net loss or expense which such Lender may sustain or incur (including any net loss or expense incurred by reason of the liquidation or reemployment of deposits or other funds acquired by such Lender to fund or maintain the Term Loan subject to the LIBOR Rate, as reasonably determined by such Lender) as a result of (a) any payment or prepayment of the Term Loan of such Lender on a date other than the Term Loan Maturity Date or (b) any failure of Borrower to borrow any Loan on a date specified therefor in a notice of borrowing pursuant to this Agreement. For the purposes of this Section 3.3 , all determinations shall be made as if such Lender had actually funded and maintained the Term Loan through the purchase of deposits having a maturity corresponding to the Loan and bearing an interest rate equal to the LIBOR Rate during such period of time being measured.

 

 

3.4

Manner of Funding; Alternate Funding Offices .

 

Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, each Lender shall be entitled to fund and maintain its funding of all or any part of its Loans in any manner it may determine at its sole discretion. Each Lender may, if it so elects, fulfill its commitment to make the Term Loan by causing any branch or Affiliate of such Lender to make such Loan; provided that in such event for the purposes of this Agreement (other than Section 3.1 ) such Loan shall be deemed to have been made by such Lender and the obligation of Borrower to repay such Loan shall nevertheless be to such Lender and shall be deemed held by it, to the extent of such Loan, for the account of such branch or Affiliate.

 

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3.5

Conclusiveness of Statements; Survival .

 

Determinations and statements of any Lender pursuant to Section 3.1 , 3.2 , 3.3 or 3.4 shall be conclusive absent demonstrable error. Lenders may use reasonable averaging and attribution methods in determining compensation under Sections 3.1 or 3.2 , and the provisions of such Sections shall survive repayment of the Loans, cancellation of the Notes and termination of this Agreement.

 

Section 4 Conditions Precedent.

 

The effectiveness of this Agreement and the obligation of each Lender to make its Loan hereunder is subject to the following conditions precedent, each of which shall be reasonably satisfactory in all respects (or waived by) to Agent.

 

 

4.1

Prior Debt .

 

The Prior Debt has been (or concurrently with the initial borrowing will be) paid in full and all related Liens have been (or concurrently with the initial borrowing will be) released.

 

 

4.2

Delivery of Loan Documents .

 

Borrower shall have delivered the following documents in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Agent (and, as applicable, duly executed and dated the Closing Date or an earlier date reasonably satisfactory to Agent):

 

(a) Loan Documents . The Loan Documents to which any Loan Party is a party, each duly executed by a Responsible Officer of each Loan Party and the other parties thereto (except Agent and the Lenders), and each other Person (except Agent and the Lenders) shall have delivered to Agent and Lenders the Loan Documents to which it is a party, each duly executed and delivered by such Person and the other parties thereto (except Agent and the Lenders).

 

 

(b)

Financing Statements . Properly completed Uniform Commercial Code financing

statements.

 

(c) Lien Searches . Copies of Uniform Commercial Code and state search reports listing all effective financing statements filed and other Liens of record against any Loan Party, with copies of any financing statements and applicable searches of the records of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the U.S. Copyright Office performed with respect to each Loan Party, all in each U.S. jurisdiction reasonably determined by Agent.

 

 

(d)

Reserved .

 

(e) Payoff; Release . Customary payoff letters with respect to the repayment in full of all Prior Debt, termination of all agreements relating thereto and the release of all Liens granted in connection therewith, with Uniform Commercial Code or other appropriate termination statements and documents effective to evidence the foregoing or authorization to file the same.

 

(f) Authorization Documents . For each Loan Party, such Person’s (i) charter (or similar formation document), certified by the appropriate Governmental Authority, (ii) good standing certificates in its jurisdiction of incorporation (or formation) and in each other jurisdiction reasonably requested by Agent, (iii) bylaws (or similar governing document), (iv) resolutions of its board of directors (or similar governing body) approving and authorizing such Person’s execution, delivery and performance

 

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of the Loan Documents to which it is party and the transactions contemplated thereby, and (v) signature and incumbency certificates of its officers executing any of the Loan Documents, all certified by its secretary or an assistant secretary (or similar officer) as being in full force and effect without modification, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent.

 

(g) Closing Certificate . A certificate executed by a Responsible Officer of Borrower, which shall constitute a representation and warranty by Borrower as of the Closing Date that the conditions contained in Section 4.5 and Section 4.9 have been satisfied.

 

(h) Opinions of Counsel . Customary opinions of U.S. counsel for each Loan Party in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Agent regarding certain customary closing matters, and Borrower hereby requests such counsel to deliver such opinions and authorizes Agent and Lenders to rely thereon.

 

(i) Insurance . (Certificates or other evidence of insurance in effect as required by Section 6.3(c) and (d) , naming Agent as lenders’ loss payee and/or additional insured, as applicable.

 

(j) Solvency Certificate . Agent shall have received a certificate of the chief financial officer (or, in the absence of a chief financial officer, the chief executive officer or manager) of Borrower, in his or her capacity as such and not in his or her individual capacity, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent, certifying that Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis are Solvent after giving effect to the transactions and the indebtedness contemplated by the Loan Documents.

 

(k) Financials . The financial statements, projections and pro forma balance sheet described in Section 5.4.

 

 

(l)

Reserved.

 

(m) Consents . Evidence that all necessary consents, permits and approvals (governmental or otherwise) required for the execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of the Loan Documents have been duly obtained and are in full force and effect.

 

4.3 Fees . The Lenders and Agent shall have received all reasonable and documented fees required to be paid, and all reasonable and documented expenses for which invoices have been presented (including the Legal Costs), required to be paid under the Loan Documents on or before the Closing Date; provided that Legal Costs shall be limited to those of a single firm of counsel for the Agent and the Lenders, taken as a whole (and, in the case of an actual or perceived conflict of interest, one additional firm of counsel for all similarly affected indemnitees), and, if reasonably necessary, by a single firm of local counsel in each relevant jurisdiction (which may include a single firm of special counsel acting in multiple jurisdictions) for the Agent and the Lenders taken as a whole (and, in the case of an actual or perceived conflict of interest, one additional firm of local counsel in each relevant jurisdiction for similarly affected indemnitees). All such amounts will be paid with proceeds of the initial advance of the Term Loan and any previous expense deposits made with Agent on or before the Closing Date and will be reflected in the funding instructions given by Borrower to Agent on or before the Closing Date.

 

 

4.4

Closing Date Warrant . Agent shall have received the fully executed Closing Date Warrant.

 

4.5 Representations, Warranties, Defaults . As of the Closing Date, after giving effect to the making of the Loans, (a) all representations and warranties of Borrower set forth in any Loan Document shall be true and correct in all material respects as if made on and as of the Closing Date (except for representations and warranties that specifically refer to an earlier date, which shall be true and correct in all

 

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material respects as of such earlier date) and (b) no Default or Event of Default shall exist and be continuing. The acceptance of the Term Loan by Borrower shall be deemed to be a certification by Borrower that the conditions set forth in this Section 4.5 have been satisfied.

 

 

4.6

Reserved .

 

 

4.7

Reserved .

 

 

4.8

Reserved .

 

4.9 No Material Adverse Effect . There shall not be any Debt or material obligations (other than those permitted pursuant to Section 7.1 hereof or as otherwise set forth in the Schedules to this Agreement or in quarterly and annual reports filed by the Company with the SEC) of any nature with respect to any Loan Party which could reasonably be likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 5 Representations and Warranties.

 

To induce Agent and Lenders to enter into this Agreement and to induce Lenders to make the Loan hereunder, Borrower represents and warrants to Agent and Lenders, as of the Closing Date that:

 

 

5.1

Organization .

 

Each Loan Party is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its state or country of jurisdiction as set forth on Schedule 5.1 , and is duly qualified to do business in each jurisdiction set forth on Schedule 5.1 , which are all of the jurisdictions in which failure to so qualify could reasonably be likely to have or result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

 

5.2

Authorization; No Conflict .

 

Each Loan Party is duly authorized to execute and deliver each Loan Document to which it is a party, to borrow or guaranty monies hereunder, as applicable, and to perform its Obligations under each Loan Document to which it is a party. The execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party, as applicable, and the transactions contemplated therein, do not and will not (a) require any consent or approval of any applicable Governmental Authority (other than any consent or approval which has been obtained and is in full force and effect), (b) conflict with (i) any provision of applicable law (including any Health Care Law), (ii) the charter, by-laws or other organizational documents of such Loan Party or (iii) (except as it relates to the documents governing the Prior Debt, each of which will be terminated and/or paid on the Closing Date) any Material Contract, or any judgment, order or decree, which is binding upon any Loan Party or any of its properties or (c) require, or result in, the creation or imposition of any Lien on any asset of any Loan Party (other than Liens in favor of Agent created pursuant to the Collateral Documents), except, in each case, which could not reasonably be expected to result in a material adverse effect on the ability of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to perform their obligations hereunder.

 

 

5.3

Validity; Binding Nature .

 

Each of this Agreement and each other Loan Document to which any Loan Party is a party, as applicable, is the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party, enforceable against such Loan Party in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting the enforceability of creditors’ rights generally and to general principles of equity and concepts of reasonableness.

 

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5.4

Financial Condition .

 

(a) The audited consolidated financial statements of Borrower for the Fiscal Year 2017 and the unaudited consolidated financial statements of Borrower for the Fiscal Quarters ended March 31, 2018, June 30, 2018 and September 30, 2018, copies of each of which have been delivered pursuant hereto, were prepared in accordance with GAAP and present fairly in all material respects the consolidated financial condition of Borrower as at such dates and the results of its operations for the periods then ended.

 

(b) The consolidated financial projections (including an operating budget and a cash flow budget) of Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the period ending December 31, 2022 delivered to Agent and Lenders on or prior to the Closing Date (i) were prepared by Borrower in good faith and (ii) were prepared in accordance with assumptions for which Borrower believes it has a reasonable basis, and the accompanying consolidated pro forma unaudited balance sheet of Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at the Closing Date, adjusted to give effect to the financings contemplated hereby as if such transactions had occurred on such date, is consistent in all material respects with such projections (it being understood that the projections are not a guaranty of future performance and that actual results during the period covered by the projections may materially differ from the projected results therein).

 

 

5.5

No Material Adverse Change .

 

Since December 31, 2017, except as disclosed in quarterly and annual reports filed by the Company with the SEC, there has been no change in the financial condition, operations, assets, business or properties of Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, which could not reasonably be expected to result in a material adverse effect on the ability of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to perform their obligations hereunder.

 

 

5.6

Litigation .

 

Except as disclosed in quarterly and annual reports filed by the Company with the SEC, no litigation (including derivative actions), arbitration proceeding or governmental investigation or proceeding is pending or, to Borrower’s knowledge, threatened against any Loan Party that would reasonably be expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. As of the Closing Date, other than any liability incidental to such litigation or proceedings, no Loan Party has any material Contingent Obligations not listed on Schedule 7.1 or disclosed in the financial statements specified in Section 5.4(a) .

 

 

5.7

Ownership of Properties; Liens .

 

Borrower and each other Loan Party owns, or leases or licenses, as applicable, all of its material properties and assets, tangible and intangible, of any nature whatsoever that it purports to own, or lease, as applicable (including Intellectual Property), free and clear of all Liens and charges and claims (including infringement claims with respect to Intellectual Property), except Permitted Liens and as set forth on Schedule 5.7 .

 

 

5.8

Capitalization .

 

All issued and outstanding Equity Interests of the Loan Parties that are Subsidiaries of the Borrower are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid, non-assessable, and such securities were issued in compliance in all material respects with all applicable state and federal laws concerning the issuance of securities. Schedule 5.8 sets forth the authorized Equity Interests of each of the Loan Parties that is a

 

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Subsidiary of the Borrower as of the Closing Date as well as all Persons owning more than ten percent (10%) of the outstanding Equity Interests in each such Loan Party as of the Closing Date.

 

 

5.9

Pension Plans .

 

No Loan Party has, nor to Borrower’s knowledge has any Loan Party ever had, a Pension

Plan.

 

 

5.10

Investment Company Act .

 

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

 

 

5.11

No Default .

 

No Event of Default or Default exists or would result from the incurrence by Borrower of any Debt hereunder or under any other Loan Document or as a result of any Loan Party entering into the Loan Documents to which it is a party.

 

 

5.12

Margin Stock .

 

No Loan Party is engaged principally, or as one of its important activities, in the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying Margin Stock. As of the Closing Date, no portion of the Obligations is secured directly or indirectly by Margin Stock.

 

 

5.13

Taxes .

 

Each Loan Party has filed, or caused to be filed, all material federal and material state taxes returns and reports required by applicable U.S. state and U.S. federal law to have been filed by it and has paid all material federal and material state taxes and governmental charges thereby shown to be owing, except any such taxes or charges (a) that are not delinquent or (b) that are being diligently contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP have been set aside on its books. Except as would not, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a material adverse effect on the ability of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to perform their obligations hereunder, each Loan Party has filed, or caused to be filed, all material foreign and other (non-state or U.S.) material tax returns and reports required by foreign law to have been filed by it and has paid all material foreign and other (non-state or U.S.) taxes and governmental charges thereby shown to be owing, except any such taxes or charges (a) that are not delinquent or (b) that are being diligently contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP have been set aside on its books.

 

 

5.14

Solvency .

 

On the Closing Date, and immediately prior to and after giving effect to the borrowing hereunder and the use of the proceeds hereof, Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis are, and will be, Solvent.

 

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5.15

Environmental Matters .

 

The on-going operations of Loan Parties comply in all respects with all applicable Environmental Laws, except for non-compliance which could not (if enforced in accordance with applicable law) reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Each Loan Party has obtained, and maintained in good standing, all licenses, permits, authorizations and registrations required under any Environmental Law and necessary for its respective ordinary course operations, and each Loan Party is in compliance with all material terms and conditions thereof, in each case, except where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Neither Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries nor any of their respective properties or operations is subject to any outstanding written order from or agreement with any applicable federal, state, or local Governmental Authority, nor subject to any judicial or docketed administrative proceeding, respecting any Environmental Law, Environmental Claim or Hazardous Substance, in each case, that would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. There are no Hazardous Substances or other conditions or circumstances existing with respect to any property, or arising from operations prior to the Closing Date, of any Loan Party that would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

 

5.16

Insurance .

 

Loan Parties and their respective properties are insured with financially sound and reputable insurance companies which are not Affiliates of any Loan Party, in such amounts, with such deductibles and covering such risks as are customarily carried by companies engaged in similar businesses and owning similar properties in localities where such Loan Parties operate, as applicable. A true and complete listing of such insurance as of the Closing Date, including issuers, coverages and deductibles, is set forth on Schedule 5.16 .

 

 

5.17

Information .

 

All written information (other than projections, or other forward-looking information and information of a general economic or industry nature) heretofore or contemporaneously herewith furnished in writing by Borrower to Agent or any Lender for purposes of or in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, taken as a whole, is true and accurate in every material respect on the date as of which such information, taken as a whole, and none of such information was materially incomplete by omitting to state any material fact necessary to make such information not materially misleading in any material respect in light of the circumstances under which made (after giving effect to all supplements and updates thereto from time to time) (it being recognized by Agent and Lenders that any projections and forecasts, taken as a whole, provided by Borrower are based on good faith estimates and assumptions believed by Borrower to be reasonable as of the date of the applicable projections or assumptions and that actual results during the period or periods covered by any such projections and forecasts may differ from projected or forecasted results).

 

 

5.18

Intellectual Property; Products and Services .

 

(a) Schedule 5.18(a) (as updated from time to time in accordance with Section 6.1.2 hereof) accurately and completely lists all of Loan Parties’ Registered Intellectual Property. Each Loan Party owns and possesses or has a license or other right to use all material Intellectual Property as is necessary for the conduct of the business of such Loan Party, and to the knowledge of such Loan Party, without any infringement upon the intellectual property rights of others, except as otherwise set forth on Schedule 5.18(a) hereto.

 

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(b) Schedule 5.18(b) (as updated from time to time in accordance with Section 6.1.2 hereof) accurately and completely lists all Products and Services.

 

(c) With respect to any Product or Service that are material to the business of the Loan Parties, taken as a whole, and that are being tested, manufactured, marketed, sold, and/or delivered by Loan Parties, the applicable Loan Party has received (or the applicable, authorized third parties have received), and such Product or Service is the subject of, all Required Permits needed in connection with the testing, manufacture, marketing, sale, and/or delivery of such Product or Service by or on behalf of Loan Parties as currently conducted. No Loan Party has received any written notice from any applicable Governmental Authority, specifically including the FDA and/or CMS, that such Governmental Authority is conducting an investigation or review (other than a normal routine scheduled inspection) of any Loan Party’s ( x ) manufacturing facilities, laboratory facilities, the processes for any such Product that is material to the business of the Loan Parties, taken as a whole, or any related sales or marketing activities and/or the Required Permits related to such material Product, and ( y ) laboratory facilities, the processes for any such Services that are material to the business of the Loan Parties, taken as a whole, or any related sales or marketing activities and/or the Required Permits related to such material Services. There are no material deficiencies or violations of applicable laws in relation to the manufacturing, processes, sales, marketing, or delivery of any such Product or Services that are material to the business of the Loan Parties, taken as a whole, and/or the Required Permits related to such material Product or Services, and, except as disclosed in quarterly and annual reports filed by the Company with the SEC, no Required Permit has been revoked or withdrawn, nor, to the best of Borrower’s knowledge, has any such Governmental Authority issued any order or recommendation stating that the development, testing, manufacturing, sales and/or marketing of such material Product or Services by or on behalf of Loan Parties should cease or be withdrawn from the marketplace, as applicable, that, in each case, is material to the business of the Loan Parties, taken as a whole.

 

(d) Except as set forth on Schedule 5.18(b) , (A) there have been no adverse clinical trial results in respect of any Product that is material to the business of the Loan Parties, taken as a whole, since the date on which the applicable Loan Party acquired rights to such material Product, and (B) there have been no product recalls or voluntary product withdrawals from any market in respect of any Product that is material to the business of the Loan Parties, taken as a whole, since the date on which the applicable Loan Party acquired rights to such material Product.

 

(e) Since January 1, 2016, no Loan Party has experienced any significant failures in its manufacturing of any Product which caused any reduction in Products sold.

 

 

5.19

Restrictive Provisions .

 

No Loan Party is a party to any agreement or contract or subject to any restriction contained in its operative documents which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

 

5.20

Labor Matters .

 

No Loan Party is subject to any labor or collective bargaining agreement. There are no existing or threatened strikes, lockouts or other labor disputes involving any Loan Party that singly or in the aggregate would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Hours worked by and payment made to employees of each Loan Party are not in violation in any material respect of the Fair Labor Standards Act or any other applicable law, rule or regulation dealing with such matters.

 

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5.21

Material Contracts .

 

Except for the agreements set forth on Schedule 5.21 or in the exhibit list to the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017 or any quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed by the Company with the SEC in 2018 (collectively, the Material Contracts ”), as of the Closing Date there are no (i) employment agreements covering the management of any Loan Party, (ii) collective bargaining agreements or other labor agreements covering any employees of any Loan Party, (iii) agreements for managerial, consulting or similar services to which any Loan Party is a party or by which it is bound, (iv) agreements regarding any Loan Party, its assets or operations or any investment therein to which such Loan Party and any of holder of 5.0% or more of its equity that has filed a Schedule 13D or 13G are a party, (v) Patent Licenses, Trademark Licenses, Copyright Licenses or other lease or license agreements to which any Loan Party is a party, either as lessor or lessee, or as licensor or licensee (other than software subject to “shrink-wrap” or “click-through” software licenses), (vi) distribution, marketing or supply agreements to which any Loan Party is a party, (vii) customer agreements to which any Loan Party is a party (in each case with respect to any agreement of the type described in the preceding clauses (i) , (iii) , (iv) , (v) , (vi) and (vii) requiring payments in the aggregate of more than $500,000 in any year),

(viii) partnership agreements pursuant to which any Loan Party is a partner, limited liability company agreements pursuant to which any Loan Party is a member or manager, or joint venture agreements to which any Loan Party is a party (in each case other than the applicable Loan Parties’ organizational documents),

(ix) real estate leases, or (x) any other agreements or instruments to which any Loan Party is a party, in each case the breach, nonperformance or cancellation of which, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Schedule 5.21 sets forth, with respect to each real estate lease agreement to which any Loan Party is a party as of the Closing Date, the address of the subject property. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents will not give rise to a right of termination in favor of any party to any Material Contract (other than a Loan Party) which would reasonably be expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

 

 

5.22

Compliance with Laws; Health Care Laws .

 

(a) Laws Generally . Each Loan Party is in compliance with, and is conducting and has conducted its business and operations in material compliance with the requirements of all applicable laws, rules, regulations, decrees, orders, judgments, licenses and permits except where the failure to be in compliance would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

 

(b)

Health Care Laws . Without limiting the generality of clause (a) above:

 

(i) No Loan Party is in violation of any of the Health Care Laws, except for any such violation which would not reasonably be expected (either individually and taken as a whole with any other violations) to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(ii) Each Loan Party(either directly or through one or more authorized third parties) has (i) all licenses, consents, certificates, permits, authorizations, approvals, franchises, registrations, qualifications and other rights from, and has made all declarations and filings with, all applicable Governmental Authorities and self-regulatory authorities (each, an “ Authorization ”) necessary to engage in the business conducted by it, except for such Authorizations with respect to which the failure to obtain would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and (ii) no knowledge that any Governmental Authority is considering limiting, suspending or revoking any such Authorization, except where the limitation, suspension or revocation of such Authorization would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. All such Authorizations are valid and in full force and effect and such Loan Party is in material compliance with the terms and conditions of all such Authorizations and with the rules and regulations of the

 

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regulatory authorities having jurisdiction with respect to such Authorizations, except where failure to be in such compliance or for an Authorization to be valid and in full force and effect could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(iii) Each Loan Party has received and maintains accreditation in good standing and without limitation or impairment by all applicable accrediting organizations, to the extent required by applicable law or regulation (including any foreign law or equivalent regulation), except where the failure to be so accredited and in good standing without limitation would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(iv) Except where any of the following would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, no Loan Party has been, or has been threatened to be, (i) excluded from U.S. health care programs pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §1320(a)7 or any related regulations, (ii) “suspended” or “debarred” from selling products to the U.S. government or its agencies pursuant to the Federal Acquisition Regulation, relating to debarment and suspension applicable to federal government agencies generally (48 C.F.R. Subpart 9.4), or other applicable laws or regulations, or

(iii) made a party to any other action by any Governmental Authority that may prohibit it from selling products to any governmental or other purchaser pursuant to any federal, state or local laws or regulations.

 

(v)   No Loan Party has received any written notice from the FDA, CMS, or    any other Governmental Authority with respect to, nor to Borrower’s best knowledge is there, any actual or threatened investigation, inquiry, or administrative or judicial action, hearing, or enforcement proceeding by the FDA, CMS, or any other Governmental Authority against any Loan Party regarding any violation of applicable law, except for such investigations, inquiries, or administrative or judicial actions, hearings, or enforcement proceedings which, individually and in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

 

5.23

Existing Indebtedness; Investments, Guarantees and Certain Contracts .

 

Except as set forth on Schedule 7.1 , as permitted by Section 7.1 or in the exhibit list to the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017 or any quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed by the Company with the SEC in 2018, no Loan Party (a) has any outstanding Debt, except Debt under the Loan Documents, or (b) owns or holds any equity or long-term debt investments in, or has any outstanding advances to or any outstanding guarantees for the obligations of, or any outstanding borrowings from, any other Person.

 

 

5.24

Affiliated Agreements.

 

Except as set forth on Schedule 7.7 or in the exhibit list to the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017 or any quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed by the Company with the SEC in 2018, and except for employment agreements entered into with employees, managers, officers and directors from time to time in the ordinary course of business, (i) there are no existing or proposed agreements, arrangements, understandings or transactions between any Loan Party, on the one hand, and such Loan Party’s members, managers, managing members, investors, officers, directors, stockholders, other equity holders, employees, or Affiliates or any members of their respective families, on the other hand, and (ii) to Borrower’s knowledge, none of the foregoing Persons are directly or indirectly, indebted to or have any direct or indirect ownership or voting interest in, any Affiliate of any Loan Party or any Person with which any Loan Party has a business relationship or which competes with any Loan Party (except that any such Persons may own equity interests in (but not exceeding two percent (2%) of the outstanding equity interests of) any publicly traded company that may compete with Loan Parties).

 

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5.25

Names; Locations of Offices, Records and Collateral; Deposit Accounts .

 

Since January 1, 2013, no Loan Party has conducted business under or used any name (whether corporate, partnership or assumed) other than such names set forth on Schedule 5.25A . Each Loan Party is the sole owner(s) of all of its respective names listed on Schedule 5.25A , and any and all business done and invoices issued in such names are such Loan Party’s sales, business and invoices. Each Loan Party maintains, and since January 1, 2013 has maintained, respective places of business only at the locations set forth on Schedule 5.25B , and all books and records of Loan Parties relating to or evidencing the Collateral are located in and at such locations (other than (i) Deposit Accounts, (ii) Collateral in the possession of Agent, for the benefit of Agent and Lenders, and (iii) other locations disclosed to Agent from time to time in writing). Schedule 7.14 lists all of Loan Parties’ Deposit Accounts as of the Closing Date. All of the tangible material Collateral (except for Inventory that is in transit or Equipment that is being repaired) is located exclusively within the United States.

 

 

5.26

Non-Subordination .

 

The payment and performance of the Obligations by Loan Parties are not subordinated in any way to any other obligations of such Loan Parties or to the rights of any other Person.

 

 

5.27

Reserved .

 

 

5.28

Anti-Terrorism; OFAC .

 

(a) No Loan Party, nor any Person Controlling or Controlled by a Loan Party, nor, to Borrower’s knowledge, any Person having a beneficial interest in a Loan Party, nor any Person for whom a Loan Party is acting as agent or nominee in connection with this transaction (1) is a Person whose property or interest in property is blocked or subject to blocking pursuant to Section 1 of Executive Order 13224 of September 23, 2001, Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism (66 Fed. Reg. 49079 (2001)), (2) engages in any dealings or transactions prohibited by Section 2 of such executive order, or is otherwise associated with any such Person in any manner that violates of Section 2 of such executive order, or (3) is a Person on the list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons or is in violation of the limitations or prohibitions under any other OFAC regulation or executive order.

 

(b) No part of the proceeds of the Loan will be used, directly or indirectly, by any Loan Party for any payments to any governmental official or employee, political party, official of a political party, candidate for political office, or anyone else acting in an official capacity, in order to obtain, retain or direct business or obtain any improper advantage, in violation of the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.

 

 

5.29

Security Interest .

 

Each Loan Party has full right and power to grant to Agent, for the benefit of itself and the other Lenders, a perfected, first priority (subject to Permitted Liens and the Intercreditor Agreement) security interest and Lien on the Collateral pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, as applicable, subject to the following sentence. Subject to Section 6.14 , upon the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and upon the filing of the necessary financing statements and/or appropriate filings and/or delivery of the necessary certificates evidencing any equity interest, control and/or possession, as applicable, without any further action, Agent will have a good, valid and first priority (subject to Permitted Liens and the Intercreditor Agreement) perfected Lien and security interest in the U.S. Collateral, for the benefit of Agent and Lenders. Borrower is not party to any agreement, document

 

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or instrument that conflicts with this Section 5.29 other than in respect of Permitted Liens and the Intercreditor Agreement.

 

 

5.30

Survival .

 

Borrower hereby makes the representations and warranties contained herein with the knowledge and intention that Agent and Lenders are relying and will rely thereon. All such representations and warranties will survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the closing and the making of the Loan.

 

Section 6 Affirmative Covenants.

 

Until all Obligations have been Paid in Full, Borrower agrees that, unless at any time Agent shall otherwise expressly consent in writing, it will:

 

 

6.1

Information .

 

Furnish to Agent (which shall furnish to each Lender):

 

 

6.1.1

Annual Report .

 

Promptly when available and in any event within ninety (90) days after the close of each Fiscal Year (unless Borrower files a Notice of Late Filing (12b-25 Notice) in which case such report shall be due within one hundred five (105) days of the end of the relevant Fiscal Year): a copy of the annual audited report of Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such Fiscal Year, including therein (a) a consolidated balance sheet and statement of earnings and cash flows of Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at the end of and for such Fiscal Year, certified without qualification (except for (x) qualifications relating to changes in accounting principles or practices reflecting changes in GAAP and required or approved by Borrower’s independent certified public accountants and (y) going concern qualification) by independent auditors of recognized standing selected by Borrower, and (b) a comparison with the previous Fiscal Year.

 

 

6.1.2

Interim Reports .

 

 

(a)

Promptly when available and in any event within forty-five (45) days:

 

(i) after the end of each of the first three Fiscal Quarters of each Fiscal Year (unless Borrower files a Notice of Late Filing (12b-25 Notice) in which case such report shall be due within fifty (50) days of the end of the relevant Fiscal Quarter), unaudited consolidated balance sheets of Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the end of such Fiscal Quarter, together with consolidated statements of earnings and cash flows for such Fiscal Quarter and for the period beginning with the first day of such Fiscal Year and ending on the last day of such Fiscal Quarter, together with a comparison with the corresponding period of the previous Fiscal Year and a comparison with the budget for such period of the current Fiscal Year (which may be in preliminary form and subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes); and

 

(ii) after the end of the last Fiscal Quarter of each Fiscal Year, unaudited consolidated balance sheets of Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the end of such Fiscal Quarter, together with consolidated statements of earnings for such Fiscal Quarter and for the period beginning with the first day of such Fiscal Year and ending on the last day of such Fiscal Quarter (which may be in preliminary form and subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes).

 

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(b) Together with each such quarterly report to be delivered pursuant to clause (a)(i) above, Borrower shall provide to Agent a written statement of Borrower’s management setting forth a summary discussion of Borrower’s financial condition, changes in financial condition and results of operations (which requirement shall be satisfied by the filing by Borrower with the SEC of Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations).

 

(c) Promptly when available and in any event within thirty (30) days after the end of each calendar month, monthly management and sales reports of Borrower and its Subsidiaries, which reports shall be in form and substance consistence with the past practice of the Borrower (as such form may be updated in the ordinary course of business of the Borrower.

 

 

6.1.3

Revenue-Based Payment Reconciliation .

 

Upon Agent’s request Borrower shall furnish to Agent, a report, in form acceptable to Agent, reconciling the Net Sales, Royalties, and other revenue realized on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, in each case, reported by Borrower to Agent during any reporting period to the Aggregate Revenue reported by Borrower hereunder for such period and the amount of Revenue-Based Payment(s) made by Borrower in connection with such period(s).

 

 

6.1.4

Compliance Certificate .

 

Contemporaneously with the furnishing of a copy of each set of quarterly statements pursuant to Section 6.1.2 , a duly completed Compliance Certificate, with appropriate insertions, dated the date of delivery and corresponding to such annual report or such quarterly statements, and signed by the chief financial officer (or other executive officer) of Borrower, containing a computation showing compliance with Section 7.13 and a statement to the effect that such officer has not become aware of any Event of Default or Default that exists or, if there is any such event, describing it and the steps, if any, being taken to cure it.

 

 

6.1.5

Reports to Governmental Authorities and Shareholders .

 

Promptly upon the filing or sending thereof, copies of (a) all regular, periodic or special reports of each Loan Party filed with any Governmental Authority, (b) all registration statements (or such equivalent documents) of each Loan Party filed with any Governmental Authority and (c) all proxy statements or other communications made to the holders of Borrower’s Equity Interests generally.

 

 

6.1.6

Notice of Default; Litigation .

 

Promptly upon becoming aware of any of the following, written notice describing the same and the steps being taken by Borrower or the applicable Loan Party affected thereby with respect thereto:

 

 

(a)

the occurrence of an Event of Default;

 

(b) any litigation, arbitration or governmental investigation or proceeding not previously disclosed by Borrower to Lenders which has been instituted or, to the knowledge of Borrower, is threatened in writing against Borrower or any other Loan Party or to which any of the properties of any thereof is subject, which in any case would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

 

(c) the institution of any steps by any member of the Controlled Group or any other Person to terminate any Pension Plan, or the failure of any member of the Controlled Group to make

 

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a required contribution to any Pension Plan (if such failure is sufficient to give rise to a Lien under Section 303(k) of ERISA) or to any Multiemployer Pension Plan, or the taking of any action with respect to a Pension Plan which could result in the requirement that Borrower or any other Loan Party furnish a bond or other security to the PBGC or such Pension Plan, or the occurrence of any event with respect to any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Pension Plan which could result in the incurrence by any member of the Controlled Group of any material liability, fine or penalty (including any claim or demand for withdrawal liability or partial withdrawal from any Multiemployer Pension Plan), or any material increase in the contingent liability of Borrower or any other Loan Party with respect to any post-retirement welfare plan benefit, or any notice that any Multiemployer Pension Plan is in reorganization, that increased contributions may be required to avoid a reduction in plan benefits or the imposition of an excise tax, that any such plan is or has been funded at a rate less than that required under Section 412 of the IRC, that any such plan is or may be terminated, or that any such plan is or may become insolvent;

 

(d) any cancellation or material adverse change in any material insurance maintained by Borrower or any other Loan Party;

 

(e) any other event (including (i) any violation of any applicable law, including any applicable Environmental Law, or the assertion in writing of any Environmental Claim or

(ii) the enactment or effectiveness of any applicable law, rule or regulation) which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; or

 

(f) to the extent that it would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect (i) any suspension, revocation, cancellation or withdrawal of an Authorization required for Borrower or any other Loan Party, is threatened in writing or there is a reasonable basis for the Borrower to believe that such Authorization will not be renewable upon expiration or will be suspended, revoked, cancelled or withdrawn, (ii) Borrower or any other Loan Party enters into any consent decree or order pursuant to any Health Care Law and Regulation, or becomes a party to any judgment, decree or judicial or administrative order pursuant to any Health Care Law, (iii) receipt of any written notice or other written communication from the FDA, CMS, or any other applicable Governmental Authority alleging non- compliance with any applicable Health Care Law, (iv) the occurrence of any violation of any applicable Health Care Law by Borrower or any of the other Loan Parties in the development or provision of Services, and record keeping and reporting to the FDA or CMS that could reasonably be expected to require or lead to an investigation, corrective action or enforcement, regulatory or administrative action, (v) the occurrence of any civil or criminal proceedings relating to Borrower or any of the other Loan Parties or any of their respective employees, which involve a matter within or related to the FDA’s or CMS’ jurisdiction, (vi) upon obtaining actual knowledge thereof by the Borrower or any other Loan Party, any officer, employee or agent of Borrower (acting in his or her capacity as such) or any of the other Loan Parties is convicted of any crime or has engaged in any conduct for which debarment is mandated or permitted by 21 U.S.C. § 335a, or (vii) upon obtaining actual knowledge thereof by the Borrower or any other Loan Party, any officer, employee or agent of Borrower (acting in his or her capacity as such) or any of the other Loan Parties has been convicted of any crime or engaged in any conduct for which such Person could be excluded from participating in any federal, provincial, state or local health care programs under Section 1128 of the Social Security Act or any similar law or regulation.

 

 

6.1.7

Management Report .

 

Promptly upon receipt thereof, copies of all detailed financial and management reports submitted to Borrower or any other Loan Party by independent auditors in connection with each annual or interim audit made by such auditors of the books of Borrower or any other Loan Party.

 

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6.1.8

Projections .

 

As soon as practicable, and in any event not later than thirty (30) days after the commencement of each Fiscal Year, financial projections on a monthly basis of revenues and EBITDA for Borrower and the Subsidiaries for such Fiscal Year prepared in a manner consistent with the projections delivered by Borrower to Agent prior to the Closing Date or otherwise in a manner reasonably satisfactory to Agent, accompanied by a certificate of a chief financial officer (or other executive officer) of Borrower on behalf of Borrower to the effect that (a) such projections were prepared by them in good faith, (b) Borrower believes that it has a reasonable basis for the assumptions contained in such projections and

(c) such projections have been prepared in accordance with such assumptions.

 

 

6.1.9

Updated Schedules to Guarantee and Collateral Agreement .

 

Contemporaneously with the furnishing of each annual audit report pursuant to Section 6.1.1 , updated versions of the Schedules to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement showing information as of the date of such audit report (it being agreed and understood that this requirement shall be in addition to the notice and delivery requirements set forth in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement).

 

 

6.1.10

Other Information .

 

Promptly, from time to time as Agent reasonably requests, Borrower shall deliver or shall cause to be delivered to Agent:

 

(a) copies of any reports, statements or written materials (other than routine communications (electronic or otherwise) between Borrower or its Affiliates and such entities that are not material in nature in the Borrower’s good faith determination) in relation to any Material Contract;

 

(b) such other information concerning Borrower and any other Loan Party as Agent may reasonably request;

 

(c) copies of all material communication as well as other material documents received by Loan Parties or any of their Subsidiaries from the FDA, CMS, or any other Governmental Authority; and

 

(d) copies of ( x ) any written notices or other communications relating to any material breach, default, or event of default with respect to any Debt listed on Schedule 7.1 and ( y ) any other material modifications or amendments entered into in relation to any Debt listed on Schedule 7.1 .

 

 

6.2

Books; Records; Inspections .

 

Keep, and cause each other Loan Party to keep, its books and records in accordance with sound business practices sufficient to allow the preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP; permit, and cause each other Loan Party to permit (at any reasonable time during normal business hours and with reasonable advance notice), Agent or any representative thereof to inspect the properties and operations of Borrower or any other Loan Party; provided , however, that in the absence of an Event of Default, the Agent (or representative thereof) may not do any of the foregoing (or seek reimbursement for) more than one visit during any Fiscal Year and to the extent any information is subject to confidentiality obligations with a third party or attorney-client privilege or the sharing of such information is prohibited by law, then such information shall not be required to be delivered; and permit, and cause each other Loan Party to permit, at any reasonable time during normal business hours and with reasonable advance notice (or at any time without notice if an Event of Default exists), Agent or any representative thereof to visit any

 

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or all of its offices, to discuss its financial matters with its officers and its independent auditors (and Borrower hereby authorizes such independent auditors to discuss such financial matters with Agent or any representative thereof), and to examine (and, at the expense of Borrower or the applicable Loan Party, photocopy extracts from) any of its books or other records; provided , however, that in the absence of an Event of Default, the Agent (or representative thereof) may not do any of the foregoing (or seek reimbursement for) more than one visit during any Fiscal Year and to the extent any information is subject to confidentiality obligations with a third party or attorney-client privilege or the sharing of such information is prohibited by law, then such information shall not be required to be delivered.

 

 

6.3

Conduct of Business; Maintenance of Property; Insurance .

 

(a) Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Loan Party to, (i) conduct its business substantially in accordance with its current business practices, (ii) engage principally in the same or similar lines of business substantially as heretofore conducted, (iii) collect the Royalties in the ordinary course of business, (iv) maintain all of its Collateral used or useful in its business in good repair, working order and condition (normal wear and tear excepted and except as may be disposed of in the ordinary course of business and in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents), (v) from time to time to make all necessary repairs, renewals and replacements to the Collateral; (vi) maintain and keep in full force and effect all material Permits and qualifications to do business and good standing in its jurisdiction of formation and each other jurisdiction in which the ownership or lease of property or the nature of its business makes such Permits or qualification necessary and in which failure to maintain such Permits or qualification could reasonably be expected to be, have or result in a Material Adverse Effect; (vii) remain in good standing and maintain operations in all jurisdictions in which it is currently located, except where the failure to remain in good standing or maintain operations would not reasonably be expected to be, have or result in a Material Adverse Effect, and (viii) maintain, comply with and keep in full force and effect all Intellectual Property and Permits necessary to conduct its business, except in each case where the failure to maintain, comply with or keep in full force and effect could not reasonably be expected to be, have or result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(b) Borrower shall keep, and cause each other Loan Party to keep, all property necessary in the business of Borrower or each other Loan Party in good working order and condition (normal wear and tear excepted and except as may be disposed of in the ordinary course of business and in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents).

 

(c) Borrower shall maintain, and cause each other Loan Party to maintain, with responsible insurance companies, such insurance coverage as shall be required by all laws, governmental regulations and court decrees and orders applicable to it and such other insurance, to such extent and against such hazards and liabilities, as is customarily maintained by Persons operating in the same geographical region as Borrower that are (A) subject to applicable Health Care Laws, or (B) otherwise delivering to customers products or services similar to the Services (in each case, as determined by Agent in its reasonable discretion). Upon request of Agent or any Lender, Borrower shall furnish to Agent or such Lender a certificate setting forth in reasonable detail the nature and extent of all insurance maintained by Borrower and each other Loan Party. Borrower shall cause each issuer of an insurance policy to provide Agent with an endorsement ( x ) showing Agent as a lender’s loss payee with respect to each policy of property or casualty insurance and naming Agent as an additional insured with respect to each policy of liability insurance promptly upon request by Agent, ( y ) if insurance carrier agrees, providing that the insurance carrier will endeavor to give at least thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to Borrower and Agent (or ten (10) days’ prior written notice if the Agent consents to such shorter notice) before the termination or cancellation of the policy prior to the expiration thereof and ( z ) reasonably acceptable in all other respects to Agent. Borrower shall execute and deliver, and cause each other applicable Loan Party to execute and

 

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deliver, to Agent a collateral assignment, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent, of each business interruption insurance policy maintained by the Loan Parties.

 

(d) Unless Borrower provides Agent with evidence of the continuing insurance coverage required by this Agreement, Agent (upon reasonable advance notice to Borrower) may purchase such coverage at Borrower’s expense to protect Agent’s and Lenders’ interests in the Collateral. This insurance shall protect Borrower’s and each other Loan Party’s interests. The coverage that Agent purchases shall pay any claim that is made against Borrower or any other Loan Party in connection with the Collateral. Borrower may later cancel any insurance purchased by Agent, but only after providing Agent with evidence that Borrower has obtained the insurance coverage required by this Agreement. If Agent purchases insurance for the Collateral, as set forth above, Borrower will be responsible for the reasonable costs of that insurance, including interest and any other charges that may be imposed with the placement of the insurance, until the effective date of the cancellation or expiration of the insurance, and such costs of the insurance may be added to the principal amount of the Loans owing hereunder.

 

 

6.4

Compliance with Laws; Payment of Taxes and Liabilities .

 

(a) Comply, and cause each other Loan Party to comply, in all material respects with all applicable laws, rules, regulations, decrees, orders, judgments, licenses and permits, except where failure to comply would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (b) without limiting clause

(a) above, ensure, and cause each other Loan Party to ensure, that no person who Controls a Loan Party

(i) listed on the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Person List maintained by OFAC, and/or any other similar lists maintained by OFAC pursuant to any authorizing statute, Executive Order or regulation or (ii) a Person designated under Section 1(b), (c) or (d) or Executive Order No. 13224 (September 23, 2001), any related enabling legislation or any other similar Executive Orders; (c) without limiting clause

(a) above, comply and cause each other Loan Party to comply, with all applicable Bank Secrecy Act and anti-money laundering laws and regulations, (d) (i) file, or cause to be filed, all material federal and material state tax returns and reports required by applicable U.S. state and U.S. federal law to have been filed by it to be filed by any Loan Party and (ii) in respect of the taxes and reports described in the prior clause (d)(i), pay, and cause each other Loan Party to pay all such taxes and other material state or federal governmental charges as well as material claims of any kind which, if unpaid, could become a Lien (other than a Permitted Lien) on any of its property, except, in each case, any such taxes or charges (A) that are not delinquent or

(B) that are being diligently contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP have been set aside on its books, (e) (i) except as would not, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a material adverse effect on the ability of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to perform their obligations hereunder, file, or cause to be filed, all material foreign and other (non-state or Federal) material tax returns and reports required by foreign law to be filed by any Loan Party and (ii) in respect of the taxes and reports described in the prior clause (e)(i), except as would not, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a material adverse effect on the ability of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to perform their obligations hereunder, pay, and cause each other Loan Party to pay, all material foreign other (non- state or federal) material taxes and other material governmental charges against it or any of its property, as well as material claims of any kind which, if unpaid, could become a Lien (other than a Permitted Lien) on any of its property, except, in each case, any such taxes or charges (A) that are not delinquent or (B) that are being diligently contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP have been set aside on its books. For purposes of this Section 6.4 and Section 5.28 , “Control” shall mean, when used with respect to any Person, ( x ) the direct or indirect beneficial ownership of fifty-one percent (51%) or more of the outstanding Equity Interests of such Person or ( y ) the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person whether by contract or otherwise.

 

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6.5

Maintenance of Existence .

 

Maintain and preserve, and (subject to Section 7.4 ) cause each other Loan Party to maintain and preserve, (a) its existence and good standing in the jurisdiction of its organization and (b) its qualification to do business and good standing in each jurisdiction where the nature of its business makes such qualification necessary, other than any such jurisdiction where the failure to be qualified or in good standing would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

 

6.6

Employee Benefit Plans .

 

Except to the extent that failure to do so would not be reasonably expected to result in (a) a Material Adverse Effect or (b) liability in excess of $500,000 of any Loan Party, maintain, and cause each other Loan Party to maintain, each Pension Plan (if any) in substantial compliance with all applicable requirements of law and regulations.

 

 

6.7

Environmental Matters .

 

Except to the extent the failure to do so would not be reasonably expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, if any release or disposal of Hazardous Substances shall occur or shall have occurred on any real property or any other assets of Borrower or any other Loan Party, cause, or direct the applicable Loan Party to cause, the prompt containment and removal of such Hazardous Substances and the remediation of such real property or other assets as is necessary to comply in all material respects with all Environmental Laws and to preserve the value of such real property or other assets. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, except to the extent the failure to do so would not be reasonably expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Loan Party to, comply with each valid federal or state judicial or administrative order requiring the performance at any real property by Borrower or any other Loan Party of activities in response to the release or threatened release of a Hazardous Substance.

 

 

6.8

Further Assurances .

 

(a) Take, and cause each other Loan Party to take, such actions as are necessary or as Agent or the Required Lenders may reasonably request from time to time to ensure that the Obligations of Borrower and each other Loan Party under the Loan Documents are secured by a perfected Lien in favor of Agent (subject only to the Permitted Liens) on substantially all of the assets of Borrower and each Subsidiary of Borrower (as well as all equity interests of each Subsidiary of Borrower) and guaranteed by all of the Subsidiaries of Borrower (including, promptly upon the acquisition or creation thereof, any Subsidiary of Borrower acquired or created after the Closing Date), in each case including (a) the execution and delivery of guaranties, security agreements, pledge agreements, mortgages, deeds of trust, financing statements and other documents, and the filing or recording of any of the foregoing; (b) the delivery of certificated securities (if any) and other Collateral with respect to which perfection is obtained by possession but excluding (i) the requirement for the Loan Parties to execute and deliver leasehold mortgages, and (ii) any other Excluded Property as defined in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement; and (c) using commercially reasonable efforts to obtain and deliver executed Collateral Access Agreements in relation to any foreign and domestic location where a material portion of the Collateral is held or otherwise stored from time to time (in each case subject to the limitations set forth in the definition of “Excluded Property” set forth in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement and Section 1.2 hereof).

 

(b) In the event that Agent and Borrower agree, in their mutual and reasonable discretion, that being a party to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, granting of Liens thereunder and the related transactions contemplated herein or therein in relation to any Subsidiary that is organized outside

 

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of the United States (a “ Foreign Subsidiary ”) may cause such Foreign Subsidiary to suffer a material, negative tax consequence to the Borrower and/or one of its Subsidiaries, then Agent and Borrower shall work together in good faith, and at Borrower’s sole cost and expense, to negotiate and enter into such amendments to this Agreement and such other Loan Documents, all in form and substance acceptable to Agent and Borrower, as may be necessary to limit the obligations hereunder of such Foreign Subsidiary, including amendments to (i) release such Foreign Subsidiary from the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement,

(ii) limit any pledge of Equity Interest in such Foreign Subsidiary pursuant to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement to any applicable “safe-harbor” threshold as of such date of determination, and (iii) as deemed appropriate by Agent in its commercially reasonable discretion, revise this Agreement accordingly to take into account the exclusion of such Foreign Subsidiary, and its assets and income, as a Loan Party pursuant to this Agreement; in each case to the extent necessary to limit any such material, negative tax consequence to the extent commercially reasonable.

 

 

6.9

Compliance with Health Care Laws.

 

(a) Without limiting or qualifying Section 6.4 or any other provision of this Agreement, Borrower will comply, and will cause each other Loan Party and each Subsidiary of Borrower to comply, in all material respects with all applicable Health Care Laws relating to the operation of such Person’s business, except where failure to comply would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

 

(b)

Borrower will, and will cause each other Loan Party and each Subsidiary to:

 

(i) Keep in full force and effect all Authorizations required to operate such Person’s business under applicable Health Care Laws and maintain any other qualifications necessary to conduct, arrange for, administer, provide services in connection with or receive payment for all applicable Services, except to the extent such failure to keep in full force and effect or maintain would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(ii) Promptly furnish or cause to be furnished to the Agent, with respect to matters that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (w) copies of all material written reports of investigational/inspectional observations issued to and received by the Loan Parties or any of their Subsidiaries, and issued by any Governmental Authority relating to such Person’s business, (x) copies of all material written establishment investigation/inspection reports (including, but not limited to, FDA Form 483’s) issued to and received by Loan Parties or any of their Subsidiaries and issued by any Governmental Authority, (y) copies of all material written warnings and material untitled letters as well as other material documents received by Loan Parties or any of their Subsidiaries from the FDA, CMS or any other Governmental Authority relating to or arising out of the conduct of the Loan Parties or any of their Subsidiaries applicable to the business of the Loan Parties or any of their Subsidiaries that asserts past or ongoing lack of compliance with any Health Care Law or any other applicable foreign, federal, state or local law or regulation of similar import and (z) written notice of any material investigation or material audit or similar proceeding by the FDA, CMS, or any other Governmental Authority.

 

(iii) Promptly furnish or cause to be furnished to the Agent, with respect to matters that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (in such form as may be reasonably required by Agent) copies of all non-privileged, reports, correspondence, pleadings and other written communications relating to any matter that could lead to the loss, revocation or suspension (or threatened loss, revocation or suspension) of any material Authorization or of any material qualification of any Loan Party or Subsidiary; provided that any internal reports to a

 

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Person’s compliance “hot line” which are promptly investigated and determined to be without merit need not be reported.

 

(iv) Promptly furnish or cause to be furnished to the Agent notice of all material fines or penalties imposed by any Governmental Authority under any Health Care Law against any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

(v) Promptly furnish or cause to be furnished to the Agent notice of all material written allegations by any Governmental Authority (or any agent thereof) of fraudulent activities of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries in relation to the provision of clinical research or related services.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document, no Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries shall be required to furnish to Agent or any Lender patient- related or other information, the disclosure of which to Agent or such Lender is prohibited by any applicable law.

 

 

6.10

Cure of Violations .

 

If there shall occur any breach of Section 6.9 , Borrower shall take such commercially reasonable action as is necessary to validly challenge or otherwise appropriately respond to such fact, event or circumstance within any timeframe required by applicable Health Care Laws, and shall thereafter diligently pursue the same.

 

 

6.11

Corporate Compliance Program .

 

Maintain, and will cause each other Loan Party to maintain on its behalf, a corporate compliance program reasonably designed to ensure compliance by the Borrower, its Subsidiaries, with laws, ordinances, rules, regulations and requirements that are, in each case, material and applicable; provided , that, it is acknowledged and agreed that the Loan Parties’ corporate compliance program as of the Closing Date, and any amendment, restatement, amendment and restatement, modification or supplement that does not result in a materially adverse change to the ability of Borrower and its Subsidiaries to comply with applicable laws, ordinances, rules, regulations and requirements (in each Loan Party’s good faith determination), satisfies the Loan Parties’ obligations under this Section 6.11 . Until the Obligations have been Paid in Full, Borrower will modify such corporate compliance program from time to time (and cause the other Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries to modify their respective corporate compliance programs) as may be reasonable to attempt to ensure continuing compliance in all material respects with all material applicable laws, ordinances, rules, regulations and requirements (including, in all applicable material respects, any material Health Care Laws). Borrower will permit Agent and/or any of its outside consultants to review such corporate compliance programs from time to time upon reasonable notice and during normal business hours of Borrower.

 

 

6.12

Payment of Debt .

 

Except as otherwise prescribed in the Loan Documents, Borrower shall pay, discharge or otherwise satisfy when due and payable (subject to applicable grace periods and, in the case of trade payables, to ordinary course of payment practices) all of its material obligations and liabilities, except when

(i) the amount or validity thereof is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and appropriate reserves shall have been made in accordance with GAAP consistently applied or (ii) failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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6.13

Board Observation .

 

Borrower shall permit one designated representative of Agent consented to by Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) to attend telephonically all meetings of Borrower’s Board of Directors (the “ Board ”) in a non-voting capacity and shall give such representative copies of all notices, minutes, consents and other materials that it provides to its directors; provided that such representative shall, upon Borrower’s request, agree in writing to hold in confidence and trust all information so provided, including all information regarding Board proceedings and deliberations; and provided further that Borrower reserves the right to exclude such representative from access to any of such materials or meetings or portions thereof if (a) the Board believes that such exclusion is reasonably necessary to preserve the attorney-client privilege, confidential information or trade secrets, (b) the Board reasonably believes that such access would or could materially impair the due consideration by the Board of any specific matter or (c) information being discussed at such portion of such meeting relates to Borrower’s strategy, negotiating position or similar matters with respect to the Term Loan or Approved AR Loan Facility, any refinancing or replacement thereof or any related matters. Any observation rights shall be limited to the extent necessary, in Borrower’s good faith judgment, for Borrower to comply with applicable laws. Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Section 6.13 , Borrower shall deliver to the Lender representatives all information delivered to the Board in connection with Board meetings as and when such information is delivered to the Board.

 

 

6.14

Post-Closing Covenant .

 

(a) Within sixty (60) days of the Closing Date (or such longer period as permitted by Agent in its reasonable discretion), Borrower shall deliver the fully-executed Account Control Agreements, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent, as requested by Agent, in relation to each of the Deposit Accounts (other than any Exempt Accounts) set forth on Schedule 7.14 hereto.

 

(b) Within sixty (60) days of the Closing Date (or such longer period as permitted by Agent in its reasonable discretion), Borrower shall use commercially reasonable efforts to deliver the fully- executed Collateral Access Agreements, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent, as reasonably requested by Agent with respect to the Borrower’s leased location at 4 Cromwell, Irvine, CA 92618.

 

(c) Within sixty (60) days of the Closing Date (or such longer period as permitted by Agent in its reasonable discretion), Borrower shall deliver insurance endorsements naming Agent as lenders’ loss payee and/or additional insured, as applicable, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent.

 

(d) Within one-hundred and twenty (120) days of the Closing Date (or such longer period as permitted by Agent in its reasonable discretion), the Borrower shall liquidate, wind up or dissolve each of Biolase Australia Pty. Ltd., an entity organized under the laws of Australia and Biolase (NZ) Limited, an entity organized under the laws of New Zealand.

 

Section 7 Negative Covenants.

 

Until all Obligations have been Paid in Full, Borrower agrees that, unless at any time Agent shall otherwise expressly consent in writing, in its sole discretion, it will:

 

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7.1

Debt .

 

Not, and not permit any other Loan Party to, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any

Debt, except:

 

 

(a)

Obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents;

 

(b) Debt under any Approved AR Loan Facility and extensions, renewals and re- financings thereof; provided that the aggregate principal amount (excluding an amount equal to accrued interest, premiums, fees and expenses associated therewith) at any time outstanding in relation to such Approved AR Loan Facility shall not exceed $2,500,000; provided that, (A) the principal amount of such Debt (excluding an amount equal to accrued interest, premiums, fees and expenses associated therewith) is not increased pursuant to any such renewal, extension, refunding or refinancing, and (B) any such refinancing renewal, extension or refunding shall continue to constitute usage of any basket under which such Debt was originally incurred, created or assumed;

 

 

(c)

Subordinated Debt and extensions, renewals, and re-financings thereof;

 

(d) Debt secured  by  Liens  permitted  by   Section 7.2(b) ,   Section  7.2(d)   or Section 7.2(o) and extensions, renewals and re-financings thereof; provided that the aggregate principal amount of all such Debt (excluding an amount equal to accrued interest, premiums, fees and expenses associated therewith or with any extension, renewal or re-financing) permitted under Section 7.2(d) at any time outstanding shall not exceed $500,000;

 

(e) Debt with respect to any Hedging Obligations incurred for bona fide hedging purposes and not for speculation;

 

(f) Debt (i) arising from customary agreements for indemnification related to sales of goods, licensing of intellectual property or adjustment of purchase price or similar obligations in any case incurred in connection with the acquisition or disposition of any business, assets or Subsidiary of Borrower otherwise permitted hereunder, (ii) representing deferred compensation to employees of any Loan Party incurred in the ordinary course of business, or (iii) representing customer deposits and advance payments received in the ordinary course of business from customers for goods purchased in the ordinary course of business;

 

(g) Debt with respect to cash management obligations and other Debt in respect of automatic clearing house arrangements, netting services, overdraft protection and similar arrangements, and including, without limitation, treasury, depository, credit or debit card, “p-cards,” electronic funds transfer, foreign exchange services, zero balance arrangements, liquidity management tools (such as physical pooling or cash concentration) and other cash management arrangements, including any other arrangement designated in good faith by any Borrower to Agent as being a “cash management arrangement,” in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business;

 

(h) Debt incurred in connection with surety bonds, performance bonds or letters of credit for worker’s compensation, unemployment compensation and other types of social security and otherwise in the ordinary course of business or referred to in Section 7.2(e) ;

 

(i) Debt described on Schedule 7.1 as of the Closing Date, and any extension or renewal thereof so long (i) as the principal amount thereof is not increased, (ii) as the terms and conditions of such extension, renewal or refinancing are substantially identical to the original Debt, (iii) as to such

 

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extension or renewal, no collateral or other form of security is granted by Borrower in connection therewith; and

 

(j) unsecured Debt (which for further clarity shall exclude accounts payable, take-or- pay contracts, and other current liabilities incurred by Loan Parties in the ordinary course of business), in addition to the Debt listed above, in an aggregate principal outstanding amount (excluding an amount equal to accrued interest, premiums, fees and expenses associated therewith or with any extension, renewal or re- financing) not at any time exceeding $250,000 and extensions, renewals and re-financings thereof;

 

(k) to the extent constituting Debt, obligations due by any Loan Party or Subsidiary thereof under such Loan Party’s or their respective Subsidiaries’ Product warranty programs;

 

(l) Debt arising from cash pooling arrangements among the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries; and

 

(m) Debt incurred in connection with the financing of insurance premiums in the ordinary course of business.

 

 

7.2

Liens .

 

Not, and not permit any other Loan Party to, create or permit to exist any Lien on any of its real or personal properties, assets or rights of whatsoever nature (whether now owned or hereafter acquired), except:

 

(a) Liens for taxes or other governmental charges not at the time delinquent or thereafter payable without penalty or being diligently contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and, in each case, for which it maintains adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP and with respect to which no execution or other enforcement has occurred;

 

 

(b)

Liens arising in the ordinary course of business (including without limitation

(i) Liens of carriers, warehousemen (including customs warehousemen), mechanics, landlords and materialmen and other similar Liens imposed by law and (ii) Liens incurred in connection with worker’s compensation, unemployment compensation and other types of social security or in connection with surety bonds, bids, tenders, performance bonds, trade contracts not for borrowed money, licenses, statutory obligations and similar obligations) for sums not overdue or being diligently contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and not involving any deposits or advances or borrowed money or the deferred purchase price of property or services and, in each case, for which it maintains adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP and with respect to which no execution or other enforcement of which is effectively stayed;

 

(c) Liens described on Schedule 7.2 as of the Closing Date (other than Liens being released at the closing under this Agreement) and the replacement, extension or renewal of any Lien permitted by this clause (c) upon or in the same property subject thereto arising out of the extension, renewal or replacement of the Debt secured thereby (without increase in the amount thereof (excluding an amount equal to accrued interest, premiums, fees and expenses associated therewith or with any extension, renewal or re-financing));

 

(d) (i) Liens arising in connection with Capital Leases (and attaching only to the property being leased), (ii) Liens on any property securing debt incurred for the purpose of financing all or any part of the cost of acquiring or improving such property; provided that any such Lien attaches to such property within ninety (90) days of the acquisition or improvement thereof and attaches solely to the

 

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property so acquired or improved, and (iii) the replacement, extension or renewal of a Lien permitted by one of the foregoing clauses (i) or (ii) in the same property subject thereto arising out of the extension, renewal or replacement of the Debt secured thereby (without increase in the amount thereof (excluding an amount equal to accrued interest, premiums, fees and expenses associated therewith or with any extension, renewal or re-financing));

 

(e) Liens (i) relating to litigation bonds and attachments, appeal bonds, judgments and other similar Liens arising in connection with any judgment or award that is not an Event of Default hereunder or posted to stay any such judgment or award pending appeal thereof and (ii) in connection with Debt incurred under Section 7.1(g) ;

 

(f) easements, rights of way, restrictions, minor defects or irregularities in title and other similar Liens not interfering in any material respect with the ordinary conduct of the business of Borrower or any Subsidiary;

 

 

(g)

Liens arising under the Loan Documents;

 

(h) any interest or title of a licensor, sublicensor, lessor or sublessor under any license, lease, sublicense or sublease (including non-exclusive licenses and sublicenses) agreement entered into in the normal course of business, only to the extent limited to the item licensed or leased (and proceeds thereof);

 

(i) Liens of a collection bank arising under Section 4-210 of the Uniform Commercial Code on items in the course of collection and (ii) customary set off rights of deposit banks with respect to deposit accounts maintained at such deposit banks or which are contained in standard agreements for the opening of an account with a bank;

 

(j) Liens arising from precautionary filings of financing statements under the Uniform Commercial Code or similar legislation of any applicable jurisdiction in respect of operating leases permitted hereunder and entered into by a Loan Party in the ordinary course of business;

 

(k) Liens attaching to cash earnest money deposits in connection with any letter of intent or purchase agreement permitted hereunder or indemnification other post-closing escrows or holdbacks;

 

(l) Liens incurred with respect to Hedging Obligations incurred for bona fide hedging purposes and not for speculation;

 

 

(m)

Liens to secure obligations of a Loan Party to another Loan Party;

 

(n) Liens arising out of conditional sale, title retention, consignment or similar arrangements for the sale of goods in the ordinary course of business;

 

 

(o)

Liens securing an Approved AR Loan Facility;

 

(p) Liens not otherwise permitted by this Section 7.2 so long as neither (i) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the obligations secured thereby nor (ii) the aggregate fair market value (determined, in the case of each such Lien, as of the date such Lien is incurred) of the assets subject thereto exceeds, at any time, $250,000;

 

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(q) Liens on insurance policies and the proceeds thereof securing the financing of premiums with respect thereto;

 

(r) Liens of landlords or mortgagees of landlords arising by operation of law or pursuant to the terms of real property leases;

 

(s) Liens on goods in favor of customs and revenue authorities which secure payment of customs duties in connection with the import and export of goods and Products; and

 

 

(t)

Liens on cash collateral with respect to Hedge Agreements.

 

 

7.3

Dividends; Redemption of Equity Interests .

 

Not (a) declare, pay or make any dividend or distribution on any Equity Interests or other securities or ownership interests, (b) apply any of its funds, property or assets to the acquisition, redemption or other retirement of any Equity Interests or other securities or interests or of any options to purchase or acquire any of the foregoing, (c) otherwise make any payments, dividends or distributions to any member, manager, managing member, stockholder, director or other equity owner in such Person’s capacity as such other than in compliance with Section 7.7 hereof, or (d) make any payment of any management, service or related or similar fee to any Affiliate or holder of Equity Interests of Borrower other than in compliance with Section 7.7 hereof; provided , however :

 

(a) any Subsidiary of Borrower may make payments to the holders of its Equity Interests ratably in accordance with their respective ownership interests;

 

(b) Borrower and any Subsidiary may pay dividends or distributions to the holders of its Equity in the form of additional Equity Interests;

 

(c) any Subsidiary may pay dividends or distributions to Borrower, in amounts sufficient to permit Borrower, as the case may be, to (i) pay corporate overhead expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business, (ii) pay all fees and expenses, if any, incurred in connection with the transactions expressly contemplated by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and to allow Borrower to perform its obligations under or in connection with the Loan Documents to which it is a party and (iii) pay reasonable and necessary expenses (including professional fees and expenses) incurred by Borrower, as applicable, in connection with (A) registrations and exchange listings of equity or debt securities and maintenance of the same, (B) compliance with reporting obligations under, or in connection with compliance with, federal or state laws or under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents and (C) indemnification and reimbursement of directors, officers and employees in respect of liabilities relating to their serving in any such capacity, or obligations in respect of director and officer insurance (including premiums therefor);

 

(d) repurchases of Equity Interests deemed to occur as a result of the surrender of such Equity Interests for cancellation in connection with the exercise of stock options, warrants or other securities convertible into or exchangeable for Equity Interests or similar rights issued with respect to any of such Equity Interests, shall, in each case, be permitted;

 

(e) each Loan Party and each Subsidiary may (and may incur an obligation to) purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire Equity Interests issued by it with the proceeds received from the substantially concurrent issue of new common Equity Interests if after giving effect to such payment on a pro-forma basis no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of the declaration of such payment;

 

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(f) Borrower and each Subsidiary may pay for the repurchase, retirement or other acquisition or retirement for value of Equity Interests (including any options, warrants or other securities convertible into or exchangeable for Equity Interests or similar rights issued with respect to any of such Equity Interests) of Borrower held, directly or indirectly, by any future, present or former director, officer, employee, member of management, manager or consultant (or any affiliates, spouses, former spouses, domestic partners, former domestic partners, other immediate family members, successors, executors, administrators, heirs, legatees or distributees of any such director, officer, employee, member of management, manager or consultant) of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to any employee, management or director equity plan, employee, management or director stock option plan or any other employee, management or director benefit plan or any agreement (including any stock option or stock appreciation or similar rights plan, any management, director and/or employee stock ownership or incentive plan, stock subscription plan, employment termination agreement or any other employment agreements or equity holders’ agreement) with any such director, officer, employee, member of management, manager or consultant; and

 

(g) (i) Borrower and each Subsidiary may make payments to pay cash in lieu of fractional shares in connection with any exercise of warrants, options, or other securities convertible into or exchangeable for Equity Interests of such Borrower or Subsidiary, as applicable, or in connection with any other dividend, split or combination thereof, in each case, otherwise permitted hereunder and (ii) the Borrower and each Subsidiary may repurchase Equity Interests upon the exercise of warrants, options or other securities convertible into or exchangeable for Equity Interests if such Equity Interests represents all or a portion of the exercise price of such warrants, options or other securities convertible into or exchangeable for Equity Interests as part of a “cashless” exercise.

 

 

7.4

Mergers; Consolidations; Asset Sales .

 

(a) Not be a party to any amalgamation or any other form of Division, merger or consolidation, unless agreed to by Agent in its sole discretion, nor permit any other Loan Party to be a party to any Division, amalgamation or any other form of merger or consolidation, unless agreed to by Agent in its reasonable discretion; provided that any Loan Party may be a party to a Division, amalgamation or any other form of merger or consolidation to the extent (x) all Person(s) servicing such Division, amalgamation or other form of merger or consolidation remain and/or become a Loan Party in accordance with Section 6.8 , (y) other than in respect of a Division, amalgamation or other merger or consolidation of the Borrower, if the resulting Person(s) do not become Loan Parties, the Investment in such Person is permitted by Section

7.10 and all material Collateral of any Loan Parties involved in such transaction remains subject to the lien in favor of Agent in existence prior to such transaction or (z) the Loan Party survives Division, amalgamation or any other form of merger or consolidation and all material Collateral of any Loan Parties involved in such transaction remains subject to the lien in favor of Agent in existence prior to such transaction.

 

(b) Not, and not permit any other Loan Party to, sell, transfer, dispose of, convey, lease or license any of its real or personal property assets or Equity Interests, except for (i) sales of Inventory in the ordinary course of business for at least fair market value, (ii) transfers, destruction or other disposition of obsolete or worn-out assets in the ordinary course of business and (iii) any other sales and dispositions of assets (excluding (A) any Equity Interests of Borrower or any Subsidiary or (B) sales of Inventory described in clause (i) above) for at least fair market value (as determined by the Loan Parties) so long as the net book value of all assets sold or otherwise disposed of in any Fiscal Year does not exceed $500,000 with respect to sales and dispositions made pursuant to this clause (iii) , (iv) sales and dispositions to Loan Parties, (v) leases, licenses, subleases and sublicenses entered into in the ordinary course of business, (vi) sales and exchanges of Cash Equivalent Investments to the extent otherwise permitted hereunder, (vii) Liens expressly permitted under Section 7.2 and transactions expressly permitted by clause (a) or Section 7.10 ,

 

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(viii) sales or issuances of Equity Interests by Borrower, (ix) issuances of Equity Interests by any Loan Party to any other Loan Party, (x) dispositions in the ordinary course of business consisting of the abandonment of intellectual property rights which, in the reasonable good faith determination of Borrower, are not material to the conduct of the business of the Loan Parties, (xi) a cancellation of any intercompany Debt among the Loan Parties, (xii) a disposition which constitutes an insured event or pursuant to a condemnation, expropriation, “eminent domain” or similar proceeding, (xiii) sales and dispositions among Subsidiaries of Borrower, (xiv) exchanges of existing equipment for new equipment that is substantially similar to the equipment being exchanged and that has a value equal to or greater than the equipment being exchanged and (xv) the sale, transfer, disposition of, conveyance, lease or license of owned real estate located in Germany as of the Closing Date.

 

(c) Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement or any other Loan Documents to the contrary, the prior consent of Agent shall not be required in connection with the licensing or sublicensing of Intellectual Property pursuant to collaborations, licenses or other strategic transactions with third parties executed (i) in the ordinary course of a Loan Party’s business, (ii) on an arms-length basis and (iii) prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default.

 

(d) Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement or any other Loan Documents to the contrary, each of Biolase Australia Pty. Ltd., an entity organized under the laws of Australia and Biolase (NZ) Limited, an entity organized under the laws of New Zealand may be liquidated, wound up or dissolved, as applicable.

 

 

7.5

Modification of Organizational Documents .

 

Not permit the charter, by-laws or other organizational documents of Borrower or any other Loan Party to be amended or modified in any way which could reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the interests of Agent or any Lender. An amendment to Borrower’s certificate of incorporation to increase Borrower’s authorized capital stock shall not be deemed to adversely affect the interests of Agent or any Lender.

 

 

7.6

Use of Proceeds .

 

Use the proceeds of the Loans solely to refinance the Prior Debt and otherwise for working capital, for fees and expenses related to the negotiation, execution, delivery and closing of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and for other general business purposes of Borrower and its Subsidiaries, and not use any proceeds of any Loan or permit any proceeds of any Loan to be used, either directly or indirectly, for the purpose, whether immediate, incidental or ultimate, of “purchasing or carrying” any Margin Stock.

 

 

7.7

Transactions with Affiliates .

 

Not, and not permit any other Loan Party to, enter into, or cause, suffer or permit to exist any transaction, arrangement or contract with any of its other Affiliates, which is on terms which are less favorable than are obtainable from any Person which is not one of its Affiliates, other than (i) reasonable compensation and indemnities to, benefits for, reimbursement of expenses of, and employment arrangements with, officers, employees and directors in the ordinary course of business, (ii) transactions among Loan Parties, (iii) transactions permitted by Section 7.3 and Section 7.10 , and (iv) transactions pursuant to agreements in existence on the Closing Date and set forth on Schedule 7.7 .

 

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7.8

Inconsistent Agreements .

 

Not, and not permit any other Loan Party to, enter into any agreement containing any provision which would (a) be violated or breached by any borrowing by Borrower hereunder or by the performance by Borrower or any other Loan Party of any of its Obligations hereunder or under any other Loan Document, (b) prohibit Borrower or any other Loan Party from granting to Agent and Lenders a Lien on any of its assets or (c) create or permit to exist or become effective any encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any other Loan Party to (i) pay dividends or make other distributions to Borrower or any other Subsidiary, or pay any Debt owed to Borrower or any other Subsidiary, (ii) make loans or advances to Borrower or any other Loan Party or (iii) transfer any of its assets or properties to Borrower or any other Loan Party, other than, in the cases of clauses (b) and (c) , (A) restrictions or conditions imposed by any agreement relating to purchase money Debt, Capital Leases and other secured Debt or to leases and licenses permitted by this Agreement if such restrictions or conditions apply only to the property or assets securing such Debt or the property leased or licensed, (B) customary provisions in leases and other contracts restricting the assignment thereof, (C) restrictions and conditions imposed by law, (D) those arising under any Loan Document or any loan documents governing an Approved AR Loan Facility, and (E) customary provisions in contracts for the disposition of any assets; provided that the restrictions in any such contract shall apply only to the assets or Subsidiary that is to be disposed of and such disposition is permitted hereunder.

 

 

7.9

Business Activities .

 

Not, and not permit any other Loan Party to, engage in any line of business other than the businesses engaged in on the Closing Date and businesses reasonably related thereto. Not, and not permit any other Loan Party to, issue any Equity Interest other than (a) Equity Interests of Borrower that do not require any cash dividends or other cash distributions to be made prior to the Obligations being Paid in Full,

(b) any issuance by a Subsidiary to Borrower or another Subsidiary in accordance with Section 7.4 or Section 7.10 , or (c) any issuance of directors’ qualifying shares as required by applicable law; provided, however, that the issuance of shares of convertible preferred stock of Borrower on terms substantially similar to the Series D Participating Convertible Preferred Stock shall not be prohibited by the foregoing.

 

 

7.10

Investments .

 

Not, and not permit any other Loan Party to, make or permit to exist any Investment in any other Person, except the following:

 

(a) The creation of any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary and contributions by Borrower to the capital of any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Borrower, so long as the recipient of any such contribution has guaranteed the Obligations and such guaranty is secured by a pledge of all of its equity interests and substantially all of its real and personal property, in each case in accordance with Section 6.8 ;

 

(b) Cash Equivalent Investments and Investments by and among Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries arising from ordinary course cash management operations or similar arrangements by and among the Loan Parties and their respective Subsidiaries;

 

(c) bank deposits and obligations arising as permitted by Section 7.1(g) and Section 7.1(l) , in each case, in the ordinary course of business;

 

(d) Investments listed on Schedule 7.10 as of the Closing Date, together with any roll- over or reinvestment of such Investment(s);

 

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(e) any purchase or other acquisition by Borrower or any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Borrower of the assets or equity interests of any Subsidiary of Borrower;

 

(f) (i) transactions permitted by, and Investments received or made pursuant to transactions permitted in, Section 7.1 , Section 7.3 and Section 7.4 and (ii) Contingent Obligations in respect of Obligations arising in the ordinary course of business and not otherwise constituting Debt;

 

 

(g)

Hedging Obligations permitted under Section 7.1(d) ;

 

(h) advances given to employees and directors in existence as of the Closing Date and as listed on Schedule 7.10 , which amounts shall not be increased without Agent’s prior written consent in its sole discretion;

 

(i) lease, utility, insurance, taxes and other similar deposits made in the ordinary course of business and trade credit extended in the ordinary course of business;

 

(j) Investments consisting of the non-cash portion of the consideration received in respect of Dispositions permitted hereunder;

 

(k) Investments permitted by Borrower or any Loan Party as a result of the receipt of insurance and/or condemnation or exproriation proceeds in accordance with the Loan Documents;

 

(l) Investments (i) received as a result of the bankruptcy or reorganization of any Person or taken in settlement of or other resolution of claims or disputes or (ii) in securities of customers and suppliers received in connection with the bankruptcy or reorganization of, or settlement of delinquent accounts and bona fide disputes with, customers and suppliers, and, in each case, extensions, modifications and renewals thereof;

 

(m) Loans and advances to suppliers and customers or otherwise made in connection with the purchase of goods and services, in each case, in the ordinary course of business; and

 

(n) other Investments in an aggregate amount not to exceed $1,000,000 during the term of this Agreement.

 

 

7.11

Restriction of Amendments to Certain Documents .

 

Not, nor permit any Loan Party to, amend or otherwise modify in any material manner, or waive any rights under, any provisions of (i) any loan documents governing any Approved AR Loan Facility (except that the terms of any Approved AR Loan Facility may be amended, modified or otherwise waived to the extent permitted under the applicable Intercreditor Agreement, or (ii) any of the Material Contracts (or any replacements thereof) set forth on Schedule 7.11 hereto (as such schedule may be updated from time to time as reasonably determined by the Agent and the Borrower).

 

 

7.12

Fiscal Year .

 

Not change its Fiscal Year.

 

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7.13

Financial Covenants .

 

 

7.13.1

Consolidated Unencumbered Liquid Assets .

 

Not permit the Consolidated Unencumbered Liquid Assets as of the last day of any Fiscal Quarter to be less than the greater of (i) $1,500,000, or (ii) Operating Burn.

 

 

7.13.2

Minimum Aggregate Revenue .

 

Not permit the Aggregate Revenue for the consecutive month period ending on the last Business Day of any Fiscal Quarter set forth in the table below (designated by “Q” in the table below) to be less than the applicable amount set forth in the table below for such period.

 

 

Minimum LTM Aggregate Revenue as of the end of:

Three (3) month period ending Q4 2018

$11,500,000

Six (6) month period ending Q1 2019

$20,000,000

Nine (9) month period ending Q2 2019

$30,000,000

Twelve (12) month period ending Q3 2019

$40,000,000

Twelve (12) month period ending Q4 2019

$41,000,000

Twelve (12) month period ending Q1 2020

$42,500,000

Twelve (12) month period ending Q2 2020

$44,000,000

Twelve (12) month period ending Q3 2020

$46,000,000

Twelve (12) month period ending Q4 2020

$47,500,000

Twelve (12) month period ending Q1 2021

$50,000,000

Twelve (12) month period ending Q2 2021

$51,500,000

Twelve (12) month period ending Q3 2021

$53,000,000

 

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Minimum LTM Aggregate Revenue as of the end of:

Twelve (12) month period ending Q4 2021 and each Fiscal Quarter thereafter

 

$55,000,000

 

 

 

7.13.3

Minimum EBITDA .

 

Not permit the EBITDA of Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the consecutive month period ending on the last Business Day of any Fiscal Quarter set forth in the table below (designated by “Q” in the table below) to be less than the applicable amount set forth in the table below for such period.

 

Minimum LTM EBITDA as of the end of:

Three (3) month period ending Q4 2018

-($3,000,000)

Six (6) month period ending Q1 2019

-($5,250,000)

Nine (9) month period ending Q2 2019

-($6,750,000)

Twelve (12) month period ending Q3 2019

-($8,500,000)

Twelve (12) month period ending Q4 2019

-($6,000,000)

Twelve (12) month period ending Q1 2020

-($6,500,000)

Twelve (12) month period ending Q2 2020

-($5,500,000)

Twelve (12) month period ending Q3 2020

-($5,000,000)

Twelve (12) month period ending Q4 2020

-($3,000,000)

Twelve (12) month period ending Q1 2021

-($1,500,000)

Twelve (12) month period ending Q2 2021

-($500,000)

 

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Minimum LTM EBITDA as of the end of:

Twelve (12) month period ending Q3 2021

$0

Twelve (12) month period ending Q4 2021 and each Fiscal Quarter thereafter

$1,000,000

 

 

 

7.14

Deposit Accounts .

 

Not, and not permit any other Loan Party, to maintain or establish any new Deposit Accounts other than (a) Exempt Accounts and (b) the Deposit Accounts set forth on Schedule 7.14 (which Deposit Accounts constitute all of the Deposit Accounts, securities accounts or other similar accounts maintained by the Loan Parties as of the Closing Date) without prior written notice to Agent. To the extent such Deposit Account is not an Exempt Account or otherwise subject to the control of the lender(s) in relation to an Approved AR Loan Facility, Borrower or such other applicable Loan Party and the bank or other financial institution at which the account is to be opened after the Closing Date shall promptly enter into an Account Control Agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent, as requested by Agent.

 

 

7.15

Subsidiaries .

 

Not, and not permit any other Loan Party to, in each case without the prior written consent of Agent in its sole discretion, establish or acquire any Subsidiary unless (i) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, (ii) such Subsidiary shall have assumed and joined each Loan Document as a Loan Party pursuant to documentation acceptable to Agent in its sole discretion and (iii) all other Loan Parties shall have reaffirmed all Obligations as well as all representations and warranties under the Loan Documents (except to the extent such representations and warranties specifically relate to a prior date only).

 

 

7.16

Regulatory Matters .

 

To the extent that any of the following would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, not, and not permit any other Loan Party to, (i) make, and use commercially reasonable efforts to not permit any officer, employee or agent of any Loan Party to make, any untrue statement of material fact or fraudulent statement to the FDA or any Governmental Authority; fail to disclose a material fact required to be disclosed to the FDA or any Governmental Authority; or commit a material act, make a material statement, or fail to make a statement that could otherwise reasonably be expected to provide the basis for CMS or any Governmental Authority to undertake material adverse action against such Loan Party, (ii) introduce into commercial distribution any FDA Products which are, upon their shipment, adulterated or misbranded in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 331, (iii) make, and use commercially reasonable efforts to not permit any officer, employee or agent of any Loan Party to make, any untrue statement of material fact or fraudulent statement to the FDA or any other Governmental Authority; fail to disclose a material fact required to be disclosed to the FDA or any other Governmental Authority; or commit a material act, make a material statement, or fail to make a statement in breach of the FD&C Act or that could otherwise reasonably be expected to provide the basis for the FDA or any other Governmental Authority to invoke its policy respecting “Fraud, Untrue Statements of Material Facts, Bribery, and Illegal Gratuities,”

 

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as set forth in 56 Fed. Reg. 46191 (September 10, 1991), or (iv) otherwise incur any material liability (whether actual or contingent) for failure to comply with Health Care Laws.

 

 

7.17

Name; Permits; Dissolution; Insurance Policies; Disposition of Collateral; Taxes; Trade

Names .

 

Borrower shall not, nor shall it permit any Loan Party to, (a) change its jurisdiction of organization or change its corporate name without thirty (30) calendar days (or such shorter period as Agent may agree in its sole discretion) prior written notice to Agent, (b) amend, alter, suspend, terminate or make provisional in any material way, any Permit, the suspension, amendment, alteration or termination of which could reasonably be expected to be, have or result in a Material Adverse Effect without the prior written consent of Agent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, (c) wind up, liquidate or dissolve (voluntarily or involuntarily) or commence or suffer any proceedings seeking or that would result in any of the foregoing, (d) amend, modify, restate or change any insurance policy in a manner adverse to Agent or Lenders or otherwise allow its aggregate products liability insurance coverage to be less than $5,000,000 at any time, (e) engage, directly or indirectly, in any business other than the business it is engaged in on the Closing Date and business reasonably related thereto and/or sell all or any material portion of its assets without Agent’s prior written approval in its sole discretion, (f) change its federal tax employer identification number or similar tax identification number under the relevant jurisdiction or establish new or additional trade names without providing not less than thirty (30) days (or such shorter period as Agent may agree in its sole discretion) advance written notice to Agent, or (g) revoke, alter or amend any Tax Information Authorization (on IRS Form 8821 or otherwise) or other similar authorization mandated by the relevant Government Authority given to any Lender.

 

Section 8 Events of Default; Remedies.

 

 

8.1

Events of Default .

 

Each of the following shall constitute an Event of Default under this Agreement:

 

 

8.1.1

Non-Payment of Credit .

 

(a) Default in the payment when due of all outstanding Obligations on the Termination Date; (b) default in the payment of any Revenue-Based Payment on the applicable Payment Date; or (c) without duplication of clause (b) hereof, default, and continuance thereof for five (5) Business Days, in the payment when due of any fee, or other amount payable by any Loan Party hereunder or under any other Loan Document.

 

 

8.1.2

Default Under Other Debt .

 

Any default shall occur under the terms applicable to any Debt of any Loan Party (excluding the Obligations) in an aggregate principal amount (for all such Debt so affected and including undrawn committed or available amounts and amounts owing to all creditors under any combined or syndicated credit arrangement) exceeding $500,000.

 

 

8.1.3

Bankruptcy; Insolvency .

 

(a) Any Loan Party shall (i) be unable to pay its debts generally as they become due, (ii) file a petition under any insolvency statute, (iii) make a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors, (iv) commence a proceeding for the appointment of a receiver, trustee, liquidator or conservator of itself or of the whole or any substantial part of its property or shall otherwise be dissolved

 

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or liquidated, or (v) make an application or commence a proceeding seeking reorganization or liquidation or similar relief under any Debtor Relief Law or any other applicable law; or

 

(b) (i) a court of competent jurisdiction shall (A) enter an order, judgment or decree appointing a custodian, receiver, trustee, liquidator or conservator of any Loan Party or the whole or any substantial part of any of Loan Party’s properties, which shall continue unstayed and in effect for a period of sixty (60) calendar days, (B) approve a petition or claim filed against any Loan Party seeking reorganization, liquidation, appointment of a receiver, interim receiver, liquidator, conservator, trustee or special manager or similar relief under the any Debtor Relief Law or any other applicable law, which is not dismissed within sixty (60) calendar days or, (C) under the provisions of any Debtor Relief Law or other applicable law or statute, assume custody or control of any Loan Party or of the whole or any substantial part of any of Loan Party’s properties, which is not irrevocably relinquished within sixty (60) calendar days, or (ii) there is commenced against any Loan Party any proceeding or petition seeking reorganization, liquidation or similar relief under any Debtor Relief Law or any other applicable law or statute, which (A) is not unconditionally dismissed within sixty (60) calendar days after the date of commencement, or (B) is with respect to which Borrower takes any action to indicate its approval of or consent.

 

 

8.1.4

Non-Compliance with Loan Documents .

 

(a) Any failure by Borrower to comply with or to perform any covenant set forth in Section 7 ; or (b) failure by any Loan Party to comply with or to perform any other provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document applicable to it (and not constituting an Event of Default under any other provision of this Section 8 ) and continuance of such failure described in this clause (b) for thirty (30) days after the earlier of any Loan Party becoming aware of such failure or notice thereof to Borrower from Agent or any Lender.

 

 

8.1.5

Representations; Warranties .

 

Any representation or warranty made by any Loan Party herein or any other Loan Document is false or misleading in any material respect when made, or any schedule, certificate, financial statement, report, notice or other writing furnished by any Loan Party to Agent or any Lender in connection herewith is false or misleading in any material respect on the date as of which the facts therein set forth are stated or certified.

 

 

8.1.6

Pension Plans .

 

(a) Institution of any steps by any Person to terminate a Pension Plan if as a result of such termination any Loan Party or any member of the Controlled Group could be required to make a contribution to such Pension Plan, or could incur a liability or obligation to such Pension Plan, in excess of

$500,000; (b) a contribution failure occurs with respect to any Pension Plan sufficient to give rise to a Lien under Section 303(k) of ERISA securing obligations in excess of $500,000; or (c) there shall occur any withdrawal or partial withdrawal from a Multiemployer Pension Plan and the withdrawal liability (without un-accrued interest) to Multiemployer Pension Plans as a result of such withdrawal (including any outstanding withdrawal liability that Borrower or any other Loan Party or any member of the Controlled Group have incurred on the date of such withdrawal) exceeds $500,000.

 

 

8.1.7

Judgments .

 

Final judgments which exceed an aggregate of $500,000 (to the extent not adequately covered by insurance as to which the insurance company has not disclaimed liability (provided that customary “reservation of rights” letters shall not be deemed to be disclaimers of liability)) shall be

 

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rendered against any Loan Party and shall not have been paid, discharged or vacated or had execution thereof stayed pending appeal within sixty (60) calendar days after entry or filing of such judgments.

 

 

8.1.8

Invalidity of Loan Documents or Liens .

 

(a) Any Loan Document shall cease to be in full force and effect otherwise in accordance with its express terms that results in a material diminution of the rights and remedies afforded to Agent and/or Lenders or any other secured parties thereunder; (b) any Loan Party (or any Person by, through or on behalf of any Loan Party) shall contest in writing in any manner the validity, binding nature or enforceability of any Loan Document; or (c) any Lien created pursuant to any Loan Document ceases to constitute a valid first priority perfected Lien (subject to Permitted Liens) on any material portion of the Collateral in accordance with the terms thereof, or Agent ceases to have a valid perfected first priority security interest (subject to Permitted Liens) in any material portion of the Collateral pledged to Agent, for the benefit of Agent and Lenders, pursuant to the Collateral Documents.

 

 

8.1.9

Invalidity of Subordination Provisions .

 

Any subordination provision in any document or instrument governing any Approved AR Loan Facility or any subordination provision in any Intercreditor Agreement or any replacement Intercreditor Agreement, shall cease to be in full force and effect, or any Loan Party shall contest in any manner the validity, binding nature or enforceability of any such provision.

 

 

8.1.10

Change of Control .

 

A Change of Control not otherwise permitted pursuant to Section 7.4 above shall occur that does not result in the payment in full of all Obligations hereunder in accordance with Section 2.8.3 .

 

 

8.1.11

Certificate Withdrawals, Adverse Test or Audit Results, and Other Matters .

 

(a) The institution of any proceeding by FDA, CMS, or any other Governmental Authority to order the withdrawal of any Product or Product category or Service or Service category from the market or to enjoin Borrower or any of its Affiliates from manufacturing, marketing, selling, distributing, or otherwise providing any Product or Product category or Service or Service category that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (b) the institution of any action or proceeding by FDA, CMS, or any other Governmental Authority to revoke, suspend, reject, withdraw, limit, or restrict any Required Permit held by Borrower or any of its Affiliates or any of their representatives, which, in each case, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (c) the commencement of any enforcement action against Borrower or any of its Affiliates by FDA, CMS, or any other Governmental Authority that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (d) the recall of any Products or Service from the market, the voluntary withdrawal of any Products or Service from the market, or actions to discontinue the sale of any Products or Service that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (e) the occurrence of adverse test, audit, or inspection results in connection with a Product or Service which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, or (f) the occurrence of any event described in clauses (a) through (e) above that would otherwise cause Borrower to be excluded from participating in any federal, provincial, state or local health care programs under Section 1128 of the Social Security Act or any similar law or regulation.

 

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8.1.12

Reserved .

 

 

8.2

Remedies .

 

(a) If any Event of Default described in Section 8.1.3 shall occur, the Loan and all other Obligations shall become immediately due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or notice of any kind; and, if any other Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, Agent may, and upon the written request of Required Lenders shall, declare all or any part of the Loans and other Obligations to be due and payable, whereupon the Loans and other Obligations (including without limitation the Exit Fee and any amounts due pursuant to Section 2.8.2 hereof or any COC Prepayment Fee, as applicable, payable with respect thereto) shall become immediately due and payable (in whole or in part, as applicable), all without presentment, demand, protest or notice of any kind. Agent shall use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly advise Borrower of any such declaration, but failure to do so shall not impair the effect of such declaration.

 

(b) In addition to the acceleration provisions set forth in Section 8.2(a) above, upon the occurrence and continuation of an Event of Default, Agent may (or shall at the request of Required Lenders) exercise any and all rights, options and remedies provided for in any Loan Document, under the Uniform Commercial Code, any other applicable foreign or domestic laws or otherwise at law or in equity, including, without limitation, the right to (i) apply any property of Borrower held by Agent to reduce the Obligations, (ii) foreclose the Liens created under the Loan Documents, (iii) realize upon, take possession of and/or sell any Collateral or securities pledged, with or without judicial process, (iv) exercise all rights and powers with respect to the Collateral as Borrower might exercise, (v) collect and send notices regarding the Collateral, with or without judicial process, (vi) by its own means or with judicial assistance, enter any premises at which Collateral and/or pledged securities are located, or render any of the foregoing unusable or dispose of the Collateral and/or pledged securities on such premises without any liability for rent, storage, utilities, or other sums, and Borrower shall not resist or interfere with such action, (vii) at Borrower’s expense, require that all or any part of the Collateral be assembled and made available to Agent, for the benefit of Agent and Lenders, or Required Lenders at any place reasonably designated by Required Lenders in their sole discretion and/or relinquish or abandon any Collateral or securities pledged or any Lien thereon.

 

(c) The enumeration of any rights and remedies in any Loan Document is not intended to be exhaustive, and all rights and remedies of Agent and Lenders described in any Loan Document are cumulative and are not alternative to or exclusive of any other rights or remedies which Agent and Lenders otherwise may have. The partial or complete exercise of any right or remedy shall not preclude any other further exercise of such or any other right or remedy.

 

(d) Notwithstanding any provision of any Loan Document, Agent, in its sole discretion shall have the right, but not any obligation, at any time that Loan Parties fail to do so, subject to any applicable cure periods permitted by or otherwise set forth in the Loan Documents, and from time to time, without prior notice, to: (i) discharge (at Borrower’s expense) taxes or Liens affecting any of the Collateral that have not been paid in violation of any Loan Document or that jeopardize Agent’s Lien priority in the Collateral; or (ii) make any other payment (at Borrower’s expense) for the administration, servicing, maintenance, preservation or protection of the Collateral (each such advance or payment set forth in clauses

(i) and (ii) herein, a Protective Advance ”). Agent shall be reimbursed for all Protective Advances pursuant to Section 2.9.1(b) and/or Section 2.10 , as applicable, and any Protective Advances shall bear interest at the Default Rate from the date such Protective Advance is paid by Agent until it is repaid. No Protective Advance by Agent shall be construed as a waiver by Agent, or any Lender of any Default, Event of Default or any of the rights or remedies of Agent or any Lender under any Loan Document.

 

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Section 9 Agent.

 

 

9.1

Appointment; Authorization .

 

Each Lender hereby irrevocably appoints, designates and authorizes Agent to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement and each other Loan Document and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to it by the terms of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document, Agent shall not have any duty or responsibility except those expressly set forth herein, nor shall Agent have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with any Lender, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement or any other Loan Document or otherwise exist against Agent.

 

 

9.2

Delegation of Duties .

 

Agent may execute any of its duties under this Agreement or any other Loan Document by or through agents, employees or attorneys-in-fact and shall be entitled to advice of counsel concerning all matters pertaining to such duties. Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any agent or attorney-in-fact that it selects with reasonable care.

 

 

9.3

Limited Liability .

 

None of Agent or any of its Affiliates, directors, officers, employees or agents shall (a) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the transactions contemplated hereby (except to the extent resulting from its own gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction), or (b) be responsible in any manner to any Lender for any recital, statement, representation or warranty made by any Loan Party or Affiliate of any Loan Party, or any officer thereof, contained in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement or any other Loan Document (or the creation, perfection or priority of any Lien or security interest therein), or for any failure of any Loan Party or any other party to any Loan Document to perform its Obligations hereunder or thereunder. Agent shall not be under any obligation to any Lender to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or to inspect the properties, books or records of any Loan Party or Affiliate of any Loan Party.

 

 

9.4

Reliance .

 

Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, upon any writing, resolution, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, telegram, facsimile, telex or telephone message, statement or other document believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent or made by the proper Person or Persons, and upon advice and statements of legal counsel (including counsel to any Loan Party), independent accountants and other experts selected by Agent. Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under this Agreement or any other Loan Document unless it shall first receive such advice or concurrence of Required Lenders (or all Lenders if expressly required hereunder) as it deems appropriate and, if it so requests, confirmation from Lenders of their obligation to indemnify Agent against any and all liability and expense which may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action. Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under

 

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this Agreement or any other Loan Document in accordance with a request or consent of Required Lenders (or all Lenders if expressly required hereunder) and such request and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon each Lender.

 

 

9.5

Notice of Default .

 

Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Event of Default or Default except with respect to defaults in the payment of principal, interest and fees required to be paid to Agent for the account of Lenders, unless Agent shall have received written notice from a Lender or Borrower referring to this Agreement, describing such Event of Default or Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of default”. Agent will notify Lenders of its receipt of any such notice or any such default in the payment of principal, interest and fees required to be paid to Agent for the account of Lenders. Agent shall take such action with respect to such Event of Default or Default as may be requested by Required Lenders in accordance with Section 8.2 ; provided that unless and until Agent has received any such request, Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) take such action, or refrain from taking such action, with respect to such Event of Default or Default as it shall deem advisable or in the best interest of Lenders.

 

 

9.6

Credit Decision .

 

Each Lender acknowledges that Agent has not made any representation or warranty to it, and that no act by Agent hereafter taken, including any review of the affairs of Borrower and the other Loan Parties, shall be deemed to constitute any representation or warranty by Agent to any Lender. Each Lender represents to Agent that it has, independently and without reliance upon Agent and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own appraisal of and investigation into the business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of Borrower, and made its own decision to enter into this Agreement and to extend credit to Borrower hereunder. Each Lender also represents that it will, independently and without reliance upon Agent and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit analysis, appraisals and decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and to make such investigations as it deems necessary to inform itself as to the business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Loan Parties. Except for notices, reports and other documents expressly herein required to be furnished to Lenders by Agent, Agent shall not have any duty or responsibility to provide any Lender with any credit or other information concerning the business, prospects, operations, property, financial or other condition or creditworthiness of any Loan Party which may come into the possession of Agent.

 

 

9.7

Indemnification .

 

Whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated, each Lender shall indemnify upon demand Agent and its Affiliates, directors, officers, employees and agents (to the extent not reimbursed by or on behalf of Borrower and without limiting the obligation of Borrower to do so), based on such Lender’s Pro Rata Term Loan Share, from and against any and all actions, causes of action, suits, losses, liabilities, damages and expenses, including Legal Costs, except to the extent any thereof result from the applicable Person’s own gross negligence or willful misconduct, as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction. Without limitation of the foregoing, each Lender shall reimburse Agent upon demand for its ratable share of any costs or out-of-pocket expenses (including Legal Costs) incurred by Agent in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery, administration, modification, amendment or enforcement (whether through negotiations, legal proceedings or otherwise) of, or legal advice in respect of rights or responsibilities under, this Agreement, any other Loan Document, or any document contemplated by or referred to herein, to the extent that Agent is not reimbursed for such expenses by or on behalf of Borrower. The undertaking in this Section 9.7 shall survive repayment of the Loans, cancellation

 

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of the Notes, any foreclosure under, or modification, release or discharge of, any or all of the Collateral Documents, termination of this Agreement and the resignation or replacement of Agent.

 

 

9.8

Agent Individually .

 

SWK and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting or other business with any Loan Party and any Affiliate of any Loan Party as though SWK were not Agent hereunder and without notice to or consent of any Lender. Each Lender acknowledges that, pursuant to such activities, SWK or its Affiliates may receive information regarding Loan Parties or their Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of any such Loan Party or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that Agent shall be under no obligation to provide such information to them. With respect to their Loans (if any), SWK and its Affiliates shall have the same rights and powers under this Agreement as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though SWK were not Agent, and the terms “Lender” and “Lenders” include SWK and its Affiliates, to the extent applicable, in their individual capacities.

 

 

9.9

Successor Agent .

 

Agent may resign as Agent at any time upon 30 days’ prior notice to Lenders and Borrower (unless during the existence of an Event of Default such notice is waived by Required Lenders). If Agent resigns under this Agreement, Required Lenders shall, with (so long as no Event of Default exists) the consent of Borrower (which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), appoint from among Lenders a successor agent for Lenders. If no successor agent is appointed prior to the effective date of the resignation of Agent, Agent may appoint, on behalf of, and after consulting with Lenders and (so long as no Event of Default exists) Borrower, a successor agent. Upon the acceptance of its appointment as successor agent hereunder, such successor agent shall succeed to all the rights, powers and duties of the retiring Agent and the term “Agent” shall mean such successor agent, and the retiring Agent’s appointment, powers and duties as Agent shall be terminated. After any retiring Agent’s resignation hereunder as Agent becomes effective, the provisions of this Section 9 and Sections 10.4 and 10.5 shall continue to inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was Agent under this Agreement. If no successor agent has accepted appointment as Agent by the date which is thirty (30) days following a retiring Agent’s notice of resignation, the retiring Agent’s resignation shall nevertheless thereupon become effective and Lenders shall perform all of the duties of Agent hereunder until such time, if any, as Required Lenders appoint a successor agent as provided for above; provided that in the case of any collateral security held by Agent for the benefit of Agent and Lenders under any of the Loan Documents, the retiring Agent shall continue so to hold such collateral security until such time as a successor Agent is appointed and the provisions of this Section 9 and Sections 10.4 and 10.5 shall continue to inure to its benefit so long as retiring Agent shall continue to so hold such collateral security. Upon the acceptance of a successor’s appointment as Agent hereunder, the retiring Agent shall be discharged from all of its duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents in respect of the Collateral.

 

 

9.10

Collateral and Guarantee Matters .

 

Lenders irrevocably authorize Agent, at its option and in its discretion, (a) to release any Lien granted to or held by Agent under any Collateral Document (i) when all Obligations have been Paid in Full; (ii) constituting property sold or to be sold or disposed of as part of or in connection with any sale or other disposition permitted hereunder (including by consent, waiver or amendment and it being agreed and understood that Agent may conclusively rely without further inquiry on a certificate of an officer of Borrower as to the sale or other disposition of property being made in compliance with this Agreement); or

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notwithstanding Section 10.1(a)(ii) hereof to release any party from its guaranty under the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement (i) when all Obligations have been Paid in Full or (ii) if such party was sold or is to be sold or disposed of as part of or in connection with any disposition permitted hereunder (including by consent, waiver or amendment and it being agreed and understood that Agent may conclusively rely without further inquiry on a certificate of an officer of Borrower as to the sale or other disposition being made in compliance with this Agreement); or (c) to subordinate its interest in any Collateral to any holder of a Lien on such Collateral which is permitted by Section 7.2(d) (it being understood that Agent may conclusively rely on a certificate from Borrower in determining whether the Debt secured by any such Lien is permitted by Section 7.1 ). Upon request by Agent at any time, Lenders will confirm in writing Agent’s authority to release, or subordinate its interest in, particular types or items of Collateral pursuant to this Section 9.10 .

 

Agent shall release any Lien granted to or held by Agent under any Collateral Document

(i) when all Obligations have been Paid in Full, (ii) in respect of property sold or to be sold or disposed of as part of or in connection with any sale or other disposition permitted hereunder (it being agreed and understood that Agent may conclusively rely without further inquiry on a certificate of an officer of Borrower as to the sale or other disposition of property being made in compliance with this Agreement) or

(iii) subject to Section 10.1 , if directed to do so in writing by Required Lenders.

 

In furtherance of the foregoing, Agent agrees to execute and deliver to Borrower, at Borrower’s expense, such termination and release documentation as Borrower may reasonably request to evidence a Lien release that occurs pursuant to terms of this Section 9.10.

 

 

9.11

Intercreditor Agreements .

 

Each Lender hereby irrevocably appoints, designates and authorizes Agent to enter into one or more intercreditor agreements in relation to any other Debt of Borrower entered into in accordance with this Agreement or as otherwise approved by Required Lenders, on its behalf and to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of any such agreement (subject to the last sentence of this Section 9.11 ). Each Lender further agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions of any such intercreditor agreement. Each Lender hereby authorizes Agent to issue blockages notices in connection with any such Debt of Borrower and such intercreditor agreement, or any replacement intercreditor agreement, in its discretion or, at the direction of Required Lenders.

 

 

9.12

Actions in Concert .

 

For the sake of clarity, each Lender hereby agrees with each other Lender that no Lender shall take any action to protect or enforce its rights arising out of this Agreement, the Notes or any other Loan Document (including exercising any rights of set-off) without first obtaining the prior written consent of Agent and Required Lenders, it being the intent of Lenders that any such action to protect or enforce rights under this Agreement, the Notes and the other Loan Documents shall be taken in concert and at the direction or with the consent of Agent or Required Lenders.

 

Section 10 Miscellaneous.

 

 

10.1

Waiver; Amendments .

 

(a) Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, no amendment, modification or waiver of, or consent with respect to, any provision of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by Borrower (with respect to Loan Documents to which Borrower is a party), by Lenders having aggregate Pro Rata Term Loan Shares of not less than the aggregate Pro Rata Term Loan Shares expressly designated herein

 

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with respect thereto or, in the absence of such express designation herein, by Required Lenders, and then any such amendment, modification, waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given; provided , however , that:

 

(i) no such amendment, modification, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by all of the Lenders directly affected thereby, in addition to Required Lenders and Borrower, do any of the following: (A) increase any of the Commitments ( provided that only the Lenders participating in any such increase of the Commitments shall be considered directly affected by such increase), (B) extend the date scheduled for payment of any principal of (except as otherwise expressly set forth below in clause (C) ) or interest on the Loans or any fees or other amounts payable hereunder or under the other Loan Documents, or (C) reduce the principal amount of any Loan, the amount or rate of interest thereon ( provided that Required Lenders may rescind an imposition of default interest pursuant to Section 2.6.1 ), or any fees or other amounts payable hereunder or under the other Loan Documents; and

 

(ii) no such amendment, modification, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by all of the Lenders in addition to Borrower (with respect to Loan Documents to which Borrower is a party), do any of the following: (A) release any material guaranty under the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement or release all or substantially all of the Collateral granted under the Collateral Documents, except as otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, (B) change the definition of Required Lenders, (C) change any provision of this Section 10.1 , (D) amend the provisions of Section 2.10.2 or Section 2.10.4 , or (E) reduce the aggregate Pro Rata Term Loan Shares required to effect any amendment, modification, waiver or consent under the Loan Documents.

 

(b) No amendment, modification, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by Agent, in addition to Borrower and Required Lenders (or all Lenders directly affected thereby or all of the Lenders, as the case may be, in accordance with the provisions above), affect the rights, privileges, duties or obligations of Agent (including without limitation under the provisions of Section 9 ), under this Agreement or any other Loan Document.

 

(c) No delay on the part of Agent or any Lender in the exercise of any right, power or remedy shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise by any of them of any right, power or remedy preclude other or further exercise thereof, or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy.

 

 

10.2

Notices .

 

All notices hereunder shall be in writing (including via electronic mail) and shall be sent to the applicable party at its address shown on Annex II or at such other address as such party may, by written notice received by the other parties, have designated as its address for such purpose. Notices sent by electronic mail transmission shall be deemed to have been given when sent if sent during regular business hours on a Business Day, otherwise, such deemed delivery will be effective as of the next Business Day; notices sent by mail shall be deemed to have been given five (5) Business Days after the date when sent by registered or certified mail, first class postage prepaid; and notices sent by hand delivery or overnight courier service shall be deemed to have been given when received. Borrower, Agent and Lenders each hereby acknowledge that, from time to time, Agent, Lenders and Borrower may deliver information and notices using electronic mail.

 

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10.3

Computations .

 

Unless otherwise specifically provided herein, any accounting term used in this Agreement (including in Section 7.13 or any related definition) shall have the meaning customarily given such term in accordance with GAAP, and all financial computations (including pursuant to Section 7.13 and the related definitions, and with respect to the character or amount of any asset or liability or item of income or expense, or any consolidation or other accounting computation) hereunder shall be computed in accordance with GAAP consistently applied; provided that if Borrower notifies Agent that Borrower wishes to amend any covenant in Section 7.13 (or any related definition) to eliminate or to take into account the effect of any change in GAAP on the operation of such covenant (or if Agent notifies Borrower that Required Lenders wish to amend Section 7.13 (or any related definition) for such purpose), then Borrower’s compliance with such covenant shall be determined on the basis of GAAP in effect immediately before the relevant change in GAAP became effective, until either such notice is withdrawn or such covenant (or related definition) is amended in a manner satisfactory to Borrower and Required Lenders. The explicit qualification of terms or computations by the phrase “in accordance with GAAP” shall in no way be construed to limit the foregoing. Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature used herein shall be construed, and all computations of amounts and ratios referred to herein shall be made, without giving effect to any election under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards 159 (Codification of Accounting Standards 825-10) to value any Debt or other liabilities of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary at “fair value”, as defined therein.

 

 

10.4

Costs; Expenses .

 

Borrower agrees to pay on demand the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses of (a) Agent (including Legal Costs) in connection with (i) the preparation, execution, syndication and delivery (including perfection and protection of Collateral) of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and all other documents provided for herein or delivered or to be delivered hereunder or in connection herewith, (ii) the administration of the Loans and the Loan Documents, and (iii) any proposed or actual amendment, supplement or waiver to any Loan Document, and (b) Agent and Lenders (including Legal Costs) in connection with the collection of the Obligations and enforcement of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents or any such other documents; provided , however , that notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Borrower shall only be obligated to pay Legal Costs of a single firm of counsel for the Agent and the Lenders, taken as a whole (and, in the case of an actual or perceived conflict of interest, one additional firm of counsel for all similarly affected indemnitees), and, if reasonably necessary, by a single firm of local counsel in each relevant jurisdiction (which may include a single firm of special counsel acting in multiple jurisdictions) for the Agent and the Lenders taken as a whole (and, in the case of an actual or perceived conflict of interest, one additional firm of local counsel in each relevant jurisdiction for similarly affected Indemnitees). In addition, Borrower agrees to pay and to save Agent and Lenders harmless from all liability for, any fees of Borrower’s auditors in connection with any reasonable exercise by Agent and Lenders of their rights pursuant to and to the extent provided in Section 6.2 . All Obligations provided for in this Section 10.4 shall survive repayment of the Loans, cancellation of the Notes, and termination of this Agreement.

 

 

10.5

Indemnification by Borrower .

 

In consideration of the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Agent and Lenders and the agreement to extend the Commitments provided hereunder, Borrower hereby agrees to indemnify, exonerate and hold Agent, each Lender and each of the officers, directors, employees, Affiliates and agents of Agent and each Lender (each a “ Lender Party ”) free and harmless from and against any and all actions, causes of action, suits, losses, liabilities, damages and expenses, including Legal Costs (collectively, the “ Indemnified Liabilities ”) of a single firm of counsel for all Lender Parties, taken as a whole (and, in the

 

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case of an actual or perceived conflict of interest, one additional firm of counsel for all similarly affected Lender Parties), and, if reasonably necessary, by a single firm of local counsel in each relevant jurisdiction (which may include a single firm of special counsel acting in multiple jurisdictions) for all Lender Parties taken as a whole (and, in the case of an actual or perceived conflict of interest, one additional firm of local counsel in each relevant jurisdiction for similarly affected Lender Parties), incurred by Lender Parties or any of them as a result of, or arising out of, or relating to any Loan Party or any of their respective officers, directors or agents, including, without limitation, (a) any tender offer, merger, purchase of equity interests, purchase of assets or other similar transaction financed or proposed to be financed in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, with the proceeds of any of the Loans, (b) the use, handling, release, emission, discharge, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous Substance at any property owned or leased by Borrower or any other Loan Party, (c) any violation of any Environmental Laws with respect to conditions at any property owned or leased by any Loan Party or the operations conducted thereon,

(d) the investigation, cleanup or remediation of offsite locations at which any Loan Party or their respective predecessors are alleged to have directly or indirectly disposed of Hazardous Substances, (e) the execution, delivery, performance or enforcement of this Agreement or any other Loan Document by any Lender Party, or (f) such Loan Party’s general operation of its business including all product liability out of or in connection with such Person’s or any of its Affiliates or licensees manufacture use or sale of a Product or the provision of a Service; provided that Borrower shall not have any obligation hereunder to any Lender Party with respect to Indemnified Liabilities to the extent such Indemnified Liabilities have resulted from

(i) the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such Lender Party (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision), (ii) intentional breach by such Lender Party of its material obligations hereunder or any other Loan Document (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision) or (iii) any proceeding between and among Lenders (other than any claims against a Lender Party in its capacity as an Agent) that does not involve an act or omission by Borrower or any other Subsidiary of Borrower. Each Lender Party shall be obligated to refund or return any and all amounts paid by the Borrower pursuant to this Section 10.5 to such Lender Party for any fees, expenses, or damages to the extent such Lender Party is not entitled to payment of such amounts in accordance with the terms hereof. If and to the extent that the foregoing undertaking may be unenforceable for any reason, Borrower hereby agrees to make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of each of the Indemnified Liabilities which is permissible under applicable law. All Obligations provided for in this Section 10.5 shall survive repayment of the Loans, cancellation of the Notes, any foreclosure under, or any modification, release or discharge of, any or all of the Collateral Documents and termination of this Agreement.

 

 

10.6

Marshaling; Payments Set Aside .

 

Neither Agent nor any Lender shall be under any obligation to marshal any assets in favor of Borrower or any other Person or against or in payment of any or all of the Obligations. To the extent that Borrower makes a payment or payments to Agent or any Lender, or Agent or any Lender enforces its Liens or exercises its rights of set-off, and such payment or payments or the proceeds of such enforcement or set-off or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by Agent or any Lender in its discretion) to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party in connection with any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding, or otherwise, then (a) to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, to the extent of such recovery, the obligation hereunder or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such enforcement or set-off had not occurred and (b) each Lender severally agrees to pay to Agent upon demand its ratable share of the total amount so recovered from or repaid by Agent to the extent paid to such Lender.

 

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10.7

Nonliability of Lenders .

 

The relationship between Borrower on the one hand and Lenders and Agent on the other hand shall be solely that of borrower and lender. Neither Agent nor any Lender shall have any fiduciary responsibility to Borrower. Neither Agent nor any Lender undertakes any responsibility to Borrower to review or inform Borrower of any matter in connection with any phase of Borrower’s business or operations. To the fullest extent permitted under applicable law, execution of this Agreement by Borrower constitutes a full, complete and irrevocable release of any and all claims which Borrower may have at law or in equity in respect of all prior discussions and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Neither Agent nor any Lender shall have any liability with respect to, and Borrower hereby, to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law, waives, releases and agrees not to sue for, any special, indirect, punitive or consequential damages or liabilities.

 

 

10.8

Assignments .

 

 

10.8.1

Assignments .

 

(a) Any Lender may at any time assign to one or more Persons (other than a Loan Party and their respective Affiliates) (any such Person, an “ Assignee ”) all or any portion of such Lender’s Loans and Commitments, with the prior written consent of Agent, and, so long as no Event of Default (subject, for the avoidance of doubt, to any cure periods) has occurred and is continuing, Borrower (which consents shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), provided , however , that no such consent(s) shall be required:

 

(i) from Borrower for an assignment by a Lender to another Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund of a Lender, but such Lender will give written notice to Borrower of any such assignment;

 

(ii) from Agent for an assignment by a Lender to an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund of a Lender;

 

(iii) from Borrower or Agent for an assignment by SWK Funding LLC, as a Lender, to any Person for which SWK Advisors LLC acts as an investment advisor (or any similar type of representation or agency) pursuant to a written agreement, but SWK Funding LLC will give written notice to Borrower of any such assignment;

 

(iv) from Borrower or Agent for an assignment by a Lender of its Loans and its Note as collateral security to a Federal Reserve Bank or, as applicable, to such Lender’s trustee for the benefit of its investors (but no such assignment shall release any Lender from any of its obligations hereunder); or

 

(v) from Borrower, Agent or any Lender for (A) the assignment of SWK's Loans and Commitments to a Permitted Assignee (as defined below) or (B) a collateral assignment by SWK of, and the grant by SWK of a security interest in, all of SWK's right, title and interest in, to and under each of the Loan Documents, including, without limitation, all of SWK's rights and interests in, to and under this Agreement, the Obligations and the Collateral (collectively, the “ Assigned Rights ”), to a Permitted Assignee, provided that no such collateral assignment shall release SWK from any of its obligations under any of the Loan Documents. In connection with any enforcement of or foreclosure upon its security interests in any of the Assigned Rights, a Permitted Assignee, upon notice to Borrower, SWK and the other Lenders, shall be entitled to substitute itself, or its designee, for SWK as a Lender under this Agreement. For purposes hereof,

 

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the term Permitted Assignee shall mean any lender to or funding source of SWK or its Affiliate, together with its successors, assigns or designees (including, without limitation, any purchaser or other assignee of the Assigned Rights from such Person). Effective immediately upon the replacement of SWK as a Lender under this Agreement by a Permitted Assignee in accordance with this clause (v) , SWK shall automatically be deemed to have resigned as Agent pursuant to Section 9.9 of this Agreement (without the need for Agent giving advance written notice of such resignation as required pursuant to such Section 9.9) , and Required Lenders shall appoint a successor Agent in accordance with Section 9.9 of this Agreement.

 

(b) From and after the date on which the conditions described above have been met, (i) such Assignee shall be deemed automatically to have become a party hereto and, to the extent that rights and obligations hereunder have been assigned to such Assignee pursuant to such Assignment Agreement, shall have the rights and obligations of a Lender hereunder and (ii) the assigning Lender, to the extent that rights and obligations hereunder have been assigned by it pursuant to such Assignment Agreement, shall be released from its rights (other than its indemnification rights) and obligations hereunder. Upon the request of the Assignee (and, as applicable, the assigning Lender) pursuant to an effective Assignment Agreement, Borrower shall execute and deliver to Agent for delivery to the Assignee (and, as applicable, the assigning Lender) a Note in the principal amount of the Assignee’s Pro Rata Term Loan Share (and, as applicable, a Note in the principal amount of the Pro Rata Term Loan Share retained by the assigning Lender). Each such Note shall be dated the effective date of such assignment. Upon receipt by the assigning Lender of such Note, the assigning Lender shall return to Borrower any prior Note held by it.

 

(c) Agent, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of Borrower, shall maintain at one of its offices in the United States a copy of each Assignment Agreement delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of each Lender, and the Commitments of, and principal amount of the Loans owing to, such Lender pursuant to the terms hereof. The entries in such register shall be, in the absence of manifest error, conclusive, and Borrower, Agent and Lenders may treat each Person whose name is recorded therein pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. Such register shall be available for inspection by Borrower and any Lender, at any reasonable time upon reasonable prior notice to Agent.

 

(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 10.8.1 or any other provision of this Agreement, any Lender may at any time assign all or any portion of its Loans and its Note (i) as collateral security to a Federal Reserve Bank or, as applicable, to such Lender’s trustee for the benefit of its investors (but no such assignment shall release any Lender from any of its obligations hereunder) and (ii) to ( w ) an Affiliate of such Lender which is at least fifty percent (50%) owned (directly or indirectly) by such Lender or by its direct or indirect parent company, ( x ) its direct or indirect parent company, ( y ) to one or more other Lenders or ( z ) to an Approved Fund.

 

 

10.9

Participations .

 

Any Lender may at any time sell to one or more Persons participating interests in its Loans, Commitments or other interests hereunder (any such Person, a “ Participant ”). In the event of a sale by a Lender of a participating interest to a Participant, (a) such Lender’s obligations hereunder shall remain unchanged for all purposes, (b) Borrower and Agent shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations hereunder and (c) all amounts payable by Borrower shall be determined as if such Lender had not sold such participation and shall be paid directly to such Lender. No Participant shall have any direct or indirect voting rights hereunder except with respect to any event described in Section 10.1 expressly requiring the unanimous vote of all Lenders or, as applicable, all affected Lenders.  Each Lender agrees to incorporate the requirements of the preceding

 

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sentence into each participation agreement which such Lender enters into with any Participant. Borrower agrees, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, that if amounts outstanding under this Agreement are due and payable (as a result of acceleration or otherwise), each Participant shall be deemed to have the right of set-off in respect of its participating interest in amounts owing under this Agreement to the same extent as if the amount of its participating interest were owing directly to it as a Lender under this Agreement; provided that such right of set-off shall be subject to the obligation of each Participant to share with Lenders, and Lenders agree to share with each Participant, as provided in Section 2.10.4 . Borrower also agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 3 as if it were a Lender ( provided that a Participant shall not be entitled to such benefits unless such Participant agrees, for the benefit of Borrower, to comply with the documentation requirements of Section 3.1(c) as if it were a Lender and complies with such requirements, and provided , further , that no Participant shall receive any greater compensation pursuant to Section 3 than would have been paid to the participating Lender if no participation had been sold). Any such Lender transferring a participation shall, as an agent for Borrower, maintain in the United States a register to record the names, address, and interest, principal and other amounts owing to, each Participant. The entries in such register shall be, in the absence of manifest error, conclusive, and Borrower, Agent and the Lenders may treat each Person whose name is recorded therein pursuant to the terms hereof as a Participant hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. Such participation register shall be available for inspection by the Agent or Borrower, at any reasonable time upon reasonable prior written notice from Agent or Borrower.

 

 

10.10

Confidentiality .

 

Borrower, Agent and each Lender agree to use commercially reasonable efforts (equivalent to the efforts Borrower, Agent or such Lender applies to maintain the confidentiality of its own confidential information) to maintain as confidential all information (including, without limitation, any information provided by Borrower pursuant to Sections 6.1 , 6.2 and 6.9 ) provided to them by any other party hereto and/or any other Loan Party, as applicable, except that Agent and each Lender may disclose such information (a) to Persons employed or engaged by Agent or such Lender or any of their Affiliates (including collateral managers of Lenders) in evaluating, approving, structuring or administering the Loans and the Commitments ( provided that such Persons have been informed of the covenants contained in this Section 10.10 ); (b) to any assignee or participant or potential assignee or participant that has agreed to comply with the covenants contained in this Section 10.10 (and any such assignee or participant or potential assignee or participant may disclose such information to Persons employed or engaged by them as described in clause (a) above); (c) as required or requested by any federal or state regulatory authority or examiner, or any insurance industry association, or as reasonably believed by Agent or such Lender to be compelled by any court decree, subpoena or legal or administrative order or process; (d) as, on the advice of Agent’s or such Lender’s counsel, is required by law; (e) in connection with the exercise of any right or remedy under the Loan Documents or in connection with any litigation to which Agent or such Lender is a party;

(f) to any nationally recognized rating agency or investor of a Lender that requires access to information about a Lender’s investment portfolio in connection with ratings issued or investment decisions with respect to such Lender; (g) that ceases to be confidential through no fault of Agent or any Lender; (h) to a Person that is an investor or prospective investor in a Securitization that agrees that its access to information regarding Borrower and the Loans and Commitments is solely for purposes of evaluating an investment in such Securitization and who agrees to treat such information as confidential; or (i) to a Person that is a trustee, collateral manager, servicer, noteholder or secured party in a Securitization in connection with the administration, servicing and reporting on the assets serving as collateral for such Securitization. For purposes of this Section, “ Securitization ” means a public or private offering by a Lender or any of its Affiliates or their respective successors and assigns, of securities which represent an interest in, or which are collateralized, in whole or in part, by the Loans or the Commitments. In each case described in clauses (c) , (d) and (e) (as such disclosure in clause (e) pertains to litigation only), where the Agent or Lender, as applicable, is compelled to disclose a Loan Party’s confidential information, promptly after such disclosure

 

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the Agent or such Lender, as applicable, shall notify Borrower of such disclosure provided , however , that neither the Agent nor any Lender shall be required to notify Borrower of any such disclosure (i) to any federal or state banking regulatory authority conducting an examination of the Agent or such Lender, or (ii) to the extent that it is legally prohibited from so notifying Borrower. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Agent reserves the right to provide to industry trade organizations information necessary and customary for inclusion in league table measurements.

 

 

10.11

Captions .

 

Captions used in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction of this Agreement.

 

 

10.12

Nature of Remedies .

 

All Obligations of Borrower and rights of Agent and Lenders expressed herein or in any other Loan Document shall be in addition to and not in limitation of those provided by applicable law. No failure to exercise and no delay in exercising, on the part of Agent or any Lender, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder, shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege.

 

 

10.13

Counterparts .

 

This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the different parties hereto on separate counterparts and each such counterpart shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same Agreement. Receipt by facsimile machine or in “.pdf” format through electronic mail of any executed signature page to this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall constitute effective delivery of such signature page. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents to the extent signed and delivered by means of a facsimile machine or other electronic transmission (including “.pdf”), shall be treated in all manner and respects and for all purposes as an original agreement or amendment and shall be considered to have the same binding legal effect as if it were the original signed version thereof delivered in person. No party hereto or to any such other Loan Document shall raise the use of a facsimile machine or other electronic transmission to deliver a signature or the fact that any signature or agreement or amendment was transmitted or communicated through the use of a facsimile machine or other electronic transmission as a defense to the formation or enforceability of a contract and each such party forever waives any such defense.

 

 

10.14

Severability .

 

The illegality or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement or any instrument or agreement required hereunder shall not in any way affect or impair the legality or enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement or any instrument or agreement required hereunder.

 

 

10.15

Entire Agreement .

 

This Agreement, together with the other Loan Documents, embodies the entire agreement and understanding among the parties hereto and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous agreements and understandings of such Persons, verbal or written, relating to the subject matter hereof and thereof.

 

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10.16

Successors; Assigns .

 

This Agreement shall be binding upon Borrower, Lenders and Agent and their respective successors and assigns, and shall inure to the benefit of Borrower, Lenders and Agent and the successors and assigns of Lenders and Agent. No other Person shall be a direct or indirect legal beneficiary of, or have any direct or indirect cause of action or claim in connection with, this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents. Borrower may not assign or transfer any of its rights or Obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of Agent and each Lender.

 

 

10.17

Governing Law .

 

THIS AGREEMENT AND EACH NOTE SHALL BE A CONTRACT MADE UNDER AND GOVERNED BY THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS MADE AND TO BE PERFORMED ENTIRELY WITHIN SUCH STATE, WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES (OTHER THAN SECTION 5-1401 AND SECTION 5-1402 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS CODE).

 

 

10.18

Forum Selection; Consent to Jurisdiction .

 

ANY LITIGATION BASED HEREON, OR ARISING OUT OF, UNDER, OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT, SHALL BE BROUGHT AND MAINTAINED EXCLUSIVELY IN THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK OR IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK; PROVIDED THAT ANY SUIT SEEKING ENFORCEMENT AGAINST ANY COLLATERAL OR OTHER PROPERTY MAY BE BROUGHT, AT AGENT’S OPTION, IN THE COURTS OF ANY JURISDICTION WHERE SUCH COLLATERAL OR OTHER PROPERTY MAY BE FOUND. EACH PARTY HEREBY EXPRESSLY AND IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY SUCH LITIGATION AS SET FORTH ABOVE. EACH PARTY FURTHER IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO THE SERVICE OF PROCESS BY REGISTERED MAIL, U.S. FIRST CLASS POSTAGE PREPAID, OR BY PERSONAL SERVICE WITHIN OR WITHOUT THE STATE OF NEW YORK. EACH PARTY HEREBY EXPRESSLY AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, ANY OBJECTION WHICH IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY SUCH LITIGATION BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT REFERRED TO ABOVE AND ANY CLAIM THAT ANY SUCH LITIGATION HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM.

 

 

10.19

Waiver of Jury Trial .

 

EACH OF BORROWER, AGENT AND EACH LENDER, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, HEREBY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING TO ENFORCE OR DEFEND ANY RIGHTS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, ANY NOTE, ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT AND ANY AMENDMENT, INSTRUMENT, DOCUMENT OR AGREEMENT DELIVERED OR WHICH MAY IN THE FUTURE BE DELIVERED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR THEREWITH OR ARISING FROM ANY LENDING RELATIONSHIP EXISTING IN CONNECTION WITH ANY OF THE FOREGOING, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE TRIED BEFORE A COURT AND NOT BEFORE A JURY.

 

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10.20

Patriot Act .

 

Each Lender that is subject to the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the “ Patriot Act ”), and Agent (for itself and not on behalf of any Lender), hereby notifies each Loan Party that, pursuant to the requirements of the Patriot Act, such Lender and Agent are required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each Loan Party, which information includes the name and address of each Loan Party and other information that will allow such Lender or Agent, as applicable, to identify each Loan Party in accordance with the Patriot Act.

 

 

10.21

Independent Nature of Relationship .

 

Nothing herein contained shall constitute any Loan Party and SWK as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity or legal form or constitute any party the agent of the other. No party shall hold itself out contrary to the terms of this Section 10.21 and no party shall become liable by any representation, act or omission of the other contrary to the provisions hereof. No Loan Party, Lender, nor SWK has any fiduciary or other special relationship with the other party hereto or any of its Affiliates. The Loan Parties and SWK agree that SWK is not involved in or responsible for the manufacture, marketing or sale of any Product or the provision of any Service.

 

 

10.22

Approved AR Loan Facility .

 

(a) Agent and Lenders acknowledge that Borrower is seeking a revolving loan facility to be secured by a first lien security interest in Borrower’s Inventory and accounts receivable generated by product sales in the normal course of business; provided that (a) any such loan facility will be (i)( x ) in a maximum principal amount of $2,500,000, ( y ) subject to an advance rate of no greater than (A) seventy- five percent (75.0%) in respect of such accounts receivable and (B) fifty percent (50.0%) in respect of Inventory, in each case unless otherwise agreed to in writing by Agent in its sole discretion, and (ii) subject to an Intercreditor Agreement, (b) Agent shall have a second priority Lien and security interest in any accounts receivable and Inventory securing such revolving loan facility, and (c) the material terms and conditions of such revolving loan facility shall be acceptable to Agent in its commercially reasonable discretion (such revolving loan facility, together with any replacement revolving loan facility as approved by Agent that is subject to an Intercreditor Agreement, collectively an “ Approved AR Loan Facility ”). Agent and Borrower agree to work together in good faith, and at Borrower’s sole cost and expense, to negotiate and enter into such amendments to this Agreement and such other Loan Documents as may be necessary to permit such Debt owing under any Approved AR Loan Facility, to release and/or subordinate such Liens as may be necessary to effectuate any such Approved AR Loan Facility, and to enter into such third party documents as may be reasonably requested by Borrower and/or the revolving loan lender under any such Approved AR Loan Facility.

 

(b) In the event an Approved AR Loan Facility is not consummated on or before December 31, 2019, Agent and Borrower agree to work in good faith to increase the Term Loan Commitment hereunder by an amount not to exceed in the aggregate $2,500,000 and otherwise on such terms and in form and substance acceptable to Agent in its sole discretion.

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by their duly authorized officers as of the date first set forth above.

 

 

BORROWER: BIOLASE, INC.,

a Delaware corporation

By: /s/ John R. Beaver

Name:   John R. Beaver

Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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AGENT AND LENDERS:

 

SWK FUNDING LLC ,

as Agent and a Lender

 

 

 

By: SWK Holdings Co its sole Manager

 

 

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ANNEX I

 

Commitments and Pro Rata Term Loan Shares

 

 

 

Lender

 

Commitment

 

Pro Rata Term Loan Share

SWK Funding LLC

$12,500,000

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ANNEX II

 

Addresses

 

 

 

Party

 

Notice Address

Agent:

SWK Funding LLC

14755 Preston Road, Suite 105

Dallas, Texas 75254

Email: notifications@swkhold.com with a copy to:

Holland & Knight LLP

200 Crescent Court, Suite 1600

Dallas, Texas 75201 Attn: Ryan Magee

Email: ryan.magee@hklaw.com

Borrower:

Biolase, Inc.

4 Cromwell

Irvine, CA 92618 Attn: Michael Carroll

Email: mcarroll@biolase.com And

Attn: Brendan O’Connell Email: boconnell@biolase.com

 

with a copy to:

 

Sidley Austin LLP

One South Dearborn, Suite 900 Chicago, IL 60603

Attn: Beth Peev

Email: bpeev@sidley.com

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

Form of Assignment Agreement

 

This  ASSIGNMENT  AGREEMENT  (the  “ Assignment  Agreement ”)  is  entered  into  as  of   [ ] 20[ ], by and between the Assignor named on the signature page hereto (“ Assignor ”)  and the Assignee named on the signature page hereto (“ Assignee ”). Reference is made to the Credit Agreement dated as of November 9, 2018 (as amended, restated, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”) among BIOLASE, INC., a Delaware corporation (“ Borrower ”), the Lenders party thereto from time to time (“ Lenders ”), and SWK FUNDING LLC, as administrative agent (in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns, the “ Agent ”) on behalf of the Lenders. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Credit Agreement.

 

Assignor and Assignee agree as follows:

 

1. For an agreed consideration, Assignor hereby irrevocably sells and assigns to Assignee, and the Assignee hereby irrevocably purchases and assumes from Assignor, subject to and in accordance with the Credit Agreement, as of the Effective Date (as defined below) (a) all of Assignors’ rights and obligations in its capacities as Lender under the Credit Agreement and any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto to the extent related to the amount and percentage interest, as identified on the schedule attached hereto, of all of such outstanding rights and obligations of Assignor under or in relation to the Credit Agreement, and (b) to the extent permitted to be assigned under applicable law, all claims, suits, causes of action and any other right of Assignor (in its capacity as Lender) against any Person, whether known or unknown, arising under or in connection with the Credit Agreement, any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto or the loan transactions governed thereby or in any way based on or related to any of the foregoing, including, but not limited to, contract claims, tort claims, malpractice claims, statutory claims and all other claims at law or in equity related to the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clause (a) above (the rights and obligations sold and assigned by Assignor to the Assignee pursuant to clauses (a) and (b) above being referred to herein collectively as an “ Assigned Interest ”). Such sale and assignment is without recourse to Assignor and, except as expressly provided in this Assignment Agreement, without representation or warranty by Assignor.

 

2. Assignor (a) represents that as of the Effective Date, that it is the legal and beneficial owner of the Assigned Interests free and clear of any adverse claim; (b) represents that, as of the date hereof, the balance of the Loan is $[ ]; (c) makes no other representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to any statement, warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Credit Agreement or the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Credit Agreement, any other Loan Documents or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant thereto; and (d) makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to the financial condition of any Loan Party or any other Person or the performance or observance by any Loan Party of its Obligations under the Credit Agreement or the other Loan Documents or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant thereto.

 

3. Assignee (a) represents and warrants that it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to become a Lender under the Credit Agreement; (b) confirms that it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents, together with copies of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant thereto and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment Agreement; (c) represents and warrants that it has, independently and without reliance upon Agent or

 

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Assignor or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment Agreement and to purchase such Assigned Interest; (d) agrees that it will, independently and without reliance upon Agent, Assignor or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Credit Agreement;

(e) appoints and authorizes Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers under the Credit Agreement as are delegated to Agent by the terms thereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto; (f) hereby represents and warrants that upon the effectiveness of this Assignment Agreement, Assignee will be a Lender under the Credit Agreement and further agrees that it will perform in accordance with their terms all obligations which by the terms of the Credit Agreement are required to be performed by it as a Lender; (g) represents that on the date of this Assignment Agreement it is not presently aware of any facts that would cause it to make a claim under the Credit Agreement; (h) if organized under the laws of a jurisdiction outside the United States, attaches the forms prescribed by the Internal Revenue Service of the United States, which have been duly executed, certifying as to Assignee’s exemption from United States withholding taxes with respect to all payments to be made to Assignee under the Credit Agreement or such other documents as are necessary to indicate that all such payments are subject to such tax at a rate reduced by an applicable tax treaty; and (i) represents and warrants that it is sophisticated with respect to decisions to acquire assets of the type represented by the Assigned Interest and either it, or the Person exercising discretion in making its decision to acquire the Assigned Interest, is experienced in acquiring assets of such type.

 

4. The effective date for this Assignment Agreement shall be as set forth on the schedule attached hereto (the “ Effective Date ”). Following the execution of this Assignment Agreement, it will be  delivered to Agent for acceptance and recording by Agent pursuant to the Credit Agreement.

 

5. Upon such acceptance and recording, from and after the Effective Date, (a) Assignee shall be a party to the Credit Agreement and, to the extent provided in this Assignment Agreement, have the rights and obligations of a Lender thereunder and (b) Assignor shall, to the extent provided in this Assignment Agreement, relinquish its rights (other than indemnification rights) and be released from its obligations under the Credit Agreement.

 

6. From and after the Effective Date, Agent shall make all payments in respect of each Assigned Interest (including payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts) to Assignor for amounts which have accrued to but excluding the Effective Date and to Assignee for amounts which have accrued from and after the Effective Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Agent shall make all payments of interest, fees or other amounts paid or payable in kind from and after the Effective Date to Assignee.

 

7. THIS ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT SHALL BE A CONTRACT MADE UNDER AND GOVERNED BY THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS MADE AND TO BE PERFORMED ENTIRELY WITHIN SUCH STATE, WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES (OTHER THAN SECTION 5-1401 AND SECTION 5-1402 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS CODE).

 

8. This Assignment Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. This Assignment Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the different parties hereto on separate counterparts and each such counterpart shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same Assignment Agreement. Receipt by facsimile, portable document format (.pdf), or other electronic transmission of any executed signature page to this Assignment Agreement shall constitute effective delivery of such signature page.

 

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The parties hereto have caused this Assignment Agreement to be executed and delivered as of the date first written above.

 

 

ASSIGNOR:

[ ]

 

 

By: Name: Title:  

 

 

ASSIGNEE:

[ ]

 

 

By: Name: Title:  

 

Acknowledged and Agreed:

 

SWK FUNDING LLC ,

as Agent

 

By: SWK Holdings Corporation, its sole Manager

 

 

By: Name: Title:  

 

 

 

Acknowledged and Agreed:

 

BIOLASE, INC. ,

a Delaware corporation

[ as needed prior to an Event of Default]

 

By: Name: Title:        

 

By: Name: Title:        

 

Exhibit A-4

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Schedule to Assignment Agreement

 

 

Assignor:

 

Assignee:

 

Effective Date:

 

 

Credit Agreement: Credit Agreement, dated as of November 9, 2018, among BIOLASE, INC., a Delaware corporation, as Borrower, the financial institutions party thereto from time to time as Lenders, and SWK FUNDING LLC, as Agent, as it may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time

 

Interests Assigned:

 

 

Term Loan

Aggregate Pro Rata Term Loan Share

Assignor Amounts (pre-assignment)

$12,500,000

100%

Assignor Amounts (post-assignment)

$

 

Amounts Assigned

$

 

Assignee Amounts (pre-assignment)

$

 

Assignee Amounts

(post-assignment)

 

$

 

 

Assignee Information:

 

Address for Notices:

 

 

Attention: Telephone: Telecopy:        

Address for Payments:

 

Bank: ABA #:

Account #: Reference:

 

Exhibit A-6

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EXHIBIT B

 

 

Form of Compliance Certificate COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE [

] 20[ ]

 

Please refer to the Credit Agreement, dated as of November 9, 2018 (as amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”) among BIOLASE, INC., a Delaware corporation (“ Borrower ”), the lenders party thereto from time to time as Lenders, and SWK FUNDING LLC, as administrative agent (in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns, the “ Agent ”) on behalf of the Lenders. This certificate (this “ Certificate ”), together with supporting calculations attached hereto, is delivered to Agent pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement. Terms used but not  otherwise defined herein are used herein as defined in the Credit Agreement.

 

Enclosed herewith is a copy of the [annual audited/quarterly] financial statements required under the Credit Agreement as at and for the period ending   [ ] (the “ Computation Date ”), which financial statements fairly present in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of the Persons covered by such financial statements as of the Computation Date and for the period then ended and have been prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied (subject to the absence of footnotes and to normal year-end adjustments).

 

Borrower hereby certifies and warrants that the computations set forth on the schedule attached hereto correspond to the computations required by Sections 7.13.1, 7.13.2, and 7.13.3 of the Credit Agreement and such computations are true and correct as of the Computation Date.

 

Borrower further certifies that no Event of Default or Default has occurred and is continuing [except as set forth on Annex I hereto, which Annex describes such Event of Default or Default and the steps, if any, being taken to cure it] .

 

Borrower has caused this Certificate to be executed and delivered by its officer thereunto duly authorized on [ ] 20[ ].

 

 

 

BIOLASE, INC.,

a Delaware corporation

 

By: Name: Title:  

 

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Schedule to Compliance Certificate Dated as of 1

 

 

A.Section 7.13.1 – Consolidated Unencumbered Liquid Assets

 

1A.any Cash Equivalent Investment owned by Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis which are not the subject of any Lien or other arrangement with any creditor to have its claim satisfied out of the asset (or proceeds thereof) prior to the general creditors of Borrower and such Subsidiaries other than the Lien for the benefit of Agent and Lenders:

 

(a)any evidence of Debt, maturing not more than one year after such time, issued or guaranteed by the United States Government or any agency thereof

 

 

$

(b)commercial paper, or corporate demand notes, in each case (unless issued by a Lender or its holding

company) rated at least “A-l” by Standard & Poor’s

Ratings Group or “P-l” by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.

 

 

 

 

$

(c)any certificate of deposit (or time deposit represented by a certificate of deposit) or banker’s acceptance maturing not more than one year after such time, or any overnight Federal Funds transaction that is issued or sold by any Lender (or by a commercial banking institution that is a member of the Federal Reserve System or is a U.S. branch of a foreign banking institution and has a combined capital and surplus and undivided profits of not less than $500,000,000)

 

 

 

 

$

(d)any repurchase agreement entered into with any Lender (or commercial banking institution of the nature referred to in Item (c) above) which (i) is secured by a fully perfected security interest in any obligation of the type described in any of Items (a) through (c) above and (ii) has a market value at the time such repurchase agreement is entered into of not less than one-hundred percent (100%) of the repurchase obligation of such Lender (or other commercial banking institution) thereunder

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(e)money market accounts or mutual funds which invest exclusively or substantially in assets satisfying the

$

 

1 The descriptions of the calculations set forth in this certificate are sometimes abbreviated for simplicity, but are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the calculations provided in the Credit Agreement.

 

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foregoing requirements

 

(f)cash

$

(g)other short-term investments utilized by Foreign Subsidiaries in accordance with the normal investment practices for cash management in investments of a type analogous to the foregoing

 

 

 

$

(h)other short term liquid investments approved in writing by Agent

 

$

1B.The aggregate amount of Borrower’s accounts payable under GAAP that are ninety (90) days or more past due the invoice date for such accounts payable

 

1C.Total of Items 1(A)(a) through (h) above, minus Item 1(B) above

 

$

 

 

$

 

2. Minimum Required for Corresponding Fiscal Quarter: the greater of:

 

 

 

$1,500,000

 

or

an amount equal to the (i) aggregate cash flow from operations of Borrower and its Subsidiaries less (ii) capital expenditures (in the case of clauses (i) and (ii), for the period being measured and as determined in accordance with GAAP

 

3.Is the amount in Item 1C equal to or greater than the amount referenced in Item 2?

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

 

No

A.Section 7.13.1 – Consolidated Unencumbered Liquid Assets

 

1A.any Cash Equivalent Investment owned by Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis which are not the subject of any Lien or other arrangement with any creditor to have its claim satisfied out of the asset (or proceeds thereof) prior to the general creditors of Borrower and such Subsidiaries other than the Lien for the benefit of Agent and Lenders:

 

(a)any evidence of Debt, maturing not more than one year after such time, issued or guaranteed by the United States Government or any agency thereof

 

 

$

(b)commercial paper, or corporate demand notes, in each case (unless issued by a Lender or its holding

$

 

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company) rated at least “A-l” by Standard & Poor’s

Ratings Group or “P-l” by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.

 

(c)any certificate of deposit (or time deposit represented by a certificate of deposit) or banker’s acceptance maturing not more than one year after such time, or any overnight Federal Funds transaction that is issued or sold by any Lender (or by a commercial banking institution that is a member of the Federal Reserve System or is a U.S. branch of a foreign banking institution and has a combined capital and surplus and undivided profits of not less than $500,000,000)

 

 

 

 

$

(d)any repurchase agreement entered into with any Lender (or commercial banking institution of the nature referred to in Item (c) above) which (i) is secured by a fully perfected security interest in any obligation of the type described in any of Items (a) through (c) above and (ii) has a market value at the time such repurchase agreement is entered into of not less than one-hundred percent (100%) of the repurchase obligation of such Lender (or other commercial banking institution) thereunder

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(e)money market accounts or mutual funds which invest exclusively or substantially in assets satisfying the foregoing requirements

 

 

$

(f)cash

 

(g)other short-term investments utilized by Foreign Subsidiaries in accordance with the normal investment practices for cash management in investments of a type analogous to the foregoing

 

 

 

$

 

$

(h)other short term liquid investments approved in writing by Agent

 

$

1B.The aggregate amount of Borrower’s accounts payable under GAAP that are ninety (90) days or more past due the invoice date for such accounts payable

 

1C.Total of Items 1(A)(a) through (g) above, minus Item 1(B) above

 

$

 

 

$

2. Minimum Required for Corresponding Fiscal Quarter: the greater of:

 

$1,500,000

 

or

 

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an amount equal to the (i) aggregate cash flow from operations of Borrower and its Subsidiaries less (ii) capital expenditures and changes in net working capital (normalized for any non-recurring items; in the case of clauses (i) and (ii), for the period being measured and as determined in accordance with GAAP

 

3.Is the amount in Item 1C equal to or greater than the amount referenced in Item 2?

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

 

No

B.Section 7.13.2 – Minimum Aggregate Revenue

 

In each case, for consecutive month period ending on the Computation Date as set forth in the table in Section 7.13.12 of the Credit Agreement

 

1.Net Sales

$

2.Royalties

$

3.Other revenue realized by Borrower and/or its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, in accordance with GAAP

 

 

$

4.Sum of Items 1 through 3

$

5.Minimum Required for corresponding Fiscal Quarter

( See table in Section

7.13.2 of the Credit Agreement)

Is the amount in Item 4 equal to or greater than the amount referenced in Item 5 ?

Yes

 

No

C.Section 7.13.3 – Minimum EBITDA

 

1.Consolidated Net Income (or loss) of Borrower and its Subsidiaries as determined under GAAP for 2

consecutive month period ending on the Computation Date

 

 

 

$

In each case, to the extent deducted in determining Item 1 and without duplication of the foregoing items, and in each case for Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the 3 month period ending on the Computation Date

 

 

2   See table in Section 7.13.3 of the Credit Agreement

 

3   See table in Section 7.13.3 of the Credit Agreement

 

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2. Interest Expense

$

3.Tax expense (including tax accruals)

$

4.Depreciation and amortization

$

5.Nonrecurring cash fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with the Acquisitions of product licenses and product lines from a third party, and milestone and royalty payments to any third party, in relation to any Material Contract or any other Acquisition made prior to the Closing Date

$

 

 

 

 

$

6.Non-cash expenses relating to equity-based compensation or purchase accounting

 

7.Non-cash charges reducing Consolidated Net Income

 

8.Fees, premiums, expenses and other transaction costs incurred in connection with the negotiation and entry into the Credit Agreement and the Approved AR Loan Facility

 

 

$

 

 

$

9.Other nonrecurring and/or non-cash expenses or charges approved by the Agent

$

 

10.Sum of Items 1 through 9

 

$

11.Minimum Required for corresponding Fiscal Quarter

( See table in Section

7.13.3 of the Credit Agreement)

Is the amount in Item 10 equal to or greater than the amount referenced in Item 11 ?

Yes

 

No

 

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EXHIBIT C

 

Form of Note

 

PROMISSORY NOTE

 

$[ ]

[ ], 20[ ]

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED and pursuant to the terms of this PROMISSORY NOTE (as amended, restated, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time, this “ Note ”), the undersigned, BIOLASE, INC.,  a  Delaware  corporation  (“ Borrower ”),  having  an  address at [ ], promises to pay to the order of [ ] (together with all subsequent holders of this Note being hereinafter referred to collectively, as “ Holder ”), at the offices of SWK FUNDING LLC , a Delaware limited liability company, as agent (in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns, the “ Agent ”), on behalf of Holder and the other Lenders (defined below), having an address at 14755 Preston Road, Suite 105, Dallas, Texas 75254, or at such  other  place  as  Holder  hereof  may  designate  in  writing,  the  principal  sum  of  up  to   [ ] DOLLARS ($[ ]) , or such lesser amount as may be advanced by Holder pursuant to that certain Credit Agreement, of even date herewith (as amended, restated, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), among Borrower, the lenders party thereto from time to time (each a “ Lender ” and collectively, the “ Lenders ”), and Agent, together with interest on the unpaid amount from time to time outstanding under this Note at the rate or rates of interest provided therefor in the Credit Agreement. This Note evidences the obligation of Borrower to repay, with interest thereon, the Loans under the Credit Agreement made by Lenders to Borrower pursuant to the Credit Agreement.

 

DEFINITIONS

 

Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Credit Agreement.

 

PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST

 

Principal . Borrower shall make payments on the principal balance of this Note and accrued interest on the principal balance of this Note in accordance with the provisions of the Credit Agreement. If not sooner paid, the entire unpaid principal balance of this Note and all interest thereon shall be paid on the Term Loan Maturity Date.

 

Interest . Interest on the unpaid balance of this Note will accrue from the date of this Note until final payment thereof in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Credit Agreement.

 

Prepayments . Borrower may prepay the principal sum outstanding from time to time hereunder as provided in the Credit Agreement, subject to any prepayment premium set forth in the Credit Agreement.

 

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INCORPORATION OF CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

This Note has been issued pursuant to the Credit Agreement, and all of the terms, covenants and conditions of the Credit Agreement (including all Exhibits and Schedules thereto) and all other instruments evidencing or securing the indebtedness hereunder are hereby made a part of this Note and are deemed incorporated herein in full.

 

EVENTS OF DEFAULT

 

Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Holder shall have the rights and remedies set forth in the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents, in addition to any other remedies to which the Holder may be entitled.

 

LAWFUL LIMITS

 

All agreements between Borrower and Holder, whether now existing or hereafter arising and whether written or oral, are expressly limited so that in no contingency or event whatsoever, whether by reason of advancement of the proceeds hereof, acceleration of maturity of the unpaid principal balance hereof, or otherwise, shall the amount paid or agreed to be paid to Holder for the use, forbearance or detention of the money to be advanced hereunder exceed the highest lawful rate permissible under applicable usury laws. If, from any circumstances whatsoever, performance or fulfillment of any provision hereof, of the Credit Agreement or of any other Loan Documents shall involve transcending the limit of validity prescribed by any law which a court of competent jurisdiction may deem applicable hereto, then, ipso facto, the obligation to be performed or fulfilled shall be reduced to the limit of such validity, and, if from any circumstance Holder shall ever receive anything of value deemed as interest an amount which would exceed the highest lawful rate, such amount which would be excessive interest shall be applied to the reduction of the unpaid principal balance due hereunder and not to the payment of interest. All interest (including any amounts or payments deemed to be interest) paid or agreed  to be paid to Holder shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, be amortized, prorated, allocated and spread throughout the full period until payment in full of the principal balance of the Note so that the interest thereof for such full period will not exceed the maximum amount permitted by applicable law. This provision shall control every other provision of all agreements between Borrower and Holder.

 

To the extent that either Chapter 303 or 306, or both, of the Texas Finance Code, as amended from time to time, apply in determining the Maximum Lawful Rate notwithstanding that the parties have chosen the laws of the State of New York (or applicable United States federal law to the extent that it permits Holder to contract for, charge, take, receive or reserve a greater amount of interest than the laws of the State of New York) to govern and control in the enforcement, interpretation and construction of the Loan Documents generally, Holder hereby elects to determine the applicable rate ceiling by using the weekly ceiling from time to time in effect, subject to Holder’s right from time to time to change such method in accordance with applicable law, as the same may be amended or modified from time to time, to utilize any other method of establishing the Maximum Lawful Rate under the Texas Finance Code or under other applicable law by giving notice, if required, to Borrower as provided by applicable law now or

 

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hereafter in effect. To the extent United States federal law permits Holder to contract for,  charge, take, receive or reserve a greater amount of interest than under Texas law, Holder will rely on United States federal law instead of applicable state law for the purpose of determining the Maximum Lawful Rate.

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

WAIVERS . PRESENTMENT FOR PAYMENT, NOTICE OF  NONPAYMENT OR DISHONOR, PROTEST, NOTICE OF PROTEST, DEMAND, NOTICE OF DEMAND, NOTICE OF ACCELERATION OR INTENT TO ACCELERATE AND ALL OTHER NOTICES IN CONNECTION WITH THE DELIVERY, ACCEPTANCE, PERFORMANCE, DEFAULT OR ENFORCEMENT OF THIS NOTE ARE HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVED BY BORROWER.

 

Exercise of Remedies . No delay on the part of Agent or Holder in the exercise of any right, power or remedy hereunder, under the Credit Agreement or under any other Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise by Agent or Holder of any right, power or remedy hereunder, under the Credit Agreement or under any other Loan Document preclude other or further exercise thereof, or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy. Upon the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default, Agent and Holder shall at all times have the right to proceed against any portion of the Collateral in such order and in such manner as Agent and Holder may deem fit, subject to and in accordance with the Credit Agreement, Guarantee and Collateral Agreement and IP Security Agreement without waiving any rights with respect to any other security.

 

Invalid Provisions . The illegality or unenforceability of any provision of this Note shall not in any way affect or impair the legality or enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Note.

 

Governing Law . THIS NOTE SHALL BE A CONTRACT MADE UNDER AND GOVERNED BY THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS MADE AND TO BE PERFORMED ENTIRELY WITHIN SUCH STATE, WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES (OTHER THAN SECTION 5- 1401 AND SECTION 5-1402 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS CODE).

 

Definition of Note . All references to “Note” or “Notes” in the Loan Documents shall also include this Note, to the extent not returned to Borrower for cancellation, as the same may be amended, supplemented, modified, divided and/or restated and in effect from time to time.

 

New Notes . Upon Agent’s written request (on behalf of Holder) Borrower shall execute and deliver to Agent new Notes and/or split or divide the Notes, or any of them, in exchange for the then existing Notes, in such smaller amounts or denominations as Agent shall specify; provided , that the aggregate principal amount of such new, split or divided Notes shall not exceed the aggregate principal amount of the Notes outstanding at the time such request is made; and provided , further , that such Notes that are replaced shall then be deemed no longer outstanding under the Credit Agreement and replaced by such new Notes and returned to Borrower within a reasonable period of time after Agent’s receipt of the replacement Notes.

 

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Replacement Notes . Upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to Borrower of  the mutilation, destruction, loss or theft of any Notes and the ownership thereof, Borrower shall, upon the written request of the holder of such Notes, execute and deliver in replacement thereof new Notes in the same form, in the same original principal amount and dated the same date as the Notes so mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen; and such Notes so mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen shall then be deemed no longer outstanding under the Credit Agreement. If the Notes being replaced have been mutilated, they shall be surrendered to Borrower; and if such replaced Notes have been destroyed, lost or stolen, such holder shall furnish Borrower with an indemnity in writing to indemnify, defend and save them harmless in respect of such replaced Notes.

 

[ Remainder of page intentionally blank; signature page follows ].

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Promissory Note to be executed as of the day and year first written above .

 

 

BORROWER :

 

BIOLASE, INC. ,

a Delaware corporation

 

 

By: Name: Title:  

 

 

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Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION

I, Todd A. Norbe, certify that:

1.

I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2018 of BIOLASE, Inc.;

2.

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

3.

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

4.

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

 

a.

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

 

b.

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

 

c.

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

 

d.

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

5.

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 registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: November 14, 2018

By:

/s/ Todd a. Norbe

 

 

Todd A. Norbe

 

 

President and Chief Executive Officer
( Principal Executive Officer )

 

 

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION

I, John R. Beaver, certify that:

1.

I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2018 of BIOLASE, Inc.;

2.

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

3.

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

4.

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

 

a.

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

 

b.

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

 

c.

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

 

d.

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

5.

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 registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: November 14, 2018

By:

/s/ JOHN R. BEAVER

 

 

John R. Beaver

 

 

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
( Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer )

 

 

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. § 1350

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of BIOLASE, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2018 (the “Report”), I, Todd A. Norbe, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of my knowledge:

(i) the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and

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

 

Date: November 14, 2018

 

By:

/s/ TODD A. NORBE

 

 

 

Todd A. Norbe

 

 

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

( Principal Executive Officer )

 

Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION OF THE CHIEF financial OFFICER

PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. § 1350

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of BIOLASE, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2018 (the “Report”), I, John R. Beaver, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of my knowledge:

(i) the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and

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

 

Date: November 14, 2018

 

By:

/s/ JOHN R. BEAVER

 

 

 

John R. Beaver

 

 

 

Executive Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer

( Principal Financial Officer and

Principal Accounting Officer )