UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d)
of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report
(Date of earliest event reported)
December 27, 2017
LIBERATED SYNDICATION, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Nevada
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333-209599
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47-5224851
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(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
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5001 Baum Boulevard, Pittsburgh, PA
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15213
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant’s telephone number,
including area code
(412)
621-0902
(Former name or former address, if changed since last
report.)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K
filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation
of the registrant under any of the following provisions
(
see
General Instruction A.2.
below):
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communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17
CFR 230.425)
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material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
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CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17
CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth
company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933
(§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this
chapter).
Emerging growth company
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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.
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Item 1.01. Entry into Material Definitive Agreement
On December 27, 2017, Liberated Syndication, Inc. (the
“Company”) entered into and consummated a share
purchase agreement (the “Share Purchase Agreement”)
with Kevin Martin (“Seller”), pursuant to which the
Company acquired all the outstanding capital stock of pair
Networks, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation (“pair
Networks”), in exchange for consideration of $16,063,778,
consisting of $13,563,788 in cash, $4,190,461 of which was used to
pay pair Network’s net debt and transaction expenses), and
$2,500,000 million in stock, consisting of 1,579,613 shares of the
Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share. The value
of the shares of the Company’s common stock issued as share
consideration was based on
the average closing daily price
per share of the Company’s common stock in the OTCQB®
Venture Market for each of the 30 trading days ending on the day
immediately preceding the date of the Share Purchase Agreement.
Pursuant to the Share Purchase
Agreement, $1.0 million of the share portion of the consideration,
based on the average price, was placed into an escrow account to
serve as security for the indemnification obligations of Seller for
the benefit of the Company.
The foregoing description of the Share Purchase Agreement is
qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the
Share Purchase Agreement, which is incorporated herein by reference
and is filed as Exhibit 2.1 to this Form 8-K.
On December 27, 2017, the Company entered into a loan agreement
(the “Loan Agreement”) among the Company, Webmayhem,
Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of
the Company (“Webmayhem”), and pair Networks (pair
Networks, together with Libsyn and Webmayhem, the
“Borrowers”), and First Commonwealth Bank, a
Pennsylvania bank and trust company (the
“Bank”).
The Loan Agreement provides for: (i) a revolving credit facility
pursuant to which the Borrowers may borrow up an aggregate
principal amount not to exceed $2,000,000 (the “Revolving
Credit Facility”); and (ii) a term loan in a principal amount
equal to $8,000,000 (the “Term Loan” and, together with
the Revolving Credit Facility, the “Facility”). A
portion of the Revolving Credit Facility, up to $500,000, may be
used for standby letters of credit for the account of any of the
Borrowers.
The Term Loan is repayable in quarterly installments of $400,000
commencing on March 30, 2018 and on the last day of each June,
September, December and March thereafter, through and including
September 30, 2022. Accrued interest is payable in arrears not less
frequently than quarterly. The remaining unpaid principal balance
of the Term Loan, together with accrued interest thereon, is due
and payable in full on December 27, 2022.
The Borrowers have granted the Bank a blanket security interest in
their respective assets, and the Company has pledged the stock of
Webmayhem and pair Networks to the Bank, as security for their
obligations under the Loan Agreement.
Borrowings under the Facility are at variable rates which are, at
the borrowers’ option, tied to LIBOR (London Interbank
Offered Rate) plus an applicable rate or a prime rate. Interest
rates are subject to change based on the borrowers’ combined
cash balances. The Facility contains covenants that may have the
effect of limiting the ability of the borrowers to, among other
things, merge with or acquire other entities, enter into a
transaction resulting in a change in control, create certain new
liens, incur certain additional indebtedness, engage in certain
transactions with affiliates, engage in new lines of business or
sell a substantial part of its assets. The Facility also requires
the borrowers to maintain certain consolidated fixed charge
coverage ratios and minimum liquidity balances.
The Facility also contains customary events of default, including
(but not limited to) default in the payment of principal or,
following an applicable grace period, interest, breaches of the
Company’s covenants or warranties under the Facility, payment
default or acceleration of certain indebtedness of the Company or
any subsidiary, certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or
liquidation involving the Company or its subsidiaries, certain
judgments or uninsured losses, changes in control and certain
liabilities related to ERISA based plans.
On December 27, 2017, the Company drew $10,000,000 under the
Facility to finance a portion of the cash consideration payable to
the Seller pursuant to the Share Purchase Agreement described under
Item 1.01 above.
The foregoing description of the Loan Agreement is qualified in its
entirety by reference to the full text of the Loan Agreement, which
is incorporated herein by reference and is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to
this Form 8-K.
Item 2.01. Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of
Assets
As described above in Item 1.01, which information is incorporated
in this Item 2.01 by reference, on December 27, 2017, the Company
entered into the Share Purchase Agreement and acquired all the
outstanding capital stock of pair Networks.
Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an
Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a
Registrant.
As described above in Item 1.01, which information is incorporated
in this Item 2.03 by reference, on December 27, 2017, the Company
entered into the Facility.
Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity
Securities
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As described above in Item 1.01, in connection with the Share
Purchase Agreement, the Company issued 1,579,613 shares of common
stock to Seller. The issuance of the shares was in reliance on the
exemption from registration pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) and/or Rule
506 of Regulation D of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
“Securities Act”). The shares sold are subject to
transfer restrictions, and the certificates evidencing the shares
contain an appropriate legend stating that such shares have not
been registered under the Securities Act and may not be offered or
sold absent registration or pursuant to an exemption
therefrom.
Item 8.01 Other Events
On January 3, 2018, the Company issued a press release announcing
that it completed its acquisition of pair Networks. A copy of the
press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is
incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01.
Financial Statements and
Exhibits
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(a)
Financial
Statements of Business Acquired.
The
Company will file the financial statements required to be filed by
this Item 9.01(a) not later than 71 days after the date on which
this Current Report on Form 8-K is required to be
filed.
(b)
Pro
Forma Financial Information.
The
Company will file the financial statements required to be filed by
this Item 9.01(b) not later than 71 days after the date on which
this Current Report on Form 8-K is required to be
filed.
(d)
Exhibits
Exhibit No.
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Description
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Share Purchase Agreement, dated December 27, 2017, between
Liberated Syndication, Inc. and Kevin Martin.*
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Loan Agreement, dated December 27, 2017, among Liberated
Syndication, Inc., Webmayhem, Inc., and pair Networks, Inc. and
First Commonwealth Bank.
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Auditors Opinion and
pair Networks, Inc. and Subsidiary Consolidated Financial
Statements
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Liberated
Syndication Inc. and Subsidiaries
and pair Networks
Inc. and Subsidiaries,
Unaudited pro forma
combined consolidated financial information.
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Press Release dated January 3, 2018.
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Schedules
and exhibits have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of
Regulation S-K. A copy of any omitted schedule or exhibit will be
furnished supplementally to the Securities and Exchange Commission
upon request; provided, however that Liberated Syndication, Inc.
may request confidential treatment pursuant to Rule 24b-2 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, for any schedules or
exhibits so furnished.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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LIBERATED SYNDICATION,
INC.
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January 3,
2018
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By:
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/s/
John
Busshaus
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John
Busshaus
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Chief
Financial Officer
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LIBERATED SYNDICATION, INC.
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
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Description
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Share
Purchase Agreement, dated December 27, 2017, between Liberated
Syndication, Inc. and Kevin Martin.*
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Loan
Agreement, dated December 27, 2017, among Liberated Syndication,
Inc., Webmayhem, Inc., and pair Networks, Inc. and First
Commonwealth Bank.
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Auditors Opinion and pair Networks, Inc. and
Subsidiary Consolidated Financial Statements
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Liberated
Syndication Inc. and Subsidiaries
and pair Networks
Inc. and Subsidiaries,
Unaudited pro forma
combined consolidated financial information
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Press
Release dated January 3, 2018.
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Schedules and
exhibits have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation
S-K. A copy of any omitted schedule or exhibit will be furnished
supplementally to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon
request; provided, however that Liberated Syndication, Inc. may
request confidential treatment pursuant to Rule 24b-2 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, for any schedules or
exhibits so furnished.
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Exhibit 2.1
SHARE
PURCHASE AGREEMENT
among
LIBERATED
SYNDICATION, INC.
(“BUYER”)
and
KEVIN
MARTIN
(“SELLER”)
dated
December
27, 2017
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
Article I PURCHASE AND SALE OF SHARES
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PAGE
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1.01
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Purchase and Sale of Shares
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3
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1.02
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Calculation of Purchase Price
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3
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1.03
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The Closing
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1.04
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Withholding
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8
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Article II REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER AS TO THE
COMPANY
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2.01
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Organization and Corporate Power
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2.02
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Subsidiaries
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9
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2.03
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No Breach, Default, Violation or Consent
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2.04
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Ownership and Control
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2.05
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Financial Statements
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2.06
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Tax Matters
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2.07
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Personal Property
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2.08
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Real Property
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2.09
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Intellectual Property
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2.1
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Contracts and Commitments
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2.11
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Absence of Certain Developments
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2.12
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Compliance with Laws; Permits
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2.13
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Litigation
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2.14
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Employee Benefit Plans
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2.15
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Employment and Labor Matters
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2.16
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Insurance
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2.17
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Privacy and Data Security
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2.18
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Environmental Matters
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2.19
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Customers and Suppliers
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2.2
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Affiliate Transactions
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2.21
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Brokers
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2.22
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Warranties
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2.23
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Bank Accounts; Powers of Attorney
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2.24
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Full Disclosure
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Article III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER AS TO
SELLER
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3.01
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Legal Capacity
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3.02
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Execution and Enforceability
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3.03
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No Breach, Default, Violation or Consent
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3.04
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Ownership
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3.05
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Litigation
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3.06
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Brokers
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3.07
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Investment Representations
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Exhibit A -
Letter of
Instruction
Exhibit B -
Escrow
Agreement
Exhibit C -
Closing Payment
Certificate
SHARE
PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This
Share Purchase Agreement (the “
Agreement
”) is made as of December
27, 2017, by and between KEVIN MARTIN, an individual
(“
Seller
”), and
LIBERATED SYNDICATION, INC., a Nevada corporation
(“
Buyer
”).
Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein have the
meanings ascribed to such terms in
Section 7.11
below.
RECITALS:
WHEREAS, Seller
owns all of the issued and outstanding capital stock (collectively,
the “
Shares
”) of
pair Networks, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation (the
“
Company
”),
which as of the date hereof consists of 800,000 shares of Common
Stock; and
WHEREAS, on the
terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement,
Buyer desires to purchase from Seller, and Seller desires to sell
to Buyer, all of the Shares.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants,
representations, warranties, conditions and agreements contained
herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto
agree as follows:
ARTICLE
I
PURCHASE AND SALE OF
SHARES
1.01
Purchase and Sale of Shares
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Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this
Agreement, Seller hereby sells, assigns, transfers and conveys the
Shares to Buyer, and Buyer hereby purchases and acquires the Shares
from Seller, in exchange for the Purchase Price.
1.02
Calculation of Purchase
Price
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(a)
For purposes of
this Agreement, the “
Purchase
Price
” means an amount equal to the sum
of:
(i)
the number of
shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of Buyer
(“
Buyer Common
Stock
”), that is calculated by dividing TWO MILLION
FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,500,000) by the average closing
daily price per share of Buyer Common Stock in the OTCQB®
Venture Market, as reported by Yahoo Finance, for each of the
thirty (30) trading days ending on the day immediately preceding
the date of this Agreement (the “
Average Price
”), with any
fractional share rounded up to the nearest whole share of Buyer
Common Stock (such number of shares, the “
Buyer Shares
”); and
(ii)
the
sum of the following items (such sum, the “
Cash Consideration
”):
(A)
THIRTEEN MILLION
FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($13,500,000) in cash;
(B)
plus
the total amount of Cash
determined as of immediately prior to the Closing;
(C)
minus
TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND
DOLLARS ($200,000);
(D)
minus
the outstanding amount of
Indebtedness determined as of immediately prior to the
Closing;
(E)
minus
the unpaid Seller
Transaction Expenses; and
(F)
plus
or
minus
the amount by which the
Net Working Capital determined as of immediately prior to the
Closing exceeds or is less than, as applicable, the Net Working
Capital Target.
(b)
At least two (2)
business days prior to the date of this Agreement, Seller shall
have delivered to Buyer (i) a written statement (the
“
Estimated Closing
Statement
”) that sets forth its good faith estimate of
(A) Cash as of immediately prior to Closing (“
Estimated Closing Cash
”), (B)
Indebtedness as of immediately prior to Closing
(“
Estimated Closing
Indebtedness Amount
”), (C) the unpaid Seller
Transaction Expenses (“
Estimated Seller Transaction
Expenses
”), and (D) the Net Working Capital as of
immediately prior to the Closing (“
Estimated Closing Net Working
Capital
”), and its good faith estimate of the Cash
Consideration based on such estimated components (the
“
Estimated Cash
Consideration
”), (ii) a payoff letter prepared in
good faith in a form to be reasonably approved by Buyer from each
holder of Indebtedness that is being repaid at the Closing showing
the payoff amount in respect of such Indebtedness determined as of
immediately prior to the Closing and wire transfer instructions for
payment thereof from the respective holders of such Indebtedness
(each, a “
Payoff
Letter
”), (iii) a written schedule of all unpaid
Seller Transaction Expenses and wire transfer instructions for
payment thereof from the respective service providers (the
“
Transaction Expense
Statement
”), and (iv) a proposed allocation schedule
in respect of the Purchase Price and any other amounts treated as
purchase consideration for U.S. federal income Tax
purposes.
(c)
The Estimated
Closing Statement will be prepared in a manner consistent with the
definitions of the terms Cash, Indebtedness, Seller Transaction
Expenses and Net Working Capital and the Agreed Accounting
Principles. To assist Buyer in its review of the Estimated Closing
Statement, the Company shall make available to Buyer and its
representatives such information and detail used in connection
therewith that is reasonably requested by Buyer. The Company will
consider all comments made by Buyer to the Estimated Closing
Statement and shall make such changes thereto as it determines in
good faith to be appropriate to reflect such comments; provided,
that if the parties cannot agree on the Estimated Closing Statement
in advance of the Closing, the Company’s Estimated Closing
Statement shall be deemed accepted by Buyer for purposes of the
Closing; provided, further, that such deemed acceptance shall not
limit or otherwise affect Buyer’s remedies under this
Agreement or constitute an acknowledgment by Buyer of the accuracy
of the Estimated Closing Statement.
(d)
As promptly as
possible, but in any event within sixty (60) days after the Closing
Date, Buyer will deliver to Seller a written statement (the
“
Closing
Statement
”) that sets forth its good faith calculation
of (i) Cash as of immediately prior to Closing (“
Closing Cash
”), (ii) Indebtedness
as of immediately prior to Closing (“
Closing Indebtedness Amount
”),
(iii) the unpaid Seller Transaction Expenses (“
Closing
Seller Transaction Expenses
”), and
(iv) the Net Working Capital as of immediately prior to the Closing
(“
Closing Net Working
Capital
”), and its calculation of the Cash
Consideration based on such components. The Closing Statement will
be prepared in a manner consistent with the definitions of the
terms Cash, Indebtedness, Seller Transaction Expenses, Net Working
Capital and the Agreed Accounting Principles.
(e)
Buyer will, and
will cause the Acquired Companies to, (i) provide Seller and his
representatives with reasonable access during normal business hours
to the books and records (including, subject to the execution and
delivery by Seller of customary accountant access letter(s), work
papers, schedules, memoranda and other documents as reasonably may
be requested) of the Acquired Companies for purposes of their
review of the Closing Statement, and (ii) cooperate reasonably with
Seller and his representatives in connection with such review. If
Seller has any objections to any item(s) of the Closing Statement,
Seller will deliver to Buyer a statement setting forth
Seller’s objections thereto (an “
Objections Statement
”), which
statement will identify in reasonable detail those items and
amounts to which Seller objects (the “
Disputed Items
”). If an Objections
Statement is not delivered to Buyer within forty-five (45) days
after delivery of the Closing Statement, the Closing Statement as
prepared by Buyer will be final, binding and non-appealable by the
parties hereto; provided that, in the event Buyer or any Acquired
Company does not provide any papers or documents reasonably
requested by Seller or any of his representatives within two (2)
days of request therefor (or such shorter period as may remain in
such forty-five (45) day period), such forty-five (45) day period
will be extended by two (2) days for each additional day required
for Buyer or any Acquired Company to fully respond to such request.
Seller and Buyer will negotiate in good faith to resolve the
Disputed Items, but if they do not reach a final resolution within
thirty (30) days after the delivery of the Objections Statement to
Buyer, Seller and Buyer will submit any unresolved Disputed Items
to Grant Thornton or a nationally recognized independent accounting
firm who is mutually agreeable and shall not have had a material
relationship with Seller, Buyer or any of their respective
Affiliates within two (2) years preceding the appointment (the
“
CPA Firm
”). If
Buyer and Seller cannot agree on the selection of an independent
accounting firm to act as CPA Firm within such time period, Buyer
and Seller shall request that the American Arbitration Association
appoint an independent CPA Firm, and such appointment shall be
conclusive and binding on the parties. Buyer and Seller shall use
commercially reasonable efforts to cause the CPA Firm to make a
determination within forty-five (45) days after acceptance of its
appointment as CPA Firm, based solely on written submissions by
Buyer and Seller and their respective representatives and not by
independent review, only as to those issues in dispute and shall
render a written report as to the resolution of the dispute and the
resulting computation of the Cash Consideration which shall be
conclusive and binding on the parties. The CPA Firm shall resolve
any such disagreements acting as an expert and not an arbitrator,
and its decision shall be final and binding on the parties upon
delivery of its written report. In resolving any Disputed Item, the
CPA Firm (i) shall be bound by the provisions of this Agreement and
(ii) may not assign a value to any item greater than the greatest
value for such items claimed by either party or less than the
smallest value for such items claimed by either party. The fees,
costs and expenses of the CPA Firm (A) shall be borne by Buyer in
the proportion that the aggregate dollar amount of such items so
submitted that are successfully disputed by Seller (as finally
determined by the CPA Firm) bears to the aggregate dollar amount of
such items so submitted and (B) shall be borne by Seller in the
proportion that the aggregate dollar amount of such Disputed Items
so submitted that are unsuccessfully disputed by Seller (as finally
determined by the CPA Firm) bears to the aggregate dollar amount of
such items so submitted. The Closing Cash, the Closing Indebtedness
Amount, the Closing Seller Transaction Expenses, the Closing Net
Working Capital, and the Cash Consideration as finally determined
in accordance with the terms of this
Section 1.02(e)
shall be
referred to as the “
Final
Closing Cash
,” “
Final Indebtedness Amount
,”
“
Final Seller Transaction
Expenses
,” the “
Final Net Working Capital
,” and
the “
Final Cash
Consideration
,” respectively.
(f)
Adjustment
Amount:
(i)
The
“
Cash Adjustment
Amount
”, which may be positive or negative, means the
Final Closing Cash less the Estimated Closing Cash.
(ii)
The
“
Indebtedness Adjustment
Amount
”, which may be positive or negative, means the
Estimated Closing Indebtedness Amount less the Final Indebtedness
Amount.
(iii)
The
“
Seller Transaction Expense
Adjustment Amount
”, which may be positive or negative,
means the Estimated Seller Transaction Expenses less the Final
Seller Transaction Expenses.
(iv)
The
“
Net Working Capital
Adjustment Amount
”, which may be positive or negative,
means the Final Net Working Capital less the Estimated Closing Net
Working Capital.
(v)
The
“
Final Adjustment
Amount
”, which may be positive or negative, means the
sum of the Cash Adjustment Amount plus the Indebtedness Adjustment
Amount plus the Seller Transaction Expense Adjustment Amount plus
the Net Working Capital Adjustment Amount.
(g)
If the Final
Adjustment Amount is a positive number, then within five (5)
business days after the determination of such amount, Buyer will
pay an amount equal to such excess to Seller by wire transfer of
immediately available funds to an account or accounts designated in
writing by Seller to Buyer; provided that Buyer may pay up to 15%
of such excess by delivering additional Buyer Shares to Seller
valued at the Average Price.
(h)
If the Final
Adjustment Amount is a negative number, then within five (5)
business days after the determination of such amount, Seller will
pay to Buyer, by wire transfer of immediately available funds, an
amount equal to the absolute value of such shortfall to an account
designated in writing by Buyer to Seller; provided that Seller may
pay up to 15% of such shortfall by delivering Buyer Shares valued
at the Average Price.
(i)
All payments
required pursuant to
Section 1.02(g)
or
Section 1.02(h)
will be
deemed to be adjustments for Tax purposes to the Purchase Price,
except as otherwise required by applicable law.
(a)
The consummation of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the
“
Closing
”) shall
take place electronically by the remote exchange of signatures on
the date hereof (the “
Closing
Date
”), or such other date and location as Buyer and
Seller may otherwise reasonably agree, and the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement shall be deemed effective at 17:00
EST on the Closing Date.
(b)
At the Closing or
on the date otherwise set forth below, Buyer shall, in each case in
the respective amounts set forth in the Closing Payment
Certificate:
(i)
not later than the
first business day following the Closing Date,
submit the
letter of instruction attached hereto as
Exhibit A
to Interwest Transfer
Co, Inc., the registrar and transfer agent for shares of Buyer
Common Stock, that directs the transfer agent to issue and deliver
to: (A) Seller, a stock certificate registered in the name of
Seller that represents the number of shares of Buyer Common Stock
equal to the Buyer Shares determined pursuant to
Section 1.02(a)(i)
less the
Escrow Shares; and (B) the Escrow Agent, a stock certificate
registered in the name of Seller that represents the number of
shares of Buyer Common Stock equal to the Escrow Shares (which
stock certificate shall be deposited into the escrow account
established pursuant to, and held by the Escrow Agent in accordance
with the terms of, the escrow agreement (the “
Escrow Agreement
”) in
substantially the form attached hereto as
Exhibit B
.
(ii)
pay
and deliver the Estimated Cash Consideration (as calculated based
upon the Estimated Closing Statement) to Seller by means of a wire
transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated by
Seller as specified on the Closing Payment Certificate to Buyer in
writing not less than two (2) business days prior to the Closing
Date;
(iii)
on
behalf of the Acquired Companies, cause the Indebtedness
outstanding immediately prior to the Closing to each Person and in
the amounts specified on the Closing Payment Certificate to be
repaid in full to the party or parties entitled thereto pursuant to
the Payoff Letters; and
(iv)
on
behalf of the Acquired Companies, pay or cause to be paid all
unpaid Seller Transaction Expenses to each Person and in the
amounts specified on the Closing Payment Certificate by wire
transfer of immediately available funds to the accounts designated
by the applicable service providers as set forth in the Transaction
Expense Statement.
(c)
At the Closing,
Seller shall deliver to Buyer:
(i)
a stock
certificate(s) representing the Shares, accompanied by duly
executed stock power(s) duly endorsed to Buyer;
(ii)
duly
executed written resignations of Kevin Martin, effective as of the
Closing, as the sole director and an officer of each of the
Acquired Companies, and duly executed resignations of any other
officers of each of the Acquired Companies, effective as of the
Closing, as officers (but not as employees) of each of the Acquired
Companies;
(iii)
final
invoices submitted by each Person to whom any Seller Transaction
Expenses are owed as of the Closing, which shall state that the
amount invoiced thereby represents all Seller Transaction Expenses
payable to such Person;
(iv)
duly
executed written instruments releasing any Lien (other than a
Permitted Lien) on the Shares, on any other equity interests of the
Acquired Companies and on any asset of the Acquired Companies and
authorizing the filing of UCC-3 termination statements (or other
comparable documents) for all UCC-1 financing statements (or other
comparable documents) filed in connection with any such
Lien;
(v)
a duly executed and
undated stock power endorsed to Buyer (which stock power shall be
deposited by Buyer into the escrow account together with the stock
certificate representing the Escrow Shares and shall be held by the
Escrow Agent in accordance with the Escrow Agreement);
(vi)
duly
executed written instructions to each bank and other financial
institution with whom any Acquired Company deposits funds that
rescind the authorization of Kevin Martin and any other officer who
prior to the Closing is authorized to draw on any account and that
appoint Laurie Sims and John Busshaus as each Acquired
Company’s authorized representatives and signatories in
replacement of Kevin Martin and any such other
Persons.
1.04
Withholding
. Buyer shall be
entitled to deduct and withhold from the amounts otherwise payable
pursuant to this Agreement to Seller or any other Person such
amounts as Buyer is required to deduct and withhold under the Code,
or any provision of state, local or foreign Tax law and to properly
remit (or to have the Acquired Companies remit through their
payroll systems) such deducted or withheld amounts to the
appropriate Tax authority. To the extent that any such amounts are
so deducted, withheld and paid to the proper Tax authority, such
amounts will be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as
having been paid to the Person with respect to which such
withholding and deduction was made.
ARTICLE
II
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
OF SELLER AS TO THE COMPANY
To
induce Buyer to enter into the Transaction Documents and consummate
the transactions contemplated thereby, Seller makes the following
representations and warranties to Buyer as of the date of this
Agreement and as of the Closing, except as disclosed by the Company
in the written Disclosure Schedule provided to Buyer dated the date
of this Agreement, which shall be arranged in sections and
subsections corresponding to the numbered and lettered sections and
subsections contained in this
Article II
, and the disclosure
in any section or subsection of the Disclosure Schedule
corresponding to any section or subsection of this
Article II
shall qualify other
sections and subsections in this
Article II
to the extent it is
reasonably clear on the face of the disclosed information that such
disclosed information also qualifies such other sections and
subsections.
2.01
Organization and Corporate
Power
. The Company is a corporation duly organized and
presently subsisting under the laws of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania. The Company has all requisite corporate power and
authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on
its business as conducted. The Company is qualified to do business
in each jurisdiction in which its ownership, leasing or operation
of property or assets or the conduct of its business as conducted
requires it to qualify, except where the failure to be so qualified
would not be material to the Company. The Company has made
available to Buyer complete and correct copies of its
Organizational Documents, and each such Organizational Document is
in full force and effect as of the date hereof. The Company is not
in violation in any material respect of its Organizational
Documents.
2.02
Subsidiaries
.
Schedule 2.02
lists each
Subsidiary of the Company (together with the Company, each an
“
Acquired
Company
” and collectively, the
“
Acquired
Companies
”). Each of the
Company’s Subsidiaries is duly organized, validly existing
and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its
organization, has all requisite corporate or other legal entity
power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to
carry on its business as conducted. Each of the Company’s
Subsidiaries is qualified to do business in each jurisdiction in
which its ownership, leasing or operation of property or assets or
the conduct of its business as conducted requires it to qualify,
except where the failure to be so qualified would not be material
to the Company. The Company has made available to Buyer complete
and correct copies of the Organizational Documents of each
Subsidiary, and each such Organizational Document is in full force
and effect as of the date hereof. None of the Subsidiaries is in
violation in any material respect of its Organizational
Documents.
2.03
No Breach, Default, Violation or
Consent
. The execution, delivery and performance by Seller
of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby do not and will not, (a) constitute or result
in any breach or violation of or any default under the
Organizational Documents of any Acquired Company, (b) conflict with
or result in any breach of, constitute a default under, result in a
violation of, result in the creation of any Lien upon any assets of
any Acquired Company, give rise to a right to terminate, or require
the obtaining of any consent or approval of or the giving of any
notice to any third party (other than any Governmental Entity),
under the provisions of any Material Contract to which any Acquired
Company is bound or by which any of its assets is bound, (c)
constitute or result in any violation of any Law or Order to which
any Acquired Company is subject, or (d) require any notices,
reports or other filings to be made by any Acquired Company with,
or any consents, registrations, approvals, permits or
authorizations to be obtained by any Acquired Company from, any
Governmental Entity, other than, (i) in the cases of clauses (b)
and (c) hereof, any such conflicts, breaches, defaults, violations,
Liens, terminations, failures to obtain consents or approvals or
failures to give notices that, individually or in the aggregate,
would not be material to the Acquired Companies, and (ii) in the
case of clause (d) hereof, any such notices, reports, filings,
consents, registrations, approvals, permits or authorizations, the
failure to make or obtain would not, individually or in the
aggregate, be material to the Acquired Companies.
2.04
Ownership and
Control
.
(a)
Schedule 2.04(a)
sets forth a
list of (i) the authorized capitalization of the Company, (ii) the
number of Shares which are issued and outstanding, and (iii) the
ownership of the Shares. The Shares were duly authorized and
validly issued, are fully paid and non-assessable, were offered,
issued, sold and delivered in compliance with all applicable Laws
governing the issuance of securities and were not issued in
violation of (or subject to) any preemptive rights (including any
preemptive rights set forth in the Organizational Documents of the
Company), rights of first refusal or similar rights and constitute
all of the issued and outstanding shares of the Company’s
capital stock and no Person has a claim as to ownership of any
equity security of the Company. There are no other equity
securities (whether convertible or otherwise) of the Company except
for the Shares.
(b)
Schedule 2.04(b)
sets forth a
list of (i) the authorized capitalization of each Subsidiary,
(ii) the number of equity securities (whether convertible or
otherwise) of each Subsidiary which are issued and outstanding and
(iii) the ownership of such equity securities. Such equity
securities were duly authorized and validly issued, are fully paid
and non-assessable, were offered, issued, sold and delivered in
compliance with all applicable Laws governing the issuance of
securities and were not issued in violation of (or subject to) any
preemptive rights (including any preemptive rights set forth in the
Organizational Documents of the Acquired Companies), rights of
first refusal or similar rights and constitute all of the issued
and outstanding equity securities (whether convertible or
otherwise) of each Subsidiary and no Person has a claim as to
ownership of any equity security (whether convertible or otherwise)
of a Subsidiary. The Company or a Subsidiary, as applicable, has
good title to all of such equity securities that are owned by them
as shown on
Schedule
2.04
, free and clear of all Liens.
(c)
Except as otherwise
disclosed on
Schedule
2.04(c)
, there are no outstanding (i) options,
warrants, agreements or other rights for the acquisition of the
equity securities of any Acquired Company, (ii) securities or
other obligations of any Acquired Company which are exercisable,
convertible into or exchangeable for such equity securities or
(iii) options, sale agreements, equity holder agreements,
pledges, proxies, voting trusts, powers of attorney, restrictions
on transfer or other agreements or instruments which are binding on
any Acquired Company or Seller and which relate to the ownership,
issuance, voting or transfer of any of such equity securities.
Except for the equity securities of the Subsidiaries set forth on
Schedule 2.04(c)
,
the assets of the Acquired Companies do not include any stock,
partnership interest, joint venture interest or other equity
interest in any other Person.
(d)
Since January 1,
2015, no Acquired Company has had any direct or indirect
Subsidiaries (other than another Acquired Company) or other
predecessors, and no Acquired Company owns, of record or
beneficially, or controls, directly or indirectly, any capital
stock, securities convertible into capital stock or any other
equity interest in any Person (other than an Acquired Company),
whether active or dormant, nor is any Acquired Company, directly or
indirectly, a participant in any joint venture, partnership,
limited liability company, trust, association or other
non-corporate entity. There are no trusts or similar entities or
instruments of guardianship or custodianship in existence for the
benefit of any Acquired Company.
2.05
Financial
Statements
.
(a)
Schedule 2.05(a)
consists
of complete copies of: (i) the Company’s unaudited
consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2017 (the
“
Interim Balance
Sheet
”) and the related unaudited consolidated
statements of comprehensive income, changes in shareholders’
equity and cash flows for the nine-month period then ended, (ii)
the Company’s audited consolidated balance sheet and audited
consolidated statements of comprehensive income, changes in
shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the year ended
December 31, 2016, and (iii) the Company’s audited
consolidated balance sheet and audited consolidated statements of
comprehensive income, changes in shareholders equity and cash flows
for the year ended December 31, 2015 (all such financial
statements referred to in clauses (i) through (iii), including, in
the case of clauses (ii) and (iii), the notes and schedules thereto
and the reports by the independent auditor thereof, the
“
Financial
Statements
”).
(b)
Each Financial
Statement (including the notes thereto) has been prepared in
accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the
periods covered thereby, and fairly presents in all material
respects the consolidated assets, liabilities, business, financial
condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Acquired
Companies as of the dates, and for the periods, indicated thereon
(subject, in the case of the unaudited Financial Statements
referred to in Section 2.05(a)(i) above to (i) the absence of
footnote disclosures and (ii) normal recurring year-end audit
adjustments that are not material in nature or amount). Since the
date of the Interim Balance Sheet, there have been no material
changes in the accounting policies of the Acquired Companies
(including any change in depreciation or amortization policies or
rates, or policies with respect to reserves for uncollectible
accounts receivable or excess or obsolete inventory) and no
revaluation of any Acquired Company’s properties or assets.
Schedule 2.05(b)
lists all Indebtedness of the Acquired Companies including the
outstanding principal, the accrued but unpaid interest and any
applicable prepayment or call penalty or premium.
(c)
No Acquired Company
is subject to any material liability (whether known or unknown,
whether absolute or contingent, whether liquidated or unliquidated
and whether due or to become due) except for (i) liabilities
reflected on the Company’s audited consolidated balance sheet
as of December 31, 2016 and the notes thereto and the Interim
Balance Sheet and not previously paid or discharged, (ii)
liabilities that have arisen since the Interim Balance Sheet in the
ordinary course of business and are similar in nature to, and not
greater in amount in any material respect than, the liabilities
that arose during the comparable period of time in the immediately
preceding fiscal period and (iii) contractual and other
liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business that are
not required by GAAP to be reflected on a balance sheet (in each
case, none of which relates to any breach of contract, breach of
warranty or violation of Law).
(d)
The Acquired
Companies maintain proper and adequate internal accounting controls
which provide assurance (i) that transactions are executed with
management’s authorization, (ii) that transactions are
recorded as necessary to permit preparation of the consolidated
financial statements of the Acquired Companies and to maintain
accountability for each of the Acquired Companies’ assets,
(iii) that access to the Acquired Companies’ assets is
permitted only in accordance with management’s authorization,
(iv) regarding prevention or timely detection of the
unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the Acquired
Companies’ assets and (v) that accounts, notes and other
receivables are recorded accurately, and proper and adequate
procedures are implemented to effect the collection thereof on a
current and timely basis.
(e)
The Company has
delivered to Buyer copies of all management letters and letters to
or from an Acquired Company’ accountants, if any, relating to
any audit or review of the financial statements or books and
records of any Acquired Company since January 1, 2015. The Company
has reported to Buyer in writing any fraud, whether or not
material, that involves management or other employees who
participate in the preparation of the Acquired Companies’
financial statements or have a significant role in the maintenance
of the books and records since January 1, 2015.
(f)
All accounts
receivable of the Acquired Companies reflected on the Interim
Balance Sheet (other than those paid since such date) are valid
receivables that have arisen out of bona fide sales in the ordinary
course of business. All accounts receivable of the Acquired
Companies that have arisen since the date of the Interim Balance
Sheet are valid receivables that have arisen out of bona fide sales
in the ordinary course of business. To Seller’s knowledge, no
Acquired Company has received any written notice from an account
debtor stating that any account receivable is subject to any
contest, claim or setoff by such account debtor.
2.06
Tax Matters
. Except as
otherwise disclosed on
Schedule 2.06
:
(a)
The Company has
been a validly electing and qualifying S-corporation within the
meaning of Section 1361 and Section 1362 of the Code at all times
since January 1, 2005.
Schedule 2.06(a)
identifies
each Subsidiary of the Company that is a “qualified
subchapter S subsidiary” within the meaning of Section
1361(b)(3)(B) of the Code. Each Subsidiary of the Company so
identified on
Schedule
2.06(a)
is and has been a valid qualified subchapter S
subsidiary at all times since the date shown next to such
Subsidiary on
Schedule
2.06(a)
. The Company will not be liable for any Tax under
Section 1374 of the Code in connection with the deemed sale of
Company assets (including the assets of any Subsidiary of the
Company identified as a qualified subchapter S subsidiary on
Schedule 2.06(a)
)
caused by the Section 338(h)(10) Election. Neither the Company nor
any Subsidiary of the Company identified as a qualified subchapter
S subsidiary on
Schedule
2.06(a)
has (i) acquired assets from another corporation (or
entity treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income Tax
purposes) in a transaction in which the Company’s or
Subsidiary’s tax basis for the acquired assets was
determined, in whole or in part, by reference to the tax basis of
the acquired assets (or any other property) in the hands of the
transferor; or (ii) acquired the stock of any corporation (or the
equity interest in any other entity treated as a corporation for
U.S. federal income Tax purposes) that is a qualified subchapter S
subsidiary.
(b)
The Acquired
Companies have filed all Tax Returns that are required to be filed
by them and all such Tax Returns are true, correct and complete in
all material respects. Each Acquired Company has paid all Taxes due
and payable by such Acquired Company. No Acquired Company currently
is the beneficiary of any extension of time within which to file
any Tax Return. No claim has ever been made by an authority in a
jurisdiction where any Acquired Company does not file Tax Returns
that such Acquired Company is or may be subject to taxation by that
jurisdiction. There are no Liens for Taxes on the assets of any
Acquired Company, other than Liens for Taxes not yet due and
payable.
(c)
Except as set forth
on
Schedule
2.06(c)
, all Taxes that each Acquired Company is or was
required by Law to withhold or collect have been duly withheld or
collected and, to the extent required, have been properly paid to
the appropriate Governmental Entity, and each of the Acquired
Companies has complied in all material respects with all
information reporting and backup withholding requirements,
including the maintenance of required records with respect thereto,
in connection with amounts paid or allocated to any employee,
independent contractor, creditor, or other third
party.
(d)
No examination or
audit by any Governmental Entity of any Tax Return of any Acquired
Company is currently in progress. No Acquired Company has waived
any statute of limitations in respect of Taxes or agreed to any
extension of time with respect to a Tax assessment or deficiency,
which waiver or extension is currently in effect.
(e)
No Acquired Company
has made any payments, is obligated to make any payments or is a
party to any agreement that would reasonably be expected to
obligate it to make any payments, that may be treated as an
“excess parachute payment” under Section 280G of the
Code (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or
non-U.S. Law); or that will not be fully deductible as a result of
Section 162(m) of the Code (or any corresponding or similar
provision of state, local or non-U.S. Law). No Acquired Company has
been a United States real property holding corporation within the
meaning of Section 897(c)(2) of the Code during the applicable
period described in Section 897(c)(1)(A)(ii). No Acquired Company
is or has been a party to any “reportable transaction”
as defined in Section 6707A(c)(1) and Treasury Regulation Section
1.6011-4(b).
(f)
No Acquired Company
(i) is party to, bound by or has any obligation under any Tax
allocation, indemnity or sharing agreement other than any agreement
entered into in the ordinary course of business, the primary
purpose of which is not the allocation, indemnification, or sharing
of Taxes, (ii) has, within the past two years, been either a
“distributing corporation” or a “controlled
corporation” in a distribution in which the parties to such
distribution treated the distribution as one to which
Section 355 of the Code is applicable, or (iii) has
participated in any “reportable transaction” within the
meaning of Section 6011 of the Code and any regulations
promulgated thereunder.
(g)
Since January 1,
2015, no written claim has been received by an Acquired Company
from any Governmental Entity in a jurisdiction where such Acquired
Company does not file Tax Returns, which written claim asserts that
such Acquired Company is or may be subject to taxation by that
jurisdiction.
(h)
No Acquired Company
will be required to include any material item of income in, or
exclude any material item of deduction from, taxable income for any
taxable period (or portion thereof) ending after the Closing Date
as a result of (i) any change in method of accounting for a taxable
period ending on or prior to the Closing Date (ii) use of an
improper method of accounting for a taxable period ending on or
prior to the Closing Date; (iii) “closing agreement” as
described in Section 7121 of the Code (or any corresponding or
similar provision of state, local, or non-U.S. income Tax law)
executed on or prior to the Closing Date; (iv) any gain recognition
agreement entered into pursuant to Section 367 of the Code; (v) any
intercompany transaction engaged in prior to the Closing Date or
excess loss account described in Treasury Regulations promulgated
under Section 1502 of the Code (or any corresponding or
similar provision of state, local or foreign law) in existence
prior to the Closing Date, (vi) any installment sale or open
transaction disposition made prior to the Closing Date, (vii) any
prepaid amount received prior to the Closing Date (other than any
such amounts received by the Acquired Company in the ordinary
course of business), or (viii) any election pursuant to
Section 108(i) of the Code (or any corresponding or similar
provision of state, local or foreign law) made prior to the Closing
Date.
(i)
No Acquired Company
is or has been a member of an affiliated, consolidated, combined or
unitary group filing a consolidated, combined, unitary or other Tax
Return (other than a group for which any Acquired Company serves or
served as the parent corporation) or has any liability for the
Taxes of any Person (other than the Acquired Companies) under
Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6 or any corresponding or
similar provision of state, local or foreign law, or as a
transferee or successor.
(j)
The Company has
provided to Buyer copies of (i) all Income Tax and all other
material Tax Returns of each Acquired Company for all taxable
periods for which the statute of limitations has not yet expired;
(ii) all private letter rulings, revenue agent reports, audit
reports, information document requests, notices of proposed
deficiencies, deficiency notices, protests, petitions, closing
agreements, settlement agreements, pending ruling requests and any
similar documents submitted by, received by or agreed to by or on
behalf of any Acquired Company relating to Taxes for all taxable
periods for which the statute of limitations has not yet expired;
and (iii) all material agreements, rulings, settlements, or other
tax documents with or from any Governmental Entity relating to Tax
incentives of any Acquired Company.
(k)
No Acquired Company
(i) is a “controlled foreign corporation” as defined in
Section 957 of the Code; (ii) is or has been a passive foreign
investment company within the meaning of Sections 1291-1297 of the
Code, or (iii) has a permanent establishment (within the meaning of
an applicable Tax treaty) or otherwise has an office or fixed place
of business in a country other than the country in which it is
organized.
2.07
Personal Property
. Each
Acquired Company is the true and lawful owner of, and has good and
valid title to the tangible personal property (the
“
Owned Personal
Property
”) reflected on its books and records as being
owned by such Acquired Company, free and clear of all Liens, except
for any Permitted Liens. All leased tangible personal property (the
“
Leased Personal
Property
” and together with the Owned Personal
Property, the “
Assets
”) used by each Acquired
Company in the ordinary course of business is used pursuant to
valid, subsisting and enforceable leases, subleases, licenses and
other agreements binding upon such Acquired Company (as applicable)
and, to the Company’s knowledge, each other party thereto, in
accordance with their terms in all material respects. The Assets
constitute all of the tangible assets, rights and properties (other
than Real Property) necessary for the conduct of the business of
the Acquired Companies as of the date hereof. All of the tangible
Assets have been maintained in a commercially reasonable manner and
are in reasonable operating condition and repair, ordinary wear and
tear excepted. All tangible Assets (other than Real Property) are
located on the Real Property. The Company has made available to
Buyer a list of all fixed Assets of any Acquired Company as of the
date of the Interim Balance Sheet, having a historical cost in
excess of $15,000, and indicating (i) all Liens (other than
Permitted Liens) attaching to such fixed Assets and (ii) which of
such Assets are owned and which are leased by an Acquired Company
from another Person (and identifies the particular Acquired
Company).
(a)
The Acquired
Companies do not own any real property.
(b)
Schedule 2.08(b)
sets forth a
list of all leases, subleases, licenses or other occupancy
agreements (the “
Leases
”) for all land, building,
fixtures or other real property in which an Acquired Company has a
leasehold, sub-leasehold, license, concession or other right to
occupy (the “
Leased Real
Property
”).
(c)
With respect to the
Leased Real Property, the Company has provided Buyer a copy of
every such Lease. An Acquired Company has a valid and enforceable
leasehold estate in and to each Leased Real Property, free and
clear of all Liens, except Permitted Liens. All Leases are in full
force and effect and have not been modified or amended, and there
exists no breach of or default under any such Lease by an Acquired
Company or, to the Company’s knowledge, the other party
thereto, nor any event which, with notice or lapse of time or both,
would constitute a default thereunder by an Acquired Company or, to
the Company’s knowledge, the other party thereto, except in
each such case for any such breach or default that, individually or
in the aggregate, would not be material to the Acquired Companies
taken as a whole. Except as set forth in
Schedule 2.08(c)
, no Acquired
Company leases or subleases (or has granted occupancy rights in)
any real property to any Person.
(d)
Each Acquired
Company has obtained all Business Permits (including certificates
of use and occupancy, licenses and permits) required in connection
with its use, occupation and operation of the Leased Real Property.
There are no pending or, to the knowledge of the Company,
threatened, condemnation, fire, health, safety, building, zoning or
other land use regulatory or administrative actions relating to any
portion of the Leased Real Property. There are no disputes, oral
agreements or forbearance programs in effect as to Leased Real
Property.
(e)
The Leased Real
Property includes all interests in real property necessary to
conduct the business and operations of the Acquired Companies as
conducted on the date hereof. There are no Persons other than the
Acquired Companies in possession of any portion of the Leased Real
Property, and no Contract grants any Person (other than the
Acquired Companies) the right of use or occupancy of any portion of
the Leased Real Property.
2.09
Intellectual
Property
.
(a)
Schedule 2.09(a)
lists (i) all
Intellectual Property Rights (other than Internet Properties) that
are the subject of a registration or application for registration
and which are owned or purported to be owned by any of the Acquired
Companies, whether solely or jointly with others (together with the
items listed pursuant to (a)(v) below, the “
Company Registrations
”, together
with all other Intellectual Property Rights which are owned,
purported to be owned by or licensed to any of the Acquired
Companies, the “
Company IP
Rights
”), (ii) all licenses or other Contracts
pursuant to which any Acquired Company grants a Person the right to
use any Company IP Rights (other than licenses and other Contracts
providing for only licenses ancillary to sales of products and
services by an Acquired Company), (iii) all licenses or other
Contracts pursuant to which any of the Acquired Companies has the
right to use any Intellectual Property Rights owned by others (each
license and other Contract required to be listed pursuant to
clauses (ii) and (iii), a “
Company License
”; provided that
Schedule 2.09(a)
is
not required to list any Company License that is commercially
available off the shelf or similar software or
software-as-a-service offerings which is made available for a total
cost of less than $25,000 annually), (iv) all material software
owned by any Acquired Company, and (v) all Internet Properties
owned or purported to be owned by any of the Acquired
Companies.
(b)
The Company IP
Rights include all Intellectual Property Rights necessary for, used
or held for use in the conduct of the businesses of the Acquired
Companies as currently conducted by the Acquired Companies. The
Intellectual Property Rights required to be set forth on
Schedule 2.09(a)
are subsisting and, to the knowledge of the Company, valid and
enforceable. With respect to the Intellectual Property Rights
required to be listed under
Schedule 2.09(a)
, there are no
inventorship challenges, or opposition, reexamination, nullity,
interference or similar Proceedings declared or commenced or, to
the knowledge of the Company, threatened that challenge the
validity or enforceability of any patent rights included in the
Company Registrations. Each Acquired Company has complied in all
material respects with all of its obligations and duties to all
relevant patent offices, including the duty of candor and
disclosure to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, with respect to
all patent and trademark applications filed by or on behalf of any
of the Acquired Companies. For each patent and patent application
required to be listed under
Schedule 2.09(a)
, the
applicable Acquired Company has obtained a valid and enforceable
written assignment of all rights, title and interest therein in
favor of such Acquired Company from each of the inventors and has
properly recorded all such assignments as necessary to fully
perfect its rights, title and interest with respect to such patents
and patent applications in accordance with governing law and
regulations in each respective jurisdiction.
(c)
The conduct of the
business of each Acquired Company (including the products and
services of the Acquired Companies and the authorized use or other
authorized exploitation thereof by any customer or user thereof)
has not and does not infringe, misappropriate or otherwise violate
any Intellectual Property Rights of any third party. There has not
since January 1, 2015 been any claim, and there is no pending or
threatened claim, in writing against any of the Acquired Companies
contesting the scope, validity, enforceability, use or ownership of
the Company IP Rights or alleging that the conduct of the business
of any Acquired Company is infringing, misappropriating or
otherwise violating (or, since January 1, 2015, has infringed,
misappropriated or otherwise violated) any Intellectual Property
Rights of any Person.
(d)
To the knowledge of
the Company, no Person is infringing, misappropriating or otherwise
violating any of the Company IP Rights owned by any of the Acquired
Companies.
(e)
Each of the
Acquired Companies has taken all commercially reasonable means to
maintain and protect the Company IP Rights, including the secrecy,
confidentiality and value of trade secrets and other confidential
information. To the knowledge of the Company, in the past three (3)
years there has been no unauthorized disclosure of any proprietary
or confidential information or trade secrets in the possession,
custody or control of any Acquired Company. To the Company’s
knowledge, there has been no breach of any Acquired Company’s
security procedures wherein proprietary or confidential information
or trade secrets have been disclosed to a third Person without
authorization.
(f)
The Acquired
Companies are the sole and exclusive owners of all Intellectual
Property Rights owned or purported to be owned by the Acquired
Companies, free and clear of any Liens other than Permitted Liens.
The Acquired Companies have the sole and exclusive right to bring a
claim or suit against a third party for infringement or
misappropriation of such Intellectual Property Rights.
No Acquired Company has (i) transferred
ownership of, or granted any exclusive license with respect to, any
Intellectual Property Rights that are or, as of the time of such
transfer or exclusive license, were material to any Acquired
Company, to any other Person or
(ii)
permitted the rights of an Acquired Company in any
Intellectual Property Right that is or was at the time material to
an Acquired Company to enter into the public
domain
.
(g)
Other than as set
forth on
Schedule
2.09(g)
, no Acquired Company has licensed, distributed or
disclosed, and knows of no distribution or disclosure by others
(including any current or former employee or contractor of any
Acquired Company) of, the source code for any product or service of
any Acquired Company or any software owned by an Acquired Company
(collectively, “
Company
Source Code
”) to any Person other than to employees
and contractors of the Acquired Companies solely for their use on
behalf of the Acquired Companies and who were at all relevant times
bound by the agreements described in
Section 2.09(h)
. No event has
occurred, and no circumstance or condition exists, that (with or
without notice or lapse of time, or both) will be expected to, nor
will the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby,
result in the disclosure or release of any Company Source Code by
any Acquired Company, an escrow agent(s) or any other Person to any
third party.
(h)
All Company IP
Rights that are owned or purported to be owned by the Acquired
Companies were developed, conceived, reduced to practice, written
and/or created solely by either (i) employees of the Acquired
Companies acting within the scope of their employment who have
validly, unconditionally and irrevocably assigned all of their
rights, including all rights in and to all Intellectual Property
Rights therein, to the Acquired Companies or (ii) third parties who
have validly, unconditionally and irrevocably assigned all of their
rights, including all rights in and to all Intellectual Property
Rights therein (excluding any background intellectual property,
with respect to which the Acquired Companies possesses valid
irrevocable, perpetual, and royalty-free licenses), to the Acquired
Companies, and no third Person owns or has any ownership rights to
any of the Company IP Rights that are owned or purported to be
owned by the Acquired Companies. To the knowledge of the Company,
no employee (x) is in breach of any Contract relating to
employment, invention disclosure, invention assignment,
non-disclosure or non-competition or any other Contract with any
other party or with any former employer or other Person concerning
rights in or to Intellectual Property or confidentiality due to
their activities as an employee, or (y) has developed any
Intellectual Property Rights for the Acquired Companies that is
subject to any agreement under which such employee has assigned or
otherwise granted to any third Person any rights in respect
thereof.
(i)
Each of the
Acquired Companies is in compliance in all material respects with
all requirements of all Contracts applicable to all Open Source
Materials used by such Acquired Company. No Acquired Company has
used Open Source Material in any manner that would (i) require
the disclosure or distribution in source code form of any product
or service of an Acquired Company, (ii) require the licensing
of any product or service of an Acquired Company for the purpose of
making derivative works, (iii) impose any restriction on the
consideration to be charged for the distribution of any product or
service of an Acquired Company, (iv) create, or purport to
create, obligations for any Acquired Company with respect to
Intellectual Property Rights owned by an Acquired Company or grant,
or purport to grant, to any third party, any rights or immunities
under Intellectual Property Rights owned by an Acquired Company, or
(v) impose any other material limitation, restriction, or
condition on the right of an Acquired Company to use or distribute
any product or service of an Acquired Company.
(j)
No government
funding, facilities or resources of a university, college, other
educational institution, multi-national or international
organization or research center was used in the development of any
Intellectual Property Rights or technology for an Acquired
Company.
(k)
No Acquired Company
is or has ever been a member or promoter of, or a contributor to or
made any commitments or agreements regarding, any patent pool,
industry standards body, standard setting organization, industry or
other trade association or similar organization, in each case that
may require or obligate, an Acquired Company to grant or offer to
any other Person any license or other right under any Intellectual
Property Rights.
(l)
None of the
Acquired Companies have introduced into any Acquired Company
product, service or Company Systems, and to the knowledge of the
Company no customer and/or consumer of any Acquired Company’s
product, service or Company Systems have introduced into any such
Acquired Company product, service or Company Systems, any
“back door,” “drop dead device,”
“time bomb,” “Trojan horse,”
“virus,” “worm,” “spyware” or
“adware” (as such terms are commonly understood in the
software industry) or any other code designed or intended to have
or capable of performing or facilitating, any of the following
functions: (i) disrupting, disabling, harming or otherwise impeding
in any manner the operation of, or providing unauthorized access
to, Company Systems, any other computer system or network or other
device on which such code is stored or installed; or (ii)
compromising the privacy or data security of a user or damaging or
destroying any data or file without the user’s
consent.
(m)
The computer
hardware, servers, networks, platforms, peripherals, data
communication lines, and other information technology equipment and
related systems, including any outsourced systems and processes,
that are owned or used by the Acquired Companies (it being
understood that such equipment and systems owned or used by the
Acquired Companies’ customers are deemed not to be owned or
used by the Acquired Companies) (“
Company Systems
”), are reasonably
sufficient for the Acquired Companies’ business as conducted
and as proposed to be conducted. Since January 1, 2015, there has
been no unauthorized access, use, intrusion, or breach of security,
or failure, breakdown, performance reduction, or other adverse
event affecting any Company Systems, that has caused or would
reasonably be expected to cause any: (i) substantial disruption of
or interruption in or to the use of such Company Systems or the
conduct of the Acquired Companies’ business; (ii) material
loss, destruction, damage, or harm of or to the Acquired Companies
or their operations, personnel, property, or other assets; or (iii)
material liability of any kind to the Acquired Companies. The
Acquired Companies have taken all reasonable actions, consistent
with applicable industry practices, to protect the integrity and
security of the Company Systems and the data and other information
stored or processed thereon. The Acquired Companies (1) maintain
commercially reasonable backup and data recovery, disaster
recovery, and business continuity plans, procedures, and
facilities; and (2) act in material compliance
therewith.
(n)
The Acquired
Companies have taken the steps and implemented the procedures
specified in
Schedule
2.09(n)
to protect the information technology systems used
in connection with the operation of the Acquired Companies from
unauthorized access. The Acquired Companies have the disaster
recovery and security plans, procedures and facilities for the
business specified in
Schedule 2.09(n)
.
(o)
The Company has
provided to Buyer a list of known data security vulnerabilities,
errors and bugs maintained by each of the Acquired Companies with
respect to its products and services, including without limitation
any unpatched data security vulnerabilities, errors or bugs
reported by law enforcement, private data security researchers
and/or maintainers or vendors of third-party software used by any
Acquired Company. Such products and services do not contain any
data security vulnerabilities, bugs or errors which would cause
them to be not in compliance with any contractual obligations or
warranties, remedial measures or other promises or guarantees made
by any Acquired Company with respect thereto.
(p)
The execution and
delivery of this Agreement by Seller do not, and the consummation
of the transactions contemplated hereby (in each case, with or
without the giving of notice or lapse of time, or both), will not,
directly or indirectly, result in the loss or impairment of, or
give rise to any right of any third party to terminate or reprice
or otherwise renegotiate any of the Acquired Companies to own any
of the Company IP Rights or their respective rights under any
Company License, nor require the consent of any Governmental Entity
or other third party in respect of any such Company IP
Rights.
(q)
This
Section 2.09
and
Section 2.17
and, with respect
to Company Licenses,
Section 2.10
, contain the sole
and exclusive representations and warranties of Seller with respect
to the matters covered by this
Section 2.09
.
2.10
Contracts and
Commitments
.
(a)
Schedule 2.10(a)
sets
forth a list, as of the date hereof, of each Contract to which any
Acquired Company is a party or by which an Acquired Company or any
of its material assets is bound (other than the Leases and the
Company Licenses):
(i)
that is for the
purchase of goods, services or equipment and that involves or would
reasonably be expected to involve annual payments by the Acquired
Companies of $15,000 or more;
(ii)
that
involves the onward transfer to a service provider or other
third-party of any special classification of data, including
without limitation personal data regarding non-United States data
subjects, social security numbers, government issued identification
numbers, controlled defense information (or “
CDI
”, within the meaning of the
U.S. Department of Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations
Supplements (“
DFARS
”) at 48 C.F.R. 252.204.7012
“Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident
Reporting”) or other export controlled or classified defense
information; payment card information, financial account
information, or other sensitive personal information;
(iii)
that
is for the sale or distribution of any Acquired Company’s
products and services and pursuant to which any Acquired Company
received payments of more than $15,000 in the year ended December
31, 2016 or expect to receive payments of more than $15,000 in the
year ending December 31, 2017;
(iv)
that
is for the sale or distribution of any Acquired Company’s
products and services and pursuant to which: (A) any Acquired
Company is hosting, storing, handling or otherwise processing any
special classification of data, including without limitation
personal data regarding non-United States data subjects, social
security numbers, government issued identification numbers, CDI or
other export controlled or classified defense information; payment
card information, financial account information, or other sensitive
personal information; or (B) any Acquired Company has not expressly
disclaimed consequential damages, or has accepted unlimited
liability for lost data and/or data security breaches;
(v)
that obligates any
Acquired Company to purchase or otherwise obtain any product or
service that is material to the Acquired Company exclusively from a
single party;
(vi)
that
relates to Indebtedness of an Acquired Company or the borrowing of
money or to mortgaging, pledging or otherwise placing a Lien on any
material portion of any Acquired Company’s assets or that
guarantees any obligation for borrowed money of any
Person;
(vii)
that
is a collective bargaining agreement or other Contract to or with
any labor or trade union;
(viii)
for
(x) the employment of any officer, individual employee or other
Person on a full-time or part-time basis (other than offer letters
for employment on an at-will basis providing for annual
compensation of less than $75,000 and that are terminable without
severance on thirty (30) or fewer days’ notice (subject to
any greater period that may be required under applicable statutory
laws outside the United States) or (y) any consultant or
independent contractor providing for fixed compensation in excess
of $75,000 per annum that is not terminable at will by an Acquired
Company without penalty;
(ix)
for
the acquisition of (x) any equity interest in any Person (other
than any other Acquired Company) or (y) any business or assets of
any Person (other than any other Acquired Company) or the
disposition of any portion of the Assets or business of any
Acquired Company;
(x)
that is a loan to
any Person;
(xi)
that
is a lease under which it is lessee of, or holds or operates any
personal property owned by any other Person;
(xii)
that
is a lease under which it is lessor of or permits any third party
to hold or operate any personal property;
(xiii)
to which any Acquired Company
is a party or by which any of the Assets are bound that contains
any non-solicitation, non-competition, confidentiality or similar
obligations binding any Acquired Company or that otherwise
prohibits any Acquired Company from entering into any line of
business, or from freely providing services or supplying products
to any customer or potential customer, or in any part of the world
(other than any Contract with a customer or supplier entered into
in the ordinary course of business otherwise described by this
clause
(xiii)
solely because it
contains customary confidentiality restrictions);
(xiv)
that
contains any deferred purchase price, seller financing, earn-out or
other similar payment obligation on the part of any Acquired
Company;
(xv)
that
obligates any Acquired Company to make any capital investment or
capital expenditure;
(xvi)
in
which any Acquired Company has granted “most favored
nation” pricing provisions or exclusive marketing or has
agreed to purchase a minimum quantity of goods or services or has
agreed to purchase goods or services exclusively from a specified
person (or group of persons);
(xvii)
to
which any Acquired Company is a party or by which any Acquired
Company or any of the Assets is bound for the cleanup, abatement or
other actions in connection with any Hazardous Material, the
remediation of any existing environmental liabilities, violation of
any Environmental Laws or relating to the performance of any
environmental audit or study;
(xviii)
concerning
the establishment or operation of a partnership, joint venture or
similar enterprise relating to any Acquired Company, or to which
any Acquired Company is a party or by which any of the Assets are
bound;
(xix)
that
is a Contract with ICANN or with a regional internet registry,
country internet registry or organization that performs a similar
function, including all registry and registry-registrar
Contracts.
(xx)
for
which the consequences of a default or termination would reasonably
be expected to be materially adverse to the Acquired Companies as a
whole;
(xxi)
that
is a Contract with any Governmental Entity; or
(xxii)
that
provides for indemnification (other than provision entered into
with customers or suppliers in the ordinary course of business on
the Acquired Companies’ standard terms and conditions of
service, which have been provided to Buyer).
(b)
A copy of all
Contracts which are referred to on
Schedule 2.10(a)
, together
with all material amendments, waivers or other changes thereto have
been made available to Buyer (together with each Lease and each
Company License, a “
Material
Contract
” and, collectively, the “
Material Contracts
”).
(c)
(i) Each of the
Material Contracts is valid, binding and enforceable on each
Acquired Company that is a party thereto and, to the
Company’s knowledge, each other party thereto and is in full
force and effect, except as enforceability may be limited by
bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, or
moratorium laws, other similar laws affecting creditors’
rights and general principles of equity affecting the availability
of specific performance and other equitable remedies, (ii) no
Acquired Company is in default under any Material Contract, (iii)
to the Company’s knowledge, the other party to each of the
Material Contracts is not in default thereunder, (iv) no event has
occurred that with notice or lapse of time or both would constitute
a default of any obligations thereunder by any Acquired Company
that is a party thereto or, to the Company’s knowledge, any
other party thereto, and (v) none of the Acquired Companies has
received written notice of any such default or event or of any
termination or non-renewal of any Material Contract, other than, in
the cases of clauses (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v), any such defaults,
terminations and non-renewals that, individually or in the
aggregate, would not be material to the Acquired Companies as a
whole.
(d)
Each Material
Contract will continue in effect in accordance with its terms
following the Closing. None of such Material Contracts requires the
consent, waiver, assignment or any other approval of a Governmental
Entity or any other third party as a result of or by virtue of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement in order to preserve
all rights of, and benefits to, the Acquired Companies
thereunder.
(e)
The Acquired
Companies utilize the forms of customer Contract that are attached
hereto as
Schedule
2.10(e)
. Except as set forth on
Schedule 2.10(e)
, there are no
deviations from the terms contained in such Contracts by which any
of the Acquired Companies is currently bound. Except as set forth
on
Schedule
2.10(e)
, no other form of Contract has been or is used by
any of the Acquired Companies in connection with the offer and sale
of services by which any of the Acquired Companies is currently
bound.
2.11
Absence of Certain
Developments
. Since the date of the Interim Balance Sheet,
(a) there has not been any event, circumstance, occurrence or
effect that, individually or in the aggregate, is or would be
reasonably be expected to be materially adverse to the business,
assets, liabilities, financial condition or results of operation of
the Acquired Companies. and (b) each Acquired Company has conducted
its business in the ordinary course of business. Except as set
forth on
Schedule 2.11
, since the
date of the Interim Balance Sheet through the date hereof, no
Acquired Company has:
(a)
amended any of the
Organizational Documents of the Acquired Companies;
(b)
effected any split,
combination or reclassification of any shares of capital stock or
other equity interests of the Acquired Companies;
(c)
issued, sold or
otherwise disposed of any shares of capital stock or other equity
interests of the Acquired Companies, or granted any options,
warrants or other rights to purchase or obtain (including upon
conversion, exchange or exercise) or entered into any agreement
with any respect to the conversion, exchange, registration or
voting of, any shares of capital stock or other equity interests of
the Acquired Companies;
(d)
declared or paid
any dividends or distributions on or in respect of the shares of
capital stock or other equity interests of the Acquired Companies
or redeemed, purchased or acquired any shares of capital stock or
other equity interests of the Acquired Companies;
(e)
increased the rate
of, or amended or accelerated the payment, right to payment or
vesting of the compensation, severance, termination pay or
retention payments payable or to become payable to or benefits of
any employee;
(f)
other than in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, sold,
leased, licensed, transferred or otherwise disposed of or
encumbered any material tangible property or material Company IP,
or granted or otherwise created or consented to the creation of any
Lien (other than Permitted Liens) affecting any Assets of the
Acquired Companies;
(g)
incurred, assumed
or guaranteed any Indebtedness to which the Acquired Companies or
any of their assets or properties would be subject;
(h)
made any changes in
accounting methods or practices, except as disclosed in the notes
to the Financial Statements;
(i)
made any material
changes in Tax accounting methods;
(j)
canceled, modified
or waived any material debts or claims held by the Acquired
Companies, or waived any right of substantial value other than any
outstanding promissory notes from Seller to Company;
(k)
entered into (i)
any Material Contract or (ii) any material transaction in each case
not in the ordinary course of business;
(l)
suffered any
material damage, destruction or loss with respect to the property
and assets of the Acquired Company, whether or not covered by
insurance; or
(m)
agreed in writing
or otherwise to take, or proposed to take, any of the actions
described in the foregoing.
2.12
Compliance with Laws;
Permits
.
(a)
Except as set forth
on
Schedule 2.12(a)
, each of
the Acquired Companies is, and since January 1, 2015 has been,
in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Laws.
Since January 1, 2015, the Acquired Companies have not received any
written communication (or, to the knowledge of the Company, any
other communication) from any Governmental Entity or private party
alleging such noncompliance with any applicable Law. There is no
Proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened
against any of the Acquired Companies other than immaterial claims
arising in the ordinary course of business. No Acquired Company has
any liability for failure to comply in all material respects with
any Law and, to the knowledge of the Company, there is no fact,
circumstance or condition that would reasonably be expected to give
rise to any Proceeding or any such liability. No Acquired Company
has conducted any internal investigation with respect to any
actual, potential or alleged violation in any respect of any Law by
any equity holder, officer or employee or concerning actual or
alleged fraud, or failed to investigate any internal report
alleging such activity.
(b)
Schedule 2.12(b)
sets forth a
correct and complete list of all material governmental permits,
licenses, franchises and approvals which are required for the
Acquired Companies to conduct the operation of their business as
currently conducted (collectively, the “
Business Permits
”). No Acquired
Company has received written notice from any Governmental Entity
that it intends to cancel, revoke, terminate, suspend or not renew
any such Business Permit. Each Acquired Company is and, since
January 1, 2015 has been, in compliance in all material respects
with the terms and conditions of such Business Permits. All fees
required to have been paid in connection with the Business Permits
have been paid. The Business Permits are valid and subsisting, in
full force and effect. No Person other than the Acquired Companies
owns or has any proprietary, financial or other interest (direct or
indirect) in any of the Business Permits. Each Acquired Company is
conducting and has since January 1, 2015 conducted its business in
compliance in all material respects with the requirements,
standards, criteria and conditions set forth in the Business
Permits. The Company has provided to Buyer copies of all Business
Permits. Each such Business Permit will continue in full force and
effect immediately following the Closing.
2.13
Litigation
. Except as set forth
on
Schedule 2.13
, there is no
civil, criminal or administrative action, suit, hearing,
arbitration, claim, cross-claim, demand, investigation, inquiry or
other proceeding (a “
Proceeding
”) pending or, to the
Company’s knowledge, threatened in writing against any
Acquired Company or any of their respective assets, rights or
properties, or to the Company’s knowledge any current or
former officer, director, employee, consultant, agent or equity
holder of any Acquired Company in its, his or her capacity as such,
at law or in equity, or before or by any Governmental Entity. There
are no judgments, orders, injunctions, decrees, stipulations or
awards (whether rendered by a court, administrative agency or other
Governmental Entity, by arbitration or otherwise) against or
involving any Acquired Company that are still outstanding. There is
no Proceeding by any Acquired Company pending, or which any
Acquired Company has commenced preparations to initiate, against
any other Person.
2.14
Employee Benefit
Plans
.
(a)
Schedule 2.14(a)
sets forth a
correct and complete list of all Plans. “
Plans
” means, collectively, all
pension, benefit, retirement,
compensation, employment, consulting, profit-sharing, deferred
compensation, incentive, bonus, performance award, phantom equity,
stock or stock-based, change in control, retention, severance,
vacation, paid time off (PTO), medical, vision, dental, disability,
welfare, Code Section 125 cafeteria, fringe benefit and other
similar agreements, plans, policies, programs or arrangements (and
any amendments thereto), in each case whether or not reduced to
writing and whether funded or unfunded, including each
“employee benefit plan” within the meaning of Section
3(3) of ERISA, whether or not tax-qualified and whether or not
subject to ERISA, which are or have been maintained, sponsored,
contributed to, or required to be contributed to by any Acquired
Company for the benefit of any current or former employee, officer,
director, retiree, independent contractor or consultant of any
Acquired Company or any spouse or dependent of such individual, or
under which any Acquired Company or ERISA Affiliate has or may have
any liability, or with respect to which Buyer or any of its
Affiliates would reasonably be expected to have any liability,
contingent or otherwise
.
(b)
Each Plan and each
related trust has been established, maintained, administered and
funded in compliance in all material respects with its terms,
ERISA, the Code, and any other applicable Law. No act, omission, or
other event has occurred with respect to any Plan or related trust
that could reasonably be expected to subject any Acquired Company
to any Tax or penalty under ERISA, the Code, or other applicable
Laws.
(c)
Since January 1,
2015, neither the Acquired Companies nor any ERISA Affiliates have
maintained, contributed to, or had any actual or contingent
liability with respect to any (i) “multiemployer
plan” (as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA),
(ii) “defined benefit plan” (as defined in
Section 3(35) of ERISA), (iii) “multiple employer
plan” within the meaning of Section 413(c) of the Code or a
“multiple employer welfare arrangement” (as defined in
Section 3(40) of ERISA), or (iv) other plan subject to the
minimum funding requirements of Section 302 of ERISA or
Section 412 of the Code. Neither the Acquired Companies nor
any ERISA Affiliate has any liability to the Pension Benefit
Guaranty Corporation or otherwise under Title IV of ERISA. No
current or former employee, officer, director, equity holder or
other service provider of any Acquired Company or ERISA Affiliate
(or beneficiary of any of the foregoing) is entitled to receive
from any Acquired Company or any Plan any post-termination or
retiree medical, health, life insurance, or other welfare-type
benefits, other than as required by applicable Law, and there have
been no written or oral commitments to the contrary.
(d)
Since January 1,
2015, there have been no Proceedings or, to the Company’s
knowledge, audits or investigations pending or, to the
Company’s knowledge, threatened with respect to any Plan or
related trust or any fiduciary thereof (other than routine claims
for benefits), and no Plan has been the subject of, or has received
or provided notice that it is the subject of, examination by a
Governmental Entity or a participant in a government sponsored
amnesty, voluntary compliance, self-correction or similar
program.
(e)
There are no
outstanding Orders that name any Plan or related trust or any
fiduciary thereof or are directed to any Plan or related trust, any
fiduciary thereof or any assets thereof.
(f)
All required
payments, contributions, distributions, reimbursements and premium
payments that are due with respect to any Plan prior to or on the
Closing Date have been (or, prior to the Closing Date, will be)
made.
(g)
Each Plan and
related trust that is intended to be tax-qualified meets the
requirements of a tax-qualified plan or tax exempt trust under
Section 401(a) and Section 501(a), respectively, of the Code, has
received a favorable and current determination letter from the
Internal Revenue Service (“
IRS
”) as to the qualification of
such Plan and the tax-exempt status of the related trust (or is a
pre-approved plan for which the pre-approved plan sponsor has
received a favorable opinion letter from the IRS as to the
qualification of the pre-approved plan and with respect to which
the Company may properly rely), and nothing has occurred that is
reasonably likely to affect the qualification of such Plan or the
tax-exempt status of the related trusts. Since January 1, 2015, no
Plan has had a termination or partial termination under Section
411(d) of the Code.
(h)
The transactions
contemplated by this Agreement (whether alone or in conjunction
with any other event, including a related employment termination,
whether in advance of, concurrent with, or subsequent to the
Closing Date) will not: (i) accelerate the time of payment or
vesting or trigger any payment or funding (through a grantor trust
or otherwise) of compensation or benefits under any Plan, (ii)
require severance, termination, retention, or any other payments,
(iii) provide any term of employment or compensation guaranty, (iv)
forgive any indebtedness, (v) increase the amount payable under or
result in any other material obligation pursuant to any Plan, or
(vi) measure any values of benefits on the basis of any of the
transactions contemplated hereby. No stockholder, employee, officer
or director of any Acquired Company has been promised or paid any
bonus or incentive compensation related to the transactions
contemplated hereby.
(i)
The Company has
made available to Buyer accurate, current, and complete copies of
each of the following, as applicable: (i) each Plan (including all
amendments thereto) (or, with respect to any unwritten Plans,
complete and accurate descriptions thereof), (ii) copies of
any trust agreements or other funding arrangements, custodial
agreements, insurance policies and contracts, administration
agreements and similar agreements, (iii) the most recent IRS
determination or opinion letter, (iv) in the case of any Plan for
which a Form 5500 must be filed, a copy of the three most recently
filed Forms 5500, with all corresponding schedules and financial
statements attached, (v) all summary plan descriptions, summaries
of material modifications, summaries of benefits and coverage, and
all written employee handbooks, policies, programs and arrangements
(or a description of any oral communications) relating to any Plan,
(vi) the most recent coverage and nondiscrimination tests performed
under the Code, and (vii) copies of
material notices, letters or other correspondence
from or with the IRS, Department of Labor, or other Governmental
Entity with respect to any Plan
.
(j)
The Acquired
Companies have withheld and paid to the appropriate Governmental
Entity or are holding for payment not yet due to such Governmental
Entity all amounts required to be withheld from employees and are
not liable for any arrears of wages, Taxes, penalties or other sums
for failure to comply with any of the foregoing.
(k)
Each Plan that is
subject to Section 409A of the Code has been materially in
operational and documentary compliance with such section and all
applicable regulatory guidance (including notices, rulings and
proposed and final regulations) thereunder. To the Company’s
knowledge, no corrections of violations of Section 409A of the Code
have occurred. The Company does not have any obligation to gross
up, indemnify or otherwise reimburse any individual for any excise
taxes, interest or penalties incurred pursuant to Section 409A of
the Code.
(l)
There are no
benefit obligations under Plans for which contributions have not
been made or properly accrued and there are no benefit obligations
that have not been accounted for by reserves, or otherwise properly
footnoted in accordance with GAAP, on the Financial Statements. No
Acquired Company has any liability for benefits under any Plan,
except as set forth on the Financial Statements. The assets of each
funded Plan are reported at their fair market value on the books
and records of such plan. No Plan subject to ERISA has assets that
include securities issued by any Acquired Company or any ERISA
Affiliate.
(m)
As of the Closing
Date, there are no contracts or arrangements providing for payments
or benefits that could subject any Person to liability for Tax
under Section 4999 of the Code or cause the loss of a deduction to
any Acquired Company under Section 280G of the Code.
2.15
Employment and Labor
Matters
.
(a)
Schedule 2.15(a)
contains a
list of all persons who are employees, independent contractors or
consultants of the Acquired Companies as of the date hereof,
including any employee who is on a leave of absence of any nature,
paid or unpaid, authorized or unauthorized, and sets forth for each
such individual the following: (i) name; (ii) title or position
(including whether full-time or part-time); (iii) hire or retention
date; (iv) current annual base compensation rate or contract fee;
(v) commission, bonus or other incentive-based compensation; and
(vi) a description of the fringe benefits provided to each such
individual as of the date hereof. Except as set forth on
Schedule 2.15(a)
,
through the end of the last full payroll period ending prior to the
Closing Date, all compensation, including wages, commissions,
bonuses, fees and other compensation, payable to all employees,
independent contractors or consultants of the Company for services
performed on or prior to the date hereof have been paid in full (or
accrued in full on the Estimated Closing Net Working Capital) and
there are no outstanding agreements, understandings or commitments
of the Company with respect to any compensation, commissions,
bonuses or fees.
(b)
No Acquired Company
is a party to or bound by any collective bargaining or trade union
agreement. Since January 1, 2015, no Acquired Company has
experienced any actual or threatened strikes, grievances, claims of
unfair labor practices, other collective bargaining disputes,
corporate campaigns, petitions, demands for recognition or, to the
knowledge of the Company, other unionization activities seeking
recognition of a bargaining unit at any Acquired Company and, to
the knowledge of Company, there are no efforts being
threatened.
(c)
The Acquired
Companies have since January 1, 2015 complied in all material
respects with all applicable Laws relating to employment, including
with respect to wages, hours, collective bargaining, employee
classification (for overtime purposes or as employee versus
independent contractor), pay equity, employee privacy, unemployment
insurance, worker’s compensation, anti-discrimination and
equal employment opportunity, age and disability discrimination,
occupational safety and health and immigration control and with all
employment agreements, independent contractor agreements, and other
individual service providing agreements. To the extent that the
Acquired Companies have used the services of any individual on an
independent contractor or consultant basis, the Acquired Companies
properly classify and treat, and have properly classified and
treated, each such individual as an independent contractor or
consultant (as distinguished from a Form W-2 employee) in
accordance with applicable Laws and for the purpose of all
Plans.
(d)
Each consultant or
independent contractor retained by an Acquired Company is a party
to a written agreement or contract with the Acquired Companies.
Each such consultant and independent contractor has entered into
either: (i) the Acquired Company’s standard form of
confidentiality, non-competition and assignment of inventions
agreement with the applicable Acquired Company, a true, correct and
complete copy of which has been provided to Buyer; or (ii) an
agreement containing substantially similar provisions regarding
confidentiality and assignment of inventions as such standard form.
No Acquired Company has incurred, and to the Company’s
knowledge, no circumstance exists under which an Acquired Company
would reasonably be expected to incur, any liability arising from
the misclassification of employees as consultants or independent
contractors, or from the misclassification of consultants or
independent contractors as employees.
(e)
Each employee of
the Acquired Companies working in a country other than the one of
which such employee is a national has a valid work permit,
certificate of sponsorship, visa, or other right under applicable
Law that permits him or her to be employed lawfully by the Acquired
Company in the country in which he or she is so
employed.
2.16
Insurance
.
Schedule 2.16
lists all
insurance policies carried by or on behalf of any Acquired Company.
The Company has provided to Buyer copies of all such insurance
policies, the amounts and types of insurance coverage available
thereunder and all insurance loss runs and workers’
compensation claims received for the past three (3) policy years.
With respect to each such insurance policy: such policy is valid,
binding and enforceable in accordance with its terms and, except
for policies that have expired under their terms in the ordinary
course of business, is in full force and effect, no Acquired
Company is in breach or default (including any breach or default
with respect to the giving of notice), and to the Company’s
knowledge no event has occurred which, after notice or the lapse of
time or both, would reasonably be expected to constitute a breach
or default or permit termination or modification under such policy
and such policy is occurrence based. All premiums due and
payable under all such policies have been timely paid, and each
Acquired Company is in compliance in all material respects with the
terms of such policies. To the Company’s knowledge, there
have been no threatened terminations of, or material premium
increases with respect to, any such policies.
2.17
Privacy and Data
Security
.
(a)
With respect to
Personally Identifiable Information directly collected by any
Acquired Company, no such Personally Identifiable Information has
been collected, stored, used, processed, disclosed, or transferred
(including across national borders) by any Acquired Company in
violation of any applicable Laws. Since January 1, 2015, excluding
the USEU Privacy Shield Registration, each Acquired Company has
complied in all material respects with all applicable externally
published privacy policy statements relating to the collection,
storage, use, processing, disclosure, or transfer (including
transfer across national borders), of any Personally Identifiable
Information used by any Acquired Company. Since September 30, 2016,
each Acquired Company has complied in all material respects with
the USEU Privacy Shield Registration. Each Acquired Company has
appropriate contracts to obligate its customers to comply with
applicable Laws with respect to the collection, storage, use,
processing, disclosure, and transfer (including transfer across
national borders) of such information, including Personally
Identifiable Information and/or the provision of such Personally
Identifiable Information to any Acquired Company for purposes of
providing Customer Offerings to such customer.
(b)
Buyer has been
provided with copies of all current externally published privacy
policies that apply to the collection, storage, use, processing,
disclosure, and transfer (including transfer across national
borders) of Personally Identifiable Information.
(c)
Except as set forth
on
Schedule
2.17(c)
, since January 1, 2015, there has been no material
incident of unauthorized access to, acquisition of, or other misuse
of such Personally Identifiable Information within any Acquired
Company’s control.
(d)
Since January 1,
2015, no person, company, advocacy organization, government entity,
or other third party has made any complaint directly to any
Acquired Company or claim, or commenced any action, investigation,
or inquiry relating to any Acquired Company’s information
privacy, data security, or data protection practices, or to the
Company’s knowledge threatened any such complaint, claim,
action, investigation, or inquiry.
(e)
Since January 1,
2015, all Acquired Companies have been in material compliance with
all aspects of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards
applicable to the Acquired Companies (“
PCI-DSS
”) published by the PCI
Security Standards Council, as they have been amended and updated
from time to time. The Acquired Companies have been in material
compliance with PCI DSS v3.2 from the time such standard was
published in April 2016. Since January 1, 2015, all Acquired
Companies have been in compliance with all of their respective
merchant agreements with all credit and debit card companies that
process transactions for the Acquired Companies.
(f)
Schedule 2.17(f)
sets forth a
complete list of the data security and/or data privacy
certifications, attestations, laws, regulations, alignments and/or
frames works to which any Acquired Company has committed, whether
by public statement, self-certification, government filing and/or
contract (e.g., ISO 27001, PCI-DSS, PCI PA-DSS, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC
3, EU-US Privacy Shield, EU Model Clauses, Gramm Leach Bliley
(GLB), the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
(HIPAA), the Health Information Technology for Economic and
Clinical Health Act (HITECH), United States National Institute of
Standards and Technology publications (NIST), and International
Traffic in Arms Act).
(g)
This
Section 2.17
and
Section 2.09
contain the sole
and exclusive representations and warranties of Seller with respect
to the matters covered by this
Section 2.17
.
2.18
Environmental
Matters
.
(a)
The Acquired
Companies are, and since inception, have been, in compliance in all
material respects with all applicable Laws relating to the
protection of the environment (“
Environmental Laws
”).
(b)
There are no
Proceedings pending or, to the Company’s knowledge,
threatened against any Acquired Company alleging a violation of or
any liability under any Environmental Law.
(c)
None of the
Acquired Companies, since January 1, 2015, has received any written
claim, notice, order, directive, or information request from the
United States Environmental Protection Agency, a state
environmental protection authority or agency, or any other
Governmental Entity (collectively, “
Environmental Agency
”) or Person
alleging any violation by such Acquired Company of, or liability of
such Acquired Company under, any Environmental Law which is
unresolved, and no Acquired Company has knowledge of any pending
Proceeding by any Governmental Entity or Person relating to any
operations, property, or facility owned or leased by an Acquired
Company, or any location at or to which, since January 1, 2015,
such Acquired Company has disposed of, transported or arranged for
the disposal of Hazardous Materials. “
Hazardous Materials
” means: (a)
any material, substance, chemical, waste, product, derivative,
compound, mixture, solid, liquid, mineral or gas, in each case,
whether naturally occurring or man-made, that is hazardous, acutely
hazardous, toxic, radon, radioactive materials or wastes, or
infectious substance, pollutant, or words of similar import or
regulatory effect under Environmental Laws; and (b) any petroleum
or petroleum-derived products, asbestos in any form, lead or
lead-containing materials, urea formaldehyde foam insulation and
polychlorinated biphenyls.
(d)
There has been no
treatment, storage, disposal or release of any Hazardous Substance
by any Acquired Company at, from, into, on or under the Leased Real
Property or any other property currently or formerly owned,
operated or leased by the Acquired Companies. To the knowledge of
the Company, no Hazardous Substances are present in, on, about or
migrating to or from the Leased Real Property that could be
expected to give rise to an action against the Acquired Companies.
To the knowledge of the Company, no underground storage tank and no
Hazardous Materials are present in, on or under any Leased Real
Property.
(e)
To the knowledge of
the Company, there are no polychlorinated biphenyls
(“
PCBs
”) leaking
from any article, container or equipment on, under or about the
Leased Real Property and there are no such articles, containers or
equipment containing PCBs in, at, on, under or within the Leased
Real Property.
(f)
All Authorizations
required by any Environmental Agency or pursuant to any
Environmental Laws applicable to any Acquired Company’s
operations and facilities (collectively “
Environmental Authorizations
”)
have been obtained and are in effect. All such Environmental
Authorizations are in full force and effect and the Company is, and
since January 1, 2015, has been in compliance in all material
respects with all such Environmental Authorizations. All fees
required to have been paid in connection with the Business Permits
have been paid. The Environmental Authorizations are valid and
subsisting, in full force and effect. No Proceeding is pending or,
to the Company’s knowledge, threatened which would reasonably
be expected to result in revocation of any such Environmental
Authorization.
(g)
This
Section 2.18
contains the sole
and exclusive representations and warranties of Seller with respect
to the matters covered by this
Section 2.18
.
2.19
Customers and
Suppliers
.
(a)
Schedule 2.19(a)
sets forth the
number of customers that are currently subscribing for services
offered by the Acquired Companies (“
Current Customers
”).
Schedule 2.19(a)
sets forth a
table of the number of Current Customers who have been subscribing
for Offered Services on an uninterrupted basis for (i) greater than
ten years, (ii) greater than eight years but less than ten
years, (iii) greater than five years but less than eight years,
(iv) greater than two years but less than five years, and (v) less
than two years. No single Current Customer comprises greater than
one percent (1%) of the Company’s revenue for the twelve (12)
month period prior to the Closing Date.
(b)
Schedule 2.19(b)
sets
forth a correct and complete list of the top ten suppliers of the
Acquired Companies (in terms of dollar volume of goods and services
purchased) during each of the years ended December 31, 2016 and
December 31, 2015. No such supplier has reduced in any material
respect, or to the Company’s knowledge, advised any Acquired
Company that it intends to reduce in any material respect its
trading with, provision of goods or services to the Acquired
Companies or changed, or to the Company’s knowledge, advised
any Acquired Company that it intends to change the material terms
and conditions on which it is prepared to trade with, provide
services to or supply the Acquired Companies.
2.20
Affiliate Transactions
. Except
as set forth on
Schedule 2.20
, neither
Seller nor any of Seller’s family members or Affiliates: (i)
own or have owned since January 1, 2015, directly or indirectly,
any equity or other financial or voting interest in any supplier,
licensor, lessor, distributor, independent contractor or customer
of any Acquired Company or its business; (ii) owns or has owned
since January 1, 2015, directly or indirectly, or has or has had
during such period any interest in any property (real or personal,
tangible or intangible but excluding immaterial property that is no
longer used) that any Acquired Company uses or has used in or
pertaining to the business of any Acquired Company; (iii) has or
has had since January 1, 2015 any business dealings or a financial
interest in any transaction with any Acquired Company or involving
any assets or property of any Acquired Company, other than in
person’s capacity as a director or officer of any Acquired
Company; or (iv) other than current officers and employees of the
Acquired Companies, is or has been since January 1, 2015 employed
by any Acquired Company.
2.21
Brokers
. Except as otherwise
disclosed on
Schedule
2.21
, no Acquired Company has employed or retained, or has
any liability to, any broker, agent or finder on account of this
Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents or the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.
(a)
No service provided
by any Acquired Company is subject to any guaranty, warranty, right
of credit or other indemnity other than the applicable standard
terms and conditions of service of the applicable Acquired Company,
which have been provided to Buyer.
(b)
None of the
Acquired Companies has received written notice of any demand,
claim, action, suit, inquiry, hearing, proceeding, notice of
violation or investigation from, by or before any Governmental
Entity relating to any service of the Acquired Companies, or claim
or lawsuit involving any service of the Acquired Companies which is
currently pending or, to knowledge of the Company, threatened, by
any Person.
2.23
Bank Accounts; Powers of
Attorney
.
Schedule
2.23
lists all bank accounts, PayPal accounts, safe deposit
boxes and lock boxes of any Acquired Company, including the names
in which such accounts or boxes are held and identification of all
Persons authorized to draw thereon or have access thereto, and the
name of each Person holding a general or special power of attorney
from any Acquired Company and a description of the terms of such
power.
2.24
Full Disclosure
. No representation or warranty by Seller in this
Agreement and no statement contained in the Disclosure Schedules to
this Agreement or any certificate or other document furnished or to
be furnished to Buyer pursuant to this Agreement contains any
untrue statement of a material fact, or omits to state a material
fact necessary to make the statements contained therein, in light
of the circumstances in which they are made, not
misleading.
ARTICLE
III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
OF SELLER AS TO SELLER
To
induce Buyer to enter into the Transaction Documents and consummate
the transactions contemplated thereby, Seller makes the following
representations and warranties to Buyer as of the date of this
Agreement and as of the Closing, except as disclosed by Seller in
the written Disclosure Schedule provided to Buyer dated the date of
this Agreement, which shall be arranged in sections and subsections
corresponding to the numbered and lettered sections and subsections
contained in this
Article
III
, and the disclosure in any section or subsection of the
Disclosure Schedule corresponding to any section or subsection of
this
Article III
shall qualify other sections and subsections in this
Article III
to the extent it is
reasonably clear on the face of the disclosed information that such
disclosed information also qualifies such other sections and
subsections.
3.01
Legal Capacity
. Seller has all
necessary legal capacity to execute and deliver this Agreement and
to perform Seller’s obligations under this
Agreement.
3.02
Execution and Enforceability
.
Seller has full legal right to execute and deliver this Agreement
and to perform the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement
has been duly and validly executed and delivered by Seller and
constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of Seller
enforceable against Seller in accordance with its terms, assuming
the due execution and delivery of the Agreement by Buyer and except
to the extent that such enforceability may be limited by
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance,
moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of
creditors’ rights generally and general equitable principles
(regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding at law
or in equity).
3.03
No Breach, Default, Violation or
Consent
. The execution, delivery and performance by Seller
of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby do not, (a) conflict with or result in any
breach of, constitute a default under, result in a violation of,
result in the creation of any Lien upon the Shares or any other
material assets of Seller, (b) give rise to a right to terminate,
or require the obtaining of any consent or approval of or the
giving of any notice to any third party (other than any
Governmental Entity), under the provisions of any material Contract
to which Seller is bound, (c) constitute or result in any violation
of any Law or Order to which Seller is subject, or (d) require any
notices, reports or other filings to be made by Seller with, or any
consents, registrations, approvals, permits or authorizations
required to be obtained by Seller from, any Governmental Entity,
other than, in the cases of clauses (b), (c) and (d) hereof, any
such breaches, defaults, violations, Liens, terminations, failures
to obtain consents or approvals or failures to give notices that,
individually or in the aggregate, would not have a material adverse
effect on the ability of Seller to consummate the purchase and sale
of the Shares or to perform any of Seller’s other material
obligations under this Agreement.
3.04
Ownership
. Seller is the sole
record and beneficial owner of the Shares set forth opposite
Seller’s name on
Schedule 3.04
. At the
Closing, Seller is transferring to Buyer good title to such Shares,
free and clear of all Liens (other than Liens created by Buyer and
restrictions under applicable securities Laws). No person other
than Seller has any interest in the Shares or may assert any claim
to the proceeds realized from the sale thereof. Other than this
Agreement, Seller is not party to any (i) option, warrants, put,
call, pledge or other contract or commitment providing for the
disposition or acquisition of any of such Shares or (ii) voting
trust, proxy or other contract or commitment with respect to the
voting of any of such Shares. Seller is in compliance with the
terms of the Marriage and Property Settlement Agreements and all
amounts required to be paid by Seller thereunder have been paid.
The execution, delivery and performance by Seller of this Agreement
and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby do not
conflict with the Marital and Property and Settlement Agreements,
give rise to a right to terminate, or require the obtaining of any
consent or approval of or the giving of any notice to any third
party under the provisions of any Marital and Property Settlement
Agreements or constitute or result in any violation of the Marital
and Property Settlement Agreements.
3.05
Litigation
. There is no
Proceeding pending or, to Seller’s actual knowledge after due
and reasonable inquiry, threatened in writing against Seller that
reasonably would be expected to have a material adverse effect on
the ability of Seller to perform this Agreement or to consummate
the transactions contemplated hereby.
3.06
Brokers
. Except as otherwise
disclosed on
Schedule
3.06
, Seller has not employed or retained, or has any
liability to, any broker, agent or finder on account of this
Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.
3.07
Investment
Representations
.
(a)
Seller understands
that the sale of the Buyer Shares to Seller has not been registered
under the Securities Act, or any state securities law by reason of
specific exemptions under the provisions thereof which depend in
part upon the other representations and warranties made by Seller
in this Agreement. Seller understands that Buyer is relying upon
Seller’s representations and warranties contained in this
Section 3.07
for
the purpose of determining whether this transaction meets the
requirements for such exemptions.
(b)
Seller has such
knowledge, skill and experience in business, financial and
investment matters so that Seller is capable of evaluating the
merits and risks of an investment in the Buyer Shares and, to the
extent that Seller has deemed it appropriate to do so, Seller has
relied upon appropriate professional advice regarding the tax,
legal and financial merits and consequences of an investment in the
Buyer Shares. Seller is an “accredited investor” within
the meaning of Rule 501 promulgated under the Securities
Act.
(c)
Seller has made,
either alone or together with Seller's advisors, such independent
investigation of Buyer, its management and related matters as
Seller deems to be, or such advisors have advised to be, necessary
or advisable in connection with an investment in the Buyer Shares
through the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. and Seller
and such advisors have received all information and data that
Seller and such advisors believe to be necessary in order to reach
an informed decision as to the advisability of an investment in the
Buyer Shares. Seller has been furnished with all information which
Seller deems necessary to evaluate the merits and risks of
purchasing the Shares and has had the opportunity to ask questions
concerning the Shares and Buyer and all questions posed have been
answered to Seller’s satisfaction. Seller has been given the
opportunity to obtain any additional information Seller deems
necessary to verify the accuracy of any information obtained
concerning the Shares and Buyer. Seller understands that an
investment in the Shares involves significant risks. Seller
understands that no federal or state agency has passed upon the
Shares or made any finding or determination concerning the fairness
or advisability of an investment in the Shares pursuant to this
Agreement. Nothing in this
Section 3.07(c)
shall affect
Seller’s ability to rely on Buyer’s representations and
warranties contained in
Article IV
.
(d)
Seller has reviewed
Seller’s financial condition and commitments, alone and
together with Seller’s advisors, and, based on such review,
Seller is satisfied that (i) Seller has adequate means of providing
for Seller's financial needs and possible contingencies and has
assets or sources of income which, taken together, are more than
sufficient so that Seller could bear the risk of loss of
Seller’s entire investment in the Buyer Shares, (ii) Seller
has no present or contemplated future need to dispose of all or any
portion of the Buyer Shares to satisfy any existing or contemplated
undertaking, need or indebtedness, and (iii) Seller is capable of
bearing the economic risk of an investment in the Buyer Shares for
the indefinite future.
(e)
Seller understands
that the Buyer Shares will be “restricted securities”
under Rule 144 under the Securities Act, and that the Securities
Act and the rules of the Commission promulgated thereunder provide
in substance that Seller may dispose of such shares only pursuant
to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act or
an exemption from registration if available. Seller further
understands that Buyer has no obligation or intention to register
the sale of any of the Buyer Shares to be received by Seller in the
transaction contemplated hereby, or take any other action so as to
permit sales pursuant to, the Securities Act. Accordingly, Seller
understands that Seller may dispose of such shares only in
transactions which are of a type exempt from registration under the
Securities Act, including (without limitation) a “private
placement,” in which event the transferee will acquire such
shares as “restricted securities” and subject to the
same limitations as in the hands of Seller. Seller further
understands that applicable state securities laws may impose
additional constraints upon the sale of securities. As a
consequence, Seller understands that Seller may have to bear the
economic risks of an investment in the Buyer Shares for an
indefinite period of time.
(f)
Seller is acquiring
the Shares for investment for Seller’s own account, not as a
nominee or agent, and not with a view to, or for resale in
connection with, any distribution thereof, and Seller has no
present intention of selling, granting any participation in, or
otherwise distributing the same.
(g)
Seller has received
and reviewed the documents filed by Buyer with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.
(h)
The stock
certificates evidencing the Buyer Shares issued at the Closing
shall bear the following legend:
"The
shares represented by this certificate have not been registered
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any state
securities laws and may not be sold or transferred in the absence
of such registration or an exemption therefrom under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, and applicable state securities laws. The
shares represented by this certificate are subject to restrictions
on transfer set forth in that certain Stock Purchase Agreement,
dated as of December __, 2017, by and between Liberated
Syndication, Inc. and Kevin Martin"
ARTICLE
IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
OF BUYER
To induce
Seller to enter into the Transaction Documents and consummate the
transactions contemplated thereby, Buyer makes the following
representations and warranties to Seller as of the date of this
Agreement and as of the Closing, as follows:
4.01
Organization and Power
. Buyer
is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the State of Nevada. Buyer has all
requisite corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate
its properties and to carry on its business as conducted and to
execute, enter into, deliver and perform this Agreement and to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. Buyer is qualified
to do business in each jurisdiction in which its ownership, leasing
or operation of property or assets or the conduct of its business
as conducted requires it to qualify, except where the failure to be
so qualified would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a
material adverse effect on the ability of Buyer to consummate the
purchase and sale of the Shares or to perform any of its other
material obligations under this Agreement. Buyer is not in
violation in any material respect of its Organizational
Documents.
4.02
Execution and Enforceability
.
Buyer has full legal right and all requisite power and authority
(corporate and other) to execute and deliver this Agreement and to
perform the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution,
delivery and performance of this Agreement has been duly and
validly by all requisite corporate action on the part of Buyer.
This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by
Buyer and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of
Buyer enforceable against Buyer in accordance with its terms,
assuming the due execution and delivery of this Agreement by Seller
and except to the extent that such enforceability may be limited by
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance,
moratorium or other similar Laws affecting the enforcement of
creditors’ rights generally and general equitable principles
(regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding at law
or in equity). All actions contemplated by this Agreement have been
duly and validly authorized by all necessary proceedings by Buyer
and no other act or proceeding on the part of Buyer is necessary to
authorize the execution, delivery and performance by Buyer of this
Agreement.
4.03
No Breach, Default, Violation or
Consent
. The execution, delivery and performance by Buyer of
this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby do not (i) constitute or result in any breach
or violation of or any default under the organizational documents
of Buyer, (ii) conflict with or result in any material breach of,
constitute a material default under, result in a material violation
of, result in the creation of any material Lien upon any material
assets of Buyer, give rise to a right to terminate, or require the
obtaining of any consent or approval of or the giving of any notice
to any third party (other than any Governmental Entity), under the
provisions of any material indenture, mortgage, lease, loan
agreement or other material agreement or instrument to which Buyer
is bound or any of its material assets is subject, (iii) constitute
or result in any violation of any Law or Order to which Buyer is
subject, or (iv) require any notices, reports or other filings to
be made by Buyer with, or any consents, registrations, approvals,
permits or authorizations required to be obtained by Buyer from,
any Governmental Entity, other than, (A) in the cases of clauses
(ii) and (iii) hereof, any such breaches, defaults, violations,
Liens, terminations, failures to obtain consents or approvals or
failures to give notices that, individually or in the aggregate,
would not have a material adverse effect on the ability of Buyer to
consummate the purchase and sale of the Shares or to perform any of
its other material obligations under this Agreement, and (B) in the
case of clause (iv) hereof, any such notices, reports, filings,
consents, registrations, approvals, permits or authorizations, the
failure to make or obtain would not, individually or in the
aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the ability of Buyer
to consummate the purchase and sale of the Shares or to perform any
of its other material obligations under this
Agreement.
4.04
Capitalization
. The authorized
capital stock of Buyer consists of 200,000,000 shares of Common
Stock and ten million (10,000,000) shares of Preferred Stock. As of
December 26, 2017, 24,415,860 shares of Buyer Common Stock were
issued and outstanding, all of which are duly authorized, validly
issued, fully paid and non-assessable and zero shares of Buyer
Preferred Stock were issued and outstanding. The shares of Buyer
Common Stock issuable to Seller pursuant to this Agreement have
been duly authorized and reserved for issuance and, when issued in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement, will be validly
issued, fully paid, non-assessable and free of preemptive rights.
Except as set forth above in this
Section 4.04
, there are no
outstanding (A) shares of capital stock or other voting securities
or equity interests of Buyer, (B) securities of Buyer or any
of its Subsidiaries convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable
for shares of capital stock of buyer or any of its Subsidiaries or
other voting securities or equity interests of Buyer or any of its
Subsidiaries, (C) stock appreciation rights, “phantom”
stock rights, performance units, interests in or rights to the
ownership or earnings of Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries or other
equity equivalent or equity-based award or right, (D)
subscriptions, options, warrants, calls, commitments, Contracts or
other rights to acquire from Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries, or
obligations of Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries to issue, any
shares of capital stock of Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries, voting
securities, equity interests or securities convertible into or
exchangeable or exercisable for capital stock or other voting
securities or equity interests of Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries
or rights or interests described in clause (C), or (E) obligations
of Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries to repurchase, redeem or
otherwise acquire any such securities or to issue, grant, deliver
or sell, or cause to be issued, granted, delivered or sold, any
such securities.
4.05
SEC Filings. Financial
Statements
.
(a)
Buyer has filed all
forms, reports and documents required to be filed by Buyer with the
SEC (collectively, the “
Buyer
SEC Documents
”). The Buyer SEC Documents (i) at the
time they were filed complied as to form in all material respects
with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act or the
Exchange Act, as the case may be, and (ii) did not at the time they
were filed (or if amended or superseded by a filing prior to the
date of this Agreement, then on the date of such filing) contain
any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make
the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which
they were made, not misleading.
(b)
The consolidated
financial statements (including, in each case, any related notes)
contained in the Buyer SEC Reports (i) comply as to form in all
material respects with the applicable rules and regulations of the
SEC as then in effect with respect thereto, (ii) were prepared in
accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the
periods involved (except as may be indicated in the notes to such
financial statements or, in the case of unaudited statements, as
permitted by the SEC) and (iii) fairly presented the consolidated
financial position of Buyer and its Subsidiaries as at the
respective dates and the consolidated results of its operations and
cash flows for the periods indicated, except that the unaudited
interim financial statements were subject to normal year-end
recurring adjustments.
4.06
Brokers
. Except as otherwise
disclosed on
Schedule
4.06
, Buyer has not employed or retained, or has any
liability to, any broker, agent or finder on account of this
Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents or the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.
4.07
Investment Representations
.
Buyer hereby acknowledges that the Shares have not been registered
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or registered or
qualified for sale under any state securities laws, and cannot be
resold without registration thereunder or exemption therefrom, to
the extent such Laws are applicable. Buyer is purchasing the Shares
for investment purposes and has no intent to distribute or make a
public offering of such stock in violation of applicable Laws.
Buyer is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of
Rule 501 of Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder.
4.08
Full Disclosure
. No representation or warranty by Buyer in this
Agreement or any certificate or other document furnished or to be
furnished to Seller pursuant to this Agreement contains any untrue
statement of a material fact, or omits to state a material fact
necessary to make the statements contained therein, in light of the
circumstances in which they are made, not
misleading.
ARTICLE
V
5.01
Books and Records
. After the
Closing, Buyer will, and will cause the Acquired Companies to,
retain all books, records and other documents pertaining to the
business of the Acquired Companies for a period of five (5) years
from the Closing Date and to make the same reasonably available and
in a manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the Acquired
Companies’ normal business operations after the Closing Date
for such five (5) year period for inspection and copying by Seller
and his representatives during the normal business hours of the
Company, upon reasonable request and upon reasonable advance
notice, for legitimate tax purposes or to otherwise enable Seller
to comply with the terms of this Agreement; provided that, Seller
first enter into an agreement of confidentiality and nondisclosure
reasonably acceptable to Buyer.
(a)
Seller shall not be permitted to engage in any
Prohibited Transaction until the date that is the earlier to occur
of (i) the first anniversary of this Agreement and (ii) the date
that is 183 days following the date on which the Buyer Common Stock
is listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market (the
“
Lockup
Period
”). Subject to any
other restrictions that may arise under applicable securities Laws,
the number of Buyer Shares that may be disposed of in Prohibited
Transactions during any 30-day period following the expiration of
the Lockup Period shall not exceed ten percent (10%) of the Buyer
Shares issued to Seller on the date hereof (adjusted for any stock
splits, stock dividends, stock combinations and any other similar
capitalization change).
(b)
“
Prohibited
Transaction
” means any
offer, sale, contract to sell, pledge or other disposition of, or
entering into any transaction which is designed to, or might
reasonably be expected to, result in the disposition (whether by
actual disposition or effective economic disposition due to cash
settlement or otherwise) by the undersigned of any Shares.
“Prohibited Transaction” shall not include bona fide
gifts or transfers by beneficiary designation, will or intestate
succession or any transfer for estate planning purposes to members
of such person's immediate family or any trust for the benefit of
the undersigned or for the benefit of any of the foregoing persons;
provided that, prior to such transfer, the transferee executes a
joinder to this
Section 5.02
in form and substance reasonably
acceptable to Buyer. A “
person's immediate
family
” shall consist of
any child, stepchild, grandchild, parent, stepparent, grandparent,
spouse, sibling, and shall include adoptive
relationships.
5.03
Board Observer Right
. For a
period of two (2) years after the Closing or until Seller owns less
than two percent (2%) of the shares of Buyer Common Stock then
outstanding, whichever is earlier, Seller shall be entitled to
attend all meetings of the Board of Directors of Buyer in a
nonvoting observer capacity and, in this respect, Buyer shall give
Seller copies of all notices, minutes, consents, and other
materials that it provides to its directors at the same time and in
the same manner as provided to such directors. Seller hereby agrees
to hold in confidence and trust all information and materials so
provided or received in the course of acting in such capacity.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Seller shall be excluded from any
meeting or portion thereof, and shall not entitled to receive
written information or other materials, if the Board of Directors
determines, upon advice of counsel, that the presence of Seller at
such meeting or the provision of such information or other
materials is necessary to avoid a conflict of interest or to
protect the attorney-client privilege. For so long as Seller is
acting in a nonvoting observer capacity, Seller agrees that he
shall be bound by, and shall observe, Buyer’s securities
insider trading and pre-clearance policies as in effect from time
to time.
5.04
Public Announcements
. Seller
shall not, nor shall any of Seller’s Affiliates, without the
approval of Buyer, issue any press releases or otherwise make any
public statements with respect to the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement. Buyer may issue a press release following the
Closing and may otherwise make public statements as may be required
by applicable Law or by obligations pursuant to any listing
agreement with any national securities exchange or stock
market.
(a)
Tax
Indemnification
.
(i)
As used in this
Agreement, “
Tax
Losses
” means (A) all Taxes of any Acquired Company
for all taxable periods ending on or prior to the Closing Date (a
“
Pre-Closing Tax
Period
”) and, with respect to taxable periods
beginning on or before the Closing Date and ending after the
Closing Date (a “
Straddle
Period
”), all Taxes for the portion of such Straddle
Periods ending on the Closing Date (as determined pursuant to
Section
5.05(a)(iii)
below) (including, without limitation, Losses
in respect of any matters disclosed in the schedules to Section
2.06); (B) all Taxes of any member of an affiliated, consolidated,
combined, or unitary group of which any Acquired Company is or was
a member on or prior to the Closing Date, including pursuant to
Section 1.1502-6 of the Treasury Regulations or any analogous or
similar state, local or non-U.S. law or regulation; (C) all Taxes
of any person (other than the Acquired Companies) imposed on any
Acquired Company as a transferee or successor, by contract or
pursuant to any law, rule or regulation, which Taxes relate to an
event or transaction occurring before the Closing; (D) subject to
Section 5.05(f)(ii), all Taxes imposed on any Acquired Company
attributable to the making of the Section 338(h)(10) Election,
including (i) any Taxes imposed under Section 1374 of the Code; and
(ii) any state, local or non-U.S. Tax imposed on any Acquired
Company gain or income resulting from the Section 338(h)(10)
Election; provided that any Taxes indemnifiable as a Depreciation
Recapture Tax Claim under Section 5.05(f)(ii) up to $600,000 in the
aggregate shall not constitute a Tax Loss; and (E) all Taxes
imposed on any Acquired Company as a result of the extension of or
conversion of Seller Loans into distributions by an Acquired
Company to Seller or any other disposition or treatment of the
Seller Loans that results in the extinguishment of any obligation
on the part of Seller to repay the Seller Loans.
(ii)
Seller
shall prepare or cause to be prepared and file or cause to be filed
all Tax Returns of the Acquired Companies for all taxable periods
ending on or before the Closing Date that are filed after the
Closing Date (the “
Seller-Prepared Tax Returns
”). Any
such Seller-Prepared Tax Returns shall be prepared on a basis
consistent with the last previous similar Tax Return, except as
required by applicable Law; provided that Seller may treat any
taxable item that had not been incorporated into a last previous
similar Tax Return in any reasonable manner, unless such treatment
is prohibited by applicable Law or inconsistent with this
Agreement. Seller shall provide Buyer with a copy of each such Tax
Return for review and comment at least thirty (30) calendar days
prior to the filing date of such Tax Return. Within 15 days after
receipt of such Tax Returns, the Buyer will give notice to Seller
of any dispute with respect to such Tax Returns. Buyer and Seller
will promptly attempt to resolve any disputes with respect to such
Tax Returns; provided, that if they are unable to do so within 15
days after delivery of notice of the dispute, such disputed items
will be resolved in the same manner as disputes with respect to the
Disputed Items under
Section 1.02(e)
hereof. Buyer
shall prepare or cause to be prepared and file or cause to be filed
all Tax Returns of the Acquired Companies relating to a Straddle
Period (the “
Buyer-Prepared
Tax Returns
”). All Buyer-Prepared Tax Returns shall be
prepared in a manner consistent with all prior Tax Returns of the
Acquired Companies except as required by applicable Law; provided
that Buyer may treat any taxable item that had not been
incorporated into a last previous similar Tax Return in any
reasonable manner, unless such treatment is prohibited by
applicable Law or inconsistent with this Agreement. Buyer shall
deliver all Buyer-Prepared Tax Returns to Seller for review and
comment at least thirty (30) calendar days prior to the filing date
of such Tax Return in the case of an Income Tax Return and a
reasonable period of time prior to filing with respect to any other
Tax Returns. Within fifteen (15) days after receipt of such Income
Tax Returns and a reasonable period of time with respect to other
Tax Returns, Seller will give notice to the Buyer of any dispute
with respect to such Tax Returns. Buyer and Seller will promptly
attempt to resolve any disputes with respect to such Tax Returns;
provided, that if they are unable to do so within fifteen (15) days
after delivery of notice of the dispute, such disputed items will
be resolved in the same manner as disputes with respect to the
Disputed Items under
Section 1.02(e)
hereof.
(iii)
For
purposes of this Agreement, in order to apportion appropriately any
Income Taxes, and any other Taxes based on or determined with
respect to income, receipts, profits or payroll, relating to any
Straddle Period, Seller and Buyer shall, to the extent permitted or
required under applicable Law, treat the Closing Date as the last
day of the taxable year or period of the Acquired Companies for all
Tax purposes. In any case where applicable Law does not permit the
Acquired Companies to treat the Closing Date as the last day of the
taxable year or period, the portion of any Income Taxes, or any
other Taxes based on or determined with respect to income,
receipts, profits, or payroll that are allocable to the portion of
the Straddle Period ending on the Closing Date shall be the amount
that would be payable if the taxable year or period ended on the
Closing Date based on an interim closing of the books. In the case
of other Taxes imposed on a periodic basis (including property
Taxes), the portion of any such Taxes for any Straddle Period
allocable to the portion of such period ending on the Closing Date
shall be deemed to equal the amount of such Taxes for the entire
period multiplied by a fraction the numerator of which is the
number of calendar days in the period ending with the Closing Date
and the denominator of which is the number of calendar days in the
entire period. For purposes of the provisions of
Section 5.05
, each portion of
such period shall be deemed to be a taxable period (whether or not
it is in fact a taxable period). Notwithstanding the foregoing, for
all purposes of this Agreement, any Taxes arising from actions
taken by Buyer or its Subsidiaries or Affiliates outside the
ordinary course of business and not otherwise contemplated under
this Agreement after the Closing on the Closing Date (an
“
Extraordinary
Action
”) shall not be attributable to the Pre-Closing
Tax Period and shall not be apportioned to a period prior to the
Closing Date for purposes of a Straddle Period. Buyer agrees to
make a payment to Seller based on any increase in Tax payable by
Seller on account of an Extraordinary Action.
(b)
Cooperation in Filing Tax
Returns
. Buyer and Seller shall, and shall each cause their
Subsidiaries and Affiliates to, provide to the other such
cooperation and information, as and to the extent reasonably
requested, in connection with the filing of any Tax Return, amended
Tax Return or claim for refund, determining liability for Taxes or
a right to refund of Taxes, or in conducting any audit, litigation
or other proceeding with respect to Taxes, including assistance in
obtaining the benefits of any available exemptions for, or
mitigation of, Transfer Taxes otherwise due.
(c)
Payment of Transfer Taxes and
Fees
. All transfer, documentary, sales, use, stamp,
registration and other similar Taxes, (collectively,
“
Transfer
Taxes
”) arising out of or in connection with the
transfer to Buyer of the Shares effected pursuant to this Agreement
shall be borne by Seller. The party legally responsible shall file
all necessary Tax Returns and other documentation with respect to
all Transfer Taxes, and if required by applicable Law, the other
parties will join in the execution of any such Tax Returns and
other documentation.
(d)
Termination of Tax Sharing
Agreements
. Seller shall cause all tax-sharing agreements or
similar agreements to which any Acquired Company is a party prior
to the Closing to be terminated with respect to such Acquired
Company as of the Closing Date and, after the Closing Date, such
Acquired Company shall not be bound thereby or have any liability
thereunder.
(e)
Tax Contests
. If any Tax
authority issues to the Buyer or any Acquired Company (i) a notice
of its intent to audit, examine or conduct an administrative
proceeding with respect to Taxes or Tax Returns of a Acquired
Company for any Pre-Closing Tax Period or Straddle Period; or (ii)
a notice of deficiency, a notice of its intent to assess a
deficiency or a notice of proposed adjustment concerning Taxes or
Tax Returns of any Acquired Company for any Pre-Closing Tax Period
or Straddle Period, or (iii) any other correspondence from any
Governmental Entity related to a Pre-Closing Tax Period or Straddle
Period the resolution of which could increase Tax of Seller (the
items set forth in clauses (i) (ii), and (iii), each a
“
Tax Claim
”),
the Buyer shall promptly notify Seller of the receipt of such
communication; provided that the failure or delay to notify Seller
of a Tax Claim will not relieve Seller of any liability that he may
have under this Agreement, except solely to the extent that Seller
has been prejudiced by the Buyer's failure or delay to give such
notice. Seller shall be permitted to control, defend, settle and
resolve the contest of any Tax Claim for any Pre-Closing Tax Period
for which all of the Taxes at issue are Seller Tax Liabilities with
counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Buyer, so long as Seller
provides written notice to the Buyer of its intent to control such
Tax Proceeding within fifteen (15) days after receiving notice of
such matter and thereafter actively and diligently controls the
same; otherwise, Buyer and the Company Parties may control, defend,
settle and resolve such Tax Proceeding at Sellers' expense. The
Party who would bear the largest proportion of any Tax resulting
from a Tax Claim related to a Straddle Period shall have the
exclusive authority to control, defend, settle and resolve any Tax
Proceeding relating to any Straddle Period. Each of the Buyer and
Seller shall have the right to participate in a Tax Proceeding
being controlled and defended against by the other with respect to
a Pre-Closing Tax Period or Straddle Period at its sole expense.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Seller or the
Buyer, as the case may be, shall not be entitled to settle, either
administratively or after the commencement of litigation, any Tax
Proceeding relating to a Pre-Closing Tax Period or Straddle Period
without the prior written consent of Seller or the Buyer, as the
case may be, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld or
delayed.
(f)
Section 338(h)(10)
Election
.
(i)
Seller shall join
with Buyer in making a timely election under Section 338(h)(10) of
the Code (and any corresponding election under state, local or
non-U.S. Tax law) with respect to the purchase and sale of the
Company Shares hereunder (collectively, a “
Section 338(h)(10) Election
”).
Seller shall include any income, gain, loss, deduction, or other
Tax item resulting from the Section 338(h)(10) Election on his Tax
Returns to the extent required by applicable Law. Seller shall
deliver to Buyer at the Closing an Internal Revenue Service Form
8023 (and any corresponding form necessary under state, local or
non-U.S. Tax law to effect the Section 338(h)(10) Election) duly
executed by Seller and in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to Buyer and acknowledges and agrees that Buyer may
cause such elections to be filed, and authorized such elections to
be filed, with the proper Tax authority after the Closing. Seller
shall cooperate with Buyer, as requested by Buyer, after the
Closing to the extent necessary to properly cause the Section
338(h)(10) Election to be effective in any relevant Tax
jurisdiction.
(ii)
The
Purchase Price and any other amounts treated as purchase
consideration for U.S. federal income Tax purposes will be
allocated among the assets of the Acquired Companies for Income Tax
purposes as shown on the allocation schedule attached hereto as
Schedule
5.05(f)(ii)
. The parties shall file all Tax Returns in a
manner consistent with such allocation. In the event of a Tax Claim
related to such allocation or the Section 338(h)(10) Election,
Buyer shall indemnify and hold harmless Seller for Taxes, not to
exceed $600,000 in the aggregate, imposed on Seller in connection
with such Tax Claim solely to the extent that such Tax Claim
relates to the Company’s depreciation recapture
(“
Depreciation Recapture Tax
Claim
”), but excluding any Taxes imposed on Seller as
a result of any indemnification payment paid by Buyer. For the
avoidance of doubt, Seller shall not be entitled to settle, either
administratively or after commencement of litigation, any Tax
Proceeding related to a Depreciation Recapture Tax Claim without
the prior written consent of Buyer, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld or delayed.
5.06
Restrictive
Covenants
.
(a)
Non-Solicitation
. As a material
inducement to Buyer’s consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, Seller agrees that Seller shall
not, and shall cause its controlled Affiliates not to, for a period
of five (5) years following the Closing Date (the
“
Restricted
Period
”), directly or indirectly, without the prior
written consent of Buyer:
(i)
solicit any
Customer for any Restricted Services (where “
Customer
” means any person or
entity to which any Acquired Company has rendered Restricted
Services during the two (2) year period ending on the Closing Date
and “
Restricted
Services
” means the business of the Company and its
Subsidiaries as historically conducted and currently
conducted);
(ii)
solicit,
direct or influence any of the suppliers, vendors, service
providers, agents, personnel and others having business relations
with the Acquired Companies as of the Closing Date to modify or
terminate any business relationships with the Acquired Companies;
or
(iii)
solicit
or hire any employees of the Acquired Companies as of the Closing
Date; provided that the foregoing restriction (A) shall not apply
to general solicitations of employment or to the use of hiring
agents or brokers that are not specifically directed towards
contacting employees of any of the Acquired Companies and (B) shall
not prohibit the hiring of any former employee of any of the
Acquired Companies whose employment or other service providing
relationship with Buyer was terminated by Buyer more than six (6)
months prior to such time provided that he or she was not solicited
in violation of this
Section 5.06(a)
.
(b)
Non-Competition
. As a material
inducement to Buyer’s consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, Seller agrees that such Seller
shall not, and shall cause its Affiliates not to, during the
Restricted Period, directly or indirectly, engage in, in any
capacity, or have any direct or indirect ownership interest in, any
business anywhere in the world which is engaged, either directly or
indirectly, in providing Restricted Services; provided, however,
that Seller may own as a passive investment, directly or
indirectly, securities of any public corporation or other entity
engaged in providing Restricted Services if Seller does not,
directly or indirectly, beneficially own in the aggregate more than
five percent (5%) of the outstanding shares of capital stock of
such entity; provided, further, that the parties agree that
ownership of the Buyer Shares shall not be deemed to be in
violation of this
Section
5.06(b)
.
(c)
Confidentiality
. In respect of
all information that relates to the business and operations of the
Acquired Companies (“
Confidential Information
”), from
and after the Closing, Seller shall treat all Confidential
Information as confidential and not disclose any Confidential
Information. The term Confidential Information shall not include
information or knowledge that (i) is now or becomes part of the
public domain or generally available to the public other than as a
result of a disclosure by Seller or (ii) is required to be
disclosed by any Law. If Confidential Information is disclosed by
Seller in violation of this
Section 5.06
, Seller shall
promptly notify Buyer after obtaining knowledge of such disclosure
and, as applicable, take all reasonable steps required to prevent
further disclosure. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Seller is
requested or required (by oral questions, interrogatories, requests
for information or documents in legal proceedings, subpoena, civil
investigative demand or other similar process) or is required by
operation of applicable Law to disclose any Confidential
Information, Seller shall provide Buyer with prompt written notice
of such request or requirement, which notice shall, if reasonably
practicable, be at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to making
such disclosure, so that the Buyer may seek, at the Buyer’s
sole cost and expense, a protective order or other appropriate
remedy. If, in the absence of a protective order or other remedy or
the receipt of such a waiver, such Seller is nonetheless, upon the
written advice of its counsel, legally compelled to disclose
Confidential Information, then Seller may disclose only that
portion of the Confidential Information which such counsel advises
is legally required to be disclosed, whereupon such disclosure
shall not constitute a breach of this
Section 5.06
.
(d)
Specific Enforcement
. Seller
acknowledges that any breach or threatened breach by it of any
provision of
Section
5.06
(together, the “
Restrictive Covenants
”) may cause
continuing and irreparable injury to Buyer and its Affiliates for
which monetary damages would not be an adequate remedy.
Accordingly, Buyer shall be entitled to injunctive relief from any
court of competent jurisdiction, including specific performance,
with respect to any such breach or threatened breach. In connection
therewith, no Seller shall, in any Proceeding to so enforce any
provisions of this
Section
5.06
assert the claim or defense that an adequate remedy at
Law exists or that the injunctive relief is not an appropriate form
of relief under the circumstances.
(e)
Interpretation
. It is the
desire and intent of the parties that the provisions of this
Section 5.06
shall
be enforceable to the fullest extent permissible under Law and
public policy. Accordingly, if any provision of this
Section 5.06
shall be
determined to be invalid, unenforceable or illegal for any reason,
then the validity and enforceability of all of the remaining
provisions of this
Section
5.06
shall not be affected thereby. If any particular
provision of this
Section
5.06
shall be adjudicated to be invalid or unenforceable,
then such provision shall be deemed amended to delete therefrom the
portion thus adjudicated to be invalid or unenforceable, such
amendment to apply only to the operation of such provision in the
particular jurisdiction in which such adjudication is made;
provided
, that, if any
provision contained in this
Section 5.06
shall be
adjudicated to be invalid or unenforceable because such provision
is held to be excessively broad as to duration, geographic scope,
activity or subject, then such provision shall be deemed amended by
limiting and reducing it so as to be valid and enforceable to the
maximum extent compatible with the Laws and public policy of such
jurisdiction, such amendment only to apply with respect to the
operation of such provision in the applicable jurisdiction in which
the adjudication is made.
5.07
Release
. Seller, for himself
and for each of his successors, executors, administrators, heirs
and estate, and past, present and future assigns, agents and
representatives (each, a “
Seller
Associated Party
”), hereby
generally, irrevocably, unconditionally and completely releases and
forever discharges each of the Acquired Companies, Buyer, their
successors and assigns, directors, officers, employees,
stockholders, members, agents, attorneys and representatives (each,
a “
Released
Person
”) from, and hereby irrevocably, unconditionally
and completely waives and relinquishes, each of the Released
Claims. “
Seller
Released Claims
” means
and includes each and every claim that (i) Seller or any Seller
Associated Party of Seller may have had in the past, may now have
or may have in the future against any of the Released Persons, and
(ii) has arisen or arises directly or indirectly out of, or
relates directly or indirectly to, any circumstance, agreement,
activity, action, omission, event or matter occurring or existing
on or prior to the Closing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Seller
Released Claims shall not include any rights or claims of Seller
arising out of any circumstance, agreement, activity, action,
omission, event or matter occurring or existing after the Closing
Date or arising under or in respect of this Agreement, any other
Transaction Document or the transactions contemplated
hereby.
5.08
Transition Assistance
. For a
period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on the first
anniversary thereof, Seller shall be available during normal
business hours, upon reasonable notice, to provide advice to Buyer
by telephone or e-mail on transition and other matters within the
scope of Seller’s business experience and expertise
(“
Services
”),
but in any event not to exceed twenty (20) hours in any three-month
period. To the extent that Buyer requests that Seller provide
Services for more than twenty (20) hours in any three-month period,
Seller shall make himself reasonably available to provide Services
to Buyer by telephone or e-mail during normal business hours at the
rate of $150 per hour. Buyer shall pay Seller’s invoice for
such excess Services within thirty (30) days’ following
receipt.
5.09
Continuation of Key
Individuals
. For a period commencing on the Closing Date and
ending on the six month anniversary thereof, Buyer currently
intends to cause the Company to continue to employ Matthew Riffle
and Melea Strimple (the “
Key
Individuals
”) in their roles and at the base
compensation set forth in
Schedule 5.09
. The Key
Individuals shall be eligible to participate in such equity
incentive plans as may be maintained by Buyer for its employees
generally on such terms as the Board of Directors and chief
executive officer of Buyer may establish. Nothing herein shall
alter the at-will nature of the Key Individuals’ employment
or limit the Company’s right to modify the terms and
conditions of their employment.
ARTICLE
VI
6.01
Survival of Representations and
Warranties, Covenants and Agreements
.
(a)
Except as set forth
in
Section 6.01(b)
,
the representations and warranties contained in or made pursuant to
this Agreement, and all claims with respect thereto, shall survive
the Closing until the twelve (12) month anniversary of the Closing
Date and thereupon expire. Each of the covenants and agreements
contained herein that contemplates performance after the Closing
shall survive the Closing and continue in full force and effect in
accordance with their respective terms.
(b)
The representations
and warranties contained in or made pursuant to
Section 2.01
(Organization and
Power),
Section
2.02
(Subsidiaries),
Section 2.04
(Ownership and
Control) and
Section
2.21
(Brokers) (the “
Company Fundamental
Representations
”),
Section 3.01
(Power),
Section 3.02
(Execution and Enforceability),
Section 3.04
(Ownership) and
Section 3.06
(Brokers) (the “
Seller
Fundamental Representations
”),
Section 4.01
(Organization and
Power),
Section
4.02
(Execution and Enforceability),
Section 4.04
(Capitalization)
and
Section 4.06
(Brokers) (the “
Buyer
Fundamental Representations
”) shall survive the
Closing indefinitely. Claims for indemnification for breach of the
Company’s representations and warranties set forth in
Section 2.06
(the
“
Tax
Representations
”) and under
Section 6.02(d)
may be asserted
until the date that is thirty (30) days after the expiration of the
statute of limitations applicable to the Tax or taxable period to
which such representation or claim relates, and thereupon
expire.
(c)
Subject to the
limitations set forth in this
Article VI
, in the event that
notice of any claim for indemnification under
Section 6.02
or
Section 6.03
has been timely
given in accordance with
Section 6.05
or
Section 6.06
, as applicable,
prior to the expiration of the applicable survival period set forth
above, the representations, warranties, covenants and indemnities
that are the subject of such indemnification claim shall, subject
to the limitations set forth in this
Article VI
, survive with
respect to such claim until such time as such claim is finally
resolved.
6.02
Indemnification by Seller
.
Subject to the limitations set forth in this
Article VI
, from and after the
Closing Date, Seller shall indemnify and hold harmless Buyer, the
Acquired Companies and their respective officers, directors,
employees, equity holders, representatives, agents, successors and
assigns (collectively, the “
Buyer Indemnitees
”) from and
against any and all liabilities, losses, claims, damages,
Proceedings, audits, demands, assessments, adjustments, judgments,
settlement payments, deficiencies, Taxes, penalties, fines,
interest (including interest from the date of such damages) and
costs and expenses (including amounts paid in settlement, interest,
court costs, costs of investigations, fees and expenses of
attorneys, accountants, financial advisors and other experts, and
other expenses of litigation) (collectively, “
Losses
”) incurred by any Buyer
Indemnitee as a result of:
(a)
any
misrepresentation or breach of the representations and warranties
of Seller set forth in
Article II
or
Article III
;
(b)
any breach or
nonperformance by Seller of the covenants required to be performed
by Seller after the Closing;
(c)
any Indebtedness or
Seller Transaction Expense that is not paid prior to or satisfied
at Closing as a reduction to the Estimated Cash Consideration or in
connection with the adjustments to the Cash Consideration under
Section
1.02(e)
;
(d)
Tax
Losses;
(e)
any inaccuracy in
the Closing Payment Certificate; provided however, that if the
Closing Payment Certificate contains any inaccuracy that results in
the over payment of any amount to a third party and a corresponding
under payment of the Estimated Cash Consideration paid to the
Seller at the Closing, the Buyer shall pay any amounts recovered or
credited as a result of such inaccuracy to the party entitled to
such amounts, including the Seller; and
(f)
the dissolution
and/or winding down of pairIncubator, LLC.
6.03
Indemnification by Buyer
.
Subject to the limitations set forth in this
Article VI
, from and after the
Closing Date, Buyer shall indemnify and hold harmless Seller and
his respective officers, directors, employees, equity holders,
representatives, agents, successors and assigns (collectively, the
“
Seller
Indemnitees
”) from and against any and all Losses
incurred by any Seller Indemnitee: (a) as a result of any
misrepresentation or breach of the representations and warranties
of Buyer set forth in
Article IV
; and (b) any breach
of any covenant or obligation of Buyer in this Agreement or in any
certificate, document or other writing delivered by Buyer pursuant
to this Agreement.
(a)
Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Buyer
Indemnitees shall not be indemnified or held harmless for any
Losses arising under
Section 6.02(a)
until the
aggregate amount of all Losses for which all Buyer Indemnitees are
otherwise entitled to indemnification pursuant to
Section 6.02(a)
exceeds an
amount equal to ONE HUNDRED TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($120,000) (the
“
Deductible
”),
whereupon the Buyer Indemnitees shall only be indemnified and held
harmless for Losses in excess of the Deductible but subject to the
other limitations set forth in this Agreement. The Deductible shall
not apply with respect to breaches of the Company Fundamental
Representations, the Seller Fundamental Representations or the Tax
Representations.
(b)
Subject to
Section 6.04(c)
,
(i) the Escrow Shares shall be the sole source of recovery for any
Losses under
Section
6.02(a)
(other than with respect to any claim arising from
the breach of the Company Fundamental Representations, the Seller
Fundamental Representations and Tax Representations), and (ii)
Seller’s maximum aggregate liability to the Buyer Indemnitees
for any and all Losses under
Section 6.02(a)
(other than
with respect to any claim arising from the breach of the Company
Fundamental Representations, the Seller Fundamental Representations
and Tax Representations) shall not exceed ONE MILLION DOLLARS
($1,000,000) (the “
General
Cap
”), which shall be satisfied by recourse to the
Escrow Shares valued at the Average Price. The Escrow Shares, less
any Escrow Shares previously released to Buyer in accordance with
the Escrow Agreement, shall be released to Seller at 5:00 p.m.,
Eastern Time, on the twelve-month anniversary of the Closing Date
(the period of time from the Closing Date through and including
such termination date is referred to herein as the
“
Escrow
Period
”); provided, however
,
that the Escrow Period shall not
terminate with respect to any Escrow Shares (the
“
Remaining Escrow
Shares
”) that are subject to any claim that is pending
against the Escrow Shares as of such date and time and, solely with
respect to all such claims, the Escrow Period shall be extended
until such date and time as all such claims are resolved or finally
determined in accordance with this Agreement and the Escrow
Agreement.
(c)
The General Cap
shall not apply to Losses incurred by any Buyer Indemnitee in
connection with any misrepresentation or breach of the Company
Fundamental Representations, the Seller Fundamental Representations
and the Tax Representations or pursuant to
Section
6.02(b)-(f)
.
(d)
Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement (for the
avoidance of doubt, subject to the General Cap), the maximum
aggregate amount of Losses for which Seller shall be liable under
Sections 6.02(a)-(e) shall not exceed in the aggregate (i) the
Escrow Shares and (ii) THIRTEEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND
DOLLARS ($13,500,000).
(e)
Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, for purposes
of this
Article VI
only, (i) whether any misrepresentation or breach of warranty made
under
Article II
or
Article III
has
occurred and (ii) the amount of any Losses related to any such
misrepresentation or breach shall, in each case, be determined
without regard to any “materiality,”
“material,” “material respects,” or other
similar unquantified qualification of magnitude contained in or
otherwise applicable to such representation or
warranty.
(f)
Subject to the
limitations set forth in this Agreement, Seller Indemnitees shall
be indemnified and held harmless for Losses. Buyer’s maximum
aggregate liability to the Seller Indemnitees for any Losses under
Section 6.03
(other
than with respect to any claim arising from the breach of the Buyer
Fundamental Representations) shall not exceed an amount equal to
the General Cap. The General Cap shall not apply with respect to
breaches of the Buyer Fundamental Representations. Buyer’s
liability for Losses incurred by Seller as a result of any failure
by Buyer to comply with its disclosure obligations under applicable
Laws in connection with the private placement of the Buyer Shares
pursuant to this Agreement (“
Disclosure Breach
”) (which
remedies are expressly reserved by Seller) and any breach of
Section 4.04
(Capitalization), shall be limited to TWO MILLION FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,500,000) in the aggregate. Buyer’s
maximum aggregate liability to Seller for any and all Losses under
Section 6.03
and
for any Disclosure Breach shall be limited to SIXTEEN MILLION
DOLLARS ($16,000,000) in the aggregate.
(g)
For purposes of
determining the amount of any Losses subject to indemnification
under this
Article
VI
, the amount of such Losses will be determined net of the
sum of any amounts recovered under insurance policies with respect
to such Losses (net of any reasonable out-of-pocket expenses
incurred in collecting such amounts) (“
Insurance Proceeds
”). Each
Indemnitee will use commercially reasonable efforts to seek
recovery from third parties who may be responsible, in whole or in
part, for Losses suffered by such Indemnitee and to make claims
under insurance policies providing coverage with respect to Losses
suffered by such Indemnitee. Each party hereto waives, to the
extent permitted under its applicable insurance policies, any
subrogation rights that its insurer may have with respect to any
indemnifiable Losses. If any Indemnitee receives any insurance or
third party recoveries after the Indemnitor has paid the Indemnitee
under any indemnification provision of this Agreement in respect of
that Loss, the Indemnitee must promptly notify the Indemnitor and
pay to the Indemnitor the value of such benefit or the amount of
such recovery (less the Indemnitee’s reasonable costs of
receiving such recovery or benefit and, in the case of insurance
proceeds, any increase in insurance premiums resulting from such
claim), up to the amount paid by the Indemnitor to the Indemnitee
in respect of such claim.
(h)
Each party entitled
to indemnification must use commercially reasonable efforts to
mitigate any Loss for which that party seeks indemnification
pursuant to this Agreement, provided, that nothing in this
Section 6.04(h)
shall limit any party’s right of indemnification or recovery
for any Loss for which indemnification is available under this
Agreement.
6.05
Indemnification Procedure for
Third-Party Claims
.
(a)
In the event that
any Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification with respect to any
Loss arising from any Proceeding, judicial or administrative,
instituted by any third party (any such third-party Proceeding
being referred to as a “
Third-Party Claim
”), the
Indemnitee shall give the Indemnitor prompt notice thereof. Any
failure or delay on the part of the Indemnitee to give such notice
shall not affect whether an Indemnitor is liable to indemnify the
Indemnitee except and to the extent that the Indemnitor is
prejudiced thereby. The Indemnitor shall be entitled to, at the
Indemnitor’s expense, participate in the defense of such
Third-Party Claim and, if it so chooses and acknowledges in a
writing delivered to the Indemnitee that any Losses that may be
incurred by an Indemnitor in connection with such Third-Party Claim
shall be indemnified by the Indemnitor pursuant to this
Article VI
, to
assume the defense thereof with counsel selected by the Indemnitor
and reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnitee; provided, however,
that notwithstanding the foregoing, the Indemnitor shall not be
entitled to assume (and/or maintain) control of the defense of such
Third-Party Claim if (i) the claim seeks an injunction or equitable
relief against any Indemnitee or would not result solely in
monetary liability or damages for which the Indemnitor is
responsible hereunder, (ii) the Indemnitee reasonably concludes
based on the advice of counsel that it may have defenses available
to it which are different from or in addition to those available to
such Indemnitor, or that a reasonable likelihood exists of an
actual or potential conflict of interest between the Indemnitor, on
the one hand, and the Indemnitee, on the other hand, or (iii) the
Indemnitee reasonably believes that the Losses relating to such
Third-Party Claim would exceed the maximum amount for which the
Indemnitor could be liable under this
Article VI
(clauses (i) –
(iii) are, collectively, the “
Litigation
Conditions
”).
(b)
Notice of the
intention to control, contest and defend shall be given by the
Indemnitor to the Indemnitee within 20 business days after the
Indemnitee’s notice of such Third-Party Claim. Such control,
contest and defense shall be conducted by counsel chosen by the
Indemnitor and reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnitee. In the
event that the Indemnitor is excluded from assuming or maintaining
such defense because a Litigation Condition is met, then the
Indemnitee may assume control of such defense and employ counsel to
represent or defend it in any such Third-Party Claim at the
Indemnitee’s expense but without waiving or prejudice to its
right to be indemnified for such defense expenses as Losses in
accordance with the terms of this
Article VI
. In any Third-Party
Claim with respect to which indemnification is being sought
hereunder, the Indemnitee or the Indemnitor, whichever is not
defending such Third-Party Claim, shall be entitled, at its own
cost and expense (which expense shall not constitute a Loss unless
counsel for the Indemnitee advises in writing that there is a
conflict of interest, and only to the extent that such expenses are
reasonable), to participate in, but not control, such contest and
defense and to be represented by attorneys of its or their own
choosing reasonably acceptable to the Indemnitee or the Indemnitor,
whichever is defending the Third-Party Claim, provided that the
Indemnitee or the Indemnitor, as applicable, will cooperate with
the Indemnitee or the Indemnitor, whichever is defending the
Third-Party Claim, in the conduct of such defense.
(c)
Neither the
Indemnitee nor the Indemnitor may concede, settle or compromise any
Third-Party Claim without the consent of the other Party, which
consent will not be withheld, delayed or conditioned unreasonably,
except that the Indemnitor may settle a Third-Party Claim without
the consent of the Indemnitee if (i) the Indemnitor pays the entire
settlement amount and all other Losses arising out of such
Proceeding, (ii) the Indemnitor obtains a full release on behalf of
the Indemnitee of all underlying claims and liabilities and
obligations with respect to such claims, without prejudice, (iii)
there is no admission of liability by the Indemnitee, (iv) no
injunctive or other equitable or non-monetary relief, obligations
or restrictions are imposed upon the Indemnitee and (v) the
Proceeding does not involve any criminal liability.
(d)
Notwithstanding
anything in this
Article
VI
to the contrary, disputes with respect to Taxes,
including any claim for Losses resulting from any breach of the Tax
Representations and any claim for indemnification with respect to
Tax Losses, shall be administered and resolved in accordance with
the procedures set forth in
Section 5.05
.
(e)
The party defending
any Third-Party Claim (the “
Responsible Party
”) shall promptly
notify the other party of each settlement offer with respect to a
Third-Party Claim. Such other party shall promptly notify the
Responsible Party whether or not such party is willing to accept
the proposed settlement offer. If such settlement offer (i)
requires only the payment of money damages, (ii) provides a
complete release on behalf of the Indemnitee of all underlying
claims and liabilities and obligations with respect to such claims,
without prejudice, (iii) there is no admission of liability by the
Indemnitees, (iv) no injunctive or other equitable or non-monetary
relief, obligations or restrictions are imposed upon the
Indemnitees and (v) the Proceeding does not involve any criminal
liability, and the Indemnitor is willing to accept the proposed
settlement offer but the Indemnitees refuse to accept such
settlement offer, then the amount payable to the Indemnitees with
respect to such Third-Party Claim will be limited to the amount of
such settlement offer subject to the limitations contained in this
Article VI
. The
Indemnitor may nevertheless propose in writing a good faith,
reasonable settlement offer that meets the requirements set forth
in the preceding sentence; provided, that the amount of any such
proposed settlement offer may not exceed the limitations on the
Indemnitor’s liability contained in this
Article VI
. If an Indemnitee
refuses to agree to or make the proposed settlement offer to the
claimant in the Third-Party Claim, any amount payable to the
Indemnitees with respect to such Third-Party Claim will be limited
to the amount of such proposed settlement offer. If any such
settlement offer is made to any claimant and rejected by such
claimant, the amount payable to the Indemnitee with respect to such
claim will not be limited to the amount of such settlement offer
but will remain subject to all other limitations set forth in this
Agreement.
6.06
Indemnification Procedure for
Non-Third-Party Claims
. In the event any Indemnitee has a
claim against any Indemnitor that does not involve a Third-Party
Claim, the Indemnitee shall deliver a written notice describing
such claim in reasonable detail to the Indemnitor within thirty
(30) days after the discovery of the basis for such claim. Any
failure or delay on the part of the Indemnitee to give such notice
shall not affect whether an Indemnitor is liable to indemnify the
Indemnitee except and to the extent that the Indemnitor is
prejudiced thereby.
6.07
Exclusive Remedy
. After the
Closing, except in the case of fraud, or a Proceeding seeking an
injunction, specific performance or other equitable relief, the
indemnifications and recourse provided for under this
Article VI
are the
parties’ sole and exclusive remedies, each against the other,
with respect to breaches of warranties in this Agreement, or any
other matter, of any kind or nature, arising under or related to
this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary and without limiting the
preceding sentence, if any party successfully asserts a claim based
on fraud, no limitations contained in this Agreement shall apply to
such claim.
6.08
Tax Treatment
. Any payments
under this
Article
VI
will be treated, for Tax purposes, as adjustments to the
Purchase Price to the extent permitted by applicable
Law.
ARTICLE
VII
7.01
Assignment
. This Agreement and
all of the provisions hereof shall be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of each of the parties hereto and their respective
successors and permitted assigns. Neither this Agreement nor any
right, interest or obligation hereunder may be assigned, pledged or
otherwise transferred by any party, whether by operation of law or
otherwise, without the prior written consent of the other party or
parties, and any such attempted assignment without such prior
written consent shall be void; provided that Buyer may assign all
or any portion of this Agreement to any Affiliate without the
consent of any other party hereto, provided that no such assignment
shall relieve Buyer from its obligations hereunder.
7.02
Expenses
. Except as otherwise
specifically provided herein or in any other Transaction Document,
each party is responsible for such expenses as it may incur in
connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery,
performance and enforcement of the Transaction Documents. For the
avoidance of doubt, this
Section 7.02
shall survive
the Closing.
7.03
Further Assurances
. Subject to
the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the parties will from
time to time do and perform such additional acts and execute and
deliver such additional documents and instruments as may be
required by applicable Laws or reasonably requested by any party to
establish, maintain or protect its rights and remedies or to effect
the intents and purposes of this Agreement and the other
Transaction Documents.
7.04
Knowledge Parties
. References
in this Agreement to the “
knowledge of the Company
” or words
of similar import shall be deemed to refer to the actual knowledge
of Kevin Martin, Matthew Riffle and Melea Strimple, after
consultation with appropriate Company personnel who would
reasonably be expected to have relevant knowledge of the subject
matter based on such personnel’s role and
duties.
7.05
Notices
. Unless otherwise
specifically provided herein, all notices, consents, requests,
demands and other communications required or permitted hereunder:
(a) will be in writing; (b) will be sent by messenger,
certified or registered U.S. mail, a nationally recognized express
delivery service or e-mail or telecopier (with a copy sent by one
of the foregoing means), charges prepaid as applicable, to the
appropriate address(es), e-mail address or number(s) set forth
below; and (c) will be deemed to have been given on the date
of receipt by the addressee (or, if the date of receipt is not a
business day during business hours of the recipient, on the first
business day after the date of receipt), as evidenced by (i) a
receipt executed by the addressee (or a responsible person in his
or her office), the records of the Person delivering such
communication or a notice to the effect that such addressee refused
to claim or accept such communication, if sent by messenger, U.S.
mail or express delivery service, (ii) a receipt generated by the
sender’s telecopier showing that such communication was sent
to the appropriate number on a specified date, if sent by
telecopier, or (iii) evidence that such email was sent to the
appropriate e-mail on a specified date, if sent by e-mail. All such
communications will be sent to the following addresses, e-mail
addresses or numbers, or to such other addresses or numbers as any
party may inform the others by giving five (5) business days’
prior notice:
If to
Seller (and, prior to the Closing, the Company):
Kevin
Martin
4367
Chicora Street
Columbia,
SC 29206-2901
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With a
copy to:
Royer
Cooper Cohen Braunfeld LLC
101
West Elm Street, Suite 400
Conshohocken, PA
29428
Attention: David
Gitlin, Esquire
|
|
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If to
Buyer:
Liberated
Syndication, Inc.
Attn:
John Busshaus, CFO
5001
Baum Boulevard, Suite 770
Pittsburgh,
PA 15213
john@libsyn.com
412-621-0902
x 105
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With a
copy to:
Cohen
& Grigsby, P.C.625 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA
15222
Attention: David
Kalson, Esquire
dkalson@cohenlaw.com
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(a)
This Agreement:
(i) may be amended only by a writing signed by each of the
parties; (ii) may be executed in several counterparts, each of
which is deemed an original but all of which constitute one and the
same instrument, and delivery of an executed counterpart by fax,
pdf or other electronic means shall be equally effective as
delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement;
(iii) together with the other Transaction Documents, contains
the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and supersedes all
prior written and oral agreements, and all contemporaneous oral
agreements, relating to such transactions; and (iv) when
referencing “$” or “dollars” refers to U.S.
dollars.
(b)
The due performance
or observance by a party of any of its obligations under this
Agreement may be waived only by a writing signed by the party
against whom enforcement of such waiver is sought, and any such
waiver will be effective only to the extent specifically set forth
in such writing. The waiver by a party of any breach or violation
of any provision of this Agreement will not operate as, or be
construed to be, a waiver of any subsequent breach or violation
hereof.
(c)
Any provision of
this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable in any
jurisdiction will, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the
extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating
the remaining portions hereof or affecting the validity or
enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction. Upon
such determination that any term or provision is invalid, illegal
or unenforceable, the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith
to modify the Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the
parties as closely as possible in a mutually acceptable manner in
order that the transactions contemplated hereby be consummated as
originally contemplated to the greatest extent
possible.
(d)
The parties have
participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this
Agreement. In the event an ambiguity or question of intent or
interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if
drafted jointly by the parties and no presumption or burden of
proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of
the authorship of any of the provisions of this
Agreement.
(e)
In the event of any
inconsistency between the statements in the body of this Agreement,
the exhibits and Disclosure Schedules (other than an exception
expressly set forth as such in the Disclosure Schedules), the
statements in the body of this Agreement will control.
7.07
Governing Law
. This Agreement
and any claim or controversy hereunder shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the Laws of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania without giving effect to the principles of conflict of
laws thereof.
7.08
WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL
. EACH
PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW,
ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING
DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT
OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT
OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO
REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS
REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD
NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING
WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES
HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG
OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS
SECTION.
7.09
Specific
Performance
.
(a)
The parties hereto
agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of
the provisions of this Agreement were not performed by them in
accordance with the terms hereof or were otherwise breached and
that each party hereto shall be entitled to seek an injunction or
injunctions in any court of competent jurisdiction to prevent
breaches of the provisions hereof and to enforce the specific
performance of the terms hereof, in addition to any other remedy at
law or equity. Any party seeking an injunction or injunctions to
prevent breaches of this Agreement when expressly available
pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and to enforce specifically
the terms and provisions of this Agreement when expressly available
pursuant to the terms of this Agreement shall not be required to
provide any bond or other security in connection with any such
order or injunction.
(b)
To the extent any
party hereto brings any Proceeding to enforce specifically the
performance of the terms and provisions of this Agreement when
expressly available to such party pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement, the Outside Date shall automatically be extended by (i)
the amount of time during which such Proceeding is pending, plus
twenty (20) business days, or (ii) such other time period
established by the court presiding over such
Proceeding.
7.10
No Third-Party Beneficiaries
.
Nothing herein express or implied is intended or shall be construed
to confer upon or give to any Person, other than the parties hereto
and their respective permitted successors and assigns, any rights
or remedies under or by reason of this Agreement.
7.11
Definitions
. For purposes of
this Agreement:
“
Acquired Company
” (and
“
Acquired
Companies
”) has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.02
.
“
Affiliate
” means, with respect to
any specified Person, any other Person directly or indirectly
controlling, controlled by or under common control with such
specified Person.
“
Agreed Accounting Principles
”
means the same accounting methods, policies, practices and
procedures, with consistent classifications and estimation
methodologies, historically used by the Company in preparing its
consolidated balance sheets and consistent with the Financial
Statements, which shall include the components identified on the
calculation of Net Working Capital attached hereto as
Schedule 7.11(a)
.
“
Agreement
” has the meaning set
forth in the Preamble.
“
Assets
” has the meaning set forth
in
Section
2.07
.
“
Average Price
” has the meaning set
forth in
Section
1.02(a)(i)
.
“
Business Permit
” has the meaning
set forth in
Section
2.12(b)
.
“
Buyer
” has the meaning set forth
in the first paragraph of this Agreement.
“
Buyer Common Stock
” has the
meaning set forth in
Section
1.02(a)(i)
.
“
Buyer Fundamental Representations
”
has the meaning set forth in
Section 6.01(b)
.
“
Buyer Indemnitees
” has the meaning
set forth in
Section
6.02
.
“
Buyer-Prepared Tax Returns
” has
the meaning set forth in
Section
5.05(a)(ii)
.
“
Buyer Shares
” has the meaning set
forth in
Section
1.02(a)(i)
.
“
Buyer SEC Documents
” has the
meaning set forth in
Section 4.05(a)
.
“
Cash
” means an amount equal to the
sum of (i) the fair market value of all cash and cash equivalents
(including marketable securities) of the Acquired Companies, (ii)
plus all deposited but uncleared bank deposits (to the extent not
included as a receivable in the determination of Net Working
Capital), and (iii) less the face amount of any checks of the
Acquired Companies outstanding as of the Closing (to the extent not
included as a payable in the determination of Net Working Capital),
in each case determined in accordance with the Agreed Accounting
Principles.
“
Cash Adjustment Amount
” has the
meaning set forth in
Section 1.02(f)
.
“
Cash Consideration
” has the
meaning set forth in
Section
1.02(a)(ii)
.
“
CDI
” has the meaning set forth in
Section
2.10(a)(ii).
“
Closing
” has the meaning set forth
in
Section
1.03(a)
.
“
Closing Cash
” has the meaning set
forth in
Section
1.02(d)
.
“
Closing Date
” has the meaning set
forth in
Section
1.03(a)
.
“
Closing Indebtedness Amount
” has
the meaning set forth in
Section 1.02(d)
.
“
Closing Net Working Capital
” has
the meaning set forth in
Section 1.02(d)
.
“
Closing Payment Certificate
” means
a certificate in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit C
, signed by an
executive officer of the Company on behalf of the Company, which
sets forth (a) a calculation of the payments to be made by Buyer in
accordance with
Section
1.03(b)
, (b) the identity of each Person entitled to a
payment pursuant to
Section 1.03(b)
, (c) the amount
due to each such Person and (d) the applicable wire instructions
for the account or accounts of such Person.
“
Closing Seller Transaction
Expenses
” has the meaning set forth in
Section 1.02(d)
.
“
Closing Statement
” has the meaning
set forth in
Section
1.02(d)
.
“
Code
” means the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended.
“
Company
” has the meaning set forth
in the recitals of this Agreement.
“
Company Fundamental
Representations
” has the meaning set forth in
Section
6.01(b)
.
“
Company IP Rights
” has the meaning
set forth in
Section
2.09(a)
.
“
Company License
” has the meaning
set forth in
Section
2.09(a)
.
“
Company Registrations
” has the
meaning set forth in
Section 2.09(a)
.
“
Company Source Code
” has the
meaning set forth in
Section 2.09(g)
.
“
Company Systems
” has the meaning
set forth in
Section
2.09(m)
.
“
Confidential Information
” has the
meaning set forth in
Section 5.06(c)
.
“
Continuation Period
” has the
meaning set forth in
Section 5.09(a)
.
“
Continuing Employees
” has the
meaning set forth in
Section 5.09(a)
.
“
Contract
” means any agreement,
contract, commitment or other legally binding arrangement or
legally binding understanding, whether written or not.
“
CPA
Firm
” has the meaning set forth in
Section 1.02(e)
.
“
Current Customers
” has the meaning
set forth in Section 2.19(b).
“
Customer
” has the meaning set
forth in
Section
5.06(a)(i)
.
“
Deductible
”
has the meaning set forth in
Section 6.04(a)
.
“
Depreciation Recapture Tax Claim
”
has the meaning set forth in
Section
5.05(f)(ii)
.
“
DFARS
” has the meaning set forth
in
Section
2.10(a)(ii).
“
Disclosure Breach
” has the meaning
set forth in
Section
6.04(e)
.
“
Disputed Items
” has the meaning
set forth in
Section
1.02(e)
.
“
Emerson Lease
” means that certain
capital lease, revised as of August 14, 2014, by and between First
American Commercial Bancorp, Inc. and the Company.
“
Environmental
Agency
” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.18(c)
.
“
Environmental Authorizations
” has
the meaning set forth in
Section 2.18(f)
.
“
Environmental Laws
” has the
meaning set forth in
Section 2.18(a)
.
“
ERISA
” means the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
“
Escrow Agent
” means The Bank of
New York Mellon.
“
Escrow Agreement
” has the meaning
set forth in
Section
1.03(b)
.
“
Escrow Period
” has the meaning set
forth in
Section
6.04(b)
.
“
Escrow Shares
” means $1,000,000
worth of Buyer Shares (as determined pursuant to
Section 1.02(a)(i)
), which will
be deposited with the Escrow Agent on the Closing Date pursuant to
the Escrow Agreement.
“
Estimated Cash Consideration
” has
the meaning set forth in
Section 1.02(b)
.
“
Estimated Closing Cash
” has the
meaning set forth in
Section 1.02(b)
.
“
Estimated Closing Indebtedness
Amount
” has the meaning set forth in
Section 1.02(b)
.
“
Estimated Closing Net Working
Capital
” has the meaning set forth in
Section 1.02(b)
.
“
Estimated Closing Statement
” has
the meaning set forth in
Section 1.02(b)
.
“
Estimated Seller Transaction
Expenses
” has the meaning set forth in
Section 1.02(b)
.
“
Exchange Act
” means the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“
Extraordinary Action
” has the
meaning set forth in Section 5.05(a)(iii).
“
Final Adjustment Amount
” has the
meaning set forth in
Section 1.02(f)
.
“
Final Cash Consideration
” has the
meaning set forth in
Section 1.02(e)
.
“
Final Closing Cash
” has the
meaning set forth in
Section 1.02(e)
.
“
Final
Indebtedness Amount
” has the meaning set forth in
Section
1.02(e)
.
“
Final Net Working Capital
” has the
meaning set forth in
Section 1.02(e)
.
“
Final Seller Transaction Expenses
”
has the meaning set forth in
Section 1.02(e)
.
“
Financial Statements
” has the
meaning set forth in
Section 2.05(a)
.
“
GAAP
” means United States
generally accepted accounting principles.
“
General Cap
” has the meaning set
forth in
Section
6.04(b)
.
“
Governmental Entity
” means any
entity or body exercising executive, legislative, judicial,
regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to United
States federal, state or local government or foreign,
international, multinational or other government, including any
department, commission, board, agency, bureau, official or other
regulatory, administrative or judicial authority
thereof.
“
Hazardous Materials
” has the
meaning set forth in
Section 2.18(c)
.
“
ICANN
” shall mean the Internet
Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, a California nonprofit
public benefit corporation.
“
Indebtedness
” means the sum of all
amounts (including the current portion thereof) owing by the
Acquired Companies (including principal, interest, prepayment
penalties or fees, premiums, breakage amounts, expense
reimbursements or other amounts payable in connection with any
repayment) in respect of: (i) any indebtedness for borrowed money,
or with respect to deposits or advances of any kind to any Acquired
Company, and any prepayment premiums, penalties and any other fees
and expenses paid to satisfy such indebtedness, (ii) any
obligations evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar
instruments, (iii) any obligations to pay the deferred purchase
price of property or services, including earnouts or other
contingent payments, except trade accounts payable arising in the
ordinary course of business, (iv) any obligations as lessee under
capitalized leases; excluding the Emerson Lease, (v) any
indebtedness created or arising under any conditional sale or other
title retention agreement with respect to acquired property, (vi)
any obligation in respect of direct pay letters of credit and
bankers’ acceptances and (to the extent drawn and/or to the
extent that any Acquired Company has any reimbursement obligations
which are due and payable) standby letters of credit, surety bonds
or similar instruments, or any obligations upon which interest
charges are customarily paid, in each case issued for the account
of any Acquired Company, (vii)
any
obligations of others secured by any Lien (other than a Permitted
Lien) on property or assets owned or acquired by any Acquired
Company, whether or not the obligations secured thereby have been
assumed, (viii)
any obligations of any Acquired Company
under interest rate or currency swap transactions (valued at the
termination value thereof), (ix) any obligations of any Acquired
Company to purchase securities (or other property) which arise out
of or in connection with the sale of the same or substantially
similar securities or property, (x) any guaranties or arrangements
having the economic effect of a guaranty by any Acquired Company of
any indebtedness of any other Person, and (xi) any accrued interest
or penalties on any of the foregoing. For the avoidance of doubt,
Indebtedness shall not include (A) any obligations under any
performance bond or letter of credit to the extent undrawn or
uncalled, (B) any Indebtedness included in current liabilities in
the determination of Net Working Capital, (C) any intercompany
Indebtedness solely among the Acquired Companies, (D) any
Indebtedness incurred by Buyer and its Affiliates (and subsequently
assumed by any Acquired Company) on the Closing Date, (E) any
endorsement of negotiable instruments for collection in the
ordinary course of business, and (F) Seller Transaction
Expenses.
“
Indebtedness Adjustment Amount
”
has the meaning set forth in
Section 1.02(f)
.
“
Indemnitee
” means any Person that
is seeking indemnification from an Indemnitor pursuant to the
provisions of this Agreement.
“
Indemnitor
” means any party to
this Agreement from which any Indemnitee is seeking indemnification
pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement.
“
Insurance Proceeds
” has the
meaning set forth in
Section 6.04(g)
.
“
Intellectual Property Rights
”
means all rights in the following in any jurisdiction throughout
the world: (i) inventions, invention disclosures, industrial
designs, patents, patent applications, and all reissues,
continuations, continuations-in-part, revisions, divisionals,
extensions and reexaminations in connection therewith, (ii)
trademarks, service marks, trade names, trade dress and all other
indicia of origin, all registrations, applications and renewals
therefor, and all goodwill associated with any of the foregoing,
(iii) copyrights, mask work rights, moral rights and all works of
authorship, and all copyright registrations, applications, and
renewals in connection therewith, (iv) Internet Properties, (v)
software (including source code), (vi) confidential information,
trade secrets and proprietary know how, and (vi) other proprietary
and intellectual property rights.
“
Interim Balance Sheet
” has the
meaning set forth in
Section 2.05(a)
.
“
Internet Properties
” means Uniform
Resource Locators, Web site addresses, domain names and social
media accounts and handles.
“
IRS
” has the meaning set forth in
Section
2.14(g)
.
“
Law
” means any statute, law,
ordinance, rule or regulation of any Governmental
Entity.
“
Leases
” has the meaning set forth
in
Section
2.08(b)
.
“
Leased Personal Property
” has the
meaning set forth in
Section 2.07
.
“
Leased Real Property
” has the
meaning set forth in
Section 2.08(b)
.
“
Lien
” means any security interest,
mortgage, pledge, lien, claim, charge, title retention or other
encumbrance
“
Litigation Conditions
” has the
meaning set forth in
Section 6.05(a)
.
“
Lockup Period
” has the meaning set
forth in
Section
5.02(a)
.
“
Losses
” has the meaning set forth
in
Section
6.02
.
“
Marriage and Property Settlement
Agreements
” mean the Marriage and Property Settlement
Agreement dated April 1, 2007 between Seller and Nancy Kumpfmiller,
and the Marriage and Property Settlement Agreement dated September
23, 2010 between Seller and Doreen Valentine-Martin, in each case
as amended.
“
Material Contracts
” has the
meaning set forth in
Section 2.10(b)
.
“
Net Working Capital
” means the
consolidated working capital of the Acquired Companies calculated
in accordance with the Agreed Accounting Principles.
Schedule 7.11(b)
sets forth a
sample calculation of Net Working Capital as of September 30,
2017.
“
Net Working Capital Adjustment
Amount
” has the meaning set forth in
Section 1.02(f)
.
“
Net Working Capital Target
” means
minus $217,000.
“
Objections Statement
” has the
meaning set forth in
Section 1.02(e)
.
“
Open Source Material
” means all
software, documentation or other material that is distributed as
“free software”, “open source software” or
under a similar licensing or distribution model, including, but not
limited to, the GNU General Public License (GPL), GNU Lesser
General Public License (LGPL), Mozilla Public License (MPL), or any
other license described by the Open Source Initiative as set forth
at www.opensource.org.
“
Order
” means any award,
injunction, judgment, decree, order, ruling, subpoena or verdict or
other decision issued, promulgated or entered by or with any
Governmental Entity of competent jurisdiction.
“
Organizational Documents
” means,
with respect to any entity, the certificate of incorporation, the
articles of incorporation, by-laws, certificate of organization,
articles of organization, limited liability company agreement,
partnership agreement, formation agreement, joint venture agreement
or other similar organizational documents of such entity (in each
case, as amended).
“
Owned Personal Property
” has the
meaning set forth in
Section 2.07
.
“
Payoff Letter
” has the meaning set
forth in
Section
1.02(b)
.
“
PCBs
” has the meaning set forth in
Section
2.18(e)
.
“
PCI-DSS
” has the meaning set forth
in
Section
2.17(e)
.
“
Permitted Liens
” means: (i) Liens
for current taxes, assessments and governmental charges and levies
that may be paid without penalty, interest or other additional
charge or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate
proceedings; (ii) Liens incurred or deposits made in the ordinary
course of business in connection with workers’ compensation,
unemployment insurance, social security and other like Laws, in
each case for amounts not yet due and payable; and (iii) such minor
Liens, including utility and municipal easements and restrictions,
if any, as do not detract in any respect from the value of the Real
Property or other assets subject thereto and do not interfere with
the use of the Real Property or other assets subject
thereto.
“
Person
” means an individual, a
corporation, a partnership, a limited liability company, a trust,
an unincorporated association, a Governmental Entity or any agency,
instrumentality or political subdivision of a Governmental Entity,
or any other entity or body.
“
Personally Identifiable
Information
” means any information relating to an
identified or identifiable natural person or a device; an
identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly
or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as
a name, an identification number, location data, an online
identifier, or to one or more factors specific to the physical,
physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social
identity of that natural person or data revealing racial or ethnic
origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs,
trade union membership, genetic data, biometric data for the
purpose of uniquely identifying a natural person, data concerning
health, financial information, and data concerning a natural
person's sex life or sexual orientation tied to data relating to a
natural person, and data regarding children under the age of
13.
“
Plans
” has the meaning set forth
in
Section
2.14(a)
.
“
Post-Closing Plans
” has the
meaning set forth in
Section 5.09(b)
.
“
Pre-Closing Tax Period
” has the
meaning set forth in
Section
5.05(a)(i)
.
“
Pre-Paid Taxes
” has the meaning
set forth in
Section
5.05(i)
.
“
Proceeding
” has the meaning set
forth in
Section
2.13
.
“
Prohibited Transaction
” has the
meaning set forth in
Section 5.02(b)
.
“
Purchase Price
” has the meaning
set forth in
Section
1.02(a)
.
“
Released Person
” has the meaning
set forth in
Section
5.07
.
“
Remaining Escrow Shares
” has the
meaning set forth in Section 6.04(b).
“
Responsible Party
” has the meaning
set forth in
Section
6.05(e)
.
“
Restricted Period
” has the meaning
set forth in
Section
5.06(a)
.
“
Restricted Services
” has the
meaning set forth in
Section
5.06(a)(i)
.
“
Restrictive Covenants
” has the
meaning set forth in
Section 5.06(d)
.
“
Section 338(h)(10) Election
” has
the meaning set forth in
Section
5.05(f)(i)
.
“
Securities Act
” means the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“
Seller Associated Party
” has the
meaning set forth in Section 5.07.
“
Seller Fundamental
Representations
” has the meaning set forth in
Section
6.01(b)
.
“
Seller Indemnitees
” has the
meaning set forth in
Section 6.03
.
“
Seller Loans
” means any and all
extensions of credit, borrowed money, advances or other amounts
owed to any Acquired Company by Seller, including the loans
represented by that certain open-term demand promissory note dated
January 1, 2017 in the aggregate principal amount of up to
$17,500,000.
“
Seller-Prepared Tax Returns
” has
the meaning set forth in
Section
5.05(a)(ii)
.
“
Seller Released Claims
” has the
meaning set forth in Section 5.07.
“
Seller Transaction Expenses
” means
(i) the amounts incurred by the Acquired Companies unpaid as of the
Closing, or by any of their Affiliates for which the Acquired
Companies are liable, in connection with the preparation, execution
and consummation of this Agreement and the other Transaction
Documents unpaid as of the Closing, including fees, costs, expenses
and/or reimbursements to attorneys, accountants, investment
bankers, financial advisors and other service providers in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
provided, that “Seller Transaction Expenses” shall not
include any amounts reflected in Indebtedness, current liabilities
in Net Working Capital or Employee Payments; and (ii) any amounts
payable by any Acquired Company to any of its employees as the
result of the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby
pursuant to any Contract or other arrangement in effect immediately
prior to Closing that remain unpaid as of the Closing, including
without limitation amounts payable at the Closing in connection
with any stay bonus or transaction bonus or any obligation to pay
any amount similar to any of the foregoing, and the employer
portion of any payroll Taxes arising from any of the
foregoing.
“
Seller Transaction Expense
Adjustment Amount
” has the meaning
set forth in
Section
1.02(f)
.
“
Seller
” has the meaning set forth
in the first paragraph of this Agreement.
“
Services
” has the meaning set
forth in
Section
5.08
.
“
Shares
” has the meaning set forth
in the recitals of this Agreement.
“
Straddle Period
” has the meaning
set forth in
Section
5.05(a)(i)
.
“
Subsidiary
” means, with respect to
any party, any Person, of which (i) such party or any other
Subsidiary of such party is a general partner (excluding
partnerships, the general partnership interests of which held by
such party or any Subsidiary of such party do not have a majority
of the voting interest in such partnership), or (ii) at least a
majority of the securities or other interests having by their terms
ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors
or others performing similar functions with respect to such Person
is directly or indirectly owned or controlled by such party and/or
by any one or more of its Subsidiaries.
“
Tax
”
(Including with correlative
meaning the terms “
Taxes
” and “
Taxable
”) means any and all taxes,
including, without limitation, income, gross receipts, corporation,
ad valorem, premium, value-added, net worth, capital stock, capital
gains, documentary, recapture, alternative or add-on minimum,
disability, recording, excise, real property, personal property,
sales, use, service, service use, transfer, withholding,
employment, unemployment, insurance, social security, national
insurance, environmental, workers compensation, payroll, profits,
severance, stamp, occupation, windfall profits, franchise,
estimated and other taxes of any kind whatsoever imposed by the
United States of America or any state, local or foreign government,
or any agency or political subdivision thereof, and any interest,
fines, penalties, assessments or additions to tax imposed with
respect to such items or any contest or dispute
thereof.
“
Tax Claim
” has the meaning set
forth in
Section
5.05(e)
.
“
Tax Losses
” has the meaning set
forth in
Section
5.05(a)(i)
.
“
Tax Return
” means any and all
reports, returns (including information returns), declarations, or
statements relating to Taxes, including any schedule or attachment
thereto and any related or supporting workpapers or information
with respect to any of the foregoing, including any amendment
thereof filed with or submitted to any Governmental Authority in
connection with the determination, assessment, collection or
payment of Taxes or in connection with the administration,
implementation or enforcement of or compliance with any legal
requirement relating to any Tax, and including, for the avoidance
of doubt, U.S. Department of the Treasury Form FinCen
114.
“
Tax
Representations
” has the meaning set forth in
Section
6.01(b)
.
“
Third-Party Claim
” has the meaning
set forth in
Section
6.05(a)
.
“
Transaction Documents
” means this
Agreement, the Escrow Agreement, the Closing Payment Certificate,
the Payoff Letters and each other agreement, instrument,
certificate and document contemplated by this
Agreement.
“
Transaction Expense Statement
” has
the meaning set forth in
Section 1.02(b)
.
“
Transfer Taxes
” has the meaning
set forth in
Section
5.05(c)
.
“
VDR
” means the virtual data room
hosted by IntraLinks under the name
Project White Water
at:
https://services.intralinks.com/web/index.html?#workspace/4198015/documents
.
7.12
Interpretation
. Except where
expressly stated otherwise in this Agreement, the following rules
of interpretation apply to this Agreement: (a) “either”
and “or” are not exclusive and “include,”
“includes” and “including” are not
limiting; (b) “hereof,” “hereto,”
“hereby,” “herein” and
“hereunder” and words of similar import when used in
this Agreement refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any
particular provision of this Agreement; (c) “date of this
Agreement” refers to the date set forth in the initial
caption of this Agreement; (d) “extent” in the phrase
“to the extent” means the degree to which a subject or
other thing extends, and such phrase does not mean simply
“if”; (e) the descriptive headings and table of
contents included herein are included for convenience only and
shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this
Agreement or any provision hereof; (f) definitions contained in
this Agreement are applicable to the singular as well as the plural
forms of such terms; (g) references to a contract or agreement mean
such contract or agreement as amended or otherwise supplemented or
modified from time to time; (h) references to a Person are also to
its permitted successors and assigns; (i) references to an
“Article,” “Section,” “Exhibit”
or “Schedule” refer to an Article or Section of, or an
Exhibit or Schedule to, this Agreement; (j) references to
“$” or otherwise to dollar amounts refer to the lawful
currency of the United States; (k) references to a federal, state,
local or foreign Law mean such Law as amended, modified, codified,
reenacted, supplemented or superseded in whole or in part, and in
effect from time to time and include any rules, regulations and
delegated legislation issued thereunder; (l) references to
accounting terms used and not otherwise defined herein have the
meaning assigned to them under GAAP; and (m) references to lists or
attachments on Schedules or the Disclosure Schedule or lists
provided to the Buyer shall be to true, correct and complete lists
and attachments, and references to copies shall be to true, correct
and complete copies all of which have been provided or made
available to the Buyer. References in this Agreement to documents
that are made available to Buyer shall be deemed to include
documents that are contained in the VDR five (5) business days
prior to the date of this Agreement. The language used in this
Agreement shall be deemed to be the language chosen by the Parties
to express their mutual intent, and no rule of strict construction
shall be applied against any Party. No summary of this Agreement
prepared by any Party shall affect the meaning or interpretation of
this Agreement. If any date on which a Party is required to make a
payment or a delivery pursuant to the terms hereof is not a
business day, then such Party shall make such payment or delivery
on the next succeeding business day.
[SIGNATURE
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SIGNATURE PAGE TO SHARE PURCHASE AGREEMENT
BUYER
LIBERATED SYNDICATION, INC.
Name:
Title:
SELLER
Kevin
Martin
Exhibit 10.1
LOAN
AGREEMENT
among
LIBERATED
SYNDICATION INC.,
WEBMAYHEM,
INC. and
PAIR
NETWORKS, INC.
and
FIRST
COMMONWEALTH BANK
DECEMBER
27, 2017
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
SECTION
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PAGE
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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS
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1
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1.01
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Certain Definitions.
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1
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1.02
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Construction and Interpretation.
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12
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ARTICLE II THE CREDIT FACILITIES
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13
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2.01
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The Revolving Credit Facility Commitment.
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13
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2.02
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Term Loan.
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15
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2.03
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Letters of Credit.
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15
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2.04
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Interest Rates.
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17
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2.05
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Selection of Interest Rate Options.
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20
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2.06
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Late Charge.
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20
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2.07
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Fees and Expenses.
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20
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2.08
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Payments; Prepayments.
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20
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2.09
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Loss of Margin.
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22
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2.1
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Loan Account.
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23
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2.11
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Security.
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23
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2.12
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Indemnity.
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23
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ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
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24
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3.01
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Organization and Qualification; No Subsidiaries.
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24
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3.02
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Authority; Power to Carry on Business; Licenses.
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24
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3.03
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Execution and Binding Effect.
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24
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3.04
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Absence of Violations.
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24
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3.05
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Authorizations and Filings.
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25
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3.06
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Ownership and Control.
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25
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3.07
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Officers, Directors and Business.
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25
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3.08
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Title to Property.
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25
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3.09
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Financial Information.
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25
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3.1
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Taxes.
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25
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3.11
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Contracts.
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26
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3.12
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Litigation.
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26
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3.13
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Laws.
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26
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3.14
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ERISA.
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26
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3.15
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Patents, Licenses, Franchises.
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26
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3.16
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Use of Proceeds.
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26
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3.17
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Margin Stock.
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26
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3.18
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No Material Adverse Change.
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27
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3.19
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Security Interest.
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27
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3.2
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Labor Controversies.
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27
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3.21
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Solvency.
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27
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3.22
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Anti-Terrorism Laws.
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27
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3.23
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Governmental Regulation.
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28
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3.24
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Accurate and Complete Disclosure; Continuing Representations and
Warranties.
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28
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ARTICLE IV CONDITIONS OF LENDING
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28
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4.01
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Representations and Warranties; Events of Default and Potential
Defaults.
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28
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4.02
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Loan Documents.
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29
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4.03
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UCC Financing Statements.
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29
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4.04
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Other Documents and Conditions.
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29
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4.05
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Details, Proceedings and Documents.
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31
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4.06
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Fees and Expenses.
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31
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ARTICLE V AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
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31
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5.01
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Reporting and Information Requirements.
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31
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5.02
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Preservation of Existence and Franchises.
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33
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5.03
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Maintenance of Insurance.
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33
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5.04
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Maintenance of Property.
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34
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5.05
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Payment of Liabilities.
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34
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5.06
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Financial Accounting Practices.
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34
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5.07
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Compliance with Laws.
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34
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5.08
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Continuation of and/or Change in Business.
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34
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5.09
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Use of Proceeds.
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35
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5.1
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Lien Searches.
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35
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5.11
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Compliance with Licensing Bodies.
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35
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5.12
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Further Assurances.
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35
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5.13
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Operating Accounts.
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35
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5.14
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Financial Covenants.
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35
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5.15
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Pension Plans.
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36
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ARTICLE VI NEGATIVE COVENANTS
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36
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6.01
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Liens.
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36
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6.02
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Indebtedness.
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37
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6.03
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Guarantees and Contingent Liabilities.
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37
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6.04
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Loans and Investments; Subsidiaries.
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38
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6.05
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Distributions.
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38
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6.06
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Transactions with Affiliates.
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39
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6.07
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Indemnification and other Payments.
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39
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6.08
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Disposition of Assets.
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39
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6.09
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Anti-Terrorism Laws.
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39
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6.1
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Margin Stock.
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40
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6.11
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Merger; Consolidation; Business Acquisitions.
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40
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6.12
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Double Negative Pledge.
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40
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6.13
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Sale/Leaseback.
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40
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6.14
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Ownership and Control.
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40
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6.15
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Fiscal Year.
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40
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6.16
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Modifications to Material Documents.
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40
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ARTICLE VII DEFAULTS
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41
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7.01
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Events of Default.
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41
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7.02
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Consequences of an Event of Default.
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43
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7.03
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Other Remedies.
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43
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ARTICLE VIII MISCELLANEOUS
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44
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8.01
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Business Days.
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44
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8.02
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Amendments and Waivers.
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44
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8.03
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No Implied Waiver; Cumulative Remedies.
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44
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8.04
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Notices.
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45
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8.05
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Expenses; Taxes; Attorney’s Fees.
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45
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8.06
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Proceedings, Etc.
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46
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8.07
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No Third Party Rights.
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46
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8.08
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Severability.
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46
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8.09
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Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction.
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46
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8.1
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Prior Understandings.
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46
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8.11
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Duration; Survival.
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46
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8.12
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Counterparts.
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47
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8.13
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Successors and Assigns.
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47
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8.14
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No Third Party Beneficiaries.
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47
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8.15
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Participation and Assignment.
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47
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8.16
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Exhibits.
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47
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8.17
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Headings.
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47
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8.18
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Indemnity.
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48
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8.19
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Limitation of Liability.
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48
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8.2
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Confidentiality.
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48
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8.21
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Payment of Obligations; Joint and Several Obligations of
Borrowers.
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49
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8.22
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Relative Priority of Security Interests; Limitation of Certain
Liabilities.
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49
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8.23
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Waiver of Trial by Jury.
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49
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LIST OF EXHIBITS AND SCHEDULES
Exhibits
:
Exhibit
A – Form of Loan Request
Exhibit
B – Form of Compliance Certificate
Schedules
:
Schedule 1.1(A)
– Pricing Matrix
Schedule 1.1(B)
– Description of the Transaction
Schedule
3.06
– Ownership and
Control
Schedule 3.07
– Officers, Directors and Business
Schedule 3.15
– Patents, Licenses, Franchises
Schedule 6.01
– Liens
Schedule 6.02
– Indebtedness
LOAN AGREEMENT
THIS
LOAN AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), is effective as of
December 27, 2017 among
LIBERATED
SYNDICATION INC.
, a Nevada corporation (“
Libsyn
”),
WEBMAYHEM, INC.
, a Pennsylvania
corporation (“
Webmayhem
”), and
PAIR NETWORKS, INC.
, a
Pennsylvania corporation (“
Pair Networks
” and,
together with Libsyn and Webmayhem, the “
Borrowers
” and each, a
“
Borrower
”), and
FIRST
COMMONWEALTH BANK
, a Pennsylvania bank and trust company
(the “
Bank
”).
BACKGROUND:
The
Borrowers have requested that the Bank extend certain credit
facilities to the Borrowers, and the Bank is willing to do so on
the terms and subject to the conditions set forth
herein.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the mutual
covenants contained in this Agreement, the receipt and sufficiency
of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound
hereby, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE
I
1.01
Certain
Definitions
.
In
addition to other words and terms defined elsewhere in this
Agreement, the following words and terms have the following
meanings, respectively, unless the context otherwise clearly
requires:
“Adjusted
EBITDA” means:
(i) on
the last day of the first full fiscal quarter following the Closing
Date, EBITDA for such quarter divided by 0.25;
(ii) on
the last day of the second full fiscal quarter following the
Closing Date, (A) the sum of EBITDA for such quarter and for the
preceding quarter, divided by (B) 0.50;
(iii)
on the last day of the third full fiscal quarter following the
Closing Date, (A) the sum of EBITDA for such quarter and the
preceding two quarters, divided by (B) 0.75; and
(iv)
on the last day of the fourth full fiscal quarter following the
Closing Date, and thereafter, trailing four quarter
EBITDA.
“Adjusted
Fixed Charges” means:
(i) on
the last day of the first full fiscal quarter following the Closing
Date, Fixed Charges for such quarter, with items (i) and (ii) from
the definition of Fixed Charges for such period divided by
0.25;
(ii)
on the last day of the second full fiscal quarter following the
Closing Date, the sum of Fixed Charges for such quarter and the
preceding quarter, with the sum of items (i) and (ii) from the
definition of Fixed Charges for such period divided by
0.50;
(iii) on
the last day of the third full fiscal quarter following the Closing
Date, the sum of Fixed Charges for such quarter and the preceding
two quarters, with the sum of items (i) and (ii) from the
definition of Fixed Charges for such period divided by 0.75;
and
(iv) on
the last day of the fourth full fiscal quarter following the
Closing Date, trailing four quarter Fixed Charges.
“Affiliate”
as to any Person means any other Person (i) which directly or
indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control
with such Person, (ii) which beneficially owns or holds twenty-five
percent (25%) or more of any class of the voting or other Equity
Interests of such Person, or (iii) twenty-five percent (25%) or
more of any class of voting interests or other Equity Interests of
which is beneficially owned or held, directly or indirectly, by
such Person. Control, as used in this definition, means the
possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause
the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether
through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or
otherwise, including the power to elect a majority of the directors
or trustees of a corporation or trust, as the case may
be.
“Agreement”
is defined in the preamble hereof and includes all amendments,
restatements, modifications and supplements hereto from time to
time, including all schedules and exhibits.
“Anti-Terrorism
Laws” means any Laws relating to terrorism or money
laundering, including Executive Order No. 13224, the USA Patriot
Act, the Laws comprising or implementing the Bank Secrecy Act, and
the Laws administered by the United States Treasury
Department’s Office of Foreign Asset Control (as any of the
foregoing Laws may from time to time be amended, renewed, extended,
or replaced).
“Applicable
Rate” means the rate per annum equal to (i) in the case of
Revolving Credit Loans, the sum of the LIBOR Rate plus the
Applicable Margin or the Prime Rate plus the Applicable Margin, as
determined pursuant to Section 2.04 hereof, and (ii) in the case of
the Term Loan, the sum of the LIBOR Rate plus the Applicable
Margin.
“Applicable
Margin” means, as applicable:
(a) the
percentage spread to be added to the Prime Rate applicable to
Revolving Credit Loans under the Prime Rate Option based on the
Borrowers’ Cash Balance as of the most recent fiscal quarter
ended according to the pricing grid on
Schedule 1.1(A)
below the
heading “Applicable Prime Rate Margin;” or
(b) the
percentage to be added to the LIBOR Rate applicable to Revolving
Credit Loans under the LIBOR Rate Option, and the percentage to be
added to the LIBOR Rate applicable to the Term Loan, in each case
based on the Borrowers’ Cash Balance as of the most recent
fiscal quarter ended according to the pricing grid on
Schedule 1.1(A)
below the
heading “Applicable LIBOR Margin.”
“Asset
Sale” any Disposition of property or series of related
Dispositions of property, excluding any such Disposition permitted
by Section 6.08 hereof.
“Bank”
means First Commonwealth Bank, a Pennsylvania bank and trust
company with an office at 437 Grant Street, Frick Building, Suite
1600, Pittsburgh, PA 15219.
“Borrower”
and “Borrowers” are defined in the preamble to this
Agreement.
“Borrowers’
Cash Balance” means, as of the date of determination, the
Borrowers’ cash on deposit at the Bank on such
date.
“Borrowing
Date” means, with respect to any Loan, the date for the
making thereof or the renewal or conversion thereof at or to the
same or a different Interest Rate Option, which shall be a Business
Day.
“Borrowing
Tranche” means specified portions of Loans outstanding as
follows: (i) any Loans to which a LIBOR Rate Option applies that
have the same Interest Period shall constitute one Borrowing
Tranche, and (ii) all Loans to which the Prime Rate applies shall
constitute one Borrowing Tranche.
“Business
Day” means any day other than a Saturday or Sunday or a legal
holiday on which commercial banks are authorized or required to be
closed for business in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
“Capital
Expenditures” means all expenditures made or liabilities
incurred by any Borrower that are, in accordance with GAAP, treated
as a capital expenditure and not as an expense item for the year in
which they were made or incurred, as the case may be, in each case
excluding any such expenditures made to restore, replace or rebuild
property following any damage, loss, destruction or condemnation,
to the extent such expenditures are made with insurance or
condemnation proceeds.
“Capital
Lease” means any lease of any tangible or intangible property
(whether real, personal or mixed), however denoted, that is
required by GAAP to be reflected as a liability on the balance
sheet of the lessee.
“Capitalized
Lease Obligation” means, with respect to each Capital Lease,
the amount of the liability reflecting the aggregate discounted
amount of future payments under such Capital Lease calculated in
accordance with GAAP and Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 13 (as supplemented and modified from time to time),
and any corresponding future interpretations by the Financial
Accounting Standards Board or any successor thereto.
“Cash
Equivalent” as to any Person, means (a) securities issued or
directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the United States or
any agency or instrumentality thereof (provided that the full faith
and credit of the United States is pledged in support thereof)
having maturities of not more than one year from the date of
acquisition by such Person, (b) time deposits and certificates of
deposit of any commercial bank having, or which is the principal
banking subsidiary of a bank holding company organized under the
laws of the United States, any State thereof or, the District of
Columbia or any foreign jurisdiction having capital, surplus and
undivided profits aggregating in excess of $500,000,000, having
maturities of not more than one year from the date of acquisition
by such Person, (c) repurchase obligations with a term of not more
than 90 days for underlying securities of the types described in
clause (a) above entered into with any bank meeting the
qualifications specified in clause (b) above, (d) commercial paper
issued by any issuer rated at least A-1 by S&P or at least P-1
by Moody's (or carrying an equivalent rating by a nationally
recognized rating agency if both of the two named rating agencies
cease publishing ratings of commercial paper issuers generally),
and in each case maturing not more than one year after the date of
acquisition by such Person or (e) investments in money market funds
substantially all of whose assets are comprised of securities of
the types described in clauses (a) through (d) above.
“Closing”
means the closing of the transactions provided for in this
Agreement on the Closing Date.
“Closing
Date” means December 27, 2017, or such other date upon which
the parties may agree.
“Code”
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as amended along with the
rules, regulations, decisions and other official interpretations in
connection therewith.
“Collateral”
is defined in Section
3.19
hereof.
“Commitment
Fees” means the Revolving Credit Facility Commitment Fee and
the Term Loan Commitment Fee.
“Commitments”
means the Revolving Credit Facility Commitment and the Term Loan
Commitment.
“Commodity
Exchange Act” means the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C.
§ 1 et seq.), as amended from time to time, and any successor
statute.
“Control”
means (a) the power to vote at least 50% of the outstanding shares
of any class of stock of a corporation or equity, membership or
ownership interest in any partnership, limited partnership, limited
liability company or other business entity, or (b) the beneficial
ownership of at least 50% of (i) the outstanding shares of any
class of stock of a corporation or (ii) of any outstanding equity,
membership or ownership interest in any other Person, or (c) the
possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause
the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether
through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or
otherwise, including the power to elect a majority of the directors
or trustees of a corporation or trust, as the case may
be.
“Default
Rate” is defined in Section 2.04(e) hereof.
“Disposition”
or “Dispose” means the sale, transfer, license, lease
or other disposition (whether in one transaction or in a series of
transactions, and including any sale and leaseback transaction) of
any property, or the granting of any option or other right to do
any of the foregoing, including any sale, assignment, transfer or
other disposal, with or without recourse, of any notes or accounts
receivable or any rights and claims associated
therewith.
“Distributions”
means, for the period of determination, (i) all distributions of
cash, securities or other property on or in respect of any Equity
Interest in any Borrower, (ii) all purchases, redemptions or other
acquisitions by a Borrower of any Equity Interest in such Borrower,
determined in accordance with GAAP, (iii) any payment, loan or
advance to an Equity Interest holder of a Borrower, whether in the
capacity as an equity owner or otherwise, except current salaries
or other current compensation, the payment of which is not
otherwise restricted under the Loan Documents, paid in the ordinary
course of business, consistent with past practice, any payment of
principal, interest, fees or other amounts in respect of any
Indebtedness owed such Borrower to an Equity Interest holder of
such Borrower; and any forgiveness or release without adequate
consideration by a Borrower of any indebtedness or other obligation
owing to such Borrower by an Equity Interest holder of such
Borrower.
“EBITDA” means, for the period of
determination (i) Net Income of Borrowers;
plus
(ii) depreciation, amortization and
other non-cash charges (including stock issuances and stock
options);
plus
(iii) Interest Expense;
plus
(iv) all income, capital or profits
taxes (including franchise and similar taxes), including tax
distributions;
plus (or minus)
(v) other extraordinary, unusual or
non-recurring expenses (or credits), subject to review by the Bank
in its reasonable discretion, all determined in accordance with
GAAP.
“Equity
Interests” means any and all shares, interests,
participations or other equivalents (however designated) of capital
stock of a corporation, any and all equivalent ownership (or
profit) interests in a Person (other than a corporation),
securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital
stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person,
and any and all warrants, rights or options to purchase any of the
foregoing, whether voting or nonvoting, and whether or not such
shares, warrants, options, rights or other interests are authorized
or otherwise existing on any date of determination.
“ERISA”
means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as in
effect as of the date of this Agreement and as amended from time to
time in the future, and any successor statute of similar impact,
and the rules and regulations thereunder, or from time to time in
effect.
“ERISA
Affiliate” means a Person who is under common control with
any Borrower within the meaning of Section 414(b) of the Code
including, but not limited to, a subsidiary of a
Borrower.
“ERISA
Event” shall mean (i) with respect to a Pension Plan, a
reportable event under Section 4043 of ERISA as to which event
(after taking into account notice waivers provided for in the
regulations) there is a duty to give notice to the PBGC; (ii) a
withdrawal by any Borrower or any member of the ERISA Group from a
Pension Plan subject to Section 4063 of ERISA during a plan year in
which it was a substantial employer (as defined in Section
4001(a)(2) of ERISA) or a cessation of operations that is treated
as such a withdrawal under Section 4062(e) of ERISA; (iii) a
complete or partial withdrawal by any Borrower or any member of the
ERISA Group from a Multiemployer Plan, notification that a
Multiemployer Plan is in reorganization, or occurrence of an event
described in Section 4041A(a) of ERISA that results in the
termination of a Multiemployer Plan; (iv) the filing of a notice of
intent to terminate a Pension Plan, the treatment of a Pension Plan
amendment as a termination under Section 4041(e) of ERISA, or the
commencement of proceedings by the PBGC to terminate a Pension
Plan; (v) an event or condition which constitutes grounds under
Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of
a trustee to administer, any Pension Plan; or (vi) the imposition
of any liability under Title IV of ERISA, other than for PBGC
premiums due but not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA, upon
Borrower or any member of the ERISA Group.
“ERISA
Group” means, at any time, any Borrower and other Loan
Parties and all members of a controlled group of corporations and
all trades or businesses (whether or not incorporated) under common
control and all other entities which, together with any Borrower
and other Loan Parties, are treated as a single employer under
Section 414 of the Code or Section 4001(b)(1) of
ERISA.
“Event of
Default” means any of the Events of Default described in
Section
7.01
hereof and referred to
therein as an “Event of Default”.
“Excess
Liquidity” means, for the period of determination, cash and
Cash Equivalents as shown on the Borrowers’ consolidated
balance sheet in excess of Four Million Six Hundred Thousand
Dollars ($4,600,000.00).
“Excess
Liquidity Application Date” means the date that is no later
than five (5) Business Days after the date on which the annual
financial statements that the Borrowers are required to deliver to
the Bank pursuant to Section 5.01(a) hereof, for the year with
respect to which Excess Liquidity is being determined, are required
to be delivered to the Bank.
“Excess
Interest” is defined in Section
2.04(h)
hereof.
“Executive
Order No. 13224” means Executive Order No. 13224 on Terrorist
Financing, effective September 24, 2001, as the same has been, or
shall hereafter be, renewed, extended, amended or
replaced.
“Excluded
Swap Obligation” means, with respect to any guarantor of a
Swap Obligation, including the grant of a security interest to
secure the guaranty of such Swap Obligation, any Swap Obligation
if, and to the extent that, such Swap Obligation is or becomes
illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or
order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the
application or official interpretation of any thereof) by virtue of
such guarantor’s failure for any reason to constitute an
“eligible contract participant” as defined in the
Commodity Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder at the time
the guaranty or grant of such security interest becomes effective
with respect to such Swap Obligation. If a Swap Obligation
arises under a master agreement governing more than one swap, such
exclusion shall apply only to the portion of such Swap Obligation
that is attributable to swaps for which such Swap Obligation or
security interest is or becomes illegal.
“Fixed
Charges” means, for the period of determination, the sum of:
(i) all scheduled payments of principal of the Obligations paid
during such period, to the extent there is an equivalent, permanent
reduction in the Commitments hereunder; (ii) net cash interest
expense for such period; (iii) income taxes paid or payable; (iv)
Distributions paid in cash, to the extent permitted hereunder; (v)
all fees paid to the Bank under any Loan Document; and (vi)
Unfinanced Capital Expenditures,
in
each case determined in accordance with GAAP.
“Fixed Charges Coverage Ratio” means,
for the period of determination, the ratio of Adjusted
EBITDA
to Adjusted Fixed
Charges, in each case determined in accordance with
GAAP.
“GAAP”
means generally accepted accounting principles (as such principles
may change from time to time), which shall include the official
interpretations thereof by the Financial Accounting Standards
Board, applied on a consistent basis as to classification of items
and amounts.
“Guarantor”
or “Guarantors” means, singularly or collectively, as
the context may require, any Person that executes and delivers to
the Bank a Guaranty Agreement on or after the date
hereof.
“Guaranty”
or “Guaranties” means, singularly or collectively, as
the context may require, any obligation of a Person guaranteeing or
in effect guaranteeing any liability or obligation of any other
Person in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, including any
agreement to indemnify or hold harmless any other Person, any
performance bond or other suretyship arrangement and any other form
of assurance against loss, except endorsement of negotiable or
other instruments for deposit or collection in the ordinary course
of business.
“Guaranty
Agreement” or “Guaranty Agreements” means,
singularly or collectively, as the context may require, any
guaranty and suretyship agreement executed and delivered to the
Bank on or after the date hereof in connection with this Agreement,
as each may be amended, modified, supplemented or restated from
time to time.
“Indebtedness”
means, as to any Person at any time, without duplication, any and
all indebtedness, obligations or liabilities (whether matured or
unmatured, liquidated or unliquidated, direct or indirect, absolute
or contingent, or joint or several) of such Person for or in
respect of: (i) borrowed money, (ii) amounts raised under
or liabilities in respect of any note purchase or acceptance credit
facility, (iii) reimbursement obligations (contingent or
otherwise) under any letter of credit or hedge agreement,
(iv) any other transaction (including forward sale or purchase
agreements, capitalized leases and conditional sales agreements)
having the commercial effect of a borrowing of money entered into
by such Person to finance its operations or capital requirements
(but not including trade payables and accrued expenses incurred in
the ordinary course of business which are not represented by a
promissory note or other evidence of indebtedness and which are not
more than sixty (60) days past due), or (v) any Guaranty of
Indebtedness for borrowed money.
“Indemnified
Liabilities” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
8.18
hereof.
“Indemnitees”
shall have the meaning set forth in Section
8.18
hereof.
“Interest
Period” means the period of time selected by the Borrowers in
connection with, and to apply to, any election permitted hereunder
by the Borrowers to have Loans bear interest under the LIBOR Rate
Option. Subject to the last sentence of this definition, such
period shall be in one, two, three or six months, as selected by
the Borrowers. Such Interest Period shall commence on the effective
date of such Interest Rate Option, which shall be (i) the date on
which a Loan is made, or (ii) the date of renewal of, or conversion
to, the LIBOR Rate Option, if the Borrowers are renewing or
converting to the LIBOR Rate Option applicable to any outstanding
Loans. Notwithstanding the second sentence hereof: (A) any Interest
Period that would otherwise end on a date that is not a Business
Day shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day, unless
such Business Day falls in the next calendar month, in which case
such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day,
and (B) the Borrowers may not select, convert or renew an Interest
Period for any portion of the Loans that would end after the
Revolving Credit Expiry Date, the Term Loan Maturity
Date.
“Interest
Rate Option” means the LIBOR Rate Option or the Prime Rate
Option.
“Law”
means any applicable law (including common law), constitution,
statute, treaty, regulation, rule, ordinance, order, injunction,
writ, decree or award of any Official Body.
“Letters of
Credit” means any and all letters of credit issued by the
Bank pursuant to this Agreement.
“Letter of
Credit Sublimit” means the sum of Five Hundred Thousand
Dollars ($500,000.00).
“LIBOR
Rate” means a variable interest rate per annum (rounded
upwards, if necessary to the nearest one hundredth of one percent
(1/100
th
of 1%)) equal to ICE Benchmark Administration LIBOR Rate
(“ICE LIBOR”), as published by Bloomberg (or such other
commercially available source providing quotations of ICE LIBOR as
may be designated by the Bank from time to time) at approximately
11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the
commencement of the applicable Interest Period, for United States
dollar deposits with a term equivalent to such Interest Period or,
(y) if such rate is not available, the rate of interest per annum
determined by the Bank to be the average rate per annum at which
United States dollar deposits in a similar amount are offered for
such Interest Period by major banks in the London interbank deposit
market at approximately 11:00 a.m. London time two (2) Business
Days prior to the commencement of the Interest Period.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the LIBOR Rate, as determined
herein, would be less than zero (0.00), such LIBOR Rate shall be
deemed to be zero (0.00) for purposes of this
Agreement.
“LIBOR Rate
Option” means option of the Borrowers to have Loans bear
interest at the LIBOR Rate plus the Applicable Margin.
“Lien”
means any mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, lien, security interest,
charge or other encumbrance or security arrangement of any nature
including, but not limited to, any conditional sale or title
retention arrangement, and any assignment, deposit arrangement or
lease intended as, or having the effect of, security for
Indebtedness.
“Loan”
or “Loans” means, singularly or collectively, as the
context may require, the loan or loans made by the Bank to the
Borrowers under this Agreement, including, but not limited to, the
Revolving Credit Loan, the Term Loan, and any other credit to the
Borrowers extended by the Bank in accordance with Article II
hereof, as evidenced by the Notes.
“Loan
Account” means that as set forth in Section
2.10
hereof.
“Loan
Document” or “Loan Documents” means, singularly
or collectively, as the context may require, (i) this Agreement,
(ii) the Notes, (iii) the Notice of Waiver, (iv) the Security
Agreement, (v) the UCC financing statements filed in accordance
with the Security Agreement, (vi) any Guaranty Agreement, and (vii)
any and all other documents, instruments, certificates and
agreements executed and delivered in connection with this
Agreement, as any of them may be amended, modified, extended or
supplemented from time to time.
“Loan
Request” is defined in Section
2.01(c)
hereof.
“Material
Adverse Change” means any set of circumstances or events
which has any Material Adverse Effect upon (a) the business,
operations, condition (financial or otherwise) of the Borrowers or
the Collateral; (b) the ability of a Borrowers to punctually
perform any of its payment or other obligations under this
Agreement or any other Loan Document; (c) the legality, validity or
enforceability of the obligations of any Borrower under this
Agreement or any other Loan Document; or (d) the ability of the
Bank to exercise its rights and remedies with respect to, or
otherwise realize upon, the Collateral or any other security for
the Obligations.
“Material
Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on (a) the
business, operations, condition (financial or otherwise) of a
Borrower or the Collateral; (b) the ability of a Borrower to
punctually perform any of its payment or other obligations under
this Agreement or any other Loan Document; (c) the legality,
validity or enforceability of the obligations of any Borrower under
this Agreement or any other Loan Document; or (d) the ability of
the Bank to exercise its rights and remedies with respect to, or
otherwise realize upon, the Collateral or any other security for
the Obligations.
“Maximum
Rate” is defined in Section
2.04(h)
hereof.
“Net Cash
Proceeds” means (a) in connection with any Asset Sale or
any Recovery Event, the proceeds therefrom in the form of cash and
Cash Equivalents (including any such proceeds actually received
from deferred payments), net of attorneys’ fees,
accountants’ fees, amounts required to be reserved for
indemnification, adjustment of purchase price or similar
obligations pursuant to the agreements governing such Asset Sale,
amounts required to be applied to the repayment of debt secured by
a Permitted Lien on any asset that is the subject of such Asset
Sale or Recovery Event (other than any Lien pursuant to the
Security Agreement) and other customary fees and expenses actually
incurred in connection therewith and net of taxes paid (after
taking into account any available tax credits or deductions and any
tax sharing arrangements), and (b) in connection with any issuance
or sale of Equity Interests or any incurrence of Indebtedness, the
cash proceeds received from such issuance or incurrence, net of
attorneys’ fees, investment banking fees, accountants’
fees, underwriting discounts and commissions and other customary
fees and expenses actually incurred in connection
therewith.
“Net
Income” means, for the period of determination, net income or
loss (after taxes) of Borrowers excluding, however, extraordinary
gains or losses, in each case determined in accordance with
GAAP.
“Note”
or “Notes” means, singularly or collectively as the
context may require, the Revolving Credit Note, the Term Loan Note,
any other note or notes of the Borrowers executed and delivered
pursuant to this Agreement, together with all extensions, renewals,
refinancings or refundings in whole or in part, as amended,
modified, supplemented or restated from time to time.
“Notice of
Waiver” means the Notice of Waiver of Rights Regarding
Warrants of Attorney, Execution Rights, and Waiver of Rights to
Prior Notice and Judicial Hearing, dated of even date herewith,
executed by the Borrowers for the benefit of the Bank, as may be
amended, modified, restated or supplemented from time to
time.
“Notices”
shall have the meaning set forth in Section
8.04
hereof.
“Obligations”
means, collectively, (A) all Indebtedness, whether of principal,
interest, fees, expenses or otherwise, of the Borrowers to the
Bank, whether now existing or hereafter incurred including, but not
limited to, future loans and advances, if any, under this
Agreement, the Notes and the other Loan Documents, as the same may
be amended from time to time, together with any and all extensions,
renewals, refinancings or refundings thereof in whole or in part;
(B) all other obligations for the repayment of borrowed money,
whether of principal, interest, fees, expenses or otherwise, of the
Borrowers to the Bank, whether now existing or hereafter incurred,
whether under letters or advices of credit, lines of credit, other
financing arrangements or otherwise (including, but not limited to,
any obligations arising as a result of any overdrafts), whether or
not related to this Agreement or to the Notes, whether or not
contemplated by the Bank or the Borrowers at the date hereof and
whether direct, indirect, matured or contingent, joint or several,
or otherwise, together with any and all extensions, renewals,
refinancings or refundings thereof in whole or in part; (C) all
liabilities or obligations arising out of or in connection with
overdrafts on deposit or other accounts or out of electronic funds
transfers (whether by wire or wire transfer through automated
clearing houses or otherwise) or out of the return unpaid of, or
other failure of the Bank to receive final payment for, any check,
item, instrument, payment order or other deposit or credit to a
deposit or other account, or out of the Bank’s non-receipt of
or inability to collect funds or otherwise not being made whole in
connection with depository or other similar arrangements; (D) all
liabilities or obligations arising out of or in connection with
treasury management services or Rate Management Obligations;(E) all
costs and expenses including, without limitation, reasonable
attorneys’ fees and legal expenses, incurred by the Bank in
the collection of any of the indebtedness referred to in clauses
(A), (B), (C) or (D) above in amounts due and owing to the Bank
under this Agreement, the Notes or the other Loan Documents; and
(F) any advances made by the Bank for the maintenance,
preservation, protection or enforcement of, or realization upon,
any property or assets now or hereafter made subject to a Lien
granted pursuant to this Agreement, the Notes, the other Loan
Documents or pursuant to any agreement, instrument or note relating
to any of the Obligations, including, without limitation, advances
for taxes, insurance, repairs and the like. The foregoing
notwithstanding, the term “Obligations” shall not
include any Excluded Swap Obligation.
“Official
Body” means any government or political subdivision or any
agency, authority, bureau, central bank, board, commission,
department or instrumentality of either, or any court, tribunal,
grand jury or arbitrator, in each case whether foreign or
domestic.
“PBGC”
means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation established pursuant
to Title IV of ERISA.
“Pension
Plan” means at any time an “employee pension benefit
plan” (as such term is defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA)
(including a “multiple employer plan” as described in
Sections 4063 and 4064 of ERISA, but not a Multiemployer Plan)
which is covered by Title IV of ERISA or is subject to the minimum
funding standards under Section 412 or Section 430 of the Code
and either (i) is sponsored, maintained or contributed to by
any member of the ERISA Group for employees of any member of the
ERISA Group or (ii) has at any time within the preceding five
years been sponsored, maintained or contributed to by any entity
which was at such time a member of the ERISA Group for employees of
any entity which was at such time a member of the ERISA Group, or
in the case of a “multiple employer” or other plan
described in Section 4064(a) of ERISA, has made contributions at
any time during the immediately preceding five plan
years.
“Permitted
Lien” and “Permitted Liens” are defined in
Section
6.01
hereof.
“Person”
means an individual, corporation, limited liability company,
partnership, joint venture, trust, or unincorporated organization
or government or agency or political subdivision
thereof.
“Plan”
means any deferred compensation program, including both single and
multi-employer plans, subject to Title IV of ERISA and established
and maintained for employees, officers or directors of the
Borrowers, any subsidiary of any Borrower or any ERISA
Affiliate.
“Pledge
Agreement” means the Pledge Agreement of even date herewith
made by Libsyn for the benefit of the Bank, as amended, modified,
supplemented or restated from time to time.
“Potential
Default” means any event or condition which with notice,
passage of time or determination by the Bank, or any combination of
the foregoing, would constitute an Event of Default.
“Prime
Rate” means the prime rate of interest as published in The
Wall Street Journal; provided, however, that if The Wall Street
Journal ceases to publish such rate, then the interest rate shall
be determined by reference to a comparable publication designated
by Bank. The Prime Rate may or may not be the most favorable rate
charged by the Bank to its customers from time to time. For any
Loan made at the Prime Rate, the interest rate shall change
simultaneously with changes to the Prime Rate.
“Prime Rate
Option” means the option of the Borrowers to have Loans bear
interest at the Prime Rate plus the Applicable Margin.
“Prohibited
Transaction” means any transaction which is prohibited under
Section 4975 of the Code or Section 406 of ERISA and not exempt
under Section 4975 of the Code or Section 408 of
ERISA.
“Purchase
Agreement” means the Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of
December 27, 2017 between Libsyn and the Seller named therein, as
the same may be amended, modified, supplemented or restated from
time to time, pursuant to which Holdings is acquiring certain
Equity Interests from Seller.
“Rate
Management Agreement” means any agreement, device or
arrangement providing for payments which are related to
fluctuations in interest rates, exchange rates, forward rates or
equity prices, including without limitation, any ISDA Master
Agreement between a Borrower and the Bank.
“Rate
Management Obligation” means any and all obligations of the
Borrowers to the Bank under or in connection with (i) any and all
Rate Management Agreements, and (ii) any and all cancellations, buy
backs, reversals, terminations or assignments of any Rate
Management Agreement.
“Recovery
Event” means any settlement of or payment to a Borrower
with respect to any property or casualty insurance claim or any
condemnation proceeding relating to any asset of such
party.
“Reinvestment
Notice” means a written notice executed by an officer of
a Borrower stating that no Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing and that the Borrower intends to use all or a specified
portion of the Net Cash Proceeds of a Recovery Event to acquire or
repair operating assets used or useful in the Borrower's
business.
“Reportable
Event” means any of the events set forth in Section 4043(b)
of ERISA or the regulations thereunder, except any such event as to
which the provision for thirty (30) days’ notice to the PBGC
is waived under applicable regulations.
“Required
Deductions” is defined in Section
2.08(a)
hereof.
“Reserve
Requirement” means the percentage that the Bank determines to
be the maximum reserve requirement (including, without limitation,
any emergency, marginal, special or supplemental reserve
requirement) prescribed for so-called "Eurocurrency liabilities"
(or any other category of Eurocurrency funding) prescribed by the
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (or under any
successor regulation that the Bank determines to be applicable)
with each change in such maximum reserve requirement automatically,
immediately and without notice changing the LIBOR Rate thereafter
applicable to each LIBOR Rate Option.
“Revolving
Credit Expiry Date” means December 27, 2022.
“Revolving
Credit Facility Amount” means Two Million Dollars
($2,000,000.00).
“Revolving
Credit Facility Commitment” is defined in Section
2.01(a)
hereof.
“Revolving
Credit Facility Commitment Fee” is defined in Section
2.07
hereof.
“Revolving
Credit Loan” or “Revolving Credit Loans”,
singularly or collectively as the context may require, shall have
the meaning forth in Section
2.01(a)
hereof.
“Revolving
Credit Note” means the Revolving Credit Note of the
Borrowers, executed and delivered pursuant to Section
2.01(b)
of this Agreement, together with all
extensions, renewals, refinancings or refundings, in whole or in
part, as may be amended, modified, supplemented or restated from
time to time.
“Security
Agreements” means, collectively, (i) the Security Agreement
made by the Borrowers for the benefit of the Bank, (ii) the Pledge
Agreement, and (iii) each other agreement securing the Obligations
or granting a Lien in favor of the Bank in respect of such
Obligations, each dated of even date herewith and each as amended,
modified, supplemented or restated from time to time.
“Solvent”
means, with respect to any Person on a particular date, that on
such date (i) the fair value of the property of such Person is
greater than the total amount of liabilities, including, without
limitation, contingent liabilities, of such Person, (ii) the
present fair saleable value of the assets of such Person is not
less than the amount that will be required to pay the probable
liability of such Person on its debts as they become absolute and
matured, (iii) such Person is able to realize upon its assets and
pay its debts and other liabilities, contingent obligations and
other commitments as they mature in the normal course of business,
(iv) 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 (v) 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 after giving
due consideration to the prevailing practice in the industry in
which such Person is engaged. In computing the amount of contingent
liabilities at any time, it is intended that such liabilities will
be computed at the amount which, in light of all the facts and
circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that can
reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured
liability.
“Swap
Obligation” means any Rate Management Obligation that
constitutes a “swap” within the meaning of section
1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended from time to
time.
“Termination
Event” means (i) a Reportable Event, (ii) the termination of
a single employer Plan or the treatment of a single employer Plan
amendment as the termination of such Plan under Section 4041 of
ERISA, or the filing of a notice of intent to terminate a single
employer Plan, or (iii) the institution of proceedings to terminate
a single employer Plan by the PBGC under Section 4042 of ERISA, or
(iv) the appointment of a trustee to administer any single employer
Plan.
“Term
Loan” is defined in Section
2.02
(a) hereof.
“Term Loan
Commitment” is defined in Section 2.02(a)
hereof.
“Term Loan
Commitment Fee” is defined in Section
2.07
hereof.
“Term Loan
Facility Amount” means Eight Million Dollars
($8,000,000.00).
“Term Loan
Maturity Date” means December 27, 2022.
“Term Loan
Note” means the Term Loan Note of the Borrowers, executed and
delivered pursuant to Section 2.02(a) of this Agreement, together
with all extensions, renewals, refinancings or refundings, in whole
or in part, as may be amended, modified, supplemented or restated
from time to time.
“Transaction”
means the transactions described on
Schedule 1.1(B)
attached
hereto.
“UCC”
means the Uniform Commercial Code or other similar Law as in effect
on the date of this Agreement and as amended from time to time, of
the Official Body having jurisdiction with respect to all or any
portion of the Collateral granted or assigned to the Bank from time
to time under or in connection with this Agreement or the other
Loan Documents.
“Unfinanced
Capital Expenditures” means a Capital Expenditure made from
Borrowers’ internally generated cash flow.
“Unreimbursed
Drawings” means drawings made under Letters of Credit that,
for any reason, have not been reimbursed by or on behalf of the
Borrowers, whether through borrowings of Loans hereunder or
otherwise.
“Unused
Facility Fee” is defined in Section
2.07
hereof.
“
USA Patriot Act
”
means the Uniting and Strengthening
America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and
Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001, Public Law 107-56, as the same has
been, or shall hereafter be, renewed, extended, amended or
replaced.
1.02
Construction and
Interpretation
.
(a)
Construction
.
Unless the context of this Agreement otherwise clearly requires,
references to the plural include the singular, the singular the
plural, the part the whole and “or” has the inclusive
meaning represented by the phrase “and/or”. References
in this Agreement to “judgments” of the Bank include
good faith estimates by the Bank (in the case of quantitative
judgments) and good faith beliefs by the Bank (in the case of
qualitative judgments). The definition of any document or
instrument includes all schedules, attachments and exhibits thereto
and all renewals, extensions, supplements, restatements and
amendments thereof. “Hereunder”, “herein”,
“hereto”, “hereof”, “this
Agreement” and words of similar import refer to this entire
document; “including” is used by way of illustration
and not by way of limitation unless the context clearly indicates
to the contrary; and any action required to be taken by the
Borrowers is to be taken promptly, unless the context clearly
indicates to the contrary.
(b)
Accounting
Principles
. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement,
all computations and determinations as to accounting or financial
matters and all financial statements to be delivered pursuant to
this Agreement shall be made and prepared in accordance with GAAP
(including principles of consolidation, where appropriate), and all
accounting or financial terms shall have the meanings ascribed to
such terms by GAAP; provided, however, that except as otherwise
provided herein, all accounting terms used in Section
5.14
(and all defined terms used in the
definition of any accounting terms used in Section
5.14
) shall have the meaning given to such
terms (and defined terms) under GAAP as in effect on the date
hereof applied on a basis consistent with those used in preparing
the annual financial statements of Borrowers referred to in Section
5.01(a)
. In the event of any change
after the date hereof in GAAP, and if such change would result in
the inability to determine compliance with the financial covenants
set forth in Section
5.14
based upon
the Borrowers’ regularly prepared financial statements by
reason of the preceding sentence, then the parties hereto agree to
endeavor, in good faith, to agree upon an amendment to this
Agreement that would adjust such financial covenants in a manner
that would not affect the substance thereof, but would allow
compliance therewith to be determined in accordance with the
Borrowers’ financial statements at that time.
ARTICLE
II
2.01
The Revolving Credit
Facility Commitment
.
(a)
Revolving
Credit Loans
. (i) Subject to the terms and conditions and
relying upon the representations and warranties set forth in this
Agreement, the Notes and the other Loan Documents, the Bank agrees
(the “
Revolving
Credit Facility Commitment
”) to make loans (a
“
Revolving Credit
Loan
” or the“
Revolving Credit Loans
”)
to the Borrowers at any time or from time to time on or after the
Closing Date and to and including the Business Day immediately
preceding the Revolving Credit Expiry Date in an aggregate
principal amount which shall not exceed at any one time outstanding
the Revolving Credit Facility Amount, less the amount available to
be drawn on all unexpired Letters of Credit, and less all
Unreimbursed Drawings. Within the limits of time and amounts set
forth in this Section
2.01
, and
subject to the other provisions of this Agreement including,
without limitation, the Bank’s right to demand repayment of
the Revolving Credit Loans upon the occurrence of an Event of
Default, the Borrowers may borrow, repay and reborrow under this
Section
2.01
.
(b)
Revolving Credit Note
. The
obligations of the Borrowers to repay the unpaid principal amount
of the Revolving Credit Loans made to the Borrowers by the Bank and
to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount thereof will be
evidenced in part by a Revolving Credit Note of the Borrowers,
dated the Closing Date, in form and substance satisfactory to the
Bank. The executed Revolving Credit Note shall be delivered by the
Borrowers to the Bank on the Closing Date.
(c)
Loan Requests
.
Except as otherwise provided herein, the Borrowers may from time to
time prior to the Revolving Credit Expiry Date request the Bank to
make Revolving Credit Loans. Except as otherwise provided herein,
the Borrowers may from time to time prior to the Revolving Credit
Expiry Date request the Bank to renew or convert the Interest Rate
Option applicable to existing Revolving Credit Loans. In each such
case, the Borrowers shall deliver to the Bank a duly completed
request substantially in the form of
Exhibit A
attached hereto or a
request by telephone immediately confirmed in writing by letter,
facsimile or email in such form (each, a “
Loan Request
”), it being
understood that the Bank may rely on the authority of any
individual making such a request without the necessity of receipt
of such written confirmation, at the following times:
(i) not
later than 1:00 p.m., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania time on the proposed
Borrowing Date with respect to the making of a Revolving Credit
Loan to which the Prime Rate Option applies;
(ii) not
later than 1:00 p.m., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania time on the second
(2
nd
)
Business Day prior to the proposed Borrowing Date with respect to
the making of a Revolving Credit Loan to which the LIBOR Rate
Option applies;
(iii)
not later than 1:00 p.m., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania time on the last
day of the applicable Interest Period with respect to the
conversion of a Revolving Credit Loan from the LIBOR Rate Option to
the Prime Rate Option; or
(iv) not
later than 1:00 p.m., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania time on the second
(2
nd
)
Business Day prior to the proposed Borrowing Date with respect to
(i) the conversion of a Revolving Credit Loan from the Prime Rate
Option to the LIBOR Rate Option or (ii) the renewal of a Revolving
Credit Loan to which the LIBOR Rate Option applies.
Each
Loan Request shall be irrevocable and shall specify (i) the
proposed Borrowing Date; (ii) the amount of the proposed
Revolving Credit Loans that are the subject of such request;
(iii) whether the Prime Rate Option or the LIBOR Rate Option
shall apply to the Revolving Credit Loans that are the subject of
such request; and (iv) in the case of a tranche to which the
LIBOR Rate Option applies, an appropriate Interest Period for the
Loans comprising such Borrowing Tranche.
(d)
Making Revolving Credit
Loans
. Upon its receipt of a Loan Request to fund a
Revolving Credit Loan, the Bank shall fund such Revolving Credit
Loan to the Borrowers in U.S. Dollars and immediately available
funds into the designated Borrower’s account at the Bank
prior to 4:00 p.m., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania time, on the
applicable Borrowing Date.
(e)
Maximum
Principal Balance of Revolving Credit Loans
. The aggregate
principal amount of all Revolving Credit Loans outstanding shall
not exceed the Revolving Credit Facility Amount, less the amount
available to be drawn on all unexpired Letters of Credit, and less
all Unreimbursed Drawings.
(f)
Repayment
of Revolving Credit Loans
. The Borrowers shall pay interest
on the outstanding principal amount of Revolving Credit Loans from
and including the date on which each Revolving Credit Loan is made,
to but not including the date the outstanding principal amount
thereof is paid in full. Accrued interest on Revolving Credit Loans
to which the LIBOR Rate Option applies shall be payable in arrears
on the last day of each Interest Period for those Loans; provided,
however, that the Borrowers shall pay interest not less frequently
than quarterly.
Accrued
interest on Revolving Credit Loans to which the Prime Rate Option
applies shall be payable monthly in arrears on the first day of
each month, commencing on February 1, 2018 through and including
December 1, 2022 and on the Revolving Credit Expiry Date. If not
sooner paid, the entire principal balance of all outstanding
Revolving Credit Loans, all unpaid accrued interest thereon and all
other sums and costs owed to the Bank by the Borrowers pursuant to
the Revolving Credit Loans, shall be immediately due and payable on
the Revolving Credit Expiry Date, without notice, presentment or
demand of any kind.
(a)
Term Loan
Commitment
. Subject to the terms and conditions and relying
upon the representations and warranties set forth in this
Agreement, the Notes and the other Loan Documents, the Bank agrees
(the “
Term Loan
Commitment
”) to make a loan (the “
Term Loan
”) to the
Borrowers on the Closing Date in a principal amount equal to the
Term Loan Facility Amount. The Term Loan Commitment shall not be a
revolving credit commitment, and upon repayment of any amount of
principal of the Term Loan, the Borrowers may not reborrow the same
hereunder.
(b)
Term Loan Note
. The
obligations of the Borrowers to repay the unpaid principal amount
of the Term Loan and to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount
thereof will be evidenced in part by the Term Loan Note of the
Borrower, dated the Closing Date, in form and substance
satisfactory to the Bank. The executed Term Loan Note shall be
delivered by the Borrowers to the Bank on the Closing
Date.
(c)
Repayment of Term
Loan
. Commencing on March 30, 2018 and on the last day of
each June, September, December and March thereafter, through and
including September 30, 2022, the Borrowers shall make a payment of
principal on the Term Loan in the amount of Four Hundred Thousand
Dollars ($400,000.00) based on a five-year amortization period.
Accrued interest on the outstanding principal balance of the Term
Loan shall be payable in arrears on the last day of each Interest
Period; provided, however, that the Borrowers shall pay interest
not less frequently than quarterly. The remaining unpaid principal
balance of the Term Loan, together with accrued interest thereon,
shall be due and payable in full on the Term Loan Maturity Date,
without demand.
(a)
Commitment to Issue
Letters of Credit
. Subject to the requirements set forth
below, the Borrowers may use a portion of the Revolving Credit
Facility Commitment, which portion shall not exceed the Letter of
Credit Sublimit, for the purpose of causing the Bank to issue
standby Letters of Credit for the account of any Borrower, provided
that (i) the applicable Borrower shall execute and deliver a letter
of credit application and reimbursement agreement, in forms
acceptable to the Bank, and comply with any conditions to the
issuance of such Letter of Credit (including payment of any
applicable fees) set forth therein; (ii) the Bank approves the form
of such Letter of Credit; (iii) such Letter of Credit bears an
expiration date not later than one year after the date of issuance;
(iv) the Bank receives a request for issuance not less than three
(3) Business Days prior to the date of issuance (unless the Bank,
in its sole and absolute discretion, agrees to shorter notice in
any instance); (v) the purpose of such Letter of Credit shall be
acceptable to the Bank; and (vi) the conditions set forth in
Article IV hereof are fulfilled to the satisfaction of the Bank as
of the date of the issuance of such Letter of Credit. During the
time each Letter of Credit is issued and outstanding, the
availability of advances under the Revolving Credit Facility
Commitment shall be reduced by the face amount of such Letter of
Credit (whether or not drawn).
(b)
Reimbursement
Obligations
. Borrowers are absolutely, unconditionally and
irrevocably obligated, jointly and severally, to reimburse the Bank
for all amounts drawn under each Letter of Credit. If any draft is
presented under a Letter of Credit, the payment of which is
required to be made at any time on or before the Revolving Credit
Expiry date, then payment by the Bank of such draft shall
constitute a Revolving Credit Loan (which shall be a Prime Rate
Loan) hereunder and interest shall accrue from the date the Bank
makes payment on such draft under such Letter of Credit; provided,
however, that if there is not then any Revolving Credit Facility
Amount in an amount at least equal to the amount of the draw,
Borrowers shall immediately reimburse the Bank for any payments
made by the Bank. If any draft is presented under a Letter of
Credit, the payment of which is required to be made after the
Revolving Credit Expiry Date or at the time when an Event of
Default shall then be continuing, then Borrowers shall immediately
pay to the Bank, in immediately available funds, the full amount of
such draft together with interest thereon at the Prime Rate from
the date on which the Bank makes such payment of such draft until
the date it received full reimbursement for such payment from the
Borrowers. Borrowers further agree that the Bank may reimburse
itself for any such drawing at any time from the balance in any
other account of any Borrower maintained with the
Bank.
(c)
Limitation on
Amount
. The Bank shall not be obligated or permitted under
this Section 2.03 to issue any Letter of Credit for the account of
any Borrower, to the extent that the sum of (i) the amount that
would be available to be drawn under the proposed Letter of Credit,
plus (ii) the sum of all amounts available to be drawn under all
outstanding Letters of Credit, plus (iii) any Unreimbursed
Drawings, would exceed the lesser of (A) the Letter of Credit
Sublimit, and (B) the excess of the Revolving Credit Facility
Amount over the aggregate principal amount of Revolving Credit
Loans outstanding.
(d)
Obligations Absolute
.
Borrower
s obligations under this
Section 2.03 (including any obligations to repay draws under
Letters of Credit issued hereunder) shall be absolute and
unconditional under any and all circumstances and irrespective of
the occurrence of any Event of Default or any condition precedent
whatsoever or any setoff, counterclaim or defense to payment that
any Borrower may have or have had against the Bank or any
beneficiary of a Letter of Credit. Borrowers further agree that the
Bank shall not be responsible for, and the Borrowers reimbursement
obligations shall not be affected by, among other things, the
validity or genuineness of documents or of any endorsements
thereon, even if such documents should in fact prove to be in any
or all respects invalid, fraudulent or forged, or any dispute
between or among any Borrower, the beneficiary of any Letter of
Credit or any financial institution or other party to which any
Letter of Credit may be transferred or any claims or defenses
whatsoever of any Borrower against the beneficiary of any Letter of
Credit or any such transferee. The Bank shall not be liable for any
error, omission, interruption or delay in transmission, dispatch or
delivery of any message or advice, however transmitted, in
connection with any Letter of Credit. Any action taken or omitted
by the Bank under or in connection with each Letter of Credit and
the related drafts and documents shall be binding upon
Gumby’s and shall not result in any liability on the part of
the Bank, unless the Bank violates any applicable Law regulating
letters of credit.
(e)
Reliance by the Bank
.
The Bank shall be entitled to rely,
and shall be fully protected in relying upon, any Letter of Credit,
draft, writing, resolution, notice, consent, certificate,
affidavit, letter, cablegram, telegram, telecopy, email message,
statement, order or other document believed by it to be genuine and
correct and believed by it to have been signed, sent or made by the
proper Person(s) and upon advice and statements of legal counsel,
independent accountants and other experts selected by the
Bank.
(f)
Fees
. Borrowers
shall pay to the Bank all of the Bank’s
standard fees and charges for the opening, confirmation,
amendment,
modification
,
presentation or cancellation of a Letter of Credit and otherwise in
respect of a Letter of Credit and shall execute all of the
Bank’s standard agreements in connection with the issuance of
each Letter of Credit. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, Borrowers shall pay to the Bank a fee on the issuance of
each letter of credit, such fee to be
determined pursuant to
the Pricing Grid attached hereto as Schedule 1.1(A).
(g)
Standard of Conduct
.
The Bank shall be entitled to
administer each Letter of Credit in the ordinary course of business
and in accordance with its usual practices, modified from time to
time as it deems appropriate under the circumstances, and shall be
entitled to use its discretion in taking or refraining from taking
any action in connection herewith.
(h)
Cash Collateral
Account
. In the event that (i) the excess of (A) the amount
of the Revolving Credit Facility Amount, over (B) the aggregate
principal amount of the Revolving Credit Loans then outstanding is
less than (ii) the aggregate undrawn and unexpired face amount of
any outstanding Letters of Credit (to the extent such face amount
is undrawn) and the aggregate face amount of any Unreimbursed
Drawings for any reason (whether because the Revolving Credit
Facility Amount has been reduced or terminated or otherwise),
Borrower
s
shall forthwith pay
to the Bank an amount equal to the excess of the amount described
in clause (ii) above over the amount described in clause (i) above.
Such amount shall be applied first, against any Unreimbursed
Drawings and second, against the unpaid principal amount of any
Revolving Credit Loans then outstanding, and the remainder shall be
maintained by the Bank in an interest bearing cash collateral
account in the name of and for the benefit of the Bank to secure
the repayment of Borrowers’ obligation to reimburse the Bank
for drafts drawn or that may be drawn under outstanding Letters of
Credit until the earlier of (1) such time as all outstanding
Letters of Credit have expired or been cancelled, and (2) the
excess of the amount described in clause (ii) above over the amount
described in clause (i) above no longer exists.
(i)
Obligations
Secured
. The obligations of Borrower
s
to the Bank in respect of Letters of
Credit shall be guaranteed pursuant to the Loan Documents and shall
be secured by the Collateral.
(a)
Interest
Rate Options for Revolving Credit Loans
. The Borrowers shall
pay interest in respect of the outstanding unpaid principal amount
of the Revolving Credit Loans as selected by it from the Prime Rate
Option or LIBOR Rate Option set forth below applicable to the
Revolving Credit Loans, it being understood that, subject to the
provisions of this Agreement, the Borrowers may select different
Interest Rate Options and different Interest Periods to apply
simultaneously to the Revolving Credit Loans comprising different
Borrowing Tranches and may convert to or renew one or more Interest
Rate Options with respect to all or any portion of the Revolving
Credit Loans comprising any Borrowing Tranche; provided that there
shall not be at any one time outstanding more than eight (8)
Borrowing Tranches in the aggregate among all of the Loans. The
Borrowers shall have the right to select from the following
Interest Rate Options applicable to the Revolving Credit
Loans:
(i)
Revolving
Credit Prime Rate Option
. A fluctuating rate per annum
(computed on the basis of a 365 or 366-day year, as the case may
be, counting the actual days elapsed) equal to the Prime Rate plus
the Applicable Margin, such interest rate to change automatically
from time to time effective as of the effective date of each change
in the Prime Rate; or
(ii)
Revolving Credit LIBOR
Rate Option
. A rate per annum (computed on the basis of a
360-day year, counting the actual days elapsed) equal to the LIBOR
Rate as determined for each applicable Interest Period, plus the
Applicable Margin.
(b)
Interest
on Term Loan
. The Borrowers shall pay interest on the Term
Loan at a rate per annum (computed on the basis of a 360-day year,
counting the actual days elapsed) equal to the Applicable
Rate.
(c)
Rate
Quotations
. The Borrowers may request from the Bank an
indication of the rates then in effect, but it is acknowledged that
such projection shall not be binding on the Bank, nor shall it
affect the rate of interest which thereafter is actually in effect
when the election is made.
(d)
Interest Periods
.
At any time when the Borrowers shall select, convert to or renew a
LIBOR Rate Option, the Borrowers shall notify the Bank thereof at
least two (2) Business Days prior to the effective date of such
LIBOR Rate Option by delivering a Loan Request. The notice shall
specify an Interest Period during which such Interest Rate Option
shall apply. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the following
provisions shall apply to any selection of, renewal of, or
conversion to a LIBOR Rate Option:
(i)
Amount
of Borrowing Tranche
. Each Borrowing Tranche of Loans under
the LIBOR Rate Option shall be in integral multiples of Fifty
Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) and not less than Fifty Thousand
Dollars ($50,000.00).
(ii)
Renewals
. In
the case of the renewal of a LIBOR Rate Option at the end of an
Interest Period, the first day of the new Interest Period shall be
the last day of the preceding Interest Period, without duplication
in payment of interest for such day.
(e)
Interest
after Default
. To the extent permitted by Law, upon the
occurrence of an Event of Default, and until such Event of Default
shall have been cured or waived, the Borrowers may not select,
request, convert to, or renew the LIBOR Rate Option for any Loans,
and
(i)
Interest
Rates
. The rate of interest for each Loan otherwise
applicable pursuant hereto, shall bear interest at a rate per annum
equal to the sum of the rate of interest applicable under the
applicable Prime Rate Option plus an additional two percent (2%)
per annum (the “
Default Rate
”), and the
Loans to which the LIBOR Rate Option applies shall automatically
convert to the applicable Prime Rate Option at the end of the
then-current Interest Period and no Loans may be made as, renewed
or converted into Loans to which the LIBOR Rate Option
applies.
(ii)
Other
Obligations
. Each other Obligation hereunder if not paid
when due shall bear interest at the Default Rate from the time such
Obligation becomes due and payable and until it is paid in full;
and
(iii)
Acknowledgment
. The
Borrowers acknowledge that the increase in rates referred to in
this Section reflects, among other things, the fact that such Loans
or other amounts have become a substantially greater risk given
their default status and that the Bank is entitled to additional
compensation for such risk; and all such interest shall be payable
by the Borrowers upon demand by the Bank.
(f)
Libor
Rate Unascertainable;Illegality; Increased Costs; Deposits Not
Available
.
(i)
Unascertainable
. If
on any date on which a LIBOR Rate would otherwise be determined,
the Bank shall have determined that: (A) adequate and reasonable
means do not exist for ascertaining such LIBOR Rate; or (B) a
contingency has occurred which materially and adversely affects the
London interbank Eurodollar market relating to the LIBOR Rate, then
the Bank shall have the rights specified in Section
2.03
(g).
(ii)
Illegality;
Increased Costs; Deposits Not Available
. If at any time the
Bank shall have determined that:
(A)
the making, maintenance or funding of any Loan
to which a LIBOR Rate Option applies has been made impracticable or
unlawful by compliance by the Bank in good faith with any Law or
any interpretation or application thereof by any Official Body or
with any request or directive of any such Official Body (whether or
not having the force of Law), or
(B) such
LIBOR Rate Option will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost
to the Bank of the establishment or maintenance of any such Loan,
or
(C) after
making all reasonable efforts, deposits of the relevant amount in
Dollars for the relevant Interest Period for a Loan, or to banks
generally, to which a LIBOR Rate Option applies, respectively, are
not available to the Bank with respect to such Loan, or to banks
generally, in the interbank Eurodollar market,
then the Bank shall
have the rights specified in Section 2.04(g).
(g)
Bank’s
Rights
. In the case of any event specified in
Section 2.09(f) above, the Bank shall promptly so notify the
Borrowers thereof. Upon such date as shall be specified in such
notice (which shall not be earlier than the date such notice is
given), the obligation of the Bank to allow the Borrowers to
select, convert to or renew a LIBOR Rate Option shall be suspended
until the Bank shall have later notified the Borrowers of the
Bank’s determination that the circumstances giving rise to
such previous determination no longer exist. If at any time the
Bank makes a determination under Section 2.04(f) and the Borrowers
shall have previously notified the Bank of its selection of,
conversion to or renewal of a LIBOR Rate Option, as applicable, and
such Interest Rate Option has not yet gone into effect, such
notification shall be deemed to provide for selection of,
conversion to or renewal of the Prime Rate Option otherwise
available with respect to such Loans. If the Bank notifies the
Borrowers of a determination under Section 2.04(f)(ii), the
Borrowers shall, subject to the Borrower’s indemnification
Obligations under Section 2.11, as to any Loan of the Bank to
which a LIBOR Rate Option applies, on the date specified in such
notice either convert such Loan to the Prime Rate Option otherwise
available with respect to such Loan or prepay such Loan. Absent due
notice from the Borrowers of conversion or prepayment in the case
of any event specified in Section 2.04(f) above, such Loan
shall automatically be converted to the Prime Rate Option otherwise
available with respect to such Loan upon such specified
date.
(h)
Interest
Laws
. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary
contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, the
Borrowers shall not be required to pay, and the Bank shall not be
permitted to collect, any amount of interest in excess of the
maximum amount of interest permitted by applicable Law
(“
Excess
Interest
”). If any Excess Interest is provided for or
determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to have been
provided for in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document, then,
in such event: (1) the provisions of this subsection shall govern
and control; (2) the Borrowers shall not be obligated to pay any
Excess Interest; (3) any Excess Interest that the Bank may have
received hereunder shall be, at the Bank’s option, (a)
applied as a credit against the outstanding principal balance of
the Loans or accrued and unpaid interest (not to exceed the maximum
amount permitted by Law), (b) refunded to the payor thereof, or (c)
any combination of the foregoing; (4) the interest rate(s) provided
for herein shall be automatically reduced to the maximum lawful
rate allowed from time to time under applicable Law (the
“
Maximum
Rate
”), and this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents shall be deemed to have been and shall be, reformed and
modified to reflect such reduction; and (5) the Borrowers shall not
have any action against the Bank for any damages arising out of the
payment or collection of any Excess Interest. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, if for any period of time interest on any Loan is
calculated at the Maximum Rate rather than the Applicable Rate
under this Agreement, and thereafter such Applicable Rate becomes
less than the Maximum Rate, the rate of interest payable on such
Loan shall remain at the Maximum Rate until the Bank shall have
received the amount of interest which the Bank would have received
during such period on such Loan had the rate of interest not been
limited to the Maximum Rate during such period.
2.05
Selection
of Interest Rate Options
.
If the
Borrowers fail to select an Interest Rate Option or Interest Period
to apply to any new Revolving Credit Loan in accordance with the
provisions of Section
2.03
, the
Borrowers shall be deemed to have elected the LIBOR Rate Option for
a one-month Interest Period. If the Borrowers fail to select a new
Interest Rate Option or Interest Period to apply to any Borrowing
Tranche of Loans under the LIBOR Rate Option at the expiration of
an existing Interest Period applicable to such Borrowing Tranche in
accordance with the provisions of Section
2.03
, the Borrowers shall be deemed to have
continued such Borrowing Tranche under the LIBOR Rate Option for an
Interest Period of the same duration as the expiring Interest
Period.
2.06
Late
Charge
.
If any
payment of principal of, or interest on, any Note is not paid
within fifteen (15) days of the date when due, the Borrowers shall
pay to the Bank any late charge
in the
amount of five percent (5%) of the regular payment or portion
thereof that remains unpaid for more than fifteen (15) days beyond
the due date. The minimum late charge amount is Twenty-Five Dollars
($25.00). This charge will be due and payable
within
five (5) days after written notice thereof from the Bank to
the Borrower
.
(a)
Commitment
Fees
. The Borrowers shall pay to the Bank on the Closing
Date: (i) a non-refundable commitment fee in respect of the
Revolving Credit Facility Commitment in the amount of Twenty
Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00) (the “
Revolving Credit Facility Commitment
Fee
”); and (ii) a non-refundable commitment fee in
respect of the Term Loan Commitment in the amount of Eighty
Thousand Dollars ($80,000.00) (the “
Term Loan Commitment
Fee
”). The Commitment Fees shall have been fully
earned by the Bank by its commitment to make and the closing of the
Loans and shall not be subject to reduction or refund for any
reason whatsoever.
(b)
Unused Facility
Fee
. Accruing from the Closing Date until the Revolving
Credit Expiry Date, the Borrowers shall pay to the Bank, as
consideration for Revolving Credit Facility Commitment hereunder, a
non-refundable commitment fee (the “
Unused Facility Fee
”)
determined pursuant to the Pricing Grid attached hereto as Schedule
1.1(A) on the average daily difference between the amount of
(i) the Revolving Credit Facility Amount and the (ii) the
sum of the Revolving Credit Loans outstanding, computed on a
quarterly basis, in arrears, on the last Business Day of each
calendar quarter based upon the daily utilization for that quarter
as calculated by the Bank. The Unused Facility Fee shall be payable
in arrears on the first Business Day of April, 2018, with respect
to the quarter ending on March 31, 2018, and on the first Business
Day of each July, October January and April thereafter with respect
to the immediately preceding quarter, and on the Revolving Credit
Expiry Date or upon acceleration of the Revolving Credit
Note.
(c)
Expenses
.
The Borrowers agree to pay, upon
demand, costs of collection of all amounts due under the Loans and
under this Agreement, including, without limitation, principal,
interest and fees, or in connection with the enforcement of, or
realization on, any security for the Loans, including, without
limitation, to the extent permitted by applicable law, reasonable
attorneys’ fees and expenses.
2.08
Payments;
Prepayments
.
(a)
General
. All
payments and prepayments to be made in respect of principal,
interest, fees or other amounts due from the Borrowers under this
Agreement or under the Notes shall be paid to the Bank
in United States Dollars, in immediately available
funds. The sum or sums shown on the Bank’s records shall be
evidence of the correct unpaid balances of principal and interest
on the Loans, absent manifest error. If any payment comes due on a
day that is not a Business Day, the Borrowers may make the payment
on the first Business Day following the payment date and pay the
additional interest accrued to the date of payment.
The Bank
may in its discretion deduct such payments from any of the
Borrower’s demand or deposit accounts with the Bank on the
due date. All such payments shall be applied at the option of the
Bank to accrued and unpaid interest, outstanding principal and
other sums due under the Loans in such order as the Bank, in its
sole discretion, shall elect. All such payments shall be made
absolutely net of, without deduction or offset for, and altogether
free and clear of, any and all present and future taxes, levies,
deductions, charges and withholdings and all liabilities with
respect thereto, excluding income and franchise taxes imposed on
the Bank under the Laws of the United States or any state or
political subdivision thereof. If the Borrowers are compelled by
Law to deduct any such taxes or levies (other than such excluded
taxes) or to make any such other deductions, charges, or
withholdings (collectively, the “Required Deductions”),
the Borrowers will pay to the Bank an additional amount equal to
the sum of (i) the aggregate amount of all Required Deductions and
(ii) the aggregate amount of United States, federal or state income
taxes required to be paid by the Bank in respect of the Required
Deductions.
(b)
Voluntary Prepayments
. The
Borrowers may at any time and from time to time prepay the Loans,
in whole or in part, without premium or penalty, upon irrevocable
notice delivered to the Bank no later than 11:00 a.m. at least
three Business Days prior thereto in the case of LIBOR Rate Loans
and at least one Business Day prior thereto in the case of Prime
Rate Loans, which notice shall specify the date and amount of such
prepayment, whether such prepayment is of the Term Loan or the
Revolving Credit Loan, and whether such prepayment is of LIBOR Rate
Loans or Prime Rate Loans; provided, however any prepayment of
LIBOR Rate Loans pursuant to this Section 2.08(b) shall be in an
integral multiple of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00), or, if
less, the entire principal amount thereof then outstanding. If a
LIBOR Rate Loan is prepaid pursuant to this Section 2.08(b) on any
day other than the last day of the Interest Period applicable
thereto, the Borrowers shall also pay any amounts owing pursuant to
Section 2.12. If any such notice is given, the amount specified in
such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein,
together with accrued interest to such date on the amount prepaid.
Each prepayment of the Loans under this Section 2.08(b) shall be
accompanied by accrued interest to the date of such prepayment on
the amount prepaid.
(c)
Mandatory
Prepayments
.
(i) If
any Indebtedness shall be incurred by the Borrowers (excluding any
Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section
6.02
hereof), or any Equity Interests shall be
issued by the Borrowers (other than Equity Interests (A) issued in
connection with an Acquisition approved by the Bank, or (B) issued
in connection with the redemption of the Equity Interest of a
member of any Borrower otherwise permitted pursuant to this
Agreement), then, in each case, within one Business Day of the date
of receipt by a Borrower of the Net Cash Proceeds therefrom, the
Borrower shall remit to the Bank an amount equal to 100% of such
Net Cash Proceeds, to be applied as set forth in Section
2.08(c)(iv) hereof. The remittance of such net cash proceeds shall
not be deemed to be a waiver of any Event of Default that may occur
as a result of the Borrower’s incurring of such Indebtedness
or issuing such Equity Interests.
(ii) If
on any date a Borrower shall receive Net Cash Proceeds from any
Asset Sale or Recovery Event, then, unless a Reinvestment Notice
shall be delivered in respect to any such Recovery Event, within
five Business Days of the date of receipt by the Borrowers of such
Net Cash Proceeds, the Borrowers shall remit to the Bank, in each
case, an amount equal to 100% of such Net Cash Proceeds, to be
applied as set forth in Section 2.08(c)(iv) hereof; provided,
however, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, so long as no Event
of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Borrowers may
reinvest all or any portion of such Net Cash Proceeds in operating
assets used or useful in the Borrower's business so long as the
Borrowers shall have delivered the requisite Reinvestment Notice
and, within 180 days following receipt of such Net Cash Proceeds,
the Borrowers shall have consummated the purchase of such
replacement assets (as certified by the Borrowers in writing to the
Bank); provided, further, that any Net Cash Proceeds not so
reinvested shall be immediately applied to the prepayment of the
Loans as set forth in Section 2.08(c)(iv). The remittance of the
Net Cash Proceeds from such Asset Sale shall not be deemed to be a
waiver of any Event of Default that may occur as a result of such
Asset Sale.
(iii) If
the audited financial statements for any one or more of the fiscal
years ending December 31, 2018, 2019 and 2020 show Excess
Liquidity, then Borrower shall pay to the Bank on the relevant
Excess Liquidity Application Date, in each case, an amount equal to
100% of the Excess Liquidity for such year, to be applied as set
forth in Section 2.08(c)(iv); provided, however, that the Borrowers
shall not be required to make any single payment pursuant to this
Section 2.08(c)(iii) in excess of One Million Sixty-Six Thousand
Six Hundred Sixty-Six and 67/100 Dollars ($1,066,666.67),
regardless of whether Excess Liquidity for any applicable year
exceeds such amount; and provided further that the Borrowers shall
not be required to make aggregate payments pursuant to this Section
2.08(c)(iii) in excess of Three Million Two Hundred Thousand
Dollars ($3,200,000.00); and provided further that the Borrowers
shall not be required to make a payment pursuant to this Section
2.08(c)(iii) if the Term Loan has been repaid in full.
(iv)
Net Cash Proceeds required to be paid to the Bank
pursuant to this Section 2.08(c) shall be applied to the principal
installments due pursuant to the Term Loan Note, in inverse order
of maturity, and accrued interest thereon to the date of payment,
until the Term Loan has been repaid in full.
In the
event that any Law or the interpretation or application thereof by
any Official Body or the compliance with any guideline or request
of any central bank or other Official Body (whether or not having
the force of Law):
(a) subjects
the Bank to any tax with respect to any amounts payable under this
Agreement, the Notes or the other Loan Documents by the Borrowers
or otherwise with respect to the transactions contemplated under
this Agreement, the Notes or the other Loan Documents (except for
taxes on the overall net income of the Bank imposed by the United
States of America or any political subdivision thereof),
or
(b)
imposes, modifies or deems applicable any deposit insurance,
reserve, special deposit, capital maintenance or similar
requirement against assets held by, or deposits in or for the
account of, or Loans or advances or commitment to make Loans or
advances by the Bank, or
(c)
imposes upon the Bank any other condition with
respect to the Loans or commitment to make Loans made under this
Agreement,
and the
result of any of the foregoing is to materially increase the costs
of the Bank, reduce the income receivable by or return on equity of
the Bank or impose any material expense upon the Bank with respect
to any Loan or commitments to make any Loan under this Agreement,
the Bank shall so notify the Borrowers in writing. The Borrowers
agree to pay the Bank the actual amount of any such increase in
cost, reduction in income, reduced return on equity or additional
expense within ten (10) days after presentation by the Bank of a
statement concerning such increase in cost, reduction in income,
reduced return on equity or additional expense. Such statement
shall set forth a brief explanation of the amount and the
Bank’s calculation of the amount, which statement shall be
conclusively deemed correct absent manifest error. If the amount
set forth in such statement is not paid within ten (10) days after
such presentation of such statement, interest will be payable on
the unpaid amount at the Default Rate from the due date until paid
(before and after judgment).
The
Bank shall open and maintain in its books and records, including
computer records, in accordance with its customary procedures, a
loan account (the “
Loan Account
”) in the
name of the Borrowers in which shall be recorded the date and
amount of each Loan made by the Bank and the date and amount of
each payment and prepayment in respect thereof. The Bank shall
record in the Loan Account the principal amount of the Loans owing
to the Bank from time to time. Except in the case of manifest error
in computation, the Loan Account will be conclusive and binding on
the Borrowers as to the accuracy of the information contained
therein. Failure by the Bank to make any such notation or record
shall not affect the obligations of the Borrowers to the Bank with
respect to the Loans.
2.11
Security
.
The
Obligations shall be secured by, among other things (a) the
Security Agreement and all UCC-1 financing statements and other
similar instruments executed and recorded with respect thereto, (b)
any Guaranty Agreement that may hereafter be executed and
delivered.
In
addition to the compensation or payments required by Section2.09,
the Borrowers shall indemnify the Bank against all liabilities,
losses or expenses (including loss of anticipated profits, any
foreign exchange losses and any loss or expense arising from the
liquidation or reemployment of funds obtained by it to maintain
such Loan, from fees payable to terminate the deposits from which
such funds were obtained or from the performance of any foreign
exchange contract) which the Bank sustains or incurs as a
consequence of any:
(a) Payment,
prepayment, conversion or renewal of any Loan to which a LIBOR Rate
Option applies on a day other than the last day of the
corresponding Interest Period (whether or not such payment or
prepayment is mandatory, voluntary or automatic, and whether or not
such payment or prepayment is then due);
(b)
Attempt by the Borrowers to revoke (expressly, by later
inconsistent notices or otherwise) in whole or in part any Loan
Request; or
(c) Default
by the Borrowers in the performance or observance of any covenant
or condition contained in this Agreement or any other Loan
Document, including any failure of the Borrowers to pay when due
(by acceleration or otherwise) any principal, interest, Commitment
Fee or any other amount due hereunder.
If the
Bank sustains or incurs any such loss or expense, it shall from
time to time notify the Borrowers of the amount determined in good
faith by the Bank (which determination may include such
assumptions, allocations of costs and expenses and averaging or
attribution methods as the Bank shall deem reasonable) to be
necessary to indemnify the Bank for such loss or expense. Such
notice shall set forth in reasonable detail the basis for such
determination. Such amount shall be due and payable by the
Borrowers to the Bank ten (10) Business Days after such notice is
given.
ARTICLE
III
REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES
Each
Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the Bank as
follows:
3.01
Organization and
Qualification; No Subsidiaries
.
Libsyn
is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the State of Nevada, and is duly
qualified or licensed to do business, and is in good standing in,
all jurisdictions in which the ownership of its properties or the
nature of its activities, or both, makes such qualification
necessary. Each of Webmayhem and Pair Networks is a corporation
duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and is duly qualified or
licensed to do business, and is in good standing in, all
jurisdictions in which the ownership of its properties or the
nature of its activities, or both, makes such qualification
necessary Neither Webmayhem nor Pair Networks has any subsidiaries,
and neither holds any Equity Interest in any other Person. Libsyn
has no subsidiaries and holds no Equity Interest in any other
Person other than Webmayhem and Pair Networks.
3.02
Authority;
Power to Carry on Business; Licenses
.
(a) Each
Borrower has all requisite corporate power and authority to make
the borrowings provided for herein, to execute and deliver this
Agreement and the Notes in evidence of such borrowings and the
other Loan Documents to which it is a party and to grant and convey
the Liens contemplated under the Security Agreement and the other
Loan Documents to which it is a party, and all such action has been
duly and validly authorized by all necessary proceedings on its
part.
(b) Each
Borrower has all requisite power and authority to own and operate
its properties and to carry on the business as now conducted and as
presently planned to be conducted. Each Borrower has all licenses,
permits, consents and governmental approvals or authorizations
necessary to carry on its business as now conducted or as presently
planned to be conducted.
3.03
Execution and Binding
Effect
.
Each of
the Loan Documents has been duly and validly executed and delivered
by or on behalf of the Borrower that is a party thereto, and each
such Loan Document constitutes a legal, valid and binding
obligation of the Borrower, enforceable in accordance with its
terms.
3.04
Absence of
Violations
.
Neither
the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the other Loan
Documents, the consummation of the transactions contemplated in any
of them, nor the performance of or compliance with the terms and
conditions hereof or thereof will (a) violate any Law, (b) conflict
with or result in a breach of or a default under the articles of
incorporation, certificate of organization, by-laws or operating
agreement (as applicable) of the Borrower, (c) conflict with or
result in a breach of or a default under any agreement or
instrument to which any Borrower is a party or by which it or any
of its properties (now owned or acquired in the future) may be
subject or bound or (d) result in the creation or imposition of any
Lien upon any property (owned or leased) of any Borrower (other
than the Liens created by the Security Agreement or the other Loan
Documents in favor of the Bank).
3.05
Authorizations and
Filings
.
No
authorization, consent, approval, license, exemption or other
action by, and no registration, qualification, designation,
declaration or filing with, any Official Body is or will be
necessary or advisable in connection with the execution and
delivery of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, the
consummation of the transactions contemplated herein or therein, or
the performance of or compliance by the Borrowers with the terms
and conditions hereof or thereof except for those already obtained
and recordings or filings in connection with the Liens granted to
the Bank pursuant to the Loan Documents.
3.06
Ownership and
Control
.
Schedule 3.06
sets forth the
authorized and outstanding equity capital of each Borrower. All of
the issued and outstanding equity securities in each Borrower are
fully paid and nonassessable. Except as set forth on
Schedule 3.06
, there are no
other Equity Interests outstanding of any Borrower, there is no
obligation of any Borrower to issue any such Equity Interest, and
there are no options, warrants or other rights outstanding to
purchase any Equity Interest in any Borrower, or any other
instrument convertible into an Equity Interest in any Borrower.
Webmayhem and Pair Networks are wholly-owned subsidiaries of
Libsyn. The stock of Libsyn is publicly-traded in the
over-the-counter market.
3.07
Officers, Directors and
Business
.
Schedule 3.07
sets forth, as of
the Closing Date (i) the names of all officers and directors of the
Borrower, and (ii) a description of the business of each Borrower
as presently conducted and as presently planned to be
conducted.
Each
Borrower owns good and marketable title to the Collateral held in
its name. None of the Collateral is subject to any Lien, except for
Permitted Liens and Liens in favor of the Bank. Each Borrower has
received all assignments, waivers, consents, bills of sale and
other documents and instruments necessary to establish, protect and
perfect its right, title and interest in and to all of the
Collateral.
3.09
Financial
Information
.
The
financial information provided by the Borrowers to the Bank is
accurate and complete and has been prepared in accordance with
GAAP, consistently applied (except with respect to any interim
financial statements, to the extent such statements are subject to
normal year-end adjustments and do not include any notes). The
Borrowers have made full and true disclosure of all pertinent
financial and other material information in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereby. Section 2.05 of the Purchase
Agreement contains certain representations and warranties of the
Seller concerning the historical financial statements of Pair
Networks. The Borrowers have no knowledge that such representations
and warranties are untrue in any material respect.
All tax
returns required to be filed by the Borrowers have been properly
prepared, executed and filed. All taxes, assessments, fees and
other governmental charges upon each Borrower or upon any of its
properties, income, sales or franchises which are due and payable
have been paid. The reserves and provisions for taxes on the books
of each Borrower are adequate for all open years and for its
current fiscal period. The Borrowers know of no proposed additional
assessment or basis for any assessment for additional taxes
(whether or not reserved against).
The
Borrowers are not in default of the performance, observance or
fulfillment of any of the obligations, covenants or conditions
contained in any material contractual obligation, and no condition
exists which, with the giving of notice of the lapse of time or
both, would constitute such a default.
There
is no pending, contemplated or, to the knowledge of any Borrower,
threatened action, suit or proceeding by or before any Official
Body against or affecting any Borrower or any of the
Collateral.
3.13
Laws
.
The
Borrowers are not in violation of any Law, which violation would
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
(a)
Each Plan has been and will be maintained and funded in all
material respects in accordance with its terms and with all
provisions of ERISA and other applicable Laws; (b) no Reportable
Event has occurred and is continuing with respect to any Plan; (c)
no liability to the PBGC has been incurred with respect to any
Plan, other than for premiums due and payable; (d) no Plan has been
terminated, no proceedings have been instituted to terminate any
Plan, and there exists no intent to terminate or institute
proceedings to terminate any Plan; (e) no withdrawal, either
complete or partial, has occurred or commenced with respect to any
multi-employer Plan, and there exists no intent to withdraw either
completely or partially from any multi-employer Plan; and (f) there
has been no cessation of, and there is no intent to cease,
operations at a facility or facilities where such cessation could
reasonably be expected to result in a separation from employment of
more than twenty percent (20%) of the total number of employees who
are participants under a Plan.
3.15
Patents, Licenses,
Franchises
.
Except
as set forth on
Schedule
3.15
, each Borrower owns or possesses the legal right to use
all of the patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names,
copyrights, licenses, franchises and permits and rights necessary
to own and operate its properties and to carry on its business as
presently conducted and as presently planned to be
conducted.
The
Borrowers shall use the proceeds of the Revolving Credit Loans to
provide financing for the Transaction and for working capital and
other general corporate purposes. The Borrowers shall use the
proceeds of the Term Loan to provide financing for the
Transaction.
The
Borrowers will not borrow under this Agreement for the purpose of
buying or carrying any “margin stock”, as such term is
used in Regulation U and related regulations of the Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as amended from time to
time. The Borrowers do not own any “margin stock”. The
Borrowers are not engaged in the business of extending credit to
others for such purpose, and no part of the proceeds of any
borrowing under this Agreement will be used to purchase or carry
any “margin stock” or to extend credit to others for
the purpose of purchasing or carrying any “margin
stock”.
3.18
No Material Adverse
Change
.
Since
the date of the most recent financial statements delivered by the
Borrowers to the Bank, there has been no Material Adverse
Change.
The
security interests in the personal property granted to the Bank
pursuant to the Security Agreement (collectively,
the“
Collateral
”) (i) will,
after the filing of all necessary financing statements, constitute
and will continue to constitute perfected security interests under
the UCC (or other applicable Law) entitled to all of the rights,
benefits and priorities provided by the UCC (or other applicable
Law) and (ii) except as otherwise permitted under Section
6.01
this Agreement, will be and will continue
to be superior and prior to the rights of all third parties
existing on the date of this Agreement or arising after the date of
this Agreement whether by Lien or otherwise, to the full extent
provided by Law. All such action as is necessary or advisable to
establish such rights of the Bank has been taken or will be taken
at or prior to the time required for such purpose and there will be
upon execution and delivery of the Loan Documents no necessity of
any further action in order to preserve, protect and continue such
rights except the filing of continuation statements and continued
possession or control by the Bank of the Collateral delivered to it
as required by the UCC (or other applicable Law). All filing fees
and other expenses in connection with each such action shall be
paid by the Borrowers and the Bank shall be reimbursed by the
Borrowers for any such fees and expenses incurred by the
Bank.
3.20
Labor
Controversies
.
There
are no labor controversies pending or, to the knowledge of any
Borrower, threatened against any Borrower.
After
giving effect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
and the Loan Documents and the making of Loans hereunder, each
Borrower shall be Solvent.
3.22
Anti-Terrorism
Laws
.
(a) Neither
any Borrower nor any Affiliate of any Borrower is in violation of
any Anti-Terrorism Law or engages in or conspires to engage in any
transaction that evades or avoids, or has the purpose of evading or
avoiding, or attempts to violate, any of the prohibitions set forth
in any Anti-Terrorism Law.
(b) Neither
any Borrower nor any Affiliate of any Borrower, nor any agent
acting or benefiting any Borrower or any Affiliate of any Borrower
in any capacity in connection with the Loans or other transactions
hereunder, is any of the following (each, a “
Blocked
Person
”):
(i) a
Person that is listed in the annex to, or is otherwise subject to
the provisions of, Executive Order No. 13224;
(ii)
a Person owned or controlled by, or acting for or on behalf of, any
Person that is listed in the annex to, or is otherwise subject to
the provisions of, Executive Order No. 13224;
(iii)
a Person with which the Bank is prohibited from dealing or
otherwise engaging in any transaction by any Anti-Terrorism
Law;
(iv)
a Person that commits, threatens or conspires to commit or supports
“terrorism” as defined in Executive Order No.
13224;
(v)
a Person that is named as a “specially designated
national” on the most current list published by the U.S.
Treasury Department Office of Foreign Asset Control at its official
website or any replacement website or other replacement official
publication of such list; or
(vi)
a Person who is affiliated or associated with a person or entity
listed above.
(c) Neither
any Borrower nor any agent of any Borrower acting in any capacity
in connection with the Loans or other transactions hereunder (i)
conducts any business or engages in making or receiving any
contribution of funds, goods or services to or for the benefit of
any Blocked Person, or (ii) deals in, or otherwise engages in any
transaction relating to, any property or interests in property
blocked pursuant to Executive Order No. 13224.
3.23
Governmental
Regulation
.
No
Borrower is subject to regulation under the Federal Power Act or
the Investment Company Act of 1940 or to any federal or state
statute or regulation limiting its ability to incur Indebtedness
for borrowed money.
3.24
Accurate and Complete
Disclosure; Continuing Representations and
Warranties
.
No
representation or warranty made by any Borrower under this
Agreement, and no statement made by any Borrower in any financial
statement, certificate, report, exhibit or document furnished to
the Bank pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement or any
other Loan Document, is false or misleading in any material respect
(including by omission of any information necessary to make such
representation, warranty or statement not misleading). No Borrower
is aware of any facts which have not been disclosed to the Bank in
writing that would reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect. The representations and warranties set forth herein
are to survive the delivery of the Loan Documents and the making of
the Loans hereunder.
ARTICLE
IV
The
obligation of the Bank to make any Loan is subject to the
satisfaction of the following conditions:
4.01
Representations and
Warranties; Events of Default and Potential
Defaults
.
The
representations and warranties contained in Article III shall be
true and correct on and as of the date of the making of each Loan
(except to the extent such representation or warranty refers to an
earlier date, in which case, such representation or warranty shall
be true and correct as of such earlier date). On the date of any
Loan, no Event of Default and no Potential Default shall have
occurred and be continuing or exist or shall occur or exist after
giving effect to the Loan to be made on such date. Each request by
the Borrowers for any Loan shall constitute a representation and
warranty by the Borrowers that the conditions set forth in this
Section
4.01
have been satisfied as of
the date of such request. The failure of the Bank to receive notice
from the Borrowers to the contrary before such Loan is made shall
constitute a further representation and warranty by the Borrowers
that the conditions referred to in this Section
4.01
have been satisfied as of the date such
Loan is made.
On the
Closing Date, the Loan Documents, satisfactory in terms, form and
substance to the Bank in its sole discretion, shall have been
executed and delivered to the Bank and shall be in effect and all
filings contemplated thereby shall have been made. The Borrowers
shall also deliver or cause to be delivered such other instruments,
documents and certificates as the Bank or its counsel shall
reasonably require.
4.03
UCC
Financing Statements
.
On or
before the Closing Date, each UCC-1 financing statement (or other
similar required filings) to be filed pursuant to the Security
Agreement shall have been filed.
4.04
Other
Documents and Conditions
.
On or
before the Closing Date, the following documents and conditions
shall have been delivered to the Bank or satisfied by or on behalf
of the Borrower:
(a)
Certified
Copies of Organizational Documents
.
(i) A
certified copy of the articles of incorporation or certificate of
formation (as applicable) of each Borrower, certified by the
Secretary of State of the state in which the Borrower was
organized, shall have been delivered to the Bank.
(ii) A
copy of bylaws or operating agreement (as applicable) of the
Borrower, certified by an authorized officer of the Borrower, shall
have been delivered to the Bank.
(b)
Good Standing
Certificates
. A good standing certificate from the state in
which each Borrower was organized and from each other jurisdiction
in which the Borrower is registered to do business shall have been
delivered to the Bank.
(c)
Proceedings
and Incumbency
. The Bank shall have received a certificate
in form and substance satisfactory to the Bank, dated the Closing
Date, of an authorized officer of the Borrowers, certifying as to
(i) resolutions of the directors or managers of each Borrower
authorizing (A) the Borrower to enter into this Agreement and the
other Loan Documents to which it is a party;and (B) the confession
of judgment provisions of such documents; (ii) incumbency; (iii) no
amendments to the organizational documents of the Borrower; (iv)
the exact legal name of the Borrower; (v) all fictitious and trade
names of the Borrower, if any; (vi) the entity identification
number of the Borrower; and (vii) the tax identification number of
the Borrower. The Bank may conclusively rely on such certification
unless and until a later certificate revising a prior certificate
has been furnished to the Bank.
(d)
Insurance
. The Bank
shall have received evidence, in form and substance satisfactory to
the Bank, that the business and all assets of the Borrowers are
adequately insured and that the Bank has been named as additional
insured, lender’s loss payee, as its interests may appear,
entitled to thirty (30) days’ prior written notice of
cancellation or modification, on all such policies of
insurance.
(e)
No
Material Adverse Change
. No Material Adverse Change shall
have occurred since the date of the most recent financial
statements delivered to the Bank with respect to the Borrower. No
contingency shall have occurred which the Bank, in its sole
discretion, shall determine materially and adversely affects the
financial markets
(f)
Lien
Searches
. The Bank shall have received: (i) UCC Lien
Searches with respect to the Borrowers (at the state level only) in
each Borrower’s jurisdiction of formation, and (ii) tax lien
searches (at the state and county levels) with respect to each
Borrower in its jurisdiction of formation.
(g)
Termination Statements;
Release Statements and Satisfaction Pieces
. The Bank shall
have received evidence satisfactory to the Bank that all necessary
termination statements, release statements, mortgage satisfaction
pieces and any other types of releases in connection with any and
all Liens with respect to the Borrowers that are not permitted
pursuant to Section
6.01
hereof have
been filed or satisfactory arrangements have been made for such
filing (including payoff letters, if applicable), all in form and
substance satisfactory to the Bank.
(h)
Compliance
Certificate
. The Bank shall have received a Compliance
Certificate dated as of the Closing Date, in the form attached as
Exhibit B
hereto,
executed by the appropriate officer of the Borrowers, stating that
no Event of Default or Potential Default exists and that Borrowers
are in compliance with all applicable covenants contained in this
Agreement. For purposes of clarity, Borrowers shall not be required
to calculate the Fixed Charges Coverage Ratio for purposes of such
Closing Date Compliance Certificate. The Borrowers’ Cash
Balance shown on such Closing Date Compliance Certificate shall be
used to establish the Applicable Margin and the Unused Facility Fee
until the Compliance Certificate for the fiscal quarter ending
March 31, 2018 is delivered.
(i)
Capital
Structure
. The Bank shall have completed its review of the
Borrowers’ capital structure as of the Closing Date, all
books and records and governing documents of the Borrowers as the
Bank may determine, all of which the Bank shall have determined to
be satisfactory in its sole discretion.
(j)
Opening
Date Balance Sheet
. The Borrowers shall have delivered a
balance sheet as of the Closing Date demonstrating to the
satisfaction of the Bank in its reasonable judgment that Borrowers
cash balance on the Closing Date is not less than Two Million
Dollars ($2,000,000.00), of which not less than One Million Five
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,500,000.00) is on deposit in one or
more accounts maintained at the Bank.
(k)
Operating Accounts
.
The Borrowers shall have established their primary operating
accounts with the Bank; provided, however, that for a period of up
to six (6) months after the Closing Date, the Borrowers may
maintain in one or more accounts at Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania,
S&T Bank and/or PNC Bank, National association up to Seven
Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($750,000.00) in cash, in order to
settle activity in those accounts.
(l)
Purchase
Agreement
. The Bank shall have received a fully executed
copy of the Purchase Agreement and all other documents and
instruments executed and delivered in connection with the
Transaction, all in form and substance satisfactory to the
Bank.
(m)
Pair Networks Due
Diligence
. The Bank shall have completed its accounting and
tax review, and received a quality of earnings report, and such
customer surveys and other business due diligence as may be
requested by the Bank, the results of which the Bank shall have
determined to be satisfactory in its reasonable discretion. The
Bank shall have received copies of the audited financial statements
for Pair Networks for the fiscal years ending December 31, 2015 and
December 31, 2016.
(n)
Opinion of
Counsel
. The Bank shall have received an opinion of counsel
to the Borrower, dated the Closing Date, in form and substance
satisfactory to the Bank in its sole and absolute
discretion.
4.05
Details, Proceedings and
Documents
.
On the
Closing Date, all legal details and proceedings in connection with
the transactions contemplated to occur pursuant to this Agreement
shall be satisfactory to the Bank and the Bank shall have received
all such counterpart originals or certified or other copies of such
documents and proceedings in connection with such transactions, in
form and substance satisfactory to the Bank, as the Bank may
request from time to time.
4.06
Fees and
Expenses
.
The
Borrowers shall have paid all fees and charges as required for the
Closing and relating to the Closing, including Commitment Fees, the
Bank’s legal fees and costs and all other costs and expenses
incurred by the Bank in connection with the transactions
contemplated to occur pursuant to this Agreement.
ARTICLE
V
Each
Borrower covenants and agrees with the Bank as
follows:
5.01
Reporting and Information
Requirements
.
The
Borrowers shall deliver or shall cause to be delivered the
following documents to the Bank in such detail as reasonably
requested by the Bank:
(a)
Annual
Financial Statements
. As soon as practicable, and in any
event within ninety (90) days after the close of each fiscal year
of the Borrowers, the Borrowers shall furnish to the Bank
statements of income, retained earnings and cash flow of the
Borrowers for such fiscal year and a balance sheet of Borrowers as
of the close of such fiscal year, and notes to each, all in
reasonable detail. Such statements and balance sheet shall be
audited by an independent certified public accounting firm selected
by the Borrowers and reasonably acceptable to the Bank, and shall
set forth in comparative form the corresponding figures for the
preceding fiscal year, and shall be prepared in accordance with
GAAP applied on a basis consistent with that of the preceding
fiscal year (except for changes in application in which such
accountants concur). The report of such accountants shall be free
of exception or qualifications not acceptable to the Bank and shall
in any event contain a written statement of such accountants
substantially to the effect that such accountants examined such
statements and balance sheet in accordance with generally accepted
auditing standards.
(b)
Quarterly
Reports of the Borrower
. As soon as practicable, and in any
event within forty-five (45) days after the end of each quarter,
the Borrowers will furnish to the Bank unaudited statements of
income, retained earnings and cash flow of the Borrowers for such
quarter and for the portion of the fiscal year to the end of such
quarter, and an unaudited balance sheet of Borrowers as of the
close of such quarter, all in reasonable detail. All such income
statements and balance sheets shall be prepared by Borrowers and
certified by the appropriate officer of Borrowers as presenting
fairly the financial position of Borrowers as of the end of such
period and the results of its operations for such period, in
conformity with GAAP applied in a manner consistent with that of
the most recent audited financial statements of Borrowers furnished
to the Bank.
(c)
Compliance
Certificate
. Concurrently with the delivery of the financial
statements required to be delivered pursuant to Sections 5.01(a)
and (b) hereof, the Borrowers shall deliver to the Bank a
compliance certificate, in the form attached as
Exhibit B
hereto, executed by
the appropriate officer of the Borrowers, stating that no Event of
Default or Potential Default exists and that Borrowers are in
compliance with all applicable covenants contained in this
Agreement. Such certificate shall include all figures necessary to
calculate the Borrowers’ compliance with all financial
covenants set forth in this Agreement. If an Event of Default or
Potential Default has occurred and is continuing or exists, such
certificate shall specify in detail the nature and period of
existence of the Event of Default or Potential Default and any
action taken or contemplated to be taken by the Borrowers with
respect thereto.
(d)
Visitation; Audits and
Field Exams
. The Borrowers shall permit or shall cause to be
permitted such persons as the Bank may designate, upon reasonable
prior written notice, to visit and inspect any of the properties of
the Borrower, to examine, and to make copies and extracts from, the
books and records of the Borrowers and to discuss the
Borrowers’ affairs with its officers, managers and
independent accountants during normal business hours. Each Borrower
shall and hereby does authorize its officers, managers, employees
and independent accountants to discuss with the Bank its affairs.
The Bank may conduct such audits and field exams at its discretion
and as often as it reasonably deems necessary. The Borrowers shall
pay all reasonable costs incurred in connection with conducting
such audits and field exams; provided, however, that so long as no
Event of Default or Potential Default has occurred and is then
continuing, the Borrowers shall not be required to pay the costs
incurred in connection with conducting more than one (1) such audit
or field exam in any fiscal year. If an Event of Default or
Potential Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrowers
shall reimburse the Bank all reasonable costs incurred by the Bank
in connection with any and all such audits and field
exams.
(e)
Notice
of Event of Default
. Immediately upon becoming aware of an
Event of Default or Potential Default, the Borrowers shall give the
Bank notice of the Event of Default or Potential Default, together
with a written statement signed on behalf of the Borrowers setting
forth the details of the Event of Default or Potential Default and
any action taken or contemplated to be taken by the Borrowers with
respect thereto.
(f)
Notice
of Material Adverse Change
. Immediately upon becoming aware
thereof, the Borrowers shall give the Bank written notice with
respect to any Material Adverse Change or any development or
occurrence that would be likely to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
(g)
Notice of
Proceedings
. Immediately upon becoming aware thereof, the
Borrowers shall give the Bank notice of the commencement, existence
or threat of all proceedings by or before any Official Body against
or affecting the Borrowers which, if adversely decided, could
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
(h)
Notice of
Other Matters
. Borrowers shall promptly give written notice
to the Bank of the following matters:
(i)
Default
.
Promptly after any officer of any Borrower has learned of the
occurrence of an Event of Default or Potential Default, a
certificate signed by an Authorized Officer setting forth the
details of such Event of Default or Potential Default and the
action which such Borrower proposes to take with respect thereto;
provided, that, any Event of Default resulting solely from the
failure of a Borrower to give notice of a Potential Default as
required by this clause shall be deemed waived upon the prompt cure
or waiver of such Potential Default without any further action
hereunder.
(ii)
Litigation
.
Promptly upon knowledge thereof, notice of all actions, suits,
proceedings or investigations before or by any Official Body or any
other Person against any Borrower that relate to the Collateral,
involve a claim or series of claims, with an amount in controversy
in excess of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00), or which if
adversely determined would constitute a Material Adverse
Change.
(iii)
Erroneous Financial
Information
. Promptly in the event that any Borrower or its
accountants conclude or advise that any previously issued financial
statement, audit report or interim review should no longer be
relied upon or that disclosure should be made or action should be
taken to prevent future reliance, notice in writing setting forth
the details thereof and the action which the Borrower proposes to
take with respect thereto.
(iv)
ERISA
Event
. Immediately upon the occurrence of any ERISA Event,
notice in writing setting forth the details thereof and the action
which the Borrowers propose to take with respect
thereto.
(i)
Further
Information
. The Borrowers shall promptly furnish or cause
to be promptly furnished to the Bank such other information, and in
such form, as the Bank may reasonably request from time to
time.
5.02
Preservation of Existence
and Franchises
.
Each
Borrower shall maintain its existence as a corporation or limited
liability company, as applicable, and the rights associated
therewith, in full force and effect in the state of its formation.
No Borrower shall change its jurisdiction of organization. Each
Borrower shall qualify and remain qualified as a foreign
corporation or limited liability company, as applicable, in each
jurisdiction in which the ownership of its property or the nature
of its activities, or both, makes such qualification
necessary.
5.03
Maintenance of
Insurance
.
The
Borrowers shall maintain with financially sound and reputable
insurers, insurance with respect to its properties and businesses
including, but not limited to, the Collateral, against such
liabilities, casualties and contingencies and of such types and in
such amounts as are satisfactory to the Bank and as is customary in
the case of Persons engaged in the same or a similar business or
having similar properties in the same geographic areas. The
Borrowers agree to provide the Bank with thirty (30) days’
advance notice of the cancellation, modification or termination of
any such policy of insurance. Borrowers shall maintain business
interruption insurance, and shall keep the Collateral that is
insurable insured against loss or damage by fire, theft, burglary,
pilferage, flood and such other hazards as the Bank shall specify,
in amounts and under policies issued by insurers acceptable to the
Bank, all premiums thereon to be paid by the Borrowers and upon
request of the Bank such policies or copies thereof shall be
delivered to the Bank. Each insurance policy of the Borrowers
required by this section shall contain a standard clause in form
and substance satisfactory to the Bank, naming the Bank, its
successors and assigns, as additional insured and lender loss
payee, as its interests may appear.
5.04
Maintenance of
Property
.
Borrower shall
maintain or cause to be maintained in good repair, working order
and condition all of its properties and assets and shall make or
cause to be made all needful and proper repairs, renewals,
replacements and improvements thereto so that the business carried
on in connection therewith may be properly and advantageously
conducted at all times.
5.05
Payment of
Liabilities
.
Each
Borrower shall pay or discharge:
(a) on
or prior to the date on which penalties attach, all taxes,
assessments and other governmental charges or levies imposed upon
it or any of its properties or income, sales or franchises, except
for taxes the validity of which are being contested in good faith
by appropriate proceedings diligently pursued, and with respect to
which adequate reserves have been set aside on its books to the
extent required by GAAP;
(b)
on or prior to the date when due, all
lawful claims of materialmen, mechanics, carriers, warehousemen,
landlords and other like Persons which, if unpaid, might result in
the creation of a Lien upon any of its properties other than those
claims the validity of which are being contested in good faith by
appropriate proceedings diligently pursued, and with respect to
which adequate reserves have been set aside on its books to the
extent required by GAAP;
(c) on
or prior to the date when due, all other lawful claims which, if
unpaid, might result in the creation of a Lien upon any of its
properties other than those claims the validity of which are being
contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently
pursued, and with respect to which adequate reserves have been set
aside on its books to the extent required by GAAP;and
(d)
all other current liabilities so that none is outstanding
more than sixty (60) days after the due date for each liability,
except for liabilities the validity of which are being contested in
good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently pursued, and with
respect to which adequate reserves have been set aside on its books
to the extent required by GAAP.
5.06
Financial Accounting
Practices
.
Each
Borrower shall maintain proper books of record and account, in
which full, true and correct entries shall be made of all financial
transactions and matters involving its assets and business, in
order to permit financial statements to be prepared in accordance
with GAAP.
5.07
Compliance with
Laws
.
Each
Borrower shall comply with all applicable Laws, in each case where
failure to do so has or could reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect.
5.08
Continuation of and/or
Change in Business
.
The
Borrowers shall continue to engage in the business and activities
described on
Schedule
3.07
and shall not engage in an
unrelated businesses or activities.
The
Borrowers shall use the proceeds of the Loans for the purposes
stated in Section
3.16
hereof.
The
Bank may, but shall not be obligated to, conduct lien searches of
the Borrowers and its assets and properties on an annual basis and
at such other times as the Bank, in its sole discretion, may
determine to be necessary. The Borrowers shall reimburse the Bank
for the Bank’s out-of-pocket costs in connection with one (1)
such lien search per year, provided, however that if an Event of
Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrowers shall
reimburse the Bank for the Bank’s out-of-pocket costs in
connection with any and all such lien searches.
5.11
Compliance
with Licensing Bodies
.
Each
Borrower shall maintain all certificates of compliance and
authority and licenses that are necessary or required by any
Official Body or licensing authority having jurisdiction over such
Borrower.
5.12
Further
Assurances
.
Each
Borrower, at its own cost and expense, will cause to be promptly
and duly taken, executed, acknowledged and delivered all such
further acts, documents and assurances as the Bank may reasonably
request from time to time in order to carry out the intent and
purposes of this Agreement more effectively and the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and to cause the Liens granted under
the Security Agreement or any other Loan Document to be, at all
times, valid, perfected and enforceable against such Borrower party
thereto and all third parties. All expenses of such filings and
recordings, and refilings and rerecordings, shall be borne by the
Borrowers.
5.13
Operating
Accounts
.
The
Borrowers shall maintain their primary operating accounts at the
Bank. If the Borrowers shall not have closed all of their accounts
at other banks, other than the PNC VAT account, within six (6)
months after the Closing Date, as required pursuant to section
4.04(k) hereof, then the Borrowers shall use commercially
reasonable efforts to put in place with respect to any such
remaining accounts a deposit account control agreement in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to the Bank, and such other
agreements and instruments as the Bank may reasonably request in
order to create and perfect a lien on such accounts and the amounts
on deposit therein in favor of the Bank. Borrowers shall not be
required to close the PNC VAT account.
5.14
Financial
Covenants
.
The
following financial covenants shall apply:
(a)
Fixed
Charges Coverage Ratio
. The Borrowers shall maintain a
consolidated Fixed Charges Coverage Ratio of not less than 1.50 to
1.00, to be tested on the last day of each fiscal quarter beginning
with the fiscal quarter ending on March 31, 2018. For purposes of
this Section 5.14(a): (i) the Fixed Charges Coverage Ratio for the
fiscal quarter ending on March 21, 2018 shall be determined based
on Adjusted EBITDA and Fixed Charges for such quarter; (ii) the
Fixed Charges Coverage Ratio for the fiscal quarter ending on June
30, 2018 shall be determined based on Adjusted EBITDA and Fixed
Charges for such quarter and the preceding quarter; (iii) the Fixed
Charges Coverage Ratio for the fiscal quarter ending on September
30, 2018 shall be determined based on Adjusted EBITDA and Fixed
Charges for such quarter and the preceding two quarters;and (iv)
the Fixed Charges Coverage Ratio for the fiscal quarter ending on
December 31, 2018 and thereafter shall be determined based on
Adjusted EBITDA and Fixed Charges on a trailing four quarters
basis.
(b)
Minimum
Liquidity
. Borrowers shall maintain on deposit with the Bank
average daily collected balances of cash and Cash Equivalents in an
amount not less than: Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars
($2,500,000.00), to be tested on the last day of each fiscal
quarter beginning with the fiscal quarter ending on March 31, 2018
and on the last day of each quarter thereafter, through and
including the quarter ending on December 31, 2018; and Three
Million Dollars ($3,000,000.00), to be tested on the last day of
each fiscal quarter thereafter.
The
Borrowers shall (a) keep in full force and effect any and all Plans
which are presently in existence or may, from time to time, come
into existence under ERISA, unless such Plans can be terminated
without material liability to the Borrowers in connection with such
termination; (b) make contributions to all of Borrower’ Plans
in a timely manner and in a sufficient amount to comply with the
requirements of ERISA; (c) comply with all material requirements of
ERISA which relate to such Plans so as to preclude the occurrence
of any Reportable Event, Prohibited Transaction (other than a
Prohibited Transaction subject to an exemption under ERISA) or
material accumulated funding deficiency as such term is defined in
ERISA; and (d) notify the Bank immediately upon receipt by the
Borrowers of any notice of the institution of any proceeding or
other action which may result in the termination of any Plan. The
Borrowers shall deliver to the Bank, promptly after the filing or
receipt thereof, copies of all material reports or notices that the
Borrowers file or receive under ERISA with or from the Internal
Revenue Service, the PBGC, or the U.S. Department of
Labor.
ARTICLE
VI
Each
Borrower covenants to Bank as follows:
The
Borrowers shall not at any time create, incur, assume or suffer to
exist any Lien on or against any of its assets or other property,
tangible or intangible (including Equity Interests of the
Borrowers), now owned or hereafter acquired or agree to become
liable to do so except for the following (each a
“
Permitted
Lien
” and collectively the “
Permitted
Liens
”):
(a) Liens
existing on the Closing Date and described on
Schedule 6.01
;
(b)
Liens in favor of the Bank;
(c)
Liens arising from taxes, assessments, charges, levies or claims
described in Section
5.05
of this
Agreement that are not yet due and payable or the validity of which
are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings
diligently pursued, and with respect to which full reserves have
been set aside;
(d)
pledges or deposits under worker’s compensation, unemployment
insurance and social security laws, or in connection with or to
secure the performance of bids, tenders, contracts (other than for
the repayment of borrowed money) or leases or to secure statutory
obligations, surety, appeal, indemnity performance or other similar
bonds or other pledges or deposits of like nature used in the
ordinary course of business;
(e) any
unfiled materialmen’s, warehouseman’s,
landlord’s, mechanic’s, workmen’s, and
repairmen’s Liens arising in the ordinary course of business
in respect of obligations that are not overdue (provided, that if
such a Lien shall be perfected, it shall be discharged of record
immediately by payment, bond or otherwise);
(f) Purchase
Money Security Interests (as defined in the UCC) or Liens to secure
Capitalized Lease Obligations permitted under Section
6.02(d);provided, however, that such security interests shall be
limited solely to the equipment (including any additions thereto
and proceeds thereof) purchased or leased with the proceeds of such
Indebtedness;
(g)
Liens securing (i) the non-delinquent performance of bids, trade
contracts (other than for borrowed money), leases or statutory
obligations, (ii) contingent obligations on surety, performance or
appeal bonds, and (iii) other non-delinquent obligations of a like
nature, in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business,
provided that all such Liens in the aggregate would not (even if
enforced) reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
and
(h)
Encumbrances consisting of zoning restrictions, easements or other
restrictions or conditions on the use of real property owned by the
Borrower, none of which is violated, in any material respect, by
existing or proposed structures or land use.
The
Borrowers shall not, at any time, create, incur, assume or suffer
to exist any Indebtedness, except:
(a) Indebtedness
under this Agreement, the Notes or any other Loan Document or any
other document, instrument or agreement between the Borrowers and
the Bank;
(b)
Indebtedness existing on the Closing Date and
described on Schedule
6.02
; provided,
however, that none of such Indebtedness shall be increased,
extended, renewed or refinanced without the prior written consent
of the Bank;
(c) Current
accounts payable, accrued expenses and other expenses arising out
of transactions (other than borrowing) in the ordinary course of
business; and
(d)
Indebtedness secured by Purchase Money Security Interests (as
defined in the UCC) or Capitalized Lease Obligations arising after
the date of this Agreement for purchases or leases of equipment in
the ordinary course of business and in amounts which shall not
exceed Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000.00)
in the aggregate among all
Borrowers, at any time.
6.03
Guarantees and Contingent
Liabilities
.
The
Borrowers shall not at any time directly or indirectly become or be
liable in respect of any Guaranty, or assume, guarantee, become
surety for, endorse or otherwise agree, become or remain directly
or contingently liable upon or with respect to any obligation or
liability of any other Person.
6.04
Loans and Investments;
Subsidiaries
.
(a) The
Borrowers shall not at any time make or suffer to remain
outstanding any loan or advance to, or purchase, acquire, or own
any stock, bonds, notes or securities of, or any Equity Interest or
any other investment or interest in, or make any capital
contribution or loan to, any other Person, or agree, become or
remain liable to do any of the foregoing, except:
(i) The
endorsement of instruments for collection or deposit in the
ordinary course of business;
(ii) Investments
in direct obligations of the United States of America or any agency
thereof maturing in twelve (12) months or less from the date of
acquisition;
(iii) Investments
in obligations guaranteed by the United States of America maturing
in twelve (12) months or less from the date of
acquisition;
(iv) Investments
in prime commercial paper maturing in one hundred eighty (180) days
or less (rated by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. at not less
than A-1 and by Standard & Poor’s Corporation at not less
than P-1) on the date of acquisition;
(v) Investments
in demand deposits, time deposits or certificates of deposit
maturing within one (1) year issued by the Bank or any commercial
bank whose obligations are rated A-1, A or the equivalent or better
by Standard & Poor’s Corporation on the date of
acquisition;
(vi)
Advances for travel and reasonable out-of-pocket
expenses to officers, directors and employees of the Borrowers all
of which are incurred in the ordinary course of business and are
reimbursable by the Borrowers, provided, the aggregate amount of
all such advances outstanding at any one time does not exceed Fifty
Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00); and
(b)
The Borrowers shall not form any subsidiaries or acquire any
material portion of the Equity Interests of any other Person
without the prior consent of the Bank, which consent the Bank may
not unreasonably withhold or condition. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, if the Bank consents to the formation
of any subsidiary of any Borrower, such subsidiary shall be
required to enter into a Guaranty Agreement in favor of the Bank,
and also shall be required to enter into a security agreement in
favor of the Bank, pursuant to which such subsidiary shall grant to
the Bank a security interest in all of its assets as collateral for
the Loans.
The
Borrowers shall not declare, make, pay or agree, become or remain
liable to make or pay, any Distribution of any nature (whether in
cash, property, securities or otherwise) on account of or in
respect of any Equity Interest of any Borrower, or on account of
the purchase, redemption, retirement or acquisition of any Equity
Interest (or warrants, options or rights for any such Equity
Interest) of such Borrower, except for cash Distributions and
except for purchases, redemptions, retirements or acquisitions of
Equity Interests (or warrants, options or rights for any Equity
Interest) from one or more employees of any Borrower, in each case
to the extent that no Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing immediately prior to, or would occur after giving effect
to, any such Distribution.
6.06
Transactions
with Affiliates
.
The
Borrowers shall not enter into or carry out any transaction
(including, without limitation, purchasing property or services
from or selling property or services to) with any Affiliate
except:
(a) Equity
holders, officers, directors, employees and Affiliates of a
Borrower may render services to the Borrower for compensation at
substantially the same rates generally paid by third parties
engaged in the same or similar businesses for the same or similar
services; and
(b)
the Borrowers may enter into and carry out other
transactions with Affiliates if in the ordinary course of a
Borrower’s business, pursuant to the reasonable requirements
of the Borrower’s business, upon terms that are fair and
reasonable and no less favorable to the Borrower than the Borrower
would obtain in a comparable arm’s length
transaction.
6.07
Indemnification
and other Payments
.
The
Borrowers shall not make any deferred purchase price payment,
working capital adjustment payment or indemnification payment, or
reimburse any third-party expenses, except, so long as no Event of
Default or Potential Default exists, as required pursuant to the
Purchase Agreement and the related transaction documents, so long
as the making of any such payment does not result in an Event of
Default or Potential Default, and provided that, subsequent to the
making of any such payment or reimbursement, there remains minimum
availability under the Revolving Credit Commitment of at least Two
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000.00).
6.08
Disposition of
Assets
.
The
Borrowers shall not Dispose of any of their property, whether now
owned or hereafter acquired, except:
(a) The
sale or Disposition of equipment no longer used or useful in the
business of a Borrower;
(b) The
Disposition of obsolete or worn-out property in the ordinary course
of business; and
(c) Dispositions
of other property in any fiscal year of a Borrower, so long as (i)
such property, together with all other property Disposed of during
such fiscal year, shall have a fair market value not exceeding One
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00), and (ii) the purchase price
paid to the Borrower for such property shall be paid solely in
cash.
6.09
Anti-Terrorism
Laws
.
Neither
the Borrowers nor any of their respective Affiliates or agents
shall (i) conduct any business or engage in any transaction or
dealing with any Blocked Person, including making or receiving any
contribution of funds, goods or services to or for the benefit of
any Blocked Person, (ii) deal in, or otherwise engage in any
transaction relating to, any property or interests in property
blocked pursuant to Executive Order No. 13224; or (iii) engage in
or conspire to engage in any transaction that evades or avoids, or
has the purpose of evading or avoiding, or attempts to violate, any
of the prohibitions set forth in Executive Order No. 13224, the USA
Patriot Act or any other Anti-Terrorism Law. The Borrowers shall
deliver to the Bank any certification or other evidence requested
from time to time by the Bank in its sole discretion, confirming
the Borrower’s compliance with this Section.
The
Borrowers shall not use the proceeds of any Loan, directly or
indirectly, to purchase any “margin stock” (within the
meaning of Regulations U, T or X of the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System) or to extend credit to others for the
purpose of purchasing or carrying, directly or indirectly, any
margin stock.
6.11
Merger; Consolidation;
Business Acquisitions
.
The
Borrowers shall not merge or agree to merge with or into or
consolidate with any other Person. The Borrowers shall not acquire
any material portion of the assets or business of any other Person
without the prior written consent of the Bank, which consent the
Bank shall not unreasonably withhold, condition or
delay.
6.12
Double Negative
Pledge
.
The
Borrowers shall not enter into or suffer to exist any agreement
with any Person, other than in connection with this Agreement or
any other agreement by and between the Borrowers and the Bank that
prohibits or limits the ability of the Borrowers to create, incur,
assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon or with respect to any
property or assets of any kind, real or personal, tangible or
intangible (including, but not limited to, Equity Interests) of the
Borrower.
6.13
Sale/Leaseback
.
The
Borrowers shall not enter into any agreement with any party
(“Lender”) to provide for the leasing by any Borrower
of real or personal property that has been or is to be sold or
transferred by the Borrowers to such Lender, or to any Person to
whom funds have been or will be advanced by such Lender on the
security of such property or the rental obligations of the
Borrowers with respect to such property.
6.14
Ownership and
Control
.
The
Borrowers shall not cause or permit, directly or indirectly, any
change in the control of Webmayhem or Pair Networks. For purposes
of this Section, a change in control of Webmayhem or Pair Networks
means: (a) the failure of Libsyn to own, directly or indirectly,
all of the outstanding Equity Interests in such entity; or (b) the
failure of Libsyn to be able to elect or appoint a majority of the
directors or managers (or other governing body) of such
entity.
The
Borrowers shall not change their fiscal year from a calendar year
or elect to be designated as an entity other than its current tax
designation without the prior written consent of the
Bank.
6.16
Modifications to Material
Documents
.
The
Borrowers shall not amend in any respect their organizational
documents, the Management Fee Agreement, or the material terms of
any material contracts without the prior written consent of the
Bank.
ARTICLE
VII
An
Event of Default means the occurrence or existence of one or more
of the following events or conditions (whatever the reason for such
Event of Default and whether voluntary, involuntary or effected by
operation of Law):
(a) The
Borrowers shall fail to pay when due any principal of any Loan
(including scheduled installments, mandatory prepayments or any
payment due at maturity), or shall fail to pay within five (5) days
of the due date any interest on any Loan, or any other amount
payable to or on behalf of the Bank pursuant to this Agreement, the
Notes or any other Loan Document; or
(b)
Any representation or warranty made by the Borrowers under this
Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, or any statement made
by any Borrower in any financial statement, certificate, report,
exhibit or document furnished to the Bank pursuant to this
Agreement or the other Loan Documents, shall prove to have been
false or misleading in any material respect as of the time made;
or
(c) Any
Borrower shall default in the performance or observance of any
covenant, condition, provision or duty contained in this Agreement,
any Note or any other Loan Document (not constituting an Event of
Default under any other provision of this Section
7.01
); or
(d) The
Bank’s security interest or Lien under the Security Agreement
or any of the other Loan Documents is or shall become unperfected
or invalid; or
(e) Any
Borrower, or any Affiliate of any Borrower (as principal or
guarantor or other surety), shall fail to pay any Indebtedness owed
to the Bank, or any Affiliate of the Bank, other than the Loans,
after giving effect to any applicable grace period in the
applicable loan documents; or
(f) Any
Borrower shall (i) default (as principal or guarantor or other
surety) in any payment of principal of or interest on any
obligation (or set of related obligations) to a third party for
borrowed money or, if any obligation (or set of related
obligations) is or are payable or repayable on demand, shall fail
to pay or repay such obligation or obligations when demanded, or
(ii) default in the observance of any other covenant, term or
condition contained in any agreement or instrument by which an
obligation (or set of related obligations) to a third party is or
are created, secured or evidenced, if the effect of such default is
to cause, or permit the holder or holders of such obligation or
obligations (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such holder or
holders) to cause, all or part of such obligation or obligations to
become due before its or their otherwise stated maturity;
or
(g) One
or more judgments or decrees is entered against any Borrower by a
court of competent jurisdiction involving, in the aggregate, a
liability in an amount in excess of Three Hundred Thousand Dollars
($300,000.00) and all such judgments or decrees have not been
vacated, discharged, stayed or bonded pending appeal within thirty
(30) days from the entry thereof; or
(h) A
writ or warrant of attachment, garnishment, execution, distraint or
similar process involving an aggregate amount of money in excess of
Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000.00) shall have been issued
against any Borrower or any property of any Borrower, which shall
have remained undischarged, unvacated, unbounded, or unstayed
pending appeal for a period of thirty (30) consecutive days from
date of issue or levy; or
(i) Any
Person shall obtain a final, unappealable order or decree in any
court of competent jurisdiction enjoining or prohibiting the
carrying out of the terms and conditions hereof or of any other
Loan Document; or
(j) Any
Borrower shall assign this Agreement, the Notes or its right to
receive any Loan hereunder; or
(k) The
indictment of any Borrower under any criminal statute, or the
commencement of a criminal proceeding against any Borrower, or the
commencement of a civil proceeding against any Borrower, which, if
such civil proceeding were determined adversely to the Borrower,
would have a Material Adverse Effect, and if such civil proceeding
is not dismissed within ninety (90) days of its commencement;
or
(l) The
Bank shall have determined (which determination shall be
conclusive) that a Material Adverse Change has occurred such that
the prospect of payment or performance of any covenant, agreement
or duty under this Agreement, the Notes or any of the other Loan
Documents is impaired or that the Bank is insecure; or
(m) (i)
A Termination Event with respect to a Plan shall occur, (ii) any
Person shall engage in any Prohibited Transaction or Reportable
Event involving any Plan, (iii) an accumulated funding deficiency,
whether or not waived, shall exist with respect to any Plan, (iv)
the Borrowers or any ERISA Affiliate shall be in
“Default” (as defined in Section 4219(c)(5) of ERISA)
with respect to payments due to a multi-employer Plan resulting
from such Borrower’s or any ERISA Affiliate’s complete
or partial withdrawal (as described in Section 4203 or 4205 of
ERISA) from such Plan or (v) any other event or condition shall
occur or exist with respect to a single employer Plan, except that
no such event or condition shall constitute an Event of Default if
it, together with all other events or conditions at the time
existing, would not subject such Borrower to any tax, penalty, debt
or liability which, alone or in the aggregate, would have a
Material Adverse Effect; or
(n) Any
provision of any Loan Document shall at any time for any reason
cease to be valid and binding and enforceable against any Borrower
other than as a result of any action or omission of the Bank;
or
(o) The
validity, binding effect or enforceability of any Loan Document
against any party thereto shall be contested by any Borrower;
or
(p) Any
Borrower shall deny that it has any, or any further, liability or
obligation under any Loan Document; or
(q) Any
Loan Document shall be terminated, invalidated or set aside, or be
declared ineffective or inoperative or in any way cease to give or
provide to the Bank the benefits purported to be created thereby,
other than as a result of any action or omission of the Bank;
or
(r) A
proceeding shall be instituted in respect of any Borrower seeking
any of the following remedies, provided that, if such proceeding is
an involuntary proceeding, the same shall not have been stayed or
dismissed within ninety (90) days of commencement:
(i) seeking
to have an order for relief entered or seeking a declaration or
entailing a finding that any Borrower is insolvent or a similar
declaration or finding, or seeking dissolution, winding-up, charter
revocation or forfeiture, liquidation, reorganization, arrangement,
adjustment, composition or other similar relief with respect to the
Borrower, its assets or debts under any Law relating to bankruptcy,
insolvency, relief of debtors or protection of creditors,
termination of legal entities or any other similar Law now or
hereinafter in effect; or
(ii) seeking
appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, liquidator,
assignee, sequestrator or other similar official for any Borrower
or for all or any substantial part of its property; or
(s) any
Borrower shall become insolvent, shall become generally unable to
pay its debts as they become due, shall voluntarily suspend
transaction of its business, shall make a general assignment for
the benefit of creditors, or shall consent to any order for relief,
declaration, finding or relief described in Section 7.01(s) of this
Agreement, or shall consent to the appointment or to the taking of
possession by any official or other person of all or any
substantial part of its property whether or not any proceeding is
instituted, shall dissolve, wind-up or liquidate itself or any
substantial part of its property, or shall take any action in
furtherance of any of the foregoing.
7.02
Consequences
of an Event of Default
.
(a) If
an Event of Default specified in subsections (a) through (q) of
Section
7.01
of this Agreement occurs
and continues or exists beyond any applicable notice, cure or grace
period, the Bank will be under no further obligation to make Loans
and may at its option demand the unpaid principal amount of the
Notes, interest accrued on the unpaid principal amount thereof and
all other amounts owing by the Borrowers under this Agreement, the
Notes and the other Loan Documents to be immediately due and
payable without presentment, protest or further demand or notice of
any kind, all of which are expressly waived, and an action for any
amounts due shall accrue immediately.
(b) If
an Event of Default specified in subsections (r) or (s) of Section
7.01
of this Agreement occurs, the Bank
will be under no further obligation, if any, to make Loans and the
unpaid principal amount of the Notes, interest accrued thereon and
all other amounts owing by the Borrowers under this Agreement, the
Notes and the other Loan Documents shall automatically become
immediately due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or
notice of any kind, all of which are expressly waived, and an
action for any amounts due shall accrue immediately.
(a) If
an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing the Bank shall
have the right, in addition to all other rights and remedies
available to it, without notice to the Borrower, to set-off against
and apply to the then unpaid balance of all the Loans and all other
Obligations against any debt owing to, and any other funds held in
any manner for the account of, the Borrowers by the Bank, including
all funds in all deposit accounts (whether time or demand, general
or special, provisionally credited or finally credited, or
otherwise) now or hereafter maintained by any Borrower for its own
account (but not including funds held in custodian or trust
accounts) with the Bank. Such right shall exist whether or not the
Bank shall have made any demand under this Agreement or any other
Loan Document, whether or not such debt owing to or funds held for
the account of the Borrower is or are matured or unmatured and
regardless of the existence or adequacy of any Collateral, guaranty
or any other security, right or remedy available to any
Bank.
(b) If
an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, and whether or
not the Bank shall have accelerated the maturity of Loans, the Bank
may proceed to protect and enforce its rights by suit in equity,
action at law and/or other appropriate proceeding, whether for the
specific performance of any covenant or agreement contained in this
Agreement or the other Loan Documents, including as permitted by
applicable Law the obtaining of the appointment of a
receiver.
(c) In
addition to all of the rights and remedies contained in this
Agreement or in any of the other Loan Documents, the Bank shall
have all of the rights and remedies of a secured party under the
UCC or other applicable Law, all of which rights and remedies shall
be cumulative and non-exclusive, to the extent permitted by Law.
The Bank may exercise all post-default rights granted to the Bank
under the Loan Documents or applicable Law.
(d) Any
notice required to be given by the Bank of a sale, lease, or other
disposition of the Collateral or any other intended action by the
Bank, if given ten (10) days prior to such proposed action, shall
constitute commercially reasonable and fair notice thereof to the
Borrower.
(e) The
remedies in this Article VII are in addition to, not in limitation
of, any other right, power, privilege or remedy, either at law, in
equity or otherwise, to which the Bank may be
entitled.
ARTICLE
VIII
Except
as otherwise provided in this Agreement, whenever any payment or
action to be made or taken under this Agreement, or under the Notes
or under any of the other Loan Documents is stated to be due on a
day which is not a Business Day, such payment or action will be
made or taken on the next following Business Day and such extension
of time will be included in computing interest or fees, if any, in
connection with such payment or action.
8.02
Amendments
and Waivers
.
The
Bank and the Borrowers may from time to time enter into agreements
amending, modifying or supplementing this Agreement, the Notes or
any other Loan Document or changing the rights of the Bank or of
the Borrowers under this Agreement, under the Notes or under any
other Loan Document and the Bank may from time to time grant
waivers or consent to a departure from the due performance of the
obligations of the Borrowers under this Agreement, under the Notes
or under any other Loan Document. Any such agreement, waiver or
consent must be in writing and will be effective only to the extent
specifically set forth in such writing. In the case of any such
waiver or consent relating to any provision of this Agreement, any
Event of Default or Potential Default so waived or consented to
will be deemed to be cured and not continuing, but no such waiver
or consent will extend to any other or subsequent Event of Default
or Potential Default or impair any right consequent
thereto.
8.03
No
Implied Waiver;Cumulative Remedies
.
No
course of dealing and no delay or failure of the Bank in exercising
any right, power or privilege under this Agreement, the Notes or
any other Loan Document will affect any other or future exercise of
any such right, power or privilege or exercise of any other right,
power or privilege except as and to the extent that the assertion
of any such right, power or privilege shall be barred by an
applicable statute of limitations; nor shall any single or partial
exercise of any such right, power or privilege or any abandonment
or discontinuance of steps to enforce such a right, power or
privilege preclude any further exercise of such right, power or
privilege or of any other right, power or privilege. The rights and
remedies of the Bank under this Agreement, the Notes or any other
Loan Document are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or
remedies that the Bank would otherwise have.
All
notices, requests, demands, directions and other communications
(collectively “
Notices
”) under the
provisions of this Agreement or the Notes must be in writing unless
otherwise expressly permitted under this Agreement and must be sent
by first-class or first-class express mail or by private overnight
or next Business Day courier, in all cases with charges prepaid,
and any such properly given Notice will be effective when received.
All Notices will be sent to the applicable party at the addresses
stated below or in accordance with the last unrevoked written
direction from such party to the other parties.
If to
the
Borrowers:
Liberated Syndication Inc.
5001
Baum Blvd., Ste., 770
Pittsburgh, PA
15213
Attn:
Christopher J. Spencer, CEO
and a
copy
to
Cohen & Grigsby, P.C.
625
Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA
15222-3152
Attn:
Paul DeRosa
If to
Bank:
First Commonwealth
Bank
437
Grant Street
Frick
Building, Suite 1600
Pittsburgh, PA
15219
Attn:
Brian J. Sohocki
Facsimile, for
purposes of Loan Requests Only: (412) 690-2206
and copy
to:
Gregory D.
Cribbs
Babst,
Calland, Clements and Zomnir, P.C.
Two
Gateway Center
Pittsburgh, PA
15222
8.05
Expenses; Taxes;
Attorney’s Fees
.
The
Borrowers agree to pay or cause to be paid and to save the Bank
harmless against liability for the payment of all reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses including, but not limited to, reasonable
fees and expenses of outside counsel and paralegals for the Bank,
incurred by the Bank from time to time (i) arising in connection
with the preparation, execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement, the Notes and the other Loan Documents, (ii) relating to
any requested amendments, waivers or consents to this Agreement,
the Notes or any of the other Loan Documents and (iii) arising in
connection with the Bank’s enforcement or preservation of
rights under this Agreement, the Notes or any of the other Loan
Documents including, but not limited to, such expenses as may be
incurred by the Bank in the collection of the outstanding principal
amount of the Loans. The Borrowers agree to pay all stamp,
document, transfer, recording or filing taxes or fees and similar
impositions now or in the future determined in good faith by the
Bank to be payable in connection with this Agreement, the Notes or
any other Loan Document. The Borrowers agree to save the Bank
harmless from and against any and all present or future claims,
liabilities or losses with respect to or resulting from any
omission to pay or delay in paying any such taxes, fees or
impositions. In the event of a determination adverse to any
Borrower of any action at Law or suit in equity in relation to this
Agreement, the Notes or the other Loan Documents, the Borrowers
will pay, in addition to all other sums which the Borrowers may be
required to pay, a reasonable sum for outside attorneys’ and
paralegals’ fees incurred by the Bank or the holder of any
Note in connection with such action or suit. All payments due from
the Borrowers under this Section
8.05
will be added to and become part of the Obligations until paid in
full.
All
proceedings taken in connection with the transactions provided for
herein including, without limitation, any surveys, appraisals and
documents required or contemplated by this Agreement, the person
responsible for the execution and preparation thereof, all
sureties, all insurers and the forms of guaranties and policies of
insurance required hereby, shall be satisfactory in form, scope and
content to the Bank.
8.07
No
Third Party Rights
.
Nothing
in this Agreement, whether express or implied, shall be construed
to give any person other than the parties hereto any legal or
equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this
Agreement, which is intended for the sole use and benefit of the
parties hereto.
The
provisions of this Agreement are intended to be severable. If any
provision of this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable in
whole or in part in any jurisdiction, such provision shall, as to
such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity
or unenforceability without in any manner affecting the validity or
enforceability of the provision in any other jurisdiction or the
remaining provisions of this Agreement in any
jurisdiction.
8.09
Governing
Law; Consent to Jurisdiction
.
This
Agreement will be deemed to be a contract under the Laws of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and for all purposes shall be governed
by and construed and enforced in accordance with the substantive
Laws, and not the laws of conflicts, of said Commonwealth. The
Borrowers consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the
federal and state courts located in the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, in any action on, relating to or mentioning this
Agreement, the Notes, the other Loan Documents or any one or more
of them; provided, however, that the Bank may commence and pursue
any action against the Borrower, or enforce its rights against any
Collateral, in any other jurisdiction.
8.10
Prior
Understandings
.
This
Agreement, the Notes and the other Loan Documents supersede all
prior understandings and agreements, whether written or oral, among
the parties relating to the transactions provided for in this
Agreement, the Notes and the other Loan Documents.
8.11
Duration;
Survival
.
All
representations and warranties of the Borrowers contained in this
Agreement or made in connection with this Agreement or any of the
other Loan Documents shall survive the making of, and will not be
waived by the execution and delivery of, this Agreement, the Notes
or the other Loan Documents, by any investigation by the Bank, or
the making of any Loan. Notwithstanding the termination of this
Agreement or the occurrence of an Event of Default, all covenants
and agreements of the Borrowers will continue in full force and
effect from and after the date of this Agreement so long as the
Borrowers may borrow under this Agreement and until payment in full
of the Notes, interest thereon, and all fees and other obligations
of the Borrowers under this Agreement or the Notes. Without
limitation, it is understood that all obligations of the Borrowers
to make payments to or indemnify the Bank will survive the payment
in full of the Notes and of all other obligations of the Borrowers
under this Agreement, the Notes and the other Loan
Documents.
This
Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the
different parties to this Agreement on separate counterparts each
of which, when so executed, will be deemed an original, but all
such counterparts will constitute but one and the same instrument.
Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Agreement
electronically or by facsimile shall be effective as delivery of an
originally executed counterpart of this Agreement.
8.13
Successors
and Assigns
.
This
Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the
Bank, the Borrowers and their respective successors and assigns,
except that the Borrowers may not assign or transfer any of its
rights under this Agreement.
8.14
No
Third Party Beneficiaries
.
The
rights and benefits of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents
are not intended to, and shall not, inure to the benefit of any
third party.
8.15
Participation
and Assignment
.
The
Bank may from time to time participate, sell or assign all or any
part of the Loans made by the Bank or which may be made by the
Bank, or its right, title and interest in the Loans or in or to
this Agreement, to another lending office, lender or financial
institution without notice to the Borrower. Except to the extent
otherwise required by the context of this Agreement, the word
“Bank” where used in this Agreement means and includes
any holder of a Note originally issued to the Bank and each such
holder of a Note will be bound by and have the benefits of this
Agreement, the same as if such holder had been a signatory to this
Agreement. In connection with any such sale, assignment or grant of
participation, the Bank may make available to any prospective
purchaser, assignee or participant any information relative to the
Borrowers in the Bank’s possession.
All
exhibits and schedules attached to this Agreement are incorporated
and made a part of this Agreement.
The
section headings contained in this Agreement are for convenience
only and do not limit or define or affect the construction or
interpretation of this Agreement in any respect.
In
addition to the payment of expenses pursuant to Section
8.05
hereof, whether or not the transactions
contemplated hereby shall be consummated, the Borrowers agree to
indemnify, pay and hold the Bank and the officers, directors,
employees, agents, consultants, auditors, affiliates and attorneys
of the Bank (collectively called the “
Indemnitees
”), harmless
from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses,
damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, claims, costs,
expenses and disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever
(including the reasonable fees and disbursements of outside counsel
for such Indemnitees in connection with any investigative,
administrative or judicial proceeding commenced or threatened,
whether or not such Indemnitee shall be designated a party thereto)
that is imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against that
Indemnitee, in any manner relating to or arising out of this
Agreement or the other Loan Documents, the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the statements
contained in the commitment letters, if any, delivered by the Bank,
the Bank’s agreement to make the Loans hereunder, the use or
intended use of the proceeds of any of the Loans or the exercise of
any right or remedy hereunder or under any of the other Loan
Documents, any error, failure or delay in the performance of any of
the Bank’s obligations under this Agreement caused by natural
disaster, fire, war, strike, civil unrest, error or inoperability
of communication equipment or lines or any other circumstances
beyond the control of the Bank or actions taken by the Bank which
were reasonably believed by the Bank to be taken pursuant to and in
compliance with this Agreement including, but not limited to,
actions taken by the Bank to amend or cancel any funds transfer
instructions or any decision by the Bank to effect or not to effect
the transfer as provided in this Agreement, or any other such
action taken by the Bank in good faith pursuant to its
responsibilities under this Agreement (the “
Indemnified
Liabilities
”); provided, however, that the Borrowers
shall have no obligation to an Indemnitee hereunder with respect to
Indemnified Liabilities arising from the gross negligence or
willful misconduct of that or another Indemnitee as finally
determined by a court of competent jurisdiction.
8.19
Limitation
of Liability
.
To the
fullest extent permitted by Law, no claim may be made by the
Borrowers against the Bank or any affiliate, director, officer,
employee, attorney or agent of the Bank for any special,
incidental, consequential or punitive damages in respect of any
claim arising from or relating to this Agreement or any other Loan
Document or any statement, course of conduct, act, omission or
event occurring in connection herewith or therewith (whether for
breach of contract, tort or any other theory of liability). The
Borrowers hereby waive, release and agree not to sue upon any claim
for any such damages, whether such claim presently exists or arises
hereafter and whether or not such claim is known or is suspected to
exist in its favor. This Section
8.19
shall not limit any rights of the Borrowers arising solely out of
willful misconduct as finally determined by a court of competent
jurisdiction.
(a)
General
.
The Bank agrees to keep confidential all information obtained from
the Borrowers that is nonpublic and confidential or proprietary in
nature (including any information a Borrower specifically
designates as confidential), except as provided below, and to use
such information only in connection with this Agreement and for the
purposes contemplated hereby. The Bank shall be permitted to
disclose such information (i) to outside legal counsel, accountants
and other professional advisors who need to know such information
in connection with the administration and enforcement of this
Agreement, subject to the agreement of such Persons to maintain the
confidentiality, (ii) to assignees and participants, and
prospective assignees and participants, (iii) to the extent
requested by any bank regulatory authority or, with notice to the
Borrower, as otherwise required by applicable Law or by any
subpoena or similar legal process, or in connection with any
investigation or proceeding arising out of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, (iv) if
it becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of
this Agreement or becomes available from a source not known to be
subject to confidentiality restrictions, or (v) if the Borrowers
shall have consented to such disclosure.
(b)
Sharing
Information with Affiliates of the Bank
. The Borrowers
acknowledge that from time to time financial advisory, investment
banking and other services may be offered or provided to the
Borrowers or one or more of their Affiliates (in connection with
this Agreement or otherwise) by the Bank or by one or more
subsidiaries or Affiliates of the Bank and the Borrowers hereby
authorize the Bank to share any information delivered to the Bank
by the Borrowers pursuant to this Agreement, or in connection with
the decision of the Bank to enter into this Agreement, to any such
subsidiary or Affiliate of the Bank, it being understood that any
such subsidiary or Affiliate of the Bank receiving such information
shall be bound by the provisions of this Section as if it were a
Bank hereunder. Such authorization shall survive the repayment of
the Loans.
8.21
Payment
of Obligations; Joint and Several Obligations of
Borrowers
.
The
Borrowers shall be jointly and severally liable for the Obligations
in connection with Loans. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, each Borrower hereby acknowledges and agrees that any
and all actions, inactions or omissions by any one of the Borrowers
in connection with, related to or otherwise affecting the Loans are
the obligations of, and inure to and are binding upon, each and all
of the Borrowers, jointly and severally.
8.22
Relative
Priority of Security Interests; Limitation of Certain
Liabilities
.
To the
extent any portion of the Obligations of a Borrower may be
determined by final order of a court of competent jurisdiction to
be in the nature of the obligations of a surety (the
“Suretyship Portion”), any security interests in any
assets of such Borrower securing the Suretyship Portion shall be
subordinate to the security interests in the assets of such
Borrower securing the remaining portion of the Obligations. If the
Suretyship Portion would otherwise be held or determined to be
void, invalid or unenforceable on account of its amount,
notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the
contrary, the aggregate amount of such liability shall, without any
further action by the Bank, the Borrowers or any other Person, be
automatically limited and reduced to the highest amount which is
valid and enforceable as determined in such action or
proceeding.
8.23
Waiver
of Trial by Jury
.
THE
BORROWERS EXPRESSLY, KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVE ALL BENEFIT
AND ADVANTAGE OF ANY RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY, AND WILL NOT AT ANY
TIME INSIST UPON, OR PLEAD OR IN ANY MANNER WHATSOEVER CLAIM OR
TAKE THE BENEFIT OR ADVANTAGE OF A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION
ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, THE NOTES OR ANY OF THE
OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound,
have executed and delivered this Agreement as of the date set forth
at the beginning of this Agreement as a document under
seal.
LIBERATED
SYNDICATION INC.
By:
Name:
Title:
WEBMAYHEM,
INC.
By:
Name:
Title:
PAIR
NETWORKS, INC.
By:
Name:
Title:
FIRST
COMMONWEALTH BANK
Brian
J. Sohocki, Senior Vice President
.
.
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SCHEDULE 1.1(A)
PRICING GRID
Level
|
Borrowers’ Cash Balance
|
Applicable LIBOR Margin
|
Applicable Prime Rate Margin
|
Unused Facility Fee
|
Letter of Credit Fee
|
I
|
<
$6,000,000.00
|
1.75%
|
0.75%
|
0.25%
|
1.75%
|
II
|
≥
$6,000,000.00
<
$9,000,000.00
|
1.50%
|
0.50%
|
0.20%
|
1.50%
|
III
|
>
$9,000,000.00
|
1.25%
|
0.25%
|
0.15%
|
1.25%
|
For
purposes of determining the Applicable Margin and
fees:
(a) The
Applicable Margin, Unused Facility Fee and Letter of Credit Fee as
of the Closing Date shall be determined based on the
Borrowers’ Cash Balance as of the Closing Date as shown on
the Closing Date Compliance Certificate.
(b)
The Applicable Margin, Unused Facility Fee and Letter of Credit Fee
shall be recomputed as of the end of the fiscal quarter ending
March 31, 2018 and each fiscal quarter ending thereafter based on
the Borrowers’ Cash Balance as of such fiscal quarter end.
Any increase or decrease in the Applicable Margin, Unused Facility
Fee and Letter of Credit Fee computed as of a quarter end shall be
effective on the date on which the Compliance Certificate
evidencing such computation is due to be delivered under Section
5.01(c) of the Loan Agreement. If a Compliance Certificate is not
delivered when due in accordance with the Loan Agreement, then the
rates in Level I shall apply as of the first Business Day after the
date on which such Compliance Certificate was required to have been
delivered and shall remain in effect until the date on which such
Compliance Certificate is delivered.
(c) If,
as a result of any restatement of or other adjustment to the
financial statements of the Borrowers or for any other reason, the
Borrowers determine or the Bank determines that (i) the
Borrowers’ Cash Balance as calculated by the Borrowers as of
any applicable date was inaccurate, and (ii) a proper calculation
of Borrowers’ Cash Balance would have resulted in higher
pricing for such period, the Borrowers shall immediately and
retroactively be obligated to pay to the Bank, promptly on demand
by the Bank (or, after the occurrence of an actual or deemed entry
of an order for relief with respect to the Borrowers under the
Bankruptcy Code of the United States, automatically and without
further action by the Bank), an amount equal to the excess of the
amount of interest and fees that should have been paid for such
period over the amount of interest and fees actually paid for such
period. If any inaccurate financial statement or Compliance
Certificate would, if corrected, have led to the application of a
lower Applicable Margin for any period for which interest has
already been paid, Bank shall not be required to refund or return
any portion of such interest, but instead, the amount by which the
interest actually paid by the Borrowers exceeds the amount that
would have been paid had the correct Applicable Margin been applied
shall be credited against the next payment(s) due from Borrowers.
This paragraph shall not limit the rights of the Bank, under
Section 2.04(e) or Article VII. The Borrowers’ obligations
under this paragraph shall survive the termination of the
Commitments and the repayment of all other Obligations
hereunder.
SCHEDULE 3.06
OWNERSHIP AND CONTROL
Liberated Syndication Inc.
Common Stock
Authorized:
200,000,000
Issued
and Outstanding as of date of close – 29,565,008
Assumes
1,599,148 common shares issued to Seller at closing ($2,500,000 /
$1.56)
Preferred Stock
Authorized:
10,000,000
Issued
and Outstanding as of date of close – zero
Webmayhem, Inc. –
Liberated Syndication Inc. owns 100%
of the issued and outstanding shares of Webmayhem,
Inc.
pair Networks, Inc. –
Liberated Syndication Inc. owns
100% of the issued and outstanding shares of pair Networks,
Inc.
SCHEDULE 3.07
OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND BUSINESS
The
following serve in the noted capacity for Liberated Syndication
Inc., Webmayhem Inc, and pair Networks, Inc.
Christopher J.
Spencer, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the
Board
John
Busshaus, Chief Financial Officer
Denis
Yevstifeyey, Director
Douglas
Polinksy, Director
J.
Gregory Smith, Director
Liberated
Syndication Inc. is the parent company for the wholly owned
subsidiaries: Webmayhem Inc and pair Networks, Inc. Webmayhem dba
Libsyn provides podcast hosting and distribution services. pair
Networks, Inc. provides web hosting, domain registration and
security services.
SCHEDULE 3.15
PATENTS, LICENSES, FRANCHISES
None.
SCHEDULE 6.01
LIENS
Capital
lease for Emerson Batteries. Please see below on Indebtedness
Schedule 6.02.
SCHEDULE 6.02
INDEBTEDNESS
Master
Lease No. 2014254 dated August 22, 2014 between pair Networks, Inc
and First American Commercial Bancorp, Inc.
EXHIBIT A
FORM OF LOAN REQUEST
(See
attached)
LOAN REQUEST
TO:
First Commonwealth
Bank
437
Grant Street
Frick
Building, Suite 1600
Pittsburgh, PA
15219
Attention:
Brian J. Sohocki
FROM:
Liberated
Syndication Inc.
(“
Borrower
”)
RE:
Loan Agreement
dated as of December 27, 2017, between the Borrowers and the Bank
(as the same may be further amended, restated, modified or
supplemented, the “Loan Agreement”)
Capitalized
terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective
meanings ascribed to them in the Loan Agreement.
1.
Pursuant to the
Loan Agreement, the undersigned irrevocably requests
[check one box under 1(a) below and fill in
blank space next to the box as appropriate]
:
1(a)
☐
New Revolving
Credit Loan
OR
☐
Renewal of the
LIBOR
Rate Option
applicable to an outstanding Revolving Credit Loan originally made
on _______________
OR
☐
Conversion of the
Prime Rate Option applicable to an outstanding Revolving Credit
Loan originally made on ____________ to a Revolving Credit Loan to
which the LIBOR Rate Option applies,
OR
☐
Conversion of the
LIBOR Rate Option applicable to an outstanding Revolving Credit
Loan originally made on _____________ to a Revolving Credit Loan to
which the Prime Rate Option applies.
SUCH
NEW, RENEWED OR CONVERTED LOAN SHALL BEAR INTEREST:
[Check one box under 1(b) below and fill in blank spaces in line
next to box]:
1(b)(i)
☐
Under the Prime Rate Option
.
Such Loan shall have a Borrowing Date of ___________________ (which
date shall be (i) on the Business Day of the receipt by the Bank by
1:00 p.m., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania time, of this Loan Request for
making a new Revolving Credit Loan,
renewing a Loan to which the Prime
Rate Option applies; or (ii) the last day of the preceding Interest
Period for converting a Loan to which the LIBOR Rate Option applies
to a Loan to which the Prime Rate Option applies),
OR
(ii)
☐
Under the LIBOR Rate Option
.
Such Loan shall have a Borrowing Date of ___________________ (which
date shall be two (2) Business Days subsequent to the Business Day
of the receipt by the Agent by 1:00 p.m., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
time, of this Loan Request for making a new Revolving Credit Loan,
renewing a Loan to which the LIBOR Rate Option applies, or
converting a Revolving Credit Loan to which the Prime Rate Option
or the LIBOR Rate Option applies to a Revolving Credit Loan to
which the LIBOR Rate Option applies).
(c)
In the case of a
Loan under the LIBOR Rate Option, the Interest Period applicable
thereto shall be ____________ months
[specify one (1), two (2), three (3) or six
(6) months]
.
2.
Such Loan is in the
principal amount of $____________________ or the principal amount
to be renewed or converted is $____________________.
As of
the date hereof and the date of making of the above-requested Loans
(and after giving effect thereto): the Borrowers have performed and
complied with all covenants and conditions of the Loan Agreement;
all of Borrower’s representations and warranties therein are
true and correct (except representations and warranties which
expressly relate solely to an earlier date or time, which
representations and warranties were true and correct on and as of
the specific dates or times referred to therein); no Event of
Default or Potential Default has occurred and is continuing or
shall exist; and the making of such Loan shall not contravene any
Law applicable to the Borrower; and the making of any Revolving
Credit Loan shall not cause the aggregate amount of such Loans to
exceed the Borrowing Base.
The
undersigned certifies to the Bank as to the accuracy of the
foregoing.
LIBERATED
SYNDICATION INC.
By:
__________________________
Name:________________________
Title:_________________________
EXHIBIT B
FORM OF COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
(See
attached)
COMPLIANCE
CERTIFICATE
____________,
201__
First
Commonwealth Bank
Corporate
Banking
Frick
Building, Suite 1600
437
Grant Street
Pittsburgh,
PA 15219
Attn:
Brian J. Sohocki
Dear
Mr. Sohocki:
I refer
to the Loan Agreement effective as of December 27, 2017 (as
amended, modified, supplemented or restated from time to time, the
“Loan Agreement”) among Liberated Syndication Inc.,
Webmayhem, Inc. and Pair Networks, Inc. (the
“Borrowers”), and First Commonwealth Bank (the
“Bank”). Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined
in the Loan Agreement are used herein with the same
meanings.
The
undersigned does hereby certify on behalf of the Borrowers as of
__________, 201__ (the “Report Date”), as
follows:
____
The annual audited
financial statements of the Borrowers being delivered to the Bank
with this Compliance Certificate: (a) present fairly the financial
position of the Borrowers and their results of operations and cash
flows for the most recent fiscal year; and (b) comply with the
reporting requirements for such financial statements as set forth
in the Loan Agreement.
OR
____
The quarterly
financial statements of the Borrowers being delivered to the Bank
with this Compliance Certificate: (a) present fairly the financial
position of the Borrowers and their results of operations and cash
flows for the most recent month ending as of the Report Date and
the fiscal year through that date, prepared, and certified by the
appropriate officer of Borrowers as having been prepared, in
accordance with GAAP consistently applied (subject to the absence
of footnotes and normal year-end adjustments), and (b) satisfy and
comply with the reporting requirements for such financial
statements as set forth in the Loan Agreement.
2.
The representations
and warranties of the Borrowers contained in Article III of the
Loan Agreement, and in each of the other Loan Documents, are true
and accurate on and as of the Report Date (except representations
and warranties which expressly relate solely to an earlier date or
time, which representations and warranties are true and correct on
and as of the specific dates or times referred to therein). The
Borrowers are in compliance with, and since the date of the most
recent previously delivered Compliance Certificate has performed
and complied with, all covenants and conditions contained in the
Loan Agreement.
3.
No Event of Default
or Potential Default exists on the Report Date; no Event of Default
or Potential Default has occurred or is continuing since the date
of the most recent previously delivered Compliance Certificate; no
Material Adverse Change has occurred since the date of the most
recent previously delivered Compliance Certificate; and no event
has occurred or is continuing since the date of the most recent
previously delivered Compliance Certificate that may reasonably be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Change.
[NOTE:
If any Event of Default, Potential Default, Material Adverse Change
or event which may reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Change has occurred or is continuing, set forth on an
attached sheet the nature thereof and the action which the
Borrowers have taken, is taking or proposes to take with respect
thereto.]
4.
Minimum Fixed Charge Coverage
Ratio
(Section 5.14(a)). (For periods beginning with the
fiscal quarter ending on March 31, 2018 and thereafter.) The Fixed
Charges Coverage Ratio is _____ to 1.0 for the period ended as of
the Report Date, which is not less than the permitted minimum ratio
of 1.50 to 1.00 for the relevant period, based on Adjusted EBITDA
calculated as set forth in paragraph 4(A) below and Adjusted Fixed
Charges calculated as set forth in paragraph 4(B)
below.
(A)
Adjusted EBITDA for
the period ending as of the Report Date equals $________________,
and is calculated by dividing EBITDA, determined as set forth
below, by the applicable divisor set forth in the Loan
Agreement:
Net
Income (loss) for such period
|
$
|
Plus
all deductions for depreciation, amortization and non-cash charges
to Net Income for such period
|
+
$
|
Plus
Interest Expense deducted in computing net income (loss) for such
period
|
+
$_______________
|
Plus
all income, capital or profits taxes deducted in computing net
income (loss) for such period
|
+
$_______________
|
Plus
any non-recurring costs permitted under the definition of
EBITDA
|
+
$_______________
|
Equals
EBITDA
|
=
$
|
(B)
Adjusted Fixed Charges
for the
period ending as of the Report Date equals $______________, and is
calculated by dividing Fixed Charges, determined as set forth
below, by the applicable divisor set forth in the Loan
Agreement:
Required principal
amortization for such period on the Obligations
|
$
|
Plus
net cash interest expense for such period
|
+
$
|
Plus
income taxes paid or payable
|
+
$_______________
|
Plus
Permitted Distributions paid in cash
|
+
$
|
Plus
Fees paid during such period to the Bank
|
+
$
|
Plus
Unfinanced Capital Expenditures
|
+
$_______________
|
Equals
Fixed Charges
|
=
$_______________
|
5.
Minimum Liquidity
. (Section
5.14(b)). Borrowers’ cash and Cash Equivalents maintained at
the Bank, as shown on the balance sheet accompanying this
Certificate, as of the Report Date totals $______________, which is
not less than the minimum amount required by the Loan
Agreement.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Compliance
Certificate as of the date first set forth above.
LIBERATED
SYNDICATION INC.
By:
_____________________________________
Name:
___________________________________
Title:
____________________________________
Exhibit 99.1
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting
Firm
Board
of Directors and Stockholders
pair
Networks, Inc.
We have
audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of pair
Networks, Inc. and subsidiary as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, and
the related consolidated statements of income and retained
earnings, and cash flows for each of the years in the two-year
period ended December 31, 2016. These financial statements are the
responsibility of the entity's management. Our responsibility is to
express an opinion on these financial statements based on our
audits.
We
conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public
Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards
require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable
assurance about whether the financial statements are free of
material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test
basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the
financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the
accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement
presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis
for our opinion.
In our
opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above
present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of
pair Networks, Inc. and subsidiary as of December 31, 2016 and
2015, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each
of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2016, in
conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States of America.
The
consolidated summaries of operating expenses have been subjected to
audit procedures performed in conjunction with the audit of pair
Networks, Inc.’s financial statements. The consolidated
summaries of operating expense is the responsibility of the
entity’s management. Our audit procedures included
determining whether the consolidated summaries of operating
expenses reconciles to the financial statements and performing
procedures to test the completeness and accuracy of the information
presented in the consolidated summaries of operating expenses. In
forming our opinion on the consolidated summaries of operating
expenses, we evaluated whether the consolidated summaries of
operating expenses, including its form and content, is presented in
conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States of America. In our opinion, the consolidated
summaries of operating expenses is fairly stated, in all material
respects, in relation to the financial statements as a
whole.
As
discussed in Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements, the
retained earnings as of January 1, 2015, has been restated to
correct a misstatement relating to the recognition of revenue. Our
opinion is not modified with respect to this matter.
/s/
GOFF
BACKA SLFERA & COMPANY, LLC
GOFF
BACKA ALFERA & COMPANY, LLC
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
October 31, 2017
pair Networks, Inc. and Subsidiary
Consolidated Financial Statements
Years Ended December 31, 2016 and 2015
pair Networks, Inc. and Subsidiary Consolidated Financial
Statements Years Ended December 31, 2016 and 2015
Table of Contents
|
Page
|
Consolidated Balance Sheets
|
1
|
Consolidated Statements of Income and Retained
Earnings
|
2
|
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
|
3
|
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
|
4-15
|
Supplementary information:
|
|
Consolidated Summaries of Operating Expenses
|
17
|
pair Networks, Inc. and Subsidiary
Consolidated Balance Sheets
December 31, 2016 and 2015
Assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current Assets
|
|
|
Cash
and Cash Equivalents
|
$
756,076
|
$
755,417
|
Accounts
Receivable
|
90,826
|
130,701
|
Prepaid
Domain Name Registry Fees
|
574,062
|
593,269
|
Prepaids
and Other Current Assets
|
74,209
|
100,103
|
Total Current Assets
|
1,495,173
|
1,579,490
|
Fixed Assets, Net
|
3,281,581
|
3,890,465
|
Other Assets
|
|
|
Note
Receivable - Stockholder
|
13,652,102
|
13,978,000
|
Prepaid
Domain Name Registry Fees, Net of Current Portion
|
684,819
|
729,538
|
Other
Assets
|
2,314
|
5,479
|
Total Other Assets
|
14,339,235
|
14,713,017
|
Total Assets
|
$
19,115,989
|
$
20,182,972
|
Liabilities and Stockholder's Equity
|
|
|
Current Liabilities
|
|
|
Accounts
Payable
|
$
130,723
|
$
173,059
|
Current
Portion of Deferred Revenue
|
3,107,461
|
3,329,797
|
Accrued
Payroll, Related Taxes and Withholdings
|
384,682
|
331,254
|
Current
Portion of Notes Payable and Capital Lease
|
495,778
|
461,746
|
Other
Current Liabilities
|
20,691
|
23,084
|
Total Current Liabilities
|
4,139,335
|
4,318,940
|
Long Term Liabilities
|
|
|
Deferred
Revenue, Net of Current Portion
|
1,295,743
|
1,363,294
|
Notes
Payable, Net of Current Portion
|
300,178
|
670,329
|
Capital
Lease, Net of Current Portion
|
143,061
|
208,752
|
Total Long Term Liabilities
|
1,738,982
|
2,242,375
|
Total Liabilities
|
5,878,317
|
6,561,315
|
Stockholder's Equity
|
|
|
Common
stock, no par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized, 800,000 shares
issued & outstanding
|
25,100
|
25,100
|
Retained
Earnings
|
13,212,572
|
13,596,557
|
Total Stockholder's Equity
|
13,237,672
|
13,621,657
|
Total Liabilities and Stockholder's Equity
|
$
19,115,989
|
$
20,182,972
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated
financial statements.
pair Networks, Inc. and Subsidiary
Consolidated Statements of Income and Retained
Earnings
Years Ended December 31, 2016 and 2015
|
|
|
Income
|
|
|
Sales,
Net
|
$
12,233,107
|
$
12,916,831
|
Less:
Operating Expenses (See Summaries)
|
10,799,382
|
11,526,483
|
Operating
Income
|
1,433,725
|
1,390,348
|
Other
Income (Expenses)
|
|
|
Interest
Income
|
2,410
|
1,713
|
Interest Income -
Shareholder
|
100,652
|
64,087
|
Legal
Settlement
|
-
|
(6,313
)
|
Capital
Gains
|
53
|
-
|
Referral
Fees
|
9,649
|
11,349
|
Cost of Abandoned
Transaction
|
(190,000
)
|
|
Interest
Expense
|
(42,990
)
|
(49,290
)
|
Gain on Sale of
Asset
|
|
5,859
|
Miscellaneous Income
(Expenses)
|
2,766
|
(76
)
|
Total
Other Income (Expenses)
|
(117,460
)
|
27,329
|
Net
Income
|
1,316,265
|
1,417,677
|
Retained
Earnings - Beginning
|
|
|
(As
Restated for 2015)
|
13,596,557
|
15,770,555
|
Distributions
|
(1,700,250
)
|
(3,591,675
)
|
Retained
Earnings - Ending
|
$
13,212,572
|
$
13,596,557
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated
financial statements.
pair Networks, Inc. and Subsidiary
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
For the Years Ended December 31, 2016 and 2015
|
|
|
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
|
|
|
Net
Income
|
$
1,316,265
|
$
1,417,677
|
Adjustments
to Reconcile Net Income to Net Cash
|
|
|
Provided
by (Used in) Operating Activities:
|
|
|
Depreciation
|
903,615
|
1,296,218
|
(Gain)
/ Loss on Sale of Asset
|
|
(5,859
)
|
Changes
in Assets and Liabilities:
|
|
|
Accounts
Receivable (Increase) Decrease
|
39,875
|
23,236
|
Prepaids
and Other Assets (Increase) Decrease
|
92,985
|
76,865
|
Accounts
Payable Increase (Decrease)
|
(42,336
)
|
31,525
|
Deferred
Revenue Increase (Decrease)
|
(289,888
)
|
(190,893
)
|
Accrued
Expense and Other Liabilities Increase (Decrease)
|
51,035
|
(88,459
)
|
Total Adjustments
|
755,286
|
1,142,633
|
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities
|
2,071,551
|
2,560,310
|
Cash Flows Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities
|
|
|
Repayment
of Note Receivable - Stockholder, Net
|
325,898
|
263,586
|
Purchase
of Property and Equipment
|
(213,039
)
|
(333,266
)
|
Proceeds
from the Sale of Assets
|
|
7,000
|
Advances
to SkiPunk, LLC
|
|
(361,807
)
|
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities
|
112,859
|
(424,487
)
|
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
|
|
|
Proceeds
from Bank Loan
|
|
300,000
|
Repayments
of Bank Loans
|
(421,178
)
|
(380,248
)
|
Designated
Principal Payments on Capital Lease
|
(62,323
)
|
(61,249
)
|
Stockholder's
Distributions
|
(1,700,250
)
|
(2,135,705
)
|
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities
|
(2,183,751
)
|
(2,277,202
)
|
Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents
|
659
|
(141,379
)
|
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Year
|
755,417
|
896,796
|
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Year
|
756,076
|
$
755,417
|
Additional Information
|
|
|
Interest
Paid
|
$
43,331
|
$
48,411
|
Supplemental Schedule of Non-cash Activities
In
2016 equipment costing $81,691 was purchased through an equipment
finance company loan (See Note 7)
In
2015 equipment costing $332,324 was obtained and financed through a
capital lease (See Note 8).
In
2015, as described in Note 13, a balance of $1,455,970 was
transferred from Advance to Ski Punk, LLC and recorded as a
Stockholder's Distribution.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated
financial statements.
pair Networks, Inc. and Subsidiary
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2016 and 2015
Note 1
Organization and Operations
pair
Networks, Inc. and subsidiary (the Company) provides web hosting
services and domain name registrations for entities in the United
States and abroad. Services include shared web hosting, e-commerce,
fully-managed virtual private and dedicated servers, customer
self-managed dedicated servers, domain-name registration,
co-location and content-delivery networks.
The
Company began operations in August 1995. It incorporated in the
state of Pennsylvania in August 1998. For income tax purposes, it
is recognized as an S Corporation for both Federal and state
purposes.
Ryousha
Kokusai, LLC (d/b/a pair International), a wholly owned
single-member limited liability company subsidiary of pair
Networks, Inc., was formed on January 1, 2015. The sales to
European Union countries subject to the Value Added Tax (VAT) in
Europe are recorded and handled through this LLC. For income tax
purposes, this LLC is treated as a disregarded entity.
The
Company's principal operations are conducted at a site in
Pittsburgh, PA. It also has an operating site located in Denver, CO
and remote site back-up location in Pittsburgh, PA. Approximately
79% of revenues are generated from customers in the United States.
The remainder is split up internationally among approximately 150
countries. No single customer accounts for more than 1% of
sales.
Note 2
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Principles of Consolidation
These
consolidated financial statements include the accounts of pair
Networks, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary Ryousha Kokusai,
LLC. All significant intercompany transactions and balances have
been eliminated.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The
Company considers all demand deposits and money market funds with
an original maturity of three months or less to be cash
equivalents.
Concentration of Risk
The
majority of the Company's cash and cash equivalents are maintained
at one financial institution, the balance of which normally exceeds
federally insured limits. The Company does not believe that it is
exposed to any significant credit risk because of this
situation.
pair Networks, Inc. and Subsidiary
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2016 and 2015
Note 2
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Cont.)
Accounts Receivable, Revenue Recognition and Allowance for Doubtful
Accounts
The
Company recognizes revenue when there is persuasive evidence that
an arrangement exits, the service period has elapsed or the product
has been delivered and collection is reasonably
assured.
Web
Hosting - Services are provided for a specific contract period and
are usually paid for in advance of that service period. The
consideration received is recorded as deferred revenue at the time
of the sale and recognized as income ratable over the service
period.
Domain
Name Registration - These registrations are sold to customers and
provide the customer with exclusive used of a domain name for a
specific period, usually one to ten years. Payments for the full
term of the registration are paid for in advance and are recorded
as deferred revenue and then recognized as earned ratably over the
term of the registration period. Domain registration fees are
non-refundable.
An
allowance for doubtful accounts is not provided for by the Company
because it is considered to be immaterial. As accounts are deemed
uncollectable, they are written off against sales.
Prepaid Domain Name
Registry
Fees
Prepaid
domain name registry fees represent amounts charged by a registry
at the time a domain is registered or renewed. These amounts are
amortized and expensed over the same period revenue is recognized
for the related domain registration contracts.
Internally Developed Software
The
Company internally developed much of the software necessary to
operate the business and account for customer activity, including
new customer sign-up, initiating and terminating service, billing,
collection, etc. A significant portion of this software was
developed early on in the startup phase of the Company, including a
period prior to the incorporation of the business.
Generally
Accepted Accounting Standards normally requires that costs (mainly
labor), associated with the development of software applications,
be capitalized and amortized over an estimated useful life.
Post-implementation costs, normally maintenance and minor upgrades,
are to be expensed when incurred.
pair Networks, Inc. and Subsidiary
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2016 and 2015
Note 2
Summary of
Significant Accounting Policies (Cont.)
Internally Developed Software (Cont.)
The
Company's policy has been to expense, rather than capitalize, the
cost to develop internal use software. In 2016, 2015 and in the
previous five years, the Company believes that software development
costs that would require capitalization would have been
insignificant and that the vast majority of software development
costs in those years would have been post implementation costs that
would not require capitalization.
Equipment and Property
Equipment
and property are stated at cost. Depreciation is provided for on a
straight-line basis over the following estimated useful
lives:
Equipment
|
|
5
to 10 years
|
Leasehold
Improvements
|
|
39
to 40 years
|
Software
|
|
3
years
|
Furniture & Fixtures
|
|
7
to 10 years
|
Expenditures
for maintenance and repairs are charged against earnings in the
year incurred. Expenditures for any equipment individually costing
less than $500 are expensed in the year incurred.
Paid Time Off (PTO)
PTO
(vacation and sick days) vests with the employee as they earn it.
The PTO can be accumulated over years and there is no requirement
to use it or lose it if not used by a certain date. The Company
maintains a system to track such time and, as such, recognizes a
liability for earned, but unused PTO at the end of the year. The
accrual for PTO at December 31, 2016 and 2015 was $157,641 and
$148,844, respectively.
Advertising Costs
Advertising
costs are expensed as incurred.
Income Taxes
Effective
January 1, 2005, the Company, with the consent of its stockholders,
elected under the Internal Revenue Code to be taxed as an S
corporation. In lieu of Federal and state corporate income taxes,
the stockholder of an S corporation is taxed on his proportionate
share of the Company's taxable income. Therefore, no provision for
Federal or state income taxes has been included in these financial
statements.
pair Networks, Inc. and Subsidiary
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2016 and 2015
Note 2
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Cont.)
Income Taxes (Cont.)
The
Company is required to file and does file an S Corporation tax
return with the Internal Revenue Service and state taxing
authorities. The income tax returns of the S Corporation are
subject to examination by income tax authorities generally for
three years after the due date of the tax return. Accordingly, the
tax returns for the year ended December 31, 2013 through the
present are still subject to examination.
Use of Estimates
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles in the United States requires
management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the
reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the
financial statements, the disclosure of contingent assets and
liabilities, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses
during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from the
estimates.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The
carrying amount of financial instruments, include cash,
receivables, short term investments, accounts payable, accrued
liabilities and lines of credit approximated fair value due to the
short maturity of these instruments. The carrying amount of long
term debt approximates fair value because the interest rates
offered to the Company for debt with similar terms and maturities
approximate current market interest.
Variable Interest Entities
Generally
accepted accounting principles (GAAP) in the United States normally
requires consolidation of variable interest entities (VIE) in the
financial statement of their primary beneficiary when the reporting
entity has controlling financial interest in the VIE.
A
subsequent amendment to GAAP permitted a private company, under
certain circumstances, to elect to forego consolidation of a VIE
that acts as a lessor of property to the reporting entity and
provides for alternative disclosure.
As
explained in Note 13, it was determined that a planned lessor
entity (SkiPunk, LLC) was a VIE entity to the Company. The Company
believes it qualifies for the alternative disclosure in connection
with this arrangement and, as such, has elected not to consolidate
the VIE's income, expenses, assets or liabilities in these
financial statements. Rather it has provided for the alternative
disclosure set forth in the note referred to above.
pair Networks, Inc. and Subsidiary
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2016 and 2015
Note 2
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Cont.)
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09,
Revenue from
Contracts with Customers (Topic 605),
requiring an entity to recognize the amount of
revenue to which it expects to be entitled for the transfer of
promised goods & services. The updated standard will replace
most existing revenue recognition guidance in U.S. GAAP when it
becomes effective and permits the use of either a full
retrospective or retrospective with cumulative effect transition
methods. Early adoption is not permitted. The updated standard will
be effective for annual reporting beginning after December 15, 2018
and interim periods within annual periods beginning after December
15, 2019. The Company has not yet selected a transition method and
is currently evaluating the effect that the updated standard will
have on the consolidated financial statements.
In
February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topics 842),
which dramatically changes the manner in which financial statements
present, among other things, operating leases by lessees. Under
this recently issued ASU, companies must reflect operating lease
obligations on their balance sheets. Income statement treatment of
operating leases is similar to the current rules which require
straight line reporting of the lease expenses. For private
companies, the new rules on lease reporting is effective for fiscal
years beginning after December 15, 2019 and interim periods
beginning the following year. Early adoption is permitted. The
Company is currently evaluating the effects, if any, the adoption
of this guidance will have on its consolidated financial
statements.
Note 3 Prior-period Adjustment for Change in Accounting for Sale of
Domain Name Registrations
Prior
to 2015, the Company would recognize as earned in the year sold,
the fees paid by customers for domain name registrations and
expense the fees charged by the registry for the domain at the time
of the sale. The registrations provide exclusive use of a domain
name for a specific contract period, usually one to ten
years.
This
procedure was utilized because a contract arrangement existed, the
product (the domain name) had been delivered and the non-refundable
fees were paid by the customer at the time of the sale. The service
obligations during the contract period were deemed not to be of a
nature significant enough to require deferral of both the revenue
and the cost and the subsequent ratable recognition of each over
the term of the contract period.
Based
on a review of industry practices employed by companies that sell
domain registrations, it was determined that the industry had
adopted an accounting procedure whereby the revenue from the sale
of domains and the related cost of registry fees for those domains
were deferred at the time of the sale and amortized ratably to
income
pair Networks, Inc. and Subsidiary
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2016 and 2015
Note 3
Prior-period Adjustment for Change in Accounting for Sale of Domain
Name Registrations (Cont.)
and
expense over the contract period. The industry has apparently
concluded that the service obligation over the term of the domain
registration period is significant enough to require the deferral
method of accounting.
Accordingly,
effective beginning on January 1, 2015, the Company has adopted the
industry accepted method of accounting for the sale of domain name
registrations as more fully described in Note 2 to these financial
statements.
The
cumulative effect of the change on retained earnings as of the
beginning of 2015 is as follows:
Retained
earnings as of December 31, 2014 as previously
reported
|
$
16,666,086
|
|
|
Cumulative
effect through December 31, 2014 of the accounting
change
|
(895,531
)
|
|
|
Restated
retained earnings as of December 31, 2014 and as of the beginning
of 2015
|
$
15,770,555
|
The
effect of the change on the 2016 and 2015 consolidated statements
of income by using the deferral method of accounting for sales and
costs of domains in contrast to the immediate recognition of the
sale and expense of domains at the time of the sale is as
follows:
|
|
|
Sales,
Net - increase (decrease)
|
$
106,532
|
$
30,255
|
Operating
Expenses — Cost of
|
|
|
Domains
Sold — increase (decrease)
|
$
63,926
|
$
1,836
|
Net
Income — increase (decrease)
|
$
42,606
|
$
28,419
|
The
effect of the change on the consolidated balance sheets as of
December 31, 2016 and 2015 was to increase Total Assets by
$1,258,881 and $1,322,807, respectively, consisting of the current
and long-term portions of the Prepaid Domain Name Registry Fees as
set forth on the balance sheets and to increase Total Liabilities
by $2,083,387 and $2,189,919, respectively, consisting of the
current and long-term portions of deferred revenue related to
domains as set forth in Note 6 to the consolidated financial
statements.
pair Networks, Inc. and Subsidiary
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2016 and 2015
Note 4 Property and Equipment,
Net
Property and equipment consisted of:
|
|
|
Computer/Telecommunication
|
|
|
Equipment
|
$
6,604,163
|
$
7,018,655
|
Software
|
5,196
|
5,116
|
Furniture
and Fixtures
|
672,975
|
672,975
|
Equipment-Capital
Lease
|
332,324
|
332,324
|
Leasehold
Improvement
|
2,618,350
|
2,618,350
|
Property
and Equipment, at Cost
|
10,233,008
|
10,647,420
|
Less:
Accumulated Depreciation
|
(6,951,427
)
|
(6,756,955
)
|
Property
and Equipment, net
|
$
3,281,581
|
$
3,890,465
|
Depreciation
expense for the years 2016 and 2015 were $903,615 and $1,296,218,
respectively.
Note 5
Loan
to Stockholder
The
Company periodically advances funds to the sole stockholder under
terms of a demand note. There is no fixed repayment schedule.
Interest is computed annually using the blended Applicable Federal
Rate for demand loans. In 2016 and 2015 the blended rates were .73%
and .45%, respectively. Interest imputed at these rates amounted to
$100,652 and $64,087 in 2016 and 2015, respectively. The imputed
interest was added to the loan balance.
Note 6 Deferred Revenue
Deferred
Revenue consisted of the following:
|
|
|
|
|
Current:
|
|
|
Hosting
|
$
2,094,760
|
$
2,302,211
|
Domains
|
1,012,701
|
1,027,586
|
|
3,107,461
|
3,329,797
|
Noncurrent:
|
|
|
Hosting
|
225,057
|
200,961
|
Domains
|
1,070,686
|
1,162,333
|
|
$
1,295,743
|
$
1,363,294
|
pair Networks, Inc. and Subsidiary
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2016 and 2015
Note 7 Notes Payable
The
Company borrowed $1,500,000 in October 2013 from a bank. The loan
was to be repaid in 60 monthly installments of $25,000 plus
interest beginning November 16, 2013. Interest was determined at a
variable rate equal to 2.5 percentage points above the Daily LIBOR
Rate.
The
Company borrowed $300,000 in February 2015 from a bank to be repaid
in 36 equal monthly installments of $8,802 commencing in March
2015. The monthly installment amount includes interest at an annual
rate of 3.542%.
The
Company financed in February 2016 the purchase of equipment costing
$81,691 through the equipment financing affiliate of the bank
involved with the two aforementioned loans. Terms of the financing
arrangement involved repayment of the loan with 36 monthly payments
of $2,391 beginning March 2016. The monthly installment amount
includes interest at an annual rate of 3.430%.
The
balances outstanding on the above bank loans can be summarized as
follows:
|
|
|
Bank
Loan- $1,500,000
|
$
550,000
|
$
850,000
|
Bank
Loan- $300,000
|
120,329
|
219,752
|
Equipment
Financing Loan
|
59.936
|
-
|
|
730,265
|
1,069,752
|
Less:
Current Portion
|
(430,087
)
|
(399,423
)
|
|
$
300,178
|
$
670,329
|
Aggregate
principal payments due on the notes payable as of December 31 ,2016
during the following years are:
2017
|
$
430,087
|
2018
|
295,309
|
2019
|
4,869
|
|
$
730,265
|
All of
the Company's current and future assets served as
security for these loans. The sole stockholder of the Company
served as the guarantor for the loans.
The
above borrowings required that the Company maintain certain
financial covenants including minimum tangible net worth and a debt
service coverage ratio. These covenant levels were not met in
either 2015 or 2016. However, as indicated in Note 15, these loans
were paid off with the subsequent new financing in February 2017.
The lender never made an attempt to enforce any remedies for the
covenant violations as provided for under the terms of the
loans.
pair Networks, Inc. and Subsidiary
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2016 and 2015
Note 8
Capital Lease
In
February 2015, the Company entered into a capital lease to obtain
battery equipment used in connection with its back-up generator
system. The cost of the equipment (including sales tax) amounted to
$332,324. The lease required 60 monthly payment of $6,261, with
partial monthly payments in the first and last months of the lease
term and a $1 buy out at the end of the term. The interest was
imputed at an annual rate of 5.276%.
The
balance outstanding on the above capital lease can be summarized as
follows:
|
|
|
|
|
Capital
Lease-Battery Equipment
|
$
208,752
|
$
271,075
|
Less:
Current Portion
|
(65,691
)
|
(62,323
)
|
|
$
143,061
|
$
208,752
|
|
|
|
Scheduled
future minimum lease payments during the following years
are:
2017
|
$
75,132
|
2018
|
75,132
|
2019
|
75,132
|
2010
|
835
|
|
226,231
|
Less:
Imputed interest
|
$
(17,479
)
|
|
$
208,752
|
Note 9 Bank Loan Joint Borrowing
In
connection with the purchase of land in Colorado (See Note 13) by
SkiPunk, LLC (SkiPunk), the Company and SkiPunk, individually and
collectively, entered into a bank loan agreement and borrowed
$1,000,000 to help finance the purchase of the land by
SkiPunk.
Since
the $1,000,0000 was used to purchase the land, which is solely in
the name of SkiPunk, the bank loan was not reflected in the
financial statements of pair Networks. Inc.
Under
the terms of the SkiPunk loan, interest only payments were due
monthly through the maturity date. The loan carried a variable
interest rate. Such rate was the greater of the prime rate or the
daily LIBOR rate plus 1%. Funding of the monthly interest payments
was provided for by the Company as advances to
SkiPunk.
In
February 2015, this loan was paid off when the land was sold. See
Note 13 for additional information.
pair Networks, Inc. and Subsidiary
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2016 and 2015
Note 10 Facility Lease
The
Company leases its office and data center space under a rental
agreement currently requiring base monthly lease payments of
$34,400 during the period October 1, 2015 through September 30,
2021. Prior to the current lease term, the monthly payments were
$32,922. In addition, the Company annually pays an assessment for
increases in its share of real estate taxes and operating expenses
since a base year, which is calendar year 2001 for real estate
taxes and calendar year 2000 for operating expenses.
For
2016 and 2015, the billings for the real estate tax increase
amounted to $19,522 and $20,672, respectively. The billings for
increased operating expenses amounted to $47,757 and $46,839,
respectively. These amounts were accrued for and included as
Facility Rent expense in the years to which they
related.
The
Company has an option to extend the lease for additional six-year
term at a base rental rate equal to 95% of the fair market rental
rate then in effect for similar space in the surrounding
area.
Annual
fixed non-cancelable future minimum rental payments under the terms
of the facility lease described above are as follows:
|
|
2017
|
$
412,802
|
2018
|
412,802
|
2019
|
412,802
|
2020
|
412,802
|
2021
|
309,601
|
Total
|
$
1,960,809
|
Note 11 Service Agreement Commitments
The
Company has a service agreement with a supplier to provide it with
internet access services and remote back-up site location services.
Internet access is, in turn,
provided
through connections with three separate internet service
providers.
The
current commitment is for a period of 36 months ending on October
31, 2017. Payments under this service agreement are currently
$78,723 a month and have been at that level since the end of 2015.
That monthly payment is expected to continue through the service
contract expiration in October 2017. Prior to that, the monthly
payment commitment was originally $84,481 and was reduced
periodically as certain services were either discontinued or
amended. At the end of the service term in October 2017, the
Company has made arrangements and contracted with two
other
pair Networks, Inc. and Subsidiary
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2016 and 2015
Note 11 Service Agreement Commitments (Cont.)
service
providers to replace the existing provider. Significant savings of
in excess of $50,000 a month are expected under the new
arrangements.
Effective
in February 2014, the Company entered into an agreement with a data
center supplier to provide internet access services and colocation
space for the Company's servers in Colorado. The term of the
original commitment was for 39 months. Monthly fees for the
colocation and internet services ranged from $6,081 to
$7,659.
In
December 2016, the internet service with this supplier was replaced
with a new, less expensive provider. Currently, the monthly
colocation fee amounts to $6,235 under a contract in effect through
May 3, 2020.
Note 12 Retirement Plan
The
Company maintains a 401k plan for the benefit of its employees. The
Company's contribution consisted of a 50% match of employee
contributions up to 6% of an employee's pay. However, effective
June 30, 2016 the company discontinued the matching contribution.
Employees become eligible to participate in the plan after they
have completed one year of service. The Company's matching
contributions for 2016 and 2015 amounted to $40,613 and $94,600,
respectively.
Note 13 Related Parties
SkiPunk,
LLC is a single member LLC with its sole member also being the sole
stockholder of the Company.
This
LLC purchased land in 2013 for $2,022,908 in Boulder, Colorado. The
plan was to build a data center on the land. That data center would
then have been leased to the Company and used to service customers
who were closer to the western part of the United States. The plan
to build the data center was later abandoned.
In
February 2015, SkiPunk sold the land for $700,000. The sale
resulted in a loss of $1,370,452, which was recognized by SkiPunk.
No loss was recognized by the Company. Since the sales proceeds
were insufficient to pay off the bank loan (See Note 9), the
Company had to advance to the LLC $359,009 to cover the
shortfall.
Upon
the subsequent liquidation of SkiPunk in 2015, this advance, as
well as all other monies owed to the Company ($1,096,961) by
SkiPunk were recharacterized and recorded as a Stockholder
Distribution.
Replay
Foundation is a 501(c)(3) private operating foundation. The
Company's sole shareholder is on the Board of the Foundation. In
both 2015 and 2016, the Company paid $100,000 to the Foundation for
exclusive promotional rights at a multiple-day festival held
annually by the Foundation.
pair Networks, Inc. and Subsidiary
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2016 and 2015
Note 14 Contingency
The
Company is currently evaluating whether it may be subject to a
franchise tax liability in certain states where sufficient nexus
could possibly exist to cause a liability, despite having no
physical presence in those states.
No
final determination has yet been made. However, if it is concluded
that sufficient nexus exists within the states in question, the
range of the potential liability at December 31, 2016 is estimated
to be between $50,000 and $90,000.
Note 15 Subsequent Events
In
February 2017, the Company entered into a loan agreement with
another bank for $3,800,000. Of those proceeds, $668,256 were used
to pay off the three existing bank loans described in Note 5. Also,
$2,706,635 was used to pay off personal debt of the Shareholder and
was treated as an additional advance under the current Shareholder
note receivable. Finally, $394,179 of the proceeds were deposited
into a Company bank account for general business purposes. The
remainder of the proceeds were used to pay for bank and legal fees
in connection with this financing.
Management
has evaluated subsequent events and transactions for potential
recognition or disclosure in the financial statements through
October 31, 2017, the day the financial statements were approved
and authorized for issue.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
pair Networks, Inc. and Subsidiary
Consolidated Summaries of Operating Expenses
For the Years Ended December 31, 2016 and 2015
|
|
|
Operating Expenses
|
|
|
Advertising
|
$
224,737
|
$
502,380
|
Cost
of Domains Sold
|
729,200
|
870,636
|
Cost
of Secure Licenses Sold
|
48,579
|
63,244
|
Cost
of Shopping Carts Sold
|
58,412
|
57,975
|
Cost
of Domains Purchased (Internal Use)
|
54,253
|
10,069
|
Credit
Card Fees
|
288,770
|
288,471
|
Depreciation
Expense
|
903,615
|
1,296,218
|
Dues
and Subscriptions
|
20,806
|
21,556
|
Employee
Insurance and Other Benefits
|
556,668
|
569,268
|
Equipment
Costing Less than $500
|
46,729
|
14,148
|
Facility
Rentals
|
550,573
|
549,603
|
Insurance
|
57,168
|
56,046
|
Internet
Service Fees
|
993,583
|
948,255
|
Legal
and Other Professional Fees
|
208,755
|
333,878
|
Repairs
and Maintenance
|
56,879
|
76,345
|
Taxes,
Including Payroll Taxes
|
417,035
|
378,609
|
Telecommunication
Fees
|
36,040
|
46,863
|
Travel
& Entertainment
|
55,621
|
33,568
|
Wages
- Shareholder
|
530,769
|
605,193
|
Wages
- Other
|
4,537,096
|
4,362,808
|
Utilities
|
339,636
|
343,682
|
Other
Operating Expenses
|
84,458
|
97,668
|
Total Operating Expenses
|
$
10,799,382
|
$
11,526,483
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated
financial statements.
Exhibit
99.2
Liberated
Syndication Inc. and Subsidiaries
and
pair Networks Inc. and Subsidiaries
Unaudited pro forma combined consolidated financial
information
The
following unaudited pro forma combined consolidated balance sheet
reflects the estimated adjustments to Libsyn’s historical
consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2017. Also, the
unaudited pro forma combined consolidated statement of income
reflects the estimated adjustments to Libsyn’s historical
consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December
31, 2016, and for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, to give
effect to:
●
The acquisition of
pair Networks, Inc. (“PNI”), per the terms of the Share
Exchange Agreement signed on December 27, 2017, and related debt
funding, along with payment of cash consideration and issuance of
1,579,613 shares of
common Stock of Libsyn,
as if both had occurred on January
1, 2016.
The
acquisition is treated as a purchase transaction. The initial
accounting for the business combination is not complete as of the
filing of these proforma condensed combined financial statements.
We are reporting in these pro forma condensed combined financial
statements provisional estimated amounts of the fair market value
of the assets acquired. The determination of the PNI purchase price
and allocation of the purchase price to the underlying tangible and
intangible assets in the pro forma condensed combined financial
statements are subject to change as additional information becomes
available. The unaudited pro forma combined consolidated statements
of operations are not necessarily indicative of Libsyn’s
actual results of operations assuming the transaction were
completed on January 1, 2016, nor do they purport to represent
Libsyn’s results of operations for the future
periods.
The
unaudited pro forma combined consolidated financial statements
should be read in conjunction with the historical financial
statements and related notes of Libsyn appearing in the Annual
Report.
Liberated
Syndication Inc. and Subsidiaries
and
pair Networks Inc. and Subsidiaries
Unaudited pro forma combined consolidated balance
sheet
As of
September 30, 2017
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liberated
Syndication Inc.
|
|
|
Proforma
Increase
(Decrease)
|
|
CURRENT
ASSETS:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
|
$
7,369,569
|
$
470,366
|
[A]
|
$
(270,366
)
|
|
|
|
|
[B]
|
(13,563,778
)
|
|
|
|
|
[C]
|
10,000,000
|
$
4,005,791
|
Accounts
receivable, net
|
591,572
|
93,387
|
|
-
|
684,959
|
Prepaid domain name
registry fees
|
-
|
570,850
|
|
-
|
570,850
|
Prepaid
expense
|
44,600
|
154,205
|
|
-
|
198,805
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Current
Assets
|
8,005,741
|
1,288,808
|
|
(3,834,144
)
|
5,460,405
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property and
equipment, net
|
88,948
|
2,996,500
|
|
-
|
3,085,448
|
Goodwill
|
11,484,251
|
-
|
[A]
|
470,366
|
|
|
|
|
[B]
|
15,912,357
|
27,396,608
|
Note receivable
– stockholder
|
-
|
16,446,101
|
[A]
|
(16,446,101
)
|
-
|
Prepaid domain name
registry fees, net
|
-
|
680,992
|
|
-
|
680,992
|
Other
assets
|
3,582
|
34,896
|
|
-
|
38,478
|
Total
assets
|
$
19,582,522
|
$
21,447,297
|
|
$
(4,367,888
)
|
$
36,661,931
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CURRENT
LIABILITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts
payable
|
$
429,377
|
$
158,003
|
|
$
-
|
$
587,380
|
Current portion of
deferred revenue
|
101,025
|
2,803,606
|
|
-
|
2,904,631
|
Accrued
payroll
|
-
|
241,161
|
|
-
|
241,161
|
Current portion of
notes payable
|
-
|
240,000
|
[A]
|
(240,000
)
|
|
|
|
|
[C]
|
1,600,000
|
1,600,000
|
Other current
liabilities
|
74,302
|
32,800
|
|
-
|
107,102
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Current
Assets
|
604,704
|
3,475,570
|
|
1,360,000
|
5,440,274
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred revenue,
net of current
|
-
|
1,184,031
|
|
-
|
1,184,031
|
Notes payable, net
of current
|
-
|
3,544,454
|
[A]
|
(3,544,454
)
|
|
|
|
|
[C]
|
8,400,000
|
8,400,000
|
Capital
lease
|
-
|
159,808
|
|
-
|
159,808
|
Total
liabilities
|
604,704
|
8,363,863
|
|
6,215,546
|
15,184,113
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
STOCKHOLDERS’
EQUITY:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common
stock
|
24,416
|
25,100
|
[A]
|
(25,100
)
|
|
|
|
|
[B]
|
1,580
|
25,996
|
Additional paid-in
capital
|
26,787,637
|
-
|
[B]
|
2,498,420
|
29,286,057
|
Retained earnings
(accumulated deficit)
|
(7,834,235
)
|
13,058,334
|
[B]
|
(13,058,333
)
|
5,224,099
|
Total
stockholders’ equity
|
18,977,818
|
13,083,434
|
|
(10,583,434
)
|
21,477,818
|
Total liabilities
and stockholders’ equity
|
$
19,582,522
|
$
21,447,297
|
|
$
(4,367,888
)
|
$
36,661,931
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liberated
Syndication Inc. and Subsidiaries
and
pair Networks Inc. and Subsidiaries
Unaudited pro forma condensed combined consolidated statement of
operations
For the
nine months ended September 30, 2017
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liberated
Syndication Inc
|
|
|
|
|
NET
SALES
|
$
7,723,250
|
$
8,880,048
|
|
$
-
|
$
16,603,298
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COST
OF REVENUE
|
2,309,902
|
906,651
|
|
-
|
3,216,533
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
GROSS
PROFIT
|
5,413,348
|
7,973,397
|
|
-
|
13,386,745
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OPERATING
EXPENSES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Selling
expense
|
235,583
|
293,293
|
|
-
|
528,876
|
General and
administrative expenses
|
3,735,052
|
6,336,162
|
D
|
(209,189
)
|
9,862,025
|
Consulting
|
72,456
|
-
|
|
-
|
72,456
|
Total Operating
Expense
|
4,043,091
|
6,629,455
|
|
(209,189
)
|
10,463,357
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
INCOME
FROM OPERATIONS
|
1,370,257
|
1,343,942
|
|
209,189
|
2,923,388
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OTHER
INCOME (EXPENSE)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
(expense)
|
-
|
(100,774
)
|
G
|
(139,226
)
|
(240,000
)
|
Interest
income
|
-
|
87,364
|
E
|
(87,364
)
|
-
|
Other
income
|
-
|
(14,270
)
|
|
-
|
(14,270
)
|
Total Other Income
(Expense)
|
-
|
(27,680
)
|
|
(226,590
)
|
(254,270
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
INCOME
BEFORE INCOME TAXES
|
1,370,257
|
1,316,262
|
|
(17,401
)
|
2,669,118
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
INCOME
TAX EXPENSE
|
-
|
-
|
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET
INCOME (LOSS)
|
$
1,370,257
|
$
1,316,262
|
|
$
(17,401
)
|
$
2,669,118
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
WEIGHTED
AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING
|
24,415,860
|
|
B
|
1,579,613
|
25,995,473
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BASIC
EARNINGS PER SHARE
|
$
0.06
|
|
|
|
$
0.10
|
Liberated
Syndication Inc. and Subsidiaries
and
pair Networks Inc. and Subsidiaries
Unaudited pro forma condensed combined consolidated statement of
operations
For the
year ended December 31, 2016
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liberated
Syndication Inc
|
|
|
|
|
NET
SALES
|
$
8,792,208
|
$
12,233,107
|
|
$
-
|
$
21,025,315
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COST
OF REVENUE
|
2,808,482
|
1,124,961
|
|
-
|
3,933,443
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
GROSS
PROFIT
|
5,983,727
|
11,108,146
|
|
-
|
17,091,873
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OPERATING
EXPENSES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Selling
expense
|
282,954
|
260,777
|
|
-
|
543,731
|
General and
administrative expenses
|
2,830,719
|
9,413,644
|
D
|
(648,495
)
|
11,595,868
|
Consulting
|
85,435
|
-
|
|
-
|
85,435
|
Total Operating
Expense
|
3,199,109
|
9,674,421
|
|
(648,495
)
|
12,225,035
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
INCOME
FROM OPERATIONS
|
2,784,618
|
1,433,725
|
|
648,495
|
4,866,838
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OTHER
INCOME (EXPENSE)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
(expense)
|
-
|
(42,990
)
|
G
|
(286,024
)
|
(329,014
)
|
Interest
income
|
-
|
103,062
|
E
|
(100,652
)
|
2,410
|
Other
income
|
-
|
(177,532
)
|
F
|
190,000
|
12,468
|
Total Other Income
(Expense)
|
-
|
(117,460
)
|
|
(196,676
)
|
(314,136
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
INCOME
BEFORE INCOME TAXES
|
2,784,618
|
1,316,265
|
|
451,819
|
4,552,702
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
INCOME
TAX EXPENSE
|
-
|
-
|
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET
INCOME (LOSS)
|
$
2,784,618
|
$
1,316,265
|
|
$
451,819
|
$
4,552,702
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
WEIGHTED
AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING
|
24,415,860
|
|
B
|
1,579,613
|
25,995,473
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BASIC
EARNINGS PER SHARE
|
$
0.11
|
|
|
|
$
0.18
|
Liberated
Syndication Inc. and Subsidiaries
and
pair Networks Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to the Unaudited pro forma combined consolidated statement of
operations
NOTE 1 – Liberated Syndication Inc. and
Subsidiaries.
Liberated Syndciation Inc. ("Libsyn"), a Nevada corporation, was
organized on September 25, 2016. The Company operates podcast
hosting service, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Webmayhem
Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation.
NOTE 2 – pair Networks Inc. and Subsidiaries
pair
Networks, Inc. and subsidiary (PNI) provide web hosting services
and domain name registrations. Services include shared web hosting,
e-commerce, fully-managed virtual private and dedicated servers,
customer self-managed dedicated servers, domain-name registration,
co-location and content-delivery networks. PNI began operations in
August 1995. It incorporated in the state of Pennsylvania in August
1998. PNI’s principal operations are conducted on-site in
Pittsburgh, PA. PNI also has an operating site in Denver, Colorado,
and a remote site back-up location in Pittsburgh, PA.
Ryousha
Kokusai, LLC (dba pair International), a wholly owned single-member
limited liability company subsidiary of PNI, was formed on January
1, 2015. The sales to European Union countries subject to the Value
Added Tax (VAT) in Europe are recorded and handled through this
LLC.
Accounting Estimates - The preparation of financial statements in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires
management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the
reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosures of
contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial
statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses
during the reporting period. Management made assumptions and
estimates for determining fair value of the consideration paid,
fair value of the underlying assets acquire and resulting goodwill
and amortization of intangible assets. Actual results could
differ from those estimated by management.
The initial accounting for the business combination is not complete
as of the filing of these proforma condensed combined financial
statements. We are reporting in these proforma condensed
combined financial statements provisional estimated amounts of the
fair market values of the assets acquired, and are subject to
change as additional information, including the final determination
of the PNI purchase price and allocation of the purchase price to
the underlying tangible and intangible assets becomes
available.
We shall retrospectively adjust the provisional amounts recognized
at the acquisition date to reflect new information obtained about
facts and circumstances that existed as of the acquisition date
that, if known, would have affected the measurement of the amounts
recognized as of that date.
NOTE 3 - ACQUISITION AND PROFORMA ADJUSTMENTS
On December 27, 2017, pursuant to a Share Purchase Agreement, by
and among, Liberated Syndication, Inc. and pair Networks, Inc., a
Pennsylvania company (“PNI”), Libsyn acquired 100% of
the outstanding common Stock of PNI.
Under the terms of the Agreement, the parties agreed that Libsyn
shall acquire from PNI all of the issued and outstanding shares of
PNI’s capital stock in exchange for the sum of
1.
Two
Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,500,000) or 1,579,613
“unregistered” and “restricted” shares of
Libsyn’s common stock.
2.
Plus,
Thirteen million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($13,500,000) in
cash.
3.
Plus,
the total amount of cash determined as of immediately prior to
closing ($470,366).
4.
Minus,
Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000).
5.
Minus,
the outstanding amount of indebtedness determined as of immediately
prior to the Closing.
6.
Plus
or minus the amount by which the Net Working Capital determined as
of immediately prior to the Closing exceeds or is less than, as
applicable, the Net Working Capital Target. (Plus
$63,778)
Liberated
Syndication Inc. and Subsidiaries
and
pair Networks Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to the Unaudited pro forma combined consolidated statement of
operations
To
obtain financing for a portion of the cash consideration, Libsyn
secured the following loans totaling $10,000,000. (1) an $8,000,000
Term Loan Note bearing interest at LIBOR plus 175 basis point with
principal and interest payments to be made quarterly, maturing on
December 27, 2022. (2) a $2,000,000 Revolving Credit Note bearing
interest at LIBOR plus 175 basis points with interest payments to
be made quarterly, maturing on December 27, 2022.
The pro
forma balance sheet assumes the PNI acquisition occurred on
September 30, 2017.
[A] To
record for the structure of the deal being a no debt no cash
acquisition except for $200,000 of cash and the forgiveness of the
note with the shareholder of PNI. The short-term line of credit was
$240,000; the Note payable was $3,544,454 and the note receivable
to the shareholder of PNI was $16,446,101.
[B] To record the acquisition of a 100% of PNI’s Common Stock
for the sum of the following: (1) $13,563,778 in cash, plus, (2)
the issuance of 1,579,613 shares of Common Stock of Libsyn. The
acquisition will be recorded using the purchase accounting
method.
[C] To
record the money borrowed to fund the purchase of PNI. The Company
secured a $2,000,000 revolver bearing interest at LIBOR plus 175
basis points, and an $8,000,000 5-year term loan bearing interest
at LIBOR plus 175 basis points.
The pro
forma statement of operations assumes the PNI acquisition occurred
on January 1, 2016. For purposes of the pro forma statement of
operations for the year ended December 31, 2016, PNI’s
historical statements of operations were combined with
Libsyn’s historical statement of operations for the year
ended December 31, 2016. For the purposes of the pro forma
statement of operations for the nine months ended September 30,
2017 PNI’s historical statement of operations for the nine
months ended September 30, 2017 were combined with Libsyn’s
historical statement of operations for the nine months ended
September 30, 2017.
[D] The
following table provides a list of changes in general and
administrative expenses for the period presented:
|
Year
Ended
December
31
2016
|
Nine Months
ended
September
30,
2017
|
Incremental audit
fees
|
$
45,000
|
$
45,000
|
Accounting fee
savings
|
(34,950
)
|
(70,000
)
|
Owners compensation
savings
|
(530,770
)
|
(113,077
)
|
Legal fee
savings
|
(127,775
)
|
(71,112
)
|
Total
|
$
(648,495
)
|
$
(209,189
)
|
|
|
|
The
following table provide a list of the changes in other income and
expense associate with the change in ownership as well as the
effects of securing loans for purchase of PNI
|
Year
Ended
December
31,
2016
|
Nine Months
ended
September
30,
2017
|
[E] Interest on
shareholder note receivable
|
$
(100,652
)
|
$
(87,364
)
|
[F] Consulting
fee
|
190,000
|
-
|
|
|
|
Interest on
$10,000,000 financing
|
$
(320,000
)
|
$
(240,000
)
|
Interest on PNI
loans
|
33,976
|
100,774
|
[G] Total
Interest
|
$
(286,024
)
|
$
(139,226
)
|
Podcast Host Liberated Syndication Acquires Internet Host Pair
Networks
Pittsburgh,
PA – January 3, 2018 – Liberated Syndication, Inc.
(OTCQB: LSYN) (“Libsyn”) announced today that it closed
its acquisition of Internet hosting company Pair Networks, Inc.
(Pair) on December 27, 2017. Libsyn paid $13.5 million in cash and
issued 1,579,613 shares of restricted common stock valued at $2.5
million to acquire 100% of Pair. The combined businesses
represented approximately $23 million in annual revenue and
approximately $7 million in EBITDA for 2017
.
“We are very excited about the opportunities that come from
combining these two great, long standing,
Pittsburgh
-
based companies,” said Chris Spencer, Libsyn
CEO. “We have tremendous confidence in Pair’s
leadership and employees and we intend to fuel revenue growth for
the combined entities through sales and marketing investment, cross
selling new and existing hosting products and streamlining network
computing infrastructure.”
In
order to finance the transaction, Liberated Syndication borrowed
$10
million under a newly established Senior Secured Credit Facility
(the “Bank Facility”)
with First Commonwealth
Bank, which also was closed on December 27, 2017. Borrowings under
the Bank Facility are at variable rates which are, at the
borrowers’ option. As of December 27, 2017, interest is set
at LIBOR (London Interbank Offered Rate) plus 175 basis points, or
3.44%.
Pittsburgh-based Capital Foundry, LLC acted as advisor to the
Company and Arranger for the Bank Facility.
As of
December 31, 2017, the combined companies had approximately 82,000
monthly subscribers for hosting services. Management believes there
are many cross selling opportunities including website and blog
hosting services for podcasters, full-service WordPress solutions
for website and blog development, domain name registration and
hosting, as well as co-location hosting services for larger podcast
networks, an area of significant potential growth in the podcasting
industry.
“Podcasts are expected to continue to grow in popularity and
have become an integral part of brand strategy along with websites,
blogs and social media outlets. Pair’s hosting, domain and
WordPress offerings are the tools podcast producers look for to
develop online strategies to extend their reach,” said Laurie
Sims, Libsyn President. “Libsyn is often seen as a media
company because of the type of content we host, but we are
fundamentally a hosting platform. We have a lot of synergy with
Pair and understand the monthly subscription business model. We are
thrilled to add the Pair team, its reliable infrastructure and
world class support they provide.”
Additionally,
Libsyn management believes there are growth opportunities to be had
by capitalizing on Pair’s vast computing infrastructure,
cloud based hosting services and utilizing Pair’s highly
regarded customer support team. Focused cyber security services is
another area of additional revenue growth potential given recent
threats and limited expertise for small and medium-sized
businesses.
Management
plans to host a shareholder conference call during the first
quarter of 2018 to outline its plans for the combined companies in
greater detail.
About Liberated Syndication
Liberated Syndication (Libsyn) is the world’s leading podcast
hosting network and has been providing publishers with distribution
and monetization services since 2004. In 2016 Libsyn delivered over
4.59 Billion downloads. We host over 3.2 Million media files for
more than 35,000 podcasts, including typically around 35% of the
top 200 podcasts in iTunes. Podcast producers choose Libsyn to
measure their audience, deliver popular audio and video episodes,
distribute their content through smartphone Apps (iOS, and
Android), and monetize via premium subscription services and
advertising. We are a Pittsburgh based company with a world-class
team. Visit us on the web at
www.libsyn.com
.
About Pair Networks
Pair Networks, founded in 1996, is one of the oldest and most
experienced Internet hosting company providing a full range of
fast, powerful and reliable Web hosting services. Pair offers a
suite of Internet services from shared hosting to virtual private
servers to customized solutions with world-class 24x7 on-site
customer support. Based in Pittsburgh, Pair serves
businesses, bloggers, artists,
musicians, educational institutions and non-profit organizations
around the world. Visit us on the web at
www.pair.com
.
Capital Foundry
Capital Foundry, LLC, is a Pittsburgh-based investment bank with a
focus on small to medium sized enterprises. The bedrock of Capital
Foundry is the deep and varied experience of its people, and the
businesses the leadership team has helped to grow and
transform.
Investor Relations Contact
Art Batson
Arthur Douglas & Associates, Inc.
407-478-1120
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