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EXHIBIT 10.1
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LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
Dated as of December 6, 1994
AMENDED AND RESTATED
as of September 29, 1995
among
ROADMASTER CORPORATION,
ROADMASTER LEISURE INC.,
WILLOW HOSIERY COMPANY, INC.,
HUTCH SPORTS USA INC.,
▇▇▇▇▇▇/WEATHER-RITE, INC.
and
ROADMASTER RECEIVABLES CORPORATION
as the Borrowers
and
THE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS NAMED HEREIN
as the Lenders
and
BANKAMERICA BUSINESS CREDIT, INC.
as the Agent
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section Page
ARTICLE 1
INTERPRETATION OF THIS AGREEMENT
1.1 Restatement and Amendment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.2 Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.3 Accounting Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
1.4 Other Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
1.5 Computation of Time Periods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
ARTICLE 2
LOANS, LETTERS OF CREDIT AND ACCEPTANCES
2.1 Total Credit Facility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
2.2 Revolving Loans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
2.3 Capital Expenditure Loans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
2.4 Borrowing Provisions for Loans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
2.5 Letters of Credit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
2.6 Interest Rate and Currency Hedging Contract
Reserves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
2.7 Disbursements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
ARTICLE 3
INTEREST AND FEES
3.1 Interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
3.2 Conversion or Continuation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
3.3 Special Provisions Governing LIBOR Loans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
3.4 Maximum Interest Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
3.5 Letter of Credit Fee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
3.6 Acceptance Fee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
3.7 Closing Fee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
3.8 Unused Line Fee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
3.9 Audit Fee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
3.10 Collateral Management Fee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
3.11 Early Termination Fee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
3.12 Currency Conversion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
ARTICLE 4
PAYMENTS AND PREPAYMENTS
4.1 Revolving Loans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
4.2 Capital Expenditure Loans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
4.3 Termination of the Revolver Facility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
4.4 Place and Form of Payments; Extension of Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
4.5 Payments as Revolving Loans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
4.6 Apportionment, Application and Reversal
of Payments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
4.7 Indemnity for Returned Payments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
4.8 Increased Capital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
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4.9 Register; Agent's and Lenders' Books and Records; Monthly Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
ARTICLE 5
COLLATERAL
5.1 Grant of Security Interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
5.2 Perfection and Protection of Security Interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
5.3 Location of Collateral . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
5.4 Title to, Liens on, and Sale and Use of
Collateral . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
5.5 Appraisals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
5.6 Access and Examination; Confidentiality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
5.7 Collateral Reporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
5.8 Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
5.9 Collection of Accounts; Payments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
5.10 Inventory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
5.11 Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
5.12 Assigned Contracts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
5.13 Documents, Instruments, and Chattel Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
5.14 Right to Cure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
5.15 Power of Attorney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
5.16 The Agent's and Lenders' Rights, Duties
and Liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
ARTICLE 6
BOOKS AND RECORDS; FINANCIAL INFORMATION; NOTICES
6.1 Books and Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
6.2 Financial Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
6.3 Notices to the Lenders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
ARTICLE 7
GENERAL WARRANTIES AND REPRESENTATIONS
7.1 Authorization, Validity, and Enforceability
of this Agreement and the Loan Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
7.2 Validity and Priority of Security Interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
7.3 Organization and Qualification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
7.4 Corporate Name; Prior Transactions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
7.5 Subsidiaries and Affiliates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
7.6 Financial Statements and Projections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
7.7 Capitalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
7.8 Solvency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
7.9 Debt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
7.10 Distributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
7.11 Title to Property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
7.12 Real Estate; Leases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
7.13 Proprietary Rights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
7.14 Trade Names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
7.15 Litigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
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7.16 Restrictive Agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
7.17 Labor Disputes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
7.18 Environmental Matters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
7.19 No Violation of Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
7.20 No Default . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
7.21 ERISA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
7.22 Taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
7.23 Investment Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
7.24 Margin Securities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
7.25 Consummation of Exchanges and DP Asset Transfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
7.26 Broker's Fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
7.27 No Material Adverse Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
7.28 Disclosure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
7.29 Bank Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
7.30 Eligibility of Collateral . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
7.31 Public Utility Holding Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
ARTICLE 8
AFFIRMATIVE AND NEGATIVE COVENANTS
8.1 Taxes and Other Obligations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
8.2 Corporate Existence and Good Standing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
8.3 Compliance with Law and Agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
8.4 Maintenance of Property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
8.5 Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
8.6 Condemnation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
8.7 Environmental Laws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
8.8 ERISA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
8.9 Mergers, Consolidations or Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
8.10 Distributions; Capital Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
8.11 Transactions Affecting Collateral or Obligations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
8.12 Guaranties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
8.13 Debt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
8.14 Prepayment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
8.15 Payment of Debt to Affiliates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
8.16 Transactions with Affiliates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
8.17 Investment Banking and Finder's Fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
8.18 Business Conducted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
8.19 Liens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
8.20 Sale and Leaseback Transactions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
8.21 New Subsidiaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
8.22 Restricted Investments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
8.23 Capital Expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
8.24 Operating Lease Obligations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
8.25 Interest Coverage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
8.26 Adjusted Tangible Net Worth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
8.27 RMC Availability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
8.28 Fiscal Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
8.29 Further Assurances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
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ARTICLE 9
CONDITIONS OF LENDING
9.1 Conditions Precedent to Making of Loans
on the Restatement Closing Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
9.2 Conditions Precedent to Each Loan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
ARTICLE 10
DEFAULT; REMEDIES
10.1 Events of Default . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
10.2 Remedies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
ARTICLE 11
TERM AND TERMINATION
11.1 Term and Termination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
ARTICLE 12
AMENDMENTS; WAIVER; PARTICIPATIONS; ASSIGNMENTS; SUCCESSORS
12.1 No Implied Waivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
12.2 Amendments and Waivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
12.3 Assignments; Participations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
12.4 Binding Effect; Assignment; Disclosure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
ARTICLE 13
THE AGENT
13.1 Appointment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
13.2 Nature of Duties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
13.3 Rights, Exculpation, Etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
13.4 Reliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
13.5 Indemnification of the Agent by the Lenders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
13.6 Agent in Individual Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
13.7 Successor Agent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
13.8 Collateral Matters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
13.9 Restrictions on Actions by Lenders; Sharing
of Payments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
13.10 Agency for Perfection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
13.11 Payments by Agent to Lenders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
13.12 Concerning the Collateral and the Related
Loan Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
13.13 Field Audit Reports; Disclaimers by Lenders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
ARTICLE 14
MISCELLANEOUS
14.1 Cumulative Remedies; No Prior Recourse to
Collateral . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
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14.2 Severability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
14.3 Governing Law; Choice of Forum; Service of
Process; Jury Trial Waiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
14.4 Survival of Representations and Warranties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
14.5 Other Security and Guaranties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
14.6 Fees and Expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
14.7 Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
14.8 Indemnity of the Agent and the Lenders
by the Borrowers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
14.9 Waiver of Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
14.10 Final Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
14.11 Counterparts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
14.12 Captions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
14.13 Right of Set-Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
14.14 Taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
14.15 Joint and Several Liability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
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EXHIBITS AND SCHEDULES
EXHIBIT A - Borrowing Base Certificate
EXHIBIT B-1 - Financial Statements
EXHIBIT B-2 - Latest Projections
EXHIBIT B-3 - Form of Management Analysis
EXHIBIT C - Form of Free Quota Letter of Credit
EXHIBIT D-1 - Revolving Loan Notice of Borrowing
EXHIBIT D-2 - Capital Expenditure Loan Notice of Borrowing
EXHIBIT E - Notice of Conversion/Continuation
EXHIBIT F - Form of Capital Expenditure Loan Note
EXHIBIT G - List of Closing Documents
EXHIBIT H - Form of Assignment and Acceptance
SCHEDULE 2.3 - Projected Cash Flow
SCHEDULE 2.5 - Outstanding Letters of Credit
SCHEDULE 5.3 - Locations of Collateral
SCHEDULE 5.12 - Assigned Contracts
SCHEDULE 7.2 - Permitted Liens
SCHEDULE 7.3 - Good Standing Jurisdictions
SCHEDULE 7.4 - Corporate Names; Trade Names
SCHEDULE 7.5 - Affiliates
SCHEDULE 7.9 - Indebtedness
SCHEDULE 7.12 - Real Property and Leases; Permitted Sales
SCHEDULE 7.13 - Proprietary Rights
SCHEDULE 7.15 - Litigation
SCHEDULE 7.17 - Labor Contracts and Disputes
SCHEDULE 7.18 - Environmental Matters
SCHEDULE 7.21 - Employee Benefit Plans
SCHEDULE 7.26 - Investment Banking and Broker's Fees
SCHEDULE 7.29 - Bank Accounts
SCHEDULE 8.12 - Guaranty Obligations
SCHEDULE 12.3 - Eligible Assignees
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This LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT is dated as of December 6,
1994 and amended and restated as of September 29, 1995 (this "Agreement"),
among ROADMASTER CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation ("RMC"), with an office at
Radio ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ROADMASTER LEISURE
INC., a corporation incorporated under the laws of the province of Ontario,
Canada ("RML"), with an office at ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇,
WILLOW HOSIERY COMPANY, INC., a New York corporation ("Willow"), with an office
at ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, HUTCH SPORTS USA
INC., a Delaware corporation ("Hutch"), with an office at ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇/WEATHER-RITE, INC., a Delaware
corporation ("NWR"), with an office at ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇,
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇, and ROADMASTER RECEIVABLES CORPORATION, an Illinois
corporation ("RRC"), with an office at Radio ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇,
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ (RMC, RML, Willow, Hutch, NWR and RRC being sometimes
hereinafter referred to collectively as the "Borrowers" and individually as a
"Borrower"), the financial institutions named on the signature pages of this
Agreement as "Lenders" (such financial institutions and their respective
successors and assigns being sometimes hereinafter referred to collectively as
the "Lenders" and each of such financial institutions and its successors and
assigns being sometimes hereinafter referred to individually as a "Lender"),
and BANKAMERICA BUSINESS CREDIT, INC., a Delaware corporation, as agent for the
Lenders (in such capacity as agent, the "Agent"). In consideration of the
mutual conditions and agreements set forth in this Agreement, and for good and
valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the
Borrowers, the Lenders and the Agent hereby agree as follows:
RECITALS
A. The Borrowers, the Lenders and the Agent are parties
to a certain Loan and Security Agreement dated as of December 6, 1994, as
amended pursuant to a certain Amendment No. 1 dated as of February 3, 1995,
Amendment No. 2 dated as of April 28, 1995, Amendment No. 3 dated as of May 31,
1995, Amendment No. 4 dated as of June 23, 1995, Amendment No. 5 dated as of
July 14, 1995, and Amendment No. 6 dated as of August 2, 1995 (such Loan and
Security Agreement, as so amended, being hereinafter referred to as the
"Original Agreement"), providing for certain loans and other financial
accommodations by the Lenders and the Agent to the Borrowers.
B. The Borrowers, the Lenders and the Agent have agreed
to amend the Original Agreement in certain respects, and have agreed to execute
and deliver this Agreement as a restatement of the Original Agreement, in order
to incorporate the new amendments and all prior amendments into a single
document.
C. It is the intent of the parties hereto that the
execution and delivery of this Agreement, made for the purpose
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described in the immediately preceding Recital, not effectuate a novation of
the indebtedness outstanding under the Original Agreement, but rather a
substitution of certain of the terms governing the payment and performance of
such indebtedness.
ARTICLE 1
INTERPRETATION OF THIS AGREEMENT
1.1 Restatement and Amendment. The Borrowers, the Lenders
and the Agent hereby agree that, effective upon the execution and delivery of
this Agreement by each such party: (a) the terms and provisions of the Original
Agreement shall be and hereby are amended, superseded and restated in their
entirety by the terms and provisions of this Agreement, and (b) the
indebtedness evidenced by the Original Agreement shall be payable solely in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement and any Loan Documents delivered
pursuant hereto. The Borrowers agree that the Lenders and the Agent shall have
no obligations under the Original Agreement, except to the extent that any
obligations thereunder may be restated in this Agreement or the other Loan
Documents. The Borrowers, the Lenders and the Agent agree that the execution
and delivery of this Agreement shall not effectuate a novation of the
indebtedness outstanding under the Original Agreement, but rather a
substitution of certain of the terms governing the payment and performance of
such indebtedness.
1.2 Definitions. As used herein:
"Acceptance" has the meaning specified in Section 2.5.
"Acceptance Fee" has the meaning specified in Section 3.6.
"Accounts" means all of each Borrower's now owned or hereafter
acquired or arising accounts, contract rights, and any other rights to payment
for the sale or lease of goods or rendition of services, whether or not they
have been earned by performance.
"Account Debtor" means each Person obligated in any way on or
in connection with an Account.
"Actava" means The Actava Group Inc., a Delaware corporation.
"Actava World Trade" means Actava World Trade Corporation, a
Delaware corporation.
"Actava World Trade Guaranty" means that certain Guaranty
dated as of December 6, 1994 executed by Actava World Trade in favor of the
Agent guarantying the payment and
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performance of the Obligations, other than the Obligations owing by RRC.
"Adjusted Net Earnings from Operations" means, with respect to
any fiscal period of a Borrower, such Borrower's combined net income after
provision for income taxes for such fiscal period, as determined in accordance
with GAAP and reported on the Financial Statements for such period, less any
and all of the following included in such net income: (a) gain or loss arising
from the sale of any capital asset; (b) gain arising from any write-up in the
book value of any asset; (c) earnings of any corporation, substantially all the
assets of which have been acquired by such Borrower in any manner, to the
extent realized by such other corporation prior to the date of acquisition; (d)
earnings of any business entity in which such Borrower has an ownership
interest unless (and only to the extent) such earnings shall actually have been
received by such Borrower in the form of cash distributions; (e) earnings of
any Person to which assets of such Borrower shall have been sold, transferred
or disposed of, or into which such Borrower shall have been merged, or which
has been a party with such Borrower to any consolidation or other form of
reorganization, prior to the date of such transaction; (f) gain arising from
the acquisition of any debt or equity securities of such Borrower or from
cancellation or forgiveness of any Debt; and (g) gain arising from any
extraordinary items, other than net operating loss offsets, as determined in
accordance with GAAP, or from any other non-recurring transaction.
"Adjusted Tangible Assets" means all of a Borrower's assets,
including all purchase accounting entries (provided, that noncash purchase
accounting entries shall be excluded from the calculation of assets to the
extent that such entries do not exceed (a) $5,000,000 in the case of RMC,
$2,000,000 in the case of NWR, $1,000,000 in the case of Willow, or $1,000,000
in the case of Hutch, or (b) $6,000,000 in the aggregate for all of the
Borrowers) but excluding (1) Intercompany Accounts, (2) investments in the
Parent, (3) Restricted Investments, (4) fixed assets to the extent of any
write-up in the book value thereof resulting from a revaluation effective after
the Restatement Closing Date, and (5) general intangibles, advances and
receivables due from officers, directors, employees and stockholders, licenses,
goodwill, prepaid expenses, covenants not to compete, franchise fees,
organizational costs, research and development costs, financing and acquisition
costs, deferred income tax receivables, long term trade receivables (whether or
not converted to notes), and such similar items as may from time to time be
determined in the reasonable discretion of the Lenders (including leasehold
improvements net of depreciation and deposits to the extent such items are
material and separately identified in the Financial Statements).
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"Adjusted Tangible Net Worth" means, with respect to a
Borrower, at any date: (a) the book value (after deducting related
depreciation, obsolescence, amortization, valuation, and other proper reserves
as determined in accordance with GAAP) at which the Adjusted Tangible Assets of
such Borrower would be shown on a balance sheet of such Borrower at such date
prepared in accordance with GAAP less (b) the amount of Debt of such Borrower
(excluding (1) in the case of RMC, the then outstanding principal amounts of
the Subordinated Debt and the outstanding principal amount of Debt incurred
under the Subordinated Revolver, and (2) Debt incurred and subordinated to the
Obligations on a basis satisfactory in form and substance to the Agent and the
Lenders); provided that Adjusted Tangible Net Worth shall be calculated, (A)
with respect to RMC and Hutch, without giving effect to the Distributions, if
any, by Hutch, and simultaneous capital contributions by the Parent to RMC,
permitted pursuant to clause (2)(B) of the second sentence of Section 8.10, and
(B) with respect to each Borrower, without giving effect to the payment of
closing fees, legal expenses and associated costs incurred by such Borrower in
connection with the initial closing of the transactions described in this
Agreement or payments made to employees pursuant to severance packages in
effect on the date of this Agreement.
"Affiliate" means: (a) any Person which, directly or
indirectly, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with, any
Borrower; (b) any Person which beneficially owns or holds, directly or
indirectly, five percent (5.0%) or more of any class of Voting Stock of any
Borrower; or (c) any Person, five percent (5.0%) or more of any class of the
Voting Stock (or if such Person is not a corporation, five percent (5.0%) or
more of the equity interest) of which is beneficially owned or held, directly
or indirectly, by any Borrower. Control (including, with correlative meanings,
the terms "controlled by" and "under common control with"), as used herein,
means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power in any form to
direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of the Person in
question.
"Agent" means BankAmerica Business Credit, Inc., in its
capacity as agent for the Lenders, and shall include any successor Agent
appointed pursuant to Section 13.7.
"Agent Advances" has the meaning specified in Section 2.4(h).
"Agent's Liens" means the Liens granted to the Agent, for the
ratable benefit of the Secured Creditors, pursuant to this Agreement and the
other Loan Documents.
"Aggregate Revolver Outstandings" means, at any time: (a) with
respect to any Borrower other than NWR, the sum of (1) the unpaid balance of
Revolving Loans to such Borrower, (2)
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the aggregate amount of Pending Revolving Loans to such Borrower, (3) one
hundred percent (100%) of the aggregate undrawn face amount of all outstanding
Letters of Credit issued for the account of such Borrower, (4) the aggregate
amount of any unpaid reimbursement obligations in respect of the Letters of
Credit issued for the account of such Borrower, and (5) the aggregate face
amount of all outstanding Acceptances created for the account of such Borrower;
(b) with respect to NWR, the sum of (1) the unpaid balance of Revolving Loans
to NWR, (2) the aggregate amount of Pending Revolving Loans to NWR, (3) one
hundred percent (100%) of the aggregate undrawn face amount of (A) all
outstanding Letters of Credit (other than Free Quota Letters of Credit) issued
for the account of NWR, and (B) all then outstanding Free Quota Letters of
Credit that have been outstanding for a period greater than ninety (90) days,
(4) the aggregate amount of any unpaid reimbursement obligations in respect of
the Letters of Credit issued for the account of NWR, and (5) the aggregate face
amount of all outstanding Acceptances created for the account of NWR; and (c)
with respect to all of the Borrowers, the sum of Aggregate Revolver
Outstandings to or for the account of each Borrower at such time.
"Agreement and Plan of Reorganization" means that certain
Agreement and Plan of Reorganization dated as of July 20, 1994 among Actava,
DP, Hutch, NWR, Willow and the Parent, as amended, modified or supplemented
from time to time.
"American Playworld Purchase Agreement" means that certain
Asset Purchase Agreement dated February 28, 1994 between the Parent and
American Playworld, Inc., as amended, modified or supplemented from time to
time.
"Anniversary Date" means each anniversary of the Restatement
Closing Date.
"Assigned Contracts" means, collectively, all of each
Borrower's rights and remedies under, and all moneys and claims for money due
or to become due to such Borrower under, the Flexible Flyer Purchase Agreement,
the American Playworld Purchase Agreement, the Agreement and Plan of
Reorganization, the MZH Purchase Agreement, the Receivables Purchase Agreement
and the other agreements listed on Schedule 5.12, and any and all amendments,
supplements, extensions, and renewals thereof including, without limitation,
all rights and claims of such Borrower now or hereafter existing: (a) under any
insurance, indemnities, warranties, and guarantees provided for or arising out
of or in connection with the foregoing agreements; (b) for any damages arising
out of or for breach or default under or in connection with the foregoing
agreements; (c) to all other amounts from time to time paid or payable under or
in connection with the foregoing agreements; or (d) to exercise or enforce any
and all covenants, remedies, powers and privileges thereunder.
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"Assignment Agreements" means, collectively, those certain
three (3) Assignments of Representations, Warranties and Covenants dated as of
December 6, 1994 executed by the Parent or RMC, as the case may be, in favor of
the Agent, in connection with the Agreement and Plan of Reorganization,
Flexible Flyer Purchase Agreement and MZH Purchase Agreement, respectively.
"Assignment and Acceptance" has the meaning specified in
Section 12.3(a).
"Availability" means, at any time, (a) the Maximum Revolver
Amount at such time minus (b) the Aggregate Revolver Outstandings to or for the
accounts of all of the Borrowers at such time. In determining pursuant to
Sections 2.2, 2.4(g) or 2.4(h) whether Revolving Loans to be made on any date
would exceed Availability on such date, such proposed Revolving Loans shall be
counted as either Revolving Loans or Pending Revolving Loans for purposes of
calculating Availability on such date, but shall not be counted as both
Revolving Loans and Pending Revolving Loans.
"BABC" means BankAmerica Business Credit, Inc., a Delaware
corporation.
"BABC Loan" and "BABC Loans" have the meanings specified in
Section 2.4(g).
"Bank of America" means Bank of America National Trust and
Savings Association, a national banking association, or any successor entity
thereto.
"Bankruptcy Code" means Title 11 of the United States Code (11
U.S.C. Section 101 et seq.).
"Base LIBO Rate" means, for any Interest Period, an interest
rate per annum equal to the average (rounded upward to the nearest whole
multiple of one-sixteenth of one percent (0.0625%) per annum, if such average
is not such a multiple) of the rate per annum at which deposits in Dollars are
offered by the principal office of Bank of America in London, England to prime
banks in the London interbank market at 11:00 a.m. (London time) two (2)
Business Days before the first day of such Interest Period in an amount
substantially equal to the LIBOR Loans requested for such Interest Period and
for a period equal to such Interest Period.
"Benefit Plan" means a defined benefit plan as defined in
Section 3(35) of ERISA (other than a Multiemployer Plan) in respect of which
any Borrower or an ERISA Affiliate is, or within the immediately preceding six
(6) years was, an "employer" as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA.
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"Borrowing" means a borrowing consisting of either Revolving
Loans or Capital Expenditure Loans made on the same day by the Lenders (or by
BABC in the case of a Borrowing funded by BABC Loans) or by the Agent in the
case of a Borrowing consisting of an Agent Advance.
"Borrowing Base" means, at any time, the sum of (a)
eighty-five percent (85%) of the Net Amount of Eligible Accounts at such time
plus (b) an amount equal to the least of (1) $150,000,000, (2) (A) sixty
percent (60%) of the value of Eligible Inventory at such time plus (B) the sum
of each Seasonal Inventory Advance Amount in effect at such time, and (3)
fifty-five percent (55%) of the amount of the Revolver Facility at such time.
"Borrowing Base Certificate" means a certificate of the chief
financial officers or treasurers of the Borrowers substantially in the form of
Exhibit A (or another form mutually acceptable to the Agent and the Borrowers)
setting forth calculations of the Borrowing Base and the Individual Borrowing
Bases, including a calculation of each component thereof, all in such detail as
shall be satisfactory to the Agent.
"Business Day" means (a) any day that is not a Saturday,
Sunday, or a day on which banks in the State of Illinois are required or
permitted to close, and (b) with respect to all notices, determinations,
fundings and payments in connection with the LIBO Rate or LIBOR Loans, any day
that is a Business Day pursuant to clause (a) above and that is also a day on
which trading is carried on by and between banks in the London interbank
market.
"Canadian Taxes" has the meaning specified in Section
3.1(c)(1).
"Capital Expenditure Availability" means, at any time,
$15,000,000 minus the sum of the aggregate original principal amounts of all
Capital Expenditure Loans made on or after the Restatement Closing Date.
"Capital Expenditure Facility" means the Lender's agreement to
provide Capital Expenditure Loans in an aggregate amount up to $15,000,000, as
set forth in Section 2.3.
"Capital Expenditure Loan Equipment" means any Equipment which
shall serve as the basis on which any Capital Expenditure Loans shall be made.
"Capital Expenditure Loan Note" has the meaning specified in
Section 4.2.
"Capital Expenditure Loans" has the meaning specified in
Section 2.3.
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"Capital Expenditure Loan Notice of Borrowing" has the meaning
specified in Section 2.4(a)(2).
"Capital Expenditure Subline" means (a) with respect to RMC,
the lesser of (1) $12,500,000 and (2) seventy five percent (75%) of the
Eligible Capital Expenditures made by RMC; (b) with respect to NWR, the lesser
of (1) $1,500,000 and (2) seventy five percent of the Eligible Capital
Expenditures made by NWR; (c) with respect to each of Willow and Hutch, the
lesser of (1) $1,000,000 and (2) seventy five percent (75%) of the Eligible
Capital Expenditures made by such Borrower; and (d) with respect to RML, the
lesser of (1) $500,000 and (2) seventy five percent (75%) of the Eligible
Capital Expenditures made by RML.
"Capital Expenditures" means all payments due (whether or not
paid) during a fiscal period in respect of the cost of any fixed asset or
improvement, or replacement, substitution, or addition thereto, which have a
useful life of more than one year, including, without limitation, those arising
in connection with the direct or indirect acquisition of such assets by way of
increased product or service charges or offset items or in connection with
Capital Leases.
"Capital Lease" means any lease of property by any Borrower
that, in accordance with GAAP, should be reflected as a liability on the
balance sheet of such Borrower.
"Closing Fee" has the meaning specified in Section 3.7.
"Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
from time to time, any successor statute, and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder.
"Collateral" has the meaning specified in Section 5.1.
"Commitment" means, at any time with respect to a Lender, the
principal amount set forth beside such Lender's name under the heading
"Commitment" on the signature pages of this Agreement or on the signature page
of the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which such Lender became a Lender
hereunder in accordance with the provisions of Section 12.3, as such Commitment
may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with the provisions of Section
12.3, and "Commitments" means, collectively, the aggregate amount of the
commitments of all of the Lenders.
"Contaminant" means any pollutant, hazardous substance, toxic
substance, hazardous waste, special waste, petroleum or petroleum-derived
substance or waste, asbestos in any form or condition, polychlorinated
biphenyls ("PCBs"), or any hazardous or toxic constituent of any such substance
or waste.
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"Currency Hedging Contracts" means currency hedging
agreements, currency hedging swap agreements, currency hedging collar
agreements, options on any of the foregoing, or any other agreements or
arrangements designed to provide protection against fluctuations in exchange
rates with respect to currency, entered into between RMC or RML and Bank of
America.
"Currency Hedging Contract Exposure" means, with respect to
each Currency Hedging Contract, an amount equal to the product of the maximum
obligation of RMC or RML under such Currency Hedging Contract multiplied by a
percentage determined by Bank of America which percentage shall be comparable
to the percentages determined by Bank of America to apply to contracts of like
kind and term entered into by Bank of America.
"Currency Hedging Contract Reserve" has the meaning specified
in Section 2.6(b).
"Debt" means all liabilities, obligations and indebtedness of
each Borrower to any Person, of any kind or nature, now or hereafter owing,
arising, due or payable, howsoever evidenced, created, incurred, acquired or
owing, whether primary, secondary, direct, contingent, fixed or otherwise.
Without in any way limiting the generality of the foregoing, Debt shall
specifically include the following: (a) each Borrower's liabilities and
obligations to trade creditors; (b) all Obligations; (c) the Subordinated Debt,
indebtedness incurred under the Subordinated Revolver, and indebtedness in the
principal amount of $6,000,000 evidenced by a certain Fourth Subordinated Term
Note dated November 30, 1993 executed by RMC in favor of the Parent; (d)
indebtedness evidenced by the DP Note; (e) the UDAG Debt, the Wisconsin
Department of Development Debt, the Opelika Debt and the Olney Trust Bank Debt;
(f) all of each Borrower's obligations for borrowed money; (g) all obligations
and liabilities of any Person secured by any Lien on any Borrower's property,
even though such Borrower shall not have assumed or become liable for the
payment thereof; provided, however, that all such obligations and liabilities
which are limited in recourse to such property shall be included in Debt only
to the extent of the value of such property as would be shown on a balance
sheet of such Borrower prepared in accordance with GAAP; (h) all obligations or
liabilities created or arising under any Capital Lease or conditional sale or
other title retention agreement other than a true lease, with respect to
property used or acquired by any Borrower, even if the rights and remedies of
the lessor, seller or lender thereunder are limited to repossession of such
property; provided, however, that all such obligations and liabilities which
are limited in recourse to such property shall be included in Debt only to the
extent of the value of such property as shown on a balance sheet of such
Borrower prepared in accordance with GAAP; (i) all accrued pension fund and
other employee benefit plan obligations and liabilities of such Borrower; (j)
all obligations and liabilities
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of such Borrower under Guaranties; and (k) deferred taxes of such Borrower.
"Default" means any event or condition which would constitute
an Event of Default if any requirement in connection therewith for the giving
of notice or the lapse of time, or both, had been satisfied.
"Default Rate" means a fluctuating per annum interest rate at
all times equal to the sum of (a) the otherwise applicable Interest Rate plus
(b) two percent (2.00%). Each Default Rate shall be adjusted simultaneously
with any change in the applicable Interest Rate.
"Distribution" means, in respect of any corporation: (a) the
payment or making of any dividend or other distribution of property in respect
of capital stock (or any options or warrants for such stock) of such
corporation, other than distributions in capital stock (or any options or
warrants for such stock) of the same class; (b) the redemption or other
acquisition of any capital stock (or any options or warrants for such stock) of
such corporation; or (c) the payment of any amount or other distribution of
property to or for the benefit of any of its shareholders.
"Diversified Trucking" means Diversified Trucking Corp., an
Alabama corporation.
"Diversified Trucking Guaranty" means that certain Guaranty
and Security Agreement dated as of December 6, 1994 executed by Diversified
Trucking in favor of the Agent guarantying the payment and performance of the
Obligations, other than the Obligations owing by RRC, and granting to the Agent
a security interest in certain of its personal property as security therefor.
"DOL" means the United States Department of Labor or any
successor department or agency.
"Dollar" and "$" means dollars in the lawful currency of the
United States.
"DP" means Diversified Products Corporation, an Alabama
corporation.
"DP Asset Transfer" means the transfer by DP to RMC on
December 6, 1994 of substantially all of DP's personal property, other than
certain general intangibles, in exchange for the DP Note.
"DP Guaranty" means that certain Guaranty and Security
Agreement dated as of December 6, 1994 executed by DP in favor of the Agent
guarantying the payment and performance of the
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Obligations, other than the Obligations owing by RRC, and granting to the Agent
a security interest in certain of its personal property as security therefor.
"DP Note" means that certain non-interest bearing promissory
note dated as of December 6, 1994 in the principal amount of $58,100,000
executed by RMC and payable to DP.
"DP Pledge" means that certain Pledge Agreement dated as of
December 6, 1994 executed by DP in favor of the Agent pledging the DP Note as
security for DP's obligations under the DP Guaranty and the payment and
performance of the Obligations, other than the Obligations owing by RRC.
"DP Subordination Agreement" means that certain Subordination
Agreement dated as of December 6, 1994 between DP and the Agent with respect to
that certain Debt evidenced by the DP Note, as amended from time to time.
"Eligible Accounts" means those Accounts which are not
ineligible as the basis for Revolving Loans, based on the following criteria
(such criteria not to be amended or waived without the consent of the Majority
Lenders) and on such other criteria as the Agent may from time to time
establish in its sole credit judgment. Without intending to limit the Agent's
discretion (which discretion shall be exercised following the Agent's
reasonable attempts to consult with the Lenders thereon) to establish other
criteria of eligibility, Eligible Accounts shall not include any Account:
(a) which has a due date sixty (60) days or less from the
date of the original invoice therefor and which is outstanding more
than ninety (90) days after the original invoice date;
(b) which has a due date more than sixty (60) days from the
date of the original invoice therefor (a "Dated Account") and which is
(1) outstanding more than one hundred fifty (150) days after the
original invoice date or (2) more than thirty (30) days past due;
(c) owing by any Account Debtor, if fifty percent (50%) or
more of all Accounts owing by such Account Debtor are ineligible by
reason of any of the criteria set forth in clauses (a) or (b) above;
(d) with respect to which any of the representations,
warranties, covenants, and agreements contained in this Agreement are
not or have ceased to be complete and correct or have been breached;
(e) with respect to which, in whole or in part, a check or
other instrument for the payment of money has
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been received, presented for payment and returned uncollected for any
reason;
(f) which represents a progress billing or as to which the
applicable Borrower has extended the time for payment without the
consent of the Agent; for the purposes hereof, "progress billing"
means any invoice for goods sold or leased or services rendered under
a contract or agreement pursuant to which the Account Debtor's
obligation to pay such invoice is conditioned upon the applicable
Borrower's completion of any further performance under the contract or
agreement;
(g) as to which any one or more of the following events has
occurred with respect to the Account Debtor on such Account: death or
judicial declaration of incompetency of an Account Debtor who is an
individual; the filing by or against the Account Debtor of a request
or petition for liquidation, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment
of debts, adjudication as a bankrupt, winding-up, or other relief
under the bankruptcy, insolvency, or similar laws of the United
States, any state or territory thereof, or any foreign jurisdiction,
now or hereafter in effect; the making of any general assignment by
the Account Debtor for the benefit of creditors; the appointment of a
receiver or trustee for the Account Debtor or for any of the assets of
the Account Debtor; the institution by or against the Account Debtor
of any other type of insolvency proceeding (under the bankruptcy laws
of the United States, any foreign jurisdiction or otherwise) or of any
formal or informal proceeding for the dissolution or liquidation of,
settlement of claims against, or winding up of affairs of, the Account
Debtor; the sale, assignment, or transfer of all or substantially all
of the assets of the Account Debtor; the nonpayment generally by the
Account Debtor of its debts as they become due; or the cessation of
the business of the Account Debtor as a going concern;
(h) if the aggregate Dollar amount of all Accounts owed by
the Account Debtor thereon exceeds a credit limit determined by the
Agent in its sole reasonable credit judgment, but only to the extent
such Account exceeds such limit;
(i) owed by an Account Debtor which: (1) does not maintain
its chief executive office in the United States or Canada; or (2) is
the government of any foreign country or sovereign state, province, or
of any state, municipality, or other political subdivision thereof, or
of any department, agency, public corporation, or other
instrumentality thereof; except
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to the extent that such Account is secured or payable by letter of
credit or acceptance terms acceptable to the Agent, any such
instrument having been assigned, upon the Agent's request, to the
Agent pursuant to documentation satisfactory to the Agent;
(j) owed by an Account Debtor which is an Affiliate or
employee of the applicable Borrower;
(k) except as provided in (n) below, as to which the
perfection of the Lien in such Account is governed by any federal,
state, local or foreign statutory requirements other than those of the
UCC or the PPSA;
(l) as to which the Lien in such Account is not valid or
enforceable or as to which the Agent does not have the right or
ability to obtain direct payment to the Agent of the proceeds of such
Account;
(m) which is owed by an Account Debtor to which the
applicable Borrower is indebted in any way, or which is subject to any
right of setoff by the Account Debtor, unless the Account Debtor has
entered into an agreement acceptable to the Agent to waive setoff
rights; or if the Account Debtor thereon has disputed liability or
made any claim with respect to any other Account due from such Account
Debtor; but in each such case only to the extent of such indebtedness,
setoff, dispute, or claim;
(n) which are owed by the government of the United States of
America, or any department, agency, public corporation, or other
instrumentality thereof, unless the applicable Borrower has assigned
its right to payment of such Account to the Agent in accordance with
the Federal Assignment of Claims Act of 1940, as amended, and any
other steps necessary to perfect the Lien of the Agent have been taken
to the Agent's satisfaction with respect to such Account;
(o) which is owed by any state, municipality or other
political subdivision of the United States of America, or any
department, agency, public corporation, or other instrumentality
thereof and as to which the Agent determines that its Lien therein is
not or cannot be perfected or the applicable Borrower's right to
payment thereunder has not been assigned to the Agent in compliance
with any applicable law or regulation of such state, municipality or
other political subdivision;
(p) which arises out of a sale to an Account Debtor on a
▇▇▇▇-and-hold, guaranteed sale, sale and
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return, sale on approval, consignment, or other repurchase or return
basis;
(q) which is evidenced by a promissory note or other
instrument or by chattel paper or which has been reduced to judgment;
(r) the goods giving rise to such Account have not been
shipped and delivered to and accepted by the Account Debtor or the
services giving rise to such Accounts have not been performed by the
applicable Borrower and accepted by the Account Debtor;
(s) the goods giving rise to such Account have been returned
by the Account Debtor, to the extent of such returned goods;
(t) if the Agent believes in its reasonable credit judgment
that the prospect of collection of such Account is impaired or that
the Account may not be paid by reason of the Account Debtor's
financial inability to pay;
(u) which is owed by an Account Debtor which the Agent, in
its reasonable credit judgment, otherwise deems to be uncreditworthy;
(v) which is evidenced by a debit memo, to the extent of such
debit memo; provided, that prior to the Triggering Date, only debit
memos equal to or exceeding $5000.00 shall be covered by this clause
(v); or
(w) with respect to which the Account Debtor is located in
any State requiring filing of a Notice of Business Activities Report
or similar report in order to permit the applicable Borrower to seek
judicial enforcement in such State of payment of such Account, unless
the applicable Borrower has qualified to do business in such State or
has filed a Notice of Business Activities Report or similar report
with the appropriate State agency for the then current year.
Whenever in this definition of "Eligible Accounts" a reference is made to "the
applicable Borrower", such reference, in the case of Accounts of RRC, shall be
a reference to RMC, Hutch, NWR, Willow, as applicable, and/or RRC.
"Eligible Capital Expenditures" means, with respect to RMC,
NWR, Hutch, Willow and RML, the actual, out-of-pocket invoice cost (not to
include installation charges or other charges not comprising the
pre-installation purchase price of such Equipment) of Equipment (other than
tools, dies, furniture, furnishings, Equipment leased by such Borrower, data
processing
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software and Equipment to be attached to existing Equipment) purchased by such
Borrower on or after the Restatement Closing Date which the Agent shall
determine, in its reasonable discretion, to be eligible as the basis on which
Capital Expenditure Loans may be made hereunder; provided, that any such
purchase shall be permitted by the terms of Section 8.23.
"Eligible Inventory" means Inventory that constitutes raw
materials or first quality finished goods, and: (a) that is not, in the
Agent's reasonable judgment, obsolete, slow-moving or unmerchantable; (b) upon
which the Agent has a first priority perfected security interest; and (c) that
the Agent otherwise deems eligible as the basis for Revolving Loans based on
such other credit and collateral considerations as the Agent may from time to
time establish in its sole credit judgment. Without intending to limit the
Agent's discretion to establish other criteria of eligibility (the following
criteria not to be amended or waived without the consent of the Majority
Lenders), no work-in-process, spare parts, packaging and shipping material,
supplies, ▇▇▇▇ and hold inventory, returned Inventory (unless and until the
related Account shall have been reduced with respect to such returned
Inventory), defective Inventory, Inventory used for display or located in a
showroom, Inventory located outside of the United States or Canada, or on
premises at locations not permitted pursuant to this Agreement, or Inventory
delivered to a Borrower on consignment shall constitute Eligible Inventory;
provided, that Inventory which is in-transit (1) to a Borrower, the purchase of
which Inventory was financed by a Letter of Credit, or (2) shipped to RMC from
Asia on an "open account" basis, shall constitute Eligible Inventory so long as
(A) all of the other above-stated criteria with respect to eligibility are
satisfied, (B) at the Agent's election prior to the occurrence of an Event of
Default, and at all times upon and after the occurrence of an Event of Default,
all documents of title with respect to such Inventory (other than such
documents of title with respect to Shimano, prior to the Triggering Date, for
Inventory that has been paid for in full in advance) shall have been delivered
to the custody of the Agent or its designee and shall have been duly negotiated
to the Agent in a manner satisfactory to the Agent, or the Agent shall have
been named as consignee with respect thereto, and (C) such Inventory is insured
in a manner satisfactory to the Agent and naming the Agent as loss payee.
"Environmental Compliance Reserve" means any reserves which the
Agent from time to time establishes for amounts that are required to be
expended in order for the Borrowers and their respective operations and
property to comply with Environmental Laws or in order to correct any violation
by any Borrower or its operations or property of Environmental Laws.
"Environmental Laws" means all federal, state and local laws,
rules, regulations, ordinances, programs, permits,
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guidance, orders and consent decrees or other binding determination of any
Public Authority relating to health, safety, hazardous substances, and
environmental matters applicable to any Borrower's business and facilities
(whether or not owned by such Borrower). Such laws and regulations include,
but are not limited to, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C.
Section 6901 et seq., as amended; the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 9601 et seq., as amended;
the Toxic Substances Control Act, 15 U.S.C. Section 2601 et seq., as amended;
the Clean Water Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 466 et seq., as amended; the Clean Air
Act, 46 U.S.C. Section 7401 et seq., as amended; state and federal lien and
environmental cleanup programs; the Occupational Safety and Health Act, 29
U.S.C. Section 651 et seq.; and U.S. Department of Transportation regulations,
each as from time to time hereafter in effect.
"Environmental Lien" means a Lien in favor of any Public
Authority for (a) any liability under any Environmental Laws, or (b) damages
arising from, or costs incurred by such Public Authority in response to, a
Release or threatened Release of a Contaminant into the environment.
"Environmental Property Transfer Act" means any applicable
requirement of law that conditions, restricts, prohibits or requires any
notification or disclosure triggered by the closure of any property or the
transfer, sale or lease of any property or deed or title for any property for
environmental reasons, including, but not limited to, any so-called
"Environmental Cleanup Responsibility Acts" or "Responsible Property Transfer
Acts."
"Equipment" means all of each Borrower's now owned and
hereafter acquired machinery, equipment, furniture, furnishings, fixtures, and
other tangible personal property (except Inventory), including, without
limitation, data processing hardware and software, motor vehicles, aircraft,
dies, tools, jigs, and office equipment, as well as all of such types of
property leased by such Borrower and all of such Borrower's rights and
interests with respect thereto under such leases (including, without
limitation, options to purchase); together with all present and future
additions and accessions thereto, replacements therefor, component and
auxiliary parts and supplies used or to be used in connection therewith, and
all substitutes for any of the foregoing, and all manuals, drawings,
instructions, warranties and rights with respect thereto; wherever any of the
foregoing is located.
"ERISA" means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974, as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.
"ERISA Affiliate" means (a) any corporation which is a member
of the same controlled group of corporations (within the
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meaning of Section 414(b) of the Code) as any Borrower; (b) a partnership or
other trade or business (whether or not incorporated) under common control
(within the meaning of Section 414(c) of the Code) with any Borrower; or (c) a
member of the same affiliated service group (within the meaning of Section
414(m) of the Code) as any Borrower, any corporation described in clause (a)
above or any partnership, trade or business described in clause (b) above.
"Eurocurrency Liabilities" has the meaning assigned to that
term in Regulation D of the Federal Reserve Board, as in effect from time to
time.
"Event of Default" has the meaning specified in Section 10.1.
"Exchanges" means the transfer by Actava of one hundred
percent (100.0%) of the capital stock of each of DP, Hutch, NWR and Willow to
the Parent, in exchange for 19,169,000 shares of the common stock of the
Parent, effectuated by and between Actava and the Parent as of December 6, 1994
pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Reorganization.
"FDIC" means the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
"Federal Funds Rate" means, for any day, the rate set forth in
the weekly statistical release designated as H.15(519), or any successor
publication, published by the Federal Reserve Board (including any such
successor, "H.15(519)") on the preceding Business Day opposite the caption
"Federal Funds (Effective)"; or, if such rate is not so published on any such
preceding Business Day, the rate for such day will be the arithmetic mean as
determined by the Agent of the rates for the last transaction in overnight
Federal funds arranged prior to 9:00 a.m. (New York City time) on that day by
each of three leading brokers of Federal funds transactions in New York City
selected in good faith by the Agent.
"Federal Reserve Board" means the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System or any successor thereto.
"Financial Statements" means, according to the context in
which it is used, the financial statements attached hereto as Exhibit B-1 or
any financial statements required to be given to the Lenders pursuant to
Sections 6.2(a) and (b), or any combination thereof.
"Fiscal Year" means the Borrowers' fiscal years for financial
accounting purposes, each of which is a year of twelve (12) fiscal months
commencing on January 1 and ending on December 31 of each year. Each week
commencing with January 1 will be a partial week unless January 1 occurs on a
Sunday, and each week ending on December 31 will be a partial week unless
December 31
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occurs on a Saturday. A fiscal quarter consists of two fiscal months of four
weeks each and one fiscal month of five weeks.
"Flexible Flyer" means Flexible Flyer Industries, Inc., a
Delaware corporation, formerly known as Flexible Flyer Acquisition Corp., which
merged with and into RMC pursuant to the Flexible Flyer Merger.
"Flexible Flyer Merger" means the merger of Flexible Flyer
with and into RMC on January 31, 1994, with RMC being the surviving corporation
of such merger.
"Flexible Flyer Purchase Agreement" means that certain Asset
Purchase Agreement dated June 25, 1993 between the Parent and Par, as amended,
modified or supplemented from time to time.
"Free Quota Letter of Credit" means a Letter of Credit
substantially in the form of Exhibit C, issued for the account of NWR, and
providing as a condition to any drawing thereon, among other such conditions,
that a Senior Vice President of BABC approve in writing the underlying purchase
order, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld if (a) the amount of such
drawing would not exceed Availability, or Individual Availability with respect
to NWR, at the time of such drawing, and (b) such Availability or Individual
Availability shall be sufficient to enable NWR to maintain its business going
forward; provided, however, that in the event that any such approval shall be
granted, such Letter of Credit shall cease to be a Free Quota Letter of Credit.
"Funding Date" means the date any Loans (including BABC Loans
and Agent Advances) are to be made hereunder.
"GAAP" means at any particular time generally accepted
accounting principles as in effect at such time, consistently applied;
provided, that with respect to the computation of the financial covenants set
forth in Sections 8.23 through 8.27, "GAAP" means at any particular time
generally accepted accounting principles as in effect on the Restatement
Closing Date, consistently applied.
"General Intangibles" means all of each Borrower's now owned
or hereafter acquired general intangibles, choses in action and causes of
action and all other intangible personal property of such Borrower of every
kind and nature (other than Accounts), including, without limitation, all
Proprietary Rights, corporate or other business records, inventions, designs,
blueprints, plans, specifications, patents, patent applications, trademarks,
service marks, trade names, trade secrets, goodwill, copyrights, computer
software, customer lists, registrations, licenses, franchises, tax refund
claims, any funds which may become due to such Borrower in connection with the
termination of any Plan or other employee benefit plan or any rights thereto
and any other
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amounts payable to such Borrower from any Plan or other employee benefit plan,
rights and claims against carriers and shippers, rights to indemnification,
business interruption insurance and proceeds thereof, property, casualty or any
similar type of insurance and any proceeds thereof, proceeds of insurance
covering the lives of key employees on which such Borrower is beneficiary, and
any letter of credit, guarantee, claim, security interest or other security
held by or granted to such Borrower to secure payment by an account debtor of
any of the Accounts.
"Guaranty" means, with respect to any Person, all obligations
of such Person which in any manner directly or indirectly guarantee or assure,
or in effect guarantee or assure, the payment or performance of any
indebtedness, dividend or other similar obligation of any other Person (the
"guaranteed obligations"), or assure or in effect assure the holder of the
guaranteed obligations against loss in respect thereof, including, without
limitation, any such obligations incurred through an agreement, contingent or
otherwise: (a) to purchase the guaranteed obligations or any property
constituting security therefor; (b) to advance or supply funds for the purchase
or payment of the guaranteed obligations or to maintain a working capital or
other balance sheet condition; or (c) to lease property or to purchase any debt
or equity Securities or other property or services.
"▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Lamp" means ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Lamp Corporation, a Delaware
corporation which merged with and into RMC pursuant to the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Lamp
Merger.
"▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Lamp Merger" means the merger of ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Lamp with
and into RMC on February 28, 1994, with RMC being the surviving corporation of
such merger.
"Hutch" means Hutch Sports USA Inc., a Delaware corporation,
and one of the Borrowers hereunder.
"Hutch Pledge" means that certain Pledge Agreement dated as of
December 6, 1994 executed by Hutch in favor of the Agent pledging all of its
capital stock of T.Q., Inc., a Kentucky corporation, now owned or hereafter
acquired by Hutch as security for the payment and performance of the
Obligations, other than the Obligations owing by RRC.
"Individual Availability" means, at any time with respect to
any Borrower, (a) the Individual Maximum Revolver Amount with respect to such
Borrower at such time minus (b) the Aggregate Revolver Outstandings to or for
the account of such Borrower at such time.
"Individual Borrowing Base" means
(a) at any time with respect to RMC, the sum of (1)
eighty-five percent (85%) of the Net Amount of Eligible
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Accounts of RMC at such time plus (2) an amount equal to the lesser of
(A) $100,000,000, and (B) (i) sixty percent (60%) of the value of
Eligible Inventory of RMC at such time plus (ii) for two (2)
two-consecutive-month periods during each twelve-month period
(including, in any twelve-month period that includes August 1995 and
September 1995, such two-consecutive-month period selected by RMC
pursuant to the Original Agreement), each selected by RMC by giving
twenty (20) days' prior written notice of such selection to the Agent,
the Seasonal Inventory Advance Amount for RMC at such time;
(b) at any time with respect to RML, the sum of (1)
eighty-five percent (85%) of the Net Amount of Eligible Accounts of
RML at such time plus (2) an amount equal to the lesser of (A)
$7,500,000, and (B) (i) sixty percent (60%) of the value of Eligible
Inventory of RML at such time plus (ii) for two (2) two-
consecutive-month periods during each twelve-month period (including,
in any twelve-month period that includes August 1995 and September
1995, such two-consecutive-month period selected by RML pursuant to
the Original Agreement), each selected by RML by giving twenty (20)
days' prior written notice of such selection to the Agent, the
Seasonal Inventory Advance Amount for RML at such time;
(c) at any time with respect to Willow, the sum of (1)
eighty-five percent (85%) of the Net Amount of Eligible Accounts of
Willow at such time plus (2) an amount equal to the lesser of (A)
$10,000,000, and (B) (i) sixty percent (60%) of the value of Eligible
Inventory of Willow at such time plus (ii) for two (2) two-
consecutive-month periods during each twelve-month period (including,
in any twelve-month period that includes August 1995 and September
1995, such two-consecutive-month period selected by Willow pursuant to
the Original Agreement), each selected by Willow by giving twenty (20)
days' prior written notice of such selection to the Agent, the
Seasonal Inventory Advance Amount for Willow at such time;
(d) at any time with respect to Hutch, the sum of (1)
eighty-five percent (85%) of the Net Amount of Eligible Accounts of
Hutch at such time, and (2) an amount equal to the lesser of (A)
$10,000,000, and (B) (i) sixty percent (60%) of the value of Eligible
Inventory of Hutch at such time plus (ii) for two (2) two-
consecutive-month periods during each twelve-month period (including,
in any twelve-month period that includes August 1995 and September
1995, such two-consecutive-month period selected by Hutch pursuant to
the Original Agreement), each selected by Hutch by giving twenty (20)
days' prior written notice of such selection to the Agent, the
Seasonal Inventory Advance Amount for Hutch at such time;
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(e) at any time with respect to NWR, the sum of (1)
eighty-five percent (85%) of the Net Amount of Eligible Accounts of
NWR at such time, and (2) an amount equal to the lesser of (A)
$30,000,000, and (B) (i) sixty percent (60%) of the value of Eligible
Inventory of NWR at such time plus (ii) for two (2) two-
consecutive-month periods during each twelve-month period (including,
in any twelve-month period that includes August 1995 and September
1995, such two-consecutive-month period selected by NWR pursuant to
the Original Agreement), each selected by NWR by giving twenty (20)
days' prior written notice of such selection to the Agent, the
Seasonal Inventory Advance Amount for NWR at such time; and
(f) with respect to RRC, eighty-five percent (85%) of the Net
Amount of Eligible Accounts of RRC.
"Individual Capital Expenditure Availability" means, at any
time, with respect to any Borrower, the Capital Expenditure Subline for such
Borrower minus the sum of the aggregate original principal amounts of all
Capital Expenditure Loans made to such Borrower on or after the Restatement
Closing Date.
"Individual Maximum Revolver Amount" means
(a) at any time with respect to RMC (1) the lesser of (A)
$150,000,000; or (B) the Individual Borrowing Base at such time with
respect to RMC; minus (2) the sum of (i) the Seasonal Reserve then in
effect; (ii) the Interest Rate Contract Reserve then in effect; (iii)
the Currency Hedging Contract Reserve then in effect with respect to
RMC; (iv) reserves for accrued interest on the Obligations owing by
RMC; and (v) all other reserves which the Agent deems necessary or
desirable to maintain with respect to RMC's account, including,
without limitation, any Environmental Compliance Reserve with respect
to RMC and reserves for any amounts which the Agent or any Lender may
be obligated to pay in the future for the account of RMC;
(b) at any time with respect to RML (1) the lesser of (A)
$15,000,000; or (B) the Individual Borrowing Base at such time with
respect to RML; minus (2) the sum of (i) the Currency Hedging Contract
Reserve then in effect with respect to RML; (ii) reserves for accrued
interest on the Obligations owing by RML; and (iii) all other reserves
which the Agent deems necessary or desirable to maintain with respect
to RML's account, including, without limitation, any Environmental
Compliance Reserve with respect to RML and reserves for any amounts
which the Agent or any Lender may be obligated to pay in the future
for the account of RML;
(c) at any time with respect to Willow (1) the lesser of (A)
$15,000,000; or (B) the Individual Borrowing Base at
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such time with respect to Willow; minus (2) the sum of (i) reserves
for accrued interest on the Obligations owing by Willow; and (ii) all
other reserves which the Agent deems necessary or desirable to
maintain with respect to Willow's account, including, without
limitation, any Environmental Compliance Reserve with respect to
Willow and reserves for any amounts which the Agent or any Lender may
be obligated to pay in the future for the account of Willow;
(d) at any time with respect to Hutch (1) the lesser of (A)
$20,000,000; or (B) the Individual Borrowing Base at such time with
respect to Hutch; minus (2) the sum of (i) reserves for accrued
interest on the Obligations owing by Hutch; and (ii) all other
reserves which the Agent deems necessary or desirable to maintain with
respect to Hutch's account, including, without limitation, any
Environmental Compliance Reserve with respect to Hutch and reserves
for any amounts which the Agent or any Lender may be obligated to pay
in the future for the account of Hutch;
(e) at any time with respect to NWR (1) the lesser of (A)
$50,000,000; or (B) the Individual Borrowing Base at such time with
respect to NWR; minus (2) the sum of (i) reserves for accrued interest
on the Obligations owing by NWR; and (ii) all other reserves which the
Agent deems necessary or desirable to maintain with respect to NWR's
account, including, without limitation, any Environmental Compliance
Reserve with respect to NWR and reserves for any amounts which the
Agent or any Lender may be obligated to pay in the future for the
account of NWR; and
(f) at any time with respect to RRC (1) the lesser of (A)
$85,000,000; or (B) the Individual Borrowing Base at such time with
respect to RRC; minus (2) the sum of (i) reserves for accrued interest
on the Obligations owing by RRC; and (ii) all other reserves which the
Agent deems necessary or desirable to maintain with respect to RRC's
account, including, without limitation, any Environmental Compliance
Reserve with respect to RRC and reserves for any amounts which the
Agent or any Lender may be obligated to pay in the future for the
account of RRC.
"Intercompany Accounts" means, as the context indicates, all
assets, however arising, consisting of amounts which are due to any Borrower
from any Affiliate, or liabilities, however arising, which are due from any
Borrower to any Affiliate.
"Interest Period" means, with respect to each LIBOR Loan, the
interest period applicable to such LIBOR Loan as determined pursuant to Section
3.3(b).
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"Interest Rate" means each or any of the interest rates,
including the Default Rate, set forth in Section 3.1.
"Interest Rate Contracts" means interest rate cap agreements,
interest rate swap agreements, interest rate collar agreements, options on any
of the foregoing, or any other agreements or arrangements designed to provide
protection against fluctuations in interest rates, entered into between RMC and
Bank of America.
"Interest Rate Contract Exposure" means, with respect to each
Interest Rate Contract, an amount equal to the product of the maximum
obligation of RMC under such Interest Rate Contract multiplied by a percentage
determined by Bank of America which percentage shall be comparable to the
percentages determined by Bank of America to apply to contracts of like kind
and term entered into by Bank of America.
"Interest Rate Contract Reserve" has the meaning specified in
Section 2.6.
"International" means International Sports and Fitness, Inc.,
a Delaware corporation, and owner of one hundred percent (100.0%) of the issued
and outstanding capital stock of RML.
"International Guaranty" means that certain Guaranty dated as
of December 6, 1994 executed by International in favor of the Agent guarantying
the payment and performance of the Obligations, other than the Obligations
owing by RRC.
"International Pledge" means that certain Pledge Agreement
dated as of December 6, 1994 executed by International in favor of the Agent
pledging one hundred percent (100.0%) of the issued and outstanding capital
stock of RML now owned or hereafter acquired by International as security for
International's obligations under the International Guaranty and the payment
and performance of the Obligations, other than the Obligations owing by RRC.
"Inventory" means all of each Borrower's now owned and
hereafter acquired inventory, goods, merchandise, and other personal property,
wherever located, to be furnished under any contract of service or held for
sale or lease, including, without limitation, all returned goods, raw
materials, work-in-process inventory, finished goods and other materials and
supplies of any kind, nature or description which are or might be consumed in
such Borrower's business or used in connection with the packing, shipping,
advertising, selling or finishing of such goods, merchandise and such other
personal property, and all documents of title or other documents representing
them.
"IRS" means the Internal Revenue Service or any successor
agency.
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"ITA" means the Income Tax Act (Canada) and Regulations, as
amended, and any successor statute.
"Latest Projections" means: (a) on the Restatement Closing
Date and thereafter until the Lenders receive new projections pursuant to
Section 6.2(e), the projections of the Borrowers' individual and combined
monthly balance sheets, income statements and cash flows through December 31,
1997, and Availability and Individual Availability for each Borrower through
December 31, 1997, attached hereto as Exhibit B-2; and (b) thereafter, the
projections most recently received by the Lenders pursuant to Section 6.2(e).
"Lender" and "Lenders" have the meanings specified in the
introductory paragraph hereof.
"Letter of Credit" has the meaning specified in Section 2.5,
and shall include any Free Quota Letter of Credit.
"Letter of Credit Fee" has the meaning specified in Section
3.5.
"LIBO Rate" means, for any Interest Period, a per annum
interest rate equal to the sum of (a) the Base LIBO Rate for such Interest
Period, plus (b) the remainder obtained by subtracting (i) the Base LIBO Rate
for such Interest Period from (ii) the rate obtained by dividing such Base LIBO
Rate by the percentage equal to one hundred percent (100%) minus the LIBOR
Reserve Percentage for such Interest Period.
"LIBOR Interest Payment Date" means, with respect to a LIBOR
Loan, the last day of each Interest Period applicable to such Loan, and, if
such Interest Period has a duration of more than three months, on each day
which occurs during such Interest Period every three months from the first day
of such Interest Period.
"LIBOR Interest Rate Determination Date" means each date of
calculating the LIBO Rate for purposes of determining the interest rate with
respect to an Interest Period. The LIBOR Interest Rate Determination Date for
any LIBOR Loan shall be the second Business Day prior to the first day of the
related Interest Period for such LIBOR Loan.
"LIBOR Loan" means a Loan during any period in which it bears
interest at a rate based upon the LIBO Rate.
"LIBOR Reserve Percentage" means, for any Interest Period, the
reserve percentage applicable during such Interest Period (or if more than one
such percentage shall be so applicable, the daily average of such percentages
for those days in such Interest Period during which any such percentage shall
be so applicable) under regulations issued from time to time by the
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Federal Reserve Board for determining the maximum reserve requirement
(including, without limitation, any emergency, supplemental or other marginal
reserve requirement) for Bank of America with respect to liabilities or assets
consisting of or including Eurocurrency Liabilities having a term equal to such
Interest Period.
"Lien" means: (a) any interest in property securing an
obligation owed to, or a claim by, a Person other than the owner of the
property, whether such interest is based on the common law, statute, or
contract, and including without limitation, a security interest, charge, claim,
or lien arising from a mortgage, deed of trust, encumbrance, pledge,
hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, agreement, security agreement,
conditional sale or trust receipt or a lease, consignment or bailment for
security purposes; and (b) to the extent not included under clause (a), any
reservation, exception, encroachment, easement, right-of-way, covenant,
condition, restriction, lease or other title exception or encumbrance affecting
property.
"Loan Documents" means this Agreement, the Capital Expenditure
Loan Notes, the Patent Agreements, the Trademark Agreements, the RMC Pledge,
the NWR Pledge, the Hutch Pledge, the Assignment Agreements, the Mortgages, the
Parent Subordination Agreement, the Parent Guaranty, the Parent Pledge, the DP
Subordination Agreement, the DP Guaranty, the DP Pledge, the International
Guaranty, the International Pledge, the Actava World Trade Guaranty, the
Diversified Trucking Guaranty and all other agreements, instruments, and
documents heretofore, now or hereafter evidencing, securing, guaranteeing or
otherwise relating to the Obligations, the Collateral, or any other aspect of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, together with all amendments,
restatements, supplements, replacements, or other modifications thereof;
provided, that the Mortgages, other than those Mortgages delivered in
connection with the making of a Capital Expenditure Loan, shall not constitute
Loan Documents until such time as the Triggering Date shall have occurred.
"Loans" means, collectively, all loans and advances provided
for in Article 2.
"Majority Lenders" means, at any time, either (a) "A Lenders"
(as defined in the next succeeding sentence) whose Commitments aggregate at
least fifty percent (50.0%) of the sum of the Commitments of all A Lenders plus
"B Lenders" (as so defined) whose Commitments aggregate at least fifty percent
(50.0%) of the sum of the Commitments of all B Lenders plus Lenders whose Pro
Rata Shares aggregate greater than fifty-one percent (51.0%) as such percentage
is determined under the definition of Pro Rata Share set forth herein; or (b)
Lenders whose Pro Rata Shares aggregate at least eighty percent (80.0%) as such
percentage is determined under the definition of Pro Rata Share set forth
herein. "A Lender" means any Lender having a
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Commitment equal to or greater than $50,000,000, and "B Lender" means any
Lender whose Commitment is less than $50,000,000.
"Maximum Rate" has the meaning specified in Section 3.4.
"Maximum Revolver Amount" means, at any time, (a) the lesser
of (1) the Revolver Facility; or (2) the Borrowing Base at such time; minus (b)
the sum of (A) the Seasonal Reserve then in effect; (B) the Interest Rate
Contract Reserve then in effect; (C) the aggregate Currency Hedging Contract
Reserve then in effect; (D) reserves for accrued interest on the Obligations;
and (E) all other reserves which the Agent deems necessary or desirable to
maintain with respect to any Borrower's account, including, without limitation,
any Environmental Compliance Reserve, and reserves for any amounts which the
Agent or any Lender may be obligated to pay in the future for the account of
such Borrower.
"Mergers" means, collectively, the Flexible Flyer Merger and
the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Lamp Merger.
"Mortgages" means all real property mortgages, leasehold
mortgages, assignments of leases, mortgage deeds, deeds of trust, deeds to
secure debt, security agreements, and other similar instruments, which provide
the Agent a Lien, for the benefit of the Secured Creditors, on, or other
interest in any portion of the Premises or the Real Estate or which relate to
any such Lien or interest.
"Multiemployer Plan" means a "multiemployer plan" as defined
in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA which is or was at any time during the current
year or the immediately preceding six (6) years contributed to by any Borrower
or any ERISA Affiliate.
"MZH" means, collectively, MZH, Inc., a New Jersey
corporation, and MZH Contracting Corp., a Utah corporation.
"MZH Purchase Agreement" means, collectively, that certain
Option Agreement dated as of March 1, 1995, and that certain Asset Purchase
Agreement dated as of March 1, 1995, in each case among the Parent and MZH.
"Net Amount of Eligible Accounts" means, at any time, the
gross amount of Eligible Accounts less sales, excise or similar taxes, and less
returns, discounts, claims, credits and allowances of any nature (other than
sales allowances maintained by the Borrowers and reflected on the Borrowers'
Financial Statements) at any time issued, owing, granted, outstanding,
available or claimed, and less fifty percent (50%) of the reserve for sales
allowances maintained by the Borrowers and reflected on the Borrowers'
Financial Statements or general ledgers, as the case may be.
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"Notice of Borrowing" means, as the context may require, a
Revolving Loan Notice of Borrowing or Capital Expenditure Loan Notice of
Borrowing.
"Notice of Conversion/Continuation" has the meaning specified
in Section 3.2(b).
"NWR" means ▇▇▇▇▇▇/Weather-Rite, Inc., a Delaware corporation,
one of the Borrowers hereunder and owner of one hundred percent of the issued
and outstanding capital stock of Actava World Trade.
"NWR Pledge" means that certain Pledge Agreement dated as of
December 6, 1994 executed by NWR in favor of the Agent pledging one hundred
percent (100.0%) of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Actava World
Trade now owned or hereafter acquired by NWR as security for the payment and
performance of the Obligations, other than the Obligations owing by RRC.
"Obligations" means all present and future loans, advances,
liabilities, obligations, covenants, duties, and debts owing by each Borrower
to the Agent and/or any Lender, arising under or pursuant to this Agreement or
any other Loan Document, whether or not evidenced by any note, or other
instrument or document, whether arising from an extension of credit, opening of
a letter of credit, currency hedging contract, interest rate contract,
acceptance, loan, guaranty, indemnification (including any indemnity made by
the Agent or the Lenders to Bank of America in connection with Currency Hedging
Contracts and Interest Rate Contracts) or otherwise, whether direct or indirect
(including, without limitation, those acquired by assignment from others, and
any participation by the Agent and/or any Lender in such Borrower's debts owing
to others), absolute or contingent, due or to become due, primary or secondary,
as principal or guarantor, and including, without limitation, all principal,
interest, charges, expenses, fees, attorneys' fees, filing fees and any other
sums chargeable to such Borrower hereunder or under any other Loan Document.
"Obligations" includes, without limitation, all debts, liabilities, and
obligations now or hereafter owing from each Borrower to the Agent and/or any
Lender under or in connection with the Letters of Credit, Currency Hedging
Contracts and Interest Rate Contracts, and all of RMC's obligations to RRC
arising under the Receivables Purchase Agreement, including certain
representations, warranties, covenants and indemnities by RMC, Hutch, NWR and
Willow in favor of RRC, all of which have been assigned to the Agent pursuant
to a certain Assignment of Representations, Warranties and Covenants dated as
of the Restatement Closing Date executed by RRC in favor of the Agent and
consented to by RMC, Hutch, NWR and Willow.
"OCC" means the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
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"Olney Trust Bank Debt" means Debt that may be incurred by RMC
in a principal amount not to exceed $500,000, in connection with a term loan
made by Olney Trust Bank and secured solely by Real Estate constituting RMC's
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ warehouse located in West Point, Mississippi pursuant to documentation
in form and substance satisfactory to the Lenders.
"Opelika Debt" means Debt that may be incurred by RMC in a
principal amount not to exceed $150,000, in connection with industrial revenue
development bonds issued by the City of Opelika, Alabama or a related
authority, pursuant to documentation in form and substance satisfactory to the
Lenders.
"Original Agreement" has the meaning specified in the Recitals
hereof.
"Par" means Par Industries, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
"Parent" means Roadmaster Industries, Inc., a Delaware
corporation, and owner of one hundred percent of the issued and outstanding
capital stock of RMC, DP, International, RLTD, Willow, Hutch and NWR.
"Parent Guaranty" means that certain Guaranty dated as of
December 6, 1994 executed by the Parent in favor of the Agent guarantying the
payment and performance of the Obligations, other than the Obligations owing by
RRC.
"Parent Pledge" means that certain Pledge Agreement dated as
of December 6, 1994 executed by the Parent in favor of the Agent pledging one
hundred percent (100.0%) of the issued and outstanding capital stock of RMC,
DP, International, Willow, Hutch and NWR now owned or hereafter acquired by the
Parent as security for the Parent's obligations under the Parent Guaranty and
the payment and performance of the Obligations, other than the Obligations
owing by RRC.
"Parent Subordination Agreement" means that certain
Subordination Agreement dated as of December 6, 1994 between the Parent and the
Agent with respect to (a) the Subordinated Debt, (b) Debt incurred under the
Subordinated Revolver, and (c) that certain Debt in the principal amount of
$6,000,000 evidenced by a certain Fourth Subordinated Term Note dated November
30, 1993 executed by RMC in favor of the Parent, as amended from time to time.
"Participating Lender" means any Person who shall have been
granted the right by any Lender to participate in the financing provided by
such Lender under this Agreement pursuant to Section 12.3(e), and who shall
have entered into a participation agreement in form and substance satisfactory
to such Lender.
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"Patent Agreements" means the Patent Security Agreements dated
as of December 6, 1994, executed and delivered by (a) each Borrower to the
Agent pursuant to Section 5.2 and (b) by DP to the Agent, to evidence and
perfect the Agent's security interest in such Borrower's or DP's present and
future patents and related licenses and rights, for the benefit of the Secured
Creditors.
"Payment Account" means each blocked bank account established
pursuant to Section 5.9, to which the funds of any Borrower (including, without
limitation, proceeds of Accounts and other Collateral) are deposited or
credited, and which is maintained in the name of the Agent or such Borrower, as
the Agent may determine, on terms acceptable to the Agent.
"PBGC" means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or any
Person succeeding to the functions thereof.
"Pending Revolving Loans" means, at any time, the aggregate
principal amount of all Revolving Loans requested in any Notice(s) of Borrowing
received by the Agent but which Revolving Loans have not yet been advanced at
such time.
"Permitted Liens" means:
(a) Liens for taxes not yet payable or statutory Liens for
taxes in an amount not to exceed $100,000 provided that the payment of such
taxes which are due and payable is being contested in good faith and by proper
proceedings diligently pursued, and that reserves or other appropriate
provision, if any, as shall be required by GAAP shall have been made therefor
and that a stay of enforcement of any such Lien is in effect;
(b) the Agent's Liens;
(c) Liens upon Equipment granted in connection with the
acquisition of such Equipment by the applicable Borrower after the date hereof
(including, without limitation, pursuant to Capital Leases), provided that (1)
the cost of each such acquisition constitutes a Capital Expenditure permitted
by Section 8.23, (2) the Debt incurred to finance each such acquisition is
permitted by Section 8.13, (3) each such Lien attaches only to the Equipment
acquired with the Debt secured thereby (including insurance and other proceeds
from the disposition of such Equipment), and (4) the principal amount of the
indebtedness secured by any item of Equipment shall not exceed 100% of the
actual cost thereof (excluding transportation, installation or other incidental
costs);
(d) deposits under workmen's compensation, unemployment
insurance, social security and other similar laws, or to secure the performance
of bids, tenders or contracts (other than for the repayment of borrowed money)
or to secure indemnity,
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performance or other similar bonds for the performance of bids, tenders or
contracts (other than for the repayment of borrowed money) or to secure
statutory obligations (other than liens arising under ERISA or Environmental
Liens) or surety or appeal bonds, or to secure indemnity, performance or other
similar bonds in the ordinary course of business;
(e) Liens which arise by operation of law under Article 2 of
the Uniform Commercial Code in favor of unpaid sellers of goods or prepaying
buyers of goods, or liens in items of any accompanying documents or proceeds of
either arising by operation of law under Article 4 of the Uniform Commercial
Code in favor of a collecting bank, and in respect of RML, Liens which arise
under Canadian provincial laws of similar application;
(f) Liens securing the claims or demands of materialmen,
mechanics, carriers, warehousemen, landlords and other like Persons, provided
that the payment thereof is not at the time required by Section 8.1;
(g) reservations, exceptions, encroachments, easements,
rights of way, covenants running with the land, and other similar title
exceptions or encumbrances affecting any Real Estate; provided that they do not
in the aggregate materially detract from the value of the Real Estate or
materially interfere with its use in the ordinary conduct of business of the
applicable Borrower; and
(h) Liens in existence on the Restatement Closing Date and
reflected on Schedule 7.2.
"Permitted Rentals" means the Rentals permitted to be paid by
any Borrower pursuant to Section 8.24.
"Person" means any individual, sole proprietorship,
partnership, joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization, association,
corporation, Public Authority, or any other entity.
"Plan" means any employee benefit plan as defined in Section
3(3) of ERISA in respect of which any Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates
is, or within the immediately preceding six (6) years was, an "employer" as
defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA.
"PPSA" means the Personal Property Security Act (Ontario), as
amended from time to time, and any other Canadian provincial legislation of
similar application, or legislation in the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ of similar application.
"Premises" means the land identified by addresses on Schedule
7.12, together with all buildings, improvements, and fixtures thereon and all
tenements, hereditaments, and appurtenances belonging or in any way
appertaining thereto, and which
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constitutes all of the real property in which any Borrower has any interests on
the Restatement Closing Date.
"Pro Rata Share" means, with respect to a Lender, a fraction
(expressed as a percentage), the numerator of which is the amount of such
Lender's Commitment and the denominator of which is the sum of the amounts of
all of the Lenders' Commitments.
"Proprietary Rights" means all of each Borrower's now owned
and hereafter arising or acquired: licenses, franchises, permits, patents,
patent rights, copyrights, works which are the subject matter of copyrights,
trademarks, service marks, trade names, trade styles, patent, trademark and
service ▇▇▇▇ applications, and all licenses and rights related to any of the
foregoing, including, without limitation, those patents, trademarks, service
marks and copyrights set forth on Schedule 7.13 hereto, and all other rights
under any of the foregoing, all extensions, renewals, reissues, divisions,
continuations, and continuations-in-part of any of the foregoing, and all
rights to ▇▇▇ for past, present and future infringement of any of the
foregoing.
"Public Authority" means the government of any country or
sovereign state, or of any state, province, municipality, or other political
subdivision thereof, or any department, agency, public corporation or other
instrumentality of any of the foregoing.
"Real Estate" means all of the present and future interests of
any Borrower, as owner, lessee, or otherwise, in the Premises, including,
without limitation, any interest arising from an option to purchase or lease
the Premises or any portion thereof.
"Receivables Purchase Agreement" means that certain
Receivables Purchase Agreement dated as of the Restatement Closing Date among
RMC, Hutch, NWR, Willow and RRC.
"Reference Rate" means the rate announced from time to time by
Bank of America at its principal office in San Francisco, California as its
reference rate. The "Reference Rate" is one of several base rates that serve
as a basis upon which effective rates of interest are calculated for loans
making reference thereto and may not be the lowest of the rates charged by Bank
of America. Each Interest Rate based on the Reference Rate shall be adjusted
simultaneously with any change in the Reference Rate.
"Reference Rate Loan" means a Loan during any period in which
it bears interest at a rate based upon the Reference Rate.
"Register" has the meaning specified in Section 12.3(c).
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"Release" means a release, spill, emission, leaking, pumping,
injection, deposit, disposal, discharge, dispersal, leaching or migration of a
Contaminant into the indoor or outdoor environment or into or out of any Real
Estate or other property, including the movement of Contaminants through or in
the air, soil, surface water, groundwater or Real Estate or other property.
"Rentals" means all payments due from the lessee or sublessee
under a lease, including, without limitation, basic rent, percentage rent,
property taxes, utility or maintenance costs, and insurance premiums.
"Reportable Event" means any of the events described in
Section 4043 of ERISA.
"Restatement Closing Date" means September 29, 1995.
"Restricted Investment" means any acquisition of property by
any Borrower in exchange for cash or other property, whether in the form of an
acquisition of stock, debt Security, or other indebtedness or obligation, or
the purchase or acquisition of any other property, or a loan, advance, capital
contribution, or subscription, except acquisitions of the following: (a) fixed
assets to be used in the business of such Borrower, so long as the acquisition
costs thereof constitute Capital Expenditures permitted hereunder, and other
property purchased by such Borrower in the ordinary course of business to be
used in the business of such Borrower; (b) goods held for sale or lease or to
be used in the provision of services by such Borrower in the ordinary course of
business; (c) current assets arising from the sale or lease of goods or the
rendition of services in the ordinary course of business of such Borrower; (d)
direct obligations of the United States of America, or any agency thereof, or
obligations guaranteed by the United States of America, provided that such
obligations mature within one year from the date of acquisition thereof; (e)
certificates of deposit maturing within one year from the date of acquisition,
bankers' acceptances, eurodollar bank deposits, overnight bank deposits, or
demand or time deposits maturing within one (1) year, in each case issued by,
created by, or with a bank or trust company organized under the laws of the
United States or any state thereof (or, in the case of RML, Canada or the
Province of Ontario) having capital and surplus aggregating at least
$100,000,000; (f) commercial paper given the highest rating by a national
credit rating agency and maturing not more than 270 days from the date of
creation thereof; and (g) Accounts transferred to RRC pursuant to the
Receivables Purchase Agreement.
"Revolver Facility" means, as the context may require, either
(a) $275,000,000, or (b) the Lenders' agreement to provide Revolving Loans,
Letters of Credit and Acceptances up to such amount subject to the terms of
this Agreement.
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"Revolving Loans" has the meaning specified in Section 2.2.
"Revolving Loan Notice of Borrowing" has the meaning specified
in Section 2.4(a)(1).
"RLTD" means Roadmaster, Ltd., an English company.
"RMC" means Roadmaster Corporation, a Delaware corporation,
one of the Borrowers hereunder and owner of one hundred percent of the issued
and outstanding capital stock of RRC and Diversified Trucking.
"RMC Pledge" means that certain Pledge Agreement dated as of
December 6, 1994 executed by RMC in favor of the Agent pledging (a) one hundred
percent (100.0%) of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Diversified
Trucking and RRC, (b) all of its capital stock of MacGregor Sports and Fitness,
Inc., a Minnesota corporation, and (c) certain promissory notes referred to in
such Pledge Agreement, now owned or hereafter acquired by RMC as security for
the payment and performance of the Obligations, other than the Obligations
owing by RRC.
"RML" means Roadmaster Leisure Inc., a corporation
incorporated under the laws of the province of Ontario, Canada, and one of the
Borrowers hereunder.
"RRC" means Roadmaster Receivables Corporation, an Illinois
corporation, and one of the Borrowers hereunder.
"Seasonal Inventory Advance Amount" means, with respect to any
Borrower at any time applicable, five percent (5%) of the value of Eligible
Inventory of such Borrower at such time.
"Seasonal Reserve" means (a) $1,000,000 during each October
and March, commencing with October 1996, (b) $2,000,000 during each November
and February, commencing with November 1996, (c) $3,000,000 during each
December and January, commencing with December 1996, and (d) zero during each
other calendar month; provided, that the Seasonal Reserve shall be zero from
and after the date on which the rate of returns, discounts, claims, credits and
allowances of any nature with respect to Inventory manufactured by RMC at its
Opelika, Alabama location shall have averaged no more than four percent (4.0%)
for the six (6) months preceding such date, such calculation to be delivered to
the Agent in writing and performed using a method satisfactory to the Agent.
"Seasonal Revolving Loans" means, with respect to any Borrower
at any time, a portion of the Revolving Loans to such Borrower equal to the
excess, if any, of (a) the Aggregate Outstandings to or for the account of such
Borrower at such time over (b) the Individual Borrowing Base of such Borrower
at such
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time, computed without giving effect to any Seasonal Inventory Advance Amount.
"Secured Creditors" means the Agent and the Lenders.
"Security" has the meaning specified in Section 2(1) of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
"Senior Subordinated Notes" means the 11-3/4% Senior
Subordinated Notes Due 2002 issued pursuant to that certain Indenture dated as
of December 15, 1993 between the Parent and LaSalle National Bank, as Trustee
(the "Senior Subordinated Note Indenture"), as amended, modified or
supplemented from time to time.
"Solvent" means, when used with respect to any Person, that
(a) the fair value of all its assets is in excess of the total amount of its
debts (including contingent liabilities); (b) it is able to pay its debts as
they mature; (c) it does not have unreasonably small capital for the business
in which it is engaged or for any business or transaction in which it is about
to engage; and (d) it is not "insolvent" as such term is defined in Section
101(32) of the Bankruptcy Code.
"Stated Termination Date" means September 29, 1998.
"Subordinated Debentures" means the 8% Convertible
Subordinated Debentures Due 2003 issued pursuant to that certain Indenture
dated as of July 15, 1993 between the Parent and LaSalle National Bank, as
Trustee, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.
"Subordinated Debt" means that certain Debt of RMC to the
Parent in the original principal amount of (a) $1,000,000 evidenced by that
certain promissory note dated August 31, 1988 executed by RMC in favor of the
Parent, (b) $1,150,000 evidenced by that certain promissory note dated August
10, 1987 executed by RMC in favor of the Parent, and (c) $33,000,000 evidenced
by that certain Third Subordinated Term Note dated September 30, 1993 executed
by RMC in favor of the Parent.
"Subordinated Revolver" means that certain Debt of RMC to the
Parent in a principal amount of up to $94,000,000 incurred pursuant to that
certain Subordinated Revolving Credit Note dated as of December 29, 1993
between RMC and the Parent.
"Subsidiary" means, with respect to any Person, any
corporation of which more than fifty percent (50.0%) of the outstanding
Securities of any class or classes, the holders of which are ordinarily, in the
absence of contingencies, entitled to elect a majority of the corporate
directors (or Persons performing similar functions), is at the time, directly
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indirectly through one or more intermediaries, owned by such Person and/or one
or more of its Subsidiaries.
"Supporting Letter of Credit" has the meaning specified in
Section 2.5.
"Telemarketing Sales" has the meaning specified in Section 5.9.
"Termination Date" means the earliest to occur of (a) the
Stated Termination Date, (b) the date the Revolver Facility is terminated
either by the Borrowers pursuant to Section 4.3 or by the Majority Lenders
pursuant to Section 10.2, and (c) the date this Agreement is otherwise
terminated for any reason whatsoever.
"Termination Event" means: (a) a Reportable Event with
respect to any Benefit Plan; (b) the withdrawal of any Borrower or any ERISA
Affiliate from a Benefit Plan during a plan year in which such Borrower or
ERISA Affiliate was a "substantial employer" as defined in Section 4001(a)(2)
of ERISA; (c) the imposition of an obligation on any Borrower or any ERISA
Affiliate under Section 4041 of ERISA to provide affected parties written
notice of intent to terminate a Benefit Plan in a distress termination
described in Section 4041(c) of ERISA; (d) the institution by the PBGC of
proceedings to terminate a Benefit Plan; (e) any event or condition which might
constitute grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the
appointment of a trustee to administer, any Benefit Plan; (f) the partial or
complete withdrawal of any Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer
Plan; or (g) the cessation of operations which results in the termination of
employment of twenty percent (20.0%) of Benefit Plan participants who are
employees of the applicable Borrower and its ERISA Affiliates.
"Trademark Agreements" means the Trademark Security Agreements
dated as of December 6, 1994, executed and delivered by (a) each Borrower to
the Agent pursuant to Section 5.2 and (b) by DP to the Agent, to evidence and
perfect the Agent's security interest in such Borrower's or DP's present and
future trademarks and related licenses and rights, for the benefit of the
Secured Creditors.
"Triggering Date" means a date designated by the Agent
following the occurrence of either (a) Availability being less than $5,000,000,
or (b) any Default or Event of Default, and in either such case the Agent's
election in its discretion to designate a Triggering Date; provided, that the
Triggering Date may not occur prior to two (2) Business Days following the
Agent's notice thereof to RMC.
"UCC" means the Uniform Commercial Code (or any successor
statute) of the State of Illinois or of any other state
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the laws of which are required by Section 9-103 thereof to be applied in
connection with the issue of perfection of security interests.
"UDAG Debt" means Debt pursuant to that certain Urban
Development Action Grant Agreement dated August 30, 1983 in a principal amount
not to exceed $1,200,000, accruing interest at a rate of 6% for the first ten
years and 4.5% less than the prime rate, with a maximum rate of 8%, for the
second 10 years, maturing 1987 to 2003.
"Unused Acceptance Subfacility" means, with respect to
(a) RMC, an amount equal to the lesser of (1) $10,000,000
minus the aggregate face amount of all outstanding Acceptances, or (2)
$5,000,000 minus the aggregate face amount of all outstanding
Acceptances created for the account of RMC;
(b) RML, an amount equal to the lesser of (1) $10,000,000
minus the aggregate face amount of all outstanding Acceptances, or (2)
$1,000,000 minus the aggregate face amount of all outstanding
Acceptances created for the account of RML;
(c) Willow, an amount equal to the lesser of (1) $10,000,000
minus the aggregate face amount of all outstanding Acceptances, or (2)
$1,000,000 minus the aggregate face amount of all outstanding
Acceptances created for the account of Willow;
(d) Hutch, an amount equal to the lesser of (1) $10,000,000
minus the aggregate face amount of all outstanding Acceptances, or (2)
$1,000,000 minus the aggregate face amount of all outstanding
Acceptances created for the account of Hutch; and
(e) NWR, an amount equal to the lesser of (1) $10,000,000
minus the aggregate face amount of all outstanding Acceptances, or (2)
$3,000,000 minus the aggregate face amount of all outstanding
Acceptances created for the account of NWR.
"Unused Letter of Credit Subfacility" means, with respect to
(a) RMC, an amount equal to the lesser of (1) $50,000,000
minus the aggregate maximum undrawn face amount of all outstanding
Letters of Credit and unpaid reimbursement obligations with respect to
all Letters of Credit, or (2) $40,000,000 minus the aggregate maximum
undrawn face amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit issued for
the account of RMC and unpaid reimbursement
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obligations with respect to all Letters of Credit issued for the
account of RMC;
(b) RML, an amount equal to the lesser of (1) $50,000,000
minus the aggregate maximum undrawn face amount of all outstanding
Letters of Credit and unpaid reimbursement obligations with respect to
all Letters of Credit, or (2) $3,000,000 minus the aggregate maximum
undrawn face amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit issued for
the account of RML and unpaid reimbursement obligations with respect
to all Letters of Credit issued for the account of RML;
(c) Willow, an amount equal to the lesser of (1) $50,000,000
minus the aggregate maximum undrawn face amount of all outstanding
Letters of Credit and unpaid reimbursement obligations with respect to
all Letters of Credit, or (2) $3,000,000 minus the aggregate maximum
undrawn face amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit issued for
the account of Willow and unpaid reimbursement obligations with
respect to all Letters of Credit issued for the account of Willow;
(d) Hutch, an amount equal to the lesser of (1) $50,000,000
minus the aggregate maximum undrawn face amount of all outstanding
Letters of Credit and unpaid reimbursement obligations with respect to
all Letters of Credit, or (2) $3,000,000 minus the aggregate maximum
undrawn face amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit issued for
the account of Hutch and unpaid reimbursement obligations with respect
to all Letters of Credit issued for the account of Hutch; and
(e) NWR, an amount equal to the lesser of (1) $50,000,000
minus the aggregate maximum undrawn face amount of all outstanding
Letters of Credit and unpaid reimbursement obligations with respect to
all Letters of Credit, or (2) the sum of (A) $20,000,000 minus the
aggregate maximum undrawn face amount of all outstanding Letters of
Credit (other than Free Quota Letters of Credit) issued for the
account of NWR and unpaid reimbursement obligations with respect to
all Letters of Credit (other than Free Quota Letters of Credit) issued
for the account of NWR, and (B) $8,000,000 minus the aggregate maximum
undrawn face amount of all outstanding Free Quota Letters of Credit
and unpaid reimbursement obligations with respect to all Free Quota
Letters of Credit.
"Voting Stock" means Securities of any class or classes of a
corporation, the holders of which are ordinarily, in the absence of
contingencies, entitled to elect a majority of the corporate directors (or
Persons performing similar functions).
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"Willow" means Willow Hosiery Co., Inc., a New York
corporation, and one of the Borrowers hereunder.
"Wisconsin Department of Development Debt" means Debt pursuant
to the Major Economic Development and Fund Agreement between the Wisconsin
Department of Development and RMC and Promissory Note issued in connection with
such agreement in the original principal amount of $200,000.
1.3 Accounting Terms. Any accounting term used in this
Agreement shall have, unless otherwise specifically provided herein, the
meaning customarily given in accordance with GAAP, and all financial
computations hereunder shall be computed, unless otherwise specifically
provided herein, in accordance with GAAP as consistently applied.
1.4 Other Terms. All other undefined terms contained in
this Agreement shall, unless the context indicates otherwise, have the meanings
provided for by the UCC to the extent the same are used or defined therein.
Any references herein to exhibits, schedules, sections or articles are
references to exhibits, schedules, sections or articles of this Agreement,
unless otherwise specified. Wherever appropriate in the context, terms used
herein in the singular also include the plural, and vice versa, and each
masculine, feminine, or neuter pronoun shall also include the other genders.
1.5 Computation of Time Periods. In this Agreement, in the
computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date,
the word "from" shall mean "from and including" and the words "to" and "until"
shall each mean "to but excluding." Periods of days referred to in this
Agreement shall be counted in calendar days unless Business Days are expressly
prescribed and references in this Agreement to months and years shall be to
calendar months and calendar years unless otherwise specified.
ARTICLE 2
LOANS, LETTERS OF CREDIT AND ACCEPTANCES
2.1 Total Credit Facility. Subject to all of the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, the Lenders severally agree to make available a
total credit facility of up to $290,000,000 for the Borrowers' use from time to
time during the term of this Agreement. Such credit facility shall be
comprised of the Revolver Facility consisting of revolving loans, letters of
credit and bankers' acceptances up to the Maximum Revolver Amount, as described
in Sections 2.2 and 2.5, and the Capital Expenditure Facility described in
Section 2.3.
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2.2 Revolving Loans. Subject to the satisfaction of the
applicable conditions precedent set forth in Article 9, each Lender severally
agrees, upon the Borrowers' request from time to time, to make revolving loans
(together with the Revolving Loans outstanding under the Original Agreement,
the "Revolving Loans") to the Borrowers, in an amount not to exceed (except for
BABC with respect to BABC Loans) either such Lender's Pro Rata Share of
Individual Availability for each Borrower or Availability in the aggregate at
such time. The Lenders, in their discretion, may unanimously elect to make
Revolving Loans or participate (as provided for in Section 2.5(f)) in the
credit support or enhancement provided through the Agent to the issuers of
Letters of Credit or accepting banks with respect to Acceptances, in excess of
Availability or Individual Availability on one or more occasions, but if they
do so, neither the Agent nor the Lenders shall be deemed thereby to have
changed the limits of the Maximum Revolver Amount or of the Individual Maximum
Revolver Amounts, or to be obligated to exceed such limits on any other
occasion. If at any time (a) the Aggregate Revolver Outstandings to or for the
accounts of all Borrowers exceed the Maximum Revolver Amount, the Lenders may
refuse to make or otherwise restrict the making of Revolving Loans, or (b) the
Aggregate Revolver Outstandings to or for the account of a Borrower exceed the
Individual Maximum Revolver Amount with respect to such Borrower, the Lenders
may refuse to make or otherwise restrict the making of Revolving Loans to such
Borrower, in either case on such terms as the Lenders determine until any such
excess has been eliminated; provided, that the remedies by the Lenders
described in the foregoing sentence in such event shall not be deemed to limit
any other remedies available to the Agent and the Lenders under Section 10.2 of
this Agreement or otherwise.
2.3 Capital Expenditure Loans. Subject to the
satisfaction of the applicable conditions precedent set forth in Article 9,
each Lender severally agrees, upon the request of RMC, NWR, Hutch, Willow or
RML from time to time, to make loans (the "Capital Expenditure Loans") to each
such Borrower, in an amount not to exceed (except with respect to BABC Loans)
either such Lender's Pro Rata Share of Individual Capital Expenditure
Availability for such Borrower or Capital Expenditure Availability in the
aggregate at such time. Each Capital Expenditure Loan must be in an amount not
less (a) $250,000 in the case of RMC, and (b) $100,000 in the case of Hutch,
NWR, Willow and RML. The aggregate amount of Capital Expenditure Loans made
during (1) October 1995 shall not exceed $1,000,000, (2) November 1995 shall
not exceed $1,000,000, (3) December 1995 shall not exceed $1,000,000, and (4)
each calendar month thereafter shall not exceed $2,000,000; provided, that
until such time as the audited Financial Statements delivered to the Lenders
pursuant to Section 6.2(a) shall demonstrate each Borrower's compliance with
the financial covenants contained in Sections 8.23 through 8.27 of this
Agreement, and the Parent's compliance with the financial covenants contained
in Section 16 of the
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Parent Guaranty, in each case for the period covered by such Financial
Statements, no Capital Expenditure Loans shall be made to any Borrower at any
time that current "Cash Flow" (as defined in the next succeeding sentence) for
all of the Borrowers as reflected in any of the Financial Statements delivered
to the Lenders pursuant to Sections 6.2(a) and (b) shall be less than the
applicable amount set forth on Schedule 2.3 (with the Borrowers being required
to demonstrate that such test shall have been met for September 1995 prior to
any borrowing of Capital Expenditure Loans); provided, that in any event, no
Capital Expenditure Loans shall be made to any Borrower at any time that any of
such Financial Statements shall have been required to be delivered pursuant to
Sections 6.2(a) or (b), as applicable, but shall not have been so delivered.
"Cash Flow" shall mean net income plus, to the extent deducted in computing
such net income, depreciation and amortization, minus capital expenditures not
financed by Capital Expenditure Loans or other Debt for borrowed money,
principal payments paid and Distributions made, plus decreases in working
capital and minus increases in working capital (working capital being
calculated in each such case exclusive of the effect thereon of the Revolving
Loans).
2.4 Borrowing Provisions for Loans. (a) Notice of
Borrowing. (1) Whenever RMC, Hutch, NWR, Willow or RML desires to borrow
Revolving Loans under Section 2.2 such Borrower shall deliver to the Agent a
written request substantially in the form of Exhibit D-1 hereto (a "Revolving
Loan Notice of Borrowing") signed by an authorized officer or employee of such
Borrower, no later than (A) 10:00 a.m. (Chicago, Illinois time) on the
requested Funding Date, in the case of requests for Reference Rate Loans, or
(B) 10:00 a.m. (Chicago, Illinois time) three (3) Business Days in advance of
the requested Funding Date, in the case of requests for LIBOR Loans. The
Revolving Loan Notice of Borrowing shall contain a certification by an
authorized officer or employee that the requested Revolving Loans would be
permitted to be made pursuant to Section 4.11 of the Senior Subordinated Note
Indenture, and shall specify (i) the requested Funding Date (which shall be a
Business Day), (ii) the aggregate amount of the requested Revolving Loans,
(iii) whether the Revolving Loans requested are to be Reference Rate Loans or
LIBOR Loans, (iv) if the requested Revolving Loans are to be LIBOR Loans, the
requested Interest Period, and (v) the account to which the proceeds of such
Revolving Loans are to be transferred, which account shall be one of the
accounts specified by the Borrowers pursuant to the first sentence of Section
2.4(b). With respect to any request for Revolving Loans which shall be
Reference Rate Loans, in lieu of delivering the above-described Revolving Loan
Notice of Borrowing the applicable Borrower may give the Agent telephonic
notice of such request by the required time; provided, however, that such
telephonic notice shall be confirmed in writing by delivery to the Agent (a)
immediately of a telecopy of a Revolving Loan Notice of Borrowing which has
been signed by an authorized officer or employee of the applicable Borrower,
and
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(b) promptly of a Revolving Loan Notice of Borrowing containing the original
signature of an authorized officer or employee of the applicable Borrower
mailed by such Borrower to the Agent via United States mail on the date such
notice is given.
(2) Whenever RMC, NWR, Hutch, Willow or RML desires to borrow
Capital Expenditure Loans under Section 2.3 such Borrower shall deliver to the
Agent a written request substantially in the form of Exhibit D-2 hereto (a
"Capital Expenditure Loan Notice of Borrowing") signed by an authorized officer
or employee of such Borrower, no later than 10:00 a.m. (Chicago, Illinois
time), five (5) Business Days in advance of the requested Funding Date. The
Capital Expenditure Loan Notice of Borrowing shall contain a certification by
an authorized officer or employee that the requested Capital Expenditure Loans
would be permitted to be made pursuant to Section 4.11 of the Senior
Subordinated Note Indenture, and shall specify (A) the requested Funding Date
(which shall be a Business Day), (B) the aggregate amount of the requested
Capital Expenditure Loans, (C) the account to which the proceeds of such
Capital Expenditure Loans are to be transferred, which account shall be one of
the accounts specified by the Borrowers pursuant to the first sentence of
Section 2.4(b), (D) a detailed description of the proposed Capital Expenditure
Loan Equipment, including the serial number(s) thereof, and (E) a detailed
calculation demonstrating that the requested Capital Expenditure Loans would
not exceed Capital Expenditure Availability in the aggregate or Individual
Capital Expenditure Availability for the applicable Borrower. In addition, the
applicable Borrower shall deliver with the Capital Expenditure Loan Notice of
Borrowing such invoices and other materials as the Agent may request to support
such Borrower's statements described in clauses (D) and (E) of the immediately
preceding sentence.
(b) Reliance upon Authority. On or prior to the Restatement
Closing Date and thereafter prior to any change with respect to any of the
information contained in the following clauses (1) and (2), each Borrower shall
deliver to the Agent a writing setting forth (1) the accounts to which the
Agent is authorized to transfer the proceeds of the Loans requested by such
Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.4, and (2) the names of the officers and
employees authorized to request Loans on behalf of such Borrower, and shall
provide the Agent with a specimen signature of each such officer and employee.
The Agent shall be entitled to rely conclusively on such officer's or
employee's authority to request Loans on behalf of the applicable Borrower, the
proceeds of which are to be transferred to any of the accounts specified by
such Borrower pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence, until the Agent
receives written notice to the contrary. With respect to any oral request for
a Loan, the Agent shall have no duty to verify the identity of any individual
representing himself as one of the officers or employees authorized by the
applicable Borrower to make such requests on its behalf.
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(c) No Liability. The Agent shall not incur any liability to
any Borrower as a result of acting upon any notice referred to in Sections
2.4(a) and (b), which notice the Agent believes to have been given by an
officer or employee duly authorized by the applicable Borrower to request Loans
on its behalf or for otherwise acting under this Section 2.4, and the crediting
of Loans to any of the accounts specified by the applicable Borrower pursuant
to the first sentence of Section 2.4(b) shall conclusively establish the
obligation of such Borrower to repay such Loans as provided herein.
(d) Notice Irrevocable. Any Notice of Borrowing (or
telephonic notice in lieu thereof) made pursuant to Section 2.4(a) shall be
irrevocable and the applicable Borrower shall be bound to borrow the funds
requested therein in accordance therewith; provided, that any Notice of
Borrowing (or telephonic notice in lieu thereof) in respect of Reference Rate
Loans shall be revocable at any time up to one (1) Business Day prior to the
requested Funding Date specified therein.
(e) Agent's Election. Promptly after receipt of a Notice of
Borrowing pursuant to Section 2.4(a), the Agent shall elect, in its discretion,
(1) to have the terms of Section 2.4(f) apply to such requested Borrowing, or
(2) to request BABC to make a BABC Loan pursuant to the terms of Section 2.4(g)
in the amount of the requested Borrowing; provided, however, that if BABC
declines in its sole discretion to make a BABC Loan pursuant to Section 2.4(g),
the Agent shall elect to have the terms of Section 2.4(f) apply to such
requested Borrowing.
(f) Making of Loans. (1) In the event that the Agent shall
elect to have the terms of this Section 2.4(f) apply to a requested Borrowing
as described in Section 2.4(e), the Agent shall notify the Lenders by telecopy,
telephone or other similar form of transmission, of the requested Borrowing, no
later than 10:30 a.m. (Chicago, Illinois time) on the date of the Agent's
receipt of the applicable Notice of Borrowing pursuant to Section 2.4(a). Each
Lender shall make the amount of such Lender's Pro Rata Share of the requested
Borrowing available to the Agent in same day funds, to such account of the
Agent as the Agent may designate, on the Funding Date applicable thereto.
After the Agent's receipt of the proceeds of such Loans, upon satisfaction of
the applicable conditions precedent set forth in Article 9, the Agent shall
make the proceeds of such Loans available to the applicable Borrower on the
applicable Funding Date by transferring same day funds equal to the proceeds of
such Loans received by the Agent to the account of such Borrower, designated in
writing by such Borrower.
(2) On any Funding Date in respect of a Borrowing, the Agent
shall be entitled to assume that each Lender has made the amount of such
Lender's Loan available to the Agent on such Funding Date, unless such Lender
shall have notified the Agent to
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the contrary. The Agent, in its sole discretion, based upon such assumption,
may make available to the applicable Borrower a corresponding amount on such
Funding Date. If such corresponding amount had not in fact been made available
to the Agent by any Lender, such Lender and the Borrowers severally agree to
repay to the Agent forthwith, on demand, such corresponding amount, together
with interest thereon for each day during the period commencing on the date
such amount is made available to the applicable Borrower and ending on the date
such amount is repaid to the Agent, at (A) in the case of a Borrower, the
interest rate applicable from time to time to such Borrowing, and (B) in the
case of a Lender, the Federal Funds Rate. If such Lender repays to the Agent
such corresponding amount, such amount so repaid shall constitute a Loan to the
applicable Borrower, and if both such Lender and the applicable Borrower shall
have repaid such corresponding amount, the Agent shall promptly return to such
Borrower such corresponding amount in same day funds. Nothing in this Section
2.4(f)(2) shall be deemed to relieve any Lender of its obligation, if any,
hereunder to make a Loan on any Funding Date.
(g) Making of BABC Loans. In the event the Agent shall
elect, with the consent of BABC, to have the terms of this Section 2.4(g) apply
to a requested Borrowing as described in Section 2.4(e), BABC shall make a Loan
in the amount of such Borrowing (any such Loan made solely by BABC pursuant to
this Section 2.4(g) being referred to as a "BABC Loan" and such Loans being
referred to collectively as "BABC Loans") available to the applicable Borrower
on the Funding Date applicable thereto by transferring same day funds to an
account of such Borrower, designated in writing by such Borrower. Each BABC
Loan is a Loan hereunder (and shall be a Revolving Loan if used to fund a
Borrowing which is to consist of Revolving Loans or a Capital Expenditure Loan
if used to fund a Borrowing which is to consist of Capital Expenditure Loans)
and shall be subject to all the terms and conditions applicable to other Loans
except that all payments thereon shall be payable to BABC solely for its own
account (and for the account of the holder of any participation interest with
respect to such Loan created pursuant to Section 2.4(i)(2)). The Agent shall
not request BABC to make any BABC Loan if the Agent shall have received written
notice from any Lender or shall otherwise have actual knowledge that one or
more of the applicable conditions precedent set forth in Article 9 will not be
satisfied on the requested Funding Date for the applicable Borrowing, or if the
requested Borrowing would exceed either (a) in the case of a Borrowing to
consist of Revolving Loans, the amount of Availability or Individual
Availability with respect to the applicable Borrower on the Funding Date, or
(b) in the case of a Borrowing to consist of Capital Expenditure Loans, the
amount of Capital Expenditure Availability or Individual Capital Expenditure
Availability with respect to the applicable Borrower on the Funding Date. BABC
shall not otherwise be required to determine whether the applicable conditions
precedent
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set forth in Article 9 have been satisfied or the requested Borrowing would
exceed the amount of Availability, Individual Availability, Capital Expenditure
Availability or Individual Capital Expenditure Availability, as applicable, on
the Funding Date applicable thereto prior to making, in its sole discretion,
any BABC Loan.
(h) Agent Advances. (1) Subject to the limitations set forth
in the provisos contained in this Section 2.4(h)(1), the Agent is hereby
authorized by the Borrowers and the Lenders, from time to time in the Agent's
discretion (which discretion shall be exercised following the Agent's
reasonable attempts to consult with the Lenders thereon), (A) after the
occurrence of a Default or an Event of Default, or (B) at any time that any of
the other applicable conditions precedent set forth in Article 9 have not been
satisfied, to make Revolving Loans to any Borrower on behalf of the Lenders
which the Agent, in its reasonable business judgment, deems necessary or
desirable (i) to preserve or protect the Collateral, or any portion thereof,
(ii) to enhance the likelihood of, or maximize the amount of, repayment of the
Loans and other Obligations, or (iii) to pay any other amount chargeable to any
Borrower pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, including, without
limitation, costs, fees and expenses as described in Section 14.6 (any of the
advances described in this Section 2.4(h)(1) being hereinafter referred to as
"Agent Advances"); provided, that the Agent shall not make any Agent Advance to
a Borrower if (x) the amount of such Agent Advance would exceed the amount of
Availability or Individual Availability with respect to such Borrower on the
Funding Date applicable thereto, or (y) the making of such Agent Advance would
cause the aggregate amount of all Agent Advances outstanding on the Funding
Date applicable thereto to exceed $5,000,000; and provided, further, that the
Majority Lenders may at any time revoke the Agent's authorization contained in
this Section 2.4(h)(1) to make Agent Advances, any such revocation to be in
writing and to become effective upon the Agent's receipt thereof.
(2) The Agent Advances shall be repayable on demand and
secured by the Collateral, shall constitute Revolving Loans and Obligations
hereunder, and shall bear interest at the rate applicable to the Revolving
Loans from time to time. The Agent shall notify each Lender and the applicable
Borrower in writing of each such Agent Advance, which notice shall include a
description of the purpose of such Agent Advance.
(i) Settlement. The Agent and the Lenders hereby agree that,
except in the case of Loans consisting of BABC Loans or Agent Advances, each
Lender's funded portion of the Loans is intended to be equal at all times to
such Lender's Pro Rata Share of the outstanding Loans. The Agent and the
Lenders agree (which agreement shall not be for the benefit of or enforceable
by any Borrower) that in order to facilitate the administration of this
Agreement and the other Loan Documents, settlement among them as
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to the BABC Loans, Agent Advances and other Loans shall take place on a
periodic basis in accordance with the following provisions:
(1) The Agent shall request settlement ("Settlement") with
the Lenders on a weekly basis, or on a more frequent basis if so determined by
the Agent, with respect to (A) each outstanding BABC Loan, (B) each outstanding
Agent Advance, and (C) payments received, by notifying the other Lenders by
telecopy, telephone or other similar form of transmission, of such requested
Settlement, no later than 10:30 a.m. (Chicago, Illinois time) on the date of
such requested Settlement (the "Settlement Date"). In the event that the Agent
shall have elected to have the terms of Section 2.4(f) apply to requested
Borrowings, Settlement Dates shall occur on a corresponding daily basis. Each
Lender (other than BABC, in the case of BABC Loans) shall make the amount of
such Lender's Pro Rata Share of the outstanding principal amount of the BABC
Loans and Agent Advances with respect to which Settlement is requested
available to the Agent, for itself or for the account of BABC, in same day
funds, to such account of the Agent as the Agent may designate, on the
Settlement Date applicable thereto, regardless of whether the applicable
conditions precedent set forth in Article 9 have then been satisfied. Such
amounts made available to the Agent shall be applied against the amounts of the
applicable BABC Loan or Agent Advance and, together with the portion of such
BABC Loan or Agent Advance representing BABC's Pro Rata Share thereof, shall
constitute Loans of such Lenders. If any such amount is not made available to
the Agent by any Lender on the Settlement Date applicable thereto, the Agent
shall be entitled to recover such amount on demand from such Lender together
with interest thereon at the Federal Funds Rate for the first three (3) days
from and after the Settlement Date and thereafter at the Interest Rate then
applicable to the Loans with respect to which Settlement is to be made.
(2) Notwithstanding the foregoing, not more than one (1)
Business Day after demand is made by the Agent (whether before or after the
occurrence of a Default or an Event of Default and regardless of whether the
Agent has requested a Settlement with respect to a BABC Loan or Agent Advance),
each other Lender shall irrevocably and unconditionally purchase and receive
from BABC or the Agent, as applicable, without recourse or warranty, an
undivided interest and participation in such BABC Loan or Agent Advance to the
extent of such Lender's Pro Rata Share thereof by paying to the Agent, in same
day funds, an amount equal to such Lender's Pro Rata Share of such BABC Loan or
Agent Advance. If such amount is not in fact made available to the Agent by
any Lender, the Agent shall be entitled to recover such amount on demand from
such Lender together with interest thereon at the Federal Funds Rate for the
first three (3) days from and after such demand and thereafter at the Interest
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then applicable to the Loans in which the participation is to be purchased.
(3) From and after the date, if any, on which any Lender
purchases an undivided interest and participation in any BABC Loan or Agent
Advance pursuant to subsection (2) above, the Agent shall promptly distribute
to such Lender at such address as such Lender may request in writing, such
Lender's Pro Rata Share of all payments of principal and interest and all
proceeds of Collateral received by the Agent in respect of such BABC Loan or
Agent Advance.
(4) If any payments are received by the Agent which, in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement would be applied to the reduction
of (A) the Revolving Loans, and no BABC Loans or Agent Advances consisting of
Revolving Loans are then outstanding, or (B) the Capital Expenditure Loans, and
no BABC Loans consisting of Capital Expenditure Loans are then outstanding, the
Agent may pay over such amounts to BABC for application to BABC's Pro Rata
Share of such Revolving Loans or Capital Expenditure Loans, as applicable. If,
as of any Settlement Date, payments received since the then immediately
preceding Settlement Date have been applied to BABC's Pro Rata Share of the
Loans other than BABC Loans and Agent Advances, as provided for in the
immediately preceding sentence, then BABC shall pay to the Agent, for the
accounts of the Lenders, to be applied to the outstanding Revolving Loans or
Capital Expenditure Loans, as applicable, of such Lenders, an amount such that
each Lender shall have outstanding, as of such Settlement Date, after giving
effect to such payments, its Pro Rata Share of such Revolving Loans or Capital
Expenditure Loans; provided, that the Agent may net payments due from BABC
pursuant to this sentence against payments due to BABC pursuant to Section
2.4(i)(1) on the applicable Settlement Date, and require either BABC or the
other Lenders, as applicable, to make only the amount of the payment due after
such netting. As of each Settlement Date, each of (x) BABC with respect to
BABC Loans, (y) the Agent with respect to Agent Advances, and (z) each Lender
with respect to the Loans other than BABC Loans and Agent Advances, shall be
entitled to interest at the applicable rate or rates payable under this
Agreement on the actual average daily amount of funds employed by BABC, the
Agent or such Lender since the immediately preceding Settlement Date.
(j) Notation. The Agent shall record in the Register the
principal amount of the Revolving Loans and Capital Expenditure Loans owing to
each Lender, including the BABC Loans owing to BABC, and the Agent Advances
owing to the Agent, from time to time. In addition, each Lender is authorized,
at such Lender's option, to note the date and amount of each payment or
prepayment of principal of such Lender's Revolving Loans and Capital
Expenditure Loans in its books and records, including computer records, such
books and records constituting rebuttably
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presumptive evidence, absent manifest error, of the accuracy of the information
contained therein.
(k) Lenders' Failure to Perform. All Loans (other than BABC
Loans and Agent Advances) shall be made by the Lenders simultaneously and in
accordance with their Pro Rata Shares. It is understood that (1) no Lender
shall be responsible for any failure by any other Lender to perform its
obligation to make any Loans hereunder, nor shall any Commitment of any Lender
be increased or decreased as a result of any failure by any other Lender to
perform its obligation to make any Loans hereunder, and (2) no failure by any
Lender to perform its obligation to make any Loans hereunder shall excuse any
other Lender from its obligation to make any Loans hereunder.
2.5 Letters of Credit and Acceptances.
(a) Agreement to Cause Issuance or Acceptance. Subject to
the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and in reliance upon the
representations and warranties of the Borrowers herein set forth, the Agent
agrees to use its best efforts to (1) cause to be issued for the respective
accounts of the Borrowers other than RRC, and to provide credit support or
other enhancement in connection with, one or more documentary letters of credit
(each such letter of credit, together with the letters of credit outstanding on
the Restatement Closing Date and described on Schedule 2.5, a "Letter of
Credit" and such letters of credit, collectively, the "Letters of Credit") in
accordance with this Section 2.5 from time to time during the term of this
Agreement and (2) cause drafts to be accepted and banker's acceptances created
for the respective accounts of the Borrowers, and to provide credit support or
other enhancement in connection with such banker's acceptances (each such
banker's acceptance, an "Acceptance," and such banker's acceptances,
collectively, the "Acceptances") in accordance with this Section 2.5 from time
to time during the term of this Agreement.
(b) Amounts; Outside Expiration Date. The Agent shall not
have any obligation to use its best efforts to cause to be issued any Letter of
Credit at any time: (1) if the maximum undrawn face amount of the requested
Letter of Credit is greater than the Unused Letter of Credit Subfacility for
the applicable Borrower at such time; (2) in the case of a Letter of Credit
other than a Free Quota Letter of Credit, if the maximum undrawn face amount of
the requested Letter of Credit and all commissions, fees and charges due from
the applicable Borrower in connection with the opening thereof, are greater
than Availability or Individual Availability applicable to such Borrower at
such time; (3) in the case of a Free Quota Letter of Credit, if all
commissions, fees, and charges due from NWR in connection with the opening
thereof, are greater than Availability, or Individual Availability applicable
to NWR at such time; (4) which Letter of Credit has an expiration date
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later than thirty (30) days prior to the Stated Termination Date, or more than
one (1) year from the date of issuance; (5) which Letter of Credit would
provide security with respect to the obligations of any Borrower in connection
with workers compensation laws and regulations, to the extent that the sum of
the undrawn face amounts of all such Letters of Credit issued for the account
of any Borrower would exceed $8,000,000; (6) in the case of a Free Quota Letter
of Credit, if the issuance thereof would cause the sum of the undrawn face
amounts of all then outstanding Free Quota Letters of Credit to exceed
$8,000,000; or (7) in the case of a Letter of Credit (other than a Free Quota
Letter of Credit) issued for the account of NWR, if the issuance thereof would
cause the sum of the undrawn face amounts of all then outstanding Letters of
Credit (other than Free Quota Letters of Credit) issued for the account of NWR
to exceed $20,000,000. The Agent shall not have any obligation to use its best
efforts to cause to be created or to provide credit support in connection with
any Acceptance at any time: (1) if the face amount of the requested Acceptance
and all commissions, fees and charges due from the applicable Borrower in
connection with the creation thereof, are greater than Availability or
Individual Availability applicable to such Borrower at such time; or (2) which
Acceptance has a maturity date more than 180 days after the date of the draft
to be accepted or later than thirty (30) days prior to the Stated Termination
Date.
(c) Other Conditions. In addition to being subject to the
satisfaction of the applicable conditions precedent contained in Article 9, the
obligation of the Agent to use its best efforts to cause any Letter of Credit
to be issued or any Acceptance to be created is subject to the following
conditions precedent having been satisfied in a manner satisfactory to the
Agent:
(1) in the case of a Letter of Credit, the applicable
Borrower shall have delivered to the proposed issuer of such Letter of
Credit, at such times and in such manner as such proposed issuer may
prescribe, an application in form and substance satisfactory to such
proposed issuer for the issuance of the Letter of Credit and such
other documents as may be required pursuant to the terms thereof, and
the form and terms of the proposed Letter of Credit shall be
satisfactory to the Agent and such proposed issuer;
(2) in the case of an Acceptance, the applicable Borrower
shall have entered into an acceptance agreement with the bank creating
such Acceptance and such other documents as may be required pursuant
to the terms thereof, and the terms of such acceptance agreement and
proposed Acceptance shall be satisfactory to the Agent and such bank;
and
(3) as of the date of issuance or creation, no order of any
court, arbitrator or Public Authority shall purport
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by its terms to enjoin or restrain money center banks generally from
issuing letters of credit or creating banker's acceptances of the type
and in the amount of the proposed Letter of Credit or Acceptance, and
no law, rule or regulation applicable to money center banks generally
and no request or directive (whether or not having the force of law)
from any Public Authority with jurisdiction over money center banks
generally shall prohibit, or request that the bank proposed to issue
such Letter of Credit or create such Acceptance refrain from, the
issuance of letters of credit or creation of banker's acceptances
generally or the issuance of such Letter of Credit or creation of such
Acceptance.
(d) Issuance of Letters of Credit and Creation of Acceptances.
(1) Request for Issuance. The applicable Borrower shall give
the Agent three (3) Business Days' prior written notice, containing
the original signature of an authorized officer of such Borrower, of
such Borrower's request for the issuance of a Letter of Credit or
creation of an Acceptance. Such notice shall be irrevocable and shall
specify the original face amount of the Letter of Credit or Acceptance
requested, the effective date (which date shall be a Business Day) of
issuance of such requested Letter of Credit or creation of such
requested Acceptance, whether such Letter of Credit may be drawn in a
single or in partial draws, the date on which such requested Letter of
Credit is to expire or such Acceptance is to mature (which date shall
be a Business Day), the purpose for which such Letter of Credit is to
be issued or such Acceptance is to be created, and the beneficiary of
the requested Letter of Credit. In the case of a Letter of Credit,
the applicable Borrower shall attach to such notice the form of the
Letter of Credit that it requests that the Agent cause to be issued.
(2) Responsibilities of the Agent; Issuance. The Agent shall
determine, as of the Business Day immediately preceding the requested
effective date of issuance of the Letter of Credit or creation of the
Acceptance set forth in the notice from the applicable Borrower
pursuant to Section 2.5(d)(1), (A) the amount of the applicable Unused
Letter of Credit Subfacility or Unused Acceptance Subfacility and (B)
the amount of Availability and Individual Availability as of such date
(for purposes of computing Availability and Individual Availability at
such time, giving effect to the issuance of such requested Letter of
Credit or creation of such requested Acceptance). If (i) (x) the
undrawn face amount of the requested Letter of Credit is not greater
than the applicable Unused Letter of Credit Subfacility or the face
amount of the requested Acceptance is not greater than the applicable
Unused Acceptance Subfacility, and (y) the
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issuance of such requested Letter of Credit or creation of such
requested Acceptance, and all commissions, fees, and charges due from
the applicable Borrower in connection with the opening or creation
thereof, would not cause Availability or Individual Availability to be
exceeded and (ii) the Agent has received a certificate from the
applicable Borrower stating that the applicable conditions set forth
in Article 9 have been satisfied, the Agent shall use its best efforts
to cause such issuer to issue the requested Letter of Credit or the
accepting bank to create such Acceptance on such requested effective
date of issuance or acceptance.
(3) Notice of Issuance or Acceptance. Within seven (7) days
following the issuance of any Letter of Credit or creation of any
Acceptance, the Agent shall give each Lender written notice, or
telephonic notice confirmed promptly thereafter in writing, of the
issuance of such Letter of Credit or creation of such Acceptance.
(4) No Extensions or Amendment. The Agent shall not cause
any Letter of Credit to be extended or amended unless the requirements
of this Section 2.5(d) are met as though a new Letter of Credit were
being requested and issued.
(e) Payments Pursuant to Letters of Credit or Acceptances.
(1) Payment of Letter of Credit and Acceptance Obligations.
The Borrowers agree (A) to reimburse the issuer for any draw under any
Letter of Credit immediately upon demand, and to pay to such issuer
the amount of all other obligations and other amounts payable to such
issuer under or in connection with any Letter of Credit and (B) to pay
the accepting bank on the maturity date of each Acceptance the face
amount of such Acceptance, and to pay to such accepting bank the
amount of all other obligations and other amounts payable to such
accepting bank in connection with any Acceptance, in each case
immediately when due, irrespective of any claim, set-off, defense or
other right which any Borrower may have at any time against such
issuer, accepting bank or any other Person.
(2) Revolving Loans to Satisfy Reimbursement Obligations and
Acceptance Obligations. In the event that the issuer of any Letter of
Credit honors a draw under such Letter of Credit or an accepting bank
makes payment under any Acceptance, and the Borrowers shall not have
repaid such amount to such issuer or accepting bank pursuant to
Section 2.5(e)(1), the Agent shall, upon receiving notice of such
failure, notify each Lender of such failure, and each Lender
unconditionally agrees to pay to the Agent, for the account of such
issuer or accepting bank, as and when provided
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hereinbelow, an amount equal to such Lender's Pro Rata Share of the
amount of such payment in Dollars and in same day funds. If the Agent
so notifies the Lenders prior to 10:00 a.m. (Chicago, Illinois time)
on any Business Day, each Lender shall make available to the Agent the
amount of such payment, as provided in the immediately preceding
sentence, on such Business Day. Such amounts paid by the Lenders to
the Agent shall constitute Revolving Loans which shall be deemed to
have been requested by the applicable Borrower pursuant to Section 2.4
as set forth in Section 4.5.
(f) Participations.
(1) Purchase of Participations. Immediately upon issuance of
any Letter of Credit or creation of any Acceptance in accordance with
Section 2.5(d), each Lender shall be deemed to have irrevocably and
unconditionally purchased and received, without recourse or warranty,
an undivided interest and participation in the credit support or
enhancement provided through the Agent to such issuer or accepting
bank in connection with the issuance of such Letter of Credit or
creation of such Acceptance, equal to such Lender's Pro Rata Share of
the face amount of such Letter of Credit or Acceptance (including,
without limitation, all obligations of the Borrowers with respect
thereto, and any security therefor or guaranty pertaining thereto).
(2) Sharing of Reimbursement Obligation Payments. Whenever
the Agent receives a payment from a Borrower on account of
reimbursement obligations in respect of a Letter of Credit or
Acceptance as to which the Agent has previously received payment from
a Lender for the account of the issuer or accepting bank, the Agent
shall promptly pay to such Lender such Lender's Pro Rata Share of such
payment from such Borrower in Dollars. Each such payment shall be
made by the Agent on the Business Day on which the Agent receives
immediately available funds paid to such Person pursuant to the
immediately preceding sentence, if received prior to 10:00 a.m.
(Chicago, Illinois time) on such Business Day and otherwise on the
next succeeding Business Day.
(3) Documentation. Upon the request of any Lender, the Agent
shall furnish to such Lender copies of any Letter of Credit,
reimbursement agreement executed in connection therewith, application
for any Letter of Credit, acceptance agreement and credit support or
enhancement provided through the Agent in connection with the issuance
of any Letter of Credit or creation of any Acceptance, and such other
documentation as may reasonably be requested by such Lender.
(4) Obligations Irrevocable. The obligations of each Lender
to make payments to the Agent with respect to any
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Letter of Credit or Acceptance or with respect to any credit support
or enhancement provided through the Agent with respect to a Letter of
Credit or Acceptance, and the obligations of the Borrowers to make
payments to the Agent, for the account of the Lenders, shall be
irrevocable, not subject to any qualification or exception whatsoever
and shall be made in accordance with the terms and conditions of this
Agreement (assuming, in the case of the obligations of the Lenders to
make such payments, that the Agent has caused such Letter of Credit to
be issued or Acceptance to be created in accordance with the terms of
Section 2.5(d)), including, without limitation, any of the following
circumstances:
(A) any lack of validity or enforceability of this
Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents;
(B) the existence of any claim, set-off, defense or
other right which any Borrower may have at any time against a
beneficiary named in a Letter of Credit or any transferee of
any Letter of Credit (or any Person for whom any such
transferee may be acting), any Lender, the Agent, the issuer
of such Letter of Credit, or any other Person, whether in
connection with this Agreement, any Letter of Credit or
Acceptance, the transactions contemplated herein or any
unrelated transactions (including any underlying transactions
between any Borrower or any other Person and the beneficiary
named in any Letter of Credit);
(C) any draft, certificate or any other document
presented under a Letter of Credit or in connection with an
Acceptance proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or
insufficient in any respect or any statement therein being
untrue or inaccurate in any respect;
(D) the surrender or impairment of any security for
the performance or observance of any of the terms of any of
the Loan Documents; or
(E) the occurrence of any Default or Event of
Default.
(g) Recovery or Avoidance of Payments. In the event any
payment by or on behalf of any Borrower received by the Agent with respect to
credit support or enhancement provided for any Letter of Credit or Acceptance
(or any guaranty by any Borrower or reimbursement obligation of any Borrower
relating thereto) and distributed by the Agent to the Lenders on account of
their respective participations therein, is thereafter set aside, avoided or
recovered from the Agent in connection with any receivership, liquidation or
bankruptcy proceeding, the Lenders shall, upon demand by the Agent, pay to the
Agent their
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respective Pro Rata Shares of such amount set aside, avoided or recovered,
together with interest at the rate required to be paid by the Agent upon the
amount required to be repaid by it.
(h) Compensation for Letters of Credit and Acceptances.
(1) Letter of Credit Fee and Acceptance Fee. The Borrowers
agree to pay to the Agent for the credit support or enhancement
provided with respect to each Letter of Credit, for the account of the
Lenders, the Letter of Credit Fee specified in, and in accordance with
the terms of, Section 3.5. The Borrowers agree to pay to the Agent
for the credit support or enhancement provided with respect to each
Acceptance, for the account of the Lenders, the Acceptance Fee
specified in, and in accordance with the terms of, Section 3.6.
(2) Issuer and Accepting Bank Fees and Charges. The
Borrowers shall pay to the issuer of any Letter of Credit, or to the
Agent, for the account of any such issuer, solely for the account of
such issuer, such fees and other charges as are charged by such issuer
for letters of credit issued by it, including, without limitation, its
standard fees for issuing, administering, amending, renewing, paying
and cancelling letters of credit and all other fees associated with
issuing or servicing letters of credit, as and when assessed. The
Borrowers shall pay to the accepting bank on any Acceptance, or to the
Agent, for the account of any such accepting bank, solely for the
account of such accepting bank, such fees and other charges as are
charged by such accepting bank for acceptances created by it,
including, without limitation, its standard fees for creating banker's
acceptances, as and when assessed.
(i) Indemnification; Exoneration.
(1) Indemnification. In addition to amounts payable as
elsewhere provided in this Section 2.5, each Borrower hereby agrees to
protect, indemnify, pay and save the Lenders and the Agent harmless
from and against any and all claims, demands, liabilities, damages,
losses, costs, charges and expenses (including reasonable attorneys'
fees) which any Lender or the Agent may incur or be subject to as a
consequence, direct or indirect, of the issuance of any Letter of
Credit or the creation of any Acceptance or the provision of any
credit support or enhancement in connection therewith.
(2) Assumption of Risk by the Borrowers. As among the
Borrowers, the Lenders and the Agent, each Borrower assumes all risks
of the acts and omissions of, or misuse of any of the Letters of
Credit by, the respective beneficiaries of
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such Letters of Credit. In furtherance and not in limitation of the
foregoing, subject to the provisions of the applications for the
issuance of Letters of Credit, the Lenders and the Agent shall not be
responsible for: (A) the form, validity, sufficiency, accuracy,
genuineness or legal effect of any document submitted by any Person in
connection with the application for and issuance of and presentation
of drafts with respect to any of the Letters of Credit, even if it
should prove to be in any or all respects invalid, insufficient,
inaccurate, fraudulent or forged; (B) the validity or sufficiency of
any instrument transferring or assigning or purporting to transfer or
assign any Letter of Credit or the rights or benefits thereunder or
proceeds thereof, in whole or in part, which may prove to be invalid
or ineffective for any reason; (C) the failure of the beneficiary of
any Letter of Credit to comply duly with conditions required in order
to draw upon such Letter of Credit; (D) errors, omissions,
interruptions or delays in transmission or delivery of any messages,
by mail, cable, telegraph, telex or otherwise, whether or not they be
in cipher; (E) errors in interpretation of technical terms; (F) any
loss or delay in the transmission or otherwise of any document
required in order to make a drawing under any Letter of Credit or of
the proceeds thereof; (G) the misapplication by the beneficiary of any
Letter of Credit of the proceeds of any drawing under such Letter of
Credit; or (H) any consequences arising from causes beyond the control
of the Lenders or the Agent, including, without limitation, any act or
omission, whether rightful or wrongful, of any present or future de
jure or de facto Public Authority. None of the foregoing shall
affect, impair or prevent the vesting of any rights or powers of the
Agent or any Lender under this Section 2.5(i).
(3) Exoneration. In furtherance and extension, and not in
limitation, of the specific provisions set forth above, any action
taken or omitted by the Agent or any Lender under or in connection
with any of the Letters of Credit or Acceptances or any related
certificates, if taken or omitted in good faith, shall not put the
Agent or any Lender under any resulting liability to any Borrower or
relieve any Borrower of any of its obligations hereunder to any such
Person.
(j) Supporting Letter of Credit; Cash Collateral.
(1) If, notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2.5(b) any
Letter of Credit or Acceptance is outstanding upon the termination of this
Agreement, then upon such termination the Borrowers shall deposit with the
Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Creditors, with respect to each
Letter of Credit and Acceptance then outstanding, as the Agent shall specify,
either (A) a standby letter of credit (a "Supporting Letter of
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Credit") in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent, issued by an issuer
satisfactory to the Agent in an amount equal to the greatest amount for which
such Letter of Credit may be drawn, and the face amount of each such
Acceptance, under which Supporting Letter of Credit the Agent is entitled to
draw amounts necessary to reimburse the Agent and the Lenders for payments made
by the Agent and the Lenders under such Letter of Credit, in connection with
such Acceptance, or under any credit support or enhancement provided through
the Agent with respect to any such Letter of Credit or Acceptance, or (B) cash
in amounts necessary to reimburse the Agent and the Lenders for payments made
by the Agent or the Lenders under such Letter of Credit, in connection with
such Acceptance, or under any credit support or enhancement provided through
the Agent with respect to any such Letter of Credit or Acceptance. Such
Supporting Letter of Credit or deposit of cash shall be held by the Agent, for
the ratable benefit of the Secured Creditors, as security for, and to provide
for the payment of, the aggregate undrawn face amount of such Letters of Credit
and the face amount of such Acceptance remaining outstanding.
(2) The Borrowers shall, upon the request of the Agent, which
may be made at any time that (i) an Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing, deliver to the Agent cash collateral for any Letter of Credit or
Acceptance outstanding, or (ii) Availability or Individual Availability is less
than zero, deliver to the Agent cash collateral for any Letter of Credit or
Acceptance in the amount by which Availability or Individual Availability is
less than zero.
2.6 Interest Rate and Currency Hedging Contract Reserves. (a)
The Agent and the Lenders acknowledge that RMC may be entering into Interest
Rate Contracts from time to time during the term of this Agreement, and RMC
acknowledges that neither the Agent nor any Lender has any obligation to obtain
or to cause to be entered into any such Interest Rate Contracts. In the event
that such Interest Rate Contracts shall be entered into, a reserve (the
"Interest Rate Contract Reserve") shall be established against the Maximum
Revolver Amount and Individual Maximum Revolver Amount with respect to RMC in
the aggregate amount of Interest Rate Contract Exposure from time to time with
respect to all Interest Rate Contracts. At no time shall RMC permit the
aggregate amount of Interest Rate Contract Exposure to exceed $10,000,000.
(b) The Agent and the Lenders acknowledge that RMC and RML
may be entering into Currency Hedging Contracts from time to time during the
term of this Agreement, and RMC and RML acknowledge that neither the Agent nor
any Lender has any obligation to obtain or to cause to be entered into any such
Currency Hedging Contracts. In the event that such Currency Hedging Contracts
shall be entered into, a reserve (the "Currency Hedging Contract Reserve")
shall be established against the
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Maximum Revolver Amount and Individual Maximum Revolver Amount with respect to
RMC or RML, as applicable, in the aggregate amount of Currency Hedging Contract
Exposure from time to time with respect to all Currency Hedging Contracts of
RMC or RML, as applicable. At no time shall the aggregate amount of Currency
Hedging Contract Exposure with respect to (A) RML exceed $2,000,000, or (B) RMC
and RML, on a combined basis, exceed $10,000,000.
2.7 Disbursements. The parties hereto agree that the
Agent may deliver the proceeds of Loans to be made to RML either directly to
RML, or indirectly to RML by first funding proceeds to RMC, as RML's borrowing
agent, and having RMC provide such funds to RML.
ARTICLE 3
INTEREST AND FEES
3.1 Interest.
(a) Interest Rates. All outstanding Obligations shall bear
interest on the unpaid amount thereof (including, to the extent permitted by
law, on interest on such Loans not paid when due) from the date made until paid
in full in cash. All Obligations shall bear interest at a rate determined by
reference to the Reference Rate or the LIBO Rate and Sections 3.1(a)(1), (2),
or (3), as applicable, but not to exceed the Maximum Rate. Subject to the
provisions of Section 3.2 and the other terms and provisions of this Agreement,
any of the Loans may be converted into, or continued as, Reference Rate Loans
or LIBOR Loans in the manner provided in Section 3.2. If at any time Loans are
outstanding with respect to which notice has not been delivered to the Agent in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement specifying the basis for
determining the interest rate applicable thereto, then those Loans shall be
Reference Rate Loans and shall bear interest at a rate determined by reference
to the Reference Rate until notice to the contrary has been given to the Agent
and such notice has become effective. Except as otherwise provided herein, the
outstanding Obligations shall bear interest as follows:
(1) For all Revolving Loans (other than Seasonal Revolving
Loans) during any period for which they are Reference Rate Loans, at a
per annum rate equal to three-quarters of one percent (0.75%) plus the
Reference Rate, and during any period for which they are LIBOR Loans,
at a per annum rate equal to two and three quarters percent (2.75%)
plus the LIBO Rate determined for the applicable Interest Period;
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(2) For all Seasonal Revolving Loans, at a per annum rate
equal to one and one-quarter percent (1.25%) plus the Reference Rate;
and
(3) For all Capital Expenditure Loans, at a per annum
rate equal to one percent (1.00%) plus the Reference Rate.
Except as otherwise provided herein, all outstanding Obligations other than
Loans shall bear interest at the rate applicable from time to time to Revolving
Loans which are Reference Rate Loans. Each change in the Reference Rate shall
be reflected in each interest rate based upon the Reference Rate as of the
effective date of such change. All interest charges shall be computed on the
basis of a year of 360 days and actual days elapsed. Except as otherwise
provided herein, (A) interest accrued on each LIBOR Loan shall be payable in
arrears on each LIBOR Interest Payment Date applicable to such LIBOR Loan and
upon payment thereof in full, and (B) interest accrued on the Reference Rate
Loans will be payable in arrears on the first day of each month hereafter.
(b) Default Rate. If any Default or Event of Default occurs
and the Majority Lenders in their discretion so elect, then, while any such
Default or Event of Default is outstanding, all of the Obligations shall bear
interest at the Default Rate applicable thereto.
(c) Canadian Matters.
(1) Each payment of interest or other fees or charges payable
hereunder to the Agent or any Lender shall be made without deduction
or withholding on account of any tax imposed, levied, collected,
withheld or assessed by Canada, any province or any municipality
thereof, or any department, agency, subdivision or instrumentality of
any of them, pursuant to the ITA or the Canada-U.S. Income Tax
Convention (1980) ("Canadian Taxes").
(2) In the event that RML shall be obligated under applicable
law to make any deduction for or withholding on account of Canadian
Taxes from any payment of interest or other fees or charges payable
hereunder to the Agent or any Lender, RML shall deduct or withhold
from such payment such amounts, not exceeding the minimum amounts, as
may be required by applicable law and RML shall promptly pay such
amounts to the appropriate taxation authorities and obtain official
receipts or other satisfactory evidence of the payment of such amounts
to the appropriate taxation authorities and shall promptly provide the
same to the Agent and such Lender.
(3) In the event that RML makes any deduction or withholding
as provided in Section 3.l(c)(2), concurrently with the payment to the
Agent or any Lender of each amount
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to which such deduction or withholding is applicable, RML shall pay to
the Agent or such Lender such additional amounts ("Gross-Up Payments")
as may be necessary to insure that after withholding all applicable
amounts on account of Canadian Taxes from any payments made hereunder,
including any Gross-Up Payments, the Agent or such Lender receives an
amount in Dollars equal to the full amount which it would have
received if no withholding had been required in respect of Canadian
Taxes.
(4) The provisions of this Section 3.1(c) and the
obligations of the Borrowers hereunder shall survive the termination
of this Agreement and the repayment of the Obligations hereunder.
(5) For purposes of the Interest Act (Canada), the yearly
rate of interest or the yearly rate of any fee, or the rate of such
interest or fee per annum, equal to the rate of such interest or fee
payable hereunder for any period, is the rate of such interest or fee
payable hereunder multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is
the actual number of days in the year in which such period commenced
(i.e. 365 or 366, as the case may be) and the denominator of which is
360.
3.2 Conversion or Continuation. (a) Subject to the
provisions of Section 3.3, any Borrower shall have the option (1) to convert
all or any part of its outstanding Revolving Loans (other than Seasonal
Revolving Loans), in a minimum amount of $5,000,000 and integral multiples of
$1,000,000 in excess of that amount, from Reference Rate Loans to LIBOR Loans;
(2) to convert all or any part of its outstanding Revolving Loans from LIBOR
Loans to Reference Rate Loans on the expiration of the Interest Period
applicable thereto; and (3) upon the expiration of any Interest Period
applicable to any outstanding LIBOR Loan, to continue all or any portion of
such LIBOR Loan in a minimum amount of $5,000,000 and integral multiples of
$1,000,000 in excess of that amount, as a LIBOR Loan; provided, however, that
no outstanding Loans may be converted into, or continued under the foregoing
clause (3) as LIBOR Loans when any Default or Event of Default has occurred and
is continuing. Any conversion or continuation made with respect to less than
the entire outstanding balance of the Revolving Loans must be applied pro rata
to the Revolving Loans according to the outstanding principal balance of each
Revolving Loan.
(b) Whenever any Borrower elects to convert or continue Loans
under this Section 3.2, such Borrower shall deliver to the Agent a written
notice substantially in the form of that attached hereto as Exhibit E (a
"Notice of Conversion/Continuation"), with a copy thereof to be delivered
contemporaneously by such Borrower to each Lender, signed by an authorized
officer of such Borrower (1) no later than 10:00 a.m.
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(Chicago, Illinois time) two (2) Business Days in advance of the requested
conversion date, in the case of a conversion into Reference Rate Loans, and (2)
no later than 11:00 a.m (Chicago, Illinois time) three (3) Business Days in
advance of the requested conversion or continuation date, in the case of a
conversion into, or continuation of, LIBOR Loans. The Notice of
Conversion/Continuation shall specify (A) the conversion or continuation date
(which shall be a Business Day), (B) the amount and type of the Loans to be
converted or continued, (C) the nature of the requested conversion or
continuation, and (D) in the case of a conversion into, or continuation of,
LIBOR Loans, the requested Interest Period. In the event that the applicable
Borrower should fail to provide a Notice of Conversion/Continuation with
respect to any LIBOR Loans as provided above, such Loans shall, on the last day
of the Interest Period with respect to such Loans, convert to Reference Rate
Loans.
(c) Any officer of any Borrower authorized to request
Revolving Loans on behalf of such Borrower shall also be authorized to request
a conversion or continuation on behalf of such Borrower. The Agent shall be
entitled to rely on such officers' authority until the Agent is notified to the
contrary in writing pursuant to Section 2.4(b). The Agent shall incur no
liability to any Borrower in acting upon any notice referred to in this Section
3.2, which notice the Agent believes to have been given by an officer
authorized to make such requests on behalf of such Borrower, or for otherwise
acting under this Section 3.2 and, upon such conversion or continuation by the
Agent and the Lenders in accordance with this Agreement, the applicable
Borrower shall have effected the conversion or continuation of the applicable
Loans hereunder.
(d) Any Notice of Conversion/Continuation for conversion to,
or continuation of, Loans made pursuant to this Section 3.2 shall be
irrevocable and the applicable Borrower shall be bound to convert or continue
in accordance therewith.
3.3 Special Provisions Governing LIBOR Loans.
Notwithstanding any other provisions to the contrary contained in this
Agreement, the following provisions shall govern with respect to LIBOR Loans as
to the matters covered:
(a) Amount of LIBOR Loans. Each election of, continuation of
or conversion to a LIBOR Loan, shall be in a minimum amount of $5,000,000 and
in integral multiples of $1,000,000 in excess of that amount.
(b) Determination of Interest Period. By giving notice as
set forth in Section 3.2(b), the applicable Borrower shall have the option,
subject to the other provisions of this Section 3.3, to specify whether the
Interest Period for such LIBOR Loan shall be a one, two, three or six month
period. The
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determination of Interest Periods shall be subject to the following provisions:
(1) In the case of immediately successive Interest Periods,
each successive Interest Period shall commence on the day on which the
next preceding Interest Period expires.
(2) If any Interest Period would otherwise expire on a day
which is not a Business Day, the Interest Period shall be extended to
expire on the next succeeding Business Day; provided, however, that if
the next succeeding Business Day occurs in the following calendar
month, then such Interest Period shall expire on the immediately
preceding Business Day.
(3) No Borrower may select an Interest Period for any LIBOR
Loan, which Interest Period expires later than the Stated Termination
Date.
(4) There shall be no more than six (6) Interest Periods in
effect at any one time.
(c) Determination of Interest Rate. As soon as practicable
after 10:00 a.m. (Chicago, Illinois time) on the LIBOR Interest Rate
Determination Date, the Agent shall determine (which determination shall,
absent manifest error, be presumptively correct) the Interest Rate for the
LIBOR Loans for which an Interest Rate is then being determined and shall
promptly give notice thereof (in writing or by telephone confirmed in writing)
to the applicable Borrower and to the Lenders. In the event that on any LIBOR
Interest Rate Determination Date the Agent shall have determined (which
determination shall be presumptively correct and binding upon all parties)
that:
(1) adequate and fair means do not exist for ascertaining the
applicable interest rates by reference to which the LIBO Rate then
being determined is to be fixed; or
(2) the LIBO Rate for any Interest Period for such Loans will
not adequately reflect the cost to any Lender of making, funding or
maintaining its LIBOR Loan for such Interest Period, the Agent shall
forthwith so notify the applicable Borrower and the Lenders,
whereupon:
(A) each LIBOR Loan will automatically, on the last day
of the then existing Interest Period therefor,
convert into a Reference Rate Loan; and
(B) the obligation of the Lenders to make, or to convert
Loans into, LIBOR Loans shall be suspended
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until the Agent shall notify the Borrowers and the
Lenders that the circumstances causing such
suspension no longer exist.
(d) Illegality. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Agreement, if any Lender shall notify the Agent that the introduction of or any
change in or in the interpretation of any law or regulation makes it unlawful,
or any central bank or other Public Authority asserts that it is unlawful, for
any Lender to perform its obligations hereunder to make LIBOR Loans or to fund
or maintain LIBOR Loans hereunder, (1) the obligation of the Lenders to make,
or to convert Loans into or to continue Loans as, LIBOR Loans shall be
suspended until the Agent shall notify the applicable Borrower and the Lenders
that the circumstances causing such suspension no longer exist and (2) such
Borrower shall on the termination of the Interest Period then applicable
thereto, or on such earlier date required by law, prepay in full all LIBOR
Loans then outstanding together with accrued interest thereon, or convert all
such LIBOR Loans into Reference Rate Loans in accordance with Section 3.2.
(e) Increased Costs. If, due to either (1) the introduction
of or any change (other than any change by way of imposition or increase of
reserve requirements included in the LIBOR Reserve Percentage) in or in the
interpretation of any law or regulation or (2) the compliance with any
guideline or request from any central bank or other Public Authority (whether
or not having the force of law), there shall be any increase in the cost to any
Lender of agreeing to make or making, funding or maintaining LIBOR Loans, then
the Borrowers agree that they shall, from time to time, upon demand by such
Lender, pay to such Lender additional amounts sufficient to compensate such
Lender for such increased cost. A certificate as to the amount of such
increased cost, submitted to the Borrowers by such Lender, shall be rebuttably
presumptive evidence of the correctness of such amount.
(f) Compensation. In addition to such amounts as are
required to be paid by the Borrowers pursuant to the other Sections of this
Article 3, each Borrower agrees to compensate any Lender for all losses,
expenses and liabilities, including, without limitation, any loss or expense
incurred by reason of the liquidation or reemployment of deposits or other
funds acquired by such Lender to fund or maintain such Lender's LIBOR Loans to
the Borrowers, which such Lender may sustain (1) if for any reason a funding of
any LIBOR Loans does not occur on a date specified therefor in a Notice of
Borrowing or Notice of Conversion/Continuation, or a successive Interest Period
does not commence after notice therefor is given pursuant to Section 3.2, (2)
if any voluntary or mandatory prepayment of any LIBOR Loans occurs for any
reason on a date which is not the last scheduled day of an Interest Period, (3)
as a consequence of any required conversion of LIBOR Loans to Reference Rate
Loans as a result of
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any of the events indicated in Section 3.3(d), or (4) as a consequence of any
other failure by any Borrower to repay LIBOR Loans when required by the terms
of this Agreement.
(g) Booking of LIBOR Loans. Each Lender may make, carry or
transfer LIBOR Loans at, to, or for the account of, any of its branch offices
or the office of any of its affiliates.
(h) LIBOR Loans After Event of Default. After the occurrence
of and during the continuance of any Event of Default, no Borrower may borrow
Loans as LIBOR Loans or elect to have any Loans continued as, or converted to,
LIBOR Loans after the expiration of any Interest Period then in effect for such
Loans.
3.4 Maximum Interest Rate. In no event shall any interest
rate hereunder exceed the maximum rate permissible for corporate borrowers
under applicable law (the "Maximum Rate"). If, in any month, any interest
rate, absent such limitation, would have exceeded the Maximum Rate, then the
interest rate for that month shall be the Maximum Rate, and, if in future
months, that interest rate would otherwise be less than the Maximum Rate, then
that interest rate shall remain at the Maximum Rate until such time as the
amount of interest paid hereunder equals the amount of interest which would
have been paid if the same had not been limited by the Maximum Rate. In the
event that, upon payment in full of the Obligations under this Agreement, the
total amount of interest paid or accrued under the terms of this Agreement is
less than the total amount of interest which would, but for this Section 3.4,
have been paid or accrued if the interest rates otherwise set forth in this
Agreement had at all times been in effect, then the Borrowers shall, to the
extent permitted by applicable law, pay the Agent, for the account of the
Lenders, an amount equal to the difference between (a) the lesser of (1) the
amount of interest which would have been charged if the Maximum Rate had, at
all times, been in effect or (2) the amount of interest which would have
accrued had the interest rates otherwise set forth in this Agreement, at all
times, been in effect and (b) the amount of interest actually paid or accrued
under this Agreement. In the event that a court determines that the Agent
and/or any Lender has received interest and other charges hereunder in excess
of the Maximum Rate, such excess shall be deemed received on account of, and
shall automatically be applied to reduce, the Obligations other than interest,
in the inverse order of maturity, and if there are no Obligations outstanding,
the Agent and/or such Lender shall refund to the Borrowers such excess.
3.5 Letter of Credit Fee. The Borrowers shall pay the Agent,
for the account of the Lenders, for each Letter of Credit, a fee ("Letter of
Credit Fee") equal to one and one-quarter percent (1.25%) per annum of the
undrawn face amount of each such Letter of Credit issued for a Borrower's
account at such Borrower's request. The Letter of Credit Fee shall be payable
in
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advance (a) upon the issuance of each Letter of Credit for the number of days
remaining in the month during which such Letter of Credit was issued, and (b)
thereafter, monthly, on the first day of each month during which each such
Letter of Credit remains outstanding. The Letter of Credit Fee shall be
computed on the basis of a 360-day year for the actual number of days elapsed.
The Borrowers shall also pay the costs, fees, or expenses of the Person issuing
the Letter(s) of Credit, all in accordance with Section 2.5 and any Letter of
Credit reimbursement agreement.
3.6 Acceptance Fee. The Borrowers shall pay the Agent, for
the account of the Lenders, for each Acceptance, a fee ("Acceptance Fee") equal
to one and one-quarter percent (1.25%) per annum of the face amount of each
such Acceptance created for a Borrower's account at such Borrower's request.
The Acceptance Fee shall be payable in advance (a) upon the creation of each
Acceptance for the number of days remaining in the month during which such
Acceptance was created, and (b) thereafter, monthly, on the first day of each
month during which each such Acceptance remains outstanding. The Acceptance
Fee shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year for the actual number of
days elapsed. The Borrowers shall also pay the costs, fees, or expenses of the
bank creating each Acceptance, all in accordance with Section 2.5 and any
acceptance agreement.
3.7 Closing Fee. The Borrowers will pay the Agent, for the
account of the Lenders, on the Restatement Closing Date, a closing fee (the
"Closing Fee") in the amount of $725,000. The Borrowers, the Lenders and the
Agent agree that the Closing Fee shall be financed by the Lenders as Revolving
Loans and shall be fully earned by the Lenders on the Restatement Closing Date.
3.8 Unused Line Fee. The Borrowers shall pay to the Agent,
for the account of the Lenders, in arrears on the first day of each month and
on the date of the termination of the Revolver Facility, an unused line fee on
the amount (the "Unused Amount") by which the Revolver Facility exceeded the
sum of (a) the average daily outstanding amount of Revolving Loans (with such
amount calculated for this purpose by giving immediate application to all
amounts received by the Agent or any Lender), (b) the average daily undrawn
face amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit, and (c) the average daily
face amount of all outstanding Acceptances, in each case during the immediately
preceding month, in an amount equal to one-quarter of one percent (0.25%) per
annum of the Unused Amount. The unused line fee shall be computed on the basis
of a 360-day year for the actual number of days elapsed.
3.9 Audit Fee. The Borrowers shall pay to the Agent, solely
for its own account, all costs and expenses reasonably incurred by the Agent's
internal auditors in connection with audits of the Borrowers performed by the
Agent during the term of this Agreement. The Agent's internal auditors shall
be billed at
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the rate of $300 per day per auditor plus reasonably incurred out-of-pocket
costs.
3.10 Collateral Management Fee. The Borrowers will pay the
Agent, solely for its own account, a collateral management fee equal to
$125,000 per annum, payable quarterly in arrears on the first day of each
calendar quarter, commencing January 1, 1996.
3.11 Early Termination Fee. If the Revolver Facility is
terminated by the Borrowers pursuant to Section 4.3 (a) on or before the second
Anniversary Date, the Borrowers shall pay to the Agent, for the ratable benefit
of the Lenders, an early termination fee equal to $6,000,000, or (b) after the
second Anniversary Date but before the third Anniversary Date, the Borrowers
shall pay to the Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Lenders, an early
termination fee equal to $3,000,000. Notwithstanding the immediately preceding
sentence, in the event that the Revolver Facility is terminated by the
Borrowers pursuant to a refinancing of the Obligations pursuant to an asset
securitization transaction with respect to the all or substantially all of the
Accounts, pursuant to which (a) each Lender or its affiliate shall have been
offered the opportunity to be a lender in an amount (1) at least equal to such
Lenders's Commitment, or (2) which would result in such Lender's percentage
share of such financing being at least equal to such Lender's Pro Rata Share,
and (b) the Agent or Bank of America or another affiliate of Bank of America
shall act as sole agent for the lenders, such early termination fee shall not
be required to be paid.
3.12 Currency Conversion. All obligations payable under this
Agreement or secured hereby, including principal, interest, costs, expenses,
charges, premiums, fees, rates and other amounts, shall be due and payable in
Dollars. In any proceeding in which the amount of any obligation payable
hereunder must be converted into Canadian currency, the amount of such
obligation shall be converted into an amount in Canadian currency sufficient to
purchase the amount of the obligation in Dollars at a chartered bank in
Ontario, Canada at the close of business on the first day on which such bank
quotes a Canadian dollar rate for purchase of such amount of Dollars before the
day on which payment of the obligation is received by the Agent, for the
account of the Lenders, but the Lenders shall have a separate cause of action
against the Borrowers for the amount, if any, by which the amount paid to the
Agent, for the account of the Lenders, in respect of the obligation in any
currency other than Dollars, when promptly converted to Dollars under normal
banking procedures and in an appropriate market of the Agent's choice, fails to
yield (net after any cost of conversion) the full amount of the obligation in
Dollars.
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ARTICLE 4
PAYMENTS AND PREPAYMENTS
4.1 Revolving Loans. The Borrowers shall repay the
outstanding principal balance of the Revolving Loans, plus all accrued but
unpaid interest thereon, upon the termination of this Agreement for any reason.
The Borrowers may prepay Revolving Loans at any time, and reborrow subject to
the terms of this Agreement; provided, however, that with respect to any LIBOR
Loans prepaid by any Borrower prior to the expiration date of the Interest
Period applicable thereto, such Borrower agrees to pay to the Lenders the
amounts described in Section 3.3(f). In addition, and without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, the Borrowers shall pay to the Agent, for the
account of the Lenders, on demand, (a) the amount by which the Aggregate
Revolver Outstandings to or for the accounts of all Borrowers exceed the
Maximum Revolver Amount, and (b) the amount by which the Aggregate Revolver
Outstandings to or for the account of a Borrower exceed the Individual Maximum
Revolver Amount with respect to such Borrower.
4.2 Capital Expenditure Loans. The Borrowers shall repay
the principal amount of each Capital Expenditure Loan in consecutive monthly
installments commencing on the first day of the calendar month immediately
succeeding the calendar month in which such Capital Expenditure Loan was made,
and continuing on the first day of each calendar month thereafter, until the
earlier of payment in full of such Capital Expenditure Loan or the Termination
Date, with all outstanding principal and accrued interest on such Capital
Expenditure Loan due on the Termination Date. Each monthly installment for
each Capital Expenditure Loan (other than a final installment in the amount of
the then outstanding principal balance thereof, together with accrued interest
thereon, due on the Termination Date), shall be in a principal amount equal to
(a) the original principal amount of such Capital Expenditure Loan divided by
(b) the lesser of (1) thirty-six (36) or (2) the number of calendar months
remaining prior to the Stated Termination Date at the time such Capital
Expenditure Loan is made. The Borrowers may prepay Capital Expenditure Loans
at any time. In the event that any of the Capital Expenditure Loan Equipment
that served as the basis, in whole or in part, on which any Capital Expenditure
Loan was made, shall be sold or otherwise disposed of by the applicable
Borrower (which sale or other disposition shall be made in accordance with the
terms of Section 5.11), such Borrower shall prepay such Capital Expenditure
Loan in an amount equal to the portion of the outstanding principal amount of
such Capital Expenditure Loan allocable to the Capital Expenditure Loan
Equipment to be sold or otherwise disposed of. In the event that any such sale
or other disposition shall be made of Capital Expenditure Loan Equipment with
respect to a Capital Expenditure Loan (A) that had been paid in full prior to
such sale or other disposition, or (B) with
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respect to which the outstanding principal balance is less than the proceeds of
such sale or other disposition, the prepayment described in the immediately
preceding sentence (or the excess amount following prepayment in full of a
Capital Expenditure Loan with respect to which the outstanding principal
balance is less than the proceeds of the applicable sale or other disposition)
shall be applied to the Capital Expenditure Loan made most recently prior to
the date of such sale or other disposition. Any prepayment of any Capital
Expenditure Loan shall be applied to the principal installments due under such
Capital Expenditure Loan in the inverse order of their maturity, and shall be
accompanied by the payment of all accrued but unpaid interest thereon. The
Capital Expenditure Loans owing by RMC, NWR, Hutch, Willow and RML to each
Lender will be evidenced by a promissory note and attached grid (each, a
"Capital Expenditure Loan Note") in the form attached hereto as Exhibit F, with
appropriate insertions.
4.3 Termination of the Revolver Facility. The Borrowers may
terminate the Revolver Facility in whole, but not in part, upon (a) at least
five (5) Business Days' notice to the Agent and the Lenders, (b) the payment in
full of all outstanding Revolving Loans and Capital Expenditure Loans, together
with accrued interest thereon, and the cancellation of all outstanding Letters
of Credit, Interest Rate Contracts and Currency Hedging Contracts, (c) the
provision of a Supporting Letter of Credit or cash collateral in the amount of
any outstanding Acceptance, in the manner set forth in Section 2.5(j)(1), (d)
the payment of the early termination fee set forth in Section 3.11, if
applicable, (e) with respect to any LIBOR Loans prepaid in connection with such
termination prior to the expiration date of the Interest Period applicable
thereto, the payment of the amounts described in Section 3.3(f), and (f) the
payment in full in cash of all other Obligations, together with accrued
interest thereon; provided, that the Borrowers shall not be required to cancel
all Interest Rate Contracts and Currency Hedging Contracts pursuant to the
foregoing clause (b) in the event that (1) the Revolver Facility shall be
terminated pursuant to a refinancing of the Obligations by the Lenders or by
Bank of America, or (2) all obligations of any Borrower under such Interest
Rate Contracts and Currency Hedging Contracts shall be secured in a manner and
pursuant to documentation in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent and
Bank of America.
4.4 Place and Form of Payments; Extension of Time. All
payments of principal, interest, premium, and other sums due to the Agent or
the Lenders shall be made at the Agent's address set forth in or specified
pursuant to Section 14.7. Except for proceeds received directly by the Agent,
all such payments shall be made in immediately available funds. Except as may
otherwise be provided pursuant to the terms of Section 3.3(b)(2), if any
payment of principal, interest, premium, or other sum to be made hereunder
becomes due and payable on a day other than a Business
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Day, the due date of such payment shall be extended to the next succeeding
Business Day and interest thereon shall be payable at the applicable Interest
Rate during such extension.
4.5 Payments as Revolving Loans. All payments of principal,
interest, reimbursement obligations in connection with Letters of Credit,
Acceptances, fees, premiums and other sums payable hereunder, including all
reimbursement for expenses pursuant to Section 14.6, may, at the option of the
Agent, in its sole discretion, subject only to the terms of this Section 4.5,
be paid from the proceeds of Revolving Loans made hereunder, whether made
following a request by a Borrower pursuant to Section 2.4 or a deemed request
as provided in this Section 4.5. Each Borrower hereby irrevocably authorizes
the Lenders to make Revolving Loans (including BABC Loans by BABC or Agent
Advances by the Agent), upon notice from the Agent as described in the next
succeeding sentence, for the purpose of paying principal, interest,
reimbursement obligations in connection with Letters of Credit or Acceptances,
fees, premiums and other sums payable hereunder, including reimbursing expenses
pursuant to Section 14.6, and agrees that all such Revolving Loans so made
shall be deemed to have been requested by it pursuant to Section 2.4, as of the
date of the aforementioned notice. The Agent may request Revolving Loans on
behalf of a Borrower as described in the immediately preceding sentence, but
notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any notice required
to be given to any Lender by the Agent in connection with any BABC Loans made
pursuant to this Section 4.5 may be made contemporaneously with the Settlement
relating thereto.
4.6 Apportionment, Application and Reversal of Payments.
Aggregate principal and interest payments shall be apportioned ratably among
the Lenders (according to the unpaid principal balance of the Loans to which
such payments relate held by each Lender) and payments of the fees shall, as
applicable, be apportioned ratably among the Lenders. All payments received
with respect to a Borrower shall be remitted to the Agent and all such payments
not relating to principal or interest of specific Loans, or not constituting
payment of specific fees, and all proceeds of Accounts or other Collateral
received by the Agent, shall be applied, ratably, subject to the provisions of
this Agreement, first, to pay any fees, expense reimbursements or indemnities
then due to the Agent and the Lenders from such Borrower under or in connection
with this Agreement or any other Loan Document; second, to pay interest due in
respect of the BABC Loans and Agent Advances to such Borrower; third, to pay or
prepay principal of the BABC Loans and Agent Advances to such Borrower; fourth,
to pay interest due in respect of all Loans (other than the BABC Loans and
Agent Advances) to such Borrower and unpaid reimbursement obligations in
respect of Letters of Credit issued or Acceptances created for the account of
such Borrower; fifth, to pay or prepay principal of the Revolving Loans (other
than the BABC Loans and Agent Advances) to such
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Borrower and to pay any unpaid reimbursement obligations in respect of Letters
of Credit or Acceptances, as applicable; sixth, to pay or prepay principal of
the Capital Expenditure Loans (other than BABC Loans) to such Borrower;
seventh, to provide cash collateral for any outstanding Letters of Credit or
Acceptances; and eighth, to the payment of any other Obligation due to any
Secured Creditor by such Borrower. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained in this Agreement, unless so directed by the applicable Borrower,
neither the Agent nor any Lender shall apply any payments which it receives to
any LIBOR Loan, except (a) on the expiration date of the Interest Period
applicable to any such LIBOR Loan, or (b) in the event, and only to the extent,
that there are no outstanding Reference Rate Loans. The Agent shall distribute
to each Lender promptly, and in any event no later than the then next
succeeding Settlement Date, pursuant to the applicable wire transfer
instructions set forth in Section 13.11, or pursuant to such other instructions
as such Lender may deliver to the Agent in writing, such funds as it may be
entitled to receive. If any such amount is not so made available to any
Lender, such Lender shall be entitled to recover such amount on demand from the
Agent together with interest thereon at the Federal Funds Rate for the first
three (3) days from and after the date payable and thereafter at the Interest
Rate then applicable to the Revolving Loans. The Agent and the Lenders shall
have the continuing and exclusive right to apply and reverse and reapply any
and all such proceeds and payments to any portion of the Obligations.
4.7 Indemnity for Returned Payments. If after receipt of any
payment of, or proceeds applied to the payment of, all or any part of the
Obligations, the Agent or any Lender is for any reason compelled to surrender
such payment or proceeds to any Person, because such payment or application of
proceeds is invalidated, declared fraudulent, set aside, determined to be void
or voidable as a preference, impermissible set-off, or a diversion of trust
funds, or for any other reason, then the Obligations or part thereof intended
to be satisfied shall be revived and continue and this Agreement shall continue
in full force as if such payment or proceeds had not been received by the Agent
or such Lender, and the Borrowers shall be liable to pay to the Agent, and
hereby do indemnify the Agent and the Lenders and hold the Agent and the
Lenders harmless for, the amount of such payment or proceeds surrendered. The
provisions of this Section 4.7 shall be and remain effective notwithstanding
any contrary action which may have been taken by the Agent or any Lender in
reliance upon such payment or application of proceeds, and any such contrary
action so taken shall be without prejudice to the Agent's and the Lenders'
rights under this Agreement and shall be deemed to have been conditioned upon
such payment or application of proceeds having become final and irrevocable.
The provisions of this Section 4.7 shall survive the termination of this
Agreement.
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4.8 Increased Capital. (a) If any Lender determines that
compliance by such Lender with any guideline or request from any central bank
or other Public Authority (whether or not having the force of law) affects or
would affect the amount of capital required or expected to be maintained by
such Lender, or any corporation controlling such Lender, and such Lender
reasonably determines that the amount of such capital is increased by or based
upon its Commitment or its making or maintaining Loans hereunder, or its
commitment to participate (as provided for in Section 2.5(f)) in any credit
support or enhancement provided through the Agent in connection with the
issuance of any Letter of Credit or creation of any Acceptance, or to otherwise
extend credit to the Borrowers hereunder, and other commitments of this type,
then, upon demand by such Lender, the Borrowers agree to immediately pay to
such Lender, from time to time as specified by such Lender, additional amounts
sufficient to compensate such Lender in the light of such circumstances, to the
extent that such Lender reasonably determines such increase in capital to be
allocable to such Lender's Commitment or its commitment to participate (as
provided for in Section 2.5(f)) in any credit support or enhancement provided
through the Agent in connection with Letters of Credit or Acceptances. A
certificate as to the amount of such increased cost, submitted to the Borrowers
and the Agent by the applicable Lender shall, absent manifest error, be
conclusive and binding on the Borrowers for all purposes.
(b) In the event that the sum of the amounts paid by the
Borrowers to any Lender pursuant to Section 4.8(a) shall exceed $1,000,000,
such Lender shall, at the request of the Borrowers, assign its Commitment, the
Loans owing to it and its rights and obligations with respect to Letters of
Credit and Acceptances, in accordance with the terms of Section 12.3, to a
commercial bank or other financial institution identified by the Borrowers and
acceptable to the Agent. No Lender shall be required to make any assignment
pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence unless (1) such assignment shall
become effective within one hundred twenty (120) days following the date on
which the sum of the amounts paid by the Borrowers to such Lender pursuant to
Section 4.8(a) shall have exceeded $1,000,000, and (2) the Borrowers shall have
given the Agent and the Lenders written notification of such proposed
assignment at least ninety (90) days prior thereto.
4.9 Register; Agent's and Lenders' Books and Records; Monthly
Statements. Each Borrower agrees that the Register and each Lender's books and
records showing the Obligations and the transactions pursuant to this Agreement
and the other Loan Documents shall be admissible in any action or proceeding
arising therefrom, and shall constitute prima facie proof thereof, irrespective
of whether any Obligation is also evidenced by a promissory note or other
instrument. The Agent will provide to the Borrowers a monthly statement of
Loans, payments, and other transactions pursuant to this Agreement. Such
statement shall be
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deemed correct, accurate, and binding on the Borrowers and an account stated
(except for reversals and reapplications of payments made as provided in
Sections 4.6 and 4.7 and corrections of errors discovered by the Agent), unless
the Borrowers notify the Agent in writing to the contrary within thirty (30)
days after such statement is rendered. In the event a timely written notice of
objections is given by the Borrowers, only the items to which exception is
expressly made will be considered to be disputed by the Borrowers.
ARTICLE 5
COLLATERAL
5.1 Grant of Security Interest. (a) Collateral. As security
for all Obligations, each Borrower hereby reaffirms its grant to the Agent,
pursuant to the Original Agreement, for the ratable benefit of the Secured
Creditors, of a continuing security interest in, lien on, assignment of, and
right of set-off against all of the following property of such Borrower,
whether now owned or existing or hereafter acquired or arising and regardless
of where located:
(1) all Accounts, contract rights, letters of credit,
Assigned Contracts, chattel paper, instruments, notes, documents, and
documents of title;
(2) General Intangibles;
(3) Inventory;
(4) Equipment;
(5) all moneys, Securities, and other property of any kind of
such Borrower in the possession or under the control of the Agent or
any Lender, any assignee of or participant in the Obligations, or a
bailee of any such party or such party's affiliates;
(6) all of such Borrower's deposit accounts, credits, and
balances with and other claims against the Agent or any Lender or any
of its affiliates or any other financial institution with which such
Borrower maintains deposits;
(7) all books, records and other property relating to or
referring to any of the foregoing, including, without limitation, all
books, records, ledger cards, data processing records, computer
software (subject to any restrictions contained in any licensing
agreement with respect thereto) and other
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property and General Intangibles at any time evidencing or relating to
any of the foregoing; and
(8) all accessions to, substitutions for and replacements,
products and proceeds of any of the foregoing, including, but not
limited to, proceeds of any insurance policies, claims against third
parties, and condemnation or requisition payments with respect to all
or any of the foregoing.
All of the foregoing, together with any other property of any Borrower,
including the Real Estate, in which the Agent shall at any time be granted a
Lien, is hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Collateral."
Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, the
Agent's Liens on Equipment (and related property described in the foregoing
clauses (7) and (8)), shall secure Obligations only to the extent that such
Liens would constitute "Permitted Liens" under the Senior Subordinated Note
Indenture.
(b) Real Estate. Each Borrower has executed and delivered,
or shall, on the Restatement Closing Date execute and deliver, to the Agent
such Mortgages and such other agreements which purport to grant to the Agent,
for the ratable benefit of the Secured Creditors, continuing and perfected
mortgage liens on such Borrower's Real Estate. Prior to the Triggering Date,
such Mortgages and other agreements shall be held by the Agent, shall not be
recorded and shall not be effective to ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇ ▇▇▇▇ on any Real Estate
described therein or otherwise be of any force or effect. From and after the
Triggering Date, such Mortgages and other agreements shall be effective and may
be recorded by the Agent. In addition, promptly after the Triggering Date, the
Borrowers shall provide to the Agent title insurance with respect to the Real
Estate covered by such Mortgages in form, substance and amount satisfactory to
the Agent.
(c) General Provisions Regarding Collateral. All of the
Obligations shall be secured by all of the Collateral. The Agent may, subject
to the provisions of Article 12 and 13, in its sole discretion, as limited by
the terms of this Agreement, (1) exchange, waive, or release any of the
Collateral, (2) following the occurrence of any Event of Default, apply
Collateral and direct the order or manner of sale thereof as the Agent may
determine, and (3) settle, compromise, collect, or otherwise liquidate any
Collateral in any manner, all without affecting the Obligations or the Agent's
or any Lender's right to take any other action with respect to any other
Collateral.
5.2 Perfection and Protection of Security Interest. Each
Borrower shall, at its expense, subject to the terms of Section 5.1, perform
all steps requested by the Agent at any time to perfect, maintain, protect, and
enforce the Agent's Liens, including, without limitation: (a) executing and
recording of
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the Mortgages, the Patent Agreements, and the Trademark Agreements and
executing and filing financing or continuation statements, and amendments
thereof, in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent; (b) delivering to the
Agent the original certificates of title for motor vehicles with the Agent's
security interest properly endorsed thereon; (c) delivering to the Agent the
originals of all instruments, documents, and chattel paper, and all other
Collateral of which the Agent determines it should have physical possession in
order to perfect and protect the Agent's security interest therein, duly
endorsed or assigned to the Agent without restriction; (d) delivering to the
Agent warehouse receipts covering any portion of the Collateral located in
warehouses and for which warehouse receipts are issued; (e) following the
occurrence of any Event of Default, transferring Inventory to warehouses
designated by the Agent; (f) placing notations on such Borrower's books of
account to disclose the Agent's security interest; (g) delivering to the Agent
all letters of credit on which such Borrower is named beneficiary; and (h)
taking such other steps as are deemed necessary or desirable by the Agent to
maintain and protect the Agent's Liens. To the extent permitted by applicable
law, the Agent may file, without the applicable Borrower's signature, one or
more financing statements disclosing the Agent's Liens. Each Borrower agrees
that a carbon, photographic, photostatic, or other reproduction of this
Agreement or of a financing statement is sufficient as a financing statement.
If any Collateral is at any time in the possession or control
of any warehouseman, bailee or any of a Borrower's agents or processors, then
such Borrower shall notify the Agent thereof and shall notify such Person of
the Agent's security interest in such Collateral and, upon the Agent's request,
instruct such Person to hold all such Collateral for the Agent's account
subject to the Agent's instructions. If at any time any Collateral (other than
(a) Collateral in transit at such time, or (b) additional Collateral not in
excess of $100,000 in aggregate value at such time) is located on any premises
that are not owned by a Borrower, then the Borrowers shall obtain written
waivers, in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent, of all present and
future Liens to which the owner or lessor or any mortgagee of such premises may
be entitled to assert against the Collateral.
From time to time, each Borrower shall, upon the Agent's
request, execute and deliver confirmatory written instruments pledging to the
Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Creditors, the Collateral, but
any Borrower's failure to do so shall not affect or limit the Agent's security
interest or the Agent's other rights in and to the Collateral. So long as this
Agreement is in effect and until all Obligations have been fully satisfied, the
Agent's Liens shall continue in full force and effect in all Collateral
(whether or not deemed eligible for the purpose of calculating the Maximum
Revolver Amount or any Individual Maximum Revolver Amount, or as the basis for
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advance, loan, extension of credit, or other financial accommodation).
5.3 Location of Collateral. Each Borrower represents and
warrants to the Agent and the Lenders that: (a) Schedule 5.3 contains a correct
and complete list of each such Borrower's chief executive office, the location
of its books and records, the locations of the Collateral, and the locations of
all of its other places of business; and (b) Schedule 5.3 correctly identifies
any of such facilities and locations that are not owned by such Borrower and
sets forth the names of the owners and lessors or sublessors of, and, to the
best of such Borrower's knowledge, the holders of any mortgages on, such
facilities and locations. Each Borrower covenants and agrees that it will not
(1) maintain any Collateral at any location other than those listed on Schedule
5.3 with respect to such Borrower, (2) otherwise change or add to any of such
locations, or (3) change the location of its chief executive office from the
location identified in Schedule 5.3, unless it gives the Agent at least thirty
(30) days' prior written notice thereof and executes any and all financing
statements and other documents that the Agent requests in connection therewith.
5.4 Title to, Liens on, and Sale and Use of Collateral. Each
Borrower represents and warrants to the Agent and the Lenders and agrees with
the Agent and the Lenders that: (a) all of such Borrower's Collateral and Real
Estate is and will continue to be owned by such Borrower free and clear of all
Liens whatsoever, except for Permitted Liens; (b) the Agent's Liens in the
Collateral will not be subject to any prior Lien except for those Permitted
Liens, if any, specifically identified on Schedule 7.2; (c) such Borrower will
use, store, and maintain the Collateral with all reasonable care and will use
the Collateral for lawful purposes only; and (d) such Borrower will not,
without the Agent's prior written approval, sell, or dispose of or permit the
sale or disposition of any Collateral, except for (1) Accounts of RMC, Hutch,
NWR and Willow transferred to RRC pursuant to the terms of the Receivables
Purchase Agreement, (2) sales of Inventory in the ordinary course of business,
and (3) dispositions of Equipment permitted by Section 5.11. The inclusion of
proceeds in the Collateral shall not be deemed to constitute the Agent's or any
Lender's consent to any sale or other disposition of the Collateral except as
expressly permitted herein.
5.5 Appraisals. The Borrowers shall provide the Agent, no
later than December 31, 1995, with appraisals of all of the Equipment from an
appraiser, and prepared on a basis, satisfactory to the Agent. Whenever a
Default or Event of Default exists, and at such other times not more frequently
than once a year as the Agent requests, the Borrowers shall, at their expense
and upon the Agent's request, provide the Agent with additional appraisals or
updates thereof of any or all of the
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Collateral from an appraiser, and prepared on a basis, satisfactory to the
Agent.
5.6 Access and Examination; Confidentiality. (a) The Agent,
accompanied by any Lender which so elects, may at all reasonable times (and at
any time when a Default or Event of Default exists) have access to, examine,
audit, make extracts from or copies of and inspect any or all of each
Borrower's records, files, and books of account and the Collateral, and discuss
each Borrower's affairs with such Borrower's officers and management. Prior to
the Triggering Date such audits shall be limited to four during each
twelve-month period. Each Borrower will deliver to the Agent any instrument
necessary for the Agent to obtain records from any service bureau maintaining
records for such Borrower. The Agent may, and at the direction of the Majority
Lenders shall, at any time when a Default or Event of Default exists, and at
the Borrowers' expense, make copies of all of each Borrower's books and
records, or require the Borrowers to deliver such copies to the Agent. The
Agent may, without expense to the Agent, use such of the Borrowers' respective
personnel, supplies, and premises as may be reasonably necessary for
maintaining or enforcing the Agent's Liens.
(b) The Agent and each Lender agree to take normal and
reasonable precautions and exercise due care to maintain the confidentiality of
all information identified as "confidential" or "secret" by any Borrower and
provided to the Agent or such Lender by or on behalf of such Borrower, under
this Agreement or any other Loan Document, and neither the Agent, nor such
Lender nor any of their respective affiliates shall use any such information
other than in connection with or in enforcement of this Agreement and the other
Loan Documents, except to the extent that such information (1) was or becomes
generally available to the public other than as a result of disclosure by the
Agent or such Lender, or (2) was or becomes available on a nonconfidential
basis from a source other than such Borrower, provided that such source is not
bound by a confidentiality agreement with such Borrower known to the Agent or
such Lender; provided, however, that the Agent and any Lender may disclose such
information (A) at the request or pursuant to any requirement of any Public
Authority to which the Agent or such Lender is subject or in connection with an
examination of the Agent or such Lender by any such Public Authority; (B)
pursuant to subpoena or other court process; (C) when required to do so in
accordance with the provisions of any applicable requirement of law; (D) to the
extent reasonably required in connection with any litigation or proceeding to
which the Agent, any Lender or their respective affiliates may be party; (E) to
the extent reasonably required in connection with the exercise of any remedy
hereunder or under any other Loan Document; (F) to the Agent's or such Lender's
independent auditors, accountants, attorneys and other professional advisors;
(G) to any affiliate of the Agent or such Lender, or to any Participating
Lender or assignee under any
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Assignment and Acceptance, actual or potential, provided that such affiliate,
Participating Lender or assignee agrees to keep such information confidential
to the same extent required of the Agent and the Lenders hereunder; and (H) as
expressly permitted under the terms of any other document or agreement
regarding confidentiality to which such Borrower is party or is deemed party
with the Agent or such Lender; provided, further, that in the case of
disclosures pursuant to the foregoing clauses (A) through (D), the Agent or
such Lender shall notify the applicable Borrower of the disclosure as promptly
as is reasonably practicable and cooperate with such Borrower in protecting the
confidential nature of the information which must be so disclosed.
5.7 Collateral Reporting. In the event that the Triggering
Date has not yet occurred, the Borrowers will provide the Agent, on a weekly
basis, with a schedule of Accounts created since the last such schedule,
together with, if requested, copies of invoices therefor, in form and substance
satisfactory to the Agent; provided, that in the event that the Triggering Date
shall have occurred, such schedule and, if requested by the Agent, copies,
shall be provided to the Agent on a daily basis. In addition, the Borrowers
will provide the Agent with the following documents at the following times in
form satisfactory to the Agent: (a) upon request, copies of customer
statements and credit memos, remittance advices and reports, and copies of
deposit slips; (b) upon request, copies of shipping and delivery documents; (c)
monthly Inventory reports by location and category; (d) monthly perpetual
Inventory reports; (e) monthly agings of accounts receivable and accounts
payable; (f) upon request, copies of purchase orders, invoices and delivery
documents for Inventory and Equipment acquired by any Borrower; (g) such other
reports as to the Collateral as the Agent or any Lender shall request from time
to time; and (h) with the delivery of each of the foregoing, a certificate of
an officer of each Borrower certifying as to the accuracy and completeness of
the foregoing. If any of any Borrower's records or reports of the Collateral
are prepared by an accounting service or other agent, each Borrower hereby
authorizes such service or agent to deliver such records, reports, and related
documents to the Agent and the Lenders. Any amounts contained in reports
provided by or with respect to RML pursuant to this Section 5.7 may be
expressed in Canadian dollars (provided they are so identified in such
reports); provided, that all amounts contained in any Borrowing Base
Certificate shall be expressed in Dollars.
5.8 Accounts. (a) Each Borrower hereby represents and
warrants to the Agent and the Lenders that: (1) each existing Account
represents, and each future Account will represent, a bona fide sale or lease
and delivery of goods by such Borrower (or, in the case of Accounts of RRC,
RMC, Hutch, NWR or Willow, as applicable), or rendition of services by such
Borrower (or, in the case of Accounts of RRC, RMC, Hutch, NWR or
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Willow, as applicable), in the ordinary course of such Borrower's business; (2)
each existing Account is, and each future Account will be, for a liquidated
amount payable by the Account Debtor thereon on the terms set forth in the
invoice therefor or in the schedule thereof delivered to the Agent, without any
offset, deduction, defense, or counterclaim known to such Borrower and not
disclosed to the Agent and the Lenders pursuant to this Agreement; (3) no
payment will be received with respect to any Account, and no credit, discount,
or extension, or agreement therefor will be granted on any Account, except as
reported to the Agent and the Lenders in accordance with this Agreement; (4)
each copy of an invoice delivered to the Agent by a Borrower will be a genuine
copy of the original invoice sent to the Account Debtor named therein; and (5)
all goods described in each invoice will have been delivered to the Account
Debtor and all services of the applicable Borrower described in each invoice
will have been performed.
(b) No Borrower shall re-date any invoice or sale or make
sales on extended dating beyond that customary in such Borrower's business or
extend or modify any Account. If any Borrower becomes aware of any matter
which may materially affect the collectability of any Account, including
information regarding the Account Debtor's creditworthiness, such Borrower will
promptly so advise the Agent.
(c) No Borrower shall accept any note or other instrument
(except a check or other instrument for the immediate payment of money) with
respect to any Account without the Agent's written consent. If the Agent
consents to the acceptance of any such instrument, it shall be considered as
evidence of the Account and not payment thereof and the applicable Borrower
will promptly deliver such instrument to the Agent appropriately endorsed,
regardless of the form of presentment, demand, notice of dishonor, protest, and
notice of protest with respect thereto.
(d) Each Borrower shall notify the Agent promptly of all
disputes and claims with Account Debtors and settle or adjust them at no
expense to the Agent or any Lender, but no discount, credit or allowance shall
be granted to any Account Debtor without the Agent's consent, except for
discounts, credits and allowances made or given with respect to Accounts in the
ordinary course of the applicable Borrower's business when no Event of Default
exists hereunder. Each Borrower shall send the Agent a copy of each credit
memorandum in excess of (1) $100,000 in the case of RMC, and $50,000 in the
case of each other Borrower, as soon as issued. The Agent may, and at the
direction of the Majority Lenders shall, at all times when an Event of Default
exists hereunder, settle or adjust disputes and claims directly with Account
Debtors for amounts and upon terms which the Agent or the Majority Lenders, as
applicable, shall consider advisable and, in all cases, the Agent will credit
the applicable
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Borrower's loan account with only the net amounts received by the Agent in
payment of any Accounts.
(e) If an Account Debtor returns any Inventory to any
Borrower when no Event of Default exists, then such Borrower shall promptly
determine the reason for such return and shall issue a credit memorandum to the
Account Debtor in the appropriate amount. Each Borrower shall immediately
report to the Agent any return involving an amount in excess of (1) $100,000 in
the case of RMC, and (2) $50,000 in the case of each other Borrower. Each such
report shall indicate the reasons for the returns and the locations and
condition of the returned Inventory. In the event any Account Debtor returns
Inventory to any Borrower when an Event of Default exists, such Borrower shall:
(1) hold the returned Inventory in trust for the Agent; (2) segregate all
returned Inventory from all of its other property; (3) dispose of the returned
Inventory solely according to the Agent's written instructions; and (4) not
issue any credits or allowances with respect thereto without the Agent's prior
written consent. All returned Inventory shall be subject to the Agent's Liens
thereon. Whenever any Inventory is returned, the related Account shall be
deemed ineligible to the extent of the return and the Maximum Revolver Amount
and the applicable Individual Maximum Revolver Amount shall be adjusted
accordingly.
5.9 Collection of Accounts; Payments. (a) Except with
respect to sales generated pursuant to the Borrowers' telemarketing program and
repaid by consumer credit cards ("Telemarketing Sales"), the proceeds of which
shall be collected, processed and remitted to the Agent on a basis satisfactory
to the Agent, each Borrower shall establish a lock-box service for collections
of its Accounts at a bank or banks mutually acceptable to the Agent and such
Borrower and pursuant to documentation satisfactory to the Agent. Each
Borrower shall instruct all of its Account Debtors to make all payments
directly to the address or addresses established for such service, other than
those relating to Telemarketing Sales. If, notwithstanding such instructions,
any Borrower receives any proceeds of Accounts, it shall receive such payments
as the Agent's and the Lenders' trustee, and shall immediately deliver such
payments to the Agent in their original form (other than in the case of
payments received in the form of foreign currency, which shall be exchanged by
the applicable Borrower and immediately remitted to the Agent in Dollars) duly
endorsed in blank or deposit them into a Payment Account, as the Agent may
direct. Notwithstanding the foregoing, so long as no Default or Event of
Default shall have occurred and be continuing, RML shall be entitled to retain
all proceeds of its Accounts received in its lock-box or received directly by
it, to fund its immediate working capital needs, and shall remit to the Agent
all proceeds of its Accounts in excess of such immediate working capital needs
no less frequently than once every two weeks. All collections
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received in any such lock-box or Payment Account or directly by a Borrower, the
Agent or any Lender, and all funds in any Payment Account or other account to
which such collections are deposited, shall be the sole property of the Agent
and the Lenders and subject to the Agent's and the Lenders' sole control. The
Agent or the Agent's designee may (1) at any time upon the occurrence and
during the continuance of an Event of Default, notify obligors that the
Accounts have been assigned to the Agent and of the Agent's security interest
therein, and (2) collect Accounts directly and charge the collection costs and
expenses to the applicable Borrower's loan account as a Revolving Loan as
described in Section 4.5. At the Agent's request, each Borrower shall execute
and deliver to the Agent such documents as the Agent shall require to grant the
Agent access to any post office box in which collections of Accounts are
received. No Borrower shall open, establish or maintain any depository account
without first having delivered to the Agent a duly executed and delivered
restricted account agreement satisfactory to the Agent.
(b) If sales of Inventory are made for cash, the applicable
Borrower shall within two (2) Business Days, deliver to the Agent or deposit
into a Payment Account the identical checks, cash, or other forms of payment
which such Borrower receives, other than minor cash proceeds from sales of
Inventory which are deposited in RMC's ▇▇▇▇▇ cash account in accordance with
past practices.
(c) All payments received by the Agent on account of Accounts
or as proceeds of other Collateral will be the Agent's sole property and will
be credited to the applicable Borrower's loan account (conditional upon final
collection) after allowing one (1) Business Day for collection; provided, that
for purposes of determining Availability or Individual Availability and for
purposes of calculating the unused line fee pursuant to Section 3.8, all such
payments shall be credited to the applicable Borrower's loan account
immediately upon receipt.
5.10 Inventory. Each Borrower represents and warrants to the
Agent and the Lenders and agrees with the Agent and the Lenders that all of the
Inventory, other than supplies and scrap, is and will be, following the
completion of necessary finishing and processing functions with respect to raw
materials and work in process, held for sale or lease, or to be furnished in
connection with the rendition of services, in the ordinary course of such
Borrower's business, and is and will be fit for such purposes. Each Borrower
will keep such Inventory in good and marketable condition, at its own expense.
No Borrower will, without prior written notice to the Agent, acquire or accept
any Inventory on consignment or approval; provided, that the Borrowers may
acquire or accept Inventory on consignment having an aggregate value not in
excess of $4,000,000 at any time with respect to all of the Borrowers; and
provided, further, that all Inventory accepted by a Borrower on consignment
shall be clearly
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identified as such and segregated from Inventory which is not on consignment.
Each Borrower agrees that all Inventory will be produced in accordance with the
Federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended, and all rules,
regulations, and orders thereunder. Each Borrower will maintain a perpetual
inventory reporting system at all times, and will conduct cycle counts in
accordance with the requirements of its independent certified public
accountants. After the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of
Default, and in any event from and after the Triggering Date, each Borrower
will conduct a physical count of its Inventory at such times as the Agent
requests, and shall promptly supply the Lenders with a copy of such count
accompanied by a report of the value of such inventory (determined on a
first-in-first-out basis and valued at the lower of cost or market value). No
Borrower will, without the Agent's written consent, sell any Inventory on a
▇▇▇▇-and-hold, guaranteed sale, sale and return, sale on approval, consignment,
or other repurchase or return basis, except for Telemarketing Sales made by RMC
on a repurchase or return basis, provided, that the sum of the outstanding face
amounts of the Accounts generated pursuant to such Telemarketing Sales shall
not exceed $1,000,000 at any time.
5.11 Equipment. Each Borrower represents and warrants to the
Agent and the Lenders and agrees with the Agent and the Lenders that all of the
Equipment is and will be used or held for use in such Borrower's business, and
is and will be fit for such purposes. Each Borrower shall keep and maintain
its Equipment in good operating condition and repair (ordinary wear and tear
excepted) and shall make all necessary replacements thereof. Each Borrower
shall promptly inform the Agent of any material additions to or deletions from
its Equipment. No Borrower shall permit any Equipment to become a fixture to
real property or an accession to other personal property, unless the Agent has
a valid, perfected, and first priority Lien in such real or personal property.
No Borrower will, without the Agent's prior written consent, alter or remove
any identifying symbol or number on its Equipment. No Borrower shall, without
the Agent's prior written consent, sell, lease as a lessor, or otherwise
dispose of any of the Equipment; provided, however, that the Borrowers may
dispose of obsolete or unusable Equipment having an orderly liquidation value
no greater $150,000 in the aggregate in any Fiscal Year, without the Agent's
consent, subject to the conditions set forth below. In the event that any
Capital Expenditure Loan Equipment is sold, transferred or otherwise disposed
of, the applicable Borrower shall deliver all of the cash proceeds of any such
sale, transfer or disposition to the Agent, in prepayment of the relevant
Capital Expenditure Loan in accordance with Section 4.2; provided, that the
amount of such prepayment so required to be made shall not be limited to the
amount of such proceeds. In the event any of the other Equipment is sold,
transferred or otherwise disposed of, (1) if such sale, transfer or disposition
is effected without replacement of such
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Equipment, or such Equipment is replaced by Equipment leased by the applicable
Borrower or by Equipment purchased by such Borrower subject to a Lien, then the
applicable Borrower shall deliver all of the cash proceeds of any such sale,
transfer or disposition to the Agent, which proceeds shall be applied to the
repayment of the Obligations and without premium or penalty or (2) if such
sale, transfer or disposition is made in connection with the purchase by the
applicable Borrower of replacement Equipment (other than Equipment subject to a
Lien), then such Borrower shall use the proceeds of such sale, transfer or
disposition to finance the purchase by such Borrower of such replacement
Equipment and shall deliver to the Agent written evidence of the use of the
proceeds for such purchase. All replacement Equipment purchased by a Borrower
shall be free and clear of all Liens, except for Permitted Liens (other than
such Liens upon Equipment granted in connection with the acquisition of such
Equipment by the applicable Borrower).
5.12 Assigned Contracts. Each Borrower shall fully perform
all of its obligations under each of its Assigned Contracts, and shall enforce
all of its rights and remedies thereunder as it deems appropriate in its
business judgment; provided, however, that no Borrower shall take any action or
fail to take any action with respect to the Assigned Contracts which would
result in a waiver or other loss of any material right or remedy of such
Borrower thereunder. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each
Borrower shall take all action necessary or appropriate to permit, and shall
not take any action which would have any adverse effect upon, the full
enforcement of all indemnification rights under its Assigned Contracts. No
Borrower shall, without the prior written consent of the Majority Lenders,
modify, amend, supplement, compromise, satisfy, release, or discharge any of
the Assigned Contracts, any collateral securing the same, any Person liable
directly or indirectly with respect thereto, or any agreement relating to any
of the Assigned Contracts or the collateral therefor. Each Borrower shall
notify the Agent in writing, promptly after such Borrower becomes aware
thereof, of any event or fact which could give rise to any claim by it in
excess of $150,000 for indemnification under any of its Assigned Contracts, and
shall diligently pursue such right and report to the Agent on all further
developments with respect thereto. Each Borrower shall remit directly to the
Agent for application to the Obligations in such order as the Majority Lenders
shall determine and without premium or penalty, all amounts received by such
Borrower as indemnification or otherwise pursuant to the Assigned Contracts.
If any Borrower shall fail after the Agent's demand to pursue diligently any
right under the Assigned Contracts, or if an Event of Default exists, then the
Agent may, and at the direction of the Majority Lenders shall, directly enforce
such right in its own or such Borrower's name and may enter into such
settlements or other agreements with respect thereto as the Agent or the
Majority Lenders, as applicable, shall determine and without premium or
penalty. In
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any suit, proceeding or action brought by the Agent under any Assigned Contract
for any sum owing thereunder or to enforce any provision thereof, the Borrowers
shall indemnify and hold the Agent harmless from and against all expense, loss
or damage suffered by reason of any defense, set-off, counterclaims,
recoupment, or reduction of liability whatsoever of the obligor thereunder
arising out of a breach by the applicable Borrower of any obligation thereunder
or arising out of any other agreement, indebtedness or liability at any time
owing from such Borrower to or in favor of such obligor or its successors. All
such obligations of the applicable Borrower shall be and remain enforceable
only against such Borrower and shall not be enforceable against the Agent.
Notwithstanding any provision hereof to the contrary, each Borrower shall at
all times remain liable to observe and perform all of its duties and
obligations under its Assigned Contracts, and the Agent's or any Lender's
exercise of any of their respective rights with respect to the Collateral shall
not release such Borrower from any of such duties and obligations. Neither the
Agent nor any Lender shall be obligated to perform or fulfill any of any
Borrower's duties or obligations under the Assigned Contracts or to make any
payment thereunder, or to make any inquiry as to the nature or sufficiency of
any payment or property received by it thereunder or the sufficiency of
performance by any party thereunder, or to present or file any claim, or to
take any action to collect or enforce any performance, any payment of any
amounts, or any delivery of any property.
5.13 Documents, Instruments, and Chattel Paper. Each
Borrower represents and warrants to the Agent and the Lenders and agrees with
the Agent and the Lenders that (a) all documents, instruments, and chattel
paper describing, evidencing, or constituting Collateral, and all signatures
and endorsements thereon, are and will be complete, valid, and genuine, and (b)
all goods evidenced by such documents, instruments, and chattel paper are and
will be owned by such Borrower free and clear of all Liens other than Permitted
Liens; provided, however, that such representation and warranty contained in
the foregoing clause (a) with respect to any document or instrument received in
connection with an Account is made to the best of such Borrower's knowledge.
5.14 Right to Cure. The Agent may, in its discretion and at
any time, and shall, at the direction of the Majority Lenders, for the
Borrowers' account and at the Borrowers' expense, pay any amount or do any act
required of any Borrower hereunder or requested by the Agent to preserve,
protect, maintain or enforce the Obligations, the Collateral or the Agent's
Liens therein, and which such Borrower fails to pay or do, including, without
limitation, payment of any judgment against any Borrower, any insurance
premium, any warehouse charge, any finishing or processing charge, any
landlord's claim, and any other Lien upon or with respect to the Collateral.
All payments
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that the Agent makes under this Section 5.14 and all out-of-pocket costs and
expenses that the Agent pays or incurs in connection with any action taken by
it hereunder shall be charged to the applicable Borrower's loan account as a
Revolving Loan as described in Section 4.5. Any payment made or other action
taken by the Agent under this Section 5.14 shall be without prejudice to any
right to assert an Event of Default hereunder and to proceed thereafter as
herein provided.
5.15 Power of Attorney. Each Borrower hereby appoints the
Agent and the Agent's designees as such Borrower's attorney, with power: (a)
to endorse such Borrower's name on any checks, notes, acceptances, money
orders, or other forms of payment or security that come into the Agent's or any
Lender's possession; (b) to sign such Borrower's name on any invoice, ▇▇▇▇ of
lading, warehouse receipt or other document of title relating to any
Collateral, on drafts against customers, on assignments of Accounts, on notices
of assignment, financing statements and other public records, on verifications
of Accounts and on notices to Account Debtors; (c) to notify the post office
authorities, when an Event of Default exists, to change the address for
delivery of such Borrower's mail to an address designated by the Agent and to
receive, open and dispose of all mail addressed to such Borrower; (d) to send
requests for verification of accounts to customers or account debtors; (e) to
clear Inventory, the purchase of which was financed with Letters of Credit or
Acceptances, through customs in such Borrower's name, the Agent's name or the
name of the Agent's designee, and to sign and deliver to customs officials
powers of attorney in such Borrower's name for such purpose; and (f) to do all
things necessary to carry out this Agreement. Each Borrower ratifies and
approves all acts of the Agent and the Agent's designee as such attorney. None
of the Lenders or the Agent nor the attorneys will be liable for any acts or
omissions or for any error of judgment or mistake of fact or law. This power,
being coupled with an interest, is irrevocable until this Agreement has been
terminated and the Obligations have been fully satisfied.
5.16 The Agent's and Lenders' Rights, Duties and
Liabilities. Each Borrower assumes all responsibility and liability arising
from or relating to the use, sale or other disposition of the Collateral.
Neither the Agent, nor any Lender, nor any of their respective officers,
directors, employees or agents shall be liable or responsible in any way for
the safekeeping of any of the Collateral, or for any act or failure to act with
respect to the Collateral, or for any loss or damage thereto, or for any
diminution in the value thereof, or for any act of default of any warehouseman,
carrier, forwarding agency or other Person whomsoever, all of which shall be at
the Borrowers' sole risk; provided, however, that the Agent shall be
responsible for the safekeeping of Collateral consisting of certificates
representing shares of capital stock pledged and delivered to the Agent by any
Borrower. The Obligations shall
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not be affected by any failure of the Agent or any Lender to take any steps to
perfect the Agent's Liens or to collect or realize upon the Collateral, nor
shall loss of or damage to the Collateral release any Borrower from any of the
Obligations. The Agent may, and at the direction of the Majority Lenders
shall, without notice to or consent from any Borrower, ▇▇▇ upon or otherwise
collect, extend the time for payment of, modify or amend the terms of,
compromise or settle for cash, credit, or otherwise upon any terms, grant other
indulgences, extensions, renewals, compositions, or releases, and take or omit
to take any other action with respect to the Collateral, any security therefor,
any agreement relating thereto, any insurance applicable thereto, or any Person
liable directly or indirectly in connection with any of the foregoing, without
discharging or otherwise affecting the liability of any Borrower for the
Obligations or under this Agreement or any other agreement now or hereafter
existing between the Agent and/or any Lender and any Borrower.
ARTICLE 6
BOOKS AND RECORDS; FINANCIAL INFORMATION; NOTICES
6.1 Books and Records. Each Borrower shall maintain, at all
times, correct and complete books, records and accounts in which complete,
correct and timely entries are made of its transactions in accordance with GAAP
applied consistently with the audited Financial Statements required to be
delivered pursuant to Section 6.2(a). Each Borrower shall, by means of
appropriate entries, reflect in such accounts and in all Financial Statements
proper liabilities and reserves for all taxes and proper provision for
depreciation and amortization of property and bad debts, all in accordance with
GAAP. Each Borrower shall maintain at all times books and records pertaining
to the Collateral in such detail, form and scope as the Agent or any Lender
shall reasonably require, including, but not limited to, records of (a) all
payments received and all credits and extensions granted with respect to the
Accounts; (b) the return, rejections, repossession, stoppage in transit, loss,
damage, or destruction of any Inventory; and (c) all other dealings affecting
the Collateral.
6.2 Financial Information. The Borrowers shall promptly
furnish or cause to be furnished, to the Agent and the Lenders, all such
financial information as the Agent or any Lender shall reasonably request, and
notify its auditors and accountants that the Agent, on behalf of the Lenders,
is authorized to obtain such information directly from them. Without limiting
the foregoing, the Borrowers will furnish or cause to be furnished to the Agent
and the Lenders, in such detail as the Agent or the Lenders shall request, the
following:
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(a) Consolidated audited balance sheets, statements of income
and expense, cash flows and stockholders equity, as soon as available,
but in any event not later than (1) 120 days after the close of each
Fiscal Year, for such Fiscal Year, for the Parent and its consolidated
Subsidiaries, and for RMC and its consolidated Subsidiaries (together,
in each case, with consolidating schedules supporting the computations
contained therein in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Agent), and
(2) June 30 of each Fiscal Year, for the then immediately preceding
Fiscal Year, for Hutch, NWR, Willow and RRC and their respective
consolidated Subsidiaries; in any such case together with the
accompanying notes thereto, setting forth in such case in comparative
form figures for the previous Fiscal Year, all in reasonable detail,
fairly presenting the financial position and the results of operations
of the Parent and its Subsidiaries or Borrowers and their consolidated
Subsidiaries, as applicable, as at the date thereof and for the Fiscal
Year then ended, and prepared in accordance with GAAP. All such
statements described in this Section 6.2(a) shall be examined in
accordance with generally accepted auditing standards by and
accompanied by a report thereon unqualified as to scope of independent
certified public accountants selected by the Parent and the Borrowers
and reasonably satisfactory to the Agent. The Parent and the
Borrowers, simultaneously with retaining such independent public
accountants to conduct such annual audit, shall send a letter to such
accountants, with a copy to the Agent and the Lenders, notifying such
accountants that one of the primary purposes for retaining such
accountants' services and having audited financial statements prepared
by them is for use by the Agent and the Lenders.
(b) As soon as available, but in any event not later than the
end of the next succeeding calendar month, consolidated unaudited
balance sheets and statements of income and expense, as at the end of
each fiscal month, for the Parent and its consolidated Subsidiaries
(together, in each case, with consolidating schedules supporting the
computations contained therein in a form reasonably satisfactory to
the Agent), and individual statements of cash flow for the Borrowers
for such fiscal month (with statements of cash flow for the Borrowers
to be delivered on a combined basis for each fiscal quarter), and, in
each case, for the period from the beginning of the Fiscal Year to the
end of such fiscal month, setting forth in each case in comparative
form figures for the corresponding periods in the previous Fiscal Year
and figures from the current management budget, together with an
analysis of sales of each Borrower by product line and customer for
such fiscal
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month and for the period from the beginning of the Fiscal Year to the
end of such fiscal month, all in reasonable detail, reflecting all
"push-down" accounting entries, consistent with the Borrowers' past
practices, fairly presenting the financial position and results of
operation of the Parent and its consolidated Subsidiaries or the
Borrowers, as applicable, as at the date thereof and for such periods,
and prepared in accordance with GAAP applied consistently with the
audited Financial Statements required pursuant to Section 6.2(a).
Such statements provided under this Section 6.2(b) shall be certified
to be correct by the chief financial officers or treasurers of the
Parent and the Borrowers, subject to normal year-end adjustments. In
addition to the Financial Statements required to be delivered pursuant
to the foregoing provisions of this Section 6.2(b), in the event that
GAAP in effect for the period with respect to which such Financial
Statements shall have been prepared shall be different from GAAP in
effect on the Restatement Closing Date, the Borrowers shall furnish to
the Agent additional such Financial Statements prepared on the basis
of GAAP in effect on the Restatement Closing Date.
(c) With each of the audited Financial Statements delivered
pursuant to Section 6.2(a), a certificate of the independent certified
public accountants that examined such statements to the effect that
they have reviewed and are familiar with the Loan Documents and that,
in examining such Financial Statements, they did not become aware of
any fact or condition which then constituted a Default or Event of
Default as a result of a breach of any of the covenants set forth in
Sections 8.9, 8.10(a), 8.13, 8.15, 8.16, 8.20 and 8.22 through 8.27
and in Section 16 of the Parent Guaranty, except for those, if any,
described in reasonable detail in such certificate; provided, that
such accountants will not opine with respect to the covenants
contained in Section 8.15(a) and (b), and the second sentence of
Section 8.16, to the extent such covenants refer to the occurrence of
certain events, or the taking of certain actions, while a Default or
Event of Default is outstanding.
(d) With each of the audited and unaudited Financial
Statements delivered pursuant to Sections 6.2(a) and (b), a
certificate of the treasurer of RMC, chief financial officer of each
other Borrower and chief financial officer of the Parent, (1) setting
forth in reasonable detail the calculations required to establish that
the Borrowers were in compliance with the covenants set forth in
Sections 8.23 through 8.27 during the period covered in such Financial
Statements, the Parent was in compliance with the covenants set forth
in Section 16 of the Parent Guaranty, and the Borrowers were in
compliance with the financial test described in Section 2.3 as a
condition to the borrowing of Capital Expenditure Loans, as
applicable; (2) stating that,
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except as explained in reasonable detail in such certificate, (A) all
of the representations, warranties and covenants of the Borrowers
contained in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, or Parent
contained in the Parent Guaranty, as applicable, are correct as at the
date of such certificate and (B) no Event of Default then exists or
existed during the period covered by such Financial Statements; and
(3) describing and analyzing in reasonable detail all material trends,
changes and developments in each and all Financial Statements, and
such other matters as are described on Exhibit B-3 attached hereto,
such description and analysis to be in form and substance satisfactory
to the Agent and the Lenders. If such certificate discloses that a
representation or warranty is not correct, or that a covenant has not
been complied with, or that an Event of Default existed or exists,
such certificate shall set forth what action the applicable Borrower
or the Parent, as applicable, has taken or proposes to take with
respect thereto.
(e) No sooner than 90 days and no fewer than 30 days prior to
the beginning of each Fiscal Year, consolidated and consolidating
projected balance sheets, statements of income and expense, and
statements of cash flow for the Parent and its Subsidiaries as at the
end of and for each fiscal month of such Fiscal Year; provided, that
in the event that at any time during such Fiscal Year the actual
amounts of (1) sales, (2) operating income, or (3) net income, in each
case for the Parent and its Subsidiaries, shall be in excess of
twenty-five percent (25.0%) below the applicable projected amounts
contained in such balance sheets, statements of income and expense, or
statements of cash flow, the Borrowers shall furnish to the Agent and
the Lenders revised projected financial statements reflecting such
performance.
(f) Promptly upon their becoming available, copies of each
proxy statement, financial statement, and reports which any Borrower
sends to its stockholders.
(g) Upon the Agent's request, promptly after filing with the
PBGC and the IRS a copy of each annual report or other filing filed
with respect to each Plan of any Borrower or any Affiliate.
(h) Promptly upon their becoming available (and in the case
of reports on (1) Form 10-K, no later than 90 days following the end
of each Fiscal Year, and (2) Form 10-Q, no later than 45 days
following the end of each fiscal quarter or, in either such case if
later, the end of any relevant extension period granted by the
Securities and Exchange Commission, a copy of the waiver with respect
to which shall have been furnished to the Agent), copies of all proxy
statements, annual reports, reports on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and
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8-K, financial statements and other reports which the Parent sends to
its stockholders or the Securities and Exchange Commission.
(i) A Borrowing Base Certificate (1) prior to the Triggering
Date, on each Wednesday, setting forth information as of the end of
the then immediately preceding Friday, and (2) from and after the
Triggering Date, on each Business Day.
(j) Such additional information as the Agent or any Lender
may from time to time reasonably request regarding the financial and
business affairs of the Borrowers.
Any amounts contained in Financial Statements or other reports provided
pursuant to this Section 6.2 by or with respect to RML or RLTD shall be
expressed in Dollars.
6.3 Notices to the Lenders. The Borrowers shall notify the
Lenders, in writing, of the following matters at the following times:
(a) Promptly and in any event within two (2) Business Days
after becoming aware thereof, any Default or Event of Default.
(b) Within two (2) Business Days after becoming aware
thereof, the assertion by the holder of any preferred capital stock of
any Borrower or of any Debt in an outstanding principal amount equal
to or exceeding $50,000, that a default exists with respect thereto or
that any Borrower is not in compliance with the terms thereof, or the
threat or commencement by such holder of any enforcement action
because of such asserted default or noncompliance.
(c) Within two (2) Business Days after becoming aware
thereof, any material adverse change in any Borrower's property,
business, operations, financial condition or prospects.
(d) Within two (2) Business Days after becoming aware
thereof, any pending or threatened action, suit, proceeding, or
counterclaim by any Person, or any pending or threatened investigation
by a Public Authority, which may materially and adversely affect the
Collateral, the repayment of the Obligations, the Agent's or any
Lender's rights under the Loan Documents, or any Borrower's property,
business, operations, financial condition or prospects.
(e) Within two (2) Business Days after becoming aware
thereof, any pending or threatened strike, work
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stoppage, material unfair labor practice claim, or other material
labor dispute affecting any Borrower.
(f) Within two (2) Business Days after becoming aware
thereof, any violation of any law, statute, regulation, or ordinance
of any Public Authority applicable to any Borrower or its properties,
which may materially and adversely affect the Collateral, the
repayment of the Obligations, the Agent's or any Lender's rights under
the Loan Documents, or such Borrower's property, business, operations,
financial condition or prospects.
(g) Within two (2) Business Days after becoming aware
thereof, any violation by any Borrower of any Environmental Law or any
notice that any Borrower receives asserting that such Borrower is not
in compliance with any Environmental Law or that its compliance is
being investigated by a Public Authority.
(h) Within two (2) Business Days upon receipt thereof, any
notice that any Borrower is or may be liable to any Person as a result
of the Release or threatened Release of any Contaminant or that such
Borrower is subject to investigation by any Public Authority
evaluating whether any remedial action is needed to respond to the
Release or threatened Release of any Contaminant.
(i) Within two (2) Business Days after becoming aware
thereof, the imposition of any Environmental Lien against any property
of any Borrower.
(j) Any change in any Borrower's name, jurisdiction of
incorporation, or form of organization, trade names or trade styles
under which such Borrower will sell Inventory or create Accounts, or
to which instruments in payment of Accounts may be made payable, at
least thirty (30) days prior thereto.
(k) Within two (2) Business Days after any Borrower or any
ERISA Affiliate of any Borrower knows or has reason to know, that a
Termination Event or a prohibited transaction (as defined in Sections
406 of ERISA and 4975 of the Code) has occurred, and, when known, any
action taken or threatened by the IRS, the DOL or the PBGC with
respect thereto.
(l) Within five (5) Business Days after the filing thereof
with the IRS, the DOL or the PBGC, as applicable, copies of the
following: (1) each annual report (form 5500 series), including
Schedule B thereto, filed with respect to each Benefit Plan and
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(2) a copy of each funding waiver request filed with respect to any
Benefit Plan and all communications received by any Borrower or its
ERISA Affiliate from the IRS, the DOL or the PBGC with respect to such
request.
(m) Within five (5) Business Days after receipt thereof by
any Borrower or its ERISA Affiliate, copies of the following: (1)
each actuarial report for any Benefit Plan or Multiemployer Plan and
annual report for any Multiemployer Plan; (2) any notices of the
PBGC's intention to terminate a Benefit Plan or to have a trustee
appointed to administer such Benefit Plan; (3) any favorable or
unfavorable determination letter from the IRS regarding the
qualification of a Plan under Section 401(a) of the Code; or (4) any
notice from a Multiemployer Plan regarding the imposition of
withdrawal liability.
(n) Within three (3) Business Days upon the occurrence
thereof: (1) any increases in the benefits of any existing Benefit
Plan or the establishment of any new Plan or the commencement of
contributions to any Plan to which any Borrower or its ERISA Affiliate
was not previously contributing; or (2) any failure by any Borrower or
its ERISA Affiliate to make a required installment or any other
required payment under Section 412 of the Code on or before the due
date for such installment or payment.
(o) Within three (3) Business Days after any Borrower or its
ERISA Affiliate knows or has reason to know that any of the following
events has or will occur: (1) a Multiemployer Plan has been or will
be terminated; (2) the administrator or plan sponsor of a
Multiemployer Plan intends to terminate a Multiemployer Plan; or (3)
the PBGC has instituted or will institute proceedings under Section
4042 of ERISA to terminate a Multiemployer Plan.
For purposes of subsections (k) through (o) above, each Borrower and any ERISA
Affiliate of each Borrower shall be deemed to know all facts known by the
Administrator of any Plan of which such Borrower or ERISA Affiliate is the plan
sponsor.
Each notice given under this Section shall describe the subject matter thereof
in reasonable detail, and shall set forth the action that the applicable
Borrower or ERISA Affiliate has taken or proposes to take with respect thereto.
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ARTICLE 7
GENERAL WARRANTIES AND REPRESENTATIONS
Each Borrower warrants and represents to the Agent and the
Lenders, that:
7.1 Authorization, Validity, and Enforceability of this
Agreement and the Loan Documents. Each Borrower has the corporate power and
authority to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement and other Loan
Documents and Mortgages to which it is a party, to incur the Obligations, and
to grant to the Agent Liens upon and security interests in the Collateral.
Each Borrower has taken all necessary corporate action (including, without
limitation, obtaining approval of its stockholders) to authorize its execution,
delivery, and performance of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and
Mortgages to which it is a party. No consent, approval, or authorization of,
or declaration or filing with, any Public Authority, and no consent of any
other Person, is required in connection with any Borrower's execution,
delivery, and performance of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and
Mortgages to which it is a party, except for those already duly obtained or
made. Each of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and Mortgages to
which it is a party has been duly executed and delivered by each Borrower, and
constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Borrower,
enforceable against it in accordance with its terms (except as such enforcement
may be limited by general principles of equity, and bankruptcy, reorganization,
insolvency, moratorium and similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally)
and without defense, setoff, or counterclaim of which such Borrower has
knowledge. Each Borrower's execution, delivery, and performance of this
Agreement and the other Loan Documents and Mortgages to which it is a party do
not and will not conflict with, or constitute a violation or breach of, or
constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any Lien
upon the property of such Borrower by reason of the terms of (a) any contract,
mortgage, Lien, lease, agreement, indenture, or instrument to which such
Borrower is a party or which is binding upon it, (b) any judgment, law,
statute, rule or governmental regulation applicable to such Borrower, or (c)
the Certificate or Articles of Incorporation or By-laws of such Borrower.
7.2 Validity and Priority of Security Interest. The
provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents create legal and
valid Liens on all the Collateral in favor of the Agent, for the ratable
benefit of the Secured Creditors. Such Liens (1) in Collateral in existence on
the Restatement Closing Date constitute, and (2) in Collateral arising after
the Restatement Closing Date shall constitute (assuming the filing of all
appropriate continuation statements), and in the Real Estate shall constitute
(assuming the filing of the Mortgages),
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perfected and continuing Liens, having priority over all other Liens on the
Collateral except those Permitted Liens specifically identified on Schedule
7.2, securing all the Obligations, and enforceable against each Borrower and
all third parties.
7.3 Organization and Qualification. Each Borrower (a) is
duly incorporated and organized and validly existing in good standing under the
laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation; (b) is qualified to do business
as a foreign corporation and is in good standing in the jurisdictions set forth
on Schedule 7.3, which are the only jurisdictions in which qualification is
necessary in order for it to own or lease its property and conduct its
business; and (c) has all requisite power and authority to conduct its business
and to own its property.
7.4 Corporate Name; Prior Transactions. No Borrower has,
during the past five (5) years, been known by or used any other corporate or
fictitious name, or been a party to any merger or consolidation, or acquired
all or substantially all of the assets of any Person, or acquired any of its
property outside of the ordinary course of business, except for the Mergers,
the transactions contemplated pursuant to the American Playworld Purchase
Agreement and the MZH Option Agreement and MZH Asset Purchase Agreement, the
Exchanges, the DP Asset Transfer, the Receivables Purchase Agreement and as set
forth on Schedule 7.4.
7.5 Subsidiaries and Affiliates. Schedule 7.5 is a correct
and complete list of the name and relationship to each Borrower of each and all
of such Borrower's Affiliates. The Parent has no direct Subsidiaries other
than RMC, DP, Willow, Hutch, NWR, International, RLTD, and Roadmaster Service
Corporation. RMC has no Subsidiaries other than Diversified Trucking, RRC, and
Roadmaster Funding Corporation, a Delaware corporation which shall not engage
in any business or own any assets, other than the ownership of AA Funding
Corp., a Delaware corporation which shall not engage in any business or own any
assets. Each of Diversified Trucking, RRC, DP, Willow, Hutch, Actava World
Trade, RML, RLTD and Roadmaster Service Corporation has no Subsidiaries. NWR
has no Subsidiaries other than Actava World Trade. International has no
Subsidiaries other than RML.
7.6 Financial Statements and Projections. (a) The Borrowers
have delivered to the Lenders the audited balance sheet and related statements
of income, retained earnings, statement of cash flows, and changes in
stockholders equity for the Fiscal Year ended December 31, 1994, accompanied by
the report thereon of ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & Co. The Borrowers have also delivered
to the Lenders the unaudited balance sheet and related statements of income and
expense and cash flows for the first eight (8) fiscal months of the 1995 Fiscal
Year and the first and second fiscal quarters of Fiscal Year 1995. Such
financial statements are attached hereto as Exhibit B-1. All such financial
statements
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have been prepared in accordance with GAAP and present accurately and fairly
the financial position of the Borrowers as at the dates thereof and its results
of operations for the periods then ended.
(b) The Latest Projections, attached hereto as Exhibit B-2,
represent each Borrower's best estimate of such Borrower's future financial
performance for the periods set forth therein. The Latest Projections have
been prepared on the basis of the assumptions set forth therein, which each
Borrower believes are fair and reasonable in light of current and reasonably
foreseeable business conditions.
7.7 Capitalization. (a) RMC's authorized capital stock
consists of 1000 shares of common stock, par value $.01 per share, of which
1000 shares are validly issued and outstanding, fully paid and non-assessable,
and are owned beneficially and of record by the Parent.
(b) RML's authorized capital stock consists of 40,000 shares
of common stock, of which 12,100 shares are validly issued and outstanding,
fully paid and non-assessable, and are owned beneficially and of record by
International.
(c) International's authorized capital stock consists of (1)
10,000,000 shares of common stock, of which 1000 shares are validly issued and
outstanding, fully paid and non-assessable, and are owned beneficially and of
record by the Parent, and (2) 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, of which no
shares are issued and outstanding.
(d) Willow's authorized capital stock consists of 100,000
shares of common stock, par value $1.00 per share, of which 46,000 shares are
validly issued and outstanding, fully paid and non-assessable, and are owned
beneficially and of record by the Parent.
(e) Hutch's authorized capital stock consists of 1000 shares
of common stock, par value $1.00 per share, of which 1000 shares are validly
issued and outstanding, fully paid and non-assessable, and are owned
beneficially and of record by the Parent.
(f) NWR's authorized capital stock consists of 1000 shares of
common stock, par value $1.00 per share, of which 1000 shares are validly
issued and outstanding, fully paid and non-assessable, and are owned
beneficially and of record by the Parent.
(g) RRC's authorized capital stock consists of 1000 shares of
common stock, no par value per share, of which 100 shares are validly issued
and outstanding, fully paid and non-assessable, and are owned beneficially and
of record by RMC.
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7.8 Solvency. Each Borrower is Solvent prior to and after
giving effect to the making of the Loans to be made on the Restatement Closing
Date.
7.9 Debt. After giving effect to the making of the Loans to
be made on the Restatement Closing Date, no Borrower has any Debt, except (a)
the Obligations, (b) Debt set forth on Schedule 7.9, and (c) trade payables and
other contractual obligations arising in the ordinary course of business since
December 31, 1994.
7.10 Distributions. On and after the Restatement Closing
Date, no Distribution has been declared, paid, or made upon or in respect of
any capital stock or other Securities of any Borrower except as expressly
permitted hereby.
7.11 Title to Property. Each Borrower has good,
indefeasible, and merchantable title to all of its property other than property
leased by it (including, without limitation, the assets reflected on the
December 31, 1994 Financial Statements delivered to the Agent and the Lenders,
except as disposed of in the ordinary course of business since the date thereof
or as otherwise expressly permitted hereby), free of all Liens except Permitted
Liens.
7.12 Real Estate; Leases. Schedule 7.12 sets forth a correct
and complete list of all Real Estate owned by any Borrower, all leases and
subleases of real or personal property by any Borrower as lessee or sublessee,
and all leases and subleases of real or personal property by any Borrower as
lessor, lessee, sublessor or sublessee. Except as set forth on Schedule 7.12,
each of such leases and subleases is valid and enforceable in accordance with
its terms and is in full force and effect and, to the best of each Borrower's
knowledge, no default by any party to any such lease or sublease exists.
7.13 Proprietary Rights. Schedule 7.13 sets forth a correct
and complete list of all of the Proprietary Rights which are filed with the
United States Patent and Trademark Office, and any other material Proprietary
Rights. None of the Proprietary Rights is subject to any licensing agreement
or similar arrangement except as set forth on Schedule 7.13. To the best of
each Borrower's knowledge, none of the Proprietary Rights, other than
Proprietary Rights subject to a licensing agreement or similar arrangement set
forth on Schedule 7.13, infringes on or conflicts with any other Person's
property, and no other Person's property infringes on or conflicts with the
Proprietary Rights. The Proprietary Rights described on Schedule 7.13
constitute all of the property of such type necessary to the current and
anticipated future conduct of each Borrower's business.
7.14 Trade Names. All trade names or styles under which any
Borrower will sell Inventory or create Accounts, or to
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which instruments in payment of Accounts may be made payable, are listed on
Schedule 7.4.
7.15 Litigation. Except as set forth on Schedule 7.15, and
except for suits, proceedings or counterclaims against a Borrower seeking
relief of $50,000 or less, there is no pending or (to the best of each
Borrower's knowledge) threatened, action, suit, proceeding, or counterclaim by
any Person, or investigation by any Public Authority, or any basis for any of
the foregoing, which may materially and adversely affect the Collateral, the
repayment of the Obligations, the Agent's or any Lender's rights under the Loan
Documents, or any Borrower's property, business, operations, financial
condition or prospects.
7.16 Restrictive Agreements. No Borrower is a party to any
contract or agreement, or subject to any charter or other corporate
restriction, which affects its ability to execute, deliver, and perform the
Loan Documents or Mortgages or repay the Obligations, or which materially and
adversely affects or, insofar as such Borrower can reasonably foresee, could
materially and adversely affect, such Borrower's property, business,
operations, financial condition or prospects, or would in any respect
materially and adversely affect the Collateral, the repayment of the
Obligations, the Agent's or any Lender's rights under the Loan Documents or
Mortgages, or such Borrower's property, business, operations, financial
condition or prospects.
7.17 Labor Disputes. Except as set forth on Schedule 7.17,
(a) there is no collective bargaining agreement or other labor contract
covering employees of any Borrower, (b) no such collective bargaining agreement
or other labor contract is scheduled to expire during the term of this
Agreement, and (c) no union or other labor organization is known by any
Borrower to be seeking to organize, or to be recognized as, a collective
bargaining unit of employees of any Borrower or for any similar purpose, and
(d) there is no pending or (to the best of any Borrower's knowledge)
threatened, strike, work stoppage, material unfair labor practice claim, or
other material labor dispute against or affecting any Borrower or its
employees.
7.18 Environmental Matters. Except as otherwise disclosed on
Schedule 7.18:
(a) Each Borrower and its Subsidiaries, and, to the best of
its knowledge, each of their respective predecessors in interest, has
complied in all material respects with all Environmental Laws and
health and safety laws applicable to its property and business, and no
Borrower or Subsidiary of such Borrower, nor any of their respective
present property or operations, nor any predecessor's past property or
operations, is subject to any order from or agreement with any Public
Authority or private Person respecting (1) compliance with any
Environmental Law or health or safety requirements
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of law, or (2) any potential liabilities and costs or remedial action
arising from the Release or threatened Release of a Contaminant.
(b) Each Borrower, and each of its Subsidiaries, has obtained
all environmental, health and safety permits necessary for its
operation, and all such permits are in good standing, and such
Borrower and Subsidiaries are in compliance with all terms and
conditions of such permits.
(c) Except as necessary in the ordinary course of business,
and in all cases in compliance with Environmental Laws, no Borrower,
and no Subsidiaries of any Borrower, nor, to the best of each
Borrower's knowledge, any predecessor of any Borrower, has generated,
handled, used, stored or disposed of any hazardous or toxic waste or
substance, as defined pursuant to 40 CFR Part 261 or any equivalent
Environmental Law, on or off its property (whether or not owned by
it), nor has any Borrower filed any notice with any Public Authority
indicating such generation, handling, use, storage or disposal.
(d) No Borrower has any material contingent liability with
respect to noncompliance with any Environmental Laws or any Release or
threatened Release of a Contaminant or the generation, handling, use,
storage, or disposal of hazardous or toxic wastes or substances.
(e) No Borrower, and no Subsidiary of any Borrower, nor to
the best of each Borrower's knowledge, any of any Borrower's
predecessors in interest, has received any summons, complaint, order
or similar notice that it is not in compliance with, or that any
Public Authority is investigating its compliance with, any
Environmental Laws or health and safety laws or that it is or may be
liable to any other Person as a result of a Release or threatened
Release of a Contaminant.
(f) None of the operations of any Borrower or its
Subsidiaries is the subject of any investigation by any Public
Authority evaluating whether any remedial action is needed to respond
to a Release or threatened Release of a Contaminant.
(g) Except as necessary in the ordinary course of business,
and in all cases in compliance with Environmental Laws, there is not
now, nor has there ever been on or in the Premises:
(1) any generation, treatment, recycling, storage or disposal
of any hazardous waste, as that term is defined under 40 CFR
Part 261 or any equivalent Environmental Law,
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(2) any underground storage tanks or surface impoundments,
(3) any asbestos containing material, or
(4) any polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) used in hydraulic
oils, electrical transformers or other equipment.
(h) No Borrower, and no Subsidiary of any Borrower, has filed
any notice under any applicable Environmental Law reporting a Release
of a Contaminant into the environment.
(i) None of the products manufactured, distributed or sold by
any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries contains asbestos containing
material.
(j) No Environmental Lien has attached to any property of any
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.
(k) No Environmental Property Transfer Acts are applicable to
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and each Borrower has
provided all notices and obtained all necessary environmental permit
transfers and consents, if any, required in order to consummate the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, to perfect the Agent's
Liens and to operate such Borrower's business as presently or proposed
to be operated.
7.19 No Violation of Law. No Borrower is in violation of any
law, statute, regulation, ordinance, judgment, order, or decree applicable to
it which violation would in any respect materially and adversely affect the
Collateral, the repayment of the Obligations, the Agent's or any Lender's
rights under the Loan Documents or Mortgages, or such Borrower's property,
business, operations, financial condition or prospects.
7.20 No Default. No Borrower is in default with respect to
any note, indenture, loan agreement, mortgage, lease, deed, or other agreement
to which such Borrower is a party or by which it is bound, which default would
materially and adversely affect the Collateral, the repayment of the
Obligations, the Agent's or any Lender's rights under the Loan Documents or
Mortgages, or such Borrower's property, business, operations, financial
condition or prospects.
7.21 ERISA. (a) No Borrower, and no ERISA Affiliate,
maintains or contributes to any Plan other than those listed on Schedule 7.21.
(b) No Plan has been terminated or partially terminated or is
insolvent or in reorganization, nor have any proceedings been instituted to
terminate or reorganize any Plan.
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(c) No Borrower, and no ERISA Affiliate, has any withdrawal
liability, including contingent withdrawal liability, to any Benefit Plan
pursuant to Title IV of ERISA.
(d) No Borrower, and no ERISA Affiliate, has incurred any
liability to the PBGC which remains outstanding other than the payment of
premiums, and there are no premium payments which have become due which are
unpaid.
(e) No Benefit Plan has incurred any accumulated funding
deficiency (as defined in Sections 302(a)(2) of ERISA and 412(a) of the Code),
whether or not waived.
(f) No Borrower, and no ERISA Affiliate, has breached any of
the responsibilities, obligations or duties imposed on it by ERISA or
regulations promulgated thereunder with respect to any Plan. Each Plan is in
substantial compliance with ERISA, and no Borrower, and no ERISA Affiliate, has
received any notice asserting that a Plan is not in compliance with ERISA.
(g) Each Plan which is intended to be a qualified Plan has
been determined by the IRS to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code as
currently in effect and each trust related to such Plan has been determined to
be exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(a) of the Code.
(h) Except as provided on Schedule 7.21, no Borrower, and no
ERISA Affiliate, maintains or contributes to any employer welfare benefit plan
within the meaning of Section 3(1) of ERISA which provides benefits to
employees after termination of employment other than as required by Section 601
of ERISA.
(i) Schedule B to the most recent annual report filed with
the IRS with respect to each Benefit Plan and furnished to the Lenders is
complete and accurate. Since the date of each such Schedule B, there has been
no adverse change in funding status or financial condition of the Benefit Plan
relating to such Schedule B.
(j) No Borrower, and no ERISA Affiliate, has failed to make a
required installment under subsection (m) of Section 412 of the Code or any
other payment required under Section 412 of the Code on or before the due date
for such installment or other payment.
(k) No Borrower, and no ERISA Affiliate, is required to
provide security to a Plan under Section 401(a)(29) of the Code due to a Plan
amendment that results in an increase in current liability for the plan year.
(l) No Borrower, and no ERISA Affiliate or fiduciary of any
Plan which is not a Multiemployer Plan (1) has engaged in a nonexempt
prohibited transaction described in Sections 406 of
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ERISA or 4975 of the Code or (2) has taken or failed to take any action which
would constitute or result in a Termination Event.
(m) No Borrower, and no ERISA Affiliate, has failed to make a
required contribution or payment to a Multiemployer Plan nor has any Borrower
or any ERISA Affiliate made a complete or partial withdrawal under Sections
4203 or 4205 of ERISA from a Multiemployer Plan.
(n) Each Borrower has given to the Agent and the Lenders
copies of all of the following: each Benefit Plan and related trust agreement
(including all amendments to such Plan and trust) in existence or committed to
as of the date hereof and the most recent summary plan description, actuarial
report, determination letter issued by the IRS and Form 5500 filed in respect
of each such Benefit Plan in existence; a listing of all of the Multiemployer
Plans with the aggregate amount of the most recent annual contributions
required to be made by such Borrower and all of its ERISA Affiliates to each
such Multiemployer Plan, any information which has been provided to such
Borrower or its ERISA Affiliate regarding withdrawal liability under any
Multiemployer Plan and the collective bargaining agreement pursuant to which
such contribution is required to be made; each employee welfare benefit plan
within the meaning of Section 3(1) of ERISA which provides benefits to
employees after termination of employment other than as required by Section 601
of ERISA, the most recent summary plan description for such plan and the
aggregate amount of the most recent annual payments made to terminated
employees under each such Plan.
(o) No Borrower, and no ERISA Affiliate of any Borrower has,
or would reasonably be expected to have, any liability under Sections 4063,
4064, 4069, 4204 or 4212(c) of ERISA.
7.22 Taxes. Each Borrower has filed all tax returns and
other reports which it was required by law to file on or prior to the date
hereof and has paid all taxes, assessments, fees, and other governmental
charges, and penalties and interest, if any, against it or its property,
income, or franchise, that are due and payable.
7.23 Investment Act. No Borrower is an "investment company"
nor an "affiliated person" of, or "promoter" or "principal underwriter" for, an
"investment company," as such terms are defined in the Investment Company Act
of 1940, as amended (15 U.S.C. Section 80(a)(1), et seq.), nor is any Borrower
subject to any other state or federal regulation limiting its ability to incur
Debt. The making of the Loans and other financial accommodations hereunder by
the Agent and the Lenders, the application of the proceeds and repayment
thereof by the Borrowers and the consummation of the other transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents do
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not violate any provisions of such laws or any rule, regulation or order issued
by the Securities and Exchange Commission or other Public Authority thereunder.
7.24 Margin Securities. No Borrower owns any "margin
security," as that term is defined in Regulations G and U of the Federal
Reserve Board, and the proceeds of the Loans and the other financial
accommodations made pursuant to this Agreement will be used only for the
purposes contemplated hereunder. None of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement will violate Regulations G, T, U or X of the Federal Reserve Board.
None of the Loans or other financial accommodations hereunder will be used,
directly or indirectly, for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any margin
security, for the purpose of reducing or retiring any Debt or other Person's
indebtedness which was originally incurred to purchase or carry any margin
security, or for any other purpose which might cause any such loan or other
financial accommodation to be considered a "purpose credit" within the meaning
of Regulation G, U or X of the Federal Reserve Board. No Borrower will either
take or permit any agent acting on its behalf to take any action which might
cause any transaction, obligation or right created by this Agreement, or any
document or instrument delivered pursuant hereto, to violate any regulation of
the Federal Reserve Board.
7.25 Consummation of Exchanges and DP Asset Transfer. (a)
The Borrowers have delivered to the Agent and the Lenders correct and complete
executed copies of the Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, all amendments,
schedules and exhibits thereto, and all other agreements, documents, and
certificates which have been executed and delivered in connection with the
transactions contemplated thereby. The Agreement and Plan of Reorganization
has been duly authorized and executed and is the valid and binding obligation
of each of Actava, DP, Hutch, NWR, Willow and the Parent, enforceable in
accordance with its terms. Each of the parties thereto has performed all
obligations, covenants and conditions required of it prior to or as a condition
to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Agreement and Plan
of Reorganization, and no such obligation, covenant or condition has been
waived by any party. Neither the Parent, nor DP, Hutch, NWR or Willow is in
default in any material respect, and to the best of each Borrower's knowledge,
Actava is not in default in any material respect, of any of its obligations
under the Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, and all representations and
warranties in the Agreement and Plan of Reorganization of any Borrower and the
other parties thereto were complete and correct in all material respects as of
December 6, 1994 as if made at and as of such time. On or prior to December 6,
1994, (1) any consent, approval, or authorization of, or declaration or filing
with, any Public Authority, and any consent of any other Person, required in
connection with the Exchanges, was obtained or made, and (2) the Exchanges were
consummated in accordance with all applicable state and federal laws.
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(b) RMC has delivered to the Agent and the Lenders correct
and complete executed copies of the agreements, documents, and certificates
executed and delivered in connection with the DP Asset Transfer. Such
agreements, documents and certificates have been duly authorized and executed
and are the valid and binding obligation of RMC and DP, enforceable in
accordance with their terms. Each of the parties thereto has performed all
obligations, covenants and conditions required of it prior to or as a condition
to the consummation of the DP Asset Transfer, and no such obligation, covenant
or condition has been waived by any party. Neither DP nor RMC is in default in
any material respect of any of its obligations under such agreements, documents
and certificates, and all representations and warranties therein of any party
thereto are complete and correct in all material respects as of December 6,
1994 as if made at and as of such time. On or prior to December 6, 1994, (1)
any consent, approval, or authorization of, or declaration or filing with, any
Public Authority, and any consent of any other Person, required in connection
with the DP Asset Transfer, was obtained or made, and (2) the DP Asset Transfer
was consummated in accordance with all applicable state and federal laws.
7.26 Broker's Fees. No broker or finder is entitled to
receive compensation for services rendered with respect to the transactions
described in this Agreement, other than as set forth on Schedule 7.26.
7.27 No Material Adverse Change. No material adverse change
has occurred in the property, business, operations, financial condition or
prospects of any Borrower since December 31, 1994.
7.28 Disclosure. Neither this Agreement nor any document or
statement furnished to the Agent or any Lender by or on behalf of any Borrower
hereunder contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state
any material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained herein or
therein not misleading.
7.29 Bank Accounts. Schedule 7.29 contains a complete and
accurate list of all bank accounts maintained by any Borrower with any bank or
other financial institution.
7.30 Eligibility of Collateral. Each Account or item of
Inventory which any Borrower shall, expressly or by implication, request the
Agent to classify as an Eligible Account or as Eligible Inventory,
respectively, will, to the best of such Borrower's knowledge, as of the time
when such request is made, conform in all respects to the requirements of such
classification set forth in the respective definitions of "Eligible Accounts"
and "Eligible Inventory" set forth herein.
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7.31 Public Utility Holding Company. No Borrower is a
"holding company" or a "subsidiary company" of a "holding company" or an
Affiliate of a "holding company" within the meaning of the Public Utility
Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended.
ARTICLE 8
AFFIRMATIVE AND NEGATIVE COVENANTS
Each Borrower covenants to the Agent and each Lender that, so
long as any of the Obligations remain outstanding or this Agreement is in
effect:
8.1 Taxes and Other Obligations. Each Borrower shall (a)
file when due all tax returns and other reports which it is required to file,
(b) pay, or provide for the payment, when due, of all taxes, fees, assessments
and other governmental charges against it or upon its property, income and
franchises, make all required withholding and other tax deposits, and establish
adequate reserves for the payment of all such items, and provide to the Agent
and the Lenders, upon request, satisfactory evidence of its timely compliance
with the foregoing and (c) pay when due all claims of materialmen, mechanics,
carriers, warehousemen, landlords and other like Persons, and all other
indebtedness owed by it and perform and discharge in a timely manner all other
obligations undertaken by it; provided, however, that the Borrowers need not
pay any tax, fee, assessment, governmental charge, or Debt, or discharge any
other obligation, that any of them is contesting in good faith by appropriate
proceedings diligently pursued, and for which adequate reserves are maintained,
so long as no Lien, other than a Permitted Lien, results from such non-payment.
8.2 Corporate Existence and Good Standing. Each Borrower
shall maintain its corporate existence and its qualification and good standing
in all jurisdictions necessary to conduct its business and own its property,
and shall obtain and maintain all licenses, permits, franchises and
governmental authorizations necessary to conduct its business and own its
property.
8.3 Compliance with Law and Agreements. Each Borrower shall
comply with the material terms and provisions of each judgment, law, statute,
rule, and governmental regulation applicable to it and each material contract,
mortgage, lien, lease, indenture, order, instrument, agreement, or document to
which it is a party or by which it is bound.
8.4 Maintenance of Property. Each Borrower shall maintain
all of its property necessary and useful in its business
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in good operating condition and repair, ordinary wear and tear excepted.
8.5 Insurance. Each Borrower shall maintain, with
financially sound and reputable insurers, insurance against loss or damage by
fire with extended coverage; theft, burglary, pilferage and loss in transit;
public liability and third party property damage; larceny, embezzlement or
other criminal liability; business interruption; and such other hazards or of
such other types as is customary for Persons of established reputation engaged
in the same or similar business, as the Agent in its discretion shall specify,
in amounts, and under policies acceptable to the Agent; provided, however, that
with respect to such insurance for business interruption and public liability,
such policies shall be acceptable to the Majority Lenders, and provided,
further, that such policies shall be deemed acceptable to the Majority Lenders
in the event that the Lenders shall have received written summaries or copies
thereof and shall not have promptly objected thereto. Without limiting the
foregoing, each Borrower shall also maintain flood insurance, in the event of a
designation of the area in which any Real Estate is located as "flood prone" or
a "flood risk area," as defined by the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973,
in an amount to be reasonably determined by the Agent, and shall comply with
the additional requirements of the National Flood Insurance Program as set
forth in said Act.
Each Borrower shall cause the Agent, for the ratable benefit
of the Secured Creditors, to be named in each such policy as secured party or
mortgagee and loss payee or additional insured, in a manner acceptable to the
Agent. Each policy of insurance shall contain a standard lender's loss payable
clause or endorsement, which shall include a requirement that the insurer give
not less than thirty (30) days' prior written notice to the Agent in the event
of cancellation of the policy for any reason whatsoever and a statement that
the interest of the Agent shall not be impaired or invalidated by any act or
neglect of the applicable Borrower or the owner of any premises for purposes
more hazardous than are permitted by such policy. All premiums for such
insurance shall be paid by the applicable Borrower when due, and certificates
of insurance and, if requested by the Agent or any Lender, photocopies of the
policies shall be delivered to the Agent, in each case for distribution by the
Agent to each of the Lenders. If any Borrower fails to procure such insurance
or to pay the premiums therefor when due, the Agent may do so from the proceeds
of Revolving Loans as described in Section 4.5.
Each Borrower shall promptly notify the Agent and the Lenders
of any material loss, damage, or destruction to the Collateral or arising from
its use, whether or not covered by insurance. The Agent is hereby authorized
to collect all insurance proceeds directly. After deducting from such proceeds
the expenses, if any, incurred by the Agent in the collection or
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handling thereof, the Agent may apply such proceeds to the reduction of the
Obligations, without premium or penalty, in such order as the Majority Lenders
shall determine, or at the option of the Majority Lenders, may permit or
require the applicable Borrower to use such money, or any part thereof, to
replace, repair, restore or rebuild the Collateral in a diligent and
expeditious manner with materials and workmanship of substantially the same
quality as existed before the loss, damage or destruction. Without limiting
the foregoing, in case of any loss, damage or destruction with respect to any
of the Equipment or Real Estate, including any improvements, the Agent is
authorized to collect all insurance proceeds payable in connection therewith
and apply them at the option of the Majority Lenders, to the reduction of the
Revolving Loans without premium or penalty or to any of the other Obligations
then due hereunder. The Agent may permit or require the applicable Borrower to
use any such insurance proceeds, or any part thereof, to replace, or to repair,
restore or rebuild, the lost, damaged or destroyed property; provided, that (a)
if the amount of any loss, damage or destruction is less than $250,000, or (b)
if the loss, damage or destruction is to Real Estate prior to the Triggering
Date, the Agent shall permit the applicable Borrower so to replace, restore,
repair or rebuild the property so long as no Default or Event of Default shall
have occurred and be continuing at the time of any requested release of funds.
If the lost, damaged or destroyed property is to be replaced, repaired,
restored or rebuilt, such replacement, repair, restoration or rebuilding shall
be done with materials and workmanship of substantially as good a quality as
existed before such loss, damage or destruction. The applicable Borrower shall
commence the work of replacement, repair, restoration or rebuilding as soon as
practicable and proceed diligently with it until completion. Plans and
specifications for any such repair or restoration shall be reasonably
satisfactory to the Agent and shall be submitted to the Agent and the Lenders,
prior to commencement of the work and shall be subject to the reasonable
approval of the Agent.
8.6 Condemnation. Each Borrower shall, immediately upon
learning of the institution of any proceeding for the condemnation or other
taking of any of its property, notify the Agent and the Lenders of the pendency
of such proceeding, and agrees that the Agent may participate in any such
proceeding, and such Borrower from time to time will deliver to the Agent all
instruments reasonably requested by the Agent to permit such participation.
The Agent is authorized to collect the proceeds of any condemnation claim or
award and apply them, at the direction of the Majority Lenders, to the
reduction of the Loans without premium or penalty or to any of the other
Obligations then due; provided, that (a) if the amount of any condemnation is
less than $250,000, or (b) if the condemnation is of Real Estate prior to the
Triggering Date, the Agent shall permit the applicable Borrower so to replace,
restore, repair or rebuild the property so long as no Default or Event of
Default shall have
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occurred and be continuing at the time of any requested release of funds. If
the condemned property is to be replaced, repaired, restored or rebuilt, such
replacement, repair, restoration or rebuilding shall be done with materials and
workmanship of substantially as good a quality as existed before such loss,
damage or destruction. The applicable Borrower shall commence the work of
replacement, repair, restoration or rebuilding as soon as practicable and
proceed diligently with it until completion. Plans and specifications for any
such repair or restoration shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Agent and
shall be submitted to the Agent and the Lenders, prior to commencement of the
work and shall be subject to the reasonable approval of the Agent.
8.7 Environmental Laws. Each Borrower shall conduct its
business in full compliance with all Environmental Laws applicable to it,
including, without limitation, those relating to the generation, handling, use,
storage, and disposal of hazardous and toxic wastes and substances. Each
Borrower shall take prompt and appropriate action to respond to any
noncompliance with Environmental Laws and shall regularly report to the Agent
and the Lenders on such response. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, whenever a Borrower gives notice to the Agent pursuant to Section
6.3(g), such Borrower shall, at the request of the Agent and the Borrowers'
expense (a) cause an independent environmental engineer acceptable to the Agent
to conduct such tests of the site where the noncompliance or alleged
noncompliance with Environmental Laws has occurred and prepare and deliver to
the Agent and the Lenders a report setting forth the results of such tests, a
proposed plan for responding to any environmental problems described therein,
and an estimate of the costs thereof and (b) provide to the Agent and the
Lenders a supplemental report of such engineer whenever the scope of the
environmental problems, or the response thereto or the estimated costs thereof,
shall change.
8.8 ERISA. (a) Each Borrower shall, and shall cause each of
its ERISA Affiliates to, establish, maintain and operate all Plans to comply in
all material respects with the provisions of ERISA, the Code, all regulations
and interpretations promulgated thereunder, and all other applicable laws and
regulations.
(b) No Borrower shall, and no Borrower shall permit any ERISA
Affiliate, to:
(1) Engage in any prohibited transaction described in
Sections 406 of ERISA or 4975 of the Code for which a statutory or
class exemption is not available or a private exemption has not
previously been obtained from the DOL;
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(2) Permit to exist any accumulated funding deficiency (as
defined in Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Code) whether
or not waived;
(3) Fail to pay timely required contributions or annual
installments due with respect to any waived funding deficiency to any
Benefit Plan;
(4) Terminate any Benefit Plan which would result in any
liability of such Borrower or an ERISA Affiliate under Title IV of
ERISA;
(5) Fail to make any contribution or payment to any
Multiemployer Plan which such Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate may be
required to make under any agreement relating to such Multiemployer
Plan, or any law pertaining thereto;
(6) Fail to pay any required installment under section (m) of
Section 412 of the Code or any other payment required under Section
412 of the Code on or before the due date for such installment or
other payment; or
(7) Amend a Plan resulting in an increase in current
liability for the plan year such that such Borrower or any ERISA
Affiliate is required to provide security to such Plan under Section
401(a)(29) of the Code.
8.9 Mergers, Consolidations or Sales. No Borrower shall
enter into any transaction of merger, reorganization, or consolidation, or
transfer, sell, assign, lease, or otherwise dispose of all or any material part
of its property, or wind up, liquidate or dissolve, or agree to do any of the
foregoing, except (a) for sales of Inventory in the ordinary course of its
business, or (b) as otherwise expressly permitted hereby.
8.10 Distributions; Capital Change. No Borrower shall (a)
directly or indirectly declare or make, or incur any liability to make, any
Distribution, except Distributions to such Borrower by a Subsidiary wholly
owned by such Borrower or by one or more other Subsidiaries that are wholly
owned by such Borrower, or (b) make any change in its capital structure which
could adversely affect the repayment of the Obligations. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, Distributions may be made to the Parent by RMC, Hutch, Willow and
NWR (provided that at the time of any such Distribution and after giving effect
thereto no Default or Event of Default shall exist and be continuing and that
such Distributions shall be made in accordance with all applicable laws) in
accordance with the following:
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(1) RMC may make such Distributions to enable the Parent
to pay its normal cash operating expenses, in an aggregate amount not
to exceed (A) $1,187,500 during any fiscal quarter of Fiscal Year
1995, (B) $1,312,500 during any fiscal quarter of Fiscal Year 1996, or
(C) $1,380,000 during any fiscal quarter of Fiscal Years 1997 and
1998.
(2) Hutch may make such Distributions (A) to enable the
Parent to pay its normal cash operating expenses, in an aggregate
amount not to exceed (i) $125,000 during any fiscal quarter of Fiscal
Years 1995 and 1996, or (ii) $135,000 during any fiscal quarter of
Fiscal Years 1997 and 1998, and (B) to enable the Parent to make
simultaneous capital contributions to RMC in the amount of such
Distributions, commencing with the third fiscal quarter of Fiscal Year
1995, in an aggregate amount not to exceed (i) $100,000 during each of
the third and fourth fiscal quarters of Fiscal Year 1995, and the
first, second and third fiscal quarters of Fiscal Year 1996, (ii)
$125,000 during the fourth fiscal quarter of Fiscal Year 1996, or
(iii) $135,000 during any fiscal quarter of Fiscal Years 1997 and
1998.
(3) Willow may make such Distributions to enable the Parent
to pay its normal cash operating expenses, in an aggregate amount not
to exceed (A) $125,000 during any fiscal quarter of Fiscal Years 1995
and 1996, or (B) $135,000 during any fiscal quarter of Fiscal Years
1997 and 1998.
(4) NWR may make such Distributions to enable the Parent to
pay its normal cash operating expenses, in an aggregate amount not to
exceed (A) $187,500 during any fiscal quarter of Fiscal Year 1995, (B)
$212,500 during any fiscal quarter of Fiscal Year 1996, or (C)
$225,000 during any fiscal quarter of Fiscal Years 1997 and 1998.
8.11 Transactions Affecting Collateral or Obligations. No
Borrower shall enter into any transaction which materially and adversely
affects the Collateral or such Borrower's ability to repay the Obligations.
8.12 Guaranties. No Borrower shall make, issue, or become
liable on any Guaranty, except (a) Guaranties in favor of the Agent, and (b)
unsecured Guaranties entered into by such Borrower pursuant to Section 6.7 of
the Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, to the extent required in order to
release Actava from certain of its guaranty obligations, which guaranty
obligations are set forth on Schedule 8.12.
8.13 Debt. No Borrower shall incur or maintain any Debt,
other than: (a) the Obligations; (b) trade payables and contractual obligations
to suppliers of goods or services and customers incurred in the ordinary course
of business; (c)
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obligations to fund any of such Borrower's pension or employee benefit plans in
the ordinary course of business; (d) liability for employees' salaries incurred
in the ordinary course of business; (e) tax liability incurred in the ordinary
course of business; (f) Debt incurred to finance the purchase of fixed assets
constituting Capital Expenditures permitted by Section 8.23, so long as the
principal amount of Debt incurred for any such purchase of Equipment does not
exceed 100% of the purchase price of such Equipment (net of transportation,
installation and other incidental costs); (g) other Debt existing on the
Restatement Closing Date and reflected on Schedule 7.9, or refinancings thereof
upon terms fully disclosed to the Agent and the Lenders and which are no less
favorable to the applicable Borrower than those with respect to the Debt being
refinanced; (h) Permitted Rentals; (i) the Opelika Debt; and (j) the Olney
Trust Bank Debt.
8.14 Prepayment. No Borrower shall voluntarily prepay any
Debt, except (a) the Obligations in accordance with their terms; (b) trade
payables in the ordinary course of business; (c) the Wisconsin Department of
Development Debt; and (d) the UDAG Debt provided that no such prepayment of any
UDAG Debt may be made unless there shall have been contributed to the capital
of RMC, following the Restatement Closing Date, an amount at least equal to the
amount of such prepayment (whether by the conversion of Debt to equity or
otherwise).
8.15 Payment of Debt to Affiliates. Except (a) as otherwise
permitted pursuant to Section 8.16, (b) for the payment of a Borrower's
obligations to fund any of such Borrower's pension or employee benefit plans in
the ordinary course of its business, and (c) for payments with respect to a
Borrower's Debt owed to any Affiliate in an amount not to exceed $25,000 for
any such payment or $150,000 in the aggregate for all such payments made by all
of the Borrowers during any Fiscal Year, no Borrower shall make any payment
with respect to Debt owed to any Affiliate, except that RMC may, subject to the
terms of the Parent Subordination Agreement or DP Subordination Agreement, as
applicable:
(1) (A) pay interest on the Subordinated Debt in the original
principal amount of $1,000,000 evidenced by that certain promissory
note dated August 31, 1988 executed by RMC in favor of the Parent at a
rate not in excess of twelve percent (12%) per annum; and (B) pay
interest on the Subordinated Debt in the original principal amount of
$1,150,000 evidenced by that certain promissory note dated August 10,
1987 executed by RMC in favor of the Parent at a rate not in excess
of ten percent (10%) per annum; provided, that (i) any such interest
is paid only on a fiscal quarterly basis, (ii) the Borrowers shall
have delivered, prior to the date any such interest is paid, the
Financial Statements required pursuant to Sections 6.2(b) for the
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fiscal months contained in the applicable fiscal quarter and for such
fiscal quarter, and (iii) at the time of any such payment and after
giving effect thereto, no Default or Event of Default shall exist and
be continuing;
(2) (A) pay interest on the Subordinated Debt in the
original principal amount of $33,000,000 evidenced by that certain
Third Subordinated Term Note dated September 30, 1993 executed by RMC
in favor of the Parent in amounts not to exceed $1,035,000 per
calendar quarter to enable the Parent to pay interest which is then
due and payable on the Subordinated Debentures; (B) pay interest at a
rate not in excess of eight percent (8%) per annum, on that certain
Debt in the original principal amount of $6,000,000 evidenced by that
certain Fourth Subordinated Term Note dated November 30, 1993 executed
by RMC in favor of the Parent, to enable the Parent to pay interest
which is then due and payable on the Subordinated Debentures; and (C)
pay interest on the Debt outstanding under the Subordinated Revolver
in amounts not to exceed $5,875,000 semiannually to enable the Parent
to pay interest which is then due and payable on the Senior
Subordinated Notes; provided, however, that the payments described in
this clause (2) may not be made in the event with respect to RMC that
after giving effect thereto (i) Individual Availability with respect
to RMC would be less than (x) $1,000,000 during the period commencing
on the Restatement Closing Date and ending on March 31, 1996, (y)
$2,000,000 during the period commencing on April 1, 1996 and ending on
September 30, 1996, or (z) $3,000,000 on or after October 1, 1996,
(ii) Availability would be less than $6,000,000, or (iii) there would
have occurred any Default or Event of Default; and provided, further,
that the amount of interest on the Debt outstanding under the
Subordinated Revolver permitted to be paid pursuant to the foregoing
clause (C) shall be reduced by the product of (a) the excess, if any,
of $50,000,000 over the principal of the Debt outstanding from time to
time under the Subordinated Revolver times (b) the interest rate of 11
3/4% per annum applicable thereto (provided, that nothing herein shall
be deemed to permit any payment of principal of the Debt outstanding
under the Subordinated Revolver); and
(3) pay principal on the DP Note to the extent required to
enable DP to pay its obligations and liabilities, as and when DP shall
be required to do so; provided, however, that the payments described
in this clause (3) may not be made in the event that after giving
effect thereto, (i) Availability would be less than $5,000,000, (ii)
there would have occurred any Default or Event of Default, or (iii)
the sum of such payments made upon or after the Restatement Closing
Date would exceed $5,000,000.
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8.16 Transactions with Affiliates. Except as set forth below
or otherwise permitted by this Agreement, no Borrower shall sell, transfer,
distribute, or pay any money or property, including, but not limited to, any
fees or expenses of any nature (including, but not limited to, any fees or
expenses for management services), except actual expenses incurred and approved
in advance in writing by the Majority Lenders, to any Affiliate or employee
thereof, or lend or advance money or property to any Affiliate or employee
thereof, or invest in (by capital contribution or otherwise) or purchase or
repurchase any stock or indebtedness, or any property, of any Affiliate or
employee thereof, or become liable on any Guaranty of the indebtedness,
dividends, or other obligations of any Affiliate or employee thereof.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Borrower may (a) pay compensation to
employees of such Borrower who are Affiliates, (b) if no Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing, engage in transactions with Affiliates in the
normal course of business, in amounts and upon terms fully disclosed to the
Agent and the Lenders and which are no less favorable to the applicable
Borrower than would be obtained in a comparable arm's length transaction with a
Person not an Affiliate, and (c) sell Inventory to RLTD.
8.17 Investment Banking and Finder's Fees. No Borrower shall
pay or agree to pay, or reimburse any other party with respect to, any
investment banking or similar or related fee, underwriter's fee, finder's fee,
or broker's fee to any Person in connection with this Agreement, other than as
set forth on Schedule 7.26. Each Borrower shall defend and indemnify the Agent
and the Lenders against and hold them harmless from all claims of any Person
for any such fees, and all costs and expenses (including without limitation,
attorneys' fees) incurred by the Agent and/or any Lender in connection
therewith.
8.18 Business Conducted. No Borrower shall engage, directly
or indirectly, in any line of business other than the businesses in which such
Borrower is engaged on the Restatement Closing Date. RRC shall not engage in
any business other than the ownership and collection of Accounts transferred by
RMC, Hutch, NWR and Willow to RRC pursuant to the Receivables Purchase
Agreement.
8.19 Liens. No Borrower shall create, incur, assume, or
permit to exist any Lien on any property now owned or hereafter acquired by any
of them, except Permitted Liens.
8.20 Sale and Leaseback Transactions. No Borrower shall,
directly or indirectly, enter into any arrangement with any Person providing
for such Borrower to lease or rent property that such Borrower has sold or
otherwise transferred, or will sell or otherwise transfer to such Person;
provided, that prior to the Triggering Date the Borrowers other than RRC may
enter in such arrangements with respect to property owned by a Borrower on
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the Restatement Closing Date, provided that the aggregate sale proceeds with
respect to all such transactions shall not exceed $250,000.
8.21 New Subsidiaries. No Borrower shall, directly or
indirectly, organize or acquire any Subsidiary.
8.22 Restricted Investments. No Borrower shall make any
Restricted Investment.
8.23 Capital Expenditures. (a) (i) RMC shall not make or
incur any Capital Expenditure if, after giving effect thereto, the aggregate
amount of all Capital Expenditures by RMC would exceed (1) $10,000,000 during
the period consisting of the third and fourth fiscal quarters of Fiscal Year
1995, (2) $20,000,000 during Fiscal Year 1996, (3) $20,000,000 during Fiscal
Year 1997, or (4) $5,000,000 during each fiscal quarter thereafter.
(ii) In addition, RMC shall not make or incur any Capital
Expenditure not financed by Capital Expenditure Loans or other Debt for
borrowed money ("Unfinanced Capital Expenditures") if, after giving effect
thereto, the aggregate amount of all such Unfinanced Capital Expenditures would
exceed the following amounts during the fiscal quarters indicated: (1)
$4,750,000 during the third fiscal quarter of Fiscal Year 1995, (2) $2,850,000
during the fourth fiscal quarter of Fiscal Year 1995, (3) $2,850,000 during the
first fiscal quarter of Fiscal Year 1996, (4) $3,250,000 during the second
fiscal quarter of Fiscal Year 1996, (5) $3,500,000 during the third fiscal
quarter of Fiscal Year 1996, (6) $3,647,000 during the fourth fiscal quarter of
Fiscal Year 1996, (7) $3,250,000 during the first fiscal quarter of Fiscal Year
1997, (8) $3,500,000 during the second fiscal quarter of Fiscal Year 1997, (9)
$3,750,000 during the third fiscal quarter of Fiscal Year 1997, or (10)
$4,000,000 during each fiscal quarter thereafter.
(b) RML shall not make or incur any Capital Expenditure if,
after giving effect thereto, the aggregate amount of all Capital Expenditures
by RML would exceed (1) $35,000 during the period consisting of the third and
fourth fiscal quarters of Fiscal Year 1995, (2) $75,000 during Fiscal Year
1996, (3) $85,000 during Fiscal Year 1997, or (3) $25,000 during each fiscal
quarter thereafter.
(c) Willow shall not make or incur any Capital Expenditure
if, after giving effect thereto, the aggregate amount of all Capital
Expenditures by Willow would exceed (1) $30,000 during the period consisting of
the third and fourth fiscal quarters of Fiscal Year 1995, (2) $60,000 during
Fiscal Year 1996, (3) $60,000 during Fiscal Year 1997, or (4) $20,000 during
each fiscal quarter thereafter.
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(d) Hutch shall not make or incur any Capital Expenditure if,
after giving effect thereto, the aggregate amount of all Capital Expenditures
by Hutch would exceed (1) $70,000 during the period consisting of the third and
fourth fiscal quarters of Fiscal Year 1995, (2) $385,000 during Fiscal Year
1996, (3) $385,000 during Fiscal Year 1997, or (4) $100,000 during each fiscal
quarter thereafter. For purposes of this Section 8.23(d), Capital Expenditures
shall be deemed to exclude expenditures made by Hutch in connection with
setting up the production facility for ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ products at Hutch's plant
located in Monticello, Kentucky; provided that such expenditures shall not
exceed $800,000, of which $270,000 shall be financed by Kentucky Regional
Economic Development Authority (KREDA) on terms reasonably satisfactory to the
Agent.
(e) NWR shall not make or incur any Capital Expenditure if,
after giving effect thereto, the aggregate amount of all Capital Expenditures
by NWR would exceed (1) $200,000 during the period consisting of the third and
fourth fiscal quarters of Fiscal Year 1995, (2) $880,000 during Fiscal Year
1996, (3) $880,000 during Fiscal Year 1997, or (4) $220,000 during each fiscal
quarter thereafter.
(f) RRC shall not make or incur any Capital Expenditures.
(g) No Borrower shall make or incur any Capital Expenditure
if, after giving effect thereto, the aggregate amount of all Capital
Expenditures by all Borrowers would exceed (1) $10,650,000 during the period
consisting of the third and fourth quarters of Fiscal Year 1995, (2)
$21,300,000 during Fiscal Year 1996, (3) $21,300,000 during Fiscal Year 1997,
or (4) $5,325,000 during each fiscal quarter thereafter.
Each amount set forth in clauses (a) through (e) of this Section 8.23 for any
fiscal period shall hereinafter be referred to as a "Base Amount." In the
event that a Borrower shall, during any applicable fiscal period, make or incur
Capital Expenditures (or Unfinanced Capital Expenditure in the case of clause
(a)(ii)) in an aggregate amount less than the Base Amount for such fiscal
period, an amount (a "Carry-Over Amount") equal to the lesser of (1) one-half
of such Base Amount, and (2) such Base Amount minus the aggregate amount of
such Capital Expenditures actually made or incurred, shall be added to the Base
Amount for the then next succeeding fiscal period. No Carry-Over Amount shall
be added to any Base Amount other than the Base Amount for the then next
succeeding fiscal period. For purposes of making the calculations contemplated
by this paragraph, any Capital Expenditures made or incurred during any fiscal
period shall be deemed to reduce, first, the Base Amount for such fiscal
period, and second, the Carry-Over Amount, if any, added to the Base Amount for
such fiscal period.
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8.24 Operating Lease Obligations. (a) RMC shall not enter
into any lease of real or personal property as lessee or sublessee (other than
Capital Leases), if, after giving effect thereto and excluding any permitted
intercompany lease payments, the aggregate amount of Rentals payable by RMC in
any Fiscal Year in respect of such lease and all such other leases would exceed
$9,500,000.
(b) RML shall not enter into any lease of real or personal
property as lessee or sublessee (other than Capital Leases), if, after giving
effect thereto and excluding any permitted intercompany lease payments, the
aggregate amount of Rentals payable by RML in any Fiscal Year in respect of
such lease and all such other leases would exceed $300,000.
(c) Willow shall not enter into any lease of real or personal
property as lessee or sublessee (other than Capital Leases), if, after giving
effect thereto and excluding any permitted intercompany lease payments, the
aggregate amount of Rentals payable by Willow in any Fiscal Year in respect of
such lease and all such other leases would exceed $300,000.
(d) Hutch shall not enter into any lease of real or personal
property as lessee or sublessee (other than Capital Leases), if, after giving
effect thereto and excluding any permitted intercompany lease payments, the
aggregate amount of Rentals payable by Hutch in any Fiscal Year in respect of
such lease and all such other leases would exceed $2,000,000.
(e) NWR shall not enter into any lease of real or personal
property as lessee or sublessee (other than Capital Leases), if, after giving
effect thereto and excluding any permitted intercompany lease payments, the
aggregate amount of Rentals payable by NWR in any Fiscal Year in respect of
such lease and all such other leases would exceed $2,000,000.
(f) RRC shall not enter into any lease of real or personal
property as lessee or sublessee.
8.25 Interest Coverage. (a) RMC will not permit the ratio
of RMC's and its consolidated Subsidiaries' (other than Diversified Trucking's)
(1) Adjusted Net Earnings from Operations plus, to the extent deducted in
computing such Adjusted Net Earnings from Operations, (A) cash interest
expense, (B) any provision for income taxes, (C) depreciation, and (D)
amortization, to (2) cash interest expense, to be less than the applicable
ratio set forth below as of the last day of the fiscal quarter of the Fiscal
Year indicated, calculated (i) for the third and fourth fiscal quarters of
Fiscal Year 1995 and the first fiscal quarter of Fiscal Year 1996, for the
period commencing on the first day of the third fiscal quarter of Fiscal Year
1995 and ending on such date, and (ii) for the second fiscal quarter of Fiscal
Year 1996 and for each fiscal quarter
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thereafter, for the four (4) consecutive fiscal quarters ending on such date:
Ratio Fiscal Quarter Fiscal Year
----- -------------- -----------
0.7 to 1.0 Third 1995
1.4 to 1.0 Fourth 1995
1.4 to 1.0 First 1996
1.4 to 1.0 Second 1996
1.4 to 1.0 Third 1996
and
1.4 to 1.0 Each fiscal quarter
thereafter
For purposes of this Section 8.25(a), Adjusted Net Earnings of RMC and its
consolidated Subsidiaries, other than Diversified Trucking, for any fiscal
quarter shall be deemed to include the principal amount of any Debt of RMC
incurred during such fiscal quarter and subordinated to the Obligations on a
basis satisfactory in form and substance to the Majority Lenders; provided, no
such amounts in excess of $5,000,000 in the aggregate during the term of this
Agreement shall be so included in Adjusted Net Earnings of RMC and its
consolidated Subsidiaries other than Diversified Trucking.
(b) RML will not permit the ratio of RML's (1) Adjusted Net
Earnings from Operations plus, to the extent deducted in computing such
Adjusted Net Earnings from Operations, (A) cash interest expense, (B) any
provision for income taxes, (C) depreciation, and (D) amortization, to (2) cash
interest expense, to be less than (i) 1.5 to 1.0 as of the last day of the
third and fourth fiscal quarters of Fiscal Year 1995 and the first fiscal
quarter of Fiscal Year 1996, for the period commencing on the first day of the
third fiscal quarter of Fiscal Year 1995 and ending on such date, and (ii) 1.5
to 1.0 as of the last day of each fiscal quarter thereafter, commencing with
the second fiscal quarter of Fiscal Year 1996, calculated for the four (4)
consecutive fiscal quarters ending on such date.
(c) Willow will not permit the ratio of Willow's (1) Adjusted
Net Earnings from Operations plus, to the extent deducted in computing such
Adjusted Net Earnings from Operations, (A) cash interest expense, (B) any
provision for income taxes, (C) depreciation, and (D) amortization, to (2) cash
interest expense, to be less than (i) 4.5 to 1.0 as of the last day of the
third and fourth fiscal quarters of Fiscal Year 1995 and the first fiscal
quarter of Fiscal Year 1996, for the period commencing on the first day of the
third fiscal quarter of Fiscal Year 1995 and ending on such date, and (ii) 4.5
to 1.0 as of the last day of each fiscal quarter thereafter, commencing with
the
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second fiscal quarter of Fiscal Year 1996, calculated for the four (4)
consecutive fiscal quarters ending on such date.
(d) Hutch will not permit the ratio of Hutch's (1) Adjusted
Net Earnings from Operations plus, to the extent deducted in computing such
Adjusted Net Earnings from Operations, (A) cash interest expense, (B) any
provision for income taxes, (C) depreciation, and (D) amortization, to (2) cash
interest expense, to be less than the applicable ratio set forth below as of
the last day of the fiscal quarter of the Fiscal Year indicated, calculated (i)
for the third and fourth fiscal quarters of Fiscal Year 1995 and the first
fiscal quarter of Fiscal Year 1996, for the period commencing on the first day
of the third fiscal quarter of Fiscal Year 1995 and ending on such date, and
(ii) for the second fiscal quarter of Fiscal Year 1996 and for each fiscal
quarter thereafter, for the four (4) consecutive fiscal quarters ending on such
date:
Ratio Fiscal Quarter Fiscal Year
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2.7 to 1.0 Third 1995
2.7 to 1.0 Fourth 1995
2.7 to 1.0 First 1996
3.1 to 1.0 Second 1996
3.1 to 1.0 Third 1996
3.6 to 1.0 Fourth 1996
3.6 to 1.0 First 1997
3.7 to 1.0 Second 1997
and
4.0 to 1.0 Each fiscal quarter
thereafter
(e) NWR will not permit the ratio of NWR's (1) Adjusted Net
Earnings from Operations plus, to the extent deducted in computing such
Adjusted Net Earnings from Operations, (A) cash interest expense, (B) any
provision for income taxes, (C) depreciation, and (D) amortization, to (2) cash
interest expense, to be less than the applicable ratio set forth below as of
the last day of the fiscal quarter of the Fiscal Year indicated, calculated (i)
for the third and fourth fiscal quarters of Fiscal Year 1995 and the first
fiscal quarter of Fiscal Year 1996, for the period commencing on the first day
of the third fiscal quarter of Fiscal Year 1995 and ending on such date, and
(ii) for the second fiscal quarter of Fiscal Year 1996 and for each fiscal
quarter thereafter, for the four (4) consecutive fiscal quarters ending on such
date:
Ratio Fiscal Quarter Fiscal Year
----- -------------- -----------
1.4 to 1.0 Third 1995
1.4 to 1.0 Fourth 1995
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1.7 to 1.0 First 1996
2.2 to 1.0 Second 1996
2.4 to 1.0 Third 1996
2.5 to 1.0 Fourth 1996
2.6 to 1.0 First 1997
2.8 to 1.0 Second 1997
and
2.9 to 1.0 Each fiscal quarter
thereafter
8.26 Adjusted Tangible Net Worth. (a) RMC and its
consolidated Subsidiaries other than Diversified Trucking will have Adjusted
Tangible Net Worth of not less than the applicable amount set forth below as of
the last day of the fiscal quarter of the Fiscal Year indicated:
Amount Fiscal Quarter Fiscal Year
------ -------------- -----------
$ 73,414,000 Third 1995
$ 79,725,000 Fourth 1995
$ 80,183,000 First 1996
$ 81,027,000 Second 1996
$ 81,568,000 Third 1996
$ 83,918,000 Fourth 1996
$ 84,048,000 First 1997
$ 84,813,000 Second 1997
$ 85,276,000 Third 1997
$ 88,978,000 Fourth 1997
and
$ 88,500,000 Each fiscal quarter
thereafter
(b) RML will have Adjusted Tangible Net Worth of not less
than the applicable amount set forth below as of the last day of the fiscal
quarter of the Fiscal Year indicated:
Amount Fiscal Quarter Fiscal Year
------ -------------- -----------
$ 4,102,000 Fourth 1995
$ 4,102,000 First 1996
$ 4,102,000 Second 1996
$ 4,102,000 Third 1996
$ 4,985,000 Fourth 1996
$ 4,985,000 First 1997
$ 4,985,000 Second 1997
$ 4,985,000 Third 1997
$ 5,691,000 Fourth 1997
and
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$ 5,700,000 Each
fiscal quarter
thereafter
(c) Willow will have Adjusted Tangible Net Worth of not less
than the applicable amount set forth below as of the last day of the fiscal
quarter of the Fiscal Year indicated:
Amount Fiscal Quarter Fiscal Year
------ -------------- -----------
$ 2,283,000 Third 1995
$ 2,392,000 Fourth 1995
$ 2,390,000 First 1996
$ 2,718,000 Second 1996
$ 2,986,000 Third 1996
$ 3,129,000 Fourth 1996
$ 2,949,000 First 1997
$ 3,380,000 Second 1997
$ 3,713,000 Third 1997
$ 3,882,000 Fourth 1997
and
$ 3,850,000 Each fiscal quarter
thereafter
(d) Hutch will have Adjusted Tangible Net Worth of not less
than the applicable amount set forth below as of the last day of the fiscal
quarter of the Fiscal Year indicated:
Amount Fiscal Quarter Fiscal Year
------ -------------- -----------
$ 5,298,000 Third 1995
$ 5,482,000 Fourth 1995
$ 6,073,000 First 1996
$ 6,012,000 Second 1996
$ 7,050,000 Third 1996
$ 7,698,000 Fourth 1996
$ 7,636,000 First 1997
$ 7,509,000 Second 1997
$ 8,775,000 Third 1997
$ 9,296,000 Fourth 1997
and
$ 9,000,000 Each fiscal quarter
thereafter
(e) NWR will have Adjusted Tangible Net Worth of not less
than the applicable amount set forth below as of the last day of the fiscal
quarter of the Fiscal Year indicated:
Amount Fiscal Quarter Fiscal Year
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$ 8,202,000 Third 1995
$ 8,249,000 Fourth 1995
$ 9,160,000 First 1996
$ 11,369,000 Second 1996
$ 12,742,000 Third 1996
$ 12,799,000 Fourth 1996
$ 13,619,000 First 1997
$ 16,270,000 Second 1997
$ 17,904,000 Third 1997
$ 18,171,000 Fourth 1997
and
$ 21,000,000 Each fiscal quarter
thereafter
8.27 RMC Availability. RMC shall have Individual
Availability of not less than the applicable amount set forth below as of the
last day of the fiscal quarter of the Fiscal Year indicated:
Amount Fiscal Quarter Fiscal Year
------ -------------- -----------
$ 500,000 Third 1995
$ 1,000,000 Fourth 1995
$ 200,000 First 1996
$ 1,700,000 Second 1996
$ 1,800,000 Third 1996
$ 1,200,000 Fourth 1996
$ 500,000 First 1997
$ 2,000,000 Second 1997
$ 2,000,000 Third 1997
and
$ 1,500,000 Each fiscal quarter
thereafter
8.28 Fiscal Year. No Borrower will change its Fiscal Year
from a calendar year.
8.29 Further Assurances. Each Borrower shall execute and
deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, to the Agent and/or the Lenders
such documents and agreements, and shall take or cause to be taken such
actions, as the Agent may, from time to time, request to carry out the terms
and conditions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
ARTICLE 9
CONDITIONS OF LENDING
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9.1 Conditions Precedent to Making of Loans on the
Restatement Closing Date. The obligation of the Lenders to make the initial
Loans on the Restatement Closing Date, and the obligation of the Agent to take
reasonable steps to cause to be issued any Letter of Credit or created any
Acceptance on the Restatement Closing Date and the obligation of the Lenders to
participate in any credit support or enhancement provided through the Agent in
connection with any such Letter of Credit or Acceptance, are subject to the
following conditions precedent having been satisfied in a manner satisfactory
to the Agent and the Lenders:
(a) Each Borrower shall have performed and complied with all
covenants, agreements and conditions contained herein which are
required to be performed or complied with by such Borrower before or
on the Restatement Closing Date.
(b) The Agent and the Lenders shall have received
certificates dated the Restatement Closing Date and signed by the vice
president administration - treasurer of RMC, Hutch, NWR, Willow and
RRC, and treasurer and secretary of RML, certifying that the condition
specified in Section 9.1(a) has been fulfilled, and setting forth in
detail each component of such Borrower's Individual Borrowing Base,
Individual Maximum Revolver Amount and Aggregate Revolver Outstandings
in order to demonstrate that after making the Revolving Loans on the
Restatement Closing Date, Availability would be at least $5,000,000,
and Individual Availability for each Borrower shall be at least zero.
(c) The Agent and the Lenders shall have received all items
on the List of Closing Documents attached hereto as Exhibit G which are
not elsewhere identified in this Article 9, such items to be in form
and substance satisfactory to the Agent and the Lenders, and to be
executed by all parties thereto when the nature of such items so
requires.
(d) The Borrowers shall have paid to the Agent, for its
benefit and/or for the benefit of the Lenders, as applicable, the
Closing Fee and all fees, costs, and expenses (including, without
limitation, attorneys and paralegals fees and disbursements) incurred
by the Agent and the Lenders in connection with the negotiation,
preparation, and consummation of this Agreement, the other Loan
Agreements and the transactions contemplated thereby.
(e) All proceedings taken in connection with the execution of
this Agreement, all other Loan Documents and all documents and papers
relating thereto shall be
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satisfactory to the Agent and the Lenders. The Agent shall have
received copies of such documents and papers as the Agent and the
Lenders may reasonably request in connection therewith, all in form
and substance satisfactory to the Agent and the Lenders.
(f) (A) RMC will have Adjusted Tangible Net Worth of not less
than $72,000,000 on the Restatement Closing Date, and (B) the Parent
will have "Adjusted Tangible Net Worth" (as such term is defined in
the Parent Guaranty) of not less than $106,500,000 on the Restatement
Closing Date.
The acceptance by a Borrower of any Loans made on the Restatement Closing Date
shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty made by such Borrower to
the effect that all of the conditions to the making of such Loans set forth in
this Section 9.1 have been satisfied, with the same effect as delivery to the
Agent and the Lenders of a certificate signed by the president and chief
financial officer or treasurer of such Borrower, dated the Restatement Closing
Date, to such effect.
9.2 Conditions Precedent to Each Loan. The obligation of the
Lenders to make each Loan, including the initial Loans on the Restatement
Closing Date, and the obligation of the Agent to take reasonable steps to cause
to be issued any Letter of Credit or created any Acceptance, including any
Letter of Credit issued or Acceptance created on the Restatement Closing Date,
and the obligation of the Lenders to participate in any credit support or
enhancement provided through the Agent in connection with any such Letter of
Credit or Acceptance, shall be subject to the further conditions precedent that
on the date of any such extension of credit;
(a) the following statements shall be true, and the
acceptance by a Borrower of any extension of credit shall be deemed to
be a statement to the effect set forth in clauses (1) and (2), with
the same effect as the delivery to the Agent and the Lenders of a
certificate signed by the president and chief financial officer or
treasurer of such Borrower, dated the date of such extension of
credit, stating that:
(1) The representations and warranties contained in
this Agreement and the other Loan Documents are correct in all
material respects on and as of the date of such extension of
credit as though made on and as of such date, except to the
extent the Agent and the Lenders have been notified by a
Borrower that any representation or warranty is not correct
and the Majority Lenders have explicitly waived in writing
compliance with such representation or warranty;
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(2) No event has occurred and is continuing, or
would result from such extension of credit, which constitutes
a Default or an Event of Default; and
(3) Such extension of credit is permitted to be made
pursuant to Section 4.11 of the Senior Subordinated Note
Indenture;
(b) the Agent and the Lenders shall have received such other
approvals, opinions or documents as they may reasonably request;
(c) no order, judgment or decree of any Public Authority and
no law, rule or regulation applicable to the Agent or any Lender shall
purport by its terms to enjoin, restrain or otherwise prohibit the
making of such Loan;
(d) since December 31, 1994, no material adverse change shall
have occurred with respect to the business, operations, assets,
financial condition or prospects of any Borrower; and
(e) in the case of a Capital Expenditure Loan, the Agent
shall obtain a first priority perfected Lien, for the benefit of the
Secured Creditors, on the Equipment that served as the basis for such
Capital Expenditure Loan, contemporaneously with the making of such
Capital Expenditure Loan;
provided, however, that the foregoing conditions precedent are not conditions
to each Lender participating in or reimbursing BABC or the Agent for such
Lender's Pro Rata Share of any BABC Loan or Agent Advance as provided in
Sections 2.4(g), (h) and (i).
ARTICLE 10
DEFAULT; REMEDIES
10.1 Events of Default. It shall constitute an event of
default ("Event of Default") if any one or more of the following shall occur
for any reason:
(a) any failure to pay the principal of or interest or
premium on any of the Obligations when due, whether upon demand or
otherwise;
(b) any representation or warranty made by any Borrower in
this Agreement, any of the other Loan Documents, any Financial
Statement, or any certificate furnished by any Borrower at any time to
the Agent or
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any Lender shall prove to be untrue or misleading in any material
respect as of the date on which made;
(c) any failure by any Borrower to comply with any of the
covenants set forth in Article 8;
(d) any failure by any Borrower to comply with any of the
other covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement, the
Mortgages, the other Loan Documents, or any other agreement entered
into at any time to which any Borrower and the Agent and/or any Lender
are party, for more than (1) twenty (20) days after notice of such
failure by the Agent to the applicable Borrower, (2) thirty (30) days
after the date that the applicable Borrower discovers, or reasonably
should have discovered, such failure, or (3) if such failure shall
have existed for more than forty-five (45) days, five (5) days after
the earlier of (A) written notice thereof from the Agent to the
applicable Borrower or (B) the applicable Borrower's discovery of such
failure; provided, however, that no such grace period shall apply, and
an Event of Default shall exist promptly upon such failure to comply,
if such failure to comply may not, in the reasonable determination of
the Majority Lenders, be cured by the applicable Borrower during such
grace period; or if any such agreement, instrument or document shall
terminate (other than in accordance with its terms or the terms hereof
or with the written consent of the Majority Lenders) or become void or
unenforceable without the written consent of the Majority Lenders;
(e) default shall occur with respect to the Subordinated
Debentures or the Senior Subordinated Notes, or default shall occur
with respect to any Debt for borrowed money (other than the
Obligations, the UDAG Debt and the Wisconsin Department of Development
Debt) in an outstanding principal amount in excess of $200,000 or
under any agreement or instrument under or pursuant to which any such
Debt or indebtedness may have been issued, created, assumed, or
guaranteed by any Borrower, and any such default shall continue for
more than the period of grace, if any, therein specified, if the
effect thereof (with or without the giving of notice or further lapse
of time or both) is to accelerate, or to permit the holders of any
such Debt or indebtedness to accelerate, the maturity of any such Debt
or indebtedness; or any Debt (including the UDAG Debt and the
Wisconsin Department of Development Debt) or indebtedness shall be
declared due and payable or be required to be prepaid (other than by a
regularly scheduled required prepayment) prior to the stated maturity
thereof;
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(f) the Parent, DP, International, any Borrower, or any
Subsidiary of any Borrower, shall (1) file a voluntary petition in
bankruptcy or file a voluntary petition or an answer or otherwise
commence any action or proceeding seeking reorganization, arrangement
or readjustment of its debts or for any other relief under the federal
Bankruptcy Code, as amended, or under any other bankruptcy or
insolvency act or law, state or federal, now or hereafter existing, or
consent to, approve of, or acquiesce in, any such petition, action or
proceeding; (2) apply for or acquiesce in the appointment of a
receiver, assignee, liquidator, sequestrator, custodian, trustee or
similar officer for it or for all or any part of its property; (3)
make an assignment for the benefit of creditors; or (4) be unable
generally to pay its debts as they become due;
(g) an involuntary petition shall be filed or an action or
proceeding otherwise commenced against any Borrower, or any Subsidiary
of any Borrower, seeking reorganization, arrangement or readjustment
of the debts of such Borrower or Subsidiary or for any other relief
under the federal Bankruptcy Code, as amended, or under any other
bankruptcy or insolvency act or law, state or federal, now or
hereafter existing, and either (1) such petition, action or proceeding
shall remain undismissed or unvacated for a period of sixty (60) days,
or (2) an order for relief shall be entered with respect thereto;
(h) a receiver, assignee, liquidator, sequestrator,
custodian, trustee or similar officer for any Borrower, or any
Subsidiary of any Borrower, or for all or any material part of their
property shall be appointed; or a warrant of attachment, execution or
similar process shall be issued against any material part of the
property of any Borrower;
(i) any Borrower, or any Subsidiary of any Borrower, shall
file a certificate of dissolution under applicable state or provincial
law or shall be liquidated, dissolved or wound-up or shall commence or
have commenced against it any action or proceeding for dissolution,
winding-up or liquidation, or shall take any corporate action in
furtherance thereof;
(j) all or any material part of the property of any Borrower,
or any Subsidiary of any Borrower, shall be nationalized, expropriated
or condemned, seized or otherwise appropriated, or custody or control
of such property or of any Borrower or any Subsidiary of any Borrower
shall be assumed by any Public Authority or any court of competent
jurisdiction at the instance of
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any Public Authority, except where contested in good faith by proper
proceedings diligently pursued where a stay of enforcement is in
effect;
(k) for any reason other than the failure of the Agent to
take any action available to it to maintain perfection of the Liens
created in favor of the Agent pursuant to the Loan Documents, any Loan
Document ceases to be in full force and effect or any Lien with
respect to any material portion of the Collateral intended to be
secured thereby ceases to be, or is not, valid, perfected and prior to
all other Liens (other than Permitted Liens) or is terminated, revoked
or declared void;
(l) one or more final judgments for the payment of money
aggregating in excess of $50,000 (whether or not covered by insurance)
shall be rendered against any Borrower, or any Subsidiary of any
Borrower, which is not discharged in full or stayed within thirty (30)
days from the date of entry thereof;
(m) any loss, theft, damage or destruction of any item or
items of Collateral occurs which (1) materially and adversely affects
the operation of any Borrower's business; or (2) is material in amount
and is not adequately covered by insurance;
(n) there occurs any material adverse change in any
Borrower's property, business, operations, financial condition or
prospects;
(o) Any Termination Event occurs which the Majority Lenders
reasonably believe could subject any Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate
of any Borrower to a liability in excess of $25,000;
(p) The plan administrator of any Plan applies under Section
412(d) of the Code for a waiver of the minimum funding standards of
Section 412(a) of the Code and the Majority Lenders reasonably believe
that the substantial business hardship upon which the application for
such waiver is based could subject any Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate
of any Borrower to a liability in excess of $25,000;
(q) there is filed against any Borrower, or any Subsidiary of
any Borrower, any civil or criminal action, suit or proceeding under
any federal or state racketeering statute (including, without
limitation, the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act of
1970), which action, suit or proceeding (1) is not dismissed within
one hundred eighty (180) days, and (2)
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could result in the confiscation or forfeiture of any material portion
of the Collateral or the other assets of any Borrower or the assets of
any Subsidiary of any Borrower;
(r) the Parent shall cease to own one hundred percent (100%)
of the capital stock of RMC, DP, RLTD, Willow, Hutch, NWR and
International, or International shall cease to own one hundred percent
(100%) of the capital stock of RML, or RMC shall cease to own one
hundred percent (100%) of the capital stock of RRC; or
(s) any default shall occur under the Parent Guaranty, the DP
Guaranty, the International Guaranty, the Actava World Trade Guaranty
or the Diversified Trucking Guaranty or the Parent Guaranty, the DP
Guaranty, the International Guaranty, the Actava World Trade Guaranty
or the Diversified Trucking Guaranty shall be terminated, revoked or
declared void or invalid.
10.2 Remedies. (a) If a Default or an Event of Default
exists, the Agent may, in its discretion, or, at the direction of the Majority
Lenders, shall, without notice to or demand on any Borrower, do one or more of
the following at any time or times and in any order: (1) reduce the Maximum
Revolver Amount, the Individual Maximum Revolver Amount with respect to any or
all Borrowers, or the amount of the Revolver Facility or Capital Expenditure
Facility, or the advance rates against Eligible Accounts and/or Eligible
Inventory used in computing the Maximum Revolver Amount and Individual Maximum
Revolver Amount with respect to any or all Borrowers, or reduce or increase one
or more of the other elements used in computing the Maximum Revolver Amount and
Individual Maximum Revolver Amount with respect to any or all Borrowers; and
(2) restrict the amount of or refuse to make Revolving Loans or Capital
Expenditure Loans and restrict or refuse to arrange for Letters of Credit or
Acceptances. If an Event of Default exists, the Agent may, in its discretion,
or shall, at the direction of the Majority Lenders, without notice to or demand
on any Borrower, except as otherwise provided herein, do one or more of the
following, in addition to the actions described in the preceding sentence, at
any time or times and in any order: (A) terminate the Commitments and this
Agreement and (B) upon notice to the Borrowers, declare any or all Obligations
to be immediately due and payable (provided however that upon the occurrence of
any Event of Default described in Sections 10.1(f), 10.1(h), or 10.1(i), the
Commitments shall automatically and immediately expire and all Obligations
shall automatically become immediately due and payable without notice or demand
of any kind); and pursue its other rights and remedies under the Loan Documents
and applicable law. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement, no
Lender shall have any obligation to make Loans hereunder during the existence
of any Event of Default; provided,
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that the foregoing sentence shall not limit the provisions contained in this
Agreement with respect to each Lender participating in or reimbursing BABC or
the Agent for such Lender's Pro Rata Share of any BABC Loan or Agent Advance as
provided in Sections 2.4(g), (h) and (i).
(b) If an Event of Default exists: (1) the Agent shall have,
in addition to all other rights, the rights and remedies of a secured party
under the UCC and the PPSA; (2) the Agent may, at any time, take possession of
the Collateral and keep it on the applicable Borrower's premises, at no cost to
the Agent or any Lender, or remove any part of it to such other place or places
as the Agent may desire, or the Borrowers shall, upon the Agent's demand, at
the Borrowers' cost, assemble the Collateral and make it available to the Agent
at a place reasonably convenient to the Agent; and (3) the Agent may sell and
deliver any Collateral at public or private sales, for cash, upon credit or
otherwise, at such prices and upon such terms as the Agent deems advisable, in
its sole discretion, and may, if the Agent deems it reasonable, postpone or
adjourn any sale of the Collateral by an announcement at the time and place of
sale or of such postponed or adjourned sale without giving a new notice of
sale. Without in any way requiring notice to be given in the following manner,
the Borrowers agree that any notice by the Agent of sale, disposition or other
intended action hereunder or in connection herewith, whether required by the
UCC, the PPSA or otherwise, shall constitute reasonable notice to the Borrowers
if such notice is mailed by registered or certified mail, return receipt
requested, postage prepaid, or is delivered personally against receipt, at
least five (5) days prior to such action (or at least fifteen (15) days prior
to such action in the case of any action with respect to Collateral of RML
located in the Province of Ontario, Canada) to the Borrowers' address specified
in or pursuant to Section 14.7. If any Collateral is sold on terms other than
payment in full at the time of sale, no credit shall be given against the
Obligations until the Agent or the Lenders receive payment, and if the buyer
defaults in payment, the Agent may resell the Collateral without further notice
to any Borrower. In the event the Agent seeks to take possession of all or any
portion of the Collateral by judicial process, each Borrower irrevocably
waives: (A) the posting of any bond, surety or security with respect thereto
which might otherwise be required; (B) any demand for possession prior to the
commencement of any suit or action to recover the Collateral; and (C) any
requirement that the Agent retain possession and not dispose of any Collateral
until after trial or final judgment. Each Borrower agrees that the Agent has
no obligation to preserve rights to the Collateral or ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ any Collateral
for the benefit of any Person. The Agent is hereby granted a license or other
right to use, without charge, each Borrower's labels, patents, copyrights,
name, trade secrets, trade names, trademarks, and advertising matter, or any
similar property, in completing production of, advertising or selling any
Collateral,
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and each Borrower's rights under all licenses and all franchise agreements
shall inure to the Agent's benefit. The proceeds of sale shall be applied
first to all expenses of sale, including attorneys' fees, and second, in
whatever order the Majority Lenders shall elect, to all Obligations (in
accordance with each Lender's Pro Rata Share therein, as applicable). The
Agent will return any excess to the applicable Borrower or such other Person as
shall be legally entitled thereto and the Borrowers shall remain liable for any
deficiency.
(c) If an Event of Default occurs, except as otherwise
specifically provided herein, each Borrower hereby waives all rights to notice
and hearing prior to the exercise by the Agent of the Agent's rights to
repossess the Collateral without judicial process or to replevy, attach or levy
upon the Collateral without notice or hearing.
(d) If the Agent, in its discretion or at the direction of
the Majority Lenders, shall terminate this Agreement upon an Event of Default,
the Borrowers shall pay the Agent, for the account of the Lenders, immediately
upon termination, an early termination penalty equal to the early termination
fee that would have been payable under Section 3.11 if this Agreement had been
terminated on that date pursuant to the Borrowers' election.
ARTICLE 11
TERM AND TERMINATION
11.1 Term and Termination. The term of this Agreement shall
end on the Stated Termination Date. The Majority Lenders may terminate this
Agreement without notice upon the occurrence of an Event of Default. Upon the
effective date of termination of this Agreement for any reason whatsoever, all
Obligations shall become immediately due and payable. Notwithstanding the
termination of this Agreement, until all Obligations are paid and performed in
full, the Agent and the Lenders shall retain all their rights and remedies
hereunder (including, without limitation, the security interest of the Agent,
for the ratable benefit of the Secured Creditors, in and all rights and
remedies with respect to all then existing and after-arising Collateral).
ARTICLE 12
AMENDMENTS; WAIVER; PARTICIPATIONS; ASSIGNMENTS; SUCCESSORS
12.1 No Implied Waivers. No act, failure or delay by the
Agent or the Lenders shall constitute a waiver of any of their rights and
remedies. No single or partial waiver by the Agent or the Lenders of any
provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or of breach or default
hereunder or
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thereunder, or of any right or remedy which the Agent or the Lenders may have,
shall operate as a waiver of any other provision, breach, default, right or
remedy or of the same provisions, breach, default, right or remedy on a future
occasion. No waiver by the Agent or the Lenders shall affect their rights to
require strict performance of this Agreement.
12.2 Amendments and Waivers. No amendment or modification of
any provision of this Agreement shall be effective without the written
agreement of the Majority Lenders and the Borrowers, and no termination or
waiver of any provision of this Agreement, or consent to any departure by a
Borrower therefrom, shall in any event be effective without the written
concurrence of the Majority Lenders, which concurrence the Majority Lenders
shall have the right to grant or withhold at their sole discretion.
Notwithstanding the immediately preceding sentence, any amendment, modification
or waiver (a) of any provision of Articles 2, 3 or 4, which amendment,
modification or waiver relates to any increase in the Commitments or in the
principal amount of any Capital Expenditure Loan or face amount of any Letter
of Credit, extension of the Stated Maturity Date or of the average life or
maturity of any installment of any Capital Expenditure Loan or of the
expiration date of any Letter of Credit or Acceptance, or reduction of the
interest rates applicable to any Loans or the amount of fees payable hereunder,
shall be effective if, and only if, evidenced by a writing agreed to and signed
by all Lenders, (b) effectuating the discharge of any guarantor or release of
any Guaranty of any of the Obligations, the discharge of any Borrower, or the
subordination of the Agent's Liens pursuant to this Agreement, or (b) of the
definitions of "Majority Lenders," "Pro Rata Share," "Maximum Revolver Amount"
or "Individual Maximum Revolver Amount" (or any term affecting the calculation
of the Maximum Revolver Amount or Individual Maximum Revolver Amount in any
material respect), or the provisions contained in this Section 12.2, or in
Section 13.8(a) with respect to the release of the Agent's Liens, shall be
effective if, and only if, evidenced by a writing agreed to and signed by all
Lenders. No amendment, modification, termination, or waiver of any provision
of Article 13 or any other provision referring to the Agent shall be effective
without the written concurrence of the Agent. The Agent may, but shall have no
obligation to, with the written concurrence of any Lender, execute amendments,
modifications, waivers or consents on behalf of such Lender. Any waiver or
consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific
purpose for which it was given. No notice to or demand on a Borrower in any
case shall entitle any Borrower to any other or further notice or demand in
similar or other circumstances. Any amendment, modification, waiver or consent
effected in accordance with this Section 12.2 shall be binding on each Secured
Creditor, each future Secured Creditor, and, if signed by the Borrowers, on the
Borrowers.
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12.3 Assignments; Participations.
(a) Each Lender shall have the right, with the Agent's
consent and after consultation with the Borrowers regarding the prospective
assignee, at any time to assign to one or more commercial banks or other
financial institutions all or a portion of its Commitment, the Loans owing to
it and Capital Expenditure Loan Notes held by it and its rights and obligations
with respect to Letters of Credit and Acceptances; provided, however, that the
Agent shall not withhold its consent to any such assignment made in compliance
with this Section 12.3 to any of the financial institutions set forth on
Schedule 12.3; and provided, further, that (1) each such assignment shall be of
a constant, and not a varying percentage of all of the assigning Lender's
corresponding rights and obligations under this Agreement and the assignment
shall apply the same percentage to such Lender's Commitment and Loans, (2) the
aggregate amount of the outstanding Commitment of the assigning Lender being
assigned pursuant to each such assignment (determined as of the date of the
Assignment and Acceptance entered into with respect to such assignment by the
assigning Lender and the assignee, and accepted by the Agent, in substantially
the form of Exhibit H ("Assignment and Acceptance")) shall in no event be less
than $15,000,000 and integral multiples of $5,000,000 in excess of that amount,
except that such limitation shall not apply to an assignment by any Lender of
all of its rights and obligations under this Agreement or to an assignment by
an original signatory to this Agreement to another such signatory, (3) except
in the case of an assignment in whole of a Lender's rights and obligations
under this Agreement or an assignment by an original signatory to this
Agreement to another such signatory, immediately after giving effect to any
assignment the aggregate amount of the outstanding Commitment still held by the
assigning Lender in its own name shall in no event be less than $5,000,000, and
(4) the parties to each such assignment shall execute and deliver to the Agent,
for its acceptance and recording in the Register, an Assignment and Acceptance,
together the Capital Expenditure Loan Notes subject to such assignment with a
processing and recordation fee of $5,000. Notwithstanding the immediately
preceding sentence, no Lender other than BABC shall be permitted to make any
assignment of any of its Commitment, Loans or rights and obligations with
respect to Letters of Credit and Acceptances to any commercial bank or other
financial institution other than BABC, unless BABC shall have declined to
purchase such Commitment, Loans and rights and obligations pursuant to an
assignment transaction having substantially identical terms. Upon execution,
delivery, acceptance and recording of any Assignment and Acceptance, from and
after the effective date specified therein, which effective date shall be at
least two (2) Business Days after the execution thereof, (A) the assignee
thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent that rights and
obligations hereunder have been assigned to it pursuant to such Assignment and
Acceptance, have the rights and obligations (including, but not limited to, the
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obligation to participate in credit support or other enhancement for Letters of
Credit and Acceptances pursuant to Section 2.5(f)) of a Lender hereunder and
(B) the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent that rights and
obligations hereunder have been assigned by it pursuant to such Assignment and
Acceptance, relinquish its rights and be released from its obligations under
this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Acceptance covering all
or the remaining portion of an assigning Lender's rights and obligations under
this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto).
(b) By executing and delivering an Assignment and Acceptance,
the assigning Lender thereunder and the assignee thereunder confirm to and
agree with each other and the other parties hereto as follows: (1) other than
as provided in such Assignment and Acceptance, such assigning Lender makes no
representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to any
statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with this
Agreement or the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness,
sufficiency or value of this Agreement or any other Loan Document furnished
pursuant hereto; (2) such assigning Lender makes no representation or warranty
and assumes no responsibility with respect to the financial condition of any
Borrower or the performance or observance by any Borrower of any of its
obligations under this Agreement or any other Loan Document furnished pursuant
hereto; (3) such assignee confirms that it has received a copy of this
Agreement, together with such other documents and information as it has deemed
appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into such
Assignment and Acceptance; (4) such assignee will, independently and without
reliance upon the Agent, such assigning Lender or any other Lender, and based
on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time,
continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under
this Agreement; (5) such assignee appoints and authorizes the Agent to take
such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers under this
Agreement as are delegated to the Agent by the terms hereof, together with such
powers as are reasonably incidental thereto; and (6) such assignee agrees that
it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by
the terms of this Agreement are required to be performed by it as a Lender.
(c) The Agent shall maintain at its address set forth in
Section 14.7 a copy of each Assignment and Acceptance delivered to and accepted
by it and books and records, including computer records, in which it shall
record the names and addresses of the Lenders and the Commitment of, and
principal amount of the Loans owing to, each Lender from time to time (the
"Register"). The entries in the Register shall constitute rebuttably
presumptive evidence, absent manifest error, of the accuracy of the information
contained therein, and the Borrowers, the Agent and the Lenders may treat each
Person the name of which
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is recorded in the Register as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this
Agreement. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrowers or
any Lender at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior
notice.
(d) Upon its receipt of an Assignment and Acceptance executed
by an assigning Lender and an assignee, together with the Capital Expenditure
Loan Notes subject to such assignment, the Agent shall, if such Assignment and
Acceptance has been completed and is in substantially the form of Exhibit H,
(1) accept such Assignment and Acceptance, (2) record the information contained
therein in the Register, and (3) give prompt notice thereof to the Borrowers.
Within five (5) Business Days after the Borrowers' receipt of such notice, the
Borrowers, at their own expense, will execute and deliver to the Agent in
exchange for the surrendered Capital Expenditure Loan Notes, new Capital
Expenditure Loan Notes to the order of (A) such assigning Lender, in amounts
corresponding to the interest in the rights and obligations under this
Agreement retained by such Lender, and (B) such assignee, in amounts
corresponding to the interest in the assigning Lender's rights and obligations
under this Agreement acquired by such assignee pursuant to such Assignment and
Acceptance. Such new Capital Expenditure Loan Notes shall be in aggregate
principal amounts equal to the aggregate principal amounts of such surrendered
Capital Expenditure Loan Notes, shall be dated the effective date of such
Assignment and Acceptance and shall otherwise be in substantially the form of
Exhibit F. Upon delivery of such new Capital Expenditure Loan Notes, the
surrendered Capital Expenditure Loan Notes shall be cancelled by the Agent and
returned to the applicable Borrower.
(e) Each Lender may sell participations in all or any part of
its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including, without limitation,
all or any part of its Commitment, the Loans or its rights in connection with
Letters of Credit and Acceptances, as applicable), in minimum amounts of
$10,000,000 and integral multiples of $5,000,000 in excess of that amount, to
one or more other Persons; provided, however, that (1) such Lender's
obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (2) such Lender shall
remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of
such obligations, and (3) the Agent, the Borrowers and the other Lenders shall
continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such
Lender's rights and obligations under this Agreement. No Participating Lender
may be given any rights to require the Lender granting such Participating
Lender's participation to vote against any matters, other than (A) the release
of all or substantially all of the Collateral, or (B) any amendment,
modification or waiver of any provision of Articles 2, 3 or 4 relating to the
principal amount of the Loans, Letters of Credit or Acceptances, the maturity
dates of the Loans, the interest rates borne by the Loans and the amounts of
any fees payable to such Lender under Sections 3.5 through 3.8 and 3.11. No
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Participating Lender shall be a "Lender" for any purpose under this Agreement;
provided, however, that any Participating Lender may be given the rights and
obligations of a Lender (including any right to receive payment) under Sections
3.3(e) and (f), 3.5 through 3.8, 3.11, 4.3, 4.8 and 14.8, provided, further,
that all requests for any such payments shall be made by any Participating
Lender through the Lender granting such participation. The right of each
Participating Lender to receive payment pursuant to the immediately preceding
sentence shall be limited to the lesser of (i) the amounts actually incurred by
such Participating Lender for which payment is provided under such Sections and
(ii) the amounts that would have been payable under such Sections to the Lender
granting the participation had such participation not been granted. It is
expressly agreed that, in connection with prospective offers for the sale and
transfer of any participation pursuant to this Section 12.3(e), any Lender may
provide to any prospective Participating Lender such information pertaining to
the Borrowers as such Lender may deem appropriate.
(f) If a Participating Lender shall at any time with the
Borrowers' knowledge participate with any Lender in the Loans, each Borrower
hereby grants to such Participating Lender, and such Participating Lender shall
have and is hereby given, for the its benefit and that of the Agent and the
Lenders, a continuing Lien on and security interest in any money, Securities
and other property of such Borrower in the custody or possession of such
Participating Lender, including the right of set-off, to the extent of the
total amount of the Obligations, and such Participating Lender shall be deemed
to have the same right of set-off to the extent of the Participating Lender's
participation in the Obligations under this Agreement as it would have if it
were a direct lender.
(g) Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement,
any Lender may at any time create a security interest in, or pledge, all or any
portion of its rights under and interest in this Agreement, in favor of any
Federal Reserve Bank, in accordance with Regulation A of the Federal Reserve
Board or U.S. Treasury Regulation 31 CFR Section 203.14, and such Federal
Reserve Bank may enforce such pledge or security interest in any manner
permitted under applicable law.
12.4 Binding Effect; Assignment; Disclosure. The provisions
of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the
respective representatives, successors and assigns of the parties hereto;
provided, however, that no interest herein may be assigned by any Borrower
without the prior written consent of the Agent and the Lenders. With respect
to a Borrower, successors and assigns shall include, without limitation, any
receiver, trustee or debtor-in-possession of or for such Borrower. The rights
and benefits of any Lender hereunder shall, if such Lender so agrees, inure to
any party acquiring any interest in the Obligations or any part thereof,
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subject to the provisions of Section 12.3. Each Borrower agrees that the Agent
and any Lender may use such Borrower's name in advertising and promotional
materials and in conjunction therewith disclose the general terms of this
Agreement.
ARTICLE 13
THE AGENT
13.1 Appointment. Each Lender hereby designates and appoints
BankAmerica Business Credit, Inc. as its Agent under this Agreement and the
other Loan Documents, and each Lender hereby irrevocably authorizes the Agent
to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement and
the other Loan Documents and to exercise such powers as are set forth herein or
therein, together with such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto.
The Agent agrees to act as such on the express conditions contained in this
Article 13. The provisions of this Article 13 are solely for the benefit of
the Agent and the Lenders, and no Borrower shall have any rights as a third
party beneficiary of any of the provisions hereof (other than as expressly set
forth in Section 13.7). In performing its functions and duties under this
Agreement, the Agent shall act solely as agent of the Lenders and does not
assume and shall not be deemed to have assumed any obligation toward or
relationship of agency or trust with or for any Borrower. The Agent may
perform any of its duties under this Agreement, or under the other Loan
Documents, by or through its agents or employees.
13.2 Nature of Duties. The Agent shall have no duties or
responsibilities except those expressly set forth in this Agreement or in the
other Loan Documents. Except as expressly otherwise provided in this
Agreement, the Agent shall have and may use its sole discretion with respect to
exercising or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights or taking or
refraining from taking any actions which the Agent is expressly entitled to
take or assert under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including,
without limitation, (a) subject to the limitations upon the Agent's discretion
described in the definitions of Eligible Accounts and Eligible Inventory, the
determination of the applicability of ineligibility criteria with respect to
the calculation of the Maximum Revolver Amount and Individual Maximum Revolver
Amounts, (b) the making of Agent Advances pursuant to Section 2.4(h), and (c)
the exercise of remedies pursuant to Section 10.2, and any action so taken or
not taken shall be deemed consented to by the Lenders. The Agent shall not
have by reason of this Agreement a fiduciary relationship in respect of any
Lender. Nothing in this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, express
or implied, is intended to or shall be construed to impose upon the Agent any
obligations in respect of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents
except as expressly set forth herein or therein. Each Lender
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shall make its own independent investigation of the financial condition and
affairs of the Borrowers in connection with the making and the continuance of
the Loans hereunder, and shall make its own appraisal of the creditworthiness
of the Borrowers, and the Agent shall have no duty or responsibility, either
initially or on a continuing basis, to provide any Lender with any credit or
other information with respect thereto, whether coming into its possession
before the date of this Agreement or at any time or times thereafter, other
than written reports provided by the Borrowers to the Agent pursuant to this
Agreement. If the Agent seeks the consent or approval of the Majority Lenders
to the taking or refraining from taking any action hereunder, the Agent shall
send notice thereof to each Lender. The Agent shall promptly notify each
Lender (1) any time that the Agent becomes aware that an Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing and (2) any time that the Majority Lenders have
instructed the Agent to act or refrain from acting pursuant hereto. The Agent
may employ agents, co-agents and attorneys-in-fact and shall not be responsible
to the Lenders or the Borrowers, except as to money or securities received by
it or its authorized agents, for the negligence or misconduct of any such
agents or attorneys-in-fact selected by it with reasonable care.
13.3 Rights, Exculpation, Etc. Neither the Agent nor any of
its officers, directors, employees or agents shall be liable to any Lender for
any action taken or omitted by it or any of them under this Agreement or under
any of the other Loan Documents, or in connection herewith or therewith, except
that (a) the Agent shall be obligated on the terms set forth herein for
performance of its express obligations under this Agreement; (b) the Agent
shall not be entitled to exercise any of the powers granted to it under this
Agreement or the other Loan Documents in any way inconsistent with its express
obligations to the Lenders under this Agreement; and (c) no Person shall be
relieved of any liability imposed by law for gross negligence or for willful
misconduct or any other intentional tort. The Agent shall not be liable for
any apportionment or distribution of payments made by it in good faith pursuant
to Section 4.6, and if any such apportionment or distribution is subsequently
determined to have been made in error, the sole recourse of any Secured
Creditor to whom payment was due but not made shall be to recover from other
Secured Creditors any payment in excess of the amount to which it is determined
to have been entitled. The Agent shall not be responsible to any Lender for
any recitals, statements, representations or warranties contained in this
Agreement or for the execution, effectiveness, genuineness, validity,
enforceability, collectibility, or sufficiency of this Agreement or any of the
other Loan Documents or any of the transactions contemplated thereby, or for
the financial condition of any Borrower. The Agent shall not be required to
make any inquiry concerning either the performance or observance of any of the
terms, provisions or conditions of this Agreement or any of the other Loan
Documents or the financial condition of any Borrower, or the existence or
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possible existence of any Default or Event of Default. The Agent may at any
time request instructions from the Lenders or Majority Lenders with respect to
any actions or approvals which by the terms of this Agreement or of any of the
other Loan Documents the Agent is permitted or required to take or to grant,
and if such instructions are promptly requested, the Agent shall be absolutely
entitled to refrain from taking any action or to withhold any approval and
shall not be under any liability whatsoever to any Person for refraining from
any action or withholding any approval under any of the Loan Documents until it
shall have received such instructions from the Lenders or Majority Lenders, as
applicable. Without limiting the foregoing, no Lender shall have any right of
action whatsoever against the Agent as a result of the Agent acting or
refraining from acting under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents
in accordance with the instructions of the Lenders or Majority Lenders, as
applicable.
13.4 Reliance. The Agent shall be entitled to rely upon any
written notices, statements, certificates, orders or other documents or any
telephone message believed by it in good faith to be genuine and correct and to
have been signed, sent or made by the proper Person, and with respect to all
matters pertaining to this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents and its
duties hereunder or thereunder, upon advice of counsel selected by it.
13.5 Indemnification of the Agent by the Lenders. To the
extent that the Agent is not reimbursed and indemnified by the Borrowers, the
Lenders will reimburse and indemnify the Agent for and against any and all
liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments,
suits, costs, expenses, advances or disbursements of any kind or nature
whatsoever which may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against the Agent
in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any of the other
Loan Documents or any action taken or omitted by the Agent under this Agreement
or any of the other Loan Documents, in proportion to each Lender's Pro Rata
Share, including, without limitation, Agent Advances; provided, however, that
no Lender shall be liable for any portion of such liabilities, obligations,
losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses,
advances or disbursements resulting from the Agent's recklessness, willful
misconduct or gross negligence. The obligations of the Lenders under this
Section 13.5 shall survive the resignation of an Agent pursuant to Section
13.7, the payment in full of the Loans and reimbursement obligations with
respect to Letters of Credit, the termination of all outstanding Letters of
Credit and Acceptances and the termination of this Agreement.
13.6 Agent in Individual Capacity. BABC and its affiliates
may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, create
Acceptances for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests
in and generally engage
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in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting or other
business with the Borrowers and any of their respective Subsidiaries and
Affiliates as though BABC were not the Agent hereunder, and without notice to
or the consent of the other Lenders. The Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to
such activities, BABC or its affiliates may receive information regarding the
Borrowers or their respective Subsidiaries or Affiliates (including information
that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the applicable
Borrower or any such Subsidiary or Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Agent
shall be under no obligation to provide such information to them; provided,
that in the event that BABC receives any such information which is not subject
to such confidentiality obligations, and while BABC is the Agent hereunder, and
the Lenders are not otherwise provided with such information, then the Agent
shall provide such information to the Lenders. With respect to its Commitment
and the Loans made by it and the credit support or other enhancement for
Letters of Credit and Acceptances in which it has purchased a participation
interest, BABC shall have the same rights and powers under this Agreement as
any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not the Agent.
13.7 Successor Agent.
(a) The Agent may resign from the performance of all of its
functions and duties under this Agreement at any time by giving at least sixty
(60) Business Days' prior written notice to the Borrowers and the Lenders.
Such resignation shall take effect upon the acceptance by a successor Agent of
appointment pursuant to clause (b) or (c) below.
(b) Upon any such notice of resignation, the Majority Lenders
shall appoint a successor Agent who shall be reasonably satisfactory to the
Borrowers; provided, that any such Agent which shall be a Lender hereunder
shall be deemed to be reasonably satisfactory to the Borrowers.
(c) If the Majority Lenders agree on a successor Agent within
such sixty (60) Business Day period, but the Borrowers unreasonably object to
such successor Agent, then such successor shall be appointed as Agent hereunder
notwithstanding such objection. If a successor Agent shall not have been so
appointed within such sixty (60) Business Day period because the Majority
Lenders have not agreed on such successor, or because the Borrowers shall
reasonably object to such successor Agent, the retiring Agent shall then
appoint a successor Agent who shall serve as Agent until such time, if any, as
a successor Agent shall be appointed as provided above.
13.8 Collateral Matters.
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(a) The Lenders hereby irrevocably authorize the Agent, at
its option and in its discretion, to release any Agent's Lien upon any
Collateral (1) upon the termination of the Commitments, payment and
satisfaction of all Loans and reimbursement obligations in respect of Letters
of Credit and Acceptances, and the termination of all outstanding Letters of
Credit and Acceptances (whether or not any of such obligations are due) and all
other Obligations which have matured and which the Agent has been notified in
writing are then due and payable; (2) constituting property being sold or
disposed of if the applicable Borrower certifies to the Agent that the sale or
disposition is made in compliance with Section 5.11 or 8.9 (and the Agent may
rely conclusively on any such certificate, without further inquiry); (3)
constituting property in which the applicable Borrower owned no interest at the
time the Lien was granted or at any time thereafter; (4) constituting property
leased to the applicable Borrower under a lease which has expired or been
terminated in a transaction permitted under this Agreement or which will expire
imminently and which has not been, and is not intended by such Borrower to be,
renewed or extended; or (5) valued at less than $5,000,000 during the term of
this Agreement (provided, that from and after the occurrence of any Event of
Default, such amount shall be deemed to be reduced to $1,000,000). Except as
provided above, the Agent will not release any of the Agent's Liens on any
portion of the Collateral without the prior written authorization of all of the
Lenders. Upon request by the Agent or the Borrowers at any time, the Lenders
will confirm in writing the Agent's authority to release any Agent's Liens upon
particular types or items of Collateral pursuant to this Section 13.8.
(b) So long as no Event of Default has occurred and is then
continuing, upon receipt by the Agent of confirmation from the Majority Lenders
of its authority to release any Agent's Liens upon particular types or items of
Collateral, and upon at least five (5) Business Days' prior written request by
the applicable Borrower, the Agent shall (and is hereby irrevocably authorized
by the Lenders to) execute such documents as may be necessary to evidence the
release of the Agent's Liens upon such Collateral; provided, however, that (1)
the Agent shall not be required to execute any such document on terms which, in
the Agent's opinion, would expose the Agent to liability or create any
obligation or entail any consequence other than the release of such Liens
without recourse or warranty, and (2) such release shall not in any manner
discharge, affect or impair the Obligations or any Liens (other than those
expressly being released) upon (or obligations of any Borrower in respect of)
all interests retained by any Borrower, including (without limitation) the
proceeds of any sale, all of which shall continue to constitute part of the
Collateral.
(c) The Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to any of
the Lenders to assure that the Collateral exists or is
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owned by the applicable Borrower or is cared for, protected or insured or has
been encumbered, or, other than a duty to act without willful misconduct or
gross negligence, that the Agent's Liens have been properly or sufficiently or
lawfully created, perfected, protected or enforced or are entitled to any
particular priority, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under
any duty of care, disclosure or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the
rights, authorities and powers granted or available to the Agent pursuant to
this Section 13.8 or pursuant to any of the Loan Documents, it being understood
and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission or event
related thereto, the Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in
its sole discretion, given the Agent's own interest in the Collateral in its
capacity as one of the Lenders and that the Agent shall have no duty or
liability whatsoever to any Secured Creditor as to any of the foregoing.
13.9 Restrictions on Actions by Lenders; Sharing of Payments.
(a) Each of the Lenders agrees that it shall not, without the express consent
of the Agent, and that it shall, to the extent it is lawfully entitled to do
so, upon the request of the Agent, set-off against the Obligations, any amounts
owing by such Lender to any Borrower or any accounts of any Borrower now or
hereafter maintained with such Lender. Each of the Lenders further agrees that
it shall not, unless specifically requested to do so by the Agent, take or
cause to be taken any action, including, without limitation, the commencement
of any legal or equitable proceedings, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise
enforce any security interest in, any of the Collateral, the purpose of which
is, or could be, to give such Lender any preference or priority against the
other Lenders with respect to the Collateral.
(b) Subject to Section 4.6, if, at any time or times any
Lender shall receive (1) by payment, foreclosure, set-off or otherwise, any
proceeds of Collateral or any payments with respect to the Obligations of any
Borrower to such Lender arising under, or relating to, this Agreement or the
other Loan Documents, except for any such proceeds or payments received by such
Lender from the Agent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, or (2) payments
from the Agent in excess of such Lender's ratable portion of all such
distributions by the Agent, such Lender shall promptly (A) turn the same over
to the Agent, in kind, and with such endorsements as may be required to
negotiate the same to the Agent, or in same day funds, as applicable, for the
account of all of the Secured Creditors and for application to the Obligations
in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Agreement, or (B)
purchase, without recourse or warranty, an undivided interest and participation
in the Obligations owed to the other Lenders so that such excess payment
received shall be applied ratably as among the Lenders in accordance with their
Pro Rata Shares; provided, however, that if all or part of such excess payment
received by the purchasing party is thereafter
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recovered from it, those purchases of participations shall be rescinded in
whole or in part, as applicable, and the applicable portion of the purchase
price paid therefor shall be returned to such purchasing party, but without
interest except to the extent that such purchasing party is required to pay
interest in connection with the recovery of the excess payment.
13.10 Agency for Perfection. Each Lender hereby appoints
each other Lender as agent for the purpose of perfecting the Lenders' security
interest in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the UCC, can be
perfected only by possession. Should any Lender (other than BABC at such time
as it shall also act as the Agent) obtain possession of any such Collateral,
such Lender shall notify the Agent thereof, and, promptly upon the Agent's
request therefor shall deliver such Collateral to the Agent or in accordance
with the Agent's instructions.
13.11 Payments by Agent to Lenders. All payments to be made
by the Agent to the Lenders under this Agreement shall be made by bank wire
transfer or internal transfer of immediately available funds to:
if to BABC: Bank of America, Illinois
BABC-Central Account
Account No. 71-09539
ABA #▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
if to Deutsche Financial
Services Chase Manhattan Bank
Corporation: New York, New York
One Chase Manhattan Plaza
ABA #▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Deutsche Financial Services
Account No. 9102734903
Memo with wire: Roadmaster
if to Mellon Bank, N.A.: Mellon Bank, N.A.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
ABA #▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Account No. ________
Memo with wire: Roadmaster
Corporation
if to National Bank of National Bank of Canada
Canada: ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇
▇▇▇ #▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Memo with wire: Roadmaster
if to NationsBank of NationsBank of Georgia, N.A.
Georgia, N.A. Account No. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ABA #▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Memo with wire: Roadmaster
Participation
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if to Green Tree Financial First Bank
Servicing First Bank Place
Corporation: ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Beneficiary: Green Tree Financial
Corporation
ABA #▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Account No. 160232402265
Memo with wire: Roadmaster CL
or pursuant to such other wire transfer instructions as each party may
designate for itself by written notice to the Agent. Concurrently with each
such payment, the Agent shall identify whether such payment (or any portion
thereof) represents principal, premium or interest on the Loans or otherwise.
13.12 Concerning the Collateral and the Related Loan
Documents. Each Lender authorizes and directs the Agent to enter into this
Agreement and the other Loan Documents relating to the Collateral, for the
ratable benefit of the Secured Creditors. Each Lender agrees that any action
taken by the Agent or Majority Lenders in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement or the other Loan Documents relating to the Collateral, and the
exercise by the Agent or the Majority Lenders of their respective powers set
forth therein or herein, together with such other powers that are reasonably
incidental thereto, shall be authorized by and binding upon all of the Lenders.
13.13 Field Audit Reports; Disclaimers by Lenders. The Agent
hereby agrees, solely for the benefit of the Lenders, to schedule and perform a
minimum of three (3) audits pursuant to Section 5.6 during any twelve-month
period. If the Agent shall not perform a minimum of four (4) audits pursuant
to Section 5.6 during any twelve-month period, then the Majority Lenders may
perform any such audits not performed by the Agent. By its execution and
delivery of this Agreement, each Lender
(a) is deemed to have requested that the Agent furnish such
Lender, promptly after it becomes available, a copy of each field
audit report (each, a "Report" and collectively, "Reports") prepared
by the Agent pursuant to Section 5.6;
(b) expressly agrees and acknowledges that neither BABC nor
the Agent (1) makes any representation or warranty as to the accuracy
of any Report, or (2) shall be liable for any information contained in
any Report;
(c) expressly agrees and acknowledges that the Reports are not
comprehensive audits, that the Agent or other party performing any
audit will inspect only specific information regarding the Borrowers
and will rely significantly upon the Borrowers' books and records, as
well as on representations of the Borrowers' personnel;
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(d) agrees to keep all Reports confidential and strictly for
its internal use, and agrees not to distribute or use any Report in
any other manner; and
(e) without limiting the generality of any other
indemnification provisions contained in this Agreement, agrees (1) to
hold BABC and the Agent harmless from any action such Lender may take
based upon, or the consequences of any conclusion such Lender may
reach as a result of, the information contained in any Report, in
connection with any Loan or other credit accommodations that such
Lender has made or shall make to any Borrower, or in which such Lender
may purchase a participation interest, and (2) to pay, protect,
indemnify, defend and hold BABC and the Agent harmless from and
against, any claims, actions, proceedings, damages, costs, expenses
and other amounts (including, without limitation, reasonable
attorneys' fees) incurred by BABC and/or the Agent as the direct or
indirect result of the actions of any third parties which might obtain
all or part of any Report through such Lender.
ARTICLE 14
MISCELLANEOUS
14.1 Cumulative Remedies; No Prior Recourse to Collateral.
The enumeration herein of the Agent's and each Lender's rights and remedies is
not intended to be exclusive, and such rights and remedies are in addition to
and not by way of limitation of any other rights or remedies that the Agent and
the Lenders may have under the UCC, the PPSA or other applicable law. The
Agent and the Lenders shall have the right, in their sole discretion, to
determine which rights and remedies are to be exercised and in which order.
The exercise of one right or remedy shall not preclude the exercise of any
others, all of which shall be cumulative. The Agent and the Lenders may,
without limitation, proceed directly against any or all Borrowers to collect
the Obligations without any prior recourse to the Collateral.
14.2 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement shall
be prohibited or invalid, under applicable law, it shall be ineffective only to
such extent, without invalidating the remainder of this Agreement.
14.3 GOVERNING LAW; CHOICE OF FORUM; SERVICE OF PROCESS; JURY
TRIAL WAIVER. (A) THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE INTERPRETED AND THE RIGHTS AND
LIABILITIES OF THE PARTIES HERETO DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL
LAWS (AS OPPOSED TO THE CONFLICT OF LAWS PROVISIONS, PROVIDED THAT PERFECTION
ISSUES WITH RESPECT TO ARTICLE 9 OF THE UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE MAY GIVE EFFECT
TO APPLICABLE CHOICE OR CONFLICT OF LAW RULES SET FORTH IN
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ARTICLE 9 OF THE UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE) OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS.
(b) SUBJECT ONLY TO THE EXCEPTION IN THE NEXT SENTENCE, THE
BORROWERS, THE AGENT AND THE LENDERS HEREBY AGREE TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION
OF THE FEDERAL COURT OF THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS AND THE STATE COURTS
OF ILLINOIS LOCATED IN ▇▇▇▇ COUNTY, ILLINOIS AND WAIVE ANY OBJECTION BASED ON
VENUE OR FORUM NON CONVENIENS WITH RESPECT TO ANY ACTION INSTITUTED THEREIN,
AND AGREE THAT ANY DISPUTE CONCERNING THE RELATIONSHIP AMONG THE BORROWERS, THE
LENDERS AND THE AGENT OR THE CONDUCT OF ANY PARTY IN CONNECTION WITH THIS
AGREEMENT OR OTHERWISE SHALL BE HEARD ONLY IN THE COURTS DESCRIBED ABOVE.
NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING: (1) THE AGENT AND THE LENDERS SHALL HAVE THE
RIGHT TO BRING ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING AGAINST ANY BORROWER OR ITS PROPERTY IN
THE COURTS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION THE AGENT OR THE LENDERS DEEM NECESSARY OR
APPROPRIATE IN ORDER TO REALIZE ON THE COLLATERAL OR OTHER SECURITY FOR THE
OBLIGATIONS AND (2) EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO ACKNOWLEDGES THAT ANY APPEALS
FROM THE COURTS DESCRIBED IN THE IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING SENTENCE MAY HAVE TO BE
HEARD BY A COURT LOCATED OUTSIDE THOSE JURISDICTIONS.
(c) EACH BORROWER HEREBY WAIVES PERSONAL SERVICE OF ANY AND
ALL PROCESS UPON IT AND CONSENTS THAT ALL SUCH SERVICE OF PROCESS MAY BE MADE
BY REGISTERED MAIL (RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED) DIRECTED TO SUCH BORROWER AT ITS
ADDRESS SET FORTH IN SECTION 14.7 AND SERVICE SO MADE SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE
COMPLETED FIVE (5) DAYS AFTER THE SAME SHALL HAVE BEEN SO DEPOSITED IN THE U.S.
MAILS, OR, AT THE AGENT'S AND/OR THE LENDERS' OPTION, BY SERVICE UPON ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇.
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GROUP, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, WHICH EACH BORROWER IRREVOCABLY APPOINTS AS
SUCH BORROWER'S AGENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF ACCEPTING SERVICE OF PROCESS WITHIN
THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, OR SUCH SUBSTITUTE AGENT FOR SUCH PURPOSE OF WHICH THE
BORROWERS SHALL NOTIFY THE AGENT IN WRITING. IN ADDITION, THE AGENT AND THE
LENDERS AGREE TO PROMPTLY FORWARD BY REGISTERED MAIL ANY PROCESS SO SERVED UPON
SAID AGENT TO THE APPLICABLE BORROWER AT ITS ADDRESS SET FORTH IN SECTION 14.7.
EACH BORROWER HEREBY CONSENTS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS AS AFORESAID.
(d) THE BORROWERS, THE AGENT AND THE LENDERS EACH HEREBY
WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF
ACTION (1) ARISING UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER INSTRUMENT, DOCUMENT OR
AGREEMENT EXECUTED OR DELIVERED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR (2) IN ANY WAY
CONNECTED WITH OR RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THE DEALINGS OF THE PARTIES HERETO
OR EITHER OF THEM IN RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER INSTRUMENT,
DOCUMENT OR AGREEMENT EXECUTED OR DELIVERED, IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR THE
TRANSACTIONS RELATED HERETO, IN EACH CASE WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER
ARISING, AND WHETHER SOUNDING IN CONTRACT OR TORT OR OTHERWISE. EACH OF THE
BORROWERS, THE AGENT AND THE LENDERS HEREBY AGREES AND CONSENTS THAT ANY SUCH
CLAIM,
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DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE DECIDED BY COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A
JURY AND THAT ANY SUCH PARTY MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OR A COPY OF THIS
AGREEMENT WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF THE PARTIES
HERETO TO THE WAIVER OF THEIR RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY.
(e) NOTHING IN THIS SECTION 14.3 SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF
THE AGENT OR THE LENDERS TO SERVE LEGAL PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED
BY LAW OR AFFECT THE RIGHT OF THE AGENT OR THE LENDERS TO BRING ANY ACTION OR
PROCEEDING AGAINST ANY BORROWER OR ITS PROPERTY IN THE COURTS OF ANY OTHER
JURISDICTION.
(f) EACH BORROWER AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT ASSERT AGAINST
THE AGENT OR ANY LENDER ANY CLAIM FOR CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR
PUNITIVE DAMAGES IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE OTHER LOAN
DOCUMENTS OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY.
14.4 Survival of Representations and Warranties. All of the
Borrowers' respective representations and warranties contained in this
Agreement shall survive the execution, delivery, and acceptance thereof by the
parties, notwithstanding any investigation by the Agent or the Lenders or their
respective agents.
14.5 Other Security and Guaranties. The Agent may, without
notice or demand and without affecting the Borrowers' respective obligations
hereunder, from time to time: (a) take from any Person and hold collateral
(other than the Collateral) for the payment of all or any part of the
Obligations and exchange, enforce or release such collateral or any part
thereof; and (b) accept and hold any endorsement or guaranty of payment of all
or any part of the Obligations and release or substitute any such endorser or
guarantor, or any Person who has given any Lien in any other collateral as
security for the payment of all or any part of the Obligations, or any other
Person in any way obligated to pay all or any part of the Obligations.
14.6 Fees and Expenses. The Borrowers shall pay to the
Agent, for its benefit, on demand, all costs and expenses that the Agent pays
or incurs in connection with the negotiation, preparation, consummation,
administration, enforcement, and termination of this Agreement and the other
Loan Documents, including, without limitation: (a) attorneys' and paralegals'
fees (including allocated in-house counsel fees) and disbursements of counsel
to the Agent; (b) costs and expenses (including attorneys' and paralegals' fees
and disbursements) for any amendment, supplement, waiver, consent, or
subsequent closing in connection with the Loan Documents or Mortgages and the
transactions contemplated thereby; (c) costs and expenses of lien and title
searches and title insurance; (d) taxes, fees and other charges for recording
the Mortgages, filing financing statements and continuations, and other actions
to perfect, protect, and
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continue the Agent's Liens; (e) sums paid or incurred to pay any amount or take
any action required of any Borrower under the Loan Documents that such Borrower
fails to pay or take; (f) costs of appraisals, inspections, and verifications
of the Collateral, including, without limitation, travel, lodging, and meals
for inspections of the Collateral and the Borrowers' respective operations by
the Agent's agents, subject to the terms of Sections 3.8 and 5.6; (g) costs and
expenses of forwarding loan proceeds, collecting checks and other items of
payment, and establishing and maintaining Payment Accounts; (h) costs and
expenses of preserving and protecting the Collateral; (i) costs and expenses
(including attorneys' and paralegals' fees and disbursements) paid or incurred
to obtain payment of the Obligations, enforce the Agent's Liens, sell or
otherwise realize upon the Collateral, and otherwise enforce the provisions of
the Loan Documents, or to defend any claims made or threatened against the
Agent or any Lender arising out of the transactions contemplated hereby
(including without limitation, preparations for and consultations concerning
any such matters); and (j) all fees payable to the Agent as set forth in
Article 3. In addition, The Borrowers shall pay to the Agent, for the benefit
of any Lender, on demand, all attorneys' and paralegals' fees and disbursements
of counsel to such Lender incurred in connection with the enforcement of this
Agreement and the other Loan Documents at any time after the Agent or such
Lender has commenced the exercise of any of its remedies pursuant to Section
10.2. None of the foregoing shall be construed to limit any other provisions
of the Loan Documents regarding costs and expenses to be paid by any Borrower.
All of the foregoing costs and expenses shall be charged to the applicable
Borrower's loan account as Revolving Loans as described in Section 4.5. All
references in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents to "attorney's fees"
or words of similar import shall be deemed, in connection with fees payable to
any Canadian counsel, to refer to solicitor's fees on a "solicitor and his own
client" basis.
14.7 Notices. Except as otherwise provided herein, all
notices, demands and requests that any party is required or elects to give to
any other shall be in writing, or by a telecommunications device capable of
creating a written record, and any such notice shall become effective (a) upon
personal delivery thereof, including, but not limited to, delivery by overnight
mail and courier service, or (b) four (4) days after it shall have been mailed
by United States mail, first class, certified or registered, with postage
prepaid, or (c) in the case of notice by such a telecommunications device, when
properly transmitted, in each case addressed to the party to be notified as
follows:
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If to the Agent or to BABC:
BankAmerica Business Credit, Inc.
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Attention: Vice President
Telecopy No. (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
with copies to:
Bank of America National Trust
and Savings Association
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Attention: Senior Counsel
Telecopy No. (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
and
Sidley & Austin
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Attention: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇, Esq.
Telecopy No. (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
If to Deutsche Financial Services
Corporation:
Deutsche Financial Services
Corporation
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Attention: Regional Vice President
Telecopy No. (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
with a copy to:
Deutsche Financial Services
Corporation
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Attention: General Counsel
Telecopy No. (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
If to Mellon Bank, N.A.:
Mellon Bank, N.A.
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Telecopy No. (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
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If to National Bank of Canada:
National Bank of Canada
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Attention: ▇▇▇▇▇ Walderson or
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If to NationsBank of Georgia, N.A.:
NationsBank Business Credit
c/o NationsBank of Georgia, N.A.
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Attention: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Telecopy No. (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
If to Green Tree Financial
Servicing Corporation:
Green Tree Financial Servicing Corporation
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Attention: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, Division Credit Manager
Telecopy No. (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
with a copy to:
Green Tree Financial Corporation
800 Landmark Tower
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attention: General Counsel
Telecopy No. (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
If to a Borrower:
Roadmaster Corporation,
Roadmaster Leisure Inc.,
Willow Hosiery Company, Inc.,
Hutch Sports USA Inc.,
▇▇▇▇▇▇/Weather-Rite, Inc. or
Roadmaster Receivables Corporation
Radio ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Attention: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Telecopy No. (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
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with copies to:
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Telecopy No. (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
and
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Vice President and General Counsel
Roadmaster Corporation
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or to such other address as each party may designate for itself by like notice.
Failure or delay in delivering copies of any notice, demand, request, consent,
approval, declaration or other communication to the persons designated above to
receive copies shall not adversely affect the effectiveness of such notice,
demand, request, consent, approval, declaration or other communication.
14.8 Indemnity of the Agent and the Lenders by the Borrowers.
Each Borrower agrees to (a) reimburse the Agent and the Lenders for any costs
and expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys' and paralegals' fees
and expenses, including allocated in-house counsel fees) incurred by the Agent
or any Lender in defending any suit brought against it by any Borrower or any
other Person in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, and (b) indemnify and hold the Agent and the Lenders and their
respective officers, directors, employees, attorneys and agents (collectively,
the "Indemnitees") harmless from and against any and all liabilities,
obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs,
expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever incurred by the
Indemnitees, whether direct, indirect or consequential, as a result of or
arising from or relating to any proceeding by any Person, whether threatened or
initiated, asserting any claim for legal or equitable remedy against any Person
under any statute or regulation (including, without limitation, any federal or
state securities or commercial laws or under any common law or equitable cause
or otherwise, including any liability and costs under Environmental Laws or
common law principles arising from or in connection with the past, present or
future operations of any Borrower or its predecessors in interest, or the past,
present or future environmental condition of such Borrower's property, the
presence of asbestos-containing materials at or on such property, or the
Release or threatened Release of any Contaminant from such property), in any
way
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arising from or in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution,
delivery, enforcement, performance and administration of this Agreement or any
other document executed in connection herewith, provided that no Borrower shall
have any obligation hereunder with respect to indemnified liabilities arising
from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of any Indemnitee seeking such
indemnification. To the extent that the indemnity set forth in this Section
may be unenforceable because it is violative of any law or public policy, each
Borrower shall pay the maximum portion which it is permitted to pay under
applicable law. Any Indemnitee will promptly notify the Borrowers of the
commencement of any legal proceeding which may give rise to any indemnified
liability under the foregoing indemnity and shall permit the Borrowers to
participate in the defense of such Indemnitee in any such proceeding. The
foregoing indemnity shall survive the resignation of an Agent pursuant to
Section 13.7, the payment of the Obligations and the termination of this
Agreement. All of the foregoing fees, costs and expenses shall be part of the
Obligations, payable upon demand, and secured by the Collateral.
14.9 Waiver of Notices. Unless otherwise expressly provided
herein, each Borrower waives presentment, protest and notice of demand or
dishonor and protest as to any instrument, as well as any and all other notices
to which it might otherwise be entitled. No notice to or demand on a Borrower
which the Agent or any Lender may elect to give shall entitle such Borrower to
any or further notice or demand in the same, similar or other circumstances.
14.10 Final Agreement. This Agreement is intended by the
Borrowers, the Agent and the Lenders to be the final, complete, and exclusive
expression of the agreement among them. This Agreement supersedes any and all
prior oral or written agreements relating to the subject matter hereof.
14.11 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any
number of counterparts, and by the Agent, each Lender and each Borrower in
separate counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but all of which
shall together constitute one and the same agreement.
14.12 Captions. The captions contained in this Agreement are
for convenience of reference only, are without substantive meaning and should
not be construed to modify, enlarge, or restrict any provision.
14.13 Right of Set-Off. Whenever an Event of Default exists,
the Agent and each Lender are hereby authorized at any time and from time to
time, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any and all
deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) at any time
held and other indebtedness at any time owing by the Agent or such
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Lender or any affiliate of the Agent or such Lender to or for the credit or the
account of any Borrower against any and all of the Obligations, whether or not
then due and payable, any such amounts to be applied in accordance with the
terms of Section 4.6. The Agent and each Lender agree promptly to notify the
applicable Borrower after any such set-off and application made by the Agent or
such Lender, as applicable, provided that the failure to give such notice shall
not affect the validity of such set-off and application.
14.14 Taxes.
(a) Any and all payments by a Borrower hereunder shall be
made free and clear of and without deduction for any and all present or future
taxes, levies, imposts, deductions, charges or withholdings, and all
liabilities with respect thereto, excluding, in the case of each Lender and the
Agent, taxes imposed on its income, and franchise taxes imposed on it, by the
jurisdiction under the laws of which such Lender or the Agent (as the case may
be) is organized or any political subdivision thereof (all such non-excluded
taxes, levies, imposts, deductions, charges, withholdings and liabilities being
hereinafter referred to as "Taxes"). If a Borrower shall be required by law to
deduct any Taxes from or in respect of any sum payable hereunder to any Lender
or the Agent, (1) the sum payable shall be increased as may be necessary so
that after making all required deductions (including deductions applicable to
additional sums payable under this Section 14.14) such Lender or the Agent (as
the case may be) receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had
no such deductions been made, (2) such Borrower shall make such deductions and
(3) such Borrower shall pay the full amount deducted to the relevant taxation
authority or other authority in accordance with applicable law.
(b) In addition, each Borrower agrees to pay any present or
future stamp or documentary taxes or any other excise or property taxes,
charges or similar levies which arise from any payment made hereunder or from
the execution, delivery or registration of, or otherwise with respect to, this
Agreement or any other Loan Documents (hereinafter referred to as "Other
Taxes").
(c) Each Borrower will indemnify each Lender and the Agent
for the full amount of Taxes or Other Taxes (including, without limitation, any
Taxes or Other Taxes imposed by any jurisdiction on amounts payable under this
Section 14.14) paid by such Lender or the Agent (as the case may be) and any
liability (including penalties, interest and expenses) arising therefrom or
with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly
or legally asserted. This indemnification shall be made within 30 days from
the date such Lender or the Agent (as the case may be) makes written demand
therefor. Each Lender shall, at the time of any written demand for
indemnification
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under this subsection (c), provide to the applicable Borrower a receipt for, or
other evidence of the payment of, the Taxes or Other Taxes for which
indemnification is sought.
(d) Within 30 days after the date of any payment of Taxes,
the applicable Borrower will furnish to the Agent, at its address referred to
in Section 14.7, the original or a certified copy of a receipt evidencing
payment thereof. If no Taxes are payable in respect of any payment hereunder
with respect to which a claim for indemnity has been made hereunder, the
applicable Borrower will furnish to the Agent, at such address, a certificate
from each appropriate taxing authority, or an opinion of counsel acceptable to
the Agent, in either case stating that such payment is exempt from or not
subject to Taxes.
(e) Without prejudice to the survival of any other agreement
of any Borrower hereunder, the agreements and obligations of the Borrowers
contained in this Section 14.14 shall survive the payment in full of principal
and interest hereunder.
14.15 Joint and Several Liability. (a) Except as otherwise
provided in subsection (b) below, the liability of the Borrowers for all
amounts due to the Agent or any Lender under this Agreement shall be joint and
several regardless of which Borrower actually receives Loans or other
extensions of credit hereunder or the amount of such Loans received or the
manner in which the Agent or such Lender accounts for such Loans or other
extensions of credit on its books and records. Each Borrower's Obligations
with respect to Loans made to it, and each Borrower's Obligations arising as a
result of the joint and several liability of the Borrowers hereunder, with
respect to Loans made to any other Borrower hereunder, shall be separate and
distinct obligations, but all such Obligations shall be primary obligations of
each Borrower.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in
this Agreement or in any of the Loan Documents, RMC, RML, Hutch, NWR and Willow
shall have no liability for amounts due from RRC to the Agent or any Lender
under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents.
(c) Each Borrower's Obligations arising as a result of the
joint and several liability of the Borrowers hereunder with respect to Loans or
other extensions of credit made to any other Borrower hereunder shall, to the
fullest extent permitted by law, be unconditional irrespective of (1) the
validity or enforceability, avoidance or subordination of the Obligations of
such other Borrower or of any promissory note or other document evidencing all
or any part of the Obligations of such other Borrower, (2) the absence of any
attempt to collect the Obligations from such other Borrower, any other
guarantor, or any other security therefor, or the absence of any other action
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enforce the same, (3) the waiver, consent, extension, forbearance or granting
of any indulgence by the Agent or any Lender with respect to any provision of
any instrument evidencing the Obligations of such other Borrower, or any part
thereof, or any other agreement now or hereafter executed by such other
Borrower and delivered to the Agent or any Lender, (4) the failure by the Agent
or any Lender to take any steps to perfect and maintain its security interest
in, or to preserve its rights to, any security or collateral for the
Obligations of such other Borrower, (5) the Agent's or any Lender's election,
in any proceeding instituted under the Bankruptcy Code, of the application of
Section 1111(b)(2) of the Bankruptcy Code, (6) any borrowing or grant of a
security interest by such other Borrower, as debtor-in- possession under
Section 364 of the Bankruptcy Code, (7) the disallowance of all or any portion
of the Agent's or any Lender's claim(s) for the repayment of the Obligations of
such other Borrower under Section 502 of the Bankruptcy Code, or (8) any other
circumstances which might constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense
of a guarantor or of such other Borrower. With respect to each Borrower's
Obligations arising as a result of the joint and several liability of the
Borrowers hereunder with respect to Loans or other extensions of credit made to
any of the other Borrowers hereunder, such Borrower waives, until the
Obligations shall have been paid in full and the Loan Agreement shall have been
terminated, any right to enforce any right of subrogation or any remedy which
the Agent or any Lender now or may hereafter have against any Borrower, any
endorser or any guarantor of all or any part of the Obligations, and any
benefit of, and any right to participate in, any security or collateral given
to the Agent or any Lender to secure payment of the Obligations or any other
liability of the Borrowers to the Agent or any Lender.
(d) Upon any Event of Default, the Agent may proceed directly
and at once, without notice, against any Borrower to collect and recover the
full amount, or any portion of the Obligations, without first proceeding
against any other Borrower or any other Person, or against any security or
collateral for the Obligations. Each Borrower consents and agrees that the
Agent shall be under no obligation to ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ any assets in favor of such
Borrower or against or in payment of any or all of the Obligations.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have entered into this
Agreement on the date first above written.
ROADMASTER CORPORATION
By:________________________________
Title: Executive Vice President
Administration/Treasurer
ROADMASTER LEISURE INC.
By:________________________________
Title: Secretary
WILLOW HOSIERY COMPANY, INC.
By:________________________________
Title: Secretary
HUTCH SPORTS USA INC.
By:________________________________
Title: Secretary
▇▇▇▇▇▇/WEATHER-RITE, INC.
By:________________________________
Title: Secretary
ROADMASTER RECEIVABLES CORPORATION.
By:________________________________
Title: Secretary
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BANKAMERICA BUSINESS CREDIT, INC.,
as the Agent
By:________________________________
Vice President
Commitment: $100,000,000 BANKAMERICA BUSINESS CREDIT, INC.,
as a Lender
By:________________________________
Vice President
Commitment: $100,000,000 DEUTSCHE FINANCIAL SERVICES
CORPORATION, as a Lender
By:________________________________
Vice President
Commitment: $ 25,000,000 MELLON BANK, N.A., as a Lender
By:________________________________
Vice President
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Commitment: $ 25,000,000 NATIONSBANK OF GEORGIA, N.A., as a
Lender
By:________________________________
Vice President
Commitment: $ 25,000,000 GREEN TREE FINANCIAL SERVICING
CORPORATION, as a Lender
By:________________________________
Vice President
Commitment: $ 15,000,000 NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA, a Canadian
chartered bank, as a Lender
By:________________________________
Vice President
By:________________________________
Vice President
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The undersigned hereby designates the "Obligations" (as such term is defined in
the foregoing Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement dated as of
September 29, 1995 among Roadmaster Corporation, Roadmaster Leisure Inc.,
Willow Hosiery Company, Inc., Hutch Sports USA Inc., ▇▇▇▇▇▇/Weather-Rite, Inc.,
Roadmaster Receivables Corporation, the "Lenders" (as such term is defined
therein) and BankAmerica Business Credit, Inc., as "Agent" for the Lenders) as
"Designated Senior Indebtedness" (as such term is defined in that certain
Indenture dated as of December 15, 1993 between the undersigned and LaSalle
National Bank, as Trustee).
September 29, 1995 ROADMASTER INDUSTRIES, INC.
By:_________________________
Title: Secretary
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