Exhibit 9
SUBORDINATED DEBENTURE AND
WARRANT PURCHASE AGREEMENT
DATED AS OF FEBRUARY 25, 1997
BY AND BETWEEN
CONCORDE CAREER COLLEGES, INC.
AND
STRATEGIC ASSOCIATES, L.P.
SECTION 1
Authorization, Purchase and Sale 1
1.1 Authorization of the Debenture. 1
1.2 Authorization of the Warrant. 1
1.3 Purchase and Sale of Debenture 1
1.4 Issuance of Warrants. 2
SECTION 2
Certain Terms of the Debenture and Warrant 2
2.1 Certain Terms of the Debenture. 2
2.2 Certain Terms of the Warrants. 3
2.3 Replacement of Debenture or Warrant 3
2.4 Registration, etc. 3
SECTION 3
Conditions to Purchaser's Obligation 4
3.1 Preferred Stock Transfer. 4
3.2 Registration Rights Agreement. 4
3.3 Certificate that Representations True at
Closing. 4
3.4 Covenants of the Company. 4
3.5 No Injunction. 4
3.6 Approvals. 5
3.7 Opinion of Seller's Counsel. 5
SECTION 4
Conditions to Company's Obligations 5
4.1. Preferred Stock Transfer. 5
4.2 Certificate That Representations True at
Closing. 5
4.3 Covenants of Purchaser. 5
4.4 No Injunction. 5
4.5 Opinion of Purchaser's Counsel. 6
SECTION 5
Representations and Warranties of the Company 6
5.1 Authority; Validity. 6
5.2 No Conflicts. 6
5.3 Consents and Approvals. 6
5.4 Representations and Warranties Regarding the
Company. 6
5.5 Accuracy of Information. 7
SECTION 6
Representations and Warranties of Purchaser 7
6.1 Authority 7
6.2 No Conflicts. 7
6.3 Investment Representations. 7
SECTION 7
Events of Default 8
7.1 Events of Default. 8
7.2 Annulment of Defaults. 9
SECTION 8
Covenants of the Company 10
8.1 General Covenants of the Company. 10
SECTION 9
Subordination of Debentures 14
9.1 Subordinate to Senior Indebtedness. 14
9.2 Payment Over of Proceeds Upon Dissolution,
Liquidation,
Etc. of the Company. 14
9.3 Subrogation to Rights of Holders of Senior
Indebtedness. 14
9.4 No Payment on Debentures When Senior
Indebtedness in Default 14
9.5 Definition of Senior Indebtedness. 14
SECTION 10
Miscellaneous 15
10.1 Indemnification. 15
10.2 No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies. 15
10.3 Amendments, Waiver and Consents 15
10.4 Notices. 16
10.5 Costs and Expenses. 17
10.6 Binding Effect; Assignment. 17
10.7 Survival of Representations and Warranties 17
10.8 Prior Agreements 17
10.9 Governing Law. 17
10.10 Headings 17
10.11 Counterparts 18
10.12 Further Assurances 18
SUBORDINATED DEBENTURE AND WARRANT PURCHASE AGREEMENT
THIS SUBORDINATED DEBENTURE AND WARRANT PURCHASE AGREEMENT (the "Debenture
Agreement") is made as of February 25, 1997, by and between CONCORDE CAREER
COLLEGES, INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Company") and STRATEGIC ASSOCIATES,
L.P., a limited partnership organized under the laws of the State of Delaware
(the "Purchaser").
WHEREAS, the Company has agreed to issue 52,252 shares of the Company's
Class B Voting Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.10 per share, to the
Purchaser pursuant to the Convertible Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, of
even date herewith, between the Company and Purchaser (the "Preferred
Agreement");
WHEREAS, the Company wishes to sell to Purchaser, and Purchaser wishes to
purchase from the Company, the Company's Debenture and non-detachable Warrant;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and of the mutual
covenants and agreements set forth herein, the parties hereby agree as follows:
SECTION 1
Authorization, Purchase and Sale
of Debenture; Issuance of Warrant
1.1 Authorization of the Debenture. The Company has authorized the issuance
and sale to Purchaser of the Company's Debenture in the original principal
amount of One Hundred Eighty Three Thousand Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars
($183,750). Such Debenture shall be substantially in the form set forth as
Exhibit 1.1 (the "Debenture"). The Debenture shall be repayable at the times and
under the terms and conditions specified therein.
1.2 Authorization of the Warrant. The Company has authorized the issuance
of a Warrant as part of the consideration for the loan evidenced by the
Debenture. The Warrant entitles Purchaser to purchase an aggregate of 135,110
shares of the Company's Common Stock, at an exercise price of $1.36 per share,
subject to any adjustment as set forth in Section 3.3 of the Warrant. The
Warrant shall be substantially in the form set forth as Exhibit 1.2 (the
"Warrant"). The Company has reserved a sufficient number of shares of Common
Stock for issuance upon exercise of the Warrant. (The shares of Common Stock
issuable upon exercise of the Warrant are referred to as the "Warrant Shares.")
1.3 Purchase and Sale of Debenture.
(a) The Closing. The Company agrees to issue and sell to Purchaser,
and subject to and in reliance upon the representations, warranties, terms and
conditions of this Agreement, Purchaser agrees to purchase, the Debenture for
the purchase price (the "Purchase Price") of One Hundred Eighty Three Thousand
Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($183,750). Such purchase and sale shall take place
at a closing (the "Closing") to be held by exchange of documents on February 25,
1997, or on such other date as may be mutually agreed, at the offices of ▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇ LLP, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ (the date of
such Closing is the "Closing Date"). At the Closing, the Company will issue to
Purchaser the Debenture. At the Closing, Purchaser will deliver to the Company,
by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated by the
Company by written notice to Purchaser, the Purchase Price.
(b) Use of Proceeds. The Company agrees to use the full proceeds, to
the extent required, from the sale of the Debenture to settle, redeem, and
release its financial obligations to CenCor, Inc. ("CenCor"), pursuant to the
Fourth Amendment to the Restructuring, Security and Guaranty Agreement, dated
December 30, 1996, by and among CenCor, the Company and certain of the Company's
affiliates (the "CenCor Obligations").
1.4 Issuance of Warrants. At the Closing, the Company agrees to issue to
Purchaser, as part of the consideration for the loan evidenced by the Debenture,
the Warrant substantially in the form as set forth in Exhibit 1.2.
SECTION 2
Certain Terms of the Debenture and Warrant
2.1 Certain Terms of the Debenture. All principal, interest and amounts
outstanding under the Debenture shall be due and payable in full on February 25,
2003. The Debenture shall bear interest at an annual rate of five percent (5%).
Accrued and unpaid interest shall be due and payable quarterly in arrears on
February 28, May 31, August 31, and November 30 of each year until maturity. The
Debenture may be prepaid or redeemed, in whole or in part, by the Company prior
to maturity, without penalty, with twenty (20) days prior written notice thereof
to the Purchaser. In the event that the Company consummates an underwritten
registered public offering covering the offer and sale of Common Stock for the
account of the Company in which net proceeds to the Company of the public
offering equals or exceeds $15 million (a "Public Offering"), then the Company
must apply, at the request of Purchaser, the proceeds of such Public Offering
(to the extent available after payment of all Senior Indebtedness (as defined in
Section 9.5)) to prepay the unpaid principal amount and outstanding interest on
the Debenture. Payments of principal and interest on the Debenture shall be made
directly by wire transfer to an account designated by Purchaser by written
notice to the Company or by check duly mailed or delivered to Purchaser at its
address set forth in Section 8.4 of the Agreement. The Debenture (and any rights
of the Purchaser hereunder or related thereto) is non-transferable except to a
person or entity controlled by, or under common control with, Purchaser. No
sinking fund or similar provision shall be required to fund payment of principal
or interest under the Debenture. Payment of principal and interest on the
Debenture is unsecured.
2.2 Certain Terms of the Warrants. The Warrant shall initially be
exercisable into 135,110 shares of Common Stock. The Warrant shall initially be
exercisable at any time between August 25, 1998 and February 25, 2003, subject
to earlier termination upon redemption of the Debenture (the "Exercise Period").
The Warrant entitles Holder to purchase an aggregate of 135,110 shares of the
Company's Common Stock, at an exercise price ("Exercise Price") of $1.36 per
share, subject to any adjustments as set forth in Section 3.3 of the Warrant.
During the Exercise Period, in the event that Holder fails to exercise this
Warrant after the Company has provided Holder (i) twenty (20) days prior written
notice of its intention to pay in full and redeem the Debenture on a particular
date (the "Repayment Date"), and (ii) thirty (30) days after the Redemption Date
within which to exercise this Warrant, then this Warrant shall terminate and
thereafter be null and void. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, in the
event that the Company repays and redeems the Debenture in full on or before
August 25, 1998, this Warrant shall remain in full force and effect until
September 25, 1998, when it shall then expire. The Warrant may be exercised in
whole or in part by payment in cash, bank cashier's check, certified check, or,
at the option of Purchaser, by reduction in the principal amount of the
Debenture (or forgiveness of any accrued and unpaid interest thereon), in an
amount equal to the exercise price with respect to the Warrant being exercised.
The Warrant shall have an initial exercise price of $1.36 per share of Common
Stock.
2.3 Replacement of Debenture or Warrant. Upon receipt of evidence
satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of any
Debenture or Warrant and, if requested in the case of any such loss, theft or
destruction, upon delivery of an indemnity bond or other agreement or security
reasonably satisfactory to the Company, or, in the case of any such mutilation,
upon surrender and cancellation of such Debenture or Warrant, the Company will
issue a new Debenture or Warrant, of like tenor and amount, in lieu of such
lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated Debenture or Warrant; provided, however, if
any Debenture or Warrant of which Purchaser, its nominee, or any of its
partners, officers or principals is the registered holder is lost, stolen or
destroyed, the affidavit of such principal or general partner or any principal
or corporate officer of such holder setting forth the circumstances with respect
to such loss, theft or destruction, together with an agreement to indemnify the
Company with respect thereto shall be accepted as satisfactory evidence thereof,
and no bond or other security shall be required as a condition to the execution
and delivery by the Company of a new Debenture or Warrant in replacement of such
lost, stolen or destroyed Debenture or Warrant.
2.4 Registration, etc. The Company shall maintain at its principal office a
register with respect to the Debenture and Warrant and shall record therein the
name(s) and address(es) of the respective registered holder(s) thereof, to which
notices are to be sent and the address(es) to which payments (in the case of the
Debenture) are to be made as designated by the registered holder if other than
the address of such holder, and the particulars of all permitted transfers,
exchanges and replacements of the Debenture and Warrant. Provided that such
transfer is permitted herein, the Company shall record on such register any and
all transfers of the Debenture and Warrant by or for the registered holder or
such holder's executors or administrators or their duly appointed attorney, in
form reasonably satisfactory to the Company, in order to maintain an accurate
record of the holder(s) thereof. Each Debenture and Warrant issued hereunder,
whether originally or upon transfer, exchange or replacement, shall be
registered on the date of execution thereof by the Company. The registered
holder of a Debenture and Warrant issued hereunder shall be that individual,
corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or unincorporated organization or
other entity (a "Person") in whose name the Debenture and Warrant has been so
registered by the Company. A registered holder shall be deemed the owner of a
Debenture or Warrant for all purposes of this Agreement and, subject to the
provisions hereof, shall be entitled to all of the benefits thereof and rights
thereunder free from all equities or rights of set off or counterclaim between
the Company and the transferor of such registered holder or any previous
registered holder of such Debenture or Warrant.
SECTION 3
Conditions to Purchaser's Obligation
The obligation of Purchaser to purchase and pay for the Debenture at the
Closing is subject to the following conditions, which may be waived by Purchaser
at its sole discretion:
3.1 Preferred Stock Transfer. The Preferred Agreement between the Company
and Purchaser shall have been fully executed and the closing of the transactions
provided for therein, including but not limited to the execution of the
Stockholders' Agreement, of even date herewith, by and among the Company, the
Purchaser and other stockholders (the "Stockholders' Agreement"), shall have
closed and be complete prior to or simultaneously with the issuance of the
Debenture and payment therefor.
3.2 Registration Rights Agreement. The Company and Purchaser shall have
entered into the Registration Rights Agreement substantially in the form set
forth as Exhibit 3.2 hereto.
3.3 Certificate that Representations True at Closing. Purchaser shall have
received the executed certificate of an executive officer of the Company to the
effect that each of the Company's representations and warranties herein and in
any document or instrument delivered to Purchaser hereunder shall be true and
correct on the Closing Date with the same force and effect as though such
representations and warranties had been made again on and as of such time.
3.4 Covenants of the Company. The Company shall have duly performed all of
the covenants, acts and undertakings to be performed by it on or prior to the
Closing Date, including but not limited to the closing deliveries required of
it.
3.5 No Injunction. No action, proceeding, investigation, regulation or
legislation shall have been instituted, threatened or proposed before any court,
governmental agency or legislative body to enjoin, restrain, prohibit, or obtain
substantial damages in respect of, or that is related to, or arises out of, this
Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, or which
is related to or arises out of the business of the Company, if such action,
proceeding, investigation, regulation or legislation, in the reasonable judgment
of Purchaser, would make it inadvisable to consummate such transactions.
3.6 Approvals. The execution and the delivery of this Agreement and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby shall have been approved by
all regulatory authorities whose approvals are
required by law and by all third parties whose approvals are required by an
agreement binding upon the Company. It is acknowledged by all parties that the
approval of the Department of Education is not required to close this
transaction.
3.7 Opinion of Seller's Counsel. Purchaser shall have received from ▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇, LLP, counsel to the Company, an opinion addressed to Purchaser, dated the
Closing Date, in substantially the form of Exhibit A hereto.
SECTION 4
Conditions to Company's Obligations
The obligation of the Company to issue and sell the Debenture at the
Closing is subject to the following conditions, which may be waived by the
Company at its sole discretion:
4.1. Preferred Stock Transfer. The Preferred Agreement between the Company
and Purchaser shall have been fully executed and the closing of the transactions
provided for therein, including but not limited to the execution of the
Stockholders' Agreement, of even date herewith, by and among the Company, the
Purchaser and other stockholders (the "Stockholders' Agreement"), shall have
closed and be complete prior to or simultaneously with the issuance of the
Debenture and payment therefor.
4.2 Certificate That Representations True at Closing. The Company shall
have received the executed certificate of the Purchaser to the effect that each
of the Purchaser's representations and warranties herein and in any document or
instrument delivered to the Company hereunder shall be true and correct on the
Closing Date with the same force and effect as though such representations and
warranties had been made again on and as of such time.
4.3 Covenants of Purchaser. Purchaser shall have duly performed all of the
covenants, acts and undertakings to be performed by it on or prior to the
Closing Date, including but not limited to the closing deliveries required of
it.
4.4 No Injunction. No action, proceeding, investigation, regulation or
legislation shall have been instituted, threatened or proposed before any court,
governmental agency or legislative body to enjoin, restrain, prohibit, or obtain
substantial damages in respect of, or that is related to, or arises out of, this
Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, or which
is related to or arises out of the business of Purchaser, if such action,
proceeding, investigation, regulation or legislation, in the reasonable judgment
of Company, would make it inadvisable to consummate such transactions.
4.5 Opinion of Purchaser's Counsel. Purchaser shall have received from
▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, counsel to Purchaser, an opinion addressed to the
Company, dated the Closing Date, in substantially the form of Exhibit B hereto.
SECTION 5
Representations and Warranties of the Company
The Company hereby represents and warrants to Purchaser as follows:
5.1 Authority; Validity. The Company has the full legal right, power and
authority to enter into this Agreement and to issue the Debenture and Warrant in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement. This Agreement has been duly and
validly executed by the Company and this Agreement, the Debenture and Warrant
constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable in
accordance with their terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws affecting
creditors' rights and remedies generally, and subject, as to enforceability, to
general principles of equity, including
principles of commercial reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing (regardless
of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding at law or in equity) and except
to the extent that rights to indemnification and contribution under this
Agreement may be limited by federal or state securities laws or public policy
thereto.
5.2 No Conflicts. Subject to the repayment and satisfaction of the CenCor
obligations, the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the
Debenture and Warrant and the consummation of the transactions by the Company
contemplated hereby and thereby will not conflict with, violate or result in a
breach or constitute a default under any mortgage, indenture, loan agreement or
other agreement or instrument binding upon the Company, or any order, decree,
statute, ordinance, regulation or other law applicable to the Company.
5.3 Consents and Approvals. Subject to the repayment and satisfaction of
the CenCor obligations, no consent, approval, order or authorization of, or
registration, declaration or filing with, any governmental authority or any
third party is required in connection with the execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement, the Debenture and Warrant by the Company and the
consummation of the transactions by the Company hereunder.
5.4 Representations and Warranties Regarding the Company. In order to
induce the Purchasers to enter into this Agreement, the Company hereby
represents and warrants that each of the representations and warranties
regarding the Company set forth in Section 4 of the Preferred Agreement is true,
complete and accurate in all material respects.
5.5 Accuracy of Information. To the knowledge of the executive officers of
the Company, none of this Agreement, the Debenture, the Warrant nor any
certificate, instrument or other agreement (including, but not limited to, the
Preferred Agreement and Stockholders' Agreement) furnished or to be furnished by
or on behalf of the Company, contains or will contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary in order to make the
statements contained herein and therein not misleading.
SECTION 6
Representations and Warranties of Purchaser
6.1 Authority. Purchaser is duly organized and validly existing and has the
full legal right, power and authority to enter into this Agreement. This
Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by the
Purchaser and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of Purchaser,
enforceable in accordance with its terms.
6.2 No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement
and the consummation of the transactions by Purchaser contemplated hereby will
not conflict with, violate or result in a breach or constitute a default under,
any mortgage, indenture, loan agreement or other agreement or instrument, or any
order, decree, statute, ordinance, regulation or other law applicable to the
Purchaser.
6.3 Investment Representations. Purchaser hereby represents and warrants to
the Company as follows:
(a) It is acquiring the Debenture and the Warrant for its own account
for investment, and not with a view to the distribution thereof within the
meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act");
(b) It is an "Accredited Investor" as defined under
the Securities Act;
(c) It is aware and it acknowledges that neither the Debenture nor the
Warrant is registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws, and
that the Debenture and the Warrant are each subject to certain restrictions on
the subsequent transfer and/or sale thereof; and
(d) It is not acquiring the Debenture or the Warrant for purposes of
acquiring or changing "control" (as defined under Rule 405 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) of the Company.
SECTION 7
Events of Default
7.1 Events of Default. For so long as any indebtedness under the Debenture
shall be outstanding, the following events shall constitute an event of default
hereunder ("Events of Default"):
(a) The Company shall fail to pay any installment of principal of or
interest on the Debenture when due and any such failure shall not be cured by
full performance thereof within ten (10) days after written notice thereof shall
have been given to the Company by any registered holder of the Debenture; or
(b) The Company shall default in the performance of any covenant
contained in Section 7 of this Agreement, any covenant set forth in the
Preferred Agreement, or any covenant in the Stockholders' Agreement, and any
such failure shall not be cured by full performance thereof within ten (10) days
after written notice thereof shall have been given to the Company by any
registered holder of the Debenture; or
(c) Any representation or warranty made by the Company or any
Subsidiary in this Agreement or by the Company or any Subsidiary (or any
officers of the Company or any Subsidiary) in any certificate, instrument or
written statement contemplated by or made or delivered pursuant to or in
connection with this Agreement, the Preferred Agreement, or the Stockholders'
Agreement, shall prove to have been incorrect when made in any material respect;
or
(d) The Company or any Subsidiary shall fail to perform or observe any
other term, covenant or agreement contained in the Preferred Agreement, the
Stockholders' Agreement, the Debenture, or Warrant on its part to be performed
or observed and any such failure shall not be cured or by full performance
thereof within ten (10) days after written notice thereof shall have been given
to the Company by any registered holder of the Debenture; or
(e) The Company or any Subsidiary shall (i) admit in writing its
inability to pay its debts generally as they become due; (ii) commence a
voluntary case under Title 11 of the United States Code as from time to time in
effect, or authorize, by appropriate proceedings of its Board of Directors or
other governing body, the commencement of such a voluntary case; (iii) file an
answer or other pleading omitting or failing to deny the material allegations of
a petition filed against it commencing an involuntary case under such Title 11,
or seek, consent to or acquiesce in the relief therein provided, or fail to
controvert timely the material allegations of any such petition; (iv) suffer the
entry of an order for relief in any involuntary case commenced under said Title
11; (v) seek relief as a debtor under any applicable law, other than said Title
11, of any jurisdiction relating to the liquidation or reorganization of debtors
or to the modification or alteration of the rights of creditors, or consent to
or acquiesce in such relief; (vi) suffer the entry of an order by a court of
competent jurisdiction (A) finding it to be bankrupt or insolvent, (B) ordering
or approving its liquidation, reorganization or any modification or alteration
of the rights of its creditors, or (C) assuming custody of, or appointing a
receiver or other custodian for, all or a substantial part of its property (not
otherwise covered by subsection (f) below); or (vii) make an assignment for the
benefit of, or enter into a composition with, its creditors, or appoint or
consent to the appointment of a receiver or other custodian or all or a
substantial part of its property; or
(f) Any judgment, writ, warrant of attachment or execution or similar
process shall be issued or levied against the property of the Company or any
Subsidiary in an aggregate amount which exceeds $2,500,000 and such judgment,
writ, or similar process shall not be released, vacated or fully bonded or
stayed pending appeal within sixty (60) days after its issue or levy; or
(g) The Company fails to prepay the unpaid principal amount of the
Debenture and outstanding interest thereon in the event of a Public Offering to
the extent available after payment of all Senior Indebtedness.
Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default, and in any such event, Purchaser or
any other holder of any Debenture may, by notice to the Company, declare the
entire unpaid principal amount of such Debenture, all interest accrued and
unpaid thereon and all other amounts payable to such holder under such Debenture
or this Agreement to be forthwith due and payable, whereupon such Debenture, all
such accrued interest and all such amounts shall become and be forthwith due and
payable (unless there shall have occurred an Event of Default under Section
6.1(e) in which case all such accounts shall automatically become due and
payable without such declaration), without presentment, demand, protest or
further notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the
Company with respect to itself and its Subsidiaries. Upon the occurrence of any
Event of Default, the Warrant shall immediately become exercisable, at the
option of the Holder, for that number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon
exercise of the Warrant.
7.2 Annulment of Defaults. Section 7.1 is subject to the condition that, if
at any time after the principal of any Debenture shall have become due and
payable, and before any judgment or decree for the payment of the moneys so due
shall have been entered, all arrears of interest upon such Debenture and all
other sums payable to the holder of such Debenture under or such Debenture and
under this Agreement (except the principal amount which by such declaration
shall have become payable) shall have been duly paid, and every other default
and Event of Default shall have been made good or cured, then and in every such
case the holder of such Debenture, by written instrument delivered to the
Company, may rescind and annul such declaration and its consequences; but no
such rescission or annulment shall extend to or affect any other or subsequent
default or Event of Default or impair any right of the holders of any other
Debenture consequent thereon.
SECTION 8
Covenants of the Company
8.1 General Covenants of the Company. Without limiting any other covenants
and provisions hereof, the Company covenants and agrees that, as long as any of
the Debenture is outstanding, it will perform and observe the following
covenants and provisions and will cause each Subsidiary to perform and observe
such of the following covenants and provisions as are applicable to such
Subsidiary:
(a) Punctual Payment. The Company shall pay the principal of and interest
on the Debenture at the times and place and in the manner provided in the
Debenture and herein.
(b) Payment of Taxes. The Company shall pay and discharge, and cause each
Subsidiary to pay and discharge, all material taxes, assessments and
governmental charges or levies imposed on it or upon its income or profits or
business, or upon any properties belonging to it, prior to the date on which
penalties attach thereto, and all lawful claims which, if unpaid, might likely
(in the Company's opinion) become a lien or charge upon any properties of the
Company or any Subsidiary, provided that neither the Company nor the Subsidiary
shall be required to pay any such tax, assessment, charge, levy or claim which
is being contested and/or negotiated in good faith and by appropriate
proceedings if the Company or Subsidiary concerned shall have set aside on its
books adequate (in the Company's opinion) reserves with respect thereto. The
Company shall pay, when due, or in conformity with customary trade terms, all
material lease obligations, all material trade debt, and all other material
indebtedness incident to the operations of the Company, except such as are being
contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings if the Company shall have
set aside on its books adequate reserves with respect thereto.
(c) Maintenance of Insurance. The Company shall maintain, and cause each
Subsidiary to maintain, insurance with responsible and reputable insurance
companies or associations in such amounts and covering such risks as is usually
carried by companies engaged in similar businesses and owning similar properties
in the same general areas in which the Company or such Subsidiary operates.
(d) Preservation of Corporate Existence. The Company shall preserve and
maintain, and cause each Subsidiary to preserve and maintain, its corporate
existence, rights, franchises and privileges in the jurisdiction of its
incorporation, and qualify and remain qualified, and cause each Subsidiary to
qualify and remain qualified, as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction in
which such qualification is necessary or desirable in view of its business and
operations or the ownership of its properties; the Company shall preserve and
maintain, and cause each Subsidiary to preserve and maintain, all licenses and
other rights to use patents, processes, licenses, trademarks, trade names,
inventions, intellectual property rights or copyrights owned or used by and
necessary to the conduct of its business; provided, however, that the Company
shall not be required to preserve any such Subsidiary, license or right if the
Board of Directors shall determine that the preservation is no longer desirable
in the conduct of the Company's business and that the loss thereof is not, and
will not be, adverse in any material respect to the holder of the Debenture.
(e) Compliance with Laws. The Company shall use its best efforts to comply,
and cause each Subsidiary to comply, with all applicable laws, rules,
regulations and orders of any governmental authority, noncompliance with which
could materially adversely affect its business or condition, financial or
otherwise.
(f) Access to Information. In the Event of a Default (as defined in Section
7.1 above), the Company shall permit Purchaser or any representatives thereof,
at any reasonable time and from time to time, to receive, to examine and make
copies of and extract from the records and books of account of (including, but
not limited to unaudited balance sheets of the Company as at the end of each
month and unaudited statements of income and of cash flows of the Company for
each month and for the current fiscal year to the end of each month, setting
forth in comparative form the Company's budget for the corresponding periods for
the current fiscal year, all in reasonable detail and duly certified by the
chief financial officer of the Company as having been prepared in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied), and visit
and inspect the properties of, the Company and any Subsidiary, and to discuss
the affairs, finances and accounts of the Company and any Subsidiary with any of
their officers or directors and independent accountants. Purchaser agrees and
acknowledges that, upon access to and receipt of such information, it shall keep
such information confidential and that such information may constitute
proprietary information and/or trade secrets of the Company.
(g) Keeping of Records and Books of Account. The Company shall keep, and
cause each Subsidiary to keep, adequate records and books of account, in which
complete entries shall be made in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles consistently applied, reflecting all financial transactions of the
Company and such Subsidiary, and in which, for each fiscal year, all proper
reserves for depreciation, depletion, obsolescence, amortization, taxes, bad
debts and other purposes in connection with its business shall be made.
(h) Maintenance of Properties, etc. The Company shall maintain and
preserve, and cause each Subsidiary to maintain and preserve, all of its
properties, necessary or useful in the proper conduct of its business, in good
repair, working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, except as
otherwise determined by the Board of Directors.
(i) Compliance with ERISA. The Company shall use its best efforts to
comply, and cause each Subsidiary to comply, with the provisions of ERISA and
the Code, and the rules and regulations thereunder, which are applicable to any
Plan. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary shall permit any event or condition
it knows to exist which would likely permit any such plan to be terminated under
circumstances which would cause the lien provided for in Section 4068 of ERISA
to attach to the assets of the Company or any Subsidiary.
(j) Dealings with Affiliates. Except for employee or director compensation,
stock bonus, stock option or similar plans or arrangements approved by the Board
of Directors, the Company will not enter or permit any Subsidiary to enter into
any transaction with any holder of five percent (5%) or more of any class of
capital stock of the Company, or any member of their families or any corporation
or other entity in which any one or more of such stockholders or members of
their immediate families directly or indirectly holds five percent (5%) or more
of any class of capital stock except in the ordinary course of business and on
terms not less favorable to the Company or the Subsidiary than it would obtain
in a transaction between unrelated parties.
(k) SEC Reports. The Company shall file all reports and other information
and documents which it is required to file with the Securities and Exchange
Commission ("SEC") pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities and
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). The Company will cause
any quarterly and annual reports, proxy statements and any other documents which
it mails to its stockholders to be mailed to the registered holder of the
Debenture.
If the Company is not subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13
or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the Company will prepare, for the first three
quarters of each fiscal year, quarterly financial statements substantially
equivalent to the financial statements required to be included in a report on
Form 10-Q under the Exchange Act. The Company will also prepare, on an annual
basis, complete audited consolidated financial statements, including, but not
limited to, a balance sheet, a statement of income and retained earnings, a
statement of changes in financial position and all appropriate notes. All such
financial statements will be prepared in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles consistently applied, except for changes with which the
Company's independent accountants concur, and except that quarterly statements
may be subject to year-end adjustments. The Company will cause a copy of such
financial statements to be mailed to the registered holder of the Debenture as
soon as available within sixty (60) days after the close of each of the first
three quarters of each fiscal year and within one hundred twenty (120) days
after the close of each fiscal year.
The holder of the Debenture and prospective purchasers designated by such
holder will have the right to obtain from the Company upon request by such
holder or prospective purchasers, during any period in which the Company is not
subject to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the information required by
paragraph d (4)(i) of Rule 144A under the Securities Act.
(l) Debt. The Company shall not and shall not permit any Subsidiary to
create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any secured debt in excess of $5
million outstanding principal amount, excluding purchase money indebtedness for
office equipment or fixtures.
(m) Proceeds from Public Offering. The Company will apply, at the request
of Purchaser, the proceeds of a Public Offering to prepay the unpaid principal
amount and outstanding interest on the Debenture, to the extent that proceeds
are available after payment in full of any Senior Indebtedness (as defined in
Section 9.5).
SECTION 9
Subordination of Debentures
9.1 Subordinate to Senior Indebtedness. The Company agrees, and Purchaser
by its acceptance hereof likewise agrees, that the payment of the principal of
and interest on this Debenture is hereby expressly made subordinate and junior
in right of payment to the prior payment in full of all principal of and
interest on all Senior Indebtedness (as defined below) whether now outstanding
or hereafter incurred, created or assumed.
9.2 Payment Over of Proceeds Upon Dissolution, Liquidation, Etc. of the
Company. In the event of any insolvency or bankruptcy proceedings, or any
receivership, liquidation, reorganization or other similar proceedings in
connection herewith, relative to the Company or to its creditors, as such, or to
its property, and in the event of any proceedings for voluntary liquidation,
dissolution or other winding up of the Company, whether or not involving
insolvency or bankruptcy, then the holders of the Senior Indebtedness shall be
entitled to receive payment in full of all principal and any interest on all
Senior Indebtedness before the Holder of this Debenture is entitled to receive
any payment on account of principal or interest upon this Debenture and to that
end (but subject to the power of a court of competent jurisdiction to make other
equitable provision reflecting the rights conferred by the provisions of this
Section upon the Senior Indebtedness and the holders thereof with respect to
this Debenture and the Holder thereof by a lawful plan of reorganization under
applicable bankruptcy law) the holders of the Senior Indebtedness shall be
entitled to receive for application in payment thereof any payment or
distribution of any kind
or character, whether in cash or property or securities which may be payable or
deliverable in any such proceedings in respect of this Debenture.
9.3 Subrogation to Rights of Holders of Senior Indebtedness. Subject to the
payment in full of all principal and interest on all Senior Indebtedness, the
Holder of this Debenture shall be subrogated to the rights of the holders of
such Senior Indebtedness to receive payments or distributions of assets or
securities of the Company applicable to the Senior Indebtedness.
9.4 No Payment on Debentures When Senior Indebtedness in Default. In the
event and during the continuation of any default in the payment of principal or
interest on any Senior Indebtedness beyond any applicable grace, notice or cure
period, or if any Event of Default (as defined in Section 7.1) with respect to
Senior Indebtedness shall have occurred and be continuing permitting the holders
of such Senior Indebtedness to accelerate the maturity thereof, unless and until
such default or Event of Default shall have been cured or waived or shall have
ceased to exist, then no payment of principal or interest shall be made by the
Company on this Debenture.
9.5 Definition of Senior Indebtedness. The term "Senior Indebtedness," as
used in this Agreement, shall mean the principal and interest on the following,
whether outstanding at the date of execution of this Agreement or thereafter
incurred, created, assumed, modified, renewed or extended: (w) indebtedness of
the Company for money borrowed (including the loan with Security Bank); (x) the
financial obligations of the Company to CenCor existing as of the date hereof
(which will be repaid in full and released at Closing); (y) obligations of the
Company as lessee under any lease of property which is reflected on the
Company's balance sheet as a capitalized lease in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"); and (z) guarantees by the Company of
indebtedness for money borrowed by a Subsidiary or of any obligations of a
Subsidiary under any lease of property which is reflected on the Subsidiary's
balance sheet as a capitalized lease in accordance with GAAP.
SECTION 10
Miscellaneous
10.1 Indemnification. The Company hereby agrees to indemnify, exonerate and
hold Purchaser and each of its partners, and their stockholders, officers,
directors, employees and agents free and harmless from and against any and all
actions, causes of action, suits, litigation, losses, liabilities and damages,
investigations or proceedings instituted by any governmental agency or any other
Person, and expenses in connection therewith, including without limitation
reasonable attorneys' fees and disbursements, incurred by the indemnitee or any
of them as a result of, or arising out of, or relating to (a) any transaction
financed or to be financed in whole or in part directly or indirectly with
proceeds from the sale by the Company of any securities hereunder, or (b) the
execution, delivery, performance or enforcement of this Agreement or any
instrument contemplated hereby by any of the indemnitees, except in each such
case to the extent any such indemnified liabilities arise on account of such
indemnitee's gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith. Purchaser hereby
agrees to indemnify, exonerate and hold the Company and its stockholders,
officers, directors, employees and agents free and harmless from and against any
and all actions, causes of action, suits, litigation, losses, liabilities and
damages, investigations or proceedings instituted by any governmental agency or
any other Person, and expenses in connection therewith, including without
limitation reasonable attorneys' fees and disbursements, incurred by the
indemnitee or any of them as a result of, or arising out of, or relating to the
execution, delivery, performance or enforcement of this Agreement or any
instrument contemplated hereby by any of the indemnitees, except in each such
case to the extent any such indemnified liabilities arise on account of such
indemnitee's gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith.
10.2 No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies. No failure or delay on the part of any
party in exercising any right, power or remedy hereunder or thereunder shall
operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any
such right, power or remedy preclude any other or further exercise thereof or
the exercise of any
other right, power or remedy hereunder or thereunder. The remedies herein
provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law.
10.3 Amendments, Waiver and Consents. No amendment, modification or
addition to this Agreement, and no waiver of or consent to noncompliance with
any covenant or other provision of this Agreement, or the Debenture shall be
effective unless in writing and duly executed by the party against whom
enforcement of such amendment, modification, addition, waiver or consent is
sought. Any waiver or consent may be given subject to satisfaction of conditions
stated therein and any waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific
instance and for the specific purpose for which given. In addition, no
amendment, modification or addition to this Agreement or the Debenture that is
material or affects the economic or subordination provisions hereof (but
excluding any postponement, delay or extensions of the Exercise Period of the
Warrants) shall be effective without the prior written consent of Security Bank
of Kansas City (for so long as such bank is a lender to the Company).
10.4 Notices. All notices, demands, requests, or other communications which
may be or are required to be given, served, or sent by any party to any other
party pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be mailed by
first-class, registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage
prepaid, or transmitted by hand delivery (including delivery by courier), or
facsimile transmission, addressed as follows:
(a) if to the Company:
Concorde Career Colleges, Inc.
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Each party may designate by notice in writing a new address to which any notice,
demand, request or communication may thereafter be so given, served or sent.
Each notice, demand, request, or communication which
shall be mailed, delivered or transmitted in the manner described above shall be
deemed sufficiently given, served, sent and received for all purposes at such
time as it is delivered to the addressee (with the return receipt, the delivery
receipt, the affidavit of messenger being deemed conclusive (but not exclusive)
evidence of such delivery) or at such time as delivery is refused by the
addressee upon presentation.
10.5 Costs and Expenses. The Company agrees to pay all Purchaser's
reasonable legal fees and expenses (incurred by ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ for
the period on or after February 10, 1997) in connection with the preparation,
execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Debenture, the Warrant and other
instruments and documents to be delivered hereunder.
10.6 Binding Effect; Assignment. This Agreement shall be binding upon and
inure to the benefit of the Company and Purchaser and their respective
successors and assigns, except that the Company shall not have the right to
assign its rights hereunder or any interest herein without the prior written
consent of Purchaser. The parties hereto agree that the Warrant is attached to
the Debenture and the Warrant may not be assigned separately from the Debenture.
10.7 Survival of Representations and Warranties. All representations and
warranties made in this Agreement, the Debenture or any other instrument or
document delivered in connection herewith or therewith, shall survive the
execution and delivery hereof or thereof until the payment in full of the
outstanding principal and accrued interest of the Debenture, except for those
representations and warranties of the Company made in the Preferred Agreement
and incorporated herein, which shall survive as provided in the Preferred
Agreement.
10.8 Prior Agreements. This Agreement, the Debenture, the Warrant, and the
instruments in documents referred to herein constitutes the entire agreement
between the parties and supersedes any prior understandings or agreements
concerning the subject matter hereof.
10.9 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in
accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware (excluding the choice of laws
provisions thereof).
10.10 Headings. Article, Section and subsection headings in this Agreement
are included herein for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a
part of this Agreement for any other purpose.
10.11 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same
instrument, and each of the parties hereto may execute this Agreement by signing
any such counterpart.
10.12 Further Assurances. From and after the date of this Agreement, upon
the request of Purchaser, the Company and each Subsidiary shall execute and
deliver such instruments, documents and other writings as may be necessary or
desirable to confirm and carry out and to effectuate fully the intent and
purposes of this Agreement, the Debenture, the Debenture Shares and the other
agreements and instruments contemplated hereby.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused this Agreement to
be duly executed on its behalf as of the date first above written.
CONCORDE CAREER COLLEGES, INC.
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Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
STRATEGIC ASSOCIATES, L.P.
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its General Partner
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Title: Managing Member