Exhibit 10.12
SUBORDINATED LOAN AGREEMENT
SUBORDINATED LOAN AGREEMENT, dated as of July 19, 2006, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time (the “Agreement”), by and among TRC COMPANIES, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Parent”), and each of Parent’s Subsidiaries identified on the signature pages hereof (such Subsidiaries, together with Parent, are referred to hereinafter each individually as a “Borrower”, and individually and collectively, jointly and severally, as the “Borrowers”) and FEDERAL PARTNERS, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Lender”).
R E C I T A L S:
WHEREAS, the Borrowers and Wells Fargo Foothill, Inc., a California corporation, entered into the Senior Credit Agreement (as defined below); and
WHEREAS, in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Senior Credit Agreement, the Borrowers and the Lender desire to enter into this Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
Definitions
SECTION 1.01. Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement the following terms shall have the following respective meanings (such definitions to be equally applicable to the singular and plural forms thereof):
“Account Debtor” shall have the meaning set forth in the Senior Credit Agreement as in effect on the date hereof .
“Affiliate” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such Person. For purposes of this definition, the term “control” (including the terms “controlling,” “controlled by” and “under common control with”) of a Person shall mean the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to vote ten percent (10%) or more of the Equity Interests in such Person or to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of Equity Interests, by virtue of being a general partner or managing member, by contract or otherwise.
“Agent” shall mean Wells Fargo Foothill, Inc. and its permitted successors and assigns pursuant to the Senior Credit Agreement.
“Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
“Bankruptcy Code” shall mean Title 11 of the United States Code entitled “Bankruptcy”, as now or hereafter in effect, or any successor thereto.
“Board of Directors” shall have the meaning set forth in the Senior Credit Agreement as in effect on the date hereof
“Borrower” and “Borrowers” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
“Business Day” shall mean any day on which commercial banks are open for commercial banking business in New York, New York.
“Capital Leases” shall have the meaning set forth in the Senior Credit Agreement as in effect on the date hereof.
“Cash Equivalents” shall mean (a) marketable direct obligations issued by, or unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States or issued by any agency thereof and backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, in each case maturing within 1 year from the date of acquisition thereof, (b) marketable direct obligations issued by any state of the United States or any political subdivision of any such state or any public instrumentality thereof maturing within 1 year from the date of acquisition thereof and, at the time of acquisition, having one of the two highest ratings obtainable from either Standard & Poor’s Rating Group (“S&P”) or Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”), (c) commercial paper maturing no more than 270 days from the date of creation thereof and, at the time of acquisition, having a rating of at least A-1 from S&P or at least P-1 from Moody’s, (d) certificates of deposit or bankers’ acceptances maturing within 1 year from the date of acquisition thereof issued by any bank organized under the laws of the United States or any state thereof having at the date of acquisition thereof combined capital and surplus of not less than $250,000,000, (e) Deposit Accounts maintained with (i) any bank that satisfies the criteria described in clause (d) above, or (ii) any other bank organized under the laws of the United States or any state thereof so long as the amount maintained with any such other bank is less than or equal to $100,000 and is insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and (f) Investments in money market funds substantially all of whose assets are invested in the types of assets described in clauses (a) through (e) above.
“Change in Control” shall mean that (a) Permitted Holders fail to own and control directly or indirectly twenty-five percent (25%), or more, of the Stock of Parent having the right to vote for the election of members of the Board of Directors, (b) any “person” or “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act), other than Permitted Holders, becomes the beneficial owner (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of ten percent (10%), or more, of the Stock of Parent having the right to vote for the election of members of the Board of Directors, or (c) a majority of the members of the Board of Directors do not constitute Continuing Directors.
“Closing Date” shall mean the July 19, 2006.
“Closing Fee” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.03.
“Contingent Liability” and “Contingent Liabilities” shall mean, respectively, each obligation and liability of any Borrower and all such obligations and liabilities of any Borrower incurred pursuant to any agreement, undertaking or arrangement by which such Borrower: (a) guarantees, endorses or otherwise becomes or is contingently liable upon (by direct or indirect agreement, contingent or otherwise, to provide funds for payment, to supply funds to, or otherwise to invest in, a debtor, or otherwise to assure a creditor against loss) the indebtedness, dividend, obligation or other liability of any other Person in any manner (other than by endorsement of instruments in the course of collection), including, without limitation, any indebtedness, dividend or other obligation which may be issued or incurred at some future time; (b) guarantees the payment of dividends or other distributions upon the shares or ownership interest of any other Person; (c) undertakes or agrees (whether contingently or otherwise): (i) to purchase, repurchase, or otherwise acquire any indebtedness, obligation or liability of any other Person or any or any property or assets constituting security therefor, (ii) to advance or provide funds for the payment or discharge of any indebtedness, obligation or liability of any other Person (whether in the form of loans, advances, stock purchases, capital contributions or otherwise), or to maintain solvency, assets, level of income, working capital or other financial condition of any other Person, or (iii) to make payment to any other Person other than for value received; (d) agrees to lease property or to purchase securities, property or services from such other Person with the purpose or intent of assuring the owner of such indebtedness or obligation of the ability of such other Person to make payment of the indebtedness or obligation; (e) to induce the issuance of, or in connection with the issuance of, any letter of credit for the benefit of such other Person; or (f) undertakes or agrees otherwise to assure a creditor against loss. The amount of any Contingent Liability shall (subject to any limitation set forth herein) be deemed to be the maximum amount for which such Person may be liable pursuant to the terms of the instrument embodying such Contingent Liability, or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability (assuming full performance) in respect thereof.
“Continuing Directors” shall have the meaning set forth in the Senior Credit Agreement as in effect on the date hereof.
“Default” shall mean any of the events specified in Article IX, whether or not any requirement for the giving of notice, the lapse of time, or both, or the happening of any other condition, has been satisfied.
“Deposit Accounts” shall have the meaning set forth in the Senior Credit Agreement as in effect on the date hereof.
“Distribution” shall mean and include in respect of any Person: (i) the payment of any dividends or other distributions on Securities (except distributions in such Securities) and (ii) the redemption or acquisition of Securities of such Person, as the case may be, unless made contemporaneously from the net proceeds of the sale of Securities other than the redemption of its Class A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock held by Fletcher International, Ltd.
“Dollars” and the sign “$” shall each mean Dollars in lawful currency of the United States of America.
“Equity Interests” shall mean all equity interests of a Person, including, without limitation, any common or preferred stock, limited or general partnership interests, limited liability company membership interests, options, warrants, or other rights to purchase or acquire any such equity interest, or securities convertible into any such equity interest.
“Event of Default” shall mean any of the events specified in Article IX, provided that any requirement for the giving of notice, the lapse of time, or both, has been satisfied.
“Exchange Act” shall have the meaning set forth in the Senior Credit Agreement as in effect on the date hereof.
“Fiscal Year” shall mean the fiscal year of the Borrowers, which period shall be the 12-month period ending on June 30 of each year.
“GAAP” shall mean generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied with prior periods; provided, however, that GAAP with respect to any interim financial statements or reports shall be deemed subject to Fiscal Year-end adjustments and footnotes made in accordance with GAAP.
“Governmental Authority” shall have the meaning set forth in the Senior Credit Agreement as in effect on the date hereof.
“Inactive Subsidiaries” shall have the meaning set forth in the Senior Credit Agreement as in effect on the date hereof.
“Indebtedness” shall mean at any time (a) all Liabilities of any Borrower, (b) all other debt, secured or unsecured, created, issued, incurred or assumed by any Borrower for money borrowed or for the deferred purchase price of any fixed or capital asset (other than trade payables incurred in the ordinary course of business and repayable in accordance with customary trade practices), (d) indebtedness secured by any Lien existing on property owned by any Borrower whether or not the Indebtedness secured thereby has been assumed, provided, that if such obligation or liability is not assumed, the amount of such obligation or liability for purposes hereof shall in no event exceed the value of such asset, and (e) all Contingent Liabilities of any Borrower whether or not reflected on its balance sheet.
“Insolvency Proceeding” shall have the meaning set forth in the Senior Credit Agreement as in effect on the date hereof.
“Interest Payment Date” shall mean (a) the last day of March, June, September and December in each year, commencing September 29, 2006, and (b) the Termination Date; provided that, in each case, if such day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day.
“Intercompany Subordination Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the Senior Credit Agreement as in effect on the date hereof.
“Investments” shall have the meaning set forth in the Senior Credit Agreement as in effect on the date hereof.
“Lender” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
“Liabilities” shall mean at all times all liabilities of any Borrower that would be shown as such on a balance sheet of such Borrower prepared in accordance with GAAP.
“Lien” shall mean any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, judgment lien or similar legal process, title retention lien, or other lien or security interest.
“Loan” shall mean the loans made by the Lender to the Borrowers hereunder in the aggregate principal amount of Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000).
“Loan Documents” shall be the collective reference to this Agreement, the Note, the Subordination Agreement and all other instruments, documents and agreements executed by or on behalf of the Borrowers or any Subsidiary and delivered concurrently herewith or at any time hereafter to or for the benefit of the Lender in connection with the Loan and other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, all as amended, supplemented or modified from time to time.
“Materially Adverse Effect” shall mean a materially adverse effect on the business, assets, results of operations, financial condition or prospects of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
“Moody’s” shall have the meaning set forth in the defined term Cash Equivalents.
“Mortgages” shall have the meaning set forth in the Senior Credit Agreement as in effect on the date hereof.
“Note” shall mean the Subordinated Promissory Note, substantially in the form of Exhibit A, made by Borrowers in favor of Lender.
“Obligations” shall mean all liabilities, indebtedness and obligations (monetary (including post-petition interest, allowed or not) or otherwise) of the Borrowers pursuant to this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other document or instrument executed in connection herewith or therewith, in each case howsoever created, arising or evidenced, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, now or hereafter existing, or due or to become due.
“Parent” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
“Person” shall mean any natural person, corporation, partnership, trust, limited liability company, association, governmental authority or unit, or any other entity, whether acting in an individual, fiduciary or other capacity.
“Permitted Holders” shall have the meaning set forth in the Senior Credit Agreement as in effect on the date hereof.
“Permitted Investments” shall mean (a) Investments in cash and Cash Equivalents, (b) Investments in negotiable instruments for collection, (c) advances made in connection with purchases of goods or services in the ordinary course of business, (d) Investments received in settlement of amounts due to a Borrower or any Subsidiary of a Borrower effected in the ordinary course of business or owing to a Borrower or any Subsidiary of a Borrower as a result of Insolvency Proceedings involving an Account Debtor or upon the foreclosure or enforcement of any Lien in favor of a Borrower or any Subsidiary of a Borrower, and (e) investments, including intercompany loans, made by any Borrower in any other Borrower so long as such investments, if in the form of indebtedness, are not secured by any of the assets of any Borrower and are subject to the Intercompany Subordination Agreement.
“Permitted Purchase Money Indebtedness” shall mean, as of any date of determination, Purchase Money Indebtedness incurred after the Closing Date in an aggregate principal amount outstanding at any one time not in excess of Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000).
“Purchase Money Indebtedness” shall have the meaning set forth in the Senior Credit Agreement as in effect on the date hereof.
“Real Property” shall have the meaning set forth in the Senior Credit Agreement as in effect on the date hereof.
“Refinancing Indebtedness” shall mean refinancings, renewals, or extensions of Indebtedness so long as: (a) the terms and conditions of such refinancings, renewals, or extensions do not, in Agent’s reasonable judgment, materially impair the prospects of repayment of the Obligations by Borrowers or materially impair Borrowers’ creditworthiness, (b) such refinancings, renewals, or extensions do not result in an increase in the principal amount of the Indebtedness so refinanced, renewed, or extended, (c) such refinancings, renewals, or extensions do not result in an increase in the interest rate with respect to the Indebtedness so refinanced, renewed, or extended, (d) such refinancings, renewals, or extensions do not result in a shortening of the average weighted maturity of the Indebtedness so refinanced, renewed, or extended, nor are they on terms or conditions that, taken as a whole, are materially more burdensome or restrictive to Borrowers, (e) if the Indebtedness that is refinanced, renewed, or extended was subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations, then the terms and conditions of the refinancing, renewal, or extension must include subordination terms and conditions that are at least as favorable to the Lender as those that were applicable to the refinanced, renewed, or extended Indebtedness, and (f) the Indebtedness that is refinanced, renewed, or extended is not recourse to any Person that is liable on account of the Obligations other than those Persons which were obligated with respect to the Indebtedness that was refinanced, renewed, or extended.
“S&P” shall have the meaning set forth in the defined term Cash Equivalents.
“Securities” shall mean all shares of stock, partnership interests, membership interests, membership units or other ownership interests in any other Person or all warrants, options or other rights to acquire the same.
“Senior Credit Agreement” shall mean the Credit Agreement, dated as July 17, 2006, between the Borrowers, the lenders party thereto and Wells Fargo Foothill, Inc., as the same may be amended, modified, extended, renewed, restated, supplemented, restructured or refinanced from time to time as permitted pursuant to the terms of the Subordination Agreement.
“Senior Indebtedness” shall mean all obligations, liabilities and indebtedness of every nature of the Borrowers from time to time owing to the Senior Lender under the Senior Credit Agreement, including, without limitation, the principal amount of all indebtedness, claims and indebtedness, accrued and unpaid interest and all fees, costs and expenses, whether primary, secondary, direct or contingent, heretofore, now and hereafter owing, due and payable, whether before or after the filing of a Proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code together with (a) any amendments, modifications, renewals or extensions thereof to the extent not prohibited by the terms of the Subordination Agreement and (b) any interest accruing thereon after the commencement of a Proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code without regard to whether or not such interest is an allowed claim.
“Senior Lender” shall mean the “Lenders” as such term is defined in the Senior Credit Agreement.
“Senior Loan Documents” shall mean, collectively, the Senior Credit Agreement, the security documents, and other documents executed pursuant thereto or in connection therewith, as the same may be amended, modified, extended, renewed, restated, supplemented, restructured or refinanced from time to time as permitted pursuant to the terms of the Subordination Agreement.
“Solvent” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.17.
“Stock” shall have the meaning set forth in the Senior Credit Agreement as in effect on the date hereof.
“Subordination Agreement” shall mean the Subordination Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, among the Borrowers, the Agent and the Lender, as the same may be amended, modified, extended, renewed, restated, supplemented or restructured from time to time.
“Subsidiary” shall mean, with respect to any Borrower, a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity of which such Borrower owns, directly or indirectly, such number of outstanding shares or other Equity Interests as to have more than fifty percent (50%) of the ordinary voting power for the election of directors or other managers of such corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity.
“Termination Date” shall mean the earlier of (i) the date on which the Loan has been paid in full and all Obligations in connection therewith and herewith have been satisfied and (ii) July 19, 2009.
SECTION 1.02. Other Definitional Provisions. (a) Unless otherwise defined herein, all terms defined in this Agreement shall have the defined meanings when used in the Note or any certificate, report or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto or thereto.
(b) As used herein, in the Note and in any certificate, report or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto or thereto, accounting terms not defined in Section 1.01, and accounting terms partly defined in Section 1.01 to the extent not defined, shall have the respective meanings given to them under GAAP. To the extent that the definitions of accounting terms herein are inconsistent with the meanings of such terms under GAAP, the definitions contained herein shall control.
(c) The words “hereof,” “herein,” “hereunder” and “hereto” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement; and Section, subsection, Schedule and Exhibit references contained in this Agreement are references to Sections, subsections, Schedules and Exhibits in or to this Agreement, unless otherwise specified.
(d) The meanings given to the terms defined herein shall be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of such terms.
(e) The words “including,” “includes” and “include” shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”.
(f) References to agreements and other contractual instruments shall be deemed to include subsequent amendments, assignments, and other modifications thereto, but only to the extent such amendments, assignments and other modifications are not prohibited by the terms of this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
(g) References to Persons include their respective permitted successors and assigns or, in the case of governmental Persons, Persons succeeding to the relevant functions of such Persons; and all references to statutes and related regulations shall include any amendments of same and any successor statutes and regulations.
ARTICLE II
Loan Facility
SECTION 2.01. The Loan. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Lender hereby agrees to lend to the Borrowers on the Closing Date the aggregate principal amount of Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000).
SECTION 2.02. Procedure for Borrowing. The Borrowers shall give irrevocable written notice to the Lender prior to 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Closing Date of their intention to borrow the Loan, which notice shall state that the Lender shall make payment to the Borrowers by wire transfer to specified account(s) of the Borrowers (or such other account(s) of any third party) designated in such notice. If the terms and conditions hereof have been met to the satisfaction of the Lender, by 4:00 p.m. on the Closing Date, the Lender shall make available to the Borrowers (or such third party) in the manner specified by the Borrowers in such notice the amount of the Loan in immediately available funds.