Section 3.3 Additional Collateral/Setoff. Borrower hereby grants to Bank (and any participant of the Facilities), as additional security for the Obligations, a continuing lien upon all monies, securities and other property of Borrower now or hereafter held or received by, or in transit to, Bank from or for Borrower. Bank (and any such participant of the Facilities) is authorized at any time and from time to time while there exists a Default, without notice to Borrower, and shall have the right to setoff, appropriate and apply its own debt or liability to Borrower, or to any other Person liable for the Obligations, in whole or partial payment of any Obligation in such order or manner as Bank may reasonably determine, without any requirements of mutual maturity.
ARTICLE 4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Borrower represents, covenants and warrants to Bank as follows:
Section 4.1 Due Organization. Borrower is a corporation duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the State of Indiana.
Section 4.2 Due Qualification. Borrower and each Subsidiary is qualified, in good standing and authorized to do business as a foreign corporation or limited liability company in such other states wherein the failure to so qualify would have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 4.3 Corporate Power. Borrower possesses the requisite power to enter into the Loan Documents, as applicable, to borrow thereunder, to execute and deliver the Loan Documents and to perform its respective obligations thereunder.
Section 4.4 Corporate Authority. Borrower has taken the necessary corporate action to authorize the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents, as applicable, and the borrowings thereunder and the granting of the security interests therein, and none of the provisions of the Loan Documents violate, breach, contravene, conflict with, or cause a default under any provision of the articles of incorporation, or by-laws of Borrower or any provision of any existing note, bond, mortgage, debenture, indenture, trust, license, lease, instrument, decree, order, judgment, or agreement to which Borrower is a party or by which it or its assets may be bound or affected, which in any case is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 4.5 Financial Statements. The Financial Statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP consistent with prior years, unless specifically otherwise noted thereon, and fairly present in all material respects the financial condition of Borrower as of the date thereof and the results of its operations for the period then ended, and no material adverse change in the financial condition of Borrower has occurred since the date of the Financial Statements.
Section 4.6 No Material Adverse Change. The information submitted by Borrower to Bank discloses all known or anticipated material liabilities, direct or contingent, of Borrower as of the dates thereof, and, to the best knowledge of Borrower, since such dates, there has been no material adverse change in Borrower’s financial condition.
Section 4.7 Subsidiaries. Except as disclosed on Schedule 4.7 hereto, Borrower has no Subsidiaries.
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Section 4.8 Binding Obligations. Each of the Loan Documents, when issued for value, will constitute a legal, valid and binding obligation of Borrower, enforceable against Borrower in accordance with its terms, except as the same may be limited by reorganization, bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium or other laws affecting generally the enforcement of creditors’ rights.
Section 4.9 Marketable Title. Borrower and each Subsidiary has good and marketable title to all of its real Property and good title to all of its other Properties shown on the Financial Statements, except such Properties as have been disposed of since the date of the Financial Statements in the ordinary course of business. Except for Permitted Encumbrances, (a) the assets of Borrower and the Subsidiaries are not subject to any Lien and the security interests in favor of Bank under the Loan Documents will constitute first, senior and prior perfected security interests in the collateral therein described, and (b) no financing statement or similar instrument which names Borrower or its Subsidiaries as debtor or relates to any of its Property, has been filed in any state or other jurisdiction and remains unreleased, and Borrower and its Subsidiaries have not signed any financing statement or similar instrument or security agreement authorizing the secured party thereunder to file any such financing statement or similar instrument.
Section 4.10 Indebtedness. Except as shown on the Financial Statements, except as set forth onSchedule 4.10 hereto, and except for trade debt incurred in the ordinary course of business since the date of the Financial Statements, neither Borrower nor any Subsidiary has any outstanding Indebtedness.
Section 4.11 Default. Neither Borrower nor any Subsidiary has committed or suffered to exist any default or any circumstance which with notice, lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default under the terms and conditions of any trust, debenture, indenture, note, bond, instrument, mortgage, lease, agreement, order, decree, or judgment to which Borrower or a Subsidiary is a party or by which it or its assets may be bound or affected, which in any case is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 4.12 Tax Returns. All tax returns or reports of Borrower and its Subsidiaries required by law have been filed, and all taxes, assessments, contributions, fees and other governmental charges (other than those presently payable without penalty or interest and those currently being contested in good faith and against which adequate reserves have been established) upon Borrower, its Subsidiaries or their assets, properties or income, which are payable, have been paid, except for the failure to file or pay that are not reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 4.13 Litigation. Except as set forth on anySchedule 4.13 hereto, no litigation or proceeding of any Governmental Authority or other Person is presently pending or, to Borrower’s knowledge, threatened, nor has any claim been asserted, against Borrower or its Subsidiaries which, if adversely determined, is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 4.14 ERISA. Borrower and each ERISA Affiliate is in compliance in all material respects with all applicable provisions of ERISA, and neither Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred any liability to the PBGC. Neither a “reportable event”, nor a “prohibited transaction”, has occurred under, nor has there occurred any complete or partial withdrawal from, nor has there occurred any other event which would constitute grounds for termination of or the appointment of a trustee to administer any “employee benefit plan” (including any“multi-employer plan”) maintained for employees of Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate, all within the meanings ascribed by ERISA.
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Section 4.15 Full Disclosure. No information, exhibit, memorandum, or report (excluding estimated future operating results) furnished by Borrower to Bank in connection with the negotiation of the Facilities contains any material misstatement of fact, or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the statements contained therein not materially misleading in light of the circumstances when made, and all estimated future operating results, if furnished, were prepared on the basis of assumptions, data, information, tests or other conditions believed to be valid or accurate or to exist at the time such estimates were prepared and furnished. To Borrower’s knowledge, there presently exists no fact or circumstance relative to Borrower or its Subsidiaries, whether or not disclosed, which is presently anticipated to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 4.16 Contracts of Surety. Except for the endorsements of Borrower or a Subsidiary of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of business and except the Guaranty, neither Borrower nor any Subsidiary is a party to any contract of guaranty or surety.
Section 4.17 Licenses. Borrower and each Subsidiary possesses such franchises, licenses, permits, patents, copyrights, trademarks, and consents of appropriate Governmental Authorities to own its property (including any assets acquired pursuant to the Approved PKL Acquisition and the Approved LCR Acquisition) and as are necessary to carry on its business, except where the failure to obtain any of the foregoing, singularly or in aggregate, is not reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 4.18 Compliance with Law. Borrower and each Subsidiary is in substantial compliance with all applicable requirements of law and of all Governmental Authorities noncompliance with which is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 4.19 Force Majeure. Neither the business nor the properties of Borrower or a Subsidiary are presently affected by any fire, explosion, accident, strike, lockout or other labor dispute, drought, storm, hail, earthquake, embargo, act of God or of the public enemy or other casualty that is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 4.20 Margin Stock. Borrower is not engaged in the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System), and no part of the proceeds of the Facilities will be used, either directly or indirectly, for the purpose, whether immediate, incidental or remote, of purchasing or carrying any margin stock or of extending credit to others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any margin stock, and Borrower shall furnish to Bank, upon its request, a statement in conformity with the requirements of Federal Reserve Board Form U-1 referred to in Regulation U. Further, no part of the proceeds of the Facilities will be used for any purpose that violates, or which is inconsistent with, the provisions of Regulations T, U or X of the Board of Governors.
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Section 4.21 Approvals. No authorization, consent, approval or any form of exemption of any Governmental Authority is required in connection with the execution and delivery by Borrower of the Loan Documents, the borrowings and performance by Borrower thereunder or the issuance of the Credit Note.
Section 4.22 Insolvency. Borrower and each Subsidiary is not “insolvent” within the meaning of that term as defined in the Federal Bankruptcy Code and each is able to pay its debts as they mature.
Section 4.23 Regulation. Borrower is not an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or a “holding company” or an “affiliate of a holding company” or a “subsidiary of a holding company” within the meanings of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended.
Section 4.24 Environmental Matters. In the ordinary course of its business, Borrower conducts an ongoing review of the effect of Environmental Laws on the business, operations and Properties of Borrower and its Subsidiaries, in the course of which it identifies and evaluates associated liabilities and costs (including any capital or operating expenditures required for clean-up or closure of Properties presently owned or operated, any capital or operating expenditures required to achieve or maintain compliance with environmental protection standards imposed by Environmental Laws or as a condition of any license, permit or contract any related constraints on operating activities, including any periodic or permanent shutdown of any facility or reduction in the level of or change in the nature of operations conducted thereat and any actual or potential liabilities to third parties, including employees, and any related costs and expenses). On the basis of this review, Borrower has reasonably concluded that Environmental Laws cannot reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Borrower has not received any notice to the effect that its operations are not in compliance with any of the requirements of applicable Environmental Laws or are the subject of any federal or state investigation evaluating whether any remedial action is needed to respond to a release of any Hazardous Materials. Except as disclosed in writing to Bank as of the date of this Agreement, to the best of its knowledge (provided that clause (e) below is not subject to any such knowledge qualification except as specifically provided in clause (e)):
| (a) All facilities and Property (including underlying groundwater) owned, leased or operated by Borrower and its Subsidiaries have been, and continue to be, owned, leased or operated by Borrower or such Subsidiary in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws, except for incidences of noncompliance which, singly or in the aggregate, have not, or may not reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect; |
| (b) There have been no past unresolved, and there are no pending or threatened, |
| (i) claims, complaints, notices or inquiries, to, or requests for information received by, Borrower and its Subsidiaries with respect to any alleged violation of any Environmental Law, that, singly or in the aggregate, have had, or may reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect, or |
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| (ii) claims, complaints, notices or inquiries to, or requests for information received by, Borrower and its Subsidiaries regarding potential liability under any Environmental Law or under any common law theories relating to operations or the condition of any facilities or Property by Borrower or such Subsidiary that, singly or in the aggregate, have had, or may reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect. |
| (c) There have been no releases of Hazardous Materials, at, on or under any Property now or previously owned or leased by Borrower or its Subsidiaries that, singly or in the aggregate, have had, or may reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect; |
| (d) Borrower and each Subsidiary has been issued and is in compliance with all permits, certificates, approvals, licenses and other authorizations relating to environmental matters and necessary for its business, the noncompliance with which, singly or in the aggregate, has not had, or is not reasonably expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect; |
| (e) No Property now or previously owned, leased or operated by Borrower or its Subsidiaries is listed or, to the best knowledge of Borrower, proposed for listing on the National Priorities List pursuant to CERCLA (or any similar Environmental Law) or on the CERCLIS or on any other federal or state list of sites requiring investigation or clean-up, to the extent that any such listing, singly or in the aggregate, has had, or may reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect; |
| (f) There are no underground storage tanks, active or abandoned, including petroleum storage tanks, on or under any Property now or previously owned, leased or operated by a Borrower or its Subsidiaries that, singly or in the aggregate, have had, or may reasonably be expected to have had, a Material Adverse Effect; |
| (g) Neither Borrower nor any Subsidiary has directly transported or directly arranged for the transportation of any Hazardous Material to any location (i) which is listed or proposed for listing on the National Priorities List pursuant to CERCLA (or any similar Environmental Law) or on the CERCLIS or on any federal or state list, to the extent that any such listing, singly or in the aggregate, has had, or may reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect, or (ii) which is the subject of federal, state or local enforcement actions or other investigations which may lead to claims against Borrower or such Subsidiary for any remedial work, damage to natural resources or personal injury, including claims under any Environmental Law, to the extent that such claims, singly or in the aggregate, has had, or may reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect; |
| (h) There are no polychlorinated biphenyl, radioactive materials or friable asbestos present at any Property now or previously owned or leased by Borrower or its Subsidiaries that, singly or in the aggregate, have had, or may reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect; and |
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| (i) No condition exists at, on or under any Property now or previously owned or leased by Borrower or its Subsidiaries which, with the passage of time, or the giving of notice or both, would give rise to material liability under any Environmental Law that, singly or in the aggregate may reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. |
Section 4.25 Conditions Precedent. Each item furnished to Bank pursuant to Section 6.1 hereof is a true and correct copy thereof, has not been modified or amended and is in full force and effect on the date hereof.
Section 4.26 General. All statements contained in any certificate or financial statement delivered by or on behalf of Borrower to Bank under any Loan Document shall constitute representations and warranties made by Borrower hereunder.
ARTICLE 5. COVENANTS
Section 5.1 Negative Covenants. Until the Obligations shall have been fully and finally paid and performed, and so long as any commitment of Bank is outstanding, without the prior written consent of Bank, Borrower shall not and shall not permit any Subsidiary to:
| 5.1.1. Dispose of Collateral. Sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of any collateral granted or pledged to Bank, or discount, with or without recourse, any Accounts, except (a) for sales from Inventory in the ordinary course of business, (b) as otherwise provided in the Security Agreement and (c) the write-off of uncollectible Accounts in the ordinary course of business. |
| 5.1.2. Further Encumber. Except for Permitted Encumbrances, create or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of its Properties, whether now owned or hereafter acquired. |
| 5.1.3. Conduct of Business; Subsidiaries; Acquisitions. |
| (a) Neither Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries shall engage in any business other than the businesses engaged in by Borrower on the date hereof, those business engaged in by the entities acquired in the Approved PKL Acquisition, the Approved LCR Acquisition or in other Acquisitions approved in writing by Bank, and any business or activities which are substantially similar, related or incidental thereto. |
| (b) Borrower shall not create, acquire or capitalize any Subsidiary (a “New Subsidiary”) after the date hereof pursuant to any transaction unless such transaction is permitted by or not otherwise prohibited by this Agreement and upon the creation or acquisition of each New Subsidiary, Borrower shall cause each New Subsidiary to promptly deliver to Bank the documents, instruments and agreements required pursuant to Section 3.3 hereof. After the formation or acquisition of any New Subsidiary permitted hereunder, if requested by Bank, Borrower shall provide a supplement toSchedule 4.7 to this Agreement. |
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| (c) Borrower shall not and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to make any Acquisitions, except so long as there then exists no Default and no Default would be occasioned thereby and subject to compliance with the other provisions of this Agreement, the Approved PKL Acquisition and the Approved LCR Acquisition. |
| 5.1.4. Purchase Stock. Purchase, redeem, retire or otherwise acquire any outstanding shares of its capital stock. |
| 5.1.5. Sell and Leaseback. Other than a leaseback of the real estate sold in accordance with Section 5.2.18 hereof, enter into any Sale and Leaseback Transaction. |
| 5.1.6. Borrowings/Subordinated Debt Payments. Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness, except (a) trade accounts and normal business accruals payable in the ordinary course of business, (b) Indebtedness to Bank, (c) Subordinated Debt, (d) Indebtedness owed to Union Planters Bank, National Association in the maximum principal amount of Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000), (e) Indebtedness owed to Fifth Third Bank, Indiana (Central) in the maximum principal amount of Three Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($3,500,000), and (f) as set forth onSchedule 5.1.6 hereto. Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall not make any payment in respect of any of the Subordinated Debt, except (i) as permitted in the applicable Subordination Agreement, or (ii) pursuant to the terms of the documents evidencing Subordinated Debt that Bank has specifically approved in writing to constitute Subordinated Debt, notwithstanding the absence of a Subordination Agreement. |
| 5.1.7. Investments. Make any Investment, except (a) advances to trade debtors in the ordinary course of business, (b) Qualified Investments, (c) existing Investments described onSchedule 5.1.7 hereto, (d) Investments to and in (i) a U.S. Subsidiary that is a Guarantor, or (ii) foreign Subsidiaries in an amount at any time not exceeding One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,500,000) in the aggregate in addition to the existing investments in foreign Subsidiaries shown onSchedule 5.1.7, provided that in any case under clause (d) above there exists no Default or Unmatured Default at the time of, or after giving effect to, such Investment and provided the Subsidiary is not “insolvent” at the time of such Investment nor rendered “insolvent” (as such terms are used in the Federal Bankruptcy Code) by such Investment, and loans and advances to Borrower by a Guarantor, and (e) loans to Pharmakinetics Laboratories, Inc. in an aggregate amount not exceeding Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) secured by a first priority security interest in all personal property. |
| 5.1.8. Guarantees. Assume, guarantee or otherwise become liable as a guarantor or surety for the obligations of any Person, except (a) the endorsements by Borrower of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of business, and (b) those in favor of Bank. |
| 5.1.9. Change Name or Place of Business. Change its name or principal place of business, except on not less than thirty (30) days prior written notice to Bank. |
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| 5.1.10. Special Corporate Transactions. Engage in any transaction with any Person other than in the ordinary course of business. |
| 5.1.11. Accounting Policies. Change its fiscal year or any of its significant accounting policies, except to the extent necessary to comply with GAAP. |
| 5.1.12. Change of Business. Make any material change in the nature of its business as carried on as of the date of this Agreement, other than as a result of the Approved PKL Acquisition or the Approved LCR Acquisition. |
| 5.1.13. Benefit Plans. Permit any condition to exist in connection with any employee benefit plan which might constitute grounds for the PBGC to institute proceedings to have the employee benefit plan terminated or a trustee appointed to administer the employee benefit plan; or engage in, or permit to exist or occur any other condition, event or transaction with respect to any employee benefit plan which could result in Borrower incurring any material liability, fine or penalty. |
| 5.1.14. Adversity. Permit any event to occur or condition to exist which has a Material Adverse Effect. |
| 5.1.15. Dividends/Distributions. Declare or pay any dividend or make any distribution on account of stock, in cash or other property. |
| 5.1.16. Restrictive Agreements. Enter into any agreement (excluding any restrictions existing under the Loan Documents) prohibiting (a) the creation or assumption of any lien upon any of its Property, (b) the ability of Borrower to amend or otherwise modify this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or (c) the ability of any Subsidiary to make any payment, directly or indirectly, to Borrower by way of advances, repayments of loans or advances or otherwise. |
| 5.1.17. Transactions with Shareholders and Affiliates. Neither Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries shall directly or indirectly enter into or permit to exist any transaction (including, without limitation, the purchase, sale, lease or exchange of any property or the rendering of any service) with any holder or holders of any of the capital stock of Borrower, or with any Affiliate of Borrower which is not its Subsidiary, on terms that are less favorable to Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, as applicable, than those that might be obtained in an arm’s length transaction at the time from Persons who are not such a holder or Affiliate. |
Section 5.2 Affirmative Covenants. Until the Obligations shall have been fully and finally paid and performed, and so long as any commitment of Bank is outstanding, unless expressly waived in writing by Bank, Borrower shall:
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| 5.2.1. Financial Reporting. Furnish or caused to be furnished to Bank: |
| (a) as soon as practicable, but in any event within one hundred twenty (120) days after the end of each fiscal year, consolidated and consolidating financial statements of Borrower, including a balance sheet, statement of income and retained earnings and a statement of cash flows, with accompanying notes to financial statements, all prepared in accordance with GAAP on a consolidated basis consistent with prior years unless specifically noted thereon, accompanied by the unqualified opinion of Ernst & Young or other independent certified public accountants acceptable to Bank and shall state that such financial statements fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at the dates indicated and the results of their operations and cash flows for the periods indicated in conformity with GAAP and that the examination by such accountants in connection with such consolidated and consolidating financial statements has been made in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards, and further accompanied by the certificate of the chief financial officer of Borrower that there exists no Default or Unmatured Default under the Loan Documents, or if any Default or Unmatured Default exists, stating the nature and status thereof; |
| (b) as soon as possible, but in any event within thirty (30) days after the end of each month, similar consolidated financial statements of Borrower as of the end of such month and the results of its operations for the portion of the fiscal year then elapsed, prepared and signed by the chief financial officer of Borrower, all prepared in accordance with GAAP on a consolidated basis consistent with prior periods, unless specifically otherwise noted thereon, except for the omission of full footnotes which may be required under GAAP and subject to normal year end adjustments, and accompanied by the certificate of the chief financial officer of Borrower that there exists no Default or Unmatured Default under the Loan Documents or if any Default or Unmatured Default exists, stating the nature and status thereof; |
| (c) as soon as possible, but in any event within five (5) days after Borrower becomes aware thereof, a written statement signed by the chief executive or chief financial officer of Borrower as to the occurrence of any Default or Unmatured Default stating the specific nature thereof, Borrower’s intended action to cure the same and the time period in which such cure is to occur; |
| (d) as soon as possible, but in any event within thirty (30) days after the commencement thereof, a written statement describing any litigation instituted by or against Borrower, its Subsidiaries or any Affiliate which, if adversely determined, may have a Material Adverse Effect; |
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| (e) within ten (10) Banking Days after the end of each calendar month, a Borrowing Base Certificate, in the form prescribed by Bank, executed by the chief financial officer of Borrower, evidencing the Borrowing Base as of the close of the immediately preceding calendar month, showing the calculation thereof, the outstanding principal amount of the Facilities (including, without limitation, Letters of Credit) and such other information as Bank may reasonably request; |
| (f) within ten (10) Banking Days after the end of each calendar month, a certificate setting forth, as of the end of such immediately preceding month, an accounts receivable aging statement and an accounts payable aging statement of Borrower; |
| (g) within thirty (30) days after the end of each calendar month, a Compliance Certificate, in form and substance acceptable to Bank, showing Borrower’s compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Section 5.3 hereof; |
| (h) as soon as possible, but in any event within ten (10) days after Borrower becomes aware thereof, a written statement describing any reportable event or prohibited transaction which has occurred with respect to any employee benefit plan and the action which Borrower proposes to take with respect thereto; |
| (i) as soon as practicable, but in any event within ten (10) days after the filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any successor thereto, or any states’ securities regulatory authority, copies of all registration statements and all periodic and special reports required or permitted to be filed under federal or state securities laws and regulations; |
| (j) as soon as practicable, but any event within ten (10) days after receipt by Borrower, a copy of any notice, complaint, Lien, inquiry or claim (i) to the effect that Borrower is or may be liable to any Person as a result of the release by Borrower, or any other Person of any Hazardous Substance into the environment, or (ii) alleging any violation of any Environmental Law by Borrower, which, in either case, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and |
| (k) such other information as Bank may from time to time reasonably request. |
| 5.2.2. Good Standing. Maintain, and cause each Subsidiary to maintain, its corporate existence and right to do business in its state of organization and in such other states wherein non-qualification is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect. |
| 5.2.3. Taxes, Etc. Pay and discharge, and cause each Subsidiary to pay and discharge, all taxes, assessments, judgments, orders, and governmental charges or levies imposed upon it or on its income or profits or upon its property prior to the date on which penalties attach thereto and all lawful claims which, if unpaid, may become a Lien or charge upon its Property, provided that Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall not be required to pay any tax, assessment, charge, judgment, order, levy or claim, if such payment is being contested diligently, in good faith, and by appropriate proceedings which will prevent foreclosure or levy upon its Property and adequate reserves against such liability have been established. |
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| 5.2.4. Maintain Properties. Maintain, and cause each Subsidiary to maintain, all Properties and assets used by, or useful to, it in the ordinary course of its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, and suitable for the purpose for which it is intended, and from time to time, make any necessary repairs and replacements. |
| 5.2.5. Insurance. Maintain, and cause each Subsidiary to maintain, in full force and effect public liability insurance, business interruption insurance, worker’s compensation insurance and casualty insurance policies with coverages and with such companies as are reasonably acceptable to Bank. Each such policy providing liability coverage shall be endorsed to reflect Bank as an additional insured, and each such policy covering Properties pledged as collateral to Bank shall have a lender’s loss payable clause in favor of Bank, and a copy of each policy, accompanied by a certificate of coverage issued by the insurance carrier, shall be delivered to Bank. Such policy shall stipulate that the insurance cannot be cancelled or materially modified without thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to Bank and shall insure Bank notwithstanding the act or neglect of Borrower or its Subsidiaries. |
| 5.2.6. Books and Records. Keep proper books of account in which full, true and correct entries will be made of all dealings and transactions of and in relation to the business and affairs of Borrower and its Subsidiaries, and, at all reasonable times, and as often as Bank may request, permit authorized representatives of Bank to (a) have access to the premises and Properties of Borrower and its Subsidiaries and to the records relating to the operations of Borrower and its Subsidiaries; (b) make copies of or excerpts from such records; (c) discuss the affairs, finances and accounts of Borrower with and be advised as to the same by the chief executive and financial officers of Borrower; and (d) audit and inspect such books, records, accounts, memoranda and correspondence at all reasonable times, to make such abstracts and copies thereof as Bank may deem necessary, and to furnish copies of all such information to any proposed purchaser of or participant in the Facilities. |
| 5.2.7. Reports. File, and cause each Subsidiary to file, as appropriate, on a timely basis, annual reports, operating records and any other reports or filings required to be made with any Governmental Authority, except to the extent the failure to so file any of the foregoing, individually or in the aggregate, is not reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect. |
| 5.2.8. Licenses. Maintain, and cause each Subsidiary to maintain, in full force and effect all operating permits, licenses, franchises, and rights used by it in the ordinary course of business, except to the extent the failure to so maintain any of the foregoing, individually or in the aggregate, is not reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect. |
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| 5.2.9. Notice of Material Adverse Change. Give prompt notice in writing to Bank of the occurrence of any development, financial or otherwise, including pending or threatened litigation which is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect. |
| 5.2.10. Compliance with Law. Comply, and cause each Subsidiary to comply, in all material respects, with all laws, ordinances, rules, regulations and other legal requirements applicable to it, including, without limitation, all Environmental Laws and ERISA. |
| 5.2.11. Trade Accounts. Pay, and cause each Subsidiary to pay, all trade accounts in accordance with standard industry practices. |
| 5.2.12. Use of Proceeds. Use the proceeds of the Facilities solely for the purposes herein described. |
| 5.2.13. Loan Payments. Duly and punctually pay or cause to be paid principal and interest on the Facilities in lawful money of the United States at the time and places and in the manner specified herein according to the stated terms and the true intent and meaning hereof. |
| 5.2.14. Environmental Matters. (a) Use, operate and maintain, and cause each Subsidiary to use, operate and maintain, all of its Properties in material compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws, keep or acquire all necessary permits, approvals, certificates, licenses and other authorizations relating to environmental matters in effect and remain in material compliance therewith, and handle all Hazardous Substances in material compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws, (b) within ninety (90) days after filing thereof, have dismissed with prejudice any actions or proceedings against Borrower or a Subsidiary relating to compliance with Environmental Laws which, in the reasonable opinion of Bank, is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect, and (c) diligently pursue cure of any material underlying environmental problem which forms the basis of any claim, complaint, notice, Lien, inquiry, proceeding or action referred to in Section 5.2.1(j) hereof. If Borrower or a Subsidiary is notified of any event described in Section 5.2.1(j) hereof, Borrower shall, upon the request of Bank, establish appropriate reserves against such potential liabilities and engage a firm or firms of engineers or environmental consultants appropriately qualified to determine as quickly as practical the extent of contamination and the potential financial liability of Borrower or its Subsidiary with respect thereto, and Bank shall be provided with a copy of any report prepared by such firm or by any Governmental Authority as to such matters as soon as any such report becomes available to Borrower or such Subsidiary. The selection of any engineers or environmental consultants engaged pursuant to the requirements of this Section shall be subject to the approval of Bank, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. |
| 5.2.15. Banking Relationship. Maintain its primary banking accounts with Bank, including, without limitation, operating, lockbox and autoline accounts. Borrower shall maintain a minimum balance on account with Bank at all times of not less than One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000). |
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| 5.2.16. Subordinated Debt. At all times, cause the Subordinated Debt to be subordinated to the full, final and irrevocable payment of the Obligations, in form and substance acceptable to Bank. |
| 5.2.17. Equipment Appraisal. Within forty-five (45) days of the date hereof, furnish Bank an appraisal of Borrower’s Equipment, prepared by an independent appraiser acceptable to Bank, showing a forced liquidation value of not less than Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,500,000). |
| 5.2.18. Sale of Real Estate. Within one hundred eighty (180) days of the closing of the Approved PKL Acquisition, cause the real estate acquired in such Acquisition to be sold for fair market value. |
Section 5.3 Financial Covenants. Until the Obligations shall have been fully and finally paid and performed and so long as any commitment of Bank is outstanding, unless expressly waived in writing by Bank, Borrower shall:
| 5.3.1. Funded Debt Ratio. Maintain its Funded Debt Ratio at not greater than (a) 3.75 to 1.00 at each fiscal quarter ending through and including December 31, 2002, (b) 3.50 to 1.00 as of March 31, 2003 and June 30, 2003, (c) 3.00 to 1.00 as of September 30, 2003, (b) 2.50 to 1.00 as of December 31, 2003 and at each fiscal quarter ending thereafter through and including September 30, 2004, and (c) 2.00 to 1.00 as of December 31, 2004 and as of each fiscal quarter ending thereafter. |
| 5.3.2. Total Debt Ratio. Maintain its Total Debt Ratio at not greater than (a) 2.00 to 1.00 at all times through and including September 30, 2003, (b) 1.75 to 1.00 as of October 1, 2003 and at all times through and including September 30, 2004, and (c) 1.50 to 1.00 as of October 1, 2004 and at all times thereafter. |
| 5.3.3. Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio. Maintain its Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio at not less than 1.20 to 1.00 at each fiscal quarter end. |
| 5.3.4. Current Ratio. Maintain its ratio of Current Assets to Current Liabilities of not less than 1.15 to 1.00 at all times. |
| 5.3.5. Capital Expenditures. Not make any Unfunded Capital Expenditures, including Capitalized Lease Obligations, exceeding One Million Six Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,600,000) on a consolidated basis for Borrower and its Subsidiaries during any fiscal year. |
ARTICLE 6. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
Section 6.1 Conditions to Initial Advance. The obligation of the Bank to make the initial Advance under the Facilities is subject to satisfaction of each of the following conditions precedent:
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| 6.1.1. Authorization. Bank shall have received and approved, certified copies of Borrower’s and each Guarantor’s articles of incorporation and by-laws, all as amended, accompanied by a recent certificate of good standing issued by the appropriate official of its place of organization and certificates of good standing from those states in which Borrower or a Guarantor owns property or maintains an office and a certified copy of resolutions adopted by Borrower’s and each Guarantor’s Board of Directors authorizing the Facilities and specifying the names and capacities of those persons authorized to execute and deliver the Loan Documents. |
| 6.1.2. Insurance. Borrower shall have furnished to Bank evidence of the insurance required by this Agreement. |
| 6.1.3. Loan Documents. Each of the Loan Documents, in the form prescribed by Bank, shall have been executed and delivered by Borrower and the Guarantors, as applicable, to Bank, and the other loan documents and guaranties required by this Agreement, in the form prescribed by Bank, shall have been executed and delivered by the appropriate parties thereto. |
| 6.1.4. Incumbency. Bank shall have received an Incumbency Certificate, executed by the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of Borrower and each Guarantor which shall identify the name and title and bear the signature of the officers of Borrower and such Guarantor authorized to sign the Loan Documents, and Bank shall be entitled to rely upon such certificate until informed of any change in writing by Borrower. |
| 6.1.5. Legal Matters. All legal matters incident to the Loan Documents and the making of Advances shall be reasonably satisfactory to Bank and its counsel. |
| 6.1.6. Borrowing Base, Etc. Satisfactory certificates as to Borrowing Base, and such other certificates as Bank may reasonably require, shall have been executed by the appropriate officers of Borrower and delivered to Bank. |
| 6.1.7. Opinions of Counsel. Bank shall have received the favorable written opinion(s) of counsel to Borrower and the Guarantors, dated of even date herewith, as to those matters which Bank may reasonably require. |
| 6.1.8. Landlord Waivers. Borrower shall have used commercially reasonable best efforts to procure landlord and warehousemen lien waivers, in the form prescribed by Bank, pursuant to which its various landlords and warehousemen shall have waived all liens or other rights of detainer against its assets constituting collateral for the Obligations. |
| 6.1.9. UCC Searches/Life Insurance Questionnaire. Bank shall have received satisfactory return after search in accordance with the Uniform Commercial Code in such governmental offices as Bank shall have deemed appropriate, and Bank shall have received a satisfactory life insurance questionnaire with respect to the life insurance policy to be assigned to Bank. |
| 6.1.10. Fees. Borrower shall have paid Bank a non-refundable facility fee of Twenty-Eight Thousand One Hundred Twenty-Five Dollars ($28,125), a field audit fee of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000), and Borrower shall have reimbursed Bank for all reasonable legal fees and other reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of Bank in connection with the Facilities. |
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| 6.1.11. Regulation U. Bank shall have received such certificates and other documents as it shall have deemed reasonably appropriate as to compliance with Regulations U, T and X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. |
| 6.1.12. No Default. As of the date hereof, and after giving effect to the initial funding of the Facilities, there shall not exist a Default or Unmatured Default, and Bank shall have received evidence satisfactory to Bank that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement do not create a default under any agreement to which Borrower is a party. |
| 6.1.13. Consents. All consents necessary for the secured financing transaction contemplated by this Agreement pursuant to the Loan Documents shall have been obtained. |
| 6.1.14. Field Audit. Bank shall have completed, to its satisfaction, a field audit of Borrower's financial and accounting records, books, journals, orders and receipts. |
| 6.1.15. Intercreditor Agreement. Bank and Union Planters Bank, National Association shall have entered into the Intercreditor Agreement. |
| 6.1.16. Additional Documentation. Bank shall have received such other documents, instruments, financing statements, waivers, certificates, reaffirmations, consents and opinions as it may request. |
Section 6.2 Conditions to Subsequent Advances. Prior to each subsequent Advance under the Line of Credit or the issuance of a Letter of Credit:
| 6.2.1. No Default. No Default or Unmatured Default shall have occurred and be continuing. |
| 6.2.2. Representations and Warranties. Each representation and warranty contained in Article 4 shall be true and correct as of the date of such Advance, except to the extent any such representation or warranty relates solely to an earlier date and except for changes reflecting transactions permitted by this Agreement. |
| 6.2.3. Legal Matters. All legal matters incident to the making of such Advance shall be reasonably satisfactory to Bank and its counsel. |
Section 6.3 General. Each request for an Advance shall constitute a representation and warranty by Borrower that the applicable conditions contained in this Section 6.3 have been satisfied.
ARTICLE 7. DEFAULT
The occurrence of any of the following events shall be deemed a Default hereunder:
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| (a) any representation or warranty made by or on behalf of Borrower, any Subsidiary or any Affiliate to Bank under or in connection with any Loan Document or any subordination agreement shall be false in any material respect as of the date on which made; |
| (b) Borrower fails to make any payment of principal of or interest on the Facilities or any fee or other payment Obligation in connection with the Facilities when due; |
| (c) the breach of any of the covenants contained in Section 5.2.2, 5.2.4, 5.2.7, 5.2.8, 5.2.10, 5.2.11 or 5.2.14 which breach remains uncured for a period of thirty (30) days after written notice to Borrower; or the breach of any other covenant contained in Article 5 hereof; |
| (d) the breach of any other terms or provisions of the Loan Documents (other than a breach which constitutes a Default under Article 7(a), (b) or (c) above) not cured within thirty (30) days after written notice from Bank to Borrower specifying such breach; |
| (e) the failure of Borrower or any Subsidiary to pay any other Indebtedness when due or within any applicable grace or cure period; or the breach by Borrower or any Subsidiary of any term, provision or condition contained in any agreement under which any such Indebtedness was created or is governed, which constitutes a default thereunder, or any other event shall occur or condition exist, the effect of which is to cause, or to permit the holder or holders of such Indebtedness to cause such Indebtedness to become due prior to its stated maturity, or any Indebtedness shall be declared to be due and payable or required to be prepaid or repurchased (other than by a regularly scheduled payment) prior to the stated maturity thereof; |
| (f) Borrower or any Subsidiary shall (i) have an order for relief entered with respect to it under the Federal Bankruptcy Code, (ii) not pay, or admit in writing its inability to pay, its debts generally as they become due, (iii) make an assignment for the benefit of creditors, (iv) apply for, seek, consent to, or acquiesce in, the appointment of a receiver, custodian, trustee, examiner, liquidator or similar official for it or any substantial part of its property, (v) institute any proceeding seeking an order for relief under the Federal Bankruptcy Code or seeking to adjudicate it a bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking dissolution, winding up, liquidation, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition of it or its debts under any law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization or relief of debtors or fail to file an answer or other pleading denying the material allegations of any such proceeding filed against it, or (vi) suspend operations as presently conducted or discontinue doing business as an ongoing concern; |
| (g) without the application, approval or consent of Borrower or any Subsidiary, a receiver, trustee, examiner, liquidator or similar official shall be appointed for Borrower or such Subsidiary or any substantial part of its Property, or a proceeding described in item (f) above shall be instituted against Borrower or any Subsidiary and such appointment continues undischarged or such proceeding continues undismissed or unstayed for a period of sixty (60) consecutive days; |
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| (h) any Governmental Authority shall condemn, seize or otherwise appropriate, or take custody or control of all or any substantial portion of the Property of Borrower or any Subsidiary; |
| (i) Borrower or any Subsidiary shall fail within thirty (30) days to pay, bond or otherwise discharge any judgment or order for the payment of money which is not stayed on appeal or otherwise appropriately contested in good faith, or any attachment, levy or garnishment is issued against any Property of Borrower or such Subsidiary; |
| (j) if there occurs a Change in Control; |
| (k) there occurs a “reportable event” or a “prohibited transaction” under, or any complete or partial withdrawal from, or any other event which would constitute grounds for termination of or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any “plan” maintained by Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate for the benefit of its “employees” (as such terms are defined in ERISA) which will have a Material Adverse Effect; |
| (l) any Loan Document shall for any reason fail to create a valid and perfected first priority security interest in any collateral purported to be covered thereby (except as permitted by the terms of any Loan Document), or any Loan Document shall fail to remain in full force or effect or any action shall be taken to discontinue or to assert the invalidity or unenforceability of, or the security interest created under, any Loan Document; or |
| (m) any Guaranty or any material provision thereof shall cease to be in full force or effect, or any guarantor fails to promptly perform under its Guaranty, or any guarantor terminates or revokes or attempts to terminate or revoke its Guaranty; or the breach by a guarantor of any other term or provision of any Loan Document to which it is a party not cured within thirty (30) days after written notice from Bank. |
ARTICLE 8. REMEDY
Section 8.1 Acceleration. If any Default described in Article 7 item (f) or (g) occurs, the Facilities and the commitment of Bank to make Advances under the Facilities shall automatically terminate and the Obligations shall immediately become due and payable without any election or action on the part of Bank. If any other Default occurs, Bank may terminate its commitments hereunder and declare the Obligations to be due and payable, whereupon the Obligations shall become immediately due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or notice of any kind, all of which Borrower hereby expressly waives.
Section 8.2 Deposit to Secure Reimbursement Obligations. When any Default or Unmatured Default has occurred and is continuing, Bank may demand that Borrower immediately pay to Bank an amount equal to the aggregate outstanding amount of the Letters of Credit and Borrower shall immediately upon any such demand make such payment. Borrower hereby irrevocably grants to Bank a security interest in all funds deposited to the credit of or in transit to any deposit account or fund established pursuant to this Section 8.2, including, without limitation, any investment of such fund. Borrower hereby acknowledges and agrees that Bank would not have an adequate remedy at law for failure by Borrower to honor any demand made under this Section 8.2 and Bank shall have the right to require Borrower specifically to perform its undertakings in this Section 8.2 whether or not any draws have been made under the Letters of Credit. In the event Bank makes a demand pursuant to this Section 8.2, and Borrower makes the payment demanded, Bank agrees to invest the amount of such payment for the account of Borrower and at Borrower’s risk and direction in short-term investments reasonably acceptable to Bank.
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Section 8.3 Subrogation. Bank shall, to the extent of any payments made by Bank under the Letters of Credit that are not reimbursed to Bank, be subrogated to all rights of the beneficiary of the Letters of Credit as to all obligations of Borrower with respect to which such payment shall have been made by Bank.
Section 8.4 Remedy. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of a Default, Bank may immediately proceed to exercise all remedies available to it under the Loan Documents or otherwise under applicable law. No right or remedy conferred upon or reserved to Bank under the Loan Documents is intended to be exclusive of any other available remedy or right, but each and every remedy shall be cumulative and concurrent and shall be in addition to every other remedy now or hereafter existing at law or in equity. No single or partial exercise of any power or right shall preclude any further or other exercise of any power or right.
Section 8.5 Preservation of Rights. No delay or omission of Bank to exercise any power or right under the Loan Documents shall impair such power or right or be construed to be a waiver of any Default or an acquiescence therein, and any single or partial exercise of any power or right shall not preclude other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other power or right. No Advance hereunder shall constitute a waiver of any of the conditions of Bank’s obligation to make further Advances, nor, in the event Borrower is unable to satisfy any such condition, shall a waiver of such condition in any one instance have the effect of precluding Bank from thereafter declaring such inability to be a Default hereunder, unless such condition was permanently expressly waived in writing by Bank. No course of dealing shall be binding upon Bank.
ARTICLE 9. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 9.1 Benefit of Agreement. Bank will accept the Credit Note as evidence of loans made in the ordinary course of its commercial banking business. The terms and provisions of this Agreement, the Credit Note and the other Loan Documents shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of Borrower and Bank and their respective successors and assigns of their entire interests, except that Borrower shall not have the right to assign this Agreement.
Section 9.2 Survival of Representations. All representations, warranties and agreements of Borrower contained in the Loan Documents shall survive delivery of the Credit Note and the making of the Facilities.
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Section 9.3 Governmental Regulation. Anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, Bank shall not be obligated to extend credit to Borrower in violation of any limitation or prohibition provided by any applicable statute or regulation.
Section 9.4 Conflict. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be interpreted, wherever possible, in a manner consistent with one another, but in the event of any irreconcilable inconsistency, this Agreement shall control.
Section 9.5 Choice of Law. The Loan Documents (other than those containing a contrary express choice of law provision) and the rights and obligations of the parties thereunder and hereunder shall be governed by, and construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Indiana (but giving effect to federal laws applicable to national banks), notwithstanding the fact that Indiana conflict of law rules might otherwise require the substantive rules of law of another jurisdiction to apply. Borrower hereby consents to the jurisdiction of any state or federal court located within Marion County, Indiana. All service of process may be made by messenger, certified mail, return receipt requested or by registered mail directed to Borrower at the address indicated aside its signature to this Agreement, and Borrower otherwise waives personal service of any and all process made upon Borrower. Borrower waives any objection which Borrower may have to any proceeding commenced in a federal or state court located within Marion County, Indiana, based upon improper venue or forum non conveniens. Nothing contained in this Section shall affect the right of Bank to serve legal process in any other manner permitted by law or to bring any action or proceeding against Borrower or its property in the courts of any other jurisdiction.
Section 9.6 Headings. Section headings in the Loan Documents are for convenience of reference only and shall not govern the interpretation of any of the provisions of the Loan Documents.
Section 9.7 Entire Agreement. The Loan Documents embody the entire agreement and understanding between Borrower and Bank and supersede all prior agreements and understandings between Borrower and Bank relating to the subject matter thereof.
Section 9.8 Expenses. Borrower shall reimburse Bank and its participants for any and all reasonable costs, charges and out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and time charges of attorneys for Bank), paid or incurred by Bank and its participants in connection with the preparation, review, execution, delivery, amendment, modification, administration, collection and enforcement of the Facilities and/or the Loan Documents and in connection with the conduct by Bank’s internal auditors of periodic field and servicing audits of Borrower, provided, so long as no Default exists, that Borrower shall not be responsible for the payment of more than one audit per fiscal year and the cost per audit shall not exceed Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000). Bank may pay or deduct from the loan proceeds any of such expenses, and any proceeds so applied shall be deemed to be Advances under this Agreement evidenced by the Credit Note and secured by the Loan Documents, and shall bear interest at the rate of interest provided in the Credit Note.
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Section 9.9 Indemnification. Borrower agrees to indemnify Bank, and its successors and assigns (including any purchaser of a participation in the Facilities), and their directors, officers and employees, against all losses, claims, costs, damages, liabilities and expenses, including, without limitation, all expenses of litigation or preparation therefor (a “Loss”), which they may pay or incur in connection with or arising out of the direct or indirect application of the proceeds of the Facilities hereunder. The indemnity set forth herein shall be in addition to any other Obligations of Borrower to Bank hereunder or at common law or otherwise, and shall survive any termination of this Agreement, the expiration of the obligation of Bank to make the Facilities and the payment of all Obligations.
Section 9.10 Confidentiality. Bank agrees to treat all information received by it in connection with the Loan Documents (except such information which is generally available or has been made available to the public) as confidential, provided, however, that nothing in this Section 9.10 shall prohibit Bank from, or subject Bank to liability for, disclosing any such information to any Governmental Authority to whose jurisdiction Bank is subject, and provided further that Bank may provide such information to proposed purchasers of or participants in the Facilities from time to time.
Section 9.11 GivingNotice. Any notice required or permitted to be given under this Agreement may be, and shall be deemed effective if made in writing and delivered to the recipient’s address, telex number or facsimile number addressed to Borrower or Bank at the addresses indicated aside their signatures to this Agreement by any of the following means: (a) hand delivery, (b) United States first class mail, postage prepaid, (c) registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, with return receipt requested, (d) by a reputable rapid delivery service, (e) by telegraph or telex when delivered to the appropriate office for transmission, charges prepaid, with request for assurance of receipt in a manner typical with respect to communication of that type or (f) by facsimile transmission if the transmitting party receives confirmation of successful transmission. Notice made in accordance with this Section shall be deemed given upon receipt if delivered by hand or wire transmission, three (3) Banking Days after mailing if mailed by first class, registered or certified mail, or one (1) Banking Day after deposit with an overnight courier service if delivered by overnight courier. Borrower and Bank may each change the address for service of notice upon it by a notice in writing to the other parties hereto.
Section 9.12 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one agreement, and any of the parties hereto may execute this Agreement by signing any such counterpart. This Agreement shall be effective when it has been executed by Borrower and Bank.
Section 9.13 Incorporation by Reference. All Exhibits hereto are incorporated herein by this reference. Each of the other Loan Documents shall be made subject to all of the terms, covenants, conditions, obligations, stipulations and agreements contained in this Agreement to the same extent and effect as if fully set forth therein, and this Agreement is made subject to all of the terms, covenants, conditions, obligations, stipulations and agreements contained in the other Loan Documents to the same extent and effect as if fully set forth therein. The provisions of this Agreement, including, without limitation, provisions relating to maintenance of insurance, are in addition to, and not a limitation upon, the requirements of any other Loan Document or any subordination agreement.
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Section 9.14 Time of Essence. Time is of the essence under the Loan Documents.
Section 9.15 No Joint Venture. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein contained or implied, Bank, by this Agreement, or by any action pursuant hereto, shall not be deemed to be a partner of, or a joint venturer with, Borrower, and Borrower hereby indemnifies and agrees to defend and hold Bank harmless, including the payment of reasonable attorneys’ fees, from any Loss resulting from any judicial construction of the parties’ relationship as such.
Section 9.16 Relationship of Parties; Release of Consequential Damages. The relationship between Borrower and Bank shall be solely that of borrower and lender. Bank shall not have any fiduciary responsibilities to Borrower. Bank undertakes no responsibility to Borrower to review or inform Borrower of any matter in connection with any phase of Borrower’s business or operations. Bank shall not have any liability with respect to, and Borrower hereby waives, releases and agrees not to sue for, any special or consequential damages suffered by it in connection with, arising out of, or in any way related to the Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated thereby.
Section 9.17 Severability. In the event any provision of this Agreement or any of the Loan Documents shall be held invalid or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the validity, enforceability or legality of the remaining provisions hereof or thereof, all of which shall continue unaffected and unimpaired thereby.
Section 9.18 Gender. As used herein, the masculine gender shall be deemed to include the feminine and the neuter and the singular number shall also include the plural.
Section 9.19 Waiver and Amendment. Borrower and Bank may enter into agreements supplemental hereto for the purpose of adding or modifying provisions of this Agreement or changing the respective rights, powers, privileges, duties, liabilities, covenants or obligations of Bank or Borrower or waiving any Default hereunder, provided, however, that no such agreements supplemental shall be binding unless in writing and duly signed by the parties hereto, and then only to the extent specifically set forth therein.
Section 9.20 Bank Not in Control. None of the covenants or other provisions contained in the Loan Documents shall, or shall be deemed to, give Bank the right or power to exercise control over the affairs and/or management of Borrower, the power of Bank being limited to the right to exercise the remedies provided in the Loan Documents, provided, however, that if Bank becomes the owner of any stock or other equity interest in any Person, whether through foreclosure or otherwise, Bank shall be entitled (subject to requirements of law) to exercise such legal rights as it may have by virtue of being the owner of such stock or other equity interest in such Person.
Section 9.21 Waiver Of Jury Trial. BANK AND BORROWER, AFTER CONSULTING OR HAVING HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONSULT WITH COUNSEL, KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY, INTENTIONALLY, UNCONDITIONALLY AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVE ANY RIGHT EITHER OF THEM MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LITIGATION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY COURSE OF CONDUCT, DEALING, STATEMENTS (WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN), OR ACTIONS OF EITHER OF THEM. NEITHER BANK NOR BORROWER SHALL SEEK TO CONSOLIDATE, BY COUNTERCLAIM OR OTHERWISE, ANY ACTION IN WHICH A JURY TRIAL HAS BEEN WAIVED WITH ANY OTHER ACTION IN WHICH A JURY TRIAL CANNOT BE OR HAS NOT BEEN WAIVED. THESE PROVISIONS SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO HAVE BEEN MODIFIED IN ANY RESPECT OR RELINQUISHED BY EITHER BANK OR BORROWER EXCEPT BY A WRITTEN INSTRUMENT EXECUTED BY BOTH OF THEM.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Borrower and Bank have caused this Agreement to be executed by their respective officers duly authorized as of the date first above written.
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SIGNATURE PAGE OF
BIOANALYTICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
| "BORROWER"
BIOANALYTICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
By: /s/ Peter T. Kissinger
Its: Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
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Address:
2701 Kent Avenue West Lafayette, IN 47906 Attention: President Facsimile: (765) 497-1102
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SIGNATURE PAGE OF
THE PROVIDENT BANK
TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
| "BANK"
THE PROVIDENT BANK
By: /s/ Jeffrey A. Salesman
Its: Vice President
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Address:
The Guaranty Building, Suite 400 20 N. Meridian St. Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 Attention: Jeff Salesman Facsimile: 317-822-9800
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