Exhibit 10.3
THIS IS AN IMPORTANT DOCUMENT WHICH SETS OUT THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF YOUR
COMMITTED OVERDRAFT FACILITY. THE BANK RECOMMENDS THAT YOU TAKE INDEPENDENT
LEGAL ADVICE IF YOU HAVE ANY DOUBTS REGARDING THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE
FACILITY.
Confirmation of Committed Business Overdraft [LOGO] NatWest
Facility
Private and Confidential Branch Address:
S Cutler Esq 13 Market Place
Bottomline Technologies Europe Ltd READING
Chatham Street Berkshire
READING RG1 2EP
Berkshire
RG1 7JX
Facility Account: 67486932 (60-17-21)
Overdraft Limit: (pound)2,000,000 (two million pounds)
Agreed Interest Rate: 2% per annum over the Bank's Base Rate
Bank's Base Rate: currently 4% per annum (but may vary from
time to time)
Interest Frequency: quarterly
Unarranged Borrowing Rate: 4% per annum over the Bank's Base Rate (but
may vary from time to time subject to one
month's notice)
Arrangement & Commitment Fee: (pound)8125
Expiry Date: 31 December 2002
Principal Terms
1. We offer you a committed overdraft facility (the Facility) subject to the
terms of this Confirmation and the Committed Overdraft General Terms
(COGT) attached.
2. Provided that none of the Events of Default detailed in Clause 3 occur,
the Facility will be available until the Expiry Date.
3. If any of the following events (Events of Default) occurs, we may, by
giving written notice, demand immediate repayment of the outstanding
borrowing in the Facility account, require that the amounts from time to
time owing under the Facility become repayable on demand or cancel the
Facility and exercise our rights under any security:-
(a) the Overdraft Limit is exceeded;
(b) the commencement of any winding-up, bankruptcy of administration
proceeding against you or the appointment of a receiver or
administrative receiver in respect of any of your property or you
make arrangements with creditors;
(c) if you are a sole trader, you die;
(d) your business ceases to trade or, if you are a partnership, the
partnership is dissolved;
(e) any procedure is used against you to attach or take possession of
any property for payment of a debt;
(f) you are in breach of any financial obligation to us or any other
creditor;
(g) you fail to provide any information regarding your financial
condition or business operations detailed in Clause 5; or
(h) any information given to us is inaccurate or there is a material
non-disclosure by you to us.
4. Interest will be charged:-
(a) up to the Overdraft Limit, at the Agreed Interest Rate; and
(b) in excess of the Overdraft Limit (or borrowing outstanding after the
Expiry Date or after we have demanded immediate repayment if the
outstanding borrowing on the Facility Account in terms of Clause 3
of this Confirmation or Clause C of the COGT), at the Unarranged
Borrowing Rate.
5. To enable us to monitor the Facility you will provide:-
(a) as soon as they become available but in any event within 180 days
after the end of your financial year and in a format acceptable to
us, copies of your business accounts for that year;
(b) as soon they become available but in any event no later than 30 days
after the end of the accounting period to which they relate and in a
format acceptable to us, monthly management accounts incorporating
balance sheet, profit and loss account, and aged list of debtors and
creditors; and
(c) promptly, such further information regarding your financial
condition and business operations as we may reasonably request
(including audited business/management accounts where not already
supplied).
6. The Arrangement Fee will be debited by us to the Facility Account on the
date of this Confirmation or shortly thereafter.
7. The Facility will be secured as set out in an attached Schedule. We shall
not be obliged to provide the Facility until any such security is
completed to our satisfaction. All security will require to be granted in
our standard form.
8. We are not obliged to provide the Facility until you have accepted the
Facility on the terms set out in this Confirmation and COGT by returning
the duplicate of this Confirmation to us duly signed.
For National Westminster Bank Plc
/s/ Paul Marston
PAUL MARSTON ACIB AMCT
Corporate Manager
18 December 2001
Having decided that the Facility is appropriate and in our interests, it is
hereby accepted on the terms set out in this Confirmation and the COGT attached.
Signature /s/ P. Fortune Date 21/12/01
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Signature /s/ S.J. Cutler Date 21/12/01
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Committed Overdraft General Terms (COGT)
These COGT explain your and our rights and responsibilities in respect of the
Facility and should be read in conjunction with the Confirmation attached
specified to the Facility. Definitions and meanings used in the Confirmation
attached also apply in these COGT (and vice versa) unless the context require
otherwise. Our "Code of practice for business banking" and "Services and charges
for business customers" booklets are available on request.
A. Overdraft Limit
The Facility enables you to overdraw the Facility Account up to the Overdraft
Limit. The Overdraft Limit should not be exceeded without our prior consent and
we may refuse to allow any payment or withdrawal which could have that effect.
If we allow a payment or withdrawal or a series of payments or withdrawals which
results in the Overdraft Limit being exceeded, it will not mean that the
Overdraft Limit has changed or that we are bound to allow any other payment or
withdrawal which could result in the Overdraft Limit being exceeded at other
times.
We may debit the Facility Account under Clause D and E of these COGT even if it
results in the Overdraft Limit being exceeded.
B. Uncleared credits
We may disregard any uncleared credits when calculating the amount outstanding
under the Facility (and any interest payable). If however we pay a cheque or
cheques (or allow any other payment or withdrawal or a series of payments or
withdrawals) against uncleared credits at any time we are not bound to do so at
other times.
C. Renewal of Facility
At any time during the 30 days prior the Expiry Date you may request (or we may
offer) to renew the Facility for a further period of up to 365 days, subject to
us undertaking a full credit assessment and further documentation. If the
Facility is not renewed before the Expiry Date any borrowing outstanding under
the Facility will become repayable on demand and the Facility may be
unconditionally cancelled by us at any time.
D. Interest
Interest will be calculated both before and after demand, decree or judgment on
a daily basis on the cleared debit balance and will be debited by us to the
Facility Account at the Interest Frequency on our usual charging days.
E. Costs/Charges
If the Overdraft Limit is exceeded (or if any borrowing is outstanding after the
Expiry Date or after the date on which we demand immediate repayment of the
Facility) our published charges for unarranged borrowing will apply. You will be
given at least one month's notice of any changes to our published charges. You
must pay any costs incurred by us in connection with the Facility whether as a
result of you breaking the terms of the Facility or not. These costs will
include (but not be limited to) costs of taking and discharging any security;
taking steps, including court action, to obtain payment; enforcing and/or
preserving the Bank's rights under any security held for the Facility; tracing
you if you change address without notice and communicating with you of you break
the terms of the Facility or an Event of Default occurs. We may debit such costs
to the Facility Account.
F. Change in law, regulations or directive
If as a result of a change of any applicable law, regulation or directive, the
cost to us of providing the Facility (including the cost of any undrawn portion
of the Facility) increases we may, upon one month's written notice, convert the
Facility into an overdraft repayable on demand and/or otherwise vary the terms
and conditions of the Facility, including effecting an increase in the interest
charged to reflect the increased cost of providing the Facility.
G. Set off
We shall be entitled to set-off against any of your liabilities under this
agreement (whether present, future, actual or contingent) any of your credit
balances (whether subject to notice or not) on any of your accounts with us in
your name. We do not have to give you any prior notice to do this.
H. Joint and several liability
If you are more than one person then the word "you" shall refer to such persons
both together and separately and the obligations of those persons under the
Facility shall be joint and several, that is to say, each of you can be held
liable both jointly and individually for all of the obligations under the
Facility.
I. Miscellaneous
(a) These terms will not be affected by the Facility Account being allocated
another account number by us or being transferred to another of our
branches, offices or departments. In the event of a conflict between (i)
the terms of the Confirmation attached and these COGT and (ii) any other
terms which apply to the Facility Account then the terms of the
Confirmation attached and these COGT will prevail.
(b) Without any obligation upon us to do so, we shall be entitled to allow you
extended time to pay or grant you any other concession without affecting
any of our rights in whole or in part.
[LOGO] NatWest
This is the Schedule referred to in the Bank's Confirmation of Committed
Business Overdraft Facility to the Customer dated: 18 December 2001
Customer: Bottomline Technologies Europe Ltd
The overdraft facility made by the Bank to the Customer in terms of the
Confirmation of Committed Business Overdraft Facility shall be secured by the
following:-
(a) Motgage Debenture
(b) 1st Legal Mortgage over the freehold property known as 115
Chatham Street, Reading