EXHIBIT 10.35
MASTER ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT 10.35
MASTER ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE AGREEMENT
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This Master Assignment and Acceptance Agreement (this "AGREEMENT"),
dated as of May 16, 2003, by and among Fleet Capital Corporation, JPMorgan Chase
Bank, Citizens Bank of Massachusetts, U.S. Bank National Association and Bank
Leumi, USA (collectively, the "ASSIGNEES") and Natexis Banque Populaires,
General Electric Capital Corporation, Toronto Dominion (New York), Inc.,
Stanwich Loan Funding LLC, Franklin Floating Rate Trust, Franklin Floating Rate
Master Series, Franklin CLO I, Limited, Franklin CLO II, Limited, Franklin CLO
III, Limited, Franklin Floating Rate Daily Access Fund, New York Life Insurance
Company, New York Life Insurance and Annuity Corporation, Elf Funding Trust III,
California Public Employees Retirement System, Restoration Funding CLO, Ltd.,
Highland Loan Funding V Ltd., Emerald Orchard Limited and SRV-Highland, Inc.
(collectively, the "ASSIGNORS"), and Fleet Capital Corporation, as
administrative agent (the "ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT") for the Lenders and Merrill
Lynch & Co., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated as lead arranger
(the "LEAD ARRANGER") with respect to a certain Credit Agreement dated as of
November 9, 2001 by and among Imagistics International Inc. (the "BORROWER"),
the Lenders and the Administrative Agent, as amended by that certain First
Amendment Agreement dated as of March 19, 2002, that certain Second Amendment
Agreement dated as of July 19, 2002 and that certain Third Amendment Agreement
dated as of March 5, 2003 (as amended, the "CREDIT AGREEMENT").
RECITALS
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The Assignors desire to assign and delegate all of their rights and
obligations under the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents, and the
Assignees desire to purchase and assume certain of such rights and obligations,
upon the terms, and subject to the conditions, contained herein.
Therefore, in consideration of such recitals, the terms and conditions
herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Assignors and the Assignees
hereby agree as follows:
1. DEFINED TERMS.
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(a) Each capitalized term used herein which is not otherwise
defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Credit Agreement.
(b) When used in this Agreement, each of the following
capitalized terms shall have the meaning ascribed thereto unless the context
hereof otherwise specifically requires:
"Assigned Term Loans": with respect to each of the
Assignors, the amount of Term B Facility Loans having the
principal balances set forth on Schedule A attached hereto.
"Assignees": as defined in the introductory paragraph
hereof.
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"Assignor Rights and Obligations": as of the
Effective Date, all of the rights and obligations of the
Assignors under the Credit Agreement and each of the other
Credit Documents, including, without limitation, each
Assignor's (a) Assigned Term Loans, and (b) Term B Facility
Notes.
"Assignors": as defined in the introductory paragraph
hereof.
"Effective Date": as defined in Section 4.
"Purchase Percentage": with respect to each of the
Assignees, the percentage set forth on Schedule A
"Purchase Price": in the case of each Assignor, an
amount equal to the sum of the aggregate unpaid principal
amount of its Assigned Term Loans as of the Effective Date.
"Purchased Term Loans": the aggregate amount of
Assigned Term Loans purchased by each of the Assignees, as set
forth on Schedule A attached hereto.
"Total Purchase Price": the sum of the aggregate
Purchase Prices to be paid.
2. ASSIGNMENT; PAYMENTS BY THE ASSIGNEES.
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The Assignors hereby irrevocably sell, transfer and assign to the
Assignees, without recourse, representation or warranty except as expressly set
forth in this Agreement, all of the Assignor Rights and Obligations, including
their respective Assigned Term Loans, and each Assignee hereby purchases and
assumes from the Assignors such Assignee's Purchased Term Loans without recourse
or, except as otherwise specifically provided herein, representation or
warranty. Each Assignee agrees to pay to the Assignors on the Effective Date
such Assignee's Purchase Percentage of the Total Purchase Price such that the
sum of the amounts paid by the Assignees to the Assignors will equal the sum of
the Purchase Prices.
3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.
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(a) Each of the Assignors hereby represents and warrants to each
Assignee, severally and not jointly, that, (i) as of the date first written
above, the aggregate unpaid principal amount of its Assigned Term Loans are as
set forth on Schedule A attached hereto, and (ii) such Assignor is the legal and
beneficial owner of its Assigned Term Loans and other rights being assigned by
it hereunder and that such Loans and other rights are owned by it free and clear
of any adverse claim.
(b) None of the Assignors (i) except as set forth in Section 3(a)
hereof, makes any representation or warranty or assumes any responsibility with
respect to any statements, warranties or representations made in or in
connection with the Credit Agreement or any other Credit Document or as to the
execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value
of the Assigned Term Loans, any collateral therefor, the Credit Agreement, any
other Credit Document, or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant
thereto, or (ii) makes any representation or warranty or assumes any
responsibility
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with respect to the financial condition of the Borrower or any other Person
primarily or secondarily liable in respect of any of the Obligations, the
performance or observance by the Borrower or any other Person primarily or
secondarily liable in respect of any of the Obligations of any of their
obligations under the Credit Agreement or any of the other Credit Documents or
any other instrument or document furnished pursuant thereto.
(c) Each Assignee represents and warrants to each Assignor, severally
and not jointly, that it has, independently and without reliance upon any
Assignor or the Administrative Agent, and based on such documents and
information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own evaluation of, and
investigation into, the business, operations, financial and other condition and
creditworthiness of the Borrower and made its own decision to enter into this
Agreement.
4. EFFECTIVENESS OF THIS AGREEMENT.
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(a) Section 2 of this Agreement shall not become effective
unless and until such date (the "EFFECTIVE DATE") as all of the following
conditions shall have been fulfilled:
(i) The Administrative Agent shall have received this
Agreement duly executed by each of the Assignors, each of the
Assignees and the Borrower;
(ii) The Administrative Agent and the Lead Arranger
shall have executed a copy of this Agreement;
(iii) The Borrower shall have paid to the
Administrative Agent, for the account of the Assignees, a fee
equal to one-tenth of one percent (0.10%) of the sum of the
aggregate outstanding principal amounts of the Assigned Term
Loans. Each Assignee shall receive the portion of such fee
allocable to such Assignee's Assigned Term Loans;
(iv) The Borrower shall have paid to the
Administrative Agent, for the account of the Assignors, all
interest in respect of each of the Assignor's Assigned Term
Loans that shall have accrued and not yet been paid prior to
the Effective Date; and
(v) Each of the Assignees shall have delivered by
wire transfer in immediately available funds to the
Administrative Agent, in accordance with the wire transfer
instructions set forth on Schedule B attached hereto, such
Assignee's Purchase Percentage of the Total Purchase Price in
satisfaction of the provisions of the last sentence of Section
2 of this Agreement.
(b) Upon the Effective Date, (i) the Administrative Agent
shall record the assignments provided for herein, (ii) each Assignee shall be a
Lender, and, to the extent provided in this Agreement, have the rights and
obligations of a Lender thereunder and (iii) each Assignor, to the extent of the
assignment provided for herein, shall be released from its obligations under the
Credit Agreement.
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(c) From and after the Effective Date, the Administrative
Agent shall make all payments in respect of the interest assigned hereby to each
Assignee (including payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts)
directly to the Assignees. The Assignees, the Assignors and the Administrative
Agent shall make appropriate adjustments with respect to amounts (including,
without limitation, payment of interest on the Assigned Loans) under the Credit
Agreement and the other Credit Documents which accrued prior to the Effective
Date and which were paid on the Effective Date and thereafter, directly between
themselves.
5. PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS.
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All payments to be made by the Assignees hereunder shall be made by
wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Administrative Agent. On the
Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall disburse to each Assignor by wire
transfer of immediately available funds, in accordance with the wire transfer
instructions set forth on Schedule C attached hereto, the amounts payable to
each Assignor hereunder.
6. NOTICES.
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All notices, requests and other communications to or with any Assignor
or Assignee or the Administrative Agent in connection with this Agreement shall
be given in accordance with the provisions of Section 12.02 of the Credit
Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement and Section 12.02 of the Credit
Agreement, the address of each Assignee shall be the address set forth adjacent
to its name on the signature pages hereof.
7. MISCELLANEOUS.
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(a) For purposes of this Agreement, all calculations and
determinations with respect to the outstanding principal amount of any
Assignor's Assigned Term Loans, and all other similar calculations and
determinations, shall be made by the Administrative Agent and confirmed by each
Lender by its signature to this Agreement.
(b) Section headings have been inserted herein for convenience
only and shall not be construed to be a part hereof.
(c) This Agreement embodies the entire agreement and
understanding among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof
and supersedes all other prior arrangements and understandings among such
parties with respect to the subject matter hereof.
(d) This Agreement may be executed in any number of separate
counterparts and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to
constitute one and the same agreement. It shall not be necessary in making proof
of this Agreement to produce or account for more than one counterpart signed by
the party to be charged. A facsimile of an executed counterpart shall have the
same effect as the original executed counterpart.
(e) Every provision of this Agreement is intended to be
severable, and if any term or provision hereof shall be invalid, illegal or
unenforceable for any reason, the validity, legality and enforceability of the
remaining provisions hereof shall not be affected
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or impaired thereby, and any invalidity, illegality or unenforceability in any
jurisdiction shall not affect the validity, legality or enforceability of any
such term or provision in any other jurisdiction.
(f) This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of the Assignors, the Assignees, the Administrative Agent, and their
respective successors and permitted assigns, except that no party may assign or
transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder (i) without the prior
written consent of the other parties, or (ii) in contravention of the Credit
Agreement.
(g) This Agreement and the rights and obligations of the
parties hereunder shall be governed by, and construed and interpreted in
accordance with, the laws of the State of New York (including Sections 5-1401
and 5-1402 of the General Obligations Law of the State of New York), without
regard to principles of conflicts of law not contained in such Sections 5-1401
and 5-1402.
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AS EVIDENCE of the agreement by the parties hereto to the terms and
conditions herein contained, each such party has caused this Agreement to be
duly executed on its behalf.
FLEET CAPITAL CORPORATION,
individually, as Administrative Agent and as an
Assignee
By: /s/ Edgar Ezerins
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Name: Edgar Ezerins
Title: Senior Vice President
MERRILL LYNCH & CO., MERRILL LYNCH,
PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH
INCORPORATED, as Lead Arranger
By: /s/ Christopher Birosak
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Name: Christopher Birosak
Title: Managing Director
IMAGISTICS INTERNATIONAL INC.
By: /s/ Joseph D. Skrzypczak
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Name: Joseph D. Skrzypczak
Title: Chief Financial Officer
[Signature Page to Master Assignment and Acceptance Agreement]
NATEXIS BANQUE POPULAIRES
as an Assignor
By: /s/ William Burke
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Its Vice President
By: /s/ Michael Stroms
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Its Associate
[Signature Page to Master Assignment and Acceptance Agreement]
GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL
CORPORATION,
as an Assignor
By: /s/ Levalia Agresta
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Its Senior Risk Manager
[Signature Page to Master Assignment and Acceptance Agreement]
TORONTO DOMINION (NEW YORK), INC.,
as an Assignor
By: /s/ Gwen Zirkle
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Its Vice President
[Signature Page to Master Assignment and Acceptance Agreement]
STANWICH LOAN FUNDING LLC,
as an Assignor
By: /s/ Kelly Warnement
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Its Vice President
[Signature Page to Master Assignment and Acceptance Agreement]
FRANKLIN FLOATING RATE TRUST,
as an Assignor
By: /s/ Richard D'Addario
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Its Senior Vice President
FRANKLIN FLOATING RATE MASTER SERIES,
as an Assginor
By: /s/ Richard D'Addario
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Its Senior Vice President
FRANKLIN CLO I, LIMITED,
as an Assignor
By: /s/ Richard D'Addario
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Its Senior Vice President
FRANKLIN CLO II, LIMITED,
as an Assignor
By: /s/ Richard D'Addario
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Its Senior Vice President
FRANKLIN CLO III, LIMITED,
as an Assignor
By: /s/ Richard D'Addario
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Its Senior Vice President
FRANKLIN FLOATING RATE DAILY ACCESS FUND,
as an Assignor
By: /s/ Richard D'Addario
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Its Senior Vice President
[Signature Page to Master Assignment and Acceptance Agreement]
NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY,
as an Assignor
By:____________________________
Its:
NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY CORPORATION
as an Assignor
By: New York Life Investment Management,
LLC, its Investment Manager
By:____________________________
Its:
ELF FUNDING TRUST III,
as an Assignor
By: New York Life Investment Management,
LLC as attorney-in-fact
By:____________________________
Its:
[Signature Page to Master Assignment and Acceptance Agreement]
CALIFORNIA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM,
as an Assignor
By: Highland Capital Management, L.P., as Authorized
Representatives of the Board
By: /s/ Todd Travers
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Its Senior Portfolio Manager
RESTORATION FUNDING CLO, LTD.,
as an Assignor
By: Highland Capital Management, L.P., as
Collateral Manager
By: /s/ Todd Travers
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Its Senior Portfolio Manager
[Signature Page to Master Assignment and Acceptance Agreement]
HIGHLAND LOAN FUNDING V LTD.,
as an Assignor
By: Highland Capital Management, L.P., as
Collateral Manager
By: /s/ Todd Travers
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Its Senior Portfolio Manager
[Signature Page to Master Assignment and Acceptance Agreement]
SRV-HIGHLAND, INC.,
as an Assignor
By: /s/ Kelly Warnement
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Its Vice President
[Signature Page to Master Assignment and Acceptance Agreement]
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK,
as an Assignee
By: /s/ Valerie Schanzer
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Name: Valerie Schanzer
Title: Vice President
Address: 2 Corporate Drive
Shelton, CT 06484
Facsimile:203-944-8495
[Signature Page to Master Assignment and Acceptance Agreement]
CITIZENS BANK OF MASSACHUSETTS,
as an Assignee
By: /s/ Cindy Chen
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Name: Cindy Chen
Title: Vice President
Address:28 State Street
Boston MA 02109
Facsimile:617-263-0439
[Signature Page to Master Assignment and Acceptance Agreement]
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as an Assignee
By: /s/ Joseph Howard
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Name: Joseph Howard
Title: Vice President
Address: One U.S. Bank Plaza
Mail Code SL MO T12M
St. Louis MO 63101
Facsimile: 314-418-3859
[Signature Page to Master Assignment and Acceptance Agreement]
BANK LEUMI, USA,
as an Assignee
By: /s/ Paul Tine
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Name: Paul Tine
Title: Vice President
By: /s/ Glenn Kreutzer
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Name: Glenn Kreutzer
Title: Banking Officer
Address:562 5th Avenue, NY NY 10036
Facsimile:212-626-1311
[Signature Page to Master Assignment and Acceptance Agreement]
SCHEDULE A
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Name of Assignor Assigned Term Loans
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Natexis Banque Populaires $3,698,036.50
General Electric Capital Corporation $22,188,219.00
Toronto Dominion (New York), Inc. $2,218,821.90
Stanwich Loan Funding LLC $1,479,214.60
Franklin Floating Rate Trust $7,765,876.65
Franklin Floating Rate Master Series $739,607.30
Franklin CLO I, Limited $1,479,214.60
Franklin CLO II, Limited $1,479,214.60
Franklin CLO III, Limited $2,958,429.20
Franklin Floating Rate Daily Access Fund $369,803.65
New York Life Insurance Company $2,588,625.55
New York Life Insurance and Annuity Corporation $2,588,625.55
Elf Funding Trust III $2,218,821.90
California Public Employees Retirement System $2,904,633.43
Restoration Funding CLO, Ltd. $1,849,018.25
Highland Loan Funding V Ltd. $1,849,018.25
SRV-Highland, Inc. $3,698,036.50
Total: $62,073,217.43
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Name of Assignee Purchased Term Loans Purchase Percentage
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Fleet Capital Corporation $20,000,000.00 32.220%
JPMorgan Chase Bank $12,073,217.43 19.450%
Citizens Bank of Massachusetts $15,000,000.00 24.165%
U.S. Bank National Association $10,000,000.00 16.110%
Bank Leumi, USA $5,000,000.00 8.055%
Total: $62,073,217.43 100.000%
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SCHEDULE B
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Wire Transfer Instructions to Administrative Agent
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FLEET NATIONAL BANK
HARTFORD, CT
ABA #011900571
BENEF NAME: FLEET CAPITAL CORP.
ACCOUNT #: 936-933-7579
RE: Imagistics International Inc
SCHEDULE C
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Wire Transfer Instructions to each Assignor
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