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EXHIBIT 10.12
[IMPERIAL BANK]
Member FDIC
SECURITY AND LOAN AGREEMENT
(ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE AND/OR INVENTORY)
This Agreement is entered into between ECO SOIL SYSTEMS, INC.
_____________________________________, a Corporation
(herein called "Borrower") and IMPERIAL BANK (herein called "Bank").
1. Bank hereby commits, subject to all the terms and conditions of this
Agreement and prior to the termination of its commitment as hereinafter
provided, to make loans to Borrower from time to time in such amounts as
may be determined by Bank up to, but not exceeding in the aggregate unpaid
principal balance, the following Borrowing Base:
75% of Eligible Accounts
35% of the Value of Inventory
($1,300,000.00 limit) and in no event more than $5,000,000.00
2. The amount of each loan made by Bank to Borrower hereunder shall be debited
to the loan ledger account of Borrower maintained by Bank (herein called
"Loan Account") and Bank shall credit the Loan Account with all Loan
repayments made by Borrower. Borrower promises to pay Bank (a) the unpaid
balance of Borrower's Loan Account on demand and (b) on or before the tenth
day of each month, interest on the average daily unpaid balance of the Loan
Account during the immediately preceding month at the date of one and one
half percent (1.50%) per annum in excess of the rate of interest which Bank
has announced as its prime lending rate ("Prime Rate") which shall vary
concurrently with any change in such Prime Rate. Interest shall be computed
at the above rate on the basis of the actual number of days during which the
principal balance of the Loan Account is outstanding divided by 360, which
shall for interest computation purposes be considered one year. Bank at its
option may demand payment of any or all of the amount due under the Loan
Account including accrued but unpaid interest at any time. Such notice may
be given verbally or in writing and should be effective upon receipt by
Borrower. The amount of interest payable each month by Borrower shall not be
less than a minimum monthly charge of $250.00. Bank is hereby authorized to
charge Borrower's deposit account(s) with Bank for all sums due Bank under
this Agreement.
3. Requests for loans hereunder shall be in writing duly executed by Borrower
in a form satisfactory to Bank and shall contain a certification setting
forth the matters referred to in Section 1, which shall disclose that
Borrower is entitled to the amount of loan being requested.
4. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following
meanings:
A. "Accounts" means any right to payment for goods sold or leased, or
to be sold or to be leased, or for services rendered or to be
rendered no matter how evidenced, including accounts receivable,
contract rights, chattel paper, instruments, purchase orders, notes,
drafts, acceptances, general intangibles and other forms of
obligations and receivables.
B. "Inventory" means all of the Borrower's goods, merchandise and
other personal property which are held for sale or lease, including
those held for display or demonstration or out on lease or
consignment or to be furnished under a contract of service or are
raw materials, work in process or materials used or consumed, or to
be used or consumed in Borrower's business, and shall include all
property rights, patents, plans, drawings, diagrams, schematics,
assembly and display material relating thereto.
C. "Collateral" means any and all personal property of Borrower which
is assigned or hereafter is assigned to Bank as security or in
which Bank now has or hereafter acquires a security interest.
D. "Eligible Accounts" means all of Borrower's Accounts excluding,
however, (1) all Accounts under which payment is not received
within 90 days from any invoice date, (2) all Accounts against
which the account debtor or any other person obligated to make
payment thereon asserts any defense, offset, counterclaim or other
right to avoid or reduce the liability represented by the Account
and (3) any Accounts if the account debtor or any other person
liable in connection therewith is insolvent, subject to bankruptcy
or receivership proceedings or has made an assignment for the
benefit of creditors or whose credit standing is unacceptable to
Bank and Bank has so notified Borrower. Eligible Accounts shall
only include such accounts as Bank in its sole discretion shall
determine are eligible from time to time.
E. "Value of Inventory" means the value of Borrower's Inventory
determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles consistently applied excluding, however, the amount of
progress payments, pre-delivery payments, deposits and any other
sums received by Borrower in anticipation of the sale and delivery
of Inventory, all Inventory on consignment or lease to others, and
all property on consignment or lease from others to Borrower.
5. Borrower hereby assigns to Bank all Borrower's present and future
Accounts, including all proceeds due thereunder, all guaranties and
security therefor and all merchandise giving rise thereto, and hereby
grants to Bank a continuing security interest in all Borrower's Inventory
and in all proceeds and products thereof, whether now owned or hereafter
existing or acquired, including all moneys in the Collateral Account
referred to in Section 6 hereof, as security for any and all obligations of
Borrower to Bank, whether now owing or hereafter incurred and whether
direct, indirect, absolute or contingent. So long as Borrower is indebted to
Bank or Bank is committed to extend credit to Borrower, Borrower will
execute and deliver to Bank such assignments, including Bank's standard
forms of Specific or General Assignment covering individual Accounts,
notices, financing statements, and other documents and papers as Bank may
require in order to affirm, effectuate or further assure the assignment to
Bank of the Collateral or to give any third party, including the account
debtors obligated on the Accounts, notice of Bank's interest in the
Collateral.
6. Until Bank exercises its rights to collect the Accounts and Inventory
proceeds pursuant to paragraph 10, Borrower will collect with diligence all
Borrower's Accounts and Inventory proceeds, provided that no legal action
shall be maintained thereon or in connection therewith without Bank's prior
written consent. Any collection of Accounts or Inventory proceeds by
Borrower, whether in the form of cash, checks, notes, or other instruments
for the payment of money (properly endorsed or assigned where required to
enable Bank to collect same), shall be in trust for Bank, and Borrower shall
keep all such collections separate and apart from all other funds and
property so as to be capable of identification as the property of Bank and
deliver said collections, together with the proceeds of all cash sales,
daily to Bank in the identical form received. The proceeds of such
collections when received by Bank may be applied by Bank directly to the
payment of Borrower's Loan Account or any other obligation secured hereby.
Any credit given by Bank upon receipt of said proceeds shall be conditional
credit subject to collection. Returned items at Bank's option may be charged
to Borrower's general account. All collections of the Accounts and Inventory
proceeds shall be set forth on an itemized schedule, showing the name of the
account debtor, the amount of each payment and such other information as
Bank may request.
7. Until Bank exercises its rights to collect the Accounts or Inventory
proceeds pursuant to paragraph 10, Borrower may continue its present
policies with respect to returned merchandise and adjustments. However,
Borrower shall immediately notify Bank of all cases involving returns,
repossessions, and loss or damage of or to merchandise represented by the
Accounts or constituting Inventory and of any credits, adjustments or
disputes arising in connection with the goods or services represented by
the Accounts or constituting Inventory and, in any of such events, Borrower
will immediately pay to Bank from its own funds (and not from the proceeds
of Accounts or Inventory) for application to Borrower's Loan Account or any
other obligation secured hereby the amount of any credit for such returned
or repossessed merchandise and adjustments made to any of the Accounts.
Until payment is made as provided herein or until release by Bank from its
security interest, all merchandise returned to or
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repossessed by Borrower shall be set aside and identified as the property
of Bank and Bank shall be entitled to enter upon any premises where such
merchandise is located and take immediate possession thereof and remove
same.
8. Borrower represents and warrants to Bank: (i) if Borrower is a corporation,
that Borrower is duly organized and existing in the State of its
incorporation and the execution, delivery and performance hereof are within
Borrower's corporate powers, have been duly authorized and are not in
conflict with law or the terms of any charter, by-law or other
incorporation papers, or of any indenture, agreement or undertaking to
which Borrower is a party or by which Borrower is found or affected; (ii)
Borrower is, or at the time the collateral becomes subject to Bank's
security interest will be, the true and lawful owner of and has, or at the
time the Collateral becomes subject to Bank's security interest will have,
good and clear title to the Collateral, subject only to Bank's rights
therein; (iii) Each Account is, or at the time the Account comes into
existence will be, a true and correct statement of a bona fide indebtedness
incurred by the debtor named therein in the amount of the Account for
either merchandise sold or delivered (or being held subject to Borrower's
delivery instructions) to, or services rendered, performed and accepted by,
the account debtor; (iv) That there are or will be no defenses,
counterclaims, or setoffs which may be asserted against the Accounts; and
(v) any and all financial information, including information relating to
the Collateral, submitted by Borrower to Bank, whether previously or in the
future, is or will be true and correct.
9. Borrower will: (i) Furnish Bank from time to time such financial statements
and information as Bank may reasonably request and inform Bank immediately
upon the occurrence of a material adverse change therein; (ii) Furnish Bank
periodically, in such form and detail and at such times as Bank may
require, statements showing aging and reconciliation of the Accounts and
collections thereon, and reports as to the Inventory and sales thereof;
(iii) Permit representatives of Bank to inspect the Inventory and
Borrower's books and records relating to the Collateral and make extracts
therefrom at any reasonable time and to arrange for verification of the
Accounts, under reasonable procedures, acceptable to Bank, directly with
the account debtors or otherwise at Borrower's expense; (iv) Promptly
notify Bank of any attachment or other legal process levied against any of
the Collateral and any information received by Borrower relative to the
Collateral, including the Accounts, the account debtors or other persons
obligated in connection therewith, which may in any way affect the value of
the Collateral or the rights and remedies of Bank in respect thereto; (v)
Reimburse Bank upon demand for any and all legal costs, including
reasonable attorneys' fees, and other expense incurred in collecting any
sums payable by Borrower under Borrower's Loan Account or any other
obligation secured hereby, enforcing any term or provision of this Security
Agreement or otherwise or in the checking, handling and collection of the
Collateral and the preparation and enforcement of any agreement relating
thereto; (vi) Notify Bank of each location at which the inventory is or
will be kept, other than for temporary processing, storage or similar
purposes, and of any removal thereof to a new location and of each office
of Borrower at which records of Borrower relating to the Accounts are kept;
(vii) Provide, maintain and deliver to Bank policies insuring the
Collateral against loss or damage by such risks and in such amounts, forms
and companies as Bank may require and with loss payable solely to Bank,
and, in the event Bank takes possession of the Collateral, the insurance
policy or policies and any unearned or returned premium thereon shall at
the option of Bank become the sole property of Bank, such policies and the
proceeds of any other insurance covering or in any way relating to the
Collateral, whether now in existence or hereafter obtained, being hereby
assigned to Bank; (viii) Do all acts necessary to maintain, preserve and
protect all Inventory, keep all Inventory in good condition and repair and
not to cause any waste or unusual or unreasonable depreciation thereof, and
(ix) in the event the unpaid balance of Borrower's Loan Account shall
exceed the maximum amount of outstanding loans to which Borrower is
entitled under Section 1 hereof, Borrower shall immediately pay to Bank,
from its own funds and not from the proceeds of Collateral, for credit to
Borrower's Loan Account the amount of such excess.
10. Bank may at any time, without prior notice to Borrower, collect the
Accounts and Inventory proceeds and may give notice of assignment to any
and all account debtors, and Borrower does hereby make, constitute and
appoint Bank its irrevocable, true and lawful attorney with power to
receive, open and dispose of all mail addressed to Borrower, to endorse the
name of Borrower upon any checks or other evidences of payment that may
come into the possession of Bank upon the Accounts or as proceeds of
Inventory; to endorse the name of the undersigned upon any document or
instrument relating to the Collateral; in its name or otherwise, to
demand, ▇▇▇ for, collect and give acquittances for any and all moneys due
or to become due upon the Accounts; to compromise, prosecute or defend any
action, claim or proceeding with respect thereto; and to do any and all
things necessary and proper to carry out the purpose herein contemplated.
11. Until Borrower's Loan Account and all other obligations secured hereby
shall have been repaid in full, Borrower shall not sell, dispose of or
grant a security interest in any of the Collateral other than to Bank, or
execute any financing statements covering the collateral in favor of any
secured party or person other than Bank.
12. Should: (i) Default be made in the payment of any obligation, or breach be
made in any warranty, statement, promise, term or condition, contained
herein or hereby secured; (ii) Any statement or representation made for
the purpose of obtaining credit hereunder prove false; (iii) Bank deem the
Collateral inadequate or unsafe or in danger of misuse; (iv) Borrower
become insolvent or make an assignment for the benefit of creditors; or
(v) Any proceeding be commended by or against Borrower under any
bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, readjustment of debt or
moratorium law or statute; then in any such event, Bank may, at its option
and without demand first made and without notice to Borrower, do any one
or more of the following: (a) Terminate its obligation to make loans to
Borrower as provided in Section 1 hereof; (b) Declare all sums secured
hereby immediately due and payable; (c) Immediately take possession of the
Collateral wherever it may be found, using all necessary force so to do,
or require Borrower to assemble the Collateral and make it available to
Bank at a place designated by Bank which is reasonably convenient to
Borrower and Bank, and Borrower waives all claims for damages due to or
arising from or connected with any such taking; (d) Proceed in the
foreclosure of Bank's security interest and sale of the Collateral in any
manner permitted by law, or provided for herein; (e) Sell, lease or
otherwise dispose of the Collateral at public or private sale, with or
without having the Collateral at the place of sale, and upon terms and in
such manner as Bank may determine, and Bank may purchase same at any such
sale; (f) Retain the Collateral in full satisfaction of the obligations
secured thereby; (g) Exercise any remedies of a secured party under the
Uniform Commercial Code. Prior to any such disposition, Bank may, at its
option, cause any of the Collateral to be repaired or reconditioned in
such manner and to such extent as Bank may deem advisable, and any sums
expended therefor by Bank shall be repaid by Borrower and secured hereby.
Bank shall have the right to enforce one or more remedies hereunder
successively or concurrently, and any such action shall not estop or
prevent Bank from pursuing any further remedy which it may have hereunder
or by law. If a sufficient sum is not realized from any such disposition
of Collateral to pay all obligations secured by this Security Agreement,
Borrower hereby promises and agrees to pay Bank any deficiency.
13. If any writ of attachment, garnishment, execution or other legal process
be issued against any property of Borrower, or if any assessment for taxes
against Borrower, other than real property, is made by the Federal or
State government or any department thereof, the obligation of Bank to make
loans to Borrower as provided in Section 1 hereof shall immediately
terminate and the unpaid balance of the Loan Account, all other
obligations secured hereby and all other sums due hereunder shall
immediately become due and payable without demand, presentment or notice.
14. Borrower authorizes Bank to destroy all invoices, delivery receipts,
reports and other types of documents and records submitted to Bank in
connection with the transactions contemplated herein at any time
subsequent to four months from the time such items are delivered to Bank.
15. Nothing herein shall in any way limit the effect of the conditions set
forth in any other security or other agreement executed by Borrower, but
each and every condition hereof shall be in addition thereto.
*16. Additional Provisions: See "EXHIBIT A" attached.
Executed this 30th day of June, 1997
ECO SOIL SYSTEMS, INC.
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(Name of Borrower)
BY: /S/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇ C.O.O.
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IMPERIAL BANK (Authorized Signature and Title)
BY: [SIG] [illegible] V.P. BY: /S/ L. ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇. C.F.O.
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Title (Authorized Signature and Title)
*If none, insert "None"
AC8 E (Rev 10/92)
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"EXHIBIT A"
ADDENDUM TO SECURITY AND LOAN AGREEMENT
BETWEEN ECO SOIL SYSTEMS, INC. AND
IMPERIAL BANK
DATED JUNE 30,1997
This Addendum is made and entered into as of June 30, 1997, between ECO SOIL
SYSTEMS, INC. ("Borrower") and IMPERIAL BANK ("Bank"). This Addendum amends and
supplements the Security and Loan Agreement. In the event of any inconsistency
between the terms herein and the terms of the Security and Loan Agreement, the
terms herein shall in all cases govern and control. All capitalized terms
herein, unless otherwise defined herein, shall have the meaning set forth in the
Security and Loan Agreement.
1. Any commitment of Bank, pursuant to the terms of the Security and Loan
Agreement, to make advances against Eligible Accounts shall expire on JUNE 15,
1998, subject to Bank's right to renew said commitment in its sole discretion.
Any such renewal of the commitment shall not be binding upon Bank unless it is
in writing and signed by an officer of the Bank. The amount of the commitment of
the Bank referred to above shall be reduced by the amount outstanding of the
$3,000,000 term loan made by the Bank to Eco Lease Partners.
2. Borrower represents and warrants that:
a. LITIGATION. There is no litigation or other proceeding pending or
threatened against or affecting Borrower, and Borrower is not in default with
respect to any order, writ, injunction, decree or demand of any court or other
governmental or regulatory authority.
b. FINANCIAL CONDITION. The balance sheet of Borrower of MARCH 31, 1997,
and the related profit and loss statement on that date, a copy of which has
heretofore been delivered to Bank by Borrower, and all other statements and data
submitted in writing by Borrower to Bank in connection with this request for
credit are true and correct, and said balance sheet and profit and loss
statement truly present the financial condition of Borrower as of the date
thereof and the results of the operations of Borrower for the period covered
thereby, and have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles on a basis consistently maintained. Since such date, there have been
no materially adverse changes in the financial condition or business of
Borrower. Borrower has no knowledge of any liabilities, contingent or otherwise,
at such date not reflected in said balance sheet, and Borrower has not entered
into any special commitments or substantial contracts which are not reflected in
said balance sheet, other than in the ordinary and normal course of its
business, which may have a materially adverse effect upon its financial
condition, operations or business as now conducted.
c. TRADEMARKS, PATENTS. Borrower, as of the date hereof, possesses all
necessary trademarks, trade names, copyrights, patents, patent rights, and
licenses to
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conduct its business as now operated, without any known conflict with valid
trademarks, trade names, copyrights, patents and license rights of others.
d. TAX STATUS. Borrower has no liability for any delinquent state, local or
federal taxes, and, if Borrower has contracted with any government agency,
Borrower has no liability for renegotiation of profits.
3. Borrower agrees that so long as it is indebted to Bank, it WILL NOT,
without Bank's WRITTEN CONSENT:
a. TYPE OF BUSINESS. MANAGEMENT. Make any substantial change in the
character of its business; or make any change in its executive management.
b. OUTSIDE INDEBTEDNESS. Create, incur, assume or permit to exist any
indebtedness for borrowed moneys greater than $250,000, other than loans from
Bank except obligations now existing as shown in financial statement dated MARCH
31, 1997, including those being refinanced by Bank; or sell or transfer, either
with or without recourse, any accounts or notes receivable or any moneys due to
become due.
c. LIENS AND ENCUMBRANCES. Create, incur, assume any mortgage, pledge,
encumbrance, lien or charge of any kind (including the charge upon property at
any time purchased or acquired under conditional sale or other title retention
agreement) greater than $250,000, upon any asset now owned or hereafter acquired
by it, other than liens for taxes not delinquent, and liens in Bank's favor.
d. LOANS, INVESTMENTS, SECONDARY LIABILITIES. Make any loans or advances to
any person or other entity other than in the ordinary and normal course of its
business as now conducted or make any investment in the securities of any person
or other entity other than the United States Government; or guarantee or
otherwise become liable upon the obligation of any person or other entity,
except by endorsement of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection in the
ordinary and normal course of its business.
e. ACQUISITION OR SALE OF BUSINESS; MERGER OR CONSOLIDATION. Purchase or
otherwise acquire the assets or business of any person or other entity; or
liquidate, dissolve, merge or consolidate, or commence any proceedings
therefore; or sell any assets except in the ordinary and normal course of its
business as now conducted; or sell, lease, assign, or transfer any substantial
part of its business or fixed assets, or any property or other assets necessary
for the continuance of its business as now conducted, including without
limitation the selling of any property or other asset accompanied by the.
leasing back of the same.
f. DIVIDENDS, STOCK PAYMENTS. Declare or pay any dividend (other than
dividends payable in common stock of Borrower) or make any other distribution on
any of its capital stock now outstanding or hereafter issued, or purchase,
redeem or retire any of such stock.
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g. CAPITAL EXPENDITURES. Make or incur obligations for capital expenditures
in excess of $1,000,000 in any one fiscal year.
h. LEASE LIABILITY. Make or incur liability for payments of rent under
leases of real property in excess of $250,000 in any one fiscal year.
4. Should there be a default under the Security and Loan Agreement, the
General Security Agreement, or under the Note, all obligations, loans and
liabilities of Borrower to Bank, due or to become due, whether now existing or
hereafter arising, shall, at the option of Bank, become immediately due and
payable without notice or demand, and Bank shall thereupon have the right to
exercise all of its default rights and remedies. The default rate of interest
shall be five percent per year in excess of the rate otherwise charged.
5. As a CONDITION PRECEDENT to Bank's obligation to make any advances to
Borrower, Borrower shall, among other things: provide Bank with evidence of
receipt of outside equity in the amount of $1,250,000 to Eco Lease Partners.
6. In addition to the provisions in the Security and Loan Agreement,
Eligible Accounts shall only include such accounts as Bank in its sole
discretion shall determine are eligible from time to time. "Eligible Accounts"
shall also NOT include any of the following:
a. Accounts with respect to which the account debtor is an officer,
director, shareholder, employee, subsidiary or affiliate of Borrower.
b. Accounts with respect to which 25% or more of the account debtor's total
accounts or obligations outstanding to Borrower are more than 90 days from
invoice date.
c. Salesmen's accounts for promotional purposes.
d. For accounts representing more than 20% of total accounts receivable,
the balance in excess of the 20%. However, the Bank may deem, at its sole
discretion, the entire amount, or any portion thereof, eligible.
e. Accounts with respect to international transactions unless insured by an
insurance company acceptable to the Bank or covered by letters of credit issued
or confirmed by a bank acceptable to the Bank.
f. Credit balances greater than 90 days from invoice date.
g. U.S. Government receivables, unless formally assigned to the Bank.
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h. Accounts over 90 days from invoice date.
i. Accounts where the account debtor is a seller to Borrower, whereby a
potential offset exists.
j. Consignment or guaranteed sales.
k. Contract receivables; ▇▇▇▇ and hold accounts.
l. Equipment and rental offsets: collection accounts (aged up to 90 days
from invoice date), customer deposits.
7. Borrower may borrow against eligible inventory consisting of finished
goods only, deemed acceptable to Bank, up to a $1,300,000 sublimit within the
line of credit, not to exceed 35% of the balance outstanding, or the accounts
receivable borrowing base, whichever is less, and substantiated by monthly
inventory certification submitted by Borrower to Bank.
Inventory eligible for advance under the Security and Loan Agreement shall
NOT include the following:
a. Goods on consignment.
b. Inventory reserve amounts.
c. Obsolete inventory; parts, allocations, etc.
d. Inventory not insured, or inventory for which Bank is not named as loss
payee.
e. Raw material, and work in process.
f. Inventory located in areas making it difficult to verify its existence,
or which will cause undue expense in liquidation due to transportation costs,
or other logistical reasons,
g. Inventory located outside of the United States.
h. Microbes.
8. All financial covenants and financial information referenced herein shall
be interpreted and prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles
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applied an a basis consistent with previous years. Compliance with financial
covenants shall be calculated and monitored on a quarterly basis.
9. Borrower affirmatively covenants that so long as any loans, obligations
or liabilities remain outstanding or unpaid to Bank, it WILL:
a. Have and maintain a Minimum Tangible Net Worth (meaning the excess of
all assets, excluding any value for goodwill, trademarks, patents, copyrights,
organization expense and other similar intangible items, over its liabilities,
less subordinated debt) of not less than $10,000,000 from June 31, 1997
increasing to $11,500,000 from FYE 12/31/97 and thereafter.
b. Have and maintain a ratio of total liabilities to Tangible Net Worth of
not greater than 1.0 to 1.0.
c. Have and maintain a minimum Working Capital (meaning the Borrower's
Current Assets minus Current Liabilities)of not less than $6,000,000. Current
Liabilities does not include any subordinated debt.
d. At all times maintain a Current Ratio of at least 1.9 to 1.0. Current
Ratio shall mean Current Assets divided by Current Liabilities. Current
Liabilities does not include any subordinated debt.
e. At all times maintain a Quick Ratio of not less than .8 to 1.0. Quick
Ratio is cash and cash equivalents plus trade receivables divided by current
liabilities.
f. Cash flow coverage 1.25 to 1.0. Cash flow coverage is defined as net
profits plus depreciation and amortization divided by current portion of long
term debt and current portion of capital leases.
g. Maintain profitable operations in the second and third quarters and at
fiscal year end.
h. Maintain all significant bank deposit accounts and banking relationship
with Bank.
i. Within 10 days from each month-end, deliver to Bank an accounts
receivable aging reconciled to the general ledger of Borrower, a detailed
accounts payable aging reconciled to the Borrower's general ledger and setting
forth the amount of any book overdraft or the amount of checks issued but not
sent and an inventory certification outlining both inventory composition and
activity for the month. All the foregoing will be in a form and with such detail
as Bank may request from time to time.
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j. Within 30 days after the end of each month, deliver to Bank a profit and
loss statement and a balance sheet in form satisfactory to Bank all certified by
an officer of Borrower.
k. Within 5 days of filing, deliver to Bank a copy of the 10-Q filing, and
a letter certifying compliance with all loan covenants signed by the Chief
Financial Officer of Borrower.
l. Within 90 days after the end of Borrower's fiscal year, deliver to Bank
the same financial statements as otherwise provided monthly together with
Changes in Financial Position Statement, prepared on an AUDITED CONSOLIDATING
basis by an independent certified public accountant selected by Borrower, but
acceptable to Bank.
m. Within 5 days of filing, deliver to Bank a copy of the 10-K filing, and
a letter certifying compliance with all loan covenants signed by the Chief
Financial Officer of Borrower.
n. On a quarterly basis, provide Bank with an alphabetized list of
customers including addresses.
o. RIGHTS AND FACILITIES. Maintain and preserve all rights, franchises and
other authority adequate for the conduct of its business; maintain its
properties, equipment and facilities in good order and repair; conduct its
business in an orderly manner without voluntary interruption and, if a
corporation or partnership, maintain and preserve its existence.
p. INSURANCE. Maintain public liability, property damage and workers'
compensation insurance and insurance on all its insurable property against fire
and other hazards with responsible insurance carriers to the extent usually
maintained by similar businesses. Borrower shall provide evidence of property
insurance in amounts and types acceptable to the Bank and Bank shall be named as
Loss Payee in a Lender's Loss Payable Endorsement Form 438BFU or equivalent.
q. TAXES AND OTHER LIABILITIES. Pay and discharge, before the same become
delinquent and before penalties accrue thereon, all taxes, assessments and
governmental charges upon or against it or any of its properties, and any of its
other liabilities at any time existing, except to the extent and so long as:
(a) The same are being contested in good faith and by appropriate
proceedings in such manner as not to cause any materially adverse
effect upon its financial condition or the loss of any right of
redemption from any sale thereunder, and
(b) It shall have set aside on its books reserves
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(segregated to the extent required by generally accepted accounting
practice) deemed by it adequate with respect thereto,
r. RECORDS AND REPORTS. Maintain a standard and modern system of accounting
in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles on a basis
consistently maintained; permit Bank's representatives to have access to, and to
examine its properties, books and records at all reasonable times.
s. SUBORDINATION. Cause $1,350,000 owed by Borrower to ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ and
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, to be subordinated to Bank's line of credit by a subordination
agreement acceptable to Bank.
10. The extensions of credit under the Security and Loan Agreement shall be
available as follows:
a. Up to $5,000,000 in direct advances.
b. Included in the accounts receivable borrowing base, up to $1,300,000 of
eligible finished goods inventory as described in paragraph 6 above, not to
exceed 35% of total inventory, or the accounts receivable borrowing base,
WHICHEVER IS LESS.
c. Stand-By letters of credit up to $2,000,000, Stand-By letters of credit
are priced at 2.0% per annum.
d. The combined outstandings of a., b., c. and the amount outstanding under
the term loan made by the Bank to Eco Lease Partners shall not exceed
$5,000,000.
11. FEES AND INTEREST:
The rate of interest applicable to the Line of Credit Loan Account shall be
1.50% above the rate of interest which Bank has announced as its prime lending
rate ("Prime Rate") which shall vary concurrently with any change in such Prime
Rate. A documentation fee of $150 shall be due upon execution of documents as
well as a facility fee of $12,500 also will be due.
Interest shall be computed at the above rate on the basis of the actual number
of days during which the principal balance of the loan account is outstanding
divided by 360, which shall for interest computation purposes be considered one
year. The default rate shall be five percent per year in excess of the rate
otherwise applicable.
If any installment payment, interest payment, principal payment or principal
balance payment due hereunder is delinquent twenty or more days, Borrower agrees
to pay Bank
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a late charge in the amount of 5% of the payment so due and unpaid, in addition
to the payment; but nothing in this paragraph is to be construed as any
obligation on the part of Bank to accept payment of any payment past due or less
than the total unpaid principal balance after maturity, All payments shall be
applied first to any late charges owing, then to interest and the remainder, if
any, to principal.
12. CROSS DEFAULT. Any default under the Eco Lease Partners Credit Terms and
Conditions Dated June 30, 1997 also creates a default under this agreement.
13. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS. Failure or Indulgence Not Waiver. No failure or
delay on the part of your Bank or any holder or Notes Issued hereunder, in the
exercise of any power, right or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver
thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof or of any other right,
power or privilege. All rights and remedies existing under this agreement or any
not issued in connection with a loan that your Bank may make hereunder, are
cumulative to, and not exclusive of, any rights or remedies otherwise available.
14. NOTICE OF DEFAULT. Borrower shall promptly notify Bank in writing of the
occurrence of any event of default hereunder or any event which upon notice and
lapse of time would be an event of default,
15. REFERENCE PROVISION. The terms of the attached Reference Provisions are
incorporated herein.
16. HEARTLAND CAPITAL. Neither of the two subordinated notes from Heartland
Capital in the amount $200,000 each will not be modified or prepaid.
17. GOVERNING LAW. In any action brought under, in connection with or arising
out of this Agreement, each Obligor, including successor(s) or assign(s) hereby
consents to the application of California law (other than provisions on
conflicts of law), to the jurisdiction of any competent court within the State
of California and to service of process by any means authorized by California
law.
This addendum is executed by and on behalf of the parties as of the date
first above written
ECO SOIL SYSTEMS, INC., "BORROWER"
BY: /S/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇ /S/ L. ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
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IMPERIAL BANK, "BANK"
BY: [ILLEGIBLE]
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Vice President
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