EXHIBIT 10.15
AMENDMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT
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AMENDMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT ("Agreement") dated as of June 21, 2000
by and among US WATS, INC., a corporation organized under the laws of the State
of New York ("US WATS"), CAPSULE COMMUNICATIONS, INC., a corporation organized
under the laws of the State of Delaware ("Capsule") and XXXXX FARGO BUSINESS
CREDIT, INC., successor in interest to Century Business Credit Corporation
("Lender").
BACKGROUND
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US WATS and Lender are parties to a Loan and Security Agreement dated as of
May 11, 1995 (as same has been amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from
time to time, the "Loan Agreement") pursuant to which Lender provides US WATS
with certain financial accommodations.
Pursuant to the terms of a Merger Agreement ("Merger Agreement") dated as
of October 23, 1999 between US WATS and Capsule, US WATS merged with and into
Capsule. Capsule as the surviving corporation pursuant to the Merger Agreement,
assumed all of US WATS' obligations to Lender under the Loan Agreement and the
Ancillary Agreements (as defined in the Loan Agreement) (collectively, as
amended, restated, modified and supplemented from time to time, the "Loan
Documents").
In connection with the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement,
all of US WATS' rights and obligations under the Loan Documents shall
automatically become the rights and obligations of Capsule and Capsule shall
have the benefit of all rights of US WATS and be bound by all obligations of US
WATS to Lender under the Loan Documents, in each case on the terms and
conditions set forth in this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, US
WATS, Capsule and Lender agree as follows:
1. All capitalized terms used herein which are not defined shall have the
meanings given to them in the Loan Agreement.
2. Capsule hereby assumes in full, the payment, discharge, satisfaction
and performance of all obligations of US WATS under the Loan Documents and all
obligations, indebtedness and liabilities of US WATS to Lender under the Loan
Documents. Capsule hereby adopts all of the provisions, terms and conditions
contained in the Loan Agreement as if the Loan Agreement and the other Loan
Documents had been entered into by and between Capsule and Lender.
3. US WATS and Capsule hereby acknowledge that each will from time to
time after the execution hereof, upon request of Lender, execute and deliver to
Lender such further instruments, agreements and documents, and take such further
action as Lender may request in connection with the transactions herein
contemplated.
4. Subject to satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in
Section 6 below, Lender hereby consents to the formation of Capsule and the
execution of the Merger Agreement by the parties thereto and the transactions
contemplated therein and waives any Event of Default arising out of the
formation of Capsule or the execution of or consummation of the transactions
contemplated by the Merger Agreement.
5. The Loan Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
(a) Paragraph 1(a) is amended as follows:
(i) the following defined terms are hereby amended in their
entirety as follows:
"Borrower" means Capsule Communications, Inc. as successor by
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merger to US WATS, Inc.
(b) Paragraph 12(a) is amended by deleting "New York" and
inserting "Delaware" in its place and stead.
6. This Agreement shall become effective upon satisfaction of the
following conditions precedent, each in a manner and in form and substance
satisfactory to Lender:
(i) Lender shall have received this Agreement duly executed by
US WATS, Capsule and each Guarantor;
(ii) Lender shall have received an executed copy of the Merger
Agreement and a copy of the Certificate of Merger Certified by the
Secretary of States of Delaware and New York;
(iii) Each document (including, without limitation, any Uniform
Commercial Code financing statements) required under law or reasonably
requested by Lender to be filed, registered or recorded in order to
create, in favor of Lender, a perfected security interest in or lien
upon the Collateral owned by Capsule shall have been properly filed,
registered or recorded in each jurisdiction in which the filing,
registration or recordation thereof is so required or requested, and
Lender shall have received an acknowledgment copy, or other evidence
satisfactory to it, of each such filing, registration or recordation
and satisfactory evidence of the payment of any necessary fee, tax or
expense relating thereto;
(iv) Lender shall have received a copy of the resolutions of the
Board of Directors of Capsule authorizing (x) the execution, delivery
and performance of the Loan Documents, and (y) the granting by Capsule
of the liens upon the Collateral certified by the Secretary or an
Assistant Secretary of Capsule as of the date of this Agreement; and,
such certificate shall state that the resolutions thereby certified
have not been amended, modified, revoked or rescinded as of the date
of such certificate;
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(v) Lender shall have received a copy of the Articles of
Incorporation of Capsule, and all amendments thereto, certified by the
Secretary of State or other appropriate official of its jurisdiction
of incorporation together with copies of the by-laws of Capsule
certified as accurate and complete by the Secretary or an Assistant
Secretary of Capsule;
(vi) Lender shall have received evidence of casualty and
liability insurance with respect to the Collateral, together with loss
payable endorsements on Lender's standard form of loss payee
endorsement naming Lender as loss payee and evidence that Lender has
been named an additional insured with respect thereto; and
(vii) Lender shall have received such other certificates,
instruments, documents and agreements as may reasonably be required by
Lender in connection with this Agreement or its counsel, each of which
shall be in form and substance satisfactory to Lender and its counsel.
7. Except as expressly provided herein, all of the representations,
warranties, terms, covenants and conditions contained in the Loan Agreement and
the Ancillary Agreements shall remain unamended and shall continue to be and
shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with their respective terms.
The agreements set forth herein shall be limited precisely as provided for
herein and shall not be deemed a waiver except to the extent set forth herein or
modification of, or an amendment to, any other term or provision of the Loan
Agreement.
8. This Agreement shall be governed and construed in accordance with the
laws of the State of New York.
9. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts each of
which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Any signature
delivered by a party via facsimile shall be deemed an original signature hereto.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the day
and year specified at the beginning hereof.
US WATS, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx XxXxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx XxXxxxxx
Title: Chief Financial Officer
CAPSULE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx XxXxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx XxXxxxxx
Title: Chief Financial Officer
XXXXX FARGO BUSINESS CREDIT, INC.,
successor in interest to Century
Business Credit Corporation
By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. XxXxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx XxXxxxxxx
Title: Assistant Vice President
The undersigned do hereby consent to
the execution, delivery and performance of
the foregoing Agreement and confirms the
continuing effect of its guarantee of
the obligations giving effect to this Agreement.
CARRIERS GROUP, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx XxXxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx XxXxxxxx
Title: Chief Financial Officer
Date: June 21, 2000
USW CORP.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx XxXxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx XxXxxxxx
Title: Chief Financial Officer
Date: June 21, 2000
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