Form 8K 03-19-07 Preferred Redemption
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of
The
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date
of
Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):
February
19, 2007
FRANKLIN
COVEY CO.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission
File No. 1-11107
Utah
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87-0401551
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(IRS
Employer Identification Number)
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2200
West Parkway Boulevard
Salt
Lake City, Utah 84119-2099
(Address
of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (801)
817-1776
Former
name or former address, if changed since last report: Not
Applicable
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appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
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communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
Item
1.01 Entry
into a Material Definitive Agreement
$25.0
Million Revolving Line of Credit Agreement
On
March
14, 2007, Franklin Covey Co. (the Company) entered into long-term secured
revolving line-of-credit agreements with JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. and Zions
First National Bank (the Credit Agreements). The Credit Agreements provide
a
total of $25.0 million of borrowing capacity to the Company at an interest
rate
equal to LIBOR plus 1.10 percent. The Credit Agreements expire on March 14,
2010
and the Company may draw on the line of credit, repay, and draw again, on
a
revolving basis, up to the maximum loan amount of $25.0 million so long as
no
event of default has occurred and is continuing. The Credit Agreements also
contain customary representations and guarantees as well as provisions for
repayment and liens.
The
Credit Agreements require the Company to be in compliance with specified
financial covenants, including: (i) a funded debt to earnings ratio; (ii)
a
fixed charge coverage ratio; (iii) a limitation on annual capital expenditures;
and (iv) a defined amount of minimum net worth. In the event of noncompliance
with these financial covenants and other defined events of default, the lenders
are entitled to certain remedies, including acceleration of the repayment
of
amounts outstanding on the Credit Agreements.
In
connection with the Credit Agreements, the Company entered into separate
Promissory Notes, a Security Agreement, Repayment Guaranty Agreements, and
a
Pledge and Security Agreement.
The
Company may use the proceeds from the Credit Agreements for general corporate
purposes and intends to use a portion of the revolving loan amount to redeem
the
remaining shares of outstanding Series A Preferred Stock as described in
Item
8.01 below.
The
foregoing description of the Credit Agreements does not purport to be complete
and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the Credit
Agreements and information contained in the related Promissory Notes, Security
Agreement, Repayment Guaranty Agreements, and Pledge and Security Agreement,
which are filed as Exhibits 10.1 through 10.8 attached hereto.
Canadian
Line of Credit Agreement
In
addition to the Credit Agreements described above, on February 19, 2007,
the
Company obtained a CDN $500,000 (approximately $425,300) revolving line of
credit with Toronto-Dominion Bank through its wholly owned Canadian subsidiary
(the Canadian Line of Credit). The Canadian Line of Credit is a revolving
line
of credit similar to the Credit Agreements described above and bears interest
at
the Canadian prime rate. In connection with the Canadian Line of Credit,
the
interest rate on the previously existing mortgage agreement with
Toronto-Dominion Bank was reduced from Canadian prime plus one percent to
the
Canadian prime rate.
The
Canadian Line of Credit may be used for general corporate purposes and requires
the Company’s Canadian subsidiary to maintain a specified financial covenant for
minimum debt service coverage.
The
foregoing description of the Canadian Line of Credit does not purport to
be
complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the
Canadian Line of Credit, which is filed as Exhibit 10.9 attached
hereto.
Item
2.03 Creation
of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet
Arrangement of a Registrant
The
information set forth above in Item 1.01 is incorporated herein by
reference.
Item
8.01 Other
Events
On
March
14, 2007, the Company announced that it had given formal notice to the
shareholders of its Series A Preferred Stock for the redemption of all remaining
shares of Series A Preferred Stock totaling $37.3 million, or approximately
1.5
million shares. The Company intends to redeem all remaining shares of its
Series
A Preferred Stock for $25 per share, plus accrued dividends through April
4,
2007, the anticipated redemption date. Due to the proximity of the anticipated
redemption date, the regular quarterly dividend payment due on March 15,
2007
will be paid to Series A Preferred Shareholders on the redemption date. The
redemption of Series A Preferred Stock will reduce the Company’s annual dividend
obligation by $3.7 million per year.
A
copy of
the press release announcing the foregoing items is attached hereto as exhibit
99.1 to this current report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by
reference.
Forward
Looking Statements
This
report contains statements which constitute forward-looking statements within
the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other
federal securities laws, including information with respect to the Company’s
intended use of the proceeds from the Credit Agreements and the payment of
dividends. Forward-looking statements are based on the Company’s current
expectations and beliefs concerning future events and involve risks,
uncertainties, and assumptions. A number of risks, uncertainties, and other
important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those
contained in any forward-looking statement. Such factors include, but are
not
limited to, the Company’s need to utilize the proceeds for other purposes and
other factors that are more particularly described in the Company’s filings with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, including information under the heading
“Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended August 31, 2006, and in subsequently filed quarterly reports on Form
10-Q.
The Company believes that its forward-looking statements are reasonable;
however, undue reliance should not be placed on any forward-looking statements.
The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any
forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future
developments, or otherwise.
Item
9.01 Financial
Statements and Exhibits
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10.1
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Revolving
Line of Credit Agreement ($18,000,000) by and between JPMorgan
Chase Bank,
N.A. and Franklin Covey Co. dated March 14,
2007.
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10.2
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Secured
Promissory Note between JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Franklin
Covey Co.
dated March 14, 2007.
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10.3
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Security
Agreement between Franklin Covey Co., Franklin Covey Printing,
Inc.,
Franklin Development Corporation, Franklin Covey Travel, Inc.,
Franklin
Covey Catalog Sales, Inc., Franklin Covey Client Sales, Inc., Franklin
Covey Product Sales, Inc., Franklin Covey Services LLC, Franklin
Covey
Marketing, LTD., and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Zions First
National
Bank, dated March 14, 2007.
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10.4
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Repayment
Guaranty between Franklin Covey Co., Franklin Covey Printing, Inc.,
Franklin Development Corporation, Franklin Covey Travel, Inc.,
Franklin
Covey Catalog Sales, Inc., Franklin Covey Client Sales, Inc., Franklin
Covey Product Sales, Inc., Franklin Covey Services LLC, Franklin
Covey
Marketing, LTD., and JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., dated March 14,
2007.
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10.5
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Pledge
and Security Agreement between Franklin Covey Co. and JPMorgan
Chase Bank,
N.A. and Zions First National Bank, dated March 14,
2007.
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10.6
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Revolving
Line of Credit Agreement ($7,000,000) by and between Zions First
National
Bank and Franklin Covey Co. dated March 14,
2007.
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10.7
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Secured
Promissory Note between Zions First National Bank and Franklin
Covey Co.
dated March 14, 2007.
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10.8
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Repayment
Guaranty between Franklin Covey Co., Franklin Covey Printing, Inc.,
Franklin Development Corporation, Franklin Covey Travel, Inc.,
Franklin
Covey Catalog Sales, Inc., Franklin Covey Client Sales, Inc., Franklin
Covey Product Sales, Inc., Franklin Covey Services LLC, Franklin
Covey
Marketing, LTD., and Zions First National Bank, dated March 14,
2007.
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10.9
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Credit
Agreement between Franklin Covey Canada, Ltd. and Toronto-Dominion
Bank
dated February 19, 2007.
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99.1
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Press
release dated March 14, 2007
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.
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FRANKLIN
COVEY CO.
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Date:
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March
19, 2007
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By:
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/s/
STEPHEN D. YOUNG
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Stephen
D. Young
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Chief
Financial Officer
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
Exhibit
No.
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10.1
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Revolving
Line of Credit Agreement ($18,000,000) by and between JPMorgan
Chase Bank,
N.A. and Franklin Covey Co. dated March 14,
2007.
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10.2
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Secured
Promissory Note between JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Franklin
Covey Co.
dated March 14, 2007.
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10.3
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Security
Agreement between Franklin Covey Co., Franklin Covey Printing,
Inc.,
Franklin Development Corporation, Franklin Covey Travel, Inc.,
Franklin
Covey Catalog Sales, Inc., Franklin Covey Client Sales, Inc., Franklin
Covey Product Sales, Inc., Franklin Covey Services LLC, Franklin
Covey
Marketing, LTD., and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Zions First
National
Bank, dated March 14, 2007.
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10.4
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Repayment
Guaranty between Franklin Covey Co., Franklin Covey Printing, Inc.,
Franklin Development Corporation, Franklin Covey Travel, Inc.,
Franklin
Covey Catalog Sales, Inc., Franklin Covey Client Sales, Inc., Franklin
Covey Product Sales, Inc., Franklin Covey Services LLC, Franklin
Covey
Marketing, LTD., and JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., dated March 14,
2007.
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10.5
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Pledge
and Security Agreement between Franklin Covey Co. and JPMorgan
Chase Bank,
N.A. and Zions First National Bank, dated March 14,
2007.
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10.6
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Revolving
Line of Credit Agreement ($7,000,000) by and between Zions First
National
Bank and Franklin Covey Co. dated March 14,
2007.
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10.7
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Secured
Promissory Note between Zions First National Bank and Franklin
Covey Co.
dated March 14, 2007.
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10.8
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Repayment
Guaranty between Franklin Covey Co., Franklin Covey Printing, Inc.,
Franklin Development Corporation, Franklin Covey Travel, Inc.,
Franklin
Covey Catalog Sales, Inc., Franklin Covey Client Sales, Inc., Franklin
Covey Product Sales, Inc., Franklin Covey Services LLC, Franklin
Covey
Marketing, LTD., and Zions First National Bank, dated March 14,
2007.
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10.9
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Credit
Agreement between Franklin Covey Canada, Ltd. and Toronto-Dominion
Bank
dated February 19, 2007.
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99.1
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Press
release dated March 14,
2007
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Exhibit 10.1
Exhibit
10.1
REVOLVING
LINE OF CREDIT AGREEMENT
by
and
between
JPMORGAN
CHASE BANK, N.A.,
a
national banking association,
as
Lender,
and
FRANKLIN
COVEY CO.,
a
Utah
corporation,
as
Borrower
Dated
as
of March 14, 2007
REVOLVING
LINE OF CREDIT AGREEMENT
THIS
REVOLVING
LINE OF CREDIT AGREEMENT
is made
as of March 14, 2007, by and between FRANKLIN
COVEY CO.,
a Utah
corporation (“Borrower”),
whose
address is 2200 West Parkway Blvd., Salt Lake City, Utah 84119, and JPMORGAN
CHASE BANK, N.A.,
a
national banking association (“Lender”),
whose
mailing address is 80 West Broadway, Suite 200, Salt Lake City, Utah
84101.
RECITALS:
A. Borrower
has applied to Lender for a revolving line of credit loan to finance Borrower’s
general corporate purposes, including Borrower’s working capital needs, the
redemption of Borrower’s common or preferred stock, or other Borrower purposes,
and for other uses approved by Lender, upon the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth herein.
B. Based
on
the foregoing and upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein,
Lender is willing to extend the requested revolving line of credit loan to
Borrower.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants and conditions herein contained,
the parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE
1
DEFINITIONS
1.1 Definitions.
As used
herein, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth
below:
“Account
Control Agreement”
means
that certain Account Control Agreement of even date herewith by and among
Borrower, Guarantor, Collateral Agent and Zions.
“Advance”
means
a
disbursement of Loan proceeds.
“Affiliate”
of
any
Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled
by or under direct or indirect common control with such Person. For the purposes
of this definition, “control,” when used with respect to any Person, means the
power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or
indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract
or
otherwise; and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings
correlative to the foregoing. The term “Affiliate” does not include the
officers, directors, or employees of a Person, if the Person is a corporation,
and does not include the employees or managers of a Person, if the Person is
a
limited liability company or limited partnership.
“Agreement”
means
this Revolving Line of Credit Agreement, as the same may be amended and
supplemented from time to time.
“Authorized
Representative”
means,
for any Person, the person or persons designated by that Person to take any
and
all actions on the part of that Person under any of the Loan Documents or in
connection with the Loan.
“Average
Quarterly Outstanding Balance”
means
the aggregate sum of the outstanding and unpaid balance of the Loan for each
day
during a calendar quarter (or portion thereof) with respect to which the Unused
Commitment Fee is being computed, divided by the number of days in that calendar
quarter (or portion thereof).
“Borrower”
has
the
meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement, together
with
its successors and permitted assigns.
“Borrower
Operating Documents”
means
the Articles of Incorporation of Borrower, as filed with the predecessor filing
office to the Utah Department of Commerce, Division of Corporations and
Commercial Code on December 2, 1983, and the Amended and Restated Bylaws of
Borrower, dated effective as of January 11, 2002, and all modifications and
amendments to those documents, pursuant to which Borrower has been formed and
exists.
“Business
Day”
means
a
day other than a Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which Lender’s branch
located at 80 West Broadway, Salt Lake City, Utah is authorized or obligated
to
close.
“Capital
Expenditures”
means
expenditures for fixed or capital assets as determined in accordance with
GAAP.
“Change
of Control”
(a)
means the closing of a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all
of
Borrower’s or Guarantor’s assets; (b) shall be deemed to have occurred at such
time as a “person” or “group” (within the meaning of Sections 13(d) and 14(d)(2)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) becomes the “beneficial
owner” (as defined in Rule 13d3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended), directly or indirectly, of more than fifty percent (50%) of the total
voting power of all classes of stock then outstanding of Borrower entitled
to
vote in the election of directors; or (c) Borrower’s or Guarantor’s merger into
or consolidation with any other entity, or any other reorganization or transfer,
directly or indirectly, of the ownership interests in Borrower or Guarantor,
in
which the holders of the outstanding ownership interests in Borrower or
Guarantor immediately prior to such transaction receive or retain, in connection
with such transaction on account of their ownership interests, ownership
interests representing less than fifty percent (50%) of the voting power of
the
entity surviving such transaction; provided,
however,
that a
Change of Control shall not include a merger effected exclusively for the
purpose of changing the domicile of Borrower or Guarantor or a merger of a
Guarantor into Borrower or another Guarantor.
“Closing
Date”
means
the date upon which Borrower, Guarantor and Lender have executed and delivered
each of the Loan Documents and each of the conditions precedent and other
requirements in Article 4
have
been satisfied or waived, as determined by Lender in its sole and absolute
discretion.
“Code”
means
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any successor statute
promulgated in replacement thereof, together with all temporary, final and
other
Treasury Regulations promulgated under the Code.
“Collateral”
means
all of Borrower’s and Guarantor’s assets and proceeds thereof, including,
without limitation, the personal property subject to the Security Agreement,
including proceeds, products, interest on and investments thereof from time
to
time, and all other property, interests in property, and rights to property
securing any or all of Borrower’s and Guarantor’s payment and other obligations
under the Loan Documents from time to time.
“Collateral
Agent”
means
JPMORGAN
CHASE BANK, N.A.,
a
national banking association, not in its individual capacity, but solely as
collateral agent for Lender and Zions.
“Consolidated
Entities”
means
Borrower and any Subsidiaries thereof, including, without limitation,
Guarantor.
“Covenant
Compliance Certificate”
means
a
Covenant Compliance Certificate in form and substance satisfactory to Lender,
which shall be in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit
A
from
Borrower to Lender certifying compliance with the financial covenants set forth
in Section
6.8
of this
Agreement, together with such other supporting documents and information as
Lender may require from time to time in accordance herewith.
“Default
Interest Rate”
means
a
rate of interest equal to the lesser of (a) the aggregate of THREE PERCENT
(3%)
per annum plus the Interest Rate, or (b) the highest rate legally permissible
under applicable Requirements of Law. The Default Interest Rate shall change
from time to time as and when the Interest Rate changes.
“Early
Termination Fee”
means,
as of the date of any early termination of the Loan by Borrower pursuant to
Section
2.6(c),
an
amount equal to the sum of (a) the Unused Commitment Fee for the portion of
the
calendar quarter that has passed as of such date and (b) using a discount rate
of seven percent (7%), the net present value of the aggregate amount of future
Unused Commitment Fees which would have been due (assuming an Average Quarterly
Outstanding Balance of $0.00) for each calendar quarter (or portion thereof)
remaining in the term of the Loan after the date Borrower terminates the
Loan.
“EBITDAR”
shall
have the meaning given in Section
6.8(a).
“ERISA”
means
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and any
successor statute of similar import, together with the regulations thereunder,
in each case as in effect from time to time. References to sections of ERISA
shall be construed to also refer to any successor sections.
“ERISA
Affiliate”
means
any corporation, partnership, or other trade or business (whether or not
incorporated) that is, along with Borrower or Guarantor, a member of a
controlled group of corporations or a controlled group of trades or businesses,
as described in sections 414(b) and 414(c), respectively, of the Code or section
4001 of ERISA, or a member of the same affiliated service group within the
meaning of section 414(m) of the Code.
“Event
of Default”
means
the occurrence of any of the events listed in Section
7.1
and the
expiration of any applicable notice and cure period provided in said
section.
“Financing
Statement”
means
one or more UCC financing statements and/or addenda thereto, to be prepared
by
Collateral Agent, naming Borrower and/or Guarantor, as applicable, as debtor,
in
favor of Collateral Agent, as secured party, and perfecting Collateral Agent’s
security interest in the Collateral now owned or hereafter acquired by Borrower
and Guarantor, in form and substance satisfactory to Collateral Agent, to be
filed with the Utah Department of Commerce, Division of Corporations and
Commercial Code and in such other offices for recording or filing such
statements in such jurisdictions as Collateral Agent shall desire to perfect
Collateral Agent’s liens and security interest or reflect such interest in
appropriate public records.
“Franklin
Covey Mexico”
means
FRANKLIN COVEY MEXICO, INC.,
a Utah
corporation.
“GAAP” shall
have the meaning given in Section
1.3.
“Governmental
Authority”
means
the government of the United States of America, any other nation or any
political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency,
authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity
exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or
administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government.
“Guarantor”
means,
individually and collectively, as the context requires, and jointly and
severally, all present and future domestic Subsidiaries of Borrower, including,
without limitation, FRANKLIN
COVEY PRINTING, INC.,
a Utah
corporation (“Printing”),
FRANKLIN
DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION,
a Utah
corporation (“Development”),
FRANKLIN
COVEY TRAVEL, INC.,
a Utah
corporation (“Travel”),
FRANKLIN
COVEY CATALOG SALES, INC.,
a Utah
corporation (“Catalog”),
FRANKLIN
COVEY CLIENT SALES, INC.,
a Utah
corporation (“Client”),
FRANKLIN
COVEY PRODUCT SALES,
a Utah
corporation (“Product”),
FRANKLIN
COVEY SERVICES, L.L.C.,
a Utah
limited liability company (“Services”),
and
FRANKLIN
COVEY MARKETING, LTD.,
a Utah
limited partnership (“Marketing”).
“Guarantor
Loan Documents”
means
the Guaranty and any other guaranties, agreements, documents, or instruments
now
or hereafter executed by Guarantor evidencing, guarantying, securing or
otherwise related to the obligations of Guarantor or the Loan, as the Guaranty
and such other guaranties, agreements, documents, and instruments may be
amended, modified, extended, renewed, or supplemented from time to
time.
“Guarantor
Operating Documents”
means
the articles of incorporation, articles of organization, certificate of
partnership, bylaws, operating agreements and limited partnership agreements
of
Guarantor, as applicable, and all modifications and amendments to those
documents, pursuant to which Guarantor has been formed and exists.
“Guaranty”
means
that certain Repayment Guaranty executed by Guarantor, as the same may be
amended, modified, supplemented and restated from time to time.
“Indebtedness”
means,
as to any Person (a) indebtedness created, issued, incurred or assumed by such
Person for borrowed money or evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar
instruments; (b) all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase
price of property or services; (c) all indebtedness secured by a lien on any
asset of such Person whether or not such indebtedness is assumed by such Person;
(d) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person directly or
indirectly guaranteeing any indebtedness or other obligation of any other Person
or in any manner providing for the payment of any indebtedness or other
obligation of any other Person or otherwise protecting the holder of such
indebtedness against loss (excluding endorsements for collection or deposit
in
the ordinary course of business); (e) the amount of all reimbursement
obligations and other obligations of such Person (whether due or to become
due,
contingent or otherwise) in respect of letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances,
surety or other bonds (but excluding surety or other bonds in favor of
Governmental Authorities) and similar instruments; (f) all obligations under
leases capitalized in accordance with GAAP; and (g) all other obligations that
would be included as liabilities on a balance sheet prepared in accordance
with
GAAP.
“Intercreditor
Agreement”
means
that certain Intercreditor Agreement of approximately even date herewith by
and
among Collateral Agent, Lender and Zions, as the same may be amended, modified,
supplemented or restated from time to time.
“Interest
Period”
means
each period commencing on the first day of a calendar month and ending on the
first day of the next succeeding calendar month; provided,
however,
that
(i) the first Interest Period shall commence on the Closing Date; and (ii)
any
Interest Period that would otherwise extend past the Maturity Date shall end
on
the Maturity Date.
“Interest
Rate”
means
a
variable rate equal to the LIBO Rate in effect from time to time plus One and
One-Tenth Percent (1.10%) per annum.
“Lender”
means
JPMORGAN
CHASE BANK, N.A.,
a
national banking association whose address is as set forth in the introductory
paragraph of this Agreement, its successors and assigns.
“Letter
of Credit”
means
a
written agreement by Lender to honor drafts or other demands for payment in
compliance with the conditions specified in a letter of credit extended by
Lender pursuant to this Agreement, on such form(s) of letter of credit as
customarily issued by Lender and on such terms as Lender shall require in its
reasonable discretion.
“Letter
of Credit Application and Agreement”
means
Lender’s then-current form of Letter of Credit Application and Agreement or such
other application form as Lender shall then require.
“Letter
of Credit Limit”
means
the aggregate issued and committed amount of THREE MILLION AND NO/100 DOLLARS
($3,000,000.00).
“Letter
of Credit Interest Rate”
means
the per annum interest rate set forth in the Letter of Credit Application and
Agreement executed and delivered by Borrower in connection with any Letter
of
Credit.
“LIBO
Rate”
means,
with respect to any Interest Period, the rate appearing on Page 3750 of the
Dow
Jones Market Service (or on any successor or substitute page of such Service,
or
any successor to or substitute for such Service, providing rate quotations
comparable to those currently provided on such page of such Service, as
determined by Lender from time to time for purposes of providing quotations
of
interest rates applicable to dollar deposits in the London interbank market)
at
approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two (2) Business Days prior to the
commencement of such Interest Period, as the rate for dollar deposits with
a
maturity comparable to such Interest Period. In the event that such rate is
not
available at such time for any reason, then the “LIBO
Rate”
with
respect to such Interest Period shall be the rate at which dollar deposits
of
$1,000,000 and for a maturity comparable to such Interest Period are offered
by
the principal London office of Lender in immediately available funds in the
London interbank market at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two (2)
Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period.
“Lien
or Encumbrance”
and
“Liens
and Encumbrances”
means
any assignment as security, conditional sale for security purposes, grant in
trust, lien, mortgage, pledge, security interest, title retention arrangement,
other encumbrance, or other interest or right securing the payment of money
or
the performance of any other liability or obligation, whether voluntarily or
involuntarily created and whether arising by agreement, document, or instrument,
under any law, ordinance, regulation, or rule (federal, state, or local), or
otherwise.
“Loan”
means
the revolving line of credit loan from Lender to Borrower described in this
Agreement.
“Loan
Amount”
means
the amount of up to EIGHTEEN MILLION AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($18,000,000.00), plus
any sum in addition thereto advanced by Lender in its sole and absolute
discretion in accordance with the Loan Documents, to be disbursed pursuant
to
the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
“Loan
Documents”
means
the documents described in Section
4.1(i),
any
International Swap and Derivatives Association Master Agreement (and any
confirmation related thereto and any other Swap Agreement), and any other
guaranties, agreements, documents, or instruments now or hereafter evidencing,
guarantying or securing the Obligations of Borrower hereunder, as this
Agreement, the other documents described in Section
4.1,
and
such other agreements, documents, and instruments may be amended, modified,
extended, renewed, or supplemented from time to time.
“Loan
Party”
means
Borrower, Guarantor and each other Person that from time to time is or becomes
obligated to Lender or Collateral Agent under any Loan Document or grants any
Lien or Encumbrance to Lender or Collateral Agent with respect to any
Collateral.
“Material
Adverse Change”
means
any change in the assets, liabilities, financial condition, or results of
operations of Borrower or Borrower and Guarantor on an aggregate basis, or
any
other event or condition with respect to Borrower or Borrower and Guarantor
together, that materially and adversely affects any of the following: (i) the
likelihood of performance by Borrower or Borrower and Guarantor together of
any
Obligations or the ability of Borrower or Borrower and Guarantor together to
perform such Obligations, (ii) the legality, validity or binding nature of
any of the Obligations of Borrower or Guarantor, (iii) any Lien or Encumbrance
securing any of such Obligations, or (iv) the priority of any Lien or
Encumbrance securing any of such Obligations.
“Maturity
Date”
means
the date which is exactly thirty-six (36) months from the date of the
Note.
“Multiemployer
Plan”
means
a
“multiemployer plan” as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA which is
maintained for employees of Borrower or Guarantor.
“Note”
means
the Secured Promissory Note of approximately even date herewith executed by
Borrower and payable to Lender, as such note may be amended, modified, extended,
renewed, supplemented or restated from time to time.
“Obligations”
means,
as the context requires, the duties and obligations of Borrower and/or Guarantor
under the Loan Documents from time to time, including without limitation,
any
and
all obligations, contingent or otherwise, whether now existing or hereafter
arising, of Borrower to Lender arising under or in connection with Swap
Agreements.
“Occupational
Safety and Health Law”
means
the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, as amended, and any other
federal, state or local statute, law, ordinance, code, rule, regulation, order
or decree regulating, relating to or imposing liability or standards of conduct
concerning employee health and/or safety.
“Other
Loans”
means
any loan, financing arrangement or extension of credit to Borrower or its
Subsidiaries, including, without limitation, Guarantor, from Lender, any
Affiliate of Lender, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. or any of its Affiliates, or
Zions or any of its Affiliates.
“Payment
Date”
means
the first (1st)
day of
each calendar month after the Closing Date.
“PBGC”
means
the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and any entity succeeding to any or
all
of its functions under ERISA.
“Permitted
Exceptions”
means
the following: (a) the sale, transfer, or other disposition of any Collateral
that is (i) consumed or worn out in ordinary usage and that is promptly replaced
with similar items of equal or greater value or (ii) sold in the ordinary course
of business; (b) the Loan Documents; (c) purchase money liens on items of the
Collateral; (d) Liens or Encumbrances granted to Zions or Collateral Agent
pursuant to the Zions Loan Documents in respect of which Lender or Collateral
Agent shares or is otherwise granted a first priority security interest with
Zions on a pari
passu
basis
pursuant to and as set forth in the Intercreditor Agreement; (e) Liens and
Encumbrances against Borrower or Guarantor set forth on Schedule
5.6
in
effect on the Closing Date; (f) covenants, restrictions, rights,
rights-of-way, easements and minor irregularities and encumbrances in title
which do not materially interfere with the business or operations of Borrower
or
Guarantor as presently conducted; (g) Liens and Encumbrances arising by statute
in connection with worker’s compensation and unemployment insurance (other than
Liens and Encumbrances arising under ERISA), good faith cash deposits in
connection with tenders, contracts or leases to which Borrower or Guarantor
is a
party or other cash deposits required to be made in the ordinary course of
business (provided in each case that the obligation is not for borrowed money
and that the obligation secured is not overdue or, if overdue, is being
contested in good faith); (h) mechanics’, workmen’s, materialmen’s,
landlords’, carriers’ or other similar Liens and Encumbrances arising in the
ordinary course of Borrower’s or Guarantor’s business with respect to
obligations which are not due or which are being contested in good faith; (i)
the pledge of assets for the purpose of securing an appeal, stay or discharge
in
the course of any legal proceeding, provided that the aggregate amount of
liabilities of Borrower and Guarantor secured by a pledge of Collateral,
including interest and penalties thereon, if any, shall not be in excess of
$2,000,000 at any one time outstanding; and (j) any interest or title of a
lessor under any operating lease to Borrower or Guarantor.
“Person”
means
any natural person, any unincorporated association, any corporation, any
partnership, any joint venture, any limited liability company, any trust, any
other legal entity, or any Governmental Authority.
“Pledged
Securities”
means
all of the shares of the common stock of Guarantor (other than Services and
Marketing) owned and pledged by Borrower, together with all dividends therefrom
(whether in cash or in equity securities), all stock splits or reissuances
thereof, all distributions thereon or in respect thereof, all rights with
respect thereto, including voting and appraisement rights, all investments
thereof, interest thereon and proceeds thereof, all securities, cash or other
assets in replacement thereof.
“Quarterly
Payment Date”
means
the last day of each of March, June, September and December of each calendar
year until the Maturity Date, unless any such day is not a Business Day, in
which case the Quarterly Payment Date shall be the next succeeding Business
Day.
“Reimbursement
Obligations” shall
have the meaning given in Section
3.2(a).
“Reportable
Event”
has
the
meaning given to such term in ERISA, but shall not include any event for which
the thirty (30) day reporting requirement has been waived by the
PBGC.
“Request
for Advance”
means
a
completed, written Request for Advance and Pledge in form and substance
satisfactory to Lender, which shall be in substantially the form attached hereto
as Exhibit
B
from
Borrower to Lender requesting an Advance from Lender, together with such other
documents and information as Lender may require from time to time in accordance
herewith.
“Requirements
of Law” means
(a)
the organizational documents of an entity and (b) any law, regulation,
ordinance, code, decree, treaty, ruling or determination of an arbitrator,
court
or other Governmental Authority, or any Executive Order issued by the President
of the United States, in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person
or
to which such Person, any of its property or the conduct of its business is
subject.
“Security
Agreement”
means
that certain Security Agreement of even date herewith by and between Borrower
and Guarantor, as debtor, and Collateral Agent, as secured party, with respect
to all of the assets of Borrower and Guarantor.
“Stock
Pledge Agreement”
means
that certain Pledge and Security Agreement of even date herewith by and between
Borrower, as pledgor, and Collateral Agent, pledging all of the shares of each
Guarantor other than Services and Marketing.
“Subsidiary”
means,
with respect to any Person (the “parent”)
at any
date, any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association
or
other entity (a) of which securities or other ownership interests representing
more than 50% of the equity or more than 50% of the ordinary voting power or,
in
the case of a partnership, more than 50% of the general partnership interests
are, as of such date, owned, controlled or held, or (b) that is, as of such
date, otherwise controlled, directly or indirectly, by the parent or one or
more
subsidiaries of the parent. As used in this definition, “control”
means
the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the
direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability
to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise.
“Swap
Agreement”
means
any
agreement between Borrower and Lender with respect to any swap, forward, future
or derivative transaction or option or similar agreement involving, or settled
by reference to, one or more rates, currencies, commodities, equity or debt
instruments or securities, or economic, financial or pricing indices or measures
of economic, financial or pricing risk or value or any similar transaction
or
any combination of these transactions.
“Transfer”
means
(a) the granting of any Lien or Encumbrance on the Collateral or any part
thereof to any Person, except the security interests in favor of Lender or
Collateral Agent, the Permitted Exceptions and other matters which have been
approved in writing by Lender; (b) any sale, transfer, conveyance, lease or
vesting of the Collateral or any part thereof or interest therein to or in
any
Person, whether voluntary, involuntary, by operation of law, or otherwise,
except the Permitted Exceptions, which would result in a Material Adverse Change
(without taking into consideration subsections (iii) and (iv) of the definition
of Material Adverse Change); (c) any Change of Control; or (d) the execution
of
any agreements to do any of the foregoing, except the Permitted
Exceptions.
“Unused
Commitment Fee”
means,
with respect to each calendar quarter (or portion thereof) during the term
of
the Loan, an amount equal to (i) the Loan Amount minus
(ii) the
Average Quarterly Outstanding Balance for such calendar quarter (or portion
thereof) with respect to which the Unused Commitment is being computed, with
the
resulting number being multiplied
by
ONE
QUARTER OF ONE PERCENT (0.25%) per annum (i.e., 0.0625% per quarter). If the
Unused Commitment Fee is being computed for less than a full calendar quarter,
the percentage used in the preceding sentence will be computed on a daily basis
for the number of days for which the fee is being computed.
“Zions”
means
ZIONS
FIRST NATIONAL BANK,
a
national banking association.
“Zions
Account”
means
an account established by Borrower with Zions into which Lender and Zions shall
advance proceeds of the Loan and the Zions Loan, respectively.
“Zions
Loan”
means
that certain revolving line of credit in the maximum principal amount of up
to
SEVEN MILLION AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($7,000,000.00).
“Zions
Loan Documents”
means
any agreements, documents, instruments or guaranties, now or hereafter
governing, evidencing, guarantying or securing the obligations of Borrower
with
respect to the Zions Loan, as such agreements, documents, instruments and
guaranties may be amended, modified, extended, renewed, or supplemented from
time to time.
1.2 Interpretation.
Unless
the context of this Agreement otherwise clearly requires, the following rules
of
construction shall apply to this Agreement and each of the other Loan
Documents:
(a) Number;
Inclusion.
References to the plural include the singular, the plural, the part and the
whole; “or” has the inclusive meaning represented by the phrase “and/or”; and
“including” has the meaning represented by the phrase “including without
limitation”.
(b) Documents
Taken as a Whole.
The
words “hereof,” “herein,” “hereunder,” “hereto” and similar terms in this
Agreement or any other Loan Document refer to this Agreement or such other
Loan
Document as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement or
such other Loan Document.
(c) Headings.
The
section and other headings contained in this Agreement or the other Loan
Documents and the Table of Contents (if any) preceding this Agreement or the
other Loan Documents are for reference purposes only and shall not control
or
affect the construction of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or the
interpretation thereof in any respect.
(d) Implied
References to This Agreement.
Article, section, subsection, clause, schedule and exhibit references are to
this Agreement unless otherwise specified.
(e) Persons.
Reference to any Person includes such Person’s successors and assigns but, if
applicable, only if such successors and assigns are permitted by this Agreement
or the other Loan Documents, as the case may be.
(f) Modifications
to Documents.
Reference to any agreement (including this Agreement and any other Loan Document
together with the schedules and exhibits hereto or thereto), document or
instrument means such agreement, document or instrument as amended, modified,
replaced, substituted for, superseded or restated.
1.3 Accounting
Terms.
For
purposes of this Agreement, all accounting terms not otherwise defined herein
or
in the Recitals shall have the meanings assigned to them in conformity with
generally accepted accounting practices and principles (“GAAP”),
consistently applied. In the event that GAAP changes during the term of this
Agreement such that the covenants contained in Section
6.8
would
then be calculated in a different manner or with different components, (a)
Borrower and Lender agree to amend this Agreement in such respects as are
necessary to conform those covenants as criteria for evaluating the Consolidated
Entities’ financial condition to substantially the same criteria as were
effective prior to such change in GAAP and (b) the Consolidated
Entities shall be deemed to be in compliance with the covenants contained
in Section
6.8
following any such change in GAAP if and to the extent that the Consolidated
Entities would have been (and would continue to be) in compliance therewith
under GAAP as in effect immediately prior to such change.
1.4 Actions
by Lender.
Unless
otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, all determinations, consents,
approvals, disapprovals, calculations, requirements, requests, acts, actions,
elections, selections, opinions, judgments, options, exercise of rights,
remedies or indemnities, satisfaction of conditions or other decisions of or
to
be made by Lender under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents shall
be made in the reasonable discretion of Lender. Any reference to Lender’s “sole
and absolute discretion” or similar phrases has the meaning represented by the
phrase “sole and absolute discretion, acting in good faith”.
1.5 Knowledge
of Borrower.
As used
herein and in any other Loan Document, the phrase “to the knowledge of
Borrower,” “to the knowledge of Guarantor” or such similar phrases shall mean to
the actual, conscious knowledge of Borrower’s Chief Executive Officer, Chief
Financial Officer or Treasurer.
ARTICLE
2
THE
LOAN
2.1 Agreement
to Lend and Borrow.
(a) Agreement
to Lend and Borrow.
Subject
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents,
Lender agrees to lend to Borrower, and Borrower agrees to borrow from Lender
from time to time prior to the Maturity Date, Advances of the proceeds of the
Loan up to the Loan Amount. Lender’s commitment to make Advances shall be
decreased at the same time and in the same amount as the aggregate stated amount
of any outstanding Letters of Credit.
(b) Revolving
Nature of Loan.
Prior
to the Maturity Date, the Loan Amount may be drawn, repaid, and drawn again,
on
a revolving basis, in unlimited repetition so long as (i) the aggregate of
all
outstanding Advances does not exceed, at any time, the Loan Amount, and (ii)
no
Event of Default has occurred and is continuing. Although the outstanding
principal balance of the Note may be zero from time to time, the Loan Documents
will remain in full force and effect until the Maturity Date or all obligations
of Borrower or Guarantor relating to the Loan are indefeasibly paid and
performed in full, whichever is later. Borrower shall have the right to
terminate the Loan upon Borrower’s specific written direction and attendant
payment in full to Lender of all Obligations with respect to the Loan,
including, without limitation, the Early Termination Fee. Upon the occurrence
and during the continuance of any Event of Default, Lender may suspend or
terminate its commitment to make Advances of the proceeds of the Loan without
notice to Borrower or further act on the part of Lender.
(c) Use
of
Proceeds.
The
proceeds of the Loan may be used by Borrower for its general working capital
purposes or other Borrower purposes and to repurchase shares of Borrower’s
preferred and common stock.
2.2 Procedures
for Advances.
(a) Requests
for Advances.
Each
request for an Advance shall be in writing and in the form of a Request for
Advance. Lender, at its option, may set a cutoff time, after which all requests
for Advances will be treated as having been requested on the next succeeding
Business Day. In addition to complying with the other requirements of this
Agreement, each Request for Advance shall specify the date (which shall be
a
Business Day) and the amount of the requested Advance.
(b) Timing
of Disbursement of Advances.
Provided the conditions for the making of Advances contained herein are
satisfied, Lender shall disburse each Advance no later than the first Business
Day following the date of the receipt by Lender of a valid Request for Advance.
Upon acceptance of a Request for Advance made hereunder, Lender will make the
amount of each Advance available to Borrower in immediately available funds
by
initiating a wire transfer to the Zions Account designated by Borrower in the
Request for Advance.
(c) Authorized
Persons.
The
persons initially authorized to request Advances are all Authorized
Representatives of Borrower. At Lender’s request, Borrower shall provide Lender
with documentation satisfactory to Lender indicating the names of those
employees of Borrower authorized by Borrower to sign a Request for Advance
and
other documents, and Lender shall be entitled to rely upon such documentation
until notified in writing by Borrower of any change(s) in the names of the
employees so authorized.
2.3 Conditions
Precedent to Advances.
The
obligation of Lender to make Advances is subject to the fulfillment, to the
satisfaction of Lender in its sole and absolute discretion, of each of the
following conditions; provided,
however,
that
Lender, in its sole and absolute discretion, may waive any of the following
conditions:
(a) Lender
shall have received a Request for Advance pursuant to Section
2.2;
(b) No
Event
of Default shall exist and be continuing or shall result from such
Advance;
(c) The
amount of the requested Advance, together with the amount of all prior Advances
then outstanding and the aggregate stated amount of all Letters of Credit then
outstanding, shall not exceed the Loan Amount;
(d) The
representations and warranties made by Borrower contained herein and in the
other Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects on
and
as of the date of such Advance with the same effect as if made on and as of
the
date of such Advance (except to the extent such representations and warranties
expressly refer to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct
in all material respects as of such earlier date); and
(e) Borrower
shall have provided such additional information and documents as Lender may
reasonably request.
Each
Request for Advance submitted by Borrower hereunder shall constitute a
representation and warranty by Borrower hereunder, as of the date of each such
request and as of the date of each Advance, that the conditions in this
Section
2.3
are
satisfied.
2.4 Evidence
of Indebtedness.
The
Loan shall be evidenced by the Note. Disbursements of the Loan shall be charged
and funded under the Note. If there is any inconsistency between the Note and
this Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement shall prevail.
2.5 Interest.
(a) Rate.
The
advanced and unpaid balance of the Loan shall bear interest at the Interest
Rate
in effect from time to time. Each change in the Interest Rate will become
effective for each Interest Period, without notice, on the date set forth in
the
definition of the term LIBO Rate set forth herein.
(b) Default
Interest Rate.
Upon the
occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default hereunder or under
any of the Loan Documents, at the option of Lender, the outstanding and unpaid
principal balance of the Loan shall bear interest, payable on demand, at a
rate
per annum equal to the Default Interest Rate. Lender may also, at its option,
from time to time, add any unpaid accrued interest to principal and such sum
will bear interest therefrom until paid at the rate provided in this Agreement
(including at the Default Interest Rate, as and when applicable). The
application of the Default Interest Rate shall not be interpreted or deemed
to
extend any cure period set forth in this Agreement, or otherwise to limit any
of
Lender’s remedies under this Agreement or any of the other Loan
Documents.
(c) Effective
Rate.
Borrower agrees to pay an effective rate of interest that is the sum of (i)
the
interest rate provided in this Agreement and (ii) any additional rate of
interest resulting from any other charges or fees paid or to be paid in
connection herewith that are determined to be interest or in the nature of
interest. Any other provision of this Agreement or any of the other Loan
Documents to the contrary notwithstanding, Lender and Borrower agree that none
of the terms and provisions contained herein or in any of the Loan Documents
shall be construed to create a contract for the use, forbearance or detention
of
money requiring payment of interest at a rate in excess of the maximum interest
rate permitted to be charged by the Requirements of Laws of the State of Utah.
In such event, if any holder of the Note shall collect monies which are deemed
to constitute interest which would otherwise increase the effective interest
rate on the Note to a rate in excess of the maximum rate permitted to be charged
by applicable Requirements of Law, all such sums deemed to constitute interest
in excess of such maximum rate shall, at the option of the holder, be credited
to the payment of other amounts payable under the Loan Documents or returned
to
Borrower.
(d) Computation
of Interest.
Interest shall be computed by applying the ratio of the annual Interest Rate
over a year of three hundred sixty (360) days, multiplied by the outstanding
principal balance, multiplied by the actual number of days the principal balance
is outstanding.
2.6 Payment
of Principal and Interest; Application of Payments.
(a) Payments
of Interest.
Commencing on the Payment Date occurring in May, 2007, and continuing on each
monthly Payment Date thereafter, installments of all accrued and outstanding
interest shall be due and payable by Borrower to Lender.
(b) Payment
at Maturity.
The
outstanding principal balance of the Loan, together with all unpaid accrued
interest thereon, and all other amounts payable by Borrower with respect to
the
Note or pursuant to the terms of any other Loan Documents, shall be due and
payable on the Maturity Date in lawful money of the United States of
America.
(c) Early
Termination.
Borrower shall have the right to terminate the Loan at any time prior to the
Maturity Date by (i) giving written notice of its intent to do so to Lender;
(ii) paying the outstanding principal balance of the Loan, together with all
unpaid accrued interest thereon, and all other amounts payable by Borrower
with
respect to the Note or pursuant to the terms of any other Loan Documents; and
(iii) paying the Early Termination Fee.
(d) Application
of Payments.
Unless
otherwise agreed to in writing or otherwise required by applicable Requirements
of Law, payments will be applied first to accrued, unpaid interest, then to
any
unpaid collection costs, late charges and other charges, and any remaining
amount to principal; provided,
however,
upon
the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, Lender
reserves the right to apply payments among principal, interest, late charges,
collection costs and other charges at its sole and absolute
discretion.
(e) No
Deductions.
All
payments of principal or interest hereunder or under the Note shall be made
(i)
without deduction of any present and future taxes, levies, imposts, deductions,
charges or withholdings, which amounts shall be paid by Borrower, and (ii)
without any other set off. Borrower will pay the amounts necessary such that
the
gross amount of the principal and interest received by Lender is not less than
that required hereby and by the Note.
(f) Late
Charges.
If any
payment of interest or principal required pursuant to any provision of this
Agreement is not received by Lender within ten (10) days after its due date,
then, in addition to the other rights and remedies of Lender pursuant to this
Agreement and the other Loan Documents, Borrower will be charged five percent
(5.0%) of the regularly scheduled payment or Twenty-Five and No/100 Dollars
($25.00), whichever is greater, up to the maximum amount of One Thousand Five
Hundred and No/100 Dollars ($1,500.00) per late charge. Such late charge will
be
immediately due and payable and is in addition to any other costs, fees, and
expenses that Borrower may owe as a result of such late payment.
2.7 Manner
and Time of Payment.
All
amounts payable by Borrower on or with respect to the Loan, or pursuant to
the
terms of any other Loan Documents, shall be paid without condition or
reservation of right, in lawful money of the United States of America at 80
West
Broadway, Suite 200, Salt Lake City, Utah 84101, or at such other place as
Lender may from time to time designate in writing, not later than 1:00 p.m.
(Utah time), in same day funds, on the date due, and to such account of Lender
as Lender may designate; funds received by Lender after that time shall be
deemed to have been paid on the next succeeding Business Day. If any payment
would otherwise be due on a day which is not a Business Day, the payment instead
shall be due on the next succeeding Business Day and such extension of time
shall be included in computing the interest due in respect of said
payment.
2.8 Guaranty.
Payment
of the Note and performance of Borrower’s obligations hereunder shall be
unconditionally guaranteed by Guarantor pursuant to the Guaranty and secured
by,
among other things, the Security Agreement, which shall be a first priority
security interest in and to all of the personal property assets of Borrower
and
Guarantor, as more fully described in the Security Agreement, subject to
Permitted Exceptions.
2.9 Security.
Payment
of the Note shall be secured by and/or guaranteed by, among other things, the
following:
(a) the
Guaranty;
(b) the
Security Agreement, which shall secure the Obligations and the Guaranty and
be a
first priority security interest in and to all of the personal property assets
of Borrower and Guarantor, as more fully described in the Security Agreement,
subject to Permitted Exceptions;
(c) the
Stock
Pledge Agreement, which shall secure the Obligations and be a first priority
security interest in and to the Pledged Securities, subject to Permitted
Exceptions; and
(d) the
Account Control Agreement, which shall secure the Obligations and the Guaranty
and perfect the security interest given to Collateral Agent in and to all of
Borrower’s and Guarantor’s deposit accounts maintained with Zions.
2.10 Fees
and Expenses.
(a) Unused
Commitment Fee.
During
the term hereof, Borrower shall pay to Lender the applicable Unused Commitment
Fee on each Quarterly Payment Date. The Unused Commitment Fee shall be
calculated on a quarterly basis and payable quarterly in arrears for the
calendar quarter or portion thereof throughout the term of the Loan and on
the
Maturity Date.
(b) Early
Termination Fee.
As set
forth in Section 2.6(c) above, Borrower shall pay to Lender the Early
Termination Fee in the event Borrower elects to terminate the Loan prior to
the
Maturity Date.
(c) Additional
Provisions Regarding Fees.
The
fees described in this Section
2.10
shall be
payable in addition to, and not in lieu of, interest, expense reimbursements,
indemnification and other Obligations. Borrower acknowledges that all fees
and
other amounts described in this Section 2.10
have
been fully earned by Lender at the time of payment and are non-refundable to
Borrower in the event this Agreement is terminated or expires as provided
herein. All fees specified or referred to in this Agreement shall bear interest,
if not paid when due, at the Default Interest Rate. Borrower hereby authorizes
Lender, at its sole option and direction, without prior notice to Borrower,
to
advance any of the fees provided for in this Section
2.10 if
not
paid within ten (10) days of when due.
ARTICLE
3
LETTERS
OF CREDIT
3.1 Issuance
of Letters of Credit.
(a) Issuance
of Letters of Credit.
Subject
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the policies, procedures,
and
requirements of Lender for issuance of Letters of Credit in effect from time
to
time, Lender agrees to issue, from time to time on or before the Maturity Date,
Letters of Credit upon request by and for the account of Borrower. Letters
of
Credit
(i)
will
expire on the earlier of the
date
stated therein or thirty (30) days prior to the Maturity Date;
and
(ii)
will not
exceed, in the aggregate stated amount outstanding at any time, the lesser
of
(A) Letter of Credit Limit or (B) the difference between the Loan Amount and
the
then outstanding principal balance of the Loan. Each reference in this Agreement
to “issue” or “issuance” or other forms of such words in relation to Letters of
Credit will also include any extension or renewal of a Letter of Credit.
Requests for the issuance of a Letter of Credit will be processed by Lender
in
accordance with its policies, procedures, and requirements then in effect.
Upon
the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, Lender may
suspend or terminate its agreement to issue Letters of Credit
hereunder.
(b) Issuance
Procedures.
Lender’s obligation to issue Letters of Credit is expressly conditioned upon the
receipt and approval by Lender, in its sole and absolute discretion, of each
of
the following items and the satisfaction by Borrower of the following
conditions:
(i) Borrower
shall deliver to Lender the Letter of Credit Application and Agreement in form
and content satisfactory to Lender, duly executed (and acknowledged where
necessary) by the appropriate parties thereto.
(ii) The
stated face amount of the requested Letter of Credit, when aggregated with
the
stated face amount of all Letters of Credit then issued and outstanding, will
not exceed the Letter of Credit Limit.
(iii) The
stated face amount of the requested Letter of Credit, when aggregated with
(A)
the stated face amount of all Letters of Credit then issued and outstanding
and
(B) the then outstanding principal balance of the Loan, will not exceed the
Loan Amount.
(iv) The
representations and warranties of Borrower contained in all of the Loan
Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the
date of each issuance as though made on and as of that date (except to the
extent such representations and warranties expressly refer to an earlier date,
in which case they shall be true and correct in all material respects as of
such
earlier date) and no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing
as
of the date of issuance of the Letter of Credit or request
therefor.
3.2 Reimbursement
Obligations.
(a) Borrower
hereby agrees to pay to Lender the following (collectively, the “Reimbursement
Obligations”):
(i) On
the
date of each drawing under a Letter of Credit, a sum equal to (A) the amount
of
such drawing under the Letter of Credit to the extent actually paid by Lender
plus (B) any and all transaction charges or other charges and expenses which
Lender may pay or incur relative to the drawing or Letter of
Credit;
(ii) Upon
the
date incurred, any and all expenses incurred by Lender in enforcing any rights
under this Agreement, any of the other Loan Documents, or under any agreement,
document or instrument securing Lender’s rights under this Agreement;
and
(iii) All
payments or drawings due and owing to Lender which are related to any Letter
of
Credit shall bear interest payable from the date such amounts become payable
(in
the case of an amount payable on demand, from the date Lender is first entitled
to demand payment, regardless as to whether a demand for payment is actually
made) until payment in full, at an annual rate at all times equal to the Letter
of Credit Interest Rate, but in no event above the maximum rate permitted by
law. Interest accruing pursuant to this Section 3.2(a)(iii)
shall be
due and payable on the day on which amounts due hereunder are paid or earlier
upon demand of Lender. All interest becoming due and payable under this
Agreement shall be computed on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed
and a year of 360 days.
(b) The
Reimbursement Obligations shall be paid as herein provided without notice from
or demand of Lender to Borrower. The Reimbursement Obligations and the other
obligations from Borrower to Lender shall at all times be full recourse
obligations of Borrower.
(c) Lender,
in its sole and absolute discretion, is authorized, but not obligated, to make
Advances under the Note without notice to Borrower or any Guarantor to satisfy
any amounts owing to Lender by Borrower as a result of any drawing.
3.3 Obligations
Absolute.
The
Reimbursement Obligations of Borrower shall be absolute, unconditional and
irrevocable, and shall be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement and the Letter of Credit Application and Agreement, under all
circumstances whatsoever, including, without limitation, the following
circumstances:
(a) any
lack
of validity or enforceability of a Letter of Credit or any of the Loan
Documents;
(b) any
amendment or waiver of or any consent to or departure from a Letter of Credit
or
any of the Loan Documents;
(c) the
existence of any claim, set-off, defense or other right which Borrower may
have
at any time against Lender, any holder of a Letter of Credit, or any other
person or entity, whether in connection with this Agreement, the transactions
contemplated herein or in any of the Loan Documents or any unrelated
transactions; or
(d) any
statement or any other document presented under or in connection with a Letter
of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any
respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect
whatsoever.
3.4 Assumption
of Risk and Liability.
Borrower hereby assumes all risk of the acts or omissions of any holder of
a
Letter of Credit, and any beneficiary or transferee of a Letter of Credit with
respect to its use of a Letter of Credit. Neither Lender nor any of its
employees, officers, directors, agents or representatives shall be liable or
responsible for:
(a) the
use
which may be made of a Letter of Credit or for any acts or omissions of Lender
in connection therewith;
(b) the
validity, sufficiency or genuineness of documents, or of any endorsements
thereon, whether submitted in connection with a drawing under a Letter of
Credit, or otherwise, even if such documents or endorsements should in fact
prove to be in any or all respects invalid, insufficient, fraudulent, forged,
inaccurate or untrue;
(c) payment
by Lender against presentation of documents which do not strictly comply with
the terms of a Letter of Credit, including failure of any such documents to
bear
reference or adequate reference to a Letter of Credit or the failure of any
holder or beneficiary of a Letter of Credit to comply fully with conditions
required in order to obtain honor of a drawing under a Letter of
Credit;
(d) the
validity or sufficiency of any instrument transferring or assigning or
purporting to transfer or assign a Letter of Credit or the rights or benefits
thereunder or proceeds thereof, in whole or in part, which may prove to be
invalid or ineffective for any reason;
(e) omissions,
interruptions, losses or delays in transmission or delivery of any messages
by
mail, cable, telegraph, telex, telephone, facsimile transmission or
otherwise;
(f) any
loss
or delay in the transmission of any document or draft required in order to
make
a drawing under a Letter of Credit; or
(g) any
other
circumstances whatsoever in making or failing to make payment under a Letter
of
Credit.
ARTICLE
4
LOAN
CLOSING; INITIAL ADVANCE
4.1 Conditions
Precedent.
Lender’s obligation to close the Loan and to disburse the initial Advance and to
perform the remainder of its obligations under this Agreement are expressly
conditioned upon the receipt and approval by Lender, in its sole and absolute
discretion, of each of the following items and the satisfaction by Borrower
of
the following conditions on or before the Closing Date unless otherwise waived
by Lender in its sole and absolute discretion:
(a) Borrower’s
payment of all fees and costs payable under this Agreement;
(b) Receipt,
review and approval by Lender of copies of the Borrower Operating Documents
and
the Guarantor Operating Documents;
(c) The
representations and warranties of Borrower and/or Guarantor in Article
5
and
elsewhere in the Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material
respects;
(d) No
Event
of Default shall exist and be continuing;
(e) Receipt,
review and approval by Lender, in its sole discretion, of such financial
statements and tax returns for Borrower and/or Guarantor as Lender may
require;
(f) A
determination by Lender that the Collateral provides an adequate loan-to-value
coverage ratio for the Loan and all Other Loans which are secured by the
Collateral;
(g) The
original certificates representing the Pledged Securities, together with blank
transfer powers in form and substance acceptable to Lender shall have been
delivered to Lender;
(h) Receipt,
review and approval by Lender of the policies of insurance required under
Article
6
hereof;
(i) Borrower’s
delivery to Lender of the following documents, in form and content satisfactory
to Lender, duly executed (and acknowledged where necessary) by the appropriate
parties thereto:
(i) This
Agreement;
(ii) The
Note;
(iii) The
Guaranty;
(iv) The
Security Agreement;
(v) The
Stock
Pledge Agreement;
(vi) The
original certificates representing the Pledged Securities;
(vii) Blank
stock transfer powers executed by the holders of all Pledged Securities in
favor
of Collateral Agent;
(viii) An
acknowledgement and consent to the pledge of the Pledged Securities pursuant
to
the Stock Pledge Agreement from each issuer of the Pledged
Securities;
(ix) The
Account Control Agreement;
(x) The
Financing Statements, which shall be duly filed with the Utah Department of
Commerce, Division of Corporations and Commercial Code;
(xi) A
closing
certificate from Borrower and each Guarantor;
(xii) Resolutions
of the directors, members, managers, or partners of Borrower and Guarantor,
as
applicable, approving the Loan Documents and the Guarantor Loan Documents;
(xiii) An
opinion of legal counsel to Borrower and Guarantor;
(xiv) True
and
correct copies of the Zions Loan Documents;
(xv) The
Intercreditor Agreement; and
(xvi) Such
other documents that Lender may require in its sole and absolute
discretion.
ARTICLE
5
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
5.1 Consideration.
As an
inducement to Lender to execute this Agreement and to disburse the proceeds
of
the Loan, Borrower represents and warrants to Lender that the following
statements set forth in this Article
5 are
true,
correct and complete as of the date hereof and will be true, correct and
complete as of the Closing Date.
5.2 Organization,
Powers, Good Standing and Subsidiaries.
(a) Organization
and Powers.
Each of
Borrower and Guarantor is either a corporation, a limited liability company,
or
a limited partnership duly organized and validly existing under the laws of
the
State of Utah. Borrower and Guarantor have all requisite power and authority,
rights and franchises to own and operate their properties, to carry on their
businesses as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted, and to enter into
and perform this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. The address of
Borrower’s chief executive office and principal place of business is 2200 West
Parkway Blvd., Salt Lake City, Utah 84119.
(b) Good
Standing.
Borrower and Guarantor have made all filings and each is in good standing in
the
State of Utah, and in each other jurisdiction in which the character of the
property it owns or the nature of the business it transacts makes such filings
necessary or where failure to make such filings would result in a Material
Adverse Change.
(c) Organizational
Identification Number.
The
organizational identification number of Borrower and each Guarantor, as defined
and contemplated by the Utah Uniform Commercial Code, is as set forth in the
Financing Statement.
(d) Subsidiaries.
Schedule
5.2(d)
attached
hereto sets forth a complete list of Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries,
including the percentage of voting stock in each Subsidiary owned, directly
or
indirectly, by Borrower.
5.3 Authorization
of Loan Documents.
(a) Authorization.
The
execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents (to which Borrower
or
Guarantor, respectively, is a party) by (i) Borrower are within Borrower’s
corporate powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary action by
Borrower and its directors and shareholders; and (ii) Guarantor are within
Guarantor’s corporate, limited liability company or partnership powers and have
been duly authorized by all necessary action by Guarantor and its directors,
shareholders, members, managers and partners, as applicable.
(b) No
Conflict.
The
execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents by Borrower will
not
violate (i) the Borrower Operating Documents; (ii) any legal requirement
affecting Borrower or any of its properties except where a violation of such
requirement would not result in a Material Adverse Change; or (iii) any
agreement to which Borrower is bound or to which it is a party, except where
a
violation of any such agreement would not result in a Material Adverse Change,
and will not result in or require the creation (except as provided in or
contemplated by this Agreement) of any Lien or Encumbrance upon any of such
properties. The execution, delivery and performance of the Guarantor Loan
Documents by Guarantor will not violate (1) any provision of the Guarantor
Operating Documents; (2) any legal requirement affecting Guarantor or any of
Guarantor’s respective properties except where a violation of such requirement
would not result in a Material Adverse Change; or (3) any agreement to which
Guarantor is bound or to which Guarantor is a party, except where a violation
of
any such agreement would not result in a Material Adverse Change, and will
not
result in or require the creation (except as provided in or contemplated by
this
Agreement) of any Lien or Encumbrance upon any of such properties.
(c) Governmental
and Private Approvals.
All
governmental or regulatory orders, consents, permits, authorizations and
approvals required for the present use and operation of the Borrower’s business
and the Collateral have been obtained and are in full force and effect, except
where failure to obtain such orders, consents, permits, authorizations or
approvals would not result in a Material Adverse Change. To the knowledge of
Borrower, no additional governmental or regulatory actions, filings or
registrations with respect to the Borrower’s business and the Collateral, and no
approvals, authorizations or consents of any trustee or holder of any
Indebtedness or obligation of Borrower or Guarantor are required for the due
execution, delivery and performance by Borrower or Guarantor of their respective
duties and obligations under the Loan Documents or the Guarantor Loan
Documents.
(d) Binding
Obligations.
This
Agreement and the other Loan Documents have been duly executed by Borrower,
and
are legally valid and binding obligations of Borrower, enforceable against
Borrower in accordance with their terms, except as enforceability may be limited
by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar Requirements
of
Laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity.
The Guarantor Loan Documents have been duly executed by Guarantor, and are
the
legally valid and binding obligations of Guarantor, enforceable against
Guarantor in accordance with their terms, except as enforceability may be
limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar
Requirements of Laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general
principles of equity.
5.4 No
Material Defaults.
There
exists no material violation of or material default by Borrower and, to the
knowledge of Borrower, no event has occurred which, upon the giving of notice
or
the passage of time, or both, would constitute a material default, which in
each
case, would result in a Material Adverse Change, with respect to the terms
of
(a) any instrument evidencing or securing any Indebtedness of Borrower or
Guarantor, (b) any instrument evidencing or securing any Indebtedness secured
by
the Collateral, (c) any agreement affecting the Collateral, (d)
any
license, permit, statute, ordinance, Requirements of Law, judgment, order,
writ,
injunction, decree, rule, or regulation of any Governmental Authority, or any
determination or award of any arbitrator, to which Borrower, Guarantor or the
Collateral is a party or may be bound, or (e) any document, instrument, or
agreement by which Borrower, or any of its properties, is bound and, with
respect to this clause (e),
(i)
which
involves any Loan Document,
(ii)
which
involves the Collateral and is not adequately covered by insurance,
(iii)
which
might materially and adversely affect the ability of Borrower or Guarantor
to
perform its respective obligations under any of the Loan Documents or any other
material document, instrument, or agreement to which it is a party,
or
(iv)
which,
subject to the Permitted Exceptions, might adversely affect the first priority
of the liens created by this Agreement, the Security Agreement or any of the
other Loan Documents.
5.5 Litigation;
Adverse Facts.
Except
as disclosed on Schedule
5.5
attached
hereto, there is no action, suit, investigation, proceeding, or arbitration
(whether or not purportedly on behalf of Borrower or Guarantor) at law or in
equity or before or by any foreign or domestic court or other governmental
entity (a “Legal
Action”),
pending or, to the knowledge of Borrower, threatened in writing against or
affecting the Collateral, Borrower or Guarantor, individually or in the
aggregate in excess of $500,000, which would result in any Material Adverse
Change. Neither Borrower nor Guarantor is (a) in violation of any applicable
Requirements of Law which violation would result in a Material Adverse Change,
(b) subject to, or in default with respect to, any other legal requirement
that
would result in a Material Adverse Change, or (c) in default with respect to
any
agreement to which Borrower or Guarantor is a party or to which either is bound
where such default would result in a Material Adverse Change. There is no Legal
Action pending or, to the knowledge of Borrower or Guarantor, threatened in
writing against or affecting Borrower or Guarantor questioning the validity
or
the enforceability of this Agreement or any of the other Loan
Documents.
5.6 Title
to Properties; Liens.
Each of
Borrower and Guarantor has good, sufficient, and legal title to the Collateral
and all other properties and assets reflected in its most recent balance sheet
delivered to Lender, except (a) for assets disposed of in the ordinary course
of
business since the date of such balance sheet, (b) for Permitted Exceptions
and
(c) where failure to have such title would not result in a Material Adverse
Change. Borrower and/or Guarantor, as applicable, is the sole owner of the
Collateral, and the Collateral is free from any adverse Lien or Encumbrance,
security interest, or encumbrance of any kind whatsoever, excepting only Liens
or Encumbrances and security interests in favor of Lender or Collateral Agent,
Permitted Exceptions and other matters which have been approved in writing
by
Lender in its sole and absolute discretion. All Liens and Encumbrances against
Borrower or Guarantor in effect on the Closing Date (and which are included
as
Permitted Exceptions under clause (e) of the definition of Permitted Exceptions)
are set forth on Schedule
5.6
attached
hereto.
5.7 Disclosure.
To the
knowledge of Borrower, there is no fact that would result in a Material Adverse
Change which has not been disclosed in this Agreement or in other documents,
certificates, and written statements furnished to Lender in connection
herewith.
5.8 Payment
of Taxes.
All tax
returns and reports of Borrower and Guarantor which are required to be filed
by
Borrower or Guarantor have been timely filed, and all taxes, assessments, fees,
and other governmental charges upon Borrower or Guarantor, and upon their
respective properties, assets, income, and franchises which are due and payable
have been paid when due and payable, except, in each case, where failure to
do
so would not result in a Material Adverse Change. Borrower knows of no proposed
tax assessment against it that would result in a Material Adverse Change, and
neither Borrower nor Guarantor has contracted with any government entity in
connection with such taxes. To the knowledge of Borrower, all tax returns and
reports of Guarantor required to be filed have been timely filed, and all taxes,
assessments, fees, and other governmental charges upon Guarantor and upon its
properties, assets, income, and franchises which are due and payable have been
paid when due and payable, except, in each case, where failure to do so would
not result in a Material Adverse Change.
5.9 Securities
Activities.
Neither
Borrower nor Guarantor is engaged principally, or as one of its important
activities, in the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing
or
carrying any margin stock (as defined within Regulations G, T, and U of the
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System), and not more than twenty-five
percent (25.0%) of the value of Borrower’s and/or Guarantor’s assets consists of
such margin stock. No part of the Loan will be used to purchase or carry any
margin stock or to extend credit to others for that purpose or for any other
purpose that violates the provisions of Regulations U or X of said Board of
Governors. No portion of any Advance or of Loan proceeds shall be used directly
or indirectly to purchase ineligible securities, as defined by applicable
regulations of the Federal Reserve Board, underwritten by any affiliate of
J.P.
Morgan Chase & Co. during the underwriting period and for thirty (30) days
thereafter.
5.10 Government
Regulations.
Neither
Borrower nor Guarantor is subject to regulation under the Investment Company
Act
of 1940, the Federal Power Act, the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935,
or any other federal or state statute or regulation limiting its ability in
incur Indebtedness for money borrowed.
5.11 Rights
to Property Agreements, Permits, and Licenses.
Borrower and/or Guarantor is the true owner of all rights in and to all existing
agreements, permits, and licenses relating to the Collateral, and will be the
true owner of all rights in and to all future agreements, permits, and licenses
relating to the Collateral, except, in each case, where failure to be such
an
owner would not result in a Material Adverse Change. Borrower’s and/or
Guarantor’s interest in all such agreements, permits, and licenses is not
subject to any present claim (other than the Permitted Exceptions, under the
Loan Documents or as otherwise approved by Lender in its sole and absolute
discretion), set-off, or deduction, other than in the ordinary course of
business, which would result in a Material Adverse Change.
5.12 Compliance
with Laws.
Borrower’s and Guarantor’s business does, and shall at all times, comply fully
with all applicable Requirements of Law, except, in each case, where failure
to
comply would not result in a Material Adverse Change. The Collateral, and the
uses to which the Collateral are and will be put, shall at all times comply
fully with all applicable Requirements of Laws, except, in each case, where
failure to comply would not result in a Material Adverse Change.
5.13 Financial
Condition.
The
financial statements and all financial data previously delivered to Lender
in
connection with the Loan or relating to Borrower or Guarantor are true, correct,
and complete in all material respects. Such financial statements comply with
the
requirements of this Agreement and fairly present the financial position of
the
parties who are the subject thereof as of the date thereof. No Material Adverse
Change has occurred and, except for this Loan and the Permitted Exceptions,
no
borrowings have been made by Borrower or Guarantor since the date thereof which
are secured by, or might give rise to, a Lien or Encumbrance, security interest,
or claim against the Collateral or the proceeds of the Loan or the Other
Loans.
5.14 Personal
Property.
Borrower and/or Guarantor is now, and shall continue to be, the sole owner
of
all personal property which constitutes a portion of the Collateral free from
any adverse lien, security interest, or adverse claim of any kind whatsoever,
except
(a)
Permitted Exceptions,
(b)
liens
and security interests in favor of Lender or Collateral Agent, and
(c)
other
matters which have been approved in writing by Lender in its sole and absolute
discretion.
5.15 Other
Loan Documents.
Each of
the representations and warranties of Borrower or Guarantor contained in any
of
the other Loan Documents, the Guarantor Loan Documents or the agreements,
guaranties, documents, or instruments now or hereafter evidencing, guarantying
or securing the Indebtedness of Borrower or Guarantor under the Other Loans,
as
such agreements, guaranties, documents, and instruments may be amended,
modified, extended, renewed, or supplemented from time to time, is true and
correct in all material respects. All of such representations and warranties
are
incorporated herein for the benefit of Lender.
5.16 Contracts;
Labor Matters.
Except
as disclosed to Lender in writing (a) neither Borrower nor Guarantor is subject
to any charge, corporate restriction, judgment, decree or order, which would
result in a Material Adverse Change; (b) no labor contract to which Borrower
or
Guarantor is a party or is otherwise subject is scheduled to expire prior to
the
Maturity Date except to the extent that such expiration would not result in
a
Material Adverse Change; (c) neither Borrower nor Guarantor has, within the
two-year period preceding the date of this Agreement, taken any action which
would have constituted or resulted in a “plant closing” or “mass layoff” within
the meaning of the Federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act
of
1988 or any similar applicable federal, state or local Requirements of Law,
and
on the date hereof Borrower and Guarantor have no reasonable expectation that
any such action is or will be required at any time prior to the initial Maturity
Date; and (d) on the date of this Agreement (i) neither Borrower nor Guarantor
is a party to any material labor dispute and (ii) there are no strikes or
walkouts relating to any labor contracts to which Borrower or Guarantor is
a
party or is otherwise subject.
5.17 ERISA.
Each of
Borrower and Guarantor is in compliance with ERISA in all material respects.
No
Reportable Event or Prohibited Transaction (as defined in ERISA) or termination
of any Pension Plan has occurred and no written notice of termination has been
filed with respect to any Pension Plan published or maintained by Borrower
or
Guarantor that is subject to ERISA. Neither Borrower nor Guarantor has incurred
any material funding deficiency within the meaning of ERISA or any material
liability to the PBGC in connection with any such plan established or maintained
by Borrower or Guarantor. Neither Borrower nor Guarantor is a party to any
Multiemployer Plan.
5.18 Pension
and Welfare Plans.
Each
Pension Plan of Borrower or Guarantor complies in all material respects with
all
applicable statutes and governmental rules and regulations; no Reportable Event
has occurred and is continuing with respect to any Pension Plan; neither
Borrower nor Guarantor nor any ERISA Affiliate has withdrawn from any
Multiemployer Plan in a “complete withdrawal” or a “partial withdrawal” as
defined in Sections 4203 or 4205 of ERISA, respectively; no steps have been
instituted by Borrower or Guarantor to terminate any Pension Plan; no
contribution failure has occurred with respect to any Pension Plan sufficient
to
give rise to a Lien or Encumbrance under Section 302(f) of ERISA; no condition
exists or event or transaction has occurred in connection with any Pension
Plan
or Multiemployer Plan which could reasonably be expected to result in the
incurrence by Borrower or Guarantor or any ERISA Affiliate of any material
liability, fine or penalty; and neither Borrower nor Guarantor nor any ERISA
Affiliate is a “contributing sponsor” as defined in Section 4001(a)(13) of ERISA
of a “single-employer plan” as defined in Section 4001(a)(15) of ERISA which has
two or more contributing sponsors at least two of whom are not under common
control. Neither Borrower nor Guarantor has any contingent liability with
respect to any Welfare Plan which covers retired or terminated employees and
their beneficiaries.
5.19 Occupational
Safety and Health Matters.
Except
as disclosed to Lender in writing, Borrower and each property, operation and
facility that Borrower may own, operate or control (a) complies in all respects
with all applicable Occupational Safety and Health Laws, except to the extent
the noncompliance would not result in a Material Adverse Change; (b) is not
subject to any judicial or administrative proceeding alleging the violation
of
any Occupational Safety and Health Law; (c) has not received any written notice
(i) that it may be in violation of any Occupational Safety and Health Law,
(ii)
threatening the commencement of any proceeding relating to allegedly unlawful,
unsafe or unhealthy conditions, or (iii) alleging that it is or may be
responsible for any response, cleanup, or corrective action, including but
not
limited to any remedial investigation/feasibility studies, under any
Occupational Safety and Health Law; (d) to Borrower’s knowledge, is not the
subject of federal or state investigation evaluating whether any investigation,
remedial action or other response is needed to respond to any allegedly unsafe
or unhealthful condition; (e) has not filed any notice under or relating to
any
Occupational Safety and Health Law indicating or reporting any potentially
unsafe or unhealthful condition, and there exists no basis for such notice
irrespective of whether or not such notice was actually filed; and (f) has
no
contingent liability in connection with any unsafe or unhealthful
condition.
5.20 Management
Common Stock Loan Program.
Schedule
5.20
attached
hereto sets forth a description of Borrower’s management common stock loan
program.
ARTICLE
6
COVENANTS
OF BORROWER
6.1 Consideration.
As an
inducement to Lender to execute this Agreement and to disburse the Loan Amount,
Borrower hereby covenants as set forth in this Article
6,
which
covenants shall remain in effect so long as the Note shall remain unpaid, unless
otherwise waived by Lender in its sole and absolute discretion.
6.2 No
Encumbrances.
Neither
Borrower nor Guarantor will permit any Lien or Encumbrance to be made or filed
against the Collateral, or any portion thereof, except for Permitted Exceptions,
or permit any receiver, trustee, or assignee for the benefit of creditors to
be
appointed to take possession of the Collateral or any portion
thereof.
6.3 Compliance
with Laws.
Borrower will comply and, to the extent Borrower is able, will cause Guarantor
to comply with all Requirements of Laws and requirements of all Governmental
Authorities having jurisdiction over Borrower, Guarantor or the Collateral,
except to the extent that noncompliance would not result in a Material Adverse
Change.
6.4 Lender
Inspections.
Upon
reasonable prior notice, throughout the term of the Loan and during normal
business hours, Borrower shall permit Lender or Collateral Agent and Lender’s or
Collateral Agent’s representatives, inspectors, and consultants to enter upon
the premises where any Collateral may be located and inspect the Collateral,
to
audit, examine, and copy all contracts, records (including, but not limited
to,
financial and accounting records pertaining to the Loan or the Collateral)
which
are kept at such premises or at Borrower’s offices, and to discuss the affairs,
finances, and accounts of Borrower with representatives of Borrower and, to
the
extent Borrower is able, will cause others to provide access to Lender or
Collateral Agent and Lender’s or Collateral Agent’s representatives, inspectors,
and consultants to audit, examine, and copy all contracts, books, documents
and
records.
6.5 Intentionally
Omitted.
6.6 Ownership
of Collateral.
Borrower and/or Guarantor is and will be the sole owner of the Collateral
(except as described in Section
5.6),
whether acquired before or after the Closing Date, free from any adverse Lien
or
Encumbrance, security interest, or adverse claim of any kind whatsoever, except
for Permitted Exceptions, security interests and Liens or Encumbrances in favor
of the interest of a lessor pursuant to a lease of personal property approved
by
Lender and the Liens or Encumbrances and security interests approved by Lender
pursuant to the Loan Documents.
6.7 Information
and Statements.
Borrower shall deliver to Lender the following:
(a) Annual
Financial Statements.
Within
one hundred twenty (120) days of the end of its fiscal year, the complete
consolidated financial statements of the Consolidated Entities, which shall
consist of a balance sheet, statements of income, cash flow and retained
earnings, and a schedule of contingent liabilities as of the end of such annual
period, such financial statements to be audited by an independent certified
public accountant of recognized standing acceptable to Lender in its reasonable
discretion. Lender consents to the engagement of KPMG.
(b) Quarterly
Financial Statements.
Within
sixty (60) days of the end of each fiscal quarter (other than the final quarter
of a fiscal year), the complete consolidated financial statements of the
Consolidated Entities which shall consist of a balance sheet, statements of
income, cash flow and retained earnings, and a schedule of contingent
liabilities as of the end of each such quarterly period, such financial
statements to be certified as true and correct by the president or chief
financial officer of Borrower.
(c) Other
Information.
As soon
as reasonably practicable, but in any event within thirty (30) days after a
request therefor, such information concerning Borrower, Guarantor, any
Subsidiaries thereof and the assets, business, financial condition, operations,
property, prospects, and results of operations of Borrower, Guarantor and any
other Subsidiaries thereof as Lender reasonably requests from time to
time.
(d) Covenant
Compliance Information.
Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, Borrower will be
required to timely deliver, as soon as reasonably practicable, but in any event
within fifteen (15) days after a request therefor from Lender, such financial
information as may be necessary to promptly and accurately calculate any
financial ratio or covenant required under this Agreement, even if such
information is not specifically enumerated herein. Any review of any
Borrower-prepared financial statements used to test any financial ratio or
covenant will not waive Lender’s rights to require further review or audit of
such information or any rights if such further review or audit indicates
financial information contrary to Borrower-prepared financial statements.
Borrower agrees to deliver to Lender a Covenant Compliance Certificate at the
same time as the delivery of the financial statements required pursuant to
Sections
6.7(a)
and
(b).
6.8 Financial
Covenants.
The
Consolidated Entities shall not:
(a) Funded
Debt to EBITDAR Ratio.
Permit
its ratio of (A) total liabilities, plus the net present value of payments
under
operating leases at a discount rate of seven percent (7%), but excluding (1)
accounts arising from the purchase of goods and services in the ordinary course
of business, (2) accrued expenses or losses, and (3) deferred revenues or gains,
to (B) net income, plus amortization expense, depreciation expense, interest
expense, income tax expense, and rents and operating lease payments, less
extraordinary gains and losses (collectively, “EBITDAR”),
for
the twelve (12) month period then ending, to be greater than (x) 3.25 to 1.00
as
of the end of the fiscal quarter of Borrower ending on March 3, 2007, (y) 3.00
to 1.00 as of the end of the fiscal quarter of Borrower ending on June 2, 2007,
and (z) 2.75 to 1.00 as of the end of the fiscal quarter of Borrower ending
on
August 31, 2007 and each fiscal quarter thereafter.
(b) Fixed
Charge Coverage Ratio.
Permit
its ratio of (A) net income before income tax expense, plus amortization
expense, depreciation expense, interest expense, rent and operating lease
payments, minus any distributions or dividends, for the twelve (12) month period
then ending, to (B) prior period current maturities of long term debt and
capital leases, interest expense, cash taxes paid, rent and operating lease
payments, for the same such period, to be less than (x) 1.30 to 1.00 as of
the
end of the fiscal quarter of Borrower ending on March 3, 2007, (y) 1.35 to
1.00
as of the end of the fiscal quarter of Borrower ending on June 2, 2007, and
(z)
1.50 to 1.00 as of the end of the fiscal quarter of Borrower ending on August
31, 2007 and each fiscal quarter thereafter.
(c) Capital
Expenditures.
Make
Capital Expenditures, exclusive of curriculum development costs, in excess
of
(i) $11,000,000.00 for Borrower’s fiscal year ending on August 31, 2007 and (ii)
$8,000,000.00 for each fiscal year of Borrower thereafter.
(d) Minimum
Net Worth.
Permit
its Net Worth to be less than ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-THREE MILLION AND NO/100
DOLLARS ($133,000,000.00); provided,
however,
the
Consolidated Entities’ Net Worth may be less than such amount if Lender
determines that the Consolidated Entities’ Net Worth has decreased to an amount
less than $133,000,000.00 as a result of Borrower’s purchase of its outstanding
common or preferred stock. As used in this Section
6.8(d),
the
term “Net
Worth”
means
the Consolidated Entities’ total assets less
total
liabilities, in each case as determined in accordance with GAAP.
Such
covenant or any computations required to determine or test compliance with
such
covenant may be made by Lender at any time or times and in its sole and absolute
discretion based on information available to Lender.
6.9 Representations
and Warranties.
Until
repayment of the Note and all other obligations secured by the Security
Agreement, the representations and warranties of Article
5
shall
remain true and complete in all material respects.
6.10 Trade
Names.
Borrower and Guarantor shall promptly notify Lender in writing of any change
in
the legal, trade, or fictitious business names used by Borrower or Guarantor,
or
a change in the state of formation of Borrower or Guarantor, and shall, upon
Lender’s request, authorize the preparation and filing of any additional
financing statements and/or execute or cause to be executed any other
certificates or documents necessary to reflect the change in legal, trade,
or
fictitious business names, or a change in state of formation.
6.11 Intentionally
Omitted.
6.12 Notice
of Litigation, Material Adverse Change or Event of Default.
Borrower will give, or cause to be given, prompt written notice to Lender of
(a)
any action or proceeding which is instituted by or against Borrower or Guarantor
in any federal or state court, or before any commission or other regulatory
body, federal, state or local, foreign or domestic, or any such proceedings
which are threatened in writing against Borrower or Guarantor which, if
adversely determined, would result in a Material Adverse Change, (b) any
other action, event, or condition of any nature which would result in a Material
Adverse Change, and (c) any actions, proceedings, or written notices
adversely affecting the Collateral, or Lender’s or Collateral Agent’s interest
therein, except to the extent any such action, proceeding or notice would not
result in a Material Adverse Change, and (d) the occurrence of an Event of
Default.
6.13 Intentionally
Omitted.
6.14 Maintenance
of Business.
Borrower and Guarantor shall maintain and preserve all rights and franchises
material to their respective businesses.
6.15 Material
Agreements.
Unless
such actions would not result in a Material Adverse Change, Borrower shall
not
make, consent to, or permit any alteration, amendment, modification, release,
waiver or termination of any material agreement to which it is a party without
the prior written consent of Lender, which consent will not be unreasonably
withheld or delayed.
6.16 Right
of Entry.
Lender
or Collateral Agent shall have the right, upon reasonable prior notice, to
enter
upon any portion of the premises where any Collateral may be located to verify
compliance with the Loan Documents.
6.17 Transfer
of Assets.
Unless
such action would result in a Material Adverse Change (without taking into
consideration subsections (iii) and (iv) of the definition of Material Adverse
Change), Borrower and Guarantor may sell, convey, transfer, assign or dispose
of
any properties or assets, or any right, title or interest therein, or any part
thereof, or enter into any lease covering all or any portion thereof or an
undivided interest therein, either voluntarily, involuntarily, or otherwise;
provided,
however,
that
neither Borrower nor Guarantor shall sell, transfer, lease, or otherwise dispose
of all or any substantial part of the assets, business, operations, or property
of Borrower or Guarantor, other than such a sale, transfer, lease or disposition
to Borrower or another Guarantor.
6.18 Dividends
and Other Distributions.
The
Consolidated Entities may directly or indirectly declare or pay dividends to
its
shareholders, members, partners or others on or on account of any shares,
membership interests, partnership interests or other securities of any of the
Consolidated Entities, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing or would occur as a result of such declaration or
payment.
6.19 Change
of Control.
Without
the prior written consent of Lender, which consent will not be unreasonably
withheld or delayed, Borrower and Guarantor shall not cause, permit or suffer
any Change of Control to occur.
6.20 Loans,
Investments, Guaranties, Subordinations.
From
and after the date hereof, unless an Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing or would occur as a result of such action, and provided that at
any
time the amounts involved do not exceed $1,000,000 in any individual case or
$5,000,000 in the aggregate, the Consolidated Entities may, directly or
indirectly (a) make loans or advances to other Persons, (b) purchase or
otherwise acquire capital stock or other securities of other Persons, limited
liability company interests or partnership interests in other Persons, or
warrants or other options or rights to acquire capital stock or securities
of
other Persons or limited liability company interests or partnership interests
in
other Persons, (c) make capital contributions to other Persons, (d) otherwise
invest in or acquire interests in other Persons, (e) guaranty or otherwise
become obligated in respect of Indebtedness of other Persons, (f) subordinate
claims against, or obligations of other Persons to, the Consolidated Entities
to
any other indebtedness of such Person, or (g) incur Indebtedness;
provided,
however,
that,
for the avoidance of doubt, (1) if an Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing or would occur as a result of the taking of any of the foregoing
actions, or if the amounts involved exceed the caps specified in this Section,
the Consolidated Entities may not do or take any of the actions listed in this
Section without the prior written consent of Lender and (2) (A) the line of
credit in the maximum principal amount of £100,000.00 incurred by Franklin Covey
Europe, Ltd., (B) the line of credit in the maximum principal amount of
CAN$500,000.00 incurred by Franklin Covey Canada, Ltd., and (C) the mortgage
loan in the maximum principal amount of CAN$895,253.00 incurred by Franklin
Covey Canada, Ltd., in each case incurred prior to and outstanding as of the
Closing Date (and any refinance thereof up to the amounts stated in the
foregoing clauses (A), (B) and (C)) shall not be subject to the caps specified
in this Section. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the prior written consent of
Lender shall not be required for (y) intercompany transactions between or
among the Consolidated Entities or (z) unsecured trade payables incurred by
the
Consolidated Entities in the ordinary course of business.
6.21 Acquisition
of All or Substantially All Assets.
Unless
an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would occur as a result
of
such action, and provided that the amounts involved do not exceed $1,000,000
in
any individual case or $5,000,000 in the aggregate, Borrower and Guarantor
may,
directly or indirectly, acquire by purchase, lease, or otherwise all or
substantially all of the assets of any other Person; provided,
however,
that,
for the avoidance of doubt, (1) if an Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing or would occur as a result of the taking of any of the foregoing
actions, or if the amounts involved exceed the caps specified in this Section,
Borrower or Guarantor may not do or take any of the actions listed in this
Section without the prior written consent of Lender and (2) the amounts of
any
transactions entered into by any of the Consolidated Entities within sixty
(60)
days prior to the Closing Date shall be subject to the caps specified in this
Section.
6.22 Government
Regulation.
Borrower shall not (a) be or become subject at any time to any law, regulation,
or list of any government agency (including, without limitation, the U.S. Office
of Foreign Asset Control list) that prohibits or limits Lender from making
any
advance or extension of credit to Borrower or from otherwise conducting business
with Borrower, or (b) fail to provide documentary and other evidence of
Borrower’s identity as may be requested by Lender at any time to enable Lender
to verify Borrower’s identity or to comply with any applicable law or
regulation, including, without limitation, Section 326 of the USA Patriot Act
of
2001, 31 U.S.C. Section 5318.
6.23 Intentionally
Omitted.
6.24 Disposition
of Franklin Covey Mexico.
The
sale of Franklin Covey Mexico (whether by asset sale, merger, or otherwise)
shall have closed no later than the date which is nine (9) months after the
Closing Date. Borrower agrees that if the foregoing has not occurred by such
date, Borrower shall cause Franklin Covey Mexico to guaranty the Loan and to
pledge all of its assets to Lender as security for such guaranty, and to deliver
to Lender the equivalent of such agreements, documents, instruments,
certificates and information as have been required to be delivered by each
Guarantor as of the date hereof under any of the Loan Documents.
6.25 Additional
Guarantors.
Upon
the formation of any domestic Subsidiary of Borrower, Borrower shall cause
such
Subsidiary to be added as a Guarantor under the Guaranty.
ARTICLE
7
EVENTS
OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES
7.1 Events
of Default.
The
occurrence of any one or more of the following shall constitute an Event of
Default under this Agreement:
(a) Failure
by Borrower or Guarantor to pay any monetary amount within ten (10) days of
the
date when due under any Loan Document.
(b) Failure
by Borrower or Guarantor to perform or comply with the provisions of
Sections
6.2,
6.6,
6.7,
6.8,
6.10,
6.17,
6.18,
6.19,
6.20,
6.21,
or
6.24.
(c) Except
as
otherwise provided in this Section
7.1,
any
failure by Borrower or Guarantor to perform any obligation not involving the
payment of money, or to comply with any other term or condition applicable
to
Borrower or Guarantor under any Loan Document and the expiration of thirty
(30)
days after written notice of such failure by Lender to Borrower or
Guarantor.
(d) The
occurrence of a Material Adverse Change.
(e) Any
representation or warranty by Borrower or Guarantor in any Loan Document is
materially false, incorrect, or misleading as of the date made.
(f) Borrower
or Guarantor (i) is unable or admits in writing Borrower’s or Guarantor’s
inability to pay Borrower’s or Guarantor’s monetary obligations as they become
due, (ii) fails to pay when due any monetary obligation, whether such obligation
be direct or contingent, to any person in excess of $1,000,000, unless such
obligation is being contested in good faith by Borrower or Guarantor, as
determined by Lender in its reasonable discretion, (iii) makes a general
assignment for the benefit of creditors, or (iv) applies for, consents to,
or
acquiesces in, the appointment of a trustee, receiver, or other custodian for
Borrower or Guarantor or the property of Borrower or Guarantor or any part
thereof, or in the absence of such application, consent, or acquiescence, a
trustee, receiver, or other custodian is appointed for Borrower or Guarantor
or
the property of Borrower or Guarantor or any part thereof, and such appointment
is not discharged within sixty (60) days.
(g) Commencement
of any case under the Bankruptcy Code, Title 11 of the United State Code, or
commencement of any other bankruptcy arrangement, reorganization, receivership,
custodianship, or similar proceeding under any federal, state, or foreign
Requirements of Law by or against Borrower or Guarantor and with respect to
any
such case or proceeding that is involuntary, and such case or proceeding is
not
dismissed with prejudice within sixty (60) days of the filing
thereof.
(h) A
final
judgment or decree for monetary damages or a monetary fine or penalty (not
subject to appeal or as to which the time for appeal has expired) is entered
against Borrower or Guarantor by any Government Authority, which together with
the aggregate amount of all other such judgments or decrees against Borrower
or
Guarantor that remain unpaid or that have not been discharged or stayed, exceeds
$250,000, and such judgment or decree is not paid and discharged or stayed
or
appealed within thirty (30) days after the entry thereof.
(i) The
dissolution of Borrower or Guarantor or the commencement of any action or
proceeding which seeks as one of its remedies the dissolution of Borrower or
Guarantor.
(j) All
or
any material part of the Collateral of Borrower or Guarantor is attached, levied
upon, or otherwise seized by legal process, and such attachment, levy, or
seizure is not quashed, stayed, or released within twenty (20) days of the
date
thereof.
(k) The
occurrence of any Transfer, unless Lender delivers to Borrower its prior written
consent to such Transfer.
(l) Guarantor
shall take any action to repudiate its Guaranty, or the Guaranty shall otherwise
cease to be in full force and effect.
(m) The
occurrence of any default and the failure to cure such default during applicable
cure periods, if any, or an Event of Default, as such term is defined in any
other Loan Document.
(n) Any
failure, breach or default under the Other Loans, it being the intention and
agreement of Lender and Borrower to cross-default the Loan and the Other
Loans.
(o) The
occurrence or existence of any default, event of default or other similar
condition or event (however described) with respect to a Swap
Agreement.
7.2 Remedies.
(a) Notwithstanding
any provision to the contrary herein or in any of the other Loan Documents,
upon
the happening, and during the continuance, of any Event of Default under this
Agreement, Lender’s obligation to make Advances or to issue Letters of Credit
shall abate and Lender shall, at its option, have the remedies provided herein
and in any other Loan Document, including, without limitation, the option to
declare all outstanding indebtedness to be immediately due and payable without
presentment, demand, protest or notice of any kind, and the following remedies:
(i) Lender may, at its option, apply any of Borrower’s or Guarantor’s funds in
its possession to the outstanding indebtedness under the Note whether or not
such indebtedness is then due; (ii) Lender or Collateral Agent may exercise
all
rights and remedies available to them under any or all of the Loan Documents;
and (iii) Lender shall have the right to perform Borrower’s obligations under
this Agreement. All sums expended by Lender or Collateral Agent for such
purposes shall be deemed to have been disbursed to and borrowed by Borrower
and
evidenced by the Note and secured by the Security Agreement.
(b) Borrower
hereby constitutes and appoints Lender, or an independent contractor selected
by
Lender, during the continuance of an Event of Default, as its true and lawful
attorney-in-fact with full power of substitution for the purposes of performance
of Borrower’s obligations under this Agreement in the name of Borrower. It is
understood and agreed that the foregoing power of attorney shall be deemed
to be
a power coupled with an interest which cannot be revoked until repayment of
the
Loan.
(c) In
addition to any other rights and remedies of Lender, if an Event of Default
exists and is continuing, Lender is authorized at any time and from time to
time
during the continuance of the Event of Default, without prior notice to Borrower
(any such notice being waived by Borrower to the fullest extent permitted by
law) to set-off and apply any and all deposits or deposit accounts (general
or
special, time or demand, provisional or final) at any time held by Lender to
or
for the credit or the account of Borrower against any and all obligations of
Borrower under the Loan Documents, now or hereafter existing, irrespective
of
whether or not Lender shall have made demand under this Agreement or any other
Loan Document and although such amounts owed may be contingent or unmatured.
If
Lender exercises such setoff right, Lender exercising such right agrees promptly
to notify Borrower after any such setoff and application made by Lender;
provided,
however,
that
the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such setoff
and
application.
ARTICLE
8
MISCELLANEOUS
8.1 Assignment.
Borrower shall not assign any of its rights under this Agreement.
8.2 Notices.
All
notices, requests, demands and consents to be made hereunder to the parties
hereto shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or sent by registered
mail or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested (except for
any notice address which is a post office box, in which case notice may be
given
by first class mail), through the United States Postal Service to the addresses
shown below, or such other address which the parties may provide to one another
in accordance herewith. Such notices, requests, demands and consents, if sent
by
mail, shall be deemed given two (2) Business Days after deposit in the United
States mail, and if delivered by hand, shall be deemed given when
delivered.
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or Collateral Agent: JPMorgan
Chase Bank, N.A.
80
West Broadway, Suite 200
Salt
Lake City, Utah 84101
Attn:
Paul Sommer
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Snell & Wilmer L.L.P.
Gateway
Tower West
15
West South Temple, Suite 1200
Salt
Lake City, Utah 84101
Attn:
Brian D. Cunningham, Esq.
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Franklin Covey Co.
2200
West Parkway Blvd.
Salt
Lake City, Utah 84119
Attn:
Richard Putnam
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Dorsey & Whitney LLP
170
South Main Street, Suite 900
Salt
Lake City, Utah 84101
Attn:
Nolan S. Taylor, Esq.
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8.3 Intentionally
Omitted.
8.4 Inconsistencies
with the Loan Documents.
In the
event of any inconsistencies between the terms of this Agreement and any terms
of any of the Loan Documents, the terms of this Agreement shall govern and
prevail.
8.5 No
Waiver.
No
waiver by Lender of any Event of Default or conditions or covenants contained
herein (including, without limitation, with respect to the making of Advances)
shall extend to any subsequent or other Event of Default or conditions or
covenants contained herein or impair any consequence of such subsequent Event
of
Default or conditions or covenants contained herein.
8.6 Lender
Approval of Instruments and Parties.
All
proceedings taken in accordance with transactions provided for herein, and
all
surveys, appraisals, and documents required or contemplated by this Agreement
and the persons responsible for the execution and preparation thereof shall
be
satisfactory to and subject to approval by Lender. Lender’s counsel shall be
provided with copies of all documents which they may reasonably request in
connection with the Agreement.
8.7 Lender
Determination of Facts.
Lender
shall at all times be free to establish independently, to its satisfaction,
the
existence or nonexistence of any fact or facts, the existence or nonexistence
of
which is a condition of this Agreement.
8.8 Incorporation
of Preamble, Recitals and Exhibits.
The
preamble, recitals, and exhibits hereto are hereby incorporated into this
Agreement.
8.9 Payment
of Expenses.
Borrower
shall pay or cause to be paid all taxes and assessments and all expenses,
charges, costs, and fees provided for in this Agreement or relating to the
Loan
or the Collateral, including, without limitation, any fees incurred for
recording or filing any of the Loan Documents, fees of any consultants,
reasonable fees and expenses of Lender’s or Collateral Agent’s counsel in
negotiating, documenting, administering and enforcing the Loan, whether prior
to
or after the Closing Date, documentation and processing fees, printing,
photostating and duplicating expenses, air freight charges, escrow fees, costs
of inspections of the Collateral, and premiums of hazard insurance policies
and
surety bonds. Borrower hereby authorizes Lender to disburse the proceeds of
the
Loan to pay such expenses, charges, costs, and fees notwithstanding that
Borrower may not have requested a disbursement of such amount. Lender may make
such disbursements notwithstanding the fact that the Loan is not “in balance” or
that Borrower is in default under the terms of this Agreement or any other
Loan
Document. Such disbursement shall be added to the outstanding principal balance
of the Note. The authorization hereby granted shall be irrevocable, and no
further direction or authorization from Borrower shall be necessary for Lender
to make such disbursements. However, the provision of this Section
8.9
shall
not prevent Borrower from paying such expense, charges, costs, and fees from
its
own funds. All such expenses, charges, costs, and fees shall be Borrower’s
obligation regardless of whether or not Borrower has requested and met the
conditions for an Advance. The obligations on the part of Borrower under this
Section 8.9
shall
survive the closing of the Loan and the repayment thereof. Borrower hereby
authorizes Lender, in its sole and absolute discretion, to pay such expenses,
charges, costs, and fees at any time by a disbursement of the Loan.
8.10 Disclaimer
by Lender.
Lender
shall not be liable to any contractor, subcontractor, supplier, laborer,
architect, engineer, or any other party for services performed or materials
supplied in connection with the Collateral. Neither Lender nor Collateral Agent
shall be liable for any debts or claims accruing in favor of any such parties
against Borrower or others or against the Collateral. Borrower is not and shall
not be an agent of Lender or Collateral Agent for any purpose. Neither Lender
nor Collateral Agent is a joint venture partner with Borrower in any manner
whatsoever. Prior to default by Borrower under this Agreement and the exercise
of remedies granted herein, neither Lender nor Collateral Agent shall be deemed
to be in privity of contract with any contractor or provider of services to
the
Collateral, nor shall any payment of funds directly to a contractor,
subcontractor, or provider of services be deemed to create any third party
beneficiary status or recognition of same by Lender or Collateral Agent.
Approvals granted by Lender or Collateral Agent for any matters covered under
this Agreement shall be narrowly construed to cover only the parties and facts
identified in any written approval or, if not in writing, such approvals shall
be solely for the benefit of Borrower.
8.11 Indemnification.
TO THE
FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, BORROWER AGREES TO PROTECT, INDEMNIFY, DEFEND
AND SAVE HARMLESS LENDER OR COLLATERAL AGENT, THEIR DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AGENTS,
ATTORNEYS, AND EMPLOYEES FOR, FROM, AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL LIABILITY, EXPENSE,
OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND OR NATURE AND FOR, FROM, AND AGAINST ANY SUITS, CLAIMS,
OR
DEMANDS, INCLUDING REASONABLE ATTORNEY’S FEES AND EXPENSES ON ACCOUNT OF ANY
MATTER OR THING OR ACTION, WHETHER IN SUIT OR NOT, ARISING OUT OF THIS
AGREEMENT, OR IN CONNECTION HEREWITH, EXCLUDING HOWEVER, ANY MATTERS ARISING
OUT
OF AN INDEMNIFIED PARTY’S GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT OR ANY MATTERS
ARISING AFTER EITHER OF LENDER OR COLLATERAL AGENT HAS TAKEN TITLE TO OR
POSSESSION OF THE COLLATERAL. Upon receiving knowledge of any suit, claim,
or
demand asserted by a third party that Lender or Collateral Agent believes is
covered by this indemnity, Lender or Collateral Agent, as the case may be,
shall
give Borrower notice of the matter and an opportunity to defend it, at
Borrower’s sole cost and expense, with legal counsel satisfactory to Lender or
Collateral Agent, as the case may be. Lender or Collateral Agent, as the case
may be, may also require Borrower to so defend the matter. The obligations
on
the part of Borrower under this Section
8.11
shall
survive the closing of the Loan and the repayment thereof.
8.12 Titles
and Headings.
The
headings at the beginning of each section of this Agreement are solely for
convenience and are not part of this Agreement. Unless otherwise indicated,
each
reference in this Agreement to a section or an exhibit is a reference to the
respective section herein or exhibit hereto.
8.13 Number
and Gender.
In this
Agreement the singular shall include the plural and the masculine shall include
the feminine and neuter gender and vice versa, if the context so
requires.
8.14 Brokers.
Borrower and Lender represent to each other that neither of them knows of any
brokerage commissions or finders’ fee due or claimed with respect to the
transaction contemplated hereby. Borrower and Lender shall indemnify and hold
harmless the other party for, from and against any and all loss, damage,
liability, or expense, including costs and reasonable attorney fees, which
such
other party may incur or sustain by reason of or in connection with any
misrepresentation by the indemnifying party with respect to the
foregoing.
8.15 Change,
Discharge, Termination, or Waiver.
No
provision of this Agreement may be changed, discharged, terminated, or waived
except in writing signed by the party against whom enforcement of the change,
discharge, termination, or waiver is sought. No failure on the part of Lender
to
exercise, and no delay by Lender in exercising, any right or remedy under the
Loan Documents or under the law shall operate as a waiver thereof.
8.16 Choice
of Law.
THIS
AGREEMENT AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY
AND
CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF UTAH WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT
TO CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES. THE PARTIES AGREE THAT ALL ACTIONS OR
PROCEEDINGS ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN
DOCUMENTS MAY BE TRIED AND LITIGATED IN THE STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS LOCATED
IN
THE COUNTY OF SALT LAKE, STATE OF UTAH OR, IN ANY OTHER COURT IN WHICH A PARTY
SHALL INITIATE LEGAL OR EQUITABLE PROCEEDINGS AND WHICH HAS SUBJECT MATTER
JURISDICTION OVER THE MATTER IN CONTROVERSY. EACH OF BORROWER AND LENDER WAIVES,
TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT EACH MAY HAVE TO ASSERT
THE DOCTRINE OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR TO OBJECT TO VENUE TO THE EXTENT ANY
PROCEEDING IS BROUGHT IN ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT LOCATED IN THE COUNTY OF
SALT LAKE, STATE OF UTAH.
8.17 Disbursements
in Excess of Loan Amount.
In the
event the total disbursements by Lender exceed the amount of the Loan, to the
extent permitted by the laws of the State of Utah, the total of all
disbursements shall be secured by the Collateral. All other sums expended by
Lender pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Documents shall be deemed
to
have been paid to Borrower and shall be secured by, among other things, the
Collateral.
8.18 Participations;
Assignments.
Lender
shall have the right at any time to sell, assign, transfer, negotiate, or grant
participations in all or any part of the Loan or the Note to one or more
participants. Borrower hereby acknowledges and agrees that any such disposition
will give rise to a direct obligation of Borrower to each such participant.
Lender may at any time, without the consent of Borrower, assign all or any
portion of its rights under this Agreement and the Note to a Federal Reserve
Bank. Borrower shall have the right, without any obligation to pay the Early
Termination Fee, to terminate the Loan prior to the Maturity Date within ninety
(90) days after receiving written notice from Lender that it intends to assign
or grant participations in the Loan, provided that Borrower otherwise complies
with the requirements of Section
2.6(c)
hereof.
8.19 Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts each of which shall
be
deemed an original, but all such counterparts together shall constitute but
one
agreement. Borrower and Lender agree and acknowledge that facsimile signature
pages will be acceptable and shall be conclusive evidence of execution of any
Loan Document, resolution or other agreement relating to the Loan.
8.20 Time
is of the Essence.
Time is
of the essence of this Agreement.
8.21 Attorneys’
Fees.
Borrower agrees to pay all costs of administration, enforcement and collection
and preparation for any Event of Default or any action taken by Lender or
Collateral Agent (including, without limitation, reasonable attorney’s fees),
whether or not any action or proceeding is brought (including, without
limitation, all such costs incurred in connection with any bankruptcy,
receivership, or other court proceedings (whether at the trial or appellate
level)), together with interest thereon from the date of demand at the Default
Interest Rate.
8.22 Jury
Waiver.
EACH
PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW,
ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR
INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS
CONTEMPLATED HEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY).
EACH
PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY
OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY
WOULD
NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B)
ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER
INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND
CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.
8.23 Waiver
of Special Damages. TO
THE
EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, BORROWER SHALL NOT ASSERT, AND HEREBY
WAIVES, ANY CLAIM AGAINST LENDER, ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, FOR SPECIAL,
INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES (AS OPPOSED TO DIRECT OR ACTUAL
DAMAGES) ARISING OUT OF, IN CONNECTION WITH, OR AS A RESULT OF, THIS AGREEMENT
OR ANY AGREEMENT OR INSTRUMENT CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, THE TRANSACTIONS, THE LOAN
OR THE USE OF THE PROCEEDS THEREOF.
8.24 MISCELLANEOUS
WAIVERS.
TO THE
FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, BORROWER HEREBY WAIVES ANY AND
ALL
RIGHTS TO REQUIRE MARSHALLING OF ASSETS BY LENDER. WITH RESPECT TO ANY SUIT,
ACTION OR PROCEEDINGS RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS
(EACH, A “PROCEEDING”),
BORROWER IRREVOCABLY (A) SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE STATE AND FEDERAL
COURTS HAVING JURISDICTION IN THE CITY OF SALT LAKE, COUNTY OF SALT LAKE AND
STATE OF UTAH, AND (B) WAIVES ANY OBJECTION WHICH IT MAY HAVE AT ANY TIME TO
THE
LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT, WAIVES ANY CLAIM
THAT ANY PROCEEDING HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM AND FURTHER WAIVES
THE RIGHT TO OBJECT, WITH RESPECT TO SUCH PROCEEDING, THAT SUCH COURT DOES
NOT
HAVE JURISDICTION OVER SUCH PARTY. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT SHALL PRECLUDE
LENDER FROM BRINGING A PROCEEDING IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION NOR WILL THE
BRINGING OF A PROCEEDING IN ANY ONE OR MORE JURISDICTIONS PRECLUDE THE BRINGING
OF A PROCEEDING IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION. BORROWER FURTHER AGREES AND CONSENTS
THAT, IN ADDITION TO ANY METHODS OF SERVICE OF PROCESS PROVIDED FOR UNDER
APPLICABLE LAW, ALL SERVICE OF PROCESS IN ANY PROCEEDING IN ANY UTAH STATE
OR
UNITED STATES COURT SITTING IN THE CITY OF SALT LAKE AND COUNTY OF SALT LAKE
MAY
BE MADE BY CERTIFIED OR REGISTERED MAIL, RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED, DIRECTED
TO
BORROWER AT THE ADDRESS INDICATED BELOW, AND SERVICE SO MADE SHALL BE COMPLETE
UPON RECEIPT; EXCEPT
THAT IF
BORROWER SHALL REFUSE TO ACCEPT DELIVERY, SERVICE SHALL BE DEEMED COMPLETE
FIVE
(5) DAYS AFTER THE SAME SHALL HAVE BEEN SO MAILED.
8.25 Integration.
The
Loan Documents contain the complete understanding and agreement of Borrower
and
Lender and supersede all prior representations, warranties, agreements,
arrangements, understandings, and negotiations. PURSUANT
TO UTAH
CODE ANNOTATED
SECTION 25-5-4, BORROWER IS NOTIFIED THAT THE
WRITTEN LOAN DOCUMENTS REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES AND
MAY
NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF ANY ALLEGED PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS OR
SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES. THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL
AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES.
8.26 Binding
Effect.
The
Loan Documents will be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, Borrower
and
Lender and their respective successors and assigns. Borrower may not delegate
its obligations under the Loan Documents.
8.27 Survival.
The
representations, warranties, and covenants of Borrower and the Loan Documents
shall survive the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents and the making
of
the Loan.
8.28 Exchange
of Information.
Borrower
agrees that Lender may exchange financial information about Borrower or
Guarantor with its affiliates and other related entities and its participants
and prospective participants. Borrower agrees that Lender may provide any
information Lender may have about Borrower, Guarantor or about any matter
relating to this Agreement or any of the Loan Documents to J.P. Morgan Chase
& Co., or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates or their successors, or to
any one or more purchasers or potential purchasers of the Loan. Borrower agrees
that Lender may at any time sell, assign, or transfer one or more interests
or
participations in all or any part of its rights or obligations in and to this
Agreement and the other Loan Documents to one or more purchasers whether or
not
related to or affiliated with Lender. Borrower hereby authorizes Lender, at
its
sole discretion and without notice to or consent of Borrower or Guarantor,
to
disclose to Zions or Collateral Agent on a confidential basis any information,
financial or otherwise, which it may possess concerning Borrower or
Guarantor.
8.29 Regulation
FD.
Lender
acknowledges that it is aware, and Lender will advise its directors, officers,
employees, agents and advisors (collectively, “Representatives”)
who
are informed as to the matters which are the subject of this Agreement, that the
United States securities laws prohibit any Person who has received from an
issuer material, non-public information concerning such issuer from purchasing
or selling securities of such issuer or from communicating such information
to
any other Person under circumstances in which it is reasonably foreseeable
that
such Person is likely to purchase or sell securities. Lender further agrees
that
it will keep, and it will advise its Representatives of its obligations to
keep,
confidential any material non-public information disclosed to Lender by Borrower
or any Person acting on Borrower’s behalf. This Section
8.29
is a
confidentiality agreement for purposes of Regulation FD promulgated under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
8.30 USA
PATRIOT ACT NOTIFICATION.
Required Notice:
USA
PATRIOT ACT.
The
Lender hereby notifies Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the USA
Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001))
(the “Act”),
it is
required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies Borrower,
which information includes the name and address of Borrower and other
information that will allow Lender to identify Borrower in accordance with
the
Act.
8.31 Exhibits
and Schedules.
The
following exhibits and schedules to this Agreement are fully incorporated herein
as if set forth at length:
Exhibit
A
- Form of Covenant Compliance Certificate
Exhibit
B
- Form of Request for Advance
Schedule
5.2(d) - Subsidiaries
Schedule
5.5 - Litigation
Schedule
5.6 - Existing Liens and Encumbrances
Schedule
5.20 - Management Loan Program
ARTICLE
9
COLLATERAL
RELEASES
9.1 Full
Release.
Unless
either of Lender or Collateral Agent otherwise consents in writing, the
Collateral or any part thereof shall not be released from the Lien and
Encumbrance of the Security Agreement until all Indebtedness and Obligations
of
Borrower and Guarantor under the Loan Documents have been indefeasibly paid
and
performed in full.
[Remainder
of Page Intentionally Left Blank]
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, Lender and Borrower have caused this Agreement to be duly
executed and delivered as of the date first above written.
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FRANKLIN
COVEY CO. |
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a
Utah corporation |
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By: |
/s/
RICHARD PUTNAM |
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Richard
Putnam |
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Title:
Treasurer and Vice President of Investor Relations
"Borrower"
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JPMORGAN
CHASE BANKK, N.A. |
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a
national banking association |
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/s/
TONY C. NIELSEN |
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Title:
Tony C. Nielsen |
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Title:
Senior Vice President
"Lender:
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EXHIBIT
A
FORM
OF COVENANT COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
COVENANT
COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
To: JPMORGAN
CHASE BANK, N.A.
80
West
Broadway, Suite 200
Salt
Lake
City, Utah 84101
For
the
[Quarter/Fiscal
Year]
Ending:
_______________, 20___ (the “Reporting
Period”).
FRANKLIN
COVEY CO.,
a Utah
corporation (“Borrower”),
makes
this certification to JPMORGAN
CHASE BANK, N.A.,
a
national banking association (“Lender”),
under
that certain Revolving Line of Credit Agreement dated March 14, 2007 (the
“Loan
Agreement”)
by and
between Borrower and Lender. Capitalized terms used herein without definition
shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Loan Agreement.
The
undersigned hereby certifies to Lender that as reported on the most recent
financial statements described below and submitted herewith to Lender, Borrower
is in full and compliance with each and every financial covenant set forth
in
the Loan Agreement and each other covenant set forth in the Loan Agreement.
The
financial covenant requirements compared to the actual results are determined
to
be as follows, which results are further described on the Line of Credit
Covenant Calculations set forth on Schedule
1
attached
hereto, each of which Borrower certifies to be true and correct:
Funded
Debt to EBITDAR Ratio Covenant.
The
Consolidated Entities shall not permit its ratio of (A) total liabilities,
plus
the net present value of operating leases at a discount rate of seven percent
(7%), but excluding (1) accounts arising from the purchase of goods and services
in the ordinary course of business, (2) accrued expenses or losses, and (3)
deferred revenues or gains, to (B) net income, plus amortization expense,
depreciation expense, interest expense, income tax expense, and rents and
operating lease payments, less extraordinary gains and losses (collectively,
“EBITDAR”),
for
the twelve (12) month period then ending, to be greater than (x) 3.25 to 1.00
as
of the end of the fiscal quarter of Borrower ending on March 3, 2007, (y) 3.00
to 1.00 as of the end of the fiscal quarter of Borrower ending on June 2, 2007,
and (z) 2.75 to 1.00 as of the end of the fiscal quarter of Borrower ending
on
August 31, 2007 and each fiscal quarter thereafter.
Maximum
Ratio for Reporting Period:
Actual
Ratio for Reporting Period:
In
Compliance: Yes
¨ No
¨
Fixed
Charge Coverage Ratio Covenant.
The
Consolidated Entities shall not permit its ratio of (A) net income before income
tax expense, plus amortization expense, depreciation expense, interest expense,
rent and operating lease payments, minus any distributions or dividends, for
the
twelve (12) month period then ending, to (B) prior period current maturities
of
long term debt and capital leases, interest expense, cash taxes paid, rent
and
operating lease payments, for the same such period, to be less than (x) 1.30
to
1.00 as of the end of the fiscal quarter of Borrower ending on March 3, 2007,
(y) 1.35 to 1.00 as of the end of the fiscal quarter of Borrower ending on
June
2, 2007, and (z) 1.50 to 1.00 as of the end of the fiscal quarter of Borrower
ending on August 31, 2007 and each fiscal quarter thereafter.
Minimum
Ratio for Reporting Period =
Actual
Ratio for Reporting Period =
In
Compliance: Yes
¨ No
¨
Capital
Expenditures Covenant.
The
Consolidated Entities shall not make Capital Expenditures, exclusive of
curriculum development costs, in excess of (i) $11,000,000.00 for Borrower’s
fiscal year ending on August 31, 2007 and (ii) $8,000,000.00 for each fiscal
year of Borrower thereafter.
Maximum
Capital Expenditures for Reporting Period: $
Actual
Capital Expenditures for Reporting Period: $
In
Compliance: Yes
¨ No
¨ N/A
¨
Minimum
Net Worth Covenant.
The
Consolidated Entities shall not permit its Net Worth to be less than ONE HUNDRED
THIRTY-THREE MILLION AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($133,000,000.00); provided,
however,
the
Consolidated Entities’ Net Worth may be less than such amount if Lender
determines that the Consolidated Entities’ Net Worth has decreased to an amount
less than $133,000,000.00 as a result of Borrower’s purchase of its outstanding
common or preferred stock. As used in Section
6.8(d) of
the
Loan Agreement, the term “Net
Worth”
means
the Consolidated Entities’ total assets less
total
liabilities, in each case as determined in accordance with GAAP.
Minimum
Net Worth as of End of Reporting Period: $
Actual
Net Worth as of End of Reporting Period: $
In
Compliance: Yes
¨ No
¨
In
addition, the undersigned certifies to Lender that, during the period covered
by
the financial statements and through the date of this
Certification:
A. No
Event
of Default has occurred and is continuing.
B. Borrower
has not pledged any of its assets except as permitted in the Loan
Agreement.
C. There
has
been no change in GAAP or in the application thereof to the Consolidated
Entities’ financial statements since the date of the audited financial
statements referred to in Section
6.7
of the
Loan Agreement which were last delivered to Lender.
Dated
as
of _______________, 20___.
Very
truly yours,
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COVEY CO. |
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Utah corporation |
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By: |
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Title |
SCHEDULE
1
TO
COVENANT COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
LINE
OF CREDIT COVENANT CALCULATIONS
EXHIBIT
B
FORM
OF REQUEST FOR ADVANCE
[insert
date]
JPMORGAN
CHASE BANK, N.A.
80
West
Broadway, Suite 200
Salt
Lake
City, Utah 84101
Request
for Advance No.:_____________________
Ladies/Gentlemen:
Reference
is made to the Revolving Line of Credit Agreement dated as of March 14, 2007
(the “Loan
Agreement”)
between FRANKLIN
COVEY CO.,
a Utah
corporation (“Borrower”),
and
JPMORGAN
CHASE BANK, N.A.,
a
national banking association (“Lender”).
Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning
given them in the Loan Agreement.
In
accordance with Section
2.2(a)
of the
Loan Agreement, the undersigned Borrower hereby requests that Lender make an
Advance to us in the amount of $____________________ [insert
amount]
by
means of and to the account specified in Lender’s Commercial Banking Funds
Transfer Request Form attached hereto as Schedule
1 [complete
and execute form].
Borrower
hereby certifies, as of the date hereof and as of the date the Advance requested
hereby is made, that:
(a) no
Event
of Default has occurred and is continuing nor will an Event of Default occur
after giving effect to such Advance as a result of such Advance;
(b) each
of
the representations and warranties made by Borrower in or pursuant to the Loan
Documents is true and correct in all material respects on and as of such date
as
if made on and as of the date hereof (or, if any such representation or warranty
is expressly stated to have been made as of a specific date, as of such specific
date); and
(c) Borrower
has satisfied all conditions precedent and all other requirements for the
Advance of the funds requested herein as provided in the Loan Agreement and
other Loan Documents.
Very
truly yours,
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COVEY CO. |
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Title |
SCHEDULE
1
TO
REQUEST FOR ADVANCE
JPMORGAN
CHASE BANK, N.A.
COMMERCIAL
BANKING
FUNDS
TRANSFER REQUEST FORM
SCHEDULE
5.2(d)
SUBSIDIARIES
SCHEDULE
5.5
LITIGATION
epicRealm
Licensing, LLC v. Franklin Covey Co., et al.,
Case
No. 2:05-CV-00356-DF-CMC in the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of Texas, Marshall Division (has been consolidated with Case No.
2:05-CV-00163-DF-CMC). In August 2005, epicRealm Licensing, LLC (epicRealm)
filed an action against Borrower for patent infringement. The action alleges
that Borrower infringed upon two of epicRealm’s patents that cover systems and
methods for managing dynamic Web page generation requests from clients to a
Web
server that in turn uses a page server to generate a dynamic Web page using
content retrieved from a data source. Borrower denies the patent infringement
and believes that the epicRealm claims are invalid. This litigation is currently
in the discovery phase and Borrower intends to vigorously defend the
matter.
SCHEDULE
5.6
EXISTING
LIENS AND ENCUMBRANCES
Debtor
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Secured
Party
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Collateral
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Jurisdiction
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Filing
Date
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Filing
No.
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Franklin
Covey Corporation
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Lease
Operations
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Equipment
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Utah
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04/10/2002
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184734200241
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Franklin
Covery Company
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Inter-tel
Leasing,
Inc.
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Equipment
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Utah
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06/27/2002
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191497200239
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Franklin
Covey Printing, Inc.
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Heidelberg
USA, Inc.
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Equipment
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Utah
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10/30/2006
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306412200696
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Franklin
Covey Company, Inc.
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IOS
Capital, LLC
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Leased
Equipment
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Utah
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10/31/2002
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201520200221
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Franklin
Covey Printing, Inc.
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Komori
America Corporation
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Equipment
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Utah
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01/10/2007
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311178200706
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Franklin
Covey Co.
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Zions
First National Bank
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Account
#2918002 with Zions First National Bank
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Utah
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01/24/2007
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312076200702
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SCHEDULE
5.20
MANAGEMENT
COMMON STOCK LOAN PROGRAM
During
fiscal 2000, certain of our management personnel borrowed funds from an external
lender, on a full-recourse basis, to acquire shares of our common stock. The
loan program closed during fiscal 2001 with 3.825 million shares of common
stock
purchased by the loan participants for a total cost of $33.6 million, which
was
the market value of the shares acquired and distributed to loan participants.
The Company initially participated on these management common stock loans as
a
guarantor to the lending institution. However, in connection with a new credit
facility obtained during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2001, we acquired the
loans from the external lender at fair value and are now the creditor for these
loans. The loans in the management stock loan program historically accrued
interest at 9.4 percent (compounded quarterly), are full-recourse to the
participants, and were originally due in March 2005. Although interest accrues
on the outstanding balance over the life of the loans, the Company ceased
recording interest receivable (and related interest income) related to these
loans during the third quarter of fiscal 2002. However, loan participants remain
obligated to pay all accrued interest upon maturity of the
loans.
In
May
2004, our Board of Directors approved modifications to the terms of the
management stock loans. While these changes had significant implications for
most management stock loan program participants, the Company did not formally
amend or modify the stock loan program notes. Rather, the Company chose to
forego certain of its rights under the terms of the loans and granted
participants the modifications described below in order to potentially improve
their ability to pay, and the Company’s ability to collect, the outstanding
balances of the loans. These modifications to the management stock loan terms
applied to all current and former employees whose loans do not fall under the
provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Loans to the Company’s officers
and directors (as defined by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002) were not affected
by the approved modifications. During fiscal 2005 the Company collected $0.8
million, which represented payment in full, from an officer and members of
the
Board of Directors that were required to repay their loans on the original
due
date of March 30, 2005.
The
May
2004 modifications to the management stock loan terms included the
following:
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Waiver
of Right to Collect
- The
Company will waive its right to collect the outstanding balance of
the
loans prior to the earlier of (a) March 30, 2008, or (b) the date
after
March 30, 2005 on which the closing price of the Company’s stock
multiplied by the number of shares purchased equals the outstanding
principal and accrued interest on the management stock loans (the
Breakeven Date).
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Lower
Interest Rate
- Effective
May 7, 2004, the Company prospectively waived collection of all interest
on the loans in excess of 3.16 percent per annum, which was the “Mid-Term
Applicable Federal Rate” for May 2004.
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Use
of the Company’s Common Stock to Pay Loan
Balances
- The
Company may consider receiving shares of our common stock as payment
on
the loans, which were previously only payable in cash.
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Elimination
of the Prepayment Penalty
- The
Company will waive its right to charge or collect any prepayment
penalty
on the management common stock
loans.
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These
modifications, including the reduction of the loan program interest rate, were
not applied retroactively and participants remain obligated to pay interest
previously accrued using the original interest rate. Also during fiscal 2005,
our Board of Directors approved loan modifications for a former executive
officer and a former director substantially similar to loan modifications
previously granted to other loan participants in the management stock loan
program as described above.
Prior
to
the May 2004 modifications, the Company accounted for the loans and the
corresponding shares using a loan-based accounting model that included guidance
found in SAB 102, Selected
Loan Loss Allowance Methodology and Documentation Issues;
SFAS
No. 114, Accounting
by Creditors for Impairment of A Loan - an Amendment of FASB Statements No.
5
and 15;
and
SFAS No. 5, Accounting
for Contingencies.
However, due to the nature of the May 2004 modifications, the Company
reevaluated its accounting for the management stock loan program. Based upon
guidance found in EITF Issue 00-23, Issues
Related to the Accounting for Stock Compensation under APB Opinion No. 25 and
FASB Interpretation No. 44,
and
EITF Issue 95-16, Accounting
for Stock Compensation Agreements with Employer Loan Features under APB Opinion
No. 25,
we
determined that the management common stock loans should be accounted for as
non-recourse stock compensation instruments. While this accounting treatment
does not alter the legal rights associated with the loans to the employees
as
described above, the modifications to the terms of the loans were deemed
significant enough to adopt the non-recourse accounting model as described
in
EITF 00-23. As a result of this accounting treatment, the remaining carrying
value of the notes and interest receivable related to financing common stock
purchases by related parties, which totaled $7.6 million prior to the loan
term
modifications, was reduced to zero with a corresponding reduction in additional
paid-in capital. Since the Company was unable to control the underlying
management common stock loan shares, the loan program shares continued to be
included in Basic earnings per share (EPS) following the May 2004
modifications.
We
currently account for the management common stock loans as equity-classified
stock option arrangements. Under the provisions of SFAS No. 123R, which we
adopted on September 1, 2005, additional compensation expense will be recognized
only if the Company takes action that constitutes a modification which increases
the fair value of the arrangements. This accounting treatment also precludes
us
from reversing the amounts expensed as additions to the loan loss reserve,
totaling $29.7 million, which were recognized in prior periods.
During
fiscal 2006, the Company offered participants in the management common stock
loan program the opportunity to formally modify the terms of their loans in
exchange for placing their shares of common stock purchased through the loan
program in an escrow account that allows the Company to have a security interest
in the loan program shares. The key modifications to the management common
stock
loans for the participants accepting the fiscal 2006 offer are as
follows:
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Modification
of Promissory Note
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The management stock loan due date was changed to be the earlier
of (a)
March 30, 2013, or (b) the Breakeven Date as defined by the May 2004
modifications. The interest rate on the loans will increase from
3.16
percent compounded annually to 4.72 percent compounded
annually.
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Redemption
of Management Loan Program Shares
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The Company will have the right to redeem the shares on the due date
in
satisfaction of the promissory notes as
follows:
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On
the Breakeven Date, the Company has the right to purchase and redeem
from
the loan participants the number of loan program shares necessary
to
satisfy the participant’s obligation under the promissory note. The
redemption price for each such loan program share will be equal to
the
closing price of the Company’s common stock on the Breakeven
Date.
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If
the Company’s stock has not closed at or above the breakeven price on or
before March 30, 2013, the Company has the right to purchase and
redeem
from the participants all of their loan program shares at the closing
price on that date as partial payment on the participant’s
obligation.
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The
fiscal 2006 modifications were intended to give the Company a measure of control
of the outstanding loan program shares and to facilitate payment of the loans
should the market value of the Company’s stock equal the principal and accrued
interest on the management stock loans. If a loan participant declines the
offer
to modify their management stock loan, their loan will continue to have the
same
terms and conditions that were previously approved in May 2004 by the Company’s
Board of Directors and their loans will be due at the earlier of March 30,
2008
or the Breakeven Date. Consistent with the May 2004 modifications, stock loan
participants will be unable to realize a gain on the loan program shares unless
they pay cash to satisfy the promissory note obligation prior to the due date.
As of the closing date of the extension offer, which was substantially completed
in June 2006, management stock loan participants holding approximately 3,508,000
shares, or 94 percent of the remaining loan shares, elected to accept the
extension offer and placed their management stock loan shares into the escrow
account.
As
a
result of this modification, the Company reevaluated its accounting treatment
regarding the loan shares and their inclusion in Basic EPS. Since the management
stock loan shares held in the escrow account continue to have the same income
participation rights as other common shareholders, the Company has determined
that the escrowed loan shares are participating securities as defined by EITF
03-06, Participating
Securities and the Two-Class Method under FASB Statement No.
128.
As a
result, the management loan shares will be included in the calculation of Basic
EPS in periods of net income and excluded from Basic EPS in periods of net
loss
beginning in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2006, which was the completion of
the
escrow agreement modification.
As
a
result of these loan program modifications, the Company hopes to increase the
total value received from loan participants; however, the inability of the
Company to collect all, or a portion, of these receivables could have an adverse
impact upon our financial position and future cash flows compared to full
collection of the loans.
Exhibit 10.2
Exhibit
10.2
SECURED
PROMISSORY NOTE
$18,000,000.00 |
Salt
Lake City, Utah
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March
14,
2007
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1. PROMISE
TO PAY.
FOR
VALUE RECEIVED, FRANKLIN COVEY CO.,
a Utah
corporation (“Maker”),
with
a business address of 2200 West Parkway Blvd., Salt Lake City, Utah 84119,
promises to pay to the order of JPMORGAN
CHASE BANK, N.A.,
a
national banking association (“Holder”),
at
its office at 80 West Broadway, Suite 200, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84101, or
at
such other place as Holder may from time to time designate in writing, the
principal sum of up to EIGHTEEN MILLION AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($18,000,000.00),
or
so much thereof as shall from time to time be disbursed under that certain
Revolving Line of Credit Agreement (as it may be amended, modified, extended,
and renewed from time to time, the “Loan Agreement”)
of
even date herewith between Maker and Holder, together with accrued interest
from
the date of disbursement on the unpaid principal at the applicable rate as
set
forth in Section
5
hereof.
This Secured Promissory Note (as it may be amended, modified, extended, and
renewed from time to time, the “Note”)
is
issued pursuant to, entitled to the benefits of, and referred to as the “Note”
in the Loan Agreement. In the event of any inconsistency between the provisions
of this Note and the provisions of the Loan Agreement, the Loan Agreement shall
control.
2. DEFINITIONS.
The
following terms shall have the following meanings when used herein. Capitalized
terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings set forth in the
Loan Agreement.
“Affiliate”
of
any
Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled
by or under direct or indirect common control with such Person. For the purposes
of this definition, “control,” when used with respect to any Person, means the
power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or
indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract
or
otherwise; and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings
correlative to the foregoing. The term “Affiliate” does not include the
officers, directors, or employees of a Person, if the Person is a corporation,
and does not include the employees or members of a Person, if the Person is
a
limited liability company or limited partnership.
“Business Day”
means
a
day other than a Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which Holder’s branch
located at 80 West Broadway, Salt Lake City, Utah is authorized or obligated
to
close.
“Default Interest Rate”
means
a
rate of interest equal to the lesser of (a) the aggregate of THREE PERCENT
(3.0%) per annum plus the Interest Rate and (b) the highest rate legally
permissible under applicable law. The Default Interest Rate shall change from
time to time as and when the Interest Rate changes.
“Interest Rate”
means
an interest rate equal to the Interest Rate, as defined in Section 1.1 of the
Loan Agreement.
“Loan Documents”
has
the
meaning given to such term in the Loan Agreement.
“Maturity Date”
means
March 14, 2010.
“Payment Date”
means
the first (1st)
day of
each calendar month.
3. MATURITY
DATE.
Absent
the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default hereunder or under any
of
the Loan Documents, the unpaid principal balance hereof, together with all
unpaid interest accrued thereon, and all other amounts payable by Maker under
the terms of the Loan Documents, shall be due and payable on the Maturity Date.
If the Maturity Date should fall (whether by acceleration or otherwise) on
a day
that is not a Business Day, payment of the outstanding principal shall be made
on the next succeeding Business Day and such extension of time shall be included
in computing the interest included in such payment.
4. REVOLVING
LINE OF CREDIT.
The
Loan
evidenced hereby is a revolving line of credit and Maker shall be entitled
to
reborrow amounts prepaid prior to the Maturity Date. Although the outstanding
principal balance of this Note may be zero from time to time, this Note and
the
other Loan Documents will remain in full force and effect until the Maturity
Date or until all obligations of Maker or Guarantor relating to the Loan are
indefeasibly paid and performed in full, whichever is later. Upon the
occurrence, and continuance, of any Event of Default, Holder may suspend or
terminate its commitment to make Advances of the proceeds hereof without notice
to Maker or further act on the part of Holder.
5. INTEREST.
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(a)
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Absent
a continuing Event of Default hereunder or under any of the Loan
Documents, each Advance made hereunder shall bear interest at the
Interest
Rate in effect from time to time as determined in accordance with
the Loan
Agreement, subject to the limitations of Section
15
of
this Note. Interest on this Note shall be computed by applying the
ratio
of the annual Interest Rate over a year of three hundred sixty (360)
days,
multiplied by the outstanding principal balance, multiplied by the
actual
number of days the principal balance is
outstanding.
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(b)
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All
payments of principal and interest due hereunder shall be made
(i)
without deduction of any present and future taxes, levies, imposts,
deductions, charges or withholdings, which amounts shall be paid
by Maker,
and
(ii)
without any other set off. Maker will pay the amounts necessary such
that
the gross amount of the principal and interest received by Holder
is equal
to that required by this Note.
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(c)
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Interest
accruing hereunder shall be payable by Maker to Holder monthly, the
first
of which interest payments shall be payable on the Payment Date occurring
in May 2007, and on each Payment Date thereafter as provided in the
Loan
Agreement. If any payment of interest to be made by Maker hereunder
shall
become due on a day which is not a Business Day, such payment shall
be
made on the next succeeding Business Day and such extension of time
shall
be included in computing the interest in such
payment.
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6. LAWFUL
MONEY.
Principal
and interest are payable in lawful money of the United States of
America.
7. APPLICATION
OF PAYMENTS; LATE CHARGE; DEFAULT RATE.
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(a)
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Unless
otherwise agreed to, in writing, or otherwise required by applicable
law,
payments will be applied first to accrued, unpaid interest, then
to any
unpaid collection costs, late charges and other charges, and any
remaining
amount to principal; provided however, upon a continuing Event of
Default,
Holder reserves the right to apply payments among principal, interest,
late charges, collection costs and other charges at its discretion.
All
prepayments shall be applied to the indebtedness owing hereunder
in such
order and manner as Holder may from time to time determine in its
reasonable discretion.
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(b)
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If
any payment required under this Note is not paid within ten (10)
days
after such payment is due, then, at the option of Holder, Maker shall
pay
a late charge equal to five percent (5.0%) of the amount of such
payment
or Twenty-Five and No/100 Dollars ($25.00), whichever is greater,
up to
the maximum amount of One Thousand Five Hundred and No/100 Dollars
($1,500.00) per late charge to compensate Holder for administrative
expenses and other costs of delinquent payments. This late charge
may be
assessed without notice, shall be immediately due and payable and
shall be
in addition to all other rights and remedies available to
Holder.
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(c)
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Upon
a continuing Event of Default or upon maturity by acceleration, Holder,
at
its option, may also, if permitted under applicable law, do one or
both of
the following, in addition to any other right or remedy available
to
Holder: (i) increase the applicable interest rate on this Note to
the
Default Interest Rate, and (ii) add any unpaid accrued interest to
principal and such sum will bear interest therefrom until paid at
the rate
provided in this Note (including any increased rate). The interest
rate
hereunder will not exceed the maximum rate permitted by applicable
law.
Application of the Default Interest Rate will not cure any Event
of
Default.
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8. SECURITY;
GUARANTY.
This
Note
is secured by one or more liens and security interests upon the Collateral,
as
more particularly set forth in the Loan Agreement and other Loan Documents,
and
payments hereunder are unconditionally guaranteed by Guarantor pursuant to
the
Guaranty.
9. EVENT
OF DEFAULT.
The
occurrence of any of the following shall be deemed to be an event of default
(“Event
of Default”)
hereunder:
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(a)
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Failure
by Maker to pay any monetary amount within ten (10) days of when
due under
any Loan Document; or
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(b)
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The
occurrence of any event of default under any of the other Loan
Documents.
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Upon
the
occurrence, and during the continuance, of an Event of Default, then at the
option of Holder, the entire balance of principal together with all accrued
interest thereon, and all other amounts payable by Maker under the Loan
Documents shall, without demand or notice, immediately become due and payable.
Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default (and so long as such Event of Default
shall continue), without notice or demand, the entire balance of principal
hereof, together with all accrued interest thereon, all other amounts due under
the Loan Documents, and any judgment for such principal, interest, and other
amounts shall bear interest at the Default Interest Rate. Maker may also, at
its
election, add any unpaid accrued interest to principal and such sum will bear
interest therefrom until paid at the Default Interest Rate. The Interest Rate
under this Note will not exceed the maximum rate permitted by applicable law
under any circumstances. No delay or omission on the part of Holder in
exercising any right under this Note or under any of the other Loan Documents
hereof shall operate as a waiver of such right and no application of the Default
Interest Rate or addition of interest to principal shall constitute an election
of remedies by Holder nor shall any such exercise of any right cure any Event
of
Default under the Loan Documents.
11. WAIVER.
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(a)
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Maker,
endorsers, guarantors, and sureties of this Note hereby waive diligence,
demand for payment, presentment for payment, protest, notice of
nonpayment, notice of protest, notice of intent to accelerate, notice
of
acceleration, notice of dishonor, and notice of nonpayment, and all
other
notices or demands of any kind (except notices specifically provided
for
in the Loan Documents) and expressly agree that, without in any way
affecting the liability of Maker, endorsers, guarantors, or sureties,
Holder may extend any maturity date or the time for payment of any
installment due hereunder, otherwise modify the Loan Documents, accept
additional security, release any Person liable, and release any security
or guaranty. Maker, endorsers, guarantors, and sureties waive, to
the full
extent permitted by law, the right to plead any and all statutes
of
limitations as a defense.
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(b)
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TO
THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, MAKER SHALL NOT ASSERT,
AND HEREBY WAIVES, ANY CLAIM AGAINST HOLDER, ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY,
FOR SPECIAL, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES (AS OPPOSED
TO
DIRECT OR ACTUAL DAMAGES) ARISING OUT OF, IN CONNECTION WITH, OR
AS A
RESULT OF THIS NOTE OR ANY AGREEMENT OR INSTRUMENT CONTEMPLATED HEREBY,
THE LOAN OR THE USE OF THE PROCEEDS
THEREOF.
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12. CHANGE,
DISCHARGE, TERMINATION, OR WAIVER.
No
provision of this Note may be changed, discharged, terminated, or waived except
in a writing signed by the party against whom enforcement of the change,
discharge, termination, or waiver is sought. No failure on the part of Holder
to
exercise and no delay by Holder in exercising any right or remedy under this
Note or under the law shall operate as a waiver thereof.
13. ATTORNEYS’
FEES.
If
this
Note is not paid when due or if any Event of Default occurs, Maker promises
to
pay all costs of enforcement and collection and preparation therefor, including,
but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees, whether or not any action or
proceeding is brought to enforce the provisions hereof (including, without
limitation, all such costs incurred in connection with any bankruptcy,
receivership, or other court proceedings (whether at the trial or appellate
level)) or with regard to any arbitration or other dispute resolution
proceeding.
14. SEVERABILITY.
If
any
provision of this Note is unenforceable, the enforceability of the other
provisions shall not be affected and they shall remain in full force and
effect.
15. INTEREST
RATE LIMITATION.
Maker
hereby agrees to pay an effective rate of interest that is the sum of the
interest rate provided for herein, together with any additional rate of interest
resulting from any other charges of interest or in the nature of interest paid
or to be paid in connection with the Loan, including without limitation, the
Origination Fee and any other fees to be paid by Maker pursuant to the
provisions of the Loan Documents. Holder and Maker agree that none of the terms
and provisions contained herein or in any of the Loan Documents shall be
construed to create a contract for the use, forbearance or detention of money
requiring payment of interest at a rate in excess of the maximum interest rate
permitted to be charged by the laws of the State of Utah. In such event, if
any
holder of this Note shall collect monies which are deemed to constitute interest
which would otherwise increase the effective interest rate on this Note to
a
rate in excess of the maximum rate permitted to be charged by the laws of the
State of Utah, all such sums deemed to constitute interest in excess of such
maximum rate shall, at the option of Holder, be credited to the payment of
other
amounts payable under the Loan Documents or returned to Maker.
16. NUMBER
AND GENDER.
In
this
Note the singular shall include the plural and the masculine shall include
the
feminine and neuter gender, and vice versa.
17. HEADINGS.
Headings
at the beginning of each numbered section of this Note are intended solely
for
convenience and are not part of this Note.
18. CHOICE
OF LAW.
THIS
NOTE
SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE
OF
UTAH WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES. THE PARTIES AGREE
THAT ALL ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS NOTE AND THE
OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS SHALL BE TRIED AND LITIGATED ONLY IN THE STATE AND FEDERAL
COURTS LOCATED IN THE COUNTY OF SALT LAKE, STATE OF UTAH OR, AT THE SOLE OPTION
OF HOLDER, IN ANY OTHER COURT IN WHICH HOLDER SHALL INITIATE LEGAL OR EQUITABLE
PROCEEDINGS AND WHICH HAS SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION OVER THE MATTER IN
CONTROVERSY. EACH OF MAKER AND HOLDER WAIVES, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER
APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT EACH MAY HAVE TO ASSERT THE DOCTRINE OF FORUM NON
CONVENIENS OR TO OBJECT TO VENUE TO THE EXTENT ANY PROCEEDING IS BROUGHT IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION
18.
19. INTEGRATION.
The
Loan
Documents contain the complete understanding and agreement of Holder and Maker
and supersede all prior representations, warranties, agreements, arrangements,
understandings, and negotiations. PURSUANT
TO UTAH
CODE ANNOTATED
SECTION 25-5-4, MAKER IS NOTIFIED THAT
THIS NOTE AND OTHER WRITTEN LOAN DOCUMENTS REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN
THE PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF ANY ALLEGED PRIOR,
CONTEMPORANEOUS OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES. THERE ARE NO
UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES.
20. COUNTERPARTS.
This
document may be executed and acknowledged in counterparts, all of which executed
and acknowledged counterparts shall together constitute a single document.
21. BINDING
EFFECT.
The
Loan
Documents will be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, Holder, Maker,
and
their respective successors and assigns. Maker may not delegate its obligations
hereunder or under the Loan Documents.
22. TIME
OF THE ESSENCE.
Time
is
of the essence with regard to each provision of the Loan Documents as to which
time is a factor.
22. SURVIVAL.
The
representations, warranties, and covenants of Maker in the Loan Documents shall
survive the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents and the making of
the
Loan.
[Remainder
of Page Intentionally Left Blank]
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, Maker has executed and delivered this Note as of the day and
year first above written.
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FRANKLIN
COVEY CO. |
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a
Utah corporation |
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By: |
/s/
RICHARD PUTNAM |
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Name:
Richard Putnam |
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Title:
Treasurer and Vice President of Investor Relations
"Maker"
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Exhibit 10.3
Exhibit
10.3
SECURITY
AGREEMENT
THIS
SECURITY
AGREEMENT
(“Agreement”)
is
made as of March 14, 2007, by and among FRANKLIN
COVEY CO.,
a Utah
corporation (“Borrower”),
FRANKLIN
COVEY PRINTING, INC.,
a Utah
corporation, FRANKLIN
DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION,
a Utah
corporation (“Development”),
FRANKLIN
COVEY TRAVEL, INC.,
a Utah
corporation, FRANKLIN
COVEY CATALOG SALES, INC.,
a Utah
corporation, FRANKLIN
COVEY CLIENT SALES, INC.,
a Utah
corporation (“Client”),
FRANKLIN
COVEY PRODUCT SALES, INC.,
a Utah
corporation, FRANKLIN
COVEY SERVICES, L.L.C.,
a Utah
limited liability company (“Services”),
and
FRANKLIN
COVEY MARKETING, LTD.,
a Utah
limited partnership (“Marketing”)
(individually and collectively, as the context requires, “Guarantor”
and,
together with Borrower, individually and collectively, as the context requires,
“Debtor”),
JPMORGAN
CHASE BANK, N.A.,
a
national banking association (“Collateral
Agent”),
not
in its individual capacity, but solely as collateral agent for JPMORGAN
CHASE BANK, N.A.,
a
national banking association (“Chase”),
and
ZIONS
FIRST NATIONAL BANK,
a
national banking association (“Zions”
and,
together with Chase, individually and collectively, as the context requires,
the
“Secured
Party”),
in
conjunction with the Guaranty made by Guarantor in favor of Secured Party
and
the Loan made to Borrower by Secured Party pursuant to the Loan
Agreement.
WHEREAS,
Guarantor has executed the Guaranty in favor of Secured Party, pursuant to
which
Guarantor has agreed to guaranty repayment of the Loan;
WHEREAS,
Borrower and Secured Party, as lender, have entered into the Loan Agreement,
pursuant to which Secured Party, subject to the terms and conditions contained
therein, is to make the Loan to Borrower;
WHEREAS,
it is a condition precedent to Secured Party’s making any loans or otherwise
extending credit to Borrower under the Loan Agreement that Debtor execute
and
deliver to Secured Party a security agreement in substantially the form hereof
encumbering all of the personal property assets of Debtor; and
WHEREAS,
Debtor wishes to grant a security interest in favor of Collateral Agent in
all
of Debtor’s personal property assets as herein provided.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises contained herein and for other
good
and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Definitions.
All
capitalized terms used herein without definitions shall have the respective
meanings provided therefor in the Chase Loan Agreement. All terms defined
in the
Utah Uniform Commercial Code, Utah
Code Annotated
Sections
70A-9a-101 et
seq.,
and
used herein shall have the same definitions herein as specified therein.
However, if a term is defined in Article 9a of the Utah Uniform Commercial
Code
differently than in another Article of the Utah Uniform Commercial Code,
the
term has the meaning specified in Article 9a. In addition to the foregoing,
the
following terms as used herein (including, without limitation, in the Recitals
to this Agreement) are defined as follows:
1.1 “Chase
Guaranty”
means
that certain Repayment Guaranty of even date herewith from Guarantor in favor
of
Chase, as the same may be amended or modified from time to time.
1.2 “Chase
Loan”
means
the revolving line of credit extended by Chase to Borrower pursuant and subject
to the Chase Note, the Chase Loan Agreement and the other Chase Loan
Documents.
1.3 “Chase
Loan Agreement”
means
that certain Revolving Line of Credit Agreement of even date herewith by
and
between Borrower and Chase, as the same may be amended or modified from time
to
time.
1.4 “Chase
Loan Documents”
means,
collectively, the Chase Loan Agreement, the Chase Note, the Security Documents,
the Intercreditor Agreement and all other documents that from time to time
govern or evidence the Chase Obligations or secure payment or performance
thereof, as such documents may be amended or modified from time to
time.
1.5 “Chase
Note”
means
that certain Secured Promissory Note of even date herewith executed by Borrower
and payable to Chase in the maximum principal amount of $18,000,000, as the
same
may be amended or modified from time to time.
1.6 “Chase
Obligations”
means,
collectively, (a) payment of the Chase Loan; (b) with respect to Guarantor,
the
payment of the Guarantor Obligations (as defined in the Chase Guaranty);
(c) all
of the terms, conditions, agreements, stipulations, covenants, and provisions
of
this Agreement, all other Chase Loan Documents, and any other agreement,
document or instrument (and any and all renewals, replacements, amendments,
modifications or extensions thereof), given by Debtor to Chase to evidence
or to
secure the indebtedness secured hereby; (d) all late charges, default interest,
prepayment charges or premiums, loan fees, commitment fees and extension
fees
described in this Agreement and all other Chase Loan Documents and all costs
of
collecting the indebtedness or other amounts evidenced by this Agreement
and all
other Chase Loan Documents, including any and all costs and expenditures
of a
receiver in possession and reasonable attorneys’ fees; (e) payment of all sums
advanced by Chase to protect the Personal Property, with interest thereon
equal
to the highest default interest rate as provided by the Chase Note; and (f)
all
modifications, extensions and renewals of any of the obligations secured
hereby,
however evidenced. This Agreement shall also secure the payment and performance
of any additional loans that may hereafter be made by Chase to Debtor which
are
evidenced by a promissory note or notes or other writings stating that they
are
secured by this Agreement. This Agreement shall also secure all amounts,
including costs of collection, payable under any guarantee(s) now or hereafter
relating to the obligations secured hereby.
1.7 “Event
of Default”
means
the failure of Debtor to pay or perform any of the Obligations as and when
due
to be paid or performed under the terms of the Loan Documents.
1.8 “Guaranty”
means,
individually and collectively, as the context requires, the Chase Guaranty
and
the Zions Guaranty.
1.9 "Intercreditor
Agreement" means that certain Intercreditor Agreement of even date
herewith by and among Collateral Agent and Secured Party, as the same may
be
amended or modified from time to time.
1.10 “Loan”
means,
individually and collectively, as the context requires, the Chase Loan and
the
Zions Loan.
1.11 “Loan
Agreement”
means,
individually and collectively, as the context requires, the Chase Loan Agreement
and the Zions Loan Agreement.
1.12 “Loan
Documents”
means,
individually and collectively, as the context requires, the Chase Loan Documents
and the Zions Loan Documents.
1.13 “Note”
means,
individually and collectively, as the context requires, the Chase Note and
the
Zions Note.
1.14 “Obligations”
means,
individually and collectively, as the context requires, the Chase Obligations
and the Zions Obligations.
1.15 “Personal
Property”
means
all right, title, and interest of Debtor in (i) all personal property now
or
hereafter owned by Debtor, (ii) all other rights and interests of Debtor
now or
hereafter held in personal property, including, without limiting the foregoing,
all of Debtor’s present and future “Accounts,” “Cash Proceeds,” “Chattel Paper,”
“Collateral,” “Deposit Accounts,” “Electronic Chattel Paper,” “Equipment,”
“Fixtures,” “General Intangibles,” “Goods,” “Instruments,” “Inventory,”
“Investment Property,” “Letter-of-Credit Rights,” “Noncash Proceeds,” and
“Tangible Chattel Paper” (as such terms are defined in the Uniform Commercial
Code as in effect from time to time in the State of Utah, or any other
jurisdiction, as applicable (the “Uniform
Commercial Code”)),
(iii) all personal property and rights and interests in personal property
of
similar type or kind hereafter acquired by Debtor, (iv) all of Debtor’s right,
title and interest in and to all deposit accounts maintained with Secured
Party
or any affiliate of Secured Party, (v) all appurtenances and additions thereto
and substitutions or replacements thereof, and (vi) all proceeds thereof
(as
hereinafter provided).
1.16 “Zions
Guaranty”
means
that certain Repayment Guaranty of even date herewith from Guarantor in favor
of
Zions, as the same may be amended or modified from time to time.
1.17 “Zions
Loan”
means
the revolving line of credit extended by Zions to Borrower pursuant and subject
to the Zions Note, the Zions Loan Agreement and the other Zions Loan
Documents.
1.18
"Zions
Loan
Agreement" means that certain Revolving Line of Credit Agreement of
even date herewith by and between Borrower and Zions, as teh same may be
amended
or modified from time to time.
1.19
"Zions
Loan
Documents" means, collectively, the Zions Loan Agreement, the Zions
Note, the Security Documents, the Intercreditor Agreement and all other
documents that from time to time govern or evidence the Zions Obligations
or
secure payment of performance thereof, as such documents may be amended or
modified from time to time.
1.20
"Zions
Note" means
that certain Secured Promissory Note of even date herewith executed by Borrower
and payable to Zions in the maximum principal amount of $7,000,000, as the
same
may be amended or modified from time to time.
1.21 “Zions
Obligations”
means,
collectively, (a) payment of the Zions Loan; (b) with respect to Guarantor,
the
payment of the Guarantor Obligations (as defined in the Zions Guaranty);
(c) all
of the terms, conditions, agreements, stipulations, covenants, and provisions
of
this Agreement, all other Zions Loan Documents, and any other agreement,
document or instrument (and any and all renewals, replacements, amendments,
modifications or extensions thereof), given by Debtor to Zions to evidence
or to
secure the indebtedness secured hereby; (d) all late charges, default interest,
prepayment charges or premiums, loan fees, commitment fees and extension
fees
described in this Agreement and all other Zions Loan Documents and all costs
of
collecting the indebtedness or other amounts evidenced by this Agreement
and all
other Zions Loan Documents, including any and all costs and expenditures
of a
receiver in possession and reasonable attorneys’ fees; (e) payment of all sums
advanced by Zions to protect the Personal Property, with interest thereon
equal
to the highest default interest rate as provided by the Zions Note; and (f)
all
modifications, extensions and renewals of any of the obligations secured
hereby,
however evidenced. This Agreement shall also secure the payment and performance
of any additional loans that may hereafter be made by Zions to Debtor which
are
evidenced by a promissory note or notes or other writings stating that they
are
secured by this Agreement. This Agreement shall also secure all amounts,
including costs of collection, payable under any guarantee(s) now or hereafter
relating to the obligations secured hereby.
2. Grant
of Security Interest.
Debtor
hereby grants to Collateral Agent, to secure the payment and performance
in full
of all of the Obligations, a security interest in and so pledges and assigns
to
Collateral Agent all of the “Collateral” as described in the Loan Agreement,
together with all of Debtor’s Personal Property and all other personal property
assets of Debtor, wherever located, whether now owned or hereafter acquired
or
arising, and all proceeds and products thereof (all of the same being
hereinafter called the “Collateral”),
including, without limitation, “Accounts,” “Cash Proceeds,” “Chattel Paper,”
“Collateral,” “Deposit Accounts,” “Electronic Chattel Paper,” “Equipment,”
“Fixtures,” “General Intangibles,” “Goods,” “Instruments,” “Inventory,”
“Investment Property,” “Letter-of-Credit Rights,” “Noncash Proceeds,” and
“Tangible Chattel Paper,” as defined in the Uniform Commercial Code, as more
particularly described on Exhibit
A
hereto,
and all insurance claims and other proceeds or products thereof, whether
now
owned or existing or hereafter acquired or arising, wherever located and
whether
in Debtor’s possession and control or in the possession and control of a third
party. Collateral Agent acknowledges that the attachment of its security
interest in any additional commercial tort claim as original collateral is
subject to Debtor’s compliance with Section
4.7.
3. Authorization
to File Financing Statements.
Debtor
hereby irrevocably authorizes Collateral Agent at any time and from time
to time
to file in any filing office in any Uniform Commercial Code jurisdiction
any
initial financing statements and amendments thereto that (a) indicate the
Collateral (i) as all assets of Debtor or words of similar effect, regardless
of
whether any particular asset comprised in the Collateral falls within the
scope
of Article 9a of the Uniform Commercial Code, or (ii) as being of an equal
or
lesser scope or with greater detail, and (b) provide any other information
required by part 5 of Article 9a of the Uniform Commercial Code, for the
sufficiency or filing office acceptance of any financing statement or amendment,
including (i) whether Debtor is an organization, the type of organization
and
any organizational identification number issued to Debtor and, (ii) in the
case
of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or indicating Collateral
as
as-extracted collateral or timber to be cut, a sufficient description of
real
property to which the Collateral relates. Debtor agrees to furnish any such
information to Collateral Agent promptly upon Collateral Agent’s request. Debtor
also ratifies its authorization for Collateral Agent to have filed in any
Uniform Commercial Code jurisdiction any like initial financing statements
or
amendments thereto if filed prior to the date hereof.
4. Other
Actions.
To
further the attachment, perfection and first priority of, and the ability
of
Collateral Agent to enforce, Collateral Agent’s security interest in the
Collateral, and without limitation on Debtor’s other obligations in this
Agreement, Debtor agrees, in each case at Debtor’s expense, to take the
following actions with respect to the following Collateral:
4.1 Promissory
Notes and Tangible Chattel Paper.
If
Debtor shall at any time hold or acquire any promissory notes or tangible
chattel paper having an original principal amount of $100,000 or more (but
excluding loans made pursuant to Borrower’s management common stock loan program
(as described on Schedule 5.20 to the Chase Loan Agreement)), Debtor shall
forthwith endorse, assign and deliver such promissory notes or tangible chattel
paper to Collateral Agent, accompanied by such instruments of transfer or
assignment duly executed in blank as Collateral Agent may from time to time
specify.
4.2 Deposit
Accounts.
For
each deposit account that Debtor at any time opens or maintains, Debtor shall,
at Collateral Agent’s request and option, pursuant to an agreement in form and
substance satisfactory to Collateral Agent, either (a) cause the depositary
bank
to comply at any time with instructions from Collateral Agent to such depositary
bank directing the disposition of funds from time to time credited to such
deposit account, without further consent of Debtor, or (b) arrange for
Collateral Agent to become the customer of the depositary bank with respect
to
the deposit account, with Debtor being permitted, only with the consent of
Collateral Agent, to exercise rights to withdraw funds from such deposit
account. Collateral Agent agrees with Debtor that Collateral Agent shall
not
give any such instructions or withhold any withdrawal rights from Debtor,
unless
an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, or would occur, if effect
were given to any withdrawal not otherwise permitted by the Loan Documents.
The
provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to (i) any deposit account for
which Debtor, the depositary bank and Collateral Agent have entered into
a cash
collateral agreement specially negotiated among Debtor, the depositary bank
and
Collateral Agent for the specific purpose set forth therein, (ii) a deposit
account for which Collateral Agent is the depositary bank and is in automatic
control, and (iii) deposit accounts specially and exclusively used for payroll,
payroll taxes and other employee wage and benefit payments to or for the
benefit
of Debtor’s salaried employees.
4.3 Investment
Property.
If
Debtor shall at any time hold or acquire any certificated securities in any
Guarantor, Debtor shall forthwith endorse, assign and deliver the same to
Collateral Agent, accompanied by such instruments of transfer or assignment
duly
executed in blank as Collateral Agent may from time to time specify. If any
securities now or hereafter acquired by Debtor are uncertificated and are
issued
to Debtor or its nominee directly by the issuer thereof, Debtor shall promptly
notify Collateral Agent thereof and, at Collateral Agent’s request and option,
pursuant to an agreement in form and substance satisfactory to Collateral
Agent,
either (a) cause the issuer to agree to comply with instructions from Collateral
Agent as to such securities, without further consent of Debtor or such nominee,
or (b) arrange for Collateral Agent to become the registered owner of the
securities. If any securities, whether certificated or uncertificated, or
other
investment property now or hereafter acquired by Debtor are held by Debtor
or
its nominee through a securities intermediary or commodity intermediary,
Debtor
shall promptly notify Collateral Agent thereof and, at Collateral Agent’s
request and option, pursuant to an agreement in form and substance satisfactory
to Collateral Agent, either (i) cause such securities intermediary or (as
the
case may be) commodity intermediary to agree to comply with entitlement orders
or other instructions from Collateral Agent to such securities intermediary
as
to such securities or other investment property, or (as the case may be)
to
apply any value distributed on account of any commodity contract as directed
by
Collateral Agent to such commodity intermediary, in each case without further
consent of Debtor or such nominee, or (ii) in the case of financial assets
or
other investment property held through a securities intermediary, arrange
for
Collateral Agent to become the entitlement holder with respect to such
investment property, with Debtor being permitted, only with the consent of
Collateral Agent, to exercise rights to withdraw or otherwise deal with such
investment property. Collateral Agent agrees with Debtor that Collateral
Agent
shall not give any such entitlement orders or instructions or directions
to any
such issuer, securities intermediary or commodity intermediary, and shall
not
withhold its consent to the exercise of any withdrawal or dealing rights
by
Debtor, unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, or, after
giving effect to any such investment and withdrawal rights not otherwise
permitted by the Loan Documents, would occur. Without the prior written consent
of Lender, neither Borrower, Development, Client, Services nor Marketing
shall
(x) amend or cause to be amended the Guarantor Operating Documents of Services
or Marketing to provide that the membership interests of Services or the
partnership interests of Marketing are a security and are governed by Article
8
of the Uniform Commercial Code or (y) issue certificates evidencing the
ownership of the membership or partnership interests of Services or Marketing,
respectively. The provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to any financial
assets credited to a securities account for which Collateral Agent is the
securities intermediary.
4.4 Collateral
in the Possession of a Bailee.
If any
Collateral is at any time in the possession of a bailee, Debtor shall promptly
notify Collateral Agent thereof and, at Collateral Agent’s request and option,
shall promptly obtain an acknowledgement from the bailee, in form and substance
satisfactory to Collateral Agent, that the bailee holds such Collateral for
the
benefit of Collateral Agent, and that such bailee agrees to comply, without
further consent of Debtor, with instructions from Collateral Agent as to
such
Collateral. Collateral Agent agrees with Debtor that Collateral Agent shall
not
give any such instructions unless an Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing or would occur after taking into account any action by Debtor
with
respect to the bailee.
4.5 Electronic
Chattel Paper and Transferable Records.
If
Debtor at any time holds or acquires an interest in any electronic chattel
paper
or any “transferable record,” as that term is defined in Section 201 of the
federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, or in
Section
16 of the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act as in effect in any relevant
jurisdiction, Debtor shall promptly notify Collateral Agent thereof and,
at the
request and option of Collateral Agent, shall take such action as Collateral
Agent may reasonably request to vest in Collateral Agent control, under Section
9a-105 of the Uniform Commercial Code, of such electronic chattel paper or
control under Section 201 of the federal Electronic Signatures in Global
and
National Commerce Act or, as the case may be, Section 16 of the Uniform
Electronic Transactions Act, as so in effect in such jurisdiction, of such
transferable record. Collateral Agent agrees with Debtor that Collateral
Agent
will arrange, pursuant to procedures satisfactory to Collateral Agent and
so
long as such procedures will not result in Collateral Agent’s loss of control,
for Debtor to make alterations to the electronic chattel paper or transferable
record permitted under Section 9a-105 of the Uniform Commercial Code or,
as the
case may be, Section 201 of the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and
National Commerce Act or Section 16 of the Uniform Electronic Transactions
Act
for a party in control to make without loss of control, unless an Event of
Default has occurred and is continuing or would occur after taking into account
any action by Debtor with respect to such electronic chattel paper or
transferable record.
4.6 Letter-of-Credit
Rights.
If
Debtor is at any time a beneficiary under a letter of credit, Debtor shall
promptly notify Collateral Agent thereof and, at the request and option of
Collateral Agent, Debtor shall, pursuant to an agreement in form and substance
satisfactory to Collateral Agent, either (i) arrange for the issuer and any
confirmer or other nominated person of such letter of credit to consent to
an
assignment to Collateral Agent of the proceeds of the letter of credit, or
(ii)
arrange for Collateral Agent to become the transferee beneficiary of the
letter
of credit.
4.7 Commercial
Tort Claims.
If
Debtor shall at any time hold or acquire a commercial tort claim, Debtor
shall
promptly notify Collateral Agent in a writing signed by Debtor of the
particulars thereof and grant to Collateral Agent in such writing a security
interest therein and in the proceeds thereof, all upon the terms of this
Agreement, with such writing to be in form and substance satisfactory to
Collateral Agent.
4.8 Other
Actions as to Any and All Collateral.
Debtor
further agrees, at the request and option of Collateral Agent, to take any
and
all other actions Collateral Agent may determine to be necessary or useful
for
the attachment, perfection and first priority of, and the ability of Collateral
Agent to enforce, Collateral Agent’s security interest in any and all of the
Collateral, including, without limitation, (a) executing, delivering and,
where
appropriate, filing financing statements and amendments relating thereto
under
the Uniform Commercial Code, to the extent, if any, that Debtor’s signature
thereon is required therefor, (b) causing Collateral Agent’s name to be noted as
secured party on any certificate of title for a titled good if such notation
is
a condition to attachment, perfection or priority of, or ability of Collateral
Agent to enforce, Collateral Agent’s security interest in such Collateral, (c)
complying with any provision of any statute, regulation or treaty of the
United
States as to any Collateral if compliance with such provision is a condition
to
attachment, perfection or priority of, or ability of Collateral Agent to
enforce, Collateral Agent’s security interest in such Collateral, (d) using
commercially reasonable efforts to obtain governmental and other third party
waivers, consents and approvals in form and substance satisfactory to Collateral
Agent, including, without limitation, any consent of any licensor, lessor
or
other person obligated on Collateral, (e) using commercially reasonable efforts
to obtain waivers from mortgagees in form and substance satisfactory to
Collateral Agent, (f) taking all actions under any earlier versions of the
Uniform Commercial Code or under any other law, as reasonably determined
by
Collateral Agent to be applicable in any relevant Uniform Commercial Code
or
other jurisdiction, including any foreign jurisdiction, and (g) acknowledging
the Intercreditor Agreement (but not any amendments or other modifications
of
the Intercreditor Agreement). Borrower shall use commercially reasonable
efforts
to cause to be delivered to Collateral Agent, within sixty (60) days after
the
Closing Date, a landlord waiver and consent in a form reasonably acceptable
to
Collateral Agent, from each of (a) Franklin SaltLake LLC, the landlord of
the
premises leased by Development pursuant to that certain Master Lease Agreement
dated June 12, 2005, and (b) (i) CB Richard Ellis Investors, L.L.C.
(“CBREI”),
the
master landlord of the premises leased by EDS Information Services L.L.C.
(“EDS”)
pursuant to that certain Lease Agreement dated as of June 26, 2001 with
Development, the landlord’s interest under which was assigned to CBREI by
Development pursuant to that certain Assignment of Lease dated as of June
26,
2001, and (ii) EDS, the sublandlord of the premises subleased by Borrower
pursuant to that certain Sublease Agreement dated as of June 26, 2001. Upon
the
execution of each other real property lease to which Borrower or Guarantor
is a
party as a tenant, Borrower shall use commercially reasonable efforts to
cause
to be delivered to Collateral Agent a landlord waiver and consent from the
landlord under each such lease, in a form reasonably acceptable to Collateral
Agent.
4.9 Contesting
Liens.
Borrower shall promptly discharge, or cause to be discharged, any liens or
claims of lien filed or otherwise asserted in writing against the Collateral
other than the Permitted Exceptions. If Borrower fails either to promptly
discharge or contest any such liens or claims of lien, then Collateral Agent
may, in its sole and absolute discretion, but shall not be required to, procure
the release and discharge of any such lien and any judgment or decree thereon,
and in furtherance thereof may, in its sole and absolute discretion, effect
any
settlement or compromise. All amounts expended by Collateral Agent in connection
with the provisions of this Section shall be deemed to constitute an Advance
under a Loan Agreement. In settling, compromising or arranging for the discharge
of any liens under this Section, Collateral Agent shall not be required to
establish or confirm the validity or amount of the lien.
5. Relation
to Other Loan Documents.
The
provisions of this Agreement supplement the provisions of any other Loan
Documents granted by Debtor to Collateral Agent which secures the payment
or
performance of any of the Obligations. Nothing contained in the other Loan
Documents shall derogate from any of the rights or remedies of Collateral
Agent
hereunder.
6. Intentionally
Omitted.
7. Representations
and Warranties Concerning Debtor’s Legal Status.
If
requested by Collateral Agent, Debtor shall complete and deliver to Collateral
Agent a certificate signed by Debtor and entitled “Perfection Certificate” (the
“Perfection
Certificate”).
Debtor represents and warrants to Collateral Agent as follows: (a) Debtor’s
exact legal name is that indicated in the introductory paragraph hereto and
in
the Perfection Certificate, if any, and on Exhibit
B
attached
hereto, (b) Debtor is an organization of the type, and is organized in the
jurisdiction set forth in the introductory paragraph hereto and in the
Perfection Certificate, if any, and on Exhibit
B
attached
hereto, (c) the Perfection Certificate, if any, and Exhibit
B
attached
hereto accurately set forth Debtor’s organizational identification number or
accurately state that Debtor has none, (d) the Perfection Certificate, if
any,
and Exhibit
B
attached
hereto accurately set forth Debtor’s place of business or, if more than one, its
chief executive office, as well as Debtor’s mailing address, if different, (e)
all other information set forth on the Perfection Certificate, if any,
pertaining to Debtor is accurate and complete as of the date on which it
was
executed by Debtor, and (f) Borrower will promptly notify Lender in writing
of a
change in any information provided in the Perfection Certificate since the
date
on which it was executed by Debtor.
8. Covenants
Concerning Debtor’s Legal Status.
Debtor
covenants with Collateral Agent as follows: (a) without providing at least
thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to Collateral Agent, Debtor will not
change its name, its place of business or, if more than one, chief executive
office, or its mailing address or organizational identification number if
it has
one, (b) if Debtor does not have an organizational identification number
and
later obtains one, Debtor shall forthwith notify Collateral Agent of such
organizational identification number, and (c) Debtor will not change its
type of
organization, jurisdiction of organization or other legal
structure.
9. Representations
and Warranties Concerning Collateral, etc.
Debtor
further represents and warrants to Collateral Agent as follows: (a) Debtor
is
the owner of or has other rights in or power to transfer the Collateral,
free
from any right or claim or any person or any adverse Lien or Encumbrance
or
security interest, except for Liens or Encumbrances and security interests
in
favor of Collateral Agent, Permitted Exceptions and other Liens or Encumbrances
permitted by the Loan Agreement, (b) none of the Collateral constitutes,
or is
the proceeds of, “farm products” as defined in Section 9-102(a)(34) of the
Uniform Commercial Code, (c) Debtor holds no commercial tort claim except
as
indicated on the Perfection Certificate, or as Debtor has notified Collateral
Agent in writing, (d) Debtor has at all times operated its business in
compliance with all applicable provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards
Act, as amended, and with all applicable provisions of federal, state and
local
statutes and ordinances dealing with the control, shipment, storage or disposal
of hazardous materials or substances except, in each case where failure to
comply would not result in a Material Adverse Change, (e) all other information
set forth on the Perfection Certificate, if any, pertaining to the Collateral
is
accurate and complete in all material respects as of the date of such
certificate, and (f) the security interests granted herein are perfected
and are
of first priority, except to the extent of the Permitted
Exceptions.
10. Covenants
Concerning Collateral, etc.
Debtor
further covenants with Collateral Agent as follows except to the extent that
failure to do so would not cause a Material Adverse Change: (a) the Collateral,
to the extent not delivered to Collateral Agent pursuant to Section
4,
will be
kept at those locations listed on the Perfection Certificate, if any, and
on
Exhibit
B
attached
hereto and Debtor will not remove the Collateral from such locations, other
than
in the ordinary course of business or as permitted under the Loan Agreement
or
the Guaranty, without providing at least thirty (30) days’ prior written notice
to Collateral Agent, (b) except for the security interest herein granted
and
liens permitted by the Loan Documents, including without limitation the
Permitted Exceptions, Debtor shall be the owner of or have other rights in
the
Collateral free from any right or claim of any other person, lien, security
interest or other encumbrance, and Debtor shall defend the same against all
claims and demands of all persons at any time claiming the same or any interests
therein adverse to Collateral Agent, (c) Debtor shall not pledge, mortgage
or
create, or suffer to exist any right of any person in or claim by any person
to
the Collateral, or any security interest, lien or encumbrance in the Collateral
in favor of any person, other than Collateral Agent, except for liens permitted
by the Loan Documents, including without limitation the Permitted Exceptions,
(d) Debtor will keep the Collateral in good order and repair, normal wear
and
tear excepted, and will not use the same in violation of law, (e) Debtor
will
permit Collateral Agent, or its designee, upon reasonable prior notice, to
enter
upon any portion of the premises where any Collateral may be located for
purposes of inspection of the Collateral; provided,
however,
that
inspection by Collateral Agent (or by Collateral Agent’s inspector) of the
Collateral or any portion thereof is for the sole purpose of protecting the
security of Collateral Agent and is not to be construed as a representation
by
Collateral Agent that there has been compliance with applicable law or any
other
requirement or condition and Debtor may make or cause to be made such other
independent inspections as Debtor may desire for its own protection, and
nothing
contained herein shall be construed as requiring Collateral Agent to oversee
or
supervise the Collateral, (f) Debtor will pay promptly when due all taxes,
assessments, governmental charges and levies upon the Collateral or incurred
in
connection with the use or operation of such Collateral or incurred in
connection with this Agreement, (g) Debtor will continue to operate its business
in compliance with all applicable provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards
Act, as amended, and with all applicable provisions of federal, state and
local
statutes and ordinances dealing with the control, shipment, storage or disposal
of hazardous materials or substances, and (h) unless such action would result
in
a Material Adverse Change (without taking into consideration subsections
(iii)
and (iv) of the definition of Material Adverse Change), Debtor may sell or
otherwise dispose, or offer to sell or otherwise dispose, of the Collateral
or
any interest therein except that Debtor shall not sell or otherwise dispose
of,
or offer to sell or otherwise dispose of, all or a substantial part of the
Collateral other than to Borrower or a Guarantor.
11. Insurance.
11.1 Maintenance
of Insurance.
Debtor
will maintain with financially sound and reputable insurers insurance with
respect to its properties and business against such casualties and contingencies
as shall be in accordance with general practices of businesses engaged in
similar activities in similar geographic areas. All such insurance policies
shall (a) be in such minimum amounts that Debtor will not be deemed a co-insurer
under applicable insurance laws, regulations and policies, (b) be issued
by an
insurance company licensed to do business in the state where the property
is
located having a rating of “A-” VIII or better by A.M. Best Co., in Best’s
Rating Guide, (c) name “JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., any and all subsidiaries as
their interest may appear” as additional insureds on all liability insurance,
(d) be endorsed to show that Borrower’s insurance shall be primary and all
insurance carried by Collateral Agent is strictly excess and secondary and
shall
not contribute with Borrower’s insurance, (e) be evidenced by a certificate of
insurance to be provided to Collateral, (f) include either policy or binder
numbers on the Accord form, and (g) otherwise shall be in such amounts, contain
such terms, be in such forms and be for such periods as may be reasonably
satisfactory to Collateral Agent. In addition, all such insurance shall be
payable to Collateral Agent as loss payee. Without limiting the foregoing,
Debtor will (x) keep all of its physical property insured with casualty or
physical hazard insurance on an “all risks” basis, with broad form flood and
earthquake coverages and electronic data processing coverage, with a full
replacement cost endorsement and an “agreed amount” clause in an amount equal to
100% of the full replacement cost of such property, (y) maintain all such
workers’ compensation or similar insurance as may be required by law, and (z)
maintain, in amounts and with deductibles equal to those generally maintained
by
businesses engaged in similar activities in similar geographic areas, general
public liability insurance against claims of bodily injury, death or property
damage occurring, on, in or about the properties of Debtor; and business
interruption insurance.
11.2 Insurance
Proceeds.
The
proceeds of any casualty insurance in respect of any casualty loss of any
of the
Collateral shall, subject to the rights, if any, of other parties with an
interest having priority in the property covered thereby, (a) so long as
no
Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, be disbursed to Debtor for
direct application by Debtor solely to the repair or replacement of Debtor’s
property so damaged or destroyed, and (b) in all other circumstances, be
held by
Collateral Agent as cash collateral for the Obligations. Collateral Agent
may,
at its reasonable option which option shall be exercised within ten (10)
Business Days of receipt of such proceeds, disburse from time to time all
or any
part of such proceeds so held as cash collateral, upon such terms and conditions
as Collateral Agent may reasonably prescribe, for direct application by Debtor
solely to the repair or replacement of Debtor’s property so damaged or
destroyed, or Collateral Agent may ratably distribute to each Secured Party
all
or any part of such proceeds for application to the Obligations.
11.3 Continuation
of Insurance.
All
policies of insurance shall provide for at least thirty (30) days’ prior written
cancellation notice to Collateral Agent. In the event of failure by Debtor
to
provide and maintain insurance as herein provided, Collateral Agent may,
at its
option, provide such insurance and charge the amount thereof to Debtor. Debtor
shall furnish Collateral Agent with certificates of insurance and policies
evidencing compliance with the foregoing insurance provision.
12. Collateral
Protection Expenses; Preservation of Collateral.
12.1 Expenses
Incurred by Collateral Agent or Secured Party.
In
Collateral Agent’s or any Secured Party’s sole and absolute discretion, if
Debtor fails to do so, Collateral Agent or such Secured Party may discharge
taxes and other encumbrances (other than Permitted Exceptions) at any time
levied or placed on any of the Collateral, unless such taxes and encumbrances
are being contested in good faith, maintain any of the Collateral, make repairs
thereto and pay any necessary filing fees or insurance premiums. Debtor agrees
to reimburse Collateral Agent or such Secured Party on demand for all
expenditures so made. Neither Collateral Agent nor any Secured Party shall
have
any obligation to Debtor to make any such expenditures, nor shall the making
thereof be construed as the waiver or cure of any Default or Event of
Default.
12.2 Collateral
Agent’s Obligations and Duties.
Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, Debtor shall remain obligated
and liable under each contract or agreement comprised in the Collateral to
be
observed or performed by Debtor thereunder. Collateral Agent shall not have
any
obligation or liability under any such contract or agreement by reason of
or
arising out of this Agreement or the receipt by Collateral Agent of any payment
relating to any of the Collateral, nor shall Collateral Agent be obligated
in
any manner to perform any of the obligations of Debtor under or pursuant
to any
such contract or agreement, to make inquiry as to the nature or sufficiency
of
any payment received by Collateral Agent in respect of the Collateral or
as to
the sufficiency of any performance by any party under any such contract or
agreement, to present or file any claim, to take any action to enforce any
performance or to collect the payment of any amounts which may have been
assigned to Collateral Agent or to which Collateral Agent may be entitled
at any
time or times. Collateral Agent’s sole duty with respect to the custody, safe
keeping and physical preservation of the Collateral in its possession, under
Section 9a-207 of the Uniform Commercial Code or otherwise, shall be to deal
with such Collateral in the same manner as Collateral Agent deals with similar
property for its own account.
13. Securities
and Deposits.
Collateral Agent may at any time following and during the continuance of
an
Event of Default, at its sole option, transfer to itself or any nominee any
securities constituting Collateral, receive any income thereon and hold such
income as additional Collateral or apply it to the Obligations. Whether or
not
any Obligations are due, Collateral Agent may following and during the
continuance of an Event of Default, demand, sue for, collect, or make any
settlement or compromise which it deems desirable with respect to the
Collateral. Regardless of the adequacy of Collateral or any other security
for
the Obligations and during the continuance of an Event of Default, any deposits
or other sums at any time credited by or due from Collateral Agent to Debtor
may
at any time be applied to or set off against any of the Obligations. If
Collateral Agent exercises such setoff right, Collateral Agent exercising
such
right agrees promptly to notify Debtor after any such setoff and application
made by Collateral Agent; provided,
however, that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity
of
such setoff and application.
14. Notification
to Account Debtors and Other Persons Obligated on Collateral.
If an
Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, Debtor shall, at
the
request and option of Collateral Agent, notify account debtors and other
persons
obligated on any of the Collateral of the security interest of Collateral
Agent
in any account, chattel paper, general intangible, instrument or other
Collateral and that payment thereof is to be made directly to Collateral
Agent
or to any financial institution designated by Collateral Agent as Collateral
Agent’s agent therefor, and Collateral Agent may itself, if an Event of Default
shall have occurred and be continuing, without notice to or demand upon Debtor,
so notify account debtors and other persons obligated on Collateral. After
the
making of such a request or the giving of any such notification, Debtor shall
hold any proceeds of collection of accounts, chattel paper, general intangibles,
instruments and other Collateral received by Debtor as trustee for Collateral
Agent without commingling the same with other funds of Debtor and shall turn
the
same over to Collateral Agent in the identical form received, together with
any
necessary endorsements or assignments. Collateral Agent shall ratably distribute
to each Secured Party the proceeds of collection of accounts, chattel paper,
general intangibles, instruments and other Collateral received by Collateral
Agent, for application by each Secured Party to the Obligations, such proceeds
to be immediately credited after final payment in cash or other immediately
available funds of the items giving rise to them.
15. Power
of Attorney.
15.1 Appointment
and Powers of Collateral Agent.
Debtor
hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints Collateral Agent and any officer
or
agent thereof, with full power of substitution, as its true and lawful
attorney-in-fact with full irrevocable power and authority in the place and
stead of Debtor or in Collateral Agent’s own name, for the purpose of carrying
out the terms of this Agreement, to take any and all appropriate action and
to
execute any and all documents and instruments that may be necessary or useful
to
accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and, without limiting the generality
of the foregoing, hereby gives said attorneys the power and right, on behalf
of
Debtor, without notice to or assent by Debtor, to do the following:
(a) upon
the
occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, generally to
sell,
transfer, pledge, make any agreement with respect to or otherwise dispose
of or
deal with any of the Collateral in such manner as is consistent with the
Uniform
Commercial Code and as fully and completely as though Collateral Agent were
the
absolute owner thereof for all purposes, and to do, at Debtor’s expense, at any
time, or from time to time, all acts and things which Collateral Agent deems
necessary or useful to protect, preserve or realize upon the Collateral and
Collateral Agent’s security interest therein, in order to effect the intent of
this Agreement, all at least as fully and effectively as Debtor might do,
including, without limitation, (i) the filing and prosecuting of registration
and transfer applications with the appropriate federal, state, local or other
agencies or authorities with respect to trademarks, copyrights and patentable
inventions and processes, (ii) upon written notice to Debtor, the exercise
of
voting rights with respect to voting securities, which rights may be exercised,
if Collateral Agent so elects, with a view to causing the liquidation of
assets
of the issuer of any such securities, and (iii) the execution, delivery and
recording, in connection with any sale or other disposition of any Collateral,
of the endorsements, assignments or other instruments of conveyance or transfer
with respect to such Collateral;
(b) to
the
extent that Debtor’s authorization given in Section
3
is not
sufficient, to file such financing statements with respect hereto, with or
without Debtor’s signature, or a photocopy of this Agreement in substitution for
a financing statement, as Collateral Agent may deem appropriate and to execute
in Debtor’s name such financing statements and amendments thereto and
continuation statements which may require Debtor’s signature; and
(c) to
file
for record, at Borrower’s cost and expense and in Borrower’s name, any notices
that Collateral Agent considers necessary or desirable to protect the
Collateral.
15.2 Ratification
by Debtor.
To the
extent permitted by law, Debtor hereby ratifies all that said attorneys shall
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This power of attorney
is a
power coupled with an interest and is irrevocable.
15.3 No
Duty on Collateral Agent.
The
powers conferred on Collateral Agent hereunder are solely to protect its
interests in the Collateral and shall not impose any duty upon it to exercise
any such powers. Collateral Agent shall be accountable only for the amounts
that
it actually receives as a result of the exercise of such powers, and neither
it
nor any of its officers, directors, employees or agents shall be responsible
to
Debtor for any act or failure to act, except for Collateral Agent’s own gross
negligence or willful misconduct.
16. Rights
and Remedies.
If an
Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, Collateral Agent,
without any other notice to or demand upon Debtor, shall have in any
jurisdiction in which enforcement hereof is sought, in addition to all other
rights and remedies, the rights and remedies of a secured party under the
Uniform Commercial Code and any additional rights and remedies which may
be
provided to a secured party in any jurisdiction in which Collateral is located,
including, without limitation, the right to take possession of the Collateral,
and for that purpose Collateral Agent may, so far as Debtor can give authority
therefor, enter upon any premises on which the Collateral may be situated
and
remove the same therefrom. During continuance of an Event of Default, Collateral
Agent may in its discretion require Debtor to assemble all or any part of
the
Collateral at such location or locations within the jurisdiction(s) of Debtor’s
principal office(s) or at such other locations as Collateral Agent may
reasonably designate. Unless the Collateral is perishable or threatens to
decline speedily in value or is of a type customarily sold on a recognized
market, Collateral Agent shall give to Debtor at least ten Business Days
prior
written notice of the time and place of any public sale of Collateral or
of the
time after which any private sale or any other intended disposition is to
be
made. Debtor hereby acknowledges that ten Business Days prior written notice
of
such sale or sales shall be reasonable notice. In addition, Debtor waives
any
and all rights that it may have to a judicial hearing in advance of the
enforcement of any of Collateral Agent’s rights and remedies hereunder,
including, without limitation, its right following an Event of Default to
take
immediate possession of the Collateral and to exercise its rights and remedies
with respect thereto.
17. Standards
for Exercising Rights and Remedies.
To the
extent that applicable law imposes duties on Collateral Agent to exercise
remedies in a commercially reasonable manner, Debtor acknowledges and agrees
that it is not commercially unreasonable for Collateral Agent (a) to fail
to
incur expenses reasonably deemed significant by Collateral Agent to prepare
Collateral for disposition or otherwise to fail to complete raw material
or work
in process into finished goods or other finished products for disposition,
(b)
to fail to obtain third party consents for access to Collateral to be disposed
of, or to obtain or, if not required by other law, to fail to obtain
governmental or third party consents for the collection or disposition of
Collateral to be collected or disposed of, (c) to fail to exercise collection
remedies against account debtors or other persons obligated on Collateral
or to
fail to remove liens or encumbrances on or any adverse claims against
Collateral, (d) to exercise collection remedies against account debtors and
other persons obligated on Collateral directly or through the use of collection
agencies and other collection specialists, (e) to advertise dispositions
of
Collateral through publications or media of general circulation, whether
or not
the Collateral is of a specialized nature, (f) to contact other persons,
whether
or not in the same business as Debtor, for expressions of interest in acquiring
all or any portion of the Collateral, (g) to hire one or more professional
auctioneers to assist in the disposition of Collateral, whether or not the
collateral is of a specialized nature, (h) to dispose of Collateral by utilizing
Internet sites that provide for the auction of assets of the types included
in
the Collateral or that have the reasonable capability of doing so, or that
match
buyers and sellers of assets, (i) to dispose of assets in wholesale rather
than
retail markets, (j) to disclaim disposition warranties, (k) to purchase
insurance or credit enhancements to insure Collateral Agent against risks
of
loss, collection or disposition of Collateral or to provide to Collateral Agent
a guaranteed return from the collection or disposition of Collateral, or
(l) to
the extent deemed appropriate by Collateral Agent, to obtain the services
of
other brokers, investment bankers, consultants and other professionals to
assist
Collateral Agent in the collection or disposition of any of the Collateral.
Debtor acknowledges that the purpose of this Section
17
is to
provide non-exhaustive indications of what actions or omissions by Collateral
Agent would fulfill Collateral Agent’s duties under the Uniform Commercial Code
or other law of the State of Utah or any other relevant jurisdiction in
Collateral Agent’s exercise of remedies against the Collateral and that other
actions or omissions by Collateral Agent shall not be deemed to fail to fulfill
such duties solely on account of not being indicated in this Section
17.
Without
limitation upon the foregoing, nothing contained in this Section
17
shall be
construed to grant any rights to Debtor or to impose any duties on Collateral
Agent that would not have been granted or imposed by this Agreement or by
applicable law in the absence of this Section
17.
18. No
Waiver by Collateral Agent, etc.
Collateral Agent shall not be deemed to have waived any of its rights or
remedies in respect of the Obligations or the Collateral unless such waiver
shall be in writing and signed by Collateral Agent. No delay or omission
on the
part of Collateral Agent in exercising any right or remedy shall operate
as a
waiver of such right or remedy or any other right or remedy. A waiver on
any one
occasion shall not be construed as a bar to or waiver of any right or remedy
on
any future occasion. All rights and remedies of Collateral Agent with respect
to
the Obligations or the Collateral, whether evidenced hereby or by any other
instrument or papers, shall be cumulative and may be exercised singularly,
alternatively, successively or concurrently at such time or at such times
as
Collateral Agent deems expedient.
19. Suretyship
Waivers by Debtor.
Debtor
waives demand, notice, protest, notice of acceptance of this Agreement, notice
of loans made, credit extended, Collateral received or delivered or other
action
taken in reliance hereon and all other demands and notices of any description.
With respect to both the Obligations and the Collateral, Debtor assents to
any
extension or postponement of the time of payment or any other indulgence,
to any
substitution, exchange or release of or failure to perfect any security interest
in any Collateral, to the addition or release of any party or person primarily
or secondarily liable, to the acceptance of partial payment thereon and the
settlement, compromising or adjusting of any thereof, all in such manner
and at
such time or times as Collateral Agent may deem advisable. Collateral Agent
shall have no duty as to the collection or protection of the Collateral or
any
income therefrom, the preservation of rights against prior parties, or the
preservation of any rights pertaining thereto beyond the safe custody thereof
as
set forth in Section
12.2.
Debtor
further waives any and all other suretyship defenses.
20. Marshalling.
Collateral Agent shall not be required to marshal any present or future
collateral security (including but not limited to the Collateral) for, or
other
assurances of payment of, the Obligations or any of them or to resort to
such
collateral security or other assurances of payment in any particular order,
and
all of its rights and remedies hereunder and in respect of such collateral
security and other assurances of payment shall be cumulative and in addition
to
all other rights and remedies, however existing or arising. To the extent
that
it lawfully may, Debtor hereby agrees that it will not invoke any law relating
to the marshalling of collateral which might cause delay in or impede the
enforcement of Collateral Agent’s rights and remedies under this Agreement or
under any other instrument creating or evidencing any of the Obligations
or
under which any of the Obligations is outstanding or by which any of the
Obligations is secured or payment thereof is otherwise assured, and, to the
extent that it lawfully may, Debtor hereby irrevocably waives the benefits
of
all such laws.
21. Proceeds
of Dispositions; Expenses.
Debtor
shall pay to Collateral Agent on demand any and all expenses, including
reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements, incurred or paid by Collateral
Agent in protecting, preserving or enforcing Collateral Agent’s rights and
remedies under or in respect of any of the Obligations or any of the Collateral.
After deducting all of said expenses, the residue of any proceeds of collection
or sale or other disposition of the Collateral shall, to the extent actually
received in cash, be distributed ratably to each Secured Party, which shall
be
applied to the payment of the Obligations in such order or preference as
each
Secured Party may determine, proper allowance and provision being made for
any
Obligations not then due. Upon the final payment and satisfaction in full
of all
of the Obligations and after making any payments required by Sections
9-608(a)(1)(C) or 9a-615(a)(3) of the Uniform Commercial Code, any excess
shall
be returned to Debtor. In the absence of final payment and satisfaction in
full
of all of the Obligations, Debtor shall remain liable for any
deficiency.
22. Overdue
Amounts.
Until
paid, all amounts due and payable by Debtor hereunder shall be a debt secured
by
the Collateral and shall bear, whether before or after judgment, interest
at the
rate of interest for overdue principal set forth in the Loan
Documents.
23. CHOICE
OF LAW.
THIS
AGREEMENT AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY
AND
CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF UTAH WITHOUT GIVING
EFFECT
TO CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES. THE PARTIES AGREE THAT ALL ACTIONS OR
PROCEEDINGS ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN
DOCUMENTS MAY BE TRIED AND LITIGATED IN THE STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS LOCATED
IN
THE COUNTY OF SALT LAKE, STATE OF UTAH OR, IN ANY OTHER COURT IN WHICH A
PARTY
SHALL INITIATE LEGAL OR EQUITABLE PROCEEDINGS AND WHICH HAS SUBJECT MATTER
JURISDICTION OVER THE MATTER IN CONTROVERSY. EACH OF DEBTOR AND COLLATERAL
AGENT
WAIVES, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT EACH MAY
HAVE TO
ASSERT THE DOCTRINE OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR TO OBJECT TO VENUE TO THE
EXTENT
ANY PROCEEDING IS BROUGHT IN ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT LOCATED IN THE COUNTY
OF
SALT LAKE, STATE OF UTAH.
24. WAIVER
OF JURY TRIAL.
EACH OF
DEBTOR AND COLLATERAL AGENT HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED
BY
APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING
DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE
TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY (WHETHER BASED UPON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY
OTHER
THEORY). EACH OF DEBTOR AND COLLATERAL AGENT (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO
REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY
OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION,
SEEK
TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER
PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER
THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.
25. WAIVER
OF SPECIAL DAMAGES. TO
THE
EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, DEBTOR SHALL NOT ASSERT, AND HEREBY WAIVES,
ANY CLAIM AGAINST COLLATERAL AGENT, ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, FOR SPECIAL,
INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES (AS OPPOSED TO DIRECT OR ACTUAL
DAMAGES) ARISING OUT OF, IN CONNECTION WITH, OR AS A RESULT OF, THIS AGREEMENT
OR ANY AGREEMENT OR INSTRUMENT CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, THE TRANSACTIONS, THE
LOAN
OR THE USE OF THE PROCEEDS THEREOF.
26. MISCELLANEOUS
WAIVERS.
WITH
RESPECT TO ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDINGS RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT (EACH,
A
“PROCEEDING”),
DEBTOR IRREVOCABLY (A) SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE STATE AND FEDERAL
COURTS HAVING JURISDICTION IN THE CITY OF SALT LAKE, COUNTY OF SALT LAKE
AND
STATE OF UTAH, AND (B) WAIVES ANY OBJECTION WHICH IT MAY HAVE AT ANY TIME
TO THE
LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT, WAIVES ANY CLAIM
THAT ANY PROCEEDING HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM AND FURTHER
WAIVES
THE RIGHT TO OBJECT, WITH RESPECT TO SUCH PROCEEDING, THAT SUCH COURT DOES
NOT
HAVE JURISDICTION OVER SUCH PARTY. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT SHALL PRECLUDE
COLLATERAL AGENT FROM BRINGING A PROCEEDING IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION NOR
WILL
THE BRINGING OF A PROCEEDING IN ANY ONE OR MORE JURISDICTIONS PRECLUDE THE
BRINGING OF A PROCEEDING IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION. DEBTOR FURTHER AGREES
AND
CONSENTS THAT, IN ADDITION TO ANY METHODS OF SERVICE OF PROCESS PROVIDED
FOR
UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, ALL SERVICE OF PROCESS IN ANY PROCEEDING IN ANY UTAH
STATE
OR UNITED STATES COURT SITTING IN THE CITY OF SALT LAKE AND COUNTY OF SALT
LAKE
MAY BE MADE BY CERTIFIED OR REGISTERED MAIL, RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED, DIRECTED
TO DEBTOR AT THE ADDRESS INDICATED IN THE GUARANTY OR THE LOAN AGREEMENT,
AS THE
CASE MAY BE, AND SERVICE SO MADE SHALL BE COMPLETE UPON RECEIPT; EXCEPT
THAT IF
DEBTOR SHALL REFUSE TO ACCEPT DELIVERY, SERVICE SHALL BE DEEMED COMPLETE
FIVE
(5) DAYS AFTER THE SAME SHALL HAVE BEEN SO MAILED.
27. Miscellaneous.
The
headings of each section of this Agreement are for convenience only and shall
not define or limit the provisions thereof. This Agreement and all rights
and
obligations hereunder shall be binding upon Debtor and its respective successors
and assigns, and shall inure to the benefit of Collateral Agent and its
successors and assigns. If any term of this Agreement shall be held to be
invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity of all other terms hereof
shall
in no way be affected thereby, and this Agreement shall be construed and
be
enforceable as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable term had not been
included herein. Debtor acknowledges receipt of a copy of this Agreement.
All
notices required or permitted hereunder shall be made in the manner required
or
permitted by the Uniform Commercial Code and otherwise in accordance with
the
terms and at the addresses set forth in the Chase Loan Agreement and the
Chase
Guaranty. Debtor hereby authorizes Collateral Agent, at its sole discretion
and
without notice to or consent of Debtor, to disclose to Zions or Chase on
a
confidential basis any information, financial or otherwise, which it may
possess
concerning Debtor. Collateral Agent acknowledges that it is aware, and
Collateral Agent will advise its directors, officers, employees, agents and
advisors (collectively, “Representatives”) who are informed as to the matters
which are the subject of this Agreement, that the United States securities
laws
prohibit any Person who has received from an issuer material, non-public
information concerning such issuer from purchasing or selling securities
of such
issuer or from communicating such information to any other Person under
circumstances in which it is reasonably foreseeable that such Person is likely
to purchase or sell securities. Lender further agrees that it will keep,
and it
will advise its Representatives of its obligations to keep, confidential
any
material non-public information disclosed to Collateral Agent by Borrower
or any
Person acting on Borrower’s behalf. This Section is a confidentiality agreement
for purposes of Regulation FD promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act
of
1934.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, intending to be legally bound, Debtor has caused this Agreement
to be duly executed as of the date first above written.
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FRANKLIN
COVEY CO. |
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a
Utah
corporation |
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By: |
/s/
RICHARD PUTNAM |
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Name:
Richard Putnam |
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Title:
Treasurer and Vice President of Investor
Relations |
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FRANKLIN
COVEY PRINTING, INC. |
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a
Utah
corporation |
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By: |
/s/ RICHARD PUTNAM |
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Name:
Richard Putnam |
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Title:
Treasurer |
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FRANKLIN
DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION |
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a
Utah
corporation |
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By: |
/s/ RICHARD PUTNAM |
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Name:
Richard Putnam |
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Title:Vice
President |
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FRANKLIN
COVEY TRAVEL, INC. |
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a
Utah
corporation |
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By: |
/s/ RICHARD PUTNAM |
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Name:
Richard Putnam |
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Title:
Treasurer |
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FRANKLIN
COVEY CATALOG SALES, INC. |
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a
Utah
corporation |
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By: |
/s/ RICHARD PUTNAM |
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Name:
Richard Putnam |
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Title:
Treasurer |
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FRANKLIN
COVEY CLIENT SALES, INC |
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a
Utah
corporation |
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By: |
/s/ RICHARD PUTNAM |
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Name:
Richard Putnam |
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Title:
Treasurer |
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FRANKLIN
COVEY PRODUCT SALES, INC. |
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a
Utah
corporation |
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By: |
/s/ RICHARD PUTNAM |
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Name:
Richard Putnam |
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Title:
Treasurer |
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FRANKLIN
COVEY SERVICES, L.L.C. |
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a
Utah
liability company |
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By: |
FRANKLIN
COVEY
SERVICES, L.L.C.
a Utah
corporation, its member
/s/ RICHARD PUTNAM
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Name:
Richard Putnam |
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Title:
Treasurer |
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FRANKLIN
COVEY CO. |
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a
Utah
corporation |
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By: |
/s/ RICHARD PUTNAM |
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Name:
Richard Putnam |
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Title:
Treasurer and Vice President of Investor
Relations |
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By:
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FRANKLIN
COVEY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION |
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a
Utah
corporation, its member |
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By: |
/s/ RICHARD PUTNAM |
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Name:
Richard Putnam |
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Title:Vice
President |
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FRANKLIN
COVEY CO. |
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a
Utah
corporation |
By:
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FRANKLIN
DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION |
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a
Utah corporation, its general partner |
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By: |
/s/ RICHARD PUTNAM |
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Name:
Richard Putnam |
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Title:
Vice President
"Debtor"
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JPMORGAN
CHASE BANK, N.A. |
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a national
banking association |
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By: |
/s/ TONY C. NIELSEN |
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Name:
Tony C. Nielsen |
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Title:
Senior Vice President
"Collateral
Agent"
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EXHIBIT
A
DESCRIPTION
OF PERSONAL PROPERTY
All
of
Debtor’s assets, including, without limitation, “Accounts,” “Cash Proceeds,”
“Chattel Paper,” “Collateral,” “Deposit Accounts,” “Electronic Chattel Paper,”
“Equipment,” “Fixtures,” General Intangibles,” “Goods,” “Instruments,”
“Inventory,” “Investment Property,” “Letter-of-credit Rights,” “Noncash
Proceeds,” and “Tangible Chattel Paper,” as defined in the Uniform Commercial
Code. Such assets include, without limitation:
(a) All
personal property, (including, without limitation, all goods, supplies,
equipment, furniture, furnishings, fixtures, machinery, inventory, construction
materials and software embedded in any of the foregoing) in which Debtor
now or
hereafter acquires an interest or right, together with any interest of Debtor
in
and to personal property which is leased or subject to any superior security
interest, and all books, records, leases and other agreements, documents,
and
instruments of whatever kind or character, relating to such personal
property;
(b) All
fees,
income, rents, issues, profits, earnings, receipts, royalties, and revenues
which, after the date hereof and while any portion of the Obligations remains
unpaid or unperformed, may accrue from such personal property or any part
thereof, or which may be received or receivable by Debtor from any hiring,
using, letting, leasing, subhiring, subletting, subleasing, occupancy,
operation, or use thereof;
(c) All
of
Debtor’s present and future rights to receive payments of money, services, or
property, including, without limitation, rights to receive capital contributions
or subscriptions from Debtor’s partners or shareholders, amounts payable on
account of the sale of partnership interests in Debtor or the capital stock
of
Debtor, accounts and other accounts receivable, deposit accounts, chattel
paper
(whether tangible or electronic), notes, drafts, contract rights, instruments,
general intangibles, and principal, interest, and payments due on account
of
goods sold or leased, services rendered, loans made or credit extended, together
with title to or interest in all agreements, documents, and instruments
evidencing securing or guarantying the same;
(d) All
other
intangible property (and related software) and rights relating to the personal
property described in Paragraph
(a)
above or
the operation or use thereof, including, without limitation, all governmental
and private contracts, agreements, permits, licenses, and approvals relating
thereto, all names under or by which such property may at any time be sold,
marketed, operated or known, all rights to carry on business under any such
names, or any variant thereof, all trade names and trademarks, copyrights,
patents, trademark, patent and copyright applications and registrations,
patterns, designs, drawings, plans and specifications, other proprietary
information and intellectual property, and royalties relating in any way
thereto, and all goodwill and software in any way relating thereto;
(e) Debtor’s
rights under all insurance policies covering the Personal Property, or any
other
part of the Collateral, and any and all proceeds, loss payments, and premium
refunds payable regarding the same;
(f) All
causes of action, claims, compensation, and recoveries for any damage to,
destruction of, or condemnation or taking of the Personal Property, or any
other
part of the Collateral, or for any conveyance in lieu thereof, whether direct
or
consequential, or for any damage or injury to the Personal Property, or any
other part of the Collateral, or for any loss or diminution in value of the
Personal Property, or any other part of the Collateral;
(g) All
Debtor’s rights in proceeds of the Loan evidenced by the Note;
(h) All
of
Debtor’s rights under any agreements affecting the Personal Property, whether
now existing or hereafter arising; and
(i) All
proceeds from sale or disposition of any of the aforesaid
collateral.
As
used
in this Exhibit
A
the
terms “Obligations,” “Note,” “Collateral,” and “Personal Property” shall have
the meanings set forth in the Security Agreement to which this Exhibit
A
is
attached.
EXHIBIT
B
FINANCING
STATEMENT INFORMATION
The
Collateral Agent is:
JPMorgan
Chase Bank, N.A.
80
West
Broadway, Suite 200
Salt
Lake
City, Utah 84101
The
Debtor is:
Name,
Type of Organization and Jurisdiction
|
Address
|
Organizational
Identification No.
|
Employer
Identification No.
|
FRANKLIN
COVEY CO., a
Utah corporation
|
2200
West Parkway Blvd.
Salt
Lake City, Utah 84119
|
852657-0142
|
87-0401551
|
FRANKLIN
COVEY PRINTING, INC., a
Utah corporation
|
2200
West Parkway Blvd.
Salt
Lake City, Utah 84119
|
848770-0142
|
87-0401876
|
FRANKLIN
DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, a
Utah corporation
|
2200
West Parkway Blvd.
Salt
Lake City, Utah 84119
|
976652-0142
|
87-0448924
|
FRANKLIN
COVEY TRAVEL, INC., a
Utah corporation
|
2200
West Parkway Blvd.
Salt
Lake City, Utah 84119
|
1303276-0142
|
87-0555873
|
FRANKLIN
COVEY CATALOG SALES, INC., a
Utah corporation
|
2200
West Parkway Blvd.
Salt
Lake City, Utah 84119
|
1318674-0142
|
87-0561599
|
FRANKLIN
COVEY CLIENT SALES, INC., a
Utah corporation
|
2200
West Parkway Blvd.
Salt
Lake City, Utah 84119
|
1318682-0142
|
87-0561601
|
FRANKLIN
COVEY PRODUCT SALES, INC., a
Utah corporation
|
2200
West Parkway Blvd.
Salt
Lake City, Utah 84119
|
1318690-0142
|
87-0561600
|
FRANKLIN
COVEY SERVICES, L.L.C., a
Utah limited liability company
|
2200
West Parkway Blvd.
Salt
Lake City, Utah 84119
|
2028086-0160
|
87-0563642
|
FRANKLIN
COVEY MARKETING, LTD., a
Utah limited partnership
|
2200
West Parkway Blvd.
Salt
Lake City, Utah 84119
|
2115011-0180
|
87-0563643
|
The
Collateral is the Personal Property described on Exhibit
A
to the
Security Agreement.
Exhibit 10.4
Exhibit
10.4
REPAYMENT
GUARANTY
THIS
REPAYMENT GUARANTY
(as
amended, modified, extended, and renewed from time to time, the “Guaranty”),
dated
as of March 14, 2007, is made by FRANKLIN
COVEY PRINTING, INC.,
a Utah
corporation, FRANKLIN
DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION,
a Utah
corporation, FRANKLIN
COVEY TRAVEL, INC.,
a Utah
corporation, FRANKLIN
COVEY CATALOG SALES, INC.,
a Utah
corporation, FRANKLIN
COVEY CLIENT SALES, INC.,
a Utah
corporation, FRANKLIN
COVEY PRODUCT SALES,
a Utah
corporation, FRANKLIN
COVEY SERVICES, L.L.C.,
a Utah
limited liability company, and FRANKLIN
COVEY MARKETING, LTD.,
a Utah
limited partnership (individually and collectively, as the context requires,
and
jointly and severally, “Guarantor”),
in
favor of JPMORGAN
CHASE BANK, N.A.,
a
national banking association (“Lender”),
in
conjunction with the Loan made to FRANKLIN
COVEY CO.,
a Utah
corporation (“Borrower”),
by
Lender pursuant to the Loan Agreement.
1. DEFINITIONS.
Except
as otherwise provided in this Guaranty, all terms defined in the Loan Agreement
shall have the same meaning when used in this Guaranty. In addition, the
following terms shall have the following meanings:
(a) “Change
of Control”
(a)
means the closing of a sale or other disposition of all or substantially
all of
Guarantor’s assets; (b) shall be deemed to have occurred at such time as a
“person” or “group” (within the meaning of Sections 13(d) and 14(d)(2) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), becomes the “beneficial owner” (as
defined in Rule 13d3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended),
directly or indirectly, of more than fifty percent (50%) of the total voting
power of all classes of stock then outstanding of Guarantor entitled to vote
in
the election of directors; or (c) Guarantor’s merger into or consolidation with
any other entity, or any other reorganization or transfer, directly or
indirectly, of the ownership interests in Guarantor, in which the holders
of the
outstanding ownership interests in Guarantor immediately prior to such
transaction receive or retain, in connection with such transaction on account
of
their ownership interests, ownership interests representing less than fifty
percent (50%) of the voting power of the entity surviving such transaction;
provided,
however,
that a
Change of Control shall not include a merger effected exclusively for the
purpose of changing the domicile of Guarantor or a merger of a Guarantor
into
Borrower or another Guarantor.
(b) “Guarantor
Loan Documents”
means
this Guaranty and any other guaranties, agreements, documents, or instruments
now or hereafter executed by Guarantor evidencing, guarantying, securing
or
otherwise related to the Guarantor Obligations or the Loan, as this Guaranty
and
such other guaranties, agreements, documents, and instruments may be amended,
modified, extended, renewed, or supplemented from time to time.
(c) “Guaranty”
means
this Guaranty, as it may be amended, modified, extended, and renewed, from
time
to time.
(d) “Loan”
means
a
revolving line of credit in the maximum principal amount of EIGHTEEN MILLION
AND
NO/100 DOLLARS ($18,000,000.00) made to Borrower by Lender pursuant to the
Loan
Agreement.
(e) “Loan
Agreement”
means
that certain Revolving Line of Credit Agreement of approximate even date
herewith between Borrower and Lender, as amended, modified, extended or renewed
from time to time.
(f) “Loan
Party”
means
Borrower, Guarantor, and each other person that from time to time is obligated
to Lender under any Loan Document or grants any of the Collateral.
(g) “Obligations”
means
the following:
(i) Payment
of principal, interest, costs, expenses, fees, and other amounts under the
Note
or other Loan Documents;
(ii) Payment
of all other amounts payable from time to time by Borrower under the Loan
Documents; and
(iii) The
prompt and complete performance of the obligations of Borrower, as set forth
in
the Loan Agreement and other Loan Documents.
(h) Actions
by Lender.
Unless
otherwise expressly provided in this Guaranty, all determinations, consents,
approvals, disapprovals, calculations, requirements, requests, acts, actions,
elections, selections, opinions, judgments, options, exercise of rights,
remedies or indemnities, satisfaction of conditions or other decisions of
or to
be made by Lender under this Guaranty shall be made in the reasonable discretion
of Lender. Any reference to Lender’s “sole and absolute discretion” or similar
phrases has the meaning represented by the phrase “sole and absolute discretion,
acting in good faith”.
2. GUARANTY.
FOR
GOOD AND VALUABLE CONSIDERATION, THE RECEIPT AND SUFFICIENCY OF WHICH GUARANTOR
ACKNOWLEDGES, GUARANTOR UNCONDITIONALLY AND IRREVOCABLY, AND JOINTLY AND
SEVERALLY, GUARANTEES THE FULL PAYMENT AND PERFORMANCE WHEN DUE, BY ACCELERATION
OR OTHERWISE, OF EACH AND ALL OBLIGATIONS. GUARANTOR AGREES THAT IMMEDIATELY
UPON A FAILURE IN PAYMENT OR PERFORMANCE WHEN DUE OF ANY OR ALL OBLIGATIONS,
GUARANTOR WILL PAY TO LENDER THE FULL AMOUNT OF, OR PERFORM IN FULL, SUCH
OBLIGATIONS. ALL PAYMENTS UNDER THIS GUARANTY SHALL BE MADE TO LENDER IN
LAWFUL
MONEY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AT THE ADDRESS OF LENDER DESIGNATED
IN THE
LOAN AGREEMENT OR SUCH OTHER LOCATION AS LENDER MAY DESIGNATE IN WRITING.
ANY
AMOUNT PAYABLE UNDER THIS GUARANTY NOT PAID WHEN DUE, AND ANY JUDGMENT FOR
SUCH
AN AMOUNT AND INTEREST THEREON, SHALL BEAR INTEREST AT THE DEFAULT INTEREST
RATE
FROM THE DUE DATE OR SUCH JUDGMENT DATE, RESPECTIVELY, UNTIL SUCH AMOUNT
AND
INTEREST THEREON ARE PAID IN FULL. GUARANTOR AGREES TO PAY SUCH INTEREST
ON
DEMAND. ALL OF GUARANTOR’S OBLIGATIONS HEREUNDER WILL BE PAID AND PERFORMED BY
GUARANTOR WITHOUT COUNTERCLAIM, DEDUCTION, DEFENSE, DEFERMENT, REDUCTION,
OR
SET-OFF (all of the foregoing obligations of Guarantor and any and all other
obligations, duties and responsibilities of Guarantor hereunder shall be
referred to herein collectively as the “Guarantor
Obligations”).
3. SECURITY.
Payment
and performance of the Guarantor Obligations by Guarantor shall be secured
by a
Security Agreement of even date herewith by and between Guarantor and Lender,
creating a first priority security interest in all personal property assets
of
each
Guarantor.
4. GUARANTOR
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.
Guarantor represents and warrants to Lender as of the date of this
Guaranty:
(a) Organization
and Powers.
Guarantor is either a corporation, a limited liability company, or a limited
partnership duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the State
of
Utah. Guarantor has all requisite power and authority, rights and franchises
to
own and operate its properties, to carry on its business as now conducted
and as
proposed to be conducted, and to enter into and perform this Guaranty and
the
other Loan Documents to which it is a party. The address of Guarantor’s chief
executive office and principal place of business is c/o Franklin Covey Co,
2200
West Parkway Blvd., Salt Lake City, Utah 84119.
(b) Good
Standing.
Guarantor has made all filings and is in good standing in the State of Utah,
and
in each other jurisdiction in which the character of the property it owns
or the
nature of the business it transacts makes such filings necessary and where
failure to make such filings would result in a Material Adverse
Change.
(c) Authorization.
The
execution, delivery and performance of the Guarantor Loan Documents by Guarantor
are within Guarantor’s corporate, limited liability company or partnership
powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary action by Guarantor
and
its directors, shareholders, members, managers and partners, as
applicable.
(d) No
Conflict.
The
execution, delivery and performance of the Guarantor Loan Documents by Guarantor
will not violate (1) any provision of the Guarantor Operating Documents;
(2) any
legal requirement affecting Guarantor or any of Guarantor’s respective
properties except where a violation of such requirement would not result
in a
Material Adverse Change; or (3) any agreement to which Guarantor is bound
or to
which Guarantor is a party, except where a violation of any such agreement
would
not result in a Material Adverse Change, and will not result in or require
the
creation (except as provided in or contemplated by this Guaranty and the
Loan
Agreement) of any Lien or Encumbrance upon any of such properties.
(e) No
Approvals, etc.
All
governmental or regulatory orders, consents, permits, authorizations and
approvals required for the present use and operation of the Guarantor’s business
and the Collateral pledged by Guarantor have been obtained and are in full
force
and effect, except where failure to obtain such orders, consents, permits,
authorizations or approvals would not result in a Material Adverse Change.
To
the knowledge of Guarantor, no additional governmental or regulatory actions,
filings or registrations with respect to the Guarantor’s business and the
Collateral pledged by Guarantor, and no approvals, authorizations or consents
of
any trustee or holder of any Indebtedness or obligation of Guarantor are
required for the due execution, delivery and performance by Guarantor of
their
respective duties and obligations under the Guarantor Loan
Documents.
(f) Binding
Obligations.
This
Guaranty and the other Guarantor Loan Documents have been duly executed by
Guarantor, and are the legally valid and binding obligations of Guarantor,
enforceable against Guarantor in accordance with their terms, except as
enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium or similar Requirements of Laws affecting creditors’ rights generally
and by general principles of equity.
(g) Solvency.
After
giving effect to this Guaranty, Guarantor is solvent. As used in the preceding
sentence, “solvent”
means,
with respect to any person, that at the time of determination:
(i) the
fair
value of its assets, both at fair valuation and at present fair saleable
value,
is in excess of the total amount of its liabilities, including, without
limitation, contingent claims; and
(ii) it
is
then able and expects to be able to pay its debts as they mature;
and
(iii) it
has
capital sufficient to carry on its business as conducted and as proposed
to be
conducted.
Contingent
liabilities (such as litigation, guaranties, including but not limited to
this
Guaranty, and pension plan liabilities) shall be computed at the amount which,
in light of all the facts and circumstances existing at the time, represents
the
amount which can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured
liability.
(h) Inducement.
Guarantor acknowledges and agrees that this Guaranty is being executed and
delivered in connection with, and as an inducement for Lender to extend,
various
credit accommodations to Borrower that are beneficial to the ongoing business
and operations of Borrower and Guarantor.
5. GUARANTOR
COVENANTS.
Until
the Obligations are paid and performed in full, Guarantor agrees that, unless
Lender otherwise agrees in writing in Lender’s absolute and sole
discretion:
(a) Keeping
Informed About Borrower and Transaction.
Guarantor understands the Obligations and the Guarantor Obligations and has
had
access to information about the financial condition of Borrower and the ability
of Borrower to perform the Obligations. Guarantor assumes responsibility
for
acquiring and maintaining all necessary information concerning the financial
condition of the Borrower, and any and all endorsers and other guarantors
of any
instrument or document evidencing all or any part of the Obligations, and
of all
other circumstances bearing upon the risk of nonpayment of the Obligations
or
any part thereof that diligent inquiry would reveal, and Guarantor hereby
agrees
that Lender shall have no duty to advise Guarantor of information known to
Lender regarding such condition or circumstances.
(b) Transfer
of Assets.
Unless
such action would result in a Material Adverse Change (without taking into
consideration subsections (iii) and (iv) of the definition of Material Adverse
Change), Guarantor may sell, convey, transfer, assign or dispose of Guarantor’s
properties or assets, or any right, title or interest, or any part thereof,
or
enter into any lease covering all or any portion thereof or an undivided
interest therein, either voluntarily, involuntarily, or otherwise; provided,
however,
that
Guarantor shall not sell, transfer, lease, or otherwise dispose of all or
any
substantial part of its properties or assets other than such a sale, transfer,
lease or disposition to Borrower or another Guarantor.
(c) Change
of Control.
Without
the prior written consent of Lender, which consent will not be unreasonably
withheld or delayed, Guarantor shall not cause, permit, or suffer any Change
of
Control to occur.
6. SPECIAL
PROVISIONS.
(a) Nature
of Guaranty.
This
Guaranty is absolute, continuing, irrevocable, and unconditional. This Guaranty
is a guaranty of payment and performance when due and not of collection.
This
Guaranty shall be effective and remain in full force and effect until all
Obligations are paid and performed in full, regardless of (i) the genuineness,
regularity, legality, validity, or enforceability of any or all of the liens
and
encumbrances securing the Obligations, the Loan Documents, or the Obligations,
(ii) any law, regulation, or rule (federal, state, or local) or any action
by
any Governmental Authority discharging, reducing, varying the terms of payment,
or otherwise modifying any of the Obligations or any of the liens and
encumbrances securing the Obligations, or (iii) the death, dissolution, or
liquidation of Borrower or any Guarantor.
(b) Enforcement
Against Guarantor Without Other Action.
Lender,
in its sole and absolute discretion, may enforce this Guaranty against any
Guarantor without first having sought enforcement of any Loan Documents against
Borrower, any other Guarantor, or any collateral.
(c) Events
Not Affecting Guarantor Obligations.
The
following shall not affect, impair, or delay the enforcement of this Guaranty,
regardless of the impact upon any contribution, exoneration, indemnification,
reimbursement, subrogation, and other rights of Guarantor:
(i) The
bankruptcy, death, disability, dissolution, incompetence, insolvency,
liquidation, or reorganization of Borrower.
(ii) Any
defense of Borrower to payment or performance of any or all Obligations,
or
enforcement of any or all liens and encumbrances securing the Obligations
on
this Guaranty.
(iii) The
disallowance, discharge, modification of the terms of, reduction in the amount
of, or stay of enforcement of any or all Obligations, or any or all liens
and
encumbrances securing the Obligations, in any bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, or other legal proceeding or by any law, ordinance, regulation,
or rule (federal, state, or local).
(iv) The
cessation of liability of Borrower for any or all Obligations without full
satisfaction of such Obligations.
(d) Acts
and Omissions of Lender Not Affecting this Guaranty.
The
following acts and omissions of Lender, in each case in its sole and absolute
discretion, shall not affect, delay, or impair this Guaranty, regardless
of the
impact upon any contribution, exoneration, indemnification, reimbursement,
subrogation, or other rights of Guarantor:
(i) Lender
may compromise, delay enforcement, fail to enforce, release, settle, or waive
any or all Obligations of Borrower or any or all rights and remedies of Lender
against Borrower.
(ii) Lender
may make advances, issue letters of credit, or grant other financial
accommodations for Borrower without requiring satisfaction of all conditions
precedent in the Loan Documents.
(iii) Lender
may obtain, substitute, and release collateral or additional collateral for
the
Obligations or this Guaranty.
(iv) Lender
may fail to perfect, fail to protect the priority of, and fail to insure
any or
all liens and encumbrances in such collateral.
(v) Lender
may fail to inspect, insure, maintain, preserve, or protect any or all such
collateral.
(vi) Lender
may enforce, compromise, delay enforcement, fail to enforce, settle, or waive
any rights and remedies of Lender as to any or all such collateral.
(vii) Lender
may assemble, sell, or otherwise dispose of any collateral in any manner
and
order Lender determines in its absolute and sole discretion, and disposition
may
be for no value, or for less than fair market value, of the collateral in
the
absolute and sole discretion of Lender. With respect to any collateral that
is
personal property, Lender shall give Guarantor ten (10) days’ prior written
notice of any sale or other disposition, except for personal property collateral
that is perishable, threatens to decline speedily in value, is of a type
customarily sold on a recognized market, or is cash, cash equivalents,
certificates of deposit or the like, and except as to Lender’s right of set-off.
Guarantor’s sole right with respect to all collateral shall be to bid at a sale
thereof in accordance with applicable law.
(viii) Lender
may obtain additional obligors for any or all Obligations, and may substitute
or
release Borrower or any other obligor.
(ix) Lender
may fail to file or pursue a claim in any bankruptcy, insolvency, probate,
reorganization, or other proceeding as to any or all Obligations or any or
all
liens and encumbrances securing the Obligations.
(x) Lender
may subordinate (A) any or all liens and encumbrances securing the Obligations
or this Guaranty, or (B) any or all Obligations.
(xi) Lender
may amend, modify, extend, renew, restate, supplement, or terminate in whole
or
in part any or all Loan Documents.
(xii) Lender
may assign any or all of its rights and delegate its obligations under the
Loan
Documents, in whole or in part (including, without limitation, by
participation).
(xiii) Lender
may do any other act or make any other omission that might otherwise constitute
an extinguishment or a legal or equitable discharge of, or defense by,
Guarantor.
7. GUARANTOR
WAIVERS.
(a) Note
and Notice Waivers.
Guarantor waives, to the full extent permitted by law, presentment, notice
of
dishonor, protest, notice of protest, notice of intent to accelerate, notice
of
acceleration, and all other notices or demands of any kind (including, without
limitation, notice of the acceptance by Lender of this Guaranty, notice of
the
existence, creation, non-payment, or non-performance of any or all Obligations,
and notice of the acts or omissions described in Sections
6(c) and
6(d), excepting
only notices specifically provided for in this Guaranty).
(b) Waiver
of Acts and Omissions of Lender.
Guarantor waives any defense to enforcement of the Guarantor Obligations
or any
liens and encumbrances granted by Guarantor based on acts and omissions of
Lender described in Sections
6(c)
and
6(d).
(c) Waiver
of Statutory Provisions.
Guarantor waives any and all rights and benefits under Utah
Code Annotated§
78-37-1, Utah
Code Annotated§
57-1-32 and
any
other similar or replacement statutes or rules now or hereafter in effect
and
any other statutes or rules now or hereafter in effect that purport to confer
specific rights upon, or make specific defenses or procedures available to,
guarantors, or limit the right of Lender to recover a deficiency judgment,
or to
otherwise proceed, against any person or entity obligated for payment of
the
Loan, after any trustee’s sale, any judicial foreclosure sale or any personal
property sale of any collateral securing the Loan.
(d) Waiver
of Statute of Limitations.
To the
full extent permitted by law, Guarantor waives any and all statutes of
limitations as a defense to any or all Obligations.
(e) Waiver
of Law and Equitable Principles Conflicting With This Guaranty.
Guarantor waives any and all provisions of law and equitable principles that
conflict with this Guaranty.
(f) Waiver
of Any Obligation of Lender to Inform Guarantor.
Guarantor waives any right to require Lender, and Lender shall have no
obligation, to provide to Guarantor any information concerning performance
of
the Obligations, the ability of Borrower to perform the Obligations, or any
other matter, regardless of what information Lender may have from time to
time.
(g) Waiver
of Contribution, Exoneration, Indemnification, Reimbursement, Subrogation,
and
Other Rights Against Borrower and Other Loan Parties.
Until
such time as the Obligations have been fully satisfied, Guarantor waives
any and
all present and future claims, remedies, and rights of Guarantor against
Borrower or any other guarantor, any collateral, and any other property,
interests in property, or rights to property of Borrower or any other guarantor
(i) arising from any performance by Guarantor hereunder, (ii) arising from
any
application of any collateral or any other property, interests in property,
or
rights to property of Guarantor to payment or performance of the Obligations,
or
(iii) otherwise arising in respect of the Loan Documents, regardless of whether
such claims, remedies, and rights arise under any present or future agreement,
document, or instrument or are provided by any law, ordinance, regulation,
or
rule (federal, state, or local) (including, without limitation, (A) any and
all
rights of contribution, exoneration, indemnity, reimbursement, and subrogation,
and (B) any and all rights to participate in the rights and remedies of Lender
against Borrower, any other guarantor, and any collateral).
(h) WAIVER
OF JURY TRIAL.
EACH OF
GUARANTOR AND LENDER (BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF) HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST
EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY
IN
ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO
THIS
GUARANTY OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY (WHETHER BASED UPON CONTRACT,
TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH OF GUARANTOR AND LENDER (BY ITS ACCEPTANCE
HEREOF) (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER
PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD
NOT,
IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B)
ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER
INTO THIS GUARANTY BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS
IN THIS SECTION.
(i) WAIVER
OF SPECIAL DAMAGES. TO
THE
EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, GUARANTOR SHALL NOT ASSERT, AND HEREBY
WAIVES, ANY CLAIM AGAINST LENDER, ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, FOR SPECIAL,
INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES (AS OPPOSED TO DIRECT OR ACTUAL
DAMAGES) ARISING OUT OF, IN CONNECTION WITH, OR AS A RESULT OF, THIS GUARANTY
OR
ANY AGREEMENT OR INSTRUMENT CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, THE TRANSACTIONS, THE LOAN
OR
THE USE OF THE PROCEEDS THEREOF.
(j) MISCELLANEOUS
WAIVERS.
TO THE
FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, GUARANTOR HEREBY WAIVES ANY AND
ALL
RIGHTS TO REQUIRE MARSHALLING OF ASSETS BY LENDER. WITH RESPECT TO ANY SUIT,
ACTION OR PROCEEDINGS RELATING TO THIS GUARANTY OR THE OTHER GUARANTOR LOAN
DOCUMENTS (EACH, A “PROCEEDING”),
GUARANTOR IRREVOCABLY (A) SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE STATE AND FEDERAL
COURTS HAVING JURISDICTION IN THE CITY OF SALT LAKE, COUNTY OF SALT LAKE
AND
STATE OF UTAH, AND (B) WAIVES ANY OBJECTION WHICH IT MAY HAVE AT ANY TIME
TO THE
LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT, WAIVES ANY CLAIM
THAT ANY PROCEEDING HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM AND FURTHER
WAIVES
THE RIGHT TO OBJECT, WITH RESPECT TO SUCH PROCEEDING, THAT SUCH COURT DOES
NOT
HAVE JURISDICTION OVER SUCH PARTY. NOTHING IN THIS GUARANTY SHALL PRECLUDE
LENDER FROM BRINGING A PROCEEDING IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION NOR WILL THE
BRINGING OF A PROCEEDING IN ANY ONE OR MORE JURISDICTIONS PRECLUDE THE BRINGING
OF A PROCEEDING IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION. GUARANTOR FURTHER AGREES AND CONSENTS
THAT, IN ADDITION TO ANY METHODS OF SERVICE OF PROCESS PROVIDED FOR UNDER
APPLICABLE LAW, ALL SERVICE OF PROCESS IN ANY PROCEEDING IN ANY UTAH STATE
OR
UNITED STATES COURT SITTING IN THE CITY OF SALT LAKE AND COUNTY OF SALT LAKE
MAY
BE MADE BY CERTIFIED OR REGISTERED MAIL, RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED, DIRECTED
TO
GUARANTOR AT THE ADDRESS INDICATED BELOW, AND SERVICE SO MADE SHALL BE COMPLETE
UPON RECEIPT; EXCEPT
THAT IF
GUARANTOR SHALL REFUSE TO ACCEPT DELIVERY, SERVICE SHALL BE DEEMED COMPLETE
FIVE
(5) DAYS AFTER THE SAME SHALL HAVE BEEN SO MAILED.
8. SUBORDINATION.
If from
time to time Borrower shall have liabilities or obligations to Guarantor,
such
liabilities and obligations and any and all assignments as security, grants
in
trust, liens, mortgages, security interests, other encumbrances, and other
interests and rights securing such liabilities and obligations shall at all
times be fully subordinate with respect to (a) assignment as security, grant
in
trust, lien, mortgage, security interest, other encumbrance, and other interest
and right (if any), (b) time and right of payment and performance, and (c)
rights against any collateral therefor (if any), to payment and performance
in
full of the Obligations and the right of Lender to realize upon any or all
Collateral. Guarantor agrees that such liabilities and obligations of Borrower
to Guarantor shall not be secured by any assignment as security, grant in
trust,
lien, mortgage, security interest, other encumbrance or other interest or
right
in any property, interests in property, or rights to property of Borrower
and
that during the continuance of an Event of Default, Borrower shall not pay,
and
Guarantor shall not receive, payments of any or all liabilities or obligations
of Borrower to Guarantor until after payment and performance of the Obligations
in full, unless Lender consents thereto in writing. If, notwithstanding the
foregoing, during the continuance of an Event of Default, Guarantor receives
any
payment from Borrower, such payment shall be held in trust by Guarantor for
the
benefit of Lender, shall be segregated from the other funds of Guarantor,
and
shall forthwith be paid by Guarantor to Lender and applied to payment of
the
Obligations, whether or not then due. To secure this Guaranty, Guarantor
grants
to Lender a lien and security interest in all liabilities and obligations
of
Borrower to Guarantor, in any assignments as security, grants in trust, liens,
mortgages, security interests, other encumbrances, other interests or rights
securing such liabilities and obligations, and in all of Guarantor’s right,
title, and interest in and to any payments, property, interests in property,
or
rights to property acquired or received by Guarantor from Borrower in respect
of
any liabilities or obligations of Borrower to Guarantor.
9. LIMITATION
ON OBLIGATIONS.
The
provisions of this Guaranty are severable, and in any action or proceeding
involving any state corporate law, or any state, federal or foreign bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization or other law affecting the rights of creditors
generally, if the obligations of Guarantor under this Guaranty would otherwise
be held or determined to be avoidable, invalid or unenforceable on account
of
the amount of Guarantor’s liability under this Guaranty, then, notwithstanding
any other provision of this Guaranty to the contrary, the amount of such
liability shall, without any further action by Guarantor or Lender, be
automatically limited and reduced to the highest amount that is valid and
enforceable as determined in such action or proceeding (such highest amount
determined hereunder being Guarantor’s “Maximum
Liability”).
This
Section
9
with
respect to the Maximum Liability of Guarantor is intended solely to preserve
the
rights of Lender hereunder to the maximum extent not subject to avoidance
under
applicable law, and neither Guarantor nor any other person or entity shall
have
any right or claim under this Section
9
with
respect to the Maximum Liability, except to the extent necessary so that
the
obligations of Guarantor hereunder shall not be rendered voidable under
applicable law.
10. RIGHTS
AND REMEDIES OF LENDER.
The
rights and remedies of Lender shall be cumulative and non-exclusive. Delay,
discontinuance, or failure to exercise any right or remedy of Lender shall
not
be a waiver thereof, of any other right or remedy of Lender, or of the time
of
the essence provision. Exercise of any right or remedy of Lender shall not
cure
or waive any Event of Default or invalidate any act done in response to any
Event of Default.
11. SURVIVAL.
The
representations, warranties, and covenants of Guarantor in this Guaranty
shall
survive the execution and delivery of this Guaranty.
12. INTEGRATION,
ENTIRE AGREEMENT, CHANGE, DISCHARGE, TERMINATION, WAIVER, APPROVAL, CONSENT,
ETC.
This
Guaranty contains the complete understanding and agreement of Guarantor and
Lender and supersedes all prior representations, warranties, agreements,
arrangements, understandings, and negotiations. No provision of this Guaranty
may be changed, discharged, supplemented, terminated, or waived except in
a
writing signed by the parties thereto. Delay or failure by Lender to insist
on
performance of any obligation when due or compliance with any other term
or
condition in this Guaranty shall not operate as a waiver thereof or of any
other
obligation, term, or condition or of the time of the essence provision.
Acceptance of late payments or performance shall not be a waiver of the time
of
the essence provision, the right of Lender to require that subsequent payments
or performance be made when due, or the right of Lender to declare an Event
of
Default if subsequent payments or performance are not made when due. Any
approval, consent, or statement that a matter is satisfactory by Lender under
this Guaranty must be in writing executed by Lender and shall apply only
to the
person(s) and facts specifically set forth in the writing.
13. BINDING
EFFECT.
This
Guaranty shall be binding upon Guarantor and shall inure to the benefit of
Lender and their successors and assigns, and the executors, legal
administrators, personal representatives, heirs, devisees, and beneficiaries
of
Guarantor, provided,
however,
that
Guarantor may not delegate any of its obligations under this Guaranty and
any
purported delegation shall be void. Lender may from time to time in its absolute
and sole discretion assign its rights and delegate its obligations under
the
Loan Documents, in whole or in part, without notice to or consent by Guarantor
(including, without limitation, participation). In addition to any greater
or
lesser limitation provided by law, Guarantor shall not assert against any
assignee of Lender any claims or defenses Guarantor may have against Lender,
except claims and defenses, if any, arising under this Guaranty.
14. COSTS,
EXPENSES, AND FEES.
Guarantor shall promptly pay to Lender, upon demand, with interest thereon
at
the Default Interest Rate, reasonable attorneys’ fees and all costs and other
expenses paid or incurred by Lender in enforcing or exercising its rights
or
remedies created by, connected with or provided for in this
Guaranty.
15. SEVERABILITY.
If any
provision or any part of any provision of this Guaranty is unenforceable,
the
enforceability of the other provisions or the other provisions and the remainder
of the subject provision, respectively, shall not be affected and they shall
remain in full force and effect.
16. CHOICE
OF LAW.
THIS
GUARANTY AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY
AND
CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF UTAH WITHOUT GIVING
EFFECT
TO CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES. THE PARTIES AGREE THAT ALL ACTIONS OR
PROCEEDINGS ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS GUARANTY AND THE OTHER GUARANTOR
LOAN DOCUMENTS MAY BE TRIED AND LITIGATED IN THE STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS
LOCATED IN THE COUNTY OF SALT LAKE, STATE OF UTAH OR, IN ANY OTHER COURT
IN
WHICH A PARTY SHALL INITIATE LEGAL OR EQUITABLE PROCEEDINGS AND WHICH HAS
SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION OVER THE MATTER IN CONTROVERSY. EACH OF GUARANTOR,
AND BY ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, LENDER WAIVES, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER
APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT EACH MAY HAVE TO ASSERT THE DOCTRINE OF FORUM NON
CONVENIENS OR TO OBJECT TO VENUE TO THE EXTENT ANY PROCEEDING IS BROUGHT
IN ANY
STATE OR FEDERAL COURT LOCATED IN THE COUNTY OF SALT LAKE, STATE OF
UTAH.
17. TIME
OF THE ESSENCE.
Time is
of the essence with regard to each provision of this Guaranty as to which
time
is a factor.
18. NOTICES
AND DEMANDS.
All
notices, requests, demands and consents to be made hereunder to the parties
hereto shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or sent by registered
mail or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested (except
for
any notice address which is a post office box, in which case notice may be
given
by first class mail), through the United States Postal Service to the addresses
shown below, or such other address which the parties may provide to one another
in accordance herewith. Such notices, requests, demands and consents, if
sent by
mail, shall be deemed given two (2) Business Days after deposit in the United
States mail, and if delivered by hand, shall be deemed given when
delivered.
To
Lender: JPMorgan
Chase Bank, N.A.
80
West
Broadway, Suite 200
Salt
Lake
City, Utah 84101
Attn:
Paul Sommer
with
a
copy to: Snell
& Wilmer L.L.P.
Gateway
Tower West
15
West
South Temple, Suite 1200
Salt
Lake
City, Utah 84101
Attn:
Brian D. Cunningham, Esq.
To
Guarantor: c/o
Franklin Covey Co.
2200
West
Parkway Blvd.
Salt
Lake
City, Utah 84110
Attn:
Richard Putnam
with
a
copy to: Dorsey
& Whitney LLP
170
South
Main Street, Suite 900
Salt
Lake
City, Utah 84101
Attn:
Nolan S. Taylor, Esq.
19. JOINT
AND SEVERAL OBLIGATIONS.
This
Guaranty may be executed by more than one person, and in such event the
obligations hereunder shall be the joint and several obligations of each
such
person. Each reference to Guarantor shall be a reference to each person
executing this Guaranty individually and to all such persons collectively.
Each
Guarantor’s liability is independent of the obligations of the other Guarantors.
Lender may bring an action against any Guarantor to enforce this Guaranty,
whether an action is brought against the other Guarantors.
20. PARTIAL
PERFORMANCE.
Guarantor’s performance of a portion, but not all, of the Obligations shall in
no way limit, affect, modify or abridge Guarantor’s liability for the
Obligations which are not performed. Without in any way limiting the generality
of the foregoing, in the event that Lender is awarded a judgment in any suit
brought to enforce Guarantor’s covenant to perform a portion of the Obligations,
such judgment shall in no way be deemed to release Guarantor from its covenant
to perform any portion of the Obligations which is not the subject of the
suit.
21. INDEMNIFICATION
OF LENDER. TO
THE
FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, GUARANTOR AGREES TO PROTECT, INDEMNIFY,
DEFEND
AND SAVE HARMLESS LENDER, ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AGENTS, ATTORNEYS, AND
EMPLOYEES FOR, FROM, AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL LIABILITY, EXPENSE, OR DAMAGE
OF
ANY KIND OR NATURE AND FOR, FROM, AND AGAINST ANY SUITS, CLAIMS, OR DEMANDS,
INCLUDING REASONABLE ATTORNEY’S FEES AND EXPENSES ON ACCOUNT OF ANY MATTER OR
THING OR ACTION, WHETHER IN SUIT OR NOT, ARISING OUT OF THIS GUARANTY, OR
IN
CONNECTION HEREWITH, EXCLUDING HOWEVER, ANY MATTERS ARISING OUT OF AN
INDEMNIFIED PARTY’S GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT OR ANY MATTERS
ARISING AFTER LENDER HAS TAKEN TITLE TO OR POSSESSION OF THE COLLATERAL PLEDGED
BY ANY GUARANTOR DOCUMENT. Upon receiving knowledge of any suit, claim, or
demand asserted by a third party that Lender believes is covered by this
indemnity, Lender shall give Guarantor notice of the matter and an opportunity
to defend it, at Guarantor's sole cost and expense, with legal counsel
satisfactory to Lender. Lender may also require Guarantor to so defend the
matter. The obligations on the part of Guarantor under this Section
21
shall
survive the payment and performance of the Obligations.
22. RESCISSION
OR RETURN OF PAYMENTS.
If at
any time or from time to time, whether before or after payment and performance
of the Obligations in full, all or any part of any amount received by Lender
in
payment of, or on account of, any Obligation is or must be, or is claimed
to be,
avoided, rescinded, or returned by Lender to Guarantor or any other person
for
any reason whatsoever (including, without limitation, bankruptcy, insolvency,
or
reorganization of Guarantor or any other person), such Obligation and any
liens
and encumbrances that secured such Obligation at the time such avoided,
rescinded, or returned payment was received by Lender shall be deemed to
have
continued in existence or shall be reinstated, as the case may be, all as
though
such payment had not been received.
23. COUNTERPART
EXECUTION.
This
Guaranty may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which will
be
deemed an original and all of which together will constitute one and the
same
document. Signature pages may be detached from the counterparts and attached
to
a single copy of this Guaranty to physically form one document. Facsimile
signature pages will be acceptable, provided originally signed signature
pages
are provided to each of the other parties by overnight courier.
24. RIGHT
OF SET-OFF.
In
addition to any other rights and remedies of Lender, upon the occurrence
of an
Event of Default, including the failure of Guarantor to timely perform any
obligation hereunder, Lender is authorized at any time and from time to time
during the continuance of such default or Event of Default, without prior
notice
to Guarantor (any such notice being waived by Guarantor to the fullest extent
permitted by law) to set-off and apply any and all deposits or deposit accounts
(general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) at any time held
by
Lender to or for the credit or the account of Guarantor against any and all
obligations of Guarantor under the Loan Documents, now or hereafter existing,
irrespective of whether or not Lender shall have made demand under this Guaranty
or any other Loan Document and although such amounts owed may be contingent
or
unmatured.
[Remainder
of Page Intentionally Left Blank]
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, Guarantor has caused this Guaranty to be executed as of
the
date first above written.
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FRANKLIN
COVEY PRINTING, INC. |
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a
Utah
corporation |
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By: |
/s/ RICHARD PUTNAM |
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Name:
Richard Putnam |
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Title:
Treasurer |
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FRANKLIN
DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION |
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a
Utah
corporation |
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By: |
/s/ RICHARD PUTNAM |
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Name:
Richard Putnam |
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Title:
Vice President |
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FRANKLIN
COVEY TRAVEL, INC. |
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a
Utah
corporation |
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By: |
/s/ RICHARD PUTNAM |
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Name:
Richard Putnam |
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Title:
Treasurer |
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FRANKLIN
COVEY CATALOG SALES, INC. |
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a
Utah
corporation |
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By: |
/s/ RICHARD PUTNAM |
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Name:
Richard Putnam |
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Title:
Treasurer |
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FRANKLIN
COVEY CLIENT SALES, INC. |
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a
Utah
corporation |
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By: |
/s/ RICHARD PUTNAM |
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Name:
Richard Putnam |
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Title:
Treasurer |
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FRANKLIN
COVEY PRODUCT SALES, INC. |
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a
Utah
corporation |
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By: |
/s/ RICHARD PUTNAM |
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Name:
Richard Putnam |
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Title:
Treasurer |
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FRANKLIN
COVEY SERVICES, L.L.C. |
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a
Utah limited liability company |
By:
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FRANKLIN
COVEY CLIENT
SALES, INC. |
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a Utah corporation, its member
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By: |
/s/ RICHARD PUTNAM |
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Name:
Richard Putnam |
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Title:
Treasurer |
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By:
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FRANKLIN
DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION |
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a
Utah
corporation |
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By: |
/s/ RICHARD PUTNAM |
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Name:
Richard Putnam |
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Title:
Vice President |
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FRANKLIN
COVEY MARKETING, LTD. |
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a
Utah limited partnership |
By:
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FRANKLIN
COVEY DEVELOPMENT
CORPORATION |
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a Utah corporation, its general
partner
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By: |
/s/ RICHARD PUTNAM |
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Name:
Richard Putnam |
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Title:
Vice President
"Guarantor"
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Exhibit 10.5
Exhibit
10.5
PLEDGE
AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
This
PLEDGE
AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
(as the
same may be amended, restated or otherwise modified, this “Agreement”)
is
made as of March 14, 2007, between FRANKLIN
COVEY CO.,
a Utah
corporation with a place of business at 2200 West Parkway Blvd., Salt Lake
City,
Utah 84119 (“Pledgor”),
and
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
a
national banking association with offices at 80 West Broadway, Suite 200,
Salt
Lake City, Utah, 84101 (“Collateral
Agent”),
not
in its individual capacity, but solely as collateral agent for JPMORGAN
CHASE BANK, N.A.,
a
national banking association (“Chase”),
and
ZIONS
FIRST NATIONAL BANK,
a
national banking association (“Zions”
and,
together with Chase, individually and collectively, as the context requires,
the
“Lender”),
in
conjunction with the Loan made to Pledgor by Lender pursuant to the Loan
Agreement.
Pledgor
understands that Lender is willing to grant the Loan to Pledgor only upon
certain conditions, one of which is that Pledgor execute and deliver this
Agreement and this Agreement is being executed and delivered in consideration
of
each of the Obligations (as defined below) granted to Pledgor by Lender and
for
other valuable considerations.
For
good
and valuable consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, Pledgor
and
Collateral Agent hereby agree as follows:
1. Definitions.
Except
as otherwise provided herein, terms defined in the Chase Loan Agreement shall
have the same meanings when used herein. Terms defined in the singular shall
have the same meaning when used in the plural and vice versa. Terms defined
in
the Uniform Commercial Code which are used herein shall have the meanings
set
forth in the Uniform Commercial Code, except as expressly defined otherwise.
As
used herein, the term:
“Chase
Loan”
means
the revolving line of credit extended by Chase to Pledgor pursuant and subject
to the Chase Note, the Chase Loan Agreement and the other Chase Loan
Documents.
“Chase
Loan Documents”
means,
collectively, the Chase Loan Agreement, the Chase Note, and all other documents
that from time to time govern or evidence the Chase Obligations or secure
payment or performance thereof, as such documents may be amended or modified
from time to time.
“Chase Loan Agreement”
means
that certain Revolving Line of Credit Agreement of even date herewith by
and
between Pledgor and Chase, as the same may be amended or modified from time
to
time.
“Chase
Note”
means
that certain Secured Promissory Note of even date herewith executed by Pledgor
and payable to Chase in the maximum principal amount of $18,000,000, as the
same
may be amended or modified from time to time.
“Chase Obligations”
means:
(a) the Obligations, as such term is defined in the Chase Loan Agreement;
(b) transactions in which the documents evidencing the indebtedness refer
to this grant of security interest as providing security therefor; (c) the
payment of all other sums, with interest thereon, advanced in accordance
herewith to protect the security of this Agreement; and (d) the performance
of
the covenants and agreements of Pledgor contained in this
Agreement.
“Collateral”
means
the following, wherever located, now owned or existing or hereafter acquired
or
created: (a) THREE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED NINETY-TWO (3,492) common shares
of
FRANKLIN
COVEY PRINTING, INC.,
a Utah
corporation (“Printing”),
evidenced by Certificate No. 33, and all other equity interests of Pledgor
in
Printing now owned or acquired in the future; (b) ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY-SIX
THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED FIFTY (176,250) common shares of FRANKLIN
DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
(“Development”),
evidenced by Certificate No. 42, and all other equity interests of Pledgor
in
Development now owned or acquired in the future; (c) ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND
(100,000) common shares of FRANKLIN
COVEY TRAVEL, INC.,
a Utah
corporation (“Travel”),
evidenced by Certificate No. 2, and all other equity interests of Pledgor
in
Travel now owned or acquired in the future; (d) ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND (100,000)
common shares of FRANKLIN
COVEY CATALOG SALES, INC.,
a Utah
corporation (“Catalog”),
evidenced by Certificate No. 2, and all other equity interests of Pledgor
in
Catalog now owned or acquired in the future; (e) ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND (100,000)
common shares of FRANKLIN
COVEY CLIENT SALES, INC.,
a Utah
corporation (“Client”),
evidenced by Certificate No. 2, and all other equity interests of Pledgor
in
Client now owned or acquired in the future; (f) ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND (100,000)
common shares of FRANKLIN
COVEY PRODUCT SALES, INC.,
a Utah
corporation (“Product”),
evidenced by Certificate No. 2, and all other equity interests of Pledgor
in
Product now owned or acquired in the future; (Printing, Development, Travel,
Catalog, Client and Product are collectively referred to as the “Issuer”);
(g)
all proceeds of the foregoing, including, without limitation, (i) any and
all
equity interests of the Issuer issued in replacement thereof; (ii) any and
all
equity interests of the Issuer issued as a dividend or issued in connection
with
any increase or decrease of capital, reclassification, merger, consolidation,
sale of assets, combination of shares, split, spin-off or split-off; (iii)
any
and all options, warrants, or rights applicable to the equity interests of
the
Issuer, whether as an addition to, or in substitution or exchange for any
of
said shares and equity interests or otherwise; and (iv) any and all dividends
or
distributions on the foregoing described equity interests, whether payable
in
cash or in property, excluding those made with Collateral Agent’s or Lender’s
consent or those that are not inconsistent with any restrictions imposed
by
Collateral Agent or Lender.
“Default Rate”
means
the default interest rate provided in the Note.
“Event
of Default”
means
the failure of Debtor to pay or perform any of the Obligations as and when
due
to be paid or performed under the terms of the Loan Documents.
“Intercreditor
Agreement”
means
that certain Intercreditor Agreement of even date herewith by and among
Collateral Agent and Lender, as the same may be amended or modified from
time to
time.
“Loan”
means,
individually and collectively, as the context requires, the Chase Loan and
the
Zions Loan.
“Loan
Agreement”
means,
individually and collectively, as the context requires, the Chase Loan Agreement
and the Zions Loan Agreement.
“Loan
Documents”
means,
individually and collectively, as the context requires, the Chase Loan Documents
and the Zions Loan Documents.
“Note”
means,
individually and collectively, as the context requires, the Chase Note and
the
Zions Note.
“Obligations”
means,
individually and collectively, as the context requires, the Chase Obligations
and the Zions Obligations.
“Organizational
Documents”
means
the Articles of Incorporation of Pledgor, as filed with the predecessor filing
office to the Utah Department of Commerce, Division of Corporations and
Commercial Code on December 2, 1983, and the Amended and Restated Bylaws
of
Pledgor, dated effective as of January 11, 2002, and all modifications and
amendments to those documents, pursuant to which Pledgor has been formed
and
exists.
“Security
Agreement”
means
that certain Security Agreement of even date herewith among Pledgor, Guarantors,
and Collateral Agent, as the same may be amended or modified from time to
time.
“Uniform Commercial Code”
means
the Uniform Commercial Code as adopted now or in the future in the State
of
Utah.
“Zions
Loan”
means
the revolving line of credit extended by Zions to Pledgor pursuant and subject
to the Zions Note, the Zions Loan Agreement and the other Zions Loan
Documents.
“Zions
Loan Agreement”
means
that certain Revolving Line of Credit Agreement of even date herewith by
and
between Pledgor and Zions, as the same may be amended or modified from time
to
time.
“Zions
Loan Documents”
means,
collectively, the Zions Loan Agreement, the Zions Note, and all other documents
that from time to time govern or evidence the Zions Obligations or secure
payment or performance thereof, as such documents may be amended or modified
from time to time.
“Zions
Note”
means
that certain Secured Promissory Note of even date herewith executed by Pledgor
and payable to Zions in the maximum principal amount of $7,000,000, as the
same
may be amended or modified from time to time.
“Zions Obligations”
means:
(a) the Obligations, as such term is defined in the Zions Loan Agreement;
(b) transactions in which the documents evidencing the indebtedness refer
to this grant of security interest as providing security therefor; (c) the
payment of all other sums, with interest thereon, advanced in accordance
herewith to protect the security of this Agreement; and (d) the performance
of
the covenants and agreements of Pledgor contained in this
Agreement.
2. Grant
of Security Interest.
Pledgor
hereby grants to Collateral Agent a security interest in the Collateral.
Pledgor
and Collateral Agent acknowledge their mutual intent that all security interests
contemplated herein are given as a contemporaneous exchange for new value
to
Pledgor, regardless of when advances to Pledgor are actually made or when
the
Collateral is created or acquired.
3. Debts
Secured.
The
security interest granted by this Agreement shall secure all of Pledgor’s
present and future debts, obligations, and liabilities of whatever nature
to
Lender or Collateral Agent, including, without limitation, the Obligations.
4. Representations,
Warranties and Covenants.
Pledgor
represents and warrants to Collateral Agent as follows: (a) Pledgor is a
corporation duly organized under the laws of the State of Utah, (b) Pledgor
is
duly qualified to do business in each jurisdiction where the conduct of its
business requires qualification and where failure to so qualify would result
in
a Material Adverse Change, (c) Pledgor has the full power and authority to
own
its properties and to conduct the business in which it engages and to enter
into
and perform its obligations under this Agreement, (d) the execution, delivery,
and performance by Pledgor of this Agreement have been duly authorized by
all
necessary action on the part of Pledgor and are not inconsistent with Pledgor’s
Organizational Documents or any resolution of Pledgor, do not and will not
contravene any provision of, or constitute a default under, any indenture,
mortgage, contract, or other instrument to which Pledgor is a party or by
which
it is bound except to the extent that any such contravention or default would
not cause a Material Adverse Change, and that upon execution and delivery
hereof
and thereof, this Agreement will constitute legal, valid, and binding agreements
and obligations of Pledgor, enforceable in accordance with their respective
terms except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium or similar Requirements of Laws affecting creditors’
rights generally and by principles of equity, and (e) the organizational
identification number assigned to Pledgor by its state of organization is
set
forth in the Security Agreement.
5. Representations
and Warranties Concerning Collateral.
Pledgor
further represents and warrants to Collateral Agent as follows: (a) the
Collateral is not subject to any purchase agreement, voting trust or other
agreement affecting, restricting, or limiting the sale, transfer, disposition
or
voting rights concerning said shares and equity interests, other than as
provided in the Organizational Documents of Pledgor and as permitted under
the
Loan Agreement, (b) Pledgor is the sole owner of the Collateral, (c) as of
the
date of this Agreement, Pledgor is the owner of (i) THREE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED
NINETY-TWO (3,492) common shares of Printing, which constitute one hundred
percent (100%) of the issued and outstanding common shares of Printing; (ii)
ONE
HUNDRED SEVENTY-SIX THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED FIFTY (176,250) common shares of
Development, which constitute one hundred percent (100%) of the issued and
outstanding common shares of Development; (iii) ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND (100,000)
common shares of Travel, which constitute one hundred percent (100%) of the
issued and outstanding common shares of Travel; (iv) ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND
(100,000) common shares of Catalog, which constitute one hundred percent
(100%)
of the issued and outstanding common shares of Catalog; (v) ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND
(100,000) common shares of Client, which constitute one hundred percent (100%)
of the issued and outstanding common shares of Client; and (vi) ONE HUNDRED
THOUSAND (100,000) common shares of Product, which constitute one hundred
percent (100%) of the issued and outstanding common shares of Product, and
(d)
the Collateral is not subject to any security interest, lien, prior assignment
or other encumbrance of any nature whatsoever except Permitted
Exceptions.
6. Covenants
Concerning Collateral.
Pledgor
covenants that: (a) Pledgor will keep the Collateral free and clear of any
and
all security interests, liens, assignments or other encumbrances, except
Permitted Exceptions, as provided in the Loan Agreement and as provided in
the
Organizational Documents of Pledgor, (b)
Pledgor will not sell or transfer the Collateral without the prior written
consent of Collateral Agent unless such sale or transfer does not cause a
Material Adverse Change, (c)
Pledgor hereby authorizes Collateral Agent to file financing statements
concerning the Collateral, (d) Pledgor will execute and deliver any documents
(properly endorsed, if necessary) reasonably requested by Collateral Agent
for
perfection or enforcement of any security interest or lien in the Collateral,
give good faith, diligent cooperation to Collateral Agent, and perform such
other acts reasonably requested by Collateral Agent for perfection and
enforcement of any security interest or lien in the Collateral, including,
without limitation, obtaining control for purposes of perfection; Collateral
Agent is authorized to file, record, or otherwise utilize such documents
as it
deems necessary to perfect and/or enforce any security interest or lien granted
hereunder, (e) Pledgor will deliver any and all stock certificates or similar
instruments evidencing the Collateral to Collateral Agent at the time of
execution of this Agreement, and (f) during the continuance of an Event of
Default and except as otherwise expressly provided herein, Pledgor will promptly
deliver to Collateral Agent all written notices, dividends, certificates,
and
other documents constituting or relating to the Collateral, which are received
during the continuance of such Event of Default and will promptly give
Collateral Agent written notice of any other notices which are received during
the continuance of such Event of Default by Pledgor with respect to the
Collateral.
7. Transfer
of Ownership.
Pledgor
agrees to execute and deliver to Collateral Agent, at the time of execution
of
this Agreement, Transfer Powers in a form reasonably acceptable to Collateral
Agent. The Transfer Powers may contain blanks or otherwise be incomplete
but
shall nonetheless be binding and effective. Collateral Agent is hereby
irrevocably authorized, and Pledgor hereby irrevocably makes, constitutes
and
appoints Collateral Agent as its true and lawful attorney in fact, with full
power of substitution, to fill in such blanks and otherwise complete the
Transfer Powers, now or at any time in the future, such power to be exercised
only upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default.
Collateral Agent may deliver the Transfer Powers as Collateral Agent deems
appropriate in connection with any transfer of the Collateral pursuant to
this
Agreement.
Pledgor
hereby makes, constitutes and appoints Collateral Agent as its true and lawful
attorney in fact, with full power of substitution, to transfer the Collateral
on
the books of the issuing entity or any transfer agent to the name of any
transferee upon foreclosure of this security interest.
Collateral
Agent shall not be under any obligation to exercise any of such rights or
privileges.
Pledgor
agrees to give full cooperation and to use its best efforts to cause any
issuer,
transfer agent, or registrar of the Collateral to take all such actions and
to
execute all such documents as may be necessary or appropriate to effect any
sale, transfer or other disposition of the Collateral upon the occurrence
of and
during the continuance of an Event of Default.
Pledgor
acknowledges that a breach of any of the covenants contained in this Section
may
cause irreparable injury to Collateral Agent, that Collateral Agent will
have no
adequate remedy at law with respect to such breach, and, as a consequence,
that
the covenants in this Section shall be specifically enforceable.
8. Collection
of Dividends.
During
the term of this Agreement, Pledgor is authorized to collect all dividends,
distributions, payments and other amounts that may be or become payable on
any
of the Collateral so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
Upon occurrence of an Event of Default and during the continuance of an Event
of
Default, Collateral Agent is authorized to collect all dividends, distributions,
payments or other amounts that may be or become payable on any of the
Collateral. Such amounts collected shall be distributed ratably to each Lender
and applied by each Lender to the indebtedness secured hereby. Collateral
Agent
shall be under no obligation to collect any such amounts.
9. Voting
Rights.
So long
as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Pledgor shall have
the
right, where applicable, to vote the Collateral on all corporate questions,
or
otherwise exercise such similar rights as may arise from the Collateral.
Upon
the occurrence of an Event of Default and during the continuance of an Event
of
Default, such right shall, at the sole option of Collateral Agent, terminate
whereupon Collateral Agent may exercise all such rights. Pledgor agrees to
appoint Collateral Agent as its proxy, and to execute such additional documents
as are necessary to effect the same, pursuant to the Organizational
Documents of
Pledgor.
10. Exercise
of Options.
In the
event that during the term of this Agreement subscription warrants or any
other
rights or options shall be issued in connection with the Collateral, such
warrants, rights and options shall constitute part of the Collateral. If
such
subscription warrants or other rights or options shall expire during the
term of
this Agreement and Pledgor has not elected to exercise such warrants or options,
Collateral Agent may elect (without any duty to do so) to exercise such
warrants, rights and options at its own expense and to the extent assignable,
Pledgor will assign its rights thereunder. All new shares or other equity
interests so acquired shall be subject to and held under the terms hereof
as
Collateral.
11. Duty
of Collateral Agent.
Beyond
the exercise of reasonable care to assure safe custody of the certificates
evidencing the Collateral while held hereunder, Collateral Agent shall have
no
duty or liability to preserve rights pertaining to the Collateral.
12. Right
to Perform for Pledgor.
Collateral Agent may, in its sole discretion and without any duty to do so,
elect to discharge taxes, tax liens, security interests, or any other
encumbrance upon the Collateral (other than Permitted Exceptions), perform
any
duty or obligation of Pledgor and pay filing, recording, insurance and other
charges payable by Pledgor provided herein if Pledgor fails to do so. Any
such
payments advanced by Collateral Agent shall be repaid by Pledgor upon demand,
together with interest thereon from the date of the advance until repaid,
both
before and after judgment, at the Default Rate.
13. Default.
Time is
of the essence of this Agreement. No course of dealing or any delay or failure
to assert any Event of Default shall constitute a waiver of that Event of
Default or of any prior or subsequent Event of Default.
14. Remedies.
Upon
the occurrence of an Event of Default and during the continuance of an Event
of
Default, Collateral Agent shall have the following rights and remedies, in
addition to all other rights and remedies existing at law, in equity, or
by
statute or provided in the Loan Documents: (a) Collateral Agent shall have
all
the rights and remedies available under the Uniform Commercial Code; and
(b)
Collateral Agent may sell or otherwise dispose of any or all of the Collateral
and, after deducting any costs or expenses incurred by Collateral Agent in
connection with such sale or disposition, including, without limitation,
attorneys’ fees, ratably distribute the remainder to each Lender to pay, or to
hold as a reserve against, the obligations secured by this Agreement.
Pledgor
shall be liable for all deficiencies owing on any obligation secured by this
Agreement after liquidation of the Collateral. Collateral Agent shall not
have
any obligation to prepare any Collateral for sale or other
disposition.
The
rights and remedies herein conferred are cumulative and not exclusive of
any
other rights and remedies and shall be in addition to every other right,
power
and remedy herein specifically granted or hereafter existing at law, in equity,
or by statute which Collateral Agent might otherwise have, and any and all
such
rights and remedies may be exercised from time to time and as often and in
such
order as Collateral Agent may deem expedient. No delay or omission in the
exercise of any such right, power or remedy or in the pursuance of any remedy
shall impair any such right, power or remedy or be construed to be a waiver
thereof or of any default or to be an acquiescence therein.
Regardless
of the occurrence of any Event of Default, Pledgor agrees to pay all expenses,
including reasonable attorneys fees and legal expenses, incurred by Collateral
Agent in any bankruptcy proceeding of any type involving Pledgor, the
Collateral, or this Agreement, including, without limitation, expenses incurred
in modifying or lifting the automatic stay, determining adequate protection,
use
of cash collateral, or relating to any plan of reorganization.
15. Suretyship
Waivers by Pledgor.
Pledgor
waives demand, notice, protest, notice of acceptance of this Agreement, notice
of loans made, credit extended, Collateral received or delivered or other
action
taken in reliance hereon and all other demands and notices of any description.
With respect to both the Obligations and the Collateral, Pledgor assents
to any
extension or postponement of the time of payment or any other indulgence,
to any
substitution, exchange or release of or failure to perfect any security interest
in any Collateral, to the addition or release of any party or person primarily
or secondarily liable, to the acceptance of partial payment thereon and the
settlement, compromising or adjusting of any thereof, all in such manner
and at
such time or times as Collateral Agent may deem advisable. Collateral Agent
shall have no duty as to the collection or protection of the Collateral or
any
income therefrom, the preservation of rights against prior parties, or the
preservation of any rights pertaining thereto beyond the safe custody thereof
as
set forth in Section
11
above.
Pledgor further waives any and all other suretyship defenses.
16. CHOICE
OF LAW.
THIS
AGREEMENT AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY
AND
CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF UTAH WITHOUT GIVING
EFFECT
TO CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES. THE PARTIES AGREE THAT ALL ACTIONS OR
PROCEEDINGS ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN
DOCUMENTS MAY BE TRIED AND LITIGATED IN THE STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS LOCATED
IN
THE COUNTY OF SALT LAKE, STATE OF UTAH OR, IN ANY OTHER COURT IN WHICH A
PARTY
SHALL INITIATE LEGAL OR EQUITABLE PROCEEDINGS AND WHICH HAS SUBJECT MATTER
JURISDICTION OVER THE MATTER IN CONTROVERSY. EACH OF PLEDGOR AND COLLATERAL
AGENT WAIVES, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT EACH
MAY
HAVE TO ASSERT THE DOCTRINE OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR TO OBJECT TO VENUE
TO THE
EXTENT ANY PROCEEDING IS BROUGHT IN ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT LOCATED IN
THE
COUNTY OF SALT LAKE, STATE OF UTAH.
17. WAIVER
OF JURY TRIAL.
EACH OF
PLEDGOR AND COLLATERAL AGENT HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED
BY
APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING
DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE
TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY (WHETHER BASED UPON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY
OTHER
THEORY). EACH OF PLEDGOR AND COLLATERAL AGENT (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO
REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY
OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION,
SEEK
TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER
PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER
THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.
18. WAIVER
OF SPECIAL DAMAGES. TO
THE
EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, PLEDGOR SHALL NOT ASSERT, AND HEREBY
WAIVES,
ANY CLAIM AGAINST COLLATERAL AGENT ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, FOR SPECIAL,
INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES (AS OPPOSED TO DIRECT OR ACTUAL
DAMAGES) ARISING OUT OF, IN CONNECTION WITH, OR AS A RESULT OF, THIS AGREEMENT
OR ANY AGREEMENT OR INSTRUMENT CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, THE TRANSACTIONS, THE
LOAN
OR THE USE OF THE PROCEEDS THEREOF.
19. MISCELLANEOUS
WAIVERS.
WITH
RESPECT TO ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDINGS RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT (EACH,
A
“PROCEEDING”),
PLEDGOR IRREVOCABLY (A) SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE STATE AND FEDERAL
COURTS HAVING JURISDICTION IN THE CITY OF SALT LAKE, COUNTY OF SALT LAKE
AND
STATE OF UTAH, AND (B) WAIVES ANY OBJECTION WHICH IT MAY HAVE AT ANY TIME
TO THE
LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT, WAIVES ANY CLAIM
THAT ANY PROCEEDING HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM AND FURTHER
WAIVES
THE RIGHT TO OBJECT, WITH RESPECT TO SUCH PROCEEDING, THAT SUCH COURT DOES
NOT
HAVE JURISDICTION OVER SUCH PARTY. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT SHALL PRECLUDE
COLLATERAL AGENT FROM BRINGING A PROCEEDING IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION NOR
WILL
THE BRINGING OF A PROCEEDING IN ANY ONE OR MORE JURISDICTIONS PRECLUDE THE
BRINGING OF A PROCEEDING IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION. PLEDGOR FURTHER AGREES
AND
CONSENTS THAT, IN ADDITION TO ANY METHODS OF SERVICE OF PROCESS PROVIDED
FOR
UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, ALL SERVICE OF PROCESS IN ANY PROCEEDING IN ANY UTAH
STATE
OR UNITED STATES COURT SITTING IN THE CITY OF SALT LAKE AND COUNTY OF SALT
LAKE
MAY BE MADE BY CERTIFIED OR REGISTERED MAIL, RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED, DIRECTED
TO PLEDGOR AT THE ADDRESS INDICATED IN THE GUARANTY, AND SERVICE SO MADE
SHALL
BE COMPLETE UPON RECEIPT; EXCEPT
THAT IF
PLEDGOR SHALL REFUSE TO ACCEPT DELIVERY, SERVICE SHALL BE DEEMED COMPLETE
FIVE
(5) DAYS AFTER THE SAME SHALL HAVE BEEN SO MAILED.
20. Indemnification.
Pledgor
shall indemnify Collateral Agent for any and all claims and liabilities,
and for
damages which may be awarded or incurred by Collateral Agent, and for all
reasonable attorneys fees, legal expenses, and other out-of-pocket expenses
incurred in defending such claims, arising from or related in any manner
to the
negotiation, execution, or performance by Collateral Agent of this Agreement,
but excluding any such claim based upon breach or default by Collateral Agent
or
gross negligence or willful misconduct of Collateral Agent.
Collateral
Agent shall have the sole and complete control of the defense of any such
claims. Collateral Agent is hereby authorized to settle or otherwise compromise
any such claims as Collateral Agent in good faith determines shall be in
Collateral Agent’s best interest.
21. Notices.
All
notices or demands by any party hereto shall be in writing and shall be sent
as
provided in the Chase Loan Agreement.
22. General.
This
Agreement is made for the sole and exclusive benefit of Pledgor, Lender and
Collateral Agent and is not intended to benefit any other third party, other
than Lender. No such third party may claim any right or benefit or seek to
enforce any term or provision of this Agreement.
If
the
incurring of any debt by Pledgor, or the payment of any money or transfer
of
property to Collateral Agent or Lender by or on behalf of Pledgor should
for any
reason subsequently be determined to be “voidable” or “avoidable” in whole or in
part within the meaning of any state or federal law (collectively “voidable
transfers”), including, without limitation, fraudulent conveyances or
preferential transfers under the United States Bankruptcy Code or any other
federal or state law, and Collateral Agent or Lender is required to repay
or
restore any voidable transfers or the amount or any portion thereof, or upon
the
advice of Collateral Agent’s or Lender’s counsel is advised to do so, then, as
to any such amount or property repaid or restored, including all reasonable
costs, expenses, and attorneys fees of Collateral Agent or Lender related
thereto, the liability of Pledgor, and each of them, and this Agreement,
shall
automatically be revived, reinstated and restored and shall exist as though
the
voidable transfers had never been made.
Any
provision of this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable in any
jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction only, be ineffective to the extent
of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining
provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any
jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision
in any
other jurisdiction.
All
references in this Agreement to the singular shall be deemed to include the
plural if the context so requires and vice versa. References in the collective
or conjunctive shall also include the disjunctive unless the context otherwise
clearly requires a different interpretation.
All
agreements, representations, warranties and covenants made by Pledgor shall
survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the filing and
consummation of any bankruptcy proceedings, and shall continue in effect
so long
as any Obligation or any obligation to Collateral Agent contemplated by this
Agreement is outstanding and unpaid. All agreements, representations, warranties
and covenants in this Agreement shall bind the party making the same and
its
heirs and successors, and shall be to the benefit of and be enforceable by
each
party for whom made and their respective heirs, successors and
assigns.
This
Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, without the requirement
that
all parties sign each counterpart. Each of the counterparts shall be an original
but all of which together shall constitute one and the same
instrument.
This
Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between Pledgor and Collateral
Agent
as to the subject matter hereof and may not be altered or amended except
by
written agreement signed by Pledgor and Collateral Agent. All other prior
and
contemporaneous agreements, arrangements, and understandings between the
parties
hereto as to the subject matter hereof are, except as otherwise expressly
provided herein, rescinded.
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of Page Intentionally Left Blank]
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly
executed as of the date first above written.
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FRANKLIN
COVEY CO. |
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a
Utah
corporation |
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By: |
/s/ RICHARD PUTNAM |
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Name:
Richard Putnam |
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Title:
Treasurer and Vice President of Investor Relations
"Pledgor"
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JPMORGAN
CHASE BANK, N.A. |
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a national
banking association |
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By: |
/s/ TONY C. NIELSEN |
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Name:
Tony C. Nielsen |
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Title:
Senior Vice President
"Collateral
Agent"
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Exhibit 10.6
Exhibit
10.6
REVOLVING
LINE OF CREDIT AGREEMENT
by
and
between
ZIONS
FIRST NATIONAL BANK,
a
national banking association,
as
Lender,
and
FRANKLIN
COVEY CO.,
a
Utah
corporation,
as
Borrower
Dated
as
of March 14, 2007
REVOLVING
LINE OF CREDIT AGREEMENT
THIS
REVOLVING
LINE OF CREDIT AGREEMENT
is made
as of March 14, 2007, by and between FRANKLIN
COVEY CO.,
a Utah
corporation (“Borrower”),
whose
address is 2200 West Parkway Blvd., Salt Lake City, Utah 84119, and ZIONS
FIRST NATIONAL BANK,
a
national banking association (“Lender”),
whose
mailing address is 10 East South Temple, Suite 200, Salt Lake City, Utah
84133.
RECITALS:
A. Borrower
has applied to Lender for a revolving line of credit loan to finance Borrower’s
general corporate purposes, including Borrower’s working capital needs, the
redemption of Borrower’s common or preferred stock, or other Borrower purposes,
and for other uses approved by Lender, upon the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth herein.
B. Based
on
the foregoing and upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth
herein,
Lender is willing to extend the requested revolving line of credit loan to
Borrower.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants and conditions herein contained,
the parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE
1
DEFINITIONS
1.1 Definitions.
As used
herein, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth
below:
“Account
Control Agreement”
means
that certain Account Control Agreement of even date herewith by and among
Borrower, Guarantor, Collateral Agent and Chase.
“Advance”
means
a
disbursement of Loan proceeds.
“Affiliate”
of
any
Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled
by or under direct or indirect common control with such Person. For the purposes
of this definition, “control,” when used with respect to any Person, means the
power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or
indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract
or
otherwise; and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings
correlative to the foregoing. The term “Affiliate” does not include the
officers, directors, or employees of a Person, if the Person is a corporation,
and does not include the employees or managers of a Person, if the Person
is a
limited liability company or limited partnership.
“Agreement”
means
this Revolving Line of Credit Agreement, as the same may be amended and
supplemented from time to time.
“Authorized
Representative”
means,
for any Person, the person or persons designated by that Person to take any
and
all actions on the part of that Person under any of the Loan Documents or
in
connection with the Loan.
“Average
Quarterly Outstanding Balance”
means
the aggregate sum of the outstanding and unpaid balance of the Loan for each
day
during a calendar quarter (or portion thereof) with respect to which the
Unused
Commitment Fee is being computed, divided by the number of days in that calendar
quarter (or portion thereof).
“Borrower”
has
the
meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement, together
with
its successors and permitted assigns.
“Borrower
Operating Documents”
means
the Articles of Incorporation of Borrower, as filed with the predecessor
filing
office to the Utah Department of Commerce, Division of Corporations and
Commercial Code on December 2, 1983, and the Amended and Restated Bylaws
of
Borrower, dated effective as of January 11, 2002, and all modifications and
amendments to those documents, pursuant to which Borrower has been formed
and
exists.
“Business
Day”
means
a
day other than a Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which Lender’s branch
located at 80 West Broadway, Salt Lake City, Utah is authorized or obligated
to
close.
“Capital
Expenditures”
means
expenditures for fixed or capital assets as determined in accordance with
GAAP.
“Change
of Control”
(a)
means the closing of a sale or other disposition of all or substantially
all of
Borrower’s or Guarantor’s assets; (b) shall be deemed to have occurred at such
time as a “person” or “group” (within the meaning of Sections 13(d) and 14(d)(2)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) becomes the “beneficial
owner” (as defined in Rule 13d3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended), directly or indirectly, of more than fifty percent (50%) of the
total
voting power of all classes of stock then outstanding of Borrower entitled
to
vote in the election of directors; or (c) Borrower’s or Guarantor’s merger into
or consolidation with any other entity, or any other reorganization or transfer,
directly or indirectly, of the ownership interests in Borrower or Guarantor,
in
which the holders of the outstanding ownership interests in Borrower or
Guarantor immediately prior to such transaction receive or retain, in connection
with such transaction on account of their ownership interests, ownership
interests representing less than fifty percent (50%) of the voting power
of the
entity surviving such transaction; provided,
however,
that a
Change of Control shall not include a merger effected exclusively for the
purpose of changing the domicile of Borrower or Guarantor or a merger of
a
Guarantor into Borrower or another Guarantor.
“Chase”
means
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
“Chase
Loan”
means
that certain revolving line of credit in the maximum principal amount of
up to
EIGHTEEN MILLION AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($18,000,000.00).
“Chase
Loan Documents”
means
any agreements, documents, instruments or guaranties, now or hereafter
governing, evidencing, guarantying or securing the obligations of Borrower
with
respect to the Chase Loan, as such agreements, documents, instruments and
guaranties may be amended, modified, extended, renewed, or supplemented from
time to time.
“Closing
Date”
means
the date upon which Borrower, Guarantor and Lender have executed and delivered
each of the Loan Documents and each of the conditions precedent and other
requirements in Article 4
have
been satisfied or waived, as determined by Lender in its sole and absolute
discretion.
“Code”
means
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any successor statute
promulgated in replacement thereof, together with all temporary, final and
other
Treasury Regulations promulgated under the Code.
“Collateral”
means
all of Borrower’s and Guarantor’s assets and proceeds thereof, including,
without limitation, the personal property subject to the Security Agreement,
including proceeds, products, interest on and investments thereof from time
to
time, and all other property, interests in property, and rights to property
securing any or all of Borrower’s and Guarantor’s payment and other obligations
under the Loan Documents from time to time.
“Collateral
Agent”
means
JPMORGAN
CHASE BANK, N.A.,
a
national banking association, not in its individual capacity, but solely
as
collateral agent for Lender and Chase.
“Consolidated
Entities”
means
Borrower and any Subsidiaries thereof, including, without limitation,
Guarantor.
“Covenant
Compliance Certificate”
means
a
Covenant Compliance Certificate in form and substance satisfactory to Lender,
which shall be in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit
A
from
Borrower to Lender certifying compliance with the financial covenants set
forth
in Section
6.8
of this
Agreement, together with such other supporting documents and information
as
Lender may require from time to time in accordance herewith.
“Default
Interest Rate”
means
a
rate of interest equal to the lesser of (a) the aggregate of THREE PERCENT
(3%)
per annum plus the Interest Rate, or (b) the highest rate legally permissible
under applicable Requirements of Law. The Default Interest Rate shall change
from time to time as and when the Interest Rate changes.
“Early
Termination Fee”
means,
as of the date of any early termination of the Loan by Borrower pursuant
to
Section
2.6(c),
an
amount equal to the sum of (a) the Unused Commitment Fee for the portion
of the
calendar quarter that has passed as of such date and (b) using a discount
rate
of seven percent (7%), the net present value of the aggregate amount of future
Unused Commitment Fees which would have been due (assuming an Average Quarterly
Outstanding Balance of $0.00) for each calendar quarter (or portion thereof)
remaining in the term of the Loan after the date Borrower terminates the
Loan.
“EBITDAR”
shall
have the meaning given in Section
6.8(a).
“ERISA”
means
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and any
successor statute of similar import, together with the regulations thereunder,
in each case as in effect from time to time. References to sections of ERISA
shall be construed to also refer to any successor sections.
“ERISA
Affiliate”
means
any corporation, partnership, or other trade or business (whether or not
incorporated) that is, along with Borrower or Guarantor, a member of a
controlled group of corporations or a controlled group of trades or businesses,
as described in sections 414(b) and 414(c), respectively, of the Code or
section
4001 of ERISA, or a member of the same affiliated service group within the
meaning of section 414(m) of the Code.
“Event
of Default”
means
the occurrence of any of the events listed in Section
7.1
and the
expiration of any applicable notice and cure period provided in said
section.
“Financing
Statement”
means
one or more UCC financing statements and/or addenda thereto, to be prepared
by
Collateral Agent, naming Borrower and/or Guarantor, as applicable, as debtor,
in
favor of Collateral Agent, as secured party, and perfecting Collateral Agent’s
security interest in the Collateral now owned or hereafter acquired by Borrower
and Guarantor, in form and substance satisfactory to Collateral Agent, to
be
filed with the Utah Department of Commerce, Division of Corporations and
Commercial Code and in such other offices for recording or filing such
statements in such jurisdictions as Collateral Agent shall desire to perfect
Collateral Agent’s liens and security interest or reflect such interest in
appropriate public records.
“Franklin
Covey Mexico”
means
FRANKLIN COVEY MEXICO, INC.,
a Utah
corporation.
“GAAP” shall
have the meaning given in Section
1.3.
“Governmental
Authority”
means
the government of the United States of America, any other nation or any
political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency,
authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other
entity
exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or
administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government.
“Guarantor”
means,
individually and collectively, as the context requires, and jointly and
severally, all present and future domestic Subsidiaries of Borrower, including,
without limitation, FRANKLIN
COVEY PRINTING, INC.,
a Utah
corporation (“Printing”),
FRANKLIN
DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION,
a Utah
corporation (“Development”),
FRANKLIN
COVEY TRAVEL, INC.,
a Utah
corporation (“Travel”),
FRANKLIN
COVEY CATALOG SALES, INC.,
a Utah
corporation (“Catalog”),
FRANKLIN
COVEY CLIENT SALES, INC.,
a Utah
corporation (“Client”),
FRANKLIN
COVEY PRODUCT SALES,
a Utah
corporation (“Product”),
FRANKLIN
COVEY SERVICES, L.L.C.,
a Utah
limited liability company (“Services”),
and
FRANKLIN
COVEY MARKETING, LTD.,
a Utah
limited partnership (“Marketing”).
“Guarantor
Loan Documents”
means
the Guaranty and any other guaranties, agreements, documents, or instruments
now
or hereafter executed by Guarantor evidencing, guarantying, securing or
otherwise related to the obligations of Guarantor or the Loan, as the Guaranty
and such other guaranties, agreements, documents, and instruments may be
amended, modified, extended, renewed, or supplemented from time to
time.
“Guarantor
Operating Documents”
means
the articles of incorporation, articles of organization, certificate of
partnership, bylaws, operating agreements and limited partnership agreements
of
Guarantor, as applicable, and all modifications and amendments to those
documents, pursuant to which Guarantor has been formed and exists.
“Guaranty”
means
that certain Repayment Guaranty executed by Guarantor, as the same may be
amended, modified, supplemented and restated from time to time.
“Indebtedness”
means,
as to any Person (a) indebtedness created, issued, incurred or assumed by
such
Person for borrowed money or evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar
instruments; (b) all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase
price of property or services; (c) all indebtedness secured by a lien on
any
asset of such Person whether or not such indebtedness is assumed by such
Person;
(d) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person directly or
indirectly guaranteeing any indebtedness or other obligation of any other
Person
or in any manner providing for the payment of any indebtedness or other
obligation of any other Person or otherwise protecting the holder of such
indebtedness against loss (excluding endorsements for collection or deposit
in
the ordinary course of business); (e) the amount of all reimbursement
obligations and other obligations of such Person (whether due or to become
due,
contingent or otherwise) in respect of letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances,
surety or other bonds (but excluding surety or other bonds in favor of
Governmental Authorities) and similar instruments; (f) all obligations under
leases capitalized in accordance with GAAP; and (g) all other obligations
that
would be included as liabilities on a balance sheet prepared in accordance
with
GAAP.
“Intercreditor
Agreement”
means
that certain Intercreditor Agreement of approximately even date herewith
by and
among Collateral Agent, Lender and Chase, as the same may be amended, modified,
supplemented or restated from time to time.
“Interest
Period”
means
each period commencing on the first day of a calendar month and ending on
the
first day of the next succeeding calendar month; provided,
however,
that
(i) the first Interest Period shall commence on the Closing Date; and (ii)
any
Interest Period that would otherwise extend past the Maturity Date shall
end on
the Maturity Date.
“Interest
Rate”
means
a
variable rate equal to the LIBO Rate in effect from time to time plus One
and
One-Tenth Percent (1.10%) per annum.
“Lender”
means
ZIONS
FIRST NATIONAL BANK,
a
national banking association whose address is as set forth in the introductory
paragraph of this Agreement, its successors and assigns.
“Letter
of Credit”
means
a
written agreement by Lender to honor drafts or other demands for payment
in
compliance with the conditions specified in a letter of credit extended by
Lender pursuant to this Agreement, on such form(s) of letter of credit as
customarily issued by Lender and on such terms as Lender shall require in
its
reasonable discretion.
“Letter
of Credit Limit”
means
the aggregate issued and committed amount of SEVEN MILLION AND NO/100 DOLLARS
($7,000,000.00).
“LIBO
Rate”
means,
with respect to any Interest Period, the rate per annum quoted by Lender
as
Lender’s LIBOR rate based upon quotes from the London Interbank Offered Rate
from the British Bankers Associates Interest Settlement Rates, as quoted
for
U.S. Dollars by Bloomberg or other comparable pricing services selected by
Lender. This definition of Lender’s LIBOR rate is to be strictly interpreted and
is not intended to serve any purpose other than providing an index to determine
the Interest Rate. Lender’s LIBOR rate may not necessarily be the same as the
quoted offer side in the Eurodollar time deposit market by any particular
institution or service applicable to any interest period. It is not the lowest
rate at which Lender may make loans to any of its customers, either now or
in
the future.
“Lien
or Encumbrance”
and
“Liens
and Encumbrances”
means
any assignment as security, conditional sale for security purposes, grant
in
trust, lien, mortgage, pledge, security interest, title retention arrangement,
other encumbrance, or other interest or right securing the payment of money
or
the performance of any other liability or obligation, whether voluntarily
or
involuntarily created and whether arising by agreement, document, or instrument,
under any law, ordinance, regulation, or rule (federal, state, or local),
or
otherwise.
“Loan”
means
the revolving line of credit loan from Lender to Borrower described in this
Agreement.
“Loan
Amount”
means
the amount of up to SEVEN MILLION AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($7,000,000.00), plus
any
sum in addition thereto advanced by Lender in its sole and absolute discretion
in accordance with the Loan Documents, to be disbursed pursuant to the terms
and
conditions of this Agreement.
“Loan
Documents”
means
the documents described in Section
4.1(i),
any
International Swap and Derivatives Association Master Agreement (and any
confirmation related thereto and any other Swap Agreement), and any other
guaranties, agreements, documents, or instruments now or hereafter evidencing,
guarantying or securing the Obligations of Borrower hereunder, as this
Agreement, the other documents described in Section
4.1,
and
such other agreements, documents, and instruments may be amended, modified,
extended, renewed, or supplemented from time to time.
“Loan
Party”
means
Borrower, Guarantor and each other Person that from time to time is or becomes
obligated to Lender or Collateral Agent under any Loan Document or grants
any
Lien or Encumbrance to Lender or Collateral Agent with respect to any
Collateral.
“Material
Adverse Change”
means
any change in the assets, liabilities, financial condition, or results of
operations of Borrower or Borrower and Guarantor on an aggregate basis, or
any
other event or condition with respect to Borrower or Borrower and Guarantor
together, that materially and adversely affects any of the following: (i)
the
likelihood of performance by Borrower or Borrower and Guarantor together
of any
Obligations or the ability of Borrower or Borrower and Guarantor together
to
perform such Obligations, (ii) the legality, validity or binding nature of
any of the Obligations of Borrower or Guarantor, (iii) any Lien or Encumbrance
securing any of such Obligations, or (iv) the priority of any Lien or
Encumbrance securing any of such Obligations.
“Maturity
Date”
means
the date which is exactly thirty-six (36) months from the date of the
Note.
“Multiemployer
Plan”
means
a
“multiemployer plan” as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA which is
maintained for employees of Borrower or Guarantor.
“Note”
means
the Secured Promissory Note of approximately even date herewith executed
by
Borrower and payable to Lender, as such note may be amended, modified, extended,
renewed, supplemented or restated from time to time.
“Obligations”
means,
as the context requires, the duties and obligations of Borrower and/or Guarantor
under the Loan Documents from time to time, including without limitation,
any
and
all obligations, contingent or otherwise, whether now existing or hereafter
arising, of Borrower to Lender arising under or in connection with Swap
Agreements.
“Occupational
Safety and Health Law”
means
the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, as amended, and any other
federal, state or local statute, law, ordinance, code, rule, regulation,
order
or decree regulating, relating to or imposing liability or standards of conduct
concerning employee health and/or safety.
“Other
Loans”
means
any loan, financing arrangement or extension of credit to Borrower or its
Subsidiaries, including, without limitation, Guarantor, from Lender, any
Affiliate of Lender, or from Chase or J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. or any of
their Affiliates.
“Payment
Date”
means
the first (1st)
day of
each calendar month after the Closing Date.
“PBGC”
means
the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and any entity succeeding to any
or all
of its functions under ERISA.
“Permitted
Exceptions”
means
the following: (a) the sale, transfer, or other disposition of any Collateral
that is (i) consumed or worn out in ordinary usage and that is promptly replaced
with similar items of equal or greater value or (ii) sold in the ordinary
course
of business; (b) the Loan Documents; (c) purchase money liens on items of
the
Collateral; (d) Liens or Encumbrances granted to Chase or Collateral Agent
pursuant to the Chase Loan Documents in respect of which Lender or Collateral
Agent shares or is otherwise granted a first priority security interest with
Chase on a pari
passu
basis
pursuant to and as set forth in the Intercreditor Agreement; (e) Liens and
Encumbrances against Borrower or Guarantor set forth on Schedule
5.6
in
effect on the Closing Date; (f) covenants, restrictions, rights,
rights-of-way, easements and minor irregularities and encumbrances in title
which do not materially interfere with the business or operations of Borrower
or
Guarantor as presently conducted; (g) Liens and Encumbrances arising by statute
in connection with worker’s compensation and unemployment insurance (other than
Liens and Encumbrances arising under ERISA), good faith cash deposits in
connection with tenders, contracts or leases to which Borrower or Guarantor
is a
party or other cash deposits required to be made in the ordinary course of
business (provided in each case that the obligation is not for borrowed money
and that the obligation secured is not overdue or, if overdue, is being
contested in good faith); (h) mechanics’, workmen’s, materialmen’s,
landlords’, carriers’ or other similar Liens and Encumbrances arising in the
ordinary course of Borrower’s or Guarantor’s business with respect to
obligations which are not due or which are being contested in good faith;
(i)
the pledge of assets for the purpose of securing an appeal, stay or discharge
in
the course of any legal proceeding, provided that the aggregate amount of
liabilities of Borrower and Guarantor secured by a pledge of Collateral,
including interest and penalties thereon, if any, shall not be in excess
of
$2,000,000 at any one time outstanding; and (j) any interest or title of a
lessor under any operating lease to Borrower or Guarantor.
“Person”
means
any natural person, any unincorporated association, any corporation, any
partnership, any joint venture, any limited liability company, any trust,
any
other legal entity, or any Governmental Authority.
“Pledged
Securities”
means
all of the shares of the common stock of Guarantor (other than Services and
Marketing) owned and pledged by Borrower, together with all dividends therefrom
(whether in cash or in equity securities), all stock splits or reissuances
thereof, all distributions thereon or in respect thereof, all rights with
respect thereto, including voting and appraisement rights, all investments
thereof, interest thereon and proceeds thereof, all securities, cash or other
assets in replacement thereof.
“Quarterly
Payment Date”
means
the last day of each of March, June, September and December of each calendar
year until the Maturity Date, unless any such day is not a Business Day,
in
which case the Quarterly Payment Date shall be the next succeeding Business
Day.
“Reimbursement
Obligations” shall
have the meaning given in Section
3.2(a).
“Reportable
Event”
has
the
meaning given to such term in ERISA, but shall not include any event for
which
the thirty (30) day reporting requirement has been waived by the
PBGC.
“Request
for Advance”
means
a
completed, written Request for Advance and Pledge in form and substance
satisfactory to Lender, which shall be in substantially the form attached
hereto
as Exhibit
B
from
Borrower to Lender requesting an Advance from Lender, together with such
other
documents and information as Lender may require from time to time in accordance
herewith.
“Requirements
of Law” means
(a)
the organizational documents of an entity and (b) any law, regulation,
ordinance, code, decree, treaty, ruling or determination of an arbitrator,
court
or other Governmental Authority, or any Executive Order issued by the President
of the United States, in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person
or
to which such Person, any of its property or the conduct of its business
is
subject.
“Security
Agreement”
means
that certain Security Agreement of even date herewith by and between Borrower
and Guarantor, as debtor, and Collateral Agent, as secured party, with respect
to all of the assets of Borrower and Guarantor.
“Stock
Pledge Agreement”
means
that certain Pledge and Security Agreement of even date herewith by and between
Borrower, as pledgor, and Collateral Agent, pledging all of the shares of
each
Guarantor other than Services and Marketing.
“Subsidiary”
means,
with respect to any Person (the “parent”)
at any
date, any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association
or
other entity (a) of which securities or other ownership interests representing
more than 50% of the equity or more than 50% of the ordinary voting power
or, in
the case of a partnership, more than 50% of the general partnership interests
are, as of such date, owned, controlled or held, or (b) that is, as of such
date, otherwise controlled, directly or indirectly, by the parent or one
or more
subsidiaries of the parent. As used in this definition, “control”
means
the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the
direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the
ability
to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise.
“Swap
Agreement”
means
any
interest rate swap, cap, collar, foreign exchange, or similar hedging agreement
between Lender or its Affiliate and Borrower.
“Transfer”
means
(a) the granting of any Lien or Encumbrance on the Collateral or any part
thereof to any Person, except the security interests in favor of Lender or
Collateral Agent, the Permitted Exceptions and other matters which have been
approved in writing by Lender; (b) any sale, transfer, conveyance, lease
or
vesting of the Collateral or any part thereof or interest therein to or in
any
Person, whether voluntary, involuntary, by operation of law, or otherwise,
except the Permitted Exceptions, which would result in a Material Adverse
Change
(without taking into consideration subsections (iii) and (iv) of the definition
of Material Adverse Change); (c) any Change of Control; or (d) the execution of
any agreements to do any of the foregoing, except the Permitted
Exceptions.
“Unused
Commitment Fee”
means,
with respect to each calendar quarter (or portion thereof) during the term
of
the Loan, an amount equal to (i) the Loan Amount minus
(ii) the
Average Quarterly Outstanding Balance for such calendar quarter (or portion
thereof) with respect to which the Unused Commitment is being computed, with
the
resulting number being multiplied
by
ONE
QUARTER OF ONE PERCENT (0.25%) per annum (i.e., 0.0625% per quarter). If
the
Unused Commitment Fee is being computed for less than a full calendar quarter,
the percentage used in the preceding sentence will be computed on a daily
basis
for the number of days for which the fee is being computed.
“Zions
Account”
means
an account established by Borrower with Lender into which Lender and Chase
shall
advance proceeds of the Loan and the Chase Loan, respectively.
1.2 Interpretation.
Unless
the context of this Agreement otherwise clearly requires, the following rules
of
construction shall apply to this Agreement and each of the other Loan
Documents:
(a) Number;
Inclusion.
References to the plural include the singular, the plural, the part and the
whole; “or” has the inclusive meaning represented by the phrase “and/or”; and
“including” has the meaning represented by the phrase “including without
limitation”.
(b) Documents
Taken as a Whole.
The
words “hereof,” “herein,” “hereunder,” “hereto” and similar terms in this
Agreement or any other Loan Document refer to this Agreement or such other
Loan
Document as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement
or
such other Loan Document.
(c) Headings.
The
section and other headings contained in this Agreement or the other Loan
Documents and the Table of Contents (if any) preceding this Agreement or
the
other Loan Documents are for reference purposes only and shall not control
or
affect the construction of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or
the
interpretation thereof in any respect.
(d) Implied
References to This Agreement.
Article, section, subsection, clause, schedule and exhibit references are
to
this Agreement unless otherwise specified.
(e) Persons.
Reference to any Person includes such Person’s successors and assigns but, if
applicable, only if such successors and assigns are permitted by this Agreement
or the other Loan Documents, as the case may be.
(f) Modifications
to Documents.
Reference to any agreement (including this Agreement and any other Loan Document
together with the schedules and exhibits hereto or thereto), document or
instrument means such agreement, document or instrument as amended, modified,
replaced, substituted for, superseded or restated.
1.3 Accounting
Terms.
For
purposes of this Agreement, all accounting terms not otherwise defined herein
or
in the Recitals shall have the meanings assigned to them in conformity with
generally accepted accounting practices and principles (“GAAP”),
consistently applied. In the event that GAAP changes during the term of this
Agreement such that the covenants contained in Section
6.8
would
then be calculated in a different manner or with different components, (a)
Borrower and Lender agree to amend this Agreement in such respects as are
necessary to conform those covenants as criteria for evaluating the Consolidated
Entities’ financial condition to substantially the same criteria as were
effective prior to such change in GAAP and (b) the Consolidated
Entities shall be deemed to be in compliance with the covenants contained
in Section
6.8
following any such change in GAAP if and to the extent that the Consolidated
Entities would have been (and would continue to be) in compliance therewith
under GAAP as in effect immediately prior to such change.
1.4 Actions
by Lender.
Unless
otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, all determinations, consents,
approvals, disapprovals, calculations, requirements, requests, acts, actions,
elections, selections, opinions, judgments, options, exercise of rights,
remedies or indemnities, satisfaction of conditions or other decisions of
or to
be made by Lender under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents
shall
be made in the reasonable discretion of Lender. Any reference to Lender’s “sole
and absolute discretion” or similar phrases has the meaning represented by the
phrase “sole and absolute discretion, acting in good faith”.
1.5 Knowledge
of Borrower.
As used
herein and in any other Loan Document, the phrase “to the knowledge of
Borrower,” “to the knowledge of Guarantor” or such similar phrases shall mean to
the actual, conscious knowledge of Borrower’s Chief Executive Officer, Chief
Financial Officer or Treasurer.
ARTICLE
2
THE
LOAN
2.1 Agreement
to Lend and Borrow.
(a) Agreement
to Lend and Borrow.
Subject
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents,
Lender agrees to lend to Borrower, and Borrower agrees to borrow from Lender
from time to time prior to the Maturity Date, Advances of the proceeds of
the
Loan up to the Loan Amount. Lender’s commitment to make Advances shall be
decreased at the same time and in the same amount as the aggregate stated
amount
of any outstanding Letters of Credit.
(b) Revolving
Nature of Loan.
Prior
to the Maturity Date, the Loan Amount may be drawn, repaid, and drawn again,
on
a revolving basis, in unlimited repetition so long as (i) the aggregate of
all
outstanding Advances does not exceed, at any time, the Loan Amount, and (ii)
no
Event of Default has occurred and is continuing. Although the outstanding
principal balance of the Note may be zero from time to time, the Loan Documents
will remain in full force and effect until the Maturity Date or all obligations
of Borrower or Guarantor relating to the Loan are indefeasibly paid and
performed in full, whichever is later. Borrower shall have the right to
terminate the Loan upon Borrower’s specific written direction and attendant
payment in full to Lender of all Obligations with respect to the Loan,
including, without limitation, the Early Termination Fee. Upon the occurrence
and during the continuance of any Event of Default, Lender may suspend or
terminate its commitment to make Advances of the proceeds of the Loan without
notice to Borrower or further act on the part of Lender.
(c) Use
of
Proceeds.
The
proceeds of the Loan may be used by Borrower for its general working capital
purposes or other Borrower purposes and to repurchase shares of Borrower’s
preferred and common stock.
2.2 Procedures
for Advances.
(a) Requests
for Advances.
Each
request for an Advance shall be in writing and in the form of a Request for
Advance. Lender, at its option, may set a cutoff time, after which all requests
for Advances will be treated as having been requested on the next succeeding
Business Day. In addition to complying with the other requirements of this
Agreement, each Request for Advance shall specify the date (which shall be
a
Business Day) and the amount of the requested Advance.
(b) Timing
of Disbursement of Advances.
Provided the conditions for the making of Advances contained herein are
satisfied, Lender shall disburse each Advance no later than the first Business
Day following the date of the receipt by Lender of a valid Request for Advance.
Upon acceptance of a Request for Advance made hereunder, Lender will make
the
amount of each Advance available to Borrower by depositing immediately available
funds into the Zions Account designated by Borrower in the Request for
Advance.
(c) Authorized
Persons.
The
persons initially authorized to request Advances are all Authorized
Representatives of Borrower. At Lender’s request, Borrower shall provide Lender
with documentation satisfactory to Lender indicating the names of those
employees of Borrower authorized by Borrower to sign a Request for Advance
and
other documents, and Lender shall be entitled to rely upon such documentation
until notified in writing by Borrower of any change(s) in the names of the
employees so authorized.
2.3 Conditions
Precedent to Advances.
The
obligation of Lender to make Advances is subject to the fulfillment, to the
satisfaction of Lender in its sole and absolute discretion, of each of the
following conditions; provided,
however,
that
Lender, in its sole and absolute discretion, may waive any of the following
conditions:
(a) Lender
shall have received a Request for Advance pursuant to Section
2.2;
(b) No
Event
of Default shall exist and be continuing or shall result from such
Advance;
(c) The
amount of the requested Advance, together with the amount of all prior Advances
then outstanding and the aggregate stated amount of all Letters of Credit
then
outstanding, shall not exceed the Loan Amount;
(d) The
representations and warranties made by Borrower contained herein and in the
other Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects on
and
as of the date of such Advance with the same effect as if made on and as
of the
date of such Advance (except to the extent such representations and warranties
expressly refer to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and
correct
in all material respects as of such earlier date); and
(e) Borrower
shall have provided such additional information and documents as Lender may
reasonably request.
Each
Request for Advance submitted by Borrower hereunder shall constitute a
representation and warranty by Borrower hereunder, as of the date of each
such
request and as of the date of each Advance, that the conditions in this
Section
2.3
are
satisfied.
2.4 Evidence
of Indebtedness.
The
Loan shall be evidenced by the Note. Disbursements of the Loan shall be charged
and funded under the Note. If there is any inconsistency between the Note
and
this Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement shall prevail.
2.5 Interest.
(a) Rate.
The
advanced and unpaid balance of the Loan shall bear interest at the Interest
Rate
in effect from time to time. Each change in the Interest Rate will become
effective for each Interest Period, without notice, on the date set forth
in the
definition of the term LIBO Rate set forth herein.
(b) Default
Interest Rate.
Upon the
occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default hereunder or
under
any of the Loan Documents, at the option of Lender, the outstanding and unpaid
principal balance of the Loan shall bear interest, payable on demand, at
a rate
per annum equal to the Default Interest Rate. Lender may also, at its option,
from time to time, add any unpaid accrued interest to principal and such
sum
will bear interest therefrom until paid at the rate provided in this Agreement
(including at the Default Interest Rate, as and when applicable). The
application of the Default Interest Rate shall not be interpreted or deemed
to
extend any cure period set forth in this Agreement, or otherwise to limit
any of
Lender’s remedies under this Agreement or any of the other Loan
Documents.
(c) Effective
Rate.
Borrower agrees to pay an effective rate of interest that is the sum of (i)
the
interest rate provided in this Agreement and (ii) any additional rate of
interest resulting from any other charges or fees paid or to be paid in
connection herewith that are determined to be interest or in the nature of
interest. Any other provision of this Agreement or any of the other Loan
Documents to the contrary notwithstanding, Lender and Borrower agree that
none
of the terms and provisions contained herein or in any of the Loan Documents
shall be construed to create a contract for the use, forbearance or detention
of
money requiring payment of interest at a rate in excess of the maximum interest
rate permitted to be charged by the Requirements of Laws of the State of
Utah.
In such event, if any holder of the Note shall collect monies which are deemed
to constitute interest which would otherwise increase the effective interest
rate on the Note to a rate in excess of the maximum rate permitted to be
charged
by applicable Requirements of Law, all such sums deemed to constitute interest
in excess of such maximum rate shall, at the option of the holder, be credited
to the payment of other amounts payable under the Loan Documents or returned
to
Borrower.
(d) Computation
of Interest.
Interest shall be computed by applying the ratio of the annual Interest Rate
over a year of three hundred sixty (360) days, multiplied by the outstanding
principal balance, multiplied by the actual number of days the principal
balance
is outstanding.
2.6 Payment
of Principal and Interest; Application of Payments.
(a) Payments
of Interest.
Commencing on the Payment Date occurring in May, 2007, and continuing on
each
monthly Payment Date thereafter, installments of all accrued and outstanding
interest shall be due and payable by Borrower to Lender.
(b) Payment
at Maturity.
The
outstanding principal balance of the Loan, together with all unpaid accrued
interest thereon, and all other amounts payable by Borrower with respect
to the
Note or pursuant to the terms of any other Loan Documents, shall be due and
payable on the Maturity Date in lawful money of the United States of
America.
(c) Early
Termination.
Borrower shall have the right to terminate the Loan at any time prior to
the
Maturity Date by (i) giving written notice of its intent to do so to Lender;
(ii) paying the outstanding principal balance of the Loan, together with
all
unpaid accrued interest thereon, and all other amounts payable by Borrower
with
respect to the Note or pursuant to the terms of any other Loan Documents;
and
(iii) paying the Early Termination Fee.
(d) Application
of Payments.
Unless
otherwise agreed to in writing or otherwise required by applicable Requirements
of Law, payments will be applied first to accrued, unpaid interest, then
to any
unpaid collection costs, late charges and other charges, and any remaining
amount to principal; provided,
however,
upon
the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, Lender
reserves the right to apply payments among principal, interest, late charges,
collection costs and other charges at its sole and absolute
discretion.
(e) No
Deductions.
All
payments of principal or interest hereunder or under the Note shall be made
(i)
without deduction of any present and future taxes, levies, imposts, deductions,
charges or withholdings, which amounts shall be paid by Borrower, and (ii)
without any other set off. Borrower will pay the amounts necessary such that
the
gross amount of the principal and interest received by Lender is not less
than
that required hereby and by the Note.
(f) Late
Charges.
If any
payment of interest or principal required pursuant to any provision of this
Agreement is not received by Lender within ten (10) days after its due date,
then, in addition to the other rights and remedies of Lender pursuant to
this
Agreement and the other Loan Documents, Borrower will be charged five percent
(5.0%) of the regularly scheduled payment or Twenty-Five and No/100 Dollars
($25.00), whichever is greater, up to the maximum amount of One Thousand
Five
Hundred and No/100 Dollars ($1,500.00) per late charge. Such late charge
will be
immediately due and payable and is in addition to any other costs, fees,
and
expenses that Borrower may owe as a result of such late payment.
2.7 Manner
and Time of Payment.
All
amounts payable by Borrower on or with respect to the Loan, or pursuant to
the
terms of any other Loan Documents, shall be paid without condition or
reservation of right, in lawful money of the United States of America at
80 West
Broadway, Suite 200, Salt Lake City, Utah 84101, or at such other place as
Lender may from time to time designate in writing, not later than 1:00 p.m.
(Utah time), in same day funds, on the date due, and to such account of Lender
as Lender may designate; funds received by Lender after that time shall be
deemed to have been paid on the next succeeding Business Day. If any payment
would otherwise be due on a day which is not a Business Day, the payment
instead
shall be due on the next succeeding Business Day and such extension of time
shall be included in computing the interest due in respect of said
payment.
2.8 Guaranty.
Payment
of the Note and performance of Borrower’s obligations hereunder shall be
unconditionally guaranteed by Guarantor pursuant to the Guaranty and secured
by,
among other things, the Security Agreement, which shall be a first priority
security interest in and to all of the personal property assets of Borrower
and
Guarantor, as more fully described in the Security Agreement, subject to
Permitted Exceptions.
2.9 Security.
Payment
of the Note shall be secured by and/or guaranteed by, among other things,
the
following:
(a) the
Guaranty;
(b) the
Security Agreement, which shall secure the Obligations and the Guaranty and
be a
first priority security interest in and to all of the personal property assets
of Borrower and Guarantor, as more fully described in the Security Agreement,
subject to Permitted Exceptions;
(c) the
Stock
Pledge Agreement, which shall secure the Obligations and be a first priority
security interest in and to the Pledged Securities, subject to Permitted
Exceptions; and
(d) the
Account Control Agreement, which shall secure the Obligations and the Guaranty
and perfect the security interest given to Collateral Agent in and to all
of
Borrower’s and Guarantor’s deposit accounts maintained with Zions.
2.10 Fees
and Expenses.
(a) Unused
Commitment Fee.
During
the term hereof, Borrower shall pay to Lender the applicable Unused Commitment
Fee on each Quarterly Payment Date. The Unused Commitment Fee shall be
calculated on a quarterly basis and payable quarterly in arrears for the
calendar quarter or portion thereof throughout the term of the Loan and on
the
Maturity Date.
(b) Early
Termination Fee.
As set
forth in Section 2.6(c) above, Borrower shall pay to Lender the Early
Termination Fee in the event Borrower elects to terminate the Loan prior
to the
Maturity Date.
(c) Additional
Provisions Regarding Fees.
The
fees described in this Section
2.10
shall be
payable in addition to, and not in lieu of, interest, expense reimbursements,
indemnification and other Obligations. Borrower acknowledges that all fees
and
other amounts described in this Section 2.10
have
been fully earned by Lender at the time of payment and are non-refundable
to
Borrower in the event this Agreement is terminated or expires as provided
herein. All fees specified or referred to in this Agreement shall bear interest,
if not paid when due, at the Default Interest Rate. Borrower hereby authorizes
Lender, at its sole option and direction, without prior notice to Borrower,
to
advance any of the fees provided for in this Section
2.10 if
not
paid within ten (10) days of when due.
ARTICLE
3
LETTERS
OF CREDIT
3.1 Issuance
of Letters of Credit.
Subject
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the policies, procedures,
and
requirements of Lender for issuance of Letters of Credit in effect from time
to
time, and pursuant to one or more letter of credit agreements between Lender
and
Borrower, Lender agrees to issue, from time to time on or before the Maturity
Date, Letters of Credit upon request by and for the account of Borrower.
Letters
of Credit
(i)
may
expire after the Maturity Date if they are secured by cash collateral received
by Lender no later than the Maturity Date;
and
(ii)
will not
exceed, in the aggregate stated amount outstanding at any time, the lesser
of
(A) Letter of Credit Limit or (B) the difference between the Loan Amount
and the
then outstanding principal balance of the Loan. Each reference in this Agreement
to “issue” or “issuance” or other forms of such words in relation to Letters of
Credit will also include any extension or renewal of a Letter of Credit.
Requests for the issuance of a Letter of Credit will be processed by Lender
in
accordance with its policies, procedures, and requirements then in effect.
Upon
the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, Lender
may
suspend or terminate its agreement to issue Letters of Credit
hereunder.
3.2 Assumption
of Risk and Liability.
Borrower hereby assumes all risk of the acts or omissions of any holder of
a
Letter of Credit, and any beneficiary or transferee of a Letter of Credit
with
respect to its use of a Letter of Credit. Neither Lender nor any of its
employees, officers, directors, agents or representatives shall be liable
or
responsible for:
(a) the
use
which may be made of a Letter of Credit or for any acts or omissions of Lender
in connection therewith;
(b) the
validity, sufficiency or genuineness of documents, or of any endorsements
thereon, whether submitted in connection with a drawing under a Letter of
Credit, or otherwise, even if such documents or endorsements should in fact
prove to be in any or all respects invalid, insufficient, fraudulent, forged,
inaccurate or untrue;
(c) payment
by Lender against presentation of documents which do not strictly comply
with
the terms of a Letter of Credit, including failure of any such documents
to bear
reference or adequate reference to a Letter of Credit or the failure of any
holder or beneficiary of a Letter of Credit to comply fully with conditions
required in order to obtain honor of a drawing under a Letter of
Credit;
(d) the
validity or sufficiency of any instrument transferring or assigning or
purporting to transfer or assign a Letter of Credit or the rights or benefits
thereunder or proceeds thereof, in whole or in part, which may prove to be
invalid or ineffective for any reason;
(e) omissions,
interruptions, losses or delays in transmission or delivery of any messages
by
mail, cable, telegraph, telex, telephone, facsimile transmission or
otherwise;
(f) any
loss
or delay in the transmission of any document or draft required in order to
make
a drawing under a Letter of Credit; or
(g) any
other
circumstances whatsoever in making or failing to make payment under a Letter
of
Credit.
ARTICLE
4
LOAN
CLOSING; INITIAL ADVANCE
4.1 Conditions
Precedent.
Lender’s obligation to close the Loan and to disburse the initial Advance and to
perform the remainder of its obligations under this Agreement are expressly
conditioned upon the receipt and approval by Lender, in its sole and absolute
discretion, of each of the following items and the satisfaction by Borrower
of
the following conditions on or before the Closing Date unless otherwise waived
by Lender in its sole and absolute discretion:
(a) Borrower’s
payment of all fees and costs payable under this Agreement;
(b) Receipt,
review and approval by Lender of copies of the Borrower Operating Documents
and
the Guarantor Operating Documents;
(c) The
representations and warranties of Borrower and/or Guarantor in Article
5
and
elsewhere in the Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material
respects;
(d) No
Event
of Default shall exist and be continuing;
(e) Receipt,
review and approval by Lender, in its sole discretion, of such financial
statements and tax returns for Borrower and/or Guarantor as Lender may
require;
(f) A
determination by Lender that the Collateral provides an adequate loan-to-value
coverage ratio for the Loan and all Other Loans which are secured by the
Collateral;
(g) The
original certificates representing the Pledged Securities, together with
blank
transfer powers in form and substance acceptable to Lender shall have been
delivered to Lender;
(h) Receipt,
review and approval by Lender of the policies of insurance required under
Article
6
hereof;
(i) Borrower’s
delivery to Lender of the following documents, in form and content satisfactory
to Lender, duly executed (and acknowledged where necessary) by the appropriate
parties thereto:
(i)
This Agreement;
(ii)
The Note;
(iii)
The Guaranty;
(iv)
The Security Agreement;
(v)
The Stock Pledge Agreement;
(vi)
The original certificates representing the Pledged Securities;
(vii)
Blank stock transfer powers executed by the holders of all Pledged Securities
in
favor of Collateral Agent;
(viii)
An acknowledgement and consent to the pledge of the Pledged Securities pursuant
to the Stock Pledge Agreement from each issuer of the Pledged
Securities;
(ix)
The Account Control Agreement;
(x)
The Financing Statements, which shall be duly filed with the Utah Department
of
Commerce, Division of Corporations and Commercial Code;
(xi)
A closing certificate from Borrower and each Guarantor;
(xii)
Resolutions of the directors, members, managers, or partners of Borrower
and
Guarantor, as applicable, approving the Loan Documents and the Guarantor
Loan
Documents;
(xiii)
An opinion of legal counsel to Borrower and Guarantor;
(xiv)
True and correct copies of the Chase Loan Documents;
(xv)
The Intercreditor Agreement; and
(xvi)
Such other documents that Lender may require in its sole and absolute
discretion.
ARTICLE
5
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
5.1 Consideration.
As an
inducement to Lender to execute this Agreement and to disburse the proceeds
of
the Loan, Borrower represents and warrants to Lender that the following
statements set forth in this Article
5 are
true,
correct and complete as of the date hereof and will be true, correct and
complete as of the Closing Date.
5.2 Organization,
Powers, Good Standing and Subsidiaries.
(a) Organization
and Powers.
Each of
Borrower and Guarantor is either a corporation, a limited liability company,
or
a limited partnership duly organized and validly existing under the laws
of the
State of Utah. Borrower and Guarantor have all requisite power and authority,
rights and franchises to own and operate their properties, to carry on their
businesses as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted, and to enter
into
and perform this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. The address of
Borrower’s chief executive office and principal place of business is 2200 West
Parkway Blvd., Salt Lake City, Utah 84119.
(b) Good
Standing.
Borrower and Guarantor have made all filings and each is in good standing
in the
State of Utah, and in each other jurisdiction in which the character of the
property it owns or the nature of the business it transacts makes such filings
necessary or where failure to make such filings would result in a Material
Adverse Change.
(c) Organizational
Identification Number.
The
organizational identification number of Borrower and each Guarantor, as defined
and contemplated by the Utah Uniform Commercial Code, is as set forth in
the
Financing Statement.
(d) Subsidiaries.
Schedule
5.2(d)
attached
hereto sets forth a complete list of Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries,
including the percentage of voting stock in each Subsidiary owned, directly
or
indirectly, by Borrower.
5.3 Authorization
of Loan Documents.
(a) Authorization.
The
execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents (to which Borrower
or
Guarantor, respectively, is a party) by (i) Borrower are within Borrower’s
corporate powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary action by
Borrower and its directors and shareholders; and (ii) Guarantor are within
Guarantor’s corporate, limited liability company or partnership powers and have
been duly authorized by all necessary action by Guarantor and its directors,
shareholders, members, managers and partners, as applicable.
(b) No
Conflict.
The
execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents by Borrower will
not
violate (i) the Borrower Operating Documents; (ii) any legal requirement
affecting Borrower or any of its properties except where a violation of such
requirement would not result in a Material Adverse Change; or (iii) any
agreement to which Borrower is bound or to which it is a party, except where
a
violation of any such agreement would not result in a Material Adverse Change,
and will not result in or require the creation (except as provided in or
contemplated by this Agreement) of any Lien or Encumbrance upon any of such
properties. The execution, delivery and performance of the Guarantor Loan
Documents by Guarantor will not violate (1) any provision of the Guarantor
Operating Documents; (2) any legal requirement affecting Guarantor or any
of
Guarantor’s respective properties except where a violation of such requirement
would not result in a Material Adverse Change; or (3) any agreement to which
Guarantor is bound or to which Guarantor is a party, except where a violation
of
any such agreement would not result in a Material Adverse Change, and will
not
result in or require the creation (except as provided in or contemplated
by this
Agreement) of any Lien or Encumbrance upon any of such properties.
(c) Governmental
and Private Approvals.
All
governmental or regulatory orders, consents, permits, authorizations and
approvals required for the present use and operation of the Borrower’s business
and the Collateral have been obtained and are in full force and effect, except
where failure to obtain such orders, consents, permits, authorizations or
approvals would not result in a Material Adverse Change. To the knowledge
of
Borrower, no additional governmental or regulatory actions, filings or
registrations with respect to the Borrower’s business and the Collateral, and no
approvals, authorizations or consents of any trustee or holder of any
Indebtedness or obligation of Borrower or Guarantor are required for the
due
execution, delivery and performance by Borrower or Guarantor of their respective
duties and obligations under the Loan Documents or the Guarantor Loan
Documents.
(d) Binding
Obligations.
This
Agreement and the other Loan Documents have been duly executed by Borrower,
and
are legally valid and binding obligations of Borrower, enforceable against
Borrower in accordance with their terms, except as enforceability may be
limited
by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar Requirements
of
Laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity.
The Guarantor Loan Documents have been duly executed by Guarantor, and are
the
legally valid and binding obligations of Guarantor, enforceable against
Guarantor in accordance with their terms, except as enforceability may be
limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar
Requirements of Laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general
principles of equity.
5.4 No
Material Defaults.
There
exists no material violation of or material default by Borrower and, to the
knowledge of Borrower, no event has occurred which, upon the giving of notice
or
the passage of time, or both, would constitute a material default, which
in each
case, would result in a Material Adverse Change, with respect to the terms
of
(a) any instrument evidencing or securing any Indebtedness of Borrower or
Guarantor, (b) any instrument evidencing or securing any Indebtedness secured
by
the Collateral, (c) any agreement affecting the Collateral, (d)
any
license, permit, statute, ordinance, Requirements of Law, judgment, order,
writ,
injunction, decree, rule, or regulation of any Governmental Authority, or
any
determination or award of any arbitrator, to which Borrower, Guarantor or
the
Collateral is a party or may be bound, or (e) any document, instrument, or
agreement by which Borrower, or any of its properties, is bound and, with
respect to this clause (e),
(i)
which
involves any Loan Document,
(ii)
which
involves the Collateral and is not adequately covered by insurance,
(iii)
which
might materially and adversely affect the ability of Borrower or Guarantor
to
perform its respective obligations under any of the Loan Documents or any
other
material document, instrument, or agreement to which it is a party,
or
(iv)
which,
subject to the Permitted Exceptions, might adversely affect the first priority
of the liens created by this Agreement, the Security Agreement or any of
the
other Loan Documents.
5.5 Litigation;
Adverse Facts.
Except
as disclosed on Schedule
5.5
attached
hereto, there is no action, suit, investigation, proceeding, or arbitration
(whether or not purportedly on behalf of Borrower or Guarantor) at law or
in
equity or before or by any foreign or domestic court or other governmental
entity (a “Legal
Action”),
pending or, to the knowledge of Borrower, threatened in writing against or
affecting the Collateral, Borrower or Guarantor, individually or in the
aggregate in excess of $500,000, which would result in any Material Adverse
Change. Neither Borrower nor Guarantor is (a) in violation of any applicable
Requirements of Law which violation would result in a Material Adverse Change,
(b) subject to, or in default with respect to, any other legal requirement
that
would result in a Material Adverse Change, or (c) in default with respect
to any
agreement to which Borrower or Guarantor is a party or to which either is
bound
where such default would result in a Material Adverse Change. There is no
Legal
Action pending or, to the knowledge of Borrower or Guarantor, threatened
in
writing against or affecting Borrower or Guarantor questioning the validity
or
the enforceability of this Agreement or any of the other Loan
Documents.
5.6 Title
to Properties; Liens.
Each of
Borrower and Guarantor has good, sufficient, and legal title to the Collateral
and all other properties and assets reflected in its most recent balance
sheet
delivered to Lender, except (a) for assets disposed of in the ordinary course
of
business since the date of such balance sheet, (b) for Permitted Exceptions
and
(c) where failure to have such title would not result in a Material Adverse
Change. Borrower and/or Guarantor, as applicable, is the sole owner of the
Collateral, and the Collateral is free from any adverse Lien or Encumbrance,
security interest, or encumbrance of any kind whatsoever, excepting only
Liens
or Encumbrances and security interests in favor of Lender or Collateral Agent,
Permitted Exceptions and other matters which have been approved in writing
by
Lender in its sole and absolute discretion. All Liens and Encumbrances against
Borrower or Guarantor in effect on the Closing Date (and which are included
as
Permitted Exceptions under clause (e) of the definition of Permitted Exceptions)
are set forth on Schedule
5.6
attached
hereto.
5.7 Disclosure.
To the
knowledge of Borrower, there is no fact that would result in a Material Adverse
Change which has not been disclosed in this Agreement or in other documents,
certificates, and written statements furnished to Lender in connection
herewith.
5.8 Payment
of Taxes.
All tax
returns and reports of Borrower and Guarantor which are required to be filed
by
Borrower or Guarantor have been timely filed, and all taxes, assessments,
fees,
and other governmental charges upon Borrower or Guarantor, and upon their
respective properties, assets, income, and franchises which are due and payable
have been paid when due and payable, except, in each case, where failure
to do
so would not result in a Material Adverse Change. Borrower knows of no proposed
tax assessment against it that would result in a Material Adverse Change,
and
neither Borrower nor Guarantor has contracted with any government entity
in
connection with such taxes. To the knowledge of Borrower, all tax returns
and
reports of Guarantor required to be filed have been timely filed, and all
taxes,
assessments, fees, and other governmental charges upon Guarantor and upon
its
properties, assets, income, and franchises which are due and payable have
been
paid when due and payable, except, in each case, where failure to do so would
not result in a Material Adverse Change.
5.9 Securities
Activities.
Neither
Borrower nor Guarantor is engaged principally, or as one of its important
activities, in the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing
or
carrying any margin stock (as defined within Regulations G, T, and U of the
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System), and not more than twenty-five
percent (25.0%) of the value of Borrower’s and/or Guarantor’s assets consists of
such margin stock. No part of the Loan will be used to purchase or carry
any
margin stock or to extend credit to others for that purpose or for any other
purpose that violates the provisions of Regulations U or X of said Board
of
Governors.
5.10 Government
Regulations.
Neither
Borrower nor Guarantor is subject to regulation under the Investment Company
Act
of 1940, the Federal Power Act, the Public Utility Holding Company Act of
1935,
or any other federal or state statute or regulation limiting its ability
in
incur Indebtedness for money borrowed.
5.11 Rights
to Property Agreements, Permits, and Licenses.
Borrower and/or Guarantor is the true owner of all rights in and to all existing
agreements, permits, and licenses relating to the Collateral, and will be
the
true owner of all rights in and to all future agreements, permits, and licenses
relating to the Collateral, except, in each case, where failure to be such
an
owner would not result in a Material Adverse Change. Borrower’s and/or
Guarantor’s interest in all such agreements, permits, and licenses is not
subject to any present claim (other than the Permitted Exceptions, under
the
Loan Documents or as otherwise approved by Lender in its sole and absolute
discretion), set-off, or deduction, other than in the ordinary course of
business, which would result in a Material Adverse Change.
5.12 Compliance
with Laws.
Borrower’s and Guarantor’s business does, and shall at all times, comply fully
with all applicable Requirements of Law, except, in each case, where failure
to
comply would not result in a Material Adverse Change. The Collateral, and
the
uses to which the Collateral are and will be put, shall at all times comply
fully with all applicable Requirements of Laws, except, in each case, where
failure to comply would not result in a Material Adverse Change.
5.13 Financial
Condition.
The
financial statements and all financial data previously delivered to Lender
in
connection with the Loan or relating to Borrower or Guarantor are true, correct,
and complete in all material respects. Such financial statements comply with
the
requirements of this Agreement and fairly present the financial position
of the
parties who are the subject thereof as of the date thereof. No Material Adverse
Change has occurred and, except for this Loan and the Permitted Exceptions,
no
borrowings have been made by Borrower or Guarantor since the date thereof
which
are secured by, or might give rise to, a Lien or Encumbrance, security interest,
or claim against the Collateral or the proceeds of the Loan or the Other
Loans.
5.14 Personal
Property.
Borrower and/or Guarantor is now, and shall continue to be, the sole owner
of
all personal property which constitutes a portion of the Collateral free
from
any adverse lien, security interest, or adverse claim of any kind whatsoever,
except
(a)
Permitted Exceptions,
(b)
liens
and security interests in favor of Lender or Collateral Agent, and
(c)
other
matters which have been approved in writing by Lender in its sole and absolute
discretion.
5.15 Other
Loan Documents.
Each of
the representations and warranties of Borrower or Guarantor contained in
any of
the other Loan Documents, the Guarantor Loan Documents or the agreements,
guaranties, documents, or instruments now or hereafter evidencing, guarantying
or securing the Indebtedness of Borrower or Guarantor under the Other Loans,
as
such agreements, guaranties, documents, and instruments may be amended,
modified, extended, renewed, or supplemented from time to time, is true and
correct in all material respects. All of such representations and warranties
are
incorporated herein for the benefit of Lender.
5.16 Contracts;
Labor Matters.
Except
as disclosed to Lender in writing (a) neither Borrower nor Guarantor is subject
to any charge, corporate restriction, judgment, decree or order, which would
result in a Material Adverse Change; (b) no labor contract to which Borrower
or
Guarantor is a party or is otherwise subject is scheduled to expire prior
to the
Maturity Date except to the extent that such expiration would not result
in a
Material Adverse Change; (c) neither Borrower nor Guarantor has, within the
two-year period preceding the date of this Agreement, taken any action which
would have constituted or resulted in a “plant closing” or “mass layoff” within
the meaning of the Federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification
Act of
1988 or any similar applicable federal, state or local Requirements of Law,
and
on the date hereof Borrower and Guarantor have no reasonable expectation
that
any such action is or will be required at any time prior to the initial Maturity
Date; and (d) on the date of this Agreement (i) neither Borrower nor Guarantor
is a party to any material labor dispute and (ii) there are no strikes or
walkouts relating to any labor contracts to which Borrower or Guarantor is
a
party or is otherwise subject.
5.17 ERISA.
Each of
Borrower and Guarantor is in compliance with ERISA in all material respects.
No
Reportable Event or Prohibited Transaction (as defined in ERISA) or termination
of any Pension Plan has occurred and no written notice of termination has
been
filed with respect to any Pension Plan published or maintained by Borrower
or
Guarantor that is subject to ERISA. Neither Borrower nor Guarantor has incurred
any material funding deficiency within the meaning of ERISA or any material
liability to the PBGC in connection with any such plan established or maintained
by Borrower or Guarantor. Neither Borrower nor Guarantor is a party to any
Multiemployer Plan.
5.18 Pension
and Welfare Plans.
Each
Pension Plan of Borrower or Guarantor complies in all material respects with
all
applicable statutes and governmental rules and regulations; no Reportable
Event
has occurred and is continuing with respect to any Pension Plan; neither
Borrower nor Guarantor nor any ERISA Affiliate has withdrawn from any
Multiemployer Plan in a “complete withdrawal” or a “partial withdrawal” as
defined in Sections 4203 or 4205 of ERISA, respectively; no steps have been
instituted by Borrower or Guarantor to terminate any Pension Plan; no
contribution failure has occurred with respect to any Pension Plan sufficient
to
give rise to a Lien or Encumbrance under Section 302(f) of ERISA; no condition
exists or event or transaction has occurred in connection with any Pension
Plan
or Multiemployer Plan which could reasonably be expected to result in the
incurrence by Borrower or Guarantor or any ERISA Affiliate of any material
liability, fine or penalty; and neither Borrower nor Guarantor nor any ERISA
Affiliate is a “contributing sponsor” as defined in Section 4001(a)(13) of ERISA
of a “single-employer plan” as defined in Section 4001(a)(15) of ERISA which has
two or more contributing sponsors at least two of whom are not under common
control. Neither Borrower nor Guarantor has any contingent liability with
respect to any Welfare Plan which covers retired or terminated employees
and
their beneficiaries.
5.19 Occupational
Safety and Health Matters.
Except
as disclosed to Lender in writing, Borrower and each property, operation
and
facility that Borrower may own, operate or control (a) complies in all respects
with all applicable Occupational Safety and Health Laws, except to the extent
the noncompliance would not result in a Material Adverse Change; (b) is not
subject to any judicial or administrative proceeding alleging the violation
of
any Occupational Safety and Health Law; (c) has not received any written
notice
(i) that it may be in violation of any Occupational Safety and Health Law,
(ii)
threatening the commencement of any proceeding relating to allegedly unlawful,
unsafe or unhealthy conditions, or (iii) alleging that it is or may be
responsible for any response, cleanup, or corrective action, including but
not
limited to any remedial investigation/feasibility studies, under any
Occupational Safety and Health Law; (d) to Borrower’s knowledge, is not the
subject of federal or state investigation evaluating whether any investigation,
remedial action or other response is needed to respond to any allegedly unsafe
or unhealthful condition; (e) has not filed any notice under or relating
to any
Occupational Safety and Health Law indicating or reporting any potentially
unsafe or unhealthful condition, and there exists no basis for such notice
irrespective of whether or not such notice was actually filed; and (f) has
no
contingent liability in connection with any unsafe or unhealthful
condition.
5.20 Management
Common Stock Loan Program.
Schedule
5.20
attached
hereto sets forth a description of Borrower’s management common stock loan
program.
ARTICLE
6
COVENANTS
OF BORROWER
6.1 Consideration.
As an
inducement to Lender to execute this Agreement and to disburse the Loan Amount,
Borrower hereby covenants as set forth in this Article
6,
which
covenants shall remain in effect so long as the Note shall remain unpaid,
unless
otherwise waived by Lender in its sole and absolute discretion.
6.2 No
Encumbrances.
Neither
Borrower nor Guarantor will permit any Lien or Encumbrance to be made or
filed
against the Collateral, or any portion thereof, except for Permitted Exceptions,
or permit any receiver, trustee, or assignee for the benefit of creditors
to be
appointed to take possession of the Collateral or any portion
thereof.
6.3 Compliance
with Laws.
Borrower will comply and, to the extent Borrower is able, will cause Guarantor
to comply with all Requirements of Laws and requirements of all Governmental
Authorities having jurisdiction over Borrower, Guarantor or the Collateral,
except to the extent that noncompliance would not result in a Material Adverse
Change.
6.4 Lender
Inspections.
Upon
reasonable prior notice, throughout the term of the Loan and during normal
business hours, Borrower shall permit Lender or Collateral Agent and Lender’s or
Collateral Agent’s representatives, inspectors, and consultants to enter upon
the premises where any Collateral may be located and inspect the Collateral,
to
audit, examine, and copy all contracts, records (including, but not limited
to,
financial and accounting records pertaining to the Loan or the Collateral)
which
are kept at such premises or at Borrower’s offices, and to discuss the affairs,
finances, and accounts of Borrower with representatives of Borrower and,
to the
extent Borrower is able, will cause others to provide access to Lender or
Collateral Agent and Lender’s or Collateral Agent’s representatives, inspectors,
and consultants to audit, examine, and copy all contracts, books, documents
and
records.
6.5 Intentionally
Omitted.
6.6 Ownership
of Collateral.
Borrower and/or Guarantor is and will be the sole owner of the Collateral
(except as described in Section
5.6),
whether acquired before or after the Closing Date, free from any adverse
Lien or
Encumbrance, security interest, or adverse claim of any kind whatsoever,
except
for Permitted Exceptions, security interests and Liens or Encumbrances in
favor
of the interest of a lessor pursuant to a lease of personal property approved
by
Lender and the Liens or Encumbrances and security interests approved by Lender
pursuant to the Loan Documents.
6.7 Information
and Statements.
Borrower shall deliver to Lender the following:
(a) Annual
Financial Statements.
Within
one hundred twenty (120) days of the end of its fiscal year, the complete
consolidated financial statements of the Consolidated Entities, which shall
consist of a balance sheet, statements of income, cash flow and retained
earnings, and a schedule of contingent liabilities as of the end of such
annual
period, such financial statements to be audited by an independent certified
public accountant of recognized standing acceptable to Lender in its reasonable
discretion. Lender consents to the engagement of KPMG.
(b) Quarterly
Financial Statements.
Within
sixty (60) days of the end of each fiscal quarter (other than the final quarter
of a fiscal year), the complete consolidated financial statements of the
Consolidated Entities which shall consist of a balance sheet, statements
of
income, cash flow and retained earnings, and a schedule of contingent
liabilities as of the end of each such quarterly period, such financial
statements to be certified as true and correct by the president or chief
financial officer of Borrower.
(c) Other
Information.
As soon
as reasonably practicable, but in any event within thirty (30) days after
a
request therefor, such information concerning Borrower, Guarantor, any
Subsidiaries thereof and the assets, business, financial condition, operations,
property, prospects, and results of operations of Borrower, Guarantor and
any
other Subsidiaries thereof as Lender reasonably requests from time to
time.
(d) Covenant
Compliance Information.
Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, Borrower will
be
required to timely deliver, as soon as reasonably practicable, but in any
event
within fifteen (15) days after a request therefor from Lender, such financial
information as may be necessary to promptly and accurately calculate any
financial ratio or covenant required under this Agreement, even if such
information is not specifically enumerated herein. Any review of any
Borrower-prepared financial statements used to test any financial ratio or
covenant will not waive Lender’s rights to require further review or audit of
such information or any rights if such further review or audit indicates
financial information contrary to Borrower-prepared financial statements.
Borrower agrees to deliver to Lender a Covenant Compliance Certificate at
the
same time as the delivery of the financial statements required pursuant to
Sections
6.7(a)
and
(b).
6.8 Financial
Covenants.
The
Consolidated Entities shall not:
(a) Funded
Debt to EBITDAR Ratio.
Permit
its ratio of (A) total liabilities, plus the net present value of payments
under
operating leases at a discount rate of seven percent (7%), but excluding
(1)
accounts arising from the purchase of goods and services in the ordinary
course
of business, (2) accrued expenses or losses, and (3) deferred revenues or
gains,
to (B) net income, plus amortization expense, depreciation expense, interest
expense, income tax expense, and rents and operating lease payments, less
extraordinary gains and losses (collectively, “EBITDAR”),
for
the twelve (12) month period then ending, to be greater than (x) 3.25 to
1.00 as
of the end of the fiscal quarter of Borrower ending on March 3, 2007, (y)
3.00
to 1.00 as of the end of the fiscal quarter of Borrower ending on June 2,
2007,
and (z) 2.75 to 1.00 as of the end of the fiscal quarter of Borrower ending
on
August 31, 2007 and each fiscal quarter thereafter.
(b) Fixed
Charge Coverage Ratio.
Permit
its ratio of (A) net income before income tax expense, plus amortization
expense, depreciation expense, interest expense, rent and operating lease
payments, minus any distributions or dividends, for the twelve (12) month
period
then ending, to (B) prior period current maturities of long term debt and
capital leases, interest expense, cash taxes paid, rent and operating lease
payments, for the same such period, to be less than (x) 1.30 to 1.00 as of
the
end of the fiscal quarter of Borrower ending on March 3, 2007, (y) 1.35 to
1.00
as of the end of the fiscal quarter of Borrower ending on June 2, 2007, and
(z)
1.50 to 1.00 as of the end of the fiscal quarter of Borrower ending on August
31, 2007 and each fiscal quarter thereafter.
(c) Capital
Expenditures.
Make
Capital Expenditures, exclusive of curriculum development costs, in excess
of
(i) $11,000,000.00 for Borrower’s fiscal year ending on August 31, 2007 and (ii)
$8,000,000.00 for each fiscal year of Borrower thereafter.
(d) Minimum
Net Worth.
Permit
its Net Worth to be less than ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-THREE MILLION AND NO/100
DOLLARS ($133,000,000.00); provided,
however,
the
Consolidated Entities’ Net Worth may be less than such amount if Lender
determines that the Consolidated Entities’ Net Worth has decreased to an amount
less than $133,000,000.00 as a result of Borrower’s purchase of its outstanding
common or preferred stock. As used in this Section
6.8(d),
the
term “Net
Worth”
means
the Consolidated Entities’ total assets less
total
liabilities, in each case as determined in accordance with GAAP.
Such
covenant or any computations required to determine or test compliance with
such
covenant may be made by Lender at any time or times and in its sole and absolute
discretion based on information available to Lender.
6.9 Representations
and Warranties.
Until
repayment of the Note and all other obligations secured by the Security
Agreement, the representations and warranties of Article
5
shall
remain true and complete in all material respects.
6.10 Trade
Names.
Borrower and Guarantor shall promptly notify Lender in writing of any change
in
the legal, trade, or fictitious business names used by Borrower or Guarantor,
or
a change in the state of formation of Borrower or Guarantor, and shall, upon
Lender’s request, authorize the preparation and filing of any additional
financing statements and/or execute or cause to be executed any other
certificates or documents necessary to reflect the change in legal, trade,
or
fictitious business names, or a change in state of formation.
6.11 Intentionally
Omitted.
6.12 Notice
of Litigation, Material Adverse Change or Event of Default.
Borrower will give, or cause to be given, prompt written notice to Lender
of (a)
any action or proceeding which is instituted by or against Borrower or Guarantor
in any federal or state court, or before any commission or other regulatory
body, federal, state or local, foreign or domestic, or any such proceedings
which are threatened in writing against Borrower or Guarantor which, if
adversely determined, would result in a Material Adverse Change, (b) any
other action, event, or condition of any nature which would result in a Material
Adverse Change, and (c) any actions, proceedings, or written notices
adversely affecting the Collateral, or Lender’s or Collateral Agent’s interest
therein, except to the extent any such action, proceeding or notice would
not
result in a Material Adverse Change, and (d) the occurrence of an Event of
Default.
6.13 Intentionally
Omitted.
6.14 Maintenance
of Business.
Borrower and Guarantor shall maintain and preserve all rights and franchises
material to their respective businesses.
6.15 Material
Agreements.
Unless
such actions would not result in a Material Adverse Change, Borrower shall
not
make, consent to, or permit any alteration, amendment, modification, release,
waiver or termination of any material agreement to which it is a party without
the prior written consent of Lender, which consent will not be unreasonably
withheld or delayed.
6.16 Right
of Entry.
Lender
or Collateral Agent shall have the right, upon reasonable prior notice, to
enter
upon any portion of the premises where any Collateral may be located to verify
compliance with the Loan Documents.
6.17 Transfer
of Assets.
Unless
such action would result in a Material Adverse Change (without taking into
consideration subsections (iii) and (iv) of the definition of Material Adverse
Change), Borrower and Guarantor may sell, convey, transfer, assign or dispose
of
any properties or assets, or any right, title or interest therein, or any
part
thereof, or enter into any lease covering all or any portion thereof or an
undivided interest therein, either voluntarily, involuntarily, or otherwise;
provided,
however,
that
neither Borrower nor Guarantor shall sell, transfer, lease, or otherwise
dispose
of all or any substantial part of the assets, business, operations, or property
of Borrower or Guarantor, other than such a sale, transfer, lease or disposition
to Borrower or another Guarantor.
6.18 Dividends
and Other Distributions.
The
Consolidated Entities may directly or indirectly declare or pay dividends
to its
shareholders, members, partners or others on or on account of any shares,
membership interests, partnership interests or other securities of any of
the
Consolidated Entities, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing or would occur as a result of such declaration or
payment.
6.19 Change
of Control.
Without
the prior written consent of Lender, which consent will not be unreasonably
withheld or delayed, Borrower and Guarantor shall not cause, permit or suffer
any Change of Control to occur.
6.20 Loans,
Investments, Guaranties, Subordinations.
From
and after the date hereof, unless an Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing or would occur as a result of such action, and provided that at
any
time the amounts involved do not exceed $1,000,000 in any individual case
or
$5,000,000 in the aggregate, the Consolidated Entities may, directly or
indirectly (a) make loans or advances to other Persons, (b) purchase or
otherwise acquire capital stock or other securities of other Persons, limited
liability company interests or partnership interests in other Persons, or
warrants or other options or rights to acquire capital stock or securities
of
other Persons or limited liability company interests or partnership interests
in
other Persons, (c) make capital contributions to other Persons, (d) otherwise
invest in or acquire interests in other Persons, (e) guaranty or otherwise
become obligated in respect of Indebtedness of other Persons, (f) subordinate
claims against, or obligations of other Persons to, the Consolidated Entities
to
any other indebtedness of such Person, or (g) incur Indebtedness;
provided,
however,
that,
for the avoidance of doubt, (1) if an Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing or would occur as a result of the taking of any of the foregoing
actions, or if the amounts involved exceed the caps specified in this Section,
the Consolidated Entities may not do or take any of the actions listed in
this
Section without the prior written consent of Lender and (2) (A) the line
of
credit in the maximum principal amount of £100,000.00 incurred by Franklin Covey
Europe, Ltd., (B) the line of credit in the maximum principal amount of
CAN$500,000.00 incurred by Franklin Covey Canada, Ltd., and (C) the mortgage
loan in the maximum principal amount of CAN$895,253.00 incurred by Franklin
Covey Canada, Ltd., in each case incurred prior to and outstanding as of
the
Closing Date (and any refinance thereof up to the amounts stated in the
foregoing clauses (A), (B) and (C)) shall not be subject to the caps specified
in this Section. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the prior written consent
of
Lender shall not be required for (y) intercompany transactions between or
among
the Consolidated Entities or (z) unsecured trade payables incurred by the
Consolidated Entities in the ordinary course of business.
6.21 Acquisition
of All or Substantially All Assets.
Unless
an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would occur as a result
of
such action, and provided that the amounts involved do not exceed $1,000,000
in
any individual case or $5,000,000 in the aggregate, Borrower and Guarantor
may,
directly or indirectly, acquire by purchase, lease, or otherwise all or
substantially all of the assets of any other Person; provided,
however,
that,
for the avoidance of doubt, (1) if an Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing or would occur as a result of the taking of any of the foregoing
actions, or if the amounts involved exceed the caps specified in this Section,
Borrower or Guarantor may not do or take any of the actions listed in this
Section without the prior written consent of Lender and (2) the amounts of
any
transactions entered into by any of the Consolidated Entities within sixty
(60)
days prior to the Closing Date shall be subject to the caps specified in
this
Section.
6.22 Government
Regulation.
Borrower shall not (a) be or become subject at any time to any law, regulation,
or list of any government agency (including, without limitation, the U.S.
Office
of Foreign Asset Control list) that prohibits or limits Lender from making
any
advance or extension of credit to Borrower or from otherwise conducting business
with Borrower, or (b) fail to provide documentary and other evidence of
Borrower’s identity as may be requested by Lender at any time to enable Lender
to verify Borrower’s identity or to comply with any applicable law or
regulation, including, without limitation, Section 326 of the USA Patriot
Act of
2001, 31 U.S.C. Section 5318.
6.23 Intentionally
Omitted.
6.24 Disposition
of Franklin Covey Mexico.
The
sale of Franklin Covey Mexico (whether by asset sale, merger, or otherwise)
shall have closed no later than the date which is nine (9) months after the
Closing Date. Borrower agrees that if the foregoing has not occurred by such
date, Borrower shall cause Franklin Covey Mexico to guaranty the Loan and
to
pledge all of its assets to Lender as security for such guaranty, and to
deliver
to Lender the equivalent of such agreements, documents, instruments,
certificates and information as have been required to be delivered by each
Guarantor as of the date hereof under any of the Loan Documents.
6.25 Additional
Guarantors.
Upon
the formation of any domestic Subsidiary of Borrower, Borrower shall cause
such
Subsidiary to be added as a Guarantor under the Guaranty.
ARTICLE
7
EVENTS
OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES
7.1 Events
of Default.
The
occurrence of any one or more of the following shall constitute an Event
of
Default under this Agreement:
(a) Failure
by Borrower or Guarantor to pay any monetary amount within ten (10) days
of the
date when due under any Loan Document.
(b) Failure
by Borrower or Guarantor to perform or comply with the provisions of
Sections
6.2,
6.6,
6.7,
6.8,
6.10,
6.17,
6.18,
6.19,
6.20,
6.21,
or
6.24.
(c) Except
as
otherwise provided in this Section
7.1,
any
failure by Borrower or Guarantor to perform any obligation not involving
the
payment of money, or to comply with any other term or condition applicable
to
Borrower or Guarantor under any Loan Document and the expiration of thirty
(30)
days after written notice of such failure by Lender to Borrower or
Guarantor.
(d) The
occurrence of a Material Adverse Change.
(e) Any
representation or warranty by Borrower or Guarantor in any Loan Document
is
materially false, incorrect, or misleading as of the date made.
(f) Borrower
or Guarantor (i) is unable or admits in writing Borrower’s or Guarantor’s
inability to pay Borrower’s or Guarantor’s monetary obligations as they become
due, (ii) fails to pay when due any monetary obligation, whether such obligation
be direct or contingent, to any person in excess of $1,000,000, unless such
obligation is being contested in good faith by Borrower or Guarantor, as
determined by Lender in its reasonable discretion, (iii) makes a general
assignment for the benefit of creditors, or (iv) applies for, consents to,
or
acquiesces in, the appointment of a trustee, receiver, or other custodian
for
Borrower or Guarantor or the property of Borrower or Guarantor or any part
thereof, or in the absence of such application, consent, or acquiescence,
a
trustee, receiver, or other custodian is appointed for Borrower or Guarantor
or
the property of Borrower or Guarantor or any part thereof, and such appointment
is not discharged within sixty (60) days.
(g) Commencement
of any case under the Bankruptcy Code, Title 11 of the United State Code,
or
commencement of any other bankruptcy arrangement, reorganization, receivership,
custodianship, or similar proceeding under any federal, state, or foreign
Requirements of Law by or against Borrower or Guarantor and with respect
to any
such case or proceeding that is involuntary, and such case or proceeding
is not
dismissed with prejudice within sixty (60) days of the filing
thereof.
(h) A
final
judgment or decree for monetary damages or a monetary fine or penalty (not
subject to appeal or as to which the time for appeal has expired) is entered
against Borrower or Guarantor by any Government Authority, which together
with
the aggregate amount of all other such judgments or decrees against Borrower
or
Guarantor that remain unpaid or that have not been discharged or stayed,
exceeds
$250,000, and such judgment or decree is not paid and discharged or stayed
or
appealed within thirty (30) days after the entry thereof.
(i) The
dissolution of Borrower or Guarantor or the commencement of any action or
proceeding which seeks as one of its remedies the dissolution of Borrower
or
Guarantor.
(j) All
or
any material part of the Collateral of Borrower or Guarantor is attached,
levied
upon, or otherwise seized by legal process, and such attachment, levy, or
seizure is not quashed, stayed, or released within twenty (20) days of the
date
thereof.
(k) The
occurrence of any Transfer, unless Lender delivers to Borrower its prior
written
consent to such Transfer.
(l) Guarantor
shall take any action to repudiate its Guaranty, or the Guaranty shall otherwise
cease to be in full force and effect.
(m) The
occurrence of any default and the failure to cure such default during applicable
cure periods, if any, or an Event of Default, as such term is defined in
any
other Loan Document.
(n) Any
failure, breach or default under the Other Loans, it being the intention
and
agreement of Lender and Borrower to cross-default the Loan and the Other
Loans.
(o) The
occurrence or existence of any default, event of default or other similar
condition or event (however described) with respect to a Swap
Agreement.
7.2 Remedies.
(a) Notwithstanding
any provision to the contrary herein or in any of the other Loan Documents,
upon
the happening, and during the continuance, of any Event of Default under
this
Agreement, Lender’s obligation to make Advances or to issue Letters of Credit
shall abate and Lender shall, at its option, have the remedies provided herein
and in any other Loan Document, including, without limitation, the option
to
declare all outstanding indebtedness to be immediately due and payable without
presentment, demand, protest or notice of any kind, and the following remedies:
(i) Lender may, at its option, apply any of Borrower’s or Guarantor’s funds in
its possession to the outstanding indebtedness under the Note whether or
not
such indebtedness is then due; (ii) Lender or Collateral Agent may exercise
all
rights and remedies available to them under any or all of the Loan Documents;
and (iii) Lender shall have the right to perform Borrower’s obligations under
this Agreement. All sums expended by Lender or Collateral Agent for such
purposes shall be deemed to have been disbursed to and borrowed by Borrower
and
evidenced by the Note and secured by the Security Agreement.
(b) Borrower
hereby constitutes and appoints Lender, or an independent contractor selected
by
Lender, during the continuance of an Event of Default, as its true and lawful
attorney-in-fact with full power of substitution for the purposes of performance
of Borrower’s obligations under this Agreement in the name of Borrower. It is
understood and agreed that the foregoing power of attorney shall be deemed
to be
a power coupled with an interest which cannot be revoked until repayment
of the
Loan.
(c) In
addition to any other rights and remedies of Lender, if an Event of Default
exists and is continuing, Lender is authorized at any time and from time
to time
during the continuance of the Event of Default, without prior notice to Borrower
(any such notice being waived by Borrower to the fullest extent permitted
by
law) to set-off and apply any and all deposits or deposit accounts (general
or
special, time or demand, provisional or final) at any time held by Lender
to or
for the credit or the account of Borrower against any and all obligations
of
Borrower under the Loan Documents, now or hereafter existing, irrespective
of
whether or not Lender shall have made demand under this Agreement or any
other
Loan Document and although such amounts owed may be contingent or unmatured.
If
Lender exercises such setoff right, Lender exercising such right agrees promptly
to notify Borrower after any such setoff and application made by Lender;
provided,
however,
that
the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such setoff
and
application.
ARTICLE
8
MISCELLANEOUS
8.1 Assignment.
Borrower shall not assign any of its rights under this Agreement.
8.2 Notices.
All
notices, requests, demands and consents to be made hereunder to the parties
hereto shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or sent by registered
mail or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested (except
for
any notice address which is a post office box, in which case notice may be
given
by first class mail), through the United States Postal Service to the addresses
shown below, or such other address which the parties may provide to one another
in accordance herewith. Such notices, requests, demands and consents, if
sent by
mail, shall be deemed given two (2) Business Days after deposit in the United
States mail, and if delivered by hand, shall be deemed given when
delivered.
To
Lender:
Zions
First National Bank
10
East
South Temple, Suite 200
Salt
Lake
City, Utah 84133
Attn:
Donald Rands
with
a
copy to: Callister
Nebeker & McCullough
10
East
South Temple, Suite 900
Salt
Lake
City, Utah 84133
Attn:
Bradley E. Morris, Esq.
To
Borrower: Franklin
Covey Co.
2200
West
Parkway Blvd.
Salt
Lake
City, Utah 84119
Attn:
Richard Putnam
with
a
copy to: Dorsey
& Whitney LLP
170
South
Main Street, Suite 900
Salt
Lake
City, Utah 84101
Attn:
Nolan S. Taylor, Esq.
8.3 Intentionally
Omitted.
8.4 Inconsistencies
with the Loan Documents.
In the
event of any inconsistencies between the terms of this Agreement and any
terms
of any of the Loan Documents, the terms of this Agreement shall govern and
prevail.
8.5 No
Waiver.
No
waiver by Lender of any Event of Default or conditions or covenants contained
herein (including, without limitation, with respect to the making of Advances)
shall extend to any subsequent or other Event of Default or conditions or
covenants contained herein or impair any consequence of such subsequent Event
of
Default or conditions or covenants contained herein.
8.6 Lender
Approval of Instruments and Parties.
All
proceedings taken in accordance with transactions provided for herein, and
all
surveys, appraisals, and documents required or contemplated by this Agreement
and the persons responsible for the execution and preparation thereof shall
be
satisfactory to and subject to approval by Lender. Lender’s counsel shall be
provided with copies of all documents which they may reasonably request in
connection with the Agreement.
8.7 Lender
Determination of Facts.
Lender
shall at all times be free to establish independently, to its satisfaction,
the
existence or nonexistence of any fact or facts, the existence or nonexistence
of
which is a condition of this Agreement.
8.8 Incorporation
of Preamble, Recitals and Exhibits.
The
preamble, recitals, and exhibits hereto are hereby incorporated into this
Agreement.
8.9 Payment
of Expenses.
Borrower
shall pay or cause to be paid all taxes and assessments and all expenses,
charges, costs, and fees provided for in this Agreement or relating to the
Loan
or the Collateral, including, without limitation, any fees incurred for
recording or filing any of the Loan Documents, fees of any consultants,
reasonable fees and expenses of Lender’s or Collateral Agent’s counsel in
negotiating, documenting, administering and enforcing the Loan, whether prior
to
or after the Closing Date, documentation and processing fees, printing,
photostating and duplicating expenses, air freight charges, escrow fees,
costs
of inspections of the Collateral, and premiums of hazard insurance policies
and
surety bonds. Borrower hereby authorizes Lender to disburse the proceeds
of the
Loan to pay such expenses, charges, costs, and fees notwithstanding that
Borrower may not have requested a disbursement of such amount. Lender may
make
such disbursements notwithstanding the fact that the Loan is not “in balance” or
that Borrower is in default under the terms of this Agreement or any other
Loan
Document. Such disbursement shall be added to the outstanding principal balance
of the Note. The authorization hereby granted shall be irrevocable, and no
further direction or authorization from Borrower shall be necessary for Lender
to make such disbursements. However, the provision of this Section
8.9
shall
not prevent Borrower from paying such expense, charges, costs, and fees from
its
own funds. All such expenses, charges, costs, and fees shall be Borrower’s
obligation regardless of whether or not Borrower has requested and met the
conditions for an Advance. The obligations on the part of Borrower under
this
Section 8.9
shall
survive the closing of the Loan and the repayment thereof. Borrower hereby
authorizes Lender, in its sole and absolute discretion, to pay such expenses,
charges, costs, and fees at any time by a disbursement of the Loan.
8.10 Disclaimer
by Lender.
Lender
shall not be liable to any contractor, subcontractor, supplier, laborer,
architect, engineer, or any other party for services performed or materials
supplied in connection with the Collateral. Neither Lender nor Collateral
Agent
shall be liable for any debts or claims accruing in favor of any such parties
against Borrower or others or against the Collateral. Borrower is not and
shall
not be an agent of Lender or Collateral Agent for any purpose. Neither Lender
nor Collateral Agent is a joint venture partner with Borrower in any manner
whatsoever. Prior to default by Borrower under this Agreement and the exercise
of remedies granted herein, neither Lender nor Collateral Agent shall be
deemed
to be in privity of contract with any contractor or provider of services
to the
Collateral, nor shall any payment of funds directly to a contractor,
subcontractor, or provider of services be deemed to create any third party
beneficiary status or recognition of same by Lender or Collateral Agent.
Approvals granted by Lender or Collateral Agent for any matters covered under
this Agreement shall be narrowly construed to cover only the parties and
facts
identified in any written approval or, if not in writing, such approvals
shall
be solely for the benefit of Borrower.
8.11 Indemnification.
TO THE
FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, BORROWER AGREES TO PROTECT, INDEMNIFY, DEFEND
AND SAVE HARMLESS LENDER OR COLLATERAL AGENT, THEIR DIRECTORS, OFFICERS,
AGENTS,
ATTORNEYS, AND EMPLOYEES FOR, FROM, AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL LIABILITY, EXPENSE,
OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND OR NATURE AND FOR, FROM, AND AGAINST ANY SUITS, CLAIMS,
OR
DEMANDS, INCLUDING REASONABLE ATTORNEY’S FEES AND EXPENSES ON ACCOUNT OF ANY
MATTER OR THING OR ACTION, WHETHER IN SUIT OR NOT, ARISING OUT OF THIS
AGREEMENT, OR IN CONNECTION HEREWITH, EXCLUDING HOWEVER, ANY MATTERS ARISING
OUT
OF AN INDEMNIFIED PARTY’S GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT OR ANY MATTERS
ARISING AFTER EITHER OF LENDER OR COLLATERAL AGENT HAS TAKEN TITLE TO OR
POSSESSION OF THE COLLATERAL. Upon receiving knowledge of any suit, claim,
or
demand asserted by a third party that Lender or Collateral Agent believes
is
covered by this indemnity, Lender or Collateral Agent, as the case may be,
shall
give Borrower notice of the matter and an opportunity to defend it, at
Borrower’s sole cost and expense, with legal counsel satisfactory to Lender or
Collateral Agent, as the case may be. Lender or Collateral Agent, as the
case
may be, may also require Borrower to so defend the matter. The obligations
on
the part of Borrower under this Section
8.11
shall
survive the closing of the Loan and the repayment thereof.
8.12 Titles
and Headings.
The
headings at the beginning of each section of this Agreement are solely for
convenience and are not part of this Agreement. Unless otherwise indicated,
each
reference in this Agreement to a section or an exhibit is a reference to
the
respective section herein or exhibit hereto.
8.13 Number
and Gender.
In this
Agreement the singular shall include the plural and the masculine shall include
the feminine and neuter gender and vice versa, if the context so
requires.
8.14 Brokers.
Borrower and Lender represent to each other that neither of them knows of
any
brokerage commissions or finders’ fee due or claimed with respect to the
transaction contemplated hereby. Borrower and Lender shall indemnify and
hold
harmless the other party for, from and against any and all loss, damage,
liability, or expense, including costs and reasonable attorney fees, which
such
other party may incur or sustain by reason of or in connection with any
misrepresentation by the indemnifying party with respect to the
foregoing.
8.15 Change,
Discharge, Termination, or Waiver.
No
provision of this Agreement may be changed, discharged, terminated, or waived
except in writing signed by the party against whom enforcement of the change,
discharge, termination, or waiver is sought. No failure on the part of Lender
to
exercise, and no delay by Lender in exercising, any right or remedy under
the
Loan Documents or under the law shall operate as a waiver thereof.
8.16 Choice
of Law.
THIS
AGREEMENT AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY
AND
CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF UTAH WITHOUT GIVING
EFFECT
TO CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES. THE PARTIES AGREE THAT ALL ACTIONS OR
PROCEEDINGS ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN
DOCUMENTS MAY BE TRIED AND LITIGATED IN THE STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS LOCATED
IN
THE COUNTY OF SALT LAKE, STATE OF UTAH OR, IN ANY OTHER COURT IN WHICH A
PARTY
SHALL INITIATE LEGAL OR EQUITABLE PROCEEDINGS AND WHICH HAS SUBJECT MATTER
JURISDICTION OVER THE MATTER IN CONTROVERSY. EACH OF BORROWER AND LENDER
WAIVES,
TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT EACH MAY HAVE TO
ASSERT
THE DOCTRINE OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR TO OBJECT TO VENUE TO THE EXTENT
ANY
PROCEEDING IS BROUGHT IN ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT LOCATED IN THE COUNTY
OF
SALT LAKE, STATE OF UTAH.
8.17 Disbursements
in Excess of Loan Amount.
In the
event the total disbursements by Lender exceed the amount of the Loan, to
the
extent permitted by the laws of the State of Utah, the total of all
disbursements shall be secured by the Collateral. All other sums expended
by
Lender pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Documents shall be deemed
to
have been paid to Borrower and shall be secured by, among other things, the
Collateral.
8.18 Participations;
Assignments.
Lender
shall have the right at any time to sell, assign, transfer, negotiate, or
grant
participations in all or any part of the Loan or the Note to one or more
participants. Borrower hereby acknowledges and agrees that any such disposition
will give rise to a direct obligation of Borrower to each such participant.
Lender may at any time, without the consent of Borrower, assign all or any
portion of its rights under this Agreement and the Note to a Federal Reserve
Bank. Borrower shall have the right, without any obligation to pay the Early
Termination Fee, to terminate the Loan prior to the Maturity Date within
ninety
(90) days after receiving written notice from Lender that it intends to assign
or grant participations in the Loan, provided that Borrower otherwise complies
with the requirements of Section
2.6(c)
hereof.
8.19 Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts each of which shall
be
deemed an original, but all such counterparts together shall constitute but
one
agreement. Borrower and Lender agree and acknowledge that facsimile signature
pages will be acceptable and shall be conclusive evidence of execution of
any
Loan Document, resolution or other agreement relating to the Loan.
8.20 Time
is of the Essence.
Time is
of the essence of this Agreement.
8.21 Attorneys’
Fees.
Borrower agrees to pay all costs of administration, enforcement and collection
and preparation for any Event of Default or any action taken by Lender or
Collateral Agent (including, without limitation, reasonable attorney’s fees),
whether or not any action or proceeding is brought (including, without
limitation, all such costs incurred in connection with any bankruptcy,
receivership, or other court proceedings (whether at the trial or appellate
level)), together with interest thereon from the date of demand at the Default
Interest Rate.
8.22 Jury
Waiver.
EACH
PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE
LAW,
ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY
OR
INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS
CONTEMPLATED HEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY).
EACH
PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY
OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY
WOULD
NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND
(B)
ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER
INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND
CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.
8.23 Waiver
of Special Damages. TO
THE
EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, BORROWER SHALL NOT ASSERT, AND HEREBY
WAIVES, ANY CLAIM AGAINST LENDER, ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, FOR SPECIAL,
INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES (AS OPPOSED TO DIRECT OR ACTUAL
DAMAGES) ARISING OUT OF, IN CONNECTION WITH, OR AS A RESULT OF, THIS AGREEMENT
OR ANY AGREEMENT OR INSTRUMENT CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, THE TRANSACTIONS, THE
LOAN
OR THE USE OF THE PROCEEDS THEREOF.
8.24 MISCELLANEOUS
WAIVERS.
TO THE
FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, BORROWER HEREBY WAIVES ANY AND
ALL
RIGHTS TO REQUIRE MARSHALLING OF ASSETS BY LENDER. WITH RESPECT TO ANY SUIT,
ACTION OR PROCEEDINGS RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS
(EACH, A “PROCEEDING”),
BORROWER IRREVOCABLY (A) SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE STATE AND FEDERAL
COURTS HAVING JURISDICTION IN THE CITY OF SALT LAKE, COUNTY OF SALT LAKE
AND
STATE OF UTAH, AND (B) WAIVES ANY OBJECTION WHICH IT MAY HAVE AT ANY TIME
TO THE
LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT, WAIVES ANY CLAIM
THAT ANY PROCEEDING HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM AND FURTHER
WAIVES
THE RIGHT TO OBJECT, WITH RESPECT TO SUCH PROCEEDING, THAT SUCH COURT DOES
NOT
HAVE JURISDICTION OVER SUCH PARTY. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT SHALL PRECLUDE
LENDER FROM BRINGING A PROCEEDING IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION NOR WILL THE
BRINGING OF A PROCEEDING IN ANY ONE OR MORE JURISDICTIONS PRECLUDE THE BRINGING
OF A PROCEEDING IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION. BORROWER FURTHER AGREES AND CONSENTS
THAT, IN ADDITION TO ANY METHODS OF SERVICE OF PROCESS PROVIDED FOR UNDER
APPLICABLE LAW, ALL SERVICE OF PROCESS IN ANY PROCEEDING IN ANY UTAH STATE
OR
UNITED STATES COURT SITTING IN THE CITY OF SALT LAKE AND COUNTY OF SALT LAKE
MAY
BE MADE BY CERTIFIED OR REGISTERED MAIL, RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED, DIRECTED
TO
BORROWER AT THE ADDRESS INDICATED BELOW, AND SERVICE SO MADE SHALL BE COMPLETE
UPON RECEIPT; EXCEPT
THAT IF
BORROWER SHALL REFUSE TO ACCEPT DELIVERY, SERVICE SHALL BE DEEMED COMPLETE
FIVE
(5) DAYS AFTER THE SAME SHALL HAVE BEEN SO MAILED.
8.25 Integration.
The
Loan Documents contain the complete understanding and agreement of Borrower
and
Lender and supersede all prior representations, warranties, agreements,
arrangements, understandings, and negotiations. PURSUANT
TO UTAH
CODE ANNOTATED
SECTION 25-5-4, BORROWER IS NOTIFIED THAT THE
WRITTEN LOAN DOCUMENTS REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES
AND MAY
NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF ANY ALLEGED PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS OR
SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES. THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL
AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES.
8.26 Binding
Effect.
The
Loan Documents will be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, Borrower
and
Lender and their respective successors and assigns. Borrower may not delegate
its obligations under the Loan Documents.
8.27 Survival.
The
representations, warranties, and covenants of Borrower and the Loan Documents
shall survive the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents and the making
of
the Loan.
8.28 Exchange
of Information.
Borrower
agrees that Lender may exchange financial information about Borrower and
Guarantor with its affiliates and other related entities, its participants
and
prospective participants, and purchasers or potential purchasers of the Loan.
Borrower agrees that Lender may at any time sell, assign, or transfer one
or
more interests or participations in all or any part of its rights or obligations
in and to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to one or more purchasers
whether or not related to or affiliated with Lender. Borrower hereby authorizes
Lender, at its sole discretion and without notice to or consent of Borrower
or
Guarantor, to disclose to Chase or Collateral Agent on a confidential basis
any
information, financial or otherwise, which it may possess concerning Borrower
or
Guarantor.
8.29 Regulation
FD.
Lender
acknowledges that it is aware, and Lender will advise its directors, officers,
employees, agents and advisors (collectively, “Representatives”)
who
are informed as to the matters which are the subject of this Agreement, that
the
United States securities laws prohibit any Person who has received from an
issuer material, non-public information concerning such issuer from purchasing
or selling securities of such issuer or from communicating such information
to
any other Person under circumstances in which it is reasonably foreseeable
that
such Person is likely to purchase or sell securities. Lender further agrees
that
it will keep, and it will advise its Representatives of its obligations to
keep,
confidential any material non-public information disclosed to Lender by Borrower
or any Person acting on Borrower’s behalf. This Section
8.29
is a
confidentiality agreement for purposes of Regulation FD promulgated under
the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
8.30 USA
PATRIOT ACT NOTIFICATION.
Required Notice:
USA
PATRIOT ACT.
The
Lender hereby notifies Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the
USA
Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001))
(the “Act”),
it is
required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies Borrower,
which information includes the name and address of Borrower and other
information that will allow Lender to identify Borrower in accordance with
the
Act.
8.31 Exhibits
and Schedules.
The following exhibits and schedules to this Agreement are fully incorporated
herein as if set forth at length:
Exhibit
A
- Form of Covenant Compliance Certificate
Exhibit
B
- Form of Request for Advance
Schedule
5.2(d) - Subsidiaries
Schedule
5.5 - Litigation
Schedule
5.6 - Existing Liens and Encumbrances
Schedule
5.20 - Management Loan Program
ARTICLE
9
COLLATERAL
RELEASES
9.1 Full
Release.
Unless
either of Lender or Collateral Agent otherwise consents in writing, the
Collateral or any part thereof shall not be released from the Lien and
Encumbrance of the Security Agreement until all Indebtedness and Obligations
of
Borrower and Guarantor under the Loan Documents have been indefeasibly paid
and
performed in full.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, Lender and Borrower have caused this Agreement to be duly
executed and delivered as of the date first above written.
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/s/ RICHARD PUTNAM |
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Name:
Richard Putnam |
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Title:
Treasurer and Vice President of Investor Relations
"Borrower"
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ZIONS
FIRST NATIONAL BANK |
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/s/ DONALD RANDS |
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Name:
Donald Rands |
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Title:
Vice Presient
"Lender"
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EXHIBIT
A
FORM
OF COVENANT COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
COVENANT
COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
To: Zions
First National Bank
10
East
South Temple, Suite 200
Salt
Lake
City, Utah 84133
For
the
[Quarter/Fiscal
Year]
Ending:
_______________, 20___ (the “Reporting
Period”).
FRANKLIN
COVEY CO.,
a Utah
corporation (“Borrower”),
makes
this certification to ZIONS
FIRST NATIONAL BANK,
a
national banking association (“Lender”),
under
that certain Revolving Line of Credit Agreement dated March 14, 2007 (the
“Loan
Agreement”)
by and
between Borrower and Lender. Capitalized terms used herein without definition
shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Loan Agreement.
The
undersigned hereby certifies to Lender that as reported on the most recent
financial statements described below and submitted herewith to Lender, Borrower
is in full and compliance with each and every financial covenant set forth
in
the Loan Agreement and each other covenant set forth in the Loan Agreement.
The
financial covenant requirements compared to the actual results are determined
to
be as follows, which results are further described on the Line of Credit
Covenant Calculations set forth on Schedule
1
attached
hereto, each of which Borrower certifies to be true and correct:
Funded
Debt to EBITDAR Ratio Covenant.
The
Consolidated Entities shall not permit its ratio of (A) total liabilities,
plus
the net present value of operating leases at a discount rate of seven percent
(7%), but excluding (1) accounts arising from the purchase of goods and services
in the ordinary course of business, (2) accrued expenses or losses, and (3)
deferred revenues or gains, to (B) net income, plus amortization expense,
depreciation expense, interest expense, income tax expense, and rents and
operating lease payments, less extraordinary gains and losses (collectively,
“EBITDAR”),
for
the twelve (12) month period then ending, to be greater than (x) 3.25 to
1.00 as
of the end of the fiscal quarter of Borrower ending on March 3, 2007, (y)
3.00
to 1.00 as of the end of the fiscal quarter of Borrower ending on June 2,
2007,
and (z) 2.75 to 1.00 as of the end of the fiscal quarter of Borrower ending
on
August 31, 2007 and each fiscal quarter thereafter.
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Charge Coverage Ratio Covenant.
The
Consolidated Entities shall not permit its ratio of (A) net income before
income
tax expense, plus amortization expense, depreciation expense, interest expense,
rent and operating lease payments, minus any distributions or dividends,
for the
twelve (12) month period then ending, to (B) prior period current maturities
of
long term debt and capital leases, interest expense, cash taxes paid, rent
and
operating lease payments, for the same such period, to be less than (x) 1.30
to
1.00 as of the end of the fiscal quarter of Borrower ending on March 3, 2007,
(y) 1.35 to 1.00 as of the end of the fiscal quarter of Borrower ending on
June
2, 2007, and (z) 1.50 to 1.00 as of the end of the fiscal quarter of Borrower
ending on August 31, 2007 and each fiscal quarter thereafter.
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Capital
Expenditures Covenant.
The
Consolidated Entities shall not make Capital Expenditures, exclusive of
curriculum development costs, in excess of (i) $11,000,000.00 for Borrower’s
fiscal year ending on August 31, 2007 and (ii) $8,000,000.00 for each fiscal
year of Borrower thereafter.
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Minimum
Net Worth Covenant.
The
Consolidated Entities shall not permit its Net Worth to be less than ONE
HUNDRED
THIRTY-THREE MILLION AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($133,000,000.00); provided,
however,
the
Consolidated Entities’ Net Worth may be less than such amount if Lender
determines that the Consolidated Entities’ Net Worth has decreased to an amount
less than $133,000,000.00 as a result of Borrower’s purchase of its outstanding
common or preferred stock. As used in Section
6.8(d) of
the
Loan Agreement, the term “Net
Worth”
means
the Consolidated Entities’ total assets less
total
liabilities, in each case as determined in accordance with GAAP.
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In
addition, the undersigned certifies to Lender that, during the period covered
by
the financial statements and through the date of this
Certification:
A. No
Event
of Default has occurred and is continuing.
B. Borrower
has not pledged any of its assets except as permitted in the Loan
Agreement.
C. There
has
been no change in GAAP or in the application thereof to the Consolidated
Entities’ financial statements since the date of the audited financial
statements referred to in Section
6.7
of the
Loan Agreement which were last delivered to Lender.
Dated
as
of _______________, 20___.
Very
truly yours,
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SCHEDULE
1
TO
COVENANT COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
LINE
OF CREDIT COVENANT CALCULATIONS
EXHIBIT
B
FORM
OF REQUEST FOR ADVANCE
[insert
date]
Zions
First National Bank
10
East
South Temple, Suite 200
Salt
Lake
City, Utah 84133
Request
for Advance No.:_____________________
Ladies/Gentlemen:
Reference
is made to the Revolving Line of Credit Agreement dated as of March 14, 2007
(the “Loan
Agreement”)
between FRANKLIN
COVEY CO.,
a Utah
corporation (“Borrower”),
and
ZIONS
FIRST NATIONAL BANK,
a
national banking association (“Lender”).
Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning
given them in the Loan Agreement.
In
accordance with Section
2.2(a)
of the
Loan Agreement, the undersigned Borrower hereby requests that Lender make
an
Advance to us in the amount of $____________________. Borrower hereby certifies,
as of the date hereof and as of the date the Advance requested hereby is
made,
that:
(a) no
Event
of Default has occurred and is continuing nor will an Event of Default occur
after giving effect to such Advance as a result of such Advance;
(b) each
of
the representations and warranties made by Borrower in or pursuant to the
Loan
Documents is true and correct in all material respects on and as of such
date as
if made on and as of the date hereof (or, if any such representation or warranty
is expressly stated to have been made as of a specific date, as of such specific
date); and
(c) Borrower
has satisfied all conditions precedent and all other requirements for the
Advance of the funds requested herein as provided in the Loan Agreement and
other Loan Documents.
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SCHEDULE
5.2(d)
SUBSIDIARIES
SCHEDULE
5.5
LITIGATION
epicRealm
Licensing, LLC v. Franklin Covey Co., et al.,
Case
No. 2:05-CV-00356-DF-CMC in the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of Texas, Marshall Division (has been consolidated with Case No.
2:05-CV-00163-DF-CMC). In August 2005, epicRealm Licensing, LLC (epicRealm)
filed an action against Borrower for patent infringement. The action alleges
that Borrower infringed upon two of epicRealm’s patents that cover systems and
methods for managing dynamic Web page generation requests from clients to
a Web
server that in turn uses a page server to generate a dynamic Web page using
content retrieved from a data source. Borrower denies the patent infringement
and believes that the epicRealm claims are invalid. This litigation is currently
in the discovery phase and Borrower intends to vigorously defend the
matter.
SCHEDULE
5.6
EXISTING
LIENS AND ENCUMBRANCES
Debtor
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Secured
Party
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Collateral
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Jurisdiction
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Filing
Date
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Filing
No.
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Franklin
Covey Corporation
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Lease
Operations
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Equipment
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Utah
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04/10/2002
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184734200241
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Franklin
Covey Company
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Inter-tel
Leasing,
Inc.
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Equipment
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Utah
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06/27/2002
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191497200239
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Franklin
Covey Printing, Inc.
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Heidelberg
USA, Inc.
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Equipment
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Utah
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10/30/2006
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306412200696
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Franklin
Covey Company, Inc.
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IOS
Capital, LLC
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Leased
Equipment
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Utah
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10/31/2002
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201520200221
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Franklin
Covey Printing, Inc.
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Komori
America Corporation
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Equipment
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Utah
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01/10/2007
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311178200706
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Franklin
Covey Co.
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Zions
First National Bank
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Account
#2918002 with Zions First National Bank
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Utah
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01/24/2007
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312076200702
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SCHEDULE
5.20
MANAGEMENT
COMMON STOCK LOAN PROGRAM
During
fiscal 2000, certain of our management personnel borrowed funds from an external
lender, on a full-recourse basis, to acquire shares of our common stock.
The
loan program closed during fiscal 2001 with 3.825 million shares of common
stock
purchased by the loan participants for a total cost of $33.6 million, which
was
the market value of the shares acquired and distributed to loan participants.
The Company initially participated on these management common stock loans
as a
guarantor to the lending institution. However, in connection with a new credit
facility obtained during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2001, we acquired the
loans from the external lender at fair value and are now the creditor for
these
loans. The loans in the management stock loan program historically accrued
interest at 9.4 percent (compounded quarterly), are full-recourse to the
participants, and were originally due in March 2005. Although interest accrues
on the outstanding balance over the life of the loans, the Company ceased
recording interest receivable (and related interest income) related to these
loans during the third quarter of fiscal 2002. However, loan participants
remain
obligated to pay all accrued interest upon maturity of the
loans.
In
May
2004, our Board of Directors approved modifications to the terms of the
management stock loans. While these changes had significant implications
for
most management stock loan program participants, the Company did not formally
amend or modify the stock loan program notes. Rather, the Company chose to
forego certain of its rights under the terms of the loans and granted
participants the modifications described below in order to potentially improve
their ability to pay, and the Company’s ability to collect, the outstanding
balances of the loans. These modifications to the management stock loan terms
applied to all current and former employees whose loans do not fall under
the
provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Loans to the Company’s officers
and directors (as defined by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002) were not affected
by the approved modifications. During fiscal 2005 the Company collected $0.8
million, which represented payment in full, from an officer and members of
the
Board of Directors that were required to repay their loans on the original
due
date of March 30, 2005.
The
May
2004 modifications to the management stock loan terms included the
following:
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Waiver
of Right to Collect
- The
Company will waive its right to collect the outstanding balance
of the
loans prior to the earlier of (a) March 30, 2008, or (b) the date
after
March 30, 2005 on which the closing price of the Company’s stock
multiplied by the number of shares purchased equals the outstanding
principal and accrued interest on the management stock loans (the
Breakeven Date).
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Lower
Interest Rate
- Effective
May 7, 2004, the Company prospectively waived collection of all
interest
on the loans in excess of 3.16 percent per annum, which was the
“Mid-Term
Applicable Federal Rate” for May 2004.
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Use
of the Company’s Common Stock to Pay Loan
Balances
- The
Company may consider receiving shares of our common stock as payment
on
the loans, which were previously only payable in cash.
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Elimination
of the Prepayment Penalty
- The
Company will waive its right to charge or collect any prepayment
penalty
on the management common stock
loans.
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These
modifications, including the reduction of the loan program interest rate,
were
not applied retroactively and participants remain obligated to pay interest
previously accrued using the original interest rate. Also during fiscal 2005,
our Board of Directors approved loan modifications for a former executive
officer and a former director substantially similar to loan modifications
previously granted to other loan participants in the management stock loan
program as described above.
Prior
to
the May 2004 modifications, the Company accounted for the loans and the
corresponding shares using a loan-based accounting model that included guidance
found in SAB 102, Selected
Loan Loss Allowance Methodology and Documentation Issues;
SFAS
No. 114, Accounting
by Creditors for Impairment of A Loan - an Amendment of FASB Statements No.
5
and 15;
and
SFAS No. 5, Accounting
for Contingencies.
However, due to the nature of the May 2004 modifications, the Company
reevaluated its accounting for the management stock loan program. Based upon
guidance found in EITF Issue 00-23, Issues
Related to the Accounting for Stock Compensation under APB Opinion No. 25
and
FASB Interpretation No. 44,
and
EITF Issue 95-16, Accounting
for Stock Compensation Agreements with Employer Loan Features under APB Opinion
No. 25,
we
determined that the management common stock loans should be accounted for
as
non-recourse stock compensation instruments. While this accounting treatment
does not alter the legal rights associated with the loans to the employees
as
described above, the modifications to the terms of the loans were deemed
significant enough to adopt the non-recourse accounting model as described
in
EITF 00-23. As a result of this accounting treatment, the remaining carrying
value of the notes and interest receivable related to financing common stock
purchases by related parties, which totaled $7.6 million prior to the loan
term
modifications, was reduced to zero with a corresponding reduction in additional
paid-in capital. Since the Company was unable to control the underlying
management common stock loan shares, the loan program shares continued to
be
included in Basic earnings per share (EPS) following the May 2004
modifications.
We
currently account for the management common stock loans as equity-classified
stock option arrangements. Under the provisions of SFAS No. 123R, which we
adopted on September 1, 2005, additional compensation expense will be recognized
only if the Company takes action that constitutes a modification which increases
the fair value of the arrangements. This accounting treatment also precludes
us
from reversing the amounts expensed as additions to the loan loss reserve,
totaling $29.7 million, which were recognized in prior periods.
During
fiscal 2006, the Company offered participants in the management common stock
loan program the opportunity to formally modify the terms of their loans
in
exchange for placing their shares of common stock purchased through the loan
program in an escrow account that allows the Company to have a security interest
in the loan program shares. The key modifications to the management common
stock
loans for the participants accepting the fiscal 2006 offer are as
follows:
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Modification
of Promissory Note
-
The management stock loan due date was changed to be the earlier
of (a)
March 30, 2013, or (b) the Breakeven Date as defined by the May
2004
modifications. The interest rate on the loans will increase from
3.16
percent compounded annually to 4.72 percent compounded
annually.
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Redemption
of Management Loan Program Shares
-
The Company will have the right to redeem the shares on the due
date in
satisfaction of the promissory notes as
follows:
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On
the Breakeven Date, the Company has the right to purchase and redeem
from
the loan participants the number of loan program shares necessary
to
satisfy the participant’s obligation under the promissory note. The
redemption price for each such loan program share will be equal
to the
closing price of the Company’s common stock on the Breakeven
Date.
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If
the Company’s stock has not closed at or above the breakeven price on or
before March 30, 2013, the Company has the right to purchase and
redeem
from the participants all of their loan program shares at the closing
price on that date as partial payment on the participant’s
obligation.
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The
fiscal 2006 modifications were intended to give the Company a measure of
control
of the outstanding loan program shares and to facilitate payment of the loans
should the market value of the Company’s stock equal the principal and accrued
interest on the management stock loans. If a loan participant declines the
offer
to modify their management stock loan, their loan will continue to have the
same
terms and conditions that were previously approved in May 2004 by the Company’s
Board of Directors and their loans will be due at the earlier of March 30,
2008
or the Breakeven Date. Consistent with the May 2004 modifications, stock
loan
participants will be unable to realize a gain on the loan program shares
unless
they pay cash to satisfy the promissory note obligation prior to the due
date.
As of the closing date of the extension offer, which was substantially completed
in June 2006, management stock loan participants holding approximately 3,508,000
shares, or 94 percent of the remaining loan shares, elected to accept the
extension offer and placed their management stock loan shares into the escrow
account.
As
a
result of this modification, the Company reevaluated its accounting treatment
regarding the loan shares and their inclusion in Basic EPS. Since the management
stock loan shares held in the escrow account continue to have the same income
participation rights as other common shareholders, the Company has determined
that the escrowed loan shares are participating securities as defined by
EITF
03-06, Participating
Securities and the Two-Class Method under FASB Statement No.
128.
As a
result, the management loan shares will be included in the calculation of
Basic
EPS in periods of net income and excluded from Basic EPS in periods of net
loss
beginning in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2006, which was the completion
of the
escrow agreement modification.
As
a
result of these loan program modifications, the Company hopes to increase
the
total value received from loan participants; however, the inability of the
Company to collect all, or a portion, of these receivables could have an
adverse
impact upon our financial position and future cash flows compared to full
collection of the loans.
Exhibit 10.7
Exhibit
10.7
SECURED
PROMISSORY NOTE
$7,000,000.00
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Salt
Lake City, Utah
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March
14, 2007
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1. PROMISE
TO PAY.
FOR
VALUE RECEIVED, FRANKLIN COVEY CO.,
a Utah
corporation (“Maker”),
with
a business address of 2200 West Parkway Blvd., Salt Lake City, Utah 84119,
promises to pay to the order of ZIONS
FIRST NATIONAL BANK,
a
national banking association (“Holder”),
at
its office at 10 East South Temple, Suite 200, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84133,
or
at such other place as Holder may from time to time designate in writing,
the
principal sum of up to SEVEN MILLION AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($7,000,000.00),
or so
much thereof as shall from time to time be disbursed under that certain
Revolving Line of Credit Agreement (as it may be amended, modified, extended,
and renewed from time to time, the “Loan Agreement”)
of
even date herewith between Maker and Holder, together with accrued interest
from
the date of disbursement on the unpaid principal at the applicable rate as
set
forth in Section
5
hereof.
This Secured Promissory Note (as it may be amended, modified, extended, and
renewed from time to time, the “Note”)
is
issued pursuant to, entitled to the benefits of, and referred to as the “Note”
in the Loan Agreement. In the event of any inconsistency between the provisions
of this Note and the provisions of the Loan Agreement, the Loan Agreement
shall
control.
2. DEFINITIONS.
The
following terms shall have the following meanings when used herein. Capitalized
terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings set forth in
the
Loan Agreement.
“Affiliate”
of
any
Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled
by or under direct or indirect common control with such Person. For the purposes
of this definition, “control,” when used with respect to any Person, means the
power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or
indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract
or
otherwise; and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings
correlative to the foregoing. The term “Affiliate” does not include the
officers, directors, or employees of a Person, if the Person is a corporation,
and does not include the employees or members of a Person, if the Person
is a
limited liability company or limited partnership.
“Business Day”
means
a
day other than a Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which Holder’s branch
located at 10
East
South Temple, Suite 200, Salt Lake City, Utah is
authorized or obligated to close.
“Default Interest Rate”
means
a
rate of interest equal to the lesser of (a) the aggregate of THREE PERCENT
(3.0%) per annum plus the Interest Rate and (b) the highest rate legally
permissible under applicable law. The Default Interest Rate shall change
from
time to time as and when the Interest Rate changes.
“Interest Rate”
means
an interest rate equal to the Interest Rate, as defined in Section 1.1 of
the
Loan Agreement.
“Loan Documents”
has
the
meaning given to such term in the Loan Agreement.
“Maturity Date”
means
March 14, 2010.
“Payment Date”
means
the first (1st)
day of
each calendar month.
3. MATURITY
DATE.
Absent
the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default hereunder or under
any of
the Loan Documents, the unpaid principal balance hereof, together with all
unpaid interest accrued thereon, and all other amounts payable by Maker under
the terms of the Loan Documents, shall be due and payable on the Maturity
Date.
If the Maturity Date should fall (whether by acceleration or otherwise) on
a day
that is not a Business Day, payment of the outstanding principal shall be
made
on the next succeeding Business Day and such extension of time shall be included
in computing the interest included in such payment.
4. REVOLVING
LINE OF CREDIT.
The
Loan
evidenced hereby is a revolving line of credit and Maker shall be entitled
to
reborrow amounts prepaid prior to the Maturity Date. Although the outstanding
principal balance of this Note may be zero from time to time, this Note and
the
other Loan Documents will remain in full force and effect until the Maturity
Date or until all obligations of Maker or Guarantor relating to the Loan
are
indefeasibly paid and performed in full, whichever is later. Upon the
occurrence, and continuance, of any Event of Default, Holder may suspend
or
terminate its commitment to make Advances of the proceeds hereof without
notice
to Maker or further act on the part of Holder.
5. INTEREST.
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(a)
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Absent
a continuing Event of Default hereunder or under any of the Loan
Documents, each Advance made hereunder shall bear interest at the
Interest
Rate in effect from time to time as determined in accordance with
the Loan
Agreement, subject to the limitations of Section
15
of
this Note. Interest on this Note shall be computed by applying
the ratio
of the annual Interest Rate over a year of three hundred sixty
(360) days,
multiplied by the outstanding principal balance, multiplied by
the actual
number of days the principal balance is
outstanding.
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(b)
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All
payments of principal and interest due hereunder shall be made
(i)
without deduction of any present and future taxes, levies, imposts,
deductions, charges or withholdings, which amounts shall be paid
by Maker,
and
(ii)
without any other set off. Maker will pay the amounts necessary
such that
the gross amount of the principal and interest received by Holder
is equal
to that required by this Note.
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(c)
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Interest
accruing hereunder shall be payable by Maker to Holder monthly,
the first
of which interest payments shall be payable on the Payment Date
occurring
in May 2007, and on each Payment Date thereafter as provided in
the Loan
Agreement. If any payment of interest to be made by Maker hereunder
shall
become due on a day which is not a Business Day, such payment shall
be
made on the next succeeding Business Day and such extension of
time shall
be included in computing the interest in such
payment.
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6. LAWFUL
MONEY.
Principal
and interest are payable in lawful money of the United States of
America.
7. APPLICATION
OF PAYMENTS; LATE CHARGE; DEFAULT RATE.
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(a)
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Unless
otherwise agreed to, in writing, or otherwise required by applicable
law,
payments will be applied first to accrued, unpaid interest, then
to any
unpaid collection costs, late charges and other charges, and any
remaining
amount to principal; provided however, upon a continuing Event
of Default,
Holder reserves the right to apply payments among principal, interest,
late charges, collection costs and other charges at its discretion.
All
prepayments shall be applied to the indebtedness owing hereunder
in such
order and manner as Holder may from time to time determine in its
reasonable discretion.
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(b)
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If
any payment required under this Note is not paid within ten (10)
days
after such payment is due, then, at the option of Holder, Maker
shall pay
a late charge equal to five percent (5.0%) of the amount of such
payment
or Twenty-Five and No/100 Dollars ($25.00), whichever is greater,
up to
the maximum amount of One Thousand Five Hundred and No/100 Dollars
($1,500.00) per late charge to compensate Holder for administrative
expenses and other costs of delinquent payments. This late charge
may be
assessed without notice, shall be immediately due and payable and
shall be
in addition to all other rights and remedies available to
Holder.
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(c)
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Upon
a continuing Event of Default or upon maturity by acceleration,
Holder, at
its option, may also, if permitted under applicable law, do one
or both of
the following, in addition to any other right or remedy available
to
Holder: (i) increase the applicable interest rate on this Note
to the
Default Interest Rate, and (ii) add any unpaid accrued interest
to
principal and such sum will bear interest therefrom until paid
at the rate
provided in this Note (including any increased rate). The interest
rate
hereunder will not exceed the maximum rate permitted by applicable
law.
Application of the Default Interest Rate will not cure any Event
of
Default.
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8. SECURITY;
GUARANTY.
This
Note
is secured by one or more liens and security interests upon the Collateral,
as
more particularly set forth in the Loan Agreement and other Loan Documents,
and
payments hereunder are unconditionally guaranteed by Guarantor pursuant to
the
Guaranty.
9. EVENT
OF DEFAULT.
The
occurrence of any of the following shall be deemed to be an event of default
(“Event
of Default”)
hereunder:
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(a)
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Failure
by Maker to pay any monetary amount within ten (10) days of when
due under
any Loan Document; or
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(b)
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The
occurrence of any event of default under any of the other Loan
Documents.
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Upon
the
occurrence, and during the continuance, of an Event of Default, then at the
option of Holder, the entire balance of principal together with all accrued
interest thereon, and all other amounts payable by Maker under the Loan
Documents shall, without demand or notice, immediately become due and payable.
Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default (and so long as such Event of
Default
shall continue), without notice or demand, the entire balance of principal
hereof, together with all accrued interest thereon, all other amounts due
under
the Loan Documents, and any judgment for such principal, interest, and other
amounts shall bear interest at the Default Interest Rate. Maker may also,
at its
election, add any unpaid accrued interest to principal and such sum will
bear
interest therefrom until paid at the Default Interest Rate. The Interest
Rate
under this Note will not exceed the maximum rate permitted by applicable
law
under any circumstances. No delay or omission on the part of Holder in
exercising any right under this Note or under any of the other Loan Documents
hereof shall operate as a waiver of such right and no application of the
Default
Interest Rate or addition of interest to principal shall constitute an election
of remedies by Holder nor shall any such exercise of any right cure any Event
of
Default under the Loan Documents.
11. WAIVER.
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(a)
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Maker,
endorsers, guarantors, and sureties of this Note hereby waive diligence,
demand for payment, presentment for payment, protest, notice of
nonpayment, notice of protest, notice of intent to accelerate,
notice of
acceleration, notice of dishonor, and notice of nonpayment, and
all other
notices or demands of any kind (except notices specifically provided
for
in the Loan Documents) and expressly agree that, without in any
way
affecting the liability of Maker, endorsers, guarantors, or sureties,
Holder may extend any maturity date or the time for payment of
any
installment due hereunder, otherwise modify the Loan Documents,
accept
additional security, release any Person liable, and release any
security
or guaranty. Maker, endorsers, guarantors, and sureties waive,
to the full
extent permitted by law, the right to plead any and all statutes
of
limitations as a defense.
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(b)
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TO
THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, MAKER SHALL NOT
ASSERT,
AND HEREBY WAIVES, ANY CLAIM AGAINST HOLDER, ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY,
FOR SPECIAL, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES (AS OPPOSED
TO
DIRECT OR ACTUAL DAMAGES) ARISING OUT OF, IN CONNECTION WITH, OR
AS A
RESULT OF THIS NOTE OR ANY AGREEMENT OR INSTRUMENT CONTEMPLATED
HEREBY,
THE LOAN OR THE USE OF THE PROCEEDS
THEREOF.
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12. CHANGE,
DISCHARGE, TERMINATION, OR WAIVER.
No
provision of this Note may be changed, discharged, terminated, or waived
except
in a writing signed by the party against whom enforcement of the change,
discharge, termination, or waiver is sought. No failure on the part of Holder
to
exercise and no delay by Holder in exercising any right or remedy under this
Note or under the law shall operate as a waiver thereof.
13. ATTORNEYS’
FEES.
If
this
Note is not paid when due or if any Event of Default occurs, Maker promises
to
pay all costs of enforcement and collection and preparation therefor, including,
but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees, whether or not any action or
proceeding is brought to enforce the provisions hereof (including, without
limitation, all such costs incurred in connection with any bankruptcy,
receivership, or other court proceedings (whether at the trial or appellate
level)) or with regard to any arbitration or other dispute resolution
proceeding.
14. SEVERABILITY.
If
any
provision of this Note is unenforceable, the enforceability of the other
provisions shall not be affected and they shall remain in full force and
effect.
15. INTEREST
RATE LIMITATION.
Maker
hereby agrees to pay an effective rate of interest that is the sum of the
interest rate provided for herein, together with any additional rate of interest
resulting from any other charges of interest or in the nature of interest
paid
or to be paid in connection with the Loan, including without limitation,
the
Origination Fee and any other fees to be paid by Maker pursuant to the
provisions of the Loan Documents. Holder and Maker agree that none of the
terms
and provisions contained herein or in any of the Loan Documents shall be
construed to create a contract for the use, forbearance or detention of money
requiring payment of interest at a rate in excess of the maximum interest
rate
permitted to be charged by the laws of the State of Utah. In such event,
if any
holder of this Note shall collect monies which are deemed to constitute interest
which would otherwise increase the effective interest rate on this Note to
a
rate in excess of the maximum rate permitted to be charged by the laws of
the
State of Utah, all such sums deemed to constitute interest in excess of such
maximum rate shall, at the option of Holder, be credited to the payment of
other
amounts payable under the Loan Documents or returned to Maker.
16. NUMBER
AND GENDER.
In
this
Note the singular shall include the plural and the masculine shall include
the
feminine and neuter gender, and vice versa.
17. HEADINGS.
Headings
at the beginning of each numbered section of this Note are intended solely
for
convenience and are not part of this Note.
18. CHOICE
OF LAW.
THIS
NOTE
SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE
OF
UTAH WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES. THE PARTIES AGREE
THAT ALL ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS NOTE AND
THE
OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS SHALL BE TRIED AND LITIGATED ONLY IN THE STATE AND FEDERAL
COURTS LOCATED IN THE COUNTY OF SALT LAKE, STATE OF UTAH OR, AT THE SOLE
OPTION
OF HOLDER, IN ANY OTHER COURT IN WHICH HOLDER SHALL INITIATE LEGAL OR EQUITABLE
PROCEEDINGS AND WHICH HAS SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION OVER THE MATTER IN
CONTROVERSY. EACH OF MAKER AND HOLDER WAIVES, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER
APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT EACH MAY HAVE TO ASSERT THE DOCTRINE OF FORUM NON
CONVENIENS OR TO OBJECT TO VENUE TO THE EXTENT ANY PROCEEDING IS BROUGHT
IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION
18.
19. INTEGRATION.
The
Loan
Documents contain the complete understanding and agreement of Holder and
Maker
and supersede all prior representations, warranties, agreements, arrangements,
understandings, and negotiations. PURSUANT
TO UTAH
CODE ANNOTATED
SECTION 25-5-4, MAKER IS NOTIFIED THAT
THIS NOTE AND OTHER WRITTEN LOAN DOCUMENTS REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
THE PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF ANY ALLEGED PRIOR,
CONTEMPORANEOUS OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES. THERE ARE NO
UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES.
20. COUNTERPARTS.
This
document may be executed and acknowledged in counterparts, all of which executed
and acknowledged counterparts shall together constitute a single document.
21. BINDING
EFFECT.
The
Loan
Documents will be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, Holder, Maker,
and
their respective successors and assigns. Maker may not delegate its obligations
hereunder or under the Loan Documents.
22. TIME
OF THE ESSENCE.
Time
is
of the essence with regard to each provision of the Loan Documents as to
which
time is a factor.
22. SURVIVAL.
The
representations, warranties, and covenants of Maker in the Loan Documents
shall
survive the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents and the making of
the
Loan.
[Remainder
of Page Intentionally Left Blank]
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, Maker has executed and delivered this Note as of the day
and
year first above written.
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FRANKLIN
COVEY CO. |
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a
Utah
corporation |
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By: |
/s/ RICHARD PUTNAM |
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Name:
Richard Putnam |
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Title:
Treasurer and Vice President of Investor Relations
"Maker"
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Exhibit 10.8
Exhibit
10.8
REPAYMENT
GUARANTY
THIS
REPAYMENT GUARANTY (as amended, modified, extended, and renewed from
time to time, the “Guaranty”), dated as of March 14, 2007, is
made by FRANKLIN COVEY PRINTING, INC., a Utah corporation,
FRANKLIN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, a Utah corporation,
FRANKLIN COVEY TRAVEL, INC., a Utah corporation,
FRANKLIN COVEY CATALOG SALES, INC., a Utah corporation,
FRANKLIN COVEY CLIENT SALES, INC., a Utah corporation,
FRANKLIN COVEY PRODUCT SALES, a Utah corporation,
FRANKLIN COVEY SERVICES, L.L.C., a Utah limited liability
company, and FRANKLIN COVEY MARKETING, LTD., a Utah limited
partnership (individually and collectively, as the context requires, and
jointly
and severally, “Guarantor”), in favor of ZIONS FIRST
NATIONAL BANK, a national banking association
(“Lender”), in conjunction with the Loan made to
FRANKLIN COVEY CO., a Utah corporation
(“Borrower”), by Lender pursuant to the Loan
Agreement.
1.
DEFINITIONS. Except as otherwise provided in this
Guaranty, all terms defined in the Loan Agreement shall have the same meaning
when used in this Guaranty. In addition, the following terms shall have
the following meanings:
(a)
“Change of Control” (a) means the closing of a sale or other
disposition of all or substantially all of Guarantor’s assets; (b) shall be
deemed to have occurred at such time as a “person” or “group” (within the
meaning of Sections 13(d) and 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934,
as amended), becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d3 under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), directly or indirectly, of
more
than fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power of all classes of stock
then
outstanding of Guarantor entitled to vote in the election of directors; or
(c)
Guarantor’s merger into or consolidation with any other entity, or any other
reorganization or transfer, directly or indirectly, of the ownership interests
in Guarantor, in which the holders of the outstanding ownership interests
in
Guarantor immediately prior to such transaction receive or retain, in connection
with such transaction on account of their ownership interests, ownership
interests representing less than fifty percent (50%) of the voting power
of the
entity surviving such transaction; provided, however, that a Change of
Control shall not include a merger effected exclusively for the purpose of
changing the domicile of Guarantor or a merger of a Guarantor into Borrower
or
another Guarantor.
(b)
“Guarantor Loan Documents” means this Guaranty and any other
guaranties, agreements, documents, or instruments now or hereafter executed
by
Guarantor evidencing, guarantying, securing or otherwise related to the
Guarantor Obligations or the Loan, as this Guaranty and such other guaranties,
agreements, documents, and instruments may be amended, modified, extended,
renewed, or supplemented from time to time.
(c)
“Guaranty” means this Guaranty, as it may be amended, modified,
extended, and renewed, from time to time.
(d)
“Loan” means a revolving line of credit in the maximum
principal amount of SEVEN MILLION AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($7,000,000.00) made
to
Borrower by Lender pursuant to the Loan Agreement.
(e)
“Loan Agreement” means that certain Revolving Line of Credit
Agreement of approximate even date herewith between Borrower and Lender,
as
amended, modified, extended or renewed from time to time.
(f)
“Loan Party” means Borrower, Guarantor, and each other person
that from time to time is obligated to Lender under any Loan Document or
grants
any of the Collateral.
(g)
“Obligations” means the following:
(i)
Payment of principal, interest, costs, expenses, fees, and other amounts
under
the Note or other Loan Documents;
(ii)
Payment of all other amounts payable from time to time by Borrower under
the
Loan Documents; and
(iii)
The prompt and complete performance of the obligations of Borrower, as set
forth
in the Loan Agreement and other Loan Documents.
(h)
Actions by Lender. Unless otherwise expressly provided in
this Guaranty, all determinations, consents, approvals, disapprovals,
calculations, requirements, requests, acts, actions, elections, selections,
opinions, judgments, options, exercise of rights, remedies or indemnities,
satisfaction of conditions or other decisions of or to be made by Lender
under
this Guaranty shall be made in the reasonable discretion of Lender. Any
reference to Lender’s “sole and absolute discretion” or similar phrases has the
meaning represented by the phrase “sole and absolute discretion, acting in good
faith”.
2.
GUARANTY. FOR GOOD AND VALUABLE CONSIDERATION, THE RECEIPT AND
SUFFICIENCY OF WHICH GUARANTOR ACKNOWLEDGES, GUARANTOR UNCONDITIONALLY AND
IRREVOCABLY, AND JOINTLY AND SEVERALLY, GUARANTEES THE FULL PAYMENT
AND PERFORMANCE WHEN DUE, BY ACCELERATION OR OTHERWISE, OF EACH AND ALL
OBLIGATIONS. GUARANTOR AGREES THAT IMMEDIATELY UPON A FAILURE IN PAYMENT
OR PERFORMANCE WHEN DUE OF ANY OR ALL OBLIGATIONS, GUARANTOR WILL PAY TO
LENDER
THE FULL AMOUNT OF, OR PERFORM IN FULL, SUCH OBLIGATIONS. ALL PAYMENTS
UNDER THIS GUARANTY SHALL BE MADE TO LENDER IN LAWFUL MONEY OF THE UNITED
STATES
OF AMERICA AT THE ADDRESS OF LENDER DESIGNATED IN THE LOAN AGREEMENT OR SUCH
OTHER LOCATION AS LENDER MAY DESIGNATE IN WRITING. ANY AMOUNT PAYABLE
UNDER THIS GUARANTY NOT PAID WHEN DUE, AND ANY JUDGMENT FOR SUCH AN AMOUNT
AND
INTEREST THEREON, SHALL BEAR INTEREST AT THE DEFAULT INTEREST RATE FROM THE
DUE
DATE OR SUCH JUDGMENT DATE, RESPECTIVELY, UNTIL SUCH AMOUNT AND INTEREST
THEREON
ARE PAID IN FULL. GUARANTOR AGREES TO PAY SUCH INTEREST ON DEMAND.
ALL OF GUARANTOR’S OBLIGATIONS HEREUNDER WILL BE PAID AND PERFORMED BY GUARANTOR
WITHOUT COUNTERCLAIM, DEDUCTION, DEFENSE, DEFERMENT, REDUCTION, OR SET-OFF
(all
of the foregoing obligations of Guarantor and any and all other obligations,
duties and responsibilities of Guarantor hereunder shall be referred to herein
collectively as the “Guarantor Obligations”).
3.
SECURITY. Payment and performance of the Guarantor
Obligations by Guarantor shall be secured by a Security Agreement of even
date
herewith by and between Guarantor and Lender, creating a first priority security
interest in all personal property assets of each Guarantor.
4.
GUARANTOR REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. Guarantor
represents and warrants to Lender as of the date of this Guaranty:
(a)
Organization and Powers. Guarantor is either a corporation, a
limited liability company, or a limited partnership duly organized and validly
existing under the laws of the State of Utah. Guarantor has all requisite
power and authority, rights and franchises to own and operate its properties,
to
carry on its business as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted, and
to
enter into and perform this Guaranty and the other Loan Documents to which
it is
a party. The address of Guarantor’s chief executive office and principal
place of business is c/o Franklin Covey Co, 2200 West Parkway Blvd., Salt
Lake
City, Utah 84119.
(b)
Good Standing. Guarantor has made all filings and is in good
standing in the State of Utah, and in each other jurisdiction in which the
character of the property it owns or the nature of the business it transacts
makes such filings necessary and where failure to make such filings would
result
in a Material Adverse Change.
(c)
Authorization. The execution, delivery and performance of the
Guarantor Loan Documents by Guarantor are within Guarantor’s corporate, limited
liability company or partnership powers and have been duly authorized by
all
necessary action by Guarantor and its directors, shareholders, members, managers
and partners, as applicable.
(d)
No Conflict. The execution, delivery and performance of the
Guarantor Loan Documents by Guarantor will not violate (1) any provision
of the
Guarantor Operating Documents; (2) any legal requirement affecting Guarantor
or
any of Guarantor’s respective properties except where a violation of such
requirement would not result in a Material Adverse Change; or (3) any agreement
to which Guarantor is bound or to which Guarantor is a party, except where
a
violation of any such agreement would not result in a Material Adverse Change,
and will not result in or require the creation (except as provided in or
contemplated by this Guaranty and the Loan Agreement) of any Lien or Encumbrance
upon any of such properties.
(e)
No Approvals, etc. All governmental or regulatory orders, consents,
permits, authorizations and approvals required for the present use and operation
of the Guarantor’s business and the Collateral pledged by Guarantor have been
obtained and are in full force and effect, except where failure to obtain
such
orders, consents, permits, authorizations or approvals would not result in
a
Material Adverse Change. To the knowledge of Guarantor, no additional
governmental or regulatory actions, filings or registrations with respect
to the
Guarantor’s business and the Collateral pledged by Guarantor, and no approvals,
authorizations or consents of any trustee or holder of any Indebtedness or
obligation of Guarantor are required for the due execution, delivery and
performance by Guarantor of their respective duties and obligations under
the
Guarantor Loan Documents.
(f)
Binding Obligations. This Guaranty and the other Guarantor Loan
Documents have been duly executed by Guarantor, and are the legally valid
and
binding obligations of Guarantor, enforceable against Guarantor in accordance
with their terms, except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar Requirements of Laws affecting
creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity.
(g)
Solvency. After giving effect to this Guaranty, Guarantor is
solvent. As used in the preceding sentence, “solvent”
means, with respect to any person, that at the time of
determination:
(i)
the fair value of its assets, both at fair valuation and at present fair
saleable value, is in excess of the total amount of its liabilities, including,
without limitation, contingent claims; and
(ii)
it is then able and expects to be able to pay its debts as they mature;
and
(iii)
it has capital sufficient to carry on its business as conducted and as proposed
to be conducted.
Contingent
liabilities (such as litigation, guaranties, including but not limited to
this
Guaranty, and pension plan liabilities) shall be computed at the amount which,
in light of all the facts and circumstances existing at the time, represents
the
amount which can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured
liability.
(h)
Inducement. Guarantor acknowledges and agrees that this Guaranty is
being executed and delivered in connection with, and as an inducement for
Lender
to extend, various credit accommodations to Borrower that are beneficial
to the
ongoing business and operations of Borrower and Guarantor.
5.
GUARANTOR COVENANTS. Until the Obligations are paid and
performed in full, Guarantor agrees that, unless Lender otherwise agrees
in
writing in Lender’s absolute and sole discretion:
(a)
Keeping Informed About Borrower and Transaction. Guarantor
understands the Obligations and the Guarantor Obligations and has had access
to
information about the financial condition of Borrower and the ability of
Borrower to perform the Obligations. Guarantor assumes responsibility for
acquiring and maintaining all necessary information concerning the financial
condition of the Borrower, and any and all endorsers and other guarantors
of any
instrument or document evidencing all or any part of the Obligations, and
of all
other circumstances bearing upon the risk of nonpayment of the Obligations
or
any part thereof that diligent inquiry would reveal, and Guarantor hereby
agrees
that Lender shall have no duty to advise Guarantor of information known to
Lender regarding such condition or circumstances.
(b)
Transfer of Assets. Unless such action would result in a Material
Adverse Change (without taking into consideration subsections (iii) and (iv)
of
the definition of Material Adverse Change), Guarantor may sell, convey,
transfer, assign or dispose of Guarantor’s properties or assets, or any right,
title or interest, or any part thereof, or enter into any lease covering
all or
any portion thereof or an undivided interest therein, either voluntarily,
involuntarily, or otherwise; provided, however, that
Guarantor shall not sell, transfer, lease,
or otherwise dispose of all or any substantial part of its properties or
assets
other than such a sale, transfer, lease or disposition to Borrower or another
Guarantor.
(c)
Change of Control. Without the prior written consent of Lender,
which consent will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, Guarantor shall
not
cause, permit, or suffer any Change of Control to occur.
6.
SPECIAL PROVISIONS.
(a)
Nature of Guaranty. This Guaranty is absolute, continuing,
irrevocable, and unconditional. This Guaranty is a guaranty of payment and
performance when due and not of collection. This Guaranty shall be
effective and remain in full force and effect until all Obligations are paid
and
performed in full, regardless of (i) the genuineness, regularity, legality,
validity, or enforceability of any or all of the liens and encumbrances securing
the Obligations, the Loan Documents, or the Obligations, (ii) any law,
regulation, or rule (federal, state, or local) or any action by any Governmental
Authority discharging, reducing, varying the terms of payment, or otherwise
modifying any of the Obligations or any of the liens and encumbrances securing
the Obligations, or (iii) the death, dissolution, or liquidation of Borrower
or
any Guarantor.
(b)
Enforcement Against Guarantor Without Other Action. Lender, in its
sole and absolute discretion, may enforce this Guaranty against any Guarantor
without first having sought enforcement of any Loan Documents against Borrower,
any other Guarantor, or any collateral.
(c)
Events Not Affecting Guarantor Obligations. The following shall
not affect, impair, or delay the enforcement of this Guaranty, regardless
of the
impact upon any contribution, exoneration, indemnification, reimbursement,
subrogation, and other rights of Guarantor:
(i)
The bankruptcy, death, disability, dissolution, incompetence, insolvency,
liquidation, or reorganization of Borrower.
(ii)
Any defense of Borrower to payment or performance of any or all Obligations, or
enforcement of any or all liens and encumbrances securing the Obligations
on
this Guaranty.
(iii)
The disallowance, discharge, modification of the terms of, reduction in the
amount of, or stay of enforcement of any or all Obligations, or any or all
liens
and encumbrances securing the Obligations, in any bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, or other legal proceeding or by any law, ordinance, regulation,
or rule (federal, state, or local).
(iv)
The cessation of liability of Borrower for any or all Obligations without
full
satisfaction of such Obligations.
(d)
Acts and Omissions of Lender Not Affecting this Guaranty. The
following acts and omissions of Lender, in each case in its sole and absolute
discretion, shall not affect, delay, or impair this Guaranty, regardless
of the
impact upon any contribution, exoneration, indemnification, reimbursement,
subrogation, or other rights of Guarantor:
(i)
Lender may compromise, delay enforcement, fail to enforce, release, settle,
or
waive any or all Obligations of Borrower or any or all rights and remedies
of
Lender against Borrower.
(ii)
Lender may make advances, issue letters of credit, or grant other financial
accommodations for Borrower without requiring satisfaction of all conditions
precedent in the Loan Documents.
(iii)
Lender may obtain, substitute, and release collateral or additional collateral
for the Obligations or this Guaranty.
(iv)
Lender may fail to perfect, fail to protect the priority of, and fail to
insure
any or all liens and encumbrances in such collateral.
(v)
Lender may fail to inspect, insure, maintain, preserve, or protect any or
all
such collateral.
(vi)
Lender may enforce, compromise, delay enforcement, fail to enforce, settle,
or
waive any rights and remedies of Lender as to any or all such
collateral.
(vii)
Lender may assemble, sell, or otherwise dispose of any collateral in any
manner
and order Lender determines in its absolute and sole discretion, and disposition
may be for no value, or for less than fair market value, of the collateral
in
the absolute and sole discretion of Lender. With respect to any collateral
that is personal property, Lender shall give Guarantor ten (10) days’ prior
written notice of any sale or other disposition, except for personal property
collateral that is perishable, threatens to decline speedily in value, is
of a
type customarily sold on a recognized market, or is cash, cash equivalents,
certificates of deposit or the like, and except as to Lender’s right of
set-off. Guarantor’s sole right with respect to all collateral shall be to
bid at a sale thereof in accordance with applicable law.
(viii)
Lender may obtain additional obligors for any or all Obligations, and may
substitute or release Borrower or any other obligor.
(ix)
Lender may fail to file or pursue a claim in any bankruptcy, insolvency,
probate, reorganization, or other proceeding as to any or all Obligations
or any
or all liens and encumbrances securing the Obligations.
(x)
Lender may subordinate (A) any or all liens and encumbrances securing the
Obligations or this Guaranty, or (B) any or all Obligations.
(xi)
Lender may amend, modify, extend, renew, restate, supplement, or terminate
in
whole or in part any or all Loan Documents.
(xii)
Lender may assign any or all of its rights and delegate its obligations under
the Loan Documents, in whole or in part (including, without limitation, by
participation).
(xiii)
Lender may do any other act or make any other omission that might otherwise
constitute an extinguishment or a legal or equitable discharge of, or defense
by, Guarantor.
7.
GUARANTOR WAIVERS.
(a)
Note and Notice Waivers. Guarantor waives, to the full extent
permitted by law, presentment, notice of dishonor, protest, notice of protest,
notice of intent to accelerate, notice of acceleration, and all other notices
or
demands of any kind (including, without limitation, notice of the acceptance
by
Lender of this Guaranty, notice of the existence, creation, non-payment,
or
non-performance of any or all Obligations, and notice of the acts or omissions
described in Sections 6(c)and 6(d),excepting
only notices specifically provided for in this Guaranty).
(b)
Waiver of Acts and Omissions of Lender. Guarantor waives any
defense to enforcement of the Guarantor Obligations or any liens and
encumbrances granted by Guarantor based on acts and omissions of Lender
described in Sections 6(c) and
6(d).
(c)
Waiver of Statutory Provisions. Guarantor waives any and all rights
and benefits under Utah Code Annotated§ 78-37-1, Utah Code
Annotated§ 57-1-32and any other similar or replacement statutes or rules now
or hereafter in effect and any other statutes or rules now or hereafter in
effect that purport to confer specific rights upon, or make specific defenses
or
procedures available to, guarantors, or limit the right of Lender to recover
a
deficiency judgment, or to otherwise proceed, against any person or entity
obligated for payment of the Loan, after any trustee’s sale, any judicial
foreclosure sale or any personal property sale of any collateral securing
the
Loan.
(d)
Waiver of Statute of Limitations. To the full extent permitted by
law, Guarantor waives any and all statutes of limitations as a defense to
any or
all Obligations.
(e)
Waiver of Law and Equitable Principles Conflicting With This
Guaranty. Guarantor waives any and all provisions of law and equitable
principles that conflict with this Guaranty.
(f)
Waiver of Any Obligation of Lender to Inform Guarantor. Guarantor
waives any right to require Lender, and Lender shall have no obligation,
to
provide to Guarantor any information concerning performance of the Obligations,
the ability of Borrower to perform the Obligations, or any other matter,
regardless of what information Lender may have from time to time.
(g)
Waiver of Contribution, Exoneration, Indemnification, Reimbursement,
Subrogation, and Other Rights Against Borrower and Other Loan Parties.
Until such time as the Obligations have been fully satisfied, Guarantor
waives
any and all present and future claims, remedies, and rights of Guarantor
against
Borrower or any other guarantor, any collateral, and any other property,
interests in property, or rights to property of Borrower or any other guarantor
(i) arising from any performance by Guarantor hereunder, (ii) arising from
any
application of any collateral or any other property, interests in property,
or
rights to property of Guarantor to payment or performance of the Obligations,
or
(iii) otherwise arising in respect of the Loan Documents, regardless of whether
such claims, remedies, and rights arise under any present or future agreement,
document, or instrument or are provided by any law, ordinance, regulation,
or
rule (federal, state, or local) (including, without limitation, (A) any and
all
rights of contribution, exoneration, indemnity, reimbursement, and subrogation,
and (B) any and all rights to participate in the rights and remedies of Lender
against Borrower, any other guarantor, and any collateral).
(h)
WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH OF GUARANTOR AND LENDER (BY ITS
ACCEPTANCE HEREOF) HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE
LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY
OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS GUARANTY OR THE TRANSACTIONS
CONTEMPLATED HEREBY (WHETHER BASED UPON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER
THEORY). EACH OF GUARANTOR AND LENDER (BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF) (A)
CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS
REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN
THE
EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES
THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS
GUARANTY BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN
THIS
SECTION.
(i)
WAIVER OF SPECIAL DAMAGES. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED
BY APPLICABLE LAW, GUARANTOR SHALL NOT ASSERT, AND HEREBY WAIVES, ANY CLAIM
AGAINST LENDER, ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, FOR SPECIAL, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL
OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES (AS OPPOSED TO DIRECT OR ACTUAL DAMAGES) ARISING OUT
OF, IN
CONNECTION WITH, OR AS A RESULT OF, THIS GUARANTY OR ANY AGREEMENT OR INSTRUMENT
CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, THE TRANSACTIONS, THE LOAN OR THE USE OF THE PROCEEDS
THEREOF.
(j)
MISCELLANEOUS WAIVERS. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY
APPLICABLE LAW, GUARANTOR HEREBY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHTS TO REQUIRE
MARSHALLING OF ASSETS BY LENDER. WITH RESPECT TO ANY SUIT, ACTION OR
PROCEEDINGS RELATING TO THIS GUARANTY OR THE OTHER GUARANTOR LOAN DOCUMENTS
(EACH, A “PROCEEDING”), GUARANTOR IRREVOCABLY (A) SUBMITS TO
THE JURISDICTION OF THE STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS HAVING JURISDICTION IN THE
CITY
OF SALT LAKE, COUNTY OF SALT LAKE AND STATE OF UTAH, AND (B) WAIVES ANY
OBJECTION WHICH IT MAY HAVE AT ANY TIME TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY PROCEEDING
BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT, WAIVES ANY CLAIM THAT ANY PROCEEDING HAS BEEN
BROUGHT
IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM AND FURTHER WAIVES THE RIGHT TO OBJECT, WITH RESPECT
TO
SUCH PROCEEDING, THAT SUCH COURT DOES NOT HAVE JURISDICTION OVER SUCH
PARTY. NOTHING IN THIS GUARANTY SHALL PRECLUDE LENDER FROM BRINGING A
PROCEEDING IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION NOR WILL THE BRINGING OF A PROCEEDING
IN
ANY ONE OR MORE JURISDICTIONS PRECLUDE THE BRINGING OF A PROCEEDING IN ANY
OTHER
JURISDICTION. GUARANTOR FURTHER AGREES AND CONSENTS THAT, IN ADDITION TO
ANY METHODS OF SERVICE OF PROCESS PROVIDED FOR UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, ALL
SERVICE
OF PROCESS IN ANY PROCEEDING IN ANY UTAH STATE OR UNITED STATES COURT SITTING
IN
THE CITY OF SALT LAKE AND COUNTY OF SALT LAKE MAY BE MADE BY CERTIFIED OR
REGISTERED MAIL, RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED, DIRECTED TO GUARANTOR AT THE ADDRESS
INDICATED BELOW, AND SERVICE SO MADE SHALL BE COMPLETE UPON RECEIPT;
EXCEPT THAT IF GUARANTOR SHALL REFUSE TO ACCEPT DELIVERY, SERVICE SHALL
BE DEEMED COMPLETE FIVE (5) DAYS AFTER THE SAME SHALL HAVE BEEN SO
MAILED.
8.
SUBORDINATION. If from time to time Borrower shall have
liabilities or obligations to Guarantor, such liabilities and obligations
and
any and all assignments as security, grants in trust, liens, mortgages, security
interests, other encumbrances, and other interests and rights securing such
liabilities and obligations shall at all times be fully subordinate with
respect
to (a) assignment as security, grant in trust, lien, mortgage, security
interest, other encumbrance, and other interest and right (if any), (b) time
and
right of payment and performance, and (c) rights against any collateral therefor
(if any), to payment and performance in full of the Obligations and the right
of
Lender to realize upon any or all Collateral. Guarantor agrees that such
liabilities and obligations of Borrower to Guarantor shall not be secured
by any
assignment as security, grant in trust, lien, mortgage, security interest,
other
encumbrance or other interest or right in any property, interests in property,
or rights to property of Borrower and that during the continuance of an Event
of
Default, Borrower shall not pay, and Guarantor shall not receive, payments
of
any or all liabilities or obligations of Borrower to Guarantor until after
payment and performance of the Obligations in full, unless Lender consents
thereto in writing. If, notwithstanding the foregoing, during the
continuance of an Event of Default, Guarantor receives any payment from
Borrower, such payment shall be held in trust by Guarantor for the benefit
of
Lender, shall be segregated from the other funds of Guarantor, and shall
forthwith be paid by Guarantor to Lender and applied to payment of the
Obligations, whether or not then due. To secure this Guaranty, Guarantor
grants to Lender a lien and security interest in all liabilities and obligations
of Borrower to Guarantor, in any assignments as security, grants in trust,
liens, mortgages, security interests, other encumbrances, other interests
or
rights securing such liabilities and obligations, and in all of Guarantor’s
right, title, and interest in and to any payments, property, interests in
property, or rights to property acquired or received by Guarantor from Borrower
in respect of any liabilities or obligations of Borrower to
Guarantor.
9.
LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS. The provisions of this
Guaranty are severable, and in any action or proceeding involving any state
corporate law, or any state, federal or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization or other law affecting the rights of creditors generally,
if the
obligations of Guarantor under this Guaranty would otherwise be held or
determined to be avoidable, invalid or unenforceable on account of the amount
of
Guarantor’s liability under this Guaranty, then, notwithstanding any other
provision of this Guaranty to the contrary, the amount of such liability
shall,
without any further action by Guarantor or Lender, be automatically limited
and
reduced to the highest amount that is valid and enforceable as determined
in
such action or proceeding (such highest amount determined hereunder being
Guarantor’s “Maximum Liability”). This Section
9 with respect to the Maximum Liability of Guarantor is intended
solely
to preserve the rights of Lender hereunder to the maximum extent not subject
to
avoidance under applicable law, and neither Guarantor nor any other person
or
entity shall have any right or claim under this Section 9 with
respect to the Maximum Liability, except to the extent necessary so that
the
obligations of Guarantor hereunder shall not be rendered voidable under
applicable law.
10.
RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF LENDER. The rights and remedies of
Lender shall be cumulative and non-exclusive. Delay, discontinuance, or
failure to exercise any right or remedy of Lender shall not be a waiver thereof,
of any other right or remedy of Lender, or of the time of the essence
provision. Exercise of any right or remedy of Lender shall not cure or
waive any Event of Default or invalidate any act done in response to any
Event
of Default.
11.
SURVIVAL. The representations, warranties, and covenants
of Guarantor in this Guaranty shall survive the execution and delivery of
this
Guaranty.
12.
INTEGRATION, ENTIRE AGREEMENT, CHANGE, DISCHARGE, TERMINATION, WAIVER,
APPROVAL, CONSENT, ETC. This Guaranty contains the complete
understanding and agreement of Guarantor and Lender and supersedes all prior
representations, warranties, agreements, arrangements, understandings, and
negotiations. No provision of this Guaranty may be changed, discharged,
supplemented, terminated, or waived except in a writing signed by the parties
thereto. Delay or failure by Lender to insist on performance of any
obligation when due or compliance with any other term or condition in this
Guaranty shall not operate as a waiver thereof or of any other obligation,
term,
or condition or of the time of the essence provision. Acceptance of late
payments or performance shall not be a waiver of the time of the essence
provision, the right of Lender to require that subsequent payments or
performance be made when due, or the right of Lender to declare an Event
of
Default if subsequent payments or performance are not made when due. Any
approval, consent, or statement that a matter is satisfactory by Lender under
this Guaranty must be in writing executed by Lender and shall apply only
to the
person(s) and facts specifically set forth in the writing.
13.
BINDING EFFECT. This Guaranty shall be binding upon
Guarantor and shall inure to the benefit of Lender and their successors and
assigns, and the executors, legal administrators, personal representatives,
heirs, devisees, and beneficiaries of Guarantor, provided, however, that
Guarantor may not delegate any of its obligations under this Guaranty and
any
purported delegation shall be void. Lender may from time to time in its
absolute and sole discretion assign its rights and delegate its obligations
under the Loan Documents, in whole or in part, without notice to or consent
by
Guarantor (including, without limitation, participation). In addition to
any greater or lesser limitation provided by law, Guarantor shall not assert
against any assignee of Lender any claims or defenses Guarantor may have
against
Lender, except claims and defenses, if any, arising under this
Guaranty.
14.
COSTS, EXPENSES, AND FEES. Guarantor shall promptly pay
to Lender, upon demand, with interest thereon at the Default Interest Rate,
reasonable attorneys’ fees and all costs and other expenses paid or incurred by
Lender in enforcing or exercising its rights or remedies created by, connected
with or provided for in this Guaranty.
15.
SEVERABILITY. If any provision or any part of any
provision of this Guaranty is unenforceable, the enforceability of the other
provisions or the other provisions and the remainder of the subject provision,
respectively, shall not be affected and they shall remain in full force and
effect.
16.
CHOICE OF LAW. THIS GUARANTY AND THE TRANSACTIONS
CONTEMPLATED HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THE
LAWS OF THE STATE OF UTAH WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO CONFLICT OF LAWS
PRINCIPLES. THE PARTIES AGREE THAT ALL ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS ARISING IN
CONNECTION WITH THIS GUARANTY AND THE OTHER GUARANTOR LOAN DOCUMENTS MAY
BE
TRIED AND LITIGATED IN THE STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS LOCATED IN THE COUNTY
OF
SALT LAKE, STATE OF UTAH OR, IN ANY OTHER COURT IN WHICH A PARTY SHALL INITIATE
LEGAL OR EQUITABLE PROCEEDINGS AND WHICH HAS SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION
OVER
THE MATTER IN CONTROVERSY. EACH OF GUARANTOR, AND BY ACCEPTANCE
HEREOF, LENDER WAIVES, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, ANY
RIGHT EACH MAY HAVE TO ASSERT THE DOCTRINE OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR TO
OBJECT
TO VENUE TO THE EXTENT ANY PROCEEDING IS BROUGHT IN ANY STATE OR FEDERAL
COURT
LOCATED IN THE COUNTY OF SALT LAKE, STATE OF UTAH.
17.
TIME OF THE ESSENCE. Time is of the essence with regard
to each provision of this Guaranty as to which time is a factor.
18.
NOTICES AND DEMANDS. All notices, requests, demands and
consents to be made hereunder to the parties hereto shall be in writing and
shall be delivered by hand or sent by registered mail or certified mail,
postage
prepaid, return receipt requested (except for any notice address which is
a post
office box, in which case notice may be given by first class mail), through
the
United States Postal Service to the addresses shown below, or such other
address
which the parties may provide to one another in accordance herewith. Such
notices, requests, demands and consents, if sent by mail, shall be deemed
given
two (2) Business Days after deposit in the United States mail, and if delivered
by hand, shall be deemed given when delivered.
To
Lender:
Zions First National Bank
10
East South Temple, Suite 200
Salt
Lake
City, Utah 84133
Attn:
Donald Rands
with
a
copy
to: Callister Nebeker &
McCullough
10
East
South Temple, Suite 200
Salt
Lake
City, Utah 84133
Attn:
Bradley E. Morris, Esq.
To
Guarantor: c/o Franklin Covey
Co.
2200
West
Parkway Blvd.
Salt
Lake
City, Utah 84110
Attn:
Richard Putnam
with
a
copy
to: Dorsey & Whitney
LLP
170
South
Main Street, Suite 900
Salt
Lake
City, Utah 84101
Attn:
Nolan S. Taylor, Esq.
19.
JOINT AND SEVERAL OBLIGATIONS. This Guaranty may be
executed by more than one person, and in such event the obligations hereunder
shall be the joint and several obligations of each such person. Each
reference to Guarantor shall be a reference to each person executing this
Guaranty individually and to all such persons collectively. Each
Guarantor’s liability is independent of the obligations of the other
Guarantors. Lender may bring an action against any Guarantor to enforce
this Guaranty, whether an action is brought against the other
Guarantors.
20.
PARTIAL PERFORMANCE. Guarantor’s performance of a
portion, but not all, of the Obligations shall in no way limit, affect, modify
or abridge Guarantor’s liability for the Obligations which are not
performed. Without in any way limiting the generality of the foregoing, in
the event that Lender is awarded a judgment in any suit brought to enforce
Guarantor’s covenant to perform a portion of the Obligations, such
judgment shall in no way be deemed to release Guarantor from its covenant
to
perform any portion of the Obligations which is not the subject of the
suit.
21.
INDEMNIFICATION OF LENDER.
TO
THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, GUARANTOR AGREES TO PROTECT, INDEMNIFY,
DEFEND AND SAVE HARMLESS LENDER, ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AGENTS, ATTORNEYS,
AND
EMPLOYEES FOR, FROM, AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL LIABILITY, EXPENSE, OR DAMAGE
OF
ANY KIND OR NATURE AND FOR, FROM, AND AGAINST ANY SUITS, CLAIMS, OR DEMANDS,
INCLUDING REASONABLE ATTORNEY’S FEES AND EXPENSES ON ACCOUNT OF ANY MATTER OR
THING OR ACTION, WHETHER IN SUIT OR NOT, ARISING OUT OF THIS GUARANTY, OR
IN
CONNECTION HEREWITH, EXCLUDING HOWEVER, ANY MATTERS ARISING OUT OF AN
INDEMNIFIED PARTY’S GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT OR ANY MATTERS
ARISING AFTER LENDER HAS TAKEN TITLE TO OR POSSESSION OF THE COLLATERAL PLEDGED
BY ANY GUARANTOR DOCUMENT. Upon receiving knowledge of any suit, claim, or
demand asserted by a third party that Lender believes is covered by this
indemnity, Lender shall give Guarantor notice of the matter and an opportunity
to defend it, at Guarantor's sole cost and expense, with legal counsel
satisfactory to Lender. Lender may also require Guarantor to so defend the
matter. The obligations on the part of Guarantor under this
Section 21 shall survive the payment and performance of the
Obligations.
22.
RESCISSION OR RETURN OF PAYMENTS. If at any time or from
time to time, whether before or after payment and performance of the Obligations
in full, all or any part of any amount received by Lender in payment of,
or on
account of, any Obligation is or must be, or is claimed to be, avoided,
rescinded, or returned by Lender to Guarantor or any other person for any
reason
whatsoever (including, without limitation, bankruptcy, insolvency, or
reorganization of Guarantor or any other person), such Obligation and any
liens
and encumbrances that secured such Obligation at the time such avoided,
rescinded, or returned payment was received by Lender shall be deemed to
have
continued in existence or shall be reinstated, as the case may be, all as
though
such payment had not been received.
23.
COUNTERPART EXECUTION. This Guaranty may be executed in
one or more counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original and all
of
which together will constitute one and the same document. Signature pages
may be detached from the counterparts and attached to a single copy of this
Guaranty to physically form one document. Facsimile signature pages will
be acceptable, provided originally signed signature pages are provided to
each
of the other parties by overnight courier.
24.
RIGHT OF SET-OFF. In addition to any other rights and
remedies of Lender, upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, including
the
failure of Guarantor to timely perform any obligation hereunder, Lender is
authorized at any time and from time to time during the continuance of such
default or Event of Default, without prior notice to Guarantor (any such
notice being waived by Guarantor to the fullest extent permitted by law)
to
set-off and apply any and all deposits or deposit accounts (general or special,
time or demand, provisional or final) at any time held by Lender to or for
the
credit or the account of Guarantor against any and all obligations of Guarantor
under the Loan Documents, now or hereafter existing, irrespective of whether
or
not Lender shall have made demand under this Guaranty or any other Loan Document
and although such amounts owed may be contingent or unmatured.
[Remainder
of Page Intentionally Left Blank]
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, guarantor has caused this Guaranty to be executed as of the
date first above written.
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FRANKLIN
COVEY PRINTING, INC. |
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a
Utah
corporation |
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By: |
/s/ RICHARD PUTNAM |
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Name:
Richard Putnam |
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Title:
Treasurer
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FRANKLIN
DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION |
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a
Utah
corporation |
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By: |
/s/ RICHARD PUTNAM |
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Name:
Richard Putnam |
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Title:
Vice President
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FRANKLIN
COVEY TRAVEL, INC. |
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a
Utah
corporation |
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By: |
/s/ RICHARD PUTNAM |
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Name:
Richard Putnam |
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Title:
Treasurer
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FRANKLIN
COVEY CATALOG SALES, INC. |
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a
Utah
corporation |
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By: |
/s/ RICHARD PUTNAM |
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Name:
Richard Putnam |
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Title:
Treasurer
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FRANKLIN
COVEY CLIENT SALES, INC. |
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a
Utah
corporation |
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By: |
/s/ RICHARD PUTNAM |
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Name:
Richard Putnam |
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Title:
Treasurer
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FRANKLIN
COVEY PRODUCT SALES, INC. |
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a
Utah
corporation |
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By: |
/s/ RICHARD PUTNAM |
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Name:
Richard Putnam |
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Title:
Treasurer
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FRANKLIN
COVEY SERVICES, L.L.C. |
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a
Utah limited liability company |
By:
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FRANKLIN
COVEY CLIENT SALES, INC. |
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a
Utah corporation, its member
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By: |
/s/ RICHARD
PUTNAM |
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Name:
Richard Putnam |
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Title:
Treasurer
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By:
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FRANKLIN
DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION |
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a
Utah
corporation, its member |
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By: |
/s/ RICHARD
PUTNAM |
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Name:
Richard Putnam |
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Title:
Vice President
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FRANKLIN
COVEY MARKETING, LTD. |
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a
Utah limited partnership |
By:
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FRANKLIN DEVELOPMENT
CORPORATION |
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a
Utah corporation, its general partner
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By: |
/s/ RICHARD PUTNAM |
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Name:
Richard Putnam |
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Title:
Vice President
"Guarantor"
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Exhibit 10.9
Exhibit
10.9
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South
Central Ontario Region
381
King St. W. & Francis St., 2nd Fl.
Kitchener,
Ontario
N2G
1B8
Telephone
No.: (519) 570-7322
Fax
No.: (519) 579-2610
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February
19, 2007
Franklin
Covey Canada, Ltd.
60
Struck
Crt
Cambridge,
ON N1R 8L2
Attn:
Mr.
Mark Pallin,
Dear
Sir,
We
are
pleased to offer the Borrower the following credit facilities (the
"Facilities"), subject to the following terms and conditions.
BORROWER
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(the
"Borrower")
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LENDER
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The
Toronto-Dominion Bank
(the "Bank"), through its South Central Ontario Region branch, in
Kitchener, Ontario.
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CREDIT
LIMIT
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1) CDN
$500,000
2)
CDN $895,253 as reduced pursuant to the section headed "Repayment
and
Reduction of Amount of Credit Facility".
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TYPE
OF CREDIT AND
BORROWING OPTIONS |
1)
Operating
Loan
available at the Borrower's option by way of:
Prime Rate Based Loans in CDN$ ("Prime Based Loans")
2)
Committed
Reducing Term Facility (Single
Draw)available
at the Borrower's option by way of:
Fixed Rate Term Loan in CDN$
Floating Rate Term Loan available by way of:
Prime Rate Based Loans in CDN$ ("Prime Based
Loans")
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PURPOSE
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1)
Working Capital
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TENOR
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1)
Uncommitted
2)
Committed
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CONTRACTUAL
TERM
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1)
No term
2)
March 15, 2009
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RATE
TERM (FIXED
RATE TERM
LOAN)
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1)
No term
2)
Fixed rate: 6 month, 1-3 years but never to exceed the Contractual
Term Maturity Date
Floating rate: No term
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AMORTIZATION
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2)
15 years to January 2015
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INTEREST
RATES AND
FEES |
Advances
shall bear interest and fees as follows:
1)
Operating
Loan:
Prime
Based Loans: Prime Rate + 0% per
annum
2)
Committed
Reducing Term Facility:
Fixed
Rate Term Loans: As determined by the
Bank, in its sole discretion, for the Rate Term selected bythe Borrower,
and as set out in the Rate and Payment Terms Notice applicable to
that
Fixed Rate Term Loan.
Floating Rate Term Loans available by way of:
Prime Based Loans: Prime Rate + 0% per annum
For
all Facilities, interest payments will be made in accordance with
Schedule
"A" attached hereto unless otherwise stated in this Letter or in
the Rate
and Payment Terms Notice applicable for a particular drawdown. Information
on interest rate and fee definitions, interest rate calculations
and
payment is set out in the Schedule "A" attached hereto.
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DRAWDOWN
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1)
On a revolving basis.
2)
Fully drawn. Amounts repaid may not be redrawn.
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BUSINESS
CREDIT SERVICE
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The
Borrower will have access to the Operating Loan (Facility 1) via
Loan
Account Number 9327791-2752 (the "Loan Account") up to the Credit
Limit of
the Operating Loan by withdrawing funds from the Borrower's Current
Account Number 327791-2752 (the "Current Account"). The Borrower
agrees
that each advance from the Loan Account will be in an amount equal to
$10,000 (the "Transfer Amount") or a multiple thereof. If the Transfer
Amount is NIL, the Borrower agrees that an advance from the Borrower's
Loan Account may be in an amount sufficient to cover the debits made
to
the Current Account.
The
Borrower agrees that:
a)
all other overdraft privileges which have governed the Borrower's
Current
Account are hereby cancelled.
b)
all outstanding overdraft amounts under any such other agreements
are now
included in indebtedness under this Agreement.
The
Bank may, but is not required to, automatically advance the Transfer
Amount or a multiple thereof or any other amount from the Loan Account
to
the Current Account in order to cover the debits made to the Current
Account if the amount in the Current Account is insufficient to cover
the
debits. The Bank may, but is not required to, automatically and without
notice apply the funds in the Current Account in amounts equal to
the
Transfer Amount or any multiple thereof or any other amount to repay
the
outstanding amount in the Loan Account.
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REPAYMENT
AND REDUCTION
OF AMOUNT
OF CREDIT FACILITY
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1)
On demand. If the Bank demands repayment, the Borrower will pay to
the
Bank all amounts outstanding under the Operating Loan.
2)
All amounts outstanding will be repaid on or before the Contractual
Term
Maturity Date. The drawdown will be repaid in equal monthly payments.
The
details of repayment and interest rate applicable to such drawdown
will be set out in the" Rate and Payment Terms Notice" applicable
to that
drawdown. Any amounts repaid may not be reborrowed.
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SECURITY
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The
following security shall be provided, shall, unless otherwise indicated,
support all present and future indebtedness and liability of the
Borrower
and the grantor of the security to the Bank including without limitation
indebtedness and liability under guarantees, foreign exchange contracts,
cash management products, and derivative contracts, shall be registered
in
first position, and shall be on the Bank's standard form, supported
by
resolutions and solicitor's opinion, all acceptable to the
Bank:
a)
General Security Agreement ("GSA") representing a first charge on
all the
Borrower’s assets and undertakings with SLO and Resolution
b)
General Assignment of Fire Insurance.
c)
Continuing Collateral Mortgage, representing a first charge, on real
property located at 60 Struck Court, Cambridge, Ontario, in the principal
amount of $1,500,000, beneficially owned by and registered in the
name of
Franklin Covey Canada, Ltd.
d)
Guarantee of Advances from Franklin Covey Co.
Limited
$1,500,000
All
persons and entities required to provide a guarantee shall be referred
to
herein individually as a "Surety" and/or "Guarantor" and collectively
as
the "Guarantors".
All
of the above security and guarantees shall be referred to collectively
in
this Agreement as "Bank Security".
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DISBURSEMENT
CONDITIONS
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The
obligation of the Bank to permit any drawdown hereunder is subject
to the
Standard Disbursement Conditions contained in Schedule "A" and the
following additional drawdown conditions:
a)
Borrower Questionnaire and Site Visit to be completed satisfactory
to the
Bank.
b)
Accountant Prepared Financial statements for the year ended Aug 31,
2006
are to be provided to the bank with no material change from management
prepared statements.
c)
Management prepared interim financial statements for the most recent
period ended are to be provided to the bank.
d)
Borrower to commit to transferring all day-to-day banking to
TDBFG.
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND
WARRANTIES
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All
representations and warranties shall be deemed to be continually
repeated
so long as any amounts remain outstanding and unpaid under this Agreement
or so long as any commitment under this Agreement remains in effect.
The
Borrower makes the Standard Representations and Warranties set out
in
Schedule "A".
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POSITIVE
COVENANTS
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So
long as any amounts remain outstanding and unpaid under this Agreement
or
so long as any commitment under this Agreement remains in effect,
the
Borrower will and will ensure that its subsidiaries and each of the
Guarantors will observe the Standard Positive Covenants set out in
Schedule "A" and in addition will:
a)
provide to the Bank annually, Audited year end financial statements
for
Franklin Covey Co. within 120 days of each fiscal year end,
b)
provide to the Bank annually, Accountant Prepared Notice to Reader
Financial Statements for Franklin Covey Canada, Ltd. , within 120
days of
each fiscal year end,
c)
obtain prior approval from the Bank and it's solicitor, for any lease
or
easement that would restrict use of the property. Approval not to
be
unreasonably withheld.
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NEGATIVE
COVENANTS
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So
long as any amounts remain outstanding and unpaid under this Agreement
or
so long as any commitment under this Agreement remains in effect,
the
Borrower will and will ensure that its subsidiaries and each of the
Guarantors will observe the Standard Negative Covenants set out in
Schedule "A". In addition the Borrower will not and will ensure that
its
subsidiaries and each of the Guarantors will not:
a)
allow the subject property herein to be further
encumbered.
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REPORTING
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The
Borrower acknowledges that the financial reporting obligations contained
herein, including the submission of the financial statements to the
Bank
on a timely basis, constitute a material condition precedent to the
Bank
providing the credit facilities contemplated herein. Should the Borrower
fail to fulfill such obligations within the delays set forth herein
and
such default is not remedied within 10 days from the date of the
Bank's
written notice to the Borrower setting forth the nature of the default,
then the Borrower shall be deemed to have committed an "Event of
Default"
as hereinafter defined.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, and without prejudice to and under strict reserve
thereof,
of any rights and recourses the Bank may have in the circumstances,
the
Bank shall nevertheless have the right to engage, at the Borrower's
expense, an independent auditor to examine the Borrower's books,
records
and physical assets, and perform such tests and analysis and such
other
verifications as the Bank may, in its sole discretion, determine
necessary
to assess its loan risk and realizable value of the
Security.
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PERMITTED
LIENS
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Permitted
Liens as referred to in Schedule "A" are:
Purchase
Money Security Interests in equipment which Purchase Money Security
Interest exists on the date of this Agreement ("Existing PMSIs")
which are
known to the Bank and all future Purchase Money Security Interests
on
equipment acquired to replace the equipment under Existing PMSIs,
provided
that the cost of such replacement equipment may not exceed the cost
of the
equipment subject to the Existing Lien by more than 10%.
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FINANCIAL
COVENANTS
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The
Borrower agrees at all times to:
a)
maintain a Debt Service Coverage ratio, of not less than 1.25:1.
Tested
Annually.
The
Debt
Service Coverage
ratio to be calculated as follows:
EBITDA
- Any Capital Cash Outflows to related company (Dividends, Shareholder
loans, etc.) - Capital Expenditures
Principal
+ Interest
EBITDA
is
defined as Earnings Before Interest, Income Taxes, Depreciation,
and
Amortization.
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EVENTS
OF DEFAULT
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The
Bank may accelerate the payment of principal and interest under any
committed credit facility hereunder and cancel any undrawn portion
of any
committed credit facility hereunder, at any time after the occurrence
of
any one of the Standard Events of Default contained in Schedule "A"
attached hereto.
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ANCILLARY
FACILITIES
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As
at the date of this Agreement, the following uncommitted ancillary
products are made available. These products may be subject to other
agreements.
1)
TD Visa Business cards.
2)
Spot Foreign Exchange Facility which allows the Borrower to enter
into
US$1,000,000 for settlement on a spot basis.
3)
Certain treasury products, such as forward foreign exchange
transactions.
The
Borrower agrees that treasury products will be used to hedge its
risk and
will not be used for speculative purposes.
The
paragraph headed "FX CLOSE OUT" as set out in Schedule "A" shall
apply to
FX Transactions.
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AVAILABILITY
OF OPERATING
LOAN
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The
Operating Loan is uncommitted, made available at the Bank's discretion,
and is not automatically available upon satisfaction of the terms
and
conditions, conditions precedent, or financial tests set out
herein.
The
occurrence of an Event of Default is not a precondition to the Bank's
right to accelerate repayment and cancel the availability of the
Operating
Loan.
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SCHEDULE
"A" - STANDARD
TERMS
AND
CONDITIONS
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Schedule
"A" sets out the Standard Terms and Conditions ("Standard Terms and
Conditions") which apply to these credit facilities. The Standard
Terms
and Conditions, including the defined terms set out therein, form
part of
this Agreement, unless this letter states specifically that one or
more of
the Standard Terms and Conditions do not apply or are
modified.
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We
trust you will find these facilities helpful in meeting your ongoing financing
requirements. We ask that if you wish to accept this offer of financing (which
includes the Standard Terms and Conditions), please do so by signing and
returning the attached duplicate copy of this letter to the undersigned. This
offer will expire if not accepted in writing and received by the Bank on or
before February
26, 2007.
Yours
truly,
THE
TORONTO-DOMINION BANK
John
W. Edwards
Relationship
Manager
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Robert
Lewis
Manager
Commercial Credit
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TO
THE TORONTO-DOMINION BANK:
hereby
accepts the foregoing offer this
day
of ,
2007.
Signature
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Signature
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Print
Name & Position
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Print
Name & Position
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cc.
Guarantor(s)
The
Bank
is providing the guarantor(s) with a copy of this letter as a courtesy only.
The
delivery of a copy of this letter does not create any obligation of the Bank
to
provide the guarantor(s) with notice of any changes to the credit facilities,
including without limitation, changes to the terms and conditions, increases
or
decreases in the amount of the credit facilities, the establishment of new
credit facilities or otherwise. The Bank may, or may not, at its option,
provide
the guarantor(s) with such information, provided that the Bank will provide
such
information upon the written request of the guarantor.
SCHEDULE
A
STANDARD
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
1.INTEREST
RATE DEFINITIONS
Prime
Rate means the rate of interest per annum (based on a 365/366 day year)
established and reported by the Bank to the Bank of Canada from time to time
as
the reference rate of interest for determination of interest rates that the
Bank
charges to customers of varying degrees of creditworthiness in Canada for
Canadian dollar loans made by it in Canada.
The
Stamping Fee rate per annum for CDN$ B/As is based on a 365/366 day year
and the
Stamping Fee is calculated on the Face Amount of each B/A presented to the
Bank
for acceptance. The Stamping Fee rate per annum for US$ B/As is based on a
360 day year and the Stamping Fee is calculated on the Face Amount of each
B/A
presented to the Bank for acceptance.
LIBOR
means the rate of interest per annum (based on a 360 day year) as determined
by
the Bank (rounded upwards, if necessary to the nearest whole multiple of
1/16th
of 1%) at which the Bank may make available United States dollars which are
obtained by the Bank in the Interbank Euro Currency Market, London, England
at
approximately 11:00 a.m. (Toronto time) on the second Business Day before
the
first day of, and in an amount similar to, and for the period similar to
the
interest period of, such advance.
USBR
means the rate of interest per annum (based on a 365/366 day year) established
by the Bank from time to time as the reference rate of interest for the
determination of interest rates that the Bank charges to customers of varying
degrees of creditworthiness for US dollar loans made by it in Canada.
Any
interest rate based on a period less than a year expressed as an annual rate
for
the purposes of the Interest Act (Canada) is equivalent to such determined
rate
multiplied by the actual number of days in the calendar year in which the
same
is to be ascertained and divided by the number of days in the period upon
which
it was based.
2.
INTEREST CALCULATION AND PAYMENT
Interest
on Prime Based Loans and USBR Loans is calculated daily and payable monthly
in
arrears based on the number of days the subject loan is outstanding unless
otherwise provided in the Rate and Payment Terms Notice.
The
Stamping Fee is calculated based on the amount and the term of the B/A and
payable upon acceptance by the Bank of the B/A. The net proceeds received
by the
Borrower on a B/A advance will be equal to the Face Amount of the B/A discounted
at the Bank's then prevailing B/A discount rate for CDN$ B/As or US$ B/As as the
case may be, for the specified term of the B/A less the B/A Stamping
Fee.
Interest
on LIBOR Loans is calculated and payable on the earlier of contract maturity
or
quarterly in arrears, for the number of days in the LIBOR interest
period.
L/C
and
L/G fees are payable at the time set out in the Letter of Credit Indemnity
Agreement applicable to the issued L/C or L/G.
Interest
on Fixed Rate Term Loans is compounded monthly and payable monthly in arrears
unless otherwise provided in the Rate and Payment Terms Notice.
Interest
is payable both before and after maturity or demand, default and
judgment.
Each
payment under this Agreement shall be applied first in payment of costs and
expenses, then interest and fees and the balance, if any, shall be applied
in
reduction of principal.
For
loans
not secured by real property, all overdue amounts of principal and interest
and
all amounts outstanding in excess of the Credit Limit shall bear interest
from
the date on which the same became due or from when the excess was incurred,
as
the case may be, until the date of payment or until the date the excess is
repaid at 21% per annum, or such lower interest rate if the Bank agrees to
a
lower interest rate in writing. Nothing in this clause shall be deemed to
authorize the Borrower to incur loans in excess of the Credit
Limit.
3.
DRAWDOWN PROVISIONS
Prime
Based and USBR Loans
There
is
no minimum amount of drawdown by way of Prime Based Loans and USBR Loans,
except
as stated in the section of the Agreement titled "Business Credit Services
Agreement", if that section of the Agreement has not been deleted. The Borrower
shall provide the Bank with 3 Business Days' notice of a requested Prime
Based
Loan or USBR Loan over $1,000,000.
B/As
The
Borrower shall advise the Bank of the requested term or maturity date for
B/As
issued hereunder. The Bank shall have the discretion to restrict the term
or maturity dates of B/As. In no event shall the term of the B/A exceed the
Contractual Term Maturity Date. The minimum amount of a drawdown by way of
B/As
is $1,000,000 and in multiples of $100,000 thereafter. The Borrower shall
provide the Bank with 3 Business Days' notice of a requested B/A
drawdown.
The
Borrower shall pay to the Bank the full amount of the B/A at the maturity
date of the B/A.
The
Borrower appoints the Bank as its attorney to and authorizes the Bank to
(i)
complete, sign, endorse, negotiate and deliver B/As on behalf of the Borrower
in
handwritten form, or by facsimile or mechanical signature or otherwise, (ii)
accept such B/As, and (iii) purchase, discount, and/or negotiate
B/As.
LIBOR
The
Borrower shall advise the Bank of the requested LIBOR contract maturity
period. The Bank shall have the discretion to restrict the LIBOR contract
maturity. In no event shall the term of the LIBOR contract exceed the
Contractual Term Maturity Date. The minimum amount of a drawdown by way of
a LIBOR Loan is $1,000,000, and shall be in multiples of $100,000 thereafter.
The Borrower will provide the Bank with 3 Business Days' notice of a requested
LIBOR Loan.
L/C
and/or L/G
The
Bank
shall have the discretion to restrict the maturity date of L/Gs or
L/Cs.
B/A
- Prime Conversion
The
Borrower will provide the Bank with at least 3 Business Days' notice of its
intention either to convert a B/A to a Prime Based Loan or vice versa, failing
which, the Bank may decline to accept such additional B/As or may charge
interest on the amount of Prime Based Loans resulting from maturity of B/As
at
the rate of 115% of the rate applicable to Prime Based Loans for the 3 Business
Day period immediately following such maturity. Thereafter, the rate shall
revert to the rate applicable to Prime Based Loans.
Notice
Prior
to
each drawdown and at least 10 days prior to each Rate Term Maturity, the
Borrower will advise the Bank of its selection of drawdown options from
those made available by the Bank. The Bank will, after each drawdown,
other than drawdowns by way of BA, LIBOR Loan or under the operating loan,
send
a Rate and Payment Terms Notice to the Borrower.
4.
PREPAYMENT
(a)
10% Prepayment Option Chosen. If the Borrower has elected a 10% Prepayment
Option for a Facility the following shall apply to all Fixed Rate Loans made
under that Facility. Each calendar year, ("Year"), the Borrower may prepay
in one lump sum, once each Year, an amount outstanding under a Fixed Rate
Term
Loan not exceeding 10% of the original amount of the Fixed Rate Term Loan
being
prepaid, upon payment of all interest accrued to the date of prepayment
("Prepayment Date") without paying any prepayment charge, provided that an
Event
of Default has not occurred. This privilege is not cumulative from Year to
Year.
(b)
10% Prepayment Option Not Chosen or Borrower Prepaying More than 10%.
During each Year, the Borrower may, provided that an Event of Default has
not
occurred:
if
it has
not chosen the 10% Prepayment Option, prepay all or any part of the principal
then outstanding under Fixed Rate Term Loans, or,
if
it has
chosen the 10% Prepayment Option, prepay more than 10% of the original amount
of
the Fixed Rate Term Loan being prepaid, in any Year,
in
either
case, upon payment of all interest accrued to the Prepayment Date and prepayment
charges equal to the greater of:
(a)
three months' interest on the amount of the prepayment (and in the case where
the Borrower has chosen the 10% Prepayment Option, the amount of prepayment
is
the amount of prepayment exceeding the 10% limit) using the interest rate
applicable to the Fixed Rate Term Loan being prepaid; and
(b)
the Interest Rate Differential, being the amount by which:
the
total
amount of interest on the amount of the prepayment using the interest rate
applicable to the Fixed Rate Term Loan being prepaid calculated for the period
of time equal to the Remaining Term, exceeds
the
total
amount of interest on the amount being prepaid using the interest rate
applicable to a fixed rate term loan that the Bank would make to a borrower
for
a comparable facility on the Prepayment Date, calculated for the period of
time
from the Prepayment Date until the Rate Term Maturity Date for the Fixed
Rate
Term Loan being prepaid ("Remaining Term").
5.
STANDARD DISBURSEMENT CONDITIONS
The
obligation of the Bank to permit any drawdowns hereunder at any time is subject
to the following conditions precedent:
a)
The Bank shall have received the following documents which shall be in form
and
substance satisfactory to the Bank:
i) A copy of a duly
executed resolution of the Board of Directors of the Borrower empowering
the
Borrower to enter into this Agreement;
ii) A copy of any
necessary government approvals authorizing the Borrower to enter into this
Agreement;
iii) All of the Bank Security
and supporting resolutions and solicitors' letter of opinion required
hereunder;
iv) The Borrower's compliance
certificate certifying compliance with all terms and conditions hereunder;
v) all operation of account
documentation; and
vi) For drawdowns under the
Facility by way of L/C or L/G, the Bank’s standard form Letter of Credit
Indemnity Agreement
b)
The representations and warranties contained in this Agreement are
correct.
c)
No event has occurred and is continuing which constitutes an Event of Default
or
would constitute an Event of Default, but for the requirement that notice
be
given or time elapse or both.
d)
The Bank has received the arrangement fee payable hereunder (if any) and
the
Borrower has paid all legal and other expenses incurred by the Bank in
connection with the Agreement or the Bank Security.
6.
STANDARD REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
The
Borrower hereby represents and warrants, which representations and
warranties shall be deemed to be continually repeated so long as any amounts
remain outstanding and unpaid under this Agreement or so long as any commitment
under this Agreement remains in effect, that:
a)
The Borrower is a duly incorporated corporation, a limited partnership,
partnership, or sole proprietorship, duly organized, validly existing and
in
good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction where the Branch/Centre
is
located and each other jurisdiction where the Borrower has property or assets
or
carries on business and the Borrower has adequate corporate power and authority
to carry on its business, own property, borrow monies and enter into agreements
therefore, execute and deliver the Agreement, the Bank Security, and documents
required hereunder, and observe and perform the terms and provisions of this
Agreement.
b)
There are no laws, statutes or regulations applicable to or binding upon
the
Borrower and no provisions in its charter documents or in any by-laws,
resolutions, contracts, agreements, or arrangements which would be contravened,
breached, violated as a result of the execution, delivery, performance,
observance, of any terms of this Agreement.
c)
No Event of Default has occurred nor has any event occurred which, with the
passage of time or the giving of notice, would constitute an Event of Default
under this Agreement or which would constitute a default under any other
agreement.
d)
There are no actions, suits or proceedings, including appeals or applications
for review, or any knowledge of pending actions, suits, or proceedings against
the Borrower and its subsidiaries, before any court or administrative agency
which would result in any material adverse change in the property, assets,
financial condition, business or operations of the Borrower.
e)
All material authorizations, approvals, consents, licenses, exemptions, filings,
registrations and other requirements of governmental, judicial and public
bodies
and authorities required to carry on its business have been or will be obtained
or effected and are or will be in full force and effect.
f)
The financial statements and forecasts delivered to the Bank fairly present
the
present financial position of the Borrower, and have been prepared by the
Borrower and its auditors in accordance with Canadian Generally Accepted
Accounting Principles consistently applied.
g)
All of the remittances required to be made by the Borrower to the federal
government and all provincial and municipal governments have been made, are
currently up to date and there are no outstanding arrears. Without
limiting the foregoing, all employee source deductions (including income
taxes,
Employment Insurance and Canada Pension Plan), sales taxes (both provincial
and
federal), corporate income taxes, corporate capital taxes, payroll taxes
and
Workers' Compensation dues are currently paid and up to date.
7.
STANDARD POSITIVE COVENANTS
So
long
as any amounts remain outstanding and unpaid under this Agreement or so long
as
any commitment under this Agreement remains in effect, the Borrower will,
and
will ensure that its subsidiaries and each of the Guarantors will:
a)
Pay all amounts of principal, interest and fees on the dates, times and place
specified herein, under the Rate and Payment Terms Notice, and under any
other
agreement between the Bank and the Borrower.
b)
Advise the Bank of any change in the amount and the terms of any credit
arrangement made with other lenders or any action taken by another lender
to
recover amounts outstanding with such other lender.
c)
Advise promptly after the happening of any event which will result in a material
adverse change in the financial condition, business, operations, or prospects
of
the Borrower or the occurrence of any Event of Default or default under this
Agreement or under any other agreement for borrowed money.
d)
Do all things necessary to maintain in good standing its corporate existence
and
preserve and keep all material agreements, rights, franchises, licenses,
operations, contracts or other arrangements in full force and
effect.
e)
Take all necessary actions to ensure that the Bank Security and its obligations
hereunder will rank ahead of all other indebtedness of and all other security
granted by the Borrower.
f)
Pay all taxes, assessments and government charges unless such taxes,
assessments, or charges are being contested in good faith and appropriate
reserves shall be made with funds set aside in a separate trust
fund.
g)
Provide the Bank with information and financial data as it may request from
time
to time.
h)
Maintain property, plant and equipment in good repair and working
condition.
i)
Inform the Bank of any actual or probable litigation and furnish the Bank
with
copies of details of any litigation or other proceedings, which might affect
the
financial condition, business, operations, or prospects of the
Borrower.
j)
Provide such additional security and documentation as may be required from
time
to time by the Bank or its solicitors.
k)
Continue to carry on the business currently being carried on by the Borrower
its
subsidiaries and each of the Guarantors at the date hereof.
l)
Maintain adequate insurance on all of its assets, undertakings, and business
risks.
m)
Permit the Bank or its authorized representatives full and reasonable access
to
its premises, business, financial and computer records and allow the duplication
or extraction of pertinent information therefrom and
n)
Comply with all applicable laws.
8.
STANDARD NEGATIVE COVENANTS
So
long
as any amounts remain outstanding and unpaid under this Agreement or so long
as
any commitment under this Agreement remains in effect, the Borrower will
not and
will ensure that its subsidiaries and each of the Guarantors will
not:
a)
Create, incur, assume, or suffer to
exist, any mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, lien, security interest, assignment,
charge, or encumbrance (including without limitation, any conditional sale,
or
other title retention agreement, or finance lease) of any nature, upon or
with
respect to any of its assets or undertakings, now owned or hereafter acquired,
except for those Permitted Liens, if any, set out in the Letter.
b)
Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any other indebtedness for borrowed
money (except for indebtedness resulting from Permitted Liens, if any) or
guarantee or act as surety or agree to indemnify the debts of any other
Person.
c)
Merge or consolidate with any other Person, or acquire all or substantially
all
of the shares, assets or business of any other Person.
d)
Sell, lease, assign, transfer, convey or otherwise dispose of any of its
now
owned or hereafter acquired assets (including, without limitation, shares
of
stock and indebtedness of subsidiaries, receivables and leasehold interests),
except for inventory disposed of in the ordinary course of
business.
e)
Terminate or enter into a surrender
of any lease of any property mortgaged under the Bank Security.
f)
Cease to carry on the business currently being carried on by each of the
Borrower, its subsidiaries, and the Guarantors at the date hereof.
g)
Permit any change of ownership or change in the capital structure of the
Borrower.
9.
ENVIRONMENTAL
The
Borrower represents and warrants (which representation and warranty shall
continue throughout the term of this Agreement) that the business of the
Borrower, its subsidiaries and each of the Guarantors is being operated in
compliance with applicable laws and regulations respecting the discharge,
omission, spill or disposal of any hazardous materials and that any and all
enforcement actions in respect thereto have been clearly conveyed to the
Bank.
The
Borrower shall, at the request of the Bank from time to time, and at the
Borrower's expense, obtain and provide to the Bank an environmental audit
or
inspection report of the property from auditors or inspectors acceptable
to the
Bank.
The
Borrower hereby indemnifies the Bank, its officers, directors, employees,
agents
and shareholders, and agrees to hold each of them harmless from all loss,
claims, damages and expenses (including legal and audit expenses) which may
be
suffered or incurred in connection with the indebtedness under this Agreement
or
in connection with the Bank Security.
10.
STANDARD EVENTS OF DEFAULT
The
Bank
may accelerate the payment of principal and interest under any committed
credit
facility hereunder and cancel any undrawn portion of any committed credit
facility hereunder, at any time after the occurrence of any one of the following
Events of Default:
a)
Non-payment of principal outstanding under this Agreement when due or
non-payment of interest or fees outstanding under this Agreement within 3
Business Days of when due.
b)
If any representation, warranty or statement made hereunder or made in
connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the Bank
Security is false or misleading at any time.
c)
If there is a breach or non-performance or non-observance of any term or
condition of this Agreement or the Bank Security and, if such default is
capable
to being remedied, the default continues unremedied for 5 Business Days after
the occurrence.
d)
If the Borrower, any one of its subsidiaries, or, if any of the Guarantors
makes
a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, files or presents a petition,
makes a proposal or commits any act of bankruptcy, or if any action is taken
for
the winding up, liquidation or the appointment of a liquidator, trustee in
bankruptcy, custodian, curator, sequestrator, receiver or any other officer
with
similar powers or if a judgment or order shall be entered by any court approving
a petition for reorganization, arrangement or composition of or in respect
of
the Borrower, any of its subsidiaries, or any of the Guarantors or if the
Borrower, any of its subsidiaries, or any of the Guarantors is insolvent
or
declared bankrupt.
e)
If there exists a voluntary or
involuntary suspension of business of the Borrower, any of its subsidiaries,
or
any of the Guarantors.
f)
If action is taken by an encumbrancer against the Borrower, any of its
subsidiaries, or any of the Guarantors to take possession of property or
enforce
proceedings against any assets.
g)
If any final judgment for the payment of monies is made against the Borrower,
any of its subsidiaries, or any of the Guarantors and it is not discharged
within 30 days from the imposition of such judgment.
h)
If there exists an event, the effect of which with lapse of time or the giving
of notice, will constitute an event of default or a default under any other
agreement for borrowed money in excess the Cross Default Threshold entered
into
by the Borrower, any of its subsidiaries, or any of the Guarantors.
i)
If the Bank Security is not enforceable or if any party to the Bank Security
shall dispute or deny any liability or any of its obligations under the Bank
Security.
j)
If, in the Bank's
determination, a material adverse change occurs in the financial condition,
business operations or prospects of the Borrower, any of the Borrower's
subsidiaries, or any of the Guarantors.
11.
ACCELERATION
If
the
Bank accelerates the payment of principal and interest hereunder, the Borrower
shall immediately pay to the Bank all amounts outstanding hereunder, including
without limitation, the amount of unmatured B/As and LIBOR Loans and the
amount
of all drawn and undrawn L/Gs and L/Cs. All cost to the Bank
of unwinding LIBOR Loans and all loss suffered by the Bank in re-employing
amounts repaid will be paid by the Borrower.
The
Bank
may demand the payment of principal and interest under the Operating Loan
(and
any other uncommitted facility) hereunder and cancel any undrawn portion
of the
Operating Loan (and any other uncommitted facility) hereunder, at any time
whether or not an Event of Default has occurred.
12.
CURRENCY INDEMNITY
US$
loans
must be repaid with US$ and CDN$ loans must be repaid with CDN$ and the Borrower
shall indemnify the Bank for any loss suffered by the Bank if US$ loans are
repaid with CDN$ or vice versa, whether such payment is made pursuant to
an
order of a court or otherwise.
13.
TAXATION ON PAYMENTS
All
payments made by the Borrower to the Bank will be made free and clear of
all
present and future taxes (excluding the Bank's income taxes), withholdings
or
deductions of whatever nature. If these taxes, withholdings or deductions
are required by applicable law and are made, the Borrower, shall, as a separate
and independent obligation, pay to the Bank all additional amounts as shall
fully indemnify the Bank from any such taxes, withholdings or
deductions.
14.
REPRESENTATION
No
representation or warranty or other statement made by the Bank concerning
any of
the credit facilities shall be binding on the Bank unless made by it in writing
as a specific amendment to this Agreement.
15.
ADDED COST
If
the
introduction of or any change in any present or future law, regulation, treaty,
official or unofficial directive, or regulatory requirement, (whether or
not
having the force of law) or in the interpretation or application thereof,
relates to:
i)
the imposition or exemption of taxation of payments due to the Bank or on
reserves or deemed reserves in respect of the undrawn portion of any Facility
or
loan made available hereunder; or,
ii)
any reserve, special deposit, regulatory or similar requirement against assets,
deposits, or loans or other acquisition of funds for loans by the Bank;
or,
iii)
the amount of capital required or expected to be maintained by the Bank as
a
result of the existence of the advances or the commitment made
hereunder;
and
the
result of such occurrence is, in the sole determination of the Bank, to increase
the cost of the Bank or to reduce the income received or receivable by the
Bank
hereunder, the Borrower shall, on demand by the Bank, pay to the Bank that
amount which the Bank estimates will compensate it for such additional cost
or
reduction in income and the Bank's estimate shall be conclusive, absent manifest
error.
16.
EXPENSES
The
Borrower shall pay, within 5 Business Days following notification, all fees
and
expenses (including but not limited to all legal fees) incurred by the Bank
in
connection with the preparation, registration and ongoing administration
of this
Agreement and the Bank Security and with the enforcement of the Bank's rights
and remedies under this Agreement and the Bank Security whether or not any
amounts are advanced under the Agreement. These fees and expenses shall
include, but not be limited, to all outside counsel fees and expenses and
all
in-house legal fees and expenses, if in-house counsel are used, and all outside
professional advisory fees and expenses. The Borrower shall pay interest
on
unpaid amounts due pursuant to this paragraph at the All-In Rate plus 2%
per
annum.
17.
NON WAIVER
Any
failure by the Bank to object to or take action with respect to a breach
of this
Agreement or any Bank Security or upon the occurrence of an Event of Default
shall not constitute a waiver of the Bank's right to take action at a later
date
on that breach. No course of conduct by the Bank will give rise to any
reasonable expectation which is in any way inconsistent with the terms and
conditions of this Agreement and the Bank Security or the Bank's rights
thereunder.
18.
EVIDENCE OF INDEBTEDNESS
The
Bank
shall record on its records the amount of all loans made hereunder, payments
made in respect thereto, and all other amounts becoming due to the Bank under
this Agreement. The Bank's records constitute, in the absence of manifest
error, conclusive evidence of the indebtedness of the Borrower to the Bank
pursuant to this Agreement.
The
Borrower will sign the Bank’s standard form Letter of Credit Indemnity Agreement
for all L/Cs and L/Gs issued by the Bank.
With
respect to chattel mortgages taken as Bank Security, this Agreement is the
Promissory Note referred to in same chattel mortgage, and the indebtedness
incurred hereunder is the true indebtedness secured by the chattel
mortgage.
19.
ENTIRE AGREEMENTS
This
Agreement replaces any previous letter agreements dealing specifically with
terms and conditions of the credit facilities described in the Letter.
Agreements relating to other credit facilities made available by the Bank
continue to apply for those other credit facilities. This Agreement, and
if applicable, the Letter of Credit Indemnity Agreement, are the entire
agreements relating to the Facilities described in this Agreement.
20.
ASSIGNMENT
The
Bank
may assign or grant participation in all or part of this Agreement or in
any
loan made hereunder without notice to and without the Borrower's consent.
The
Borrower may not assign or transfer all or any part of its rights or obligations
under this Agreement.
21.
RELEASE OF
INFORMATION
The
Borrower hereby irrevocably authorizes and directs the Borrower's accountant,
(the "Accountant") to deliver all financial statements and other financial
information concerning the Borrower to the Bank and agrees that the Bank
and the
Accountant may communicate directly with each other.
22.
FX CLOSE OUT
The
Borrower hereby acknowledges and agrees that in the event any of the following
occur: (i) Default by the Borrower under any forward foreign exchange contract
("FX Contract"); (ii) Default by the Borrower in payment of monies owing
by it
to anyone, including the Bank; (iii) Default in the performance of any other
obligation of the Borrower under any agreement to which it is subject; or
(iv)
the Borrower is adjudged to be or voluntarily becomes bankrupt or insolvent
or
admits in writing to its inability to pay its debts as they come due or has
a
receiver appointed over its assets, the Bank shall be entitled without advance
notice to the Borrower to close out and terminate all of the outstanding
FX
Contracts entered into hereunder, using normal commercial practices employed
by
the Bank, to determine the gain or loss for each terminated FX contract.
The Bank shall then be entitled to calculate a net termination value for
all of
the terminated FX Contracts which shall be the net sum of all the losses
and
gains arising from the termination of the FX Contracts which net sum shall
be
the "Close Out Value" of the terminated FX Contracts. The Borrower
acknowledges that it shall be required to forthwith pay any positive Close
Out
Value owing to the Bank and the Bank shall be required to pay ant negative
Close
Out Value owing to the Borrower, subject to any rights of set-off to which
the
Bank is entitled or subject.
23.
SET-OFF
In
addition to and not in limitation of any rights now or hereafter granted
under
applicable law, the Bank may at any time and from time to time without notice
to
the Borrower or any other Person, any notice being expressly waived by the
Borrower, set-off and compensate and apply any and all deposits, general
or
special, time or demand, provisional or final, matured or unmatured, in any
currency, and any other indebtedness or amount payable by the Bank (irrespective
of the place of payment or booking office of the obligation), to or for the
credit of or for the Borrower's account, including without limitation, any
amount owed by the Bank to the Borrower under any FX Contract or other treasury
or derivative product, against and on account of the indebtedness and liability
under this Agreement notwithstanding that any of them are contingent or
unmatured or in a different currency than the indebtedness and liability
under
this Agreement.
When
applying a deposit or other obligation in a different currency than the
indebtedness and liability under this Agreement to the indebtedness and
liability under this Agreement, the Bank will convert the deposit or other
obligation to the currency of the indebtedness and liability under this
Agreement using the Bank's noon spot rate of exchange for the conversion
of such
currency.
24.
USE OF INFORMATION
The
word
"Information" means the Borrower's business and credit information and the
Guarantor's personal, business and credit information. It includes
information provided to the Bank by the Borrower and Guarantors, including
through the products and services the Borrower and Guarantor(s) uses, and
information obtained from others.
The
Borrower and the Guarantor agree to the use of its Information as
follows:
Use
of
Information - The Bank may use Information to establish and serve the Borrower
as its customer, determine whether any products or services of the TD Bank
Financial Group are suitable for the Borrower and offer them to the Borrower,
or
when required or permitted by law. The Bank may share Information within
the TD
Bank Financial Group where permitted by law;
Collection
and Use of Credit Information - THE BANK MAY OBTAIN INFORMATION FROM PARTIES
OUTSIDE THE TD BANK FINANCIAL GROUP, INCLUDING THROUGH A CREDIT CHECK, AND
VERIFY INFORMATION WITH THEM. THE BORROWER AND THE GUARANTOR AUTHORIZE
THOSE PARTIES TO GIVE THE BANK INFORMATION. The Bank may disclose
Information to other lenders and credit bureaus.
The
Borrower and the Guarantor may obtain the Bank’s Privacy Code - "Protecting Your
Privacy" or review its options for refusing or withdrawing this consent,
including its option not to be contacted about offers of products or services,
by contacting the Branch or calling the Bank at 1-800-9TD BANK.
25.
MISCELLANEOUS
i)
The Borrower has received a signed copy of this Agreement;
ii)
If more than one Person, firm or corporation signs this Agreement as the
Borrower, each party is jointly and severally liable hereunder, and the Bank
may
require payment of all amounts payable under this Agreement from any one
of
them, or a portion from each, but the Bank is released from any of its
obligations by performing that obligation to any one of them;
iii)
Accounting terms will (to the extent not defined in this Agreement) be
interpreted in accordance with accounting principles established from time
to
time by the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (or any successor)
consistently applied, and all financial statements and information provided
to
the Bank will be prepared in accordance with those principles;
iv)
This Agreement is governed by the law of the Province or Territory where
the
Branch/Centre is located.
v)
Unless stated otherwise, all amounts referred to herein are in Canadian
dollars
26.
DEFINITIONS
Capitalized
Terms used in this Agreement shall have the following meanings:
"All-In
Rate" means the greater of the Interest Rate that the Borrower pays for
Prime Based Loans (which for greater certainty includes the percent per annum
added to the Prime Rate) or the highest fixed rate paid for Fixed Rate Term
Loans.
"Agreement"
means the agreement between the Bank and the Borrower set out in the Letter
and
this Schedule "A" - Standard Terms and Conditions.
"Business
Day" means any day (other than a Saturday or Sunday) that the Branch/Centre
is open for business.
"Branch/Centre"
means The Toronto-Dominion Bank branch or banking centre noted on the first
page
of the Letter, or such other branch or centre as may from time to time be
designated by the Bank.
"Contractual
Term Maturity Date" means the date set out in the Letter under the heading
"Contractual Term".
"Face
Amount" means, in respect of:
(i)
a B/A, the amount payable to the holder thereof on its maturity;
(ii)
A L/C or L/G, the maximum amount payable to the beneficiary specified therein
or
any other Person to whom payments may be required to be made pursuant to
such
L/C or L/G.
"Fixed
Rate Term Loan" means any drawdown in Canadian dollars under a Credit
Facility at an interest rate which is fixed for a Rate Term at such rate
as is
determined by the Bank as its sole discretion.
"Inventory
Value" means, at any time of determination, the total value (based on the
lower of cost or market) of the Borrower's inventories that are subject to
the
Bank Security (other than (i) those inventories supplied by trade creditors
who
at that time have not been fully paid therefore and would have a right to
repossess all or part of such inventories if the Borrower were then either
bankrupt or in receivership, (ii) those inventories comprising work in process
and (iii) those inventories that the Bank may from time to time designate
in its
sole discretion) minus the total amount of any claims, liens or encumbrances
on
those inventories having or purporting to have priority over the
Bank.
"Letter"
means the letter from the Bank to the Borrower to which this Schedule "A"
- Standard Terms and Conditions is attached.
"Letter
of Credit" or "L/C" means a documentary letter of credit or similar
instrument in form and substance satisfactory to the Bank.
"Letter
of Guarantee" or "L/G" means a stand-by letter of guarantee or
similar instrument in form and substance satisfactory to the Bank.
"Person"
includes any individual, sole proprietorship, corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust, unincorporated association, association, institution, entity,
party, or government (whether national, federal, provincial, state, municipal,
city, county, or otherwise and including any instrumentality, division, agency,
body, or department thereof).
"Purchase
Money Security Interest" means a security interest on equipment which is
granted to a lender or to the seller of such equipment in order to secure
the
purchase price of such equipment or a loan to acquire such equipment, provided
that the amount secured by the security interest does not exceed the cost
of the
equipment, the Borrower provides written notice to the Bank prior to the
creation of the security interest, and the creditor under the security interest
has, if requested by the Bank, entered into an inter-creditor agreement with
the
Bank, in a format acceptable to the Bank.
"Rate
Term" means that period of time as selected by the Borrower from the options
offered to it by the Bank, during which a Fixed Rate Term Loan will bear
a
particular interest rate. If no Rate Term is selected, the Borrower will
be deemed to have selected a Rate Term of 1 year.
"Rate
Term Maturity" means the last day of a Rate Term which day may never exceed
the Contractual Term Maturity Date.
"Rate
and Payment Terms Notice" means the notice sent by the Bank setting out the
interest rate and payment terms for a particular drawdown.
"Receivable
Value" means, at any time of determination, the total value of those of the
Borrower's trade accounts receivable that are subject to the Bank Security
other
than (i) those accounts then outstanding for 90 days, (ii) those accounts
owing
by Persons, firms or corporations affiliated with the Borrower, (iii) those
accounts that the Bank may from time to time designate in its sole discretion,
(iv) those accounts subject to any claim, liens, or encumbrance having or
purporting to have priority over the Bank, (v) those accounts which are subject
to a claim of set-off by the obligor under such account, MINUS the total
amount
of all claims, liens, or encumbrances on those receivables having or purporting
to have priority over the Bank.
"Receivables/Inventory
Summary" means a summary of the Customer's trade account receivables and
inventories, in form as the Bank may require and certified by a senior
officer/representative of the Borrower.
"US$
Equivalent" means, on any date, the equivalent amount in United States
Dollars after giving effect to a conversion of a specified amount of
Canadian Dollars to United States Dollars at the Bank's noon spot rate of
exchange for Canadian Dollars to United States Dollars established by the
Bank
for the day in question.
Exhibit 99.1
Exhibit
99.1
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FRANKLINCOVEY
ANNOUNCES
REDEMPTION
OF $37 MILLION OF PREFERRED STOCK AND
NEW
CREDIT FACILITY
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Salt
Lake City, Utah -
March
14, 2007 - FranklinCovey (NYSE:
FC)
today
announced that it has given shareholders of its Series A Preferred Stock
notice
of redemption for the remaining $37.3 million of outstanding preferred stock.
The notice was given to shareholders of record as of March 14, 2007, and
provides for a redemption price of $25 per share plus accrued dividends through
April 4, 2007, the redemption date. The Company estimates that the redemption
will result in the acquisition and cancellation of approximately 1.5
million shares of its Series A Preferred Stock. The regular quarterly dividend
payment due on March 15, 2007 will be paid on that date.
The
Company also announced that its Board of Directors has authorized and the
Company has entered into a $25 million revolving line of credit facility
with
its bankers, JP Morgan Chase and Zions First National Bank. The credit
facility
will be used for the redemption of the preferred stock and for working
capital
purposes.
About
FranklinCovey
FranklinCovey
is a leading learning and performance services firm assisting professionals
and
organizations in measurably increasing their effectiveness in leadership,
productivity, communication and sales. Clients include 91 of the Fortune
100,
more than three-quarters of the Fortune 500, thousands of small and mid-sized
businesses, as well as numerous government entities. Organizations and
professionals access FranklinCovey services and products through consulting
services, licensed client facilitators, one-on-one coaching, public workshops,
catalogs, retail stores, and www.franklincovey.com
.
Nearly
1,500 FranklinCovey associates provide professional services and products
for 39
offices servicing more than 100
countries.