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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): August 9, 2024 (August 5, 2024)
1847
Holdings LLC |
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
Delaware |
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001-41368 |
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38-3922937 |
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) |
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(Commission File Number) |
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
590
Madison Avenue, 21st Floor, New York, NY |
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10022 |
(Address of principal executive
offices) |
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(Zip Code) |
(212)
417-9800 |
(Registrant's telephone
number, including area code) |
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(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report.) |
Check
the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under
any of the following provisions:
☐ |
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the
Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
☐ |
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
☐ |
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
☐ |
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title
of each class |
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Trading
Symbol(s) |
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Name
of each exchange on which registered |
Common Shares |
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EFSH |
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NYSE American LLC |
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Rule 12b-2
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Emerging
Growth Company ☐
If
an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying
with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item
1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
The
information set forth below in Item 2.01 is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 1.01.
Item
2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.
The
information set forth under Item 1.01 is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.01.
1847
Holdings LLC (the “Company”) is a limited guarantor of an Amended and Restated Credit and Security Agreement (the “Loan”)
that was entered into on September 11, 2023, between AB Lending SPV I LLC d/b/a Mountain Ridge Capital (the “Lender”), ICU
Eyewear, Inc. (“ICU”), ICU Eyewear Holdings, Inc., and 1847 ICU Holdings Inc. (the “ICU Parties”). Pursuant to
the Loan, the Lender had a security interest in all the assets of ICU. ICU was in default under the Loan and, with the approval of the
other ICU Parties, consented to a foreclosure by Lender and private sale of substantially all of its assets in an Article 9 sale process,
pursuant to Section 9-610 of the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York and Section 9-610 of the Uniform Commercial
Code as in effect in the State of California (the “Asset Sale”). On August 5, 2024, ICU Eyecare Solutions Inc. (ICU Solutions),
an entity that is not affiliated with the Company, was the successful bidder of the Asset Sale with a cash bid of FOUR MILLION TWO HUNDRED
AND FIFTY THOUSAND AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($4,250,000.00) (the “Purchase Price”). Pursuant to an agreement dated August 5, 2024
and in consideration for the Purchase Price, the Lender having foreclosed on its security interest in all of the Assets of ICU then conveyed
all of its rights, title, and interest in all of such assets to ICU Solutions.
In
connection with the Asset Sale, the Company and the ICU Parties entered into a non-competition agreement pursuant to which the Company
and each other ICU Party agreed that, from and after August 5, 2024 and ending on August 5, 2029, it will not own, manage, control, participate
in, or in any manner engage in the sale at wholesale or retail of (i) eyewear products, including eyeglasses, sunglasses, reading glasses,
frames for eyeglasses, sunglasses, and reading glasses, and (ii) eyewear accessories, including cases, chains, cords and lanyards.
Item
2.04 Triggering Events That Accelerate or Increase a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement.
The
information set forth above in Item 2.01 is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 2.04.
Item
9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits
The
following exhibits are filed herewith:
Exhibit No. |
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Description
of Exhibit |
10.1 |
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Amended and Restated Credit and Security Agreement, dated September 11, 2023, among AB Lending SPV I, LLC, d/b/a Mountain Ridge Capital, ICU Eyewear, Inc., ICU Eyewear Holdings, Inc. and 1847 ICU Holdings Inc. |
10.2 |
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Limited Guaranty Agreement, dated September 11, 2023, by 1847 Holdings LLC in favor of AB Lending SPV I, LLC, d/b/a Mountain Ridge Capital |
10.3 |
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Non-Competition Agreement, dated August 5, 2024, among 1847 Holdings LLC, ICU Eyecare Solutions Inc., ICU Eyewear, Inc., ICU Eyewear Holdings, Inc. and 1847 ICU Holdings Inc. |
99.1 |
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Press Release issued on August 8, 2024 |
104 |
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Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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.
Date: August 9, 2024 |
1847 HOLDINGS LLC |
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/s/
Ellery W. Roberts |
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Name: |
Ellery W. Roberts |
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Title: |
Chief Executive Officer |
2
Exhibit 10.1
Execution Version
AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT
AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
among
AB LENDING SPV I LLC,
d/b/a Mountain Ridge Capital
(as Lender),
ICU EYEWEAR, INC.,
ICU EYEWEAR HOLDINGS, INC.,
and
1847 ICU HOLDINGS INC.
(each, a Borrower),
and
the other Borrowers and Loan
Parties from time to time party hereto
Dated as of September 11,
2023
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Page |
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ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS |
2 |
1.1 |
Accounting Terms |
2 |
1.2 |
General Terms |
2 |
1.3 |
UCC Terms |
24 |
1.4 |
General Construction |
24 |
1.5 |
Time |
25 |
1.6 |
Divisions |
25 |
1.7 |
Rates |
25 |
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|
|
ARTICLE 2 ADVANCES, PAYMENTS |
25 |
2.1 |
Revolving Loans |
25 |
2.2 |
Borrowing Procedure |
25 |
2.3 |
Loan Disbursement |
26 |
2.4 |
Maximum Advances |
26 |
2.5 |
Loan Repayment |
26 |
2.6 |
Statements |
27 |
2.7 |
Additional Payments |
27 |
2.8 |
Use of Proceeds |
28 |
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ARTICLE 3 INTEREST AND FEES |
28 |
3.1 |
Interest |
28 |
3.2 |
[Reserved] |
28 |
3.3 |
Unused Facility Fee |
28 |
3.4 |
Collateral Fees |
28 |
3.5 |
Closing Fee |
28 |
3.6 |
Computing Interest and Fees; Conforming Changes |
28 |
3.7 |
Maximum Interest; Controlling Limitation |
29 |
3.8 |
Increased Costs |
30 |
3.9 |
Alternate Rates |
30 |
3.10 |
[Reserved] |
32 |
3.11 |
Compensation for Losses |
32 |
3.12 |
Survival |
32 |
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ARTICLE 4 COLLATERAL: GENERAL TERMS |
32 |
4.1 |
Security Interest |
32 |
4.2 |
Perfection |
32 |
4.3 |
Dispositions |
33 |
4.4 |
Preserving Collateral |
33 |
4.5 |
Ownership |
33 |
4.6 |
Defending Lender’s Interests |
33 |
4.7 |
Books and Records |
34 |
4.8 |
Financial Disclosure |
34 |
4.9 |
Laws; Insurance Requirements |
34 |
4.10 |
Inspections and Appraisals |
34 |
4.11 |
Insurance |
35 |
4.12 |
Paying Insurance |
35 |
4.13 |
Paying Taxes |
35 |
4.14 |
Paying Leasehold Obligations |
35 |
4.15 |
Accounts |
36 |
4.16 |
Cash Management |
37 |
4.17 |
Equipment Maintenance |
38 |
4.18 |
No Liability |
38 |
4.19 |
Environmental Matters |
38 |
4.20 |
Financing Statements |
38 |
4.21 |
Pledged Equity Interests |
39 |
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ARTICLE 5 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES |
40 |
5.1 |
Existence; Authority |
40 |
5.2 |
Formation; Qualification; and Subsidiaries |
40 |
5.3 |
Officers; Directors; Equity Interest Holders; and Capitalization |
40 |
5.4 |
No Governmental Approval; No Conflict |
40 |
5.5 |
Tax Returns |
40 |
5.6 |
Financial Information |
40 |
5.7 |
Name |
41 |
5.8 |
O.S.H.A. and Environmental Compliance |
41 |
5.9 |
Solvency; No Litigation, No Violation, ERISA |
41 |
5.10 |
Intellectual Property |
41 |
5.11 |
Licenses and Permits |
42 |
5.12 |
Indebtedness Default |
42 |
5.13 |
No Burdensome Restrictions; No Default |
42 |
5.14 |
No Labor Disputes |
42 |
5.15 |
Margin Regulations |
42 |
5.16 |
Investment Company Act |
42 |
5.17 |
Disclosure |
42 |
5.18 |
Hedging Contracts |
42 |
5.19 |
Material Business Agreements |
42 |
5.20 |
Certain Laws and Regulations |
42 |
5.21 |
Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions |
43 |
5.22 |
Business Purpose |
43 |
5.23 |
Delivery of Subordinated Indebtedness Documents |
43 |
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ARTICLE 6 AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS |
43 |
6.1 |
Conducting Business; Maintaining Existence; and Assets |
43 |
6.2 |
Violations |
43 |
6.3 |
Financial Covenants |
43 |
6.4 |
Supplemental Instruments |
44 |
6.5 |
Indebtedness |
44 |
6.6 |
Financial Statements |
44 |
6.7 |
Taxes |
44 |
6.8 |
Deposit Accounts |
44 |
6.9 |
Interest Rate Protection |
44 |
6.10 |
Post-Closing Matters |
44 |
ARTICLE 7 NEGATIVE COVENANTS |
45 |
7.1 |
Mergers; Consolidations; and Asset Sales |
45 |
7.2 |
Liens |
45 |
7.3 |
Guarantees |
45 |
7.4 |
Investments |
45 |
7.5 |
Loans |
45 |
7.6 |
Reserved |
46 |
7.7 |
Distributions and Management Fees |
46 |
7.8 |
Indebtedness |
46 |
7.9 |
Business |
46 |
7.10 |
Affiliate Transactions |
46 |
7.11 |
Leases |
47 |
7.12 |
Subsidiaries; Partnerships; and Disqualified Stock |
47 |
7.13 |
Fiscal Year and Accounting Changes |
47 |
7.14 |
Pledging Credit |
47 |
7.15 |
Amending Charter Documents |
47 |
7.16 |
ERISA |
47 |
7.17 |
Prepaying Indebtedness |
47 |
7.18 |
Material Business Agreements |
47 |
7.19 |
Anti-Terrorism Laws; Anti-Corruption Laws; Sanctions |
47 |
7.20 |
Subordinated Indebtedness |
48 |
7.21 |
Modification of Subordinated Indebtedness Documents |
48 |
7.22 |
Amending Leases |
48 |
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ARTICLE 8 CONDITIONS PRECEDENT |
48 |
8.1 |
Conditions to Initial Loans |
48 |
8.2 |
Conditions to Each Loan and Advance |
50 |
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ARTICLE 9 INFORMATION AS TO THE LOAN PARTIES |
51 |
9.1 |
Disclosure |
51 |
9.2 |
Schedules |
51 |
9.3 |
Notice of Suits and Adverse Events |
52 |
9.4 |
Material Events |
52 |
9.5 |
Annual Financial Statements |
52 |
9.6 |
Monthly Financial Statements |
52 |
9.7 |
Additional Information |
52 |
9.8 |
Projected Operating Budget and Availability Forecast |
53 |
9.9 |
Electronic Reporting |
53 |
ARTICLE 10 EVENTS OF DEFAULT |
53 |
10.1 |
Payment |
53 |
10.2 |
Misrepresentation |
53 |
10.3 |
Not Furnishing Information |
53 |
10.4 |
Liens |
53 |
10.5 |
Covenant Breaches |
54 |
10.6 |
Judgments |
54 |
10.7 |
Insolvency |
54 |
10.8 |
Material Adverse Effect |
54 |
10.9 |
Lender’s Lien Priority |
54 |
10.10 |
Breaches Under Material Business Agreements |
54 |
10.11 |
Cross Default |
54 |
10.12 |
Change of Control |
54 |
10.13 |
Invalidity |
54 |
10.14 |
Intellectual Property |
54 |
10.15 |
Destruction of Collateral |
55 |
10.16 |
Business Interruption |
55 |
10.17 |
Guarantor Repudiation |
55 |
10.18 |
Indictment; Forfeiture |
55 |
10.19 |
Hedging Contracts |
55 |
10.20 |
Subordinated Indebtedness Default |
55 |
10.21 |
Depository Instructions |
55 |
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ARTICLE 11 LENDER’S RIGHTS AND REMEDIES AFTER AN EVENT OF DEFAULT |
56 |
11.1 |
Rights and Remedies |
56 |
11.2 |
No Waiver |
57 |
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ARTICLE 12 WAIVERS AND JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS |
57 |
12.1 |
Notice Waiver |
57 |
12.2 |
Delay |
57 |
12.3 |
Jury Waiver |
57 |
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ARTICLE 13 EFFECTIVE DATE AND TERMINATION |
58 |
13.1 |
Term |
58 |
13.2 |
Termination |
58 |
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ARTICLE 14 LOAN PARTY REPRESENTATIVE |
59 |
14.1 |
Appointment and Relationship |
59 |
14.2 |
Authority |
59 |
14.3 |
Notices |
59 |
14.4 |
Joint and Several Obligations |
59 |
14.5 |
Cross Guaranty |
60 |
14.6 |
Waivers |
62 |
ARTICLE 15 MISCELLANEOUS |
63 |
15.1 |
Governing Law |
63 |
15.2 |
Location of Closing |
63 |
15.3 |
Entire Understanding and Amendments |
63 |
15.4 |
Transfers and Assignments |
63 |
15.5 |
Payment Application |
64 |
15.6 |
Expenses; Indemnity |
64 |
15.7 |
Notice |
65 |
15.8 |
Survival |
67 |
15.9 |
Severability |
67 |
15.10 |
Injunctive Relief |
67 |
15.11 |
Consequential Damages |
67 |
15.12 |
Counterparts and Electronic Signatures |
67 |
15.13 |
Construction |
67 |
15.14 |
Confidentiality and Sharing Information |
68 |
15.15 |
Publicity |
68 |
15.16 |
Creditor-Debtor Relationship |
68 |
15.17 |
Conflict |
69 |
15.18 |
PATRIOT ACT |
69 |
15.19 |
Amendment and Restatement; No Novation; Reaffirmation of Grant of Security Interest |
69 |
15.20 |
FINAL AGREEMENT |
69 |
SCHEDULES AND EXHIBITS
Schedule 1.2(a) |
Owned Real Property |
Schedule 1.2(b) |
Permitted Liens |
Schedule 4.5 |
Inventory Locations |
Schedule 4.15(c) |
Loan Parties’ States of Organization and Chief Executive Offices |
Schedule 4.21 |
Pledged Equity Interests |
Schedule 5.2 |
Incorporation/Organization/Foreign Qualification/Subsidiaries |
Schedule 5.3 |
Officers, Directors, Shareholders, Capitalization |
Schedule 5.7 |
Organization Name |
Schedule 5.8(b) |
Environmental |
Schedule 5.9(b) |
Litigation |
Schedule 5.10 |
Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights, and Licenses |
Schedule 5.19 |
Material Business Agreements |
Schedule 6.8 |
Accounts |
Schedule 7.4 |
Investments |
Schedule 7.8 |
Indebtedness |
Schedule 7.10 |
Affiliate Transactions |
Exhibit A |
Form of Borrowing Base Certificate |
Exhibit B |
Form of Compliance Certificate |
Exhibit C |
Closing Checklist |
AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT
AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
This Amended
and Restated Credit and Security Agreement (this “Agreement”) is entered into as of September 11, 2023 (the “Closing
Date”) among AB LENDING SPV I LLC, a Delaware limited liability company d/b/a Mountain Ridge Capital (together with its
successors and assigns “Lender”), ICU EYEWEAR, INC., a California corporation (“ICU”), ICU
EYEWEAR HOLDINGS, INC., a California corporation (“ICU CA Holdings”), and 1847 ICU HOLDINGS INC., a Delaware
corporation (“ICU DE Holdings; and together with ICU, ICU CA Holdings, and each other Person that joins this Agreement as
a Borrower, each a “Borrower” and collectively the “Borrowers”), and the other Loan Parties (as
defined below) from time to time party hereto.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, Borrowers
and Lender, as successor-by-assignment to the former lender, entered into that certain Loan and Security Agreement dated February 9, 2023
(as heretofore amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified, the “Original Loan Agreement”) pursuant to which
certain loans and other financial accommodations were made available to Borrowers; and
WHEREAS,
each Borrower has requested that the Original Loan Agreement be amended and restated in its entirety to become effective and binding on
Borrowers pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, and Lender has agreed, subject to the terms of this Agreement, to amend and restate
the Original Loan Agreement in its entirety to read as set forth herein and to provide an amended and restated credit facility to Borrowers,
which shall be used by Borrowers to finance their mutual and collective enterprise; and Lender’s willingness to extend credit to
Borrowers and to administer each Borrower’s collateral security therefor, on a combined basis as more fully set forth in this Agreement,
is done solely as an accommodation to Borrowers and at Borrowers’ request in furtherance of Borrowers’ mutual and collective
enterprise; and
WHEREAS,
each Borrower has agreed to be jointly and severally liable for loans and all other obligations under this Agreement and to guarantee
the obligations of each of the other Borrowers under this Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents (as defined below); and
WHEREAS,
Lender is willing to amend and restate the Original Loan Agreement, as hereinafter set forth, to, among other things, extend the term
of the credit facility; and
WHEREAS,
each Borrower and Lender acknowledges and agrees that (i) the Obligations (as defined below) represent, among other things, the amendment,
restatement, renewal, extension and modification of the Obligations (as defined in the Original Loan Agreement) arising in connection
with the Original Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents (as defined in the Original Loan Agreement) executed in connection therewith;
(ii) it intends that the collateral pledged and in which each Borrower granted to Lender a continuing security interest and lien under
the Original Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents (as defined in the Original Loan Agreement) executed in connection therewith
shall secure, without interruption or impairment of any kind, all Obligations (as defined in the Original Loan Agreement) under the Original
Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents (as defined in the Original Loan Agreement) executed in connection therewith, as amended,
restated, renewed, extended and modified hereunder and, together with all other Obligations (as defined below) hereunder; and (iii) all
security interests and liens evidenced by the Original Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents (as defined in the Original Loan Agreement)
executed in connection therewith are hereby ratified, confirmed and continued; and
WHEREAS,
Borrowers and Lender intend that (i) the provisions of the Original Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents (as defined in the Original
Loan Agreement) executed in connection therewith, to the extent restated, renewed, extended, amended and modified by this Agreement and
the other Loan Documents dated as of the date hereof, be hereby superseded and replaced by the provisions of this Agreement and the other
Loan Documents; and (ii) by entering into and performing their respective obligations hereunder, this transaction shall not constitute
a novation or an accord and satisfaction of the Obligations under (and as defined in) the Original Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents
(as defined in the Original Loan Agreement); and
WHEREAS,
Lender is willing to continue providing Loans and extending other financial accommodations to Borrowers according to the Revolving Commitment
(as defined below), in each case, on the terms and conditions set forth herein.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE,
in consideration of the agreements and covenants contained herein, and for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency
of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound hereby, agree to amend and restate the Original Loan
Agreement to read as follows:
ARTICLE
1
DEFINITIONS
1.1 Accounting
Terms. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, all accounting and financial terms used in the Loan Documents are interpreted,
all accounting determinations must be made, and all financial statements delivered in connection with the Loan Documents must be prepared
in accordance with GAAP as in effect from time to time (but if GAAP (or its application) changes after the Closing Date and that change
affects any provision in the Loan Documents, the Loan Documents are interpreted based on GAAP as in effect and applied immediately before
the change). If the Loan Parties adopt a change in accounting principles (including any changes in GAAP) from those used in preparing
the Loan Parties’ financial statements delivered to Lender before the Closing Date or that affects in any material respect (as determined
by Lender in its discretion) the computation of or compliance with any of the provisions of the Loan Documents then, unless the Loan Documents
have been amended to modify the provisions to take into account the change in accounting principles, all financial restrictions, provisions,
and ratios must continue to be computed based on accounting principles in effect before adoption of the change. Notwithstanding anything
to the contrary contained in this Section or in the definition of “Capital Lease Obligations,” if an accounting change occurs
that requires all leases to be capitalized, only those leases (assuming that the leases existed on the Closing Date) that would constitute
capital leases under GAAP on the Closing Date are considered capital leases, and all calculations and deliverables under the Loan Documents
must be made or delivered accordingly.
1.2 General Terms. The following terms have the following meanings:
“Accommodation Payment”
is defined in Section 14.4.
“Advances” means the
Revolving Loans.
“Affiliate”
of any Person means (1) any Person that, directly or indirectly, Controls, is Controlled by, or is under common Control with that
Person or (2) any Person that is a director or officer (x) of that Person, (y) of any Subsidiary of that Person, or (z) of any
Person described in clause (1) above. For purposes of this definition only, Control of a Person means the power, directly or
indirectly, (x) to vote five percent or more of the securities having ordinary voting power to elect directors of that Person, or
(y) to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of that Person whether by contract or otherwise.
“Agreement” is defined
on page 1.
“Allocable Amount” is
defined in Section 14.4.
“Anti-Corruption
Laws” means all laws, rules, and regulations of any jurisdiction applicable to any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof from
time to time concerning or relating to bribery or corruption.
“Anti-Terrorism
Laws” means all laws, rules, and regulations of any jurisdiction applicable to any Loan Party or any Subsidiary concerning or
relating to terrorism or money-laundering, including the USA PATRIOT Act.
“Applicable
Margin” means (x) with respect to Revolving Loans that are SOFR Loans, eight percent (8.00%) per annum and (y) with respect
to Revolving Loans that are Base Rate Loans, seven percent (7.00%) per annum.
“Applicable Unused Facility Fee
Percentage” means one-half of one percent (0.50%) per annum.
“Approved
Electronic Communication” means each notice, demand, communication, information, document and other material transmitted, posted
or otherwise made or communicated by email, facsimile, or any other equivalent electronic service agreed to by Lender, whether owned,
operated or hosted by Lender, any of its Affiliates, or any other Person, that any party is obligated to, or otherwise chooses to, provide
to Lender under any Loan Document (including any financial statement, financial and other report, notice, request, certificate and other
information material). Approved Electronic Communications does not, however, include any notice, demand, communication, information, document,
or other material that Lender specifically instructs a Person to deliver in physical form.
“Authority” is defined
in Section 4.19(b).
“Authorized
Officer” means a Person’s president, chief executive officer, chief financial officer, or any other officer approved by
Lender in its Discretion.
“Bankruptcy
Code” means Title 11 of the United States Code or any similar federal or state debtor relief laws.
“Base
Rate” means, for any day, a rate per annum equal to the greatest of (i) the Federal Funds Rate in effect on such day plus 1.00%,
(ii) the Prime Rate in effect on such day, and (iii) Term SOFR for a one-month tenor plus 1.00% (100 basis points); provided, further,
that if the Base Rate determined as provided above shall be less than the Floor, then the Base Rate shall be deemed to be the Floor for
the purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Any change in the Base Rate due to a change in the Prime Rate shall be effective
on the effective day of such change in the Prime Rate.
“Base Rate Loan”
means any Loan bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Base Rate.
“Benchmark”
means, initially, Term SOFR; provided that if a Benchmark Transition Event has occurred with respect to the Term SOFR or the
then-current Benchmark, then “Benchmark” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement to the extent that such Benchmark
Replacement has replaced such prior benchmark rate pursuant to Section 3.9.
“Benchmark Replacement”
means, with respect to any Benchmark Transition Event, the sum of: (a) the alternate benchmark rate (which may include Term SOFR of
a different tenor) that has been selected by the Lender giving due consideration to (i) any selection or recommendation of a
replacement benchmark rate or the mechanism for determining such a rate by the Relevant Governmental Body or (ii) any evolving or
then-prevailing market convention for determining a benchmark rate as a replacement to the then-current Benchmark for
Dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities and (b) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment; provided that if such
Benchmark Replacement as so determined would be less than the Floor, such Benchmark Replacement shall be deemed to be the Floor for
the purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
“Benchmark
Replacement Adjustment” means, with respect to any replacement of the then-current Benchmark with an Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement,
the spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, (which may be a positive or negative value or
zero) that has been selected by the Lender giving due consideration to (a) any selection or recommendation of a spread adjustment, or
method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark
Replacement by the Relevant Governmental Body or (b) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a spread adjustment,
or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted
Benchmark Replacement for Dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities at such time.
“Benchmark
Replacement Conforming Changes” means, with respect to Term SOFR or any Benchmark Replacement, any technical, administrative
or operational changes (including changes to the definition of “Base Rate,” timing and frequency of determining rates and
making payments of interest and other administrative matters) that the Lender determines may be appropriate to reflect the adoption and
implementation of Term SOFR or such Benchmark Replacement and to permit the administration thereof by the Lender in a manner substantially
consistent with market practice (or, if the Lender determines that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively
feasible or if the Lender determines that no market practice for the administration of Term SOFR or the Benchmark Replacement exists,
in such other manner of administration as the Lender determines is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this
Agreement).
“Benchmark
Replacement Date” means the earliest to occur of the following events with respect to the then-current Benchmark:
(a) in the
case of clause (a) or (b) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the later of (i) the date of the public
statement or publication of information referenced therein and (ii) the date on which the administrator of such Benchmark (or the
published component used in the calculation thereof) permanently or indefinitely ceases to provide the tenor of such Benchmark (or
such component thereof) used hereunder; or
(b) in the
case of clause (c) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the first date on which such Benchmark (or the
published component used in the calculation thereof) has been determined and announced by or on behalf of the administrator of such
Benchmark (or such component thereof) or the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or such component
thereof) to be no longer representative or not comply with the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO)
Principles for Financial Benchmarks; provided, that such non-representativeness or non-compliance will be determined by reference to
the most recent statement or publication referenced in such clause (c) and even if any other tenor of such Benchmark (or such
component thereof) continues to be provided on such date.
“Benchmark
Transition Event” means, with respect to any current Benchmark, the occurrence of one or more of the following events with respect
to the then-current Benchmark:
(a) a
public statement or publication of information by or on behalf of the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used
in the calculation thereof) announcing that such administrator has ceased or will cease to provide the tenor of such Benchmark (or such
component thereof) used hereunder, permanently or indefinitely; provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is
no successor administrator that will continue to provide such tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof);
(b) a
public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published
component used in the calculation thereof), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York,
an insolvency official with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component), a resolution authority with jurisdiction
over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component) or a court or an entity with similar insolvency or resolution authority
over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component), which states that the administrator of such Benchmark (or such component)
has ceased or will cease to provide the tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) permanently or indefinitely, provided that,
at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide such tenor of such Benchmark
(or such component thereof); or
(c) a
public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published
component used in the calculation thereof) announcing that the tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) used herein is not,
or as of a specified future date will not be, representative.
“Benchmark
Transition Start Date” means, in the case of a Benchmark Transition Event, the earlier of (i) the applicable Benchmark Replacement
Date and (ii) if such Benchmark Transition Event is a public statement or publication of information of a prospective event, the ninetieth
(90th) day prior to the expected date of such event as of such public statement or publication of information (or if the expected date
of such prospective event is fewer than ninety (90) days after such statement or publication, the date of such statement or publication).
“Benchmark
Unavailability Period” means the period (if any) (a) beginning at the time that a Benchmark Replacement Date has occurred if,
at such time, no Benchmark Replacement has replaced the then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Documents
in accordance with Section 3.9 and (b) ending at the time that a Benchmark Replacement has replaced the then-current Benchmark
for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Documents in accordance with Section 3.9.
“Beneficial
Ownership Certification” means a certification regarding beneficial ownership as required by the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.
“Beneficial Ownership Regulation”
means 31 C.F.R. § 1010.230.
“Borrower” and “Borrowers”
are defined on page 1.
“Borrowing
Base” means, at any time, the sum of (1) up to ninety percent (90%) of each Borrower’s Eligible Accounts; plus
(2) determined on a category-by-category and Borrower-by-Borrower basis, up to eighty-five percent (85%) of the Net Orderly
Liquidation Value of each Borrower’s Eligible Inventory; plus (3) determined on a category-by-category and
Borrower-by-Borrower basis, up to eighty-five percent (85%) of the greater of (x) Net Orderly Liquidation Value of each
Borrower’s Eligible Target Inventory and (y) Lender Net Orderly Liquidation Value of each Borrower’s Eligible Target
Inventory minus (4) Reserves. Lender may in its Discretion reduce the advance rates, adjust Reserves, or reduce one or more
of the elements used to compute the Borrowing Base.
“Borrowing
Base Certificate” means a certificate executed by a Loan Party Representative’s Authorized Officer that is appropriately
completed and in the form attached as Exhibit A.
“Business
Day” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday, or a legal holiday on which commercial banks are authorized or required by law
to be closed in New York.
“Canadian
Account Debtor” means any Account Debtor which (1) maintains its chief executive office in any territory or province of Canada
(excluding the Province of Quebec), or (2) is an entity organized under the Laws of Canada or any political subdivision thereof (other
than under the Laws of the Province of Quebec).
“Capital
Expenditures” means any expenditure made or liability incurred that in accordance with GAAP is treated as a capital expenditure
(and not as an expense item) in the year in which it was made or incurred.
“Capital
Lease Obligations” of any Person means that Person’s obligations to pay rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other
arrangement conveying the right to use) real or personal property, or a combination thereof, which obligations are required to be classified
and accounted for as capital leases or financing leases on that Person’s balance sheet under GAAP, and the amount of these obligations
is the capitalized amount determined in accordance with GAAP.
“Cash
Concentration Account” means Borrowers’ commercial deposit account maintained at a financial institution selected by Lender
that is designated by Lender as the Cash Concentration Account. The funds in this account are Lender’s sole and exclusive property
and may only be withdrawn by Lender.
“CERCLA”
means the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. Section 9601 et seq.).
“Change in Law” means the
occurrence, after the date of this Agreement of any of the following: (a) the adoption or taking effect of any law, rule, regulation
or treaty, (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation, implementation or
application thereof by any Governmental Body or (c) the making or issuance of any request, rule, guideline or directive (whether or
not having the force of law) by any Governmental Body; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) the
Dodd-Frank Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (y) all requests,
rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision
(or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III,
shall in each case be deemed to be a “Change in Law,” regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued.
“Change of
Control” means any of the following: (1) the Permitted Holders do not own, directly or indirectly, collectively, free and
clear of all Liens, sixty percent (60%) of the outstanding voting Equity Interests of each Loan Party on a fully diluted basis; (2)
the occurrence of any event (whether in one or more transactions) that results in the Permitted Holders not having the power to
designate a majority of the directors (or the individuals performing similar functions) of any Borrower; (3) any merger or
consolidation of any Loan Party with another Person; (4) the sale of all or substantially all of any Loan Party’s assets;
or
(5) any Loan Party does not own,
free and clear of all Liens, 100% of the outstanding voting Equity Interests of any existing or future Subsidiary.
“Charges”
means all of the following imposed on any Collateral or any Loan Party by any taxing or other similar Governmental Body, domestic or foreign
(including the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or any environmental agency or superfund): all taxes, charges, fees, imposts, levies,
or other assessments (including with respect to net income, gross income, gross receipts, sales, use, ad valorem, value added, transfer,
franchise, profits, inventory, capital stock, license, withholding, payroll, employment, social security, unemployment, excise, severance,
stamp, occupation and property taxes, custom duties, fees, assessments, Liens, claims, and charges), together with any interest and any
penalties, additions to tax, or additional amounts.
“Charter
Documents” means, as to any Person (other than a natural person), the charter, certificate, or articles of incorporation or
organization, by-laws, regulations, general or limited partnership agreement, limited partnership certificate, formation certificate,
operating agreement, and other similar organizational or governing documents.
“Closing Date” is defined
on page 1.
“Code” means the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986.
“Collateral”
means all real and personal property in which any Loan Party has any interest of any kind, whether now existing or arising or acquired
or received by the Loan Parties in the future, and wherever located, including:
(a) All Accounts.
(b) All Inventory.
(c) All Equipment and Fixtures.
(d) All General Intangibles, Payment Intangibles, and Intellectual Property.
(e) All Investment Property and the Pledged Equity Interests.
(f) All
Deposit Accounts and any and all monies credited by or due from any financial institution or any other depository.
(g) All Chattel Paper, Instruments, and Documents.
(h) All of
each Loan Party’s right, title, and interest in and to: (1) its goods and other personal property including all merchandise
returned or rejected by Account Debtors; (2) all of each Loan Party’s rights as a consignor, a consignee, an unpaid vendor,
mechanic, artisan, or other lienor (including stoppage in transit, setoff, detinue, replevin, reclamation, and repurchase); (3) all
additional amounts due to each Loan Party from any Account Debtors; (4) warranty claims; (5) all of each Loan Party’s contract
rights, rights to payment under contract rights, Instruments (including promissory notes), Documents, Chattel Paper (including
electronic chattel paper), warehouse receipts, letters of credit, and money; (6) all Commercial Tort Claims; (7) all collateral
securing any obligations owed to any Loan Party; (8) all Letter-of-Credit Rights; (9) all Supporting Obligations; and (10) any other
goods or personal property or Real Property in which the Loan Parties at any time grant a Lien to Lender under any Loan Document or
under any other agreement.
(i) All
of each Loan Party’s ledger sheets, ledger cards, files, correspondence, records, books of account, business papers, computer software,
computer programs, tapes, disks, and documents relating to (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), or (h) of this definition.
(j) All
Proceeds and Products of (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), and (i) of this definition in whatever form, including: cash, deposit
accounts (whether comprised solely of proceeds), certificates of deposit, insurance proceeds (including hazard, flood, business interruption,
and credit insurance), negotiable instruments, and other instruments for the payment of money, chattel paper, security agreements, documents,
eminent domain proceeds, condemnation proceeds, and tort claim proceeds.
“Collateral” also
includes all property of any Person that at any time secures any of the Obligations.
“Collateral
Assignment” means that certain Collateral Assignment of Material Business Agreements, dated as of the Closing Date, by and between
Borrower and Lender, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Commodity Exchange Act”
means the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. Section 1 et seq.).
“Compliance
Certificate” means a certificate of the Loan Parties signed by the Loan Party Representative’s Authorized Officer appropriately
completed and in substantially the form of Exhibit B.
“Conforming
Changes” means, with respect to either the use or administration of Term SOFR or the use, administration, adoption or implementation
of any Benchmark Replacement, any technical, administrative or operational changes (including changes to the definition of “Base
Rate,” the definition of “Business Day,” the definition of “U.S. Government Securities Business Day,” the
definition of interest period or any similar or analogous definition, timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of
interest, timing of borrowing requests or other notices, the applicability and length of lookback periods, and other technical, administrative
or operational matters) that Lender decides may be appropriate to reflect the adoption and implementation of any such rate and to permit
the use and administration thereof by Lender in such manner as Lender shall reasonably select.
“Consents”
means all filings and all licenses, permits, consents, approvals, authorizations, qualifications, and orders of Governmental Bodies and
other third parties, domestic or foreign, necessary to carry on any Loan Party’s business.
“Consignment Agreements”
means those Material Business Agreements with Target.
“Consigned
Inventory” means Inventory owned by a Borrower that is in the possession of another Person on a consignment or other basis that
does not constitute a final sale and acceptance of such Inventory.
“Control”
means possessing, directly or indirectly, 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). “Controlling” and “Controlled” have
correlative meanings.
“Control
Agreement” means, with respect to any deposit account, securities account, commodity account, securities entitlement or
commodity contract, an agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to Lender, among Lender, the financial institution or other
Person at which such account is maintained or with which such entitlement or contract is carried and Loan Party maintaining such
account, effective to grant “control” (within the meaning of Articles 8 and 9 under the applicable UCC) over such
account to Lender.
“Controlled
Group” means all members of a controlled group of entities and all trades or businesses (whether or not incorporated) under
common control which, together with any Person, are treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code.
“Default”
means an event that, with notice, the passage of time, or both, would be an Event of Default.
“Default Condition”
means that either or both a Default and an Event of Default exist.
“Default Rate”
means a rate per annum equal to the lesser of (a) the sum of (i) the highest applicable margins and fees in this Agreement plus
(ii) two percent (2.0%) and (b) the Maximum Rate.
“Dilution”
means, as of any date of determination, an amount, expressed as a percentage, equal to (a) the Dollar amount of non-cash reduction
to Borrowers’ Accounts, including bad debt write-downs, discounts, advertising allowances, rebates, credits, or other dilutive
items during the most recently ended period of twelve (12) fiscal months (or such other period as Lender shall elect in its
Discretion), divided by (b) Borrowers’ billings with respect to Accounts during such period.
“Dilution
Reserve” means, as of any date of determination, an amount sufficient to reduce the advance rate against Eligible Accounts by
one (1) percentage point for each percentage point by which Dilution is in excess of two and one half of one percent (2.5%), or such lesser
(or greater) amount as Lender, in its Discretion shall determine from time to time.
“Discretion”
means a determination made in good faith in the exercise of Lender’s business judgment from the perspective of a prudent, secured,
asset-based, non-bank lender in the lower midmarket sector. The burden of establishing that Lender did not act in its Discretion is on
the Loan Parties.
“Disqualified
Stock” means any Equity Interest that, by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which
it is exchangeable), or upon the happening of any event, matures or is mandatorily redeemable under a sinking fund obligation or otherwise,
or is redeemable in whole within one year after the Termination Date.
“Dodd-Frank Act”
means the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Pub.L. 111-203, H.R. 4173).
“Dollar” and the sign
“$” means lawful money of the United States of America.
“Earnings
Before Interest and Taxes” means, for any fiscal period, the sum of (1) net income (or loss) for that period (excluding extraordinary
gains and gains on asset sales (other than Inventory sold in the ordinary course of business)); plus (2) all interest expense for that
period; plus (3) all charges against (or minus credits to) income for federal, state, and local taxes for that period, in each case, calculated
on a consolidated basis for the Loan Parties.
“EBITDA”
means, for any fiscal period, the sum of (1) Earnings Before Interest and Taxes for that period; plus (2) depreciation expenses for that
period; plus (3) amortization expenses for that period, in each case, calculated on a consolidated basis for the Loan Parties.
“1847 Holdings”
means 1847 Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.
“Eligible
Accounts” means, at any time, Accounts owned by a Borrower that Lender determines in its Discretion are Eligible Accounts. Without
limiting Lender’s Discretion, Eligible Accounts does not include any Account:
(a) That is not subject to a first-priority perfected Lien in Lender’s favor.
(b) That
is subject to any Lien (other than a Permitted Lien that does not have priority over Lender’s Lien).
(c) That is unpaid more than one hundred twenty (120) days after the original invoice
date.
(d) That
is owing by an Account Debtor if more than 50% of the Accounts owing from that Account Debtor and its Affiliates are ineligible.
(e) That
is owing by an Account Debtor other than Target to the extent the aggregate amount of Accounts owing from such Account Debtor and its
Affiliates to Borrowers exceeds twenty-five percent (25%) of the aggregate Eligible Accounts.
(f) With
respect to which any covenant, representation, or warranty in any Loan Document has been breached or is not true.
(g) That:
(1) does not arise from the sale of goods or performance of services in the ordinary course of business; (2) is not evidenced by an invoice
or other documentation satisfactory to Lender in its Discretion that has been sent to the Account Debtor; (3) is contingent upon a Borrower’s
completion of any further performance; (4) is a sale on a bill-and-hold, guaranteed sale, sale-and-return, sale on approval, consignment
(other than Accounts arising from the sale of goods by an Eligible Consignee), cash-on-delivery, any repurchase or return basis, or any
other similar basis; or (5) is for interest, storage, or other similar charges.
(h) For
which the goods giving rise to the Account have not been shipped to the Account Debtor, or for which the services giving rise to the Account
have not been performed by a Borrower, or if the Account was invoiced more than once.
(i) With respect to which any payment has been returned uncollected for any reason.
(j) That is
owed by an Account Debtor that: (1) has applied for, suffered, or consented to the appointment of any receiver, custodian, trustee,
or liquidator; (2) has had a material part of its property taken by any receiver, custodian, trustee, or liquidator; (3) has filed,
or had filed against it, any request or petition for liquidation, reorganization, arrangement, debt adjustment, winding- up, or a
voluntary or involuntary case under any state or federal bankruptcy laws; (4) has admitted in writing its inability (or is generally
unable) to pay its debts as they become due; (5) is insolvent; (6) has stopped operating its business; (7) has sold a material
portion of its assets; (8) requires a Borrower to support its obligations to such Account Debtor with a performance bond; (9) is the
government (or any government department, agency, public corporation, or instrumentality) of any country other than the U.S. unless
the Account is backed by a letter of credit acceptable to Lender in its Discretion that has been assigned to Lender; (10) is the
U.S. government (or any U.S. department, agency, public corporation, or instrumentality) unless the Federal Assignment of Claims Act
of 1940 has been complied with to Lender’s satisfaction; (11) is a natural person; or (12) is an Affiliate, employee, officer,
director, agent, or Equity Interest holder of any Loan Party.
(k) That
is owed by an Account Debtor that (1) does not maintain its chief executive office in the United States, (2) is not organized under the
law of the United States, or any state of the United States, or (3) is not a Canadian Account Debtor, unless, in each case described above,
the sale is on letter of credit, Guaranty, or acceptance terms, in each case satisfactory to Lender in its Discretion, or such Account
is insured by credit insurance satisfactory to the Lender in its Discretion with Lender named as loss payee.
(l) That is owed in any currency other than Dollars.
(m) That
is owed by an Account Debtor or any Affiliate of an Account Debtor that is a creditor or supplier of any Loan Party, or that is otherwise
subject to a potential offset, counterclaim, contra account, dispute, deduction, discount, recoupment, reserve, defense, chargeback, credit,
or allowance (but ineligibility is limited to the amount thereof).
(n) That
represents a progress billing or retainage, or relates to services for which a performance, surety or completion bond, or similar assurance
has been issued.
(o) That is evidenced by a promissory note, chattel paper, or an instrument.
(p) That
is owed by an Account Debtor located in any jurisdiction that requires filing of a “Notice of Business Activities Report”
or other similar report to permit a Borrower to seek judicial enforcement in that jurisdiction of payment of that Account (unless the
applicable Borrower has filed that report or is qualified to do business in that jurisdiction).
(q) With
respect to which a Borrower has made any agreement with the Account Debtor for any reduction to the Account (other than discounts and
adjustments given in the ordinary course of business that are consistent with practices that existed on the Closing Date and that have
been disclosed to Lender in writing), any Account subject to a payment plan, or any Account that was partially paid and a Borrower created
a new receivable for the unpaid portion of the Account.
(r) That
does not comply in all material respects with the requirements of all applicable laws and regulations, whether Federal, state, or local,
including the Federal Consumer Credit Protection Act, the Federal Truth in Lending Act, and Regulation Z of the Board of Governors of
the Federal Reserve System.
(s) That
is for goods that have been sold under a purchase order, contract, or other agreement or understanding (written or oral) that indicates
that any Person other than a Borrower has or has had an ownership interest in the goods, or that indicates any Person (other than a Borrower)
as payee or remittance party.
(t) That is an Account arising in connection with the sale of tooling.
(u) That, in each case, is otherwise deemed ineligible by Lender in its Discretion.
If an Eligible Account
becomes ineligible, the Loan Party Representative must notify Lender of that within one (1) Business Day. In determining the amount
of Eligible Accounts, Lender may reduce the face amount of Accounts by (1) all accrued and actual discounts, claims, credits,
pending credits, promotional program allowances, price adjustments, finance charges, or other allowances (including any amount that
a Loan Party may be obligated to rebate to an Account Debtor under any agreement or understanding (written or oral)) and (2) the
aggregate amount of all cash received with respect to Accounts but not yet applied by Borrowers to reduce Accounts.
“Eligible
Consignee” means a consignee that Lender, in its Discretion, deems to be an Eligible Consignee and, in making its determination
of whether a consignee is an Eligible Consignee, Lender may consider, among other things, whether the following requirements are satisfied:
(a) such
consignee shall have executed and delivered a Waiver or other agreement, pursuant to which such consignee, among other things, either
(i) grants to the consigning Borrower and its assigns a purchase money Lien and security interest in, or (ii) waives any claim to any
ownership interest or security interest or Lien with respect to, all Consigned Inventory that is consigned by such Borrower to such consignee,
together with the cash and non-cash proceeds thereof;
(b) the
applicable Borrower shall have filed of record, with such consignee’s authorization, a UCC financing statement, in form acceptable
to Lender, naming such consignee as debtor and such Borrower as secured party (and, if requested by Lender, naming Lender as assignee,
or assigned of record by such Borrower to Lender), covering the Consigned Inventory and the cash and non-cash proceeds thereof in all
appropriate filing locations for the perfection of a first priority security interest in such Consigned Inventory and the cash and non-cash
proceeds thereof; and, after the filing of such financing statements, if requested by Lender, such Borrower shall have conducted searches
of all filings made against such consignee in such filing offices and taken such other action as Lender may request (including sending
an authenticated notification to each holder of a conflicting security interest in such Consigned Inventory pursuant to Section 9-324
of the UCC, which shall confirm that the security interest in the Consigned Inventory in favor of such Borrower, together with the cash
and non-cash proceeds thereof, is a first priority Lien);
(c) Lender
shall have received certificates of insurance upon the Consigned Inventory in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.11 of
this Agreement;
(d) Lender
shall have received a copy of the Consignment Agreements, the filed UCC financing statement, Lien searches required by Lender, and the
insurance certificate and endorsement referred to in clauses (a) through (c) above, and such other instruments, documents, certificates,
opinions or assurances, and the applicable Borrower shall have taken such other action as Lender may have requested in connection with
such consignee; and
(e) the
creditworthiness of such consignee is acceptable to Lender, in its Discretion. “Eligible Inventory” means, at any
time, Inventory owned by a Borrower that Lender in its Discretion determines is Eligible Inventory. Without limiting the generality
of the immediately preceding sentence, Inventory may not be Eligible Inventory unless it meets all the following minimum
requirements:
(a) The
Inventory is subject to a first-priority Lien in Lender’s favor and, except for Permitted Liens that do not have priority over Lender’s
Lien, is not subject to any other Lien.
(b) No
representation or warranty in any Loan Document with respect to the Inventory has been breached.
(c) The
Inventory (1) is finished goods (excluding, without limitation, work-in- process, tooling inventory, spare or replacement parts,
subassemblies, labels, packaging and shipping materials, supplies, samples, prototypes, displays or display items, bill-and-hold
goods, goods that are returned or marked for return, repossessed goods, defective or damaged goods, or goods that are not of a type
held for sale in the ordinary course of business); (2) is not a discontinued product or a component of a discontinued product; (3)
is not perishable; (4) is not, in Lender’s Discretion, slow moving, obsolete, unmerchantable, defective, unfit for sale, not
salable in the ordinary course of business at prices approximating at least the cost of the Inventory, or unacceptable due to age,
type, category, or quantity; (5) is reflected in Borrowers’ current Inventory report delivered to Lender in accordance with
this Agreement; (6) has not been received by a Borrower on a consignment or other similar basis; (7) is not Consigned Inventory
(unless (w) the premises at which such Consigned Inventory is located is owned by an Eligible Consignee (other than Target), (x)
such Consigned Inventory consists of first quality finished goods, and (y) the Consigned Inventory has been consigned to an Eligible
Consignee (other than Target)); and (8) is not subject to any Person’s claims (other than a Borrower).
(d) The
Inventory (1) is located in the United States; (2) is located at a location owned or leased by a Borrower and, with respect to any leased
location, the lessor has delivered to Lender a Waiver (or Lender in its Discretion has established a Reserve for that location), is in
the possession of an Eligible Consignee (other than Target), or is in any third-party warehouse or other bailee’s possession and
the warehouseman or other bailee has delivered to Lender a Waiver and such other documentation as Lender may require in its Discretion
(or Lender in its Discretion has established a Reserve for that location); (3) is not being processed offsite at a third-party location
or outside processor, or is in transit to or from a third party location or outside processor (unless the processor has delivered to Lender
a Waiver and such other documentation as Lender may require or Lender in its Discretion has established a Reserve for that Inventory);
(4) is not evidenced by a Document; (5) does not contain or bear any Intellectual Property rights licensed to a Borrower unless Lender
is satisfied that Lender may sell or otherwise dispose of the Inventory without (w) any restriction on the sale or disposal thereof, (x)
infringing the licensor’s rights, (y) violating any contract with the licensor, or (z) incurring any liability to pay royalties;
(6) complies with all standards, laws, and regulations imposed by any Governmental Body; (7) is not subject to reclamation or other similar
rights that have been asserted by the seller of the Inventory; and (8) is not covered by a Document.
If more than twenty-five
percent (25%) of Eligible Inventory becomes ineligible, the Loan Party Representative must notify Lender of that within one (1) Business
Day.
“Eligible Target
Inventory” means, at any time that Target meets all requirements set forth in the definition of “Eligible Consignee”,
Inventory owned by a Borrower that:
(a) Lender in its Discretion determines is Eligible Target Inventory,
(b) meets
all of the criteria set forth in the definition of “Eligible Inventory” (other than clauses (c)(7) and (d)(2) set forth therein)
in the Discretion of Lender,
(c) has been
placed with Target on a consignment or other similar basis (so long as (w) the premises at which such Consigned Inventory is located
is owned or leased by Target and (x) such Consigned Inventory consists of first quality finished goods), and
(d) is
in the possession of Target.
“Environmental Complaint” is defined in Section 4.19(b).
“Environmental
Laws” means all federal, state, and local environmental, land use, zoning, health, chemical use, safety, and sanitation laws,
statutes, ordinances, and codes related to protecting the environment or governing the use, storage, treatment, generation, transportation,
processing, handling, production, or disposal of Hazardous Substances and the rules, regulations, policies, guidelines, interpretations,
decisions, orders, and directives issued by Governmental Bodies with respect to these matters.
“Equity
Interests” means shares of capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests in a limited liability company, beneficial
interests in a trust, or other equity ownership interests in a Person (and any warrants, options, or other rights entitling the holder
to purchase or acquire any equity ownership interest), but excluding any debt securities convertible into any of the foregoing.
“ERISA” means the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
“ERISA
Affiliate” means an entity, whether or not incorporated, that is under common control with a Borrower within the meaning of
Section 4001 of ERISA or is part of a group that includes a Borrower and that is treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the
Code.
“Event of Default” is
defined in Article 10.
“Excluded
Hedging Obligations” means, with respect to any Guarantor, any Hedging Obligation if, and solely to the extent that, all or
a portion of a Guarantor’s Guaranty of, or the grant by that Guarantor of a Lien under the Loan Documents to secure, the Hedging
Obligations (or any guarantee thereof) is or becomes illegal or unlawful under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order
of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission by virtue of that Guarantor’s failure for any reason to constitute an “eligible
contract participant” (as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act as of the date of that Guaranty or the grant of a Lien would otherwise
have become effective with respect to such related Hedging Obligation). If a Hedging Obligation arises under a master agreement governing
more than one swap, the exclusion applies only to the portion of the Hedging Obligation that is attributable to swaps for which the Guaranty
or security interest is or becomes illegal.
“Executive
Order No. 13224” means the Executive Order No. 13224 on Terrorist Financing, effective September 24, 2001.
“Expenses”
means all fees, costs, expenses, charges, and out-of-pocket disbursements incurred by Lender and its counsel (including the
allocated costs of in-house counsel) and court costs, in any way arising from or in connection with the Loan Documents, any
Collateral (including costs and expenses to preserve and protect Collateral), any Obligations, or the business relationship between
Lender and any Loan Party, including: (1) all costs, expenses, and fees incurred by Lender or its agents in connection with any
field examination and any inventory appraisal; (2) all Lender’s and its counsels’ fees and expenses (including recording
fees and insurance policy fees) to prepare, examine, conduct due diligence with respect to, approve, negotiate, execute, and
deliver, and close the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents (including without limitation, any consent, amendment, waiver
or other modification with respect thereto); (3) all fees and out-of-pocket disbursements incurred by Lender (including
attorneys’ fees) arising from or in connection with (x) any action taken by Lender to monitor, advise, administer, enforce, or
collect any Obligations, any Loan Documents, or any other present or future documents or agreements between Lender and any one or
more of the Loan Parties, (y) the business relationship between Lender and any Loan Party, and (z) background checks regarding
management, principals, or key investors, as Lender determines in its discretion; (4) all out-of-pocket expenses and fees (including
attorneys’ fees) incurred in relation to, in connection with, in defense of, or in prosecution of any litigation (including
any actions to lift the automatic stay or to otherwise in any way monitor or participate in any Insolvency Proceeding involving a
Loan Party) related to the Obligations, the Loan Documents, the Collateral, or any Loan Party (including any litigation instituted
by a Loan Party or any third party, any so called “lender liability” action, any claim and delivery or other action for
possession of, or foreclosure on, any of the Collateral, post judgment enforcement of any rights or remedies (including enforcing
judgments and prosecuting appeals whether discretionary or as of right and whether in connection with pre judgment or post judgment
matters)); (5) all costs, expenses, and fees incurred by Lender or its agents in connection with any appraisals or environmental
assessments (and the Loan Parties must fully cooperate with the appraisers and inspectors and make their property available for
appraisal and inspection in connection with as many appraisals or environmental assessments as Lender may request); and (6) all
costs, expenses, and fees incurred by Lender or its counsel in connection with consultants, expert witnesses, or other professionals
retained by Lender or its counsel to assist, advise, or give testimony with respect to any matter relating to the Loan Documents,
the Collateral, the Obligations, the Loan Parties, or the business relationship between Lender and any one or more of the Loan
Parties.
“Extraordinary
Receipts” means any net cash proceeds received by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries not in the ordinary course of business
(and not consisting of proceeds described in Section 2.5(e)(1) or (2)) consisting of (i) pension plan reversions, (ii) proceeds
of insurance claims, (iii) condemnation awards (and payments in lieu thereof), and (iv) indemnity payments.
“Federal
Funds Rate” means, on any day, a fluctuating interest rate per annum equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight
Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System as published for such day (or, if such day is not a Business Day,
for the next preceding Business Day) by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or if such rate is not so published for any day which is
a Business Day, the average of the quotations for such day on such transactions received by the Lender from three (3) Federal funds brokers
of recognized standing selected by it.
“Fixed
Charge Coverage Ratio” means, for any fiscal period, the ratio of (x) EBITDA less (1) Capital Expenditures that were
not specifically funded by Indebtedness (but Capital Expenditures that were funded by a Revolving Loan are subtracted from EBITDA in calculating
the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio); less (2) taxes paid in cash; less (3) Management Fees and Permitted Dividends paid in
cash, in each case, calculated on a consolidated basis for the Loan Parties to (y) Fixed Charges.
“Fixed
Charges” means, with respect to any fiscal period, the sum of (1) interest expense paid in cash (including that attributable
to the interest component or portion of Capital Lease Obligations) plus (2) scheduled and unscheduled principal payments on Indebtedness
(including with respect to Capital Lease Obligations and subordinated debt (including the Subordinated Indebtedness)), in each case, of
the Loan Parties on a consolidated basis.
“Floor” means a rate
of interest equal to two and one-half percent (2.5%).
“GAAP”
means the generally accepted accounting principles established in the United States of America by the Financial Accounting Standards Board.
“Governmental
Body” means any nation or government, any state or other political subdivision of a nation or government, or any entity exercising
the legislative, judicial, regulatory, or administrative functions of or pertaining to a government.
“Guarantor” means each
Person that guarantees all or any Obligations.
“Guaranty”
of or by any Person means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of the guarantor guaranteeing or having the economic effect of
guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other obligation of any other Person (the “Primary Obligor”) in any manner,
whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of the guarantor, direct or indirect: (1) to purchase or pay (or
advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other obligation or to purchase (or to advance or
supply funds for the purchase of) any security for its payment; (2) to purchase or lease property, securities, or services to assure
the owner of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment of that Indebtedness; (3) to maintain working capital, equity
capital, or any other financial statement condition or liquidity of the Primary Obligor so as to enable the Primary Obligor to pay
that Indebtedness or other obligation; or (4) as an account party in respect of any letter of credit or letter of guaranty issued to
support that Indebtedness or obligation (but “Guaranty” does not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the
ordinary course of business). For the avoidance of doubt, “Guaranty” includes any Guaranty Agreement.
“Guaranty
Agreement” means each guaranty agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to Lender, made by a Guarantor in favor of Lender,
pursuant to which such Guarantor Guarantees the payment and performance of the Obligations, in each case, as the same may be amended,
restated, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Hazardous Discharge”
is defined in Section 4.19(b).
“Hazardous
Substance” means, without limitation, any flammable explosives, radon, radioactive materials, asbestos, urea formaldehyde foam
insulation, polychlorinated biphenyls, petroleum and petroleum products, methane, hazardous materials, Hazardous Wastes, hazardous or
Toxic Substances, or related materials as defined in CERCLA, the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. Section 1801 et seq.),
RCRA, or other applicable Environmental Law.
“Hazardous
Wastes” means all waste materials regulated by CERCLA, RCRA, or applicable state law, and any other applicable federal and state
laws relating to hazardous waste disposal.
“Hedging
Contracts” means any foreign exchange contract, currency swap agreement, futures contract, commodities hedge agreement, interest
rate protection agreement, interest rate future agreement, interest rate swap agreement, interest rate cap agreement, interest rate collar
agreement, option agreement, or any other similar hedging agreement or arrangement.
“Hedging Obligations”
means a Person’s liabilities under Hedging Contracts.
“Increased
Tax Burden” means the additional federal, state, or local taxes assumed to be payable by a Pass-Through Owner of a Pass-Through
Loan Party due to its status as a Pass-Through Loan Party, as evidenced and substantiated by the tax returns filed by that Pass-Through
Owner (with these taxes calculated for all Pass-Through Owners at the highest federal and state marginal rates applicable to any Pass-Through
Owner and taking into account losses previously allocated to each Pass-Through Owner by that Pass-Through Loan Party to the extent those
losses have not previously been applied to reduce the Increased Tax Burden (but (1) capital losses and capital loss carry forwards are
taken into account only to the extent they are currently usable to offset income or gain allocated by that Pass-Through Loan Party to
a Pass-Through Owner and (2) to the extent that any losses allocated by that Pass-Through Loan Party result in a payback by a Pass-Through
Owner to that Pass-Through Loan Party of previous tax distributions in accordance with this Agreement then those losses are not taken
into account for purposes of determining the Increased Tax Burden)).
“Indebtedness”
of any Person means, as of any date: (1) that Person’s obligations for borrowed money or similar obligations; (2) that
Person’s Capital Lease Obligations; (3) that Person’s obligations that are secured by any Lien on any of its assets or
property whether or not the secured obligation has been assumed by that Person; (4) except for trade accounts payable arising in the
ordinary course of business that are not more than ninety (90) days past due, that Person’s obligations for the unpaid
purchase price for goods, property, or services; (5) that Person’s obligations to purchase goods, property, or services where
payment is required regardless of whether delivery of the goods or property or the performance of the services is ever made or
tendered (generally referred to as “take or pay contracts”); (6) that Person’s obligations for unfunded benefit
liabilities under any Plan of that Person or any ERISA Affiliate; (7) that Person’s obligations for Hedging Obligations, or
other similar transactions (valued in an amount equal to the highest termination payment, if any, that would be payable by that
Person upon termination for any reason on the determination date); (8) that Person’s obligations for outstanding reimbursement
and similar obligations under letters of credit, bankers acceptances, and similar instruments; (9) the aggregate outstanding amount
of all Off-Balance Sheet Liabilities (based on the aggregate outstanding amount as if the transaction were structured as a secured
loan and an on balance sheet financing, whether or not shown as a liability on a consolidated balance sheet of the Person); and (10)
that Person’s obligations for or relating to Indebtedness of other Persons similar to the Indebtedness described in the
preceding clauses (based on the maximum amount that may be payable).
“Insolvency
Proceeding” means any proceeding under any provision of the Bankruptcy Code or under any other bankruptcy or insolvency law
(including assignments for the benefit of creditors, formal or informal moratoria, compositions, or proceedings seeking reorganization,
liquidation, arrangement, or other similar relief).
“Intellectual
Property” means patents, patent rights, patent applications, copyrights, works that are the subject matter of copyrights, copyright
registrations, trademarks, trade names, trade styles, trademark and service mark applications, and licenses and rights to use any of the
preceding, all extensions, renewals, reissues, divisions, continuations, and continuations-in-part of any of the preceding, all rights
to sue for past, present, and future infringement of any of the preceding, inventions, trade secrets, formulae, processes, compounds,
drawings, designs, blueprints, surveys, reports, manuals, and operating standards, goodwill, customer and other lists, trade secret rights,
copyright rights, rights in works of authorship, and contract rights relating to computer software programs.
“Lender” is defined on
page 1.
“Lender
Net Orderly Liquidation Value” means the orderly liquidation value (net of costs and expenses estimated to be incurred in connection
with such liquidation) of Borrowers’ Target Inventory, determined on a category-by-category basis, that is estimated to be recoverable
in an orderly liquidation as determined by Lender in its Discretion. Lender Net Orderly Liquidation Value is expressed as a percentage
of the respective values of types of Eligible Target Inventory, as determined by Lender in its Discretion.
“Lien”
means any mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, security interest, lien (whether statutory or otherwise), Charge,
claim, encumbrance, preference, priority, or other security agreement or preferential arrangement held or asserted with respect to any
asset of any kind or nature including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any lease having substantially the same
economic effect as any of the preceding, and the filing of, or agreement to give, any financing statement under the UCC or comparable
law of any jurisdiction.
“Limited
Guaranty” means that certain Limited Guaranty Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, made by 1847 Holdings in favor of Lender,
as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Loan” means each
Revolving Loan; and “Loans” means all Revolving Loans.
“Loan Account” is defined
in Section 2.6.
“Loan
Documents” means this Agreement, the Perfection Certificate, each Borrowing Base Certificate, each Compliance Certificate, the
Collateral Assignments, each Pledge Agreement, any Guaranty Agreement, the Limited Guaranty, the Waivers, the Mortgages, if any, the Subordination
Agreements, any Hedging Contracts, and any and all other promissory notes, agreements, instruments and documents, including guaranties,
pledges, powers of attorney, consents, and all other writings before, now, or later executed by any Loan Party or delivered to Lender
with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents (including the documents and agreements on the closing checklist attached
as Exhibit C).
“Loan Party”
means each Borrower, each Guarantor (other than 1847 Holdings), and each Person (other than 1847 Holdings) that grants Lender a Lien on
any Collateral to secure any Obligation.
“Loan Party Representative”
means ICU.
“Management
Agreement” means the Management Services Agreement by and between the Manager and ICU DE Holdings, dated February 8, 2023.
“Management
Fees” means the management fees required to be paid by ICU DE Holdings to the Manager in accordance with the Management Agreement.
“Manager” means
1847 Partners LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.
“Material
Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect in or on: (1) any Loan Party’s financial condition, operational results,
business, or prospects; (2) any Loan Party’s ability to pay or perform any Obligation in accordance with its terms; (3) the value
of the Collateral, Lender’s Liens on the Collateral, or the priority of Lender’s Lien on any Collateral; (4) the validity
or enforceability of any Loan Document or Lender’s rights or remedies under any Loan Document; or (5) the practical realization
of Lender’s rights and remedies under the Loan Documents.
“Material
Business Agreement” means any agreement, including without limitation, each of the Consignment Agreements, that if terminated,
rescinded, or breached could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on any Loan Party.
“Maturity
Date” means the earlier of (1) the Termination Date or (2) the date on which the Revolving Commitment is reduced to zero or
otherwise terminated.
“Maximum
Borrowing Amount” means, at any time, an amount equal to the lesser of (1) the Revolving Commitment minus all Reserves
and (2) the Borrowing Base.
“Maximum
Rate” means the maximum rate of interest permitted under applicable law from time to time in effect.
“Mortgages”
means each mortgage or other agreement that conveys or evidences a Lien on Owned Real Property that secures any Obligation.
“Multiemployer
Plan” means a “multiemployer plan” as defined in Sections 3(37) and 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.
“Net Orderly
Liquidation Value” means the orderly liquidation value (net of costs and expenses estimated to be incurred in connection
with such liquidation) of Borrowers’ Inventory, determined on a category by category basis, that is estimated to be
recoverable in an orderly liquidation as determined from time to time by reference to the most recent Inventory appraisal acceptable
to Lender in its Discretion. Net Orderly Liquidation Value is expressed as a percentage of the respective appraised values of types
of Eligible Inventory.
“Net
Proceeds” shall mean, in connection with the sale or other disposition of any Collateral or other assets, the difference between
(i) the aggregate amount of cash or cash equivalents received by a Loan Party or Subsidiary in connection with such sale or disposition
and (ii) all reasonable and customary costs and expenses actually incurred in connection with such sale or disposition.
“Notice” is defined under
Section 15.7.
“Obligations”
means any and all loans, advances, debts, liabilities, obligations, covenants, and duties (absolute, contingent, matured, or unmatured)
owing by any one or more of the Loan Parties to Lender (or to any of its direct or indirect Subsidiaries or Affiliates) of any kind or
nature, present or future (including any interest accruing after maturity or the filing of any petition in bankruptcy, or the commencement
of any insolvency, reorganization, or similar proceeding relating to any Loan Party, whether a claim for post filing or postpetition interest
is allowed in that proceeding), whether evidenced by any note, Guaranty, or other instrument, whether arising under any agreement, instrument,
or document (including the Loan Documents), whether for the payment of money, whether arising by reason of extending credit, opening a
letter of credit, loan, equipment lease, or guarantee, under any Hedging Contract (other than, with respect to any Guarantor, the Excluded
Hedging Obligations of that Guarantor, if any) or out of Lender’s non-receipt of or inability to collect funds or otherwise not
being made whole in connection with depository transfer check or other similar arrangements, whether direct or indirect (including those
acquired by assignment or participation), absolute or contingent, joint or several, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising,
contractual or tortious, liquidated or unliquidated, regardless of how such indebtedness or liabilities arise or by what agreement or
instrument they may be evidenced or whether evidenced by any agreement or instrument, including any and all of each Loan Party’s
Indebtedness and liabilities under the Loan Documents or under any other agreement between Lender and any Loan Party and any amendments,
extensions, renewals, or increases and all Expenses Lender incurs in the documentation, negotiation, modification, enforcement, collection,
or otherwise in connection with any of the preceding, and all obligations of any Loan Party to Lender to perform acts or refrain from
taking any action.
“OFAC” means the U.S.
Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control.
“Off-Balance
Sheet Liability” of a Person means: (1) any obligation under a sale and leaseback transaction that is not a Capital Lease; (2)
any so-called “synthetic lease” or “tax ownership operating lease” transaction; (3) the amount of obligations
outstanding under any asset securitization or similar transaction on any determination date that would be characterized as principal if
that asset securitization or similar transaction were structured as a secured lending transaction rather than as a purchase; or (4) any
other transaction (excluding operating leases for purposes of this clause (4)) that is the functional equivalent of or takes the place
of borrowing but that is not a liability on that Person’s balance sheet. The amount of any Off-Balance Sheet Liability is calculated
based on the aggregate amount of obligations outstanding under the transaction on any determination date that would be characterized as
principal if the transaction were structured as a secured lending transaction, whether or not shown as a liability on that Person’s
balance sheet, all in a manner reasonably satisfactory to Lender.
“Original Indebtedness”
is defined under Section 7.8(f).
“Original
Loan Agreement” means that certain Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of February 9, 2023, by and among the Borrowers and
Lender, as assignee of GemCap Solutions, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.
“Owned Real Property”
means all Real Property listed on Schedule 1.2(a).
“parent” is defined in
the defined term “Subsidiary.”
“Pass-Through
Loan Parties” means each Loan Party that is a limited liability company, a subchapter S corporation, or any other entity that
is disregarded for federal and state income tax purposes while it has elected to be treated as a pass through entity for federal and state
income tax purposes.
“Pass-Through Owner”
is defined under the defined term “Permitted Dividends.”
“Payment
Office” means the office that Lender specifies in writing to the Loan Party Representative.
“Perfection
Certificate” means the perfection certificate or perfection certificates provided by Borrowers to Lender.
“Permitted
Dividends” means dividends and distributions that meet each of the following conditions: (1) they are allowed under all applicable
law; (2) no Event of Default or Default exists or would occur after giving pro forma effect to the dividend or distribution; and (3) they
are made by a Pass-Through Loan Party to its members or shareholders in an aggregate amount equal to the Increased Tax Burden of its shareholders
and members (each, a “Pass-Through Owner”). Permitted Dividends may be made on a quarterly basis to allow each Pass-Through
Owner to pay estimated taxes during the course of the taxable year using reasonable estimates of the anticipated aggregate amount of Permitted
Dividends for that taxable year at the time of payment, provided, that, in the event that the Permitted Dividends made with respect to
a taxable year exceed the tax liability attributable to the final taxable income of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such period,
then the Permitted Dividends for the following calendar quarter shall be reduced by such excess; and provided, further, that if the amount
of such excess is greater than Seventy- Five Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($75,000) in the aggregate at any time, Borrowers must cause
the recipients of the excess installments to return the excess Seventy-Five Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($75,000) to Borrowers within
ten (10) days of it becoming known that excess installments were made.
“Permitted Holders” means
1847 Holdings.
“Permitted
Liens” means (1) Liens in favor of Lender; (2) Liens for taxes, assessments, or other Charges that (x) are not delinquent or
(y) are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings that stay the enforcement of those Liens and with respect to which proper
reserves have been taken by the Loan Parties in accordance with GAAP (but only if these Liens have no effect on the priority of Lender’s
Liens or the value of the Collateral, and a stay of enforcement of the Lien is in effect); (3) deposits or pledges to secure obligations
under worker’s compensation, social security, or similar laws, or under unemployment insurance or general liability or product liability
insurance; (4) deposits or pledges to secure bids, tenders, contracts (other than contracts for the payment of money), leases, statutory
obligations, performance bonds, surety and appeal bonds, and other similar obligations arising in the ordinary course of any Loan Party’s
business; (5) mechanics’, workers’, materialmen’s, warehousemen’s, common carriers’, landlord’s or
other similar Liens arising in the ordinary course of any Loan Party’s business with respect to obligations that are not due or
that are being contested in good faith by the applicable Loan Party; (6) Liens placed on equipment and real estate assets acquired to
secure a portion of the purchase price (but only if the Lien does not encumber any other of the Loan Parties’ property); (7) zoning
restrictions, easements, encroachments, rights of way, restrictions, leases, licenses, restrictive covenants, and other similar title
exceptions or Liens affecting Real Property, none of which materially impairs the use or value of that Real Property; and (8) Liens disclosed
on Schedule 1.2(b) (but only if the principal amount secured is not increased and no additional assets become subject to the Lien).
“Person”
means any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, business trust, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated organization,
association, limited liability company, institution, public benefit corporation, joint venture, entity, or Governmental Body.
“Plan”
means any employee benefit plan under Section 3(3) of ERISA, maintained for employees of any Loan Party or any member of the Controlled
Group or any such Plan to which any Loan Party or any member of the Controlled Group is required to contribute on behalf of any of its
employees.
“Pledge
Agreement” means one or more Pledge Agreements dated on or about the Closing Date with respect to the Pledged Equity Interests,
by and among one or more of the Loan Parties and Lender, with each Pledge Agreement being acknowledged by the Loan Party issuing such
Pledged Equity Interests, and as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Pledged Equity Interests”
is defined in Section 4.21.
“Prepayment Fee” is defined
in Section 13.1.
“Primary Obligor” is
defined under the defined term “Guaranty.”
“Prime
Rate” means the per annum rate of interest last quoted by The Wall Street Journal as the “Prime Rate” in the
United States (or, if The Wall Street Journal ceases to quote such rate, the highest per annum interest rate published by the
Federal Reserve Board in Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) (Selected Interest Rates) as the “bank prime
loan” rate or, if such rate is no longer quoted therein, any similar rate quoted therein (as determined by the Lender) or any
similar release by the Federal Reserve Board (as determined by the Lender)). Each change in the Prime Rate shall be effective from
and including the date such change is publicly announced as being effective.
“Projections” is defined
in Section 5.6(a).
“RCRA” means
the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. Section 6901 et seq.).
“Real Property” means
the Loan Parties’ owned and leased real property.
“Refinance Indebtedness”
is defined under Section 7.8(f).
“Register” is defined
in Section 15.4(c).
“Related Parties”
means, with respect to any specified Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the respective directors, officers, employees, agents
and advisors of such Person and such Person’s Affiliates.
“Release” is defined
in Section 5.8(b).
“Relevant
Governmental Body” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or a
committee officially endorsed or convened by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York,
or any successor thereto.
“Reserves”
means any reserves that Lender in its Discretion deems necessary to maintain with respect to the Collateral or any Loan Party
(including for: accrued and unpaid interest on the Obligations, liquidation Expenses, Hedging Obligations volatility reserves, the
Dilution Reserve, rent at locations leased by any Loan Party and for consignee’s, warehousemen’s, and bailee’s
charges, Inventory shrinkage, slow moving inventory, obsolete inventory, changes in Inventory composition or mix, customs charges
and shipping charges related to any Inventory in transit, customer deposits, amounts owed to tooling vendors, future warranty and
maintenance claims, contingent liabilities, indemnified liabilities, uninsured or underinsured losses, and for taxes, fees,
assessments, and other governmental charges (including ad valorem, personal property, sales, and other taxes that may have priority
over Lender’s Liens)).
“Revolving
Commitment” means Lender’s commitment under this Agreement to make Revolving Loans available to Borrowers. The Revolving
Commitment is Fifteen Million and No/100 Dollars ($15,000,000) on the Closing Date.
“Revolving
Exposure” means, at any time, the sum of the outstanding principal amount of Revolving Loans.
“Revolving Loan” means
a Loan made under Section 2.1.
“Sanctioned
Country” means, at any time, a country, region or territory that is, or whose government is, the subject or target of any Sanctions.
“Sanctioned
Person” means, at any time, (i) any Person listed in any Sanctions-related list of designated Persons maintained by OFAC, the
U.S. Department of State, the United Nations Security Council, the European Union or any EU member state, (ii) any Person located, organized
or resident in a Sanctioned Country or (iii) any Person Controlled by any such Person.
“Sanctions”
means economic or financial sanctions or trade embargoes administered or enforced from time to time by (i) the U.S. government, including
those administered by OFAC or the U.S. Department of State or (ii) the United Nations Security Council, the European Union or His Majesty’s
Treasury of the United Kingdom.
“SOFR”
with respect to any day means the secured overnight financing rate published for such day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, as
the administrator of the benchmark, (or a successor administrator) on the website of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York at http://www.newyorkfed.org,
or any successor source.
“SOFR
Loan” means each portion of a Loan that bears interest at a rate determined by reference to Term SOFR (other than pursuant to
clause (iii) of the definition of “Base Rate”).
“Specified
Amount” means (i) in the case of a termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 13.1, the Revolving Commitment in
effect prior to giving effect thereto, and (ii) in the case of repayment of (or demand of the repayment of) the Obligations in full for
any reason, the Revolving Commitment in effect at such time (prior to giving effect to any termination of the Revolving Commitment pursuant
to Section 11.1 or otherwise).
“Specified
Period” means, with respect to each specific Borrowing Base Certificate delivered to Lender (the “Current Borrowing
Base Certificate”), the period from the last date included in a Borrowing Base Certificate previously delivered to Lender through
and including the date that is two (2) Business Days before the date of the Current Borrowing Base Certificate.
“Subordinated
Indebtedness” means all of the Indebtedness owed by any Borrower to any Person pursuant to terms and conditions (including
terms relating to interest, fees, repayment and subordination) satisfactory to Lender in its sole discretion, (a) the repayment of
which is subordinated to the repayment of the Obligations and (b) with respect to which the Liens securing such Indebtedness, if
any, are subordinated to Lender’s Liens, in each case, pursuant to the terms of a Subordination Agreement.
“Subordinated
Indebtedness Documents” means all instruments, agreements and documents executed in connection with any Subordinated Indebtedness.
“Subordination
Agreement” means a subordination agreement approved by, and in form and substance satisfactory to, Lender in its sole discretion,
as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time pursuant to the terms thereof.
“Subsidiary”
means, with respect to any Person (the “parent”) at any date, any Person the accounts of which would be consolidated
with those of the parent in the parent’s consolidated financial statements if the financial statements were prepared in accordance
with GAAP, as well as any other Person (1) of which Equity Interests representing more than 50% of the Equity Interest 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 that date,
owned, Controlled, or held, or (2) that is, as of such date, otherwise Controlled, by the parent or one or more Subsidiaries of the parent.
“Target” means Target
Corporation, a Minnesota corporation, together with its Affiliates.
“Term
SOFR” means the forward-looking term rate based on SOFR as published by the Term SOFR Administrator for a one-month period on
the day that is two (2) Business Days prior to the first day of such one-month period, as such rate is published by the Term SOFR Administrator;
provided, that, if the Lender determines that any such lookback or other conventions for this rate selected is not administratively, operationally,
or technically feasible for the Lender, then the Lender may establish another convention in its sole discretion, including a SOFR rate
based on a different time period; provided, further, that if Term SOFR determined as provided above (including pursuant to the first proviso
above) shall be less than the Floor, then Term SOFR shall be deemed to be the Floor for the purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents.
“Term
SOFR Administrator” means CME Group Benchmark Administration Limited (CBA) (or a successor administrator of the Term SOFR Reference
Rate selected by Lender in its reasonable discretion).
“Term SOFR Reference Rate”
means the forward-looking term rate based on SOFR.
“Termination Date” means
September 11, 2026.
“Toxic
Substances” means any material that has been shown to have an adverse effect on human health or that is subject to regulation
under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), 15 U.S.C. Section 2601 et seq., applicable state law, or any other present and future applicable
Federal or state laws related to toxic substances, and includes asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and lead based paints.
“UCC”
means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in New York (but if the law, perfection, or the effect of perfection
or non-perfection of any Lien on any Collateral is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code in effect in a different jurisdiction, “UCC”
means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in that other jurisdiction with respect to perfection or the effect of perfection or non-perfection).
“UFCA” is defined in
Section 14.4.
“UFTA” is defined in
Section 14.4.
“Undrawn
Availability” means, as of any determination date, an amount equal to (x) the Maximum Borrowing Amount, minus (y) the sum of
(1) the Revolving Exposure, plus (2) all amounts owed to each Borrower’s trade creditors that are outstanding sixty (60) or more
days beyond the due date, plus (3) fees and Expenses that any Loan Party is liable for but that have not been paid or charged to the Loan
Account, plus (4) all amounts owing for taxes that are past due.
“U.S.
Government Securities Business Day” means any day except for (a) a Saturday, (b) a Sunday or (c) a day on which the Securities
Industry and Financial Markets Association recommends that the fixed income departments of its members be closed for the entire day for
purposes of trading in United States government securities.
“USA
Patriot Act” means the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism
Act of 2001, Public Law 107-56.
“Waivers”
means all landlord’s waivers, warehouseman’s waivers, creditor’s waivers, mortgagee waivers, consignee acknowledgments,
processing facility and bailee waivers, and customs broker waivers that are executed and delivered in connection with this Agreement.
1.3 UCC
Terms. Unless defined in the Loan Documents, all terms used in the Loan Documents and defined in the UCC have the meaning given
in the UCC. These UCC terms include: “Account, “Account Debtor,” “Certificated Security,”
“Chattel Paper,” “Commercial Tort Claim,” “Commodities Account, “Deposit Account,”
“Document,” “Equipment,” “Farm Products,” “Financial Asset,”
“Fixture,” “General Intangible,” “Goods,” “Instrument,” “Inventory,”
“Investment Property,” “Lease,” “Lessor,” “Letter-of-Credit Rights,”
“money,” “Payment Intangibles,” “Proceeds,” “Product,” “Record,”
“Secured Party,” “Securities Account,” “Security,” “Security Entitlement,”
“Security Interest,” and “Supporting Obligation.”
1.4 General
Construction. When computing time periods from a specified date to a later specified date, “from” means
“from and including” and “to” and “until” each mean “to but excluding.” In the Loan
Documents: (1) all references to laws and statutes include all regulations and Governmental Body interpretations; (2) all references
to laws, statutes, and regulations include any amendments, renewals, extensions, replacements, or successor laws, statutes, or
regulations; (3) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument, or other document means the agreement, instrument, or
other document as from time to time amended, amended and restated, supplemented, modified, substituted, or replaced; (4) any
reference to any Person includes that Person’s successors and assigns (and if the Person is a natural person, that
Person’s heirs, executors, and personal representatives) and, unless expressly stated otherwise, its Subsidiaries; (5) the
words “herein,” “hereof,” and “hereunder,” and words with similar meanings, refer to this
Agreement in its entirety and not any particular provision or section; (6) “discretion” when not capitalized means a
determination made by Lender in its sole and absolute discretion; (7) any reference to payment, repayment, or prepayment means
payment in immediately available funds in Dollars; (8) any pronoun covers all genders; (9) wherever appropriate in the context,
terms used in the Loan Documents in the singular also include the plural and vice versa; (10) any reference to any Loan Document or
any other document, agreement, instrument, report, certificate, or other similar deliverable means that the Loan Document or other
deliverable is satisfactory in form and substance to Lender in its discretion; (11) the words “include,”
“includes,” and “including” are treated as being followed by “without limitation”; and (12)
captions used in the Loan Documents are for convenience only and are not taken into account in interpreting the document. All
financial and Borrowing Base calculations must be performed with Inventory valued on a first-in, first-out basis, at the lower of
cost or market value. A Default or an Event of Default exists at all times during the period beginning on the date that it occurs to
the date on which it is waived in writing by Lender or, in the case of a Default, is cured within any cure period expressly provided
for in this Agreement. All covenants are given independent effect so that if a particular action or condition is not permitted by
any covenant, the fact that it would be permitted by an exception to, or otherwise within the limitations of, another covenant does
not avoid the occurrence of a default if such action is taken or condition exists. In addition, all representations and warranties
in the Loan Documents are given independent effect so that if a particular representation or warranty is incorrect or is breached,
the fact that another representation or warranty concerning the same or similar subject matter is correct or is not breached does
not affect the incorrectness or a breach of a representation or warranty.
1.5 Time.
Unless otherwise specified, all time references in the Loan Documents are to Eastern standard time or Eastern daylight saving time, as
in effect in New York, New York on such day.
1.6 Divisions.
For all purposes under the Loan Documents, in connection with any division or plan of division under Delaware law (or any comparable event
under a different jurisdiction’s laws): (a) if any asset, right, obligation or liability of any Person becomes the asset, right,
obligation or liability of a different Person, then it shall be deemed to have been transferred from the original Person to the subsequent
Person, and (b) if any new Person comes into existence, such new Person shall be deemed to have been organized on the first date of its
existence by the holders of its equity interests at such time.
1.7 Rates.
Lender does not warrant or accept responsibility for, and shall not have any liability with respect to (a) the continuation, administration,
submission, calculation or selection of, or any other matter related to, the Benchmark, any component definition thereof or rates referenced
in the definition thereof or any alternative, successor or replacement rate thereto (including any Benchmark Replacement), including whether
the composition or characteristics of any such alternative, successor or replacement rate (including any Benchmark Replacement) will be
similar to, or produce the same value or economic equivalence of, or have the same volume or liquidity as, the Benchmark or any other
Benchmark prior to its discontinuance or unavailability, or (b) the effect, implementation or composition of any Conforming Changes. Lender
may select information sources or services in its reasonable discretion to ascertain the Benchmark (or any component definition thereof
or rates referenced in the definition thereof) pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, and shall have no liability to Borrower or any
other Person for damages of any kind, including direct or indirect, special, punitive, incidental or consequential damages, costs, losses
or expenses (whether in tort, contract or otherwise and whether at law or in equity), for any error by, or any calculation of any such
rate (or component thereof) provided by, any such information source or service.
ARTICLE
2
ADVANCES, PAYMENTS
2.1 Revolving
Loans. Subject to the terms and conditions in this Agreement, Lender will make Revolving Loans to Borrowers in aggregate amounts
outstanding at any time before the Maturity Date equal to the Maximum Borrowing Amount. This Agreement evidences the obligation of the
Borrower to repay the Revolving Loans, and, from and after the Closing Date, it is intended that this will be a “noteless”
credit agreement; provided, however, at the request of Lender at any time, Borrowers agree that they will prepare, execute
and deliver to Lender an amended and restated promissory note payable to the order of Lender and in a form approved by Lender in its sole
discretion.
2.2
Borrowing Procedure.
(a) The Loan Party
Representative must submit a request in writing before 11:00 AM (Eastern) on the date of a proposed Loan, specifying (1) the date of
the proposed Loan (which must be a Business Day); and (2) the amount of the Loan, which must be in an amount that will not cause the
Revolving Exposure (after giving effect to the incurrence of such Loan) to exceed the Maximum Borrowing Amount; provided, that
Lender may in its Discretion, elect to accept as timely requests that are received later than 11:00 AM (Eastern) on the applicable
Business Day.
(b) Concurrent
with each request for a Loan pursuant to Section 2.2(a), Loan Party Representative shall deliver to Lender a fully completed Borrowing
Base Certificate certified by an Authorized Officer of Loan Party Representative as being true and correct. Concurrent with the delivery
of the Borrowing Base Certificate, Loan Party Representative shall provide a written report to Lender of all returns, and all material
disputes, claims and other deductions, together with sales and other reports and supporting information relating to the Accounts, in each
case, as of such date and as required by Lender. Lender shall have the right to review and adjust any calculations made in a Borrowing
Base Certificate (i) to reflect Lender’s estimate of declines in value of any of the Collateral described therein and (ii) to the
extent that such calculation is not in accordance with this Agreement or does not accurately reflect the amount of the Reserves then in
effect. In no event shall the Borrowing Base on any date be deemed to exceed the amount of the Borrowing Base shown on the Borrowing Base
Certificate last received by Lender prior to such date, as such Borrowing Base Certificate may be adjusted from time to time by Lender
as authorized herein. If Loan Party Representative fails to deliver to Lender the Borrowing Base Certificate on the date when due, then
notwithstanding any of the provisions contained in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document to the contrary, Lender may suspend honoring
any requests for Loans until a current Borrowing Base Certificate is delivered to Lender.
2.3 Loan
Disbursement. All Loans will be disbursed from an office or location that Lender designates from time to time. Revolving Loans
may be borrowed, repaid, and reborrowed in accordance with the Loan Documents. If funded by Lender, Lender will make the proceeds of each
Revolving Loan requested by the Loan Party Representative available to it by crediting the Loan to Borrower’s operating account
designated by Borrower to the Lender, in writing. Revolving Loans advanced for the payment of any interest due and owing on the Obligations
or for the payment of any fees or other expenses described in this Agreement shall be treated as a request by the Loan Party Representative
and will be disbursed to Lender and applied to the obligation or liability related to the deemed request.
2.4 Maximum
Advances. Borrowers may not at any time allow the Revolving Exposure to exceed the Maximum Borrowing Amount (and if it does for
any reason Borrowers must immediately and without demand pay the excess to Lender).
2.5
Loan Repayment.
(a) The
Loans are due and payable in full on the Termination Date (subject to earlier prepayment as provided in this Agreement).
(b) Checks,
notes, drafts, or other similar items may not be immediately collectible. Accordingly, when calculating outstanding availability, each
payment item deposited in the Cash Concentration Account is treated as received by Lender (and Lender will provisionally credit the Loan
Account) on the Business Day immediately following the day on which Lender receives actual possession of the payment item for deposit
to the Cash Concentration Account. In consideration for this accommodation, Borrowers agree that in calculating interest and other charges
and fees, all payment items deposited in the Cash Concentration Account are treated as having been credited to the Loan Account on the
second Business Day immediately following the Business Day on which the payments are treated as having been received by Lender under this
Section. Each Control Agreement applicable to a Cash Concentration Account shall provide for the daily sweep of funds in such Cash Concentration
Account to a deposit account specified by Lender from time to time for application to the Obligations in the order and manner Lender determines
in its discretion (including Hedging Obligations owed to Lender and its Affiliates, if any).
(c) Lender
does not have to credit the Loan Account for any payment item that is not satisfactory to Lender in its discretion. All credits are provisional
and are subject to verification and final settlement. Lender may charge the Loan Account for any payment item that is returned unpaid
or otherwise not collected. Any information and data reported to Borrowers under any service that is received before final posting and
confirmation is subject to correction. Lender has no liability for the content of any preliminary service-related information.
(d) The
Loan Parties must pay all payments under the Loan Documents to Lender (without any deduction whatsoever, including any setoff, recoupment,
or counterclaim), at the Payment Office, not later than 11:59 a.m. (Eastern), on the due date, in Dollars. Lender may in its discretion
pay any Obligations due under the Loan Documents (or other amounts any Loan Party is required to pay under the Loan Documents) by charging
the Loan Account, by making Advances, or by debiting any account of any Loan Party which is subject to Lender’s control.
(e)
Mandatory Prepayments.
(1) Asset
Sales. Upon any Loan Party’s receipt of the Net Proceeds of the sale or other disposition of any Collateral or other assets
outside the ordinary course of such Loan Party’s business (including Real Property and with respect to sales and other dispositions
allowed by Section 7.1), Borrowers must pay the proceeds to Lender as a mandatory prepayment of the Obligations, in each case,
except as Lender may have otherwise agreed in writing.
(2) Debt
and Equity Issuance. If any Loan Party issues or incurs Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness described in Section 7.8), or
if any Loan Party issues any Equity Interests, Borrowers must by no later than one (1) Business Day after the receipt by Borrowers of
(i) the net cash proceeds from any such issuance or incurrence of Indebtedness or (ii) the net cash proceeds of any issuance of Equity
Interests, as applicable, pay the proceeds to Lender as a mandatory prepayment of the Obligations, in each case, except as Lender may
have otherwise agreed in writing.
(3) Extraordinary
Receipts. When any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries receives any Extraordinary Receipts, Borrowers must, no later than one (1)
Business Day after the receipt by Borrowers of the Extraordinary Receipts, pay the proceeds to Lender as a mandatory prepayment of the
Obligations, except as otherwise agreed to by Lender in writing.
(4) Application.
Lender will apply prepayments to the Obligations in the order and manner it determines in its discretion (including cash collateralization
of all Obligations relating to any outstanding Hedging Obligations owed to Lender and its Affiliates, if any).
(5) No
Consent. Nothing in this Section is to be treated as consent or implied consent to any sale, transaction, or occurrence that is not
expressly allowed by the Loan Documents.
2.6 Statements.
Lender will maintain a loan account in accordance with its customary procedures in Borrowers’ name (the “Loan Account”)
in which it will record, among other things, the date and amount of each Advance and the date and amount of each payment (but Lender’s
failure to record this information does not affect Lender’s rights, create any liability, or release any Loan Party from any liability).
2.7 Additional
Payments. Any amounts expended by Lender due to any Loan Party not performing or complying with its obligations under any
Loan Document (including under Sections 4.2, 4.4, 4.6, 4.12, 4.13, 4.15, 6.7, and 15.6) may be charged to the Loan Account as
a Revolving Loan and added to the Obligations.
2.8 Use of Proceeds.
Borrowers may only use the Advances (1) to repay Indebtedness on the Closing Date in accordance with payoff letters received by (and
in form and substance satisfactory to) Lender; (2) to pay fees and Expenses relating to the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents;
and (3) for general corporate purposes and working capital needs allowed under this Agreement.
ARTICLE
3
INTEREST AND FEES
3.1 Interest.
(a) Interest
on the Loans is payable in arrears on the first (1st) day of each month. Interest charges are computed on the actual principal
amount of Loans outstanding during the applicable period.
(b) Subject
to Section 3.9, all Loans bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the lesser of (i) Term SOFR plus the Applicable Margin and
(ii) the Maximum Rate. If any Loan is converted to a Base Rate Loan in accordance with Section 3.9 or as otherwise set forth herein,
such Base Rate Loan shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the lesser of (i) Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin and (ii) the
Maximum Rate
(c) While an Event of Default exists, the Obligations bear interest at the Default Rate.
3.2
[Reserved].
3.3 Unused
Facility Fee. If during any month the average daily Revolving Exposure for each day of the month does not equal the Revolving
Commitment, then Borrowers must pay to Lender a fee at a rate per annum equal to the Applicable Unused Facility Fee Percentage multiplied
by the amount that the Revolving Commitment exceeds the average daily Revolving Exposure. These fees are payable in arrears on the first
(1st) day of each month and on the Maturity Date.
3.4 Collateral
Fees. Borrowers must pay Lender a collateral monitoring fee in the amount of Five Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($5,000) on (a)
the Closing Date and (b) the first (1st) day of each calendar month after the Closing Date.
3.5 Closing
Fee. Borrowers must pay Lender a closing fee in the amount of Two Hundred and Twenty-Five Thousand and No/100 ($225,000) on the
Closing Date.
3.6 Computing Interest and Fees; Conforming Changes.
(a) Interest
and fees are computed on the basis of a year of 360 days for the actual number of days elapsed. If any payment is due on a day that is
not a Business Day, the due date is extended to the next Business Day (and interest on that payment is payable at the applicable interest
rate during that extension). Except as specifically provided in the next Section, all interest, fees, and other amounts due to Lender
under the Loan Documents are earned in full on the date when due and are not subject to rebate or proration for any other reason.
(b) In connection with
the use or administration of Term SOFR, Lender may make Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the
contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such Conforming Changes will become effective without any
further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document. Lender will promptly notify Loan Party
Representative of the effectiveness of any Conforming Changes in connection with the use or administration of Term SOFR.
3.7 Maximum Interest; Controlling Limitation.
(a) Maximum
Interest. In no event whatsoever may interest, fees, and other charges charged under the Loan Documents exceed the Maximum Rate. If
interest, fees, and other charges would exceed the Maximum Rate, then the actual rate of interest shall be the Maximum Rate, and, if in
the future, the interest rate would otherwise be less than the Maximum Rate, then the interest rate shall remain at the Maximum Rate until
such time as the amount of interest paid hereunder equals the amount of interest which would have been paid if the same had not been limited
by the Maximum Rate. In the event that, upon payment in full of the Obligations, the total amount of interest paid or accrued under the
terms of this Agreement is less than the total amount of interest which would, but for this Section 3.7, have been paid or accrued
if the interest rate otherwise provided by this Agreement had at all times been in effect, then Borrowers shall, to the fullest extent
permitted by applicable law, pay to Lender an amount equal to (a) the lesser of (i) the amount of interest which would have been paid
or accrued if the Maximum Rate had, at all times, been in effect and (ii) the amount of interest which would have been paid or accrued
had the interest rate otherwise set forth in this Agreement, at all times, been in effect, less (b) the amount of interest actually paid
or accrued under this Agreement.
(b) Controlling
Limitation. Lender, each Borrower and each other Loan Party each hereby acknowledge, agree, and declare that it is its intention
to expressly comply with all applicable laws in respect of limitations on the amount or rate of interest that can legally be
contracted for, charged or received under or in connection with the Loan Documents. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained in any Loan Document (even if any such provision expressly declares that it controls all other provisions of the Loan
Documents), in no contingency or event whatsoever shall the amount of interest (including the aggregate of all charges, fees,
benefits, or other compensation which constitutes interest under any applicable law) under the Loan Documents paid by Borrowers or
any other Loan Party, received by Lender, agreed to be paid by Borrowers or any other Loan Party, or requested or demanded to be
paid by Lender exceed the Maximum Rate, and all provisions of the Loan Documents in respect of the contracting for, charging, or
receiving compensation for the use, forbearance, or detention of money shall be limited as provided by this Section 3.7. In
the event any such interest is paid to Lender by Borrowers or any other Loan Party in an amount or at a rate which would exceed the
Maximum Rate, then, notwithstanding any entry on Lender’s books otherwise, such excess shall conclusively be deemed to be
automatically applied to any unpaid amount of the Obligations other than interest, in inverse order of maturity, or if the amount of
such excess exceeds said unpaid amount, such excess shall be refunded to Borrowers or such other applicable Loan Party. All interest
paid, or agreed to be paid, by Borrowers or any other Loan Party, or taken, reserved, or received by Lender shall be amortized,
prorated, spread, and allocated in respect of the Obligations throughout the full term of this Agreement. Notwithstanding any
provision contained in any of the Loan Documents, or in any other related documents executed pursuant hereto, the Lender shall not
be entitled to charge, receive, take, reserve, collect, or apply as interest any amount which, together with all other interest
under the Loan Documents, would result in a rate of interest under the Loan Documents in excess of the Maximum Rate and, in the
event the Lender ever charges, receives, takes, reserves, collects, or applies any amount in respect of Borrowers or any other Loan
Party that otherwise would, together with all other interest under the Loan Documents, be in excess of the Maximum Rate, such amount
shall automatically be deemed to be applied in reduction of the unpaid principal balance of the Obligations other than interest and,
if the principal balance thereof is paid in full, any remaining excess shall forthwith be refunded to the Borrowers or such other
applicable Loan Party. Each Loan Party and the Lender shall, to the maximum extent permitted under any applicable law, (i)
characterize any non-principal payment as a standby fee, commitment fee, prepayment charge, delinquency charge, expense, or
reimbursement for a third-party expense rather than as interest and (ii) exclude prepayments, acceleration, and the effect thereof.
Nothing in any Loan Document shall be construed or so operate as to require or obligate Borrowers or any Loan Party to pay any
interest, fees, costs, or charges greater than is permitted by any applicable law. Subject to the foregoing, each Loan Party hereby
agrees that the actual effective rate of interest from time to time existing under the Loan Documents, including all amounts agreed
to by the Loan Parties pursuant to and in accordance with the Loan Documents which may be deemed to be interest under any applicable
law, shall be deemed to be a rate which is agreed to and stipulated by the Loan Parties and the Lender in accordance with applicable
law.
3.8 Increased Costs.
(a) Increased
Costs Generally. If any Change in Law shall (i) impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan, insurance
charge or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended or participated in by, the Lender
or (ii) impose on the Lender any other condition, cost or expense affecting this Agreement or Loans made or maintained by the Lender,
and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to the Lender of making or maintaining any Loan or of maintaining
its obligation to make any Loan, or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by the Lender hereunder (whether of principal,
interest or any other amount) then, upon request of the Lender, the Borrowers will pay to the Lender such additional amount or amounts
as will compensate the Lender for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.
(b) Capital
Requirements. If the Lender determines that any Change in Law affecting the Lender or its lending office or its holding company, if
any, regarding capital or liquidity requirements has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on the Lender’s capital
or on the capital of the Lender’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement, the commitments of the Lender or
the Loans made or maintained by the Lender, to a level below that which the Lender or its holding company could have achieved but for
such Change in Law (taking into consideration the Lender’s policies and the policies of the Lender’s holding company with
respect to capital adequacy and liquidity), then from time to time the Borrowers will pay to the Lender such additional amount or amounts
as will compensate the Lender or the Lender’s holding company for any such reduction suffered.
(c) Certificates
for Reimbursement; Delay in Requests. A certificate of the Lender setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate the
Lender or its holding company as specified in the foregoing paragraph (a) or (b) and delivered to the Loan Party Representative shall
be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrowers shall pay the Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within ten (10)
Business Days after receipt thereof. Failure or delay on the part of the Lender to demand compensation pursuant to this Section 3.8
shall not constitute a waiver of the Lender’s right to demand such compensation; provided that the Borrowers shall not be required
to compensate the Lender pursuant to this Section for any increased costs incurred or reductions suffered more than nine (9) months prior
to the date that the Lender notifies the Loan Party Representative of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions
and of the Lender’s intention to claim compensation therefor (except that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs
or reductions is retroactive, then the nine-month period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect
thereof).
3.9 Alternate Rates.
(a) Temporary
Unavailability of Term SOFR. Subject to Section 3.9(b) below, if:
(1) the Lender shall determine (which determination
shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that Term SOFR cannot be determined pursuant to the definition thereof or that adequate
and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining Term SOFR; or
(2) the Lender shall determine that Term SOFR will not adequately
and fairly reflect the cost of making or maintaining its Loans;
then Lender shall give notice thereof
to Borrowers as promptly as practicable thereafter and, until Lender notifies Borrowers that the circumstances giving rise to such notice
no longer exist, all Obligations shall commence bearing interest at a rate per annum equal to the lesser of (i) Base Rate plus the Applicable
Margin and (ii) the Maximum Rate.
(b) Effect of Benchmark Transition Event.
(1) Benchmark
Replacement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, upon the occurrence of a Benchmark Transition
Event, the Lender and Borrowers may amend this Agreement to replace the then-current Benchmark with a Benchmark Replacement. Any such
amendment with respect to a Benchmark Transition Event will become effective at 5:00 p.m. on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the Lender
has posted such proposed amendment to Borrowers. No replacement of a Benchmark with a Benchmark Replacement pursuant to this Section
3.9(b) will occur prior to the applicable Benchmark Transition Start Date.
(2) Benchmark
Replacement Conforming Changes. In connection with the implementation of Term SOFR or a Benchmark Replacement, the Lender will have
the right to make Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in
any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes will become effective without any further
action or consent of any other party to this Agreement.
(3) Notices;
Standards for Decisions and Determinations. The Lender will promptly notify Loan Party Representative of (1) any occurrence of a Benchmark
Transition Event, and its related Benchmark Replacement Date and Benchmark Transition Start Date, (2) the implementation of any Benchmark
Replacement, (3) the effectiveness of any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes and (4) the commencement or conclusion of any Benchmark
Unavailability Period. Any determination, decision or election that may be made by the Lender pursuant to this Section 3.9(b) including
any determination with respect to a tenor, rate or adjustment or of the occurrence or non-occurrence of an event, circumstance or date
and any decision to take or refrain from taking any action, will be conclusive and binding absent manifest error and may be made in its
or their sole discretion and without consent from any other party hereto, except, in each case, as expressly required pursuant to this
Section 3.9(b).
(4) Benchmark
Unavailability Period. Upon Loan Party Representative’s receipt of notice of the commencement of a Benchmark Unavailability
Period, all Loans shall be made as, or converted to, Base Rate Loans. During any Benchmark Unavailability Period, the component of Base
Rate based upon Term SOFR will not be used in any determination of the Base Rate.
(5) Illegality
of SOFR Loans. In the event that on any date the Lender shall have determined (which determination shall be final and conclusive
and binding upon all parties hereto) that the making, maintaining or continuation of its SOFR Loans has become unlawful as a result
of compliance by the Lender in good faith with any law, treaty, governmental rule, regulation, guideline or order (or would conflict
with any such treaty, governmental rule, regulation, guideline or order not having the force of law even though the failure to
comply therewith would not be unlawful), including any rule or regulation adopted by the NAIC or its Securities Valuation Office,
the Lender shall give notice (which may be by electronic mail) to Loan Party Representative of such determination. After such notice
(1) the obligation of the Lender to make Loans as SOFR Loans shall be suspended until such notice shall be withdrawn by the Lender,
(2) to the extent such determination by the Lender relates to a Loan then being requested by Borrowers pursuant to a funding
request, the Lender shall make such Loan as a Base Rate Loan, and (3) the Lender’s obligation to maintain its outstanding SOFR
Loans (the “Affected Loans”) shall be terminated and the Affected Loans shall automatically convert into Base
Rate Loans on the date of such termination.
3.10
[Reserved].
3.11 Compensation
for Losses. Upon demand of the Lender from time to time, the Borrowers shall promptly compensate the Lender for and hold the Lender
harmless from any loss, cost or expense incurred by it as a result of (a) any payment or prepayment of any Loan accruing interest at Term
SOFR on a day other than the last day of an interest period (whether voluntary, mandatory, automatic, by reason of acceleration, or otherwise)
or (b) any failure by the Borrowers (for a reason other than the failure of the Lender to make a Loan) to prepay or borrow any Loan accruing
interest at Term SOFR on the date or in the amount notified by the Borrowers, including any loss or expense arising from the liquidation
or reemployment of funds or from any fees payable.
3.12 Survival.
All of Borrowers’ obligations under Section 3.8 and Section 3.11 shall survive termination of the Revolving Commitment
and repayment of the Obligations.
ARTICLE
4
COLLATERAL: GENERAL TERMS
4.1 Security
Interest. Pursuant to the Original Loan Agreement, each Borrower granted to Lender a continuing security interest in and Lien
upon all of its Collateral, whether now in existence or hereafter created or acquired and wheresoever situated, as well as in the cash
and non-cash proceeds thereof, including insurance proceeds. All such security interests and Liens are hereby renewed and continued and
shall remain in full force and effect as security for the Obligations. All of the Obligations (including those in existence on the date
hereof under the Original Loan Agreement) shall continue to be secured, without interruption, by all such security interests and Liens
granted in accordance with the Original Loan Agreement, as amended and restated hereby. To secure the prompt payment and performance of
the Obligations (solely to the extent it has not previously done so, but with express intent not to invalidate or impair any such previous
grant or to create a novation or accord and satisfaction), each Loan Party grants to Lender (and each of its Affiliates) a continuing
Lien on, security interest in, pledge of, and assignment of all of its Collateral. Each Loan Party must promptly give Lender written notice
of all commercial tort claims (including the case name, court it is pending in, and a brief description of each claim) and upon Lender
receiving the notice that Loan Party is treated as having granted to Lender a security interest and Lien in and to those commercial tort
claims and all proceeds thereof. In addition, to secure the payment and performance of the Obligations, each Loan Party must also assign,
pledge, and grant to Lender a first priority Mortgage on its Owned Real Property.
4.2 Perfection.
Each Loan Party must immediately take all action that Lender requests to maintain the validity, perfection, enforceability, and
priority of Lender’s Lien on the Collateral or to enable Lender to protect, exercise, or enforce its rights under the Loan
Documents and in the Collateral, including: (1) immediately discharging all Liens other than Permitted Liens; (2) obtaining any
Waivers that Lender may request in its discretion, together, with respect to the Consigned Inventory, the applicable financing
statements and other deliverables required of each Eligible Consignee; (3) delivering to Lender, endorsed (or accompanied by any
assignments that Lender may specify) and stamping or marking, as Lender may specify, all Chattel Paper, Instruments, letters of
credit (and advices), and Documents that are part of the Collateral; (4) entering into lockbox and other custodial arrangements
satisfactory to Lender; and (5) executing and delivering Control Agreements, pledges, Mortgages, notices, and assignments as
requested by Lender in its discretion. Each Loan Party authorizes Lender to file against it one or more financing, continuation, or
amendment statements. All Expenses and taxes that Lender incurs in doing any of the preceding will be charged to the Loan Account as
a Revolving Loan and added to the Obligations (or, at Lender’s option, must be paid by Borrowers to Lender immediately on
demand).
4.3 Dispositions.
Each Loan Party must safeguard and protect all Collateral for Lender’s account and may not, except as expressly permitted by this
Agreement, dispose of any Collateral (whether by sale, lease, or otherwise) other than the sale of Inventory in the ordinary course of
business.
4.4 Preserving
Collateral. Each Loan Party must cooperate fully with all of Lender’s efforts to preserve and protect the Collateral and
must take any actions to preserve and protect the Collateral that Lender may request. When a Default Condition exists, Lender may from
time to time in its discretion (and without any Loan Party’s consent), make Revolving Loans for Borrowers’ account that Lender
in its discretion believes are necessary or desirable: (1) to preserve or protect any Collateral; (2) to enhance the likelihood of (or
maximize the amount of) the repayment of the Obligations; or (3) to pay any amount chargeable to any Loan Party under the Loan Documents
or applicable law. All of Lender’s Expenses referred to in this Section (including all Expenses related to bonding a custodian),
will be charged to the Loan Account as a Revolving Loan and added to the Obligations.
4.5 Ownership.
At all times with respect to all Collateral: (1) a Loan Party must be its sole owner and fully authorized and able to sell,
transfer, pledge, and grant Lender a first priority Lien in it; (2) except for Permitted Liens, the Collateral must be free and
clear of all Liens; (3) each document and agreement executed by each Loan Party or delivered to Lender in connection with the
Collateral must be true and correct in all respects; (4) each Loan Party’s signatures and endorsements must be genuine and
properly authorized; and (5) each Loan Party’s Inventory, including the Consigned Inventory may only be located at the
locations listed on Schedule 4.5 (as may be updated from time to time by Loan Party Representative upon five (5) Business
Days’ prior written notice to Lender with new locations in the United States that are acceptable to Lender in its Discretion)
and may not be removed from those locations (except (a) selling Inventory in the ordinary course of business when an Event of
Default does not exist, and (b) Inventory temporarily in transit from one location identified on Schedule 4.5 to another
location identified on Schedule 4.5).
4.6 Defending Lender’s
Interests. Until (x) the Obligations are irrevocably paid and performed in full and (y) the Loan Documents are terminated in
writing, Lender’s interests in the Collateral continue in full force and effect. Each Loan Party must defend Lender’s interests
in the Collateral against all Persons. When an Event of Default exists, in addition to all other remedies available pursuant to this
Agreement, at law, or in equity: (1) Lender may take possession of the Collateral (and the indicia of ownership of any Collateral) in
whatever physical form contained (including labels, stationery, documents, instruments, and advertising materials); (2) at Lender’s
request the Loan Parties must assemble the Collateral in the best manner possible and make it available to Lender at a place designated
by Lender; (3) each Loan Party must, and Lender may, at its option, instruct all suppliers, carriers, forwarders, warehousers, consignees,
or others receiving or holding cash, checks, Inventory, documents, or instruments in which Lender holds a Lien to deliver them to Lender
and subject them to Lender’s order (and if they come into any Loan Party’s possession it must hold them in trust for Lender
and immediately deliver them to Lender in their original form (together with any necessary endorsement)); (4) each Loan Party grants
to Lender and its assignees an irrevocable, assignable, non-exclusive license (exercisable without royalty payments or other compensation)
to use, assign, license, or sublicense any present or future Intellectual Property (including in the license or sublicense access to
all media in which any of the licensed items may be recorded or stored and to all related computer programs); (5) each Loan Party grants
to Lender and its assignees an irrevocable, assignable, non-exclusive license and lease or sublease to use, assign, license, or sublicense
any leased Real Property or Owned Real Property (exercisable without paying any royalty, rent, or other compensation); (6) each Loan
Party authorizes Lender to pay, purchase, contest, or compromise any Lien that in Lender’s discretion appears to conflict with
Lender’s Liens (and to pay all related Expenses and to charge the Loan Account); (7) each Loan Party authorizes Lender to hire
security guards or implement other security measures; (8) each Loan Party authorizes Lender to employ and maintain at any of each Loan
Party’s premises a custodian (and each Loan Party grants the custodian full authority to do all acts necessary to protect and preserve
the Collateral); (9) each Loan Party authorizes Lender to lease warehouse facilities to which all or part of the Collateral may be moved;
(10) each Loan Party authorizes Lender to use any Loan Party’s owned or leased lifts, hoists, trucks, and other facilities or equipment
to handle or remove Collateral; (11) each Loan Party authorizes Lender to enter the premises where Collateral is located, to take and
maintain possession of the Collateral; and (12) Lender may at any time take any other steps that Lender in its discretion believes are
necessary or desirable to protect and preserve the Collateral. All of Lender’s Expenses incurred in accordance with the preceding
(including all Expenses related to bonding a custodian), will be charged to the Loan Account as a Revolving Loan and added to the Obligations.
4.7 Books
and Records. Each Loan Party must: (1) keep complete and accurate books and records in which entries are made of all of its dealings
and transactions; (2) establish accruals on its books for all Charges; and (3) on a current basis post on its books earnings, allowances
against doubtful Accounts, advances and investments, and all other proper accruals (including for premiums due on required payments, and
accruals for depreciation, obsolescence, or amortization). All requirements under this Section must be made in all material respects in
accordance with GAAP consistently applied in the Loan Parties’ independent public accountants’ opinion.
4.8 Financial
Disclosure. Each Loan Party irrevocably authorizes and directs its accountants and auditors at any time and promptly after Lender’s
request to deliver to Lender copies of each Loan Party’s financial statements, trial balances, and other accounting records of any
sort in the accountant’s or auditor’s possession, and to disclose to Lender any information the accountants may have concerning
each Loan Party’s financial status and business operations. Each Loan Party irrevocably authorizes all federal, state, and municipal
authorities to furnish to Lender copies of reports or examinations relating to each Loan Party.
4.9 Laws; Insurance Requirements.
(a) Each
Loan Party must comply with all laws, acts, rules, regulations, and orders of any Governmental Body (except where the failure to so comply
could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect).
(b) The
Loan Parties must at all times cause all Collateral to be maintained strictly in accordance with the requirements of all insurance carriers
that insure any of the Collateral so that all insurance remains in full force and effect.
4.10 Inspections and
Appraisals. Lender may at any time examine, audit, check, inspect, and make abstracts and copies of each Loan Party’s
books, records, audits, correspondence, and all other materials related to the Collateral. Lender and its agents may at any time
enter upon any of each Loan Party’s premises and any premises where any Collateral is located to examine, audit, inspect, or
appraise the Collateral, to conduct field examinations, and to do the things provided in the preceding sentence. Lender may conduct
examinations, audits, inspections, and appraisals at any time Lender elects, in each case, except as provided in the next sentence
at the Loan Parties’ expense. Although Lender may conduct as many field examinations and appraisals as Lender desires, if no
Default Condition has existed within sixty (60) days of the date on which an appraisal or an examination was ordered, then the Loan
Parties are only required to pay for (a) two (2) field examinations in any 12-month period and (b) two (2) Inventory appraisals in
any 12-month period; provided that, if Lender conducts a field examination or an appraisal that the Loan Parties would not be
obligated to pay for and that examination or appraisal reveals that a Default Condition exists or that any material Reserve is
appropriate, then the cost of that field examination or appraisal does not count against the limitations set forth herein.
Appraisals and field examinations that occurred before the Closing Date also do not count against the limits in the preceding
sentence.
4.11 Insurance.
Each Loan Party bears the full risk of any loss with respect to the Collateral. At each Loan Party’s own cost and expense, in amounts
and with carriers acceptable to Lender, each Loan Party must: (1) keep all properties and assets in which any Loan Party has an interest
insured against fire, flood, sprinkler leakage, those other hazards covered by extended coverage insurance, and other hazards (and for
such amounts) as Lender may require in its discretion and maintain business interruption insurance as is customary for companies engaged
in businesses similar to each Loan Party’s; (2) maintain a bond in amounts that are customary for companies engaged in businesses
similar to the Loan Parties insuring against larceny, embezzlement, and other criminal misappropriations; (3) maintain general and product
liability insurance against claims for personal injury, death, or property damage suffered by others; (4) maintain worker’s compensation
or similar insurance as required by law; and (5) furnish Lender with (a) a status report with respect to the renewal of all insurance
no later than thirty (30) days before expiration, (b) evidence that all insurance has been renewed at least ten (10) days before expiration,
and (c) lender-loss- payable, additional-insured, and mortgagee endorsements, naming Lender as an additional-insured, lender- loss-payee,
and mortgagee, and providing (A) that all insurance proceeds for loss or damage to Collateral must be payable to Lender, (B) no insurance
is affected by any act or neglect of the insured or property owner, and (C) that each policy and loss payable clause may not be cancelled,
amended, or terminated without at least thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to Lender. The Loan Parties must provide copies of
all insurance policies (including the appropriate lender-loss-payee and additional-insured endorsements) within five (5) days after Lender’s
request. Each insurance carrier is directed by Lender and the Loan Parties to make all payments for all losses to Lender solely in Lender’s
name (and not to a Loan Party or to a Loan Party and Lender jointly). If nonetheless any insurance losses are paid by check, draft, or
other instrument payable to any Loan Party or to any Loan Party and Lender jointly, Lender may endorse each Loan Party’s name and
do such other things as Lender may deem advisable to reduce the same to cash. Lender has the sole authority to adjust and compromise claims
under insurance coverage with respect to Collateral and business interruption insurance, and, for the avoidance of doubt, should any Loan
Party receive any payment for losses payable solely to such Loan Party or any of the other Loan Parties, the Loan Party Representative
shall immediately notify Lender and shall deposit such amounts in the Cash Concentration Account in accordance with the provisions of
Section 4.15. All insurance loss recoveries with respect to Collateral received by Lender may be applied to the Obligations in
the order and manner determined by Lender in its discretion (and Lender will pay any surplus to the Loan Parties or as otherwise required
by law). The Loan Parties must pay any deficiency to Lender on demand.
4.12 Paying
Insurance. If any Loan Party does not obtain, maintain, or renew any insurance required by the Loan Documents, Lender may obtain
and pay for it (but all premiums will be charged to the Loan Account as a Revolving Loan and added to the Obligations).
4.13 Paying
Taxes. Each Loan Party must pay, when due, all taxes, assessments, and other Charges levied or assessed against it or any of
the Collateral, including real and personal property taxes, assessments, and Charges, and all franchise, income, employment, social
security benefits, withholding, and sales taxes (except those being disputed in good faith, by expeditious and diligent protest,
administrative or judicial appeal, or similar proceeding (but only if reserves are posted with Lender to protect Lender’s Lien
on the Collateral)). If any tax is or may be imposed on Lender or any Collateral due to any transaction between Lender and any Loan
Party, or other Charges are not paid when due, or if any claim is made which, in Lender’s discretion, may possibly create a
Lien on the Collateral, Lender may without notice to the Loan Parties pay the taxes, assessments, or other Charges and each Loan
Party indemnifies and holds Lender harmless for that payment. All payments by Lender under this Section will be charged to the Loan
Account as a Revolving Loan and added to the Obligations.
4.14 Paying
Leasehold Obligations. Each Loan Party must pay when due its obligations under all leases and must otherwise comply with all other
terms of its leases and keep them in full force and effect and, at Lender’s request, provide evidence of having done so to Lender.
4.15 Accounts.
(a) Accounts.
Each Account: (1) is a valid Account for a bona fide obligation incurred by the named Account Debtor; (2) is for the fixed amount stated
in the invoice for a Borrower’s absolute sale or lease and delivery of goods on stated terms, or for work, labor, or services rendered
by a Borrower on the date each Account is created; and (3) is due and owing without dispute, setoff, counterclaim, reduction, or defense.
(b) Solvency.
Each Account Debtor is and will be solvent and able to pay all of its Accounts in full when due.
(c) Locations. Each
Loan Party’s state of organization and chief executive office are located at the addresses listed on Schedule 4.15(c).
Until the Loan Party Representative gives Lender thirty (30) days’ prior written notice, all records must be kept at the
executive office listed on Schedule 4.15(c).
(d) Notification.
Lender may at any time notify Account Debtors of Lender’s Lien on Borrowers’ Accounts. When an Event of Default exists, Lender
may notify Account Debtors to make payments directly to Lender (and Lender then has the sole right to collect Accounts).
(e) Lender’s
Power to Act on the Loan Parties’ Behalf. Lender may at any time receive, endorse, assign, and deliver in Lender’s
or any Loan Party’s name any checks, drafts, and other instruments, and each Loan Party waives notice of presentment, protest,
and non-payment of any instrument so endorsed. Each Loan Party appoints Lender and any of Lender’s designees as its attorney
with power: (A) at any time to: (1) endorse each Loan Party’s name on any notes, acceptances, checks, drafts, money orders, or
other evidences of payment or Collateral; (2) sign each Loan Party’s name on any invoice or bill of lading relating to any
Accounts, drafts against Account Debtors, and assignments and verifications of Accounts; (3) send Account verifications to Account
Debtors; and (4) to do all other acts and things necessary to carry out or implement the Loan Documents and the Loan Party’s
obligations under law; and (B) at any time when an Event of Default exists to: (1) demand payment of the Accounts; (2) enforce
payment of the Accounts by legal proceedings or otherwise; (3) exercise all of the Loan Parties’ rights and remedies with
respect to collecting Accounts and any other Collateral; (4) settle, adjust, compromise, extend, or renew Accounts; (5) settle,
adjust, or compromise any legal proceedings brought to collect Accounts; (6) prepare, file, and sign each Loan Party’s name on
a proof of claim in bankruptcy (or other similar document) against any Account Debtor; and (7) prepare, file, and sign each Loan
Party’s name on any notice of Lien, assignment, lien satisfaction, or other similar document. Each Loan Party ratifies and
confirms all actions of the attorney or designee (and the attorney or designee is not liable for any acts of omission or commission
or for any error of judgment or mistake of fact or of law). This power of attorney is coupled with an interest and is irrevocable
while any of the Obligations remain unsatisfied or unperformed. When an Event of Default or a Default exists, Lender may change the
address for delivery of mail to any Loan Party to any address that Lender may designate and Lender may receive, open, and dispose of
all mail addressed to any Loan Party.
(f) No
Liability. Lender does not have any liability for any error or omission or delay of any kind occurring in the settlement, collection,
or payment of any of the Accounts or any instrument received in payment of Accounts, or for any damage resulting therefrom. Lender may
accept the return of the goods represented by any of the Accounts (without notice to or consent by any Loan Party), all without discharging
or in any way affecting any Loan Party’s liability.
(g) Adjustments.
Without Lender’s prior written consent, no Loan Party may (1) compromise or adjust any Account (or extend the time for its payment)
or (2) accept any returns of merchandise or grant any discounts, allowances, or credits (except those done in the ordinary course of Borrowers’
business and consistent with past practices that existed on the Closing Date and that have been disclosed to Lender in writing).
4.16 Cash Management.
(a) Borrowers
must maintain with a financial institution acceptable to Lender any deposit accounts required by Lender, including Cash Concentration
Accounts. Each deposit account must be subject to a lockbox agreement, a Control Agreement, or other control that is satisfactory to Lender
in its sole discretion. Borrowers must instruct (and these instructions must be satisfactory to Lender in its discretion) all Account
Debtors and other Persons obligated to any Loan Party to make, and Borrowers must ensure that all Account Debtors do make, all payments
to a Cash Concentration Account.
(b) All
funds in a Cash Concentration Account are Lender’s exclusive property and are subject to Lender’s sole control. Borrowers
do not have control over or any interest in a Cash Concentration Account. All collections with respect to Collateral received by the Loan
Parties: (1) are received in trust for Lender and as Lender’s fiduciary; (2) may not be commingled with any of the Loan Parties’
other funds or property and are held in trust for Lender and as Lender’s fiduciary; and (3) must on the day received be deposited
into a Cash Concentration Account.
(c) Each
Loan Party shall enter into, and cause each depository, securities intermediary or commodities intermediary to enter into, Control Agreements
providing for “full” cash dominion with respect to each deposit, securities, commodity or similar account maintained by such
Person (other than (i) any payroll account, (ii) withholding Tax and fiduciary accounts, and (iii) zero balance accounts). Loan Parties
shall not maintain cash on deposit in disbursement accounts in excess of the sum of (A) outstanding checks and wire transfers payable
from such accounts plus (B) amounts necessary to meet minimum balance requirements.
(d) To
the extent any Person remits payments to an incorrect deposit account or otherwise makes payments not in accordance with the provisions
of this Section 4.16 or an applicable Loan Party’s payment direction, such Loan Party shall contact such Person and use its
commercially reasonable efforts to redirect payment from such Person in accordance with the terms hereof and if such redirection is not
possible, such Loan Party shall deposit or cause to be deposited promptly, and in any event no later than the first Business Day after
the date of receipt thereof, all such collections into a Cash Concentration Account, as applicable.
(e) Each Loan Party must pay
to Lender on demand all fees and Expenses that Lender incurs in connection with (1) forwarding Advance proceeds and (2) establishing
and maintaining the accounts required under the Loan Documents. Lender may (without making demand) charge all fees and Expenses any
Loan Party is obligated to pay under the Loan Documents to the Loan Account as a Revolving Loan and add them to the Obligations.
4.17 Equipment
Maintenance. Each Loan Party must maintain its Equipment in good operating condition and repair (reasonable wear and tear excepted),
in accordance with industry standards, and must make all necessary replacements and repairs so that its value and operating efficiency
are maintained and preserved. No Loan Party may use or operate the Equipment in a way that violates any law, statute, ordinance, code,
rule, or regulation.
4.18 No
Liability. Nothing in this Agreement makes Lender any Loan Party’s agent for any purpose. Lender is not responsible or liable
for any reason for any shortage, discrepancy, damage, loss, or destruction of any Collateral. Lender does not assume any of any Loan Party’s
obligations under any contract or agreement assigned to Lender (and Lender is not responsible for any Loan Party’s obligation under
any contract or agreement).
4.19 Environmental Matters.
(a) The
Loan Parties must ensure that the Real Property complies with all Environmental Laws, except where the failure to comply could not reasonably
be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and the Loan Parties must ensure that no Hazardous Substances are on any Real Property
(except as permitted by applicable law or appropriate Governmental Bodies).
(b) If
any Loan Party obtains, gives, or receives notice of any Release or threat of Release of a reportable quantity of any Hazardous Substances
at the Real Property (each, a “Hazardous Discharge”), or receives any notice of violation, request for information,
notification that it is potentially responsible for investigation or cleanup of environmental conditions at the Real Property, demand
letter, or complaint, order, citation, or other written notice with regard to any Hazardous Discharge or violation of Environmental Laws
affecting the Real Property or any Loan Party’s interest in any Real Property (each, an “Environmental Complaint”)
from any Person, including any state agency responsible in whole or in part for environmental matters in the state in which the Real Property
is located or the United States Environmental Protection Agency (each, an “Authority”), then the Loan Parties must
immediately send a written notice to Lender detailing the facts and circumstances giving rise to the Hazardous Discharge or Environmental
Complaint.
(c) The
Loan Parties must immediately send to Lender copies of any request for information, notification of potential liability, or demand letter
relating to potential responsibility with respect to the investigation or cleanup of Hazardous Substances at any other site owned, operated,
or used by any Loan Party to dispose of Hazardous Substances and must continue to forward copies of correspondence between any Loan Party
and the Authority regarding such claims to Lender until the claim is settled. The Loan Parties must immediately forward to Lender copies
of all documents and reports concerning a Hazardous Discharge at the Real Property that any Loan Party is required to file under any Environmental
Laws. All information provided to Lender under the Loan Documents is provided solely to protect its Lien on the Collateral and does not
create any obligation on Lender’s part.
4.20 Financing
Statements. Except for financing statements filed with respect to Permitted Liens, no financing statement covering any of any
Loan Party’s assets is on file in any public office or has been authorized by any Loan Party to be filed in any public office.
4.21 Pledged Equity Interests.
(a) Except
as provided in this subsection, each Loan Party grants a security interest in, Lien on, and pledges and collaterally assigns all of each
Loan Party’s present and future rights and title to the Equity Interests of each present and future Subsidiary of each Loan Party
(including those listed on Schedule 4.21) (all of the preceding and all proceeds, the “Pledged Equity Interests”).
If, however, any grant hereunder would reasonably be expected to result in a material adverse tax consequence to the granting Loan Party
with respect to its Equity Interests in a Foreign Subsidiary as determined by Lender in its Discretion, then for so long as any such grant
would reasonably be expected to result in a material adverse tax consequence, the Pledged Equity Interests do not include any Equity Interests
in that Foreign Subsidiary to the extent that it would cause more than 65% of the total combined voting power of all classes of capital
stock or similar Equity Interests of any first-tier Foreign Subsidiary (i.e., a Foreign Subsidiary that is a subsidiary of a “United
States person” as defined in Code section 7701(a)(30)) which are entitled to vote (within the meaning of Treasury Regulations section
1.956-2(c)(2)) to be pledged.
(b) Each
Loan Party represents and warrants that (1) Schedule 4.21 is a complete and accurate list of each Loan Party’s (and its Subsidiaries’)
issued and outstanding Equity; (2) the Loan Parties have executed appropriate transfer powers with respect to the Pledged Equity Interests
and have deposited the Pledged Equity Interests and transfer powers with Lender; (3) all Pledged Equity Interests have been duly authorized,
validly issued, are fully paid and non-assessable; (4) with respect to any certificates delivered to Lender representing any Pledged Equity
Interests, either (x) they are Securities as defined in Article 8 of the UCC, or (y) if they are not Securities, then the Loan Parties
must immediately inform Lender in writing so that Lender may take steps to perfect its Lien as a General Intangible (and no Loan Party
may cause such certificates to become Securities as defined in Article 8 of the UCC without Lender’s prior written consent); (5)
all Pledged Equity Interests held by a securities intermediary are subject to a Control Agreement establishing Lender’s control;
(6) none of the Pledged Equity Interests have been issued or transferred in violation of the securities registration, securities disclosure,
or similar laws of any jurisdiction; (7) except as listed on Schedule 4.21, there are no options, warrants, calls, or commitments
whatsoever relating to the Pledged Equity Interests or that obligate the issuer of any Pledged Equity Interests to issue additional Equity
Interests; and (8) no consent, approval, authorization, or other action by, and no giving of notice, filing with, any Governmental Body
or any other Person is required for any Loan Party’s pledge of the Pledged Equity Interests under this Agreement or for Lender’s
exercise of any remedies with respect to the Pledged Equity Interests (except as may be required in connection with the disposition by
laws affecting the offering and sale of securities generally).
(c) When an
Event of Default exists, (1) each Loan Party authorizes Lender to transfer the Pledged Equity Interests into Lender’s (or any
nominee’s) name (but Lender is not obligated to do so); (2) Lender may vote the Pledged Equity Interests; (3) Lender may
receive all dividends and other distributions made with respect to the Pledged Equity Interests; (4) Lender has all the rights and
remedies under the Loan Documents and those available to a secured party under the UCC and applicable law; and (5) Lender may sell,
assign, transfer, and deliver the Pledged Equity Interests at any time and from time to time. If Lender determines that the Pledged
Equity Interests are declining in value or that the Pledged Equity Interests are customarily sold in any recognized market, then
Lender does not have to give the Loan Parties prior notice before selling the Pledged Equity Interests. Otherwise, Lender will give
the Loan Party Representative at least ten (10) days’ prior notice before selling the Pledged Equity Interests. Each Loan
Party waives any advertisement requirement and (except to the extent specifically required by the preceding sentence) waives notice
of any kind with respect to a sale of any of the Pledged Equity Interests.
ARTICLE 5
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
Each Loan Party represents and warrants
that:
5.1 Existence;
Authority. It (a) is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing as a corporation, partnership or limited liability
company, as applicable, under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization and (b) has the full power, authority, and legal right
to enter into the Loan Documents and to perform its obligations under the Loan Documents. Each Loan Party’s execution, delivery,
and performance of the Loan Documents has been approved by all necessary legal and organizational Persons. All obligations under each
Loan Document it executes are legal, valid, and binding obligations enforceable against it in accordance with their terms.
5.2 Formation;
Qualification; and Subsidiaries. Schedule 5.2 lists: (1) each jurisdiction where each Loan Party is incorporated or organized;
(2) each jurisdiction where each Loan Party is in good standing or qualified to do business; and (3) all of each Loan Party’s Subsidiaries.
The jurisdictions listed on Schedule 5.2 are all of the jurisdictions in which each Loan Party is required to be in good standing
or qualified to do business (excluding those in which a Loan Party’s failure to be in good standing or qualified to do business
could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect).
5.3 Officers;
Directors; Equity Interest Holders; and Capitalization. Schedule 5.3 lists (1) the names and titles of each Loan Party’s
executive officers and directors; (2) the names of each Loan Party’s Equity Interest holders and a description of their Equity Interests
(including certificate numbers and the number of Equity Interests (and the percentage of total Equity Interests)); and (3) all outstanding
subscriptions, options, warrants, calls, rights, and other agreements or commitments related to each Loan Party’s (and its Subsidiaries’)
Equity Interests in any Loan Party (or any of its Subsidiaries).
5.4 No
Governmental Approval; No Conflict. The transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents (1) do not require any consent or approval
of, registration or filing with, or any other action by, any Governmental Body or any other Person (except for those that have been obtained);
(2) do not violate any law applicable to any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries; (3) do not violate or create a default under any indenture,
agreement, or other instrument binding on any Loan Party, any of its Subsidiaries, or any of their respective assets; (4) do not require
any Loan Party to make any payment to any Person (other than Lender); and (5) do not create any Lien on any asset of any Loan Party (except
Liens created under the Loan Documents).
5.5 Tax
Returns. Each Loan Party has (x) timely filed all federal, state, and local tax returns, and all other reports required by law
to be filed, and (y) has timely paid all taxes, assessments, fees, and other governmental charges. Each Loan Party’s provision for
taxes on its books is adequate for all years (including its current fiscal year), and no Loan Party knows of any deficiency or additional
assessment not provided for on its books. No tax Liens have been filed against any asset of any Loan Party and no claims are being asserted
for any taxes.
5.6
Financial Information.
(a) The
Loan Parties’ projected income statements, cash-flow statements, balance sheets, and availability forecasts provided to Lender prior
to the Closing Date (the “Projections”) were prepared by the Loan Party Representative’s Authorized Officer in
good faith, are based on reasonable assumptions and estimates, and reflect the Loan Parties’ judgment based on present circumstances
and the most likely conditions and actions.
(b) Each of
(1) the audited consolidated and consolidating balance sheets of the Loan Parties (and, if applicable, any other Persons) as of
December 31, 2022, and the related income statements, changes in stockholders’ equity, and changes in cash flow and (2) the
consolidated and consolidating balance sheets of the Loan Parties (and, if applicable, any other Persons) as of July 31, 2023, and
the related incomes statements, changes in stockholders’ equity, and changes in cash flow (which were prepared by an
Authorized Officer of the Loan Party Representative and true copies of which were delivered to Lender), were prepared in accordance
with GAAP, consistently applied, and present fairly in all material respects the Loan Parties’ financial condition at such
date and the results of their operations for that period. Since December 31, 2022, there has been no change in (x) the Loan
Parties’ financial condition or (y) the aggregate value of the Loan Parties’ machinery, Equipment, and Real Property (if
any) (except changes in the ordinary course of business that individually or in the aggregate have not and could not reasonably be
believed to cause a Material Adverse Effect).
5.7 Name.
Except as stated on Schedule 5.7, during the last five years (1) no Loan Party has been known by any other name, has conducted
its business under any other name, or has sold Inventory under any other name and (2) no Loan Party has been the surviving entity of a
merger or consolidation or has acquired a material portion of the assets of any Person.
5.8 O.S.H.A.
and Environmental Compliance. Each Loan Party has complied with, and (1) its facilities, business, assets, property, and Equipment
and (2) its leaseholds, comply in all material respects with the provisions of the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Act, the Environmental
Protection Act, RCRA, and all other Environmental Laws that the failure to comply with could reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect, and no citations, notices, or non-compliance orders have been issued to any Loan Party under any these laws, rules, and
regulations.
(a) Each
Loan Party has been issued all required federal, state, and local licenses, certificates, and permits with respect to Environmental Laws.
(b) Except as stated on Schedule
5.8(b), (1) there are no releases, spills, discharges, leaks, or disposals (each, a “Release”) of Hazardous
Substances at, upon, under or within any Real Property; (2) there are no underground storage tanks or polychlorinated biphenyls on
any Real Property; (3) no Real Property has not ever been used as a treatment, storage, or disposal facility for Hazardous Waste;
and (4) no Hazardous Substances are present on the Real Property.
5.9 Solvency; No Litigation, No Violation, ERISA.
(a) After
giving effect to the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents, (1) the Loan Parties are and will continue to be solvent, able to
pay their debts as they mature, and have sufficient capital to carry on their business and all businesses in which they are about to engage
and (2) the present fair saleable value of each Loan Party’s assets is more than its liabilities (including contingent liabilities).
(b) Except
as listed on Schedule 5.9(b), (1) no Loan Party has any pending or threatened litigation, investigation, arbitration, actions,
or proceedings that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (2) no Loan Party has violated any statute, regulation,
or ordinance that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (3) no Loan Party has violated any order of any court,
Governmental Body, arbitration board, or tribunal that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (4) no Loan Party
is a member of any Controlled Group; and (5) no Loan Party maintains or contributes to any Plan or Multiemployer Plan.
5.10 Intellectual
Property. Schedule 5.10 lists all Intellectual Property owned or utilized by any Loan Party. Except as stated on Schedule
5.10, (a) the Intellectual Property is valid; (b) has been duly registered or filed with all appropriate Governmental Bodies;
(c) is all of the Intellectual Property necessary for the Loan Parties to operate their business; (d) there are no objections to or
challenges to the validity of any Intellectual Property (nor is any Loan Party aware of any grounds for any challenge); (e) all
Intellectual Property is either original material or property developed by a Loan Party or was lawfully acquired by the Loan Party;
and (f) all Intellectual Property has been maintained to preserve its value (except where the failure to do so could not reasonably
be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect).
5.11 Licenses
and Permits. Each Loan Party (a) has complied with and (b) has all licenses or permits required by any applicable federal, state,
or local law, or regulation to operate its business in each jurisdiction where it conducts or plans to conduct business (except where
the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect).
5.12 Indebtedness
Default. No Loan Party is in default under any Indebtedness nor does it reasonably believe that it will be in default under any
Indebtedness.
5.13 No Burdensome
Restrictions; No Default. No Loan Party: (a) is subject to any restriction (or is a party to any contract or agreement)
whose compliance with or performance of could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (b) has agreed (whether on
the happening of a contingency or otherwise) that any of its present or future assets will be subject to a Lien that is not a
Permitted Lien; and (c) is in default under any contract that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
5.14 No
Labor Disputes. No Loan Party (a) is involved in any labor dispute (or is aware that any strikes, walkouts, or union organization
exist or are threatened) or (b) is a party to any labor contract that expires within six months after the Termination Date.
5.15 Margin
Regulations. No Loan Party is engaged (nor will it engage) in extending credit for “purchasing” or “carrying”
any “margin stock” (the quoted terms in this Section have the meanings given under Regulation U of the Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System). Furthermore, no part of the proceeds of any Advance will be used for “purchasing” or “carrying”
“margin stock.”
5.16 Investment
Company Act. No Loan Party is an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (nor is it Controlled
by a Person that is an “investment company”).
5.17 Disclosure.
No representation or warranty made by any Loan Party in any Loan Document or in any financial statement, report, certificate, or other
document furnished to Lender by any Loan Party is untrue or misleading in any respect or omits any fact or circumstance necessary to make
any statement not misleading. Each Loan Party has disclosed to Lender in writing each fact and circumstance that could reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect.
5.18 Hedging
Contracts. No Loan Party is a party to (nor will it be a party to) any Hedging Contract unless (a) it provides that termination
damages are payable on a “two-way basis” without regard to fault on the part of either party and (b) it is entered into in
the ordinary course of business (and not for speculative purposes).
5.19 Material
Business Agreements. Schedule 5.19 lists all of each Loan Party’s Material Business Agreements and no default or
event of default exists under any of these agreements. Further, there is no “material breach” under the Consignment Agreements.
5.20 Certain
Laws and Regulations. The Loan Parties are in compliance with all applicable statutes, rules, and regulations and all judgments,
decrees, and orders of any Governmental Body. No Loan Party or any of its Affiliates is subject to any statute, rule, or regulation that
regulates incurring any Indebtedness (including statutes or regulations related to common or interstate carriers or to selling electricity,
gas, steam, water, telephone, telegraph, or other public utility services).
5.21 Anti-Corruption
Laws and Sanctions. Loan Parties have implemented and maintain in effect policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance
by Loan Parties, their Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable
Sanctions, and Loan Parties, their Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers and employees and, to the knowledge of Borrowers,
their agents, are in compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions. None of (a) any Individual Guarantor, any Loan Party,
any Subsidiary or any of their respective directors, officers or employees, or (b) to the knowledge of any Borrower, any agent of any
Loan Party or any Subsidiary that will act in any capacity in connection with or benefit from the credit facilities established hereby,
is a Sanctioned Person. No Loan, use of proceeds or other transactions contemplated herein will violate Anti-Corruption Laws or applicable
Sanctions.
5.22 Business
Purpose. The proceeds of the Loans will be used solely for business purposes and not for personal, family, or household purposes.
5.23 Delivery of Subordinated
Indebtedness Documents. Lender has received complete copies of the
Subordinated Indebtedness Documents and related documents (including all exhibits, schedules and disclosure letters referred to therein
or delivered pursuant thereto, if any) and all amendments thereto, waivers relating thereto and other side letters or agreements affecting
the terms thereof. None of such documents and agreements has been amended or supplemented, nor have any of the provisions thereof been
waived, except pursuant to a written agreement or instrument which has been delivered to Lender on or before the Closing Date.
ARTICLE
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AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
Until all
Obligations are irrevocably paid and performed in full (other than contingent obligations with respect to which no claim has been asserted
or threatened) and the Loan Documents are terminated, each Loan Party must:
6.1 Conducting Business; Maintaining Existence; and Assets.
(a) Continuously
conduct and operate its business according to good business practices, as presently conducted.
(b) Keep
its existence in full force and effect, file all reports and pay all franchise and other taxes and license fees, and do all other acts
and things that are necessary or desirable to maintain its rights, licenses, leases, powers, and franchises.
(c) Each
Loan Party shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, comply with all applicable laws of any Governmental Body having
jurisdiction over it or its business. Each Loan Party shall maintain in effect and enforce policies and procedures designed to
ensure compliance by the Loan Parties, their Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with
Anti-Corruption Laws, Anti-Terrorism Laws and applicable Sanctions.
6.2 Violations. Immediately notify Lender in
writing if any Loan Party or any Collateral violates or is alleged to have violated any Governmental Body’s laws, statutes,
regulations, or ordinances.
6.3 Financial Covenants.
(a) Fixed Charge Coverage
Ratio. Maintain a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (for the Loan Parties on a consolidated basis) of not less than 1.20 to 1.00 (i)
for the fiscal months ending on September 30, 2023, October 31, 2023, and November 30, 2023, as calculated on a fiscal year-to-date
basis, and (ii) for the fiscal month ending on December 31, 2023 and each fiscal month thereafter, as calculated for the twelve
consecutive fiscal months then ended.
(b) Liquidity.
Maintain, at all times, Undrawn Availability (for the Loan Parties on a consolidated basis) of not less than the product of (i) ten percent
(10.0%) multiplied by (ii) the Maximum Borrowing Amount, in each case.
6.4 Supplemental
Instruments. From time to time at the Loan Parties’ expense, execute and deliver, and cause each Subsidiary to execute and
deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, to Lender all documents, agreements, and instruments, and take or cause to be taken such
further actions (including filing and recording financing statements, fixture filings, Mortgages, deeds of trust, and other documents
and actions) that are required by law or that Lender may request to carry out the terms and conditions of the Loan Documents and to ensure
the perfection and priority of Lender’s Liens.
6.5 Indebtedness.
Pay all Indebtedness when due and not otherwise default under any Indebtedness.
6.6 Financial
Statements. Cause all financial statements delivered to Lender (1) to be prepared as required by this Agreement; (2) to be complete
and correct in all material respects (subject, for interim financial statements, to notes and normal year-end audit adjustments); and
(3) to be prepared in reasonable detail.
6.7 Taxes.
If any tax, assessment, or other Charge creates a Lien on any Collateral Lender may without notice to the Loan Parties pay the tax, assessment,
or other Charges. Any payments under this Section will be charged to the Loan Account as a Revolving Loan and added to the Obligations
(or, at Lender’s option, must be paid to Lender by Borrowers immediately on demand).
6.8 Deposit
Accounts. Each account on Schedule 6.8 (and each other deposit account, securities account, commodity account, securities
entitlement or commodity contract owned by a Borrower at any time) must at all times be subject to a Control Agreement satisfactory to
Lender.
6.9 Interest
Rate Protection. Within ten Business Days after Lender’s request, maintain Hedging Contracts on terms and conditions (and
with Persons) acceptable to Lender.
6.10 Post-Closing
Matters. Execute and deliver the documents, take the actions, and complete the tasks in the table below, in each case within
the applicable time limit specified (or such longer period as Lender may agree in its sole discretion):
Requirement |
Time Limit |
1. Deliver to Lender all
Control Agreements and lockbox agreements required by Lender, in each case duly executed by all parties party thereto and in form
and substance satisfactory to Lender in its sole discretion |
Within fourteen (14) days of the Closing Date |
2. Deliver
to Lender a fully executed Waiver with respect to 1900 Shelton Drive, Hollister, California, in form and substance satisfactory to Lender
in its sole discretion |
Within thirty (30) days of the Closing Date. |
3.
Deliver to Lender complete copies of Target’s standard Terms and Conditions (as defined in the Target
Consignment Agreement, the “POL”) or, in the alternative, access to the website containing such Terms and Conditions`. |
Within thirty (30) days of the Closing Date. |
4. Deliver to Lender a fully executed Insurer’s Acknowledgment and Consent with respect to the Collateral Assignment of Rights under Business Interruption Insurance |
Within thirty (30) days of the Closing Date. |
5. Deliver to Lender
a fully executed Consignee Acknowledgment Agreement with respect to Target, in form and substance satisfactory to Lender in its sole
discretion |
Within sixty (60) days of the Closing Date. |
ARTICLE
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NEGATIVE COVENANTS
Until all
Obligations are irrevocably paid and performed in full (other than contingent obligations with respect to which no claim has been asserted
or threatened) and the Loan Documents are terminated, no Loan Party may:
7.1 Mergers; Consolidations; and Asset Sales.
(a) Merge,
consolidate, divide (including by way of an LLC division), or otherwise reorganize with or into any Person or acquire all or a material
portion of any Person’s assets or Equity Interests.
(b) Sell,
pledge, lease, transfer (including by way of an LLC division), or otherwise dispose of any of its properties or assets (except (1) sales
or other dispositions of Equipment that is substantially worn, damaged, or obsolete, not to exceed in the aggregate Two Hundred Fifty
Thousand and No/100 ($250,000) in any consecutive twelve-month period and (2) as otherwise expressly permitted by this Agreement).
7.2 Liens.
Except Permitted Liens, create, assign, transfer, or allow to exist any Lien on any of its property (including the Collateral).
7.3 Guarantees.
Be liable for any other Person’s obligations by assumption, endorsement, Guaranty, or otherwise except for (1) endorsing checks
in the ordinary course of business and (2) guaranteeing or being jointly and severally liable for a Loan Party’s Obligations.
7.4 Investments.
Purchase or acquire the assets, obligations or Equity Interests of, or any other interest in, any Person, except: (1) investments
existing on the Closing Date and listed on Schedule 7.4; (2) obligations issued or guaranteed by the United States of
America; (3) commercial paper with a maturity of not more than one hundred eighty (180) days and a published rating of not less than
A-1 or P-1; (4) certificates of deposit and bankers’ acceptances having maturities of not more than one hundred eighty (180)
days; and (5) U.S. money market funds (x) rated AAA by Standard & Poors, Inc. or with an equivalent rating from Moody’s
Investors Service, Inc., or (y) that invest solely in obligations issued or guaranteed by the United States of America.
7.5 Loans.
Make advances, loans, or credit extensions to any Person (including any Affiliate), except for commercial trade credit in connection with
Inventory sales in the ordinary course of its business and consistent with practices that existed on the Closing Date and that have been
disclosed to Lender in writing.
7.6 Reserved.
7.7 Distributions and Management Fees.
(a) Except
for Permitted Dividends, pay dividends (or any distribution on account of any of its Equity Interests) or redeem, purchase, or otherwise
acquire directly or indirectly any of its Equity Interests.
(b) Enter
into or issue, as applicable, any subscriptions, options, warrants, calls, rights, or other agreements or commitments of any kind relating
to any Equity Interests of any Loan Party.
(c) Except
for the Management Fees, pay any management, advisory, consulting, or other similar fees to any Person.
7.8 Indebtedness. Create, incur, assume, or allow to exist any Indebtedness except:
(a) Indebtedness
existing on the Closing Date and listed on Schedule 7.8 (including any extensions, renewals, refinancings, or replacements in accordance
with clause (f) below).
(b) Indebtedness to Lender.
(c) Indebtedness to fund Capital Expenditures.
(d) Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.3.
(e) Indebtedness under Hedging Contracts required under this Agreement.
(f)
Indebtedness that represents extensions, renewals, refinancings, or replacements (“Refinance Indebtedness”) of
any of the Indebtedness described in clauses (a),(c), (d) and (e) (“Original Indebtedness”) if: (1) the Refinance
Indebtedness does not increase the principal amount or interest rate of the Original Indebtedness; (2) any Liens securing that
Refinance Indebtedness are not extended to any additional property; (3) no Loan Party or any Subsidiary that was not originally
obligated to repay that Original Indebtedness becomes obligated for that Refinance Indebtedness; (4) the Refinance Indebtedness does
not shorten the average weighted maturity of the Original Indebtedness; (5) the terms of the Refinance Indebtedness are not less
favorable to the obligor than the original terms of the Original Indebtedness; and (6) if the Original Indebtedness was subordinated
in right of payment to the Obligations, then the terms and conditions of the Refinance Indebtedness must include subordination terms
and conditions that are at least as favorable to Lender as those that applied to the Original Indebtedness.
(g) The Subordinated
Indebtedness provided that it is at all times subject to a Subordination Agreement.
7.9 Business. Change in any
material respect the nature of the business that it is engaged in on the Closing Date.
7.10 Affiliate
Transactions. Directly or indirectly, purchase, acquire, or lease any property from, or sell, transfer, or lease any property
to, or otherwise deal with, any Affiliate (except transactions in the ordinary course of business that existed on the Closing Date and
are listed on Schedule 7.10, on an arm’s length basis, and on terms no less favorable than terms that could be obtained from
a Person who is not an Affiliate).
7.11 Leases.
Enter as lessee into any lease for real or personal property (unless capitalized and permitted hereunder) without (a) prior written notice
to Lender and (b) with respect to leases of Real Property, if requested by Lender, a Waiver in form and substance satisfactory to Lender
in its discretion.
7.12 Subsidiaries; Partnerships; and Disqualified Stock.
(a) Form
any Subsidiary of Borrowers unless (1) that Subsidiary expressly becomes a Loan Party and becomes jointly and severally liable for the
Obligations; (2) Borrowers pledge 100% of the Equity Interests of the Subsidiary to Lender; (3) Lender has received all documents and
due diligence (including all “know your customer” requirements, organizational documents, and legal opinions) it may require;
and (4) the Subsidiary grants Lender first-priority perfected Liens in its present and future assets. If a Subsidiary becomes a Borrower,
none of its assets may be included in the Borrowing Base until Lender has conducted a field examination and makes that determination in
its Discretion.
(b) Enter into any partnership, joint venture, or similar agreement.
(c) Issue any Disqualified Stock.
7.13 Fiscal
Year and Accounting Changes. Change its fiscal year-end from December 31 or make any material change (1) in accounting treatment
and reporting practices (except as required by GAAP) or (2) in tax reporting treatment (except as required or permitted by law).
7.14 Pledging Credit. Pledge Lender’s credit on any purchase or for any purpose.
7.15 Amending
Charter Documents. Amend, modify, or waive any term or provision of its Charter Documents (except amendments, modifications, and
waivers acceptable to Lender in its discretion as confirmed in writing before the applicable amendment, modification, or waiver).
7.16 ERISA.
Become part of a Controlled Group or create, maintain, or become obligated to contribute to any Plan or Multiemployer Plan.
7.17 Prepaying
Indebtedness. At any time, directly or indirectly (including by establishing any sinking fund for any Indebtedness) prepay any
Indebtedness (other than to Lender and to the extent permitted by this Agreement) or repurchase, redeem, retire, or otherwise acquire
any Indebtedness.
7.18 Material
Business Agreements. Without Lender’s prior written consent, amend, waive, or modify in any respect the terms of any Material
Business Agreement if that change would be detrimental in any material respect to Lender or any Loan Party.
7.19 Anti-Terrorism
Laws; Anti-Corruption Laws; Sanctions. At any time: (1) directly or through its Affiliates or agents, conduct any business
or engage in any transaction or deal with any Sanctioned Person, including making or receiving any funds, goods, or services to or
for the benefit of any Sanctioned Person; (2) directly or through its Affiliates or agents, deal in, or otherwise engage in any
transaction relating to, any property or interests in property blocked under Executive Order No. 13224; (3) directly or through its
Affiliates or agents, engage in or conspire to engage in any transaction that evades or avoids (or whose purpose is to evade or
avoid), or attempts to violate, any of the prohibitions in Executive Order No. 13224, the USA Patriot Act, or any other
Anti-Terrorism Law; or (4) not deliver to Lender any certification or other evidence requested by Lender in its sole judgment
confirming each Loan Party’s compliance with this Section. No Borrower will request any Loan, and no Borrower nor any of its
Subsidiaries or their respective directors, officers, employees and agents will use the proceeds of any Loan (a) in the furtherance
of an offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization of the payment or giving of money, or anything else of value, to any Person
in violation of any Anti-Corruption Laws, (b) for the purpose of funding, financing or facilitating any activities, business or
transaction of or with any Sanctioned Person or in any Sanctioned Country or (c) in any manner that would result in the violation of
any Anti- Terrorism Law or Sanctions applicable to any party hereto.
7.20 Subordinated
Indebtedness. Except as expressly allowed by the applicable Subordination Agreement, at any time, directly or indirectly, pay,
prepay, repurchase, redeem, retire or otherwise acquire, or make any payment on account of any principal of, interest on or premium payable
in connection with the repayment or redemption of any Subordinated Indebtedness.
7.21 Modification
of Subordinated Indebtedness Documents. Amend, modify, or waive any term or provision of any Subordinated Indebtedness Document.
7.22 Amending
Leases. Amend, modify, or waive any term or provision of any lease of Real Property without notice to Lender (and if such amendment,
modification or waiver would be detrimental in any material respect to Lender or any Loan Party, amendments, modifications, and waivers
must be consented to in writing by Lender in its discretion).
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CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
8.1 Conditions
to Initial Loans. Lender’s obligation to make Loans and Advances on the Closing Date is subject to its satisfaction of each
of the following conditions precedent:
(a) Loan
Documents. Lender has received all documents, searches, abstracts, and information required by Lender (including fully-executed counterparts
of each document on the closing checklist attached as Exhibit C that requires a signature as well as all other documents, instruments,
and conditions listed on Exhibit C).
(b) Collateral
and Security. All Collateral items required to be physically delivered to Lender under the Loan Documents have been delivered (accompanied
by any transfer instruments requested by Lender) or arrangements satisfactory to Lender for delivery are in place. All taxes, fees, Expenses,
and other charges have been paid in full that relate to (1) the Collateral, (2) incurring the Obligations, and (3) delivering the Loan
Documents.
(c) Searches.
Lender has received accurate and complete copies of all Lien, pending suit, title, background investigation, and other searches required
by Lender.
(d) Filings;
Registrations; and Recordings. Each document required by the Loan Documents, by law (including UCC financing statements and Mortgages),
or requested by Lender to be filed, registered, or recorded to create or perfect in Lender’s favor a Lien on the Collateral has
been properly filed, registered, or recorded in each jurisdiction where filing, registration, or recordation is required or requested,
and all actions necessary to perfect and protect Lender’s Liens have been taken.
(e) Organizational
Proceedings. Lender has received a copy of the resolutions of each Loan Party’s Board of Directors, Shareholders, Managers,
or Members authorizing (1) executing, delivering, and performing the Loan Documents and (2) granting the Liens on the Collateral.
(f) Incumbency
Certificates. Lender has received a certificate of each Loan Party’s Secretary, Manager, or other officer acceptable to Lender
as to the incumbency and signature of the Secretary, Manager, or officer and each Loan Party’s Authorized Officers.
(g) Charter
Documents. Lender has received complete copies of (1) each Loan Party’s Charter Documents (certified by the Secretary of State
or other appropriate official of that entity’s jurisdiction of formation, incorporation, or organization) and (2) each Loan Party’s
governance documents.
(h) Good
Standing. Lender has received copies of good standing certificates (or other analogous certificates) for each Loan Party dated not
more than ten (10) days before the Closing Date in each jurisdiction where each Loan Party is required to be in good standing (or other
analogous status), unless the failure to be so qualified could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(i) Legal
Opinion. Lender has received an executed legal opinion from the Loan Parties’ counsel.
(j) No
Litigation. No litigation, investigation, or proceeding is pending or threatened against any Loan Party (or against its officers,
directors, or managers), (1) in connection with the Loan Documents or (2) that could (as determined in Lender’s Discretion) have
a Material Adverse Effect. No injunction, writ, or restraining order has been issued by any Governmental Body that is adverse to any Loan
Party (or its business) or is inconsistent with the Loan Documents.
(k) Collateral
Examination. Lender has (1) completed Collateral examinations (including a roll-forward examination) and received appraisals (all
of which must be satisfactory to Lender in its Discretion) and (2) reviewed all books and records in connection with the Collateral.
(l) Fees. Lender has received all fees and Expenses payable to Lender.
(m) Financial
Statements; Projections. Lender has received and found satisfactory the financial statements required by Section 5.6(a) and
the Projections.
(n) Insurance.
Lender has received evidence that each Loan Party has the insurance required by the Loan Documents and that Lender is listed as lender-loss-payee,
additional-insured, and mortgagee (as required by Lender).
(o) Collection
Accounts. Lender has received (1) agreements establishing the Cash Concentration Account and all other required accounts; (2) a Control
Agreement for each deposit account on the Borrowers; and (3) evidence that Borrowers have directed all Account Debtors to make all payments
to the Cash Concentration Account.
(p) Consents. Lender has received all Consents and Waivers required by it.
(q) No
Adverse Material Change. Since December 31, 2022, no event, condition, or state of facts has occurred that could reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect. No representations made or information supplied to Lender by any Loan Party or its agents or representatives
has turned out to be inaccurate or misleading in any respect.
(r) Contract
Review and Capital Structure. Lender is satisfied with all Material Business Agreements and the Loan Parties’ legal and capital
structure, and has received all Collateral Assignments.
(s) Existing
Indebtedness. Lender has received (1) a satisfactory payoff letter for any existing Indebtedness to be paid on the Closing Date and
(2) evidence that, except for Permitted Liens, there will be no Liens on any Loan Party’s assets.
(t) Interest
Rate Protection. If required by Lender, Borrowers have entered into Hedging Contracts acceptable to Lender.
(u) Undrawn
Availability. After giving effect to the initial Loans and Advances and all other Closing Date transactions, Borrowers’ Undrawn
Availability is at least One Million and No/100 Dollars ($1,000,000).
(v) Subordinated
Indebtedness Documents. Lender shall have received (i) from each of the holders of Subordinated Indebtedness duly executed Subordination
Agreements, pursuant to which all Indebtedness and all Liens, if any, of any Borrower to such Persons are subordinated to the Obligations
on terms satisfactory to Lender in its sole discretion, and (ii) evidence in form and substance satisfactory to Lender in its sole discretion
that the current maturity date of all Subordinated Indebtedness is (or has been extended to) at least six (6) months after the Termination
Date.
(w) Tax
Returns, Etc. Lender shall have (i) received true, correct, and complete copies of all federal, state, and local tax returns, and
all other reports required by law to be filed, in each case, by any Loan Party, and (ii) evidence in form and substance satisfactory to
Lender in all respects that each Loan Party has timely paid all taxes, assessments, fees, and other governmental charges.
(x) Other.
(1) All
documents, instruments, and other matters in connection with the assignment of the Original Loan Agreement to Lender must be satisfactory
in form and substance to Lender and its counsel.
(2) All
corporate and other proceedings (and all documents, instruments, and other matters in connection with the transactions contemplated by
the Loan Documents) must be satisfactory in form and substance to Lender and its counsel.
(3) Lender
shall have received (i) all documentation and other information with respect to the Borrowers and any Guarantors that Lender requires
or is required by regulatory authorities under applicable “know-your-customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations,
including the USA PATRIOT Act and (ii) background checks regarding management, principals, or key investors, as Lender has requested in
its sole discretion.
(4) Lender
shall have received such other documents, certificates, information or legal opinions as Lender may request, all in form and substance
satisfactory to Lender and if any Loan Party qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation,
a Beneficial Ownership Certification in relation to such Loan Party.
8.2 Conditions
to Each Loan and Advance. Lender’s obligation to make any Loan or Advance (including Loans and Advances on the Closing Date)
is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent on the date each Advance or Loan is requested and made:
(a) Representations
and Warranties. Each representation and warranty made by each Loan Party in (or in connection with any Loan Document) is true, correct,
and complete with the same effect as though made on and as of the date of the Loan or Advance (it being understood that any representation
or warranty that by its terms is made as of a specified date is required to be true and correct only as of that specified date).
(b) No
Default. No Default Condition exists or would exist after giving effect to the requested Advances or Loans (but nonetheless Lender
may in its discretion continue to make Advances or Loans, and if it does so that does not (1) waive any Event of Default or Default, (2)
establish a course of dealing, or (3) obligate Lender to make any other Advances or Loans).
(c) Borrowing
Base Certificate. Lender shall have received a Borrowing Base Certificate.
(d) Maximum
Advances. After giving effect to the requested Advance or Loan, the aggregate Revolving Exposure does not exceed the Maximum Borrowing
Amount.
Each Advance or Loan request is
a representation and warranty by each Loan Party that each condition precedent to the Advance or Loan has been met on the date the Advance
or Loan is requested and received.
ARTICLE 9
INFORMATION AS TO THE LOAN
PARTIES
Until all
Obligations are irrevocably paid and performed in full (other than contingent obligations with respect to which no claim has been asserted
or threatened) and the Loan Documents are terminated, each Loan Party must:
9.1 Disclosure.
Immediately report to Lender all matters materially affecting the value, enforceability, or collectability of any portion of the Collateral
(including any Lien or claim asserted against the Collateral, any loss, damage, or destruction to any material amount of Collateral, any
Loan Party’s reclamation or repossession of any Collateral, the return to any Loan Party of a material amount of goods, or if any
Account Debtor asserts any claims or setoffs against Accounts that exceed One Hundred Thousand and No/100 ($100,000) in the aggregate).
9.2 Schedules.
Deliver to Lender on or before the fifteenth (15th) day of each month, in each case, for the prior month (1) a detailed accounts
receivable aging including all invoices aged by invoice date (reconciled to the general ledger and the Borrowing Base Certificate);
(2) a schedule detailing all Account Dilution; (3) a detailed accounts payable aging including all accounts payable aged by invoice
date (reconciled to the general ledger); (4) an Inventory report (which must include a lower of cost or market calculation) and a
perpetual Inventory report; and (5) a Borrowing Base Certificate (that is calculated as of the last day of the prior month and which
is not binding on Lender). In addition, the Loan Party Representative must deliver to Lender at least one time every seven-day
period, an interim Borrowing Base Certificate (that is calculated as of two (2) Business Days preceding the date such interim
Borrowing Base Certificate is delivered and which is not binding on Lender) reflecting all activity (sales, collections, credits,
etc.) impacting Borrowers’ Accounts in the applicable Specified Period. Unless otherwise agreed to or required by Lender in
its Discretion, the amount excluded from Eligible Accounts and the amount of Eligible Inventory used on any interim Borrowing Base
Certificate is the amount stated on the last Borrowing Base Certificate received by Lender under clause (4) of the first sentence of
this Section. Furthermore, the Loan Party Representative must deliver to Lender at such intervals as Lender may require: (i)
assignment schedules; (ii) copies of Account Debtor invoices; (iii) evidence of shipment and delivery of Goods; and (iv) such
further schedules, documents, and information as Lender may require (including trial balances and test verifications). Lender may
confirm and verify Accounts by any manner and through any medium it chooses. All items, reports, and information under this Section
must be (x) satisfactory to Lender in its Discretion, (y) executed by the Loan Party Representative, and (z) timely delivered to
Lender.
9.3 Notice of Suits
and Adverse Events. Furnish Lender with immediate notice of (1) any lapse or other termination of any Consent issued to any
Loan Party by any Governmental Body or any other Person that is material to any Loan Party’s operation of its business; (2)
any refusal by any Governmental Body or any other Person to renew or extend any Consent; (3) copies of any periodic or special
reports filed by any Loan Party with any Governmental Body or Person (but only if (x) a report indicates any material adverse change
in any Loan Party’s business, operations, affairs, or condition or (y) if copies are requested by Lender); and (4) copies of
any material notices and other communications from any Governmental Body that specifically relate to any Loan Party or any
Collateral.
9.4 Material
Events. Immediately notify Lender in writing if any of the following occur: (1) any Default Condition; (2) any default by
any party under any Material Business Agreement; (3) any event, development, or circumstance that could reasonably be expected to
cause any financial statement, projection (including the Projections), Borrowing Base Certificate, or other information or report
furnished to Lender to be untrue or misleading (including anything that could reasonably be expected to cause any financial
statement to not present fairly in any material respect, in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, the Loan Parties’
financial condition or operations on a consolidated or consolidating basis); (4) each default by any Loan Party under any
Indebtedness (including any of the Subordinated Indebtedness); (5) any litigation, suit, or administrative proceeding affecting any
Loan Party or the Collateral (whether or not the claim is covered by insurance); and (6) any other development that could reasonably
be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
9.5 Annual
Financial Statements. Furnish Lender within one hundred and twenty (120) days after the end of each of the Loan Parties’
fiscal years (beginning, for the avoidance of doubt, with the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023), the Loan Parties’ audited financial
statements on a consolidated and consolidating basis (including statements of income, stockholders’ equity, and cash flow from the
beginning of the current fiscal year to the end of the current fiscal year) and the balance sheet as at the end of the fiscal year, all
prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a basis consistent with prior practices, and in reasonable detail and reported on without
qualification by an independent certified public accounting firm selected by the Loan Parties and satisfactory to Lender in its Discretion.
In addition, these financial statements must be accompanied by a Compliance Certificate.
9.6 Monthly
Financial Statements. Furnish Lender within thirty (30) days after the end of each fiscal month, the Loan Parties’ unaudited
balance sheet on a consolidated and consolidating basis and the Loan Parties’ unaudited statements of income, stockholders’
equity, and cash flow on a consolidated and consolidating basis reflecting the results of operations from the beginning of the fiscal
month to the end of the month (and for the month), prepared on a basis consistent with prior practices and complete and correct in all
material respects (subject to normal and recurring year-end adjustments that individually and in the aggregate are not material) and setting
forth in each case in comparative form the figures from the projected annual operating budget delivered under Section 9.8 for the
current fiscal year. In addition, these financial statements must be accompanied by a Compliance Certificate.
9.7 Additional Information.
(a) Promptly
furnish Lender with any additional information that Lender may request in its discretion, as well as (1) copies of all environmental
audits and reviews; (2) at least thirty (30) days’ prior written notice of any Loan Party opening any new place of business,
closing any existing place of business, or changing its legal name, entity type, or jurisdiction of organization, incorporation, or
formation; (3) immediately upon any Loan Party’s learning thereof, notice of any material labor dispute, strike, or walkout
affecting any Loan Party and ninety (90) days’ prior written notice of the expiration of any labor contract binding on any
Loan Party; (4)(i) such other information regarding the Collateral, results of operations, business affairs and financial condition
of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary as Lender may request and (ii) information and documentation requested by the Lender for
purposes of compliance with applicable “know your customer” requirements under the USA PATRIOT Act or other applicable
anti-money laundering laws; (5) notice of any change in the information provided in the Beneficial Ownership Certification that
would result in a change to the list of beneficial owners identified in such certificate; and (6)(i) any complaint or citation from
any relevant governmental authority that threatens to shut down any portion of the business or operations of Loan Parties or
otherwise restrict the operations of any Loan Party, and (ii) any failure of any Loan Party to comply with any product recall,
market withdrawal or post-sale warning involving any product manufactured, distributed or sold by or on behalf of any Loan Party, in
each case that could reasonably be expected to result in liability to any Loan Party.
(b) Within
thirty (30) days after the filing thereof, furnish Lender with a true, correct and complete copy of each of Borrowers’ federal tax
returns and any other report filed, or required to be filed, with the IRS; provided, however, that the Loan Parties shall furnish Lender
a true, correct and complete copy of any extension filed with the IRS within fifteen (15) days after the filing thereof.
9.8 Projected
Operating Budget and Availability Forecast. Furnish Lender no later than thirty (30) days after the beginning of each fiscal year
of the Loan Parties (beginning with the first fiscal year after the Closing Date), the Loan Parties’ month-by-month projected operating
budget and cash flows on a consolidated and consolidating basis for the fiscal year (including for each month an income statement, a cash
flow statement, and a balance sheet and availability projection). These projections must be accompanied by a certificate signed by the
Loan Party Representative’s Authorized Officer stating that the projections and forecasts were prepared using sound financial planning
practices consistent with past budgets and financial statements, and that the officer has no reasonable basis to question the reasonableness
of any assumptions on which the projections and forecasts were prepared.
9.9 Electronic
Reporting. Unless otherwise agreed in writing by Lender, all items and information required to be submitted by the Loan Parties
under this Article must be delivered to Lender by the specific method of Approved Electronic Communication designated by Lender. All information
sent by Approved Electronic Communication is treated as an authenticated record sent by the individual and entity whose electronic mail
address is provided on the communication as “sender” or initiating party. In addition to Approved Electronic Communications,
Lender may from time to time require that items and information be provided to Lender in physical form.
ARTICLE
10
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
Each of the following events is an “Event
of Default”:
10.1 Payment.
Any Loan Party does not pay any Obligation when due (whether at maturity, by acceleration, or otherwise).
10.2 Misrepresentation.
Any representation or warranty made or treated as having been made by any Loan Party in any Loan Document, any related agreement, or in
any certificate, document, or financial or other statement furnished to Lender is misleading in any respect on the date when made or treated
as having been made.
10.3 Not
Furnishing Information. Any Loan Party does not (a) furnish financial information required under the Loan Documents when due;
(b) furnish any additional information requested by Lender within three (3) days of when requested; or (c) permit Lender or its agents
to immediately (and without condition) inspect its books, its records, its premises, or any Collateral.
10.4 Liens.
Any Lien (other than Permitted Liens), levy, assessment, injunction, or attachment is issued against any Loan Party’s property.
10.5
Covenant Breaches. Any Loan Party does not perform, keep, or observe any term, provision, condition, or covenant in this
Agreement or any other Loan Document or in any other agreement with Lender.
10.6
Judgments. Any judgment or judgments are rendered or judgment liens are filed against any Loan Party (or any of its property)
for an aggregate amount exceeding One Hundred Thousand and No/100 ($100,000) that, within ten (10) Business Days, are not to Lender’s
satisfaction satisfied, stayed, discharged of record, or bonded.
10.7
Insolvency. Any Loan Party: (a) becomes insolvent; (b) is unable, or admits in writing its inability, to pay its debts
as they become due; (c) makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors or to a liquidation agent; (d) files on its behalf or
consents to an Insolvency Proceeding; (e) has an Insolvency Proceeding filed or instituted against it that is not dismissed within thirty
(30) days after it is filed or instituted; (f) applies to a court for the appointment of a receiver, trustee, or custodian for any of
its assets; (g) has a receiver, trustee, or custodian appointed for any of its assets (with or without its consent); or (h) commences
a self-liquidation of its assets. If an involuntary proceeding arises under Title 11 of the United States Code, Lender has no obligation
to continue any financing from and after the proceeding begins.
10.8
Material Adverse Effect. A Material Adverse Effect occurs.
10.9
Lender’s Lien Priority. For any reason any Lien created under any Loan Document is not a valid, perfected, first-priority
Lien (other than purchase-money Liens on Equipment that are expressly allowed under this Agreement to be senior to Lender’s Liens)
or shall be asserted by any Loan Party not to be a valid, perfected, first-priority Lien.
10.10
Breaches Under Material Business Agreements. Any default occurs under any Material Business Agreement that any Loan Party
is a party to, that is not cured within any applicable cure period, and that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
10.11
Cross Default. With respect to any Indebtedness with a balance of Fifty Thousand and No/100 ($50,000) or more (a) any Loan
Party does not pay any principal or interest due when and as the same shall become due and payable (whether at stated maturity, on demand,
upon acceleration or otherwise) after any cure period or (b) a default exists under that Indebtedness that allows the holder of the Indebtedness
to accelerate the Indebtedness (whether or not that right has been waived or deferred).
10.12
Change of Control. A Change of Control occurs.
10.13
Invalidity. (a) Any provision of any Loan Document is not, for any reason, at all times valid and binding on, and enforceable
with respect to, each Loan Party and each other Person party thereto, or (b) any Loan Party or any other Person party thereto claims
in writing that any provision of any Loan Document is not, for any reason, valid, binding, and enforceable on such Loan Party or any
other Person.
10.14
Intellectual Property. Any Governmental Body: (a) revokes, terminates, suspends, or adversely modifies any of any Loan
Party’s Intellectual Property necessary or desirable to the conduct of its business; (b) begins proceedings to suspend, revoke,
terminate, or adversely modify any of any Loan Party’s Intellectual Property necessary or desirable to the conduct of its business
as typically conducted and those proceedings are not dismissed or discharged within thirty (30) days; or (c) schedules or conducts a
hearing on the renewal of any Intellectual Property material to any Loan Party’s business and the Governmental Body issues a report
recommending the termination, revocation, suspension, or material, adverse modification of any Intellectual Property.
10.15
Destruction of Collateral. Any portion of the Collateral is seized or taken by a Governmental Body, or any Loan Party (or
any Loan Party’s title or rights) are the subject to litigation that might, as determined by Lender in its discretion, result in
material impairment or loss of the security provided by any Loan Document, or a casualty occurs as to any material asset used in the
conduct of any Loan Party’s business.
10.16
Business Interruption. Any Loan Party’s operations are interrupted at any time for more than five (5) consecutive
calendar days.
10.17
Guarantor Repudiation. (a) Any Guaranty of any of the Obligations (including without limitation any Guaranty Agreement)
(i) is not in full force and effect or (ii) ceases to be valid and binding on, or enforceable against any Loan Party; (b) any action
is taken to discontinue or to assert that any Guaranty of any of the Obligations (including without limitation any Guaranty Agreement)
is not in full force and effect; (c) any Guarantor of any of the Obligations does not comply with any of the terms or provisions of its
Guaranty (including without limitation any Guaranty Agreement) or any other default occurs under any Guaranty (including without limitation
any Guaranty Agreement); or (d) any Guarantor of any of the Obligations denies or gives Lender notice that it does not have any further
liability under any Guaranty (including without limitation any Guaranty Agreement).
10.18
Indictment; Forfeiture. The indictment of, or institution of any legal process or proceeding against, any Loan Party, or
any of its or their officers or directors, under any applicable law where the relief, penalties, or remedies sought or available are
a felony or include the forfeiture of more than One Hundred Thousand and No/100 ($100,000) of property of any Loan Party or the imposition
of any stay or other order, the effect of which could be to restrain in any material way the conduct by any Loan Party of its business
in the ordinary course.
10.19
Hedging Contracts. If any event of default, termination event, or other similar event occurs under any Hedging Contract
that a Loan Party is a party to.
10.20
Subordinated Indebtedness Default.
(a)
An event of default occurs under any Subordinated Indebtedness Documents or under any Subordinated Indebtedness that is not cured or
waived within any applicable grace period, or if any party to a Subordination Agreement breaches or violates, or attempts to terminate
or challenge the validity (or any other Person shall so challenge the validity) or enforceability of, that Subordination Agreement.
(b)
(i) The subordination or intercreditor provisions of the documents evidencing or governing any Subordinated Indebtedness and/or Liens
securing such Subordinated Indebtedness (including, without limitation, each Subordination Agreement) (all of the foregoing, collectively,
the “Intercreditor Provisions”) shall, in whole or in part, terminate, cease to be effective or cease to be legally
valid, binding and enforceable against any holder of the applicable Indebtedness or Lien or such holder shall fail to comply with such
Intercreditor Provisions; or (ii) any Borrower or any other Person shall, directly or indirectly, disavow or contest in any manner (A)
the effectiveness, validity or enforceability of any of the Intercreditor Provisions, (B) that the Intercreditor Provisions exist for
the benefit of Lender, or
(C)
that all payments of principal of or premium and interest on the applicable Indebtedness, or realized from the liquidation of any property
of any Loan Party, shall be subject to any of the Intercreditor Provisions.
10.21
Depository Instructions. Any standing transfer instruction (or any other instruction or agreement regarding any Cash Concentration
Account), is amended or terminated without the written consent of Lender, or any Loan Party directs any Account Debtor to make a payment
in respect of any Account to any place, lockbox or deposit account other than any Cash Concentration Account, as applicable.
ARTICLE
11
LENDER’S
RIGHTS AND REMEDIES AFTER AN EVENT OF DEFAULT
11.1
Rights and Remedies. When an Event of Default occurs under Section 10.7, all Obligations are immediately due and
payable and Lender’s obligation to make Loans or Advances immediately terminates. When any Event of Default exists, Lender has
all rights and remedies provided under the Loan Documents, by law, and under all other existing and future agreements between Lender
and any Loan Party. All rights and remedies are cumulative. Without limiting the preceding, when any Event of Default exists, Lender
may, at its election, without notice and without demand, do any one or more of the following (all of which are authorized by the Loan
Parties):
(a)
Declare all Obligations immediately due and payable.
(b)
Stop making Loans or Advances.
(c)
Terminate Lender’s future obligations to any Loan Party (which does not affect Lender’s rights, its Liens on the Collateral,
or the Obligations) including without limitation, by declaring the Revolving Commitment to be terminated, whereupon such Revolving Commitment
and obligation shall be terminated.
(d)
Reduce or condition the Revolving Commitment.
(e)
Settle or adjust disputes and claims directly with Account Debtors for amounts and on terms that Lender determines in its discretion
(and Lender will credit Borrowers’ Loan Account with only the net-cash amounts received by Lender after deducting all Expenses).
(f)
Direct the Loan Parties to hold and segregate all returned Inventory in trust for Lender.
(g)
Make payments and do acts that Lender considers necessary or appropriate in its discretion to protect and preserve its Lien on the Collateral.
If requested by Lender, the Loan Parties must assemble the Collateral, deliver the Collateral to any location specified by Lender, or
allow Lender or its agents to pick up the Collateral.
(h)
Without retaining any Collateral in satisfaction of an obligation (within the meaning of Section 9-620 of the UCC), Lender may hold or
set off and apply to the Obligations any: (1) balances and deposits of any one or more of the Loan Parties held by Lender (including
any amounts received in a lockbox, blocked account, or the Cash Concentration Account); (2) Indebtedness at any time owing to or for
the credit or the account of any Loan Party held by Lender; and (3) all of each Loan Party’s balances and deposits held or controlled
by Lender (including any amounts received in a lockbox, blocked account, or Cash Concentration Account).
(i)
Ship, reclaim, recover, store, finish, maintain, repair, prepare for sale, advertise for sale, and sell the Collateral. Lender is hereby
granted an irrevocable, non-exclusive license or other right to use, license or sub-license (exercisable without payment of compensation
to any Loan Party or any other Person) any or all of each Borrower’s Intellectual Property and any property of a similar nature,
in advertising for sale, marketing, selling and collecting and in completing the manufacturing of any Collateral, and each Borrower’s
rights under all licenses and franchise agreements shall inure to Lender’s benefit.
(j)
Sell the Collateral at either a public or private sale, or both, by way of one or more contracts or transactions, for cash or on terms,
in such manner and at such places (including any Loan Party’s premises) as Lender determines is commercially reasonable. It is
not necessary that the Collateral be present at any sale. Lender will give notice of the disposition of the Collateral as required by
law. Any deficiency that exists after disposition of the Collateral as provided above must be paid immediately by the Loan Parties. Any
excess will be remitted without interest by Lender to the party or parties legally entitled to the excess.
(k)
Credit bid and purchase at any public sale.
(l)
Lender is entitled to the immediate appointment of a receiver for all or any part of the Collateral (whether the receivership is incidental
to a proposed sale of the Collateral under the UCC or otherwise). Each Loan Party consents to the appointment of a receiver without notice
or bond, to the fullest extent not prohibited by applicable law, and waives all notices of and defenses to the appointment of a receiver
and may not oppose any application Lender makes for the appointment of a receiver. At Lender’s option the receivership may continue
until the Obligations are fully satisfied and performed.
In
addition, Lender has all rights and remedies provided by law and any rights and remedies contained in the Loan Documents. The exercise
or non-exercise of any right or remedy does not preclude the exercise of any other right or remedy. All rights and remedies are cumulative.
The
proceeds realized from any sale or other disposition of any Collateral may be applied, first to any Expenses incurred by Lender and then
to the remainder of the Obligations in such order of application as Lender may elect in its discretion, with Borrowers and the other
Loan Parties remaining liable for any deficiency.
11.2
No Waiver. No delay on Lender’s part in exercising any right, power, or privilege under this Agreement or any Loan
Document is a waiver, nor does any single or partial exercise of any right, power, or privilege under this Agreement or otherwise preclude
the exercise of any other right, power, or privilege.
ARTICLE
12
WAIVERS
AND JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS
12.1
Notice Waiver. To the fullest extent not prohibited by law, each Loan Party waives all notices and demands that it would
otherwise be entitled to receive (including non-payment of any of the Accounts, demand, presentment, protest, notice of acceptance, notice
of Loans or Advances made, credit extended, or Collateral received or delivered).
12.2
Delay. Any delay or omission by Lender in exercising any right, remedy, or option does not waive that right (or any other
right, remedy, option, or default).
12.3
Jury Waiver. EACH LOAN PARTY AND LENDER EACH IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ITS RESPECTIVE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM OR
CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED
HEREBY OR THEREBY, IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR OTHER LITIGATION OF ANY KIND BROUGHT BY ANY SUCH PERSON AGAINST ANOTHER, WHETHER WITH
RESPECT TO CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS, OR OTHERWISE. EACH LOAN PARTY AND LENDER EACH AGREES THAT ANY SUCH CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION
SHALL BE TRIED BY A COURT WITHOUT A JURY. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, THE PARTIES FURTHER AGREE THAT THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHT TO A
TRIAL BY JURY IS WAIVED BY OPERATION OF THIS SECTION AS TO ANY ACTION, COUNTERCLAIM OR OTHER PROCEEDING WHICH SEEKS, IN WHOLE OR IN PART,
TO CHALLENGE THE VALIDITY OR ENFORCEABILITY OF THIS AGREEMENT OR THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS OR ANY PROVISION HEREOF OR THEREOF. THIS WAIVER
SHALL APPLY TO ANY SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS, SUPPLEMENTS OR MODIFICATIONS TO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, WHETHER
OR NOT SPECIFICALLY SET FORTH THEREIN.
ARTICLE
13
EFFECTIVE
DATE AND TERMINATION
13.1
Term. This Agreement inures to the benefit of, and is binding on, the respective successors and permitted assigns of each
Loan Party, Lender, and their respective successors and assigns, is effective on the Closing Date, and continues in full force and effect
until the Termination Date unless sooner terminated as provided in this Agreement. Without limiting Section 11.1, (1) the Aggregate
Revolving Commitment expires on the Maturity Date and (2) all Obligations must be paid in full by Borrowers on the Maturity Date. Borrowers
may terminate this Agreement with at least ninety (90) days’ prior written notice to Lender by (1) paying all Obligations in full
(including the Prepayment Fee in the following sentence); and (2) paying in full (or, at Lender’s election, cash collateralizing
to its satisfaction) Hedging Obligations.
If
for any reason this Agreement is terminated or all Obligations are paid in full before the Termination Date (including under Section
11.1 and this Section 13.1). Borrowers must pay Lender a termination premium (the “Prepayment Fee”) equal
to:
Period
during which early
termination occurs |
|
Prepayment
Fee |
On or before the first anniversary
of the Closing Date |
|
Three Percent (3%) of the
Specified Amount |
After the first anniversary
of the Closing Date and on or before the second anniversary of the Closing Date |
|
Two Percent (2%) of the
Specified Amount |
After the second anniversary
of the Closing Date and before the Termination Date |
|
One Percent (1%) of the
Specified Amount |
The
Prepayment Fee is also due and payable: (1) in connection with any termination of this Agreement when an Event of Default exists during
any of the applicable periods set forth above; (2) if any Loan Party becomes subject to an Insolvency Proceeding and this Agreement is
terminated or all Obligations are paid in connection with any Insolvency Proceeding; or (3) in connection with payment of any Obligations
by any trustee, receiver, interim receiver, administrator, custodian, debtor-in-possession, or other court appointed or legally authorized
representative. The Loan Parties agree that the Prepayment Fee is a reasonable estimate of Lender’s damages due to the early termination
of this Agreement and the Loan Parties agree that the amount is reasonable under the current circumstances currently existing. The Prepayment
Fee is part of the Obligations and is secured by the Collateral.
13.2
Termination. The termination of this Agreement does not affect any Loan Party’s Obligations arising before the effective
Termination Date, and the Loan Documents remain in full force and effect until all Obligations are irrevocably paid and performed in
full (other than contingent obligations with respect to which no claim has been asserted or threatened). The Liens and rights granted
to Lender (including the financing statements) continue in full force and effect notwithstanding the termination of this Agreement or
that the Loan Account may from time to time be in a zero or credit position, until all of the Obligations of each Loan Party have been
paid or performed in full (other than contingent obligations with respect to which no claim has been asserted or threatened). Accordingly,
each Loan Party waives any rights that it may have under the UCC or other applicable law to require that Lender file termination statements
or mortgage discharges with respect to the Collateral unless and until this Agreement has been terminated in accordance with its terms,
and all Obligations are irrevocably paid and performed in full (other than contingent obligations with respect to which no claim has
been asserted or threatened). All indemnification obligations in the Loan Documents survive the termination of the Loan Documents and
payment and performance of the Obligations in full. In addition, certain provisions of the Loan Documents remain in effect even after
all Obligations are irrevocably paid and performed in full.
ARTICLE
14
LOAN
PARTY REPRESENTATIVE
14.1
Appointment and Relationship. The Loan Party Representative is appointed by each Loan Party as its contractual representative
under each Loan Document and each Loan Party irrevocably authorizes the Loan Party Representative to act as the contractual representative
with the rights and duties set forth in the Loan Documents. The Loan Party Representative agrees to act as such contractual representative.
Additionally, each Loan Party appoints the Loan Party Representative as its agent to receive all Loan proceeds in its operating account
and to promptly disburse the Loans to the appropriate Borrower. Lender and its officers, directors, agents, or employees are not liable
to the Loan Party Representative or any Loan Party for any action taken or omitted to be taken by the Loan Party Representative or the
Loan Parties under this Article.
14.2
Authority. Each Loan Party authorizes the Loan Party Representative on its behalf to execute and deliver to Lender the
Loan Documents and all related agreements, certificates, documents, and instruments as are necessary or appropriate to effect the purposes
of the Loan Documents (including Borrowing Base Certificates and Compliance Certificates). Each Loan Party agrees that any action taken
by the Loan Party Representative (or the other Borrowers) in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents, and the Loan Party Representative’s
exercise of its powers in the Loan Documents (together with such other powers as are reasonably incidental) are binding on all of the
Loan Parties.
14.3
Notices. Each Loan Party and the Loan Party Representative must immediately notify Lender if a Default Condition exists.
Any notice of a Default Condition provided by Lender to the Loan Party Representative is treated as notice to each Loan Party.
14.4
Joint and Several Obligations.
(a)
Each Loan Party is jointly and severally liable for all Obligations (except as may be limited by a Guaranty Agreement) and this joint
and several liability is not affected by any extensions, renewals, waivers, or forbearances granted by Lender, Lender’s failure
to give any Loan Party notice of any borrowing or any other notice, Lender’s failure to pursue or preserve its rights against any
Loan Party or other Person, Lender’s release of any Collateral, or any other defense available to a surety.
(b)
Each covenant, agreement, obligation, representation, and warranty of the Loan Parties contained in the Loan Documents is the joint and
several undertaking of each Loan Party. Each Loan Party acknowledges that its obligations might be construed to be, at least in part,
a guarantee of the Obligations of the other Loan Parties and, in full recognition of that fact, each Loan Party consents and agrees that
Lender may, at any time and from time to time without notice or demand, whether before or after any actual or purported termination,
repudiation, or revocation of this Agreement by any Loan Party, and without affecting the enforceability or continuing effectiveness
of the Loan Documents as to any Loan Party or each Loan Party’s joint and several liability for the Obligations: (1) supplement,
restate, modify, amend, waive, increase, decrease, extend, renew, or otherwise change the Loan Documents (including time for payment
(including any increase or decrease of the interest rates or advance rates in the Borrowing Base)); (2) accept partial payments; (3)
release, reconvey, terminate, waive, abandon, fail to perfect, subordinate, exchange, substitute, transfer, or enforce any security or
guarantees (and apply any security and direct the order or manner of sale as determined by Lender); (4) release any Person from any liability
with respect to any of the Loan Documents; (5) settle, release on terms satisfactory to Lender or by operation of applicable law or otherwise
liquidate or enforce any security or Guaranty in any manner, consent to the transfer of any security, and bid and purchase at any sale;
or (6) consent to a merger, change, or any other restructuring or termination of any Loan Party’s existence and correspondingly
restructure the Obligations.
(c)
Each Loan Party states and acknowledges that: (1) the Loan Parties desire to utilize their borrowing potential on a consolidated basis
as if they were merged into a single entity and that the Loan Documents establish credit facilities that would not otherwise be available
to the Loan Parties if each Loan Party were not jointly and severally liable for the Obligations; (2) it has determined that it will
benefit specifically and materially from the Loans and Advances under this Agreement; (3) it is both a condition precedent to Lender’s
obligations and the desire of the Loan Parties that each Loan Party execute and deliver the Loan Documents to Lender; and (4) the Loan
Parties have requested and bargained for the structure and terms of and security for the Advances under the Loan Documents. If for any
reason any Loan Party’s obligations under the Loan Documents (or if any Liens securing the joint and several Obligations), would,
but for this Section, be unenforceable under applicable law, then the joint and several liability and each Lien is valid and enforceable
to the maximum extent that would not cause the joint and several liability or Liens to be unenforceable under applicable law (and the
joint and several liability and each Lien is treated as having been automatically amended accordingly at all relevant times).
(d)
To the extent that any Loan Party, under this Agreement as a joint and several obligor or a Guarantor, repays any Obligations constituting
either or both Loans or other Obligations incurred directly and primarily by any other Loan Party (an “Accommodation Payment”),
then the Loan Party making an Accommodation Payment is entitled to contribution and indemnification from (and to be reimbursed by) each
of the other Loan Parties in an amount, for each of the other Loan Parties, equal to a fraction of the Accommodation Payment, the numerator
of which is the other Loan Parties’ Allocable Amount (as defined below) and the denominator of which is the sum of the Allocable
Amounts of all of the Loan Parties. As of any determination date the “Allocable Amount” of each Loan Party is equal
to the maximum liability for Accommodation Payments that could be asserted against that Loan Party without: (1) rendering that Loan Party
“insolvent” within the meaning of Section 101(31) of the Bankruptcy Code, Section 2 of the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act
(“UFTA”) or Section 2 of the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act (“UFCA”); (2) leaving that Loan
Party with unreasonably small capital or assets, within the meaning of Section 548 of the Bankruptcy Code or Section 4 of the UFTA; or
(3) leaving that Loan Party unable to pay its debts as they become due within the meaning of Section 548 of the Bankruptcy Code, Section
4 of the UFTA, or Section 5 of the UFCA. All rights and claims for contribution, indemnification, and reimbursement under this Section
and applicable law are subordinate in right of payment to the prior payment in full of the Obligations. The provisions of this Section,
to the extent expressly inconsistent with other provisions of the Loan Documents, supersede the inconsistent provisions.
14.5
Cross Guaranty.
(a)
Notwithstanding that the Loan Parties are jointly and severally liable for all Obligations, if for any reason the Loan Parties are found
in a final, non-appealable order not to be jointly and severally liable for all Obligations, then provisions of this Section apply and
each Loan Party absolutely and unconditionally guarantees to Lender and its successors and assigns, the full and prompt payment (whether
at stated maturity, by acceleration, or otherwise) and performance of all Obligations (excluding Excluded Hedging Obligations). Each
Loan Party’s Guaranty obligation is in addition to all other Guaranty obligations and is a payment and performance Guaranty, and
its obligations under this Section are absolute and unconditional, irrespective of, and not affected by:
(1)
The genuineness, validity, regularity, enforceability or any future amendment of, or change in, any other Loan Document or any other
agreement, document, or instrument to which the other Loan Parties are or may become a party.
(2)
Lender not enforcing the Loan Documents (including this Section).
(3)
The existence, value, or condition of any Collateral, Lender not perfecting its Lien on any Collateral, Lender releasing any Collateral,
or any Person liable for the Obligations.
(4)
Any other action or circumstances that could be a legal or equitable defense of a surety or guarantor.
(b)
Lender does not have to proceed against any other Person (including any other Loan Party) or any Collateral before requiring payment
by any one or more of the Loan Parties. Lender may proceed, before, after, or at the same time to enforce its rights under this Section
and against any Collateral.
(c)
Each Loan Party waives and agrees that it may not at any time insist on, plead, or claim, or take the benefit or advantage of any laws,
claims, or doctrines related to appraisal, valuation, stay, extension, marshaling, redemption, or exemption. Each Loan Party waives with
respect to its obligations and with respect to any of the Obligations: (1) all defenses with respect to diligence, presentment, demand,
maturity, extension of time, change in nature or form of the Obligations, acceptance, release of security, composition, or agreement
arrived at as to the amount of, or the terms of, the Obligations; (2) notice of adverse change in the other Loan Parties’ financial
condition; and (3) any other fact that might increase the risk to that Loan Party. Each Loan Party also waives the benefit of all provisions
of law that are or might be in conflict with the terms of this Section. Each Loan Party represents, warrants, and agrees that its obligations
under this Section are not and will not be subject to any setoffs, defenses, or counterclaims. Each Loan Party’s obligations under
this Section remain in full force and effect until the Obligations have been irrevocably paid and performed in full and the Loan Documents
have been terminated (other than contingent obligations with respect to which no claim has been asserted or threatened). Each Loan Party
is in the same position as a principal debtor with respect to the Obligations and expressly waives all rights it has and may have to
require that Lender proceed against any other Loan Party or any Collateral before proceeding against, or as a condition to proceeding
against, that Loan Party. The parties acknowledge that, but for the provisions of this Section (including the waivers), Lender would
not enter into the Loan Documents.
(d)
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document, until the Obligations are irrevocably paid
and performed in full (other than contingent obligations with respect to which no claim has been asserted or threatened), each Loan Party:
(1)
Subordinates and defers all rights at law or in equity to subrogation, reimbursement, exoneration, contribution, indemnification, setoff,
or any other rights that a surety could have against a principal, a guarantor, a maker, a co-maker, an obligor, an accommodation party,
a holder, a transferee, and that a Loan Party may have against any Person (including another Loan Party) in connection with or as a result
of a Loan Party performing its obligations under the Loan Documents or any other agreements.
(2)
Irrevocably subordinates and defers any “claim” (as defined in the Bankruptcy Code) against any Person (including the other
Loan Parties and any surety for any of the Obligations), either directly or as an attempted set off to any action instituted by Lender
against any Person (including the other Loan Parties).
(3)
Acknowledges and agrees (x) that this subordination and deferral is intended to benefit Lender and does not limit or otherwise affect
that Loan Party’s liability or the enforceability of this Section and (y) that Lender and its respective successors and assigns
are intended third-party beneficiaries of the waivers and agreements set forth in this Section.
(e)
If Lender enforces its rights with respect to any Collateral (either by judicial foreclosure or by non-judicial sale or enforcement),
Lender may, at its sole option, determine which of its remedies or rights it may pursue without affecting any of its rights, remedies,
and benefits under this Section. If, in the exercise of any of its rights and remedies, Lender forfeits any of its rights or remedies,
including its right to enter a deficiency judgment against any Loan Party or any other Person, whether because of any applicable laws
relating to “election of remedies” or similar laws, the Loan Parties consent to that action by Lender and waive any claim
based on that action, even if the action by Lender results in a full or partial loss of any subrogation or other rights that a Loan Party
might otherwise have had but for Lender’s action. Any election of remedies that results in the denial or impairment of Lender’s
right to seek a deficiency judgment against a Loan Party does not impair the other Loan Parties’ obligation to pay the full amount
of the Obligations. If Lender bids at any foreclosure sale, trustee sale, or at any private sale, Lender may bid all or less than the
amount of the Obligations and the amount of Lender’s bid need not be paid by Lender but will instead be credited against the Obligations.
The amount of the successful bid at any such sale, whether by Lender or any other bidder, is conclusively treated as the fair market
value of the Collateral (and the difference between that bid amount and the remaining balance of the Obligations is conclusively treated
as the amount of the Obligations guaranteed under this Section, notwithstanding that any law, court decision, or ruling may have the
effect of reducing the amount of the deficiency claim but for bidding at any sale).
(f)
The Guaranty in this Section is a continuing Guaranty that remains in full force and effect until the Obligations are irrevocably paid
and performed in full.
(g)
Each Loan Party’s liability under this Section is limited to an amount not to exceed on any determination date the greater of (1)
or (2):
(1)
The net amount of all Loans to the other Loan Parties under this Agreement and then re-loaned or otherwise transferred to or directly
benefiting the subject Loan Party.
(2)
The Loan Party’s Allocable Amount, after taking into account, among other things, that Loan Party’s right of contribution
and indemnification from the other Loan Parties under Section 14.4.
14.6
Waivers. Each Loan Party waives (1) all rights with respect to subrogation, reimbursement, indemnity, exoneration, contribution,
or any other claim that has or could have against the other Loan Parties or other Person directly or contingently liable for the Obligations,
or against or with respect to the other Person’s (including any Loan Party’s) property (including, any property that is Collateral
for the Obligations), arising in connection with the Loan Documents, until the Loan Documents are terminated and the Obligations are
irrevocably paid and performed in full (other than contingent obligations with respect to which no claim has been asserted or threatened)
and (2) any defense it may otherwise have to paying and performing the Obligations based on any contention that its liability under the
Loan Documents is limited and not joint and several. The preceding waivers and all other waivers in the Loan Documents are a material
inducement to Lender’s agreement to enter into the Loan Documents and to make Advances and other Loans.
ARTICLE
15
MISCELLANEOUS
15.1
Governing Law.
(a)
THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT
REGARD TO ITS CONFLICTS OF LAW PRINCIPLES.
(b)
ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT MAY BE BROUGHT IN THE COURTS OF THE STATE
OF NEW YORK OR IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, AND BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT,
EACH LOAN PARTY AND LENDER CONSENTS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THOSE COURTS. EACH LOAN PARTY, AND LENDER IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY
OBJECTION, INCLUDING ANY OBJECTION TO VENUE ON THE GROUNDS OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS, WHICH IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE
BRINGING OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN SUCH JURISDICTION. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, LENDER SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO BRING ANY
ACTION OR PROCEEDING AGAINST ANY LOAN PARTY OR ITS PROPERTY IN THE COURTS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION AS LENDER DEEMS NECESSARY OR APPROPRIATE
IN ORDER TO EXERCISE REMEDIES WITH RESPECT TO THE COLLATERAL.
15.2
Location of Closing. Each Borrower acknowledges and agrees that it has delivered, with the intent to be bound, its executed
counterparts of this Agreement and each other Loan Document, together with all other documents, instruments, opinions, certificates and
other items required under Section 8.1, to Lender at 405 Lexington Ave, 59th Floor, New York, NY 10174. All parties agree that
the closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement has occurred in New York.
15.3
Entire Understanding and Amendments. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including all recitals) are the entire
agreement among the parties related to the subject matter of the Loan Documents. The Loan Documents supersede all prior agreements, commitments
(including any commitment letters), and understandings among the parties related to the subject matter of the Loan Documents. Any promises,
representations, warranties, or guarantees that may arise in the future among the parties are not effective unless they are in a writing
signed by each Loan Party’s and Lender’s respective officers. No part of the Loan Documents may be changed, modified, amended,
waived, supplemented, discharged, cancelled, or terminated orally or by any course of dealing, or in any manner other than by an agreement
in writing signed by Lender and the Loan Parties. Each Loan Party acknowledges that it has been advised by counsel in connection with
the execution of the Loan Documents (or has had the opportunity to be advised) and that it is not relying on any oral representations
or statements by Lender in entering into the Loan Documents.
15.4
Transfers and Assignments.
(a)
The Loan Parties. The Loan Parties may not assign or otherwise transfer any of their rights or Obligations without Lender’s
prior written consent.
(b)
Lender. Lender may at any time sell all or a portion of its interest in the Loan Documents and the Obligations through sales,
participations, or otherwise. Any assignment creates a direct obligation of the Loan Parties to the assignee and each assignee is a “Lender”
for all purposes under the Loan Documents. Further, in connection with Lender’s sale of a participation or an assignment of any
interest in the Loans, Lender may provide to the participant or assignee any financial or other information it knows of related to the
Loan Parties and the Loan Documents.
(c)
Register. Lender may maintain a register to record the names and addresses of each party to a transfer under this Section, the
commitments to make Advances and other Loans, and principal amounts of the Loans owing to Lender and any other Persons under the terms
of the Loan Documents (the “Register”). The entries in the Register are conclusive, and the Loan Parties and Lender
may treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register as a Lender under the Loan Documents. The Register is available for inspection
by Borrowers, Lender, or any assignee or participant at reasonable times upon reasonable prior written notice.
(d)
Pledge. Lender may at any time grant a Lien in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure Lender’s
obligations to any Person (including a Federal Reserve Bank).
(e)
Notes. Borrowers must execute and deliver: (1) to Lender, the transferor, and the transferee any consent or release (of all or
a portion of the obligations of the transferor) in connection with each assignment or other transfer under this Section; (2) if Lender’s
entire interest in its commitments to make Advances and other Loans and all of its Advances and other Loans have been transferred to
the transferee, an appropriate replacement note if any Notes have been issued in accordance with Section 2.1 of this Agreement
(if requested by the transferee); and (3) if only a portion of Lender’s interest has been transferred, and if any Notes have been
issued in accordance with Section 2.1 of this Agreement, replacement notes to each of the transferor and the transferee (if requested
by the transferor and/or the transferee).
15.5
Payment Application. Lender has the continuing and exclusive right to apply or reverse and re-apply any payment and any
and all proceeds of Collateral to any portion of the Obligations in such order as Lender determines. To the extent that any Loan Party
makes a payment or Lender receives any payment or proceeds of the Collateral for any Loan Party’s benefit that are later invalidated,
declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside, or required to be repaid to a trustee, debtor-in-possession, receiver, custodian,
or any other Person under any bankruptcy law, common law, or equitable principal, then, to that extent, the Obligations or part of the
Obligations intended to be satisfied is revived and continue as if the payment or proceeds had not been received by Lender.
15.6
Expenses; Indemnity.
(a)
Borrowers shall pay all Expenses promptly upon request. Borrowers also shall reimburse Lender for all legal, accounting, appraisal, consulting,
and other fees and expenses incurred by it in connection with (i) negotiation and preparation of any Loan Documents, including any modification
thereof; (ii) administration of and actions relating to any Collateral, Loan Documents and transactions contemplated thereby, including
any actions taken to perfect or maintain priority of Lender’s Liens on any Collateral, to maintain any insurance required hereunder
or to verify Collateral; and (iii) subject to the limits of Section 4.10, any examination or appraisal with respect to any Loan
Party or Collateral by Lender’s personnel or a third party.
(b)
Each Loan Party indemnifies Lender and each of its Affiliates and its and its Affiliates’ respective officers, directors, attorneys,
representatives, Affiliates, employees, advisors, and agents (each an “Indemnified Person”) from and against any and
all claims, liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, Expenses, and disbursements of any
kind or nature whatsoever (including attorneys’ fees and disbursements of counsel) that may be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted
against Lender in any litigation, proceeding, or investigation with respect to any aspect of, or any transaction contemplated by, or
referred to in, or any matter related to, the Loan Documents, whether or not Lender is a party to the Loan Documents (each and all of
the foregoing, the “Indemnified Liabilities”). WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE FOREGOING INDEMNITY SHALL APPLY TO EACH INDEMNIFIED
PERSON WITH RESPECT TO INDEMNIFIED LIABILITIES WHICH IN WHOLE OR IN PART ARE CAUSED BY OR ARISE OUT OF ANY NEGLIGENT ACT OR OMISSION
OF SUCH INDEMNIFIED PERSON OR OF ANY OTHER PERSON. The foregoing to the contrary notwithstanding, no Loan Party shall have any obligation
to any Indemnified Person under this Section with respect to any Indemnified Liability that a court of competent jurisdiction finally
determines to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnified Person. The Loan Parties must pay all
Expenses when due. The Loan Parties’ obligation to pay the Expenses and all of the reimbursement and indemnification obligations
provided for in the Loan Documents are part of the Obligations, are secured by all of the Collateral, and survive the repayment of the
Obligations.
15.7
Notice. Any notice or request may be given to the Loan Party Representative (individually or on behalf of each Loan Party)
or to Lender at their addresses stated below (or at such other address as may be specified in a notice designated as a notice of change
of address under this Section). Any notice, request, demand, direction, or other communication (for purposes of this Section only, a
“Notice”) to be given to or made on any party under any provision of the Loan Documents must be given or made in writing
(which includes by means of electronic transmission (i.e., “email”) or facsimile transmission). Any Notice must be
delivered to the applicable parties at the addresses and numbers set forth under their respective names in this Section or in accordance
with any later unrevoked Notice from any party that is given in accordance with this Section. Any notice given to the Loan Party Representative
is treated as having been given to each other Loan Party. Any Notice is effective:
(a)
In the case of hand-delivery, when delivered.
(b)
If given by mail, four (4) days after the Notice is deposited into the U.S. mail.
(c)
In the case of a facsimile transmission, when sent to the applicable party’s facsimile machine number if the sending party receives
a delivery confirmation from its own facsimile machine.
(d)
In the case of other electronic transmission, when actually received.
(e)
If given by other means (including by overnight courier), when actually received.
As
of the Closing Date, the applicable parties’ addresses and numbers are as follows:
|
(A) |
If to Lender at: |
AB Lending SPV I LLC |
|
|
d/b/a Mountain Ridge Capital |
|
|
405 Lexington Ave., 59th Floor |
|
|
New York, NY 10174 |
|
|
Attention: Craig Winslow, Chief Credit Officer |
|
|
Telephone: (469) 581-2599 |
|
|
Email: craig.winslow@mountainridgecap.com |
|
|
|
|
|
And |
|
|
AB Lending SPV I LLC |
|
|
d/b/a Mountain Ridge Capital |
|
|
6801 Gaylord Parkway, Suite 202 |
|
|
Frisco, TX 75034 |
|
|
Attention: Greg Gentry, Managing Director, |
|
|
Portfolio & Underwriting |
|
|
Telephone: (469) 581-7329 |
|
|
Email: greg.gentry@mountainridgecap.com |
|
|
|
|
|
With a copy to
(which is not notice): |
Parker,
Hudson, Rainer & Dobbs LLP |
|
|
303 Peachtree Street N.E. |
|
|
Suite 3600 |
|
|
Atlanta, GA 30308 |
|
|
Attention: Elizabeth B. Garner, Esq. |
|
|
Telephone: (404) 420-4696 |
|
|
Email: lgarner@phrd.com |
|
|
|
|
(B) |
If to Loan Party
Representative at: |
ICU
Eyewear, Inc. |
|
|
590 Madison Ave., Floor 21 |
|
|
New York, NY 10022 |
|
|
Attention: Ellery W. Roberts, |
|
|
Executive
Chairman |
|
|
Telephone: (212) 417-9800 |
|
|
Email: eroberts@1847holdings.com |
|
|
|
|
|
With a copy to
(which is not notice): |
Bevilacqua
PLLC |
|
|
1050 Connecticut Avenue, NW |
|
|
Suite 500 |
|
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Washington, D.C. 20036 |
|
|
Attention: Louis Bevilacqua, Esq. |
|
|
Telephone: (202) 869-0888 |
|
|
Email: lou@bevilacquapllc.com |
15.8
Survival. The Loan Parties’ obligations under Sections 2.7, 3.7, 3.8, 3.11, and 15.6
survive the termination of the Loan Documents and payment in full of the Obligations.
15.9
Severability. If any part of the Loan Documents is found for any reason to be unenforceable, all other parts nevertheless
remain enforceable.
15.10
Injunctive Relief. If any Loan Party does not perform, observe, or discharge its obligations or liabilities under the Loan
Documents (or threatens to fail or refuse to perform, observe, or discharge its obligations or liabilities) any remedy at law may prove
to be inadequate relief to Lender. Therefore, Lender is entitled to temporary and permanent injunctive relief in any such case without
the necessity of proving that actual damages are not an adequate remedy.
15.11
Consequential Damages. Under no circumstances is Lender, its Affiliates, its agents, or its attorneys liable to any Loan
Party for any special, incidental, consequential, or punitive damages (including those arising from any breach of contract, tort, or
other wrong relating to the Obligations, the Loan Documents, the Collateral, or any agreement between Lender and any one or more of the
Loan Parties).
15.12
Counterparts and Electronic Signatures. The Loan Documents may be executed in any number of counterparts with the same
effect as if all signatories had signed the same document. All counterparts must be construed together to constitute one instrument.
Any signature delivered by facsimile, email transmission, DocuSign or other electronic means is treated as an original signature. The
words “execution”, “execute”, “signed”, “signature” and words of like import in or related
to this Agreement or any other document to be signed in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall
be deemed to include electronic signatures, the electronic matching of assignment terms and contract formations on electronic platforms
approved by Lender, or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability
as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided
for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic
Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.
15.13
Construction. Each party and its counsel have reviewed this Agreement. Accordingly, the normal rule of construction that
any ambiguities are resolved against the drafting party does not apply in interpreting this Agreement, any other Loan Document, or any
amendments, schedules, or exhibits to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
15.14
Confidentiality and Sharing Information.
(a)
Lender agrees to take normal and reasonable precautions to maintain the confidentiality of any information designated in writing as confidential
and provided to it by any Borrower or any Subsidiary, except that such information may be disclosed (i) to any Related Party of Lender,
including accountants, legal counsel and other advisors, (ii) to the extent required by applicable laws or regulations or by any subpoena
or similar legal process, (iii) to the extent requested by any examiner, regulatory agency or authority, (iv) to the extent that such
information becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section, or which becomes available to Lender or any
Related Party of Lender on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than a Borrower, (v) in connection with the exercise of any remedy
hereunder or any suit, action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or the enforcement of rights hereunder, and (vi) subject to provisions
substantially similar to this Section 15.14(a), to any actual or prospective assignee or participant, or (vii) with the consent
of Loan Party Representative. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of any information as provided for in this Section
shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the
confidentiality of such information as such Person would accord its own confidential information.
(b)
Lender and its Affiliates may offer to the Loan Parties and their Affiliates financial, advisory, investment banking, and other services.
Each Loan Party authorizes Lender to share with its Affiliates any information related to each Loan Party and its Affiliates. This authorization
survives the payment and performance of the Obligations and the termination of the Loan Documents.
15.15
Publicity. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, each Loan Party authorizes Lender to publicly announce
the financial arrangements entered into among the Loan Parties and Lender (including announcements that are commonly known as tombstones)
in any form and media Lender determines.
15.16
Creditor-Debtor Relationship. The relationship between Lender, on the one hand, and the Loan Parties, on the other hand,
is solely that of creditor and debtor. Lender does not have any fiduciary relationship or duty to any Loan Party arising out of or in
connection with, and there is no agency, tenancy or joint venture relationship between Lender and the Loan Parties by virtue of, any
Loan Document or any transaction contemplated therein. In connection with all aspects of each transaction contemplated hereby (including
in connection with any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Loan Document), each Borrower and each other Loan
Party acknowledges and agrees, and acknowledges its Affiliates’ understanding, that: (a)(i) the arranging and other services regarding
this Agreement provided by Lender and any Affiliate thereof, are arm’s-length commercial transactions between the Borrowers, each
other Loan Party and their respective Affiliates, on the one hand, and Lender and, as applicable, its Affiliates, on the other hand,
(ii) each of the Borrowers and the other Loan Parties has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent
it has deemed appropriate, and (iii) each Borrower and each other Loan Party is capable of evaluating, and understands and accepts, the
terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Loan Documents; (b)(i) Lender and its Affiliates
each is and has been acting solely as a principal and, except as expressly agreed in writing by the relevant parties, has not been, is
not, and will not be acting as an advisor, agent or fiduciary, for any Borrower, any other Loan Party or any of their respective Affiliates,
or any other Person and (ii) neither Lender nor any of its Affiliates has any obligation to any Borrower, any other Loan Party or any
of their respective Affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby except those obligations expressly set forth herein
and in the other Loan Documents; and (c) Lender and its Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests
that differ from those of the Borrower, the other Loan Parties and their respective Affiliates, and neither Lender nor any of its Affiliates
has any obligation to disclose any of such interests to the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any of their respective Affiliates. To
the fullest extent permitted by law, each of the Borrower and each other Loan Party hereby waives and releases any claims that it may
have against Lender or any Affiliate thereof with respect to any breach or alleged breach of agency or fiduciary duty in connection with
any aspect of any transactions contemplated hereby.
15.17
Conflict. If there is any conflict, inconsistency, or discrepancy between the provisions of this Agreement and the provisions
of the other Loan Documents, the provisions giving Lender greater rights or remedies (as determined by Lender) govern to the maximum
extent not prohibited by applicable law (it being understood that the purpose of this Agreement and any Loan Document is to add to, and
not to limit, detract, or derogate from, diminish, or otherwise impair or reduce the rights granted to Lender in this Agreement or the
Loan Documents). For greater certainty, where the provisions of this Agreement and the provisions of the other Loan Documents deal with
the same subject matter but are not identical, no conflict between the documents will exist or be deemed to exist unless observing or
complying with the provisions of one document will cause a default under the provisions of the other document.
15.18
PATRIOT ACT. Lender hereby notifies each Loan Party and each Individual Guarantor that, (a) pursuant to the requirements
of the USA Patriot Act, it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each Loan Party and each Individual Guarantor,
which information includes the name and address of such Loan Party and such Individual Guarantor and other information that will allow
Lender to identify such Loan Party and such Individual Guarantor in accordance with the USA Patriot Act and (b) pursuant to the Beneficial
Ownership Regulation, it is required to obtain a Beneficial Ownership Certificate.
15.19
Amendment and Restatement; No Novation; Reaffirmation of Grant of Security Interest. This Agreement serves only to amend
and restate the Original Loan Agreement; is not intended to create or result in either a novation or an accord or satisfaction; does
not effect a refinancing, repayment, satisfaction or extinguishment of any of the Obligations outstanding under the Original Loan Agreement;
and does not extinguish, release, terminate or otherwise affect any security interest or other Lien granted under the Original Loan Agreement
or any other Loan Documents. All security interests and Liens granted under or evidenced by the Original Loan Agreement and the other
Loan Documents are hereby ratified, confirmed and continued and shall remain outstanding and continue to secure all of the Obligations
(including those in existence on the date hereof under the Original Loan Agreement). Borrowers hereby ratify and reaffirm the Original
Loan Agreement, as amended and restated herein, and all covenants, duties, liabilities and obligations thereunder.
15.20
FINAL AGREEMENT. THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES AND MAY
NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS, OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES. THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL
AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES.
[Remainder
of Page Intentionally Left Blank – Signature Pages Follow]
The
Borrowers and Lender entered into this Agreement on the Closing Date.
|
BORROWERS: |
|
|
|
ICU EYEWEAR, INC. |
|
a California corporation, |
|
as a Borrower and as Loan Party Representative |
|
|
|
By: |
/s/ Ellery
W. Roberts |
|
Name: |
Ellery W. Roberts |
|
Title: |
Executive Chairman and President |
|
|
|
ICU EYEWEAR HOLDINGS, INC., a California |
|
corporation, as a Borrower |
|
|
|
By: |
/s/ Ellery
W. Roberts |
|
Name: |
Ellery W. Roberts |
|
Title: |
Executive Chairman and President |
|
|
|
1847 ICU HOLDINGS INC., a Delaware |
|
corporation, as a Borrower |
|
|
|
By: |
/s/ Ellery
W. Roberts |
|
Name: |
Ellery W. Roberts |
|
Title: |
Chief Executive Officer |
[Signatures
continue on the following page]
|
LENDER: |
|
|
|
AB LENDING SPV
I LLC |
|
a
Delaware limited liability company d/b/a Mountain Ridge Capital |
|
|
|
By: |
/s/
Greg Gentry |
|
Name: |
Greg Gentry |
|
Title: |
Managing Director |
Schedule
1.2(a)
Owned
Real Property
None.
Schedule
1.2(b)
Permitted
Liens
None.
Schedule
4.5
Inventory
Locations
The
Company’s principal warehouse is at 1900 Shelton Drive, Hollister CA, USA. There are no third parties that have possession of any
inventory except per the sales agreements or consignment agreements, as such arrangements are identified on Schedule 5.19.
Schedule
4.15(c)
Loan
Parties’ States of Organization and Chief Executive Offices
Legal
Name of Borrower |
Address |
City |
State |
Country |
Jurisdiction
of Organization |
ICU
EYEWEAR, INC. |
1900
Shelton Drive |
Hollister |
CA |
USA |
California |
ICU
EYEWEAR HOLDINGS, INC. |
1900
Shelton Drive |
Hollister |
CA |
USA |
California |
1847 ICU
HOLDINGS INC. |
590
Madison Ave, Floor 21 |
New
York |
NY |
USA |
Delaware |
Schedule
4.21
Pledged
Equity Interests
Per the Pledge
Agreements, 1847 ICU Holdings Inc. and ICU Eyewear Holdings, Inc. are pledging the Equity Interests held in their direct Subsidiaries,
as shown on Schedule 5.3, to Lender.
Schedule
5.2
Incorporation/Organization/Foreign
Qualification/Subsidiaries
Legal
Name of Borrower |
Jurisdiction
of Incorporation
or Organization |
Jurisdictions
in Good Standing |
Subsidiaries |
ICU EYEWEAR,
INC. |
California |
California
Colorado |
None. |
ICU
EYEWEAR HOLDINGS, INC. |
California |
California |
ICU
Eyewear, Inc. |
1847
ICU HOLDINGS INC. |
Delaware |
Delaware |
ICU
Eyewear Holdings, Inc. |
Schedule
5.3
Officers,
Directors, Shareholders, Capitalization
Borrower |
Name
of Executive Officer / Director |
Equity
Ownership |
Warrants/Options/Rights |
ICU
EYEWEAR, INC. |
Ellery
W. Roberts – Executive Chairman and President
Philip
Kirk Hobbs – Chief Executive Officer
Christine
Roach – Chief Financial Officer
Ellery
W. Roberts, Director |
50,379
shares of Common Stock issued to ICU Eyewear Holdings, Inc.
(750,000
Authorized Shares of Common Stock) |
N/A |
ICU
EYEWEAR HOLDINGS, INC. |
Ellery
W. Roberts – Executive Chairman and President
Philip
Kirk Hobbs – Chief Executive Officer
Christine
Roach – Chief Financial Officer
Ellery
W. Roberts, Director |
1,000
shares of Common Stock issued to 1847 ICU Holdings Inc.
(1,000
Authorized Shares of Common Stock) |
N/A |
1847
ICU HOLDINGS INC. |
Ellery
W. Roberts – Chief Executive Officer, Executive Chairman and President
Vernice
L. Howard – Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary
Ellery
W. Roberts, Director |
100
shares of Common Stock issued to 1847 Holdings LLC
397.35
shares of Common Stock in reserve for Warrants |
Warrant
issued to Leonite Fund I, LP for 88.3 shares of Common Stock
Warrant
issued to Mast Hill Fund, LP for 88.3 shares of Common Stock |
|
|
(5,000
Authorized Shares of Common Stock) |
|
Schedule
5.7
Organization
Name
ICU
Eyewear Holdings, Inc. and ICU Eyewear, Inc. were party to a merger with 1847 ICU Holdings Inc. as of February 9, 2023, and ICU Eyewear
Holdings, Inc. was the surviving entity to the merger, with the final structure consisting of 1847 ICU Holdings Inc. as the parent of
ICU Eyewear Holdings, Inc. which in turn, is the parent of ICU Eyewear, Inc.
Schedule
5.8(b)
Environmental
None.
Schedule
5.9(b)
Litigation
None.
Schedule
5.10
Patents,
Trademarks, Copyrights, Licenses
Trademark
Applications
Grantor |
Country |
Mark |
Serial
No. |
Filing
Date |
ICU
Eyewear, Inc. |
USA |
ICU
HEALTH |
97720180 |
Dec.
15, 2022 |
ICU
Eyewear, Inc. |
USA |
ICU
EYEWEAR |
97331042 |
Mar.
25, 2022 |
Registered
Trademarks
Grantor |
Country |
Mark |
Registration
No. |
Registration
Date |
ICU
Eyewear, Inc. |
USA |
ICU
HEALTH |
6861871 |
Oct.
04, 2022 |
ICU
Eyewear, Inc. |
USA |
ICU
HEALTH |
6783810 |
Jul.
05, 2022 |
ICU
Eyewear, Inc. |
USA |
SCREEN
VISION BY ICU EYEWEAR |
6048223 |
May 05,
2020 |
ICU
Eyewear, Inc. |
USA |
SCREEN
VISION |
6207631 |
Nov.
24, 2020 |
ICU
Eyewear, Inc. |
USA |
STUDIO
BY ICU EYEWEAR |
5707618 |
Mar.
26, 2019 |
ICU
Eyewear, Inc. |
USA |
OMNI-FOCUS |
5087993 |
Nov.
22, 2016 |
ICU
Eyewear, Inc. |
USA |
ICU
ECO EYEWEAR |
4815904 |
Sep.
22, 2015 |
ICU
Eyewear, Inc. |
USA |
ICU
ECO EYEWEAR |
4682714 |
Feb.
03, 2015 |
ICU
Eyewear, Inc. |
USA |
DR.
DEAN |
4463335 |
Jan.
07, 2014 |
ICU
Eyewear, Inc. |
USA |
FISHERMAN
EYEWEAR |
4457314 |
Dec.
31, 2013 |
ICU
Eyewear, Inc. |
USA |
WINK |
4011379 |
Aug.
16, 2011 |
ICU
Eyewear, Inc. |
USA |
DR.
DEAN EDELL |
3205668 |
Feb.
06, 2007 |
Grantor |
Country |
Mark |
Registration
No. |
Registration
Date |
ICU
Eyewear, Inc. |
USA |
GUIDELINE |
3041676 |
Jan.
10, 2006 |
ICU
Eyewear, Inc. |
USA |
ZOOM
EYEWORKS |
3072132 |
Mar.
21, 2006 |
ICU
Eyewear, Inc. |
USA |
ZOOM |
3269129 |
Jul.
24, 2007 |
ICU
Eyewear, Inc. |
USA |
ICU
EYEWEAR STUDIO COLLECTION |
3306261 |
Oct. 09,
2007 |
ICU
Eyewear, Inc. |
USA |
ZOOM
EXPRESSIONS |
3305598 |
Oct.
09, 2007 |
ICU
Eyewear, Inc. |
USA |
SLIM
VISION |
2545708 |
Mar.
12, 2002 |
ICU
Eyewear, Inc. |
USA |
FLIP
& FOCUS |
2545707 |
Mar.
12, 2002 |
Schedule 5.19
Material
Business Agreements
Master Services Agreement by and between
ICU Eyewear, Inc. and The Stable, dated October 1, 2021.
The Manufacturer’s Representative
Agreement by and between ICU Eyewear, Inc. and CDZ Sales, Inc., dated November 1, 2021. The parties fully executed the agreement in the
format provided to Buyer’s counsel.
The Broker Contract by and between
ICU Eyewear, Inc. and Presence Marketing, dated December 10, 2018.
ICU Eyewear, Inc. has commission contracts
with the following brokers on the following terms:
Vendor | |
Terms | |
Rate | |
and Sales | |
Upon Customer Payment | |
| 15 | % |
ASAPACIF | |
Upon Shipment | |
| 24 | % |
BARRON | |
Upon Customer Payment | |
| 15 | % |
Presence | |
Upon Customer Payment | |
| 8 | % |
CDZ Sales, Inc. | |
Upon Customer Payment | |
| 4 | % |
Green Drake Outdoors | |
Upon Shipment | |
| 10 | % |
GARY SANDSTROM | |
Upon Shipment | |
| 10 | % |
HART MONTGOMERY | |
Upon Shipment | |
| 10 | % |
OUTDOOR SALES, LLC. James Buice | |
Upon Shipment | |
| 10 | % |
JUST GOT 2 HAVE IT | |
Upon Customer Payment | |
| 15 | % |
JEFF ROBLES & | |
Upon Shipment | |
| 10 | % |
ASSOCIATES Krysan & Assoc. | |
Upon Customer Payment | |
| 15 | % |
MARY HADA | |
Upon Customer Payment | |
| 15 | % |
Nola, LLC | |
Upon Customer Payment | |
| 15 | % |
Peggy Breznay | |
Upon Shipment | |
| 15 | % |
Road Runners SW | |
Upon Customer Payment | |
| 15 | % |
ROAD RUNNERS, LLC | |
Upon Customer Payment | |
| 15 | % |
Richard Wong | |
Upon Shipment | |
| 5 | % |
Sales Producers | |
Upon Shipment | |
| 15 | % |
SHANNON CONSULTANTS, INC | |
Upon Customer Payment | |
| 15 | % |
SLATER SALES, INC. | |
Upon Shipment | |
| 10 | % |
STERLING SALES | |
Upon Shipment | |
| 20 | % |
WILLIAM PALUMBO | |
Upon Shipment | |
| 3 | % |
Consignment arrangement evidenced
by that certain Trade Vendor Purchasing Agreement by and between the Company and Office Depot, dated June 12, 2009, as amended by Amendment
No. 1, effective May 23, 2010 and Amendment No. 2, effective August 23, 2015 (collectively, the “Office Depot Agreement”).
There is also Vendor Agreement between ICU
Eyewear, Inc. and Office Max (which was acquired by Office Depot), dated May 23, 2014 (the “Office Max Agreement”). In
the fall of 2021, Office Depot and ICU Eyewear, Inc. disagreed on whether the Office Depot Agreement or the Office Max Agreement was
the operative agreement. However, since the disagreement, ICU Eyewear, Inc. and Office Depot have been operating under the terms of
the Office Depot Agreement.
Sales contract between ICU Eyewear,
Inc. and Bartell Drugs evidenced by that certain 2020 Reading Glass & Sunglass Agreement dated July 1, 2020.
Consignment
arrangement between ICU Eyewear, Inc. and Raley’s evidenced by that certain Reading Glass & Sunglass Agreement, as amended,
dated July 1, 2021, which was changed to a consignment arrangement on June 4, 2023.
ICU Eyewear, Inc. does not have agreements
with its suppliers but does have current purchase orders in place with suppliers.
The Vendor Service Agreement by
and between ICU Eyewear, Inc. and Retail Merchandising Services, Inc., dated May 2, 2022
ICU Eyewear, Inc. has agreements with
tech support (Endsight), and software suppliers.
ICU Eyewear, Inc. has contracts
with agencies providing temporary warehouse labor and accounting support.
ICU Eyewear, Inc. has an agreement with
Paycom to provide payroll and HR services.
ICU Eyewear, Inc. has an agreement
with Vanguard to provide 401(k) management services.
The Hollister Lease
The San Rafael Lease
ICU Eyewear, Inc. has a lease agreement
for copiers/printers located in Hollister.
ICU Eyewear, Inc. has a forklift lease
agreement with Raymond Leasing Corporation in Hollister.
ICU Eyewear, Inc. has a postage machine lease agreement.
Schedule 6.8
Accounts
Avid Bank Account |
|
Name |
|
Use |
XX2294 |
|
Eyewear Operating |
|
Payments to vendors / payroll |
XX2336 |
|
Eyewear Cash Receipts |
|
Cash Receipts |
XX5369 |
|
MMA |
|
Savings |
XX6062 |
|
ICU Health |
|
No longer using but open |
XX8621 |
|
Health Cash Receipts |
|
No longer using but open |
|
|
|
|
|
First Republic Account |
|
|
|
|
XX22140 |
|
Eyewear Operating |
|
Not used |
The Company has a bank lockbox, associated
with the Eyewear Cash Receipts account ending in 2336 in Los Angeles at:
ICU Eyewear Inc.
PO Box 886079
Los Angeles, CA 9088-6079
Schedule 7.4
Investments
None.
Schedule 7.8
Indebtedness
1. | 6% Subordinated Promissory Notes, each dated February 9,
2023, and issued by 1847 ICU Holdings, Inc. in favor of: |
Oceanus Investment Inc. | |
$ | 240,000.00 | |
San Francisco Equity Partners III LP | |
$ | 251,854.48 | |
Richard Conti | |
$ | 5,430.44 | |
Kirk Hobbs | |
$ | 2,715.09 | |
Schedule
7.10
Affiliate Transactions
Management Services Agreement dated
February 8, 2023, by and between 1847 ICU Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation and 1847 Partners LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.
EXHIBIT A
FORM OF BORROWING BASE CERTIFICATE
[See attached.]
ICU Holdings, Inc |
|
|
Borrowing Base Certificate Number |
|
As of |
8/18/2023 |
|
|
| |
AR01 | | |
INV20 - FG | | |
INV21 - FG TGT | | |
Total | |
Beginning Balance From Last BBC | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Sales | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Credits | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Adjustments + | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Adjustments - | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Discounts | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Net Collections | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Ending Balance | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Ineligibles: | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Past Due Accounts (>120 days) | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Past Due Credit Balances (>120 Days PD) | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Cross-Age (> 25% past due) | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Contras | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Intercompany/Affiliates | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Foreign | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Freight Claims | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
COD Terms | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Advance Invoices | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Other AR Ineligibles | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
| |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Excess / Slow Moving | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Off-Site | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Inelgible locations | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Accessories and Cases | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Tags & Other | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Consigned (Office Depot) | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Packaging and Supplies | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Negative/Zero Value | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Licensed Product | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Marketing Materials | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Total Ineligibles | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
TOTAL ELIGIBLE Collateral | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
NOLV | |
| | | |
| 85.00 | % | |
| 100.00 | % | |
| | |
Advance Rate | |
| 90.00 | % | |
| 32.39 | % | |
| 85.00 | % | |
| | |
Gross Availability | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Availability Block Reserve 10% | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Dilution Reserve | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Rent Reserve | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Other Reserve | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Total Reserves | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Total Revolving Line of Credit | |
| 15,000,000.00 | | |
| 15,000,000.00 | | |
| 15,000,000.00 | | |
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Borrower hereby submits this
report pursuant to the Credit & Security Agreement dated 08/31/23. All information contained herein is true and accurate. The undersigned
warrants that there are no default under the Credit & Security Agreement. Furthermore the undersigned is authorized to execute and
request any borrowerings referenced herein.
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EXHIBIT
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COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
This Compliance Certificate
(this “Certificate”) is given by [ ,
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(the “Loan Party Representative”), as required by the Amended and Restated
Credit and Security Agreement among the Loan Party Representative, the other Loan Parties, and AB Lending SPV I LLC dated September 11,
2023 (as amended, restated, supplemented, or modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”).
Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Certificate have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement. The undersigned,
an Authorized Officer of the Loan Party Representative, certifies that:
They are
familiar with the Loan Documents, have made, or caused to have been made under their supervision, a detailed review of the transactions
and condition of the Loan Parties during the accounting period covered by the attached financial statements.
[Attached
are the Loan Parties’ audited financial statements on a consolidated and consolidating basis (including statements of income, stockholders’
equity, and cash flow) for the period ended [ ].] [Attached are the Loan Parties’ unaudited financial statements on
a consolidated and consolidating basis (including statements of income, and stockholders’ equity, and cash flow) for the period
ended [ ].]
[The Loan
Parties’ audited financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a basis consistent with prior practices,
and in reasonable detail.][The Loan Parties’ unaudited financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on
a basis consistent with prior practices, are in reasonable detail and are complete and correct in all material respects, subject to normal
and recurring year-end adjustments that individually and in the aggregate are not material to the Loan Parties’ business.] If there
has been any change in GAAP or in its application since the date of the audited financial statements referred to in Section 5.6(b), attached
to this Certificate is a description of the change(s) and the effect of the change(s) on the financial statements accompanying this Certificate.
Based on an examination sufficient
to permit the undersigned to make an informed statement:
No Default Condition existed
at the end of the accounting period covered by the attached financial statements and no Default Condition exists on the date of this Certificate.
[OR]
One or more Defaults or Events
of Default exist. Attached is a statement specifying each Default and Event of Default, its nature, when it occurred, whether it is continuing,
and the steps the Loan Parties are taking with respect to each Default and Event of Default.
Exhibit A
contains the calculations of the financial covenants required under Section 6.3 of the Credit Agreement and a calculation of the amounts
allowed under clause (6) of the definition of Permitted Liens, which calculations [are][are not] in compliance with the terms of the Credit
Agreement.
This Certificate is executed and delivered on [ ,
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EXHIBIT A TO COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
See attached.
EXHIBIT
C
CLOSING CHECKLIST
See attached.
CLOSING CHECKLIST
AB LENDING SPV I LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company
d/b/a Mountain Ridge Capital
$15,000,000
Secured Revolving Loan Facility
to
ICU EYEWEAR, INC., a California
corporation,
ICU EYEWEAR HOLDINGS, INC.,
a California corporation, and
1847 ICU HOLDINGS INC.,
a Delaware corporation
September 11, 2023
Definitions:
LOAN PARTIES:
BORROWERS |
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ICU Eyewear, Inc., a California corporation (“ICU”) |
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ICU Eyewear Holdings, Inc., a California corporation (“CA ICU Holdings”) |
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1847 ICU Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation (“DE ICU Holdings”) |
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LENDER |
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AB Lending SPV I LLC, a Delaware limited liability company d/b/a Mountain Ridge Capital |
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LIMITED GUARANTOR |
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1847 Holdings LLC, a Delaware corporation (“Limited Guarantor”) |
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GEMCAP |
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GemCap Solutions, LLC (also, “Assignor”)
GemCap Holdings, LLC |
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SUBORDINATED CREDITORS |
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Richard Conti
Kirk Hobbs
Oceanus Investment, Inc.
SFEP III LLC |
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LANDLORDS, WAREHOUSEMEN |
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See Exhibit C |
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DEPOSITORY BANK |
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Avidbank
First Republic Bank |
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BPLLC |
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Bevilacqua PLLC (Counsel to Borrowers and Guarantor) |
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PHRD |
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Parker, Hudson, Rainer & Dobbs LLP (Counsel to Lender) |
Actions To Be Taken Prior to Closing:
Officers
of Borrowers will execute and deliver to Lender a Perfection Certificate containing representations and warranties with regard to information
necessary for the preparation of closing documents and performance of lien searches.
Personal property
lien searches will be conducted in all appropriate jurisdictions. Financing Statements or appropriate forms will be filed in advance of
closing to eliminate any time gap in searches of the public records. Searches in the appropriate real estate recording offices will be
conducted.
The assignment
documents, as described on Schedule I between GemCap and Lender will be executed and delivered.
Actions To Be Taken at Closing:
The closing will
be held on September 11, 2023, at which time the following closing documents will be executed and delivered:
Item |
Document |
Parties |
Responsibility |
1. |
Perfection Certificate |
Borrowers |
Borrowers |
2. |
Certificates of Good Standing
State of Delaware
State of California
State of Colorado |
Borrowers |
Borrowers |
3. |
ICU Closing and Incumbency Certificate
Exhibit A – Certified Articles of Incorporation
Exhibit B – Bylaws
Exhibit C – Resolutions |
Borrowers |
Borrowers |
4. |
CA ICU Holdings Closing and Incumbency Certificate
Exhibit A – Certified Articles of Incorporation
Exhibit B – Bylaws
Exhibit C – Resolutions |
Borrowers |
Borrowers |
5. |
DE ICU Holdings Closing and Incumbency Certificate
Exhibit A – Certified
Certificate of Incorporation
Exhibit B – Bylaws
Exhibit C – Resolutions |
Borrowers |
Borrowers |
6. |
Certificate of Good Standing State of Delaware |
Limited Guarantor |
Limited Guarantor |
Item |
Document |
Parties |
Responsibility |
7. |
Closing and Incumbency Certificate
Exhibit A – Certified Certificate of Formation
Exhibit B – Operating Agreement
Exhibit C – Resolutions |
Limited Guarantor |
Limited Guarantor |
8. |
Credit and Security Agreement
Exhibit A – Form of Borrowing Base Certificate
Exhibit B – Form of Compliance Certificate
Exhibit C – Closing Checklist
Schedule 1.2(a) - Owned Real Property
Schedule
1.2(b) - Permitted Liens
Schedule 4.5 - Inventory Locations
Schedule 4.15(c) - Loan Parties’ States of Organization
and Chief Executive Offices
Schedule 4.20 - Pledged Equity Interests
Schedule 5.2 - Incorporation/Organization/Foreign Qualification/Subsidiaries
Schedule 5.3 - Officers, Directors, Shareholders,
Capitalization
Schedule 5.7 - Organization Name
Schedule 5.8(b) - Environmental
Schedule 5.9(b) - Litigation
Schedule
5.10 - Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights, and Licenses
Schedule 5.19 - Material Business Agreements Schedule
6.8 - Accounts
Schedule 7.4 - Investments
Schedule 7.8
- Indebtedness
Schedule 7.10 - Affiliate Transactions |
Lender/ Borrowers |
PHRD/ Lender |
9. |
Pledge Agreements
a. DE
ICU Holdings
b. CA
ICU Holdings |
Borrowers/ Lender |
PHRD/Borrowers |
10. |
Limited Guaranty Agreement (Collection) |
Limited Guarantor/Lender |
PHRD/Limited Guarantor |
11. |
Trademark Security Agreement
Exhibit A – Trademarks |
Borrowers |
PHRD/ Borrowers |
Item |
Document |
Parties |
Responsibility |
12. |
Certificate of Liability Insurance and Notice of Cancellation and Additional Insured Endorsements |
Borrowers |
PHRD/ Borrowers |
13. |
Evidence of Property and Casualty Insurance and Lender’s Loss Payable Endorsement |
Borrowers |
PHRD/ Borrowers |
14. |
Collateral Assignment of Rights under Business Interruption Insurance Policy |
Borrowers |
PHRD/ Borrowers |
15. |
Closing Date Borrowing Base Certificate |
Borrowers |
Borrowers |
16. |
Disbursement Letter
a. Exhibit A –
Funds Flow |
Borrowers |
PHRD |
17. |
Officer’s Closing Certificate |
Borrowers |
PHRD/ Borrowers |
18. |
Collateral Assignment of Material Agreements (Target) |
Borrowers/ Lender |
PHRD/ Borrowers |
19. |
UCC Pre-Filing Authorization Letter (for Borrowers and Guarantor) |
Loan Parties |
PHRD |
20. |
UCC-1 Financing
Statements (See Exhibit A) |
Borrowers |
PHRD |
21. |
UCC-3 Financing
Statement Amendments (See Exhibit A) |
Lender |
PHRD |
22. |
Lien Searches (See Exhibit B) |
N/A |
PHRD |
23. |
Opinion Letter by Loan Parties’ and Limited Guarantor’s Counsel to Lender |
BPLLC |
BPLLC |
NOTE: THIS CHECKLIST DOES NOT
CONSTITUTE AN OFFER OR COMMITMENT FOR THE PROPOSED FINANCING, AND IS FOR REFERENCE AND CROSS-CHECKING ONLY. LENDER MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL
DOCUMENTS OR OTHER INFORMATION NOT SET FORTH HEREIN.
EXHIBIT A
Financing Statements
UCC-1 Financing Statements:
Secured Party: AB LENDING SPV I LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company d/b/a Mountain Ridge Capital
Debtor Name |
Jurisdiction |
File Number |
Filing Date |
1847 ICU Holdings Inc. |
Delaware |
2023 5909212 |
08/29/2023 |
ICU Eyewear Holdings, Inc. |
California |
U230061100006 |
08/29/2023 |
ICU Eyewear, Inc. |
California |
U230061100208 |
08/29/2023 |
UCC-3 Financing Statement Amendments:
Debtor Name |
Secured Party Name |
Jurisdiction |
Original File Number |
Amendment File Number |
Amendment File Date |
1847 ICU
Holdings Inc. |
Gemcap Holdings, LLC |
Delaware |
20231072510 |
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ICU Eyewear Holdings, Inc. |
Gemcap Holdings, LLC |
California |
U230009790629 |
[●] |
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ICU Eyewear, Inc. |
Gemcap Holdings, LLC |
California |
U230009792027 |
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EXHIBIT B
Lien Searches
Loan Parties and Limited Guarantor
Names |
Jurisdictions |
ICU Eyewear, Inc. |
California Secretary of State San Benito County, California |
ICU Eyewear Holdings, Inc. |
California Secretary of State Marin County, California
San Benito County, California |
1847 ICU Holdings Inc. |
Delaware Secretary of State New York County, New York |
1847 Holdings LLC |
Delaware Secretary of State New York County, New York |
SCHEDULE I
GemCap Assignment Documents
Item |
Document |
Parties |
Responsibility |
2. |
Commercial Loan Purchase Agreement |
GemCap/ Lender |
PHRD/Lender/GemCap |
3. |
Assignment and Assumption of Notes and Other Loan Documents |
GemCap/ Lender |
PHRD/Lender/GemCap |
4. |
Secured Promissory Note (Revolving Loans) –
a. Allonge
in favor of Gemcap Funding, LLC
b. Allonge
in favor of MRC |
GemCap |
GemCap |
5. |
Copies (or Originals) of each GemCap Loan
Document, as listed on Schedule I of the Assignment and
Assumption |
GemCap |
GemCap |
6. |
Notice of Assignment of Landlord Waiver
a. Shelton
Drive, LLC
(1900 Shelton Drive, Hollister, CA) |
Lender/ GemCap |
PHRD |
8. |
Notice of Assignment of DACAs
a. AvidBank
(Springing DACA)
b. AvidBank
(Blocked DACA)
c. First
Republic (Springing DACA) |
Lender/ GemCap |
PHRD/
GemCap |
9. |
Notice of Assignment (Trademarks) |
Lender/ GemCap |
PHRD/
GemCap |
11. |
Notice of Assignment of Subordination
Agreements:
a. Richard
Conti
b. Kirk
Hobbs
c. Oceanus
Investment, Inc.
d. SFEP
III LLC |
Lender/ GemCap |
PHRD/
GemCap |
C-9
Exhibit 10.2
LIMITED GUARANTY AGREEMENT
(COLLECTION)
1847 HOLDINGS LLC
THIS LIMITED GUARANTY AGREEMENT
(COLLECTION) (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, this “Limited Guaranty”)
is made this 11th day of September, 2023, by 1847 HOLDINGS LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
(“Limited Guarantor”), in favor of AB LENDING SPV I LLC, a Delaware limited liability company d/b/a
Mountain Ridge Capital (together with its successors and assigns, “Lender” or the “Guaranteed
Party”).
RECITALS:
WHEREAS, Lender
has entered into that certain Amended and Restated Credit and Security Agreement dated September 11, 2023 (as the same may be amended,
restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, collectively, the “Agreement”) with ICU EYEWEAR,
INC., a California corporation, ICU EYEWEAR HOLDINGS, INC., a California corporation, and 1847 ICU HOLDINGS INC., a
Delaware corporation (together with each Person that joins the Agreement as a Borrower, each a “Borrower” and collectively
the “Borrowers”), and each of the other Loan Parties from time to time party thereto, pursuant to which Lender may
make loans or other extensions of credit from time to time to Borrowers on the terms and subject to all of the conditions set forth in
the Agreement. Capitalized terms used in this Limited Guaranty, unless otherwise defined herein, shall have the meaning ascribed to them
in the Agreement;
WHEREAS,
Limited Guarantor, directly or indirectly through one or more Subsidiaries, owns one hundred percent (100%) of the outstanding equity
Interests of Borrowers; and
WHEREAS, a
condition to Lender’s extension of any credit to Borrowers under the Agreement is the execution and delivery of this Limited Guaranty
by Limited Guarantor. To induce Lender to extend credit to Borrowers under the Agreement, Limited Guarantor has agreed to execute and
deliver and be bound by the terms of this Limited Guaranty.
STATEMENT OF AGREEMENT:
NOW, THEREFORE,
in consideration of the agreements and covenants contained herein, and for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency
of which is hereby acknowledged, Consignee agrees as follows:
1.
(a) Subject to the limitations set forth in Sections 1(b) and 1(c) of this Limited Guaranty, Limited Guarantor hereby
unconditionally and absolutely guarantees to the Guaranteed Party and its successors and assigns the due and punctual payment,
performance and discharge (whether upon stated maturity, demand, acceleration or otherwise in accordance with the terms thereof) of
the Loans and all other Obligations of Borrowers to the Guaranteed Party (including any portion thereof nominally held by the
Guaranteed Party on behalf of others who have acquired participation interests in any of such Obligations), whether arising under
the Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents and regardless of whether recovery upon any of such Loans or other Obligations
becomes barred by any statute of limitations, is void or voidable under any law relating to fraudulent obligations or otherwise, or
is or becomes invalid or unenforceable for any other reason (all such Loans and other Obligations being hereinafter referred to
collectively as the “Guaranteed Obligations”). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the term
“Guaranteed Obligations” shall include all costs of preserving, protecting, or disposing of the Collateral, all
court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred by the Guaranteed Party in any Insolvency Proceeding of Borrowers or any
other Obligor (as hereinafter defined) and any interest, fees or other charges and expenses accruing under any of the Loan Documents
in any such Insolvency Proceeding, whether or not any of the same are recoverable from Borrowers or such other Obligor under 11
U.S.C. § 506. As used herein, “Obligor” shall individually and collectively refer to Borrowers and any other
Person that is primarily or secondarily liable for the payment of the Obligations and any Person that has conveyed or may hereafter
convey any security interest or lien to Lender in any real or personal property to secure payment of the Obligations.
(b) Notwithstanding
any other provision herein, this Limited Guaranty is a guaranty of collection, and Limited Guarantor shall have no obligation to make
any payment hereunder until (i) the Obligations have been accelerated pursuant to the Agreement, and (ii) the Guaranteed Party has used
its best efforts to liquidate all of the Collateral and has liquidated substantially all of the Collateral (an “Enforcement Event”).
(c) In
no event, however, shall Limited Guarantor’s liability under this Limited Guaranty exceed the difference between (i) the cost (as
calculated in accordance with GAAP to the reasonable satisfaction of the Guaranteed Party) of all Inventory owned by a Borrower that (A)
is in the possession of Target and (B) has been included in the Borrowing Base in a Borrowing Base Certificate (collectively, the “Guaranteed
Inventory”), and (ii) the proceeds, if any, actually realized from the sale, disposition, liquidation or other recovery of such
Guaranteed Inventory and actually received by Lender in connection therewith.
(d) Nothing
herein shall be construed to limit whatsoever the Guaranteed Party’s right to demand payment from or sue Limited Guarantor with
respect to any claim or cause of action not arising from this Limited Guaranty.
2. LIMITED
GUARANTOR HEREBY WAIVES: notice of acceptance hereof; notice of any Loans or other extensions of credit from time to time made by Lender
to Borrowers and the creation or existence of any Guaranteed Obligations; notice of the amount of Guaranteed Obligations from time to
time, subject to Limited Guarantor’s right to make inquiry of Lender to ascertain the amount of Guaranteed Obligations at any reasonable
time; notice of any adverse change in Borrowers’ financial condition or of any other fact which might increase Limited Guarantor’s
risk; notice of presentment for payment, demand, protest and notice thereof as to any note or other Instrument; notice of any Default,
Event of Default or acceleration and all other notices and demands to which Limited Guarantor might otherwise be entitled under applicable
law; any defense that Borrowers may at any time assert based upon the statute of limitations, the statute of frauds, failure of consideration,
fraud, bankruptcy, lack of legal capacity, usury, or accord and satisfaction; any defense that other indemnity, guaranty or security was
to be obtained; any defense or claim that any person purporting to bind Borrowers to the payment or collection of Guaranteed Obligations
did not have actual or apparent authority to do so; any right to contest the commercial reasonableness of the disposition of any or all
Collateral; and any defense or claim that any act or failure to act by the Guaranteed Party had the effect of increasing Limited Guarantor’s
risk of payment. Limited Guarantor further waives any right Limited Guarantor may have under applicable law to any right to appraisement,
valuation, stay of execution, or notice of election to declare due the amount of any Guaranteed Obligations or with regard to Lender’s
enforcement of any Lien or other interest the Guaranteed Party may hold in any property of Borrowers, or any of them.
3. If
any Enforcement Event shall occur, then, Lender may, without notice to or demand upon Limited Guarantor, make the Guaranteed Obligations
immediately due and payable hereunder as to Limited Guarantor, and Lender shall be entitled to enforce the obligations of Limited Guarantor
hereunder for the benefit of the Guaranteed Party.
4. The
Guaranteed Party shall have a Lien upon or right of set-off to any and all credits and any and all other property of Limited Guarantor,
now or at any time whatsoever with or in the possession of the Guaranteed Party or any Person holding for the Guaranteed Party as security
for any and all Guaranteed Obligations, no matter how or when arising and whether under this or any other instrument or agreement or otherwise.
5. The
obligations of Limited Guarantor under this Limited Guaranty are absolute and unconditional, irrespective of the validity, legality or
enforceability of any of the Loan Documents and, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, irrespective of any other circumstance
whatsoever that might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a surety or guarantor, it being the intent of
the parties that the obligations of Limited Guarantor hereunder shall be absolute and unconditional under any and all circumstances. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, Limited Guarantor consents and agrees that, without notice to or by Limited Guarantor and without
affecting or impairing the liability or obligations of Limited Guarantor hereunder, the Guaranteed Party may: compromise or settle, extend
the period of duration or the time for the payment, discharge or performance of any of the Guaranteed Obligations or increase the amount
of the Guaranteed Obligations; refuse to enforce, or release all or any Obligors or other Persons liable for the payment of any of the
Guaranteed Obligations; increase, decrease or otherwise alter the rate of interest payable with respect to any of the Guaranteed Obligations
or grant other indulgences to Borrowers in respect thereof; amend or modify in any manner, or terminate or release, any Loan Documents
or other agreements now or hereafter evidencing, securing or otherwise relating to any of the Guaranteed Obligations (other than this
Limited Guaranty); release, surrender, exchange, modify or impair any and all Collateral or other property at any time securing (directly
or indirectly) any of the Guaranteed Obligations or on which the Guaranteed Party at any time may have a Lien; extend the time of payment
of any Collateral consisting of Accounts, Instruments, Chattel Paper or other rights to the payment of money; refuse to enforce its rights,
or make any compromise or settlement or agreement therefor, in respect of any and all of such Collateral and other property, or with any
Person liable for any of the Guaranteed Obligations, or with any other Person whatsoever; or release or substitute any one or more of
the endorsers or guarantors of the Guaranteed Obligations.
6. The
Guaranteed Party shall not be under any obligation to marshal any assets in favor of Limited Guarantor or against or in payment of any
or all of the Guaranteed Obligations. Limited Guarantor shall pay all expenses incurred by the Guaranteed Party in connection with enforcement
of the Guaranteed Party’s rights under this Limited Guaranty, including court costs, collection charges and other expenses, and
reasonable attorneys’ fees. If and to the extent the Guaranteed Party receives any payment on account of any of the Guaranteed Obligations
(whether from Borrowers or any other Obligor or from the sale or other disposition of any Collateral) and such payment or any part thereof
is subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any
other Person in any Insolvency Proceeding, then the part of the Guaranteed Obligations intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued
in full force and effect as if said payment had not been made. The foregoing provisions of this paragraph shall survive the termination
or revocation of this Limited Guaranty.
7. Any
and all present and future debts and obligations of Borrowers to Limited Guarantor are hereby postponed in favor of and subordinated to
the full payment of the Guaranteed Obligations. The provisions of this Limited Guaranty shall be supplemental to and not in derogation
of any rights and remedies of the Guaranteed Party or any affiliate of the Guaranteed Party under any separate subordination agreement
that the Guaranteed Party or such affiliate may at any time or from time to time enter into with Limited Guarantor.
8. Limited
Guarantor represents, warrants and covenants to the Guaranteed Party, as an inducement to the Guaranteed Party to make Loans or otherwise
grant credit to Borrowers under the Loan Documents, that, as of the date of this Limited Guaranty, the fair saleable value of Limited
Guarantor’s assets exceeds Limited Guarantor’s liabilities; Limited Guarantor is meeting current liabilities as they mature;
there are not now pending any material court or administrative proceedings or undischarged judgments against Limited Guarantor and no
federal or state tax Liens have been filed or threatened against Limited Guarantor nor is Limited Guarantor in default or claimed default
under any agreement for borrowed money; Limited Guarantor is duly authorized to execute and deliver this Limited Guaranty, and the person
signing on its behalf below has been duly authorized to do so by the board of directors (or equivalent governing body) of Limited Guarantor;
and this Limited Guaranty is a valid, binding and lawful obligation of Limited Guarantor, enforceable against Limited Guarantor in accordance
with the terms hereof. Limited Guarantor shall immediately give the Guaranteed Party written notice of any material adverse change in
Limited Guarantor’s financial condition, including litigation commenced, tax liens filed, defaults claimed under Limited Guarantor’s
indebtedness for borrowed money or Insolvency Proceedings commenced by or against Limited Guarantor. Limited Guarantor shall at such reasonable
times as the Guaranteed Party may request in its sole discretion furnish Limited Guarantor’s current financial statements to the
Guaranteed Party and permit the Guaranteed Party or any of its representatives to inspect Limited Guarantor’s financial records
and properties and make extracts from such records in order to evaluate the financial condition of Limited Guarantor. Limited Guarantor
shall preserve and maintain its limited liability company existence and all of its material rights, privileges and franchises and will
not reorganize or consolidate with or merge into any other Person (unless the continuing or surviving Person is acceptable to Lender (in
its sole and absolute discretion) and assumes as primary obligor the obligations of Limited Guarantor under this Limited Guaranty, pursuant
to documentation in form and substance acceptable to Lender), nor dispose of (whether in one transaction or a series of transactions)
all or any substantial part of its property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired.
9. This
Limited Guaranty is a primary and original obligation of Limited Guarantor and is an absolute, unconditional and continuing guaranty of
collection of all of the Guaranteed Obligations (subject to the limitations set forth hereinabove), and shall remain in full force and
effect until all of the Guaranteed Obligations have been paid in full and the Revolving Commitment has been terminated, without regard
to future changes in conditions, including change of law or any invalidity or irregularity with respect to the issuance of any obligations
of Borrowers to the Guaranteed Party or with respect to the execution and delivery of any agreement between Borrowers and the Guaranteed
Party. This Limited Guaranty shall be in addition to any other present or future guaranty or other security for any of the Guaranteed
Obligations, shall not be prejudiced or unenforceable by the invalidity of any such other guaranty or security and is not conditioned
upon or subject to the execution by any other Person of this Limited Guaranty or any other guaranty or suretyship agreement. Except as
expressly set forth herein, the liability of Limited Guarantor under this Limited Guaranty shall not be contingent upon the exercise or
enforcement by the Guaranteed Party of any remedies that any or all of them may have against Borrowers or any other Obligor or the enforcement
of any Lien or realization upon any Collateral in which the Guaranteed Party may at any time possess a Lien. No payment of any of the
Guaranteed Obligations by Borrowers or any other Person, or from the proceeds of any property securing payment of the Guaranteed Obligations,
shall reduce or otherwise affect Limited Guarantor’s liability hereunder for the payment of the remaining Guaranteed Obligations.
10.
The Guaranteed Party shall have the right to seek recourse against Limited Guarantor to the full extent provided for herein and in
any other document or instrument evidencing any obligations of Limited Guarantor to the Guaranteed Party, and against Borrowers to
the full extent provided for in any Agreement between the Guaranteed Party and one or more of Borrowers. No election to proceed in
one form of action or proceeding, or against any party, or on any obligation, shall constitute a waiver of the Guaranteed
Party’s right to proceed in any other form of action or proceeding or against any other Obligor unless the Guaranteed Party
has expressly waived such right in writing. No delay or failure by Guaranteed Party in exercising its rights hereunder shall operate
as a waiver of such rights.
11. Limited
Guarantor is fully aware of the financial condition of Borrowers. Limited Guarantor delivers this Limited Guaranty based solely upon Limited
Guarantor’s own independent investigation and in no part upon any representation or statement of the Guaranteed Party with respect
thereto. Limited Guarantor is in a position to obtain, and hereby assumes full responsibility for obtaining, any additional information
concerning Borrowers’ financial condition as Limited Guarantor may deem material to Limited Guarantor’s obligations hereunder
and Limited Guarantor is not relying upon, nor expecting the Guaranteed Party to furnish Limited Guarantor with, any information in the
Guaranteed Party’s possession concerning Borrowers’ affairs or financial condition. Limited Guarantor hereby knowingly accepts
the full range of risks encompassed within a contract of “guaranty,” which risks include, without limitation, the possibility
that Borrowers will contract additional Guaranteed Obligations for which Limited Guarantor may be liable hereunder after Borrowers’
financial condition or ability to pay its lawful debts when they fall due has deteriorated.
12. If
for any reason Borrowers have no legal existence or are under no legal obligation to discharge any of the Guaranteed Obligations, or if
any of the Guaranteed Obligations have become unrecoverable from Borrowers by reason of any Insolvency Proceeding of Borrowers or by other
operation of law or for any other reason, this Limited Guaranty shall nevertheless be binding on Limited Guarantor to the same extent
as if Limited Guarantor had at all times been the principal obligor on all such Guaranteed Obligations (subject to the terms, conditions
and limitations set forth herein). In the event that acceleration of the time for payment of any of the Guaranteed Obligations is stayed
upon the commencement of any Insolvency Proceeding or for any other reason, all such amounts otherwise subject to acceleration under the
terms of any instrument or agreement evidencing or securing the payment of the Guaranteed Obligations or otherwise executed in connection
therewith shall be immediately due and payable by Limited Guarantor, subject and up to the limitations set forth herein.
13. To
the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Limited Guarantor waives any right that it may have to terminate or revoke this Limited
Guaranty. If notwithstanding the foregoing waiver, Limited Guarantor shall nevertheless have any right under applicable law to terminate
or revoke this Limited Guaranty, Limited Guarantor agrees that such termination or revocation shall not be effective as to the Guaranteed
Party until a written notice of such termination or revocation, specifically referring to this Limited Guaranty and signed by Limited
Guarantor, is actually received by an officer of the Guaranteed Party who is familiar with Borrowers’ account with the Guaranteed
Party and this Limited Guaranty; but any such termination or revocation shall not affect or impair the obligation of Limited Guarantor
or Limited Guarantor’s successors or assigns with respect to any of the Guaranteed Obligations owing to the Guaranteed Party and
existing at the time of the receipt by the Guaranteed Party of such revocation or to arise out or in connection with any transactions
theretofore entered into by the Guaranteed Party with or for the account of Borrowers. If the Guaranteed Party makes Loans or grants other
extensions of credit to or for the benefit of Borrowers or takes other action after the termination or revocation by Limited Guarantor
but prior to the Guaranteed Party’s actual receipt of such written notice of termination or revocation, then the rights of the Guaranteed
Party with respect to such Guaranteed Obligations shall be the same as if such termination or revocation had not occurred.
14.
Limited Guarantor agrees that all the rights, benefits and privileges herein and hereby conferred upon the Guaranteed Party shall
vest in and be enforceable by the Guaranteed Party and its successors and assigns. Limited Guarantor further agrees that all
obligations and duties herein shall be binding upon Limited Guarantor and upon Limited Guarantor’s successors and assigns; provided, further,
that Limited Guarantor may not assign any of its rights, or delegate any of its obligations, under this Limited Guaranty without the
prior written consent of the Lender in its sole and absolute discretion, and any such purported assignment by Limited Guarantor
without the written consent of Lender shall be void and of no effect.
15. All
sums payable by Limited Guarantor hereunder shall be paid in full and in Dollars, without deduction, offset or counterclaim, and free
and clear of any taxes or other charges, all of which will be for the account of, and paid in full when due by, Limited Guarantor. In
the event Limited Guarantor has not paid in Dollars the sums owing to the Guaranteed Party within five (5) Business Days of Guaranteed
Party’s written demand therefor (after such sums have become due and payable pursuant to Section 1(b) hereof following the occurrence
of an Enforcement Event), then Limited Guarantor will promptly issue and register (or direct its transfer agent to issue and register)
in the Limited Guarantor’s share register, in the name of the Guaranteed Party or its designee, the number of shares of common stock
of Limited Guarantor equal to the amount of the Guaranteed Obligations then due to the Guaranteed Party under this Guaranty divided
by $0.1830 (subject to adjustment for stock splits, stock combinations, recapitalizations and similar transactions) (the “Springing
Grant”); provided that, subject to Shareholder Approval (as defined below), to the extent the then-applicable market
price of common stock of Limited Guarantor on the closing date prior to the date of such issuance is less than $0.1830 per share, then
Limited Guarantor shall increase the number of shares issued to the Guaranteed Party so that the Guaranteed Party will receive shares
with an aggregate value equal to the sum needed to satisfy the Guaranteed Obligations in full. For purposes hereof, “Shareholder
Approval” means the approval of the holders of a majority of the Limited Guarantor’s then outstanding shares of common
stock to permit the issuance of additional shares of common stock as contemplated by the immediately preceding proviso (the “Proviso”)
in accordance with Section 7.13 of the NYSE American Company Guide. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, in no event
shall the Limited Guarantor issue shares of common stock pursuant to the Proviso until Shareholder Approval shall have been obtained;
provided, that, in the event that the Limited Guarantor has failed to obtain Shareholder Approval to issue the additional shares described
in the Proviso within five (5) Business Days of the date, if any, on which Guaranteed Party makes written demand for payment of the Guaranteed
Obligations, Guarantor shall satisfy the remaining unpaid portion of the Guaranteed Obligations in Dollars (and in any case, Guarantor
shall remain liable for such unpaid portion of the Guaranteed Obligations until the same are paid in full). The Limited Guarantor shall
hold a special meeting of its members on or before the date that is one hundred twenty (120) calendar days after the date hereof, for
the purpose of obtaining Shareholder Approval, with the recommendation of the Limited Guarantor’s Board of Directors that such proposal
be approved, and the Limited Guarantor shall solicit proxies from its members in connection therewith in the same manner as all other
management proposals in such proxy statement and all management-appointed proxyholders shall vote their proxies in favor of such proposal.
In addition, all members of the Limited Guarantor’s Board of Directors and all of the Limited Guarantor’s executive officers
shall vote in favor of such proposal, for purposes of obtaining the Shareholder Approval, with respect to all shares of common stock of
the Limited Guarantor then held by such Persons. The Limited Guarantor shall use its best efforts to obtain such Shareholder Approval.
If the Limited Guarantor does not obtain Shareholder Approval at the first meeting, the Limited Guarantor shall call a meeting as often
as possible thereafter to seek Shareholder Approval until the Shareholder Approval is obtained. Limited Guarantor further agrees that,
so long as this Limited Guaranty is outstanding, it will (x) have authorized and reserved, free from any preemptive rights, the number
of shares of its common stock which would then be required in order to pay the Guaranteed Obligations in full and (y) execute and deliver
to the Guaranteed Party, upon the Guaranteed Party’s request and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Guaranteed
Party, such other documents as may be required to evidence the Springing Grant (as it may be increased in accordance with this paragraph).
16.
Any provision of this Limited Guaranty that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be
ineffective only to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof and
without affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction. To the extent any performance of this
Limited Guaranty would violate any applicable usury statute or other applicable law, the obligation to be fulfilled shall be reduced
to the limit legally permitted, so that this Limited Guaranty shall not require any performance in excess of the limit legally
permitted, but such obligations shall be fulfilled to the limit of the legal validity. The provisions of the paragraph shall control
every other provision of this Limited Guaranty.
17. THIS
LIMITED GUARANTY, ALL ACTS AND TRANSACTIONS HEREUNDER AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HERETO SHALL BE GOVERNED AND CONSTRUED
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO ITS CONFLICTS OF LAW PRINCIPLES. AS PART OF THE CONSIDERATION FOR
THE GUARANTEED PARTY’S MAKING LOANS OR OTHERWISE GRANTING CREDIT TO BORROWERS, LIMITED GUARANTOR HEREBY AGREES THAT ALL ACTIONS,
SUITS OR PROCEEDINGS ARISING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY HEREUNDER MAY, AT THE OPTION OF THE GUARANTEED PARTY, BE LITIGATED IN THE COURTS OF
THE STATE OF NEW YORK OR IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, AND LIMITED GUARANTOR HEREBY EXPRESSLY
CONSENTS TO THE JURISDICTION OF SUCH COURTS, AND CONSENTS THAT ANY SERVICE OF PROCESS IN SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDINGS MAY BE MADE BY PERSONAL
SERVICE UPON LIMITED GUARANTOR WHEREVER LIMITED GUARANTOR MAY BE THEN LOCATED, OR BY CERTIFIED OR REGISTERED MAIL DIRECTED TO LIMITED
GUARANTOR AT LIMITED GUARANTOR’S LAST KNOWN ADDRESS.
18. This
Limited Guaranty expresses the entire understanding of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and may not be changed
orally, and no obligation of Limited Guarantor can be released or waived by the Guaranteed Party or any officer or agent of the Guaranteed
Party, except by a writing signed by a duly authorized officer of Lender.
19. Until
all of the Guaranteed Obligations have been paid in full and the Revolving Commitment has been terminated, Limited Guarantor shall have
no claim, right or remedy (whether or not arising in equity, by contract or applicable law) against Borrowers or any other Person by reason
of Limited Guarantor’s payment or other performance hereunder. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Limited Guarantor
hereby subordinates to the full and final payment of the Guaranteed Obligations any and all legal or equitable rights or claims that Limited
Guarantor may have to reimbursement, subrogation, indemnity and exoneration and agrees that until all of the Guaranteed Obligations has
been paid in full and the Agreement has been terminated, Limited Guarantor shall have no recourse to any assets or property of Borrowers
(including any assets securing any of the Guaranteed Obligations) and no right of recourse against or contribution from any other Person
in any way directly or contingently liable for any of the Guaranteed Obligations, whether any of such rights arise under contract, in
equity or under applicable law.
20.
As used herein, all references to the term “Limited Guarantor” shall mean Limited Guarantor and Limited
Guarantor’s successors and assigns (including any receiver, trustee or custodian for Limited Guarantor or any of its assets or
Limited Guarantor in its capacity as Borrowers or Borrowers-in-possession under the Bankruptcy Code); all references to the term
“the Guaranteed Party” shall mean the Guaranteed Party and its successors and assigns and all references to the term
“Borrowers” shall mean each of the Borrowers and its and their successors and assigns (including any receiver, trustee
or custodian for Borrowers or any of its or their assets or Borrowers in their capacity as Borrowers or Borrowers-in-possession
under the Bankruptcy Code); all references to the plural shall also mean the singular, and all references to the singular shall also
mean the plural; and all references to “include” or “including” shall mean “including, without
limitation.”
21. TO
THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, LIMITED GUARANTOR AND, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, THE GUARANTEED PARTY, EACH IRREVOCABLY
WAIVES ITS RESPECTIVE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS GUARANTY
OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR OTHER LITIGATION OF ANY KIND BROUGHT BY ANY SUCH PERSON AGAINST
ANOTHER, WHETHER WITH RESPECT TO CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS, OR OTHERWISE. LIMITED GUARANTOR AND, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, THE GUARANTEED
PARTY, EACH AGREES THAT ANY SUCH CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE TRIED BY A COURT WITHOUT A JURY. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, THE
PARTIES FURTHER AGREE THAT THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IS WAIVED BY OPERATION OF THIS SECTION AS TO ANY ACTION, COUNTERCLAIM
OR OTHER PROCEEDING WHICH SEEKS, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, TO CHALLENGE THE VALIDITY OR ENFORCEABILITY OF THIS LIMITED GUARANTY OR ANY PROVISION
HEREOF OR THEREOF. THIS WAIVER SHALL APPLY TO ANY SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS, SUPPLEMENTS OR MODIFICATIONS TO THIS GUARANTY, WHETHER
OR NOT SPECIFICALLY SET FORTH THEREIN.
[Remainder of Page Intentionally Left Blank; Signature
Pages Follow.]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Limited Guarantor
has caused this Limited Guaranty to be duly executed and delivered on the date first written above.
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Limited Guaranty Agreement (ICU Eyewear)
Accepted on September 11, 2023
LENDER:
AB LENDING SPV I LLC
d/b/a Mountain Ridge Capital
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/s/ Greg Gentry |
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Grey Gentry |
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Managing Director |
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Limited Guaranty Agreement (ICU Eyewear)
Exhibit 10.3
AGREEMENT
Agreement (this
“Agreement”), dated August 5, 2024, among ICU Eyecare Solutions Inc, a Delaware corporation (“Solutions”), ICU
Eyewear, Inc., a California corporation, ICU Eyewear Holdings, Inc., a California corporation, 1847 ICU Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation
and 1847 Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (each, a “Party”; together the “Parties”).
Recitals:
A. ICU
Eyewear, Inc., ICU Eyewear Holdings, Inc., 1847 ICU Holdings Inc., and 1847 Holdings LLC are Affiliates.
B. ICU
Eyewear, Inc., ICU Eyewear Holdings, Inc., and 1847 ICU Holdings Inc. are Loan Parties under the Amended and Restated Credit and Security
Agreement, dated September 11, 2023, with AB Lending SPV I LLC, d/b/a Mountain Ridge Capital (“Lender”) (the “Credit
and Security Agreement”). Under the Credit and Security Agreement, the Loan Parties are jointly and severally liable to Lender for
borrowing by ICU Eyewear, Inc.
C. 1847
Holdings LLC is a limited guarantor with respect to the Credit and Security Agreement pursuant to an ancillary agreement executed contemporaneously
therewith.
D. Pursuant
to the Credit and Security Agreement, Lender has a security interest in all of the assets of ICU Eyewear, Inc.
E. ICU
Eyewear, Inc. is in default under the Credit and Security Agreement and, with the approval of the other ICU Parties, has consented to
a foreclosure by Lender and private sale of substantially all of its assets, pursuant to Section 9-610 of the Uniform Commercial Code
as in effect in the State of New York and Section 9-610 of the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of California, to Solutions,
a wholly owned subsidiary of Tworoger Associates, Ltd. (the “Asset Sale”).
NOW, THEREFORE,
in consideration of the premises and other good and valuable consideration, the Parties agree as follows:
1. Definitions.
1.1 As used in this Agreement,
“Affiliate”
means any Person that, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by, or is under the common control with, that Person, and in the
case of a Person who is a natural person, any natural person related to that natural person by blood, marriage or family. The term Person
means any natural person, corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, limited liability company, trust, or other business or
legal entity; and the term control means the power to direct the affairs of such entity by reason of ownership of equity, by contract,
or otherwise.
“Business”
means the sale at wholesale or retail of (i) eyewear products, including eyeglasses, sunglasses, reading glasses, frames for eyeglasses,
sunglasses, and reading glasses, and
(ii) eyewear accessories, including
cases, chains, cords and lanyards.
“ICU
Parties” means ICU Eyewear, Inc., ICU Eyewear Holdings, Inc., 1847 ICU Holdings Inc., and 1847 Holdings LLC.
1.2 The
terms “hereof,” “herein,” “hereunder,” or words of like tenor used anywhere in this Agreement refers
to this entire Agreement and not to any particular Section or clause hereof unless so stated. The use of the term “including,”
“includes,” or words of like tenor used anywhere in this Agreement in each case means “including [or includes] without
limitation,” whether or not expressed. The definitions in this Agreement apply equally to both the singular and plural forms of
the terms defined and whenever the context may require, any pronoun includes the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms.
2. Incorporation of Recitals. The Recitals are incorporated into the body of this Agreement.
3. Effective
Date. This Agreement shall become effective simultaneously with the closing of the Asset Sale (the “Effective Date”).
4. Acknowledgement
of Benefit. Each of the ICU Parties acknowledges that it will derive substantial benefit from the Asset Sale.
5. Change
of Names. Each ICU Party covenants and agrees that if, upon the fifth (5th) anniversary of the Effective Date, that ICU Party maintains
corporate existence, the ICU Party will take any requisite steps to remove the term “ICU” from its name.
6. Non-compete.
Each ICU Party covenants and agrees that, from and after the Effective Date and ending on the fifth (5th) anniversary of the Effective
Date (the “Non-Compete Period”), it will not own, manage, control, participate in, or in any manner engage in the Business,
directly or indirectly, whether for its own account of for that of any other Person and whether as a shareholder, member, partner or investor
possessing an ownership interest exceeding 2% in any such Person, or as principal, agent, or consultant, or in any other capacity. Each
ICU Party acknowledges that the restraints imposed upon it pursuant to this Section are no greater than is reasonably necessary to preserve
and protect the assets and legitimate business interest of Solutions and that a violation of this Section by it would irreparably injure
Solutions. Accordingly, Solutions may, in addition to pursuing its other remedies, obtain an injunction from any court having jurisdiction
of the matter against it for any such violation, and no bond or other security shall be required in connection with such injunction.
7. Miscellaneous.
7.1 Modification;
Waiver. This Agreement may not be modified or amended except in writing duly executed by all the Parties. No provision of this Agreement
may be waived by any Party except in writing. The waiver by any Party of a breach of this Agreement will not operate or be construed as
a waiver of any subsequent breach of that provision by the same Party, or any other provision or condition of this Agreement.
7.2 Binding
Effect. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the Parties and their respective successors and assigns.
7.3 Governing
Law and Venue. This Agreement and any claim, controversy or dispute arising under or related to this Agreement, the relationship of
the Parties, and/or the interpretation and enforcement of the rights and duties of the Parties, will be governed by the laws of the State
of New York without regard to principles of choice of laws. Jurisdiction and venue of any action or proceeding arising out of or relating
to this Agreement, including any breach, will be in the state or federal courts located in or for New York County, New York.
7.4 No Third-Party Beneficiaries.
This Agreement is for the sole benefit of the Parties, and their respective successors, assigns and Affiliates, and nothing herein,
express or implied, is intended to, or will be construed to, provide or create any legal or equitable rights or benefits to any
Person other than such Parties, successors, assigns and Affiliates.
7.5 Survival.
Any provision which, either expressly or from the context of this Agreement, is intended to survive the expiration or termination of this
Agreement shall survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement.
7.6 Partial
Invalidity. In the event that any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement is declared invalid, void or unenforceable,
the remainder of the provisions of this Agreement will remain in full force and effect, and such invalid, void or unenforceable provision
will be interpreted in a manner which accomplishes, to the extent possible, the original purpose of such provision. The Parties, if possible,
shall agree on a legal, valid, and enforceable substitute provision that is similar in effect to the deleted provision.
7.7 Headings.
Section headings are included solely for convenience and will not constitute a part hereof.
7.8 Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed and delivered in counterparts, each of which is deemed to be an original, but such counterparts together
will constitute one and the same instrument. This Agreement may be signed by facsimile, pdf or electronically transmitted signature such
as DocuSign, which will be deemed valid, binding and enforceable for all purposes.
[Signature Page Follows]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused their signatures
to be affixed to this Agreement as of the date first above written.
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ICU Eyecare Solutions, Inc. |
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/s/ Rebecca Giefer |
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Name: |
Rebecca Giefer |
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Title: |
President |
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ICU Eyewear, Inc. |
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By: |
/s/ Ellery W. Roberts |
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Name: |
Ellery W. Roberts |
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Title: |
Executive Chairman and President |
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ICU Eyewear Holdings, Inc. |
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By: |
/s/ Ellery W. Roberts |
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Name: |
Ellery W. Roberts |
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Title: |
Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors and President |
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1847 ICU Holdings, Inc. |
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By: |
/s/ Ellery W. Roberts |
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Name: |
Ellery W. Roberts |
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Title: |
Chief Executive Officer |
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1847 Holdings LLC |
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By: |
/s/ Ellery W. Roberts |
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Name: |
Ellery W. Roberts |
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Title: |
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Secretary |
[Signature page to Agreement:
ICU Eyewear, Inc, ICU Eyecare Solutions, Inc, ICU Eyewear Holdings, Inc, 1847 ICU Holdings, Inc, 1847 Holdings LLC]
Exhibit 99.1
1847 Announces Sale of ICU Eyewear; Eliminating
$4.2 Million of Debt From the Balance Sheet
NEW
YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / August 8, 2024 / 1847 Holdings LLC (“1847”
or the “Company”) (NYSE American: EFSH), a holding company specializing in identifying over-looked, deep value investment opportunities
in middle market businesses, today announced that it has been working with its senior secured lender to sell all or substantially all
of the assets of its ICU Eyewear business. On August 5, 2024, the Company received notice from its senior secured lender that a private
sale of the assets (constituting the collateral under the lender’s loan) occurred on such date pursuant to a bill of sale. As a
result of the lender’s private sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the ICU Eyewear business, approximately $4.2 million
of debt will be removed from the Company’s balance sheet.
Mr. Ellery W. Roberts, CEO of 1847 Holdings, commented,
“Our support of the lender in its sale of ICU Eyewear was a strategic decision that will eliminate $4.2 million of debt from our
balance sheet, significantly strengthening our financial position. Following the acquisition, we were able to clean up the books, strengthen
the infrastructure, and enhance the value of assets before working with our senior lender to strategically sell them, underscoring our
proven private equity model. This transaction not only showcases our commitment to maintaining a robust financial foundation but also
reflects our long-term strategy of maximizing shareholder value.”
“Furthermore, this divestiture will enable
us to focus more on our core operations and high-potential segments within our portfolio, driving sustainable growth and profitability.
As we continue to navigate the evolving market landscape, this transaction exemplifies our proactive approach to enhancing our overall
business performance. We remain committed to leveraging our strengths and exploring opportunities that will contribute to the long-term
success and stability of our Company,” concluded Mr. Roberts.
About 1847 Holdings LLC
1847 Holdings LLC (NYSE American: EFSH), a publicly
traded diversified acquisition holding company, was founded by Ellery W. Roberts, a former partner of Parallel Investment Partners, Saunders
Karp & Megrue, and Principal of Lazard Freres Strategic Realty Investors. 1847 Holdings’ investment thesis is that capital market
inefficiencies have left the founders and/or stakeholders of many small business enterprises or lower-middle market businesses with limited
exit options despite the intrinsic value of their business. Given this dynamic, 1847 Holdings can consistently acquire businesses it views
as “solid” for reasonable multiples of cash flow and then deploy resources to strengthen the infrastructure and systems of those
businesses in order to improve operations. These improvements may lead to a sale or IPO of an operating subsidiary at higher valuations
than the purchase price and/or alternatively, an operating subsidiary may be held in perpetuity and contribute to 1847 Holdings’ ability
to pay regular and special dividends to shareholders. For more information, visit www.1847holdings.com.
For the latest insights, follow 1847 on Twitter.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release may
contain information about 1847 Holdings’ view of its future expectations, plans and prospects that constitute forward-looking statements.
All forward-looking statements are based on our management’s beliefs, assumptions and expectations of our future economic performance,
taking into account the information currently available to it. These statements are not statements of historical fact. Forward-looking
statements are subject to a number of factors, risks and uncertainties, some of which are not currently known to us, that may cause our
actual results, performance or financial condition to be materially different from the expectations of future results, performance or
financial position. Our actual results may differ materially from the results discussed in forward-looking statements. Factors that might
cause such a difference include but are not limited to the risks set forth in “Risk Factors” included in our SEC filings.
Contact:
Crescendo Communications, LLC
Tel: +1 (212) 671-1020
Email: EFSH@crescendo-ir.com
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