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[Execution Copy]



Exhibit 99.1


LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

by and between

OVERSTOCK.COM, INC.
as Borrower,

and

WELLS FARGO FOOTHILL, INC.
as Lender

Dated as of May 6, 2004



TABLE OF CONTENTS

 
   
   
  Page
1.   DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION   1

 

 

1.1

 

Definitions

 

1

 

 

1.2

 

Accounting Terms

 

19

 

 

1.3

 

Code

 

19

 

 

1.4

 

Construction

 

19

 

 

1.5

 

Schedules and Exhibits

 

19

2.

 

LOAN AND TERMS OF PAYMENT.

 

19

 

 

2.1

 

Revolver Advances.

 

19

 

 

2.2

 

[Intentionally Omitted].

 

20

 

 

2.3

 

Borrowing Procedures and Settlements.

 

20

 

 

2.4

 

Payments.

 

20

 

 

2.5

 

Overadvances

 

22

 

 

2.6

 

Interest Rates and Letter of Credit Fee: Rates, Payments, and Calculations.

 

22

 

 

2.7

 

Cash Management.

 

23

 

 

2.8

 

Crediting Payments

 

24

 

 

2.9

 

Designated Account

 

24

 

 

2.10

 

Maintenance of Loan Account; Statements of Obligations

 

24

 

 

2.11

 

Fees

 

25

 

 

2.12

 

Letters of Credit.

 

25

 

 

2.13

 

LIBOR Option.

 

27

 

 

2.14

 

Capital Requirements

 

29

3.

 

CONDITIONS; TERM OF AGREEMENT.

 

29

 

 

3.1

 

Conditions Precedent to the Initial Extension of Credit

 

29

 

 

3.2

 

Conditions Subsequent to the Initial Extension of Credit

 

31

 

 

3.3

 

Conditions Precedent to all Extensions of Credit

 

32

 

 

3.4

 

Term

 

32

 

 

3.5

 

Effect of Termination

 

32

 

 

3.6

 

Early Termination by Borrower

 

33

4.

 

CREATION OF SECURITY INTEREST.

 

33

 

 

4.1

 

Grant of Security Interest

 

33

 

 

4.2

 

Negotiable Collateral

 

33

 

 

4.3

 

Collection of Accounts, General Intangibles, and Negotiable Collateral

 

33

 

 

4.4

 

Filing of Financing Statements; Commercial Tort Claims; Delivery of Additional Documentation Required.

 

34

 

 

4.5

 

Power of Attorney

 

35

 

 

4.6

 

Right to Inspect

 

35

 

 

4.7

 

Control Agreements

 

35

5.

 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.

 

35

 

 

5.1

 

No Encumbrances

 

36

 

 

5.2

 

Eligible Accounts

 

36

 

 

5.3

 

Eligible Inventory

 

36

 

 

5.4

 

Equipment

 

36

 

 

5.5

 

Location of Inventory and Equipment

 

36

 

 

5.6

 

Inventory Records

 

36

 

 

5.7

 

State of Incorporation; Location of Chief Executive Office; FEIN; Organizational Identification Number; Commercial Tort Claims.

 

36

 

 

5.8

 

Due Organization and Qualification; Subsidiaries.

 

37

 

 

5.9

 

Due Authorization; No Conflict.

 

37

 

 

5.10

 

Litigation

 

38

 

 

5.11

 

No Material Adverse Change

 

38

 

 

5.12

 

Fraudulent Transfer.

 

39

 

 

5.13

 

Employee Benefits

 

39

 

 

5.14

 

Environmental Condition

 

39

 

 

5.15

 

Brokerage Fees

 

39

 

 

5.16

 

Intellectual Property.

 

39

 

 

5.17

 

Leases

 

40

 

 

5.18

 

Deposit Accounts and Securities Accounts

 

40

 

 

5.19

 

Complete Disclosure

 

40

 

 

5.20

 

Indebtedness

 

40

 

 

5.21

 

[Intentionally Omitted]

 

41

 

 

5.22

 

Taxes and Payments

 

41

6.

 

AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS.

 

41

 

 

6.1

 

Accounting System

 

41

 

 

6.2

 

Collateral Reporting

 

41

 

 

6.3

 

Financial Statements, Reports, Certificates

 

42

 

 

6.4

 

Guarantor Reports.

 

44

 

 

6.5

 

[Intentionally Omitted]

 

44

 

 

6.6

 

Maintenance of Properties

 

44

 

 

6.7

 

Taxes

 

44

 

 

6.8

 

Insurance.

 

44

 

 

6.9

 

Location of Inventory and Equipment

 

45

 

 

6.10

 

Compliance with Laws

 

45

 

 

6.11

 

Leases

 

45

 

 

6.12

 

Existence

 

45

 

 

6.13

 

Environmental.

 

45

 

 

6.14

 

Disclosure Updates

 

45

 

 

6.15

 

Formation of Subsidiaries

 

45

 

 

6.16

 

Intellectual Property.

 

46

7.

 

NEGATIVE COVENANTS.

 

47

 

 

7.1

 

Indebtedness

 

47

 

 

7.2

 

Liens

 

48

 

 

7.3

 

Restrictions on Fundamental Changes.

 

48

 

 

7.4

 

Disposal of Assets

 

48

 

 

7.5

 

Change Name

 

48

 

 

7.6

 

Nature of Business

 

49

 

 

7.7

 

Prepayments and Amendments

 

49

 

 

7.8

 

[Intentionally Omitted].

 

49

 

 

7.9

 

Consignments

 

49

 

 

7.10

 

Distributions

 

49

 

 

7.11

 

Accounting Methods

 

49

 

 

7.12

 

Investments

 

49

 

 

7.13

 

Transactions with Affiliates

 

50

 

 

7.14

 

Suspension

 

50

 

 

7.15

 

[Intentionally Omitted].

 

50

 

 

7.16

 

Use of Proceeds

 

50

 

 

7.17

 

Inventory and Equipment with Bailees

 

50

 

 

7.18

 

Financial Covenants.

 

50

8.

 

EVENTS OF DEFAULT.

 

51

9.

 

LENDER'S RIGHTS AND REMEDIES.

 

53

 

 

9.1

 

Rights and Remedies

 

53

 

 

9.2

 

Remedies Cumulative

 

54

10.

 

TAXES AND EXPENSES.

 

54

11.

 

WAIVERS; INDEMNIFICATION.

 

55

 

 

11.1

 

Demand; Protest

 

55

 

 

11.2

 

Lender's Liability for Borrower Collateral

 

55

 

 

11.3

 

Indemnification

 

55

12.

 

NOTICES.

 

56

13.

 

CHOICE OF LAW AND VENUE; JURY TRIAL WAIVER.

 

56

14.

 

ASSIGNMENTS AND PARTICIPATIONS; SUCCESSORS.

 

57

 

 

14.1

 

Assignments and Participations.

 

57

 

 

14.2

 

Successors

 

59

15.

 

AMENDMENTS; WAIVERS.

 

59

 

 

15.1

 

Amendments and Waivers

 

59

 

 

15.2

 

No Waivers; Cumulative Remedies

 

59

16.

 

GENERAL PROVISIONS.

 

59

 

 

16.1

 

Effectiveness

 

59

 

 

16.2

 

Section Headings

 

59

 

 

16.3

 

Interpretation

 

59

 

 

16.4

 

Severability of Provisions

 

59

 

 

16.5

 

Withholding Taxes

 

59

 

 

16.6

 

Counterparts; Electronic Execution

 

60

 

 

16.7

 

Revival and Reinstatement of Obligations

 

60

 

 

16.8

 

Confidentiality.

 

60

 

 

16.9

 

Integration

 

60

EXHIBITS AND SCHEDULES

Exhibit C-1   Form of Compliance Certificate
Exhibit L-1   Form of LIBOR Notice

Schedule D-1

 

Designated Account
Schedule E-1   Eligible Inventory Locations
Schedule L-1   Lender's Account
Schedule P-1   Permitted Liens
Schedule R-1   Real Property Collateral
Schedule 2.7(a)   Cash Management Banks
Schedule 5.5   Locations of Inventory and Equipment
Schedule 5.7(a)   States of Organization
Schedule 5.7(b)   Chief Executive Offices
Schedule 5.7(c)   FEIN and Organizational Identification Numbers
Schedule 5.7(d)   Commercial Tort Claims
Schedule 5.8(b)   Capitalization of Borrower
Schedule 5.8(c)   Capitalization of Borrower's Subsidiaries
Schedule 5.10   Litigation
Schedule 5.14   Environmental Matters
Schedule 5.16(a)   Intellectual Property
Schedule 5.16(b)   Source Code Licenses
Schedule 5.18   Deposit Accounts and Securities Accounts
Schedule 5.20   Permitted Indebtedness
Schedule 5.22   Taxes and Payments

LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

        THIS LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (this "Agreement"), is entered into as of May 6, 2004, by and between WELLS FARGO FOOTHILL, INC., a California corporation ("Lender"), and OVERSTOCK.COM, INC., a Delaware corporation ("Borrower").

        The parties agree as follows:

1.    DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION.

        1.1    Definitions.    As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following definitions:

If Quarterly Daily Average Liquidity Amount is:

  Base Rate Margin means:
 
Greater than $15,000,000   0.00 %

Greater than $7,500,000 but less than or equal to $15,000,000

 

0.50

%

Less than or equal to $7,500,000

 

1.00

%

If Quarterly Daily Average Liquidity Amount is:

  LIBOR Rate Margin means:

 
Greater than $15,000,000   2.50 %
Greater than $7,500,000 but less than or equal to $15,000,000   3.00 %
Less than or equal to $7,500,000   3.50 %

        1.2    Accounting Terms.    All accounting terms not specifically defined herein shall be construed in accordance with GAAP. When used herein, the term "financial statements" shall include the notes and schedules thereto. Whenever the term "Borrower" is used in respect of a financial covenant or a related definition, it shall be understood to mean Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis unless the context clearly requires otherwise.

        1.3    Code.    Any terms used in this Agreement that are defined in the Code shall be construed and defined as set forth in the Code unless otherwise defined herein; provided, however, that to the extent that the Code is used to define any term herein and such term is defined differently in different Articles of the Code, the definition of such term contained in Article 9 shall govern.

        1.4    Construction.    Unless the context of this Agreement or any other Loan Document clearly requires otherwise, references to the plural include the singular, references to the singular include the plural, the terms "includes" and "including" are not limiting, and the term "or" has, except where otherwise indicated, the inclusive meaning represented by the phrase "and/or." The words "hereof," "herein," "hereby," "hereunder," and similar terms in this Agreement or any other Loan Document refer to this Agreement or such other Loan Document, as the case may be, as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement or such other Loan Document, as the case may be. Section, subsection, clause, schedule, and exhibit references herein are to this Agreement unless otherwise specified. Any reference in this Agreement or in the other Loan Documents to any agreement, instrument, or document shall include all alterations, amendments, changes, extensions, modifications, renewals, replacements, substitutions, joinders, and supplements, thereto and thereof, as applicable (subject to any restrictions on such alterations, amendments, changes, extensions, modifications, renewals, replacements, substitutions, joinders, and supplements set forth herein). Any reference herein to the satisfaction or repayment in full of the Obligations shall mean the repayment in full in cash (or cash collateralization in accordance with the terms hereof) of all Obligations other than contingent indemnification Obligations and other than any Bank Product Obligations that, at such time, are allowed by the applicable Bank Product Provider to remain outstanding and are not required to be repaid or cash collateralized pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement. Any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person's successors and assigns. Any requirement of a writing contained herein or in the other Loan Documents shall be satisfied by the transmission of a Record and any Record transmitted shall constitute a representation and warranty as to the accuracy and completeness of the information contained therein.

        1.5    Schedules and Exhibits.    All of the schedules and exhibits attached to this Agreement shall be deemed incorporated herein by reference.

2.    LOAN AND TERMS OF PAYMENT.

        2.1    Revolver Advances.    

        2.2    [Intentionally Omitted].    

        2.3    Borrowing Procedures and Settlements.    

        2.4    Payments.    

        2.5    Overadvances.    If, at any time or for any reason, the amount of Obligations (other than Bank Product Obligations) owed by Borrower to Lender pursuant to Section 2.1 or Section 2.12 is greater than any of the limitations set forth in Section 2.1 or Section 2.12, as applicable (an "Overadvance"), Borrower immediately shall pay to Lender, in cash, the amount of such excess, which amount shall be used by Lender to reduce the Obligations in accordance with the priorities set forth in Section 2.4(b). In addition, Borrower hereby promises to pay the Obligations (including principal, interest, fees, costs, and expenses) in Dollars in full as and when due and payable under the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

        2.6    Interest Rates and Letter of Credit Fee: Rates, Payments, and Calculations.    

        2.7    Cash Management.    

        2.8    Crediting Payments.    The receipt of any payment item by Lender (whether from transfers to Lender by the Cash Management Banks pursuant to the Cash Management Agreements or otherwise) shall not be considered a payment on account unless such payment item is a wire transfer of immediately available federal funds made to the Lender's Account or unless and until such payment item is honored when presented for payment. Should any payment item not be honored when presented for payment, then Borrower shall be deemed not to have made such payment and interest shall be calculated accordingly. Anything to the contrary contained herein notwithstanding, any payment item shall be deemed received by Lender only if it is received into the Lender's Account on a Business Day on or before 11:00 a.m. (California time). If any payment item is received into the Lender's Account on a non-Business Day or after 11:00 a.m. (California time) on a Business Day, it shall be deemed to have been received by Lender as of the opening of business on the immediately following Business Day.

        2.9    Designated Account.    Lender is authorized to make the Advances, and Lender is authorized to issue the Letters of Credit, under this Agreement based upon telephonic or other instructions received from anyone purporting to be an Authorized Person or, without instructions, if pursuant to Section 2.6(d). Borrower agrees to establish and maintain the Designated Account with the Designated Account Bank for the purpose of receiving the proceeds of the Advances requested by Borrower and made by Lender hereunder. Unless otherwise agreed by Lender and Borrower, any Advance requested by Borrower and made by Lender hereunder shall be made to the Designated Account.

        2.10    Maintenance of Loan Account; Statements of Obligations.    Lender shall maintain an account on its books in the name of Borrower (the "Loan Account") on which Borrower will be charged with all Advances made by Lender to Borrower or for Borrower's account, the Letters of Credit issued by Lender for Borrower's account, and with all other payment Obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents (except for Bank Product Obligations), including, accrued interest, fees and expenses, and Lender Expenses. In accordance with Section 2.8, the Loan Account will be credited with all payments received by Lender from Borrower or for Borrower's account, including all amounts received in the Lender's Account from any Cash Management Bank. Lender shall render statements regarding the Loan Account to Borrower, including principal, interest, fees, and including an itemization of all charges and expenses constituting Lender Expenses owing, and such statements, absent manifest error, shall be conclusively presumed to be correct and accurate and constitute an account stated between Borrower and Lender unless, within 30 days after receipt thereof by Borrower, Borrower shall deliver to Lender written objection thereto describing the error or errors contained in any such statements.

        2.11    Fees.    Borrower shall pay to Lender the following fees and charges, which fees and charges shall be non-refundable when paid (irrespective of whether this Agreement is terminated thereafter):

        2.12    Letters of Credit.    

        2.13    LIBOR Option.    

        2.14    Capital Requirements.    If, after the date hereof, Lender determines that (i) the adoption of or change in any law, rule, regulation or guideline regarding capital requirements for banks or bank holding companies, or any change in the interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the administration thereof, or (ii) compliance by Lender or its parent bank holding company with any guideline, request, or directive of any such entity regarding capital adequacy (whether or not having the force of law), has the effect of reducing the return on Lender's or such holding company's capital as a consequence of Lender's obligations hereunder to a level below that which Lender or such holding company could have achieved but for such adoption, change, or compliance (taking into consideration Lender's or such holding company's then existing policies with respect to capital adequacy and assuming the full utilization of such entity's capital) by any amount deemed by Lender to be material, then Lender may notify Borrower thereof. Following receipt of such notice, Borrower agrees to pay Lender on demand the amount of such reduction of return of capital as and when such reduction is determined, payable within 90 days after presentation by Lender of a statement in the amount and setting forth in reasonable detail Lender's calculation thereof and the assumptions upon which such calculation was based (which statement shall be deemed true and correct absent manifest error). In determining such amount, Lender may use any reasonable averaging and attribution methods.

3.    CONDITIONS; TERM OF AGREEMENT.

        3.1    Conditions Precedent to the Initial Extension of Credit.    The obligation of Lender to make the initial extension of credit provided for hereunder, is subject to the fulfillment, to the satisfaction of Lender (the making of such initial extension of credit by Lender being conclusively deemed to be its satisfaction or waiver of the following), of each of the following conditions precedent:

        3.2    Conditions Subsequent to the Initial Extension of Credit.    The obligation of Lender to continue to make Advances (or otherwise extend credit hereunder) is subject to the fulfillment, on or before the date applicable thereto, of each of the conditions subsequent set forth below (the failure by Borrower to so perform or cause to be performed constituting an Event of Default):

        3.3    Conditions Precedent to all Extensions of Credit.    The obligation of Lender to make any Advances hereunder at any time (or to extend any other credit hereunder) shall be subject to the following conditions precedent:

        3.4    Term.    This Agreement shall continue in full force and effect for a term ending on the later of (a) the second anniversary of the Closing Date and (b) if Borrower properly exercises the Extension Option in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth below, the third anniversary of the Closing Date (such later date, the "Maturity Date"). If Borrower intends to extend the Maturity Date to the third anniversary of the Closing Date (the "Extension Option"), Borrower shall be required to (a) deliver written notice of such intent to Lender at any time during the period commencing 120 days prior to the second anniversary of the Closing Date and ending 60 days prior to the second anniversary of the Closing Date, and (b) pay $50,000 to Lender on or before on the second anniversary of the Closing Date in consideration of Lender agreeing to such extension of the Maturity Date. The foregoing notwithstanding, Lender shall have the right to terminate its obligations under this Agreement immediately and without notice during the continuation of an Event of Default.

        3.5    Effect of Termination.    On the date of termination of this Agreement, all Obligations (including contingent reimbursement obligations of Borrower with respect to outstanding Letters of Credit and including all Bank Product Obligations) immediately shall become due and payable without notice or demand (including (a) either (i) providing cash collateral to be held by Lender in an amount equal to 105% of the Letter of Credit Usage, or (ii) causing the original Letters of Credit to be returned to Lender, and (b) providing cash collateral (in an amount determined by Lender as sufficient to satisfy the reasonably estimated credit exposure) to be held by Lender for the benefit of the Bank Product Providers with respect to the Bank Product Obligations). No termination of this Agreement, however, shall relieve or discharge Borrower or its Subsidiaries of their duties, Obligations, or covenants hereunder or under any other Loan Documents and the Lender's Liens in the Collateral shall remain in effect until all Obligations have been paid in full and Lender's obligations to provide additional credit hereunder have been terminated. When this Agreement has been terminated and all of the Obligations have been paid in full and Lender's obligations to provide additional credit under the Loan Documents have been terminated irrevocably, Lender will, at Borrower's sole expense, execute and deliver any termination statements, lien releases, mortgage releases, re-assignments of trademarks, discharges of security interests, and other similar discharge or release documents (and, if applicable, in recordable form) as are reasonably necessary to release, as of record, the Lender's Liens and all notices of security interests and liens previously filed by Lender with respect to the Obligations.

        3.6    Early Termination by Borrower.    Borrower has the option, at any time upon prior written notice to Lender (the number of prior days to be agreed to separately between Borrower and Lender), to terminate this Agreement by paying to Lender, in cash, the Obligations (including (a) either (i) providing cash collateral to be held by Lender in an amount equal to 105% of the Letter of Credit Usage, or (ii) causing the original Letters of Credit to be returned to Lender, and (b) providing cash collateral (in an amount determined by Lender as sufficient to satisfy the reasonably estimated credit exposure) to be held by Lender for the benefit of the Bank Product Providers with respect to the Bank Product Obligations), in full, together with the Applicable Prepayment Premium. If Borrower has sent a notice of termination pursuant to the provisions of this Section, then Lender's obligations to extend credit hereunder shall terminate and Borrower shall be obligated to repay the Obligations (including (a) either (i) providing cash collateral to be held by Lender in an amount equal to 105% of the Letter of Credit Usage, or (ii) causing the original Letters of Credit to be returned to Lender, and (b) providing cash collateral (in an amount determined by Lender as sufficient to satisfy the reasonably estimated credit exposure) to be held by Lender for the benefit of the Bank Product Providers with respect to the Bank Product Obligations), in full, together with the Applicable Prepayment Premium, on the date set forth as the date of termination of this Agreement in such notice. In the event of the termination of this Agreement and repayment of the Obligations at any time prior to the Maturity Date, for any of the following reasons: (a) termination upon the election of Lender to terminate after the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, (b) foreclosure and sale of Collateral, (c) sale of the Collateral in any Insolvency Proceeding, or (d) restructure, reorganization, or compromise of the Obligations by the confirmation of a plan of reorganization or any other plan of compromise, restructure, or arrangement in any Insolvency Proceeding; then, in view of the impracticability and extreme difficulty of ascertaining the actual amount of damages to Lender or profits lost by Lender as a result of such early termination, and by mutual agreement of the parties as to a reasonable estimation and calculation of the lost profits or damages of Lender, Borrower shall pay the Applicable Prepayment Premium to Lender, measured as of the date of such termination.

4.    CREATION OF SECURITY INTEREST.

        4.1    Grant of Security Interest.    Borrower hereby grants to Lender, for the benefit of Lender and the Bank Product Providers, a continuing security interest in all of its right, title, and interest in all currently existing and hereafter acquired or arising Borrower Collateral in order to secure prompt repayment of any and all of the Obligations in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Loan Documents and in order to secure prompt performance by Borrower of each of its covenants and duties under the Loan Documents. The Lender's Liens in and to the Borrower Collateral shall attach to all Borrower Collateral without further act on the part of Lender or Borrower. Anything contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document to the contrary notwithstanding, except for Permitted Dispositions, Borrower and its Subsidiaries have no authority, express or implied, to dispose of any item or portion of the Collateral.

        4.2    Negotiable Collateral.    In the event that any Borrower Collateral, including proceeds, is evidenced by or consists of Negotiable Collateral, and if and to the extent that Lender determines that perfection or priority of Lender's security interest is dependent on or enhanced by possession, Borrower, promptly upon the request of Lender, shall endorse and deliver physical possession of such Negotiable Collateral to Lender.

        4.3    Collection of Accounts, General Intangibles, and Negotiable Collateral.    At any time after the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, Lender or Lender's designee may (a) notify Account Debtors of Borrower that Borrower's Accounts, chattel paper, or General Intangibles have been assigned to Lender or that Lender has a security interest therein, or (b) collect Borrower's Accounts, chattel paper, or General Intangibles directly and charge the collection costs and expenses to the Loan Account. Borrower agrees that it will hold in trust for Lender, as Lender's trustee, any of its or its Subsidiaries' Collections that it receives and immediately will deliver such Collections to Lender or a Cash Management Bank in their original form as received by Borrower or its Subsidiaries.

        4.4    Filing of Financing Statements; Commercial Tort Claims; Delivery of Additional Documentation Required.    

        4.5    Power of Attorney.    Borrower hereby irrevocably makes, constitutes, and appoints Lender (and any of Lender's officers, employees, or agents designated by Lender) as Borrower's true and lawful attorney, with power to (a) at any time that a Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or a Triggering Event Date shall have occurred, if Borrower refuses to, or fails timely to execute and deliver any of the documents described in Section 4.4, sign the name of Borrower on any of the documents described in Section 4.4, (b) at any time that an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, sign Borrower's name on any invoice or bill of lading relating to the Borrower Collateral, drafts against Account Debtors, or notices to Account Debtors, (c) send requests for verification of Borrower's or its Subsidiaries' Accounts, (d) at any time that a Cash Sweep Instruction is in effect, endorse Borrower's name on any of its payment items (including all of its Collections) that may come into Lender's possession, (e) at any time that an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, make, settle, and adjust all claims under Borrower's policies of insurance and make all determinations and decisions with respect to such policies of insurance, and (f) at any time that an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, settle and adjust disputes and claims respecting Borrower's or its Subsidiaries' Accounts, chattel paper, or General Intangibles directly with Account Debtors, for amounts and upon terms that Lender determines to be reasonable, and Lender may cause to be executed and delivered any documents and releases that Lender determines to be necessary. The appointment of Lender as Borrower's attorney, and each and every one of its rights and powers, being coupled with an interest, is irrevocable until all of the Obligations have been fully and finally repaid and performed and Lender's obligations to extend credit hereunder are terminated.

        4.6    Right to Inspect.    Lender (through any of its officers, employees, or agents) shall have the right, from time to time hereafter to inspect the Books and make copies or abstracts thereof and to check, test, and appraise the Collateral, or any portion thereof, in order to verify Borrower's and its Subsidiaries' financial condition or the amount, quality, value, condition of, or any other matter relating to, the Collateral.

        4.7    Control Agreements.    Borrower agrees that it will and will cause its Subsidiaries to take any or all reasonable steps in order for Lender to obtain control in accordance with Sections 8-106, 9-104, 9-105, 9-106, and 9-107 of the Code with respect to (subject to the proviso contained in Section 7.12) all of its or their Securities Accounts, Deposit Accounts, electronic chattel paper, Investment Property, and letter-of-credit rights. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of a Default or Event of Default, Lender may notify any bank or securities intermediary to liquidate the applicable Deposit Account or Securities Account or any related Investment Property maintained or held thereby and remit the proceeds thereof to the Lender's Account.

5.    REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.

        In order to induce Lender to enter into this Agreement, Borrower makes the following representations and warranties to Lender which shall be true, correct, and complete, in all material respects, as of the date hereof, and shall be true, correct, and complete, in all material respects, as of the Closing Date, and at and as of the date of the making of each Advance (or other extension of credit) made thereafter, as though made on and as of the date of such Advance (or other extension of credit) (except to the extent that such representations and warranties relate solely to an earlier date) and such representations and warranties shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement:

        5.1    No Encumbrances.    Borrower and its Subsidiaries have good and indefeasible title to, or a valid leasehold interest in, their personal property assets and good and marketable title to, or a valid leasehold interest in, their Real Property, in each case, free and clear of Liens except for Permitted Liens.

        5.2    Eligible Accounts.    As to each Account that is identified by Borrower as an Eligible Account in a borrowing base report submitted to Lender, such Account is (a) a bona fide existing payment obligation of the applicable Account Debtor created by the sale and delivery of Inventory or the rendition of services to such Account Debtor in the ordinary course of Borrower's business, (b) owed to Borrower without any known defenses, disputes, offsets, counterclaims, or rights of return or cancellation; provided, however, that Accounts shall not be excluded from Eligible Accounts merely because they are made under or in accordance with Borrower's customary return policies and other customary terms of sale, as in effect from time to time, so long as Lender has received prior written notice of any changes to such policies or terms, and (c) not excluded as ineligible by virtue of one or more of the excluding criteria set forth in the definition of Eligible Accounts.

        5.3    Eligible Inventory.    As to each item of Inventory that is identified by Borrower as Eligible Inventory in a borrowing base report submitted to Lender, such Inventory is (a) of good and merchantable quality, free from known defects, and (b) not excluded as ineligible by virtue of one or more of the excluding criteria set forth in the definition of Eligible Inventory.

        5.4    Equipment.    All of the Equipment of Borrower and its Subsidiaries is used or held for use in their business and is fit for such purposes.

        5.5    Location of Inventory and Equipment.    The Inventory and Equipment of Borrower and its Subsidiaries are not stored with a bailee, warehouseman, or similar party and are located only at, or in-transit between, the locations identified on Schedule 5.5 (as such Schedule may be updated pursuant to Section 6.9).

        5.6    Inventory Records.    Borrower keeps correct and accurate records itemizing and describing the type, quality, and quantity of its and its Subsidiaries' Inventory and the book value thereof.

        5.7    State of Incorporation; Location of Chief Executive Office; FEIN; Organizational Identification Number; Commercial Tort Claims.    

        5.8    Due Organization and Qualification; Subsidiaries.    

        5.9    Due Authorization; No Conflict.    

        5.10    Litigation.    Other than those matters disclosed on Schedule 5.10 and other than matters existing on the Closing Date or arising after the Closing Date that reasonably could not be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change, there are no actions, suits, or proceedings pending or, to the best knowledge of Borrower, threatened against Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.

        5.11    No Material Adverse Change.    All financial statements relating to Borrower and its Subsidiaries that have been delivered by Borrower to Lender have been prepared in accordance with GAAP (except, in the case of unaudited financial statements, for the lack of footnotes and being subject to year-end audit adjustments) and present fairly in all material respects, Borrower's and its Subsidiaries' financial condition as of the date thereof and results of operations for the period then ended. There has not been a Material Adverse Change with respect to Borrower and its Subsidiaries since the date of the latest financial statements submitted to Lender on or before the Closing Date.

        5.12    Fraudulent Transfer.    

        5.13    Employee Benefits.    None of Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries, or any of their ERISA Affiliates maintains or contributes to any Benefit Plan.

        5.14    Environmental Condition.    Except as set forth on Schedule 5.14, (a) to Borrower's knowledge, none of Borrower's or its Subsidiaries' properties or assets has ever been used by Borrower, its Subsidiaries, or by previous owners or operators in the disposal of, or to produce, store, handle, treat, release, or transport, any Hazardous Materials, where such use, production, storage, handling, treatment, release or transport was in violation, in any material respect, of any applicable Environmental Law, (b) to Borrower's knowledge, none of Borrower's or its Subsidiaries' properties or assets has ever been designated or identified in any manner pursuant to any environmental protection statute as a Hazardous Materials disposal site, (c) neither Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries has received notice that a Lien arising under any Environmental Law has attached to any revenues or to any Real Property owned or operated by Borrower or its Subsidiaries, and (d) neither Borrower nor its Subsidiaries has received a summons, citation, notice, or directive from the United States Environmental Protection Agency or any other federal or state governmental agency concerning any action or omission by Borrower or its Subsidiaries resulting in the releasing or disposing of Hazardous Materials into the environment.

        5.15    Brokerage Fees.    Neither Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries has utilized the services of any broker or finder in connection with Borrower's obtaining financing from Lender under this Agreement and no brokerage commission or finders fee is payable by Borrower or its Subsidiaries in connection herewith.

        5.16    Intellectual Property.    

        5.17    Leases.    Borrower and its Subsidiaries enjoy peaceful and undisturbed possession under all leases material to their business and to which they are parties or under which they are operating, and all of such leases are valid and subsisting and no material default by Borrower or its Subsidiaries (or, to the knowledge of Borrower or its Subsidiaries, by the lessors thereunder) exists under any of them.

        5.18    Deposit Accounts and Securities Accounts.    Set forth on Schedule 5.18 is a listing of all of Borrower's and its Subsidiaries' Deposit Accounts and Securities Accounts, including, with respect to each bank or securities intermediary (a) the name and address of such Person, and (b) the account numbers of the Deposit Accounts or Securities Accounts maintained with such Person.

        5.19    Complete Disclosure.    All factual information (taken as a whole) furnished by or on behalf of Borrower or its Subsidiaries in writing to Lender (including all information contained in the Schedules hereto or in the other Loan Documents) for purposes of or in connection with this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, or any transaction contemplated herein or therein is, and all other such factual information (taken as a whole) hereafter furnished by or on behalf of Borrower or its Subsidiaries in writing to Lender will be, true and accurate, in all material respects, on the date as of which such information is dated or certified and not incomplete by omitting to state any fact necessary to make such information (taken as a whole) not misleading in any material respect at such time in light of the circumstances under which such information was provided. On the Closing Date, the Closing Date Business Plan represents, and as of the date on which any other Projections are delivered to Lender, such additional Projections represent Borrower's good faith estimate of its and its Subsidiaries' future performance for the periods covered thereby.

        5.20    Indebtedness.    Set forth on Schedule 5.20 is a true and complete list of all Indebtedness of Borrower and its Subsidiaries outstanding immediately prior to the Closing Date that is to remain outstanding after the Closing Date and such Schedule accurately reflects the aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness and describes the principal terms thereof.

        5.21    [Intentionally Omitted].    

        5.22    Taxes and Payments.    Borrower and its Subsidiaries have filed all federal and state income tax returns and all other material tax returns, domestic and foreign, required to be filed by them and have paid all taxes and assessments payable by them which have become due, except for those contested in good faith and adequately disclosed and fully provided for on the financial statements of Borrower and its Subsidiaries, in accordance with GAAP and for which Borrower and its Subsidiaries, as applicable, have provided adequate reserves (in the good faith judgment of the management of Borrower and its Subsidiaries). Borrower and its Subsidiaries have provided adequate reserves (in the good faith judgment of the management of Borrower and its Subsidiaries) for the payment of all federal, state, local and foreign income taxes applicable for the current fiscal year to date. Except as set forth on Schedule 5.22, there is no action, suit, proceeding, investigation, audit, or claim now pending or, to the knowledge of Borrower threatened, by any authority regarding any taxes relating to Borrower or its Subsidiaries that could reasonably be expected to result in a material liability to Borrower or its Subsidiaries. Except as set forth on Schedule 5.22, as of the Closing Date, none of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries have entered into an agreement or waiver or been requested to enter into an agreement or waiver extending any statute of limitations relating to the payment or collection of taxes of Borrower or its Subsidiaries, or is aware of any circumstances that would cause the taxable years or other taxable periods of Borrower or its Subsidiaries not to be subject to the normally applicable statute of limitations.

6.    AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS.

        Borrower covenants and agrees that, so long as any credit hereunder shall be available and until payment in full of the Obligations, Borrower shall and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to do all of the following:

        6.1    Accounting System.    Maintain a system of accounting that enables Borrower to produce financial statements in accordance with GAAP and maintain records pertaining to the Collateral that contain information as from time to time reasonably may be requested by Lender. Borrower also shall keep a reporting system that shows all additions, sales, claims, returns, and allowances with respect to its and its Subsidiaries' sales.

        6.2    Collateral Reporting.    Provide Lender with the following documents at the following times in form satisfactory to Lender:

Weekly   (a)    a detailed report regarding Borrower's cash and Cash Equivalents including an indication of which amounts constitute Qualified Cash;

Monthly (not later than the 10th day of each month), except as provided below.

 

(b)    a sales journal, collection journal, and credit register since the last such schedule, a report regarding credit memoranda that have been issued since the last such report, and a calculation of the Borrowing Base as of such date,

 

 

(c)    notice of all claims, offsets, or disputes asserted by Account Debtors with respect to Borrower's and its Subsidiaries' Accounts,

 

 

(d)    Inventory reports specifying the cost and the wholesale market value of Borrower's and its Subsidiaries' Inventory, by category, with additional detail showing additions to and deletions therefrom, together with a reconciliation to the respective month-end general ledgers and financial statements,

 

 

(e)    a detailed calculation of the Borrowing Base (including detail regarding those Accounts of Borrower that are not Eligible Accounts),

 

 

(f)    a detailed aging, by total, of the Accounts of Borrower, together with a reconciliation to the detailed calculation of the Borrowing Base previously provided to Lender,

 

 

(g)    a listing of held checks,

 

 

(h)    a summary aging, by vendor, of Borrower's and its Subsidiaries' accounts payable and any book overdraft, together with a reconciliation to the respective month-end general ledgers and financial statements, and

 

 

(i)    a calculation of Dilution for the month most recently ended.

 

 

If a Triggering Event Date occurs, all such reports shall be delivered weekly, until such time (if any) as Lender, in its sole discretion, notifies Borrower that such reporting may revert back to a monthly basis.

Quarterly

 

(j)    a detailed list of Borrower's and its Subsidiaries' customers, and

 

 

(k)    a report regarding Borrower's and its Subsidiaries' accrued, but unpaid,
ad valorem taxes,

Upon request by Lender

 

(l)    copies of invoices in connection with Borrower's and its Subsidiaries' Accounts, credit memos, remittance advices, deposit slips, shipping and delivery documents in connection with Borrower's and its Subsidiaries' Accounts and, for Inventory and Equipment acquired by Borrower or its Subsidiaries, purchase orders and invoices, and

 

 

(m)    such other reports as to the Collateral or the financial condition of Borrower and its Subsidiaries, as Lender may request.

        In addition, Borrower agrees to cooperate fully with Lender to facilitate and implement a system of electronic collateral reporting in order to provide electronic reporting of each of the items set forth above.

        6.3    Financial Statements, Reports, Certificates.    Deliver to Lender:

        In addition, Borrower agrees that no Subsidiary of Borrower will have a fiscal year different from that of Borrower. Borrower also agrees to cooperate with Lender to allow Lender to consult with its independent certified public accountants if Lender reasonably requests the right to do so and that, in such connection, its independent certified public accountants are authorized to communicate with Lender and to release to whatever financial information concerning Borrower or its Subsidiaries that Lender reasonably may request.

        6.4    Guarantor Reports.    Cause each Guarantor to deliver its annual financial statements at the time when Borrower provides its audited financial statements to Lender, but only to the extent such Guarantor's financial statements are not consolidated with Borrower's financial statements, and copies of all federal income tax returns as soon as the same are available and in any event no later than 30 days after the same are required to be filed by law.

        6.5    [Intentionally Omitted].    

        6.6    Maintenance of Properties.    Maintain and preserve all of its properties which are necessary or useful in the proper conduct to its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, and comply at all times with the provisions of all material leases to which it is a party as lessee, so as to prevent any loss or forfeiture thereof or thereunder.

        6.7    Taxes.    Cause all assessments and taxes, whether real, personal, or otherwise, due or payable by, or imposed, levied, or assessed against Borrower, its Subsidiaries, or any of their respective assets to be paid in full, before delinquency or before the expiration of any extension period, except to the extent that the validity of such assessment or tax shall be the subject of a Permitted Protest. Borrower will and will cause its Subsidiaries to make timely payment or deposit of all tax payments and withholding taxes required of it and them by applicable laws, including those laws concerning F.I.C.A., F.U.T.A., state disability, and local, state, and federal income taxes, and will, upon request, furnish Lender with proof satisfactory to Lender indicating that Borrower and its Subsidiaries have made such payments or deposits.

        6.8    Insurance.    

        6.9    Location of Inventory and Equipment.    Keep Borrower's and its Subsidiaries' Inventory and Equipment only at the locations identified on Schedule 5.5 and their chief executive offices only at the locations identified on Schedule 5.7(b); provided, however, that Borrower may amend Schedule 5.5 and Schedule 5.7 so long as such amendment occurs by written notice to Lender not less than 30 days prior to the date on which such Inventory or Equipment is moved to such new location or such chief executive office is relocated, so long as such new location is within the continental United States, and so long as, at the time of such written notification, Borrower provides to Lender a Collateral Access Agreement with respect thereto.

        6.10    Compliance with Laws.    Comply with the requirements of all applicable laws, rules, regulations, and orders of any Governmental Authority, other than laws, rules, regulations, and orders the non-compliance with which, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change.

        6.11    Leases.    Pay when due all rents and other amounts payable under any material leases to which Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which Borrower's or any such Subsidiaries' properties and assets are bound, unless such payments are the subject of a Permitted Protest.

        6.12    Existence.    At all times preserve and keep in full force and effect Borrower's and its Subsidiaries' valid existence and good standing and any rights and franchises material to their businesses.

        6.13    Environmental.    

        6.14    Disclosure Updates.    Promptly and in no event later than 5 Business Days after obtaining knowledge thereof, notify Lender if any written information, exhibit, or report furnished to Lender contained, at the time it was furnished, any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state any material fact necessary to make the statements contained therein not misleading in light of the circumstances in which made. The foregoing to the contrary notwithstanding, any notification pursuant to the foregoing provision will not cure or remedy the effect of the prior untrue statement of a material fact or omission of any material fact nor shall any such notification have the effect of amending or, modifying this Agreement or any of the Schedules hereto.

        6.15    Formation of Subsidiaries.    If Borrower or any Guarantor intends to form any direct or indirect Subsidiary or acquire any direct or indirect Subsidiary after the Closing Date, Borrower or such Guarantor shall provide at least five (5) days prior written notice to Lender. At the time that Borrower or such Guarantor forms any direct or indirect Subsidiary or acquires any direct or indirect Subsidiary after the Closing Date, Borrower or such Guarantor shall (a) cause such new Subsidiary to provide to Lender a joinder to this Agreement or the Guaranty and Guarantor Security Agreement, or cause such new Subsidiary to enter into the Guaranty and Guarantor Security Agreement (if such agreements were not previously entered into), together with such other security documents (including Mortgages with respect to any Real Property of such new Subsidiary and joinders to the Copyright Security Agreement, Patent Security Agreement and Trademark Security Agreement), as well as appropriate financing statements (and with respect to all property subject to a Mortgage, fixture filings), all in form and substance satisfactory to Lender (including being sufficient to grant Lender a first priority Lien (subject to Permitted Liens) in and to the assets of such newly formed or acquired Subsidiary), (b) enter into, and cause such new Subsidiary to enter into, an Intercompany Subordination Agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to Lender, (c) provide to Lender a pledge agreement and appropriate certificates and powers or financing statements, hypothecating all of the direct or beneficial ownership interest in such new Subsidiary, in form and substance satisfactory to Lender, and (d) provide to Lender all other documentation, including one or more opinions of counsel satisfactory to Lender, which in its opinion is appropriate with respect to the execution and delivery of the applicable documentation referred to above (including policies of title insurance or other documentation with respect to all property subject to a Mortgage). Any document, agreement, or instrument executed or issued pursuant to this Section 6.15 shall be a Loan Document.

        6.16    Intellectual Property.    

7.    NEGATIVE COVENANTS.

        Borrower covenants and agrees that, so long as any credit hereunder shall be available and until payment in full of the Obligations, Borrower will not and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to do any of the following:

        7.1    Indebtedness.    Create, incur, assume, suffer to exist, guarantee, or otherwise become or remain, directly or indirectly, liable with respect to any Indebtedness, except:

        7.2    Liens.    Create, incur, assume, or suffer to exist, directly or indirectly, any Lien on or with respect to any of its assets, of any kind, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or any income or profits therefrom, except for Permitted Liens (including Liens that are replacements of Permitted Liens to the extent that the original Indebtedness is refinanced, renewed, or extended under Section 7.1(d) and so long as the replacement Liens only encumber those assets that secured the refinanced, renewed, or extended Indebtedness).

        7.3    Restrictions on Fundamental Changes.    

        7.4    Disposal of Assets.    Other than Permitted Dispositions, convey, sell, lease, license, assign, transfer, or otherwise dispose of any of Borrower's or its Subsidiaries' assets.

        7.5    Change Name.    Change Borrower's or any of its Subsidiaries' names, FEINs, organizational identification number, state of organization or organizational identity; provided, however, that Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries may change their names upon at least 30 days prior written notice to Lender of such change and so long as, (a) at the time of such written notification, Borrower or its Subsidiary provides any financing statements necessary to perfect and continue perfected the Lender's Liens and (b) immediately after such name change Borrower provides Lender with evidence of such name change (including copies of any related public filings).

        7.6    Nature of Business.    Make any change in the principal nature of Borrower's business as an online liquidator or retailer (it being agreed that changes in the categories or types of goods and services offered by Borrower as of the Closing Date and changes in the manner in which Borrower offers such goods and services as of the Closing Date shall not be considered a fundamental change in the nature of Borrower's business as an online liquidator or retailer).

        7.7    Prepayments and Amendments.    Except in connection with a refinancing permitted by Section 7.1(d),

        7.8    [Intentionally Omitted].    

        7.9    Consignments.    Consign any of its or their Inventory or sell any of its or their Inventory on bill and hold, sale or return, sale on approval, or other conditional terms of sale; provided, however, that this Section 7.9 shall not prohibit or restrict in any way Borrower's ability to offer or sell any of its Inventory in accordance with Borrower's customary returns policies and other customary terms of sale, as in effect from time to time so long as Lender has received prior written notice of any changes to such policies or terms.

        7.10    Distributions.    Make any distribution or declare or pay any dividends (in cash or other property, other than common Stock) on, or purchase, acquire, redeem, or retire any of Borrower's Stock, of any class, whether now or hereafter outstanding; provided, however, that this Section 7.10 shall not prohibit or restrict in any way Borrower's ability to repurchase or otherwise acquire shares of Borrower's Stock pursuant to terms of stock purchase agreements or similar agreements or arrangements pursuant to which Borrower has or may in the future have the right to repurchase shares of Borrower's Stock from former employees of, or former consultants to, Borrower as a result of a termination of any such person's employment by or service to Borrower or otherwise in accordance with similar provisions of any restricted stock awards or similar arrangements entered into by Borrower from time to time if (i) after giving effect thereto the aggregate amount of such purchases, redemptions, retirements and acquisitions paid or made after the Closing Date is not in excess of $2,000,000, and (ii) immediately prior to and after giving effect thereto (a) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or will result therefrom and (b) no Triggering Event Date shall have occurred or will result therefrom.

        7.11    Accounting Methods.    Modify or change its fiscal year or its method of accounting (other than as may be required to conform to GAAP) or enter into, modify, or terminate any agreement currently existing, or at any time hereafter entered into with any third party accounting firm or service bureau for the preparation or storage of Borrower's or its Subsidiaries' accounting records without said accounting firm or service bureau agreeing to provide Lender information regarding Borrower's and its Subsidiaries' financial condition.

        7.12    Investments.    Except for Permitted Investments, directly or indirectly, make or acquire any Investment or incur any liabilities (including contingent obligations) for or in connection with any Investment; provided, however, that Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall not have Permitted Investments (other than in the Cash Management Accounts) in Deposit Accounts or Securities Accounts in an aggregate amount in excess of $25,000.00 at any one time unless Borrower or its Subsidiary, as applicable, and the applicable securities intermediary or bank have entered into Control Agreements governing such Permitted Investments in order to perfect (and further establish) the Lender's Liens in such Permitted Investments. Subject to the foregoing proviso, Borrower shall not and shall not permit its Subsidiaries to establish or maintain any Deposit Account or Securities Account unless Lender shall have received a Control Agreement in respect of such Deposit Account or Securities Account.

        7.13    Transactions with Affiliates.    Directly or indirectly enter into or permit to exist any transaction with any Affiliate of Borrower except for transactions that (a) are in the ordinary course of Borrower's business, (b) are upon fair and reasonable terms, (c) if they involve one or more payments by Borrower or its Subsidiaries in excess of $25,000.00, are fully disclosed to Lender, and (d) are no less favorable to Borrower or its Subsidiaries, as applicable, than would be obtained in an arm's length transaction with a non-Affiliate.

        7.14    Suspension.    Suspend or go out of a substantial portion of its or their business.

        7.15    [Intentionally Omitted].    

        7.16    Use of Proceeds.    Use the proceeds of the Advances for any purpose other than (a) on the Closing Date, to pay transactional fees, costs, and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and (b) thereafter, consistent with the terms and conditions hereof, for its lawful and permitted purposes.

        7.17    Inventory and Equipment with Bailees.    Store the Inventory or Equipment of Borrower or its Subsidiaries at any time now or hereafter with a bailee, warehouseman, or similar party.

        7.18    Financial Covenants.    

Applicable Amount

  Applicable Period
$ (1,500,000 ) For the 3-month period ending March 31, 2004
$ (1,975,000 ) For the 4-month period ending April 30, 2004
$ (2,425,000 ) For the 5-month period ending May 31, 2004
$ (3,175,000 ) For the 6-month period ending June 30, 2004
$ (3,675,000 ) For the 7-month period ending July 31, 2004
$ (4,275,000 ) For the 8-month period ending August 31, 2004
$ (4,925,000 ) For the 9-month period ending September 30, 2004
$ (4,950,000 ) For the 10-month period ending October 31, 2004
$ (3,425,000 ) For the 11-month period ending November 30, 2004
$ 450,000   For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2004
$ 450,000   For the 12-month period ending each month thereafter
Applicable Amount

  Applicable Period
$5,640,000   For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004
$5,640,000   For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005
An amount determined by Lender based upon 120% of the Projections delivered pursuant to Section 6.3(c); provided, that if Lender does not receive such Projections or Borrower and Lender cannot agree (for any reason) on covenants acceptable to Borrower and Lender, then the Applicable Amount shall be $5,640,000   For each fiscal year thereafter

8.    EVENTS OF DEFAULT.

        Any one or more of the following events shall constitute an event of default (each, an "Event of Default") under this Agreement:

        8.1        If Borrower fails to pay when due and payable, or when declared due and payable, all or any portion of the Obligations (whether of principal, interest (including any interest which, but for the provisions of the Bankruptcy Code, would have accrued on such amounts), fees and charges due Lender, reimbursement of Lender Expenses, or other amounts constituting Obligations); provided, however, that in the case of Overadvances that are caused by the charging of interest, fees, or Lender Expenses to the Loan Account, such event shall not constitute an Event of Default if, within 3 Business Days of its receipt of telephonic notice of such Overadvance, Borrower eliminates such Overadvance;

        8.2        If Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries fails to perform, keep, or observe any term, provision, condition, covenant, or agreement contained in this Agreement or in any of the other Loan Documents;

        8.3        If any material portion of the consolidated assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries is attached, seized, subjected to a writ or distress warrant, levied upon, or comes into the possession of any third Person;

        8.4        If an Insolvency Proceeding is commenced by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;

        8.5        If an Insolvency Proceeding is commenced against Borrower, or any of its Subsidiaries, and any of the following events occur: (a) Borrower or such Subsidiary consents to the institution of such Insolvency Proceeding against it, (b) the petition commencing the Insolvency Proceeding is not timely controverted; provided, however, that, during the pendency of such period, Lender shall be relieved of its obligations to extend credit hereunder, (c) the petition commencing the Insolvency Proceeding is not dismissed within 45 calendar days of the date of the filing thereof; provided, however, that, during the pendency of such period, Lender shall be relieved of its obligation to extend credit hereunder, (d) an interim trustee is appointed to take possession of all or any substantial portion of the properties or assets of, or to operate all or any substantial portion of the business of, Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or (e) an order for relief shall have been entered therein;

        8.6        If Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is enjoined, restrained, or in any way prevented by court order from continuing to conduct all or any material part of its business affairs;

        8.7        If a notice of Lien, levy, or assessment is filed of record with respect to any of Borrower's or any of its Subsidiaries' assets by the United States, or any department, agency, or instrumentality thereof, or by any state, county, municipal, or governmental agency, or if any taxes or debts owing at any time hereafter to any one or more of such entities becomes a Lien, whether choate or otherwise, upon any of Borrower's or any of its Subsidiaries' assets and the same is not paid before such payment is delinquent;

        8.8        If a judgment or other claim becomes a Lien or encumbrance upon any material portion of Borrower's or any of its Subsidiaries' assets;

        8.9        If there is a default in any material agreement to which Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is a party and such default (a) occurs at the final maturity of the obligations thereunder, or (b) results in a right by the other party thereto, irrespective of whether exercised, to accelerate the maturity of Borrower's or its Subsidiaries' obligations thereunder or to terminate such agreement;

        8.10        If Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries makes any payment on account of Indebtedness that has been contractually subordinated in right of payment to the payment of the Obligations, except to the extent such payment is permitted by the terms of the subordination provisions applicable to such Indebtedness;

        8.11        If any misstatement or misrepresentation exists as of the date when made or deemed made, in any warranty, representation, statement, or Record made to Lender by or on behalf of Borrower or its Subsidiaries;

        8.12        If the Obligation of any Guarantor under its Guaranty is limited or terminated by operation of law or by such Guarantor thereunder;

        8.13        If this Agreement or any other Loan Document that purports to create a Lien, shall, for any reason, fail or cease to create a valid and perfected and, except to the extent permitted by the terms hereof or thereof, first priority Lien on or security interest in the Collateral covered hereby or thereby, except as a result of a disposition of the applicable Collateral in a transaction permitted under this Agreement;

        8.14        Any provision of any Loan Document shall at any time for any reason be declared to be null and void, or the validity or enforceability thereof shall be contested by Borrower or its Subsidiaries, or a proceeding shall be commenced by Borrower or its Subsidiaries, or by any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over Borrower or its Subsidiaries seeking to establish the invalidity or unenforceability thereof, or Borrower or its Subsidiaries, shall deny that Borrower or its Subsidiaries has any liability or obligation purported to be created under any Loan Document; or

        8.15        If any Change of Control shall occur.

9.    LENDER'S RIGHTS AND REMEDIES.

        9.1    Rights and Remedies.    Upon the occurrence, and during the continuation, of an Event of Default, Lender (at its election but without notice of its election and without demand) may do any one or more of the following, all of which are authorized by Borrower:

        The foregoing to the contrary notwithstanding, upon the occurrence of any Event of Default described in Section 8.4 or Section 8.5, in addition to the remedies set forth above, without any notice to Borrower or any other Person or any act by the Lender, Lender's obligation to extent credit hereunder shall terminated and the Obligations then outstanding, together with all accrued and unpaid interest thereon and all fees and all other amounts due under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, shall automatically and immediately become due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest, or notice of any kind, all of which are expressly waived by Borrower.

        9.2    Remedies Cumulative.    The rights and remedies of Lender under this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, and all other agreements shall be cumulative. Lender shall have all other rights and remedies not inconsistent herewith as provided under the Code, by law, or in equity. No exercise by Lender of one right or remedy shall be deemed an election, and no waiver by Lender of any Event of Default shall be deemed a continuing waiver. No delay by Lender shall constitute a waiver, election, or acquiescence by it.

10.    TAXES AND EXPENSES.

        If Borrower fails to pay any monies (whether taxes, assessments, insurance premiums, or, in the case of leased properties or assets, rents or other amounts payable under such leases) due to third Persons, or fails to make any deposits or furnish any required proof of payment or deposit, all as required under the terms of this Agreement, then, Lender, in its sole discretion and without prior notice to Borrower, may do any or all of the following: (a) make payment of the same or any part thereof, (b) set up such reserves against the Borrowing Base or the Maximum Revolver Amount as Lender deems necessary to protect Lender from the exposure created by such failure, or (c) in the case of the failure to comply with Section 6.8 hereof, obtain and maintain insurance policies of the type described in Section 6.8 and take any action with respect to such policies as Lender deems prudent. Any such amounts paid by Lender shall constitute Lender Expenses and any such payments shall not constitute an agreement by Lender to make similar payments in the future or a waiver by Lender of any Event of Default under this Agreement. Lender need not inquire as to, or contest the validity of, any such expense, tax, or Lien and the receipt of the usual official notice for the payment thereof shall be conclusive evidence that the same was validly due and owing.

11.    WAIVERS; INDEMNIFICATION.

        11.1    Demand; Protest.    Borrower waives demand, protest, notice of protest, notice of default or dishonor, notice of payment and nonpayment, nonpayment at maturity, release, compromise, settlement, extension, or renewal of documents, instruments, chattel paper, and guarantees at any time held by Lender on which Borrower may in any way be liable.

        11.2    Lender's Liability for Borrower Collateral.    Borrower hereby agrees that: (a) so long as Lender complies with its obligations, if any, under the Code, Lender shall not in any way or manner be liable or responsible for: (i) the safekeeping of the Borrower Collateral, (ii) any loss or damage thereto occurring or arising in any manner or fashion from any cause, (iii) any diminution in the value thereof, or (iv) any act or default of any carrier, warehouseman, bailee, forwarding agency, or other Person, and (b) all risk of loss, damage, or destruction of the Borrower Collateral shall be borne by Borrower.

        11.3    Indemnification.    Borrower shall pay, indemnify, defend, and hold the Lender-Related Persons, and each Participant (each, an "Indemnified Person") harmless (to the fullest extent permitted by law) from and against any and all claims, demands, suits, actions, investigations, proceedings, liabilities, costs, fines, penalties, and damages, and all reasonable attorneys, experts and consultants fees and disbursements and other costs and expenses actually incurred in connection therewith or in connection with the enforcement of this indemnification (as and when they are incurred and irrespective of whether suit is brought), at any time asserted against, imposed upon, or incurred by any of them (a) in connection with or as a result of or related to the execution, delivery, enforcement, performance, or administration (including any restructuring or workout with respect hereto) of this Agreement, any of the other Loan Documents, or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or the monitoring of Borrower's and its Subsidiaries' compliance with the terms of the Loan Documents, and (b) with respect to any investigation, litigation, or proceeding related to this Agreement, any other Loan Document, or the use of the proceeds of the credit provided hereunder (irrespective of whether any Indemnified Person is a party thereto), or any act, omission, event, or circumstance in any manner related thereto (all the foregoing, collectively, the "Indemnified Liabilities"). The foregoing to the contrary notwithstanding, Borrower shall have no obligation to any Indemnified Person under this Section 11.3 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. This provision shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the repayment of the Obligations. If any Indemnified Person makes any payment to any other Indemnified Person with respect to an Indemnified Liability as to which Borrower was required to indemnify the Indemnified Person receiving such payment, the Indemnified Person making such payment is entitled to be indemnified and reimbursed by Borrower with respect thereto. 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.

12.    NOTICES.

        Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement, all notices or demands by Borrower or Lender to the other relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be in writing and (except for financial statements and other informational documents which may be sent by first-class mail, postage prepaid) shall be personally delivered or sent by registered or certified mail (postage prepaid, return receipt requested), overnight courier, electronic mail (at such email addresses as Borrower or Lender, as applicable, may designate to each other in accordance herewith), or telefacsimile to Borrower or Lender, as the case may be, at its address set forth below:

If to Borrower:   OVERSTOCK.COM, INC.
    6322 South 3000 East, Suite 100
    Salt Lake City, Utah 84121
    Attn: Attn: VP, Finance
    Fax No. (801) 947-3144

with copies to:

 

BRACEWELL & PATTERSON, L.L.P.
    111 Congress, Suite 2300
    Austin, Texas 78701
    Attn: Tom Adkins, Esq.
    Fax No. (512) 479-3940

If to Lender:

 

WELLS FARGO FOOTHILL, INC.
    2450 Colorado Avenue
    Suite 3000 West
    Santa Monica, California 90404
    Attn: Business Finance Manager
    Fax No.: 310-453-7413

with copies to:

 

MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP
    425 Market Street
    San Francisco, California 94105
    Attn: F. Daniel Leventhal, Esq.
    Fax No. 415-268-7522

        Lender and Borrower may change the address at which they are to receive notices hereunder, by notice in writing in the foregoing manner given to the other party. All notices or demands sent in accordance with this Section 12, other than notices by Lender in connection with enforcement rights against the Borrower Collateral under the provisions of the Code, shall be deemed received on the earlier of the date of actual receipt or three (3) Business Days after the deposit thereof in the mail. Borrower acknowledges and agrees that notices sent by Lender in connection with the exercise of enforcement rights against Borrower Collateral under the provisions of the Code shall be deemed sent when deposited in the mail or personally delivered, or, where permitted by law, transmitted by telefacsimile or any other method set forth above.

13.    CHOICE OF LAW AND VENUE; JURY TRIAL WAIVER.

14.    ASSIGNMENTS AND PARTICIPATIONS; SUCCESSORS.

        14.1    Assignments and Participations.    

        14.2    Successors.    This Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of the respective successors and assigns of each of the parties; provided, however, that Borrower may not assign this Agreement or any rights or duties hereunder without Lender's prior written consent and any prohibited assignment shall be absolutely void ab initio. No consent to assignment by Lender shall release Borrower from its Obligations. Lender may assign this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and its rights and duties hereunder and thereunder pursuant to Section 14.1 hereof and, except as expressly required pursuant to Section 14.1 hereof, no consent or approval by Borrower is required in connection with any such assignment.

15.    AMENDMENTS; WAIVERS.

        15.1    Amendments and Waivers.    No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document (other than Bank Product Agreements), and no consent with respect to any departure by Borrower therefrom, shall be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by Lender and Borrower and then any such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given.

        15.2    No Waivers; Cumulative Remedies.    No failure by Lender to exercise any right, remedy, or option under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or delay by Lender in exercising the same, will operate as a waiver thereof. No waiver by Lender will be effective unless it is in writing, and then only to the extent specifically stated. No waiver by Lender on any occasion shall affect or diminish Lender's rights thereafter to require strict performance by Borrower of any provision of this Agreement. Lender's rights under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents will be cumulative and not exclusive of any other right or remedy that Lender may have.

16.    GENERAL PROVISIONS.

        16.1    Effectiveness.    This Agreement shall be binding and deemed effective when executed by Borrower and Lender.

        16.2    Section Headings.    Headings and numbers have been set forth herein for convenience only. Unless the contrary is compelled by the context, everything contained in each Section applies equally to this entire Agreement.

        16.3    Interpretation.    Neither this Agreement nor any uncertainty or ambiguity herein shall be construed against Lender or Borrower, whether under any rule of construction or otherwise. On the contrary, this Agreement has been reviewed by all parties and shall be construed and interpreted according to the ordinary meaning of the words used so as to accomplish fairly the purposes and intentions of all parties hereto.

        16.4    Severability of Provisions.    Each provision of this Agreement shall be severable from every other provision of this Agreement for the purpose of determining the legal enforceability of any specific provision.

        16.5    Withholding Taxes.    All payments made by Borrower hereunder or under any note or other Loan Document will be made without setoff, counterclaim, or other defense. In addition, all such payments will be made free and clear of, and without deduction or withholding for, any present or future Taxes, and in the event any deduction or withholding of Taxes is required, Borrower shall comply with the penultimate sentence of this Section 16.5, "Taxes" shall mean, any taxes, levies, imposts, duties, fees, assessments or other charges of whatever nature now or hereafter imposed by any jurisdiction or by any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein with respect to such payments (but excluding, any tax imposed by any jurisdiction or by any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein measured by or based on the net income or net profits of Lender) and all interest, penalties or similar liabilities with respect thereto. If any Taxes are so levied or imposed, Borrower agrees to pay the full amount of such Taxes, and such additional amounts as may be necessary so that every payment of all amounts due under this Agreement, any note, or Loan Document, including any amount paid pursuant to this Section 16.5 after withholding or deduction for or on account of any Taxes, will not be less than the amount provided for herein; provided, however, that Borrower shall not be required to increase any such amounts if the increase in such amount payable results from Lender's own willful misconduct or gross negligence (as finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction). Borrower will furnish to Lender as promptly as possible after the date the payment of any Tax is due pursuant to applicable law certified copies of tax receipts evidencing such payment by Borrower.

        16.6    Counterparts; Electronic Execution.    This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties on separate counterparts, each of which, when executed and delivered, shall be deemed to be an original, and all of which, when taken together, shall constitute but one and the same Agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Agreement by telefacsimile or other electronic method of transmission shall be equally as effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart of this Agreement. Any party delivering an executed counterpart of this Agreement by telefacsimile or other electronic method of transmission also shall deliver an original executed counterpart of this Agreement but the failure to deliver an original executed counterpart shall not affect the validity, enforceability, and binding effect of this Agreement. The foregoing shall apply to each other Loan Document mutatis mutandis.

        16.7    Revival and Reinstatement of Obligations.    If the incurrence or payment of the Obligations by Borrower or any Guarantor or the transfer to Lender of any property should for any reason subsequently be declared to be void or voidable under any state or federal law relating to creditors' rights, including provisions of the Bankruptcy Code relating to fraudulent conveyances, preferences, or other voidable or recoverable payments of money or transfers of property (collectively, a "Voidable Transfer"), and if Lender is required to repay or restore, in whole or in part, any such Voidable Transfer, or elects to do so upon the reasonable advice of its counsel, then, as to any such Voidable Transfer, or the amount thereof that Lender is required or elects to repay or restore, and as to all reasonable costs, expenses, and attorneys fees of Lender related thereto, the liability of Borrower or any such Guarantor(s) automatically shall be revived, reinstated, and restored and shall exist as though such Voidable Transfer had never been made.

        16.8    Confidentiality.    Lender agrees that material, non-public information regarding Borrower and its Subsidiaries, their operations, assets, and existing and contemplated business plans shall be treated by Lender in a confidential manner, and shall not be disclosed by Lender to Persons who are not parties to this Agreement, except: (a) to attorneys for and other advisors, accountants, auditors, and consultants to Lender, (b) to Subsidiaries and Affiliates of Lender (including the Bank Product Providers), provided that any such Subsidiary or Affiliate shall have agreed to receive such information hereunder subject to the terms of this Section 16.8, (c) as may be required by statute, decision, or judicial or administrative order, rule, or regulation, (d) as may be agreed to in advance by Borrower or its Subsidiaries or as requested or required by any Governmental Authority pursuant to any subpoena or other legal process, (e) as to any such information that is or becomes generally available to the public (other than as a result of prohibited disclosure by Lender), (f) in connection with any assignment, prospective assignment, sale, prospective sale, participation or prospective participations, or pledge or prospective pledge of Lender's interest under this Agreement, provided that any such assignee, prospective assignee, purchaser, prospective purchaser, participant, prospective participant, pledgee, or prospective pledgee shall have agreed in writing to receive such information hereunder subject to the terms of this Section, and (g) in connection with any litigation or other adversary proceeding involving parties hereto which such litigation or adversary proceeding involves claims related to the rights or duties of such parties under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents. The provisions of this Section 16.8 shall survive for 2 years after the payment in full of the Obligations.

        16.9    Integration.    This Agreement, together with the other Loan Documents, reflects the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby and shall not be contradicted or qualified by any other agreement, oral or written, before the date hereof.

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        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed and delivered as of the date first above written.

    OVERSTOCK.COM, INC.,
a Delaware corporation, as Borrower

 

 

By:

 

    /s/  
DAVID K. CHIDESTER      
    Name:       David K. Chidester
    Title:       Vice President, Finance

 

 

WELLS FARGO FOOTHILL, INC.,
a California corporation, as Lender

 

 

By:

 

    /s/  
CHARLES W. KIM      
    Name:       Charles W. Kim
    Title:       Vice President

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LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT by and between OVERSTOCK.COM, INC. as Borrower, and WELLS FARGO FOOTHILL, INC. as Lender Dated as of May 6, 2004