Exhibit 10.1
CREDIT AGREEMENT
by and between
INFOSONICS CORPORATION, a Maryland corporation
and
WELLS FARGO HSBC TRADE BANK, N.A.
Dated as of
October 6, 2005
Exhibit A Addendum to Credit Agreement
Exhibit B Revolving Credit Facility Supplement
Exhibit C Collateral/Credit Support Document
Exhibit D Borrowing Base Certificate
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WELLS FARGO HSBC TRADE BANK
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CREDIT AGREEMENT
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INFOSONICS CORPORATION, a Maryland corporation
(Borrower), organized under the laws of the State of Maryland whose chief
executive office is located at the address specified after its signature to
this Agreement (Borrowers Address) and WELLS FARGO HSBC TRADE
BANK, N.A. (Trade Bank), whose address is specified after its
signature to this Agreement, have entered into this CREDIT
AGREEMENT as of October 6, 2005. (Effective Date). All references to this Agreement
include those covenants included in the Addendum to Agreement (Addendum)
attached as Exhibit A hereto.
I. CREDIT
FACILITY
1.1 The
Facility. Subject to
the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Trade Bank will make available to
Borrower a Revolving Credit Facility (Facility) for which a Facility
Supplement (Supplement) is attached as Exhibit B hereto. Additional
terms for the Facility. The Facility will be available from the Closing Date up
to and until October 1, 2006 (Facility Termination Date). Collateral and
credit support required for the Facility is set forth in Exhibit C hereto.
Definitions for those capitalized terms not otherwise defined are contained in Article 8
below.
1.2 Credit
Extension Limit. The aggregate outstanding amount of all Credit
Extensions may at no time exceed the lesser of (a) Twenty Million Dollars
($20,000,000) or (b) the Borrowing Base in effect from time to time (Overall
Credit Limit). The aggregate outstanding amount of all Credit Extensions
outstanding at any time under Revolving Credit Facility may not exceed that
amount specified as the Credit Limit in the Supplement for the Facility. An amount equal to 100% of each unfunded
Credit Extension shall be used in calculating the outstanding amount of Credit
Extensions under this Agreement.
1.3 Overadvance.
All Credit Extensions made hereunder shall be added to and deemed part of the
Obligations when made. If, at any time and for any reason, the aggregate
outstanding amount of all Credit Extensions made pursuant to this Agreement
exceeds the dollar limitation in Section 1.2 or the Borrowing Base, then
Borrower shall immediately pay to Trade Bank on demand, in cash, the amount of
such excess.
1.4 Repayment;
Interest and Fees. Each funded Credit Extension shall be repaid
by Borrower, and shall bear interest from the date of disbursement at those per
annum rates and such interest shall be paid, at the times specified in the
Supplement, Note or Facility Document. Borrower agrees to pay to Trade Bank
with respect to (a) the Revolving Credit Facility, interest at a per annum
rate equal to (i) at a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the Prime Rate
in effect from time to time, or (ii) Wells Fargos LIBOR Rate plus 1.5% as
specified in the Note, and (b) the fees specified in the Supplement as
well as those fees specified in the relevant Facility Document(s). Interest and
fees will be calculated on the basis of a 360 day year, actual days elapsed.
Any overdue payments of principal (and interest to the extent permitted by law)
shall bear interest at a per annum floating rate equal to the Prime Rate plus
5%.
1.5 Prepayments.
Credit Extensions under any Facility may only be prepaid in accordance with the
terms of the Supplement. At the time of any prepayment (including, but not
limited to, any prepayment which is a result of the occurrence of an Event of
Default and an acceleration of the Obligations) Borrower will pay to Trade Bank
all interest accrued on the amount so prepaid to the date of such prepayment
and all costs, expenses and fees specified in the Loan Documents.
II. REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
Borrower represents and warrants to Trade Bank that
the following representations and warranties are true and correct:
2.1 Legal
Status. Borrower is duly organized and existing and in good
standing under the laws of the jurisdiction indicated in this Agreement, and is
qualified or licensed to do business in all jurisdictions in which such
qualification or licensing is required and in which the failure to so qualify
or to be so licensed could have a material adverse affect on Borrower.
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2.2 Authorization
and Validity. The execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement, and all other Loan Documents to which Borrower is a party, have been
duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by Borrower and constitute
legal, valid and binding agreements of Borrower, and are enforceable against
Borrower in accordance with their respective terms, except as such
enforceability may be limited by debtor relief laws from time to time in effect
affecting the rights of creditors generally or general principles of equity
(whether considered in a suit at law or in equity).
2.3 Borrowers
Name. The name of
Borrower set forth at the end of this Agreement is its correct name. If
Borrower is conducting business under a fictitious business name, Borrower is
in material compliance with all laws relating to the conduct of such business
under such name.
2.4 Financial
Condition and Statements. All financial statements of Borrower
delivered to Trade Bank have been prepared in conformity with GAAP, and
completely and accurately reflect the financial condition of Borrower (and any
consolidated Subsidiaries) at the times and for the periods stated in such
financial statements subject to footnotes and normal year end adjustments.
Neither Borrower nor any Subsidiary has any material contingent liability not
reflected in the aforesaid financial statement. Since the date of the financial
statements delivered to Trade Bank for the last fiscal period of Borrower to
end before the Effective Date, there has been no material adverse change in the
financial condition, business or prospects of Borrower. Borrower is solvent.
2.5 Litigation.
Except as disclosed in writing to Trade Bank prior to the Effective Date, there
is no action, claim, suit, litigation, proceeding or investigation pending or
(to best of Borrowers knowledge) threatened by or against or affecting
Borrower or any Subsidiary in any court or before any governmental authority,
administrator or agency which may result in (a) any material adverse
change in the financial condition or business of Borrowers, or (b) any
material impairment of the ability of Borrower to carry on its business in
substantially the same manner as it is now being conducted.
2.6 No
Violation. The execution, delivery, and performance by Borrower
of each of the Loan Documents do not violate any provision of any applicable
law or regulation except where such violation would reasonably be expected to
result in a material adverse effect on Borrower, or contravene any provision of
the Articles of Incorporation or By-Laws of Borrower, or result in a breach of
or constitute a default under any material contract, obligation, indenture, or
other instrument to which Borrower is a party or by which Borrower may be
bound.
2.7 Income
Tax Returns. Borrower has no knowledge of any pending assessments
or adjustments of its income tax payable with respect to any year.
2.8 No
Subordination. There is no agreement, indenture, contract, or
instrument to which Borrower is a party or by which Borrower may be bound that
requires the subordination in right of payment of any of Borrowers obligations
subject to this Agreement to any other obligation of Borrower.
2.9 ERISA.
Borrower is in compliance in all material respects with all applicable
provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended
or recodified from time to time (ERISA); Borrower has not violated any
provision of any defined employee pension benefit plan (as defined in ERISA)
maintained or contributed to by Borrower (each, a Plan); no Reportable Event,
as defined in ERISA, has occurred and is continuing with respect to any Plan
initiated by Borrower; Borrower has met its minimum funding requirements under
ERISA with respect to each Plan; and each Plan will be able to fulfill its
benefit obligations as they come due in accordance with the Plan documents and
under GAAP.
2.10 Other
Obligations. Except as disclosed in writing to Trade Bank prior
to the Effective Date, neither Borrower nor any Subsidiary is in default of any
obligation for borrowed money, any purchase money obligation or any material
lease, commitment, contract, instrument or obligation.
2.11 No
Defaults. No Event of Default, and event which with the giving
of notice or the passage of time or both would constitute an Event of Default,
has occurred and is continuing.
2.12 Information
Provided to Trade Bank. The information provided to the Trade
Bank concerning Borrowers business is true and correct, provided that with
respect to projected financial information Borrower represents only that such
information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed to be
reasonable at the time.
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2.13 Environmental
Matters. Except as disclosed by Borrower to Trade Bank in
writing prior to the Effective Date, Borrower (as well as any Subsidiary) is
each in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Federal or
state environmental, hazardous waste, health and safety statutes, and any rules or
regulations adopted pursuant thereto, which govern or affect any Borrowers or
any Subsidiarys operations and/or properties, including without limitation,
the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of
1980, the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, the Federal Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, the Federal Toxic Substances Control Act
and the California Health and Safety Code, as any of the same may be amended,
modified or supplemented from time to time. None of the operations of Borrower
or of any Subsidiary is the subject of any Federal or state investigation
evaluating whether any remedial action involving a material expenditure is
needed to respond to a release of any toxic or hazardous waste or substance
into the environment.
2.14 The Policy. Borrower has reviewed the
representations set forth in that certain Short Term Comprehensive Multi-Buyer
Credit Insurance policy No. GMB-I20246 issued by Great American Insurance
Company as insurer (Insurer) to Borrower as insured, dated as of August 5,
2005 and policy No. 386956R issued by Euler Hermes ACI as insurer (Insurer)
to Borrower as insured, dated as of November 1, 2004 (together the Policy)
and all amendments and endorsements thereto which representations are
reconfirmed and incorporated into this Agreement by reference, and Borrower has
no knowledge that the terms of the Policy have not or will not be met, or that
a claim there under will not be paid.
The Policy is and shall remain legally enforceable in accordance with
its terms until all Obligations under this Agreement have been paid in full.
III. CONDITIONS
TO EXTENDING FACILITIES
3.
3.1 Conditions
to Initial Credit Extension. The obligation of Trade Bank to
make the first Credit Extension is subject to the fulfillment to Trade Banks
satisfaction of the following conditions:
(a) Approval of Trade Bank Counsel. All
legal matters relating to making the Facility available to Borrower must be
satisfactory to counsel for Trade Bank.
(b) Documentation. Trade Bank must have
received, in form and substance satisfactory to Trade Bank, the following
documents and instruments duly executed and in full force and effect:
(1) a
corporate borrowing resolution and incumbency certificate if Borrower is a
corporation, a partnership or joint venture borrowing certificate if Borrower
is a partnership or joint venture, and a limited liability company borrowing
certificate if Borrower is a limited liability company;
(2) the
Facility Documents for the Facility, including, but not limited to, note(s) (Notes)
for the Revolving Credit Facility, Trade Banks standard Commercial Letter of
Credit Agreement or Standby Letter of Credit Agreement for any letter of credit
Facility;
(3) those
guarantees, security agreements, deeds of trust, subordination agreements,
intercreditor agreements, factoring agreements, tax service contracts, and
other Collateral Documents required by Trade Bank to evidence the
collateral/credit support specified in the Supplement;
(4) if
an audit or inspection of any books, records or property is specified in the
Supplement for the Facility, an audit or inspection report from Wells Fargo or
another auditor or inspector acceptable to Trade Bank reflecting values and
property conditions satisfactory to Trade Bank; and
(5) if
insurance is required in the Addendum, the insurance policies specified in the
Addendum (or other satisfactory proof thereof) from insurers acceptable to
Trade Bank.
3.2 Conditions
to Making Each Credit Extension. The obligation of Trade Bank to
make each Credit Extension is subject to the fulfillment to Trade Banks
satisfaction of the following conditions:
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(a) Representations and Warranties. The
representations and warranties contained in this Agreement, the Facility
Documents and the Collateral Documents will be true and correct in all material
respects on and as of the date of the Credit Extension with the same effect as
though such representations and warranties had been made on and as of such
date;
(b) Documentation. Trade Bank must have
received, in form and substance satisfactory to Trade Bank, the following
documents and instruments duly executed and in full force and effect:
(1) if
the Credit Extension is the issuance of a Commercial Letter of Credit, Trade
Banks standard Application For Commercial Letter of Credit or standard
Application and Agreement For Commercial Letter of Credit;
(2) if
the Credit Extension is the issuance of a Standby Letter of Credit, Trade Banks
standard Application For Standby Letter of Credit or standard Application and
Agreement For Standby Letter of Credit;
(3) if
a Borrowing Base Certificate is required for the Credit Extension, a Borrowing
Base Certificate demonstrating compliance with the requirements for such Credit
Extension.
(c) Fees. Trade Bank must have received
any fees required by the Loan Documents to be paid at the time such Credit
Extension is made.
3.3 Conditions
Subsequent:
(a) Documentation. Not later than
thirty (30) days after the date of the Agreement, Trade Bank must have
received, in form and substance satisfactory to Trade Bank, the following
documents and instruments duly executed and in full force and effect:
(1) Completion
of an inventory appraisal from an appraiser satisfactory to Trade Bank with the
cost paid by Borrower;
(2) Completion
and satisfactory verification of Borrowers accounts receivable;
(3) Satisfactory
credit investigations of the Borrowers major Argentinean customers;
(4) Trade Bank
named as loss payee on all credit insurance policies.
IV. AFFIRMATIVE
COVENANTS
Borrower covenants that so long as Trade Bank remains
committed to make Credit Extensions to Borrower, and until payment of all
Obligations and Credit Extensions, Borrower will comply with each of the
following covenants: (For purposes of this Article IV, and Article V
below, reference to Borrower may also extend to Borrowers subsidiaries, if
so specified in the Addendum.)
4.1 Punctual
Payments. Punctually pay all principal, interest, fees and other
Obligations due under this Agreement or under any Loan Document at the time and
place and in the manner specified herein or therein.
4.2 Notification
to Trade Bank. Promptly, but in no event more than 5 calendar
days after the occurrence of each such event, provide written notice in
reasonable detail of each of the following:
(a) Occurrence of a Default. The
occurrence of any Event of Default or any event which with the giving of notice
or the passage of time or both would constitute an Event of Default;
(b) Borrowers Trade Names; Place of Business.
Any change of Borrowers (or any Subsidiarys) name, trade name or place of
business, or chief executive officer;
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(c) Litigation. Any action, claim,
proceeding, litigation or investigation threatened or instituted by or against
or affecting Borrower (or any Subsidiary) in any court or before any government
authority, administrator or agency which may materially and adversely affect
Borrowers (or any Subsidiarys) financial condition or business or Borrowers
ability to carry on its business in substantially the same manner as it is now
being conducted;
(d) Uninsured or Partially Uninsured Loss.
Any uninsured or partially uninsured loss through liability or property damage
or through fire, theft or any other cause affecting Borrowers (or any
Subsidiarys) property in excess of the aggregate amount required hereunder;
(e) Reports Made to Insurance Companies.
Copies of all material reports made to insurance companies; and
(f) ERISA. The occurrence and nature of
any Reportable Event or Prohibited Transaction, each as defined in ERISA, or
any funding deficiency with respect to any Plan.
4.3 Books and
Records. Maintain at Borrowers address books and records in
accordance with GAAP, and permit any representative of Trade Bank, at any
reasonable time, to inspect, audit and examine such books and records, to make
copies of them, and to inspect the properties of Borrower upon prior notice
during normal business hours.
4.4 Tax
Returns and Payments. Timely file all tax returns and reports
required by foreign, federal, state and local law, and timely pay all foreign,
federal, state and local taxes, assessments, deposits and contributions owed by
Borrower. Borrower may, however, defer payment of any contested taxes, provided
that Borrower (i) in good faith contests Borrowers obligation to pay the
taxes by appropriate proceedings promptly instituted and diligently conducted, (ii) notifies
Trade Bank in writing of the commencement of, and any material development in,
the proceedings, (iii) posts bonds or takes any other steps required to
keep the contested taxes from becoming a lien upon any of the Collateral, and (iv) makes
provision, to Trade Banks satisfaction, for eventual payment of such taxes in
the event Borrower is obligated to make such payment.
4.5 Compliance
with Laws. Comply in all material respects with the provisions
of all foreign, federal, state and local laws and regulations relating to
Borrower, including, but not limited to, those relating to Borrowers ownership
of real or personal property, the conduct and licensing of Borrowers business,
and health and environmental matters.
4.6 Taxes and
Other Liabilities. Pay and discharge when due any and all
indebtedness, obligations, assessments and taxes, both real and personal,
including without limitation federal and state income taxes and state and local
property taxes and assessments, except (a) such as Borrower may in good
faith contest or as to which a bona fide dispute may arise, and (b) for
which Borrower has made provision, to Trade Banks satisfaction, for eventual
payment thereof in the event that Borrower is obligated to make such payment.
4.7 Insurance.
Maintain and keep in force insurance of the types and in amounts customarily
carried in lines of business similar to that of Borrower, including, but not
limited to, fire, extended coverage, public liability, flood, property damage
and workers compensation, with all such insurance to be in amounts
satisfactory to Trade Bank and to be carried with companies approved by Trade
Bank before such companies are retained, and deliver to Trade Bank from time to
time at Trade Banks request schedules setting forth all insurance then in
effect. All insurance policies shall name Trade Bank as an additional loss
payee, and shall contain a lenders loss payee endorsement in form reasonably
acceptable to Trade Bank. (Upon receipt of the proceeds of any such insurance,
Trade Bank shall apply such proceeds in reduction of the outstanding funded
Credit Extensions and shall hold any remaining proceeds as collateral for the
outstanding unfunded Credit Extensions, as Trade Bank shall determine in its
reasonable discretion, except that, provided no Event of Default has occurred,
Trade Bank shall release to Borrower insurance proceeds with respect to
equipment totaling less than $100,000, which shall be utilized by Borrower for
the replacement of the equipment with respect to which the insurance proceeds
were paid, if Trade Bank receives reasonable assurance that the insurance
proceeds so released will be so used.) If Borrower fails to provide or pay for
any insurance, Trade Bank may, but is not obligated to, obtain the insurance at
Borrowers expense.
4.8 Further
Assurances. At Trade Banks request and in form and substance
satisfactory to Trade Bank, execute all documents and take all such actions at
Borrowers expense as Trade Bank may deem reasonably necessary or useful to
perfect and maintain Trade Banks perfected security interest in the Collateral
and in order to fully consummate all of the transactions contemplated by the
Loan Documents.
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4.9 The Policy. Borrower shall comply at its own expense with
all obligations and covenants binding upon Borrower under the Policy. Borrower shall permit Trade Bank to
communicate directly with the Insurer without further permission or
authorization from Borrower on any aspect or matter relating to the Policy, including
without limitation, filing a claim under the Policy, as assignee. Borrower shall pay when due all premiums due
under the Policy. Borrower will not
request, agree to or accept any amendments or modifications to the Policy
without Trade Banks prior written consent.
V. NEGATIVE
COVENANTS
Borrower covenants that so long as Trade Bank remains
committed to make any Credit Extensions to Borrower and until all Obligations
and Credit Extensions have been paid, Borrower will not:
5.1 Merge or
Consolidation, Transfer of Assets. Merge into or consolidate
with any other entity; make any substantial change in the nature of Borrowers
business as conducted as of the date hereof; acquire all or substantially all
of the assets of any other entity; nor sell, lease, transfer or otherwise
dispose of all or a substantial or material portion of Borrowers assets except
in the ordinary course of its business.
5.2 Use of
Proceeds. Borrower will not use the proceeds of any Credit
Extension except for the purposes, if any, specified for such Credit Extension in
the Supplement covering the Facility under which such Credit Extension is made.
5.3 Liens.
Mortgage, pledge, grant or permit to exist a security interest in, or lien
upon, all or any portion of Borrowers assets now owned or hereafter acquired,
except any of the foregoing in favor of Trade Bank or which is existing as of,
and disclosed to Trade Bank in writing prior to, the date hereof.
5.4 Acquisitions
of Assets. Borrower will not acquire any assets or enter into
any other transaction outside the ordinary course of Borrowers business.
5.5 Loans and
Investments. Borrower will not make any loans or advances to, or
investments in, any person or entity except for accounts receivable created in
the ordinary course of Borrowers business.
5.6 Indebtedness
For Borrowed Money. Borrower will not incur any indebtedness for
borrowed money, except to Trade Bank and except for indebtedness subordinated
to the Obligations by an instrument or agreement in form acceptable to Trade
Bank.
5.7 Guarantees.
Borrower will not guarantee or otherwise become liable with respect to the
obligations of any other person or entity, except for endorsement of
instruments for deposit into Borrowers account in the ordinary course of
Borrowers business.
5.8 Dividends
and Distributions of Capital of C Corporation. If Borrower is a
corporation, Borrower will not pay or declare any dividends or make any
distribution of capital on Borrowers stock (except for dividends payable
solely in stock of Borrower; provided however, that Borrower may declare or pay
85% of net income after tax), nor redeem, retire, purchase or otherwise
acquire, directly or indirectly, any shares of any class of Borrowers stock
now or hereafter outstanding.
5.9 Investments
in, or Acquisitions of, Subsidiaries. Borrower will not make any
investments in, or form or acquire, any subsidiaries.
VI. EVENTS
OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES
6.1 Events of
Default. The occurrence of any of the following shall constitute
an Event of Default:
(a) Failure to Make Payments When Due.
Borrowers failure to pay principal, interest, fees or other amounts when due
under any Loan Document.
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(b) Failure to Perform Obligations. Any
failure by Borrower to comply with any covenant or obligation in this Agreement
or in any Loan Document (other than those referred to in subsection (a)above),
and such default shall continue for a period of twenty calendar days from the
earlier of (i) Borrowers failure to notify Trade Bank of such Event of
Default pursuant to Section 4.2(a) above, or (ii) Trade Banks
notice to Borrower of such Event of Default.
(c) Untrue or Misleading Warranty or Statement.
Any warranty, representation, financial statement, report or certificate made
or delivered by Borrower under any Loan Document is untrue or misleading in any
material respect when made or delivered.
(d) Defaults Under Other Loan Documents.
Any Event of Default occurs under any other Loan Document; any Guaranty is no
longer in full force and effect (or any claim thereof made by Guarantor) or any
failure of a Guarantor to comply with the provisions thereof; or any breach of
the provisions of any Subordination Agreement or Intercreditor Agreement by any
party other than the Trade Bank.
(e) Defaults Under Other Agreements or Instruments.
Any default in the payment or performance of any obligation, or the occurrence
of any event of default, under the terms of any other agreement or instrument
pursuant to which Borrower, any Subsidiary or any Guarantor or general partner
of Borrower has incurred any debt or other material liability to any person or
entity.
(f) Concealing or Transferring Property.
Borrower conceals, removes or transfers any part of its property with intent to
hinder, delay or defraud its creditors, or makes or suffers any transfer of any
of its property which may be fraudulent under any bankruptcy, fraudulent
conveyance or similar law.
(g) Judgments and Levies Against Borrower.
The filing of a notice of judgment lien against Borrower, or the recording of
any abstract of judgment against Borrower, in any county in which Borrower has
an interest in real property, or the service of a notice of levy and/or of a
writ of attachment or execution, or other like process, against the assets of
Borrower, or the entry of a judgment against Borrower that is not vacated or
removed within 60 days.
(h) Event or Condition Impairing Payment or
Performance. Any event occurs or condition arises which Trade
Bank in good faith believes impairs or is substantially likely to impair the
prospect of payment or performance by Borrower of the Obligations, including,
but not limited to any material adverse change in Borrowers financial
condition or business.
(i) Voluntary Insolvency. Borrower, any
Subsidiary or any Guarantor (i) becomes insolvent, (ii) suffers or
consents to or applies for the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian or
liquidator of itself or any of its property, (iii) generally fails to pay
its debts as they become due, (iv) makes a general assignment for the
benefit of creditors, or (v) files a voluntary petition in bankruptcy, or
seeks reorganization, in order to effect a plan or other arrangement with
creditors or any other relief under the Bankruptcy Reform Act, Title 11 of the
United States Code, as amended or recodified from time to time (Bankruptcy
Code), or under any state or Federal law granting relief to debtors, whether
now or hereafter in effect.
(j) Involuntary Insolvency. Any
involuntary petition or proceeding pursuant to the Bankruptcy Code or any other
applicable state or federal law relating to bankruptcy, reorganization or other
relief for debtors is filed or commenced against Borrower, any Subsidiary or
Guarantor, or an order for relief is entered against it by any court of competent
jurisdiction under the Bankruptcy Code or any other applicable state or federal
law relating to bankruptcy, reorganization or other relief for debtors which
remains unstayed for 60 days.
(k) Change in Ownership. Any change in
the ownership of Borrower, any general partner of Borrower or any Guarantor
which the Trade Bank determines, in its reasonable discretion, may adversely
affect the creditworthiness of Borrower or credit support for the Obligations.
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(l) Policy. The refusal for any reason of
Insurer to, pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Policy, to pay any
claim made by Borrower or Trade Bank as assignee there under.
6.2 Remedies.
Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default, or at any time thereafter, Trade
Bank, at its option, and without notice or demand of any kind (all of which are
hereby expressly waived by Borrower), may do any one or more of the following: (a) terminate
Trade Banks obligation to make Credit Extensions or to make available to
Borrower the Facility or other financial accommodations; (b) accelerate
and declare all or any part of the Obligations to be immediately due, payable,
and performable, notwithstanding any deferred or installment payments allowed
by any instrument evidencing or relating to any Credit Extension; and/or (c) exercise
all its rights, powers and remedies available under the Loan Documents, or
accorded by law, including, but not limited to, the right to resort to any or
all Collateral or other security for any of the Obligations and to exercise any
or all of the rights of a beneficiary or secured party pursuant to applicable
law. Notwithstanding the provisions in the foregoing sentence, if any Event of
Default set out in subsections (i) and (j) of Section 6.1 above
shall occur, then all the remedies specified in the preceding sentence shall
automatically take effect without notice or demand of any kind (all of which
are hereby expressly waived by Borrower) with respect to any and all
Obligations. All rights, powers and remedies of Trade Bank may be exercised at
any time by Trade Bank and from time to time after the occurrence of an Event
of Default, are cumulative and not exclusive, and shall be in addition to any
other rights, powers or remedies provided by law or equity.
VII. GENERAL
PROVISIONS
7.1 Notices.
All notices to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be
given personally or by regular first-class mail, by certified mail return
receipt requested, by a private delivery service which obtains a signed
receipt, or by facsimile transmission addressed to Trade Bank or Borrower at
the address indicated after their signature to this Agreement, or at any other
address designated in writing by one party to the other party. Trade Bank is hereby
authorized by Borrower to act on such instructions or notices sent by facsimile
transmission or telecommunications device which Trade Bank believes come from
Borrower. All notices shall be deemed to have been given upon delivery, in the
case of notices personally delivered or delivered by private delivery service,
upon the expiration of 3 calendar days following the deposit of the notices in
the United States mail, in the case of notices deposited in the United States
mail with postage prepaid, or upon receipt, in the case of notices sent by
facsimile transmission.
7.2 Waivers.
No delay or failure of Trade Bank in exercising any right, power or remedy
under any of the Loan Documents shall affect or operate as a waiver of such
right, power or remedy; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such
right, power or remedy preclude, waive or otherwise affect any other or further
exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy. Any
waiver, consent or approval by Trade Bank under any of the Loan Documents must
be in writing and shall be effective only to the extent set out in such
writing.
7.3 Benefit
of Agreement. The provisions of the Loan Documents shall be
binding upon and inure to the benefit of the respective successors, assigns,
heirs, executors, administrators, beneficiaries and legal representatives of
Borrower and Trade Bank; provided, however, that Borrower may not assign or
transfer any of its rights under any Loan Document without the prior written
consent of Trade Bank, and any prohibited assignment shall be void. No consent
by Trade Bank to any assignment shall release Borrower from its liability for
the Obligations unless such release is specifically given by Trade Bank to
Borrower in writing. Trade Bank reserves the right to sell, assign, transfer,
negotiate or grant participations in all or any part of, or any interest in,
Trade Banks rights and benefits under each of the Loan Documents. In
connection therewith, Trade Bank may disclose any information relating to the
Facility, Borrower or its business, or any Guarantor or its business.
7.4 Joint and
Several Liability. If Borrower consists of more than one person
or entity, the liability of each of them shall be joint and several, and the
compromise of any claim with, or the release of, any one such Borrower shall
not constitute a compromise with, or a release of, any other such Borrower.
7.5 No Third
Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is made and entered into for
the sole protection and benefit of Borrower and Trade Bank and their respective
permitted successors and assigns, and no other person or entity shall be a
third party beneficiary of, or have any direct or indirect cause of action or
claim in connection with, any of the Loan Documents to which it is not a party.
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7.6 Governing
Law and Jurisdiction. This Agreement shall, unless provided
differently in any Loan Document, be governed by, and be construed in
accordance with, the internal laws of the State of California, except to the
extent Trade Bank has greater rights or remedies under federal law whether as a
national bank or otherwise. Borrower and Trade Bank (a) agree that all
actions and proceedings relating directly or indirectly to this Agreement shall
be litigated in courts located within California; (b) consent to the
jurisdiction of any such court and consent to service of process in any such
action or proceeding by personal delivery or any other method permitted by law;
and (c) waive any and all rights Borrower may have to object to the
jurisdiction of any such court or to transfer or change the venue of any such
action or proceeding.
7.7 Mutual
Waiver of Jury Trial. Borrower and Trade Bank each hereby waive
the right to trial by jury in any action or proceeding based upon, arising out
of, or in any way relating to, (a) any Loan Document, (b) any other
present or future agreement, instrument or document between Trade Bank and
Borrower, or (c) any conduct, act or omission of Trade Bank or Borrower or
any of their directors, officers, employees, agents, attorneys or any other
persons or entities affiliated with Trade Bank or Borrower, which waiver will
apply in all of the mentioned cases whether the case is a contract or tort case
or any other case. Borrower represents and warrants that no officer,
representative or agent of Trade Bank has represented, expressly or otherwise,
that Trade Bank would not seek to enforce this waiver of jury trial.
7.8 Severability.
Should any provision of any Loan Document be prohibited by, or invalid under
applicable law, or held by any court of competent jurisdiction to be void or
unenforceable, such defect shall not affect, the validity of the other
provisions of the Loan Documents.
7.9 Entire
Agreement; Amendments. This Agreement and the other Loan
Documents are the final, entire and complete agreement between Borrower and
Trade Bank concerning the Credit Extensions and the Facility; supersede all
prior and contemporaneous negotiations and oral representations and agreements.
There are no oral understandings, representations or agreements between the
parties concerning the Credit Extensions or the Facility which are not set
forth in the Loan Documents. This Agreement and the Supplement may not be
waived, amended or superseded except in a writing executed by Borrower and
Trade Bank.
7.10 Collection
of Payments. Unless otherwise specified in any Loan Document,
other than this Agreement or any Note, all principal, interest and any fees due
to Trade Bank by Borrower under this Agreement, the Addendum, any Supplement,
any Facility Document, any Collateral Document or any Note, will be paid by
Trade Bank having Wells Fargo debit any of Borrowers accounts with Wells Fargo
and forwarding such amount debited to Trade Bank, without presentment, protest,
demand for reimbursement or payment, notice of dishonor or any other notice
whatsoever, all of which are hereby expressly waived by Borrower. Such debit
will be made at the time principal, interest or any fee is due to Trade Bank
pursuant to this Agreement, the Addendum, any Supplement, any Facility
Document, any Collateral Document or any Note.
7.11 Costs,
Expenses and Attorneys Fees. Borrower will reimburse Trade Bank
for all costs and expenses, including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys
fees and expenses (which counsel may be Trade Bank or Wells Fargo employees),
expended or incurred by Trade Bank in the preparation and negotiation of this
Agreement, the Notes, the Collateral Documents, the Addendum, and the Facility
Documents, in amending this Agreement, the Collateral Documents, the Notes, the
Addendum, or the Facility Documents, in collecting any sum which becomes due
Trade Bank on the Notes, under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents, the
Addendum, the Supplement, or any of the Facility Documents, in the protection,
perfection, preservation and enforcement of any and all rights of Trade Bank in
connection with this Agreement, the Notes, any of the Collateral Documents, the
Supplement, any of the Addendum, or any of the Facility Documents, including,
without limitation, the fees and costs incurred in any out-of-court work out or
a bankruptcy or reorganization proceeding.
VIII. DEFINITIONS
8.1 Accounts
Receivable means all presently existing and hereafter arising Rights
to Payment (as that term is defined in the Continuing Security Agreement
Rights to Payment and Inventory executed by Borrower in favor of Trade Bank)
which arise from the sale, lease or other disposition of Inventory, or from
performance of contracts for service, manufacture, construction or repair,
together with all goods returned by Borrowers customers in connection with any
of the foregoing.
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8.2 Agreement
means this Agreement and the Addendum attached hereto, as corrected or modified
from time to time by Trade Bank and Borrower.
8.3 Banking
Day means each day except Saturday, Sunday and a day specified
as a holiday by federal or California statute.
8.4 Borrowing
Base means an amount equal to eighty percent (80%) of Borrowers
Eligible Accounts Receivable and eighty-five percent (85%) of Borrowers
insured Foreign Accounts Receivable, as long as Borrower maintains in full
force and effect a foreign export credit insurance, policy in form and
substance acceptable to Trade Bank in its sole and absolute discretion. All of the foregoing shall be determined by
Trade Bank upon receipt and review of all collateral reports required hereunder
and such other documents and collateral information as Trade Bank may from time
to time reasonably require. Borrower acknowledges that said Borrowing Base was
established by Trade Bank with the understanding that, among other items, the
aggregate of all returns, rebates, discounts, credits, and allowances for the
immediately preceding three (3) months at all times shall be less than
five percent (5%) of Borrowers gross sales for said period. If such dilution
of Borrowers accounts for the immediately preceding three (3) months at
any time exceeds five percent (5%) of Borrowers gross sales for said period,
or if there at any time exists any other matters, events, conditions or
contingencies which Bank reasonably believes may affect payment of any portion
of Borrowers accounts, Trade Bank, in its sole discretion, may reduce the
foregoing advance rate against Borrowers Eligible Accounts Receivable to a
percentage appropriate to reflect such additional dilution and/or establish
reserves against Borrowers Eligible Accounts Receivable.
8.5 Closing
Date means the date on which the first Credit Extension is
made.
8.6 Collateral
means all property securing the Obligations.
8.7 Collateral
Documents means those security agreement(s), deed(s) of trust,
guarantee(s), subordination agreement(s), intercreditor agreement(s), and other
credit support documents and instruments required by the Trade Bank to effect
the collateral and credit support requirements set forth in the Supplement with
respect to the Facility.
8.8 Credit
means any discount, allowance, credit, rebate, or adjustment granted by
Borrower with respect to an Account Receivable.
8.9 Credit
Extension means each extension of credit under the Facility
(whether funded or unfunded), including, but not limited to, (a) the
issuance of sight or usance commercial letters of credit or commercial letters
of credit supported by back-up letters of credit, (b) the issuance of
standby letters of credit, (c) the issuance of shipping guarantees, (d) the
making of revolving credit working capital loans, (e) the making of loans
against imports for letters of credit, (f) the making of clean import
loans outside letters of credit, (g) the making of advances against export
orders, (h) the making of advances against export letters of credit, (i) the
making of advances against outgoing collections, (j) the making of term
loans, and (k) the entry into foreign exchange contracts.
8.10 Credit
Limit means, with respect to the any Facility, the amount
specified under the column labeled Credit Limit in the Supplement for that
related Facility.
8.11 Credit
Sublimit means, with respect to any Subfacility, the amount
specified after the name of that Subfacility under the column labeled Credit
Sublimit in the Supplement for the related Facility.
8.12 Dollars
and $ means United States dollars.
8.13 Eligible
Accounts Receivable means those Accounts Receivable which have
been created in the ordinary course of Borrowers business and upon which
Borrowers right to receive payment is absolute and not contingent upon the fulfillment
of any conditions whatsoever, and shall not include:
(a) any
account which is past due ninety (90) days after the invoice date with respect
to Accounts Receivable with payment terms of net thirty (30) or net sixty (60)
calendar days from invoice date and thirty (30) days after the due date with
respect to Accounts Receivable with payment terms of net 90 calendar days from
invoice date;
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(b) any
account for which there are any right of setoff, defense or discount (except
regular discounts allowed in the ordinary course of business to promote prompt
payment) or for which any defense or counterclaim has been asserted;
(c) any
account which represents an obligation of any state or municipal government or
of the United States government or any political subdivision thereof;
(d) any
account which represents an obligation of an account debtor located in a
foreign country and which is not insured under a credit insurance policy
acceptable to Trade Bank.
(e) any
account which arises from the sale or lease to or performance of services for,
or represents an obligation of, an employee, affiliate, partner, parent or
subsidiary of Borrower.
(f) that
portion of any account which represents interim or progress billings or
retention rights on the part of the account debtor;
(g) any
account which represents an obligation of any account debtor when twenty
percent (20%) or more of Borrowers accounts from such account debtor is not
eligible pursuant to (a) above;
(h) that
portion of any account from an account debtor which represents the amount by
which Borrowers total Accounts Receivable from said account debtor exceeds
twenty-five percent (25%) of Borrowers total Accounts Receivable;
(i) any
account deemed ineligible by Trade Bank when Trade Bank, in its sole
discretion, deems the creditworthiness or financial condition of the account
debtor, or the industry in which the account debtor is engaged, to be
unsatisfactory.
In addition, if more than twenty percent (20%) of the accounts owing
from an account debtor are outstanding more than sixty (60) calendar days from
the invoice date or are otherwise not eligible accounts, then all accounts
owing from that account debtor will be deemed ineligible for borrowing.
8.14 Export Order shall mean a written export order or
contract for purchase by a buyer from Borrower of any finished goods or
services of Borrower which are intended for export.
8.15 Facility Documents means, with respect to the
Facility, those documents specified in the Supplement for the Facility, and any
other documents customarily required by Trade Bank for said Facility.
8.16 Foreign
Accounts Receivable means all accounts which represent an
obligation of an account debtor located in a foreign country which is insured
under a credit insurance policy acceptable to Trade Bank.
8.17 GAAP
means generally accepted accounting principles, which are applicable to the
circumstances, as of the date of determination, set out in the opinions and
pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board and the American Institute of
Certified Public Accountants and in the statements and pronouncements of the
Financial Accounting Standards Board or in such other statements by such other
entity as may be approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession
8.18 Inventory has the meaning assigned to such term in
the Continuing Security Agreement Rights to Payment and Inventory executed
by Borrower in favor of Trade Bank.
8.19 Loan Documents means this Agreement, the Addendum,
the Supplement, the Facility Documents and the Collateral Documents.
8.20 Note has the meaning specified in Section 3.1(b)(2) above.
8.21 Obligations means (a) the obligation of
Borrower to pay principal, interest and fees on all funded Credit Extensions
and fees on all unfunded Credit Extensions, and (b) the obligation of
Borrower to pay and perform when due all other indebtedness, liabilities,
obligations and covenants required under the Loan Documents.
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8.22 Person
means and includes natural persons, corporations, limited partnerships, general
partnerships, joint stock companies, joint ventures, associations, companies,
trusts, banks, trust companies, land trusts, business trusts or other
organizations, whether or not legal entities, and governments and agencies and
political subdivisions thereof.
8.23 Prime
Rate means the rate most recently announced by Wells Fargo at
its principal office in San Francisco, California as its Prime Rate, with the
understanding that the Prime Rate is one of Wells Fargos base rates and serves
as the basis upon which effective rates of interest are calculated for those
loans making reference thereto, and is evidenced by the recording thereof after
its announcement in such internal publication or publications as Wells Fargo
may designate. Any change in an interest rate resulting from a change in the
Prime Rate shall become effective as of 12:01 a.m. of the Banking Day on
which each change in the Prime Rate is announced by Wells Fargo.
8.24 Subsidiary
means (i) any corporation at least the majority of whose securities having
ordinary voting power for the election of directors (other than securities
having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) are at the
time owned by Borrower and/or one or more Subsidiaries, and (ii) any joint
venture or partnership in which Borrower and/or one or more Subsidiaries has a
majority interest.
8.25 Wells
Fargo means Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
IX. ARBITRATION
9.1 Arbitration. The parties hereto agree, upon demand by any
party, to submit to binding arbitration all claims, disputes and controversies
between or among them (and their respective employees, officers, directors,
attorneys, and other agents), whether in tort, contract or otherwise arising
out of or relating to in any way (i) the loan and related loan and
security documents which are the subject of this Agreement and its negotiation,
execution, collateralization, administration, repayment, modification,
extension, substitution, formation, inducement, enforcement, default or
termination; or (ii) requests for additional credit.
9.2 Governing
Rules. Any arbitration
proceeding will (i) proceed in a location in California selected by the
American Arbitration Association (AAA); (ii) be governed by the Federal
Arbitration Act (Title 9 of the United States Code), notwithstanding any
conflicting choice of law provision in any of the documents between the
parties; and (iii) be conducted by the AAA, or such other administrator as
the parties shall mutually agree upon, in accordance with the AAAs commercial
dispute resolution procedures, unless the claim or counterclaim is at least
$1,000,000.00 exclusive of claimed interest, arbitration fees and costs in
which case the arbitration shall be conducted in accordance with the AAAs
optional procedures for large, complex commercial disputes (the commercial
dispute resolution procedures or the optional procedures for large, complex
commercial disputes to be referred to, as applicable, as the Rules). If there is any inconsistency between the
terms hereof and the Rules, the terms and procedures set forth herein shall
control. Any party who fails or refuses
to submit to arbitration following a demand by any other party shall bear all
costs and expenses incurred by such other party in compelling arbitration of
any dispute. Nothing contained herein
shall be deemed to be a waiver by any party that is a bank of the protections
afforded to it under 12 U.S.C. §91 or any similar applicable state law.
9.3 No Waiver
of Provisional Remedies, Self-Help and Foreclosure. The arbitration requirement does not limit
the right of any party to (i) foreclose against real or personal property
collateral; (ii) exercise self-help remedies relating to collateral or
proceeds of collateral such as setoff or repossession; or (iii) obtain
provisional or ancillary remedies such as replevin, injunctive relief,
attachment or the appointment of a receiver, before during or after the
pendency of any arbitration proceeding.
This exclusion does not constitute a waiver of the right or obligation
of any party to submit any dispute to arbitration or reference hereunder,
including those arising from the exercise of the actions detailed in sections
(i), (ii) and (iii) of this paragraph.
9.4 Arbitrator
Qualifications and Powers.
Any arbitration proceeding in which the amount in controversy is
$5,000,000.00 or less will be decided by a single arbitrator selected according
to the Rules, and who shall not render an award of greater than
$5,000,000.00. Any dispute in which the
amount in controversy exceeds $5,000,000.00 shall be decided by majority vote
of a panel of three arbitrators; provided however, that all three arbitrators
must actively participate in all hearings and deliberations. The arbitrator will be a neutral attorney
licensed in the State of California or a neutral retired judge of the state or
federal judiciary of California, in either case with a minimum of ten years experience
in the substantive law applicable to the subject matter of the dispute to be
arbitrated. The arbitrator will
determine whether or not an issue is arbitratable and will give effect to the
statutes of limitation in determining any claim. In any arbitration
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proceeding the arbitrator will decide (by documents
only or with a hearing at the arbitrators discretion) any pre-hearing motions
which are similar to motions to dismiss for failure to state a claim or motions
for summary adjudication. The arbitrator
shall resolve all disputes in accordance with the substantive law of California
and may grant any remedy or relief that a court of such state could order or
grant within the scope hereof and such ancillary relief as is necessary to make
effective any award. The arbitrator
shall also have the power to award recovery of all costs and fees, to impose
sanctions and to take such other action as the arbitrator deems necessary to
the same extent a judge could pursuant to the Federal Rules of Civil
Procedure, the California Rules of Civil Procedure or other applicable
law. Judgment upon the award rendered by
the arbitrator may be entered in any court having jurisdiction. The institution and maintenance of an action
for judicial relief or pursuit of a provisional or ancillary remedy shall not
constitute a waiver of the right of any party, including the plaintiff, to
submit the controversy or claim to arbitration if any other party contests such
action for judicial relief.
9.5 Discovery. In any arbitration proceeding discovery will
be permitted in accordance with the Rules.
All discovery shall be expressly limited to matters directly relevant to
the dispute being arbitrated and must be completed no later than 20 days before
the hearing date and within 180 days of the filing of the dispute with the
AAA. Any requests for an extension of
the discovery periods, or any discovery disputes, will be subject to final
determination by the arbitrator upon a showing that the request for discovery
is essential for the partys presentation and that no alternative means for
obtaining information is available.
9.6 Class Proceedings
and Consolidations. The
resolution of any dispute arising pursuant to the terms of this Agreement shall
be determined by a separate arbitration proceeding and such dispute shall not
be consolidated with other disputes or included in any class proceeding.
9.7 Payment
Of Arbitration Costs And Fees.
The arbitrator shall award all costs and expenses of the arbitration
proceeding to the prevailing party.
9.8 Real
Property Collateral; Judicial Reference. Notwithstanding anything herein to the
contrary, no dispute shall be submitted to arbitration if the dispute concerns
indebtedness secured directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, by any real
property unless (i) the holder of the mortgage, lien or security interest
specifically elects in writing to proceed with the arbitration, or (ii) all
parties to the arbitration waive any rights or benefits that might accrue to
them by virtue of the single action rule statute of California, thereby
agreeing that all indebtedness and obligations of the parties, and all
mortgages, liens and security interests securing such indebtedness and
obligations, shall remain fully valid and enforceable. If any such dispute is not submitted to
arbitration, the dispute shall be referred to a referee in accordance with
California Code of Civil Procedure Section 638 et seq., and this general
reference agreement is intended to be specifically enforceable in accordance
with said Section 638. A referee
with the qualifications required herein for arbitrators shall be selected
pursuant to the AAAs selection procedures.
Judgment upon the decision rendered by a referee shall be entered in the
court in which such proceeding was commenced in accordance with California Code
of Civil Procedure Sections 644 and 645.
9.9 Miscellaneous. To the maximum extent practicable, the AAA,
the arbitrators and the parties shall take all action required to conclude any
arbitration proceeding within 180 days of the filing of the dispute with the
AAA. No arbitrator or other party to an
arbitration proceeding may disclose the existence, content or results thereof,
except for disclosures of information by a party required in the ordinary
course of its business or by applicable law or regulation. If more than one agreement for arbitration by
or between the parties potentially applies to a dispute, the arbitration
provision most directly related to the documents between the parties or the
subject matter of the dispute shall control.
This Agreement may be amended or modified only in writing signed by each
party hereto. If any provision of this
Agreement shall be held to be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law
such provision shall be ineffective only to the extent of such prohibition or
invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provision or any
remaining provisions of this Agreement.
This arbitration provision shall survive termination, amendment or
expiration of any of the documents or any relationship between the parties.
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Borrower and Trade Bank have caused this Agreement to
be executed by their duly authorized officers or representatives on the date
first written above.
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BORROWER
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San Diego, CA 92121
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LENDER
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WELLS FARGO HSBC TRADE BANK,
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Lenders Address:
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333 South Grand Avenue, 8th Floor
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