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8-K - FORM 8-K - PROFESSIONAL VETERINARY PRODUCTS LTD /NE/ | c60018e8vk.htm |
EX-10.4 - EX-10.4 - PROFESSIONAL VETERINARY PRODUCTS LTD /NE/ | c60018exv10w4.htm |
EX-10.3 - EX-10.3 - PROFESSIONAL VETERINARY PRODUCTS LTD /NE/ | c60018exv10w3.htm |
EX-10.2 - EX-10.2 - PROFESSIONAL VETERINARY PRODUCTS LTD /NE/ | c60018exv10w2.htm |
Exhibit 10.1
IN THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA
In re: |
) | Case No. 10-82436 | ||||
) | ||||||
PROFESSIONAL VETERINARY PRODUCTS, |
) | Chapter 11 | ||||
LTD, A NEBRASKA CORPORATION, |
) | |||||
) | ||||||
) | ||||||
Debtor, | ) | |||||
) | ||||||
In re: |
) | Case No. 10-82437 | ||||
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EXACT LOGISTICS, LLC, |
) | CHAPTER 11 | ||||
) | ||||||
Debtor, | ) | |||||
) | ||||||
In re: |
) | Case No. 10-82438 | ||||
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PROCONN, LLC, |
) | CHAPTER 11 | ||||
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Debtor, | ) | |||||
) | ||||||
STIPULATION FOR SECURED BORROWING AND ADEQUATE PROTECTION
Professional Veterinary Products, Ltd., Exact Logistics, LLC, and ProConn, LLC (each a
Debtor, collectively, the Debtors) and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, a national
banking association, acting through its Wells Fargo Business Credit operating division, in its
capacity as lender under the Credit Agreement described below (the Lender), hereby stipulate and
agree, subject to approval of this Stipulation by the Bankruptcy Court as hereinafter set forth, as
follows:
1. Nature and Amount of Lenders Claim. Subject to the limitations described in
paragraph 19 below, the Debtors hereby stipulate and agree that:
a) Lender is the holder of claims as of August 19,2010 (the Pre-Petition
Indebtedness) against the Debtors in the approximate sum of $8,454,032 consisting of
borrowings in the approximate principal amount of $8,368,596 and approximate accrued
interest of $85,436, and other obligations as set forth in the Credit Agreement (defined
below) and related documents, plus all costs and expenses of administration, collection and
enforcement incurred by Lender prior to commencement of the Debtors bankruptcy cases
(collectively, the Case). To the extent permitted under § 506(b) of the United States
Bankruptcy Code (the Code), Lender is also entitled to interest accrued after commencement
of the Case and the reasonable fees, costs and charges referred to in § 506(b).
b) The Pre-Petition Indebtedness is evidenced by the Debtors Revolving Note dated as
of January 29, 2010, payable to the order of Lender in the original principal amount of
$40,000,000, by the Credit and Security Agreement dated January 29, 2010 and as amended by
that certain First Amendment and Waiver to Credit and Security Agreement dated March 15,
2010, as amended by a First Forbearance and Modification Agreement dated June 30, 2010
(collectively, as amended to date, the Credit Agreement) and by the other Loan Documents
(as defined in the Credit Agreement).
c) Payment of the Pre-Petition Indebtedness is absolutely and unconditionally due and
payable, without defense, offset or counterclaim, and the Debtors waive and release any
right to object to the allowance of, and any defense with respect to, the Pre-Petition
Indebtedness. Provided however, that notwithstanding anything else contained herein, the
Debtors reserve the right to challenge the Lenders claim to payment of the following fees
under the Credit Agreement under the circumstances in this case:
(i) unused line fee set forth in Section 2.7(b) of the Credit
Agreement
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(ii) collateral exam fees set forth in Section 2.7(d) of the Credit
Agreement
(iii) letter of credit fees set forth in Section 2.7(f) of the
Credit Agreement
(iv) letter of credit administration fees set forth in Section
2.7(g) of the Credit Agreement
(v) termination and line reduction fees set forth in Section 2.7(h)
of the Credit Agreement
(vi) discretionary fees set forth in Section 2.7(l) of the Credit
Agreement
The foregoing reservation hereinafter referred to as the Fee Challenge Reservation. To the
extent any fees claimed by Lender are contested by the Debtors or any other entity at the time the
uncontested portion of the Indebtedness is paid in full, an amount equal to the challenged fees
shall be held in escrow by Lender pending resolution of Lenders entitlement to the challenged
fees.
d) The Pre-Petition Indebtedness is secured by a security interest and lien in all
Collateral (as defined in the Credit Agreement) including, without limitation, all accounts,
chattel paper and electronic chattel paper, deposit accounts, documents, equipment, general
intangibles, goods, instruments, investment property, intellectual property rights,
inventory intellectual property rights, inventory, letter-of-credit rights, letters of
credit, and any items in any restricted, lockbox or collateral account; together with (i)
all substitutions and replacements for and products of any of the foregoing; (ii) in the
case of all goods, all accessions; (iii) all accessories, attachments, parts, and repairs
now or hereafter attached or affixed to or used in connection with any goods; (iv) all
warehouse receipts, bills of lading and other documents of title now or hereafter covering
any of the foregoing; (v) all collateral subject to the lien of any security document in
favor of Lender; (vi) any money, or other assets of any Debtor that may come into
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possession, custody or control of Lender; (vii) proceeds of any and all of the
foregoing; (viii) books and records of each Debtor, including all mail or electronic mail
addressed to each Debtor; (ix) all of the foregoing, whether now owned or existing or
hereafter acquired or arising or in which each Debtor now has or hereafter acquires any
rights; (x) certain real estate of the Debtors; and (xi) all proceeds and products of such
collateral security acquired by the estates created by the Debtors Case (collectively, the
Estate) after the commencement of the Case (such collateral security, proceeds and
products are herein called the Pre-Petition Collateral).
2. Use of Collateral; Adequate Protection.
a) The Debtors stipulate and agree that, other than as permitted herein, prior to the
DIP Availability Amount Termination Date (as defined below), they: (i) will not, without the
prior written consent of Lender, engage in, or seek authority for, (A) any use of cash
collateral of Lender, or (B) any sale or lease of Pre-Petition Collateral other than the
sale of inventory in the ordinary course of business; (ii) will not seek to prime any
security interest or lien of Lender in any of the Pre-Petition Collateral; (iii) will keep
insured and properly care for all tangible Pre-Petition Collateral as provided in the Credit
Agreement, the other Loan Documents and the documents related thereto; (iv) will segregate
and account for all cash collateral of the Lender; and (v) will pay to the Lender on the
first day of each month all interest and fees accruing on the Pre-Petition Indebtedness and
the Post-Petition Indebtedness (as defined below) for the prior month.
b) The Lender agrees that following the Petition Date until the approval of this
Stipulation, Debtors may use cash collateral consistently with the terms of this
Stipulation. Any cash collateral of Lender used by the Debtors since the commencement
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of the Debtors Case, but before the DIP Facility Effective Date, shall be treated as
Post-Petition Indebtedness under paragraph 4 hereof.
c) Upon the occurrence of the DIP Availability Amount Termination Date, the
Post-Petition Indebtedness shall become immediately due and payable, and the Debtors and
Lender shall have, with respect to the use and disposition of property of the Estate, the
rights and duties imposed by the Code and any order of the Bankruptcy Court, provided that
such occurrence shall not affect any rights or liens in the property of the Estate granted
to Lender during the period this Stipulation is in effect nor the agreement of Debtors in
Paragraph 10 hereof.
3. Segregation and Payment of Lenders Cash Proceeds of Pre-Petition Collateral. The
Debtors shall pay over to the Lender all cash proceeds of Pre-Petition Collateral now held by
Debtors for application to the Pre-Petition Indebtedness and the Post- Petition Indebtedness as
provided in the Credit Agreement (as defined below). All restricted account agreements, lockbox
agreements and collateral account agreements in favor of Lender shall remain in full force and
effect and the Debtors shall continue to notify all account debtors to direct payments to the
restricted accounts, lockbox accounts and collateral accounts governed thereby. On a daily basis,
unless otherwise agreed by Lender in writing, the Debtors shall account to Lender for any sums
received directly by the Debtors, and shall pay over to Lender, for application on the Pre-Petition
Indebtedness and the Post- Petition Indebtedness as provided in the Credit Agreement, all cash
proceeds of the Pre-Petition Collateral received by the Debtors during that day. All cash proceeds
of the Pre-Petition Collateral, all collections and proceeds of any kind, and all other cash and
cash equivalents which are or come into the possession of the Debtors shall be deposited in the
aforementioned restricted accounts, lockbox accounts and
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collateral accounts in accordance with the Loan Documents. After allowing one or more days
for collection of receipts, Lender is authorized to and shall apply deposited amounts to the
reduction of the Pre-Petition Indebtedness and the Post-Petition Indebtedness as provided in the
Credit Agreement. Any application of funds by Lender to the reduction of the Pre-Petition
Indebtedness or the Post-Petition Indebtedness prior to the termination of this Stipulation shall
be final. Neither such application nor the validity of the pre-petition security interests and
liens of Lender, in the Pre-Petition Collateral as security for the Pre-Petition Indebtedness shall
be subject to challenge by the Debtors, and nothing shall impair the validity of such application
or such security interest or lien. The Debtors hereby waive any right to require Lender to marshal
assets or proceed against or exhaust any security held from any particular Debtor or any other
person or entity.
4. Terms of DIP Facility to the Debtors. Lender will make revolving advances to the
Debtors under a debtor-in-possession revolving credit facility (the DIP Facility) under the
Credit Agreement from the DIP Facility Effective Date (as defined below) to the DIP Availability
Amount Termination Date, on the following terms and conditions:
a) The revolving advances made under the DIP Facility shall be the Revolving Advances
(as defined in the Credit Agreement) made from and after the DIP Facility Effective Date
under the Credit Agreement, and such Revolving Advances shall be governed by the terms and
conditions of the Credit Agreement, and shall be subject to the rights and priorities set
forth by the Bankruptcy Court in approving this Stipulation. The DIP Availability Amount
Termination Date shall mean the earliest of (i) September 30, 2010, (ii) if the Debtors
have failed to achieve one or more Sale Milestones (as defined below), the date on which
such Sale Milestone was to have
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occurred; (iii) the occurrence of an Event of Default (as defined below), or (iv) the
sale of the Debtors assets has closed and any Court order providing for the sale of assets
has become final and the proceeds of the Collateral are sufficient to pay the Indebtedness
in full. The Post-Petition Indebtedness shall be all Obligations (as such term is defined
in the Credit Agreement) arising subsequent to the Petition Date, including post-petition
interest. The DIP Facility Effective Date shall be the date upon which the Bankruptcy
Court enters an interim order approving this Stipulation and the DIP Facility.
b) From and after the DIP Facility Effective Date, the outstanding Revolving Advances
(including both Pre-Petition Indebtedness and Post-Petition Indebtedness) shall bear
interest at an annual rate which shall at all times be equal to the Floating Rate (as
defined in the Credit Agreement.
c) On the DIP Facility Effective Date, the Debtors shall pay to Lender a fully earned,
non-refundable DIP Facility fee of $75,000.
d) Lender shall have no obligation to issue Letters of Credit (as defined in the Credit
Agreement) under the Credit Agreement from and after the DIP Facility Effective Date.
e) All Revolving Advances from and after the DIP Facility Effective Date under the
Credit Agreement, with interest thereon, together with all fees associated therewith as set
forth in the Credit Agreement subject only to the Fee Challenge Reservation, and all
collection costs and enforcement expenses related thereto, and any other Post-Petition
Indebtedness shall be: (1) allowable under § 503(b)(1) of the Code as an administrative
expense with priority pursuant to the provisions of § 364(c)(1) of the Code over all other
administrative expenses of the kind specified in § 503(b) or § 507(b)
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of the Code and all other expenses and claims, subject only to the Carve-Out (as
defined below); and (2) secured by (and Lender is hereby granted) a first priority security
interest in and lien on all present and future property of the Estate, including both real
and personal property, whether now held or hereafter acquired by the Estate, and including
specifically and without limitation (A) all of the Estates now owned or hereafter acquired
accounts, chattel paper and electronic chattel paper, deposit accounts, documents,
equipment, general intangibles, goods, instruments, investment property, intellectual
property rights, inventory intellectual property rights, inventory, letter-of-credit rights,
letters of credit, and any items in any restricted, lockbox or collateral accounts; together
with (i) all substitutions and replacements for and products of any of the foregoing; (ii)
in the case of all goods, all accessions; (iii) all accessories, attachments, parts, and
repairs now or hereafter attached or affixed to or used in connection with any goods; (iv)
all warehouse receipts, bills of lading and other documents of title now or hereafter
covering any of the foregoing; (v) all collateral subject to the lien of any security
document in favor of Lender; (vi) any money, or other assets of any Debtor received by any
Debtor or that may or hereafter come into possession, custody or control of Lender; (vii)
all proceeds of any and all of the foregoing; (viii) books and records of each Debtor,
including all mail or electronic mail addressed to each Debtor; (ix) all of the foregoing,
whether now owned or existing or hereafter acquired or arising or in which each Debtor now
has or hereafter acquires any rights; and (x) all proceeds and products of such collateral
security acquired by the estates created by the Debtors Case, (B) the Pre- Petition
Collateral, (C) all real estate of the Estate, and (D) all proceeds, products, rents, issues
and profits of all of the foregoing (all
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herein referred to as the Lenders Collateral), which lien and security interest shall have priority over all other
liens, claims and expenses, including administrative expenses, in the Debtors Case, except
as otherwise set forth in Paragraph 18 below and except all other non-avoidable pre-petition
contractual security interests in assets of the Debtors which are Permitted Liens, as
defined in the Credit Agreement, and which were duly perfected on the date of commencement
of the Debtors Case. The liens and security interests granted above to secure payment of
the Post-Petition Indebtedness shall be valid and enforceable regardless of whether the
Bankruptcy Court determines that some or all of the security interests and liens held by
Lender in the Pre-Petition Collateral are unenforceable for any reason.
f) The Debtors obligation to repay the Revolving Advances made from and after the DIP
Facility Effective Date under the Credit Agreement, with interest thereon, together with all
fees associated therewith as set forth in the Credit Agreement subject only to the Fee
Challenge Reservation, and all collection costs and enforcement expenses related thereto,
and any other Post-Petition Indebtedness shall be evidenced by this Stipulation, the
Order(s) approving this Stipulation, the Credit Agreement, the Loan Documents and by
Lenders books and records. All such Post-Petition Indebtedness shall be due and payable on
the DIP Availability Amount Termination Date, with prepayments as provided in the Credit
Agreement. The liens securing such Post-Petition Indebtedness shall be evidenced by this
Stipulation and the Credit Agreement.
g) From and after the DIP Facility Effective Date, the Debtors shall not request, and
Lender shall not be obligated to make or issue (or renew), any Revolving Advance under the
Credit Agreement, unless, after giving effect to such Revolving
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Advance, the aggregate amount of the outstanding Revolving Advances (including
outstanding Revolving Advances which are Pre-Petition Indebtedness and the outstanding
Revolving Advances which are Post-Petition Indebtedness) under Credit Agreement, would be
equal to or less than the amount of the Borrowing Base as defined below.
h) The term Borrowing Base means at any time the lesser of:
i. The Maximum Line Amount; or
ii. Subject to change from time to time
in the Lenders sole discretion, the sum of:
1. | The product of the Accounts Advance Rate times Eligible Accounts; plus | ||
2. | The lesser of (A) the product of the Inventory Advance Rate times Eligible Inventory, (B) eighty-five percent (85%) of the Net Orderly Liquidation Value of Eligible Inventory or (C) $7,000,000; less | ||
3. | The Liquidity Reserve; less | ||
4. | The Borrowing Base Reserve; less | ||
5. | A reserve for the Carve-Out (as defined below) in an amount equal to the Carve-Out; less | ||
6. | Indebtedness that the Borrower owes to the Lender that has not yet been advanced on the Revolving Note, and an amount that the Lender in its reasonable discretion finds on the date of determination to be equal to the Borrowers credit exposure with respect to any swap, derivative, foreign exchange, hedge, deposit, treasury management or other similar transaction or arrangement offered to Borrower by Lender; less |
Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Stipulation shall have the
meanings given them in the Credit Agreement.
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i) DIP Availability Amount means the amount, if any, by which the Borrowing Base
exceeds the outstanding principal balance of the Revolving Note, including Revolving
Advances made both pre- and post-Petition.
j) From and after the DIP Facility Effective Date, requests for Revolving Advances by
the Debtors, and the Debtors use of funds, shall be consistent with the Budget, which is
attached hereto as Exhibit A. The Budget shall be updated on the first Business Day of each
week as of the closing of the previous week for each rolling 10-week period. The Budget may
be amended from time to time by delivery of a revised and updated Budget by the Debtors to
Lender, which shall be effective and become the Budget referred to herein only upon written
approval of such amended Budget by Lender in its sole and absolute discretion. The Debtors
shall not permit disbursements for inventory purchases for any week to vary by greater than
10% from the amount of the line item for such expenses set forth in the Budget then in
effect for such week, and shall not permit disbursements for all expenses for any week to
vary by greater than 10% from the amount of such expenses set forth in the Budget then in
effect for such week. The Debtors shall not permit Net Cash Flow (Total Cash Receipts less
Total Disbursements) for the cumulative period beginning August 23, 2010 to be less than the
amount set forth in the approved Budget for such cumulative period by more than 10%.
Disbursements by the Debtors shall be made in accordance with the terms of the Credit
Agreement.
k) Lender shall make Revolving Advances under the DIP Facility only after Lender and
its legal counsel are satisfied that: (i) there are no prior liens or security interests in
the Lenders Collateral except Lenders liens and security interests in the Pre-Petition
Collateral and other valid pre-petition Permitted Liens; (ii) there is appropriate
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and adequate insurance coverage for Lenders Collateral as provided in the Credit
Agreement, the other Loan Documents, and documents related thereto; (iii) the conditions and
conditions precedent for such Revolving Advances set forth herein and in the Credit
Agreement, have been met; (iv) no Event of Default under Paragraph 6 hereof has occurred;
and (v) the Bankruptcy Court has approved this Stipulation and the Debtors execution and
delivery of this Stipulation, and this Stipulation has been duly executed and delivered by
the Debtors.
l) The Debtors will immediately deposit in the restricted accounts, lockbox accounts
and collateral accounts, in the form received, all cash proceeds of any property of the
Estate. All restricted account agreements, lockbox agreements and collateral account
agreements in favor of Lender shall remain in full force and effect and the Debtors shall
continue to notify all account debtors to direct payments or wire transfers to such
restricted accounts, collateral accounts and lockbox accounts. After allowing one or more
days for the collection of receipts, Lender is authorized to apply the amounts deposited in
such restricted accounts, collateral accounts and lockbox accounts to the Pre-Petition
Indebtedness and to the Post-Petition Indebtedness in accordance with the Credit Agreement
and this Stipulation. Standard money transfer and/or wire fees are applicable. Any
application of sums by Lender to the reduction of the Pre-Petition Indebtedness or
Post-Petition Indebtedness after the date of this Stipulation shall be final. Neither such
application nor the lien and the security interest herein granted to Lender shall be subject
to challenge subject only to the Fee Challenge Reservation, and nothing shall impair the
validity of such application and of such lien and security interest.
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m) All of the net cash proceeds from sales or other dispositions of any of the
Collateral and all collections in respect of, or other receipt of, payments or proceeds in
respect of any of the Collateral shall be applied in such order of application as Lender
shall determine, in its sole discretion; provided however, that proceeds or payments from
collections or receipts in respect of accounts receivable, proceeds or payments from sales
or other dispositions of inventory shall be applied to that portion of the Pre-Petition
Indebtedness consisting of Revolving Advances until paid in full and thereafter shall be
applied to Post-Petition Indebtedness consisting of Revolving Advances until paid in full.
n) Lender is authorized to make the Revolving Advances under the DIP Facility upon the
telephonic or other oral or written request by such persons as shall be agreed by the
Debtors and Lender, and to disburse proceeds of such Revolving Advances as instructed by
such persons.
o) Each of the Debtors reaffirms and agrees to comply with and abide by all applicable
provisions of the Credit Agreement, and the other Loan Documents, including without
limitation (i) the obligation of the Debtors to pay all other fees and other amounts payable
to Lender as provided in the Credit Agreement subject only to the Fee Challenge Reservation
and under the other Loan Documents, including any and all fees under Section 2.7 of the
Credit Agreement, and (ii) the procedures with respect to requesting Revolving Advances, and
the repayment of same. Lender shall have all of the rights conferred by the Credit
Agreement, both with respect to the Pre-Petition Collateral and with respect to the liens
and security interests securing the Post-Petition Indebtedness, including the right to
conduct appraisals, the right to conduct periodic audits of the
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Debtors business during reasonable business hours, and all other rights provided under
the Credit Agreement.
p) The proceeds of the Revolving Advances under the DIP Facility and all other funds
shall be used by the Debtors for ongoing working capital and for other general corporate
purposes of the Debtors during the Case only in accordance with the Budget. No proceeds of
the Revolving Advances under the DIP Facility or any other funds shall be used to pay any
fees or expenses incurred at any time in connection with any action which seeks to
invalidate, challenge, dispute, avoid, subordinate or otherwise impair the claims Lender
under the Loan Documents or in connection with the DIP Facility, or any liens or priorities
created under either the Loan Documents or the DIP Facility, or which seeks to recover on
any claims against or transfers made to Lender.
q) The Loan Documents related to cash management will remain in effect, with such
changes to cash management services, procedures and requirements as Lender shall require,
and the Debtors will continue to perform all obligations thereunder until the DIP
Availability Amount Termination Date, from and after which date all obligations of Lender to
honor checks, wires and other items will be prefunded by the Debtors.
5. Asset Sale Process Milestones. The Debtors shall cause a notice of sale and motion
or other pleadings pursuant to Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code (collectively, the Sale
Motion), in a form and substance reasonably acceptable to Lender (including without limitation,
any and all provisions providing for bid or sale procedures) to be filed with the Bankruptcy Court
such, that the Sale Motion relating to the Debtors assets shall be filed with the Bankruptcy Court
so that (a) any and all bids shall be received on or before September 7, 2010, and any auctions or
sale hearings pursuant to such Sale Motion shall be held and concluded on or
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before September 15, 2010; and (b) any and all transactions and Court orders providing for
such sale shall close or otherwise become final and effective on or before September 23, 2010
(each, a Sale Milestone, and collectively, the Sale Milestones).
6. Events of Default. Event of Default, wherever used herein, means any one of the
following events, unless waived in writing by Lender:
a) an Event of Default (as defined in the Credit Agreement), not otherwise in existence
as of the DIP Facility Effective Date, shall occur under the Credit Agreement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Event of Default that may occur under the Credit
Agreement, solely by reason of the Debtors filing of bankruptcy petitions in the Case shall
not be an Event of Default under the Credit Agreement; or
b) any of Lenders Collateral is converted by the Debtors, lost or stolen in any
material amount, or not accounted for by the Debtors; or
c) the Debtors fail to pay any cash proceeds of Collateral to Lender as herein provided
or otherwise fail to make any payment required hereunder; or
d) the Interim or Final Order entered by the Bankruptcy Court approving the terms of
this Stipulation, or any subsection or portion thereof, shall be vacated, reversed, or
modified; or
e) the Debtors fail to allow Lender or its consultants or agents to conduct audits or
appraisals or do other due diligence or work with respect to Lenders Collateral or the
Debtors businesses during regular business hours; or
f) the Debtors fail to timely deliver to Lender the reports required under Paragraph 7
hereof; or
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g) the Debtors shall at any time discontinue or shall be ordered to discontinue the
conduct of their business; or
h) the automatic stay is terminated with respect to any other party permitting that
party to proceed against all or any part of the Collateral, which the Lender determines in
its sole discretion to have an adverse impact on the Debtors businesses or the Estate or
the Lender; or
i) the Debtors Case shall be dismissed or converted to a Chapter 7 case ; or
j) appointment of a trustee or examiner with expanded powers under 11 U.S.C. § 1104; or
k) Alliance Management shall resign or be terminated by the Debtors, or shall no longer
have all of the authority and responsibilities set forth in certain Professional Services
Agreements dated April 7, 2010 and August 17, 2010 between Debtors and Alliance Management,
including with respect to serving as the Borrowers exclusive asset sale advisor and
preparation and management of the Budget and control over all borrowing requests and all
disbursements of the Debtors; or
l) the Debtors breach or fail to perform any of their obligations under this
Stipulation; or
m) any party in the Case shall challenge the extent, validity or priority of the DIP
Facility, whether by filing an appeal challenging the Order(s) approving the DIP Facility or
otherwise, or shall challenge the extent, validity or priority of the Lenders prepetition
or post-petition liens and security interests.
n) the Debtors fail to timely achieve one or more Sale Milestones.
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7. Lenders Remedies. In addition to Lenders right to refuse to make Revolving
Advances and Lenders exercise of other rights and remedies as set forth in the Credit Agreement,
and the other Loan Documents: (a) upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, all Post-Petition
Indebtedness of the Debtors to Lender shall, at Lenders option, become immediately due and
payable, without notice or demand, and Lender may immediately, without notice, demand or any period
of grace, temporarily suspend or permanently cease making Revolving Advances pursuant to paragraph
4 hereof; and (b) upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, Lender may file an affidavit with the
Bankruptcy Court certifying the occurrence of the Event of Default. Lender shall,
contemporaneously with the filing of such an affidavit with the Bankruptcy Court, serve a copy of
the affidavit on the Debtors, and their counsel, via facsimile. If the Debtors fail to file a
response with the Bankruptcy Court, which response must be limited to whether or not an Event of
Default has occurred, within forty-eight (48) hours of the filing of such affidavit, the Bankruptcy
Court may enter an order granting Lender relief from the automatic stay and permitting Lender to
enforce its rights and remedies under the Credit Agreement, under the other Loan Documents and/or
under applicable law. In the event the Debtors timely file a response, Lender shall be entitled to
an expedited hearing on their motion from relief from the stay, such hearing to occur within two
(2) business days of the filing of such response.
8. Reporting. The Debtors will make available to Lender all information required by
the Credit Agreement, and the other Loan Documents, or as otherwise required by Lender, including
without limitation, the following items: (a) on Tuesday of each week, a cash flow statement for
the immediately preceding week, stating, in reasonable detail and in comparative form, the forecast
cash flow of the Debtors for such week and the Debtors actual cash flow
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through the preceding Friday with week end cash balances; (b) on the first business day of
each week, (i) a certificate setting forth the amount of outstanding Revolving Advances (including
Revolving Advances which are Pre-Petition Indebtedness and Revolving Advances which are
Post-Petition Indebtedness) and the Borrowing Base referred to in Paragraph 4, in each case as of
the end of the previous week; and (ii) reports on the aging of accounts receivable and accounts
payable; (c) immediately upon the sale, refinancing or other disposition of any item of Collateral
(other than inventory in the ordinary course of business), a certificate setting forth the amount
of the net proceeds received from such sale, refinancing or other disposition.
9. Retention of Counsel and Consultants; Costs and Expenses. Lender may retain such
counsel and consultants (including financial consultants and investment bankers) as such Lender may
determine from time to time in its sole discretion. The Debtors agree to pay or reimburse Lender on
demand for all costs and expenses incurred by Lender in connection with the Obligations, the Credit
Agreement, the other Loan Documents and all other documents contemplated hereby or thereby, the
Case, and all matters related to any of the foregoing, including, without limitation, all
reasonable fees and disbursements of legal counsel of Lender, all reasonable fees and disbursements
of consultants to Lender (including financial consultants and investment bankers), all appraisal
fees, all title costs or fees, filing fees, mortgage registry tax, recording and other
out-of-pocket expenses incurred by Lender.
10. Allowance for Improvements made by the Estate. In consideration of the Debtors
use of Pre-Petition Collateral and the Lenders Collateral in accordance with this Stipulation and
in view of the effect of such use, no allowance shall be made to the Estate for any insurance,
preservation, repair or improvement with respect to any of the Pre-Petition Collateral
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or Lenders Collateral under Sections 506(c) or 552 of the Code or otherwise, except as
otherwise agreed in writing by Lender.
11. Release. Each Debtor hereby absolutely and unconditionally releases and forever
discharges Lender, and any and all participants, parent corporations, subsidiary corporations,
affiliated corporations, insurers, indemnitors, successors and assigns (including without
limitation Alliance and McGrath North Mullin & Kratz, PC LLO) thereof, together with all of the
present and former directors, officers, agents, attorneys, consultants and employees of any of the
foregoing, from any and all known claims, demands or causes of action of any kind, nature or
description, whether arising in law or equity or upon contract or tort or under any state or
federal law or otherwise, which the Debtors and/or any Debtor has had, now has or has made claim to
have against any such person or entity for or by reason of any act, omission, matter, cause or
thing whatsoever arising from the beginning of time to and including the date of the execution of
this Stipulation, whether such claims, demands and causes of action are matured or unmatured or
known or unknown.
12. Reservation of Rights. Except as otherwise expressly set forth herein, Lender
reserves and retains all rights they may have as to the Pre-Petition Indebtedness and the
Pre-Petition Collateral and all rights against any and all other collateral security held by
Lender.
13. Modification of Prior Documents. Except as expressly modified, changed or amended
by this Stipulation, all provisions of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and other
documents in favor of Lender, remain in full force and effect.
14. Complete Agreement. This Stipulation, the Credit Agreement and the other Loan
Documents set forth the complete agreement of the parties. They may not be modified, waived or
changed, except by a writing signed by the party to be bound thereto.
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15. Binding Effect. This Stipulation is binding upon the parties and their respective
successors and assigns, including but not limited to any successor entity or entities under any
plan of reorganization of the Debtors. Any trustee in this Chapter 11 case or any converted
Chapter 7 case shall be bound by this Stipulation.
16. Effect of Termination. Any termination of Lenders obligation to make Revolving
Advances under the DIP Facility shall not affect any rights or the validity, priority or effect of
liens in the property of the Estate granted to Lender during the period this Stipulation is in
effect or the Debtors agreement in Paragraph 7 and 10 hereof.
17. Stipulation Subject to Entry of Court Order. This Stipulation is subject to, and
shall be effective only upon, entry of an order of the Bankruptcy Court authorizing the Debtors to
enter into and perform this Stipulation, for which order the Debtors hereby apply to the Bankruptcy
Court.
18. Carve-Out for United States Trustee Fees and Professional Fees. There shall be a
carve-out from Lenders Collateral for unpaid administrative expenses not to exceed [$250,000]
for allowed fees and expenses of the U.S. Trustees office, Debtors counsel and any professionals
employed by an official creditors committee appointed by the U.S. Trustees office except to the
extent such expenses are incurred in prosecuting claims (provided, however, the cost of
investigation of such claims may be paid) against Lender or in seeking to invalidate, challenge,
dispute, avoid, subordinate, hinder, delay or otherwise attempt to prevent the enforcement by
Lender of its claims or liens or realization upon the Collateral.
19. Review Period. The acknowledgements and admissions of the Debtors in paragraph 1
of this Stipulation shall be binding on all parties in interest, including, without limitation, the
Debtors and any statutory committees appointed in the Case, unless a party in
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interest (including any statutory committee appointed in the Case) has properly filed an
adversary proceeding or commenced a contested matter (subject to the limitations set forth in
Paragraphs 4(O) and 18) on behalf of the Estate no later than the date that is thirty (30) days
after the date hereof challenging the amount, validity, enforceability, perfection or priority of
the Pre-Petition Indebtedness or the liens of Lender on the Pre-Petition Collateral in respect
thereof, or otherwise asserting any claims or causes of action against Lender relating to the
Pre-Petition Indebtedness, and the Bankruptcy Court subsequently enters a judgment in favor of the
plaintiff in any such timely and properly filed adversary proceeding or contested matter. If no
such adversary proceeding or contested matter is properly commenced as of such date, the
Pre-Petition Indebtedness shall constitute an allowed secured claim, not subject to subordination
and otherwise unavoidable. Subject only to the rights set forth in this paragraph, for all
purposes of the Case and any subsequent Chapter 7 cases, the liens of Lender on the Pre-Petition
Collateral shall be deemed legal, valid, binding, perfected, not subject to defense, counterclaim,
offset of any kind or subordination, and otherwise unavoidable, and the Pre-Petition Indebtedness
and the liens of Lender on the Pre-Petition Collateral shall not be subject to any other or further
challenge by any party in interest seeking to exercise the rights of the Estate, including without
limitation, any successor thereto. If any such adversary proceeding or contested matter is properly
commenced as of such date, the admissions contained in paragraph 1 of this Stipulation shall
nonetheless remain binding on all parties in interest except to the extent that such findings were
expressly challenged in such adversary proceeding or contested matter.
Dated: August 20, 2010
By: | /s/ Robert J. Bothe | |||
Robert J. Bothe | ||||
James J. Niemeier McGrath North Mullin & Kratz, PC LLO |
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First National Tower, Suite 3700 1601 Dodge Street Omaha, Nebraska 68102 Phone (402) 341-3070 Fax (402) 341-0216 |
Attorneys for the Debtor and Debtor in Possession
By: | /s/ Cassandra L. Writz | |||
Laurence M. Frazen | ||||
Cassandra L. Writz Bryan Cave LLP One Kansas City Place 1200 Main Street, Suite 3500 Kansas City, Missouri Phone (816) 374-3200 Fax (816) 374-3300 |
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Attorneys for Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
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