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EX-10.3 - FGI NOTE - CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC | ex103.htm |
EX-10.1 - CREDIT AGREEMENT - CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC | ex101.htm |
8-K - 8-K DEBT AGREEMENT - CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC | form8kdebtagreement.htm |
MASTER SECURITY AGREEMENT
Dated as of October 20, 2020
THIS MASTER SECURITY AGREEMENT
from time to time, this “
Master Agreement
”) is between (i) FGI Equipment Finance LLC (“
FGIEF
”), a
Delaware limited liability company, with an office located at 777 Yamato Road, Office 135, Boca Raton,
FL 33431, (ii) Core Molding Technologies, Inc (“
Debtor
”), a corporation existing under the laws of the
State of Delaware, with principal offices located at 800 Manor Park Drive, Columbus, OH 43228, (iii) Core
Composites Corporation, (“
US Guarantor
”), a corporation existing under the laws of the State of Delaware,
with principal offices located at 800 Manor Park Drive, Columbus, OH 43228, and (iv) CC HPM, S. de
R.L. de C.V. (“
Mexican Guarantor
” and together with US Guarantor, shall be jointly referred to as the
“
Guarantors
” or a “
Guarantor
”), a corporation existing under the laws of the United Mexican States, with
principal offices located at Avenida Internacional #220, Parque Industrial VYNMSA Escobedo, C.P. 66053,
Escobedo, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. This Master Agreement contains the general terms that apply to financing
that may be provided from time to time by Secured Party (defined below) to Debtor. Additional terms that
apply to the financing and the Collateral (defined below) shall be contained on the Collateral Schedule
(defined below) and the Note (defined below). US Guarantor shall enter into the Collateral Schedule with
respect to its own Collateral for the benefit of Secured Party. Mexican Guarantor has entered into a Non-
Possessory Pledge Agreement under Mexican laws (
Contrato de Prenda Sin Transmisión de Posesión
, as
defined in the Spanish language) (the “
Mexican Pledge
”) with respect to its own Collateral for the benefit
of Secured Party. The Collateral Schedule, the Mexican Pledge and this Master Agreement are collectively
referred to as a “
CSMA
”. Each CSMA together with the Note shall constitute a “
Loan Document
”. Debtor
and Guarantors hereby agree that FGIEF shall enter into and execute the Collateral Schedule or the Mexican
Pledge, and that FGIEF, together with its successors and assigns, if any, shall be the named “
Secured Party
”
in connection with the loan to be made by Secured Party to Debtor under the Note (the “
Loan
”) and any
other related Debt Documents (defined below). Secured Party (including its successors and assigns) may
appoint any agent to act on its behalf. This Master Agreement, each Loan Document and each other
document relating to the Loan, including any additional personal or corporate guaranty, mortgage, pledge,
security agreement, guaranty trust or any other act entered into by Debtor or Guarantors or by any other
third party to guarantee Debtor’s obligations under the Loan (an “
Obligor
”), is hereinafter referred to
individually as a “
Debt Document
” and collectively the “
Debt Documents
”. Capitalized terms used but
not defined in this Master Agreement shall have the meanings assigned to such terms as set forth in the
applicable Collateral Schedule or Note.
1.
SECURITY INTEREST
: It is agreed that: (i) US Guarantor grants to Secured Party a security
interest in and against all property listed on the collateral schedule to be executed as of the date hereof,
pursuant hereto and made a part hereof (each a “
Collateral Schedule
”), and (ii) Mexican Guarantor grants
to Secured Party a security interest in and against all property listed on the Mexican Pledge executed as of
October 13, 2020 to be effective on October 20, 2020, pursuant hereto and made a part hereof , and in and
against any and all additions, attachments, accessories and accessions to such property, all substitutions,
replacements or exchanges therefor, and all insurance and/or other proceeds thereof (all of the foregoing
being hereinafter individually and collectively referred to as the “
Collateral
”). This security interest is
given to secure the payment and performance of all debts, obligations and liabilities of any kind whatsoever
of Debtor to Secured Party, now existing or arising in the future, including but not limited to the payment
and performance of certain promissory note to be executed by Debtor for the benefit of Secured Party as of
the date hereof, identified on the Collateral Schedule and in the Mexican Pledge (the “
Note
”), and any
renewals, extensions and modifications of such Note (such Note, debts, obligations and liabilities are called
the “
Indebtedness
”). Debtor and US Guarantor each authorizes Secured Party to file a financing statement
and amendments thereto describing the Collateral and containing any other information required by the
applicable Uniform Commercial Code. In connection with the Collateral secured under the Mexican Pledge,
Mexican Guarantor authorizes Secured Party to file such Mexican Pledge in the Unique Registry of Mobile
Guarantees in Mexico (
Registro Único de Garantías Mobiliarias
, as its name is in the Spanish language).
Debtor and Guarantors acknowledge and agree that Secured Party may perfect the security interest
hereunder and any Loan Document directly or through any current or future agents, representatives or
bailees. Debtor and Guarantors irrevocably grant to Secured Party the power to sign on Debtor’s and
Guarantor’s name and generally to act on behalf of Debtor and Guarantors to execute and file applications
for title, transfers of title, financing statements, notices of lien and other documents pertaining to any or all
of the Collateral; this power is coupled with Secured Party’s interest in the Collateral. Guarantors shall, if
any certificate of title is required or permitted by law for any of the Collateral, obtain and promptly deliver
to Secured Party such certificate showing the lien created by the applicable Debt Documents.
2.
COLLATERAL
: (a) Debtor and Guarantor agree at all times during the term of any Loan that:
(i) subject to Secured Party’s rights under this Master Agreement, any Loan Document and any other Debt
Documents, Guarantors shall remain in possession of the Collateral, except for maintenance and repair and
except as contemplated by and subject to, a consent to use or similar agreement, in form and substance
acceptable to Secured Party, in its sole discretion (each such consent to use agreement, as amended,
amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to time pursuant to the terms thereof, a “
Consent
to Use Agreement
”), entered into among Secured Party, Debtor, Guarantors and a subsidiary of Debtor or
Guarantors organized and existing under the laws of Mexico (“
Subsidiary User
”), with whom Debtor or
Guarantors have entered into a bailment, operation, manufacturing or similar agreement pursuant to which
such Subsidiary User has acquired possession and has agreed to act as depository of certain Collateral for
all legal effects, except that Secured Party shall have the right to possess (A) any chattel paper or instrument
that constitutes a part of the Collateral and (B) any other Collateral in which Secured Party’s security
interest may be perfected only by possession; (ii) the Collateral is and will remain, free and clear of all liens,
claims and encumbrances of any kind whatsoever, except for (A) liens in favor of Secured Party, (B) liens
for taxes not yet due or for taxes being contested in good faith and which do not involve, in the reasonable
judgment of Secured Party, a material risk of the sale, forfeiture or loss of any material amount of the
Collateral, (C) inchoate materialmen’s, mechanic’s, repairmen’s and similar liens arising by operation of
law in the ordinary course of business for amounts which are not delinquent, (all of such liens are called
“
Permitted Liens
”); (iii) the Collateral is and will be (A) used only in Guarantors’ or Subsidiary User’s
trade or business (and not for personal, family or household purposes), as contemplated under the terms of
the applicable Consent to Use Agreement, (B) maintained in good operating order and repair, normal wear
and tear excepted, (C) used and maintained in all material respects in compliance with manufacturers
recommendations and all applicable laws and regulations, and (D) personal property that is solely and
lawfully owned and possessed by Guarantors or by Subsidiary User, as contemplated under the terms of
the applicable Consent to Use Agreement; (iv) Guarantors have the sole right to grant the security interest
in the Collateral as described herein; and (v) Guarantors shall not remove any of the Collateral from the
continental United States or Mexico (except as contemplated under the terms of the applicable Consent to
Use Agreement), or sell, rent, lease, mortgage, license, grant a security interest in or otherwise transfer or
encumber (except for Permitted Liens) any of the Collateral, (b) Guarantors and/or Subsidiary User shall,
at all times, keep accurate and complete records of the Collateral, and Secured Party shall have the right to
(i) inspect and make copies of all of Guarantors’ and/or Subsidiary User’s books and records relating to the
Collateral and (ii) inspect any of the Collateral, in each case, during normal business hours and after giving
Debtor reasonable prior notice, (c) if Secured Party asks, Guarantors will promptly notify Secured Party in
writing of the location of any Collateral, and if an Event of Default has occurred and continuing, Guarantors
will not move the Collateral from its then current location . Debtor shall cause each Subsidiary User, and
shall be responsible for each Subsidiary User, to comply with such covenants.
3.
REPORTS
: (a) If not or no longer publicly available on or before the applicable due date for any
financial statements or reports specified below, Debtor and Guarantors will deliver or make available to
Secured Party (i) complete financial statements of Debtor and Guarantors prepared in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied, certified by a recognized firm of certified
public accountants within
120 days
Debtor’s and Guarantors’ quarterly financial report certified by the chief financial officer of Debtor and
Guarantor within
60 days
will furnish annually with the annual financial statements provided pursuant to clause (a) above, and at
other times, within
30 days
Guarantor stating that to the best of such officer’s knowledge, there exists no Event of Default or event
which with notice or lapse of time (or both) would become an Event of Default.
4.
INSURANCE
: (a) Guarantors shall at all times bear the entire risk of any loss, theft, damage to,
or destruction of, any of the Collateral from any cause whatsoever, (b) Guarantors agree, at their own
expense, to keep the Collateral insured with companies acceptable to Secured Party for such amounts and
against such hazards as Secured Party may reasonably require, including, but not limited to, all risks
physical damage insurance for the Collateral itself, including, but not limited to, loss or damage by fire and
extended coverage perils, theft, burglary, and for any or all Collateral which are vehicles, for risk of loss
by collision. If the Collateral is used, operated and located in Mexico, then such insurance policy shall also
comply with the requirements established under applicable Mexican law and shall provide coverage for the
Collateral at all times that it is located and operated in Mexico. The physical insurance coverage shall be
in an amount no less than the full replacement value of the Collateral, and deductible amounts, insurers and
policies shall be reasonably acceptable to Secured Party. Debtor and/or Guarantors shall deliver to Secured
Party evidence of insurance reasonably satisfactory to Secured Party, within
10 days
request therefor. Each policy shall name Secured Party as loss payee, shall provide for coverage to Secured
Party regardless of the breach by Debtor or Guarantors of any warranty or representation made therein,
shall not be subject to co-insurance, and shall provide that coverage may not be canceled or altered by the
insurer except upon 30 days prior written notice to Secured Party. Guarantors irrevocably appoint, which
appointment is coupled with an interest, Secured Party as its attorney-in-fact to make proof of loss, claim
for insurance and adjustments with insurers, and to receive payment of and execute or endorse all
documents, checks or drafts in connection with insurance payments, but Secured Party will not exercise
such power of attorney unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing. Guarantors will not
make adjustments with insurers without the prior written consent of Secured Party. Proceeds of insurance
shall be applied, at the option of Secured Party, to repair or replace the Collateral or to reduce any of the
Indebtedness under the Debt Documents; provided that, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing, within sixty (60) days following receipt of any proceeds of insurance, Guarantors may elect to
apply such proceeds to repair or replace the Collateral.
5.
DEFAULTS
: Debtor and Guarantors shall be in default under this Master Agreement and each
Loan Document upon the occurrence of any of the following (each an “
Event of Default
”, and collectively,
the “
Events of Default
”): (i) Debtor fails to pay, within
10 days
amount due under this Master Agreement, any Loan Document or any other Debt Document; (ii) Debtor or
Guarantors, without the prior written consent of Secured Party, attempts to or does sell all or any fractional
interest in, rent, lease, license, charter, mortgage, assign, grant a lien on or security interest in, or otherwise
transfer or encumber (except for Permitted Liens) any of the Collateral or any part thereof; (iii) a Guarantor
breaches any of its insurance obligations under this Master Agreement, any Loan Document or any other
Debt Document; (iv) Debtor or Guarantors breach any of their covenants or other obligations under any of
this Agreement, any Loan Document (other than those described elsewhere in this Section 5) or any other
Debt Document, and fail to cure that breach within
30 days
becoming aware of the occurrence thereof or the giving of written notice thereof to Debtor by Secured Party;
(v) any warranty, representation or statement made by Debtor , Guarantors or any Obligor in this Master
Agreement, any Loan Document or any other Debt Document or otherwise in connection with any of the
Indebtedness shall be false or misleading in any material respect when made; (vi) any material amount of
the Collateral (as determined by Secured Party in its reasonable discretion) is subjected to attachment,
execution, levy, seizure or confiscation in any legal proceeding or otherwise, or if any legal or
administrative proceeding is commenced against Debtor, a Guarantor or any of the Collateral, which in the
good faith judgment of Secured Party subjects any material amount of the Collateral to a material risk of
attachment, execution, levy, seizure or confiscation and no bond is posted or protective order obtained to
sufficiently (as determined by Secured Party in its reasonable discretion) negate such risk; (vii) Debtor, a
Guarantor or any Obligor breaches or is in default in any material respect, after giving effect to any
applicable cure periods, under any other agreement by and between Secured Party (or any of its affiliates
or parent entities) on the one hand, and Debtor , a Guarantor or such Obligor (or any of their respective
affiliates or parent entities) on the other hand; (viii) (A) there is any dissolution or termination of existence
of Debtor, a Guarantor or any Obligor or a Subsidiary User, (B) Debtor, a Guarantor or any Obligor or a
Subsidiary User becomes insolvent or ceases to do business as a going concern, (C) if any Obligor or a
Subsidiary User is a natural person, any death or incompetency of such Obligor, (D) a receiver is appointed
for all or of any part of the property of Debtor, a Guarantor or any Obligor or a Subsidiary User, or Debtor
or a Guarantor or any Obligor or a Subsidiary User makes any assignment for the benefit of its creditors,
or in the event an such appointment or assignment is involuntarily made against Debtor, a Guarantor or any
Obligor or a Subsidiary User, such appointment or assignment is not dismissed within
30 days
(E) Debtor or a Guarantor or any Obligor or a Subsidiary User files a petition under any bankruptcy,
insolvency or similar law, or in the event an involuntary petition is filed against Debtor or a Guarantor or
any Obligor or a Subsidiary User under any bankruptcy or insolvency laws, such involuntary petition is not
dismissed within
30 days
causes to be filed, an amendment or termination statement relating to a filed financing statement describing
the Collateral; (x) any Obligor revokes or attempts to revoke its obligations under any guarantee or Debt
Documents to which it is a party or fails to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement to be
performed under such guarantee or Debt Documents to which it is a party; (xi) Debtor, a Guarantor or any
Obligor defaults under any other contract or obli gation for indebtedness in an amount greater than
$500,000.00 if such default results in the other party to the agreement either accelerating the obligations
thereunder or being permitted to cause such indebtedness to become due prior to its stated maturity; (xii)
without the prior written consent of Secured Party, (A) there is a Change of Control (as defined below) or
(B) there is any merger or consolidation of Debtor unless Debtor is the surviving entity or of any Guarantor
or Obligor unless Debtor or another Guarantor or another Obligor is the surviving entity; (xiii) without the
prior written consent of Secured Party, either Debtor, a Guarantor or any Obligor sells or leases all, or
substantially all, of its assets; or (xiv) (A) Secured Party is unable to register (1) any Consent to Use
Agreement or (2) any Debt Document or other guaranty granted by a Guarantor or Obligor to secure
Debtor’s obligations under a Loan Document, or (3) the Mexican Pledge, in the Mexican Public Registry
of Property and Commerce, including the Section of Sole Registry of Mobile Guaranties (or in any other
Public Registry whereby a Consent to Use Agreement or a Debt Document has to be registered in Mexico
to have legal effect against third parties), or (B) if there shall occur a default under any Consent to Use
Agreement, subject to any materiality thresholds or cure periods set forth therein. Any provision of this
Master Agreement, any Loan Document or any other Debt Document to the contrary notwithstanding,
Secured Party may exercise all rights and remedies hereunder independently with respect to the Loan.
For purposes of this Section 5, “
Change in Control
” means (a) the acquisition of ownership, directly or
indirectly, beneficially or of record, by any person or group (within the meaning of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 and the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder as in effect on the date
hereof), of equity interests representing more than 35% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented
by the issued and outstanding equity interests of Debtor, a Guarantor or an Obligor; or (b) occupation of a
majority of the seats (other than vacant seats) on the board of directors of Debtor, a Guarantor or an Obligor
by persons who were neither (i) directors of such parties on the date hereof, (ii) nominated by the board of
directors of such parties, nor (iii) appointed by directors so nominated; or (c) Debtor, a Guarantor or an
Obligor at any time ceases, directly or indirectly to own, free and clear of all liens or other encumbrances,
the majority stake of the issued and outstanding equity interests of a Subsidiary User or a Guarantor or an
Obligor which is a related party of Debtor as of the date hereof.
6.
REMEDIES
: (a) Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default described in Section 5(viii)(E), any
and all of the Indebtedness shall automatically become immediately due and payable, without any action
by any person or entity. Upon the occurrence of any other Event of Default and during the continuation
thereof, Secured Party, at its option, may declare any or all of the Indebtedness to be immediately due and
payable, upon demand and notice to Debtor or any Guarantor or any Obligor. All obligations and liabilities
then due and payable under the Debt Documents shall bear interest from the occurrence of the Event of
Default (both before and after any judgment) until paid in full at a per annum rate equal to the lower of
12.50% and the maximum rate not prohibited by applicable law (the “
Per Diem Interest Rate
”). The
application of such Per Diem Interest Rate shall not be interpreted or deemed to extend any cure period set
forth herein, cure any default or otherwise limit Secured Party’s right or remedies hereunder. (b) Upon the
occurrence of any Event of Default and during the continuation thereof, Secured Party shall have all of the
rights and remedies of a secured party under the Uniform Commercial Code, and under any other applicable
law, including, without limitation, to (i) notify any account Debtor or any Guarantor or any Obligor on any
instrument which constitutes proceeds of the Collateral to make payment to Secured Party, (ii) enter any
premises where the Collateral may be and take possession of and remove the Collateral from the premises
or store it on the premises, (iii) sell the Collateral at public or private sale, in whole or in part, and have the
right to bid and purchase at such sale or (iv ) lease or otherwise dispose of all or part of the Collateral,
applying proceeds from such disposition to the obligations then in default. If requested by Secured Party,
Guarantors shall promptly assemble the Collateral and make it available to Secured Party at a place to be
designated by Secured Party which is reasonably convenient to both parties. Secured Party may also render
any or all of the Collateral unusable at any Guarantors’ premises and may dispose of such Collateral on
such premises without liability for rent or costs. Any notice that Secured Party is required to give to Debtor
or Guarantors under the Uniform Commercial Code of the time and place of any public sale or the time
after which any private sale or other intended disposition of the Collateral is to be made shall be deemed to
constitute reasonable notice if such notice is personally served on or mailed, postage prepaid, to the Debtor
or to any Guarantor at their last known address at least
15 days
shall cause Subsidiary User, and shall be responsible for Subsidiary User, to cooperate and assist with the
compliance of the provisions set forth in this Section 6 and to acknowledge each of such Secured Party’s
rights and remedies. (c) Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default and during the continuation thereof,
Secured Party shall have the right to any proceeds of sale, lease or other disposition of the Collateral, if any,
and the right to apply any amounts so collected or (as the case may be) otherwise collected from Debtor or
Guarantors or any Obligor pursuant to this Section 6 or under any Loan Document or any other Debt
Document in the following order of priorities: (i) to pay all of Secured Party’s costs, charges and expenses
incurred in enforcing its rights under this Master Agreement, any Loan Document or any other Debt
Document or in taking, removing, holding, repairing, refurbishing, selling, leasing or otherwise disposing
of the Collateral; then, (ii) to pay any and all late fees, per diem fees, other such charges due under this
Master Agreement, any Loan Document or any other Debt Document, any and all interest due under this
Master Agreement, any Loan Document or any other Debt Document, and all amounts owing pursuant to
any indemnity claims; then (iii) to pay all principal due under any Loans; then (iv) to pay all other amounts
due and owing to Secured Party under this Master Agreement, any Loan Document or any other Debt
Document; then (v) any surplus shall be remitted to Debtor, Guarantor or Obligor or (as the case may be)
any other party legally entitled thereto. Debtor shall remain liable for and pay any deficiency in (i), (ii),
(iii) and (iv) promptly upon demand. (d) Debtor and Guarantors agree to pay all reasonable attorneys’ fees
and other costs incurred by Secured Party in connection with the enforcement, assertion, defense or
preservation of Secured Party’s rights and remedies under this Master Agreement, any Loan Document or
any other Debt Document, or if prohibited by law, such lesser sum as may be permitted, and Debtor and
Guarantors further agree that such fees and costs shall constitute Indebtedness. (e) Secured Party’s rights
and remedies under this Master Agreement, any Loan Document and the other Debt Documents or
otherwise arising are cumulative and nonexclusive of any other rights and remedies that Secured Party may
have under any other agreement or at law or in equity and may be exercised individually or concurrently,
and any or all thereof may be exercised instead of or in addition to each other or any remedies at law, in
equity, or under statute. Neither the failure nor any delay on the part of Secured Party to exercise any right,
power or privilege under this Master Agreement or any other Debt Document shall operate as a waiver, nor
shall any single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege preclude any other or further exercise of
that or any other right, power or privilege. SECURED PARTY SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO HAVE
WAIVED ANY OF ITS RIGHTS UNDER THIS MASTER AGREEMENT OR UNDER ANY OTHER
DEBT DOCUMENT UNLESS SUCH WAIVER IS EXPRESSED IN WRITING AND SIGNED BY
SECURED PARTY. A waiver on any one occasion shall not be construed as a bar to or waiver of any right
or remedy on any future occasion. Except as provided in Section 6(b) above, Debtor and Guarantors waive
notice of sale or other disposition (and the time and place thereof), and the manner and place of any
advertising, and any other notice required to be given under the Uniform Commercial Code. Secured Party
shall have no obligation to marshal any of the Collateral.
7.
ASSIGNMENT
: DEBTOR SHALL NOT SELL, TRANSFER, ASSIGN, ENCUMBER OR
SUBLET ANY COLLATERAL OR THE INTEREST OF DEBTOR IN THIS MASTER AGREEMENT,
ANY LOAN DOCUMENT, ANY OTHER DEBT DOCUMENTS OR ANY LOAN, IN EACH CASE
WITHOUT THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF SECURED PARTY. Secured Party may, without
notice to or the consent of Debtor or Guarantors, assign, sell, or transfer in whole or in part its interests in
this Master Agreement, any Loan, any Loan Document, any other Debt Document, its interest in any
Collateral, the right to enter into any Loan Document or any of its rights under this Master Agreement, any
Loan Document or any other Debt Documents (in each case, a “
Secured Party Transfer
”). Upon a
Secured Party Transfer of Secured Party’s entire right and interest under this Master Agreement, any Loan
Document or any other Debt Documents, Secured Party shall automatically be relieved, from and after the
date of such Secured Party Transfer, of liability for the performance of any obligation of Secured Party
contained in this Master Agreement, any such Loan Document or any such Debt Documents arising or
accruing from or after such Secured Party Transfer. Debtor and Guarantors agree that, if Debtor or
Guarantors receive written notice of an assignment from Secured Party, Debtor and Guarantors will pay all
installments and other amounts due under any assigned Loan Document to such assignee or as instructed
by Secured Party. Debtor and Guarantors also agree to confirm in writing, and to cause any Obligor to
confirm in writing, receipt of the notice of assignment as may be reasonably requested by assignee. Debtor
and Guarantors hereby waive and agree not to assert against any such assignee any defense, set-off,
recoupment claim or counterclaim which Debtor or Guarantors have or may at any time have against
Secured Party for any reason whatsoever.
8.
INDEMNIFICATION
: DEBTOR AND GUARANTORS HEREBY AGREE TO INDEMNIFY,
DEFEND AND HOLD HARMLESS EACH OF (1) SECURED PARTY, (2) THE AFFILIATES OF
SECURED PARTY, (3) ANY PARTICIPANTS, (4) ANY SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS OF ANY OF
THE FOREGOING AND (5) ALL OF THEIR RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS, SHAREHOLDERS,
OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, PREDECESSORS, ATTORNEYS -IN-FACT AND LAWYERS
(EACH AN “
INDEMNIFIED PARTY
”) (ON AN AFTER-TAX BASIS) FROM AND AGAINST ANY
AND ALL LOSSES, DISPUTES, PENALTIES, CLAIMS, EXPENSES (INCLUDING WITHOUT
LIMITATION LEGAL EXPENSES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THOSE INCURRED IN
CONNECTION WITH RESPONDING TO SUBPOENAS, THIRD PARTY OR OTHERWISE)
DAMAGES AND LIABILITIES (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ENVIRONMENTAL
LIABILITIES) OF WHATSOEVER KIND AND NATURE ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
WITH OR RELATING TO ANY COLLATERAL, THIS MASTER AGREEMENT OR ANY LOAN
DOCUMENT OR ANY OTHER DEBT DOCUMENT (COLLECTIVELY, “
CLAIMS
”), REGARDLESS
OF WHETHER SUCH INDEMNIFIED PARTY IS A PARTY THERETO AND WHETHER IN LAW
OR EQUITY, OR IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT NO
INDEMNIFIED PARTY SHALL BE ENTITLED TO INDEMNITY HEREUNDER IN RESPECT OF
ANY CLAIM TO THE EXTENT THAT SUCH CLAIM IS FOUND BY A FINAL, NON-APPEALABLE
JUDGMENT OF A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION TO HAVE RESULTED DIRECTLY
FROM THE GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT OF SUCH INDEMNIFIED PARTY.
Debtor and Guarantors shall pay on demand to each Indemnified Party any and all amounts necessary to
indemnify such Indemnified Party from and against any Claims. In the event an Indemnified Party is
notified, served or otherwise make aware of a Claim against such Indemnified Party, it shall notify of such
claim to Debtor and shall provide to Debtor with a copy of the Claim’s documentation that is on Indemnified
Party’s possession. Debtor shall have the right to be informed of the proceeding related to each Claim and
may issue recommendations to Indemnified Party, as per the advice of its legal advisors; provided however
that Indemnified Party shall not be obliged to follow or accept any of Debtor’s recommendations or advice
and such shall not release, reduce, nullify, invalidate or otherwise affect Debtor’s or Guarantors’ obligations
under this Section. Indemnified Party shall defend itself in such Claim following its own legal counsel’s
recommendations, advise and actions. The rights, privileges and indemnities set forth in this Section 8 shall
survive the expiration or other cancellation or termination of this Master Agreement.
9.
REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES & COVENANTS OF DEBTOR AND
GUARANTORS
: (a) Debtor and Guarantors make each of the following representations and warranties
to Secured Party on the date hereof and on the date of the making of each Loan: (i) Debtor’s and Guarantors’
exact legal name and jurisdiction of organization or formation is as set forth in the preamble of this Master
Agreement and such jurisdiction is Debtor’s and Guarantors’ “location” (within the meaning given to such
term in Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code); (ii) Debtor and each Guarantor has adequate power
and capacity to enter into, and to perform its obligations under this Master Agreement and the other Debt
Documents; (iii) this Master Agreement and the other Debt Documents have been duly authorized, executed
and delivered by Debtor and Guarantors and constitute legal, valid and binding agreements enforceable in
accordance with their terms, except to the extent that the enforcement of remedies may be limited under
applicable bankruptcy and insolvency laws; (iv) no approval, consent or withholding of objections is
required from, and no notice is required to be given to, any governmental authority or instrumentality, or
any other person or entity, with respect to the entry into, or performance, by Debtor and Guarantors of any
of the Debt Documents, except any already obtained; (v) the entry into, and performance, by Debtor and
Guarantors of the Debt Documents will not (A) violate any of the organizational documents of Debtor or
Guarantors or any judgment, order, law or regulation applicable to such parties, or (B) result in any breach
of or constitute a default under any contract to which Debtor or Guarantors are a party, or result in the
creation of any lien, claim or encumbrance on any of Debtor’s or Guarantors’ property (except for liens in
favor of Secured Party) pursuant to any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, bank loan, credit agreement, or
other agreement or instrument to which Debtor or Guarantors are a party; (vi) there are no suits or
proceedings pending in any court or before any commission, board or other administrative agency against
or affecting Debtor or Guarantors which could, in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on Debtor
or Guarantors, their business or operations, or their ability to perform their obligations under the Debt
Documents, nor does Debtor or a Guarantor have reason to believe that any such suits or proceedings are
threatened. (b) Debtor and Guarantors hereby covenant to Secured Party that at all times during the term
of the Loan that Debtor and each Guarantor is, and will remain, (i) validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the state of its formation (specified in the preamble of this Master Agreement) and a
“registered organization” (within the meaning given to such term in Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial
Code); (ii) duly qualified and licensed in every jurisdiction wherever necessary to carry on its business and
operations, including the jurisdiction(s) where the Collateral is or is to be located; (iii) in full compliance
with all laws and regulations applicable to it, including, without limitation, compliance with the USA
PATRIOT ACT and all applicable Bank Secrecy Act (“
BSA
”) laws, regulations and government guidance
on BSA compliance and on the prevention and detection of money laundering violations and terrorist
financings; and shall ensure that neither Debtor nor Guarantors nor any person who owns a controlling
interest in or otherwise controls Debtor or Guarantors is or shall be (A) listed on the Specially Designated
Nationals and Blocked Person List maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“
OFAC
”),
Department of the Treasury, and/or any other similar lists maintained by OFAC pursuant to any authorizing
statute, Executive Order or regulation or (B) a person designated under Section 1(b), (c) or (d) of Executive
Order No. 13224 (September 23, 2001), any related enabling legislation or any other similar Executive
Orders. (c) Debtor and Guarantors shall report and pay promptly when due all taxes, license fees,
assessments and public and private charges levied or assessed on any of the Collateral, on its use, operation,
purchase, ownership, delivery, leasing or possession thereof, or on this Master Agreement or any of the
other Debt Documents (or any receipts hereunder and thereunder), by any governmental entity or taxing
authority, including foreign authorities, during or related to the term of this Master Agreement, or to any
other period during which Debtor or Guarantors or a Subsidiary User had use or possession of the Collateral,
including, without limitation, all license and registration fees, and all sales, use, personal property, excise,
gross receipts, franchise, stamp or other taxes, imposts, duties and charges, together with any penalties,
fines or interest thereon (collectively “
Taxes
”). Debtor and Guarantors shall have no liability for Taxes
imposed by the United States of America or any state or political subdivision thereof which are on or
measured by the net income of Secured Party. Debtor and Guarantors shall promptly reimburse Secured
Party (on an after-tax basis) for any Taxes charged to or assessed against or paid by Secured Party. Upon
request of Secured Party, Debtor and Guarantors shall send Secured Party a copy of each report or return
and evidence of Debtor’s and Guarantors’ payment of Taxes. (d) At its option, Secured Party may (i)
discharge taxes, liens, security interests or other encumbrances at any time levied or placed on the Collateral
and (ii) pay for the maintenance, insurance and preservation of the Collateral and effect compliance with
the terms of this Master Agreement or any of the other Debt Documents; provided that Secured Party
provides five business days’ advance notice before making any such payment; provided further that, the
foregoing proviso shall not apply with respect to any payment owing by Debtor or Guarantors under the
Debt Documents. Debtor and Guarantors agree to reimburse Secured Party, on demand, for all reasonable
costs and expenses incurred by Secured Party in connection with such payment or performance and agrees
that such reimbursement obligation shall constitute Indebtedness.
10.
MISCELLANEOUS
: (a) THE PARTIES HERETO, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW,
WAIVE ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, SUIT, OR PROCEEDING ARISING
OUT OF, IN CONNECTION WITH OR RELATING TO, THIS MASTER AGREEMENT, ANY LOAN,
ANY LOAN DOCUMENT, ANY OTHER DEBT DOCUMENTS AND ANY OTHER TRANSACTION
CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBY. THIS WAIVER APPLIES TO ANY ACTION, SUIT
OR PROCEEDING WHETHER ARISING IN TORT, CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE. The laws of the
State of New York shall govern all matters arising out of, in connection with or relating to this Master
Agreement or any Loan Document, including, without limitation, its validity, interpretation, construction,
performance and enforcement (including, without limitation, any claims sounding in contract or tort law
arising out of the subject matter hereof and any determinations with respect to post-judgment interest). Any
legal action or proceeding with respect to this Master Agreement, any Loan Document, any other Debt
Document (except if such Debt Document establishes express and exclusive submission of the parties to a
foreign jurisdiction, in which case such foreign jurisdiction shall apply) or any Loan shall be brought
exclusively in the federal or state courts located in the State of New York, the County of New York, and,
by execution and delivery of this Master Agreement or any Loan Document, Debtor and Guarantors hereby
accept for themselves and in respect of their property, generally and unconditionally, the jurisdiction of the
aforesaid courts. Debtor and Guarantors hereby irrevocably waive any objection, including any objection
to the laying of venue or based on the grounds of forum non conveniens, that they may now or hereafter
have to the bringing of any such action or proceeding in such courts. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
Secured Party shall have the right to apply to a court of competent jurisdiction in the United States or abroad
for equitable relief as is necessary to preserve, protect and enforce its rights relating to and/or under this
Master Agreement, any Loan Document and any Debt Document, including without limitation, orders of
attachment, execution of foreign guaranties or injunction necessary to maintain the status quo pending
litigation or to enforce judgments against Debtor, any Guarantor, any Obligor, any Subsidiary User or the
Collateral or to gain possession of the Collateral or any other collateral or property pledge or mortgaged
under any Debt Document. Mexican Guarantor hereby irrevocably designates and appoints Debtor, with an
address at 800 Manor Park Drive, P.O. Box 28183, Columbus, Ohio, 43228-0183, United States of America,
as its attorney-in-fact to receive service of process in any such action, suit or proceeding, it being agreed
that actual service upon such attorney-in-fact shall constitute valid service upon Mexican Guarantor, and
its successors or assigns as appropriate. For such purposes, Mexican Guarantor grants to Debtor an
irrevocable power of attorney in order for Debtor to, on behalf of Mexican Guarantor, hear, receive, sign
or accept any kind of summons, service of process, including personal summons or notifications, service
of process resulting from third parties actions, judicial proceedings or filings and any kind of judicial or
private notification made by any judicial or administrative authority of the United States of America and of
any of its states, counties, cities or entities that are part of such country, in any jurisdiction, all of the
foregoing, in connection with this Master Agreement. When requested by Secured Party, Mexican
Guarantor shall grant an irrevocable power of attorney in accordance with Mexican laws, to be attested by
a Mexican Notary Public, in the form and substance requested by Secured Party. Mexican Guarantor hereby
agrees that the designation of Debtor set forth above is made for the express benefit of Secured Party and
its successors and assigns or any other beneficiary of this Master Agreement. Mexican Guarantor covenants
and agrees that so long as this Master Agreement shall be in effect, it shall maintain Debtor (or such other
agent as Secured Party shall consent to in writing) as its duly appointed agent for the service of process and
other legal processes in the United States of America. (b) It is the intention of the parties hereto to comply
with any applicable usury laws; accordingly, it is agreed that, any provisions in this Master Agreement, any
Loan Document, or any other Debt Document to the contrary notwithstanding, in no event shall this Master
Agreement, any Loan Document or any other Debt Document require the payment or permit the collection
of interest or any amount in the nature of interest or fees in excess of the maximum amount permitted by
applicable law as now or hereafter construed by a court of competent jurisdiction. If any such excess
interest is contracted for, charged or received pursuant to this Master Agreement, any Loan Document or
any other Debt Document, or in the event that all of the principal balance under this Master Agreement,
any Loan Document or any other Debt Document shall be prepaid, so that under any of such circumstances
the amount of interest contracted for, charged or received shall exceed the maximum amount of interest
permitted by applicable law as so construed, then in such event any such excess which may have been
collected shall, at Secured Party’s option, either be credited to the unpaid principal balance of or other
amounts payable under this Master Agreement, any Loan Document or any other Debt Document as a
prepayment of principal or such other amounts, without any prepayment fee, or refunded to Debtor, and the
effective rate of interest shall automatically be reduced to the maximum lawful rate allowed under
applicable law as now or hereafter construed by a court of competent jurisdiction. Without limiting the
foregoing, all calculations of the rate of interest contracted for, charged or received with respect to this
Master Agreement, any Loan Document or any other Debt Document, which are made for the purpose of
determining whether such rate exceeds the maximum lawful contract rate, shall be made, to the fullest
extent permitted by applicable law, by amortizing, prorating, allocating and spreading in equal parts during
the period of the full stated term of the Indebtedness, all interest at any time contracted for, charged to or
received from Debtor or Guarantors in connection with such Indebtedness. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
if any applicable law is amended or the law of the United States of America preempts any applicable law,
so that it becomes lawful for Secured Party to receive a greater interest per annum rate than is presently
allowed, Debtor and Guarantors agree that, on the effective date of such amendment or preemption, as the
case may be, the lawful maximum hereunder shall be increased to the maximum interest per annum rate
allowed by the amended law or the law of the United States of America. (c) All notices required to be given
under this Master Agreement and any Loan Document shall be deemed adequately given if delivered by
hand, or sent by registered or certified mail to the addressee at its address above, or at such other place as
such addressee may have designated in writing. (d) Secured Party may upon
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Debtor or Guarantors correct patent errors and fill in all blanks in this Master Agreement, in any Loan
Document or in any other Debt Document consistent with the agreement of the parties. (e) Time is of the
essence of this Master Agreement. This Master Agreement shall be binding, jointly and severally, upon all
parties described as the “Debtor” or “Guarantors” and their respective heirs, executors, representatives,
successors and assigns, and shall inure to the benefit of Secured Party, its successors and assigns. (f) The
unenforceability of any provisions hereof or of the Debt Documents shall not affect the validity of any other
provision hereof or thereof. (g) Debtor and Guarantors hereby acknowledge and agree that Secured Party
reserves the right to impose fees or charges for returned checks and certain optional services that Secured
Party may offer or provide to Debtor during the term of this Master Agreement or any other Debt
Documents. Secured Party will notify Debtor the amount of the applicable fee or charge if Debtor requests
such optional services. In addition, Secured Party may make available to Debtor a schedule of fees or
charges for such optional services from time to time or upon demand, provided, however, that such fees
and charges are subject to change in Secured Party’s sole discretion without notice to Debtor. (h) Any Loan
and Debt Documents relating thereto constitute the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject
matter thereof. NO VARIATION OR MODIFICATION OF ANY DEBT DOCUMENT SHALL BE
VALID UNLESS IN WRITING AND SIGNED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF
SECURED PARTY AND THE PARTIES THERETO. (i) This Master Agreement shall continue in full
force and effect until all of the Indebtedness has been indefeasibly paid in full to Secured Party or its
successor or assignee. The surrender, upon payment or otherwise, of any Note or any of the other
documents evidencing any of the Indebtedness shall not affect the right of Secured Party to retain the
Collateral for such other Indebtedness as may then exist. This Master Agreement shall automatically be
reinstated if Secured Party is ever required to return or restore the payment of all or any portion of the
Indebtedness (all as though such payment had never been made). (j) This Master Agreement and any
amendments, waivers, consents or supplements hereto in connection herewith may be executed in any
number of counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery
of an executed signature page of this Master Agreement or of any other Debt Document by electronic
transmission shall be as effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart thereof. (k) To the extent
that any Note and Collateral Schedule would constitute chattel paper, as such term is defined in the Uniform
Commercial Code as in effect in any applicable jurisdiction, no security interest therein may be created
through the transfer or possession of this Master Agreement in and of itself without the transfer or
possession of the original of a such Note and Collateral Schedule executed pursuant to this Master
Agreement and incorporating this Master Agreement by reference. (1) Credit to Debtor’s account for
payments made under any Loan Document may be delayed if payment is (i) not received at the Secured
Party’s payment address indicated in Secured Party’s invoice or other instructions from Secured Party from
time to time or (ii) not accompanied by Secured Party’s invoice number. Preferred forms of payment
include direct debit, wires, company checks and certified checks. Payment in any other form may delay
processing or be returned to Debtor. Delayed credit may cause Debtor to incur a late payment fee. All
credits for payments of Debtor’s account for any Loan are subject to final payment by the institution on
which the item of payment was drawn. (m) Without prejudice to any of the rights and remedies of Secured
Party under any Loan Document or any of the other Debt Documents, all written communication concerning
disputed amounts, including any check or other payment instrument that (i) indicates that the written
payment constitutes “payment in full” or is tendered as full satisfaction of a disputed amount or (ii) is
tendered with other conditions or limitation must be mailed or delivered to the Secured Party at the address
for billing inquiries and/or correspondence shown on the invoice or statement and not to the payment
address. (n) Debtor and each of Debtor’s affiliates and Guarantors and each of Guarantors’ affiliates
authorize Secured Party to disclose information about Debtor, Debtor’s affiliates, Guarantors, Guarantors’
affiliates, any Collateral and any Debt Document that Secured Party may at any time possess to any Secured
Party affiliate, successor, assign and/or participant, whether such information wa s supplied by Debtor or
Guarantors to Secured Party or otherwise obtained by Secured Party. (o) Debtor and Guarantors shall, upon
request of Secured Party, furnish to Secured Party such further information, execute and deliver to Secured
Party such documents and instruments (including, without limitation, Uniform Commercial Code financing
statements) and shall do such other acts and things as Secured Party may at any time reasonably request
relating to the perfection or protection of the security interest created by this Master Agreement, any Loan
Document or any other Debt Document or for the purpose of carrying out the intent of such Debt Document,
including without limitation providing any subordinations, releases, landlord waivers, mortgagee waivers,
or control agreements, and similar documents as may be from time to time requested by, and in form and
substance satisfactory to, Secured Party. (p) DEBTOR AND GUARANTORS HEREBY
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THEY HA VE NOT RECEIVED OR RELIED ON ANY LEGAL, TAX,
FINANCIAL OR ACCOUNTING ADVICE FROM SECURED PARTY AND THAT DEBTOR AND
GUARANTORS HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEEK ADVICE FROM THEIR OWN
ADVISORS AND PROFESSIONALS IN THAT REGARD.
[REMAINDER OF PAGE INTENTIONALLY IN BLANK]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Debtor, Guarantors and FGIEF have caused this Master Agreement to be
executed by their duly authorized representatives as of the date first above written.
FGIEF
DEBTOR:
FGI EQUIPMENT FINANCE LLC
CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES,
INC.
By: /s/ Joseph Albertelli
By: /s/ John P. Zimmer
Name: Joseph Albertelli
Title: Legal Representative
Name: John P. Zimmer
Title: Chief Financial Officer
GUARANTORS:
CORE COMPOSITES CORPORATION
CC HPM, S. DE R.L. DE C.V.
By: /s/ John P. Zimmer
By: /s/ John P. Zimmer
Name: John P. Zimmer
Title: Chief Financial Officer
Name: John P. Zimmer
Title: Sole Manager