This Line of Credit Agreement (the “Agreement”) is effective [DATE],
BETWEEN: [LENDER NAME], (the “Lender”), an individual with their main address located at OR a Company organized and existing under the laws of the [State/Province] of [STATE/PROVINCE], with its head office located at:
[COMPLETE ADDRESS]
AND: [BORROWER NAME], (the “Borrower”), an individual with their main address located at OR a company organized and existing under the laws of the [State/Province] of [STATE/PROVINCE], with its head office located at:
[COMPLETE ADDRESS]
Collectively, the Lender and Borrower shall be referred to as the “Parties.”
WHEREAS, the Borrower wishes to obtain from the Lender a line of credit facility of up to [SPECIFY AMOUNT] (the “Line of Credit”).
WHEREAS, in connection with the Line of Credit, the Borrower entered a Promissory Note with the Lender (the “Note”) to borrow up to [SPECIFY AMOUNT].
WHEREAS, in full reliance on the representations made by the Borrower in this Agreement and the Line of Credit Documents, the Lender is willing to extend such financing to the Borrower upon the terms, covenants and conditions contained in this Agreement and in the Line of Credit Documents.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Parties agree as follows:
DEFINITIONS
“Agreement” means this
Line of Credit A
greement and any amendment/modifications made thereto from time to time by the Parties hereto and shall include the Schedule hereto.
“Note” shall mean reference to the
P
romissory Note issued by the Borrower to the Lender to evidence the Line of Credit and in the form of
Exhibit A
annexed hereto and made a part hereof.
“Parties” means the
Lender
and the Borrower who are party to this Agreement
.
“Maturity Date” shall mean the third anniversary of the Effective Date, being the date that all sums evidenced by the Note shall be due and payable
.
“
Exhibits
” means and includes the
Exhibits
attached hereto and forming an integral part of the Agreement.
“Material Adverse Event” means any circumstance or event that, individually or collectively with other circumstances or events, may reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the financial condition or Business of the Borrower, as now conducted or as proposed to be conducted.
“Line of Credit” shall mean the financing provided by
the
Lender to
the
Borrower under the terms of this Agreement in the maximum principal amount of
[SPECIFY AMOUNT
].
“Line of Credit Documents” shall refer to this Agreement and the Note. All of the Line of Credit Documents are incorporated herein by reference.
“Default” shall mean the occurrence and continuance of any of the events listed in this Agreement.
“Governmental Authority” shall mean the
G
overnment of the United States, any state, province or political subdivision thereof, any other foreign country, any multi-national organization or body and any entity exercising executive, judicial, legislative, police, taxing, regulatory or administrative authority or power of any nature.
AMOUNT AND TERMS OF LINE OF CREDIT
Line of Credit.
On the Effective Date, the Lender shall provide the Borrower with a Line of Credit up to the maximum amount of
[SPECIFY AMOUNT
]
, representing the maximum aggregate amount of the advances of funds from the Line of Credit (each an “Advance”) that may be outstanding and any time under the Line of Credit (the “Principal Indebtedness”), from which
the
Borrower may draw down, at any time and from time to time during the period from and including the date of this Line of Credit through the day immediately preceding the Maturity Date, a principal amount not to exceed at any one time outstanding, as to all such Advances in the aggregate, the Principal Indebtedness. The entire Principal Indebtedness of the Line of Credit shall be due and payable on the earlier to occur of (a) the occurrence and continuation of a Default hereunder, or (b) the Maturity Date (as the same may be extended as herein provided).
Interest.
Interest shall be payable on the outstanding Principal Indebtedness at the rate of
[PERCENTAGE]
per annum (the “Interest Rate”), payable semi-annually in arrears on
[
SPECIFY
MONTHS]
in each year. Interest at the Interest Rate on all outstanding Advances shall be payable with the then outstanding Principal Indebtedness on the Maturity Date.
Borrowing Notice.
All Advances, other than the Initial Advance
,
shall be made by
the
Lender on a date which shall be not later than
[
NUMBER OF
DAYS]
days following written request therefore from
the
Borrower.
Prepayment.
The
Borrower may prepay, in whole or in part, the Principal Indebtedness of the Line of Credit, and all Interest accrued on any outstanding Advances at any time prior to the Maturity Date, without the prior written consent of the Lender and without payment of any premium or penalty.
Extension of Maturity Date.
At any time prior to the Maturity Date
,
upon mutual written consent of the Borrower and the Lender, the Maturity Date may be extended for up to an additional three
-
year period, in which case the “Maturity Date” shall mean such later date as is agreed upon by the
P
arties.
ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS OF THE BORROWER
Conditions Precedent to Disbursement at Closing. Prior to the disbursement of any of the proceeds of the Line of Credit to or for the account of
the
Borrower at
the
closing of the Line of Credit, and as a condition precedent to such disbursement, all of the conditions set forth below must be satisfied as determined by
the
Lender, in
the
Lender’
s
sole discretion.
Line of Credit Documents. On the Effective Date, the Borrower shall execute and deliver to the Lender, a counterpart of all Line of Credit Documents in favor of the Lender.
Miscellaneous Items.
The
Borrower shall deliver to
the
Lender such other items, documents and evidences pertaining to the Line of Credit as may reasonably be requested by
the
Lender.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
The Borrower does hereby represent and warrant to
the
Lender, as of the date hereof (except as to any representation or warranty which specifically relates to another date), as follows (provided that any fact or item disclosed with respect to one representation or warranty shall be deemed to be disclosed with respect to each other representations or warranty, but only to the extent that the applicability of such fact or item with respect to such other representation or warranty can reasonably be inferred from the disclosure with respect to such fact or item contained in the disclosure schedules of
the
Borrower):
Authority to Execute and Perform Agreements. The Borrower has the full legal right and power and all authority and approval required to enter into, execute and deliver this Agreement and the other Line of Credit Documents and to perform fully its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Line of Credit Documents by the Borrower and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been or will be duly and validly authorized by all necessary individual and corporate action, and no other proceedings on the part of
the
Borrower are necessary to authorize this Agreement and the other Line of Credit Documents or to consummate the transactions so contemplated. This Agreement and the other Line of Credit Documents have all been or will be duly executed and delivered and are the valid and binding obligations of
the
Borrower enforceable against
the
Borrower in accordance with their terms, except as may be limited by bankruptcy, moratorium, insolvency or other similar laws generally affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights.
No Breach. The Borrower's execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Line of Credit Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will not violate, conflict with or otherwise result in the breach or violation of any of the terms and conditions of, result in a modification of the effect of or constitute (or with notice or lapse of time or both would constitute) a
D
efault under (a) the Borrower’s Memorandum and Articles of Association; (b) any Contract to which the Borrower is a party or by or to which it or any of their assets are bound or subject; or (c) any governmental law or judicial Order against, or binding upon or applicable to
the
Borrower or their assets.
No Broker. No broker, finder, agent or similar intermediary has acted for or on behalf of
the
Borrower in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, and no broker, finder, agent or similar intermediary is entitled to any broker’s, finder’s or similar fee or other commission in connection therewith based on any agreement, arrangement or understanding with
the
Borrower or any action taken by
the
Borrower.
No Legal Proceedings. As of the date hereof, there is no action, suit or proceeding pending, or
,
to the knowledge of the Borrower
,
threatened against or involving the Borrower in any court, or before any arbitrator of any kind, or before or by any governmental body, which in the reasonable judgment of the Borrower (taking into account the exhaustion of all appeals) would have a material adverse effect on the financial condition of the Borrower, or which purports to affect the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability of this Agreement or the Note.
COVENANTS
For so long as any principal amount and accrued interest in respect of the Line of Credit remain outstanding, the Borrower covenants and agrees with the Lender as follows:
Information.
The
Borrower shall furnish to
the
Lender with reasonable promptness such data and information, financial and otherwise, concerning
the
Borrower as from time to time may reasonably be requested by
the
Lender for purposes of administering compliance with the Line of Credit Documents.
Notice.
The
Borrower shall promptly notify
the
Lender in writing of any of the following:
The existence or occurrence of any event, which
,
with the passage of time, the giving of notice, or both, would constitute a Default under this Agreement or a
D
efault under any of the Line of Credit Documents; and,
Any events or changes in the financial condition of
the
Borrower occurring since the date of the last financial statement of
the
Borrower filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission prior to the date of this Agreement, which
,
individually or cumulatively
,
when viewed in light of prior financial statements, may result in a Material Adverse Event
o
n the financial condition of
the
Borrower.
Compliance with Laws.
The
Borrower shall comply with all local, state and federal laws, except where non-compliance could not reasonably be expected to constitute a Material Adverse Event.
Additional Negative Covenants.
The
Borrower shall not, without the prior written consent of
the
Lender, (i) liquidate, dissolve or wind
up
any of
the Business
or
affairs of
the
Borrower; (ii) effect any merger or consolidation transaction; (iii) sell, lease, transfer, license or otherwise dispose, in a single transaction or series of related transactions by
the
Borrower of all or substantially all
of
the assets of
the
Borrower; or (iv) consent to any of the foregoing.
DEFAULT AND REMEDIES
Events of Default Not Requiring Notice. The occurrence and continuation of any of the following events shall constitute an Event of Default under this Agreement and the Line of Credit Documents without the requirement of notice from
the
Lender to
the
Borrower:
Nonpayment. The failure of the Borrower to pay when due any principal or interest at the Interest Rate on the Line of Credit or other charge with respect to the Principal Indebtedness, or the amount of any fee or payment required of
the
Borrower under this Agreement or any of the Line of Credit Documents
,
provided that
the
Borrower shall have a
[
NUMBER OF
DAYS]
business day period after which such payment is due in order to cure such breach.
Voluntary Bankruptcy or Insolvency. The occurrence and continuance of any of the following with respect to
the
Borrower: (1) the filing by it of a petition in bankruptcy or for reorganization or for an arrangement under any bankruptcy or insolvency law or for a receiver or trustee for any of
its
properties; (2) an assignment by it for the benefit of creditors or an admission, in writing, of an inability to pay
its
debts as they become due; or (3) the entry of a judgment of insolvency against it by any state, provincial or federal court of competent jurisdiction, and any such petition is not dismissed within 60 days after the filing thereof.
Notice. If any Event of Default shall occur (whether or not any required notice has been given or an applicable grace period has elapsed),
the
Lender shall not be obligated to make any further
A
dvances or disbursements until such Event of Default is remedied. Unless otherwise expressly provided by the terms of this Agreement, or the Line of Credit Documents, if an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing,
the
Lender shall give written notice of such occurrence to
the
Borrower as follows:
Monetary Default. In the event of a monetary
D
efault for which
the
Borrower is given a cure period,
the
Lender shall give
the
Borrower written notice of the Event of Default and
the
Borrower shall be given an opportunity to cure the
D
efault within the applicable cure period.
Nonmonetary Default. In the event of a nonmonetary
D
efault for which
the
Borrower is given a cure period,
the
Lender shall give
the
Borrower written notice of the Event of Default and
the
Borrower shall be given an opportunity to cure the
D
efault within the applicable cure period. However, if the nonmonetary
D
efault cannot reasonably be corrected within the applicable cure period,
the
Borrower shall have an additional
[
NUMBER OF
DAYS]
days to remedy such nonmonetary
D
efault if
the
Borrower notifies
the
Lender of the manner in which the nonmonetary
D
efault shall be cured, and if appropriate corrective action is instituted within the initial specified cure period and is diligently pursued thereafter. In the event that correction of the
D
efault requires action by a Governmental Authority which cannot reasonably be obtained within an additional
[
NUMBER OF
DAYS]
days, and
the
Borrower has complied with the conditions of the previous sentence, such
[
NUMBER OF
DAYS]
-
day cure period shall be extended to some other reasonable amount of time, so long as the Borrower’
s
Business is not impaired and continues in the ordinary course until the
D
efault is cured.
Election of Remedies. If an Event of Default shall occur and continue after any required notice and lapse of any applicable grace period, all obligations of
the
Lender under this Agreement and under the Line of Credit Documents shall cease and terminate, and at the election of
the
Lender, the Lender may: (i) declare the outstanding Principal Indebtedness evidenced by the Note immediately due and payable; (ii) exercise any remedy provided for in the Line of Credit Documents; or (iii) exercise any other right or remedy available to
the
Lender pursuant to any Line of Credit Document, or as provided at law or in equity.
No Remedy Exclusive. No remedy conferred upon or reserved to
the
Lender under this Agreement shall be exclusive of any other available remedy or remedies, but each and every such remedy shall be cumulative and shall be in addition to every other remedy given under this Agreement, the Line of Credit Documents, or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or by statute. No delay or failure to exercise any right or power accruing upon any Event of Default shall impair any such right or power or shall be construed to be a waiver thereof, but any such right and power may be exercised from time to time and as often as may be deemed expedient.
Right of Set-off.
Upon the declaration of the Note as due and payable pursuant to the provisions of Section 6.1, the Lender is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) at any time held
,
and other indebtedness at any time owing by the Lender to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower against any and all of the obligations of the Borrower now or hereafter existing under this Agreement and the Note held by the Lender, irrespective of whether or not the Lender shall have made any demand under this Agreement or such Note and although such obligations may be unmatured. The Lender agrees promptly to notify the Borrower after any such set-off and application made by the Lender, provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such set-off and application. The rights of the Lender under this Section 6.5 are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of set-off) which the Lender may have.
Expenses during Default.
The
Borrower shall pay all of
the
Lender’s reasonable fees and costs incurred in the preparation of this Note and any related documents. If this Note is placed in the hands of an attorney for collection, by suit or otherwise, or to enforce its collection, the Borrower shall pay all reasonable costs of collection including reasonable attorneys' fees.
WAIVER
No delay in exercising or omission to exercise any right, power or remedy accruing to the
Lender
upon any
D
efault under this Agreement, Security Documents or any other agreement or document, shall impair any right, power or remedy or shall be construed as a waiver thereof or any acquiescence in such
D
efault affect or impair any right, power or remedy of the
Lender
in respect of any other
D
efault.
SEVERABILITY
If any term, covenant, condition or provision of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or u
nenforceable, it is the Parties
’
intent that such provision be reduced in scope by the court only to the extent deemed necessary by that court to render the provision reasonable and enforceable
,
and the remainder of the provisions of this Agreement shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated as a result.
MODIFICATIONS
Except where provision for modification is made elsewhere in this Agreement
,
all articles of this Agreement may be modified through amendments to the Agreement.
A
ll other amendments
shall become effective upon acceptance by the Parties.
NOTICES
Any notices or delivery required here shall be deemed completed when hand-delivered, delivered by agent, or seven (7) days after being placed in the post,
postage prepaid, to the Parties
at the addresses contained in this Agreement or as the
P
arties may later designate in writing at the
address
es
provided by the Partie
s.
FORCE MAJEURE
For purposes of this
s
ection, "force majeure" means an event beyond the control of either
P
arty, which by its nature could not have been foreseen by such
P
arty, or, if it could have been foreseen, was unavoidable, and includes without limitation, acts of God, storms, floods, riots, fires, sabotage, civil commotion or civil unrest, interference by civil or military authorities, acts of war (declared or undeclared) and failure of energy sources.
N
either
P
arty shall be under any liability for failure to fulfill any obligation under this Agreement, so long as and to the extent to which the fulfillment of such obligation is prevented, frustrated, hindered, or delayed as a consequence of circumstances of force majeure
,
provided that such
P
arty shall have exercised all due diligence to minimize to the greatest extent possible the effect of force majeure on its obligations hereunder.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS
This Agreement shall become binding on the Borrower and the
Lender
on and from the date of execution hereof. It shall be in full force
until
the
f
acility is fully amortized/repaid and any other moneys due and payable to the
Lender
under this Agreement as well as all other agreements, documents which may be subsisting/executed between the Borrower and the
Lender
are
fully paid.
INDEMNIFICATION
The Borrower undertakes to indemnify and keep
the
Lender
and its officers/employees fully indemnified and harmless from and against all the consequences of breach of any of the terms, condition
s
, statements, undertakings, representations and warranties of this Agreement
,
as also of any of its representations or warranties not being found to be true at any point of time, including any actions, suits, claims, proceedings, damages, liabilities, losses, expenses or costs (hereinafter referred to as “Claims”) faced, suffered or incurred by the
Lender
.
The
Borrower hereby agrees to and understand
s
that this indemnity would cover all acts and omissions on the part of the warranties and/or representations of the Borrower. Similarly,
i
n the event of any Claims being made on
the
Lender
, on account of any breach of warranty, representations, non-compliance of any applicable law, unauthorized act, fraud, deed or thing done or omitted to be done or undertaking made by the Borrower or its employees, agents, being false, the Borrower undertakes to pay
,
on first demand made by
the
Lender
,
any amount on this account without any demur, reservation, contest,
or
protest whatsoever within 7 working days of the demand being made.
GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION
This
A
greement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of
[STATE/PROVINCE].
The Parties submit to the jurisdiction of the courts of
[STATE/PROVINCE]
for the enforcement of this Agreement or any arbitration award or decision arising from this Agreement
.
MEDIATION AND ARBITRATION
In the event a dispute arises out of or in connection with this Agreement, the Parties shall attempt to resolve the dispute through friendly consultation.
If the dispute is not resolved within a period of [
NUMBER OF
DAYS] days
,
then any or all outstanding issues may be submitted to mediation in accordance with any statutory rules of mediation. If mediation is not successful in resolving the entire dispute or is unavailable, any outstanding issues shall be submitted to final and binding arbitration in accordance with the laws of
[STATE/PROVINCE]
.
The arbitrator's award shall be final, and judgment may be entered upon it by any court having jurisdiction within
[STATE/PROVINCE].
ENTIRE AGREEMENT
This Agreement contains the entir
e
A
greement between the Parties
. All negotiations and understandings have been included in this Agreement. Statements or representations which m
ay have been made by any Party
to this Agreement in the negotiation stages of this Agreement may in some way be inconsistent with this final written Agreement. All such statements are declared to be of no value in this Agreement. Only the written terms of this A
greement shall bind the Parties
.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement on [DATE].
LENDER BORROWER
Authorized Signature Authorized Signature
Print Name and Title Print Name and Title
EXHIBIT A
PROMISSORY NOTE