UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 28, 2014
LANDEC CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
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0-27446 (Commission file number) |
94-3025618 (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
3603 Haven Avenue, Menlo Park, California 94025
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
(650) 306-1650
(Registrant's telephone number,
including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed from last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Item 1.01 Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement.
The information set forth below under Item 2.03 is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 1.01.
Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
On August 28, 2014, Apio, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Apio”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Landec Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Landec”) entered into an approximately $7.0 million equipment loan with General Electric Capital Corporation (“GE Capital”). The equipment loan matures in five years with a fixed interest rate of 3.68%.
The obligations of Apio and the borrowers thereunder arising from the Loan Agreements are secured by liens (on a pari passu basis with certain other indebtedness of Apio and the borrowers) on all of the property of Apio, CalEx Trading Company, a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Apio (“CalEx”), Apio Cooling L.P. (“Apio Cooling”), a California limited partnership and majority-owned subsidiary of Apio, and GreenLine Logistics, Inc., a Ohio corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Apio (“Greenline”). The Loan Agreement between Apio and GE Capital contains customary provisions regarding events of default, under which obligations could be accelerated or increased. Landec is guarantying all obligations of Apio, CalEx, Apio Cooling and GreenLine to GE Capital under the equipment loan.
The foregoing description of the Agreements does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, reference to the Agreements, copies of which are attached hereto as Exhibits 10.1, 10.2 and 10.3 and the terms of which are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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First Amendment to Loan Agreement dated as of August 28, 2014 among Apio, Inc., Apio Cooling LP and General Electric Capital Corporation. |
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Promissory Note dated August 28, 2014 by Apio, Inc., payable to the order of GE Capital Commercial, Inc. |
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Third Amendment to Credit Agreement dated August 28, 2014 among Apio, Inc., CalEx Trading Company , Greenline Logistics, Inc. and General Electric Capital Corporation |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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LANDEC CORPORATION Registrant |
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Date: August 29, 2014 |
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/s/ Gregory S. Skinner |
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Gregory S. Skinner Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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10.1 |
First Amendment to Loan Agreement dated as of August 28, 2014 among Apio, Inc., Apio Cooling LP and General Electric Capital Corporation. |
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Promissory Note dated August 28, 2014 by Apio, Inc., payable to the order of GE Capital Commercial, Inc. |
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Third Amendment to Credit Agreement dated August 28, 2014 among Apio, Inc., CalEx Trading Company , Greenline Logistics, Inc. and General Electric Capital Corporation |
Exhibit 10.1
FIRST AMENDMENT TO LOAN AGREEMENT
This FIRST AMENDMENT TO LOAN AGREEMENT is dated as of August 28, 2014 (this “Amendment”) by and among GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, as lender (with its successors and assigns, “Lender”) and as collateral agent for the benefit of itself and Lender (together with its successors and assigns, “Collateral Agent”), APIO, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Apio”), and APIO COOLING A CALIFORNIA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, a California limited partnership (“Apio Cooling”; Apio and Apio Cooling may be referred to herein individually as “Borrower” and collectively as “Borrowers”).
RECITALS
A. Lender, Collateral Agent, Borrowers, GreenLine Foods, Inc. (“GreenLine Foods”) and GreenLine South Carolina Properties, LLC (“GreenLine SC”) have entered into that certain Loan Agreement dated as of April 23, 2012 (the “Loan Agreement”). All capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Loan Agreement.
B. GreenLine SC has merged into GreenLine Foods with GreenLine Foods as the survivor, and GreenLine Foods has merged into Apio with Apio as the survivor.
C. Equipment Lender is providing additional financial accommodations to Apio pursuant to the Equipment Facility Documents for financing or refinancing of certain equipment (the “2014 Equipment”) and in connection therewith is requiring a lien on the Property.
D. Lender is willing to consent to a subordinate lien on the Property provided that Collateral Agent obtains a subordinate lien on the 2014 Equipment.
E. Lender, Collateral Agent and Borrowers desire to amend the Loan Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, it is hereby agreed as follows:
1. Amendment. Lender, Collateral Agent and Borrowers amend Exhibit B to the Loan Agreement by adding thereto the equipment and other collateral described in Exhibit A hereto; provided, however, that so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing under the Loan Agreement, the subordinate lien on the Equipment Facility Collateral shall automatically terminate and be of no further force and effect upon the repayment in full of any and all loans with respect to the Equipment Facility Collateral. From time to time, upon request by Borrowers, the Lender shall, without further consideration other than reimbursement for any costs and expenses, execute, deliver and acknowledge all such further documents, agreements, certificates and instruments and do such further acts as Borrowers may reasonably require to more effectively evidence or effectuate any such termination and release, including, but not limited to, any applicable personal property release documents, instruments and agreements.
2. Representations and Warranties. Each Borrower hereby represents and warrants to Lender and Collateral Agent as follows:
(a) Neither Borrower has any cause of action at law or in equity against Lender, Collateral Agent or any other person, including, without limitation, any offset, defense, deduction or counterclaim with respect to the Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document;
(b) No Default or Event of Default has occurred under any Loan Document;
(c) Each Borrower has been duly authorized to execute and deliver this Amendment, and this Amendment and the Loan Documents constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of each Borrower, enforceable in accordance with its terms; and
(d) Each of the representations and warranties contained in each Loan Document is true and correct on the date hereof as though made on and as of the date hereof.
3. Reference to and Effect on Borrower Documents.
(a) Except as specifically provided in this Amendment, the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall remain in full force and effect, and Borrower hereby ratifies and confirms each such Loan Document.
(b) Upon the effectiveness of this Amendment each reference (i) in the Loan Agreement to “this Agreement,” “hereunder,” “hereof,” or words of similar import, and (ii) in any other Loan Document to “the Loan Agreement” shall, in each case and except as otherwise specifically stated therein, mean and be a reference to the Loan Agreement as modified hereby.
4. Entire Agreement. This Amendment, including all annexes, exhibits, schedules and other documents incorporated by reference herein or delivered in connection herewith, constitutes the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all other understandings, oral or written, with respect to the subject matter hereof.
5. Severability. Wherever possible, each provision of this Amendment shall be interpreted in such a manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Amendment shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective only to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions of this Amendment.
6. Successors and Assigns. This Amendment shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon (a) the successors and permitted assigns of Lender and Collateral Agent and (b) the successors and assigns of Borrowers.
7. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which taken together shall be one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed signature page of this Amendment by facsimile transmission or electronic transmission shall be as effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart thereof.
8. Applicable Law. This Amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York (excluding choice-of-law principles).
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment in their respective corporate names by their duly authorized officers, all as of the date first written above.
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| Borrowers: | APIO, INC. | |||
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| Name: | Gregory S. Skinner | |||
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| Name: | Gregory S. Skinner | |||
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[EXECUTION PAGE OF FIRST AMENDMENT TO LOAN AGREEMENT]
ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF GUARANTORS
By their execution below, the undersigned, being guarantors under that certain Guaranty dated as of April 23, 2012 by Landec Corporation and Greenline Holding Company or that certain Security Agreement dated as of April 23, 2012 by Apio, Inc., Cal Ex Trading Company and Green Logistics, Inc., each for the benefit of Lender and Collateral Agent, does hereby (i) reaffirm their respective obligations, representations, warranties and covenants under the Guarantor Documents, (ii) confirm that the Guarantor Documents remain in full force and effect and enforceable against the undersigned and that they have no causes of action at law or in equity against Lender or Collateral Agent, including, without limitation, any offset, defense, deduction or counterclaim, with respect to the Obligations, any Guarantor Document or the obligations under the Guarantor Documents, and (iii) acknowledge and agree that the Guarantor Documents shall be deemed amended so that the term “Loan Agreement” shall refer to the Loan Agreement, as amended by this Amendment, and as hereafter amended from time to time.
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LANDEC CORPORATION
By: Name: Gregory S. Skinner Title: Chief Financial Officer
GREENLINE HOLDING COMPANY
By: Name: Gregory S. Skinner Title: Treasurer
APIO, INC.
By: Name: Gregory S. Skinner Title: Vice President
CAL EX TRADING COMPANY
By: Name: Gregory S. Skinner Title: Vice President
GREEN LOGISTICS, INC.
By: Name: Gregory S. Skinner Title: Vice President |
Exhibit 10.2
(FPFR-FRSI) 9769281-001
PROMISSORY NOTE
August 28, 2014
(Date)
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, Apio, Inc., a Delaware corporation, located at the address stated below ("Maker") promises to pay to the order of GE Capital Commercial Inc. or any subsequent holder hereof (each, a "Payee") c/o General Electric Capital Corporation, 4 Park Plaza, Suite 1400, Irvine, CA 92614 or at such other place as Payee may designate as follows:
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the principal sum of seven million seventy thousand four hundred eighty-seven and 23/100 Dollars ($7,070,487.23), and |
(b) interest on the unpaid principal balance from the date hereof through and including the dates of payment, at a fixed, simple interest rate of three and 6800/10000 percent (3.6800%) per annum (the "Contract Rate") in sixty (60) consecutive monthly installments of principal and interest as follows:
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$95,119.53 |
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(each, a "Periodic Installment") and a final installment of $2,336,463.98 plus any outstanding and unpaid principal, accrued interest and any and all amounts due hereunder and under the other Debt Documents (as defined below). The first Periodic Installment, plus (as applicable) interest accrued at the Contract Rate on the unpaid principal balance hereunder for the period from the date hereof through but not including the starting date covered by such first Periodic Installment, shall be due and payable on October 01, 2014 and the following Periodic Installments and the final installment shall be due and payable on the same day of each succeeding period (each, a "Payment Date"). All payments shall be applied: first, to interest due and unpaid hereunder and under the other Debt Documents; second, to all other amounts due and unpaid hereunder and under the other Debt Documents, and then to principal due hereunder and under the other Debt Documents. The acceptance by Payee of any payment which is less than payment in full of all amounts due and owing at such time shall not constitute a waiver of Payee's right to receive payment in full at such time or at any prior or subsequent time. Interest shall be calculated on the basis of a 365-day year (or a 366-day leap year, as applicable) and will be charged at the Contract Rate for each calendar day on which any principal is outstanding. The payment of any Periodic Installment after its due date shall result in a corresponding decrease in the portion of the Periodic Installment credited to the remaining unpaid principal balance. The payment of any Periodic Installment prior to its due date shall result in a corresponding increase in the portion of the Periodic Installment credited to the remaining unpaid principal balance.
All amounts due hereunder and under the other Debt Documents are payable in the lawful currency of the United States of America. Maker hereby expressly authorizes Payee to insert the date value is actually given in the blank space on the face hereof and on all related documents pertaining hereto.
This Note may be secured by a security agreement, chattel mortgage, pledge agreement or like instrument (each of which is hereinafter called a "Security Agreement", and collectively with any other document or agreement related thereto or to this Note, the "Debt Documents").
Conditions Precedent to Funding. Last Funding Date: August 28, 2014. All of the terms and conditions set forth in the Debt Documents are subject to the satisfaction of all the following conditions precedent no later than the Last Funding Date, each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Payee at its sole discretion: (i) all of the conditions precedent set forth in the Debt Documents as they relate to this Note; (ii) no Event of Default (as defined in the Security Agreement) or event which with the passage of time or the giving of notice would become an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing under the Debt Documents; (iii) as of the Last Funding Date, there will have been, since the date that this Note is delivered to the Maker for execution, no adverse change (as determined by Payee in its sole discretion) in the business prospects or projections, operations, management, financial or other conditions of the Maker, any affiliate of Maker, any Guarantor, or any other party to whom Payee may have recourse in regard to the Debt Documents as they relate to this Note, or in the industry in which Maker or Guarantor or such other party operates, or a change in control of any one of the aforesaid parties; and (iv) the absence, during the period from the date that this Note is delivered to the Maker for execution to the Last Funding Date, of any disruption of, or adverse change in the leasing, lending, loan syndication, financial, banking or capital markets. If any such condition precedent is not so satisfied by the Last Funding Date, Payee shall have no obligation to proceed with the transactions contemplated under this Note or any other Debt Documents related to this Note.
Time is of the essence hereof. If Payee does not receive from Maker payment in full of any Periodic Installment or any other sum due under this Note or any other Debt Document is not received within ten (10) days after its due date, Maker agrees to pay a late fee equal to five percent (5%) on such late Periodic Installment or other sum, but not exceeding any lawful maximum. Such late fee will be immediately due and payable, and is in addition to any other costs, fees and expenses that Maker may owe as a result of such late payment. Additionally, if an Event of Default (as such terms are defined and/or used in the Security Agreement) has occurred and is continuing, then the entire principal sum remaining unpaid, together with all accrued interest thereon and any other sum payable under this Note or any other Debt Document, at the election of Payee, shall immediately become due and payable, with interest thereon at the lesser of ten percent (10%) per annum or the highest rate not prohibited by applicable law from the date of such accelerated maturity until paid (both before and after any judgment). The application of such 10% interest rate shall not be interpreted or deemed to extend any cure period set forth in this Note or any other Debt Document, cure any default or otherwise limit Payee's right or remedies hereunder or under any Debt Document.
Maker may prepay in full, but not in part, all outstanding amounts hereunder before they are due on any scheduled Payment Date upon at least ten (10) days' prior written notice to Payee. Payee is authorized and entitled to apply any amounts paid by Maker as a prepayment of indebtedness to delinquent interest or other amounts due and owing from Maker to Payee hereunder and under any other Debt Documents before application of such funds to principal outstanding hereunder.
If Maker makes a prepayment of this Note for any reason, Maker shall pay irrevocably and in full to Payee (i) all outstanding principal amounts, (ii) all accrued interest, (iii) the Prepayment Fee (as defined below) and (iv) any and all other amounts due hereunder or under the other Debt Documents. Maker specifically acknowledges that, to the fullest extent allowed by applicable law, it shall be liable for the Prepayment Fee on any acceleration hereof or under the other Debt Documents. In the event of an acceleration hereof or under the other Debt Documents, the Prepayment Fee shall be determined as if (a) Maker prepaid this Note in full immediately before such acceleration and (b) the prepayment notice referred to above was received by Payee ten (10) days prior to such date.
For purposes hereof, the term "Prepayment Fee" shall be an amount equal to an additional sum equal to the following percentage of remaining principal balance for prepayments occurring in the indicated period: three percent (3.00%) (for prepayments occurring prior to the first anniversary of the date hereof), two percent (2.00%) (for prepayments occurring on and after the first anniversary of the date hereof but prior to the second anniversary of the date hereof), and zero percent (0%) (for prepayments occurring any time thereafter).
It is the intention of the parties hereto to comply with the applicable usury laws; accordingly, it is agreed that, notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this Note or any other Debt Document, in no event shall this Note or any other Debt Document require the payment or permit the collection of interest in excess of the maximum amount permitted by applicable law. If any such excess interest is contracted for, charged or received under this Note or any other Debt Document, or if all of the principal balance shall be prepaid, so that under any of such circumstances the amount of interest contracted for, charged or received under this Note or any other Debt Document on the principal balance shall exceed the maximum amount of interest permitted by applicable law, then in such event: (a) the provisions of this paragraph shall govern and control, (b) neither Maker nor any other person or entity now or hereafter liable for the payment hereof shall be obligated to pay the amount of such interest to the extent that it is in excess of the maximum amount of interest permitted by applicable law, (c) any such excess which may have been collected shall be either applied as a credit against the then unpaid principal balance or refunded to Maker, at the option of Payee, and (d) the effective rate of interest shall be automatically reduced to the maximum lawful contract rate allowed under applicable law as now or hereafter construed by the courts having jurisdiction thereof. It is further agreed that without limitation of the foregoing, all calculations of the rate of interest contracted for, charged or received under this Note or any Debt Document which are made for the purpose of determining whether such rate exceeds the maximum lawful contract rate, shall be made, to the 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 evidenced hereby, all interest at any time contracted for, charged or received from Maker or otherwise by Payee in connection with such indebtedness; provided, however, that if any applicable state law is amended or the law of the United States of America preempts any applicable state law, so that it becomes lawful for Payee to receive a greater interest per annum rate than is presently allowed, Maker agrees 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 state law or the law of the United States of America.
Maker hereby consents to any and all extensions of time, renewals, waivers or modifications of, and all substitutions or releases of, security or of any party primarily or secondarily liable on this Note or any other Debt Document or any term and provision of either, which may be made, granted or consented to by Payee, and agrees that suit may be brought and maintained against Maker and/or any and all sureties, endorsers, guarantors or any others who may at any time become liable for payments and performance under this Note and any other Debt Documents (each such person, other than Maker, an "Obligor"), at the election of Payee without joinder of any other as a party thereto, and that Payee shall not be required first to foreclose, proceed against, or exhaust any security hereof in order to enforce payment of this Note. Maker hereby waives presentment, demand for payment, notice of nonpayment, protest, notice of protest, notice of dishonor, and all other notices in connection herewith, as well as filing of suit (if permitted by law) and diligence in collecting this Note or enforcing any of the security hereof, and agrees to pay (if permitted by law) all expenses incurred in collection, including Payee's actual attorneys' fees.
Maker hereby irrevocably authorizes and empowers the Prothonotary or Clerk, or any attorney for any Court of record to appear for Maker in such Courts, at any time, and confess a judgment against Maker, without process, in favor of any holder hereof, without the filing of a declaration of default, with release of errors, without stay of execution, for such amount as may appear from the face hereof to be due hereunder (or, if such attorney so elects, for the amount which may be due hereon as evidenced by an affidavit signed by a representative of holder setting forth the amount then due) together with charges, attorney's fees and costs as herein provided, and Maker hereby waives and releases all benefits and relief from any and all appraisement, stay or exemption laws of any state, now in force or hereafter to be passed. If a copy hereof, verified by an affidavit, shall have been filed in said proceeding, it shall not be necessary to file the original as a warrant of attorney. No single exercise of the foregoing warrant and power to confess judgment shall be deemed to exhaust the power, whether or not such exercise shall be held by any Court to be invalid, voidable, or void, but the power shall continue undiminished and may be exercised from time to time as often as the holder hereof shall elect, until all sums payable or that may become payable hereunder by Maker have been paid in full.
THIS NOTE SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
MAKER IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS LOCATED IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK TO HEAR AND DETERMINE ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING AND TO SETTLE ANY DISPUTES, WHICH MAY ARISE OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION HEREWITH AND WITH THE DEBT DOCUMENTS (COLLECTIVELY, THE "PROCEEDINGS"), AND MAKER FURTHER IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO REMOVE ANY SUCH PROCEEDINGS FROM ANY SUCH COURT (EVEN IF REMOVAL IS SOUGHT TO ANOTHER OF THE ABOVE-NAMED COURTS). MAKER IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION WHICH IT MIGHT NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE ABOVE-NAMED COURTS BEING NOMINATED AS THE EXCLUSIVE FORUM TO HEAR AND DETERMINE ANY SUCH PROCEEDINGS AND AGREES NOT TO CLAIM THAT IT IS NOT PERSONALLY SUBJECT TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE ABOVE-NAMED COURTS FOR ANY REASON WHATSOEVER, THAT IT OR ITS PROPERTY IS IMMUNE FROM LEGAL PROCESS FOR ANY REASON WHATSOEVER, THAT ANY SUCH COURT IS NOT A CONVENIENT OR APPROPRIATE FORUM IN EACH CASE WHETHER ON THE GROUNDS OF VENUE OR FORUM NON-CONVENIENS OR OTHERWISE. MAKER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT BRINGING ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY COURT OTHER THAN THE COURTS SET FORTH ABOVE WILL CAUSE IRREPARABLE HARM TO PAYEE WHICH COULD NOT ADEQUATELY BE COMPENSATED BY MONETARY DAMAGES, AND, AS SUCH, MAKER AGREES THAT, IN ADDITION TO ANY OF THE REMEDIES TO WHICH PAYEE MAY BE ENTITLED AT LAW OR IN EQUITY, PAYEE WILL BE ENTITLED TO AN INJUNCTION OR INJUNCTIONS (WITHOUT THE POSTING OF ANY BOND AND WITHOUT PROOF OF ACTUAL DAMAGES) TO ENJOIN THE PROSECUTION OF ANY SUCH PROCEEDINGS IN ANY OTHER COURT. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Payee shall have the right to apply to a court of competent jurisdiction in the United States of America or abroad for equitable relief as is necessary to preserve, protect and enforce its rights under this Note and any other Debt Document, including, but not limited to orders of attachment or injunction necessary to maintain the status quo pending litigation or to enforce judgments against Maker, any Obligor or the collateral pledged to Payee pursuant to any Debt Document or to gain possession of such collateral. MAKER HEREBY UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ITS RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, THIS NOTE, ANY DEBT DOCUMENTS, ANY DEALINGS BETWEEN MAKER AND PAYEE RELATING TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS TRANSACTION OR ANY RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND/OR THE RELATIONSHIP THAT IS BEING ESTABLISHED BETWEEN MAKER AND PAYEE. THE SCOPE OF THIS WAIVER IS INTENDED TO BE ALL ENCOMPASSING OF ANY AND ALL DISPUTES THAT MAY BE FILED IN ANY COURT (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS, BREACH OF DUTY CLAIMS, AND ALL OTHER COMMON LAW AND STATUTORY CLAIMS.) THIS WAIVER IS IRREVOCABLE MEANING THAT IT MAY NOT BE MODIFIED EITHER ORALLY OR IN WRITING, AND THE WAIVER SHALL APPLY TO ANY SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS, SUPPLEMENTS OR MODIFICATIONS TO THIS NOTE, ANY DEBT DOCUMENTS, OR TO ANY OTHER DOCUMENTS OR AGREEMENTS RELATING TO THIS TRANSACTION OR ANY RELATED TRANSACTION. IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, THIS NOTE MAY BE FILED AS A WRITTEN CONSENT TO A TRIAL BY THE COURT.
This Note and the other Debt Documents constitute the entire agreement of Maker and Payee with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior understandings, agreements and representations, express or implied.
No variation or modification of this Note, or any waiver of any of its provisions or conditions, shall be valid unless in writing and signed by an authorized representative of Maker and Payee. Any such waiver, consent, modification or change shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose given.
Payment Authorization
Payee is hereby directed and authorized by Maker to advance and/or apply the proceeds of the loan as evidenced by this Note to the following parties in the stipulated amounts as set forth below, and to the extent any such proceeds are to be paid to Maker, Payee is hereby irrevocably authorized and directed by Maker to first apply such proceeds to any amount due and owing by Maker to Payee on or prior to Payee’s funding of such proceeds and then remit the balance of such proceeds to Maker:
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Apio, Inc. |
4575 W. Main Street, Guadalupe, CA 93434 |
$7,070,487.23 |
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Any provision in this Note or any of the other Debt Documents which is in conflict with any statute, law or applicable rule shall be deemed omitted, modified or altered to conform thereto.
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Apio, Inc.
By:____________________________________
Name: ___________________________________
Title: ___________________________________
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Exhibit 10.3
THIRD AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
THIRD AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (“Amendment”) dated as of August 28, 2014, by and among APIO, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Apio”), CAL EX TRADING COMPANY, a Delaware corporation (“Cal Ex”), GREENLINE LOGISTICS, INC., an Ohio corporation (“GLI” and together with Apio and Cal Ex, each, a “Borrower” and collectively, “Borrowers”), the other Credit Parties party hereto, GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, as agent (in such capacity, “Agent”) for the lenders (“Lenders”) from time to time party to the Credit Agreement referred to below, and Lenders.
RECITALS
A. Borrowers, the other Credit Parties signatory thereto, Agent and Lenders are parties to the Credit Agreement dated as of April 23, 2012, as amended by the First Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of May 17, 2013, and the Second Amendment to Credit Agreement date as of July 17, 2014 (collectively, the “Credit Agreement”), pursuant to which Lenders agreed to provide certain financial accommodations to or for the benefit of Borrowers and the other Credit Parties upon the terms and conditions contained therein. Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms and matters of construction defined and established in Article 11 of the Credit Agreement shall be applied herein as defined and established therein.
B. Borrowers, Agent and Lenders would like to amend certain provisions of the Credit Agreement in accordance with the terms of the Amendment.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the continued performance by Borrowers and the other Credit Parties of their respective promises and obligations under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Borrowers, the other Credit Parties party hereto, Agent and Lenders hereby agree as follows:
1. Ratification and Incorporation of Credit Agreement and Other Loan Documents. Except as expressly modified by this Amendment, (a) each Borrower and each other Credit Party party hereto hereby acknowledges, confirms and ratifies all of the terms and conditions set forth in, and all of its obligations under, the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and (b) all of the terms and conditions set forth in the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents are incorporated herein by this reference as if set forth in full herein. Each Borrower and each other Credit Party party hereto (y) represents that it has no offset, defense, counterclaim, dispute or disagreement of any kind or nature whatsoever with respect to the amount of the Obligations, and (z) reaffirms the granting of all Liens previously granted pursuant to the Loan Documents to secure all Obligations.
SECOND AMENDMENT
2. Amendment of Credit Agreement.
2.1 The definitions of “Equipment Loan Note B” and “Equipment Loan Collateral Schedule B” set forth in Section 11.1 of the Credit Agreement are hereby deleted in their entirety and the following is substituted therefor:
“Equipment Loan Note B” means the promissory note in the original principal amount of $7,070,487.23 dated August 28, 2014, made payable by Apio to the order of GE Capital (or any of its Affiliates).
“Equipment Loan Collateral Schedule B” means that certain Collateral Schedule No. 9769281-001, dated as of August 28, 2014, by and between GE Capital (or any of its Affiliates) and Apio.
2.2 Section 7.1(e) of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and the following is substituted therefor:
(e) Cross Default. Any Credit Party or any Subsidiary of any Credit Party (i) fails to make any payment in respect of the Real Estate Loan or any Indebtedness (other than the Obligations) or Contingent Obligation (other than the Obligations) having an aggregate principal amount (including undrawn committed or available amounts and including amounts owing to all creditors under any combined or syndicated credit arrangement) of more than $1,000,000 when due (whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand, or otherwise) and such failure continues after the applicable grace or notice period, if any, specified in the document relating thereto on the date of such failure; or (ii) fails to perform or observe any other condition or covenant, or any other event shall occur or condition exist, under any agreement or instrument relating to the Real Estate Loan or any such Indebtedness or Contingent Obligation (other than Contingent Obligations owing by one Credit Party with respect to the obligations of another Credit Party permitted hereunder or earnouts permitted hereunder), if the effect of such failure, event or condition is to cause, or to permit the holder or holders of such Indebtedness or beneficiary or beneficiaries of such Indebtedness (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such holder or holders or beneficiary or beneficiaries) to cause such Indebtedness to be declared to be due and payable prior to its stated maturity (without regard to any subordination terms with respect thereto), or such Contingent Obligation to become payable or cash collateral in respect thereof to be demanded;
3. Conditions to Effectiveness. The effectiveness of this Amendment is subject to receipt by Agent of copies of this Amendment duly executed by each Borrower and Lenders and acknowledged by Parent.
4. Entire Agreement. This Amendment, together with the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents, is the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. This Amendment supersedes all prior and contemporaneous oral and written agreements and discussions with respect to the subject matter hereof. Except as otherwise expressly modified herein, the Loan Documents shall remain in full force and effect.
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5. Representations and Warranties. Each Borrower and each other Credit Party party hereto hereby represents and warrants to Agent and Lenders that (i) the execution, delivery, and performance by each Borrower of this Amendment and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other organizational action on behalf of each Borrower; and (ii) this Amendment has been duly and validly executed by each Borrower and constitutes the legal, valid, and binding obligation of each Borrower, enforceable against each Borrower in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally or by equitable principles relating to enforceability.
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7. Miscellaneous.
7.1 Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in identical counterpart copies, each of which shall be an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Amendment by facsimile or electronic transmission in either Tagged Image Format File (TIFF) or Portable Document Format (PDF) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart thereof.
7.2 Headings. Section headings used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Amendment, and are not to be taken into consideration in interpreting this Amendment.
7.3 Recitals. The recitals set forth at the beginning of this Amendment are true and correct, and such recitals are incorporated into and are a part of this Amendment.
7.4 Governing Law. This Amendment shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts made and performed in such state, without regard to the principles thereof regarding conflict of laws.
7.5 Effect of Amendment. From and after the Third Amendment Effective Date, the terms “Agreement,” “this Agreement,” “herein,” “hereinafter,” “hereto,” “hereof” and words of similar import, as used in the Credit Agreement, shall refer to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby, and the term “Credit Agreement,” as used in any Loan Document, shall mean the Credit Agreement as amended hereby. This Amendment shall constitute a “Loan Document” for all purposes of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
7.6 No Waiver. Except as expressly provided in Section 2 above, the execution, delivery, and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not (a) constitute a waiver of any provision in the Credit Agreement or in any of the other Loan Documents, or (b) alter, modify, amend, or in any way affect any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants, or agreements contained in the Credit Agreement, all of which are ratified and affirmed in all respects and shall continue in full force and effect.
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7.7 Conflict of Terms. In the event of any inconsistency between the provisions of this Amendment and any provision of the Credit Agreement, the terms and provisions of this Amendment shall govern and control.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Third Amendment to Credit Agreement has been duly executed as of the date first written above.
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“Borrowers”
APIO, INC.
By: Gregory S. Skinner Vice President
CAL EX TRADING COMPANY
By: Gregory S. Skinner Vice President
GREENLINE LOGISTICS, INC.
By: Gregory S. Skinner Secretary |
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“Agent”
GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION
By: Eric J. Watson Duly Authorized Signatory |
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“Lender”
GE CAPITAL BANK, formerly known as GE Capital Financial Inc.
By: Woodrow Broaders, Jr. Duly Authorized Signatory |
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF PARENT
The undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of the foregoing Third Amendment to Credit Agreement between Apio, Cal Ex Trading Company, Greenline Logistics, Inc., Agent and the Lenders signatory and consents to all of the provisions thereof.
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“Parent”
LANDEC CORPORATION
By: Gregory S. Skinner Chief Financial Officer |