EX-10 2 0002.txt VICON UK - ADVICE OF BORROWING TERMS Corporate Banking Services Advice of Borrowing Terms for Vicon Industries Limited From: Portsmouth Corporate Office 13 March 2000 Advice of Borrowing Terms Relationship Office: Portsmouth Corporate Office Date: 13 March 2000 Borrower(s) Registered Number: Vicon Industries Limited 1551194 We intend that the facilities listed in Part 1 of the attached Facility Schedule (the "on-demand facilities") should remain available to the borrower(s) until 12 March 2001 and all facilities should be reviewed on or before that date. The facilities are, however, subject to the following:- o the terms and conditions below, o the specific conditions applicable to an individual facility as detailed in the Facility Schedule, o the Security detailed in the attached Security Schedule, and o the attached General Terms. All amounts outstanding are repayable on demand which may be made by us at our discretion at any time and the facilities may be withdrawn, reduced, made subject to further conditions or otherwise varied by us giving notice in writing. Conditions: The following conditions must be satisfied at all times while the facilities are outstanding, but this will not affect our right to demand repayment at any time: o Monthly management accounts in the existing format, including aged Debtor profile, to be provided to us within 21 days of the end of the month to which they relate. o Audited accounts to be provided to us within 180 days of the financial year end to which they relate. o Lending formulae to continue to be adhered to whereby: - Debtors (less than 90 days) plus stock (minus Preferentials) to cover Overdraft by 250%; - Debtors (less than 90 days) alone to cover Overdraft by 150%. John McLellan Corporate Manager For and on behalf of National Westminster Bank Plc 2 Acceptance: To signify your agreement to the terms and conditions outlined above please sign and return the enclosed copy of this Advice of Borrowing Terms within 28 days. Form of Acceptance I accept the facility/facilities on the above terms and conditions and confirm that I have been authorised by the Board(s) of Directors of the Borrower(s) to sign this Form of Acceptance on behalf of the Borrower(s). By (name and title): ................................ Date For and on behalf of: Vicon Industries Limited 3 Facility Schedule Part 1 - Facilities Repayable on Demand: Overdraft: - Base rate ---------------------- --------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------- Account Number: 01144642 (56-00-64) --------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------- Name of Borrower Vicon Industries Limited --------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------- Limit: (pound)600,000 (Six hundred thousand pounds) --------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------- Purpose: To finance working capital --------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------- Repayment: Fully fluctuating --------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 1st Debit Interest Rate: 2% above the Bank's Base rate --------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 2nd Debit Interest Rate: 5% above the Bank's Base rate on borrowing over(pound)600,000 or in excess of agreed facilities --------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------- Interest Payable: Quarterly --------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------- Arrangement Fee: (pound)1,850.00 will be debited on 24 March 2000 --------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------- Excess Fees: We will be entitled to charge an excess fee at the Bank's published rate for each day any agreed limit is exceeded (see our "Services & Charges for Business Customers" brochure for details). --------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------- Forward Exchange ---------------- --------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------- Name of Borrower: Vicon Industries Limited --------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------- Contract Term: Maximum contract term of 6 months --------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------- Purpose: Currency Hedging --------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------- Limit: o We have adopted the mark to market methodology to measure customer exposures on foreign exchange. This enables risk to be measured on a basis linked to current/ future replacement costs rather than a limit expressed in terms of maximum gross face value contract values. o On your request our dealers will advise you of the amount of your exposure at that time as measured by the Bank. o Measured utilisation and availability will vary with market movement o There is no commitment on our part to enter into any foreign exchange contract with you. --------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------- Terminable Indemnities ---------------------- --------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------- Name of Borrower: Vicon Industries Limited --------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------- Limit: (pound)200,000 --------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------- Type and Purpose: HM Customs & Excise Duty deferment Bond --------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------- Basis of Expiry: Ongoing --------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------- Indemnity Fee: (pound)1,760.00 p.a. payable half yearly in advance, debited biannually in instalments of (pound)875.00 --------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 4 Part 2 - Facilities Subject to Separate Documentation: The following facilities are made available on the terms of the separate documentation between us. -------------------------- ---------------------- -------------- --------------- Name of Borrower Facility and Purpose Amount Date Agreement (pound) Signed -------------------------- ---------------------- -------------- --------------- Vicon Industries Limited Commercial Fixed Rate Originally 8 April 1997 Loan To uplift (pound)500,000 Japanese Yen loan (balance(pound) from Chugai Boyeici 358,334 plus Co Ltd and to provide Interest) working capital -------------------------- ---------------------- -------------- --------------- ----------------------------- Settlement Risk ----------------------------- --------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------- Name of Borrower: Vicon Industries Limited --------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------- Limit/Frequency: (pound)20,000 at any one time --------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------- Type and Purpose: Inward Collections : to release Documents in Trust --------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------- ----------------------------- Settlement Risk ----------------------------- --------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------- Name of Borrower: Vicon Industries Limited --------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------- Limit/Frequency: (pound)500,000 per day --------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------- Type and Purpose: Daytime exposure limit to facilitate payments from International Banking Centre in Redhill --------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------- Security Schedule We rely on the security detailed below (and require additional security where specified) to repay, on demand, all your current and future liabilities (both actual and contingent) to us. These liabilities include, without limitation, those incurred by you under the facility(ies) specified in the Facility Schedule. ---------------- -------------------------------------- ------------------------ Date Executed/New: Security: Given/to be given by: ---------------- -------------------------------------- ------------------------ 6 July 1989 Guarantee for(pound)1 million Vicon Industries Inc. ---------------- -------------------------------------- ------------------------ 9 April 1997 First legal mortgage over Industrial Vicon Industries (UK) Unit at Site P3, Brunel Way, Limited Segensworth Industrial Estate, Fareham , Hampshire ---------------- --------------------------------------- ----------------------- 17 October 1990 Mortgage Debenture Vicon Industries (UK) Limited ---------------- --------------------------------------- ----------------------- 5