Loan and Security Agreement - Comerica Bank-California, Media Arts Group Inc. and Thomas Kinkade Stores Inc.
MEDIA ARTS GROUP, INC.
THOMAS KINKADE STORES, INC.
LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
This LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT is entered into as of April 15, 2002, by and among COMERICA BANK-CALIFORNIA (Bank) and MEDIA ARTS GROUP, INC., and THOMAS KINKADE STORES, INC. (individually, a Borrower and collectively, the Borrowers).
RECITALS
Borrowers desire to obtain credit from time to time from Bank, and Bank desires to provide credit to Borrowers. This Agreement sets forth the terms on which Bank will advance credit to Borrowers, and Borrowers will repay the amounts owing to Bank.
AGREEMENT
The parties agree as follows:
Accounts means all presently existing and hereafter arising accounts, contract rights, and all other forms of obligations owing to a Borrower arising out of the sale or lease of goods (including, without limitation, the licensing of software and other technology, published works, derivative works, sketches, drawings, writings, paintings, art-based home decorative accessories, collectibles, canvas and paper lithographs, vases, trays, mugs, picture frames, ornaments and other artworks and gift products) or the rendering of services by a Borrower, whether or not earned by performance, and any and all credit insurance, guaranties, and other security therefor, as well as all merchandise returned to or reclaimed by Borrower and Borrowers Books relating to any of the foregoing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Accounts shall not include any presently existing and hereafter arising accounts relating to any of the Excluded Artists.
Advance or Advances means a cash advance or cash advances under the Revolving Facility.
Affiliate means, with respect to any Person, any Person that owns or controls directly or indirectly such Person, any Person that controls or is controlled by or is under common control with such Person, and each of such Persons senior executive officers, directors, and partners.
Bank Expenses means all reasonable costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys fees and expenses) incurred in connection with the preparation, negotiation, administration, and enforcement of the Loan Documents; reasonable Collateral audit fees; costs of appraisals; and Banks reasonable attorneys fees and expenses incurred in amending, enforcing or defending the Loan Documents (including fees and expenses of appeal), incurred before, during and after an Insolvency Proceeding, whether or not suit is brought.
Borrowers Books means all of a Borrowers books and records including: ledgers; records concerning Borrowers assets or liabilities, the Collateral, business operations or financial condition; and all computer programs, or tape files, and the equipment, containing such information.
Borrowing Base means an amount equal to the sum of:
(a) seventy percent (70%) of Eligible Accounts before or after the Target Covenant Compliance Period and seventy-five percent (75%) of Eligible Accounts during any Target Covenant Compliance Period, in each case as determined by Bank with reference to the most recent Borrowing Base Certificate delivered by Borrowers, plus
(b) the aggregate amount of cash pledged to Bank by Borrowers on terms acceptable to Bank (i) specifically to support Advances on the Revolving Line in the event the aggregate Credit
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Extensions exceed the Borrowing Base and (ii) to support Borrowers obligations in respect of Letters of Credit; plus
(c) the aggregate amount of the advance rate permitted by Bank and Comerica Securities, Inc. on funds invested by Borrowers with Comerica Securities, Inc. (which advance rates shall be determined by Bank in Banks sole discretion based on Bank policy and the risk class of investments maintained by Borrowers with Comerica Securities, Inc.); plus
(d) during any Target Covenant Compliance Period, and provided that Borrowers have achieved a pretax profit of at least Three Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($3,500,000) for the quarter ending December 31, 2002, determined in accordance with GAAP, the Borrowing Base shall include either:
(e) in each case, any current amounts due and owing to Thomas Kinkade or any Affiliates of Thomas Kinkade by Borrowers under the License Agreement or otherwise; and minus
(f) in each case, inventory and/or Accounts arising from the published or unpublished works, derivative works, sketches, drawings, writings, paintings, art-based home decorative accessories, collectibles, canvas and paper lithographs, vases, trays, mugs, picture frames, ornaments and other artworks and gift products based on the works of the Excluded Artists.
Business Day means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or other day on which banks in the State of California are authorized or required to close.
Change in Control shall mean a transaction in which any person or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d) and 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) becomes the beneficial owner (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934), directly or indirectly, of a sufficient number of shares of all classes of stock then outstanding of Borrower ordinarily entitled to vote in the election of directors, empowering such person or group to elect a majority of the Board of Directors of Borrower, who did not have such power before such transaction.
Closing Date means the date of this Agreement.
Code means the California Uniform Commercial Code.
Collateral means the property described on Exhibit A attached hereto.
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Contingent Obligation means, as applied to any Person, any direct or indirect liability, contingent or otherwise, of that Person with respect to (i) any indebtedness, lease, dividend, letter of credit or other obligation of another, including, without limitation, any such obligation directly or indirectly guaranteed, endorsed, co-made or discounted or sold with recourse by that Person, or in respect of which that Person is otherwise directly or indirectly liable; (ii) any obligations with respect to undrawn letters of credit, corporate credit cards, or merchant services issued or provided for the account of that Person; and (iii) all obligations arising under any interest rate, currency or commodity swap agreement, interest rate cap agreement, interest rate collar agreement, or other agreement or arrangement designed to protect such Person against fluctuation in interest rates, currency exchange rates or commodity prices; provided, however, that the term Contingent Obligation shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business. The amount of any Contingent Obligation shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determined amount of the primary obligation in respect of which such Contingent Obligation is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by such Person in good faith; provided, however, that such amount shall not in any event exceed the maximum amount of the obligations under the guarantee or other support arrangement.
Copyrights means any and all copyright rights, copyright applications, copyright registrations and like protections in each work or authorship and derivative work thereof, whether published or unpublished and whether or not the same also constitutes a trade secret, now or hereafter existing, created, acquired or held.
Credit means (a) all indebtedness for borrowed money, including without limitation reimbursement and other obligations with respect to surety bonds and letters of credit, (b) all obligations evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or similar instruments, (c) all capital lease obligations and (d) the real property lease obligations owing by a Borrower to its landlord for the Borrowers headquarters facility.
Credit Extension means each Advance, Letter of Credit, FX Forward Contract or any other extension of credit by Bank for the benefit of a Borrower hereunder.
Current Liabilities means, as of any applicable date, all amounts that should, in accordance with GAAP, be included as current liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet of a Borrower and its Subsidiaries, as at such date, plus, to the extent not already included therein, all outstanding Advances plus the aggregate face amount of any drawn but unreimbursed Letters of Credit made or issued, as applicable, under this Agreement, including all Indebtedness that is payable upon demand or within one year from the date of determination thereof unless such Indebtedness is renewable or extendible at the option of a Borrower or any Subsidiary to a date more than one year from the date of determination and including, to the extent not already included therein, Indebtedness owed by Borrowers to Borrowers Affiliates that is not Subordinated Debt.
Daily Balance means the amount of the Obligations owed at the end of a given day.
Eligible Accounts means those Accounts that arise in the ordinary course of a Borrowers business that comply with all of the representations and warranties to Bank set forth in Section 0. Unless otherwise agreed to by Bank, Eligible Accounts shall not include the following:
(a) Accounts that the account debtor has failed to pay within sixty (60) days of the due date;
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Equipment means all present and future machinery, equipment, tenant improvements, furniture, fixtures, vehicles, tools, parts and attachments in which Borrower has any interest.
ERISA means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and the regulations thereunder.
Event of Default has the meaning assigned in Article 8.
Excluded Artists means the artist Simon Bull, the artist Howard Behrens, and the artist Robert Lyn Nelson.
FX Reserve has the meaning assigned in Section 2.1(c).
GAAP means generally accepted accounting principles as in effect from time to time.
Indebtedness means (a) all indebtedness for borrowed money or the deferred purchase price of property or services, including without limitation reimbursement and other obligations with respect to surety bonds and letters of credit, (b) all obligations evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or similar instruments, (c) all capital lease obligations and (d) all Contingent Obligations.
Insolvency Proceeding means any proceeding commenced by or against any person or entity under any provision of the United States Bankruptcy Code, as amended, or under any other bankruptcy or
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insolvency law, including assignments for the benefit of creditors, formal or informal moratoria, compositions, extension generally with its creditors, or proceedings seeking reorganization, arrangement, or other relief.
Intellectual Property Collateral means all of Borrowers right, title, and interest in and to the following:
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Intellectual Property Collateral shall not include any intellectual property relating to any of the Excluded Artists.
Inventory means all present and future inventory in which Borrower has any interest, including merchandise, raw materials, parts, supplies, packing and shipping materials, work in process and finished products intended for sale or lease or to be furnished under a contract of service, of every kind and description now or at any time hereafter owned by or in the custody or possession, actual or constructive, of Borrower, including such inventory as is temporarily out of its custody or possession or in transit and including any returns upon any accounts or other proceeds, including insurance proceeds, resulting from the sale or disposition of any of the foregoing and any documents of title representing any of the above, and Borrowers Books relating to any of the foregoing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Inventory shall not include any presently existing and hereafter arising inventory relating to any of the Excluded Artists.
Investment means any beneficial ownership (including stock, partnership interest or other securities) of any Person, or any loan, advance or capital contribution to any Person.
IRC means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the regulations thereunder.
License Agreement means that certain licensing agreement by and between Thomas Kinkade and Media Arts Group, Inc., dated as of December 3, 1997, in the form presented by Borrowers to Bank as of the Closing Date.
Lien means any mortgage, lien, deed of trust, charge, pledge, security interest or other encumbrance.
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Loan Documents means, collectively, this Agreement, the assignment of rights under the Licensing Agreement, any note or notes executed by Borrower, and any other agreement entered into between Borrower and Bank in connection with this Agreement, all as amended or extended from time to time.
Material Adverse Effect means a material adverse effect on (i) the current or future business operations or condition (financial or otherwise) of a Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole or (ii) the ability of a Borrower to repay the Obligations or otherwise perform its obligations under the Loan Documents or (iii) the value or priority of Banks security interests in the Collateral, in each case as determined by Bank in the reasonable exercise of its credit judgment.
Negotiable Collateral means all of Borrowers present and future letters of credit of which it is a beneficiary, notes, drafts, instruments, securities, documents of title, and chattel paper, and Borrowers Books relating to any of the foregoing.
Obligations means all debt, principal, interest, Bank Expenses and other amounts owed to Bank by a Borrower pursuant to this Agreement or any other agreement, whether absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising, including any interest that accrues after the commencement of an Insolvency Proceeding and including any debt, liability, or obligation owing from Borrower to others that Bank may have obtained by assignment or otherwise.
Patents means all patents, patent applications and like protections including without limitation improvements, divisions, continuations, renewals, reissues, extensions and continuations-in-part of the same.
Periodic Payments means all installments or similar recurring payments that Borrower may now or hereafter become obligated to pay to Bank pursuant to the terms and provisions of any instrument, or agreement now or hereafter in existence between Borrower and Bank.
Permitted Indebtedness means:
Permitted Investment means:
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Permitted Liens means the following:
Person means any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization, association, corporation, institution, public benefit corporation, firm, joint stock company, estate, entity or governmental agency.
Prime Rate means the variable rate of interest, per annum, most recently announced by Bank, as its prime rate, whether or not such announced rate is the lowest rate available from Bank.
Quick Assets means, at any date as of which the amount thereof shall be determined, the unrestricted cash and cash-equivalents, net accounts receivable, unrestricted marketable securities, and Federal income tax refunds payable to Borrowers within one (1) year of the date of this Agreement, of Borrowers determined in accordance with GAAP.
Responsible Officer means each of the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of each Borrower.
Revolving Facility means the facility under which Borrowers may request Bank to issue Advances, as specified in Section 2.1 hereof.
Revolving Line means a credit extension of up to Fifteen Million Dollars ($15,000,000), provided that Revolving Line shall mean a credit extension of up to Twenty Million Dollars ($20,000,000) during any Target Covenant Compliance Period.
Revolving Maturity Date means the day 360 days following the Closing Date.
Schedule means the schedule of exceptions attached hereto and approved by Bank, if any.
Subordinated Debt means any debt incurred by Borrower that is subordinated to the debt owing by Borrower to Bank on terms acceptable to Bank (and identified as being such by Borrower and Bank).
Subsidiary means any corporation, company or partnership in which (i) any general partnership interest or (ii) more than 50% of the stock or other units of ownership which by the terms thereof has the
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ordinary voting power to elect the Board of Directors, managers or trustees of the entity, at the time as of which any determination is being made, be owned by a Borrower, either directly or through an Affiliate.
Tangible Net Worth means at any date as of which the amount thereof shall be determined, the sum of the capital stock and additional paid-in capital plus retained earnings (or minus accumulated deficit) of Borrower and its Subsidiaries minus intangible assets and minus amounts due to Borrowers from Borrowers Affiliates, plus Subordinated Debt, on a consolidated basis determined in accordance with GAAP.
Target Covenants means Borrowers compliance, on a consolidated basis, with the following financial covenants and Slow Payment Account Reduction requirements:
(a) Minimum Quarterly Profitability. Borrowers Net Operating Income shall be greater than Two Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($225,000) for the fiscal quarter ending March 31 of each year and Borrowers Net Operating Income shall be greater than One Million Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,200,000) for the fiscal quarters ending on June 30, September 30 and December 31 in each year. In addition to the foregoing, Borrowers shall show a Net Income of at least One Dollar ($1.00) for the fiscal quarters ending on June 30, September 30 and December 31 in each year, and in each fiscal quarter thereafter. As used herein, Net Operating Income and Net Income means Borrowers net income and net operating income determined in accordance with GAAP.
(b) Quick Ratio. Borrowers shall maintain, as of the last day of each fiscal quarter, a ratio of Quick Assets to Current Liabilities plus, to the extent not already included therein, all Indebtedness (including without limitation any Contingent Obligations) owing from Borrowers to Bank, less deferred revenue, of at least 2.00 to 1.00.
(c) Adjusted Tangible Net Worth. Borrowers shall maintain, as of the last day of each fiscal quarter, a Tangible Net Worth of more than Fifty Eight Million Dollars ($58,000,000) (the Minimum Tangible Net Worth). The Minimum Tangible Net Worth of Borrowers shall be increased by an amount equal to fifty percent (50%) of Borrowers net income (but shall not be reduced by the amount of any net losses incurred after March 31, 2002) in each fiscal quarter beginning with the fiscal quarter ended on March 31, 2002, and thereafter.
(d) Total Liabilities-Tangible Net Worth. Borrower shall maintain, as of the last day of each fiscal quarter, a ratio of Total Liabilities to Tangible Net Worth of not more than 0.50 to 1.00.
(e) Slow Payment Account Reductions. Borrowers Accounts with respect to an account debtor, twenty-five percent (25%) of whose Accounts the account debtor has failed to pay within sixty (60) days of the due date, and Accounts relating to notes receivable resulting from receivable repayment plans, shall constitute less than twenty percent (20%) of Borrowers total accounts receivable (including notes receivable resulting from receivable repayment plans, if any).
Target Covenant Compliance Period means each month following Borrowers compliance with the Target Covenants for a period of not less than two (2) consecutive fiscal quarters (the Initial Target Covenant Compliance Period) provided that Borrowers failure to maintain such compliance with the Target Covenants in any month following the Initial Covenant Compliance Period shall mean that the Target Covenant Compliance Period shall immediately end, and Borrower must comply with the Target Covenants for an additional period of not less than two (2) consecutive fiscal quarters following any calendar month for which Borrowers fail to meet the Target Covenants to be reinstated into a Target Covenant Compliance Period.
Third Party License Agreements means the license agreements by and between or among any Borrower and third parties, under which a Borrower is a licensor, as listed on Annex I attached hereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Third Party License Agreements shall not include any presently existing license agreements, under which a Borrower is a licensor, with respect to any of the Excluded Artists.
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Total Liabilities means at any date as of which the amount thereof shall be determined, all obligations that should, in accordance with GAAP be classified as liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet of Borrower, including in any event all Indebtedness that is not Subordinated Debt.
Trademarks means any trademark and servicemark rights, whether registered or not, applications to register and registrations of the same and like protections, and the entire goodwill of the business of Borrower connected with and symbolized by such trademarks.
Borrowers jointly and severally promise to pay to the order of Bank, in lawful money of the United States of America, the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all Credit Extensions made by Bank to Borrowers hereunder. Borrowers shall also pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of such Credit Extensions at rates in accordance with the terms hereof.
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and the result of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to Bank, reduce the income receivable by Bank or impose any expense upon Bank with respect to the Obligations, Bank shall notify Borrower thereof. Borrower agrees to pay to Bank the amount of such increase in cost, reduction in income or additional expense as and when
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such cost, reduction or expense is incurred or determined, upon presentation by Bank of a statement of the amount and setting forth Banks calculation thereof, all in reasonable detail, which statement shall be deemed true and correct absent manifest error.
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(a) Each Borrower grants to Bank, as additional security for the purpose of securing the Obligations, including without limitation Borrowers Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit, the Minimum Account Balance requirements set forth in Section 6.9 hereof and overadvances as described in Section 2.2 hereof, a valid, first priority security interest in each of the Borrowers deposit accounts and/or certificates of deposit maintained with Bank together with all proceeds and substitutions thereof, any interest thereon, and all cash and noncash proceeds of the foregoing (the Cash Collateral). Each Borrower acknowledges that Bank may (i) place a hold on any deposit account or certificate of deposit pledged as Collateral to secure the Obligations and/or (ii) transfer funds between and among Borrowers deposit accounts for purposes of placing a hold on funds designated by Bank, and each Borrower agrees to take such further action as may reasonably be requested by Bank to effect the purposes of this Agreement.
(b) Prior to the maturity of any Certificate of Deposit held by Bank pursuant hereto, Borrowers and Bank shall agree upon a security or instrument similar in form, quality and substance to the original Certificate of Deposit in which the proceeds of the Certificate of Deposit can be reinvested on maturity. Upon maturity of the Certificate of Deposit in accordance with its terms, or in the event the Certificate of Deposit otherwise becomes payable during the term of this Agreement, such maturing Certificate of Deposit may be presented for payment, exchange, or otherwise marketed by Bank on behalf of Borrowers and the proceeds therefrom used to purchase the security or instrument agreed to by Borrowers and Bank in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence. If no agreement has been made, such proceeds shall be placed into an interest bearing account offered by Bank in which Bank has a first priority security interest until such time as an agreement as to the security replacing the original Certificate of Deposit can be reached. Bank may retain any such successor collateral and the proceeds therefrom as Collateral in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
Each Borrower represents and warrants as follows:
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Each Borrower covenants and agrees that, until payment in full of all outstanding Obligations, and for so long as Bank may have any commitment to make a Credit Extension hereunder, such Borrower shall do all of the following:
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Borrower shall deliver to Bank a Borrowing Base Certificate signed by a Responsible Officer in substantially the form of Exhibit C hereto, together with aged listings of accounts receivable and accounts payable and, beginning with the month ending August 31, 2002, an inventory report, each in form and substance acceptable to Bank, within one (1) days after the last day of each week provided that each month-end inventory report provided to Bank shall carry over for the following months weekly reports. During any Target Covenant Compliance Period Borrower shall deliver to Bank a Borrowing Base Certificate signed by a Responsible Officer in substantially the form of Exhibit C hereto, together with aged listings of accounts receivable and accounts payable and an inventory report, each in form and substance acceptable to Bank, within twenty (20) days after the last day of each month.
Borrower shall deliver to Bank with the quarterly financial statements and calculations a Compliance Certificate signed by a Responsible Officer in substantially the form of Exhibit D hereto.
Bank shall have a right from time to time hereafter to audit Borrowers Accounts and appraise Collateral, including but not limited to Inventory, at Borrowers expense, provided that such audits will be conducted no more often than every six (6) months unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and further provided that during any Target Covenant Compliance Period such audits will be conducted no more often than once each year unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
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Each Borrower covenants and agrees that, so long as any credit hereunder shall be available and until payment in full of the outstanding Obligations or for so long as Bank may have any commitment to make any Credit Extensions, such Borrower will not do any of the following:
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Any one or more of the following events shall constitute an Event of Default by Borrowers under this Agreement:
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Media Arts Group, Inc. |
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Chief Financial Officer |
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333 W. Santa Clara St. |
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San Jose, CA 95113 |
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The parties hereto may change the address at which they are to receive notices hereunder, by notice in writing in the foregoing manner given to the other.
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(a) The liability of Borrowers hereunder shall not be diminished by (i) any agreement, understanding or representation that any of the Obligations is or was to be guaranteed by another Person or secured by other property, or (ii) any release or unenforceability, whether partial or total, of rights, if any, which Bank may now or hereafter have against any other Person, including another Borrower, or property with respect to any of the Obligations.
(b) Without notice to (1) any other Borrower and without affecting the liability of any other such Borrower hereunder, Bank may (i) compromise, settle, renew, extend the time for payment, change the manner or terms of payment, discharge the performance of, decline to enforce, or release all or any of the Obligations with respect to such Borrower, (ii) grant other indulgences to such Borrower in respect of the Obligations, (iii) modify in any manner any documents relating to the Obligations with respect to such Borrower, or (2) (i) release, surrender or exchange any deposits or other property securing the Obligations, whether pledged by such Borrower or any other Person, or (ii) without notice to any such Borrower, compromise, settle, renew, or extend the time for payment, discharge the performance of, decline to enforce, or release all or any obligations of any guarantor, endorser or other Person who is now or may hereafter be liable with respect to any of the Obligations.
This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of California, without regard to principles of conflicts of law. Each of Borrower and Bank hereby submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and Federal courts located in the County of Santa Clara, State of California. BORROWER AND BANK EACH HEREBY WAIVE THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF ANY OF THE LOAN DOCUMENTS OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED THEREIN, INCLUDING CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS, BREACH OF DUTY CLAIMS, AND ALL OTHER COMMON LAW OR STATUTORY CLAIMS. EACH PARTY RECOGNIZES AND AGREES THAT THE FOREGOING WAIVER CONSTITUTES A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR IT TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT. EACH PARTY REPRESENTS AND WARRANTS THAT IT HAS REVIEWED THIS WAIVER WITH ITS LEGAL COUNSEL AND THAT IT KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVES ITS JURY TRIAL RIGHTS FOLLOWING CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first above written.
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DEBTORS: MEDIA ARTS GROUP, INC.
THOMAS KINKADE STORES, INC.
SECURED PARTY: COMERICA BANK-CALIFORNIA
EXHIBIT A
COLLATERAL DESCRIPTION ATTACHMENT
TO LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
All personal property of each Borrower (herein referred to as Borrowers or Debtors) whether presently existing or hereafter created or acquired, and wherever located, including, but not limited to:
(a) all accounts, chattel paper (including tangible and electronic chattel paper), deposit accounts, documents (including negotiable documents), equipment (including all accessions and additions thereto), general intangibles (including payment intangibles and software), goods (including fixtures), instruments (including promissory notes), inventory (including all goods held for sale or lease or to be furnished under a contract of service, and including returns and repossessions), investment property (including securities and securities entitlements), letter of credit rights, money, and all of Debtors books and records with respect to any of the foregoing, and the computers and equipment containing said books and records;
(b) all common law and statutory copyrights and copyright registrations, applications for registration, now existing or hereafter arising, in the United States of America or in any foreign jurisdiction, obtained or to be obtained on or in connection with any of the forgoing, or any parts thereof or any underlying or component elements of any of the forgoing, together with the right to copyright and all rights to renew or extend such copyrights and the right (but not the obligation) of Secured Party to sue in its own name and/or in the names of the Debtors for past, present and future infringements of copyright;
(c) all trademarks, service marks, trade names and service names and the goodwill associated therewith, together with the right to trademark and all rights to renew or extend such trademarks and the right (but not the obligation) of Secured Party to sue in its own name and/or in the names of the Debtors for past, present and future infringements of trademark;
(d) all (i) patents and patent applications filed in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or any similar office of any foreign jurisdiction, and interests under patent license agreements, including, without limitation, the inventions and improvements described and claimed therein, (ii) licenses pertaining to any patent whether the applicable Debtor is licensor or licensee, (iii) income, royalties, damages, payments, accounts and accounts receivable now or hereafter due and/or payable under and with respect thereto, including, without limitation, damages and payments for past, present or future infringements thereof, (iv) right (but not the obligation) to sue in the names of the Debtors and/or in the name of Secured Party for past, present and future infringements thereof, (v) rights corresponding thereto throughout the world in all jurisdictions in which such patents have been issued or applied for, and (vi) reissues, divisions, continuations, renewals, extensions and continuations-in-part with respect to any of the foregoing; and
(e) any and all cash proceeds and/or noncash proceeds of any of the foregoing, including, without limitation, insurance proceeds, and all supporting obligations and the security therefor or for any right to payment. All terms above have the meanings given to them in the California Uniform Commercial Code, as amended or supplemented from time to time, including revised Division 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code-Secured Transactions, added by Stats. 1999, c.991 (S.B. 45), Section 35, operative July 1, 2001.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Collateral shall not include (i) deferred compensation owing to employees of Borrower pursuant to that certain Media Arts Group Management Deferred Compensation Plan held in account number 33-0042-33 with First American Trust, or (ii) any accounts receivable, inventory or intellectual property relating to the artist Simon Bull, the artist Howard Behrens, and the artist Robert Lyn Nelson.
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EXHIBIT B
LOAN PAYMENT/ADVANCE TELEPHONE REQUEST FORM
DEADLINE FOR SAME DAY PROCESSING IS 3:00 P.M., PACIFIC TIME
TO: COMERICA BANK - CALIFORNIA DATE:
FAX #: 408-556-5224 Attn: Compliance TIME:
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All representations and warranties of Borrower stated in the Loan and Security Agreement are true, correct and complete in all material respects as of the date of the telephone request for an Advance confirmed by this Borrowing Certificate; provided, however, that those representations and warranties expressly referring to another date shall be true, correct and complete in all material respects as of such date. |
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EXHIBIT C
BORROWING BASE CERTIFICATE
Borrower: MEDIA ARTS GROUP, INC. and BORROWERS Lender: Comerica Bank-California Commitment Amount: $15,000,000 (or $20,000,000 during any Target Covenant Compliance Period) |
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE |
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15. LOAN VALUE OF ACCOUNTS (70% of #14 or 75% of #14 during any Target Covenant Compliance Period) |
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20. RESERVE POSITION (#17 minus #18 and #19) |
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The undersigned represents and warrants that the foregoing is true, complete and correct, and that the information reflected in this Borrowing Base Certificate complies with the representations and warranties set forth in the Loan and Security Agreement between the undersigned and Comerica Bank-California.
MEDIA ARTS GROUP, INC., for itself and the Borrowers |
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EXHIBIT
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COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
TO: COMERICA BANK-CALIFORNIA
FROM: MEDIA ARTS GROUP, INC. and the BORROWERS
The undersigned authorized officer hereby certifies on behalf of MEDIA ARTS GROUP, INC. and Borrowers that in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Loan and Security Agreement between Borrowers and Bank (the Agreement), (i) Borrowers are in complete compliance for the period ending _______________ with all required covenants except as noted below and (ii) all representations and warranties of Borrowers stated in the Agreement are true and correct as of the date hereof. Attached herewith are the required documents supporting the above certification. The Officer further certifies that these are prepared in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and are consistently applied from one period to the next except as explained in an accompanying letter or footnotes.
Please indicate compliance status by circling Yes/No under Complies column.
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FYE within 120 days |
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10-K and 10-Q |
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Weekly within 1 day (Quarterly within 20 days during Target Covenant Compliance Periods) |
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A/R and Collateral Audit (including inventory) |
Initial and Semi-Annual *A |
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Total amount of Borrowers cash and investments |
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Minimum Tangible Net Worth |
$49,000,000 *D |
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Minimum Account Balances in money market accounts with Bank and Comerica Securities, Inc. (please explain below) |
$2,000,000 *E |
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Net Losses |
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$1.00 (Beginning 9/30/02 and quarterly thereafter) *F |
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Comments Regarding Exceptions: See Attached. |
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ANNEX A
A. Audits will be conducted annually during any Target Covenant Compliance Period.
B. Borrowers shall maintain, as of the last day of each fiscal quarter, a Quick Ratio of at least the following amounts for the following time periods: (i) 1.10 to 1.00 through the period ended March 31, 2002, and (ii) 1.50 to 1.00 from and after April 1, 2002. Target Covenant Quick Ratio is 2.0 to 1.00.
C. The Target Covenant for Total Liabilities to TNW is 0.50 to 1.00.
D. The stated amount of $49,000,000 shall be increased as set forth in the Agreement. The Target Covenant for TNW is $58,000,000, which amount shall be increased as set forth in the Agreement.
E. Minimum Account Balance to be decreased to $1,000,000 during Target Covenant Compliance Periods.
F. The Target Covenant for Operating Profit is an amount greater than $225,000 during the first calendar quarter of each year and an amount greater than $1,200,000 in the second, third and fourth calendar quarters of each year and the Target Covenant for Net Income is One Dollar ($1.00).
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SCHEDULE OF EXCEPTIONS
Permitted Indebtedness (Section 1.1)
Indebtedness existing on the Closing Date and associated with the liens set forth under Permitted Liens (Section 1.1) below in an aggregate amount of not more than $584,000
Contingent obligations with respect to retail leases set forth on Annex 1 attached hereto and contained in the Companys financial statements as of December 31, 2001
Loans to Ken Raasch pursuant to the terms of convertible promissory notes in an aggregate amount not to exceed a principal amount of $1,200,000, as disclosed in the Companys financial statements
Permitted Investments (Section 1.1)
Stock in Thomas Kinkade Stores, Inc.
Checking, deposit and other bank accounts as disclosed by Borrowers to Bank in that certain side letter from the Borrowers to Bank
Permitted Liens (Section 1.1)
Existing Liens related to:
UCC filing against Exclaim Technologies for Secured Party 3Com Credit Corporation (filed January 11, 2000 with California Secretary of State)
UCC filing against Exclaim Technologies for Secured Party Bankers/Softech/Mid-States a Division of EAB Leasing Corp (filed April 5, 2000 with California Secretary of State), which lien shall be terminated or amended to the satisfaction of Bank in Banks sole discretion prior to the initial Credit Extension
UCC filing against Media Arts Group, Inc. for Secured Party LMA Capital Group, LLC (filed February 4, 1997 with California Secretary of State)
UCC filing against Media Arts Group, Inc. for Secured Party Caltronics Business Systems, Inc. (filed November 17, 1999 with California Secretary of State)
UCC filing against Media Arts Group, Inc. for Secured Party Caltronics Business Systems, Inc. (filed September 5, 2000 with California Secretary of State)
UCC filing against Media Arts Group, Inc. for Secured Party Bankers/Softech Divisions of EAB Leasing Corp. (filed April 2, 2001 with California Secretary of State), which lien shall be terminated or amended to the satisfaction of Bank in Banks sole discretion prior to the initial Credit Extension
UCC filing against Media Arts Group, Inc. for Secured Party Bankers/Softech Divisions of EAB Leasing Corp. (filed April 2, 2001 with California Secretary of State),which lien shall be terminated or amended to the satisfaction of Bank in Banks sole discretion prior to the initial Credit Extension
UCC filing against Media Arts Group, Inc. for Secured Party Caltronics Business Systems, Inc. (filed June 28, 2001 with California Secretary of State)
Inbound Licenses (Section 5.6)
License Agreement as defined in the Loan and Security Agreement
Prior Names; Location of Inventory (Section 5.7)
Media Arts Group, Inc. (sometimes abbreviated as MAGI)
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Names of Current Subsidiaries:
Thomas Kinkade Stores, Inc. (formerly known as Thomas Kinkade Galleries, Inc. (formerly known as Commemorative Press))
Thomas Kinkade Stores, Inc. has fictitious name filing in Pennsylvania as Thomas Kinkade Gallery.
Names Used By Former Subsidiaries or Purchased Companies:
Lightpost Group, Inc.; Lightpost Publishing, Inc.; MAGI Sales, Inc.; Officewise.com, Inc.; Exclaim Technologies; John Hine Studios, Inc.; John Hine Limited; John Hine North America; John Hine Canada; Studio & Workshop of John Hine; Father Time, Ltd.; Dove, Ltd.; Guild, Ltd.; Serendipity Limited; California Coast Galleries; Cornerstone Galleries, Inc.; Direct Product Partners, Inc.; D.R.T.V.; MAGI Entertainment Products, Inc.; Thomas Kinkade Media, Inc.
Borrower has inventory at:
Valley Fair Shopping Center #2217; 2855 Stevens Creek Boulevard.; Santa Clara, CA 95050
400 Cannery Row, Suite E; Monterey, CA 93940
1000 Ross Park Mall Drive; Pittsburg, PA 15237
18675 Madrone Parkway; Morgan Hill, CA 95037
901 Lightpost Way, Morgan Hill, CA 95037
Litigation (Section 5.8)
Limar Realty #19 v. Media Arts Group, Inc. (Santa Clara County Superior Court Case No. CV806096)
Accounts (Section 5.16)
Checking, deposit and other bank accounts as disclosed by Borrowers to Bank in that certain side letter from the Borrowers to Bank
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Annex 1 to Schedule of Exceptions
Retail Leases
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Retail lease for location at Florida Mall, Orlando, Florida with landlord, landlord, Simon Property Group. |
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Retail lease for location at The Galleria at Fort Lauderdale, Fort Lauderdale, Florida with landlord, Kravco Company. |
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Retail lease for location at Harborplace, Baltimore, Maryland with landlord, The Rouse Company. |
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Retail lease for location at 2 Harris Court, Monterey, California with landlord, Stockman & Associates. |
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Retail lease for location at Kailua-Kona Village, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii with landlord, Kailua-Kona Village Development Group. |
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Retail lease for location at Mall of America, Bloomington, Minnesota with landlord, Simon Property Group. |
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Retail lease for location at The Court at King of Prussia, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania with landlord, Kravco Company. |
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Retail lease for location at Valley Fair, Santa Clara, California with landlord, Westfield Corporation. |
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Retail lease for location at Woodland Hills Mall, Tulsa, Oklahoma with landlord, Urban Retail Properties. |
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Retail lease for location at Wave Street (upstairs & downstairs), Monterey, California with landlord, Jack Hakim. |
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Retail lease for location at Monterey Plaza Hotel, Monterey, California with landlord, Monterey Plaza Hotel Ltd. |
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Retail lease for location at Monterey Plaza Hotel (Howard Behrens), Monterey, California with landlord, Monterey Plaza Hotel Ltd. |
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Retail lease for location at Nagamine Center, Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii with landlord, Honings Enterprises, Inc. |
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Retail lease for location at Old Orchard, Skokie, Illinois, with landlord, Urban Retail Properties. |
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Retail lease for location at Perimeter Mall, Atlanta, Georgia with landlord, The Rouse Company. |
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Retail lease for location at Ross Park Mall, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with landlord, Simon Property Group. |
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Retail lease for location at South Street Seaport, New York City, New York with landlord, The Rouse Company. |
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Retail lease for location at Stamford Town Center, Stamford, Connecticut with landlord, Rich-Taabman Associates. |
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Retail lease for location at The Avenues, Jacksonville, Florida with landlord, Jacksonville Avenues (Simon Property Group). |
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Retail lease for location at 780 Front Street, Lahaina, Hawaii with landlord, Estate of Mary Kunewa. |
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Retail lease for location at 855 C Front Street, Lahaina, Hawaii with landlord, Kurisu & Fergus. |
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Annex I
Third Party License Agreements
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Agreement with Arley Corporation dated April 1, 2001. |
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Agreement with Beverly Enterprises dated April 1, 2002. |
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Agreement with Bits n Pieces dated February 1, 1999. |
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Agreement with Bradford (Hawthorne, Van Hygen, Hamilton, Adleigh Elliott,Ashton-Drake, Bradford Editions, Bradford Exchange) dated April 13, 1991. |
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Agreement with Brownlow Corporation dated June 15, 1999. |
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Agreement with Candamar Designs dated March 1, 1995. |
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Agreement with Ceaco dated November 1, 1995. |
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Agreement with Cresswell Lighting dated February 15, 1999. |
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Agreement with CWR/Broadman & Holman dated October 7, 1997. |
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Agreement with Dakin (Applause) dated November 23, 1999. |
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Agreement with Deluxe, Paper Payment Services, LLC dated April 1, 2001. |
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Agreement with Direct Checks Unlimited dated July 1, 1999. |
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Agreement with D. Parks & Assoc. (COSMO) dated October 1, 1993. |
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Agreement with Emerson Creek Pottery dated June 1, 2000. |
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Agreement with EMI Christian Music Group Sparrow Records dated March 13, 2000. |
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Agreement with Gibsons & Sons Ltd. dated September 1, 2000. |
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Agreement with Giftco dated October 31, 2001. |
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Agreement with Glassmasters dated July 1, 2000. |
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Agreement with Gregg Gifts dated November 13, 1997. |
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Agreement with Hallmark dated April 1, 1995. |
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Agreement with Harvest House (#1) dated October 13, 1995. |
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Agreement with Harvest House (#2) dated March 29, 1996. |
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Agreement with Harvest House (#3) dated May 21, 1996. |
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Agreement with Harvest House (#4) dated August 20, 1996. |
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Agreement with Harvest House (#5) dated August 20, 1996. |
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Agreement with Harvest House (#6) dated December 5, 1996. |
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Agreement with Harvest House (#7) dated May 13, 1997. |
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Agreement with Harvest House (#8) dated May 13, 1997. |
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Agreement with Harvest House (#9) dated May 13, 1997. |
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Agreement with Harvest House (#10) dated May 13, 1997. |
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Agreement with Harvest House (#11) dated May 13, 1997. |
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Agreement with Harvest House (#12) dated January 13, 1998. |
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Agreement with Harvest House (#13) dated May 3, 2000. |
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Agreement with Harvest House (#14) dated May 30, 2000. |
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Agreement with Harvest House (#15) dated December 21, 2000. |
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Agreement with Harvest House (#16) dated October 16, 2001. |
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Agreement with Imperial Wall Coverings dated March 16, 1998. |
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Agreement with Kincaid Furniture dated June 1, 1998. |
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Agreement with La-Z-Boy dated July 1, 1998. |
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Agreement with Leisure Arts. |
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Agreement with Lenox dated September 1, 1999. |
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Agreement with Little, Brown & Co. dated September 8, 1999. |
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Agreement with Mohawk dated May 1, 1998. |
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Agreement with Multnomah Publishers dated August 1, 2001. |
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Agreement with Our America Gift dated. |
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Agreement with Parachute Publishing dated March 28, 2000. |
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Agreement with Printwick Papers dated June 25, 1997. |
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Agreement with Quality Artworks dated September 12, 1996. |
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53. Agreement with Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory dated October 1, 2000.
54. Agreement with Taylor Corporation dated April 1, 2001.
55. Agreement with Taylor Woodrow Homes dated April 30, 2001.
56. Agreement with Teleflora dated February 1, 2001.
57. Agreement with Thomas Nelson dated March 17, 1998.
58. Agreement with Tommy Nelson dated April 15, 1998.
59. Agreement with Warner Books dated July 20, 1998.
60. Agreement with Willow Road dated April 1, 1997.
61. Agreement with Wrebbit dated April 1, 2001.
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CORPORATE RESOLUTIONS TO BORROW
Borrower: MEDIA ARTS GROUP, INC. |
I, the undersigned Secretary or Assistant Secretary of MEDIA ARTS GROUP, INC. (the Corporation), HEREBY CERTIFY that the Corporation is organized and existing under and by virtue of the laws of the State of Delaware.
I FURTHER CERTIFY that attached hereto as Attachments 1 and 2 are true and complete copies of the Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, and the Restated Bylaws of the Corporation, each of which is in full force and effect on the date hereof.
I FURTHER CERTIFY that at a meeting of the Directors of the Corporation, duly called and held, at which a quorum was present and voting (or by other duly authorized corporate action in lieu of a meeting), the following resolutions were adopted.
BE IT RESOLVED, that any one (1) of the following named officers, employees, or agents of this Corporation, whose actual signatures are shown below:
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acting for and on behalf of this Corporation and as its act and deed be, and they hereby are, authorized and empowered:
Borrow Money. To borrow from time to time from Comerica Bank-California (Bank), on such terms as may be agreed upon between the officers, employees, or agents of the Corporation and Bank, such sum or sums of money as in their judgment should be borrowed, without limitation.
Execute Loan Documents. To execute and deliver to Bank that certain Loan and Security Agreement dated as of April 15, 2002 (the Loan Agreement) and any other agreement entered into between Corporation and Bank in connection with the Loan Agreement, including any amendments, all as amended or extended from time to time (collectively, with the Loan Agreement, the Loan Documents), and also to execute and deliver to Bank one or more renewals, extensions, modifications, refinancings, consolidations, or substitutions for the Loan Documents, or any portion thereof.
Grant Security. To grant a security interest to Bank in the Collateral described in the Loan Documents, which security interest shall secure all of the Corporations Obligations, as described in the Loan Documents.
Negotiate Items. To draw, endorse, and discount with Bank all drafts, trade acceptances, promissory notes, or other evidences of indebtedness payable to or belonging to the Corporation or in which the Corporation may have an interest, and either to receive cash for the same or to cause such proceeds to be credited to the account of the Corporation with Bank, or to cause such other disposition of the proceeds derived therefrom as they may deem advisable.
Warrants. To issue Bank warrants to purchase the Corporations capital stock.
Letters of Credit. To execute letter of credit applications and other related documents pertaining to Banks issuance of letters of credit.
Foreign Exchange. To execute foreign exchange agreements and other related documents pertaining to Banks issuance of foreign exchange contracts.
Further Acts. In the case of lines of credit, to designate additional or alternate individuals as being authorized to request advances thereunder, and in all cases, to do and perform such other acts and things, to pay any and all fees and costs, and to execute
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and deliver such other documents and agreements as they may in their discretion deem reasonably necessary or proper in order to carry into effect the provisions of these Resolutions.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that any and all acts authorized pursuant to these resolutions and performed prior to the passage of these resolutions are hereby ratified and approved, that these Resolutions shall remain in full force and effect and Bank may rely on these Resolutions until written notice of their revocation shall have been delivered to and received by Bank. Any such notice shall not affect any of the Corporations agreements or commitments in effect at the time notice is given.
I FURTHER CERTIFY that the officers, employees, and agents named above are duly elected, appointed, or employed by or for the Corporation, as the case may be, and occupy the positions set forth opposite their respective names; that the foregoing Resolutions now stand of record on the books of the Corporation; and that the Resolutions are in full force and effect and have not been modified or revoked in any manner whatsoever.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand on April 15, 2002 and attest that the signatures set opposite the names listed above are their genuine signatures.
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Borrower: THOMAS KINKADE STORES, INC. |
I, the undersigned Secretary or Assistant Secretary of THOMAS KINKADE STORES, INC. (the Corporation), HEREBY CERTIFY that the Corporation is organized and existing under and by virtue of the laws of the State of California.
I FURTHER CERTIFY that attached hereto as Attachments 1 and 2 are true and complete copies of the Articles of Incorporation, as amended, and the Restated Bylaws of the Corporation, each of which is in full force and effect on the date hereof.
I FURTHER CERTIFY that at a meeting of the Directors of the Corporation, duly called and held, at which a quorum was present and voting (or by other duly authorized corporate action in lieu of a meeting), the following resolutions were adopted.
BE IT RESOLVED, that any one (1) of the following named officers, employees, or agents of this Corporation, whose actual signatures are shown below:
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acting for and on behalf of this Corporation and as its act and deed be, and they hereby are, authorized and empowered:
Borrow Money. To borrow from time to time from Comerica Bank-California (Bank), on such terms as may be agreed upon between the officers, employees, or agents of the Corporation and Bank, such sum or sums of money as in their judgment should be borrowed, without limitation.
Execute Loan Documents. To execute and deliver to Bank that certain Loan and Security Agreement dated as of April 15, 2002 (the Loan Agreement) and any other agreement entered into between Corporation and Bank in connection with the Loan Agreement, including any amendments, all as amended or extended from time to time (collectively, with the Loan Agreement, the Loan Documents), and also to execute and deliver to Bank one or more renewals, extensions, modifications, refinancings, consolidations, or substitutions for the Loan Documents, or any portion thereof.
Grant Security. To grant a security interest to Bank in the Collateral described in the Loan Documents, which security interest shall secure all of the Corporations Obligations, as described in the Loan Documents.
Negotiate Items. To draw, endorse, and discount with Bank all drafts, trade acceptances, promissory notes, or other evidences of indebtedness payable to or belonging to the Corporation or in which the Corporation may have an interest, and either to receive cash for the same or to cause such proceeds to be credited to the account of the Corporation with Bank, or to cause such other disposition of the proceeds derived therefrom as they may deem advisable.
Warrants. To issue Bank warrants to purchase the Corporations capital stock.
Letters of Credit. To execute letter of credit applications and other related documents pertaining to Banks issuance of letters of credit.
Foreign Exchange. To execute foreign exchange agreements and other related documents pertaining to Banks issuance of foreign exchange contracts.
Further Acts. In the case of lines of credit, to designate additional or alternate individuals as being authorized to request advances thereunder, and in all cases, to do and perform such other acts and things, to pay any and all fees and costs, and to execute and deliver such other documents and agreements as they may in their discretion deem reasonably necessary or proper in order to carry into effect the provisions of these Resolutions.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that any and all acts authorized pursuant to these resolutions and performed prior to the passage of these resolutions are hereby ratified and approved, that these Resolutions shall remain in full force and effect and Bank may rely on these Resolutions until written notice of their revocation shall have been delivered to and received by Bank. Any such notice shall not affect any of the Corporations agreements or commitments in effect at the time notice is given.
I FURTHER CERTIFY that the officers, employees, and agents named above are duly elected, appointed, or employed by or for the Corporation, as the case may be, and occupy the positions set forth opposite their respective names; that the foregoing Resolutions now stand of record on the books of the Corporation; and that the Resolutions are in full force and effect and have not been modified or revoked in any manner whatsoever.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand on April 15, 2002 and attest that the signatures set opposite the names listed above are their genuine signatures.
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COMERICA BANK-CALIFORNIA
Member FDIC
ITEMIZATION OF AMOUNT FINANCED
DISBURSEMENT INSTRUCTIONS
Revolver
Name(s): MEDIA ARTS GROUP, INC. and BORROWERS Date: April 15, 2002 |
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credited to deposit account number 1892270008 when Advances are requested by Borrower |
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Upon consummation of this transaction, this document will also serve as the authorization for Comerica Bank-California to disburse the loan proceeds as stated above.
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AGREEMENT TO PROVIDE INSURANCE
TO: COMERICA BANK-CALIFORNIA Date: April 15, 2002
attn: Collateral Operations, M/C 4604
9920 South La Cienega Blvd, 14th Floor
Inglewood, CA 90301
Borrowers: MEDIA ARTS GROUP, INC. and
BORROWERS
In consideration of a loan in the amount of $15,000,000 (to be increased to $20,000,000 during any Target Covenant Compliance Period), secured by all tangible personal property including inventory and equipment.
I/We agree to obtain adequate insurance coverage to remain in force during the term of the loan.
I/We also agree to advise the below named agent to add Comerica Bank-California as lenders loss payable on the new or existing insurance policy, and to furnish Bank at above address with a copy of said policy/endorsements and any subsequent renewal policies.
I/We understand that the policy must contain:
1. Fire and extended coverage in an amount sufficient to cover:
(a) The amount of the loan, OR
(b) All existing encumbrances, whichever is greater,
But not in excess of the replacement value of the improvements on the real property.
2. Lenders Loss Payable Endorsement Form 438 BFU in favor of Comerica Bank-California, or any other form acceptable to Bank.
INSURANCE INFORMATION
Insurance Co./Agent: AON/ Vince Mantione, Representative Telephone No.: (415) 486-7248
Agents Address: 199 Fremont Street, 14th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105
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DEBTOR: MEDIA ARTS GROUP, INC.
SECURED PARTY: COMERICA BANK-CALIFORNIA
EXHIBIT A
COLLATERAL DESCRIPTION ATTACHMENT
TO UCC-1 FINANCING STATEMENT
All personal property of Borrower (herein referred to as Borrower or Debtor) whether presently existing or hereafter created or acquired, and wherever located, including, but not limited to:
(a) all accounts, chattel paper (including tangible and electronic chattel paper), deposit accounts, documents (including negotiable documents), equipment (including all accessions and additions thereto), general intangibles (including payment intangibles and software), goods (including fixtures), instruments (including promissory notes), inventory (including all goods held for sale or lease or to be furnished under a contract of service, and including returns and repossessions), investment property (including securities and securities entitlements), letter of credit rights, money, and all of Debtors books and records with respect to any of the foregoing, and the computers and equipment containing said books and records;
(b) all common law and statutory copyrights and copyright registrations, applications for registration, now existing or hereafter arising, in the United States of America or in any foreign jurisdiction, obtained or to be obtained on or in connection with any of the forgoing, or any parts thereof or any underlying or component elements of any of the forgoing, together with the right to copyright and all rights to renew or extend such copyrights and the right (but not the obligation) of Secured Party to sue in its own name and/or in the names of the Debtors for past, present and future infringements of copyright;
(c) all trademarks, service marks, trade names and service names and the goodwill associated therewith, together with the right to trademark and all rights to renew or extend such trademarks and the right (but not the obligation) of Secured Party to sue in its own name and/or in the names of the Debtors for past, present and future infringements of trademark;
(d) all (i) patents and patent applications filed in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or any similar office of any foreign jurisdiction, and interests under patent license agreements, including, without limitation, the inventions and improvements described and claimed therein, (ii) licenses pertaining to any patent whether the applicable Debtor is licensor or licensee, (iii) income, royalties, damages, payments, accounts and accounts receivable now or hereafter due and/or payable under and with respect thereto, including, without limitation, damages and payments for past, present or future infringements thereof, (iv) right (but not the obligation) to sue in the names of Debtors and/or in the name of Secured Party for past, present and future infringements thereof, (v) rights corresponding thereto throughout the world in all jurisdictions in which such patents have been issued or applied for, and (vi) reissues, divisions, continuations, renewals, extensions and continuations-in-part with respect to any of the foregoing; and
(e) any and all cash proceeds and/or noncash proceeds of any of the foregoing, including, without limitation, insurance proceeds, and all supporting obligations and the security therefor or for any right to payment. All terms above have the meanings given to them in the California Uniform Commercial Code, as amended or supplemented from time to time, including revised Division 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code-Secured Transactions, added by Stats. 1999, c.991 (S.B. 45), Section 35, operative July 1, 2001.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Collateral shall not include (i) deferred compensation owing to employees of Borrower pursuant to that certain Media Arts Group Management Deferred Compensation Plan held in account number 33-0042-33 with First American Trust, or (ii) any accounts receivable, inventory or intellectual property relating to the artist Simon Bull, the artist Howard Behrens, and the artist Robert Lyn Nelson.
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DEBTOR: THOMAS KINKADE STORES, INC.
SECURED PARTY: COMERICA BANK-CALIFORNIA
EXHIBIT A
COLLATERAL DESCRIPTION ATTACHMENT
TO UCC-1 FINANCING STATEMENT
All personal property of Borrower (herein referred to as Borrower or Debtor) whether presently existing or hereafter created or acquired, and wherever located, including, but not limited to:
(a) all accounts, chattel paper (including tangible and electronic chattel paper), deposit accounts, documents (including negotiable documents), equipment (including all accessions and additions thereto), general intangibles (including payment intangibles and software), goods (including fixtures), instruments (including promissory notes), inventory (including all goods held for sale or lease or to be furnished under a contract of service, and including returns and repossessions), investment property (including securities and securities entitlements), letter of credit rights, money, and all of Debtors books and records with respect to any of the foregoing, and the computers and equipment containing said books and records;
(b) all common law and statutory copyrights and copyright registrations, applications for registration, now existing or hereafter arising, in the United States of America or in any foreign jurisdiction, obtained or to be obtained on or in connection with any of the forgoing, or any parts thereof or any underlying or component elements of any of the forgoing, together with the right to copyright and all rights to renew or extend such copyrights and the right (but not the obligation) of Secured Party to sue in its own name and/or in the names of the Debtors for past, present and future infringements of copyright;
(c) all trademarks, service marks, trade names and service names and the goodwill associated therewith, together with the right to trademark and all rights to renew or extend such trademarks and the right (but not the obligation) of Secured Party to sue in its own name and/or in the names of the Debtors for past, present and future infringements of trademark;
(d) all (i) patents and patent applications filed in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or any similar office of any foreign jurisdiction, and interests under patent license agreements, including, without limitation, the inventions and improvements described and claimed therein, (ii) licenses pertaining to any patent whether the applicable Debtor is licensor or licensee, (iii) income, royalties, damages, payments, accounts and accounts receivable now or hereafter due and/or payable under and with respect thereto, including, without limitation, damages and payments for past, present or future infringements thereof, (iv) right (but not the obligation) to sue in the names of Debtors and/or in the name of Secured Party for past, present and future infringements thereof, (v) rights corresponding thereto throughout the world in all jurisdictions in which such patents have been issued or applied for, and (vi) reissues, divisions, continuations, renewals, extensions and continuations-in-part with respect to any of the foregoing; and
(e) any and all cash proceeds and/or noncash proceeds of any of the foregoing, including, without limitation, insurance proceeds, and all supporting obligations and the security therefor or for any right to payment. All terms above have the meanings given to them in the California Uniform Commercial Code, as amended or supplemented from time to time, including revised Division 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code-Secured Transactions, added by Stats. 1999, c.991 (S.B. 45), Section 35, operative July 1, 2001.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Collateral shall not include (i) deferred compensation owing to employees of Borrower pursuant to that certain Media Arts Group Management Deferred Compensation Plan held in account number 33-0042-33 with First American Trust, or (ii) any accounts receivable, inventory or intellectual property relating to the artist Simon Bull, the artist Howard Behrens, and the artist Robert Lyn Nelson.
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