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
April 23, 2010
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
AAR CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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One AAR Place, 1100 N. Wood Dale Road
Wood Dale, Illinois 60191
(Address and Zip Code of principal executive offices)
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (630) 227-2000
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:
¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On April 23, 2010, EP Aviation, LLC (EPA), an indirect subsidiary of AAR CORP. (the Company), entered into a Master Loan Agreement with The Huntington National Bank (the Huntington Loan Agreement). The Huntington Loan Agreement creates a $65 million secured revolving credit facility, subject to borrowing base limitations, that EPA can draw upon. Loans under the Huntington Loan Agreement are secured by aircraft and related engines and components owned by EPA and lease agreements by which such aircraft are leased to third-parties, including EPAs affiliate, Presidential Airways, Inc. The Huntington Loan Agreement expires on April 23, 2015. Borrowings under the Huntington Loan Agreement bear interest at the London Interbank Offered Rate plus 325 basis points. Repayment of obligations under the Huntington Loan Agreement are subject to a prepayment penalty. Payment and performance obligations of EPA under the Huntington Loan Agreement are guarantied by the Company pursuant to a separate Guaranty Agreement, dated as of April 23, 2010 (the AAR Guaranty).
The Huntington Loan Agreement requires the Company to comply with a fixed charge coverage ratio and contains certain other affirmative and negative covenants, including those relating to financial reporting and notification, payment of taxes and other obligations, compliance with applicable laws, and limitations on additional liens. In addition, the Huntington Loan Agreement requires the Company to maintain a balance of least 10% of EPAs outstanding obligations under the Huntington Loan Agreement in a non-interest bearing direct deposit account at The Huntington National Bank.
The foregoing description of the Huntington Loan Agreement and the AAR Guaranty is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Huntington Loan Agreement and the AAR Guaranty. Copies of the Huntington Loan Agreement and the AAR Guaranty are filed as Exhibit 10.1 and Exhibit 10.2, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation Under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
The information provided in Item 1.01 is incorporated by reference in this Item 2.03.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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10.1 |
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Huntington Loan Agreement dated as of April 23, 2010 between EPA Aviation, LLC and The Huntington National Bank. |
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Guaranty Agreement dated as of April 23, 2010 by AAR CORP. in favor of The Huntington National Bank. |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: April 27, 2010
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AAR CORP. |
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/s/ RICHARD J. POULTON |
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Richard J. Poulton |
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Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and |
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Treasurer |
EXHIBIT INDEX
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10.1 |
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Huntington Loan Agreement dated as of April 23, 2010 between EPA Aviation, LLC and The Huntington National Bank. |
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Guaranty Agreement dated as of April 23, 2010 by AAR CORP. in favor of The Huntington National Bank. |
Exhibit 10.1
MASTER LOAN AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
EP AVIATION, LLC
(BORROWER)
AND
THE HUNTINGTON NATIONAL BANK
(BANK)
DATED AS OF APRIL 23, 2010
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I CERTAIN DEFINITIONS |
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Section 1.1. |
Terms Defined in this Agreement |
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Section 1.2. |
Construction |
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ARTICLE II THE LOANS |
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Section 2.1. |
Revolving Loan Commitment |
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Section 2.2. |
Disbursement Procedures For All Loans |
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Section 2.3. |
Deposits to Borrowers Account |
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Section 2.4. |
Collateral and Guaranties |
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Section 2.5. |
Overadvance |
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ARTICLE III THE NOTES |
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Section 3.1. |
The Revolving Loan Note |
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ARTICLE IV INTEREST AND FEES |
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Section 4.1. |
Interest Rate |
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Section 4.2. |
Computation of Interest |
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Section 4.3. |
Suspension of LIBOR Rate |
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Section 4.4. |
LIBOR Rate Unlawful |
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Section 4.5. |
Changes in Law |
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Section 4.6. |
Mitigation |
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Section 4.7. |
Fees and Expenses |
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ARTICLE V PREPAYMENTS |
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Section 5.1. |
Optional Prepayments |
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ARTICLE VI MAKING OF PAYMENTS |
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Section 6.1. |
Making of Payments |
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Section 6.2. |
Late Payments |
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ARTICLE VII REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES |
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Section 7.1. |
Entity Organization |
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Section 7.2. |
Authorization; No Conflict |
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Section 7.3. |
Validity and Binding Nature |
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Section 7.4. |
Financial Statements |
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Section 7.5. |
Liens |
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Section 7.6. |
Subsidiaries |
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Section 7.7. |
Investment Company Act |
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Section 7.8. |
Public Utility Holding Company Act |
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Section 7.9. |
Regulation U |
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Section 7.10. |
Accuracy of Information |
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Section 7.11. |
No Default |
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Section 7.12. |
Licenses and Permits |
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Section 7.13. |
Compliance with Applicable Laws |
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Section 7.14. |
Perfected Security Interests |
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Section 7.15. |
Chief Executive Office |
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Section 7.16. |
Other Representations and Warranties |
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Section 7.17. |
Anti-Terrorism Law Compliance |
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ARTICLE VIII COVENANTS |
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Section 8.1. |
Reports, Certificates and Other Information |
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Section 8.2. |
Existence and Franchises |
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Section 8.3. |
Books, Records and Inspections |
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Section 8.4. |
Insurance |
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Section 8.5. |
Taxes and Liabilities |
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Section 8.6. |
Limits on Commitments |
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Section 8.7. |
Ownership of Stock of Borrower |
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Section 8.8. |
Liens |
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Section 8.9. |
Change in Nature of Business |
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Section 8.10. |
Use of Proceeds |
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Section 8.11. |
Other Agreements |
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Section 8.12. |
Compliance with Applicable Laws |
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Section 8.13. |
Environmental Matters |
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Section 8.14. |
Financial Covenant |
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Section 8.15. |
Title to Aircraft Collateral |
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Section 8.16. |
Deposit Account |
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ARTICLE IX CONDITIONS OF LENDING |
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Section 9.1. |
Conditions to Disbursement |
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Section 9.2. |
Waiver of Conditions Precedent to Loan |
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ARTICLE X EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND THEIR EFFECT |
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Section 10.1. |
Events of Default |
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Section 10.2. |
Acceleration; Termination of Commitments |
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Section 10.3. |
Rights and Remedies Generally |
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Section 10.4. |
Direct Debtor to Dispose of Collateral |
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Section 10.5. |
Possession of Collateral |
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Section 10.6. |
Disposition of the Collateral |
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Section 10.7. |
Recourse |
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Section 10.8. |
Application of Proceeds |
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Section 10.9. |
Limitation on Duties Regarding Preservation of Collateral |
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Section 10.10. |
Waiver of Claims |
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Section 10.11. |
Grant of License to Use General Intangibles |
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Covenant of Quiet Engagement |
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ARTICLE XI GENERAL |
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Section 11.1. |
Waiver; Amendments |
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Section 11.2. |
Notices |
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Section 11.3. |
Computations |
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Section 11.4. |
Regulation U |
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Section 11.5. |
Costs, Expenses and Taxes |
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Section 11.6. |
Interest on Advances |
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Section 11.7. |
Indemnification |
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Section 11.8. |
Power of Attorney |
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Section 11.9. |
Termination of Agreement; Recovery Claims |
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Section 11.10. |
References to Subsidiaries |
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Section 11.11. |
Governing Law; Jury Trial; Severability |
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Section 11.12. |
Joint and Several Liability |
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Section 11.13. |
Counterparts |
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Section 11.14. |
Successors and Assigns |
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Section 11.15. |
Prior Agreements |
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Section 11.16. |
Assignment; Sale of Participating Interests |
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SCHEDULE 1.1 PERMITTED LIENS |
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SCHEDULE 7.13 COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAWS |
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SCHEDULE 7.14 FILING OFFICES |
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SCHEDULE 8.9 PERMITTED INDEBTEDNESS |
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EXHIBIT A FORM OF: REVOLVING LOAN NOTE |
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EXHIBIT B FORM OF: COVENANT COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE |
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MASTER LOAN AGREEMENT
This Master Loan Agreement dated as of April 23, 2010 (this Agreement), is between EP AVIATION, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the Borrower) and THE HUNTINGTON NATIONAL BANK, a national banking association (together with its successors and assigns, the Bank).
Preliminary Statement
The Borrower has requested, and Bank has agreed, to lend not more than $65 million to Borrower pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. This loan refinances certain indebtedness owed by the Borrower and certain of its affiliates to the Bank, and shall be secured by certain aircraft owed by the Borrower, as described in this Agreement.
Agreement
In consideration of the facts set forth above, and the mutual covenants that follow, the parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
AAR means AAR CORP., a Delaware corporation.
Aggregate Facility means $65,000,000.00.
Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitment See Section 2.1.
Agreed Value means:
Except as provided above, after an Aircraft is added to the Borrowing Base and so long as it remains in the Borrowing Base, the Agreed Value of that Aircraft shall not change except on terms and conditions acceptable to the Bank in its sole discretion.
Aircraft means (i) any aircraft registered under the laws of the United States, or (ii) any aircraft registered in a country other than the United States that has ratified and adopted the Cape Town Convention; (iii) all engines, propellers, avionics, accessories, components, of the foregoing owned by Borrower, and (iv) all substitutions, products, and proceeds of the foregoing.
Amortized Value shall mean the Agreed Value of any Eligible Aircraft as reduced through amortization on a straight line basis over seven (7) years (the amortization period) commencing as follows:
Applicable Interest Rate means the LIBOR Rate plus the Applicable Margin, provided, however, that after the Credit Termination Date, the Applicable Interest Rate shall be equal to the Default Rate. Subject to any maximum or minimum interest rate limitations specified herein or by applicable laws, the Applicable Interest Rate shall change automatically without notice to the Borrower on the first LIBOR Rate Bank Day of each calendar month to reflect any change in the LIBOR Rate.
Applicable Margin means 3.25%.
Appraised Value means value based upon a fair market value appraisal conducted in a manner satisfactory to the Bank in its sole discretion not more than 180 days immediately prior to the date such Aircraft is added to the Borrowing Base or, with respect to Aircraft added to the Borrowing Base as of the Closing Date, as set forth on Exhibit C. Bank acknowledges and agrees that there may not be a developed market for one or more of the types of Aircraft to be purchased by the Borrower, and therefore agrees to consider, in good faith, appraisals and comparable sales information concerning such Aircraft provided by Borrower that rely on global market data where no reliable U.S. market exists for such Aircraft.
Authorized Officer means any officer of the Borrower duly authorized by action of the Borrowers board of directors to act on Borrowers behalf in connection with the Loans.
Bank Parties see Section 11.7.
Borrower see introductory paragraph.
Borrowing Base means the aggregate of 75% of the Amortized Value of each Eligible Aircraft for which an appraisal has been received by the Bank.
Borrowing Base Report see Section 8.1(f).
Business Day means any day of the year other than Saturdays and Sundays on which banks located in Grand Rapids, Michigan are open for the transaction of business.
Cape Town Convention means the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment and its related protocol, the Protocol to Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment on Matters Specific to Aircraft Equipment.
Capital Expenditures means all expenditures which, in accordance with GAAP, would be required to be capitalized and shown on the Consolidated balance sheet of the Company, including expenditures in respect of Capital Leases, but excluding expenditures made in connection with the replacement, substitution or restoration of assets to the extent financed (a) from insurance proceeds (or other similar recoveries) paid on account of the loss of or damage to the assets being replaced or restored or (b) with awards of compensation arising from the taking by eminent domain or condemnation of the assets being replaced.
Capital Lease means, with respect to any Person, any lease of (or other agreement conveying the right to use) any real or personal property by such Person that, in conformity with GAAP, is accounted for as a capital lease on the balance sheet of such Person.
Capital Stock shall mean (a) in the case of a corporation, capital stock and (b) in the case of a limited liability company, membership interests.
Cash Equivalents means (a) securities issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality thereof (provided that the full faith and credit of the United States of America is pledged in support thereof) having maturities of not more than twelve (12) months from the date of acquisition, (b) U.S. dollar denominated time deposits and certificate of deposit of (i) the Bank, (ii) any domestic commercial bank of recognized standing having capital and surplus in excess of $500,000,000 or (iii) any bank whose short-term commercial paper rating from S&P is at least A-1 or the equivalent thereof or from Moodys is at least P-1 or the equivalent thereof (any such bank being an Approved Lender), in each case with maturities of not more than 364 days form the date of acquisition, (c) commercial paper and variable or fixed rate notes issued by any Approved Lender (or by the parent company thereof) or any variable or fixed rate notes issued by, or guaranteed by, any domestic corporation rated A-1 (or the equivalent thereof) or better by S&P or P-1 (or the equivalent thereof) or better by Moodys and maturing within six months of the date of acquisition, (d) repurchase agreements with a bank or trust company (including Lender) or recognized securities dealer having capital and surplus in excess of $500,000,000 for direct obligations issued by or fully guaranteed by the United States of America in which the owner shall have a perfected first priority security interest (subject to no other Liens) and having, on the date of purchase thereof, a fair market value of at least 100% of the amount of the repurchase obligations, (e) obligations of any State of the United States or any political subdivision thereof, the interest with respect to which is exempt from federal income taxation under Section 103 of the Code, having a long term rate of at least Aa-3 or AA- by Moodys or S&P, respectively, (f) investments in municipal auction preferred stock (i) rated AAA or the equivalent thereof) or better by S&P or Aaa (or the equivalent thereof) or better by Moodys and (ii) with dividends that reset at least once every 365 days and (g) investments, classified in accordance with GAAP as current assets, in money market investment programs registered under the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended, which are administered by reputable financial institutions having capital of at least $100,000,000 and the portfolios of which are limited to investments of the character described in the foregoing subdivisions (a) through (f).
Closing Date means April 23, 2010 or such later date that all of the conditions to disbursement set forth in Section 10 have been satisfied, and the initial disbursement of the Loan is made to Borrower.
Collateral means all Aircraft pledged now or hereafter as security for the Loans, including as of the Closing Date but not limited to those Aircraft described on the attached Exhibit C.
Collateral Documents means, collectively, any and all documents and instruments pursuant to which a Lien is granted to the Bank (or to any agent, trustee, or other party acting on the Banks behalf) as security for the Loan or as security for any Guaranty, as such documents and instruments may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time with the Banks advance written consent.
Computation Period means each period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of AAR ending on the last day of a fiscal quarter.
Consolidated means the financial statements of AAR and each Person controlled directly or indirectly by AAR which has been consolidated in accordance with GAAP.
Consolidated Net Income means, with respect to the Guarantor and its Subsidiaries for any period, the net income (or loss) of the Guarantor and its Subsidiaries for such period (taken as a cumulative whole), as determined in accordance with GAAP, after eliminating all offsetting debits and credits between the Guarantor and its Subsidiaries and all other items required to be eliminated in the course of the preparation of Consolidated financial statements of the Guarantor and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP.
Consolidated Rentals means, for any Computation Period for the Guarantor and its Subsidiaries, the aggregate fixed amounts payable by the Guarantor and its Subsidiaries, determined on a Consolidated basis, under Operating Leases.
Consolidating means the separate financial statements of AAR and each Person controlled directly or indirectly by AAR.
Contingent Liability means, with respect to any Person, any obligation (except the endorsement in the ordinary course of business of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection) of such Person guaranteeing or in effect guaranteeing any Debt, dividend or other obligation of any other Person in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, including (without limitation) obligations incurred through an agreement, contingent or otherwise, by such Person: (a) to purchase such Debt or obligation or any property constituting security therefor; (b) to advance or supply funds (i) for the purchase or payment of such Debt or obligation, or (ii) to maintain any working capital or other balance sheet condition or any income statement condition of any other Person or otherwise to advance or make available funds for the purchase or payment of such Debt or obligation; (c) to lease properties or to purchase properties or services primarily
for the purpose of assuring the owner of such Debt or obligation of the ability of any other Person to make payment of the Debt or obligation; or (d) otherwise to assure the owner of such Debt or obligation against loss in respect thereof. In any computation of the Debt or other liabilities of the obligor under any Contingent Liability, the Debt or other obligations that are the subject of such Contingent Liability shall be assumed to be direct obligations of such obligor.
Covenant Compliance Certificate - see Section 8.1(c) and Exhibit B.
Credit Termination Date means the earlier of (i) April 23, 2015; or (ii) such other date after the occurrence of an Event of Default as provided in Section 10.2.
Debt of any Person means, without duplication, (a) its liabilities for borrowed money determined in accordance with GAAP; (b) its liabilities for the deferred purchase price of property acquired by such Person (excluding accounts payable and other accrued liabilities arising in the ordinary course of business but including, without limitation, all liabilities created or arising under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement with respect to any such property); (c) its Capital Lease obligations; (d) all liabilities for borrowed money (other than Nonrecourse Debt) secured by any Lien with respect to any property owned by such Person (whether or not it has assumed or otherwise become liable for such liabilities); (e) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, with respect to the face amount of all letters of credit (whether or not drawn), bankers acceptances and similar obligations issued for the account of such Person (including the Letters of Credit under the Guarantor Credit Agreement); (f) all Hedging Obligations of such Person; and (g) any Contingent Liability of such Person with respect to liabilities of a type described in any of clauses (a) through (f) hereof. Debt of any Person shall include all obligations of such Person of the character described in clauses (a) through (g) to the extent such Person remains legally liable in respect thereof notwithstanding that any such obligation is deemed to be extinguished under GAAP. For further certainty, obligations of the Guarantor and its Subsidiaries as lessee in respect of operating leases (including leveraged leases and synthetic leases that are accounted for as operating leases) under GAAP shall not constitute Debt and obligations of the Guarantor and its Subsidiaries in respect of intercompany expenses, billings and other charges between and among the Guarantor and its Subsidiaries consistent with their historical business practices shall not constitute Debt.
Default Rate means the rate of interest per annum which is 250 basis points in excess of the Applicable Interest Rate on the Credit Termination Date.
Dollar(s) and the sign $ means lawful money of the United States of America.
EBITDA means, for any period Consolidated Net Income for such period plus, to the extent deducted in determining such Consolidated Net Income, Interest Expense, income and franchise tax expense, depreciation and amortization losses (less gains) from asset dispositions, extraordinary losses (less extraordinary gains), transaction costs in an aggregate amount not to exceed $4,000,000 incurred in connection with the acquisition of the Borrower and Aviation Worldwide Services, L.L.C., this Agreement and the 2010 Credit Agreement, and transaction costs incurred in connection with the issuance by the Company of high-yield debt or equity, in each case, for such period. EBITDA shall be calculated on a pro forma basis to give
effect to any acquisition consummated at any time on or after the first day of a Computation Period, as if such acquisition had been consummated on the first day of such Computation Period.
EBITDAR means, for any period, EBITDA plus, to the extent deducted from Consolidated Net Income when determining EBITDA, Consolidated Rentals for such period.
Eligible Aircraft means any Aircraft (i) owned by the Borrower, (ii) in which the Bank has a perfected, first priority security interest, (iii) covered by insurance as required by this Agreement; (iv) in good order and repair and in airworthy condition in accordance with the requirements of the manufacturers operation and maintenance manuals and any applicable laws or regulations pertaining to the operation and maintenance of the Aircraft (Aircraft whose damage, loss or needed repair is adequately covered by insurance as required by this Agreement shall be deemed in good order and repair and in airworthy condition), (v) is not subject to or encumbered by any Lien other than Permitted Liens, (vi) for which an Agreed Value shall been determined in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, (vii) is otherwise in material compliance with all other conditions and requirements of this Agreement, and (viii) is designated by the Borrower as part of the Borrowing Base.
Environmental Claims see Section 8.13(c).
Environmental Laws means any and all federal, state or local environmental or health and safety related laws, regulations, rules, ordinances, orders or directives.
EP Aviation means EP Aviation, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.
Event of Default means any of the events described in Section 10.1.
Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio means, for any Computation Period, the ratio of (a) the total for such period of EBITDAR for the Guarantor and its Subsidiaries minus the sum of income taxes paid in cash by the Guarantor and its Subsidiaries and all Capital Expenditures incurred by the Guarantor and its Subsidiaries to (b) the sum for such period of (i) cash Interest Expense paid by the Guarantor and its Subsidiaries, plus (ii) required payments of principal of Funded Debt for the Guarantor and its Subsidiaries (excluding (A) the Revolving Loans, as defined in the Guarantor Credit Agreement, (B) revolving loans under the 2010 Credit Agreement, (C) required principal payments under the Companys notes due May 15, 2011, the aggregate initial principal amount of which is $42,000,000, and (D) the Loans), plus (iii) Consolidated Rentals paid by the Guarantor and its Subsidiaries, plus (iv) Restricted Payments paid by the Guarantor during such Computation Period.
Funded Debt means, as to any Person, all Debt of such Person that matures more than one year from the date of its creation (or is renewable or extendible, at the option of such Person, to a date more than one year from such date).
GAAP means the generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied with such changes thereto as (i) shall be consistent with the then effective principles promulgated or adopted by the Financial Accounting Standards Board and its predecessors and successors and
(ii) shall be concurred in by the independent certified public accountants of recognized standing certifying any financial statements of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries.
General Intangibles means general intangibles as such term is defined in the UCC, including, without limitation, rights to the payment of money (other than Accounts), trademarks, trade names, service marks, designs, logos, and the goodwill of the business relating thereto, copyrights, copyright registrations, patents, patent applications, and contracts, licenses and franchises (except in the case of licenses and franchises in respect of which the Borrower is the licensee or franchisee if the agreement in respect of such license or franchise prohibits by its terms any assignment or grant of a security interest), limited and general partnership interests and joint venture interests, distributions on certificated securities (as defined in the UCC) and uncertificated securities (as defined in the UCC), computer programs and other computer Software, tape drives, utilities and application programs, inventions, designs, trade secrets, goodwill, proprietary rights, customer lists, supplier contracts, sale orders, correspondence, advertising materials, federal and state income tax refunds, payments due in connection with any confiscation, condemnation, seizure or forfeiture of any property, reversionary interests in pension and profit-sharing plans and reversionary, beneficial and residual interests in trusts, credits with and other claims against any Person, together with any collateral for any of the foregoing and the rights under any security agreement granting a security interest in such collateral.
Guarantor means AAR.
Guarantor Credit Agreement means that certain Credit Agreement dated as of August 31, 2006, among the Guarantor, the Lenders (as defined therein) and Bank of America, N.A., as agent, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified, from time to time, and any replacement or refinancing thereof from time to time.
Guaranty means the Guaranty Agreement, of even date herewith, executed by the Guarantor in favor of the Bank with respect to any or all of the Obligations.
Hazardous Material means any hazardous substance or any pollutant or contaminant defined as such in (or for purposes of) the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, any so called Superfund or Superlien law, the Toxic Substances Control Act, or any other federal, state or local statute, law, ordinance, code, rule, regulation, order or decree regulating, relating to or imposing liability or standards on conduct concerning any hazardous, toxic or dangerous waste, substance or material, as now or at any time hereafter in effect; asbestos or any substance or compound containing asbestos; polychlorinated biphenyls or any substance or compound containing any polychlorinated biphenyl; and any other hazardous, toxic or dangerous waste, substance or material.
Hedging Agreement means any interest rate, currency or commodity swap agreement, cap agreement or collar agreement, and any other agreement or arrangement designed to protect a Person against fluctuations in interest rates, currency exchange rates or commodity prices.
Hedging Obligation means, with respect to any Person, any liability of such Person under any Hedging Agreement.
Indemnified Liabilities see Section 11.7.
Interest Expense means for any period the Consolidated net interest expense of the Guarantor and its Subsidiaries for such period (including all imputed interest on Capital Leases).
LIBOR Rate means the rate obtained by dividing: (1) the actual or estimated per annum rate, or the arithmetic mean of the per annum rates, of interest for deposits in U.S. dollars for the related LIBOR Rate Interest Period (as hereinafter defined), as determined by Bank in its discretion based upon reference to information which appears on page LIBOR01, captioned British Bankers Assoc. Interest Settlement Rates, of the Reuters America Network, a service of Reuters America Inc. (or such other page that may replace that page on that service for the purpose of displaying London interbank offered rates; or, if such service ceases to be available or ceases to be used by Bank, such other reasonably comparable money rate service as Bank may select) or upon information obtained from any other reasonable procedure, as of two LIBOR Rate Bank Days prior to the first day of a LIBOR Rate Interest Period; by (2) an amount equal to one minus the stated maximum rate (expressed as a decimal), if any, of all reserve requirements (including, without limitation, any marginal emergency, supplemental, special or other reserves) that is specified on the first day of each LIBOR Rate Interest Period by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (or any successor agency thereto) for determining the maximum reserve requirement with respect to eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as Eurocurrency liabilities in Regulation D of such Board) maintained by a member bank of the such System, or any other regulations of any governmental authority having jurisdiction with respect thereto as conclusively determined by the Bank.
LIBOR Rate Bank Day means any day other than a Saturday or a Sunday on which banks are open for business in Grand Rapids, Michigan and on which banks in London, England settle payments.
LIBOR Rate Interest Period means one (1) month, provided that (i) if any LIBOR Rate Interest Period would otherwise expire on a day which is not a LIBOR Rate Bank Day, the LIBOR Rate Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding LIBOR Rate Bank Day (provided, however, that if such next succeeding LIBOR Rate Bank Day occurs in the following calendar month, then the LIBOR Rate Interest Period shall expire on the immediately preceding LIBOR Rate Bank Day.)
Lien means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest or encumbrance of any kind in respect of such asset.
Loans means collectively all Revolving Loans, and the term Loan means any such Revolving Loan.
Margin Stock has the meaning given to such term in Regulation U.
Material Adverse Effect means a material adverse effect on (a) the business, operations, property or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Guarantor and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (b) the ability of the Borrower or the Guarantor to perform its respective material obligations, when such obligations are required to be performed, under this Agreement, any of the Notes or any of the other Related Documents or the material rights or remedies of Bank thereunder or hereunder.
Nonrecourse Debt means any Debt of any Person which, by the terms thereof, does not represent a claim against any general assets or revenues of such Person other than the specific assets that are subject to a Lien securing such Debt.
Note shall mean collectively and individually the Revolving Loan Notes.
Obligations mean any individual and the aggregate of all obligations, liabilities and indebtedness of the Borrower to the Bank, howsoever created, arising or evidenced, whether joint or several, direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, now or hereafter existing or arising, or due or to become due under this Agreement, the Notes or under any of the Related Documents, whether by operation of law or otherwise, and any refinancings, substitutions, extensions, renewals, replacements and modifications for or of any or all of the foregoing.
Operating Lease means any lease of (or other agreement conveying the right to use) any real or personal property by the Guarantor or any Subsidiary, as lessee, other than any Capital Lease.
Permitted Liens see Section 8.8 and Schedule 1.1.
Person means an individual or a corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, joint stock company, limited liability company, government (or any agency or political subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.
Presidential means Presidential Airways, Inc., a Florida corporation.
Prime Commercial Rate means the rate established by Bank from time to time based on its consideration of economic, money market, business and competitive factors, and it is not necessarily the Banks most favored rate. Subject to any maximum or minimum interest rate limitation specified herein or by applicable law, any variable rate of interest on the Loans based upon the Prime Commercial Rate shall change automatically without notice to the Borrower immediately with each change in the Prime Commercial Rate.
Proceeds means proceeds as such term is defined in the UCC.
Recovery Claim - See Section 11.9.
Regulation U means Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and any successor rule or regulation of similar import as in effect from time to time.
Related Documents means, collectively, the Notes, the Collateral Documents, the Guaranty and all other documents, instruments and agreements executed by the Borrower, or the Guarantor pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement, or any amendment of this Agreement.
Restricted Payment means any payment in connection with (a) any dividend payment in cash or otherwise to any holders of the Capital Stock of the Guarantor, and (b) any purchase or redemption of any of the Capital Stock of the Guarantor.
Revolving Loans See Section 2.1.
Revolving Loan Note See Section 3.1.
Security Agreement means any aircraft security agreement by which an Aircraft is pledged to the Bank as collateral for any Loan made pursuant to this Agreement and any security agreement by which the assets of the Borrower or the Guarantor are pledged to the Bank as collateral for any Loan made pursuant to this Agreement.
Significant Subsidiary means at any time any Subsidiary of the Guarantor which accounts for more than (i) 10% of the Consolidated assets of the Guarantor and its Subsidiaries, or (ii) 10% of the Consolidated revenue of the Guarantor and its Subsidiaries.
Software means software as defined by the UCC.
Subsidiary means a Person of which the Borrower and/or its other Subsidiaries own, directly or indirectly, such number of outstanding shares as have more than 50% of the ordinary voting power for the election of such corporations directors.
2010 Credit Agreement means a Credit Agreement, to be entered into by and among the Guarantor, the lenders party thereto, and Bank of America, as Administrative Agent, providing for a $75,000,000 revolving credit facility, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
UCC and Uniform Commercial Code mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the State of Michigan; provided, that if by reason of mandatory provisions of law, the perfection or the effect of perfection or non-perfection of the security interest or Lien in any Collateral is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in a jurisdiction other than Michigan, UCC and Uniform Commercial Code means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in such other jurisdiction for purposes of the provisions hereof relating to such perfection or effect of perfection or non-perfection.
ARTICLE VI
To induce the Bank to enter into this Agreement and to make the Loans hereunder, the Borrower represents and warrants to the Bank that, as of the date hereof and on the date of disbursement of each Loan:
Until the Credit Termination Date and thereafter until all Obligations including any Recovery Claims arising hereunder or under any of the Related Documents are paid in full, the Borrower agrees that, unless at any time the Bank shall otherwise expressly consent in writing, it will:
The Banks obligation to make any Loan is subject to the following conditions precedent:
Notices shall be deemed to have been given (a) in the case of notice by certified mail, three days after deposit thereof in the United States mails, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, and (b) in all other cases, upon receipt of the notice without regard to the date of receipt of any confirming copy; provided that a notice directed to the attention of any individual at a business entity, other than a notice given by telephone, shall be deemed given when received by any employee of the entity at the address or facsimile number to which such notice is to be sent as determined in accordance with this Section. Copies of notices directed to a party which are required to be sent to other persons shall be deemed received by such other persons on the date on which the party receives such notice.
Notices to the Borrower shall be directed as follows:
EP AVIATION, LLC
1100 North Wood Dale Road
Wood Dale, Illinois 60191
Attention: Michael Carr, Vice President
Telephone No. (630) 227-2140
Facsimile No. (630) 227-2149
Email: mcarr@aarcorp.com
With a copy to:
AAR CORP.
1100 North Wood Dale Road
Wood Dale, Illinois 60191
Attention: Michael Carr, Vice President
Telephone No. (630) 227-2140
Facsimile No. (630) 227-2149
Email: mcarr@aarcorp.com
Notices in writing to the Bank shall be directed as follows:
THE HUNTINGTON NATIONAL BANK
105 East 4th Street (CN01)
Cincinnati, OH 45202
Attention: Kim Trombetta, Sr. Vice President
Telephone Number: (513) 762-5194
Facsimile Number: (513) 762-1873
Notices shall be given to the officer of the Bank at the time responsible for the administration of this Agreement as specified by the Bank to the Borrower from time to time. A telephonic notice to the Bank, as understood by the Bank, shall be deemed to be the controlling and proper notice in the event of a discrepancy with or failure to receive a confirming written notice. Either party may change, from time to time, the persons to whom or the addresses, or the telephone numbers or the facsimile numbers to which notices are to be sent by serving upon the other a written notice designated as a Notice of Change of Address.
If and to the extent that the foregoing agreements described in this Section 11.7 may be unenforceable for any reason, the Borrower hereby agrees to make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of each of the Indemnified Liabilities which is permissible under applicable law. All of the Borrowers obligations under this Section 11.7 shall survive repayment of the Loans, cancellation of any Note, or any termination of this Agreement or any Related Document
THE BORROWER AND THE BANK IRREVOCABLY WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING (I) TO ENFORCE OR DEFEND ANY RIGHTS UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, THE RELATED DOCUMENTS, THE LOAN OR ANY AMENDMENT, INSTRUMENT, DOCUMENT OR AGREEMENT DELIVERED OR WHICH MAY IN THE FUTURE BE DELIVERED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR THEREWITH, OR (II) ARISING FROM ANY DISPUTE OR CONTROVERSY IN CONNECTION WITH OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE RELATED DOCUMENTS, THE LOAN, OR ANY SUCH AMENDMENT, INSTRUMENT, DOCUMENT OR AGREEMENT, AND AGREE THAT ANY SUCH ACTION OR COUNTERCLAIM SHALL BE TRIED BEFORE A COURT AND NOT BEFORE A JURY.
THE BORROWER IRREVOCABLY AGREES THAT, SUBJECT TO THE BANKS SOLE AND ABSOLUTE ELECTION, ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY WAY, MANNER OR RESPECT ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT, THE RELATED DOCUMENTS, THE LOAN OR ANY AMENDMENT, INSTRUMENT, DOCUMENT OR AGREEMENT DELIVERED OR WHICH MAY IN THE FUTURE BE DELIVERED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR THEREWITH, OR ARISING FROM ANY DISPUTE OR CONTROVERSY ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE RELATED DOCUMENTS, THE LOAN OR ANY SUCH AMENDMENT, INSTRUMENT, DOCUMENT OR AGREEMENT SHALL BE LITIGATED ONLY IN THE COURTS HAVING SITUS WITHIN THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, AND THE BORROWER HEREBY CONSENTS AND SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY LOCAL, STATE OR FEDERAL COURT LOCATED WITHIN SUCH STATE. THE BORROWER HEREBY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO TRANSFER OR CHANGE THE VENUE OF ANY LITIGATION BROUGHT AGAINST THE BORROWER BY THE BANK IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION.
IF AND TO THE EXTENT ANY PROVISION OF ANY RELATED DOCUMENT IS INCONSISTENT WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT, THE PROVISIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT SHALL CONTROL.
(Signatures appear on the following page)
WHEREFORE, the parties have executed this Master Loan Agreement as of the date first written above.
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SCHEDULE 7.13
COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAWS
The matters described on Schedules 5.8 and 5.9 of the Membership Interest Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 25, 2009, by and among Xe Services, AAR Airlift, LLC and AAR Corp.
SCHEDULE 7.14
FILING OFFICES
1. Federal Aviation Administration IAA Aircraft Registry
P.O. Box 25504
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73125
2. International Registry of Mobile Assets (Cape Town)
3. State of Delaware
Delaware Division of Corporations
401 Federal Suite Suite 4
Dover, DE 19901
EXHIBIT A
FORM OF:
REVOLVING LOAN NOTE
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The undersigned, for value received, jointly and severally promise to pay to the order of THE HUNTINGTON NATIONAL BANK (together with its successors and assigns, called the Bank) at the Banks principal office in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the principal amount of Sixty-Five Million and No/100 Dollars ($65,000,000.00), or, such lesser amount as shown either on any Schedule attached hereto or in the Banks records.
Each disbursement under this Note shall be accounted for separately, and shall be repaid in equal monthly installments of 1/84th of the principal amount of such disbursement, plus interest accrued at the Applicable Interest Rate on the outstanding amount of such disbursement through the date of payment. Payments under this Note shall begin on the first Business Day of the month immediately following the initial disbursement of the Loan, and continuing on the first Business Day of each month thereafter. Notwithstanding the foregoing, all outstanding principal and accrued interest shall automatically become due and payable on the Credit Termination Date.
Subject to any maximum or minimum interest rate limitations specified herein or by applicable laws, the Applicable Interest Rate shall change automatically without notice to the Borrower on the first day of each LIBOR Rate Interest Period but not more often than each month to reflect any change in the LIBOR Rate. This Note may be prepaid in whole or in part at any time as provided in the Credit Agreement (as hereinafter defined). Payments of both principal and interest shall be made in the form of lawful money of the United States of America. If a regularly scheduled payment is made ten (10) or more days after it is due, the undersigned will be charged the greater of 5% of the late payment or $25.00.
Terms used but not otherwise defined herein are defined in that Master Loan Agreement dated as of April 23, 2010 between the undersigned and the Bank (herein, as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time-to-time called the Credit Agreement). The Credit Agreement sets forth said terms and provisions, including those under which this Note may or must be paid prior to its due date or may have its due date accelerated. This Note is secured pursuant to the Credit Agreement and various Related Documents referred to therein, and reference is made thereto for a statement of terms and provisions.
In addition to, and not in limitation of, the foregoing and the provisions of the Credit Agreement hereinabove referred to, the undersigned further jointly and severally agree, subject only to any limitation imposed by applicable law, to pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorneys fees and expenses, incurred by the holder of this Note in seeking to collect any amounts payable hereunder which are not paid when due, whether by acceleration or otherwise.
The undersigned and the Bank acknowledge and agree that execution and delivery of this Note by the Trustee, not in its individual capacity but only in its capacity as Trustee of the Aircraft Trust, shall not create or impose any liability for the Obligations upon the Trustee, but shall only bind the Aircraft Trust.
This Note is binding upon the undersigned and its successors and assigns, and shall inure to the benefit of the Bank and its successors and assigns. This Note is made under and governed by the laws of the State of Michigan without regard to conflict of laws principles.
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EXHIBIT B
FORM OF:
COVENANT COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
The undersigned certifies to Huntington National Bank (the Bank), as of the date of this Certificate, the following:
A. The undersigned is the chief financial officer of AAR CORP., a Delaware corporation (AAR), and have been authorized and directed to execute this Certificate on behalf of AAR and its subsidiaries, and EP Aviation, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (Borrower).
B. We have read and understand the Master Loan Agreement dated as of April , 2010, and as subsequently amended, supplemented or otherwise modified ) from time to time (the Credit Agreement) between the Borrower and the Bank.
C. The financial statements of AAR and its Subsidiaries available online via Edgar are true and accurate, and fairly reflect the financial condition of such as of the reporting periods covered by those financial statements which are in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Practices, except as follows:
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D. The undersigned represents and warrants that no Event of Default under the Credit Agreement has occurred on or before the date of this Certificate except as follows: (check the appropriate box with an X)
1 o Not Applicable (No Events of Default have occurred that have not been waived in writing by the Bank).
2 o The following Events of Default have occurred and/or are continuing and have not been waived in writing or amended in writing by the Bank:
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F. Terms not otherwise defined in this Certificate shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.
The undersigned has signed this Certificate on behalf of AAR and the Borrower on , 20 .
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EXHIBIT C
AIRCRAFT PLEDGED AS COLLATERAL
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Owner |
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Deployed/ |
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Reg. No. |
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HNB Appraisal |
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75% of HNB |
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EPA |
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Deployed |
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C-212-200 CC 50 |
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N966BW |
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$ |
891,781.00 |
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$ |
668,835.75 |
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EPA |
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Deployed |
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C-212-200 CC 60 |
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N963BW |
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$ |
1,065,597.00 |
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$ |
799,197.75 |
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EPA |
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Deployed |
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C-212-200 CD 51 |
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N967BW |
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$ |
902,242.00 |
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$ |
676,681.50 |
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EPA |
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Deployed |
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C-212-200 CD 51 |
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N2357G |
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$ |
1,084,952.00 |
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$ |
813,714.00 |
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EPA |
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Deployed |
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C-212-300 DF |
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N6369C |
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$ |
1,201,210.00 |
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$ |
900,907.50 |
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EPA |
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Deployed |
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S-61N |
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N61NH |
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$ |
3,969,000.00 |
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$ |
2,976,750.00 |
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EPA |
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Deployed |
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S-61N |
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N725JH |
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$ |
4,129,000.00 |
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$ |
3,096,750.00 |
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EPA |
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Deployed |
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S-61N |
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N905AL |
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$ |
4,177,700.00 |
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$ |
3,133,275.00 |
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EPA |
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Deployed |
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S-61N |
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N103WF |
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$ |
4,307,000.00 |
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$ |
3,230,250.00 |
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EPA |
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Deployed |
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S-61N |
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N364FH |
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$ |
4,312,000.00 |
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$ |
3,234,000.00 |
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EPA |
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Deployed |
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N116AZ |
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$ |
4,483,700.00 |
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$ |
3,362,775.00 |
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EPA |
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SA-227DC Metro 23 |
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N955BW |
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$ |
941,450.00 |
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$ |
706,087.50 |
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EPA |
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Deployed |
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SA-227DC Metro 23 |
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N956BW |
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$ |
1,066,900.00 |
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$ |
800,175.00 |
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EPA |
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Deployed |
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214ST |
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N3897N |
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$ |
1,759,950.00 |
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$ |
1,319,962.50 |
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EPA |
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Deployed |
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214ST |
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N5748M |
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$ |
2,084,250.00 |
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$ |
1,563,187.50 |
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EPA |
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Deployed |
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214ST |
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N59806 |
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$ |
2,118,290.00 |
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$ |
1,588,717.50 |
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EPA |
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Deployed |
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214ST |
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N8045T |
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$ |
2,121,795.00 |
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$ |
1,591,346.25 |
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EPA |
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Deployed |
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214ST |
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N391AL |
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$ |
2,213,950.00 |
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$ |
1,660,462.50 |
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EPA |
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Deployed |
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CN 235 |
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N2696S |
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$ |
2,031,499.00 |
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$ |
1,523,624.25 |
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EPA |
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Deployed |
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CN 235 |
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N1269J |
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$ |
2,063,074.00 |
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$ |
1,547,305.50 |
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EPA |
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Deployed |
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DHC-8-102 |
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N308RD |
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$ |
3,611,600.00 |
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$ |
2,708,700.00 |
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EPA |
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Deployed |
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DHC-8-103 |
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N810LR |
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$ |
2,533,000.00 |
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$ |
1,899,750.00 |
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EPA |
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Deployed |
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DHC-8-103 |
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N150RN |
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$ |
2,588,600.00 |
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$ |
1,941,450.00 |
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EPA |
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Deployed |
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DHC-8-103 |
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N801LR |
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$ |
2,842,000.00 |
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$ |
2,131,500.00 |
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EPA |
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Deployed |
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S-61N |
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N410GH |
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$ |
3,962,500.00 |
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$ |
2,971,875.00 |
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EPA |
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Deployed |
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S-61N |
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N612RM |
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$ |
4,912,000.00 |
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$ |
3,864,000.00 |
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EPA |
|
Deployed |
|
SA330J Puma |
|
N6973C |
|
$ |
2,212,300.00 |
|
$ |
1,659,225.00 |
|
|
EPA |
|
Deployed |
|
SA330J Puma |
|
N2851T |
|
$ |
3,018,500.00 |
|
$ |
2,263,875.00 |
|
|
EPA |
|
Deployed |
|
SA330J Puma |
|
N2783R |
|
$ |
3,336,100.00 |
|
$ |
2,502,075.00 |
|
|
EPA |
|
Deployed |
|
SA330J Puma |
|
N330KW |
|
$ |
3,459,000.00 |
|
$ |
2,594,250.00 |
|
|
EPA |
|
Deployed |
|
SA330J Puma |
|
N10248 |
|
$ |
3,723,700.00 |
|
$ |
2,792,775.00 |
|
|
EPA |
|
Deployed |
|
SA330J Puma |
|
N605R |
|
$ |
4,149,400.00 |
|
$ |
3,112,050.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL: |
|
$ |
87,274,040.00 |
|
$ |
65,455,530.00 |
|
Exhibit 10.2
GUARANTY AGREEMENT
THIS GUARANTY AGREEMENT dated as of April 23, 2010 (this Guaranty) is made by AAR CORP., a Delaware corporation (Guarantor), in favor of THE HUNTINGTON NATIONAL BANK, a national banking association (Lender).
WHEREAS, pursuant to a Master Loan Agreement, dated as of April 23, 2010, (the Loan Agreement), between Lender and EP Aviation, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as borrower (Borrower), Lender will from time to time make the Loans (as defined in the Loan Agreement) to Borrower; and
WHEREAS, the Borrower is an indirect subsidiary of the Guarantor;
WHEREAS, as a condition to the effectiveness of the Loan Agreement, the Lender has required that the Guarantor enter into this Guaranty with respect to certain obligations of the Borrower under the Loan Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in order to induce Lender to execute and deliver the Loan Agreement and make the Loans to Borrower, Guarantor agrees as follows:
Section 1. Definitions. For all purposes of this Guaranty, capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them (whether by reference to another document or otherwise) in the Loan Agreement.
Section 2. Guaranty. Guarantor hereby absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees to Lender the due and punctual payment and performance of the obligations of the Borrower under the Loan Agreement (collectively, the Obligations).
Section 3. Absolute Guaranty. This Guaranty shall be an absolute, continuing, unconditional and irrevocable guarantee and shall remain in full force and effect until such time as the Obligations have been discharged in full.
Section 4. Strict Observance.
4.1 Guarantor hereby agrees that the Obligations will be paid, performed and observed strictly in accordance with their terms and strictly in accordance with the terms of the Loan Agreement, regardless of the enforceability thereof against Borrower and regardless of any law, regulation or decree now or hereafter in effect which might in any manner affect the Obligations, or the rights of Lender with respect thereto as against Borrower, but only to the extent permitted by applicable law.
4.2 The obligations of Guarantor under this Guaranty are absolute, irrevocable and unconditional, without regard to the obligations of any other person, or of any lack of prior enforcement or retention of any rights against Borrower or any other person or any property, or of the partial or complete illegality, unenforceability or invalidity of any of the Obligations, the Loan Agreement or any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, arrangement, assignment for the benefit of creditors or similar proceedings with respect to Borrower or the failure of Lender to file a claim in any bankruptcy or other such proceeding.
4.3 No delay in making demand on Guarantor for satisfaction of its obligations hereunder shall prejudice the right of Lender to enforce the obligations of Guarantor hereunder provided such demand is made within any period required by any applicable statute of limitations or similar law affecting the demand.
Section 5. Waivers. Guarantor unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law:
(a) diligence, presentment, demand, protest or notice of any kind whatsoever with respect to this Guaranty and the Obligations provided that all such requirements under the Fundamental Agreements to which the diligence, presentment, demand, protest or notice relates have been fulfilled;
(b) any right to consent to, or to receive any notice of, any supplement to or amendment of, or waiver or modification of, the terms of the Loan Agreement;
(c) any other circumstance whatsoever which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge, release or defense of a guarantor or surety, or which might otherwise limit recourse against Guarantor;
(d) any right to require Lender to proceed against any security or to enforce any right under any of the Loan Agreement;
(e) all defenses, counterclaims and offsets of any kind or nature, arising directly or indirectly from the present or future lack of perfection, sufficiency, validity or enforceability of any of the Loan Agreement; and
(f) all rights and defenses arising out of an election of remedies by the creditor; provided that Guarantor may assert any defense (legal or equitable), set-off, counterclaim or claim which Borrower may now or at any time hereafter have under the Loan Agreement. Guarantor shall be bound by any account settled between Borrower and Lender which gives rise to any of the Obligations.
Section 6. Extensions. Guarantor consents and agrees that Lender may, in its sole discretion, at any time from time to time:
(a) renew, extend, change or modify the time, manner, place or terms of payment, performance or observance of any or all of the Obligations;
(b) apply payments by Borrower or Guarantor to any Obligations;
(c) exchange, release or surrender any security or property which may at any time be held by it in respect of the Obligations;
(d) release any surety or guarantor for or of any of the Obligations;
(e) settle or compromise any or all of the Obligations with Borrower or any other person liable in relation thereto; and
(f) subordinate the payment, performance or observance of all or any part of the Obligations to the payment, performance or observance of any other debts or obligation which may be due or owing to Borrower or any other person, all in such manner and upon such terms as Lender may deem proper, without notice to or further assent from Guarantor (who agrees to remain bound by this Guaranty notwithstanding any such thing as aforesaid).
Section 7. No Waiver. No failure or delay in exercising any right under this Guaranty shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right of Lender under this Guaranty or the Loan Agreement.
Section 8. Guaranty of Payment and Performance.
8.1 This Guaranty is a guarantee of payment and performance and not of collection and Guarantor waives any right to require that any action against Lender be taken or exhausted prior to action being taken against Guarantor.
8.2 Guarantor shall pay to Lender on demand all reasonable attorneys fees and other reasonable expenses incurred by Lender in protecting its interests hereunder or in exercising the rights and remedies provided to it hereunder.
Section 9. Further Representations, Warranties and Covenants of Guarantor. Guarantor hereby represents, warrants and covenants that:
(a) it is a corporation duly organized and validly existing under the laws of Delaware, and has the corporate power and authority to enter into, and perform its obligations under this Guaranty;
(b) the execution and delivery by Guarantor of this Guaranty have been duly authorized by all requisite action and proceedings of Guarantor;
(c) this Guaranty has been duly executed and delivered by Guarantor;
(d) this Guaranty is the legal, valid and binding obligation of Guarantor, enforceable against Guarantor in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium or similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally, and except as such enforceability may be subject to the application of equitable principles in any proceeding, legal or equitable;
(e) the execution and delivery by Guarantor of this Guaranty will not (A) violate any provision of Guarantors articles of incorporation or by-laws, (B) materially conflict with or result in a material breach of any indenture or other material agreement to which Guarantor is a party or by which Guarantor is bound, (C) violate any judgment, order, injunction, decree or award of any court, administrative agency or governmental body against, or binding upon, Guarantor or (D) constitute a violation by Guarantor of any law or regulation applicable to Guarantor;
(f) the execution and delivery of this Guaranty does not require any shareholder approval or the approval or consent of any trustee or any holder of any indebtedness or obligation of Guarantor;
(g) there are no actions, suits or proceedings pending, or to Guarantors knowledge threatened, against Guarantor that could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on Guarantors ability to carry out this Guaranty;
(h) the execution and delivery of this Guaranty by Guarantor will not violate any provision of, or create a relationship which would be in violation of, any laws, orders or regulations; and
(i) upon any consolidation or merger, or any conveyance, transfer or lease of substantially all of the assets of Guarantor as an entirety, the successor corporation or Person formed by such consolidation or into which Guarantor is merged or to which such conveyance, transfer or lease is made shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, Guarantor under this Guaranty with the same effect as if such successor, corporation or Person had been named as Guarantor herein. No such conveyance, transfer or lease of substantially all of the assets of Guarantor as an entirety shall have the effect of releasing Guarantor or any successor corporation or Person which shall theretofore have become such in the manner prescribed herein from its liability in respect of this Guaranty.
Section 10. Bankruptcy. Guarantor agrees that if at any time all or any part of any payment or performance thereof applied by Lender to any of the Obligations is or must be rescinded or returned by Lender for any reason whatsoever (including, without limitation, the insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of Borrower), such Obligations shall, for the purposes of this Guaranty, to the extent that such payment or performance is or must be rescinded or returned, be deemed to have continued in existence notwithstanding such application by Lender, and this Guaranty shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, as to such Obligations, all as though such application had not been made. Guarantor further agrees that it shall be liable for full and immediate repayment to Lender of the Loan, including but not limited to any unpaid principal together with accrued interest thereon, in the event of the insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of Borrower.
Section 11. Subrogation. Guarantor shall be subrogated to the rights, if any, of Lender in respect of any matter with respect to which an amount has been paid by Guarantor hereunder, provided however that any subrogation rights to which Guarantor becomes entitled by reason of performance of any of its obligations hereunder shall be subject and subordinate to the rights of Lender against Borrower under the Loan Agreement and the exercise of any such subrogation rights of Guarantor shall be deferred until all Obligations have been fully performed.
Section 12. Assignment of Rights. Guarantor agrees that Lender may assign all of its rights under this Guaranty to any successors or permitted assigns of Lenders rights under the Loan Agreement.
Section 13. Notices. All notices required to be delivered hereunder shall be in English and in writing, and may be given by airmail, telegram, cable, facsimile (confirmed by telephone
in the case of notice by facsimile) or any other customary means of communication, and any such notice shall be effective when delivered to each party as follows:
if to Lender:
THE HUNTINGTON NATIONAL BANK
105 East 4th Street (CN01)
Cincinnati, OH 45202
Attention: Kim Trombetta, Sr. Vice President
Telephone Number: (513) 762-5194
Facsimile Number: (513) 762-1873
if to Guarantor:
AAR, CORP.
1100 North Wood Dale Road
Wood Dale, Illinois 60191
Attention: Michael Carr, Vice President
Telephone No. (630) 227-2140
Facsimile Number: (630) 227-2149
with a copy to:
AAR CORP.
1100 Wood Dale Road
Wood Dale, Illinois 60191
Attn: General Counsel
Telephone: (630) 227-2050
Telecopier: (630) 227-2058
or to such other address or facsimile numbers as either party shall from time to time designate by notice in writing to the other party.
Section 14. Miscellaneous.
14.1 Any provision of this Guaranty which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.
14.2 No provision of this Guaranty may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated orally; but only by an instrument in writing signed by Guarantor and Lender.
14.3 The headings in this Guaranty are for convenience of reference only and shall not modify, define, expand or limit any of the terms or provisions hereof and, unless otherwise indicated, all references herein to numbered clauses are to clauses of this Guaranty.
14.4 All payments by Guarantor hereunder shall be made free and clear of, and without deduction or withholding for or on account of, any taxes, unless such deduction or withholding is required by law. If Guarantor shall be required by law to make any such payment subject to
deduction or withholding for or on account of any taxes, Guarantor shall pay to Lender such additional amounts as may be necessary to ensure that the net amount received by Lender after such deduction or withholding, is equal to the full amount that Lender would have received had no such deduction or withholding been required.
Section 15. Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY CONFLICT OF LAWS RULE WHICH MIGHT RESULT IN THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION.
Section 16. Non-Exclusive Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial. Guarantor hereby consents to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the Michigan located in Grand Rapids and the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan. Guarantor irrevocably waives any objection to such courts as the forum to hear and determine any suit, action or proceeding, and to settle any disputes, which may arise out of this Guaranty or the Loan Agreement and agrees not to claim that such court is not a convenient or appropriate forum whether on the grounds of venue or forum non conveniens or otherwise. Nothing herein will prevent Lender from bringing suit in any other appropriate jurisdiction. Guarantor hereby agrees that service of process for any matter or proceeding in the state courts located in Grand Rapids, Michigan and the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan may be made upon it by mailing copies of the summons and complaint to it by air mail or certified or registered mail to the address set forth in Section 13, postage prepaid, return receipt requested.
GUARANTOR IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHTS TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY PROCEEDING RELATING TO ANY DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS GUARANTY OR ANY OF THE FUNDAMENTAL AGREEMENTS OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY.
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