Exhibit 10.1

 

ELEVENTH AMENDMENT

TO

LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

 

This Eleventh Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement is entered into as of November 6, 2019 (the “Amendment”), by and among TELKONET, INC. (“Borrower”) and HERITAGE BANK OF COMMERCE (“Bank”), and is effective as of September 30, 2019.

 

RECITALS

 

Borrower and Bank are parties to that certain Loan and Security Agreement dated as of September 30, 2014 and as amended from time to time, including pursuant to that certain First Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement dated as of February 17, 2016, that certain Second Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement dated as of October 27, 2016, that certain Third Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement dated as of January 25, 2017, that certain Fourth Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement dated as of March 29, 2017, that certain Fifth Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement dated as of August 29, 2017, that certain Sixth Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement dated as of October 23, 2017, that certain Seventh Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement dated as of February 2, 2018, that certain Eighth Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement dated as of April 5, 2018, that certain Ninth Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement dated as of November 7, 2018 and that certain Tenth Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement dated as of January 29, 2019 (collectively, the “Agreement”).

 

AGREEMENT

 

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:

 

  1. The following definition set forth in Section 1.1 of the Agreement is amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
     
    “Revolving Maturity Date” means September 30, 2021, subject to Bank’s annual review of Borrower to occur on or around September 30, 2020, which results shall be satisfactory to Bank.
     
  2. Section 6.9 of the Agreement is amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

 

    6.9 Financial Covenants.
       
    (a)          Asset Coverage Ratio. Borrowers shall maintain a minimum ratio of unrestricted cash maintained at Bank plus all Eligible Accounts to all Obligations owing to Bank of at least 1.50 to l .00, measured on a monthly basis.
     
    (b)          Minimum Cash at Bank. Borrowers shall maintain at least $2,000,000 in unrestricted cash in its accounts maintained at Bank at all times, and also measured monthly.

 

  4. Exhibit D to the Agreement is replaced in its entirety with the Exhibit D attached hereto.

 

 

 

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5.             Borrower represents and warrants that the representations and warranties contained in the Agreement are true and correct as of the date of this Amendment, and that no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

 

6.             Unless otherwise defined, all initially capitalized terms in this Amendment shall be as defined in the Agreement. The Agreement, as amended hereby, shall be and remain in full force and effect in accordance with its respective terms and hereby is ratified and confirmed in all respects. Except as expressly set forth herein, the execution, delivery, and performance of this Amendment shall not operate as a waiver of, or as an amendment of, any right, power, or remedy of Bank under the Agreement, as in effect prior to the date hereof. Borrower ratifies and reaffirms the continuing effectiveness of all agreements entered into in connection with the Agreement.

 

7.            This Amendment may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one instrument. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission or by e-mail delivery of a “.pdf” format data file, such signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such facsimile or “.pdf” signature page were an original hereof.

 

8.             As a condition to the effectiveness of this Amendment, Bank shall have received, in form and substance satisfactory to Bank, the following:

 

    (a) the original signed Amendment, duly executed by Borrower;
       
    (b) corporate resolutions and incumbency certificate, duly executed by Borrower;
       
    (c) payment of the renewal facility fee of $10,000 that is due on September 30, 2019 pursuant to Section 2.5(b) of the Agreement, plus all Bank Expenses incurred through the date of this Amendment; and
       
    (d) such other documents, and completion of such other matters, as Bank may reasonably deem necessary or appropriate.
       
     
     
     

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Amendment as of the first date above written.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  TELKONET, INC.  
     
     
  By:      /s/ Richard E. Mushrush  
  Name: Richard E. Mushrush  
  Title:   CFO  
     
     
  HERITAGE BANK OF COMMERCE  
     
     
  By:      /s/ Karla Schrader  
  Name: Karla Schrader  
  Title:   VP  

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT D

COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

 

TO: HERITAGE BANK OF COMMERCE
FROM: TELKONET, INC.

 

The undersigned authorized officer of Telkonet, Inc., on behalf of all Borrowers, hereby certifies that in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Loan and Security Agreement between Borrower and Bank (the “Agreement”), (i) Borrower is in complete compliance for the period ending with all required covenants except as noted below and (ii) all representations and warranties of Borrower 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.

 

Reporting Covenant Required Complies
Borrower prepared financial statements Quarterly within 45 days Yes No
Compliance Certificate Quarterly within 45 days Yes No
Wells Fargo bank statements Monthly within 15 days Yes No
A/R & A/P Agings Within 5 days of 15th and last day of each month Yes No
Customer deposit listing Within 5 days of 15th and last day of each month Yes No
Borrowing base certificate Within 5 days of 15th and last day of each month Yes No
Inventory report Monthly within 15 days Yes No
Offsite Inventory listing Monthly within 15 days Yes No
Deferred revenue schedule Quarterly within 15 days Yes No
Annual financial statements (CPA Audited) FYE within 120 days Yes No
Annual financial projections and budget Annual within 30 days before FYE Yes No
Federal Tax Returns Annual, within 15 days of filing Yes No
10K and 10Q (as applicable) Yes No
A/R Audit Initial and semi-annual Yes No
IP Notices As required under Section 6.10 Yes No

 

Financial Covenant Required Actual Complies
Minimum Asset Coverage Ratio (Monthly) 1.50 : 1.00 ____: 1.00 Yes No
Minimum Unrestricted Cash at Bank at all times ≥ $2,000,000 $_______________ Yes No

 

Comments Regarding Exceptions: See Attached.     BANK USE ONLY
     
      Received by: _________________________________________
Sincerely,   AUTHORIZED SIGNER
     
      Date: _______________________________________________
     
      Verified: ____________________________________________
SIGNATURE   AUTHORIZED SIGNER
     
      Date: _______________________________________________
TITLE    
      Compliance Status                                                 Yes        No   
     
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