UNITED STATES

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

 

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of

 

The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) December 1, 2015 (November 21, 2015)

 

AXION INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC.

 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Colorado

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

0-13111

(Commission File Number)

 

84-0846389

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

4005 All American Way, Zanesville, Ohio

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

43701

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (740) 452-2500

 

Not Applicable

 

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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¨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

 

Interim Promissory Note, Loan and Security Agreement

 

On November 24, 2015, Axion International Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries (individually and collectively the “Company”) entered into a Promissory Note, Loan and Security Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Plastic Ties Financing, LLC for a $500,000 loan. This loan was made in anticipation of the Company filing a petition for reorganization under chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. A copy of the Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

 

In anticipation of the Agreement, Allen R. Kronstadt entered into an agreement with the Company to forgive certain debt obligations due from the Company to Mr. Kronstadt (the “Kronstadt Agreement”). A copy of the Kronstadt Agreement is attached as Exhibit 99.2.

 

Term Loan Agreement

 

Axion International Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) has reached an agreement with Plastic Ties Financing LLC (the “Lender”), regarding terms of a financial restructuring plan. To implement the restructuring, the Company expects to voluntarily commence a reorganization under chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code on or before December 3, 2015.

 

The Company will continue to operate its businesses as debtors-in-possession under the jurisdiction of the Bankruptcy Court and in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Code and the orders of the Bankruptcy Court. The Company will also promptly seek to implement a sale of substantially all of the assets of the Company pursuant to section 363(b) of the Bankruptcy Code (the “363 Sale”).

 

In connection with the financial restructuring, the Company entered into the Debtor-in-Possession Term Loan/Lender Sponsored Transaction Term Sheet which incorporates the economic terms agreed to by the parties, as memorialized in a term sheet dated November 25, 2015 (the “DIP Term Sheet”). A copy of the DIP Term Sheet is attached as Exhibit 99.3.

 

Asset Purchase Agreement Stalking Horse Term Sheet

 

In connection with the 363 Sale, on November 25, 2015, the Company entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement Stalking Horse Term Sheet (the “Stalking Horse Term Sheet”), with Allen R. Kronstadt, whereby, Mr. Kronstadt will act as the stalking horse bidder through the commitments contemplated in the Stalking Horse Term Sheet. As part of the 363 Sale, the Company will run a competitive auction process to sell its assets. A copy of the Stalking Term Sheet is attached as Exhibit 99.4.

 

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Item 9.01Exhibits

 

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit    
Number   Description of Exhibit
     
99.1   Promissory Note, Loan and Security Agreement between the Company and Plastic Ties Financing, LLC
     
99.2   Debt Forgiveness Agreement with Allen R. Kronstadt
     
99.3   Debtor-in-Possession Term Loan/Lender Sponsored Transaction Term Sheet
     
99.4   Asset Purchase Agreement Stalking Horse Term Sheet

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: December 1, 2015 AXION INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC.
   
  By:  /s/ Donald W. Fallon
   

Donald W. Fallon

Chief Financial Officer

 

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Exhibit 99.1

 

$500,000.00  November 24, 2015

 

PROMISSORY NOTE, LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

 

For value received, and on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, Axion International Holdings, Inc., a Colorado corporation (“Holdings”), Axion International, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Axion International”) and Axion Recycled Plastics Incorporated (“Plastics”) (Holdings, Axion International and Plastics are hereinafter collectively, the “Borrower”), hereby jointly and severally promise to pay to the order of Plastic Ties Financing LLC, or any of its assigns (the “Lender”), on the earlier of (i) December 10, 2015, or (ii) the first business day after the debtor-in-possession term loan (“DIP Loan”) has been approved by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware in connection with the Borrowers (or any of them) voluntary chapter 11 bankruptcy case (“Cases”) (the “Maturity Date”), the loan (“Loan”) made by Lender to Borrower in the original principal amount of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00) (“Principal Amount”) or so much thereof that has been advanced from time to time. The Lender may make such Loan in multiple advances with the first advance in the amount of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000.00). Lender, in its sole discretion, may elect to make one or more subsequent advances to the Borrower prior to the Maturity Date, provided that the aggregate value of such advances does not exceed the Principal Amount set forth above.  The Borrower hereby promises to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of the Loan at the rates provided for herein.

 

Section 1.  Certain Terms Defined. The following terms for all purposes of this Promissory Note, Loan and Security Agreement (this “Note”) shall have the respective meanings specified below.  Terms used but not defined herein that are defined in the Uniform Commercial Code in effect in the State of Maryland shall have the meanings specified therein.

 

Business Day” means any day except a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York, New York are authorized by law to close.

 

Section 2.  Maturity of the Loan.  The Loan shall mature, and the principal amount of the Loan funded hereunder shall become immediately due and payable (together with accrued but unpaid interest thereon), upon the Maturity Date (or if any such day is not a Business Day, then on the next succeeding Business Day).

 

Section 3.  Interest Payments.  The unpaid principal amount of the Loan shall bear interest, for each day that this Note is outstanding until paid, at a rate per annum equal twelve percent (12%).  Such interest shall be due and payable on the Maturity Date (or if any such day is not a Business Day, then on the next succeeding Business Day). Interest shall be computed on the basis of a year of 365 days and paid for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day). Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default (as defined below) and during the continuation of such default, interest shall accrue on the outstanding amounts at two percent (2%) in excess of the applicable interest rate aforesaid (the “Default Interest”).

 

Section 4.  Optional Prepayments.  The Borrower may prepay the Loan in whole or in part at any time without penalty by paying the principal amount to be prepaid together with interest accrued thereon to the date of such prepayment.

  

 

 

  

Section 5.  General Provisions as to Payments.  All payments of principal of and interest on the Loan by the Borrower hereunder shall be made not later than 12:00 Noon (Eastern time) on or before the Maturity Date by immediately available funds to the Lender at 5515 Security Lane, Suite 115, Rockville, Maryland 20852 without reduction by reason of any set-off or counterclaim together with a check for the amount of interest accrued but unpaid on such outstanding principal balance of this Note. If so requested by the Lender the Borrower shall make such payments of principal and interest to Lender pursuant to wiring or other instructions provided to the Borrower by the Lender.

 

Section 6.  Events of Default.  Each of the following events shall constitute an “Event of Default”:

 

  a. the principal of the Loan shall not be paid in cash when due;

 

  b. any interest on the Loan shall not be paid in cash when due;

 

  c. Any Borrower is enjoined, restrained or in any way prevented by the order of any court or any governmental authority from conducting all or any material part of its business for more than three (3) consecutive days;

 

  d. Any material adverse change in any of the Borrowers’ operations, in the sole discretion of the Lender;

 

  e. Any material damage to, or loss, theft or destruction of, any Collateral (as defined below),  whether or not insured, or any strike, lockout, labor dispute, embargo, condemnation, act of God or public enemy, or other casualty (whether or not insured) which causes, for more than three (3) consecutive days, the cessation or substantial curtailment of revenue producing activities at any facility of the Borrower, if any such event or circumstance could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect;

 

  f. The entry of an order in the Cases which stays, modifies (in any manner adverse to the Lender), or reverses the interim order or which otherwise materially adversely affects, as determined by the Lender in its reasonable discretion, the effectiveness of the interim order without the express written consent of the Lender;

 

  g. The conversion of any of the Cases to a case under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code;

 

  h. The appointment of a trustee for any Borrower;

 

  i. The dismissal of any of the Cases; provided that the Lender has not consented in writing to such dismissal;

 

  j. The entry of any order which provides relief from the automatic stay otherwise imposed pursuant to Bankruptcy Code § 362 that permits any creditor to (i) realize upon, or to exercise any right or remedy with respect to, any material portion of the Collateral, or (ii) to terminate any license, franchise or similar agreement, wherein either case the exercise of such right or remedy or such realization or termination would be reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect; or

 

  k. The payment by Borrower of any prepetition indebtedness without the written consent of the Lender, other than payment to employees or vendors, the services or goods of which are essential to continued operations, and such payments are in accordance with the approved budget and approved by an order of the Court;

 

 

 

  

Upon five (5) business days’ written notice to the Borrower of an Event of Default which is not subsequently cured or waived during such notice period:

 

1.The Loan shall be due and payable in full in cash;
2.The Lender shall have the standing to move for an order to cause the Borrower to engage in a process to liquidate their assets pursuant to Bankruptcy Code § 363;
3.The Lender shall have the right to a hearing on five (5) business days’ notice requesting relief from the automatic stay otherwise imposed pursuant to Bankruptcy Code Section Code § 362 that permits the Lender to realize upon, or to exercise any right or remedy with respect to any portion of the Collateral; and
4.The Lender, without any additional notice to the Borrower, which notice is expressly waived by the Borrower, may proceed to protect, enforce, exercise and pursue any and all rights and remedies available to the Lender under this Note and any other agreement or instrument, and any and all rights and remedies available to the Lender at law or in equity.

 

The Borrower hereby authorizes and empowers any attorney of any court of record, to appear in any court of record of the United States, if the balance due provided for herein is not paid on or before the Maturity Date, including any acceleration thereof as provided herein, and on behalf of the Borrower waive the issuance and service of process, and confess a judgment against Borrower in favor of the Lender for the original principal amount of this Note as may be due and unpaid hereon, with interest, costs of suit, late fees, plus reasonable attorneys' fees, waiving all right to appeal, stay of execution, errors, and all exemption laws of any State of the United States (to the extent permitted by law), and ratifying all that said attorney may do. The authority and power to appear for and enter judgment against Borrower shall not be exhausted by one or more exercises thereof, or by any imperfect exercise thereof, and shall not be extinguished by any judgment entered pursuant thereto. Such authority and power may be exercised on one or more occasions, from time to time, in the same or different jurisdictions, as often as the Lender shall deem necessary or desirable, for all of which this Note shall be a sufficient warrant. Borrower specifically consent to the filing of and maintenance of a confessed judgment action in any court of record in the United States (including, expressly, but not limited to, any court of record in the State of Maryland), expressly waive any objection or defense as to insufficiency of process, lack of personal jurisdiction by any said court over the person, improper venue, and specifically consent to the registration or enrollment of the judgment by confession once granted in any other court of record in the United States. IT IS THE INTENT OF THE BORROWER AND LENDER THAT LENDER'S RIGHT TO COLLECT THE ATTORNEYS' FEES AND COLLECTION COSTS AND EXPENSES LENDER ACTUALLY INCURS AFTER THE DATE OF ANY JUDGMENT ON ANY SUIT HEREUNDER IN CONNECTION WITH ENFORCING ANY OF ITS RIGHTS OR REMEDIES HEREUNDER, COLLECTING ANY AMOUNTS OWED HEREUNDER, IN DEFENDING ITSELF FROM ANY CLAIMS ARISING IN CONNECTION HEREWITH, OR IN PROTECTING ANY INTERESTS OF LENDER HEREIN (collectively, the "POST JUDGMENT COSTS"), SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO MERGE INTO ANY JUDGMENT AWARDED BY THE COURT, AND SHALL SURVIVE ANY SUCH JUDGMENT. BORROWER AGREES IT IS LIABLE FOR ALL POST JUDGMENT COSTS. IT ALSO BEING THE INTENTION OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER THAT LENDER HAS THE RIGHT TO BRING AND MAINTAIN ONE OR MORE POST JUDGMENT ACTIONS FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF ANY AND ALL POST JUDGMENT COSTS.

 

The delay or failure of Lender to exercise its option to accelerate this Note as provided above, or to exercise any other option or remedy granted to Lender hereunder or under law, or the acceptance by Lender of partial payments or partial performance, shall not constitute a waiver of any default by Borrower, and all such options and remedies shall remain continuously in force. Acceleration of maturity, once claimed hereunder by Lender, may at Lender's option be rescinded by written acknowledgment to that effect, but the tender and acceptance of partial payment or partial performance alone shall not in any way affect or rescind such acceleration of maturity. All remedies granted to Lender hereunder, or by law shall be deemed cumulative. The authorities contained herein are deemed coupled with an interest and are irrevocable by Borrower.

 

 

 

  

Section 7.  Collateral.  To secure all obligations of the Borrower in connection with the Loan, the Borrower hereby pledges and grants to the Lender and its assigns a security interest in all of its right title and interest in all assets of Borrower, including but not limited to all inventory, accounts receivable and equipment other than that certain equipment subject to any the security interest granted by any Borrower to the Community Bank, an Ohio Banking Corporation or the State of Ohio (the “Collateral”).

   

This Note constitutes a security agreement for purposes of the Uniform Commercial Code in all relevant jurisdictions. Upon an Event of Default, the Lender shall have all the rights and remedies of a secured party provided in the Uniform Commercial Code in force in Maryland.  The Collateral is granted as security only and shall not subject the Lender to, or in any way affect or modify, any obligation or liability of the Borrower with respect to any of the Collateral or any transaction in connection therewith.

 

The Borrower agrees that it will, in such manner and form as the Lender may require, execute, deliver, file and record any financing statement, specific assignment or other paper and take any other action that may be necessary or desirable, or that the Lender may request, in order to create, preserve, perfect or validate any security interest or to enable the Lender to exercise and enforce its rights hereunder with respect to any of the Collateral.

 

The Borrower hereby irrevocably appoints the Lender its true and lawful attorney, with full power of substitution, in the name of the Borrower, the Lender or otherwise, for the sole use and benefit of the Lender, but at the expense of the Borrower, to the extent permitted by law to exercise, at any time and from time to time after an Event of Default has occurred and while it is continuing, all or any of the powers to sell, transfer, assign or otherwise deal in or with the same or the proceeds or avails of all or any of the Collateral, as fully and effectually as if the Lender were the absolute owner of all or any of the Collateral, provided that the Lender shall give the Borrower not less than ten (10) days’ prior written notice of the time and place of any sale or other intended disposition of any of the Collateral.

 

The Lender may, in its commercially reasonable judgment, determine to sell all or any part of the Collateral in a private sale.  The Borrower acknowledges that any such private sale may be at prices and on terms less favorable to the Lender than those obtainable through a public sale without such restrictions, and, notwithstanding such circumstances, agrees that any such private sale of Collateral subject to the aforesaid prohibitions shall not be deemed not to have been made in a commercially reasonable manner because such sale was effected in such manner and that the Lender shall have no obligation to engage in public sales and no obligation to delay the sale of any Collateral for the period of time necessary to permit the respective issuer thereof or obligor thereunder to register such Collateral for public sale.

 

Section 8.  Further Assurances.  The Borrower hereby agrees that, from time to time upon the written request of the Lender, the Borrower will execute and deliver such further documents and do such other acts and things as the Lender may reasonably request in order fully to effect the purposes of this Note and to protect and preserve the priority and validity of the security interests granted hereunder.

 

Section 9.  Powers And Remedies Cumulative; Delay or Omission Not Waiver of Event of Default.   No right or remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Lender is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every right and remedy shall, to the extent permitted by law, be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise.  

 

 

 

  

No delay or omission of the Lender to exercise any right or power accruing upon any Event of Default occurring and continuing as aforesaid shall impair any such right or power or shall be construed to be a waiver of any Event of Default or an acquiescence therein; and every power and remedy given by this Note or by law may be exercised from time to time, and as often as shall be deemed expedient, by the Lender.

 

Section 10.  Transfers.  The Borrower may not assign any of its rights or obligations under this Note to any person or entity without the prior written consent of the Lender, in its sole discretion.

 

Section 11.  Modification.  This Note may be modified only with the written consent of both the Borrower and the Lender.

 

Section 12.  Expenses.  The Borrower agrees to pay to the Lender all out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable expenses for legal services of every kind) of, or incident to, the enforcement of any of the provisions of this Note whether or not suit is filed.

 

Section 13. Miscellaneous.  This Note shall be deemed to be a contract under the laws of the State of Maryland, and for all purposes shall be construed in accordance with the laws of said state.  Each party hereto hereby waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any right it may have to a trial by jury in respect of any litigation directly or indirectly arising out of, under or in connection with this Note.  Each party hereto agrees that any legal action or proceeding against any other party arising out of or relating to this Note may be brought in a Maryland State court or Federal court of the United States of America sitting in Maryland, and each party irrevocably submits to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of any such court.  The parties hereto hereby waive presentment, demand, notice, protest and all other demands and notices in connection with the delivery, acceptance, performance and enforcement of or any default under this Note, except as specifically provided herein, and assent to extensions of the time of payment, or forbearance or other indulgence without notice.  The Section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.  Any provision of this Note which is illegal, invalid, prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such illegality, invalidity, prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating or impairing the remaining provisions hereof or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction.  This Note shall bind the Borrower and its successors and permitted assigns.  The rights under and benefits of this Note shall inure to the Lender and its assigns. Whenever any demand, request, approval, consent or notice ("Notice") shall or may be given by one party to the other, Notice shall be addressed to the parties at their respective addresses as set forth below and delivered by (i) hand, (ii) a nationally recognized overnight express courier, or (iii) registered or certified mail return receipt requested. The date of actual receipt shall be deemed the date of service of Notice. In the event an addressee refuses to accept delivery, however, then Notice shall be deemed to have been served on either (i) the date hand delivery is refused, (ii) the next business day in the case of delivery by overnight courier, or (iii) three (3) business days after mailing the notice in the case of registered or certified mail. Either party may, at any time, change its Notice address by giving the other party Notice, in accordance with the above, stating the change and setting forth the new address. Notice to the Borrower shall be given to Claude Brown, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer, Axion International, Inc., 4005 All American Way, Zanesville, Ohio 43701 with a copy to Scott D. Cousins, Esq., Bayard, P.A., 222 Delaware Avenue, Suite 900, Wilmington, DE 19801. Notice to the Lender shall be given to Allen R. Kronstadt, Manager, Plastic Ties Financing LLC, 5515 Security Lane, Suite 1115, Rockville, Maryland 20850 with a copy to Donald N. Sperling, Esq., Stein Sperling Bennett De Jong Driscoll PC, 25 West Middle Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20850. This Note may be executed in multiple counterparts (including by means of electronically transmitted signature pages), all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same document.

 

 

 

  

Section 14. Business Purpose. The Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the Lender that (a) the indebtedness evidenced by this Note is incurred for the purpose of acquiring or carrying on a business or commercial enterprise and that such indebtedness is a "commercial loan" within the meaning of Title 12 of the Commercial Law Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland (2000 Rep. Vol.), as amended; and (b) all proceeds arising from the indebtedness will be used solely in connection with such business or commercial enterprise; and (c) the proceeds of such indebtedness will not be used for the purchase of registered equity securities within the purview of Regulation "U" issued by the Board of Governors at the Federal Reserve System; and (d) the loan evidenced by this Note is not a "consumer transaction" as defined in the Maryland Uniform Commercial Code, now or hereafter in effect, and none of the collateral was or will be purchased primarily for personal, family or household purposes.

 

 

 

  

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Borrower and Lender have caused this Note to be duly executed as of the date first written above.

 

  BORROWER:
   
  AXION INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC.
   
  By: /s/ Claude Brown  (SEAL)
  Name: Claude Brown  
  Title: CEO  
   
  AXION INTERNATIONAL, INC.
   
  By: /s/ Claude Brown  (SEAL)
  Name: Claude Brown  
  Title: CEO  
   
  AXION RECYCLED PLASTICS INCORPORATED
   
  By: /s/ Claude Brown  (SEAL)
  Name: Claude Brown  
  Title: CEO  
   
  LENDER:
   
  PLASTIC TIES FINANCING LLC
   
  By: /s/ Allen R. Kronstadt  (SEAL)
  Name: Allen R. Kronstadt  
  Title: Manager  

 

 

 

 



 

EXHIBIT 99.2

 

AGREEMENT

 

This Agreement ("Agreement") is made as of the 21st day of November, 2015, by and among Allen R. Kronstadt (“Kronstadt”), Axion International Holdings, Inc. ("Holdings"), Axion International, Inc. ("International") and Axion Recycled Plastics Incorporated (“Plastics”). (Holdings, International and Plastics are hereinafter collectively referred to as "Axion"), as follows:

 

WHEREAS, Kronstadt holds certain secured and unsecured debt obligations issued by Axion and equity securities in Holdings;

 

WHEREAS, Holdings, International and Plastics have indicated that due to their desperate financial condition they will be unlikely to repay the unsecured debt obligations to Kronstadt;

 

WHEREAS, Kronstadt desires to reduce the Axion debt obligations he holds and eliminate his equity interests in Holdings in order to facilitate Holdings' ability to restructure its consolidated balance sheet and raise additional capital; and

 

WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to set forth their mutual agreements and understandings.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the recitals set forth above and made a material part of this Agreement, and other good and valuable consideration acknowledged to have been received, the parties hereto agree:

 

1.           Kronstadt shall do the following and Holdings and Axion shall do the following, as applicable:

 

a.           SALE OF NOTES: Kronstadt hereby sells to Axion any and all of (i) the unsecured debt obligations issued by Axion (or any of its subsidiaries) to Kronstadt, and (ii) the debt obligations issued by Axion (or any of its subsidiaries) which are secured by a pledge of Holding’s shares in International and Plastics as set forth on the attached Exhibit “A”, for an aggregate total sales price of Two Dollars ($2.00). Axion hereby represents to Kronstadt that all of such notes are registered in the books and records of Axion in the name of Kronstadt, that these are the only unsecured debt obligations issued by Axion (or any of its subsidiaries) to Kronstadt, that these are the only debt obligations issued by Axion (or any of its subsidiaries) to Kronstadt which are secured by a pledge of Holding’s shares in International and Plastics and that as of the Effective Date, Axion shall transfer ownership of all of such notes to Axion. Axion further agrees to not report the purchase of such promissory notes as capital contributions from Kronstadt. Except for all of such unsecured debt obligations and debt obligations secured by a pledge of Holding’s shares in International and Plastics, Kronstadt shall retain all of the other secured debt obligations issued by Axion (or any of its subsidiaries) to Kronstadt.

 

b.           Kronstadt hereby also sells, assigns and transfers to Holdings all of his warrant, preferred and common shares of stock in Holdings as more particularly described on Exhibit “B” for an aggregate total sales price of Two Dollars ($2.00). Holdings hereby represents to Kronstadt that all of such stock is recorded and registered in the books and records of Holdings, that this is all of the stock owned by Kronstadt in his sole name in Holdings and that as of the Effective Date Holdings shall transfer ownership of all of stock owned by Kronstadt in his individual name to Holdings whether or not the stock is described on Exhibit B. Holdings acknowledges that Bethesda Foundation, Inc., Danielle Nicole Kronstadt Irrevocable Trust dated 2/26/2001, Jamie Fay Kronstadt Irrevocable Trust dated 2/26/2001 and Michael Benjamin Kronstadt Irrevocable Trust dated 2/26/2001 will continue to own their shares of stock in Holdings. The parties hereby agree that they shall cooperate with each other in surrendering any original stock certificates owned by Kronstadt to Holdings.

 

 

 

  

c.           Axion shall maintain in full force and effect directors and officers liability insurance policies covering former officers and directors, which policies shall provide coverage for such parties that is at least as extensive as the coverage under the policies that are in force as of the date of this Agreement. In the event Axion is unable to maintain or renew all such policies upon the same or better terms and conditions with respect to former officers and directors, then Axion shall provide written notice to Kronstadt at least 60 days prior to the expiration, cancellation or other termination of such policies.

 

2.           MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS:

 

(i)          ENTIRE AGREEMENT: This Agreement contains the entire understanding among the parties hereto and supersedes all prior written or oral agreements among them respecting the within subject matter, unless otherwise provided herein. There are no representations, agreements, arrangements or understandings, oral or written, among the parties hereto relating to the subject matter of this Agreement which are not fully expressed herein.

 

(ii)         FURTHER ASSURANCES: The parties hereto agree to execute, acknowledge and deliver such further assurances, instruments and documents, and shall take such further actions, as any party may reasonably request in order to fulfill the intent of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

(iv)        COUNTERPARTS: This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts (and by each of the parties on separate counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument, and photographic copies of such signed counterparts may be used in lieu of the original for any purpose authorized by this Agreement.

 

(v)         REPRESENTATIONS OF THE PARTIES: The parties declare that they fully understand the facts and all of their respective legal rights and liabilities; that this Agreement and all of its terms and conditions were negotiated at arms-length; that each party has entered into this Agreement in good faith and for valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged; that they believe the Agreement to be fair, just, and reasonable; and that they sign the Agreement freely and voluntarily and without fraud, duress, undue influence or coercion of any kind.

 

(vi)        GOVERNING LAW; VENUE: This Agreement is made and entered in the State of Maryland and shall in all respects be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the substantive laws of the State of Maryland. The Parties hereby agree that any claims arising from or related to the enforcement of this Agreement shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Maryland, and the Parties specifically agree to the venue of the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, Maryland for such purpose.

 

(vii)       WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL: THE PARTIES HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY FOR ANY DISPUTES ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT.

 

(viii)      RECITALS: The recital above is incorporated into the Agreement as a material part.

 

(ix)         HEADINGS: The headings to this Agreement are for convenience only and in the event of conflict between a heading and the body of the Agreement, the body of the Agreement shall control.

 

SIGNATURE PAGES TO FOLLOW

 

 

 

  

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have set their hands and seals effective as of the date first above written.

 

  /s/ Allen R. Kronstadt  (SEAL)
     
  Allen R. Kronstadt  
     
  AXION INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC:
     
  By: /s/ Claude Brown, Jr.  (SEAL)
       
  Name:   Claude Brown, Jr.  
       
  Title: CEO  
     
  AXION RECYCLED PLASTICS INCORPORATED:
     
  By: /s/ Claude Brown, Jr.  (SEAL)
       
  Name:   Claude Brown, Jr.  
       
  Title: CEO  
     
  AXION INTERNATIONAL, INC.:
     
  By: /s/ Claude Brown, Jr.  (SEAL)
       
  Name:   Claude Brown, Jr.  
       
  Title: CEO  

 

 

 

  

EXHIBIT “A”

 

KRONSTADT NOTES

 

UNSECURED NOTES:

 

1.           $666,667 Convertible Note dated June 13, 2014 which was advanced in the amount of $500,000 on or about June 13, 2014 and $166,667 on or about August 7, 2014.

 

2.           $333,333 Convertible Note dated August 28, 2014.

 

NOTE SECURED BY A PLEDGE OF HOLDING’S SHARES IN INTERNATIONAL AND PLASTICS:

 

A.          $3,000,000 Secured Note dated December 1, 2014 of which $2,427,888 in principal was advanced as follows: $250,000 on December 1, 2014; $400,000 on December 1, 2014; $200,000 on January 15, 2015; $688,888 on January 30, 2015 and $889,000 on February 17, 2015.

 

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT “B”

 

KRONSTADT STOCK

 

13, 362,603 shares of common stock

 

90,000 in options

 

(Note: Does not include any stock owned by Bethesda Foundation, Inc., Danielle Nicole Kronstadt Irrevocable Trust dated 2/26/2001, Jamie Fay Kronstadt Irrevocable Trust dated 2/26/2001 and Michael Benjamin Kronstadt Irrevocable Trust dated 2/26/2001)

 

 

 

 



 

Exhibit 99.3

 

Execution Version: November 25, 2015

 

Debtor-in-Possession Term Loan/ Lender Sponsored Transaction

 

Term Sheet

 

Borrowers:   Axion International Holdings, Inc., and its affiliates, including but not limited to Axion International, Inc. and Axion Recycled Plastics Incorporated (collectively, the “Borrowers”).
     
Guarantors:   None
     
Lender:   Plastic Ties Financing LLC or its assigns (the “Lender”).
     
DIP LOAN    
     
Type:   Debtor-in-Possession Term Loan (the “DIP Loan”) and potential emergence transaction as part of the Borrowers’ voluntary chapter 11 bankruptcy cases filed in the District of Delaware (the “Cases”).
     
Bankruptcy Status:   With the exception of the Pre-Petition Advance (defined below), a precondition to the funding of the DIP Loan is that the voluntary chapter 11 cases filed by each of the Borrowers in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (the “Court”) shall remain pending.  The date on which the Cases were filed in the Court is the “Petition Date”.
     
Commitment:  

Up to a maximum of $2.2 million (the “Commitment”), available in accordance with the Approved Budget (as defined below) commencing after entry of the Interim Order (as defined below); provided, however, that $200,000 of the Commitment may be advanced prior to the Petition Date (the “Pre-Petition Advance”), which Pre-Petition Advance shall be repaid from the first DIP-Loan advance made by Lender after the Petition Date.

 

Funding after the Petition Date will occur on a period basis to be agreed to by the parties.

 

The Commitment is net of the interest, fees, costs and expenses of the DIP Lender, which are included in the DIP Loan pursuant to the terms of this Term Sheet. The rights of Debtors and parties in interest to object to the reasonableness of the legal fees of DIP Lender are preserved.

     

Interim Disbursement:

 

  Upon entry of an interim financing order by the Court under Bankruptcy Code § 364(c) and (d) (in form and substance agreeable to the Borrowers and the Lender) (the “Interim Order”), up to $700,000 of the Commitment shall be funded by the Lender pursuant to the terms of the Approved Budget (as defined below) (the “Interim Disbursement”); $200,000 of which will be used to repay the Pre-Petition Advance.

 

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Final Disbursement:

 

  Upon entry of a final financing order by the Court under Bankruptcy Code § 364(c) and (d) (in form and substance agreeable to the Borrowers and Lender) (the “Final Order”), up to the maximum balance of the Commitment shall be made available by the Lender pursuant to the terms of the Approved Budget (the “Final Disbursement”); it being anticipated that up to $700,000 will be advanced for the week of January 8, 2016, and that up to $600,000 will be advanced for the week of February 5, 2016 (assuming the closing on the sale of the Debtors’ assets has not occurred and the DIP Loan has not matured and is otherwise not in default).  
     
Funding Date:  

Funding under the DIP Loan in accordance with the Approved Budget with respect to the Interim Disbursement shall begin as soon as practicable after the entry of the Interim Order, but no later than one (1) business day after entry of such order (the “Interim Closing Date”).

 

Funding of the DIP Loan in accordance with the Approved Budget with respect to the Final Disbursement shall begin as soon as practicable after the entry of the Final Order, but no later than two (2) business days after entry of such order (the “Final Closing Date”).

 

The DIP Loan shall be governed by the Interim Order and the Final Order (the “DIP Orders”), this Term Sheet (which is binding after entry of the Interim Order and the order on the Bid Procedures until superseded by the DIP Credit Agreement, as defined herein), a loan agreement between the Lender and the Borrowers (with all related documentation, the “DIP Credit Agreement”), and such other documents and agreements required by the Lender (collectively, the “Loan Documents”).

 

As evidence of (and to enforce its rights under) the DIP Loan, Lender may rely on this Term Sheet, the Interim Order and the Final Order in its sole discretion. Borrowers shall promptly execute and deliver any such additional Loan Documents as Lender may reasonably request from time to time.

     

Use of Proceeds:

 

 

Proceeds of the DIP Loan shall be utilized as follows: (i) general working capital and operational expenses; (ii) administration of the Cases (in each case of (i) and (ii), in accordance with thecash flow budget prepared by the Borrowers and approved by the Lender, in form and substance acceptable to the Lender on a line-by-line basis (the “Approved Budget”); and (iii) costs, expenses, closing payments, and all other payment amounts contemplated herein.

 

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The Approved Budget shall include forecasts of revenues and receipts, expenses (including restructuring expenses and expenses arising on account of the Cases including Professional Fees), statements of cash flows, and applicable assumptions, prepared by the management and/or financial advisors of the Borrowers; such Approved Budget may be updated and revised by the Borrowers from time to time in form and substance satisfactory to the Lender, and upon approval of such revised budget, it shall become the Approved Budget.

 

On the first and fifteenth day of each month, the Borrowers shall update the Approved Budget on rolling basis and shall deliver a variance analysis with respect to the Borrowers’ actual revenue, collections and expenses during the prior period measured on a line item basis against the Approved Budget and indicate whether it is in substantial compliance with the Approved Budget and the terms of the DIP Loan, in each case in form and substance satisfactory to the Lender. In connection with delivery of each periodically updated Approved Budget, the Borrowers shall clearly identify to the Lender any changes made from the prior Approved Budget.

     

Carveout:

 

  The liens (including the Priming Lien (as defined below)), security interests, and Superpriority Administrative Expense Claims (as defined below) granted in favor of the Lender in connection with the DIP Loan shall be subject to a carveout (the “Carveout”) for (i) the payment of any unpaid fees payable pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1930 (including, without limitation, fees under 28 U.S.C. § 1930(a)(6)), (ii) the fees due to the Clerk of the Court, and (iii) the payment of all professional fees incurred during the Cases provided they are within the amounts on a cumulative basis for any period covered by the Approved Budget prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default (as defined below) under the DIP Loan, but that remain unpaid as of such date, in an amount not to exceed the aggregate amount set forth in the Approved Budget (without regard to any permitted variance under the Approved Budget) for the time period up to the date of an Event of Default.  Other than the Carveout and as set forth in the Approved Budget, the DIP Loan shall not otherwise be subject to any carveout for professional fees.
     
Interest:  

Twelve percent (12%) per annum (the “Interest”).

 

Interest shall be due and payable monthly in cash in arrears.

     
Default Interest:   Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default (as defined below) and during the continuation of such default, interest shall accrue on the outstanding amounts at two (2%) in excess of applicable interest rate (the “Default Interest).

 

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Costs/ Expenses:   The Borrowers shall reimburse the Lender for all reasonable costs and expenses incurred in connection with (i) the DIP Loan (including legal fees and expenses incurred in connection with the origination, funding, documentation, prosecution and administration of the DIP Loan), (ii) the DIP Loan Obligations (as defined below) and (iii) any expense reimbursement the Borrowers are obligated to pay pursuant to the terms of the APA as part of the Lender Sponsored Transaction (as defined below), including, without limitation, legal fees, advisor fees, consultant fees, costs and expenses, collateral valuations, appraisals, surveys, field examinations, third party diligence, lien searches, filing fees, and all other out-of-pocket costs and expenses in any way related to the DIP Loan, the DIP Loan Obligations and the enforcement and collection thereof (collectively, the “Costs and Expenses”).  In the event that the DIP Loan is not consummated, the Lender shall have the right to seek reimbursement of all reasonable Costs and Expenses incurred with respect thereto as an administrative expense of the Borrowers’ bankruptcy estates pursuant to Bankruptcy Code § 503(b), and the Borrowers hereby acknowledge and agree that they will not oppose allowance of DIP Lender’s reasonable Costs and Expenses as administrative expenses of their bankruptcy estates .
     

Term:

 

  Any and all then current outstanding principal amount of the DIP Loan (the “DIP Loan Principal”) plus any unpaid accrued Interest or Default Interest (as the case may be) plus any Costs and Expenses and other amounts due under the DIP Loan, this Term Sheet, the DIP Credit Agreement, the Interim Order and the Final Order (each, a “DIP Loan Obligation” and collectively, the “DIP Loan Obligations”) shall become due and payable in full in cash upon the earlier of the following (the “Due Date”): (i) January 19, 2016; (ii) the substantial consummation (as defined in Bankruptcy Code § 1101 and which for purposes hereof shall be no later than the effective date) of a confirmed plan of reorganization; (iii) conversion of any of the Cases to a case under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code; (iv) appointment of a trustee for the Borrowers; (v) dismissal of any of the Cases; (vi) December 23, 2015 if the Final Order (DIP Loan) has not been entered; (vii) the date on which the Court enters a final order approving a post-petition financing between the Borrowers and another lender(s) or investor(s) (as the case may be) (other than the Lender); (viii) consummation of a sale of substantially all of the Borrowers’ assets under Bankruptcy Code § 363; (ix) the date on which the Court enters an order approving a sale of any of the Borrowers’ assets under Bankruptcy Code § 363 to any party other than prepetition secured lender Allen Kronstadt or his designee (“Kronstadt”); and (x) five (5) business days after the Lender notifies the Borrowers and their counsel in writing of an Event of Default which is not subsequently cured or waived by the end of such notice period; provided, however, that if the Court has entered an order approving the Lender Sponsored Transaction and all conditions to the closing of that Transaction have been satisfied, then the Due Date shall be extended for up to fifteen (15) days pursuant to the Approved Budget.  The Lender may further extend the Due Date in its sole discretion.  In the event that the parties consummate a Lender Sponsored Transaction, as referred to below, the DIP Loan Obligations will be treated in accordance with the terms of such Lender Sponsored Transaction.

 

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    The Costs and Expenses shall be subject to a pre-payment (10 day notice to the U.S. Trustee and Committee counsel) review and objection mechanic.
     
DIP Collateral:  

The DIP Loan shall be secured by: (i) a perfected first priority lien on any and all current and future assets of the Borrowers of any nature or type whatsoever, including, without limitation, cash, accounts, accounts receivable, goods, instruments, investment property (including, without limitation, ownership interests in corporations, partnerships and limited liability companies), inventory, vehicles, customer lists, trademarks, copyrights, brands, know-how and other intellectual property, minerals, mineral rights, plant and equipment, patents, trade secrets, tax assets, real property and/or leasehold rights, personal property, any causes of action under the Bankruptcy Code or applicable non-bankruptcy law, excluding causes of action and recoveries pursuant to Chapter 5 of the Bankruptcy Code, all other tangible and intangible assets, and any and all proceeds of the foregoing; and (ii) constructive control over the Borrowers’ bank accounts in similar form and substance of lockbox and/or control accounts customary for transactions of this nature exercisable upon an Event of Default and stay relief from the Court, or as may be provided in the Interim Order and Final Order, except that duly perfected real property tax liens, if any, shall not be primed (collectively the “DIP Collateral”).

 

The DIP Lender’s security interests and liens shall be subordinate to the perfected and unavoidable liens and security interests of third parties (other than Allen Kronstadt) that encumber the DIP Collateral as of the Petition Date.

 

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Superpriority Administrative Expense Claim and Priming Lien:  

The DIP Loan shall be authorized and approved by the Court pursuant to Bankruptcy Code § 364(c)(1) to be incurred as, and shall constitute, claims with a priority over all administrative expenses of the kind specified in Bankruptcy Code § 503(b) or 507(b) (the “Superpriority Administrative Expense Claim”). The security interests and liens in the DIP Collateral securing the DIP Loan shall be authorized and approved by the Court pursuant to Bankruptcy Code § 364(c)(2), (3), and 364(d) to constitute a lien on and in the DIP Collateral ranking prior to all other claims and liens of the Borrowers, except for the Carveout as defined below) (the “Priming Lien”). The Priming Lien will be senior in priority to security interests and liens securing the indebtedness and other obligations owing under any of the Borrowers’ prepetition loan and security agreements and other liens, except duly perfected real property tax liens, if any. The Priming Lien shall not be subject to challenge, but instead shall attach and become valid and perfected without the requirement of any further action by the Lender.

 

All of the liens described herein, including the Priming Lien, shall be effective and perfected on the date of entry of the Interim Order.

     
Release:  

In the absence of non-debtor parties investigating and commencing an action against the DIP Lender or Kronstadt prior to the Investigation Termination Date (defined below), the Borrowers’s bankruptcy estates shall be deemed to have released and waived any and all claims, causes of action, counterclaims, set-offs and defenses of any kind or nature whatsoever against the Lender and Kronstadt relating to any acts, omissions or conduct of the Lender and Kronstadt arising in the Lender and Kronstadt’s capacities as lenders to the Debtors; said releases to be set forth in the Interim Order and the Final Order, as applicable, in form and substance acceptable to the Lender and Kronstadt.

 

No DIP Loan Proceeds or cash collateral will be used to conduct any such investigation or to commence or prosecute any claims of any kind against the DIP Lender or Kronstadt; provided, however, any statutory committee will be allowed up to $25,000 of fees and expenses to investigate Lender and Kronstadt relating to any acts, omissions or conduct of the Lender and Kronstadt arising in the Lender and Kronstadt’s capacities as lenders to the Debtors.

 

The parties acknowledge that the assets being purchased pursuant to this DIP Lender sponsored transaction include all estate causes of action and claims that might be brought against Kronstadt (and others), except causes of action that arise solely under the United States Bankruptcy Code such as preferences and fraudulent transfers.

     
Indemnification:  

The Borrowers will indemnify and hold harmless the Lender and its members, officers, directors, employees, affiliates, successors, assigns, agents, counsel and other advisors (collectively, the “Indemnified Parties”) from and against any and all claims, damages, losses, liabilities and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable fees and expenses of counsel) that may be incurred by or asserted or awarded against any Indemnified Party, in each case arising out of or in connection with or by reason of, or in connection with the preparation for a defense of, any investigation, litigation or proceeding arising out of, related to or in connection with the DIP Loan, the transactions contemplated thereby, and any use made or proposed to be made with the proceeds thereof.

 

 

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Receivable Collection and Billing Procedures:  

The Borrowers shall (i) maintain and retain adequate management, staffing and third party consultants, and shall have developed a satisfactory plan to oversee and implement the billing and collection of receivables in a manner reasonably acceptable to the Lender, including obtaining approval by the Lender of any significant “bulk” compromises on receivables; and (ii) consult with the Lender regarding any significant changes to the personnel engaged in the billing, collection and reporting of receivables, outside consultants and advisers and outsource firms.

  

The Borrowers shall have engaged financial consultants, restructuring advisors and/or other advisors, reasonably acceptable to the Lender, for a scope of services reasonably acceptable to the Lender.

     
Representations and Warranties:   The Borrowers shall make usual and customary representations and warranties for transactions of this nature, including, without limitation, good standing of each of the Borrowers; no consent or approval is required other than the Interim Order and the Final Order; due authorization, execution and delivery of loan documents; no violation of material agreements entered into after the commencement of the Cases; no violation of law as a result of the execution of the DIP Loan Documents; no liens on the assets of the Borrowers except for valid, perfected and non-avoidable liens and security interests in existence as of the commencement of the Cases and certain other liens permitted by the Lender; compliance with applicable laws and regulations; no material change in business; no unstayed litigation that is reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the operations of the Borrowers taken as a whole; no information furnished by Borrowers to Lender or the Court contains any material misstatement of fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein not materially misleading; taxes paid to the extent required by law; and material returns filed.
     
Reporting Requirements:   Customary reporting requirements for debtor-in-possession financing facilities and as otherwise determined by the Lender, in consultation with the Borrowers.  Among other things, (i) Borrowers shall promptly and in no event later than two (2) business days following actual knowledge or receipt thereof provide a complete description, with copies of all relevant documentation, of any material communication to or from any governmental entity; and (ii) Borrowers shall promptly inform the Lender of any professional engagements and outsourcing of services outside of its ordinary course of business.

 

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Covenants:  

The Borrowers shall comply with all of the following covenants:

 

1.           Subject, in all respects, to Borrowers’ fiduciary duties (including, but not limited to those duties with respect to “Competing Bid” or a “Qualified Competing Bid,” each as defined in the APA Term Sheet attached hereto as Exhibit A), the Borrowers shall as reasonably practicable provide the Lender with updates of any material developments in connection with the Borrowers’ reorganization efforts under the Cases.

 

2.           The Borrowers shall deliver the Approved Budget as updated (as set forth above)for Lender (in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Lender), including, without limitation, forecasts, sales pipeline, accounts receivable and cash flow;

 

3.           The Borrowers shall deliver a semi-monthly payroll report to the Lender (in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Lender).

 

4.           The Borrowers shall operate their businesses in accordance with the Approved Budget (subject to a permitted variance of: (i) 25% per category in week one; and (ii) 10% per category thereafter as measured on a cumulative basis), and the requirements of the Bankruptcy Code and orders of the Court;

 

5.           Without the prior written consent of the Lender, the Borrowers shall not seek or consent to occur any of the following:

 

a.            Any order which authorizes the assumption or rejection of any leases or contracts of any of the Borrowers without the Lender’s prior consent;

 

b.            Any modification, stay, vacation or amendment to the Interim Order or Final Order to which the Lender has not consented in writing;

 

c.            An order is entered granting a priority claim or administrative expense or unsecured claim against any of the Borrowers (now existing or hereafter arising of any kind or nature whatsoever, including without limitation, any administrative expense of the kind specified in Bankruptcy Code §§ 326, 328, 330, 331, 364(a), 503(a), 503(b), 506(c), 507(a), 507(b), 546(c), 546(d), 552, 726 or 1114) equal or superior to the priority claim of the Lender in respect of the obligations hereunder, except with respect to the Carveout;

 

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d.            Except as permitted in this Term Sheet, the DIP Loan and entry of the Interim DIP Order and the Final DIP Order, any lien on any DIP Collateral having a priority equal or superior to the lien securing the obligations hereunder, other than the Carveout;

 

e.            Any order which authorizes the payment of any indebtedness incurred prior to the Petition Date other than to employees or vendors, the services or goods of which are essential to continued operations and such payments are in accordance with the Approved Budget and approved by an order of the Court;

 

f.            Any order seeking authority to take any action that is prohibited by the terms of this Term Sheet, the DIP Credit Agreement, the Interim Order or the Final Order or refrain from taking any action that is required to be taken by the terms of this Term Sheet, the Interim Order or the Final Order; or

 

g.            Any other action that would materially adversely affect the Lender or the Borrowers’ assets in any way without the prior consent of the Lender;

 

6.            Subject, in all respects, to Borrowers’ fiduciary duties (including, but not limited to those duties with respect to “Competing Bid” or a “Qualified Competing Bid,” each as defined in the APA Term Sheet attached hereto as Exhibit A), the Borrowers shall take all reasonable actions necessary to pursue and consummate the Lender Sponsored Transaction.

     
Asset Sales:   The Borrowers shall not sell any material assets outside the ordinary course of business, except in connection with a sale under § 363 of the Bankruptcy Code, in each case without the consent of the Lender.  All proceeds of DIP Collateral shall be immediately applied to the DIP Loan, subject to a hold-back reserve in an amount consistent with the Approved Budget and to be agreed upon by the Borrower and the Lender for funding the wind-down of the Borrowers.

 

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Conditions:  

This Term Sheet is subject to, amongst other items, the following:

 

1.            Entry of the Interim Order and the Final Order by the Court, authorizing borrowing pursuant to this Term Sheet and the DIP Credit Agreement;

 

2.            Prior to the date of the final hearing on the DIP Loan, execution of the DIP Credit Agreement and any other definitive legal documentation with respect to the DIP Loan acceptable to the Lender in its sole discretion (provided, however, that Lender may waive any documentation requirement in its sole and absolute discretion);

 

3.            Prior to the date of the final hearing on the DIP Loan, execution of the APA and any related documentation with respect to the Lender-Sponsored Transaction acceptable to the Lender and Kronstadt in their sole discretion; and

 

4.            Entry of the order on the Bid Procedures by December 23, 2015.

     
Event(s) of Default:  

Each of the following shall constitute an “Event of Default”, unless otherwise waived by the Lender in its sole discretion:

 

1.            Borrowers shall fail to pay any DIP Loan Obligation in cash after such payment has become due;

 

2.            Any report, certificate or other document delivered to the Lender pursuant to this Term Sheet, the DIP Credit Agreement, the Interim Order or the Final Order shall have been incorrect in any material respect when made or deemed made;

 

3.            The failure of Borrowers to comply in all material respects with any covenant, agreement or terms and conditions of the Interim Order, the Final Order, this Term Sheet, and the DIP Credit Agreement;

 

4.            Any of the Borrowers is enjoined, restrained or in any way prevented by the order of any court or any governmental authority from conducting all or any material part of its business for more than three (3) consecutive days;

 

5.            Any material adverse change in the Borrowers’ operations, in the sole discretion of the Lender;

 

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6.            Any material damage to, or loss, theft or destruction of, any DIP Collateral, whether or not insured, or any strike, lockout, labor dispute, embargo, condemnation, act of God or public enemy, or other casualty (whether or not insured) which causes, for more than three (3) consecutive days, the cessation or substantial curtailment of revenue producing activities at any facility of the Borrowers, if any such event or circumstance could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect;

 

7.            The entry of an order in the Cases which stays, modifies (in any manner adverse to the Lender), or reverses the Interim Order or Final Order or which otherwise materially adversely affects, as determined by the Lender in its reasonable discretion, the effectiveness of the Interim Order or Final Order without the express written consent of the Lender;

 

8.            The conversion of any of the Cases to a case under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code;

 

9.            The appointment of a trustee for any of the Borrowers;

 

10.          The dismissal of any of the Cases; provided that the Lender has not consented in writing to such dismissal;

 

11.          The entry of any order which provides relief from the automatic stay otherwise imposed pursuant to Bankruptcy Code § 362 that permits any creditor to (i) realize upon, or to exercise any right or remedy with respect to, any material portion of the DIP Collateral, or (ii) to terminate any license, franchise or similar agreement, wherein either case the exercise of such right or remedy or such realization or termination would be reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect;

 

12.          The payment by Borrowers of any prepetition indebtedness without the written consent of the Lender, other than payment to employees or vendors, the services or goods of which are essential to continued operations, and such payments are in accordance with the Approved Budget and approved by an order of the Court;

 

13.          Subject to the allowance and payment of any amounts due under the Carveout, the filing of any application by Borrowers without the express written consent of the Lender for the approval of a super-priority claim in the Cases which is pari passu with or senior to the priority of the claims of the Lender, or there shall arise any such super-priority claim under the Bankruptcy Code;

 

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14.          The filing of any motion by Borrowers seeking, or the entry of any order in the Cases: (a) permitting working capital or other financing (other than ordinary course trade debt, unsecured debt and insurance premium financing) for any of the Borrowers from any person other than the Lender (unless the proceeds of such financing are to be used to pay in full in cash all obligations arising under this Term Sheet, the DIP Credit Agreement, the Interim Order and the Final Order); (b) granting a lien on, or security interest in, any of the DIP Collateral, other than with respect to this Term Sheet (unless such liens are granted in connection with a financing, the proceeds of which are to be applied to the payment in full in cash of all obligations arising under this Term Sheet, the DIP Credit Agreement, the Interim Order and the Final Order, and other than liens granted as adequate protection for pre-petition liens on the Borrowers’ assets, which adequate protection liens are junior in priority to the Lender’s super priority priming liens); (c) except as permitted by this Term Sheet, the DIP Credit Agreement, the Interim Order or the Final Order, permitting the use of any of the DIP Collateral pursuant to Bankruptcy Code § 363(c) without the prior written consent of the Lender, or (subject to the entry of the Final DIP Order) permitting recovery from any portion of the DIP Collateral any costs or expenses of preserving or disposing of such DIP Collateral under Bankruptcy Code § 506(c); or (d) dismissing the Cases, unless the Lender has sought or consented in writing to such relief by the Court;

 

15.          The filing of a motion or other pleading by the Borrowers seeking the entry of an order confirming a plan of reorganization (and/or approving a disclosure statement related thereto) that does not require payment in full in cash of all obligations under this Term Sheet, the DIP Credit Agreement, the Interim Order and the Final Order on the consummation date of such plan of reorganization, and as to which Lender has not consented in writing;

 

16.          The filing of any pleading by any of the Borrowers challenging the validity, priority, perfection or enforceability of this Term Sheet, the DIP Credit Agreement or the DIP Orders or the obligations hereunder, or any lien granted pursuant to this Term Sheet, the DIP Credit Agreement, the Interim Order or the Final Order;

 

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17.          Any lien granted pursuant to loan documentation agreed-to and executed by the Debtors prior to the Petition Date (pursuant to this Term Sheet), or any lien granted pursuant to the Interim Order or the Final Order is determined to be null and void, invalid or unenforceable by the Court or another court of competent jurisdiction in any action commenced or asserted by any other party in interest in the Cases; or

 

18.          The Final Order (DIP Loan) is not entered by December 23, 2015.

 

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While not an Event of Default, The DIP loan shall become immediately due and payable and DIP Lender shall be under no obligation to advance any additional monies to the Debtors if (a) the Court enters an order approving a sale of any of the Kronstadt Collateral (assets in which Kronstadt holds a perfected first-priority lien and security interest, subject to the DIP Loan), to any party other than Allen Kronstadt of his designee, (b) the Debtors have breached the terms of any Asset Purchase Agreement that they have signed with Kronstadt or his designee (including any related documentation), or (c) Debtors fail to satisfy any of the Milestones (set forth below).

 

Default Remedies:  

Upon five (5) business days’ written notice to the Borrowers and their counsel of an Event of Default which is not subsequently cured or waived during such notice period:

 

1.            The DIP Loan shall mature and any and all DIP Loan Obligations shall become due and payable in full in cash;

 

2.            The Lender shall have standing to move for an order to cause the Borrowers to engage in a process to liquidate their assets pursuant to Bankruptcy Code § 363; and

 

3.            The Lender shall have the right to an emergency hearing requesting relief from the automatic stay otherwise imposed pursuant to Bankruptcy Code § 362 that permits the Lender to realize upon, or to exercise any right or remedy with respect to, any portion of the DIP Collateral.

 

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Prepayment(s):   The Borrowers shall have the right (but not the obligation) to prepay the DIP Loan Obligations (in cash) in whole or in part. There shall be no prepayment penalty or premium, except as provided herein.
     
Reservation of Rights:  

Nothing in this Term Sheet is intended or shall be construed to waive any of the Lender’s rights in the Cases, including without limitation, to object to or otherwise contest the reasonableness of the fees and expenses of the Professionals. Such rights are hereby reserved in their entirety.

 

The Lender shall, as a condition of the DIP Loan, have the right under Bankruptcy Code § 363(k) to credit bid up to the full face amount of the DIP Loan Obligations in connection with any sale of the Borrowers’ assets whether or not under a plan of reorganization or otherwise (the “Credit Bid Right”). The Credit Bid Right shall be approved by the Court pursuant to the Interim Order and the Final Order, and shall be a condition to consummating the DIP Loan.

     

LENDER SPONSORED TRANSACTION

   
     
Lender Sponsored Transaction:  

The Borrowers and the Lender will cooperate to develop and implement a restructuring (the “Lender Sponsored Transaction”) through a sale of substantially all of the Borrowers’ assets free and clear of all liens, claims, encumbrances and interests pursuant to Bankruptcy Code § 363 (the “Sale”). Kronstadt shall be designated as the “stalking horse” purchaser for the Sale pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in the APA Term Sheet attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Stalking Horse Bid”), and Kronstadt’s credit bid rights shall be preserved and honored. The agreements, instruments and other documents necessary to implement and consummate the Lender Sponsored Transaction (collectively, the “APA”) shall be on terms and conditions acceptable to the Lender and Kronstadt.

     
Milestones:  

The Borrowers shall satisfy certain deadlines in the Case as follows (each of which may be extended by an agreement in writing between the Borrower, and the Lender):

 

1.            On the Petition Date, the Borrowers shall have filed a motion (together with all ancillary papers, including the proposed order, the “Sale Motion”) to establish bidding procedures for the Sale and identified Kronstadt (or its designee) as the “stalking horse” purchaser, and to approve the Sale, which motion shall be in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Lender and Kronstadt.

 

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2.            On or before December 23, 2015, the Bankruptcy Court shall have entered an order approving bidding procedures for the Sale, which order shall be in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Lender and Kronstadt.

 

3.            On or before January 19, 2016, the Bankruptcy Court shall have entered an order approving a Sale, which order shall be in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Lender and Kronstadt.

 

4.            In the event that Kronstadt is the successful bidder and all other conditions to closing the Sale have been met, and the Court has approved the appointment of management to run Borrowers’ operations that is acceptable to Lender, Lender will continue to fund the DIP in accordance with an approved budget (approved by Lender in its sole discretion) for an additional fifteen (15) days in order to consummate the Sale.

     
Investigation Period:   Any party in interest (other than the Debtors) shall have until January 15, 2016 (the “Investigation Termination Date”) to investigate the mortgages and liens associated with the Prepetition Secured Debt.  The Debtors and Kronstadt will agree to promptly respond to reasonable document and information requests in connection with any such investigation.  
     
Budget for the Committee:   The Debtors may fund from cash collateral or DIP Loan proceeds a total of $25,000 (inclusive of the $25,000 reference in the “Release” section above) for any statutory committee and include an investigation budget.

 

This Term Sheet is not, and shall not be deemed to be, a binding agreement by the Lender to provide the DIP Loan or the Lender Sponsored Transaction described herein. Such agreement will arise only upon the fulfillment, to the satisfaction of the Lender, of the conditions precedent required by the Lender as set forth herein.

 

This Term Sheet and the terms set forth herein are confidential until authorized by the Lender to be filed with the Court, and the Borrowers shall not disclose the terms of this Term Sheet, or the fact that negotiations between the Lender and the Borrowers are ongoing, to any third party, including, without limitation, any other source of potential financing for the Borrowers.

 

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Acknowledged, Accepted and Agreed to as of November 25, 2015:

 

  Debtors:
     
  Axiom International, Inc., a Delaware corporation
     
  By: /s/ Claude Brown
  Name: Claude Brown
  Title: CEO
     
  Axion International Holdings, Inc., a Colorado corporation
     
  By: /s/ Claude Brown
  Name: Claude Brown
  Title: CEO
     
  Axion Recycled Plastics Incorporated, an Ohio corporation
     
  By: /s/ Claude Brown
  Name: Claude Brown
  Title: CEO
     
  Lender:  Plastic Ties Financing LLC
     
  By: /s/ Allen Kronstadt
  Name: Allen Kronstadt
  Title: Manager

 

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Exhibit 99.4

 

Execution Version: November 25, 2015

 

Allen Kronstadt

Asset Purchase Agreement Stalking Horse Term Sheet

 

This Asset Purchase Agreement Stalking Horse Term Sheet (the “Term Sheet”), is being entered into as of the 25th day of November, 2015, by and among the Debtors (defined below), and Allen Kronstadt (Allen Kronstadt or his designee/assignee is referred to herein as the “Stalking Horse Purchaser” or “SHP”). This Term Sheet contains a description of certain principal terms of a Stalking Horse Agreement to be entered into among the parties for the Section 363 sale by Debtors, and purchase by SHP, of certain of the assets of the Debtors free and clear of all interests, claims, liens and encumbrances pursuant to section 363(f) of the Bankruptcy Code (collectively, the “Transaction”). To the extent that there are inconsistent terms between the Stalking Horse Agreement and this Term Sheet, the terms of the Stalking Horse Agreement shall prevail.

 

Certain Defined Terms  

Kronstadt Pre-petition Debt” means the secured loans and advances made by SHP to, or guaranteed by, the Debtors in the original principal sum of approximately $5.2 million, together with all interest, costs of collection (including attorney’s fees), and all other sums chargeable to the Debtors under the promissory notes and other instruments evidencing such indebtedness.

 

Debtors” means, collectively, Axion International Holdings, Inc., and its affiliates, including but not limited to Axion International, Inc. and Axion Recycled Plastics Incorporated.

 

Designated Contracts” means those executory contracts and unexpired leases to be assumed by and assigned to the Stalking Horse Purchaser, as determined by SHP in connection with the closing of the Transaction (including post-closing to the extent permitted by law and/or court order).

 

DIP Facility” means that Debtor-in-Possession term loan funded by SHP to the Debtors in contemplation of the Transaction as part of the Debtors’ bankruptcy cases filed in the District of Delaware, on substantially the terms and conditions set forth in Exhibit A hereto.

 

Real Property Leases” means all of the unexpired leases of real property of the Debtors.

     
Amount and Form of Consideration  

The purchase price (the “Purchase Price”) for the purchase, sale, assignment and conveyance of the Debtors' right, title and interest in, to and under the Acquired Assets (as defined below), free and clear of all interests, claims, liens and encumbrances pursuant to section 363(f) of the Bankruptcy Code, shall consist of:

 

(a)  Credit Bid: At least $3.5 million of the Kronstadt Pre-Petition Debt (as a credit bid against all assets as to which the Kronstadt Pre-Petition Debt is secured by liens and security interests senior to all creditors other than the DIP Lender);

 

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(b)  Debt Assumption: the assumption by the Stalking Horse Purchaser of certain liabilities set forth in the Stalking Horse Agreement (including so much of the DIP Facility and the Kronstadt Prepetition Debt (as determined by SHP in its discretion) as has not been used by SHP as a credit bid to purchase the Acquired Assets;

 

(c)  Cure Costs: the payment of the Cure Costs (as defined below) relating to the Designated Contracts on terms ordered by the Court or negotiated by SHP and the contract counterparties; and

 

(d)  Cash for Certain Assets: cash totaling $500,000 (to be allocated between the two secured lenders, the State of Ohio and The Community Bank) to acquire all assets as to which the liens and security interests of Kronstadt Pre-Petition Debt and the DIP Loan are not in a first-priority perfected position (which cash shall be used by the Debtors to satisfy the senior liens secured by such assets).

 

The parties will agree on a tax allocation of the Purchase Price which addresses the Debtors’ obligations to the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”).

     
Acquired Assets   The Stalking Horse Purchaser shall purchase substantially all of the assets of the Debtors (collectively, the “Acquired Assets”), other than the Excluded Assets, free and clear of all interests, claims, liens and encumbrances pursuant to section 363(f) of the Bankruptcy Code.  The Acquired Assets include all tangible property, accounts, machinery, equipment, inventories, tenant improvements, goodwill, software and computer programs, hardware, intellectual property, company names, product names, trade names, prepaid expenses (other than prepaid insurance) and deposits, the Designated Contracts, books and records, any policies and procedures relating to the Debtors' business, telephone and facsimile numbers, all licenses and permits to the extent transferable, all benefits, proceeds and other amounts payable under any policy of insurance relating to the Debtors' business, any rights, claims or causes of action of any Debtor against third parties relating to assets, properties, losses, business or operations of any Debtor (other than those that constitute Excluded Assets), and proceeds of all the foregoing assets.  Until final execution of the Stalking Horse Agreement, the SHP reserves the right to add or delete assets from this definition.

 

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    Prior to closing the Debtors are free to make duplicate copies of their books and records.  Any post-closing maintenance of such records shall be at the cost of the estate.  And index of all documents duplicated by the Debtors pursuant to this provision shall be provided to the purchaser.  Post-closing the purchaser will provide reasonable access to the Debtors to pre-closing books and records.
     
Excluded Assets   Except to the extent specifically identified above as an Acquired Asset, the following are not included in the Acquired Assets and are not being sold to the Stalking Horse Purchaser (collectively, the “Excluded Assets”):  (i) cash, (ii) cash equivalents (excluding receivables and the proceeds thereof), (iii) income tax receivables, (iv) deferred tax assets, (v) employee advances, (vi) prepaid insurance including prepaid professional liability insurance, (vii) contracts and leases that are not Designated Contracts, (viii) the Purchase Price and all rights of the Debtors under the Stalking Horse Agreement, (ix) any rights, claims or causes of action under Chapter 5 of the Bankruptcy Code, (x) all personnel records and other books, records, and files that the Debtors are required by law, if any, to retain in their possession, (xi) any claim, right or interest of any Debtor in or to any refund, rebate, abatement or other recovery for taxes, together with any interest due thereon or penalty rebate arising therefrom, (xii) any other prepaid assets or properties expressly set forth on a Schedule to be attached to the Stalking Horse Agreement, (xii) applicable federal, state, and local taxes, and (xiii) any books and records relating to any of the foregoing.
     
Assumed Liabilities  

The Stalking Horse Purchaser shall, effective as of the closing date, assume those liabilities and obligations arising from events occurring on or after the closing date under any Designated Contracts, subject to applicable caps on assumed liabilities, as mutually acceptable to SHP and any third-parties.

 

The Stalking Horse Purchaser also shall be responsible for payment of Cure Costs (as defined below).

 

The Stalking Horse Purchaser shall be responsible for so much of the DIP Facility and Kronstadt Pre-petition Debt as it agrees to assume (as determined in its sole and absolute discretion) pursuant to written instruments executed by the Stalking Horse Purchaser.

     
Excluded Liabilities   The Stalking Horse Purchaser shall not assume or be deemed to have assumed any liabilities of the Debtors other than the Assumed Liabilities, including, without limitation, any liabilities associated with the Excluded Assets and specifically including, without limitation, any other existing indebtedness or encumbrances, any federal, state, or local tax liabilities, and any obligations pursuant to Collective Bargaining Agreements and other employee-related liabilities, in each case to be assumed, if at all, only in SHP’s sole discretion by a signed writing and court order.

 

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Assumption and Assignment of Contracts and Leases; Hiring of Personnel   At the closing, the Debtors shall assign to the Stalking Horse Purchaser each of the Designated Contracts.  In connection with the assumption and assignment of the Designated Contracts, the Stalking Horse Purchaser shall pay cure costs which the Bankruptcy Court, pursuant to a Final Order, orders to be paid in connection with the Debtors' assignment to Stalking Horse Purchaser of such Designated Contracts in accordance with section 365 of the Bankruptcy Code, up to a maximum aggregate amount to be agreed on by SHP in its sole discretion (the “Cure Costs”).  SHP shall also initiate, in SHP’s discretion, the process of hiring personnel appropriate for the continued operation of the business.  The Debtors and SHP will reasonably cooperate with one another to initiate the hiring process prior to closing, and after there is clarity as to whether SHP will be the prevailing purchaser.
     
Representations, Warranties, and Covenants   The Stalking Horse Agreement will contain usual and customary representations, warranties, and covenants for similar bankruptcy section 363(f) sale transactions, including representations and warranties by the Stalking Horse Purchaser that it has the requisite authority and has obtained the necessary consents to consummate the Transaction.
     
Regulatory Approvals   Stalking Horse Purchaser and the Debtors will have obtained all necessary regulatory approvals for the Transaction, including but not limited to, any required approvals by any federal, state, local or other agency or entity whose regulatory approval is required in order to consummate the Transaction.  If any governmental approval is determined to be necessary and cannot be timely obtained, the parties agree to work in good faith to modify the terms of the Transaction as necessary to ensure compliance with all federal, state, or other governmental laws, rules, and regulations while providing the same economic result to the Stalking Horse Purchaser.
     
Conditions to Closing  

The material conditions and contingencies for the Stalking Horse Purchaser’s obligations to close include:

 

(a)          The Debtors shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with all obligations and covenants required by the Stalking Horse Agreement to be performed or complied with by them on or prior to the closing date.

 

(b)          The Debtors shall have executed and delivered to the Stalking Horse Purchaser the Assignment and Assumption and Bill of Sale, dated and effective as of the closing date.

 

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(c)          The Debtors shall have delivered to the Stalking Horse Purchaser all other documents required to be delivered by them under the Stalking Horse Agreement and all such documents shall have been properly executed by each of them.

 

(d)          The Stalking Horse Purchaser shall have received any third party consents, the requirements of which have not been negated by an order of the Bankruptcy Court, and governmental approvals, in form and substance satisfactory to SHP in its sole and absolute discretion, effective as of the closing date.

 

(e)          The Stalking Horse Purchaser shall have entered into new or modified contracts, acceptable to SHP in its sole discretion, effective as of closing, with all persons identified by SHP prior to the closing, including critical vendors and suppliers and applicable labor unions.

 

(f)           There shall not have occurred any Event of Default (as described in Exhibit A hereto) which has not been waived by the DIP lender.

 

(g)          The Debtors shall have delivered all schedules and exhibits attached to or otherwise required by the Stalking Horse Agreement.

 

(h)          The Bankruptcy Court shall have entered the Sale Order and the Sale Order shall have become final and non-appealable.

 

(i)           All of the Designated Contracts shall have been validly assumed and assigned to the Stalking Horse Purchaser under section 365 of the Bankruptcy Code pursuant to the Sale Order.

 

(j)           The Sale Order shall be in a customary form for Section 363 sales, and shall provide that the sale of the Acquired Assets is (w) pursuant to section 363(f) of the Bankruptcy Code free and clear of all liens, claims, encumbrances, interests, and rights of set-off, whether known or unknown, disputed, contingent, actual, or otherwise, arising prior to closing, (x) to a good faith purchaser, and (y) to SHP with no successor liability. The Sale Order and Bidding Procedures Order shall provide that SHP may credit bid under Section 363(k) of the Bankruptcy Code, at face value, so much of the DIP Facility and Kronstadt Pre-Petition Debt as the SHP determines in its sole discretion; and that the SHP may assume so much of such indebtedness that has not been credit bid as SHP may determine in its sole discretion.

 

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(k)          SHP shall not have received any notice pursuant to the applicable section of the Stalking Horse Agreement that, individually or in the aggregate, could be reasonably expected to be materially adverse to the condition (financial or otherwise), properties, assets, liabilities, businesses, operations, results of operations or prospects of the business or the Acquired Assets.

 

(l)          No event shall have occurred that, individually or in the aggregate, could be reasonably expected to result in a material adverse change in the condition (financial or otherwise), properties, assets, liabilities, businesses, operations, results of operations or prospects of the business or the Acquired Assets.

 

(m)          As of the closing, acceptable written and executed agreements (including but not limited to new or amended and restated leases acceptable to SHP in its sole discretion and/or assumption and assignment agreements and orders acceptable, to SHP in its sole discretion) will be in effect with respect to all Real Property Leases.

 

(n)          SHP shall have received all consents and contract modifications which SHP may require, with all Bankruptcy Court approvals required for the same, including, without limitation, leases of key equipment, other agreements, and utility contracts.

     
As Is, Where Is   The Stalking Horse Purchaser is acquiring the Acquired Assets at the closing “as is, where is” and, except as otherwise expressly provided in the Stalking Horse Agreement, the Debtors are making no representations or warranties whatsoever, express or implied, with respect to any matter relating to the Acquired Assets.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, for the avoidance of doubt, SHP is buying the Acquired Assets free and clear of all liabilities, whatsoever, and also free and clear of set-off rights.
     
Debtors’ Fiduciary Duties   Debtors’ obligations hereunder shall be subject, in all respects, to (x) the Debtors’ fiduciary duties, (y) the limited cash resources of the Debtors and (z) Debtors taking necessary steps to allow for an expeditious wind down of the Business in the event the Stalking Horse Agreement is terminated.

 

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Break-Up Fee; Expense Reimbursement  

In consideration of the significant costs and efforts to be expended and risks assumed by SHP in negotiating the Transaction described in this Term Sheet, the Stalking Horse Agreement will provide for a break-up fee payable by SHA to SHP in the amount of $550,000 (the “Breakup Fee”), plus reimbursement of all reasonable expenses incurred in connection with SHP’s efforts to negotiate and consummate the Transaction capped at $250,000 (“Expense Reimbursement”) in the event the Stalking Horse Agreement is terminated as a result of either (i) an Event of Default by a Debtor under the DIP Loan, or (ii) a breach by a Debtor of a material term of, or failure to timely satisfy a condition to closing that is a Debtor’s obligation under, the Stalking Horse Agreement; provided that, if SHP, in its sole discretion, elects to seek specific performance of the Stalking Horse Agreement, then SHP shall not be entitled to the Breakup Fee or Expense Reimbursement. The Breakup Fee and Expense Reimbursement shall constitute administrative expense claims pursuant to section 503(b) of the Bankruptcy Code and shall have priority over all other administrative expense claims.

 

If the Stalking Horse Agreement is terminated because of a superior bid, then the Breakup Fee and Expense Reimbursement shall be payable from the proceeds of a replacement DIP financing or from the proceeds of an alternative transaction whereby the assets contemplated to be sold to SHP are, instead, sold to a third party.

     
Specific Performance   Because the exact nature and extent of damages resulting from a breach of the Stalking Horse Agreement are uncertain at the time of entering into the Stalking Horse Agreement, and because such a breach would result in damages that would be difficult to determine with certainty, it is understood that money damages would not be a sufficient remedy and the parties shall each be entitled to specific performance and injunctive or other equitable relief as a remedy of any such breach.
     
Release   In connection with the closing, Debtors shall execute a release in favor of SHP and Allen Kronstadt (and its affiliates, agents, attorneys, and employees), releasing SHP and Allen Kronstadt from all causes of action and claims that the Debtors have or may have against SHP, in each case as of the closing.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Term Sheet is executed and delivered as of the date first above-written.

 

  Debtors:
   
  Axiom International, Inc., a Delaware corporation
   
  By: /s/ Claude Brown
  Name: Claude Brown
  Title: CEO
     
  Axion International Holdings, Inc., a Colorado corporation
     
  By: /s/ Claude Brown
  Name: Claude Brown
  Title: CEO
     
  Axion Recycling Plastics Incorporated, an Ohio corporation
     
  By: /s/ Claude Brown
  Name: Claude Brown
  Title: CEO
     
  SHP:  Allen Kronstadt or his designee
   
    /s/ Allen Kronstadt
    Allen Kronstadt

 

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