EX-10.25 8 ex10-25.htm

 

Exhibit 10.25

 

 

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COVID-19 LOAN (Credit Agreement)

 

With COVID federal coverage up to CHF 500,000 in accordance with Article 3 of the COVID-19 Solidarity Guarantee Regulation

 

1.

Borrower:

   

Hocoma AG

 

Industriestrasse 4

 

8604

 

Volketswil

 

ZH

  (hereinafter “Borrower”)     Name       Address   Postal code   City   Canton
        CHE-108.539.510   133   Joint Stock Company  

CH58 0020 2202 6322 9401 F

 
        UID (www.uid.admin.ch)   Number of employees (FTE)   Legal form  

IBAN at Lender

 

 
                             
        Eriksen   Jens   jens.eriksen@hocoma.com  
        Contact person, surname   First name  

Tel/E-Mail

 

 

2.

Lender:

   

UBS Switzerland AG

 

Bahnhofstrasse 45

 

8001

 

Zurich

  (hereinafter “Bank”)     Name of bank       Address   Postal code   City
        CORONA-KMU-DE@UBS.COM    

 
        Email      

 

 

Your bank from which you would like to obtain the loan. You can find the list of participating banks at https://covid19.easygov.swiss/banken

 

3. Credit amount:    

Block 1:

 

Block 2 (only if no response to Block 1):

     
  Maximum amount500,000     Sales revenue       Net wages   Estimated sales revenue      
   10% of sales or     44,000,000         0      
  estimated sales, max. CHF 500,000     Definitive sales revenue 2019; if not available: provisional sales revenue for 2019; even if not available: Sales revenue 2018.       Estimated net wages for one fiscal year   Estimated sales revenue = 3 x stated net wages; min. CHF 100,000; max. CHF 500,000      

 

  The bank grants the Borrower a credit limit of CHF 500,000                          (“credit amount”).
  Requested loan amount

 

4. Assurance of the Borrower

 

By confirming and signing this credit agreement, the Borrower declares to the benefit of the Bank, the solidarity guarantor, and the Swiss Confederation:

 

The Borrower has not yet received a loan under the COVID-19 Solidarity Guarantee Regulation.
The Borrower has no other pending applications for loans guaranteed under the COVID-19 Solidarity Guarantee Regulation.
The Borrower assures that, at the time of submitting the application, it has not already received liquidity protection based on other emergency federal regulations in the fields of sport and culture.
The Borrower was founded before March 1, 2020.
At the time of the submission of this credit agreement, the Borrower is not involved in bankruptcy, estate, or liquidation proceedings.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Borrower is significantly affected economically, particularly in terms of its sales.
The Borrower shall use the loan amount granted under this credit agreement exclusively in order to secure its ongoing liquidity needs. The following are not permitted, in particular: new investments in fixed assets that are not replacement investments; distribution of dividends or royalties and refund capital contributions during the duration of the solidarity guarantee; granting of active loans; refinancing of private and shareholder loans; group loans; or transfer of the loan funds to a foreign group company that is directly or indirectly linked to the applicant. It is permitted to refinance overdrafts that have accrued since March 23, 2020, at the Bank that grants guaranteed loans in accordance with this regulation.
All information regarding the company’s sales revenue is based on the individual financial statements (no group analysis).
The Borrower confirms that all information is complete and true.
The Borrower is aware that if it provides incorrect or incomplete information, it may be held criminally liable for fraud (Article 146 of the Criminal Code), forgery of documents (Article 251 of the Criminal Code), etc. and may be punished with a prison sentence of up to five years or a fine. In addition, anyone who intentionally obtains a loan under the COVID-19 Solidarity Guarantee Regulation with false information or does not use the loan funds in order to secure the liquidity needs mentioned above shall be punished with a fine of up to 100,000 francs.

 

 

 

 

5.Purpose

 

The loan may only be used in order to secure the Borrower’s ongoing liquidity needs. The Bank has no obligation to check that the use is in accordance with the contract.

 

6.Conditions and Interest Calculation

 

The Borrower must pay interest on the loan claimed at the interest rate in accordance with Article 13 of the COVID-19 Solidarity Guarantee Regulation.

The interest calculation and the account closing with interest charges are carried out in accordance with the bank’s usual practices.

 

7.Term / Repayment of Loan

 

The term of the loan is 60 months from the date that the Bank grants the loan. The credit amount must be repaid in full at the end of the term at the latest, together with the interest that is outstanding at that time. The Bank reserves the right to introduce amortization or limit reductions during the term of the loan.

 

8.Ability to Terminate

 

The Borrower is entitled to terminate this credit agreement at any time with immediate effect. The Bank is entitled to terminate this credit agreement at any time with immediate effect for regulatory or statutory reasons (e.g. violation of the GwG [Geldwäschegesetz (Anti-Money Laundering Act)] or this credit agreement). All amounts outstanding under this credit agreement at the time of termination shall become immediately due and payable.

 

9.Securities

 

The credit amount plus the interest actually accrued under the credit agreement, up to a maximum of one annual interest rate, is covered exclusively by a solidarity guarantee from the guarantee organization:

BG OST-SüD, Guarantee Association for SMEs, Falkensteinstrasse 54, 9006 St. Gallen in accordance with the COVID-19 Solidarity Guarantee Regulation (“Solidarity Guarantor”).

 

10.Conditions of Credit Release

 

The loan may only be claimed if a copy of this credit agreement, legally signed by the Borrower, has been submitted to the Bank by July 31, 2020, at the latest (see above).

 

11.General Business Terms and Conditions

 

The General Business Terms and Conditions of the Bank constitute a part of this credit agreement.

 

12.Assignment and Transfer

 

The Borrower may not assign or otherwise transfer its rights or obligations arising under this credit agreement.

The bank may assign or transfer its claims arising under this credit agreement as a security to the Swiss National Bank together with the joint and several guarantees provided for this purpose.

 

13.Applicable Law and Jurisdiction

 

This credit agreement is subject to Swiss law.

The exclusive place of jurisdiction for all proceedings is the registered domicile of the Bank. This shall also be the place of performance.

Mandatory statutory jurisdictions remain reserved.

 

The Borrower:

 

hereby releases the guarantee organization, the Bank, the Swiss National Bank, and the responsible federal, cantonal, and municipal offices from the confidentiality regulations, in particular bank-customer secrecy, tax secrecy, and official secrecy, until the guaranteed loan amount has been repaid in full. hereby consents to the exchange of data between the guarantee organization, the Bank, the Swiss National Bank, and the relevant federal, cantonal, and municipal offices as well as the representatives of the aforementioned until the guaranteed loan amount has been repaid in full.
authorizes the responsible guarantee organization to independently obtain all desired information and documents from the Borrower, from authorities, banks, accounting/fiduciary/auditing offices, and third parties.

 

Borrower:Please sign the form and send it electronically or by post to the bank listed above. Please consult the bank list for contact details: https://covid19.easygov.swiss/banken.

 

  Volketswil   March 26, 2020   [signature]  
  City   Date   Signature or (in the case of collective signature) signatures  
             

 

Notification by Bank to: Central Office of the Guarantee Cooperative

This credit agreement is not signed by the Bank. The Borrower’s application is considered accepted when the Bank grants the loan. The Bank may reject the application for a credit agreement without stating its reasons.