On July 6, 2018, Workhorse Group Inc. (the “Company”), as borrower, entered into a Loan Agreement with a fund managed by Arosa Capital Management LP (“Arosa”), as lender, providing for a term loan (the “Arosa Loan”) in the principal amount of $6,100,000 (the “Loan Agreement”). The maturity date of the Arosa Loan is July 6, 2019 (the “Maturity Date”). The interest rate for the Arosa Loan is 8% per annum payable in quarterly installments commencing October 6, 2018. The Company may prepay the Arosa Loan at anytime upon three days written notice.
The Loan Agreement requires the Company to pay Arosa’s expenses including attorney fees. The Loan Agreement also requires the Company to make certain representations and warranties and other agreements that are customary in loan agreements of this type including a covenant to raise $10,000,000 in equity prior to September 30, 2018 and to consummate a sale of Surefly, Inc., the Company’s indirect wholly-owned subsidiary resulting in cash proceeds of no less than $20,000,000. The Loan Agreement also contains customary events of default, including non-payment of principal or interest, violations of covenants, bankruptcy and material judgments. The Company, the Company’s subsidiaries and Arosa also entered into a Guarantee and Collateral Agreement and Intellectual Property Security Agreement providing that the Company’s obligations to Arosa are secured by substantially all of the Company’s assets. In addition, the Company is required to appoint to the Board of Directors a person designated in writing by Arosa for a period of no less than 12 months.
