facility are limited to a percentage of eligible accounts receivable and
letter of credit availability is limited to a percentage of accounts receivable and inventory. As
of September 30, 2008, eCOST had $1.2 million of letters of credit outstanding and $2.4 million of
available credit under this facility. The credit facility restricts eCOSTs ability to, among
other things, merge, consolidate, sell assets, incur indebtedness, make loans, investments and
payments to subsidiaries, affiliates and related parties, make investments and loans, pledge
assets, make changes to capital stock ownership structure, as well as a minimum tangible net worth
of $0 million, as defined. PFSweb has guaranteed all current and future obligations of eCOST under
this line of credit.
In 2004, PFS incurred more than $5 million in capital expenditures to support incremental
business from a distribution facility in Southaven, MS. PFS financed a significant portion of
these expenditures through a Loan Agreement with the Mississippi Business Finance Corporation (the
MBFC) pursuant to which the MBFC issued $5 million MBFC Taxable Variable Rate Demand Limited
Obligation Revenue Bonds, Series 2004 (Priority Fulfillment Services, Inc. Project) (the Bonds).
The MBFC loaned PFS the proceeds of the Bonds for the purpose of financing the acquisition and
installation of equipment, machinery and related
assets located in our Southaven, Mississippi distribution facility. The primary source of
repayment of the Bonds is a letter of credit (the Letter of Credit) in the initial face amount of
$5.1 million issued by Comerica pursuant to a Reimbursement Agreement between us and Comerica under
which PFS is obligated to pay to Comerica all amounts drawn under the Letter of Credit. The Letter
of Credit has a maturity date of April 2009 at which time, if not renewed or replaced, will result
in a draw on the undrawn face amount thereof. The amount outstanding on this Loan Agreement as of
September 30, 2008 was $3.2 million. PFS obligations under the Reimbursement Agreement are
secured by substantially all of its assets, including restricted cash of $1.5 million and a Company
parent guarantee.
In June 2006, we entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with certain institutional
investors in a private placement transaction pursuant to which we issued and sold shares of our
common stock resulting in net proceeds of $4.8 million. We advanced the net proceeds to eCOST to
support its operating requirements.
To the extent we fail to comply with the various debt covenants described above, and the
lenders accelerate the repayment of the credit facility obligations, we would be required to repay
all amounts outstanding thereunder. Any requirement to accelerate the repayment of the credit
facility obligations would have a material adverse impact on our financial condition and results of
operations. We can provide no assurance that we will have the financial ability to repay all of
such obligations. As of September 30, 2008, we were in compliance with all debt covenants.
eCOST has historically incurred significant operating losses and used cash to fund its
operations. As a result, we have been required to invest cash to fund eCOSTs operations, which we
may not be able to continue to do without approval from our lenders. The amount of further cash
needed to support eCOST operations depends upon the financing available under its credit line as
well as eCOSTs ability to improve its financial results. Through September 30, 2008, we have
advanced $15.3 million to eCOST to fund eCOSTs cash flow requirements and have lender approval to
advance an additional $0.9 million to certain of our subsidiaries and/or affiliates, including
eCOST. In the event we need to invest further cash to eCOST, we may be required to seek approval
from our lenders to provide such funds. We can provide no assurance that we will receive such
approval from our lenders or any terms or conditions required by our lenders in order to obtain
such approval. In addition, PFSweb has provided a guaranty of eCOSTs bank line of credit and
certain eCOST vendor trade payables.
We receive municipal tax abatements in certain locations. During 2004 we received notice from
a municipality that we did not satisfy certain criteria necessary to maintain the abatements. In
December 2006, we received notice that the municipal authority planned to make an adjustment to our
tax abatement. We have disputed the adjustment, but if the dispute is not resolved favorably,
additional taxes of $1.7 million could be assessed against us.
On July 25, 2007 a purported class action lawsuit entitled Darral Frank and Joseph F. Keeley,
Jr. v. PC Mall, Inc. dba eCOST.com and eCOST.com, Inc. was filed in the Superior Court of
California, Los Angeles County. The purported class consists of all of current and former sales
representatives who worked for the defendants in California from July 24, 2003 through July 24,
2007. The lawsuit alleges that
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