Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On April 16, 2020, Perceptron, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an unsecured loan with TCF National Bank as the lender in the aggregate principal amount of $2,545,205 (the “PPP Loan”) pursuant to the Paycheck Protection Program (the “PPP”) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act the (“Act”).
The PPP Loan is evidenced by a promissory note dated April 16, 2020 (the “Promissory Note”) and matures on April 1, 2022. The Promissory Note bears interest at a rate of 1.000% per annum. Principal and interest are payable monthly commencing on November 1, 2020 and may be prepaid by the Company at any time prior to maturity with no prepayment penalties. The Promissory Note contains other customary terms, including representations, events of defaults and remedies.
A portion of the principal and accrued interest under the Promissory Note is forgivable by the U.S. Small Business Administration after eight weeks if the Company uses the PPP Loan proceeds for certain purposes designated in the Act, including payroll costs (as defined in the Act) and utilities during the eight weeks following the origination of the PPP Loan (“Eligible Purposes”) and otherwise complies with PPP requirements. In order to obtain forgiveness of the PPP Loan, the Company must submit a request and provide satisfactory documentation regarding its compliance with applicable requirements. The Company must repay any unforgiven principal amount of the Promissory Note, with interest. The Company intends to use a significant portion of the proceeds of the PPP Loan for Eligible Purposes and to pursue forgiveness for those amounts, although the Company may take action that could cause some or all of the PPP Loan to become ineligible for forgiveness.
The foregoing description does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Promissory Note, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1.
Safe Harbor Statement
Certain statements in this Form 8-K may be “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including, without limitation, statements regarding the use of proceeds from the PPP Loan. We may also make forward-looking statements in our press releases or other public or shareholder communications. Whenever possible, we have identified these forward-looking statements by words such as “target,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “intends,” “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “prospects,” “outlook,” “guidance” or similar expressions. We claim the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 for all of our forward-looking statements. While we believe that our forward-looking statements are reasonable, you should not place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. Because these forward-looking statements are based on estimates and assumptions that are subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control or are subject to change, actual results could be materially different. Factors that might cause such a difference include, without limitation, the impact of COVID-19 on our business and the world economy, the regulatory response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the risks and uncertainties discussed from time to time in our periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including those listed in “Item 1A – Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal 2019 and our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended December 31, 2019. Except as required by applicable law, we do not undertake, and expressly disclaim, any obligation to publicly update or alter our statements whether as a result of new information, events or circumstances occurring after the date of this report or otherwise.