EXHIBIT 10.8
SECOND AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
This Second Amendment to Credit and Security Agreement, dated
as of September 25, 2003, is made by and between AG-BAG INTERNATIONAL LIMITED, a
Delaware corporation (the "BORROWER"), and XXXXX FARGO CREDIT, INC., a Minnesota
corporation (the "LENDER").
RECITALS
A. The Borrower and the Lender are parties to that certain
Credit and Security Agreement dated as of May 14, 2003, as it has previously
been amended (the "Credit Agreement").
B. Events of Default have occurred under the Credit Agreement
by reason of the Borrower's failure to maintain the required Minimum Book Net
Worth as of June 30, 2003, July 31, 2003 and August 31, 2003 and the required
Minimum Earnings Before Taxes for the period ending June 30, 2003 (the "Events
of Default"). The Borrower has requested that the Lender waive the Events of
Default and reset the Minimum Book Net Worth and Minimum Earnings Before Taxes
covenants.
C. The Borrower and the Lender wish to make certain additional
amendments to the Credit Agreement pursuant to the terms and conditions set
forth herein.
D. Capitalized terms used in this Amendment which are defined
in the Credit Agreement shall have the same meanings as defined therein, unless
otherwise defined herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the
mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, it is agreed as follows:
1. Waiver. Subject to the Borrower's execution and return of this
Amendment to the Lender, the Lender waives the Events of Default specifically
described above. The Lender does not waive any other Events of Default that
occur or are discovered hereafter. Except as waived for the periods specified
above, Borrower shall be required to comply with all financial covenants in the
Credit Agreement, as amended.
2. Interest. The definition of "Floating Rate" in Section 1.1 of
the Credit Agreement is amended in its entirety to read as follows:
"'Floating Rate' means an annual interest rate equal to the
sum of the Base Rate plus two and one-half percent (2.50%),
which interest rate shall change when and as the Base Rate
changes."
3. Minimum Book Net Worth. Section 6.2(e) of the Credit Agreement
is amended in its entirety to read as follows:
"(e) Minimum Book Net Worth. The Borrower will maintain,
during each period described below, its Book Net Worth,
determined as at the end of each month, at an amount not less
than the amount set forth opposite such period below:
Date Minimum Book Net Worth
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09/30/03 $8,475,000
10/31/03 $8,475,000
11/30/03 $8,525,000
12/31/03 and the last day $8,575,000"
of each calendar month
thereafter
4. Minimum Earnings Before Taxes. Section 6.2(h) of the Credit
Agreement is amended in its entirety to read as follows:
"(h) Minimum Earnings Before Taxes. The Borrower will achieve
as of the end of each fiscal year-to-date period described
below, fiscal year-to-date Earnings Before Taxes, of not less
than the amount set forth opposite such period below:
Fiscal Year-to-Date Minimum Earnings Before Taxes
Period -----------------------------
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Nine Months Ending ($875,000)
September 30, 2003
Twelve Months Ending ($675,000)"
December 31, 2003
5. Fees. For the accommodations reflected in this Amendment, the
Borrower shall pay the Lender a fee in the sum of $7,500. In addition, the
Borrower shall pay all fees and expenses, including attorney fees, incurred by
the Lender in connection with this Amendment.
6. No Other Changes. Except as explicitly amended by this
Amendment, all of the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement shall remain
in full force and effect and shall apply to any advance thereunder.
7. Conditions Precedent. This Amendment shall be effective when
the Lender shall have received an original hereof executed by the Borrower.
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8. Representations and Warranties. The Borrower hereby represents
and warrants to the Lender as follows:
(a) The Borrower has all requisite power and authority to execute this Amendment
and to perform all of its obligations hereunder, and this Amendment has been
duly executed and delivered by the Borrower and constitutes the legal, valid and
binding obligation of the Borrower, enforceable in accordance with its terms.
(b) All of the Borrower's representations and warranties contained in the Credit
Agreement are true and correct on and as of the date hereof as though made on
and as of such date, except to the extent that such representations and
warranties relate solely to an earlier date.
9. References. All references in the Credit Agreement to "this
Agreement" shall be deemed to refer to the Credit Agreement as previously
amended and as amended hereby, and any and all references in the Security
Documents to the Credit Agreement shall be deemed to refer to the Credit
Agreement as so amended.
10. No Waiver. The execution of this Amendment and acceptance of
any documents related hereto shall not be deemed to be a waiver by the Lender of
any breach or default under the Credit Agreement or breach, default or event of
default under any Security Document or other document held by the Lender,
whether or not known to the Lender and whether or not existing on the date of
this Amendment.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this
Amendment to be duly executed as of the date first written above.
AG-BAG INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
By:/s/Xxxx Xxxxxx /s/Xxxxx Xxxxx
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Title: CFO Chairman/President
XXXXX FARGO CREDIT, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxx
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Title: Assistant Vice President
