AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
AMENDMENT dated as of June 30, 1998 to the $350,000,000 Credit
Agreement dated as of March 19, 1997 as heretofore amended (the "Credit
Agreement") among POLAROID CORPORATION (the "Company"), the BANKS party thereto
(the "Banks"), XXXXXX GUARANTY TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK, as Agent (the "Agent")
and BANKBOSTON, N.A. (f/k/a The First National Bank of Boston), as Co-Agent.
WHEREAS, the Company is taking steps in cooperation with its dealers to
reduce their levels of inventory and expects that such steps will reduce its
Consolidated EBIT for the second Fiscal Quarter of 1998 and, as a result, affect
its trailing four-quarter Consolidated EBIT at the end of said second Fiscal
Quarter and each of the following three Fiscal Quarters;
WHEREAS, the Company wishes to amend Section 5.07 of the Credit
Agreement to lower the required ratio of Consolidated EBIT to Consolidated
Interest Expense for the trailing four-quarter periods ending on June 30,
September 30 and December 31, 1998; and
WHEREAS, the Company (i) expects that various factors, including the
foregoing reduction in its Consolidated EBIT and the establishment of a reserve
for its Russian receivables, will increase its leverage ratio and (ii) wishes to
amend Section 5.08 of the Credit Agreement to increase the maximum leverage
ratios permitted during the last seven months of 1998;
NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned parties agree as follows:
SECTION 1. Defined Terms, References. Unless otherwise specifically
defined herein, each term used herein which is defined in the Credit Agreement
has the meaning assigned to such term in the Credit Agreement. Each reference to
"hereof," "hereunder," "herein," and "hereby" and each other similar reference
and each reference to "this Agreement" and each other similar reference
contained in the Credit Agreement shall, after this Amendment becomes effective,
refer to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby.
SECTION 2. Interest Coverage Ratio. Section 5.07 of the Credit
Agreement is amended to read in full as follows:
SECTION 5.07. Interest Coverage Ratio. (a) At the end of each Fiscal
Quarter, the ratio of (i) Consolidated EBIT to (ii) Consolidated Interest
Expense, in each case for the period of four consecutive Fiscal Quarters then
ended, will not be less than the ratio specified in the following table for the
date on which such period ends:
Date Ratio
On or before March 31, 1998 2.5 to 1
June 30, 1998 1.75 to 1
September 30, 1998 2.0 to 1
December 31, 1998 2.25 to 1
On and after March 31, 1999 2.5 to 1
SECTION 3. Leverage Ratio. Section 5.08 of the Credit Agreement is
amended to read in full as follows:
SECTION 5.08. Leverage Ratio. The ratio of (i) Consolidated
Debt to (ii) Consolidated Adjusted Net Worth will not, at any time
during any period listed below, exceed the ratio specified for such
period below:
Period Ratio
On or before May 31, 1998 1.25 to 1
June 1, 1998 through September 29, 1998 1.40 to 1
September 30, 1998 through December 30, 1998 1.35 to 1
On and after December 31, 1998 1.25 to 1
SECTION 4. Waiver. The undersigned Lenders waive any Default that may
have existed under Sections 5.01(e), 5.07 and 5.08 of the Credit Agreement prior
to the effectiveness of this Amendment, to the extent that such Default would
not have existed if this Amendment had become effective on June 1, 1998.
SECTION 5. Governing Law. This Amendment shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
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SECTION 6. Counterparts; Effectiveness. This Amendment may be signed in
any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same
effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument.
This Amendment shall become effective when the Agent shall have received from
each of the Company and the Required Banks either a counterpart hereof signed by
such party or facsimile or other written confirmation that such party has signed
a counterpart hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned parties have caused this Amendment
to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and
year first above written.
POLAROID CORPORATION
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Title: V.P. & Treasurer
XXXXXX GUARANTY TRUST COMPANY
OF NEW YORK
By: /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Title: Vice President
ABN AMRO BANK N.V., BOSTON BRANCH
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Title: Vice President
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
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Title: Vice President
BANKBOSTON, N.A. F/K/A
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF BOSTON
By: /s/
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Title: Vice President
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BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI TRUST
COMPANY
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
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Title: Vice President & Manager
CREDIT LYONNAIS, NEW YORK BRANCH
By: /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Title: First Vice President and Manager
DEUTSCHE BANK AG, NEW YORK AND/OR
CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCHES
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
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Title: Director
By: /s/ Xxxx-Xxxxx Xxxxxx
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Title: Director
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CHICAGO
By: /s/ Xxxxxx XxXxxxxx
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Title: Corporate Banking Officer
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA
By:
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Title:
THE SUMITOMO BANK, LIMITED,
NEW YORK BRANCH
By: /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
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Title: General Manager
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WACHOVIA BANK, N.A.
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Title: Senior Vice President
FLEET NATIONAL BANK
By:
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Title:
MELLON BANK, N.A.
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Title: Vice President
NATIONSBANK, N.A.
By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
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Title:
PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Title: Vice President
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