EXHIBIT 10.27
SEVENTH AMENDMENT TO
LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
THIS SEVENTH AMENDMENT TO LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (the
"Amendment") is made and entered into as of the 6th day of November, 1997, to be
effective (unless otherwise specified herein) as of November 1, 1997 (the
"Effective Date"), by and among FLEET CAPITAL CORPORATION, a Rhode Island
corporation, successor in interest by merger to FLEET CAPITAL CORPORATION, a
Connecticut corporation, formerly known as SHAWMUT CAPITAL CORPORATION,
successor in interest by assignment to BARCLAYS BUSINESS CREDIT, INC.
("Lender"), LOWRANCE ELECTRONICS, INC., a Delaware corporation ("Lowrance"), LEI
EXTRAS, INC., a Delaware corporation ("LEI"), LOWRANCE CONTRACTS, INC., a
Delaware corporation ("Lowrance Contracts"), and SEA ELECTRONICS, INC., an
Oklahoma corporation ("Sea Electronics") (Lowrance, LEI, Lowrance Contracts and
Sea Electronics are herein individually and collectively called "Borrower").
RECITALS
A. Borrower, Lowrance Australia Pty Limited ("Lowrance Australia") and
Lender have entered into that certain Loan and Security Agreement, dated
December 15, 1993, as amended by (i) that certain First Amendment to Loan and
Security Agreement, dated October 16, 1995, by and among Lender, Borrower and
Lowrance Australia, (ii) that certain Second Amendment to Loan and Security
Agreement, dated November 1, 1996 by and among Lender and Borrower, (iii) that
certain Third Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement, dated December 30, 1996,
by and among Lender and Borrower, (iv) that certain Fourth Amendment to Loan and
Security Agreement, entered into effective as of April 1, 1997, by and among
Lender and Borrower, and (v) that certain Fifth Amendment to Loan and Security
Agreement, entered into effective as of August 25, 1997, by and between Lender
and Borrower, and (vi) that certain Sixth Amendment to Loan and Security
Agreement and Certain Other Loan Documents, entered into effective as of August
28, 1997, by and between Lender and Borrower (as amended, the "Loan Agreement").
B. Borrower and Lender desire to amend the Loan Agreement and certain
of the other Loan Documents as hereinafter set forth.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises herein contained and
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby acknowledged, the parties, intending to be legally bound, agree as
follows:
ARTICLE I
Definitions
1.01 Capitalized terms used in this Amendment are defined in the Loan
Agreement, as amended hereby, unless otherwise stated.
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ARTICLE II
Amendments
2.01 Amendment to Section 1.1 of the Loan Agreement; Amendment of
Definition of "Seasonal Dating Accounts Loan Amount". Effective as of the
Effective Date, the definition of "Seasonal Dating Accounts Loan Amount" is
hereby deleted in its entirety and the following shall be substituted therefor:
"Seasonal Dating Accounts Loan Amount- the amount indicated below for
the periods indicated below:
SEASONAL DATING
APPLICABLE PERIOD ACCOUNTS LOAN AMOUNT
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November 1, 1997 through April 30, 1998 $10,000,000.00
May 1, 1998 and thereafter $ 5,000,000.00"
ARTICLE III
Conditions Precedent
3.01 Conditions Precedent. The effectiveness of this Amendment is
subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent, unless
specifically waived in writing by Lender:
(a) Lender shall have received each of the following, each in
form and substance satisfactory to Lender: (i) this Amendment, duly executed by
Borrower; (ii) the Consent, Ratification and Release related to this Amendment,
duly executed by Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx and (iii) such additional documents,
instruments and information as Lender or its legal counsel may request;
(b) The representations and warranties contained herein, in the
Loan Agreement and in the other Loan Documents, as each is amended hereby, shall
be true and correct as of the date hereof, as if made on the date hereof;
(c) After giving effect to this Amendment, no Default or Event of
Default shall have occurred and be continuing, unless such Default or Event of
Default has been specifically waived in writing by Lender; and
(d) All corporate proceedings taken in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Amendment and all documents, instruments and
other legal matters incident thereto shall be satisfactory to Lender and its
legal counsel.
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ARTICLE IV
No Waiver
Nothing contained in this Amendment shall be construed as a waiver by
Lender of any covenant or provision of the Loan Agreement, the other Loan
Documents, this Amendment, or of any other contract or instrument between
Borrower and Lender, and the failure of Lender at any time or times hereafter to
require strict performance by Borrower of any provision thereof shall not waive,
affect or diminish any right of Lender to thereafter demand strict compliance
therewith. Lender hereby reserves all rights granted under the Loan Agreement,
the other Loan Documents, this Amendment and any other contract or instrument
between Borrower and Lender.
ARTICLE V
Ratifications, Representations and Warranties
5.01 Ratifications. The terms and provisions set forth in this
Amendment shall modify and supersede all inconsistent terms and provisions set
forth in the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and, except as
expressly modified and superseded by this Amendment, the terms and provisions of
the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents are ratified and confirmed and
shall continue in full force and effect. Borrower and Lender agree that the Loan
Agreement and the other Loan Documents, as amended hereby, shall continue to be
legal, valid, binding and enforceable in accordance with their respective terms.
5.02 Representations and Warranties. Borrower hereby represents and
warrants to Lender that (a) the execution, delivery and performance of this
Amendment and any and all other Loan Documents executed and/or delivered in
connection herewith have been authorized by all requisite corporate action on
the part of Borrower and will not violate the Certificate of Incorporation or
Bylaws of Borrower; (b) the representations and warranties contained in the Loan
Agreement, as amended hereby, and any other Loan Documents are true and correct
on and as of the date hereof and on and as of the date of execution hereof as
though made on and as of each such date; (c) no Default or Event of Default
under the Loan Agreement, as amended hereby, has occurred and is continuing; (d)
Borrower is in full compliance with all covenants and agreements contained in
the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents, as amended hereby; (e) the
Borrower's Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws are in full force and effect
on and as of the date hereof without modification or amendment in any respect
since November 1, 1996; (f) as of the date hereof, (i) Borrower is in existence
and in corporate and tax good standing in the State of its organization, (ii)
the Borrower is qualified to do business as a foreign corporation and is in
corporate and tax good standing in each jurisdiction where Borrower is doing
business and is required to be so qualified, (iii) Borrower does not owe
franchise taxes or other taxes required to maintain its corporate existence and
no franchise tax reports are due, and (iv) no proceedings are pending for
forfeiture of the Borrower's charter or for its dissolution either voluntarily
or involuntarily; and (g) the officer of Borrower executing this Amendment has
been duly elected and is, at present, qualified and acting in the office
indicated below such officer's name and is duly authorized to execute this
Amendment on behalf of Borrower.
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ARTICLE VI
Miscellaneous Provisions
6.01 Survival of Representations and Warranties. All representations
and warranties made in the Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document, including,
without limitation, any document furnished in connection with this Amendment,
shall survive the execution and delivery of this Amendment and the other Loan
Documents, and no investigation by Lender or any closing shall affect the
representations and warranties or the right of Lender to rely upon them.
6.02 Reference to Loan Agreement. Each of the Loan Agreement and the
other Loan Documents, and any and all other agreements, documents or instruments
now or hereafter executed and delivered pursuant to the terms hereof or pursuant
to the terms of the Loan Agreement, as amended hereby, are hereby amended so
that any reference in the Loan Agreement and such other Loan Documents to the
Loan Agreement shall mean a reference to the Loan Agreement, as amended hereby.
6.03 Expenses of Lender. As provided in the Loan Agreement, Borrower
agrees to pay on demand all costs and expenses incurred by Lender in connection
with the preparation, negotiation and execution of this Amendment and the other
Loan Documents executed pursuant hereto and any and all amendments,
modifications, and supplements thereto, including, without limitation, the costs
and fees of Lender's legal counsel, and all costs and expenses incurred by
Lender in connection with the enforcement or preservation of any rights under
the Loan Agreement, as amended hereby, or any other Loan Documents, including,
without, limitation, the costs and fees of Lender's legal counsel.
6.04 Severability. Any provision of this Amendment held by a court of
competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable shall not impair or
invalidate the remainder of this Amendment and the effect thereof shall be
confined to the provision so held to be invalid or unenforceable.
6.05 Successors and Assigns. This Amendment is binding upon and shall
inure to the benefit of Lender and Borrower and their respective successors and
assigns, except that Borrower may not assign or transfer any of its rights or
obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of Lender.
6.06 Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in one or more
counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original,
but all of which when taken together shall constitute one and the same
instrument.
6.07 Effect of Waiver. No consent or waiver, express or implied, by
Lender to or for any breach of or deviation from any covenant or condition by
Borrower shall be deemed a consent to or waiver of any other breach of the same
or any other covenant, condition or duty.
6.08 Headings. The headings, captions, and arrangements used in this
Amendment are for convenience only and shall not affect the interpretation of
this Amendment.
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6.09 Applicable Law. THIS AMENDMENT AND ALL OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS
EXECUTED PURSUANT HERETO SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE BEEN MADE AND TO BE PERFORMABLE
IN AND SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE
STATE OF TEXAS.
6.10 Final Agreement. THE LOAN AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS,
EACH AS AMENDED HEREBY, REPRESENT THE ENTIRE EXPRESSION OF THE PARTIES WITH
RESPECT TO THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF ON THE DATE THIS AMENDMENT IS EXECUTED. THE
LOAN AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, AS AMENDED HEREBY, MAY NOT BE
CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS
OF THE PARTIES. THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES. NO
MODIFICATION, RESCISSION, WAIVER, RELEASE OR AMENDMENT OF ANY PROVISION OF THIS
AMENDMENT SHALL BE MADE, EXCEPT BY A WRITTEN AGREEMENT SIGNED BY BORROWER AND
LENDER.
6.11 Release. BORROWER HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT HAS NO DEFENSE,
COUNTERCLAIM, OFFSET, CROSS-COMPLAINT, CLAIM OR DEMAND OF ANY KIND OR NATURE
WHATSOEVER THAT CAN BE ASSERTED TO REDUCE OR ELIMINATE ALL OR ANY PART OF ITS
LIABILITY TO REPAY THE "OBLIGATIONS" OR TO SEEK AFFIRMATIVE RELIEF OR DAMAGES OF
ANY KIND OR NATURE FROM LENDER. BORROWER HEREBY VOLUNTARILY AND KNOWINGLY
RELEASES AND FOREVER DISCHARGES LENDER, ITS PREDECESSORS, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS,
AGENTS, EMPLOYEES, SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, FROM ALL POSSIBLE CLAIMS, DEMANDS,
ACTIONS, CAUSES OF ACTION, DAMAGES, COSTS, EXPENSES, AND LIABILITIES WHATSOEVER,
KNOWN OR UNKNOWN, ANTICIPATED OR UNANTICIPATED, SUSPECTED OR UNSUSPECTED, FIXED,
CONTINGENT, OR CONDITIONAL, AT LAW OR IN EQUITY, ORIGINATING IN WHOLE OR IN PART
ON OR BEFORE THE DATE THIS AMENDMENT IS EXECUTED, WHICH THE BORROWER MAY NOW OR
HEREAFTER HAVE AGAINST LENDER, ITS PREDECESSORS, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AGENTS,
EMPLOYEES, SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, IF ANY, AND IRRESPECTIVE OF WHETHER ANY SUCH
CLAIMS ARISE OUT OF CONTRACT, TORT, VIOLATION OF LAW OR REGULATIONS, OR
OTHERWISE, AND ARISING FROM ANY "LOANS", INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY
CONTRACTING FOR, CHARGING, TAKING, RESERVING, COLLECTING OR RECEIVING INTEREST
IN EXCESS OF THE HIGHEST LAWFUL RATE APPLICABLE, THE EXERCISE OF ANY RIGHTS AND
REMEDIES UNDER THE LOAN AGREEMENT OR OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, AND THE NEGOTIATION
OF AND EXECUTION OF THIS AMENDMENT.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amendment has been executed and is effective
as of the date first above-written.
"LENDER"
FLEET CAPITAL CORPORATION
By: /s/ Xxxxx XxxXxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx XxxXxxxx
Title: Vice President
"BORROWER"
LOWRANCE ELECTRONICS, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, President
LEI EXTRAS, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
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Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx, President
LOWRANCE CONTRACTS, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Xxxxx X. Xxxxx, Vice President
SEA ELECTRONICS, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
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Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx, President
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CONSENT, RATIFICATION AND RELEASE
The undersigned hereby consents to the terms of the within and
foregoing Seventh Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement, confirms and
ratifies the terms of his unconditional guaranty and acknowledges that his
unconditional guaranty is in full force and effect on the date executed, that he
has no defense, counterclaim, set-off or any other claim to diminish his
liability under such document, that his consent is not required to the
effectiveness of the within and foregoing document, and that no consent by him
is required for the effectiveness of any future amendment, modification,
forbearance or other action with respect to the Loans, the Collateral, or any
Loan Documents. THE UNDERSIGNED HEREBY VOLUNTARILY AND KNOWINGLY RELEASES AND
FOREVER DISCHARGES LENDER, ITS PREDECESSORS, AGENTS, EMPLOYEES, SUCCESSORS AND
ASSIGNS, FROM ALL POSSIBLE CLAIMS, DEMANDS, ACTIONS, CAUSES OF ACTION, DAMAGES,
COSTS, EXPENSES, AND LIABILITIES WHATSOEVER, KNOWN OR UNKNOWN, ANTICIPATED OR
UNANTICIPATED, SUSPECTED OR UNSUSPECTED, FIXED, CONTINGENT, OR CONDITIONAL, AT
LAW OR IN EQUITY, ORIGINATING IN WHOLE OR IN PART ON OR BEFORE THE DATE THIS
AMENDMENT IS EXECUTED, WHICH THE UNDERSIGNED MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE AGAINST
LENDER, ITS PREDECESSORS, AGENTS, EMPLOYEES, SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, IF ANY, AND
IRRESPECTIVE OF WHETHER ANY SUCH CLAIMS ARISE OUT OF CONTRACT, TORT, VIOLATION
OF LAW OR REGULATIONS, OR OTHERWISE, AND ARISING FROM ANY "LOANS", INCLUDING,
WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY CONTRACTING FOR, CHARGING, TAKING, RESERVING, COLLECTING
OR RECEIVING INTEREST IN EXCESS OF THE HIGHEST LAWFUL RATE APPLICABLE, THE
EXERCISE OF ANY RIGHTS AND REMEDIES UNDER THE LOAN AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE OTHER
LOAN DOCUMENTS, AND NEGOTIATION FOR AND EXECUTION OF THIS AMENDMENT.
/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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