AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT 99.1
AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of
October 24, 2007, by and between MOTORCAR PARTS OF AMERICA, INC., a New York corporation
(“Borrower”), with its principal place of business located at 0000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxx 00000, and UNION BANK OF CALIFORNIA, N.A., a national banking association (“Bank”), with
an office located at 0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000.
RECITALS:
A. Borrower and Bank previously entered into that certain Credit Agreement dated as of May
28, 2004, as amended by (i) that certain First Amendment dated as of November 8, 2005, (ii) that
certain Second Amendment dated as of Xxxxx 0, 0000, (xxx) that certain Third Amendment dated as of
April 10, 2006, (iv) that certain Fourth Amendment dated as of August 8, 2006, (v) that certain
Fifth Amendment dated as of November 10, 2006, (vi) that certain Sixth Amendment dated as of March
21, 2007, 2004, (vii) that certain side letter dated March 21, 2007, (viii) that certain Seventh
Amendment dated as of June 27, 2007 and (ix) that certain Eighth Amendment dated as of August 7,
2007 (as so amended, the “Prior Agreement”), pursuant to which Bank agreed to make various credit
facilities available to Borrower, all as more specifically provided for in the Prior Agreement.
B. Borrower and Bank desire to amend and restate the Prior Agreement, subject, however, to
the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
AGREEMENT:
In consideration of the foregoing recitals and of the mutual covenants, conditions and
provisions hereinafter set forth, Borrower and Bank hereby agree to amend and restate the Prior
Agreement as follows:
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS
As used herein, initially capitalized terms shall have the respective meanings set forth below
or set forth in the Section or subsection defining such terms:
“Affiliate” shall mean, with respect to any Person, (a) each Person that, directly or
indirectly, owns or controls, whether beneficially or as a trustee, guardian or other fiduciary,
ten percent (10%) or more of the stock having ordinary voting power in the election of directors of
such Person, (b) each Person that controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such
Person or any Affiliate of such Person and (c) each of
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such Person’s executive officers, directors, joint venturers, members and partners; provided,
however, that in no case shall Bank be deemed to be an Affiliate of Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries. For the purpose of this definition, “control” of a Person means the ability,
directly or indirectly, to direct or cause the direction of its management or policies, whether
through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
“Alternative Dispute Resolution Agreement” shall mean that certain Alternative Dispute
Resolution Agreement, on Bank’s standard form therefor, previously executed by Borrower and Bank
pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Prior Agreement.
“Bank Expenses” shall mean (a) all reasonable costs and expenses paid or advanced by Bank
which are required to be paid by Borrower under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents;
(b) reasonable expenses incurred by Bank in auditing or examining the books and records of Borrower
or any of its Subsidiaries and the Collateral following the occurrence and continuation of an Event
of Default; (c) taxes and insurance premiums of every nature and kind of Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries paid by Bank; (d) reasonable appraisal, due diligence, filing, recording,
documentation, publication and search fees paid or incurred by Bank on behalf of Borrower or any of
its Subsidiaries prior to the date of this Agreement or to correct any Event of Default or enforce
any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or, if an Event of Default has occurred
and is continuing, in gaining possession of, maintaining, handling, preserving, storing, shipping,
appraising, selling, preparing for sale and/or advertising to sell the Collateral, whether or not a
sale is consummated; (e) reasonable costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) of any suit or
arbitration proceeding in which Bank is the prevailing party, incurred by Bank in enforcing or
defending this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or any portion thereof; and (f) reasonable
attorneys’ fees and expenses incurred by Bank in amending, terminating or concerning this Agreement
or any other Loan Document, or any portion thereof, whether or not suit is brought, such attorneys’
fees to include the reasonable estimate of the allocated costs and expenses of in-house legal
counsel and staff. All Bank Expenses paid or incurred by Bank shall be considered to be and shall
become a part of the Obligations and be secured by the Collateral, are payable upon demand, and if
not reimbursed within thirty (30) days following such demand, shall immediately thereafter bear
interest, together with all other amounts to be paid by Borrower pursuant hereto, at the Default
Rate of Interest provided for herein and in the Revolving Note.
“Business Day” shall mean a day on which Bank is open for the funding of corporate loans,
and, with respect to the rate of interest based on the LIBOR Rate (as such term is defined in the
Revolving Note), on which dealings in U.S. Dollar deposits outside of the United States may be
carried on by Bank.
“Capital Expenditures” shall mean all payments due (whether or not paid) during a fiscal
period of Borrower and its Subsidiaries in respect of the cost of any fixed asset or capital
improvement, or any replacement, substitution or addition thereto, and which fixed asset or capital
improvement has a useful life of more than one (1) year, including without limitation, those
payments due in connection with the direct or indirect acquisition of any such fixed asset or
capital improvement by way of increased product
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or service charges or offset items or in connection with Capital Leases. The term “Capital
Expenditures” shall not include the purchase of assets or property in connection with any
Sale-Leaseback Transaction.
“Capital Lease” shall mean any lease of an asset by a Person as lessee which would, in
accordance with GAAP, be required to be accounted for as an asset and corresponding liability on
the balance sheet of such Person.
“Capital Lease Obligations” shall mean, for any Person, all obligations of such Person to
pay rent or other amounts under a lease of (or other agreement conveying the right to use) property
to the extent such obligations are required to be classified and accounted for as a Capital Lease
on a balance sheet of such Person under GAAP. For the purposes of this Agreement, the amount of
such obligations shall be the capitalized amount thereof, determined in accordance with GAAP.
“Change of Control” shall mean, with respect to any Person, an event or series of events by
which:
(a) any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, but excluding any employee benefit plan of such person or its
subsidiaries, any person or entity acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or
administrator of any such plan and, for purposes of determining whether a “group” holds more than
twenty-five percent (25%) of the equity securities of Borrower, excluding from the shares held by
any such “group” shares of common stock of Borrower held as of the date of this Agreement by Xxx
Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxxx and each of the members of the Marks family) becomes the “beneficial owner”
(as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except that a
person or group shall be deemed to have “beneficial ownership” of all securities that such person
or group has the right to acquire (such right, an “option right”), whether such right is
exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time), directly or indirectly, of twenty-five
percent (25%) or more of the equity securities of such Person entitled to vote for members of the
board of directors or equivalent governing body of such Person on a fully-diluted basis (and taking
into account all such securities that such person or group has the right to acquire pursuant to any
option right); or
(b) during any period of twelve (12) consecutive months, a majority of the members of the
board of directors or other equivalent governing body of such Person cease to be composed of
individuals (i) who were members of that board or equivalent governing body on the first day of
such period, (ii) whose election or nomination to that board or equivalent governing body was
approved by individuals referred to in clause (i) above constituting at the time of such election
or nomination at least a majority of that board or equivalent governing body or (iii) whose
election or nomination to that board or other equivalent governing body was approved by individuals
referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) above constituting at the time of such election or nomination
at least a majority of that board or equivalent governing body (excluding, in the case of both
clause (ii) and clause (iii), any individual whose initial nomination for, or assumption of office
as, a
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member of that board or equivalent governing body occurs as a result of an actual or threatened
solicitation of proxies or consents for the election or removal of one or more directors by any
person or group other than a solicitation for the election of one or more directors by or on behalf
of the board of directors).
“Collateral” shall mean the collateral provided by Borrower to Bank pursuant to Section 3.1
hereof.
“Debt Service” shall mean, as of the last day of each fiscal quarter of Borrower and its
Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis for Borrower and its Subsidiaries, the sum, without
duplication, of (a) the amount of all scheduled principal payments in respect of Indebtedness of
Borrower and its Subsidiaries during the applicable fiscal period ending on such date, plus (b)
interest expense of Borrower and its Subsidiaries as shown on the consolidated statements of income
of Borrower and its Subsidiaries during the applicable fiscal period ending on such date, plus (c)
the aggregate amount of all cash payments made in connection with any stock purchases, redemptions,
defeasances or other retirements of any of the stock of Borrower and its Subsidiaries effected
during the applicable fiscal period ending on such date.
“Default Rate of Interest” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.6
hereof.
“Disposition” shall mean the sale, transfer or other disposition in any single transaction
or series of related transactions of any asset, or group of related assets, of Borrower or any of
its Subsidiaries, which asset or assets constitute a material line of business or substantially all
of the assets of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.
“EBITDA” shall mean, for any fiscal period, (a) the consolidated net income of Borrower and
its Subsidiaries for such fiscal period, plus (b) interest expense of Borrower and its Subsidiaries
for such fiscal period, plus (c) the aggregate amount of federal and state taxes on or measured by
income of Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such fiscal period (whether or not payable during such
fiscal period), minus (d) the aggregate amount of federal and state credits against taxes on or
measured by income of Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such fiscal period (to the extent such
credits were used during such fiscal period in the calculation of net income), plus (e)
depreciation, amortization and all other non-cash expenses of Borrower and its Subsidiaries for
such fiscal period (such as expenses related to Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No.
123 (revised December, 2004), “Share-Based Payment”) plus (f) customs expenses of Borrower and its
Subsidiaries for inventory imported from Malaysia during the fiscal quarter ended September 30,
2007 and the fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2007 in an aggregate amount not to exceed One
Million Six Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,600,000) for such fiscal quarters, in each case as
determined in accordance with GAAP.
“Financial Statements” shall mean, with respect to any accounting period of any Person,
statements of income and cash flow of such Person for such accounting period, and balance sheets of
such Person as of the end of such accounting period, setting
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forth in each case in comparative form figures for the corresponding accounting period in the
preceding fiscal year or, if such accounting period is a full fiscal year, corresponding figures
from the preceding annual audit, all prepared in reasonable detail and in accordance with GAAP.
The term “Financial Statements” shall include the notes and schedules to such statements of income
and cash flow and balance sheets.
“Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” shall mean, as of the last day of any fiscal quarter,
calculated for Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, the ratio of (a) EBITDA for
the applicable fiscal period ending on such date, minus the provision for federal and state income
tax expense as shown on the consolidated statements of income of Borrower and its Subsidiaries
during the applicable fiscal period ending on such date, to (b) Debt Service for the applicable
fiscal period ending on such date.
“GAAP” shall mean generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America
in effect from time to time.
“Guaranty Obligation” shall mean, as to any Person, any (a) guaranty by such Person of
Indebtedness of, or other obligation performable by, any other Person or (b) assurance given by
such Person to an obligee of any other Person with respect to the performance of an obligation by,
or the financial condition of, such other Person, whether direct, indirect or contingent, including
any purchase or repurchase agreement covering such obligation or any collateral security therefor,
any agreement to provide funds (by means of loans, capital contributions or otherwise) to such
other Person, any agreement to support the solvency or level of any balance sheet item of such
other Person or any “keep-well” or other arrangement of whatever nature given for the purpose of
assuring or holding harmless such obligee against loss with respect to any obligation of such other
Person; provided, however, that the term “Guaranty Obligation” shall not include endorsements of
instruments for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of business and customary indemnities
given in connection with asset sales in the ordinary course of business.
“Indebtedness” shall mean, as to any Person (without duplication), (a) indebtedness of such
Person for borrowed money or for the deferred purchase price of property (excluding (i)
subordinated indebtedness, if any, and (ii) trade and other accounts payable in the ordinary course
of business in accordance with ordinary trade terms and accrued liabilities incurred in the
ordinary course of business, including any contingent obligation of such Person for any such
indebtedness), (b) indebtedness of such Person of the nature described in clause (a) that is
non-recourse to the credit of such Person but is secured by assets of such Person, to the extent of
the fair market value of such assets as determined in good faith by such Person, (c) Capital Lease
Obligations of such Person, (d) indebtedness of such Person arising under bankers’ acceptance
facilities or under facilities for the discount of accounts receivable of such Person, (e) any
direct or contingent obligations of such Person under letters of credit issued for the account of
such Person (including, without limitation, the Letters of Credit) and (f) any net obligations of
such Person under any interest rate protection agreements.
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“Insolvency Proceeding” shall mean and include any proceeding commenced by or against
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries under any provision of the Bankruptcy Code or similar statute,
or under any other bankruptcy or insolvency law, including, but not limited to, assignments for the
benefit of creditors and formal or informal moratoriums.
“Letter of Credit Agreements” and “Letter of Credit Agreement” shall mean,
respectively, (a) the irrevocable commercial or standby letter of credit applications and
agreements, each on Bank’s standard form therefor, executed by Borrower in connection with the
issuance by Bank of the Letters of Credit on the account of Borrower, and (b) any one of such
Letter of Credit Agreements.
“Letter of Credit Sublimit” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.2(a)
hereof.
“Letters of Credit” and “Letter of Credit” shall have the meanings assigned to such
terms in Section 2.2(a) hereof.
“Leverage Ratio” shall mean, as of the last day of any fiscal quarter, calculated for
Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, the ratio of (a) Indebtedness as of the last
day of such fiscal quarter minus any direct or contingent obligations of Borrower and its
Subsidiaries under the Letters of Credit to (b) EBITDA for the applicable fiscal period ending on
such date.
“Lien” shall mean any lien, mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, security interest, charge or
encumbrance of any kind (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any
lease in the nature thereof, and any agreement to give any security interest).
“Loan Documents” and “Loan Document” shall mean, respectively, (a) this Agreement,
the Revolving Note, the Security Agreement, the Alternative Dispute Resolution Agreement, the
Letter of Credit Agreements and all other documents, instruments and agreements, and all related
riders, exhibits, resolutions, authorizations, financing statements and certificates delivered to
Bank in connection with this Agreement, and (b) any one of such Loan Documents.
“MPM” shall mean Motorcar Parts de Mexico, S.A. de C.V., a Mexican corporation and
wholly-owned Subsidiary of Borrower.
“MVR” shall mean MVR Products Pte. Ltd., a Singapore corporation and wholly-owned
Subsidiary of Borrower.
“Obligations” shall mean and include all loans, advances, debts, liabilities and
obligations, howsoever arising, owed by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to Bank of every kind
and description (whether or not evidenced by any note or instrument and whether or not for the
payment of money), direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to be come due, now existing
or hereafter arising pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other
agreement or instrument, including
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without limitation any Indebtedness of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries which Bank obtains by
assignment or otherwise, and all Bank Expenses.
“Permitted Guaranty Obligations” shall mean:
(a) Guaranty Obligations of Borrower existing on the date of this Agreement, and refinancings,
renewals, extensions or amendments that do not increase the amount thereof;
(b) Guaranty Obligations under the Loan Documents, if any; and
(c) Guaranty Obligations of Borrower under the Supplier Agreements.
“Permitted Indebtedness” shall mean:
(a) the Obligations;
(b) trade payables and other obligations of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to suppliers
and customers incurred in the ordinary course of business;
(c) workers’ compensation insurance arrangements in the nature of indebtedness and
reimbursement obligations of Borrower to its employees for business expenses;
(d) Indebtedness of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries incurred to finance the purchase of
equipment constituting a Capital Expenditure permitted by Section 7.9 of this Agreement;
(e) Capital Lease Obligations (including without limitation those incurred in connection with
any Sale-Leaseback Transaction) in the aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not
to exceed Eighteen Million Dollars ($18,000,000);
(f) other Indebtedness existing on the date of this Agreement and reflected in the unaudited
consolidated Financial Statement of Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal quarter ended June
30, 2007 (including Capital Lease Obligations), and refinancings, renewals, extensions or
amendments that do not increase the amount thereof;
(g) other Indebtedness not described hereinabove incurred by Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries after the date of this Agreement in the ordinary course of business; provided,
however, that the aggregate principal amount of such other Indebtedness at any one time outstanding
shall not exceed Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000); and
(h) operating lease obligations of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries that are permitted
under Section 7.11 of this Agreement.
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“Permitted Liens” shall mean:
(a) Liens for taxes not yet payable or Liens for taxes being contested in good faith and by
proper proceedings diligently pursued, provided that adequate reserves shall have been made
therefor on the applicable Financial Statement, the Lien shall have no effect on the priority of
Bank’s security interest in the Collateral and a stay of enforcement of any such Lien shall be in
effect;
(b) Liens in favor of Bank;
(c) Any Lien granted by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with any Capital
Lease Obligation permitted under this Agreement (including any Sale-Leaseback Transaction), so long
as such Lien extends only to the leased asset to which such Capital Lease Obligation relates;
(d) Liens upon equipment granted in connection with the acquisition of such equipment by
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries after the date hereof (including, without limitation, pursuant
to Capital Leases); provided, however, that (i) the cost of such acquisition constitutes a Capital
Expenditure permitted by Section 7.9 of this Agreement, (ii) the Indebtedness incurred to finance
each such acquisition is permitted by this Agreement and (iii) each such Lien attaches only to the
equipment acquired with the Indebtedness secured thereby, and the proceeds and products thereof
(or, if such Lien attaches to personal property of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries other than
such equipment (and the proceeds and products thereof), then Borrower shall cause the holder of
such Lien to execute an intercreditor agreement with Bank, in form and substance acceptable to Bank
in its sole discretion, subordinating such holder’s Lien on such other personal property to Bank’s
security interest in such other personal property);
(e) reservations, exceptions, encroachments, easements, rights of way, covenants, conditions,
restrictions, leases and other similar title exceptions or encumbrances affecting real property
which do not in the aggregate materially detract from the value of the real property or materially
interfere with their use in the ordinary conduct of the business of Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries;
(f) deposits under workmen’s compensation, unemployment insurance, social security and other
similar laws applicable to Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries; and
(g) Liens relating to statutory obligations of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries with
respect to surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature
incurred in the ordinary course of business
“Person” shall mean any natural person, corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited
liability company, firm, association, government, governmental agency, court or any other entity.
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“Registration Rights Agreement” shall mean that certain Registration Rights Agreement dated
as of May 18, 2007, by and among Borrower and the investors signatory thereto, as such Registration
Rights Agreement is in effect on the effective date of this Agreement.
“Restricted Payment” shall mean (a) the declaration or payment of any dividend or the
occurrence of any liability to make any other payment or distribution of cash or other property or
assets on or in respect of Borrower’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ stock, (b) any payment on account
of the purchase, redemption, defeasance or other retirement of Borrower’s or any of its
Subsidiaries’ stock or Indebtedness, other than (i) the Obligations arising under this Agreement or
(ii) so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, or shall be caused thereby,
principal and interest, when due, under Permitted Indebtedness, without acceleration or
modification of the amortization as in effect on the date of this Agreement, or any other payment
or distribution made in respect thereof, either directly or indirectly, or (c) any payment, loan,
contribution or other transfer of funds or other property to any stockholder of Borrower (made by
virtue of the fact that the recipient of such payment, loan, contribution or other transfer of
funds or other property is a stockholder of Borrower) or any of its Subsidiaries, other than, with
respect to subparagraphs (a), (b) and (c) hereinabove, (i) interest payments on account of any
subordinated indebtedness, and (ii) such other amounts, if any, which are expressly and
specifically permitted in this Agreement; provided, however, that no payment to Bank shall
constitute a Restricted Payment.
“Revolving Credit Commitment” shall have the meaning assigned to that term in Section 2.1
hereof.
“Revolving Credit Commitment Termination Date” shall mean October 1, 2008.
“Revolving Loans” and “Revolving Loan” shall have the meanings assigned to such
terms in Section 2.1 hereof.
“Revolving Note” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.1 hereof.
“Sale-Leaseback Transaction” means any arrangement with any Person providing for the
leasing by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of any real or personal property that has been or is
to be sold or otherwise transferred by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to such Person with the
intention of entering into such a lease.
“Security Agreement” shall mean that certain Security Agreement dated May 28, 2004, duly
executed by Borrower, as debtor, in favor of Bank, as secured party, pursuant to which Borrower
granted to Bank a security interest in all of Borrower’s personal property, as security for the
payment and performance of all of Borrower’s Obligations to Bank, including without limitation
Borrower’s Obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents.
“Side Letter” shall mean that certain side letter agreement dated March 21, 2007, by and
between Borrower and Bank, executed in connection with the Prior Agreement,
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pursuant to which Borrower agreed to furnish or cause to be furnished to Bank certain financial
statements and other information concerning Borrower and its Subsidiaries.
“Subsidiary” of a Person shall mean any corporation, association, partnership, limited
liability company, joint venture or other business entity, whether foreign or domestic, of which
more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting stock or other equity interests (in the case of Persons
other than corporations), is owned or controlled directly or indirectly by the Person, or one or
more of the Subsidiaries of the Person, or a combination thereof. Immediately prior to the date of
this Agreement, the existing Subsidiaries of Borrower were MVR, Unijoh and MPM. Unless the context
otherwise requires, references herein to a “Subsidiary” shall refer to a Subsidiary of Borrower.
“Supplier Agreements” and “Supplier Agreement” shall mean, respectively, (a) those
certain supplier agreements or equivalent agreements entered into from time to time, pursuant to
which Borrower, as supplier, shall agree to sell at a discount all of its right, title and interest
in and to certain of its accounts receivable to various buyers or investors (or their agent), and
(b) any one of such Supplier Agreements.
“UCC” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of California.
“Unijoh” shall mean Unijoh Sdn. Bhd., a Malaysian corporation and wholly-owned Subsidiary
of Borrower.
SECTION 2. AMOUNT AND TERMS OF CREDIT
2.1 Revolving Credit Commitment. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, from
the date of this Agreement to but excluding the Revolving Credit Commitment Termination Date,
provided that no Event of Default then has occurred and is continuing, Bank will make one or more
revolving loans (collectively, the “Revolving Loans” and individually, a “Revolving Loan”) to
Borrower as Borrower may request from time to time; provided, however, that the aggregate
outstanding principal amount of all such Revolving Loans at any one time shall not exceed
Thirty-Five Million Dollars ($35,000,000) (the “Revolving Credit Commitment”). Each Revolving Loan
requested and made hereunder which bears interest at a rate based upon the Base Interest Rate (as
such term is defined in the Revolving Note) shall be in a principal amount of not less than Five
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000). Each Revolving Loan requested and made hereunder which bears
interest at a rate based upon the Reference Rate (as such term is defined in the Revolving Note)
shall be in a principal amount of not less than One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000). Within
the limits of time and amount set forth in this Section 2.1, Borrower may borrow, repay and
reborrow Revolving Loans under the Revolving Credit Commitment. All Revolving Loans shall be
requested before the Revolving Credit Commitment Termination Date, on which date all outstanding
principal of and accrued but unpaid interest on all Revolving Loans shall be due and payable.
Borrower’s obligation to repay the outstanding principal amount of all Revolving Loans, together
with accrued but unpaid interest thereon, shall be evidenced by a promissory note issued by
Borrower in favor of Bank (the “Revolving Note”) on the
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standard form used by Bank to evidence its commercial loans. Bank shall enter the amount of each
Revolving Loan, and any payments thereof, in its books and records, and such entries shall be
prima facie evidence of the principal amount outstanding under the Revolving Credit
Commitment. The failure of Bank to make any notation in its books and records shall not discharge
Borrower of its obligation to repay in full with interest all amounts borrowed hereunder. The
proceeds of the Revolving Loans shall be disbursed pursuant to an Authorization to Disburse, on
Bank’s standard form therefor, executed and delivered by Borrower to Bank, and used by Borrower for
any of the purposes set forth in Section 2.3(a) hereinbelow.
2.2 Letter of Credit Sublimit.
(a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and as a sublimit of the Revolving
Credit Commitment, during the period from the date of this Agreement to but excluding the Revolving
Credit Commitment Termination Date, provided that no Event of Default then has occurred and is
continuing, Bank shall issue, for the account of Borrower, one or more irrevocable commercial or
standby letters of credit (collectively, the “Letters of Credit” and individually, a “Letter of
Credit”) upon Borrower’s request. The sum of (a) the aggregate amount available to be drawn under
all outstanding Letters of Credit plus (b) the aggregate amount of unpaid reimbursement obligations
under drawn Letters of Credit shall not exceed Seven Million Dollars ($7,000,000) at any one time
(the “Letter of Credit Sublimit”) and shall reduce, Dollar for Dollar, the amount available to be
borrowed under the Revolving Credit Commitment.
(b) In the case of any commercial Letter of Credit, such commercial Letter of Credit shall be
issued for the purpose of financing the importation or purchase of goods in the normal course of
business of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or for any other purpose acceptable to Bank. Each
such commercial Letter of Credit shall provide for transport documents to be presented in a full
set to Bank (and, in the case of airway bills, consigned to Bank) and/or at Bank’s option, with
transport documents presented in less than a full set to Bank and/or consigned to Borrower or to
any Person other than Bank and calling for drafts at sight covering the importation or purchase of
goods in the normal course of business. In the case of any standby Letter of Credit, such standby
Letter of Credit shall be issued for the purpose of providing credit enhancements with respect to
Borrower’s workers’ compensation insurance arrangements or for any other purpose acceptable to
Bank.
(c) Each Letter of Credit shall be drawn on such terms and conditions as are acceptable to
Bank and shall be governed by the terms of (and Borrower agrees to execute) Bank’s standard form
Letter of Credit Agreement in connection therewith. No commercial Letter of Credit shall have an
expiration date more than one (1) year from its date of issuance or shall expire after the
Revolving Credit Commitment Termination Date. No standby Letter of Credit shall have an expiration
date more than one (1) year from its date of issuance or shall expire more than one (1) year after
the Revolving Credit Commitment Termination Date.
2.3 Purposes of the Revolving Loans and Letters of Credit.
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(a) The proceeds of each Revolving Loan made by Bank to Borrower under the Revolving Credit
Commitment shall be used only for the general working capital and corporate purposes of Borrower.
(b) Each Letter of Credit to be issued by Bank on the account of Borrower shall be issued
only for a permitted purpose as set forth in Section 2.2(b) hereinabove.
2.4 Interest.
(a) Each Revolving Loan shall bear interest at the rate or rates provided for in the
Revolving Note and selected by Borrower.
(b) Interest on the Revolving Loans shall be computed on the basis of the actual number of
days during which the principal is outstanding thereunder divided by 360, which shall, for the
purposes of computing interest, be considered one (1) year.
(c) Interest shall be payable on the outstanding principal amount of each Revolving Loan as
set forth in the Revolving Note in accordance with Section 2.8 hereof.
(d) There shall be no more than four (4) Revolving Loans bearing interest at a rate based
upon the Base Interest Rate (as such term is defined in the Revolving Note) outstanding at any one
time under the Revolving Note.
2.5 Voluntary Prepayment. The principal Indebtedness evidenced by the Revolving Note may, at
any time and from time to time, voluntarily be paid or prepaid in whole or in part without penalty
or premium in accordance with the terms of the Revolving Note, except that, with respect to any
voluntary prepayment under this Section 2.5, (a) the amount of any partial prepayment of a
Revolving Loan shall not be less than Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) and shall be in an
integral multiple of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) in excess thereof and (b) any payment
or prepayment of all or any part of any Base Interest Rate Loan under and as defined in the
Revolving Note on a day, other than the last day of the applicable Interest Period under and as
defined in the Revolving Note, shall be subject to the payment of a prepayment fee as provided for
in the Revolving Note. No prepayment fee shall be payable by Borrower in connection with the
prepayment of any Revolving Loan bearing interest at a rate based upon the Reference Rate (as such
term is defined in the Revolving Note).
2.6 Default Rate of Interest. If all or any portion of the principal amount of any Revolving
Loan or any other payment due under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents shall not be
paid when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise), such overdue
principal amount, and to the extent permitted by law overdue interest thereon, shall be payable on
demand at a rate per annum equal to the rate which would otherwise be applicable plus three percent
(3%) (the “Default
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Rate of Interest”), effective from the date that such amounts become overdue until paid in full.
2.7 Fees.
(a) On the last Business Day of each fiscal quarter of each fiscal year of Borrower and its
Subsidiaries, and on the Revolving Credit Commitment Termination Date, Borrower shall pay to Bank a
fee in respect of the Revolving Credit Commitment equal to (i) three-eighths of one percent (3/8 of
1%) per annum of the average daily unutilized amount of the Revolving Credit Commitment during such
fiscal quarter, in the event that the Leverage Ratio as of the last day of the immediately
preceding fiscal quarter was greater than or equal to 1.50 to 1.00 and (ii) one-quarter of one
percent (1/4 of 1%) per annum of the average daily unutilized amount of the Revolving Credit
Commitment during such fiscal quarter, in the event that the Leverage Ratio as of the last day of
the immediately preceding fiscal quarter was less than 1.50 to 1.00.
(b) Borrower shall pay Bank’s standard fees and commissions with respect to the issuance,
negotiation and amendment of Letters of Credit, as such fees and commissions may change at any time
and from time to time. Bank shall provide written notice of any change in such fees or commissions
to Borrower. Bank shall not be obligated to refund any portion of any commission or fee if any
Letter of Credit shall expire or terminate prior to its stated expiration date.
2.8 Bank’s Right to Charge Deposit Account. Borrower authorizes Bank (irrevocably until the
Obligations are paid in full and Bank’s commitments to extend the Revolving Loans and issue the
Letters of Credit hereunder are terminated) from time to time to charge against the business
checking account bearing account number 3030160435 maintained by Borrower with Bank any principal
and/or interest due or past due in respect of the Obligations under this Agreement; provided that
Bank shall not have any obligation to charge past due payments against such business checking
account.
SECTION 3. COLLATERAL
3.1 Collateral Provided By Borrower. Pursuant to the Prior Agreement, Borrower executed and
delivered a Security Agreement to Bank, pursuant to which Borrower granted to Bank a security
interest in all of Borrower’s present and hereafter acquired personal property, including but not
limited to all accounts receivable, chattel paper, instruments, contract rights, general
intangibles, goods, equipment, inventory, documents, certificates of title, deposit accounts,
returned or repossessed goods, fixtures, commercial tort claims, insurance claims, rights and
policies, letter-of-credit rights, investment property, supporting obligations, and the proceeds,
products, parts, accessories, attachments, accessions, replacements, substitutions, additions, and
improvements of or to each of the foregoing, as security for the payment and performance of all
Obligations of Borrower to Bank under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which Borrower
is a party. The security interest granted to Bank
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pursuant to the Security Agreement is and shall continue to be a first priority security interest,
or such lesser priority as may be permitted by this Agreement. Each classification of personal
property used hereinabove shall have the meaning given to it in the UCC.
3.2 Power of Attorney. Until the Obligations of Borrower are paid in full and Bank has no
commitment to make further Revolving Loans or issue further Letters of Credit hereunder, Borrower
hereby irrevocably makes, constitutes and appoints Bank (and any officers, employees or agents of
Bank designated by Bank) as the true and lawful attorney of Borrower, with power to sign the name
of Borrower on any documents or instruments which Bank believes should be executed, recorded and/or
filed in order to perfect, or continue the perfection, of Bank’s security interest in the
Collateral or to liquidate or realize value from the Collateral after the occurrence of an Event of
Default; provided, however, that such liquidation or realization is effected in a commercially
reasonable manner.
SECTION 4. CONDITIONS
4.1 Conditions Precedent to Initial Revolving Loan. The obligation of Bank to make its
initial Revolving Loan hereunder is subject to the fulfillment, to the satisfaction of Bank and its
counsel, of each of the following conditions (but only to the extent that such conditions were not
fulfilled previously pursuant to the Prior Agreement):
(a) Revolving Note. Bank shall have received the Revolving Note, duly executed by Borrower
to the order of Bank;
(b) Authorization to Obtain Credit (Borrower). Bank shall have received an Authorization to
Obtain Credit, Grant Security, Guarantee or Subordinate, on Bank’s standard form therefor, duly
executed by the secretary or an assistant secretary of Borrower, attesting to the resolution of the
board of directors of Borrower authorizing the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the
Revolving Note, the Security Agreement and all other Loan Documents required hereunder to which
Borrower is a party and authorizing one or more specific responsible officers of Borrower to
execute same;
(c) Alternative Dispute Resolution Agreement. Bank shall have received the Alternative
Dispute Resolution Agreement, duly executed by Borrower;
(d) Articles of Incorporation. Bank shall have received articles of incorporation with
respect to Borrower and the articles of incorporation (or their equivalents) with respect to each
of its Subsidiaries, and any amendments thereto or restatements thereof, certified by the
applicable secretary of state or similar official of the jurisdiction of incorporation of each such
corporation;
(e) Certificate of Good Standing (Borrower). Bank shall have received a certificate of good
standing for Borrower, showing that Borrower is in good standing under the laws of the State of New
York;
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(f) Authorization to Disburse. Bank shall have received an Authorization to Disburse, on
Bank’s standard form therefor, duly executed by Borrower, directing Bank to disburse the proceeds
of the Revolving Loans as provided for in Section 2.3(a) hereof;
(g) Collateral Documents. Bank shall have received the Security Agreement, together with
such UCC-11 searches, tax lien and litigation searches, insurance binders and certificates and
other similar documents as Bank may require, and in such form as Bank may require, in order to
evidence the perfection (in the priority required hereunder) of Bank’s security interest in the
Collateral;
(h) Agreement to Furnish Insurance. Bank shall have received an Agreement to Furnish
Insurance, on Bank’s standard form therefor, duly executed by Borrower;
(i) Financial Statements. Bank shall have received the unaudited consolidated Financial
Statement of Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2007, prepared by
Borrower (which Bank acknowledges remains subject to year-end audit adjustments);
(j) No Material Adverse Change. No material adverse change shall have occurred in the
business, operations, assets, prospects, earnings or condition (financial or otherwise) of Borrower
or any of its Subsidiaries; and
(k) Other Documents. Bank shall have received such other documents, instruments and
agreements as Bank may reasonably require in order to effect fully the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
4.2 Conditions Precedent to Letters of Credit. The obligation of Bank to issue the initial
and each subsequent Letter of Credit hereunder is subject to the receipt by Bank, on or prior to
the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit, of the following, each in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to Bank:
(a) Letter of Credit Agreement. A Letter of Credit Agreement, duly executed by Borrower; and
(b) Letter of Credit Commission. The commission payable with respect to the issuance of such
Letter of Credit, in the amount provided for in Section 2.7(b) hereof.
4.3 Conditions Precedent to Subsequent Credit. The obligation of Bank to make each Revolving
Loan hereunder subsequent to the initial Revolving Loan and to issue each Letter of Credit is
subject to the fulfillment, at or prior to the time of the making of such Revolving Loan or the
issuance of such Letter of Credit, of each of the following further conditions:
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(a) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties contained in this
Agreement shall be true, complete and accurate in all material respects on and as of such date
(except to the extent that such representations and warranties relate solely to any earlier date);
and
(b) No Event of Default. No Event of Default or event which, with the lapse of time or
notice, or both, would be an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of
the making of such Revolving Loan or the issuance of such Letter of Credit, nor shall either result
from the making of such Revolving Loan or the issuance of such Letter of Credit.
SECTION 5. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Borrower represents and warrants that:
5.1 Principal Business Activity. The principal business of Borrower and its Subsidiaries is
the remanufacturing of alternators and starters for domestic and imported automobiles and light
trucks.
5.2 Authority to Borrow. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the
Revolving Note and all other Loan Documents to which Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is a party
are not in contravention of any of the terms of any indenture, agreement or undertaking to which
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound or
affected.
5.3 Financial Statements. The unaudited consolidated Financial Statement of Borrower and its
Subsidiaries for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2007 has heretofore been furnished to Bank, and
is true and complete and fairly represents the financial condition of Borrower and its Subsidiaries
for the fiscal quarter covered thereby; provided, however, that Bank acknowledges that such
Financial Statement remains subject to audit adjustments. Since June 30, 2007, there has been no
material adverse change in the business, operations, assets, prospects, earnings or condition
(financial or otherwise) of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.
5.4 Title to Property. Except for assets which may have been disposed of in the ordinary
course of business, Borrower and its Subsidiaries have good and marketable title to all of the
property reflected in the unaudited consolidated Financial Statement of Borrower and its
Subsidiaries for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2007 and to all property acquired by them since
that date, free and clear of all Liens, except for (a) Permitted Liens and (b) Liens specifically
set forth in such unaudited consolidated Financial Statement.
5.5 No Litigation. Except as previously disclosed to Bank in writing, there is no litigation
or proceeding pending or threatened against Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or any of their
respective properties, the results of which, if decided adversely, are likely to have a material
adverse effect on the financial condition,
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property or business of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or result in liability (other than
deductibles) materially in excess of the insurance coverage of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.
5.6 No Event of Default. Neither Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is now in default in
the payment of any of its material obligations, and there exists no event, condition or act which
constitutes an Event of Default and no event, condition or act which with notice, the lapse of
time, or both, would constitute an Event of Default.
5.7 Organization. Each of Borrower and its Subsidiaries is duly organized and existing under
the laws of the state or other jurisdiction of its incorporation, without limitation as to its
existence, and has the power and authority to carry on the business in which it is engaged and
proposes to engage.
5.8 Power and Authority. Borrower has the corporate power and authority to enter into this
Agreement and to execute and deliver the Revolving Note and all of the other Loan Documents to
which it is a party.
5.9 Qualification. Each of Borrower and its Subsidiaries is duly qualified and in good
standing as a foreign corporation wherever such qualification is required, except in those
jurisdictions where the failure to so qualify would not have a material adverse effect on the
business, operations, assets, prospects, earnings or condition (financial or otherwise) of Borrower
or such Subsidiary.
5.10 ERISA. Each defined benefit pension plan (as such term is defined in the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”)) of Borrower, if any, meets, as of the
date hereof, the minimum funding standards of section 302 of ERISA, and no Reportable Event (as
such term is defined in ERISA) or Prohibited Transaction (as such term is defined in ERISA) has
occurred with respect to any such plan.
5.11 Regulation U. No action has been taken or is currently planned by Borrower, or any
agent acting on its behalf, which would cause this Agreement or any Revolving Loan to violate
Regulation U or any other regulation of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or to
violate the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, in each case as in effect now or as the same may
hereafter be in effect. Borrower is not engaged principally, or as one of its most important
activities, in the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying “margin
stock” as that term is defined in Regulation U and none of the proceeds of any Revolving Loan
hereunder have been or shall be used for the purpose, directly or indirectly, of purchasing or
carrying any such margin stock.
SECTION 6. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
Borrower covenants and agrees that, so long as this Agreement shall be in effect and until
payment in full of all Obligations, including, without limitation, any accrued and
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unpaid interest thereon, and any other amounts due hereunder, Borrower shall perform each and all
of the following covenants applicable to it, unless Bank otherwise consents in writing:
6.1 Payment of Obligations. Borrower shall promptly pay and discharge, and cause each of its
Subsidiaries to promptly pay and discharge, all taxes, assessments and other governmental charges
and claims levied or imposed upon it or its property, or any part thereof; provided, however, that
each of Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall have the right in good faith to contest any such taxes,
assessments, charges or claims and, pending the outcome of such contest, to delay or refuse payment
thereof, provided that such reserves as may be required by GAAP are established by it to pay and
discharge any such taxes, assessments, charges and claims.
6.2 Maintenance of Existence. Each of Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall maintain and
preserve its existence and assets and all rights, franchises and other authority materially
necessary for the conduct of its business and shall maintain and preserve its property, equipment
and facilities in good order, condition and repair. Bank may, at reasonable times, visit and
inspect any of the properties of Borrower and its Subsidiaries.
6.3 Records. Each of Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall keep and maintain full and accurate
accounts and records of its operations in accordance with GAAP and shall permit Bank to have
reasonable access thereto, to make examination thereof, and to audit same during regular business
hours.
6.4 Information Furnished. Borrower shall furnish or cause to be furnished to Bank:
(a) Quarterly Financial Statements. Within sixty (60) days after the close of each fiscal
quarter of Borrower and its Subsidiaries, except for the last fiscal quarter of each fiscal year, a
copy of the unaudited consolidated Financial Statement of Borrower and its Subsidiaries (on Form
10Q) as of the close of such fiscal quarter, prepared by Borrower in accordance with GAAP (except
that such unaudited consolidated Financial Statements need not include footnotes and other
informational disclosures);
(b) Annual Financial Statements. Within one hundred twenty (120) days after the close of
each fiscal year of Borrower and its Subsidiaries, a copy of the consolidated Financial Statement
of Borrower and its Subsidiaries (on Form 10K) as of the close of such fiscal year, prepared in
accordance with GAAP and audited by an independent certified public accountant selected by Borrower
and reasonably satisfactory to Bank;
(c) Compliance Certificate. Concurrently with the delivery of the Financial Statements
provided for in subsections (a) and (b) of this Section 6.4, a certificate of Borrower’s chief
financial officer or other duly authorized officer (i) setting forth in reasonable detail the
calculations required to establish that Borrower was in compliance
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with its covenants set forth in Sections 6.5, 6.6, 6.7, 7.8, 7.9 and 7.11 hereof during the period
covered by such Financial Statement and (ii) stating that, except as explained in reasonable detail
in such certificate, (A) all of the representations, warranties and covenants of Borrower contained
in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which Borrower is a party are correct and
complete as at the date of such certificate, except for those representations and warranties which
relate to a particular date and (B) no Event of Default then exists or existed during the period
covered by such Financial Statement. If such certificate discloses that a representation or
warranty is not correct or complete, that a covenant has not been complied with, or that an Event
of Default exists or existed, such certificate shall set forth the action, if any, that Borrower
has taken or proposes to take with respect thereto;
(d) Certain Reports. Within thirty (30) days after the filing thereof, copies of any reports
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other governmental authority, and copies
of any reports provided to its shareholders;
(e) Annual Business Plan. Within thirty (30) days after the close of each fiscal year, a
copy of the regularly-prepared annual business plan of Borrower, in form and substance reasonably
acceptable to Bank; and
(f) Other Information. Such other financial statements and information concerning Borrower
or any of its Subsidiaries as Bank may reasonably request from time to time.
6.5 EBITDA.
(a) Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall achieve EBITDA of not less than Three Million Dollars
($3,000,000) for each fiscal quarter of each fiscal year; and
(b) Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall achieve total EBITDA of not less than (i) Seven
Million Eight Hundred Sixteen Thousand Dollars ($7,816,000) for the two (2) fiscal quarters ended
June 30, 2007 and September 30, 2007, (ii) Ten Million Eight Hundred Sixteen Thousand Dollars
($10,816,000) for the three (3) fiscal quarters ended June 30, 2007, September 30, 2007 and
December 31, 2007, (iii) Thirteen Million Eight Hundred Sixteen Thousand Dollars ($13,816,000) for
the four (4) fiscal quarters ended June 30, 2007, September 30, 2007, December 31, 2007 and March
31, 2008, and (iv) as of the last day of each fiscal quarter ending thereafter for the four (4)
consecutive fiscal quarters ending on such date, Thirteen Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars
($13,500,000).
6.6 Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio. Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall maintain a Fixed Charge
Coverage Ratio of not less than 1.50 to 1.00 (a) as of the last day of the fiscal quarter ending
September 30, 2007, for the two (2) consecutive fiscal quarters ended June 30, 2007 and September
30, 2007, respectively, (b) as of the last day of the fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2007, for
the three (3) consecutive fiscal quarters ended June 30, 2007, September 30, 2007 and December 31,
2007, respectively, (c) as of the last day of the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2008, for the
four (4) consecutive fiscal
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quarters ended June 30, 2007, September 30, 2007, December 31, 2007 and March 31, 2008,
respectively, and (d) as of the last day of each fiscal quarter ending thereafter for the four (4)
consecutive fiscal quarters ending on such date.
6.7 Leverage Ratio. Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall maintain a Leverage Ratio of not
greater than 2.00 to 1.00 (a) as of the last day of the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2007,
for the two (2) consecutive fiscal quarters ended June 30, 2007 and September 30, 2007,
respectively (for purposes of this calculation, the denominator used to calculate the Leverage
Ratio shall be equal to two (2) times EBITDA for the two (2) consecutive fiscal quarters ended June
30, 2007 and September 30, 2007), (b) as of the last day of the fiscal quarter ending December 31,
2007, for the three (3) consecutive fiscal quarters ended June 30, 2007, September 30, 2007 and
December 31, 2007, respectively (for purposes of this calculation, the denominator used to
calculate the Leverage Ratio shall be equal to four-thirds (4/3) times EBITDA for the three (3)
consecutive fiscal quarters ended June 30, 2007, September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2007), (c) as
of the last day of the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2008, for the four (4) consecutive fiscal
quarters ended June 30, 2007, September 30, 2007, December 31, 2007 and March 31, 2008,
respectively, and (d) as of the last day of each fiscal quarter ending thereafter for the four (4)
consecutive fiscal quarters ending on such date.
6.8 Insurance. Each of Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall keep all of its insurable
property, whether real, personal or mixed, insured by good and responsible companies selected by
Borrower and its Subsidiaries and approved by Bank against fire and such other risks as are
customarily insured against by companies conducting similar business with respect to like
properties. Each of Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall furnish to Bank a statement of its
insurance coverage, shall promptly furnish other or additional insurance deemed reasonably
necessary by and upon the reasonable request of Bank to the extent that such insurance may be
available and hereby assigns to Bank, as security for the payment of its Obligations, the proceeds
of any such insurance. Bank will be named loss payee on all policies insuring the Collateral.
Each of Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall maintain adequate worker’s compensation insurance or
self-insurance arrangements and adequate insurance against liability for damage to persons or
property. Each policy shall require ten (10) days’ written notice to Bank before such policy may
be altered or cancelled.
6.9 Bank Expenses. Borrower shall pay or reimburse Bank, and shall cause each of its
Subsidiaries to pay and reimburse Bank, for all Bank Expenses as and when such Bank Expenses become
due.
6.10 Notice of Default; Notice of Certain Events. Borrower shall promptly notify Bank in
writing of any Event of Default under this Agreement and of any default under any other Loan
Document, and shall give prompt written notice to Bank of any change in management, change in name,
liquidation and of any other matter which has resulted in a material adverse change in the
business, operations, assets, prospects, earnings or condition (financial or otherwise) of Borrower
or any of its Subsidiaries.
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6.11 Notices to Bank. Borrower shall promptly notify Bank in writing of (a) any lawsuit or
other proceeding involving a claim of more than One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) in excess of any
insurance coverage against Borrower, (b) any substantial dispute between Borrower and any
governmental authority, (c) any Event of Default under this Agreement or any other Loan Document,
or any event which, with notice or the lapse of time, or both, would constitute an Event of
Default, (d) any material adverse change in Borrower’s business condition (financial or otherwise),
operations, properties or prospects, or in Borrower’s ability to repay the Obligations, (e) any
change in Borrower’s legal structure, principal place of business or chief executive office, and
(f) any actual contingent liabilities of Borrower, and any contingent liabilities which are
reasonably foreseeable, if such contingent liabilities are in excess of Five Hundred Thousand
Dollars ($500,000) in the aggregate in excess of any insurance coverage.
6.12 Execution of Other Documents. Upon the demand of Bank, Borrower shall promptly execute,
and cause each of its Subsidiaries to execute, all such additional agreements, contracts, documents
and instruments in connection with this Agreement as Bank may reasonably request in order to effect
fully the transactions contemplated herein.
6.13 Reports Under Pension Plans. Borrower shall furnish to Bank, as soon as possible and in
any event within fifteen (15) days after Borrower knows or has reason to know that any event or
condition described in Section 5.10 hereof has occurred, a statement of a responsible officer of
Borrower describing such event or condition and the action, if any, which Borrower proposes to take
with respect thereto.
6.14 Depository Relationship. Borrower shall maintain its principal operating and money
market accounts with Bank during the term of this Agreement.
SECTION 7. NEGATIVE COVENANTS
Borrower covenants and agrees that, so long as this Agreement shall be in effect and until
payment in full of all Obligations, including, without limitation, any accrued and unpaid interest
thereon, and any other amounts due hereunder, Borrower shall perform each and all of the following
covenants applicable to it, unless Bank otherwise consents in writing:
7.1 Liens. Borrower shall not create, incur, assume or permit to exist, or permit any of its
Subsidiaries to create, incur, assume or permit to exist, directly or indirectly, any Lien on or
with respect to any of its property, whether real, personal or mixed, and whether now owned or
hereafter acquired, or upon the income or profits therefrom, except for Permitted Liens.
7.2 Dispositions. Borrower shall not make, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to make, any
Disposition of its property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired. Nothing in this Section 7.2
shall be deemed to prohibit or in any manner restrict the discount arrangement or other
transactions contemplated by the Supplier Agreements.
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7.3 Indebtedness. Borrower shall not create, incur or assume, or permit any of its
Subsidiaries to create, incur or assume, any Indebtedness, other than Permitted Indebtedness.
7.4 Guaranty Obligations. Borrower shall not create, incur or assume, or permit any of its
Subsidiaries to create, incur or assume, any Guaranty Obligations, other than Permitted Guaranty
Obligations.
7.5 Liquidation or Merger. Borrower shall not and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries
to liquidate, dissolve or enter into any consolidation, merger, partnership or other combination,
or purchase or lease all or the greater part of the assets or business of another Person.
7.6 Loans and Advances. Borrower shall not make, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to make,
any loans or advances or otherwise extend credit to any other Person, other than (a) loans, in an
aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed Two Hundred Fifty Thousand
Dollars ($250,000), to any of Borrower’s executives, officers, directors or shareholders (or any
relatives of any of the foregoing), or to any Affiliates, and (b) extensions of credit in the
nature of accounts receivable or notes receivable arising from the sale or lease of goods or the
rendition of services in the ordinary course of business to non-Affiliates.
7.7 Investments. Borrower shall not purchase the debt or equity of another Person except for
(a) investments in its Subsidiaries, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing
at the time of the proposed investment, and no Event of Default results from the making thereof,
(b) savings accounts and certificates of deposit of Bank and (c) direct U.S. Government obligations
and commercial paper issued by corporations with the top ratings of Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc.
or the Standard & Poor’s Ratings Division of XxXxxx-Xxxx, Inc., provided that all such permitted
investments shall mature within one (1) year of purchase.
7.8 Restricted Payments. Borrower shall not make, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to make,
directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment, other than (a) dividends payable in the capital
stock of Borrower, (b) so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time
thereof and no Event of Default results from the making thereof, redemptions or retirement of
shares of Borrower’s capital stock, in one or more transactions, in an aggregate amount not to
exceed One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) during the term of this Agreement and (c) during the fiscal
quarter ending December 31, 2007 only, liquidated damage payments by Borrower to the investors
signatory to the Registration Rights Agreement, as more specifically contemplated by and permitted
pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Registration Rights Agreement.
7.9 Capital Expenditures. Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall not in any fiscal year make or
incur any Capital Expenditure if after giving effect thereto, the aggregate
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amount of all Capital Expenditures made or incurred by Borrower and its Subsidiaries in such fiscal
year would exceed Six Million Dollars ($6,000,000).
7.10 Transactions with Affiliates. Borrower shall not directly or indirectly enter into or
permit to exist any transaction (including, without limitation, the purchase, sale, lease or
exchange of any property or the rendering of any service) with any holder of ten percent (10%) or
more of any class of equity securities of Borrower or with any Affiliate of Borrower on terms that
are less favorable to Borrower or its Affiliates, as the case may be, than those terms which might
be obtained at the time from third parties, or otherwise not obtained through good faith
negotiation on an arm’s length basis.
7.11 Operating Lease Obligations. Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall not permit their lease
payments, as lessees, under existing and future operating leases to exceed Four Million Five
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($4,500,000) in the aggregate in any one fiscal year. Each of such
operating leases shall be of equipment or real property needed by Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of its business.
SECTION 8. EVENTS OF DEFAULT
8.1 Events of Default. The occurrence of any one or more of the following events, acts or
occurrences shall constitute an event of default (collectively, “Events of Default” and
individually, an “Event of Default”) hereunder:
(a) Failure to Make Payments When Due. Borrower shall fail to pay any amount owing under
this Agreement or under any other Loan Document (including principal, interest, fees and Bank
Expenses) when such amount is due, whether at stated maturity, as a result of any mandatory
repayment or prepayment requirement, by acceleration, by notice of prepayment or otherwise; or
(b) Breach of Representation or Warranty. Any representation or warranty made by Borrower
under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or in any certificate or financial or other
statement heretofore or hereafter furnished by Borrower, shall prove to have been false, incorrect
or incomplete in any material respect when made, effective or reaffirmed, as the case may be; or
(c) Violation of Covenants. Borrower shall fail or neglect to perform, keep or observe any
term, provision, condition, covenant, agreement, warranty or representation contained in this
Agreement or any other Loan Document; or
(d) Insolvency Proceeding. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall become insolvent or
shall fail generally to pay its Indebtedness as such Indebtedness becomes due; or an Insolvency
Proceeding shall be commenced by or against Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and, in the case of
an involuntary petition against Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, such petition shall not be
dismissed or discharged within ninety (90) days of commencement; or
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(e) Dissolution or Liquidation. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall voluntarily
dissolve, liquidate or suspend its business in whole or in part; or there shall be commenced
against Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries any proceeding for the dissolution or liquidation of
Borrower or such Subsidiary and such proceeding shall not be dismissed or discharged within sixty
(60) days of commencement; or
(f) Appointment of Receiver. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall apply for or consent
to the appointment, or commence any proceeding for the appointment, of a receiver, trustee,
custodian or similar official for all or substantially all of its property; or any proceeding for
the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian or similar official for all or substantially all
of the property of Borrower or such Subsidiary shall be commenced against Borrower or such
Subsidiary and shall not be dismissed or discharged within sixty (60) days of commencement; or
(g) Judgments and Attachments. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or any of their
respective properties, shall suffer any money judgment, writ, warrant of attachment or similar
process involving the payment of money in excess of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) in excess of
any insurance coverage (provided, however, that Borrower shall furnish Bank with written evidence
that the applicable insurance company has paid or will pay the related claim) and such judgment,
writ, warrant of attachment or similar process shall remain undischarged in accordance with its
terms and the enforcement thereof shall be unstayed and either (i) an enforcement proceeding shall
have been commenced and be pending by any creditor thereon or (ii) there shall have been a period
of ninety (90) consecutive calendar days during which stays of such judgment, writ, warrant of
attachment or similar process, by reason of pending appeals or otherwise, were not in effect; or
(h) Failure to Comply. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall fail to comply with any
material order, non-monetary judgment, injunction, decree, writ or demand of any court or other
public authority, and such order, non-monetary judgment, injunction, decree, writ or demand shall
continue unsatisfied and in effect for a period of thirty (30) days without being vacated,
discharged, satisfied or stayed or bonded pending appeal; or
(i) Notice Regarding Taxes. A notice of levy, notice to withhold or other legal process for
taxes (other than property taxes) shall be filed or recorded against Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries, or any of their respective properties, and such notice or other legal process shall
not be released, stayed, vacated, bonded or otherwise dismissed within sixty (60) days after the
date of its filing or recording; or
(k) Management Change. Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx shall at any time cease to be the chief executive
officer of Borrower; or
(l) Breach of Any Loan Document. Any Loan Document shall be breached or become ineffective,
or Borrower shall disavow or attempt to revoke or terminate any Loan Document to which it is a
party; or
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(m) Default Under Other Agreements. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall (i) fail under
any agreement, document or instrument to pay the principal, or any principal installment, of any
present or future Indebtedness for borrowed money of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) or
more, or any guaranty of present or future Indebtedness for borrowed money of Five Hundred Thousand
Dollars ($500,000) or more, when due (or within any stated grace period), whether at the stated
maturity, upon acceleration, by reason of required prepayment or otherwise or (ii) fail to perform
or observe any other term, covenant or other provision of any agreement, document or instrument
binding upon Borrower if, as a result of such failure, any Person has the right to accelerate the
indebtedness of Borrower or such Subsidiary in an amount in excess of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars
($500,000) or otherwise require the payment of any amount in excess of Five Hundred Thousand
Dollars ($500,000) to be paid prior to the date when such amount would otherwise become due; or
(n) Change of Control. There shall occur a Change of Control.
8.2 Remedies. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, unless such Event of Default shall
have been remedied or waived in writing by Bank, Bank may, at its option, without presentment,
demand, protest or notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived, do one or more of
the following at any time or times and in any order: (a) reduce the amount of or refuse to make any
Revolving Loan under this Agreement; (b) declare any and all Obligations outstanding under this
Agreement to be immediately due and payable, notwithstanding anything contained herein or in the
Revolving Note or other Loan Document to the contrary (provided, however, that upon the occurrence
of any Event of Default described in Section 8.1(d), (e) or (f) hereof, all Obligations shall
automatically become due and payable); and (c) enforce payment of all Obligations of Borrower under
this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained
herein, Bank shall have no obligation to make any Revolving Loan to, or issue any Letter of Credit
on the account of, Borrower during any cure period provided for in Section 8.1 hereof.
SECTION 9. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
9.1 Additional Remedies. The rights, powers and remedies given to Bank hereunder shall be
cumulative and not alternative and shall be in addition to all rights, powers and remedies given to
Bank by law against Borrower or any other Person, including but not limited to Bank’s rights of
setoff or banker’s lien.
9.2 Nonwaiver. Any forbearance or failure or delay by Bank in exercising any right, power or
remedy hereunder shall not be deemed a waiver thereof and any single or partial exercise of any
right, power or remedy shall not preclude the further exercise thereof. No waiver shall be
effective unless it is in writing and signed by an officer of Bank.
9.3 Inurement. The benefits of this Agreement shall inure to the successors and assigns of
Bank and the permitted successors and assigns of Borrower. Borrower shall
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not assign any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement to any Person without Bank’s prior
written consent, and any assignment attempted without Bank’s prior written consent shall be void.
9.4 Applicable Law; Jurisdiction. This Agreement and all other Loan Documents shall be
governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California. Borrower and Bank
hereby submit to the jurisdiction of any court having jurisdiction in the matter in accordance with
the Alternative Dispute Resolution Agreement.
9.5 Severability. Should any one or more provisions of this Agreement be determined to be
illegal or unenforceable, all other provisions nevertheless shall be effective.
9.6 Integration Clause. Except for the other Loan Documents to which Borrower is a party,
this Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between Bank and Borrower, and the Prior Agreement
and all other prior communications between Borrower and Bank, whether verbal or written, shall be
of no further effect or evidentiary value. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Bank
hereby agrees that none of the terms and conditions set forth in the Prior Agreement (including
without limitation any affirmative or negative financial or reporting covenants set forth therein)
will be deemed to be valid or enforceable, unless such terms and conditions are also set forth in
this Agreement.
9.7 Construction. The Section and subsection headings herein are for convenience of
reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.
9.8 Amendments. This Agreement may be amended only in writing signed by all parties hereto.
9.9 Documentation. All documentation evidencing or pertaining to the Obligations under this
Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be on Bank’s standard forms or otherwise in form and
content reasonably acceptable to Bank. To the extent that the terms or conditions of this
Agreement are inconsistent with the terms or conditions of such documentation, the terms and
conditions of this Agreement shall prevail.
9.10 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in as many counterparts as may be deemed
necessary or convenient, and by the different parties hereto on separate counterparts each of
which, when so executed, shall be deemed an original but all such counterparts shall constitute but
one and the same agreement. This Agreement shall become effective upon the receipt by Bank and
Borrower of executed counterparts signed by each of them.
9.11 Setoff. Borrower hereby acknowledges and specifically grants Bank a security interest
in, banker’s lien upon, and right of recoupment and setoff respecting any and all deposit or other
accounts maintained by Borrower with Bank, whether held in a general or special account or
deposited for safekeeping or otherwise, and regardless of how such account may be titled, and any
other property of Borrower held in the possession
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or custody of Bank or its agents. Borrower further acknowledges that the exercise of setoff, if
any, shall require, and only be deemed to occur upon, the affirmative action of Bank. Bank agrees
to notify Borrower promptly after any such setoff and application; provided, however, that the
failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such setoff and application.
9.12 Hazardous Substances. Borrower will indemnify and hold harmless Bank from any loss or
liability that Bank may incur in connection with or as a result of this Agreement, which directly
or indirectly arises out of the use, generation, manufacture, production, storage, release,
threatened release, discharge, disposal or presence of a hazardous substance. This indemnity will
apply whether the hazardous substance is on, under or about Borrower’s property or operations or
property leased by Borrower. This indemnity includes, but is not limited to, attorneys’ fees
(including the reasonable estimate of the allocated cost of in-house counsel and staff). This
indemnity extends to Bank, its parent, subsidiaries and all of their directors, officers,
employees, agents, successors, attorneys and assigns. As used in this Section 9.12, the term
“hazardous substance” means any substance, material or waste that is or becomes designated or
regulated as “toxic,” “hazardous,” “pollutant,” or “contaminant” or a similar designation or
regulation under any federal, state or local law (whether under common law, statute, regulation or
otherwise) or judicial or administrative interpretation of such, including without limitation
petroleum or natural gas. This indemnity will survive the repayment of the Obligations of Borrower
to Bank.
9.13 Termination Of Side Letter. Borrower and Bank hereby agree that upon the effective date
of this Agreement, the Side Letter shall be terminated and of no further force or effect.
SECTION 10. NOTICES
10.1 Notices. Any notice or other communication provided for or allowed hereunder shall be
considered to have been validly given if delivered personally, and evidenced by a receipt signed by
an authorized agent or addressee, or 72 hours after being deposited in the United States mail,
registered or certified, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, or 48 hours after being sent by
Federal Express or other courier service, or, in the case of telecopied notice, when telecopied,
receipt acknowledged, and addressed as provided below.
If to Borrower: | Motorcar Parts of America, Inc. | |||
0000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx | ||||
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000 | ||||
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx | ||||
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||
Telephone No.: (000) 000-0000 | ||||
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000 | ||||
With a copy to: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx |
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Vice President & General Counsel | ||||
Motorcar Parts of America, Inc. | ||||
0000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx | ||||
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000 | ||||
Telephone No.: (000) 000-0000 | ||||
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000 | ||||
If to Bank: | Union Bank of California, N.A. | |||
Commercial Banking Group—Greater Los Angeles Division | ||||
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx | ||||
Xxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000 | ||||
Attention: Xxxx X. Xxxxx | ||||
Senior Vice President | ||||
Telephone No.: (000) 000-0000 | ||||
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000 |
10.2 Change of Address. The addresses to which notices or demands are to be given may be
changed from time to time by notice served as provided above.
THIS AGREEMENT is duly executed on behalf of the parties hereto as of the date first above
written.
“Borrower”
MOTORCAR PARTS OF AMERICA, INC. | ||||
By:
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/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx | |||
Chairman, President and | ||||
Chief Executive Officer | ||||
“Bank” |
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UNION BANK OF CALIFORNIA, N.A. | ||||
By:
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/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
Senior Vice President |
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