THIRD AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT AND FIRST AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED US SECURITY AGREEMENT
THIRD
AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT
AGREEMENT
AND FIRST AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED US SECURITY
AGREEMENT
THIS
THIRD AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT AND FIRST AMENDMENT
TO
AMENDED AND RESTATED US SECURITY AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”)
effective as of this ___ day of March, 2006, by and among XXXXXX, INC., a
Delaware corporation (“Xxxxxx,
Inc.”),
XXXXX INDUSTRIES, INC., a Kansas corporation (“Xxxxx”),
FABTEK CORPORATION, a Michigan corporation (“Fabtek”),
XXXXXXXXX MANUFACTURING CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (“Xxxxxxxxx
Manufacturing”),
GEAR
PRODUCTS, INC., an Oklahoma corporation (“Gear”),
OMARK
PROPERTIES, INC., an Oregon corporation (“Omark”),
WINDSOR FORESTRY TOOLS LLC, a Tennessee limited liability company (“Windsor”)
(Xxxxx, Fabtek, Xxxxxxxxx Manufacturing, Gear, Omark, Windsor and Xxxxxx,
Inc.
are sometimes collectively referred to herein as “US
Borrowers”
and
individually as “US
Borrower”);
XXXXXX CANADA LTD., a Canadian corporation (“Canadian
Borrower”,
and
Canadian Borrower and US Borrowers are sometimes collectively referred to
herein
as “Borrowers”
and
individually as “Borrower”);
the
other Credit Parties signatory hereto; GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION,
a
Delaware corporation (in its individual capacity, “GE
Capital”),
for
itself, as US Lender, as Agent for US Lenders with respect to Loans and other
credit made available to US Borrowers and as Agent for all Lenders with respect
to the US Collateral, the other US Lenders, GE CFS CANADA HOLDING COMPANY,
a
Nova Scotia unlimited liability company (“GE
Capital Canada”),
for
itself and as successor Canadian Agent for Canadian Lenders, and as the sole
Canadian Lender,
W
I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS,
Borrowers, the other Credit Parties signatory thereto, US Lenders, Canadian
Lender, Canadian Agent and Agent are parties to that certain Amended and
Restated Credit Agreement dated as of August 9, 2004, as amended pursuant
to
that certain First Amendment dated as of December 1, 2004, as further amended
pursuant to that certain Second Amendment dated as of June 10, 2005 (as further
amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time,
the
“Credit
Agreement”);
and
WHEREAS,
Borrowers and the other Credit Parties have requested that Lenders amend
certain
terms under the Credit Agreement; and
WHEREAS,
Borrowers and Lenders have agreed to the requested amendments on the terms
and
subject to the conditions set forth herein;
NOW
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and other good and
valuable consideration paid by each party to the other, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree that
all
capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed
to such terms in the Credit Agreement and further agree as follows:
1. Amendments
to Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement.
Section
1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby modified and amended to delete the
existing subsection (b)(ii) in its entirety and to substitute the following
in
lieu thereof:
“(ii) Term
Loan B.
(1)
Subject
to the terms and conditions hereof, each First Lien Lender with an Original
Term
Loan B Commitment agrees to make a term loan (collectively, the “Original
Term Loan B”)
on the
Closing Date to US Borrowers in the amount of the applicable First Lien Lender’s
Original Term Loan B Commitment. The “Term Loan A” under, and as defined in, the
Prior Credit Agreement outstanding on the Closing Date shall be deemed to
be a
portion of the Original Term Loan B hereunder. Subject
to the terms and conditions hereof, each First Lien Lender with an Incremental
Term Loan B Commitment agrees to make a term loan (collectively, the
“Incremental
Term Loan B”)
on the
First Amendment Effective Date to the US Borrowers in the amount of the
applicable First Lien Lender’s Incremental Term Loan B Commitment. Subject
to the terms and conditions hereof, each First Lien Lender with a Second
Incremental Term Loan B Commitment agrees to make a term loan (collectively,
the
“Second
Incremental Term Loan B”)
on the
Third Amendment Effective Date to the US Borrowers in the amount of the
applicable First Lien Lender’s Second Incremental Term Loan B Commitment. The
obligations of each First Lien Lender hereunder shall be several and not
joint.
Upon request by any First Lien Lender with a Term Loan B Commitment, each
US
Borrower shall execute and deliver to such First Lien Lender a promissory
note
substantially in the form of Exhibit
1.1(b)(ii)
(each a
“Term
B
Note”
and
collectively, the “Term
B
Notes”).
Each
Term B Note (or, if a Term B Note is not requested, this Agreement) shall
represent the joint and several obligation of US Borrowers to pay the applicable
First Lien Lender’s Term Loan B Commitment, together with interest thereon as
prescribed in Section
1.5.
(2) US
Borrowers shall repay the principal balance of the Term Loan B as of the
Third
Amendment Effective Date (after giving effect to the funding of the Second
Incremental Term Loan B) in consecutive quarterly installments on the first
day
of January, April, July and October of each year, commencing April 1, 2006,
and
on the Third Amendment Effective Date (after giving effect to the funding
of the
Second Incremental Term Loan B), as follows:
Payment
Dates
|
Installment
Amounts
|
|
Third
Amendment
Effective
Date
|
An
amount that, after payment
thereof,
will result in the
principal
balance of the Term
Loan
B being $150,000,000 as
of
the close of business on the
Third
Amendment Effective Date
|
|
April
1, 2006,
|
$375,000
|
|
July
1, 2006,
|
$375,000
|
|
October
1, 2006,
|
$375,000
|
|
January
1, 2007,
|
$375,000
|
|
April
1, 2007,
|
$375,000
|
|
July
1, 2007,
|
$375,000
|
|
October
1, 2007,
|
$375,000
|
2
January
1, 2008,
|
$375,000
|
|
April
1, 2008,
|
$375,000
|
|
July
1, 2008,
|
$375,000
|
|
October
1, 2008,
|
$375,000
|
|
January
1, 2009,
|
$375,000
|
|
April
1, 2009,
|
$375,000
|
|
July
1, 2009,
|
$375,000
|
|
October
1, 2009,
|
$375,000
|
|
January
1, 2010,
|
$375,000
|
|
April
1, 2010 and
|
$375,000
|
|
July
1, 2010
|
$375,000
|
|
August
9, 2010
|
$143,250,000
|
The
final
installment due August 9, 2010 shall be in the amount of $143,250,000 or,
if
different, the remaining principal balance of the Term Loan B.
(3) Notwithstanding
Section
1.1(b)(ii)(2),
the
aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Term Loan B shall be due and
payable in full in immediately available funds on the Commitment Termination
Date, if not sooner paid in full. No payment with respect to the Term Loan
B may
be reborrowed.”
2. Amendment
to Credit Agreement to add Section 1.2A, Swap Related Reimbursement
Obligations.
The
Credit Agreement is hereby modified and amended to add the following Section
1.2A, Swap
Related Reimbursement Obligations,
immediately following Section 1.2 of the Credit Agreement, Letters
of Credit.
“Section
1.2A. Swap
Related Reimbursement Obligations.
(a) Borrowers,
jointly and severally, agree to reimburse GE Capital in immediately available
funds in the amount of any payment made by GE Capital under a Swap Related
L/C
(such reimbursement obligation, whether contingent upon payment by GE Capital
under the Swap Related L/C or otherwise, being herein called a “Swap Related
Reimbursement Obligation”). No Swap Related Reimbursement Obligation for any
Swap Related L/C may exceed the amount of the payment obligations owed by
any
Borrower under the interest rate protection or hedging agreement or transaction
supported by the Swap Related L/C.
(b) A
Swap
Related Reimbursement Obligation shall be due and payable by Borrowers within
one (1) Business Day after the date on which the related payment is made
by GE
Capital under the Swap Related L/C.
(c) Any
Swap
Related Reimbursement Obligation shall, during the period in which it is
unpaid,
bear interest at the rate per annum equal to the LIBOR Rate plus one percent
(1%), as if the unpaid amount of the Swap Related Reimbursement Obligation
were
a LIBOR Loan, and not at any otherwise applicable Default Rate. Such interest
shall be payable upon demand. The following additional provisions apply to
the
calculation and charging of interest by reference to the LIBOR
Rate:
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(i) The
LIBOR
Rate shall be determined for each successive one-month LIBOR Period during
which
the Swap Related Reimbursement Obligation is unpaid, notwithstanding the
occurrence of any Event of Default and even if the LIBOR Period were to extend
beyond the Commitment Termination Date.
(ii) If
a Swap
Related Reimbursement Obligation is paid during a monthly period for which
the
LIBOR Rate is determined, interest shall be pro-rated and charged for the
portion of the monthly period during which the Swap Related Reimbursement
Obligation was unpaid. Section 1.13(b) shall not apply to any payment of
a Swap
Related Reimbursement Obligation during the monthly period.
(iii) Notwithstanding
the last paragraph of the definition of “LIBOR Rate”, if the LIBOR Rate is no
longer available from Telerate News Service, the LIBOR Rate with respect
to Swap
Related Reimbursement Obligations shall be determined by GE Capital from
such
financial reporting service or other information available to GE Capital
as in
GE Capital’s reasonable discretion indicates GE Capital’s cost of
funds.
(d) Except
as
provided in the foregoing provisions of this Section 1.2A and in Section
11.3,
Borrowers shall not be obligated to pay to GE Capital or any of its Affiliates
any Letter of Credit Fee, or any other fees, charges or expenses, in respect
of
a Swap Related L/C or arranging for any interest rate protection or hedging
agreement or transaction supported by the Swap Related L/C. GE Capital and
its
Affiliates shall look to the beneficiary of a Swap Related L/C for payment
of
any such letter of credit fees or other fees, charges or expenses and such
beneficiary may factor such fees, charges, or expenses into the pricing of
any
interest rate protection or hedging arrangement or transaction supported
by the
Swap Related L/C.
(e) If
any
Swap Related L/C is revocable prior to its scheduled expiry date, GE Capital
agrees not to revoke the Swap Related L/C unless the Commitment Termination
Date
or an Event of Default has occurred.
(f) GE
Capital or any of its Affiliates shall be permitted to (i) provide confidential
or other information furnished to it by any of the Credit Parties (including,
without limitation, copies of any documents and information in or referred
to in
the Closing Checklist, Financial Statements and Compliance Certificates)
to a
beneficiary or potential beneficiary of a Swap Related L/C and (ii) receive
confidential or other information from the beneficiary or potential beneficiary
relating to any agreement or transaction supported or to be supported by
the
Swap Related L/C. However, no confidential information shall be provided
to any
Person under this paragraph unless the Person has agreed to comply with the
covenant substantially as contained in Section 11.8 of this Agreement.”
3. Amendments
to Section 1.3 of the Credit Agreement.
(a) Section
1.3(a) of the Credit Agreement, Voluntary
Prepayments; Reductions in Revolving Loan Commitment,
is
hereby modified and amended to add the following sentence at the end of such
Section:
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“Notwithstanding
anything herein which may be construed to the contrary, as of the Third
Amendment Effective Date, Borrowers hereby elect to prepay the principal
amount
of the Canadian Term Loan in full with the proceeds of the Second Incremental
Term Loan B and the proceeds of the Second Incremental Term Loan B shall
be
applied exclusively to the prepayment in full, without premium or penalty,
of
the principal amount of the Canadian Term Loan on the Third Amendment Effective
Date.”
(b) Section
1.3(b) of the Credit Agreement, Mandatory
Prepayments,
is
hereby modified and amended to add the following text at the end of clause
(ii)
thereof:
“Notwithstanding
the foregoing, unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing
or would result therefrom, US Credit Parties may elect to reinvest such net
proceeds from any asset disposition by delivering a certificate (a “Notice of
Reinvestment”) of the Borrower Representative to Agent that (A) states that the
US Credit Parties intend to reinvest such net proceeds in the business of
a US
Credit Party within 365 days of the date of such sale and (B) confirms that
such
net proceeds have been (x) deposited into an account that is subject to a
Control Letter or a control agreement meeting the requirements of Annex C,
which
net proceeds when so deposited (1) shall constitute Collateral, securing
the
payment of the Obligations then outstanding, (2) may be withdrawn by the
applicable US Credit Party solely to reinvest in other assets of such Credit
Party that are useful in the business of such Credit Party or (y) used to
repay
the Revolving Loan (in whole or in part) on a temporary basis and if so used
to
repay the Revolving Loan and notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary
such amount may be reborrowed only for the purpose of funding such reinvestment
or if the Reinvestment Period (as defined below) has expired and such amount
has
not been reinvested pursuant to this Section to make the mandatory prepayment
required by this Section; provided, that (a) such reinvestment must be made
within 365 days (the “Reinvestment
Period”)
after
the date of such sale, and (b) no Event of Default shall have occurred and
be
continuing at the time of such reinvestment or after giving effect thereto,
and
(3) upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default,
an
amount equal to such net proceeds shall be applied to the repayment of the
Obligations as set forth above. If and to the extent such net proceeds are
not
fully reinvested during the Reinvestment Period, an amount equal to such
net
proceeds is required to be applied to repay the Obligations as set forth
above.”
4. Amendment
to Section 1.4 of the Credit Agreement.
Section
1.4 of the Credit Agreement, Use
of
Proceeds,
is
hereby modified and amended to add the following sentence at the end of such
Section:
“Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the proceeds of the Second Incremental Term Loan B shall be
used
exclusively to prepay the principal amount of the Canadian Term Loan on the
Third Amendment Effective Date and such proceeds shall be paid directly to
the
Canadian Agent for the benefit of the Canadian Lenders to be applied to the
repayment of the Canadian Term Loan.”
5. Amendment
to Section 1.5 of the Credit Agreement.
Section
1.5 of the Credit Agreement is hereby modified and amended to delete the
existing subsection (a) thereof in its entirety and to substitute the following
in lieu thereof:
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“(a) US
Borrowers shall pay interest to Agent, for the ratable benefit of US Lenders,
in
accordance with the various Loans being made by each Lender, in arrears on
each
applicable Interest Payment Date, at the following rates: (i) with respect
to
the Revolving Credit Advances, the US Index Rate plus the Applicable Revolver
US
Index Margin per annum or, at the election of Borrower Representative, the
applicable LIBOR Rate plus the Applicable Revolver LIBOR Margin per annum,
based
on the aggregate Revolving Credit Advances outstanding from time to time;
(ii)
with respect to the Swing Line Loan, the US Index Rate plus the Applicable
Revolver US Index Margin per annum, based on the aggregate Swing Line Loans
outstanding from time to time; and (iii) with respect to the Term Loan B,
the US
Index Rate plus the Applicable Term Loan B Index Margin per annum or, at
the
election of Borrower Representative, the applicable LIBOR Rate plus the
Applicable Term Loan B LIBOR Margin per annum, based on the aggregate Term
Loan
B outstanding from time to time.
The
Applicable Margins are as follows:
Applicable
Revolver US Indes Margin
|
0.00%
|
Applicable
Revolver LIBOR Margin
|
1.75%
|
Applicable
Term Loan B Index Margin
|
0.00%
|
Applicable
Term Loan B LIBOR Margin
|
1.75%
|
Applicable
Unused Line Fee Margin
|
0.375%”
|
6. Amendment
to Section 1.11 of the Credit Agreement.
Section
1.11 of the Credit Agreement, Application
and Allocation of Payments,
is
hereby deleted in its entirety and the following is hereby substituted
therefor:
“(a) So
long
as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, (i) payments consisting
of proceeds of Accounts received in the ordinary course of business shall
be
applied, in the case of receipt by or on behalf of any US Borrower, first,
to the
Swing Line Loan and, second,
the
Revolving Loan; (ii) payments (other than mandatory prepayments) matching
specific scheduled payments then due shall be applied to those scheduled
payments; (iii) voluntary prepayments shall be applied as set forth in Section
1.3(a) hereof; and (iv) mandatory prepayments shall be applied as set forth
in
Sections 1.11(b) and 1.11(c) hereof. All payments and prepayments applied
to a
particular Loan shall be applied ratably to the portion thereof held by each
US
Lender as determined by its US Pro Rata Share. As to any other payment, and
as
to all payments made when an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing
or
following the Commitment Termination Date, Borrowers hereby irrevocably waive
the right to direct the application of any and all payments received from
or on
behalf of Borrowers, and Borrowers hereby irrevocably agree that Agent shall
have the continuing exclusive right to apply any and all such payments against
the Obligations as Agent may deem advisable notwithstanding any previous
entry
by Agent in the Loan Account or any other books and records. In the absence
of a
specific determination by Agent with respect thereto, payments shall be
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applied
to amounts then due and payable in the following order: (1) to Fees and Agent's
expenses reimbursable hereunder; (2) to interest on the Swing Line Loan;
(3) to
principal payments on the Swing Line Loan; (4) to interest on the other Loans
and unpaid Swap Related Reimbursement Obligations, ratably in proportion
to the
interest accrued as to each Loan and unpaid Swap Related Reimbursement
Obligation, as applicable; (5) to principal payments on the other Loans and
unpaid Swap Related Reimbursement Obligations and other unpaid Obligations
under
Hedge Agreements permitted under Section 6.3(a)(viii) and to provide cash
collateral for Letter of Credit Obligations in the manner described in Annex
B,
ratably to the aggregate, combined principal balance of the other Loans,
unpaid
Swap Related Reimbursement Obligations and outstanding Letter of Credit
Obligations; and (6) to all other Obligations including expenses of Lenders
to
the extent reimbursable under Section 11.3.
(b) Any
prepayments made by any US Borrower pursuant to Section 1.3(b)(ii) and any
prepayments made by any US Borrower from insurance or condemnation proceeds
in
accordance with Section 5.4(c) and the Mortgage(s) shall be applied as follows:
(i) proceeds from the sale of Inventory and Accounts and insurance proceeds
from
casualties or losses to cash or Inventory shall be applied, first,
to the
Swing Line Loans; and second,
to the
Revolving Credit Advances, and (ii) all other proceeds and any proceeds from
the
sale of Inventory and Accounts or from casualties or losses to cash or Inventory
remaining after application to the Swing Line Loans and the Revolving Credit
Advances shall be applied, first,
to Fees
and reimbursable expenses of Agent then due and payable pursuant to any of
the
Loan Documents; second,
to
interest then due and payable on the Term Loan B; third,
to
prepay the principal installments of the Term Loan B on a pro rata basis;
fourth,
to
interest then due and payable on US Borrowers’ Swing Line Loan; fifth,
to the
principal balance of the Swing Line Loan outstanding until the same has been
repaid in full; sixth,
to
interest then due and payable on Revolving Credit Advances; seventh,
to the
principal balance of Revolving Credit Advances outstanding until the same
have
been paid in full; eighth,
to any
Letter of Credit Obligations of US Borrower to provide cash collateral therefor
in the manner set forth in Annex B; ninth,
to all
other Obligations then due and payable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if
an
Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, any such prepayments shall
be
applied as set forth in Section 1.11(a).
(c) Any
prepayments made by Xxxxxx, Inc. pursuant to Sections 1.3(b)(iii) or (b)(iv)
shall be applied as follows: first,
to Fees
and reimbursable expenses of Agent then due and payable pursuant to any of
the
Loan Documents; second,
pro
rata to interest then due and payable on the Term Loan B; third,
to
prepay the principal installments of the Term Loan B on a pro rata basis;
fourth,
to
interest then due and payable on US Borrowers’ Swing Line Loan; fifth,
to the
principal balance of the Swing Line Loan outstanding until the same has been
repaid in full; sixth,
to
interest then due and payable on Revolving Credit Advances; seventh,
to the
principal balance of Revolving Credit Advances outstanding until the same
have
been paid in full; eighth,
to any
Letter of Credit Obligations of US Borrower to provide cash collateral therefor
in the manner set forth in Annex B; ninth,
to all
other Obligations then due and payable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if
an
Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, any such prepayments shall
be
applied as set forth in Section 1.11(a).
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7. Amendment
to Section 5.13 of the Credit Agreement. Section
5.13 of the Credit Agreement, New
Subsidiaries,
is
hereby deleted in its entirety and the following is substituted
therefor:
Section
5.13. New
Subsidiaries.
At the
time of the formation of any Subsidiary of any Credit Party or acquisition
of a
Subsidiary of any Credit Party pursuant to Section 6.1(a), Credit Parties,
or
any of them, as appropriate, shall (a) cause each such new United States
domestic Subsidiary to join this Agreement by providing to Agent a joinder
agreement in the form of Exhibit
5.13
hereto
(a “Credit
Agreement Joinder Agreement”),
(b)
cause each such new United States domestic Subsidiary to deliver to Agent
a
supplement to the US Guaranty, a supplement to the US Security Agreement,
a
supplement to the US Pledge Agreement, and such other security documents
(including, without limitation, any mortgage, deed to secure debt or deed
of
trust where such Subsidiary owns real property) requested by Agent in its
discretion, together with appropriate UCC-1 financing statements, all in
form
and substance satisfactory to Agent, (c) with respect to all new Subsidiaries
that are owned in whole or in part by a US Credit Party, provide to Agent
a
supplement to the US Pledge Agreement or such other Pledge Agreements, in
each
case, providing for the pledge of the direct and beneficial interests in
such
new Subsidiary (or, in the case of the pledge of a direct Foreign Subsidiary
or
Canadian Subsidiary, 65% of all of the Stock of such Subsidiary) as shall
be
requested by Agent, together with appropriate certificates and powers or
financing statements under the Uniform Commercial Code or PPSA or other
applicable personal property or movable property registries or other documents
necessary to perfect such pledge, in form and substance satisfactory to Agent;
provided, that no such pledge shall be required with respect to the Stock
of a
new Foreign Subsidiary or Canadian Subsidiary of a US Credit Party unless
and
until such Subsidiary has assets with a value of $1,000,000 or more, and
(d)
provide to Agent all other documentation, including one or more opinions
of
counsel satisfactory to Agent, which in its opinion is appropriate with respect
to such formation and the execution and delivery of the applicable documentation
referred to above. Upon execution and delivery of a Credit Agreement Joinder
Agreement by each new United States domestic Subsidiary, such Subsidiary
shall
become a Credit Party hereunder with the same force and effect as if originally
named as a Credit Party herein. The execution and delivery of any Credit
Agreement Joinder Agreement shall not require the consent of any Credit Party
or
Lender hereunder. The rights and obligations of each Credit Party hereunder
shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the addition of any
Credit
Party hereunder. Any document, agreement or instrument executed or issued
pursuant to this Section
5.13
shall be
a “Loan Document” for purposes of this Agreement.”
8. Amendment
to Section 6.1 of the Credit Agreement.
Section
6.1 of the Credit Agreement, Mergers,
Subsidiaries, Etc.,
is
hereby modified and amended to:
(a) delete
subsection (b)(v) thereof and to substitute the following therefor:
“(v) the
sum
of all amounts payable in connection with all Permitted Acquisitions (including
all transaction costs and all Indebtedness, liabilities and contingent
obligations incurred or assumed in connection therewith or otherwise reflected
in a consolidated balance sheet of Borrowers and Target) shall not exceed
$50,000,000 per acquisition and $100,000,000 in the aggregate during the
term of
this Agreement plus the amount of
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Stock
issued by Holdings to any seller in connection with, and as the purchase
price
or portion of the purchase price for, any Permitted Acquisition;”
and
(b) delete
subsection (b)(ix)(1) thereof and to substitute the following
therefor:
“(1) a
pro
forma consolidated balance sheet, income statement and cash flow statement
of
Holdings and its Subsidiaries (the “Acquisition
Pro Forma”),
based
on recent financial statements, which shall be complete and shall fairly
present
in all material respects the assets, liabilities, financial condition and
results of operations of Holdings and its Subsidiaries in accordance with
GAAP
consistently applied, but taking into account such Permitted Acquisition
and the
funding of all Loans in connection therewith, and such Acquisition Pro Forma
shall reflect that, on a pro forma basis, (A) no Event of Default has occurred
and is continuing or would result after giving effect to such Permitted
Acquisition, (B) Borrowers would have been in compliance with the financial
covenants set forth in Annex
G
for the
four quarter period reflected in the Compliance Certificate most recently
delivered to Agent pursuant to Annex
E
prior to
the consummation of such Permitted Acquisition (after giving effect to such
Permitted Acquisition and all Loans funded in connection therewith as if
made on
the first day of such period) and (C) the First Lien Credit Facilities Leverage
Ratio as reflected in the Compliance Certificate most recently delivered
to
Agent pursuant to Annex
E
prior to
the consummation of such Permitted Acquisition (after giving effect to such
Permitted Acquisition and all Loans funded in connection therewith as if
made on
the first date of such period) was not greater than 2.25 to 1.00;”
9. Amendment
to Section 6.2 of the Credit Agreement.
Section
6.2 of the Credit Agreement, Investments;
Loans and Advances,
is
hereby modified and amended to add the following text at the end of clause
(e)
thereof immediately prior to the “;”:
“and
overnight Investments in short term Brazilian government securities made
in the
ordinary course of business”
10. Amendment
to
Section 6.14 of the Credit Agreement.
Section
6.14 of the Credit Agreement, Restricted
Payments,
is
hereby modified and amended to delete the word “and” immediately prior to clause
(g) thereof and to add the following additional clause immediately following
clause (g) thereof and prior to the “.” therein:
“and
(h)
redemptions of Stock of Holdings and/or dividends and distributions to the
holders of the Stock of Holdings in an aggregate amount not to exceed
$25,000,000 per year and $100,000,000 during the term of this Agreement,
provided, that (i) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing
or would result after giving effect to any Restricted Payment under clause
(h)
above and (ii) after giving effect to such Restricted Payment under clause
(h)
above, the First Lien Credit Facilities Leverage Ratio as reflected in the
Compliance Certificate most recently delivered to Agent pursuant to Annex
E
prior to
the consummation of such Restricted Payment (after giving effect to such
Restricted Payment and all Loans funded in connection therewith as if made
on
the first date of such period) was not greater than 2.25 to 1.00”
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11. Amendment
to Section 8.2 of the Credit Agreement.
Section
8.2 of the Credit Agreement, Remedies,
is
hereby modified and amended to delete clause (c) thereof in its entirety
and to
substitute in lieu thereof “Intentionally Omitted.”
12. Amendment
to Section 9.1 of the Credit Agreement. Section
9.1 of the Credit Agreement, Assignments
and Participations,
is
hereby modified and amended to add the following subsection (i) immediately
following subsection (h) set forth therein:
“(i) Nothing
contained in this Section 9 shall require the consent of any party for GE
Capital to assign any of its rights in respect of any Swap Related Reimbursement
Obligation.”
13. Amendments
to Section 11.2 of the Credit Agreement.
(a) Section
11.2 of the Credit Agreement, Amendments
and Waivers,
is
hereby modified and amended to delete the second sentence of clause (c) thereof
and to substitute the following therefor:
“Furthermore,
no amendment, modification, termination or waiver affecting the rights or
duties
of Agent or L/C Issuer, or of GE Capital in respect of any Swap Related
Reimbursement Obligations, under this Agreement or any other Loan Document,
including any release of any Guaranty or Collateral requiring a writing signed
by all Lenders, shall be effective unless in writing and signed by Agent
or L/C
Issuer or GE Capital, as the case may be, in addition to Lenders required
hereinabove to take such action.”
(b) Section
11.2 of the Credit Agreement, Amendments
and Waivers,
is
hereby modified and amended (a) to delete the text (i) ““Class”, “Class Voting
Matter”,” and (ii) ““Covenant Voting Matter”,” in clause (c) thereof and (b) to
delete clause (f) thereof in its entirety.
14. Amendments
to Section 11.3 of the Credit Agreement.
(a) Section
11.3 of the Credit Agreement, Fees
and Expenses,
is
hereby modified and amended to delete the text “each Class” in clauses (c), (d)
and (e) thereof and to substitute “Lenders” therefor.
(b) Section
11.3 of the Credit Agreement, Fees
and Expenses,
is
hereby modified and amended to add the following paragraph at the end of
such
Section:
“If
at
any time Lenders are entitled to receive reimbursement from Borrowers of
fees
and expenses of counsel for Lenders and Lenders are not able to mutually
agree
on what counsel to engage to represent Lenders, Requisite Lenders shall be
entitled to select counsel to represent Lenders.”
15. General
Amendment to Credit Agreement and other Loan Documents.
The
Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents are hereby modified and amended
to
the extent necessary to recognize that the Canadian Term Loan will be
permanently repaid in full, without premium or penalty, on the Third Amendment
Effective Date. All accrued and unpaid interest
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on
the
Canadian Term Loan and all other Canadian Obligations shall be paid in full
on
the Third Amendment Effective Date. Upon receipt of such payments, without
further action by the parties hereto, all Canadian Collateral shall be released
and the Canadian Guaranty shall be terminated. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
the Lenders hereby authorize Canadian Agent to execute any and all documents
necessary to effectuate such release of the Canadian Collateral.
16. Amendments
to Annex A to the Credit Agreement.
(a) Annex
A
to the Credit Agreement, Definitions,
is
hereby modified and amended to add the following new terms in appropriate
alphabetical order in such Annex:
“Second
Incremental Term Loan B”
has
the
meaning assigned to it in Section
1.1(b)(ii).
“Second
Incremental Term Loan B Commitment”
means,
(a) as to any Lender with a Second Incremental Term Loan B Commitment, the
commitment of such Lender to make its portion of the Second Incremental Term
Loan B to be advanced on the Third Amendment Effective Date as set forth
on its
signature page to the Third Amendment, and (b) as to all Lenders with a Second
Incremental Term Loan B Commitment, the aggregate commitment of all Lenders
to
make the portion of the Second Incremental Term Loan B to be advanced on
the
Third Amendment Effective Date, which aggregate commitment shall be
$4,641,184.43; provided,
however,
that
after the Third Amendment Effective Date, each reference to a Lender’s Second
Incremental Term Loan B Commitment shall refer to that Lender’s portion of the
outstanding Second Incremental Term Loan B.
“Swap
Related L/C”
means
a
letter of credit or other credit enhancement provided by GE Capital to
the
extent supporting the payment obligations by any Borrower under an interest
rate
protection or hedging agreement or transaction (including, but not limited
to,
interest rate swaps, caps, collars, floors and similar transactions) designed
to
protect or manage exposure to the fluctuations in the interest rates applicable
to any of the Loans, and which agreement or transaction Borrower entered
into as
the result of a specific referral pursuant to which GE Capital, GE Corporate
Financial Services, Inc. or any other Affiliate of GE Capital had arranged
for
any Borrower to enter into such agreement or transaction. The term includes
a
Swap Related L/C as it may be increased from time to time fully to support
any
Borrower's payment obligations under any and all such interest rate protection
or hedging agreements or transactions.”
“Swap
Related Reimbursement Obligation”
has
the
meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.2A.”
“Third
Amendment”
shall
mean that certain Third Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement,
dated as of the Third Amendment Effective Date, among the Borrowers, Agent,
Canadian Agent and Lenders.
“Third
Amendment Effective Date”
shall
mean March __, 2006.
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(b) Annex
A
to the Credit Agreement, Definitions,
is
hereby modified and amended to delete the existing definitions of “Class,”
“Class Voting Matter,” and “Covenant Voting Matter”.
(c) Annex
A
to the Credit Agreement, Definitions,
is
hereby modified and amended to delete the existing definitions of “Excluded
Proceeds,” “Fixed Charges,” “Letters of Credit”, “Obligations”, “Requisite
Lenders,” “Revolving Loan Commitment,” “Term Loan B” and “Term Loan B
Commitment” and to add the following definitions in lieu thereof:
“Excluded
Proceeds”
means:
(a) the
proceeds of asset dispositions under Section 6.8(a),
(b) the
proceeds of asset
dispositions under Sections 6.8(b) and (d) in
an
aggregate amount not to exceed $1,000,000 per year so long as no Default
or
Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, and
(c) to
the
extent the aggregate amount of proceeds of asset dispositions under Sections
6.8(b) and (d) exceed $1,000,000 in any year, the proceeds of each asset
disposition, or series of related asset dispositions, under Section 6.8(b)
or
(d) after meeting such threshold if the gross proceeds with respect thereto
are
less than $50,000 per asset disposition, or series of related asset
dispositions, in each case, so long as no Default or Event of Default
exists.”
“Fixed
Charges”
means,
with respect to any Person for any fiscal period, (a) the aggregate of all
Interest Expense paid during such period (excluding all non-cash Interest
Expense), plus (b) scheduled payments of principal with respect to Indebtedness
during such period, plus (c) Capital Expenditures during such period, plus
(d)
the greater of (i) cash payments of income taxes and capital taxes (net
of tax
refunds received during such period), and (ii) zero, plus (e) Restricted
Payments made pursuant to Section 6.14(h).”
“Letters
of Credit”
means
documentary or standby letters of credit issued for the account of any Borrower
by any L/C Issuer, and bankers’ acceptances issued by any Borrower, for which
Agent and Lenders have incurred Letter of Credit Obligations. The term does
not
include a Swap Related L/C.”
“Obligations”
means
all loans, advances, debts, liabilities and obligations for the performance
of
covenants, tasks or duties or for payment of monetary amounts (whether or
not
such performance is then required or contingent, or such amounts are liquidated
or determinable) owing by any Credit Party to Agent or any Lender, and all
covenants and duties regarding such amounts, of any kind or nature, present
or
future, whether or not evidenced by any note, agreement, letter of credit
agreement or other instrument, arising under the Agreement or any of the
other
Loan Documents. This term includes all principal, interest, Fees, expenses,
attorneys' fees and any other sum chargeable to any Credit Party under the
Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents (including
all interest, fees and expenses that accrue after the commencement of any
case
or proceeding by or against any Credit Party in bankruptcy or any similar
proceeding, whether or not allowed in such case or proceeding)
and all
Swap
Related Reimbursement Obligations and all
debts, liabilities and obligations of any kind or nature, present or future,
of
any
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Credit
Party to any Lender (or any Affiliate of any Lender) arising in connection
with
any Hedge Agreement and if any Person ceases to be a Lender hereunder, any
debts, liabilities and obligations of any kind or nature, present or future,
of
any Credit Party to such Person (or an Affiliate of such Person) arising
in
connection with any Hedge Agreement entered into at a time when such Person
was
a Lender hereunder.”
“Requisite
Lenders”
means
Lenders holding 50.1% or more of the unutilized Commitments (unless such
Commitments have been terminated), participations in Swing Line Loans and
Letters of Credit, the Revolving Loans and the Term Loan B.”
“Revolving
Loan Commitment”
means
(a) as to any Lender, the aggregate commitment of such Lender to make Revolving
Credit Advances or incur Letter of Credit Obligations as set forth on its
signature page to the Third Amendment or, if such Lender enters into an
Assignment Agreement after the Third Amendment Effective Date, in the most
recent Assignment Agreement executed by such Lender and (b) as to all Lenders,
the aggregate commitment of all Lenders to make Revolving Credit Advances
or
incur Letter of Credit Obligations, which aggregate commitment shall be One
Hundred Fifty Million Dollars ($150,000,000) on the Third Amendment Effective
Date, as such amount may be adjusted, if at all, from time to time in accordance
with the Agreement.”
“Term
Loan B”
means,
collectively, the Second Incremental Term Loan B, the Incremental Term Loan
B
and the Original Term Loan B.”
“Term
Loan B Commitment”
means,
collectively, the Second Incremental Term Loan B Commitment, the Incremental
Term Loan B Commitment and the Original Term Loan B Commitment; provided,
however, that after the Third Amendment Effective Date, each reference to
a
Lender’s Term Loan B Commitment shall refer to that Lender’s US Pro Rata Share
of the outstanding Term Loan B.”
(d) Annex
A
of the Credit Agreement, Definitions,
is
hereby modified and amended to (i) delete the word “and” immediately prior to
clause (ix) of the definition of “EBITDA” therein, (ii) to substitute “,”
therefor, and (iii) to add the following text at the end of such clause (ix)
immediately prior to the text that begins “in each case to the extent included
in the calculation of consolidated net income…”:
“and
(x)
any non-cash charges not to exceed $12,500,000 in the aggregate accrued in
connection with the acceleration of scheduled amortization with respect to
the
liabilities of one or more of Borrowers’ benefit plans due to the alteration of
any such benefit plan, and any cash charges associated with the communication
of
such alteration or the transition of any defined benefit plan in an amount
not
to exceed $1,000,000 in the aggregate incurred in connection
therewith,”.
(e) Annex
A
to the Credit Agreement, Definitions,
is
hereby modified and amended to add the following text at the end of the first
sentence of the existing definition of “Excess Cash Flow” immediately prior to
the “.” at the end of such sentence:
“,
minus,
(g)
with respect to the calculation of Excess Cash Flow for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2005, non cash tax benefits for the fiscal year ended December
31,
2005 in
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the
aggregate amount of $37,593,000 consisting primarily of the reversal of an
income tax valuation allowance established in a prior year”
(f) Annex
A
to the Credit Agreement, Definitions,
is
hereby modified and amended to delete the word “and” immediately prior to clause
(d) in the definition of “Excluded Stock Issuances” and to add the following
clause (e) immediately following clause (d) thereof and prior to the “.” at the
end of such sentence:
“and
(e)
issuances of Stock with gross proceeds not to exceed $50,000,000, the net
proceeds of which are used within 180 days of the issuance thereof in connection
with, and as the purchase price for, Permitted Acquisitions, so long as no
later
than the Business Day following receipt of the proceeds thereof Borrower
Representative delivers to Agent a certificate (a “Notice
of Stock Issuance for Permitted Acquisition”)
confirming that (A) the US Credit Parties intend to invest such net proceeds
in
a Permitted Acquisition within 180 days (the “Investment
Period”)
of the
issuance of such Stock and (B) such net proceeds have been (x) deposited
into an
account that is subject to a Control Letter or a control agreement meeting
the
requirements of Annex C, which net proceeds when so deposited (1) shall
constitute Collateral, securing the payment of the Obligations then outstanding,
(2) may be withdrawn by the applicable US Credit Party solely to make a
Permitted Acquisition within 180 days of the date of the issuance of such
Stock
or (y) used to repay the Revolving Loan (in whole or in part) on a temporary
basis and if so used to repay the Revolving Loan and notwithstanding anything
herein to the contrary such amount may be reborrowed only for the purpose
of
funding such Permitted Acquisition or if the Investment Period has expired
and
such amount has not been used to make a Permitted Acquisition to make the
mandatory prepayment required by Section 1.3(b)(iii); provided, that upon
the
occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default or upon the
expiration of such 180 day Investment Period without such net proceeds being
used to fund a Permitted Acquisition, an amount equal to such net proceeds
shall
be applied to the repayment of the Obligations as set forth in Section
1.3(b)(iii) and such net proceeds shall not be deemed to be “Excluded Stock
Proceeds.”
17. Amendment
to Annex F.
Annex F
of the Credit Agreement, Collateral
Reports,
is
hereby modified and amended to delete clause (c) therein in its entirety
and to
substitute the following therefor:
“(c) Each
Borrower, at its own expense, shall deliver to Agent the results of each
physical verification, if any, that such Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries
may
in their discretion have made, or caused any other Person to have made on
their
behalf, of all or any substantial portion of their Inventory if and to the
extent such inventory count indicates that Inventory at any location of such
Borrower or Subsidiary is more than $100,000 less than the amount of Inventory
recorded on the books and records of such Borrower or Subsidiary for that
location (and, if a Default or an Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing, each Borrower shall, upon the request of Agent, conduct, and
deliver
the results of, such physical verifications as Agent may require);”
18. Amendments
to Annex G.
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(a) Annex
G
to the Credit Agreement, Financial
Covenants,
is
hereby modified and amended to delete the table set forth in clause (b) therein
and to substitute the following therefor:
“Fiscal
Quarters Ending:
|
Minimum
Fixed Charge
Coverage
Ratio:
|
September
30, 2004 through
December
31, 2004
|
1.00 to 1.00
|
March
31, 2005 through
September
30, 2005
|
1.10 to 1.00
|
December
31, 2005
|
1.20 to 1.00
|
March
31, 2006 and each
Fiscal
Quarter end thereafter
|
1.15 to 1.00
|
(b) Annex
G
to the Credit Agreement, Financial
Covenants,
is
hereby modified and amended to delete the table set forth in clause (d) therein
and to substitute the following therefor:
“Period:
|
Maximum
Leverage Ratio:
|
Closing
Date through December 30, 2005
|
5.25 to 1.00
|
December
31, 2005 through the date immediately preceding the Third Amendment
Effective Date
|
4.75 to 1.00
|
Third
Amendment Effective Date and thereafter
|
4.25 to 1.00”
|
(c) Annex
G
to the Credit Agreement, Financial
Covenants,
is
hereby modified and amended to delete the table set forth in clause (e) therein
and to substitute the following therefor:
“Period:
|
Maximum
First Lien Credit Facilities Leverage Ratio:
|
Closing
Date through December 30, 2005
|
3.50 to 1.00
|
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December
31, 2005 through the date immediately preceding the Third Amendment
Effective Date
|
3.25 to 1.00
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Third
Amendment Effective Date and thereafter
|
2.75 to 1.00”
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19. Amendment
to US Security Agreement.
Section
5(a) of the US Security Agreement is hereby modified and amended to delete
clause (vi) thereof in its entirety and to substitute the following
therefor:
“(vi)
Each US Grantor that is or becomes the beneficiary of a letter of credit
in
excess of $1,000,000 (or, upon request by Agent, any letter of credit equal
to
or less than $1,000,000 or, at any time that a Default or Event of Default
exists, upon request of Requisite Lenders, any letter of credit equal to
or less
than $1,000,000) shall promptly, and in any event within two (2) Business
Days
after becoming a beneficiary, notify Agent thereof and enter into a tri-party
agreement with Agent and the issuer and/or confirmation bank with respect
to
Letter-of-Credit Rights assigning such Letter-of-Credit Rights to Agent and
directing all payments thereunder to the US Collection Account, all in form
and
substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent.”
20. Termination
of Lender Agreement.
The
Lenders hereby terminate the Lender Agreement dated as of August 9, 2004
among
Agent, Canadian Agent and Lenders.
21. No
Other Amendments.
Except
as otherwise expressed herein, the execution, delivery and effectiveness
of this
Amendment shall not operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of
Agent
and Lenders under the Credit Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents,
nor
constitute a waiver of any provision of the Credit Agreement or any of the
other
Loan Documents. Except for the amendments set forth above, the text of the
Credit Agreement and all other Loan Documents (including, without limitation
the
Loan Documents evidencing the grant of the security interest in the US
Collateral) shall remain unchanged and in full force and effect and each
Credit
Party hereby ratifies and confirms its obligations thereunder. This Amendment
shall not constitute a modification of the Credit Agreement or any other
Loan
Document or a course of dealing between Borrowers and the other Credit Parties,
on the one hand, and Lenders, on the other hand, at variance with the Credit
Agreement or any other Loan Document such as to require further notice by
Lenders to Borrowers or such Credit Parties to require strict compliance
with
the terms of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents in the future,
except as expressly set forth herein. Each Borrower and each other Credit
Party
acknowledges and expressly agrees that Lenders reserve the right to, and
do in
fact, require strict compliance with all terms and provisions of the Credit
Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Neither any Borrower nor any other
Credit Party has knowledge of any challenge to Lenders’ claims arising under the
Loan Documents or the effectiveness of the Loan Documents.
22. Conditions
Precedent to Effectiveness.
This
Amendment shall be effective as of the date first written above upon
satisfaction of the following:
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(a) Agent’s
and Lenders’ receipt of a counterpart hereof duly executed by Borrowers and
Lenders;
(b) Agent’s
receipt of such documents, instruments and opinions as Agent shall reasonably
request in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Amendment,
each
in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent;
(c) Borrowers
shall have paid to Agent all fees and expenses due and owing on the Third
Amendment Effective Date; and
(d) The
representations and warranties of Borrowers and other Credit Parties contained
in this Amendment shall be true and accurate in all respects.
23. Representations
and Warranties of Borrowers and Other Credit Parties.
The
Credit Parties executing this Amendment, jointly and severally, make the
following representations and warranties to Agent and each Lender with respect
to all Credit Parties, each and all of which shall survive the execution
and
delivery of this Amendment:
(a) This
Amendment has been executed and delivered by duly authorized representatives
of
each Credit Party, and the Credit Agreement, as modified and amended by this
Amendment, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of each Credit
Party, and is enforceable against each Credit Party in accordance with its
terms;
(b) No
Default or Event of Default has occurred or is continuing; and
(c) All
of
the representations and warranties of each Credit Party contained in the
Credit
Agreement continue to be true and correct in all material respects as of
the
date hereof as though made on and as of such date, except to the extent that
such representation or warranty expressly relates to an earlier date and
except
for changes therein expressly permitted or expressly contemplated by this
Amendment.
24. Effect
on the Credit Agreement and other Loan Documents.
Except
as specifically provided herein, the Credit Agreement and the other Loan
Documents shall remain in full force and effect, and are hereby ratified,
reaffirmed and confirmed. This Amendment shall be deemed to be a Loan Document
for all purposes.
25. Costs
and Expenses.
Each
Borrower, jointly and severally, agrees to pay on demand all fees, costs
and
expenses incurred in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery,
administration, modification and amendment of this Amendment and the other
instruments and documents to be delivered hereunder, including, without
limitation, the reasonable fees, costs and expenses of counsel for the Agent
and
Canadian Agent with respect thereto and with respect to advising the Agent
and
Canadian Agent as to its rights and responsibilities hereunder and
thereunder.
26. Counterparts.
This
Amendment may be executed in any number of separate counterparts and by the
different parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which shall be
deemed
an original and all of which, taken together, shall be deemed to constitute
one
and the same instrument. In proving this Amendment in any judicial proceedings,
it shall not be necessary to produce or account for more than one such
counterpart signed by the party against
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whom
such
enforcement is sought. Any signatures delivered by a party by facsimile or
electronic transmission shall be deemed an original signature
hereto.
27. GOVERNING
LAW.
EXCEPT
AS OTHERWISE EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN THIS AMENDMENT, IN ALL RESPECTS, INCLUDING
ALL MATTERS OF CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY AND PERFORMANCE, THIS AMENDMENT AND
THE
OBLIGATIONS SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH,
THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS MADE AND
PERFORMED IN THAT STATE AND ANY APPLICABLE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
EACH CREDIT PARTY HEREBY CONSENTS AND AGREES THAT THE STATE OR FEDERAL COURTS
LOCATED IN XXX XXXX XXXXXX, XXXX XX XXX XXXX, XXX XXXX SHALL HAVE EXCLUSIVE
JURISDICTION TO HEAR AND DETERMINE ANY CLAIMS OR DISPUTES BETWEEN THE CREDIT
PARTIES, AGENT, CANADIAN AGENT AND LENDERS PERTAINING TO THIS AMENDMENT OR
ANY
OF THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS OR TO ANY MATTER ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO
THIS
AMENDMENT OR ANY OF THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS; PROVIDED,
THAT
AGENT, CANADIAN AGENT, LENDERS AND THE CREDIT PARTIES ACKNOWLEDGE THAT ANY
APPEALS FROM THOSE COURTS MAY HAVE TO BE HEARD BY X XXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXX
XX XXX
XXXX XXXXXX; PROVIDED FURTHER,
THAT
NOTHING IN THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE DEEMED OR OPERATE TO PRECLUDE AGENT OR
CANADIAN AGENT FROM BRINGING SUIT OR TAKING OTHER LEGAL ACTION IN ANY OTHER
JURISDICTION TO REALIZE ON THE COLLATERAL OR ANY OTHER SECURITY FOR THE
OBLIGATIONS, OR TO ENFORCE A JUDGMENT OR OTHER COURT ORDER IN FAVOR OF AGENT
OR
CANADIAN AGENT, AND CREDIT PARTIES MAY MAKE ANY COUNTERCLAIMS RELATING TO
THE
SAME MATTER, REQUESTS FOR EQUITABLE RELIEF RELATING TO THE SAME MATTER OR
AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES IN CONNECTION THEREWITH. EACH CREDIT PARTY EXPRESSLY
SUBMITS AND CONSENTS IN ADVANCE TO SUCH JURISDICTION IN ANY ACTION OR SUIT
COMMENCED IN ANY SUCH COURT, AND EACH CREDIT PARTY HEREBY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION
THAT SUCH CREDIT PARTY MAY HAVE BASED UPON LACK OF PERSONAL JURISDICTION,
IMPROPER VENUE OR FORUM NON CONVENIENS
AND
HEREBY CONSENTS TO THE GRANTING OF SUCH LEGAL OR EQUITABLE RELIEF AS IS DEEMED
APPROPRIATE BY SUCH COURT. EACH CREDIT PARTY HEREBY WAIVES PERSONAL SERVICE
OF
THE SUMMONS, COMPLAINT AND OTHER PROCESS ISSUED IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR SUIT
AND
AGREES THAT SERVICE OF SUCH SUMMONS, COMPLAINTS AND OTHER PROCESS MAY BE
MADE BY
REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL ADDRESSED TO SUCH CREDIT PARTY AT THE ADDRESS
SET
FORTH IN ANNEX
I
OF THE
CREDIT AGREEMENT AND THAT SERVICE SO MADE SHALL BE DEEMED COMPLETED UPON
THE
EARLIER OF SUCH CREDIT PARTY’S ACTUAL RECEIPT THEREOF OR 3 DAYS AFTER DEPOSIT IN
THE UNITED STATES MAILS, PROPER POSTAGE PREPAID.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment or caused
it to
be executed under seal by their duly authorized officers, as of the day and
year
first written above.
US
BORROWERS
|
XXXXXX,
INC., a Delaware corporation
|
By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx |
Name: | Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx |
Title: | Sr. Vice President |
XXXXX
INDUSTRIES , INC., a Kansas corporation
|
By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx |
Name: | Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx |
Title: | Vice President |
FABTEK
CORPORATION, a Michigan corporation
|
By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx |
Name: | Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx |
Title: | Vice President |
XXXXXXXXX
MANUFACTURING CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation
|
By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx |
Name: | Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx |
Title: | Vice President |
GEAR
PRODUCTS, INC., an Oklahoma corporation
|
By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx |
Name: | Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx |
Title: | Vice President |
OMARK
PROPERTIES, INC., an Oklahoma corporation
|
By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx |
Name: | Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx |
Title: | Vice President |
WINDSOR
FORESTRY TOOLS LLC, a Tennessee limited liability
company
|
By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx |
Name: | Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx |
Title: | Sr. Vice President |
CANADIAN
BORROWER
|
XXXXXX
CANADA LTD., a Canadian corporation
|
By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx |
Name: | Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx |
Title: | Treasurer |
AGENT,
CANADIAN AGENT AND LENDERS:
|
GENERAL
ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION.,
an
Agent and US Lender
|
/s/
Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
|
By: | Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx |
Duly Authorized Signatory |
GE
CFS CANADA HOLDING COMPANY,
an successor Canadian Agent and Canadian Lender
|
/s/
Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx
|
By: | Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx |
Duly Authorized Signatory |
The
undersigned Lender hereby consents and agrees as of the date first above
written
to the Third Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement and First
Amendment to Amended and Restated US Security Agreement:
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By: | |
Name: | |
Title: |
Revolving
Loan Commitment
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Second Incremental Term Loan B Commitment |
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Lender
Signature Pages on File with Agent
The
following Persons are signatories to this Agreement in their capacity as
Credit
Parties and not as Borrowers.
US
CREDIT PARTIES:
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XXXXXX
INTERNATIONAL, INC., a Delaware corporation
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx |
Name: | Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx |
Title: | Sr. Vice President |
BI,
L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company
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By: | Xxxxxx, Inc., its managing member |
By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx |
Name: | Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx |
Title: | Vice President |
4250
CORP., INC., a Delaware corporation
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx |
Name: | Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx |
Title: | Vice President |
CANADIAN
CREDIT PARTIES:
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XXXXXX
HOLDINGS LTD., a Canadian corporation
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx |
Name: | Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx |
Title: | Treasurer |
OREGON
DISTRIBUTION LTD.,
an Ontario corporation
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/s/
Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx |
Name: | Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx |
Title: | Vice President |