Exhibit 10.1.3
AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
AMENDMENT dated as of March 24, 1999 (this "Amendment"), to the Amended
and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of May 1, 1998 (as amended, modified or
supplemented from time to time in accordance with its terms, the "Credit
Agreement"), by and among Millbrook Distribution Services Inc., a Delaware
corporation ("Millbrook"), The B. Manischewitz Company, LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company ("Manischewitz" and, together with Millbrook, the
"Borrowers"), the lenders (the "Lenders") named in Schedules 2.01(a) and 2.01(b)
to the Credit Agreement (as hereinafter defined), The Chase Manhattan Bank, as
administrative and collateral agent (in such capacity, the "Agent") for the
Lenders, and NationsBank, N.A., as co-agent and documentation agent.
WHEREAS, the parties hereto have agreed to amend a provision of the
Credit Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt of
which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Defined Terms. Unless otherwise specifically defined
herein, all capitalized terms used herein shall have the respective meanings
ascribed to such terms in the Credit Agreement.
2. Amendment to Credit Agreement. For the purposes of
confirming the agreement of the parties to the Credit Agreement as of the
Closing Date as to the calculation of the Leverage Ratio, the proviso at the end
of the definition of "Leverage Ratio" contained in Section 1.01 of the Credit
Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety (effective as of the
Closing Date) to read as follows:
"provided, however, that for the purposes of this
definition, Funded Debt shall not include (i) the
Intercompany Indebtedness permitted under Section
7.03(xi) and (ii) the unsecured Guarantees
permitted under Section 7.03(x)."
3. Representations and Warranties. The Borrowers hereby
represent and warrant as of the date hereof as follows (which representations
and warranties shall survive the execution and delivery of this Amendment):
(a) All representations and warranties made by the
Borrowers in Article IV of the Credit Agreement and each of the other Loan
Documents are true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof
with the same force and effect as if made on such date (except to the extent
that any such representation or warranty relates expressly to an earlier date).
(b) Each Borrower has the requisite power to execute,
deliver and carry out the terms and provisions of this Amendment.
(c) This Amendment has been duly executed and
delivered and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the
Borrowers, and is enforceable in accordance with its terms subject (i) as to
enforcement of remedies, to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium and other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights
generally, from time to time in effect, and (ii) to general principles of
equity.
(d) No event has occurred and is continuing which
constitutes or would constitute a Default or an Event of Default under the
Credit Agreement.
4. Conditions Precedent. Notwithstanding any term or provision
of this Amendment to the contrary, Paragraph 2 hereof shall not become effective
until the Agent shall have received counterparts of this Amendment, duly
executed and delivered on behalf of the Borrowers, the Agent and the Lenders.
5. Fees and Expenses of Agent. The Borrowers agree to pay all
reasonable fees and out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Agent in connection
with this Amendment, including, without limitation, reasonable fees and
out-of-pocket expenses of counsel to the Agent.
6. References to Credit Agreements. The term "Agreement",
"hereof", "herein" and similar terms as used in the Credit Agreement, and
references in the other Loan Documents to the Credit Agreement, shall mean and
refer to, from and after the effective date of the amendment contained herein as
determined in accordance with Paragraph 4 hereof, the Credit Agreement as
amended by this Amendment.
7. Continued Effectiveness. Nothing herein shall be deemed to
be a waiver of any covenant or agreement contained in, or any Default or Event
of Default under, the Credit Agreement, and each of the parties hereto agrees
that, as amended by this Amendment, all of the covenants and agreements and
other provisions contained in the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents
shall remain in full force and effect from and after the date of this Amendment.
8. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in two or more
counterparts, each of which shall be an original, and all of which, taken
together, shall constitute a single instrument. Delivery of an executed
counterpart of a signature page to this Amendment by telecopier shall be
effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Amendment.
9. Governing Law. This Amendment shall be construed in
accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of New York (other than
the conflicts of laws principles thereof).
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this
Amendment to be duly executed by their respective officers thereunto duly
authorized as of the day and year first above written.
MILLBROOK DISTRIBUTION SERVICES INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
Title: Chairman
THE B. MANISCHEWITZ COMPANY, LLC
By: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx, its managing member
/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
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Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, as Agent and
Lender
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
NATIONSBANK, N.A., as Lender and Co-Agent
By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Title: Vice President
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FLEET BUSINESS CREDIT CORPORATION, as
Lender
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Skavia
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Name: Xxxxx X. Skavia
Title: Senior Vice President
FLEET NATIONAL BANK, as Lender
By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
LASALLE BUSINESS CREDIT CORPORATION,
as Lender
By: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Title: Senior Vice President
