FIRST AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT AND PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.1
FIRST AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT AND
PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT AND PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (this
“Amendment”) is made and entered into as of August 12, 2011, and shall be effective as of
August 12, 2011 upon the satisfaction of all of the conditions to effectiveness set forth in
Article IV hereof (the “Effective Date”) by and between XXXXXXX HYGIENE, INC., a Delaware
corporation (“Borrower”), the Subsidiary Guarantors party hereto, the Required Lenders
under and as defined in the hereinafter defined Credit Agreement, and XXXXX FARGO BANK, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION, as Administrative Agent under the hereinafter defined Credit Agreement (the
“Administrative Agent”).
BACKGROUND STATEMENT
A. The Borrower is party to the Credit Agreement dated as of March 30, 2011, between the
Borrower, the Lenders party thereto from time to time and the Administrative Agent (the “Credit
Agreement”). Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning given to
such terms in the Credit Agreement.
B. In connection with and as a condition to the initial and continued extensions of credit
under the Credit Agreement, the Borrower and certain of its subsidiaries, pursuant to a Pledge and
Security Agreement, dated as of March 30, 2011 (the “Security Agreement”), have granted in
favor of the Administrative Agent a security interest in and Lien upon the Collateral described
therein as security for their obligations under the Credit Agreement, the Guaranty and the other
Credit Documents.
C. The Borrower has requested certain amendments to the Credit Agreement and Security
Agreement and the Required Lenders have agreed to make such amendments on the terms and subject to
the conditions set forth herein.
STATEMENT OF AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises, and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto
hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
AMENDMENTS TO THE CREDIT AGREEMENT
1.1 Amendments to Section 1.1(Definitions) of the Credit Agreement.
(a) Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following definition
in appropriate alphabetical order:
“Reported Consolidated EBITDA” means, for any Reference
Period, the aggregate of (i) Consolidated Net Income for such
period, plus (ii) the sum of (A) Consolidated Interest
Expense, (B) foreign, federal, state, local and other income taxes,
and (C) depreciation and amortization all to the extent taken into
account in the calculation of
Consolidated Net Income for such Reference Period and all
calculated in accordance with GAAP, plus (iii)
extraordinary losses, to the extent taken into account in the
calculation of Consolidated Net Income for such Reference Period;
minus (iv) extraordinary gains or income, to the extent
taken into account in the calculation of Consolidated Net Income
for such Reference Period, plus (v) compensation paid by
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in the form of stock of the
Borrower, the extent taken into account in the calculation of
Consolidated Net Income for such period, plus (vi) any
nonrecurring transaction costs and expenses incurred in connection
with the private placement of the equity of the Borrower, to the
extent documented and approved by the Administrative Agent, in its
reasonable discretion, plus (vii) any nonrecurring
transaction costs and expenses incurred in connection with
Permitted Acquisitions, to the extent documented and approved by
the Administrative Agent, in its reasonable discretion, plus
(viii) for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011, to the
extent taken into account in the calculation of Consolidated Net
Income for such fiscal year (or portion thereof) and to be
evidenced by documentation reasonably satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent, the sum of (A) nonrecurring costs and
expenses incurred in connection with the merger with and into
Coolbrands International, Inc. not to exceed $5,125,000, and (B)
nonrecurring costs and expenses incurred in connection with the
private placement of the equity of the Borrower that closed in
February, 2011 and the acquisition by the Borrower of Choice
Environmental Services, Inc. and its Subsidiaries, not to exceed
$3,500,000 in the aggregate; provided that for the
avoidance of doubt, Reported Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower
and its Subsidiaries for any Reference Period shall not include any
EBITDA of a Target earned during such Reference Period prior to the
consummation of the Acquisition of such Target.”
(b) The definition of “Applicable Percentage” in Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby
deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
“Applicable Percentage” means, at any time from and after the
Closing Date, the applicable percentage (i) to be added to the Base
Rate for purposes of determining the Adjusted Base Rate, and (ii)
to be added to the LIBOR Rate and the LIBOR Market Index Rate for
purposes of, respectively, determining the Adjusted LIBOR Rate and
Adjusted LIBOR Market Index Rate, in each case as determined under
the following matrix with reference to the Senior Leverage Ratio:
Applicable | Applicable | ||||||||||||||
Senior | LIBOR | Base Rate | |||||||||||||
Level | Leverage Ratio | Margin | Margin | ||||||||||||
I
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Greater than or equal to 3.25 to 1.0 | 3.50 | % | 2.50 | % | ||||||||||
II
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Less than 3.25 to 1.0 but greater than or equal to 2.50 to 1.0 | 3.00 | % | 2.00 | % | ||||||||||
III
|
Less than 2.50 to 1.0 | 2.50 | % | 1.50 | % | ||||||||||
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On each Adjustment Date (as hereinafter defined), the Applicable
Percentage for all Loans shall be adjusted effective as of such
Adjustment Date (based upon the calculation of the Senior Net
Leverage Ratio as of the last day of the Reference Period to which
such Adjustment Date relates) in accordance with the above matrix;
provided, however, that, notwithstanding the foregoing or anything
else herein to the contrary, (i) if at any time the Borrower shall
have failed to deliver any of the financial statements as required
by Sections 6.1(a) or 6.1(b), as the case may be, or the Compliance
Certificate as required by Section 6.2(a), then at all times from
and including the date on which such statements and Compliance
Certificate are required to have been delivered until the date on
which the same shall have been delivered, each Applicable
Percentage shall be determined based on Level I above
(notwithstanding the actual Senior Net Leverage Ratio), and (ii)
the determination of the Applicable Percentage shall be subject to
Section 2.8(f). For purposes of this definition, “Adjustment Date”
means, with respect to any Reference Period of the Borrower
beginning with the Reference Period ending as of the last day of
the second fiscal quarter of fiscal year 2011, the day (or, if such
day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) of
delivery by the Borrower in accordance with Section 6.1(a) or
Section 6.1(b), as the case may be, of (i) financial statements as
of the end of and for such Reference Period and (ii) a duly
completed Compliance Certificate with respect to such Reference
Period. From the Closing Date until the first Adjustment Date
requiring a change in any Applicable Percentage as provided herein,
each Applicable Percentage shall be based on Level II above.”
(c) The definition of “Consolidated EBITDA” in Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby
amended by deleting the following proviso at the end thereof
”; and provided further that Consolidated EBITDA of
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for any Reference Period shall be
calculated on a Pro Forma Basis as if any Permitted Acquisition
consummated during such Reference Period (but after the Closing
Date) had been consummated on the first day of such Reference
Period provided that any such additions or reductions to
Consolidated EBITDA as a result of the foregoing shall have been
approved by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion
(such approval not to be required for the consummation of the
Acquisition itself unless otherwise required herein) based upon a
review of the highest quality financial statements or financial
data available to the Borrower with respect to such Acquisition.”
and replacing it with the following proviso:
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”; and provided further that Consolidated EBITDA of
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for any Reference Period shall be
calculated on a Pro Forma Basis as if any Permitted Acquisition
consummated during such Reference Period (but after the Closing
Date) that involves a Target with EBITDA greater than $150,000 as
of the most recent 12 month period then ended (as set forth in the
highest quality financial statements or financial data available to
the Borrower) had been consummated on the first day of such
Reference Period provided that any such additions or
reductions to Consolidated EBITDA as a result of the foregoing
shall have been approved by the Administrative Agent in its
reasonable discretion (such approval not to be required for the
consummation of the Acquisition itself unless otherwise required
herein) based upon a review of the highest quality financial
statements or financial data available to the Borrower with respect
to such Acquisition.”
1.2 Amendments to Section 2.12 (Method of Payments; Computations; Apportionment of
Payments) of the Credit Agreement. Section 2.12(e)(v) of the Credit Agreement is hereby
deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
“(v) fifth, to the payment of the outstanding principal
amount of the Obligations (including the payment of any outstanding
Reimbursement Obligations and the obligation to cash collateralize
Letter of Credit Exposure), and including with respect to any Hedge
Agreement between any Credit Party and any Hedge Party (to the
extent such Hedge Agreement is permitted hereunder), any breakage,
termination or other payments due under such Hedge Agreement and
any interest accrued thereon and to the payment of outstanding
obligations under corporate credit cards or purchase cards issued
to the Borrower by any Lender;”
1.3 Amendments to Section 6.9 (Permitted Acquisitions) of the Credit Agreement.
Section 6.9(a) of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the
following:
“(a) (i) (1) Not less than three Business Days prior to the
expected consummation of any Permitted Acquisition with respect to
any Acquisition with an Acquisition Amount in excess of
$10,000,000, the Borrower shall report (which may be made orally or
by email) to the Administrative Agent the name of the Target and
its historical revenue and EBITDA, (2) prior to the consummation of
such Permitted Acquisition, the Borrower shall certify in writing
(which certification may be made via email and may be made
contemporaneously with the report described in clause (1) above) as
to the Acquisition Amount of such Permitted Acquisition and that
the Borrower will be in compliance comply with clause (vi) of the
definition of “Permitted Acquisition” upon the consummation of such
Permitted Acquisition, and (3) as soon as practical after the
consummation of such Acquisition, a Financial Officer of the
Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a certification,
in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative
Agent, setting forth the Acquisition Amount (including a good faith
calculation of any Contingent Purchase Price Obligations)
and further to the effect that, to the best of such Financial
Officer’s knowledge, the Borrower has complied with the
requirements of the definition of “Permitted Acquisition”, Section
6.9 and Section 6.10, to the extent applicable, with respect to
such Acquisition;
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(ii) Concurrently with the delivery of the financial
statements for any fiscal quarter pursuant to Section 6.1(a), the
Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent (x) a summary
schedule of all Acquisitions consummated during such fiscal
quarter, which shall include the total revenue and operating income
of the Persons or business acquired, and the Acquisition Amount
(including a good faith calculation of any Contingent Purchase
Price Obligations) of each Acquisition included thereon, and (y) a
certification of a Financial Officer of the Borrower, in form and
substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent,
setting forth that, to the best of such Financial Officer’s
knowledge, the Borrower has complied with the requirements of the
definition of “Permitted Acquisition” herein, Section 6.9 and
Section 6.10, to the extent applicable, with respect to such
Acquisitions;”
1.4 Amendments to Section 6.10 (Creation or Acquisition of Subsidiaries) of the Credit
Agreement.
(a) Section 6.10 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the following
parenthetical “(and in any event within 15 Business Days thereof)” in subsections (a) and (b)
thereof and replacing it with “(and in any event within 20 Business Days thereof or such later date
approved by the Administrative Agent)”.
(b) Section 6.10(a) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the following phrase
“a Mortgage with respect to any owned or leased interest of such new Subsidiary in real property”
in clause (C) thereof, and replacing it with “a Mortgage with respect to any owned interest of such
new Subsidiary in real property”.
(c) Section 6.10(b)(i) of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced
with the following:
“(i) if such Subsidiary, after giving effect to any Permitted
Acquisition contemplated in connection with such Subsidiary, is
reasonably expected to have Consolidated EBITDA in excess of
$5,000,000 for the following 12 months, upon the reasonable request
of the Administrative Agent, a written legal opinion of counsel to
such Subsidiary addressed to the Administrative Agent and the
Lenders, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent and its counsel;”
(d) Section 6.10(b)(iii) of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and
replaced with the following:
“(iii) a report of Uniform Commercial Code financing statement, tax
and judgment lien searches performed against any such Subsidiary
that is acquired in each jurisdiction in which such Subsidiary is
incorporated
or organized and has a principal place of business, which report
shall show no Liens on its assets (other than Permitted Liens);”
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(e) Section 6.10(b)(v) of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced
with the following:
“(v) [Reserved]”
1.5 Amendments to Section 7.1 (Senior Net Leverage Ratio) of the Credit Agreement.
Section 7.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the
following:
“7.1 Senior Leverage Ratio. The Borrower will not permit
the Senior Leverage Ratio, at any time, to be greater than
3.75:1.0.”
1.6 Amendments to Section 7.2 (Total Net Leverage Ratio) of the Credit Agreement.
Section 7.2 of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the
following:
“7.2 Total Leverage Ratio. The Borrower will not permit
the Total Leverage Ratio, at any time, to be greater than 4.5:1.0.”
1.7 Amendments to Section 7.3 (Consolidated EBITDA) of the Credit Agreement. Section
7.3 of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
“7.3 Consolidated EBITDA. The Borrower will not permit
Consolidated EBITDA for any Reference Period ending as of the last
day of any fiscal quarter to be less than the amount set forth
below opposite such fiscal quarter (or opposite the period that
includes such fiscal quarter):
Period | Minimum Consolidated EBITDA | ||||
fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2011 | $12,000,000 | ||||
fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2011 | $18,000,000 | ||||
fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2012 | $22,500,000 | ||||
1.8 Amendments to Section 7.4 (Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio) of the Credit Agreement.
Section 7.4 of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the
following:
“7.4 Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio. The Borrower will not
permit the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio as of the last day of any
fiscal quarter to be less than the ratio set forth below opposite
such fiscal quarter (or opposite the period that includes such
fiscal quarter):
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Minimum Fixed | |||||
Charge Coverage | |||||
Period | Ratio | ||||
fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2011 | 0.75:1.0 | ||||
fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2011 | 1.25:1.0 | ||||
fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2012 and thereafter |
1.50:1.0 | ||||
1.9 Amendments to Section 7.6 (Minimum Unencumbered Liquidity) of the Credit
Agreement. Section 7.6 of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced
with the following:
“7.6 Minimum Unencumbered Liquidity. The Borrower will not
permit, at any time, Unencumbered Liquidity to be less than
$20,000,000.”
1.10 Addition of New Section 7.7 (Reported Consolidated EBITDA) to the Credit
Agreement. A new Section 7.7 is hereby added to the Credit Agreement as follows:
“7.7 Reported Consolidated EBITDA. The Borrower will not
permit Reported Consolidated EBITDA for any Reference Period ending
as of the last day of any fiscal quarter to be less than the amount
set forth below opposite such fiscal quarter (or opposite the
period that includes such fiscal quarter):
Minimum Reported | |||||
Period | Consolidated EBITDA | ||||
fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2011 | $15,000,000 | ||||
fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2012 | $20,000,000 | ||||
fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2012 | $25,000,000 | ||||
fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2012 | $30,000,000 | ||||
fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2012 and thereafter |
$35,000,000 | ||||
1.11 Amendments to Section 8.2 (Indebtedness) of the Credit Agreement.
(a) Section 8.2 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting clause (v) thereof in
its entirety and replacing it with the following:
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“(v) purchase money Indebtedness of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries incurred solely to finance the acquisition,
construction or improvement of any equipment, real property or
other fixed assets in the ordinary course of business (or assumed
or acquired by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in connection with
a Permitted Acquisition or other transaction permitted under this
Agreement), (but excluding Capital Lease Obligations), and any
renewals, replacements, refinancings or extensions thereof,
provided that all such Indebtedness plus Indebtedness
permitted under Section 8.2(vi) shall not exceed $37,500,000 in
aggregate amount outstanding at any one time;”
(b) Section 8.2 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting clause (vi) thereof in
its entirety and replacing it with the following:
“(vi) Capital Lease Obligations (including resulting from
sale-leaseback transactions and other lease programs with respect
to trucks or other equipment of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries),
provided that all such Indebtedness plus Indebtedness
permitted under Section 8.2(v) shall not exceed $37,500,000 in
aggregate amount outstanding at any one time;”
(c) Section 8.2 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting clause (x) thereof in
its entirety and replacing it with the following:
“(x) notwithstanding subsection (v) or (vi) above, purchase money
Indebtedness or Capital Lease Obligations of the Borrower or its
Subsidiaries incurred in order to continue to develop its
technology platform, in an aggregate amount not to exceed
$2,500,000;”
1.12 Amendments to Section 8.3 (Liens) of the Credit Agreement.
(a) Section 8.3 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting clause (iii) thereof in
its entirety and replacing it with the following:
“(iii) Liens imposed by law, such as Liens of carriers,
warehousemen, mechanics, materialmen and landlords, incurred in the
ordinary course of business for sums not constituting borrowed
money that are not overdue for a period of more than 30 days (or
the underlying obligations of which do not exceed $1,000,000) or
that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings
and for which adequate reserves have been established in accordance
with GAAP (if so required);”
(b) Section 8.3 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by inserting the phrase “or Section
8.2(x)” in clause (viii) thereof after the phrase “Section 8.2(v)” in such clause(viii).
(c) Section 8.3 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by renumbering clause (xii) as the
new clause (xiii) thereof, and inserting a new clause (xii) therein as follows:
“(xii) Liens arising in connection with Capital Leases of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries permitted hereunder;”
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1.13 Amendments to Section 8.4 (Asset Dispositions) of the Credit Agreement. Section
8.4 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting clause (iv) thereof in its entirety and
replacing it with the following:
“(iv) the sale, exchange or other disposition in the ordinary
course of business of equipment or other assets that are obsolete
or no longer necessary for the operations of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries with an aggregate net book value on such Person’s
balance sheet of no more than $2,000,000 per year (and an
individual net book value for any single piece of such equipment or
asset not to exceed $1,000,000);”
1.14 Amendments to Section 8.6 (Restricted Payments) of the Credit Agreement. Section
8.6(b) of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced it with the
following:
“(b) The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its
Subsidiaries to, make any payment in respect of any Contingent
Purchase Price Obligations (whether or not such Contingent Purchase
Price Obligations constitute Indebtedness) unless (i) no Default or
Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result
therefrom and (ii) immediately after giving effect to such payment,
the Borrower is in compliance with the financial covenants
contained in Article VII, such compliance determined with regard to
calculations made on a Pro Forma Basis for the Reference Period
most recently ended, calculated in accordance with GAAP as if such
payment had been made on the last day of such Reference Period.”
1.15 Amendment to Exhibit C (Compliance Certificate) of the Credit Agreement. The
Covenant Compliance Worksheet, which is Attachment A to Exhibit C to the Credit Agreement shall be
in a form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.
ARTICLE II
AMENDMENTS TO XXXXXXX SECURITY AGREEMENT
2.1 Amendments to Section 2.2 (Security for Secured Obligations) of the Security
Agreement. Section 2.2 of the Security Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the word “and”
immediately preceding subpart (ii) and adding the following immediately prior to the last
parenthetical:
“and (iii) obligations under corporate credit cards or purchase
cards issued to the Borrower by any Lender”
ARTICLE III
CONDITIONS TO EFFECTIVENESS
This Amendment shall become effective as of the Effective Date upon the satisfaction of each
of the following conditions precedent:
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(a) The Administrative Agent shall have received a duly executed counterpart of this Amendment
from the Borrower and the Subsidiary Guarantors (collectively, the “Amendment Parties”);
(b) The Borrower shall have paid all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the
Administrative Agent to be paid by it at the closing in connection with the preparation,
negotiation, execution and delivery of this Amendment (including, without limitation, the
reasonable fees and out-of-pocket expenses of counsel for the Administrative Agent with respect
thereto); and
(c) The Administrative Agent shall have received such other documents, certificates, opinions,
instruments and other evidence as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request, all in a form
and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its counsel.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, compliance with the financial covenants included
in Article VII of the Credit Agreement as calculated in the Compliance Certificate to be delivered
by the Borrower pursuant to Section 6.1(c) for the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2011, shall be
measured in accordance with Article VII of the Credit Agreement in effect immediately prior to the
date hereof without giving effect to any of the amendments contained herein, and such Compliance
Certificate shall be in the form of Exhibit C to the Credit Agreement in effect immediately prior
to the date hereof without giving effect to any of the amendments contained herein.
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
The Amendment Parties hereby represents and warrants that:
4.1 Representations in Credit Agreement. The representations and warranties of the
Amendment Parties set forth in the Credit Agreement and the Credit Documents are true and correct
in all material respects as of the date hereof, except to the extent such representations and
warranties relate solely to or are specifically expressed as of a particular date or period.
4.2 Compliance with Credit Agreement. Each of the Amendment Parties is in compliance
with all covenants, terms and provisions set forth in the Credit Agreement and the other Credit
Documents to be observed or performed by it.
4.3 Due Authorization. This Amendment has been duly authorized, validly executed and
delivered by one or more authorized officers of each Amendment Party and each of this Amendment,
the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents, constitutes the legal, valid and binding
obligation of each Amendment Party, to the extent each is a party thereto, enforceable against it
in accordance with its terms.
4.4 No Event of Default. No Default or Event of Default under the Credit Agreement
has occurred and is continuing.
4.5 Continuing Security Interests. All obligations of the Amendment Parties under the
Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents continue to be or will be secured by the
Administrative Agent’s security interests in all of the collateral granted under the Security
Documents, and nothing herein will affect the validity, enforceability, perfection or priority of
such security interests.
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ARTICLE V
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; REPRESENTATIONS; CONSENT
5.1 Amendment Parties. Each of the Amendment Parties hereby approves and consents to
the transactions contemplated by this Amendment, confirms and agrees that, after giving effect to
this Amendment, each of the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents to which it is a party,
remains in full force and effect and enforceable against it in accordance with its terms and shall
not be discharged, diminished, limited or otherwise affected in any respect, and represents and
warrants to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that it has no knowledge of any claims,
counterclaims, offsets, or defenses to or with respect to its obligations under the Credit
Documents, or if it has any such claims, counterclaims, offsets, or defenses to such Credit
Documents or any transaction related to such Credit Documents, the same are hereby waived,
relinquished, and released in consideration of the execution of this Amendment. Furthermore, each
of the Amendment Parties acknowledges and agrees that its obligations under the Credit Documents
shall not be discharged, limited or otherwise affected by reason of the Administrative Agent’s or
any Lender’s actions with respect to any other Amendment Party, or with respect to, or in adding or
releasing, any other guarantor of the obligations of the Borrower under the Credit Agreement
without the necessity of giving notice to or obtaining the consent of such Amendment Party. The
acknowledgements and confirmations by each of the Amendment Parties herein is made and delivered to
induce the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to enter into this Amendment and continue to
extend credit to the Borrower and the other Amendment Parties, and each of the Amendment Parties
acknowledges that the Administrative Agent and the Lenders would not enter into this Amendment and
continue to extend such credit in the absence of the acknowledgement and confirmation contained
herein.
5.2 Subsidiary Guarantors. Each of the Subsidiary Guarantors further represents that
it has knowledge of the Borrower’s and the other Amendment Parties’ financial condition and affairs
and that it has adequate means to obtain from the Borrower and the other Amendment Parties on an
ongoing basis information relating thereto and to the Borrower’s and the other Amendment Parties’
ability to pay and perform their respective obligations under the Credit Documents, and agrees to
assume the responsibility for keeping, and to keep, so informed for so long as the guaranty of each
such Subsidiary Guarantor remains in effect. Each Subsidiary Guarantor agrees that the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have no obligation to investigate the financial
condition or affairs of the Borrower or any of the Amendment Parties for the benefit of any
Subsidiary Guarantor nor to advise any Subsidiary Guarantor of any fact respecting, or any change
in, the financial condition or affairs of the Borrower or any of the Amendment Parties that might
become known to the Administrative Agent or any Lender at any time, whether or not the
Administrative Agent or any such Lender knows or believes or has reason to know or believe that any
such fact or change is unknown to any Subsidiary Guarantor, or might (or does) materially increase
the risk of any Subsidiary Guarantor as guarantor, or might (or would) affect the willingness of
any Subsidiary Guarantor to continue as a guarantor of the obligations of the Borrower under the
Credit Documents. These representations and agreements by each of the Subsidiary Guarantors are
made and delivered to induce the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to enter into this Amendment
and continue to extend credit to the Borrower and the other Amendment Parties under the Credit
Documents, and each of the Subsidiary Guarantors acknowledges that the Administrative Agent and the
Lenders would not enter into this Amendment and continue to extend such credit in the absence of
the representations and agreements contained herein.
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ARTICLE VI
GENERAL
6.1 Full Force and Effect. This Amendment is limited as specified and, except as
specifically set forth herein, shall not constitute a modification, acceptance or waiver of any
other provision of any of the Credit Documents. The Credit Agreement, as amended by the amendments
set forth herein, shall continue to be in full force and effect in accordance with the provisions
thereof after giving effect to such amendments. Any reference to the Credit Agreement in any of
the other Credit Documents shall mean the Credit Agreement as amended by this Amendment and as may
be further amended, modified, restated, or supplemented from time to time. This Amendment shall be
a Credit Document.
6.2 Applicable Law. This Amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with the internal laws and judicial decisions of the State of North Carolina.
6.3 Counterparts; Execution. This Amendment may be executed in two or more
counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together
shall constitute but one instrument. The exchange of copies of this Amendment and of signature
pages by facsimile transmission or by electronic delivery of .pdf copies shall constitute effective
execution and delivery of this Amendment and such copies may be used in lieu of the original
Amendment for all purposes. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this
Agreement by facsimile transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed
counterpart of this Amendment.
6.4 Expenses. The Borrower agrees to pay on demand all reasonable out-of-pocket
expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent in connection with the preparation, execution and
delivery of this Amendment, including, without limitation, all reasonable attorneys’ fees.
6.5 Further Assurances. Each of the Amendment Parties shall execute and deliver to
the Administrative Agent such documents, certificates, and opinions as the Administrative Agent may
reasonably request to effect the amendments contemplated by this Amendment and to continue the
existence, perfection and first priority of the Administrative Agent’s security interests in the
collateral securing the obligations under the Credit Documents.
6.6 Headings. The headings of this Amendment are for the purposes of reference only
and shall not affect the construction of this Amendment.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed and delivered
by their duly authorized officers all as of the date first above written.
XXXXXXX HYGIENE, INC. |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx | |||
Title: | Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | |||
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XXXXX FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION |
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By: | /s/ Cavan X. Xxxxxx | |||
Cavan X. Xxxxxx | ||||
Senior Vice President | ||||
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GUARANTORS: XXXXXXX INTERNATIONAL, INC. HB SERVICE, LLC XXXXXXX HYGIENE FRANCHISE CORP. XXXXXXX PEST CONTROL CORP. XXXXXXX MAID, INC. SHFC FINANCE, LLC SERVICE MINNEAPOLIS, LLC SHFC OPERATIONS, LLC EXPRESS RESTAURANT EQUIPMENT SERVICE, INC. SERVICE ARKANSAS, LLC SERVICE BALTIMORE, LLC SERVICE XXXXXXX HILLS, LLC SERVICE BIRMINGHAM, LLC SERVICE CALIFORNIA, LLC SERVICE CAROLINA, LLC SERVICE CENTRAL FL, LLC SERVICE CHARLOTTE LLC SERVICE CHATTANOOGA, LLC SERVICE CINCINNATI, LLC SERVICE COLUMBIA, LLC SERVICE COLUMBUS, LLC SERVICE DC, LLC SERVICE DENVER, LLC |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |||
Title: | Executive Vice President | |||
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SERVICE FLORIDA, LLC SERVICE GAINESVILLE, LLC SERVICE GOLD COAST, LLC SERVICE GREENSBORO, LLC SERVICE GREENVILLE, LLC SERVICE GULF COAST, LLC SERVICE HAWAII, LLC SERVICE HOUSTON, LLC SERVICE LAS VEGAS, LLC SERVICE LOUISVILLE, LLC SERVICE MEMPHIS, LLC SERVICE MICHIGAN, LLC SERVICE MIDATLANTIC, LLC SERVICE MIDWEST, LLC SERVICE NASHVILLE, LLC SERVICE NEW ENGLAND, LLC SERVICE NEW MEXICO, LLC SERVICE NEW ORLEANS, LLC SERVICE NORTH, LLC SERVICE NORTH-CENTRAL, LLC SERVICE OKLAHOMA CITY, LLC SERVICE PHILADELPHIA, LLC SERVICE PHOENIX, LLC SERVICE PORTLAND, LLC SERVICE RALEIGH, LLC SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, LLC SERVICE SEATTLE, LLC SERVICE SOUTH, LLC SERVICE ST. LOUIS, LLC SERVICE TALLAHASSEE, LLC SERVICE TAMPA, LLC SERVICE TRI-CITIES, LLC SERVICE VIRGINIA, LLC SERVICE WEST COAST, LLC SERVICE WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA, LLC FOUR-STATE HYGIENE, INC. INTEGRATED BRANDS INC. ESKIMO PIE CORPORATION |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |||
Title: | Executive Vice President | |||
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CHOICE ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC. CHOICE ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES OF MIAMI, INC. CHOICE ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES OF BROWARD, INC. CHOICE ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES OF DADE COUNTY, INC. CHOICE ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES OF XXXXXXX, INC. CHOICE RECYCLING SERVICES OF MIAMI, INC. CHOICE ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES OF ST. LUCIE, INC. CHOICE RECYCLING SERVICES OF BROWARD, INC. CHOICE ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES OF XXX COUNTY, INC. CHOICE ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES OF HIGHLANDS COUNTY, INC. SANOLITE CORPORATION SWSH MOUNT HOOD MFG., INC. SWSH ARIZONA MFG., INC. |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |||
Title: | Executive Vice President | |||
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