Exhibit 4(C)
FOURTH AMENDMENT
TO
AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
THIS FOURTH AMENDMENT ("Amendment") is entered into as of May 7, 1997, by
and among UNITEL VIDEO, INC., a Delaware corporation having its principal place
of business at 000 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 ("Borrower"), R
SQUARED, INC., a California Corporation having its principal place of business
at 0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000 ("Corporate
Guarantor") and XXXXXX FINANCIAL, INC., a Delaware corporation having an office
at 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000, as agent ("Agent") for
Lender (as hereafter defined).
BACKGROUND
Borrower, Corporate Guarantor, Agent and Xxxxxx Financial, Inc. ("Lender")
are parties to an Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement dated as of
December 12, 1995 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to
time, the "Loan Agreement") pursuant to which Lender provides Borrower with
certain financial accommodations.
Borrower has requested that Lender amend the Loan Agreement and Lender is
willing to do so on the terms and conditions hereafter set forth.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of any loan or advance or grant of credit
heretofore or hereafter made to or for the account of Borrower by Lender, and
for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which
are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
1. Definitions. All capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall
have the meanings given to them in the Loan Agreement.
2. Amendment to Loan Agreement. Subject to satisfaction of the
conditions precedent set forth in Section 3 below, the Loan Agreement is hereby
amended as follows:
(a) Section 1.1 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by:
(i) adding the following defined term in its appropriate alphabetical
order:
"Fourth Amendment Effective Date" means May 7, 1997."
(ii) amending the defined term "Permitted Term Loan B Repayment Source" to
provide as follows:
"Permitted Term Loan B Repayment Source" means Specified Fixed Asset
Dispositions relating solely to Borrower's Editel-Los Angeles and Unitel
Hollywood divisions; provided, however, the aggregate Orderly Liquidation
Value of Appraised Assets sold or otherwise disposed of in such Specified
Fixed Asset Dispositions may not exceed the Threshold Amount; provided,
further, Specified Fixed Asset Dispositions relating to Borrower's
Editel-Los Angeles division shall only be utilized as a Permitted Term Loan
B Repayment Source in the event the Appraised Assets of Borrower's
Editel-Los Angeles division so sold are replaced with Appraised Assets of
Borrower's Unitel Hollywood division having an Orderly Liquidation Value of
not less than the amount of the Appraised Assets of Borrower's Editel-Los
Angeles division so sold.
(iii) amending the defined term "Amended and Restated Term Note" or
"Amended and Restated Term Notes" to provide as follows:
"Amended and Restated Term Note" or "Amended and Restated Term Notes" means
each promissory note of Borrower in substantially the form of Exhibits
2.1(A)(1), (A)(2) and (A)(3) issued in connection with the term loans
referenced in Section 2.1(A).
(b) Sections 2.1(A)(1) and 2.1(A)(2) of the Loan Agreement are hereby
amended in their entirety to provide as follows:
(A)(1) Term Loan A. Subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement and in reliance upon the representations and warranties of
Borrower herein set forth, each Lender, severally, agrees to lend to
Borrower on the Fourth Amendment Effective Date such Lender's Pro Rata
Share of $9,000,000 minus $6,071,424, such that after giving effect to the
loan to be made to Borrower under this subsection 2.1(A)(1) on the Fourth
Amendment Effective Date the aggregate outstanding amount of Term Loan A
shall equal $9,000,000. Amounts borrowed under this subsection 2.1(A)(1)
and repaid may not be reborrowed. Borrower shall make principal payments
in the amount of the applicable Scheduled Installment of Term Loan A (or
such lesser principal amount of Term Loan A as shall then be outstanding)
on the dates and in the amounts set forth below.
"Scheduled Installment of Term Loan A" means each of the fifty-six
(56) consecutive monthly principal installments commencing on June 1, 1997
and continuing on the first day of each month thereafter, the first
fifty-five (55) of which shall, subject to the provisions of subsection
2.4(B), be in an amount equal to $100,000; and the final installment due on
December 12, 2001, or the
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earlier to occur of (a) the Termination Date or (b) acceleration of the
Obligations in accordance with the provisions of subsection 8.3, in an
amount equal to the unpaid principal amount of Term Loan A plus accrued
interest thereon.
(A)(2) Term Loan B. Subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement and in reliance upon the representations and warranties of
Borrower herein set forth, each Lender, severally, agrees to lend to
Borrower its Pro Rata Share of Term Loan B in an aggregate amount not to
exceed $2,151,660.27 (all of which is outstanding as of the Fourth
Amendment Effective Date). Amounts borrowed under this subsection
2.1(A)(2) and repaid may not be reborrowed. Borrower shall make principal
payments in the amounts of the applicable Scheduled Installment of Term
Loan B (or such lesser principal amount of Term Loan B as shall then be
outstanding) on the dates and in the amounts set forth below; provided,
however, unless Agent otherwise consents in writing, Borrower may only make
principal payments on Term Loan B from a Permitted Term Loan B Repayment
Source.
"Scheduled Installment of Term Loan B" means each of the following two
(2) principal installments, the first of which is payable, subject to the
provisions of subsection 2.4(B), on or before July 1, 1997 in an amount
equal to $651,660.27 and the second of which is payable, subject to the
provisions of subsection 2.4(B), on or before September 30, 1997 in an
amount equal to the entire unpaid principal amount of Term Loan B plus
accrued interest thereon (it being understood that Borrower may prepay Term
Loan B, in whole or in part, from time to time, but only from a Permitted
Term Loan B Repayment Source), or, in each case, upon the earlier to occur
of (i) the Termination Date or (ii) acceleration of the Obligations in
accordance with the provisions of subsection 8.3, at which time the entire
unpaid principal amount of Term Loan B plus accrued interest thereon shall
be due and payable. Borrower hereby acknowledges that in the event any
Scheduled Installment of Term Loan B is not made on the dates and in the
amounts set forth herein, then it shall pay to Agent (which amount Agent
may charge to Borrower's account) a contingency fee in an amount equal to
(a) ten percent (10%) times (b) such unpaid Scheduled Installment of Term
Loan B; provided, however, Borrower's failure to pay a Scheduled
Installment of Term Loan B when due shall constitute an Event of Default
and shall entitle Agent to exercise all rights and remedies available to
Agent under this Agreement, the Loan Documents and applicable law,
notwithstanding payment of the aforementioned contingency fee.
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(c) A new Section 2.1(A)(3) is hereby added to the Loan Agreement to
provide as follows:
(A)(3) Term Loan C. Subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement and in reliance upon the representations and warranties of
Borrower herein set forth, each Lender, severally, agrees to lend to
Borrower, upon Borrower's request therefor in accordance with the borrowing
procedures for Revolving Loan requests set forth in Section 2.1(D) hereof,
its Pro Rata Share of Term Loan C in an aggregate amount not to exceed
$3,500,000. Amounts borrowed under this subsection 2.1(A)(3) and repaid
may not be reborrowed. Borrower shall make a principal payment in the
amount of the applicable Scheduled Installment of Term Loan C (or such
lesser principal amount of Term Loan C as shall then be outstanding) on the
date and in the amount set forth below. Term Loan C shall bear interest
from the date such Loan is made to the date paid in full at a rate per
annum equal to the interest rate set forth in Section 2.2(A) applicable to
Term Loan A.
"Scheduled Installment of Term Loan C" means the principal installment
in an amount equal to $3,500,000, payable, subject to the provisions of
subsection 2.4(B), on or before July 31, 1997, together with all accrued
interest thereon (it being understood that Borrower may prepay Term Loan B,
in whole or in part, from time to time), or the earlier to occur of (i) the
Termination Date or (ii) acceleration of the Obligations in accordance with
the provisions of subsection 8.3 at which time the entire unpaid principal
amount of Term Loan C plus accrued interest thereon shall be due and
payable.
(d) Clause "(i)" of the first sentence of Section 2.1(E) is hereby amended
to provide as follows:
"(i) a Second Amended and Restated Term Note A, a Second Amended and
Restated Term Note B and Term Note C to evidence such Lender's portion of
the Term Loans, such notes to be in the principal amount of the respective
Term Loan Commitments of such Lender and with other appropriate insertions
and".
(e) Section 2.3(C) of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by deleting all
references to "the second Loan Year" and replacing the same with the following:
"the period commencing on the first day of the second Loan Year and ending on
April 30, 1999".
(f) The first sentence of Section 2.4(C) of the Loan Agreement is hereby
amended by adding the following immediately preceding the reference to "2.1(B)":
"2.1(A)(2), 2.1(A)(3),".
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(g) The first sentence of Section 2.5 of the Loan Agreement is hereby
amended to provide as follows: "This Agreement shall be effective until
December 12, 2001 (the "Termination Date")."
(h) Section 6.1 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended to provide as
follows:
6.1 Tangible Net Worth. Borrower shall at all times during the fiscal
quarters set forth below maintain Tangible Net Worth plus Subordinated Debt
of not less than the amounts set forth opposite such fiscal quarters:
Fiscal Quarter End Amount
May 31, 1997 $18,000,000
August 31, 1997 $17,000,000
November 30, 1997 $17,500,000
February 28, 1998 $18,000,000
May 31, 1998 $18,500,000
August 31, 1998 $19,500,000
November 30, 1998 and
each fiscal quarter
end thereafter $20,000,000
(i) Notwithstanding anything contained in Section 6.2 of the Loan
Agreement to the contrary, the Annual Amount applicable to Borrower's 1997
Fiscal Year shall be $15,000,000.
(j) Section 6.3 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended to provide as
follows:
6.3 Fixed Charge Coverage. Borrower shall not permit its Fixed Charge
Coverage to be less than (a) .80 to 1.00 at all times during the three
fiscal quarters ending May 31, 1997, (b) .50 to 1.00 at all times during
the four fiscal quarters ending August 31, 1997, (c) .50 to 1.00 at all
times during the fiscal quarter ending November 30, 1997, calculated on a
rolling four quarter basis, (d) .50 to 1.00 at all times during the fiscal
quarter ending February 28, 1998, calculated on a rolling four quarter
basis, (e) .75 to 1.00 at all times during the fiscal quarter ending May
31, 1998, calculated on a rolling four quarter basis, (f) 1.00 to 1.00 at
all times during the fiscal quarter ending August 31, 1998, calculated on a
rolling four quarter basis and (g) 1.00 to 1.00 at all times during each
fiscal quarter ending thereafter, calculated on a rolling four quarter
basis.
For purposes of the covenant calculations under this Section 6.3, Operating
Cash Flow shall exclude financed Capital Expenditures utilized by Borrower
to finance its construction of mobile teleproduction units with the
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proceeds of industrial revenue bonds to be issued by the Allegheny County
Industrial Development Authority.
(k) Section 6.4 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended to provide as
follows:
6.4 Leverage Ratio. Borrower shall not permit its Leverage Ratio at the
end of each fiscal quarter set forth below (calculated on a rolling four
quarter basis) to be greater than the amount set forth below for such
fiscal quarter end:
Fiscal Quarter End Ratio
May 31, 1997 3.75 to 1.00
August 31, 1997 3.75 to 1.00
November 30, 1997 3.25 to 1.00
February 28, 1998 3.00 to 1.00
May 31, 1998 2.75 to 1.00
August 31, 1998 and
each fiscal quarter end
thereafter 2.75 to 1.00
(l) Section 6.5 to the Loan Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety
and replaced with the following:
6.5 Interest Coverage. During each fiscal period when Borrower's Fixed
Charge Coverage is less than 1.00 to 1.00, Borrower shall not permit the
ratio of (a) Operating Cash Flow to (b) Interest Expense to be less than
1.30 to 1.00. For purposes of the covenant calculations under this Section
6.5, Operating Cash Flow shall exclude financed Capital Expenditures
utilized by Borrower to finance its construction of mobile teleproduction
units with the proceeds of industrial revenue bonds to be issued by the
Allegheny County Industrial Development Authority.
(m) Exhibits 2.1(A)(1) and 2.1(A)(2) to the Loan Agreement are hereby
replaced with Exhibits 2.1(A)(1) and 2.1(A)(2) to this Amendment.
(n) Exhibit 2.1(A)(3) to this Amendment is hereby added to the Loan
Agreement as Exhibit 2.1(A)(3).
3. Conditions of Effectiveness. This Amendment shall become effective
when and only when Agent shall have received (a) four (4) copies of this
Amendment executed by Borrower and Corporate Guarantor, (b) an amendment fee for
Agent's account in an amount equal to $75,000, which may be charged by Agent to
Borrower's account (the "Amendment Fee") and (c) such other certificates,
instruments, documents, agreements and opinions of counsel as may be required by
Agent or its counsel, each of which
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shall be in form and substance satisfactory to Lender and its counsel.
4. Lender Acknowledgments. Lender hereby acknowledges that (i)
Borrower's payment of the Amendment Fee shall compensate Lender for its
accommodations provided under this Amendment and a fifth amendment to the Loan
Agreement (the "Fifth Amendment") to be executed by the parties hereto on or
prior to July 31, 1997 so long as the Fifth Amendment is solely to provide for a
letter of credit facility and other accommodations by Lender for the benefit of
Borrower in connection with certain industrial revenue bonds to be issued by the
Allegheny County Industrial Development Authority to finance Borrower's
construction of mobile teleproduction units, on terms and conditions acceptable
to Lender, and Lender shall not charge Borrower any additional amendment fee in
connection with the execution and delivery of the Fifth Amendment; provided,
however, Lender hereby reserves its rights to charge an additional amendment fee
in connection with the Fifth Amendment if at the time of its execution either
(a) an Event of Default shall be in existence or (b) the matters covered by the
Fifth Amendment are additional to those specifically set forth above; provided,
further, that Lender shall be under no obligation to enter into the Fifth
Amendment if an Event of Default shall then be in existence; (ii) the Special
Reserve established under the First Amendment to the Loan Agreement is no longer
applicable to Borrower and (iii) upon Lender's receipt of the fully executed and
notarized original promissory notes attached to this Amendment, the Amended and
Restated Term Note A and the Amended and Restated Term Note B, each dated
December 12, 1995 and made by Borrower in favor of Agent shall be of no further
force and effect and Lender shall promptly thereafter deliver originals of the
same to Borrower marked cancelled.
5. Representations and Warranties. Borrower hereby represents and
warrants as follows:
(a) This Amendment and the Agreement, as amended hereby, constitute
legal, valid and binding obligations of Borrower and are enforceable
against Borrower in accordance with their respective terms.
(b) Upon the effectiveness of this Amendment, Borrower hereby
reaffirms that all covenants, representations and warranties made in the
Loan Agreement to the extent the same are not specifically amended hereby
are correct in all material respects and agrees that all covenants,
representations and warranties shall be deemed to have been remade as of
the effective date of this Amendment.
(c) No Event of Default or Default has occurred and is continuing or
would exist after giving effect to this Amendment.
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(d) Borrower has no defense, counterclaim or offset with respect to
the Loan Agreement or the Obligations thereunder.
6. Effect on the Loan Agreement.
(a) Upon the effectiveness of Section 2 hereof, each reference in the
Loan Agreement to "this Agreement," "hereunder," "hereof," "herein" or words of
like import shall mean and be a reference to the Loan Agreement as amended
hereby.
(b) Except as specifically amended herein, the Loan Agreement, and
all other documents, instruments and agreements executed and/or delivered in
connection therewith, shall remain in full force and effect, and are hereby
ratified and confirmed.
(c) The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall
not operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of Agent or Lender, nor
constitute a waiver of any provision of the Loan Agreement, or any other
documents, instruments or agreements executed and/or delivered under or in
connection therewith.
7. Governing Law. This Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns and
shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of
New York.
8. Headings. Section headings in this Amendment are included herein for
convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Amendment
for any other purpose.
9. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed by the parties hereto in
one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of
which taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same agreement.
Any signature received by facsimile transmission shall be deemed an original
signature hereto.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amendment has been duly executed as of the day and
year first written above.
UNITEL VIDEO, INC., as Borrower
By: /s/Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
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Title: CEO
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R SQUARED, INC., as Corporate
Guarantor
By: /s/Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
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Title: CEO
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XXXXXX FINANCIAL, INC., as Agent and
Lender
By: /s/Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
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Title: Vice President
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