Contract
Exhibit 10.35
ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT, dated as of June 12, 2006, made by Fiberprep Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Additional Grantor/Guarantor”), in favor of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) for the banks and other financial institutions or entities (the “Lenders”) parties to the Credit Agreement referred to below. All capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in such Credit Agreement.
W I T N E S S E T H :
WHEREAS, Kadant Inc. (the “Borrower”), the Foreign Subsidiary Borrowers from time to time parties thereto, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent have entered into a Credit Agreement, dated as of May 9, 2005 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”);
WHEREAS, in connection with the Credit Agreement, the Borrower and certain of its Subsidiaries (other than the Additional Grantor/Guarantor) have entered into the Guarantee and Pledge Agreement, dated as of May 9, 2005 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Guarantee and Pledge Agreement”) in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders;
WHEREAS, the Credit Agreement requires or permits the Additional Grantor/Guarantor to become a party to the Guarantee and Pledge Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Additional Grantor/Guarantor has agreed to execute and deliver this Assumption Agreement in order to become a party to the Guarantee and Pledge Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS AGREED:
1. Guarantee and Pledge Agreement. By executing and delivering this Assumption Agreement, the Additional Grantor/Guarantor, as provided in Section 9.14 of the Guarantee and Pledge Agreement, hereby becomes a party to the Guarantee and Pledge Agreement as a Grantor and a Subsidiary Guarantor thereunder with the same force and effect as if originally named therein as a Grantor and a Subsidiary Guarantor and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, hereby expressly assumes all obligations and liabilities of a Grantor and a Subsidiary Guarantor thereunder. The information set forth in Annex 1-A hereto is hereby added to the information set forth in the Schedules to the Guarantee and Pledge Agreement. The Additional Grantor/Guarantor hereby represents and warrants that each of the representations and warranties contained in Section 5 of the Guarantee and Pledge Agreement is true and correct on and as the date hereof (after giving effect to this Assumption Agreement) as if made on and as of such date.
2. Governing Law. THIS ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Assumption Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.
| FIBERPREP INC. | ||||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx | |||
| Name: | Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx | |||
| Title: | Treasurer | |||
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Annex 1-A to
Supplement to Schedule 1
| Fiberprep Inc. (Guarantor) |
| Xxx Xxxxx Xxxxx |
| Xxxxx 000 |
| Xxxxx, XX 00000 |
| Attention: Treasurer |
| Fax: (000) 000-0000 |
| Phone: (000) 000-0000
with a copy to:
|
| Kadant Inc. |
| Xxx Xxxxx Xxxxx |
| Xxxxx, XX 00000 |
| Attention: Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer |
| And Chief Legal Officer |
| Fax: (000) 000-0000 |
| Phone: (000) 000-0000 |
Supplement to Schedule 2
Pledged Stock: None
| Issuer |
Class of Stock | Certificate No. | No. of Shares |
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Supplement to Schedule 3
PERFECTION
Not applicable
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Supplement to Schedule 4
SUPPLEMENTAL LOCATIONS OF JURISDICTION OF ORGANIZATION
AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICE
| Grantor |
Jurisdiction of Organization | Location of Chief Executive Office |
Organizational Identification Number | |||
| Fiberprep Inc. |
DE | Xxx Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx, XX 00000 |
2162141 |
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