SECOND AMENDMENT TO LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
SECOND
AMENDMENT
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Date:
September 28, 2007
This
Second Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement (this "Amendment") is made
as of
the above date
by
and between Sonic Solutions ("Borrower") and Union Bank of California, N.A.
("Bank"), with reference to the
following facts:
A. Borrower
and Bank are parties to that certain Loan and Security Agreement dated as of
December 13,
2004,
as amended from time to time, including by the First Amendment to Loan and
Security Agreement dated as
of
December 20, 2005 (the "Agreement"). Pursuant to the Agreement, Bank has made
loans and has extended other
credit accommodations to Borrower for the purposes permitted under the
Agreement.
B. Borrower
is currently in default of the Agreement for failing to comply with the Leverage
Ratio financial
covenant set forth in Section 6.7(b) of the Agreement for the quarter ending
June 30, 2007 and for failing to
comply
with the minimum Net Profit financial covenant set forth in Section 6.7(c)
of
the Agreement for the quarter
ending June 30, 2007 (the "Existing Defaults").
C. Borrower
has requested that Bank amend the Agreement to (I) waive the Existing Defaults,
(ii) extend
the maturity date for the Revolving Line, (ii) extend the Revolving Maturity
Date, and (iii) make certain other
revisions to the Agreement as more fully set forth herein.
D. Although
Bank is under no obligation to do so, Bank is willing to waive the Existing
Defaults on the
terms
and conditions set forth in this Amendment, so long as Borrower complies with
the terms, covenants and conditions
set forth in this Amendment in a timely manner.
F. Bank
has
agreed to so amend certain provisions of the Agreement, but only to the extent,
in accordance
with the terms, subject to the conditions and in reliance upon the
representations and warranties set forth below and in the
Agreement.
Therefore,
the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Amendments
to the Agreement.
1.1 Section
1.1 of the Agreement is hereby amended by adding or revising the following
defined
terms in their entirety to read as follows:
"Revolving
Maturity Date" means March 31, 2008.
"Revolving
Line" means a credit extension of up to Thirty Million Dollars
($30,000,000).
1.2 Section
6.3(b) of the Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety to read as
follows:
(b)
within ninety (90) days after the end of Borrower's fiscal year, audited
consolidated financial statements of Borrower prepared in accordance with GAAP
(subject to year-end adjustments and the
absence of footnotes), consistently applied, together with an unqualified
opinion on such financial
statements of an independent certified public accounting firm (provided that
Borrower's annual
financial statements for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2007 shall be
delivered by March 31,
2008), and, copies of all reports on Forms 10-K and 10-Q filed with the
Securities and Exchange
Commission within 10 Business Days of filing;
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1.3 Sections
6.7(b) and (c) of the Agreement are hereby amended in their entirety to read
as
follows:
(b) Minimum
Cash.
Borrower shall maintain a balance of domestic, unrestricted cash
and
cash equivalents of Borrower of not less than the aggregate outstanding amount
of the Obligations.
(c) Minimum
EBITDA.
Borrower shall maintain an EBITDA of not less than: (i) ($3,200,000)
for the quarter ending September 30, 2007, and (ii) $5,000,000 for the quarter
ending December
31, 2007 and each quarter thereafter.
1.4 Section
7.3 of the Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety to read as
follows:
7.3 Mergers
or Acquisitions.
Merge
or consolidate, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to
merge
or consolidate, with or into any other business organization, or acquire, or
permit any of its
Subsidiaries to acquire, all or substantially all of the capital stock or
property of another Person, other
than transactions between Subsidiaries that are Guarantors.
1.5 Section
7.6 of the Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety to read as
follows:
7.6 Distributions.
Pay any
dividends or make any other distribution or payment on account
of or in redemption, retirement or purchase of any capital stock or permit
any
of its Subsidiaries to do so except that Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries
may
(1) pay dividends in capital
stock, (2) repurchase the stock of former employees pursuant to stock repurchase
agreements
as long as an Event of Default does not exist prior to such repurchase or would
not exist
after giving effect to such repurchase, or (3) pay any dividends to Borrower
or
any Guarantor.
1.6
Exhibit D
to the
Agreement is hereby amended and replaced in its entirety by Exhibit
Dattached
hereto.
2. Limited
Waivers of Existing Defaults.
Subject
to terms and conditions set forth herein, the Bank hereby
waive its default rights with respect to the Existing Defaults, provided,
however, that this waiver applies only to
the
specific instances described above and for the time periods stated, and is
not a
waiver of any subsequent breach
of
any provision of the Agreement, nor is it a waiver of any breach of any other
provision of the Agreement. Borrower
acknowledges and agrees that the Bank is not obligated to grant this or any
other waiver. Further, the Bank reserves all of the rights, powers and remedies
available to it under the Agreement and any other contracts or instruments
executed by Borrower, including the right to cease making
advances to Borrower and to accelerate any or all of Borrower's indebtedness
to
the Bank if any subsequent breach of the same provisions or any other provision
of the Agreement should occur.
3.
Additional
Provisions.
3.1
Affirmation
of Indebtedness.
Borrower affirms and admits the indebtedness evidenced by
the
Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Borrower acknowledges that it has no
claims, offsets or defenses with respect to the payments of sums due under
the
Agreement or the other Loan Documents. Borrower ratifies and confirms each
and
all of the terms, conditions and covenants of the Agreement and other Loan
Documents as amended or modified by this Amendment and those provisions not
so
amended or modified and, except as specifically
amended or modified hereby, the Loan Documents remain in full force and effect.
The execution, delivery,
and performance of this Amendment shall not operate as a waiver of, or as an
amendment of, any right, power, or remedy of Bank under the Agreement or any
other Loan Document, as in effect prior to the date hereof. Unless otherwise
defined, all initially capitalized terms in this Amendment shall be as defined
in the Agreement.
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3.2 Representations
and Warranties.
Borrower represents and warrants that the representations
and warranties contained in the Agreement are true and correct in all material
respects as of the date of
this
Amendment, and, with the exception of the Existing Defaults, that no Event
of
Default has occurred and is continuing.
3.3 Effectiveness
of Agreement.
This
Amendment shall become effective when the Bank has received
the Agreement and all other required documents, including updated schedules
and
exhibits to intellectual property security agreements and executed guaranties
and security agreements from Subsidiaries of Borrower, fully executed,
all required title insurance endorsements, and sufficient funds to pay all
fees
and costs associated with this Amendment.
3.4 Counterparts.
This
Amendment may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed
an
original but all of which together, shall constitute one and the same
agreement.
3.5 Successors.
This
Amendment shall inure to the successors and assigns of Bank and the permitted
successors and assigns of Borrower.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment as of the
date
first written above.
BORROWER:
SONIC
SOLUTIONS, a California corporation
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Name: A. XXXX XXXXXXXX
Title: EVP-CFO
9/28/07
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BANK:
UNION BANK
OF CALIFORNIA, N.A.
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Name: XXXXX X. XXXXX
Title: VICE PRESIDENT
9/28/07
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EXHIBIT
D
COMPLIANCE
CERTIFICATE
TO:
UNION
BANK OF CALIFORNIA, N.A.
FROM:
SONIC SOLUTIONS
The
undersigned authorized officer, on behalf of Sonic Solutions hereby certifies
that in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Loan and Security
Agreement between Borrower and Bank (as amended, the "Agreement"), (i)
Borrower is in complete compliance for the period ending ____________
with
all
required covenants except as noted below and (ii) all representations and
warranties of Borrower stated in the Agreement are true and correct in all
material
respects as of the date hereof. Attached herewith are the required documents
supporting the above certification. The Officer further certifies that these
are
prepared in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting
Principles (GAAP) and are consistently applied from one period to the next
subject to year-end adjustments and except as explained in an accompanying
letter or footnotes or the absence thereof.
Please
indicate compliance status by circling Yes/No under "Complies"
column.
Reporting
Covenant
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Required
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Complies
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Quarterly
financial statements
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Quarterly
within 45 days
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Yes
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No
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Annual
financial statements
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Annually
within 90 days of fiscal year end
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Yes
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No
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Financial
Covenant
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Required
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Actual
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Complies
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Quick
Ratio
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0.75:1.0
to 3/31/05;
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_______:1.00
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Yes
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No
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1.0:1.0
to
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12/31/05,1.25:1.0
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thereafter
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Minimum
Cash
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Greater
than amount of
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$_________
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Yes
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No
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outstanding
Obligations
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Minimum
EBITDA
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>
($3,200,000) for FQE
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$_________
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Yes
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No
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9/30/2007;
and
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>
$5,000,000 for FQE
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12/31/2007
and each
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FQE
thereafter
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Comments
Regarding Exceptions: See
Attached
SIGNATURE
TITLE
DATE
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AFFIRMATION
OF GUARANTY
This
AFFIRMATION OF GUARANTY is made as of September 28, 2007, by the undersigned
("Guarantor")
for the benefit of Union Bank of California. N.A. ("Bank").
RECITALS
Bank
and
Sonic Solutions (“Borrower”) are parties to that certain Loan and Security
Agreement dated as of December 13, 2004, as amended from time to time
(collectively, the “Loan Agreement”). Guarantor executed for the benefit of Bank
an Unconditional Guaranty dated as of even date with the Loan Agreement (the
“Guaranty”), guarantying
all amounts owing by Borrower to Bank. Borrower and Bank propose to enter
into a
Second Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement of even date herewith (the
“Amendment”), which amends the Loan Agreement by, among other things, extending
the term of the loan facilities provided by Bank, waiving certain specific
financial covenant violations and modifying certain financial covenants.
Bank
has agreed to enter into the Amendment provided, among other things, that
Guarantor consents to the entry by Borrower into the Amendment and related
documents and agrees that the Guaranty will remain effective.
AGREEMENT
NOW,
THEREFORE, Guarantor agrees as follows:
1. Guarantor
consents to the execution, delivery and performance by Borrower of the Amendment
and
the
documents and instruments executed in connection therewith, as well as all
other
amendments, modifications and restatements to the Loan Agreement.
2. The
Guaranty is and shall remain in full force and effect with respect to all of
Borrower's Obligations
(as defined in the Loan Agreement) as modified by the Amendment and otherwise.
Guarantor confirms that Guarantor has no defenses against its obligations under
the Guaranty.
3. Guarantor
represents and warrants that the Representations and Warranties contained in
the
Guaranty are true and correct as of the date of this Affirmation. Unless
otherwise defined, all capitalized terms in this
Affirmation shall be as defined in the Guaranty.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned Guarantor has executed this Affirmation of
Guaranty as of the first date above written.
INTERACTUAL
TECHNOLOGIES, INC.,
a
California corporation
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By: A. XXXX XXXXXXXX |
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Its: CFO |
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