Exhibit 10.8
THIRD AMENDMENT TO NON-RECOURSE RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This Third Amendment to Non-Recourse Receivables Purchase Agreement (this
"Amendment") is entered into as of December 31, 2004, by and between SILICON
VALLEY BANK, a California-chartered bank, with its principal place of business
at 0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000 and with a loan production
office located at One Newton Executive Park, Suite 200, 0000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00000, doing business under the name "Silicon Valley East"
("Buyer") and ASPEN TECHNOLOGY, INC., a Delaware corporation with offices at Ten
Xxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00000 ("Seller").
1. DESCRIPTION OF EXISTING AGREEMENT. Reference is made to a certain
Non-Recourse Receivables Purchase Agreement by and between Buyer and Seller
dated as of December 31, 2003, as amended by a certain First Amendment to
Non-Recourse Receivables Purchase Agreement dated June 30, 3004, as further
amended by a certain Second Amendment to Non-Recourse Receivables Purchase
Agreement dated September 30, 2004 (as further amended from time to time,
the "Purchase Agreement"). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined
herein shall have the same meaning as in the Purchase Agreement.
2. DESCRIPTION OF CHANGE IN TERMS.
MODIFICATION TO PURCHASE AGREEMENT. The Purchase Agreement shall be amended
by deleting Section 2.1 thereof and inserting in lieu thereof the following
Section 2.1:
"2.1 SALE AND PURCHASE. Subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, with respect to each Purchase, effective on each applicable
Purchase Date, Seller agrees to sell to Buyer and Buyer agrees to buy
from Seller all right, title, and interest (but none of the
obligations with respect to) of the Seller to the payment of all sums
owing or to be owing from the Account Debtors under each Purchased
Receivable to the extent of the Purchased Receivable Amount for such
Purchased Receivable.
Each purchase and sale hereunder shall be in the sole
discretion of Buyer and Seller. In any event, Buyer will not (i)
purchase any Receivables in excess of an aggregate outstanding amount
exceeding Thirty-Nine Million Dollars ($39,000,000.00), or (ii)
purchase any Receivables under this Agreement after January 1, 2005.
The purchase of each Purchased Receivable may be evidenced by an
assignment or xxxx of sale in a form acceptable to Buyer."
3. FEES. Seller shall pay to Buyer a modification fee of Five Thousand Dollars
($5,000.00), which fee shall be due on the date hereof and shall be deemed
fully earned as of the date hereof. Seller shall also reimburse Buyer for
all legal fees and expenses incurred in connection with this Amendment.
4. CONSISTENT CHANGES. The Purchase Agreement is hereby amended wherever
necessary to reflect the changes described above.
5. RATIFICATION OF LOAN DOCUMENTS. Seller hereby ratifies, confirms, and
reaffirms all terms and conditions of the Purchase Agreement.
6. CONTINUING VALIDITY. Seller understands and agrees that in modifying the
Purchase Agreement, Buyer is relying upon Seller's representations,
warranties, and agreements, as set forth in the Purchase Agreement. Except
as expressly modified pursuant to this Amendment, the terms of the Purchase
Agreement remain unchanged and in full force and effect. Buyer's agreement
to modifications to the Purchase Agreement pursuant to this Amendment in no
way shall obligate Buyer to make any future modifications to the Purchase
Agreement.
7. NO DEFENSES OF SELLER. Seller hereby acknowledges and agrees that Seller
has no offsets, defenses, claims, or counterclaims against Buyer with
respect to the Purchase Agreement or otherwise, and that if Seller now has,
or ever did have, any offsets, defenses, claims, or counterclaims against
Buyer, whether
known or unknown, at law or in equity, all of them are hereby expressly
WAIVED and Seller hereby RELEASES Buyer from any liability thereunder.
8. COUNTERSIGNATURE. This Amendment shall become effective only when it shall
have been executed by Seller and Buyer.
This Amendment is executed as a sealed instrument under the laws of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts as of the date first written above.
SELLER: BUYER:
ASPEN TECHNOLOGY, INC. SILICON VALLEY BANK
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx Name: Xxxx Xxxx
Title: Senior VP and CFO Title: Vice President
