EXHIBIT 10(XI)
AMENDMENT TO LINE OF CREDIT AGREEMENT
This AGREEMENT, dated July 15, 2000, by and between Bachkine &
Xxxxx Industries, S.A., a British Virgin Islands corporation ("BMI"), and New
Generation Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("NGH" or the "Company").
RECITALS
WHEREAS, BMI and the Company entered into that certain Line of
Credit Agreement dated April 15, 1999 (the "LOC Agreement"), under which BMI
advances funds to the Company; and
WHEREAS, the Company and BMI have agreed to amend the terms of the
LOC Agreement.
NOW THEREFORE, the parties hereby agree as follows:
1. BMI and the Company hereby agree that the LOC Agreement is amended
to provide as follows:
a. Notwithstanding anything the contrary in the LOC Agreement, no
interest shall accrue on any amount due after December 31, 1999.
b. Notwithstanding anything the contrary in the LOC Agreement, no
demand may be made by BMI for the repayment of principal prior to December 31,
2000.
3. MISCELLANEOUS
a. Assignment. This Agreement may not be assigned by any party
without the prior written consent of the other parties.
b. Waivers. Any delay or forbearance by either party in exercising
any right hereunder shall not be deemed a waiver of that right.
c. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement shall be held to
be invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction in which this Agreement is being
performed, then the meaning of such provision shall be construed so as to render
it enforceable, to the extent feasible; and if no feasible interpretation would
save such provision, it shall be severed from this Agreement and the remainder
shall remain in full force and effect. However, in the event such provision is
considered an essential element of this Agreement, the parties shall promptly
negotiate a replacement thereof.
d. Partial Invalidity. If any provision in this Agreement is held by
a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void, or unenforceable, the
remaining provisions will nevertheless continue in full force without being
impaired or invalidated in any way.
e. Governing Law. This Agreement will be governed by and construed
in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to
conflicts of law principles.
f. Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall
inure to the benefit of the parties, their successors, and permitted assigns.
g. Negotiated Agreement. This Agreement is the result of negotiations
between the parties. Accordingly, no party to this Agreement shall be deemed to
be the author of this Agreement and there shall be no presumption that this
Agreement is to be construed for or against any party to this Agreement on the
basis of the authorship of this Agreement.
h. Headings. The headings in this Agreement are inserted merely for
the purpose of convenience and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of
this Agreement.
i. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in two
or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which
together shall constitute but one and the same instrument. This Agreement may be
executed by facsimile signatures.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be
duly executed on the day and year first above written.
BACHKINE & XXXXX INDUSTRIES, S.A.
By: /s/ Jacques Mot
_______________________________________
Name: Jacques Mot
Title: Chairman
NEW GENERATION HOLDINGS, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Title: Executive Vice President
