THIRD AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
THIRD
AMENDMENT
TO AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN
AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
This
Third Amendment To Amended and Restated Loan And Security Agreement (this “Amendment”) dated as
of February 3, 2010, is entered into by and among Xxxx Microproducts Inc., a
California corporation (“Administrative
Borrower”), Xxxx Microproducts – Future Tech, Inc., a California
corporation (“Future
Tech”), Xxxxx Data, Inc., a Minnesota corporation (“Xxxxx”), Xxxx
Microproducts Canada – Tenex Data ULC, a Nova Scotia unlimited liability company
(“Tenex”),
Total Tec Systems, Inc., a New Jersey corporation (“Total Tec”),
Forefront Graphics US Inc., an Ontario corporation (“Forefront” and
together with Administrative Borrower, Future-Tech, Xxxxx, Tenex and Total Tec,
individually, a “Borrower” and
collectively, “Borrowers”), Xxxx
Microproducts Canada Inc., a California corporation (“Xxxx Micro Canada”),
Xxxx Microproducts Mexico Shareholder, LLC, a Florida limited liability company
(“Mexico
Shareholder” and together with Xxxx Micro Canada, collectively, “Guarantors”),
Wachovia Capital Finance Corporation (Western) ("Wachovia"), in its
capacity as administrative agent for the financial institutions from time to
time parties to the Loan Agreement (as defined below) as lenders (each
individually, a “Lender” and
collectively, “Lenders”) (in such
capacity, “Agent”), and Lenders,
with reference to the following facts:
RECITALS
A. Lenders
are extending various secured financial accommodations to Borrowers upon the
terms of that certain Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement dated as
of September 29, 2008, among Borrowers, Guarantors, Lenders, Wachovia Capital
Markets, LLC in its capacity as lead arranger and sole bookrunner, Agent and
Bank of America, N.A. ("BofA"), in its
capacity as co-agent, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Amended and
Restated Loan and Security Agreement dated as of November 10, 2008, and as
amended by that certain Second Amendment to Amended and Restated Loan and
Security Agreement dated as of February 17, 2009 (as amended, the “Loan
Agreement”).
B. Borrowers,
Guarantors, Lenders and Agent now desire to amend the Loan Agreement upon the
terms and conditions set forth herein.
AMENDMENT
NOW
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged by each
party hereto, Borrowers, Guarantors, Lenders and Agent hereby agree as
follows:
1. Defined
Terms. Unless otherwise specified herein, any capitalized
terms defined in the Loan Agreement shall have the same respective meanings as
used herein.
2. Amendments to Loan
Agreement.
(a) Required
Lenders. Section 1.115 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended and
restated to read in its entirety as follows:
“ ‘Required Lenders’
shall mean, at any time, those Lenders whose Pro Rata Shares based on their
respective Commitments aggregate sixty-three percent (63%) or more of the
aggregate of the Commitments of all Lenders, or if the Commitments shall have
been terminated, Lenders to whom at least sixty-three percent (63%) of the then outstanding
Obligations are owing; provided, however, that at any
time there are 2 or more Lenders, “Required Lenders” must include at least 2
Lenders.”
(b) Revolving Loan
Commitment. Section 1.118 of the Loan Agreement is hereby
amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:
" 'Revolving Loan
Commitment' shall mean, at any time, as to each Lender, the principal
amount set forth below designated as the Revolving Loan Commitment or on
Schedule 1 to the Assignment and Acceptance Agreement pursuant to which such
Lender became a Lender hereunder in accordance with the provisions of Section 13.6 hereof,
as the same may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with the terms
hereof; sometimes being collectively referred to herein as “Revolving Loan
Commitments”:
Lender
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Revolving Loan Commitment
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Pro Rata Share
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Wachovia
Capital Finance Corporation (Western)
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$105,000,000
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68.627451%
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Bank
of America, N.A.
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$48,000,000
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31.372549%"
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(c) Revolving Loan
Limit. Section 1.119 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended
and restated to read in its entirety as follows:
" 'Revolving Loan Limit'
shall mean $153,000,000."
(d) Excess
Availability. Section 9.14 of the Loan Agreement is hereby
amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:
“9.14 Excess
Availability. Borrowers shall maintain an average daily Excess
Availability during each calendar month, as calculated at the end of such
calendar month, of not less than five percent (5%) of the lesser of (a) the
Revolving Loan Limit or (b) the average daily Borrowing Base during such
calendar month; provided, however, that Excess Availability shall not be less
than $7,500,000 at any time.”
3. Conditions to
Effectiveness. The effectiveness of this Amendment is subject
to the receipt by Agent or the satisfaction of the following conditions
precedent:
(a) Counterparts
of this Amendment duly executed and delivered by Borrowers, Guarantors, Agent
and Lenders;
(b) No Event
of Default or act, condition or event which with notice or passage of time or
both would constitute an Event of Default, shall exist;
(c) The
representations and warranties set forth herein and in the Loan Agreement shall
be true and correct; and
(d) All other
documents and legal matters in connection with the transactions contemplated by
this Amendment shall have been delivered or executed or recorded and shall be in
form and substance satisfactory to Agent.
4. Guarantors’
Acknowledgement. Guarantors each hereby acknowledge and
consent to the terms, conditions and provisions of this Amendment and to the
transactions contemplated hereby. Xxxx Micro Canada hereby reaffirms
its obligations under its Guarantee, dated as of May 14, 2001, and agrees
that it is and shall remain responsible for the Obligations of Borrowers under
the Loan Agreement as amended by this Amendment. Mexico Shareholder
hereby reaffirms its obligations under its Guarantee, dated as of October 9,
2003, and agrees that it is and shall remain responsible for the Obligations of
Borrowers under the Loan Agreement as amended by this Amendment.
5. Amendment
Fee. Borrowers shall pay an amendment fee in the amount of
$102,000 to Agent for the benefit of BofA and Wachovia based upon their
respective Pro Rata Shares (after giving effect to this Amendment), which
amendment fee shall be due and payable by Borrowers, and fully earned by BofA
and Wachovia, on the date of this Amendment.
6. Departing
Lender. The CIT Group/Business Credit, Inc. ("Departing Lender")
hereby acknowledges and agrees that effective as of the date hereof: (a)
Departing Lender's Commitment (and Revolving Loan Commitment) shall be reduced
to Zero Dollars ($-0-); and (b) Departing Lender shall relinquish its rights and
be released from its obligations under the Loan Agreement as a Lender; provided,
that, Departing Lender shall not relinquish its rights under Sections 2.2, 6.4,
6.10, 11.6 and 12.5 of the Loan Agreement to the extent such rights relate to
the time prior to the date hereof. On the date hereof, each Lender
shall pay to Departing Lender (or to Agent, and Agent shall pay to Departing
Lender) an amount equal to such Lender's Pro Rata Share (after giving effect to
this Amendment) of the sum of: (i) the principal balance of the Loans held by
Departing Lender outstanding as of the close of business on the Business Day
immediately preceding the date hereof, plus (ii) amounts accrued and unpaid in
respect of interest and fees payable to Departing Lender to the date
hereof.
7. Representations and
Warranties. Each Borrower and Guarantor reaffirms that the
representations and warranties made to Lenders and Agent in the Loan Agreement
and other Financing Agreements are true and correct in all material respects as
of the date of this Amendment as though made as of such date and after giving
effect to this Amendment. In addition, each Borrower and Guarantor
makes the following representations and warranties to Lenders and Agent, which
shall survive the execution of this Amendment.
(a) The
execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment are within each Borrower’s
and Guarantor’s powers, have been duly authorized by all necessary actions, have
received all necessary governmental approvals, if any, and do not contravene any
law or any contractual restrictions binding on any Borrower or
Guarantor.
(b) This
Amendment is the legal, valid and binding obligation of each Borrower and
Guarantor enforceable against each Borrower and Guarantor in accordance with its
terms, except as enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency,
moratorium and other similar laws affecting the rights of creditors
generally.
(c) No event
has occurred and is continuing, after giving effect to this Amendment, which
constitutes an Event of Default under the Loan Agreement or any other of the
Financing Agreements, or would constitute such an Event of Default but for the
requirement that notice be given or time elapse or both.
8. Continuing Effect of
Financing Agreements. To the extent of any inconsistencies
between the terms of this Amendment and the Loan Agreement, this Amendment shall
govern. In all other respects, the Loan Agreement and other Financing
Agreements shall remain in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and
confirmed.
9. References. Upon
the effectiveness of this Amendment, each reference in any Financing Agreements
to “the Agreement”, “hereunder,” “herein,” “hereof,” or of like import referring
to the Loan Agreement shall mean and be a reference to the Loan Agreement as
amended hereby.
10. Governing
Laws. This Amendment, upon becoming effective, shall be deemed
to be a contract made under, governed by, and subject to, and shall be construed
in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of California.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound hereby, have
executed this Amendment as of the date first set forth above, to become
effective in the manner set forth above.
"Borrowers" | "Guarantors" | |||
XXXX MICROPRODUCTS INC. | XXXX MICROPRODUCTS CANADA INC. | |||
/s/
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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/s/
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Name:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Name:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Title:
EVP & Chief Financial Officer
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Title:
Vice President & Secretary
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XXXX MICROPRODCUTS - FUTURE TECH, INC. | XXXX MICROPRODUCTS MEXICO SHAREHOLDER, LLC | |||
/s/
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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/s/
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Name:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Name:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Title:
Vice President & Secretary
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Title:
Authorized Representative
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XXXXX DATA, INC. | ||||
/s/
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Name:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Title:
Vice President & Secretary
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XXXX MICROPRODUCTS CANADA - TENEX DATA ULC | ||||
/s/
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Name:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Title:
Vice President & Secretary
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TOTAL TEC SYSTEMS, INC. | ||||
/s/
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Name:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Title:
Vice President & Secretary
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FOREFRONT GRAPHICS US, INC. | ||||
/s/
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Name:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Title:
Vice President & Secretary
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"Agents and Lenders" | ||||
WACHOVIA CAPITAL FINANCE CORPORATION (WESTERN), as Agent and Lender | ||||
/s/
Xxxxxx Xxxx
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Name:
Xxxxxx Xxxx
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Title:
Vice President
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BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Lender | ||||
/s/
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Name:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Title: Vice
President
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THE CIT GROUP/BUSINESS CREDIT, INC., as Departing Lender | ||||
/s/
Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx
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Name:
Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx
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Title:
Director
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