Exhibit 10.10
FIRST AMENDMENT TO STOCK PLEDGE AGREEMENT
THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO STOCK PLEDGE AGREEMENT (this "Amendment") dated as
of March ___, 1998, is by and between Boots & Xxxxx International Well Control,
Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Pledgor"), and Geneva Associates, L.L.C.
("Geneva"), as Collateral Agent for the Noteholders (as hereinafter defined)
(the "Secured Party").
RECITALS:
A. Pledgor, Geneva and Main Street Merchant Partners II, L.P. ("Main
Street") have entered into that certain Note Purchase Agreement dated as of
January 2, 1998, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Note Purchase
Agreement dated as of March ___, 1998 (the "Note Purchase Agreement Amendment")
(herein, as the same may be further amended, modified, supplemented, extended,
rearranged, and/or restated from time to time, called the "Note Purchase
Agreement"), pursuant to which, upon the terms and conditions therein set forth,
Pledgor has issued its 10.0% Senior Secured Notes due June 15, 1998, in the
aggregate principal amount of $7,250,000 (herein, as the same may be amended,
modified, supplemented, extended, rearranged, and/or restated from time to time,
together with any notes given by Pledgor in extension, replacement,
rearrangement, modification and/or substitution thereof or therefor,
collectively called the "Notes" and any holders of the Notes, collectively
called the "Noteholders").
B. Each of Geneva and Main Street requires that this Amendment be entered
into by Pledgor as a condition precedent to the effectiveness of the Note
Purchase Agreement Amendment.
C. Pledgor and the Secured Party have entered into that certain Stock
Pledge Agreement dated as of January 2, 1998 (the "Agreement") and they now
desire to amend the Agreement as hereinafter provided.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the
parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
Amendments to Agreement
1.01. Subsection 1.01(a) of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated
in its entirety as follows:
"(a) all shares of capital stock of IWC Services, Inc. and Code 3,
Inc. (the "Companies");"
1.02. Section 2.04 and Subsection 5.01(a) of the Agreement are hereby
amended by
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deleting the word "Company" in the last line of each thereof and inserting in
its place the word "Companies".
1.03. Section 3.03 of the Agreement is hereby amended by adding the phrase
"(i) hereafter own the capital stock of any other entity or (ii)" after the word
"shall" in the first line thereof.
ARTICLE II
Miscellaneous
2.01. Successors and Assigns. This Amendment shall be binding upon and
inure to the benefit of Pledgor and Secured Party and their respective heirs,
successors, and assigns, except that Pledgor may not assign any of its rights or
obligations under the Agreement, as amended by this Amendment, without the prior
written consent of Secured Party except to the extent permitted by the Note
Purchase Agreement.
2.02. Amendment; Entire Agreement. The Agreement, as amended by this
Amendment, together with any applicable pledge or other agreement required by
applicable laws, embodies the final, entire agreement among the parties hereto
and supersedes any and all prior commitments, agreements, representations, and
understandings, whether written or oral, relating to the subject matter hereof.
The provisions of the Agreement, as amended by this Amendment, may be amended or
waived only by an instrument in writing signed by the parties hereto with the
requisite consent of Secured Party as provided in the Note Purchase Agreement.
2.03. Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial.
This Amendment, and the rights and duties of the parties hereto, shall be
construed in accordance with and governed by the internal laws of the State of
Texas; provided, however that any enforcement of Secured Party's rights and
remedies in any other jurisdiction shall, to the extent required by applicable
laws, be governed by the laws of the jurisdiction of enforcement. Each party
hereto hereby submits to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of the United States
District Court for the Southern District of Texas and of any Texas State court
sitting in Houston, Texas for purposes of all legal proceedings arising out of
or relating to this Amendment or the transactions contemplated hereby. Each
party hereto irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any
objection it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such
proceeding brought in such a court and any claim that any such proceeding
brought in such a court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. EACH PARTY
TO THIS AMENDMENT HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY
ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE AGREEMENT,
AS AMENDED BY THIS AMENDMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
2.04. Headings. The headings, captions, and arrangements used in this
Amendment are for convenience only and shall not affect the interpretation of
this Amendment.
2.05. Reaffirmation of Agreement. This Amendment shall be deemed to be an
amendment to the Agreement, and the Agreement, as amended hereby, is hereby
ratified,
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approved and confirmed in each and every respect. All references to the
Agreement in the Agreement and the other Documents (excluding this Amendment)
shall hereafter be deemed to refer to the Agreement, as amended hereby.
2.06. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which
together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
2.07. Severability. Any provision of this Amendment which is prohibited
or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be
ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without
invalidating the remaining provisions of this Amendment, and any such
prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or
render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Amendment as
of the day and year first written above.
PLEDGOR:
BOOTS & XXXXX INTERNATIONAL WELL
CONTROL, INC., a Delaware corporation
By:
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive
Officer
SECURED PARTY:
GENEVA ASSOCIATES, L.L.C., as
Collateral Agent
By:
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Name: Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Title:Principal
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