FIRST AMENDMENT AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.1
FIRST AMENDMENT AGREEMENT
This FIRST AMENDMENT AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) is made as of the 13th day of April, 2018 among:
(a) COMPUTER TASK GROUP, INCORPORATED, a New York corporation (the “Borrower”);
(b) the Lenders, as defined in the Credit Agreement, as hereinafter defined; and
(c) KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association, as the administrative agent for the Lenders under the Credit Agreement (the “Administrative Agent”).
WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders are parties to that certain Credit and Security Agreement, dated as of December 21, 2017 (as the same may from time to time be amended, restated or otherwise modified, the “Credit Agreement”);
WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders desire to amend the Credit Agreement to modify certain provisions thereof;
WHEREAS, each capitalized term used herein and defined in the Credit Agreement, but not otherwise defined herein, shall have the meaning given such term in the Credit Agreement; and
WHEREAS, unless otherwise specifically provided herein, the provisions of the Credit Agreement revised herein are amended effective as of the date of this Amendment;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the mutual covenants herein and for other valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders agree as follows:
1. Amendment to Restricted Payments Covenant Provisions. Article V of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to delete Section 5.15 therefrom and to insert in place thereof the following:
Section 5.15. Restricted Payments. No Company shall make or commit itself to make any Restricted Payment, except that:
(a) the Borrower may make Capital Distributions in cash in the form of dividends or stock repurchases so long as each of the following conditions are met (i) no Default or Event of Default shall have existed at any time in the period of twelve (12) consecutive months ending on the date of such Capital Distributions, or, after giving pro forma effect to such Capital Distributions, thereafter shall begin to exist, (ii) no FCCR Testing Period shall then exist or, after giving pro forma effect to such Capital Distributions, thereafter shall begin to exist, and (iii) the aggregate amount of Capital Distributions made by the Borrower shall not exceed (A) during any period of twenty-four consecutive months ending on or prior to April 13, 2020, the total of (y) Twenty-
Two Million Five Hundred Thirty-Two Thousand Nine Hundred Sixty-Two Dollars ($22,532,962) minus (z) the aggregate amount of Capital Distributions made pursuant to subpart (c) below, or (B) during any period of twenty-four consecutive months ending thereafter, Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000);
(b) the Borrower may make Capital Distributions in cash in the form of dividends or stock repurchases so long as no Default, Event of Default or Heightened Testing Period shall exist immediately prior to or after giving pro forma effect to such Capital Distribution; and
(c) in addition to the Capital Distributions permitted pursuant to subparts (a) and (b) above, the Borrower may make Capital Distributions in cash in connection with that certain tender offer to occur on or about April 13, 2018 in an aggregate amount not to exceed Twenty-Two Million Five Hundred Thirty-Two Thousand Nine Hundred Sixty-Two Dollars ($22,532,962).
2. Closing Deliveries. Concurrently with the execution of this Amendment, the Borrower shall:
(a) cause each Guarantor of Payment to execute the attached Guarantor Acknowledgment and Agreement; and
(b) pay all legal fees and expenses of the Administrative Agent in connection with this Amendment and any other Loan Documents.
3. Representations and Warranties. The Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that (a) the Borrower has the legal power and authority to execute and deliver this Amendment; (b) the officers executing this Amendment have been duly authorized to execute and deliver the same and bind the Borrower with respect to the provisions hereof; (c) the execution and delivery hereof by the Borrower and the performance and observance by the Borrower of the provisions hereof do not violate or conflict with the Organizational Documents of the Borrower or any law applicable to the Borrower or result in a breach of any provision of or constitute a default under any other agreement, instrument or document binding upon or enforceable against the Borrower; (d) no Default or Event of Default exists, nor will any occur immediately after the execution and delivery of this Amendment or by the performance or observance of any provision hereof; (e) each of the representations and warranties contained in the Loan Documents is true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof as if made on the date hereof, except to the extent that any such representation or warranty expressly states that it relates to an earlier date (in which case such representation or warranty is true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date); (f) the Borrower is not aware of any claim or offset against, or defense or counterclaim to, the Borrower’s obligations or liabilities under the Credit Agreement or any other Related Writing; and (g) this Amendment constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Borrower in every respect, enforceable in accordance with its terms.
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4. Waiver and Release. The Borrower, by signing below, hereby waives and releases the Administrative Agent, and each of the Lenders, and their respective directors, officers, employees, attorneys, affiliates and subsidiaries, from any and all claims, offsets, defenses and counterclaims, that, in each case, may have arisen through the date hereof in connection with the Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated thereby, such waiver and release being with full knowledge and understanding of the circumstances and effect thereof and after having consulted legal counsel with respect thereto.
5. References to Credit Agreement and Ratification. Each reference to the Credit Agreement that is made in the Credit Agreement or any other Related Writing shall hereafter be construed as a reference to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, all terms and provisions of the Credit Agreement are confirmed and ratified and shall remain in full force and effect and be unaffected hereby. This Amendment is a Loan Document.
6. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, by different parties hereto in separate counterparts and by facsimile or other electronic signature, each of which, when so executed and delivered, shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute but one and the same agreement.
7. Headings. The headings, captions and arrangements used in this Amendment are for convenience only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Amendment.
8. Severability. Any provision of this Amendment that shall be 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 hereof or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction.
9. Governing Law. The rights and obligations of all parties hereto shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York.
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JURY TRIAL WAIVER. THE BORROWER, THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND THE LENDERS, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, EACH HEREBY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO HAVE A JURY PARTICIPATE IN RESOLVING ANY DISPUTE, WHETHER SOUNDING IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, AMONG THE BORROWER, THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND THE LENDERS, OR ANY THEREOF, ARISING OUT OF, IN CONNECTION WITH, RELATED TO, OR INCIDENTAL TO THE RELATIONSHIP ESTABLISHED AMONG THEM IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AMENDMENT OR ANY NOTE OR OTHER INSTRUMENT, DOCUMENT OR AGREEMENT EXECUTED OR DELIVERED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED THERETO.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed and delivered this Amendment as of the date first set forth above.
| COMPUTER TASK GROUP, INCORPORATED | ||
| By: |
Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx | |
| Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx | ||
| Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer & Senior Vice President | ||
| KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION as the Administrative Agent and as a Lender | ||
| By: |
Xxxxxxxx Xxx | |
| Xxxxxxxx Xxx | ||
| Vice President | ||
Signature Page 1 of 2 to
First Amendment Agreement
| MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS | ||
| By: /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxx | ||
| Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxx | ||
| Title: Vice President | ||
Signature Page 2 of 2 to
First Amendment Agreement
GUARANTOR ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND AGREEMENT
Each of the undersigned consents and agrees to and acknowledges the terms of the foregoing First Amendment Agreement dated as of April 13, 2018. The undersigned further agree that the obligations of the undersigned pursuant to the Guaranty of Payment executed by the undersigned are hereby ratified and shall remain in full force and effect and be unaffected hereby.
Each of the undersigned hereby waives and releases the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and their respective directors, officers, employees, attorneys, affiliates and subsidiaries from any and all claims, offsets, defenses and counterclaims of any kind or nature, absolute and contingent, that, in each case, may have arisen through the date hereof in connection with the Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated thereby, such waiver and release being with full knowledge and understanding of the circumstances and effect thereof and after having consulted legal counsel with respect thereto.
JURY TRIAL WAIVER. EACH OF THE UNDERSIGNED, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, HEREBY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO HAVE A JURY PARTICIPATE IN RESOLVING ANY DISPUTE, WHETHER SOUNDING IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, AMONG THE BORROWER, THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, THE LENDERS AND THE UNDERSIGNED, OR ANY THEREOF, ARISING OUT OF, IN CONNECTION WITH, RELATED TO, OR INCIDENTAL TO THE RELATIONSHIP ESTABLISHED AMONG THEM IN CONNECTION WITH THIS GUARANTOR ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND AGREEMENT, THE AMENDMENT OR ANY NOTE OR OTHER INSTRUMENT, DOCUMENT OR AGREEMENT EXECUTED OR DELIVERED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED THERETO.
| CTG OF BUFFALO, INC. COMPUTER TASK GROUP | ||
| By: | Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx | |
| Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx | ||
| President | ||
Signature Page to
Guarantor Acknowledgment and Agreement
