AMENDMENT NO. 9 TO LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
AMENDMENT NO. 9
TO
THIS AMENDMENT NO. 9 ("Amendment No. 9") is entered into as of July 2, 2004 by and between SYSTEMAX INC., a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware ("SYX"), SYSTEMAX MANUFACTURING INC. (formerly known as Midwest Micro Corp.), a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware ("SMI"), GLOBAL COMPUTER SUPPLIES INC. (successor by merger to Continental Dynamics Corp.), a corporation organized under the laws of the State of New York ("GCS"), GLOBAL EQUIPMENT COMPANY, INC., a corporation organized under the laws of the State of New York ("GEC"), TIGER DIRECT, INC., a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Florida ("Tiger"), DARTEK CORPORATION, a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware ("Dartek"), NEXEL INDUSTRIES, INC., a corporation organized under the laws of the State of New York ("NII"), MISCO AMERICA INC., a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware ("Misco"), SYSTEMAX RETAIL SALES INC., a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware ("SRS"), PAPIER CATALOGUES, INC., a corporation organized under the laws of the State of New York ("PCI"), CATALOG DATA SYSTEMS, INC., a corporation organized under the laws of the State of New York ("CDS"), MILLENNIUM FALCON CORP., a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware ("MFC"), TEK SERV INC., a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware ("TSI"), B.T.S.A., Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of the State of New York ("BTSA"), PROFIT CENTER SOFTWARE INC., a corporation organized under the laws of the State of New York ("PCS"), GLOBAL GOV'T/EDUCATION SOLUTIONS INC., a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware ("GGES") and SYX DISTRIBUTION INC., a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware ("SYXD") (SYX, SMI, GCS, GEC, Tiger, Dartek, NII, Misco, SRS, PCI, CDS, MFC, TSI, BTSA, PCS, GGES and SYXD, each a "Borrower" and jointly and severally the "Borrowers"), the lenders who are parties to the Loan Agreement, as defined herein ("Lenders") and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, as agent for the Lenders ("Agent").
BACKGROUND
Borrowers, Agent and Lenders are parties to a Loan and Security Agreement dated as of June 13, 2001 (as amended by Amendment No. 1 to Loan and Security Agreement dated as of September 1, 2001, Amendment No. 2 to Loan and Security Agreement and Consent dated as of December 13, 2001, Amendment No. 3 to Loan and Security Agreement dated as of December 20, 2001, Amendment No. 4 to Loan and Security Agreement and Consent dated as of April 18, 2002, Amendment No. 5 and Waiver to Loan and Security Agreement dated as of June 30, 2002, Amendment No. 6 to Loan and Security Agreement dated as of September 22, 2003, Amendment No. 7 to Loan and Security Agreement dated as of November 17, 2003, Joinder and Amendment No. 8 dated as of May 10, 2004 and as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Loan Agreement”) pursuant to which the Lenders provided the Borrowers with certain financial accommodations.
Borrowers have informed Agent and Lenders that they intend to advance up to $10,000,000 to Systemax Europe Ltd. and Lenders are willing to amend the Loan Agreement to permit such an advance on the terms and conditions hereafter set forth.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of any loan or advance or grant of credit heretofore or hereafter made to or for the account of Borrowers by Lenders, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
1. Definitions. All capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Loan Agreement.
2. Amendment to Loan Agreement. Subject to satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 3 below, the Loan Agreement is hereby amended as follows: clause (i) of Section 7.4 is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
| "(i) loans or capital contributions in an aggregate amount at any time not in excess of $10,000,000 to Systemax Europe Ltd." |
3. Conditions of Effectiveness. This Amendment No. 9 shall become effective as of the date upon which Agent shall have received (a) four (4) copies of this Amendment No. 9 executed by Borrowers, each of the Lenders and each Guarantor and (b) such other certificates, instruments, documents, agreements and opinions of counsel as may be required by Agent or its counsel, each of which shall be in form and substance satisfactory to Agent and its counsel.
4. Release. Each Borrower hereby releases, remises, acquits and forever discharges each Lender and Agent and each Lender's and Agent's employees, agents, representatives, consultants, attorneys, fiduciaries, officers, directors, partners, predecessors, successors and assigns, subsidiary corporations, parent corporations, and related corporate divisions (all of the foregoing hereinafter called the "Released Parties"), from any and all actions and causes of action, judgments, executions, suits, debts, claims, demands, liabilities, obligations, damages and expenses of any and every character, known or unknown, direct and/or indirect, at law or in equity, of whatsoever kind or nature, for or because of any matter or things done, omitted or suffered to be done by any of the Released Parties prior to and including the date of execution hereof, and in any way directly or indirectly arising out of or in any way connected to this Agreement or the Other Documents (all of the foregoing hereinafter called the "Released Matters"). Each Borrower acknowledges that the agreements in this Section are intended to be in full satisfaction of all or any alleged injuries or damages arising in connection with the Released Matters.
5. Representations and Warranties. Borrowers hereby represent and warrant as follows:
(a) This Amendment No. 9 and the Loan Agreement, as amended hereby, constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of Borrowers and are enforceable against Borrowers in accordance with their respective terms.
(b) Upon the effectiveness of this Amendment No. 9, each Borrower hereby reaffirms all covenants, representations and warranties made in the Loan Agreement as amended hereby and agree that all such covenants, representations and warranties shall be deemed to have been remade as of the effective date of this Amendment No. 9.
(c) No Event of Default or Default has occurred and is continuing or would exist after giving effect to this Amendment No. 9.
(d) Borrowers have no defense, counterclaim or offset with respect to the Loan Agreement.
6. Effect on the Loan Agreement.
(a) Upon the effectiveness of this Amendment No. 9, each reference in the Loan Agreement to "this Agreement," "hereunder," "hereof," "herein" or words of like import shall mean and be a reference to the Loan Agreement as amended hereby.
(b) Except as specifically amended herein, the Loan Agreement, and all other documents, instruments and agreements executed and/or delivered in connection therewith, shall remain in full force and effect, and are hereby ratified and confirmed.
(c) The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment No. 9 shall not operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of Agent or any Lender, nor constitute a waiver of any provision of the Loan Agreement, or any other documents, instruments or agreements executed and/or delivered under or in connection therewith.
7. Governing Law. This Amendment No. 9 shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns and shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
8. Headings. Section headings in this Amendment No. 9 are included herein for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Amendment No. 9 for any other purpose.
9. Counterparts; Telecopied Signatures. This Amendment No. 9 may be executed by the parties hereto in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same agreement. Any signature delivered by a party via telecopier shall be deemed to be an original signature hereto.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amendment No. 9 has been duly executed as of the day and year first written above.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amendment No. 7 has been duly executed as of the day and year first written above.
| SYSTEMAX INC. By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx Title: Vice President SYSTEMAX MANUFACTURING INC. GLOBAL COMPUTER SUPPLIES INC. GLOBAL EQUIPMENT COMPANY, INC. TIGER DIRECT, INC. DARTEK CORPORATION NEXEL INDUSTRIES, INC. MISCO AMERICA INC. SYSTEMAX RETAIL SALES INC. PAPIER CATALOGUES, INC. CATALOG DATA SYSTEMS, INC. MILLENNIUM FALCON CORP. TEK SERV INC. B.T.S.A., INC. PROFIT CENTER SOFTWARE INC. GLOBAL GOV'T/EDUCATION SOLUTIONS INC. SYX DISTRIBUTION INC. By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx Title: Vice President of each of the foregoing entities JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, as Lender and as Agent By: /s/ Xxxxx X. XxXxxxx Name: Xxxxx X. XxXxxxx Title: Vice President TRANSAMERICA BUSINESS CAPITAL CORPORATION, as Lender and as Co-Agent By: /s/ Xxxxx Xx Xxxxxx Its: Duly Authorized Signatory GMAC COMMERCIAL FINANCE LLC, (successor by merger to GMAC COMMERCIAL CREDIT LLC), as Lender By: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Its: Vice President |
| ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED: SYSTEMAX SUWANEE LLC BY: Systemax Inc., Member By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx Title: Vice President THE MILLENNIUM GROUP LLC By: Millennium Falcon Corp., Member By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx Title: Vice President By: WRD Sales, Inc., Member By: /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Title: ____________________ SYSTEMAX SERVICES INC. By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx Title: Vice President |
