THIRD AMENDMENT TO REVOLVING LOAN CREDIT AGREEMENT
THIRD
AMENDMENT TO REVOLVING LOAN CREDIT AGREEMENT
THIS
THIRD AMENDMENT TO REVOLVING LOAN CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) is
entered into as of this ___ day of May, 2009, by and
among GALLARUS MEDIA HOLDINGS, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Holdings”), NETWORK
COMMUNICATIONS, INC., a Georgia corporation (the “Borrower”), the
Lenders (as defined below) signatory hereto and TORONTO DOMINION (TEXAS) LLC
(the “Administrative
Agent”), as Administrative Agent for the Lenders.
WHEREAS,
Holdings, the Borrower, the Lenders party thereto (the “Lenders”) and the
Administrative Agent are all parties to that certain Revolving Loan Credit
Agreement dated as of July 20, 2007 as amended by that certain First Amendment
to Revolving Loan Credit Agreement dated as of June 10, 2008 and that certain
Second Amendment to Revolving Loan Credit Agreement dated as of December 4, 2008
(as so amended and as may be further amended, modified, supplemented or
restated, the “Credit
Agreement”); and
WHEREAS,
the Borrower has requested, and the Lenders have agreed, subject to the terms
hereof, to amend the Credit Agreement as more fully set forth
herein;
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises set forth above, the covenants and
agreements hereinafter set forth, and other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto
agree that all capitalized terms used and not defined herein shall have the
meanings ascribed thereto in the Credit Agreement, and further agree as
follows:
1. Amendment to Section
1.01. Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement, is hereby amended
by deleting the chart in the definition of “Applicable
Percentage” in its entirety and by substituting in lieu thereof the
following:
Senior
Secured Leverage Ratio
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Eurodollar
Spread
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ABR
Spread
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Category 1
Greater
than or equal to 1.75 to 1.00
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3.50%
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2.50%
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Category 2
Greater
than or equal to 1.25 to 1.00, but less than 1.75 to 1.00
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3.25%
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2.25%
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Category 3
Greater
than or equal to 0.75 to 1.00, but less than 1.25 to 1.00
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3.00%
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2.00%
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Category 4
Less
than 0.75 to 1.00
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2.75%
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1.75%
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2. Amendment to Section
2.05. Section 2.05 of the Credit Agreement, Fees, is
hereby amended by deleting subsection (a) of such Section in its entirety and by
substituting in lieu thereof the following:
(a) The
Borrower agrees to pay to each Revolving Credit Lender, through the
Administrative Agent, on the last Business Day of March, June, September and
December in each year and on each date on which any Revolving Credit Commitment
of such Revolving Credit Lender shall expire or be terminated as provided
herein, a commitment fee (a “Commitment
Fee”) equal to 0.75% per annum on the daily unused amount of the
Revolving Credit Commitment of such Revolving Credit Lender during the preceding
quarter (or other period commencing with the date hereof or ending with the
Maturity Date or the date on which the Revolving Credit Commitments of such
Revolving Credit Lender shall expire or be terminated). All
Commitment Fees shall be computed on the basis of the actual number of days
elapsed in a year of 360 days. For purposes of calculating Commitment
Fees only, no portion of the Revolving Credit Commitments shall be deemed
utilized as a result of outstanding Swingline Loans.
3. Amendments to Article
6.
(a) Amendment to Section
6.10. Section 6.10 of the Credit Agreement, Capital
Expenditures, is hereby amended by deleting subsection (a) of such
Section in its entirety and by substituting in lieu thereof the
following:
(a) Permit
the aggregate amount of Capital Expenditures made by the Borrower and the
Subsidiaries to exceed $6,000,000 in any Annual Reporting Period. The
amount of permitted Capital Expenditures set forth above in respect of any
Annual Reporting Period commencing with the Annual Reporting Period ending on or
about March 23, 2008, shall be increased by (a) the amount of unused
permitted Capital Expenditures for the immediately preceding Annual Reporting
Period less (b) an amount equal to unused Capital Expenditures carried
forward to such preceding Annual Reporting Period.
(b) Amendment to Section
6.11. Section 6.11 of the Credit Agreement, Interest Coverage
Ratio, is hereby amended by deleting such Section in its entirety and by
substituting in lieu thereof the following:
SECTION
6.11. Interest Coverage
Ratio. Permit the Interest Coverage Ratio for any period of
four consecutive Quarterly Reporting Periods, in each case taken as one
accounting period, ending on a date or during any period set forth below to be
less than the ratio set forth opposite such date or period below:
Date
or Period
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Ratio
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The
first day of the Quarterly Reporting Period ending on or about
June 23, 2008 through the last day of the Quarterly Reporting Period
ending on or about March 29, 2009
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1.50
to 1.00
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The
first day of the Quarterly Reporting Period ending on or about
June 21, 2009 through the last day of the Quarterly Reporting Period
ending on or about March 28, 2010
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1.10
to 1.00
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Thereafter
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1.25
to 1.00
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(c) Amendment to Section
6.12. Section 6.12 of the Credit Agreement, Maximum Senior
Leverage Ratio, is hereby amended by deleting such Section in its
entirety and by substituting in lieu thereof the following:
SECTION
6.12. Maximum Senior
Leverage Ratio. Permit the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio for
any period of four consecutive Quarterly Reporting Periods, in each case taken
as one accounting period, ending on a date or during any period set forth below
to be greater than the ratio set forth opposite such date or period
below:
Date
or Period
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Ratio
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The
first day of the Quarterly Reporting Period ending on or about
June 23, 2008 through the last day of the Quarterly Reporting Period
ending on or about March 29, 2009
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2.00
to 1.00
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The
first day of the Quarterly Reporting Period ending on or about
June 21, 2009 through the last day of the Quarterly Reporting Period
ending on or about March 28, 2010
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3.00
to 1.00
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Thereafter
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2.75
to 1.00
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(d) Amendment to Schedule
2.01. Schedule 2.01 of the Credit Agreement, Lenders and
Commitments, is hereby amended by deleting such Schedule in its entirety
and by substituting in lieu thereof Schedule 2.01 attached hereto.
4. Reduction of
Commitment. This Amendment shall serve as notice of the
Borrower’s intent to permanently reduce the Revolving Credit Commitment pursuant
to Section 2.09 of the Credit Agreement. The reduction of the Revolving Credit
Commitment is reflected in Schedule 2.01 attached hereto.
5. No Other
Amendment. Notwithstanding the agreement of the Lenders to the
terms and provisions of this Amendment, Holdings and the Borrower acknowledge
and expressly agree that this Amendment is limited to the extent expressly set
forth herein and shall not constitute a modification of the Credit Agreement or
any other Loan Documents or a course of dealing at variance with the terms of
the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Documents (other than as expressly set
forth above) so as to require further notice by the Administrative Agent or the
Lenders, or any of them, of its or their intent to require strict adherence to
the terms of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents in the
future. All of the terms, conditions, provisions and covenants of the
Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall remain unaltered and in full
force and effect except as expressly modified by this Amendment. The
Credit Agreement and each other Loan Document shall be deemed modified hereby
solely to the extent necessary to effect the waivers and amendments contemplated
hereby.
6. Representations and
Warranties. Holdings and the Borrower hereby represent and
warrant in favor of the Administrative Agent and each Lender as
follows:
(a) Each of
Holdings and the Borrower has the corporate power and authority (i) to enter
into this Amendment and (ii) to do all other acts and things as are required or
contemplated hereunder to be done, observed and performed by them;
(b) This
Amendment has been duly and validly executed and delivered by Holdings and the
Borrower, and such Amendment constitutes the legal, valid and binding
obligations of Holdings and the Borrower, enforceable against Holdings and the
Borrower in accordance with their respective terms, except as limited by
bankruptcy, insolvency or other laws of general application relating to the
enforcement of creditors’ rights and general principles of equity;
(c) The
execution and delivery of this Amendment and the performance by Holdings and the
Borrower under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which each
is a party, as amended hereby, do not and will not require the consent or
approval of any regulatory authority or governmental authority or agency having
jurisdiction over Holdings or the Borrower or any of their subsidiaries which
has not already been obtained, nor is in contravention of or in conflict with
the articles of incorporation, by-laws or partnership agreements of Holdings and
the Borrower or any of their subsidiaries, or any provision of any statute,
judgment, order, or material indenture, instrument, agreement, or undertaking to
which Holdings, the Borrower or any of their subsidiaries is a party or by which
any of their respective assets or properties is or may become
bound;
(d) All of
the representations and warranties of the Borrower made under the Credit
Agreement and the other Loan Documents are true and correct in all material
respects as of the date hereof, after giving effect hereto, as if made on the
date hereof (except to the extent previously fulfilled in accordance with the
terms hereof and to the extent relating specifically to a specific prior date);
and
(e) There
does not exist, after giving effect to this Amendment, any Default under the
Credit Agreement.
7. Conditions Precedent;
Effective Date. This Amendment shall be effective as of the
date hereof subject to satisfaction of each of the following conditions
precedent:
(a) all of
the representations and warranties of the Borrower under Section 3 hereof being
true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof;
(b) receipt
by the Administrative Agent of counterparts hereof executed by the Required
Lenders, Holdings and the Borrower;
(c) receipt
by the Administrative Agent of the Amendment Fee (defined below) and, pursuant
to Section 2.09(c) of the Credit Agreement, receipt by the Administrative Agent
of the accrued but unpaid Commitment Fees on the permanent reduction of the
Revolving Credit Commitments reduced pursuant to Section 4 hereof;
and
(d) receipt
by the Administrative Agent of all fees and expenses due and payable in
connection with this Agreement.
8. Amendment
Fee. As consideration for each of the Lenders’ and
Administrative Agent’s entering into this Amendment, Holdings and Borrower shall
pay to Administrative Agent, for itself and on behalf of the Lenders, an
amendment fee in an amount equal to 0.50% of the aggregate Commitments of each
Lender set forth on Schedule 2.01 attached hereto who consents to this Amendment
(the “Amendment
Fee”) on or before 5:00 p.m. (EST) on Monday, May 4, 2009. The
Amendment Fee is due and payable in full upon execution and delivery of this
Amendment. Holdings and Borrower agree that the Amendment Fee has
been fully earned by Administrative Agent and Lenders and is non-refundable in
whole or in part.
9. Counterparts. This
Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be
deemed to be an original, but all such separate counterparts shall together
constitute one and the same instrument.
10. Loan
Documents. Each reference in the Credit Agreement or any other
Loan Document to the term “Credit Agreement” shall hereafter mean and refer to
the Credit Agreement as amended hereby and as the same may hereafter be
amended.
11. Governing
Law. This Amendment shall be construed in accordance with and
governed by the internal laws of the State of New York, applicable to agreements
made and to be performed in New York.
12. Severability. Any
provision of this Amendment which is prohibited or unenforceable in any
jurisdiction shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or
unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof in that
jurisdiction or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in
any other jurisdiction.
Capitalized
terms used in this Amendment and not otherwise defined herein are used as
defined in the Credit Agreement.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment or caused it to
be executed under seal by their duly authorized officers, all as of the day and
year first above written.
BORROWER:
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NETWORK
COMMUNICATIONS, INC., a Georgia Corporation
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By:
/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Title: Chief
Financial Officer
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HOLDINGS:
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GALLARUS
MEDIA HOLDINGS, INC., a Delaware corporation
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By:
/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Title: Chief
Financial Officer
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ADMINISTRATIVE
AGENT AND LENDERS:
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TORONTO
DOMINION (TEXAS) LLC, a Administrative Agent and as a
Lender
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By:
: /s/ Xxx Xxxxxx
Name:
Xxx Xxxxxx
Title: Authorized
Signatory
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Schedule
2.01
Lenders and
Commitments
Lender
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Commitment
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Toronto
Dominion (Texas) LLC
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$9,428,572
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Xxxxx
Fargo Foothill, Inc.
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$4,285,714
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National
City Bank
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$1,285,714
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TOTAL COMMITMENT
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$15,000,000
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