SECOND AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
SECOND AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of November 21, 2005, (the “Second Amendment”) by and among NU HORIZONS ELECTRONICS CORP., a Delaware corporation having its executive offices at 00 Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx (the “Borrower”), each of the lenders that is a signatory thereto identified under the caption “Lenders” on the signature pages to the Credit Agreement (as defined below) (individually, a “Lender”, and collectively, the “Lenders”), and CITIBANK, N.A., a national banking association as administrative agent for the Lenders (the “Administrative Agent”).
The Borrower, certain of the Lenders and the Administrative Agent entered into an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of September 30, 2004, as amended by a First Amendment dated as of February 28, 2005 (collectively, the “Credit Agreement”), pursuant to which certain financial accommodations were made available to the Borrower.
Immediately prior to entry into this Second Amendment, one of the original Lenders is withdrawing from the credit facility and assigning its interests to a new Lender, and, effective upon entry into this Second Amendment to Credit Agreement, such new Lender and certain of the original Lenders will adjust the amounts of their respective Revolving Credit Commitments.
The Borrower has requested that the Lenders and the Administrative Agent modify certain of the terms set forth in the Credit Agreement and the Lenders and the Administrative Agent are willing to comply with such request but only upon and subject to the following terms and conditions.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants and promises exchanged herein, the parties hereto mutually agree as follows:
Section 1. Definitions. Except as otherwise defined in this Second Amendment, terms defined in the Credit Agreement are used herein as defined therein.
Section 2. Amendments. Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent specified in Section 3 below, the Credit Agreement shall be amended as follows:
1. Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by (a) deleting the definitions of “Borrowing Base”, “Domestic Subsidiary”, “Foreign Subsidiary”, “Guarantee”, “Guarantors”, “Loan Documents”, “Low Leverage Period”, “Margin”, “Modified Quick Ratio”, “Permitted Acquisition”, “Rolling Two Quarter EBIT” and substituting the following therefor:
““Borrowing Base” shall mean: the lesser of (i) the amount of the Total Revolving Credit Commitment or (ii) 80% of the Eligible Accounts plus the lesser of (a) 40% of the Eligible Inventory as reported on the most recent Borrowing Base Certificate delivered pursuant to Section 5.1 (12) hereof or (b) $50,000,000; provided, however, if such certificate has not been provided the Borrowing Base shall be deemed to be zero.” |
““Domestic Subsidiary” shall mean, as to any Person, any Subsidiary of such Person organized under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof.” |
““Foreign Subsidiary” shall mean, as to any Person, any Subsidiary of such Person which is not organized under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof.” |
““Guarantee” shall mean collectively the Guarantee and Reaffirmation and Acknowledgment of Guaranty in the forms prepared by counsel to the Administrative Agent to be executed and delivered by each Guarantor on the date of the Second Amendment and thereafter by any Domestic Subsidiaries of the Borrower required to deliver a Guarantee pursuant to Section 5.11 hereof, as the same may hereafter be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.” |
““Guarantors” shall mean collectively NIC Components Corp. a New York corporation, Nu Horizons International Corp. a New York corporation, NUV Inc. (formerly known as Nu Visions Manufacturing, Inc.) a Massachusetts corporation, Titan Supply Chain Services Corp. (formerly known as Titan Logistics Corp.) a New York corporation, Razor Electronics, Inc. (formerly known as Hunter Electronics, Inc.) a New York corporation, NuXChange B2B Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation and each other Domestic Subsidiary of the Borrower which, from time to time hereafter, is required to execute a Guarantee in accordance with Section 5.11 hereof. |
““Loan Documents” shall mean, collectively, this Agreement, the Revolving Credit Notes, documents executed in connection with a Letter of Credit, the Security Agreements and any reaffirmations thereof, the Guarantee and any reaffirmations thereof, the Pledge Agreement and any reaffirmations thereof, the Control Agreement, the Blocked Account Agreement and any other documents executed by the Borrower or the Guarantors in connection herewith including any and all amendments to such documents.” |
““Low Leverage Period” [Reserved].”
““Margin” shall mean 1.75 percent per annum.”
““Modified Quick Ratio” [Reserved].”
““Permitted Acquisition” shall mean an acquisition by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower by merger, by consolidation or by purchase of a voting majority of the stock of another Person or the purchase of all or substantially all of the assets of another Person (or of a division or other operating component of another Person) (an “Acquisition”) if all of the following conditions are met: |
(i) The total consideration, including the cash purchase price for such Acquisition and any Funded Debt incurred or assumed in connection therewith, does not exceed $15,000,000 and the aggregate total consideration for all Acquisitions consummated during the Commitment Period does not exceed $25,000,000; |
(ii) The Acquisition is identified as a “Permitted Acquisition” by the Borrower in writing to the Administrative Agent provided that, prior to 11/30/04, any Acquisition otherwise qualifying as a Permitted Acquisition will require the affirmative consent of all the Lenders; |
(iii) The Borrower and its Subsidiaries have not closed more than two (2) Acquisitions in any twelve (12) month period and four (4) Acquisitions during the Commitment Period; |
(iv) No Acquisition shall be a Permitted Acquisition if the business which is the subject of such acquisition has a negative EBITDA for the most recently concluded four quarters; |
(v) Substantially all of the revenue of the Person or assets being acquired is derived from products and services substantially similar to those currently provided by the Borrower and/or its Subsidiaries; |
(vi) The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have received at least three (3) years of historical financial statements of such Person (or, if such Person has been in business for less than three (3) years, financial statements for such lesser number of years) and a set of projections setting forth in reasonable detail (with those stated assumptions set forth below) the pro forma effect of such Acquisition and showing compliance by the Borrower with all covenants set forth in this Agreement for the next succeeding four (4) fiscal quarters. The projections to be delivered hereunder shall include and specify the assumptions used to prepare such projections regarding growth of sales, margins on sales and cost savings resulting from such Acquisition; |
(vii) The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have received a certificate signed by the chief financial officer of the Borrower to the effect that (and including calculations indicating that) on a pro forma basis after giving effect to such Acquisition: (a) all representations and warranties contained in the Loan Documents will remain true and correct except those, if any, made as of a specific time which shall have been true and correct when made, (b) the Borrower will remain in compliance with all covenants contained in the Loan Documents, and (c) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or will occur as a result of the consummation of such Acquisition; |
(viii) With respect to such Person which is the subject of an Acquisition, such Acquisition has been (x) approved by the board of directors or other appropriate governing body of such Person or (y) recommended for approval by such board of directors or governing body to the shareholders, members, partners, or other owners of such Person, as required under applicable law or the certificate of incorporation and by-laws or other organizational documents of such Person and subsequently approved by the shareholders, members, partners or other owners if such approval is required under applicable law or by the certificate of incorporation and by-laws or other organizational documents of such Person or (z) otherwise agreed to by all shareholders, members, partners or owners of such Person; |
(ix) The Borrower has timely delivered the financial statements required pursuant to Section 5.1(1) and 5.1(2) hereof; |
(x) The Borrower and such other Person, if any, has complied with the provisions of Section 5.11 hereof; and |
(xi) The Acquisition constitutes a Domestic Acquisition, as herein after defined. Domestic Acquisition shall mean the acquisition by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower of more than 50% of the capital stock, membership interests, partnership interests or other similar ownership interests of a Person organized under the laws of the United States or any state thereof or the purchase of all or substantially all of the assets owned by such Person substantially all of which assets are located in the United States.” |
““Rolling Two Quarter EBIT” [Reserved].”
and (b) adding new definitions of “Blocked Account”, “Blocked Account Agreement”, “Control Agreement” and “Pledge Agreement” to read as follows:
““Blocked Account” shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Blocked Account Agreement.@
““Blocked Account Agreement” shall mean, collectively, the blocked account agreement by and between the Borrower, NIC Components Corp., Nu Horizons International Corp., Titan Supply Chain Services Corp. and Razor Electronics, Inc., as applicable, and the Administrative Agent in the form of Exhibit E hereto.” |
““Control Agreement” shall mean, collectively, the agreement(s) regarding the Mellon Bank, N.A. concentration deposit accounts of the Borrower, NIC Components Corp., Nu Horizons International Corp., Titan Supply Chain Services Corp. and Razor Electronics, Inc. (collectively, the “Control Agreement Guarantors”) by and among the Borrower, or the Control Agreement Guarantors, as applicable, Mellon Bank, N.A. and the Administrative Agent in the form of Exhibit D hereto. |
““Pledge Agreement” shall mean (a) with respect to the Borrower, any Pledge Agreement entered into in accordance with Section 5.11 hereof relating to the capital stock or other equity interests of a Foreign Subsidiary of the Borrower substantially in the form prepared by counsel to the Administrative Agent, (b) with respect to each Domestic Subsidiary, as applicable, any Pledge Agreement entered into in accordance with Section 5.11 hereof relating to the capital stock or other equity interests of a Foreign Subsidiary which is a Subsidiary of a Domestic Subsidiary of the Borrower substantially in the form prepared by counsel to the Administrative Agent and as each of the same may hereafter be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.” |
2. Section 2.8 of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted and “[Reserved]” is substituted therefor.
3. Section 2.9 (a) of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted and the following is substituted therefor:
“2.9 Commitment Fees; Other Fees. (a) Commitment Fees. As additional compensation for the Revolving Credit Commitments, the Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the pro rata benefit of the Lenders a commitment fee for the Commitment Period based on the average daily unused portion of the Total Revolving Credit Commitment (without reference to the Borrowing Base) of .25% which fee shall accrue from the date of the Second Amendment. |
Any fee payable under this Section 2.9 which is not paid when due shall bear interest at the Involuntary Rate until paid, payable on demand. Such fee shall be computed on the basis of a 360 day year for the actual days elapsed for the Relevant Period and shall be payable monthly on the first day of each month during the Commitment Period and on the Termination Date or any earlier date of termination in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. The “unused portion of the Total Revolving Credit Commitment” means, at any time, the Total Revolving Credit Commitment less the sum of (a) the unpaid principal balance of all Revolving Credit Loans and (b) the Letter of Credit Exposure. Upon termination or reduction of the Revolving Credit Commitments or adjustment of the Lenders’ percentage of Total Revolving Credit Commitments, the Borrower will pay to the Administrative Agent, for the pro rata account of the Lenders, accrued unused fees on the portion of the Revolving Credit Commitment terminated or reduced to the date of termination or reduction.” |
4. A new Section 3.15 entitled Security Agreements and Pledge Agreements is added to the Credit Agreement to read as follows:
“3.15 Security Agreements and Pledge Agreements: Each Security Agreement and Pledge Agreement executed by the Borrower and each Domestic Subsidiary, as applicable, shall, pursuant to its terms and applicable law, constitute a valid and continuing lien on and security interest in the collateral referred to in such Security Agreement and such Pledge Agreement in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Lenders, which shall be prior to all other Liens, claims and rights of all other Persons in such collateral which may be perfected under the laws of any state of the United States of America except Liens permitted by the terms hereof.” |
5. Section 5.11 of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted and the following is substituted therefor:
“5.11
New
Subsidiaries. Give the Administrative Agent prompt written notice of
the creation, establishment or acquisition, in any manner, of any
Subsidiary not existing on the date of the Second Amendment. The
Borrower
(a) shall cause any Domestic Subsidiary formed after the date of
this
Agreement to become a Guarantor of all debts and obligations of the
Borrower under this Agreement and cause such Domestic Subsidiary
to
execute a Guarantee and a Security Agreement together with related
security agreement questionnaires and UCC-1 financing statements
which
shall be acceptable to the Administrative Agent in all respects and
(b)
the Borrower or a Domestic Subsidiary of the Borrower, as appropriate,
shall execute a Pledge Agreement in the form provided by counsel
to the
Administrative Agent, with respect to the capital stock or other
equity
interest of any Foreign Subsidiary formed after the date of the Second
Amendment to be pledged to the Agent for the pro rata benefit of
the
Lenders pursuant to the Pledge Agreement or an amendment thereto
and
deliver to the Agent the stock certificates, if any, evidencing the
shares
or other interests pledged under such Pledge Agreement together with
stock
powers executed in blank. In no event shall the Borrower or a Domestic
Subsidiary be required to pledge any of the assets of a Subsidiary
that is
a controlled foreign corporation, as defined in Section 957(a) of
the
Internal Revenue Code, including, but not limited to the stock of
any
Subsidiary held directly or indirectly by any such Subsidiary. In
the case
of both (a) and (b) above, within ten (10) days after the creation,
establishment, or acquisition of such Subsidiary, the Borrower and
or a
Domestic Subsidiary shall deliver or cause to be delivered such proof
of
corporate action, incumbency of officers, opinions of counsel and
other
documents as are consistent with those delivered as to each Subsidiary
pursuant to Section 4.1 hereof or as the Administrative Agent shall
request, each in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent.”
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6. The Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding a new Section 5.12 to read as follows:
“5.12 Collection of Accounts. (a) In the event that the Borrower is in default of (1) the Minimum Excess Availability covenant contained in Section 6.3 of this Agreement and, provided there is at least $1.00 of Excess Availability, such default continues for a period of fifteen (15) days or (2) the provisions of Section 8(a) hereof, after giving effect to any period of grace, then in each instance and in addition to any other rights of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders and/or remedies available to the Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents (y) the Administrative Agent shall give the Notice of Exclusive Control under the Control Agreement, for the Borrower’s and the Control Agreement Guarantors’ cash concentration account(s) at Mellon Bank, N.A. and, in addition, (z) the Administrative Agent shall (A) require the Borrower to deposit, promptly upon receipt, all payments on Accounts and all proceeds of other collateral securing the Revolving Credit Loans in the identical form in which such payments are made, whether by cash, check or other manner, into the Blocked Account, (B) cause the Borrower to give notice to all account debtors to deposit all payments on Accounts, whether by cash, check or other manner, into the Blocked Account, and (c) give the Notice of Full Dominion under the Blocked Account Agreement. The Borrower and each Domestic Subsidiary hereby agree that all payments made to the Blocked Account or other funds received and collected by the Administrative Agent, whether on the Accounts or as proceeds of other collateral or otherwise, shall be the property of the Administrative Agent for the pro rata benefit of the Lenders. Neither the Borrower nor any Domestic Subsidiary shall be entitled to make withdrawals from the Blocked Account except in accordance with the terms of the Blocked Account Agreement. |
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(b) Such payments or other funds received pursuant to Section 5.12(a) hereof will be applied (conditional upon final collection) in the manner specified in the Blocked Account Agreement. |
(c) In the event that subsection (a) is applicable, the Borrower and all of its Affiliates, Subsidiaries, shareholders, directors, employees or agents shall, acting as trustee for the Administrative Agent, receive, as the property of the Administrative Agent for the pro rata benefit of the Lenders, any monies, checks, notes, drafts or any other payment relating to and/or proceeds of Accounts or other collateral which come into their possession or under their control and immediately upon receipt thereof, shall deposit or cause the same to be deposited in the Blocked Account, or otherwise remit the same or cause the same to be remitted, in kind, to the Administrative Agent. In no event shall the same be commingled with any of the Borrower’s own funds. |
(d) If there has occurred a Full Dominion Effective Date as defined in and provided for in the Blocked Account Agreement due to a violation of Section 6.3 hereof, the Administrative Agent’s control over the Blocked Account will remain in effect until such time as the Borrower has maintained Minimum Excess Availability, as defined in Section 6.3 hereof, for a consecutive two (2) month period as reflected in the Borrowing Base Certificates delivered pursuant to Section 5.1 (12) hereof. Upon satisfaction of such condition the Administrative Agent shall give the Notice of Termination of Exclusive Control under the Control Agreement and give the Notice of Termination of Full Dominion under the Blocked Account Agreement .” |
“5.13 Cash Concentration Accounts. Maintain and cause its Domestic Subsidiaries to maintain any cash concentration accounts subject to the Lien of the Administrative Agent and in furtherance thereof enter into and maintain the Control Agreement.” |
8. Section 6.2 of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted and the following is substituted therefor:
“6.2 Capital Base. Maintain a minimum Capital Base, as defined herein, as at 8/31/05 and at the end of each fiscal quarter thereafter of at least the sum of $120,000,000 plus 75% of cumulative consolidated quarterly net income of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries after 8/31/05. In addition, 75% of the net proceeds received by the Borrower or its Subsidiaries from any equity offering will be added to the applicable Capital Base amount required as set forth above for the next succeeding fiscal quarter and in each fiscal quarter thereafter. Net losses, if any, will not be deducted from the applicable calculation of Capital Base. “Capital Base” shall mean for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis the sum of Tangible Net Worth plus Subordinated Debt.” |
“6.2.5 Domestic Capital Base. Maintain a minimum Domestic Capital Base, as defined herein, as at 8/31/05 and at the end of each fiscal quarter thereafter of at least the sum of $105,000,000 plus 75% of cumulative consolidated quarterly net income of the Borrower and its Domestic Subsidiaries after 8/31/05. In addition, 75% of the net proceeds received by the Borrower or its Domestic Subsidiaries from any equity offering will be added to the applicable Domestic Capital Base amount required as set forth above for the next succeeding fiscal quarter and in each fiscal quarter thereafter. Net losses, if any, will not be deducted from the applicable calculation of Domestic Capital Base. “Domestic Capital Base” shall mean for the Borrower and its Domestic Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis the sum of Tangible Net Worth plus Subordinated Debt, in each case, of the Borrower and its Domestic Subsidiaries.” |
10. Section 6.3 of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted and the following is substituted therefor:
“6.3 Minimum Excess Availability. Maintain at all times an Excess Availability, as herein defined, of $10,000,000. Excess Availability means the amount of Revolving Credit Loans which would be available if the Borrowing Base was calculated without giving effect to the limitations on the maximum amount of same imposed by reference to the definition of Total Revolving Credit Commitments, less the sum of the amounts of Revolving Credit Loans outstanding and the Letter of Credit Exposure.” |
11. Section 6.4 of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted and “[Reserved]” is substituted therefor.
12. Section 6.5 of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted and the following is substituted therefor:
“6.5 Maximum Net Loss. (a) Not incur a net loss in excess of $3,000,000 for any fiscal quarter and (b) commencing with the fiscal quarter ended 8/31/05, not incur a net loss in excess of $6,000,000 as of the end of each fiscal quarter for the rolling four fiscal quarters then ended.” |
13. Section 7.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted and the following is substituted therefor:
“7.1 Indebtedness for Borrowed Money. Incur, or permit to exist, any indebtedness for borrowed money except (i) indebtedness incurred pursuant to borrowings or other extensions of credit hereunder, (ii) purchase money indebtedness (y) secured by Liens described in Section 7.2(iv) hereof which has an annual debt service requirement of not more than $8,000,000 in the aggregate inclusive of the annual amounts expended by the Borrower for operating leases pursuant to Section 7.7 hereof and (z) incurred in connection with Nevada CapEx, as defined in Section 6.6 hereof, (iii) indebtedness existing on the date of the Second Amendment and reflected in the financial statements referred to in Section 3.1 hereof and extensions, renewals and refinancings thereof (without increase in principal amount), (iv) indebtedness incurred in the ordinary course of business exclusive of that incurred in the borrowing of money, (v) Subordinated Indebtedness, (vi) indebtedness incurred by the Foreign Subsidiaries to institutional lenders not to exceed $30,000,000 in the aggregate and (vii) other indebtedness which shall not exceed in the aggregate, for the Borrower and all Domestic Subsidiaries, at any time outstanding, the sum of $1,000,000.” |
14. Section 7.2 of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted and the following is substituted therefor:
“7.2 Liens. Create, assume or permit to exist any Lien on any of its property or assets now owned or hereafter acquired except (i) Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders; (ii) other Liens incidental to the conduct of its business or the ownership of its property and assets which were not incurred in connection with the borrowing of money or the obtaining of advances or credit and which do not materially impair the use thereof in the operation of its business; (iii) Liens for taxes or other governmental charges which are not delinquent or which are being contested in good faith and for which a reserve shall have been established in accordance with GAAP; (iv) purchase money Liens on fixed assets granted to secure either the unpaid balance of the purchase price thereof or a loan made to finance the purchase of such assets, all to the extent permitted under Section 7.1(ii)(y) and (z) hereof; (v) Liens existing on the date of the Second Amendment and disclosed in writing to the Lenders as indicated on Schedule I hereto and (vi) Liens attaching to the property of the Foreign Subsidiaries securing indebtedness of the Foreign Subsidiaries permitted by Section 7.1 (vi) hereof.” |
15. Section 7.3 of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted and the following is substituted therefor:
“7.3 Loans and Investments. Lend or advance money, credit or property to or invest in (by capital contribution, loan, purchase or otherwise) any firm, corporation, or other Person except (i) investments in United States Government obligations, certificates of deposit of any banking institution with combined capital and surplus of at least $200,000,000 and commercial paper of the highest credit rating given by Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc. or Standard and Poor’s Ratings Services, (ii) the Borrower may make loans provided that the aggregate thereof at any time outstanding and owing by any one Person shall not exceed $200,000, (iii) investments in stocks, securities or assets of other Persons which qualify as a Permitted Acquisition, (iv) the purchase of up to $1,000,000 of the stock of the Borrower on behalf of the ESOP valued at the market price at the time of such purchase, (v) investments in stocks, securities or assets of other corporations not meeting the requirements of subsection (iii) above, so long as such corporation is in the electronics or high tech business; provided, however, that (1) the aggregate of such investments shall not exceed $1,000,000 and (2) such corporation is organized under the laws of any state of the United States of America, (vi) the purchase of not more than an aggregate of $4,000,000 of minority interests in the Borrower’s Foreign Subsidiaries pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of the shareholder agreements of such Foreign Subsidiaries (a “Minority Interest Purchase”) and (vii) investments by the Borrower and its Domestic Subsidiaries in stocks, securities or assets of Foreign Subsidiaries or loans to Foreign Subsidiaries provided that such investments and loans together with the guarantees permitted by Section 7.5 (iii) hereof do not exceed $60,000,000 in the aggregate reduced by any amount utilized for any Minority Interest Purchase under subsection (vi) above.” |
16. Section 7.4 of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted and the following is substituted therefor:
“7.4 Fundamental Changes. Wind up, liquidate, or dissolve itself, reorganize, merge or consolidate with or into, or convey, sell, assign, transfer, lease, or otherwise dispose of (whether in one transaction or a series of transactions) all or substantially all of its assets, (whether now owned or hereafter acquired other than sales of inventory and obsolete equipment in the ordinary course of business) to any Person, or acquire all or substantially all of the assets or the business of any Person except: a wholly owned Subsidiary of the Borrower may merge into or consolidate with (1) a wholly owned Subsidiary of the Borrower or (2) the Borrower, provided that no Foreign Subsidiary shall merge with and into another Foreign Subsidiary if 65% of the shares or other ownership interests of the surviving Subsidiary cannot be pledged to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders, provided further that in each case that immediately after giving effect thereto, the surviving entity is obligated under this Agreement and no event shall occur and be continuing which constitutes a Default or an Event of Default.” |
17. Section 7.5 of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted and the following is substituted therefor:
“7.5 Contingent Liabilities. Assume, endorse, be or become liable for or guarantee the obligations of any Person if, as a result thereof, the aggregate of such contingent liabilities with respect to any one Person would exceed $100,000 excluding, however, (i) the endorsement of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of business, (ii) guarantees given by the Borrower for obligations of its Domestic Subsidiaries and guarantees given by Domestic Subsidiaries for the obligations of the Borrower and (iii) guarantees by the Borrower and its Foreign Subsidiaries for obligations of Foreign Subsidiaries permitted by Section 7.1 (vi) hereof provided that such obligations together with investments and loans permitted by Section 7.3 (vii) and Minority Interest Purchases permitted by Section 7.3 (vi) do not exceed $60,000,000 in the aggregate and such guarantees are not secured by any property of the Borrower or its Domestic Subsidiaries. Solely for purposes of calculating compliance with the provisions of (iii) above, the guaranteed amount pursuant to guarantees by the Borrower and/or one or more guarantors of the same indebtedness obligations shall only be counted once.” |
18. Section 7.6 of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted and the following is substituted therefor:
“7.6 Sales of Receivables; Sale — Leasebacks. Sell, discount or otherwise dispose of notes, accounts receivable or other obligations owing to the Borrower or its Domestic Subsidiaries, with or without recourse, except for the purpose of collection in the ordinary course of business; or sell any asset pursuant to an arrangement to thereafter lease such asset from the purchaser thereof.” |
19. Section 7.12 of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted and the following is substituted therefor:
“7.12 Liabilities of Subsidiaries: [Reserved].”
20. Section 7.14 of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted and the following is substituted therefor:
“7.14 ERISA. (a) Terminate and Plan so as to result in any material liability of the Borrower or any Subsidiary to the PBGC, (b) engage in or permit any Person to engage in any prohibited Transaction involving any Plan which would subject the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to any material tax, penalty or other liability, (c) incur or suffer to exist any material “accumulated funding deficiency” (as defined in Section 202 of ERISA), whether or not waived, involving any Plan, or (d) allow or suffer to exist any event or condition, which presents a material risk of incurring a material liability of the borrower or any Subsidiary to the PBGC by reason of termination of any Plan.” |
21. Section 8(c) of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted and the following is substituted therefor:
(c) The Borrower shall default in the observance or performance of any of its agreement set forth in Sections 5.11, 6 (other than Section 6.3 unless there is less than $1.00 of Excess Availability) or 7 hereof or” |
“(i) A Loan Document shall cease, for any reason, to be in full force and effect or shall be declared null and void, a default shall occur thereunder or any party thereto shall assert that it has no further obligation to a Lender or the Administrative Agent thereunder (unless such party has been discharged from such obligation under such Loan Document by such Lender or the Administrative Agent in writing) or any Security Agreement or any Pledge Agreement shall for any reason, except to the extent permitted by this Agreement or any other Loan Document, cease to create, or the Administrative Agent (for any reason other than termination or release as permitted by this Agreement) shall cease to have, for the benefit of itself and the ratable benefit of the Lenders, a valid, enforceable and perfected first priority security interest in the Collateral (as defined therein) or any portion thereof, then, in any such event, any or all of the following actions shall be taken: (i) the Administrative Agent with the written consent of the Required Lenders may, and upon the written request of the Required Lenders shall, by notice of default to the Borrower, declare the Revolving Credit Commitments to be terminated forthwith, whereupon the Revolving Credit Commitments and all obligations of the Lenders to make Revolving Credit Loans or issue Letters of Credit, shall immediately terminate; (ii) the Administrative Agent with the written consent of the Required Lenders may, and upon the written request of the Required Lenders shall, by notice of default to the Borrower, declare the entire amounts due under the Revolving Credit Notes (with accrued interest thereon) and all other amounts owing under this Agreement to be immediately due and payable; provided, however, that upon the happening of an event specified in subsection (f) of this Section 8, the obligation of the Lenders to make further Revolving Credit Loans and the Issuing Lender to issue Letters of Credit shall terminate and the Revolving Credit Notes and all other amounts owing under this Agreement shall be immediately due and payable without declaration or other notice to the Borrower. Except as expressly provided above in this Section, presentment, demand, protest and all other notices of any kind are hereby expressly waived.” |
23. Section 10.1 (a) of the Agreement is hereby deleted and the following is substituted therefor:
“(a) if to the Borrower, any Guarantor or any of their respective subsidiaries at Nu Horizons Electronics Corp., 70 Mxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, Xxtn.: Xx. Xxxx Xxxxxxx, Vice President/Finance with a copy to Kramer, Coleman, Wactlar & Xxxxxxxxx, P.C. 100 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, Xxtn: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx, Esq.” |
24. The Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding a new Exhibit D and an Exhibit E in the form attached hereto.
25. The Revolving Credit Commitments of the Lenders are hereby adjusted among the Lenders and, to reflect such adjustment, Schedule I of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted and the following is substituted therefor:
“SCHEDULE I
Facility
Amount : $100,000,000
Bank
|
Revolving
Credit
Commitment
|
Percentage
of Total
Revolving
Credit Commitment
|
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Citibank,
N.A.
|
$
|
21,000,000
|
21%
|
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Bank
of America, N.A.
|
$
|
15,000,000
|
15%
|
|
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JPMorgan
Chase Bank, N.A.
|
$
|
15,000,000
|
15%
|
|
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Israel
Discount Bank of New York
|
$
|
14,000,000
|
14%
|
|
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HSBC
Bank USA, National Association
|
$
|
10,000,000
|
10%
|
|
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North
Fork Bank
|
$
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10,000,000
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10%
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Bank
Leumi USA
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$
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7,500,000
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7.5%
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Sovereign
Bank
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$
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7,500,000
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7.5%
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Borrower:
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By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxx | |
Xxxx
Xxxxxxx
Vice
President/Finance
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Administrative
Agent:
CITIBANK,
N.A., as Administrative Agent
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |
Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxxx
Vice
President
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Documentation
Agent:
BANK
OF AMERICA, N.A., as
Documentation Agent
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx | |
Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxxxx
Senior
Vice President
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Syndication
Agent:
JPMORGAN
CHASE BANK, N.A., as
Syndication Agent
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxx | |
Xxxxxx
Xxxxx
Vice
President
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Syndication
Agent:
HSBC
BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Syndication Agent
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx | |
Xxxxxxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxxxx
First
Vice President
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Notice Addresses: | Lenders: | |
CITIBANK, N.A. | ||
CITIBANK, N.A. | By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx |
730
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
|
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx Vice
President
|
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. | ||
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. | By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx |
1185
Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx, XX 00000
|
Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxxxx
Senior
Vice President
|
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | ||
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | By: | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxx |
395
Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 0
Xxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
|
Xxxxxx
Xxxxx
Vice
President
|
ISRAEL DISCOUNT BANK OF NEW YORK | ||
ISRAEL
DISCOUNT BANK OF
NEW YORK
|
By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx |
511
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx, XX 00000
|
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
First
Vice President
|
By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxx | |
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
First Vice
President
|
HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | ||
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||
HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | By: | /s/ Xxxxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx |
534
Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
|
Xxxxxxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxxxx
First
Vice President
|
NORTH FORK BANK | ||
NORTH FORK BANK | By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx |
275
Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
|
Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxx
Vice
President
|
BANK LEUMI USA | ||
BANK LEUMI USA | By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxx |
48
Sxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxx
000
Xxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
|
Xxxx Xxxx First
Vice President
|
SOVEREIGN BANK | ||
SOVEREIGN BANK | By: | /s/ Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx |
3
Huxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
Xxxxx
000 Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
|
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Senior
Vice President
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Re:
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CONTROL
AGREEMENT (BANK ACCOUNTS) dated as of November ___, 2005 (the
“Agreement”)
among [___________________], Citibank, N.A., as Administrative
Agent and
Mellon Bank, N.A. relating to Account(s) No.
[_____________________]
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Re:
|
CONTROL
AGREEMENT (BANK ACCOUNTS) dated as of November ___, 2005 (the
“Agreement”)
among [____________________], Citibank, N.A., as Administrative
Agent and
Mellon Bank, N.A. relating to Account(s) No.
[____________________]
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(i)
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to
accrued interest due and unpaid on the Revolving Credit
Loans;
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(ii)
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to
accrued commitment fees pursuant to Section 2.9 (a) of the Credit
Agreement;
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(iii)
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to
letter of credit fees due and unpaid pursuant to Section 2.9 (b)
of the
Credit Agreement;
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(iv)
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to
the Administration Agent any annual fees due and unpaid pursuant
to
Section 2.9 (c) of the Credit
Agreement;
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(v)
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to
reduce the principal amount of the Revolving Credit Loans to an amount
which considering any advances and/or repayments of same since the
date of
the last Borrowing Base Certificate will result in the Grantor being
in
compliance with Section 6.3 of the Credit Agreement;
and
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(vi)
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to
the extent of any excess remaining after application pursuant to
(i)
through (v) above, to the order of the
Grantor.
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To:
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[_____________________]
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RE:
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Account
Number: _______________
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To:
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[____________________]
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RE:
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Account
Number: _______________
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