THIRD AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.19
THIRD AMENDMENT TO
CREDIT AGREEMENT
CREDIT AGREEMENT
This Third Amendment to Credit Agreement (this “Amendment”), dated as of February 11, 2008, is
by and among SOFTBRANDS, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Parent”), the subsidiaries of Parent
identified on the signature pages hereto (collectively, with the Parent, the “Borrowers” and
individually, a “Borrower”), XXXXX FARGO FOOTHILL, INC., a California corporation, as
Administrative Agent (the “Agent”) and each of the lenders parties hereto (the “Lenders”).
R E C I T A L S
A. The Borrowers, the Agent and the Lenders are parties to that certain Credit Agreement dated
as of August 14, 2006, as amended by that certain First Amendment to the Credit Agreement dated as
of October 5, 2006, as amended by that certain Second Amendment to the Credit Agreement dated as of
March 15, 2007 (the “Original Credit Agreement”).
B. The parties hereto desire to further amend the Original Credit Agreement (as the Original
Credit Agreement is amended by this Amendment, and as the Original Credit Agreement may be further
amended, modified or restated from time, collectively the “Credit Agreement”) as provided herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises herein contained, and for other good and
valuable consideration (the receipt, sufficiency and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged),
the parties hereto (intending to be legally bound) hereby agree as follows:
1. Definitions. Terms capitalized herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have
the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Credit Agreement.
2. Amendments to Credit Agreement. Subject to the terms and conditions contained
herein, the parties hereto hereby amend the Credit Agreement as follows:
(a) The definition of “Permitted Investments” in Schedule 1.1 to the Credit
Agreement is amended and restated as follows:
“Permitted Investments” means (a) Investments in cash and Cash Equivalents; (b)
Investments in negotiable instruments for collection; (c) advances made in connection with
purchases of goods or services in the ordinary course of business; (d) Investments received in
settlement of amounts due to a Borrower or any Subsidiary of a Borrower effected in the ordinary
course of business or owing to a Borrower or any Subsidiary of a Borrower as a result of Insolvency
Proceedings involving an Account Debtor or upon the foreclosure or enforcement of any Lien in favor
of a Borrower or any Subsidiary of a Borrower; (e) Permitted Acquisitions; (f) subject to
Section 6.12, amounts incurred by a Borrower or any Subsidiary of a Borrower for
operational costs of doing business in a location outside of the United States or China so long as
the aggregate amount of such amount does not exceed $350,000 at any one time; (g) Investments
identified on Schedule P-2 to the Agreement; (h) Investments by Borrowers in the Stock of
their Subsidiaries; (i) loans, advances or capital contributions made by any Borrower to any
Subsidiary and made by any Subsidiary to any Borrower or any other Subsidiary in an aggregate
amount not to exceed $2,500,000; (j) Guarantees and other Investments constituting Indebtedness
permitted by Section 6.1; (k) promissory notes acquired in connection with dispositions of
assets permitted under Section 6.4; (l) loans and advances to employees of Borrowers and
their Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business generally consistent with past practice; (m)
Accounts and bank deposits made in the ordinary course of business subject in all cases to Control
Agreements; (n) Permitted Acquisitions; (o) other Investments by Borrowers and their Subsidiaries
in or to Persons other than their Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount not to exceed $500,000, and
(p) the purchase of Indebtedness as permitted in Section 6.7; provided such Indebtedness is
promptly retired.
(b) Section 6.12 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated as
follows:
6.12 Investments. Except for Permitted Investments, directly or indirectly, make or
acquire any Investment or incur any liabilities (including contingent obligations) for or in
connection with any Investment; provided, however, that (a) Administrative Borrower and its U.S.
Subsidiaries shall not have Permitted Investments (other than in the Cash Management Accounts) in
Deposit Accounts or Securities Accounts in an aggregate amount in excess of $500,000 at any one
time unless Administrative Borrower or its U.S. Subsidiary, as applicable, and the applicable
securities intermediary or bank have entered into Control Agreements governing such Permitted
Investments in order to perfect (and further establish) the Agent’s Liens in such Permitted
Investments; (b) Administrative Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall not have any Investments, Cash
Equivalents, cash or any other funds in China in an aggregate amount in excess of $4,000,000 at any
one time (and if at any time such amount referenced in this clause (b) exceeds $4,000,000 at any
one time, then such excess amount shall be as soon as reasonably practicable and in no event more
than 7 Business Days after the occurrence of such event, transferred into a Deposit Account that is
subject to a Control Agreement); and (c) Administrative Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall not
have any Investments, Cash Equivalents, cash or any other funds in any location outside of the
United States or China in an aggregate amount in excess of $5,000,000 at any one time (and if at
any time such amount referenced in this clause (b) exceeds $5,000,000 at any one time, then such
excess amount shall be as soon as reasonably practicable and in no event more than 7 Business Days
after the occurrence of such event, transferred into a Deposit Account that is subject to a Control
Agreement). Subject to the foregoing proviso, Borrowers shall not and shall not permit their
Subsidiaries to establish or maintain any Deposit Account or Securities Account unless Agent shall
have received a Control Agreement in respect of such Deposit Account or Securities Account.
(c) Section 6.16(a) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated as follows:
(a) Minimum EBITDA. Fail to achieve EBITDA, measured on a quarter-end basis, of at
least the required amount set forth in the following table for the applicable period set
forth opposite thereto:
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Applicable Amount | Applicable Period | |||
$1,273,000 |
For the 3 month period | |||
ending December 31, 2006 | ||||
$2,930,000 |
For the 6 month period | |||
ending March 31, 2007 | ||||
$5,117,000 |
For the 9 month period | |||
ending June 30, 2007 | ||||
$8,027,000 |
For the 12 month period | |||
ending September 30, 2007 | ||||
$7,400,000 |
For the 12 month period | |||
ending December 31, 2007 | ||||
$8,000,000 |
For the 12 month period | |||
ending March 31, 2008 | ||||
$11,200,000 |
For the 12 month period | |||
ending June 30, 2008 | ||||
$11,750,000 |
For the 12 month period | |||
ending September 30, 2008 | ||||
$12,000,000 |
For the 12 month period | |||
ending each quarter thereafter | ||||
3. Conditions Precedent. The amendments contained in Section 2 above are
subject to, and contingent upon, the prior or contemporaneous satisfaction of each of the following
conditions precedent, each in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent:
(a) The Borrowers, the Agent and the Lenders shall have executed and delivered to each
other this Amendment;
(b) The Agent shall have received a fully-earned non-refundable amendment fee in the
amount of $25,000; and
(c) The Borrowers shall have satisfied any other conditions of the Agent required in
connection with this Amendment.
4. Reference to and Effect on the Credit Agreement. Except as expressly provided
herein, the Credit Agreement and all of the Loan Documents shall remain unmodified and continue in
full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed. The execution, delivery and
effectiveness of this Amendment shall not operate as a waiver of: (a) any right, power or remedy of
the Agent or the Lenders under the Credit Agreement or any of the Loan
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Documents, or (b) any Default or Event of Default under the Credit Agreement or any of the
Loan Documents.
5. Representations and Warranties of the Borrowers. Each of the Borrowers hereby
represents and warrants to the Agent and the Lenders, which representations and warranties shall
survive the execution and delivery of this Amendment, that on and as of the date hereof and after
giving effect to this Amendment:
(a) As to each Borrower, the execution, delivery, and performance by such Borrower of
this Amendment have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of such
Borrower.
(b) As to each Borrower, the execution, delivery, and performance by such Borrower of
this Amendment does not and will not (i) violate any provision of federal, state, or local
law or regulation applicable to any Borrower, the Governing Documents of any Borrower, or
any order, judgment, or decree of any court or other Governmental Authority binding on any
Borrower, (ii) conflict with, result in a breach of, or constitute (with due notice or lapse
of time or both) a default under any material contractual obligation of any Borrower, (iii)
result in or require the creation or imposition of any Lien of any nature whatsoever upon
any properties or assets of Borrower, other than Permitted Liens, or (iv) require any
approval of any Borrower’s interest holders or any approval or consent of any Person under
any material contractual obligation of any Borrower, other than consents or approvals that
have been obtained and that are still in force and effect.
(c) As to each Borrower, this Amendment and all other documents contemplated hereby,
when executed and delivered by such Borrower will be the legally valid and binding
obligations of such Borrower, enforceable against such Borrower in accordance with their
respective terms, except as enforcement may be limited by equitable principles or by
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or similar laws relating to or limiting
creditors’ rights generally.
(d) The representations and warranties of each of the Borrowers set forth in the Credit
Agreement and in the Loan Documents to which it is a party are true, correct and complete on
and as of the date hereof; provided that the references to the Credit Agreement therein
shall be deemed to include the Credit Agreement as amended by this Amendment.
(e) Each of the Borrowers acknowledges that the Agent and each Lender is specifically
relying upon the representations, warranties and agreements contained in this Amendment and
that such representations, warranties and agreements constitute a material inducement to the
Agent and each Lender in entering into this Amendment.
6. Reference to Credit Agreement; No Waiver.
6.1 Upon the effectiveness of this Amendment, each reference in the Credit
Agreement to “this Credit Agreement,” “hereunder,” “hereof,” “herein” or
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words of like import shall mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement as
amended hereby. The term “Loan Documents” as defined in Schedule 1.1 of the
Credit Agreement shall include (in addition to the Loan Documents described in the
Credit Agreement) this Amendment and any other agreements, instruments or other
documents executed in connection herewith.
6.2 The Agent’s and a Lender’s failure, at any time or times hereafter, to
require strict performance by the Borrowers of any provision or term of the Credit
Agreement, this Amendment or the other Loan Documents shall not waive, affect or
diminish any right of the Agent or a Lender thereafter to demand strict compliance
and performance therewith. Any suspension or waiver by the Agent or a Lender of a
breach of this Amendment or any Event of Default under the Credit Agreement shall
not, except as expressly set forth herein, suspend, waive or affect any other breach
of this Amendment or any Event of Default under the Credit Agreement, whether the
same is prior or subsequent thereto and whether of the same or of a different kind
or character. None of the undertakings, agreements, warranties, covenants and
representations of any Borrower contained in this Amendment, shall be deemed to have
been suspended or waived by the Agent or a Lender unless such suspension or waiver
is: (i) in writing and signed by the Agent and each Lender and (ii) delivered to the
Borrower. In no event shall the Agent’s and each Lender’s execution and delivery of
this Amendment establish a course of dealing among the Agent, each Lender, the
Borrowers, or any other obligor or in any other way obligate the Agent or each
Lender to hereafter provide any amendments or waivers with respect to the Credit
Agreement. The terms and provisions of this Amendment shall be limited precisely as
written and shall not be deemed: (A) to be a consent to a modification, amendment or
waiver of any other term or condition of the Credit Agreement or of any other Loan
Documents, or (B) to prejudice any right or remedy that the Agent or each Lender may
now have under or in connection with the Credit Agreement or any of the other Loan
Documents.
7. Successors and Assigns; Amendment. This Amendment shall be binding upon and inure
to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns; provided,
however, no Borrower may assign this Amendment or any of its respective rights hereunder
without the Agent’s and each Lender’s prior written consent. Any prohibited assignment of this
Amendment shall be absolutely null and void. This Amendment may only be amended or modified by a
writing signed by the Agent, each Lender and the Borrowers.
8. Severability; Construction. Wherever possible, each provision of this Amendment
shall be interpreted in such a manner so as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if
any provision of this Amendment is held to be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such
provision or provisions shall be ineffective only to the extent of such provision and invalidity,
without invalidating the remainder of this Amendment. Neither this Amendment nor any uncertainty or
ambiguity herein shall be construed or resolved against Agent or each Lender, whether under any
rule of construction or otherwise. On the contrary, this Amendment has been reviewed by all
parties hereto and shall be construed and interpreted
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according to the ordinary meaning of the words used so as to fairly accomplish the purposes
and intentions of the parties hereto.
9. Counterparts; Facsimile. This Amendment may be executed in one or more
counterparts, each of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery
of an executed counterpart of this Amendment by telefacsimile shall be equally as effective as
delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Amendment. Any party delivering an executed
counterpart of this Amendment by telefacsimile shall also deliver a manually executed counterpart
of this Amendment, but the failure to deliver a manually executed counterpart shall not affect the
validity, enforceability or binding effect of this Amendment.
10. CHOICE OF LAW AND VENUE; JURY TRIAL WAIVER.
(a) THE VALIDITY OF THIS AMENDMENT, THE CONSTRUCTION, INTERPRETATION, AND ENFORCEMENT
HEREOF, AND THE RIGHTS OF THE PARTIES HERETO WITH RESPECT TO ALL MATTERS ARISING HEREUNDER
OR RELATED HERETO SHALL BE DETERMINED UNDER, GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS.
(b) THE PARTIES AGREE THAT ALL ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS
AMENDMENT SHALL BE TRIED AND LITIGATED ONLY IN THE STATE AND TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY
APPLICABLE LAW, FEDERAL COURTS LOCATED IN THE COUNTY OF XXXX, STATE OF ILLINOIS, PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, THAT ANY SUIT SEEKING ENFORCEMENT AGAINST ANY BORROWER COLLATERAL OR OTHER PROPERTY
MAY BE BROUGHT, AT AGENT’S OPTION, IN THE COURTS OF ANY JURISDICTION WHERE AGENT ELECTS TO
BRING SUCH ACTION OR WHERE SUCH BORROWERS COLLATERAL OR OTHER PROPERTY MAY BE FOUND.
BORROWER, AGENT AND THE LENDERS WAIVE, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, ANY
RIGHT EACH MAY HAVE TO ASSERT THE DOCTRINE OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR TO OBJECT TO VENUE TO
THE EXTENT ANY PROCEEDING IS BROUGHT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION 11(b).
(c) BORROWERS, AGENT AND THE LENDERS HEREBY WAIVE THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO A JURY
TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AMENDMENT OR ANY OF
THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREIN, INCLUDING CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS, BREACH OF DUTY
CLAIMS, AND ALL OTHER COMMON LAW OR STATUTORY CLAIMS. BORROWERS, AGENT AND THE LENDERS
REPRESENT THAT EACH HAS REVIEWED THIS WAIVER AND IT KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVES ITS
JURY TRIAL RIGHTS FOLLOWING CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL. IN THE EVENT OF
LITIGATION, A COPY OF THIS AMENDMENT MAY BE FILED AS A WRITTEN CONSENT TO A TRIAL BY
THE COURT.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Third Amendment to be duly executed and
delivered as of the date first above written.
SoftBrands, Inc. a Delaware corporation, as a Borrower |
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SoftBrands Manufacturing, Inc. a Minnesota corporation, as a Borrower |
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SoftBrands International, Inc. a Delaware corporation, as a Borrower |
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SoftBrands Licensing, Inc. a Delaware corporation, as a Borrower |
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MAI Systems Corporation a Delaware corporation, as a Borrower |
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Hotel Information Systems, Inc. a Delaware corporation, as a Borrower |
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CLS Software International, Inc. a California corporation, as a Borrower |
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Xxxxx Fargo Foothill, Inc. a California corporation, as Agent and a Lender |
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