AMENDMENT NO. 1 to AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT AND GUARANTY
Exhibit 10.1
AMENDMENT NO. 1
to
AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT AND GUARANTY
This AMENDMENT NO. 1 dated as of April 15, 2008 (this “Amendment”) is by and among
HAMPSHIRE GROUP, LIMITED (the “Borrower”), HAMPSHIRE DESIGNERS, INC., ITEM-EYES, INC. and
XXXXX XXXXXX, INC. (collectively, the “Guarantors”), SB CORPORATION (“SB”), the
Banks party hereto and HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as Agent for the Banks.
RECITALS:
A. The Borrower, the Guarantors, SB, the Banks and the Agent have entered into an Amended and
Restated Credit Agreement and Guaranty dated as of February 15, 2008 (the “Credit
Agreement”).
B. The Borrower has requested, and the Banks and the Agent have agreed, to amend, among
others, Sections 7.06 (Ownership and Liens) and 9.07 (Mergers) , all upon the terms and conditions
set forth herein.
C. The Banks are agreeable to such amendment, on the terms and subject to the conditions set
forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable
consideration whose receipt and sufficiency are acknowledged, the Borrower, SB, the Guarantors, the
Banks and the Agent hereby agree as follows:
Section 1. Definitions. Each capitalized term used but not defined in this Amendment
shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Credit Agreement.
Section 2. Amendments of Credit Agreement
2.01 Section 7.06 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
(a) The parenthetical immediately following “Section 7.05 hereof” is hereby
deleted and the following parenthetical is substituted therefor: “(other than any
properties or assets disposed of in the ordinary course of business or as otherwise
permitted pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents)”.
(b) The last sentence of Section 7.06 of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted and
the following sentence is substituted therefor: “All trademarks owned by Borrower and/or
the Restricted Subsidiaries as of the date hereof are indicated on Schedule 7.06
hereto.”
2.02 A new clause (iii) shall be added to Section 9.07 of the Credit Agreement to read as
follows (with punctuation in clauses (i) through (ii) in Section 9.07 of the Credit Agreement to be
changed accordingly): “or (iii) the sale of assets permitted pursuant to Section 9.04
hereof”.
Section 3. Acknowledgments, Confirmations and Consent.
3.01 Each of the Borrower and the Guarantors acknowledges and confirms that the Liens granted
pursuant to the Security Documents to which it is a party continue to secure the Obligations.
3.02 Each Guarantor consents in all respects to the execution by the Borrower of this
Amendment and acknowledges and confirms that the Guaranty by such Guarantor, as set forth in
Article V of the Credit Agreement, guarantees the full payment and performance of all of the
Obligations, and remains in full force and effect in accordance with its terms.
Section 4. Representations and Warranties. The Borrower and each Guarantor, as the
case may be, each represents and warrants to the Banks and the Agent as follows:
4.01 After giving effect to this Amendment, (i) each of the representations and warranties set
forth in Article VII of the Credit Agreement is true and correct in all respects as if made on the
date of this Amendment, and (ii) no Default or Event of Default exists under the Credit Agreement.
4.02 The Borrower and each Guarantor has the power to execute, deliver and perform, and has
taken all necessary action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of, this Amendment
and the other agreements, instruments and documents to be executed by it in connection with this
Amendment. No consent or approval of any Person, no waiver of any Lien or right of distraint or
other similar right and no consent, license, certificate of need, approval, authorization or
declaration of, or filing with, any governmental authority, bureau or agency is or will be required
in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by the Borrower or any Guarantor, or the
validity, enforcement or priority, of this Amendment and the other agreements, instruments and
documents executed in connection with this Amendment.
4.03 The execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower and each Guarantor of this
Amendment will not violate any Law, and will not result in, or require, the creation or imposition
of any Lien on any of its properties or revenues
pursuant to any Law except those in favor of the Agent.
4.04 This Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by the Borrower or such Guarantor, as
the case may be, and constitutes the valid and legally binding obligation of the Borrower or such
Guarantor, as the case may be, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement
may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or other similar
laws, now or hereafter in effect, relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights
generally and except that the remedy of specific performance and other equitable remedies are
subject to judicial discretion.
Section 5. Miscellaneous.
5.01 Except as specifically modified by this Amendment, the Credit Agreement and each of the
other Loan Documents shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with their respective
terms.
5.02 THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE
STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO AGREEMENTS MADE AND TO BE PERFORMED ENTIRELY WITHIN SUCH STATE.
5.03 This Amendment may be signed in any number of counterparts with the same effect as if all
parties to this Amendment signed the same counterpart.
5.04 The Borrower agrees to pay the Agent upon demand all reasonable expenses, including
reasonable fees of attorneys for the Agent, incurred by the Agent in connection with the
preparation, negotiation and execution of this Amendment and any other agreements, instruments and
documents executed or furnished in connection with this Amendment.
Section 6. Effectiveness of Amendment. This Amendment shall become effective upon
receipt by the Agent of (i) original counterparts of this Amendment duly executed by the Borrower,
the Guarantors and the Required Banks, and (ii) payment of the Agent’s legal fees and expenses.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Borrower, SB, the Guarantors, the Banks party hereto and the Agent
have signed and delivered this Amendment as of the date first written above.
HAMPSHIRE GROUP, LIMITED |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |||
Title: | Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | |||
HAMPSHIRE DESIGNERS, INC. |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |||
Title: | Secretary | |||
ITEM-EYES, INC. |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |||
Title: | Secretary | |||
XXXXX XXXXXX, INC. |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |||
Title: | Secretary | |||
SB CORPORATION |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |||
Title: | Secretary |
HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Bank, as Letter of Credit Issuing Bank and as Agent |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx | |||
Title: | Vice President | |||
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as a Bank |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |||
Title: | Senior Vice President | |||
ISRAEL DISCOUNT BANK OF NEW YORK, as a Bank |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxx Commander | |||
Name: | Xxxxxx Commander | |||
Title: | Senior Vice President | |||
By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxx Xxxxx | |||
Title: | First Vice President |
WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Bank |
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By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxx Xxxxxx | |||
Title: | Senior Vice President | |||
BANK LEUMI USA, as a Bank |
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By: | /s/ Xxxx X. Xx Xxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxx X. Xx Xxxxxx | |||
Title: | Vice President | |||
SOVEREIGN BANK, as a Bank |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxx Xxxxx | |||
Title: | Senior Vice President | |||