EXECUTION COPY
FOURTH AMENDMENT, dated as of July 27, 1995 (this
"Amendment"), to the Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of
December 15, 1993 (as heretofore amended, supplemented or otherwise
modified, the "Loan Agreement"), between BankAmerica Business
Credit, Inc. (the "Lender") and Xxxxxxxx'x Inc. (the "Borrower").
W I T N E S S E T H :
WHEREAS, the Lender and the Borrower are parties to the Loan
Agreement;
WHEREAS, Sections 9.20 and 9.21 of the Loan Agreement
contemplate, among other things, that the respective covenants
contained therein may be amended so that they are tested at the
end of each fiscal quarter of the Borrower during the Borrower's
1995 Fiscal Year; and
WHEREAS, the Lender is willing to make such amendments but
only on the terms and conditions set forth herein;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and for
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is
hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
1. Defined Terms. Unless otherwise defined herein,
capitalized terms used herein have the respective meanings
ascribed thereto in the Loan Agreement.
2. Amendment of Section 9.20 (Minimum Interest Coverage).
Section 9.20 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by deleting
such Section in its entirety and substituting therefor the
following:
"9.20 Minimum Interest Coverage. The Borrower
shall not permit the ratio (the "Interest Coverage Ratio")
of (a) Adjusted Net Earnings from Operations for any period
specified below plus interest expense of the Borrower and
its Subsidiaries for such period and provision for income
taxes of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such period
plus depreciation and amortization expense of the Borrower
and its Subsidiaries for such period to (b) interest expense
of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such period to be
less than the ratio set forth opposite any such period:
Period Ratio
Second fiscal quarter of 1995 Fiscal Year 2.75/1
Third fiscal quarter of 1995 Fiscal Year 4.00/1
Fourth fiscal quarter of 1995 Fiscal Year 3.25/1
1995 Fiscal Year 3.4/1
1996 Fiscal Year and each Fiscal Year
thereafter 7.2/1
Promptly upon the receipt by the Lender of the
forecasts required to be delivered to the Lender under
Section 7.2(f) for the Borrower's 1996 Fiscal Year, the
Borrower and the Lender agree to enter into and diligently
pursue in good faith negotiations to amend this financial
covenant so as to additionally test this covenant at the end
of each fiscal quarter of the Borrower during the 1996
Fiscal Year."
3. Amendment of Section 9.21 (Adjusted Tangible Net Worth.
Section 9.21 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by deleting
such Section in its entirety and substituting therefor the
following:
"9.21 Adjusted Tangible Net Worth. The Borrower
shall not permit Adjusted Tangible Net Worth to be less than
the following amounts on any of the following respective
dates:
Date Amount
Last day of second fiscal quarter of
1995 Fiscal Year $79,000,000
Last day of third fiscal quarter of
1995 Fiscal Year $83,000,000
Last day of 1995 Fiscal Year $89,000,000
Last day of 1996 Fiscal Year and of
each Fiscal Year thereafter $92,000,000
Promptly upon the receipt by the Lender of the
forecasts required to be delivered to the Lender under
Section 7.2(f) for the Borrower's 1996 Fiscal Year, the
Borrower and the Lender agree to enter into and diligently
pursue in good faith negotiations to amend this financial
covenant so as to additionally test this covenant at the end
of each fiscal quarter of the Borrower during the 1996
Fiscal."
4. Representations and Warranties. To induce the Lender
to enter into this Amendment, the Borrower hereby represents and
warrants to the Lender as follows, with the same effect as if
such representations and warranties were set forth in the Loan
Agreement:
(a) The Borrower has the corporate power and authority
to enter into this Amendment and has taken all corporate
action required to authorize its execution and delivery of
this Amendment and its performance of the Loan Agreement, as
amended hereby (as so amended, the "Amended Agreement").
This Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by the
Borrower and the Amended Agreement constitutes the valid and
binding obligation of the Borrower, enforceable against the
Borrower in accordance with its terms. The execution,
delivery, and performance of this Amendment and the Amended
Agreement by the Borrower will not violate its certificate
of incorporation or by-laws or any agreement or legal
requirement binding on the Borrower.
(b) On the date hereof and after giving effect to the
terms of this Amendment, (i) the Loan Agreement and the
other Loan Documents are in full force and effect and
constitute the Borrower's binding obligations, enforceable
against the Borrower in accordance with their respective
terms; (ii) no Event or Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing; and (iii) the Borrower does not have any defense
to or setoff, counterclaim or claim against payment of the
Obligations and enforcement of the Loan Documents based upon
a fact or circumstance existing or occurring on or prior to
the date hereof.
5. Effectiveness. This Amendment shall be effective as of
the date first written above upon receipt by the Lender of a
counterpart hereof duly executed by the Borrower.
6. Limited Effect. This Amendment shall be limited solely
to the matters expressly set forth herein and shall not (a)
constitute an amendment of any other term or condition of the
Loan Agreement or of any instrument or agreement referred to
therein or (b) prejudice any right or rights which the Lender may
now have or may have in the future under or in connection with
the Loan Agreement or any instrument or agreement referred to
therein. Except as expressly amended hereby, all of the covenants
and provisions of the Loan Agreement are and shall continue to be
in full force and effect.
7. GOVERNING LAW. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY,
AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE INTERNAL
LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
8. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed by the
parties hereto in any number of separate counterparts, each of
which shall be an original, and all of which taken together shall
be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this
Amendment to be duly executed and delivered by their respective
proper and duly authorized officers as of the day and year first
above written.
BANKAMERICA BUSINESS CREDIT, INC.
By:
Name:
Title:
XXXXXXXX'X INC.
By:
Name:
Title:
