Compass Group Diversified Holdings LLC

Exhibit 4.5(b)

Compass Group Diversified Holdings LLC

00 Xxxxxx Xxxx, 0xx Xxxxx

Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx 00000

March 30, 2017

5.11, Inc.

5.11 TA, Inc.

0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxx.

Xxxxxx XX

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Attention: Xxxxx Unter

Re: First Amendment to Credit Agreement

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Reference is made to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of August 31, 2016 (the “Credit Agreement”), by and among Compass Group Diversified Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as lender (together with its successors and assigns, the “Lender”), 5.11, Inc., a California corporation, as borrower (“Borrower”), and 5.11 TA, Inc. a Delaware corporation, as co-borrower (“Co-Borrower”). Capitalized terms used but not defined in this letter agreement (this “Amendment”) have the meanings ascribed to them in the Credit Agreement.

Borrower and Co-Borrower have requested that Lender amend, and Lender desires to amend, the Credit Agreement in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth herein. Accordingly, effective as of the date of this Amendment, Borrower, Co-Borrower and Lender hereby agree to, and do hereby, amend Section 7.14.4 of the Credit Agreement such that Section 7.14.4 shall read in its entirety as follows:

7.14.4 Capital Expenditures.

Not permit the aggregate amount of all Capital Expenditures (i) for Fiscal Year 2017 to exceed $20.3 million, or (ii) for any Fiscal Year thereafter to exceed $4 million for such Fiscal Year.

If Borrower, Co-Borrower and the Subsidiaries do not utilize the entire amount of Capital Expenditures permitted in any Fiscal Year, so long as no Default or Event of Default exists or would be caused thereby, Borrower may carry forward to the immediately succeeding Fiscal Year only, 50% of such unutilized amount (with Capital Expenditures in such succeeding Fiscal Year applied last to such carried forward unutilized amount); provided, however, that any amount of the Capital Expenditures permitted for Fiscal Year 2017 not utilized may not be carried forward.

Except as expressly set forth herein, this Amendment shall not alter, modify, amend or in any way affect any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the Credit Agreement, all of which are ratified and affirmed in all respects and shall continue in full force and effect.

Each of Borrower and Co-Borrower hereby represents and warrants that (a) the representations and warranties in the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof, as though made on such date (except to the extent such representations or warranties relate solely to an earlier date), and (b) after giving effect to this Amendment, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

This Amendment is a “Loan Document” under the Credit Agreement and reflects the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the matters covered hereby and shall not be contradicted or qualified by any other agreement, oral or written, before the date hereof.

This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties on separate counterparts, each of which, when executed and delivered, shall be deemed to be an original, and all of which, when taken together, shall constitute but one and the same Amendment. Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Amendment by facsimile or electronic mail shall be equally as effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart hereof. Any party delivering an executed counterpart of this Amendment by facsimile or electronic mail also shall deliver an original executed counterpart hereof, but the failure to deliver an original executed counterpart shall not affect the validity, enforceability and binding effect of this Amendment.

This Amendment shall be construed under and governed by the laws of the State of New York.

{Signature page follows}

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Cordially,
LENDER:
COMPASS GROUP DIVERSIFIED HOLDINGS LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company
By:		/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxxx
		Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxxx
		Title: Chief Financial Officer

BORROWER:
5.11, INC.
By:		/s/ Xxxxx X. Unter
		Name: Xxxxx X. Unter
		Title: Chief Financial Officer
CO-BORROWER:
5.11 TA, Inc.
By:		/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxx
		Name: Xxxx Xxxxxxxx
		Title: Secretary

[Signature Page to 5.11 Credit Agreement Amendment]