AMENDMENT NO. 1
EXHIBIT
10.27
This
AMENDMENT
NO. 1
(this
“Amendment”),
dated
as of February 22, 2008 (the “Amendment
No. 1 Effective Date”),
is to
that certain PURCHASE AGREEMENT dated as of July 21, 2006, as amended and
restated on May 16, 2007 (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or
otherwise modified from time to time, the “Purchase
Agreement”),
among
Digital Domain Productions, Inc. (f/k/a Digital Domain, Inc.), a Delaware
corporation (the “Company”),
Digital Domain (f/k/a Wyndcrest DD Holdings, Inc.), a Delaware corporation
(“Holdings”),
D2
Software, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Wyndcrest UK Holdings Limited, a company
organized under the laws of England and Wales, The Foundry Visionmongers Ltd.,
a
company organized under the laws of England and Wales, FMP Agency Services,
LLC,
as Agent (the “Agent”),
and
the Noteholder listed on the signature pages thereto (the “Noteholder”).
Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings respectively
given to them in the Purchase Agreement.
WITNESSETH
:
WHEREAS,
Article VII of the Purchase Agreement imposes certain financial covenants on
the
Issuers; and
WHEREAS,
the Issuers desire, and the Noteholder has agreed, to modify certain of such
financial covenants 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, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged,
the
parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
SECTION
ONE - Amendment.
Subject
to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section Three hereof, the
Purchase Agreement shall be amended, effective as of the Amendment No. 1
Effective Date, as follows:
(i) the
following new defined term shall be added to Section 1.01 of the Purchase
Agreement in the alphabetically appropriate location:
““Amendment
No. 1 Effective Date”
shall
mean February 22, 2008.”;
(ii) the
definition of “Test Period” set forth in Section 1.01 of the Purchase Agreement
shall be replaced in its entirety with the following:
““Test
Period”
shall
mean, at any time, the four consecutive fiscal quarters of Holdings then last
ended (in each case taken as one accounting period); provided
that,
solely with respect to the Test Period ended April 30, 2009, “Test Period” shall
mean the twelve month period ended April 30, 2009 (taken as one accounting
period); and provided further
that,
with respect to the Test Period ended April 30, 2009, Holdings shall, within
30
days of the last day of such Test Period, provide the Noteholder with (i) a
Compliance Certificate (x) certifying that during such Test Period no
Default has occurred or, if such a Default has occurred, specifying the nature
and extent thereof and any corrective action taken or proposed to be taken
with
respect thereto, (y) setting forth computations in reasonable detail
satisfactory to the Required Holders demonstrating compliance with the covenants
contained in Sections
7.10(a)
and
(c)
as of
the last day of such Test Period, and (z) showing a reconciliation of
Consolidated EBITDA to the net income set forth on the unaudited consolidated
statement of income referenced in clause (ii) below, and (ii) the unaudited
consolidated balance sheet of Holdings as of April 30, 2009, together with
the
unaudited consolidated statements of income and cash flows of Holdings for
the
twelve month period ended April 30, 2009.”;
(iii) the
table
contained in Section 7.10(a) of the Purchase Agreement shall be replaced in
its
entirety by the table contained in Annex I attached hereto;
(iv)
the
table contained in Section 7.10(b) of the Purchase Agreement shall be replaced
in its entirety by the table contained in Annex II attached hereto;
(v) the
following proviso shall be added at the end of Section 7.10(b) of the Purchase
Agreement, immediately before the period concluding that subsection: “; and,
provided
further,
that,
in the event that Holdings consummates one or more sales of its Equity
Interests, the aggregate gross proceeds of which exceed $10,000,000 (the
“Minimum
Gross Proceeds”),
in
one or a series of financing transaction(s) consummated after the Amendment
No.
1 Effective Date and prior to March 31, 2009, the required minimum amount of
Qualified Cash as set forth above at and following the date of receipt by
Holdings of the Minimum Gross Proceeds shall be, at any date of determination,
$10,000,000”; and
(vi) the
table
contained in Section 7.10(c) of the Purchase Agreement shall be replaced in
its
entirety by the table contained in Annex III attached hereto.
SECTION
TWO - Fee.
In
partial consideration of the Noteholder’s agreement to enter into this
Amendment, the Company hereby agrees to pay to the Noteholder a fee in the
amount of $200,000 (the “Amendment
No. 1 Fee”),
which
amount shall be deemed to be earned on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date and
shall be payable upon the 90th day following the Amendment No. 1 Effective
Date
(the “Trigger
Date”);
provided,
however, that if the Company shall have paid in full to the Noteholder all
principal, premium, interest and all other Obligations under the Notes on or
prior to the Trigger Date, the Amendment No. 1 Fee shall no longer be payable
to
the Noteholder.
SECTION
THREE - Conditions
to Effectiveness.
This
Amendment shall become effective upon satisfaction of the following conditions
precedent:
(a) the
Noteholder shall have received a counterpart of this Amendment duly executed
by
the Issuers, and Holdings shall have received a counterpart of this Amendment
duly executed by the Noteholder;
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(b) the
representations and warranties in Section Four hereof shall be true and correct;
and
(c) the
Noteholder shall have received such other assurances, certificates, documents,
consents or opinions as the Noteholder reasonably may require.
In
addition, the effectiveness of this Amendment shall be subject to the following
condition subsequent: there shall have been paid all fees and other amounts
due
and payable on or prior to the date hereof, including, without limitation,
payment of all expenses (including the legal fees and expenses of Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
& Xxxxxxx llp,
special
counsel to the Noteholder), required to be reimbursed or paid by the Issuers
pursuant to Section 14.03 of the Purchase Agreement or under any other Financing
Document, within five (5) days after receipt of an appropriate invoice
therefor.
SECTION
FOUR - Representations
and Warranties .
In
order to induce the Noteholder to enter into this Amendment, each of Holdings
and the Company represents and warrants to the Noteholder that, after giving
effect to this Amendment:
(a) no
Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing under the Purchase
Agreement; and
(b) this
Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by each Issuer party thereto
and
constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Issuer, enforceable
in
accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally
and subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered
in
a proceeding in equity or at law.
SECTION
FIVE - Reaffirmation
of Guarantee.
Each
Guarantor has heretofore executed and delivered to the Agent and the Noteholder
a Guarantee dated as of May 16, 2007 in favor of the Agent for the benefit
of
the Noteholder. Each Guarantor hereby consents to this Amendment and confirms
that the Financing Documents executed and delivered by such Guarantor and all
of
the obligations of such Guarantor thereunder remain in full force and effect.
Each Guarantor acknowledges and agrees that, notwithstanding the execution
and
delivery of this Amendment, the Guarantee executed and delivered to the Agent
by
such Guarantor remains in full force and effect and the rights and remedies
of
the Agent and the Noteholder thereunder and the obligations of such Guarantor
thereunder remain in full force and effect and shall not be affected, impaired
or discharged hereby. Each Guarantor further acknowledges that the Agent and
the
Noteholder are relying on the assurance set forth herein in maintaining credit
outstanding to the Company.
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SECTION
SIX - Miscellaneous.
(a) All
representations and warranties made in the Purchase Agreement or in any other
document or documents relating thereto shall survive the execution and delivery
of this Amendment in accordance with their respective terms.
(b) The
Purchase Agreement, each of the other Financing Documents, and any and all
other
agreements, documents or instruments now or hereafter executed and delivered
pursuant to the terms hereof, or pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement
as amended hereby, are hereby amended so that any reference therein to the
Purchase Agreement shall mean a reference to the Purchase Agreement as amended
by this Amendment.
(c) Except
as
expressly amended hereby, the Purchase Agreement and the other Financing
Documents remain in full force and effect and each Issuer ratifies and confirms
its agreements and covenants contained therein. In the event of any
inconsistency between the provisions of the Purchase Agreement and the
provisions of this Amendment, the provisions of this Amendment shall
prevail.
SECTION
SEVEN - Headings.
The
headings, captions and arrangements used in this Amendment are for convenience
only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Amendment.
SECTION
EIGHT - Severability.
Any
provision of this Amendment held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be
invalid or unenforceable shall not impair or invalidate the remainder of this
Amendment and the effect thereof shall be confined to the provision so held
to
be invalid or unenforceable.
SECTION
NINE - Execution
in Counterparts.
This
Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties
hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed
to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute but one
and
the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page
to
this Amendment by facsimile shall be as effective as delivery of a manually
executed counterpart of this Amendment.
SECTION
TEN - Governing
Law.
This
Amendment shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of
the
State of New York, without regard to conflicts of law principles that would
require the application of the laws of another jurisdiction.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment No. 1 to be
duly
executed and delivered as of the day and year first above written.
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[Signature
Page to Amendment No.
1]
FALCON
MEZZANINE PARTNERS II, LP
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Falcon
Mezzanine Investments II, LLC
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[Signature
Page to Amendment No. 1]
Annex
I
Period
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(X)
Minimum
Qualified Cash
Requirement
Satisfied
Leverage
Ratio
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(Y)
Minimum
Qualified Cash
Requirement
Not
Satisfied
Leverage
Ratio
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Test
Period Ending April 30, 2009
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2.90
to 1.0
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2.20
to 1.0
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Test
Period Ending June 30, 2009
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2.90
to 1.0
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2.20
to 1.0
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Test
Period Ending September 30, 2009
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2.80
to 1.0
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2.20
to 1.0
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Test
Period Ending December 31, 2009
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2.80
to 1.0
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2.10
to 1.0
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Test
Period Ending March 31, 2010
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2.70
to 1.0
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2.10
to 1.0
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Test
Period Ending June 30, 2010
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2.60
to 1.0
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2.00
to 1.0
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Test
Period Ending September 30, 2010
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2.60
to 1.0
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2.00
to 1.0
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Test
Period Ending December 31, 2010
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2.60
to 1.0
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2.00
to 1.0
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Test
Period Ending March 31, 2011
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2.50
to 1.0
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1.90
to 1.0
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Test
Period Ending June 30, 2011 and Each Test Period Ending
Thereafter
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2.50
to 1.0
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1.90
to 1.0
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Annex
II
Date
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Qualified
Cash
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June
30, 2006
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$
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9,000,000
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July
31, 2006
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$
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9,000,000
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August
31, 2006
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$
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9,000,000
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September
30, 2006
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$
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9,000,000
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October
31, 2006
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$
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9,000,000
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November
30, 2006
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$
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9,000,000
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December
31, 2006
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$
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9,000,000
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January
31, 2007
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$
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9,000,000
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February
28, 2007
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$
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9,000,000
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March
31, 2007
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$
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9,000,000
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April
30, 2007
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$
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9,000,000
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May
31, 2007
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$
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9,000,000
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June
30, 2007
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$
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9,000,000
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July
31, 2007
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$
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10,000,000
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August
31, 2007
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$
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10,000,000
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September
30, 2007
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$
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10,000,000
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October
31, 2007
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$
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10,000,000
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November
30, 2007
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$
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10,000,000
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December
31, 2007
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$
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10,000,000
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January
31, 2008
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$
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10,000,000
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February
28, 2008
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$
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10,000,000
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March
31, 2008
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$
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10,000,000
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April
30, 2008
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$
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10,000,000
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May
31, 2008
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$
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7,500,000
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June
30, 2008
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$
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7,500,000
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July
31, 2008
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$
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5,000,000
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August
31, 2008
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$
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5,000,000
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September
30, 2008
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$
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5,000,000
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October
31, 2008
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$
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5,000,000
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Date
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Qualified
Cash
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November
30, 2008
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$
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5,000,000
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December
31, 2008
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$
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5,000,000
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January
31, 2009
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$
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5,000,000
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February
28, 2009
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$
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5,000,000
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March
31, 2009
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$
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5,000,000
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Annex
III
Period
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(X)
Minimum
Qualified Cash
Requirement
Satisfied
Fixed
Charge
Coverage
Ratio
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(Y)
Minimum
Qualified Cash
Requirement
Not
Satisfied
Fixed
Charge
Coverage
Ratio
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Test
Period Ending April 30, 2009
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0.60
to 1.0
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1.00
to 1.0
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Test
Period Ending June 30, 2009
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0.70
to 1.0
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1.10
to 1.0
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Test
Period Ending September 30, 2009
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0.70
to 1.0
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1.20
to 1.0
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Test
Period Ending December 31, 2009
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0.70
to 1.0
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1.20
to 1.0
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Test
Period Ending March 31, 2010
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0.80
to 1.0
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1.30
to 1.0
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Test
Period Ending June 30, 2010
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0.80
to 1.0
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1.40
to 1.0
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Test
Period Ending September 30, 2010
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0.90
to 1.0
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1.50
to 1.0
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Test
Period Ending December 31, 2010
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0.90
to 1.0
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1.50
to 1.0
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Test
Period Ending March 31, 2011
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0.90
to 1.0
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1.60
to 1.0
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Test
Period Ending June 30, 2011 and Each Test Period Ending
Thereafter
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1.00
to 1.0
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1.70
to 1.0
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