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Exhibit 10.46
AMENDMENT #7 TO REVOLVING CREDIT AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
AMENDMENT #7, dated as of November 20, 1996, to that certain Revolving
Credit and Security Agreement, dated as of June 15, 1984 and Restated as of
October 25, 1990, between Xxxxxxx Piano & Organ Company and General Electric
Capital Corporation (as heretofore amended by Amendment #1 dated as of August
27, 1992, Amendment #2 dated as of May, 1993, Amendment #3 dated as of February
15, 1994, Amendment #4 dated as of September 30, 1994, Amendment #5 dated as of
March 28, 1995 and Amendment #6 dated as of August 9, 1996, the 'Agreement;"
terms not defined herein being used herein as therein defined).
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, Borrower and Lender wish to amend the terms of the Agreement
as set forth herein;
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants
contained herein, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows;
SECTION 1. Amendments.
(a) The definition of "Termination Date" in Section 1 of the Agreement
is hereby amended by deleting the date, "February 15, 1999" in clause (i)
therein and substituting in lieu thereof, "October 31, 2001".
(b) The definition of "Borrowing Base" in Section 1 of the Agreement
is hereby amended by adding at the end of clause (iii) thereof the following:
", excluding Raw Materials used in connection with the electronics
contracting business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries."
(c) Section 1 of the Agreement is hereby amended by adding the
following new defined terms in the proper alphabetical order:
"Xxxxxxx Trading" shall mean Xxxxxxx Trading Company, an Ohio
corporation.
"EBITDA" shall mean, for any period, the consolidated net income (or
net loss) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such period as
determined in accordance with GAAP, plus the sum of the following amounts
of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such period to the extent
included in the determination of such net income (or net loss), (i)
depreciation expense, (ii) amortization expense, (iii) interest expense,
and (iv) income tax expense.
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"Funded Debt" shall mean the sum of (i) amounts outstanding under the
Agreement, (ii) amounts outstanding under the Term Loan Agreement, and
(iii) commercial paper and loans associated with the RFC Documents.
"Interest" shall mean, for any Person, determined on a consolidated
basis in accordance with GAAP, for any period, the net interest expense
for such period, plus (a) interest expense capitalized for such period to
the extent deducted in the determination of such net interest expense,
less (b) the sum of the following amounts with respect to such Person to
the extent included in such net interest expense of such Person for such
period: (A) the amount of amortized debt discount, (B) charges relating to
write-ups or write-downs in the book or carrying value of existing
indebtedness, and (C) any increase in pay-in-kind interest payable less
any decrease in pay-in-kind interest payable.
"Tangible Net Worth" shall mean of any Person, at any date, determined
on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, the total assets of such
Person (which shall be valued at cost less normal depreciation) less:
(a) all items which are treated as intangibles in accordance with
GAAP, including, without limitation, (i) excess cost over book value of
businesses acquired: (ii) patents and patent rights, (iii) trademarks and
trade names; (iv) copyrights; (v) goodwill; (vi) organization costs; (vii)
government licenses; (viii) franchises; (ix) mailing lists; (x)
exploration permits; (xi) import and export permits; and (xii) bond or
debenture discounts; and
(b) Total Liabilities."
"Total Liabilities" of any Person means, at any date, the total
liabilities of such Person and its Subsidiaries at such date determined on
a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP."
(d) Sections 2.1(a), 2.2(a) and 2.2(b) of the Agreement are hereby
amended by deleting the amount, $41,500,000 set forth therein, and substituting
in lieu thereof the following:
"the lesser of (i) $50,000,000 or (ii) $150,000,000 less the amount of
the Commitment (as defined in the RFC Documents)."
(e) Section 2.6 of the Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
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(i) The paragraph set forth therein is hereby amended by designating
such paragraph as paragraph "(a)" and, adding immediately after such
designation, "Subject to Sections 2.6(b) and (c) below,"
(ii) Section 2.6 is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the
following:
"(b) From and after January 1, 1997, the Borrower shall pay interest
to Lender monthly on the tenth day of each calendar month, or sooner on
demand, on the unpaid principal amount of the Revolving Credit Loan during
the previous GECC Fiscal Month at a fluctuating interest rate (computed
daily on the basis of a year of 360 days and the actual number of days
elapsed) equal to the Index Rate plus an Interest Rate Addition based on
the table set forth below. Lender shall determine the applicable interest
rate following the end of each fiscal quarter based on financial
statements delivered by the Borrower to Lender pursuant to Section 6.1
(a) hereof, and such interest rate shall become effective on the first day
of the following fiscal quarter. For purposes of this Section 2.6(b),
EBITDA shall be calculated based on a rolling four-quarter period and
Funded Debt will be determined based on the consolidated balance sheet of
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the end of the most recent fiscal
quarter.
Funded Debt/EBITDA Interest
Ratio Rate Addition
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Less than 10.0 : 1 1.50%
10.0 : 1 but less than 11.0 : 1 1.75%
11.0 : 1 but less than 13.0 : 1 2.00%
13.0 : 1 but less than 14.0 : 1 2.25%
14.0 : 1 and greater 2.50%
(c) Notwithstanding Section 2.6(b), if Borrower meets the following
financial targets as of December 31, 1996, the interest rates specified in
Section 2.6(b) above shall become effective on April 1, 1997 rather than
January 1, 1997:
(i) EBITDA for the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 1996, shall be
greater than $10,000,000;
(ii) the book value of Inventory shall be less than $60,400,000; and
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(iii) according to Lender's records, the outstanding amount of the
Revolving Credit Loan (minus available funds deposited in Lender's
depository banks) shall be less than $37,000,000.
(f) Section 2.7 of the Agreement is hereby amended by adding at the
end thereof the following new section (c):
"(c) Borrower agrees to pay to Lender on October 31, 1997 a fee equal
to $250,000 if the aggregate amount of the Revolving Credit Loan according
to the Lender is not equal to or lower than $30,000,000 for 45 consecutive
days during the third quarter of the Fiscal Year ending on December 31,
1997."
(g) Section 6.1(a) of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the
number "35" set forth on the first line thereof and substituting in lieu
thereof, the number "25".
(h) Section 7.3 of the Agreement shall be amended by deleting clauses
(a), (b) and (c) therein and substituting in lieu thereof the following:
(a) A minimum Tangible Net Worth of $40,000,000;
(b) An EBITDA (excluding any expenses in connection with the closing
of any factory of the Borrower) to Interest ratio of at least 2.0:1,
with EBITDA and Interest calculated monthly based on a rolling
twelve-month period; and
(c) A Total Liabilities to Tangible Net Worth ratio of no more than
2.5:1.
(i) Article 7 of the Agreement is hereby amended by adding a new
Section 7.18 at the end thereof:
"Section 7.18: Semi-Annual Meetings. "The Chairman of the Board of
Borrower, or any other senior executive of the Borrower, designated by
Lender, shall meet semi-annually with representatives of the Lender at
times and places to be agreed on between Borrower and Lender to
discuss, among other things, results of operations of Borrower and its
Subsidiaries."
(j) Section 8.3 of the Agreement is hereby amended by (i) deleting the
words, "Wurlitzer or Finance" in lines two and three thereof and substituting
in lieu
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thereof the words, "any of its Subsidiaries" and (ii) adding the following
clauses (ix) and (x) at the end thereof:
"(ix) letters of credit of Xxxxxxx Trading in connection with the
purchase by Xxxxxxx Trading of foreign goods and services on behalf of
Borrower in an aggregate amount outstanding at any one time not to exceed
$5,000,000; and
(x) Guarantees by Borrower expressly permitted by Section 8.9(ix)
hereof."
(k) Section 8.4 of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the
word "Wurlitzer" in line two thereof and substituting in lieu thereof the
words, "any of its Subsidiaries."
(l) Section 8.9 of the Agreement is hereby amended by adding the
following clause (ix) at the end thereof:
"(ix) Guarantees by Borrower in favor of Fifth Third Bank of letters
of credit of Xxxxxxx Trading in connection with the purchase by Xxxxxxx
Trading of foreign goods and services, on behalf of Borrower; provided,
however, in no event shall any Guarantees by Borrower with respect to such
letters of credit exceed $5,000,000."
(m) Section 8.10 of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the
first three lines thereof and substituting in lieu thereof the following:
"Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, create or
permit any Lien on any of their respective assets or properties except:"
(n) Section 8.1(e) of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the
word "Wurlitzer" in the third line thereof and substituting in lieu thereof,
"any of its Subsidiaries."
(o) Section 8.11 of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the
number "$3,500,000" therein and substituting the number."$4,500,000."
(p) Section 8 of the Agreement is hereby amended by adding the
following Sections 8.25 and 8.26 at the end thereof:
"8.25 Wurlitzer Business and Management Agreement. Wurlitzer shall not
engage in any business other than managing the businesses of Borrower and
its Subsidiaries, and Wurlitzer shall not amend its Certificate
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of Incorporation without Lender's consent. The management agreement to be
entered into between Borrower and Wurlitzer with respect to certain assets
of Borrower to be transferred to Wurlitzer shall be reasonably
satisfactory to Lender and shall not be amended in any material respect
without Lender's consent.
8.26 Xxxxxxx Trading Business. Xxxxxxx Trading shall not enter into
any new business other than the business of purchasing foreign goods and
services on behalf of Borrower and obtaining letters of credit in
connection with such purchases, and Xxxxxxx Trading shall not amend its
Articles of Incorporation without Lender's consent."
(q) Section 13.11 of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting
subsection (a) thereof in its entirety and substituting in lieu thereof the
following:
"(a) If to Lender, at
General Electric Capital Corporation
00000 Xxxxxx Xxxx, 00xx xxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000
Attention: Manager of Asset Management
With a copy to
General Electric Capital Corporation
0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Associate General Counsel
Retailer Financial Services"
SECTION 2. Consent. Lender hereby consents to the transfer by Borrower
to The Wurlitzer Company, a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned Subsidiary
of the Borrower ("Wurlitzer"), of the assets listed on Schedule A hereto (the
"Transferred Assets"); provided, that Borrower has entered into a management
agreement with Wurlitzer with respect to the Transferred Assets, which is
reasonably satisfactory to Lender and provided, further, that the provisions of
Section 8.12 shall continue to apply to the Collateral (other than the
Transferred Assets). Effective upon such transfer in accordance with the terms
hereof, Lender releases and terminates all liens on and security interests in
the Transferred Assets and agrees to execute any documents reasonably requested
by Borrower to further effectuate such release.
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SECTION 3. Conditions of Effectiveness. This Amendment shall become
effective when, and only when, Lender shall have received: (a) a copy of an
amendment to the Pledge Agreement executed by Borrower and satisfactory to
Lender, pursuant to which Borrower pledges all of the outstanding shares of
stock of Xxxxxxx Trading; (b) a copy of a consent, duly executed by each of
Wurlitzer and Xxxxxxx Trading, pursuant to which Wurlitzer and Xxxxxxx Trading
consent to this Amendment; (c) a favorable opinion of Xxxxxxx, Head & Xxxxxxx,
counsel to Borrower, as to matters requested by Lender; and (d) a copy of this
Amendment executed by each of the parties hereto.
SECTION 4. Representations and Warranties. Borrower represents and
warrants to Lender as follows:
(a) All of the representations and warranties of Borrower contained in
the Agreement and in each of the other Loan Documents are true and correct on
the date hereof, except to the extent any such representation or warranty
expressly relates to an earlier date. No Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing.
(b) The execution, delivery and performance by Borrower of this
Amendment have been duly authorized by all necessary or proper corporate action
and do not require the consent or approval of any Person which has not been
obtained.
(c) This Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by Borrower
and each of this Amendment and the Agreement as amended hereby constitutes a
legal, valid and binding obligation of Borrower, enforceable against Borrower
in accordance with its terms.
SECTION 5. Reference to the Effect on the Loan Documents.
(a) Upon the effectiveness of Section 1 hereof, on and after the date
hereof, each reference in the Agreement to "this Agreement," "hereunder,"
"hereof," "herein," or words of like import, and each reference in the other
Loan Documents to the Agreement shall mean and be a reference to the Agreement
as amended hereby.
(b) Except as specifically amended herein, the Agreement and all other
Loan Documents shall remain in full force and effect and are hereby ratified
and confirmed.
(c) The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall
not, except as expressly provided herein, operate as a waiver of any right,
power and
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remedy of Lender under any of the Loan Documents, nor constitute a waiver of
any provision of any of the Loan Documents.
SECTION 6. Costs and Expenses. Borrower agrees to pay on demand all
costs and expenses of Lender in connection with the preparation, execution and
delivery of this Amendment, including, without limitation, the reasonable fees
and out-of-pocket expenses of counsel for Lender with respect thereto.
SECTION 7. 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 and delivered, shall be deemed to
be an original and each of which taken together shall constitute but one and
the same instrument.
SECTION 8. Governing Law. This Amendment shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to
contracts made and performed in New York, without regard to the principals
thereof regarding conflict of laws.
SECTION 9. Headings. Section headings in this Amendment are included
herein for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of
this Amendment for any other purpose.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this
Amendment as of the day and year first above written.
GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION
By: /s/ XXXXXX XXXXX
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Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Title: Attorney-in-Fact
XXXXXXX PIANO & ORGAN COMPANY
By: /s/ XXXX XXXXX
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Name: Xxxx Xxxxx
Title: Vice President
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CONSENT OF WURLITZER
The undersigned, a party to a Guaranty, dated as of February 23, 1988,
hereby consents to the terms of Amendment #7 to the Restated Credit Agreement
(to which this Consent is annexed) and confirms that such Guaranty remains in
full force and effect and continues to secure the obligations pursuant to the
terms thereof, and further agrees to comply with the provisions of Sections
8.10 and 8.25 of the Restated Credit Agreement as amended by Amendment #7 as
applicable to it.
Dated as of November 20, 1996
THE WURLITZER COMPANY
By: /s/ X. X. XXXXXXXXX
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
Title: Vice President
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CONSENT OF XXXXXXX TRADING
The undersigned hereby agrees to comply with the provisions of
Sections 8.10 and 8.26 of the Restated Credit Agreement as amended by Amendment
#7 thereto (to which this Consent is annexed) as applicable to it.
Dated as of November 20, 1996
XXXXXXX TRADING COMPANY
By: /s/ X. X. XXXXXXXXX
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
Title: Secretary
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