ELEVENTH AMENDMENT TO SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED SENIOR REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT
Exhibit 99.1
ELEVENTH AMENDMENT TO SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
SENIOR REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT
SENIOR REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT
This ELEVENTH AMENDMENT TO SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED SENIOR REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT (this
“Amendment”) is made as of March 31, 2006, by and among ENESCO GROUP, INC., an Illinois corporation
(the “Borrower”), the Borrowing Subsidiaries that may from time to time become a party to the
Second Amended and Restated Senior Revolving Credit Agreement, the Lenders, and BANK OF AMERICA,
N.A. (successor by merger to Fleet National Bank), a national banking association, as Agent (the
“Agent”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Borrowing Subsidiaries, the Lenders and the Agent are parties to a
certain Second Amended and Restated Senior Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of June 16, 2003, as
amended by a First Amendment dated as of March 5, 2004; a Second Amendment dated as of August 10,
2004; a Third Amendment dated as of November 2, 2004; a Fourth Amendment dated as of November 22,
2004; a Fifth Amendment dated as of January 28, 2005, as amended by a letter agreement dated as of
February 7, 2005; a Sixth Amendment dated as of March 29, 2005; a Seventh Amendment dated as of May
16, 2005; an Eighth Amendment dated as of July 7, 2005, as amended by a letter agreement dated as
of July 28, 2005; a Ninth Amendment dated as of August 31, 2005; and a Tenth Amendment dated as of
December 21, 2005 (as the same may be further amended or restated from time to time, collectively,
the “Credit Agreement”), pursuant to which the Lenders have, subject to the terms and conditions
set forth therein, made certain credit facilities available to the Borrower and the Borrowing
Subsidiaries including those evidenced by the Notes executed and delivered pursuant to the Credit
Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Lenders amend certain terms of the Credit
Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Lenders are willing to further modify the Credit Agreement upon the terms and
conditions set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is
hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:
1. All capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have their
meanings as defined in the Credit Agreement.
2. Upon satisfaction in full, on or prior to March 31, 2006 (i.e. not later than midnight, New
York time, on March 31, 2006), of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 3 below, the Credit
Agreement is amended as follows:
(a) The following definitions are added in alphabetical order to (or, with respect to terms
that were previously defined in the Credit Agreement, amended and restated in their entirety
in alphabetical order in) ARTICLE I:
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“Commitment” means the obligations of each Lender, subject to Borrowing
Capacity, to make Advances not exceeding the aggregate principal amount (or, with
respect to Letters of Credit and Bankers’ Acceptances, face amount) outstanding at
any time as set forth below, or as set forth in any Notice of Assignment relating
to any assignment that has become effective pursuant to Section 12.3.2, as such
amount may be modified from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof:
Between Eleventh Amendment Date and January 1, 2007:
Bank of America, N.A. | LaSalle Bank National Association | |
$37,800,000 Loans |
$25,200,000 Loans | |
$4,200,000
L/C and B/A Facility |
$2,800,000 L/C and B/A Facility |
“Maximum Borrowing Amount” means between the Eleventh Amendment Date and
January 1, 2007, $63,000,000 for Loans (excluding Letters of Credit and Bankers’
Acceptances) and $7,000,000 for Letters of Credit and Bankers’ Acceptances.
“Eleventh Amendment Date” means the date that the Eleventh Amendment to this
Agreement takes effect.
(b) Section 2.24 is amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
2.24 Usage Fee and Extension Fees. In addition to the Facility Fee,
Commitment Fee, and all other amounts payable hereunder and previously paid
hereunder, the Borrower shall pay to the Agent for the account of the Lenders, (a)
(i) on April 1, 2006, a fee in the amount of 0.10% (10 basis points) of the highest
amount of Loans that were outstanding on any day in the immediately preceding
month, and (ii) on the first Business Day in each month, commencing on May 1, 2006
and continuing until the Facility Termination Date, a fee in the amount of 0.20%
(20 basis points) of the highest amount of Loans that were outstanding on any day
in the immediately preceding month, (b) on April 1, 2006, a fee in the amount of
$1,025,000, and (c) on May 1, 2006, a fee in the amount of $750,000,
provided that, (i) the fee payable under clause (c) of this paragraph will
be waived by the Lenders if, prior to May 1, 2006 (i.e. not later than midnight,
New York time, on April 28, 2006), the Obligations are paid in full and all Letters
of Credit and Bankers’ Acceptances expire, are returned to the Agent for
cancellation or are secured with cash collateral in a manner satisfactory to the
Agent and the Commitment hereunder is terminated.
(c) Section 6.12.3 is amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
6.12.3 Minimum EBITDA. The Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall have
consolidated EBITDA for the period commencing on January 1, 2006 and ending on the
last day of each of the following months that is not less than (i.e. if negative
shall not be negative by more than) the following amounts:
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Cumulative Minimum | ||||
EBITDA for Period Commencing | ||||
Period Ending | on January 1, 2006 | |||
January 31, 2006 |
($4,554,000 | ) | ||
February 28, 2006 |
($7,250,000 | ) | ||
March 31, 2006 |
($9,600,000 | ) | ||
April 30, 2006 |
($14,000,000 | ) | ||
May 31, 2006 |
($18,600,000 | ) | ||
June 30, 2006 |
($19,300,000 | ) | ||
July 31, 2006 |
($17,850,000 | ) | ||
August 31, 2006 |
($15,400,000 | ) | ||
September 30, 2006 |
($10,900,000 | ) | ||
October 31, 2006 |
($7,700,000 | ) | ||
November 30, 2006 |
($5,700,000 | ) | ||
December 31, 2006 |
($3,000,000 | ) |
(d) The form of Exhibit C-1 (Borrowing Base Certificate) is deleted in its entirety and is
replaced with the form of Exhibit C-1 (Borrowing Base Certificate) attached to this
Amendment as Exhibit A.
3. The amendments set forth in Section 2 hereof shall become effective as of the date that the
following conditions shall have been satisfied (the date that such amendments take effect being the
“Amendment Effective Date”, except that for purposes of Section 2(c) hereof, upon satisfaction of
the conditions set forth in this Section 3, the “Amendment Effective Date” shall mean January 30,
2006).
(a) The Lenders shall have executed this Amendment and shall have received a copy of this
Amendment duly executed by the Borrower, the Borrowing Subsidiaries and the Guarantors.
(b) The Borrower shall have paid to counsel for the Agent the amount of their reasonable
fees and disbursements owed to such counsel in connection with the Credit Agreement, this
Amendment and matters related hereto and thereto, and the Borrower shall have paid the fees
and disbursements owed or paid to any appraisers and consultants retained by the Agent in
connection with the Credit Agreement and the Loans.
4. Except as amended, modified or supplemented by this Amendment, all of the terms,
conditions, covenants, provisions, representations, warranties and conditions of the Credit
Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and are hereby acknowledged, ratified, confirmed
and continued as if fully restated hereby.
5. The invalidity or unenforceability of any term or provision hereof shall not affect the
validity or enforceability of any other term or provision hereof or contained in the Credit
Agreement.
6. It is the intention of the parties hereto that this Amendment shall not constitute a
novation and shall in no way adversely affect or impair performance of the obligations of the
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Borrower, the Borrowing Subsidiaries or the Guarantors under the Credit Agreement and the
other Loan Documents.
7. Regardless of whether the conditions in Section 3 hereof are satisfied and whether or not
the amendments in Section 2 take effect, each of the Borrower, the Borrowing Subsidiaries and the
Guarantors hereby confirms and ratifies the Obligations incurred by it under the Credit Agreement
and the other Loan Documents, and acknowledges that, as of the date hereof, neither the Borrower,
the Borrowing Subsidiaries nor any of the Guarantors has any defense, offset, counterclaim, or
right of recoupment against the Agent or any Lender with respect to any of such Obligations or any
other matter.
8. This Amendment is to be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts (without regard to it conflict of laws or choice of law principles).
9. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which taken together
shall constitute one agreement, and any of the parties thereto may execute this Amendment by
signing any such counterpart. This Amendment shall be effective when it has been executed by the
Borrower, each of the Borrowing Subsidiaries, the Guarantors, the Agent and the each of the
Lenders, and the amendments set forth in Section 2 hereof shall take effect on the Amendment
Effective Date. Delivery of a signed counterpart of this Amendment by facsimile will have the same
effect as the delivery of the signed original of such counterpart.
[SIGNATURES APPEAR ON FOLLOWING PAGE]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the foregoing has been executed as an instrument under seal as of the date
first above written.
ENESCO GROUP, INC. |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx | |||
Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer | |||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
Title: | Treasurer | |||
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Agent and as lender |
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By: | /s/ C. Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx | |||
Name: | C. Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx | |||
Title: | Senior Vice President | |||
LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx | |||
Title: | Vice President | |||
N.C. CAMERON & SONS LIMITED |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
Title: | Treasurer |
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ENESCO INTERNATIONAL (H.K.) LIMITED |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
Title: | Director | |||
XXXXX MANUFACTURING, INC. |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
Title: | Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer | |||
ENESCO INTERNATIONAL LTD. |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
Title: | Treasurer | |||
ENESCO HOLDINGS LIMITED |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
Title: | Director | |||
ENESCO LIMITED |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
Title: | Director | |||
BILSTON & BATTERSEA ENAMELS LIMITED |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
Title: | Director | |||