THIRD LOAN MODIFICATION
AGREEMENT
This Third Loan
Modification Agreement (this “Loan Modification
Agreement”) is entered into as of June 15, 2007, by and
among SILICON VALLEY BANK, a California corporation
(“SVB”), as collateral agent (the “Collateral
Agent”) for the Lenders and administrative agent (the
“Administrative Agent”) for the Lenders (Collateral
Agent and Administrative Agent are collectively the
“Agent”), and the Lenders listed on Schedule 1.1
and otherwise party hereto, including, without limitation, SVB and
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. (“JPMorgan”) (SVB and
JPMorgan are, collectively, the “Joint Bookrunners”)
and GAIN CAPITAL HOLDINGS, INC. , a Delaware corporation
(“Borrower”).
1.
DESCRIPTION OF EXISTING INDEBTEDNESS AND OBLIGATIONS . Among
other indebtedness and obligations which may be owing by Borrower
to the Lenders, Borrower is indebted to the Lenders pursuant to a
loan arrangement dated as of March 29, 2006, evidenced by,
among other documents, a certain Loan and Security Agreement dated
as of March 29, 2006, between Borrower and the Lenders, as
amended by a certain First Loan Modification Agreement dated as of
October 16, 2006, between Borrower and Lenders, and as further
amended by a certain Second Loan Modification Agreement dated as of
March 20, 2007, between Borrower and Lenders (as amended, the
“Loan Agreement”). Capitalized terms used but not
otherwise defined herein shall have the same meaning as in the Loan
Agreement.
2.
DESCRIPTION OF COLLATERAL . Repayment of the Obligations is
secured by the Collateral as described in the Loan Agreement
(together with any other collateral security granted to Agent, for
the ratable benefit of the Lenders, the “Security
Documents”).
Hereinafter,
the Security Documents, together with all other documents
evidencing or securing the Obligations shall be referred to as the
“Existing Loan Documents”.
3.
DESCRIPTION OF CHANGE IN TERMS .
A.
Modifications to Loan Agreement.
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1.
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The
Loan Agreement shall be amended by deleting the following appearing
as Section 2.1.1 thereof:
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(a)
Availability . Lenders shall, jointly and not severally,
shall make one (1) term loan available to Borrower in an
amount up to the Term Loan Amount according to each lender’s
pro rata share of the Term Loan Amount (based upon the respective
Commitment Percentage of each Lender) on or after ten
(10) days after the Effective Date subject to the satisfaction
of the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
(b)
Repayment . In addition to monthly payments of interest,
commencing on October 1, 2006, Borrower shall repay the Term
Loan in (i) twelve (12) equal quarterly installments of
principal, plus (ii) monthly payments of accrued interest (the
“Term Loan Payment” ). Borrower’s final
Term Loan Payment, due on the Term Loan Maturity Date, shall
include all outstanding principal and accrued and unpaid interest
under the Term Loan.”
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and
inserting in lieu thereof the following:
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(a)
Availability . Lenders shall, jointly and not severally,
shall make one (1) term loan available to Borrower in an
amount up to the Term Loan Amount according to each lender’s
pro rata share of the Term Loan Amount (based upon the respective
Commitment Percentage of each Lender) on or within five
(5) days after the 2007 Effective Date subject to the
satisfaction of the terms and conditions of this
Agreement.
(b)
Repayment . Commencing on the first calendar day of the
month following the Funding Date with respect to the Term Loan,
Borrower shall make sixty (60) monthly payments of interest at
the rate set forth in Section 2.3(b)(i). In addition to the
monthly payments of interest, commencing on October 1, 2007
and continuing on the first calendar day of each calendar quarter
thereafter, Borrower shall repay the Term Loan in twenty
(20) equal quarterly installments of principal (each, a
“Term Loan Payment” ). Borrower’s final
Term Loan Payment, due on the Term Loan Maturity Date, shall
include all outstanding principal and accrued and unpaid interest
under the Term Loan.”
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2.
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The
Loan Agreement shall be amended by deleting the following text
appearing in Section 2.4 thereof:
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“(b)
Prepayment Fee . The Prepayment Fee, when due hereunder
(unless the prepayment occurs in connection with any prepayment
required by regulatory actions, in which case no Prepayment Fee
shall be due or owing hereunder); and”
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and
inserting in lieu thereof the following:
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“(b)
Prepayment Fee . The Prepayment Fee, when due hereunder
(except that no Prepayment Fee shall be due and owing hereunder if
(i) the prepayment occurs in connection with any prepayment
required by regulatory actions, or (ii) if the prepayment
occurs after Lenders withhold their consent to the conversion of
the outstanding Obligations to subordinated debt, so long as such
conversion is required for regulatory reasons);
and”
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3.
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The
Loan Agreement shall be amended by inserting the following text
appearing at the end of Section 5.5 thereof:
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“In
addition, the fair salable value of Borrower’s and each of
its Subsidiaries’ assets (including goodwill minus
disposition costs) exceeds the fair value of its liabilities and
will continue to exceed the fair value of its liabilities
immediately after the Term Loan advance and Repurchase
hereunder.”
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4.
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The
Loan Agreement shall be amended by deleting the following text
appearing in Section 6.2(a) thereof:
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“(v)
contemporaneously with the submission of such filings or the
delivery of such reports, copies of all filings submitted to
regulators including, without limitation, the monthly reports
delivered to the Commodity Futures Trading
Commission;”
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and
inserting in lieu thereof the following:
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“(v)
contemporaneously with the submission of such filings or the
delivery of such reports, copies of all filings submitted to
regulators including, without limitation, the monthly reports
delivered to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the
annual examination conducted by the National Futures
Association;”
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5.
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The
Loan Agreement shall be amended by inserting the following text
appearing at the end of Section 6.2 thereof:
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“(c) Deliver to Agent, on or prior to
January 31,2008, Borrower’s 2008 operating plan, in a
form acceptable to Agent.”
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6.
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The
Loan Agreement shall be amended by deleting the following appearing
as Section 6.7 thereof:
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“6.7
Financial Covenants.
Borrower
and its Subsidiaries shall maintain at all times, to be tested as
of the last day of each quarter, on a consolidated basis, unless
otherwise noted:
(a)
Debt Service Coverage Ratio . A ratio of EBITDA (plus all
other non-cash and/or non-recurring expenses) for the subject
quarter to the aggregate amount of Borrower’s quarterly
principal payment and monthly interest payments for borrowed money
(with respect to the three (3) months during such quarter), in
each case calculated as of the last day of each fiscal quarter, of
at least (i) 2.0 to 1.0 as of the quarters ending
March 31, 2006, June 30, 2006, and September 30, 2006,
(ii) 1.50 to 1.0 as of the quarters ending December 31,
2006 and March 31, 2007, (iii) 1.75 to 1.0 as of the
quarter ending June 30, 2007, and (iv) 2.0 to 1.0 as of
the quarter ending September 30, 2007 and as of the last day
of each subsequent fiscal quarter.
(b)
Total Funded Debt/EBITDA . A Total Funded Debt Ratio (with
respect to the immediately preceding twelve (12) month period)
of a maximum of (i) 2.0 to 1.0 as of the quarters ending
March 31, 2006, June 30, 2006, and September 30,
2006, (ii) 1.75 to 1.0 as of the quarter ending
December 31, 2006, and (iii) 1.50 to 1.0 as of the
quarter ending March 31, 2007 and as of each subsequent
quarter ending thereafter.”
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And
inserting in lieu thereof the following:
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“6.7 Financial Covenants.
Borrower
and its Subsidiaries shall maintain at all times, to be tested as
of the last day of each quarter, on a consolidated basis, unless
otherwise noted:
(a)
Debt Service Coverage Ratio . A ratio of EBITDA (plus all
other non-cash and/or non-recurring expenses) for the subject
quarter to the aggregate amount of Borrower’s quarterly
principal payment and monthly interest payments for borrowed money
(with respect to the three (3) months
during such
quarter), in each case calculated as of the last day of each fiscal
quarter, of at least (i) 2.0 to 1.0 as of the quarters ending
March 31, 2006, June 30, 2006, and September 30,
2006, (ii) 1.50 to 1.0 a
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