Exhibit 10.1
THIRD FORBEARANCE
AGREEMENT
THIS THIRD FORBEARANCE AGREEMENT (this “
Agreement ”) is made and entered into as of April 27,
2009, by and among, BUTLER SERVICE GROUP, INC., a New Jersey
corporation (“ Borrower ”), the other Credit
Parties signatory hereto, the Lenders signatory hereto and GENERAL
ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (“
GECC ”), as Lender and as administrative agent for the
Lenders (in such capacity, the “ Agent ”) under
the Credit Agreement (as hereinafter defined).
RECITALS
WHEREAS,
Borrower, the other Credit Parties, Lenders and Agent are party to
that certain Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as
of August 29, 2007 (as amended to date, the “ Credit
Agreement ”; capitalized terms used herein and not
defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the
Credit Agreement), pursuant to which the Lenders have made
available to Borrower a revolving loan and other extensions of
credit (including letters of credit) in the original maximum
principal amount of $45,000,000; and
WHEREAS,
Borrower, the other Credit Parties, Lenders and Agent entered into
a Forbearance Agreement, dated as of April 20, 2009 (the “
Prior Forbearance Agreement ”), pursuant to which
Lenders and Agent, inter alia , agreed to forbear from
exercising their rights and remedies with respect to certain
ongoing Defaults and Events of Default; and
WHEREAS,
on the date hereof, the aggregate outstanding principal balance of
the Revolving Loan is $15,239,894.17; and
WHEREAS,
Events of Default have occurred and are continuing under
Sections 8.1(b) , 8.1(c) , 8.1(d) ,
8.1(e) , 8.1(f) and 8.1(l) of the Credit
Agreement arising out of (a) Borrower’s failure to comply
with the minimum Borrowing Availability covenant set forth in
clause (d) of Annex G of the Credit Agreement for
each of the August 1, 2008, August 15, 2008 and September 12, 2008,
February 6, 2009, March 6, 2009, March 13, 2009, March 20, 2009,
March 27, 2009, April 3, 2009, April 17, 2009 and April 24, 2009
testing dates as required to be maintained pursuant to Section
6.10 of the Credit Agreement, (b) Borrower’s delivery of
a Borrowing Base Certificate to Agent on July 22, 2008 which
contained certain information which was untrue or incorrect, (c)
Borrower’s failure to promptly pay and discharge all Charges
payable by it as required by Section 5.2(a) of the Credit
Agreement, (d) Borrower’s failure to deliver to Agent the
financial and other information (other than Borrower’s 10-Q
for the Fiscal Quarter ended September 30, 2007) required by
Section 4.1(a) and clause (r) of Annex E of
the Credit Agreement to be delivered on or prior to September 15,
2008, (e) Borrower’s failure to deliver to Agent the
financial and other information required by Section 4.1(a)
and clause (a) of Annex E of the Credit Agreement for
the Fiscal Month ended on September 28, 2008 to be delivered on or
prior to October 28, 2008, (f) Borrower’s failure to deliver
to Agent the financial and other information required by Section
4.1(a) and clause (b) of Annex E of the Credit
Agreement for the Fiscal Month ended on September 28, 2008 to be
delivered on or prior to November 12, 2008, (g) Borrower’s
failure to comply with Section 6.1 of the Credit Agreement,
(h) Borrower’s failure to comply with Section 6.20 of
the Second Lien Credit Agreement, (i) Borrower’s failure to
comply with Section 4(f) of that certain Seventh Amendment
to Second Lien Credit Agreement dated as of December 31, 2008, (j)
Borrower’s failure to comply with those certain Side Letters,
dated as of December 23, 2008 and January 15, 2009, respectively,
by and among Agent and the Credit Parties, by failing to enter into
definitive purchase or financing agreement for an asset sale or
refinancing by not later than March 1, 2009, and (k) a Change of
Control having occurred under Section 8.1(l) of the Credit
Agreement (collectively, the “ Existing Events of
Default ”); and
WHEREAS,
as a result of the occurrence and continuance of the Existing
Events of Default, Agent has the right to demand immediate payment
of all of the Obligations, to make demand upon Guarantors for the
payment of all of the Obligations and to exercise any and all
rights and remedies available to Agent and the Lenders at law, in
equity or by agreement (including, without limitation, pursuant to
the Security Agreements and the other Loan Documents)
(collectively, “ Rights and Remedies ”);
and
WHEREAS,
Borrower recognizes the occurrence and continuance of the Existing
Events of Default; and
WHEREAS,
the Prior Forbearance Agreement has expired under its own terms as
of the date hereof; and
WHEREAS,
Borrower and Guarantors have each requested that Agent on behalf of
Lenders continue to forbear from the exercise of Agent’s and
Lenders’ Rights and Remedies available under the Credit
Agreement as a result of the occurrence of the Existing Events of
Default; and
WHEREAS, Agent and Requisite Lenders are willing
to grant such forbearance upon the terms and subject to the
conditions and limitations set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the
foregoing premises and the agreements and undertakings contained
herein, for $10.00, and for other good and valuable consideration,
the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the
parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as
follows:
1.
Acknowledgments by the Credit Parties . Borrower
and each of the Credit Parties acknowledges and agrees as
follows:
(a)
Acknowledgment of Default . That on and as of the
Effective Date (as defined below): (i) Events of Default exist and
continue to exist, including, without limitation, the Existing
Events of Default; (ii) timely, adequate and proper notice
(notwithstanding that such notice is not required under Section
8.2 of the Credit Agreement) of the occurrence of the Existing
Events of Default has been received by Borrower and Guarantors from
Agent (and Borrower waives any requirement that any such notice be
in writing); (iii) all grace periods, if any, applicable to the
cure of such Existing Events of Default after receipt of such
notice have expired; (iv) each of said Events of Default was and is
continuing without timely cure by the Borrower or Guarantors; and
(v) Agent and Lenders have not waived in any respect any or all of
such Events of Default or their respective Rights and Remedies with
respect thereto.
(b)
Acknowledgment of Right of Acceleration . That
(i) on and as of the Effective Date, the Revolving Loan and all
accrued and unpaid interest thereon, together with other
outstanding charges permissible under the Credit Agreement, are due
and payable in full, and Agent has the right to accelerate and
declare all Obligations to be immediately due and payable and to
make demand upon Borrower and Guarantors for the payment in full of
all Obligations; (ii) such acceleration and demand for payment is
in all respects adequate and proper; (iii) that Agent on its own
behalf, or on behalf of the Lenders, has the right to exercise all
other rights and remedies permitted under the Loan Documents; and
(iv) Borrower waives any and all further notice, presentment,
notice of dishonor or demand with respect to the
Obligations.
(c)
Acknowledgment of Obligations . That on and as of
the Effective Date, (i) Borrower is indebted to Lenders in the
amount set forth in the recitals to this Agreement, plus costs and
fees payable pursuant to and in accordance with the Credit
Agreement; (ii) all such amounts are due and payable in full,
without offset, deduction or counterclaim of any kind or character
whatsoever, but are subject to increase, decrease or other
adjustment as a result of any and all interest, fees and other
charges including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and
costs of collection, which are payable to Agent and Lenders under
the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents; and (iii)
Agent’s liens and security interests in the Collateral are
fully enforceable, non-avoidable and of first priority status (
provided , that with respect to the Montvale Property
Agent’s liens and security interests are of second priority
status subject only to the lien of the Second Lien
Agent).
(d)
Acknowledgment that Liabilities Continue in Full Force and
Effect . That the Credit Agreement, the other Loan
Documents, and all other respective liabilities and obligations of
Borrower to Agent and Lenders shall, except as expressly modified
herein, remain in full force and effect, and shall not be released,
impaired, diminished or in any other way modified or amended as a
result of the execution and delivery of this Agreement or by the
agreements and undertakings of the parties contained
herein.
2.
Agreement to Forbear .
(a) For
the period (the “ Forbearance Period ”)
beginning as of the date first above written and ending on the
earlier to occur of (a) 5:00 p.m., New York time, on May 4, 2009,
and (b) termination of this forbearance as provided herein, Agent
and Lenders, without waiving, curing or ceasing the continuance of
the Existing Events of Default, hereby agree to forbear from the
exercise of any of their Rights and Remedies available under the
Credit Agreement and the Loan Documents on account of the Existing
Events of Default. Neither Agent nor Lenders shall have
any obligation to make any Loans, issue, extend or renew, and
Borrower shall not request the issuance, extension or renewal of,
any Letters of Credit or otherwise extend credit to Borrower under
the Credit Agreement during the Forbearance
Period. Lenders have considered and will continue to
consider during the Forbearance Period, in their sole discretion,
whether to honor borrowing requests or requests for issuances of
Letters of Credit which shall, in any case, be made pursuant to and
in compliance with the Budget (as hereinafter
defined). Any past or future Loans to, or issuances of
Letters of Credit for the account of, Borrower should not be
considered an agreement, express or implied, on the part of Lenders
to make any additional Loans or to issue any additional Letters of
Credit or an agreement to waive any terms of the Credit Agreement
in the future, including, without limitation, the satisfaction of
conditions precedent to funding. Agent’s and
Lenders’ forbearance provided for herein shall be effective
only with respect to the Existing Events of Default and shall
terminate and cease to be of force and effect, and Agent and
Lenders may exercise all of their respective rights and remedies as
may be available under the Credit Agreement and under applicable
law, in Agent’s discretion by a written notice to Borrower
upon or after the occurrence of any other Default or Event of
Default under the Credit Agreement or any Loan Document (other than
the Existing Events of Default) or a Default or Event of Default
under the terms of this Agreement (individually a “
Forbearance Default ” and, collectively, the “
Forbearance Defaults ”).
(b) During
the Forbearance Period, and provided Agent has not elected to
terminate the Forbearance Period following the occurrence of a
Forbearance Default in its discretion in accordance with the last
sentence of Section 2(a) of this Agreement and that the
terms and conditions of this Agreement are otherwise satisfied,
Agent and Lenders agree that Agent shall not accelerate, nor shall
Lenders direct Agent to accelerate, the Obligations owed to Lenders
under the Credit Agreement or otherwise exercise any of their
rights and remedies, in each case, as a result of the Existing
Events of Default outlined herein.
(c) Each
of the parties hereto agree that any making of Loans or issuances
of additional Letters of Credit in the Lenders’ discretion as
described in Section 2(a) of this Agreement, whether now or
at any time in the future, shall constitute Obligations under the
Credit Agreement and Overadvances made under Section
1.1(a)(iii) of the Credit Agreement to protect and preserve the
Collateral and the interests of the Lenders.
(a) From
and after the date of this Agreement, the Borrower agrees to expend
funds solely in accordance with a budget attached to this Agreement
as Exhibit A (the “ Budget
”). Under no circumstances will the Borrower
exceed the total budgeted amount or the amounts of any expenditures
contained in the Budget, except as authorized in writing by
Agent. The Borrower may amend the Budget, provided that
the Budget, as so amended, has been previously approved by Agent in
writing.
(b) Borrower
and each other Credit Party agrees to provide to Agent such
resolutions and such other documents, instruments and agreements as
Agent may reasonably request.
(c) Each
Credit Party covenants and agrees that it will continue to pay all
Charges in accordance with Secti
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