Exhibit
10.8
FIRST
AMENDMENT
TO AMENDED AND RESTATED
CREDIT AGREEMENT AND WAIVER
THIS
FIRST AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT AND
WAIVER , dated as of
January 26, 2006 (this “ Amendment ”), is by and
among BRADLEY PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., a Delaware
corporation (the “ Borrower ”), those Domestic
Subsidiaries of the Borrower identified as “Guarantors”
on the signature pages hereto and such other Domestic Subsidiaries
of the Borrower as may from time to time become a party hereto
(collectively, the “ Guarantors ”), and
WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION , a national
banking association, as administrative agent for the Lenders (in
such capacity, the “ Administrative Agent
”).
W I T N E S S E T
H
WHEREAS , the Borrower, the Guarantors, the lenders
party thereto (the “ Lenders ”) and the
Administrative Agent are parties to that certain Amended and
Restated Credit Agreement dated as of November 14, 2005 (as
amended, restated, amended and restated, modified or supplemented
from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”;
capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings ascribed
thereto in the Credit Agreement unless otherwise defined
herein);
WHEREAS , the Borrower has failed to deliver to the
Administrative Agent quarterly financial statements for the fiscal
quarter ended September 30, 2005 by November 30, 2005, in violation
of Section 5.1(b) of the Credit Agreement (the “ Section
5.1(b) Event of Default ”);
WHEREAS , the Borrower has failed to deliver to the
Administrative Agent complete monthly financial statements for the
month ended November 30, 2005, in violation of Section 5.1(c) of
the Credit Agreement (the “ Section 5.1(c) Event of
Default ”);
WHEREAS , the Borrower failed to maintain Consolidated
EBITDA for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries’ of at least
$42,200,000 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004 after
giving effect to the acquisition of Bioglan Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
on a pro form a basis, in violation of Section 5.9(d) of the Credit
Agreement (the “ Section 5.9(d) Event of Default
”);
WHEREAS , the Borrower has failed to deliver to the
Lenders the audited balance sheet and the related statements of
income and of cash flows of the Borrower for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2004 by December 31, 2005, in violation of Section
5.14(a) of the Credit Agreement (the “ Section 5.14(a)
Event of Default ”);
WHEREAS , the Borrower has failed to timely give written
notice to the Administrative Agent of the Acknowledged Events of
Default (as defined below), in violation of Section 5.7(b) of the
Credit Agreement (the “ Section 5.7(b) Event of
Default ”; and together with the Section 5.1(b) Event of
Default, the Section 5.1(c) Event of Default, the Section 5.9(d)
Event of Default and the Section 5.14(a) Event of Default, the
“ Acknowledged Events of Default ”);
WHEREAS , the Borrower has requested the Required
Lenders (a) waive the Acknowledged Events of Default and (b) amend
certain provisions of the Credit Agreement; and
WHEREAS , the Required Lenders are willing to waive the
Acknowledged Events of Default and amend the Credit Agreement, in
each case subject to the terms and conditions hereof.
NOW,
THEREFORE , in
consideration of the agreements hereinafter set forth, and for
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of
which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as
follows:
SECTION
1
WAIVER
1.1
Waiver of Acknowledged
Events of Default . Notwithstanding the provisions of the Credit
Agreement to the contrary, the Lenders hereby waive, on a one-time
basis, the Acknowledged Events of Default.
1.2
Effectiveness of
Waiver . This Waiver shall be effective only to the
extent specifically set forth herein and shall not (a) be construed
as a waiver of any breach or default other than as specifically
waived herein nor as a waiver of any breach or default of which the
Lenders have not been informed by the Borrower, (b) affect the
right of the Lenders to demand compliance by the Borrower with all
terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement, except as
specifically modified or waived by this Waiver, (c) be deemed a
waiver of any transaction or future action on the part of the
Borrower requiring the Lenders’ or the Required
Lenders’ consent or approval under the Credit Agreement, or
(d) except as waived hereby, be deemed or construed to be a waiver
or release of, or a limitation upon, the Administrative
Agent’s or the Lenders’ exercise of any rights or
remedies under the Credit Agreement or any other Credit Document,
whether arising as a consequence of any Event of Default which may
now exist or otherwise, all such rights and remedies hereby being
expressly reserved.
1.3
Acknowledgement of
Default Rate . Notwithstanding the provisions of the Credit
Agreement to the contrary, the Lenders acknowledge that, beginning
as of the effective date of this Amendment, the default interest
set forth in Section 2.9 of the Credit Agreement shall cease as to
the Acknowledged Events of Default.
SECTION
2
AMENDMENTS
2.1
New
Definition . The following definitions are hereby added to
Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement in the appropriate alphabetical
order:
“ Current Filer ” shall mean
the Borrower has filed all required financial statements on Form
10-Q and Form 10-K with the SEC (including, without limitation,
the
Borrower’s annual financial statements on
Form 10-K for its fiscal year ended December 31,
2005).
“
Initial MediGene Payment ” shall mean the $5,000,000
up-front payment and additional operating costs required under the
MediGene Licensing Agreement, in an amount not to exceed $500,000,
made by the Borrower to MediGene upon execution of the MediGene
Licensing Agreement.
“
MediGene ” shall mean MediGene AG.
“ MediGene Acquisition ”
shall mean the execution and delivery by the Borrower and MediGene
of a collaboration and license agreement (the “ MediGene
Licensing Agreement ”) and the payment of any obligation
by the Borrower thereunder (other than the Initial MediGene
Payment), pursuant to which the Borrower is granted the exclusive
right to market and promote a treatment for external genital warts
in the United States.
“ MediGene Licensing Agreement
” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of
MediGene Acquisition.
2.2
Amendment to Section
1.1 . The definition of “Commitment
Period” in Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby
amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
“
Commitment Period ” shall mean (a) with respect to
Revolving Loans, the period (i) from and including the Closing Date
to but excluding the Revolving Commitment Termination Date and (ii)
in which the Borrower (A) is a Current Filer and (B) upon becoming
a Current Filer, has demonstrated compliance with each of the
financial covenants set forth in Section 5.9 and (b) with respect
to Letters of Credit, the period (i) from and including the Closing
Date to but excluding the date that is thirty (30) days prior to
the Revolving Commitment Termination Date and (ii) in which the
Borrower (A) is a Current Filer and (B) upon becoming a Current
Filer, has demonstrated compliance with each of the financial
covenants set forth in Section 5.9.
2.3
Amendment to Section
1.1 . The definition of “Consolidated
EBITDA” in Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby
amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
“ Consolidated EBITDA ” shall
mean, for any period, the sum of (i) Consolidated Net Income
for such period, plus (ii) an amount which, in the
determination of Consolidated Net Income for such period, has been
deducted for (A) Consolidated Interest Expense, (B) total
federal, state, local and foreign income, value added and similar
taxes, (C) depreciation, amortization expense and
(D) certain one-time professional and legal fees and non-cash
items incurred during such period, as set forth on Schedule
1.1-4 , minus (iii) any non-cash reduction in any
reserve account of a Credit Party during such period, all as
determined in accordance with GAAP.
2.4
Amendment to Section
1.1 . The definition of “Permitted
Acquisition” in Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby
amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
“
Permitted Acquisition ” shall mean (a) the Initial
MediGene Payment, (b) the MediGene Acquisition or (c) any other
acquisition or any series of related acquisitions by a Credit Party
of (i) all or substantially all of the assets or a majority of the
outstanding Voting Stock or economic interests of a Person that is
incorporated, formed or organized in the United States or (ii)
any division, line of business or other business unit of a Person
that is incorporated, formed or organized in the United States
(such Person or such division, line of business or other business
unit of such Person shall be referred to herein as the “
Target ”), in each case that is a type of business (or
assets used in a type of business) permitted to be engaged in by
the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries pursuant to
Section 6.3 hereof, so long as, with respect to any
acquisition pursuant to clause (b) or (c) above, the following
conditions are satisfied: (A) no Default or Event of Default shall
then exist or would exist after giving effect thereto, (B) the
Credit Parties shall demonstrate to the reasonable satisfaction of
the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders that, after
giving effect to the acquisition on a pro forma basis, the Credit
Parties are in compliance with each of the financial covenants set
forth in Section 5.9, (C) the Administrative Agent, on behalf of
the Lenders, shall have received (or shall receive in connection
with the closing of such acquisition) a first priority perfected
security interest in all property (including, without limitation,
Capital Stock and real estate) acquired with respect to the Target
in accordance with the terms of Sections 5.10 and 5.12 and the
Target, if a Person, shall have executed a Joinder Agreement in
accordance with the terms of Section 5.10, (D) the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have received
(I) a description of the material terms
of such acquisition, (II) audited financial statements (or, if
unavailable, management-prepared financial statements) of the
Target (other than the MediGene Acquisition) for its two (2) most
recent fiscal years and for any fiscal quarters ending within the
fiscal year to date and (III) consolidated projected income
statements of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries
(giving effect to such acquisition), all in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent,
(E) the Target (other than the MediGene Acquisition) shall have
earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization for
the four (4) fiscal quarter period prior to the acquisition date in
an amount greater than $0, (F) such acquisition shall not be a
“hostile” acquisition and shall have been approved by
the Board of Directors and/or shareholders of the applicable Credit
Party and the Target, (G) the Borrower shall have satisfied the
requirements set forth in Sections 5.14(a) and (b), (H) after
giving effect to such acquisition, there shall be at least
$10,000,000 of Accessible Borrowing Availability
under the Revolving Committed Amount and (I) the aggregate
consideration (including without limitation equity consideration,
earn outs or deferred compensation or non-competition arrangements
and the amount of Indebtedness and
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