Exhibit 10.1
FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT AND WAIVER
TO LOAN AGREEMENT
This FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT AND WAIVER
TO LOAN AGREEMENT (this “ Amendment ”) is dated
as of October 7, 2005, by and among CELLSTAR
CORPORATION , a Delaware corporation (“ Parent
”), each of Parent’s Subsidiaries signatory hereto
(together with Parent, each an individual “ Borrower
”, and collectively, the “ Borrowers ”),
the lenders signatory hereto (the “ Lenders ”)
and WELLS FARGO FOOTHILL, INC. , in its capacity as agent
for the Lenders (the “ Agent ”).
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Borrowers, the Lenders
and the Agent have entered into that certain Loan and Security
Agreement dated as of September 28, 2001, as amended by that
certain First Amendment to Loan Agreement dated as of
October 12, 2001, as further amended by that certain Second
Amendment to Loan Agreement dated as of February 11, 2002, as
further amended by that certain Third Amendment and Waiver to Loan
Agreement dated as of May 9, 2002, as further amended by that
certain Fourth Amendment to Loan Agreement effective as of
May 9, 2002, as further amended by that certain Fifth
Amendment to Loan Agreement dated as of November 13, 2002, as
further amended by that certain Sixth Amendment to Loan Agreement
dated as of February 6, 2003, as further amended by that
certain Seventh Amendment to Loan Agreement dated as of
February 28, 2003, as further amended by that certain Eighth
Amendment and Waiver to Loan and Security Agreement dated as of
May 31, 2003, as further amended by that certain Consent and
Waiver and Ninth Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement dated as
of February 24, 2004, as further amended by that certain Tenth
Amendment to Loan Agreement dated as of March 31, 2004, as
further amended by that certain Eleventh Amendment and Waiver to
Loan Agreement dated as of August 31, 2004, as further amended
by that certain Twelfth Amendment and Waiver to Loan Agreement
dated as of February 10, 2005, and as further amended by that
certain Thirteenth Amendment and Waiver to Loan Agreement dated as
of May 13, 2005 (as the same may be further modified, amended,
restated or supplemented from time to time, the “ Loan
Agreement ”), pursuant to which the Lenders have agreed
to make loans and other financial accommodations to the Borrowers
from time to time;
WHEREAS, the Borrowers have
requested that the Agent and the Lenders amend and waive certain
terms of the Loan Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Agent and the Lenders
have agreed to the requested amendments and waivers on the terms
and conditions set forth herein.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of
the foregoing premises and other good and valuable consideration,
the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the
parties hereto hereby agree that all capitalized terms not
otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such
terms in the Loan Agreement and further agree as
follows:
1. Amendments to
Section 7.20 of the Loan Agreement . Section 7.20 of
the Loan Agreement, “ Financial Covenants ”, is
hereby modified and amended by deleting such Section in its
entirety and inserting the following definition in substitution
thereof:
7.20 Financial
Covenants .
(a) Minimum EBITDA. Parent
and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, shall not permit EBITDA,
measured on a quarter-end basis, to be less than the required
amount set forth in the following table for the applicable period
set forth opposite thereto:
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Applicable Amount
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Applicable Period
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$1,500,000
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For the one fiscal quarter
period
ending November 30, 2005
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$1,100,000
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For the two fiscal quarter
period
ending February 28, 2006
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$1,750,000
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For the three fiscal quarter
period
ending May 31, 2006
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$6,800,000
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For the four fiscal quarter
period
ending August 31, 2006
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$8,000,000
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For the four fiscal quarter
period
ending November 30, 2006 and each
four fiscal quarter period ending thereafter
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(b) Fixed Charge Coverage
Ratio . Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, shall
fail to maintain a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of at least the
required ratio set forth in the following table as of the last day
of each fiscal quarter for the applicable period set forth opposite
thereto:
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Required Ratio
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Applicable Period
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0.75:1.00
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For the one fiscal quarter
period
ending November 30, 2005
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0.10:1.00
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For the two fiscal quarter
period
ending February 28, 2006
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0.10:1.00
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For the three fiscal quarter
period
ending May 31, 2006
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1.10:1.00
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For the four fiscal quarter
period
ending August 31, 2006
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1.50:1.00
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For the four fiscal quarter
period
ending November 30, 2006 and each
four fiscal quarter period ending thereafter
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(c) Capital Expenditures .
Make capital expenditures in any fiscal year in excess of the
amount set forth in the following table for the applicable
period:
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Applicable Amount
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Applicable Period
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$3,000,000
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Fiscal Year 2005
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$5,000,000
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Fiscal Year 2006
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$7,500,000
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Fiscal Year 2007 and
each Fiscal Year thereafter
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2. Waivers . Subject to the
terms and conditions set forth herein, the Agent and the Lenders
hereby waive compliance with, and waive the Defaults and Events of
Default arising under the Loan Agreement, applicable to:
(a) Borrowers’ failure to
maintain the required Consolidated Tangible Net Worth for the
quarters ended May 31, 2005 and August 31, 2005 as
required under Section 7.20(a) of the Loan
Agreement;
(b) Borrowers’ failure to
maintain the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratios for the quarters ended
February 28, 2005, May 31, 2005 and August 31,
2005 as required under Sections 7.20 (b) and (c) of the
Loan Agreement;
provided , further that in no event shall such
waivers waive any other requirement or hinder, restrict or
otherwise modify the rights and remedies of the Agent and the
Lenders following the occurrence of any other failure to comply
with Section 7.20, or the occurrence of any Default or
Even