Exhibit 10.13
TWELFTH AMENDMENT AND WAIVER TO
LOAN AGREEMENT
This TWELFTH AMENDMENT AND WAIVER TO
LOAN AGREEMENT (this “ Amendment ”) is dated as
of February 10, 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 ”).
W I T N E S S E T
H:
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, and as further amended
by that certain Eleventh Amendment and Waiver to Loan Agreement
dated as of August 31, 2004 (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 certain terms of the
Loan Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Agent and the Lenders
have agreed to the requested amendments 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 1.1 of
the Loan Agreement .
(a) Section 1.1 of the Loan
Agreement, “ Definitions ”, is hereby amended
and modified by inserting the following definition in appropriate
alphabetical order therein:
““ Miami A/R
Factoring Facility ” means one or more accounts
receivable factoring facilities or other credit facilities that
satisfy the requirements set forth in Section 7.1(e)(iii), in each
case as determined by the Agent in its sole and absolute
discretion.”
(b) Section 1.1 of the Loan
Agreement, “ Definitions ”, is hereby modified
and amended by deleting the existing definition of “ Fixed
Charge Coverage Ratio ” set forth therein and inserting
the following definition in substitution thereof:
““ Fixed Charge
Coverage Ratio ” means, with respect to any Person during
any fiscal period and without duplication, the ratio for such
Person during such fiscal period, of (a) EBITDA, minus (i)
cash capital expenditures, minus (ii) tax expense (excluding
amounts to be offset by any net operating losses) for such Person
during such fiscal period, plus cash tax refunds received in such
period, plus (iii) Restructuring Expenses incurred during
such fiscal period, plus (iv) to the extent deducted in
calculating net earnings for the Subsidiaries operating within the
geographic area comprising Asia, expenses in an aggregate amount of
up to $6,500,000 incurred prior to November 30, 2004, in connection
with the initial public offering of the Stock of any such
Subsidiaries, to (b) (i) principal payments made by such Person on
any Indebtedness during such fiscal period (other than (A)
refinancings permitted by Section 7.1(d), (B) payments on Advances,
(C) payments on revolving loans under any Permitted Foreign
Subsidiary Credit Facility to the extent available to be reborrowed
under such facility or to the extent cash collateral is released as
a result thereof, (D) payments under any Permitted Foreign
Subsidiary Credit Facility with an initial term, including any
permitted extensions thereof, of six (6) months or less, (E) cash
payments on the Convertible Subordinated Debt required by Section
6.16, (F) refinancings of debt of a Foreign Subsidiary with the
proceeds of a credit facility obtained by another Foreign
Subsidiary within the same non-U.S. geographic region, (G)
principal payments on a revolving credit facility of
CellStar-Intercall AB (Cellstar Sweden) in an aggregate amount not
exceeding $10,000,000 during any fiscal year, (H) principal
payments on any accounts receivable factoring facility of CellStar
Mexico to the extent such facility is with recourse to CellStar
Mexico in an aggregate amount not exceeding $30,000,000 during any
fiscal year, and (I) principal payments on any foreign accounts
receivable factoring facility or other credit facility of CellStar
Ltd. and/or National Auto Center, Inc. to the extent such facility
is with recourse to CellStar Ltd. and/or National Auto Center,
Inc.), and (ii) cash interest expense (other than (A) interest
expense on a principal amount of up to (1) $10,000,000 borrowed by
CellStar-Intercall AB (Cellstar Sweden) under a revolving credit
facility, (2) $30,000,000 borrowed by CellStar Mexico under an
accounts receivable factoring facility and (3) $30,000,000 borrowed
by CellStar Mexico under a revolving credit facility, (B) an amount
up to $100,000 on past due vendor payables, and (C) interest
expense incurred under the Miami A/R Factoring Facility in an
aggregate amount not to exceed $700,000 per fiscal quarter)
minus cash interest income during such fiscal
period.”
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(c) Section 1.1 of the Loan
Agreement, “ Definitions ”, is hereby modified
and amended by deleting the existing definition of “
Initial Consolidated Tangible Net Worth ” set forth
therein and inserting the following definition in substitution
thereof:
““ Initial
Consolidated Tangible Net Worth ” means
$130,000,000.”
2. Amendments to Section 7.20 of
the Loan Agreement .
(a) Section 7.20 of the Loan
Agreement, “ Financial Covenants ”, is hereby
modified and amended by deleting subsection (a) in its entirety and
by inserting the following in substitution thereof:
“(a) Consolidated Tangible
Net Worth. Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, shall
not permit Consolidated Tangible Net Worth to be less than the
required amount set forth in the following table as of the last day
of each fiscal quarter as set forth below, and for each month
following such quarter-end date until the next fiscal quarter-end
calculation:
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Applicable Amount
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Applicable Period
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Initial
Consolidated Tangible Net Worth, plus (a) 75% of net income
of the Parent and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis
(without any deduction for losses) on a cumulative basis from
December 1, 2004 for each quarter ended thereafter through such
date of determination, minus (b) 100% of the Restructuring
Expenses incurred on or after December 1, 2004 on a cumulative
basis through such date of determination not to exceed
$5,000,000.
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Beginning with
the fiscal quarter ended November 30, 2004 through the Maturity
Date.
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(b) Section 7.20 of the Loan
Agreement, “ Financial Covenants ”, is hereby
modified and amended by deleting subsection (b) in its entirety and
by inserting the following in substitution thereof:
“(b) Fixed Charge Coverage
Ratio for Asia and Latin America. 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 set
forth in the table below, (i) with respect to the Subsidiaries
operating within the geographic area comprising Latin America,
calculated for the immediately preceding four fiscal quarter period
ending on such date, and (ii) with respect to the Subsidiaries
operating within the geographic area comprising Asia, (A)
calculated as of August 31, 2005 for the one-quarter fiscal
period
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then ended, (B) calculated as of
November 30, 2005 for the two-quarter fiscal period then ended, (C)
calculated as of February 28, 2006 for the three-quarter fiscal
period then ended and (D) calculated as of May 31, 2006 and each
fiscal quarter ending thereafter,