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Exhibit 10.3
CREDIT AGREEMENT
THIS CREDIT AGREEMENT (this
"Agreement") is entered into as of December 27, 2006 by and
between LINDSAY ITALIA, S.r.l. an Italian corporation ("Borrower"),
and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION ("Bank").
RECITALS
Borrower has requested that Bank
extend credit to Borrower as described below, and Bank has agreed
to provide such credit to Borrower on the terms and conditions
contained herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, for valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, Bank and Borrower hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
CREDIT TERMS
SECTION 1.1. TERM LOAN.
(a) Term Loan .
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Bank hereby
agrees to make a loan to Borrower in the principal amount of
Thirteen Million One Hundred Ninety-five Thousand Dollars
($13,195,000.00) ("Term Loan"), the proceeds of which shall be used
to finance the acquisition of other business operations.
Borrower’s obligation to repay the Term Loan shall be
evidenced by a promissory note dated as of December 27, 2006
("Term Note"), all terms of which are incorporated herein by this
reference. Bank’s commitment to fund the Term Loan shall
terminate on January 27, 2007 if the conditions set forth in
Section 3.1 have not been satisfied or would have been
satisfied on or before such date.
(b) Repayment . The
principal amount of the Term Loan shall be repaid in accordance
with the provisions of the Term Note.
(c) Prepayment .
Borrower may prepay principal on the Term Loan solely in accordance
with the provisions of the Term Note.
SECTION 1.2. INTEREST/FEES.
(a) Interest . The
outstanding principal balance of the Term Note shall bear interest
at the rate of interest set forth in the Term Note.
(b) Computation and
Payment . Interest shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day
year, actual days elapsed. Interest shall be payable at the times
and place set forth in the Term Note.
SECTION 1.3. COLLECTION OF
PAYMENTS. Any principal and interest due under the Term Loan shall
be paid by Borrower to Bank at the Bank’s account,
4121376339, in U.S. dollars and in immediately available funds;
provided, however, that Bank may collect any principal and interest
due under the Term Loan that has not been paid by the close of
business on the applicable payment date by charging any of
Borrower’s deposit accounts with Bank.
SECTION 1.4. GUARANTIES. The
payment and performance of all indebtedness and other obligations
of Borrower to Bank shall be guaranteed by Lindsay Corporation
("Guarantor") in the principal amount not to exceed Thirteen
Million One Hundred Ninety-five Thousand Dollars ($13,195,000.00),
as evidenced by and subject to the terms of a continuing guaranty
in form and substance satisfactory to Bank.
ARTICLE II
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Borrower makes the following
representations and warranties to Bank, which representations and
warranties shall survive the execution of this Agreement and shall
continue in full force and effect until the full and final payment,
and satisfaction and discharge, of all obligations of Borrower to
Bank subject to this Agreement.
SECTION 2.1. LEGAL STATUS.
Borrower is a company incorporated under the laws of Italy, whose
registered office is at Allen & Overy, Studio Legale Associato,
Via Manzoni 41, 20121, Milano.
SECTION 2.2. AUTHORIZATION AND
VALIDITY. This Agreement and the Term Note (collectively, the "Loan
Documents") have been duly authorized, and upon their execution and
delivery by Borrower in accordance with the provisions hereof,
assuming, in the case of this Agreement, due execution and delivery
by Bank, will constitute legal, valid and binding agreements and
obligations of Borrower, enforceable against Borrower in accordance
with their respective terms.
SECTION 2.3. NO VIOLATION. The
execution, delivery and performance by Borrower of each of the Loan
Documents do not violate any provision of any law or regulation, or
contravene any provision of the governing documents of Borrower, or
result in any breach of or default under any contract, obligation,
indenture or other instrument to which Borrower is a party or by
which Borrower is bound, where such violation, breach or default
could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on
the financial condition of Borrower.
SECTION 2.4. LITIGATION. There are
no pending, or to the best of Borrower’s knowledge
threatened, actions, claims, investigations, suits or proceedings
by or before any governmental authority, arbitrator, court or
administrative agency which could reasonably be expected to have a
material adverse effect on the financial condition of Borrower,
other than those disclosed by Borrower to Bank in writing prior to
the date hereof.
SECTION 2.5. CORRECTNESS OF
FINANCIAL STATEMENT. The financial statement of Guarantor dated
November 30, 2006, a true copy of which has been delivered by
Guarantor to Bank prior to the date hereof, (a) is complete
and correct and presents fairly the financial condition of
Guarantor in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles, (b) discloses all liabilities of Guarantor that
are required to be reflected or reserved against under generally
accepted accounting principles, whether liquidated or unliquidated,
fixed or contingent, and (c) has been prepared in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied.
Since the date of such financial statement there has been no
material adverse change in the financial condition of Guarantor and
its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, nor has Guarantor mortgaged,
pledged, granted a security interest in or otherwise encumbered any
of its assets or properties except (i) Permitted Liens (as
defined below), (ii) in favor of Bank, or (iii) as
otherwise permitted by Bank in writing.
SECTION 2.6. INCOME TAX RETURNS.
Borrower has no knowledge of any pending assessments or adjustments
of its income tax payable with respect to any year.
SECTION 2.7. NO SUBORDINATION.
There is no agreement, indenture, contract or instrument to which
Borrower is a party or by which Borrower may be bound that requires
the subordination in right of payment of any of Borrower’s
obligations subject to this Agreement to any other obligation of
Borrower.
SECTION 2.8. PERMITS, FRANCHISES.
Borrower possesses, all permits, consents, approvals, franchises
and licenses and rights to all trademarks, trade names, patents,
and fictitious names, if any, necessary to enable it to conduct the
business in which it is now engaged in material compliance with
applicable law.
SECTION 2.9. ERISA. Borrower is in
compliance in all material respects with all applicable provisions
of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended
or recodified from time to time ("ERISA"); Borrower has not
violated any provision of any defined employee pension benefit plan
(as defined in ERISA) maintained or contributed to by Borrower
(each, a "Plan"); no Reportable Event as defined in ERISA has
occurred and is continuing with respect to any Plan initiated by
Borrower; Borrower has met its minimum funding requirements under
ERISA with respect to each Plan; and each Plan will be able to
fulfill its benefit obligations as they come due in accordance with
the Plan documents and under generally accepted accounting
principles.
SECTION 2.10. OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Borrower is not in default on any obligation for borrowed money,
any purchase money obligation or any other material lease,
commitment, contract, instrument or obligation.
SECTION 2.11. ENVIRONMENTAL
MATTERS. Except as disclosed by Borrower to Bank in writing prior
to the date hereof, Borrower is in compliance in all material
respects with all applicable federal or state environmental and
hazardous waste statutes, and any rules or regulations adopted
pursuant thereto, which govern or apply to any of Borrower’s
operations and/or properties, including without limitation, the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability
Act of 1980, the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act
of 1986, the Federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of
1976, and the Federal Toxic Substances Control Act, as in effect on
the date hereof. Borrower neither has knowledge of nor has received
any written notice that its operations are the subject of any
federal or state investigation evaluating whether any remedial
action involving a material expenditure is needed to respond to a
release of any toxic or hazardous waste or substance into the
environment. Borrower has no contingent liability in connection
with any release of any toxic or hazardous waste or substance into
the environment that could reasonably be expected to have a
material adverse effect on the financial condition of Borrower.
ARTICLE III
CONDITIONS
SECTION 3.1. CONDITIONS OF INITIAL
EXTENSION OF CREDIT. The obligation of Bank to extend any credit
contemplated by this Agreement is subject to the fulfillment to
Bank’s satisfaction of all of the following conditions:
(a) Approval of Bank
Counsel . All legal matters incidental to the extension of
credit by Bank shall be satisfactory to Bank’s counsel.
(b) Documentation .
Bank shall have received, in form and substance satisfactory to
Bank, each of the following, duly executed:
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(i)
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This Agreement.
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(ii)
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The Term Note.
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(iii)
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Certificate of Incumbency.
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(iv)
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Corporate Resolution: Borrowing.
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(v)
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Continuing Guaranty from Guarantor.
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(vi)
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Such other documents as Bank may require under
any other Section of this Agreement.
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(c)
Financial Condition . There shall have been no material
adverse change, as determined by Bank, in the financial condition
of Guarantor and its subsidiaries (including Borrower) taken as a
whole, hereunder.
(d) Compliance . The
representations and warranties contained herein and in each of the
other Loan Documents shall be true on and as of the date of the
signing of this Agreement and no Event of Default as defined
herein, and no condition, event or act which with the giving of
notice or the passage of time or both would constitute such an
Event of Default, shall have occurred and be continuing or shall
exist.
ARTICLE IV
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
Borrower covenants that so long as
Bank remains committed to extend credit to Borrower pursuant
hereto, or any liabilities (whether direct or contingent,
liquidated or unliquidated) of Borrower to Bank under any of the
Loan Documents remain outstanding, and until payment in
full of all obligations of Borrower subject hereto, Borrower
shall, unless Bank otherwise consents in writing:
SECTION 4.1. PUNCTUAL PAYMENTS.
Punctually pay all principal, interest, fees or other liabilities
due under any of the Loan Documents at the times and place and in
the manner specified therein and immediately upon demand by Bank,
the amount by which the outstanding principal balance of any credit
subject hereto at any time exceeds any limitation on borrowings
applicable thereto.
SECTION 4.2. ACCOUNTING RECORDS.
Maintain adequate books and records in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles consistently applied, and permit any
representative of Bank, at any reasonable time, upon reasonable
notice to inspect, audit and examine such books and records, to
make copies of the same, and to inspect the properties of
Borrower.
SECTION 4.3. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
Provide to Bank all of the following, in form and detail
satisfactory to Bank:
(a) Provide to Bank not later
than 90 days after the end of each fiscal year, financial
statements of the Guarantor, audited by KPMG or another certified
public accountant acceptable to Bank, to include balance sheet,
income statement, statement of cash flows, management report,
auditor’s report and footnotes; provided, however, that this
covenant shall be deemed to be satisfied upon the electronic filing
of the same included within the Guarantor’s Annual Report on
Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
(b) Provide to Bank not later
than 45 days after the end of each of the first three fiscal
quarters in each fiscal year, unaudited financial statements of the
Guarantor, to include balance sheet, income statement and statement
of cash flows; provided, however, that this covenant shall be
deemed to be satisfied upon the electronic filing of the same
included within the Guarantor’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
with the Securities and Exchange Commission. !
(c) Provide to Bank all of
the following:
(i) within ten (10) days
of the filing by Guarantor, of any Annual Report on Form 10-K or
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, a certificate of the President or Chief
Financial Officer of Guarantor that the financial statements filed
therewith are accurate and the Guarantor is in compliance in all
material respects with all covenants in this Agreement and there
exists no Event of Default nor any condition, act or event which
with the giving of notice or the passage of time or both would
constitute an Event of Default; and
(ii) within ten
(10) days of the filing by Guarantor, of any Current Report on
Form 8-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission, written
notice of such filing; provided, however, that this covenant shall
be deemed to be satisfied upon the electronic filing of such
Current Report on Form 8-K with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
(iii) from time to time such
other information as Bank may reasonably request.
SECTION 4.4. COMPLIANCE. Preserve
and maintain all licenses, permits, governmental approvals, rights,
privileges and franchises necessary for the conduct of its
business; and comply with the provisions of Borrower’s
articles of incorporation and bylaws, as amended from time to time,
and with the requirements of all laws, rules, regulations and
orders of any governmental authority applicable to Borrower and/or
its business, except where the failure to so preserve or maintain
or to so comply could not reasonably be expected to have a material
adverse effect on the financial condition of Borrower and its
subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
SECTION 4.5. INSURANCE. Maintain
and keep in force insurance of the types and in amounts customarily
carried in lines of business similar to that of Borrower, including
but not limited to fire, extended coverage, public liability,
property damage and workers’ compensation and deliver to Bank
from time to time at Bank’s request schedules setting forth
all insurance then in effect.
SECTION 4.6. FACILITIES. Keep all
properties useful or necessary to Borrower’s business in good
repair and condition, ordinary wear and tear and maintenance
excepted, and from time to time make necessary repairs, renewals
and replacements thereto so that such properties shall be fully and
efficiently preserved and maintained.
SECTION 4.7. TAXES. Pay and
discharge when due any and all material assessments and taxes, both
real or personal, including without limitation federal and state
income taxes and state and local property taxes and assessments,
except such (a) as Borrower may in good faith contest or as to
which a bona fide dispute may arise, and (b) for which
Borrower has made adequate reserves in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles.
SECTION 4.8. FINANCIAL CONDITION.
Maintain its financial condition as follows, on a consolidated
basis with Guarantor and its consolidated subsidiaries, using
generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied and
used consistently with prior practices (except to the extent
modified by the definitions herein):
(a) Consolidated Funded Debt
to EBITDA not greater than 2.5 to 1.0 as of each quarter end,
determined on a rolling 4-quarter basis, with "Funded Debt" defined
as the sum of all obligations for borrowed money (including
subordinated debt) plus that portion of all capital lease
obligations reported on the balance sheet of Guarantor, as a
liability, and with "EBITDA" defined as net profit before tax plus
interest expense, depreciation expense and amortization expense;
provided however that, in the event that an acquisition or
disposition permitted by this Agreement shall have been consummated
during such four fiscal quarter period, in computing Consolidated
EBITDA, net profit (and all other amounts specified in the
definition of Consolidated EBITDA ) shall be computed on a pro
forma basis giving effect to such acquisition or disposition, as
the case may be, as of the first day of such period.
(b) Consolidated Fixed Charge
Coverage Ratio not less than 1.25 to 1.0 as of each quarter end,
determined on a rolling 4-quarter basis, with "Fixed Charge
Coverage Ratio"
defined as the aggregate of net profit after taxes plus
depreciation expense, amortization expense, cash capital equity
contributions and increases in subordinated debt minus
dividends,
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