EIGHTH AMENDMENT
DATED AS OF DECEMBER 18,
2008
TO
AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN
AGREEMENT
BY AND AMONG
NY HYPERBARIC, LLC, FOREST HILLS
HYPERBARIC, LLC, SCRANTON HYPERBARIC LLC, JFK HYPERBARIC LLC,
TRENTON HYPERBARIC, LLC, NEWARK BI LLC, PASSAIC HYPERBARIC, LLC, ST
JOSEPHS HYPERBARIC LLC, GREATER BRONX HYPERBARIC LLC (f/k/a
Montefiore Hyperbaric LLC), ELISE KING, LLC, SOUTH NASSAU
HYPERBARIC, LLC, NEW YORK HYPERBARIC AND WOUND CARE CENTERS LLC,
NEW YORK HYPERBARIC AND WOUND CARE CENTERS, L.L.C., VB HYPERBARIC,
LLC, EIN HYPERBARIC LLC, MAIMONIDES HYPERBARIC, LLC, THE SQUARE
HYPERBARIC, LLC, SOUTH N HYPERBARIC LLC, MUHLENBERG HYPERBARIC LLC,
LOWELL HYPERBARIC LLC, THE CENTER FOR WOUND HEALING I, LLC
(f/k/a Modern Medical, LLC), THE CENTER FOR WOUND HEALING II, LLC
(f/k/a Modern Medical Specialties, LLC), NJ HYPERBARIC, LLC, FAR
ROCKAWAY HYPERBARIC, LLC, ATLANTIC HYPERBARIC, LLC, ATLANTIC
ASSOCIATES, LLC, CEF PRODUCTS, LLC, CMC HYPERBARIC, LLC,
PENNSYLVANIA HYPERBARIC, LLC, HYPERBARIC, LLC
(a/k/a Massachusetts Hyperbaric, LLC) and MEADOWLANDS
HYPERBARIC, LLC, BAYONNE HYPERBARIC, LLC, RARITAN BAY HYPERBARIC,
LLC, CFWH MEZZANINE, LLC, SOUTH OCEAN COUNTY HYPERBARIC, LLC, THE
CENTER FOR WOUND HEALING, INC.
(collectively, the
“Borrower”)
AND
SIGNATURE BANK
(the “Bank”)
THIS EIGHTH
AMENDMENT (the “Eighth Amendment”) made as of the 18th
day of December, 2008 by and among NY HYPERBARIC, LLC, FOREST HILLS
HYPERBARIC, LLC, SCRANTON HYPERBARIC LLC, JFK HYPERBARIC LLC,
TRENTON HYPERBARIC, LLC, NEWARK BI LLC, PASSAIC HYPERBARIC, LLC, ST
JOSEPHS HYPERBARIC LLC, GREATER BRONX HYPERBARIC LLC (f/k/a
Montefiore Hyperbaric LLC), ELISE KING, LLC, SOUTH NASSAU
HYPERBARIC, LLC, NEW YORK HYPERBARIC AND WOUND CARE CENTERS LLC,
NEW YORK HYPERBARIC AND WOUND CARE CENTERS, L.L.C., VB HYPERBARIC,
LLC, EIN HYPERBARIC LLC, MAIMONIDES HYPERBARIC, LLC, THE SQUARE
HYPERBARIC, LLC, SOUTH N HYPERBARIC LLC, MUHLENBERG HYPERBARIC LLC,
LOWELL HYPERBARIC LLC, THE CENTER FOR WOUND HEALING I, LLC (f/k/a
Modern Medical, LLC), THE CENTER FOR WOUND HEALING II, LLC (f/k/a
Modern Medical Specialties, LLC), NJ HYPERBARIC, LLC, FAR ROCKAWAY
HYPERBARIC, LLC, ATLANTIC HYPERBARIC, LLC, ATLANTIC ASSOCIATES,
LLC, CEF PRODUCTS, LLC, CMC HYPERBARIC, LLC, PENNSYLVANIA
HYPERBARIC, LLC, HYPERBARIC, LLC (a/k/a Massachusetts Hyperbaric,
LLC), MEADOWLANDS HYPERBARIC, LLC, BAYONNE HYPERBARIC, LLC, RARITAN
BAY HYPERBARIC, LLC, CFWH MEZZANINE, LLC, SOUTH OCEAN COUNTY
HYPERBARIC, LLC, and THE CENTER FOR WOUND HEALING, INC., each with
a place of business at 155 White Plains Road, Tarrytown, NY 10591,
and SIGNATURE BANK, a New York bank having an office at 1225
Franklin Avenue, Garden City, New York 11530 (the
“Bank”).
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, certain of the entities comprising the
Borrower and the Bank entered into an Amended and Restated Loan
Agreement dated as of June 17, 2005 as amended by a First Amendment
dated as of April 7, 2006, a Second Amendment dated as of February
1, 2007, a Third Amendment and Waiver dated as of May
29, 2007, a Fourth Amendment and Waiver dated as of July
31, 2007, a Fifth Amendment dated as of October 11, 2007,
a Sixth Amendment dated as of March 19, 2008 and a Seventh
Amendment dated as of March 31, 2008 (collectively, the
“Agreement”), providing for certain financial
accommodations to the Borrower and which Agreement is now in full
force and effect; and
WHEREAS, the Borrower and the Bank desire to
amend the Agreement on the terms and conditions hereinafter set
forth;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises
and the agreements hereinafter set forth and for other good and
valuable consideration, the parties hereto agree as
follows:
1. As
used in this Eighth Amendment, capitalized terms, unless otherwise
defined, shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the
Agreement.
2. The
Bank and the Borrower agree that immediately prior to the execution
of this Eighth Amendment, the outstanding principal balance of (i)
the Revolving Credit Loans evidenced by the Note is $3,810,000 (as
of December 18, 2008), and (ii) the Term Loan evidenced by the Term
Note is $249,988.45 (as of December 18, 2008), and that
interest has been paid on such Loans for all Prime Loans comprising
all or a portion thereof through November 30, 2008 and for all
LIBOR Loans comprising all or a portion thereof through the end of
the applicable Interest Period.
3. As
an inducement for the Bank to enter into this Eighth Amendment, the
Borrower hereby represents and warrants as follows:
(A) There
are no defenses or offsets to its obligations under the Agreement,
the Note or any of the other agreements in favor of the Bank
referred to in the Agreement, and if any such defenses or offsets
exist without the knowledge of the Borrower, the same are hereby
waived.
(B) All
the representations and warranties made by the Borrower in the
Agreement are true and correct in all material respects as if made
on the date hereof.
4. Subject
to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in
Paragraph 8 hereof, the Borrower and the Bank hereby agree that the
Agreement amended as follows:
(A) The
definitions of the terms “EBITDA” and
“Termination Date” shall be deleted and in lieu thereof
of the following shall be inserted:
“‘
EBITDA ’ shall mean net income on continuing
operations before the payment of interest and taxes, plus
depreciation, amortization and non-cash compensation expense,
determined in accordance with GAAP.”
“‘
Termination Date ’ shall mean the earlier of
(a) December 31, 2010 or if such date is not a
Business Day, the Business Day next succeeding such date; or (b)
the date the Commitment is terminated pursuant to Section 8
hereof.”
(B) Section
2.1 of the Agreement shall be amended by deleting therefrom the
phrase “for Prime Loans, the Prime Rate in effect from time
to time or,” and inserting in lieu thereof the phrase
“equal to, for Prime Loans, the Prime Rate in effect from
time to time plus 0.50%, or,”.
(C) Notwithstanding
anything contained in the Agreement to the contrary, no Loans may
bear interest at a rate per annum based on LIBOR, no LIBOR Loans
may be continued as LIBOR Loans, and in this regard, Section 2.4 of
the Agreement shall be deleted in its entirety, and in lieu
thereof, the following shall be inserted:
“2.4
Procedure for Borrowing . Upon compliance with the
conditions contained in Section 4 hereof, the Borrower may borrow
under the Commitment during the Commitment Period on any Business
Day by giving the Bank irrevocable notice of a request for a Loan
hereunder on the date of the proposed Prime Loan borrowing. Such
notice shall be written (including, without limitation, via
facsimile transmission, and/or via email to
LCabana@signatureny.com and
mdanon@signatureny.com at the Bank; provided that any
such email notice shall be confirmed in writing by proper written
notice hereunder (including via facsimile transmission) promptly
after any such email notice shall have been sent) and shall be
sufficient only if a written notice executed by the Borrower shall
have actually been received by the Bank by no later than 11:00
a.m., New York, New York time, on the date on which such notice is
required to be given. Unless notification is otherwise furnished by
the Borrower to the Bank (in a manner consistent with the
requirements of this Section 2.4), Loans will be made by credits to
the Borrower’s demand deposit account maintained with the
Bank upon compliance with the requirements of this
Section.”
(D) Section
2.13 of the Agreement shall be deleted in its entirety, and in lieu
thereof, the following shall be inserted:
“2.13
Continuation and Conversion of Loans . The Borrower shall
convert any LIBOR Loan into a Prime Loan at the end of an Interest
Period applicable thereto.”
(E) Section
6.1 of the Agreement shall be deleted in its entirety, and in lieu
thereof, the following shall be inserted:
“6.1
Debt Service Coverage Ratio . The Borrower shall maintain a
ratio of (a) EBITDA minus cash Capital Expenditures minus dividends
and distributions to (b) the current portion of long term Debt plus
cash interest expense, for each fiscal quarter of the Borrower,
determined on a rolling four quarter basis as of the last day of
each fiscal quarter, commencing with the fiscal quarter ending
September 30, 2008, of not less than 1.25:1.00 at any
such time.”
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