FIFTH
AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDMENT TO CREDIT
AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) is entered into as of
June 30, 2008, by and between STARTEK, INC., a Delaware
corporation and STARTEK USA, INC., a Colorado corporation
(“Borrower”), and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION (“Bank”).
WHEREAS, Borrower is
currently indebted to Bank pursuant to the terms and conditions of
that certain Credit Agreement between Borrower and Bank dated as of
June 30, 2003, as amended from time to time (“Credit
Agreement”).
WHEREAS, Bank and
Borrower have agreed to certain changes in the terms and conditions
set forth in the Credit Agreement and have agreed to amend the
Credit Agreement to reflect said changes.
NOW, THEREFORE, for
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree that the Credit
Agreement shall be amended as follows:
1. Section 1.1
(a) is hereby deleted in its entirety, and the following
substituted therefor:
"(a) Line of
Credit . Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
Bank hereby agrees to make advances to Borrower from time to time
up to and including June 30, 2009, not to exceed at any time
the aggregate principal amount of Ten Million Dollars
($10,000,000.00) (“Line of Credit”), the proceeds of
which shall be used to finance Borrower’s working capital
requirements, general corporate purposes, acquisitions and stock
repurchases. Borrower’s obligation to repay advances under
the Line of Credit shall be evidenced by a promissory note dated as
of June 30, 2008 (“Line of Credit Note”), all
terms of which are incorporated herein by this
reference.”
2. The following is hereby
added to the Credit Agreement as Section 1.2 (c):
“(c) Unused
Commitment Fee . Borrower shall pay to Bank, for each fiscal
quarter that Borrower’s Tangible Net Worth is less than
$110,000,000, an unused commitment fee in an amount equal to one
eighth of one percent (.125%) per annum (computed on the basis of a
360-day year, actual days elapsed) of the average daily unused
amount of the Line of Credit, which fee shall be calculated on a
quarterly basis by Bank and shall be due and payable by Borrower in
arrears within ten (10) days after each billing is sent by
Bank.”
3. The following is hereby
added to the Credit Agreement as Section 1.4:
“SECTION 1.4.
COLLATERAL.
As security for all
indebtedness and other obligations of Borrower to Bank subject
hereto, Borrower hereby grants to Bank security interests of first
priority in all Borrower’s accounts receivable, other rights
to payment, and general intangibles.
All of the foregoing shall
be evidenced by and subject to the terms of such security
agreements, financing statements, deeds or mortgages, and other
documents as Bank shall reasonably require, all in form and
substance satisfactory to Bank. Borrower shall pay to Bank
immediately upon demand the full amount of all charges, costs and
expenses (to include fees paid to third parties and all allocated
costs of Bank personnel), expended or incurred by Bank in
connection with any of the foregoing security, including without
limitation, filing and recording fees and costs of appraisals,
audits and title insurance.”
4. Section 4.9
(a) is hereby deleted in its entirety, and the following
substituted therefor:
“(a) Tangible Net
Worth measured at the end of each fiscal quarter, with
“Tangible Net Worth” defined as the aggregate of total
stockholders’ equity plus subordinated debt less any
intangible assets, not at any time less than $105,000,000.00
through December 31, 2007 and shall increase (but never
decrease) at each subsequent fiscal quarter end by an amount equal
to 25% of net income (but only if positive) for each fiscal quarter
then ended.”
5. Bank is aware
that Borrower is in breach of Section 4.9(b) of the Credit
Agreement for the period ending June 30, 2008, which requires
that Borrower not have a net loss for such period. Bank has decided
to waive its default rights with respect to this breach for the
period ending June 30, 2008. This waiver applies only to this
specific instance. It is not a waiver of any subsequent breach of
the same provision of the Agreement, nor is it a waiver of any
breach of any other provision of the Agreement. Bank reserves all
of the rights, powers and remedies available to Bank under the
Credit Agreement and any related documents, including the right to
cease making advances and the right to accelerate any indebtedness,
if any subsequent breach of the same provision or any other
provision of the Agreement should occur.
6. Section 4.9
(b) is hereby deleted in its entirety, without
substitution.
7. Section 4.9
(c) is hereby renumbered as Section 4.9 (b).
8. Section 5.2 is
hereby deleted in its entirety, and the following substituted
therefor:
“SECTION 5.2. OTHER
INDEBTEDNESS. Create, incur, assume or permit to exist any
indebtedness or liabilities resulting from borrowings, loans or
advances, whether secured or unsecured, matured or unmatured,
liquidated or unliquidated, joint or several, that exceeds
$5,000,000.00 in the aggregate during the term of the loan, except
(a) the liabilities of Borrower to Bank, and (b) any
other liabilities of Borrower existing as of, and disclosed to Bank
prior to, the date hereof.”
9. Section 5.5 is
hereby deleted in its entirety, and the following substituted
therefor:
“SECTION 5.5.
LOANS, ADVANCES, INVESTMENTS. Make any loans or advances to or
investments in any person or entity in excess of $5,000,000.00
during the term of the loan, except any of the foregoing existing
as of, and disclosed to Bank prior to, the date hereof. This
excludes current trading or investment for sale
portfolio.”
10. Section 5.7 is
hereby deleted in its entirety, and the following substituted
therefor:
“SECTION 5.7 PLEDGE
OF ASSETS. Mortgage, pledge, grant or permit to exist a security
interest in, or lien upon, all or any portion of Borrower’s
assets now owned or hereafter acquired that exceeds $5,000,000.00
in the aggregate during the term of the loan, except any of the
foregoing in favor of Bank or which is existing as of, and
disclosed to Bank in writing prior to, the date hereof. Borrower
shall allow no person or entity a security interest in, or lien
upon, its accounts receivable or inventory without prior written
consent of Bank.”
11. In consideration
of the changes set forth herein and as a condition to the
effectiveness hereof, immediately upon signing this Amendment,
Borrower shall pay to Bank a non-refundable amendment fee of
$5,000.00.
12. Except as
specifically provided herein, all terms and conditions of the
Credit Agreement remain in full force and effect, without waiver or
modification. All terms defined in the Credit Agreement shall have
the same meaning when used in this Amendment. This Amendment and
the Credit Agreement shall be read together, as one
document.
13. Borrower hereby
remakes all representations and warranties contained in the Credit
Agreement and reaffirms all covenants set forth therein. Borrower
further certifies that as of the date of this Amendment there
exists no Event of Default as defined in the Credit Agreement, nor
any condition, act or event which with the giving of notice or the
passage of time or both would constitute any such Event of
Default.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the
parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed as of the
day and year first written above.
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STARTEK, INC.
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By:
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/s/ David G.
Durham
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David G.
Durham, Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer
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By:
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/s/ Sylvia A.
Church
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Sylvia A.
Church, Vice President/Controller
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STARTEK USA,
INC.
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By:
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/s/ David G.
Durham
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David G.
Durham, Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer
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By:
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/s/ Sylvia A.
Church
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Sylvia A.
Church, Vice President/Controller
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WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION
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By:
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/s/ Wendee
Crowley
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Wendee Crowley,
Vice President
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WELLS
FARGO
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REVOLVING LINE OF CREDIT
NOTE
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$10,000,000.00
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Denver, Colorado
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June, 30, 2008
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FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the
undersigned STARTEK, INC. and STARTEK USA, INC.
(“Borrower”) promises to pay to the order of WELLS
FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (“Bank”) at its office
at Colorado RCBO, 1700 Lincoln Street, 8th Floor, Denver, CO
80203 , or at such other place as the holder hereof may
designate, in lawful money of the United States of America and in
immediately available funds, the principal sum of
$10,000,000.00 , or so much thereof as may be advanced and
be outstanding, with interest thereon, to be computed on each
advance from the date of its disbursement as set forth
herein.
As used herein, the
following terms shall have the meanings set forth after each, and
any other term defined in this Note shall have the meaning set
forth at the place defined:
1.1 “Business
Day” means any day except a Saturday, Sunday or any other day
on which commercial banks in Colorado are authorized or required by
law to close.
1.2 “Fixed Rate
Term” means a period commencing on a Business Day and
continuing for 1, 2 or 3 months , as designated by Borrower,
during which all or a portion of the outstanding principal balance
of this Note bears interest determined in relation to LIBOR;
provided however, that no Fixed Rate Term may be selected for a
principal amount less than $100,000.00 ; and provided
further, that no Fixed Rate Term shall extend beyond the scheduled
maturity date hereof. If any Fixed Rate Term would end on a day
which is not a Business Day, then such Fixed Rate Term shall be
extended to the next succeeding Business Day.
1.3 “LIBOR”
means the rate per annum (rounded upward, if necessary, to the
nearest whole 1/8 of 1%) determined by dividing Base LIBOR by a
percentage equal to 100% less any LIBOR Reserve
Percentage.
(a) “Base
LIBOR” means the rate per annum for United States dollar
deposits quoted by Bank as the Inter-Bank Market Offered Rate, with
the understanding that such rate is quoted by Bank for the purpose
of calculating effective rates of interest for loans making
reference thereto, on the first day of a Fixed Rate Term for
delivery of funds on said date for a period of time
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