SECOND AMENDMENT TO
AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
AND CONSENT
THIS SECOND
AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT AND CONSENT
dated as of June 18, 2009 (this “ Amendment ”)
relating to the Credit Agreement referenced below, is by and among
COLEMAN CABLE, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “
Company ”), the Subsidiaries of the Company identified
on the signature pages hereto as a Borrower (collectively referred
to as the “ Subsidiary Borrowers ” or
individually referred to as a “ Subsidiary Borrower
”) (hereinafter, the Company and the Subsidiary Borrowers
collectively referred to as the “ Borrowers ” or
individually referred to as a “ Borrower ”),
each of the financial institutions identified as Lenders on the
signature pages hereto (referred to individually as a “
Lender ” and, collectively, as the “
Lenders ”), and WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as administrative agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the
“ Administrative Agent ” or the “
Agent ”).
WHEREAS,
the Lenders have extended a revolving credit facility to the
Borrowers pursuant to the terms of that certain Amended and
Restated Credit Agreement dated as of April 2, 2007 (as
amended, modified or otherwise supplemented from time to time, the
“ Credit Agreement ”) among the Borrowers, the
Lenders and the Administrative Agent; and
WHEREAS,
the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the other parties hereto
have agreed to amend the Credit Agreement, on the terms and
conditions provided herein;
WHEREAS,
the Borrowers have requested that the Lenders consent to the use by
the Borrower of up to $30,000,000 of its funds for the payment of
principal, interest and premium (if any) in order to redeem, retire
or repurchase Senior Note Debt (2004) and/or Senior Note Debt
(2007) (the “ Senior Note Repurchase ”),
notwithstanding the provisions of the Credit Agreement to the
contrary: and
WHEREAS,
the Administrative Agent and the Lenders have agreed to consent to
the Senior Note Repurchase on the terms and conditions set forth
herein;
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of these premises and other good
and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which
are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as
follows:
SUBPART 1.1
Certain Definitions . The following terms used in this
Amendment, including its preamble and recitals, have the following
meanings:
“ Amended
Credit Agreement ” means the Credit Agreement, as amended
hereby and as further amended, supplemented or otherwise modified
from time to time.
“ Second
Amendment Date ” is defined in Subpart 4.1
.
SUBPART 1.2
Other Definitions . Unless otherwise defined herein or the
context otherwise requires, terms used in this Amendment, including
its preamble and recitals, have the meanings provided in the
Amended Credit Agreement.
PART 2
AMENDMENTS TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
SUBPART 2.1
Amendments to Section 1.1 .
(a) The
definition of “Applicable Percentage” in
Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by
deleting the table set forth therein and replacing it with the
following:
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Applicable
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Applicable
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Quarterly Average Excess
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Percentage
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Percentage
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Level
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Availability
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for Eurodollar Loans
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for Base Rate Loans
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1
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2.50
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1.25
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2
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$30,000,000 and £ $40,000,000
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2.75
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1.50
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3
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3.00
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%
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1.75
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(b) The
definition of “Applicable Percentage” in
Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby further amended
by adding the following new sentence at the end thereof:
For purposes
of clarity, the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the
Applicable Percentages in effect immediately prior to the Second
Amendment Date shall remain in effect until adjusted on the first
Calculation Date subsequent to June 30, 2009.
(c) The
definition of “Unused Line Percentage” is hereby
deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
“ Unused Line Percentage ” shall mean
0.50%.
(d) The
following definition is hereby added to Section 1.1 of the
Credit Agreement in appropriate alphabetical order:
“
Second Amendment Date ” means June 18,
2009.
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SUBPART 3.1
Consent . The Lenders hereby consent to the consummation of
the Senior Note Repurchase notwithstanding the provisions of
Section 7.13 or Section 9.13(d) to the
contrary; provided that (i) no Default or Event of
Default has occurred and is continuing at the time or would result
from the consummation thereof and (ii) Excess Availability
after giving effect to the Senior Note Repurchase shall be greater
than $40,000,000.
PART 4
CONDITIONS TO EFFECTIVENESS
SUBPART 4.1
Second Amendment Date . This Amendment shall be and
beco
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