Exhibit 10.1
EXECUTION VERSION
SIXTH AMENDMENT
TO
CREDIT
AGREEMENT
THIS SIXTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT
AGREEMENT (this “ Amendment ”), is made and
entered into on May 1, 2009 (“ Signature Date
”) and made effective as of March 31, 2009 (the “
Effective Date ”), by and among, on the one hand,
CECO ENVIRONMENTAL CORP ., a Delaware corporation (“
Parent ”), CECO GROUP, INC ., a Delaware
corporation (“ Group ”), FKI, LLC , a
Delaware limited liability company (“ FKI, LLC
”), CECO MEXICO HOLDINGS LLC , a Delaware limited
liability company (“ CECO Mexico LLC ”), AVC,
INC., a Delaware corporation (“ AVC, Inc.
”), and each of the following Subsidiaries of Parent as
Borrowers under this Amendment and the Credit Agreement: CECO
FILTERS, INC ., a Delaware corporation (“ Filters
”), NEW BUSCH CO., INC ., a Delaware corporation
(“ New Busch ”), THE KIRK & BLUM
MANUFACTURING COMPANY , an Ohio corporation (“
K&B ”), KBD/TECHNIC, INC ., an Indiana
corporation (“ Technic ”), CECOAIRE, INC
., a Delaware corporation (“ Aire ”), CECO
ABATEMENT SYSTEMS, INC ., a Delaware corporation (“
Abatement ”), H.M. WHITE, INC ., a Delaware
corporation (“ H.M. White ”), EFFOX INC
., a Delaware corporation and formerly known as CECO ACQUISITION
CORP. (“ Effox ”), GMD ENVIRONMENTAL
TECHNOLOGIES, INC. , a Delaware corporation and formerly known
as GMD ACQUISITION CORP. (“ GMD ”), and
FISHER-KLOSTERMAN, INC ., a Delaware corporation and
formerly known as FKI ACQUISITION CORP. (“
Fisher-Klosterman ”), and, on the other hand, FIFTH
THIRD BANK , an Ohio banking corporation (“ Lender
”), is as follows:
Preliminary
Statements
A. Parent, Group, and Borrowers executed and
delivered to Lender that certain Credit Agreement dated as of
December 29, 2005, as amended by the First Amendment to Credit
Agreement dated as of June 8, 2006, the Second Amendment to
Credit Agreement dated as of February 28, 2007, the Third
Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of February 29, 2008,
the Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of August 1,
2008, and the Fifth Amendment to Credit Agreement (the “
Fifth Amendment ”) dated as of December 30, 2008
(as amended, the “ Credit Agreement ”). FKI, LLC
and CECO Mexico LLC are additional parties to the Third Amendment,
Fourth Amendment, and Fifth Amendment. Capitalized terms which are
used, but not defined, in this Amendment will have the meanings
given to them in the Credit Agreement.
B. Parent, Group, FKI, LLC, CECO Mexico LLC, AVC,
Inc., and Borrowers (collectively, the “ Loan Parties
”) have requested that Lender: (i) extend the stated
Termination Date of the Line of Credit from January 31, 2010
to April 1, 2011; (ii) make certain changes to the
interest rates applicable to the Obligations, including, without
limitation, the implementation of a daily reset, one-month
LIBOR-based rate and the unavailability of a Prime-based rate
except in certain circumstances; (iii) consent to a one-time
payment of principal on the Subordinated Debt in the aggregate
amount not to exceed $3,000,000, to be made by Parent to
Subordinated Creditor on March 31, 2009 (the “
Subordinated Debt Payment ”) and consent to a one-time
payment of an extension fee
with respect to the Subordinated Debt in the
aggregate amount not to exceed CAD $38,220, to be made by Parent to
Subordinated Creditor on the Signature Date (the “
Subordinated Debt Extension Fee ”); and (iv) make
certain other amendments to the Credit Agreement and certain of the
other Loan Documents.
C. Lender is willing to so amend the Credit
Agreement and other Loan Documents, all on the terms, and subject
to the conditions, of this Amendment.
Statement of
Agreement
In consideration of the mutual
covenants and agreements set forth in this Amendment, and for other
good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of
which are hereby acknowledged, Lender and the Loan Parties hereby
agree as follows:
1. Amendments to Credit
Agreement . Subject
to the satisfaction of the conditions of this Amendment, the Credit
Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
1.1 Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by the
addition of the following new definitions, in their proper
alphabetical order, to provide in their entirety as
follows:
“ AVC, Inc. ”
means AVC, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
“ Daily LIBOR Rate
” has the meaning given in the Revolving Note.
“ Daily LIBOR Rate Loan
” means that portion of the Loans which, as of any date,
bears interest at an interest rate per annum equal to the Daily
LIBOR Rate plus the applicable margin as set forth in the
applicable Note.
“ Sixth Amendment
” means the Sixth Amendment to this Agreement dated as of
May 1, 2009, to be effective as of March 31,
2009.
“ Tranche LIBOR Rate
” has the meaning given in the Revolving Note.
“ Tranche LIBOR Rate
Loan ” means that portion of the Loans which, as of any
date, bears interest at an interest rate per annum equal to the
Tranche LIBOR Rate plus the applicable margin as set forth in the
applicable Note.
1.2 The following definitions in
Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement are hereby amended
in their entirety by substituting the following in their respective
places:
“ Affiliate ”
means, as to any Person (the “ Subject Person
”), any other Person which, directly or indirectly, is in
control of, is controlled by, or is under common control with, the
Subject Person. For purposes of this definition,
“control” of a Person means the power, direct or
indirect, (a) to vote 5% or more of the securities (or other
Ownership Interests) having voting power for the election of
directors (or managers in the case of a limited liability company)
of the Person or (b) otherwise to direct or cause the
direction of the management and policies of the Person, whether by
contract or otherwise. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, each of the following will be deemed an Affiliate of a
Borrower for purposes of this Agreement, Parent, Group, FKI, LLC,
CECO Mexico LLC, CECO India, Fisher Klosterman Shanghai, CECO
Environmental Mexico, CECO Environmental Services, AVC, Inc., and
each officer and director of a Loan Party.
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“ Applicable Unused Line
Fee Percentage ” means, as of any date, the applicable
percentage shown in the applicable column in the table below based
on the then applicable Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio. As of the
Signature Date (as defined in the Sixth Amendment), the Applicable
Unused Line Fee Percentage is 0.50% ( i.e. , Pricing Grid
Level 3).
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Pricing
Grid
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Fixed Charge
Coverage Ratio
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Applicable
Unused
Line Fee
Percentage
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Level 1
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£
1.50 to 1.0
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0.75
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%
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Level 2
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> 1.50 to 1.0 and
£
2.0 to 1.0
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0.50
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%
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Level 3
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> 2.0 to 1.0
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0.50
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%
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“ Borrower ”
means each of Filters, New Busch, K&B, Technic, Aire,
Abatement, H.M. White, CECO Acquisition (now known as Effox Inc.),
GMD, FKI Acquisition and the Domestic Subsidiaries of Parent or
Group hereafter becoming a party to this Agreement pursuant to
Section 5.9(b) , and “ Borrowers ”
means, collectively, Filters, New Busch, K&B, Technic, Aire,
Abatement, H.M. White, CECO Acquisition (now known as Effox Inc.),
GMD, FKI Acquisition and such additional Domestic Subsidiaries. To
the extent a term or provision of this Agreement or any of the
other Loan Documents is applicable to a “Borrower”, it
is applicable to each and every Borrower unless the context
expressly indicates otherwise. For the avoidance of doubt, none of
FKI, LLC, CECO Mexico LLC, or AVC, Inc. shall be a
Borrower.
“ Business Day ”
means (a) any day on which commercial banks in Cincinnati,
Ohio are required by law to be open for business and (b) with
respect to all notices and determinations in connection with, and
payments of principal and interest on, Loans bearing interest with
reference to the Tranche LIBOR Rate or the Daily LIBOR Rate, any
day (other than a Saturday or Sunday) on which commercial banks are
open for business in New York, New York. Periods of days referred
to in this Agreement will be counted in calendar days unless
Business Days are expressly prescribed.
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“ Fixed Charges ”
means, for the applicable period, the total (without duplication),
in Dollars, of (all as determined on a consolidated basis in
accordance with GAAP): (a) the principal amount of the Parent
and its Subsidiaries’ long-term Indebtedness, in each case
paid during the applicable period, including those under Term Loan
Note C (other than any Excess Cash Flow Payment with respect to
Term Loan C) and the Subordinated Debt Note (as defined in the
Subordination Agreement) (whether classified, as of any date, as
long-term Indebtedness); plus (b) scheduled capital lease
payments by the Parent and its Subsidiaries during the applicable
period; and plus (c) the Parent and its Subsidiaries’
aggregate cash interest expense for the applicable period,
including interest paid on the Obligations, all capital lease
obligations, the Subordinated Debt, and any other Indebtedness for
the applicable period; provided, however , that the
following amounts will be excluded for purposes only of determining
Fixed Charges: (i) that portion of the Subordinated Debt
which, with Lender’s prior consent, is converted into shares
of the Parent as a result of the exercise of the conversion rights
of the Subordinated Creditor under the Subordinated Debt Note and
(ii) the principal payment on the Subordinated Debt made on or
about March 31, 2009 in an amount not to exceed $3,000,000,
made by Parent in accordance with Section 3.1.2(b) of
the Subordination Agreement. The term “applicable
period” in this definition means Test Period in the case of
determining the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio or the Maximum Total
Funded Debt to Adjusted EBITDA Ratio and Fiscal Year in the case of
determining Excess Cash Flow.
“ Guaranties ”
means, collectively, the Borrower Guaranties, the Group Guaranty,
the Parent Guaranty and each guaranty made by Fisher-Klosterman,
FKI, LLC, GMD, CECO Mexico LLC and AVC, Inc. in favor of Lender and
Lender’s Affiliates of the Obligations.
“ Loan Party ”
and “ Loan Parties ” mean each of Borrowers,
Group, Parent, FKI, LLC, CECO Mexico LLC, and AVC, Inc., and
collectively, Borrowers, Group, Parent, FKI, LLC, CECO Mexico LLC,
and AVC, Inc., respectively.
“ Subordinated Creditor
” means Icarus Investment Corp., formerly known as Can-Med
Technology, Inc. and formerly doing business as Green Diamond Oil
Corporation, an Ontario corporation, and, subject to the
Subordination Agreement, its successors and assigns of the
Subordinated Debt and any Person holding Refinancing Debt of the
Subordinated Debt as permitted under this Agreement.
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“ Subordination
Agreement ” means the Subordination Agreement between the
Subordinated Creditor and Lender dated as of August 14, 2008,
as amended by the First Amendment to Subordination Agreement dated
as of March 31, 2009.
“ Termination Date
” means: (a) with respect to the Line of Credit, the
Letter of Credit Obligations and the other Obligations (other than
Term Loan C), the earlier of (i) April 1, 2011 and
(ii) the date upon which the entire outstanding balance under
the Revolving Note shall become due pursuant to the provisions
hereof (whether as a result of acceleration by Lender or
otherwise); and (b) with respect to Term Loan C, the earliest
of (i) April 1, 2011, (ii) the date upon which the
entire outstanding balance under Term Loan Note C shall become due
pursuant to the provisions hereof (whether as a result of
acceleration by Lender or otherwise), and (iii) the date upon
which Term Loan C shall be repaid in full.
1.3 Clause (vii) of the definition of “
Eligible Accounts ” in Section 1.1 of the
Credit Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety by substituting
the following in its place:
(vii) Accounts owing from any single
account debtor to the extent, as of any date, that the total amount
of such account debtor’s Indebtedness to any one or more
Borrowers exceeds 35% of the face amount (less maximum discounts,
credits and allowances which may be taken by, or granted to, such
account debtor in connection therewith) of the then outstanding
Eligible Accounts of such Borrower or Borrowers;
1.4 Section 2.1(c) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended in its
entirety by substituting the following in its place:
(c) On the Signature Date (as
defined in the Sixth Amendment) of the Sixth Amendment, Borrowers
shall execute and deliver to Lender a Fourth Amended and Restated
Revolving Credit Promissory Note in the form of Exhibit 2.1
attached to the Sixth Amendment (as amended, the “
Revolving Note ”), dated as of the Effective Date (as
defined in the Sixth Amendment), in the principal amount of the
Revolving Commitment, and bearing interest at such rates, and
payable upon such terms, as specified in the Revolving Note. On the
Signature Date, all Prime Rate Loans outstanding under the
Revolving Note will be automatically converted to bear interest as
Daily LIBOR Rate Loans.
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1.5 The sixth sen