Exhibit 10.3
EXECUTION VERSION
A FIFTH THIRD BANCORP
BANK
AMENDED AND RESTATED TERM PROMISSORY
NOTE
(T ERM L OAN C)
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OFFICER NO.
4048
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NOTE No.
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$3,916,666.71
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February 29, 2008
First Amendment and Restatement March 31,
2009
(Effective Date)
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Promise to Pay
. On or before April 1, 2011
(the “ Maturity Date ”), the undersigned, CECO
FILTERS, INC., a Delaware corporation, NEW BUSCH CO., INC., a
Delaware corporation, THE KIRK & BLUM MANUFACTURING
COMPANY, an Ohio corporation, KBD/TECHNIC, INC., an Indiana
corporation, CECOAIRE, INC., a Delaware corporation, CECO ABATEMENT
SYSTEMS, INC., a Delaware corporation, H.M. WHITE, INC., a Delaware
corporation, EFFOX INC., formerly known as CECO Acquisition Corp.,
a Delaware corporation, GMD ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.,
formerly known as GMD Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation,
and FISHER-KLOSTERMAN INC., formerly known as FKI Acquisition
Corp., a Delaware corporation (each, a “ Borrower
”, and, collectively, the “ Borrowers ”),
for value received, hereby jointly and severally promise to pay to
the order of FIFTH THIRD BANK, an Ohio banking corporation
(together with its successors and assigns, “ Lender
”), at 38 Fountain Square Plaza, MD #10AT63, Cincinnati, Ohio
45263, or such other address as Lender may provide from time to
time, the sum of THREE MILLION NINE HUNDRED SIXTEEN THOUSAND SIX
HUNDRED SIXTY-SIX AND 71/100 Dollars ($3,916,666.71), plus interest
as provided herein. The outstanding balance of this Amended and
Restated Term Promissory Note (this “ Note ”)
shall appear on supplemental bank records and is not necessarily
the face amount of this Note, which record shall evidence the
balance due pursuant to this Note at any time. As used herein,
“ Local Time ” means the time at the office of
Lender specified in this Note.
Notwithstanding the Effective Date
of this Note of March 31, 2009, the unpaid principal balance
of this Note reflects a principal payment made by Borrowers in
accordance with the Prior Note in an amount equal to
$83,333.33.
This Note shall be subject to the
terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement dated as of
December 29, 2005 among Lender, Borrowers, and certain of
Borrowers’ affiliates, as amended by the First Amendment to
Credit Agreement dated as of June 8, 2006, the Second
Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of February 28, 2007,
the Third Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of
February 29, 2008, the Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement
dated as of August 1, 2008, the Fifth Amendment to Credit
Agreement dated as of December 30, 2008, and the Sixth
Amendment to Credit Agreement dated to be effective as of even date
herewith (as amended and as the same may be further amended,
renewed, consolidated, restated or replaced from time to time, the
“ Credit Agreement ”). Capitalized terms used
herein which are not otherwise defined in this Note shall have the
meanings set forth in the Credit Agreement. This Note is entitled
to the benefits and security of the Credit Agreement, including,
without limitation, acceleration upon the terms provided therein,
and of the other Loan Documents.
Borrowers shall make the following principal
payments (each a “ Scheduled Payment ”)
commencing on May 1, 2009 and continuing on the same day of
each and every calendar month thereafter until this Note has been
paid in full:
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Payment
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Each calendar month from and including
May 1, 2009 through, and including, April 1,
2011
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$
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83,333.33
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The entire unpaid principal balance
of this Note, together with all accrued and unpaid interest and any
other charges, advances and fees, if any, outstanding hereunder,
shall be due and payable in full on the earlier of the Maturity
Date or upon acceleration of the Indebtedness evidenced by this
Note, notwithstanding any other inconsistent or contradictory
provisions contained in this Note. No part of the Indebtedness
evidenced by this Note may, on the repayment thereof, be redrawn or
reborrowed by Borrowers.
Upon the occurrence and during the
continuance of any Event of Default, the entire unpaid principal
balance of this Note, together with all accrued but unpaid
interest, and all other Obligations, shall, at Lender’s
option, become immediately due and payable, except that if there
occurs an Event of Default of the type described in Sections
6.1(d) , 6.1(e) , or 6.1(j) of the Credit
Agreement, the entire unpaid principal balance of this Note,
together with all accrued but unpaid interest, and all other
Obligations shall become automatically and immediately due and
payable without notice, which Borrowers hereby waive.
Interest . Principal amounts outstanding under this Note
shall bear interest commencing on the Signature Date (as defined in
the Sixth Amendment) at the rate or rates per annum set forth
below, which rate or rates shall be designated by Borrowers as more
fully set forth herein (the “ Interest Rate ”).
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Note or any other
Loan Document, principal amounts outstanding under this Note shall
bear interest during the period commencing on the Effective Date
through, and including, the date that is the day prior to the
Signature Date (as defined in the Sixth Amendment) at the rate or
rates per annum set forth in the Prior Note.
On and after the Signature Date, at
any time and from time to time during the term of this Note, so
long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and so
long as such outstanding principal amounts hereunder are not then
subject to a LIBOR Tranche Election, Borrowers may exercise their
right to adjust the Interest Rate on amounts of principal
outstanding under this Note to one of the rates set forth below
upon notice to Lender as set forth below; provided, however
, that once the Interest Rate accruing against any amounts
outstanding hereunder is adjusted to a Tranche LIBOR Rate for a
particular LIBOR Tranche Interest Period, Borrowers may not elect
to adjust such Interest Rate to a different Interest Rate until the
expiration of such LIBOR Tranche Interest Period.
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(a) Tranche LIBOR
Rate . Upon telephonic notice to Lender by 10:00 a.m. Local
Time given at least two Business Days prior to the beginning of a
LIBOR Tranche Interest Period, Borrowers may, subject to the terms
of this Note, elect to have a portion or portions of the unpaid
principal balance of this Note bear interest at a rate per annum
equal to the Tranche LIBOR Rate (as defined herein) plus the
Applicable Tranche LIBOR Rate Margin (as defined herein) (a “
LIBOR Tranche Election ”). The “ Tranche
LIBOR Rate ” is the rate of interest (rounded upwards, if
necessary, to the next 1 / 8 of 1% and adjusted for reserves
if Lender is required to maintain reserves with respect to portions
of this Note subject to a LIBOR Tranche Election) fixed by the
British Bankers’ Association at 11:00 a.m., London, England
time, relating to quotations for the one month, two month, or three
month London InterBank Offered Rates, as selected by Borrowers in
their LIBOR Tranche Election, on U.S. Dollar deposits as
published on Bloomberg LP, or, if no longer provided by Bloomberg
LP, such rate as shall be determined in good faith by Lender from
such sources as Lender shall determine to be comparable to
Bloomberg LP (or any successor) as determined by Lender at
approximately 10:00 a.m. Local Time on the date of request by
Borrowers. Each determination by Lender of the Tranche LIBOR Rate
shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. Interest
accruing based on the Tranche LIBOR Rate shall be:
(i) calculated based on a 360-day year and charged for the
actual number of days elapsed and (ii) payable in arrears on
the last day of the applicable LIBOR Tranche Interest Period. The
Interest Rate applicable to a particular LIBOR Tranche Election
shall remain at the rate elected for the remainder of the subject
LIBOR Tranche Interest Period.
The “ LIBOR Tranche
Interest Period ” for each portion or portions of the
unpaid principal balance of this Note bearing interest with respect
to the Tranche LIBOR Rate (each such portion or portions, a “
Tranche LIBOR Rate Loan ”) is a period of one month,
two months, or three months, at Borrowers’ election, which
period shall commence on a Business Day selected by Borrowers
subject to the terms of this Note. If a LIBOR Tranche Interest
Period would otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day,
such LIBOR Tranche Interest Period shall end on the next succeeding
Business Day; provided that, if the next succeeding Business
Day falls in a new month, such LIBOR Tranche Interest Period shall
end on the immediately preceding Business Day.
On or before the date that is two
Business Days before the making of any Tranche LIBOR Rate Loan, and
on or before the date which is two Business Days prior to the
expiration of any applicable LIBOR Tranche Interest Period,
Borrowers shall notify Lender of each of the following:
(a) the LIBOR Tranche Interest Period Borrowers have elected
regarding any such Tranche LIBOR Rate Loan or any continuation of a
LIBOR Tranche Election with respect to a Tranche LIBOR Rate Loan,
(b) the amount of each such Tranche LIBOR Rate Loan or
continuation, and (c) the commencement date of each LIBOR
Tranche Interest Period. Borrowers may have Tranche LIBOR Rate
Loans in minimum amounts of $1,000,000 (and integral multiples of
$100,000) and such Tranche LIBOR Rate Loans may bear interest at
the applicable Interest Rate for different LIBOR Tranche Interest
Periods so long as (i) the last day of any LIBOR Tranche
Interest Period does not exceed the Maturity Date hereof;
(ii) no LIBOR Tranche Election with respect to any Tranche
LIBOR Rate Loan commences prior to the expiration of the applicable
LIBOR Tranche Interest Period in effect with respect to such
Tranche LIBOR Rate Loan; and (iii) at no time may Borrowers
have more than three outstanding Tranche LIBOR Rate Loans, in the
aggregate, under all of their Notes. If, at any time during the
term hereof, Borrowers fail to designate a LIBOR Tranche
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Interest Period or if Borrowers have not elected
another LIBOR Tranche Interest Period in accordance with this Note
at least two Business Days prior to the expiration of the LIBOR
Tranche Interest Period then in effect, Lender may assume that
Borrowers have elected to have the principal amount applicable to
such expiring LIBOR Tranche Interest Period accrue interest based
on the Daily LIBOR Rate.
(b) Daily LIBOR
Rate . All amounts outstanding under this Note, as of any date,
which are not then subject to a LIBOR Tranche Election, will
automatically bear interest at a floating rate equal to the Daily
LIBOR Rate plus the Applicable Daily LIBOR Rate Margin (as defined
below). As used herein, “ Daily LIBOR Rate ”
means the rate of interest (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the
next 1 / 8 of 1% and adjusted for reserves
if Lender is required to maintain reserves with respect to portions
of this Note bearing interest based upon the Daily LIBOR Rate)
fixed by the British Bankers’ Association at 11:00 a.m.,
London, England time, relating to quotations for the one month
London InterBank Offered Rate on U.S. Dollar deposits as
published on Bloomberg LP, or, if no longer provided by Bloomberg
LP, such rate as shall be determined in good faith by Lender from
such sources as Lender shall determine to be comparable to
Bloomberg LP (or any successor) as determined by Lender at
approximately 10:00 a.m. Local Time on the relevant date of
determination. Each determination by Lender of the Daily LIBOR Rate
shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. The Daily
LIBOR Rate shall be reset each Business Day by Lender based on the
Daily LIBOR Rate then in effect. Any adjustment in the Interest
Rate resulting from a change in the Daily LIBOR Rate shall become
effective as of the opening of business on the date of each change
(or if not a Business Day, the beginning of the day). Lender shall
not be required to notify Borrowers of any adjustment in the Daily
LIBOR Rate; however, Borrowers may request a quote of the
prevailing Daily LIBOR Rate on any Business Day. Interest accruing
based on the Daily LIBOR Rate shall be: (i) calculated based
on a 360-day year and charged for the actual number of days elapsed
and (ii) payable in arrears on the first day of each calendar
month.
(c) Pricing Grid . As used
herein, the terms “ Applicable Daily LIBOR Rate Margin
” and “ Applicable Tranche LIBOR Rate Margin
” (hereafter sometimes collectively referred to as the
“ Applicable Margins ”) mean, as of any date,
the applicable per annum rate shown in the applicable column in the
table below based on the then applicable Fixed Charge Coverage
Ratio. “Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” has the meaning
given in the Cre