Exhibit 10.1
AMENDMENT TO
REVOLVING CREDIT AND SECURITY
AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDMENT TO REVOLVING
CREDIT AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”)
made as of December 31, 2008 among PNC BANK, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION (“Lender” or “PNC”), and
FRANKLIN ELECTRONIC PUBLISHERS, INC., a Pennsylvania
corporation (“Franklin Inc.”); FRANKLIN ELECTRONIC
PUBLISHERS (EUROPE) LTD., a United Kingdom corporation
(“Franklin Ltd.”) and FRANKLIN ELECTRONIC
PUBLISHERS (DEUTSCHLAND) GMBH , a German corporation
(“Franklin GmbH”) (Franklin Inc., Franklin Ltd. and
Franklin GmbH are referred to herein collectively as “
Borrowers ”, and individually as “
Borrower ”).
W I T N E S S E T
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A. Lender and Borrowers have previously entered
into a commercial lending relationship in accordance with the terms
and conditions of a Revolving Credit and Security Agreement dated
December 7, 2004, as amended by a First Amendment to Revolving
Credit and Security Agreement dated December 29, 2005, an Amendment
to Loan Documents dated December 22, 2006, an Amendment to
Loan Documents dated March 30, 2007, an Amendment to Loan Documents
dated as of December 7, 2007, Letter of Extension dated
March 4, 2008, Letter of Extension dated May 6, 2008, and
Amendment to Revolving Loan and Security Agreement dated
May 19, 2008, as such has been further amended, supplemented
or otherwise modified from time to time (the
“Agreement”) pursuant to which Lender agreed to make
certain extensions of credit to Borrowers on a secured basis and
Borrowers have agreed to repay same, all upon the terms and subject
to the conditions set forth herein;
B. Borrowers have requested Lender and Lender has
agreed to, among other things, decrease the Maximum Revolving
Advance Amount, modify the interest rate and fees and amend certain
covenants and definitions as set forth in the Loan Agreement, and
to document such other amendments as have been approved by the
Lender.
C. Lender is willing to make such accommodations
and to make such other amendments, upon the terms and subject to
the conditions set forth below in this Amendment.
NOW THEREFORE,
in consideration of the premises and
for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as
follows:
1. Capitalized terms used in this Amendment shall
have the same meanings given them in the Agreement, unless
otherwise defined herein.
2. The term “Agreement”, as defined in
the preamble to the Agreement, shall be deemed to include any
amendments, supplements or other modifications made thereto from
time to time (including, without limitation, pursuant to this
Amendment).
3. The definition of “Maximum Revolving
Advance Amount” is hereby amended to read as
follows:
“ Maximum Revolving Advance
Amount ” shall mean $15,000,000 with sublimits of
$1,000,000 for Letters of Credit, $500,000 for foreign currency
borrowings and $10,000,000 for acquisitions provided Borrowers have
obtained Lender’s express written consent to any such
acquisition and have given evidence satisfactory to Lender, in its
sole discretion, that Funded Debt to EBlTDA is less than
2.25;
4. The definition of “Revolving Interest
Rate” is hereby amended to read as follows:
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LIBOR
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PNC Base Rate
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<1.0x
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+200 bps
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+50 bps
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³
1.0x
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+225
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+50
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1.5x
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+250
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+75 bps
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2.0x
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+300
bps
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+l00 bps”
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5. Section 2.12 entitled “ Use of
Proceeds ” is hereby amended to read as
follows:
“2.12 Use of Proceeds
Borrowers shall apply the proceeds of Advances to (i) pay fees
and expenses relating to this transaction, (ii) to provide for
its working capital needs and other reasonable needs for corporate
purposes (which shall not include the purchase of Borrowers’
common stock) and (iii) provide cash advance not to exceed
$10,000,000 to be used for acquisitions provided Borrowers have
obtained Lender’s express written consent to any such
acquisition and have given evidence satisfactory to Lender, in its
sole discretion, that Funded Debt to EBITDA is less than
2.25.”
6. Section 3.8 is hereby amended to read as
follows:
“3.8 Unused
Line Fee Borrowers shall unconditionally pay to Lender a fee
(“Unused Line Fee”) equal to one-quarter of one percent
( 1
/
4 %) per annum of the unused
portion of the Maximum Revolving Advance Amount. The unused portion
of the Maximum Revolving Advance Amount shall be the difference
between (a) the Maximum Revolving Advance Amount and (b)(i) the
average daily outstanding balance of the Revolving Advances during
each month (or portion thereof), plus (ii) 100% of the average
daily undrawn amount of all Letters of Credit issued and
outstanding during each month (or portion thereof), which fee shall
be calculated and payable quarterly, in arrears, and shall be due
and payable on the first Business Day of each
quarter.”
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7. Section 6.7 entitled Fixed Charge Coverage
Ratio is hereby amended to read as follows:
“6.7