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FIFTH AMENDMENT TO LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

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Title: FIFTH AMENDMENT TO LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
Governing Law: California     Date: 1/9/2009
Industry: Business Services     Sector: Services

FIFTH AMENDMENT TO LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT, Parties: ecostcom  inc , pfsweb  inc , wachovia bank  national association
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Exhibit 10.2 FIFTH AMENDMENT TO LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT      THIS FIFTH AMENDMENT TO LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (this " Amendment "), dated as of January 6, 2009, is entered into by and between WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as successor to Congress Capital Finance Corporation (Western) (" Lender "), and ECOST.COM, INC., a Delaware corporation, (" Borrower "). RECITALS      A. Borrower and Lender are parties to that certain Loan and Security Agreement dated August 3, 2004, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement, that certain Second Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement, that certain Third Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement, that certain Fourth Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement and as modified by that certain letter agreement dated November 29, 2005 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified at any time or from time to time, the " Loan Agreement "), pursuant to which Lender has made certain loans and financial accommodations available to Borrower.      B. Lender and Borrower now wish to amend the Loan Agreement on the terms and conditions set forth herein.      C. Each of Borrower and Lender is entering into this Amendment with the understanding and agreement that, except as specifically provided herein, none of Lender’s rights or remedies as set forth in the Loan Agreement is being waived or modified by the terms of this Amendment. AGREEMENT      NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants herein contained, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows:      1.  Defined Terms . Unless otherwise defined in this Amendment, any initially capitalized terms used in this Amendment shall have the respective meanings ascribed thereto in the Loan Agreement.      2.  Amendments to Loan Agreement .            (a) Section 1 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following definitions to the Loan Agreement to be placed in a manner that maintains numerical order:      "1.2a " Adjusted Eurodollar Rate " shall mean, with respect to each Interest Period for any Eurodollar Rate Loan comprising part of the same borrowing (including conversions, extensions and renewals), the rate per annum determined by dividing (a) the London Interbank Offered Rate for such Interest Period by (b) a percentage equal to: (i) one (1) minus (ii) the Reserve Percentage. For purposes hereof, "Reserve Percentage" shall mean for any day, that percentage (expressed as a decimal) which is in effect from Fifth Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement

 




 

time to time under Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (or any successor), as such regulation may be amended from time to time or any successor regulation, as the maximum reserve requirement (including, without limitation, any basic, supplemental, emergency, special, or marginal reserves) applicable with respect to Eurocurrency liabilities as that term is defined in Regulation D (or against any other category of liabilities that includes deposits by reference to which the interest rate of Eurodollar Loans is determined), whether or not Lender has any Eurocurrency liabilities subject to such reserve requirement at that time. Eurodollar Loans shall be deemed to constitute Eurocurrency liabilities and as such shall be deemed subject to reserve requirements without benefits of credits for proration, exceptions or offsets that may be available from time to time to Lender. The Adjusted Eurodollar Rate shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in the Reserve Percentage."      "1.27a " Eurodollar Rate Loans " shall mean any Loans or portion thereof on which interest is payable based on the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate in accordance with the terms hereof."      "1.38a " Interest Period " shall mean for any Eurodollar Rate Loan, a period of approximately one (1), two (2), or three (3) months duration as Borrower may elect, the exact duration to be determined in accordance with the customary practice in the applicable Eurodollar Rate market; provided , that , Borrower may not elect an Interest Period which will end after the last day of the then-current term of this Agreement."      "1.46a " London Interbank Offered Rate " shall mean, with respect to any Eurodollar Loan for the Interest Period applicable thereto, the rate of interest per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest 1/100 of 1%) appearing on Telerate Page 3750 (or any successor page) as the London interbank offered rate for deposits in U.S. Dollars at approximately 11:00 A.M. (London time) two (2) Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period for a term comparable to such Interest Period; provided, that, if more than one rate is specified on Telerate Page 3750, the applicable rate shall be the arithmetic mean of all such rates. If, for any reason, such rate is not available, the term "London Interbank Offered Rate" shall mean, with respect to any Eurodollar Loan for the Interest Period applicable thereto, the rate of interest per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest 1/100 of 1%) appearing on Reuters Screen LIBO Page as the London interbank offered rate for deposits in Dollars at approximately 11:00 A.M. (London time) two (2) Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period for a term comparable to such Interest Period; provided, however, if more than one rate is specified on Reuters Screen LIBO Page, the applicable rate shall be the arithmetic mean of all such rates."      "1.58a " Prime Rate Loans " shall mean any Loans or portion thereof on which interest is payable based on the Prime Rate in accordance with the terms thereof."            (b) Clause (a) of the definition of "Borrowing Base" in Section 1.7 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows: Fifth Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement

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     "(a) eighty-five percent (85%) of Eligible Accounts; plus ;"            (c) Section 1.8 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:      "‘ Business Day ’ shall mean any day other than a Saturday, Sunday, or other day on which commercial banks are authorized or required to close under the laws of the State of California or the State of North Carolina, and a day on which Lender is open for the transaction of business, except that if a determination of a Business Day shall relate to any Eurodollar Rate Loans, the term Business Day shall also exclude any day on which banks are closed for dealings in dollar deposits in the London interbank market or other applicable Eurodollar Rate market."            (d) Section 1.39 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:      "‘ Interest Rate ’ shall mean,      (a) Subject to clause (b) of this definition below: (i) as to Prime Rate Loans, a rate per annum equal to the greater of (x) three percent (3.00%) or (y) the sum of the "Applicable Prime Rate Margin" if the average Excess Availability for the immediately preceding four (4) fiscal quarters for the Borrower is at or within the amounts indicated for such percentage (set forth below), plus the Prime Rate, (ii) as to Eurodollar Rate Loans, a rate per annum equal to the greater of (x) three percent (3.00%) or (y) the sum of the corresponding "Applicable Eurodollar Rate Margin" if the average Excess Availability for the immediately preceding four (4) fiscal quarters is at or within the amounts indicated for such percentage (set forth below), plus the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate (in each case, based on the Eurodollar Rate applicable for the Interest Period selected by Borrower, as in effect three (3) Business Days after the date of receipt by Lender of the request of Borrower for such Eurodollar Rate Loans in accordance with the terms hereof, whether such rate is higher or lower than any rate previously quoted to Borrower).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Applicable

 

 

 

 

 

 

Applicable Prime

 

Eurodollar

Pricing Level

 

Excess Availability

 

Rate Margin

 

Rate Margin

I

 

$3,000,001 or more

 

 

0.75

%

 

 

3.00

%

II

 

$

1,000,000 to $3,000,000

 

 

 

1.00

%

 

 

3.50

%

III

 

less than $1,000,000

 

 

1.25

%

 

 

4.00

%

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Any increase or decrease in the Interest Rate resulting from a change in average Excess Availability for the immediately preceding four (4) fiscal quarters shall become effective as of the first Business Day immediately following the end of a fiscal quarter of Borrower; provided , however , that if average Excess Availability for the immediately preceding four (4) fiscal quarters cannot be determined, Pricing Level III shall apply as of the first Business Day immediately following the end of a fiscal quarter of Borrower until such time as average Excess Availability is determined. In addition, at all times (i) either (A) during the period on and after the date of termination or non-renewal hereof until such time as all Obligations are indefeasibly paid and satisfied in full in immediately available funds, or (B) during the period from and after the date of the occurrence of any Event of Default, and for so long as such Event of Default is continuing as determined by Lender and (ii) when the Revolving Loans are outstanding in excess of the amounts available to Borrower under Section 2 (whether or not such excess(es) arise or are made with or without Lender’s knowledge or consent and whether made before or after an Event of Default), Pricing Level III shall apply.      (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in clause (a) of this definition, the Interest Rate shall mean the rate of two percent (2.00%) per annum in excess of the rate per annum calculated pursuant to clause (a) of this definition, at Lender’s option, without notice, (i) either (A) for the period on and after the date of termination or non-renewal hereof until such time as all Obligations are indefeasibly paid and satisfied in full in immediately available funds, or (B) for the period from and after the date of the occurrence of any Event of Default, and for so long as such Event of Default is continuing as determined by Lender and (ii) on the Revolving Loans to at any time outstanding in excess of the amounts available to Borrower under Section 2 (whether or not such excess(es) arise or are made with or without Lender’s knowledge or consent and whether made before or after an Event of Default)."            (e) Section 2.2(b) of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:      "(b) In addition to any charges, fees or expenses charged by any bank or issuer in connection with the Letter of Credit Accommodations, Borrower shall pay to Lender a letter of credit fee at a rate equal to three percent (3.00%) per annum on the daily outstanding balance of the Letter of Credit Accommodations for the immediately preceding month (or part thereof), payable in arrears as of the first day of each succeeding month, except that Borrower shall pay to Lender such letter of credit fee, at Lender’s option, without notice, at a rate equal to five percent (5.00%) per annum on such daily outstanding balance for: (i) the period from and after Fifth Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement

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the date of termination or non-renewal hereof until Lender has received full and final payment of all Obligations (notwithstanding entry of a judgment against Borrower) and (ii) the period from and after the date of the occurrence of an Event of Default for so long as such Event of Default is continuing as determined by Lender. Such letter of credit fee shall be calculated on the basis of a three hundred sixty (360) day year and actual days elapsed and the obligation of Borrower to pay such fee shall survive the termination or non-renewal of this Agreement."            (f) Section 3.1 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:      "3.1 Interest .      (a) Borrower shall pay to Lender interest on the outstanding principal amount of the Loans at the Interest Rate. All interest accruing hereunder on and after the date of any Event of Default or termination or non-renewal hereof shall be payable on demand.      (b) Borrower may from time to time request Eurodollar Rate Loans or may request that Prime Rate Loans be converted to Eurodollar Rate Loans or that any existing Eurodollar Rate Loans continue for an additional Interest Period. Such request from Borrower shall specify the amount of the Eurodollar Rate Loans or the amount of the Prime Rate Loans to be converted to Eurodollar Rate Loans or the amount of the Eurodollar Rate Loans to be continued (subject to the limits set forth below) and the Interest Period to be applicable to such Eurodollar Rate Loans. Subject to the terms and conditions contained herein, three (3) Business Days after receipt by Lender of such a request from Borrower, such Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be made or Prime Rate Loans shall be converted to Eurodollar Rate Loans or such Eurodollar Rate Loans shall continue, as the case may be, provided, that, (i) no Default or Event of Default shall exist or have occurred and be continuing, (ii) no party hereto shall have sent any notice of termination of this Agreement, (iii) Borrower shall have complied with such customary procedures as are established by Lender and specified by Lender to Borrower from time to time for requests by Borrower for Eurodollar Rate Loans, (iv) no more than four (4) Interest Periods may be in effect at any one time, (v) the aggregate amount of the Eurodollar Rate Loans must be in an amount not less than $1,000,000 or an integral multiple of $500,000 in excess thereof, (vi) the maximum amount of the Eurodollar Rate Loans at any time requested by Borrower shall not exceed the amount equal to eighty (80%) percent of the lowest principal amount of the Revolving Loans which it is anticipated will be outstanding during the applicable Interest Period, as determined by Lender (but with no obligation of Lender to make such Loans), and (vii) Lender shall have determined that the Interest Period or Adjusted Eurodollar Rate is available to Lender through the Reference Bank and can be readily determined as of the date of the request for such Eurodollar Rate Loan by Borrower. Any request by Borrower for Eurodollar Rate Loans or to convert Prime Rate Loans to Eurodollar Rate Loans or to continue any existing Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be irrevocable. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Lender and Reference Bank shall not be required to purchase United States Dollar deposits in the London interbank market or other applicable Eurodollar Rate market to fund any Eurodollar Rate Loans, but the provisions hereof shall be deemed to apply as if Lender and Reference Bank had purchased such deposits to fund the Eurodollar Rate Loans. Fifth Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement

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     (c) Any Eurodollar Rate Loans shall automatically convert to Prime Rate Loans upon the last day of the applicable Inte


 
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