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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
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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
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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).
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Applicable
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Applicable Prime
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Eurodollar
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Pricing Level
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Excess Availability
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Rate Margin
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Rate Margin
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I
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$3,000,001 or more
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0.75
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%
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3.00
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%
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II
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$
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1,000,000 to $3,000,000
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1.00
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%
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3.50
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%
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III
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less than $1,000,000
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1.25
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%
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4.00
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%
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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
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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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