Exhibit 10.25
FIFTH AMENDMENT TO LOAN AND
SECURITY AGREEMENT
THIS FIFTH AMENDMENT TO LOAN AND
SECURITY AGREEMENT (this “ Amendment ”),
dated as of March 10, 2009, is entered into by and among the
financial institutions signatory hereto (each a “
Lender ” and collectively the “ Lenders
”), BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. , as administrative agent
for the Lenders (in such capacity, “ Agent ”),
NAUTILUS, INC. , a Washington corporation (“
US Borrower ”), and NAUTILUS INTERNATIONAL S.A.
, a Swiss private share company (“ Swiss
Borrower ”, and together with US Borrower, collectively,
“ Borrowers ”).
RECITALS
A. Borrowers, Agent and the Lenders
have previously entered into that certain Loan and Security
Agreement dated as of January 16, 2008 (as amended,
supplemented, restated and modified from time to time, the “
Loan Agreement ”), pursuant to which the Lenders have
made certain loans and financial accommodations available to
Borrowers. Terms used herein without definition shall have the
meanings ascribed to them in the Loan Agreement.
B. Borrowers, Agent and the Lenders
now wish to amend the Loan Agreement on the terms and conditions
set forth herein.
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. Amendments to Loan
Agreement .
(a) The grid set forth in the
definition of “Applicable Margin” in Section 1.1
of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety to read as
follows:
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Fixed Charge
Coverage Ratio
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Base Rate
Revolver
Loans
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LIBOR
Revolver
Loans
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I
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Greater than 1.45 to 1.0
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1.00
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%
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2.50
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%
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II
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Less than or equal to 1.45 to 1.0
and greater than 1.3 to 1.0
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1.25
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%
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3.00
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%
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III
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Less than or equal to 1.3 to 1.0 and
greater than 1.15 to 1.0
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1.50
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%
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3.75
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%
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IV
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Less than or equal to 1.15 to
1.0
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1.75
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%
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4.25
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(b) The definition of
“Availability Reserve” in Section 1.1 of the Loan
Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety to read as
follows:
“ Availability Reserve
: the sum (without duplication) of (a) the Inventory Reserve;
(b) the Rent and Charges Reserve (including, without
limitation, a reserve in an amount determined appropriate by Agent
in its discretion (in an amount not to exceed $50,000 if the Lien
Waiver delivered in connection with such location on or around the
Closing Date remains in full force and effect) in connection with
the Bolingbrook, Illinois location of US Borrower, which reserve
shall be in effect during any period beginning 180 days after the
Closing Date that Borrower maintains Inventory or Equipment at that
location); (c) the LC Reserve; (d) the Bank Product
Reserve; (e) all accrued Royalties, whether or not then due
and payable by a Borrower, unless Agent determines in its
discretion that such Royalties are not necessary or useful to the
liquidation or other disposition of any Collateral; (f) the
aggregate amount of liabilities (other than inchoate liabilities)
secured by Liens upon Collateral that are senior to Agent’s
Liens (but imposition of any such reserve shall not waive an Event
of Default arising therefrom); (g) the Books and Records
Block; (h) the Appraisal Reserve; (i) the Disclosed Sale
Reserve; (j) commencing on the earlier of (i) the day on
which US Borrower receives the Tax Refund or (ii) May 18,
2009, a reserve in the amount of $1,000,000 on account of payroll;
(k) commencing on the earlier of (i) the day on which US
Borrower receives the Tax Refund or (ii) May 18, 2009, a
reserve in the amount of $1,000,000; and (l) such additional
reserves, in such amounts and with respect to such matters, as
Agent in its discretion may elect to impose from time to
time.”
(c) The definition of
“Borrowing Base” in Section 1.1 of the Loan
Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety to read as
follows:
“ Borrowing Base : on
any date of determination, an amount equal to the lesser of
(a) the aggregate amount of Revolver Commitments, minus
the LC Reserve; or (b) the sum of (i) the Accounts
Formula Amount, plus (ii) the Inventory Formula Amount,
plus (iii) the Foreign Assets Formula Amount,
plus (iv) the Equipment Formula Amount, minus
(vi) the Availability Reserve.”
(d) The definition of
“Dominion Account” in Section 1.1 of the Loan
Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as
follows:
“ Dominion Account : a
special account established by Borrowers at Bank of America or
another bank acceptable to Agent, over which Agent has exclusive
control for withdrawal purposes and into which proceeds of Accounts
shall be deposited.”
(e) The definition of
“EBITDA” in Section 1.1 of the Loan Agreement is
hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as
follows:
“
EBITDA : determined on a consolidated basis for Borrowers
and Subsidiaries, net income, calculated before (in each case, to
the extent included in determining net income and to the extent
incurred or attributable during the applicable measurement period)
(i) interest expense, (ii) provision for income taxes,
(iii) depreciation and amortization expense, (iv) gains
or losses arising from the sale of capital assets, (v) gains
arising from the write-up of assets, (vi) any extraordinary
gains, (vii) non-recurring charges during the month of
December 2008 as listed on Schedule E hereto, (viii) up
to $8,000,000 in non-cash expenses incurred during the first Fiscal
Quarter of 2009 in connection with * , and
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redacted from this page and filed separately with the Commission.
Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the
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(ix) up to
$4,500,000 of expenses incurred during the first Fiscal Quarter of
2009 in connection with * .”
(f) Clause (a) of the
definition of “Inventory Formula Amount” in
Section 1.1 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended and
restated in its entirety to read as follows:
“(a) $20,000,000;
or”
(g) Clause (l) of the
definition of “Permitted Asset Disposition” in
Section 1.1 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended and
restated in its entirety to read as follows:
“sale or Disposition of US
Borrower’s real Property located at 12032 Highway 155N,
Tyler, Texas for Net Proceeds not less than $1,700,000;
or”
(h) The definition of “Trigger
Period” in Section 1.1 of the Loan Agreement is hereby
amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
“ Trigger Period : the
period (a) commencing on the day that (i) an Event of
Default occurs, (ii) Excess Availability is less than
$10,000,000 for three consecutive Business Days or
(iii) Excess Availability is less than $8,000,000 at any time;
and (b) continuing until the day on which the Borrowers have
maintained Excess Availability in excess of $15,000,000 for a
period of 90 consecutive days; provided , however ,
that for the period commencing on the day that Agent receives
evidence, in form and substance satisfactory to Agent, that US
Borrower will receive a Federal Income Tax refund in an amount not
less than $10,000,000 (the “ Tax Refund ”) and
continuing until the earlier of (A) the day on which US
Borrower receives such Tax Refund and (B) the day on which
Agent determines, in its sole discretion, that US Borrower will not
receive the Tax Refund or will receive less than the full Tax
Refund, Trigger Period shall mean, the period (x) commencing
on the day that (i) an Event of Default occurs,
(ii) Excess Availability is less than $7,000,000 for three
consecutive Business Days or (iii) Excess Availability is less
$5,000,000 at any time; and (y) continuing until the day on
which the Borrowers have maintained Excess Availability in excess
of $15,000,000 for a period of 90 consecutive
days.”
(i) The following definition is
hereby added to Section 1.1 of the Loan Agreement in
alphabetical order:
“ Appraisal Reserve : a
reserve in the amount of (a) $500,000, during the period from
March 10, 2009 through the earlier of (i) March 30,
2009 or (ii) the Business Day immediately following the day of
receipt by Agent of an appraisal of Borrowers’ Inventory in
form and substance satisfactory to Agent (a “ Satisfactory
Appraisal ”); (b) if Agent has not received a
Satisfactory Appraisal by March 31, 2009, 750,000, during the
period from March 31, 2009 through the earlier of
(i) April 14, 2009 or (ii) the Business Day
immediately following receipt by Agent of a Satisfactory Appraisal;
(c) if Agent has not received a Satisfactory Appraisal by
April 15, 2009, 1,000,000, during the period from
April 15, 2009 through the Business Day immediately following
receipt by Agent of a Satisfactory Appraisal; and (d) in all
cases, $0, the Business Day immediately following receipt by Agent
of a Satisfactory Appraisal.”
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Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the
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(j) “Availability Block”
is hereby deleted from Section 1.1 of the Loan
Agreement.
(k) The first sentence of
Section 2.1.7(a) of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended and
restated in its entirety to read as follows:
“Provided there exists no
Default or Event of Default, upon notice to Agent (which shall
promptly notify the Lenders), Borrowers may request an increase in
the Revolver Commitments to an amount not more than $55,000,000, in
the aggregate.”
(l) Section 3.2.1 of the Loan
Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as
follows:
“ Unused Line Fee .
Borrowers shall pay to Agent, for the Pro Rata benefit of Lenders,
a fee equal to 0.50% per annum times the amount by which the
Revolver Commitments exceed the average daily balance of Revolver
Loans and stated amount of Letters of Credit during any month. Such
fee shall be payable in arrears, on the first day of each month and
on the Commitment Termination Date.”
(m) The first sentence of
Section 5.7 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended and
restated in its entirety to read as follows:
“The ledger balance in the
main Dominion Account of US Borrower as of the end of a Business
Day shall be applied to the Obligations at the beginning of the
next Business Day.”
(n) Section 7.2.1 of the Loan
Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as
follows:
“ Deposit Accounts . To
further secure the prompt payment and performance of all
Obligations, US Borrower hereby gr