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Exhibit
10.1
FIFTH MODIFICATION
TO AMENDED AND RESTATED BUSINESS LOAN AND
SECURITY
AGREEMENT AND OTHER
LOAN DOCUMENTS
THIS FIFTH MODIFICATION
TO AMENDED AND RESTATED BUSINESS LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT AND
OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS (this “ Modification
”), dated as of December 3, 2007, is made by and among
(i) CITIZENS BANK OF PENNSYLVANIA, a Pennsylvania state
chartered bank (“ Citizens Bank ”), acting in
its capacity as the agent for the Lenders (the “ Agent
”), having offices at 8521 Leesburg Pike, Suite 405, Vienna,
Virginia 22182; (ii) CITIZENS BANK, acting in its capacity as
a Lender, and each other “Lender” party to the
hereinafter defined Loan Agreement (each, a “ Lender
” and collectively, the “ Lenders ”); and
(iii) ICF CONSULTING GROUP, INC., a Delaware corporation (the
“ Primary Operating Company ”), ICF
INTERNATIONAL, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Parent
Company ”), and each other “Borrower” party
to the Loan Agreement (together with the Primary Operating Company
and the Parent Company, each, a “ Borrower ” and
collectively, the “ Borrowers ”), each having
offices at 9300 Lee Highway, Fairfax, Virginia 22031. Capitalized
terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings
attributed to such terms in the Loan Agreement.
W I T N E S S E T
H T H A T :
WHEREAS ,
pursuant to the terms of a certain Amended and Restated Business
Loan and Security Agreement dated as of October 5, 2005 (as
amended, modified or restated from time to time, the “
Loan Agreement ”), by and among the Borrowers, the
Agent and the Lenders, the Borrowers originally obtained loans and
certain other financial accommodations (collectively, the “
Loan ”) from the Lenders in the aggregate maximum
principal amount of Seventy-five Million and No/100 Dollars
($75,000,000.00) comprised of (a) Facility A in the maximum
principal amount of Forty-five Million and No/100 Dollars
($45,000,000.00), (b) Facility B in the original principal
amount of Twenty-two Million and No/100 Dollars ($22,000,000.00),
and (c) Facility C in the original principal amount of Eight
Million and No/100 Dollars ($8,000,000.00); and
WHEREAS , the
Loan is evidenced by the Notes and secured by, among other things,
the collateral described in the Loan Agreement; and
WHEREAS ,
pursuant to the terms of a certain First Modification to Amended
and Restated Business Loan and Security Agreement and Other Loan
Documents dated as of March 14, 2006, the Lenders agreed to a
temporary allowance of up to Six Million and No/100 Dollars
($6,000,000.00) for over-advances for the benefit of the Borrowers;
and
WHEREAS ,
pursuant to the terms of a certain Second Modification to Amended
and Restated Business Loan and Security Agreement and Other Loan
Documents dated as of August 25, 2006, the maximum
principal amount of Facility A was increased from Forty-five
Million and No/100 Dollars ($45,000,000.00) to Sixty-five Million
and No/100 Dollars ($65,000,000.00), and ICF International
consummated an initial public offering of its common stock, the
proceeds of which were used, in part, to repay all amounts then
outstanding and unpaid under Facility A, Facility B, Facility C and
the Swing Line Facility; and
WHEREAS ,
pursuant to the terms of a certain Third Modification to Amended
and Restated Business Loan and Security Agreement and Other Loan
Documents dated as of December 29, 2006, the Agent and the
Lenders agreed to modify certain provisions of the Loan Agreement,
including without
limitation, provisions pertaining to
pricing, interest rate protection arrangements and other provisions
more particularly described therein; and
WHEREAS ,
pursuant to the terms of a certain Fourth Modification to Amended
and Restated Business Loan and Security Agreement and Other Loan
Documents dated as of June 28, 2007, Z-Tech Corporation was
joined as a “Borrower” party to the Loan Agreement and
the other Loan Documents, the maximum principal amount of Facility
A was increased from Sixty-five Million and No/100 Dollars
($65,000,000.00) to Ninety-five Million and No/100 Dollars
($95,000,000.00) and the maximum principal amount of the Swing Line
Facility was increased from Ten Million and No/100 Dollars
($10,000,000.00) to Twenty Million and No/100 Dollars
($20,000,000.00); and
WHEREAS , the
Borrowers have requested that the Agent and the Lenders
(a) consent to the Borrowers’ proposed acquisition (the
“ Simat Acquisition ”) of Simat,
Helliesen & Eichner, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“
Simat Parent ”) pursuant to that certain Merger
Agreement dated as of November 16, 2007 (the “ Simat
Acquisition Agreement ”), by and among ICF International,
ICF Consulting, ICF Consulting Group Acquisition, Inc., Simat,
various shareholders of Simat and Clive Midland, (b) further
increase the maximum principal amount of Facility A from
Ninety-five Million and No/100 Dollars ($95,000,000.00) to One
Hundred Fifteen Million and No/100 Dollars ($115,000,000.00), the
proceeds of which will be used, in part, to finance the acquisition
of Simat, as well as the transactional costs and expenses related
thereto, (c) modify the pricing for (i.e., the interest rate
charged on) amounts advanced under Facility A set forth on Exhibit
7 attached to the Loan Agreement, and (d) amend certain other
terms and provisions set forth in and/or contemplated by the Loan
Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the
Borrowers have also requested that the Agent and Lenders make
overadvances available to the Borrowers for a limited period of
time; and
WHEREAS , the
Agent and the Lenders have agreed to grant the Borrowers’
request, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein;
and
WHEREAS , the
Borrowers, the Agent and the Lenders desire to enter into this
Modification to memorialize the agreements and understanding of the
parties with respect to the foregoing matters, as hereinafter
provided.
NOW THEREFORE ,
for Ten Dollars ($10.00) and other good and valuable consideration,
the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the
parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Recitals . The
foregoing recitals are hereby incorporated herein by this reference
and made a part hereof, with the same force and effect as if fully
set forth herein.
2. Loan Increase;
Promissory Notes .
(A) Subject to the terms and
provisions set forth in this Modification, the Facility A
Commitment Amount is hereby increased from Ninety-five Million and
No/100 Dollars ($95,000,000.00) to One Hundred Fifteen Million and
No/100 Dollars ($115,000,000.00).
(B) Simultaneously with the
execution and delivery of this Modification, the Borrowers shall
execute and deliver to the Agent, in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Agent and its counsel: (a) one or more
note modification agreements and/or substitute promissory notes
with respect to Facility A, which shall evidence the increase to
the Facility A Commitment Amount, as described in this
Modification, as well as the corresponding pro rata increase to
each Facility A Note; (b) an opinion of counsel;
(c) certified resolutions and consents, authorizing the
increase to the Commitment Amount and related matters;
(d) UCC, judgment, pending litigation, bankruptcy and tax lien
search results, showing no
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intervening liens; and (e) such
other documents, instruments and agreements as the Agent and/or the
Lenders may reasonably request.
(C) Each of the parties
hereto acknowledges and agrees that: (i) any and all
collateral securing the Obligations in whole or in part shall
secure the Obligations, as increased, expanded and extended
pursuant to this Modification, and all Loan Documents are hereby
deemed amended accordingly; and (ii) the additional Loan
proceeds of Facility A made available pursuant to this Modification
shall be advanced from time to time in accordance with and subject
to the applicable provisions of the Loan Agreement.
3. Definitional
Amendments .
(A) The definitions of
“Facility A”, and “Facility A Commitment
Amount” set forth in the section of the Loan Agreement titled
“Certain Definitions” are hereby deleted in their
entirety and replaced with the following:
“ “Facility
A” shall mean the revolving credit facility being
extending pursuant to this Agreement on the basis of Eligible
Billed Government Accounts Receivable, Eligible Billed Commercial
Accounts Receivable, Eligible Unbilled Accounts Receivable and
Eligible Foreign Accounts Receivable, in the maximum principal
amount of the Facility A Commitment Amount, with a sub-limit of
Five Million and No/100 Dollars ($5,000,000.00) for Letters of
Credit.
“Facility A
Commitment Amount” shall mean One Hundred Fifteen Million
and No/100 Dollars ($115,000,000.00), or if such amount shall be
reduced pursuant to this Agreement, such lesser
amount.”
(B) The language in Section
(vi) of the definition of “Ineligible Receivables”
set forth in the section of the Loan Agreement titled
“Certain Definitions” is hereby deleted in its entirety
and replaced with the words “unbilled Receivables that do not
constitute Eligible Unbilled Accounts Receivable”.
4. Additional
Definitions .
The following definition of
“Eligible Unbilled Accounts Receivable” is hereby added
in its proper alphabetical order to the section of the Loan
Agreement titled “Certain Definitions”:
“ “Eligible
Unbilled Accounts Receivable” shall mean all Receivables
arising from work actually performed by any Borrower pursuant to a
Government Contract or Government Subcontract which (a) are
eligible to be billed to the Government or Prime Contractor (as
applicable) in accordance with the applicable Government Contract
or Government Subcontract (as applicable) within thirty
(30) days of the “as of” date of the applicable
Borrowing Base/Non-Default Certificate (with no additional
performance required by any person, and no condition to payment by
the Government or Prime Contractor (as applicable), other than
receipt of an appropriate invoice); (b) have not been billed
to the Government or Prime Contractor (as applicable) solely as a
result of timing differences between the date the revenue is
recognized on such Borrower’s books and the date the invoice
is actually rendered; (c) may, in accordance with GAAP, be
included as current assets of such Borrower, even though such
amounts have not been billed to the Government or Prime Contractor
(as applicable); and (d) are not Ineligible
Receivables.”
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5. Borrowing Base
Amendment . Section 1.3 of the Loan Agreement is hereby
deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
“1.3. Borrowing
Base and Maximum Advance . Notwithstanding any term or
provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document to the
contrary, it is understood and agreed that in no event whatsoever
shall the Lenders (including the Swing Line Lender) be obligated to
advance any amount or issue any Letter of Credit hereunder if such
advance or the issuance of such Letter of Credit would cause the
aggregate amount of outstanding Loans (including Swing Line
Outstandings), plus the face amount of all outstanding Letters of
Credit, to exceed the following amounts:
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(a) |
as to Facility A, the lesser of: |
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(i) |
the Facility A Commitment Amount; or |
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(ii) |
the aggregate of (the “Maximum Borrowing
Base”): |
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A. |
ninety percent (90%) of Eligible Billed Government
Accounts Receivable; plus |
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B. |
eighty percent (80%) of Eligible Billed Commercial
Accounts Receivable; plus |
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C. |
the lesser of (i) sixty percent (60%) of Eligible
Foreign Accounts Receivable, and (ii) Three Million and No/100
Dollars ($3,000,000.00); plus |
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D. |
fifty percent (50%) of Eligible Unbilled Accounts
Receivable; and |
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(b) |
as to the Swing Line Facility, the Swing Line Commitment
Amount. |
All determinations regarding
whether any Receivable constitutes an Eligible Billed Government
Account Receivable, Eligible Billed Commercial Account Receivable,
Eligible Unbilled Account Receivable or Eligible Foreign Account
Receivable shall be made by the Agent, from time to time, in its
sole and absolute discretion.
If at any time the
outstanding principal balance of Facility A (including the maximum
aggregate face amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit, plus
Swing Line Outstandings) shall exceed the lesser of (i) the
Facility A Commitment Amount, and (ii) the Maximum Borrowing
Base (such excess, in either case, being referred to herein as a
“Borrowing Base Deficiency”), then the
Borrowers
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shall immediately make a
principal payment in the amount of the Borrowing Base
Deficiency.”
6. Temporary Allowance for
Overadvances . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set
forth in Section 1.3 of the Loan Agreement, so long as no
Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, and no act,
event or condition shall have occurred and be continuing which with
notice or the lapse of time, or both shall constitute an Event of
Default, and subject to satisfaction of all other terms and
conditions for advances set forth in the Loan Agreement, the
Borrowers may obtain over-advances of the proceeds of Facility A as
follows: (i) from the date hereof through and including
December 31, 2007, up to the lesser of (a) the Facility A
Commitment Amount and (b) the sum of the Maximum Borrowing
Base, plus Twenty Million and No/100 Dollars
($20,000,000.00); and (ii) from January 1, 2008 through
and including March 31, 2008, up to the lesser of (a) the
Facility A Commitment Amount and (b) the sum of the Maximum
Borrowing Base, plus Ten Million and No/100 Dollars
($10,000,000.00). No overadvance shall be permitted after
March 31, 2008, and any and all over-advances in excess of the
limits set forth in this paragraph (including, without limitation,
any over-advance existing or arising after March 31, 2008)
shall constitute a Borrowing Base Deficiency, and the Borrowers
shall immediately make a principal payment in the amount of such
Borrowing Base Deficiency.
7. Acquisition Consent
. The Agent and the Lenders hereby (a) consent to the
acquisition by the Primary Operating Company of all of the issued
and outstanding capital stock of Simat Parent, and
(b) acknowledge that such acquisition shall not count against
the dollar basket with respect to any Permitted Acquisition set
forth in Section 7.1(d)(ii)(H) of the Loan Agreement, subject
to the terms, covenants, agreements and conditions set forth in
this Modification, including without limitation, the
following:
(i) The Primary Operating
Company shall have acquired all of the issued and outstanding
capital stock of Simat Parent (and Simat Parent shall own all
issued and outstanding equity interests of its subsidiaries), free
and clear of all liens, claims, encumbrances and any other
restrictions or limitations on transfer thereof (other than
Permitted Liens), and the Simat Acquisition shall have been
consummated in accordance with the Simat Acquisition Agreement,
subject to the grant of any waivers thereunder or modifications
thereto (a copy of which shall be provided to the Agent and its
counsel prior to the Borrowers’ use of any Loan proceeds for
the Simat Acquisition);
(ii) Simultaneously with the
Simat Acquisition, Simat and each of its subsidiaries (each a
“ Simat Entity ” and collectively, the “
Simat Entities ”) shall have become joined to the Loan
Agreement, the Notes and the other Loan Documents as a
“Borrower” or “Maker” thereunder (as
applicable) by executing this Modification and all other documents,
instruments and agreements requested by the Agent and the Lenders
in connection therewith;
(iii) the Primary Operating
Company shall have delivered to the Agent a Borrowing
Base/Non-Default Certificate evidencing a minimum availability
under Facility A of at least Fifteen Million and No/100 Dollars
($15,000,000.00) as of the date of funding of the Simat
Acquisition;
(iv) The Borrowers shall have
delivered to the Agent and its counsel, in form and substance
satisfactory to the Agent and its counsel in all respects, each of
the following items:
(A) a true, correct and
complete copy of the fully executed Simat Acquisition Agreement,
together with all schedules and exhibits attached thereto and/or
referenced therein and all other documents, instruments and
agreements executed, issued and/or delivered in connection with the
Simat Acquisition;
(B) the articles of
incorporation, certificate of formation (or comparable formation
documents) of each Simat Entity, together with all amendments
thereto, recently certified by the applicable governmental
authority of the jurisdiction of organization or
incorporation;
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(C) the by-laws or operating
agreements of each Simat Entity, together with all amendments
thereto, recently certified by a duly authorized corporate officer
of such Simat Entity;
(D) corporate resolutions of
the board of directors (or similar governing body) of each Simat
Entity, authorizing the execution and delivery of this Modification
and related agreements, and the performance of the transactions
contemplated hereby, together with an incumbency certificate,
certified by a duly authorized corporate officer of such Simat
Entity;
(E) a recent good standing
certificate issued by the jurisdiction of formation or
incorporation of each Simat Entity, together with recent foreign
qualification certificates issued by the comparable state or
country office where the nature of such Simat Entity’s
business requires such Simat Entity to be qualified to do business
in such state or country;
(F) recent UCC, judgment,
pending litigation, bankruptcy and tax lien search results of each
Simat Entity for each jurisdiction (county and state) where any
assets of such Simat Entity having a book value in excess of One
Hundred Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($100,000.00) are located, and
where such Simat Entity is organized, together with recent UCC
search results for each domestic Borrower from its jurisdiction of
organization or incorporation brought down from April 30,
2007;
(G) a duly executed and
delivered joinder to contribution agreement from each Simat
Entity;
(H) a pro forma quarterly
covenant compliance/non-default certificate in the form attached as
Exhibit 5 to the Loan Agreement, reporting results for the quarter
ending September 30, 2007;
(I) duly executed and
delivered documentation relating to Collateral located in the
United Kingdom and with respect to such Simat Entity’s
execution and delivery of this Modification, the performance by
such Simat Entity of all transactions contemplated hereby
(including, without limitation, the joinder of such Simat Entity),
the consummation of the Simat Acquisition and such other matters as
the Agent or its counsel may require;
(J) with respect to each
Simat Entity that is incorporated, formed or organized within the
United States, one or more opinions of counsel with respect to each
such Simat Entity’s execution and delivery of this
Modification, the performance by each such Simat Entity of all
transactions contemplated hereby (including, without limitation,
the joinder of each such Simat Entity), the consummation of the
Simat Acquisition and such other matters as the Agent or its
counsel may require; and
(K) evidence of insurance and
related certificates, including but not limited to, fire, hazard,
extended coverage, product and other liability, workmen’s
compensation, business interruption, umbrella and key man
insurance, in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent and its
counsel in all respects.
(v) The Agent, for itself and
for the ratable benefit of the Lenders, shall have been granted a
valid, binding and enforceable first priority perfected lien and
security interest (subject only to Permitted Liens) in and to
(a) all assets of each Simat Entity (excepting only a
sixty-five percent (65%) interest in SH&E Limited
(“SH&E”), a company organized under the laws of
England and Wales); and (b) all of the issued and outstanding
capital stock or limited liability company interests (as
applicable) of each Simat Entity (excepting only a sixty-five
percent (65%) interest in SH&E). In connection therewith,
the Agent shall have received duly executed, undated stock/interest
powers and original stock certificates or membership certificates
(if any); and
(vi) Not later than the first
anniversary of the date hereof, the Borrowers shall cause all
primary cash collection accounts, other than accounts located in
the United Kingdom (each, a “ Primary Cash Collection
Account ”) of the Simat Entities to be maintained with
the Agent, and all other primary
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bank accounts (each, a “Primary
Bank Account” and together with the Primary Cash
Collection Accounts, each a “Covered Account”
and collectively, the “Covered Accounts” ) of
the Simat Entities to be maintained with a Lender. Within ninety
(90) days of the date hereof, the Borrowers shall cause any
third party depository institution maintaining a Primary Cash
Collection Account of a Simat Entity, to enter into a wire transfer
arrangement with respect to such Primary Cash Collection Account,
in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent;
provided, however, that (a) in all events, all Covered
Accounts shall be maintained solely with the Agent or a Lender (as
applicable) not later than the first anniversary of the date
hereof, and (b) this Section shall not require any Simat
Entity to transfer any Covered Account that would not otherwise be
covered by Section 6.8 of the Loan Agreement; and provided,
further, that this Section shall not be construed to require any
Simat Entity to take or omit to take any action or transfer any
Covered Account (individually and collectively, the
“Excluded Bank Accounts” ) that would violate
any applicable laws or regulations (including, without limitation,
ERISA). It is expressly understood and agreed that for so long as
any Simat Entity shall maintain any Covered Account (other than the
Excluded Bank Accounts) with any depository institution other than
the Agent or a Lender, then such Covered Account: (a) shall be
used solely for the deposit/receipt of cash, checks and other
remittances owing to such Simat Entity from time to time;
(b) shall be at all times, free and clear of any and all
liens, claims and encumbrances (other than the security interest of
the Agent granted hereby); and (c) shall secure the
Obligations. It is understood and agreed that the limits described
in Article 8 of the Loan Agreement and the definition of Permitted
Foreign Bank Accounts set forth in the “Certain
Definitions” section of the Loan Agreement shall be
applicable t
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