Exhibit 10.1
FOURTH AMENDMENT
TO SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
THIS FOURTH AMENDMENT TO SECOND
AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
(this “Amendment”
) dated as of October 31, 2008, is entered into among
MODUSLINK CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (
“ModusLink” ), SALESLINK LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company ( “SalesLink” ), SALESLINK
MEXICO HOLDING CORP., a Delaware corporation ( “SalesLink
Mexico” ) (each herein called a
“Borrower” and collectively, the
“Borrowers” ), the lenders party hereto (herein
collectively called the “Lenders” and each
individually called a “Lender” ) and BANK OF
AMERICA, N.A. (as successor by merger to LaSalle Bank National
Association), as a Lender and as Agent for the Lenders.
W I T N E S S E T
H:
WHEREAS , the Borrowers and the Lenders are parties to
that certain Second Amended and Restated Loan and Security
Agreement dated as of October 31, 2005 as amended by
(i) that certain First Amendment to Second Amended and
Restated Loan and Security Agreement dated as of October 29,
2006, (ii) that certain Second Amendment to Second Amended and
Restated Loan and Security Agreement dated as of January 9,
2007 and (iii) that certain Third Amendment to Second Amended
and Restated Loan and Security Agreement dated as of
October 31, 2007 (the “Existing Loan
Agreement” and as the Existing Loan Agreement is amended
and modified by this Amendment, the “Amended Loan
Agreement” );
WHEREAS , Borrowers have requested that the Lenders
modify the Existing Loan Agreement in certain respects;
and
WHEREAS , the Lenders are willing to modify the Existing
Loan Agreement in certain respects subject to the terms and
conditions set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE
, in consideration of the premises
contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, it is
agreed that:
SECTION 1
DEFINED
TERMS
Capitalized terms used but not
defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in
the Existing Loan Agreement.
SECTION 2
AMENDMENTS TO EXISTING LOAN
AGREEMENT
2.1 Change to Agent’s
Name . All references
in the Existing Loan Agreement to (i) “LaSalle Bank
National Association” are hereby amended by deleting such
references and substituting “Bank of America, N.A., as
successor by merger to LaSalle Bank National Association”
therefor and (ii) “LaSalle” are hereby amended by
deleting such references and substituting “Bank of
America” therefor.
2.2 Change to Parent’s
Name . All references
to “CMGI” and “CMGI Notes” in the Existing
Loan Agreement are hereby amended by deleting such references and
substituting “Parent” or “Parent Notes”, as
applicable, therefor.
2.3 Amendment to
Definitions .
(a) Amended and Restated
Definitions . The following definitions contained in
Section 1.1 of the Existing Loan Agreement are hereby amended
and restated in their entirety:
“ Aggregate Revolving
Credit Commitment ” shall mean the combined Revolving Credit
Commitments of Lenders in effect at any time, which shall initially
be $45,000,000.
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“ Applicable Margin
” shall mean the
percentage interest rate per annum based upon the Senior Leverage
Ratio set forth in the Compliance Certificate delivered by
Borrowers to Lender pursuant to Section 7.2(C)(ii), as
indicated in the following chart, it being understood that the
Applicable Margin for (i) Prime Loans shall be the percentage
set forth under the column “Prime Margin”,
(ii) LIBOR Loans shall be the percentage set forth under the
column “LIBOR Margin”, (iii) the Letter of Credit
Fee shall be the percentage set forth under the column
“Letter of Credit Margin” and (iv) the non-use fee
described in Section 2.12 of this Agreement shall be the
percentage set forth under the column “Non-Use Fee
Margin”:
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Prime
Margin
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LIBOR
Margin
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Letter of Credit
Margin
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Non-Use Fee
Margin
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Greater than or equal to 1.50:1.00
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.50
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%
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2.25
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2.25
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.40
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%
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Greater than or equal to 1.00:1.00, but less
than 1.50:1.00
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.25
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%
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1.75
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1.75
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.35
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Less than 1.00:1.00
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0
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1.25
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1.25
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.30
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“ EBITDA
” shall mean with
reference to any period (i) consolidated net income (or net
deficit) of Borrowers and their respective Subsidiaries for such
period as computed in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles consistently applied, plus (ii) the aggregate
amount of (a) Interest Expense without duplication, it being
understood that Interest Expense shall not include interest that is
paid in kind for such period, (b) all amounts deducted in
arriving at such net income (or net deficit) in respect of federal,
state and local income taxes for such period, (c) all amounts
properly charged for depreciation of fixed assets and amortization
of intangible assets during such period on the books of such
Persons, (d) all non-cash restructuring charges recognized by
Borrowers during such period; provided ,
however , that the restructuring charges recognized by
Borrowers for purposes of this definition shall be deemed to be the
following amounts for the following fiscal quarters:
(1) fiscal quarter ended January 31, 2008, $745,330;
(2) fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2008, $973,501; and
(3) fiscal quarter ended July 31, 2008, $2,123,110 and
(e) an amount equal to a one-time non-cash goodwill impairment
recognized by Borrowers in the quarter ended July 31, 2008
related to Parent’s acquisition of Modus Media, Inc. of
$14,000,000.
For the avoidance of doubt, for the
fiscal quarter ending October 31, 2008, the restructuring
charges recognized by Borrowers for purposes of this definition
shall equal $3,841,941 plus the non-cash restructuring charge
recognized by the Borrowers during such fiscal quarter.
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For the avoidance of doubt, for the
fiscal quarter ending January 31, 2009, the restructuring
charges recognized by Borrowers for purposes of this definition
shall equal $3,096,611 plus the non-cash restructuring charge
recognized by the Borrowers during such fiscal quarter plus the
amounts recognized the prior fiscal quarter.
For the avoidance of doubt, for the
fiscal quarter ending April 30, 2009, the restructuring
charges recognized by Borrowers for purposes of this definition
shall equal $2,123,110 plus the non-cash restructuring charge
recognized by the Borrowers during such fiscal quarter plus the
amounts recognized the two prior fiscal quarters.
For the avoidance of doubt, for the
fiscal quarter ending July 31, 2009, the restructuring charges
recognized by Borrowers for purposes of this definition shall equal
the non-cash restructuring charge recognized by the Borrowers
during such fiscal quarter plus the amounts recognized the three
prior fiscal quarters.
“ Fixed Charge Coverage
Ratio ” shall
mean for any period the ratio of (i) the aggregate amount of
(a) EBITDA for such period minus (b) Capital
Expenditures for such period minus (c) all amounts of
federal, state and local income taxes actually paid during the
fiscal quarter ended October 31, 2008 and any period
thereafter to (ii) the aggregate amount of (x) Interest
Expense for such period plus (y) payments made by
Borrowers to Parent with respect to Subordinated Debt for such
period plus (z) payments made by Borrowers in respect
of Indebtedness permitted hereunder pursuant to subsection
(iv) of the definition of “Permitted Debt” for
such period.
“ Permitted Debt
” shall
mean:
(i) the Liabilities;
(ii) current unsecured Indebtedness
arising in the ordinary course of business of Borrowers and their
respective Subsidiaries, including trade payables, utility costs,
payroll and benefit obligations, accrued tax liabilities and other
non-extraordinary accounts payable but excluding Indebtedness for
Borrowed Money;
(iii) the Subordinated
Debt;
(iv) other Indebtedness incurred by
Borrowers to any Person at a time no Default or Event of Default
exists which is described on Schedule 1.1.3 to this Agreement up to
an aggregate amount of $15,000,000, including, without limitation,
Indebtedness constituting Capitalized Lease Obligations; provided,
however, that the Borrowers shall not be required to describe
Capitalized Lease Obligations on Schedule 1.1.3 for purposes of
this subsection.
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“ Permitted Liens
” shall
mean:
(i) Liens and encumbrances in favor
of Agent, whether granted under or established by this Agreement,
the Ancillary Agreements or otherwise;
(ii) subject to Section 7.4,
Liens for taxes, assessments or other governmental charges incurred
by a Borrower or its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of
business and for which no interest, late charge or penalty is
attaching or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate
proceedings diligently pursued and for which adequate reserves in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles shall have
been set aside on its books;
(iii) Liens, not delinquent,
incurred by a Borrower or its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course
of business created by statute in connection with worker’s
compensation, unemployment insurance, social security, old age
pensions (subject to the applicable provisions of this Agreement)
and similar statutory obligations;
(iv) Liens incurred by a Borrower or
its Subsidiaries in favor of mechanics, materialmen, carriers,
warehousemen, landlords or repairmen or other like statutory or
common law Liens securing obligations incurred in good faith in the
ordinary course of business that are not overdue for a period of
more than fifteen (15) days or which are being contested in
good faith;
(v) pledges and deposits to secure
the performance of bids, tenders, trade contracts (other than for
borrowed money), leases (other than capital leases), utility
purchase obligations, statutory obligations, surety and appeal
bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature
incurred in the ordinary course of business;
(vi) easements, rights-of-way,
restrictions and other similar encumbrances incurred in the
ordinary course of business and encumbrances consisting of zoning
restrictions, easements, licenses, restrictions on the use of
property or minor imperfections in title thereto which, in the
aggregate, are not material in amount, and which do not, in the
aggregate, materially detract from the value of the property of any
Borrower or Subsidiary or materially interfere with the ordinary
conduct of the business of any Borrower or Subsidiary;
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(vii) subjection to the limitation
set forth in subsection (iv) of the definition of Permitted
Liens, Liens that constitute purchase money security interests on
any property securing Indebtedness incurred for the purpose of
financing all or any party of the cost of acquiring such property,
provided, that any such Lien attaches to such property within
(20) days of the acquisition therefore and attaches solely to
the property so acquired;
(viii) any existing Liens and
encumbrances identified in Schedule 1.1.4 hereto to secure
Indebtedness outstanding as of the date hereof.
“ Revolving Credit
Commitment ” shall mean with respect to each Lender, the
amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name in Schedule 2.1
under the heading “Revolving Credit
Commitments.”
“ Revolving Credit
Termination Date ” shall mean October 31, 2009.
(b) Additional Definitions .
Section 1.1 of the Existing Loan Agreement is hereby amended
by adding the following definitions on proper alphabetical
order:
“ Bank of America
” shall mean Bank
of America, N.A., as successor by merger to LaSalle Bank National
Association.
“ Business
” shall mean the
provision to organizations, including in the high technology,
communications and medical industries, of a broad and integrated
portfolio of business process outsourcing and technology solutions
delivered across four core competencies: supply chain, e-business,
aftermarket and entitlement management.
“ Parent
” shall mean
ModusLink Global Solutions, Inc., a Delaware corporation f/k/a
CMGI, Inc.
“ Parent Notes
” shall mean
(i) that certain Secured Demand Note dated as of
August 2, 2004 executed by Obligor in favor of Creditor in the
principal amount of $25,000,000, (ii) that certain Secured
Promissory Note dated as of December
, 2004 executed by Obligor in favor
of Creditor in the principal amount of $10,000,000 and
(iii) that certain Secured Promissory Note dated as of
December , 2004 executed by Obligor
in favor of Creditor in the principal amount of $17,151,705 and
(iv) any other promissory notes executed by any Borrower in
favor of Parent.
“ Permitted
Acquisition ” shall mean any transaction or series of related
transactions for the (a) acquisition by a Borrower of the
property of any Person, or of any business or division of any
Person; (b) acquisition by a Borrower of an excess of 50% of
the equity interests of any Person, and otherwise causing such
Person to become a Subsidiary of such Borrower; or (c) merger
or consolidation or any other combination of a Borrower with any
Person, if each of the following conditions is met:
(i) Agent shall receive at least
twenty (20) Business Days’ prior written notice of such
proposed Permitted Acquisition, which notice shall include a
reasonably detailed description of such proposed Permitted
Acquisition;
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