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EXHIBIT
10.33
SECOND AMENDMENT TO
AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT AND
FIRST AMENDMENT TO
AMENDED AND RESTATED SECURITY AGREEMENT
THIS SECOND AMENDMENT TO
AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT AND FIRST AMENDMENT TO
AMENDED AND RESTATED SECURITY AGREEMENT (this “
Amendment ”) is made and entered into this 14th day of
May, 2007, by and among CARAUSTAR INDUSTRIES, INC., a North
Carolina corporation (“ Caraustar ”), each
subsidiary of Caraustar listed on the signature pages hereto as a
“Borrower” (Caraustar and each such subsidiary shall be
referred to herein, collectively, as the “ Borrowers
” and each individually as a “ Borrower
”), each subsidiary of Caraustar listed on the signature
pages hereto as a “Guarantor” (each such subsidiary
shall be referred to herein, collectively, as the “
Guarantors ” and each individually as a “
Guarantor ”), the financial institutions party to the
Credit Agreement (as defined below) from time to time as lenders
(such financial institutions, together with their respective
successors and assigns, shall be referred to herein, collectively,
as “ Lenders ” and each individually as a
“ Lender ”), and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., a
national banking association, in its capacity as agent for the
Lenders (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity,
“ Agent ”).
Recitals
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The Borrowers, the
Guarantors, the Lenders and the Agent are parties to (i) that
certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of
March 30, 2006 (as at any time amended, restated, modified or
supplemented, the “ Credit Agreement ”),
pursuant to which the Agent and the Lenders have made certain
revolving credit and term loans and other financial accommodations
to the Borrowers, and (ii) that certain Amended and Restated
Security Agreement dated as of March 30, 2006 (as at any time
amended, restated, modified or supplemented, the “
Security Agreement ”), pursuant to which the Borrowers
and the Guarantors have granted to the Agent, for the benefit of
the Lenders, a continuing Lien on the Collateral to secure the
Obligations.
The parties desire to amend
the Credit Agreement and the Security Agreement as hereinafter set
forth.
NOW, THEREFORE, for TEN
DOLLARS ($10.00) in hand paid and other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
severally acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally
bound hereby, agree as follows:
1.
Definitions . All capitalized terms used in this
Amendment, unless otherwise defined herein, shall have the meanings
ascribed to such terms in the Credit Agreement.
2. Amendments to
Credit Agreement . The Credit Agreement is hereby amended
as follows:
(a) By deleting sub-clause
(i) of clause (b) of Section 5.4 of the
Credit Agreement and by substituting in lieu thereof the following
new sub-clause (i):
(i) If requested by the
Agent, together with each Borrowing Base Certificate delivered
pursuant to Section 5.4(a) , a schedule of
each
Borrower’s Accounts
created, credits given, cash collected and other adjustments to
such Borrower’s Accounts since the last such schedule;
provided that , if Availability is less than
$10,000,000 at any time (or, after the exercise of the Financial
Covenant Option and the release of the Minimum Availability
Reserve, is less than $25,000,000), Borrowers will, whether or not
requested by the Agent, furnish the aforementioned schedule to the
Agent and each Lender on the first Tuesday that follows such
failure and on each Tuesday thereafter until such time as the
Accounts Reporting Requirement is subsequently met (provided that,
notwithstanding the foregoing, the schedule shall only be required
to include credits given and other adjustments to such
Borrower’s Accounts on a monthly basis when delivered in
connection with the delivery of each Borrowing Base
Certificate);
(b) By deleting clause
(b) of Section 7.4 of the Credit Agreement and by
substituting in lieu thereof the following new clause
(b):
(b) Each Obligor shall permit
representatives and independent contractors of the Agent to visit
and inspect any of such Obligor’s or any of its
Subsidiaries’ properties, to examine such Obligor’s and
Subsidiaries’ corporate, financial and operating records, and
make copies thereof or abstracts therefrom and to discuss such
Obligor’s and Subsidiaries’ affairs, finances and
accounts with their respective directors, officers and independent
public accountants, at such reasonable times during normal business
hours and as soon as may be reasonably desired, upon reasonable
advance notice to the Borrowers’ Agent. If the Agent
initiates an inspection and audit as of a date when the Average
Availability as of the most recently ended fiscal month of the
Obligors (i) is less than or equal to $15,000,000 (or, after
the exercise of the Financial Covenant Option and the release of
the Minimum Availability Reserve, is less than or equal to
$30,000,000), the Obligors shall be responsible for the expense of
such inspection and audit if more than 120 days have elapsed since
the date of the initiation of the last inspection and audit,
(ii) is less than or equal to $45,000,000 but greater than
$15,000,000 (or, after the exercise of the Financial Covenant
Option and the release of the Minimum Availability Reserve, is less
than or equal to $60,000,000 but greater than $30,000,000), the
Obligors shall be responsible for the expense of such inspection
and audit if more than 180 days have elapsed since the date of the
initiation of the last inspection and audit, or (iii) is
greater than $45,000,000 (or, after the exercise of the Financial
Covenant Option and the release of the Minimum Availability
Reserve, is greater than $60,000,000), the Obligors shall be
obligated to pay the expense of such inspection and audit if more
than 360 days have elapsed since the date of the initiation of the
last inspection and audit. In addition, when an Event of Default
exists, the Agent may do any of the foregoing at the expense of the
Obligors at any time during normal business hours and without
advance notice.
(c) By deleting
Section 7.22 of the Credit Agreement and by
substituting in lieu thereof the following:
7.22 Fixed Charge Coverage
Ratio.
In the event that
Availability is less than $20,000,000 at any time (a “
Trigger Event ”), then as of the date of such Trigger
Event and thereafter until such Trigger Event is cured as set forth
below, the Consolidated Parties shall be required to
maintain a Fixed Charge
Coverage Ratio of at least 1.0 to 1.0, measured on a trailing
twelve month basis as of the last day of the most recently ended
fiscal month for which financial statements have been (or were
required to be) delivered hereunder and, subject to the following
sentence, as of the last day of each subsequent fiscal month.
Following a Trigger Event, the requirement to comply with the Fixed
Charge Coverage Ratio shall remain in effect unless and until the
Borrowers have maintained Availability of at least $20,000,000 for
a period of at least 120 consecutive days commencing after the
occurrence of such Trigger Event and ending on the last day of a
fiscal month, after which time the requirement to comply with the
minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio shall not apply unless a
subsequent Trigger Event occurs. If the Obligors fail to deliver
financial statements on the due date therefor (without giving
effect to any cure periods), such that the Fixed Charge Covenant
Ratio cannot be calculated, the Fixed Charge Covenant Ratio shall
be deemed to be less than 1.0 to 1.0 until such time as the
required financial statements are actually delivered.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this
Section 7.22 , for so long as the Borrowers have not
exercised the one-time Financial Covenant Option and, consequently,
the Minimum Availability Reserve of $15,000,000 continues to exist,
the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of the Consolidated Parties shall
not be tested. If the Borrowers elect to exercise the one-time
Financial Covenant Option and, consequently, the Minimum
Availability Reserve of $15,000,000 is released, the Fixed Charge
Coverage Ratio of the Consolidated Parties shall thereafter be
tested as set forth above.
(d) By deleting the word
“or” from the end of clause (p) of
Section 9.1 of the Credit Agreement, by deleting the
period (“.”) from the end of clause (q) of
Section 9.1 of the Credit Agreement and by substituting
in lieu thereof “; or”, and by adding the following new
clause (r) to the end of Section 9.1 of the Credit
Agreement immediately following existing clause (q):
(r) Availability is less than
$0 at any time and such Availability shortfall is not cured by
Borrowers within three (3) Business Days after it is timely
reported to Agent by Borrowers in writing, provided
that Borrowers shall only be entitled to cure one
Availability shortfall during any 365-day period.
(e) By deleting sub-clause
(v) of clause (a) of Section 11.1 of the
Credit Agreement and by substituting in lieu thereof the following
new sub-clause (v):
(v) amend the definition of
“Borrowing Base”, “Eligible Accounts”,
“Eligible Inventory” or “Minimum Availability
Reserve”;
(f) By deleting the period
(“.”) at the end of clause (a) of
Section 11.1 of the Credit Agreement and by
substituting in lieu thereof the following language:
; provided
further , that, without limiting any of the foregoing
language, the written consent of Required Lenders shall be
sufficient to waive any Event of Default occurring as a result of
Borrowers’ violation of clause (r) of
Section 9.1 (Availability shortfall).
(g) By deleting the
definitions of “Applicable Margin,” “Borrowing
Base” and “Net Orderly Liquidation Value”
contained in Annex A to the Credit Agreement and by
substituting in lieu thereof the following new
definitions:
“ Applicable
Margin ” means:
(i) with respect to Base Rate
Revolving Loans and all other Obligations (other than Base Rate
Term Loans and LIBOR Rate Loans), 0.25%;
(ii) with respect to Base
Rate Term Loans, 0.50%;
(iii) with respect to LIBOR
Revolving Loans, 1.75%; and
(iv) with respect to LIBOR
Term Loans, 2.00%.
The Applicable Margins shall
be adjusted (up or down) prospectively on a quarterly basis as
determined by the Average Availability and Fixed Charge Coverage
Ratio measured as of the last day of each fiscal quarter, based on
the applicable pricing grid set forth below, commencing with the
fiscal quarter ending on June 30, 2007. For purposes of
calculating Average Availability for the fiscal quarter ending on
June 30, 2007 only, the actual Availability on each day prior
to May 15, 2007 shall be reduced by $15,000,000 to account for
the institution of the Minimum Availability Reserve and the
resulting effect on the Borrowing Base during the ongoing fiscal
quarter.
If (a) the Fixed Charge
Coverage Ratio (measured for the period of four fiscal
quarters
then ending) is less than
1.0 to 1.0 and (b) the Financial Covenant Option has not
been
exercised by the
Borrowers
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LEVEL
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AVERAGE
AVAILABILITY
(measured for the fiscal
quarter
then
ending)
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LIBOR LOANS |
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BASE RATE
LOANS |
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Term
Loans |
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Revolving
Loans |
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Term
Loans |
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Revolving
Loans |
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Less than
$5 million |
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2.50 |
% |
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2.25 |
% |
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1.00 |
% |
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0.75 |
% |
| II |
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Greater
than or equal to $5 million but less than $20 million |
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2.25 |
% |
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2.00 |
% |
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0.75 |
% |
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0.50 |
% |
| III |
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Greater
than or equal to $20 million |
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2.00 |
% |
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1.75 |
% |
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0.50 |
% |
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0.25 |
% |
If (a) the Fixed Charge
Coverage Ratio (measured for the period of four fiscal
quarters
then ending) is equal to
or greater than 1.0 to 1.0 and (b) the Financial Covenant
Option
has not been exercised by
the Borrowers
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LEVEL
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AVERAGE
AVAILABILITY
(measured for the fiscal
quarter then ending)
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LIBOR LOANS |
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BASE RATE
LOANS |
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Term
Loans |
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Revolving
Loans |
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Term
Loans |
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Revolving
Loans |
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Less than
$5 million |
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2.25 |
% |
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2.00 |
% |
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0.75 |
% |
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0.50 |
% |
| II |
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Greater
than or equal to $5 million but less than $20 million |
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2.00 |
% |
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1.75 |
% |
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0.50 |
% |
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0.25 |
% |
| III |
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Greater
than or equal to $20 million but less than $35 million |
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1.75 |
% |
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1.50 |
% |
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0.25 |
% |
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Zero |
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| IV |
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Greater
than or equal to $35 million |
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1.50 |
% |
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1.25 |
% |
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Zero |
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Zero |
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If the Financial Covenant
Option has been exercised by the Borrowers and the
Minimum
Availability Reserve has
been released
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LEVEL
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AVERAGE
AVAILABILITY
(measured for the fiscal
quarter then ending)
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LIBOR LOANS |
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BASE RATE
LOANS |
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Term
Loans |
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Revolving
Loans |
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Term
Loans |
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Revolving
Loans |
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Less than
$20 million |
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2.25 |
% |
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2.00 |
% |
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0.75 |
% |
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0.50 |
% |
| II |
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Greater than
or equal to $20 million but less than $35 million |
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2.00 |
% |
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1.75 |
% |
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0.50 |
% |
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0.25 |
% |
| III |
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Greater than
or equal to $35 million but less than $50 million |
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1.75 |
% |
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1.50 |
% |
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0.25 |
% |
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Zero |
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| IV |
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Greater than
or equal to $50 million, plus a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of less
than 1.0 to 1.0 |
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1.75 |
% |
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1.50 |
% |
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0.25 |
% |
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Zero |
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Greater than
or equal to $50 million, plus a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of at
least 1.0 to 1.0 |
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1.50 |
% |
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1.25 |
% |
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Zero |
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Zero |
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All adjustments in the
Applicable Margin shall be implemented quarterly on a prospective
basis on the 3rd Business Day after receipt by the Agent of the
Financial Statements and compliance certificate required under
Sections 5.2(b) and (d) for each fiscal
quarter. If a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing at the time any reduction in the Applicable Margin is to
be implemented, no reduction may occur until the first day of the
first calendar month following the date on which such Default or
Event of Default is waived or cured.
“ Borrowing Base
” means, at any time, an amount equal to
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(i) |
eighty-five percent (85%) of the Net Amount of Eligible
Accounts; plus |
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(A) |
seventy percent (70%) of the Cost Value of Eligible
Inventory, or |
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(B) |
eighty-five percent (85%) of the Net Orderly Liquidation
Value of Eligible Inventory; |
minus
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(b) |
Reserves from time to time established by the Agent in its
reasonable credit judgment; |
provided that
the aggregate Revolving Loans advanced against Eligible Inventory
shall not exceed the Maximum Inventory Loan Amount.
“ Net Orderly
Liquidation Value ” means, with reference to both
Eligible Equipment and Eligible Inventory, the orderly liquidation
value, net of liquidation expenses, of such Collateral, as
determined and reported pursuant to an appraisal by a qualified
independent appraiser selected by the Agent.
(h) By deleting the phrase
“, valued at the lower of cost (on a first-in, first-out
basis) or market” from the first sentence of the definition
of “Eligible Inventory” contained in
Annex A to the Credit Agreement.
(i) By adding the following
sentence to the end of the definition of “Reserves”
contained in Annex A to the credit
Agreement:
Furthermore, at all times
unless and until the Borrowers elect to exercise the Financial
Covenant Option, “Reserves” shall be deemed to include
the Minimum Availability Reserve.
(j) By adding the following
new definitions of “Accounts Reporting Average
Availability,” “Accounts Reporting Requirement,”
“Cost Value,” “Financial Covenant Option”
and “Minimum Availability Reserve” to Annex A of
the Credit Agreement in proper alphabetical sequence:
“ Accounts Reporting
Average Availability ” means, as of any date of
determination, the average daily Availability during the period of
45 consecutive days then ended.
“ Accounts Reporting
Requirement ” means the requirement that, as of any date
of determination, at least one of the following conditions shall be
satisfied: (a) Accounts Reporting Average Availability is
equal to or
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