Exhibit 10.27
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exhibit have been omitted and filed separately with the Securities
and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been
requested with respect to the omitted portions.
SIXTH AMENDMENT TO THIRD AMENDED
AND RESTATED
CREDIT AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
This Amendment, dated as of
December 30, 2008, is made by and between Heska Corporation, a
Delaware corporation (“Heska”), Diamond Animal
Health, Inc., an Iowa corporation (“Diamond”)
(each of Heska and Diamond may be referred to herein individually
as a “Borrower” and collectively as the
“Borrowers”), and Wells Fargo Bank, National
Association, operating through its Wells Fargo Business Credit
operating division (the “Lender”).
Recitals
The Borrowers and the Lender are
parties to a Third Amended and Restated Credit and Security
Agreement dated as of December 30, 2005 (as amended to date
and as the same may be hereafter amended from time to time, the
“Credit Agreement”).
The Borrowers have requested that
certain amendments be made to the Credit Agreement, which the
Lender is willing to make pursuant to the terms and conditions set
forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of
the premises and of the mutual covenants and agreements herein
contained, it is agreed as follows:
1.
Defined Terms . Capitalized terms used in this Amendment
which are defined in the Credit Agreement shall have the same
meanings as defined therein, unless otherwise defined herein.
In addition, Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is amended by
adding or amending, as the case may be, the following
definitions:
“Prepayment Factor”
means one percent (1%).
2.
Inventory Cap . The figure “$7,500,000” in
clause (iii) of the definition of “Borrowing Base”
is replaced by the figure “$6,500,000”.
3.
Spread . Section 2.7 of the Credit Agreement is hereby
amended to read in its entirety as follows:
“Section 2.7
Spread . The spread (the “Spread”) means
two and one-half percent (2.5%).”
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page have been omitted and filed separately with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment
has been requested with respect to the omitted
portions.
4.
Audit Fees . Section 2.9(b) of the Credit
Agreement is hereby amended to read it its entirety as
follows:
“(b)
Audit Fees
. The Borrowers
shall pay the Lender fees in connection with any collateral exams,
audits or inspections conducted by or on behalf of the Lender of
any Collateral or the Borrowers’ operations or business at
the rates established from time to time by the Lender as its
collateral exam fees (which fees are currently $125 per hour per
collateral examiner), together with all actual out-of-pocket costs
and expenses incurred in conducting any such collateral examination
or inspection; provided, however, that so long as no Default Period
exists and average Availability (computed on a 90-day rolling
average basis, as reasonably determined by the Lender) exceeds
$1,750,000 the Lender will not demand reimbursement for more than
three such collateral exams in any calendar
year.”
5.
Financial Covenants . Sections 6.12 and 6.13 of the
Credit Agreement are hereby amended to read in their entireties as
follows:
“Section 6.12 Minimum
Capital . Heska will maintain, on a consolidated basis, as of
each date listed below, its Capital at an amount not less than the
amount set forth opposite such date:
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Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment
has been requested with respect to the omitted
portions.
The covenant levels for
January 31, 2009 through and including December 31, 2009
shall be adjusted upwards or downwards, respectively on a
dollar-for-dollar basis, by an amount equal to the amount by which
Heska’s Capital, as evidenced by Heska’s audited
balance sheet as of December 31, 2008, is greater than or less
than [***]; provided, however, that any such downward adjustment
shall not exceed $500,000.
Section 6.13 Minimum Net
Income . Heska will achieve, on a consolidated basis, during
each period described below, Net Income in an amount not less than
the amount set forth opposite such period (amounts in parentheses
denote negative numbers):
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2008
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6.
Elimination of $2,000,000 Stock Repurchase Basket .
Section 7.5 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to read
in its entirety as follows:
“Section 7.5
Dividends . Such Borrower will not declare or pay any
dividends (other than dividends payable solely in stock of such
Borrower) on any class of its stock or make any payment on account
of the purchase, redemption or other retirement of any shares of
such stock or make any distribution in respect thereof, either
directly or indirectly; provided, however, that so long as no
Default Period then exists or would occur immediately following or
as a result of such action, (a) any Borrower that is a
Subsidiary of Heska may pay dividends to Heska so long as such
Subsidiary’s Tangible Net Worth both before and after such
dividend equals or exceeds $100,000; and (b) Heska may
repurchase capital stock of Heska held by any employee provided
Heska is required to do so pursuant to any employee equity
subscription agreement, stock ownership plan or stock option
agreement in effect from time to time; and provided further that
the aggregate price paid for all such repurchased, redeemed,
acquired or retired capital shall not exceed $100,000 during any
fiscal year. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the exercise of
stock options for the purchase of Heska’s capital stock shall
not, by means of any deemed repurchase of shares as a result of a
cashless exercise or otherwise, cause a breach of this
Section 7.5.”
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Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment
has been requested with respect to the omitted
portions.
7.
Capital Expenditures . Section 7.10 of the Credit
Agreement is hereby amended to read in its entirety as
follows:
“Section 7.10 Capital
Expenditures . The Borrowers, together with any Affiliates,
will not incur or contract to incur, in the aggregate, Capital
Expenditures in the aggregate during the fiscal year-to-date period
ending on any date described below in excess of the amount set
forth opposite such date:
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In addition to the foregoing, the
amounts set forth above shall be adjusted upward on a
dollar-for-dollar basis by the amount allocated for such purpose in
accordance with Section 2.22, from the date of such increase
through the end of the fiscal year in which such increase
occurs.”
8.
Compliance Certificate . Exhibit B to the Credit
Agreement is replaced in its entirety by Exhibit A to this
Amendment.
9.
No Other Changes . Except as explicitly amended by this
Amendment, all of the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement
shall remain in full force and effect and shall apply to any
advance or letter of credit thereunder.
10.
Waiver of Defaults . The Borrowers are in default of
Section 6.12 of the Credit Agreement as of November 30,
2008 (the “Existing Default”). Upon the terms and
subject to the conditions set forth in this Amendment, the Lender
hereby waives the Existing Default. This waiver shall be
effective o
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