Exhibit 10.10
CONSENT, LIMITED WAIVER AND
AMENDMENT NO. 2
TO SECOND LIEN CREDIT AND
GUARANTY AGREEMENT
AND
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO PLEDGE AND
SECURITY AGREEMENT (SECOND LIEN)
CONSENT, LIMITED WAIVER AND
AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO SECOND LIEN CREDIT AND GUARANTY AGREEMENT AND
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (SECOND
LIEN) , dated as of
August 18, 2009 (this “ Agreement ”), among
X-RITE, INCORPORATED , a Michigan corporation, and successor
by merger to OTP, Incorporated, X-Rite Ma, Incorporated, Monaco
Acquisition Company, Holovision Acquisition Company and Pantone
India, Inc. (“ Borrower ”), certain Subsidiaries
of Borrower listed on the signature pages hereof under the heading
“Other Credit Parties”, as Guarantors, (such
Subsidiaries, together with Borrower, are referred to herein each
individually as a “ Credit Party ” and
collectively as the “ Credit Parties ”), THE
BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON (f/k/a The Bank of New York) , as
administrative agent (in such capacity, together with its permitted
successors in such capacity, “ Administrative Agent
”) and as collateral agent (in such capacity, together with
its permitted successors in such capacity, “ Collateral
Agent ”), in each case for certain financial institutions
from time to time party thereto (each a “ Lender
” and collectively the “ Lenders ”), and
the LENDERS signatory hereto.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, Borrower, the other Credit
Parties, Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent and the Lenders are
parties to that certain Second Lien Credit and Guaranty Agreement,
dated as of October 24, 2007 (as amended by that certain
Forbearance Agreement and Consent, Waiver and Amendment No. 1
to Second Lien Credit and Guaranty Agreement dated as of
August 20, 2008, as amended hereby and as may be further
amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified
and in effect from time to time, the “ Credit
Agreement ”; capitalized terms used herein and not
defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the
Credit Agreement or in the Pledge and Security Agreement described
below, as applicable);
WHEREAS, Borrower, the other Credit
Parties and Collateral Agent are parties to that certain Pledge and
Security Agreement (Second Lien), dated as of October 24, 2007
(as amended hereby and as may be further amended, amended and
restated, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect from
time to time, the “ Pledge and Security Agreement
”);
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Credit
Agreement, (a) the Lenders have made certain Loans to
Borrower, and (b) each Credit Party (other than Borrower) has
guaranteed all existing and future Obligations of Borrower and the
other Credit Parties;
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Pledge and
Security Agreement, each of Borrower and each other Credit Party
has secured all of the Obligations by granting to Collateral Agent,
for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a Lien on the Collateral
described therein;
WHEREAS, the Credit Parties have
informed Administrative Agent and the Lenders that the Credit
Parties desire to implement an entity structure reorganization and,
in connection
therewith, in order to effectuate such entity
structure reorganization, (a) Borrower desires to form a
wholly-owned Foreign Subsidiary (the “ New Subsidiary
Formation ”) under the laws of Switzerland (“
New Amazys Holdco ”), (b) Borrower desires to
sell one hundred percent (100%) of the issued and outstanding
equity securities of Amazys Holding GmbH, a corporation formed
under the laws of Switzerland, formerly known as Amazys Holding AG
(“ Amazys ”) to the New Amazys Holdco (the
“ Amazys Sale ”) in exchange for an intercompany
promissory note (which shall be in form and substance reasonably
acceptable to the Lenders) issued by New Amazys Holdco in favor of
Borrower in an aggregate principal amount to be determined based on
a third party valuation of Amazys (the “ Amazys Sale
Note ”), (c) following the consummation of the
Amazys Sale and the issuance of the Amazys Sale Note, Amazys
desires to merge with and into New Amazys Holdco, with New Amazys
Holdco being the surviving entity (the “ Amazys Merger
”) and (d) following the consummation of the Amazys
Merger, X-Rite Europe GmbH, a corporation formed under the laws of
Switzerland (“ X-Rite Europe ”), a wholly-owned
Foreign Subsidiary of New Amazys Holdco, desires to issue an
intercompany promissory note (which shall be in form and substance
reasonably acceptable to the Lenders) to New Amazys Holdco in an
aggregate principal amount to be determined based on X-Rite
Europe’s balance sheet (the “ Amazys Subsidiary
Note ”; the New Subsidiary Formation, the Amazys Sale,
the issuance of the Amazys Sale Note, the Amazys Merger and the
issuance of the Amazys Subsidiary Note are referred to herein as
the “ Amazys Restructuring ”);
WHEREAS, GoldenTree Asset Management
LP and/or certain of its Affiliates (collectively, “
Selling Lender ”) desire to sell and assign to the
Permitted Holders, and the Permitted Holders desire to purchase and
assume from Selling Lender (the “ Loan Purchase
”), pursuant to an assignment and assumption agreement
substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto (the “
Assignment Agreement ”), a Loan in an aggregate
principal amount equal to $41,561,223.12 (the “ Selling
Lender Loan ”) for a negotiated price as agreed among the
Permitted Holders and Selling Lender, and substantially
concurrently therewith, the Selling Lender Loan shall be
automatically cancelled and deemed no longer outstanding and, in
exchange for such cancellation, the Permitted Holders shall receive
(a) warrants (the “ Warrants ”) to acquire
an aggregate of 7,500,000 (subject to customary anti-dilution
adjustments) shares of common stock, par value $0.10 per share, of
Borrower at an initial exercise price of $0.01 per share, and
(b) Series A Preferred Stock of Borrower (the “
Preferred Stock ”) that shall be issued on the terms
and conditions set forth in that certain Certificate of
Designation, Preferences and Rights of Series A Preferred Stock of
X-Rite, Incorporated (the “ Certificate of
Designations ”), as in effect on the Second Amendment
Effective Date (as defined below) (the issuance of the Warrants and
the Preferred Stock and such cancellation and exchange, in each
case, as described above, the “ Exchange ” and,
together with the Loan Purchase, the “ Sponsor Purchase
Transaction ”);
WHEREAS, the Credit Parties have
requested that Requisite Lenders (a) consent to the Amazys
Restructuring, (b) consent to the Sponsor Purchase
Transaction, (c) amend the Credit Agreement and the Pledge and
Security Agreement in certain respects, and (d) agree to waive
certain provisions of the Credit Agreement as provided for herein
in order to permit the consummation of the Sponsor Purchase
Transaction and to address certain related matters as set forth
herein, in each case in accordance with the terms and subject to
the conditions set forth herein; and
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WHEREAS, Requisite Lenders are
willing, on the terms and subject to the conditions hereinafter set
forth, to agree to such waivers, consents and amendments as set
forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of
the foregoing, the covenants and conditions contained herein and
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency
of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as
follows:
Section 1. Waiver
.
(a) Waiver . Subject to
Section 1(c) below, Requisite Lenders hereby waive the
provisions of Section 10.6 of the Credit Agreement that would
otherwise restrict or prohibit the Sponsor Purchase Transaction;
provided , however , that the effectiveness of the
foregoing waiver is subject to the following conditions:
(i) the Exchange (including, without
limitation, the cancellation of the Selling Lender Loan) is
consummated on the Second Amendment Effective Date immediately
following the Loan Purchase, and all accrued and unpaid interest
(including any PIK Interest) on the aggregate principal par amount
of the Selling Lender Loan (“ Accrued Interest
”) in an aggregate amount equal to $703,836.48 is paid in
cash by Borrower on the Second Amendment Effective Date;
(ii) the Preferred Stock is issued
in accordance with the terms set forth in the Certificate of
Designations (as in effect on the date hereof), accrues and
cumulates dividends quarterly at a rate not to exceed
14.375% per annum (plus any applicable penalty or default rate
required pursuant to the terms of the Certificate of Designations
(as in effect on the date hereof or as amended from time to time as
permitted pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, as amended
hereby)) and does not require any cash dividends or distributions
thereon, cash payments in respect thereof or mandatory redemptions
of the Preferred Stock at any time prior to January 23, 2014
(except in connection with a Fundamental Change (as such term is
defined in the Certificate of Designations (as in effect on the
date hereof or as amended from time to time as permitted pursuant
to the terms of the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby) that will
result in the Obligations being paid in full in cash);
and
(iii) the Warrants do not contain
any put rights or otherwise require any mandatory redemptions at
any time prior to January 23, 2014 (except in connection with
a Fundamental Change (as such term is defined in the Certificate of
Designations (as in effect on the date hereof or as amended from
time to time as permitted pursuant to the terms of the Credit
Agreement, as amended hereby) that will result in the Obligations
being paid in full in cash).
In addition, solely for the purpose
of consummating the Sponsor Purchase Transaction in accordance with
the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement
and notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the
Credit Agreement, (a) each Permitted Holder shall be an
Eligible Assignee solely for purposes of consummating the Sponsor
Purchase Transaction, (b) the provisions of Section 2.17
of the Credit Agreement shall not be construed to apply to
(i) any payment made by any Permitted Holders pursuant to and
in accordance with the
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express terms of this Agreement or (ii) any
payment obtained by Selling Lender as consideration for the
assignment or sale of the Selling Lender Loan pursuant to and in
accordance with the express terms of this Agreement, and
(c) Accrued Interest in an amount equal to $703,836.48 shall
be paid in cash by Borrower to Selling Lender on the Second
Amendment Effective Date.
(b) Sponsor Purchase
Transaction . For the avoidance of doubt, the Sponsor Purchase
Transaction (i) shall not constitute a payment or prepayment
pursuant to Section 2.12, Section 2.13,
Section 2.14, Section 2.15, Section 2.16 or
Section 2.17 of the Credit Agreement or for any other purpose
under the Credit Agreement and (ii) shall reduce the amount
outstanding and due and payable on the Maturity Date (and such
reduction, for the avoidance of doubt, shall only apply (on a
non-pro rata basis) to the Selling Lender Loan).
From and after the Second Amendment
Effective Date, following the consummation of the Exchange,
(i) no interest shall accrue on the Selling Lender Loan and
(ii) the Selling Lender Loan shall, for all purposes under the
Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents (notwithstanding
any provisions therein to the contrary), and without further action
by any Person, be automatically cancelled for all purposes and
deemed no longer outstanding, from and after which time, the
Selling Lender Loan may not be resold, transferred, assigned or
participated out by any Permitted Holder, including, but not
limited to, in relation to (a) the making of, or the
application of, any payments to the Lenders under the Credit
Agreement or any other Credit Document, (b) the making of any
request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or
waiver under the Credit Agreement or any other Credit Document,
(c) the transfer of any rights to Borrower as a Lender under
the Credit Agreement or any other Credit Document or (d) the
determination of Requisite Lenders, or for any similar or related
purpose, under the Credit Agreement or any other Credit
Document.
(c) Limitation on Waiver .
The waiver set forth in this Section 1 shall be limited
precisely as written and relate solely to the waiver of the
provisions of the Credit Agreement in the manner and to the extent
described in Sections 1(a) and 1(b) above, and nothing in this
Agreement, nor any actions taken or not taken by any Agent or any
Lender pursuant to this Agreement or any other Credit Document,
shall or shall be deemed to:
(i) constitute a waiver of
compliance by Borrower or any other Credit Party with respect to
any other term, provision or condition of the Credit Agreement, any
other Credit Document or any other instrument or agreement referred
to therein; or
(ii) prejudice any right or remedy
that any Agent or Lender may now have or may have in the future
under or in connection with the Credit Agreement, any other Credit
Document or any other instrument or agreement referred to
therein.
Except as expressly set forth
herein, the terms, provisions and conditions of the Credit
Agreement and the other Credit Documents shall remain in full force
and effect and in all other respects are hereby ratified and
confirmed.
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Section 2. Consents
.
(a) Consent to Amazys
Restructuring . Effective as of the Second Amendment Effective
Date, upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth in
Section 5, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained in the Credit Agreement (including, without limitation,
Section 6.7 (other than Section 6.7(j) of the Credit
Agreement, as amended hereby), Section 6.9 and
Section 6.10 of the Credit Agreement) or in any other Credit
Document, the Lenders signatories hereto hereby consent to the
Amazys Restructuring; provided that the effectiveness of the
foregoing consent is subject to the following
conditions:
(i) all steps of the Amazys
Restructuring are consummated no later than June 30, 2010 and
the Amazys Merger is consummated promptly following the
consummation of the Amazys Sale and the issuance of the Amazys Sale
Note;
(ii) the Amazys Sale Note shall be
unsecured and shall be subject to a Second Priority Lien in favor
of Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties,
pursuant to the Pledge and Security Agreement;
(iii) promptly following the
formation of New Amazys Holdco, Borrower shall have delivered a
Pledge Supplement whereby Borrower shall pledge sixty-five percent
(65%) of the voting Capital Stock of New Amazys Holdco and one
hundred percent (100%) of the non-voting Capital Stock of New
Amazys Holdco (such stock, the “ Pledged Stock
”) to Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured
Parties, together with the stock certificates of New Amazys Holdco
representing the Pledged Stock (subject to the Intercreditor
Agreement), along with related assignments separate from
certificate and proxies, pursuant to which Collateral Agent shall
have received, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a Second
Priority Lien in all of the Pledged Stock;
(iv) promptly following the
formation of New Amazys Holdco, Borrower shall have delivered
(A) a Second Priority Share Pledge Agreement by and between
Borrower and Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured
Parties, with respect to the Pledged Stock, governed by the laws of
Switzerland, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to
Requisite Lenders, (B) certified copies of the Share Register
of New Amazys Holdco, (C) the necessary resolutions of New
Amazys Holdco (under Swiss law), certified by an authorized officer
or a director as being in full force and effect without
modification or amendment, and (D) an opinion of Swiss counsel
to Borrower, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to
Requisite Lenders;
(v) (A) promptly following the
formation of New Amazys Holdco, Borrower shall deliver certified
copies of the Organizational Documents of New Amazys Holdco and
(B) promptly following the consummation of the Amazys Merger,
Borrower shall deliver certified copies of the merger documents
effectuating the merger of Amazys with and into New Amazys Holdco,
in each case in clauses (A) and (B), that have been certified
by the appropriate governmental authority in Switzerland as of a
recent date (to the extent such certification is available in
Switzerland); and
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(vi) Borrower shall have otherwise
complied with the requirements of Section 5.10(a) of the
Credit Agreement, to the extent applicable.
(b) Consent to Corresponding
First Lien Amendment . Effective as of the Second Amendment
Effective Date, the Lenders signatories hereto hereby consent to
the consent and amendment to the First Lien Credit Documents
regarding the substance of this Agreement, substantially in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “ Corresponding
First Lien Amendment ”); provided that the
effectiveness of such consent is subject to the consent by the
“Requisite Lenders” under and as defined in the First
Lien Credit Agreement to the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
Section 3. Amendments to
Credit Agreement . Effective as of the Second Amendment
Effective Date, and in reliance on the representations and
warranties of the Credit Parties set forth in this Agreement and in
the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, the Credit Agreement is
hereby amended as follows:
(a) Section 1.1 of the Credit
Agreement is hereby amended by adding thereto the following defined
terms and their respective definitions in the correct alphabetical
order:
“ Amazys Sale Note
” as defined in the Second Amendment Agreement.
“ Certificate of
Designations ” as defined in the Second Amendment
Agreement.
“ Preferred Stock
” as defined in the Second Amendment Agreement.
“ Second Amendment
Agreement ” means that certain Consent, Limited Waiver
and Amendment No. 2 to Second Lien Credit and Guaranty
Agreement and Amendment No. 1 to Pledge and Security Agreement
(Second Lien), dated as of the Second Amendment Effective Date, by
and among Borrower, the Guarantors, certain other Credit Parties,
Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent and Requisite
Lenders.
“ Second Amendment
Effective Date ” as defined in the Second Amendment
Agreement.
(b) Section 1.1 of the Credit
Agreement is hereby further amended by substituting the definitions
of the terms set forth below in lieu of the current versions of
such definitions contained in Section 1.1 of the Credit
Agreement:
“ Change of Control
” means, at any time, (i) any Person or
“group” (within the meaning of Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5
under the Exchange Act), other than the Permitted Holders,
(a) shall have acquired beneficial ownership of 35% or more on
a fully diluted basis of the voting and/or economic interest in the
Capital Stock of Borrower or (b) shall have obtained the power
(whether or not exercised) to elect a majority of the members of
the board of directors (or similar governing body) of Borrower;
(ii) the majority of the seats (other than vacant seats) on
the board of directors (or similar governing body) of Borrower
cease to be occupied by Persons who were nominated for election by
the board of directors of Borrower, a majority of whom were
directors on the First Amendment
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Effective Date or whose election or
nomination for election was previously approved by a majority of
such directors; (iii) any “change of control” or
similar event under the First Lien Credit Agreement shall occur or
(iv) any Fundamental Change (as defined in the Certificate of
Designations) or similar event under the Certificate of
Designations shall occur.
“ Consolidated Cash
Interest Expense ” means, for any period, Consolidated
Interest Expense for such period, excluding any amount not payable
in Cash and, to the extent constituting Consolidated Interest
Expense, payments made in respect of the Existing Interest Rate
Agreements. Notwithstanding the foregoing, solely for purposes of
calculating Interest Coverage Ratio as of any date of measurement
ending on or prior to July 3, 2010, Consolidated Cash Interest
Expense for any period set forth below included in the twelve month
period ending on such date shall be deemed to equal the amount set
forth below (each such amount an “ Interest Expense
Plug ”) for such period:
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Interest Expense Plug:
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Fiscal Quarter ending closest to March 31,
2009
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$
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4,842,925.00
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Fiscal Quarter ending closest to June 30,
2009
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$
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4,625,773.00
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Fiscal month ending closest to July 31,
2009
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$
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1,306,555.00
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Fiscal month ending closest to August 31,
2009
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$
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1,306,555.00
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“ Consolidated Excess Cash
Flow ” means, for any period, an amount (if positive)
equal to: (i) the sum, without duplication, of the amounts for
such period of (a) Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA, plus
(b) the Consolidated Working Capital Adjustment, minus
(ii) the sum, without duplication, of the amounts for such
period of (a) Consolidated Capital Expenditures (net of any
proceeds of (y) any related financings with respect to such
expenditures and (z) any sales of assets used to finance such
expenditures), (b) Consolidated Cash Interest Expense,
(c) provisions for current taxes based on income of Borrower
and its Subsidiaries and payable in Cash with respect to such
period, (d) Cash payments for the purchase price paid in
connection with Permitted Acquisitions (whether or not
consummated), to the extent not paid with the proceeds of any
Indebtedness (other than “Revolving Loans” under and as
defined in the First Lien Credit Agreement) or from the issuance
of, or capital contribution in respect of, any equity securities,
(e) transaction costs and expenses paid in Cash in connection
with Permitted Acquisitions (whether or not consummated) and added
back to net income in the determination of Consolidated Adjusted
EBITDA and (f) restructuring charges paid in cash in
connection with the Pantone Mergers, the Prior Tender Offer and
restructurings occurring after the First Amendment Effective Date,
solely to the extent (x) added back to Consolidated Net Income
in the calculation of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA and (y) not
paid with the proceeds of any Indebtedness (other than
“Revolving Loans” under and as defined in the First
Lien Credit Agreement) or from the issuance of, or capital
contribution in respect of, any Capital Stock or other equity
securities.
“ Restricted Junior
Payment ” means (i) any dividend or other
distribution, direct or indirect, on account of any shares or units
of any Capital Stock of Borrower or any
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Subsidiary of Borrower now or
hereafter outstanding, except a dividend payable solely in shares
or units of any Capital Stock to the holders of that class;
(ii) any redemption, retirement, sinking fund or similar
payment, purchase or other acquisition for value, direct or
indirect, of any Capital Stock of Borrower or any Subsidiary of
Borrower now or hereafter outstanding; (iii) any payment made
to retire, or to obtain the surrender of, any outstanding warrants,
options or other rights to acquire any Capital Stock of Borrower or
any Subsidiary of Borrower now or hereafter outstanding and
(iv) any payment or prepayment of principal of, premium, if
any, or interest on, or redemption, purchase, retirement,
defeasance (including in-substance or legal defeasance), sinking
fund or similar payment with respect to any Indebtedness permitted
to be incurred pursuant to Section 6.1(n).
(c) Section 1.1 of the Credit
Agreement is hereby further amended by amending the definitions of
the terms set forth below as follows:
(i) The definition of “
Adjusted Eurodollar Rate ” is hereby amended by
deleting the words “Lead Arranger” appearing therein
and substituting the words “Ableco Finance LLC (or such other
Lender with the largest Loan Exposure as of such Interest Rate
Determination Date)” in lieu thereof.
(ii) The definition of “
Permitted Acquisition ” is hereby amended by
(A) deleting the words “Lead Arranger” appearing
in clause (v) thereof and substituting the words
“Administrative Agent (and Administrative Agent shall have
provided a copy thereof to each Lender)” in lieu thereof and
(B) deleting the words “Lead Arranger” appearing
in clause (vii) thereof and substituting the words
“Requisite Lenders” in lieu thereof.
(iii) The definition of “
Phase I Report ” is hereby amended by deleting the
words “Lead Arranger” appearing therein and
substituting the words “Requisite Lenders” in lieu
thereof.
(d) Section 5.1 of the Credit
Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the words “, Lead
Arranger” appearing therein.
(e) Section 5.10(a) of the
Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the words
“Lead Arranger and” appearing therein.
(f) Section 5.14(b) of the
Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the words
“Required Lenders” appearing therein and substituting
the words “Requisite Lenders” in lieu
thereof.
(g) Section 5.18 of the Credit
Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the words “Lead
Arranger and” appearing therein.
(h) Section 6.1(b) of the
Credit Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and the
following is substituted in lieu thereof:
“(b) Investments permitted
pursuant to Sections 6.7(d) and 6.7(j);”.
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(i) Section 6.1(n) of the
Credit Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and the
following is substituted in lieu thereof:
“(n) solely to the extent
consented to by the holders of the Preferred Stock, unsecured
Indebtedness of Borrower and its Subsidiaries not to exceed
$35,000,000 in aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding
which is subordinated to the Obligations in a manner reasonably
satisfactory to Requisite Lenders; provided that,
immediately prior to the incurrence of any such Indebtedness, the
Leverage Ratio, as determined of the last day of the immediately
preceding Fiscal Quarter with respect to which Borrower has
delivered to Administrative Agent, Lead Arranger and Lenders the
financial statements required pursuant to Section 5.1(b), for
the twelve (12) month period ending on such date, is less than
4.00 to 1.00.”.
(j) Section 6.5 of the Credit
Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and the following is
substituted in lieu thereof:
“ 6.5 Restricted Junior
Payments. No Credit Party shall, nor shall it permit any of its
Subsidiaries through any manner or means to, directly or
indirectly, declare, order, pay, make or set apart, or agree to
declare, order, pay, make or set apart, any sum for any Restricted
Junior Payment, except that (a) the foregoing shall not
prohibit any Subsidiary of Borrower from making dividends or
distributions, directly or indirectly, to Borrower or to any wholly
owned Subsidiary of Borrower, (b) Borrower may accrue and
cumulate dividends (but not pay in cash) on the Preferred Stock in
accordance with the terms set forth in the Certificate of
Designations (as in effect on the Second Amendment Effective Date
or as amended from time to time as permitted pursuant to
Section 6.17), and (c) Borrower and its Subsidiaries may
pay, as and when due and payable, regularly scheduled payments of
interest in respect of any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to
Section 6.1(n), to the extent such payments are permitted
pursuant to the subordination terms governing such Indebtedness.
Except as expressly permitted by the foregoing sentence, no Credit
Party shall, nor shall it permit any of its Affiliates through any
manner or means or through any other Person to, directly or
indirectly, declare, order, pay, make or set apart, or agree to
declare, order, pay, make or set apart, any sum for any Restricted
Junior Payment in respect of any Indebtedness permitted to be
incurred pursuant to Section 6.1(n).”.
(k) Section 6.7 of the Credit
Agreement is hereby amended by (i) deleting the
“and” at the end of clause (h) thereof,
(ii) deleting the period at the end of clause (i) thereof
and substituting “; and” therefor and (iii) adding
a new clause (j) thereto immediately following clause
(i) thereof as follows:
“(j) the intercompany loan
that is evidenced by the Amazys Sale Note; provided that the
Amazys Sale Note shall be subject to a Second Priority Lien in
favor of Collateral Agent pursuant to the Pledge and Security
Agreement;”.
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(l) Section 6 of the Credit
Agreement is hereby amended by adding a new Section 6.17
thereto immediately following Section 6.16 thereof as
follows:
“ 6.17 Amendments to
Certificate of Designations . No Credit Party shall nor shall
it permit any of its Subsidiaries to amend, amend and restate,
supplement, waive or otherwise modify the Certificate of
Designations (or the terms of the Preferred Stock) (a) to
require the payment of any cash dividends or distributions or any
other cash payments in respect thereof or to require mandatory
redemptions of the Preferred Stock at any time prior to
January 23, 2014 (except in connection with a Fundamental
Change (as such term is defined in the Certificate of Designations
(as in effect on the Second Amendment Effective Date or as amended
from time to time as permitted pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement) that will result in the Obligations being paid in full
in cash), (b) to increase the quarterly rate at which
cumulative dividends accrue on the Preferred Stock in excess of
14.375% per annum (plus any applicable penalty or default rate
required pursuant to the terms of the Certificate of Designations
(as in effect on the Second Amendment Effective Date or as amended
from time to time pursuant to the terms of this Agreement)), or
(c) in any other manner that would be materially adverse to
the Agents or any Lender.”.
(m) Section 9.2 of the Credit
Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the last sentence thereof
in its entirety and substituting the following in lieu
thereof:
“Administrative Agent hereby
agrees that it shall (i) furnish to each Lender, upon such
Lender’s request, a copy of the Register, (ii) cooperate
with Lenders in granting access to any potential lenders identified
to the Pla