Exhibit 10.16
FIRST AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT AND WAIVER
THIS FIRST
AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT AND WAIVER (this “
Amendment ”), dated as of March 14, 2007, is
entered into by and between WELLS FARGO FOOTHILL, INC. , a
California corporation, as arranger and administrative agent (in
such capacity, “ Agent ”) for the Lenders (as
defined below), YOUBET.COM, INC. , a Delaware corporation
(“ Parent ”), and UNITED TOTE COMPANY , a
Montana corporation (“ United Tote ”, and
together with Parent, each individually a “ Borrower
”, and individually and collectively, jointly and severally,
the “ Borrowers ”).
RECITALS
A. Borrowers, the lenders signatory thereto (the “
Lenders ”) and Agent have previously entered into that
certain Credit Agreement dated as of July 27, 2006 (as the
same has been or may be modified, supplemented, restated or amended
from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”),
pursuant to which the Lenders have made certain loans and financial
accommodations available to Borrowers. Terms used herein without
definition shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Credit
Agreement.
B. Certain Events of Default have occurred and are continuing
under the Credit Agreement due to: (i) the Borrowers’
failure to achieve, when measured for the six month period ended
December 31, 2006, the minimum EBITDA required under
Section 6.16(a) of the Credit Agreement; and (ii) the
Borrowers’ failure to achieve, when measured for the fiscal
year of the Borrowers ended December 31, 2006, the minimum Free
Cash Flow required under Section 6.16(b) of the Credit
Agreement (collectively, the “ Known Existing Defaults
”).
C. Borrowers have requested that Agent and the Lenders waive
the Known Existing Defaults and further amend the Credit Agreement,
all of which Agent and the Lenders are willing to do pursuant to
the terms and conditions set forth herein.
D. Borrowers are entering into this Amendment with the
understanding and agreement that, except as specifically provided
herein, none of Agent’s or any Lender’s rights or
remedies as set forth in the Credit Agreement are being waived or
modified by the terms of this Amendment.
AGREEMENT
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual
covenants herein contained, and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows:
1.
Amendments to Credit Agreement .
(a) The
definition of “EBITDA” set forth in Schedule 1.1
of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its
entirety to read as follows:
“
‘ EBITDA ’ means, with respect to any fiscal
period, Parent’s and its Subsidiaries’ consolidated net
earnings (or loss) (as adjusted for non-cash stock option
expenses), minus extraordinary gains and interest income, plus
(i) interest expense, (ii) income taxes,
(iii) depreciation and amortization for such period,
(iv) for any fiscal period ending on December 31, 2006,
March 31, 2007, June 30, 2007, an aggregate amount of
$4,330,705 on account of certain expenses previously approved by
Agent, and (v) for any fiscal period ending on
September 30, 2007, an aggregate amount of $3,194,509 on
account of certain expenses previously approved by Agent; in each
case, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with
GAAP.”
(b) Section 6.16(a) of the Credit Agreement is hereby
amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
“(a)
Minimum EBITDA. Fail to achieve EBITDA, measured on a fiscal
quarter-end basis, of at least the required amount set forth in the
following table for the applicable period set forth opposite
thereto:
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Applicable Amount |
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Applicable Period |
| $2,000,000 |
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For the 3 month period
ending September 30, 2006 |
| $4,000,000 |
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For the 6 month period
ending December 31, 2006 |
| $6,000,000 |
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For the 9 month period
ending March 31, 2007 |
| $11,000,000 |
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For the 12 month period
ending June 30, 2007 |
| $11,000,000 |
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For the 12 month period
ending September 30, 2007 |
| $13,000,000 |
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For the 12 month period
ending December 31, 2007 |
| $13,000,000 |
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For the 12 month period
ending March 31, 2008 |
| $13,000,000 |
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For the 12 month period
ending each fiscal quarter-end thereafter” |
2.
Waiver of Known Existing Defaults . Agent and the Lenders
hereby waive enforcement of their rights against Borrowers arising
from the Known Existing Defaults;
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provided , however , nothing herein shall be deemed a
waiver with respect to any other or future failure of Borrowers to
comply fully with Section 6.16(a) and Section 6.16(b) of
the Credit Agreement. This waiver shall be effective only for the
specific defaults comprising the Known Existing Defaults, and in no
event shall this waiver be deemed to be a waiver of enforcement of
Agent’s or any Lender’s rights with respect to any
other Defaults or Events of Default now existing or hereafter
arising. Nothing contained in this Amendment nor any communications
between any Borrower and Agent or any Borrower and any Lender shall
be a waiver of any rights or remedies Agent or any Lender has or
may have against any Borrower, except as specifically provided
herein. Except as specifically provided herein, Agent hereby
reserves and preserves all of its and the Lenders’ rights and
remedies against each Borrower under the Credit Agreement and the
other Loan Documents.
3.
Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness of this Amendment .
This Amendment shall not become effective until all of the
following conditions precedent shall have been satisfied in the
sole discretion of Agent or waived by Agent:
(a)
Amendment; Acknowledgement . Agent shall have received this
Amendment fully executed by all parties hereto.
(b)
Representations and Warranties . The representations and
warranties set forth herein shall be true and correct.
4.
Release; Covenant Not to Sue .
(a) Each
Borrower hereby absolutely and unconditionally releases and forever
discharges Agent and each Lender, and any and all participants,
parent corporations, subsidiary corporations, affiliated
corporations, insurers, indemnitors, successors and assigns
thereof, together with all of the present and former directors,
officers, agents and employees of any of the foregoing (each a
“ Released Party ”), from any and all claims,
demands or causes of action of any kind, nature or description,
whether arising in law or equity or upon contract or tort or under
any state or federal law or otherwise, which such Borrower has had,
now has or has made claim to have against any such person for or by
reason of any act, omission, matter, cause or thing whatsoever
arising from the beginning of time to and including the date of
this Amendment, whether such claims, demands and causes of action
are matured or unmatured or known or unknown. It is the intention
of each Borrower in providing this release that the same shall be
effective as a bar to each and every claim, demand and cause of
action specified, and in furtherance of this intention it waives
and relinquishes all rights and benefits under Section 1542 of
the Civil Code of the State of California, which provides:
“A
GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES
NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING
THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM MIGHT HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED
HIS SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR.”
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Each
Borrower acknowledges that it may hereafter discover facts
different from or in addition to those now known or believed to be
true with respect to such claims, demands, or causes of acti
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