Exhibit 10.23
FOURTH AMENDMENT AND WAIVER
AGREEMENT
THIS FOURTH AMENDMENT AND WAIVER
AGREEMENT (this “
Agreement ”), is dated as of March 31, 2005, by and
between Q.E.P. CO., INC. , a Delaware corporation with its
chief executive office and principal place of business at 1081
Holland Drive, Boca Raton, Florida 33487, Q.E.P. - O’TOOL,
INC. , a Nevada corporation with its chief executive office and
principal place of business at 1070 Mary Crest Road, Henderson, NV
89014, MARION TOOL CORPORATION , an Indiana corporation with
its chief executive office and principal place of business at 1081
Holland Drive, Boca Raton, Florida 33487, ROBERTS CONSOLIDATED
INDUSTRIES, INC. , a Delaware corporation with its chief
executive office and principal place of business at 1081 Holland
Drive, Boca Raton, Florida 33487, ROBERTS JAPAN KK , an
entity organized in Japan with its chief executive office and
principal place of business at 1081 Holland Drive, Boca Raton,
Florida 33487, ROBERTS HOLDING INTERNATIONAL, INC. , a
Delaware corporation with its chief executive office and principal
place of business at 1081 Holland Drive, Boca Raton, Florida 33487,
ROBERTS COMPANY CANADA LIMITED , an entity organized in
Ontario, Canada with its chief executive office and principal place
of business at 2070 Steeles Avenue, Bramalea, Ontario, Canada
L6T1A7, ROBERTS HOLLAND B.V. , an entity organized in The
Netherlands with its chief executive office and principal place of
business at 3360 AB Sliedrecht, P.O. Box 64, Parallelweg, The
Netherlands, ROBERTS U.K. LIMITED , an entity organized in
England with its chief executive office and principal place of
business at Unit 10, Branxholme Industrial Estate, Bailiff Bridge,
Brighouse, West Yorkshire, England, HD6 4EA, ROBERTS GERMANY
GmbH , an entity organized in Germany with its chief executive
office and principal place of business at Dreieichstrasse 10, 64546
Morfelden-Waldorf, Germany, ROBERTS S.A.R.L. , an entity
organized in France with its chief executive office and principal
place of business at 25 rue de la Gare, 78370b Plaisir, France,
Q.E.P. STONE HOLDINGS, INC. , a Florida corporation with a
place of business at 1081 Holland Drive, Boca Raton, Florida 33487,
Q.E.P. AUST. PTY. LIMITED , an entity organized in Australia
with a place of business at 32-34 Hydrive Close, Victoria,
Australia 3175, Q.E.P. CHILE LIMITADA , an entity organized
in Chile with a place of business at Av. Recoleta 4464, Huechuraba,
Santiago, Chile, Q.E.P. HOLDING B.V. , an entity organized
in the Netherlands with its chief executive office and principal
place of business at 3360 AB Sliedrecht, Parallelweg, The
Netherlands, Q.E.P. CO. NEW ZEALAND LIMITED , an entity
organized in New Zealand with a place of business at 67 Dalgety
Drive, Manukau City, Auckland, New Zealand, Q.E.P. ZOCALIS
HOLDING L.L.C. , a Delaware limited liability company with a
place of business at 1081 Holland Drive, Boca Raton, Florida 33487,
Q.E.P. ZOCALIS S.R.L. , an entity organized in Argentina
with its chief executive office and principal place of business at
1607 Villa Adelina, Buenos Aries, Argentina, BOIARDI PRODUCTS
CORPORATION , an Ohio corporation, with its chief executive
office and principal place of business at 453 Main Street, Little
Falls, New Jersey 07424, Q.E.P. CO. U.K. LIMITED , an entity
organized in England with its chief executive office and principal
place of business at Gverest Road, Lytham St Anncs, Lancashire FY8
3AZ, VITREX LIMITED , an entity organized in England with
its chief executive office and principal place of business at
Gverest Road, Lytham St Anncs, Lancashire FY8 3AZ, ROBERTS
CAPITOL, INC. , a Florida corporation with a chief executive
office and
principal place of business at 1081 Holland
Drive, Boca Raton, Florida 33487, ROBERTS MEXICANA, S.A. DE
C.V. , an entity organized in Mexico with its chief executive
office and principal place of business at Poniente 152, numero 935,
Colonia Industrial Vallejo, C.P. 02300, Mexico, D.F., and
P.R.C.I. SA , an entity organized in France with its chief
executive office and principal place of business at 111 Rue du
Masdeporaly, Zone Industrielle 34000, Montpellier, France (all of
the foregoing are hereinafter collectively referred to as, the
“ Borrower ”), FLEET CAPITAL CORPORATION
(“FCC”) and HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
successor-by-merger to HSBC BANK USA (“HSBC” and
together with FCC, the “Lenders” and each
individually a “ Lender ” ) , and
FLEET CAPITAL CORPORATION , a Rhode Island corporation with
an office at One Landmark Square, Stamford, Connecticut 06901, as
agent for the Lenders, (hereinafter referred to as the
“Agent” ).
PREAMBLE
WHEREAS , pursuant to that certain Second Amended and
Restated Loan Agreement dated as of November 14, 2002 by and among
the Borrower, the Lenders and the Agent (as amended and in effect
from time to time, the “ Loan Agreement ”), the
Lenders made, or agreed to make in the future, certain Loans to the
Borrower;
WHEREAS , the Borrower has requested Lenders to amend
the Loan Agreement in order to, among other things, increase the
maximum principal amount of the Revolving Loan, make the 2005 Term
Loan available to Borrower, extend the maturity date of the
Revolving Loan, add Vitrex Limited (“Vitrex”), Roberts
Capitol, Inc. Roberts Mexicana, S.A., de C.V., and P.R.C.I. SA as
Borrowers and waive certain requirements contained therein;
and
WHEREAS , Lenders are willing to amend the Loan
Agreement and waive such requirements subject to and in reliance
upon the representations, warranties, acknowledgments, covenants
and agreements of Borrower contained herein.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE
, in consideration of the mutual
promises and covenants contained herein and acknowledging that
Lenders are relying upon the representations, warranties,
acknowledgments, covenants and agreements of Borrower contained
herein, Borrower and Lenders agree as follows:
I. Acknowledgments and
Affirmations .
A. Borrower and Lenders acknowledge
and agree that capitalized terms used herein and without definition
shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Loan
Agreement.
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B. Borrower acknowledges and affirms
that:
1. As of March 1, 2005, Borrower is
legally and validly indebted to Lenders under the Loan Agreement in
the principal amount (including the face amount of outstanding
Letters of Credit) of $ 22,243,181.14 with respect to the Revolving
Loan, $ 2,866,661.00 with respect to the Term Loans, $ 0.00 with
respect to the BV Loans and CAD $ 2,322,024.02 with respect to the
Mortgage Loan, plus interest, fees and charges accrued and accruing
thereon and thereunder, and there is no defense, offset or
counterclaim with respect to any such indebtedness or independent
claim or action against Lenders.
2. All indebtedness of Borrower to
Lenders whenever and however arising, is secured by a duly
perfected, first priority security interest in the Collateral (or,
in the case of QEP UK, Vitrex, Roberts Mexicana, S.A. de C.V., and
P.R.C.I. SA a second priority security interest in the Collateral
which is and shall be junior only to the liens described in
subsection III (ii) below).
C. Borrower represents and warrants
that:
1. The resolutions previously
adopted by the Board of Directors of each Borrower with respect to
the Loan Agreement and provided to Lenders have not in any way been
rescinded or modified and have been in full force and effect since
their adoption to and including the date hereof and are now in full
force and effect, except to the extent that they have been modified
or supplemented to authorize this Agreement and the documents and
transactions describe herein.
2. Each Borrower has the corporate
power and authority to enter into this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated herein, and each Borrower has taken all
necessary corporate action to authorize this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated herein.
3. Except as amended by this
Agreement, all representations, warranties and covenants contained
in the Loan Agreement, and in the schedules and exhibits attached
thereto, are true and correct on and as of the date hereof, are
incorporated herein by reference and, with respect to each Borrower
organized under the laws of any jurisdiction with the United
States, Canada, the Netherlands, Australia or the United Kingdom,
are hereby remade, and, with respect to each other Borrower, are
hereby remade to the best of their knowledge.
4. No Borrower is currently in
default under the Loan Agreement, and no condition exists or has
occurred which would constitute a default thereunder but for the
giving of notice or passage of time, or both.
D. The consummation of the
transactions contemplated herein (a) is not prevented or limited
by, nor does it conflict with or result in a breach of the terms,
conditions or provisions of, any Borrower’s articles of
incorporation or bylaws, or any evidence of indebtedness, agreement
or instrument of whatever nature to which any Borrower is a party
or by which any of them is bound, (b) does not constitute a default
under any of the foregoing, and (c) does not violate any federal,
state or local law, regulation or order of any court or agency
which is binding upon any Borrower.
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II. Amendments to Loan
Agreement . The following amendments to the Loan Agreement
shall be made.
A. Section 1.1 is hereby amended by
deleting the definitions of “Borrower”, “Foreign
Advances”, “Foreign Companies”, “Maturity
Date”, “Notes”, and “Term Loan
Commitment”, “Borrowing Base”, “Domestic
Advances” and “Domestic Companies”, and replacing
them with the following:
“Borrower” means that
term as defined in the preamble to the Fourth Amendment and Waiver
Agreement to the Agreement dated as of March 31,
2005.”
“Borrowing Base” means,
at the relevant time of reference, the amount which is equal to (i)
85% of Eligible Accounts Receivable, plus (ii) the lesser of (a)
the sum of (1) 50% of Eligible Finished Goods Inventory, plus (2)
35% of Eligible Raw Materials Inventory, plus (3) 25% of Eligible
Work-in-Progress Inventory or (b) for the period through and
including February 28, 2006, $13,000,000 and, on and after March 1,
2006, $14,000,000, provided that Lender may, in its sole
discretion, at any time and from time to time upon three (3)
Business Days’ prior written notice (unless a Default or an
Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, in which
event no such notice shall be required), adjust the advance rates
set forth within this definition of “Borrowing
Base”.
“Domestic Advances”
shall mean those advances made in favor of Q.E.P. Co., Inc.,
Q.E.P.-O’Tool, Inc., Marion Tool corporation, Westpoint
Foundry, Inc., Roberts Consolidated Industries, Inc., Roberts
Holding International, Inc., Roberts Company Canada Limited, Q.E.P.
Stone Holdings, Inc., Boiardi Products Corporation and Roberts
Capitol, Inc.
“Domestic Companies”
shall mean Q.E.P. Co., Inc., Q.E.P.-O’Tool, Inc., Marion Tool
Corporation, Westpoint Foundary, Inc., Roberts Consolidated
Industries, Inc., Roberts Holding International, Inc., Roberts
Company Canada Limited, Q.E.P. Stone Holdings, Inc., Boiardi
Products Corporation, and Roberts Capitol, Inc.
“Foreign Advances” shall
mean those advances made in favor of Roberts Japan KK, Roberts U.K.
Limited, Roberts Germany GmbH, Roberts S.A.R.L., Q.E.P Holding
B.V., Q.E.P. Aust. Pty. Limited, Q.E.P. Chile Limitada, Q.E.P. Co.,
New Zealand Limited, Q.E.P. Zocalis S.R.L, Q.E.P. Co. U.K. Limited,
Vitrex Limited, Roberts Mexicana, S.A. de C.V., and P.R.C.I.
SA.
“Foreign Companies”
shall mean Roberts Japan KK, Roberts U.K. Limited, Roberts Germany
GmbH, Roberts S.A.R.L., Q.E.P. Holding B.V., Q.E.P. Aust. Pty.
Limited, Q.E.P. Chile Limitada, Q.E.P. Co., New Zealand Limited,
Q.E.P. Zocalis S.R.L., Q.E.P. Co. U.K. Limited, Vitrex Limited,
Roberts Mexicana, S.A. de C.V., and P.R.C.I. SA.
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“Maturity Date” means,
(i) in the case of the Revolving Credit Loan, July 25, 2008, (ii)
in the case of the 2005 Term Loan, April 1, 2008, (iii) in the case
of the BV Loan, July 25, 2008, and (iv) in the case of the Mortgage
Loan, September 1, 2008, in each case or earlier as set forth in
this Agreement.
“Notes” means
collectively the Domestic Advance Notes, the Foreign Notes, the BV
Notes, the 2005 Term Notes, and the Mortgage Notes.
“Term Loan Commitment”
means for each Lender, the amount set forth opposite such
Lender’s name in Schedule 2 directly below the column
entitled “2005 Term Loan Commitment”, and in the
aggregate, as set forth in Section 2 below such columns in
the row entitled “Total” as the same may be adjusted
from time to time as a result of assignments to or from such Lender
pursuant to Section 11.4 .
B. Section 1.1 is hereby further
amended by deleting subsection (k) of the definition of
“Eligible Accounts Receivable” and replacing it with
the following: (k) It is not owing from an Account Debtor located
in any jurisdiction in which the Borrower has not complied with any
laws which might restrict the ability of the Borrower to collect
such Receivables; and
C. The definitions of “2002
Term Loan”, “2002 Term Note”, “2003 Term
Loan”, and “2003 Term Note” are hereby
deleted.
D. The following new definitions are
hereby added in the appropriate alphabetical location:
“2005 Term Loan” means
that term as defined in Section 2.2(a).
“2005 Term Note” means
that term as defined in Section 2.2(b).
“Fourth Amendment Effective
Date” means March 31, 2005.
E. Section 2.1 (c) of the Loan
Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced with the
following:
(a) All Revolving Advances made to
Domestic Companies shall be evidenced by, and repaid with interest
in accordance with one or more promissory notes of Borrower, each
substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto (each such promissory
note is referred to herein as a “Domestic Advance
Note”, and Domestic Advance Notes and Foreign Notes are
collectively referred to as “Revolving Credit Notes”).
The Revolving Credit Note issued to each Lender shall (i) be
executed by the Borrower, (ii) be payable to such Lender or its
registered assigns and be dated the Fourth Amendment Effective
Date, (iii) be in a stated principal amount equal to the Revolving
Loan Commitment of such Lender and be payable in the outstanding
principal amount of the Revolving Loans evidenced thereby, (iv)
mature on the Maturity Date, (v) bear interest as provided in the
appropriate clause of Section 2.3 in respect
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of the Prime Rate Advances and LIBOR Rate
Advances, as the case may be, evidenced thereby, and (vi) be
entitled to the benefits of this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents. Borrower hereby authorizes each Lender to record on its
Revolving Credit Note or in its internal computerized records the
amount of each Revolving Advance and of each payment of principal
received by such Lender on account of the Revolving Loan, which
recordation shall, in the absence of manifest error, be conclusive
as to the outstanding principal balance of the Revolving Loan and
shall be considered correct and binding on Borrower provided,
however, that the failure to make such recordation with respect to
any Revolving Advance or payment shall not limit or otherwise
affect the obligations of Borrower under this Agreement or the
Revolving Credit Note. With respect to the Revolving Loan, Borrower
shall pay to the Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Lenders, a
fee on the first day of each month and on the Maturity Date, in an
amount equal to one-quarter of one percent (.25%) per annum of the
difference between the Revolving Loan Commitment and the average
daily outstanding principal balance of the Revolving Loan for the
prior one month period.
F. Section 2.2 of the Loan Agreement
is hereby deleted and replaced with the following:
Section 2.2 2005 Term Loan
.
(a) Subject to the terms and
conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Lenders shall, on the
Third Amendment Effective Date, make a term loan to Borrower (the
“2005 Term Loan”) in an original principal amount of
Six Million ($6,000,000) U.S. Dollars.
(b) The 2005 Term Loan shall be
evidenced by, and repaid in accordance with one or more promissory
notes of Borrower, each substantially in the form attached hereto
as Exhibit B (each such note a “2005 Term
Note”). The 2005 Term Note issued to each Lender that has a
Term Loan Commitment or outstanding Term Loans shall (i) be
executed by the Borrower, (ii) be payable to such Lender or its
registered assigns and be dated the Fourth Amendment Effective
Date, (iii) be in a stated principal amount equal to the 2005 Term
Loan made by such Lender and be payable in the outstanding
principal amount of 2005 Term Loans evidenced thereby, (iv) mature
on the Maturity Date, (v) bear interest as provided in the
appropriate clause of Section 2.3 in respect of the Prime
Rate Advances and LIBOR Rate Advances, as the case may be,
evidenced thereby, and (vi) be entitled to the benefits of this
Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
(c) Borrower shall make mandatory
scheduled principal payments under the Term Notes monthly in the
aggregate amount of (i) $166,666.67 per calendar month, commencing
May 1, 2005 and continuing on the first day of each succeeding
month thereafter through and including April 1, 2008 until the
outstanding principal amount of the 2005 Term Loan, together with
all interest accrued thereon, has been fully paid, except that if
not sooner paid, the principal amount, together with all accrued
but unpaid interest thereon, shall be due and payable on the
Maturity Date.
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(d) Borrower may prepay any portion
of the outstanding principal of the Term Loan, in whole or in part,
together with accrued interest to the date of such prepayment on
the amount prepaid and all amounts required pursuant to Section
2.19 hereof, (i) with respect to any principal portion that
bears interest with reference to the Prime Rate, on any Business
Day, without Make-Whole Premium, and (ii) with respect to any
principal portion that bears interest with reference to LIBOR
either (1) on the last Business Day of the Interest Period
applicable to the portion of the Term Loan being prepaid, without
Make-Whole Premium or (2) on any other Business Day, together with
the Make-Whole Premium.
G. Section 2.2A is hereby deleted in
its entirety.
H. Section 2.3(a) of the Loan
Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced with the
following:
Section 2.3(a) Interest
Provisions .
(a) Commencing with the first such
date following the date of this Agreement, Borrower promises to pay
interest to the Agent, on the outstanding and unpaid principal
balances of each of the Revolving Loan and the 2005 Term Loan, at a
rate per annum equal to, at the option of Borrower, (i) the Prime
Rate or (ii) the LIBOR Rate plus the LIBOR Spread (the “LIBOR
Spread”) as set forth in the following table:
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Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio
(calculated, for purposes of
this pricing grid only, using
amortization of $166,666.47
per month for the 2005 Term
Loan)
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LIBOR SPREAD
(Revolving Loan)
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LIBOR SPREAD
(2005 Term Loan)
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• 1.15 - < 1.35
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200 basis points
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263 basis points
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• 1.35 - < 1.75
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175 basis points
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238 basis points
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• 1.75 x
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150 basis points
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213 basis points
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Changes in the LIBOR