SIXTH AMENDMENT TO LOAN AND
SECURITY AGREEMENT AND WAIVER
THIS SIXTH
AMENDMENT TO LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT AND WAIVER (this “
Amendment ”), dated as of March ___, 2007, is entered
into among WACHOVIA CAPITAL FINANCE CORPORATION (WESTERN), a
California corporation formerly known as Congress Financial
Corporation (Western) (“ Agent ”), as
administrative and collateral agent for the Lenders party to the
Loan Agreement (as defined below) from time to time (“
Lenders ”), WACHOVIA CAPITAL FINANCE CORPORATION
(WESTERN), a California corporation formerly known as Congress
Financial Corporation (Western), as a Lender (“
Wachovia ”), ROCKFORD CORPORATION, an Arizona
corporation (“ Borrower Agent ”), and AUDIO
INNOVATIONS, INC., an Oklahoma corporation (“ AII
” and together with Rockford, collectively, “
Borrowers ”).
A. Agent,
Wachovia, Wachovia Bank, National Association, as arranger, and
Borrowers have previously entered into that certain Loan and
Security Agreement dated March 29, 2004 as amended by the
First Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement and Conditional
Default Waiver dated as of June 10, 2004, the Second Amendment to
Loan and Security Agreement dated as of December 30, 2004, the
Third Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement dated as of
August 31, 2005, the Fourth Amendment to Loan and Security
Agreement and Consent dated as of March 21, 2006 and the Fifth
Third Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement dated as of
August 31, 2006 (the “ Loan Agreement ”),
pursuant to which Wachovia has made certain loans and financial
accommodations available to Borrowers. Terms used herein without
definition shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Loan
Agreement.
B. The
following Event of Default has occurred and is continuing under the
Loan Agreement: Borrowers and their Subsidiaries failed to earn a
minimum consolidated EBITDA during the six (6) months ended
December 31, 2006 as required in Section 9.17.1 of the
Loan Agreement (the foregoing Event of Default will be referred to
herein as the “ Known Existing Default
”).
C. Borrowers
have requested Agent and Wachovia to amend the Loan Agreement in
certain respects and to waive the Known Existing Default, and Agent
and Wachovia are now willing to accommodate such request on 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 Lenders’ rights or remedies as set forth in
the Loan Agreement is being waived or modified by the terms of this
Amendment.
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.
Amendment to Loan Agreement . Section 9.17.1 of the
Loan Agreement is hereby amended and restated to read in its
entirety as follows:
“9.17.1
EBITDA . Borrowers and their Subsidiaries, on a consolidated
basis, shall earn EBITDA, during each period set forth below, of
not less then the amount set forth opposite such period:
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Period
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Amount
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Three months ending March 31,
2007
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<$500,000>
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Six months ending June 30, 2007
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$
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1,250,000
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Nine months ending September 30,
2007
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$
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3,000,000
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Twelve months ending December 31,
2007
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$
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4,000,000
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Notwithstanding
the foregoing, if on the last day of any of the foregoing periods,
the difference between the Excess Availability (before giving
effect to the $3,500,000 permanent Reserve but after giving effect
to any other Reserves) minus the sum of (a) all of the
Borrowers’ trade payables that are then more than thirty
(30) days past due, plus (b) all of the Borrowers’
obligations and liabilities (other than trade payables) that are
then past due, exceeds $7,000,000 in the case of March 31,
2007, June 30, 2007 and September 30, 2007, and
$8,000,000 in the case of December 31, 2007, then Borrowers
will not be required to comply with the foregoing minimum
consolidated EBITDA covenant for the specific period then
ending.
For the purposes
hereof, ‘ EBITDA ’ shall mean the net income of
Borrowers and their Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis
in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, but excluding any
extraordinary or one-time gains, plus (a) depreciation,
amortization and other non-cash charges (to the extent deducted in
the computation of such net income), plus (b) Interest
Expense (to the extent deducted in the computation of such net
income), plus (c) charges for federal, state, local and
foreign income taxes (to the extent deducted in the computation of
such income).
On or before
December 15 of each year (commencing with December 15,
2007), Borrowers shall furnish Agent with projected consolidated
and consolidating financial
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statements
(including in each case, forecasted balance sheets and statements
of income and loss, statements of cash flow, and statements of
shareholders’ equity) of Borrowers and their Subsidiaries for
the next fiscal year, all in reasonable detail, and in a format
consistent with the projections previously delivered by Borrowers
to Agent, together with such supporting information as Agent may
reasonably request. Such projected financial statements shall be
prepared on a monthly basis for the next succeeding fiscal year.
Such projections shall represent the reasonable estimate by
Borrowers of the future financial performance of Borrowers and
their Subsidiaries for the periods set forth therein and shall have
been prepared on the basis of the assumptions set forth therein
which Borrowers believe are fair and reasonable as of the date of
preparation in light of current and reasonably foreseeable business
conditions (it being understood that actual results may differ from
those set forth in such projected financial statements). Based upon
each such projected financial statement, Agent shall reasonably set
minimum EBITDA levels for Borrowers and their Subsidiaries for the
subject fiscal year, and Borrowers and their Subsidiaries shall
earn EBITDA of not less than such minimum EBITDA
levels.”
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