Exhibit 99.1
THIRD AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT AND
WAIVER
THIS THIRD AMENDMENT TO CREDIT
AGREEMENT AND WAIVER (this “
Amendment ”), dated as of September 19, 2007, is
entered into by and among the Lenders signatory hereto, WELLS
FARGO FOOTHILL, INC. , a California corporation, in its
capacity as agent for the Lenders and Bank Product Providers (in
such capacity “ Agent ”), MAGNETEK, INC.
, a Delaware corporation (“ Parent ”) and each
of Parent’s Subsidiaries identified on the signature pages
hereof (such Subsidiaries, together with Parent, are referred to
hereinafter as a “ Borrower ” and individually
and collectively, jointly and severally, as the “
Borrowers ”). Terms used herein without
definition shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Credit
Agreement defined below.
RECITALS
A.
The Lenders, Agent and Borrowers have previously entered into that
certain Credit Agreement, dated September 30, 2005, as amended by
that certain First Amendment to Credit Agreement and Waiver, dated
November 29, 2005 and that certain Second Amendment to Credit
Agreement and Waiver, dated April 20, 2006 (as amended, modified
and supplemented from time to time, the “ Credit
Agreement ”), pursuant to which the Lenders have made
certain loans and financial accommodations available to
Borrowers.
B.
An Event of Default has occurred and is continuing as a result of
Borrowers’ failure to comply with the financial covenants set
forth in Section 6.16 of the Credit Agreement for each of
the quarters ended December 31, 2006 and March 31, 2007 (the
“ Known Existing Defaults ”).
C.
Borrowers have requested that Agent and the Lenders waive the Known
Existing Defaults and amend the Credit Agreement 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
the Lender Group’s rights or remedies as set forth in the
Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document is 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 first line of Section 6.16(a) of the Credit Agreement is
hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:
“As of any date of determination, if there are Advances
outstanding as of such date or if the amount of unrestricted cash
of the Borrowers as of such date that is in Deposit Accounts (and
each such Deposit Account is the subject of a Control Agreement and
is maintained by a branch office of the bank located within the
United States or Canada) is less than 105% of the Letter of Credit
Usage, fail to maintain or achieve:”
(b)
Section 6.16(a)(i) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended
and restated to read in its entirety as follows:
“(i)
Minimum Consolidated EBITDA . Consolidated
EBITDA, measured as of the end of each fiscal quarter and for the
measurement period specified in the following table, of no less
than the applicable amount set forth opposite thereto:
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Applicable Amount
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Measurement Period
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$
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13,000,000
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12
months ending September 30, 2005
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$
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12,400,000
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12
months ending December 31, 2005
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$
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11,000,000
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12
months ending March 31, 2006
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$
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11,000,000
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12
months ending June 30, 2006
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$
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17,000,000
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12
months ending September 30, 2006
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$
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17,000,000
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12
months ending December 31, 2006
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$
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17,000,000
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12
months ending March 31, 2007
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$
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1,121,000
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6
months ending June 30, 2007
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$
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2,181,000
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9
months ending September 30, 2007
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$
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3,615,000
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12
months ending December 31, 2007”
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(c)
Section 6.16(a)(ii) of the Credit Agreement is hereby
amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:
“[Reserved.]”
(d)
Section 6.16(a)(iii) of the Credit Agreement is hereby
amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:
“[Reserved.]”
(e)
Section 6.16(a)(iv) of the Credit Agreement is hereby
amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:
“[Reserved.]”
(f)
Section 6.16(b)(i) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended
and restated to read in its entirety as follows:
“(i)
Capital Expenditures . Capital Expenditures in any
fiscal year in excess of the amount set forth in the following
table for the applicable period:
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Fiscal Year 2006
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Fiscal Year 2007
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12 Months ended
December 31, 2007
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$ 7,500,000
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$
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9,600,000
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$
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3,000,000
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, Capital
Expenditures for any fiscal year of Parent and its Subsidiaries
after 2007 shall be permitted only to the extent (A) not in excess
of the amount set forth above and (B) supported by updated
Projections provided to Agent in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement for such fiscal years.”
(g)
Schedule 5.2 to the Credit Agreement is hereby replaced with
Schedule 5.2 to this Amendment.
(h)
Item (f) of Schedule 5.3 to the Credit Agreement is hereby
amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:
“[Reserved.]”.
(i)
Exhibit C-1 to the Credit Agreement is hereby replaced with
Exhibit C-1 to this Amendment.
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(j)
The definition of “Permitted Indebtedness” set forth on
Schedule 1.1 to the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by
deleting “and” at the end of clause (g) thereof,
replacing the “.” at the end of clause (h) thereof with
“, and”, and adding the following as clause (i)
thereof:
“(i)
Indebtedness consisting of letters of credit incurred to replace
the Letters of Credit issued under the Credit Agreement, so long as
(i) the aggregate face amount of such replacement letters of credit
does not exceed $900,000, and (ii) such Indebtedness is not secured
by any assets of the Borrowers other than cash collateral of up to
105% of the face amount of such letters of credit.”
2.
Waiver of Known Existing Defaults . Agent and the
Lenders hereby waive enforcement of the Lender Group’s rights
against Borrowers arising from the Known Existing Defaults;
provided , however , nothing herein shall be deemed a
waiver with respect to any other or future failure of any Borrower
to comply fully with Section 6.16 of the Credit Agreement
(as amended hereby). 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 any of the Lender Group’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 any member of the
Lender Group shall be a waiver of any rights or remedies the Lender
Group has or may have against any Borrower, except as specifically
provided herein. Except as specifically provided herein, each
member of the Lender Group hereby reserves and preserves all of its
rights and remedies against each Borrower under the Credit
Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
3.
Effectiveness of this Amendment . Agent must have
received the following items, in form and content acceptable to
Agent, before this Amendment and the waivers provided for herein
are effective:
(a)
Amendment; Acknowledgement . This Amendment and the
attached Acknowledgement by Guarantors, each fully executed in a
sufficient number of counterparts for distribution to all
parties.
(b)
Representations and Warranties . After giving effect
to this Amendment, the representations and warranties set forth
herein and in the Credit Agreement must be true and correct in all
material respects (except where any such representation or warranty
is already subject to a materiality standard, in which case such
representation or warranty is true and correct in all respects) on
and as of the date hereof as though made on and as of the date
hereof (other than any such representations or warranties that, by
their terms, are specifically made as of a date other than the date
hereof).
(c)
Other Required Documentation. All other documents and
legal matters in connection with the transactions contemplated by
this Amendment shall have been delivered or executed or recorded,
as required by Agent.
4.
Representations and Warranties . Each Borrower
represents and warrants as follows:
(a)
Authority . Each Borrower has the requisite corporate
power and authority to execute and deliver this Amendment, and to
perform its obligations hereunder and under the Loan Documents (as
amended or modified hereby) to which it is a party. The
execution, delivery and performance by each Borrower of this
Amendment have been duly approved by all necessary corporate action
and no other corporate proceedings are necessary to consummate such
transactions.
(b)
Enforceability . This Amendment has been duly executed
and delivered by each Borrower. This Amendment and each Loan
Document (as amended or modified hereby) is the legal, valid and
binding obligation of each Borrower, enforceable against each
Borrower in accordance with its terms, and is in full force and
effect.
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(c)
Representations and Warranties . The representations
and warranties contained in each Loan Document (other than any such
representations or warranties that, by their terms, are
specifically made as of a date other than the date hereof) are true
and correct in all material respects (except where any such
representation or warranty is already subject to a materiality
standard, in which case such representation or warranty is true and
correct in all respects) on and as of the date hereof as though
made on and as of the date hereof.
(d)
Due Execution . The execution, delivery and
performance of this Amendment are within the power of each
Borrower, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate
action, have received all necessary governmental approval, if any,
and do not contravene any law or any contractual restrictions
binding on any Borrower.
(e)
No Default . After giving effect to the waivers
contained in this Amendment, no event has occurred and is
continuing that constitutes a Default or an Event of Default.
(f)
No Duress . This Amendment has been entered into
without force or duress, of the free will of each Borrower.
Each Borrower’s decision to enter into this Amendment is a
fully informed decision and each Borrower is aware of all legal and
other ramifications of such decision.
(g)
Counsel . Each Borrower has read and understands this
Amendment