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WAIVER AND AGREEMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

Waiver Agreement

WAIVER AND AGREEMENT  TO CREDIT AGREEMENT | Document Parties: FOAMEX L.P. | BANK OF AMERICA,  N.A. | Banc of America Securities LLC  | GECC Capital Markets Group,  Inc. | General  Electric  Capital  Corporation | JPMorgan  Chase Bank,  N.A. You are currently viewing:
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FOAMEX L.P. | BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. | Banc of America Securities LLC | GECC Capital Markets Group, Inc. | General Electric Capital Corporation | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

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Title: WAIVER AND AGREEMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
Governing Law: New York     Date: 8/16/2005

WAIVER AND AGREEMENT  TO CREDIT AGREEMENT, Parties: foamex l.p. , bank of america   n.a. , banc of america securities llc  , gecc capital markets group   inc. , general  electric  capital  corporation , jpmorgan  chase bank   n.a.
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                                                                  Exhibit 4.15.9

 

 

                              WAIVER AND AGREEMENT

                               TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

 

     WAIVER AND AGREEMENT TO CREDIT   AGREEMENT   ("this   Waiver and   Agreement"),

dated as of August 14, 2005, among FOAMEX L.P., a Delaware   limited   partnership

(the   "Borrower"),   the   affiliates of the Borrower   party   hereto,   the lending

institutions   party hereto and BANK OF AMERICA,   N.A., as   Administrative   Agent

(the "Administrative Agent").

 

     WHEREAS, the Borrower, certain of its affiliates as guarantors, the lenders

party thereto, the Administrative   Agent, Banc of America Securities LLC ("BAS")

and GECC Capital Markets Group,   Inc., as co-lead   arrangers,   BAS, as sole book

manager,   General   Electric   Capital   Corporation,   as   syndication   agent,   and

Congress   Financial   Corporation   (Central)   and JPMorgan   Chase Bank,   N.A., as

co-documentation   agents,   entered into a certain Credit Agreement,   dated as of

August 18, 2003 (as amended,   restated,   supplemented or otherwise modified from

time to time,   the   "Credit   Agreement"),   pursuant to which such   lenders   have

agreed, subject to certain terms and conditions,   to make revolving advances and

term loans to the   Borrower   and to issue or to cause the issuance of letters of

credit for the account of the Borrower;

 

     WHEREAS,   the Borrower has requested that the Administrative   Agent and the

Lenders   (i) waive (x) a certain   Event of Default   under the   Credit   Agreement

relating to the Foamex 13 1/2%   Subordinated   Notes, (y) compliance with Section

7.24 of the   Credit   Agreement   for the test   period   ended July 3, 2005 and (z)

compliance   with Sections   3.4(g) and 7.34,   and the second   sentence of Section

5.2(e),   of the Credit   Agreement   until 12:01 a.m. (New York time) on September

30,   2005,   (ii)   agree that up to   $19,611,000   of the   proceeds   from sales of

Designated    Assets    consummated   prior   to   the   date   hereof   (excluding   the

$17,000,000   of such   proceeds   that   were   previously   released)   (the   "Closed

Designated   Asset Sales") that were   permitted   pursuant to clause second of the

fifth   sentence   of Section   3.4(f) of the Credit   Agreement   to be used for the

purposes set forth therein may instead be used for working capital   purposes and

for general   corporate   purposes   permitted under the Credit Agreement and (iii)

agree that any Reserve   established   pursuant   to the sixth   sentence of Section

3.4(f) of the Credit Agreement with respect to the Closed Designated Asset Sales

in an amount not in excess of   $19,611,000   (excluding   the   $17,000,000 of such

proceeds that were previously released) be released;

 

     NOW, THEREFORE,   subject to the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4

hereof, the Borrower,   the Guarantors,   the Lenders and the Administrative Agent

hereby agree as follows:

 

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     SECTION 1. CAPITALIZED TERMS. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein

shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Credit Agreement.

 

     SECTION 2. WAIVERS. Each of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereby

waives   Section   9.1(d) of the Credit   Agreement   solely with respect to (a) the

failure   of Foamex and Foamex   Capital to repay at   maturity   the Foamex 13 1/2%

Subordinated   Notes and any   accrued   and unpaid   interest   thereon   and (b) any

default   with   respect to any other Debt   arising   from the   failure to repay at

maturity   the   Foamex 13 1/2%   Subordinated   Notes and any   accrued   and   unpaid

interest thereon (clauses (a) and (b) are referred to herein collectively as the

"Foamex 13 1/2% Subordinated   Notes Payment Default");   provided,   that (i) such

waiver shall be in effect only until 12:01 a.m. (New York time) on September 30,

2005 and (ii) the   Majority   Lenders   may elect to revoke such waiver by written

notice to the   Borrower,   whereupon   such waiver shall be of no further force or

effect,   if (w) any or all of the   Senior   Secured   Notes are   declared   due and

payable as a result of the Foamex 13 1/2%   Subordinated   Notes Payment   Default,

which   acceleration   is not   rescinded   within   five days,   or any holder of the

Senior Secured Notes (or the trustee under the Senior Secured Notes Indenture or

any other Person on behalf of such holder) exercises any rights or remedies with

respect   to   Collateral   as a result of the   Foamex 13 1/2%   Subordinated   Notes

Payment   Default,   (x) any of the holders of the Term Loan B Obligations   or the

Term Loan B Agent   declares a default or event of default   under the Term Loan B

Agreement as a result of the Foamex 13 1/2% Subordinated   Notes Payment Default,

demands payment of any amounts owing under the Term Loan B Agreement as a result

of the Foamex 13 1/2% Subordinated   Notes Payment Default or exercises any other

rights or remedies   under the Term Loan B Agreement or any document or agreement

executed in connection   therewith as a result of the Foamex 13 1/2% Subordinated

Notes Payment Default, (y) any holder or holders of any secured Debt of any Loan

Party (other than the Senior Secured Notes) in an outstanding   principal   amount

exceeding   $500,000 (or any agent,   trustee or other   representative of any such

holder)   exercises   any rights or remedies   with respect to any assets   securing

such Debt as a result of the Foamex 13 1/2%   Subordinated   Notes Payment Default

or (z) any assets of any Loan Party are attached or seized (by judicial order or

otherwise) as a result of the Foamex 13 1/2% Subordinated Notes Payment Default.

Each of the   Administrative   Agent and the Lenders hereby waives compliance with

(x) Section 7.24 of the Credit   Agreement for the test period ended July 3, 2005

and (y) Sections 3.4(g) and 7.34, and the second sentence of Section 5.2(e),   of

the Credit   Agreement   until 12:01 a.m.   (New York time) on September   30, 2005.

Nothing in this   Section 2 shall   constitute   a waiver of any   provision   of the

Credit   Agreement or any Event of Default under the Credit   Agreement   except to

the extent expressly set forth herein.

 

     SECTION   3.    CLOSED    DESIGNATED   


 
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