WAIVER AND AMENDMENT TO
CREDIT AGREEMENT
This
Waiver and Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of
October 1, 2006 (this “Agreement”), is among
ATLANTIS PLASTIC FILMS, INC., a Delaware corporation (“
Atlantis Plastic Films ”), ATLANTIS MOLDED PLASTICS,
INC., a Florida corporation (“ Atlantis Molded
Plastics ”), ATLANTIS FILMS, INC., a Delaware corporation
(“ Atlantis Films ”), RIGAL PLASTICS, INC., a
Florida corporation (“ Rigal Plastics ”),
ATLANTIS PLASTICS INJECTION MOLDING, INC., a Kentucky corporation
(“ Injection Molding ”), PIERCE PLASTICS, INC.,
a Delaware corporation (“ Pierce Plastics ”),
and EXTRUSION MASTERS, INC., an Indiana corporation (“
Extrusion Masters ” and together with Atlantis Plastic
Films, Atlantis Molded Plastics, Atlantis Films, Rigal Plastics,
Injection Molding and Pierce Plastics, collectively, the “
Borrowers ” and individually, a “
Borrower ”), the other persons designated as
“Credit Parties” on the signature pages hereof, the
Persons set forth on the signature pages hereto who are designated
as “Lenders”, MERRILL LYNCH CAPITAL, A DIVISION OF
MERRILL LYNCH BUSINESS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC., a Delaware
corporation (in its individual capacity “ ML Capital
”), as Administrative Agent, Lead Arranger and Sole
Bookrunner and GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION, as Syndication
Agent.
WHEREAS,
Borrowers, Credit Parties, Agent and Lenders are parties to that
certain Credit Agreement dated as of March 22, 2005 (as
amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the
“Credit Agreement”; capitalized terms not otherwise
defined herein having the definitions provided therefor in the
Credit Agreement);
WHEREAS,
an Event of Default exists under the Credit Agreement (as set forth
below) and Borrowers have requested that the Requisite Lenders
waive such Event of Default;
WHEREAS,
Borrowers have further requested that Agent and Lenders amend the
Credit Agreement in certain respects;
NOW,
THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:
(a) Subject
to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 3
below and in reliance on the representations and warranties set
forth in Section 4 below, the undersigned Lenders hereby waive
an Event of Default existing pursuant to Section 6.1(c) of the
Credit Agreement due to Borrowers’ breach of Section 4.4
of the Credit Agreement with respect to the period ended September
30, 2006 (the “Existing Default”). Except for the
waiver set forth in this Section 1 and the amendments set
forth in Section 2 below, nothing contained herein shall be
deemed to constitute a waiver of any Default or Event of Default
that may heretofore or hereafter occur or have occurred and be
continuing or to modify any provision of the Credit
Agreement.
(b) Except
as expressly provided herein, the execution and delivery of this
Agreement shall not: (i) constitute an extension,
modification, or waiver of any aspect of the Credit Agreement or
the other Loan Documents; (ii) extend the terms of the Credit
Agreement or the due date of any of the Obligations;
(iii) give rise to any obligation on the part of Agent or any
Lender to extend, modify or waive any term or condition of the
Credit Agreement or the other Loan Documents; or (iv) give rise to
any defenses or counterclaims to Agent’s or any
Lenders’ right to compel payment of the Obligations or to
otherwise enforce its rights and remedies under the Credit
Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
2.
Amendments to the Credit Agreement . Subject to the
satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 3 below
and in reliance on the representations and warranties set forth in
Section 4 below, the Credit Agreement is hereby amended as
follows:
(a) The
following defined terms are hereby added to Annex A of the Credit
Agreement in proper alphabetic order.
(i)
“ Adjustment Date ” means the first Business Day
of each February, May, August and November of each year, commencing
with the first Business Day of November, 2006.
(ii)
“ Pricing Table ” means the following
table:
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Revolving Loans,
Term
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Loan and all
other
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Obligations
(other than
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Tier
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Swingline
Loans)
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Swing Line
Loans
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Level
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Leverage
Ratio
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Index Rate
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LIBOR
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Index Rate
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Greater than or
equal to 5.75 to 1.0
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1.50
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3.50
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1.50
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Greater than or
equal to 5.25 to 1.0, but less than 5.75 to 1.0
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1.00
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3.00
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1.00
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Less than 5.25
to 1.0
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.75
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2.75
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.75
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For
purposes of the Pricing Table, if Borrower Representative shall at
any time fail to timely deliver a Compliance Certificate, then
effective as of the tenth (10th) Business Day following the date on
which such Compliance Certificate was due, each Applicable Margin
shall be conclusively presumed to equal the highest Applicable
Margin specified in the Pricing Table until the date of delivery of
such Compliance Certificate.
(b) Section 1.2(a)
of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its
entirety as follows:
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“(a)
Borrowers shall pay interest to Agent, for the ratable benefit of
Lenders, in accordance with the various Loans being made by each
Lender, in arrears on each applicable Interest Payment Date, at the
following rates: (i) with respect to the Revolving Credit
Advances which are designated as Index Rate Loans (and for all
other Obligations not otherwise set forth below), the Index Rate
plus the Applicable Revolver Index Margin per annum or, with
respect to Revolving Credit Advances which are designated as LIBOR
Loans, at the election of Borrower Representative, the applicable
LIBOR Rate plus the Applicable Revolver LIBOR Margin per annum;
(ii) with respect to such portion of the Term Loan designated
as an Index Rate Loan, the Index Rate plus the Applicable Term Loan
Index Margin per annum or, with respect to such portion of the Term
Loan designated as a LIBOR Loan, the applicable LIBOR Rate plus the
Applicable Term Loan LIBOR Margin per annum; and (iii) with
respect to the Swing Line Loan, the Index Rate plus the Applicable
Revolver Index Margin per annum. The Applicable Margins are as
follows:
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Applicable Revolver Index Margin ” means .75% per
annum until the first Adjustment Date, and thereafter, as of each
Adjustment Date, the applicable percent per annum set forth in the
Pricing Table, under the “Index Rate” heading,
corresponding to the Leverage Ratio as of the last day of the most
recently completed calendar quarter prior to the applicable
Adjustment Date; provided that if an Event of Default has occurred
and is continuing on such Adjustment Date; no reduction of this
margin shall occur on such Adjustment Date.
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Applicable Revolver LIBOR Margin ” means 2.75% per
annum until the first Adjustment Date, and thereafter, as of each
Adjustment Date, the applicable percent per annum set forth in the
Pricing Table, under the “LIBOR” heading, corresponding
to the Leverage Ratio as of the last day of the most recently
completed calendar quarter prior to the applicable Adjustment Date;
provided that if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing
on such Adjustment Date; no reduction of this margin shall occur on
such Adjustment Date.
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Applicable Term Loan Index Margin ” means .75% per
annum until the first Adjustment Date, and thereafter, as of each
Adjustment Date, the applicable percent per annum set forth in the
Pricing Table, under the “Index Rate” heading,
corresponding to the Leverage Ratio as of the last day of the most
recently completed calendar quarter prior to the applicable
Adjustment Date; provided that if an Event of Default has occurred
and is continuing on such Adjustment Date; no reduction of this
margin shall occur on such Adjustment Date.
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Applicable Term Loan LIBOR Margin ” means 2.75% per
annum until the first Adjustment Date, and thereafter, as of each
Adjustment Date, the applicable percent per annum set forth in the
Pricing Table, under the “LIBOR” heading, corresponding
to the Leverage Ratio as of the last day of the most recently
completed calendar quarter prior to the applicable Adjustment Date;
provided that if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing
on such Adjustment Date; no reduction of this margin shall occur on
such Adjustment Date.
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“
Applicable L/C Margin ” means the Applicable Revolver
LIBOR Margin then in effect.”
(c) Section 3.5(c)
of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its
entirety as follows:
“(c)
Borrowers may pay the base management fee under Section 6.1 of
the Management Agreement, the incentive compensation under
Section 6.3 of the Management Agreement and reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses pursuant to the Management Agreement;
provided that (i) the Borrowers may amend, restate or
replace the Management Agreement but only if the amounts permitted
to be paid pursuant to the Management Agreement shall not be
increased or accelerated as a result of any such amendment,
restatement or replacement; (ii) upon the election of the
Agent, Borrowers may not make any payment of fees, incentive
compensation or other similar amounts (excluding out-of-pocket
expenses) otherwise permitted under this Section 3.5(c)
during the existence and continuance of any Event of Default;
(iii) notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in
respect of the calendar year 2006 the total management fee and
incentive compensation payable shall be consistent with the terms
of the Management Agreement as of the date hereof but shall not
exceed an aggregate amount of $1,100,000; and
(iv) notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein,
commencing on October 1, 2006 and thereafter, (x) if the
amount of the base salary of the Borrowers’ Chief Executive
Officer and President exceeds $450,000 in any calendar year, as
adjusted annually to reflect any increase in the Consumer Price
Index (which CPI adjustment shall be calculated on the same basis
as the CPI adjustment described in Section 6.1 of the
Management Agreement with respect to Manager (as defined in the
Management Agreement) then the Base Compensation (as defined in
Section 6.1 of the Management Agreement) to be paid to Manager
shall be reduced dollar-for dollar by the amount of such excess and
(y) no incentive compensation shall be payable in cash until
such time as the Leverage Ratio is certified pursuant to the terms
hereof to be below 5.25 to 1.0.”
(d) Section 4.2
of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its
entirety as follows:
Holdings,
Borrowers and their Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis shall
have, for each period set forth below, EBITDA of not less than the
following:
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Fiscal
Quarter
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EBITDA
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3 months ended June 30,
2005
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$
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9,000,000
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6 months ended September 30,
2005
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$
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19,000,000
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9 months ended December 31,
2005
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$
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28,200,000
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12 months ended March 31,
2006
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$
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37,700,000
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12 months ended October 31,
2006
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$
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33,500,000
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12 months ended November 30,
2006
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$
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31,500,000”
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(e) The
following is hereby added to the Credit Agreement as
Section 4.4A thereof:
“4.4A
Borrowing Availability .
Holdings,
Borrower and their Subsidiaries shall, at all times between
October 30, 2006 and March 31, 2007, maintain Borrowing
Availability of not less than $3,000,000.”
(f) Part 4.2
of Exhibit 4.5(o) to the Credit Agreement is hereby amended
and restated as set forth on Exhibit A hereto.
3.
Conditions . The effectiveness of this Agreement is subject
to the following conditions precedent, each to be in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent:
(a) Agent
shall have received a copy of this Agreement executed by Borrowers,
other Credit Parties, Agent and Requisite Lenders, together with
such other documents, agreements and instruments as Agent may
require or reasonably request;
(b) Agent
shall have received an executed copy of that certain Waiver and
Amendment to Second Lien Credit Agreement attached as
Exhibit B hereto, which Waiver and Amendment to Second Lien
Credit Agreement shall contain a consent by the holders of Second
Lien Debt to the execution and delivery of this
Agreement;
(c) Except
for the Existing Default, no Default or Event of Default under the
Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, shall have occurred and be
continuing;
(d) All
actions and proceedings taken in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and all documents, instruments and
other legal matters incident thereto shall be satisfactory to Agent
and its legal counsel; and
(e) The
warranties and representations of Borrowers contained in this
Agreement, the Credit Agreement, as amended or otherwise modified
hereby, and the Loan Documents (after giving effect to this
Agreement), shall be true and correct in all material respects as
of the date hereof, with the same effect as though made on such
date, except to the extent that such warranties and representations
expressly relate to an earlier date, in which case such
representations and warranties shall have been true and correct in
all material respects as of such earlier date.
4.
Representations and Warranties . To induce Agent and Lenders
to enter into this Agreement, Borrowers represent and warrant to
Agent and Lenders that:
(a) the
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement has been duly
authorized by all requisite corporate action on the part of each
Borrower, this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by
each Borrower and this Agreement constitutes a valid and binding
agreement of each Borrower, enforceable against each Borrower in
accordance with its terms, except as the enforceability thereof may
be limited by
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