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WAIVER AND AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

Waiver Agreement

WAIVER AND AMENDMENT TO
CREDIT AGREEMENT | Document Parties: ATLANTIS PLASTICS INC | EXTRUSION MASTERS, INC., | ATLANTIS MOLDED PLASTICS, INC. | MERRILL LYNCH BUSINESS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC., | GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION You are currently viewing:
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ATLANTIS PLASTICS INC | EXTRUSION MASTERS, INC., | ATLANTIS MOLDED PLASTICS, INC. | MERRILL LYNCH BUSINESS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC., | GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION

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Title: WAIVER AND AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
Governing Law: New York     Date: 11/3/2006
Industry: Fabricated Plastic and Rubber     Sector: Basic Materials

WAIVER AND AMENDMENT TO
CREDIT AGREEMENT, Parties: atlantis plastics inc , extrusion masters  inc.  , atlantis molded plastics  inc. , merrill lynch business financial services inc.  , general electric capital corporation
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Exhibit-10.1

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.

WITNESSETH:

          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:

          1. Waiver .

          (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:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revolving Loans, Term

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loan and all other

 

 

 

 

 

 

Obligations (other than

 

 

Tier

 

 

 

Swingline Loans)

 

Swing Line Loans

Level

 

Leverage Ratio

 

Index Rate

 

LIBOR

 

Index Rate

3

 

Greater than or equal to 5.75 to 1.0

 

 

1.50

%

 

 

3.50

%

 

 

1.50

%

2

 

Greater than or equal to 5.25 to 1.0, but less than 5.75 to 1.0

 

 

1.00

%

 

 

3.00

%

 

 

1.00

%

1

 

Less than 5.25 to 1.0

 

 

.75

%

 

 

2.75

%

 

 

.75

%

          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:

          “ 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.

          “ 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.

          “ 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.

          “ 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:

          “4.2 Minimum EBITDA

          Holdings, Borrowers and their Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis shall have, for each period set forth below, EBITDA of not less than the following:

 

 

 

 

 

Fiscal Quarter

 

EBITDA

 

 

 

 

 

 

3 months ended June 30, 2005

 

$

9,000,000

 

6 months ended September 30, 2005

 

$

19,000,000

 

9 months ended December 31, 2005

 

$

28,200,000

 

12 months ended March 31, 2006

 

$

37,700,000

 

12 months ended October 31, 2006

 

$

33,500,000

 

12 months ended November 30, 2006

 

$

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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