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Exhibit 10.1
WAIVER AND FOURTH
AMENDMENT TO
CREDIT
AGREEMENT
This WAIVER AND FOURTH
AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (“ Amendment ”) is
entered into as of December 10, 2007, among Planar Systems,
Inc., an Oregon corporation (the “ Borrower ”),
each lender from time to time party hereto (collectively, the
“ Lenders ” and individually, a “
Lender ”), and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. , as
Agent.
RECITALS
A. Borrower, Agent and Lender
are parties to that certain Credit Agreement entered into as of
December 16, 2003, as amended by a First Amendment to Credit
Agreement entered into as of December 21, 2004, a Second
Amendment to Credit Agreement entered into as of October 21,
2005, and a Third Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of
May 23, 2007 (the “ Credit Agreement ”).
Bank of America, N.A. is the sole Lender as of the date of this
Waiver and Amendment.
B. An Event of Default has
occurred in that as of September 28, 2007, the end of
Borrower’s fiscal year, Borrower was not in compliance with
Section 6.12(d) of the Credit Agreement relating to the
required EBITDA.
C. Borrower has requested
that Agent and Lender waive such Event of Default and agree to
amend the Credit Agreement as set forth herein. Borrower, Agent and
Lender have agreed to do so.
NOW THEREFORE, the parties
agree as follows:
AGREEMENT
1. Recitals . The
Recitals are true.
2. Definitions .
Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have
the meaning given in the Credit Agreement.
3. Waiver. The Event
of Default described in Recital B above is waived,
4. Amendment to the
Definition of “Applicable Rate” in Section 1.01 of
the Credit Agreement . The definition of “Applicable
Rate” in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is amended
in its entirety to read:
“ Applicable
Rate ” means from time to time the following percentages
per annum, based upon the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio as set forth
in the most recent Compliance Certificate received by Agent
pursuant to Section 6.02(a) :
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Pricing
Level
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Fixed Charge Coverage
Ratio |
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Commitment Fee |
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Eurodollar Rate |
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Letters of Credit |
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Base Rate |
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1
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< 1.0:1.0 |
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0.35 |
% |
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2.75 |
% |
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2.75 |
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+.50 |
% |
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2
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³ 1.0:1.0 |
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0.30 |
% |
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2.00 |
% |
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2.00 |
% |
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0 |
% |
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AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
Any increase or decrease in
the Applicable Rate resulting from a change in the Fixed Charge
Coverage Ratio shall become effective commencing on the first
Business Day of the month following the date a Compliance
Certificate is delivered pursuant to Section 6.02(a) ;
provided , however , that if no Compliance
Certificate is delivered when due in accordance with such Section,
then Pricing Level 1 shall apply as of the first Business Day of
the month following the date such Compliance Certificate was
required to have been delivered and shall continue in effect until
the first Business Day of the month following the date such
Compliance Certificate is in fact delivered. Pricing Level 1 shall
apply through the 1st Business Day of the month following the date
a Compliance Certificate is delivered after December 28,
2007.
5. Amendment to the
Definition of “Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” in
Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement . The definition of
“Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” in Section 1.01 of
the Credit Agreement is amended in its entirety to read:
“ Fixed Charge
Coverage Ratio ” means, as of any date of determination,
the ratio of (a) EBITDA for the period of one, two, three or
four prior fiscal quarters most recently ended for which Borrower
has delivered financial statements pursuant to
Section 6.01(a ) or (c) , minus (i) taxes
paid in cash during such period, plus (ii) (A) for the
fiscal quarter ending December 28, 2007, integration costs not
to exceed $900,000, (B) for the two fiscal quarter period
ending March 28, 2008, integration costs not to exceed
$1,250,000, (C) for the three fiscal quarter period ending
June 27, 2008, integration costs not to exceed $1,600,000 and
(D) for the four fiscal quarter period ending
September 26, 2008, integration costs not to exceed
$1,900,000, to (b) the sum of (i) interest charges
actually paid in cash during such period plus (ii) principal
payments scheduled to have been paid during such period on Funded
Debt (not including payments required by Section 2.05(b)),
plus (iii) cash payments required to be made during such
period on any Swap Contract, reduced by cash receipts during such
period from any Swap Contract, plus (iv) cash expenditures for
fixed assets net of disposition of fixed assets.
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AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
6. Amendment to
Section 6.12(c) of the Credit Agreement .
Section 6.12(c) of the Credit Agreement is amended in its
entirety to read:
(c) Fixed Charge Coverage
Ratio . Maintain on a consolidated basis a Fixed Charge
Coverage Ratio of at least 0.55:1.0 for the fiscal quarter ending
December 28, 2007, and at least 0.73:1.0 for the two fiscal
quarter period ending March 28, 2008, and at least 1.0:1.0 for
the three fiscal quarter period ending June 27, 2008, and at
least 1.15:1.0 for the four fiscal quarter period ending
September 26, 2008.
7. Deletion of
Section 6.12(d) of the Credit Agreement .
Section 6.12(d) of the Credit Agreement relating to minimum
EBITDA is deleted in its entirety.
8. Amendment to
Section 6 of the Credit Agreement . Section 6 of the
Credit Agreement is amended by adding the following section
thereto:
6.17 Consultant .
Prior to January 14, 2008 Borrower shall employ a business
consultant acceptable to Agent to study Borrower’s business
plans and make recommendations to Borrower and Agent concerning
Borrower’s operations. An executed contract to engage such
consultant shall be delivered to Agent prior to January 14,
2008. Borrower’s failure to engage such consultant and
provide a copy of the executed contract to Agent by such date shall
be an Event of Default, in addition to the Events of Default
described in Section 8.01 .
9. Deletion of Certain
Sections of Article VII. The following Sections contained in
Article VII of the Credit Agreement are deleted:
Section 7.03(f) relating
to permitted indebtedness.
Section 7.05(g) relation
to permitted dispositions.
Section 7.06(c) relating
to permitted Restricted Payments
10. Amendment to
Section 7.01(i) of the Credit Agreement .
Section 7.01(i) of the Credit Agreement is amended in its
entirety to read:
(i) Liens securing
Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.03(e) ;
provided that (i) such Liens do not at any time
encumber any property other than the property financed by such
Indebtedness, (ii) the Indebtedness secured th
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