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Exhibit
10.31
WAIVER AND TENTH
AMENDMENT
Waiver and Tenth Amendment
(this “ Agreement ”), dated as of April 30,
2008, to the Credit Agreement, dated as of December 22, 2006
(as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time
to time, including all schedules thereto, the “ Credit
Agreement ”), by and among the lenders identified on the
signature pages thereof (such lenders, together with their
respective successors and permitted assigns, are referred to
hereinafter each individually as a “ Lender ”
and collectively as the “ Lenders ”), Wells
Fargo Foothill, Inc . , a California corporation, as the
arranger and administrative agent for the Lenders (in such
capacity, together with its successors and assigns in such
capacity, the “ Agent ”), Velocity Express
Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “ Parent
”), each of the Parent’s Subsidiaries identified on the
signature pages thereof as a Borrower (such Subsidiaries are
referred to hereinafter each individually as a “
Borrower ”, and individually and collectively, jointly
and severally, as the “ Borrowers ”), and each
of Parent’s Subsidiaries identified on the signature pages
thereof as a Guarantor (such Subsidiaries, together with the
Parent, are referred to hereinafter each individually as a “
Guarantor ”, and individually and collectively,
jointly and severally, as the “ Guarantors ”).
Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not defined herein
shall have the applicable meanings given to such terms in the
Credit Agreement.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, one or more Events
of Default have occurred and are continuing under
Section 7.2(a) of the Credit Agreement as a result of
the noncompliance by the Parent and its Subsidiaries with
(a) the minimum EBITDA covenant set forth in
Sections 6.16(a) of the Credit Agreement for the twelve
month period ended February 29, 2008 and (b) the driver
pay covenant set forth in Section 6.16(c) of the Credit
Agreement for the three week periods ending March 14, 2008 and
April 11, 2008 (collectively, the “ Specified
Defaults ”);
WHEREAS, the Borrowers have
requested that the Agent and the Required Lenders agree and,
subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Agent
and the Required Lenders have agreed to waive the Specified
Defaults for the period commencing on the Tenth Amendment Effective
Date (as defined below) and ending on the earliest to occur of the
following dates: (i) May 12, 2008, which date shall be further
extended to May 19, 2008 if the Parent has filed with the SEC
for an extension, to a date on or after May 19, 2008, to file
its quarterly report for the quarter ended March 31, 2008,
(ii) the date on which any Default or Event of Default (other
than the Specified Defaults) shall occur or exist, including,
without limitation, any Default or Event of Default arising from
the failure to comply with the terms and provisions contained in
this Agreement, or (iii) the date on which the Agent
determines, in its sole discretion, there has occurred after the
date hereof, or in the opinion of the Agent there is reasonably
likely to occur after the date hereof, a Material Adverse Change
(such period being hereinafter called, the “ Waiver
Period ”).
NOW, THEREFORE, the Agent,
the Required Lenders and the Loan Parties hereby agree as
follows:
1. Loan Parties
Acknowledgments . The Loan Parties hereby acknowledge, confirm
and agree that:
(a) As of the close of
business on April 22, 2008, (i) the aggregate outstanding
principal amount of the Advances (not including amounts accrued but
not yet charged to the Loan Account) is $8,517,640.00 and the
aggregate stated amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit is
$3,122,360.00, and (ii) the Borrowers are unconditionally
indebted and liable for the repayment in full of the outstanding
principal amount of all Advances, all contingent reimbursement
obligations with respect to outstanding Letters of Credit and all
other Obligations, including, without limitation, the Applicable
Prepayment Premium, the fees set forth in the Fee Letter and the
fees and expenses of legal counsel to the Agent, without offset,
defense or counterclaim of any kind, nature or
description.
(b) All Obligations are
secured by valid, enforceable and perfected first priority Liens
(except as otherwise expressly provided in the Loan Documents) in
all of the Collateral, which Liens are enforceable without offset,
defense or counterclaim.
(c) (i) Each of the Loan
Documents to which the Loan Parties are a party has been duly
executed and delivered to the Agent and each is in full force and
effect as of the date hereof, (ii) the agreements and
obligations of the Loan Parties contained in the Loan Documents to
which they are a party constitute the legal, valid and binding
obligations of the Loan Parties, enforceable against them in
accordance with their terms, and the Loan Parties have no offset,
defense or counterclaim to the enforcement of such Obligations, and
(iii) the Agent and the other members of the Lender Group are
and shall be entitled to the rights, remedies and benefits provided
for in the Loan Documents, subject to the terms of this
Agreement.
(d) The Agent’s and the
Lenders’ execution of this Agreement shall not constitute a
novation, refinancing, discharge, extinguishment or refunding nor
is it to be construed as a release, waiver or modification of any
of the terms, conditions, representations, warranties, covenants,
rights or remedies set forth in the Credit Agreement or any of the
other Loan Documents, except as expressly provided
herein.
(e) (i) Neither the Loan
Parties nor any of their Subsidiaries or Affiliates has any claim
or cause of action against the Agent, any Agent-Related Person, any
Lender or any Lender-Related Person (or any of the directors,
officers, employees, agents, Affiliates or attorneys of the
foregoing), and (ii) the Lender Group has heretofore properly
performed and satisfied in a timely manner all of its obligations
to the Loan Parties and all of their Subsidiaries and Affiliates
(if any) under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Loan Parties wish (and the Agent and
Lenders agree) to eliminate any possibility that any past
conditions, acts, omissions, events or circumstances would impair
or otherwise adversely affect the Agent or any Lenders’
rights, interests, security and/or remedies under the Credit
Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Accordingly, for and in
consideration of the agreements contained in this Agreement and
other good and valuable consideration, the Loan Parties for
themselves and their Affiliates and the
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successors, assigns, heirs and
representatives of each of the foregoing) (collectively, the
“ Releasors ”) does hereby fully, finally,
unconditionally and irrevocably release, waive and forever
discharge the Agent, any Agent-Related Person, any Lender or any
Lender-Related Person, together with their respective successors,
assigns, subsidiaries, affiliates, agents and attorneys
(collectively, the “ Released Parties ”) from:
(x) any and all liabilities, obligations, duties,
responsibilities, promises or indebtedness of any kind of the
Released Parties to the Releasors or any of them and (y) all
claims, demands, disputes, offsets, causes of action (whether at
law or equity), suits or defenses of any kind whatsoever (if any),
which the Releasors or any of them had from the beginning of the
world, now has or might hereafter have against the Released Parties
or any of them, in either case of clauses (x) or (y) on
account of any condition, act, omission, event, contract,
liability, obligation, indebtedness, claim, cause of action,
defense, circumstance or matter of any kind (1) that existed,
arose or occurred at any time from the beginning of the world to
the execution of this Agreement or (2) that could hereafter
arise as a result, directly or indirectly, of the execution of (or
the observance of the terms of) this Agreement, the Credit
Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents. For purposes of the
release contained in this clause (g), any reference to any Releasor
shall mean and include, as applicable, such Person’s
successors and assigns, including, without limitation, any
receiver, trustee or debtor-in-possession, acting on behalf of such
Person. As to each and every claim released hereunder, the Loan
Parties hereby represent that they have received the advice of
legal counsel with regard to the releases contained herein and
agrees that no such common law or statutory rule or principle shall
affect the validity or scope or any other aspect of such
release.
2. Amendments . The
Loan Parties, the Lenders and the Agent wish to amend the Credit
Agreement. Accordingly, on the Tenth Amendment Effective Date, the
parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
(a) Schedule 1.1 of
the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following new
definition in the applicable alphabetical order:
“‘ Special
Reserve ’ means, the sum of (i) $350,000 plus
(ii) an additional $50,000 on each Monday following the Tenth
Amendment Effective Date commencing on
April 28,2008.”
(b) Schedule 1.1 of
the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by amending and restating
clause (a) of the definition of “ Base Rate
Margin ” in its entirety to read as follows:
“(a) Commencing on
April 1, 2008, the relevant Base Rate Margin set forth in the
table below that corresponds to the applicable EBITDA level for the
Parent and its Subsidiaries (as determined in accordance with
clauses (b) and (c) below).
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EBITDA
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Base
Rate Margin |
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Less than or equal to
$15,000,000
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3.50 |
% |
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Greater than $15,000,000 but less than
$20,000,000
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3.00 |
% |
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Greater than $20,000,000
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2.00 |
%” |
(c) Schedule 1.1 of
the Credit Agreement and the second sentence of clause (b) of
the definition of “ Base Rate Margin ” is hereby
amended by deleting the following percentage “1.50%”
and substituting “3.50%” in lieu thereof.
(d) Schedule 1.1 of
the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by amending and restating
clause (b) of the definition of “ Borrowing Base
” in its entirety to read as follows:
“(b) the sum of
(i) the Bank Product Reserve, if any, (ii) the Canadian
Reserve, if any, (iii) the Special Reserve, if any and
(iv) the aggregate amount of other reserves, if any,
established by the Agent under Section 2.1(b)
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(e) Schedule 1.1 of
the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by amending and restating
clause (a) of the definition of “ LIBOR Rate
Margin ” in its entirety to read as follows:
“(a) Commencing on
April 1, 2008, the relevant LIBOR Rate Margin set forth in the
table below that corresponds to the applicable EBITDA level for the
Parent and its Subsidiaries (as determined in accordance with
clauses (d) and (e) below).
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EBITDA
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LIBOR
Rate Margin |
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Less than or equal to
$15,000,000
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6.00 |
% |
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Greater than $15,000,000 but less than
$20,000,000
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5.25 |
% |
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Greater than $20,000,000
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4.50 |
%” |
(f) Schedule 1.1 of
the Credit Agreement and the second sentence of clause (b) of
the definition of “ LIBOR Rate Margin ” is
hereby amended by deleting the following percentage
“4.00%” and substituting “6.00%” in lieu
thereof.
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(g) Article 5 of the
Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following new
sections to the end thereto to read in their entirety as
follows:
“5.22 Budget .
(a) Commencing on the Tenth Amendment Effective Date, the
Budget (as defined below) shall be (i) updated on Wednesday of
each week and be in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent,
(ii) consistent with past projections, (iii) prepared on
a reasonable basis and in good faith, (iv) based on
assumptions believed by the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries to
be reasonable at the time made and upon the best information then
reasonably available to the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries,
and (v) cover a period of thirteen consecutive weeks,
commencing with the Friday of the most recently ended calendar
week, and sha
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