SECOND AMENDMENT TO SENIOR SECURED NOTE
AND WARRANT PURCHASE AGREEMENT.
This is the second amendment (the "Second Amendment") dated April 11, 2003
among Castletop Capital, L.P. ("Castletop"), Measurement Specialties, Inc.
("MSI") and IC Sensors, Inc. ("ICS") to the Purchase Agreement (as hereinafter
defined).
BACKGROUND
A. Castletop and MSI are party to a Senior Secured Note and Warrant
Purchase Agreement dated October 31, 2002 as amended by the Amendment
to Senior Secured Note, Senior Secured Note and Warrant Purchase
Agreement and Security Documents dated January 31, 2003 (the "First
Amendment", Senior Secured Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement dated
October 31, 2002 as amended is hereinafter referred to as the
"Purchase Agreement").
B. On October 31, 2002 MSI issued its Senior Secured Note in the original
amount of $9,300,000. In connection with a principal repayment of
$7,300,000 MSI and Castletop entered into an Allonge dated January 31,
2003 (collectively the original note as amended by the Allonge is
referred to herein as the "Note").
C. To secure the obligations of MSI to Castletop, MSI executed and
delivered a Security Agreement dated October 31, 2002 which has been
amended by the First Amendment (the "MSI Security Agreement") under
which it granted a lien on the assets of MSI listed therein.
D. To induce Castletop to purchase the Note from MSI, ICS issued its
guaranty dated October 31, 2002 (the "ICS Guaranty") of the
obligations of MSI to Castletop and executed and delivered a Security
Agreement dated October 31, 2002 which has been amended by the First
Amendment (the "ICS Security Agreement"; collectively with the MSI
Security Agreement, the "Security Documents") under which it granted a
lien on the assets of ICS listed therein.
E. MSI, ICS and Fleet Capital Corporation ("Fleet") have entered into a
Loan and Security Agreement dated January 31, 2003 (as hereafter
amended, modified or revised, the "Fleet Loan Agreement") under which,
among other things, Fleet agreed under certain circumstances to lend
up to $15,000,000 to MSI and ICS. A portion of the proceeds of the
Fleet Loan Agreement were used in January 2003 to reduce the
obligations owed by MSI to Castletop to an amount of $2,000,000.
F. Castletop, MSI and ICS are entering into this Second Amendment to
further amend the Purchase Agreement to reflect an additional advance
by Castletop to MSI of $3,000,000.
ACCORDINGLY, THE PARTIES AGREE AS FOLLOWS:
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A. DEFINED TERMS
Capitalized terms defined in the preamble and background shall have the
meanings so assigned. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined shall have the
meaning assigned those terms in the Purchase Agreement.
B. AMENDMENT TO SENIOR SECURED NOTE
The Note is amended by the Second Allonge to Promissory Note attached as
Exhibit A.
C. AMENDMENT TO PURCHASE AGREEMENT
All references to the "Note" shall be deemed to refer to the Note as
further amended by the Second Allonge of even date.
Funds advanced by the Initial Holder in connection with the Second Allonge
shall be used by MSI to fund the payment of premiums on a policy of Directors
and Officers Liability Insurance.
D. CONDITIONS TO EFFECTIVENESS
This Second Amendment is conditioned on the following: (1) the execution
and delivery of this Second Amendment and the Second Allonge by Castletop, MSI
and ICS, as applicable, (2) the execution and delivery of an amendment to the
Fleet Loan Agreement and the subordination agreement between Fleet and Castletop
permitting MSI to borrow the additional $3,000,000 contemplated hereunder, and
(3) the receipt by MSI of $3,000,000 from Castletop.
E. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.
MSI and ICS represent and warrant to Castletop that: (i) they have the
power, and have taken all necessary action to authorize, execute and deliver
this Second Amendment and the Allonge and perform their obligations in
accordance with the terms hereunder, (ii) this Second Amendment is the legal,
valid and binding obligation of MSI and ICS enforceable against them in
accordance with their terms without any offsets, counterclaims or defenses,
(iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Second Amendment by MSI
and ICS will not (a) require any governmental approval or any other consent or
approval, or (b) violate, conflict with, result in a breach of, constitute a
default under any agreement to which it is a party, or result in or require the
creation of any lien upon any of their assets, (iv) no Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing, and (v) the financial and other information provided
by MSI and ICS to Castletop in connection with their request that Castletop
enter into this Second Amendment is true and correct in all material respects
including information regarding the Directors & Officer's Liability Insurance
and the status of the various litigation matters against MSI for which MSI
claims coverage under such insurance.
F. GENERAL PROVISIONS
1. INTEGRATION.
This Second Amendment constitutes the entire agreement and understanding
among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and thereof and
supersedes all prior proposals, negotiations, agreements and understandings
relating to such subject matter.
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2. SEVERABILITY.
If any provision of this Second Amendment shall be held invalid or
unenforceable in whole or in part in any jurisdiction, such provision shall, as
to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity or
enforceability without in any manner affecting the validity or enforceability of
such provision in any other jurisdiction or the remaining provisions of this
Second Amendment in any other jurisdiction.
3. GOVERNING LAW; SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS.
This Second Amendment is governed by the laws of the State of Texas and is
binding upon MSI, ICS and Castletop and their respective successors and/or
assigns, as the case may be.
4. COUNTERPARTS.
This Second Amendment may be executed by one or more of the parties on any
number of separate counterparts, and all of said counterparts taken together
shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. A facsimile of an
executed counterpart shall have the same effect as the original executed
counterpart.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Second Amendment to
be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, on the date
first above written.
Measurement Specialties, Inc.
IC Sensors, Inc.
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxx
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Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Chief Financial Officer
Agreed to:
Castletop Capital, L.P.
By Castletop Capital Management, L.P. its
general partner
By Castletop Capital GP, LLC its general
partner
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxx Xxxxxx
Title: Managing Director
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Exhibit A
SECOND ALLONGE TO PROMISSORY NOTE
THIS ALLONGE TO PROMISSORY NOTE ("Allonge") is made as of April __, 2003 by
and between Measurement Specialties, Inc. (the "Maker") and Castletop Capital,
L.P. (the "Payee").
WHEREAS:
On October 31, 2002 the Maker executed and delivered to the order of the
Payee its Note (the "Note") in the original principal amount of nine million
three hundred thousand dollars ($9,300,000) to evidence the obligations of the
Maker to the Payee. On January 31, 2003 the Maker and the Payee executed an
Allonge (the "First Allonge") to the Note to reflect certain changes in the
interest rate and repayment terms in connection with the reduction of the amount
of the Note from $9,300,000 to $2,000,000 resulting from the partial repayment
of same.
The Payee has agreed to advance an additional $3,000,000 to the Maker which
additional amount is to bear interest at the same rate and mature at the same
time as the Note as amended by the First Allonge. The parties are executing
this Allonge to reflect such increased amount.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Note is amended and revised as follows:
1. The principal amount of the Note shall be increased by $3,000,000 to
$5,000,000.
2. This Allonge may be executed in counterparts, such counterparts
together constituting but one and the same agreement. In the event of any
conflict or inconsistency between the Note and this Allonge, this Allonge shall
control. This Allonge shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the
laws of the State of Texas, without regard to principles of conflicts of law.
Except as provided herein, the terms and provisions and covenants of the Note
are in all other respects hereby ratified and confirmed and shall remain in full
force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Maker has executed this Allonge as of the day and
year first above written.
Measurement Specialties, Inc.
By: do not sign
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Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Chief Financial Officer
Agreed to:
Castletop Capital, L.P.
By Castletop Capital Management, L.P. its general partner
By Castletop Capital GP, LLC its general partner
By: do not sign
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Name:
Title:
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