Exhibit 10.6
AMENDMENT NO. 2 AND WAIVER TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
AMENDMENT AND WAIVER dated as of December 31, 1995 to the
$150,000,000 Credit Agreement dated as of August 24, 1994, as heretofore
amended (the "Credit Agreement") among POLAROID CORPORATION (the
"Company"), the BANKS party thereto (the "Banks") and ▇▇▇▇▇▇ GUARANTY TRUST
COMPANY OF NEW YORK, as Agent (the "Agent").
WHEREAS, in the fourth quarter of 1995 and the first quarter of
1996 the Company is taking special charges related to severance and early
retirement programs and the write-off of certain assembly equipment, fixed
assets and inventory; and
WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to amend the Credit Agreement
(i) to mitigate the effects of such special charges under the covenants
relating to the Company's Interest Coverage Ratio, Leverage Ratio and
Minimum Consolidated Adjusted Net Worth and (ii) to eliminate certain
adjustments for the effects of the Company's adoption of Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 106;
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:
SECTION 1. Definitions, References. Unless otherwise
specifically defined herein, each term used herein which is defined in the
Credit Agreement has the meaning assigned to such term in the Credit
Agreement. Each reference to "hereof," "hereunder," "herein," and "hereby"
and each other similar reference and each reference to "this Agreement" and
each other similar reference contained in the Credit Agreement shall, after
this Amendment and Waiver becomes effective, refer to the Credit Agreement
as amended hereby.
SECTION 2. Amendment of Definitions. The definitions in Section
1.01 of the Credit Agreement are amended as follows:
(a) The definition of "Adjusted Consolidated Net Income" is
deleted.
(b) The following new definition is added immediately after the
definition of "Federal Funds Rate":
"First Quarter 1996 Charge" means the after-tax amount
(not exceeding $70,000,000) of the provision made by the Company
during the first Fiscal Quarter of 1996 for the cost of severance
and early retirement programs.
(c) The definition of "Consolidated Adjusted Net Worth" is
amended to read as follows:
"Consolidated Adjusted Net Worth" means, at any date, the
sum of (i) Consolidated Stockholders' Equity as of such date, plus
(ii) the First Quarter 1996 Charge, minus (iii) all write-ups (other
than write-ups resulting from foreign currency translations) after
December 31, 1995 in the book value of any asset owned by the
Company or a Consolidated Subsidiary, minus (iv) the carrying value
of all Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures carried as
assets on the Company's consolidated balance sheet as of such date,
to the extent that the carrying value of such Investments as of such
date exceeds $25,000,000, minus (v) an amount equal to the
cumulative net increase (or plus an amount equal to the
cumulative net decrease) in Consolidated Net Income after
December 31, 1995 attributable to the tax effect of foreign
currency translations.
(d) The definition of "Consolidated EBIT" is amended to read as
follows:
"Consolidated EBIT" means, for any period, the sum of
(i) Consolidated Net Income for such period (excluding any
extraordinary item of gain or loss and any gain or loss
attributable to the tax impact of foreign currency translations),
plus (ii) to the extent deducted in determining Consolidated Net
Income for such period, interest expense and federal, state and
foreign income taxes, plus (iii) if such period includes the
first Fiscal Quarter of 1995, the amount (not exceeding
$77,000,000) of the pre-tax provision made by the Company during
the first Fiscal Quarter of 1995 for the cost of an early
retirement and severance program, plus (iv) if such period
includes the fourth Fiscal Quarter of 1995, the amount (not
exceeding $170,000,000) of the pre-tax provision made by the
Company during the fourth Fiscal Quarter of 1995 for the cost of
severance and early retirement programs and the write-off of
certain assembly equipment, fixed assets and inventory, plus (v)
if such period includes the first Fiscal Quarter of 1996, the
amount (not exceeding $100,000,000) of the pre-tax provision made
by the Company during the first Fiscal Quarter of 1996 for the
cost of severance and early retirement programs.
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SECTION 3. Interest Coverage Ratio. Section 5.07 of the Credit
Agreement is amended to read as follows:
SECTION 5.07. Interest Coverage Ratio. At the end of each
Fiscal Quarter, the ratio of (i) Consolidated EBIT to (ii)
Consolidated Interest Expense, in each case for the four consecutive
Fiscal Quarters then ended, will not be less than:
(w) at the end of the fourth Fiscal Quarter of 1995 and at the
end of the first Fiscal Quarter of 1996, 1.80 to 1;
(x) at the end of the second Fiscal Quarter of 1996, 2.00 to 1;
(y) at the end of the third Fiscal Quarter of 1996, 2.50 to 1;
and
(z) at the end of the fourth Fiscal Quarter of 1996 and each
Fiscal Quarter thereafter, 3.00 to 1.
SECTION 4. Minimum Consolidated Adjusted Net Worth. Section
5.09 of the Credit Agreement is amended to read as follows:
SECTION 5.09. Minimum Consolidated Adjusted Net Worth. (a) At
no time will Consolidated Adjusted Net Worth be less than Minimum
Consolidated Adjusted Net Worth. "Minimum Consolidated Adjusted Net
Worth" means $650,000,000 as such amount is adjusted from time to time
pursuant to subsection (b) of this Section.
(b) Minimum Consolidated Adjusted Net Worth shall be adjusted
from time to time as follows:
(i) at the end of each Fiscal Quarter ending after
December 31, 1995, permanently increased (but not decreased) by
the amount (if any) necessary so that cumulative increases
pursuant to this clause (i) equal 50% of Consolidated Net Income
(adjusted by adding back the First Quarter 1996 Charge) for the
period beginning on January 1, 1996 and ending at the end of such
Fiscal Quarter; and
(ii) permanently increased, on the date of any issuance
of Additional Equity after December 31, 1995, by an amount equal
to 50% of any increase in Consolidated Adjusted Net Worth
attributable to such issuance of Additional Equity.
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SECTION 5. Waiver. The undersigned Banks waive any Default or
Event of Default arising from any failure by the Company to comply with the
provisions of Sections 5.07, 5.09 and 5.01(e) of the Credit Agreement, to
the extent (and only to the extent) that such failure would have been
avoided if this Amendment and Waiver had become effective prior to December
31, 1995.
SECTION 6. Governing Law. This Amendment and Waiver shall be
governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New
York.
SECTION 7. Counterparts; Effectiveness. This Amendment and
Waiver may be signed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be
an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto
were upon the same instrument. This Amendment and Waiver shall become
effective when the Agent shall have received
(i) from each of the Company and the Required Banks either a
counterpart hereof signed by such party or telegraphic, telex,
facsimile or other written confirmation that such party has signed a
counterpart hereof, and
(ii) from the Company for the account of each Bank a
participation fee in the amount equal to .05% of such Bank's
Commitment under the Credit Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment
and Waiver to be duly executed by their
respective authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.
POLAROID CORPORATION
By /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
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Title: Vice President & Treasurer
▇▇▇▇▇▇ GUARANTY TRUST COMPANY
OF NEW YORK
By /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Title: Vice President
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ABN AMRO BANK N.V.
By /s/ R.E. ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Title: Group Vice President & Director
By /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Title: Senior Vice President &
Managing Director
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
OF BOSTON
By /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Title: Director
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
OF CHICAGO
By /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Title: Vice President
THE MITSUBISHI BANK, LIMITED
(acting through its New York Branch)
By /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Title: Vice President
NATIONSBANK OF NORTH CAROLINA,
N.A.
By /s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Title: Vice President
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By /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Title: Senior Vice President
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