AMENDMENT NO.1 TO THE CREDIT AGREEMENT, SECURITY AGREEMENT AND FEE LETTER
AND LIMITED WAIVER dated as of May 7, 2004 among THE PACIFIC LUMBER COMPANY, a
Delaware corporation, and XXXXX LUMBER CO., INC., a California corporation
(together, the "Borrowers"), the banks, financial institutions and other
institutional lenders parties to the Credit Agreement referred to below
(collectively, the "Lenders") and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as agent (the "Agent")
for the Lenders.
PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS:
(1) The Borrowers, the Lenders and the Agent have entered into a Credit
Agreement dated as of January 23, 2004 (the "Credit Agreement"). Capitalized
terms not otherwise defined in this Amendment and Limited Waiver have the same
meanings as specified in the Credit Agreement.
(2) The Borrower has requested the Lenders to amend the Credit Agreement,
the Security Agreement and the Fee Letter dated as of January 23, 2004 among the
Borrowers and the Agent (the "Fee Letter") and to grant the limited waiver as
hereinafter set forth.
(3) The Required Lenders are, on the terms and conditions stated below,
willing to grant the request of the Borrower and the Borrower and the Required
Lenders have agreed as hereinafter set forth.
SECTION 1. Amendments to Credit Agreement, Security Agreement and Fee
Letter. (a) The Credit Agreement is, effective as of the date hereof and subject
to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 3, hereby
amended as follows:
(i) Section 5.2(a) is amended by substituting for the word "combined" in
each of the second and third lines of sub-clause (ii) thereof the word
"consolidated".
(ii) Section 5.2(b) is amended in full to read as follows:
"As soon as available, but in any event not later than thirty (30) days
after the end of each month, (i) consolidated unaudited balance sheets of Palco
and Xxxxx as at the end of such month, (ii) consolidated unaudited statements of
operations and cash flow statements for Palco and Xxxxx for such month and for
the period from the beginning of the Fiscal Year to the end of such month and
(iii) a consolidating unaudited balance sheet, consolidating statement of
operations and consolidating cash flow from operations statement for
Consolidated Palco Operations, all in reasonable detail, fairly presenting the
financial position and results of operations of Palco, Britt and Consolidated
Palco Operations as at the date thereof and for such periods, and prepared
consistently with the audited Financial Statements required to be delivered
pursuant to Section 5.2(a). Palco shall certify by a certificate signed by its
chief financial officer or its vice president of finance and administration that
all such statements present fairly Palco's financial position as at the dates
thereof and its results of operations for the periods then ended, subject to
normal quarterly and year-end adjustments."
(iii) Section 7.9(e) is amended by inserting the word "material" in front
of the word "recorded" in the second line thereof.
(iv) Section 7.10(b) is amended by replacing the words "Within sixty (60)
days after the Closing Date" with the words "On or before May 31, 2004,".
(v) Section 7.10(c) is amended by replacing the words "Within ninety (90)
days after the Closing Date," with the words "On or before June 30, 2004,".
(vi) Section 7.27 is amended by deleting the amount in respect of March
31, 2004 in the table set forth therein and substituting therefor the following:
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March 31, 2004 (6,000,000)
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April 30, 2004 (7,000,000)
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May 31, 2004 (6,000,000)
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(vii) Annex A is amended by inserting a new definition of "Consolidated
Palco Operations" to read in full as follows:
"`Consolidated Palco Operations' means all of the operations of Palco and
its subsidiaries." (viii) Annex A is further amended by amending the definition
of "Eligible Accounts", (i) by replacing paragraph (a) thereof with the
following paragraph (a):
"(a) (i) with respect to which more than 60 days have elapsed since the
date of the original invoice therefor or which is more than 30 days past due,
provided, that during the period from November 1 through March 31 in any year
any Account that is subject to an Extended Terms Invoice and with respect to
which no more than 120 days have elapsed since the date of the original invoice
therefor or which is no more than 30 days past due shall be eligible, provided,
that when such Account is aggregated with the gross amount of all other such
Accounts then outstanding, such aggregated amount shall not exceed $2,500,000."
(ix) Annex A is further amended by inserting a new definition of "Extended
Terms Invoice" to read in full as follows:
"`Extended Terms Invoice' means any invoice issued by a Borrower that
states that payment in respect of such invoice is due more than 30 days past the
date of such invoice."
(b) The Security Agreement is, effective as of the date hereof and subject
to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 3, amended
by amending Section 11(c) in full to read as follows:
"(c) All payments received by the Agent at a bank account designated by it
will be the Agent's sole property for its benefit and the benefit of the Lenders
and will be credited to the Loan Account (conditional on final collection)
immediately upon receipt."
(c) The Fee Letter is, effective as of the date hereof and subject to the
conditions precedent set forth in Section 3, amended by deleting the figure of
"$25,000" set forth therein in respect of the Annual Agency Fee and substituting
for such figure, the figure "$55,000".
SECTION 2. Limited Waiver. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions set
forth herein and in reliance on the representations and warranties of the
Borrower herein contained, the Lenders hereby waive compliance with the
provisions of Section 7.27 of the Credit Agreement for the period ending March
31, 2004; provided, that (i) on or before May 30, 2004, the Borrower shall have
delivered to the Agent (A) a certificate of the chief financial officer or vice
president of finance and administration of the Borrower certifying the
Borrower's compliance with Section 7.27 as of April 30, 2004, and (B) a
schedule, in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent, of the computations
used by the Borrower in determining compliance with Section 7.27 as of such
date, and (ii) on or before June 30, 2004, the Borrower shall have delivered to
the Agent (A) a certificate of the chief financial officer or vice president of
finance and administration of the Borrower certifying the Borrower's compliance
with Section 7.27 as of May 31, 2004, and (B) a schedule, in form and substance
satisfactory to the Agent, of the computations used by the Borrower in
determining compliance with Section 7.27 as of such date.
(b) Without limiting the generality of the provisions of Section 11.1 of
the Credit Agreement, the waiver set forth above shall be limited precisely as
written and relates solely to the noncompliance by the Borrower with the
provisions of Section 7.27 of the Credit Agreement in the manner and to the
extent described above, and nothing in this Amendment and Limited Waiver shall
be deemed to:
(i) constitute a waiver of compliance by the Borrower with respect
to (i) Section 7.27 of the Credit Agreement in any other instance or (ii)
any other term, provision or condition of the Credit Agreement or any
other instrument or agreement referred to therein; or
(ii) prejudice any right or remedy that the Agent or any Lender may
now have or may have in the future under or in connection with the Credit
Agreement or any other instrument or agreement referred to therein.
SECTION 3. Conditions of Effectiveness. This Amendment and Limited Waiver
shall become effective as of the date first above written when, and only when,
the Agent shall have received, on or before May 15, 2004, counterparts of this
Amendment and Limited Waiver executed by the Borrower and the Required Lenders
or, as to any of the Lenders, advice satisfactory to the Agent that such Lender
has executed this Amendment and Limited Waiver and the Agent shall have
additionally received all of the following documents, each such document (unless
otherwise specified) dated the date of receipt thereof by the Agent (unless
otherwise specified) and in sufficient copies for each Lender, in form and
substance satisfactory to the Agent (unless otherwise specified) and in
sufficient copies for each Lender:
(a) Certified copies of (i) the resolutions of the Board of
Directors of each of the Borrowers approving this Amendment and Limited
Waiver and the matters contemplated hereby and (ii) all documents
evidencing other necessary corporate action and governmental approvals, if
any, with respect to this Amendment and Limited Waiver and the matters
contemplated hereby; and
(b) A certificate of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of each
of the Borrowers certifying the names and true signatures of the officers
of such Borrower authorized to sign this Amendment and Limited Waiver, and
the other documents to be delivered hereunder.
This Amendment and Limited Waiver is subject to the provisions of Section
11.1 of the Credit Agreement.
SECTION 4. Representations and Warranties of the Borrowers. Each Borrower
represents and warrants as follows:
(a) Such Borrower is a corporation duly organized, validly existing
and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction indicated in the
recital of parties to this Amendment and Limited Waiver.
(b) The execution, delivery and performance by such Borrower of this
Amendment and Limited Waiver and the Loan Documents, as amended hereby, to
which it is a party are within the Borrower's corporate powers, have been
duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and do not (i)
contravene the Borrower's charter or by-laws, (ii) violate any law
(including, without limitation, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, and the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Chapter of
the Organized Crime Control Act of 1970), rule or regulation (including,
without limitation, Regulation X of the Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System), or any order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree,
determination or award, binding on or affecting the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries or any of their properties, (iii) conflict with or result in
the breach of, or constitute a default under, any contract, loan
agreement, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, lease or other instrument
binding on or affecting the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any of
their properties or (iv) except for the Liens created under the Collateral
Documents, as amended hereby, result in or require the creation or
imposition of any Lien upon or with respect to any of the properties of
the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.
(c) No authorization or approval or other action by, and no notice
to or filing with, any governmental authority or regulatory body or any
other third party is required for the due execution, delivery or
performance by the Borrower of this Amendment and Limited Waiver or any of
the Loan Documents, as amended hereby, to which it is a party.
(d) This Amendment and Limited Waiver has been duly executed and
delivered by the Borrower. This Amendment and Limited Waiver and each of
the other Loan Documents, as amended hereby, to which the Borrower is a
party are legal, valid and binding obligations of the Borrower,
enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with their respective
terms.
(e) Except as set forth in the SEC Reports, there is no action,
suit, investigation, litigation or proceeding affecting the Borrower or
any of its Subsidiaries (including, without limitation, any Environmental
Action) pending or threatened before any court, governmental agency or
arbitrator that (i) would be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse
Effect or (ii) purports to affect the legality, validity or enforceability
of this Amendment and Limited Waiver or any of the other Loan Documents,
as amended hereby.
SECTION 5. Reference to and Effect on the Loan Documents. On and after the
effectiveness of this Amendment and Limited Waiver, each reference in the Credit
Agreement to "this Agreement", "hereunder", "hereof" or words of like import
referring to the Credit Agreement, and each reference in each of the other Loan
Documents to "the Credit Agreement", "thereunder", "thereof" or words of like
import referring to the Credit Agreement, shall mean and be a reference to the
Credit Agreement, as amended by this Amendment and Limited Waiver.
(a) The Credit Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents, as
specifically amended by this Amendment and Limited Waiver, are and shall
continue to be in full force and effect and are hereby in all respects ratified
and confirmed. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Collateral
Documents and all of the Collateral described therein do and shall continue to
secure the payment of all Obligations of the Loan Parties under the Loan
Documents, in each case as amended by this Amendment and Limited Waiver.
(b) The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment and
Limited Waiver shall not, except as expressly provided herein, operate as a
waiver of any right, power or remedy of any Lender or the Agent under any of the
Loan Documents, nor constitute a waiver of any provision of any of the Loan
Documents.
SECTION 6. Execution in Counterparts. This Amendment and Limited Waiver
may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in
separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an
original and all of which taken together shall constitute but one and the same
agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this
Amendment and Limited Waiver by telecopier shall be effective as delivery of a
manually executed counterpart of this Amendment and Limited Waiver.
SECTION 7. Governing Law. This Amendment and Limited Waiver shall be
governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of
California.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment and
Limited Waiver to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly
authorized, as of the date first above written.
THE PACIFIC LUMBER COMPANY
By /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxx
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Title: Vice President - Finance and Administration
XXXXX LUMBER CO., INC.
By /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxx
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Title: Vice President - Finance and Administration
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
as Agent and as Lender
By /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Title: Vice President
