Contract
Exhibit
10.3
Sixth
Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
This
Sixth Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (herein, the
“Amendment”) is entered into as of August 1, 2007 but effective as of
June 30, 2007, by and among Learning Curve Brands, Inc. (formerly known as
RC2
Brands, Inc.) (“LCB”), Learning Curve International, Inc.
(“LCI”), The First Years Inc. (“TFY”), Racing Champions
Worldwide Limited (“RCWL”; LCB, LCI, TFY, and RCWL being referred to
herein collectively as the “Borrowers”), ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇.▇., as Administrative
Agent, and the Lenders party hereto.
Preliminary
Statements
A. The
Borrowers, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent entered into an Amended
and
Restated Credit Agreement dated as of September 15, 2004 as heretofore
amended (the “Credit Agreement”). All capitalized terms used
herein without definition shall have the same meanings herein as such terms
have
in the Credit Agreement.
B. The
Borrowers have requested that the Required Lenders amend the Adjusted EBITDA
definition and to make certain other amendments to the Credit Agreement, and
the
Lenders are willing to do so under the terms and conditions set forth
herein.
Now,
Therefore, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency
of
which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
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Section 1.
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Amendments.
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Subject
to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 2
below, the Credit Agreement shall be and hereby is amended as
follows:
1.1. The
definition of “Adjusted EBITDA” appearing in Section 5.1 of the Credit
Agreement shall be amended and restated in its entirety to read as
follows:
“Adjusted
EBITDA” means, with reference to any period, the sum of (a) the EBITDA
of the Company and its Subsidiaries for such period, plus
(b) EBITDA of any Person and its subsidiaries acquired pursuant to
Section 8.9(i) hereof for such period plus (c) adjustments
associated with any Permitted Acquisition to the extent reasonably acceptable
to
the Administrative Agent, plus (d) non-recurring costs and
extraordinary expenses incurred in connection with the recall of specific
components from the ▇▇▇▇▇▇ and Friends product line in an aggregate amount
not
to exceed $15,000,000, plus (e) restructuring charges related to the
discontinued automotive collectibles business in an aggregate amount not to
exceed $14,503,000.
2.2. Exhibit
E to the Credit Agreement shall be amended and restated as set forth on Exhibit
E attached hereto.
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Section 2.
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Conditions
Precedent.
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The
effectiveness of this Amendment is subject to the satisfaction of all of the
following conditions precedent:
2.1. The
Borrowers and the Required Lenders shall have executed and delivered this
Amendment.
2.2. Legal
matters incident to the execution and delivery of this Amendment shall be
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its counsel.
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Section 3.
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Representations.
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In
order
to induce the Lenders to execute and deliver this Amendment, the Borrowers
hereby represent to the Lenders that, as of the date hereof, the representations
and warranties set forth in Section 6 of the Credit Agreement are and shall
be and remain true and correct (except that the representations contained in
Section 6.5 shall be deemed to refer to the most recent financial
statements of the Company delivered to the Lenders) and the Borrowers are in
compliance with the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement and no Default
or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing under the Credit Agreement
or
shall result after giving effect to this Amendment.
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Section 4.
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Miscellaneous.
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4.1. Except
as specifically
amended herein, the Credit Agreement shall continue in full force and effect
in
accordance with its original terms. Reference to this specific
Amendment need not be made in the Credit Agreement, the Notes, or any other
instrument or document executed in connection therewith, or in any certificate,
letter or communication issued or made pursuant to or with respect to the Credit
Agreement, any reference in any of such items to the Credit Agreement being
sufficient to refer to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby.
4.2.
This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, and by the
different parties on different counterpart signature pages, all of which taken
together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Any of the
parties hereto may execute this Amendment by signing any such counterpart and
each of such counterparts shall for all purposes be deemed to be an
original. This Amendment shall be governed by the internal laws of
the State of Illinois.
[SIGNATURE
PAGES FOLLOW.]
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This
Sixth Amendment
to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement is entered into as of the date and
year
first above written.
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Learning
Curve Brands, Inc. (f/k/a RC2 Brands,
Inc.)
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Learning
Curve International, Inc.
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The
First Years Inc., a Massachusetts
corporation
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Racing
Champions Worldwide Limited
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By
/s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇.
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Name:
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Title:Chief
Executive Officer of LCB and LCI,
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President
of TFY and Director of RCWL
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Accepted
and agreed to as of the date and year first above written.
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▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇.▇., in its individual capacity and
as
Administrative Agent
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By
/s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇.
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Name:
▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Title:
Managing Director
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National
City Bank
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By
/s/ ▇▇▇▇
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Name:
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Title:
Vice President
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U.S.
Bank National Association
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By
/s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇.
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Name:
▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Title:
Senior Vice President
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LaSalle
Bank National Association
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By
/s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇.
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Name:
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇
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Title:
First Vice President
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Fifth
Third Bank (Chicago), a Michigan Banking
Corporation
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By
/s/ ▇▇▇
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Name:
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Title:
Vice President
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The
Northern Trust Company
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By
/s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Name:
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Title:
Commercial Banking Officer
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Associated
Bank, N.A.
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By
/s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇.
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Name:
▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Title:
Vice President
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Charter
One Bank N.A.
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By_____________________________
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Its_____________________________
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