SECOND AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.11
SECOND AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
THIS SECOND AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) is made and entered
into as of November 18, 2009, by and between HB SERVICE, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
(the “Borrower”), WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION, a national banking association with its principal office in Charlotte, North Carolina
(the “Bank”) and the other Persons party hereto for the purposes set forth herein.
BACKGROUND STATEMENT
A. The Borrower and the Bank are parties to a Credit Agreement, dated as of June 25,
2008, as amended by that certain First Amendment and Waiver to Credit Agreement dated as of June
30, 2009 (as further amended, modified, supplemented, or restated from time to time, the
“Credit Agreement”), pursuant to which the Bank has made available to the Borrower a
revolving credit facility in the aggregate principal amount of $15,000,000. Capitalized terms used
in this Amendment that are not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given to such terms
in the Credit Agreement.
B. The Borrower has requested that certain amendments be made to the Credit Agreement. The
Bank has agreed to amend the Credit Agreement as requested by the Borrower as set forth herein.
STATEMENT OF AGREEMENT
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises, and for other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Borrower
and the Bank hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
AMENDMENTS TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
1.1
Amendment to Section 1.1 (Defined Terms).
(a) The Borrower and the Bank agree that the following defined terms are hereby added in
proper alphabetical order:
“Second Amendment Date” means November 18, 2009.
(b) The Borrower and the Bank hereby agree that the definition of “Revolving Credit
Termination Date” in Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and
replaced with the following:
“Revolving Credit Termination Date” shall mean the date of the
earliest to occur of the following: (i) January 1, 2011; (ii) the date on
which
the Bank makes demand for payment of the Revolving Loans in accordance
with Article VIII; (iii) such date of termination as is mutually agreed upon
by the Bank and the Borrower; and (iv) the date after all Obligations have
been paid in full and the Bank is no longer obligated to make Revolving Loans
hereunder.
(c) The Borrower and the Bank hereby agree that the definition of “Applicable Margin”
in Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the
following:
“Applicable Margin” shall mean 1.50%.
(d) The Borrower and the Bank hereby agree that the definition of “Consolidated
EBITDA” is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
“Consolidated EBITDA” shall mean, of any Person for any period, the
aggregate of (i) Consolidated Net Income of such Person for such period
plus (ii) the sum of depreciation, amortization of intangible assets,
interest expense, and income tax expense for such period plus (iii)
for the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and Xxxxxxx on a
combined basis for the three Fiscal Quarters ending September 30, 2009 and the
four Fiscal Quarters ending December 31, 2009, for purposes of determining
compliance with Section 6.1 only, an amount, not to exceed $300,000, equal to
the consolidated cumulative expenses incurred by the Borrower, Xxxxxxx and
their respective Subsidiaries within the last two Fiscal Quarters of such
Fiscal Year, as applicable, related to the National Account Program and
contract acquisition costs relating to new contracts, including installation
costs and sales commission expenses, provided that detail of such
expenses satisfactory to the Bank is delivered to the Bank with the Compliance
Certificate for such periods.
1.2 Amendment to Article VI of the Credit Agreement (Financial Covenants).
Article VI of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the
following:
ARTICLE VI
FINANCIAL COVENANTS
The Borrower covenants and agrees that, until payment in
full of all Obligations of the Borrower to the Bank the Borrower will
not:
6.1 Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and Xxxxxxx.
Permit the Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and Xxxxxxx on a
combined basis (i) for the period of the three consecutive Fiscal
Quarters ending on September 30, 2009, to be less than $2,000,000,
(ii) for the period of the four consecutive Fiscal Quarters ending as
of any Fiscal Quarter to be less than the amount
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set forth below opposite such Fiscal Quarter (or opposite the period
that includes such Fiscal Quarter):
Minimum | ||||
Consolidated | ||||
Period | EBITDA | |||
4th Fiscal Quarter of 2009
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$ | 3,000,000 | ||
1st Fiscal Quarter of 2010
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$ | 4,000,000 | ||
2nd Fiscal Quarter of 2010 and thereafter
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$ | 5,000,000 |
The Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and Xxxxxxx on a
combined basis shall be calculated on the basis of the combined
financial statements of the Borrower and Xxxxxxx and shall reflect
all eliminations appropriate for the calculation of such EBITDA.
1.3 Amendment to Section 7.2 (Indebtedness). Section 7.2(iv) of the Credit
Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
(iv) Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries
consisting of seller notes on franchise and other acquisitions
(including any such Indebtedness incurred pursuant to the Secured
Promissory Notes, dated May 1, 2009, executed by Service South, LLC
in favor of MI-Jenn Ventures, Inc. and Xxxxxx and Xxxx Xxxxxx), with
all such Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries existing
as of the Second Amendment Date set forth on Schedule 7.2(iv) hereof,
which schedule shall identify the principal amount, lender, interest
rate, maturity date and principal repayment schedule of such
Indebtedness; provided that all such Indebtedness existing at
any time shall not exceed $12,7000,000; and provided further
that Borrower shall deliver to the Bank an updated Schedule 7.2(iv)
with the financial statements required to be delivered by Sections
5.1(a) and 5.1(b) identifying all such Indebtedness existing as of
such date;
1.4 Updated Schedule 7.2(iv). Attached to this Amendment is the updated Schedule
7.2(iv) to the Credit Agreement as of the Second Amendment Date.
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ARTICLE II
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
The Borrower hereby represents and warrants that: |
2.1 Representations in Credit Agreement. The representations and warranties of the
Borrower set forth in the Credit Agreement are true and correct in all material respects as of the
date hereof, except to the extent such representations and warranties relate solely to or are
specifically expressed as of a particular date or period.
2.2 Compliance with Credit Agreement. After giving effect to this Amendment, the
Borrower is in compliance with all covenants, terms and provisions set forth in the Credit
Agreement to be observed or performed by it.
2.3 Due Authorization. This Amendment has been duly authorized, validly executed and
delivered by one or more authorized officers of the Borrower and each of this Amendment, and the
Credit Agreement, constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Borrower, enforceable
against it in accordance with its terms and each of the other Credit Documents constitutes the
legal, valid and binding obligation of the Borrower enforceable
against it in accordance with its terms.
2.4 No Event of Default. No Default or Event of Default under any of the Credit
Documents has occurred or is continuing.
2.5
No Defenses. The Borrower does not have any right of setoff, counterclaim, or
defense to payment of its respective liabilities or obligations under the Credit Agreement. The
Bank hereby expressly reserves all rights and remedies it may have against the Borrower and all
other Persons who may be or may hereafter become secondarily liable for the repayment of the
obligations under the Credit Agreement.
ARTICLE III
CONDITIONS TO EFFECTIVENESS
This Amendment shall become effective as of the date hereof upon the satisfaction of each of the following conditions precedent: |
(a) The Bank shall have received a duly executed counterpart of this Amendment from each
of the Borrower and H. Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx (the “Guarantor” and together with the Borrower,
the “Amendment Parties”);
(b) The Borrower shall have paid to the Bank an amendment fee in the amount of $5,000.00;
(c) The Borrower shall have paid all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Bank
in connection with the preparation, negotiation, execution and delivery of this
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Amendment (including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and out-of-pocket expenses of counsel for the Bank with respect thereto); and |
(d) The Bank shall have received such other documents, certificates, opinions,
instruments and other evidence as the Bank may reasonably request, all in a form and substance
satisfactory to the Bank and its counsel.
ARTICLE IV
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; REPRESENTATIONS
4.1 Amendment Parties. Each of the Amendment Parties hereby approves and
consents to the transactions contemplated by this Amendment, confirms and agrees that, after giving
effect to this Amendment, each of the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents to which it
is a party remains in full force and effect and enforceable against it in accordance with its terms
and shall not be discharged, diminished, limited or otherwise affected in any respect, and
represents and warrants to the Bank that it has no knowledge of any claims, counterclaims, offsets,
or defenses to or with respect to its obligations under the Credit Documents, or if it has any such
claims, counterclaims, offsets, or defenses to the Credit Documents or any transaction related to
the Credit Documents, the same are hereby waived, relinquished, and released in consideration of
the execution of this Amendment. This acknowledgement and confirmation by each of the Amendment
Parties is made and delivered to induce the Bank to enter into this Amendment and continue to
extend credit to the Borrower under the Credit Documents, and each of the
Amendment Parties acknowledges that the Bank would not enter into this Amendment and continue
to extend such credit in the absence of the acknowledgement and confirmation contained herein.
4.2 Guarantor. The Guarantor further represents that it has knowledge of the
Borrower’s financial condition and affairs and that it has adequate means to obtain from the
Borrower on an ongoing basis information relating thereto and to the Borrower’s ability to pay and
perform the its obligations under the Credit Documents, and agrees to assume the responsibility for
keeping, and to keep, so informed for so long as the Guaranty remains in effect. The Guarantor
agrees that the Bank shall have no obligation to investigate the financial condition or affairs of
the Borrower for the benefit of the Guarantor nor to advise the Guarantor of any fact respecting,
or any change in, the financial condition or affairs of the Borrower that might become known to the
Bank at any time, whether or not the Bank knows or believes or has reason to know or believe that
any such fact or change is unknown to the Guarantor, or might (or does) materially increase the
risk of the Guarantor as guarantor, or might (or would) affect the willingness of the Guarantor to
continue as a guarantor of the obligations of the Borrower under the Credit Documents. These
representations and agreements by the Guarantor are made and delivered to induce the Bank to enter
into this Amendment and continue to extend credit to the Borrower under the Credit Documents, and
the Guarantor acknowledges that the Bank would not enter into this Amendment and continue to extend
such credit in the absence of the representations and agreements contained herein.
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ARTICLE V
GENERAL
5.1
Full Force and Effect. This Amendment is limited as specified and, except as
specifically set forth herein, shall not constitute a modification, acceptance or waiver of any
other provision of any of the Credit Documents. The Credit Agreement, as amended by this Amendment,
shall continue to be in full force and effect in accordance with the provisions thereof on the date
hereof. From and after the date hereof, any reference to the Credit Agreement in any of the
Security Documents or other Credit Documents shall mean the Credit Agreement as amended by the
Amendment and as may be further amended, modified, restated, or supplemented from time to time.
This Amendment shall be a Credit Document under the Credit Agreement.
5.2
Applicable Law. This
Amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws and
judicial decisions of the State of North Carolina.
5.3
Counterparts: Execution. This Amendment may be executed in two or more
counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together
shall constitute but one instrument. The exchange of copies of this Amendment and of signature
pages by facsimile transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Amendment
and such copies may be used in lieu of the original Amendment for all purposes. Delivery of an
executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by facsimile transmission shall be
effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Amendment.
5.4
Expenses. The Borrower agrees to pay on demand all reasonable out-of-pocket
expenses incurred by the Bank in connection with the preparation, execution and delivery of this
Amendment, including, without limitation, all reasonable attorneys’ fees.
5.5
Further Assurances. Each of the Amendment Parties shall execute and deliver to the
Bank such documents, certificates, and opinions as the Bank may reasonably request to effect the
amendments contemplated by this Amendment.
5.6
Headings. The headings of this Amendment are for the purposes of reference only
and shall not affect the construction of this Amendment.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Second Amendment to Credit
Agreement to be executed and delivered by their duly authorized officers all as of the date first
above written.
HB SERVICE, LLC |
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By: | /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxx | |||
Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxx | ||||
Title: Chief Financial Officer |
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WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION |
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By: | /s/ Cavan X. Xxxxxx | |||
Cavan X. Xxxxxx | ||||
Senior Vice President |
[Signature Pages Continued on the Following Page]
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/s/ H. XXXXX XXXXXXXX | ||||
H. XXXXX XXXXXXXX | ||||
(For purposes of Articles IV and V only) |
Signature Page to Second Amendment to Credit Agreement