Exhibit 10 (xi)
AMENDMENT TO LOAN MODIFICATION, REAFFIRMATION AND
FORBEARANCE AGREEMENT AND NOTE AMENDMENT
This Amendment ("AGREEMENT") is made as of April 10, 2002, by and
between Bontex, Inc., a Virginia corporation having its principal place of
business at ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ( "BORROWER") and Congress
Financial Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("LENDER").
BACKGROUND
A. THE FACILITIES
1. Borrower and Lender entered into a certain Loan and Security
Agreement dated January 26, 2000 (together with all amendments, modifications,
addenda and supplements, the "Loan Agreement") and related documents, evidencing
certain financing arrangements between Lender and Borrower as ignore
particularly described therein including, without limitation, a certain Term
Promissory Note in the principal face amount of $1,000,000 dated January 27,
2000 (the "Note"). Borrower and Lender entered into an Amendment to Loan and
Security Agreement on November 13, 2000, a Second Amendment to Loan and Security
Agreement on September 12, 2001, a Third Amendment to Loan and Security
Agreement on January 22, 2002, a Fourth Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement
on February 26, 2002 and a Loan Modification, Reaffirmation and Forbearance
Agreement dated as of March 11, 2002 (the "Forbearance Agreement").
2. All agreements and documents described or referred to in this
Section A, as amended, this Agreement, all "Financing Agreements" (as that term
is defined in the Loan Agreement) and all instruments, documents, and agreements
related thereto or executed in connection therewith, are sometime referred to
herein collectively as the "EXISTING LOAN DOCUMENTS." All capitalized terms used
herein and not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in
the Existing Loan Documents.
B. EXISTING DEFAULT
1. As of the date hereof, Borrower is and remains in default under the
terms and conditions of the Existing Loan Documents by its failure to repay all
Obligations on the maturity date thereof which coincides with the date of this
Agreement ("EXISTING DEFAULT").
2. Notwithstanding such Existing Default, Borrower has requested that
Lender agree, in consideration of the undertakings and obligations of Borrower
and Guarantor set forth herein, to extend the period within which Lender has
agreed to forbear from the exercise of Lender's rights and remedies under the
Existing Loan Documents. Lender has agreed to make such accommodations as and
only to the extent set forth herein, and without waiving any of Lender's rights
and remedies.
3. By reason of the Existing Default and by the scheduled maturity of
all Obligations under the Existing Loan Documents, Borrower has acknowledged
that all Obligations under the Existing Loan Documents are and continue to be
immediately due and payable and Lender has the full legal right to exercise its
rights and remedies under the Existing Loan Documents, including, but not
limited to, the right to foreclose under any mortgages or deeds of trust, to
enforce its remedies under the Uniform Commercial Code and other applicable
laws, and take possession of and sell any Collateral described in the Existing
Loan Documents.
NOW THEREFORE, with the foregoing Background deemed incorporated by
reference and for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency
of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally
bound, covenant and agree as follows:
SECTION 1. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF INDEBTEDNESS. Borrower confirms and
acknowledges that as of the close of business on April 1, 2002, it is indebted
to Lender under the Loan Documents without any deduction, defense, setoff, claim
or counterclaim, of any nature, in the aggregate principal amount of
$1,878,075.66 comprised of: (a) $1,328,075.55 outstanding with respect to the
Revolving Loans, and (b) $550,000.11 outstanding with respect to the Term Loan,
plus any accrued and unpaid interest and all fees, costs and expenses (including
attorneys' fees) Incurred to date in connection with the Existing Loan
Documents,
SECTION 2. FORBEARANCE. Section 2. 1. of the Forbearance Agreement
is hereby amended by deleting the term "April 10, 2002", and, in lieu thereof,
substituting the term: "May 10, 2002."
SECTION 3. EFFECTIVENESS CONDITIONS. Lender's undertakings hereunder
are subject to satisfactory completion and performance, as determined by Lender
in its sole discretion, (all documents to be in form and substance satisfactory
to Lender and its counsel) of the following conditions ("EFFECTIVENESS
CONDITIONS"):
(a) Borrower's execution and delivery of this Agreement;
(b) Borrower shall have delivered to Lender a supplemental
closing fee of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000), by certified check, wire transfer
or other immediately available funds which fee shall be fully earned and payable
as of the date hereof; and
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of the Note, the unpaid
principal sum of the Note shall be repaid according to the following schedule:
(i) one payment on April 15, 2002 in the amount of $20,000, followed by (ii)
consecutive payments, each in the amount of $18,350, payable on the first day of
each calendar month and on the fifteenth day of each calendar month, commencing
May 1, 2002, with a final payment in the amount of the then entire unpaid
principal balance of the Note on the Termination Date; all payments of principal
to be paid together with interest as provided in the Existing Loan Documents.
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SECTION 4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. Borrower represents and
warrants to, and covenants with, Lender as follows, which representations,
warranties and covenants are continuing and shall survive the execution and
delivery hereof, and the truth and accuracy of, or compliance with each,
together with the representations, warranties and covenants in the other
Financing Agreements, being a continuing condition of the making of Loans by
Lender to Borrower:
(a) This Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by
Borrower and is in full force and effect as of the date hereof and the
agreements and obligations of Borrower contained herein constitute legal, valid
and binding obligations of Borrower enforceable against Borrower in accordance
with their respective terms;
(b) Borrower has taken all necessary corporate action to
authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment;
(c) This Amendment is, or when executed by Borrower and
delivered to Lender, will be, duly executed and constitute a valid and legally
binding obligation of Borrower, enforceable against Borrower in accordance with
its terms; and
(d) The execution by Borrower and delivery to Lender of this
Amendment is not and will not be in contravention of any order of any court or
other agency of government, law or any other indenture or agreement to which
wither Borrower is bound or the Articles of Incorporation or bylaws of Borrower
to be in conflict with, or result in a breach of, or constitute (with due notice
and/or passage of time) a default under any such indenture, agreement or
undertaking or result in the imposition of any lien, charge, encumbrance of any
nature on any property of Borrower.
SECTION 5. REAFFIRMATION. Except as expressly amended herein, all of
the terms, provisions and conditions of the Loan Agreement, as previously
amended, the Note, and the Forbearance Agreement are hereby reaffirmed and
ratified in all respects, and remain in full force and effect. Borrower
reaffirms each of the representations and warranties under the Loan Agreement
and the Forbearance made by it, as if said representations and warranties were
made and given on and as of the date hereof.
SECTION 6. MISCELLANEOUS
6.1. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number
of counterparts, each of which will constitute an original and all of which
together shall constitute one instrument. Signature by facsimile shall bind the
parties hereto.
6.2. Third-Party Rights. No rights are intended to be created
hereunder for the benefit of any third- party donee, creditor, or incidental
beneficiary.
6.3. Modifications. No modification hereof or any agreement
referred to herein shall be binding or enforceable unless in writing and signed
on behalf of the party against whom enforcement is sought.
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6.4. Indemnity. Borrower hereby agrees to indemnify Lender from and
against all losses, costs, expense, demands and damages whatsoever which Lender
may suffer or incur in respect of any claims which have or may be brought by any
third party relating to this Agreement, the Existing Loan Documents or the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby. This indemnity shall continue in
full force and effect after the Termination Date and notwithstanding the
completion of the other matters referred to in this Agreement. This
indemnification is in addition to and shall not limit any other indemnification
agreement between Borrower and Lender, and shall be included within the
Obligations.
6.5. Integrated Agreement. This Agreement shall be deemed incorporated
into and made a part of the Existing Loan Documents. Except as expressly set
forth herein, all of the terms, conditions and agreements of the Existing Loan
Documents are ratified and confirmed. The Existing Loan Documents and this
Agreement shall be construed as integrated and complementary of each other, and
as augmenting and not restricting Lender's rights, remedies and security. If
after applying the foregoing, an inconsistency still exists, the provisions of
this Agreement shall control.
6.6. Non-Waiver. No omission or delay by Lender in exercising any right
or power under this Agreement, or the Existing Loan Documents or any related
agreement will impair such right or power or be construed to be a waiver of any
default or Event of Default or an acquiescence therein, and any single or
partial exercise of any such right or power will not preclude other or further
exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, and no waiver will be valid
unless in writing and then only to the extent specified. Lender's rights and
remedies are cumulative and concurrent and may be pursued singly, successively
or together.
6.7. Headings. The headings of any paragraph of this Agreement
are for convenience only and shall not be used to interpret any provision of
this Agreement.
6.8. Survival. All warranties, representations and covenants made by
Borrower herein, or in any agreement referred to herein or on any certificate,
document or other instrument delivered by them or on their behalf under this
Agreement, shall be considered to have been relied upon by Lender. All
statements in any such certificate or other instrument shall constitute
warranties and representations by Borrower hereunder. All warranties,
representations, indemnities and covenants made by Borrower hereunder or under
any other agreement or instrument shall be deemed continuing until the
Obligations are indefeasibly paid and satisfied in full.
6.9. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit
of and be binding upon the successors and assigns of each of the parties hereto.
No delegation by Borrower of any duty or obligation of performance may be made
or is intended to be made to Lender. No rights are intended to be created
hereunder or under any related instruments, documents or agreements for the
benefit of any third party donee, creditor, incidental beneficiary or affiliate
of Borrower.
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6.10. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed
in accordance with the laws of the State of New York. The provisions of this
Agreement are to be deemed severable, and the invalidity or unenforceability of
any provision shall not affect or impair the remaining provisions which shall
continue in full force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned parties have executed this
Agreement the day and year first above written.
LENDER CONGRESS FINANCIAL CORPORATION
By: /S/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, V.P.
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BORROWER BONTEX, INC.
By: /S/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, Senior Vice President
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CONSENT OF GUARANTOR
The undersigned guarantor hereby consents to the provisions of the
foregoing Agreement and agrees that the undersigned's obligations under the
Limited Guaranty shall be unimpaired by the said Agreement and that the
undersigned has no defenses or set offs against Lender, its officers, directors,
employees, agents or attorneys, with respect to the Limited Guaranty, and that
all of the terms, conditions and covenants in the Limited Guaranty remain
unaltered and in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed.
The undersigned hereby certifies that the representations and warranties made in
the Limited Guaranty are true and correct. THE UNDERSIGNED HEREBY RATIFIES AND
CONFIRMS THE WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL PROVISION CONTAINED IN THE LIMITED GUARANTY.
WITNESS the due execution hereof as a document under seal, as of April
10, 2002, intending to be legally bound hereby.
/s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ (Seal)
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CORPORATE ACKNOWLEDGMENT
STATE OF New York :
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COUNTY OF New York :
On this, the 10 day of April , 2002, before me, the undersigned Notary
Public, personally appeared ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ , known to me (or satisfactorily
proven) and says that he is the Sr. V.P. of Bontex, Inc., whose name is
subscribed to the within instrument and who acknowledged that he executed the
same for the purposes therein contained.
WITNESS my hand and seal the day and year aforesaid.
/S/ ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Notary Public
My Commission Expires:
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