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EXHIBIT 10.34
AMENDMENT NO. 5
DATED AS OF OCTOBER 25, 2000
TO
LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDMENT NO. 5 dated as of October 25, 2000 (this "Amendment") is
made between Nabi, a Delaware corporation (the "Borrower"), the financial
institutions party from time to time to the Loan Agreement referred to below
(the "Lenders"), and Bank of America, N.A., a national banking association, as
agent for the Lenders (in that capacity, together with any successors in that
capacity, the "Agent").
PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS
The Borrower, the Lenders and the Agent are parties to a Loan and
Security Agreement dated as of September 12, 1997, as amended by Amendment No. 1
and Waiver dated November 14, 1997, Amendment No. 2 and Waiver dated March 30,
1998, Amendment No. 3 and Waiver dated as of March 1, 1999 and Amendment No. 4
dated as of February 1, 2000 (the "Loan Agreement"; unless otherwise defined
herein, terms are used herein as defined in the Loan Agreement).
The Borrower has requested that the Lenders modify certain financial
covenants and amend certain other provisions of the Loan Agreement, and the
Lenders have agreed, upon and subject to the terms, conditions and provisions of
this Amendment.
STATEMENT OF AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the Loan Agreement, the Loans made
by the Lenders and outstanding thereunder, the mutual promises hereinafter set
forth and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of
which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
Section 1. AMENDMENT TO LOAN AGREEMENT. The Loan Agreement is hereby
amended, subject to the provisions of Section 2 of this Amendment,
(a) by amending Section 1.1 DEFINITIONS by
(i) deleting the definition "Excess Permitted Capital
Expenditures" appearing therein in its entirety;
(ii) amending the definition "Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio"
appearing therein in its entirety to read as follows:
"FIXED CHARGE COVERAGE RATIO" means for any specified
period, the ratio obtained by dividing (i) the sum of EBITDA
plus any amount received in respect of federal or state income
tax refunds minus cash outlays for income taxes, minus
Maintenance Capex and minus Other Included Expenditures of the
Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries for such period, by
(ii) the sum of interest expense (including capitalized
interest) plus scheduled principal payments on Debt (including
the Term Loans but excluding non-permanent repayments of
Revolving Credit Loans), including scheduled payments of
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Capitalized Lease Obligations, minus amortized debt discount,
in each case of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries
during such period. For the purposes of this definition "Other
Included Expenditures" means any expenditures during the
computation period for a Permitted Repurchase or for Permitted
Investments listed on Schedule 1.1A (other than the 1st, 4th
and 5th items listed on such Schedule) made after the
Effective Date that are not included in the Capital
Expenditures budgeted by the Borrower for such period and
subject to the limitations of SECTION 10.5.
(iii) amending the definition "Operating Cash Flow" by
deleting the phrase "or for Excess Permitted Capital Expenditures"
appearing therein;
(b) by amending subsections (b) and (c) of Section 10.1 FINANCIAL
RATIOS in their entirety to read as follows:
(b) MINIMUM FIXED CHARGE COVERAGE. The consolidated Fixed
Charge Coverage Ratio of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries
for any fiscal period described below to be less than the ratio set
forth below opposite such period:
PERIOD RATIO
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the four consecutive Fiscal Quarters ending 1.10 to 1
September 30, 2000
the Fiscal Quarter ending December 31, 2000 1.20 to 1
the two Fiscal Quarter period ending March 31, 2001,
the three Fiscal Quarter period ending June 30, 2001, 1.25 to 1
and the four consecutive Fiscal Quarters ending
September 30, 2001
the four consecutive Fiscal Quarters ending
December 31, 2001 and the last day of each 1.40 to 1
Fiscal Quarter ending thereafter
(c) MINIMUM EBITDA Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and its
Consolidated Subsidiaries for each fiscal period set forth below to be
less than the amount set forth opposite such fiscal period:
FISCAL PERIOD AMOUNT
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the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2000 $15,000,000
the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2001 $22,500,000
and each Fiscal Year ending thereafter
(c) by amending Section 10.5 CAPITAL EXPENDITURES by deleting the
proviso at the end thereof in its entirety;
(d) by amending Section 10.15 MINIMUM COLLATERAL AVAILABILITY in its
entirety to read as follows:
SECTION 10.15. MINIMUM COLLATERAL AVAILABILITY. Permit
Collateral Availability at any time on or after October 25, 2000 to be
less than $4,000,000, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that if no Default or Event of
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Default has occurred and is continuing at such time, upon the later of
(A) June 30, 2001 or (B) receipt by the Borrower of full Federal Drug
Administration approval of any pharmaceutical product manufactured at
the Borrower's Boca Raton facility, the Borrower shall thereafter not
permit Collateral Availability to be less than $2,000,000.
Section 2. EFFECTIVENESS OF AMENDMENT. This Amendment shall become
effective retroactively to September 30, 2000 as of the first date (the
"Amendment Effective Date") on which the Agent shall have received (i) this
Amendment duly executed and delivered by the Borrower, each Lender and the
Agent, which shall be in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent and in
sufficient copies for each Lender, and (ii) for the Ratable benefit of the
Lenders, an amendment fee in the amount of $123,750 which fee is earned on the
date hereof and is not subject to rebate or refund.
Section 3. ADDITIONAL COVENANT. The Borrower hereby agrees to furnish
to the Agent on or prior to November 1, 2000 the following documents (each of
which shall be in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent and in sufficient
copies for each Lender):
(a) a certificate of the Secretary of the Borrower having attached
thereto the articles or certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the Borrower
as in effect on the Amendment Effective Date (or containing the certification of
such Secretary that no amendment or modification of such articles or certificate
or bylaws has become effective since the last date on which such documents were
delivered to the Lenders pursuant to the Loan Agreement), all corporate action,
including shareholders' approval, if necessary, taken by the Borrower and/or its
shareholders to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this
Amendment, and a certificate of incumbency and specimen signatures with respect
to each of the officers of the Borrower who is authorized to execute and deliver
this Amendment and each other certificate, agreement or other document to be
executed by the Borrower in connection with this Amendment;
(b) a certificate of the president or any vice-president of the
Borrower on behalf of the Borrower stating that, to the best of his knowledge
and based on an examination reasonably believed by him to be sufficient to
enable him to make an informed statement,
(i) after giving effect to the Amendment, all of the
representations and warranties made or deemed to be made under the Loan
Agreement are true and correct in all material respects as of the date
hereof, and
(ii) after giving effect to the Amendment, no Default or Event
of Default exists, and the Agent shall be satisfied as to the truth and
accuracy thereof;
(c) the Confirmation of Guarantors attached hereto as ANNEX A duly
executed and delivered by each Guarantor; and
(d) such other documents and instruments as the Agent or any Lender may
reasonably request.
Section 4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. The Borrower hereby makes
the following representations and warranties to the Agent and the Lenders, which
representations and warranties shall survive the delivery of this Amendment and
the making of additional Loans under the Loan Agreement as amended hereby:
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF AGREEMENTS. The Borrower has the right and power,
and has taken all necessary action to authorize it, to execute, deliver and
perform this Amendment and each other agreement contemplated hereby to which it
is a party in accordance with their respective terms. This Amendment and each
other agreement contemplated hereby to which it is a party have been duly
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executed and delivered by the duly authorized officers of the Borrower and each
is, or each when executed and delivered in accordance with this Amendment will
be, a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Borrower, enforceable in
accordance with its terms.
(b) COMPLIANCE OF AGREEMENTS WITH LAWS. The execution, delivery and
performance of this Amendment and each other agreement contemplated hereby to
which the Borrower is a party in accordance with their respective terms do not
and will not, by the passage of time, the giving of notice or otherwise,
(i) require any Governmental Approval or violate any
Applicable Law relating to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries,
(ii) conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute a
default under the articles or certificate of incorporation or by-laws
or any shareholders' agreement of the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries, any material provisions of any indenture, agreement or
other instrument to which the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any
of Borrower's or such Subsidiaries' property may be bound or any
Governmental Approval relating to the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries, or
(iii) result in or require the creation or imposition of any
Lien upon or with respect to any property now owned or hereafter
acquired by the Borrower other than the Security Interest.
Section 5. EXPENSES. The Borrower agrees to pay or reimburse on demand
all costs and expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable fees and
disbursements of counsel, incurred by the Agent in connection with the
negotiation, preparation, execution and delivery of this Amendment and the other
Loan Documents contemplated hereby.
Section 6. EFFECT OF AMENDMENT. From and after the Amendment Effective
Date, all references in the Loan Agreement and in any other Loan Document to
"this Agreement," "the Loan Agreement," "hereunder," "hereof" and words of like
import referring to the Loan Agreement, shall mean and be references to the Loan
Agreement as amended by this Amendment. Except as expressly amended hereby, the
Loan Agreement and all terms, conditions and provisions thereof remain in full
force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed. The execution, delivery
and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not, except as expressly provided
herein, operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of the Lenders under
any of the Loan Documents, nor constitute a waiver of any provision of any of
the Loan Documents.
Section 7. COUNTERPART EXECUTION; GOVERNING LAW.
(a) EXECUTION IN COUNTERPARTS. This Amendment may be executed in any
number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts,
each of which when so executed and delivered 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 signature page of any party hereto by
facsimile transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually delivered
counterpart thereof.
(b) GOVERNING LAW. This Amendment shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of Georgia, without giving effect to the
conflict of laws principles thereof.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be
executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, as of the date
first above written.
[CORPORATE SEAL] BORROWER:
Attest: Nabi
By: /s/ XXXXX X. XXXXXXX By: /s/ XXXXXX X. XXXX
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Name: XXXXX X. XXXXXXX, PHD Name: XXXXXX X. XXXX
Title: DIRECTOR, INTEL Title: SR. VP QUALITY, REGULATORY
PROPERTIES AND PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
AGENT:
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
By: /s/ XXXXXX X. XXXXXXX
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Name: XXXXXX X. XXXXXXX
Title: VICE PRESIDENT
LENDERS:
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
By: /s/ XXXXXX X. XXXXXXX
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Name: XXXXXX X. XXXXXXX
Title: VICE PRESIDENT
FLEET CAPITAL CORPORATION
By: /s/ XXXXXXX X. X'XXXX
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Name: XXXXXXX X. X'XXXX
Title: VICE PRESIDENT
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ANNEX A
CONSENT AND CONFIRMATION OF GUARANTORS
The undersigned, each in its capacity as a Guarantor under the
Subsidiary Guaranty dated as of September 12, 1997 (as modified or amended to
date, the "Subsidiary Guaranty"), in favor of the Lenders, hereby confirms, for
the benefit of the Borrower and the Lenders, that (1) such Guarantor is a
Subsidiary of Borrower, (2) such Guarantor has received a copy of Amendment No.
5 dated as of October 25, 2000 and consents thereto (to the extent such consent
may be required) and (3) the Subsidiary Guaranty of which such Guarantor is the
maker constitutes a continuing, unconditional, guaranty of the Secured
Obligations under and as defined in the Subsidiary Guaranty. Each of the
undersigned is and continues to be liable under the Subsidiary Guaranty in
accordance with the terms thereof, notwithstanding the execution and delivery of
the aforesaid Amendment.
Dated: October 26, 2000
BIOMUNE CORPORATION
[CORPORATE SEAL] By: /s/ XXXXXX X. XXXXXX
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Name: XXXXXX X. XXXXXX
Title: TREASURER
NABI FINANCE, INC.
[CORPORATE SEAL] By: /s/ XXXXXX X. XXXXXX
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Name: XXXXXX X. XXXXXX
Title: PRESIDENT
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