AMENDMENT NO. 6 TO AMENDED AND RESTATED REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.9.7
AMENDMENT NO.
6
TO
AMENDED AND RESTATED
REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT
This
AMENDMENT NO. 6 TO AMENDED AND RESTATED REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT (“Amendment No. 6”) is
dated as of January 8, 2009 by and among XXXXXXX XXXXX FINANCIAL, INC., a
Florida corporation (the “Borrower”), the
Lenders named on the signature pages hereto (the “Lenders”), and
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., individually and as administrative agent (the “Agent”) for the
Lenders.
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W I
T N E S S E T H:
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WHEREAS,
the Borrower, the Agent and the Lenders are parties to that certain Amended and
Restated Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of October 13, 2005, as amended by
(i) Amendment No. 1 and Waiver to Amended and Restated Revolving Credit
Agreement dated as of October 11, 2006, (ii) Amendment No. 2 and Waiver to
Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of Xxxxx 00, 0000,
(xxx) Amendment No. 3 to Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement dated
as of July 11, 2007, (iv) Amendment No. 4 and Waivers to Amended and Restated
Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of October 9, 2007, and (v) Amendment No. 5
to Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of October 8, 2008
(the “Credit
Agreement”); and
WHEREAS,
the parties desire to effect a two-week extension of the Facility Termination
Date currently provided in the Credit Agreement and to reset the Aggregate
Commitment to $50,000,000.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises herein contained, and for other good
and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the
parties hereby agree as follows:
I.
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Defined
Terms
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Capitalized
terms used but not defined herein are used with the meanings assigned to them in
the Credit Agreement.
II.
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Amendment to the
Credit Agreement
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2.1. The
definition of “Facility Termination Date” in Article I of the Credit Agreement
is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:
“‘Facility
Termination Date’ means January 22, 2009 or any later date as may be specified
as the Facility Termination Date in accordance with Section 2.18 or any
earlier date on which the Aggregate Commitment is reduced to zero or otherwise
terminated pursuant to the terms hereof.”
2.2. The
following definition is hereby added to Article I of the Credit
Agreement:
“‘Fixed
Rate Loan’ means a Loan made by the Lenders to the Borrower pursuant to Article II hereof
which bears interest at a fixed rate agreed upon by the Lenders and the
Borrower.”
2.3. The
Aggregate Commitment is hereby reset to $50,000,000 effective as of the date
hereof and the respective Commitments of the consenting, extending Lenders are
as set forth on the signature pages hereto.
2.4. The
Lenders hereby agree to make an Advance in the aggregate principal amount of
$50,000,000 to the Borrower consisting of Fixed Rate Loans from the several
Lenders ratably in proportion to the ratio that their respective Commitments
bear to the Aggregate Commitment. Each Fixed Rate Loan shall bear
interest on the outstanding principal at the rate of 5% (five percent) per annum
and shall mature and be payable, together with any other unpaid Obligations, on
the Facility Termination Date. The Borrower may prepay such Advance,
without penalty or premium, in its entirety or any portion thereof in a minimum
aggregate amount of $5,000,000 (or any integral multiple of $1,000,000 in excess
thereof), upon one Business Day’s prior notice to the Agent.
2.5. Section
2.3 of the Credit Agreement entitled “Types of Advances” is hereby amended to
read as follows:
“The
Advances may be Floating Rate Advances or Eurodollar Advances or Advances
consisting of Fixed Rate Loans, or a combination thereof, selected by the
Borrower in accordance with Sections 2.7 and
2.8.”
III.
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Borrower
Representations
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In order
to induce the Lenders and the Agent to execute and deliver this Amendment
No. 6, the Borrower represents and warrants to the Lenders that, both
before and after giving effect to this Amendment No. 6, (a) there exists no
Default or Unmatured Default on the date hereof; (b) each of the representations
and warranties contained in Article V of the Credit Agreement is true and
correct on the date hereof, except for (i) the matters disclosed in Part I, Item
3. “Legal Proceedings” in the Borrower’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
Fiscal Year ended September 30, 2008 that relate to (A) the Borrower’s Turkish
affiliate, (B) Sirchie Acquisition Company, LLC and (C) auction rate securities,
and (ii) the fact that Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Trust Company has converted from a state to
a federal charter and is now known as “Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Trust, N.A.”; (c) the
execution and delivery by the Borrower of this Amendment No. 6 have been duly
authorized by all requisite corporate proceedings; (d) this Amendment No. 6 and
the other Loan Documents to which the Borrower is a party constitute the legal,
valid and binding obligations of the Borrower enforceable in accordance with
their respective terms; (e) no authorization or approval of, and no notice to or
filing with, any Governmental Authority or other Person is required for the due
execution, delivery or performance of this Amendment No. 6 by the
Borrower; and (f) no material adverse change in the business, Property,
condition (financial or otherwise) or results of operations of the Borrower and
its Subsidiaries taken as a whole has occurred since September 30,
2008.
IV.
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Effectiveness
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This
Amendment No. 6 shall become effective as of the date first above written upon
fulfillment of the following conditions (and when notice thereof shall have been
given by the Agent to the Borrower and the Lenders):
(i) the Agent
shall have received counterparts of this Amendment No. 6 duly executed by the
Borrower and the Required Lenders;
(ii) the
Borrower shall have delivered to the Agent a certificate of Borrower’s Secretary
and a certificate of Borrower’s Chief Financial Officer in form and substance
satisfactory to the Agent and its counsel; and
(iii) all
accrued fees and expenses of the Agent (including the accrued fees and expenses
of counsel to the Agent invoiced on or prior to the date hereof) shall have been
paid by the Borrower.
V.
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Ratification
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Except as
specifically provided herein, (a) the Credit Agreement shall otherwise remain
unaltered and in full force and effect, and the respective terms, conditions and
covenants thereof are hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects as
originally executed, and (b) this Amendment No. 6 shall not operate as a waiver
of any right, power or remedy of any Lender or the Agent under any of the Loan
Documents. Upon the effectiveness of this Amendment No. 6, each
reference in the Credit Agreement to “this Agreement”, “hereof”, “herein”,
“hereunder” or words of like import shall mean and be a reference to the Credit
Agreement as amended hereby.
VI.
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Governing
Law
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THIS
AMENDMENT NO. 6 SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE
INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, BUT GIVING EFFECT TO FEDERAL LAWS
APPLICABLE TO NATIONAL BANKS.
VII.
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Execution in
Counterparts
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This
Amendment No. 6 may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which
when so executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original and all of
which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.
[signature
pages follow]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Borrower, the
Lenders and the Agents have executed this Amendment No. 6 as of the date first
above written.
XXXXXXX
XXXXX FINANCIAL, INC.
By: /s/ J.P.
Julien_________________
Title:
SVP &
CFO
Address
for Notices:
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000
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
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Xx.
Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
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Attention:
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Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxx
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Telephone:
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(000)
000-0000
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Facsimile:
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(000)
000-0000
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Commitment: JPMORGAN
CHASE BANK, N.A.,
$12,500,000 Individually
and as Administrative Agent
By: /s/ Xxxxx X.
Xxxxxx
Title: Managing
Director
Address
for General Notices:
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Financial
Institutions-Broker-Dealer Group
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000
Xxxx Xxxxxx
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00xx
Xxxxx
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Xxx
Xxxx, XX 00000
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Attention:
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Xxxxx
X. Xxxxxx
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Telephone:
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(000)
000-0000
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Facsimile:
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(000)
000-0000
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Address
for Funding Matters:
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Loan
and Agency Services
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0000
Xxxxxx, 00xx
Xxxxx
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Xxxxxxx,
XX 00000
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Attention:
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Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx
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Telephone:
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(000)
000-0000
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Facsimile:
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(000)
000-0000
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Commitment: CITIBANK,
N.A.,
$12,500,000 Individually
and as Syndication Agent
By:/s/ Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Title:
Director
Address
for Notices:
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000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
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00xx
Xxxxx
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Xxx
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
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Attention:
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Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
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Telephone:
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(000)
000-0000
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Facsimile:
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(000)
000-0000
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Commitment: THE
BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON,
$12,500,000 Individually
and as Co-Documentation Agent
By:/s/ Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx
Title: First Vice
President
Address
for Notices:
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Xxx
Xxxx Xxxxxx
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00xx Xxxxx
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Xxx
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
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Attention:
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Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxx
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Telephone:
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(000)
000-0000
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Facsimile:
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(000)
000-0000
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Commitment: REGIONS
BANK
$12,500,000
By:/s/ Xxxxxxx X.
Xxxx
Title:VP
Address
for Notices:
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Building
I, Suite 105
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13535
Feather Xxxxx Xxxxx
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Xxxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
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Attention:
Commercial Banking
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Telephone:
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(000)
000-0000
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Facsimile:
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(000)
000-0000
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