Exhibit 10.1
EXECUTION VERSION
AMENDED AND RESTATED FORBEARANCE AGREEMENT
This AMENDED AND RESTATED FORBEARANCE AGREEMENT, dated as of November 15, 2023 (this “Agreement”), is entered into among Ebix, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), certain subsidiaries of the Borrower hereto as guarantors (the “Guarantors” and collectively with the Borrower, the “Credit Parties”), the Lenders (as defined below) party hereto, Regions Bank, as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) and collateral agent (in such capacity, the “Collateral Agent”; the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent are herein collectively referred to as, the “Agents”) and the other undersigned parties hereto in connection with the Credit Agreement referred to below. Terms which are capitalized in this Agreement and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Credit Agreement (as defined herein).
W I T N E S S E T H
WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Guarantors, the lenders party thereto from time to time (collectively, the “Lenders”), the Administrative Agent, and the Collateral Agent, are parties to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of August 5, 2014 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”);
WHEREAS, certain Events of Default as set forth on Annex I hereto have occurred and are continuing as of the date specified therein (collectively, the “Specified Defaults”);
WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Guarantors, the Agents and the Lenders are party to that certain Forbearance Agreement, dated as of September 29, 2023 (the “Existing Forbearance Agreement”);
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Existing Forbearance Agreement, the Agents and the Lenders agreed to forbear, until and including November 15, 2023, from exercising any of their rights and remedies under the Credit Documents with respect to the Specified Defaults set forth on Annex I.A, and the Agents and the Lenders party thereto (which constitute Required Lenders under the Credit Agreement) were willing to agree to such forbearance, on and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Existing Forbearance Agreement;
WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Agents and the Lenders further forbear, for a limited period of time, from exercising any of their other rights and remedies under the Credit Documents with respect to the Specified Defaults (including the Specified Defaults set forth on Annex I.B), and the Agents and the Lenders party hereto (which constitute Required Lenders under the Credit Agreement) are willing to agree to such forbearance, on and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement (which amends and restates the Existing Forbearance Agreement);
WHEREAS, (a) on September 29, 2023, the board of directors of the Borrower (the “Board”) appointed Elizabeth LaPuma and Jill Krueger to the Board as independent directors (together, the “Outside Directors”); (b) on October 30, 2023, the Board formed a committee (the “Finance Committee”) comprised of the Outside Directors and Rolf Herter, which has exclusive ability to review, develop, negotiate, and recommend to the Board strategic alternatives with
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