Exhibit 10.1
SECOND AMENDMENT
TOLoan AND SECURITYAGREEMENT
AND LIMITED CONSENT
THIS SECOND AMENDMENT TOLoanAND SECURITY AGREEMENT AND LIMITED CONSENT (this “Amendment”) is made and entered into as of August 12, 2011, by and among INTRICON CORPORATION, a Pennsylvania corporation, INTRICON, INC. (formerly known as Resistance Technology, Inc.), a Minnesota corporation, INTRICON TIBBETTS CORPORATION (formerly known as TI Acquisition Corporation), a Maine corporation, and INTRICON DATRIX CORPORATION (formerly known as Jon Barron, Inc.) (d/b/a Datrix), a California corporation (each, a “Borrower”; collectively, the “Borrowers”), and THE PRIVATEBANK AND TRUST COMPANY, an Illinois banking corporation (the “Bank”).
RECITALS:
A. The Borrowers and the Bank are parties to a certain Loan and Security Agreement dated as of August 13, 2009, as amended by a First Amendment dated as of March 12, 2010 (as so amended, the “Loan Agreement”). All capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Loan Agreement.
B. The Borrowers have requested that the Bank (i) provide its limited consent to the Proposed Investment (as defined inSection 1 hereof) and (ii) amend certain provisions of the Loan Agreement, and the Bank has agreed to provide such limited consent and so amend the Loan Agreement upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Amendment.
AGREEMENTS:
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth, and for other good and valuable consideration, the nature, receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
Section 1. Limited Consent. Pursuant toSection 9.3 of the Loan Agreement, the Borrowers are prohibited from, among other things, making Investments except as expressly provided in said Section. The Borrowers have informed the Bank that IntriCon, Inc. intends to make Investments in PT IntriCon Indonesia in the form of advances and equity investments in an aggregate amount not to exceed $1,000,000 (the “Proposed Investment”). The Borrowers have requested that the Bank consent to the Proposed Investment, and the Bank hereby so consents (a) upon the satisfaction by the Borrowers of all conditions precedent set forth inSection 2 below and (b) in reliance on the Borrowers representations and warranties set forth inSection 16 below. Except as expressly provided herein, all provisions of the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents remain in full force and effect. The foregoing consent shall not apply to any other or subsequent failure to comply with the Section identified above or any other provision of the Loan Agreement or the other Loan Documents, and shall not give rise to any course of dealing or course of performance with respect to any future requests.
Section 2. Delivery of Documents. At or prior to the execution of this Amendment, and as a condition precedent to the effectiveness of this Amendment, the Borrowers shall have satisfied the following conditions and delivered or caused to be delivered to the Bank the following documents each dated such date and in form and substance satisfactory to the Bank and duly executed by all appropriate parties:
(a) This Amendment, duly executed by the Borrowers.
(b) A Term Note made payable jointly and severally by the Borrowers to the order of the Bank in the original principal amount of $4,000,000, duly executed by the Borrowers.
(c) An Acknowledgment and Agreement Regarding Subordinated Indebtedness, in substantially the form attached, duly executed by each holder of Subordinated Debt.
(d) With respect to each Borrower, a copy of the resolutions of the Board of Directors of such Borrower authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment certified as true and accurate by an officer of such Borrower, along with a certificate of such officer which (i) certifies that there has been no amendment to either the Articles of Incorporation or the Bylaws of such Borrower since true and accurate copies of the same were last delivered and certified to the Bank, and that said Articles of Incorporation or the Bylaws remain in full force and effect as of the date of this Amendment, (ii) identifies each officer of such Borrower authorized to execute this Amendment and any other instrument or agreement executed by such Borrower in connection with this Amendment, and (iii) sets forth specimen signatures of each officer of such Borrower referred to above and identifies the office or offices held by such officer.
(e) The Bank shall have received (i) a renewal and amendment fee in the amount of $35,000, which fee shall be non-refundable when paid and wholly earned when received; and (ii) reimbursement for its legal fees and other expenses as described inSection 10 hereof.
(f) Such other documents or instruments as the Bank may reasonably require.
Upon the effectiveness of this Amendment, the amendments set forth inSections 4(b) and4(j) hereof shall be deemed effective on a retroactive basis to June 30, 2011.
Section 3. UCC and Other Public Records Searches. Subsequent to the effectiveness of this Amendment, but on or before August 31, 2011, the Bank shall have received UCC and other public records search results with respect to the Borrowers in form and substance satisfactory to the Bank in its commercially reasonable discretion from such offices and jurisdictions as the Bank may reasonably require. It is understood and agreed that the failure of such UCC and other public records search results to be satisfactory to the Bank in its commercially reasonable discretion shall constitute an Event of Default under the Loan Agreement.
Section 4. Amendments.
(a) Applicable Agreement. The definition of “Applicable Agreement” set forth inSection 1.1 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
“Applicable Agreement” shall mean, collectively, (a) any agreement between the Borrowers (or any of them) and United Healthcare and (b) any patent license agreement, strategic license agreement or other agreement, commitment, arrangement or instrument to which, as of any date, the Borrowers (or any of them) is a party or by which any Borrower or any of its properties is bound, including any note, indenture, loan agreement, mortgage, lease, or deed, the performance or non-performance of which, as of such date, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) EBITDA. The definition of “EBITDA” set forth inSection 1.1 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
“EBITDA” shall mean, for any period, the sum for such period of: (i) Net Income,plus (ii) Interest Charges,plus (iii) federal and state income taxes,plus (iv) Depreciation,plus (v) non-cash management compensation expense,plus (vi) all other non-cash charges,minus (vii) all non-cash income or gains, in each case to the extent included in determining Net Income for such period,minus (viii) all cash payments made in such period on account of non-cash charges expensed in a prior period, in each case determined on a consolidated basis,plus (ix) expenses incurred by Borrowers during such period which relate directly to Borrowers’ business relationship with United Healthcare to the extent such expenses (a) were incurred during Borrowers’ fiscal year ending December 31, 2011 and (b) do not exceed $680,000 in the aggregate.
(c) Eligible Accounts. The definition of “Eligible Accounts” set forth inSection 1.1 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by deleting clause (p) thereof in its entirety and replacing the same with the following:
“(p) (i) if the aggregate amount of all Accounts owed by the Account Debtor (other than United Healthcare) thereof exceeds twenty-five percent (25.00%) of the aggregate amount of all Accounts at such time, then all Accounts owed by such Account Debtor in excess of such amount shall be deemed ineligible, or (ii) if the aggregate amount of all Accounts owed by United Healthcare exceeds forty percent (40.00%) of the aggregate amount of all Accounts at such time, then all Accounts owed by United Healthcare in excess of such amount shall be deemed ineligible; and”
(d) Revolving Loan Maturity Date. The definition of “Revolving Loan Maturity Date” set forth inSection 1.1 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
“Revolving Loan Maturity Date” shall mean August 13, 2014, unless extended by the Bank pursuant to any modification, extension or renewal note executed by the Borrowers and accepted by the Bank in its sole and absolute discretion in substitution for the Revolving Note.
(e) Term Loan Commitment. The definition of “Term Loan Commitment” set forth inSection 1.1 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
“Term Loan Commitment” shall mean Four Million and 00/100 Dollars ($4,000,000.00).
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(f) Term Loan Maturity Date. The definition of “Term Loan Maturity Date” set forth inSection 1.1 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
“Term Loan Maturity Date” shall mean August 13, 2014, unless extended by the Bank pursuant to any modification, extension or renewal note executed by the Borrowers and accepted by the Bank in its sole and absolute discretion in substitution for the Term Note.
(g) Transaction Costs. The definition of “Transaction Costs” set forth inSection 1.1 of the Loan Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety.
(h) Term Loan Principal Payments.Section 2.2(c) of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
“(c) Term Loan Principal Payments. The outstanding principal balance of the Term Loan shall be repaid in equal quarterly installments of $250,000, payable on the last day of each calendar quarter, commencing with the calendar quarter ending September 30, 2011, and the remaining unpaid principal of the Term Loan, together with all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, shall be due and payable on the Term Loan Maturity Date. Principal amounts repaid on the Term Note may not be borrowed again.”
(i) Covenant Compliance Certificate.Section 8.13 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
“8.13 Covenant Compliance Certificate. The Borrowers shall, contemporaneously with the furnishing of the financial statements pursuant toSection 8.8, deliver to the Bank a duly completed compliance certificate (in substantially the form attached hereto asExhibit 8.13), dated the date of such financial statements and certified as true and correct by an appropriate officer of each Borrower, containing a computation of each of the financial covenants set forth inSection 10 and stating that no Borrower has become aware of any Event of Default or Unmatured Event of Default that has occurred and is continuing or, if there is any such Event of Default or Unmatured Event of Default describing it and the steps, if any, being taken to cure it;provided,however, that if EBITDA of the Borrowers and their respective consolidated Subsidiaries for the period of twelve (12) consecutive calendar months ending on the date of the most recent financial statements delivered to the Bank pursuant toSection 8.8 is equal to or greater than $5,000,000, then the Borrowers shall deliver such compliance certificate only with respect to the quarterly and annual financial statements delivered to the Bank pursuant toSection 8.8.”
(j) Financial Covenants.Section 10 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
“Section 10. FINANCIAL COVENANTS.
10.1 Minimum EBITDA. As of each of the measurement dates set forth in the chart below, for the period of twelve (12) consecutive calendar months then-ended, the Borrowers and their respective consolidated Subsidiaries shall maintain consolidated EBITDA in an amount not less than the amount set forth opposite such date in the chart below:
| Measurement Date | Minimum EBITDA |
| June 30, 2011 | $2,750,000 |
| July 31, 2011 | $2,750,000 |
| August 31, 2011 | $2,300,000 |
| September 30, 2011 | $2,300,000 |
| October 31, 2011 | $2,500,000 |
| November 30, 2011 | $2,700,000 |
| December 31, 2011 | $2,700,000 |
| January 31, 2012 | $3,000,000 |
| February 29, 2012 | $3,500,000 |
| March 31, 2012 | $4,000,000 |
| April 30, 2012 | $4,500,000 |
| May 31, 2012 | $4,750,000 |
| June 30, 2012 | $4,750,000 |
| July 31, 2012 and the last day of each calendar month ending thereafter | $5,000,000 |
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provided,however, that if EBITDA of the Borrowers and their respective consolidated Subsidiaries for the period of twelve (12) consecutive calendar months ending on the date of the most recent financial statements delivered to the Bank pursuant toSection 8.8 is equal to or greater than $5,000,000, then the Borrowers shall only be required to comply with the covenant set forth in thisSection 10.1 with respect to those measurements dates which correspond to quarter-end and year-end dates.
10.2 Funded Debt to EBITDA. As of each of the measurement dates set forth in the chart below, the Borrowers and their respective consolidated Subsidiaries shall maintain a ratio of (a) consolidated Funded Debt as of such dateminus the aggregate collected cash balance in Deposit Accounts of the Borrowers maintained with the Bank as of such dateto (b) consolidated EBITDA (the “Leverage Ratio”) for the period of twelve (12) consecutive calendar months then-ended, of not greater than the amount set forth opposite such measurement date in the chart below:
| Measurement Date | Maximum Leverage Ratio |
| June 30, 2011 | 3.25 to 1.00 |
| July 31, 2011 | 3.25 to 1.00 |
| August 31, 2011 | 3.75 to 1.00 |
| September 30, 2011 | 3.75 to 1.00 |
| October 31, 2011 | 3.75 to 1.00 |
| November 30, 2011 | 3.75 to 1.00 |
| December 31, 2011 | 3.75 to 1.00 |
| January 31, 2012 | 3.25 to 1.00 |
| February 29, 2012 | 3.00 to 1.00 |
| March 31, 2012 | 2.75 to 1.00 |
| April 30, 2012 | 2.50 to 1.00 |
| May 31, 2012 | 2.50 to 1.00 |
| June 30, 2012 | 2.25 to 1.00 |
| July 31, 2012 and the last day of each calendar month ending thereafter | 2.00 to 1.00 |
provided,however, that if EBITDA of the Borrowers and their respective consolidated Subsidiaries for the period of twelve (12) consecutive calendar months ending on the date of the most recent financial statements delivered to the Bank pursuant toSection 8.8 is equal to or greater than $5,000,000, then the Borrowers shall only be required to comply with the covenant set forth in thisSection 10.2 with respect to those measurements dates which correspond to quarter-end and year-end dates.
10.3 Fixed Charge Coverage. As of each of the measurement dates set forth in the chart below, for the period of twelve (12) consecutive calendar months then-ended, the Borrowers and their respective consolidated Subsidiaries shall maintain a ratio (the “Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio”) of (a) the total of consolidated EBITDA for such period,minus the sum of all income taxes paid in cash by the Borrowers on a consolidated basis,minus all Capital Expenditures of the Borrowers made during such period which are not financed with Funded Debt,minus that portion of the aggregate cash payments made by the applicable Borrower(s) in respect of the Subject Agreements and Applicable Agreements during such period that was not deducted as an expense in arriving at Net Income for such period,plus (orminus), to the extent not included as income or gain (or deducted as an expense or loss) in arriving at Net Income for such period, cash received (or paid) from dividends (or capital calls) related to IntriCon’s 50% interest in the joint venture Global Coils (in the case of capital calls, subject to any applicable restrictions underSection 9.3)to (b) the sum for such period of (i) Interest Charges paid in cash,plus (ii) regularly scheduled payments made (and, without duplication, payments required to be made) in respect of principal of Funded Debt (including the Term Loan, but excluding the Revolving Loans),plus (iii) all cash dividends and distributions paid or declared in respect of Capital Securities of the Borrowers, of not less than the amount set forth opposite such measurement date in the chart below:
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| Measurement Date | Minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio |
| June 30, 2011 | 1.10 to 1.00 |
| July 31, 2011 | 1.10 to 1.00 |
| August 31, 2011 | 1.10 to 1.00 |
| September 30, 2011 | 1.15 to 1.00 |
| October 31, 2011 | 1.15 to 1.00 |
| November 30, 2011 | 1.15 to 1.00 |
| December 31, 2011 | 1.15 to 1.00 |
| January 31, 2012 | 1.25 to 1.00 |
| February 29, 2012 | 1.25 to 1.00 |
| March 31, 2012 | 1.25 to 1.00 |
| April 30, 2012 and the last day of each calendar month ending thereafter | 1.50 to 1.00 |
provided,however, that if EBITDA of the Borrowers and their respective consolidated Subsidiaries for the period of twelve (12) consecutive calendar months ending on the date of the most recent financial statements delivered to the Bank pursuant toSection 8.8 is equal to or greater than $5,000,000, then the Borrowers shall only be required to comply with the covenant set forth in thisSection 10.3 with respect to those measurements dates which correspond to quarter-end and year-end dates.
10.4 Capital Expenditures. The Borrowers shall not incur Capital Expenditures in an amount greater than (a) $3,500,000 in the aggregate in Borrower’s fiscal year ending December 31, 2011, (b) $3,000,000 in the aggregate in Borrower’s fiscal year ending December 31, 2012, or (c) $2,500,000 in the aggregate in Borrower’s fiscal year ending December 31, 2013 or any fiscal year ending thereafter.”
(k) Minimum Revolving Loan Availability. For avoidance of doubt, it is understood and agreed thatSection 10.5 of the Loan Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety.
Section 5. Representations; No Default. Each Borrower represents and warrants that: (a) such Borrower has the power and legal right and authority to enter into this Amendment and has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Amendment and other agreements and documents executed and delivered by such Borrower in connection herewith, (b) neither this Amendment nor the agreements contained herein contravene or constitute an Unmatured Event of Default or Event of Default under the Loan Agreement or a default under any other agreement, instrument or indenture to which such Borrower is a party or a signatory, or any provision of such Borrower’s Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws or, to the best of such Borrower’s knowledge, any other agreement or requirement of law, or result in the imposition of any lien or other encumbrance on any of its property under any agreement binding on or applicable to such Borrower or any of its property except, if any, in favor of the Bank, (c) no consent, approval or authorization of or registration or declaration with any party, including but not limited to any governmental authority, is required in connection with the execution and delivery by the Borrower of this Amendment or other agreements and documents executed and delivered by such Borrower in connection herewith or the performance of obligations of such Borrower herein described, except for those which such Borrower has obtained or provided and as to which such Borrower has delivered certified copies of documents evidencing each such action to the Bank, (d) no events have taken place and no circumstances exist at the date hereof which would give such Borrower grounds to assert a defense, offset or counterclaim to the obligations of such Borrower under the Loan Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, (e) there are no known claims, causes of action, suits, debts, liens, obligations, liabilities, demands, losses, costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) of any kind, character or nature whatsoever, fixed or contingent, which such Borrower may have or claim to have against the Bank, which might arise out of or be connected with any act of commission or omission of the Bank existing or occurring on or prior to the date of this Amendment, including, without limitation, any claims, liabilities or obligations arising with respect to the indebtedness evidenced by the Notes (as defined in the Loan Agreement), and (f) after giving effect toSections 4(b) and4(j) hereof, no Unmatured Event of Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing under the Loan Agreement.
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Section 6. Affirmation; Further References. The Bank and each Borrower acknowledge and affirm that the Loan Agreement, as hereby amended, is hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects and all terms, conditions and provisions of the Loan Agreement (except as amended by this Amendment) and of each of the other Loan Documents shall remain unmodified and in full force and effect. All references in any document or instrument to the Loan Agreement are hereby amended and shall refer to the Loan Agreement as amended by this Amendment.
Section 7. Merger and Integration; Superseding Effect. This Amendment, from and after the date hereof, embodies the entire agreement and understanding between the parties hereto and supersedes and has merged into it all prior oral and written agreements on the same subjects by and between the parties hereto with the effect that this Amendment, shall control with respect to the specific subjects hereof and thereof.
Section 8. Severability. Whenever possible, each provision of this Amendment and any other statement, instrument or transaction contemplated hereby or thereby or relating hereto or thereto shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective, valid and enforceable under the applicable law of any jurisdiction, but, if any provision of this Amendment or any other statement, instrument or transaction contemplated hereby or thereby or relating hereto or thereto shall be held to be prohibited, invalid or unenforceable under the applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective in such jurisdiction only to the extent of such prohibition, invalidity or unenforceability, without invalidating or rendering unenforceable the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions of this Amendment or any other statement, instrument or transaction contemplated hereby or thereby or relating hereto or thereto in such jurisdiction, or affecting the effectiveness, validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction.
Section 9. Successors. This Amendment shall be binding upon the Borrowers, the Bank and their respective successors and assigns, and shall inure to the benefit of the Borrowers, the Bank and to the respective successors and assigns of the Bank.
Section 10. Costs and Expenses. Each Borrower agrees to reimburse the Bank, upon execution of this Amendment, for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including attorneys’ fees and legal expenses of counsel for the Bank) incurred in connection with the Loan Agreement, including in connection with the negotiation, preparation and execution of this Amendment and all other documents negotiated, prepared and executed in connection with this Amendment, and in enforcing the obligations of the Borrowers under this Amendment, and to pay and save the Bank harmless from all liability for, any stamp or other taxes which may be payable with respect to the execution or delivery of this Amendment.
Section 11. Headings. The headings of various sections of this Amendment have been inserted for reference only and shall not be deemed to be a part of this Amendment.
Section 12. Counterparts; Digital Copies. This Amendment may be executed in several counterparts as deemed necessary or convenient, each of which, when so executed, shall be deemed an original, provided that all such counterparts shall be regarded as one and the same document, and any party to this Amendment may execute any such agreement by executing a counterpart of such agreement. A facsimile or digital copy (pdf) of this signed Amendment shall be deemed to be an original thereof.
Section 13. Release of Rights and Claims. Each Borrower, for itself and its successors and assigns, hereby releases, acquits, and forever discharges Bank and its successors and assigns for any and all manner of actions, suits, claims, charges, judgments, levies and executions occurring or arising from the transactions entered into with Bank prior to entering into this Amendment whether known or unknown, liquidated or unliquidated, fixed or contingent, direct or indirect which such Borrower may have against Bank.
Section 14. Governing Law. This Amendment shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of Minnesota, without giving effect to conflict of law principles thereof.
Section 15. No Waiver. Except as expressly set forth inSection 1 hereof, nothing contained in this Amendment (or in any other agreement or understanding between the parties) shall constitute a waiver of, or shall otherwise diminish or impair, the Bank’s rights or remedies under the Loan Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, or under applicable law.
Section 16. Further Representations and Warranties re: Proposed Investment. The Borrowers (a) further represent and warrant to the Bank that no portion of the Proposed Investment will at any time be evidenced by a promissory note and (b) reaffirm, represent and warrant to the Bank that pursuant to the Loan Agreement the Obligations are and will continue to be secured by first priority perfected liens and security interest in, among other things, IntriCon, Inc.’s now existing and hereafter acquired rights to payment (and all proceeds thereof and supporting obligations related thereto) from PT IntriCon Indonesia in connection with the Proposed Investment.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed as of the day and year first above written.
| BORROWERS: | INTRICON CORPORATION, a Pennsylvania corporation | |||
| By | /s/ Scott Longval | |||
| Scott Longval, Chief Financial Officer | ||||
| INTRICON, INC. (formerly known as Resistance Technology, Inc.), a Minnesota corporation | ||||
| By | /s/ Scott Longval | |||
| Scott Longval, Chief Financial Officer | ||||
INTRICON TIBBETTS CORPORATION (formerly known as TI Acquisition Corporation), a Maine corporation | ||||
| By | /s/ Scott Longval | |||
| Scott Longval, Chief Financial Officer | ||||
INTRICON DATRIX CORPORATION (formerly known as Jon Barron, Inc.) (d/b/a Datrix), a California corporation | ||||
| By | /s/ Scott Longval | |||
| Scott Longval, Chief Financial Officer | ||||
| BANK: | THE PRIVATEBANK AND TRUST COMPANY, an Illinois banking corporation | |||
| By | /s/ Seth Hove | |||
| Seth Hove, Associate Managing Director | ||||
[Signature page to Second Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement and Limited Consent]
ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND AGREEMENT
REGARDING SUBORDINATED INDEBTEDNESS
The undersigned, being the creditor under a certain Subordination Agreement dated as of August 13, 2009 (the “Subordination Agreement”) executed by the undersigned in favor of THE PRIVATEBANK AND TRUST COMPANY, an Illinois banking corporation (the “Senior Lender”) regarding certain liabilities, obligations and indebtedness of INTRICON CORPORATION, a Pennsylvania corporation, INTRICON, INC. (formerly known as Resistance Technology, Inc.), a Minnesota corporation, INTRICON TIBBETTS CORPORATION (formerly known as TI Acquisition Corporation), a Maine corporation, and INTRICON DATRIX CORPORATION (formerly known as Jon Barron, Inc.) (d/b/a Datrix), a California corporation (each, a “Borrower”; collectively, the “Borrowers”) to the Senior Lender arising under that certain Loan and Security Agreement dated as of August 13, 2009 by and among the Borrowers and the Senior Lender (as previously amended, the “Loan Agreement”) and each of the Loan Documents (as defined in the Loan Agreement) executed in connection therewith, hereby (a) acknowledges the execution and delivery by the Borrowers that certain Second Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement dated on or about the date hereof (the “Amendment”), (b) acknowledges and agrees that all of the debts, liabilities and obligations of the Borrowers to the Senior Lender under the Loan Agreement (as amended by the Amendment), are and remain “Senior Liabilities” as that term is defined in the Subordination Agreement, and (c) ratifies and confirms that the Subordination Agreement remains in full force and effect after giving effect to the Amendment and is enforceable against the undersigned in accordance with its terms. The undersigned agrees and acknowledges that the Amendment shall in no way impair or limit the right of the Senior Lender under the Subordination Agreement.
This Acknowledgment shall not be construed, by implication or otherwise, as imposing any requirement that the Senior Lender notify or seek the consent of the undersigned relative to any past or future extension of credit, or modification, extension or other action with respect thereto, in order for any such extension of credit or modification, extension or other action with respect thereto to be subject to the Subordination Agreement, it being expressly acknowledged and reaffirmed that the undersigned has, under the Subordination Agreement, consented to modifications, extensions and other actions with respect thereto without any notice thereof.
Dated as of August 12, 2011.
| /s/ Jon V. Barron | ||||
| Jon V. Barron |