Exhibit 4.4
JOHNSON WORLDWIDE ASSOCIATES, INC.
THIRD AMENDMENT TO NOTE AGREEMENTS
Dated as of September 30, 1997
Re:
Note Agreements Dated as of May 1, 1993
and
$15,000,000 6.58% Senior Notes
Due September 25, 1999
JOHNSON WORLDWIDE ASSOCIATES
1326 Willow Road
Sturtevant, Wisconsin 53177
THIRD AMENDMENT TO NOTE AGREEMENTS
Dated as of September 30, 1997
Re:Note Agreements Dated as of May 1, 1993
and
$15,000,000 6.58% Senior Notes
Due September 25, 1999
To the Noteholders named in
Schedule I hereto which are also
signatories to this Third Amendment
to Note Agreement.
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reference is made to the separate Note Agreements each dated as of
May 1, 1993, as amended by the Amendment Agreement dated as of September
30, 1993 and the Second Amendment Agreement dated as of October 31, 1996
(the "Note Agreements"), between Johnson Worldwide Associates, Inc., a
Wisconsin corporation (the "Company"), and the Purchasers named therein,
under and pursuant to which $15,000,000 aggregate principal amount of
6.58% Senior Notes due September 25, 1999 (the "Notes") of the Company
were originally issued. Terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall
have the meanings set forth in the Note Agreements.
The Company hereby requests that you accept each of the amendments
set forth below in the manner herein provided:
ARTICLE 1. AMENDMENTS OF NOTE AGREEMENTS
Section 1.1. Amendment of Section 8.1. Section 8.1 of the Note
Agreements shall be amended by amending the definition of "Consolidated
Net Worth" in its entirety so that the same shall read as follows:
"Consolidated Net Worth" shall mean as of the date of any
determination thereof the amount of the par or stated value of all
outstanding capital stock, capital surplus, and retained earnings of the
Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, net of all cumulative foreign
currency translation adjustments and contingent compensation adjustments
determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided
that for the fiscal quarters ending October 3, 1997 and January 2, 1998,
the cumulative foreign currency translation account of the Company shall
be excluded in calculating Consolidated Net Worth.
ARTICLE 2. MISCELLANEOUS
Section 2.1. No Legend Required. References in the Note Agreements
or in any Note, certificate, instrument or other document to the Note
Agreements shall be deemed to be references to the Note Agreements as
amended hereby and as further amended from time to time.
Section 2.2. Effect of Amendment. Except as expressly amended
hereby, the Company agrees that the Note Agreements, the Notes and all
other documents and agreements executed by the Company in connection with
the Note Agreements in favor of the Noteholders are ratified and confirmed
and shall remain in full force and effect and that it has no set-off,
counterclaim or defense with respect to any of the foregoing.
Section 2.3. Successors and Assigns. This Third Amendment to Note
Agreements shall be binding upon the Company and its successors and
assigns and shall inure to the benefit of the Noteholders and to the
benefit of the Noteholders' successors and assigns, including each
successive holder or holders of any Notes.
Section 2.4. Requisite Approval; Expenses. This Third Amendment to
Note Agreements shall not be effective until (a) the Company and the
holders of 66-2/3% in aggregate principal amount of all Notes outstanding
on the date hereof shall have executed this Third Amendment to Note
Agreements, and (b) the Company shall have paid all out-of-pocket expenses
incurred by the Noteholders in connection with the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Third Amendment to Note Agreements,
including, without limitation, the fees, expenses and disbursements of
Chapman and Cutler which are reflected in statements of such counsel
rendered on or prior to the effective date of this Third Amendment to Note
Agreements.
Section 2.5. Counterparts. This Third Amendment to Note Agreements
may be executed in any number of counterparts, each executed counterpart
constituting an original but all together only one agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has executed this Third Amendment to
Note Agreements as of the day and year first above written.
JOHNSON WORLDWIDE ASSOCIATES, INC.
By_____________________________________
Its
This Third Amendment to Note Agreements is accepted and agreed to as
of the day and year first above written.
CONNECTICUT GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY
BY: CIGNA Investments, Inc.
By____________________________________
Its
This Third Amendment to Note Agreements is accepted and agreed to as
of the day and year first above written.
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH
AMERICA
BY: CIGNA Investments, Inc.
By__________________________________
Its
SCHEDULE I
OUTSTANDING
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
OF NOTES
Connecticut General Life Insurance Company $12,000,000
Life Insurance Company of North America $3,000,000
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TOTAL $15,000,000