EXHIBIT 10.1.16
AMENDMENT NO. 15 TO FINANCING AGREEMENTS
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PNY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
299 Webro Road
Parsippany, New Jersey 07054
as of January 15, 2001
Congress Financial Corporation
1133 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10036
Gentlemen:
Congress Financial Corporation ("Lender"), and PNY Technologies,
Inc., formerly known as P.N.Y. Electronics, Inc. ("Borrower"), have entered into
certain financing arrangements set forth in the Amended and Restated Loan
Agreement, dated February 23, 1996, by and among Lender (as assignee of First
Union National Bank) and Borrower as amended by Amendment No. 1 to Financing
Agreements, dated July 3, 1996, Amendment No. 2 to Financing Agreement, dated
April 15, 1997, Amendment No. 3 to Financing Agreements, dated June 2, 1997,
Amendment No. 4 to Financing Agreements, dated April 20, 1998, Amendment No. 5
to Financing Agreements, dated April 5, 1999, Amendment No. 6 to Financing
Agreements, dated September 29, 1999, Amendment No. 7 to Loan and Security
Agreement, dated March 17, 2000, Amendment No. 8 to Loan and Security Agreement,
dated June, 2000, Amendment No. 9 to Loan and Security Agreement, dated July 24,
2000, Amendment No. 10 to Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of August 21,
2000, Amendment No. 11 to Loan and Security Agreement, dated September 5, 2000,
Amendment No. 12 to Financing Agreements, dated October l6, 2000, Amendment No.
13 to Financing Agreements dated December 5, 2000 and Amendment No. 14 to
Financing Agreements dated December 5, 2000 (as amended hereby and as the same
now exists or may hereafter be further amended, modified, supplemented,
extended, renewed, restated or replaced, the "Loan Agreement") and all
agreements, documents and instruments at any time executed and/or delivered in
connection therewith or related thereto (together with the Loan Agreement, as
the same are amended hereby, and as the same may be further amended, modified,
supplemented, extended, renewed, restated or replaced, collectively, the
"Financing Agreements"). All capitalized terms used herein shall have the
meanings assigned thereto in the Loan Agreement and the other Financing
Agreements, unless otherwise defined herein.
Borrower has requested that Lender agree to certain amendments to the
Loan Agreement. Subject to the terms and conditions contained herein, Lender is
willing to agree to such amendments as are set forth herein. By this Amendment,
Lender and Borrower desire and intend to evidence such amendments.
In consideration of the foregoing and the agreements and covenants
contained herein the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Definitions.
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(a) Amendments to Definitions. All references to the term "Maximum
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Credit" in the Loan Agreement and the other Financing Agreements and each such
reference is hereby amended to mean $70,000,000 for the period commencing on
January 15, 2001 through and including February 5, 2001 and $50,000,000 at all
other times.
(b) Interpretation. All capitalized terms used herein shall have the
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meaning assigned thereto in the Loan Agreement and the other Financing
Agreements, unless otherwise defined herein.
2. Representations, Warranties and Covenants. In addition to the
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continuing representations) warranties and covenants heretofore or hereafter
made by Borrower to Lender pursuant to the Loan Agreement and the other
Financing Agreements, Borrower hereby represents, warrants and covenants with
and to Lender as follows (which representations, warranties and covenants are
continuing and shall survive the execution and delivery hereof and shall be
incorporated into and made a part of the Loan Agreement and the other Financing
Agreements):
(a) No Event of Default exists or has occurred and is continuing on
the date of this Amendment and no event has occurred or condition is existing
and continuing on the date of this Amendment which, with notice or passage of
time or both, would constitute an Event of Default (after giving effect to the
amendments to the Loan Agreement and the other Financing Agreements made by this
Amendment).
(b) This Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by Borrower
and is in full force and effect as of the date hereof, and the agreements and
obligations of Borrower contained herein constitute the legal, valid and binding
obligations of Borrower enforceable against Borrower in accordance with their
respective terms.
3. Conditions Precedent. The amendments herein shall be effective
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upon the satisfaction of each of the following conditions precedent in a manner
satisfactory to Lender:
(a) the receipt by Lender of a copy of this Amendment, duly
authorized, executed and delivered by Borrower; and
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(b) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and no
event shall have occurred or condition be existing and continuing which, with
notice or passage of time or both, would constitute an Event of Default.
4. Effect of this Amendment. Except as modified pursuant hereto, no
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other change or modifications to the Loan Agreement and the other Financing
Agreements are intended or implied and in all other respects the Loan Agreement
and the other Financing Agreements hereby specifically ratified, restated and
confirmed by all parties hereto as of the effective date hereof. To the extent
of conflict between the terms of this Amendment, the Loan Agreement and the
other Financing Agreements, the terms of this Amendment shall control. The Loan
Agreement and this Amendment shall be read and construed as one agreement.
5. Further Assurances. The parties hereto shall execute and deliver
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such additional documents and take such additional action as may be necessary or
desirable to effectuate the provisions and purposes of this Amendment.
6. Governing Law. The validity, interpretation and enforcement of
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this Amendment and the other Financing Agreements and any dispute arising out of
the relationship between the parties hereto whether in contract, tort, equity or
otherwise, shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of New York
(without giving effect to principles of conflicts of laws).
7. Binding Effect. This Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to
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the benefit of each of the parties hereto and their respective successors and
assigns.
8. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of
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counterparts, but all of such counterparts shall together constitute but one and
the same agreement. In making proof of this Amendment, it shall not be necessary
to produce or account for more than one counterpart thereof signed by each of
the parties hereto.
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Please sign the enclosed counterpart of this Amendment in the space
provided below, whereupon this Amendment, upon acceptance by Lender, shall
become a binding agreement by and between Borrower and Lender.
Very truly yours,
PNY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
formerly known as
P.N.Y. Electronics, Inc.
By: /s/ Heidi Stuto
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Title: Treasurer
AGREED:
CONGRESS FINANCIAL CORPORATION
By:
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