EXHIBIT 10(e)
INTERTAN CANADA LTD.
INTERTAN, INC.
FOURTH AMENDMENT TO LOAN AGREEMENT
The Fourth Amendment to Loan Agreement (this "Amendment") is dated as
of July 31, 1999 and entered into by and among, inter alia, InterTAN Canada
Ltd., as Canadian Borrower, InterTAN, Inc., as the Parent, the financial
institutions listed on the signature pages hereof (the "Lenders"), and Bank of
America Canada, a Canadian chartered bank, as agent for the Lenders (the
"Agent"), and is made with reference to that certain Loan Agreement dated as of
December 22, 1997 (as amended and in effect the "Loan Agreement"), by and among
the Borrower, the Lenders and the Agent, as amended by the Rectification and
Amendment No. 1 dated as of February 24, 1998, the Second Amendment to Loan
Agreement dated as of January, 1999 and the Third Amendment to Loan Agreement
dated as of April 12, 1999. Capitalized terms used herein without definition
shall have the same meanings herein as set forth in the Loan Agreement.
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In consideration of the mutual covenants and for other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby
acknowledged, the Agent, the Lenders and the Parent and the Borrower have agreed
as follows:
Section 1 CONSENTS
1.1 The Lenders hereby consent for all purposes of the Loan Agreement
to the Borrower's subscription for shares in the Australian Affiliate for an
aggregate subscription price of Cdn.$10,363,412, the proceeds of which will be
contemporaneously utilized (a) by the Australian Affiliate to repay
Cdn.$10,363,412 of indebtedness to the Parent and (b) by the Parent to repay
Cdn.$10,363,412 of indebtedness to the Canadian Borrower, provided, however,
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that the foregoing shall not be construed as a consent to any other payments or
Distributions by the Borrower.
Section 2. CONDITIONS TO EFFECTIVENESS
This Amendment shall become effective only upon each of the Borrower
and the Parent delivering to the Agent (for the Lenders) two originally executed
copies of this Agreement (the date of satisfaction of such condition being
referred to herein as the "Fourth Amendment Effective Date").
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Section 3. BORROWERS' AND PARENT'S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
In order to induce the Lenders to enter into this Amendment and to
amend the Loan Agreement in the manner provided herein, each of the Borrower and
Parent represents and warrants to the Agent and each Lender that the following
statements are true, correct and complete:
A. Authorization, Validity, and Enforceability of this Amendment.
The Borrower or the Parent, as applicable, has the corporate power and authority
to execute and deliver this Amendment and to perform the Loan Agreement as
amended by this Amendment (the "Amended Agreement"). The Borrower or the
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Parent, as applicable, has taken all necessary corporate action (including,
without limitation, obtaining approval of its stockholders if necessary) to
authorize its execution and delivery of this Amendment and the performance of
the Amended Agreement. This Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by
the Borrower or the Parent, as applicable, and this Amendment and the Amended
Agreement constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Borrower or
the Parent, as applicable, enforceable against it in accordance with their
respective terms without defence, setoff or counterclaim. The Borrower's or the
Parent's, as applicable, execution and delivery of this Amendment and the
performance by the Borrower or the Parent, as applicable, of the Amended
Agreement do not and will not conflict with, or constitute a violation or breach
of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of
any Lien upon the property of the Borrower or the Parent, as applicable, or any
of its Subsidiaries by reason of the terms of (a) any contract, mortgage, Lien,
lease, agreement, indenture, or instrument to which the Borrower or the Parent,
as applicable, is a party or which is binding on it, (b) any Requirement of Law
applicable to the Borrower or the Parent, as applicable, or any of its
Subsidiaries, or (c) the certificate or articles of incorporation or
amalgamation or bylaws of the Borrower or the Parent, as applicable, or any of
its Subsidiaries.
B. Governmental Authorization. No approval, consent, exemption,
authorization, or other action by, or notice to, or filing with, any
Governmental Authority or other person is necessary or required in connection
with the execution, delivery or performance by, or enforcement against, the
Borrower or the Parent, as applicable, or any of its Subsidiaries of this
Amendment or the Amended Agreement except for such as have been obtained or made
and filings required in order to perfect the Agent's security interests.
C. Incorporation of Representations and Warranties From Loan
Agreement. The representations and warranties contained in Section 8 of the
Loan Agreement except to the extent applicable to the U.K. Borrower or the U.K.
Collateral (and, in the case of Section 8.10, except as herein provided and
consented to) are and will be true, correct and complete in all material
respects on and as of the Fourth Amendment Effective Date to the same extent as
though made on and as of that date, except to the extent such representations
and warranties specifically relate to an earlier date or incorporate by
reference information disclosed or contained in the Exhibits to the Loan
Agreement, in which case they were true, correct and complete in all material
respects on and as of such earlier date.
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D. Absence of Default. No event has occurred and is continuing or
will result from the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Amendment that would constitute an Event or an Event of Default.
Section 4. MISCELLANEOUS
A. Reference to and Effect on the Loan Agreement and the Other Loan
Documents.
(1) On and after the Fourth Amendment Effective Date, each
reference in the Loan Agreement to "this Agreement", "hereunder",
"hereof", "herein" or words of like import referring to the Loan
Agreement, and each reference in the other Loan Documents to the "Loan
Agreement", "thereunder", "thereof" or words of like import referring
to the Loan Agreement shall mean and be a reference to the Amended
Agreement.
(2) Except as specifically amended by this Amendment, the Loan
Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall remain in full force and
effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed.
(3) The execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment
shall not, except as expressly provided herein, constitute a waiver of
any provision of, or operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy
of the Agent or any Lender under, the Loan Agreement or any of the
other Loan Documents.
B. Fees and Expenses. The Borrower acknowledges that all costs, fees
and expenses as described in Section 16.9 of the Loan Agreement incurred by the
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Agent and its counsel with respect to this Amendment and the documents and
transactions contemplated hereby shall be for the account of the Borrower.
C. Captions. The captions contained in this Amendment are for
convenience of reference only, are without substantive meaning and should not be
construed to modify, enlarge or restrict any provision.
D. Governing Law. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE INTERPRETED AND THE RIGHTS
AND LIABILITIES OF THE PARTIES HERETO DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF
THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO AND THE FEDERAL LAWS OF CANADA APPLICABLE THEREIN.
E. Counterparts; Effectiveness. This Amendment may be executed in
any number of counterparts, and by the Agent, each Lender, the Parent and the
Borrower in separate counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but all
of which shall together constitute one and the same amendment; signature pages
may be detached from multiple separate counterparts and attached to a single
counterpart so that all signature pages are physically attached to the same
document. This
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Amendment (other than the provisions of Section 1 hereof, the effectiveness of
which is governed by Section 2 hereof) shall become effective upon the execution
of a counterpart hereof by the Borrower, the Parent, the Agent and the Lenders
and receipt by the Borrower and the Agent of written or telephonic notification
of such execution and authorization of delivery thereof.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to
be duly executed and delivered by their respective officers thereunto duly
authorized as of the date first written above.
INTERTAN CANADA LTD. BANKBOSTON RETAIL FINANCE INC.
By: /s/ James G. Gingerich By: /s/ Francis D. O'Conner
Name: James G. Gingerich Name: Francis D. O'Conner
Title: Vice President Title: Director
INTERTAN, INC. CONGRESS FINANCIAL CORPORATION
By: /s/ Vicky Geist
By: /s/ James G. Gingerich Name: Vicky Geist
Name: James G. Gingerich Title: Assistant Vice President
Title: Executive Vice President & CFO
BANK OF AMERICA CANADA,
as Agent and as Canadian Lender
By: /s/ Robert Kizell
Name: Robert Kizell
Title: Vice-President