FOURTH AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
This Amendment, dated as of August 3, 2000, is made by and between FM
PRECISION GOLF MANUFACTURING CORP., a Delaware corporation, and FM PRECISION
GOLF SALES CORP., a Delaware corporation (collectively, jointly and severally,
the "Borrower"), and WELLS FARGO BUSINESS CREDIT, INC., a Minnesota corporation,
formerly known as Norwest Business Credit, Inc. (the "Lender").
Recitals
The Borrower and the Lender have entered into a Credit and Security
Agreement dated as of October 9, 1998, as amended by that certain Amendment to
Credit and Security Agreement and Waiver of Defaults dated April 13, 1999, as
amended by that certain Second Amendment to Credit and Security Agreement dated
November 10, 1999, as amended by that certain Third Amendment to Credit and
Security Agreement dated March 24, 2000, (collectively, the "Credit Agreement").
Capitalized terms used in these recitals have the meanings given to them in the
Credit Agreement unless otherwise specified.
The Borrower has requested that certain amendments be made to the Credit
Agreement, which the Lender is willing to make pursuant to the terms and
conditions set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the mutual
covenants and agreements herein contained, it is agreed as follows:
1. DEFINED TERMS. Capitalized terms used in this Amendment which are
defined in the Credit Agreement shall have the same meanings as defined therein,
unless otherwise defined herein.
2. AMENDMENTS. The Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
(a) Section 7.10 of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted and
replaced as follows:
CAPITAL EXPENDITURES. FMM, FMS and the Covenant Entities will not
incur or contract to incur Capital Expenditures in the aggregate
of more than (i) $2,200,000.00 during Borrower's 2000 fiscal
year, and (ii) $2,000,000.00 during any fiscal year thereafter.
In addition, FMM, FMS and the Covenant Entities will not incur or
contract to incur Capital Expenditures paid with working capital
in the aggregate of more than (i) $2,200,000.00 during Borrower's
2000 fiscal year, and (ii) $1,250,000.00 during any fiscal year
thereafter.
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3. NO OTHER CHANGES. Except as explicitly amended by this Amendment, all of
the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement shall remain in full force and
effect and shall apply to any advance or letter of credit thereunder.
4. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT. This Amendment shall be effective when the Lender
shall have received an executed original hereof, together with each of the
following, each in substance and form acceptable to the Lender in its sole
discretion:
(a) The Acknowledgment and Agreement of Guarantor set forth at the end
of this Amendment, duly executed by the Guarantor.
(b) A Certificate of the Secretary of the Borrower certifying as to
(i) the resolutions of the board of directors of the Borrower approving the
execution and delivery of this Amendment, (ii) the fact that the articles of
incorporation and bylaws of the Borrower, which were certified and delivered to
the Lender pursuant to the Certificate of Authority of the Borrower's secretary
or assistant secretary dated as of October 9, 1998 in connection with the
execution and delivery of the Credit Agreement continue in full force and effect
and have not been amended or otherwise modified except as set forth in the
Certificate to be delivered, and (iii) certifying that the officers and agents
of the Borrower who have been certified to the Lender, pursuant to the
Certificate of Authority of the Borrower's secretary or assistant secretary
dated as of October 9, 1998, as being authorized to sign and to act on behalf of
the Borrower continue to be so authorized or setting forth the sample signatures
of each of the officers and agents of the Borrower authorized to execute and
deliver this Amendment and all other documents, agreements and certificates on
behalf of the Borrower.
(c) Such other matters as the Lender may require.
5. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. The Borrower hereby represents and
warrants to the Lender as follows:
(a) The Borrower has all requisite power and authority to execute this
Amendment and to perform all of its obligations hereunder, and this Amendment
has been duly executed and delivered by the Borrower and constitutes the legal,
valid and binding obligation of the Borrower, enforceable in accordance with its
terms.
(b) The execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of this
Amendment have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and do not
(i) require any authorization, consent or approval by any governmental
department, commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality, domestic or
foreign, (ii) violate any provision of any law, rule or regulation or of any
order, writ, injunction or decree presently in effect, having applicability to
the Borrower, or the articles of incorporation or by-laws of the Borrower, or
(iii) result in a breach of or constitute a default under any indenture or loan
or credit agreement or any other agreement, lease or instrument to which the
Borrower is a party or by which it or its properties may be bound or affected.
(c) All of the representations and warranties contained in Article V
of the Credit Agreement are correct on and as of the date hereof as though made
on and as of such date, except to the extent that such representations and
warranties relate solely to an earlier date.
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6. REFERENCES. All references in the Credit Agreement to "this Agreement"
shall be deemed to refer to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby; and any and
all references in the Security Documents to the Credit Agreement shall be deemed
to refer to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby.
7. NO WAIVER. The execution of this Amendment and acceptance of any
documents related hereto shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any Default or
Event of Default or Default Period under the Credit Agreement or breach, default
or event of default under any Security Document or other document held by the
Lender, whether or not known to the Lender and whether or not existing on the
date of this Amendment.
8. RELEASE. The Borrower, and each Guarantor by signing the Acknowledgment
and Agreement of Guarantor set forth below, each hereby absolutely and
unconditionally releases and forever discharges the Lender, and any and all
participants, parent corporations, subsidiary corporations, affiliated
corporations, insurers, indemnitors, successors and assigns thereof, together
with all of the present and former directors, officers, agents and employees of
any of the foregoing, from any and all claims, demands or causes of action of
any kind, nature or description, whether arising in law or equity or upon
contract or tort or under any state or federal law or otherwise, which the
Borrower or such Guarantor has had, now has or has made claim to have against
any such person for or by reason of any act, omission, matter, cause or thing
whatsoever arising from the beginning of time to and including the date of this
Amendment, whether such claims, demands and causes of action are matured or
unmatured or known or unknown.
9. COSTS AND EXPENSES. The Borrower hereby reaffirms its agreement under
the Credit Agreement to pay or reimburse the Lender on demand for all costs and
expenses incurred by the Lender in connection with the Credit Agreement, the
Security Documents and all other documents contemplated thereby, including
without limitation all reasonable fees and disbursements of legal counsel.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Borrower specifically
agrees to pay all fees and disbursements of counsel to the Lender for the
services performed by such counsel in connection with the preparation of this
Amendment and the documents and instruments incidental hereto. The Borrower
hereby agrees that the Lender may, at any time or from time to time in its sole
discretion and without further authorization by the Borrower, make a loan to the
Borrower under the Credit Agreement, or apply the proceeds of any loan, for the
purpose of paying any such fees, disbursements, costs and expenses.
10. MISCELLANEOUS. This Amendment and the Acknowledgment and Agreement of
Guarantors may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so
executed and delivered shall be deemed an original and all of which
counterparts, taken together, shall constitute one and the same instrument.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be
duly executed as of the date first written above.
WELLS FARGO BUSINESS CREDIT, INC.
By /s/ Clifton Moschnik
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Its Assistant Vice President
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FM PRECISION GOLF MANUFACTURING CORP.,
a Delaware corporation
By /s/ Kevin L. Neill
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Its Chief Financial Officer
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FM PRECISION GOLF SALES CORP.,
a Delaware corporation
By /s/ Kevin L. Neill
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Its Chief Financial Officer
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND AGREEMENT OF GUARANTOR
The undersigned, a guarantor of the indebtedness of FM Precision Golf
Manufacturing Corp., and FM Precision Golf Sales Corp., each Delaware
corporations (collectively, jointly and severally, the "Borrowers") to Wells
Fargo Business Credit, Inc., formerly known as Norwest Business Credit, Inc.
(the "Lender") pursuant to a Guaranty dated as of October 9, 1998 (the
"Guaranty"), hereby (i) acknowledges receipt of the foregoing Amendment; (ii)
consents to the terms (including without limitation the release set forth in
paragraph 8 of the Amendment) and execution thereof; (iii) reaffirms its
obligations to the Lender pursuant to the terms of its Guaranty; and (iv)
acknowledges that the Lender may amend, restate, extend, renew or otherwise
modify the Credit Agreement and any indebtedness or agreement of the Borrower,
or enter into any agreement or extend additional or other credit accommodations,
without notifying or obtaining the consent of the undersigned and without
impairing the liability of the undersigned under the Guaranty for all of the
Borrowers' present and future indebtedness to the Lender.
ROYAL PRECISION, INC.,
a Delaware corporation
By /s/ Kevin L. Neill
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Its Chief Financial Officer
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