the New Chester Distribution Center Permanent Financing provided no Event of
Default or Potential Event of Default shall then exist and be continuing or
would result from such financing. Requisite AXEL Lenders further consent to
Collateral Agent entering into any documents reasonably required upon the
incurrence of the New Chester Distribution Center Permanent Financing, to
release the lien of Collateral Agent on behalf of AXEL Lenders on the New
Chester Distribution Center Collateral to the extent provided for in the
immediately proceeding sentence.
Sections 1 and 2 of this Amendment shall become effective only upon the satisfaction of all of the following
conditions precedent (the date of satisfaction of such conditions being referred to herein as the
First Amendment Effective Date):
B. On or before the First Amendment Effective Date, all corporate and other proceedings taken or to be taken in
connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and all documents incidental thereto not previously found acceptable by
Administrative Agent, acting on behalf of Lenders, and by Arranger and its counsel shall be satisfactory in form and substance to
Administrative Agent and to Arranger and its counsel, and Administrative Agent and Arranger and its counsel shall have received all
such counterpart originals or certified copies of such documents as Administrative Agent and Arranger may reasonably request.
C. On or before the First Amendment Effective Date,
Company shall have paid to each Lender which has delivered to Administrative
Agent an executed counterpart of the Amendment on or before such date an
amendment fee of 0.05% of such Lenders AXELs then outstanding.
D. On or before the First Amendment Effective Date,
Lenders shall have received originally executed copies of one or more favorable
written opinions of counsel reasonably acceptable to Agents, dated the First
Amendment Effective Date, regarding the (i) due incorporation and good standing
of Borrower (ii) due authorization, execution and delivery of this Amendment,
(iii) enforceability of this Amendment and the Amended Agreement (as defined in
Section 4.A below) under New York law and (iv) the absence of any violation or
conflict with New York law, any charter documents or bylaws or any injunction,
order or decrees, resulting from the execution, delivery or performance of this
Amendment or the Amended Agreement, and otherwise in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to Agents.
Section 4. COMPANYS REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
In order to induce Lenders to enter into this Amendment and to amend the Credit
Agreement and provide waivers thereunder in the manner provided herein, Company
represents and warrants to each Lender that the following statements are true,
correct and complete:
A. Corporate Power and Authority. Company has all requisite corporate power and authority to enter into this Amendment and to
carry out the transactions contemplated by, and perform its obligations under, the Credit Agreement as amended by this Amendment (the
Amended Agreement).
B. Authorization of Agreements. The execution and delivery of this Amendment and the performance of the Amended Agreement have
been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of Company.
C. No Conflict. The
execution and delivery by Company of this Amendment and the performance by
Company of the Amended Agreement do not and will not (i) violate any provision
of any law or any governmental rule or regulation applicable to Company or any
of its Subsidiaries, the Certificate or Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws of
Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any order, judgment or decree of any court
or other agency of government binding on Company or any of its Subsidiaries,
(ii) conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute (with due notice or
lapse of time or both) a default under any Contractual Obligation of Company or
any of its Subsidiaries, except for any breach or default which could not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (iii) result in or
require the creation or
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imposition of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of Company or any of
its Subsidiaries (other than Liens created under any of the Loan Documents in
favor of Administrative Agent on behalf of Lenders), or (iv) require any
approval of stockholders or any approval or consent of any Person under any
Contractual Obligation of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, except for such
approvals or consents which have been obtained on or before the First Amendment
Effective Date and disclosed in writing to Lenders and such consents the failure
of which to receive could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
D. Governmental Consents. The execution and delivery by Company of this Amendment
and the performance by Company of the Amended Agreement do not and will not
require any registration with, consent or approval of, or notice to, or other
action to, with or by, any federal, state or other governmental authority or
regulatory body the failure of which to receive could not reasonably be expected
to cause a Material Adverse Effect.
E. Binding Obligation. This Amendment and the Amended Agreement have been duly
executed and delivered by Company and are the legally valid and binding
obligations of Company, enforceable against Company in accordance with their
respective terms, except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium or similar laws relating to or limiting creditors'
rights generally or by equitable principles relating to enforceability.
F. Incorporation of Representations and Warranties
From Credit Agreement. The representations and warranties contained in
Section 4 of the Credit Agreement are and will be true, correct and
complete in all material respects on and as of the First 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, in which case they were true, correct and complete in all material
respects on and as of such earlier date.
G. 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 of Default or a Potential Event of Default.
Section 5. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND CONSENT
Company is a party to the Company Pledge Agreement, Company Security Agreement
and the Auxiliary Pledge Agreements, in each case as amended through the First
Amendment Effective Date, pursuant to which Company has created Liens in favor
of Administrative Agent on certain Collateral to secure the Obligations. Each
Subsidiary Guarantor is a party to Subsidiary Guaranty, Subsidiary Pledge
Agreement, Subsidiary Security Agreement and Subsidiary Patent and Trademark
Security Agreement, in each case as amended through the First Amendment
Effective Date, pursuant to which such Subsidiary Guarantor has (i) guarantied
the Obligations and (ii) created Liens in favor of Administrative Agent on
certain Collateral to secure the obligations of such Subsidiary Guarantor under
the Subsidiary Guaranty. Company and Subsidiary Guarantors are collectively
referred to herein as the Credit Support Parties, and the Collateral Documents
referred to above are collectively referred to herein as the Credit Support
Documents.
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Each Credit Support Party hereby acknowledges that it has reviewed the terms and
provisions of the Credit Agreement and this Amendment and consents to the
amendment of the Credit Agreement effected pursuant to this Amendment. Each
Credit Support Party hereby confirms that each Credit Support Document to which
it is a party or otherwise bound and all Collateral encumbered thereby will
continue to guaranty or secure, as the case may be, to the fullest extent
possible the payment and performance of all Guarantied Obligations and
Secured Obligations, as the case may be (in each case as such terms are
defined in the applicable Credit Support Document), including without limitation
the payment and performance of all such Guarantied Obligations or Secured
Obligations, as the case may be, in respect of the Obligations of Company now
or hereafter existing under or in respect of the Amended Agreement.
Each Credit Support Party acknowledges and agrees that any of the Credit Support
Documents to which it is a party or otherwise bound shall continue in full force
and effect and that all of its obligations thereunder shall be valid and
enforceable and shall not be impaired or limited by the execution or
effectiveness of this Amendment. Each Credit Support Party represents and
warrants that all representations and warranties contained in the Amended
Agreement and the Credit Support Documents to which it is a party or otherwise
bound are true, correct and complete in all material respects on and as of the
First 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, in which case they were true, correct and complete in
all material respects on and as of such earlier date.
Each Credit Support Party acknowledges and agrees that (i) notwithstanding the
conditions to effectiveness set forth in this Amendment, such Credit Support
Party is not required by the terms of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan
Document to consent to the amendments to the Credit Agreement effected pursuant
to this Amendment and (ii) nothing in the Credit Agreement, this Amendment or
any other Loan Document shall be deemed to require the consent of such Credit
Support Party to any future amendments to the Credit Agreement.
Section 6. MISCELLANEOUS
A. Reference to and Effect on the Credit Agreement and the Other Loan Documents.
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On and after the First Amendment Effective Date, each reference in the Credit
Agreement to this Agreement, hereunder,
hereof, herein or words of like import referring to the
Credit Agreement, and each reference in the other Loan Documents to the
Credit Agreement, thereunder, thereof or
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Except as specifically amended by this Amendment, the Credit Agreement and the
other Loan Documents shall remain in full force and effect and are hereby
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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 Administrative Agent or any Lender
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B. Fees
and Expenses. Company acknowledges that all costs, fees
and expenses as described in subsection 9.2 of the Credit Agreement incurred by
Administrative Agent, Arranger and their counsel with respect to this Amendment
and the documents and transactions contemplated hereby shall be for the account
of Company.
C. Headings. Section and subsection headings in this Amendment are included herein for convenience of
reference only and shall
not constitute a part of this Amendment for any other purpose or be given any substantive effect.
D. Applicable Law. THIS AMENDMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE
GOVERNED BY, AND SHALL BE
CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION SECTION 5-1401 OF
THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK), WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICTS OF LAWS PRINCIPLES.
E. Counterparts; Effectiveness. This Amendment may
be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in
separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be
deemed an original, but all such counterparts together shall constitute but one
and the same instrument; 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 Amendment shall become
effective upon the execution of a counterpart hereof by Company, Requisite
Lenders and each of the Credit Support Parties and receipt by Company and
Administrative 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.
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AMSCAN INC., (for purposes of Section 4 only) as a Credit Support Party
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AM-SOURCE, INC., (for purposes of Section 4 only) as a Credit Support Party |
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JCS REALTY CORP., (for purposes of Section 4 only) as a Credit Support Party |
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ANAGRAM INTERNATIONAL, INC.,, (for purposes of Section 4 only) as a Credit Support Party |
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GOLDMAN SACHS CREDIT PARTNERS L.P., individually and as Arranger and Syndication
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