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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 28, 2000
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U.S. OFFICE PRODUCTS COMPANY
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
DELAWARE 0-25372 52-1906050
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(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
1025 THOMAS JEFFERSON ST., N.W., SUITE 600E, WASHINGTON D.C. 20007
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (202) 339-6700
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NOT APPLICABLE
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
U.S. Office Products Company (the "Company") and its bank
lenders have amended the Company's current senior secured bank credit agreement.
This third amendment is dated as of April 28, 2000. It changes the applicable
interest rates, the financial covenants and certain other terms of the credit
agreement. The Company originally entered into the credit agreement on June 9,
1998. The Company and its banks previously amended the credit agreement on
August 21, 1998 and April 15, 1999.
The third amendment reduces the aggregate amount of the
revolving loan commitments from $200 million to $150 million. As of April 29,
2000 (the last day of the Company's 2000 fiscal year), the Company had
approximately $50 million drawn on its revolving credit facility. The third
amendment also reduces the principal amount of the acquisition term-loan
facility (called the "multi-draw facility") to the $34 million currently
outstanding under that facility.
The third amendment increases the applicable interest rate
margins on all loans by 0.75% to 1.0% (or a blended average increase of
approximately 0.90%). The underlying interest rates on these loans float with
market conditions. The margins (which are added to the underlying interest
rates) will no longer be subject to adjustment during the remaining terms of
the loans. The commitment fee for the revolving loan commitments also has
been fixed at 0.5%. Previously, the margins and the commitment fee would
decline (thereby reducing the Company's cost of borrowing under the credit
agreement) if the Company were able to reduce its ratio of debt to annualized
operating cash flow ("EBITDA"). Under the third amendment, if the Company
does not make certain reductions in the aggregate loan amounts outstanding
under the credit agreement by October 31, 2000 and January 31, 2001, the
applicable interest rate margins will increase by an additional 0.5% in each
case after those dates. This additional interest (if required to be paid)
will accrue but will not become payable in cash until the start of the
Company's 2002 fiscal year (which begins on April 29, 2001). The Company
expects to use the proceeds from the sale of certain of its non-core assets
to reduce outstanding indebtedness under the credit agreement. The third
amendment permits the Company to retain up to a total of $25 million of
proceeds from sales of assets for reinvestment in the Company's business.
There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to sell such non-core
assets at acceptable prices or before the dates on which the interest rate
margins would increase.
The third amendment also modifies some of the financial
covenants applicable to the Company. It increases the Company's permissible
leverage ratio throughout the 2001 fiscal year and reduces the minimum required
ratio of operating cash flow to cash interest expense. The changes to these
ratios reflect the reduced level of EBITDA that the Company has reported and are
intended to permit the Company to remain in compliance with the financial
covenants in the bank agreement during its 2001 fiscal year. There can be no
assurance that the Company will be able to remain in compliance, as various
factors could affect the Company's financial results and its reported EBITDA.
The third amendment also changes the limits on USOP's
permitted level of capital expenditures for the Company's 2001 fiscal year,
reduces the amount of certain permitted
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investments and acquisitions, and reduces the amount of additional indebtedness
and guarantees that the Company may incur. In addition, as a result of the
amendment, USOP may no longer use funds to repurchase its 9-3/4% senior
subordinated notes due 2008. All other material terms of the credit agreement,
including the maturities and amortization schedules of outstanding loans, were
not modified.
This Current Report on Form 8-K includes "forward-looking statements",
within the meaning of the federal securities laws, that involve uncertainties
and risks. These include statements regarding events or developments that the
Company expects or anticipates will occur in the future, such as statements
about the timing or successfulness of efforts to sell non-core businesses and
reduce debt or the Company's ability to remain in compliance with the amended
financial covenants in the credit agreement.
A number of risks and uncertainties could cause actual results, events,
and developments to differ from expectations. These include: (1) competition,
market conditions, turnover among employees, and the disruptive impact of
operating changes on the Company's North American office supplies business could
adversely affect the Company's business or results; (2) foreign currency
exchange rates and other economic conditions may continue to fluctuate or
decline, which could adversely affect the Company's business or results; (3) the
Company's operating strategies may not produce anticipated revenue growth,
margin improvement, or cost savings, or may produce such benefits less quickly
than expected; (4) the Company may not succeed in selling non-core operations or
engaging in other transactions with respect to its business at reasonable prices
or on a timely basis; and (5) aggressive and increasing competition could have
an adverse effect on the Company's market position and performance.
Please refer to the Company's 1999 Annual Report on Form 10-K and its
other filings with the SEC for a complete discussion of these and other
important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from
those projected by these forward-looking statements.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
Exhibit 99.1. Third Amendment, dated as of April 28, 2000, to the
Credit Agreement, dated as of June 9, 1998, as amended by the
First Amendment dated as of August 21, 1998 and the Second
Amendment dated as of April 15, 1999, among U.S. Office
Products Company, Blue Star Group Limited, the Lenders
thereunder, Bankers Trust Company, as Syndication Agent,
Merrill Lynch Capital Corporation, as Documentation Agent, and
The Chase Manhattan Bank, as Administrative Agent.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
U.S. OFFICE PRODUCTS COMPANY
BY: /s/ Mark D. Director
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MARK D. DIRECTOR
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, SECRETARY
AND GENERAL COUNSEL
DATED: MAY 11, 2000
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Exhibit 99.1
THIRD AMENDMENT AND WAIVER
THIRD AMENDMENT, dated as of April 28, 2000 (this "AMENDMENT"), to the
Credit Agreement, dated as of June 9, 1998 (the "CREDIT AGREEMENT"), as amended
by the First Amendment dated as of August 21, 1998 and the Second Amendment
dated as of April 15, 1999 each among U.S. OFFICE PRODUCTS COMPANY, a Delaware
corporation (the "BORROWER"), BLUE STAR GROUP LIMITED, a New Zealand corporation
("BLUE STAR GROUP"), the several banks and other financial institutions from
time to time parties to the Credit Agreement (the "LENDERS"), BANKERS TRUST
COMPANY, a New York banking corporation, as syndication agent (in such capacity,
the "SYNDICATION AGENT"), MERRILL LYNCH CAPITAL CORPORATION, a Delaware
corporation, as documentation agent for the Lenders hereunder (in such capacity,
the "DOCUMENTATION AGENT"), and THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, a New York banking
corporation, as administrative agent for the Lenders hereunder (in such
capacity, the "ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT").
W I T N E S S E T H :
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Credit Agreement, the Lenders have agreed to
make, and have made, certain loans and other extensions of credit to the
Borrower; and
WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested, and upon the effectiveness of this
Amendment, the Lenders have agreed, that certain provisions of the Credit
Agreement be amended or waived upon the terms and conditions set forth below;
and
WHEREAS, in consideration of the amendments provided for herein, the
Borrower is willing, among other things, to terminate the unused portion of the
Multi-Draw Loan Commitments and to reduce the Revolving Credit Commitments as
provided for herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual
agreements contained herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:
SECTION 1. DEFINED TERMS. (a) Terms defined in the Credit Agreement and
used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement,
unless otherwise defined herein. Unless otherwise indicated, all Schedule,
Section and subsection references are to the Credit Agreement.
(b) Subsection 1.1 is hereby amended by (i) deleting the definition of
"Applicable Margin" and (ii) substituting in lieu thereof the following:
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"APPLICABLE MARGIN": as applied to a given Type of Revolving Credit
Loans, Multi-Draw Term Loans, Tranche A Term Loans or Tranche B Term
Loans, the rate per annum equal to (a) in respect of Revolving Credit
Loans, Multi-Draw Term Loans and Tranche A Term Loans, (i) 2.00% per
annum with respect to ABR Loans, and (ii) 3.00% per annum with respect
to Eurodollar Loans; and (b) in respect of Tranche B Term Loans (i)
2.50% per annum with respect to ABR Loans, and (ii) 3.50% per annum
with respect to Eurodollar Loans; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that (x) if by
October 31, 2000 the aggregate principal amount outstanding under the
Multi-Draw Term Loans, Tranche A Term Loans and Tranche B Term Loans
has not been reduced by $100,000,000 from the aggregate amount that was
outstanding as of the Third Amendment Effective Date, then each
Applicable Margin shall be increased by 0.50% per annum and (y) if by
January 31, 2001 the aggregate principal amount outstanding under the
Multi-Draw Term Loans, Tranche A Term Loans and Tranche B Term Loans
has not been reduced by $425,000,000 from the aggregate amount that was
outstanding as of the Third Amendment Effective Date, then each
Applicable Margin as of such date shall be increased by 0.50%.
(c) The definition of "Capital Expenditures" in Subsection 1.1 is
hereby amended by replacing the parenthetical therein to with the following:
(excluding capital expenditures (i) made for acquisitions permitted by
subsection 8.10 and (ii) made from the cash proceeds of the Disposition
of any obsolete capital equipment for the replacement of such obsolete
capital equipment; PROVIDED, that only up to $5,000,000 of the cash
proceeds of the Disposition of obsolete capital equipment that are used
to replace such obsolete capital equipment may be excluded)
(d) Subsection 1.1 is hereby amended by (i) deleting the definition of
"Commitment Fee Rate" and (ii) substituting in lieu thereof the following:
"COMMITMENT FEE RATE": 1/2 of 1% per annum.
(e) The definition of "Consolidated EBITDA" in Subsection 1.1 is hereby
amended by (i) amending the language after the parenthetical in clause (g)
thereof to read in its entirely as follows:
, including, without limitation, any non-recurring charges, (i)
incurred during fiscal years 1999, 2000 and 2001 of the Borrower, up to
an aggregate amount in fiscal year 1999 not to exceed $5,000,000, in
fiscal year 2000 not to exceed $15,000,000 and in fiscal year 2001 not
to exceed $12,000,000 (including, in the case of fiscal year 2001, the
charges incurred in fiscal year 2001 under clause (ii) below), as a
result of the out-of-pocket costs and expenses paid to third party
consultants in connection with the restructuring of the Borrower and
(ii) incurred
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during fiscal years 1999, 2000 and 2001 of the Borrower, up to an
aggregate amount not to exceed $9,000,000 (plus any unused portion of
the amount referred to in the immediately preceding subclause (i) for
fiscal year 2001), as a result of cash contributions to Mail Boxes Etc.
to finance the acquisition, implementation and start-up operation of
tracking, communications and data systems to support the Mail Boxes
Etc. franchisees and headquarters operations or for startup marketing
expenses to support a Mail Boxes Etc.--eBay program
and (ii) replacing the parenthetical in clause (i) thereof with the following:
(except in the case of income to the extent of the amount of cash
dividends or cash distributions paid to the Borrower or any Subsidiary
by the entity accounted for by the equity method of accounting)
(e) The definition of "Consolidated Interest Expense" in subsection 1.1
is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following sentence:
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Consolidated Interest Expense shall not
include any interest expense payable solely as a result of any increase
in the Applicable Margin pursuant to, and to the extent provided in,
clause (x) or (y) of the proviso to the definition of "Applicable
Margin" in this subsection 1.1.
SECTION 2. PROPOSED TRANSACTIONS. Notwithstanding any other provision
of the Credit Agreement, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may sell or otherwise
Dispose of, by means of a negotiated sale or public offering, the Capital Stock,
or any of the businesses or lines of business of or included within the
companies set forth on Schedule 1 hereto owned by the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries (each such sale, a "Permitted Third Amendment Transaction"); so
long as each Permitted Third Amendment Transaction is (a) approved by the Board
of Directors of the Borrower on terms that the Board of Directors determines as
fair and reasonable to the Borrower, (b) subject to a fairness opinion from an
independent investment banker or financial advisor of recognized standing, a
copy of which is delivered to the Administrative Agent at least five days prior
to the date of the closing of any such sale or Disposition, such opinion to be
acceptable in form in substance in all respects to the Administrative Agent, and
(c) consummated for cash consideration only. The requirements of clauses (a) and
(b) of the preceding sentence will not apply to any Disposition of the
businesses identified on Schedule 1 as exempt from clauses (a) and (b).
SECTION 3. AMENDMENT TO SUBSECTION 3.3(A). Subsection 3.3(a) of the
Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding to the end of the first sentence
thereof, immediately before the period, the following:
; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that letter of credit commissions payable solely
as a result of any increase in the Applicable Margin pursuant to, and
to the extent provided in, clause (x) or (y) of the proviso to the
definition of "Applicable Margin" in
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subsection 1.1 shall accrue from the date set forth in such clause but
shall only be payable, together with interest referred to in subsection
4.1 (e), to the extent the aggregate Net Cash Proceeds from Permitted
Third Amendment Transactions (as defined in the Third Amendment, dated
as of April 28, 2000, to this Agreement) and other Asset Sales by the
Borrower or any of it Subsidiaries after the Third Amendment Effective
Date (as defined in said Third Amendment) equal or exceed the amount of
the reduction of the Loans required by such clauses (but in any event
shall be payable in full not later than the earlier of (1) the first
day of the fiscal quarter ending in July 2001 or (2) the date on which
the Loans shall become payable, by acceleration or otherwise, or are
paid or prepaid in full).
SECTION 4. AMENDMENT TO SUBSECTION 4.1. Subsection 4.1 is hereby
amended by (a) adding at the beginning of subsection 4.1(d) the phrase "Subject
to subsection 4.1(e)," (b) adding a new subsection, immediately following
subsection 4.1(d), reading in its entirety as follows:
(e) Interest payable solely as a result of any increase in the
Applicable Margin pursuant to, and to the extent provided in, clause
(x) or (y) of the proviso to the definition of "Applicable Margin" in
subsection 1.1 shall accrue from the date set forth in such clause but
shall only be payable, together with letter of credit commissions
referred to in the proviso to the first sentence of subsection 3.3(a)
to the extent the aggregate Net Cash Proceeds from Permitted Third
Amendment Transactions (as defined in the Third Amendment, dated as of
April 28, 2000, to this Agreement) and other Asset Sales by the
Borrower or any of it Subsidiaries after the Third Amendment Effective
Date (as defined in said Third Amendment) equal or exceed the amount of
the reduction of the Loans required by such clauses (but in any event
shall be payable in full not later than the earlier of (1) the first
day of the fiscal quarter ending in July 2001 or (2) the date on which
the Loans shall become payable, by acceleration or otherwise, or are
paid or prepaid in full).
and (c) relettering subsection 4.1(e) as subsection 4.1(f).
SECTION 5. AMENDMENT TO SUBSECTION 7.1. Subsection 7.1 is hereby
amended by (a) deleting that portion of the text following the semicolon in
paragraph (b) and (b) substituting is lieu the following:
and (c) as soon as available, but in any event not later than 35 days
after the end of each month, the unaudited consolidated balance sheet
of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries as at the end of such
month and the related unaudited consolidating statements of income of
the Borrower and an update on the performance of the Borrower's key
operating units during such month;
all such financial statements delivered pursuant to subsection 7.1(a),
7.1(b) or 7.1(c) to be (and, in the case of financial statements
delivered pursuant to
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subsection 7.1(b) shall be certified by a Responsible Officer of the
Borrower as being) complete and correct in all material respects in
conformity with GAAP and to be (and, in the case of financial
statements delivered pursuant to subsection 7.1(b) shall be certified
by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower as being) prepared in
reasonable detail in accordance with GAAP applied consistently
throughout the periods reflected therein and with prior periods that
began on or after the Effective Date (except as approved by such
accountants or officer, as the case may be, and disclosed therein, and
except, in the case of the financial statements delivered pursuant to
subsection 7.1(b), for the absence of certain notes).
SECTION 6. AMENDMENT TO SUBSECTION 8.1(A). Subsection 8.1(a) is hereby
amended by (a) deleting the portion of the table appearing therein beginning
with the first quarter indicated below and (b) substituting in lieu thereof the
following table:
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Test Period Ratio
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Last day of the fourth quarter ending
in April 2000 - second to last day of the fourth
quarter ending in April 2001 0.85 to 1.00
Last day of the fourth quarter ending
in April 2001 - second to last day of the first
quarter ending in July 2001 1.00 to 1.00
Last day of the first quarter ending
in July 2001 - second to last day of the fourth
quarter ending in April 2002 1.50 to 1.00
Last day of the fourth quarter ending
in April 2002 - second to last day of the second
quarter ending in October 2002 1.70 to 1.00
Last day of the second quarter ending
in October 2002 - last day of the third
quarter ending in January 2005 2.50 to 1.00
Thereafter 2.75 to 1.00
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SECTION 7. AMENDMENT TO SUBSECTION 8.1(B). Subsection 8.1(b) is hereby
amended by (a)(i) deleting the portion of the table appearing therein beginning
with the first quarter indicated below and (ii) substituting in lieu of such
portion the following table and (b) adding at the end thereof the following
proviso set forth below such table:
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Test Period Ratio
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Last day of the fourth quarter ending
in April 2000 - second to last day of the third
quarter ending in January 2001 13.00 to 1.00
Last day of the third quarter ending
in January 2001 - second to last day of the fourth
quarter ending in April 2001 12.00 to 1.00
Last day of the fourth quarter ending
in April 2001 - second to last day of the first
quarter ending in July 2001 11.00 to 1.00
Last day of the first quarter ending
in July 2001 - second to last day of the third
quarter ending in January 2002 7.25 to 1.00
Last day of the third quarter ending
in January 2002 - second to last day of the fourth
quarter ending in April 2002 6.75 to 1.00
Last day of the fourth quarter ending
in April 2002 - second to last day of the second
quarter ending in October 2002 6.25 to 1.00
Last day of the second quarter ending
in October 2002 - second to last day of the third
quarter ending in January 2003 4.50 to 1.00
Thereafter 4.00 to 1.00
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PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that, commencing with the last day of the fiscal
quarter of the Borrower following the fiscal quarter in which the Disposition of
the Permitted Third Amendment Transactions listed in Schedule 2 hereto occurs,
the foregoing table shall be replaced with the following table:
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Test Period Ratio
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Last day of the fourth quarter ending
in April 2000 - second to last day of the second
quarter ending in October 2000 13.00 to 1.00
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Last day of the second quarter ending
in October 2000 - second to last day of the third
quarter ending in January 2000 11.80 to 1.00
Last day of the third quarter ending
in January 2000 - second to last day of the fourth
quarter ending in April 2001 10.80 to 1.00
Last day of the fourth quarter ending
in April 2000 - second to last day of the first
quarter ending in July 2001 9.40 to 1.00
Last day of the first quarter ending
in July 2001 - second to last day of the third
quarter ending in January 2002 7.25 to 1.00
Last day of the third quarter ending
in January 2002 - second to last day of the fourth
quarter ending in April 2002 6.75 to 1.00
Last day of the fourth quarter ending
in April 2002 - second to last day of the second
quarter ending in October 2002 6.25 to 1.00
Last day of the second quarter ending
in October 2002 - second to last day of the third
quarter ending in January 2003 4.50 to 1.00
Thereafter 4.00 to 1.00
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SECTION 8. AMENDMENT TO SUBSECTION 8.2(O). Subsection 8.2(o) is hereby
amended by (a) deleting the reference to the amount "$50,000,000" therein and
(b) adding at the end thereof, immediately before the period, the following:
the sum of (i) the aggregate amount thereof as of the Third Amendment
Effective Date (as defined in the Third Amendment and Waiver, dated as
of April 28, 2000, to this Agreement) and (ii) $7,500,000.
SECTION 9. AMENDMENT TO SUBSECTION 8.4(O). Subsection 8.4(o) is hereby
amended by (i) deleting the reference to the amount "$50,000,000" therein and
(ii) adding at the end thereof, immediately before the semicolon, the following:
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the sum of (i) the aggregate amount thereof as of the Third Amendment
Effective Date (as defined in the Third Amendment and Waiver, dated as
of April 28, 2000, to this Agreement) and (ii) $7,500,000.
SECTION 10. AMENDMENT OF SUBSECTION 8.6(G). Subsection 8.6(g) is hereby
amended by (a) deleting the reference to "paragraphs (i) and (iii)" in
subsection 8.6(g)(i) and substituting in lieu thereof a reference to "paragraph
(ii)" and (b) deleting subsections 8.6(g) (ii) and (iii) in their entireties and
substituting in lieu thereof the following:
(ii) all Permitted Third Amendment Transactions (as defined in the
Third Amendment and Waiver, dated as of April 28, 2000, to this
Agreement), PROVIDED that an amount equal to 100% of the Net Cash
Proceeds of such sale LESS the Reinvested Amount with respect thereto
is applied in accordance with subsection 4.4(c), and PROVIDED, FURTHER,
that the aggregate amount of the Reinvested Amounts with respect to
Asset Sales made under subsection 8.6(g)(i) and the Permitted Third
Amendment Transactions consummated in any single fiscal year of the
Borrower does not exceed $25,000,000;
SECTION 11. AMENDMENT TO SUBSECTION 8.7. Subsection 8.7 is hereby
amended by deleting subsections 8.7(b), 8.7(c), 8.7(d) and 8.7(e) therefrom in
their entireties.
SECTION 12. AMENDMENT TO SUBSECTION 8.8. Subsection 8.8 is hereby
amended to read in its entirety as follows:
8.8 LIMITATION ON CAPITAL EXPENDITURES. Make or commit to make on or
after the first day of the 2001 fiscal year of the Borrower any Capital
Expenditures (excluding any expenses incurred in connection with normal
replacement and maintenance programs properly charged to current operations
and any asset acquired in connection with any Permitted Acquisition, but
including any asset acquired under a Financing Lease); PROVIDED that the
Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries may make Capital Expenditures in
an amount not to exceed (a) for the fiscal year 2001, $39,000,000, (b) for
the fiscal year 2002, 18.5% of Consolidated EBITDA for such fiscal year and
(c) for each subsequent fiscal year of the Borrower until 2006, 16% of
Consolidated EBITDA for such fiscal year.
SECTION 13. AMENDMENT TO SUBSECTION 8.9. (a) Subsection 8.9(e) is
hereby amended by (i) deleting the reference to the amount "$5,000,000 in the
aggregate outstanding at any time" therein and (ii) substituting in lieu thereof
the following:
the aggregate amount thereof outstanding as of the Third Amendment
Effective Date (as defined in the Third Amendment and Waiver, dated as
of April 28, 2000, to this Agreement).
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(b) Subsection 8.9(l) is hereby amended by (i) deleting the reference
to the amount "$25,000,000 at any one time outstanding" therein and the proviso
thereto and (ii) substituting in lieu thereof the following:
the aggregate amount thereof outstanding as of the Third Amendment
Effective Date (as defined in the Third Amendment and Waiver, dated as
of April 28, 2000, to this Agreement).
(c) Subsection 8.9(n) is hereby amended by (i) deleting the reference
to the amount "$15,000,000 at any one time outstanding" therein and (ii)
substituting in lieu thereof the following:
the sum at any time outstanding of (i) the aggregate amount thereof
outstanding as of the Third Amendment Effective Date (as defined in the
Third Amendment and Waiver, dated as of April 28, 2000, to this
Agreement) and (ii) the remainder of $10,000,000 minus the aggregate
purchase price of any Permitted Acquisition made after the Third
Amendment Effective Date.
SECTION 14. AMENDMENT TO SUBSECTION 8.10. Subsection 8.10 is hereby
amended by (a) deleting all text after the word "future" in subclause (b)(ii)
thereof and (b) substituting in lieu thereof the following:
and (iii) on and after the Third Amendment Effective Date (as defined
in the Third Amendment and Waiver, dated as of April 28, 2000, to this
Agreement), the aggregate cash purchase price of all acquisitions does
not exceed the remainder of $10,000,000 minus the aggregate amount of
the Investments under subsection 8.9(n) made after the Third Amendment
Effective Date.
SECTION 15. AMENDMENT TO SUBSECTION 8.12. Subsection 8.12 is hereby
amended by (a) deleting therefrom clause (b)(ii) in its entirety and (b)
substituting in lieu thereof the following:
(ii) the aggregate Net Cash Proceeds from all Sale and Leaseback
Transactions permitted by this clause (b) shall be applied to prepay
the Loans pursuant to subsection 4.4(c).
SECTION 16. TERMINATION AND REDUCTION OF COMMITMENTS. In consideration
of the execution and delivery of this Amendment by the Required Basic Lenders,
the Borrower, of the Credit Agreement, hereby irrevocably and unconditionally,
subject to the occurrence of and effective upon the Third Amendment Effective
Date, gives notice of (a) a termination of the unused portion of the Multi-Draw
Term Loan Commitments and (b) a reduction in the aggregate amount of the
Revolving Credit Commitments to $150,000,000.
SECTION 17. AMENDMENT TO SCHEDULE II. Schedule II is hereby amended by
deleting the text and the tables appearing therein in their entirety.
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SECTION 18. REVOCATION OF WAIVER OF SUBSECTION 8.17. The waiver of
Subsection 8.17 included in Section 10 of the Second Amendment, dated as of
April 15, 1999, to the Credit Agreement shall not be effective to permit any
repurchases of Senior Subordinated Notes after the Third Amendment Effective
Date.
SECTION 19. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. After giving effect to this
Amendment, the Borrower hereby confirms, reaffirms and restates in all material
respects the representations and warranties set forth in Section 5 of the Credit
Agreement as if made on and as of the date hereof except for any representation
or warranty made as of the earlier date, which representation or warranty shall
have been true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date.
SECTION 20. CONDITIONS TO EFFECTIVENESS. (a) This Amendment shall
become effective on the date (the "THIRD AMENDMENT EFFECTIVE DATE") upon (a)
receipt by the Administrative Agent of counterparts of this Amendment, duly
executed and delivered by (i) the Borrower and Blue Star Group and (ii) the
Required Basic Lenders, (b) receipt by the Administrative Agent of counterparts
of the Consent, dated as of the date hereof, substantially in the form of Annex
A hereto, duly executed and delivered by Tranche B Term Loan Lenders who,
together with the Lenders duly executing and delivering this Amendment,
constitute the Required Lenders and (c) receipt by the Administrative Agent from
the Borrower for the account of each Lender that duly executes and delivers this
Amendment (or, in the case of any Lender that is only a Tranche B Term Loan
Lender, that duly executes and delivers the Consent) on or prior to the Third
Amendment Effective Date of an amendment fee equal to 0.10% of the aggregate
amount (after given effect to Section 12 hereof) of such Lender's Revolving
Credit Commitment, Multi-Draw Term Loans, Tranche A Term Loans and Tranche B
Term Loans.
SECTION 21. PAYMENT OF EXPENSES. The Borrower agrees to pay or
reimburse the Administrative Agent for all of its reasonable out-of-pocket costs
and expenses incurred in connection with this Amendment, any other documents
prepared in connection herewith and the transactions contemplated hereby,
including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel
to the Administrative Agent.
SECTION 22. CONTINUING EFFECT OF CREDIT AGREEMENT. Except as expressly
amended herein, the Credit Agreement shall continue to be, and shall remain, in
full force and effect in accordance with its terms.
SECTION 23. GOVERNING LAW; COUNTERPARTS. THIS AMENDMENT AND THE RIGHTS
AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HERETO SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND
INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. This
Amendment may be executed by the parties hereto in any number of separate
counterparts, and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to
constitute one and the same instrument. The execution and delivery of this
Amendment by any Lender shall be binding upon each of its successors and assigns
(including Transferees of its commitments and Loans in whole or in part prior to
effectiveness hereof) and
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binding in respect of all of its commitments and Loans, including any acquired
subsequent to its execution and delivery hereof and prior to the effectiveness
hereof.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be
duly executed and delivered by their proper and duly authorized officers as of
the day and year first above written.
U.S. OFFICE PRODUCTS COMPANY
By: /s/ Joseph P. Doyle
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Title: EVP-CFO
BLUE STAR GROUP LIMITED
By: /s/ Joseph P. Doyle
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Title: EVP-CFO
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THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, as
Administrative Agent and as a Lender
By /s/ William J. Caggiano
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Name: William J. Caggiano
Title: Managing Director
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Schedule 1
Permitted Third Amendment Transactions
The sale or Disposition of :
Mail Boxes Etc.
Blue Star-Supplies (NZ and AUS)
Blue Star-Retail (NZ and AUS)
Business Solutions*
McWhorter's
Stamps.com**
* A Disposition of Business Solutions is exempt from the requirements of clauses
(a) and (b) of Section 2.
** A Disposition of the common stock of Stamps.com is exempt from the
requirements if clauses (a) and (b) o Section 2 where such common stock is sold
in open market transactions.
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Schedule 2
Permitted Third Party Transactions Referred to in Section 7
Mail Boxes Etc.
Blue Star-Supplies (NZ and AUS)
Blue Star-Retail (NZ and AUS)
