FOURTH AMENDMENT TO REVOLVING CREDIT, TERM LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

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EX-10.12 3 j3860_ex10d12.htm EX-10.12 FOURTH AMENDMENT TO REVOLVING CREDIT,

Exhibit 10.12

FOURTH AMENDMENT TO REVOLVING CREDIT,

TERM LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

 

This FOURTH AMENDMENT TO REVOLVING CREDIT, TERM LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) is made and entered into this 22nd day of April, 2002 and is to be effective as of February 28, 2002, by and among AAF-MCQUAY INC., a Delaware corporation “Borrower”); the various financial institutions listed on the signature pages hereof and their respective successors and permitted assigns which become “Lenders”; and PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national association (“PNC”), as collateral and administrative agent for Lenders (PNC, together with its successors in such capacity, the “Agent”).

 

Recitals:

 

Agent, Lenders and Borrower are parties to a certain Revolving Credit, Term Loan and Security Agreement dated September 30, 1999 (as at any time amended, the “Credit Agreement”) pursuant to which Lenders have made certain revolving credit and term loans to Borrower.

 

The parties desire to amend the Credit Agreement as hereinafter set forth.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, for TEN DOLLARS ($10 .00) in hand paid and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby severally acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound hereby, agree as follows:

 

1.             Definitions.  All capitalized terms used in this Amendment, unless otherwise defined herein, shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Credit Agreement.

 

2.             Amendments to Credit Agreement.  The Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the Section 6.7 in its entirety and inserting the following in lieu thereof:

 

6.7  Consolidated Total Assets.  Maintain, at all times, Consolidated Total Assets of at least $560,000,000.

 

3.             Consent to Prepayment of Indebtedness.  Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 7.17 of the Credit Agreement, the Lenders hereby consent to Borrower prepaying up to $1.045,000 of the Indebtedness evidenced by the $3,300,000 City of Plymouth, Minnesota Industrial Development Revenue Bonds (McQuay-Perfex Project) Series 1979.

 



 

4.             Ratification and Reaffirmation.  Borrower hereby ratifies and reaffirms the Obligations, each of the Loan Documents and all of Borrower’s covenants, duties, indebtedness and liabilities under the Loan Documents.

 

5.             Acknowledgments and Stipulations.  Borrower acknowledges and stipulates that the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents executed by Borrower are legal, valid and binding obligations of Borrower that are enforceable against Borrower in accordance with the terms thereof; all of the Obligations are owing and payable without defense, offset or counterclaim (and to the extent there exists any such defense, offset or counterclaim on the date hereof, the same is hereby waived by Borrower); the security interests and liens granted by Borrower in favor of Lender are duly perfected, first priority security interests and liens; the unpaid principal amount of the Revolving A Advances on and as of the opening of business on April 17, 2002, totaled $49,151,216.59; the unpaid principal amount of the Revolving B Advances on and as of the opening of business on April 17, 2002, totaled $0; and the unpaid principal amount of the Term Loan on and as of the opening of business on April 17, 2002, totaled $13,725,000.00.

 

6.             Representations and Warranties.  Borrower represents and warrants to Agent and Lenders, to induce Agent and Lenders to enter into this Amendment, that no Default or Event of Default exists on the date hereof; the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment have been duly authorized by all requisite corporate action on the part of Borrower and this Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by Borrower; and all of the representations and warranties made by Borrower in the Credit Agreement are true and correct on and as o f the date hereof.

 

7.             Breach of Amendment.  This Amendment shall be part of the Credit Agreement and a breach of any of any representation, warranty or covenant here in shall constitute an Event of Default.

 

8.             Expenses of Agent and Lenders.  Borrower agrees to pay, on demand, all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by Agent and Lenders in connection with the preparation, negotiation and execution of this Amendment and any other Loan Documents executed pursuant hereto and any and all amendments, modifications, and supplements thereto, including, without limitation, the costs and fees of Agent’s legal counsel and any taxes or expenses associated with or incurred in connection with any instrument or agreement referred to herein or contemplated hereby.

 

9.             Effectiveness; Governing Law.  This Amendment shall be effective upon acceptance by Agent and Lenders  (notice of which acceptance is hereby waived), whereupon the same shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York.

 

10.          Successors and Assigns.  This Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.

 

11.          No Novation, etc.  Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Amendment, nothing herein shall be deemed to amend or modify any provision of the Credit Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, each of which shall remain in full force and effect.  This Amendment is not intended to be, nor shall it be construed to create, a novation or accord and satisfaction, and the Credit Agreement as herein modified shall continue in full force and effect.

 

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12.          Counterparts; Telecopied Signatures.  This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties to this Amendment on separate counterparts, each of which, when so executed, shall be deemed an original, but all such counterparts shall constitute one and the same agreement.  Any signature delivered by a party by facsimile transmission shall be deemed to be an original signature hereto.

 

13.          Further Assurances.  Borrower agrees to take such further actions as Agent and Lenders shall reasonably request from time to time in connection herewith to evidence or give effect to the amendments set forth herein or any of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

14.          Section Titles.  Section titles and references used in this Amendment shall be without substantive meaning or content of any kind whatsoever and are not a part of the agreements among the parties hereto.

 

15.          Release of Claims.  To induce Agent and Lenders to enter into this Amendment, Borrower hereby releases, acquits and forever discharges Agent and each Lender, and all their respective officers, directors, agents, employees, successors and assigns of Lender, from any and all liabilities, claims, demands, actions or causes of action of any kind or nature (if there be any), whether absolute or contingent, disputed or undisputed, at law or in equity, or known or unknown, that Borrower now has or ever had against Agent and each Lender arising under or in connection with any of the Loan Documents or otherwise.  Borrower represents and warrants to Agent and Lenders that Borrower has not transferred or assigned to any Person any claim that Borrower ever had or claimed to have against Agent or any Lender.

 

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16.          Waiver of Jury Trial.  To the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, the parties hereto each hereby waives the right to trial by jury in any action, suit, counterclaim or proceeding arising out of or related to this Amendment.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed under seal, and delivered by their respective duly authorized officers on the date first written above.

 

ATTEST:

AAF-MCQUAY INC.

 

(“Borrower”)

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

[CORPORATE SEAL]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender and as Agent

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

US BANK N.A. (f/k/a Firstar Bank, N.A.), as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

 

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FLEET CAPITAL CORPORATION, as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BANK ONE, MICHIGAN, as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

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