FIRST AMENDMENT TO ESCROW AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT 10.1
FIRST AMENDMENT
TO
ESCROW AGREEMENT
This First Amendment to Escrow Agreement (the Amendment) is entered into as of March 17, 2008, and amends the Escrow Agreement (the Escrow Agreement), dated December 31, 2007, among ABX Holdings, Inc. (ABX Holdings), ABX Air, Inc. (ABX Air and together with ABX Holdings, the Companies), each of the significant shareholders listed on the Schedule of Significant Shareholders attached thereto (the Significant Shareholders), and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as escrow agent (the Escrow Agent).
WHEREAS, the Companies and the Significant Shareholders desire to amend the Escrow Agreement to extend the Funding Deadline (as defined in the Escrow Agreement) to January 31, 2009, and to provide for the quarterly distribution of interest and other income on the Escrowed Funds (as defined in the Escrow Agreement).
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and agreements of the Parties and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties and the Escrow Agent hereby agree as follows:
1. Amendment to Section 1.2 of the Escrow Agreement. The last sentence of Section 1.2(a) of the Escrow Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety.
2. Amendments to Section 1.3 of Escrow Agreement.
2.1 Section 1.3(a) of the Escrow Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the words prior to April 30, 2008 (as such date may be extended by ABX Air pursuant to Section 1.3(f) or by mutual agreement of the Parties pursuant to Section 1.3(g), the Funding Deadline) in the third, fourth and fifth lines of Section 1.3(a), and replacing them with the following:
prior to January 31, 2009 (as such date may be extended by the mutual written agreement of the Parties, the Funding Deadline)
2.2 Section 1.3(f) of the Escrow Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
(f) Any interest or other income earned on the Escrowed Funds during any calendar quarter shall be distributed by the Escrow Agent to the Significant Shareholders no later than 30 days after the end of such calendar quarter. All such distributions of interest or other income shall be made to the Significant Shareholders in accordance with their percentage ownership of the Escrowed Funds as set forth in column (5) on the Schedule of Significant Shareholders. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Escrow Agent shall not distribute interest or other income earned on the Escrowed Funds to the extent that any such distribution would cause the total amount of the Escrowed Funds after such distribution to be less than $61,000,000.
2.3 Section 1.3(g) of the Escrow Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
(g) Intentionally omitted.
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3. Acknowledgement. Each of the Significant Shareholders acknowledges that it has received from ABX Air a copy of the DHL Prepayment Demand (as defined in the Escrow Agreement) dated January 14, 2008.
4. Other Provisions. Except as amended by this Amendment, the Escrow Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
5. Governing Law. This Amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to agreements executed and to be performed solely within such state, without regard to principles of conflicts of law.
6. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in two or more counterparts and by facsimile and electronic transmission, each of which when executed shall be deemed to be an original, and such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this First Amendment to Escrow Agreement as of the date first written above.
ABX HOLDINGS, INC. | ||
By | /s/ W. Joseph Payne | |
Name: | W. Joseph Payne | |
Title: | Secretary | |
ABX AIR, INC. | ||
By | /s/ W. Joseph Payne | |
Name: | W. Joseph Payne | |
Title: | Secretary | |
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Escrow Agent | ||
By | /s/ Aaron R. Soper | |
Name: | Aaron R. Soper | |
Title: | Assistant Vice President | |
MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | ||
By: | Babson Capital Management LLC, Its Investment Adviser | |
By: | /s/ Emeka O. Onukwugha | |
Name: | Emeka O. Onukwugha | |
Title: | Managing Director | |
MASSMUTUAL HIGH YIELD PARTNERS II, LLC | ||
BY: | HVP MANAGEMENT LLC, | |
AS MANAGING MEMBER | ||
BY: | /s/ Emeka O. Onukwugha | |
Name: | Emeka O. Onukwugha | |
Title: | Vice President | |
MASSMUTUAL CORPORATE VALUE PARTNERS LIMITED |
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BY: | MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, | |
AS COLLATERAL MANAGER | ||
BY: | /s/ Steven J. Katz | |
Name: | Steven J. Katz | |
Title: | Second Vice President and Associate General Counsel | |
ACI INTERNATIONAL, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Mike Reinarts | |
Name: | Mike Reinarts | |
Title: | Vice President | |
AVIATION CAPITAL GROUP CORP. | ||
By: | /s/ Benjamin Jung | |
Name: | Benjamin Jung | |
Title: | COO and Managing Director | |
By: | /s/ Loren M. Dollett | |
Name: | Loren M. Dollett | |
Title: | Executive Vice President and Assistant Secretary | |
ACG ACQUISITION XX LLC | ||
By: | /s/ Benjamin Jung | |
Name: | Benjamin Jung | |
Title: | Manager | |
By: | /s/ Stephen Hannahs | |
Name: | Stephen Hannahs | |
Title: | Manager | |
MINNESOTA FOX II, LLC | ||
By: | /s/ Peter F. Fox | |
Name: | Peter F. Fox | |
Title: | Sale Manager |
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