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EX-10.1 2 dex101.htm LETTER AGREEMENT AMENDING THE PLAN SUPPORT AGREEMENT Letter Agreement amending the Plan Support Agreement

Exhibit 10.1

 

  

Ampex Corporation

  

1228 Douglas Avenue

  

Redwood City, California 94063

  

June 24, 2008

To the Consenting Holders that are Party to the Plan Support Agreement, dated March 30, 2008:

Reference is made to that certain Plan Support Agreement, dated as of March 30, 2008 (as may be amended or modified, the “Plan Support Agreement”), by and among you and Ampex Corporation and its affiliated debtors and debtors in possession). Capitalized terms used herein and not defined herein shall have the meaning assigned to those terms in the Plan Support Agreement. This Letter is to confirm the following agreements:

1. Section 8.1(e) of the Plan Support Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

“ a hearing to consider the Confirmation Order has not been scheduled to occur on or before August 15, 2008;”.

2. Except as expressly provided herein, the Plan Support Agreement shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with the provisions thereof.

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Please indicate your acceptance of this agreement by signing in the space provided below.

Dated: June 24, 2008

 

AMPEX CORPORATION
By:   /s/ Joel D. Talcott
  Joel D. Talcott
  Vice President and Secretary
AMPEX DATA SYSTEMS CORPORATION
By:   /s/ Joel D. Talcott
  Joel D. Talcott
  Vice President and Secretary
AMPEX DATA INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
By:   /s/ Joel D. Talcott
  Joel D. Talcott
  Vice President and Secretary
AMPEX FINANCE CORPORATION
By:   /s/ Joel D. Talcott
  Joel D. Talcott
  Vice President and Secretary
AFC HOLDINGS CORPORATION
By:   /s/ Joel D. Talcott
  Joel D. Talcott
  Vice President and Secretary


Dated: June 24, 2008

 

AMPEX HOLDINGS CORPORATION
By:   /s/ Joel D. Talcott
  Joel D. Talcott
  Vice President and Secretary
AMPEX INTERNATIONAL SALES CORPORATION
By:   /s/ Joel D. Talcott
  Joel D. Talcott
  Vice President and Secretary


Dated: June 30, 2008

 

HILLSIDE CAPITAL INCORPORATED
By:   /s/ Raymond F. Weldon
Name:   Raymond F. Weldon
Title:   Managing Director
405 Park Avenue, 12th floor
New York, New York 10022


Dated: June 25, 2008
CONSENTING SENIOR SECURED NOTEHOLDER
Name of Institution:
Credit Suisse Asset Management LLC
By:   /s/ Martha Metcalf
Name:   Martha Metcalf
Title:   Managing Director
Telephone: (212)  ###-###-####
Facsimilie: (212)  ###-###-####


Dated: June __, 2008

 

CONSENTING SENIOR SECURED NOTEHOLDER
B III Capital Partners, L.P.
By:   DDJ Capital III, LLC, its General Partner
By:   DDJ Capital Management, LLC, Manager
By:   /s/ David J. Breazzano
Name:   David J. Breazzano
Title:   President
c/o DDJ Capital Management, LLC
130 Turner Street
Building #3, Suite 600
Waltham, MA 02453
Telephone: (781)  ###-###-####
Facsimile: (781)  ###-###-####


Dated: June __, 2008

 

CONSENTING SENIOR SECURED NOTEHOLDER
B III-A Capital Partners, L.P.
By:   GP III-A, LLC, its General Partner
By:   DDJ Capital Management, LLC, Manager
By:   DDJ Capital Management, LLC, Manager
By:   /s/ David J. Breazzano
Name:   David J. Breazzano
Title:   President
c/o DDJ Capital Management, LLC
130 Turner Street
Building #3, Suite 600
Waltham, MA 02453
Telephone: (781)  ###-###-####
Facsimile: (781)  ###-###-####


Dated: June __, 2008

 

CONSENTING SENIOR SECURED NOTEHOLDER
GMAM Investment Funds Trust II for the account of the Promark Alternative High Yield Bond Fund (Account No. 7M2E) **
By:   DDJ Capital Management, LLC, on behalf of GMAM Investment Funds Trust II, for the account of the Promark Alternative High Yield Bond Fund, in its capacity as an investment manager
By:   DDJ Capital Management, LLC, Manager
By:   /s/ David J. Breazzano
Name:   David J. Breazzano
Title:   President
c/o DDJ Capital Management, LLC
130 Turner Street
Building #3, Suite 600
Waltham, MA 02453
Telephone: (781)  ###-###-####
Facsimile: (781)  ###-###-####
** All representations, warranties and covenants made by GMAM Investment Funds Trust II in this Plan Support Agreement are being made only with respect to those Senior Secured Notes held in the account #7M2E managed by DDJ Capital Management, LLC (the “Account”) and shall not apply to any Senior Secured Notes that may be beneficially owned by GMAM Investment Funds Trust II that are not held through such Account.


Dated: June 25, 2008

 

CONSENTING SENIOR SECURED NOTEHOLDER
Prudential Investment Management, Inc., as investment advisor to certain of its clients as Consenting Holders
By:   /s/ Paul E. Appleby
Name:   Paul E. Appleby
Title:   Vice President
100 Mulberry Street
Gateway Center 2, 3rd Floor
Newark, New Jersey 07102
Telephone: (973)  ###-###-####
Facsimilie: (973)  ###-###-####