Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement among Armor Holdings, Inc., Lenders, and Bank of America, N.A.

Summary

This amendment updates the existing Credit Agreement between Armor Holdings, Inc. (the borrower), a group of lenders, and Bank of America, N.A. (as administrative agent), with Wachovia Bank and KeyBank as additional agents. The main change is a revised definition of "Cash Equivalents" for the purposes of the agreement. All other terms of the original Credit Agreement remain in effect. The amendment becomes effective once all required parties have signed, and Armor Holdings confirms it is in compliance with the agreement's terms.

EX-10.9 12 file012.htm FOURTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
  FOURTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT THIS FOURTH AMENDMENT (this "Amendment") dated as of April 14, 2005 and effective in accordance with Section 3 below, is entered into by and among ARMOR HOLDINGS, INC., as Borrower (the "Borrower"), the lenders from time to time party to the Credit Agreement referred to below (the "Lenders"), BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent (the "Administrative Agent"), WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Syndication Agent, and KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Documentation Agent. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE Pursuant to the Credit Agreement dated as of August 12, 2003 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified, the "Credit Agreement") by and among the Borrower, the Lenders, the Administrative Agent, the Syndication Agent and the Documentation Agent, the Lenders have agreed to make, and have made, certain extensions of credit to the Borrower. The Borrower has requested that the Required Lenders amend the Credit Agreement as provided herein. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Required Lenders are willing to consent to such amendment. NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by the parties hereto, such parties hereby agree as follows: SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS. All capitalized terms used and not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Credit Agreement. SECTION 2. AMENDMENTS. (a) Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement ("Defined Terms") is hereby amended by deleting the Defined Term "Cash Equivalents" and replacing it in its entirety with the following: "Cash Equivalents" means (a) securities with maturities of 90 days or less from the date of acquisition issued or fully guaranteed or insured by the United States government or any agency thereof, (b) certificates of deposit and eurodollar time deposits with maturities of 90 days or less from the date of acquisition and overnight bank deposits of any Lender or of any commercial bank having capital and surplus in excess of $500,000,000, (c) repurchase obligations of any Lender or of any commercial bank satisfying the requirements of clause (b) of this definition, having a term of not more than seven days with respect to securities issued or fully guaranteed or insured by the United States government, (d) commercial paper of a domestic issuer rated at least A-1 or the equivalent thereof by Standard and Poor's Ratings Group ("S&P") or P-1 or the equivalent thereof by Moody's Investors Service, Inc. ("Moody's") and in either case maturing within 90 days after the day of acquisition, (e) securities with maturities of 90 days or less from the date  of acquisition issued or fully guaranteed by any state, commonwealth or territory of the United States, by any political subdivision or taxing authority of any such state, commonwealth or territory or by any foreign government, the securities of which state, commonwealth, territory, political subdivision, taxing authority or foreign government (as the case may be) are rated at least "A" by S&P or "A" by Moody's, (f) securities with maturities of 90 days or less from the date of acquisition backed by standby letters of credit issued by any Lender or any commercial bank satisfying the requirements of clause (b) of this definition, (g) shares of money market mutual or similar funds (including 3C-7 funds which are rated at least "AAA" (or equivalent) by at least two nationally recognized rating services) or (h) bonds, debentures, notes or other evidence of indebtedness issued in the auction rate market with a rate reset of less than 91 days, provided that such bonds, debentures, notes or other evidence of indebtedness, as applicable, are rated at least "AAA" (or equivalent) by at least two nationally recognized rating services. SECTION 3. EFFECTIVENESS. This Amendment shall become effective on the date that the Administrative Agent shall have received satisfactory evidence that this Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by the Borrower, the Guarantors and the Required Lenders. SECTION 4. LIMITED EFFECT. Except as expressly provided in this Amendment, the Credit Agreement and each other Loan Document shall continue to be, and shall remain, in full force and effect and this Amendment shall not be deemed or otherwise construed (a) to be a waiver of, or consent to or a modification or amendment of, any other term or condition of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, (b) to prejudice any other right or remedies that the Administrative Agent or the Lenders, or any of them, may now have or may have in the future under or in connection with the Credit Agreement or the Loan Documents, as such documents may be amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, (c) to be a commitment or any other undertaking or expression of any willingness to engage in any further discussion with the Borrower or any other person, firm or corporation with respect to any waiver, amendment, modification or any other change to the Credit Agreement or the Loan Documents or any rights or remedies arising in favor of the Lenders or the Administrative Agent, or any of them, under or with respect to any such documents or (d) to be a waiver of, or consent to or a modification or amendment of, any other term or condition of any other agreement by and among the Borrower, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent or any other Lender, on the other hand. References in the Credit Agreement (including references to such Credit Agreement as amended hereby) to "this Agreement" (and indirect references such as "hereunder", "hereby", "herein", and "hereof") and in any Loan Document to the Credit Agreement shall be deemed to be references to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby. SECTION 5. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES/NO DEFAULT. By its execution hereof, and after giving effect to this Amendment, the Borrower hereby certifies that: (a) each of the representations and warranties set forth in the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents is true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof as if fully set forth herein (other than representations and warranties which speak as of a specific date pursuant to 2  the Credit Agreement, which representations and warranties shall have been true and correct as of such specific dates) and that as of the date hereof no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, and (b) the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment have been authorized by all requisite corporate action on the part of the Borrower and the Guarantors. SECTION 6. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. By their execution hereof, each of the Borrower and the Guarantors hereby expressly (a) consents to the modifications and amendments set forth in this Amendment, (b) reaffirms all of its respective covenants, representations, warranties and other obligations set forth in each of the Loan Documents to which it is a party and (c) acknowledges, represents and agrees that its respective covenants, representations, warranties and other obligations set forth in each of the Loan Documents to which it is a party remain in full force and effect. SECTION 7. EXPENSES. The Borrower shall pay all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of the Administrative Agent in connection with the preparation, execution and delivery of this Amendment, including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Administrative Agent. SECTION 8. GOVERNING LAW. This Amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York. SECTION 9. COUNTERPARTS. This Amendment may be executed in separate counterparts, each of which when executed and delivered is an original but all of which taken together constitute one and the same instrument. SECTION 10. FAX TRANSMISSION.A facsimile, telecopy or other reproduction of this Amendment may be executed by one or more parties hereto, and an executed copy of this Amendment may be delivered by one or more parties hereto by facsimile or similar instantaneous electronic transmission device pursuant to which the signature of or on behalf of such party can be seen, and such execution and delivery shall be considered valid, binding and effective for all purposes. At the request of any party hereto, all parties hereto agree to execute an original of this Amendment as well as any facsimile, telecopy or other reproduction hereof. [Signature Pages Follow] 3  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first above written. BORROWER: ARMOR HOLDINGS, INC., as Borrower By: /s/ Phil Baratelli ------------------------------------------ Name: Phil Baratelli Title: Corporate Controller and Treasurer GUARANTORS: 911EP, INC. AHI PROPERTIES I, INC. ARMOR ACCESSORIES, INC. (formerly known as Break Free Armor Corp.) ARMOR BRANDS, INC. ARMORGROUP SERVICES, LLC ARMOR HOLDINGS GP, LLC ARMOR HOLDINGS LP, LLC ARMOR HOLDINGS FORENSICS, L.L.C. ARMOR HOLDINGS PRODUCTS, L.L.C. ARMOR HOLDINGS PROPERTIES, INC. ARMOR HOLDINGS MOBILE SECURITY, L.L.C. ARMOR SAFETY PRODUCTS COMPANY B-SQUARE, INC. BREAK-FREE, INC. CASCO INTERNATIONAL, INC. CDR INTERNATIONAL, INC. DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION OF AMERICA IDENTICATOR, INC. MONADNOCK LIFETIME PRODUCTS, INC., a Delaware corporation MONADNOCK LIFETIME PRODUCTS, INC. a New Hampshire corporation MONADNOCK POLICE TRAINING COUNCIL, INC. Each of the above By: /s/ Phil Baratelli ------------------------------------------ Name: Phil Baratelli Title: Vice President [Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement - Armor Holdings, Inc.]  ODV HOLDINGS CORP. NEW TECHNOLOGIES ARMOR, INC. O'GARA-HESS & EISENHARDT ARMORING COMPANY, L.L.C. PRO-TECH ARMORED PRODUCTS OF MASSACHUSETTS, INC. RAMTECH DEVELOPMENT CORP. SAFARILAND GOVERNMENT SALES, INC. SAFARI LAND LTD., INC. SPEEDFEED ACQUISITION CORP. THE O'GARA COMPANY CYCONICS INTERNATIONAL TRAINING SERVICES, INC. (formerly known as USDS, INC.) HATCH IMPORTS, INC. Each of the above By: /s/ Phil Baratelli ---------------------------------------------- Name: Phil Baratelli Title: Vice President OAK BRANCH, INC. By: /s/ Chad Glenn ---------------------------------------------- Name: Chad Glenn Title: President and Treasurer NAP PROPERTIES, LTD., A CALIFORNIA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP By: NAP PROPERTY MANAGERS LLC, its General Partner By: ARMOR HOLDINGS PROPERTIES, INC., its Managing Member By: /s/ Phil Baratelli --------------------------------------------- Name: Phil Baratelli Title: Vice President [Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement - Armor Holdings, Inc.]  NAP PROPERTY MANAGERS LLC By: ARMOR HOLDINGS PROPERTIES, INC., its Managing Member By: /s/ Phil Baratelli ---------------------------------------------- Name: Phil Baratelli Title: Vice President KLEEN BORE, INC. By: /s/ Phil Baratelli ---------------------------------------------- Name: Phil Baratelli Title: Vice President and Assistant Secretary ARMOR HOLDINGS PAYROLL SERVICES, LLC By: /s/ Phil Baratelli ---------------------------------------------- Name: Phil Baratelli Title: Manager SIMULA, INC. SIMULA AEROSPACE & DEFENSE GROUP, INC. SIMULA POLYMER SYSTEMS, INC. SIMULA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR SAFETY EDUCATION, INC. ARMOR HOLDINGS AEROSPACE & DEFENSE GROUP, INC. (formerly known as AHI BULLETPROOF ACQUISITION CORP.) Each of the above By: /s/ Glenn Heiar ---------------------------------------------- Name: Glenn Heiar Title: Secretary and Treasurer [Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement - Armor Holdings, Inc.]  THE SPECIALTY GROUP, INC. SPECIALTY PLASTIC PRODUCTS OF DELAWARE, INC. SPECIALTY DEFENSE SYSTEMS OF DELAWARE, INC. MT. COBB SPECIALTY, INC. PENN FIBRE & SPECIALTY COMPANY OF DELAWARE, INC. PFS SALES COMPANY SPECIALTY DEFENSE SYSTEMS OF KENTUCKY, INC. SPECIALTY DEFENSE SYSTEMS OF NEVADA, INC. SPECIALTY DEFENSE SYSTEMS OF PENNSYLVANIA, INC. SPECIALTY DEFENSE SYSTEMS OF TENNESSEE, INC. SPECIALTY MACHINERY, INC. Each of the above By: /s/ Phil Baratelli --------------------------------------------- Name: Phil Baratelli Title: Vice President and Secretary BIANCHI INTERNATIONAL ACCUCASE, LLC ARMOR HOLDINGS GOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS, LLC Each of the above By: /s/ Phil Baratelli --------------------------------------------- Name: Phil Baratelli Title: Vice President and Assistant Secretary [Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement - Armor Holdings, Inc.]  ARMOR HOLDINGS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, L.L.C. By: /s/ Phil Baratelli ------------------------------------------ Name: Phil Baratelli Title: Vice President ARMOR HOLDINGS AIRCRAFT, LLC By: /s/ Phil Baratelli ------------------------------------------ Name: Phil Baratelli Title: President [Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement - Armor Holdings, Inc.]  LENDERS: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent By: /s/ Remberto Marquez -------------------------------------------- Name: Remberto Marquez Title: Assistant Vice President and Agency Officer II BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as L/C Issuer, Swingline Lender and a Lender By: /s/ Brian K. Keeney -------------------------------------------- Name: Brian K. Keeney Title: Senior Vice President WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Syndication Agent and a Lender By: /s/ William F. Fox -------------------------------------------- Name: William F. Fox Title: Director KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Documentation Agent and a Len der By: /s/ Louis A. Fender -------------------------------------------- Name: Louis A. Fender Title: Senior Vice President [Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement - Armor Holdings, Inc.]