SIXTH AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

 

SIXTH AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED

 

SIXTH AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT, dated as of June 28, 2013 (this “Amendment No. 6”), is by and among Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, a national banking association, in its capacity as administrative and collateral agent for the Lenders (as hereinafter defined) pursuant to the Loan Agreement defined below (in such capacity, “Administrative and Collateral Agent”), BlueLinx Corporation, a Georgia corporation (“BlueLinx”), BlueLinx Services Inc., a Georgia corporation (“BSI”), and BlueLinx Florida LP, a Florida limited partnership (“BFLP”, and together with BlueLinx and BSI, each individually a “Borrower” and collectively, “Borrowers”), BlueLinx Florida Holding No. 1 Inc., a Georgia corporation (“BFH1”) and BlueLinx Florida Holding No. 2 Inc., a Georgia corporation (“BFH2”, and together with BFH1, each individually a “Guarantor” and collectively, “Guarantors”).

 

W I T N E S S E T H :

 

WHEREAS, Administrative and Collateral Agent, the parties to the Loan Agreement as lenders (collectively, “Lenders”), Borrowers and Guarantors have entered into financing arrangements pursuant to which Lenders (or Administrative and Collateral Agent on behalf of Lenders) have made and may make loans and advances and provide other financial accommodations to Borrowers as set forth in the Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, dated August 4, 2006, by and among Administrative and Collateral Agent, Lenders, Borrowers and Guarantors, as amended by First Amendment to Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of October 22, 2008, Second Amendment to Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of July 7, 2010, Third Amendment to Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of May 10, 2011, Fourth Amendment to Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of August 11, 2011 and Fifth Amendment to Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement and Lender Joinder, dated as of March 29, 2013 (as from time to time further amended, modified, supplemented, extended, renewed, restated or replaced, the “Loan Agreement”, and together with all agreements, documents and instruments at any time executed and/or delivered in connection therewith or related thereto, as from time to time amended, modified, supplemented, extended, renewed, restated, or replaced, collectively, the “Financing Agreements”);

 

WHEREAS, Borrowers and Guarantors desire to amend certain provisions of the Loan Agreement as set forth herein, and Administrative and Collateral Agent and Lenders are willing to agree to such amendments on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein; and

 

WHEREAS, by this Amendment No. 6, Administrative and Collateral Agent, Lenders, Borrowers and Guarantors desire and intend to evidence such amendments.

 

 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual agreements and covenants contained herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

1.           Definitions.

 

(a)           Additional Definitions.  As used herein or in the Loan Agreement or any of the other Financing Agreements, the following terms shall have the meanings given to them below and the Loan Agreement and the other Financing Agreements shall be deemed and are hereby amended to include, in addition and not in limitation, the following definitions:

 

(i)           “Amendment No. 6” shall mean Sixth Amendment to Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of June 28, 2013, by and among Administrative and Collateral Agent, Borrowers and Guarantors, as the same now exists or may hereafter be amended, modified, supplemented, extended, renewed, restated or replaced.

 

(ii)          “Amendment No. 6 Effective Date” shall mean June 28, 2013.

 

(b)           Amendments to Definitions.

 

(i)           The definition of “Financial Covenant Compliance Period” is hereby deleted and the following is substituted in place thereof:

 

“Financial Covenant Compliance Period” shall mean the period commencing on any date on which Excess Availability has been less than the greater of (A) $31,775,148 or (B) the amount equal to twelve and one-half (12.5%) percent of the lesser of (1) the Borrowing Base or (2) the Revolving Loan Limit, and ending on a subsequent date on which Excess Availability has been equal to or greater than the greater of (C) $42,366,864 or (D) the amount equal to twelve and one-half (12.5%) percent of the lesser of (1) the Borrowing Base or (2) the Revolving Loan Limit, for the sixtieth (60th) consecutive day.”

 

(ii)          The definition of “Reserves” is hereby amended by deleting each reference to “$40,000,000” contained therein and substituting “$42,366,864” therefor.

 

(iii)         The definition of “Revolving Loan Threshold Limit” is hereby amended by deleting the reference to “Four Hundred Twenty-Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($422,500,000)” contained therein and substituting “Four Hundred Forty-Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($447,500,000)” therefor.

 

(c)           Interpretation.  For purposes of this Amendment No. 6, all terms used herein which are not otherwise defined herein, including but not limited to, those terms used in the recitals hereto, shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Loan Agreement as amended by this Amendment No. 6.

 

 

2.           Collection of Accounts.  Section 6.3(a) of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by deleting each reference to “$35,000,000” contained therein and substituting “$37,071,006” therefor.

 

3.           Revolving Loan Commitments.  Schedule 1.124 to the Loan Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the corresponding Schedule in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A.

 

4.           Representations and Warranties.  Borrowers and Guarantors, jointly and severally, represent and warrant with and to Administrative and Collateral Agent and Lenders as follows, which representations and warranties, together with the representations and warranties in the other Financing Agreements, shall survive the execution and delivery hereof, and the truth and correctness thereof, in all material respects, being a continuing condition of the making of any Loans by Lenders (or Administrative and Collateral Agent on behalf of Lenders) to Borrowers:

 

(a)           no Default or Event of Default exists or has occurred and is continuing as of the date of this Amendment No. 6;

 

(b)           this Amendment No. 6 and each other agreement to be executed and delivered by Borrowers and Guarantors in connection herewith (collectively, together with this Amendment No. 6, the “Amendment Documents”) has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by all necessary corporate or limited partnership action on the part of each Borrower and Guarantor which is a party hereto and, if necessary, their respective equity holders and is in full force and effect as of the date hereof, as the case may be, and the agreements and obligations of each of the Borrowers and Guarantors, as the case may be, contained herein and therein constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of each of the Borrowers and Guarantors, enforceable against them in accordance with their terms, except as enforceability is limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws relating to or affecting generally the enforcement of creditors’ rights and except to the extent that availability of the remedy of specific performance or injunctive relief is subject to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought;

 

(c)           the execution, delivery and performance of each Amendment Document (i) are all within each Borrower’s and Guarantor’s corporate or limited partnership powers, as applicable, and (ii) are not in contravention of law or the terms of any Borrower’s or Guarantor’s certificate or articles of incorporation, by laws, or other organizational documentation, or any indenture, agreement or undertaking to which any Borrower or Guarantor is a party or by which any Borrower or Guarantor or its property are bound;

 

(d)           the resolutions of the Board of Directors or Managers or the General Partner of each Borrower and Guarantor, as applicable, delivered to Administrative and Collateral Agent by such Borrower or Guarantor on the date of the effectiveness of the Loan Agreement have not been revoked and are in full force and effect; and

 

 

(e)           all of the representations and warranties set forth in the Loan Agreement and the other Financing Agreements, each as amended hereby, are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof, as if made on the date hereof, except to the extent any such representation or warranty is made as of a specified date, in which case such representation or warranty shall have been true and correct in all material respects as of such date.

 

5.           Conditions Precedent. The amendments to the Loan Agreement contained in this Amendment No. 6 shall only be effective upon the satisfaction of each of the following conditions precedent in a manner satisfactory to Administrative and Collateral Agent (the “Amendment No. 6 Effective Date”):

 

(a)           Administrative and Collateral Agent shall have received counterparts of this Amendment No. 6, duly authorized, executed and delivered by Borrowers and Guarantors;

 

(b)           Administrative and Collateral Agent shall have received a true and correct copy of each consent, waiver or approval (if any) to or of this Amendment No. 6, which Borrowers and Guarantors are required to obtain from any other Person, and such consent, approval or waiver (if any) shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative and Collateral Agent;

 

(c)           all of the representations and warranties set forth in the Loan Agreement and the other Financing Agreements, each as amended by Amendment No. 6, shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof, as if made on the date hereof, except to the extent any such representation or warranty is made as of a specified date, in which case such representation or warranty shall have been true and correct in all material respects as of such date; and

 

(d)           no Default or Event of Default shall exist or have occurred and be continuing.

 

(e)           the increase in the Revolving Loan Threshold Limit on the Amendment No. 6 Effective Date shall not violate any applicable law, regulation or order or decree of any court or other Governmental Authority and shall not be enjoined, temporarily, preliminarily or permanently;

 

(f)            there shall have been paid to each Eligible Transferee providing an additional Commitment in connection with such increase in the Revolving Loan Threshold Limit all fees due and payable to such Eligible Transferee on or before the effectiveness of such increase; and

 

(g)           there shall have been paid to Administrative and Collateral Agent, for the account of the Administrative and Collateral Agent and Lenders (in accordance with any agreement among them) all fees and expenses (including reasonable fees and expenses of counsel) due and payable pursuant to any of the Financing Agreements on or before the effectiveness of such increase.

 

 

6.           Effect of Amendment No. 6.  Except as expressly set forth herein, no other amendments, changes or modifications to the Financing Agreements are intended or implied, and in all other respects the Financing Agreements are hereby specifically ratified, restated and confirmed by all parties hereto as of the Amendment No. 6 Effective Date and Borrowers and Guarantors shall not be entitled to any other or further amendment by virtue of the provisions of this Amendment No. 6 or with respect to the subject matter of this Amendment No. 6.  To the extent of conflict between the terms of this Amendment No. 6 and the other Financing Agreements, the terms of this Amendment No. 6 shall control.  The Loan Agreement and this Amendment No. 6 shall be read and construed as one agreement.

 

7.           Governing Law.  The validity, interpretation and enforcement of this Amendment No. 6 and any dispute arising out of the relationship between the parties hereto, whether in contract, tort, equity or otherwise, shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of New York but excluding any principles of conflicts of law or other rule of law that would cause the application of the law of any jurisdiction other than the laws of the State of New York.

 

8.           Binding Effect.  This Amendment No. 6 shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of Borrowers, Guarantors, Administrative and Collateral Agent and Lenders and their respective successors and assigns.

 

9.           Waiver, Modification, Etc.  No provision or term of this Amendment No. 6 may be modified, altered, waived, discharged or terminated orally, but only by an instrument in writing executed by the party against whom such modification, alteration, waiver, discharge or termination is sought to be enforced.

 

10.         Further Assurances.  Borrowers and Guarantors shall execute and deliver such additional documents and take such additional action as may be reasonably requested by Administrative and Collateral Agent to effectuate the provisions and purposes set forth in this Amendment No. 6.

 

11.         Entire Agreement.  This Amendment No. 6 represents the entire agreement and understanding concerning the subject matter hereof among the parties hereto, and supersedes all other prior agreements, understandings, negotiations and discussions, representations, warranties, commitments, proposals, offers and contracts concerning the subject matter hereof, whether oral or written.

 

12.         Headings.  The headings listed herein are for convenience only and do not constitute matters to be construed in interpreting this Amendment No. 6.

 

13.         Counterparts.  This Amendment No. 6 may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.  Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Amendment No. 6 by telefacsimile or a substantially similar electronic transmission shall have the same force and effect as the delivery of an original executed counterpart of this Amendment No. 6.  Any party delivering an executed counterpart of this Amendment No. 6 by telefacsimile or a substantially similar electronic transmission shall also deliver an original executed counterpart, but the failure to do so shall not affect the validity, enforceability or binding effect of this Amendment No. 6.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment No. 6 to be duly executed and delivered by their authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.

	BORROWERS
	BLUELINX CORPORATION
	By:			/s/ H. Douglas Goforth
	Name:			H. Douglas Goforth
	Title:			Treasurer and CFO

 

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