Modification, Renewal and Extension Agreement

Exhibit 10.10

MODIFICATION, RENEWAL AND EXTENSION AGREEMENT

     THIS MODIFICATION, RENEWAL AND EXTENSION AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is entered effective as of the 31^st day of May, 2005, by and between THE FROST NATIONAL BANK, a national banking association (“Lender”), and CRAFTMADE INTERNATIONAL, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Borrower”),

RECITALS:

     A. Lender is the sole owner and holder of that one certain Revolving Promissory Note (the “$20,000,000.00 Note”) dated November 6, 2001, executed by Borrower and payable to the order of Lender in the original principal amount of Twenty Million and No/100 Dollars ($20,000,000.00), as modified by a Modification, Renewal and Extension Agreement entered into October 27, 2003 (the “Modification”).

     B. Borrower and Lender entered into a Loan Agreement, dated November 6, 2001, as amended by a First Amendment to Loan Agreement effective as of August 13, 2003, as modified by the Modification, as further amended by the Second Amendment to Loan Agreement, dated June 14, 2004 and as further amended by a Third Amendment to Loan Agreement, dated February 25, 2005 (collectively, the “Loan Agreement”).

     C. Lender is the sole owner and holder of that one certain Promissory Note (the “$3,000,000.00 Note”) dated February 25, 2005, executed by Borrower and payable to the order of Lender in the original principal amount of Three Million and No/100 Dollars ($3,000,000.00).

     D. The $20,000,000.00 Note and $3,000,000.00 Note are secured by a Security Agreement dated November 6, 2001, between Borrower and Lender, covering certain collateral as more particularly described therein; a Security Agreement dated November 6, 2001, between Trade Source International, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and Lender, covering certain collateral as more particularly described therein; a Security Agreement dated November 6, 2001, between Durocraft International, Inc., a Texas corporation, and Lender, covering certain collateral as more particularly described therein; and a Security Agreement dated November 6, 2001, between Design Trends, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and Lender, covering certain collateral as more particularly described therein (collectively, the “Security Agreements”). The $20,000,000.00 Note, $3,000,000.00 Note, Loan Agreement, Security Agreements and all modifications, renewals and extensions described below are hereafter collectively referred to as the “Loan Documents.”

     E. The $3,000,000.00 Note matured in accordance with its terms on March 31, 2005, and was renewed and extended to May 31, 2005, as evidenced by a Renewal and Extension Agreement.

     F. Borrower has requested that Lender modify certain provisions of the Loan Agreement, all as hereinafter provided, and in consideration thereof Borrower has made certain agreements with Lender as hereinafter more fully set forth.

     G. Lender has agreed to such requests, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein.

      

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     NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of Ten Dollars ($10.00) and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged and agreed, Borrower and Lender hereby agree as follows:

     1. Acknowledgment of Outstanding Balance. The parties hereto acknowledge that the outstanding principal balance of the $3,000,000.00 Note as of the date hereof is THREE MILLION AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($33,000,000.00) and the outstanding principal balance of the $20,000,000.00 Note is TWENTY MILLION AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($20,000,000.00).

     2. Renewal and Extension of Maturity. The $3,000,000.00 Note is hereby renewed and the maturity of the $3,000,000.00 Note is hereby extended to December 31, 2005.

     3. Required Payments. From and after the effective date of this Agreement, principal and interest under the $3,000,000.00 Note shall be due and payable as follows:

Interest only on amounts outstanding hereunder shall be due and payable monthly as it accrues, on the last day of each and every calendar month, beginning June 30, 2005, and continuing regularly and monthly thereafter until December 31, 2005, when the entire amount hereof, principal and interest then remaining unpaid, shall be then due and payable; interest being calculated on the unpaid principal each day principal is outstanding and all payments made credited to any collection costs and late charges, to the discharge of the interest accrued and to the reduction of the principal, in such order as Lender shall determine.

     4. Amendment of $3,000,000.00 Note. The $3,000,000.00 Note is hereby amended to include the following section as a new Section 15:

Revolving Line of Credit. Under the Loan Agreement, Borrower may request advances and make payments hereunder from time to time, provided that it is understood and agreed that the aggregate principal amount outstanding from time to time hereunder shall not at any time exceed $3,000,000.00. The unpaid balance of this Note shall increase and decrease with each new advance or payment hereunder, as the case may be. This Note shall not be deemed terminated or canceled prior to the date of its maturity, although the entire principal balance hereof may from time to time be paid in full. Borrower may borrow, repay and re-borrow hereunder. All payments and prepayments of principal or interest on this Note shall be made in lawful money of the United States of America in immediately available funds, at the address of Lender indicated above, or such other place as the holder of this Note shall designate in writing to Borrower. If any payment of principal or interest on this Note shall become due on a day which is not a Business Day (as hereinafter defined), such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day and any such extension of time shall be included in computing interest in connection with such payment. As used herein, the term “Business Day” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which national banking associations are authorized to be closed. The books and records of Lender shall be prima facie

      

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evidence of all outstanding principal of and accrued and unpaid interest on this Note.

     5. Amendment to Loan Agreement. The first paragraph of Subsection (b)(ii) of Section 1 “Credit Facilities; Interest Rate Options” is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

(ii)  The lesser of (x) a rate equal to the London Interbank Offered Rate (as defined below) plus the following percentage based on Borrower’s “Debt to Worth Ratio” set forth in Paragraph 9(a) below:

Percentage		Debt to Worth Ratio
2.75%		>=3.0 to 1.0
2.25%		<3.0 to 1.0

			as adjusted provided below, or (y) the highest rate permitted by applicable law, but in no event shall interest exceed the maximum interest permitted by law (“Libor Rate Option”). If applicable, such rate will be adjusted based upon Lender’s receipt of Borrower’s Compliance Certificate as provided in Section 10(c) of the Loan Agreement, with the “Debt to Worth Ratio” calculation,
			As used herein, the “London Interbank Offered Rate” shall mean with respect to any Interest Period (defined below), the rate of interest per annum (rounded to the nearest 1/16 of 1%—and if the rate is equidistant to the lower and higher nearest 1/16 of 1%, rounded upwards to the nearest 1/16 of 1%) quoted in U.S. Dollars by the British Bankers’ Association at approximately 11:00 a.m. London time on the first day of such Interest Period on which deposits in immediately available funds are offered to first class banks in the interbank eurodollar market (as determined by Lender in its sole discretion), such deposits being for a three (3) month period (“Interest Period”), and in amounts equal to or comparable to the amount of the Advance. In the event that the London Interbank Offered Rate is no longer published or reported as specified above, then the Lender shall use the rate of interest published in The Wall Street Journal (Central Edition) in the “Money Rates” section as the “London Interbank Offered Rates (LIBOR)” for a period of time equal or comparable to the applicable Interest Period, as of five (5) Business Days preceding the date of the Advance. Each determination by Lender of the London Interbank Offered Rate shall be conclusive and binding, absent manifest error, and may be computed using any reasonable averaging and attribution method.

     6. Usury. No provisions of this Agreement or the Loan Documents shall require the payment or permit the collection, application or receipt of interest in excess of the maximum permitted by applicable state or federal law. If any excess of interest in such respect is herein or in any such other instrument provided for, or shall be adjudicated to be so provided for herein or in any such instrument, the provisions of this paragraph shall govern, and neither Borrower nor any endorsers of the $20,000,000.00 Note or $3,000,000.00 Note nor their respective successors,

      

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assigns or personal representatives shall be obligated to pay the amount of such interest to the extent it is in excess of the amount permitted by applicable law. It is expressly stipulated and agreed to be the intent of Borrower and Lender to at all times comply with the usury and other laws relating to the Loan Documents and any subsequent revisions, repeals or judicial interpretations thereof, to the extent applicable thereto. In the event Lender or other holder of the $20,000,000.00 Note or $3,000,000.00 Note ever receives, collects or applies as interest any such excess, such amount which would be excessive interest shall be applied to the reduction of the unpaid principal balance of the $20,000,000.00 Note or $3,000,000.00 Note and, if upon such application the principal balance of the $20,000,000.00 Note or $3,000,000.00 Note is paid in full, any remaining excess shall be forthwith paid to Borrower and the provisions of the Loan Documents shall immediately be deemed reformed and the amounts thereafter collectible thereunder reduced, without the necessity of execution of any new document, so as to comply with the then applicable law, but so as to permit the recovery of the fullest amount otherwise called for thereunder. In determining whether or not the interest paid or payable under any specific contingency exceeds the maximum interest allowed to be charged by applicable law, Borrower and Lender or other holder hereof shall, to the maximum extent permitted under applicable law, amortize, prorate, allocate and spread the total amount of interest throughout the entire term of the $20,000,000.00 Note or $3,000,000.00 Note so that the amount or rate of interest charged for any and all periods of time during the term of the $20,000,000.00 Note or $3,000,000.00 Note is to the greatest extent possible less than the maximum amount or rate of interest allowed to be charged by law during the relevant period of time. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, if at any time applicable laws shall be changed so as to permit a higher rate or amount of interest to be charged than that permitted prior to such change, then unless prohibited by law, references in the $20,000,000.00 Note or $3,000,000.00 Note to “applicable law” for purposes of determining the maximum interest or rate of interest that can be charged shall be deemed to refer to such applicable law as so amended to allow the greater amount or rate of interest.

     7. Release and Waiver of Claims. In consideration of (i) the modification of certain provisions of the Note, as herein provided, and (ii) the other benefits received by Borrower hereunder, Borrower hereby RELEASES, RELINQUISHES and forever DISCHARGES Lender, as well as its predecessors, successors, assigns, agents, officers, directors, employees and representatives, of and from any and all claims, demands, actions and causes of action of any and every kind or character, past or present, which Borrower may have against Lender and its predecessors, successors, assigns, agents, officers, directors, employees and representatives arising out of or with respect to (a) any right or power to bring any claim against Lender for usury or to pursue any cause of action against Lender based on any claim of usury, and (b) any and all transactions relating to the Loan Documents occurring prior to the date hereof, including any loss, cost or damage, of any kind or character, arising out of or in any way connected with or in any way resulting from the acts, actions or omissions of Lender, and its predecessors, successors, assigns, agents, officers directors, employees and representatives, including any breach of fiduciary duty, breach of any duty of fair dealing, breach of confidence, breach of funding commitment, undue influence, duress, economic coercion, conflict of interest, negligence, bad faith, malpractice, intentional or negligent infliction of mental distress, tortious interference with contractual relations, tortious interference with corporate governance or prospective business advantage, breach of contract, deceptive trade practices, libel, slander or conspiracy, but in each case only to the extent permitted by applicable law.

      

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     8. Reaffirmation of Representations, Etc. Borrower hereby reaffirms to Lender each of the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements of Borrower set forth in the Loan Documents.

     9. Enforceable Obligations. Borrower hereby ratifies, affirms, reaffirms, acknowledges, confirms and agrees that the Loan Documents represent valid and enforceable obligations of Borrower, and Borrower further acknowledges that there are no existing claims, defenses, personal or otherwise, or rights of setoff whatsoever with respect to the $20,000,000.00 Note and $3,000,000.00 Note, and Borrower further acknowledges and represents that no event has occurred and no condition exists which would constitute a default under the Loan Documents or this Agreement, either with or without notice or lapse of time, or both.

     10. No Release of Liens. This Agreement in no way acts as a release or relinquishment of the liens, security interests and rights (the “Liens”) created or evidenced by the Security Agreements. The Liens are hereby ratified and confirmed by Borrower in all respects and are extended to secure (i) the principal amount of the $20,000,000.00 Note and $3,000,000.00 Note, (ii) all interest, charges and other sums payable with respect thereto, and (iii) the performance of all other obligations under the Security Agreements.

     11. Additional Renewals and Extensions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or inferred hereby or in any other instrument executed by Borrower or in any other action or conduct undertaken by Borrower on or before the date hereof, the agreements, covenants and provisions contained herein shall constitute the only evidence of Lender’s consent to extend the terms and provisions of the Loan Documents in the manner set forth herein. No express or implied consent to any further extensions and/or modifications involving any of the matters set forth in this Agreement or otherwise, shall be inferred or implied from Lender’s execution of this Agreement. Further, Lender’s execution of this Agreement shall not constitute a waiver (either express or implied) of the requirement that any further extensions and/or modifications of the Loan Documents shall require the express written approval of Lender, no such approval (either express or implied) having been given as of the date hereof.

     12. Miscellaneous. (a) As modified hereby, the provisions of the $20,000,000.00 Note and $3,000,000.00 Note and the Security Agreements shall continue in full force and effect, and the Borrower acknowledges and reaffirms its liability to Lender thereunder. In the event of any inconsistency between this Agreement and the terms of the Loan Documents, this Agreement shall govern.

     (b) Borrower hereby agrees to pay all costs and expenses incurred by Lender in connection with the execution and administration of this Agreement and the modification of the Loan Documents including, but not limited to, all appraisal costs, title insurance costs, legal fees incurred by Lender and filing fees.

     (c) Any default by Borrower in the performance of its obligations herein contained shall constitute a default under the Loan Documents and shall allow Lender to exercise all of its remedies set forth in the Loan Documents.

      

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     (c) Any default by Borrower in the performance of its obligations herein contained shall constitute a default under the Loan Documents and shall allow Lender to exercise all of its remedies set forth in the Loan Documents.

     (d) Lender does not, by its execution of this Agreement, waive any rights it may have against any person not a party to this Agreement.

     (e) In case any of the provisions of this Agreement shall for any reason be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision hereof, and this Agreement shall be construed as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein.

     (f) This Agreement and the Loan Documents shall be governed and construed according to the laws of the State of Texas (without regard to any conflict of laws principles) and the applicable laws of the United States.

     (g) This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of Lender, Borrower and their respective successors, assigns and legal representatives.

     (h) Borrower hereby acknowledges and agrees that it has entered into this Agreement of its own free will and accord and in accordance with its own judgment after advice of its own legal counsel, and states that it has not been induced to enter into this Agreement by any statement, act or representation of any kind or character on the part of the parties hereto, except as expressly set forth in this Agreement.

     (i) This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original instrument, but all of which shall constitute one and the same agreement.

     (j) Except as modified herein, all other terms, conditions and provisions of Loan Documents shall remain in full force and effect as of the date thereof and Borrower acknowledges and reaffirms its liability to Lender thereunder.

     EXECUTED as of the day and year first above written.

      

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Guarantor Ratification of Agreement

     By executing this Agreement, DUROCRAFT INTERNATIONAL, INC., a Texas corporation; TRADE SOURCE INTERNATIONAL, INC., a Delaware corporation; DESIGN TRENDS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company; and C/D/R INCORPORATED, a Delaware Corporation as Guarantors of the indebtedness evidenced by the $20,000,000.00 Note and $3,000,000.00 Note, as set forth in Guaranty Agreements (collectively, the “Guarantys”) dated November 6, 2001, hereby expressly agree (a) to all of the terms and provisions of this Agreement, (b) to the continuing validity of the Guarantys and all duties and obligations thereunder, (c) that their liability under the Guarantys shall not be reduced, altered, limited, lessened or in any way affected by the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the parties hereto, and (d) that the Guarantys shall remain in full force and effect and enforceable in accordance with their terms.

      

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