AMENDMENTNO. 2 TO SUBORDINATEDBRIDGE NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT

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EX-10.1 3 j3614_ex10d1.htm EX-10.1 Exhibit 10

 

Exhibit 10.1

 

 

AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO

SUBORDINATED BRIDGE NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

 

                                THIS AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO SUBORDINATED BRIDGE NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Second Amendment”) is dated as of March 19, 2002, by and between CTN Media Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and U–C Holdings, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company (the “Purchaser”). The Company and the Purchaser are sometimes referred to herein as the “Parties.”

 

WHEREAS, the Parties are party to the Subordinated Bridge Note Purchase Agreement (as amended, herein referred to as the “Note Purchase Agreement”), dated as of November 26, 2001.

 

WHEREAS, the Parties amended the Note Purchase Agreement on March 4, 2002 to change the Commitment Termination Date.

 

WHEREAS, the Parties desire to further amend the Note Purchase Agreement to change the Commitment Termination Date and increase the aggregate principal amount of Additional Notes purchasable by the Purchaser, subject to the terms and conditions of the Note Purchase Agreement.

 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and covenants hereinafter contained, the Parties, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

 

1.             Defined Terms.  Terms defined (directly or indirectly by reference) in the Note Purchase Agreement and used without other definition herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to such terms in the Note Purchase Agreement. The rules of interpretation set forth in the Note Purchase Agreement shall likewise govern this Second Amendment.

 

2.             Definition of  “Notes”.  The definition of  “Notes” set forth in the Note Purchase Agreement shall mean all subordinated bridge notes issued under the Note Purchase Agreement, including, without limitation, in the form attached to the Note Purchase Agreement as Exhibit A or Exhibit D.

 

3.             Amendment to Section 2.04.

 

(a)           Clause (a) of Section 2.04 of the Note Purchase Agreement shall be amended to delete the text of clause (a) in its entirety and to replace such text with “March 29, 2002 (the “Commitment Termination Date”).”

 

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(b)           Clause (b) of Section 2.04 of the Note Purchase Agreement shall be amended to delete and replace all references therein to “1,500,000” with “2,000,000”.

 

4.             Amendment to Section 5.02(a).  Section 5.02(a) of the Note Purchase Agreement shall be amended to delete and replace the reference therein to “12%” with “the interest rate specified in any such Note”.

 

5.             Representations.

 

(a)           The Purchaser hereby represents and warrants that, as of the date hereof, the representations and warranties set forth in Article III of the Note Purchase Agreement (except that the term “Agreement” where used therein shall be read as “Second Amendment”) are true and correct.

 

(b)           The Company hereby represents and warrants that, as of the date hereof, the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 4.02, 4.03 and 4.05 of the Note Purchase Agreement (except that the term “Agreement” where used therein shall be read as “Second Amendment”) are true and correct.

 

6.             Effect of Second Amendment. Except as provided herein, the Note Purchase Agreement shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with its terms.  Reference to this specific Second Amendment need not be made in the Note Purchase Agreement, or any other instrument or document executed in connection therewith, or in any certificate, letter or communication issued or made pursuant to or with respect to the Note Purchase Agreement, any reference in any of such items to the Note Purchase Agreement being sufficient to refer to the Note Purchase Agreement as amended hereby.

 

7.             Incorporation by Reference. Sections 10.01, 10.02, 10.06, 10.07, 10.09, 10.11 and 10.13 of the Note Purchase Agreement shall be incorporated herein by reference except that the term “Agreement” where used in such sections shall be read as “Second Amendment.”

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have executed this Second Amendment on the day and year first above written.

 

 

 

 

 

U-C HOLDINGS, L.L.C.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By: WILLIS STEIN & PARTNERS, L.P.

 

 

 

Its: Managing Member

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By: Willis Stein & Partners, L.L.C.

 

 

 

Its: General Partner

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Avy H. Stein

 

 

 

Name:

Avy H. Stein

 

 

 

Its:

Managing Partner

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CTN MEDIA GROUP, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Neil H. Dickson

 

 

 

Name:

Neil H. Dickson

 

 

 

Its:

Chief Operating Officer

 

 



 

(SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO

SUBORDINATED BRIDGE NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT)

 

 

Consented to on this 19th day

of March, 2002 by:

 

LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

a national banking association

 

By:

/s/ Charles Corbisicro

Name:

Charles Corbisicro

Its:

Vice President