AMENDMENT TO WHOLESALE SECURITYAGREEMENT

EX-10.3 5 j8922_ex10d3.htm EX-10.3

Exhibit 10.3

 

AMENDMENT TO WHOLESALE SECURITY AGREEMENT

 

THIS AMENDMENT TO WHOLESALE SECURITY AGREEMENT (“Amendment”) is made as of the 25th day of March, 2003 by and between TEXTRON FINANCIAL CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (“Secured Party”); and the undersigned, jointly and severally, individually and collectively herein as Debtor.

 

WITNESSETH THAT:

 

WHEREAS, the Secured Party and Debtor are parties to a certain Wholesale Security Agreement dated August 21, 2002 (the “Agreement”); and

 

WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to amend certain of the terms of the Agreement;

 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual obligations hereinafter contained, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

1.                                       The Agreement is amended by adding a new section 6.1 as follows:

 

“Debtor further represents, warrants, covenants, agrees and acknowledges that Debtor receives good and valuable benefit and consideration from its relationship with Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc. and as such represents, warrants, covenants, agrees and acknowledges the failure of Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc. to  maintain the following financial covenants shall be an Event of Default hereunder:

 

(a)          Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc. shall achieve EBITDA for each period of four consecutive Fiscal Quarters ended on the last day of each Fiscal Quarter set forth below of not less than the amount set forth below opposite each such Fiscal Quarter:

 

MINIMUM EBITDA

 

Period Ending

 

 

 

 

 

$  2.5

Million

 

On the last Sunday in April 2003

 

$  3.5

Million

 

On the last Sunday in July 2003

 

$  2.5

Million

 

On the last Sunday in October 2003

 

$29.5

Million

 

On the last Sunday in January 2004

 

$60.0

Million

 

On the last Sunday in April 2004

 

 

(b)         On a consolidated basis, Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc. shall at all times maintain Fleetwood Liquidity of not equal to or less than Eighty Million Dollars ($80,000,000.00) for the most recent calendar month, of which the Borrowers (on a stand alone basis) shall maintain at all times Borrower Liquidity for the most recent calendar month of not equal to or less than Fifty Million Dollars ($50,000,000.00).

 

(c)          Notwithstanding anything contained elsewhere herein, capitalized terms in Sections 6.1(a) and (b) hereof shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Other Credit Facility (defined in Section 9(l) of the Agreement), as amended, in the form of such Other Credit Facility and amendments thereto as the same have been filed by Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc. with the Securities and Exchange Commission prior to the date hereof.

 

Not later than forty-five calendar days after the last day of each fiscal quarter, or ninety calendar days after the last day of each fiscal year,  Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc. shall submit to Secured Party a certificate stating that Debtor is in compliance with each of the foregoing representations, covenants, and warranties (or, if applicable, disclosing any non-compliance therewith), and showing such supporting information as Secured Party may reasonably request. Each certificate shall be in form and

 



 

substance reasonably satisfactory to Secured Party and signed by the chief financial officer or chief accounting officer of Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc. (or such other officer if acceptable to Secured Party in its sole discretion). The amounts and calculations referred to above shall be determined as set forth in Sections 6.1(a) and (b) or in the definitions of defined terms contained therein, or otherwise  in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied, excepting only as such principles may be modified above, and Textron’s calculations shall be conclusive absent manifest error.”

 

2.                                       The Agreement is further amended by deleting Schedule 9(l) and substituting in lieu thereof the Revised Schedule 9(l) attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference.

 

3.                                       Condition Precedent. Execution and delivery to Secured Party by Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc. of an Amendment to Manufactured Home Wholesale Lender Agreement in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit 1 for identification not later than 30 days after the date of this Amendment is an express condition precedent to the effectiveness of this Amendment.

 

4.                                       Except as amended hereby, the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect, and is in all respects hereby ratified and affirmed.

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this amendment to be executed by their duly authorized officer or representative as of the day and year first above written.

 

SECURED PARTY:

 

DEBTOR:

 

 

 

TEXTRON FINANCIAL CORPORATION, for  itself and as agent for its affiliates

 

FLEETWOOD RETAIL CORP. OF ARKANSAS, an Arkansas corporation

 

FLEETWOOD RETAIL CORP. OF GEORGIA, a Georgia corporation

 

 

FLEETWOOD RETAIL CORP. OF ILLINOIS, a Illinois corporation

By:

  /s/  Brian Courtney

 

FLEETWOOD RETAIL CORP. OF KANSAS, a Delaware corporation

Print Name:

Brian Courtney

 

FLEETWOOD RETAIL CORP. OF LOUISIANA, a Louisiana corporation

Print Title:

VP, Credit

 

FLEETWOOD RETAIL CORPORATION OF MISSOURI, a Missouri

corporation

 

 

 

 

FLEETWOOD RETAIL CORP. OF OHIO, a Ohio corporation

 

 

FLEETWOOD HOME CENTERS OF NEVADA, INC., a Nevada corporation

 

 

FLEETWOOD RETAIL CORP. OF OKLAHOMA, a Oklahoma corporation

 

 

FLEETWOOD RETAIL CORP. OF SOUTH CAROLINA, a South Carolina corporation

 

 

FLEETWOOD RETAIL CORP. OF WEST VIRGINIA, a West Virginia corporation

 

 

FLEETWOOD RETAIL CORP. OF WASHINGTON, a Delaware corporation

Secured Party’s address for notices:

P.O. Box 3090
Alpharetta, GA 30023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/  BOYD R. PLOWMAN

 

 

Print Name:

BOYD R. PLOWMAN

 

 

Print Title:

AS SR. V.P. FOR EACH OF THE FOREGOING DEBTORS

 

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REVISED SCHEDULE 9(L)

 

Capitalized terms not defined in this Schedule shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Other Credit Facility as more particularly described in Section 6.1(c) above.

 

(a)                                  Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc. shall achieve EBITDA for each period of four consecutive Fiscal Quarters ended on the last day of each Fiscal Quarter set forth below of not less than the amount set forth below opposite each such Fiscal Quarter:

 

MINIMUM EBITDA

 

Period Ending

 

 

 

$  2.5

Million

 

On the last Sunday in April 2003

$  3.5

Million

 

On the last Sunday in July 2003

$  2.5

Million

 

On the last Sunday in October 2003

$29.5

Million

 

On the last Sunday in January 2004

$60.0

Million

 

On the last Sunday in April 2004

 

(b)                                 On a consolidated basis, Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc. shall at all times maintain Fleetwood Liquidity of not equal to or less than Eighty Million Dollars ($80,000,000.00) for the most recent calendar month, of which the Borrowers (on a stand alone basis) shall maintain at all times Borrower Liquidity for the most recent calendar month of not equal to or less than Fifty Million Dollars ($50,000,000.00).

 

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