Waiver Letter to Florists’ Transworld Delivery, Inc. Regarding Credit Agreement Covenant Breach (June 30, 2002)
This waiver letter is an agreement between Harris Trust and Savings Bank (as administrative agent and lender), other lenders, and Florists’ Transworld Delivery, Inc. (the borrower), along with its parent and subsidiaries. The lenders agree to waive a breach of the Total Funded Debt/EBITDA Ratio covenant under the existing Credit Agreement for the quarter ending June 30, 2002, provided certain financial conditions are met. All other terms of the Credit Agreement remain unchanged and in effect.
Exhibit 10.8
August 13, 2002
Florists Transworld Delivery, Inc.
3113 Woodcreek Drive
Downers Grove, Illinois 60515
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| Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer |
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| Waiver Letter |
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
We refer to that certain Credit Agreement (as amended, the Credit Agreement) dated as of September 27, 2001 among you (the Borrower), IOS Brands Corporation (the Parent), certain Subsidiaries, the Lenders and Harris Trust and Savings Bank, as administrative agent (the Agent). All capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the same meanings as such terms have in the Credit Agreement. We specifically refer to Section 8.22 of the Credit Agreement, the Total Funded Debt/EBITDA Ratio. Notwithstanding anything contained in the Credit Agreement to the contrary, by our execution below, we hereby specifically waive any violation of Section 8.22, and any Default or Event of Default which would otherwise be caused thereby, for the fiscal quarter of the Parent ended on June 30, 2002, provided that it is a condition to the effectiveness of this waiver that (i) the actual Total Funded Debt/EBITDA Ratio for the fiscal quarter of the Parent ended June 30, 2002 shall not have been greater than 3.80 to 1.0, and (ii) the actual amount of Total Funded Debt of the Parent and the Subsidiaries as of the date of the execution hereof by the Borrower shall have been reduced to an amount not greater than $35,750,000.
Except as expressly waived herein, the Credit Agreement shall continue to be in full force and effect in accordance with its original terms and conditions.
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| By | /s/ KIRBY M. LAW | |
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| Name | Kirby M. Law |
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| Title | Vice President |
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| By | /s/ R. MICHAEL NEWTON | ||
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| Name | R. Michael Newton | |
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| Title | Vice President | |
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| By | /s/ THOMAS J. PURCELL | ||
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| Name | Thomas J. Purcell | |
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| Title | Senior Vice President | |
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| Standard Federal Bank, N.A., f/k/a Michigan | |||
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| By | /s/ ANNETTE GORDON | ||
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| Name | Annette Gordon | |
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| Title | First Vice President | |
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Agreed to and accepted as of the
date first above written:
Borrower
Florists Transworld Delivery, Inc.
By | /s/ CARRIE WOLFE |
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| Name | Carrie Wolfe |
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| Title | CFO & Treasurer |
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Guarantors
IOS Brands Corporation
By | /s/ CARRIE WOLFE |
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| Name | Carrie Wolfe |
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| Title | CFO & Treasurer |
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Value Network Service, Inc.
By | /s/ ROBERT NORTON |
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| Name | Robert Norton |
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| Title | CEO & President |
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FTD Holdings, Incorporated
By | /s/ ROBERT NORTON |
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| Name | Robert Norton |
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| Title | CEO & President |
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FTD International Corporation
By | /s/ ROBERT NORTON |
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| Name | Robert Norton |
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| Title | CEO & President |
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