FOURTH AMENDMENTTO Loan AND SECURITY AGREEMENT AND LIMITED CONSENT

Exhibit 10.2

FOURTH AMENDMENT TO Loan AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
AND LIMITED CONSENT

THIS FOURTH AMENDMENT TO Loan AND SECURITY AGREEMENT AND LIMITED CONSENT (this “Amendment”) is made and entered into as of August 6, 2012, by and among INTRICON CORPORATION, a Pennsylvania corporation, INTRICON, INC. (formerly known as Resistance Technology, Inc.), a Minnesota corporation, INTRICON TIBBETTS CORPORATION (formerly known as TI Acquisition Corporation), a Maine corporation, and INTRICON DATRIX CORPORATION (formerly known as Jon Barron, Inc.) (d/b/a Datrix), a California corporation (each, a “Borrower”; collectively, the “Borrowers”), and THE PRIVATEBANK AND TRUST COMPANY, an Illinois banking corporation (the “Bank”).

RECITALS:

A.                 The Borrowers and the Bank are parties to a certain Loan and Security Agreement dated as of August 13, 2009, as amended by a First Amendment dated as of March 12, 2010, as further amended by a Second Amendment dated as of August 12, 2011 and as further amended by a Third Amendment dated as of March 1, 2012 (as so amended, the “Loan Agreement”). All capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Loan Agreement.

B.                 The Borrowers have requested that the Bank (i) consent to the Proposed Divestiture (as defined in Section 1 hereof) and (ii) amend certain provisions of the Loan Agreement, and the Bank has agreed to provide such limited consent and so amend the Loan Agreement upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Amendment.

AGREEMENTS:

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth, and for other good and valuable consideration, the nature, receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

Section 1.                 Limited Consent. Pursuant to Section 6.2 of the Loan Agreement, the Borrowers are prohibited from, among other things, selling or otherwise disposing of Collateral except in the limited circumstances specifically set forth in said Section. Pursuant to Section 9.4 of the Loan Agreement, the Borrowers are prohibited from, among other things, selling or otherwise transferring all or any substantial part of its assets or Capital Securities (including the sale of Capital Securities of any Subsidiary). The Borrowers have informed the Bank that Tibbetts intends to sell all of its Capital Securities of Global Coils to R. Audemars SA (the “Buyer”) pursuant to the Agreement between Tibbetts and Buyer dated August 1, 2012 (the “Proposed Divestiture”). The Borrowers have requested that the Bank consent to the Proposed Divestiture, and the Bank hereby so consents (a) upon the satisfaction by the Borrowers of all conditions precedent set forth in Section 2 below, (b) in reliance on the Borrowers representations and warranties set forth in Section 15 below, and (c) provided that 100% of the net proceeds received by Tibbetts in connection with the Proposed Divestiture are promptly used to repay the outstanding Revolving Loans. Except as expressly provided herein, all provisions of the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents remain in full force and effect. The foregoing consent shall not apply to any other or subsequent failure to comply with the Sections identified above or any other provision of the Loan Agreement or the other Loan Documents, and shall not give rise to any course of dealing or course of performance with respect to any future requests.

Section 2.                 Delivery of Documents. At or prior to the execution of this Amendment, and as a condition precedent to the effectiveness of this Amendment, the Borrowers shall have satisfied the following conditions and delivered or caused to be delivered to the Bank the following documents each dated such date and in form and substance satisfactory to the Bank and duly executed by all appropriate parties:

(a)                This Amendment, duly executed by the Borrowers.

(b)               An Acknowledgment and Agreement Regarding Subordinated Indebtedness, in substantially the form attached, duly executed by each holder of Subordinated Debt.

(c)                With respect to each Borrower, a copy of the resolutions of the Board of Directors of such Borrower authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment certified as true and accurate by an officer of such Borrower, along with a certificate of such officer which (i) certifies that there has been no amendment to either the Articles of Incorporation or the Bylaws of such Borrower since true and accurate copies of the same were last delivered and certified to the Bank, and that said Articles of Incorporation or the Bylaws remain in full force and effect as of the date of this Amendment, (ii) identifies each officer of such Borrower authorized to execute this Amendment and any other instrument or agreement executed by such Borrower in connection with this Amendment, and (iii) sets forth specimen signatures of each officer of such Borrower referred to above and identifies the office or offices held by such officer.

(d)               Fully-executed copies of the agreements between Tibbetts and the Buyer relating to the Proposed Divestiture;

(e)                The Bank shall have received reimbursement for its legal fees and other expenses as described in Section 9 hereof.

(f)                Such other documents or instruments as the Bank may reasonably require.

Section 3.                 Amendments.

(a)                Investments in Global Coils. Section 9.3(g) of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

“(g) [Intentionally omitted];”

(b)               Fixed Charge Coverage Covenant. Section 10.3 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

“10.3 Fixed Charge Coverage. As of each of the measurement dates set forth in the chart below, for the period of twelve (12) consecutive calendar months then-ended, the Borrowers and their respective consolidated Subsidiaries shall maintain a ratio (the “Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio”) of (a) the total of consolidated EBITDA for such period, minus the sum of all income taxes paid in cash by the Borrowers on a consolidated basis, minus all Capital Expenditures of the Borrowers made during such period which are not financed with Funded Debt, minus that portion of the aggregate cash payments made by the applicable Borrower(s) in respect of the Subject Agreements and Applicable Agreements during such period that was not deducted as an expense in arriving at Net Income for such period, plus (or minus), to the extent not included as income or gain (or deducted as an expense or loss) in arriving at Net Income for such period, cash received (or paid) on or before July 31, 2012 from dividends (or capital calls) related to Tibbetts’ 50% interest in the joint venture Global Coils (for the avoidance of doubt, it is understood and agreed that the proceeds from Tibbetts’ divestiture of its interest in Global Coils shall in no event be included in the calculation of the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio) to (b) the sum for such period of (i) Interest Charges paid in cash, plus (ii) regularly scheduled payments made (and, without duplication, payments required to be made) in respect of principal of Funded Debt (including the Term Loan, but excluding the Revolving Loans), plus (iii) all cash dividends and distributions paid or declared in respect of Capital Securities of the Borrowers, of not less than the amount set forth opposite such measurement date in the chart below:

provided, however, that if EBITDA of the Borrowers and their respective consolidated Subsidiaries for the period of twelve (12) consecutive calendar months ending on the date of the most recent financial statements delivered to the Bank pursuant to Section 8.8 is equal to or greater than $5,000,000, then the Borrowers shall only be required to comply with the covenant set forth in this Section 10.3 with respect to those measurements dates which correspond to quarter-end and year-end dates.”

(c)                Investments Schedule. Schedule 9.3 to the Loan Agreement is hereby replaced with Schedule 9.3 attached hereto.

Section 4.                 Representations; No Default. Each Borrower represents and warrants that: (a) such Borrower has the power and legal right and authority to enter into this Amendment and has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Amendment and other agreements and documents executed and delivered by such Borrower in connection herewith, (b) neither this Amendment nor the agreements contained herein contravene or constitute an Unmatured Event of Default or Event of Default under the Loan Agreement or a default under any other agreement, instrument or indenture to which such Borrower is a party or a signatory, or any provision of such Borrower’s Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws or, to the best of such Borrower’s knowledge, any other agreement or requirement of law, or result in the imposition of any lien or other encumbrance on any of its property under any agreement binding on or applicable to such Borrower or any of its property except, if any, in favor of the Bank, (c) no consent, approval or authorization of or registration or declaration with any party, including but not limited to any governmental authority, is required in connection with the execution and delivery by the Borrower of this Amendment or other agreements and documents executed and delivered by such Borrower in connection herewith or the performance of obligations of such Borrower herein described, except for those which such Borrower has obtained or provided and as to which such Borrower has delivered certified copies of documents evidencing each such action to the Bank, (d) no events have taken place and no circumstances exist at the date hereof which would give such Borrower grounds to assert a defense, offset or counterclaim to the obligations of such Borrower under the Loan Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, (e) there are no known claims, causes of action, suits, debts, liens, obligations, liabilities, demands, losses, costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) of any kind, character or nature whatsoever, fixed or contingent, which such Borrower may have or claim to have against the Bank, which might arise out of or be connected with any act of commission or omission of the Bank existing or occurring on or prior to the date of this Amendment, including, without limitation, any claims, liabilities or obligations arising with respect to the indebtedness evidenced by the Notes (as defined in the Loan Agreement), and (f) no Unmatured Event of Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing under the Loan Agreement.

Section 5.                 Affirmation; Further References. The Bank and each Borrower acknowledge and affirm that the Loan Agreement, as hereby amended, is hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects and all terms, conditions and provisions of the Loan Agreement (except as amended by this Amendment) and of each of the other Loan Documents shall remain unmodified and in full force and effect. All references in any document or instrument to the Loan Agreement are hereby amended and shall refer to the Loan Agreement as amended by this Amendment.

Section 6.                 Merger and Integration; Superseding Effect. This Amendment, from and after the date hereof, embodies the entire agreement and understanding between the parties hereto and supersedes and has merged into it all prior oral and written agreements on the same subjects by and between the parties hereto with the effect that this Amendment, shall control with respect to the specific subjects hereof and thereof.

Section 7.                 Severability. Whenever possible, each provision of this Amendment and any other statement, instrument or transaction contemplated hereby or thereby or relating hereto or thereto shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective, valid and enforceable under the applicable law of any jurisdiction, but, if any provision of this Amendment or any other statement, instrument or transaction contemplated hereby or thereby or relating hereto or thereto shall be held to be prohibited, invalid or unenforceable under the applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective in such jurisdiction only to the extent of such prohibition, invalidity or unenforceability, without invalidating or rendering unenforceable the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions of this Amendment or any other statement, instrument or transaction contemplated hereby or thereby or relating hereto or thereto in such jurisdiction, or affecting the effectiveness, validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction.

Section 8.                 Successors. This Amendment shall be binding upon the Borrowers, the Bank and their respective successors and assigns, and shall inure to the benefit of the Borrowers, the Bank and to the respective successors and assigns of the Bank.

Section 9.                 Costs and Expenses. Each Borrower agrees to reimburse the Bank, upon execution of this Amendment, for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including attorneys’ fees and legal expenses of counsel for the Bank) incurred in connection with the Loan Agreement, including in connection with the negotiation, preparation and execution of this Amendment and all other documents negotiated, prepared and executed in connection with this Amendment, and in enforcing the obligations of the Borrowers under this Amendment, and to pay and save the Bank harmless from all liability for, any stamp or other taxes which may be payable with respect to the execution or delivery of this Amendment.

Section 10.             Headings. The headings of various sections of this Amendment have been inserted for reference only and shall not be deemed to be a part of this Amendment.

Section 11.             Counterparts; Digital Copies. This Amendment may be executed in several counterparts as deemed necessary or convenient, each of which, when so executed, shall be deemed an original, provided that all such counterparts shall be regarded as one and the same document, and any party to this Amendment may execute any such agreement by executing a counterpart of such agreement. A facsimile or digital copy (pdf) of this signed Amendment shall be deemed to be an original thereof.

Section 12.             Release of Rights and Claims. Each Borrower, for itself and its successors and assigns, hereby releases, acquits, and forever discharges Bank and its successors and assigns for any and all manner of actions, suits, claims, charges, judgments, levies and executions occurring or arising from the transactions entered into with Bank prior to entering into this Amendment whether known or unknown, liquidated or unliquidated, fixed or contingent, direct or indirect which such Borrower may have against Bank.

Section 13.             Governing Law. This Amendment shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of Minnesota, without giving effect to conflict of law principles thereof.

Section 14.             No Waiver. Except as expressly set forth in Section 1 hereof, nothing contained in this Amendment (or in any other agreement or understanding between the parties) shall constitute a waiver of, or shall otherwise diminish or impair, the Bank’s rights or remedies under the Loan Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, or under applicable law.

Section 15.             Further Representations and Warranties re: Proposed Divestiture. The Borrowers (a) further represent and warrant to the Bank that no portion of the amounts payable to Tibbetts in connection with the Proposed Divestiture will at any time be evidenced by a promissory note and (b) reaffirm, represent and warrant to the Bank that pursuant to the Loan Agreement the Obligations are and will continue to be secured by first priority perfected liens and security interest in, among other things, Tibbetts’ now existing and hereafter acquired rights to payment (and all proceeds thereof and supporting obligations related thereto) from Buyer in connection with the Proposed Divestiture.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed as of the day and year first above written.

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Schedule 9.3

Investments

*See also item No. 2 of Schedule 7.9