SECOND AMENDMENT TO SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT

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EX-10.22 6 exh-10_22.htm PROMISSORY NOTE DATED NOVEMBER 14, 2014

Exhibit 10.22

 

SECOND AMENDMENT TO SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT

 

This Second Amendment to Subordination Agreement (this “Amendment”), dated as of May 29, 2015, is made and entered into by and among BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., a national banking association (“Senior Creditor”), RICHARD J. KURTZ (“Junior Creditor”), and LAPOLLA INDUSTRIES, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Borrower”).

 

Background

 

A. Senior Creditor, Junior Creditor, and Borrower are parties to that certain Subordination Agreement, dated as of April 16, 2012, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Subordination Agreement, dated as of November 13, 2014 (as amended, the “Subordination Agreement”).

 

B. The parties hereto desire to amend the Subordination Agreement upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein.

 

Agreement

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows:

 

Section 1. Definitions. Capitalized terms used in this Amendment, to the extent not otherwise defined herein, shall have the same definitions assigned to such terms in the Subordination Agreement.

 

Section 2. Amendments to the Subordination Agreement.

 

a. Section 2(a) of the Subordination Agreement is hereby amended by such section in its entirety and substituting the following in lieu thereof:

 

“(a) Borrower may, from time to time, pay or cause to be paid to Junior Creditor, and Junior Creditor may accept and retain, subject to Section 2(b) below, payments (including prepayments) of interest and principal payable under each Junior Note so long as, as of any date of determination, (i) such payments on account of Junior Obligations are permitted by law, (ii) no Senior Default or Senior Event of Default under the Senior Credit Agreement shall have occurred and be continuing, or would result therefrom, (iii) after giving effect to any such payments, Borrower has Availability of not less than 15% of the Borrowing Base for each of the 30 days immediately preceding such date of determination, with the assumption made in each calculation thereof that any and all payments of principal or interest (or any other distributions by Borrower) made by Borrower to Junior Creditor on such date of determination were made by Borrower to Junior Creditor on the first day of such 30-day period, and not on such date of determination, and (iv) after giving effect to any such payments, Borrower’s Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is not less than 1.0 to 1.0 as of the last day of the twelve calendar month period ended immediately prior to such date of determination, with the assumption made in each calculation thereof that any and all payments of principal or interest (or any other distributions by Borrower) made by Borrower to Junior Creditor on such date of determination were made by Borrower to Junior Creditor on the first day of such twelve calendar month period, and not on such date of determination.”

 

Section 3. Conditions Precedent. The effectiveness of this Amendment is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent, unless specifically waived in writing by Senior Creditor:

 

(a) The representations and warranties contained herein and in the Subordination Agreement shall be true and correct as of the date hereof as if made on the date hereof; and

 
 

 

(b) Senior Creditor, Junior Creditor, and Borrower shall have executed and delivered this Amendment.

 

Section 4. Representations and Warranties. Junior Creditor represents to Senior Creditor that (i) the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment will not violate any agreement to which Junior Creditor is a party, including any documents in connection with or in respect of New Subordinated Term Debt (as defined in the Senior Credit Agreement); (ii) the Subordination Agreement, as amended hereby, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of Junior Creditor, enforceable against him in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles (whether enforcement is sought by proceedings in equity or at law); (iii) the representations and warranties contained in the Subordination Agreement as amended hereby are true and correct on and as of the date hereof as though made on and as of the date hereof; (iv) no default has occurred and is continuing under the Subordination Agreement or under any agreement to which Junior Creditor is a party in respect of the New Subordinated Term Debt; and (v) Junior Creditor is in full compliance with all covenants and agreements contained in the Subordination Agreement, as amended hereby.

 

Section 5 Ratification. The terms and provisions set forth in this Amendment shall modify and supersede all inconsistent terms and provisions set forth in the Subordination Agreement and, except as expressly modified and superseded by this Amendment, the terms and provisions of the Subordination Agreement are ratified and confirmed and shall continue in full force and effect. The Subordination Agreement as amended by this Amendment shall continue to be legal, valid, binding and enforceable in accordance with its terms.

 

Section 6. Reference to the Subordination Agreement. Each of the documents related to the Senior Debt and each of the documents related to the Subordinated Debt now or hereafter executed and delivered pursuant to the terms thereof, are hereby amended so that any reference in such documents to the Subordination Agreement shall mean a reference to the Subordination Agreement as amended hereby.

 

Section 7. Severability. Any provision of this Amendment held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable shall not impair or invalidate the remainder of this Amendment and the effect thereof shall be confined to the provision so held to be invalid or unenforceable.

 

Section 8. APPLICABLE LAW. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE BEEN MADE AND TO BE PERFORMABLE IN AND SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS.

 

Section 9. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE PARTIES HERETO EACH HEREBY WAIVES THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, SUIT, COUNTERCLAIM, OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AMENDMENT.

 

Section 10. Successors and Assigns. This Amendment is binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors, assigns, heirs, executors, and legal representatives.

 

Section 11. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. A telecopy or electronically-delivered copy of any such executed counterpart shall be deemed valid as an original

 

Section 12. Effect of Waiver. No consent or waiver, express or implied, by Senior Creditor to or for any breach of or deviation from any covenant, condition or duty by Junior Creditor, shall be deemed a consent to or waiver of any other breach of the same or any other covenant, condition or duty.

 

Section 13. Headings. The headings, captions, and arrangements used in this Amendment are for convenience only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Amendment.

 
 

 

Section 14. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. THIS AMENDMENT AND THE SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN SENIOR CREDITOR AND JUNIOR CREDITOR IN RESPECT OF THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THE SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS, OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES. THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES.

 

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EXECUTED as of the date first written above.

 

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.

 

 

By: /s/ H. Michael Wills, SVP

Name: H. Michael Wills

Title: Senior Vice President

 

 

 

/s/ Richard J. Kurtz

RICHARD J. KURTZ

 

 

LAPOLLA INDUSTRIES, INC.

 

 

By: /s/ Douglas J. Kramer, CEO

Name: Douglas J. Kramer

Title: CEO and President