SIXTH AMENDMENT TO REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

 

THIS SIXTH AMENDMENT TO REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT (herein called this "Amendment") made as of December 1, 2005 by and among M/I FINANCIAL CORP., an Ohio corporation ("Financial"), M/I HOMES, INC. (formerly known as M/I Schottenstein Homes, Inc.), an Ohio corporation ("M/I Homes") (Financial and M/I Homes are sometimes hereinafter referred to collectively as the "Borrowers"), and GUARANTY BANK, a federal savings bank ("Bank"),

 

W I T N E S S E T H:

 

WHEREAS, Borrowers and Bank have entered into that certain Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of May 3, 2001 (as heretofore amended, the "Original Credit Agreement"), for the purposes and consideration therein expressed, pursuant to which Bank became obligated to make loans to Borrowers as therein provided; and

 

WHEREAS, Borrowers and Bank desire to amend the Original Credit Agreement as provided herein;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein and in the Original Credit Agreement, in consideration of the loans which may hereafter be made by Bank to Borrowers, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto do hereby agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE I.  

 

 

Section 1.1.  Terms Defined in the Original Credit Agreement. Unless the context otherwise requires or unless otherwise expressly defined herein, the terms defined in the Original Credit Agreement shall have the same meanings whenever used in this Agreement.

 

Section 1.2.  Other Defined Terms. Unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms when used in this Amendment shall have the meanings assigned to them in this Section 1.2.

 

"Amendment" means this Sixth Amendment to Credit Agreement.

 

"Amendment Documents" means, collectively, this Amendment and the Renewal Note.

 

"Credit Agreement" means the Original Credit Agreement as amended hereby.

 

"Renewal Note" means a promissory note in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A.

 

ARTICLE II.  

 

 

Section 2.1.  Definitions.

 

(a)  The definition of "Commitment" in Section 1.1 of the Original Credit Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:

 

"Commitment" shall mean the Bank's agreement to make the Loans to the Borrower pursuant to subsection 2.1 hereof in the amount referred to herein, which amount shall not exceed the lesser of (a) (i) from and including April 28, 2005 through and including December 14, 2005, $40,000,000, (ii) from and including December 15, 2005 through and including January 15, 2006, $65,000,000 and (iii) from and including January 16, 2006 through and including April 27, 2006, $40,000,000, and (b) 95% of the aggregate face amount of all Eligible Mortgage Loans in existence at such time.

 

Section 2.2.  Section 2.1 of the Original Credit Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:

 

2.1 Commitment. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Agreement, the Bank agrees to make revolving credit loans (the "Loans") to the Borrowers from time to time during the Commitment Period in an aggregate principal amount at anyone time outstanding not to exceed the lesser of (a) (i) from and including April 28, 2005 through and including December 14, 2005, $40,000,000, (ii) from and including December 15, 2005 through and including January 15, 2006, $65,000,000 and (iii) from and including January 16, 2006 through and including April 27, 2006, $40,000,000, and (b) ninety-five percent (95%) of the aggregate face amount of all Eligible Mortgage Loans in existence at such time. During the Commitment Period and as along as no Event of Default exists, the Borrowers may use the Commitment by borrowing, prepaying the Loans in whole or in part, and reborrowing, all in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof.

 

Section 2.3.  Exhibits. Exhibit A (Form of Note) attached to this Agreement is hereby substituted for Exhibit A to the Original Credit Agreement.

 

ARTICLE III.  

 

 

Section 3.1.  Effective Date. This Amendment shall become effective as of the date first above written when and only when Bank shall have received, at Bank's office,

 

(a)  a duly executed counterpart of this Amendment,

 

(b)  the Renewal Note,

 

(c)  a duly executed certificate of the president, chief executive officer or chief financial officer and of the secretary of each Borrower certifying (i) that, in the case of M/I Homes, the action of the executive committee of the board of directors, and, in the case of Financial, the action of sole shareholder, authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment and the Note and identifying the officers authorized to sign this Amendment and the Note, copies of which actions are attached to the respective certificates, are in full force and effect, (ii)  that the specimen signatures of the officers so authorized, copies of which specimen signatures are attached to the respective certificates, are true and correct, and (iii)  that the articles of incorporation and code of regulations of such Borrower have not been amended since the date of the Original Credit Agreement (except as set forth in the certificate for M/I Homes);

 

(d)  an amendment fee in immediately available funds in the amount of $1,500; and

 

(e)  each other document to be executed and delivered by Borrowers pursuant hereto or thereto.

 

ARTICLE IV.  

 

 

Section 4.1.  Representations and Warranties of Borrowers. In order to induce Bank to enter into this Amendment, each Borrower represents and warrants to Bank that:

 

(a)  The representations and warranties contained in Section 3 of the Original Credit Agreement are true and correct at and as of the time of the effectiveness hereof;

 

(b)  Each Borrower is duly authorized to execute and deliver this Amendment and the other Amendment Documents and is and will continue to be duly authorized to borrow and to perform its obligations under the Original Credit Agreement. Each Borrower has duly taken all corporate action necessary to authorize the execution and delivery of this Amendment and the other Amendment Documents and to authorize the performance of the obligations of such Borrower hereunder and thereunder;

 

(c)  The execution and delivery by each Borrower of this Amendment and the other Amendment Documents, the performance by each Borrower of its obligations hereunder and thereunder and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby do not and will not conflict with any provision of law, statute, rule or regulation or of the articles of incorporation and bylaws of such Borrower, or of any material agreement, judgment, license, order or permit applicable to or binding upon such Borrower, or result in the creation of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any assets or properties of such Borrower. Except for those which have been duly obtained, no consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental authority or third party is required in connection with the execution and delivery by Borrowers of this Amendment and the other Amendment Documents or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby; and

 

(d)  When duly executed and delivered, each of this Amendment and the other Amendment Documents will be a legal and binding instrument and agreement of Borrowers, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as limited by bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws applying to creditors' rights generally and by principles of equity applying to creditors' rights generally.

 

ARTICLE V.  

 

Section 5.1.  Ratification of Agreement. The Original Credit Agreement as hereby amended is hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects. Any reference to the Credit Agreement in any Loan Document shall be deemed to refer to this Amendment also. Any reference to the Note in any other Loan Document shall be deemed to be a reference to the Renewal Note issued and delivered pursuant to this Amendment. The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment, the other Amendment Documents, shall not, except as expressly provided herein, operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of Bank under the Original Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document nor constitute a waiver of any provision of the Original Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document.

 

Section 5.2.  Survival of Agreements. All representations, warranties, covenants and agreements of Borrowers herein shall survive the execution and delivery of this Amendment and the performance hereof, and shall further survive until all of the Obligations are paid in full. All statements and agreements contained in any certificate or instrument delivered by Borrowers hereunder or under the Original Credit Agreement to Bank shall be deemed to constitute representations and warranties by, or agreements and covenants of, Borrowers under this Agreement and under the Original Credit Agreement.

 

Section 5.3.  Loan Documents. This Amendment and the other Amendment Documents are each a Loan Document, and all provisions in the Original Credit Agreement pertaining to Loan Documents apply hereto and thereto.

 

Section 5.4.  Governing Law. This Amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas and any applicable laws of the United States of America in all respects, including construction, validity and performance.

 

Section 5.5.  Counterparts; Fax. This Amendment may be separately executed in counterparts and by the different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to constitute one and the same Amendment. This Amendment may be duly executed by facsimile or other electronic transmission.

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amendment is executed as of the date first above written.

 

GUARANTY BANK  M/I FINANCIAL CORP.

By:			By:
	Randy Reid			Phillip G. Creek
	Senior Vice President			Chief Financial Officer

                           M/I HOMES, INC.

 

By:
	Phillip G. Creek
	Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT A

 

 

 

$65,000,000                             Dallas, Texas                          December 15, 2005

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned M/I FINANCIAL CORP. and M/I HOMES, INC. ("Borrowers"), jointly and severally promise to pay to the order of GUARANTY BANK (herein called "Bank"), the principal sum of Sixty-Five Million Dollars ($65,000,000) or, if less, the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Loans made under this Note by Bank to Borrowers pursuant to the terms of the Loan Agreement (as hereinafter defined), together with interest on the unpaid principal balance thereof as hereinafter set forth, both principal and interest payable as herein provided in lawful money of the United States of America at the offices of the Bank, 8333 Douglas Avenue, Dallas, Texas or at such other place within Dallas County, Texas, as from time to time may be designated by the holder of this Note.

 

This Note (a) is issued and delivered under that certain Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of May 3, 2001 among Borrowers and Bank (herein, as from time to time supplemented, amended or restated, called the "Loan Agreement"), and is the Note as defined therein, and (b) is subject to the terms and provisions of the Loan Agreement, which contains provisions for payments and prepayments hereunder and acceleration of the maturity hereof upon the happening of certain stated events. Payments on this Note shall be made and applied as provided herein and in the Loan Agreement. Reference is hereby made to the Loan Agreement for a description of certain rights, limitations of rights, obligations and duties of the parties hereto and for the meanings assigned to terms used and not defined herein.

 

This Note is given in amendment, renewal and extension (but not in extinguishment or novation) of that certain promissory note dated April 28, 2005, executed by Borrowers payable to the order of Bank in the stated principal amount of $40,000,000.

 

On the fifteenth (15th) day of each calendar month, beginning on May 15, 2005, Borrowers shall pay to the holder hereof all unpaid interest which has accrued on the Loans through and including the last day of the immediately preceding calendar month. The principal amount of this Note, together with all interest accrued hereon, shall be due and payable in full on the last day of the Commitment Period which, if it does not occur sooner pursuant to the terms of the Loan Agreement, or if it is not extended pursuant to subsection 2.7, Extension of Commitment Period, of the Loan Agreement, shall be April 27, 2006.

 

Prime Rate Loans (exclusive of any past due principal or interest) from time to time outstanding shall bear interest on each day outstanding at the Prime Rate in effect on such day. Eurodollar Rate Loans (exclusive of any past due principal or interest) from time to time outstanding shall bear interest on each day outstanding at the Eurodollar Rate determined for such day plus 1.50%. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this paragraph, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, all Loans from time to time outstanding shall bear interest on each day outstanding at a rate per annum which is the sum of (i) three percent (3.0%), and (ii) the rate which would otherwise be applicable thereto, from the date of such non-payment until paid in full (before, as well as after, judgment), and such interest shall be due and payable immediately as it accrues. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this paragraph, if at any time the rate at which interest if payable on this Note exceeds the maximum nonusurious rate of interest Bank is permitted to contract for, take, charge, or receive with respect to the Loans (the "Maximum Rate"), this Note shall bear interest at the Maximum Rate only but shall continue to bear interest at the Maximum Rate until such time as the total amount of interest accrued hereon equals (but does not exceed) the total amount of interest which would have accrued hereon had there been no Maximum Rate applicable hereto.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing paragraph and all other provisions of this Note, in no event shall the interest payable hereon, whether before or after maturity, exceed the maximum amount of interest which, under applicable law, may be charged on this Note, and this Note is expressly made subject to the provisions of the Loan Agreement which more fully set out the limitations on how interest accrues hereon. In the event applicable law provides for a ceiling under Section 303 of the Texas Finance Code, that ceiling shall be the weekly rate ceiling and shall be used in this Note for calculating the Maximum Rate and for all other purposes. The term "applicable law" as used in this Note shall mean the laws of the State of Texas or the laws of the United States, whichever laws allow the greater interest, as such laws now exist or may be changed or amended or come into effect in the future.

 

If this Note is placed in the hands of an attorney for collection after default, or if all or any part of the indebtedness represented hereby is proved, established or collected in any court or in any bankruptcy, receivership, debtor relief, probate or other court proceedings, Borrower and all endorsers, sureties and guarantors of this Note jointly and severally agree to pay reasonable attorneys' fees and collection costs to the holder hereof in addition to the principal and interest payable hereunder.

 

Borrowers and all endorsers, sureties and guarantors of this Note hereby severally waive demand, presentment, notice of demand and of dishonor and nonpayment of this Note, protest, notice of protest, notice of intention to accelerate the maturity of this Note, declaration or notice of acceleration of the maturity of this Note, diligence in collecting, the bringing of any suite against any party and any notice of or defense on account of any extensions, renewals, partial payments or changes in any manner of or in this Note or in any of its terms, provisions and covenants, or any releases or substitutions of any security, or any delay, indulgence or other act of any trustee or any holder hereof, whether before or after maturity.

 

No waiver by Bank of any of its rights or remedies hereunder or under any other document evidencing or securing this Note or otherwise shall be considered a waiver of any other subsequent right or remedy of Bank; no delay or omission in the exercise or enforcement by Bank of any rights or remedies shall ever be construed as a waiver of any right or remedy of Bank; and no exercise or enforcement of any such rights or remedies shall ever be held to exhaust any right or remedy of Bank.

 

 

M/I FINANCIAL CORP.  M/I HOMES, INC.

By:			By:
	Phillip G. Creek			Phillip G. Creek
	Chief Financial Officer			Chief Financial Officer