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Vision-Ease Lens CORP
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S-1
Oct 12, 9:32 PM ET
Vision-Ease Lens, Inc. S-1
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Contents
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DEFINITIONS
Section 1.1 Terms Defined. Unless otherwise defined in this Amendment, each capitalized term used in this Amendment has the meaning given to such term in the Agreement (as amended by this Amendment).
ARTICLE 2
AMENDMENTS
Section 2.1 Amendments to Agreement. Subject to the conditions set forth in Article 4 of this Amendment, the Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
(a) Amendment to Definition of “EBITDA”. Effective as of the Effective Date, the definition of the term “EBITDA” in Section 1.2 of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:
(b) Amendment to Definition of “Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio”. Effective as of the Effective Date, the definition of the term “Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” in Section 1.2 of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:
(c) Amendment to Definition of Tangible Net Worth. Effective as of the Effective Date, the definition of the term “Tangible Net Worth” in Section 1.2 of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:
ARTICLE 3
WAIVER
Section 3.1 Waiver. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Agreement or any Other Document, Lenders hereby waive the Event of Default that occurred as a result of Borrower’s failure to timely furnish to Agent financial statements of Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 and other documents required to be delivered therewith, all as required by Section 9.7 of the Agreement, and Lenders hereby agree that delivery of such financial statements and such other documents on or before June 15, 2006 is hereby consented to and shall not constitute a violation of Section 9.7 of the Agreement or an Event of Default under the Agreement or an event of default under any Other Document.
Section 3.2 Limitation of Waiver. The waiver and consent set forth in Section 3.1 of this Amendment shall be limited strictly as written and shall not be deemed a waiver of, or a
consent to noncompliance with, any term or provision of the Agreement or any Other Document except as expressly set forth in Section 3.1 of this Amendment.
ARTICLE 4
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
Section 4.1 Conditions Precedent. The effectiveness of this Amendment is subject to the satisfaction of each of the following conditions precedent:
(a) Agent shall have received all of the following in form and substance satisfactory to Agent:
(i) Amendment Documents. This Amendment and any other instrument, document or certificate reasonably required by Agent to be executed or delivered by Borrower or any other Loan party in connection with this Amendment, duly executed by all parties thereto (the “Amendment Documents”);
(ii) Amendment to Term Loans B Credit Agreement. An amendment to the Term Loans B Credit Agreement which is substantially similar to this Amendment; and
(iii) Additional Information. Such additional agreements, documents, instruments and information as Agent or its legal counsel, Jenkens & Gilchrist, a Professional Corporation, may reasonably request to effect the transactions contemplated hereby.
(b) The representations and warranties contained herein and in the Agreement and all Other Documents, as amended hereby, shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof as if made again on and as of the date hereof (except to the extent that such representations and warranties were expressly, in the Agreement or such Other Documents, made only in reference to a specific date).
Section 4.2 Satisfaction. In the event that any of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4.1 are not fully and timely satisfied, this Amendment (including all terms and provisions hereof) shall be of no force or effect as if this Amendment were never executed; provided, however, that Agent and Required Lenders may, in their sale discretion, waive any of such conditions precedent at any time.
ARTICLE 5
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 5.1 Representations and Warranties. Borrower and each Loan Party hereby jointly and severally represent and warrant to Agent and Lenders that, as of the date of and after giving effect to this Amendment, (a) the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment and any and all other Amendment Documents executed and/or delivered in connection herewith have been authorized by all requisite action on the part of Borrower or any Loan Party and will
not violate Borrower’s or any Loan Party’s organizational documents, (b) the term “Other Documents” as defined in the Agreement and as used in the Agreement or any of the Other Documents includes, without limitation, the Amendment Documents, (c) all representations and warranties set forth in the Agreement and in the Other Documents are true and correct in all material respects as if made again on and as of such date (except to the extent that such representations and warranties were expressly made only in reference to a specific date), (d) no Default has occurred and is continuing, and (e) the Agreement and the Other Documents (as amended by this Amendment) are and remain legal, valid, binding and enforceable obligations of Borrower and/or the Loan Parties, as applicable.
Section 5.2 Governing Law. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS APPLIED TO CONTRACTS TO BE PERFORMED WHOLLY WITHIN THE STATE OF TEXAS.
Section 5.3 Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which when taken together shall constitute one agreement, and any of the parties hereto may execute this Amendment by signing any such counterpart. Any signature delivered by a party by facsimile transmission shall be deemed to be an original signature hereto.
Section 5.4 No Oral Agreements. THIS AMENDMENT, TOGETHER WITH THE AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER DOCUMENTS AS WRITTEN, REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN AND AMONG THE PARTIES HERETO AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES. THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN OR AMONG (A) BORROWER, (B) ANY LOAN PARTY, (C) AGENT AND/OR (D) ANY LENDER.
Section 5.5 Agreement Remains in Effect; No Waiver. Except as expressly provided herein, all terms and provisions of Agreement and the Other Documents shall remain unchanged and in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed. No waiver by Agent or any Lender of any Default or Event of Default shall be deemed to be a waiver of any other Default or Event of Default. No delay or omission by Agent or any Lender in exercising any power, right or remedy shall impair such power, right or remedy or be construed as a waiver thereof or an acquiescence therein, and no single or partial exercise of any such power, right or remedy shall preclude other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other power, right or remedy under the Agreement, the Other Documents or otherwise.
Section 5.6 Survival of Representations and Warranties. All representations and warranties made in this Amendment or any Other Document shall survive the execution and delivery of this Amendment and the Other Documents, and no investigation by Agent or any Lender or any closing shall affect the representations and warranties or the right of Agent or any Lender to rely upon them.
Section 5.7 Reference to Agreement. Each of the Agreement and the Other Documents and any and all other agreements, documents or instruments now or hereafter executed and/or delivered pursuant to the terms hereof or pursuant to the terms of the Agreement
as amended hereby, are hereby amended so that any reference in such Agreement or Other Documents to the Agreement shall mean a reference to the Agreement as amended hereby.
Section 5.8 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 confirmed to the provision so held to be invalid or unenforceable.
Section 5.9 Successors and Assigns. This Amendment is binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of Agent, Lenders, Borrower, the other Loan Parties and their respective successors and assigns, except that neither Borrower nor any other Loan Party may assign or transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of Agent and Lenders.
Section 5.10 Headings. The headings, captions and arrangements used in this Amendment are for convenience only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Amendment.
Section 5.11 Consent. Each Loan Party, as a Guarantor of the Obligations, hereby consents to Borrower, Agent and Lenders entering into this Amendment and agrees that (a) the Other Documents to which such Loan Party is a party shall remain in full force and effect and shall continue to be the legal, valid and binding obligations of such Loan Party enforceable against it in accordance with their respective terms and are hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects, and (b) the indebtedness, liabilities and obligations secured, guaranteed and/or evidenced by the Other Documents to which such Loan Party is a party include, without limitation, all “Obligations” as such term is defined in the Agreement as amended by this Amendment and as such “Obligations” may be increased or modified directly or indirectly as a result of or in connection with this Amendment.