EX-10 2 exhibit_10-1.txt EXH. 10.1 SIXTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT Exhibit 10-1 SIXTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT This Sixth Amendment to Credit Agreement (herein, the "Amendment") is entered into as of January 15, 2009, among CalAmp Corp., a Delaware corporation (the "Borrower"), the lenders party hereto (herein, the "Lenders"), and Bank of Montreal, as administrative agent for the Lenders (the "Administrative Agent"). PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS: A. The Borrower, certain subsidiaries of the Borrower, as guarantors, the Administrative Agent, and the other Lenders have entered into that certain Credit Agreement dated as of May 26, 2006 (such Credit Agreement, as the same has been or may be amended, modified or restated from time to time, hereinafter referred to as the "Credit Agreement"). All defined terms used herein shall have the same meaning as in the Credit Agreement unless otherwise defined herein. B. The Borrower has requested that the Lenders (i) waive certain fees in exchange for a larger prepayment in connection with the settlement of the Rogers Corporation litigation, and (ii) make certain other amendments to the Credit Agreement, and the Lenders are willing to so amend the Credit Agreement, all in the manner and on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth. NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows: SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS. Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 2 below, the Credit Agreement shall be and hereby is amended as follows: 1.1. Sections 2.1(d) (Exit Fee) and 2.1(e) (Default Interest Prior to the Fourth Amendment Effective Date) shall both be replaced with "Reserved" and the obligations pursuant to those Sections shall be forgiven. SECTION 2. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT. The effectiveness of this Amendment is subject to the satisfaction of all of the following conditions precedent: 2.1. The Borrower, the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders shall have executed and delivered this Amendment. 2.2. The Administrative Agent shall have received copies (executed or certified, as may be appropriate) of all legal documents or proceedings taken in connection with the execution and delivery of this Amendment to the extent the Administrative Agent or its counsel may reasonably request. 2.3. Legal matters incident to the execution and delivery of this Amendment shall be satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its counsel. 2.4. The Guarantors shall have executed their reaffirmation, acknowledgment, and consent in the space provided for that purpose below. 2.5. The Borrower shall have paid any invoices for professional services rendered on behalf of the Administrative Agent, including legal fees. SECTION 3. CONDITIONS SUBSEQUENT. By no later than 12:00 p.m. (Chicago time) on January 20, 2009, the Administrative Agent shall receive a prepayment on the Term Loans in an amount equal to 75% of the Net Cash Proceeds of the settlement of the Rogers Corporation litigation, which amount shall be not less than $6,175,000 (which prepayment shall satisfy the obligation of the Borrower under Section 1.9(b)(ii) with respect to said settlement). Failure to make such payment by such time shall constitute an immediate Event of Default. SECTION 4. REPRESENTATIONS. In order to induce the Lenders to execute and deliver this Amendment, the Borrower hereby represents to the Lenders that as of the date hereof after giving effect to this Amendment the representations and warranties set forth in Section 6 of the Credit Agreement are and shall be and remain true and correct in all material respects, except to the extent the same expressly relate to an earlier date (except that the representations contained in Section 6.5 shall be deemed to refer to the most recent financial statements of the Borrower delivered to the Administrative Agent) and the Borrower is in compliance with the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement and no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing under the Credit Agreement or shall result after giving effect to this Amendment. SECTION 5. MISCELLANEOUS. 5.1. The Borrower and the Guarantors heretofore executed and delivered to the Administrative Agent certain Collateral Documents and the Borrower hereby, and the Guarantors by signing below, acknowledge and agree, that, notwithstanding the execution and delivery of this Amendment, the Collateral Documents remain in full force and effect and the rights and remedies of the Agent and the Lenders, the obligations of the Borrower and the Guarantors thereunder and the liens and security interests created and provided for thereunder remain in full force and effect and shall not be affected, impaired or discharged hereby. Nothing herein contained shall in any manner affect or impair the priority of the liens and security interests created and provided for by the Collateral Documents as to the indebtedness which would be secured thereby prior to giving effect to this Amendment. 5.2. Except as specifically amended herein, the Credit Agreement shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with its original terms. Reference to this specific Amendment need not be made in the Credit Agreement, the Notes, or any other instrument or document executed in connection therewith, or in any certificate, letter or communication issued or made pursuant to or with respect to the Credit Agreement, any reference in any of such items to the Credit Agreement being sufficient to refer to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby. 5.3. The Borrower agrees to pay on demand all reasonable costs and expenses of or incurred by the Administrative Agent in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution and delivery of this Amendment, including the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for the Administrative Agent. 5.4. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, and by the different parties on different counterpart signature pages, all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Any of the parties hereto may execute this Amendment by signing any such counterpart and each of such counterparts shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original. This Amendment shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of New York. 5.5. FOR VALUE RECEIVED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE AGREEMENTS OF THE LENDERS IN THIS AGREEMENT, THE BORROWER HEREBY RELEASES THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND EACH LENDER, ITS CURRENT AND FORMER SHAREHOLDERS, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AGENTS, EMPLOYEES, ATTORNEYS, CONSULTANTS, AND PROFESSIONAL ADVISORS (COLLECTIVELY, THE "RELEASED PARTIES") OF AND FROM ANY AND ALL DEMANDS, ACTIONS, CAUSES OF ACTION, SUITS, CONTROVERSIES, ACTS AND OMISSIONS, LIABILITIES, AND OTHER CLAIMS OF EVERY KIND OR NATURE WHATSOEVER, BOTH IN LAW AND IN EQUITY, KNOWN OR UNKNOWN, WHICH THE BORROWER HAS OR EVER HAD AGAINST THE RELEASED PARTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THOSE ARISING OUT OF THE EXISTING FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS BETWEEN THE BORROWER AND THE LENDERS, AND THE BORROWER FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT, AS OF THE DATE HEREOF, IT DOES NOT HAVE ANY COUNTERCLAIM, SET-OFF, OR DEFENSE AGAINST THE RELEASED PARTIES, EACH OF WHICH THE BORROWER HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVES. [SIGNATURE PAGE TO FOLLOW] This Sixth Amendment to Credit Agreement is entered into as of the date and year first above written. "BORROWER" CALAMP CORP. By /s/ Richard K. Vitelle ------------------------- Name: Richard K. Vitelle Title: Vice President of Finance Accepted and agreed to by the Lenders. "LENDERS" BANK OF MONTREAL, acting through its Chicago Branch, in its individual capacity as a Lender, as L/C Issuer, and as Administrative Agent By /s/ Geoffrey R. McConnell ------------------------- Name Geoffrey R. McConnell Title Managing Director UNION BANK OF CALIFORNIA, N.A. By /s/ Carrie Lee ------------------------- Name Carrie Lee Title Vice President BANK OF THE WEST By /s/ Michael Creith ------------------------- Name Michael Creith Title V.P. REAFFIRMATION, ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND CONSENT OF GUARANTORS Each of the undersigned, the Guarantors, heretofore executed and delivered to the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Lenders, the Credit Agreement or an Additional Guarantor Supplement. Each of the undersigned hereby consents to the Sixth Amendment to Credit Agreement (the "Amendment") set forth above and confirms that its Guaranty, and all obligations of the undersigned thereunder, remains in full force and effect. Each of the undersigned further agrees that the consent of the undersigned to any further amendments to the Credit Agreement shall not be required as a result of this consent having been obtained. Each of the undersigned acknowledges that the Lenders are relying on the assurances provided herein in entering into the Amendment. "GUARANTORS" CALAMP SOLUTIONS HOLDINGS, INC. By /s/ John H. Bates ------------------- Name: John H. Bates Title: President CALAMP SOLUTIONS, INC. By /s/ John H. Bates -------------------- Name: John H. Bates Title: President DATARADIO HOLDINGS, INC. By /s/ Garo Sarkissian -------------------- Name: Garo Sarkissian Title: President DATARADIO CORPORATION By /s/ Garo Sarkissian -------------------- Name: Garo Sarkissian Title: Vice President DATARADIO COR LTD. By /s/ Garo Sarkissian -------------------- Name: Garo Sarkissian Title: Vice President