UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

 

 

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

 

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): January 31, 2014

 

 

WSI Industries, Inc.

 

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

     
     
 

Minnesota

 

(State Or Other Jurisdiction Of Incorporation)

     
     

000-00619

 

41-0691607

(Commission File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

     
     

213 Chelsea Road

Monticello, MN

 

55362

 

(Address Of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

       
       
 

(763) 295-9202

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions ( see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

☐     Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

☐     Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

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☐     Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 
 

 

 

Items under Sections 3 through 8 are not applicable and therefore omitted.

 

Item 1.01       Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

Item 2.03       Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

 

On January 31, 2014, WSI Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) amended its Term Loan Agreement, Revolving Loan Agreement and its Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Promissory Note with its bank. The amendment to the Term Loan Agreement amended the Loan Agreement dated May 8, 2013 for a change in the method that the Quarterly Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio restrictive covenant was calculated. The amendments to the Revolving Loan Agreement and the Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Promissory Note extend the term of the Agreements to February 1, 2015. The interest rate in the Revolving Loan Agreement is at a fluctuating annual interest rate equal to the LIBOR Rate, plus Two Hundred (200) basis points per year.

 

The summary of these Agreements does not purport to be complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to such documents, which are included as Exhibits 10.1 through 10.3 of Item 9.01 to this Form 8-K and are incorporated by reference into these Items 1.01 and 2.03.

 

Item 9.01       Financial Statements And Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

10.1

 

First Amendment to Term Loan Agreement dated January 31, 2014 between WSI Industries, Inc. and BMO Harris Bank N.A.

     

10.2

 

Third Amendment to Revolving Loan Agreement and First Amendment to Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Promissory Note dated January 31, 2014 between WSI Industries, Inc. and BMO Harris Bank N.A.

     

10.3

 

Acknowledgement of Guarantors dated January 31, 2014 between WSI Rochester, Inc., WSI Industries, Co. and BMO Harris Bank N.A.

 

SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

WSI INDUSTRIES, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

By:

/s/  Benjamin T. Rashleger

 

 

 

Benjamin T. Rashleger

 

 

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

   

Date: February 4, 2014

 

EXHIBIT 10.1

 

FIRST AMENDMENT TO TERM LOAN AGREEMENT

 

THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO TERM LOAN AGREEMENT (this “ Amendment ”) is made and entered into as of January 31, 2014, by and between WSI INDUSTRIES, INC., a Minnesota corporation (the “ Borrower ”) and BMO HARRIS BANK N.A., a national banking association, successor by merger to M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank (the “ Bank ”).

 

RECITALS:

 

A.     The Borrower and the Bank are parties to a certain Loan Agreement dated as of May 8, 2013 (the “ Loan Agreement ”). All capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Loan Agreement.

 

B.     The Borrower has requested that the Bank amend certain provisions of the Loan Agreement, and the Bank has agreed to do so 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.      Delivery of Documents . At or prior to the execution of this Amendment, and as a condition precedent to the effectiveness of this Amendment, the Borrower 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.

 

(b)     An Acknowledgment of Guarantors, duly executed by each Guarantor.

 

(c)     A copy of the resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Borrower authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment certified as true and accurate by an officer of the 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 the 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 the Borrower authorized to execute this Amendment and any other instrument or agreement executed by the Borrower in connection with this Amendment, and (iii) sets forth specimen signatures of each officer of the Borrower referred to above and identifies the office or offices held by such officer.

 

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

 

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

 

 

 

 

Section 2.      Amendment to Loan Agreement . Section 5.8.3 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

 

“5.8.3      Quarterly Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio . So long as the Note shall remain unpaid or the Bank shall have any commitment hereunder, Borrower shall maintain a quarterly Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, tested quarterly as of the end of each fiscal quarter of Borrower (based upon a fiscal year end of the last Sunday in August, and fiscal quarter ends on the last Sunday of each of November, February, May and August) for the most recently-ended four fiscal quarters of Borrower preceding each such testing date, of not less than 1.20 to 1 as of the end of each such testing period, beginning on fiscal quarter ended on the last Sunday of February in 2014, determined in accordance with generally recognized accounting principles consistently applied.

 

The term “Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” means the ratio of (a) Borrower’s earnings after taxes, plus interest expense, plus taxes, plus depreciation, plus amortization, plus non-cash stock option expenses, minus unfinanced capital expenditures (but excluding from unfinanced capital expenditures an amount of up to $600,000 contributed by Borrower to Borrower’s 2012-2013 building expansion), minus dividends, minus taxes paid in cash; to (b) scheduled principal and interest payments due on all Debt of the Borrower for such testing period.”

 

Section 3.     [ Intentionally omitted .]

 

Section 4.      Representations; No Default . The Borrower represents and warrants that: (a) the representations and warranties of the Borrower contained in Article 4 of the Loan Agreement are true and correct on and as of the date hereof, except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct as of such earlier date, (b) the 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 the Borrower in connection herewith, (c) neither this Amendment nor the agreements contained herein contravene or constitute an Event of Default under the Loan Agreement or a default under any other agreement, instrument or indenture to which the Borrower is a party or a signatory, or any provision of the Borrower’s Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws or, to the best of the 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 the Borrower or any of its property except, if any, in favor of the Bank, (d) 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 the Borrower in connection herewith or the performance of obligations of the Borrower herein described, except for those which the Borrower has obtained or provided and as to which the Borrower has delivered certified copies of documents evidencing each such action to the Bank, (e) no events have taken place and no circumstances exist at the date hereof which would give the Borrower grounds to assert a defense, offset or counterclaim to the obligations of the Borrower under the Loan Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, (f) 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 the 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 Note, and (g) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing under the Loan Agreement.

 

 
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Section 5.      Affirmation, Further References . The Bank and the Borrower each acknowledge and affirm that the Loan Agreement, as hereby amended, are 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 Borrower, the Bank and their respective successors and assigns, and shall inure to the benefit of the Borrower, the Bank and to the respective successors and assigns of the Bank.

 

Section 9.      Costs and Expenses . The 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 Borrower 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 . 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 Borrower may have against Bank.

 

 
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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 .     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.

 

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EXHIBIT 10.1

 

 

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

 

BORROWER:

WSI INDUSTRIES, INC.,

a Minnesota corporation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

By:

/s/ Paul D. Sheely

 

 

 

Paul D. Sheely, Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

BANK:

BMO HARRIS BANK N.A.,

a national banking association

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

By:

/s/  Philip P. Krump

 

 

 

Philip P. Krump, Director

 

 

 

EXHIBIT 10.2

 

THIRD AMENDMENT TO REVOLVING LOAN AGREEMENT

AND

FIRST AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED REVOLVING CREDIT PROMISSORY NOTE

 

THIS THIRD AMENDMENT TO REVOLVING LOAN AGREEMENT AND FIRST AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED REVOLVING CREDIT PROMISSORY NOTE (this “ Amendment ”) is made and entered into as of January 31, 2014, by and between WSI INDUSTRIES, INC., a Minnesota corporation (the “ Borrower ”) and BMO HARRIS BANK N.A., a national banking association, successor by merger to M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank (the “ Bank ”).

 

RECITALS:

 

A.            The Borrower and the Bank are parties to a certain Loan Agreement dated as of February 1, 2011, as amended by an amendment dated as of February 1, 2012 and as further amended by an amendment dated as of January 30, 2013 (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 Borrower executed and delivered to the Bank a certain Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Promissory Note dated January 30, 2013 in the original principal amount of $3,000,000 (the “ Revolving Note ”).

 

C.            The Borrower has requested that the Bank amend certain provisions of the Loan Agreement and the Revolving Note, and the Bank has agreed to do so 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.      Delivery of Documents . At or prior to the execution of this Amendment, and as a condition precedent to the effectiveness of this Amendment, the Borrower 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.

 

(b)            An Acknowledgment of Guarantors, duly executed by each Guarantor.

 

(c)            A copy of the resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Borrower authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment certified as true and accurate by an officer of the 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 the 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 the Borrower authorized to execute this Amendment and any other instrument or agreement executed by the Borrower in connection with this Amendment, and (iii) sets forth specimen signatures of each officer of the Borrower referred to above and identifies the office or offices held by such officer.

 

 

 

 

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

 

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

 

Section 2.      Amendments to Loan Agreement .

 

(a)             Erroneous References to Note . The Loan Agreement is hereby amended to replace each reference to “the Note” and “a Note” with a reference to “the Revolving Note”.

 

(b)             Definition of Commitment . The definition of “Commitment” set forth in Section 1.01 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

 

“Commitment” means the maximum unpaid principal amount of the Loan which may from time to time be outstanding hereunder, being $1,000,000 as of the date of the Third Amendment to this Agreement, and, as the context may require, the agreement of the Bank to make Advances to the Borrower subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

 

(c)             Definition of Maturity Date . A new defined term “Maturity Date” is hereby added to Section 1.01 of the Loan Agreement to read as follows:

 

“Maturity Date” means February 1, 2015.

 

(d)             Definition of Note . The definition of “Note” set forth in Section 1.01 of the Loan Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety.

 

(e)             Definition of Revolving Note . The definition of “Revolving Note” set forth in Section 1.01 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

 

“Revolving Note” means the Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Promissory Note dated January 30, 2013, in the original principal amount of up to $3,000,000 made payable by the Borrower to the order of the Bank, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

(f)             Revolving Loan . Section 2.01 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

 

“Section 2.01      Revolving Loan and Revolving Note . The Bank agrees, on the terms and subject to the conditions hereinafter set forth, to make Advances to the Borrower from time to time during the period from the date hereof until the Maturity Date, or the earlier date of termination in whole of the Commitment pursuant Section 7.02, in an aggregate outstanding amount not to exceed the Commitment.

 

Each Advance shall be in the amount of $10,000.00 or an integral multiple thereof. Within the limits of the, the Borrower may borrow, repay pursuant to Section 2.07 and re-borrow under this Section 2.02.

 

 
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The Advances made by the Bank shall be evidenced by and repayable with interest in accordance with the Note. The Note shall bear interest on the unpaid principal amount thereof from the date thereof until paid at the rate therein provided.”

 

(g)             Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio . Section 5.11 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

 

“Section 5.11      Quarterly Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio . So long as the Revolving Note shall remain unpaid or the Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, Borrower shall maintain a quarterly Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, tested quarterly as of the end of each fiscal quarter of Borrower (based upon a fiscal year end of the last Sunday in August, and fiscal quarter ends on the last Sunday of each of November, February, May and August) for the most recently-ended four fiscal quarters of Borrower preceding each such testing date, of not less than 1.20 to 1 as of the end of each such testing period, beginning on fiscal quarter ended on the last Sunday of February in 2014, determined in accordance with generally recognized accounting principles consistently applied.

 

The term “Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” means the ratio of (a) Borrower’s earnings after taxes, plus interest expense, plus taxes, plus depreciation, plus amortization, plus non-cash stock option expenses, minus unfinanced capital expenditures (but excluding from unfinanced capital expenditures an amount of up to $600,000 contributed by Borrower to Borrower’s 2012-2013 building expansion), minus dividends, minus taxes paid in cash; to (b) scheduled principal and interest payments due on all Debt of the Borrower for such testing period.”

 

(h)             Erroneous Reference to Lender . Section 5.12 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended to replace the reference to “Lender” with a reference to “Bank”.

 

Section 3.      Amendments to Revolving Note .

 

(a)             Payments . Section 1 of the Revolving Note is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

 

“1.      Payments . Interest only (at the Note Rate) on the principal balance outstanding from time to time shall be paid on or before the first day of the first calendar month after the date hereof, and on or before the first day of each and every month thereafter throughout the term of this Note. The amount available to be advanced under this Note (and repaid and re-advanced) shall not exceed the Commitment (as defined in the Loan Agreement).”

 

(b)             Maturity . Section 5 of the Revolving Note is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

 

“5.      Maturity Date . The entire outstanding balance of principal under this Note, if not sooner paid, together with all accrued interest thereon, shall be due and payable on the Maturity Date (as defined in the Loan Agreement).”

 

 
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Section 4.      Representations; No Default . The Borrower represents and warrants that: (a) the representations and warranties of the Borrower contained in Article IV of the Loan Agreement are true and correct on and as of the date hereof, except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct as of such earlier date, (b) the 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 the Borrower in connection herewith, (c) neither this Amendment nor the agreements contained herein contravene or constitute an Event of Default under the Loan Agreement or the Revolving Note or a default under any other agreement, instrument or indenture to which the Borrower is a party or a signatory, or any provision of the Borrower’s Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws or, to the best of the 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 the Borrower or any of its property except, if any, in favor of the Bank, (d) 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 the Borrower in connection herewith or the performance of obligations of the Borrower herein described, except for those which the Borrower has obtained or provided and as to which the Borrower has delivered certified copies of documents evidencing each such action to the Bank, (e) no events have taken place and no circumstances exist at the date hereof which would give the Borrower grounds to assert a defense, offset or counterclaim to the obligations of the Borrower under the Loan Agreement, the Revolving Note or any of the other Loan Documents, (f) 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 the 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 Revolving Note, and (g) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing under the Loan Agreement or the Revolving Note.

 

Section 5.      Affirmation, Further References . The Bank and the Borrower each acknowledge and affirm that the Loan Agreement and Revolving Note, as hereby amended, are hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects and all terms, conditions and provisions of the Loan Agreement and Revolving Note (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 and the Revolving Note are hereby amended and shall refer to the Loan Agreement and Revolving Note, as applicable, 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.

 

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

 

Section 9.      Costs and Expenses . The 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 Borrower 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 . 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 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 .     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, the Revolving Note or any of the other Loan Documents, or under applicable law.

 

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EXHIBIT 10.2  

 

 

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

 

BORROWER:

WSI INDUSTRIES, INC.,

a Minnesota corporation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

By:

/s/ Paul D. Sheely

 

 

 

Paul D. Sheely, Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

BANK:

BMO HARRIS BANK N.A.,

a national banking association

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

By:

/s/  Philip P. Krump

 

 

 

Philip P. Krump, Director

 

 

 

EXHIBIT 10.3

 

ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF GUARANTORS

 

Pursuant to the terms of certain Guaranties dated February 1, 2011 and May 8, 2013 (collectively, the “ Guaranties ”), executed by each of the undersigned in favor of BMO HARRIS BANK N.A., a national banking association, successor by merger to M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank (the “ Bank ”), the undersigned have jointly and severally unconditionally guaranteed the prompt payment and full performance of all of the debts, liabilities and obligations of WSI INDUSTRIES, INC., a Minnesota corporation (the “ Borrower ”) to the Bank, which debts, liabilities and obligations include, without limitation, the obligations of the Borrower under those certain Loan Agreements dated as of February 1, 2011 and May 8, 2013 by and between the Borrower and the Bank (as each of the same may be amended from time to time, collectively, the “ Loan Agreements ”). Each of the undersigned acknowledges receipt of a copy of the proposed amendments to the Loan Agreements to be dated on or about the date hereof (collectively, the “ Amendments ”). Each of the undersigned agrees and acknowledges that the Amendments shall in no way impair or limit the rights of the Bank under the Guaranties or any other Loan Document (as such term is defined in the Loan Agreements) to which either of the undersigned is a party, and confirms that by the Guaranties the undersigned continue to jointly, severally and unconditionally guarantee the prompt payment and full performance of all of the debts, liabilities and obligations of the Borrower to the Bank, including without limitation obligations under the Loan Agreements as amended pursuant to the Amendments. In addition, each of the undersigned represents that no events have taken place and no circumstances exist at the date hereof which would give the undersigned grounds to assert a defense, offset or counterclaim to the obligations of the undersigned under the Guaranties or any of the other Loan Documents to which either of the undersigned is a party and 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 the undersigned 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 the Amendments, including, without limitation, any claims, liabilities or obligations arising with respect to the Guaranties or indebtedness incurred pursuant to the Loan Agreements. In consideration of the mutual covenants and conditions set forth above and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, each of the undersigned hereby joins in the release of rights and claims set forth in Section 12 of the Amendments. Each of the undersigned hereby confirms that the Guaranties and all other Loan Documents to which either of the undersigned is a party remain in full force and effect, enforceable against the undersigned in accordance with their terms.

 

This Acknowledgment shall not be construed, by implication or otherwise, as imposing any requirement that Bank notify or seek the consent of either of the undersigned relative to any past or future extension of credit, or modification, extension or other action with respect thereto, in order for any such extension of credit or modification, extension or other action with respect thereto to be subject to the Guaranties, it being expressly acknowledged and reaffirmed that each of the undersigned has under the Guaranties consented to modifications, extensions and other actions with respect thereto without any notice thereof.

 

Dated as of January 31, 2014.

 

WSI INDUSTRIES CO.,     WSI ROCHESTER, INC.,  
a Minnesota corporation     a Minnesota corporation  
         
         
By: /s/ Paul D. Sheely     By: /s/ Paul D. Sheely  
Paul D. Sheely, Vice President      Paul D. Sheely, Vice President