UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 


FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):

 

August 12 , 2019 ( August 8 , 2019)

 

SMTC CORPORATION

 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

0 00 -31051

98-0197680

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

(Commission File Number)

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

7050 Woodbine Avenue, Suite 300

Markham, Ontario, Canada L3R 4G8

(Address of Principal Executive Offices , and Zip Code)

 

(905) 479-1810
( Registrant’s telephone number, including area code )

 

N/A

( Former name or former address, if changed since last report )   

 

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)

 

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

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

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

Trading symbol

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

SMTX

Nasdaq Global Market

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging Growth Company     ☐

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standard provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

 

 

 

Item 1.01

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

Second Amendment to Amended and Restated Revolving Credit and Security Agreement

 

On August 8, 2019, SMTC Corporation, a Delaware company (the “Company”), entered into that certain Amendment No. 2 to the Amended and Restated Revolving Credit and Security Agreement (“PNC Amendment”), by and among the Company, SMTC Manufacturing Corporation of California, a California corporation (“SMTC California”), SMTC Mex Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“SMTC Mex”), HTM Holdings, Inc. a Delaware corporation (“HTM”), MC Test Service, Inc., a Florida corporation (“MC Test”), MC Assembly International LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“MC Assembly International”), MC Assembly LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“MC Assembly” and together with the Company, SMTC California, SMTC Mex, HTM, MC Test, and MC Assembly International, and each other person joined thereto as a borrower from time to time, the “Borrowers”), the financial institutions party to that certain Amended and Restated Revolving Credit and Security Agreement, dated as of November 8, 2018 (as disclosed on the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 9, 2018 ), as amended on March 29, 2019 (as disclosed on the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 4, 2019 ) (such agreement, the “PNC Agreement” and, such lenders thereto, the “PNC Lenders”), and PNC Bank, National Association (“PNC”), as agent for the PNC Lenders (in such capacity, the “Agent”), which governs the credit facilities among the Borrowers, the PNC Lenders and PNC (the “PNC Facilities”).

 

The PNC Amendment, among other things, (i) increases the total amount available for borrowings under the PNC Facilities to $65.0 million, (ii) provides for borrowings of up $15.0 million on assets located in Mexico, (iii) provides that borrowings under the PNC Facilities will bear interest at the U.S. base rate plus an applicable margin ranging from 0.75% to 1.25%, or LIBOR plus an applicable margin ranging from 2.50% to 3.00%, (iv) resets the financial covenants contained in the PNC Agreement to mirror those contained in the Financing Agreement (as defined herein), and (v) permits the paydown of the TCW Facility (as defined herein) by up to $10.0 million, as discussed below. In connection with the PNC Amendment, the Company paid the Agent a closing fee of $100,000.

 

The foregoing description of the PNC Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the PNC Amendment, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Third Amendment to Financing Agreement

 

On August 8, 2019, the Company entered into that certain Amendment No. 3. to the Financing Agreement (the “TCW Amendment”), by and among the Company, each person that is a borrower under that certain Financing Agreement, dated as of November 8, 2018 (as disclosed on the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 9, 2018 ), as amended on March 29, 2019 (as disclosed on the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 4, 2019 ), as amended on July 3, 2019 (as disclosed on the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 5, 2019 ) (as amended to date, the “Financing Agreement”), each other loan party that is a party to the Financing Agreement, each financial institution that is a party to the Financing Agreement (collectively, the “TCW Lenders”), TCW Asset Management Company LLC, as administrative agent for the TCW Lenders (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”), and TCW Asset Management Company LLC, as collateral agent for the TCW Lenders.

 

The TCW Amendment, among other things, (i) provides for a $20.0 million increase in the total amount available for borrowings under the PNC Facilities, as discussed above, (ii) provides for the paydown of the Term Loan A (as defined in the Financing Agreement) by up to $10.0 million, (iii) provides that the interest rate for borrowings under the Financing Agreement will be reset to LIBOR plus an applicable margin of 8.75% through June 30, 2020, and borrowings under the Financing Agreement will thereafter bear interest at LIBOR plus an applicable margin ranging from 7.25% to 8.75%, (iv) deletes the senior leverage ratio covenant, (v) amends the total leverage ratio covenant, including the definition of total leverage ratio, to increase the maximum total leverage on a quarterly basis beginning with the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2019, (vi) amends the fixed charge coverage ratio covenant to decrease the minimum fixed charge coverage ratio on a quarterly basis beginning with the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2020 through the fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2021 and (vii) resets the call protection on the Term Loan A. In connection with the TCW Amendment, the Company paid the Administrative Agent a closing fee of $125,000.

 

 

 

 

The foregoing description of the TCW Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the TCW Amendment, which is filed as Exhibit 10.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 2.03

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

 

The disclosure provided under Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03(a) as if fully set forth herein.

 

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)       Exhibits

 

Exhibit

Number

 

Description

10.1

 

Amendment No. 2 to Amended and Restated Revolving Credit and Security Agreement, by and among SMTC Corporation, SMTC Manufacturing Corporation of California, SMTC Mex Holdings, Inc., HTM Holdings, Inc., MC Test Service, Inc., MC Assembly International LLC, MC Assembly LLC, the financial institutions party thereto and PNC Bank, National Association, as agent for the lenders, dated August 8, 2019.

10.2

 

Amendment No. 3 to Financing Agreement, by and among SMTC Corporation, the borrowers party thereto, each other loan party thereto, the lenders party thereto, TCW Asset Management Company LLC, as administrative agent for the lenders, and TCW Asset Management Company LLC, as collateral agent for the lenders, dated August 8, 2019.

 

 

 

 

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.

 

 

Date: August 12, 2019 SMTC CORPORATION
     

 

By:

/s/ Edward Smith

  Name: Edward Smith
  Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

 

Exhibit 10.1

 

SECOND AMENDMENT TO

AMENDED AND RESTATED REVOLVING CREDIT AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

 

This Second Amendment to Amended and Restated Revolving Credit and Security Agreement (the “ Amendment ”) is made as of this 8th day of August, 2019 by and among SMTC Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“SMTC”), SMTC Manufacturing Corporation of California, a California corporation (“SMTC California”), SMTC Mex Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“SMTC Mex”), HTM Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“HTM”), MC TEST SERVICE, INC., a Florida corporation (“MC Test”), MC ASSEMBLY INTERNATIONAL LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“MC Assembly International”), MC ASSEMBLY LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“MC Assembly” and together with SMTC, SMTC California, SMTC Mex, HTM, MC Test, and MC Assembly International, and each other Person joined hereto as a borrower from time to time, each a “Borrower” and collectively the “Borrowers”), the financial institutions which are now or which hereafter become a party to the Credit Agreement (each a “ Lender ” and collectively, the “ Lenders ”) and PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (“ PNC ”), as agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the “ Agent ”).

 

BACKGROUND

 

A.     On November 8, 2018, Borrowers, Lenders and Agent entered into, inter alia, a certain Amended and Restated Revolving Credit and Security Agreement (as same has been or may be amended, modified, supplemented, renewed, extended, replaced or substituted from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”) to reflect certain financing arrangements between the parties thereto.

 

B.     The Borrowers have requested, and the Agent and the Lenders have agreed, subject to the terms and conditions of this Amendment, to modify certain definitions, terms and provisions of the Credit Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, with the foregoing background hereinafter deemed incorporated by reference herein and made part hereof, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, promise and agree as follows:

 

1.      Definitions .

 

(a)      Interpretation . All capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Credit Agreement. In the case of a direct conflict between the provisions of the Credit Agreement and the provisions of this Amendment, the provisions of this Amendment shall govern and control.

 

 

 

 

2.      Amendment .

 

(a)     Section 1.2 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to delete the defined term “Senior Leverage Ratio” in its entirety.

 

(b)     Section 1.2 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following defined term in the proper alphabetical order:

 

Second Amendment Closing Date ” shall mean August 8, 2019.

 

(c)     Section 1.2 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting clause (b)(vii) of the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA” and replacing it as follows:

 

(vii)     any integration costs and expenses incurred in connection with the Acquisition and paid within 365 days following the Effective Date in an aggregate amount not to exceed $3,000,000,

 

 

(d)     Section 1.2 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting clause (b) of the definition of “Eligible Receivables” and replacing it as follows:

 

(b)     it is due or unpaid more than (i) sixty (60) days after the original due date or (ii) (1) ninety (90) days after the original invoice date for all Customers other than Specified Customers and (2) one hundred twenty (120) days after the original invoice date for all Specified Customers; provided that the Eligible Receivables under clause (ii)(2) hereof, shall not exceed $5,000,000 in the aggregate at any time;

 

 

(c)     Section 1.2 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the following defined terms and replacing them as follows:

 

Applicable Margin ” shall mean, (a) on the Second Amendment Closing Date, an amount equal to one and one half of one percent (1.50%) for Revolving Advances consisting of Domestic Rate Loans and (b) an amount equal to three percent (3.00%) for Revolving Advances consisting of Eurodollar Rate Loans. Effective as of the first day of the month following receipt by Agent of the quarterly financial statements of the Borrowers on a consolidated and consolidating basis and related Compliance Certificate for the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2020 required under Section 9.8 hereof, and thereafter on the first day of the month following receipt of the quarterly financial statements of the Borrowers on a consolidated and consolidating basis and related Compliance Certificate required under Section 9.8 hereof for the most recently completed fiscal quarter (each day of such delivery, an “Adjustment Date”), the Applicable Margin for each type of Advance shall be adjusted, if necessary, to the applicable percent per annum set forth in the pricing table below corresponding to the Leverage Ratio for the trailing four quarter period ending on the last day of the most recently completed fiscal quarter prior to the applicable Adjustment Date:

 

Leverage Ratio

Applicable Margins for Domestic Rate Loans

Applicable Margins for Eurodollar Rate Loans

Less than 2.00 to 1.00

1.00%

2.50%

Greater than or equal to 2.00 to 1.00 but less than 2.75 to 1.00

1.25%

2.75%

Greater than or equal to 2.75 to 1.00

1.50%

3.00%

 

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If the Borrowers shall fail to deliver the financial statements, certificates and/or other information required under Section 9.8 hereof by the dates required pursuant to such sections, each Applicable Margin shall be conclusively presumed to equal the highest Applicable Margin specified in the pricing table set forth above until the date of delivery of such financial statements, certificates and/or other information, at which time the rate will be adjusted based upon the Leverage Ratio reflected in such statements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, immediately and automatically upon the occurrence of any Event of Default, each Applicable Margin shall increase to and equal the highest Applicable Margin specified in the pricing table set forth above and shall continue at such highest Applicable Margin until the date (if any) on which such Event of Default shall be waived in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, at which time the rate will be adjusted based upon the Leverage Ratio reflected on the most recently delivered financial statements and Compliance Certificate delivered by the Borrowers to Agent pursuant to Section 9.8 hereof (as applicable). Any increase in interest rates and/or other fees payable by the Borrowers under this Agreement and the Other Documents pursuant to the provisions of the foregoing sentence shall be in addition to and independent of any increase in such interest rates and/or other fees resulting from the occurrence of any Event of Default (including, if applicable, any Event of Default arising from a breach of Section 9.8 hereof) and/or the effectiveness of the Default Rate provisions of Section 3.1 hereof or the default fee rate provisions of Section 3.2 hereof.

 

If, as a result of any restatement of, or other adjustment to, the financial statements of Borrowers on a consolidated and consolidating basis or for any other reason, Agent reasonably determines that (a) the Leverage Ratio as previously calculated as of any applicable date for any applicable period was inaccurate, and (b) a proper calculation of the Leverage Ratio for any such period would have resulted in different pricing for such period, then (i) if the proper calculation of the Leverage Ratio would have resulted in a higher interest rate for such period, automatically and immediately without the necessity of any demand or notice by Agent or any other affirmative act of any party, the interest accrued on the applicable outstanding Advances for such period under the provisions of this Agreement and the Other Documents shall be deemed to be retroactively increased by, and Borrowers shall be obligated to immediately pay to Agent for the ratable benefit of Lenders an amount equal to the excess of the amount of interest that should have been paid for such period over the amount of interest actually paid for such period; and (ii) if the proper calculation of the Leverage Ratio for a period of no more than the preceding six (6) months would have resulted in a lower interest rate and/or fees (as applicable) for such six (6) month period, then the interest accrued on the applicable outstanding Advances and the amount of the fees accruing for such six (6) month period under the provisions of this Agreement and the Other Documents shall be deemed to be retroactively decreased by, and each Lender shall be obligated to pay to the Borrowers, an amount equal to such Lender’s ratable share of the excess of the amount of interest and fees that was actually paid for such six (6) month period over the amount of interest and fees that should have been paid for such six (6) month period (which obligation shall be satisfied by offset against the amounts thereafter payable from time to time by the Borrowers to such Lender until paid in full, unless there are no Obligations then outstanding in which case such Lender shall immediately pay any remaining unpaid amount to the Borrowers); provided, that, if as a result of any restatement or other event or other determination by Agent a proper calculation of the Leverage Ratio would have resulted in a higher interest rate and/or fees (as applicable) for one or more periods and a lower interest rate and/or fees (as applicable) for one or more other periods (due to the shifting of income or expenses from one period to another period or any other reason), then (A) the amount payable by Borrowers pursuant to clause (i) above shall be based upon the excess, if any, of the amount of interest and fees that should have been paid for all applicable periods over the amounts of interest and fees actually paid for such periods, and (B) the amount payable by the Lenders pursuant to clause (ii) above shall be based upon the excess, if any of the amount of interest and fees that was actual paid for all applicable periods over the amount of interest and fees that should have been paid for such periods.

 

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Maximum Revolving Advance Amount ” shall mean $65,000,000.

 

Total Leverage Ratio ” shall mean, for any Person and its Subsidiaries for any period of determination, the ratio of (a) Indebtedness described in clauses (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) and (f) in the definition thereof of such Person and its Subsidiaries as of the end of such period to (b) Consolidated EBITDA of such Person for such period. For all purposes of calculating the Total Leverage Ratio hereunder, the amount of Revolving Advances outstanding as of the end of any period shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the result of (i) the sum of the aggregate amount of Revolving Advances outstanding at the end of each Business Day during the most recently ended fiscal month of such period divided by (ii) the number of Business Days in such fiscal month

 

 

 

(d)     Section 2.1(c) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting such Section in its entirety and replacing it with the following:

 

(b)     Sublimit for Revolving Advances made against Inventory . The aggregate amount of Revolving Advances made to Borrowers against (i) Eligible Inventory shall not exceed $35,000,000 in the aggregate at any time outstanding; and (ii) Eligible Inventory located in Mexico in the aggregate shall not exceed $15,000,000 in the aggregate at any time outstanding

 

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(e)     Section 6.5 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting such Section in its entirety and replacing it with the following:

 

(a)      Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio . Cause to be maintained a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of not less than the ratio set forth below as of the end of each fiscal quarter set forth below during the term of this Agreement, in each case, on a trailing twelve month basis.

 

Fiscal Quarter End

Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio

   

September 30, 2019

1.35x

December 31, 2019

March 31, 2020

1.35x

1.50x

June 30, 2020

September 30, 2020

1.50x

1.50x

December 31, 2020

March 31, 2021

1.50x

1.75x

June 30, 2021

September 30, 2021

1.75x

1.75x

December 31, 2021

March 31, 2022

1.75x

2.00x

June 30, 2022

September 30, 2022

2.00x

2.00x

December 31, 2022

March 31, 2023

2.00x

2.00x

June 30, 2023

September 30, 2023

2.00x

2.00x

December 31, 2023

2.00x

 

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(b)      Total Leverage Ratio . Cause to be maintained a Total Leverage Ratio of not greater than the ratio set forth below as of the end of each fiscal quarter set forth below during the term of this Agreement, in each case, on a trailing twelve month basis:

 

Fiscal Quarter End

Total Leverage Ratio

   

September 30, 2019

3.95x

December 31, 2019

March 31, 2020

3.85x

3.70x

June 30, 2020

September 30, 2020

3.65x

3.55x

December 31, 2020

March 31, 2021

3.45x

3.35x

June 30, 2021

September 30, 2021

3.20x

3.10x

December 31, 2021

March 31, 2022

3.00x

2.85x

June 30, 2022

September 30, 2022

2.75x

2.50x

December 31, 2022

March 31, 2023

2.50x

2.35x

June 30, 2023

September 30, 2023

2.35x

2.25x

December 31, 2023

2.25x

 

 

3.      Representations and Warranties . Each Borrower hereby:

 

(a)     reaffirms all representations and warranties made to Agent and Lenders under the Credit Agreement and all of the Other Documents and confirms that all are true and correct in all respects as of the date hereof as if made on and as of the date hereof, except for representations and warranties which related exclusively to an earlier date, which shall be true and correct in all respects as of such earlier date;

 

(b)     reaffirms all of the covenants contained in the Credit Agreement, covenants to abide thereby until all Advances, Obligations and other liabilities of Borrowers to Agent and Lenders under the Credit Agreement of whatever nature and whenever incurred, are satisfied and/or released by Agent and Lenders;

 

(c)     represents and warrants that no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing under the Credit Agreement or any of the Other Documents;

 

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(d)     represents and warrants that it has the authority and legal right to execute, deliver and carry out the terms of this Amendment, that such actions were duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and that the officers executing this Amendment and the Equipment Note (defined below) on its behalf were similarly authorized and empowered, and that this Amendment does not contravene any provisions of its articles of incorporation, bylaws or other formation documents, or of any contract or agreement to which it is a party or by which any of its properties are bound; and

 

(e)     represents and warrants that this Amendment and all assignments, instruments, documents, and agreements executed and delivered in connection herewith are valid, binding and enforceable in accordance with their respective terms except as such enforceability may be limited by equitable principles or any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally.

 

4.      Conditions Precedent/Effectiveness Conditions . This Amendment shall be effective upon:

 

(a)     execution and delivery of this Amendment by all parties hereto;

 

(b)     execution and delivery of an amended and restated Note by the Borrowers;

 

(c)     payment of an amendment fee to Agent in the amount of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000), which Borrowers acknowledge was fully earned and payable upon execution of this Amendment;

 

(d)     execution and delivery of an amendment to the Intercreditor Agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agents, duly executed by all parties thereto;

 

(e)     receipt by Agent of an executed copy of the Amendment No. 3 to Financing Agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent;

 

(f)     Loan Parties shall have Undrawn Availability, in immediately available funds, of at least $8,500,000;

 

(a)     receipt of a certificate of the Chief Financial Officer, Secretary, an Assistant Secretary or the Manager, as applicable, of each Borrower, dated the Closing Date, as to the incumbency and signature of the officers of each Borrower executing this Agreement, the Other Documents, any certificate or other documents to be delivered by it pursuant hereto, together with evidence of the incumbency of such Chief Financial Officer, Secretary or Assistant Secretary;

 

(b)     a copy of the Articles or Certificate of Incorporation of each Borrower and all amendments thereto, certified by the Secretary of State or other appropriate official of its jurisdiction of incorporation, if applicable, together with copies of the By-Laws (or similar foreign document) of each Borrower and all agreements of each Borrower’s shareholders certified as accurate and complete by the respective Secretary of each Borrower;

 

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(c)     receipt of good standing certificates (or similar foreign document, where applicable) for each Borrower and each Guarantor dated not more than twenty (20) days prior to the Closing Date, issued by the Secretary of State or other appropriate official of each Borrower’s and each Guarantor’s jurisdiction of incorporation and each jurisdiction where the conduct of each Borrower’s and each Guarantor’s business activities or the ownership of its properties necessitates qualification (except such jurisdictions in which the failure to be so qualified could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect);

 

(g)     receipt of the executed legal opinion of Perkins Coie LLP in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent which shall cover such matters incident to the transactions contemplated by this Amendment, the Note, the Other Documents, and related agreements as Agent may reasonably require and each Borrower hereby authorizes and directs such counsel to deliver such opinions to Agent and Lenders;

 

(h)     receipt of an officer’s closing certificate;

 

(i)     on the date of this Amendment and after giving effect hereto, no Default or Event of Default shall exist or shall have occurred and be continuing.

 

5.      Further Assurances . Borrowers hereby agree to take all such actions and to execute and/or deliver to Agent and Lenders all such documents, assignments, financing statements and other documents, as Agent and Lenders may reasonably require from time to time, to effectuate and implement the purposes of this Amendment.

 

6.      [Reserved] .

 

7.      Payment of Expenses . Borrowers shall pay or reimburse Agent and Lenders for their reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses in connection with the preparation, negotiation and execution of this Amendment and the documents provided for herein or related hereto.

 

8.      Reaffirmation of Credit Agreement . Except as modified by the terms hereof, all of the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement, as amended, and all of the Other Documents are hereby reaffirmed and shall continue in full force and effect as therein written.

 

9.      Acknowledgment of Guarantors . By execution of this Amendment, each Guarantor hereby covenants and agrees that each of its respective Amended and Restated Guaranty and Suretyship Agreements, dated November 8, 2018, shall remain in full force and effect and shall continue to cover the existing and future Obligations of Borrowers to Agent and Lenders.

 

10.      Miscellaneous .

 

(a)      Third Party Rights . No rights are intended to be created hereunder for the benefit of any third party donee, creditor, or incidental beneficiary.

 

(b)      Headings . The headings of any paragraph of this Amendment are for convenience only and shall not be used to interpret any provision hereof.

 

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(c)      Modifications . No modification hereof or any agreement referred to herein shall be binding or enforceable unless in writing and signed on behalf of the party against whom enforcement is sought.

 

(d)      Governing Law . This Amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applied to contracts to be performed wholly within the State of New York.

 

(e)      Counterparts . This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by facsimile or electronic transmission, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Any signature to this Amendment delivered by a party by facsimile or other electronic means of transmission shall be deemed to be an original signature hereto.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Amendment to be executed and delivered by their duly authorized officers as of the date first above written.

 

 

LOAN PARTIES:

  SMTC CORPORATION
     
  By: /s/ Steven Michael Waszak
  Name: Steven Michael Waszak
  Title: Chief Financial Officer
     
  SMTC MANUFACTURING CORPORATION OF CALIFORNIA
     
  By: /s/ Steven Michael Waszak
  Name: Steven Michael Waszak
  Title: Chief Financial Officer
     
  SMTC MEX HOLDINGS INC.
     
  By: /s/ Steven Michael Waszak
  Name: Steven Michael Waszak
  Title: Chief Financial Officer
     
  HTM HOLDINGS, INC.
     
  By: /s/ Steven Michael Waszak
  Name: Steven Michael Waszak
  Title: Chief Financial Officer
     
 

MC TEST SERVICE, INC.

     
  By: /s/ Steven Michael Waszak
  Name: Steven Michael Waszak
  Title: Chief Financial Officer
     
  MC ASSEMBLY INTERNATIONAL LLC
     
  By: /s/ Steven Michael Waszak
  Name: Steven Michael Waszak
  Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO SECOND AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED REVOLVING CREDIT AND SECURITY AGREEMENT]

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  MC ASSEMBLY LLC
     
  By: /s/ Steven Michael Waszak
  Name: Steven Michael Waszak
  Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO SECOND AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED REVOLVING CREDIT AND SECURITY AGREEMENT]

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AGENT AND LENDERS: PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION ,
  as Agent and Lender  
     
  By: /s/ Jason T. Sylvester
  Name: Jason T. Sylvester
  Title: Vice President
     
  Revolving Commitment Amount: $65,000,000
  Revolving Commitment Percentage: 100%

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO SECOND AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED REVOLVING CREDIT AND SECURITY AGREEMENT]

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Exhibit 10.2

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

 

AMENDMENT NO. 3
TO FINANCING AGREEMENT

 

This AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO FINANCING AGREEMENT , dated as of August 8, 2019 (this " Third Amendment "), amends that certain Financing Agreement, dated as of November 8, 2018 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the " Financing Agreement "), by and among SMTC CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, each Person that is a party thereto as a borrower from time to time (collectively, the " Borrowers "), each other Loan Party that is a party thereto from time to time, each financial institution that is a party thereto from time to time (collectively, the " Lenders "), TCW ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY LLC, as administrative agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the " Administrative Agent "), and TCW ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY LLC, as collateral agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the " Collateral Agent ").

 

WHEREAS , the Loan Parties have requested that the Agents and the Lenders amend certain terms and conditions of the Financing Agreement; and

 

WHEREAS , the Agents and the Lenders are willing to amend such terms and conditions of the Financing Agreement on the terms and conditions set forth herein.

 

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

 

1.       Definitions . All terms used herein that are defined in the Financing Agreement and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Financing Agreement, as amended by this Third Amendment.

 

2.       Amendments .

 

(a)      Section 1.01 of the Financing Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the definition of "Senior Leverage Ratio" in its entirety.

 

(b)      Section 1.01 of the Financing Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the definition of "Applicable Margin" in its entirety and substituting the following therefor:

 

"" Applicable Margin " means, as of any date of determination, with respect to the interest rate of the

 

(I)     Term Loan A (or any portion thereof):

 

(a)     From the Third Amendment Effective Date until delivery of the financial statements for the Fiscal Quarter ending June 30, 2020, pursuant to Section 7.01(a)(ii) together with the related Compliance Certificate required under Section 7.01(a)(iv) (the " Initial Applicable Margin Period "), the relevant Applicable Margin shall be set at Level I in the table below.

 

 

 

 

(b)     After the Initial Applicable Margin Period, the relevant Applicable Margin shall be set at the respective level indicated below based upon the Total Leverage Ratio set forth opposite thereto, which ratio shall be calculated as of the end of the most recent Fiscal Quarter of the Parent and its Subsidiaries for which quarterly financial statements and a Compliance Certificate are received by the Agents and the Lenders in accordance with Section 7.01(a)(ii) and Section 7.01(a)(iv):

 

Level

Total Leverage Ratio

Reference Rate Loans

LIBOR Rate Loans

I

Greater than or equal to 3.00 to 1:00

6.75%

8.75%

II

Less than 3.00 to 1:00 and equal to or greater than 2.50 to 1:00

6.25%

8.25%

III

Less than 2.50 to 1:00 and equal to or greater than 2.00 to 1:00

5.75%

7.75%

IV

Less than 2.00 to 1:00

5.25%

7.25%

 

(c)     Subject to clause (d) below, the adjustment of the Applicable Margin (if any) will occur 2 Business Days after the date on which quarterly financial statements and a Compliance Certificate are required to be delivered in accordance with Section 7.01(a)(ii) and Section 7.01(a)(iv).

 

(d)     Notwithstanding the foregoing:

 

(i)     the Applicable Margin shall be set at Level I in the table above (x) upon the occurrence and during the continuation of a Default or Event of Default, or (y) if, for any period, the Administrative Agent does not receive the financial statements and certificates described in clause (c) above, for the period commencing on the date such financial statements and certificate were required to be delivered through the date on which such financial statements and certificate are actually received by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders; and

 

(ii)     in the event that any financial statement or certificate described in clause (c) above is inaccurate (regardless of whether this Agreement or any Commitments are in effect when such inaccuracy is discovered), and such inaccuracy, if corrected, would have led to the application of a higher Applicable Margin for any fiscal period, then the Applicable Margin for such fiscal period shall be adjusted retroactively (to the effective date of the determination of the Applicable Margin that was based upon the delivery of such inaccurate financial statement or certificate) to reflect the correct Applicable Margin, and the Borrowers shall promptly make payments to the Agents and the Lenders to reflect such adjustment; and

 

(II)     Term Loan B (or any portion thereof):

 

(a) in the case of any Reference Rate Loan, 8.50% per annum; provided that (i) such rate in respect of the Term Loan B shall increase to 10.50% per annum on the first anniversary of the Effective Date in the event that the Term Loan B is not paid in full on or prior to the first anniversary of the Effective Date and (ii) such rate in respect of the Term Loan B shall increase to 12.50% per annum on the second anniversary of the Effective Date in the event that the Term Loan B is not paid in full on or prior to the second anniversary of the Effective Date (and the Lenders have not elected to increase the number of warrant shares issuable under the Warrants pursuant to the terms thereof); and

 

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(b) in the case of any LIBOR Rate Loan, 10.50% per annum; provided that (i) such rate in respect of the Term Loan B shall increase to 12.50% per annum on the first anniversary of the Effective Date in the event that the Term Loan B is not paid in full on or prior to the first anniversary of the Effective Date and (ii) such rate in respect of the Term Loan B shall increase to 14.50% per annum on the second anniversary of the Effective Date in the event that the Term Loan B is not paid in full on or prior to the second anniversary of the Effective Date (and the Lenders have not elected to increase the number of warrant shares issuable under the Warrants pursuant to the terms thereof)."

 

(c)      Section 1.01 of the Financing Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the definition of "Applicable Premium" in its entirety and substituting the following therefor:

 

"" Applicable Premium " means

 

(a)     as of the date of the occurrence of an Applicable Premium Trigger Event specified in clause (b), (c) or (d) of the definition thereof:

 

(i)(A)     with respect to the Term Loan A, during the period from and after the Third Amendment Effective Date up to and including the date that is the first anniversary of the Third Amendment Effective Date (the " First Post-Amendment Period "), an amount equal to 3.00% times the aggregate amount of all Term Loan A Obligations (other than the Applicable Premium) outstanding on the date of such Applicable Premium Trigger Event and (B) with respect to the Term Loan B, during the period from and after the Effective Date up to and including the date that is the first anniversary of the Effective Date (the " First Period "), 1.00% times the aggregate amount of all Term Loan B Obligations (other than the Applicable Premium) outstanding on the date of such Applicable Premium Trigger Event;

 

(ii)(A)     with respect to the Term Loan A, during the period after the First Post-Amendment Period up to and including the date that is the second anniversary of the Third Amendment Effective Date (the " Second Post-Amendment Period "), an amount equal to 2.00% times the aggregate amount of all Term Loan A Obligations (other than the Applicable Premium) outstanding on the date of such Applicable Premium Trigger Event and (B) with respect to the Term Loan B, during the period after the First Period up to and including the date that is the second anniversary of the Effective Date (the " Second Period "), 2.00% times the aggregate amount of all Term Loan B Obligations (other than the Applicable Premium) outstanding on the date of such Applicable Premium Trigger Event;

 

(iii)(A)     with respect to the Term Loan A, during the period after the Second Post-Amendment Period up to and including the date that is the third anniversary of the Third Amendment Effective Date (the " Third Post-Amendment Period "), an amount equal to 1.00% times the aggregate amount of all Term Loan A Obligations (other than the Applicable Premium) outstanding on the date of such Applicable Premium Trigger Event and (B) with respect to the Term Loan B, during the period after the Second Period up to and including the date that is the third anniversary of the Effective Date (the " Third Period "), 3.00% times the aggregate amount of all Term Loan B Obligations (other than the Applicable Premium) outstanding on the date of such Applicable Premium Trigger Event;

 

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(iv)     during the period after the Third Period up to and including the date that is the fourth anniversary of the Effective Date (the " Fourth Period "), with respect to the Term Loan B only, an amount equal to 4.00% times the aggregate amount of all Term Loan B Obligations (other than the Applicable Premium) outstanding on the date of such Applicable Premium Trigger Event; and

 

(v)     during the period after the Fourth Period (the " Fifth Period "), with respect to the Term Loan B only, an amount equal to 5.00% times the aggregate amount of all Term Loan B Obligations (other than the Applicable Premium) outstanding on the date of such Applicable Premium Trigger Event; and

 

(b)     as of the date of the occurrence of an Applicable Premium Trigger Event specified in clause (a) of the definition thereof:

 

(i)(A)      with respect to the Term Loan A, during the First Post-Amendment Period, an amount equal to 3.00% times the amount of the Term Loan A Obligations (other than the Applicable Premium) being paid on such date, and (B) with respect to the Term Loan B, during the First Period, an amount equal to 1.00% times the amount of the Term Loan B Obligations (other than the Applicable Premium) being paid on such date;

 

(ii)(A)     with respect to the Term Loan A, during the Second Post-Amendment Period, an amount equal to 2.00% times the amount of the Term Loan A Obligations (other than the Applicable Premium) being paid on such date, and (B) with respect to the Term Loan B, during the Second Period, an amount equal to 2.00% times the amount of the Term Loan B Obligations (other than the Applicable Premium) being paid on such date;

 

(iii)(A)     with respect to the Term Loan A, during the Third Post-Amendment Period, an amount equal to 1.00% times the amount of the Term Loan A Obligations (other than the Applicable Premium) being paid on such date, and (B) with respect to the Term Loan B, during the Third Period, an amount equal to 3.00% times the amount of the Term Loan B Obligations (other than the Applicable Premium) being paid on such date;

 

(iv)     during the Fourth Period, with respect to the Term Loan B only, an amount equal to 4.00% times the amount of the Term Loan B Obligations (other than the Applicable Premium) being paid on such date; and

 

(v)     during the Fifth Period, with respect to the Term Loan B only, an amount equal to 5.00% times the amount of the Term Loan B Obligations (other than the Applicable Premium) being paid on such date."

 

(d)      Section 1.01 of the Financing Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the reference to "$2,000,000" in clause (b)(vii) of the definition of "Consolidated EBITDA" and substituting "$3,000,000" therefor.

 

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(e)      Section 1.01 of the Financing Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following to the definition of "Total Leverage Ratio":

 

"For all purposes of calculating the Total Leverage Ratio hereunder, the amount of Revolving Loan Obligations outstanding as of the end of any period shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the result of (i) the sum of the aggregate amount of Revolving Loan Obligations outstanding at the end of each Business Day during the most recently ended fiscal month of such period divided by (ii) the number of Business Days in such fiscal month."

 

(f)      Section 1.01 of the Financing Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following definitions in alphabetical order:

 

"" Third Amendment " means that certain Amendment No. 3 to Financing Agreement, dated as of August 8, 2019, by and among the Parent, the other Loan Parties party thereto, the Lenders party thereto and the Agents."

 

"" Third Amendment Effective Date " has the meaning specified therefor in the Third Amendment."

 

"" Third Amendment Fee " has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.06(h)."

 

(g)      Section 2.06 of the Financing Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following clause (h) at the end thereof:

 

"(h)      Third Amendment Fee . On or prior to the Third Amendment Effective Date, the Borrowers shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders, in accordance with their Pro Rata Shares, a nonrefundable amendment fee (the " Third Amendment Fee ") equal to $125,000."

 

(h)      Section 7.03 of the Financing Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and the following substituted therefor:

 

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" Section 7.03       Financial Covenants . So long as any principal of or interest on any Loan or any other Obligation (whether or not due) shall remain unpaid (other than Contingent Indemnity Obligations) or any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, each Loan Party shall not, unless the Required Lenders shall otherwise consent in writing:

 

(a)      Total Leverage Ratio . Permit the Total Leverage Ratio of the Parent and its Subsidiaries as of the last day of any period of 4 consecutive Fiscal Quarters of the Parent and its Subsidiaries for which the last Fiscal Quarter ends on a date set forth below to be greater than the ratio set forth opposite such date:

 

 

Fiscal Quarter End

Total Leverage Ratio

 
 

September 30, 2019

3.95:1.00

 
 

December 31, 2019

3.85:1.00

 
 

March 31, 2020

3.70:1.00

 
 

June 30, 2020

3.65:1.00

 
 

September 30, 2020

3.55:1.00

 
 

December 31, 2020

3.45:1.00

 
 

March 31, 2021

3.35:1.00

 
 

June 30, 2021

3.20:1.00

 
 

September 30, 2021

3.10:1.00

 
 

December 31, 2021

3.00:1.00

 
 

March 31, 2022

2.85:1.00

 
 

June 30, 2022

2.75:1.00

 
 

September 30, 2022

2.50:1.00

 
 

December 31, 2022

2.50:1.00

 
 

March 31, 2023

2.35:1.00

 
 

June 30, 2023

2.35:1.00

 
 

September 30, 2023

2.25:1.00

 
 

December 31, 2023

2.25:1.00

 

 

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(b)      Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio . Permit the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of the Parent and its Subsidiaries as of the last day of any period of 4 consecutive Fiscal Quarters of the Parent and its Subsidiaries for which the last Fiscal Quarter ends on a date set forth below to be less than the ratio set forth opposite such date:

 

 

Fiscal Quarter End

Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio

 
 

September 30, 2019

1.35:1.00

 
 

December 31, 2019

1.35:1.00

 
 

March 31, 2020

1.50:1.00

 
 

June 30, 2020

1.50:1.00

 
 

September 30, 2020

1.50:1.00

 
 

December 31, 2020

1.50:1.00

 
 

March 31, 2021

1.75:1.00

 
 

June 30, 2021

1.75:1.00

 
 

September 30, 2021

1.75:1.00

 
 

December 31, 2021

1.75:1.00

 
 

March 31, 2022

2.00:1.00

 
 

June 30, 2022

2.00:1.00

 
 

September 30, 2022

2.00:1.00

 
 

December 31, 2022

2.00:1.00

 
 

March 31, 2023

2.00:1.00

 
 

June 30, 2023

2.00:1.00

 
 

September 30, 2023

2.00:1.00

 
 

December 31, 2023

2.00:1.00"

 

 

 

3.       Representations and Warranties . Each Loan Party hereby represents and warrants to the Agents and the Lenders as follows:

 

(a)       Representat ions and Warranties ; Event of Default . The representations and warranties herein, in Article V I of the Financing Agreement and in each other Loan Document, certificate or other writing delivered to any Secured Party pursuant hereto or thereto on or prior to the Third Amendment Effective Date (as defined below) are true and correct in all material respects (except that such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations and warranties that already are qualified or modified by materiality in the text thereof) on and as of the Third Amendment Date as though made on and as of such date, except to the extent that any such representation or warranty expressly relates solely to an earlier date (in which case such representation or warranty shall be true and correct in all material respects (except that such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations and warranties that already are qualified or modified by materiality in the text thereof) on and as of such earlier date). No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on the Third Amendment Effective Date or would result from this Third Amendment or the transactions contemplated hereby, the Financing Agreement or the other Loan Documents becoming effective in accordance with its or their respective terms.

 

(b)       Organization, Good Standing, Etc. Each Loan Party (i) is a corporation, limited liability company or limited partnership duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the state or jurisdiction of its organization, (ii) has all requisite power and authority to conduct its business as now conducted and as presently contemplated and, in the case of the Borrowers, to make the borrowings contemplated by the Financing Agreement, and to execute and deliver this Third Amendment and each other Loan Document to which it is a party, and to consummate the transactions contemplated thereby, and (iii) is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the character of the properties owned or leased by it or in which the transaction of its business makes such qualification necessary, except (solely for the purposes of this subclause (iii)) where the failure to be so qualified and in good standing could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(c)       Authorization, Etc. The execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of this Third Amendment and each other Loan Document to which it is or will be a party, (i) have been duly authorized by all necessary action, (ii) do not and will not contravene (A) any of its Governing Documents, (B) any applicable Requirement of Law or (C) any material Contractual Obligation binding on or otherwise affecting it or any of its properties, (iii) do not and will not result in or require the creation of any Lien (other than pursuant to any Loan Document) upon or with respect to any of its properties, and (iv) do not and will not result in any default, noncompliance, suspension, revocation, impairment, forfeiture or nonrenewal of any permit, license, authorization or approval applicable to its operations or any of its properties, except, in the case of clauses (ii)(B), (ii)(C) and (iv), to the extent where such contravention, default, noncompliance, suspension, revocation, impairment, forfeiture or nonrenewal could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(d)       Governmental Approvals . No material authorization or approval or other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any Governmental Authority is required in connection with the due execution, delivery and performance by any Loan Party of this Third Amendment or any other Loan Document to which it is or will be a party other than filings and recordings with respect to Collateral to be made, or otherwise delivered to the Collateral Agent for filing or recordation, on or prior to the Third Amendment Effective Date.

 

(e)       Enforceability of Loan Documents . This Third Amendment is, and each other Loan Document to which any Loan Party is or will be a party, when delivered hereunder, will be, a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Person, enforceable against such Person in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights generally and by general principles of equity.

 

4.      [ Reserved ].

 

5.       Conditions to Effectiveness . This Third Amendment shall become effective only upon satisfaction in full, in a manner satisfactory to the Agents, of the following conditions precedent (the first date upon which all such conditions shall have been satisfied being hereinafter referred to as the " Third Amend ment Effective Date "):

 

(a)       Payment of Fees, Etc . The Borrowers shall have paid all fees and expenses, including the Third Amendment Fee, required to be paid on or prior to the Third Amendment Effective Date pursuant to Section 2.06 or Section 12.04 of the Financing Agreement.

 

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(b)       Representations and Warranties . After giving effect to this Third Amendment and the transactions contemplated hereby, the representations and warranties herein, in Article VI of the Financing Agreement and in each other Loan Document, certificate or other writing delivered to any Secured Party pursuant hereto or thereto on or prior to the Third Amendment Effective Date shall be true and correct in all material respects (except that such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations and warranties that already are qualified or modified by materiality in the text thereof) on and as of the Third Amendment Effective Date as though made on and as of such date, except to the extent that any such representation or warranty expressly relates solely to an earlier date (in which case such representation or warranty shall be true and correct in all material respects (except that such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations and warranties that already are qualified or modified by materiality in the text thereof) on and as of such earlier date).

 

(c)       No Default; Event of Default . After giving effect to this Third Amendment and the transactions contemplated hereby, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the Third Amendment Effective Date or result from this Third Amendment becoming effective in accordance with its terms.

 

(d)       Delivery of Documents . The Agents shall have received on or before the Third Amendment Effective Date the following, each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agents and, unless indicated otherwise, dated the Third Amendment Effective Date:

 

(i)     this Third Amendment, duly executed by the Loan Parties, each Agent and the Required Lenders;

 

(ii)     an amendment to the Intercreditor Agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agents, duly executed by the Loan Parties, the Collateral Agent and the Revolving Loan Agent;

 

(iii)     an amendment to the Revolving Loan Agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agents, and duly executed by the Loan Parties, the Revolving Loan Agent and the requisite Revolving Loan Lenders;

 

(iv)     a certificate signed by the chief executive officer of each Loan Party, certifying as to the matters set forth in subsections (b) and (c) of this Section 5;

 

(v)     a certificate of the chief financial officer of the Parent, certifying that immediately after giving effect to this Third Amendment, the amendment to the Revolving Loan Agreement, and all Revolving Loans to be made on the Third Amendment Effective Date, Undrawn Availability is not less than $8,500,000; and

 

(vi)     a Borrowing Base Certificate (as defined in the Revolving Loan Agreement), calculated immediately after giving effect to this Third Amendment, the amendment to the Revolving Loan Agreement, and all Revolving Loans to be made on the Third Amendment Effective Date.

 

(e)       Prepayment . The Administrative Agent shall have received satisfactory evidence that the Borrowers have prepaid no less than $10,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of the Term Loan A pursuant to the terms of Section 2.05(b)(i) of the Financing Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Financing Agreement, such prepayment shall be applied against the remaining installments of principal due on the Term Loan A in the inverse order of maturity.

 

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(f)       Material Adverse Effect . There shall not have occurred since the Effective Date (as defined in the Financing Agreement) any event or development that has had or could reasonably be expected to have any Material Adverse Effect.

 

6.       Continued Effectiveness of the Financing Agreement and other Loan Document s . Each Loan Party hereby (a) acknowledges and consents to this Third Amendment, (b) confirms and agrees that the Financing Agreement and each other Loan Document to which it is a party is, and shall continue to be, in full force and effect and is hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects, except that on and after the Third Amendment Effective Date, all references in the Financing Agreement or any such other Loan Document to "the Financing Agreement", the "Agreement", "thereto", "thereof", "thereunder" or words of like import referring to the Financing Agreement shall mean the Financing Agreement as amended by this Third Amendment, and (c) confirms and agrees that, to the extent that the Financing Agreement or any such other Loan Document purports to assign or pledge to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Agents and the Lenders, or to grant to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Agents and the Lenders, a security interest in or Lien on any Collateral as security for the Obligations of the Loan Parties from time to time existing in respect of the Financing Agreement (as amended hereby) and the other Loan Documents, such pledge, assignment and/or grant of the security interest or Lien is hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects. This Third Amendment does not and shall not affect any of the obligations of the Loan Parties, other than as expressly provided herein, including, without limitation, the Loan Parties' obligations to repay the Term Loans in accordance with the terms of Financing Agreement or the obligations of the Loan Parties under the Financing Agreement (as amended hereby) or any other Loan Document to which they are a party, all of which obligations shall remain in full force and effect. Except as expressly provided herein, the execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Third Amendment shall not operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of any Agent or any Lender under the Financing Agreement or any other Loan Document nor constitute a waiver of any provision of the Financing Agreement or any other Loan Document.

 

7.       No Novation . Nothing herein contained shall be construed as a substitution or novation of the Obligations outstanding under the Financing Agreement or instruments securing the same, which shall remain in full force and effect, except as modified hereby.

 

8.       No Representations by Agent s or Lenders . Each Loan Party hereby acknowledges that it has not relied on any representation, written or oral, express or implied, by any Agent or any Lender, other than those expressly contained herein, in entering into this Third Amendment.

 

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9.       Release . Each Loan Party hereby acknowledges and agrees that: (a) neither it nor any of its Subsidiaries has any claim or cause of action against any Agent or any Lender (or any of the directors, officers, employees, agents, attorneys or consultants of any of the foregoing) and (b) the Agents and the Lenders have heretofore properly performed and satisfied in a timely manner all of their obligations to the Loan Parties, and all of their Subsidiaries and Affiliates. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Agents and the Lenders wish (and the Loan Parties agree) to eliminate any possibility that any past conditions, acts, omissions, events or circumstances would impair or otherwise adversely affect any of their rights, interests, security and/or remedies. Accordingly, for and in consideration of the agreements contained in this Third Amendment and other good and valuable consideration, each Loan Party (for itself and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates and the successors, assigns, heirs and representatives of each of the foregoing) (collectively, the " Releasors ") does hereby fully, finally, unconditionally and irrevocably release, waive and forever discharge the Agents and the Lenders, together with their respective Affiliates and Related Funds, and each of the directors, officers, employees, agents, attorneys and consultants of each of the foregoing (collectively, the " Released Parties "), from any and all debts, claims, allegations, obligations, damages, costs, attorneys' fees, suits, demands, liabilities, actions, proceedings and causes of action, in each case, whether known or unknown, contingent or fixed, direct or indirect, and of whatever nature or description, and whether in law or in equity, under contract, tort, statute or otherwise, which any Releasor has heretofore had or now or hereafter can, shall or may have against any Released Party by reason of any act, omission or thing whatsoever done or omitted to be done, in each case, on or prior to the Third Amendment Effective Date directly arising out of, connected with or related to this Third Amendment, the Financing Agreement or any other Loan Document, or any act, event or transaction related or attendant thereto, or the agreements of any Agent or any Lender contained therein, or the possession, use, operation or control of any of the assets of any Loan Party, or the making of any Loans or other advances, or the management of such Loans or other advances or the Collateral. Each Loan Party represents and warrants that it has no knowledge of any claim by any Releasor against any Released Party or of any facts or acts or omissions of any Released Party which on the date hereof would be the basis of a claim by any Releasor against any Released Party which would not be released hereby.

 

10.       Further Assurances. The Loan Parties shall execute any and all further documents, agreements and instruments, and take all further actions, as may be required under Applicable Law or as any Agent may reasonably request, in order to effect the purposes of this Third Amendment.

 

11.       Miscellaneous .

 

(a)      This Third Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Third Amendment by facsimile or electronic mail shall be equally effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart of this Third Amendment.

 

(b)      Section and paragraph headings herein are included for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Third Amendment for any other purpose.

 

(c)      This Third Amendment shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.

 

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(d)      Each Loan Party hereby acknowledges and agrees that this Third Amendment constitutes a "Loan Document" under the Financing Agreement. Accordingly, it shall be an immediate Event of Default under the Financing Agreement if (i) any representation or warranty made by any Loan Party under or in connection with this Third Amendment shall have been incorrect in any material respect (or in any respect if such representation or warranty is qualified or modified as to materiality or "Material Adverse Effect" in the text thereof) when made or deemed made, or (ii) any Loan Party shall fail to perform or observe any term, covenant or agreement contained in this Third Amendment.

 

(e)      Any provision of this Third Amendment that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining portions hereof or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Third Amendment to be executed and delivered as of the date set forth on the first page hereof.

 

 

BORROWERS :

   
 

MC ASSEMBLY, LLC, as a Borrower

   
 

By:

/s/ Steven Michael Waszak

   

Name: Steven Michael Waszak

   

Title:   Chief Financial Officer

   
   
 

MC ASSEMBLY INTERNATIONAL, LLC, as a Borrower

   
 

By:

/s/ Steven Michael Waszak

   

Name: Steven Michael Waszak

   

Title:   Chief Financial Officer

   
 

MC TEST SERVICE, INC., as a Borrower

   
 

By:

/s/ Steven Michael Waszak

   

Name: Steven Michael Waszak

   

Title:   Chief Financial Officer

 

 

   
 

SMTC MANUFACTURING CORPORATION OF CALIFORNIA, as a Borrower

   
 

By:

/s/ Steven Michael Waszak

   

Name: Steven Michael Waszak

 

 

Title:   Chief Financial Officer

   
 

SMTC MEX HOLDINGS INC., as a Borrower

   
 

By:

/s/ Steven Michael Waszak

   

Name: Steven Michael Waszak

   

Title:   Chief Financial Officer

 

Amendment No. 3 to Financing Agreement

 

 

 

 

GUARANTORS :

   
 

HTM HOLDINGS, INC.,
as a Guarantor

 

 

   
 

By:

/s/ Steven Michael Waszak

   

Name: Steven Michael Waszak

   

Title:   Chief Financial Officer

   
   
 

MC ASSEMBLY HOLDINGS, INC.,
as a Guarantor

 

By:

/s/ Steven Michael Waszak

   

Name: Steven Michael Waszak

   

Title:   Chief Financial Officer

     
     
 

SMTC CORPORATION,
as a Guarantor

 

 

   
 

By:

/s/ Steven Michael Waszak

   

Name: Steven Michael Waszak

   

Title:   Chief Financial Officer

     

 

Amendment No. 3 to Financing Agreement

 

 

 

 

AGENT S :

   
 

TCW ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY LLC,
as Administrative Agent and as Collateral Agent

   
 

By:

/s/ Suzanne Grosso

   

Name: Suzanne Grosso

   

Title:   Managing Director

   
   
 

LENDERS:

   
 

TCW DL VII FINANCING LLC

 

By: TCW Asset Management Company LLC, its Investment Advisor,
as a Lender

   
 

By:

/s/ Suzanne Grosso

   

Name: Suzanne Grosso

   

Title:   Managing Director

   
   
 

WEST VIRGINIA DIRECT LENDING LLC

 

By: TCW Asset Management Company LLC,

Its Investment Advisor,
as a Lender

   
 

By:

/s/ Suzanne Grosso

   

Name: Suzanne Grosso

   

Title:   Managing Director

   
   
 

TCW BRAZOS FUND LLC

 

By: TCW Asset Management Company LLC, its Investment Advisor,
as a Lender

   
 

By:

/s/ Suzanne Grosso

   

Name: Suzanne Grosso

   

Title:   Managing Director

 

Amendment No. 3 to Financing Agreement

 

 

 

 

TCW SKYLINE LENDING, L.P.

 

By: TCW Asset Management Company LLC, its Investment Advisor,
as a Lender

   
 

By:

/s/ Suzanne Grosso

   

Name: Suzanne Grosso

   

Title:   Managing Director

 

 

 

NJ/TCW DIRECT LENDING LLC

 

By: TCW Asset Management Company LLC, its Investment Advisor,
as a Lender

   
 

By:

/s/ Suzanne Grosso

   

Name: Suzanne Grosso

   

Title:   Managing Director

     
     
 

BTC HOLDINGS FUND I, LLC

 

By: Blue Torch Credit Opportunities Fund I LP, its sole member
By: Blue Torch Credit Opportunities GP LLC, its general partner

   
 

By:

/s/ Kevin Genda

   

Name: Kevin Genda

   

Title:   Authorized Signer

     
     
 

BTC HOLDINGS SC FUND LLC

 

By: Blue Torch Credit Opportunities SC Master Fund LP, its sole member
By: Blue Torch Credit Opportunities SC GP LLC, its general partner

   
 

By:

/s/ Kevin Genda

   

Name: Kevin Genda

   

Title:   Authorized Signer

 

Amendment No. 3 to Financing Agreement

 

 

 

 

SWISS CAPITAL BTC PRIVATE DEBT OFFSHORE SP

 

By: Blue Torch Capital LP, acting solely in its capacity as Investment Advisor to the Manager of Swiss Capital BTC Private Debt Offshore Fund SP, a segregated portfolio of Swiss Capital Private Debt (Offshore) Funds SPC

   
 

By:

/s/ Kevin Genda

   

Name: Kevin Genda

   

Title:   Authorized Signer

     
     
 

SC BTC PRIVATE DEBT FUND L.P.

 

By: Blue Torch Capital LP, acting solely in its capacity as Investment Advisor to the Manager of SC BTC Private Debt Fund L.P.

   
 

By:

/s/ Kevin Genda

   

Name: Kevin Genda

   

Title:   Authorized Signer

 

Amendment No. 3 to Financing Agreement