Exhibit 10.1

SECOND AMENDMENT

TO Loan AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
AND LIMITED CONSENT

THIS SECOND AMENDMENT TO Loan AND SECURITY AGREEMENT AND LIMITED CONSENT (this
“Amendment”) is made and entered into as of August 12, 2011, by and among
INTRICON CORPORATION, a Pennsylvania corporation, INTRICON, INC. (formerly known
as Resistance Technology, Inc.), a Minnesota corporation, INTRICON TIBBETTS
CORPORATION (formerly known as TI Acquisition Corporation), a Maine corporation,
and INTRICON DATRIX CORPORATION (formerly known as Jon Barron, Inc.) (d/b/a
Datrix), a California corporation (each, a “Borrower”; collectively, the
“Borrowers”), and THE PRIVATEBANK AND TRUST COMPANY, an Illinois banking
corporation (the “Bank”).

RECITALS:

A.                  The Borrowers and the Bank are parties to a certain Loan and
Security Agreement dated as of August 13, 2009, as amended by a First Amendment
dated as of March 12, 2010 (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 Borrowers have requested that the Bank (i) provide its
limited consent to the Proposed Investment (as defined in Section 1 hereof) and
(ii) amend certain provisions of the Loan Agreement, and the Bank has agreed to
provide such limited consent and so amend the Loan Agreement 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.                      Limited Consent. Pursuant to Section 9.3 of the
Loan Agreement, the Borrowers are prohibited from, among other things, making
Investments except as expressly provided in said Section. The Borrowers have
informed the Bank that IntriCon, Inc. intends to make Investments in PT IntriCon
Indonesia in the form of advances and equity investments in an aggregate amount
not to exceed $1,000,000 (the “Proposed Investment”). The Borrowers have
requested that the Bank consent to the Proposed Investment, and the Bank hereby
so consents (a) upon the satisfaction by the Borrowers of all conditions
precedent set forth in Section 2 below and (b) in reliance on the Borrowers
representations and warranties set forth in Section 16 below. Except as
expressly provided herein, all provisions of the Loan Agreement and the other
Loan Documents remain in full force and effect. The foregoing consent shall not
apply to any other or subsequent failure to comply with the Section identified
above or any other provision of the Loan Agreement or the other Loan Documents,
and shall not give rise to any course of dealing or course of performance with
respect to any future requests.

Section 2.                      Delivery of Documents. At or prior to the
execution of this Amendment, and as a condition precedent to the effectiveness
of this Amendment, the Borrowers 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, duly executed by the Borrowers.

(b)                 A Term Note made payable jointly and severally by the
Borrowers to the order of the Bank in the original principal amount of
$4,000,000, duly executed by the Borrowers.

(c)                 An Acknowledgment and Agreement Regarding Subordinated
Indebtedness, in substantially the form attached, duly executed by each holder
of Subordinated Debt.

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

 

 

 

(e)                 The Bank shall have received (i) a renewal and amendment fee
in the amount of $35,000, which fee shall be non-refundable when paid and wholly
earned when received; and (ii) reimbursement for its legal fees and other
expenses as described in Section 10 hereof.

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

Upon the effectiveness of this Amendment, the amendments set forth in Sections
4(b) and 4(j) hereof shall be deemed effective on a retroactive basis to June
30, 2011.

Section 3.                      UCC and Other Public Records Searches.
Subsequent to the effectiveness of this Amendment, but on or before August 31,
2011, the Bank shall have received UCC and other public records search results
with respect to the Borrowers in form and substance satisfactory to the Bank in
its commercially reasonable discretion from such offices and jurisdictions as
the Bank may reasonably require. It is understood and agreed that the failure of
such UCC and other public records search results to be satisfactory to the Bank
in its commercially reasonable discretion shall constitute an Event of Default
under the Loan Agreement.

Section 4.                      Amendments.

(a)                 Applicable Agreement. The definition of “Applicable
Agreement” set forth in Section 1.1 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended and
restated in its entirety to read as follows:

“Applicable Agreement” shall mean, collectively, (a) any agreement between the
Borrowers (or any of them) and United Healthcare and (b) any patent license
agreement, strategic license agreement or other agreement, commitment,
arrangement or instrument to which, as of any date, the Borrowers (or any of
them) is a party or by which any Borrower or any of its properties is bound,
including any note, indenture, loan agreement, mortgage, lease, or deed, the
performance or non-performance of which, as of such date, could reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(b)                 EBITDA. The definition of “EBITDA” set forth in Section 1.1
of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as
follows:

“EBITDA” shall mean, for any period, the sum for such period of: (i) Net Income,
plus (ii) Interest Charges, plus (iii) federal and state income taxes, plus (iv)
Depreciation, plus (v) non-cash management compensation expense, plus (vi) all
other non-cash charges, minus (vii) all non-cash income or gains, in each case
to the extent included in determining Net Income for such period, minus (viii)
all cash payments made in such period on account of non-cash charges expensed in
a prior period, in each case determined on a consolidated basis, plus (ix)
expenses incurred by Borrowers during such period which relate directly to
Borrowers’ business relationship with United Healthcare to the extent such
expenses (a) were incurred during Borrowers’ fiscal year ending December 31,
2011 and (b) do not exceed $680,000 in the aggregate.

(c)                 Eligible Accounts. The definition of “Eligible Accounts” set
forth in Section 1.1 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by deleting clause
(p) thereof in its entirety and replacing the same with the following:

“(p)        (i) if the aggregate amount of all Accounts owed by the Account
Debtor (other than United Healthcare) thereof exceeds twenty-five percent
(25.00%) of the aggregate amount of all Accounts at such time, then all Accounts
owed by such Account Debtor in excess of such amount shall be deemed ineligible,
or (ii) if the aggregate amount of all Accounts owed by United Healthcare
exceeds forty percent (40.00%) of the aggregate amount of all Accounts at such
time, then all Accounts owed by United Healthcare in excess of such amount shall
be deemed ineligible; and”

(d)                 Revolving Loan Maturity Date. The definition of “Revolving
Loan Maturity Date” set forth in Section 1.1 of the Loan Agreement is hereby
amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

“Revolving Loan Maturity Date” shall mean August 13, 2014, unless extended by
the Bank pursuant to any modification, extension or renewal note executed by the
Borrowers and accepted by the Bank in its sole and absolute discretion in
substitution for the Revolving Note.

(e)                 Term Loan Commitment. The definition of “Term Loan
Commitment” set forth in Section 1.1 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended and
restated in its entirety to read as follows:

“Term Loan Commitment” shall mean Four Million and 00/100 Dollars
($4,000,000.00).

 

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(f)                  Term Loan Maturity Date. The definition of “Term Loan
Maturity Date” set forth in Section 1.1 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended
and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

“Term Loan Maturity Date” shall mean August 13, 2014, unless extended by the
Bank pursuant to any modification, extension or renewal note executed by the
Borrowers and accepted by the Bank in its sole and absolute discretion in
substitution for the Term Note.

(g)                 Transaction Costs. The definition of “Transaction Costs” set
forth in Section 1.1 of the Loan Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety.

(h)                 Term Loan Principal Payments. Section 2.2(c) of the Loan
Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

“(c)        Term Loan Principal Payments. The outstanding principal balance of
the Term Loan shall be repaid in equal quarterly installments of $250,000,
payable on the last day of each calendar quarter, commencing with the calendar
quarter ending September 30, 2011, and the remaining unpaid principal of the
Term Loan, together with all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, shall be due
and payable on the Term Loan Maturity Date. Principal amounts repaid on the Term
Note may not be borrowed again.”

(i)                   Covenant Compliance Certificate. Section 8.13 of the Loan
Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

“8.13        Covenant Compliance Certificate. The Borrowers shall,
contemporaneously with the furnishing of the financial statements pursuant to
Section 8.8, deliver to the Bank a duly completed compliance certificate (in
substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit 8.13), dated the date of such
financial statements and certified as true and correct by an appropriate officer
of each Borrower, containing a computation of each of the financial covenants
set forth in Section 10 and stating that no Borrower has become aware of any
Event of Default or Unmatured Event of Default that has occurred and is
continuing or, if there is any such Event of Default or Unmatured Event of
Default describing it and the steps, if any, being taken to cure it; provided,
however, that if EBITDA of the Borrowers and their respective consolidated
Subsidiaries for the period of twelve (12) consecutive calendar months ending on
the date of the most recent financial statements delivered to the Bank pursuant
to Section 8.8 is equal to or greater than $5,000,000, then the Borrowers shall
deliver such compliance certificate only with respect to the quarterly and
annual financial statements delivered to the Bank pursuant to Section 8.8.”

(j)                  Financial Covenants. Section 10 of the Loan Agreement is
hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

“Section 10.        FINANCIAL COVENANTS.

10.1        Minimum EBITDA. As of each of the measurement dates set forth in the
chart below, for the period of twelve (12) consecutive calendar months
then-ended, the Borrowers and their respective consolidated Subsidiaries shall
maintain consolidated EBITDA in an amount not less than the amount set forth
opposite such date in the chart below:

Measurement Date Minimum EBITDA June 30, 2011 $2,750,000 July 31, 2011
$2,750,000 August 31, 2011 $2,300,000 September 30, 2011 $2,300,000 October 31,
2011 $2,500,000 November 30, 2011 $2,700,000 December 31, 2011 $2,700,000
January 31, 2012 $3,000,000 February 29, 2012 $3,500,000 March 31, 2012
$4,000,000 April 30, 2012 $4,500,000 May 31, 2012 $4,750,000 June 30, 2012
$4,750,000 July 31, 2012 and the last day of each calendar month ending
thereafter $5,000,000

 

 

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provided, however, that if EBITDA of the Borrowers and their respective
consolidated Subsidiaries for the period of twelve (12) consecutive calendar
months ending on the date of the most recent financial statements delivered to
the Bank pursuant to Section 8.8 is equal to or greater than $5,000,000, then
the Borrowers shall only be required to comply with the covenant set forth in
this Section 10.1 with respect to those measurements dates which correspond to
quarter-end and year-end dates.

10.2        Funded Debt to EBITDA. As of each of the measurement dates set forth
in the chart below, the Borrowers and their respective consolidated Subsidiaries
shall maintain a ratio of (a) consolidated Funded Debt as of such date minus the
aggregate collected cash balance in Deposit Accounts of the Borrowers maintained
with the Bank as of such date to (b) consolidated EBITDA (the “Leverage Ratio”)
for the period of twelve (12) consecutive calendar months then-ended, of not
greater than the amount set forth opposite such measurement date in the chart
below:

Measurement Date Maximum Leverage Ratio June 30, 2011 3.25 to 1.00 July 31, 2011
3.25 to 1.00 August 31, 2011 3.75 to 1.00 September 30, 2011 3.75 to 1.00
October 31, 2011 3.75 to 1.00 November 30, 2011 3.75 to 1.00 December 31, 2011
3.75 to 1.00 January 31, 2012 3.25 to 1.00 February 29, 2012 3.00 to 1.00 March
31, 2012 2.75 to 1.00 April 30, 2012 2.50 to 1.00 May 31, 2012 2.50 to 1.00 June
30, 2012 2.25 to 1.00 July 31, 2012 and the last day of each calendar month
ending thereafter 2.00 to 1.00

 

provided, however, that if EBITDA of the Borrowers and their respective
consolidated Subsidiaries for the period of twelve (12) consecutive calendar
months ending on the date of the most recent financial statements delivered to
the Bank pursuant to Section 8.8 is equal to or greater than $5,000,000, then
the Borrowers shall only be required to comply with the covenant set forth in
this Section 10.2 with respect to those measurements dates which correspond to
quarter-end and year-end dates.

10.3        Fixed Charge Coverage. As of each of the measurement dates set forth
in the chart below, for the period of twelve (12) consecutive calendar months
then-ended, the Borrowers and their respective consolidated Subsidiaries shall
maintain a ratio (the “Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio”) of (a) the total of
consolidated EBITDA for such period, minus the sum of all income taxes paid in
cash by the Borrowers on a consolidated basis, minus all Capital Expenditures of
the Borrowers made during such period which are not financed with Funded Debt,
minus that portion of the aggregate cash payments made by the applicable
Borrower(s) in respect of the Subject Agreements and Applicable Agreements
during such period that was not deducted as an expense in arriving at Net Income
for such period, plus (or minus), to the extent not included as income or gain
(or deducted as an expense or loss) in arriving at Net Income for such period,
cash received (or paid) from dividends (or capital calls) related to IntriCon’s
50% interest in the joint venture Global Coils (in the case of capital calls,
subject to any applicable restrictions under Section 9.3) to (b) the sum for
such period of (i) Interest Charges paid in cash, plus (ii) regularly scheduled
payments made (and, without duplication, payments required to be made) in
respect of principal of Funded Debt (including the Term Loan, but excluding the
Revolving Loans), plus (iii) all cash dividends and distributions paid or
declared in respect of Capital Securities of the Borrowers, of not less than the
amount set forth opposite such measurement date in the chart below:

 

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Measurement Date Minimum Fixed Charge
Coverage Ratio June 30, 2011 1.10 to 1.00 July 31, 2011 1.10 to 1.00 August 31,
2011 1.10 to 1.00 September 30, 2011 1.15 to 1.00 October 31, 2011 1.15 to 1.00
November 30, 2011 1.15 to 1.00 December 31, 2011 1.15 to 1.00 January 31, 2012
1.25 to 1.00 February 29, 2012 1.25 to 1.00 March 31, 2012 1.25 to 1.00 April
30, 2012 and the last day of each calendar month ending thereafter 1.50 to 1.00

 

provided, however, that if EBITDA of the Borrowers and their respective
consolidated Subsidiaries for the period of twelve (12) consecutive calendar
months ending on the date of the most recent financial statements delivered to
the Bank pursuant to Section 8.8 is equal to or greater than $5,000,000, then
the Borrowers shall only be required to comply with the covenant set forth in
this Section 10.3 with respect to those measurements dates which correspond to
quarter-end and year-end dates.

10.4        Capital Expenditures. The Borrowers shall not incur Capital
Expenditures in an amount greater than (a) $3,500,000 in the aggregate in
Borrower’s fiscal year ending December 31, 2011, (b) $3,000,000 in the aggregate
in Borrower’s fiscal year ending December 31, 2012, or (c) $2,500,000 in the
aggregate in Borrower’s fiscal year ending December 31, 2013 or any fiscal year
ending thereafter.”

(k)                 Minimum Revolving Loan Availability. For avoidance of doubt,
it is understood and agreed that Section 10.5 of the Loan Agreement is hereby
deleted in its entirety.

Section 5.                      Representations; No Default. Each Borrower
represents and warrants that: (a) such 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 such Borrower in connection herewith, (b) neither this Amendment
nor the agreements contained herein contravene or constitute an Unmatured Event
of Default or Event of Default under the Loan Agreement or a default under any
other agreement, instrument or indenture to which such Borrower is a party or a
signatory, or any provision of such Borrower’s Articles of Incorporation or
Bylaws or, to the best of such 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 such
Borrower or any of its property except, if any, in favor of the Bank, (c) 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 such Borrower in
connection herewith or the performance of obligations of such Borrower herein
described, except for those which such Borrower has obtained or provided and as
to which such Borrower has delivered certified copies of documents evidencing
each such action to the Bank, (d) no events have taken place and no
circumstances exist at the date hereof which would give such Borrower grounds to
assert a defense, offset or counterclaim to the obligations of such Borrower
under the Loan Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, (e) 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 such 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 Notes (as defined in the Loan Agreement), and (f) after giving effect to
Sections 4(b) and 4(j) hereof, no Unmatured Event of Default or Event of Default
has occurred and is continuing under the Loan Agreement.

 

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Section 6.                      Affirmation; Further References. The Bank and
each Borrower acknowledge and affirm that the Loan Agreement, as hereby amended,
is 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 7.                      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 8.                      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 9.                      Successors. This Amendment shall be binding upon
the Borrowers, the Bank and their respective successors and assigns, and shall
inure to the benefit of the Borrowers, the Bank and to the respective successors
and assigns of the Bank.

Section 10.                   Costs and Expenses. Each 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 Borrowers 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 11.                  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 12.                  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 13.                  Release of Rights and Claims. Each 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 such Borrower may have against Bank.

Section 14.                  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 15.                 No Waiver. Except as expressly set forth in Section
1 hereof, 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.

Section 16.                  Further Representations and Warranties re: Proposed
Investment. The Borrowers (a) further represent and warrant to the Bank that no
portion of the Proposed Investment will at any time be evidenced by a promissory
note and (b) reaffirm, represent and warrant to the Bank that pursuant to the
Loan Agreement the Obligations are and will continue to be secured by first
priority perfected liens and security interest in, among other things, IntriCon,
Inc.’s now existing and hereafter acquired rights to payment (and all proceeds
thereof and supporting obligations related thereto) from PT IntriCon Indonesia
in connection with the Proposed Investment.

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

 

BORROWERS: INTRICON CORPORATION,
a Pennsylvania corporation                           By  /s/ Scott Longval      
   Scott Longval, Chief Financial Officer                           INTRICON,
INC. (formerly known as Resistance
Technology, Inc.), a Minnesota corporation                           By  /s/
Scott Longval          Scott Longval, Chief Financial Officer                  
       

INTRICON TIBBETTS CORPORATION

(formerly known as TI Acquisition Corporation),

a Maine corporation

                          By  /s/ Scott Longval          Scott Longval, Chief
Financial Officer                          

INTRICON DATRIX CORPORATION

(formerly known as Jon Barron, Inc.) (d/b/a Datrix),

a California corporation

                          By  /s/ Scott Longval          Scott Longval, Chief
Financial Officer                         BANK:

THE PRIVATEBANK AND TRUST COMPANY,

an Illinois banking corporation

                          By  /s/ Seth Hove          Seth Hove, Associate
Managing Director  

 

 

 

 

 

[Signature page to Second Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement and Limited
Consent]

 

 

 

ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND AGREEMENT

REGARDING SUBORDINATED INDEBTEDNESS

The undersigned, being the creditor under a certain Subordination Agreement
dated as of August 13, 2009 (the “Subordination Agreement”) executed by the
undersigned in favor of THE PRIVATEBANK AND TRUST COMPANY, an Illinois banking
corporation (the “Senior Lender”) regarding certain liabilities, obligations and
indebtedness of INTRICON CORPORATION, a Pennsylvania corporation, INTRICON, INC.
(formerly known as Resistance Technology, Inc.), a Minnesota corporation,
INTRICON TIBBETTS CORPORATION (formerly known as TI Acquisition Corporation), a
Maine corporation, and INTRICON DATRIX CORPORATION (formerly known as Jon
Barron, Inc.) (d/b/a Datrix), a California corporation (each, a “Borrower”;
collectively, the “Borrowers”) to the Senior Lender arising under that certain
Loan and Security Agreement dated as of August 13, 2009 by and among the
Borrowers and the Senior Lender (as previously amended, the “Loan Agreement”)
and each of the Loan Documents (as defined in the Loan Agreement) executed in
connection therewith, hereby (a) acknowledges the execution and delivery by the
Borrowers that certain Second Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement dated on
or about the date hereof (the “Amendment”), (b) acknowledges and agrees that all
of the debts, liabilities and obligations of the Borrowers to the Senior Lender
under the Loan Agreement (as amended by the Amendment), are and remain “Senior
Liabilities” as that term is defined in the Subordination Agreement, and (c)
ratifies and confirms that the Subordination Agreement remains in full force and
effect after giving effect to the Amendment and is enforceable against the
undersigned in accordance with its terms. The undersigned agrees and
acknowledges that the Amendment shall in no way impair or limit the right of the
Senior Lender under the Subordination Agreement.

This Acknowledgment shall not be construed, by implication or otherwise, as
imposing any requirement that the Senior Lender notify or seek the consent 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 Subordination Agreement, it being expressly
acknowledged and reaffirmed that the undersigned has, under the Subordination
Agreement, consented to modifications, extensions and other actions with respect
thereto without any notice thereof.

Dated as of August 12, 2011.

 

      /s/ Jon V. Barron         Jon V. Barron