Exhibit 10.1

 

SEVENTH AMENDMENT TO REVOLVING LINE OF CREDIT LOAN
AGREEMENT, TERM LOAN AGREEMENT AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

 

THIS SEVENTH AMENDMENT TO REVOLVING LINE OF CREDIT LOAN AGREEMENT, TERM LOAN
AGREEMENT AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (this “Seventh Amendment”) is made as of
May 15, 2010, by and among EF JOHNSON TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a Delaware corporation
(formerly known as EFJ, Inc.), E.F. JOHNSON COMPANY, a Minnesota corporation
(successor-by-merger to Transcrypt International, Inc.), and 3e TECHNOLOGIES
INTERNATIONAL, INC., a Maryland corporation (collectively, jointly and
severally, the “Borrower”), all having an address at c/o EF Johnson
Technologies, Inc., 1440 Corporate Drive, Irving, Texas 75038; and BANK OF
AMERICA, N.A., a national banking association (the “Lender”).

 

RECITALS

 

A.                                   The Borrower and the Lender are parties to
that certain Revolving Line of Credit Loan Agreement and Security Agreement,
dated as of November 15, 2002, as amended by that certain First Amendment to
Revolving Line of Credit Loan Agreement and Security Agreement dated as of
September 13, 2004, and as further amended by that certain Second Amendment to
Revolving Line of Credit Loan Agreement and Security Agreement dated as of
July 11, 2006 (the “Second Amendment”), and as further amended by that certain
Third Amendment to Revolving Line of Credit Loan Agreement, Term Loan Agreement
and Security Agreement dated as of March 6, 2007, and as further amended by that
certain Fourth Amendment to Revolving Line of Credit Loan Agreement, Term Loan
Agreement and Security Agreement dated as of March 10, 2008, and as further
amended by that certain Fifth Amendment to Revolving Line of Credit Loan
Agreement, Term Loan Agreement and Security Agreement dated as of March 16,
2009, and as further amended by that certain Sixth Amendment to Revolving Line
of Credit Loan Agreement, Term Loan Agreement and Security Agreement dated as of
March 1, 2010 (the “Sixth Amendment”) (as amended and in effect, the “Loan
Agreement”).

 

B.                                     The Loan Agreement governs and secures
(1) a certain revolving line of credit loan in the maximum principal amount of
Three Million Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($3,750,000.00),
which loan is evidenced by that certain Revolving Note dated as of November 15,
2002, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Revolving Note dated as of
September 13, 2004, and as further amended by that certain Second Amendment to
Revolving Note dated as of July 11, 2006, and as further amended by that certain
Third Amendment to Revolving Note dated as of March 10, 2008, and as further
amended by that certain Fourth Amendment to Revolving Note dated as of March 16,
2009, and as further amended by that certain Fifth Amendment to Revolving Note
dated as of March 1, 2010, made by the Borrower payable to the Lender in the
original maximum principal amount of Ten Million and 00/100 Dollars
($10,000,000.00) and currently in the maximum principal amount of Three Million
Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($3,750,000.00) (as amended and
in effect, the

 

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“Revolving Note”); and (2) a certain term loan in the original principal amount
of Fifteen Million and 00/100 Dollars ($15,000,000.00), evidenced by that
certain Term Note dated as of July 11, 2006, as amended by that certain First
Amendment to Term Note dated as of March 10, 2008, and as further amended by
that certain Second Amendment to Term Note dated as of March 16, 2009, and as
further amended by that certain Third Amendment to Term Note dated as of
March 1, 2010, made by the Borrower payable to the Lender in the original
principal amount of Fifteen Million and 00/100 Dollars ($15,000,000.00) (as
amended and in effect, the “Term Note”).

 

C.                                     Contemporaneously with the execution and
delivery of this Seventh Amendment, the Borrower and the Lender are entering
into (1) that certain Sixth Amendment to Revolving Note dated as of May 15, 2010
(the “Amendment to Revolving Note”), (2) that certain Fourth Amendment to Term
Note dated as of May 15, 2010 (the “Amendment to Term Note”), and (3) that
certain Second Amendment to Pledge Agreement dated as of May 15, 2010 (the
“Amendment to Pledge Agreement”).

 

D.                                    The Borrower has informed the Lender that
it intends to pursue a sale of the Borrower to a third party in order to repay
in full the Obligations (as defined below) on or before August 31, 2010.  The
Borrower has made a request to the Lender to extend the maturity dates of the
loans governed and secured by the Loan Agreement and to waive certain financial
covenants set forth in Section 6.14 of the Loan Agreement for the fiscal quarter
of the Borrower ending June 30, 2010.  The Lender is willing to extend such
maturity dates and to waive such financial covenants on a one time basis subject
to the terms and conditions set forth in this Seventh Amendment.

 

AGREEMENTS

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained, and
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby acknowledged, the Borrower and the Lender hereby agree as follows:

 

1.                                       CAPITALIZED TERMS. CAPITALIZED TERMS
USED IN THIS SEVENTH AMENDMENT BUT NOT DEFINED HEREIN HAVE THE MEANINGS ASCRIBED
TO THEM IN THE LOAN AGREEMENT.

 

2.                                       REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.  TO
INDUCE THE LENDER TO ENTER INTO THIS SEVENTH AMENDMENT, THE BORROWER PROVIDES
THE FOLLOWING REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES TO THE LENDER:

 

A.                                       THE BORROWER’S BOOKS AND RECORDS
PROPERLY REFLECT THE BORROWER’S FINANCIAL CONDITION, AND NO MATERIAL ADVERSE
CHANGE IN THE BORROWER’S FINANCIAL CONDITION HAS OCCURRED SINCE THE LAST DATE
THAT THE BORROWER PROVIDED FINANCIAL REPORTS TO THE LENDER;

 

B.                                      NO LITIGATION WHICH, IN THE AGGREGATE,
IS MATERIAL TO BORROWER’S OPERATIONS OR FINANCIAL CONDITION, IS PENDING OR
THREATENED AGAINST THE BORROWER OF WHICH THE

 

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BORROWER HAS NOT INFORMED THE LENDER IN WRITING OR WHICH IS NOT DISCLOSED IN THE
BORROWER’S REQUIRED PUBLIC FILINGS WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION;

 

C.                                       THE BORROWER IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL
PROVISIONS OF THE LOAN AGREEMENT, WITH ALL PROVISIONS OF THE OTHER LOAN
DOCUMENTS, AND WITH ALL APPLICABLE LAWS AND REGULATIONS;

 

D.                                      THE BORROWER HAS THE POWER AND AUTHORITY
TO ENTER INTO THIS SEVENTH AMENDMENT, TO PERFORM ITS OBLIGATIONS HEREUNDER, TO
EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS, INSTRUMENTS, AND AGREEMENTS REQUIRED IN CONNECTION
HEREWITH OR RELATED HERETO, AND TO INCUR THE OBLIGATIONS PROVIDED FOR HEREIN,
ALL OF WHICH HAVE BEEN DULY AUTHORIZED AND APPROVED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
BORROWER’S ORGANIZATIONAL DOCUMENTS;

 

E.                                       THIS SEVENTH AMENDMENT, TOGETHER WITH
ALL DOCUMENTS, INSTRUMENTS, AND AGREEMENTS REQUIRED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR
RELATED HERETO, CONSTITUTE THE VALID AND LEGALLY BINDING OBLIGATIONS OF THE
BORROWER IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEIR RESPECTIVE TERMS;

 

F.                                         THE OBLIGATIONS OF THE BORROWER UNDER
THE LOAN DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID AND ENFORCEABLE OBLIGATIONS, AND THE EXECUTION
AND DELIVERY OF THIS SEVENTH AMENDMENT AND THE OTHER DOCUMENTS EXECUTED IN
CONNECTION HEREWITH SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A NOVATION OF THE LOAN AGREEMENT
OR THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS; AND

 

G.                                      THERE HAVE BEEN NO CHANGES TO THE
BORROWER’S ORGANIZATIONAL DOCUMENTS AS OF THE DATE OF THIS SEVENTH AMENDMENT,
EXCEPT AS HAVE BEEN FULLY DISCLOSED AND PREVIOUSLY DELIVERED TO THE LENDER, AND
ALL OF THE BORROWER’S ORGANIZATIONAL DOCUMENTS PREVIOUSLY DELIVERED TO THE
LENDER IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE LOAN AGREEMENT REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT
AND UNMODIFIED.

 

3.                                       ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF INDEBTEDNESS.  THE
BORROWER HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS AND
CONDITIONS OF THE LOAN DOCUMENTS, IT IS LIABLE TO THE LENDER AS FOLLOWS:

 

A.                                       OWED UNDER THE REVOLVING NOTE AS OF
MAY 4, 2010:

 

Principal

 

$

0.00

 

Interest

 

$

0.00

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

0.00

 

 

B.                                      OWED UNDER THE TERM NOTE AS OF MAY 4,
2010:

 

Principal

 

$

15,000,000.00

 

Interest

 

$

74,376.01

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

15,074,376.01

 

 

C.                                       FOR ALL AMOUNTS NOW DUE, OR HEREAFTER
COMING DUE, TO THE LENDER UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH ANY CREDIT CARD
AGREEMENTS, LETTERS OF CREDIT (INCLUDING, WITHOUT

 

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LIMITATION, THE EXISTING LETTER OF CREDIT), BANKER’S ACCEPTANCES, AUTOMATED
CLEARINGHOUSE AGREEMENTS, CASH MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTS, DEPOSIT ACCOUNT
AGREEMENTS, OR SIMILAR ACCOUNT AGREEMENTS OR ARRANGEMENTS AND/OR UNDER ANY HEDGE
OR SWAP AGREEMENTS.

 

D.                                      FOR ALL INTEREST ACCRUING UPON THE
PRINCIPAL BALANCES OF THE NOTES FROM AND AFTER MAY 4, 2010, AND FOR ALL FEES,
COSTS, EXPENSES, AND COSTS OF COLLECTION (INCLUDING ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND
EXPENSES) HERETOFORE OR HEREAFTER ACCRUING OR INCURRED BY THE LENDER IN
CONNECTION WITH THE LOAN DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ALL
REASONABLE ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND EXPENSES INCURRED IN CONNECTION WITH THE
NEGOTIATION AND PREPARATION OF THIS SEVENTH AMENDMENT AND ALL DOCUMENTS,
INSTRUMENTS, AND AGREEMENTS REQUIRED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR RELATED HERETO
(COLLECTIVELY, THE “AMENDMENT DOCUMENTS”).

 

HEREINAFTER ALL AMOUNTS DUE AS SET FORTH IN THIS PARAGRAPH 3, AND ALL AMOUNTS
PAYABLE UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS SEVENTH AMENDMENT, AND ALL OTHER
AMOUNTS DUE UNDER THE LOAN DOCUMENTS, AS AMENDED HEREBY, SHALL BE REFERRED TO
COLLECTIVELY AS THE “OBLIGATIONS”.

 

4.                                       WAIVER OF CLAIMS; RELEASE. IN
CONSIDERATION OF LENDER’S AGREEMENTS SET FORTH HEREIN, THE BORROWER HEREBY
ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT IT HAS NO OFFSETS, DEFENSES, CLAIMS, OR
COUNTERCLAIMS AGAINST THE LENDER OR THE LENDER’S OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES,
ATTORNEYS, REPRESENTATIVES, PREDECESSORS, PARENT, SUBSIDIARIES, SHAREHOLDER,
AFFILIATES, SUCCESSORS, AND ASSIGNS (COLLECTIVELY, THE “LENDER PARTIES”) WITH
RESPECT TO THE OBLIGATIONS, THE LOAN DOCUMENTS, AND/OR THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED
THERETO, AND THAT IF THE BORROWER NOW HAS, OR EVER DID HAVE, ANY OFFSETS,
DEFENSES, CLAIMS, OR COUNTERCLAIMS AGAINST THE LENDER PARTIES, OR ANY ONE OF
THEM, WHETHER KNOWN OR UNKNOWN, AT LAW OR IN EQUITY, FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE
WORLD THROUGH THIS DATE AND THROUGH THE TIME OF EXECUTION OF THIS SEVENTH
AMENDMENT, ALL OF THEM ARE HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVED, AND THE BORROWER HEREBY
RELEASES THE LENDER PARTIES FROM ANY LIABILITY THEREFOR.

 

5.                                       RATIFICATION OF LOAN DOCUMENTS;
CROSS-DEFAULT; CROSS-COLLATERALIZATION; FURTHER ASSURANCES.  THE BORROWER:

 

A.                                       HEREBY RATIFIES, CONFIRMS, AND
REAFFIRMS ALL AND SINGULAR THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE LOAN DOCUMENTS.  THE
BORROWER FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT EXCEPT AS SPECIFICALLY AMENDED IN
THIS SEVENTH AMENDMENT AND THE AMENDMENT DOCUMENTS, ALL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF
THE LOAN DOCUMENTS SHALL REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT;

 

B.                                      HEREBY RATIFIES, CONFIRMS, AND REAFFIRMS
THAT (I) THE OBLIGATIONS SECURED BY THE LOAN DOCUMENTS INCLUDE, WITHOUT
LIMITATION, THE OBLIGATIONS, AND ANY FUTURE MODIFICATIONS, AMENDMENTS,
SUBSTITUTIONS OR RENEWALS THEREOF, (II) ALL COLLATERAL, WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR
HEREAFTER ACQUIRED, GRANTED TO THE LENDER PURSUANT TO THE LOAN DOCUMENTS, THE
AMENDMENT DOCUMENTS, OR OTHERWISE SHALL SECURE ALL OF THE OBLIGATIONS UNTIL FULL
AND FINAL PAYMENT OF THE OBLIGATIONS, AND (III) THE OCCURRENCE OF A DEFAULT
AND/OR EVENT OF DEFAULT UNDER ANY LOAN DOCUMENT AND/OR ANY AMENDMENT DOCUMENT
SHALL CONSTITUTE AN EVENT OF DEFAULT UNDER ALL OF THE LOAN DOCUMENTS AND ALL OF
THE AMENDMENT DOCUMENTS, IT BEING THE EXPRESS INTENT OF THE BORROWER THAT ALL OF
THE OBLIGATIONS BE FULLY CROSS-COLLATERALIZED AND CROSS-DEFAULTED; AND

 

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C.                                       SHALL, FROM AND AFTER THE EXECUTION OF
THIS SEVENTH AMENDMENT, EXECUTE AND DELIVER TO THE LENDER WHATEVER ADDITIONAL
DOCUMENTS, INSTRUMENTS, AND AGREEMENTS THAT THE LENDER MAY REQUIRE IN ORDER TO
VEST OR PERFECT THE LOAN DOCUMENTS AND THE AMENDMENT DOCUMENTS AND THE
COLLATERAL GRANTED HEREIN AND THEREIN MORE SECURELY IN THE LENDER AND TO
OTHERWISE GIVE EFFECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS SEVENTH AMENDMENT AND
THE OTHER AMENDMENT DOCUMENTS.

 

6.                                       CONDITIONS PRECEDENT.  THE LENDER’S
AGREEMENTS SET FORTH HEREIN SHALL NOT BE EFFECTIVE UNLESS AND UNTIL EACH OF THE
FOLLOWING CONDITIONS PRECEDENT HAVE BEEN FULFILLED, ALL AS DETERMINED BY THE
LENDER IN ITS SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE DISCRETION:

 

A.                                       THE LENDER SHALL HAVE RECEIVED EVIDENCE
THAT THE BORROWER HAS ENTERED INTO A DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT FOR THE SALE OF THE
BORROWER TO A THIRD PARTY UPON TERMS AND CONDITIONS ACCEPTABLE TO THE LENDER IN
ALL RESPECTS IN ITS SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE DISCRETION;

 

B.                                      THE LENDER SHALL HAVE RECEIVED THE
AMENDMENT TO REVOLVING NOTE IN THE FORM ATTACHED HERETO AS EXHIBIT “A” EXECUTED
BY THE BORROWER;

 

C.                                       THE LENDER SHALL HAVE RECEIVED THE
AMENDMENT TO TERM NOTE IN THE FORM ATTACHED HERETO AS EXHIBIT “B” EXECUTED BY
THE BORROWER;

 

D.                                      THE LENDER SHALL HAVE RECEIVED THE
AMENDMENT TO PLEDGE AGREEMENT IN THE FORM ATTACHED HERETO AS EXHIBIT “C”
EXECUTED BY THE BORROWER;

 

E.                                       ALL ACTION ON THE PART OF THE BORROWER
NECESSARY FOR THE VALID EXECUTION, DELIVERY AND PERFORMANCE BY THE BORROWER OF
THIS SEVENTH AMENDMENT AND THE OTHER AMENDMENT DOCUMENTS SHALL HAVE BEEN DULY
AND EFFECTIVELY TAKEN AND EVIDENCE THEREOF SATISFACTORY TO THE LENDER SHALL HAVE
BEEN PROVIDED TO THE LENDER; AND

 

F.                                         THIS SEVENTH AMENDMENT, AND THE OTHER
AMENDMENT DOCUMENTS, SHALL BE EXECUTED AND DELIVERED TO THE LENDER BY THE
PARTIES THERETO, SHALL BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT AND SHALL BE OF FORM AND
SUBSTANCE SATISFACTORY TO THE LENDER.

 

7.                                       AMENDMENTS TO LOAN AGREEMENT.  THE
FOLLOWING DEFINITIONS SET FORTH IN SECTION 1.1 OF THE LOAN AGREEMENT ARE HEREBY
AMENDED AS FOLLOWS:

 

A.                                       THE FOLLOWING DEFINITION OF “EXISTING
LETTER OF CREDIT” IS HEREBY ADDED TO SECTION 1.1 OF THE LOAN AGREEMENT IN THE
APPROPRIATE ALPHABETICAL ORDER:

 

““EXISTING LETTER OF CREDIT” MEANS THAT CERTAIN OUTSTANDING STANDBY LETTER OF
CREDIT IN THE AMOUNT OF SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND AND 00/100 DOLLARS
($750,000.00).”

 

B.                                      THE DEFINITION OF “LETTER OF CREDIT
SUBLIMIT” SET FORTH IN SECTION 1.1 OF THE LOAN AGREEMENT IS HEREBY DELETED IN
ITS ENTIRETY AND THE FOLLOWING INSERTED IN ITS PLACE:

 

““LETTER OF CREDIT SUBLIMIT” MEANS SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND AND 00/100
DOLLARS ($750,000.00); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE LETTER OF CREDIT SUBLIMIT
SHALL BE AUTOMATICALLY REDUCED BY ANY AMOUNTS DRAWN UPON UNDER THE EXISTING
LETTER OF CREDIT

 

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AND AUTOMATICALLY REDUCED TO ZERO DOLLARS ($0.00) UPON THE EXPIRATION OR
CANCELLATION THEREOF.”

 

C.                                       THE DEFINITION OF “MAXIMUM REVOLVING
COMMITMENT AMOUNT” SET FORTH IN SECTION 1.1 OF THE LOAN AGREEMENT SHALL BE
DELETED IN ITS ENTIRETY AND THE FOLLOWING INSERTED IN ITS PLACE:

 

““MAXIMUM REVOLVING COMMITMENT AMOUNT” MEANS: (A) PRIOR TO JUNE 17, 2010, THREE
MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($3,750,000.00), OR SUCH
LESSER AMOUNT THAT THE BORROWER MAY REQUEST AS HEREINAFTER PROVIDED; AND
(B) FROM AND AFTER JUNE 17, 2010, SIX MILLION AND 00/100 DOLLARS
($6,000,000.00), OR SUCH LESSER AMOUNT THAT THE BORROWER MAY REQUEST AS
HEREINAFTER PROVIDED; SUBJECT IN EACH CASE TO REDUCTION BY AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO
THE UNDRAWN AMOUNT OF THE EXISTING LETTER OF CREDIT UPON THE EXPIRATION OR
CANCELLATION THEREOF.”

 

D.                                      THE DEFINITION OF “REVOLVING LOAN” SET
FORTH IN SECTION 1.1 OF THE LOAN AGREEMENT IS HEREBY DELETED IN ITS ENTIRETY AND
THE FOLLOWING INSERTED IN ITS PLACE:

 

““REVOLVING LOAN” MEANS: (A) PRIOR TO JUNE 17, 2010, THE REVOLVING LOAN FACILITY
MADE AVAILABLE BY THE LENDER TO THE BORROWER PURSUANT TO THIS AGREEMENT IN THE
MAXIMUM PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF THREE MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND AND
00/100 DOLLARS ($3,750,000.00), EVIDENCED BY THE REVOLVING NOTE; AND (B) FROM
AND AFTER JUNE 17, 2010, THE REVOLVING LOAN FACILITY MADE AVAILABLE BY THE
LENDER TO THE BORROWER PURSUANT TO THIS AGREEMENT IN THE MAXIMUM PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT OF SIX MILLION AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($6,000,000.00), EVIDENCED BY THE
REVOLVING NOTE; SUBJECT IN EACH CASE TO REDUCTION BY AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO THE
UNDRAWN AMOUNT OF THE EXISTING LETTER OF CREDIT UPON THE EXPIRATION OR
CANCELLATION THEREOF.”

 

E.                                       THE DEFINITION OF “REVOLVING NOTE” SET
FORTH IN SECTION 1.1 OF THE LOAN AGREEMENT IS HEREBY DELETED IN ITS ENTIRETY AND
THE FOLLOWING INSERTED IN ITS PLACE:

 

““REVOLVING NOTE” MEANS THAT CERTAIN REVOLVING NOTE DATED AS OF NOVEMBER 15,
2002, IN THE ORIGINAL MAXIMUM PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF TEN MILLION AND 00/100 DOLLARS
($10,000,000.00), EXECUTED BY THE BORROWER AND PAYABLE TO THE ORDER OF THE
LENDER, AND EVIDENCING THE BORROWER’S OBLIGATION TO REPAY THE REVOLVING LOAN, AS
SUCH REVOLVING NOTE MAY BE AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME.”

 

F.                                         THE DEFINITION OF “ENDING DATE” SET
FORTH IN SECTION 1.1 OF THE LOAN AGREEMENT IS HEREBY DELETED IN ITS ENTIRETY AND
THE FOLLOWING INSERTED IN ITS PLACE:

 

““ENDING DATE” MEANS AUGUST 31, 2010; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, IF NO EVENT OF DEFAULT
HAS OCCURRED, LENDER MAY (BY WRITTEN NOTICE DELIVERED TO BORROWER), AS
DETERMINED IN LENDER’S SOLE AND ABSOLUTE DISCRETION, ELECT TO EXTEND THE ENDING
DATE UPON SUCH TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS MAY BE ACCEPTABLE TO LENDER, IN LENDER’S
SOLE AND ABSOLUTE DISCRETION.  BORROWER SHALL, UPON REQUEST OF LENDER, EXECUTE
ALL DOCUMENTS AND TAKE ALL ACTION NECESSARY OR REQUESTED BY LENDER TO EFFECTUATE
OR EVIDENCE SUCH EXTENSION, ALL AT THE SOLE COST OF BORROWER.”

 

8.                                       REPAYMENT OF THE OBLIGATIONS.  FROM AND
AFTER THE EXECUTION OF THIS SEVENTH AMENDMENT THE OBLIGATIONS SHALL BE PAID, AS
FOLLOWS:

 

A.                                       THE BORROWER SHALL CONTINUE TO MAKE ALL
PAYMENTS OF INTEREST AND OTHER AMOUNTS AS AND WHEN DUE UNDER THE TERMS AND
CONDITIONS OF THE NOTES; AND

 

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B.                                      IN ADDITION, THE BORROWER SHALL MAKE ONE
OR MORE PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS ON THE TERM NOTE SUCH THAT THE OUTSTANDING PRINCIPAL
BALANCE THEREOF ON JUNE 17, 2010 SHALL BE NOT MORE THAN FIVE MILLION AND 00/100
DOLLARS ($5,000,000.00).

 

9.                                       WAIVER OF CERTAIN FINANCIAL COVENANTS;
NEXT QUARTERLY TESTING. THE LENDER WILL NOT BE TESTING FOR COMPLIANCE OF THE
FUNDED DEBT TO EBITDA COVENANT AND THE FIXED CHARGE COVERAGE RATIO COVENANT SET
FORTH IN SECTION 6.14 OF THE LOAN AGREEMENT FOR THE FISCAL QUARTER ENDING
JUNE 30, 2010 AND HEREBY WAIVES COMPLIANCE BY THE BORROWER WITH SUCH COVENANTS
FOR SUCH QUARTER.  THIS WAIVER RELATES ONLY TO THE SPECIFIC COVENANTS IDENTIFIED
IN THE PRECEDING SENTENCE FOR THE SPECIFIC TIME PERIOD INDICATED, IS A ONE-TIME
WAIVER, AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO CONSTITUTE (A) A CONTINUING WAIVER OF THE
PROVISIONS OF SECTION 6.14 OF THE LOAN AGREEMENT, OR A WAIVER OF ANY OTHER
PROVISIONS OF THE LOAN AGREEMENT OR OF THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, OR (B) A WAIVER
OF ANY EVENTS OF DEFAULT, WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING.

 

10.                                 PREPAYMENTS.  THE LENDER HEREBY AGREES THAT
PARTIAL PREPAYMENTS OF THE OBLIGATIONS DO NOT, ON THEIR OWN, REQUIRE THE
TERMINATION OF THE HEDGE OR SWAP AGREEMENTS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT BETWEEN THE
LENDER AND THE BORROWER, OR REQUIRE THE PAYMENT OF A PREPAYMENT FEE OR PREMIUM
THEREUNDER, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE BORROWER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT
REDUCTIONS IN THE OUTSTANDING AMOUNT OF THE OBLIGATIONS AS A RESULT OF PARTIAL
PREPAYMENTS MAY NOT BE RECOGNIZED UNDER ANY SUCH HEDGE OR SWAP AGREEMENTS(1).

 

11.                                 DISCRETIONARY ADVANCES; LETTERS OF CREDIT. 
ALL ADVANCES SHALL CONTINUE TO BE ON A DISCRETIONARY BASIS, AND ALL LETTERS OF
CREDIT SHALL CONTINUE TO BE SUBJECT TO THE RESTRICTIONS, SET FORTH IN MORE
DETAIL IN PARAGRAPHS 10 AND 11, RESPECTIVELY, OF THE SIXTH AMENDMENT.

 

12.                                 ADDITIONAL CASH COLLATERAL.  IN ADDITION TO
ANY OTHER COLLATERAL, THE BORROWER SHALL, AS ADDITIONAL SECURITY FOR THE
OBLIGATIONS:

 

A.                                       CONTEMPORANEOUSLY WITH THE EXECUTION
AND DELIVERY OF THIS SEVENTH AMENDMENT, EXECUTE AND DELIVER TO THE LENDER THE
AMENDMENT TO PLEDGE AGREEMENT WHICH, AMONG OTHER THINGS, SHALL AMEND THAT
CERTAIN PLEDGE AGREEMENT DATED MARCH 16, 2009 (THE “PLEDGE AGREEMENT”) BY AND
BETWEEN THE BORROWER AND THE LENDER TO INCLUDE ALL OBLIGATIONS WITHIN THE
DEFINITION OF “INDEBTEDNESS” SET FORTH THEREIN.

 

B.                                      ON OR BEFORE JUNE 15, 2010, IN GOOD AND
COLLECTED FUNDS, DELIVER TO THE LENDER ALL ADDITIONAL CASH COLLATERAL REQUIRED
UNDER PARAGRAPH 12C. OF THE SIXTH AMENDMENT.

 

C.                                       PROVIDED THAT DELIVERY OF ALL
ADDITIONAL CASH COLLATERAL REQUIRED UNDER PARAGRAPH 12 OF THE SIXTH AMENDMENT
HAS BEEN MADE AS AND WHEN PROVIDED FOR THEREIN, THE BORROWER MAY DIRECT THE
LENDER TO APPLY THE FUNDS HELD BY THE LENDER IN THE PLEDGED ACCOUNT (AS DEFINED
IN THE SIXTH AMENDMENT) IN REDUCTION OF THE AMOUNTS OWED UNDER

 

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(1) BY WAY OF EXAMPLE, AND FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBT, IF THE OUTSTANDING
PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF THE TERM LOAN IS FIFTEEN MILLION AND 00/100 DOLLARS
($15,000,000.00) AND THE BORROWER PREPAYS THE TERM LOAN SUCH THAT THE
OUTSTANDING PRINCIPAL BALANCE THEREOF IS THEN TEN MILLION AND 00/100 DOLLARS
($10,000,000.00), THE BORROWER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT MAY BE REQUIRED TO CONTINUE
TO MAKE PAYMENTS UNDER A HEDGE OR SWAP AGREEMENT AS IF THE OUTSTANDING PRINCIPAL
BALANCE OF THE TERM LOAN WAS STILL FIFTEEN MILLION AND 00/100 DOLLARS
($15,000,000.00).

 

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THE TERM NOTE (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE PAYMENTS REQUIRED UNDER
SECTION 8.B HEREOF), PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT NO SUCH APPLICATION SHALL BE MADE
BY THE LENDER IF SUCH APPLICATION WOULD RESULT IN THE PLEDGED ACCOUNT HAVING A
BALANCE OF LESS THAN SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND AND 00/100 DOLLARS
($750,000.00).

 

13.                                 SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL REPORTING.  IN
ADDITION TO THE FINANCIAL REPORTING CURRENTLY REQUIRED UNDER THE LOAN DOCUMENTS,
ON (I) THE DATE OF THE EXECUTION OF THIS SEVENTH AMENDMENT, (II) JUNE 11, 2010,
(III) JULY 9, 2010, AND (IV) AUGUST 6, 2010, THE BORROWER SHALL PROVIDE THE
LENDER WITH A THIRTEEN (13) WEEK ROLLING CASH FLOW REPORT AND FORECAST OF THE
BORROWER’S BUSINESS OPERATIONS IN FORM AND SUBSTANCE SATISFACTORY TO THE LENDER
IN ITS SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE DISCRETION (EACH A “CASH FLOW REPORT”), WHICH CASH
FLOW REPORTS SHALL INCLUDE A COMPARISON OF THE MOST RECENT CASH FLOW REPORT TO
ACTUAL RESULTS OF THE BORROWER’S BUSINESS OPERATIONS FOR THE PRIOR MONTH.

 

14.                                 AMENDMENT FEE.  IN CONSIDERATION OF THE
LENDER’S AGREEMENTS SET FORTH HEREIN, THE BORROWER SHALL PAY THE LENDER A FEE
(THE “AMENDMENT FEE”) IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO THIRTY ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED
TWENTY FIVE AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($31,825.00).  THE AMENDMENT FEE SHALL BE:
(A) FULLY EARNED AS OF THE DATE OF THE EXECUTION OF THIS SEVENTH AMENDMENT;
(B) RETAINED BY THE LENDER AS A FEE AND NOT APPLIED IN REDUCTION OF ANY OTHER
OBLIGATIONS; (C) PART OF THE OBLIGATIONS AND SECURED BY ALL OF THE COLLATERAL;
AND (D) PAID TO THE LENDER ON OR BEFORE JUNE 30, 2010.  FURTHER, THE AMENDMENT
FEE SHALL BE IN ADDITION TO ANY FEES PREVIOUSLY REQUIRED BY THE LENDER,
INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE PORTION OF THE FEE REQUIRED UNDER PARAGRAPH
14A.III. OF THE SIXTH AMENDMENT, WHICH THE BORROWER HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGES AND
AGREES SHALL BE IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO THIRTY NINE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED FIFTY
EIGHT AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($39,358.00) AND SHALL BE DUE AND PAYABLE BY THE
BORROWER ON OR BEFORE JUNE 17, 2010.

 

15.                                 COSTS AND EXPENSES.  THE BORROWER SHALL
REIMBURSE THE LENDER ON DEMAND FOR ANY AND ALL UNREIMBURSED COSTS, EXPENSES, AND
COSTS OF COLLECTION (INCLUDING ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND EXPENSES) HERETOFORE OR
HEREAFTER INCURRED BY THE LENDER IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROTECTION,
PRESERVATION, AND ENFORCEMENT BY THE LENDER OF ITS RIGHTS AND REMEDIES UNDER THE
LOAN DOCUMENTS, THIS SEVENTH AMENDMENT AND/OR THE OTHER AMENDMENT DOCUMENTS,
INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE NEGOTIATION AND PREPARATION OF THIS SEVENTH
AMENDMENT AND THE OTHER AMENDMENT DOCUMENTS.

 

16.                                 ARBITRATION.

 

This paragraph concerns the resolution of any controversies or claims between
the Borrower and the Lender, whether arising in contract, tort or by statute,
including but not limited to controversies or claims that arise out of or relate
to: (i) the Loan Agreement or this Seventh Amendment (including any renewals,
amendments, extensions, or modifications of the same); or (ii) any other Loan
Document or Amendment Document (collectively, a “Claim”).

 

At the request of the Borrower or the Lender, any Claim shall be resolved by
binding arbitration in accordance with the Federal Arbitration Act (Title 9,
U.S. Code) (the “Act”).  The Act will apply even though the Loan Agreement
provides that it is governed by the law of a specified state.

 

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Arbitration proceedings will be determined in accordance with the Act, the
applicable rules and procedures for the arbitration of disputes of JAMS or any
successor thereof (“JAMS”), and the terms of this paragraph.  In the event of
any inconsistency, the terms of this paragraph shall control.

 

The arbitration shall be administered by JAMS and conducted in any U.S. state
where real or tangible personal property collateral for this credit is located
or if there is no such collateral, in Maryland.  All Claims shall be determined
by one arbitrator; however, if Claims exceed Five Million and 00/100 Dollars
($5,000,000.00), upon the request of any party, the Claims shall be decided by
three arbitrators.  All arbitration hearings shall commence within ninety (90)
days of the demand for arbitration and close within ninety (90) days of
commencement and the award of the arbitrator(s) shall be issued within thirty
(30) days of the close of the hearing.  However, the arbitrator(s), upon a
showing of good cause, may extend the commencement of the hearing for up to an
additional sixty (60) days.  The arbitrator(s) shall provide a concise written
statement of reasons for the award.  The arbitration award may be submitted to
any court having jurisdiction to be confirmed and enforced.

 

The arbitrator(s) will have the authority to decide whether any Claim is barred
by the statute of limitations and, if so, to dismiss the arbitration on that
basis.  For purposes of the application of the statute of limitations, the
service on JAMS under applicable JAMS rules of a notice of Claim is the
equivalent of the filing of a lawsuit.  Any dispute concerning this arbitration
provision or whether a claim is arbitrable shall be determined by the
arbitrator(s).  The arbitrator(s) shall have the power to award legal fees
pursuant to the terms of the Loan Agreement.

 

This paragraph does not limit the right of the Lender to: (i) exercise self-help
remedies, such as but not limited to, setoff; (ii) initiate judicial or
nonjudicial foreclosure against any real or personal property collateral;
(iii) exercise any judicial or power of sale rights; or (iv) act in a court of
law to obtain an interim remedy, such as but not limited to, injunctive relief,
writ of possession or appointment of a receiver, or additional or supplementary
remedies.

 

17.                                 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. BY AGREEING TO BINDING
ARBITRATION, THE BORROWER AND THE LENDER IRREVOCABLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVE ANY
RIGHT THEY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF A CLAIM.  FURTHERMORE,
WITHOUT INTENDING IN ANY WAY TO LIMIT THIS AGREEMENT TO ARBITRATE, TO THE EXTENT
ANY CLAIM IS NOT ARBITRATED, THE PARTIES IRREVOCABLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVE ANY
RIGHT THEY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF SUCH CLAIM.  THIS PROVISION
IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR THE PARTIES ENTERING INTO THIS SEVENTH AMENDMENT
AND THE LOAN AGREEMENT.

 

18.                                 NO ORAL AGREEMENTS.  THIS SEVENTH AMENDMENT,
THE LOAN AGREEMENT, THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, AND THE OTHER AMENDMENT DOCUMENTS
CONSTITUTE THE ENTIRE AGREEMENT OF THE PARTIES CONCERNING THE SUBJECT MATTER
HEREOF AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS OR
SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES.  THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN OR ORAL
AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES.

 

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19.                                 ILLEGALITY OR UNENFORCEABILITY.  ANY
DETERMINATION THAT ANY PROVISION OR APPLICATION OF THIS SEVENTH AMENDMENT IS
INVALID, ILLEGAL, OR UNENFORCEABLE IN ANY RESPECT, OR IN ANY INSTANCE, SHALL NOT
AFFECT THE VALIDITY, LEGALITY, OR ENFORCEABILITY OF ANY SUCH PROVISION IN ANY
OTHER INSTANCE, OR THE VALIDITY, LEGALITY, OR ENFORCEABILITY OF ANY OTHER
PROVISION OF THIS SEVENTH AMENDMENT.

 

20.                                 COUNTERPARTS.  THIS SEVENTH AMENDMENT MAY BE
EXECUTED IN MULTIPLE IDENTICAL COUNTERPARTS, EACH OF WHICH WHEN DULY EXECUTED
SHALL BE DEEMED AN ORIGINAL, AND ALL OF WHICH SHALL BE CONSTRUED TOGETHER AS ONE
AGREEMENT.  THIS SEVENTH AMENDMENT WILL NOT BE BINDING ON OR CONSTITUTE EVIDENCE
OF A CONTRACT BETWEEN THE PARTIES HERETO UNTIL SUCH TIME AS A COUNTERPART HAS
BEEN EXECUTED BY SUCH PARTY AND A COPY THEREOF IS DELIVERED TO EACH OTHER PARTY
TO THIS SEVENTH AMENDMENT.

 

(Signatures and Notary Acknowledgments continue on following pages)

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have duly executed and delivered this
Seventh Amendment to Revolving Line of Credit Loan Agreement, Term Loan
Agreement and Security Agreement under seal as of the day and year first
hereinabove set forth.

 

 

EF JOHNSON TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a Delaware corporation (formerly known as EFJ,
INC.)

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Jana Ahlfinger Bell

 (SEAL)

 

Name: Jana Ahlfinger Bell

 

Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

State of Texas

)

County of Dallas

) To Wit:

 

Acknowledged before me by Jana Ahlfinger Bell as Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer of EF Johnson Technologies, Inc. (formerly known as
EFJ, Inc.), a Delaware corporation, this 15th of May, 2010.

 

 

/s/ Elaine Flud Rodriguez

 

Notary Public

 

 

My commission expires: 09/23/2013
My registration number:  00138409-5

 

 

 

E.F. JOHNSON COMPANY, a Minnesota corporation

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Jana Ahlfinger Bell

  (SEAL)

 

Name: Jana Ahlfinger Bell

 

Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

State of Texas

)

County of Dallas

) To Wit:

 

Acknowledged before me by Jana Ahlfinger Bell as Chief Financial Officer of
E.F.  Johnson Company, a Minnesota corporation, this 15th of May, 2010.

 

 

/s/ Elaine Flud Rodriguez

 

Notary Public

 

 

My commission expires: 09/23/2013
My registration number:  00138409-5

 

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3e TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL, INC., a Maryland corporation

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Jana Ahlfinger Bell

  (SEAL)

 

Name: Jana Ahlfinger Bell

 

Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

State of Texas

)

County of Dallas

) To Wit:

 

Acknowledged before me by Jana Ahlfinger Bell as Chief Financial Officer of 3e
Technologies International, Inc., a Maryland corporation, this 15th of May,
2010.

 

 

/s/ Elaine Flud Rodriguez

 

Notary Public

 

 

My commission expires: 09/23/2013
My registration number:  00138409-5

 

 

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., a national banking association

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Fred P. Lucy, II

 

(SEAL)

 

Name: Fred P. Lucy, II

 

Title: Sr. Vice President

 

State of Rhode Island

)

County of Providence

) To Wit:

 

Acknowledged before me by Fred. P. Lucy, II as Sr. Vice President of Bank of
America, N.A., this 14th day of May, 2010.

 

 

/s/ Jane A. Martin

 

Notary Public

 

 

My commission expires: 2/12/14
My registration number:  42760

 

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Exhibit “A”

 

Form of Sixth Amendment to Revolving Note

 

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Exhibit “B”

 

Form of Fourth Amendment to Term Note

 

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Exhibit “C”

 

Form of Second Amendment to Pledge Agreement

 

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