Exhibit 10.6

Essendant Receivables LLC

One Parkway North Boulevard
Deerfield, Illinois 60015

January 22, 2016

PNC Bank, National Association,

as Class Agent,  Alternative Investor and the Agent

 

 

The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, LTD., New York Branch,

as Class Agent and Alternative Investor

 

 

Re:Consent Letter

Ladies Gentlemen:

Reference is hereby made to the Amended and Restated Transfer and Administration
Agreement (as amended through the date hereof, the “Transfer Agreement”), dated
as of January 18, 2013, by and among Essendant Receivables LLC (the “SPV”),
Essendant Co. (the “Originator”), Essendant Financial Services LLC, as Seller
and as Servicer (the “Seller” or “Servicer”), PNC Bank, National Association
(“PNC Bank”), as Agent, as a Class Agent and as an Alternate Investor, and the
financial institutions from time to time parties thereto as Conduit Investors
and Alternate Investors.  Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall
have the meanings ascribed to them in Transfer Agreement.  

Pursuant to the terms of the Transfer Agreement, no amendment, modification,
waiver, replacement to the Revolving Credit Agreement has any effect under the
Transfer Agreement unless consented to in writing by each Class Agent.  Section
6.3 of the Transfer Agreement incorporates into the Transfer Agreement by
reference thereto, certain financial covenants as used and defined in the
Revolving Credit Agreement as in effect as of July 8, 2013.  The SPV hereby
notifies each Class Agent, that the Originator and the other parties thereto,
intend to amend the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA” as defined in Section
1.1 of the Revolving Credit Agreement (and as such term is used in the
calculation of various financial covenants (including those incorporated into
the Transfer Agreement by reference to the Revolving Credit Agreement)) in the
manner set forth on Exhibit A attached hereto. The SPV hereby requests that each
Class Agent consent to such amendment so that such amendment is effective under
the Transfer Agreement.  Accordingly, each Class Agent hereby consents to the
amendment to the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA” in the Revolving Credit
Agreement and further agrees that such amendment shall be effective to amend the
definition thereof as used in the calculation of the financial covenants
referred to and incorporated by reference in Section 6.3 of the Transfer
Agreement.

This letter agreement shall be effective as of the date on which the Class
Agents receive a counterpart of this letter agreement duly executed by each of
the parties hereto.

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This letter agreement (i) shall be governed by and construed in accordance with
the Laws of the State of New York (without reference to the conflicts of law
principles thereof other than Section 5‑1401 of the New York General Obligations
Law) and (ii) may be executed in any number of counterparts, and by the
different parties thereto on separate counterparts; each such counterpart shall
be deemed an original and all of such counterparts taken together shall be
deemed to constitute one and the same instrument; a facsimile or electronic copy
of an executed counterpart of this letter agreement shall be effective as an
original for all purposes.

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Please indicate your consent to and agreement with the foregoing by signing
where indicated below.

Very truly yours,

 

 

Essendant Receivables LLC

 

 

By:

Title:

S-1January 2016

Amendment Consent Letter

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Consented and Agreed

 

PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Class Agent, Alternate Investor and the Agent

 

 

By:

Title:

 

 

THE BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI UFJ, LTD.,

NEW YORK BRANCH, as Class Agent

 

 

By:

Title:

 

 

 

THE BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI UFJ, LTD.,

NEW YORK BRANCH, as Alternate Investor

 

 

By:

Title:

 

S-2January 2016

Amendment Consent Letter

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EXHIBIT A

“Consolidated EBITDA” means, with respect to any period, (A) Consolidated Net
Income for such period, plus (B) to the extent deducted from revenues in
determining Consolidated Net Income for such period, (i) Consolidated Interest
Expense, (ii) expense for taxes paid or accrued, (iii) depreciation, (iv)
amortization, (v) losses attributable to equity in Affiliates, (vi) non-cash
charges related to employee compensation, (vii) any extraordinary non-cash or
nonrecurring non-cash charges or losses, (viii) fees, costs and expenses
incurred in connection with Permitted Acquisitions in an aggregate amount not to
exceed $10,000,000 in any fiscal year, (ix) any expense under settlement
accounting arising from an offer to terminated vested participants in the
Essendant Pension Plan to accept a lump sum in lieu of future pension payments
made during a window offering period in 2016 and (x) in connection with any
Qualifying Permitted Acquisition or Material Disposition, calculated on a pro
forma basis based on USI’s most recent financial statements delivered pursuant
to Section 6.1 (or, prior to the delivery of the first such financial statements
delivered hereunder, as of March 31, 2013), (1) any cost savings and expenses
that relate to such Qualifying Permitted Acquisition or Material Disposition in
accordance with Article 11 of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act and (2)
any demonstrable cost-savings and operating expense reductions (net of
continuing associated expenses) that relate to such Qualifying Permitted
Acquisition or Material Disposition or are reasonably anticipated by the
Borrower to be achieved in connection with such Qualifying Permitted Acquisition
or Material Disposition within the 12-month period following the consummation
thereof, which the Borrower determines in good faith are reasonable and which
are so set forth in a certificate of a financial officer of the Borrower
delivered to the Agent; provided that amounts added back pursuant to this
subclause (2) shall be permitted only to the extent to the aggregate additions
under subclauses (1) and (2) for such period do not exceed 10% of the amount
which could have been included in Consolidated EBITDA in the absence of the
adjustment under this clause (x), minus (C) to the extent included in
Consolidated Net Income for such period, any extraordinary non-cash or
nonrecurring non-cash gains, all calculated for USI and its Subsidiaries on a
consolidated basis.

Solely for the purposes of calculating Consolidated EBITDA for any period of
four consecutive fiscal quarters (each, a “Reference Period”), if at any time
during such Reference Period, USI or any of its Subsidiaries shall have made any
Material Disposition, Consolidated EBITDA for such Reference Period shall be
reduced by an amount equal to the Consolidated EBITDA (if positive) attributable
to the property that is the subject of such Material Disposition for such
Reference Period or increased by an amount equal to the Consolidated EBITDA (if
negative) attributable thereto for such Reference Period, in each case,
calculated on a pro forma basis based on USI’s most recent financial statements
delivered pursuant to Section 6.1 (or, prior to delivery of the first such
financial statements delivered hereunder, as of March 31, 2013).

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