CONSENT AND AMENDMENT

This CONSENT AND AMENDMENT (this “Consent”) is dated as of September 24, 2019
and is entered into by and among HORIZON GLOBAL CORPORATION, a Delaware
corporation (“Borrower”), the financial institutions party to this Consent as
Lenders, and CORTLAND CAPITAL MARKET SERVICES LLC, in its capacity as
administrative agent and collateral agent (“Agent”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Agent and certain financial institutions have entered
into that certain Second Lien Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of March 15,
2019 (as amended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified from
time to time, the “Credit Agreement”);
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 2.11(c) of the Credit Agreement, the Borrower is
required to prepay the Term Loans with the Net Proceeds of any Prepayment Event;

WHEREAS, Section 2.11(g) of the Credit Agreement provides that until the
Discharge of the Senior Obligations, no prepayments with the Net Proceeds of a
Prepayment Event shall be required to be made, except with respect to any
portion of such Net Proceeds that have been declined or waived by the First Lien
Term Loan Lenders;

WHEREAS, the consummation of the transactions contemplated by that certain Share
Sale and Purchase Agreement dated as of August 16, 2019 among Cequent Bermuda
Holdings Ltd, Horizon GBP Finance LLC and Horizon Euro Finance LLC, and Hayman
Pacific BidCo Pty Ltd, (the “APAC Sale”) have resulted in a “Prepayment Event”
under the Credit Agreement;

WHEREAS, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and have received Net Proceeds from
the Prepayment Event;

WHEREAS, certain First Lien Term Loan Lenders have requested that they be
permitted to decline prepayments under the First Lien Term Loan Agreement (the
“Declined Proceeds”);

WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Lenders agree to waive the
prepayment to which they would otherwise be entitled under Section 2.11(g) in
the amount of the Declined Proceeds;

WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Lenders party to this Consent agree
to certain other amendments to the Credit Agreement;

WHEREAS, subject to the terms of this Consent, the Agent and Lenders party
hereto have agreed to (i) amend the Credit Agreement as provided herein and (ii)
waive the required prepayment in the amount of the Declined Proceeds.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual conditions and agreements set
forth in the Loan Documents and this Consent, and other valuable consideration,
the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby
agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Initially capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this Consent have
the respective meanings set forth in the Credit Agreement.

ARTICLE II
RECITALS
The foregoing Recitals are hereby made as part of this Consent.

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ARTICLE III
CONSENT AND AMENDMENTS
3.01Consent.
(a)The Lenders signatory hereto have agreed to waive the prepayment required
pursuant to Section 2.11(g) with respect to the APAC Sale in the amount of the
Declined Proceeds so long as the Declined Proceeds in the aggregate amount not
exceeding $35,000,000 are applied solely to pay Loans under (and as defined in)
the ABL Credit Agreement.
(b)The consent in this Section 3.01 shall be effective only to the extent
specifically set forth herein with respect to the APAC Sale and shall not be
construed as a waiver of any future right to any prepayment pursuant to Section
2.11 of the Credit Agreement.
3.02    Amendments.
Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent specified in Section
6.01 below, but effective as of the Consent Effective Date (as defined below),
the Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
(a)The following definitions of “First Amendment” and “First Amendment Effective
Date” are hereby added to the Credit Agreement in appropriate alphabetical
order:
““First Amendment” means that certain Consent and Amendment to this Credit
Agreement, dated as of September 24, 2019, among the Borrower, the Agent and the
Lenders party thereto.
“First Amendment Effective Date” means the “Consent Effective Date” as set forth
in the First Amendment.”
(b)The definition of “Consolidated EBITDA” is hereby amended by restating clause
(a)(xiii) thereof as follows:
“(xiii) unusual or nonrecurring expenses or costs, including restructuring,
moving and severance expense, provided that the aggregate amount added to
Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to this clause (xiii) shall not exceed $10,000,000
in any four Fiscal Quarter period”,
(c)The definition of “Loan Documents” is hereby amended and restated in its
entirety as follows:

“Loan Documents” means this Agreement, the Security Documents, the Intercreditor
Agreements, the Fee Letter, the Agent Fee Letter, promissory notes, if any,
executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2.09(e), and all other documents,
certificates, instruments or agreements executed and delivered by or on behalf
of a Loan Party for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Lender
Representative or any Lender in connection with this Agreement on the date
hereof or after the date hereof, provided that any such document executed and
delivered after the date hereof is expressly identified as a “Loan Document”
therein.
(d)The Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing the text of each of
Section 2.11(d) and Section 5.14 with “[Reserved]”.
(e)Section 2.11 (c) is amended in its entirety to read as follows:

“(c)    In the event and on each occasion that any Net Proceeds are received by
or on behalf of the Borrower or any Subsidiary in respect of any Prepayment
Event after the First Amendment Effective Date, the Borrower shall, within three
Business Days after such Net Proceeds are received (and, in the case of any
event described in clause (e) of the definition of the term Pre-payment Event,
on the date on which such Net Proceeds are received) prepay Borrowings of Loans
in an aggregate amount equal to (x) in the case of any Prepayment Event (other
than any event described in clauses (a) or (d) of the definition of the term
Prepayment Event), 100% of such Net Proceeds, (y) in the case of any

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Prepayment Event described in clause (a) of the definition of Prepayment Event,
100% of such Net Proceeds in excess of $5,000,000 in the aggregate after the
First Amendment Effective Date, and (z) in the case of any event described in
clause (d) of the definition of the term Prepayment Event, the Equity
Contribution Percentage of such Net Proceeds.”
(f)The proviso at the end of Section 6.05(j) is hereby amended by replacing the
text thereof with “provided that (i) no Event of Default shall have occurred and
be continuing, (ii) all sales, transfers and other dispositions permitted by
this clause (j) shall be made for fair market value, (iii) all sales, transfers
and other dispositions permitted by this clause (j) above shall be for 100% cash
consideration, and (iv) all Net Proceeds thereof in excess of $5,000,000 in the
aggregate for all such sales, transfers and other dispositions after the First
Amendment Effective Date shall be applied to prepay the Loans pursuant to
Section 2.11(c) (subject to Section 2.11(g))”.
(g)The table in Section 6.13(a) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended in its
entirety as follows:
Fiscal Quarter
Secured Net Leverage Ratio
December 31, 2020
6.00 to 1.00
March 31, 2021
6.00 to 1.00
June 30, 2021 and each fiscal quarter ending thereafter
5.00 to 1.00

 
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

The Borrower hereby represents and warrants to each Lender party hereto and the
Agent, as of the date hereof as follows:

4.01    Authority. The execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of
this Consent, and the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, have been
duly authorized by all necessary action, and this Consent is a legal, valid and
binding obligation of the Borrower enforceable against the Borrower in
accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally
and subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in
a proceeding in equity or at law.
4.02    No Defaults. No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing.
4.03    Beneficial Ownership Certification. As of the date hereof, the
information included in the Beneficial Ownership Certification (as defined in
the Loan Agreement after giving effect to this Consent), if applicable, is true
and correct in all respects.
ARTICLE V
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Acknowledgements. Each Lender hereto hereby consents, acknowledges and agrees
that on or about the date hereof, (i) the Borrower will repay loans under the
ABL Credit Agreement in an amount of not less than $35,000,000 (without a
permanent reduction in the commitments thereof) and (ii) no portion of the
proceeds of the APAC Sale that are applied to the loans under the ABL Credit
Agreement shall thereafter be deemed to constitute proceeds of any sale or
transfer of property or assets.

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ARTICLE VI
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT AND FURTHER ACTIONS
6.01    Conditions Precedent. The limited consent and amendments in Article III
shall be deemed effective as of the date first set forth above when each of the
following conditions precedent have been satisfied in form and substance
satisfactory to the Agent and its counsel (such date, the “Consent Effective
Date”):
(c)The Agent shall have received duly executed counterparts of this Consent
which, when taken together, bear the authorized signatures of the Borrower, the
Agent and the Lenders party hereto;
(d)The Agent shall have received fully executed consents from each of the
required lenders under the ABL Credit Agreement and First Lien Term Loan Credit
Agreement approving the transactions contemplated hereby;
(e)The Borrower shall have paid all fees and expenses (provided that legal fees
required to be paid as a condition precedent to the occurrence of the Consent
Effective Date shall be limited to such legal fees as to which the Borrower have
received a summary invoice) owed to and/or incurred by the Agent and the Lender
Representative in connection with this Consent (including, without limitation,
the legal fees of Milbank LLP and Holland & Knight LLP); and
(f)In connection with the APAC Sale, the Borrower shall have prepaid the First
Lien Term Loans of each of the First Lien Term Lenders other than those
consenting to Declined Proceeds.
ARTICLE VII
[RESERVED]

ARTICLE VIII
MISCELLANEOUS
8.01    Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure
to the benefit of Loan Parties, Agent, Lenders, and their respective successors
and assigns. The successors and assigns of the Loan Parties include, without
limitation, their respective receivers, trustees, and debtors-in-possession.
8.02    Further Assurances. The Borrower hereby agrees from time to time, as and
when requested by the Agent or any Lender, to execute and deliver or cause to be
executed and delivered all such documents, instruments and agreements and to
take or cause to be taken such further or other action as the Agent or such
Lender may reasonably deem necessary or desirable in order to carry out the
intent and purposes of this Consent and the other Loan Documents.
8.03    Loan Document. This Consent shall be deemed to be a “Loan Document” for
all purposes under the Credit Agreement.
8.04    Governing Law. THIS CONSENT AND, UNLESS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN ANY LOAN
DOCUMENT, ALL CLAIMS SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK,
WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO ANY CONFLICT OF LAW PRINCIPLES EXCEPT FEDERAL LAWS
RELATING TO NATIONAL BANKS.
8.05    Consent to Forum. THE BORROWER HEREBY CONSENTS TO THE EXCLUSIVE
JURISDICTION OF ANY STATE COURT SITTING IN NEW YORK COUNTY, NEW YORK OR THE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, IN ANY
DISPUTE, ACTION, LITIGATION OR OTHER PROCEEDING RELATING IN ANY WAY TO ANY LOAN
DOCUMENTS, AND AGREES THAT ANY DISPUTE, ACTION, LITIGATION OR OTHER PROCEEDING
SHALL BE BROUGHT BY IT SOLELY IN ANY SUCH COURT. EACH LOAN PARTY IRREVOCABLY AND
UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ALL CLAIMS, OBJECTIONS AND DEFENSES THAT IT MAY HAVE
REGARDING ANY SUCH COURT’S PERSONAL OR SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION, VENUE OR
INCONVENIENT FORUM. EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY SUBMITS TO
THE JURISDICTION OF SUCH COURTS AND CONSENTS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS IN THE MANNER
PROVIDED FOR NOTICES IN SECTION 10.09 of

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the Loan Agreement. A final judgment in any proceeding of any such court shall
be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment
or any other manner provided by Applicable Law.
8.06    Severability. Wherever possible, each provision of this Consent shall be
interpreted in such manner as to be valid under Applicable Law. If any provision
is found to be invalid under Applicable Law, it shall be ineffective only to the
extent of such invalidity and the remaining provisions of this Consent shall
remain in full force and effect.
8.07    Entire Agreement. This Consent constitutes the entire contract among the
parties relating to the subject matter hereof, and supersede any and all
previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject
matter hereof.
8.08    Execution in Counterparts. This Consent may be executed in counterparts,
each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together
shall constitute a single contract. This Consent shall become effective on the
Consent Effective Date. Delivery of a signature page of this Consent by telecopy
or other electronic means shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed
counterpart of such agreement.
8.09    Costs and Expenses. The Borrower agrees to reimburse Agent for all fees,
costs and expenses, including the reasonable fees, costs and expenses of counsel
or other advisors for advice, assistance, or other representation in connection
with this Consent.
8.10    Reference to and Effect upon the Loan Documents. The Credit Agreement
and the other Loan Documents shall continue in full force and effect in
accordance with the provisions thereof, and are hereby ratified and confirmed.
In each case except as expressly provided in this Consent, the execution,
delivery and effectiveness of this Consent shall not operate as a waiver of any
right, power or remedy of Agent or any Lender under any of the Loan Documents,
nor constitute a waiver or amendment of any provision of any of the Loan
Documents. Upon the effectiveness of this Consent, each reference in the Loan
Agreement to “this Agreement,” “hereunder,” “hereof,” “herein” or words of
similar import shall mean and be a reference to the Loan Agreement as amended
hereby.
8.11    Section Headings. The section headings herein are for convenience of
reference only, and shall not affect in any way the interpretation of any of the
provisions hereof.

Balance of Page Intentionally Left Blank
Signature Pages Follow

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, duly authorized representatives of the parties have executed
this Consent and the parties have delivered this Consent, each as of the day and
year first written above.
 
BORROWER:

HORIZON GLOBAL CORPORATION,
a Delaware corporation

By:  /s/ Jay Goldbaum
Name: Jay Goldbaum
Title: General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary

 
AGENT AND LENDERS:

CORTLAND CAPITAL MARKET SERVICES LLC,
as Agent

By: /s/ Matthew Trybula
Name: Matthew Trybula
Title: Associate Counsel

 
 

 
CORRE PARTNERS MANAGEMENT, L.L.C.,
as a Lender Representative

By: /s/ John Barrett
Name: John Barrett
Title: Managing Partner

 
Corre Opportunities Qualified Master Fund, LP, as a Lender

By: /s/ John Barrett
Name: John Barrett
Title: Managing Partner

 
Corre Opportunities II Qualified Master Fund, LP, as a Lender

By: /s/ John Barrett
Name: John Barrett
Title: Managing Partner

 
Corre Horizon Fund, LP, as a Lender

By: /s/ John Barrett
Name: John Barrett
Title: Managing Partner

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FIDELITY NATIONAL TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY, as a Lender

By: /s/ Anthony L. Longi, Jr.
Name: Anthony L. Longi, Jr.
Title: Authorized Signatory

 
NEWPORT GLOBAL CREDIT FUND (MASTER) LP, as a Lender

By: /s/ Anthony L. Longi, Jr.
Name: Anthony L. Longi, Jr.
Title: COO

 
NEWPORT GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND I-A LP, as a Lender

By: /s/ Anthony L. Longi, Jr.
Name: Anthony L. Longi, Jr.
Title: COO

 
SIMON CHARITABLE PRIVATE LLC, as a Lender

By: /s/ Karen A. Vereb
Name: Karen A. Vereb
Title: Secretary

By: /s/ Mark A. Madeja
Name: Mark A. Madeja
Title: Assistant Secretary

 
PW FOCUS FUND LLC, as a Lender
By: Parkwood LLC, Managing Member

By: /s/ Karen A. Vereb
Name: Karen A. Vereb
Title: Secretary

By: /s/ Mark A. Madeja
Name: Mark A. Madeja
Title: Vice President

 
SIMON MARKETABLE LP, as a Lender
By: Parkwood LLC, General Partner

By: /s/ Karen A. Vereb
Name: Karen A. Vereb
Title: Secretary

By: /s/ Mark A. Madeja
Name: Mark A. Madeja
Title: Vice President

 
ULYSSES PARTNERS, LP, as a Lender

By: /s/ Joshua Nash
Name: Joshua Nash LLC, a General Partner
Title: Joshua Nash, its Manager