Exhibit 10.23

 

AMENDMENT #8

TO

AGREEMENT FOR INVENTORY FINANCING

 

This AMENDMENT #8 ("Amendment") to AGREEMENT FOR INVENTORY FINANCING is made as
of July 13, 2015 by and among PC Connection, Inc. a corporation, duly organized
under the laws of the State of Delaware ("PC Connection"), GovConnection, Inc.,
a corporation, duly organized under the laws of the State of Maryland
("GovConnection"), and MoreDirect, Inc., a corporation, duly organized under the
laws of the State of Florida ("MoreDirect") (PC Connection, GovConnection and
MoreDirect are referred to herein as a "Customer" or, collectively, the
"Customers") and IBM Credit LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("IBM
Credit"). Notwithstanding the foregoing, and unless otherwise indicated, any
obligation of a "Customer" or "Customers" herein shall be the joint and several
obligation of PC Connection, GovConnection and MoreDirect.

 

RECITALS:

 

WHEREAS, the Customers and IBM Credit have entered into that certain Agreement
for Inventory Financing dated as of October 31, 2002 (as amended, restated,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the "Agreement"); and

 

WHEREAS, each of the Customers and IBM Credit have agreed to modify the
Agreement as more specifically set forth below, upon and subject to the terms
and conditions set forth herein.

 

AGREEMENT

 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged,
Customer and IBM Credit hereby agree as follows:

 

Section 1.       Definitions.      All capitalized terms not otherwise defined
herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Agreement.

 

Section 2.       Amendment.    The Agreement is hereby amended as follows:

 

A.    Attachment A to the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting such
Attachment A in its entirety and substituting, in lieu thereof, the Attachment A
attached hereto.  Such new Attachment A shall be effective as of the date
specified in the new Attachment A.  The changes contained in the new Attachment
A include, without limitation, the following:

 

(i)          Section 2:  Fees, Rates and Repayment Terms, sub-section (D)
Delinquency Fee Rate is amended to read as follows:

 

“(D)    Delinquency Fee Rate: Prime Rate plus 2.50%”

 

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Section 3.       Representations and Warranties.     Each Customer makes to IBM
Credit the following representations and warranties all of which are material
and are made to induce IBM Credit to enter into this Amendment.

 

Section 3.1     Accuracy and Completeness of Warranties and Representations in
the Agreement.  All representations made by each Customer in the Agreement were
true and accurate and complete in every respect as of the date made, and, as
amended by this Amendment, all representations made by each Customer in the
Agreement are true, accurate and complete in every material respect as of the
date hereof, and do not fail to disclose any material fact necessary to make
representations not misleading.

 

Section 3.2     Accuracy and Completeness of Warranties and Representations in
the Amendment.

All representations made by each Customer in this Amendment were true and
accurate and complete in every respect as of the date made, and, as amended by
this Amendment, all representations made by each Customer in the Agreement are
true, accurate and complete in every material respect as of the date hereof, and
do not fail to disclose any material fact necessary to make misrepresentations
not misleading.

 

Section 3.3     Violation of Other Agreements.      The execution and delivery
of this Amendment and the performance and observance of the covenants to be
performed and observed hereunder do not violate or cause any Customer not to be
in compliance with the terms of any agreement to which any Customer is a party.

 

Section 3.4     Litigation.   Except as has been disclosed by any Customer to
IBM Credit in writing, there is no litigation, proceeding, investigation or
labor dispute pending or threatened against any Customer, which, if adversely
determined, would materially adversely affect any Customer's ability to perform
such Customer's obligations under the Agreement and the other documents,
instruments and agreements executed in connection therewith or pursuant hereto.

 

Section 3.5     Enforceability of Amendment.      This Amendment has been duly
authorized, executed and delivered by each Customer and is enforceable against
each Customer in accordance with its terms.

 

Section 4.       Ratification of Agreement.    Except as specifically amended
hereby, all of the provisions of the Agreement shall remain unamended and in
full force and effect. Each Customer hereby ratifies, confirms and agrees that
the Agreement, as amended hereby, represents a valid and enforceable obligation
of each Customer, and is not subject to any claims, offsets or defenses.

 

Section 5.       Governing Law.     This Amendment shall be governed by and
interpreted in accordance with the laws which govern the Agreement.

 

Section 6.       Counterparts and Electronic Copies.    This Amendment may be
executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original and
all of which shall constitute one agreement. Customers acknowledge that IBM
Credit may maintain a copy of this Amendment in electronic form and agrees that
a copy reproduced from such electronic form or other reliable means (for
example, photocopy, image or facsimile) shall in all respects be considered
equivalent to an original.  

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amendment has been executed by duly authorized officers
of the undersigned as of the day and year first above written.

 

IBM Credit LLC

    

PC Connection, Inc.

 

By:

/s/ JON COOK

    

By:

/s/ JOSEPH DRISCOLL

Print Name:

Jon Cook

 

Print Name:

Joseph Driscoll

Title:

Commercial Financing Ops Manager

 

Title:

CFO

 

Gov Connection, Inc.

    

MoreDirect, Inc.

 

By:

/s/ GARY ANDERSON

    

By:

/s/ GARY ANDERSON

Print Name:

Gary Anderson

 

Print Name:

Gary Anderson

Title:

Treasurer

 

Title:

Treasurer

 

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ATTACHMENT A

TO

AGREEMENT FOR INVENTORY FINANCING

DATED OCTOBER 31, 2002

 

 

EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ATTACHMENT A:  JULY 13, 2015

 

Section 1:          LOAN PARTIES:

 

NAME:

ORGANIZATION NO. (Assigned by State of Org)

 

 

PC Connection, Inc.

Delaware File Number:   3149279

GovConnection, Inc.

Maryland ID Number:     03712387

MoreDirect, Inc.

Florida File Number:       P9400072462

 

Section 2:          FEES, RATES AND REPAYMENT TERMS:

 

(A)  Credit Line:  Thirty-five Million Dollars ($35,000,000.00)

 

(B)  Borrowing Base:

 

(i)        100% of the Customer's inventory in the Customer's possession as of
the date of determination as reflected in the Customer's most recent Collateral
Management Report constituting Products (other than service parts) financed
through a Product Advance by IBM Credit, so long as (i) IBM Credit has a first
priority security interest in such Products; (ii) such Products are in new and
unopened boxes, and (iii) the invoice date reflecting the sale of such Products
by Authorized Supplier is not greater than one hundred eighty (180) days prior
to the date of determination. The value to be assigned to such inventory shall
be based upon the Authorized Supplier's invoice price to Customer for Products
net of all applicable price reduction credits.

 

(C)  Inventory Insurance Amount:  Thirty-five Million Dollars ($35,000,000.00)

 

(D)  Delinquency Fee Rate:  Prime Rate plus 2.50%

 

(E)  Shortfall Transaction Fee:  Shortfall Amount multiplied by 0.30%

 

(F)  Free Financing Period Exclusion Fee:  For each Product Advance made by IBM
Credit pursuant to Customer's financing plan where there is no Free Financing
Period associated with such Product Advance there will be a fee equal to the
Free Financing Period Exclusion Fee. For a 30 day payment plan when Prime Rate
is 8% the Free Financing Period Exclusion Fee is 1.08% of the invoice amount.
This fee will vary by .0125% with each .25% change in Prime Rate (e.g. Prime
Rate of 7.25%, the charge is 1.0425% of the invoice amount). The fee accrues as
of the Date of Note and is payable as stated in the billing Statement.

 

Section 3:          FINANCIAL COVENANTS:

 

(A)  Definitions:  The following terms shall have the following respective
meanings in this Attachment. All amounts shall be determined in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).

 

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“Consolidated EBIT” shall mean for any period the sum of (a) Consolidated Net
Income and (b) all amounts deducted in computing Consolidated Net Income in
respect of (i) interest expense on Indebtedness and (ii) taxes based on or
measured by income, in each case for the period under review.

 

“Consolidated EBITDA” shall mean the sum of (a) Consolidated EBIT, plus (b) the
aggregate amount of consolidated depreciation and amortization expense plus (c)
non-cash extraordinary or non-recurring losses less (d) extraordinary or
non-recurring gains.

 

“Consolidated Net Income” shall mean, for any period, the net income (or loss),
after taxes, of PC Connection and subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for such
period determined in accordance with GAAP.

 

"Consolidated Net Worth" (the amount of owner's or stockholder's ownership in an
enterprise) is equal to Consolidated Total Assets minus Consolidated Total
Liabilities.

 

“Current” shall mean within the ongoing twelve month period.

 

“Current Assets” shall mean assets that are cash or expected to be expensed or
become cash within the ongoing twelve months.

 

“Current Liabilities” shall mean payment obligations resulting from past or
current transactions that require settlement within the ongoing twelve month
period. All indebtedness to IBM Credit shall be considered a Current Liability
for purposes of determining compliance with the Financial Covenants.

 

“EBITDA” shall mean, for any period (determined on a consolidated basis in
accordance with GAAP), (a) the Consolidated Net Income for such period, plus (b)
each of the following to the extent reflected as an expense in the determination
of such Consolidated Net Income: (i) provisions for taxes based on income for
such period; (ii) Interest Expense for such period; and (iii) depreciation and
amortization of tangible and intangible assets for such period.

 

“Funded Debt Ratio”:  shall mean, with respect to any fiscal quarter, the ratio
of (a) the average daily outstanding Advances over such fiscal quarter under the
Second Amended and Restated Credit and Security Agreement dated June 29, 2005 by
and among PC Connection and its subsidiaries, inc. and Citizens Bank of
Massachusetts and the other parties thereto to (b) the rolling four fiscal
quarter Consolidated EBITDA (including such fiscal quarter) of Customers.

 

“Interest Expense” shall mean, for any period, the aggregate consolidated
interest expense of PC Connection and subsidiaries during such period in respect
of Indebtedness determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP,
including, without limitation, amortization of original issue discount on any
Indebtedness and of all fees payable in connection with the incurrence of such
Indebtedness (to the extent included in interest expense), the interest portion
of any deferred payment obligation and the interest component of any capital
lease obligations.

 

“Long Term” shall mean beyond the ongoing twelve month period.

 

“Long Term Assets” shall mean assets that take longer than a year to be expensed
or converted to cash.  They are divided into four categories: tangible assets,
investments, intangibles and other.

 

“Long Term Debt” shall mean payment obligations of indebtedness which mature
more than twelve months from the date of determination, or mature within twelve
months from such date but are renewable or extendible at the option of the
debtor to a date more than twelve months from the date of determination.

 

“Revenue” shall mean the monetary expression of the aggregate of products or
services transferred by an enterprise to its customers for which said customers
have paid or are obligated to pay, plus other income as allowed.

 

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“Subordinated Debt” shall mean PC Connection's indebtedness to third parties as
evidenced by an executed Notes Payable Subordination Agreement in favor of IBM
Credit.

 

“Total Assets” shall mean the total of Current Assets and Long Term Assets.

 

“Total Liabilities” shall mean the Current Liabilities and Long Term Debt less
Subordinated Debt, resulting from past or current transactions, that require
settlement in the future.

 

“Total Net Worth” (the amount of owner's or stockholder's ownership in an
enterprise) is equal to Total Assets minus Total Liabilities.

 

“Working Capital” shall mean Current Assets minus Current Liabilities.

 

(B)   PC Connection will be required to maintain the following financial ratios,
percentages and amounts as of the last day of the fiscal period under review by
IBM Credit:

 

Minimum Consolidated Net Worth:  Maintain a minimum Consolidated Net Worth of
(i) $150,000,000 plus (ii) on a cumulative basis, an amount equal to fifty
percent (50%) of the Consolidated Net Income in each quarter thereafter,
commencing with the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2005.

 

Maximum Funded Debt Ratio:  Maintain a Funded Debt Ratio of not greater than
2.0:1.0.

 

Section 4:          ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS PRECEDENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 5.1H OF
THE AGREEMENT:

 

(i)        Executed Collateralized Guaranty of PC Connection Sales Corporation
on behalf of the Customers;

 

(ii)       Executed Collateralized Guaranty of PC Connection, Inc. on behalf of
the Customers;

 

(iii)     Executed Collateralized Guaranty of Professional Computer Center, Inc.
on behalf of the                            Customers;

 

(iv)      Executed Waiver of Landlord Lien for all premises in which a landlord
has the right of levy for rent;    

 

(v)       Fiscal year-end consolidated financial statements of PC Connection
together with the consolidated financial statements as of end of PC Connection's
prior fiscal year audited by an independent certified public accountant;

 

(vi)      Compiled fiscal quarter-end consolidated financial statements of PC
Connection, Inc. (as of the end of PC Connection, Inc.’s prior fiscal quarter;

 

(vii)     A Certificate of Location of Collateral whereby the Customers certify
where Customers presently keep or sell Collateral;

 

(viii)   Subordination or Intercreditor Agreements from all creditors having a
lien which is superior to IBM Credit in any assets that IBM Credit relies on to
satisfy the Loan Party’s obligations to IBM Credit;  

 

(ix)      A Collateral Management Report in the form of as of the most recent
scheduled report date;

 

(x)       A Compliance Certificate in the form of  as to PC Connection, Inc.'s
compliance with the financial covenants set forth in  as of the last fiscal
quarter of PC Connection, Inc. for which financial statements have been
published;

 

(xi)      A Corporate Secretary's Certificate substantially in the form and
substance of  certifying to, among other items, the resolutions of the Loan
Party’s Board of Directors authorizing borrowing by each Loan Party;

 

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(xii)     Termination or release of Uniform Commercial Code filing by another
creditor as required by IBM Credit;

 

A copy of an all-risk insurance certificate pursuant to Section 7.8(A) of the
Agreement;

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SCHEDULE 1, to Attachment A

 

AGREEMENT FOR inventory FINANCING DATED October 31, 2002

EFFECTIVE DATE MAY 11, 2006

 

Definition:  The following term shall have the following meaning in this
Schedule 1, to Attachment A.  All amounts shall be determined in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).*

 

*All definitions not contained herein shall have the respective meanings as set
forth in Attachment A. 

 

“Tangible Net Worth” shall mean:

 

Total Net Worth minus;

 

(a) goodwill, organizational expenses, pre-paid expenses, deferred charges,
research and development expenses, software development costs, leasehold
expenses, trademarks, trade names, copyrights, patents, patent applications,
privileges, franchises, licenses and rights in any thereof, and other similar
intangibles (but not including contract rights) and other current and
non-current assets as identified in PC Connection's financial statements;

 

(b) all accounts receivable from employees, officers, directors, stockholders
and affiliates; and

 

(c) all callable/redeemable preferred stock.

 

In order for the Flexibility Criteria to be satisfied in IBM Credit’s
determination, the PC Connection shall maintain the following financial ratios,
percentages and amounts as of the last day of the fiscal period under review by
IBM Credit.

 

(A)         Revenues (annualized) greater than $500 million;

 

(B)         Tangible Net Worth greater than $100 million; and

 

(C)         Total Liabilities to Tangible Net Worth less than 2.0:1.0

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