EXHIBIT
10.19


THIRD
AMENDMENT TO


NOTE
PURCHASE AGREEMENT


 


THIS THIRD
AMENDMENT (this “Amendment”), dated as of September 30, 2002, to the
Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 27, 1998, by and among DRESDNER
KLEINWORT BENSON PRIVATE EQUITY PARTNERS LP, a Delaware limited partnership
(“the Purchaser”), and GARDENBURGER, INC., an Oregon corporation (the “Company”).


 


WHEREAS, the
parties hereto have entered into the Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of March
27, 1998 (the “Agreement”), a First Amendment to Note Purchase Agreement
dated as of December 23, 1999 (the “First Amendment”), and a Second
Amendment to Note Purchase Agreement dated as of January 10, 2002 (the “Second
Amendment”); unless otherwise defined herein, all capitalized terms used
herein (including the recitals) shall have the meanings assigned to such terms
in the Agreement, as amended by the First Amendment and Second Amendment and
hereby;


 


WHEREAS, the
Company has entered into a Revolving Credit and Term Loan Agreement dated as of
January 10, 2002, with CapitalSource Finance LLC as a lender  and as agent (“CapitalSource”),
pursuant to which, among other things, the Company refinanced its obligations
under the previous Senior Credit Agreement dated December 23, 1999, between the
Company and Bank of America Commercial Finance Corporation and received a
credit facility with an aggregate maximum borrowing availability of
$15,000,000;


 


WHEREAS, the
Company and CapitalSource have executed a First Amendment to Revolving Credit
and Term Loan Agreement dated September 30, 2002 (the “Senior Amendment”),
in which the limits on the Capital Expenditures of the Company have been
altered;


 


WHEREAS, the
Company has requested the Purchaser to amend the Agreement on the terms and
conditions set forth in this Amendment;


 


NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the premises and the agreements, provisions, and covenants
contained herein, the parties hereto agree as follows.


 


1.     Amendment.


Section 2D(b)(iv) of the Agreement, as amended by the Second Amendment,
is hereby amended and restated to read as follows:


“(iv)        Capital
Expenditures


The Company shall
not permit its Capital Expenditures in the aggregate to exceed (i) $2,420,000
during the fiscal year ending on September 30, 2002, and (ii) 1,210,000 during
any fiscal year thereafter.”


 


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2.     Ratification of Agreement.


(a)   To induce the Purchaser to enter into this
Amendment, the Company represents and warrants that after giving effect to this
Amendment, no violation of the terms of the Agreement exist and all
representations and warranties contained in the Agreement are true, correct,
and complete in all material respects on and as of the date hereof except as
(i) reflected in any schedule to the New Senior Credit Agreement, (ii)
disclosed in the Company’s reports filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, or (iii) disclosed to Purchaser’s representative on the Board
during a meeting of the Board, and except to the extent such representations
and warranties specifically relate to an earlier date in which case they were
true, correct, and complete in all material respects on and as of such earlier
date.


(b)   Except as expressly set forth in this
Amendment, the terms, provisions and conditions of the Agreement and the
Investment Documents are unchanged, and said agreements, as amended, shall
remain in full force and effect and are hereby confirmed and ratified.


3.     Conditions.  This Amendment shall become effective as of
the date first set forth above upon (i) the execution of the counterparts
hereof by the Company and the Purchaser, and (ii) the receipt by the Purchaser
of evidence of the effectiveness of the Senior Amendment.


4.     Binding on Successors and Assigns.  All the terms and provisions of this
Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto,
their respective successors, assigns and legal representatives.  Whenever in this Amendment any of the
parties hereto is referred to, such reference shall be deemed to include the
successors and assigns of such party.


5.     Further Assurances.  Each of the Company and the Purchaser, as
the case may be, shall duly execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and
delivered, such further instruments and perform or cause to be performed such
further acts as may be necessary or proper in the reasonable opinion of the
Purchaser to carry out the provisions and purposes of this Amendment.


6.     Effect of Amendment.  To the extent any terms and conditions in
the Agreement shall contradict or be in conflict with any provisions of this
Amendment, the provisions of this Amendment shall govern.


7.     Expenses.  All expenses of the Purchaser incurred in connection with this
Amendment, including reasonable expenses of Purchaser’s counsel, will be paid
by the Company.


8.     Governing Law.  This Amendment shall be governed by, and
shall be construed in accordance with, the laws of the state of New York,
without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or
provisions (whether of the state of New York or any other jurisdiction) that
would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the
state of New York.


9.     Counterparts.  This Amendment may be executed in separate
counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all of which taken together
shall constitute one and the same agreement.


 


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10.   Consent.  Purchaser acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Senior Amendment
and hereby consents to the execution thereof and consummation of the transactions
contemplated thereby and acknowledges that the execution thereof and
consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby are not a default or
event of default under the Agreement, as amended by the First Amendment and
Second Amendment.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the
parties hereto have duly executed this Amendment as of the date first written
above.


 


	
   

  	
  DRESDNER KLEINWORT BENSON PRIVATE

  EQUITY PARTNERS LP   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	 

	
   

  	
  By: 

  	
  Dresdner Kleinwort
  Benson Private Equity LLC

  	 

	
   

  	
  Its:

  	
  General Partner  

  	 

	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	 

	
   

  	
   

  	
  By:

  	
  /s/Alex Coleman  

  	 

	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	 

	
   

  	
   

  	
  Its:

  	
  General Partner

  	 

	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	 

	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	 

						



 


 


 


	
   

  	
  GARDENBURGER, INC.

  	 

	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By: 

  	
  /s/ Lorraine Crawford

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  Its:

  	
  Vice President, Finance
  and Corporate Controller

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
					



 


 


 


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