Exhibit 10.1





Exhibit 10.1




FIFTH AMENDMENT TO

FINANCING AGREEMENT




THIS FIFTH AMENDMENT TO FINANCING AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”), dated as of this
9th day of February, 2010, is made by and among:




CROWN CRAFTS, INC., a Delaware corporation (“CCI”);




CHURCHILL WEAVERS, INC., a Kentucky corporation (“Weavers”);




HAMCO, INC., a Louisiana corporation (“Hamco”);



CROWN CRAFTS INFANT PRODUCTS, INC., a Delaware corporation (“CCIP”; together with CCI,
Weavers and Hamco, the “Companies” and each a “Company”); and




THE CIT GROUP/COMMERCIAL SERVICES, INC., a New York corporation (“CIT”),



to the Financing Agreement, dated July 11, 2006 (as amended, modified, restated or
supplemented from time to time, the “Financing Agreement”), among CIT and the Companies.
All capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms
in the Financing Agreement.



RECITALS




A. Pursuant to the Financing Agreement, CIT has agreed to make loans and extend credit to the
Companies in the amounts, upon the terms and subject to the conditions contained therein.



B. The Companies have requested that CIT amend the Financing Agreement to permit the payment
by CCI of cash dividends on its common stock.



C. CIT has agreed to such request, subject to the terms and conditions contained herein, and
to accomplish the foregoing, the Companies and CIT desire to enter into this Amendment.



STATEMENT OF AGREEMENT




NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby expressly acknowledged, the
Companies and CIT hereby agree as follows:


 


 









 





ARTICLE I




AMENDMENT TO FINANCING AGREEMENT




The defined term “Permitted Distributions” in Section 1.1 of the Financing Agreement
is amended in its entirety to read as follows:




“Permitted Distributions shall mean:




(a) dividends from a wholly-owned subsidiary of a Company to such Company;




(b) dividends payable solely in stock or other equity interests of the
Companies; and




(c) provided no Default or Event of Default exists at the time of the proposed
payment thereof, cash dividends on CCI’s common stock not to exceed the sum of
$500,000 in the aggregate.”



ARTICLE II




REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES





The Companies hereby represent and warrant to CIT that:



2.1 Compliance With the Financing Agreement. As of the execution of this Amendment,
each Company is in compliance with all of the terms and provisions set forth in the Financing
Agreement and the other Loan Documents to be observed or performed by such Company.



2.2 Representations in Financing Agreement. The representations and warranties of
each Company set forth in the Financing Agreement and the other Loan Documents are true and correct
in all material respects except to the extent that such representations and warranties relate
solely to or are specifically expressed as of a particular date or period which is past or expired
as of the date hereof.




2.3 No Event of Default. No Default or Event of Default exists.



 


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ARTICLE III




GENERAL




3.1 Loan Documents. The Financing Agreement and the other Loan Documents are amended
to provide that any reference therein to the Financing Agreement shall mean, unless otherwise
specifically provided, the Financing Agreement as amended hereby, and as further amended, restated,
supplemented or modified from time to time.



3.2 Full Force and Effect. As expressly amended hereby, the Financing Agreement and
the other Loan Documents shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with the provisions
thereof. As used in the Financing Agreement and the other Loan Documents, “hereinafter,” “hereto,”
“hereof,” or words of similar import, shall, unless the context otherwise requires, mean the
Financing Agreement or the other Loan Documents, as the case may be, as amended by this Amendment.



3.3 Applicable Law. This Amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with the internal laws and judicial decisions of the State of New York.



3.4 Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of
which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute but one
and the same instrument.



3.5 Further Assurances. The Companies shall execute and deliver to CIT such
documents, certificates and opinions as CIT may reasonably request to effect the amendments
contemplated by this Amendment.



3.6 Headings. The headings of this Amendment are for the purpose of reference only
and shall not effect the construction of this Amendment.



3.7 Expenses. The Companies shall reimburse CIT for CIT’s legal fees and expenses
(whether in-house or outside) incurred in connection with the preparation, negotiation, execution
and delivery of this Amendment and all other agreements and documents contemplated hereby.



3.8 Waiver of Jury Trial. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, EACH
COMPANY AND CIT WAIVE THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, SUIT, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM OF
ANY KIND ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AMENDMENT, THE FINANCING AGREEMENT OR THE OTHER LOAN
DOCUMENTS OR THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED HERETO OR THERETO.



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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed and delivered
by their duly authorized officers to be effective on the day and year first above written.



	 	 	 	 	 
	 	CCI:


CROWN CRAFTS, INC.

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Olivia Elliott
 	 
	 	 	Olivia Elliott 	 
	 	 	CFO 	 
	 
	 	WEAVERS:


CHURCHILL WEAVERS, INC.

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Olivia Elliott
 	 
	 	 	Olivia Elliott 	 
	 	 	CFO 	 
	 
	 	HAMCO:


HAMCO, INC.

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Olivia Elliott
 	 
	 	 	Olivia Elliott 	 
	 	 	CFO 	 
	 
	 	CCIP:


CROWN CRAFTS INFANT PRODUCTS, INC.

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Olivia Elliott
 	 
	 	 	Olivia Elliott 	 
	 	 	CFO 	 
	 



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	 	CIT:


THE CIT GROUP/COMMERCIAL SERVICES, INC.

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Vernon Wells
 	 
	 	 	Vernon Wells 	 
	 	 	Vice President