EX-10.1



 Exhibit 10.1 

AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT 

THIS AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) is entered into as of October 12, 2012, by and among the
Lenders identified on the signature pages hereof (such Lenders, together with their respective successors and permitted assigns, are referred to hereinafter each individually as a “Lender” and collectively as the
“Lenders”), WELLS FARGO CAPITAL FINANCE, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as sole lead arranger, sole book runner and as administrative agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, “Agent”) and OCZ TECHNOLOGY
GROUP, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Borrower”). 
 WHEREAS, Borrower, Agent, and Lenders are parties to that certain
Credit Agreement dated as of May 10, 2012 (as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”); 

WHEREAS, in connection with the foregoing, Borrower, Agent and Lenders have agreed to amend the Credit Agreement in certain respects; 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual agreements herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows: 

1. Defined Terms. Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the
Credit Agreement. 
 2. Amendment to Credit Agreement; Effective Time. Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in
Section 5 below, in reliance upon the representations and warranties of Borrower set forth in Section 6 below, the Credit Agreement is hereby amended as set forth below in subsections (a) and (b) of this
Section 2 effective August 31, 2012, and as set forth below in subsection (c) of this Section 2 effective as of the date of this Agreement: 

(a) Schedule 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is amended by amending the definition of the term “Eligible Domestic Accounts” set forth
therein by amending and restating clause (i) thereof as follows: 
 (i) Accounts with respect to which (i) the
Account Debtor is a Person with an investment grade rating by S&P or Moody’s or one of its Affiliates (such Person, together with its Affiliates, a “Rated Account Debtor”), and total obligations owing to Borrower or such
Guarantor by such Rated Account Debtor exceed 20% (such percentage, as applied to any Rated Account Debtor, being subject to reduction by Agent in its Permitted Discretion if the creditworthiness of such Rated Account Debtor deteriorates) of all
Eligible Accounts, to the extent of the obligations owing by such Account Debtor in excess of such percentage or (ii) an Account Debtor’s (other than a Rated Account Debtor) total obligations owing to Borrower or such Guarantor exceed 15%
(such percentage, as applied to a particular Account Debtor, being subject to reduction by Agent in its Permitted Discretion if the creditworthiness of such Account Debtor deteriorates) of all Eligible Accounts, to the extent of the obligations
owing by such Account Debtor in excess of such percentage; provided, that, in each case, the amount of Eligible Domestic Accounts that are excluded because they exceed the foregoing percentage shall be determined by Agent based on all of the
otherwise Eligible Accounts prior to giving effect to any eliminations based upon the foregoing concentration limit, 







 (b) Schedule 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is amended by amending the definition of the term
“Eligible Foreign Accounts” set forth therein by amending and restating clause (m) thereof as follows: 
 (m)
Accounts with respect to which (i) the Account Debtor is a Rated Account Debtor, and total obligations owing to Borrower or such Guarantor by such Rated Account Debtor exceed 20% (such percentage, as applied to any Rated Account Debtor, being
subject to reduction by Agent in its Permitted Discretion if the creditworthiness of such Rated Account Debtor deteriorates) of all Eligible Accounts, to the extent of the obligations owing by such Account Debtor in excess of such percentage or
(ii) an Account Debtor’s (other than a Rated Account Debtor) total obligations owing to Borrower or such Guarantor exceed 15% (such percentage, as applied to a particular Account Debtor, being subject to reduction by Agent in its Permitted
Discretion if the creditworthiness of such Account Debtor deteriorates) of all Eligible Accounts, to the extent of the obligations owing by such Account Debtor in excess of such percentage; provided, that, in each case, the amount of Eligible
Foreign Accounts that are excluded because they exceed the foregoing percentage shall be determined by Agent based on all of the otherwise Eligible Accounts prior to giving effect to any eliminations based upon the foregoing concentration limit,

 (c) Schedule 5.2 of the Credit Agreement is amended by inserting, in the first row in the left column of the chart therein, immediately
after the phrase “Monthly (no later than the 10th day of each month)” the phrase “or, at any time Excess Availability falls below $10,000,000, weekly (no later than the third Business Day of each week)”. 

3. Continuing Effect. Except as expressly set forth in Section 2 of this Amendment, nothing in this Amendment shall
constitute a modification or alteration of the terms, conditions or covenants of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, or a waiver of any other terms or provisions thereof, and the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall
remain unchanged and shall continue in full force and effect, in each case as amended hereby. No failure by Agent or any Lender to exercise any right, remedy or option under any Loan Document, or delay by Agent or any Lender in exercising the same,
will operate as a waiver thereof. No waiver by Agent or any Lender on any occasion shall affect or diminish Agent’s and each Lender’s rights thereafter to require strict performance by a Loan Party of any provision of any Loan Document.

 4. Reaffirmation and Confirmation. Borrower hereby ratifies, affirms, acknowledges and agrees that the Credit Agreement and the
other Loan Documents represent the valid, enforceable and collectible obligations of Borrower, and further acknowledges that there are no existing claims, defenses, personal or otherwise, or rights of setoff whatsoever with respect to the Credit
Agreement or any other Loan Document. Borrower hereby agrees that this Amendment in no way acts as a release or relinquishment of the Liens and rights securing payments of the Obligations. The Liens and rights securing payment of the Obligations are
hereby ratified and confirmed by Borrower in all respects. 

  
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 5. Conditions to Effectiveness. This Amendment shall become effective upon the
satisfaction of each of the following conditions precedent, each in form and substance acceptable to Agent: 
 (a) Agent shall have received
a fully executed copy of this Amendment (along with the Consent and Reaffirmation attached hereto), together with such other documents, agreements and instruments as Agent may require or reasonably request; and 

(b) No Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date hereof or as of the date of the effectiveness of this
Amendment. 
 6. Representations and Warranties. In order to induce Agent and Lenders to enter into this Amendment, Borrower hereby
represents and warrants to Agent and Lenders that, after giving effect to this Amendment: 
 (a) All representations and warranties contained
in the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects (except that such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations and warranties that already are qualified or modified by
materiality in the text thereof) on and as of the date of this Amendment, in each case as if then made, other than representations and warranties that expressly relate solely to an earlier date (in which case such representations and warranties were
true and correct in all material respects (except that such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations and warranties that already are qualified or modified by materiality in the text thereof) as of such earlier date); 

(b) No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing; and 

(c) This Amendment and the Credit Agreement, as modified hereby, constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of Borrower and are
enforceable against Borrower in accordance with their respective terms. 
 7. Miscellaneous. 

(a) Expenses. Borrower agrees to pay on demand all Lender Group Expenses of Agent (including, without limitation, the fees and expenses
of outside counsel for Agent) in connection with the preparation, negotiation, execution, delivery and administration of this Amendment and all other instruments or documents provided for herein or delivered or to be delivered hereunder or in
connection herewith. All obligations provided herein shall survive any termination of this Amendment and the Credit Agreement as modified hereby. 

(b) Governing Law. This Amendment shall be a contract made under and governed by the internal laws of the State of California. 

(c) Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, and by the parties hereto on the same or separate
counterparts, and each such counterpart, when executed and delivered, shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same Amendment. Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Amendment by
facsimile or electronic mail shall be equally effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart of this Amendment. 

  
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 8. Release. 

(a) In consideration of the agreements of Agent and Lenders contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, Borrower and Guarantor (by its execution and delivery of the attached Consent and Reaffirmation), on behalf of itself and its successors, assigns, and other legal representatives, hereby absolutely,
unconditionally and irrevocably releases, remises and forever discharges Agent and Lenders, and their successors and assigns, and their present and former shareholders, affiliates, subsidiaries, divisions, predecessors, directors, officers,
attorneys, employees, agents and other representatives (Agent, each Lender and all such other Persons being hereinafter referred to collectively as the “Releasees” and individually as a “Releasee”), of and from all
demands, actions, causes of action, suits, covenants, contracts, controversies, agreements, promises, sums of money, accounts, bills, reckonings, damages and any and all other claims, counterclaims, defenses, rights of
set-off, demands and liabilities whatsoever (individually, a “Claim” and collectively, “Claims”) of every name and nature, known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, both at
law and in equity, which Borrower, Guarantor or any of their respective successors, assigns, or other legal representatives may now or hereafter own, hold, have or claim to have against the Releasees or any of them for, upon, or by reason of any
circumstance, action, cause or thing whatsoever in relation to, or in any way in connection with any of the Credit Agreement, or any of the other Loan Documents or transactions thereunder or related thereto which arises at any time on or prior to
the day and date of this Amendment. 
 (b) Each of Borrower and Guarantor warrants, represents and agrees that it is fully aware of
California Civil Code Section 1542, which provides as follows: 
 SEC. 1542. GENERAL RELEASE. A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH
THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR. 

Each of Borrower and Guarantor hereby expressly waives the provisions of California Civil Code Section 1542, and any rights they may have to invoke the
provisions of that statute now or in the future with respect to the Claims being released pursuant to this Section 8. In connection with the foregoing waiver and relinquishment, each of Borrower and Guarantor acknowledges that they are
aware that they or their attorneys or others may hereafter discover claims or facts in addition to or different from those which the parties now know or believe to exist with respect to the subject matter of the Claims being released hereunder, but
that it is nevertheless the intention of each of Borrower and Guarantor to fully, finally and forever settle, release, waive and discharge all of the Claims which are being released pursuant to this Section 8. The release given herein
shall remain in effect as a full and complete general release, notwithstanding the discovery or existence of any such additional or different claims or facts. 

  
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 (c) Each of Borrower and Guarantor understands, acknowledges and agrees that the release set
forth above may be pleaded as a full and complete defense and may be used as a basis for an injunction against any action, suit or other proceeding which may be instituted, prosecuted or attempted in breach of the provisions of such release. 

(d) Each of Borrower and Guarantor agrees that no fact, event, circumstance, evidence or transaction which could now be asserted or which may
hereafter be discovered shall affect in any manner the final, absolute and unconditional nature of the release set forth above. 
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed by their
respective officers thereunto duly authorized and delivered as of the date first above written. 
  

			
	 OCZ TECHNOLOGY GROUP, INC.,

a Delaware corporation

		
	By:	 	/s/ Arthur F. Knapp
	Title:	 	CFO


 Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 to Credit Agreement 







 
			
	 WELLS FARGO CAPITAL FINANCE, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company, as Agent and as a Lender

		
	By:	 	/s/ Patrick McCormack
	Title:	 	Vice President


 Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 to Credit Agreement 







 CONSENT AND REAFFIRMATION 

The undersigned hereby (i) acknowledges receipt of a copy of the foregoing Amendment No. 1 to Credit Agreement (terms defined
therein and used, but not otherwise defined, herein shall have the meanings assigned to them therein); (ii) consents to Borrower’s execution and delivery thereof; (iii) agrees to be bound by the terms of the Amendment, including
Section 8 thereof; and (iv) affirms that nothing contained therein shall modify in any respect whatsoever any Loan Document to which the undersigned is a party and reaffirms that each such Loan Document is and shall continue to remain in
full force and effect. Although the undersigned has been informed of the matters set forth herein and has acknowledged and agreed to same, the undersigned understands that Agent and Lenders have no obligation to inform the undersigned of such
matters in the future or to seek the undersigned’s acknowledgment or agreement to future consents, amendments or waivers, and nothing herein shall create such a duty. 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Consent and Reaffirmation on and as of the date of such Amendment. 

 

			
	SANRAD INC., a Delaware corporation
		
	By:	 	/s/ Arthur F. Knapp
	Title:	 	CFO/Director


 Consent and Reaffirmation to Amendment No. 1 to Credit Agreement