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Exhibit 10.1




October 3, 2008




Mr. James R. Bednark

Vice President

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

Portland Regional Commercial Banking Office

1300 S.W. Fifth Avenue

MAC P6101-133

Portland, Oregon 97208





			
	     Re:	 	Amended and Restated Credit Agreement between LaCrosse Footwear, Inc.
(“LaCrosse Footwear”) and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“Bank”) dated as of
September 6, 2006, as amended (“Credit Agreement”).





Dear Jim:





     Thank you for your cooperation with our developments in Denmark. This letter confirms our
understanding on that and other matters and serves to amend the Credit Agreement and certain other
Loan Documents as follows:



     Denmark Subsidiary



     LaCrosse Footwear has formed a subsidiary corporation, LaCrosse Europe, Inc., an Oregon
corporation (“LaCrosse Europe”) and has made an equity contribution of DKK 125,000 thereto, and
LaCrosse Europe has formed a subsidiary corporation, LaCrosse Europe ApS, a Denmark private limited
company (“LaCrosse Denmark”) and has made an equity contribution of DKK 125,000 thereto. Sections
5.5 and 5.7 of the Credit Agreement are hereby deemed amended to permit the formation of LaCrosse
Europe and LaCrosse Denmark and the above-described equity contributions made in connection
therewith.



     LaCrosse Footwear has entered into a long term revolving loan agreement with LaCrosse Denmark
for the extension of credit to LaCrosse Denmark in the maximum principal amount outstanding at any
time of U.S.$5,000,000, under which loan advances will accrue interest at the floating rate per
annum equal to the Official Discount Rate of the Danish National Bank from time to time, plus four
percent, and which shall be repaid, with interest, not later than July 31, 2013. LaCrosse Footwear
also has an informal agreement/arrangement with LaCrosse Denmark for short term extensions of
credit to LaCrosse Denmark (to support sales of product from LaCrosse Footwear to LaCrosse Denmark)
in the maximum principal amount outstanding at any time of U.S.$2,000,000 (average balance will
approximate $600,000 from February through July, and will build to a peak season maximum in October
of $2,000,000) under which each loan advance shall be repaid on demand, or, if no demand is made,
within ninety days after the loan advance is made, which shall not accrue interest. LaCrosse
Footwear will extend credit to LaCrosse Denmark from time to time under the foregoing agreements.
Section 5.7 of the Credit Agreement is hereby deemed amended to permit the entering into and
extensions of credit by LaCrosse Footwear pursuant to both such agreements up to the respective
maximum amounts set forth above.



     LaCrosse Denmark acquired certain assets including: inventory, business system, and customer
list from Attemosegaard Administration ApS (“Distributor”) in consideration for a payment of
DKK14,881,184 (the “Acquisition Price”). In connection with the transaction, LaCrosse Footwear has
contributed to LaCrosse Europe an account receivable payable by Distributor in the amount of
DKK2,438,825 (the “Account Receivable”), and LaCrosse Europe has contributed the Account Receivable
to LaCrosse Denmark in the form of an equity contribution. The Acquisition Price was paid for by
means of cancellation by LaCrosse Denmark of the Account Receivable, and by means of an advance
under the long term revolving line of credit extended to it by LaCrosse Footwear. Sections 5.5 and
5.7of the Credit Agreement is hereby deemed amended to permit the contributions of the Account
Receivable as set forth herein.



     LaCrosse Footwear and the Bank are agreed that LaCrosse Europe and LaCrosse Denmark are not
“Subsidiaries” as that term is defined in the Credit Agreement. LaCrosse Europe shall not be
deemed to be a Subsidiary until it represents five percent or more of the consolidated assets or
consolidated revenues of LaCrosse Footwear, and at such time as it becomes a Subsidiary, it shall
grant a security interest as contemplated in the Credit Agreement, provided, however, that it shall
not be required to grant a security interest in, or pledge or assign more than sixty-five percent
of its interest in,



 









 







LaCrosse Denmark. LaCrosse Denmark shall not be deemed to be a Subsidiary until it represents five
percent or more of the consolidated assets or consolidated revenues of LaCrosse Footwear, and shall
not be required to guaranty or grant security for any of the obligations of LaCrosse Footwear under
the Loan Documents.



     LaCrosse International, Inc.



     Our wholly-owned subsidiary LaCrosse International, Inc. an Oregon corporation (“LaCrosse
International”) renders quality control and sourcing services to LaCrosse Footwear in China.
LaCrosse Footwear advances funds to LaCrosse International, which accrue interest at the rate of
8.5 percent, to enable it to pay its expenses. LaCrosse International charges LaCrosse Footwear
for the services it provides, at a rate of costs plus a 5 percent profit. On an annual basis, the
charges and the advances and interest are credited against each other. The sum of the equity
investment of LaCrosse Footwear in LaCrosse International and the net obligations owed to LaCrosse
Footwear from LaCrosse International have not exceeded $1,000,000, however, the net obligations may
increase to as much as $1,250,000 by the end of 2008. Sections 5.5 and 5.7 of the Credit Agreement
are hereby deemed amended to permit the investment and obligations described hereinabove, subject
to the condition that the sum of the equity investment of LaCrosse Footwear in LaCrosse
International and the net obligations owed to LaCrosse Footwear from LaCrosse International shall
not exceed $1,250,000.



     Indiana Distribution Facility



     LaCrosse Footwear intends to consolidate some warehouse and distribution operations (located
currently in La Crosse, Wisconsin) at a new facility to be built at Whitestown, Indiana and leased
to LaCrosse Footwear (“Distribution Center”). The Distribution Center is to be a building located
on approximately 27.2 acres of land. A draft project site plan and premises site plan are attached
to this letter as Exhibits A-1 and A-2. The address of the Distribution Center has recently been
assigned. Further, the address of the chief executive office of LaCrosse Footwear is as stated in
the current form of the Credit Agreement. Accordingly, we are agreed that the last two paragraphs
of the Security Agreement granted by LaCrosse Footwear to the Bank dated as of April 15, 2004 (as
amended from time to time the “Security Agreement”) are amended and restated in their entirety as
follows:




Debtor warrants that the address of its chief executive office is 17634 NE Airport Way,
Portland OR 97230, or such other address of which the Debtor notifies the Bank from time to
time.




Debtor warrants that the tangible Collateral (except goods in transit or in possession of
repairmen) is located or domiciled at the above or at any of the following additional
addresses: 12722 NE Airport Way, Portland, OR 97230; 18550 NE Riverside Parkway, Portland,
OR 97230; 1629 Caledonia Street, LaCrosse, WI 54603; 1325 St. Andrew St., LaCrosse, WI
54603; 1320 St. Andrew St., LaCrosse, WI 54603; 401 Washington St., Claremont, NH 03743, or
the Debtor’s distribution center at Whitestown, IN, 5352 Performance Way, Whitestown, IN
46075, and such other addresses of which the Debtor notifies the Bank from time to time.



     Likewise, LaCrosse Footwear’s subsidiary Danner, Inc., a Wisconsin corporation, has changed
the address of its chief executive office and an address at which it stores inventory and property.
Accordingly, we are agreed that the last two paragraphs of the Security Agreement it signed in
favor of the Bank dated as of April 15, 2004 are amended and restated in their entirety as follows:




Debtor warrants that the address of its chief executive office is 17634 NE Airport Way,
Portland OR 97230, or such other address of which the Debtor notifies the Bank from time to
time.




Debtor warrants that the tangible Collateral (except goods in transit or in possession of
repairmen) is located or domiciled at the above or at the following additional address:
12722 NE Airport Way, Portland, OR 97230, and such other addresses of which the Debtor
notifies the Bank from time to time.



     The purpose of this letter is to confirm that the Bank and LaCrosse Footwear accept and
approve the foregoing. Except as amended pursuant to the terms of the letter, all terms and
conditions of the Loan Documents remain in full force and effect, without waiver or modification.
To the extent that any of the foregoing situations, facts or activities may have required a waiver
or consent from Wells Fargo heretofore under the Loan Documents (prior to the effectiveness of the
amendments set forth herein), or constitute or constituted defaults thereunder, Wells Fargo hereby
grants such waivers and consents and waives any and all such defaults.



 









 





     Unless otherwise provided herein, all terms defined in the Credit Agreement shall have the
same meaning when used in this Amendment. The parties acknowledge and agree that as used herein
and in the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents, the term “Loan Documents” means the
Credit Agreement, all other agreements evidencing and securing the loan evidenced by the Credit
Agreement, and all related agreements, as amended, assigned, assumed, restated, renewed, or
otherwise modified from time to time, including, without limitation, this letter.



     LaCrosse Footwear hereby renews its representations and warranties contained in the Credit
Agreement and Security Agreement and reaffirms all covenants set forth therein. LaCrosse Footwear
further certifies that, except to the extent any exist and are waived herein, as of the date of
this letter there exists no Event of Default, nor any condition, act or event which with the giving
of notice or the passage of time or both would constitute any such Event of Default. LaCrosse
Footwear acknowledges that:




UNDER OREGON LAW, MOST AGREEMENTS, PROMISES AND COMMITMENTS MADE BY BANK AFTER OCTOBER 3,
1989 CONCERNING LOANS AND OTHER CREDIT EXTENSIONS WHICH ARE NOT FOR PERSONAL, FAMILY OR
HOUSEHOLD PURPOSES OR SECURED SOLELY BY THE BORROWER’S RESIDENCE MUST BE IN WRITING, EXPRESS
CONSIDERATION AND BE SIGNED BY BANK TO BE ENFORCEABLE.



     We ask that you sign a copy of this letter where indicated below to confirm our agreement as
set forth above and that you return to us an original signature or a copy thereof. If you have any
questions concerning this letter, please do not hesitate to contact the undersigned.



Very Truly Yours




LaCrosse Footwear, Inc.




/s/ David Carlson





David Carlson

Executive Vice President/

Chief Financial Officer




Accepted and agreed to

the 3 day of October, 2008



WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL

ASSOCIATION




	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	By:  	                  /s/ James R. Bednark
 	 
	 	 	     James R. Bednark 	 
	 	 	     Vice President