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    Exhibit
10.1

    

    TEMPORARY
AMENDMENT TO LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

    

    THIS TEMPORARY AMENDMENT TO LOAN AND
SECURITY AGREEMENT ("Amendment") is made and effective this 1st day of January,
2009 by and among AEROGROW INTERNATIONAL, INC. (“Borrower”), JACK J. WALKER
(“Guarantor”; Borrower and Guarantor are collectively referred to herein as
“Obligors”) and FCC, LLC d/b/a First Capital ("Lender").

    

    WHEREAS, Lender and Borrower are
parties to a certain Loan and Security Agreement, dated June 23, 2008 (as
amended from time to time, the "Agreement") pursuant to which Lender makes loans
and other extensions of credit to Borrower, which loans and extensions of credit
are secured by security interests upon the Collateral, and guaranteed
unconditionally by Guarantor; and

    

    WHEREAS, the Agreement establishes a
secured lending facility limited to a Borrowing Base, which limits the amount
that Borrower may borrow under the Agreement (“Original Borrowing Base”);
and

    

    WHEREAS, the parties desire to increase
temporarily the Original Borrowing Base as hereinafter set forth in order to
permit Borrower to borrow increased funds under the Agreement.

    

    NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the
mutual conditions and agreements set forth in the Agreement and this Amendment,
and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which
are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as
follows:

    

    
      	
              1.  

            	
              Definitions.  Capitalized
      terms used in this Amendment, unless otherwise defined herein, shall have
      the meaning ascribed to such term in the
  Agreement.

            

    

    

    
      	
              2.  

            	
              Temporary
      Amendments.  The amendments herein shall only be
      applicable beginning January 1, 2009 and ending January  31,
      2009 (“Temporary Amendment Period”).  On February 1, 2009, the
      increase to the Original Borrowing Base herein shall become null and void
      and the Borrowing Base shall revert to the Original Borrowing Base.

            

    

    

    
      	
              3.  

            	
              Temporary Increase to
      the Original Borrowing Base.  This Amendment represents a
      temporary increase in the Original Borrowing Base.  As such, on
      February 1, 2009 Borrower shall repay the loans under the Agreement in an
      amount sufficient to comply with the Original Borrowing Base in
      effect.  Subject to the conditions set forth below, the
      Agreement is amended for the term of the Temporary Amendment Period by
      deleting Item
      1(a)(ii)(B)(2) of the Schedule to the Agreement and replacing it
      with the following:

            

    

    

    (i) from
January 1, 2009 through January 31, 2009 Item
1(a)(ii)(B)(2) of the Schedule shall read:

    

    
      	
               
      

            	
              (2)

            	
              60%
      of the dollar value (determined at the lower of cost or market value)of
      Eligible Inventory.

            	
               

            

    

    

    
      	
               
      

            	
              provided, however,
      that the aggregate principal amount available to be borrowed
      against Eligible Inventory under this clause (B) shall not exceed 70% of
      the Obligations outstanding at any
time.

            

    

     

    4.
Conditions.  The effectiveness of this Amendment is subject to the
following conditions precedent (unless specifically waived in writing by
Lender):

    

    
      
        	 	(a)	Borrower
      shall have executed and delivered such other documents and instruments as
      Lender may require.
	 	 	 
	
                 
      

              	
                (b)

              	
                All
      proceedings taken in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
      Amendment and all documents, instruments and other legal matters incident
      thereto shall be satisfactory to Lender and its legal
    counsel.

              

      

    

    

    
      	
               
      

            	
              (c)

            	
              No
      Default shall be continuing.

            

    

    

    
      	
               
      

            	
              (d)

            	
              There
      shall have occurred no material adverse change in the business,
      operations, financial condition, profits or prospects of Borrower, or in
      the Collateral.

            

    

    

    
      	
               
      

            	
              (e)

            	
              Borrower
      shall pay a document fee to Lender in the amount of $2,000.00 (“Document
      Fee”).  The Document Fee shall shall be earned at closing of
      this Amendment and is
non-refundable.

            

    

    

    
      	
               
      

            	
              (f)

            	
              Guarantor
      shall execute and deliver to Lender a Limited Guaranty of Individual in
      form and substance substantially similar to the agreement attached to this
      Amendment as Exhibit “A.”

            

    

     

     

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
        
        

        
          

        

      

      
        
        

      

    

    
 

    5.           Representations and
Warranties of Obligors.  Each Obligor represents and warrants
that (a) no Default exists under the Agreement; (b) the representations and
warranties of Borrower contained in the Agreement were true and correct in all
material respects when made and continue to be true and correct in all material
respects on the date hereof; (c) the execution, delivery and performance by
Borrower of this Amendment and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby are within the corporate power of Borrower and have been
duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of Borrower, do
not require any approval or consent, or filing with, any governmental agency or
authority, do not violate any provisions of any law, rule or regulation or
any provision of any order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, determination or
award presently in effect in which Borrower is named or any provision of
the charter documents of Borrower and do not result in a breach of or constitute
a default under any agreement or instrument to which Borrower is a party or by
which it or any of its properties are bound; (d) this Amendment constitutes the
legal, valid and binding obligation of Obligors, enforceable against Obligors in
accordance with its terms; (e) all payroll taxes required to be withheld from
the wages of Borrower's employees have been paid or deposited when due; (f)
each Obligor is entering into this Amendment freely and voluntarily with
the advice of legal counsel of his or its own choosing; (g) each has freely
and voluntarily agreed to the releases, waivers and undertakings set forth in
this Amendment; (h) each understands that this increase in the Original
Borrowing Base is temporary and that the Borrowing Base will automatically
revert to the Original Borrowing Base on February 1, 2009; and (i) each
understands that any amounts outstanding, due and owing to Lender in excess of
the Original Borrowing Base on February  1, 2009 shall be immediately
due and payable to Lender.

    

    6.           Reaffirmation of
Obligations.  Borrower hereby ratifies and reaffirms the
Agreement and all of its obligations and liabilities thereunder.  Each
Guarantor hereby ratifies and reaffirms the validity, legality and
enforceability of the Guaranty and agrees that such Guaranty is and shall remain
in full force and in effect until all the Obligations have been paid in full.
Borrower and each Guarantor acknowledges and agrees that all terms and
provisions, covenants and conditions of the Agreement shall be and remain
in full force and effect and constitute the legal, valid, binding and
enforceable obligations of Borrower and each Guarantor that is a party thereto
in accordance with their respective terms as of the date hereof. Although each
Guarantor has been informed of the matters set forth herein and has acknowledged
and agreed to same, each Guarantor understands that Lender has no obligation to
inform any Guarantor of such matters in the future or to seek any Guarantor’s
acknowledgment or agreement to future amendments or waivers, and nothing herein
shall create such a duty.  Borrower shall pay to Lender all costs and
expenses, including legal fees, incurred by Lender in connection with
preparation, negotiation and closing of this Amendment.

    

    7.           Ratification.  The
terms and provisions set forth in this Amendment shall modify and supersede all
inconsistent terms and provisions of the Agreement, and shall not be deemed to
be a consent to the modification or waiver of any other term or condition of the
Agreement.  Except as expressly modified and superseded by this
Amendment, the terms and provisions of the Agreement are ratified and confirmed
and shall continue in full force and effect.

    

    8.           No Novation,
etc.  This Amendment is not intended to be, nor shall it be
construed to create, a novation or accord and satisfaction, and the Agreement,
as amended hereby, shall remain in full force and
effect.  Notwithstanding any prior mutual temporary disregard of any
of the terms of the Agreement, the parties agree that the terms of
the Agreement shall be strictly adhered to on and after the date
hereof, except as expressly modified by this Amendment.

    

    9.           Release
of Claims.  To
induce Lender to enter into this Amendment, each Obligor hereby releases,
acquits and forever discharges Lender, and Lender's officers, directors, agents,
employees, successors and assigns, from all liabilities, claims, demands,
actions or causes of action of any kind (if any there be), whether absolute or
contingent, due or to become due, disputed or undisputed, liquidated or
unliquidated, at law or in equity, or known or unknown, that any one or more of
them now have or ever have had against Lender up to and including the date of
this Amendment, whether arising under or in connection with the Agreement or
otherwise.

    

    10.           Non-Waiver of
Default.  Neither this Amendment, Lender’s forbearance
hereunder nor Lender's continued making of loans or other extensions of credit
at any time extended to Borrower in accordance with the Agreement shall be
deemed a waiver of or consent to any Default.  Obligors agree that
such Defaults shall not be deemed to have been waived, released or cured by
virtue of advances, loans or other extensions of credit at any time extended to
Borrower, Lender's agreement to forbear pursuant to the terms of this Amendment
or the execution of this Amendment.

    

    11.           Severability.  Any
provision of this Amendment held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be
invalid or unenforceable shall not impair or invalidate the remainder of this
Amendment, and the effect thereof shall be confined to the provision so held to
be invalid or unenforceable.

    

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

    

    13.           Successors and
Assigns.  This Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns, heirs
and personal representatives.

     

     

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
        
        

        
          

        

      

      
        
        

      

    

    
 

    IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto
have caused this Amendment to be duly executed under seal and delivered by their
respective duly authorized officers on the date first written
above.

    

    

    FCC,
LLC d/b/a First Capital

    

    

    

    By:__________________________

          Lee
E.
Elmore                                                                           

          Senior
Vice
President                                                                                                

    

    

    Aerogrow
Interational, Inc.

    

    

    

    By:__________________________

          Greg
Clarke,
CFO                                                                

    

    

    

    The
undersigned hereby acknowledge, consent and agree to the foregoing Amendment and
agree his respective Validity Agreement or Limited Guaranty of Individual (as
applicable and as may be amended from time to time) executed by the undersigned
in connection with the Agreement remains in full force and effect
notwithstanding the modification of the Agreement pursuant to the foregoing
Amendment, subject to no right of offset, claim or counterclaim.

    

    

    

    _____________________________

    Jack J.
Walker

    

    

    _____________________________

    Jervis
Perkins

    

    

    _____________________________

    Greg
ClarkeAmended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation

 EXHIBIT 4.1 
 The following Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation is compiled from the most recent official Restated Certificate of Incorporation and subsequent Amendments. 
 AMENDED AND RESTATED 
 CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION 
 of 
 MATRIX SERVICE COMPANY 

 FIRST: The name of the Corporation is Matrix Service Company. 
 SECOND: The address of its registered office in the State of Delaware is 1209 Orange Street, in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, Delaware
19801. The name of its registered agent at such address is The Corporation Trust Company. 
 THIRD: The nature of the business or purposes to
be conducted or promoted is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. 
 FOURTH: The total number of shares of all classes of capital stock which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is 65 million, consisting of 5 million shares of Preferred Stock, par value $.01 per
share (hereinafter called “Preferred Stock”) and 60 million shares of Common Stock, par value $.01 per share (hereinafter called “Common Stock”). 
 The Preferred Stock may be issued from time to time in one or more series. The Board of Directors is hereby authorized to provide for the issuance of shares of Preferred Stock in series, to establish from time to time
the number of shares to be included in each such series, and to fix the designation, powers, preferences and rights of the shares of each such series and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof. The authority of the Board of
Directors with respect to each series shall include, but not be limited to, determination of any or all of the following: 
  

	(a)	The designation of the series, which may be by distinguishing number, letter or title; 

  

	(b)	The number of shares of the series, which number the Board of Directors may thereafter (except where otherwise provided in the creation of the series) increase (but not above the
total number of authorized shares of the class) or decrease (but not below the number of shares then outstanding); 

  

	(c)	Whether dividends, if any, shall be cumulative or noncumulative, the dividend rate of the series and the dates at which dividends, if any, shall be payable;

	(d)	The redemption rights and price or prices, if any, for shares of the series; 

  

	(e)	The terms and amount of any sinking fund provided for the purchase or redemption of shares of the series; 

  

	(f)	The amounts payable on shares of the series in the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Corporation;

  

	(g)	Whether the shares of the series shall be convertible into or exchangeable for shares of any other class or series of shares, or any other security, of the Corporation or any other
security, of the Corporation or any other corporation, and, if so, the conversion price or prices or rate or rates of exchange, any adjustments thereof, the date or dates as of which such shares shall be convertible and all other terms and
conditions upon which such conversion or exchange may be made; 

  

	(h)	Restrictions on the issuance of shares of the same series or of any other class or series and the right, if any, to subscribe for or purchase any securities of the corporation or
any other corporation; 

  

	(i)	The voting rights, if any, of the holders of such series; and 

  

	(j)	Any other relative, participating, optional or other special powers, preferences, rights, qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof; 

 All as determined from time to time by the Board of Directors and stated in the resolutions providing for the issuance of such preferred stock (a “Preferred Stock
Designation”). 
 The holders of Common Stock shall be entitled to one vote for each such share upon all questions presented to the stockholders. Except
as may be provided in this Certificate of Incorporation or by the Board of Directors in a Preferred Stock Designation, the Common Stock shall have the exclusive right to vote for the election of Directors and for all other purposes, and holders of
Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to receive notice of any meeting of stockholders at which they are not entitled to vote or consent. 
 Preferred Stock
that is redeemed, purchased or retired by the Corporation shall assume the status of authorized but unissued Preferred Stock and may thereafter, subject to the provisions of any resolutions of the Board of Directors providing for the issuance of any
particular series of Preferred Stock, be reissued in the same manner as authorized but unissued Preferred Stock. 
 The Corporation shall be entitled to
treat the person in whose name any share of its stock is registered as the owner thereof for all purposes and shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to, or interest in, such share on the part of any other person, whether or not
the Corporation shall have notice thereof, except as expressly provided by applicable laws. 
 FIFTH: The Board of Directors is hereby
authorized to create and issue rights (the “Rights”) entitling the holders thereof to purchase from the Corporation shares of capital stock or 

  

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other securities. The times at which and the terms upon which the rights are to be issued will be determined by the Board of Directors and set forth in the
contracts or instruments that evidence the Rights. The authority of the Board of Directors with respect to the Rights shall include, but not be limited to, determination of the following: 
  

	(a)	The initial purchase price per share of the capital stock or other securities of the Corporation to be purchased upon exercise of the Rights; 

  

	(b)	Provisions relating to the times at which and the circumstances under which the Rights may be exercised or sold or otherwise transferred, either together with or separately from,
any other securities of the Corporation; 

  

	(c)	Provisions that adjust the number or exercise price of the Rights or amount or nature of the securities or other property receivable upon exercise of the Rights in the event of a
combination, split or recapitalization of any capital stock of the Corporation, a change in ownership of the Corporation’s securities or a reorganization, merger, consolidation, sale of assets or other occurrence relating to the Corporation or
any capital stock of the Corporation, and provisions restricting the ability of the Corporation to enter into any such transaction absent an assumption by the other party or parties thereto of the obligations of the Corporation under such Rights;

  

	(d)	Provisions that deny the holder of a specified percentage of the outstanding securities of the Corporation the right to exercise the Rights and/or cause the Rights held by such
holder to become void; 

  

	(e)	Provisions that permit the Corporation to redeem the Rights; and 

  

	(f)	The appointment of a Rights Agent with respect to the Rights; 

 and such
other provisions relating to the Rights as may be determined by the Board of Directors. 
 SIXTH: Subject to the rights of the holders of any
class or series of stock having a preference over the Common Stock as to dividends or upon liquidation to elect additional Directors under specific circumstances: 
  

	(a)	Any action required or permitted to be taken by the stockholders of the Corporation must be effected at a duly called annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation
and may not be effected by any consent in writing of such stockholders; 

  

	(b)	Special meetings of the stockholders of the Corporation may be called only by the Chairman of the Board of Directors and shall be called within 10 days after receipt of the written
request of the Board of Directors, pursuant to a resolution approved by a majority of the members of the Board of Directors; and 

  

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	(c)	The business permitted to be conducted at any special meeting of the stockholders is limited to the business brought before the meeting by the Chairman or by the Secretary at the
request of a majority of the members of the Board of Directors. 

 SEVENTH: Section 1. Number, Election and Terms of
Directors.  
 Subject to the rights of the holders of any class or series of stock having a preference over the Common Stock as to dividends or upon
liquidation to elect additional Directors under specified circumstances, the number of Directors of the Corporation shall be fixed by the Bylaws of the Corporation and may be increased or decreased from time to time in such a manner as may be
prescribed by the Bylaws, but in no case shall the number be less than 3 nor more than 15. Election of directors need not be by written ballot unless the Bylaws so provide. 
 Section 2. Stockholder Nomination of Director Candidates. 
 Advance notice of stockholder nominations for the
election of Directors and advance notice of business to be brought by stockholders before an annual meeting shall be given in the manner provided in the Bylaws of the Corporation. 
 Section 3. Newly Created Directorships and Vacancies. 
 Subject to the rights of the holders of any class or
series of stock having a preference over the Common Stock as to dividends or upon liquidation to elect additional Directors under specified circumstances, newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the number of Directors and any
vacancy on the Board of Directors resulting from death, resignation, disqualification, removal or other cause shall be filled solely by the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining Directors then in office, even though less than a quorum of
the Board of Directors, or by a sole remaining Director. Any Director elected in accordance with the preceding sentence shall hold office for the remainder of the full term of the Board of Directors and until such Director’s successor shall
have been elected and qualified. No decrease in the number of Directors constituting the Board of Directors shall shorten the term of an incumbent Director. 
 Section 4. Removal of Directors. 
 Subject to the rights of the holders of any class or series of stock having preference over the
Common Stock as to dividends or upon liquidation to elect additional Directors under specified circumstances, any Director may be removed from office only for cause by the stockholders in the manner provided in this Section 4 of Article
SEVENTH. At any annual meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation or at any special meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation, the notice of which shall state that the removal of a Director or Directors is among the purposes of the meeting,
the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 66% percent of the combined voting power of the outstanding shares of Voting Stock (as defined below), voting together as a single class, may remove such Director or Directors for cause. 
  

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 For the purpose of this Article SEVENTH, “Voting Stock” shall mean the outstanding shares of capital stock of
the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of Directors. In any vote required by or provided for in this Article SEVENTH, each share of Voting Stock shall have the number of votes granted to it generally in the election of Directors.

 EIGHTH: Cumulative voting shall not be allowed in the election of directors. 
 NINTH: The Board of Directors shall have power to enact, alter, amend and repeal the Bylaws of the Corporation in any manner not inconsistent with the
laws of the State of Delaware and this Certificate of Incorporation, as it may deem best for the management of the Corporation. 
 TENTH:
Directors of the Corporation shall have no personal liability to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a Director, except that the liability of such Directors shall not be eliminated or limited
(i) for any breach of the Director’s duty of loyalty to the Corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) under
Section 174 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, or (iv) for any transaction from which the Director derived an improper personal benefit. If the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware is subsequently amended
to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of a Director of the Corporation shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the General Corporation Law of
the State of Delaware, as so amended. 
 ELEVENTH: The Corporation shall, to the full extent permitted by Section 145 of Title 8 of the
General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as amended from time to time, indemnify all persons whom it may indemnify pursuant thereto. 
 TWELFTH: Whenever a compromise or arrangement is proposed between this Corporation and its creditors or any class of them and/or between this Corporation and its stockholders or any class of them, any court of equitable jurisdiction within
the State of Delaware may, on the application in summary way of this Corporation or of any creditor or stockholder thereof or on the application of any receiver or receivers appointed for this Corporation Law of the State of Delaware or on the
application of trustees in dissolution or of any receiver or receivers appointed for this Corporation under the provisions of Section 279 of Title 8 of the General Corporation law of the State of Delaware, order a meeting of the creditors or
class of creditors, and/or of the stockholders or class of stockholders of this Corporation, as the case may be, to be summoned in such manner as such court directs. If a majority in number representing three-fourths in value of the creditors or
class of creditors, and/or of the stockholders or class of stockholders of this Corporation, as the case may be, agree to any compromise or arrangement, such compromise or arrangement and such reorganization shall, if sanctioned by the court to
which the said application has been made, be binding on all the creditors or class of creditors, and/or on all the stockholders or class of stockholders, of this Corporation, as the case may be, and also on this Corporation. 
 THIRTEENTH: Notwithstanding anything contained in this Certificate of Incorporation to the contrary, the affirmative vote of at least 66% percent of the
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shares of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of Directors, voting together as a single class, shall be required to amend, repeal, or
adopt any provision inconsistent with Article FIFTH, SIXTH, SEVENTH or THIRTEENTH. 
 FOURTEENTH: The Corporation reserves the right to amend
or repeal any provision contained in this Certificate of Incorporation, in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by statute, and all rights conferred upon a stockholder herein are granted subject to this reservation. 
  

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