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EX-4.IV

 Exhibit 4(iv) 

Form of Contract Endorsement 

 Transamerica Advisors Life Insurance Company 

A Stock Company 
 Administrative and
Home Office: 4333 Edgewood Road N.E., Cedar Rapids, IA 52499 
 Main Telephone Number: (319) 355-8511

 Web Address: www.transamerica.com 

(Hereinafter called “the Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) 

CONTRACT FEE ENDORSEMENT TO 

CONTINGENT DEFERRED ANNUITY CONTRACT 
 This
Endorsement is part of the Contract to which it is attached. This Endorsement terminates when the Contract terminates. 
 Effective
December 1, 2018, we will no longer charge a Contract Fee for the benefits provided under the Contract. 
 In all other respects, the provisions and
conditions of the Contract remain the same. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Endorsement and the provisions of the Contract, the provisions of this Endorsement shall prevail. 

Signed for the Company at our Home Office by: 
  

			
	

	  	

	Blake Bostwick	  	Jay Orlandi
	President	  	Secretaryex_125289.htm

EXHIBIT 10.1

 

 

 

CONSENT AND AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO

REVOLVING CREDIT, TERM LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

 

This CONSENT AND AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO REVOLVING CREDIT, TERM LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT ("Amendment") is dated as of October 8, 2018 and is entered into by and among CTI INDUSTRIES CORPORATION, an Illinois corporation ("Borrower"), the other Credit Parties party hereto, the Lenders party hereto and PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Agent for all Lenders ("Agent").

 

W I T N E S S E T H:

 

WHEREAS, Borrower, the other Credit Parties from time to time party thereto, Agent and the lenders from time to time party thereto (the "Lenders") are parties to that certain Revolving Credit, Term Loan and Security Agreement dated as of December 14, 2017 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the "Credit Agreement"; capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein have the definitions provided therefor in the Credit Agreement);

 

WHEREAS, Borrower has notified Agent that Borrower has engaged a financial advisor to, on or prior to November 15, 2018, coordinate an offering of certain rights to subscribe for and purchase shares of common stock and potentially warrants to acquire common stock, in each case, of Borrower, as described in that certain Letter re Fully-Marketed Rights Offering, dated as of August 7, 2018, sent by Maxim Group LLC to Borrower (the "Offering");

 

WHEREAS, Borrower has requested, and Agent and the Lenders have agreed, that Agent and the Lenders (i) consent to Borrower making a partial prepayment of $2,000,000 ("Offering Prepayment") in lieu of the Borrower's obligation, pursuant to Section 2.20(b)(iii) of the Credit Agreement, to prepay the outstanding principal amount of the Obligations in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Net Cash Proceeds received by Borrower as a result of the Offering, and (ii) amend the Credit Agreement, in each case subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein;

 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual conditions and agreements set forth in the Credit 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.     Consent. Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 3 below, and in reliance on the representations and warranties contained in Section 5 below, Agent and Lenders hereby consent to the Offering Prepayment in lieu of the Borrower's obligation, pursuant to Section 2.20(b)(iii) of the Credit Agreement, to prepay the outstanding principal amount of the Obligations in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Net Cash Proceeds received by Borrower as a result of the Offering. For purposes of clarification, the Offering Prepayment shall be a Mandatory Prepayment under Section 2.20(b)(iii) of the Credit Agreement and shall be applied to the outstanding principal balance of the Term Loan in accordance with Sections 2.20(c) and 2.20(d). The foregoing is a limited consent and, except as expressly set forth herein, shall not constitute a consent to or waiver of any Event of Default or Default that is now in existence or that may occur hereafter, or any rights or remedies that may be available to Agent or Lender's under the Credit Agreement, the Other Documents or applicable law, all of which rights and remedies are specifically reserved.

 

 

 

 

2.     Amendment. Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 3 below, and in reliance on the representations and warranties contained in Section 5 below, the Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follows:

 

(a)     Section 6.5 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

 

6.5     Financial Covenants.

 

(a)     Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio. Cause to be maintained as of the end of each fiscal quarter set forth below, a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of not less than the ratio set forth opposite such fiscal quarter below, for the applicable period then ended:

 

	
			Applicable Period

				
			Ratio

			
	
			Three fiscal quarters ended December 31, 2018

				
			1.10 to 1.00

			
	
			Four fiscal quarters ended March 31, 2019 and each four fiscal quarter period ending on June 30, September 30, December 31 and March 31 thereafter

				
			1.10 to 1.00

			

 

(b)     Leverage Ratio. Cause to be maintained as of the end of each fiscal quarter set forth below, a Leverage Ratio of not greater than the ratio set forth opposite such fiscal quarter below, measured on a rolling four (4) quarter basis:

 

	
			Fiscal Quarter

				
			Ratio

			
	
			December 31, 2018

				
			3.50 to 1.00

			
	
			March 31, 2019

				
			3.25 to 1.00

			
	
			June 30, 2019

				
			3.00 to 1.00

			
	
			September 30, 2019 and each December 31, March 31, June 30 and September 30 thereafter

				
			2.75 to 1.00

			

 

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3.     Conditions to Effectiveness. The effectiveness of this Amendment is subject to the prior or concurrent consummation of each of the following conditions:

 

(a)     Agent shall have received a fully executed copy of this Amendment executed by Borrower, each other Credit Party and each Lender;

 

(b)     Agent shall have received payment of all fees (including the Amendment Fee described below) and expenses required to by paid by any Credit Party as of the date hereof; and

 

(c)     after giving effect to this Amendment, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

 

4.     Post Closing Covenant. On or prior to November 15, 2018, Borrower shall have received not less than $7,500,000 in Net Cash Proceeds as a result of the Offering of which no less than $2,000,000 shall be applied as a prepayment of the Term Loan in accordance with Section 1 above. Failure of Borrower to receive such Net Cash Proceeds and apply no less than $2,000,000 as a prepayment of the Term Loan in accordance with Section 1 above, on or prior to November 15, 2018 shall constitute an immediate Event of Default.

 

5.     Representations and Warranties. To induce Agent and Lenders to enter into this Amendment, each Credit Party represents and warrants to Agent and Lenders as of the date hereof that:

 

(a)     the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment has been duly authorized by all requisite limited liability company or corporate action, as applicable, on the part of such Credit Party and that this Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by such Credit Party;

 

(b)     this Amendment constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Credit Party enforceable in accordance with their terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally; and

 

(c)     after giving effect to this Amendment, each of the representations and warranties made by such Credit Party in or pursuant to the Credit Agreement and the Other Documents is true and correct in all material respects (except to the extent any such representation or warranty expressly relates only to any earlier and/or specified date) on and as of the date hereof as if made on and as of the date hereof (except to the extent any such representation or warranty expressly relates only to any earlier and/or specified date).

 

6.     Amendment Fee. Borrower hereby agrees to pay to Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Lenders, an amendment fee of $34,500 (the "Amendment Fee"), payable on the date hereof. The Amendment Fee shall be fully earned when due and non-refundable when paid.

 

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7.     Release. Each Credit Party hereby absolutely and unconditionally releases and forever discharges Agent and the Lenders, and any and all participants, parent corporations, subsidiary corporations, affiliated corporations, insurers, indemnitors, successors and assigns thereof, together with all of the present and former directors, officers, agents and employees of any of the foregoing, from any and all claims, demands or causes of action of any kind, nature or description, whether arising in law or equity or upon contract or tort or under any state or federal law or otherwise, which any Credit Party has had, now has or has made claim to have against any such person for or by reason of any act, omission, matter, cause or thing whatsoever arising from the beginning of time to and including the date of this Amendment, whether such claims, demands and causes of action are matured or unmatured or known or unknown.

 

8.     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.

 

9.     Acknowledgment of Guarantors; Reaffirmation; References. Each Guarantor hereby acknowledges that Borrower, Agent and the Lenders have amended the Credit Agreement by this Amendment, and such Guarantor acknowledges that Agent and Lenders would not amend the Credit Agreement in the absence of the agreements of such Guarantor contained herein. Each Guarantor hereby consents to the Amendment, agrees that its obligations under the applicable Guaranty shall not be diminished as a result of the execution of this Amendment and confirms that the applicable Guaranty to which it is a party is in full force and effect. Each Credit Party hereby reaffirms its obligations under each Other Document to which it is a party (including, without limitation, each applicable Mexican Security Document), in each case as amended, supplemented or modified prior to or as of the date hereof. Without limiting the foregoing, each Credit Party hereby reaffirms its pledge, assignment and grant of a Lien on the Collateral to Agent, on behalf of itself and the other Lenders, to secure the prompt payment and performance of the Obligations. Any reference to the Credit Agreement contained in any document, instrument or Other Document executed in connection with the Credit Agreement shall be deemed to be a reference to the Credit Agreement as modified by this Amendment.

 

10.     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. Receipt by telecopy or electronic mail (including email transmission of a PDF image) of any executed signature page to this Amendment shall constitute effective delivery of such signature page.

 

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

 

12.     Governing Law. This Amendment, and all matters relating hereto or arising herefrom (whether arising under contract law, tort law or otherwise) shall, in accordance with Section 5-1401 of the General Obligations Law of the State of New York, be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

 

[Signature Page Follows]

 

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

 

	
			BORROWER:

			

			CTI INDUSTRIES CORPORATION

			

			

			Each By: /s/ Stephen Merrick                                       

			Name: Stephen Merrick                                                  

			Title: CEO                                                                        

			

 

 

	
			GUARANTORS:

			
	
			CTI SUPPLY, INC.

			

			

			Each By: /s/ Stephen Merrick                                      

			Name: Stephen Merrick                                                 

			Title: President                                                                 

			 

			
	
			FLEXO UNIVERSAL, S. DE R.L. DE C.V.

			

			

			Each By: /s/ Stephen Merrick                                      

			Name: Stephen Merrick                                                 

			Title: Director                                                                  

			

 

 

 

Signature Page to Waiver and Amendment No. 2 to Revolving Credit, Term Loan and Security Agreement

 

 

 

 

 

	 	
			AGENT AND LENDERS:

			

 

	 	
			PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

			as Agent and the sole Lender

			
	 	
			By: /s/ Thomas Karlov                                       

			Name: Thomas Karlov                                        

			Title: SVP                                                              

			

 

 

 

Signature Page to Waiver and Amendment No. 2 to Revolving Credit, Term Loan and Security Agreement

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