Document:

ex10_2.htm

Exhibit 10.2

August 11, 2011

W. Thomas Amick

c/o Discovery Laboratories, Inc.

2600 Kelly Road

Suite 100

Warrington, PA 18976

Re:        Amendment to Employment Agreement

Dear Mr. Amick,

This amendment is attached to and made part of the Employment Agreement dated as of October 12, 2010 between you and Discovery Laboratories, Inc. (the “Agreement”) and is effective as of July 18, 2011.  The Agreement is hereby amended as set forth below.  Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms as set forth in the Agreement.

1.           Section 2 of the Agreement is hereby amended to provide (i) that the Term of the Agreement shall continue through May 3, 2010, and (ii) that, commencing on May 4, 2010, and on each May 4th thereafter, the Term of the Agreement shall automatically be extended for one additional year, except in the event of notice as provided for therein.”

2.           In addition to the benefits provided in Section 5(e) (Reimbursement of Business Expenses), the Company shall reimburse you for expenses associated with travel, local housing and other incidentals, in accordance with guidelines of the Internal Revenue Service, in amounts not to exceed $55,025 during the period from January 1, 2011 through May 3, 2012.  In addition, any amounts payable hereunder shall be subject to tax gross-up payments.

Except as amended herein, the remaining terms and conditions of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.  This addendum confirms an agreement between you and the Company with respect to the subject matter hereof and is a material part of the consideration stated in the Agreement and mutual promises made in connection therewith.  Please indicate your acceptance of the terms contained herein by signing both copies of this amendment, retaining one copy for your records, and forwarding the remaining copy to the Company.

 

	
DISCOVERY LABORATORIES, INC.

	 	  	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	
By:

	/s/ John G. Cooper	 	
By:

	/s/ W. Thomas Amick
	
Name:

	John G. Cooper	 	
Name:

	W.  Thomas Amick
	
Title:

	President and Chief Financial Officerex10_1.htm

Exhibit 10.1

 

TENTH AMENDMENT TO

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

THIS TENTH AMENDMENT TO SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT (this "Tenth Amendment"), executed as of June 5, 2011, is by and between BIRNER DENTAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC., a Colorado corporation ("Borrower"), and KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association ("Lender").

 

R E C I T A L S

 

A.   Borrower and Lender are parties to a Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of August 7, 2003 (the "Credit Agreement"), pursuant to which Lender has agreed to make a term loan in the principal amount of $460,000 and revolving loans of up to $7,000,000 to Borrower on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein.  The Credit Agreement was amended by the terms of that certain First Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated May 6, 2004, that certain Second Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated April 29, 2005, that certain Third Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated April 25, 2006, that certain Fourth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated August 31, 2006, that certain Fifth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated April 30, 2007, that certain Sixth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated April 22, 2008, that certain Seventh Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated June 30, 2009, that certain Eighth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated January 13, 2010, and that certain Ninth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated May 31, 2010.

 

B.   Borrower desires to further modify certain terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement, and Lender is willing to agree to the modifications contained in this Tenth Amendment, on the terms and conditions set forth herein.

 

C.   Capitalized terms used in this Tenth Amendment and not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to those terms in the Credit Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt, adequacy and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto covenant and agree as follows:

 

1.   AMENDMENTS TO CREDIT AGREEMENT.  The Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follows:

 

(a)          Extension of Maturity Date.  The definition of "Revolving Credit Maturity Date" contained in Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:

 

   "Revolving Credit Maturity Date" shall mean May 31, 2013.

 

  

  

  

(b)          Modification of Interest Rate Margin.  Section 2.6(a)(iii) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:

 

(iii)   The LIBOR Rate Margin or Base Rate Margin, as applicable, shall be equal to the margin set forth in the table below with respect to Revolving Loans or Term Loan, as applicable:

	  	
LIBOR Rate Margin

	
Base Rate Margin

	
Revolving Loans

	
200 Basis Points

	
0 Basis Points

	
Term Loan

	
150 Basis Points

	
0 Basis Points

 

2.           LOAN DOCUMENT AMENDMENTS.  Each of the other Loan Documents is hereby amended to conform to the amendments to the Credit Agreement as set forth in Paragraph 1.

 

3.   DOCUMENT RATIFICATION.  Subject to the amendments set forth in Paragraph 1 above, all of the terms and conditions contained in the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall remain unmodified and in full force and effect.

 

4.   RELEASE.  The execution of this Tenth Amendment by Lender does not and shall not constitute a waiver of any rights or remedies to which Lender is entitled pursuant to the Credit Agreement or the other Loan Documents, nor shall the same constitute a waiver of any default now existing or which may occur in the future with respect to the Credit Agreement or the other Loan Documents.  Borrower hereby agrees that Lender has fully performed its obligations pursuant to the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents through the date hereof and hereby waives, releases and relinquishes any and all claims whatsoever, known or unknown, that it may have against Lender with respect to the Credit Agreement or the other Loan Documents through the date hereof.

 

5.   PAYMENT OF COSTS AND FEES. Borrower shall pay all out-of-pocket expenses incurred by Lender in connection with the preparation of this Tenth Amendment, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees.

 

6.   CONDITIONS PRECEDENT.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, the terms and provisions of this Tenth Amendment shall not be effective unless and until all of the following shall have occurred:

 

(a)  Borrower shall have executed and delivered to Lender this Tenth Amendment, and such other documents, instruments, resolutions and other items as may be required by Lender, in form satisfactory to Lender.

 

(b)  Borrower shall have paid to Lender a fully earned, non-refundable fee of $17,500 to induce Lender to enter into this Tenth Amendment.

 

  

2

  

 

7.   REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS OF BORROWER.  Borrower represents, warrants and covenants to Lender:

 

(a)  No default or event of default under any of the Loan Documents as modified herein, nor any event, that, with the giving of notice or the passage of time or both, would be a default or an event of default under the Loan Documents as modified herein has occurred and is continuing.

 

(b)  There has been no material adverse change in the financial condition of Borrower or any other person whose financial statement has been delivered to Lender in connection with the Loan from the most recent financial statement received by Lender.

 

(c)  Each and all representations and warranties of Borrower in the Loan Documents are accurate on the date hereof.

 

(d)  Borrower has no claims, counterclaims, defenses, or set-offs with respect to the Loan or the Loan Documents as modified herein.

 

(e)  The Loan Documents as modified herein are the legal, valid, and binding obligation of Borrower, enforceable against Borrower in accordance with their terms.

 

(f)  Borrower shall execute, deliver, and provide to Lender such additional agreements, documents, and instruments as reasonably required by Lender to effectuate the intent of this Tenth Amendment.

 

8.   CONTROLLING LAW.  The terms and provisions of this Tenth Amendment shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Colorado.

 

9.   BINDING EFFECT.  This Tenth Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto, their successors and assigns.

 

       10.   CAPTIONS.  The paragraph captions utilized herein are in no way intended to interpret or limit the terms and conditions hereof, rather, they are intended for purposes of convenience only.

   

11.   COUNTERPARTS.  This Tenth Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be effective only upon delivery and thereafter shall be deemed an original, and all of which shall be taken to be one and the same instrument, for the same effect as if all parties hereto had signed the same signature page.  Any signature page of this Tenth Amendment may be detached from any counterpart of this Tenth Amendment without impairing the legal effect of any signatures thereon and may be attached to another counterpart of this Tenth Amendment identical in form hereto but having attached to it one or more additional signature pages. 

 

[Signatures appear on following page]

  

3

  

 

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO TENTH AMENDMENT TO

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT]

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Tenth Amendment as of the day and year first above written.

 

	 	BORROWER:	 
	 	 	 	 
	
 

	BIRNER DENTAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC., a Colorado corporation	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	By: 	 	 
	 	/s/ 	Dennis Genty, Chief Financial Officer	 

 

	 	LENDER:	 
	 	 	 	 
	
 

	KEYBANK  NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	By: 	 	 
	 	Name:	 
	 	Title:  	 

 

 

4

Source: [{"source": "alea-institute/alea-institute/kl3m-data-edgar-agreements/train-00193-of-00352.parquet"}, [{"source": "alea-institute/alea-institute/kl3m-data-edgar-agreements/train-00193-of-00352.parquet"}]]