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Exhibit 10.30

Joinder Agreement

The undersigned counsel (“Counsel”) to the Multi-State Governmental Entities Group (the “MSGE Group”) representing the interests of the entities listed on the Verified Statement of the Multi-State Governmental Entities Group Pursuant to Rule 2019 of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure [Docket No. 337] (the “MSGE Signatories”) hereby (a) acknowledges that it has reviewed and understands the Restructuring Support Agreement (as amended, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, the “Agreement”) dated as of October 11, 2020 by and among (i) Mallinckrodt plc and each of its subsidiaries listed on Annex 1 to the Agreement, (ii) the Supporting Unsecured Noteholders, and (iii) the Supporting Governmental Opioid Claimants; and (b) acknowledges that the MSGE Signatories shall have the rights, and undertake the obligations, as the Supporting Governmental Opioid Claimants (except as otherwise expressly set forth herein) and that such rights and obligations shall be exercised by the MSGE Signatories through the MSGE Group over the matters set forth in the Agreement for which the Governmental Plaintiff Ad Hoc Committee has consent rights or obligations.  For the avoidance of doubt, the MSGE Signatories acknowledge that their rights and obligations as Supporting Governmental Opioid Claimants are solely with respect to themselves and no other Supporting Governmental Opioid Claimants and the MSGE Group’s rights and obligations are solely with respect to the MSGE Signatories. 
In addition to the foregoing, the undersigned counsel to the MSGE Group or the MSGE Signatories agrees as follows as of the date of each of their respective execution of this Joinder Agreement: 
1.Restructuring Support:  The MSGE Signatories shall be subject to the support and other obligations set forth in Section 4(a) of the Agreement as Supporting Governmental Opioid Claimants.  In addition, Counsel agrees to recommend that the members of the MSGE Group that do not become MSGE Signatories to this Joinder Agreement take the actions contemplated by clauses (A) and (B) of Section 4(a) of the Agreement.
2.Breaches by the MSGE Group:  The Company shall be entitled to terminate the Agreement as to all of the MSGE Signatories in the event that any of the MSGE Signatories breach, in any material respect, any of the representations, warranties, or covenants given under the Agreement, and such breach remains uncured for a period of fifteen (15) Business Days after receipt by the MSGE Group from the Company of written notice of such breach, which written notice will set forth in reasonable detail the alleged breach; provided, that any such termination by the Company shall result in the termination of the Agreement solely as to the MSGE Signatories and shall not give rise to a termination right to any other Supporting Party.
3.Termination of the Agreement by the MSGE Group:  The sole remedy of the MSGE Signatories for any breach by the Supporting Parties of the Agreement shall be termination of this Joinder Agreement by notice in accordance with the Agreement delivered by the MSGE Group with such notice terminating the Agreement as to all MSGE Signatories.  If the MSGE Group terminates this Joinder Agreement, such termination shall not result in a termination of the Agreement as to the other Supporting Parties (other than the MSGE Signatories) and shall not give rise to a termination right under Section 6(a)(xix) for any such Supporting Parties or for the Company under Section 6(b)(iv).  For the avoidance of doubt, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Agreement or this Joinder Agreement, the MSGE Group only has the power to terminate the Agreement as to Supporting Governmental Opioid Claimants that are MSGE Signatories.  
4.Milestones:  
a.To the extent that the Company takes any action with respect to a Milestone without the consent of the MSGE Group, the sole remedy afforded to the MSGE Signatories shall be termination of this Joinder Agreement by the MSGE Group.   
b.Counsel agrees to use best efforts to obtain the executed signature pages of the members of the MSGE Group to be appended hereto within two (2) months from the date of execution of this Joinder Agreement, which may be extended with the consent of the Company, the Governmental Plaintiff Ad Hoc Committee and the Required Supporting Unsecured Noteholders (each of whom are intended third-party beneficiaries hereunder).  Failure to satisfy the obligation in this paragraph shall result in a breach of this Joinder Agreement as set forth in Section 2 above. 

5.Fees and Expenses: So long as this Joinder Agreement is in effect, the MSGE Group’s reasonable and documented fees and out-of-pocket expenses of (a) Caplin & Drysdale, Chartered, as legal counsel to the MSGE Group; (b) Seitz, Van Ogtrop & Green, P.A. as Delaware legal counsel to the MSGE Group; (c) FTI Consulting, as financial advisor to the MSGE Group; and (d) such other legal, consulting, financial, and/or other professional advisors to which the MSGE Group and the Debtors shall reasonably agree from time to time (collectively, the “MSGE Group Professionals”) shall be paid pursuant to Section 25 of the Agreement and the Mallinckrodt Restructuring Term Sheet at 8.    
6.Notice Parties:  Notices provided pursuant to the Agreement shall be sent to the MSGE Group to the address set forth on the signature page for the MSGE Group, with copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Caplin & Drysdale, Chartered
One Thomas Circle, NW
Suite 1100
Washington, D.C. 20005
Attention:           Kevin C. Maclay (kmaclay@capdale.com)                   
Todd E. Phillips (tphillips@capdale.com)
Ann Weber Langley (alangley@capdale.com)

7.Representations and Warranties: Counsel and the MSGE Signatories hereby makes the same representations and warranties of the Supporting Parties set forth in the Agreement to each other Party, effective as of the date hereof.
8.Governing Law:  This joinder agreement shall be governed by the governing law set forth in the Agreement.

Date:  November 13, 2020

THE MULTI-STATE GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES GROUP  
By: /s/ Kevin C. Maclay
Name:  Kevin C. Maclay
Title: Member, Caplin & Drysdale, Chartered
Address:  One Thomas Circle, N.W., Suite 1100
                  Washington, D.C. 20005

Claims Covered by Joinder Agreement: 

Opioid-related Claims as described in the Verified Statement of the Multi-State Governmental Entities Group Pursuant to Rule 2019 of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure [Docket No. 337].  

Schedule ADocument

Exhibit 10.43

AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

THIS AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) dated as of October 9, 2020, by and between Lifetime Brands, Inc., a Delaware corporation, in its capacity as the administrative agent for the Sellers (in such capacity, the “Seller Agent”), as a Seller, and as initial “Servicer”, and HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association with an office at 452 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10018 (the “Purchaser”). 
RECITALS 
WHEREAS, the Seller Agent, Seller, Servicer and Purchaser are party to that certain Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2016, (as the same may be amended, modified, supplemented, restated from time to time, the “RPA”), 
WHEREAS, the Seller has requested that the Purchaser amend certain provisions of the RPA and the Purchaser is willing, on the terms and subject to the conditions hereinafter set forth, to modify the RPA as set forth below. 
AGREEMENT 
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby covenant and agree to be bound as follows: 
Section 1. Capitalized Terms. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the RPA unless the context otherwise requires.
Section 2. Amendment. On the Amendment Effective Date (as defined below), the RPA shall be amended by amending Exhibit A (Definitions) as follows:
(a)           By deleting the definition of “Facility Amount” in its entirety and replacing it with the following: 
“Facility Amount: Up to USD 30,000,000.”
(b)           By deleting the definition of “Discount Rate” in its entirety and replacing it with the following
“Discount Rate: A rate equal to LIBOR plus 1.75% per annum.”
(c)          By deleting the definition of “LIBOR” and “LIBOR01 Page" in their entirety and replacing it with the following:

“LIBOR”:  The rate established by Purchaser (calculated on the basis of actual days elapsed over a 360-day year) equal to the offered rate as administered by ICE Benchmark Administration Limited (or any other successor thereto which takes over administration of such rate) appearing on Bloomberg Page BBAM1 screen (or on any successor or substitute page of such Bloomberg screen providing rate quotations comparable to those currently provided on such page of such Bloomberg screen) as of 11:00 a.m. (London time) two (2) Business Days immediately preceding the related Purchase Date with respect to Purchased Receivables for the LIBOR Period (as defined below).  In the event that such rate does not appear on the Bloomberg Page BBAM1 screen at such time, or if for any reason such rate is not available, “LIBOR” shall be determined by reference to such other comparable publicly available service for displaying the offered rate for deposits in Dollars in the London interbank market as may be selected by Purchaser and, in the absence of availability, such other method to determine such offered rate as may be selected by Purchaser in its sole discretion. For purposes of this definition, “LIBOR Period” means a 60-day period, as may be modified from time to time as agreed to by Seller and the Purchaser to reflect the tenor of Receivables contemplated for purchase by the Purchaser under this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if the LIBOR rate established or determined by the Purchaser pursuant to this definition shall be less than zero, LIBOR shall be deemed to be zero.

Section 3. Effectiveness of This Amendment. This Amendment shall not be effective until the Purchaser receives a counterpart of this Amendment executed by the Seller, Servicer and the Purchaser, and any such other documents as the Purchaser may reasonably request (the “Amendment Effective Date”). 
Section 4. Representations. The Seller represents and warrants to the Purchaser as follows: 

(a) each representation and warranty made or deemed made by the Seller in the RPA is true and correct as of the date hereof, except to the extent that a representation or warranty expressly relates solely to an earlier date (in which case such representation or warranty was true and accurate on and as of such earlier date); 
(b)  no Event of Repurchase has occurred and is continuing as of the date hereof; 
(c) the execution, delivery and performance by the Seller of this Amendment and the RPA, as amended hereby, (i) are within the Seller’s corporate or other organizational powers, (ii) have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other organizational action; (iii) do not contravene (A) the Seller’s Organizational Documents, (B) any law, rule or regulation applicable to the Seller, (C) any contractual restriction binding on or affecting the Seller or its property, or (D) any order, writ, judgment, award, injunction or decree binding on or affecting the Seller or its property.  
(d) the Amendment and the RPA are legal, valid and binding obligations of the Seller and so long as the Seller acts as Servicer, enforceable against the Seller and the Servicer, as applicable, in accordance with their terms, except as limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance or other laws relating to the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is sought at equity or law).
  Section 5. Reaffirmation; Effect of Amendment. The Seller and the Servicer each acknowledges and reaffirms that the RPA, as hereby amended, is hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects and all terms, conditions, and provisions of the RPA, except as amended by this Amendment, shall remain unmodified and in full force and effect. All references in any document or instrument to the RPA are hereby amended to refer to the RPA as amended by this Amendment.  If any part of this Amendment is for any reason found to be unenforceable, all other portions of it shall nevertheless remain enforceable. The RPA and any and all other documents heretofore, now or hereafter executed and delivered pursuant to the terms of the RPA are hereby amended so that any reference to the RPA shall mean a reference to the RPA amended by this Amendment.
Section 6. Governing Law. This Amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflict of laws principles. 
Section 7. Headings.  Section headings in this Amendment are included herein for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Amendment for any other purpose.
Section 8. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Amendment by fax or by email shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Amendment. 
Section 9. ENTIRETY. THIS AMENDMENT, THE RPA, AND ANY OTHER RELATED DOCUMENTS EMBODY THE ENTIRE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES AND SUPERSEDE ALL PRIOR AGREEMENTS AND UNDERSTANDINGS, IF ANY, RELATING TO THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF. THESE DOCUMENTS REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES. 

Section 10.  Successors. This Amendment binds and inures to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. 

[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.

															
			LIFETIME BRANDS, INC. as Seller and initial Servicer
			By:	 /s/ Laurence Winoker
			Name:	Laurence Winoker	
			Title:	Senior Vice President -Finance,Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
					
					
			HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as 
			Purchaser		
			By:	/s/ William Conlan
			Name:	William Conlan
			Title:
	Senior Vice President

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