EX-10.64 3 a2202675zex-10_64.htm EX-10.64

Exhibit 10.64

 

OMNIBUS AMENDMENT TO
ACCOUNT PURCHASE AGREEMENTS AND GUARANTIES

 

THIS OMNIBUS AMENDMENT (this “Amendment”), dated as of March 4, 2011, is entered into by and among BADGER TRANSPORT, INC., a Wisconsin corporation (“Badger”), BRAD FOOTE GEAR WORKS, INC., an Illinois corporation (“Brad Foote”), BROADWIND SERVICES, LLC, f/k/a/ Energy Maintenance Service, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Energy Maintenance”), BROADWIND TOWERS, INC., f/k/a/ Tower Tech Systems Inc., a Wisconsin corporation (“Tower Tech”) (Badger, Brad Foote, Energy Maintenance and Tower Tech are each referred to herein as a “Customer” and collectively as the “Customers”), BROADWIND ENERGY, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Broadwind”), and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (“WFBC”), acting through its Wells Fargo Business Credit operating division.

 

RECITALS

 

A.                                   Each Customer and WFBC are parties to an Account Purchase Agreement, each dated September 28, 2010 (as amended from time to time, each an “Account Purchase Agreement” and collectively, the “Account Purchase Agreements”).

 

B.                                     Each of Broadwind and each Customer has executed a Continuing Guaranty in favor of WFBC, each dated September 28, 2010 (as amended from time to time, each a “Guaranty” and collectively, the “Guaranties”).

 

C.                                     Each of Broadwind and each Customer has requested that certain amendments be made to the Account Purchase Agreements and the Guaranties, which WFBC is willing to make pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth herein.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, it is agreed as follows:

 

1.                                       Defined Terms.  Capitalized terms used in this Amendment which are defined in an Account Purchase Agreement shall have the same meanings as defined in such Account Purchase Agreement, unless otherwise defined herein.

 

2.                                       Termination of Badger Account Purchase Agreement and Guaranty.  Badger and WFBC agree that (a) the Final Termination Date (as defined in the Account Purchase Agreement by and between Badger and WFBC dated as of September 28, 2010 (the “Badger Account Purchase Agreement”)) of the Badger Account Purchase Agreement is the date hereof and (b) the Guaranty by Badger is hereby terminated and cancelled.

 

3.                                       Waiver.  WFBC hereby waives the notice requirements specified in Section 3.11 of the Bader Account Purchase Agreement.  This waiver shall be effective only in this specific instance and for the specific purpose for which it is given, and this waiver shall not entitle Badger or any other Person to any other or further waiver in any similar or other circumstances.

 


 

4.                                       Amendments to Account Purchase Agreements.

 

(a)                                  Each Account Purchase Agreement (other than the Badger Account Purchase Agreement) is hereby amended by replacing “the Account Purchase Agreement by and between Badger Transport and WFBC,” in Section 2.05 (the definition of “Affiliate Account Purchase Agreements”) with “[Intentionally Omitted].”

 

(b)                                 Each Account Purchase Agreement (other than the Badger Account Purchase Agreement) is hereby amended by replacing “Badger Transport” in Section 2.25 or Section 2.26, as applicable (the definition of “Guarantor”), with “[Intentionally Omitted].”

 

(c)                                  Each Account Purchase Agreement (other than the Badger Account Purchase Agreement) is hereby amended by amending and restating Section 3.08(e) to read in its entirety as follows:

 

“(e)                            Termination Fee.  If the Termination Date occurs on or before September 29, 2013, the Customer shall pay WFBC on the Termination Date a fully earned termination fee equal to:  (i) three percent (3.0%) of the Facility Maximum, if this Agreement is terminated on or before the first anniversary of the Closing Date; (ii) two percent (2.0%) of the Facility Maximum, if this Agreement is terminated after the first anniversary of the date hereof but on or before the second anniversary of the Closing Date; and (iii) one percent (1.0%) of the Facility Maximum, if this Agreement is terminated after the second anniversary of the date hereof but on or before the third anniversary of the Closing Date.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Customer shall not be required to pay any termination fee in the event this Agreement is terminated after the first anniversary of the date hereof (i) as a result of or in connection with refinancing or replacement financing with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association or any affiliate or division of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association or (ii) by the Customer after demand by WFBC for a payment under Section 11.08 of this Agreement.”

 

5.                                       Customer Name Changes.

 

(a)                                  Energy Maintenance acknowledges that it has changed its name from “Energy Maintenance Service, LLC” to “Broadwind Services, LLC”.

 

(b)                                 Tower Tech acknowledges that it has changed its name from “Tower Tech Systems Inc.” to “Broadwind Towers, Inc.”

 

(c)                                  Each Account Purchase Agreement (other than the Badger Account Purchase Agreement), each Guaranty (other than the Guaranty by Badger) and each Related Document (as defined in each Account Purchase Agreement other than the Badger Account Purchase Agreement) is hereby amended by replacing (i) each reference to “Energy Maintenance Service, LLC” with a reference to “Broadwind Services, LLC” and (ii) each reference to “Tower Tech Systems Inc.” with a reference to “Broadwind Towers, Inc.”

 

6.                                       No Other Changes.  Except as explicitly amended by this Amendment, all of the terms and conditions of each Account Purchase Agreement (other than the Badger Account

 

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Purchase Agreement) and each Guaranty (other than the Badger Guaranty) shall remain in full force and effect.

 

7.                                       Amendment Fee.  The Customers agree, jointly and severally, to pay WFBC as of the date hereof a fully earned, non-refundable fee in the amount of $25,000 in consideration of WFBC’s execution and delivery of this Amendment and in lieu of any termination fee otherwise due on the date of this Amendment on account of the termination of the Badger Account Purchase Agreement pursuant to Section 3.11 of the Badger Account Purchase Agreement.

 

8.                                       Conditions Precedent.  This Amendment shall be effective when WFBC shall have received an executed original hereof, in substance and form acceptable to WFBC in its reasonable discretion, and payment of the fee described in Paragraph 7 of this Amendment.

 

9.                                       Termination of WFBC Security Interest.  Upon WFBC’s receipt of the items required under Paragraph 8 of this Amendment, (a) WFBC shall release, terminate and satisfy its security interest in the Collateral (as defined in the Badger Account Purchase Agreement) of Badger, and execute and deliver such releases, termination statements or directions to terminate as Badger may reasonably request, which must be prepared and filed by Badger at Badger’s sole cost and expense, and (b) Badger is authorized by WFBC to file UCC termination statements to terminate WFBC’s security interest in the Collateral (as defined in the Badger Account Purchase Agreement) of Badger.

 

10.                                 Representations and Warranties.  Each of Broadwind and each Customer hereby represents and warrants to WFBC as follows:

 

(a)                                  Each of Broadwind and each Customer has all requisite power and authority to execute and deliver this Amendment and any other agreements or instruments required hereunder and to perform all of its obligations hereunder and thereunder, and this Amendment and all such other agreements and instruments have been duly executed and delivered by each of Broadwind and each Customer and constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of each of Broadwind and each Customer, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium and other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and equitable principles of general application (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding at law or in equity).

 

(b)                                 The execution, delivery and performance by each of Broadwind and each Customer of this Amendment and any other agreements or instruments required hereunder have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and do not (i) require any approval or consent of, or any notice to or filing with, any governmental authority or agency having jurisdiction except such as has already been obtained, (ii) result in a violation of Broadwind’s or such Customer’s certificate or articles of incorporation or bylaws or any resolutions passed by Broadwind’s or such Customer’s directors or shareholders, (iii) result in a violation of any applicable law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, injunction, award or decree, or (iv) result in a breach of, or constitute a default under, any loan agreement, indenture, trust deed or any other agreement or

 

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instrument to which Broadwind or such Customer is a party or by which it is bound which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(c)                                  All of the representations and warranties contained in each Account Purchase Agreement and each Guaranty are correct on and as of the date hereof as though made on and as of such date, except to the extent that such representations and warranties relate solely to an earlier date.

 

11.                                 References.

 

(a)                                  All references in each Account Purchase Agreement to “this Agreement” shall be deemed to refer to such Account Purchase Agreement as amended hereby; and any and all references in any of the Related Documents (as defined in each Account Purchase Agreement) to any Account Purchase Agreement shall be deemed to refer to such Account Purchase Agreement as amended hereby.

 

(b)                                 All references in each Guaranty to “this Guaranty” shall be deemed to refer to such Guaranty as amended hereby; and any and all references in any of the Related Documents (as defined in each Account Purchase Agreement) to any Guaranty shall be deemed to refer to such Guaranty as amended hereby.

 

12.                                 No Waiver.  The execution of this Amendment and the acceptance of all other agreements and instruments related hereto shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any default or Event of Termination (as defined in the applicable Account Purchase Agreement) under any Account Purchase Agreement or a waiver of any breach, default or event of default under any other Related Document (as defined in each Account Purchase Agreement) or other document held by WFBC, whether or not known to WFBC and whether or not existing on the date of this Amendment.

 

13.                                 Release.  Each of Broadwind and each Customer hereby absolutely and unconditionally releases and forever discharges WFBC, and any and all participants, parent entities, subsidiary entities, affiliated entities, 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 Broadwind or such Customer has had, now has or has made claim to have against any such person or entity 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.

 

14.                                 Costs and Expenses.  Each Customer hereby reaffirms its agreement under the Account Purchase Agreement to which it is a party to pay or reimburse WFBC on demand for all costs and expenses incurred by WFBC in connection with such Account Purchase Agreement and the Related Documents (as defined in each Account Purchase Agreement), including without limitation all reasonable fees and disbursements of legal counsel.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Customer specifically agrees to pay all fees and disbursements of counsel

 

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to WFBC for the services performed by such counsel in connection with the preparation of this Amendment and the documents and instruments incidental hereto.  Customers acknowledge and agree that WFBC may charge such fees and disbursements, including the fee required under Paragraph 7 of this Amendment, to the Collected Reserve Account (as defined in the applicable Account Purchase Agreement) of one or more Customers.

 

15.                                 Miscellaneous.  This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed an original and all of which counterparts, taken together, shall constitute one and the same instrument.  Manually executed counterparts of the signature pages of this Amendment may be delivered by the parties electronically so long as transmitted pages are reproducible on paper medium upon receipt.  Each party is duly authorized to print any executed signature page so received and attach it to this Amendment, whereupon this Amendment shall be deemed to have been duly executed and delivered by the transmitting party and the paper copy of this Amendment assembled by the recipient with such signature page attached shall be deemed an original for all purposes, absent manifest error or bad faith.  This Amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the substantive laws (other than conflict laws) of the State of Colorado.  The parties hereby (a) consent to the personal jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in the State of Colorado, and any appellate court from which any appeals therefrom are available, in connection with any controversy related to this Amendment; (b) waive any argument that venue in any such forum is not convenient; (c) agree that any litigation initiated by WFBC or any of Broadwind or any Customer in connection with this Amendment may be venued in the state or federal courts located in the City and County of Denver, Colorado; and (d) agree that a final judgment in any such suit, action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law.

 

16.                                 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.  EACH OF BROADWIND, EACH CUSTOMER AND WFBC HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION AT LAW OR IN EQUITY OR IN ANY OTHER PROCEEDING BASED ON OR PERTAINING TO THIS AMENDMENT.

 

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

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL

 

BADGER TRANSPORT, INC.

ASSOCIATION, acting through its Wells

 

 

Fargo Business Credit operating division

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Martine E. Tracy

 

By:

/s/ Stephanie Kushner

Name:

Martine E. Tracy

 

Name:

Stephanie Kushner

Its:

Authorized Signatory

 

Its:

Authorized Signatory

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BRAD FOOTE GEAR WORKS, INC.

 

BROADWIND SERVICES, LLC,

 

 

f/k/a/ Energy Maintenance Service, LLC

 

 

 

 

 

 

By: 

/s/ Stephanie Kushner

 

By:

/s/ Stephanie Kushner

Name:

Stephanie Kushner

 

Name:

Stephanie Kushner

Its:

Authorized Signatory

 

Its:

Authorized Signatory

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BROADWIND TOWERS, INC.,

 

BROADWIND ENERGY, INC.

f/k/a/ Tower Tech Systems Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Stephanie Kushner

 

By:

/s/ Stephanie Kushner

Name:

Stephanie Kushner

 

Name:

Stephanie Kushner

Its:

Authorized Signatory

 

Its:

Authorized Signatory

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Michael Bromfield

 

 

 

Name: 

Michael Bromfield

 

 

 

Its:

Senior Vice President

 

 

 

 

* With respect to Paragraph 5 of this Amendment, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association in its capacity as lockbox processor and depository bank

 

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Omnibus Amendment to Account Purchase Agreements and Guaranties