UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

 

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):      July 16, 2018    

 

 

WILHELMINA INTERNATIONAL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware 001-36589 74-2781950

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

200 Crescent Court, Suite 1400, Dallas, Texas 75201
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

 

(214) 661-7488

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

 

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

 

 

 

 

Item 1.01Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

 

On July 16, 2018, Wilhelmina International, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a Tenth Amendment to Credit Agreement effective July 12, 2018 (the “Tenth Amendment”) with ZB, N.A. dba Amegy Bank. The Tenth Amendment provides for an additional term loan of up to $1,000,000 which may be drawn by the Company through July 12, 2019, for the purpose of repurchases of its common stock. The additional term loan is evidenced by a promissory note (the “Second Term Note”) bearing interest at 5.15% per annum and payable in monthly installments of interest only through July 12, 2019. Thereafter, the Second Term Note is payable in monthly installments sufficient to fully amortize the outstanding principal balance in 60 months with the balance of principal and accrued interest due on July 12, 2023. The Company may prepay the Second Term Note at any time or from time to time without penalty.

 

The Tenth Amendment also revises the calculation of the fixed charge coverage ratio for the three quarters following the maturity date of the currently outstanding term loan, provided that such term loan is paid in full on or before its maturity date.

 

The foregoing description of the Tenth Amendment and Second Term Note is qualified in its entirety by reference to the definitive agreements filed as an exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by this reference.

 

Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(c)       Exhibits.

 

10.1Tenth Amendment to Credit Agreement dated July 12, 2018, by and among Wilhelmina International, Inc., ZB, N.A. dba Amegy Bank and the guarantors signatory thereto.

 

10.2Promissory Note dated July 12, 2018, by and between Wilhelmina International, Inc. and ZB, N.A. dba Amegy Bank.

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

        WILHELMINA INTERNATIONAL, INC.
         
         
Date:

July 17, 2018

  By: /s/ James A. McCarthy                                          
        James A. McCarthy, Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.1

 

TENTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

 

This TENTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) is made effective and executed as of July 12, 2018, by and among WILHELMINA INTERNATIONAL, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Borrower”), ZB, N.A. dba AMEGY BANK (“Bank”), and each of the Guarantors set forth on the signature pages hereof (each a “Guarantor”, and collectively the “Guarantors”).

 

RECITALS

 

A.                 Borrower and Bank entered into that certain Credit Agreement dated as of April 20, 2011, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of January 1, 2012, that certain Second Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of October 24, 2012, that certain Third Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of July 31, 2014, that certain Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement dated effective October 24, 2015, that certain Fifth Amendment to Credit Agreement dated effective May 13, 2016, that certain Sixth Amendment to Credit Agreement and First Amendment to Line of Credit Note dated effective November 9, 2016, that certain Seventh Amendment to Credit Agreement dated effective May 4, 2017, that certain Eighth Amendment to Credit Agreement and Waiver dated effective August 1, 2017, and that certain Ninth Amendment to Credit Agreement and Second Amendment to Line of Credit Note dated effective October 24, 2017 (as amended, the “Credit Agreement”).

 

B.                 In connection with the Credit Agreement, Borrower executed and delivered to Bank (i) that certain Line of Credit Promissory Note dated April 20, 2011, in the stated principal amount of $500,000.00, as amended and restated by that certain Amended and Restated Line of Credit Promissory Note dated as of January 1, 2012, in the stated principal amount of $1,500,000.00, as amended and restated by that certain Second Amended and Restated Line of Credit Promissory Note dated as of October 24, 2012, in the stated principal amount of $5,000,000.00, as amended and restated by that certain Third Amended and Restated Line of Credit Promissory Note dated as of October 24, 2015, in the stated principal amount of $4,000,000.00, and as amended by that certain Sixth Amendment to Credit Agreement and First Amendment to Line of Credit Note dated effective November 9, 2016 and that certain Ninth Amendment to Credit Agreement and Second Amendment to Line of Credit Note dated effective October 24, 2017 (as amended and restated, the “Line of Credit Note”), and (ii) that certain Promissory Note dated effective October 24, 2015, in the stated principal amount of $3,000,000.00 (the “Term Note”).

 

C.                 In connection with the Credit Agreement, (i) Guarantors (other than Artists at Wilhelmina LLC, Wilhelmina Licensing (Texas) LLC, and Wilhelmina Artist Management LLC, a Delaware limited liability company) executed and delivered to Bank that certain Unlimited Guaranty dated April 20, 2011, (ii) Artists at Wilhelmina LLC (formerly known as Wilhelmina Creative, LLC) and Wilhelmina Licensing (Texas) LLC executed and delivered to Bank those certain Unlimited Guaranties dated effective October 24, 2015, and (iii) Wilhelmina Artist Management LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, executed and delivered to Bank that certain Unlimited Guaranty dated effective November 9, 2016 (the Unlimited Guaranties referenced in items (i) through (iii) preceding, collectively, the “Guaranty Agreements”).

 

D.                 In connection with the Credit Agreement, (i) Borrower and Guarantors (other than Wilhelmina Licensing (Texas) LLC, Artists at Wilhelmina LLC, and Wilhelmina Artist Management LLC, a Delaware limited liability company) executed and delivered to Bank that certain Pledge and Security Agreement dated as of April 20, 2011, as amended from time to time, (ii) Wilhelmina Licensing (Texas) LLC executed and delivered to Bank that certain Pledge and Security Agreement dated effective as of October 24, 2015, as amended from time to time, (iii) Artists at Wilhelmina LLC executed and delivered to Bank that certain Pledge and Security Agreement dated effective as of October 24, 2015, as amended from time to time, and (iv) Wilhelmina Artist Management LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, executed and delivered to Bank that certain Pledge and Security Agreement dated effective on or about November 9, 2016, as amended from time to time (collectively, the “Security Documents” and each a “Security Document”); and

 

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E.                  Borrower has requested Bank to extend additional credit to Borrower in the form of a new term loan and make certain amendments to the Credit Agreement and the Loan Documents, all as more fully set forth herein, and Bank has agreed to the same upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE I
Definitions

 

Section 1.1.           Definitions. Capitalized terms used in this Amendment, to the extent not otherwise defined herein, shall have the same meaning as assigned to them in the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby.

 

ARTICLE II
Amendments

 

Section 2.1.           Amendments to Section 1.1 of Credit Agreement.

 

(a)                The first sentence in Section 1.1(b) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to hereafter read as follows: “Outstanding borrowings under the Line of Credit shall not at any time exceed the then-current borrowing base (the ‘Borrowing Base’) equal to the following amount as determined in good faith by Bank based upon a Borrowing Base Certificate (herein so called) in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference or in such other form as may be acceptable to Bank and such other information as Bank may consider relevant to such determination: an amount equal to eighty percent (80%) of the aggregate value of Borrower’s Eligible Accounts Receivable (which amount, as of any date of determination, is hereinafter called the “Borrowing Base Amount”), minus all outstanding Letter of Credit Liabilities, minus all outstanding indebtedness under the Term Loan, as hereinafter defined, minus all outstanding indebtedness under the Second Term Loan, as hereinafter defined.”

 

(b)               Section 1.1(d) is hereby amended and restated, and a new Section 1.1(e) is hereby inserted in its appropriate alphabetical order, to hereafter read as follows, respectively:

 

“(d) Second Term Loan. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, in addition to the Line of Credit and the Term Loan, Bank hereby agrees to make advances to Borrower from time to time up to and including July 12, 2019 not to exceed at any time the aggregate principal amount of One Million and No/100 Dollars ($1,000,000.00) (the ‘Second Term Loan’), the proceeds of which shall be used by Borrower to pay for stock repurchases (including any associated costs) of its equity interests, as approved by Bank. Borrower’s obligation to repay advances under the Second Term Loan are evidenced by a Promissory Note dated as of July 12, 2018, in the stated principal amount of $1,000,000.00 (as such promissory note may be amended, restated, refinanced or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Second Term Note”), all terms of which are incorporated herein by this reference.

 

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(e)       Borrowing and Repayment. With respect to the Line of Credit, Borrower may from time to time during the term of the Line of Credit borrow, partially or wholly repay its outstanding borrowings, and reborrow under the Line of Credit, subject to all of the limitations, terms and conditions contained herein or in the Line of Credit Note; provided however, that the total outstanding borrowings under the Line of Credit shall not at any time exceed the maximum principal amount available thereunder, as set forth above. With respect to the Term Loan, and notwithstanding anything herein or in any other Loan Document to the contrary, Borrower shall not be entitled to any advances thereunder after October 24, 2016, and Borrower may not re-borrow any amounts repaid under the Term Loan; provided, Borrower may partially or wholly repay its outstanding borrowings under the Term Loan, subject to all of the limitations, terms and conditions contained herein or in the Term Note. With respect to the Second Term Loan, and notwithstanding anything herein or in any other Loan Document to the contrary, Borrower shall not be entitled to any advances thereunder after July 12, 2019, and Borrower may not re-borrow any amounts repaid under the Second Term Loan; provided, Borrower may partially or wholly repay its outstanding borrowings under the Second Term Loan, subject to all of the limitations, terms and conditions contained herein or in the Second Term Note. If at any time the total outstanding borrowings under the Line of Credit exceed the then current Borrowing Base, then Borrower shall immediately repay the amount of such excess.”

 

Section 2.2.           Amendment to Section 1.2(a) of the Credit Agreement. Section 1.2(a) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

 

“(a) Interest. The outstanding principal balance of each credit subject hereto shall bear interest from the date such advance is made to the date such amount is fully repaid by Borrower, at the rate of interest set forth in the Line of Credit Note, the Term Note, or the Second Term Note, as applicable.”

 

Section 2.3.           Amendment to Section 1.3 of the Credit Agreement. Section 1.3 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the reference to the term “the Line of Credit Note, the Term Note” and inserting the term “the Line of Credit Note, the Term Note, the Second Term Note” in lieu thereof.

 

Section 2.4.           Amendment to Section 1.5 of the Credit Agreement. The first sentence in Section 1.5(a) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows: “Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Bank agrees to issue one or more standby letters of credit for the account of Borrower from time to time from the date hereof through the date that is five (5) business days prior to October 24, 2018; provided, however, that the outstanding Letter of Credit Liabilities shall not at any time exceed the least of: (a) Five Hundred Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($500,000.00); (b) an amount equal to $8,000,000.00 minus the outstanding borrowings under the Line of Credit, the Term Loan, and the Second Term Loan, in the aggregate; or (c) an amount equal to the Borrowing Base Amount minus the outstanding borrowings under the Line of Credit, the Term Loan, and the Second Term Loan, in the aggregate.”

 

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Section 2.5.           Amendment to Section 2.2 of Credit Agreement. Section 2.2 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the reference to the term “the Line of Credit Note, the Term Note” and inserting the term “the Line of Credit Note, the Term Note, the Second Term Note” in lieu thereof.

 

Section 2.6.           Amendment to Section 4.9(b) of Credit Agreement. If Borrower fully repays the Term Note on or before the maturity date expressly set forth therein, then strictly for purposes of determining the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio under Section 4.9(b) of the Credit Agreement for the fiscal quarters ending December 31, 2020, March 31, 2021, June 30, 2021, and September 30, 2021 (but for no other fiscal quarters), the term “Debt Service” (a) shall not include the regular installments of principal and accrued but unpaid interest due under the Term Note on each Payment Date as expressly set forth in Section 2.1 of the Term Note (the “Regularly Scheduled Payments”) and (b) shall include all principal and interest payments made under the Term Note in excess of the Regularly Scheduled Payments (including without limitation any balloon payment made on or before the maturity date set forth in the Term Note).

 

Section 2.7.           Amendment to Section 5.7 of the Credit Agreement. The last sentence in Section 5.7 of the Credit Agreement (which was added pursuant to the Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement dated October 24, 2015) is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to hereafter read as follows: “Notwithstanding the foregoing, Borrower shall be permitted to repurchase its equity interests using proceeds of the Term Loan and the Second Term Loan in the manner set forth in Sections 2.1(c) and 2.1(d) hereof.”

 

Section 2.8.           Amendment to Security Documents. The term “Note” in Section 1.3 of each Security Document is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to hereafter read as follows:

 

“‘Note’ means, collectively, (a) that certain Third Amended and Restated Line of Credit Note dated effective as of October 24, 2015, in the stated principal amount of $4,000,000.00, executed by Borrower and payable to the order of Lender, as renewed, extended and amended from time to time, (b) that certain Promissory Note dated effective as of October 24, 2015, in the stated principal amount of $3,000,000.00, executed by Borrower and payable to the order of Lender, as renewed, extended and amended from time to time, and (c) that certain Promissory Note dated effective as of July 12, 2018, in the stated principal amount of $1,000,000.00, executed by Borrower and payable to the order of Lender, as renewed, extended and amended from time to time.”

 

ARTICLE III
Conditions Precedent

 

Section 3.1.           Conditions. The effectiveness of this Amendment is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent, unless specifically waived by the Bank:

 

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(a)                The following instruments shall have been duly and validly executed and delivered to Bank by the parties thereto, all in form, scope and content satisfactory to the Bank:

 

(i)                 this Amendment executed by Borrower and Guarantors;

 

(ii)               Promissory Note of even date herewith, executed by Borrower made payable to Bank, in the stated principal amount of $1,000,000.00, which shall constitute the Second Term Note evidencing the Second Term Loan; and

 

(iii)             resolutions of the Board of Directors (or other governing body) of Borrower and each Guarantor certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary (or other custodian of records of each such entity) which authorize the execution, delivery, and performance by Borrower and each Guarantor of this Amendment and the other Loan Documents to be executed in connection herewith.

 

(b)               The representations and warranties contained herein, in the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, and in each other Loan Document, as amended hereby, shall be true and correct as of the date hereof, as if made on the date hereof, except to the extent such representations and warranties relate to an earlier date.

 

(c)                No Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and no Default shall exist, unless such Event of Default or Default has been specifically waived in writing by Bank.

 

(d)               All corporate 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 Bank and its legal counsel.

 

(e)                There shall have been no material adverse change in the condition (financial or otherwise) of Borrower or any Guarantor since October 24, 2017.

 

ARTICLE IV
Ratifications, Representations, Warranties

 

Section 4.1.           Ratifications. The terms and provisions set forth in this Amendment shall modify and supersede all inconsistent terms and provisions set forth in the Credit Agreement and except as expressly modified and superseded by this Amendment, the terms and provisions of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents are ratified and confirmed and shall continue in full force and effect. Borrower and Guarantors agree that the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, and the other Loan Documents, as amended hereby, shall continue to be legal, valid, binding obligations of Borrower and Guarantors, enforceable against Borrower and Guarantors in accordance with their respective terms.

 

Section 4.2.           Renewal of Security Interests. Each of Borrower and Guarantors hereby renews, regrants and affirms the liens and security interests created and granted in the Credit Agreement and in all other Loan Documents (including, without limitation, the Security Documents, as amended), to secure the prompt payment of all indebtedness and obligations of Borrower and each Guarantor under the Loan Documents as amended and increased by the terms hereof, including without limitation any Letter of Credit Liabilities, the Line of Credit, the Term Loan, and the Second Term Loan. Each of Borrower and Guarantors agree that this Amendment shall in no manner affect or impair the liens and security interests securing the indebtedness of Borrowers and Guarantors to Bank and that such liens and security interests shall not in any manner be waived, the purposes of this Amendment being to modify the Credit Agreement as herein provided, and to carry forward all liens and security interests securing same, which are acknowledged by Borrower and Guarantors to be valid and subsisting.

 

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Section 4.3.           Representations and Warranties. Borrower and Guarantors hereby represent and warrant to Bank as follows:

 

(a)                The execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment and any and all other Loan Documents executed and delivered in connection herewith have been authorized by all requisite corporate action on the part of Borrower and each Guarantor and do not and will not conflict with or violate any provision of any applicable laws, rules, regulations or decrees, the organizational documents of Borrower or any Guarantor, or any agreement, document, judgment, license, order or permit applicable to or binding upon Borrower or any Guarantor or their respective assets. No consent, approval, authorization or order of, and no notice to or filing with, any court or governmental authority or third person is required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance of this Amendment or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby;

 

(b)               The representations and warranties contained in the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, and the other Loan Documents, as amended hereby, are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof as though made on and as of the date hereof, except to the extent such representations and warranties relate to an earlier date;

 

(c)                No Event of Default under the Credit Agreement or any Loan Document has occurred and is continuing, except to the extent waived in writing by Bank;

 

(d)               Borrower and Guarantors are in full compliance with all covenants and agreements contained in the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, and the other Loan Documents to which each is a party, each as amended hereby, except to the extent waived in writing by Bank;

 

(e)                Neither Borrower nor any Guarantor has amended any of its organizational documents since the date of the original execution of the Credit Agreement; and

 

(f)                As of the date of this Amendment, the unpaid principal amount of the Line of Credit Note is $0, the unpaid principal amount of the Term Note is $1,844,116.40, and the aggregate Letter of Credit Liabilities are $221,742.50, which amounts are unconditionally owed by Borrower to Bank without offset, defense or counterclaim of any kind or nature whatsoever.

 

Section 4.4.           Guarantors’ Consent and Ratification. Each Guarantor hereby consents and agrees to the terms of this Amendment, and agrees that the Guaranty Agreement to which it is a party shall remain in full force and effect and shall continue to be the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Guarantor, enforceable against such Guarantor in accordance with its terms. Furthermore, each Guarantor hereby agrees and acknowledges that (a) the Guaranty Agreements are Loan Document, (b) the Guaranty Agreements are not subject to any claims, defenses or offsets, (c) nothing contained in this Amendment or any other Loan Document shall adversely affect any right or remedy of Bank under the Guaranty Agreements, (d) the execution and delivery of this Amendment shall in no way reduce, impair or discharge any obligations of any Guarantor pursuant to the Guaranty Agreements and shall not constitute a waiver by Bank against any Guarantor, (e) by virtue hereof and by virtue of the Guaranty Agreements, each Guarantor hereby guarantees to Bank the prompt and full payment and full and faithful performance by the Borrower of the entirety of the Guaranteed Indebtedness (as defined in the Guaranty Agreements) including, without limitation, all amounts owing under the Line of Credit Note, the Term Note, and the Second Term Note and all Letter of Credit Liabilities, (f) no Guarantor’s consent is required to the effectiveness of this Amendment, and (g) no consent by any Guarantor is required for the effectiveness of any future amendment, modification, forbearance or other action with respect to the Credit Agreement or any present or future Loan Document.

 

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ARTICLE V
Miscellaneous

 

Section 5.1.           Survival of Representations and Warranties. All representations and warranties made in the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, including without limitation, any Loan Document furnished in connection with this Amendment, shall survive the execution and delivery of this Amendment and the other Loan Documents, and no investigation by Bank or any closing shall affect such representations and warranties or the right of Bank to rely thereon.

 

Section 5.2.           Reference to Credit Agreement. Each of the Loan Documents, including the Credit Agreement, and any and all other agreements, documents or instruments now or hereafter executed and delivered pursuant to the terms hereof or pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, are hereby amended so that any reference in such Loan Documents to the Credit Agreement or any of the Loan Documents shall mean a reference to the Credit Agreement or such Loan Documents in each case as amended hereby.

 

Section 5.3.           Expenses of Bank. As provided in the Credit Agreement, Borrower agrees to pay on demand all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by Bank in connection with the preparation, negotiation and execution of this Amendment and the other Loan Documents executed pursuant hereto and any and all amendments, modifications, and supplements hereto, including, without limitation, the reasonable costs and fees of Bank’s legal counsel, and all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by Bank in connection with the enforcement or preservation of any rights under the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, and any other Loan Document, as amended hereby, including, without limitation, the reasonable costs and fees of Bank’s legal counsel.

 

Section 5.4.           RELEASE. BORROWER AND EACH GUARANTOR HEREBY VOLUNTARILY AND KNOWINGLY RELEASE AND FOREVER DISCHARGE BANK, ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AGENTS, EMPLOYEES, SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, FROM ALL POSSIBLE CLAIMS, DEMANDS, ACTIONS, CAUSES OF ACTION, DAMAGES, COSTS, EXPENSES, AND LIABILITIES WHATSOEVER, KNOWN OR UNKNOWN. ANTICIPATED OR UNANTICIPATED, SUSPECTED OR UNSUSPECTED, FIXED, CONTINGENT, OR CONDITIONAL, AT LAW OR IN EQUITY, ORIGINATING IN WHOLE OR IN PART ON OR BEFORE THE DATE THIS AMENDMENT IS EXECUTED, WHICH BORROWER AND ANY GUARANTOR MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE AGAINST BANK, ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AGENTS, EMPLOYEES, SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, IF ANY, AND IRRESPECTIVE OF WHETHER ANY SUCH CLAIMS ARISE OUT OF CONTRACT, TORT, VIOLATION OF LAW OR REGULATIONS, OR OTHERWISE, AND ARISING FROM ANY LOAN, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY CONTRACTING FOR, CHARGING, TAKING, RESERVING, COLLECTING OR RECEIVING INTEREST IN EXCESS OF THE HIGHEST LAWFUL RATE APPLICABLE, THE EXERCISE OF ANY RIGHTS AND REMEDIES UNDER THE LOAN DOCUMENTS, AND NEGOTIATIONS FOR AND EXECUTION OF THE LOAN DOCUMENTS.

 

Section 5.5.           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.

 

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Section 5.6.           GOVERNING LAW. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE BEEN MADE AND TO BE PERFORMABLE IN AND SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS.

 

Section 5.7.           Successors and Assigns. This Amendment is binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors, assigns, heirs, executors, and legal representatives, except that none of the parties hereto other than Bank may assign or transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of Bank.

 

Section 5.8.           WAIVER OF TRIAL BY JURY. THE PARTIES HERETO AGREE THAT NO PARTY SHALL REQUEST A TRIAL BY JURY IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION BETWEEN THEM CONCERNING THE LOAN DOCUMENTS OR ANY CLAIMS OR TRANSACTIONS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, IN EITHER A STATE OR FEDERAL COURT, THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY BEING EXPRESSLY WAIVED BY BANK, BORROWER AND GUARANTORS. EACH OF BANK, BORROWER AND GUARANTORS ACKNOWLEDGES THAT SUCH WAIVER IS MADE WITH FULL KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE NATURE OF THE RIGHTS AND BENEFITS WAIVED HEREBY, AND WITH THE BENEFIT OF ADVICE OF COUNSEL OF ITS CHOOSING.

 

Section 5.9.           Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

Section 5.10.       Descriptive Headings. The captions in this Amendment are for convenience only and shall not define or limit the provisions hereof.

 

Section 5.11.       ENTIRE AGREEMENT. THIS AMENDMENT, THE CREDIT AGREEMENT AND ALL OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS EXECUTED AND DELIVERED IN CONNECTION WITH AND PURSUANT TO THIS AMENDMENT AND THE CREDIT AGREEMENT REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS, OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES. THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES. PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION 26.02(c) OF THE TEXAS BUSINESS AND COMMERCE CODE, THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HERETO SHALL BE DETERMINED SOLELY FROM THE LOAN DOCUMENTS, AND ANY PRIOR ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES ARE SUPERSEDED BY AND MERGED INTO THE LOAN DOCUMENTS.

 

Section 5.12.       Arbitration. All disputes, claims, and controversies arising from this Amendment shall be arbitrated in accordance with Section 7.15 of the Credit Agreement.

 

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EXECUTED as of the date first written above.

 

BORROWER:

 

WILHELMINA INTERNATIONAL, INC.,
a Delaware corporation

 

By: /s/ James McCarthy___________________

James McCarthy

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

GUARANTORS:

 

WILHELMINA LICENSING LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

 

 

By: /s/ James McCarthy___________________

James McCarthy

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

WILHELMINA LICENSING (TEXAS) LLC,

a Texas limited liability company

 

 

By: /s/ James McCarthy___________________

James McCarthy

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

WILHELMINA FILM & TV PRODUCTIONS LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

 

 

By: /s/ James McCarthy___________________

James McCarthy

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

WILHELMINA ARTIST MANAGEMENT LLC, a New York limited liability company

 

 

By: /s/ James McCarthy___________________

James McCarthy

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

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WILHELMINA-MIAMI, INC.,

a Florida corporation

 

 

By: /s/ James McCarthy___________________

James McCarthy

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

WILHELMINA INTERNATIONAL, LTD.,

a New York corporation

 

 

By: /s/ James McCarthy___________________

James McCarthy

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

WILHELMINA WEST, INC.,

a California corporation

 

 

By: /s/ James McCarthy___________________

James McCarthy

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

WILHELMINA MODELS, INC.,

a New York corporation

 

 

By: /s/ James McCarthy___________________

James McCarthy

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

LW1, INC.,

a California corporation

 

 

By: /s/ James McCarthy___________________

James McCarthy

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

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ARTISTS AT WILHELMINA LLC,

a Florida limited liability company

(formerly known as Wilhelmina Creative, LLC)

 

 

By: /s/ James McCarthy___________________

James McCarthy

Chief Financial Officer

 

WILHELMINA ARTIST MANAGEMENT LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

 

 

By: /s/ James McCarthy___________________

James McCarthy

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

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TENTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT - Signature Page

 

BANK:

ZB, N.A. dba AMEGY BANK

 

By: /s/ Kathy Magee___________________

Kathy Magee

Senior Vice President

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TENTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT – Signature Page

 

Exhibit 10.2

 

Promissory note

 

$1,000,000.00 July 12, 2018

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, WILHELMINA INTERNATIONAL, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Borrower”), having an address at 200 Crescent Court, Suite 1400, Dallas, Texas 75201 hereby promises to pay to the order of ZB, N.A. dba AMEGY BANK (together with its successors and assigns and any subsequent holders of this Note, “Lender”), as hereinafter provided, the principal sum of ONE MILLION AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($1,000,000.00) or so much thereof as may be advanced by Lender from time to time hereunder to or for the benefit or account of Borrower, together with interest thereon at the Note Rate (as hereinafter defined), and otherwise in strict accordance with the terms and provisions hereof.

 

1.                  DEFINITIONS

 

1.1              Definitions. As used in this Note, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

Applicable Rate” means five and 15/100 percent (5.15%) per annum.

 

Borrower” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph of this Note.

 

Business Day” means a weekday, Monday through Friday, except a legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions in Dallas, Texas are authorized or required by law to be closed. Unless otherwise provided, the term “days” when used herein means calendar days.

 

Change” means (a) any change after the date of this Note in the risk based capital guidelines applicable to Lender, or (b) any adoption of or change in any other law, governmental or quasi governmental rule, regulation, policy, guideline, interpretation, or directive (whether or not having the force of law) after the date of this Note that affects capital adequacy or the amount of capital required or expected to be maintained by Lender or any entity controlling Lender.

 

Charges” means all fees, charges and/or any other things of value, if any, contracted for, charged, taken, received or reserved by Lender in connection with the transactions relating to this Note and the other Loan Documents, which are treated as interest under applicable law.

 

Credit Agreement” means the Credit Agreement dated April 20, 2011, executed by Lender and Borrower, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of January 1, 2012, that certain Second Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of October 24, 2012, that certain Third Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of July 31, 2014, that certain Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement dated effective October 24, 2015, that certain Fifth Amendment to Credit Agreement dated effective May 13, 2016, that certain Sixth Amendment to Credit Agreement and First Amendment to Line of Credit Note dated effective November 9, 2016, that certain Seventh Amendment to Credit Agreement dated effective May 4, 2017, that certain Eighth Amendment to Credit Agreement and Waiver dated effective August 1, 2017, that certain Ninth Amendment to Credit Agreement and Second Amendment to Line of Credit Note dated effective October 24, 2017, and that certain Tenth Amendment to Credit Agreement of even date herewith, and as may be further modified, amended, renewed, extended, and restated from time to time.

 

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Debtor Relief Laws” means Title 11 of the United States Code, as now or hereafter in effect, or any other applicable law, domestic or foreign, as now or hereafter in effect, relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation, receivership, reorganization, arrangement or composition, extension or adjustment of debts, or similar laws affecting the rights of creditors.

 

Default Interest Rate” means a rate per annum equal to the Note Rate plus four percent (4%), but in no event in excess of the Maximum Rate.

 

Event of Default” has the meaning set forth in the Credit Agreement.

 

Lender” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph of this Note.

 

Loan Documents” has the meaning set forth in the Credit Agreement.

 

Maturity Date” means July 12, 2023.

 

Maximum Rate” means, at all times, the maximum rate of interest which may be charged, contracted for, taken, received or reserved by Lender in accordance with applicable Texas law (or applicable United States federal law to the extent that such law permits Lender to charge, contract for, receive or reserve a greater amount of interest than under Texas law). The Maximum Rate shall be calculated in a manner that takes into account any and all fees, payments, and other charges in respect of the Loan Documents that constitute interest under applicable law. Each change in any interest rate provided for herein based upon the Maximum Rate resulting from a change in the Maximum Rate shall take effect without notice to Borrower at the time of such change in the Maximum Rate.

 

Note” means this Promissory Note.

 

Note Rate” means the rate equal to the lesser of (a) the Maximum Rate or (b) the Applicable Rate.

 

Payment Date” means the first day of each and every calendar month during the term of this Note.

 

Related Indebtedness” means any and all indebtedness paid or payable by Borrower to Lender pursuant to the Loan Documents or any other communication or writing by or between Borrower and Lender related to the transaction or transactions that are the subject matter of the Loan Documents, except such indebtedness which has been paid or is payable by Borrower to Lender under this Note.

 

1.2              Rules of Construction. Any capitalized term used in this Note and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Credit Agreement. All terms used herein, whether or not defined in Section 1.1 hereof, and whether used in singular or plural form, shall be deemed to refer to the object of such term whether such is singular or plural in nature, as the context may suggest or require. All personal pronouns used herein, whether used in the masculine, feminine or neutral gender, shall include all other genders; the singular shall include the plural and vice versa.

 

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2.                  PAYMENT TERMS

 

2.1              Payment of Principal and Interest; Revolving Nature. All accrued but unpaid interest on the principal balance of this Note outstanding from time to time shall be payable on each Payment Date commencing September 1, 2018 and continuing on each Payment Date thereafter through and until July 12, 2019 (the “Conversion Date”). Thereafter, installments of principal and accrued but unpaid interest, each in the amount sufficient to fully amortize the outstanding principal balance under this Note over a sixty (60) month amortization period at the Note Rate, shall be due and payable on each Payment Date, commencing on the first Payment Date following the Conversion Date and continuing on each Payment Date thereafter through and until the Maturity Date. The then outstanding principal balance of this Note and all accrued but unpaid interest thereon shall be due and payable on the Maturity Date. No amounts repaid hereunder may be re-borrowed. Borrower shall not be entitled to any advances hereunder after the Conversion Date. The total outstanding borrowings under this Note shall not at any time exceed the principal amount stated above. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the unpaid principal balance of this Note at any time shall be the total amount advanced hereunder by Lender less the amount of principal payments made hereon by or for Borrower, which balance may be endorsed hereon from time to time by Lender or otherwise noted in Lender’s records, which notations shall be, absent manifest error, conclusive evidence of the amounts owing hereunder from time to time. This Note is the Second Term Note referenced and defined in the Credit Agreement.

 

2.2              Application. Except as expressly provided herein to the contrary, all payments on this Note shall be applied in the following order of priority: (a) the payment or reimbursement of any expenses, costs or obligations (other than the outstanding principal balance hereof and interest hereon) for which either Borrower shall be obligated or Lender shall be entitled pursuant to the provisions of this Note or the other Loan Documents; (b) the payment of accrued but unpaid interest hereon; and (c) the payment of all or any portion of the principal balance hereof then outstanding hereunder, in the direct order of maturity. If an Event of Default exists under this Note or under any of the other Loan Documents, then Lender may, at the sole option of Lender, apply any such payments, at any time and from time to time, to any of the items specified in clauses (a), (b) or (c) above without regard to the order of priority otherwise specified in this Section 2.2 and any application to the outstanding principal balance hereof may be made in either direct or inverse order of maturity.

 

2.3              Payments. All payments under this Note made to Lender shall be made in immediately available funds at 2501 N. Harwood, Suite 1600, Dallas, Texas 75201 (or at such other place as Lender, in Lender’s sole discretion, may have established by delivery of written notice thereof to Borrower from time to time), without offset, in lawful money of the United States of America, which shall at the time of payment be legal tender in payment of all debts and dues, public and private. Payments by check or draft shall not constitute payment in immediately available funds until the required amount is actually received by Lender in full. Payments in immediately available funds received by Lender in the place designated for payment on a Business Day prior to 11:00 a.m. (Dallas, Texas time) at such place of payment shall be credited prior to the close of business on the Business Day received, while payments received by Lender on a day other than a Business Day or after 11:00 a.m. (Dallas, Texas time) on a Business Day shall not be credited until the next succeeding Business Day. If any payment of principal or interest on this Note shall become due and payable on a day other than a Business Day, then such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day. Any such extension of time for payment shall be included in computing interest which has accrued and shall be payable in connection with such payment.

 

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Borrower authorizes Lender to effect payments due hereunder by debiting Borrower’s account(s) at Lender, which authorization shall not affect the obligation of Borrower to pay such sums when due, without notice, if there are insufficient funds in such account(s) to make payment in full on the due date, or if Lender fails to debit the account(s).

 

2.4              Computation Period. Interest on the indebtedness evidenced by this Note shall be computed on the basis of a three hundred sixty (360) day year and shall accrue on the actual number of days elapsed for any whole or partial month in which interest is being calculated. In computing the number of days during which interest accrues, the day on which funds are initially advanced shall be included regardless of the time of day such advance is made, and the day on which funds are repaid shall be included unless repayment is credited prior to the close of business on the Business Day received as provided in Section 2.3 hereof. Each determination by Lender of an interest rate or fee hereunder shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.

 

2.5              Prepayment. Borrower shall have the right to prepay, at any time and from time to time, without fee, premium or penalty, all or any portion of the outstanding principal balance hereof; provided, however, that such prepayment shall also include any and all accrued but unpaid interest on the amount of principal being so prepaid through and including the date of prepayment, plus any other sums which have become due to Lender under the other Loan Documents on or before the date of prepayment, but which have not been fully paid. Prepayments of principal shall be applied in inverse order of maturity.

 

2.6              Unconditional Payment. Borrower is and shall be obligated to pay all principal, interest and any and all other amounts which become payable under this Note or under any of the other Loan Documents absolutely and unconditionally and without any abatement, postponement, diminution or deduction whatsoever and without any reduction for counterclaim or setoff whatsoever. If at any time any payment received by Lender hereunder shall be deemed by a court of competent jurisdiction to have been a voidable preference or fraudulent conveyance under any Debtor Relief Law, then the obligation to make such payment shall survive any cancellation or satisfaction of this Note or return thereof to Borrower and shall not be discharged or satisfied with any prior payment thereof or cancellation of this Note, but shall remain a valid and binding obligation enforceable in accordance with the terms and provisions hereof, and such payment shall be immediately due and payable upon demand.

 

2.7              Partial or Incomplete Payments. Remittances in payment of any part of this Note other than in the required amount in immediately available funds at the place where this Note is payable shall not, regardless of any receipt or credit issued therefor, constitute payment until the required amount is actually received by Lender in full in accordance herewith and shall be made and accepted subject to the condition that any check or draft may be handled for collection in accordance with the practice of the collecting bank or banks. Acceptance by Lender of any payment in an amount less than the full amount then due shall be deemed an acceptance on account only, and the failure to pay the entire amount then due shall be and continue to be an Event of Default in the payment of this Note.

 

2.8              Default Interest Rate. For so long as any Event of Default exists under this Note or under any of the other Loan Documents, regardless of whether or not there has been an acceleration of the indebtedness evidenced by this Note, and at all times after the maturity of the indebtedness evidenced by this Note (whether by acceleration or otherwise), and in addition to all other rights and remedies of Lender hereunder, interest shall accrue on the outstanding principal balance hereof at the Default Interest Rate, and such accrued interest shall be immediately due and payable. Borrower acknowledges that it would be extremely difficult or impracticable to determine Lender’s actual damages resulting from any late payment or Event of Default, and such late charges and accrued interest are reasonable estimates of those damages and do not constitute a penalty

 

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2.9              Change. If Lender determines that the amount of capital required or expected to be maintained by Lender or any entity controlling Lender, is increased as a result of a Change, then, within fifteen (15) days of demand by Lender, Borrower shall pay to Lender the amount necessary to compensate Lender for any shortfall in the rate of return on the portion of such increased capital that Lender determines is attributable to this Note or the principal amount outstanding hereunder (after taking into account Lender’s policies as to capital adequacy).

 

3.                  EVENT OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES

 

3.1              Remedies. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, Lender shall have the right to exercise any rights and remedies set forth in the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

 

3.2              WAIVERS. EXCEPT AS SPECIFICALLY PROVIDED IN THE LOAN DOCUMENTS TO THE CONTRARY, BORROWER AND ANY ENDORSERS OR GUARANTORS HEREOF SEVERALLY WAIVE AND RELINQUISH PRESENTMENT FOR PAYMENT, DEMAND, NOTICE OF NONPAYMENT OR NONPERFORMANCE, PROTEST, NOTICE OF PROTEST, NOTICE OF INTENT TO ACCELERATE, NOTICE OF ACCELERATION OR ANY OTHER NOTICES OR ANY OTHER ACTION. BORROWER AND ANY ENDORSERS OR GUARANTORS HEREOF SEVERALLY WAIVE AND RELINQUISH, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ALL RIGHTS TO THE BENEFITS OF ANY MORATORIUM, REINSTATEMENT, MARSHALING, FORBEARANCE, VALUATION, STAY, EXTENSION, REDEMPTION, APPRAISEMENT, EXEMPTION AND HOMESTEAD NOW OR HEREAFTER PROVIDED BY THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND OF EACH STATE THEREOF, BOTH AS TO ITSELF AND IN AND TO ALL OF ITS PROPERTY, REAL AND PERSONAL, AGAINST THE ENFORCEMENT AND COLLECTION OF THE OBLIGATIONS EVIDENCED BY THIS NOTE OR BY THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS.

 

4.                  GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

4.1              No Waiver; Amendment. No failure to accelerate the indebtedness evidenced by this Note by reason of an Event of Default hereunder, acceptance of a partial or past due payment, or indulgences granted from time to time shall be construed (a) as a novation of this Note or as a reinstatement of the indebtedness evidenced by this Note or as a waiver of such right of acceleration or of the right of Lender thereafter to insist upon strict compliance with the terms of this Note, or (b) to prevent the exercise of such right of acceleration or any other right granted under this Note, under any of the other Loan Documents or by any applicable laws. Borrower hereby expressly waives and relinquishes the benefit of any statute or rule of law or equity now provided, or which may hereafter be provided, which would produce a result contrary to or in conflict with the foregoing. The failure to exercise any remedy available to Lender shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any rights or remedies of Lender under this Note or under any of the other Loan Documents, or at law or in equity. No extension of the time for the payment of this Note or any installment due hereunder, made by agreement with any person now or hereafter liable for the payment of this Note, shall operate to release, discharge, modify, change or affect the original liability of Borrower under this Note, either in whole or in part, unless Lender specifically, unequivocally and expressly agrees otherwise in writing.

 

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4.2              Interest Provisions.

 

(a)                Savings Clause. It is expressly stipulated and agreed to be the intent of Borrower and Lender at all times to comply strictly with the applicable Texas law governing the Maximum Rate or amount of interest payable on the indebtedness evidenced by this Note and the Related Indebtedness (or applicable United States federal law to the extent that it permits Lender to contract for, charge, take, reserve or receive a greater amount of interest than under Texas law). If the applicable law is ever judicially interpreted so as to render usurious any amount (i) contracted for, charged, taken, reserved or received pursuant to this Note, any of the other Loan Documents or any other communication or writing by or between Borrower and Lender related to the transaction or transactions that are the subject matter of the Loan Documents, (ii) contracted for, charged, taken, reserved or received by reason of Lender’s exercise of the option to accelerate the maturity of this Note and/or the Related Indebtedness, or (iii) Borrower will have paid or Lender will have received by reason of any voluntary prepayment by Borrower of this Note and/or the Related Indebtedness, then it is Borrower’s and Lender’s express intent that all amounts charged in excess of the Maximum Rate shall be automatically canceled, ab initio, and all amounts in excess of the Maximum Rate theretofore collected by Lender shall be credited on the principal balance of this Note and/or the Related Indebtedness (or, if this Note and all Related Indebtedness have been or would thereby be paid in full, refunded to Borrower), and the provisions of this Note and the other Loan Documents shall immediately be deemed reformed and the amounts thereafter collectible hereunder and thereunder reduced, without the necessity of the execution of any new document, so as to comply with the applicable law, but so as to permit the recovery of the fullest amount otherwise called for hereunder and thereunder; provided, however, that if this Note has been paid in full before the end of the stated term of this Note, then Borrower and Lender agree that Lender shall, with reasonable promptness after Lender discovers or is advised by Borrower that interest was received in an amount in excess of the Maximum Rate, either refund such excess interest to Borrower and/or credit such excess interest against this Note and/or any Related Indebtedness then owing by Borrower to Lender. Borrower hereby agrees that as a condition precedent to any claim seeking usury penalties against Lender, Borrower will provide written notice to Lender, advising Lender in reasonable detail of the nature and amount of the violation, and Lender shall have sixty (60) days after receipt of such notice in which to correct such usury violation, if any, by either refunding such excess interest to Borrower or crediting such excess interest against this Note and/or the Related Indebtedness then owing by Borrower to Lender. All sums contracted for, charged, taken, reserved or received by Lender for the use, forbearance or detention of any debt evidenced by this Note and/or the Related Indebtedness shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, be amortized or spread, using the actuarial method, throughout the stated term of this Note and/or the Related Indebtedness (including any and all renewal and extension periods) until payment in full so that the rate or amount of interest on account of this Note and/or the Related Indebtedness does not exceed the Maximum Rate from time to time in effect and applicable to this Note and/or the Related Indebtedness for so long as debt is outstanding. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any of the other Loan Documents, it is not the intention of Lender to accelerate the maturity of any interest that has not accrued at the time of such acceleration or to collect unearned interest at the time of such acceleration.

 

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(b)               Ceiling Election. To the extent that Lender is relying on Chapter 303 of the Texas Finance Code to determine the Maximum Rate payable on the Note and/or any other portion of the Obligations, Lender will utilize the weekly ceiling from time to time in effect as provided in such Chapter 303, as amended. To the extent United States federal law permits Lender to contract for, charge, take, receive or reserve a greater amount of interest than under Texas law, Lender will rely on United States federal law instead of such Chapter 303 for the purpose of determining the Maximum Rate. Additionally, to the extent permitted by applicable law now or hereafter in effect, Lender may, at its option and from time to time, utilize any other method of establishing the Maximum Rate under such Chapter 303 or under other applicable law by giving notice, if required, to Borrower as provided by applicable law now or hereafter in effect.

 

4.3              WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, BORROWER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND EXPRESSLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING, OR COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER BASED UPON CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO ANY OF THE LOAN DOCUMENTS OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED THEREBY OR THE ACTIONS OF LENDER IN THE NEGOTIATION, ADMINISTRATION, OR ENFORCEMENT THEREOF. EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PERSON HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PERSON WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 4.3.

 

4.4              GOVERNING LAW; VENUE; SERVICE OF PROCESS. THIS NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS; PROVIDED THAT LENDER SHALL RETAIN ALL RIGHTS UNDER FEDERAL LAW. THIS AGREEMENT HAS BEEN ENTERED INTO IN DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS, AND IS PERFORMABLE FOR ALL PURPOSES IN DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS. THE PARTIES HEREBY AGREE THAT ANY LAWSUIT, ACTION, OR PROCEEDING THAT IS BROUGHT (WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO ANY OF THE LOAN DOCUMENTS, THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED THEREBY, OR THE ACTIONS OF THE LENDER IN THE NEGOTIATION, ADMINISTRATION OR ENFORCEMENT OF ANY OF THE LOAN DOCUMENTS SHALL BE BROUGHT IN A STATE OR FEDERAL COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION LOCATED IN DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS. BORROWER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY (A) SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF SUCH COURTS, (B) WAIVES ANY OBJECTION IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE AS TO THE VENUE OF ANY SUCH LAWSUIT, ACTION, OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT, AND (C) FURTHER WAIVES ANY CLAIM THAT IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE THAT ANY SUCH COURT IS AN INCONVENIENT FORUM. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREE THAT SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON IT MAY BE MADE BY CERTIFIED OR REGISTERED MAIL, RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED AT THE ADDRESS FOR NOTICES REFERENCED IN SECTION 7.2 OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT.

 

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4.5              Relationship of the Parties. Notwithstanding any prior business or personal relationship between Borrower and Lender, or any officer, director or employee of Lender, that may exist or have existed, the relationship between Borrower and Lender is solely that of debtor and creditor, Lender has no fiduciary or other special relationship with Borrower, Borrower and Lender are not partners or joint venturers, and no term or condition of any of the Loan Documents shall be construed so as to deem the relationship between Borrower and Lender to be other than that of debtor and creditor.

 

4.6              Successors and Assigns. The terms and provisions hereof shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of Borrower and Lender and their respective heirs, executors, legal representatives, successors, successors in title and assigns, whether by voluntary action of the parties, by operation of law or otherwise, and all other persons claiming by, through or under them. The terms “Borrower” and “Lender” as used hereunder shall be deemed to include their respective heirs, executors, legal representatives, successors, successors in title and assigns, whether by voluntary action of the parties, by operation of law or otherwise, and all other persons claiming by, through or under them.

 

4.7              Time is of the Essence. Time is of the essence with respect to all provisions of this Note and the other Loan Documents.

 

4.8              Headings. The Section and Subsection titles hereof are inserted for convenience of reference only and shall in no way alter, modify, define, limit, amplify or be used in construing the text, scope or intent of such Sections or Subsections or any provisions hereof.

 

4.9              Controlling Agreement. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Note and the Credit Agreement, it is the intent of the parties hereto that the provisions of the Credit Agreement shall control. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Note and any of the other Loan Documents (other than the Credit Agreement), it is the intent of the parties hereto that the provisions of this Note shall control. The parties hereto acknowledge that they were represented by competent counsel in connection with the negotiation, drafting and execution of this Note and the other Loan Documents and that this Note and the other Loan Documents shall not be subject to the principle of construing their meaning against the party which drafted same.

 

4.10          Notices. Whenever any notice is required or permitted to be given under the terms of this Note, the same shall be given in accordance with Section 7.2 of the Credit Agreement.

 

4.11          Severability. If any provision of this Note or the application thereof to any person or circumstance shall, for any reason and to any extent, be invalid or unenforceable, then neither the remainder of this Note nor the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances nor the other instruments referred to herein shall be affected thereby, but rather shall be enforced to the greatest extent permitted by applicable law.

 

4.12          Right of Setoff. In addition to all Liens upon and rights of setoff against the money, securities, or other property of Borrower given to Lender that may exist under applicable law, Lender shall have and Borrower hereby grants to Lender a Lien upon and a right of setoff against all money, securities, and other property of Borrower, now or hereafter in possession of or on deposit with Lender, whether held in a general or special account or deposit, for safe-keeping or otherwise, and every such Lien and right of setoff may be exercised without demand upon or notice to Borrower. No Lien or right of setoff shall be deemed to have been waived by any act or conduct on the part of Lender, or by any neglect to exercise such right of setoff or to enforce such Lien, or by any delay in so doing, and every right of setoff and Lien shall continue in full force and effect until such right of setoff or Lien is specifically waived or released by an instrument in writing executed by Lender.

 

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4.13          Costs of Collection. If any holder of this Note retains an attorney at law in connection with any Event of Default or at maturity or to collect, enforce, or defend this Note or any part hereof, or any other Loan Document in any lawsuit or in any probate, reorganization, bankruptcy or other proceeding, or if Borrower sues any holder in connection with this Note or any other Loan Document and does not prevail, then Borrower agrees to pay to each such holder, in addition to the principal balance hereof and all interest hereon, all costs and expenses of collection or incurred by such holder or in any such suit or proceeding, including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees.

 

4.14          Statement of Unpaid Balance. At any time and from time to time, Borrower will furnish promptly, upon the request of Lender, a written statement or affidavit, in form satisfactory to Lender, stating the unpaid balance of the indebtedness evidenced by this Note and the Related Indebtedness and that there are no offsets or defenses against full payment of the indebtedness evidenced by this Note and the Related Indebtedness and the terms hereof, or if there are any such offsets or defenses, specifying them.

 

4.15          FINAL AGREEMENT. THIS NOTE AND THE OTHER LOAN 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. THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES.

 

4.16          Arbitration. All disputes, claims and controversies arising from this Note shall be governed by the terms of Section 7.15 of the Credit Agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Borrower, intending to be legally bound hereby, has duly executed this Note as of the day and year first written above.

 

BORROWER:

 

WILHELMINA INTERNATIONAL, INC.,
a Delaware corporation

 

By:/s/ James McCarthy_________________

James McCarthy

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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