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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)  August 24, 2022
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HELEN OF TROY LIMITED
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Commission File Number:  001-14669
Bermuda 74-2692550
(State or other jurisdiction (IRS Employer
of incorporation) Identification No.)

Clarendon House
2 Church Street
Hamilton, Bermuda
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
One Helen Of Troy Plaza
El Paso, Texas 79912
(Registrant's United States mailing address)

915-225-8000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)


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:
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: 
Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Shares, $0.10 par value per share HELE The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

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 1.01    Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

Seventh Amendment to Guaranty Agreement

On August 26, 2022, Helen of Troy Limited (the “Company”) and certain of the Company’s subsidiaries entered into the Seventh Amendment to Guaranty Agreement (the “Guaranty Amendment”) in favor of Bank of America, N.A. The Guaranty Amendment amends the Guaranty Agreement (as amended, the “Guaranty Agreement”), dated March 1, 2013, made by the Company and certain of the Company’s subsidiaries in favor of Bank of America, N.A.

In connection with the Guaranty Amendment, the Company provided a Qualified Acquisition Notice (as defined in the Guaranty Agreement), which triggered temporary adjustments to the maximum Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Guaranty Agreement) as further described below. As a result of the Qualified Acquisition Notice, the maximum Leverage Ratio is 4.25 to 1.00 through May 31, 2022, 4.00 to 1.00 through February 28, 2023, 3.75 to 1.00 through May 31, 2023 and 3.50 to 1.00 thereafter. The Guaranty Agreement requires the maintenance of certain financial covenants, including a maximum Leverage Ratio and a minimum Interest Coverage Ratio (as defined in the Guaranty Agreement), and includes customary representations and warranties, and covenants, including, among other things, covenants restricting or limiting the Company and its subsidiaries, except under certain conditions set forth therein, from (1) incurring liens on any of their respective properties, (2) making certain types of investments, (3) incurring additional indebtedness, and (4) assigning or transferring certain licenses.

Sixth Supplemental Trust Indenture

As previously disclosed, on March 20, 2013, Kaz USA, Inc. (“Kaz USA”), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into the Loan Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2013 (the “Loan Agreement”), by and between Kaz USA and Mississippi Business Finance Corporation (the “MBFC”) in connection with the issuance by MBFC of taxable industrial development revenue bonds (the “Bonds”). The Bonds were issued under a Trust Indenture, dated as of March 1, 2013 (as supplemented, the “Indenture”), by and between MBFC and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), and are payable from payments made by Kaz USA pursuant to the Loan Agreement.

On August 26, 2022, MBFC and the Trustee entered into a Sixth Supplemental Trust Indenture (the “Sixth Supplemental Indenture”), with the consent of Kaz USA and Bank of America, N.A., the purchaser of the Bonds. The Sixth Supplemental Indenture replaced the eurodollar rate with Term SOFR (as defined in the Sixth Supplemental Indenture) as the reference interest rate under the Indenture. Following the effective date of the Sixth Supplemental Indenture, the Bonds will bear floating interest at either the Base Rate (as defined in the Indenture) or Term SOFR, plus a margin based on the Net Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Indenture) of 0% to 1.0% and 1.0% to 2.0% for Base Rate and Term SOFR borrowings, respectively, plus a credit spread of 0.10% for Term SOFR borrowings.

The foregoing descriptions of the Guaranty Amendment and the Sixth Supplemental Indenture do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the Guaranty Amendment that is filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.1 and the Sixth Supplemental Indenture that is filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.2, each of which is incorporated by reference herein.




Item 5.07    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

    On August 24, 2022, Helen of Troy Limited, a Bermuda company (the “Company”) held its Annual General Meeting (the “Annual Meeting”). The following proposals were submitted to a vote of the shareholders of the Company at the Annual Meeting:
 
1.            The election of the nine nominees to the Company’s Board of Directors.
 
2.            An advisory vote on the Company’s executive compensation.
 
3.            Ratification of the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s auditor and independent registered public accounting firm and the authorization of the Company’s Audit Committee of the Board of Directors to set the auditor’s remuneration.
 
Board of Director Election Results
 
The Company’s nine nominees for director were each elected to serve a one-year term.  The votes for each director were as follows: 
Name:ForAgainstAbstainBroker Non-Votes
Krista L. Berry22,037,362 19,120 33,623 944,808 
Vincent D. Carson 21,443,199 615,954 30,952 944,808 
Thurman K. Case 22,021,351 30,788 37,966 944,808 
Tabata L. Gomez22,039,973 14,391 35,741 944,808 
Timothy F. Meeker 21,511,025 539,873 39,207 944,808 
Julien R. Mininberg 21,978,904 77,134 34,067 944,808 
Elena B. Otero22,039,906 14,182 36,017 944,808 
Beryl B. Raff 22,038,069 15,343 36,693 944,808 
Darren G. Woody 21,578,947 469,700 41,458 944,808 
 
Advisory Vote to Approve the Compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers
 
The proposal to approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved, having received the following votes: 
For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes
21,500,777 438,422 150,906 944,808 
 
Ratification of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
The proposal to ratify the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP to serve as the Company’s auditor and independent registered public accounting firm and to authorize the Company’s Audit Committee of the Board of Directors to set the auditor’s remuneration was approved. The votes were cast as follows: 
For Against Abstain
22,909,620 100,525 24,768 

 

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Item 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)        Exhibits

Exhibit Number    Description
 
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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 hereunto duly authorized.

 HELEN OF TROY LIMITED
  
Date: August 30, 2022/s/ Matthew J. Osberg
 Matthew J. Osberg
 Chief Financial Officer,  Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer
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Exhibit 10.1 Execution Version SEVENTH AMENDMENT TO GUARANTY AGREEMENT THIS SEVENTH AMENDMENT TO GUARANTY AGREEMENT (this “Seventh Amendment”), dated effective as of August 26, 2022, is entered into among the parties listed on the signature pages hereof as Guarantors (collectively, the “Guarantors”), and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. (the “Guarantied Party”, and collectively with any Affiliates thereof, the “Guarantied Parties”). BACKGROUND A. The Guarantors and the Guarantied Party are parties to that certain Guaranty Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2013, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Guaranty Agreement, dated as of February 7, 2014, that certain Second Amendment to Guaranty Agreement, dated as of June 11, 2014, that certain Third Amendment to Guaranty Agreement, dated as of January 16, 2015, that certain Fourth Amendment to Guaranty Agreement, dated as of December 7, 2016, that certain Fifth Amendment to Guaranty Agreement, dated as of September 8, 2018 and that certain Sixth Amendment to Guaranty Agreement, dated as of May 14, 2020 (said Guaranty Agreement, as amended, the “Guaranty Agreement”). The terms defined in the Guaranty Agreement and not otherwise defined herein shall be used herein as defined in the Guaranty Agreement. B. The parties to the Guaranty Agreement desire to make certain amendments to the Guaranty Agreement. C. The Guarantied Party hereby agrees to amend the Guaranty Agreement, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants, conditions and agreements hereafter set forth, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are all hereby acknowledged, the Guarantors and the Guarantied Party covenant and agree as follows: 1. AMENDMENTS. (a) Section 1 of the Guaranty Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following defined terms thereto to read as follows: “Permitted Receivables Financing” means any one or more Receivables Financing, factoring financings and supplier financings that meets the following conditions: (a) the board of directors of Limited or HOT-TX shall have determined in good faith that such Receivables Financing, factoring financing or supplier financing is in the aggregate economically fair and reasonable to Limited and its Subsidiaries, (b) all sales of accounts receivable and related assets by Limited or any Subsidiary to a Receivables Subsidiary or any other Person are made at fair value (as determined in good faith by Limited or HOT-TX), (c) non-recourse to Limited and any Subsidiary and their assets, other than any recourse solely attributable to a breach by Limited or any


 
2 Subsidiary of representations and warranties that are customarily made by a seller in connection with the “true sale” of receivables on a non-recourse basis (including any Receivables Repurchase Obligation), (d) consummated pursuant to customary contracts, arrangements or agreements entered into with respect to “true sale” of receivables on market terms for similar transactions and (e) the aggregate amount of all Permitted Receivables Financings including receivables and related assets shall not exceed $100,000,000 at any time. The “amount” or “principal amount” of any Permitted Receivables Financing shall be deemed at any time to be (1) the aggregate principal or stated amount of the Indebtedness, fractional undivided interests (which stated amount may be described as a “net investment” or similar term reflecting the amount invested in such undivided interest) or other securities incurred or issued pursuant to such Permitted Receivables Financing, in each case outstanding at such time, or (2) in the case of any Permitted Receivables Financing in respect of which no such Indebtedness, fractional undivided interests or securities are incurred or issued, the cash purchase price paid by the buyer (other than any Receivables Subsidiary) in connection with its purchase of receivables less the amount of collections received by Limited or any Subsidiary in respect of such receivables and paid to such buyer, excluding any amounts applied to purchase fees or discount or in the nature of interest. “Receivables Financing” means any receivables purchase facilities, securitization, other receivables financing transaction or series of transactions that may be entered into by Limited or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to which Limited or any of its Subsidiaries may sell, contribute, convey or otherwise transfer to a Receivables Subsidiary or any other Person, or may grant a security interest in, any accounts receivable (whether now existing or arising in the future) of Limited or any of its Subsidiaries, and any assets related thereto including, without limitation, all collateral securing such accounts receivable, all contracts and all guarantees or other obligations in respect of such accounts receivable, any collections in respect of such accounts receivable, proceeds of such accounts receivable, and other assets which are customarily transferred or in respect of which security interests are customarily granted in connection with asset securitization transactions or other receivables financing involving accounts receivable and any deposit account or securities account holding solely the collections in respect of the foregoing. “Receivables Repurchase Obligation” means any obligation of a seller of receivables in a Permitted Receivables Financing to repurchase receivables arising as a result of a breach of a representation, warranty or covenant or otherwise, including as a result of a receivable or portion thereof becoming subject to any asserted defense, dispute, off-set or counterclaim of any kind as a result of any action taken by, any failure to take action by or any other event relating to the seller. “Receivables Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is special purpose entity formed for the purpose of, and that solely in engages in one or more Permitted Receivables Financing and any other activities reasonably related or incidental thereto.


 
3 (b) Section 1 of the Guaranty Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the following definitions in their entirety: “London Banking Day”, (c) The definition of “Consolidated EBIT” set forth in Section 1 of the Guaranty Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows: “Consolidated EBIT” means for any period the sum of Consolidated Net Earnings for such period, plus (a) without duplication and to the extent deducted in calculating Consolidated Net Earnings (other than with respect to clause (a)(vi)), in each case for Limited and its Subsidiaries, all determined in accordance with GAAP for such period, the total of: (i) interest expense (including the interest component of Permitted Receivables Financings), (ii) federal and state income and franchise tax expense, (iii) to the extent non-cash, any impairment charges, asset write-offs and write-downs incurred during such period, (iv) to the extent non-cash, any write-offs or write-downs of goodwill or other intangibles during such period, (v) non-cash charges for such period but excluding any non-cash charge that is an accrual of a reserve for a cash expense or cash payment to be made, or anticipated to be made, in a future period, (vi) the amount of pro forma “run-rate” cost savings, operating expense reductions, operating improvements and synergies actually implemented by Limited or its Subsidiaries or related to an Acquisition or Disposition projected to be realized as a result of actions taken or are expected to be taken, in each case, that are reasonably identifiable, factually supportable and projected by Limited in good-faith to be realized as a result of Acquisitions, Dispositions, cost savings or business optimization initiatives or other similar transactions or initiatives consummated after the Sixth Amendment Effective Date to the extent not prohibited by this Guaranty Agreement, net of the amount of actual benefits realized in respect thereof; provided that (A) actions in respect of such non-cash cost-savings, operating expense reductions, operating improvements and synergies have been, or will be, taken within 12 months of the applicable Acquisition, Disposition or initiative, (B) no cost savings, operating expense reductions, operating improvements or synergies shall be added pursuant to this clause (vi) to the extent duplicative of any expenses or charges otherwise added to (or excluded from) Consolidated EBIT, whether through a pro forma adjustment or otherwise, for such period, (C) projected amounts (and not yet realized) may no longer be added in calculating Consolidated EBIT pursuant to this clause (vi) to the extent occurring more than four fiscal quarters after the applicable Acquisition, Disposition or initiative, (D) Limited must deliver to the Purchaser (1) a certificate of a Responsible Officer of Limited setting forth such estimated cost-savings, operating expense reductions, operating improvements and synergies and (2) information


 
4 and calculations supporting in reasonable detail such estimated cost savings, operating expense reductions, operating improvements and synergies, (vii) any unusual or non-recurring charges or losses for such period, (viii) any fees, expenses or charges (other than depreciation or amortization expense) incurred during such period in connection with any Investment (including any Acquisition), Disposition outside of the ordinary course of business, issuance of Indebtedness or capital stock, or amendment, modification, repayment or refinancing of any debt instrument, in each case permitted under this Guaranty Agreement, including (A) any such transactions undertaken but not completed and any transactions consummated prior to the Sixth Amendment Effective Date and (B) any financial advisory fees, accounting fees, legal fees and other similar advisory and consulting fees, (ix) restructuring and similar charges, accruals, reserves, severance, relocation costs, lease termination or modification costs, integration and facilities opening or closing costs and other business optimization expenses (including in connection with revenue synergies), signing costs, retention or completion bonuses, transition costs, costs related to closure/consolidation of facilities and curtailments or modifications to pension and post-retirement employee benefit plans, (x) non-recurring cash expenses recognized for information technology and other integration costs and business optimization expenses in connection with any cost savings or business optimization initiatives, (xi) fees, charges, costs and expenses incurred in such period in connection with Litigation, and (xii) losses or discounts on sales of receivables and related assets in connection with any Permitted Receivables Financing, minus (b) without duplication and to the extent added in calculating Consolidated Net Earnings, in each case for Limited and its Subsidiaries, all determined in accordance with GAAP for such period, the total of: (i) federal and state, local and foreign income tax credits (other than to the extent netted in clause (a)(ii) above), (ii) other non-cash gains, excluding any such non-cash gains to the extent they represent a reversal of an accrual of a reserve for a cash expense or cash payment that reduced Consolidated EBIT in a prior period that are described in the exclusion noted in clause (a)(v) above, and (iii) any unusual or non-recurring income or gains for such period, all determined in accordance with GAAP;


 
5 provided, that the aggregate amount added back in the calculation of Consolidated EBIT for any such period pursuant to clauses (a)(vi), (a)(viii), (a)(ix), (a)(x) and (a)(xi) shall not exceed 20% of Consolidated EBIT for the applicable four-quarter period (calculated prior to giving effect to any add-backs pursuant to such clauses). (d) The definition of “Consolidated EBITDA” set forth in Section 1 of the Guaranty Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows: “Consolidated EBITDA” means for any period the sum of Consolidated Net Earnings for such period, plus (a) without duplication and to the extent deducted in calculating Consolidated Net Earnings (other than with respect to clause (a)(vii)), in each case for Limited and its Subsidiaries, all determined in accordance with GAAP for such period, the total of: (i) depreciation and amortization expenses, (ii) interest expense (including the interest component of Permitted Receivables Financings), (iii) federal and state income and franchise tax expense, (iv) to the extent non-cash, any impairment charges, asset write-offs and write-downs incurred during such period, (v) to the extent non-cash, any write-offs or write-downs of goodwill or other intangibles during such period, (vi) non-cash charges for such period but excluding any non-cash charge that is an accrual of a reserve for a cash expense or cash payment to be made, or anticipated to be made, in a future period, (vii) the amount of pro forma “run-rate” cost savings, operating expense reductions, operating improvements and synergies actually implemented by Limited or its Subsidiaries or related to an Acquisition or Disposition projected to be realized as a result of actions taken or are expected to be taken, in each case, that are reasonably identifiable, factually supportable and projected by Limited in good-faith to be realized as a result of Acquisitions, Dispositions, cost savings or business optimization initiatives or other similar transactions or initiatives consummated after the Sixth Amendment Effective Date to the extent not prohibited by this Guaranty Agreement, net of the amount of actual benefits realized in respect thereof; provided that (A) actions in respect of such non-cash cost-savings, operating expense reductions, operating improvements and synergies have been, or will be, taken within 12 months of the applicable Acquisition, Disposition or initiative, (B) no cost savings, operating expense reductions, operating improvements or synergies shall be added pursuant to this clause (vii) to the extent duplicative of any expenses or charges otherwise added to (or excluded from) Consolidated EBITDA, whether through a pro forma adjustment or otherwise, for such period, (C) projected amounts (and not yet realized) may no longer be added in calculating Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to this clause (vii) to the extent occurring more than four fiscal


 
6 quarters after the applicable Acquisition, Disposition or initiative, (D) Limited must deliver to the Purchaser (1) a certificate of a Responsible Officer of Limited setting forth such estimated cost-savings, operating expense reductions, operating improvements and synergies and (2) information and calculations supporting in reasonable detail such estimated cost savings, operating expense reductions, operating improvements and synergies, (viii) any unusual or non-recurring charges or losses for such period, (ix) any fees, expenses or charges (other than depreciation or amortization expense) incurred during such period in connection with any Investment (including any Acquisition), Disposition outside of the ordinary course of business, issuance of Indebtedness or capital stock, or amendment, modification, repayment or refinancing of any debt instrument, in each case permitted under this Guaranty Agreement, including (A) any such transactions undertaken but not completed and any transactions consummated prior to the Sixth Amendment Effective Date and (B) any financial advisory fees, accounting fees, legal fees and other similar advisory and consulting fees, (x) restructuring and similar charges, accruals, reserves, severance, relocation costs, lease termination or modification costs, integration and facilities opening or closing costs and other business optimization expenses (including in connection with revenue synergies), signing costs, retention or completion bonuses, transition costs, costs related to closure/consolidation of facilities and curtailments or modifications to pension and post-retirement employee benefit plans, (xi) non-recurring cash expenses recognized for information technology and other integration costs and business optimization expenses in connection with any cost savings or business optimization initiatives, (xii) fees, charges, costs and expenses incurred in such period in connection with Litigation, and (xiii) losses or discounts on sales of receivables and related assets in connection with any Permitted Receivables Financing, minus (b) without duplication and to the extent added in calculating Consolidated Net Earnings, in each case for Limited and its Subsidiaries, all determined in accordance with GAAP for such period, the total of: (i) federal and state, local and foreign income tax credits (other than to the extent netted in clause (a)(iii) above), (ii) other non-cash gains, excluding any such non-cash gains to the extent they represent a reversal of an accrual of a reserve for a cash expense or cash payment that reduced Consolidated EBIT in a prior period that are described in the exclusion noted in clause (a)(vi) above, and


 
7 (iii) any unusual or non-recurring income or gains for such period, all determined in accordance with GAAP; provided, that the aggregate amount added back in the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA for any such period pursuant to clauses (a)(vii), (a)(ix), (a)(x), (a)(xi) and (a)(xii) shall not exceed 20% of Consolidated EBITDA for the applicable four-quarter period (calculated prior to giving effect to any add-backs pursuant to such clauses). (e) The definition of “Excluded Subsidiary” set forth in Section 1 of the Guaranty Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows: “Excluded Subsidiary” means (a) any Subsidiary if, and for so long as, the guarantee of the Obligations by such Subsidiary would require the consent, approval, license or authorization of a Governmental Authority or under any binding Contractual Obligation (or joint venture organizational document) with any unaffiliated third party existing on the Sixth Amendment Effective Date (or, if later, the date such Subsidiary is acquired or the date such Contractual Obligation (or joint venture organizational document) is entered into (so long as such Contractual Obligation (or joint venture organizational document) is not created, entered into or incurred for the sole purpose of making such Subsidiary an Excluded Subsidiary), except to the extent such consent, approval, license or authorization has actually been obtained), (b) any Subsidiary that is prohibited by Applicable Law, rule or regulation from guaranteeing the Obligations, (c) any Subsidiary that is a captive insurance company subject to regulation as an insurance company (or any Subsidiary thereof), (d) a not-for-profit Subsidiary, (e) a special purpose entity used for a securitization facility, (f) a Receivables Subsidiary, (g) a Subsidiary (including any CFC Holding Company) where the guarantee of the Obligations by such Subsidiary would constitute an investment in “United States property” by a CFC that would reasonably be expected to result in material adverse tax consequences as reasonably determined by HOT-TX in good faith in consultation with the Purchaser and (h) any Subsidiary to the extent that the costs of a guarantee from such Subsidiary would be excessive relative to the expected benefits to be obtained by the Guarantied Parties from such guarantee (as reasonably determined by HOT-TX and the Purchaser in good faith). (f) The definition of “Existing Subsidiary Guarantors” set forth in Section 1 of the Guaranty Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows: “Existing Subsidiary Guarantors” means, collectively, HOT-Barbados, HOT- Nevada, HOT Nevada, Inc., a Nevada corporation, HOT-L.P., Idelle Labs, Ltd., a Texas limited partnership, OXO International, Ltd., a Texas limited partnership, Helen of Troy Macao Limited, a Macau company, Kaz, Inc., a New York corporation, Kaz Canada, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation, Pur Water Purification Products, Inc., a Nevada corporation, Steel Technology, LLC, an Oregon limited liability company, Drybar Products LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and Osprey Packs, Inc. a Colorado corporation.


 
8 (g) The definition of “Liquidity” set forth in Section 1 of the Guaranty Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows: “Liquidity” means, at any time of determination, the sum of (a) Unrestricted Cash and Cash Equivalents of Limited and its Subsidiaries at such time and (b) the amount by which the Revolving Facility (under and as defined in the Credit Facility) exceeds the Total Revolving Outstandings (under and as defined in the Credit Facility) at such time. (h) The definition of “Material Domestic Subsidiary” set forth in Section 1 of the Guaranty Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows: “Material Domestic Subsidiary” means any Domestic Subsidiary of Limited (other than an Excluded Subsidiary) that, together with its Subsidiaries, has total assets (including Equity Interests in other Subsidiaries and (x) excluding investments that are eliminated in consolidation and (y) investments in any Receivables Subsidiary) of equal to or greater than 3.75% of Consolidated Total Assets (excluding assets of Excluded Subsidiaries) as of the end of the most recent four (4) fiscal quarters; provided, however, that if at any time there are Domestic Subsidiaries (other than Excluded Subsidiaries) which are not classified as “Material Domestic Subsidiaries” but which collectively have total assets (including Equity Interests in other Subsidiaries and excluding (x) investments that are eliminated in consolidation and (y) investments in any Receivables Subsidiary) of equal to or greater than 7.5% of Consolidated Total Assets (excluding assets of Excluded Subsidiaries), then HOT-TX shall promptly designate one or more such Subsidiaries as Material Domestic Subsidiaries and cause any such Subsidiary to comply with the provisions of Section 7(n) such that, after such Subsidiaries become Guarantors hereunder, the Domestic Subsidiaries (other than Excluded Subsidiaries) that are not Guarantors shall have less than 7.5% of Consolidated Total Assets. (i) The definition of “Qualified Acquisition” set forth in Section 1 of the Guaranty Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows: “Qualified Acquisition” means an Acquisition by Limited or any Subsidiary, which Acquisition has been designated to the Purchaser in a Qualified Acquisition Notice as a “Qualified Acquisition”, provided that the aggregate Acquisition Consideration is greater than $150,000,000. Purchaser, the Borrower and the Guarantors acknowledge and agree that the acquisition by Limited of Recipe Products Ltd. on or about April 25, 2022 shall be treated as a Qualified Acquisition under this Guaranty Agreement. (j) Section 8(a) of the Guaranty Agreement is hereby amended to (i) delete “and” at the end of clause (25) thereof, (ii) renumber clause (26) as (27) and (iii) add a new clause (26) thereto to read as follows: (26) Liens on receivables and related assets incurred in connection with Permitted Receivables Financings provided that any such Lien shall only apply to the receivables of Limited or any applicable Subsidiary purported to be transferred to a Receivables Subsidiary or another applicable Person in accordance with the applicable Permitted Receivables Financing and the related assets with respect thereto; and


 
9 (k) Section 8(b) of the Guaranty Agreement is hereby amended to (i) delete “and” at the end of clause (14) thereof, (ii) delete “.” at the end of clause (15) thereof and add “; and” in lieu thereof and (iii) add a new clause (16) thereto to read as follows: (16) so long as no Default exists or would result therefrom, Investments relating to any Receivables Subsidiary of Limited organized in connection with a Permitted Receivables Financing that, in the good faith determination of senior management or the Board of Directors of Limited or HOT-TX, are necessary or advisable to effect such Permitted Receivables Financing. (l) Section 8(c)(6) of the Guaranty Agreement is hereby is hereby amended to read as follows: (6) Indebtedness in respect of Permitted Receivables Financings so long as the aggregate outstanding amount of all Permitted Receivables Financing including receivables and related assets, shall not exceed $100,000,000 at any time; (m) Section 8(e) of the Guaranty Agreement is hereby amended to (i) replace the word “receivables” with the word “receivable” in clause (7) thereof, and (ii) add a new clause (14) thereto to read as follows: (14) Dispositions of receivables, or participations therein, and related assets pursuant to any Permitted Receivables Financing; (n) Section 8(h) of the Guaranty Agreement is hereby amended to (i) delete “and” at the end of clause (f) thereof and add “,” in lieu thereof, (ii) delete “.” at the end of clause (g) thereof and (iii) add a new clause (h) thereto to read as follows: and (h) transactions in connection with any Permitted Receivables Financing. (o) Section 8(i) of the Guaranty Agreement is hereby amended to (i) delete “and” at the end of clause (ii) thereof, (ii) delete “and” at the end of clause (vi) thereof and add “,” in lieu thereof, (iii) delete “.” at the end of clause (vii) thereof and (iv) add a new clause (viii) thereto to read as follows: and (viii) any Permitted Receivables Financing solely with respect to the assets subject to such Permitted Receivables Financing. (p) Exhibit A, the Compliance Certificate, is hereby amended to be in the form of Exhibit A to this Third Amendment. 2. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES TRUE; NO EVENT OF DEFAULT. By its execution and delivery hereof, each of the Guarantors represents and warrants that, as of the date hereof: (a) the representations and warranties contained in the Guaranty Agreement and the other Loan Documents are true and correct on and as of the date hereof as made on and as of


 
10 such date, except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct on such earlier date; (b) no event has occurred and is continuing which constitutes a Default or an Event of Default; (c) (i) each Guarantor has full power and authority to execute and deliver this Seventh Amendment, (ii) this Seventh Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by the Guarantors, and (iii) this Seventh Amendment and the Guaranty Agreement, as amended hereby, constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Guarantors, as the case may be, enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable Debtor Relief Laws and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law) and except as rights to indemnity may be limited by federal or state securities laws; (d) neither the execution, delivery and performance of this Seventh Amendment or the Guaranty Agreement, as amended hereby, nor the consummation of any transactions contemplated herein or therein, will conflict with any Law or Organization Documents of any of the Guarantors, or any indenture, agreement or other instrument to which the Guarantors or any of their respective property is subject; and (e) no authorization, approval, consent, or other action by, notice to, or filing with, any Governmental Authority or other Person not previously obtained is required for the execution, delivery or performance by any of the Guarantors of this Seventh Amendment. 3. CONDITIONS TO EFFECTIVENESS. This Seventh Amendment shall be effective upon satisfaction or completion of the following: (a) the Guarantied Party shall have received counterparts of this Seventh Amendment executed by each of the Guarantors and acknowledged by the Borrower; (b) the representations and warranties set forth in Section 3 above shall be true and correct; and (c) the Guarantied Party shall have received, in form and substance satisfactory to the Guarantied Party and its counsel, such other documents, certificates and instruments as the Guarantied Party shall reasonably require. 4. REFERENCE TO THE GUARANTY AGREEMENT. (a) Upon the effectiveness of this Seventh Amendment, each reference in the Guaranty Agreement to “this Guaranty Agreement”, “hereunder”, or words of like import shall mean and be a reference to the Guaranty Agreement, as affected and amended hereby. (b) The Guaranty Agreement, as amended by the amendments referred to above, shall remain in full force and effect and is hereby ratified and confirmed. 5. COSTS, EXPENSES AND TAXES. The Guarantors agree to pay on demand all reasonable costs and expenses of the Guarantied Party in connection with the preparation, reproduction, execution and delivery of this Seventh Amendment and the other instruments and


 
11 documents to be delivered hereunder (including the reasonable fees and out-of-pocket expenses of counsel for the Guarantied Party with respect thereto). 6. BORROWER’S ACKNOWLEDGMENT. By signing below, the Borrower (a) acknowledges, consents and agrees to the execution, delivery and performance by the Guarantors of this Seventh Amendment, (b) acknowledges and agrees that its obligations in respect of the Guaranty Agreement (i) are not released, diminished, waived, modified, impaired or affected in any manner by this Seventh Amendment or any of the provisions contemplated herein, (c) ratifies and confirms its obligations under the Guaranty Agreement, and (d) acknowledges and agrees that it has no claims or offsets against, or defenses or counterclaims to, its obligations under the Loan Agreement. 7. EXECUTION IN COUNTERPARTS. This Seventh Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original and all of which when taken together shall constitute but one and the same instrument. For purposes of this Seventh Amendment, a counterpart hereof (or signature page thereto) signed and transmitted by any Person party hereto to the Guarantied Party (or its counsel) by facsimile machine, telecopier or electronic mail is to be treated as an original. The signature of such Person thereon, for purposes hereof, is to be considered as an original signature, and the counterpart (or signature page thereto) so transmitted is to be considered to have the same binding effect as an original signature on an original document. 8. GOVERNING LAW; BINDING EFFECT. This Seventh Amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas applicable to agreements made and to be performed entirely within such state, provided that each party shall retain all rights arising under federal law and shall be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. 9. HEADINGS. Section headings in this Seventh Amendment are included herein for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Seventh Amendment for any other purpose. 10. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. THE GUARANTY AGREEMENT, AS AMENDED BY THIS SEVENTH AMENDMENT, 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 BETWEEN THE PARTIES. THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES. REMAINDER OF PAGE LEFT INTENTIONALLY BLANK


 
Signature Page to Seventh Amendment to Guaranty Agreement IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Seventh Amendment is executed as of the date first set forth above. GUARANTORS: HELEN OF TROY L.P., a Texas limited partnership By: HELEN OF TROY NEVADA CORPORATION, a Nevada corporation, General Partner HELEN OF TROY LIMITED, a Bermuda company HELEN OF TROY LIMITED, a Barbados corporation HOT NEVADA, INC., a Nevada corporation HELEN OF TROY NEVADA CORPORATION, a Nevada corporation HELEN OF TROY TEXAS CORPORATION, a Texas corporation IDELLE LABS LTD., a Texas limited partnership By: HELEN OF TROY NEVADA CORPORATION, a Nevada corporation, General Partner OXO INTERNATIONAL LTD., a Texas limited partnership By: HELEN OF TROY NEVADA CORPORATION, a Nevada corporation, General Partner PUR WATER PURIFICATION PRODUCTS, INC., a Nevada corporation KAZ, INC., a New York corporation KAZ CANADA, INC., a Massachusetts corporation STEEL TECHNOLOGY, LLC, an Oregon limited liability company DRYBAR PRODUCTS LLC, a Delaware limited liability company OSPREY PACKS, INC., a Colorado corporation


 
Signature Page to Seventh Amendment to Guaranty Agreement By: /s/ Matt Osberg Name: Matt Osberg Title for all: Chief Financial Officer HELEN OF TROY MACAO LIMITED, a Macau corporation By: /s/ Tessa Judge Name: Tessa Judge Title: CLO NOTARIAL CERTIFICATE OF __ NOTARY PUBLIC DO HEREBY CERTIFY AND ATTEST that on the day of the date hereof personally came and appeared before me __________, the duly authorized Chief Financial Officer of Helen of Troy Limited, a Barbados corporation, one of the executing parties to the within written document and did in my presence sign and deliver the same as and for his free and voluntary act and deed. IN FAITH AND TESTIMONY WHEREOF I the said have hereunto set and subscribed my name and caused my Seal of Office to be hereunto put and affixed this __th day of August, 2022.


 
Signature Page to Seventh Amendment to Guaranty Agreement BORROWER: KAZ USA, INC., a Massachusetts corporation /s/ Matt Osberg Name: Matt Osberg Title: Chief Financial Officer


 
GUARANTIED PARTY: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Guarantied Party /s/ Adam Rose Name: Adam Rose Title: Senior Vice President


 


 
Exhibit 10.2 Execution Version MISSISSIPPI BUSINESS FINANCE CORPORATION to U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (successor to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company), as Trustee SIXTH SUPPLEMENTAL TRUST INDENTURE Dated effective as of August 26, 2022 Relating to: Mississippi Business Finance Corporation Taxable Industrial Development Revenue Bonds, Series 2013 (Helen of Troy Olive Branch, MS Project)


 
1 ACTIVE 65854071v3 SIXTH SUPPLEMENTAL TRUST INDENTURE dated effective as of August 26, 2022 (the “Supplemental Indenture”) between the MISSISSIPPI BUSINESS FINANCE CORPORATION, a public corporation duly created and validly existing pursuant to the Constitution and laws of the State of Mississippi (the “Issuer”), and U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (successor to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company), Olive Branch, Mississippi, a national banking association duly organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, as trustee (the “Trustee”), evidencing the agreement of the parties hereto. RECITALS WHEREAS, the Issuer and the Trustee are parties to that certain Trust Indenture dated as of March 1, 2013, as supplemented by that certain First Supplemental Trust Indenture, dated as of March 1, 2014, that certain Second Supplemental Trust Indenture dated as of February 18, 2015 but effective as of February 1, 2015, that certain Third Supplemental Trust Indenture dated as of December 7, 2016 but effective as of December 1, 2016, that certain Fourth Supplemental Trust Indenture dated as of September 28, 2018 and that certain Fifth Supplemental Trust Indenture dated as of May 14, 2020 (said Trust Indenture, as supplemented, the “Indenture”) relating to the issuance of the $38,000,000 maximum aggregate principal amount of Mississippi Business Finance Corporation Taxable Industrial Development Revenue Bonds, Series 2013 (Helen of Troy Olive Branch, MS Project), dated as of March 20, 2013 (the “Bonds”); WHEREAS, each of the Issuer and the Trustee have been directed by Kaz USA, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation (the “Company”), and Bank of America, N.A. (the “Purchaser”) to amend the Indenture pursuant to this Supplemental Indenture as provided herein; WHEREAS, in furtherance of the foregoing, each of the Issuer and the Trustee have agreed to amend the applicable provisions of the Indenture to the extent specified below upon the terms and conditions set forth below. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the agreements hereinafter contained, the parties hereto agree as follows: Section 1. Definitions. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the respective meanings ascribed thereto in the Indenture. Section 2. Amendments to the Indenture. (a) Section 1.1 of the Indenture is hereby amended by deleting the following definitions in their entirety: “Adjustment”, “Eurodollar Rate”, “Eurodollar Rate Loan”, “LIBOR”, “LIBOR Rate”, “LIBOR Screen Rate”, “LIBOR Successor Rate”, “LIBOR Successor Rate Conforming Changes”, “London Banking Day”, “Relevant Governmental Body” and “SOFR-Based Rate”. (b) Section 1.1 of the Indenture is hereby amended by adding the following defined terms thereto in proper alphabetical order to read as follows: “CME” means CME Group Benchmark Administration Limited.


 
2 ACTIVE 65854071v3 “Conforming Changes” means, with respect to the use, administration of or any conventions associated with SOFR or any proposed Successor Rate or Term SOFR, as applicable, any conforming changes to the definitions of “Base Rate”, “SOFR”, “Term SOFR” and “Interest Period”, timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest and other technical, administrative or operational matters (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the definitions of “Business Day” and “U.S. Government Securities Business Day”, timing of borrowing requests or prepayment, conversion or continuation notices and length of lookback periods) as may be appropriate, in the discretion of the Purchaser, to reflect the adoption and implementation of such applicable rate(s) and to permit the administration thereof by the Purchaser in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Purchaser determines that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or that no market practice for the administration of such rate exists, in such other manner of administration as the Purchaser determines is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Indenture). “Daily Simple SOFR” with respect to any applicable determination date means the SOFR published on such date on the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s website (or any successor source). “Sixth Supplement Indenture” means that certain Sixth Supplement Indenture, dated as of August 26, 2022 among Issuer and Trustee and consented to by the Company and the Purchaser. “Sixth Supplemental Indenture Effective Date” shall mean August 26, 2022. “SOFR Adjustment” with respect to Daily Simple SOFR means 0.26161% (26.161 basis points); and with respect to Term SOFR means 0.10% (10 basis points) for an Interest Period of one-month’s duration or three-month’s duration. “Successor Rate” has the meaning specified in Section 14.10. “Term SOFR Loan” means the Loan when it bears interest at a rate based on clause (a) of the definition of Term SOFR. “Term SOFR Screen Rate” means the forward-looking SOFR term rate administered by CME (or any successor administrator satisfactory to the Purchaser) and published on the applicable Reuters screen page (or such other commercially available source providing such quotations as may be designated by the Purchaser from time to time). “U.S. Government Securities Business Day” means any Business Day, except any Business Day on which any of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, the New York Stock Exchange or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York is not open for business because such day is a legal


 
3 ACTIVE 65854071v3 holiday under the federal laws of the United States or the laws of the State of New York, as applicable. (c) The definition of “Applicable Margin” set forth in Section 1.1 of the Indenture is hereby amended to read as follows: “Applicable Margin” shall mean the following percentages per annum, based upon the Net Leverage Ratio as set forth in the most recent Compliance Certificate received by the Purchaser pursuant to Section 7(b)(1) of the Guaranty Agreement: Pricing Level Net Leverage Ratio Term SOFR for the Loan Base Rate for the Loan I Less than 1.50 to 1.00 1.000% 0.000% II Greater than or equal to 1.50 to 1.00 but less than 2.00 to 1.00 1.125% 0.125% III Greater than or equal to 2.00 to 1.00 but less than 2.50 to 1.00 1.375% 0.375% IV Greater than or equal to 2.50 to 1.00 but less than 3.00 to 1.00 1.625% 0.625% V Greater than or equal to 3.00 to 1.00 but less than 3.50 to 1.00 1.875% 0.875% VI Greater than or equal to 3.50 to 1.00 2.000% 1.000% Any increase or decrease in the Applicable Margin resulting from a change in the Net Leverage Ratio shall become effective as of the first Business Day immediately following the date a Compliance Certificate is delivered to the Purchaser pursuant to Section 7(b)(1) of the Guaranty Agreement; provided, however, that if a Compliance Certificate is not delivered when due in accordance with such Section 7(b)(1), Pricing Level VI shall apply as of the third Business Day after the date on which such Compliance Certificate was required to have been delivered and shall remain in effect until the first Business Day immediately following the date such Compliance Certificate is actually delivered to the Purchaser. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Applicable Margin in effect from and after the Sixth Supplemental Indenture Effective Date through and including the date the Compliance Certificate is delivered pursuant to Section 7(b)(1) of the Guaranty Agreement for the first fiscal quarter ending after the Sixth Supplemental Indenture Effective Date shall be Pricing Level III. If, as a result of any restatement of or other adjustment to the financial statements of Limited (as defined in the Guaranty Agreement) or for any other reason, the Company, Limited or the Purchaser determines that (i) the Net Leverage Ratio as of any applicable date was inaccurate and (ii) a proper calculation of the Net Leverage Ratio would have resulted in higher pricing for such period, the Company shall immediately and retroactively be obligated to pay to the Purchaser, promptly on demand by the Purchaser (or, after the occurrence


 
4 ACTIVE 65854071v3 of an actual or deemed entry of an order for relief with respect to the Company under the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, automatically and without further action by the Purchaser), an amount equal to the excess of the amount of interest and fees that should have been paid for such period over the amount of interest and fees actually paid for such period. This paragraph shall not limit the rights of the Purchaser under this Indenture or any other Loan Document. The Company’s obligations under this paragraph shall survive the repayment of obligations under the Loan Documents. (d) The definition of “Applicable Rate” set forth in Section 1.1 of the Indenture is hereby amended to read as follows: “Applicable Rate” shall mean a rate per annum equal to (a) with respect to the Term SOFR Loan for an Interest Period, the Term SOFR for such Interest Period plus the Applicable Margin for the Term SOFR Loan, and (b) with respect to the Base Rate Loan, the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin for the Base Rate Loan. (e) The definition of “Base Rate” set forth in Section 1.1 of the Indenture is hereby amended to read as follows: “Base Rate” shall mean for any day a fluctuating rate of interest per annum equal to the highest of (a) the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50%, (b) the rate of interest in effect for such day as publicly announced from time to time by Bank of America as its “prime rate,” and (c) the Term SOFR plus 1%, subject to the interest rate floors set forth therein; provided that if the Base Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed zero for purposes of this Indenture. The “prime rate” is a rate set by Bank of America based upon various factors including Bank of America’s costs and desired return, general economic conditions and other factors, and is used as a reference point for pricing some loans, which may be priced at, above, or below such announced rate. Any change in such prime rate announced by Bank of America shall take effect at the opening of business on the day specified in the public announcement of such change. If the Base Rate is being used as an alternate rate of interest pursuant to Section 14.10 hereof, then the Base Rate shall be the greater of clauses (a) and (b) above and shall be determined without reference to clause (c) above. (f) The definition of “Business Day” set forth in Section 1.1 of the Indenture is hereby amended to read as follows: “Business Day” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks are authorized to close under the Laws of, or are in fact closed in, the state where the Purchaser’s Office is located. The Trustee shall not be responsible for determining what constitutes a "Business Day" for purposes of carrying out its obligations under this Indenture.


 
5 ACTIVE 65854071v3 (g) The definition of “Default Rate” set forth in Section 1.1 of the Indenture is hereby amended to read as follows: “Default Rate” shall mean an interest rate equal to (i) the Base Rate plus (ii) the Applicable Margin, if any, applicable to a Base Rate Loan plus (iii) 2% per annum; provided, however, that with respect to a Term SOFR Loan, the “Default Rate” shall be an interest rate equal to the interest rate (including any Applicable Margin) otherwise applicable to such Term SOFR Loan plus 2% per annum. (h) The definition of “Interest Payment Date” set forth in Section 1.1 of the Indenture is hereby amended to read as follows: “Interest Payment Date” shall mean (a) as to the Loan when it is not a Base Rate Loan, the last day of each Interest Period applicable to the Loan and the Maturity Date; provided, however, that if any Interest Period for the Loan while it is a Term SOFR Loan exceeds three months, the respective dates that fall every three months after the beginning of such Interest Period shall also be Interest Payment Dates; and (b) as to the Loan while it is a Base Rate Loan, the last Business Day of each May, August, November and February and the Maturity Date. (i) The definition of “Interest Period” set forth in Section 1.1 of the Indenture is hereby amended to read as follows: “Interest Period” shall mean, as to the Loan while it is a Term SOFR Loan, the period commencing on the date such Term SOFR Loan is disbursed or converted to or continued as a Term SOFR Loan and ending on the date one or three months thereafter, as selected by the Company in its Loan Notice (in the case of each requested Interest Period, subject to availability); provided that: (i) any Interest Period that would otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day; (ii) any Interest Period that begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period; and (iii) no Interest Period shall extend beyond the Maturity Date. (j) The definition of “SOFR” set forth in Section 1.1 of the Indenture is hereby amended to read as follows:


 
6 ACTIVE 65854071v3 “SOFR” means the Secured Overnight Financing Rate as administered by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or a successor administrator). (k) The definition of “Term SOFR” set forth in Section 1.1 of the Indenture is hereby amended to read as follows: “Term SOFR” means: (a) for any Interest Period with respect to a Term SOFR Loan, the rate per annum equal to the Term SOFR Screen Rate two U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period with a term equivalent to such Interest Period; provided that if the rate is not published prior to 11:00 a.m. on such determination date then Term SOFR means the Term SOFR Screen Rate on the first U.S. Government Securities Business Day immediately prior thereto, in each case, plus the SOFR Adjustment for such Interest Period; and (b) for any interest calculation with respect to a Base Rate Loan on any date, the rate per annum equal to the Term SOFR Screen Rate with a term of one month commencing that day; provided that if the Term SOFR determined in accordance with either of the foregoing provisions (a) or (b) of this definition would otherwise be less than zero, the Term SOFR shall be deemed zero for purposes of this Indenture. (l) The definition of “Type” set forth in Section 1.1 of the Indenture is hereby amended to read as follows: “Type” means, with respect to the Loan, its character as a Base Rate Loan or a Term SOFR Loan. (m) Section 1.5 of the Indenture is hereby amended a new subsection (e) thereto to read as follows: (e) The Purchaser does not warrant, nor accept responsibility, nor shall the Purchaser have any liability with respect to the administration, submission or any other matter related to any reference rate referred to herein or with respect to any rate (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the selection of such rate and any related spread or other adjustment) that is an alternative or replacement for or successor to any such rate (including, without limitation, any Successor Rate) (or any component of any of the foregoing) or the effect of any of the foregoing, or of any Conforming Changes. The Purchaser and its affiliates or other related entities may engage in transactions or other activities that affect any reference rate referred to herein, or any alternative, successor or replacement rate (including, without limitation, any Successor Rate) (or any component of any of the foregoing) or any related spread or other adjustments thereto, in each case, in a manner adverse to the Company. The Purchaser may select information sources or services in its reasonable discretion to ascertain any reference rate referred to herein or any alternative, successor or replacement rate (including, without limitation, any


 
7 ACTIVE 65854071v3 Successor Rate) (or any component of any of the foregoing), in each case pursuant to the terms of this Indenture, and shall have no liability to the Company, or any other person or entity for damages of any kind, including direct or indirect, special, punitive, incidental or consequential damages, costs, losses or expenses (whether in tort, contract or otherwise and whether at law or in equity), for any error or other action or omission related to or affecting the selection, determination, or calculation of any rate (or component thereof) provided by any such information source or service. (n) Section 2.1 of the Indenture is hereby amended by deleting it in its entirety and replacing such section with the following: Section 2.1 Authorization of Bonds. (a) No Bonds may be issued under the provisions of this Indenture except in accordance with this Article and shall be limited to the maximum principal amount of $38,000,000. The proceeds of the Bonds shall be advanced from time to time by the Purchaser upon receipt by the Purchaser (with a copy to the Trustee) of a Notice of Borrowing; provided, however, no advances shall be made by the Purchaser after March 20, 2014. The Trustee shall make a notation on the grid attached to the Note of the date and amount of each such advance and each payment of principal and interest on the Bonds. The Purchaser has agreed in the Bond Purchase Agreement to make a similar notation on the grid attached to the Bond. To the extent of any inconsistency between the grid attached to the Note and the grid attached to the Bond, the grid attached to the Bond shall prevail. The principal amount outstanding under this Indenture shall be determined by records maintained by the Trustee and the Purchaser. To the extent of any inconsistency between the records maintained by the Trustee and the records maintained by the Purchaser, the records maintained by the Purchaser shall prevail. Each Notice of Borrowing submitted by the Company to the Purchaser requesting an advance of the proceeds of the Loan under the Loan Agreement, or the conversion of a Loan from one Type to the other (as described below in Section 2.1(b)), shall be deemed a request hereunder for funding or conversion of a corresponding and equal amount under the Bonds. Each advance of a Loan was initially made as a Base Rate Loan or a Eurodollar Rate Loan (as defined in this Indenture prior to giving effect to the Sixth Supplement Indenture), and may be converted from one Type to another from time to time, at the request of the Company, as further provided herein. (b) (i) Each conversion of a portion of the Loan from one Type to the other, and each continuation of a Term SOFR Loan shall be made upon the Company’s irrevocable notice to the Purchaser, which may be given by telephone. Each such notice must be received by the Purchaser not later than 11:00 a.m. three Business Days prior to the requested date of any conversion to or continuation of a Term SOFR Loan or of any conversion of a Term SOFR Loan to a Base Rate Loan. Each telephonic notice by the Company pursuant to this Section 2.1(b) must be confirmed promptly by delivery to the Purchaser of a written Notice of Borrowing, appropriately completed and signed by an Authorized Company Representative. Each conversion to or continuation of a Term SOFR Loan shall be in a principal amount of $1,000,000 or any whole dollar amount in excess


 
8 ACTIVE 65854071v3 thereof. Each Loan of or conversion to a Base Rate Loan shall be in a principal amount of $500,000 or any whole dollar amount in excess thereof. Each Notice of Borrowing (whether telephonic or written) shall specify (1) whether the Company is requesting a conversion of the Loan from one Type to the other or a continuation of a Term SOFR Loan, (2) the requested date of the conversion or continuation, as the case may be (which shall be a Business Day), (3) the principal amount of the Loan to be converted or continued, and (4) if applicable, the duration of the Interest Period with respect thereto. If the Company fails to specify a Type of Loan in a Notice of Borrowing or if the Company fails to give a timely notice requesting a conversion or continuation, then the Loan shall be converted to a Base Rate Loan. Any such automatic conversion to a Base Rate Loan shall be effective as of the last day of the Interest Period then in effect with respect to the Term SOFR Loan. If the Company requests a conversion to or continuation of a Term SOFR Loan in any such Notice of Borrowing, but fails to specify an Interest Period, the Company will be deemed to have specified an Interest Period of one month. (ii) Except as otherwise provided herein, a Term SOFR Loan may be continued or converted only on the last day of an Interest Period for the Term SOFR Loan. During the existence of an Event of Default, the Loan may not be converted to or continued as a Term SOFR Loan without the consent of the Purchaser. (iii) The Purchaser shall promptly notify the Company of the interest rate applicable to any Interest Period for a Term SOFR Loan upon determination of such interest rate. At any time that a Base Rate Loan is outstanding, the Purchaser shall notify the Company of any change in Bank of America’s prime rate used in determining the Base Rate promptly following the public announcement of such change. (iv) After giving effect to all conversions of the Loan from one Type to the other, and all continuations of the Loan as the same Type, there shall not be more than five Interest Periods in effect with respect to the Loan. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Purchaser shall be responsible for maintaining records of each conversion, the applicable Types and amounts of each portion of the Loan and interest payable with respect to the Loan as of each Payment Date. The Purchaser shall notify the Trustee of each such calculation and the Trustee shall conclusively rely upon such notifications. The Trustee shall not be responsible for the calculation the Applicable Rates or amounts of interest payable on any Payment Date. (c) Each determination of an interest rate by the Purchaser pursuant to any provision of this Indenture shall be conclusive and binding on the Issuer and the Company in absence of manifest error.


 
9 ACTIVE 65854071v3 (d) As of the Sixth Supplement Indenture Effective Date, all outstanding advances of the Loan bear interest at the Eurodollar Rate (as defined in this Indenture prior to giving effect to the Sixth Supplement Indenture, the “Existing Eurodollar Rate Loan”). Prior to being repaid or prepaid, the Existing Eurodollar Rate Loan shall bear interest, and interest shall be payable by the Company, in accordance with this Indenture prior to giving effect to the Sixth Supplemental Indenture. The foregoing shall be applicable solely to the Existing Eurodollar Rate Loan, and shall cease to apply or have any further force and effect if no Existing Eurodollar Rate Loan is outstanding. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, from and after the Sixth Supplemental Indenture Effective Date, the Eurodollar Rate Loan (as defined in this Indenture prior to giving effect to the Sixth Supplemental Indenture) will not be continued under this Indenture and the Existing Eurodollar Rate Loan will be converted to a Term SOFR Loan with an Interest Period of one month at the end of the applicable Interest Period. (o) Section 2.2(b)(iii) of the Indenture is hereby amended by deleting it in its entirety and replacing such section with the following: (iii) Subject to the provisions of subsection (iv) below, (A) a Term SOFR Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof for each Interest Period at a rate per annum equal to the lesser of (y) the Highest Lawful Rate and (z) the Term SOFR for such Interest Period plus the Applicable Margin; and (B) a Base Rate Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from the applicable borrowing date at a rate per annum equal to the lesser of (y) the Highest Lawful Rate and (z) the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin. (p) Section 2.2(d) of the Indenture is hereby amended by deleting it in its entirety and replacing such section with the following: (d) Inability to Determine Rates. If in connection with any request for a conversion to or a continuation of a Term SOFR Loan, (i) the Purchaser determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that (A) no Successor Rate has been determined in accordance with Section 14.10, and the circumstances under clause (a) of Section 14.10 or the Scheduled Unavailability Date has occurred, or (B) adequate and reasonable means do not otherwise exist for determining Term SOFR for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed Term SOFR Loan or in connection with an existing or proposed Base Rate Loan, or (ii) the Purchaser determines that for any reason that Term SOFR for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed Loan does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to Purchaser of funding such Loan, the Purchaser will promptly so notify the Company and the Trustee. Thereafter, (x) the obligation of the Purchaser to convert to or maintain a Term SOFR Loan shall be suspended (to the extent of the affected Term SOFR Loan or Interest Periods), and (y) in the event of a determination described in the preceding sentence with respect to the Term SOFR component of the Base Rate, the utilization of the Term SOFR component in determining the Base Rate shall be suspended, in each case until the


 
10 ACTIVE 65854071v3 Purchaser revokes such notice. Upon receipt of such notice, (i) the Company may revoke any pending request for a conversion to, or continuation of a Term SOFR Loan (to the extent of the affected Term SOFR Loan or Interest Periods) or, failing that, will be deemed to have converted such request into a request for a conversion of the Loan to a Base Rate Loan in the amount specified therein and (ii) any outstanding Term SOFR Loan shall be deemed to have been converted to Base Rate Loan immediately at the end of its applicable Interest Period. (q) Section 8.2 of the Indenture is hereby amended by replacing each reference to “Eurodollar Rate” contained therein with “Term SOFR”. (r) Section 9.3(a)(i)(3) of the Indenture is hereby amended by deleting the phrase “or the London interbank market” from such section. (s) Section 14.10 of the Indenture is hereby amended by deleting it in its entirety and replacing such section with the following: Section 14.10 Replacement of Term SOFR or Successor Rate. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture, if the Purchaser determines (which determination shall be conclusive and binding upon all parties hereto absent manifest error), or the Company notifies the Purchaser that the Company has determined (which determination likewise shall be conclusive and binding upon all parties hereto absent manifest error), that: (a) adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining one month and three month interest periods of Term SOFR, including, without limitation, because the Term SOFR Screen Rate is not available or published on a current basis and such circumstances are unlikely to be temporary; or (b) CME or any successor administrator of the Term SOFR Screen Rate or a Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Purchaser or such administrator with respect to its publication of Term SOFR, in each case acting in such capacity, has made a public statement identifying a specific date after which one month and three month interest periods of Term SOFR or the Term SOFR Screen Rate shall or will no longer be made available, or permitted to be used for determining the interest rate of U.S. dollar denominated loans, or shall or will otherwise cease, provided that, at the time of such statement, there is no successor administrator that is satisfactory to the Purchaser, that will continue to provide such interest periods of Term SOFR after such specific date (the latest date on which one month and three month interest periods of Term SOFR or the Term SOFR Screen Rate are no longer available permanently or indefinitely, the “Scheduled Unavailability Date”); then, on a date and time determined by the Purchaser (any such date, the “Term SOFR Replacement Date”), which date shall be at the end of an Interest Period or on the relevant interest payment date, as applicable, for interest calculated and, solely with respect to clause (b) above, no later than the Scheduled


 
11 ACTIVE 65854071v3 Unavailability Date, the Trustee, the Issuer, the Company and the Purchaser may supplement this Indenture solely for the purpose of replacing Term SOFR hereunder with Daily Simple SOFR plus the SOFR Adjustment for any payment period for interest calculated that can be determined by the Purchaser, in each case, and any such supplement shall be effective at 5:00 p.m. on the fifth Business Day after the Purchaser shall have posted such proposed supplement to the Company (the “Successor Rate”). If the Successor Rate is Daily Simple SOFR plus the SOFR Adjustment, all interest payments will be payable on a quarterly basis. (c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (i) if the Purchaser determines that Daily Simple SOFR is not available on or prior to the Term SOFR Replacement Date, or (ii) if the events or circumstances of the type described in Section 2.2(d)(i) or (ii) have occurred with respect to the Successor Rate then in effect, then in each case, the Trustee, the Issuer, the Purchaser and the Company may supplement this Indenture solely for the purpose of replacing Term SOFR or any then current Successor Rate in accordance with this Section 14.10 at the end of any Interest Period, relevant interest payment date or payment period for interest calculated, as applicable, with an alternative benchmark rate giving due consideration to any evolving or then existing convention for similar U.S. dollar denominated loans in the United States for such alternative benchmark and, in each case, including any mathematical or other adjustments to such benchmark giving due consideration to any evolving or then existing convention for similar U.S. dollar denominated loans in the United States for such benchmark, which adjustment or method for calculating such adjustment shall be published on an information service as selected by the Purchaser from time to time in its reasonable discretion and may be periodically updated. For the avoidance of doubt, any such proposed rate and adjustments, shall constitute a “Successor Rate”. Any such supplement shall become effective at 5:00 p.m. on the fifth Business Day after the Purchaser shall have posted such proposed supplement to the Company. Any Successor Rate shall be applied in a manner consistent with market practice; provided that to the extent such market practice is not administratively feasible for the Purchaser, such Successor Rate shall be applied in a manner as otherwise reasonably determined by the Purchaser. (d) Notwithstanding anything else herein, if at any time any Successor Rate as so determined would otherwise be less than zero%, the Successor Rate will be deemed to be zero% for the purposes of this Indenture. (e) In connection with the implementation of a Successor Rate, the Purchaser will have the right to make Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, any supplements implementing such Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Indenture; provided that, with respect to any such supplement effected, the Purchaser shall post each such supplement implementing such Conforming Changes to the Company reasonably promptly after such supplement becomes effective.


 
12 ACTIVE 65854071v3 Section 3. Ratification. Except as expressly amended hereby, all of the provisions of the Indenture shall remain unaltered and in full force and effect, and, as amended hereby, the Indenture is in all respects agreed to, ratified and confirmed by the Issuer and the Trustee. Any holder of the Bonds, and all successive transferees of the Bonds, by accepting such Bond, are deemed to have agreed to the terms of this Supplemental Indenture. Section 4. Severability. In the event any provision of this Supplemental Indenture shall be held invalid or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not invalidate or render unenforceable any other provision hereof. Section 5. Execution in Counterparts. This Supplemental Indenture may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all of which shall constitute but one and the same instrument. Section 6. Applicable Law. This Supplemental Indenture shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Mississippi. [Signature Pages Follow]


 
Signature Page to Sixth Supplemental Trust Indenture ACTIVE 65854071v3 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Mississippi Business Finance Corporation has caused these presents to be signed in its name and behalf and its official seal to be hereunto affixed and attested by its duly authorized officers, and U.S. Bank Trust Company National Association (successor to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company), as Trustee, has caused these presents to be signed in its name and behalf by its duly authorized officer, all as of the day and year first above written. MISSISSIPPI BUSINESS FINANCE [SEAL] CORPORATION By: /s/ Larry W. Mobley Name: Larry W. Mobley Title: Executive Director Attest: Secretary /s/ Debbie McCollum Name: Debbie McCollum U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (successor to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company), as Trustee By: /s/ Duke L. Wallace Jr Name: Duke L. Wallace Jr. Title: Vice President


 
Signature Page to Sixth Supplemental Trust Indenture ACTIVE 65854071v3 Consented to: COMPANY: KAZ USA, INC. By: /s/ Matt Osberg Name: Matt Osberg Title: Chief Financial Officer BONDHOLDER: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. By: /s/ Adam Rose Name: Adam Rose Title: Senior Vice President