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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 10-K
 
(Mark One)
     
þ   ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2006
OR
     
o   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.
For the transition period from ___ to ___
Commission File No. 1-15289
COLLEGIATE PACIFIC INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as specified in Its Charter)
     
Delaware   22-2795073
(State or Other Jurisdiction of   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
Incorporation or Organization)    
     
13950 Senlac Drive, Suite 100, Dallas, Texas   75234
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (972) 243-8100
Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
     
    Name of Each Exchange
Title of Each Class   On Which Registered
Common Stock   American Stock Exchange
Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.
     Yes o No þ
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.
     Yes o No þ
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
     Yes þ No o
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers, pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. þ
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No þ
The aggregate market value of the voting stock of the registrant held by non-affiliates was approximately $73,811,347 based on the closing price of such voting stock on December 30, 2005, of $9.10.
At September 19, 2006, there were 10,229,160 shares of common stock outstanding.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE: None.
 
 

 


 

Collegiate Pacific Inc.
FORM 10-K
Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2006
TABLE OF CONTENTS
             
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  Business.     2  
 
           
  Risk Factors     8  
 
           
  Unresolved Staff Comments     17  
 
           
  Properties.     18  
 
           
  Legal Proceedings.     19  
 
           
  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.     19  
 
           
           
 
           
  Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.     20  
 
           
  Selected Financial Data     21  
 
           
  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.     22  
 
           
  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.     37  
 
           
  Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.     38  
 
           
  Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.     65  
 
           
  Controls and Procedures.     65  
 
           
  Other Information.     65  
 
           
           
 
           
  Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant.     66  
 
           
  Executive Compensation.     71  
 
           
  Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.     73  
 
           
  Certain Relationships and Related Transactions.     75  
 
           
  Principal Accountant Fees and Services.     75  
 
           
  Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.     76  
 
           
        82  
 Credit Agreement
 Lease Agreement
 Third Amendment to Lease Agreement
 Fourth Amendment to Lease Agreement
 Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
 Subsidiaries
 Consent of Grant Thornton LLP
 Certification of CEO Pursuant to Section 302
 Certification of CFO Pursuant to Section 302
 Certification of CEO and CFO Pursuant to Section 906

 


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FORM 10-K ANNUAL REPORT
     This Annual Report on Form 10-K contains forward-looking statements that are based on Collegiate Pacific’s and its consolidated subsidiaries’ (“Collegiate Pacific,” “we,” “us,” “our,” or the “Company”) current expectations or forecasts of future events. Actual results in future periods may differ materially from those expressed or implied by those forward-looking statements because of a number of risks and uncertainties. For a discussion of risk factors affecting Collegiate Pacific’s business and prospects, see “Item 1A — “Risk Factors.”
     Our fiscal year ends on June 30 of each year. Accordingly, references in this report to “fiscal 2004,” “fiscal 2005,”“fiscal 2006”and “fiscal 2007” refer to our fiscal years ended or ending, as the case may be, June 30, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007, respectively.
PART I
ITEM 1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS.
Our Business
     We are a leader in marketing, manufacturing and distributing sports equipment, soft good athletic apparel and footwear products (“soft goods”), physical education, recreational and leisure products primarily to non-retail institutional customers in the United States. The institutional market generally consists of youth sports programs, YMCAs, YWCAs, park and recreational organizations, schools, colleges, churches, government agencies, athletic teams, athletic clubs and dealers. We believe we are the largest and fastest growing independent team sports manufacturer, marketer and distributor in the United States. We sell our products directly to our customers in the non-retail institutional market primarily through:
    our unique, informative catalogs and fliers that we distribute to potential customers;
 
    our strategically located road sales professionals;
 
    our telemarketers;
 
    our appearance at trade shows and other sales events; and
 
    the Internet.
     We currently offer approximately 23 thousand sports related equipment products and soft goods to approximately 173 thousand customers.
     We market our products through the support of a customer database of over 600 thousand potential customers, our 203 person direct sales force strategically located throughout the Mid-Western and Mid-Atlantic United States, and our call centers located at our headquarters in Dallas, Texas, Corona, California in the Los Angeles basin, and Richmond, Virginia. Our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Michael J. Blumenfeld, who has over 30 years of experience in the sports supply industry, and Adam Blumenfeld, our President, personally supervised the development of our mailing list. We have subdivided our mailing list into various customer profiles to help ensure that our catalogs are directed to those individuals that make the decisions to purchase the products we offer. The master mailing list is also subdivided by relevant product types and seasonal demand. We regularly screen, cross check and update our customer database to maintain its accuracy and functionality. Collegiate Pacific intends to distribute approximately 4.0 million catalogs and fliers from this database during fiscal 2007, which ends June 30, 2007.

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Acquisition Strategy
     We believe a consolidation of the sporting goods industry has contributed to a shift of sales within the institutional market from traditional, retail storefront sites to sales from catalogs, direct marketing by road sales professionals and the Internet. Collegiate Pacific believes the most successful sporting goods companies will be those with greater financial resources and the ability to produce or source high-quality, low cost products, deliver those products directly to customers on a timely basis and access distribution channels with a broad array of products and brands.
     We believe we are well positioned to grow our business because of our superior catalog design, our efficient merchandising and direct distribution capabilities, our 203 person direct sales force, our extensive product offerings, our long-term customer relationships, our superior customer service, and our superior sourcing and production capabilities. Since commencing operations in 1998, Collegiate Pacific’s annual net sales have grown to approximately $224.2 million for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006, through a combination of internal growth and strategic acquisitions.
     Our strategic plan includes both organic growth from existing operations and involves rapid growth through the acquisition of other companies. Since January 2004, we have completed the following seven acquisitions:
     Fiscal 2006
    Sport Supply Group, Inc. (“SSG”) in July 2005 – an acquisition of 53.2% of the outstanding capital stock of SSG, a direct marketer and Business-To-Business (“B2B”) e-commerce supplier of sporting goods and physical education equipment to the institutional and youth sports markets. During the second quarter of fiscal 2006, we acquired an additional 20% of the outstanding capital stock of SSG;
 
    Team Print in August 2005 – a leading embroiderer and screen printer of sporting goods apparel and accessories, which was acquired from one of the former stockholders of Salkeld & Sons, Inc;
     Fiscal 2005
    Dixie Sporting Goods Co., Inc. (“Dixie”) in July 2004 – a leading supplier of soft goods and sporting goods equipment throughout the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, with a road sales force of approximately 50 employees;
 
    Orlando Team Sports (“OTS”) in December 2004 – a leading supplier of soft goods and sporting goods equipment throughout the State of Florida with a road sales force of approximately 15 employees;
 
    Salkeld & Sons, Inc. (“Salkeld”) in May 2005 – a leading supplier of soft goods and sporting goods equipment throughout the State of Illinois, with a particular concentration in Chicago and a roads sales force of approximately 20 employees;
     Fiscal 2004
    Tomark Inc. (“Tomark”) in January 2004 – a marketer, distributor, manufacturer and installer of sporting goods and related equipment primarily to the California institutional market with a road sales force of 5 employees; and

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    Kesslers Sport Shop, Inc. (“Kesslers”) in April 2004 – a leading supplier of soft goods and sporting goods equipment throughout the Mid-West region of the United States, with a road sales force of approximately 80 employees.
     As its primary goal, Collegiate Pacific’s management seeks to optimize the collective and individual performance of these acquired businesses. We have strived to identify areas in which these businesses are unique and areas in which they overlap. In those areas where our businesses are unique, Collegiate Pacific seeks to promote and develop those unique qualities by integrating them into all of our distribution channels. As an example of this integration, Collegiate Pacific has enhanced Kesslers’, Dixie’s, OTS’ and Salkeld’s existing offering of soft goods with the infusion of approximately 2,500 Collegiate Pacific proprietary products into their marketing mix. Collegiate Pacific has designed catalogs for Kesslers, Dixie, OTS and Salkeld that display both soft goods and sporting goods equipment. Likewise, certain products previously sold by Kesslers, Dixie, OTS and Salkeld have been integrated into the Collegiate Pacific catalog.
     In those areas where our businesses overlap, Collegiate Pacific endeavors to integrate them to build on inherent synergies, develop collective vision and maximize cost efficiencies. An example of this effort is reflected in the integration of the Collegiate Pacific and Tomark manufacturing and assembly capabilities in our Dallas, Texas facility and the utilization of in-house embroidery and screen print services at Team Print. We believe we can more effectively monitor the quality of products while at the same time be able to realize cost savings for our customers.
     For additional information on these acquisitions, see Note 3 in Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
Corporate History; Additional Information
     The Company commenced operations in February 1998 when it was acquired by Michael J. Blumenfeld and Adam Blumenfeld. Michael Blumenfeld sold all of the assets of Collegiate Pacific Inc. f/k/a Nitro Sports, Inc., a company he formed in 1997 to engage in the catalog and mail order marketing of sports equipment, to the Company, at cost. We changed our name to Collegiate Pacific at that time and in July 1999 reincorporated the Company as a Delaware corporation. We currently have five wholly-owned subsidiaries: Tomark Sports, Inc., a Delaware corporation; Kesslers Team Sports, Inc., a Delaware corporation; Dixie Sporting Goods Co., Inc., a Virginia corporation; CMS of Central Florida, Inc. d/b/a Orlando Team Sports, a Florida corporation; and Salkeld & Sons, Inc., a Delaware corporation. We also own approximately 73.2% of the outstanding capital stock of Sport Supply Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
     Collegiate Pacific’s common stock currently trades on the American Stock Exchange (symbol: BOO). Our executive offices are located at 13950 Senlac Drive, Suite 100, Dallas, Texas 75234, and our telephone number at that location is (972) 243-8100. The Company’s fiscal year ends on June 30.
     Our Internet website is www.colpac.com. Collegiate Pacific makes available, free of charge, on or through the website, its annual, quarterly and current reports and other Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) filings, including Forms 3, 4 and 5, as well as any amendments to those reports, as soon as reasonably practicable after electronically filing those reports with the SEC. This website address is intended to be an inactive textual reference only, and none of the information contained on the website is part of this report or is incorporated in this report by reference.
Products and Services
     We believe we offer a broad line of sporting goods equipment, soft goods, and physical education, recreational and leisure products, which includes over 23 thousand products for sale. We manufacture approximately 11.5% of our equipment-oriented products and obtain the remainder from external

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manufacturers both domestically and abroad. Our product lines of sporting goods include, but are not limited to, equipment and soft goods for the following sports: football; baseball; softball; basketball; volleyball; soccer; tennis; and other racquet sports. Our line of equipment for these sports includes, but is not limited to, inflatable balls, nets, batting cages, scoreboards, bleachers, weight lifting equipment, standards and goals. We also offer other recreational products including fitness equipment, camping equipment, indoor recreational games and outdoor playground equipment. We also provide after-sale customer service through toll-free numbers.
     Because we believe brand recognition is important to our institutional customers, we market most of our products under trade names or trademarks owned by others or us. The following table lists Collegiate Pacific’s principal products and the brand names under which they are sold:
     
Product   Brand Name
Team sports apparel (soft goods)
  Nike, Rawlings, Wilson, and
Under Armour
Batting cages, soccer goals, basketball goals
  FunNets and Mark One
Camping and related accessories
  Mark One
Tennis nets and court equipment
  Edwards
Baseballs, caps, softballs, bats, gloves and accessories
  Diamond, Mark One, New Era Ryan Express and Wilson
Football helmets, footballs, pads and accessories
  Schutt
Basketballs
  Mark One and Spalding
     Team Sports Apparel (soft goods). Nike, Rawlings, Wilson and Under Armour are all leading suppliers of team sports apparel. Under the terms of non-exclusive supply arrangements we have with these manufacturers, we purchase soft goods from these manufacturers for resale to our customers and either complete the custom silk screening, embroidering and other decorating work on the soft goods in-house or through subcontractors, or arrange to have the manufacturer complete the custom decorating of the soft goods prior to shipment.
     Cages, Goals and Camping Equipment. We own the registered trademarks FunNets and Mark One and manufacture or source from overseas manufacturers our proprietary products such as batting cages, bleachers, soccer and basketball goals and volleyball standards. We generally recognize a higher profit margin from the sale of our proprietary products that we import or manufacture.
     Tennis. In February 2000, we entered into an exclusive license agreement with Edwards Sports Products Limited to use the Edwards name in connection with manufacturing, selling and distributing tennis nets and court equipment worldwide, except in the United Kingdom and Ireland. We are required to pay a royalty of 4.5% of the net sales price of all Edwards products we sell. We paid Edwards a total royalty of approximately $75 thousand in fiscal 2006. This license expires in February 2011.
     Baseball and Softball. Diamond, New Era and Wilson are leading suppliers of baseball and softball equipment. We have non-exclusive supply arrangements with Diamond and Wilson under which we acquire baseball caps, gloves, baseballs, softballs, batter’s helmets, catcher’s and umpire’s protective equipment, aluminum and wooden baseball bats, batter’s gloves and miscellaneous accessories for resale to our customers. Under an exclusive agreement with New Era, a sports-licensed headwear company, Collegiate Pacific acts as a single-point solution for marketing, order processing, and distribution on behalf of New Era. We also manufacture or source these products from overseas manufacturers and offer them to our customers under our MarkOne brand name. In fiscal 2007, we will begin to market our pitching machines and other related pitching equipment under the name Ryan Express. During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2006, we entered into an exclusive relationship with Nolan Ryan to design and market existing and new pitching products.

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     Football. Schutt is a leading supplier of football equipment. Under the terms of the non-exclusive supply arrangement we have with Schutt, we purchase helmets, shoulder pads, faceguards, chin straps and related accessories in both the youth and adult markets for resale to our customers.
     Basketball. Spalding sells several different models of basketballs for men and women in both the youth and adult markets. Under the terms of the non-exclusive supply arrangement we have with Spalding, we acquire basketballs for resale to our customers. We also manufacture or source basketballs from overseas manufacturers and sell them under our MarkOne brand name.
     Certain brand names, such as Adidas, New Era, Nike, Rawlings, Schutt, Spalding, Wilson, Under Armour, Edwards, Mark One and FunNets are believed by Collegiate Pacific to be well recognized by our customers and therefore important to the sales of these products. Except for New Era, we do not have written supply agreements with any of our suppliers. Registered and other trademarks and trade names of Collegiate Pacific’s products are italicized in this Form 10-K.
Sales and Marketing
     We believe we are the fastest growing direct manufacturer, marketer and distributor of sporting goods to the non-retail institutional market in the United States. Through our recent acquisitions of our team dealers (Kesslers, Dixie, OTS and Salkeld), each with its own road sales professionals, we offer our complete line of sporting goods equipment, soft goods, and physical education, recreational and leisure products to our traditional accounts such as colleges, universities, high schools, and all other levels of public and private schools and their athletic and recreational departments. We continue to utilize our distinctive catalogs to offer our complete line of sporting goods equipment, soft goods, and physical education, recreational and leisure products to our non-traditional accounts such as youth sports programs, park and recreational organizations, churches, government agencies, athletic clubs and dealers.
     Our master mailing list currently includes over 600 thousand potential customers, and we intend to distribute approximately 4.0 million catalogs and fliers to this audience during fiscal 2007. Michael J. Blumenfeld, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company with over 30 years of experience in the industry, and Adam Blumenfeld, President, supervised the development of this mailing list, which is carefully maintained, screened, crosschecked and safeguarded. We subdivided our mailing list into various combinations designed to place catalogs in the hands of the individuals making the purchasing decisions. The master mailing list is also subdivided by relevant product types, seasonal demands, and customer profiles.
     In addition to promoting our products through catalogs and other direct mailings, we offer our products directly to our team, institutional and corporate customers through our 203 person direct sales force. Primarily focused in the Mid-Western and the Mid-Atlantic United States, our direct sales force calls on our team, institutional and corporate accounts to promote our broad line of soft goods and sporting goods equipment. We also sell our products through trade shows, telemarketing and the Internet.
Customers
     We do not depend upon any one or a few major customers for our revenues because we enjoy a very large and diverse customer base. Since commencing operations, we have sold our products to approximately 173 thousand customers. Our customers include all levels of public and private schools, youth sports programs, YMCAs, YWCAs, park and recreational organizations, churches, clubs, camps, government agencies, military facilities, athletic teams, athletic clubs and team dealers. Many of our institutional customers typically receive annual appropriations for sports related equipment, which are generally spent in the period preceding the season in which the sport or athletic activity occurs. Although institutions are subject to budget constraints, once allocations have been made, aggregate levels of expenditures are typically not reduced.

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     Approximately 2.1%, 1.2% and 2.7% of our sales in fiscal 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively, were to agencies of the United States Government. We have a contract with the General Services Administration that grants us an “approved” status when attempting to make sales to military installations or other governmental agencies. The existing contract with the General Services Administration expires on July 31, 2009, with an automatic extension for an additional five years. Under this contract, we agree to sell approximately 250 products to United States government agencies and departments at catalog prices or at prices consistent with any discount provided to our other customers. Products sold to the United States Government under the General Services Administration contract are always sold at our lowest offered price. In addition to the GSA Contract, the Company has an Air Force non-appropriated contract that allows us to sell our entire offering of catalog products. This contract expires September 30, 2008.
Seasonal Nature of Business; Backlog
     Historically, sales of our sporting goods have experienced seasonal fluctuations. This seasonality causes our financial results to vary from quarter to quarter, which usually results in higher net sales and operating profit in our first, third and fourth fiscal quarters (July through September and January through June), with our highest net sales and operating profit usually occurring in our first fiscal quarter, and our lowest net sales and operating profit usually occurring in our second fiscal quarter (October through December). We attribute this seasonality primarily to the budgeting procedures of our customers and the seasonal demand for our products, which have historically been driven by spring and summer sports. Generally, between the months of October and December of each fiscal year, our sales are lower due to the lower level of sports activities at our non-retail institutional customer base, a higher degree of adverse weather conditions and a greater number of school recesses and major holidays. We believe that our acquisitions of our team dealers, Kesslers, Dixie, OTS and Salkeld, which have a greater focus on fall and winter sports, have reduced the seasonality of our financial results. However, SSG’s results of operations, which follow the selling pattern of the Company’s traditional catalog operations, have and will continue to affect our financial results by increasing our operating profit in our third and fourth fiscal quarters (January through June).
     Our sales are primarily pursuant to standard purchase orders. Our backlog of unfulfilled orders as of June 30, 2006, was approximately $19.0 million and is primarily attributable to our increased sales of soft goods following our acquisitions of Kesslers, Dixie, OTS, Salkeld and SSG. We anticipate our backlog will increase in fiscal 2007 and future periods as we continue to sell more soft goods, which generally have a longer lead-time for delivery — generally six to eight weeks between order placement and delivery. Our products are either shipped directly to our customers by either our manufacturing partners or by us upon our completion of all decorating work.
Manufacturing; Foreign Sourcing and Raw Materials
     We outsource the manufacturing of a significant portion of our products to domestic and international vendors. Outsourcing enables us to reduce our cost of goods, reduce our manufacturing facility costs, and focus on the marketing and distribution of our products. In addition, we believe that many of the products we purchase from our domestic suppliers are manufactured overseas, and we derive a significant portion of our revenues from the sale of products purchased directly from suppliers in the Far East. Accordingly, we are subject to the risks of this international component that may affect our ability to deliver products in a timely and competitive manner. These risks include:
    shipment delays;
 
    fluctuations in exchange rates;
 
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    changes in customs regulations;
 
    adverse economic conditions in foreign countries;
 
    social, political and economic instability; and
 
    acts of war and terrorism.
     As a result, we attempt to maintain a three to six week supply of critical inventory items. We are not dependent on any single source of supply. Although the vast majority of products we distribute are purchased in final form, a small percentage of the items require some fabrication to complete. We own welding machines and an assortment of tools to aid in this fabrication process. The raw materials used in this process are in the form of shipping supplies, nuts and bolts, and other commercially available products. We believe multiple suppliers exist for these products nationwide.
Competition
     We compete principally in the institutional market with local sporting goods dealers and other direct mail companies, which collectively dominate the institutional market. We compete on a number of factors, including price, relationships with customers, name recognition, product availability and quality of service. We believe we have an advantage on the institutional market over traditional sporting goods retailers because our selling prices do not include comparable price markups attributable to wholesalers, manufacturers, and distributors. In addition, we believe we have an advantage over other direct mail marketers and team dealers of sporting goods because we offer superior products, coupled with prompt and accessible service, at the most competitive prices.
Government Regulation
     Some of our products are subject to regulation by the Consumer Product Safety Commission. The Consumer Product Safety Commission has the authority to exclude from the market certain items that are found to be hazardous and can require a manufacturer to refund the purchase price of products that present a substantial product hazard to consumers. Similar laws exist in some states and cities in the United States. The Company believes it is in full compliance with all applicable regulations.
Employees
     We currently employ approximately 863 people on a full-time basis. In addition, we may hire temporary employees as seasonal increases in demand occur. Our employees are not represented by any organized labor organization or union, and we believe our relations with our employees are generally good.
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS.
     There are many risk factors that affect Collegiate Pacific’s business and the results of its operations, some of which are beyond Collegiate Pacific’s control. The following is a description of some of the important risk factors that may cause the actual results of Collegiate Pacific’s operations in future periods to differ substantially from those currently expected or desired.
Our success depends upon our ability to develop new, and enhance our existing relationships with, customers and suppliers.
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frequently encountered by companies in our industry. To address these risks, we must, among other things:
    effectively develop new relationships and maintain and deepen existing relationships with our suppliers, advertisers and customers;
 
    provide products at competitive prices;
 
    respond to competitive developments;
 
    attract, retain, and motivate qualified personnel; and
 
    anticipate and respond to merchandise trends and consumer demands.
     We cannot assure you that we will succeed in addressing such risks. Our failure to do so could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, or results of operations in the form of lower revenues and operating profit and higher operating costs.
Our strategic plan, involving growth through the acquisition of other companies, may not succeed.
     Our strategic plan involves continued rapid growth through the acquisition of other companies as demonstrated by the seven acquisitions we completed since January 2004. Acquisitions of other companies involve a number of risks, including:
    the difficulties related to assimilating the management, products, personnel, financial controls and other systems of an acquired business and to integrating distribution and information systems and other operational capabilities;
 
    the difficulties related to combining previously separate businesses into a single unit;
 
    the substantial diversion of management’s attention from day-to-day operations;
 
    the assumption of liabilities of an acquired business, including unforeseen liabilities;
 
    unanticipated costs associated with business acquisitions;
 
    the failure to realize anticipated benefits, such as cost savings, revenue enhancements and profitability objectives;
 
    the dilution of existing stockholders due to the issuance of equity securities, utilization of cash reserves, or incurrence of debt in order to fund the acquisitions;
 
    the potential to have to write-down or write-off the value of acquired assets;
 
    the potentially substantial transaction costs associated with completed acquisitions or pursuing acquisitions that are not completed;
 
    the loss of any key personnel of the acquired company; and
 
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We may be unable to make additional acquisitions on attractive terms or successfully integrate them into our operations.
     The substantial majority of our recent growth has been due to our acquisitions of Tomark, Kesslers, Dixie, OTS, Salkeld, Team Print, and 73.2% of SSG. We expect to continue to evaluate and, where appropriate, pursue acquisition opportunities on terms our management considers favorable to us. We cannot assure you that we will be able to identify suitable acquisitions in the future, or that we will be able to purchase or finance these acquisitions on favorable terms or at all. In addition, we compete against other companies for acquisitions, and we cannot assure you that we will be successful in the acquisition of any companies appropriate for our growth strategy. Further, we cannot assure you that any future acquisitions that we make will be integrated successfully into our operations or will achieve desired profitability objectives.
Our success depends on our ability to manage our growth.
     During recent years, we have experienced a period of rapid and significant growth, and our continued expansion may significantly strain our management, financial and other resources. We believe that improvements in management and operational controls, and operations, financial and management information systems could be needed to manage future growth. We cannot assure you that:
    these resources will be available, or be available in a cost-effective form, to us which will allow us to sustain growth at the same levels;
 
    our current personnel, systems, procedures, and controls will be adequate to support our future operations; or
 
    we will identify, hire, train, motivate or manage required personnel.
     Our failure to have these resources in sufficient form or quantity during a period of significant growth could have an adverse affect on our operating results.
We face intense competition and potential competition from companies with greater resources and our inability to compete effectively with these companies could harm our business.
     The market for sporting goods and related equipment in which we compete is highly competitive, especially as to product innovation and availability, performance and styling, price, customer relationships, name recognition, marketing, delivery and quality of service. We compete principally in the institutional market with local sporting goods dealers and other direct mail companies. Some of our competitors may have:
    substantially greater financial resources;
 
    a larger customer base;
 
    a broader line of product offerings; and
 
    greater name recognition within the industry.
     In addition, our competitors may have larger technical, sales and marketing resources. Further, there are no significant technological or capital barriers to entry into the markets for many sporting goods and recreational products. Our competitors may be able to secure products from vendors on terms that are more favorable, fulfill customer orders more efficiently, or adopt more aggressive pricing or inventory availability policies. We cannot give you assurance that we will compete successfully against our competitors in the future.

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We are dependent on competitive pricing from our suppliers.
     The general economic conditions in the United States or international countries in which we do business could affect pricing of raw materials such as metals and other commodities used by suppliers of our finished goods. For example, recent demand for steel and aluminum has resulted in increased prices for our products. We cannot assure you that any price increase we incur for our products can be passed on to our customers without adversely affecting our operating results.
The weak financial conditions of some of our customers may adversely affect our business.
     We monitor the credit worthiness of our customer base on an ongoing basis, and we have not experienced an abnormal increase in losses in our accounts receivable portfolio. We believe that allowances for losses adequately reflect the risk of loss. However, a change in the economic condition or in the make-up of our customer base could have an adverse affect on losses associated with the credit terms that we give to our customers that would adversely affect our cash flow and involve significant risks of nonpayment.
Our financial results vary from quarter to quarter, which could hurt our business and the market price of our stock.
     Various factors affect the Company’s quarterly operating results and some of them are not within our control. They include, among others:
    seasonal fluctuations in demand for our products;
 
    the timing and introduction of new products by us and our competitors;
 
    the market acceptance of our products;
 
    the mix of products sold;
 
    the timing of significant orders from and shipments to customers;
 
    the reduction, rescheduling or cancellation of orders by our customers;
 
    product pricing and discounts;
 
    the timing of our acquisitions of other companies and businesses; and
 
    general economic conditions.
     These and other factors are likely to cause our financial results to fluctuate from quarter to quarter. If revenue or operating results fall short of the levels expected by public market analysts and investors, the trading price of our common stock could decline dramatically. Based on the foregoing, we believe that quarter-to-quarter comparisons of our results of operations may not be meaningful. Therefore, purchasers of our common stock should not view our historical results of operations as reliable indications of our future performance.

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Seasonality of our business may adversely affect our net sales and operating income.
     Seasonal demand for our products and the budgeting procedures of many of our customers cause our financial results to vary from quarter to quarter. We generally experience lower net sales and higher expenses as a percentage of sales in the second quarter of each fiscal year (October 1 – December 31) due to lower customer demand during those periods of decreased sports activities, adverse weather conditions inhibiting customer demand, holiday seasons, school recesses, and higher sales and earnings in the remaining quarters of the fiscal year.
We depend on key personnel for our future success.
     Our performance is substantially dependent on the skills, experience, and performance of our Chief Executive Officer, Michael J. Blumenfeld, and our President, Adam Blumenfeld, as well as our ability to retain and motivate other officers and key employees, especially our road sales professionals, certain of whom would be difficult to replace. We neither have an employment agreement with Michael J. Blumenfeld or Adam Blumenfeld nor a “key person” life insurance on any of our officers or employees. Further, Michael J. Blumenfeld recently announced his desire to retire from the day-to-day operations of the Company by the end of 2006 and, consequently, our future performance and rate of growth may not continue at the same rate following his retirement.
     Our ability to retain and expand our customer base depends on our ability to maintain strong relationships with our road sales professionals. Consequently, the loss of one or more key road sales professionals could result in our loss of the customer relationships maintained by the departing road sales professionals, which could materially adversely affect our net sales and results of operations. We believe we currently have a good relationship with our road sales professionals.
We depend on international and domestic suppliers.
     A significant amount of our revenues is dependent upon products purchased from foreign suppliers, which are located primarily in the Far East. In addition, we believe that many of the products we purchase from our domestic suppliers are manufactured overseas.
     Accordingly, we are subject to the risks of international business, including:
    shipment delays;
 
    fluctuation in exchange rates;
 
    increases in import duties;
 
    changes in customs regulations;
 
    adverse economic conditions in foreign countries;
 
    social, political and economic instability; and
 
    acts of war and terrorism.
     The occurrence of any one or more of the events described above could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations due to an inability to make timely shipments to our customers.
We depend on a growing number of domestic suppliers for our finished goods.
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obtain substitute sources for these products in a timely manner or on terms acceptable to us could significantly increase our backlog and could result in the cancellation of customer orders, damage our customer relationships and harm our operating results.
We depend on third-party carriers.
     Our operations depend upon third-party carriers to deliver our catalogs and products to our customers. We ship our products using common carriers, primarily UPS. The operations of such carriers are outside our control. Accordingly, our business reputation and operations are subject to certain risks, including:
    shipment delays caused by such carriers;
 
    labor strikes by the employees of such carriers;
 
    increases in shipping costs and postage rates; and
 
    other adverse economic conditions.
     The occurrence of any one or more of the foregoing could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations due to an inability to make timely shipments to our customers or by utilizing other more costly carriers or means of shipping.
We may be subject to product liability claims if people or property is harmed by the products we sell.
     Some of the products we sell may expose us to product liability claims relating to personal injury, death, or property damage caused by such products, and may require us to take actions such as product recalls. Although we maintain liability insurance, we cannot be certain that our coverage will be adequate for liabilities actually incurred or that insurance will continue to be available to us on economically reasonable terms, or at all. In addition, some of our vendor agreements with our distributors, manufacturers, and third party sellers do not indemnify us from product liability.
We have a material amount of goodwill and may be required to recognize future intangible impairment charges.
     Approximately $49.3 million, or 34.1% of our total assets as of June 30, 2006, represented intangible assets, the significant majority of which is goodwill. Goodwill is the amount by which the costs of an acquisition accounted for using the purchase method exceeds the fair value of the net assets we acquired. We are required to record goodwill as an intangible asset on our balance sheet. Pursuant to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”), we are required to test goodwill and other intangible assets to determine if they are impaired. Such tests are required to be performed annually or between annual tests if an event occurs or circumstances change that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of the asset below its carrying amount. Disruptions to our business, protracted economic weakness, unexpected significant declines in operating results and market capitalization declines may result in additional charges for goodwill and other intangible asset impairments. Reductions in our net income caused by the write-down of goodwill or intangible assets could materially adversely affect our results of operations.
Acts of war or terrorism may have an adverse effect on our business.
     Acts of war or terrorism may have an adverse effect on the economy generally, and more specifically on Collegiate Pacific’s business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects. Among various other risks, such occurrences have the potential to adversely affect Collegiate Pacific’s ability to consummate future debt or equity financings and negatively affect Collegiate Pacific’s ability to manufacture, source and deliver products in a timely manner.

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Risks Related to our Corporate Structure and Stock
Our stock price could be subject to significant volatility.
     The price of our common stock is determined in the marketplace and may be influenced by many factors, including:
    the depth and liquidity of the market for our common stock;
 
    investor perception of the Company and the industry within which we compete;
 
    quarterly variations in operating results; and
 
    general economic and market conditions.
     Historically, the weekly trading volume of our common stock has been relatively small. Any material increase in public float could have a significant impact on the price of our common stock. In addition, the stock market has occasionally experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations that often affect market prices for smaller companies. These extreme price and volume fluctuations often are unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of the affected companies. Accordingly, the price of our common stock could be affected by such fluctuations.
A large number of our outstanding shares and shares to be issued upon exercise of our outstanding options may be sold into the market in the future, which could cause the market price of our common stock to drop significantly, even if our business is doing well.
     A substantial number of shares of our common stock are reserved for issuance pursuant to stock options. As of June 30, 2006, we had 1,144,600 outstanding options, each to purchase one share of our common stock, issued to key employees, officers and directors under our 1998 Collegiate Pacific Inc. Stock Option Plan. The options have exercise prices ranging from $3.89 per share to $14.34 per share. These outstanding options could have a significant adverse effect on the trading price of our common stock, especially if a significant volume of the options was exercised and the stock issued was immediately sold into the public market. Further, the exercise of these options could have a dilutive impact on other shareholders by decreasing their ownership percentage of our outstanding common stock. If we attempt to raise additional capital through the issuance of equity or convertible debt securities, the terms upon which we will be able to obtain additional equity capital, if at all, may be negatively affected because the holders of outstanding options can be expected to exercise them, to the extent they are able, at a time when we would, in all likelihood, be able to obtain any needed capital on terms more favorable than those provided in such options.
Three principal stockholders own a significant amount of our outstanding common stock.
     Based on the number of outstanding shares of our common stock as of September 19, 2006, Michael J. Blumenfeld, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, beneficially owns 1,658,886 shares of our common stock, or 16.0%, Skystone Advisors LLC beneficially owns 1,808,837 shares of our common stock, or 17.2%, and Wellington Management Company LLP beneficially owns 1,377,907 shares of our common stock, or 13.5%. As a result, these stockholders are in a position to influence significantly the outcome of elections of our directors, the adoption, amendment or repeal of our bylaws and any other actions requiring the vote or consent of our stockholders.

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Rights of our stockholders may be negatively affected if we issue any of the shares of preferred stock, which our Board of Directors has authority to issue.
     We have available for issuance 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0l per share. Our Board of Directors is authorized to issue any or all of this preferred stock, in one or more series, without any further action on the part of stockholders. The rights of our stockholders may be negatively affected if we issue a series of preferred stock in the future that has preference over our common stock with respect to the payment of dividends or distribution upon our liquidation, dissolution or winding up.
Risks Related to the Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2009
We significantly increased our leverage because of the sale of the notes.
     In connection with the sale of the notes, we incurred $50 million of indebtedness. Because of this indebtedness, our principal and interest payment obligations increased substantially. The degree to which we will be leveraged could materially and adversely affect our ability to obtain financing for working capital, acquisitions or other purposes and could make us more vulnerable to industry downturns and competitive pressures. Our ability to meet our debt service obligations will be dependent upon our future performance, which will be subject to financial, business and other factors affecting our operations, many of which are beyond our control.
The notes are subordinated and there are no financial covenants in the indenture.
     The notes are unsecured and subordinated in right of payment to all of our existing and future “senior debt” of the Company. Under the terms of the indenture, we may also incur additional “senior debt” from time to time. In the event of our bankruptcy, liquidation or reorganization or upon acceleration of the notes due to an event of default under the indenture and in certain other events, we will not be able to repay the notes until after we have satisfied all of our senior debt obligations. As a result, we may not have sufficient assets remaining to pay amounts due on any or all of the outstanding notes.
     The notes are also effectively subordinated to the liabilities, including trade payables, of our subsidiaries. As a result, our right to receive assets of any subsidiaries upon their liquidation or reorganization, and the rights of the holders of the notes to share in those assets, would be subject to the claims of the creditors of the subsidiaries.
     Our subsidiaries are not restricted from incurring additional debt or liabilities under the indenture. In addition, we are not restricted from paying dividends or issuing or repurchasing our securities under the indenture. If we or our subsidiaries were to incur additional debt or liabilities, our ability to pay our obligations on the notes could be adversely affected. As of June 30, 2006, we had borrowed approximately $4.0 million under our revolving line of credit, $10.0 million under our senior term loan, $50 million from the sale of the notes, and an aggregate amount of other indebtedness and liabilities of approximately $21.6 million (excluding intercompany liabilities which are not required to be recorded on the balance sheet in accordance with US GAAP).
We may be unable to repay, repurchase or redeem the notes.
     At maturity, the entire outstanding principal amount of the notes will become due and payable by us. Upon a fundamental change, as defined in the indenture, the holders may require us to repurchase all or a portion of the notes. We may not have enough funds or be able to arrange for additional financing to pay the principal at maturity or to repurchase the notes tendered by the holders. Our credit facility provides that a fundamental change constitutes an event of default. Future credit agreements or other agreements relating to our indebtedness might contain similar provisions. If the maturity date or a fundamental change occurs at a time when we are prohibited from repaying or repurchasing the notes, we could seek the consent of our lenders to purchase the notes or could attempt to refinance this debt. If we

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do not obtain the necessary consents or refinance the debt, we will be unable to repay or repurchase the notes. Our failure to repay the notes at maturity or repurchase tendered notes would constitute an event of default under the indenture, which might constitute a default under the terms of our other debt. In such circumstances, or if a fundamental change would constitute an event of default under our senior debt, the subordination provisions of the indenture would possibly limit or prohibit payments to the holders of the notes. The term “fundamental change” is limited to certain specified transactions and may not include other events that might harm our financial condition. Our obligation to offer to purchase the notes upon a fundamental change would not necessarily afford the holders of the notes protection in the event of a highly-leveraged transaction, reorganization, merger or similar transaction involving us.
Provisions of the notes could discourage an acquisition of us by a third party.
     Certain provisions of the notes could make it more difficult or more expensive for a third party to acquire us. Upon the occurrence of certain transactions constituting a fundamental change, holders of the notes will have the right, at their option, to require us to repurchase all of their notes or any portion of the principal amount of such notes in integral multiples of $1,000 in cash at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount of notes to be repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest and additional interest, if any, to, but excluding the repurchase date, plus the make whole premium, if applicable. In addition, pursuant to the terms of the notes, we may not enter into certain mergers or acquisitions unless, among other things, the surviving person or entity assumes the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest (including additional interest, if any), plus the make whole premium, if applicable, on the notes.
The make whole premium on the notes tendered for repurchase upon a fundamental change may not adequately compensate the holders for the lost option time value of notes.
     If a fundamental change occurs and at least 90% of the consideration for the common stock in the transaction or transactions constituting the fundamental change consists of cash, holders of notes will be entitled to a make whole premium in cash in respect of notes tendered for purchase or converted in connection with the fundamental change. The amount of the make whole premium will be determined based on the date on which the fundamental change becomes effective and the share price of common stock when the transaction constituting the fundamental change occurs. While the make whole premium is designed to compensate the holders of notes for the lost option time value of notes because of a fundamental change, the amount of the make whole premium is only an approximation of the lost value and may not adequately compensate holders for such loss. In addition, if the share price of common stock at the time of the transaction constituting the fundamental change is less than $13.31 or more than $36.64, no make whole premium will be paid.
A market may not develop for the notes.
     A market for the notes may not develop or, if one does develop, it may not be maintained. If an active market for the notes fails to develop or be sustained, the trading price of the notes could decline significantly.
Conversion of the notes or issuance of additional securities convertible into or exercisable for shares of our common stock could dilute the ownership of existing stockholders.
     The conversion of some or all of the notes could dilute the ownership interests of existing stockholders. Any sales in the public market of the common stock issuable upon such conversion could adversely affect prevailing market prices of our common stock. In addition, the existence of the notes may encourage short selling by market participants because the conversion of the notes could depress the price of our common stock. We may, in the future, sell additional shares of our common stock, or securities convertible into or exercisable for shares of our common stock, to raise capital. We may also issue additional shares of our common stock, or securities convertible into or exercisable for shares of our common stock, to finance future acquisitions.

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The price at which our common stock may be purchased on the American Stock Exchange is currently lower than the conversion price of the notes and may remain lower in the future.
     Our common stock trades on the American Stock Exchange under the symbol “BOO.” On September 19, 2006, the last reported sale price of our common stock was $9.20 per share. The initial conversion price of the notes is approximately $14.65 per share. The market prices of our securities are subject to significant fluctuations. Such fluctuations, as well as economic conditions generally, may adversely affect the market price of our securities, including our common stock and the notes.
The notes are not rated.
     The notes are currently not rated. If, however, one or more rating agencies rate the notes and assign the notes a rating lower than the rating expected by investors, or reduce their rating in the future, the market price of the notes and our common stock would be harmed.
ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS.
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ITEM 2. PROPERTIES.
     Our facilities and those of our wholly-owned and majority-owned subsidiaries, each of which is included in the table below, are generally adequate for our current and anticipated future needs. Collegiate Pacific’s facilities generally consist of executive and administrative offices, warehouses, a call center, production, distribution and fulfillment facilities and sales offices.
     We believe all of our leases are at prevailing market rates and, except as noted, with unaffiliated parties. Collegiate Pacific believes the duration of each lease is adequate and believes its principal properties are adequate for the purposes for which they are used and are suitably maintained and insured for these purposes. We do not anticipate any future problems renewing or obtaining suitable leases for our principal properties.
     The table below provides information with respect to the principal warehouse, production and distribution facilities of the Company:
                     
                Lease Expires
Location   Type of Facility   Square Footage   or is Owned
Dallas, Texas
  Warehouse, Production and Distribution     88,000       2007  
Dallas, Texas
  Warehouse, Production and Distribution     137,600       2010  
Dallas, Texas
  Warehouse and Fulfillment     181,000       2010  
Richmond, Indiana
  Warehouse, Production and Distribution     76,000       2009  
Richmond, Virginia
  Warehouse, Production and Distribution     37,300       2008  
Corona, California
  Warehouse, Production and Distribution     27,700       2009  
Sanford, Florida
  Warehouse, Production and Distribution     12,000       2010  
Bourbonnais, Illinois
  Warehouse, Production and Distribution     10,000       2009  
Bourbonnais, Illinois
  Embroidering and Screen Printing     16,000       2010  
Anniston, Alabama
  Manufacturing     35,000     Owned
Anniston, Alabama
  Manufacturing     45,000     Owned
     The corporate headquarters of Collegiate Pacific is located within the approximately 88 thousand square feet of leased space located at 13950 Senlac Drive, Suite 100, Dallas, Texas. The terms of Collegiate Pacific’s leases range from two to five years and most are renewable for additional periods. The Richmond, Indiana location is owned by RPD Services, Inc., an Indiana corporation f/k/a Kesslers Sport Shop, Inc., from which we acquired substantially all of its operating assets in April 2004. RPD Services, Inc. is owned by Bob Dickman, Phil Dickman and Dan Dickman, all of whom are employed by our wholly owned subsidiary, Kesslers. The Sanford, Florida location is owned by McWeeney Smith Partnership, which is controlled by the former owners of OTS, each of which is employed by our wholly owned subsidiary, OTS. The Bourbonnais, Illinois embroidering and screen printing facility is owned by Albert A. Messier, a former stockholder of Salkeld and the former owner of our Team Print business, which we acquired in August 2005. Mr. Messier is employed by our wholly owned subsidiary, Salkeld.
     The Company also subleases on an as-needed basis additional office and warehouse storage space from SSG in SSG’s Dallas, Texas corporate office and warehouse, production and distribution facilities under the terms of a Services Agreement by and between the Company and SSG. The Company and SSG believe the rental rates and applicable fees are in each instance consistent with comparable market rates.
     We also lease small sales offices or storage areas ranging in size from 500 to 10 thousand square feet in various locations throughout the United States. Most of the leases have lease terms ranging from one to five years.

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ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
     On October 5, 2005, two stockholders of SSG, Martin Kleinbart and William Stahl, each filed a separate lawsuit in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware in and for New Castle County against the Company, including the Company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Michael J. Blumenfeld, SSG and certain former members of SSG’s board of directors. The plaintiffs filed the lawsuits as a class action on behalf of the public stockholders of SSG in connection with the September 8, 2005, Agreement and Plan of Merger pursuant to which the Company was to have acquired the remaining outstanding capital stock of SSG that it did not already own at that time. On November 22, 2005, for reasons unrelated to the pending lawsuit, the Company and SSG entered into a Termination Agreement, dated November 22, 2005, which terminated the Agreement and Plan of Merger. The lawsuits alleged the consideration to be paid to the public shareholders of SSG was inadequate and that the defendants breached certain fiduciary duties owed to the SSG public stockholders. On July 2, 2006, the plaintiffs voluntarily dismissed the lawsuits.
     On December 15, 2005, a stockholder of SSG, Jeffrey S. Abraham, as Trustee of the Law Offices of Jeffrey S. Abraham Money Purchase Plan, dated December 31, 1999, f/b/o Jeffrey S. Abraham, filed a lawsuit in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware in and for New Castle County against Emerson Radio Corp., Geoffrey P. Jurick, Arthur J. Coerver, Harvey Rothenberg, the Company and Michael J. Blumenfeld. The plaintiff filed the lawsuit as a class action on behalf of the public stockholders of SSG in connection with the September 8, 2005, Agreement and Plan of Merger pursuant to which the Company was to have acquired the remaining shares of the outstanding capital stock of SSG that it did not already own and the Company’s subsequent acquisition of an additional 1.66 million shares of SSG for approximately $9.2 million cash from an institutional stockholder. The lawsuit alleges the defendants breached certain fiduciary duties owed to SSG’s stockholders and the Company was unjustly enriched from its use of certain SSG assets. The Company believes the claims asserted by the plaintiff are without merit and the purported derivative lawsuit is defective.
     On July 14, 2006, Costa Brava Partnership III L.P., Greenwood Capital L.P., and Greenwood Investors, L.P., each a stockholder of SSG, filed a lawsuit in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware in and for New Castle County, against the Company and Geoffrey P. Jurick, Thomas P. Triechler, Peter Bunger, and Terrence Babilla. The lawsuit alleges that the individual defendants breached their fiduciary duties to SSG’s stockholders by improperly diverting the Company’s interest in a merger transaction with all SSG stockholders into a separate stock-purchase transaction that only benefited one SSG stockholder, Emerson Radio Corp. The lawsuit also alleges the Company knowingly aided and abetted the alleged breaches of fiduciary duty in order to obtain control of SSG. The Company believes the claims asserted by the plaintiff are without merit.
     The Company is a party to various other litigation matters, in most cases involving ordinary and routine claims incidental to the Company’s business. We cannot estimate with certainty our ultimate legal and financial liability with respect to such pending litigation matters. However, we believe, based on our examination of such matters, that our ultimate liability will not have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.
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PART II
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES.
Market
     Our common stock trades on the American Stock Exchange under the symbol “BOO.” The following table sets forth the high and low sale prices for our common stock during each of the periods indicated, as reported on the American Stock Exchange.
                                 
    Fiscal 2006   Fiscal 2005
Calendar Period   Low   High   Low   High
July 1 – September 30
  $ 10.30     $ 12.68     $ 8.45     $ 11.39  
October 1 – December 31
    8.71       11.60       9.60       14.75  
January 1 – March 31
    9.12       10.85       10.70       14.23  
April 1 – June 30
    9.76       11.19       8.73       11.40  
Holders
     As of September 19, 2006, there were approximately 300 holders of record of our common stock, and there were 10,229,160 shares of common stock issued and outstanding.
Dividends
     In fiscal 2005 and 2006, the Company paid a quarterly cash dividend in the amount of $0.025 per share. Future quarterly dividends will be paid only when, as, and if declared by our Board of Directors in its sole discretion and will be dependent upon then existing conditions, including the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, contractual restrictions, capital requirements, business prospects, and such other factors as the Board deems relevant.
Transfer Agent, Registrar and Dividend Disbursing Agent for Common Stock
Continental Stock Transfer and Trust Company
17 Battery Place
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ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA.
     The following selected financial data should be read in conjunction with “Item 7 – Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation” and Item 8 –Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.”
                                         
    Fiscal Year Ended June 30,  
    2006     2005     2004     2003     2002  
            (In thousands except per share data )          
Results of Operations:
                                       
Net sales
  $ 224,238     $ 106,339     $ 39,562     $ 21,076     $ 16,901  
Gross profit
    75,079       35,954       13,956       7,807       6,247  
Operating profit
    8,312       7,303       2,847       968       939  
Net income
  $ 1,896     $ 3,601     $ 1,673     $ 1,254     $ 805  
 
                             
Earnings per common share:
                                       
Basic
  $ 0.19     $ 0.36     $ 0.26     $ 0.30     $ 0.19  
 
                             
Diluted
  $ 0.18     $ 0.35     $ 0.22     $ 0.27     $ 0.17  
 
                             
Number of weighted average shares outstanding:
                                       
Basic
    10,182       10,031       6,325       4,226       4,225  
 
                             
Diluted
    10,399       10,279       7,572       4,670       4,669  
 
                             
Cash Flow and Balance Sheet Data:
                                       
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
  $ (172 )   $ (2,862 )   $ 153     $ 214     $ 867  
Cash and cash equivalents
    4,079       40,326       7,473       365       267  
Total assets
    144,435       108,596       46,736       8,825       6,853  
Long-term debt
    62,284       50,448       73       800       353  
Cash dividends declared per common share
  $ 0.10     $ 0.10     $ 0.10     $ 0.085     $ 0.00  
Total stockholders’ equity
  $ 47,234     $ 45,106     $ 32,073     $ 6,015     $ 5,209  

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ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.
Background
     Collegiate Pacific Inc. (“Collegiate Pacific,” “we,” “us,” “our,” or the “Company”) is a marketer, manufacturer and distributor of sporting goods equipment, soft good athletic apparel and footwear products (“soft goods”), physical education, recreational and leisure products primarily to the non-retail institutional market in the United States. The institutional market generally consists of youth sports programs, YMCAs, YWCAs, park and recreational organizations, schools, colleges, churches, government agencies, athletic teams, athletic clubs and dealers. We sell our products directly to our customers primarily through the distribution of our unique, informative catalogs and fliers, our strategically located road sales professionals, our telemarketers and the Internet. We offer a broad line of sporting goods equipment, soft goods and other recreational products, as well as provide after-sale customer service. We currently market approximately 23 thousand sports related equipment products, soft goods and recreational related equipment and products to over 600 thousand potential institutional, retail, Internet, sports teams and sporting goods dealer-type customers. Since commencing operations in early 1998, we have sold our products to approximately 173 thousand customers. References herein to “fiscal 2004,” “fiscal 2005,” “fiscal 2006” and “fiscal 2007” refer to our fiscal years ended or ending, as the case may be, June 30, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007, respectively.
Overview
     We believe a consolidation of the sporting goods industry has contributed to a shift of sales within the institutional market from traditional, retail storefront sites to sales from catalogs, direct marketing by road sales professionals and the Internet. Collegiate Pacific believes the most successful sporting goods companies will be those with greater financial resources and the ability to produce or source high-quality, low cost products, deliver those products directly to customers on a timely basis and access distribution channels with a broad array of products and brands.
     Because of this market trend, Collegiate Pacific has embarked upon an aggressive program to leverage its existing operations and to complement and diversify its product offerings within the sporting goods and recreational products industry. We intend to implement our internal growth strategy by continuing to improve operating efficiencies, extending our product offerings through new product launches and maximizing our distribution channels. In addition, Collegiate Pacific may continue to seek strategic acquisitions and relationships with other sporting goods companies with well-established brands and with complimentary distribution channels.
     Collegiate Pacific has begun to see results from its efforts reflected in its financial performance. Net sales for fiscal 2006 totaled $224.2 million compared to $106.3 million in fiscal 2005, an increase of $117.9 million, or 110.9%. Net sales for fiscal 2005 were up 168.8% from $39.6 million in fiscal 2004. This increase in net sales was primarily due to the acquisitions Collegiate Pacific completed during fiscal 2004, 2005 and 2006, as well as organic growth from the sale of the Company’s existing products. Gross profit percentage decreased slightly to 33.5% in fiscal 2006 from 33.8% in fiscal 2005 and 35.3% in fiscal 2004. The decrease in our gross profit percentage in fiscal 2006 was due primarily to our acquisition of Sport Supply Group (“SSG”), which experienced a gross profit margin of 32.6% and included a lower margin of $1.2 million for goods acquired in connection with the purchase of SSG. The decrease in gross profit margin for fiscal 2005, compared to fiscal 2004, was mainly due to the increase in sales of soft goods from the recently acquired companies, other than SSG. Operating profit for fiscal 2006 increased to $8.3 million, or 3.7% of net sales, compared to operating profit of $7.3 million, or 6.9% of net sales, in fiscal 2005 and operating profit of $2.8 million, or 7.2% of net sales, in fiscal 2004. The increase in operating profit reflects higher sales volume, partially offset by higher selling and general and administrative expenses. The decline in operating profit as a percentage of sales was due to the increase in selling, general and administrative expenses in fiscal 2006, which was primarily attributable to

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Collegiate Pacific’s acquisitions during fiscal 2006, an increase in personnel-related costs incurred in connection with additional sales personnel, Sarbanes-Oxley related expenditures, and an increase in outside professional services and various selling expenses incurred in connection with the Company’s growth.
     During fiscal 2006, 2005 and 2004, Collegiate Pacific made significant progress towards achieving its strategic objectives as follows:
  l   Collegiate Pacific completed the following two acquisitions during fiscal 2006:
  l   acquiring 73.2% of the outstanding capital stock of SSG, a direct marketer and Business-To-Business (“B2B”) e-commerce supplier of sporting goods and physical education equipment to the institutional and youth sports markets; and
 
  l   acquiring Team Print, a leading embroiderer and screen printer of sporting goods apparel and accessories.
  l   Collegiate Pacific completed the following three acquisitions during fiscal 2005:
  l   acquiring Dixie Sporting Goods Co., Inc. (“Dixie”) in July 2004, a leading supplier of soft goods and sporting goods equipment throughout the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, with a road sales force of approximately 50 employees;
 
  l   acquiring CMS of Central Florida, Inc. d/b/a Orlando Team Sports (“OTS”) in December 2004, a leading supplier of soft goods and sporting goods equipment throughout the State of Florida and a road sales force of approximately 15 employees; and
 
  l   acquiring Salkeld & Sons, Inc. (“Salkeld”) in May 2005, a leading supplier of soft goods and sporting goods equipment throughout the State of Illinois, with a particular concentration in Chicago and a road sales force of approximately 20 employees;
  l   Collegiate Pacific completed the following two acquisitions during fiscal 2004:
  l   acquiring Tomark Inc. (“Tomark”) in January 2004, a marketer, distributor, manufacturer and installer of sporting goods and related equipment primarily to the California institutional market with a road sales force of 5 employees; and
 
  l   acquiring Kesslers Sport Shop, Inc. (“Kesslers”) in April 2004, a leading supplier of soft goods and sporting goods equipment throughout the Mid-West region of the United States, with a road sales force of approximately 80 employees.
  l   Collegiate Pacific expanded its football and baseball product offerings, which provide the Company with an additional platform for future growth opportunities;
 
  l   Collegiate Pacific engaged through its acquisition of Kesslers, Dixie, OTS and Salkeld approximately 175 road sales professionals and continued its ongoing efforts to grow net sales by directing a selection of its traditional catalog customers to its road sales professionals;
 
  l   Collegiate Pacific introduced a number of new products during fiscal 2005 and 2006 as a means to drive organic growth; and
 
  l   Collegiate Pacific completed its private placement of $50.0 million of senior notes in November 2004 and replaced its revolving credit facility with a new senior secured credit facility providing up to $45.0 million in the aggregate of loans and other financial accommodations in June 2006.

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      This new source of capital provides Collegiate Pacific more opportunity and flexibility to make progress toward its strategic objectives.
Fiscal 2006 Acquisitions and Related Developments
     On July 1, 2005, we completed the acquisition of 53.2% of the outstanding capital stock of SSG from Emerson Radio Corp and Emerson Radio (Hong Kong) Limited for $32 million in cash. SSG is a direct marketer and B2B e-commerce supplier of sporting goods and physical education equipment to the institutional and youth sports market. The acquisition of 53.2% of SSG was accounted for using the purchase method of accounting and, accordingly, the net assets and results of operations of SSG have been included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements since the date of acquisition. The purchase price was allocated to assets acquired of approximately $40.5 million, plus identifiable intangible assets acquired, which included $3.2 million for non-compete agreements, $1.3 million for customer relationships, $660 thousand for a customer database, $327 thousand for significant contracts, $221 thousand for contractual backlog, $43 thousand for photo library and $14 thousand for bid database calendar, and liabilities assumed based on their respective estimated fair values of approximately $26.8 million at the date of acquisition. The excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the net assets acquired has been recorded as goodwill in the amount of approximately $11.9 million.
     On September 8, 2005, the Company announced it entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) pursuant to which the Company would have acquired the remaining 46.8% of the outstanding capital stock of SSG that it did not already own. Under the terms of the merger agreement, each SSG stockholder would have receive 0.56 shares of the Company’s common stock for each share of SSG common stock, which valued each SSG share at $6.74 per share, which is the same per share price the Company paid in cash for its purchase of 53.2% of the outstanding capital stock of SSG on July 1, 2005. On November 22, 2005, however, the Company announced it had entered into an agreement with SSG to terminate the Merger Agreement after determining the merger was unlikely to close in a timely fashion under previously contemplated terms. Under the terms of the Termination Agreement, dated November 22, 2005, the Company agreed to reimburse SSG for up to $350 thousand for the fees and expenses incurred by SSG in connection with the Merger Agreement.
     On November 22, 2005, the Company announced its purchase of 1,661,900 shares of SSG, or an additional 18% of SSG’s outstanding common shares, for approximately $9.2 million in cash from an institutional holder, representing a purchase price of $5.55 per share, as well as purchased an additional 155,008 shares of SSG in open market transactions at an average price of $4.81 per share. The Company’s ownership interest in SSG is currently approximately 73.2%. See Note 18 to Consolidated Financial Statements.
     In August 2005, the Company completed the acquisition of substantially all of the operating assets of Team Print from Mr. Albert Messier, one of the former principal stockholders of Salkeld, for approximately $1.0 million in cash and the issuance of 53,248 shares of the Company’s common stock to Mr. Messier, which were valued at approximately $641 thousand. Team Print is an embroiderer and screen printer of sports apparel and accessories. The Company entered into a lease with Mr. Messier for his 16 thousand square foot screen print and distribution facility in Bourbonnais, Illinois. The term of the lease runs through July 2010, and the monthly rental rate is approximately $11 thousand. The Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, Salkeld, employs Mr. Messier. The excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the net assets acquired has been recorded as goodwill in the amount of $1.2 million.
Matters Affecting Comparability
     Collegiate Pacific’s operating results for fiscal 2006 include the operating results of Tomark and Kesslers, both of which we acquired in fiscal 2004, Dixie, which we acquired during the first quarter of fiscal 2005, OTS, which we acquired during the second quarter of fiscal 2005, Salkeld, which we acquired in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2005, SSG and Team Print, each since their respective acquisition

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date. However, the consolidated statement of income for fiscal 2005 does not include the operating results for the SSG and Team Print acquisitions since those acquisitions were completed after June 30, 2005. Further, the consolidated statement of income for fiscal 2004 does not include the operating results for the Dixie, OTS or Salkeld acquisitions since those acquisitions were completed after June 30, 2004. For income tax purposes, only the goodwill associated with the Company’s acquisition of Kesslers, OTS and Team Print is deductible over a period of 15 years. The goodwill acquired by the Company in connection with the other acquisitions is not deductible for income tax purposes because the Company acquired all of the outstanding capital stock of those targets. Although the acquisition of OTS was an acquisition of stock, the parties to the transaction made a Section 338(h)(10) election under the Internal Revenue Code to tax the transaction as if it was an acquisition of assets.
Consolidated Results of Operations
     The following table sets forth selected financial data and certain ratios and relationships calculated from the Consolidated Statements of Income for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2006, 2005 and 2004:
                                                         
                            Fiscal 2006 vs.     Fiscal 2005 vs.  
                            Fiscal 2005     Fiscal 2004  
    Fiscal     Fiscal     Fiscal     Increase (decrease)     Increase (decrease)  
    2006     2005     2004     $     %     $     %  
    (dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)  
Net sales
  $ 224,238     $ 106,339     $ 39,562     $ 117,899       110.9 %   $ 66,777       168.8 %
Gross profit
    75,079       35,954       13,956       39,125       108.9 %     21,998       157.6 %
Operating profit
    8,312       7,303       2,847       1,009       13.8 %     4,456       156.5 %
Net income
    1,896       3,601       1,673       (1,705 )     (47.3 )%     1,928       115.2 %
Earnings per share – basic
  $ 0.19     $ 0.36     $ 0.26     $ (0.17 )     (47.2 )%   $ 0.10       38.5 %
 
                                             
Earnings per share – diluted
  $ 0.18     $ 0.35     $ 0.22     $ (0.17 )     (48.6 )%   $ 0.13       59.1 %
 
                                             
 
                                                       
Expressed as a percentage of net sales:
                                                       
Gross profit margin
    33.5 %     33.8 %     35.3 %                                
Selling, general and administrative expenses
    29.8 %     26.9 %     28.1 %                                
Operating profit
    3.7 %     6.9 %     7.2 %                                
Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2006 Compared to Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2005
     Net Sales. Net sales for fiscal 2006 totaled $224.2 million compared to $106.3 million in fiscal 2005, an increase of $117.9 million, or 110.9%. Net sales grew by a combined $115.4 million from the businesses we acquired during fiscal 2004, fiscal 2005 and fiscal 2006, and the growth in our existing catalog operations of approximately $2.5 million. We expect the net sales from Kesslers, Dixie, OTS and Salkeld to continue to increase in fiscal 2007 as we continue with our ongoing efforts to direct a selection of our traditional catalog customers to our acquired road sales professionals. During fiscal 2006, these efforts contributed to the growth in net sales for our acquired businesses due to the shift in net sales from our traditional catalog operations to our newly acquired businesses. We believe if we can successfully service a selection of our traditional catalog customers in specific regions of the United States with our road sales professionals, we will continue to grow our net sales through greater account penetration and retention. The increase in sales for our existing catalog operations was due to our expanded product offerings and the overall growth in our customer base. Although we believe future net sales will continue to rise from current levels, no assurances can be made that any future increases in net sales will be at the same rate.

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     Historically, sales of our sporting goods have experienced seasonal fluctuations. This seasonality causes our financial results to vary from quarter to quarter, which usually results in lower net sales and operating profit in the second quarter of our fiscal year (October through December) and higher net sales and operating profit in the remaining quarters of our fiscal year, especially the first and fourth quarters of our fiscal year (July through September and April through June, respectively). We attribute this seasonality primarily to the budgeting procedures of our customers and the seasonal demand for our products, which have historically been driven by spring and summer sports. Generally, between the months of October and December of each fiscal year, there is a lower level of sports activities at our non-retail institutional customer base, a higher degree of adverse weather conditions and a greater number of school recesses and major holidays. We believe the acquisitions of our team dealers: Kesslers; Dixie; OTS; and Salkeld, which have a greater focus on fall and winter sports, have reduced the seasonality of our financial results. SSG, which follows the selling pattern of the Company’s traditional catalog operations, may impact our financial results by decreasing our net sales and operating profit in the second quarter of our fiscal year and increasing our net sales and operating profit in the third and fourth fiscal quarters.
     Gross Profit. Gross profit for fiscal 2006 was $75.1 million, or 33.5% of net sales, compared with $36.0 million, or 33.8% of net sales, in fiscal 2005. In fiscal 2006, Tomark, Kesslers, Dixie, OTS, Salkeld, SSG and Team Print contributed a combined gross profit of $63.6 million and gross profit margin of 32.9%.
     We include the acquisition and manufacturing costs of our inventory, the cost of shipping and handling (freight costs) and any decrease in the value of our inventory in our determination of our total cost of sales. Our total cost of sales for fiscal 2006 was $149.2 million, or 66.5% of net sales, compared to $70.4 million, or 66.2% of net sales, in fiscal 2005. Our total cost of sales for fiscal 2006 consisted of $128.9 million for the acquisition cost of our inventory, $16.0 million in freight costs, $1.3 million for the write-off of obsolete or damaged inventory and $3.0 million for labor and overhead cost associated with the products we manufacture.
     The increase in our gross profit was due to the increase in our net sales during fiscal 2006. We continue to direct a selection of our traditional catalog customers to our road sales professionals. We believe these efforts have contributed to the growth in our net sales volume and anticipate this trend will continue in future periods as our road sales professionals continue to expand the number of face-to-face sales calls to our traditional non-retail institutional customers. Although we do from time-to-time adjust the selling price of our products, we do not believe any price adjustments during fiscal 2006 contributed to our increase in net sales.
     The decrease in gross profit margin for fiscal 2006, compared to fiscal 2005, was primarily due to the acquisition of SSG. SSG experienced a gross profit margin of 32.6% for fiscal 2006, which included a lower margin of $1.2 million for goods acquired in connection with the purchase of SSG and was the result of the application of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 141 Business Combinations.
     We expect to see an increase in our gross profit margin in the future as we complete our field training efforts with our road sales professionals and benefit from the results of those efforts in the form of increased sales of our sporting goods equipment. Prior to working for the Company, our road sales professionals primarily sold soft goods and only a small percentage of their overall sales were attributable to sales of sporting goods equipment. As our road sales professionals continue to increase their sales of our sporting goods equipment, along with our soft goods, we anticipate our gross profit margin will continue to be positively impacted to the extent our sales of sporting goods and equipment increase at a faster rate than our sales of soft goods.
     Selling, General and Administrative Expense. Selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses for fiscal 2006 were $66.8 million, or 29.8% of net sales, compared with $28.7 million, or 26.9% of net sales, in fiscal 2005. During fiscal 2006, SG&A expenses primarily consisted of the following:
    personnel related expenses of approximately $32.4 million;
 
    advertising expenses of approximately $7.2 million;
 
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    rent expense of approximately $2.8 million;
 
    computer services and supplies in the amount of approximately $2.6 million;
 
    insurance related expenses of approximately $2.5 million;
 
    legal and accounting fees in the amount of approximately $2.1 million;
 
    travel expenses of approximately $1.9 million;
 
    Sarbanes-Oxley related compliance costs in the amount of approximately $1.1 million; and
 
    bad debt expenses of approximately $1.0 million.
     The $38.1 million increase in SG&A expenses we experienced in fiscal 2006 compared to fiscal 2005 was primarily attributable to the acquisitions we completed in fiscal 2006, which contributed $26.1 million to our total SG&A expenses. These expenses included $5.8 million in sales compensation expenses, $4.0 in general and administrative compensation expenses, $3.9 million in advertising expenses and $2.4 million in amortization and depreciation expenses. Also contributing to the increase in SG&A expenses in fiscal 2006 were:
    Sarbanes-Oxley related compliance costs of approximately $1.1 million;
 
    legal, accounting, and professional fees of approximately $1.3 million; and
 
    additional compensation expense of $5.9 million, which included salaries, commissions and payroll related expenses.
     Operating Profit. Operating profit for fiscal 2006 increased to $8.3 million, or 3.7% of net sales, compared to operating profit of $7.3 million, or 6.9% of net sales, in fiscal 2005. The increase in operating profit is primarily attributable to higher sales volume, which was partially offset by an increase in SG&A expenses as a percentage of net sales.
     Interest Expense. Interest expense for fiscal 2006 increased to $4.5 million, compared to $2.2 million in fiscal 2005. The increase in interest expense was primarily attributable to the interest expense under the terms of our convertible senior subordinated notes of approximately $1.5 million and interest expense of $0.8 million from borrowings under the terms of our credit facilities to acquire the additional 20% of SSG the Company acquired during the second quarter of fiscal 2006. See “Liquidity and Capital Resources.”
     Income Taxes. Income tax expense for fiscal 2006 decreased to $1.6 million, which is approximately 39.0% of our income before minority interest and income taxes. In fiscal 2005 the provision for income taxes was $2.3 million, or approximately 39% of income before income taxes. The decrease in our income tax expense in fiscal 2006 was attributable to our decreased operating profits.
     Net Income. Net income for fiscal 2006 decreased to $1.9 million, or 0.8% of net sales, compared to net income of $3.6 million, or 3.4% of net sales, in fiscal 2005. The decrease in net income was attributable to an increase in SG&A expenses and the increase in interest expense, which was partially offset by a decrease in income tax expense.

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Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2005 Compared to Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2004
     Net Sales. Net sales for fiscal 2005 totaled $106.3 million compared to $39.6 million in fiscal 2004, an increase of $66.8 million, or 168.8%. Net sales grew by a combined $62.0 million from the businesses we acquired during fiscal 2004 and fiscal 2005 and the growth in our existing catalog operations of approximately $4.8 million. Our ongoing efforts to direct a selection of our traditional catalog customers to our acquired road sales professionals contributed to the growth in net sales for our acquired businesses due to the shift in net sales from our traditional catalog operations to our newly acquired businesses. The increase in sales for our existing catalog operations was due to our expanded product offerings and the overall growth in our customer base.
     Gross Profit. Gross profit for fiscal 2005 was $36.0 million, or 33.8% of net sales, compared with $14.0 million, or 35.3% of net sales, in fiscal 2004. In fiscal 2005, Tomark, Kesslers, Dixie, OTS and Salkeld contributed a combined gross profit of $25.8 million and gross profit margin of 33.0%.
     We include the acquisition and manufacturing costs of our inventory, the cost of shipping and handling (freight costs) and any decrease in the value of our inventory in our determination of our total cost of sales. Our total cost of sales for fiscal 2005 was $70.4 million, or 66.2% of net sales, compared to $25.6 million, or 64.7% of net sales, in fiscal 2004. Our total cost of sales for fiscal 2005 consisted of $62.1 million for the acquisition cost of our inventory, $6.6 million in freight costs, $0.4 million for the write-off of obsolete or damaged inventory and $1.3 million for labor and overhead cost associated with the products that we manufacture.
     The increase in our gross profit was due to the increase in our net sales during fiscal 2005. We continue to direct a selection of our traditional catalog customers to our road sales professionals. We believe these efforts have contributed to the growth in our net sales volume and anticipate this trend will continue in future periods as our road sales professionals continue to expand the number of face-to-face sales calls to our traditional non-retail institutional customers. Although we do from time-to-time adjust the selling price of our products, we do not believe that any price adjustments during fiscal 2005 contributed to our increase in net sales.
     The decrease in gross profit margin for fiscal 2005, compared to fiscal 2004, was primarily due to the increase in sales of our soft goods by our road sales professionals. Historically, we have recognized a higher gross profit margin from our sale of sporting goods equipment than we have from the sale of soft goods. During fiscal 2005, $44.5 million of our net sales (approximately 41.8% of our net sales for fiscal 2005) were from the sale of soft goods. Consequently, our overall gross profit margin was affected by our additional sales of soft goods during fiscal 2005 compared to fiscal 2004.
     Selling, General and Administrative Expense. SG&A expenses for fiscal 2005 were $28.7 million, or 26.9% of net sales, compared with $11.1 million, or 28.1% of net sales, in fiscal 2004. The primary components of our SG&A expenses are personnel costs, advertising expenses, travel expenses, rent, professional services and insurance costs.
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SG&A expenses for fiscal 2005. These expenses included $12.8 million for personnel-related costs, $3.0 million for various selling and office expenses, $1.1 million for rent expense, $1.0 million for travel expenses and $1.0 million for advertising expenses. In addition to the increase in our SG&A expenses attributable to acquisitions, we also experienced additional outside professional services expenses in the amount of $0.4 million, personnel-related costs in the amount of $0.6 million for additional personnel, and other selling costs in the amount of $0.3 million, all of which were incurred in connection with our increased selling efforts. During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2005, we reallocated a portion of the purchase price we previously allocated to goodwill from our acquisitions to identifiable intangible assets. As a result, we recognized additional amortization expense in the amount of approximately $360 thousand to reflect properly the amortization expense from the respective acquisition dates.
     Operating Profit. Operating profit for fiscal 2005 increased to $7.3 million, or 6.8% of net sales, compared to operating profit of $2.8 million, or 7.2% of net sales, in fiscal 2004. The increase in operating profit is mainly attributable to higher sales volume and a decrease in SG&A as a percentage of net sales.
     Interest Expense. Interest expense for fiscal 2005 increased to $2.2 million, compared to $52.4 thousand in fiscal 2004. The increase in interest expense was primarily attributable to the interest expense under the terms of our convertible senior subordinated notes of $1.6 million and the Company’s borrowings under its credit facility. See “Liquidity and Capital Resources.”
     Income Taxes. Income tax expense for fiscal 2005 increased to $2.3 million, which is approximately 39% of our income before income taxes. In fiscal 2004 the provision for income taxes was $1.2 million, or approximately 41% of income before income taxes. The increase in our income tax expense in fiscal 2005 was attributable to our increased operating profits. The decrease in the overall effective tax rate in fiscal 2005 was attributable to the acquisitions we completed during the fiscal year. These acquisitions resulted in additional filings in states with lower tax rates. During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2005, we recorded an adjustment to income tax expense in the amount of approximately $148 thousand to adjust the year-to-date provision for taxes to the Company’s annual effective tax rate.
     Net Income. Net income for fiscal 2005 increased to $3.6 million, or 3.4% of net sales, compared to net income of $1.7 million, or 4.2% of net sales, in fiscal 2004. The increase in net income was attributable to increased sales activity, as well as a decrease in SG&A expenses as a percentage of net sales, all of which was partially offset by the increase in interest and income tax expenses.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Liquidity
     The following table summarizes our ending cash and cash equivalents and the results of our consolidated statements of cash flows for the past three fiscal years:
                         
    June 30,   June 30,   June 30,
    2006   2005   2004
    (dollars in thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 4,079     $ 40,326     $ 7,473  
Net cash flow provided by (used in):
                       
Operating activities
  $ (172 )   $ (2,862 )   $ 153  
Investing activities
    (46,089 )     (10,083 )     (12,863 )
Financing activities
    10,014       45,798       19,818  
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
  $ (36,247 )   $ 32,853     $ 7,108  

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     The decrease in cash in fiscal 2006 was primarily attributable to the acquisitions of SSG and Team Print. The increase in cash in fiscal 2005 was due to the completion of our senior note offering in November 2004. In fiscal 2004, the net increase in cash was primarily attributable to proceeds from our issuance of common stock.
     Operating Activities. Cash flows from operating activities during fiscal 2006, 2005 and 2004 resulted primarily from net income, which represents our principal source of cash. In fiscal 2006, the increase in operating cash flows compared to the operating cash flows in fiscal 2005 was attributable to:
    an increase in accounts receivable of $2.8 million due to the increase in our net sales during fiscal 2006 from the acquisition of SSG and organic sales growth;
 
    an increase in inventories of $2.1 million due to the acquisition of SSG and our build-up of inventories to support the Company’s strongest selling season, which generally occurs during the months July through September;
 
    an increase in prepaid expenses and other current assets of $1.2 million related to our overpayment of federal income taxes in the first and second quarters of fiscal 2006 based upon estimated operating results in fiscal 2006 and our fiscal 2005 operating results.
     In fiscal 2005, the decrease in operating cash flows was attributable to:
    an increase in accounts receivable of $3.6 million due to the increase in our net sales during fiscal 2005;
 
    an increase in inventories of $4.3 million due to our build-up of inventories to support the Company’s strongest selling season, which generally occurs during the months of July through September; and
 
    a decrease in income taxes payable of approximately $1.3 million due to increased estimated tax payments associated with the increase in the Company’s net income for fiscal 2005.
     Investing Activities. Cash used in investing activities during fiscal 2006 was $46.1 million, compared to $10.1 million cash used in fiscal 2005 and $12.9 million cash used in fiscal 2004. The increase in cash used in investing activities during fiscal 2006 was primarily due to our acquisition of 73.2% of SSG, the operating assets of Team Print and the payment of an earnout to the former stockholders of Salkeld, which utilized an aggregate of $44.4 million in cash. The decrease in cash used in investing activities during fiscal 2005 was attributable to less cash being utilized for acquisitions activities during fiscal 2005 compared to fiscal 2004. This decrease was slightly offset by an increase in purchases of property and equipment in fiscal 2005 in the amount of approximately $664 thousand. Property and equipment purchased during fiscal 2005 included computer equipment, software and leasehold improvements. No material commitments for capital expenditures existed as of June 30, 2006.
     Financing Activities. Net cash provided by financing activities during fiscal 2006 was $10.0 million, compared to $45.8 million in fiscal 2005 and $19.8 million during fiscal 2004. The net decrease in cash provided by financing activities during fiscal 2006 was due to:
    net proceeds from the Company’s Senior Secured Credit Facility of $10.8 million; and
 
    proceeds from the issuance of common stock of approximately $185 thousand; which were partially offset by
 
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     The net increase in cash provided by financing activities during fiscal 2005 was due to:
    net proceeds from the sale of the senior notes of $46.6 million after debt issuance costs of $3.4 million; and
 
    proceeds from the issuance of common stock upon the exercise of options of approximately $507 thousand; which were partially offset by
 
    payments of dividends of approximately $1.0 million; and
 
    net payments on the Company’s revolving line of credit and other notes payable of $294 thousand.
     The net cash provided by financing activities during fiscal 2004 was due to proceeds from the issuance of common stock upon the exercise of common stock warrants and options of approximately $21.3 million, which was partially offset by:
    repayments on the Company’s revolving line of credit of approximately $865 thousand;
 
    payments of dividends of approximately $573 thousand; and
 
    the purchase of treasury shares of approximately $41 thousand.
     Current assets as of June 30, 2006, were approximately $78.7 million and current liabilities were approximately $23.5 million, thereby providing the Company with working capital of approximately $55.2 million.
Capital Resources
     On November 26, 2004, we announced the completion of our sale of $40.0 million principal amount of 5.75% Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes due 2009 (the “Notes”). The Notes were sold to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). Thomas Weisel Partners LLC (“Thomas Weisel”) was the initial purchaser of the Notes. On December 3, 2004, the Company announced the completion of its sale of an additional $10.0 million principal amount of Notes pursuant to the exercise by Thomas Weisel of the option granted to it in connection with the initial offering of the Notes. The issuance of the Notes resulted in aggregate proceeds of $46.6 million to the Company, net of issuance costs.
     The Notes are governed by the Indenture dated as of November 26, 2004, between the Company and The Bank of New York Trust Company N.A., as trustee (the “Indenture”). The Indenture provides, among other things, that the Notes will bear interest of 5.75% per year, payable semi-annually, and will be convertible at the option of the holder of the Notes into the Company’s common stock at a conversion rate of 68.2594 shares per $1 thousand principal amount of Notes, subject to certain adjustments. This is equivalent to a conversion price of approximately $14.65 per share. On or after December 31, 2005, the Company may redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, at the redemption price, which is 100% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest and additional interest, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date only if the closing price of the Company’s common stock exceeds 150% of the conversion price for at least 20 trading days in any consecutive 30-day trading period. If the Company calls the Notes for redemption on or before December 10, 2007, the Company will be required to make an additional payment in cash in an amount equal to $172.50 per one thousand principal amount of the Notes, less the amount of any interest actually paid on the Notes before the redemption date. In addition, upon the occurrence of a change in control of the Company, holders may require the Company to purchase all or a portion of the Notes in cash at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount of Notes to

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be repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest and additional interest, if any, to, but excluding, the repurchase date, plus the make whole premium, if applicable.
     In connection with the completion of the sale of the Notes, on November 26, 2004, the Company entered into a registration rights agreement with Thomas Weisel (the “Registration Rights Agreement”). Under the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company was required to file a registration statement on Form S-3 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for the registration of the Notes and the shares issuable upon conversion of the Notes (the “Registration Statement”). On February 28, 2006, the SEC declared effective the Registration Statement.
     The Company’s principal external source of liquidity is its new senior secured credit facility (the “Credit Facility”) with Merrill Lynch Capital, a division of Merrill Lynch Business Financial Services, Inc. (“MLBFS”), individually as a lender, as administrative agent, sole book runner and sole lead manager (“Merrill Lynch”), which is collateralized by all of the assets of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. On June 29, 2006, we terminated our existing credit facility with MLBFS and entered into the Credit Facility. The terminated facility consisted of a $20 million revolving credit facility that was set to expire on September 30, 2006. Total availability under the old credit facility was determined by a borrowing formula based on 80% of eligible trade receivables and 50% of eligible inventories, but not to exceed $20 million. Interest under the old credit facility accrued at the rate of 1.75% plus the one-month London Inter-Bank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) and the Company was obligated to pay an unused line fee of .375% per annum. The old credit facility contained customary covenants and required the Company to maintain certain financial ratios pertaining to its fixed charges and total debt to total net worth and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”).
     The Credit Facility establishes a commitment to the Company to provide up to $45.0 million in the aggregate of loans and other financial accommodations consisting of (a) a three year senior secured loan in the aggregate principal amount of $10.0 million (the “Term Loan”) and (b) a three year senior secured revolving credit facility in an aggregate principal amount of $20.0 million, which upon the approval of Merrill Lynch may be increased by up to $15.0 million to consummate certain permitted acquisitions (the “Revolving Facility” and, together with the Term Loan, the “Senior Secured Credit Facility”). The Revolving Facility includes a sub-limit of up to an aggregate amount of $4.0 million in letters of credit and an accordion feature, which at the Company’s option and subject to Merrill Lynch’s approval would increase the aggregate amount of the Revolving Facility by $10.0 million.
     Total availability under the Revolving Facility is determined by a borrowing formula based on eligible trade receivables and inventories that provides for borrowings against up to 85% of the Company’s eligible trade receivables and 50% of the Company’s eligible inventories, not to exceed the total availability under the Revolving Facility. As of June 30, 2006, the Company had $10.0 million outstanding under the Term Loan and approximately $4.0 million outstanding under the Revolving Facility, thereby leaving the Company with approximately $9.0 million of availability under the terms of the borrowing base formula of the Revolving Facility.
     All borrowings under the Senior Secured Credit Facility will bear interest at either (a) LIBOR plus a spread ranging from 1.50% to 2.25%, with the amount of the spread at any time based on the Company’s ratio of total debt, excluding sub-debt, to the Company’s EBITDA on a trailing 12-month basis (the “Senior Leverage Ratio”), or (b) an alternative base rate equal to the higher of (i) the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50% or (ii) the Merrill Lynch prime rate, plus an additional spread ranging from 0.00% to 0.75%, with the amount of the spread at any time based on the Company’s Senior Leverage Ratio on a trailing 12-month basis. Until January 1, 2007, the interest rate spreads will be 1.75% for LIBOR loans and 0.25% for base rate loans. The effective interest rate on borrowings under the Senior Secured Credit Facility at June 30, 2006 was 8.5%.
     The Senior Secured Credit Facility includes covenants that the Company maintains certain financial ratios on a trailing 12-month basis. The Company’s Senior Leverage Ratio on a trailing 12-month basis may not exceed 2.50 to 1.0 and its ratio of EBITDA to the sum of the Company’s fixed charges (interest expense, taxes, cash dividends and scheduled principal payments) on a trailing 12-month basis (the “Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio”) must be at least 1.10 to 1.0, and after the Revolving Facility has been increased by up to $15 million to consummate permitted acquisitions, the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio must be at least 1.20 to 1.0.
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stock of each of the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiaries and a first priority perfected security interest on all of the assets of the Company and each of its wholly-owned subsidiaries.
     The Senior Secured Credit Facility contains customary representations, warranties and covenants (affirmative and negative) and the Senior Secured Credit Facility is subject to customary rights of the lenders and the administrative agent upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an event of default, including, under certain circumstances, the right to accelerate payment of the loans made under the Senior Secured Credit Facility and the right to charge a default rate of interest on amounts outstanding under the Senior Secured Credit Facility.
     The Company was in compliance with all of its financial covenants under the Senior Secured Credit Facility at June 30, 2006. The Notes are subordinated in right of payment to the prior payment in full, in cash, of all amounts payable under the Senior Secured Credit Facility.
     SSG, our 73.2% majority owned subsidiary, has its own revolving line of credit with Wachovia Capital Finance (the “SSG Credit Facility”), which is collateralized by all of SSG’s assets. The total availability under the SSG Credit Facility may not exceed the lesser of $20 million or a borrowing base formula based on specified percentages of eligible accounts receivable and inventories. The SSG Credit Facility expires on October 31, 2007. Under the terms of the SSG Credit Facility, SSG is required to maintain certain net worth levels and as of June 30, 2006, was in compliance with those requirements. In addition, SSG is restricted under the terms of the SSG Credit Facility from, among other things, paying cash dividends and entering into certain transactions without its lender’s prior approval. As of June 30, 2006, SSG had no borrowing outstanding under the SSG Credit Facility and approximately $16.7 million of availability. SSG was in compliance with all of its financial covenants under the SSG Credit Facility as of June 30, 2006. The Company does not have any obligations under the SSG Credit Facility and is not a guarantor of that facility.
     On July 26, 2004, the Company issued promissory notes to the former stockholders of Dixie in the aggregate amount of $500 thousand. Payments of principal are paid monthly and interest accrues at the rate of 4% per annum on any past due principal amount of the notes. The notes mature on July 31, 2009. Principal payments made in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006 were $90 thousand and the remaining principal payments of $294 thousand are due through the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010.
     On May 11, 2005, the Company issued promissory notes to the former stockholders of Salkeld in the aggregate amount of $230 thousand. The notes mature on April 30, 2007. Principal payments made in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006, were $115 thousand, and the remaining principal payments of $96 thousand are due through the fiscal year ending June 30, 2007.
     Our strategic plan involves growth through the acquisition of other companies, and we actively pursue acquisitions in connection with this plan. At any time we may be in various stages of discussions or negotiations with several parties regarding possible acquisitions or other alliances. We used approximately $46.6 million of the net proceeds from the Notes in connection with our acquisitions of OTS, Salkeld, Team Print and 73.2% of the outstanding capital stock of SSG.
Long-Term Financial Obligations and Other Commercial Commitments
     The following table summarizes the outstanding borrowings and long-term contractual obligations of the Company at June 30, 2006, and the effects such obligations are expected to have on liquidity and cash flows in future periods.

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    Payments due by Period  
            Less than                     After  
Contractual Obligations   Total     1 year     1 – 3 years     4 - 5 years     5 years  
    (dollars in thousands)  
Long-term debt, including current portion
  $ 64,494     $ 2,210     $ 12,231     $ 50,053     $  
Operating leases
    9,859       3,089       4,842       1,928     $  
Interest expense on long-term debt
    12,898       4,071       7,621       1,206     $  
 
                             
Total contractual cash obligations
  $ 87,251     $ 9,370     $ 24,694     $ 53,187     $  
 
                             
     Operating Leases. We lease property and equipment, manufacturing and warehouse facilities, and office space under non-cancellable leases. Certain of these leases obligate us to pay taxes, maintenance and repair costs.
     Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements. We do not utilize off-balance sheet financing arrangements. We do, however, finance the use of certain facilities, office and computer equipment, and automobiles under various non-cancellable operating lease agreements. At June 30, 2006, the total future minimum lease payments under various operating leases we are a party to totaled $9,859 thousand and, as indicated in the table above, are payable through fiscal 2011.
     Long-Term Debt and Advances Under Credit Facilities. As of June 30, 2006, we had outstanding $50 million in Notes due 2009. We maintain the Senior Secured Credit Facility with Merrill Lynch and SSG maintains the SSG Credit Facility with Wachovia Capital Finance. Outstanding advances under the Senior Secured Credit Facility totaled $14.0 million as of June 30, 2006, which consisted of $4.0 million outstanding under the Revolving Facility and $10.0 million under the Term Note, and are included in other current and non-current liabilities in our consolidated balance sheets. There were no borrowings under the SSG Credit Facility as of June 30, 2006.
     We believe the Company’s and SSG’s borrowings under the Senior Secured Credit Facility and the SSG Credit Facility, cash on hand and cash flows from operations will satisfy their respective short-term and long-term liquidity requirements. Either the Company or SSG may experience periods of higher borrowing under the Senior Secured Credit Facility and the SSG Credit Facility, as the case may be, due to the seasonal nature of their respective business cycles. We are actively seeking expansion through acquisitions and/or joint ventures, and the success of such efforts may require additional bank debt, equity financing, or private financing.
Subsequent Events
     On September 21, 2006, the Company announced it had entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger pursuant to which the Company will acquire the remaining 26.8% of the capital stock of SSG that it does not already own for approximately $24 million. Under the terms of the merger agreement, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company will be merged with and into SSG, with SSG as the surviving corporation. Except for shares of SSG common stock held by the Company, any subsidiary of the Company or any dissenting shareholder, each issued and outstanding share of SSG’s common stock will be converted into the right to receive $8.80 in cash, without interest.
     The merger requires the approval of the stockholders of SSG. Collegiate Pacific, which controls 73.2% of SSG’s voting power, has agreed to vote its shares of SSG in favor of the merger at the SSG meeting of stockholders. The merger is also conditional, among other things, on the Company entering into a new credit facility with Merrill Lynch to finance the transaction.

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Recent Accounting Pronouncements
     Effective July 1, 2005, the Company adopted the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 (Revised 2004), Share-Based Payments (“SFAS 123(R)”) and selected the modified prospective method to initially report stock-based compensation amounts in the consolidated financial statements. The Company is currently using the Black-Scholes option pricing model to determine the fair value of all option grants. The effect of SFAS 123(R) was to require the Company to record compensation expense when stock options are granted over their respective vesting periods. Upon adoption of SFAS 123(R), the Company recorded approximately $60 thousand in stock based compensation in fiscal 2006.
     In July, 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Interpretation No.48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes (“Interpretation 48”). Interpretation 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No.109, Accounting for Income Taxes. Interpretation 48 prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return and also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. Interpretation 48 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. The Company has not determined the impact, if any, of the implementation of Interpretation 48 on its financial position and results of operations.
Risk Factors Affecting Collegiate Pacific’s Business and Prospects
     There are numerous risk factors that affect our business and the results of our operations. These risk factors include general economic and business conditions; the level of demand for our products and services; the level and intensity of competition in the sporting goods industry; our ability to timely and effectively manage the introduction of new products and the market’s acceptance of those products; our ability to develop new and enhance our existing relationships with customers and suppliers; our ability to effectively manage our growth; and the effect of armed hostilities and terrorism on the economy generally, on the level of demand for our products and services, and our ability to manage our supply and delivery logistics in such an environment. For a discussion of these and other risk factors affecting Collegiate Pacific’s business and prospects, see “Item 1A – Risk Factors.”
Critical Accounting Policies
     Collegiate Pacific’s discussion and analysis of its financial condition and results of operations are based upon the Company’s consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, expenses, and related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities.
     Discussed below are several significant accounting policies, which require the use of judgments and estimates that may materially affect the consolidated financial statements. The estimates described below are reviewed from time to time and are subject to change if the circumstances so indicate. The effect of any such change is reflected in results of operations for the period in which the change is made.
     Inventories. Inventories are valued at the lower of cost or market value. Cost is determined using the standard cost method (which approximates average cost) for items manufactured by us and the weighted-average cost method for items purchased for resale. We record adjustments to our inventories for estimated obsolescence or diminution in market value equal to the difference between the cost of inventory and the estimated market value, based on market conditions from time to time. These adjustments are estimates, which could vary significantly, either favorably or unfavorably, from actual experience if future economic conditions, levels of customer demand or competitive conditions differ

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from expectations. Because valuing our inventories at lower of cost or market requires significant management judgment, we believe the accounting estimate related to our inventories is a “critical accounting estimate.” Management of the Company has discussed this critical accounting estimate with the audit committee of our Board of Directors, and the audit committee has reviewed the Company’s disclosure relating to it in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
     Allowance for Doubtful Accounts. We evaluate the collectibility of accounts receivable based on a combination of factors. In circumstances where there is knowledge of a specific customer’s inability to meet its financial obligations, a specific allowance is provided to reduce the net receivable to the amount that is reasonably believed to be collectable. For all other customers, allowances are established based on historical bad debts, customer payment patterns and current economic conditions. The establishment of these allowances requires the use of judgment and assumptions regarding the potential for losses on receivable balances. If the financial condition of our customers were to deteriorate, resulting in an impairment of their ability to make payments, additional allowances may be required resulting in an additional charge to expenses when made. Because estimating our uncollectible accounts requires significant management judgment, we believe the accounting estimate related to our allowance for doubtful accounts is a “critical accounting estimate.” Management of the Company has discussed this critical accounting estimate with the audit committee of our Board of Directors, and the audit committee has reviewed the Company’s disclosure relating to it in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
     At June 30, 2006, our total allowance for doubtful accounts was approximately $1.5 million, compared to $1.0 million as of June 30, 2005 and $600 thousand as of June 30, 2004. The increase in our allowance for doubtful accounts for fiscal 2006 was primarily attributable to the increase in the Company’s overall sales volume at June 30, 2006. See Note 2 in Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
     Goodwill, Intangibles and Long-lived Assets. We assess the recoverability of the carrying value of goodwill, intangibles and long-lived assets periodically. If circumstances suggest that long-lived assets may be impaired, and a review indicates the carrying value will not be recoverable, the carrying value is reduced to its estimated fair value. As of June 30, 2006, the balance sheet includes approximately $49.3 million of goodwill and intangible assets, net, $10.1 million of fixed assets, net, and $2.8 million of deferred debt issuance costs. The Company has concluded that no impairment exists. Because estimating the recoverability of the carrying value of long-lived assets requires significant management judgment and our use of different estimates that we reasonably could have used would have an impact on our reported net long-lived assets, we believe the accounting estimates related to our impairment testing are “critical accounting estimates.” Management of the Company has discussed this critical accounting estimate with the audit committee of our Board of Directors, and the audit committee has reviewed the Company’s disclosure relating to it in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
     Accounting for Business Combinations. Whenever we acquire a business, significant estimates are required to complete the accounting for the transaction. We hire independent valuation experts familiar with purchase accounting issues and we work with them to ensure that all identifiable intangibles are properly identified and assigned appropriate values.
Impact of Inflation and Changing Prices
     The inflation rate, as measured by the U.S. Consumer Price Index, has been relatively low in the last few years and, therefore, pricing decisions by Collegiate Pacific have largely been influenced by competitive market conditions. Depreciation expense is based on the historical cost to Collegiate Pacific of its fixed assets and, therefore, is considerably less than it would be if it were based on current replacement cost. While buildings, machinery and equipment acquired in prior years will ultimately have to be replaced at significantly higher prices, it is expected this will be a gradual process over many years.

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ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.
     Interest Rates
     Collegiate Pacific is exposed to interest rate risk in connection with its borrowings under the Senior Secured Credit Facility, which bear interest at floating rates based on London Inter-Bank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) or the prime rate plus an applicable borrowing margin. For our $50 million of Notes, interest rate changes affect the fair market value but do not impact earnings or cash flows. Conversely, for variable rate debt, interest rate changes generally do not affect the fair market value but do impact future earnings and cash flows, assuming other factors are held constant.
     As of June 30, 2006, Collegiate Pacific had $50 million in principal amount of fixed rate debt represented by the Notes and $14.5 million of variable rate debt represented by borrowings under the Senior Secured Credit Facility. Based on the balance outstanding under the variable rate facilities as of June 30, 2006, an immediate change of one percentage point in the applicable interest rate would have caused an increase or decrease in interest expense of approximately $145 thousand on an annual basis. At June 30, 2006, up to $9.0 million of variable rate borrowings were available under Collegiate Pacific’s Revolving Facility. There were no borrowings at June 30, 2006, under the SSG Credit Facility. Based on the average borrowings against the SSG Credit Facility during fiscal 2006, an immediate change of one percentage point in the applicable interest rate would have caused an increase or decrease in interest expense of approximately $33 thousand on an annual basis. We may use derivative financial instruments, where appropriate, to manage our interest rate risks. However, as a matter of policy, Collegiate Pacific does not enter into derivative or other financial investments for trading or speculative purposes. At June 30, 2006, Collegiate Pacific had no such derivative financial instruments outstanding.
     Foreign Currency and Derivatives
     We do not use derivative financial instruments to manage foreign currency risk related to the procurement of merchandise inventories from foreign sources and we do not earn income denominated in foreign currencies. We recognize all of our revenue and pay all of our obligations in U.S. dollars.

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
The Stockholders and Board of Directors of Collegiate Pacific Inc.:
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Collegiate Pacific Inc. and its subsidiaries as of June 30, 2006 and 2005, and the related consolidated statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for each of the three fiscal years in the period ended June 30, 2006. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Collegiate Pacific Inc. and its subsidiaries as of June 30, 2006 and 2005, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three fiscal years in the period ended June 30, 2006, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Our audit was conducted for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic financial statements taken as a whole. Schedule II is presented for purposes of additional analysis and is not a required part of the basic financial statements. This schedule has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the basic financial statements and, in our opinion, is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.
/s/ Grant Thornton LLP
Dallas, Texas
September 15, 2006

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COLLEGIATE PACIFIC INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                 
    June 30,  
    2006     2005  
    (In thousands, except share  
    and per share amounts)  
ASSETS
               
CURRENT ASSETS:
               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 4,079     $ 40,326  
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,496 and $1,042, respectively
    31,004       18,132  
Inventories
    37,185       17,479  
Current portion of deferred income taxes
    2,625       775  
Prepaid income taxes
    1,607       645  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    2,199       601  
 
           
Total current assets
    78,699       77,958  
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, net of accumulated depreciation of $2,755 and $1,294, respectively
    10,087       1,501  
DEFERRED DEBT ISSUANCE COSTS, net of accumulated amortization of $1,076 and $393, respectively
    2,782       3,017  
INTANGIBLE ASSETS, net of accumulated amortization of $2,188 and $853, respectively
    9,014       1,863  
GOODWILL
    40,280       23,848  
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES
    3,156        
OTHER ASSETS, net
    417       409  
 
           
 
               
Total assets
  $ 144,435     $ 108,596  
 
           
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
               
Accounts payable
  $ 14,802     $ 9,782  
Accrued liabilities
    5,896       1,725  
Dividends payable
    256       255  
Accrued interest
    329       250  
Current portion of long-term debt
    2,210       330  
Deferred tax liability
    15        
 
           
Total current liabilities
    23,508       12,342  
DEFERRED TAX LIABILITY
    3,259       700  
NOTES PAYABLE AND OTHER LONG-TERM DEBT
    62,284       50,448  
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
               
MINORITY INTEREST IN SUBSIDIARY
    8,150        
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
               
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued
           
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized; 10,315,191 and 10,205,780 shares issued and 10,229,165 and 10,119,754 shares outstanding, respectively
    103       102  
Additional paid-in capital
    43,162       41,911  
Retained earnings
    4,626       3,750  
Treasury stock at cost, 86,026 shares
    (657 )     (657 )
 
           
Total stockholders’ equity
    47,234       45,106  
 
           
 
               
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  $ 144,435     $ 108,596  
 
           
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COLLEGIATE PACIFIC INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                         
    For the fiscal years ended June 30,  
    2006     2005     2004  
    (In thousands, except per share data)  
Net sales
  $ 224,238     $ 106,339     $ 39,562  
Cost of sales
    149,159       70,385       25,606  
 
                 
 
                       
Gross profit
    75,079       35,954       13,956  
 
                       
Selling, general and administrative expenses
    66,767       28,651       11,109  
 
                       
Operating profit
    8,312       7,303       2,847  
 
                 
 
                       
Other income (expense):
                       
Interest income
    117       581       22  
Interest expense
    (4,545 )     (2,160 )     (52 )
Other income
    223       174       18  
 
                 
 
                       
Total other expense
    (4,205 )     (1,405 )     (12 )
 
                 
 
                       
Income before minority interest in income of consolidated subsidiary and income taxes
    4,107       5,898       2,835  
 
                       
Income tax provision
    1,603       2,297       1,162  
Minority interest in income of consolidated subsidiary, net of tax
    608              
 
                 
 
                       
Net income
  $ 1,896     $ 3,601     $ 1,673  
 
                 
 
                       
Weighted average number of shares outstanding:
                       
Basic
    10,182,428       10,031,314       6,324,950  
 
                 
Diluted
    10,399,130       10,279,185       7,571,910  
 
                 
 
                       
Net income per share of common stock – basic
  $ 0.19     $ 0.36     $ 0.26  
 
                 
Net income per share of common stock – diluted
  $ 0.18     $ 0.35     $ 0.22  
 
                 
 
                       
Dividends declared per share of common stock
  $ 0.10     $ 0.10     $ 0.10  
 
                 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
For the fiscal years ended June 30, 2006, 2005 and 2004
                                                         
                    ADDITIONAL                    
    COMMON STOCK     PAID-IN     RETAINED     TREASURY STOCK        
    SHARES     AMOUNT     CAPITAL     EARNINGS     SHARES     AMOUNT     TOTAL  
    (In thousands, except share data)  
Balances at July 1, 2003
    4,308,169     $ 43     $ 6,387     $ 201       80,326     $ (617 )   $ 6,014  
 
                                                       
Issuance of stock for cash, net of offering costs of $589,721
    4,399,161       44       21,253                         21,297  
Issuance of stock for business acquisitions
    1,176,812       12       3,830                         3,842  
Cash dividends declared
                      (712 )                 (712 )
Purchase of stock for cash
                            5,700       (40 )     (40 )
Net income
                      1,673                   1,673  
 
                                         
 
                                                       
Balances at June 30, 2004
    9,884,142     $ 99     $ 31,470     $ 1,162       86,026     $ (657 )   $ 32,074  
 
                                         
 
                                                       
Issuance of stock for cash
    89,850       1       506                         507  
Issuance of stock for business acquisitions
    231,788       2       2,685                         2,687  
 
                                                       
Redeemable common stock
                7,250                         7,250  
Cash dividends declared
                      (1,013 )                 (1,013 )
Net income
                      3,601                   3,601  
 
                                         
 
                                                       
Balances at June 30, 2005
    10,205,780     $ 102     $ 41,911     $ 3,750       86,026     $ (657 )   $ 45,106  
 
                                         
 
                                                       
Issuance of stock for cash
    22,950             185                         185  
Stock based compensation
                60                         60  
Issuance of stock for business acquisitions
    86,461       1       1,006                         1,007  
Cash dividends declared
                      (1,020 )                 (1,020 )
Net income
                      1,896                   1,896  
 
                                         
 
                                                       
Balances at June 30, 2006
    10,315,191     $ 103     $ 43,162     $ 4,626       86,026     $ (657 )   $ 47,234  
 
                                         
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COLLEGIATE PACIFIC INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                         
    For the years ended June 30,  
    2006     2005     2004  
    (In thousands, except share data)  
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
                       
Net income
  $ 1,896     $ 3,601     $ 1,673  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
                       
Provision for uncollectible accounts receivable
    982       574       195  
Depreciation expense
    2,080       432       241  
Amortization expense
    1,356       742       476  
Amortization of deferred debt issuance costs
    683       393        
Loss on disposition of property and equipment
    60              
Deferred taxes
    1,060       (25 )     25  
Stock-based compensation expense
    60              
Minority interest in consolidated subsidiary
    608              
Changes in operating assets and liabilities (net of effects of acquisitions):
                       
Accounts receivable
    (2,793 )     (3,598 )     (1,225 )
Inventories
    (2,083 )     (4,255 )     (1,222 )
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    (1,248 )     43       (53 )
Other assets, net
    (145 )     104       (177 )
Accounts payable
    (1,338 )     353       323  
Accrued liabilities
    (388 )     119       (749 )
Taxes payable
    (962 )     (1,345 )     646  
 
                 
 
                       
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
    (172 )     (2,862 )     153  
 
                 
 
                       
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
                       
Purchases of property and equipment
    (1,694 )     (664 )     (216 )
Cash used in business acquisitions, net of cash acquired of $864, $219 and $799, respectively
    (44,395 )     (9,419 )     (12,647 )
 
                 
Net cash used in investing activities:
    (46,089 )     (10,083 )     (12,863 )
 
                 
 
                       
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
                       
Proceeds from bank line of credit
    174,895       13,375       6,572  
Payments on notes payable and line of credit
    (164,046 )     (13,669 )     (7,438 )
Proceeds from issuance of senior subordinated notes, net of deferred issuance costs
          46,590        
Purchase of treasury stock
                (40 )
Payment of dividends
    (1,020 )     (1,005 )     (573 )
Proceeds from issuance of common stock
    185       507       21,297  
 
                 
Net cash provided by financing activities:
    10,014       45,798       19,818  
 
                 
 
                       
Net change in cash and cash equivalents
    (36,247 )     32,853       7,108  
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year
    40,326       7,473       365  
 
                 
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year
  $ 4,079     $ 40,326     $ 7,473  
 
                 
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
                       
Cash paid for interest
  $ 3,795     $ 1,517     $ 52  
 
                 
Cash paid for income taxes
  $ 1,612     $ 3,668     $ 480  
 
                 
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES (See Note 3 for non-cash acquisition disclosures)
                       
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2006 and 2005
1. General:
     Collegiate Pacific Inc. (“CPI”) was incorporated on April 10, 1997 and commenced business in February 1998. CPI is a Delaware corporation and is a marketer, manufacturer and distributor of sporting goods equipment, soft good athletic apparel and footwear products (“soft goods”), physical education, recreational and leisure products primarily to the institutional market in the United States. The institutional market generally consists of youth sports programs, park and recreational organizations, schools, colleges, churches, government agencies, athletic teams, athletic clubs and dealers. Products are sold directly to customers primarily through the distribution of unique, informative catalogs and fliers, strategically located road sales professionals, telemarketers and the Internet.
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies:
     Consolidation. The consolidated financial statements include the balances and results of operations of CPI and its subsidiaries Tomark Sports, Inc. (“Tomark”), Kesslers Team Sports, Inc. (“Kesslers”), Dixie Sporting Goods Co., Inc. (“Dixie”), CMS of Central Florida, Inc. d/b/a Orlando Team Sports (“OTS”), Salkeld and Sons, Inc. (“Salkeld”), and Sport Supply Group, Inc. (“SSG”). CPI, together with Tomark, Kesslers, Dixie, OTS, Salkeld and SSG are generally referred to herein as the “Company.” All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
     Cash and Cash Equivalents. The Company includes as cash and cash equivalents all investments with maturities of three months or less at the date of purchase.
     Financial Instruments and Credit Risk Concentrations. Financial instruments, which are potentially subject to concentrations of credit risk, consist principally of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and long-term debt. The Company places cash deposits with high credit, quality financial institutions to minimize risk. Accounts receivable are unsecured. The carrying value of these financial instruments approximates their fair value due to their short-term nature or their index tied to market rates. The fair value of the Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes due 2009 exceeded the carrying value of such debt by $12.8 million and $11.1 million at June 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
     Accounts Receivable. The Company’s accounts receivable are due primarily from customers in the institutional and sporting goods dealer market. Credit is extended based on evaluation of each customer’s financial condition and, generally, collateral is not required. Accounts receivable generally are due within 30 days and are stated in amounts due from customers net of an allowance for doubtful accounts. Accounts outstanding longer than contractual payment terms are considered past due. The Company records allowances by considering a number of factors, including the length of time trade accounts receivable are past due, the Company’s previous loss history, the customer’s current ability to pay its obligation to the Company, and the condition of the general economy and the industry as a whole. The Company writes-off accounts receivable when they become uncollectible, and payments subsequently received on such receivables are credited to the allowance in the period the payment is received.
     Changes in the Company’s allowance for doubtful accounts for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2006 and 2005 are as follows:
                 
    (In thousands)  
    2006     2005  
Balance at beginning of period
  $ 1,042     $ 636  
Provision for uncollectible accounts receivable
    982       574  
Effect of business acquisitions
          264  
Accounts written off, net of recoveries
    (528 )     (432 )
 
           
Balance at end of period
  $ 1,496     $ 1,042  
 
           

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2006 and 2005
     Inventories. Inventories are carried at the lower of cost or market using the weighted-average cost method for items purchased for resale and the standard cost method (which approximates average cost) for manufactured items. Inventory adjustments for estimated obsolescence or diminution in market value are recorded in an amount equal to the difference between the cost of inventories and the estimated market value, based on market conditions from time to time.
     Property and Equipment. Property and equipment includes office equipment, furniture and fixtures, warehouse and manufacturing equipment, leasehold improvements and vehicles. These assets are stated at cost and are depreciated over their estimated useful lives of 2 to 10 years using the straight-line method. The cost of maintenance and repairs is expensed as incurred and significant renewals and betterments that extend the asset useful lives are capitalized.
     Intangible Assets. The Company has made significant acquisitions and as a result has acquired certain identifiable intangible assets in conjunction with those acquisitions. Intangibles, such as license agreements, customer relationships, contractual backlog, and non-compete covenants, with a definite life are amortized over 3 months to 10 years using the straight-line basis, except customer relationships related to the acquisitions of Kesslers, OTS, and Salkeld, which are amortized on a double declining basis.
     Trademarks represent amounts paid to acquire the rights to brand specific products or categories of products with recognizable brands in certain sporting goods categories. Trademarks with a definite life are amortized on a straight line basis over 10 to 15 years. Trademarks acquired as part of the Company’s acquisition of SSG have an indefinite life and thus are not subject to periodic amortization. In support of the assessment that the trademarks have an indefinite life, the Company took into account the 40-year term of the trademark agreement under which SSG has the rights to use the trademarks, which includes an automatic renewal option for an additional 40-year term.
     Goodwill. Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price paid and liabilities assumed over the estimated fair market value of assets acquired and identifiable intangible assets. Goodwill is tested for impairment change annually and whenever impairment indicators are present. If the fair value of goodwill is less than the carrying amount of goodwill, an impairment charge will be recorded. There have been no impairments of recorded goodwill.
     Impairment of Long-Lived Assets. The Company periodically evaluates the carrying value of depreciable and amortizable long-lived assets whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be fully recoverable. If the total of the expected future undiscounted cash flows is less than the carrying amount of the assets, a loss is recognized in the amount that the carrying value of the assets exceeds their fair value, which is determined based on quoted market prices in active markets, if available, prices of other similar assets, or other valuation techniques. There has been no impairment charge recorded by the Company.
     Revenue Recognition. The Company recognizes revenue from product sales when title passes and the risks and rewards of ownership have passed to the customer. Title passes generally upon shipment or upon receipt by the customer, based on the terms of sale, except for sports equipment that requires installation and related services. If installation or other post-shipment services are required, title passes upon the completion of all installation and related services and the acceptance of the installed product by

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2006 and 2005
the customer. In fiscal years ended June 30, 2006, 2005 and 2004, less than 1%, 2% and 3%, respectively, of the Company’s consolidated revenues were from the sale of sports equipment that required any installation or other post-shipment services. Reserves for estimated returns are established based upon historical rates of return experienced by the Company and recorded as reductions of sales.
     Shipping and Handling Costs and Fees. Shipping and handling costs are included in cost of sales, while amounts billed to customers are included in net sales.
     Advertising. Advertising costs are expensed as incurred. Advertising expenses for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2006, 2005 and 2004 were approximately $7.2 million, $2.9 million and $1.9 million, respectively.
     Stock Based Compensation. Prior to fiscal 2006 (beginning July 1, 2005), the Company accounted for its stock options under the recognition and measurement provisions of Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25 and related interpretations (“APB 25”). Effective July 1, 2005, the Company adopted the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 123 (Revised 2004), Share-Based Payments (“SFAS 123(R)”) and selected the modified prospective method to initially report stock-based compensation amounts in the consolidated financial statements. The Company is currently using the Black-Scholes option pricing model to determine the fair value of all option grants. See Note 11 below. Stock-based compensation expenses in the amount of $60 thousand are reflected in net income for fiscal 2006. The following table illustrates the effect on net income and income per share if the Company had applied the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS 123(R) to prior periods:
                 
    2005     2004  
    (In thousands)  
Net income, as reported
  $ 3,601     $ 1,673  
Add: stock-based employee compensation expense included in net income
           
Deduct: stock-based employee compensation expense determined under fair value method for all awards, net of related tax effects
    (1,867 )     (442 )
 
           
Pro forma net income
  $ 1,734     $ 1,231  
 
           
 
               
Net income per share common stock:
               
Basic – as reported
  $ 0.36     $ 0.26  
 
           
Basic – pro forma
  $ 0.17     $ 0.19  
 
           
 
Diluted – as reported
  $ 0.35     $ 0.22  
 
           
Diluted – pro forma
  $ 0.17     $ 0.16  
 
           
     Income Taxes. The Company utilizes the asset and liability approach in its reporting for income taxes. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are computed for differences between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities that will result in taxable or deductible amounts in the future based on enacted tax laws and rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount more likely than not to be realized.
     Income Per Share. Basic income per common share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding. Diluted income per share is computed

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2006 and 2005
based on the weighted average number of shares outstanding increased by the effect of stock options, warrants and common stock underlying the convertible senior subordinated notes when dilutive.
     Segment Reporting. The Company and its subsidiaries are all engaged in the business of marketing, manufacturing and distributing sporting goods equipment, soft goods, physical education, recreational and leisure products to the institutional market in the United States. The Company’s operations consist of two operating segments, which the Company refers to as the Catalog Group and the Team Dealer Group. The segments meet the aggregation criteria of paragraph 17 of SFAS No. 131, “Disclosures About Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information” and, accordingly, for disclosure purposes, the Company has aggregated its operating segments into one reportable operating segment. Both of the Company’s operating segments offer the same line of products, which are acquired from the same resources, to a common customer base.
     Use of Estimates in Financial Statements. The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
     Recent Accounting Pronouncements:
     In July, 2006, the FASB issued Interpretation No.48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes (“Interpretation 48”). Interpretation 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements in accordance with the FASB’s Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No.109, Accounting for Income Taxes (“SFAS 109”). Interpretation 48 prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return and also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. Interpretation 48 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. The Company has not determined the impact, if any, of the implementation of Interpretation 48 on its financial position and results of operations.
3. Business Combinations:
     On January 9, 2004, the Company completed its acquisition of Tomark by merging Tomark with and into a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. The Company paid the former stockholders of Tomark a total of $5.25 million, which consisted of $2.5 million in cash, $250 thousand in promissory notes, and 270,562 shares of the Company’s common stock valued at $2.5 million based on an average of the closing prices of the Company’s common stock three days before and three days after the announcement of the acquisition.
     The acquisition of Tomark was accounted for using the purchase method of accounting, and accordingly, the net assets and results of operations of Tomark have been included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements since the date of acquisition. The purchase price was allocated to assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their respective estimated fair values at the date of acquisition. After determining that the value of any identifiable intangible assets was not material, the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the net assets acquired has been recorded as goodwill in the amount of $4.7 million.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2006 and 2005
     On April 1, 2004, the Company completed its acquisition of substantially all of the operating assets of Kesslers Sport Shop, Inc., an Indiana corporation. Under the terms of the purchase agreement, the Company paid Kesslers $19.8 million for substantially all of its operating assets. The payment consisted of $6.5 million in cash, which included a $250 thousand holdback that was paid in fiscal 2005, and 906,250 shares of Collegiate Pacific’s common stock (the “Shares”) valued at $8.6 million, which was based on the average closing price of the Company’s common stock three days before and three days after the date the acquisition was announced. The Company also paid certain liabilities of Kesslers at closing in the approximate amount of $4.7 million and assumed certain other specified liabilities of Kesslers related to the acquired operating assets. The Company also agreed to either (a) repurchase from Kesslers or its stockholders, as the case may be, for cash any of the Shares that had not been sold by Kesslers prior to the second anniversary of the effective date of the registration statement (August 20, 2006) covering the Shares for a per share price of $8.00 (the same per share price used to determine the number of Shares issued at closing) or (b) if all of the Shares had been sold as of the second anniversary of the effective date of the registration statement covering the Shares, pay Kesslers an amount in cash equal to the difference between $7.25 million and the total sales proceeds received by Kesslers from the sale of the Shares. As a result, the Company recorded a liability of $7.25 million for redeemable common stock at June 30, 2004. The Company also entered into a lease for the Richmond, Indiana, location owned by RPD Services, Inc., an Indiana corporation f/k/a Kesslers Sport Shop, Inc. RPD Services, Inc. is owned by Bob Dickman, Phil Dickman and Dan Dickman, all of whom are employed by our wholly owned subsidiary, Kesslers.
     On September 29, 2004, the Company entered into an amendment (the “Amendment”) to the purchase agreement to eliminate the Company’s contingent obligation to pay the sellers an amount of up to $7.25 million. Accordingly, the Company was no longer required to carry a liability for redeemable common stock and, consequently, increased its stockholders’ equity at June 30, 2005, by $7.25 million.
     The acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Kesslers was accounted for using the purchase method of accounting, and accordingly, the net assets and results of operations of Kesslers have been included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements since the date of acquisition. Identifiable intangible assets acquired included customer relationships valued at $1.07 million, which are being amortized on a double declining value basis over their estimated useful lives of 10 years, and contractual backlog valued at $140 thousand, which was amortized on a straight-line basis over its estimated useful life of 3 months. The purchase price was allocated to assets acquired, which included the identifiable intangible assets, and liabilities assumed based on their respective estimated fair values at the date of acquisition. The excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the net assets acquired has been recorded as goodwill in the amount of $10.6 million.
     On July 26, 2004, the Company completed its acquisition of all of the outstanding capital stock of Dixie. Dixie is a supplier of soft goods and sporting goods equipment throughout the Mid-Atlantic United States. The Company paid the former stockholders of Dixie a total of approximately $7.0 million, which consisted of $4.0 million in cash, $500 thousand in promissory notes, up to an additional $1.0 million in the form of an earnout if the net income of Dixie exceeded certain target levels in the 17-month period ended December 31, 2005, and 148,662 shares of the Company’s common stock valued at $1.5 million. The Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Dixie, employs the former Dixie management team. During the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2005, the earnout target was achieved and the Company paid the former Dixie stockholders an additional $1.0 million. Consequently, goodwill related to the Dixie acquisition increased by $1.0 million.
     The acquisition of Dixie was accounted for using the purchase method of accounting and, accordingly, the net assets and results of operations of Dixie have been included in the Company’s

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2006 and 2005
consolidated financial statements since the date of acquisition. Identifiable intangible assets acquired included customer relationships valued at $57 thousand, which are being amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives of 10 years, and contractual backlog valued at $10 thousand, which was amortized on a straight-line basis over its estimated useful life of 3 months. The purchase price was allocated to assets acquired, which included the identifiable intangible assets, and liabilities assumed, based on their respective estimated fair values at the date of acquisition. The excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the net assets acquired has been recorded as goodwill in the amount of $4.1 million.
     On December 10, 2004, the Company completed its acquisition of all of the outstanding capital stock of OTS. OTS is a supplier of soft goods and sporting goods equipment in the State of Florida. The Company paid the former OTS stockholders a total of approximately $3.7 million, which consisted of $1.8 million in cash, $100 thousand in a promissory note, and 83,126 shares of the Company’s common stock valued at $1.2 million, which was based on the average closing price of the Company’s common stock three days before and three days after the date the acquisition was announced. The Company also paid certain liabilities of OTS at closing in the approximate amount of $600 thousand. The Company entered into a lease with McWeeney Smith Partnership (the “Partnership”) for its 12 thousand square foot warehouse and distribution facility in Sanford, Florida. The former OTS stockholders are partners in the Partnership. The term of the lease runs through June 2010, and the monthly rental rate is approximately $6,400. The Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, OTS, employs the former OTS management team.
     The acquisition of OTS was accounted for using the purchase method of accounting, and accordingly, the net assets and results of operations of OTS have been included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements since the date of acquisition. Identifiable intangible assets acquired included customer relationships valued at $363 thousand, which are being amortized on a double declining value basis over their estimated useful lives of 10 years, and contractual backlog valued at $13 thousand, which was amortized on a straight-line basis over an estimated useful life of 3 months. The purchase price was allocated to assets acquired, which includes the identifiable intangible assets, and liabilities assumed based on their respective estimated fair values at the date of acquisition. The excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the net assets acquired has been recorded as goodwill in the amount of $3.0 million.
     On May 11, 2005, the Company completed its acquisition of all of the outstanding capital stock of Salkeld. Salkeld is a supplier of soft goods and sporting goods equipment in the State of Illinois. The Company paid the former Salkeld stockholders total consideration of approximately $2.9 million, exclusive of transaction related costs, which consisted of approximately $2.5 million in cash and $230 thousand in promissory notes. The Company also paid certain liabilities of Salkeld at closing in the amount of approximately $126 thousand. In addition, the Company agreed to pay the former Salkeld stockholders up to an additional $1.1 million in the form of an earnout if Salkeld’s gross profit exceeded a certain target level during the 12-month period ending April 30, 2006. The earnout target was achieved in February 2006 and two-thirds of the $1.1 million earnout were paid in cash and one-third by the issuance of 33,213 shares of the Company’s common stock. The Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, Salkeld, employs the former Salkeld management team.
     The acquisition of Salkeld was accounted for using the purchase method of accounting, and accordingly, the net assets and results of operations of Salkeld have been included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements since the date of acquisition. Identifiable intangible assets acquired included customer relationships valued at $433 thousand, which are being amortized on a double declining value basis over their estimated useful lives of 10 years, and contractual backlog valued at $42 thousand, which was amortized on a straight-line basis over an estimated useful life of 3 months. The purchase price was allocated to assets acquired, which includes the identifiable intangible assets, and

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liabilities assumed based on their respective estimated fair values at the date of acquisition. The excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the net assets acquired has been recorded as goodwill in the amount of approximately $2.8 million.
     On July 1, 2005, the Company completed the acquisition of 53.2% of the outstanding capital stock of SSG from Emerson Radio Corp and Emerson Radio (Hong Kong) Limited for $32 million in cash. SSG is a direct marketer and Business-To-Business (“B2B”) e-commerce supplier of sporting goods and physical education equipment to the institutional and youth sports market. The acquisition of 53.2% of SSG was accounted for using the purchase method of accounting and, accordingly, the net assets and results of operations of SSG have been included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements since the date of acquisition. The purchase price was allocated to assets acquired of approximately $40.5 million, plus identifiable intangible assets acquired, which included $3.2 million for non-compete agreements, $1.3 million for customer relationships, $660 thousand for a customer database, $327 thousand for significant contracts, $221 thousand for contractual backlog, $43 thousand for photo library and $14 thousand for bid database calendar, and liabilities assumed based on their respective estimated fair values of approximately $26.8 million at the date of acquisition. The excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the net assets acquired has been recorded as goodwill in the amount of approximately $11.9 million.
     On September 8, 2005, the Company announced it entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) pursuant to which the Company would have acquired the remaining 46.8% of the outstanding capital stock of SSG that it did not already own. Under the terms of the merger agreement, each SSG stockholder would have receive 0.56 shares of the Company’s common stock for each share of SSG common stock, which valued each SSG share at $6.74 per share, which is the same per share price the Company paid in cash for its purchase of 53.2% of the outstanding capital stock of SSG on July 1, 2005. On November 22, 2005, however, the Company announced it had entered into an agreement with SSG to terminate the Merger Agreement after determining the merger was unlikely to close in a timely fashion under previously contemplated terms. Under the terms of the Termination Agreement, dated November 22, 2005, the Company agreed to reimburse SSG for up to $350 thousand for the fees and expenses incurred by SSG in connection with the Merger Agreement.
     On November 22, 2005, the Company announced its purchase of 1,661,900 shares of SSG, or an additional 18% of SSG’s outstanding common shares, for approximately $9.2 million in cash from an institutional holder, representing a purchase price of $5.55 per share, as well as purchased an additional 155,008 shares of SSG for $746 thousand in open market transactions at an average price of $4.81 per share. The Company’s ownership interest in SSG is currently approximately 73.2%. The purchase of these additional shares of SSG increased goodwill by approximately $4.3 million.
     On August 1, 2005, the Company completed the acquisition of substantially all of the operating assets of Team Print from Mr. Albert Messier, one of the former principal stockholders of Salkeld, for approximately $1.0 million in cash and the issuance of 53,248 shares of the Company’s common stock to Mr. Messier, which were valued at approximately $641 thousand, which was based on the average closing price of the Company’s common stock three days before and three days after the date the acquisition was announced. Team Print is an embroiderer and screen printer of sports apparel and accessories. The Company entered into a lease for a 16 thousand square foot screen print and distribution facility owned by Mr. Messier and located in Bourbonnais, Illinois. The term of the lease runs through July 2010, and the monthly rental rate is approximately $11 thousand. The Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, Salkeld, employs Mr. Messier. The excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the net assets acquired has been recorded as goodwill in the amount of $1.2 million.
     The Company acquired Tomark, Kesslers, Dixie, OTS, Salkeld and SSG, as well as the operating assets of Team Print after considering the historic levels of earnings achieved by the acquired companies.

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The consideration paid was agreed upon after the Company determined the potential impact on future earnings of the integrated companies or operating assets acquired.
     For income tax purposes, only the goodwill associated with the Company’s acquisition of Kesslers, OTS and Team Print is deductible over a period of 15 years. The goodwill acquired by the Company in connection with the other acquisitions, each of which was an acquisition of stock, is not deductible for income tax purposes. Although the acquisition of OTS was an acquisition of stock, the parties to the transaction made a Section 338(h)(10) election under the Internal Revenue Code to tax the transaction as if it was an acquisition of assets.
     The following presents the unaudited pro forma results for the Company for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, as if the acquisitions of Dixie (July 2004), OTS (December 2004), Salkeld (May 2005), SSG (July 2005) and Team Print (August 2005) had been consummated at July 1, 2004. The pro forma results are prepared for comparative purposes only and do not necessarily reflect the results that would have occurred had the acquisitions occurred at the beginning of the periods presented or the results that may occur in the future.
                 
    2006     2005  
    (Unaudited, in thousands)  
Net sales
  $ 224,487     $ 206,534  
 
               
Net income
  $ 1,917     $ 3,027  
 
           
Net income per share of common stock:
               
Basic
  $ 0.19     $ 0.30  
 
           
Diluted
  $ 0.18     $ 0.29  
 
           
     The following table summarizes the estimated fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the respective acquisition dates with respect to the acquisitions completed during the years ended June 30, 2006 and 2005:
                 
    2006     2005  
    (In thousands)  
Current assets
  $ 29,851     $ 9,288  
Property and equipment
    9,032       438  
Other assets
    311       54  
Intangible assets
    8,391       918  
Goodwill
    17,408       7,886  
 
           
Total assets acquired
  $ 64,993     $ 18,584  
 
           
 
               
Current liabilities
  $ 10,342     $ 5,143  
Non-current liabilities
    2,867       381  
 
           
Total liabilities assumed
  $ 13,209     $ 5,524  
 
           
4. Net Sales:
     The Company’s net sales to external customers are attributable to sales of sporting goods equipment and soft goods. The following table details the Company’s consolidated net sales by these product lines for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2006, 2005 and 2004:

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    2006     2005     2004  
    (In thousands)  
Sporting Goods Equipment
  $ 148,610     $ 61,880     $ 34,168  
Soft Goods
    75,628       44,459       5,394  
 
                 
 
                       
Net Sales
  $ 224,238     $ 106,339     $ 39,562  
 
                 
5. Inventories:
     Inventories at June 30, 2006 and 2005 consisted of the following (in thousands):
                 
    2006     2005  
Raw materials
  $ 1,893     $ 516  
Work in progress
    116       75  
Finished goods
    35,176       16,888  
 
           
Inventories
  $ 37,185     $ 17,479  
 
           
6. Property and Equipment:
     Property and equipment at June 30, 2006 and 2005 consisted of the following (in thousands):
                         
    Estimated              
    Useful Lives              
    (Years)     2006     2005  
Office equipment
    2 –10     $ 7,242     $ 496  
Furniture and fixtures
    2 –10       2,177       863  
Warehouse and manufacturing equipment
    3 – 15       1,229       551  
Leasehold improvements
    *       1,368       492  
Vehicles
    3-7       351       393  
Assets under capital lease
    17       475        
 
                   
Total property and equipment
            12,842       2,795  
Less: accumulated depreciation
            (2,755 )     (1,294 )
 
                   
Property and equipment, net
          $ 10,087     $ 1,501  
 
                   
 
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7. Intangible Assets:
     Intangible assets at June 30, 2006 and 2005 consisted of the following:
                                                         
                    June 30,                     June 30,        
                    2006                     2005        
    Asset     Gross             Net     Gross             Net  
    Life     Carrying     Accumulated     Carrying     Carrying     Accumulated     Carrying  
    (Years)     Value     Amortization     Value     Value     Amortization     Value  
    (In thousands)  
Amortizable intangible assets:
                                                       
 
                                                       
Trademarks
    10-15     $ 343     $ 166     $ 177     $ 343     $ 152     $ 191  
Non-compete agreements
    10       3,200       320       2,880                    
Customer relationships
    10       3,343       788       2,555       1,923       324       1,599  
Contractual backlog
    .25-.50       427       427             206       195       11  
Customer database
    3       660       220       440                    
Significant contracts
    5       327       65       262                    
License agreements and other
    3-10       292       202       90       244       182       62  
 
                                           
Total amortizable intangible assets
          $ 8,592     $ 2,188     $ 6,404     $ 2,716     $ 853     $ 1,863  
 
                                           
Non-amortizable intangible assets:
                                                       
 
                                                       
Trademarks
          $ 2,610           $ 2,610                    
 
                                           
Total non-amortizable intangible assets
          $ 2,610           $ 2,610                    
 
                                           
Total intangible assets
          $ 11,202     $ 2,188     $ 9,014     $ 2,716     $ 853     $ 1,863  
 
                                           
 
                                                       
Goodwill – June 30, 2005
          $ 23,848                                          
Changes in deferred tax valuation allowance (see Note 10)
            (3,076 )                                        
Acquisitions (see Note 3)
            19,508                                          
Goodwill – June 30, 2006
          $ 40,280                                          
 
                                                     
     Amortization expense related to intangible assets totaled approximately $1,400 thousand, $400 thousand and $300 thousand during the fiscal years ended June 30, 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively. The aggregate estimated amortization expense for intangible assets for each of the years ending June 30 is as follows:
         
Year Ending June 30,   (In thousands)  
2007
  $ 1,079  
2008
    1,015  
2009
    726  
2010
    683  
2011
    617  
Thereafter
    2,284  
 
     
Total
  $ 6,404  
 
     

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8. Accrued Liabilities:
     Accrued liabilities at June 30, 2006 and 2005 included the following (in thousands):
                 
    2006     2005  
Accrued compensation and benefits
  $ 2,032     $ 636  
Customer deposits
    1,105       421  
Taxes other than income taxes
    964       166  
Gift certificates
    691       18  
Other
    1,104       484  
 
           
Total accrued liabilities
  $ 5,896     $ 1,725  
 
           
9. Long-Term Debt and Line of Credit:
     On November 26, 2004, the Company announced the completion of its sale of $40.0 million principal amount of 5.75% Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes due 2009 (the “Notes”). The Notes were sold to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). Thomas Weisel Partners LLC (“Thomas Weisel”) was the initial purchaser of the Notes. On December 3, 2004, the Company announced the completion of its sale of an additional $10.0 million principal amount of Notes pursuant to the exercise by Thomas Weisel of the option granted to it in connection with the initial offering of the Notes. The issuance of the Notes resulted in aggregate proceeds of $46.6 million to the Company, net of issuance costs.
     The Notes are governed by the Indenture dated as of November 26, 2004, between the Company and The Bank of New York Trust Company N.A., as trustee (the “Indenture”). The Indenture provides, among other things, that the Notes will bear interest of 5.75% per year, payable semi-annually, and will be convertible at the option of the holder of the Notes into the Company’s common stock at a conversion rate of 68.2594 shares per $1 thousand principal amount of Notes, subject to certain adjustments. This is equivalent to a conversion price of approximately $14.65 per share. On or after December 31, 2005, the Company may redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, at the redemption price, which is 100% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest and additional interest, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date only if the closing price of the Company’s common stock exceeds 150% of the conversion price for at least 20 trading days in any consecutive 30-day trading period. If the Company calls the Notes for redemption on or before December 10, 2007, the Company will be required to make an additional payment in cash in an amount equal to $172.50 per one thousand principal amount of the Notes, less the amount of any interest actually paid on the Notes before the redemption date. In addition, upon the occurrence of a change in control of the Company, holders may require the Company to purchase all or a portion of the Notes in cash at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount of Notes to be repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest and additional interest, if any, to, but excluding, the repurchase date, plus the make whole premium, if applicable.
     In connection with the completion of the sale of the Notes, on November 26, 2004, the Company entered into a registration rights agreement with Thomas Weisel (the “Registration Rights Agreement”). Under the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company was required to file a registration statement on Form S-3 (the “Registration Statement”) with the SEC for the registration of the Notes and the shares issuable upon conversion of the Notes. On February 28, 2006, the SEC declared effective the Registration Statement.
     The Company’s principal external source of liquidity is its new senior secured credit facility (the “Credit Facility”) with Merrill Lynch Capital, a division of Merrill Lynch Business Financial Services,

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Inc. (“MLBFS”), individually as a lender, as administrative agent, sole book runner and sole lead manager (“Merrill Lynch”), which is collateralized by all of the assets of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. On June 29, 2006, the Company terminated its existing credit facility with MLBFS and entered into the Credit Facility. The terminated facility consisted of a $20 million revolving credit facility that was set to expire on September 30, 2006. Total availability under the old credit facility was determined by a borrowing formula based on 80% of eligible trade receivables and 50% of eligible inventories, but not to exceed $20 million. Interest under the old credit facility accrued at the rate of 1.75% plus the one-month London Inter-Bank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) and the Company was obligated to pay an unused line fee of .375% per annum. The old credit facility contained customary covenants and required the Company to maintain certain financial ratios pertaining to its fixed charges and total debt to total net worth and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”).
     The Credit Facility establishes a commitment to the Company to provide up to $45.0 million in the aggregate of loans and other financial accommodations consisting of (a) a three year senior secured loan in the aggregate principal amount of $10.0 million (the “Term Loan”) and (b) a three year senior secured revolving credit facility in an aggregate principal amount of $20.0 million, which upon the approval of Merrill Lynch may be increased by up to $15.0 million to consummate certain permitted acquisitions (the “Revolving Facility” and, together with the Term Loan, the “Senior Secured Credit Facility”). The Revolving Facility includes a sub-limit of up to an aggregate amount of $4.0 million in letters of credit and an accordion feature, which at the Company’s option and subject to Merrill Lynch’s approval would increase the aggregate amount of the Revolving Facility by $10.0 million.
     Total availability under the Revolving Facility is determined by a borrowing formula based on eligible trade receivables and inventories that provides for borrowings against up to 85% of the Company’s eligible trade receivables and 50% of the Company’s eligible inventories, not to exceed the total availability under the Revolving Facility. As of June 30, 2006, the Company had approximately $10.0 million outstanding under the Term Loan and approximately $4.0 million outstanding under the Revolving Facility, thereby leaving the Company with approximately $9.0 million of availability under the terms of the borrowing base formula of the Revolving Facility.
     All borrowings under the Senior Secured Credit Facility will bear interest at either (a) LIBOR plus a spread ranging from 1.50% to 2.25%, with the amount of the spread at any time based on the Company’s ratio of total debt, excluding sub-debt, to the Company’s EBITDA on a trailing 12-month basis (the “Senior Leverage Ratio”), or (b) an alternative base rate equal to the higher of (i) the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50% or (ii) the Merrill Lynch prime rate, plus an additional spread ranging from 0.00% to 0.75%, with the amount of the spread at any time based on the Company’s Senior Leverage Ratio on a trailing 12-month basis. Until January 1, 2007, the interest rate spreads will be 1.75% for LIBOR loans and 0.25% for base rate loans. The effective interest rates on borrowings under the Credit Facility at June 30, 2006, was 8.5%.
     The Senior Secured Credit Facility includes covenants that the Company maintain certain financial ratios on a trailing 12-month basis. The Company’s Senior Leverage Ratio on a trailing 12-month basis may not exceed 2.50 to 1.0 and its ratio of EBITDA to the sum of the Company’s fixed charges (interest expense, taxes, cash dividends and scheduled principal payments) on a trailing 12-month basis (the “Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio”) must be at least 1.10 to 1.0, and after the Revolving Facility has been increased by up to $15 million to consummate permitted acquisitions, the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio must be at least 1.20 to 1.0.
     The Senior Secured Credit Facility is guaranteed by each of the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiaries and is secured by, among other things, a pledge of all of the issued and outstanding shares of stock of each of the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiaries and a first priority perfected security interest on all of the assets of the Company and each of its wholly-owned subsidiaries.
     The Senior Secured Credit Facility contains customary representations, warranties and covenants (affirmative and negative) and the Senior Secured Credit Facility is subject to customary rights of the lenders and the administrative agent upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an event of default, including, under certain circumstances, the right to accelerate payment of the loans made under the Senior Secured Credit Facility and the right to charge a default rate of interest on amounts outstanding

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under the Senior Secured Credit Facility.
     The Company was in compliance with all of its financial covenants under the Senior Secured Credit Facility at June 30, 2006. The Notes are subordinated in right of payment to the prior payment in full, in cash, of all amounts payable under the Senior Secured Credit Facility.
     SSG, the Company’s 73.2% majority owned subsidiary, has its own revolving line of credit with Wachovia Capital Finance (the “SSG Credit Facility”), which is collateralized by all of SSG’s assets. The total availability under the SSG Credit Facility may not exceed the lesser of $20 million or a borrowing base formula based on specified percentages of eligible accounts receivable and inventories. The SSG Credit Facility expires on October 31, 2007. Under the terms of the SSG Credit Facility, SSG is required to maintain certain net worth levels and as of June 30, 2006, was in compliance with those requirements. In addition, SSG is restricted under the terms of the SSG Credit Facility from, among other things, paying cash dividends and entering into certain transactions without its lender’s prior approval. As of June 30, 2006, SSG had no borrowings outstanding under the SSG Credit Facility, with approximately $16.7 million of availability. SSG was in compliance with all of its financial covenants under the SSG Credit Facility as of June 30, 2006. The Company does not have any obligations under the SSG Credit Facility and is not a guarantor of that facility.
     On July 26, 2004, the Company issued promissory notes to the former stockholders of Dixie in the aggregate amount of $500 thousand. Payments of principal are paid monthly and interest accrues at the rate of 4% per annum on any past due principal amount of the notes. The notes mature on July 31, 2009. Principal payments made in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006 were $90 thousand and the remaining principal payments of $294 thousand are due through the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010.
     On May 11, 2005, the Company issued promissory notes to the former stockholders of Salkeld in the aggregate amount of $230 thousand. Payments of principal are paid monthly and interest accrues at the rate of 4% per annum on any past due principal amount of the notes. The notes mature on April 30, 2007. Principal payments made in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006, were $115 thousand, and the remaining principal payments of $96 thousand are due through the fiscal year ending June 30, 2007.
     Future payments on long-term debt are as follows:
         
Year Ending June 30,   (In thousands)  
2007
  $ 2,210  
2008
    2,121  
2009
    10,110  
2010
    50,053  
Thereafter
     
 
     
Total future payments
  $ 64,494  
 
     
10. Income Taxes:
     The Company accounts for income taxes under SFAS No. 109. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are determined based upon the differences between financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities and are measured using the enacted tax rates and laws that will be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse.

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June 30, 2006 and 2005
     Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amount of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. Significant components of the Company’s net deferred income taxes are as follows (in thousands):
                 
    2006     2005  
Deferred tax assets attributed to:
               
Accounts receivable
  $ 552     $ 453  
Inventories
    1,544       395  
Net operating loss carry-forwards
    5,541       106  
Compensation accruals
    49       49  
Accrued insurance
    178        
Prepaid advertising expenses
    79        
Tax credits
    652        
Accrued expenses
    235       42  
Other
    34       9  
 
           
Total deferred tax assets
    8,864       1,054  
Less valuation allowance
    (3,083 )      
 
           
Total deferred tax assets
    5,781       1,054  
 
           
Deferred tax liabilities attributed to:
               
Property and equipment
    (1,838 )     (222 )
Intangible assets
    (1,418 )     (757 )
Other
    (18 )      
 
           
Total deferred tax liabilities
    (3,274 )     (979 )
 
           
Net deferred taxes
  $ 2,507     $ 75  
 
           
     Deferred tax assets and liabilities at June 30, 2006 and 2005 are as follows (in thousands):
                 
    2006     2005  
Current deferred tax asset
  $ 2,625     $ 775  
Non-current deferred tax asset
    6,239        
Current deferred tax liability
    (15 )      
Non-current deferred tax liability
    (3,259 )     (700 )
Less valuation allowance
    (3,083 )      
 
           
Balance at end of period
  $ 2,507     $ 75  
 
           
     The components of the income tax provision (benefit) are as follows (in thousands):
                         
    2006     2005     2004  
Federal
                       
Current
  $ 510     $ 1,999     $ 1,214  
Deferred
    925       (132 )     (289 )
State
                       
Current
    33       469       264  
Deferred
    135       (39 )     (27 )
 
                 
Total provision for income taxes
  $ 1,603     $ 2,297     $ 1,162  
 
                 
     Following is a reconciliation of income taxes at the federal statutory rate to income tax provision for the years ended June 30, 2006, 2005 and 2004 (in thousands):

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June 30, 2006 and 2005
                         
    2006     2005     2004  
Tax expense at the federal statutory rate
  $ 1,396     $ 2,005     $ 964  
State income taxes, net of federal benefit
    77       284       211  
Alternative minimum tax
    144              
Other
    (14 )     8       (13 )
 
                 
Income tax provision
  $ 1,603     $ 2,297     $ 1,162  
 
                 
     The Company has available at June 30, 2006, unused net operating loss carry forwards of approximately $14,227 thousand that may be applied against future taxable income. The net operating loss carry forwards will expire in various years from 2012 through 2023. In conjunction with the acquisition of SSG, the Company acquired net operating loss carryforwards of $14,227 thousand and tax credits of $652 thousand. At the date of acquisition of SSG, a valuation allowance of approximately $6.2 million was initially recorded. During fiscal 2006, SSG was profitable and approximately $1.2 million of this valuation allowance was used. Due to the profits from SSG in fiscal 2006, the Company reassessed its ability to utilize the acquired net operating loss carryforwards and, accordingly, reduced the valuation allowance by approximately $1.9 million at June 30, 2006. The reduction of this valuation allowance reduced goodwill. Because of limitations of their use due to the change of control of stock of SSG and the collective weight of negative evidence as to the likelihood of the utilization of these acquired tax assets, the Company has provided a partial valuation allowance of approximately $3.1 million on these acquired tax assets. When the valuation allowances are used, if at all, goodwill recorded at the acquisition date will be reduced.
11. Related Party Transactions:
     During the years ended June 30, 2006, 2005 and 2004, the Company paid approximately $137 thousand, $137 thousand and $34 thousand, respectively, in rent for the Kesslers facility located in Richmond, Indiana. This location is owned by RPD Services, Inc., an Indiana corporation f/k/a Kesslers Sport Shop, Inc., from which the Company acquired substantially all of its operating assets in April 2004. Bob Dickman, Phil Dickman and Dan Dickman, all of whom are employed by the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Kesslers, own RPD Services, Inc. The lease term for the facility expires in March 2009.
     During the years ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, the Company paid approximately $77 thousand and $43 thousand, respectively, in rent for the OTS facility located in Sanford, Florida. This location is owned by McWeeney Smith Partnership, a Florida general partnership, and is controlled by the former stockholders of OTS, from which the Company acquired all of the outstanding capital stock in December 2004. The former OTS stockholders are employed by the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, OTS. The lease term for the facility expires in June 2010.
     During the year ended June 30, 2006, the Company paid approximately $116 thousand in rent for the Team Print facility located in Bourbonnais, Illinois. This location is owned by Albert A. Messier, a former Salkeld stockholder and the former owner of the Team Print business. Mr. Messier is employed by the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Salkeld. The lease term for the facility expires in July 2010.
     During the year ended June 30, 2006, the Company paid approximately $58 thousand in rent to SSG, its 73.2% majority owned subsidiary, for additional office and warehouse storage space in SSG’s Dallas, Texas facilities and $132 thousand for other management services. On August 14, 2006, the Company entered into a Services Agreement with SSG. Under the terms of the Services Agreement, SSG will provide the Company with additional warehouse storage and office space at SSG’s Dallas, Texas facilities, as well as provide the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries with various payroll processing, human resource and risk management services. Prior to August 14, 2006, services provided to the Company by SSG were on a month-to-month basis. The effects of these transactions are eliminated in the consolidation of subsidiary results of operations.

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June 30, 2006 and 2005
12. Stock Options and Warrants:
     On December 11, 1998, the Company’s stockholders approved a stock option plan, (the “1998 Collegiate Pacific Inc. Stock Option Plan”). This plan authorized the Company’s Board of Directors to grant employees, directors and consultants of the Company up to an aggregate of 400,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, $0.01 par value per share. The options vest in full upon the employee’s one-year anniversary date of employment with the Company or the award date if the employee has been employed for at least one year on the grant date. The number of shares available under the 1998 Collegiate Pacific Inc. Stock Option Plan was increased to 1,000,000 upon approval by the Company’s stockholders on March 20, 2001, and increased to 1,500,000 upon approval by the Company’s stockholders on January 15, 2004. The remaining outstanding options expire at various dates through June 2015. There are 5,300 options available for grant under the 1998 Collegiate Pacific Inc. Stock Option Plan.
     Prior to fiscal 2006, the Company accounted for its stock options under the recognition and measurement provisions of APB 25. Effective July 1, 2005, the Company adopted the provisions of SFAS 123(R) and selected the modified prospective method to initially report stock-based compensation amounts in the consolidated financial statements. The Company is currently using the Black-Scholes option pricing model to determine the fair value of all option grants.
     For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006, the Company recorded approximately $60 thousand for stock-based compensation expense related to the vesting of stock options previously granted. The Company recorded this amount in selling, general and administrative expenses. The financial statement impact of recording approximately $60 thousand of stock-based compensation expense in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006 is as follows (in thousands):
         
Income from continuing operations
  $ 60  
Income before income taxes
  $ 60  
Net income
  $ 36  
Net income per common share — basic
  $ 0.00  
Net income per common share — diluted
  $ 0.00  
Cash flows from operating activities
  $ 60  
Cash flows from financing activities
  $  
     At June 30, 2006, there was no unrecognized compensation costs related to unvested stock options remaining to be recognized. There were no excess tax benefits from the exercise of stock options during the twelve months ended June 30, 2006, 2005 and 2004.
     A summary of the Company’s stock option activity for the three fiscal years ended June 30, 2006 is as follows:
                 
            Weighted  
            Average  
    Options     Exercise Price  
Outstanding at July 1, 2003
    772,900     $ 5.25  
Granted
    300,000       9.31  
Exercised
    (213,800 )     4.49  
Forfeited or cancelled
    (1,000 )     6.08  
Outstanding at June 30, 2004
    858,100       6.85  
 
             
Granted
    406,300       11.54  
Exercised
    (89,850 )     5.65  
Forfeited or cancelled
    (4,000 )     9.29  
 
             

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            Weighted  
            Average  
    Options     Exercise Price  
Outstanding at June 30, 2005
    1,170,550       8.56  
 
           
Granted
    0        
Exercised
    (22,950 )     8.06  
Forfeited or cancelled
    (3,000 )     9.29  
 
           
Outstanding at June 30, 2006
    1,144,600     $ 8.56  
 
           
Exercisable at June 30, 2004
    683,100     $ 6.21  
 
           
Exercisable at June 30, 2005
    992,550     $ 8.44  
 
           
Exercisable at June 30, 2006
    1,144,600     $ 8.56  
 
           
     The Company utilized the following assumptions in calculating the estimated fair value of each stock option grant on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model:
                 
    2005   2004
Expected volatility
    34–35 %     33 %
Risk-free interest rate
    3.41–3.99 %     3.58 %
Dividend yield
    0.90–1.10 %     1.5 %
Expected lives
  5 years   5 years
     The weighted average fair value of options granted in the fiscal years ended June 30, 2005 and 2004 was $3.73 and $2.84 per share, respectively. There were no options granted in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006.
     The total intrinsic value of options exercised in the fiscal years ended June 30, 2006, 2005 and 2004 was approximately $68 thousand, $491 thousand, and $1,082 thousand, respectively. The total fair value of options vested during the fiscal years ended June 30, 2006, 2005 and 2004 was approximately $60 thousand, $1,867 thousand and $442 thousand, respectively. The total intrinsic value of unexercised options at June 30, 2006, was approximately $3,111 thousand.
     The following table summarizes additional information about stock options at June 30, 2006:
                                                         
    Outstanding   Exercisable
            Weighted                                   Weighted
            Average                                   Average
            Remaining           Weighted           Weighted   Remaining
            Contractual           Average           Average   Contractual
            Life           Exercise           Exercise   Life
Exercise price   Shares   (In Years)           Price   Shares   Price   (In Years)
$3.89 - $4.81
    120,500       4.9             $ 3.91       120,500     $ 3.91       4.9  
$4.90 - $6.13
    319,250       4.6             $ 5.85       319,250     $ 5.85       4.6  
$9.38
    31,500       2.5             $ 9.38       31,500     $ 9.38       2.5  
$8.73 - $9.73
    466,350       8.0             $ 9.30       466,350     $ 9.30       8.0  
$10.70 - $14.34
    207,000       8.5             $ 13.68       207,000     $ 13.68       8.5  
 
                                                       
 
                                                       
 
    1,144,600                               1,144,600                  
 
                                                       
     On April 14, 2004, the Company announced its Board of Directors had unanimously authorized the Company to call for cancellation effective as of May 21, 2004, all outstanding warrants. On May 26, 2000, each record holder of the Company’s common stock received a special dividend from the

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Company of one warrant for each share of common stock owned by the record holder. The Company issued the warrants pursuant to a warrant agreement between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer and Trust Company, Inc. Each warrant entitled the holder to purchase from the Company, for cash, one share of common stock at $5.00 per share. The total number of warrants issued was 4,244,607. Of the warrants that were originally issued, 4,199,599 were exercised and 45,008 were cancelled, which required the Company to pay those former holders a total of approximately $2,250 upon cancellation.
13. Leases:
     The Company leases office and warehouse facilities under the terms of operating leases, which expire at various dates through December 2010. Rent expense for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2006, 2005 and 2004 was approximately $3,093 thousand, $1,513 thousand and $581 thousand, respectively.
     Future minimum lease commitments on all operating leases with terms in excess of one year are as follows:
         
Year Ending June 30,        
    (In thousands)  
2007
  $ 3,089  
2008
    2,716  
2009
    2,126  
2010
    1,375  
2011
    553  
Thereafter
     
 
     
Total minimum future lease payments
  $ 9,859  
 
     
14. Income Per Share:
     The table below outlines the determination of the number of diluted shares of common stock used in the calculation of diluted earnings per share as well as the calculation of diluted earnings per share for the periods presented:
                         
    2006     2005     2004  
    (In thousands except share  
    and per share data)  
Determination of diluted number of shares:
                       
Average common shares outstanding
    10,182,428       10,031,314       6,324,950  
Assumed conversion of dilutive stock options and warrants
    216,702       247,871       1,246,960  
Assumed conversion of subordinated debentures
                 
 
                 
 
                       
Diluted average common shares outstanding (b)
    10,399,130       10,279,185       7,571,910  
 
                 
 
                       
Calculation of diluted earnings per share:
                       
Net income
  $ 1,896     $ 3,601     $ 1,673  
 
                       
Add: interest component on assumed conversion of subordinated debentures, net of taxes
                 
 
                 
 
                       
Net income, adjusted (a)
  $ 1,896     $ 3,601     $ 1,673  
 
                       
Diluted earnings per share (a/b)
  $ 0.18     $ 0.35     $ 0.22  
 
                 

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June 30, 2006 and 2005
     The impact of SSG’s issuance of its common stock to parties other than CPI has been reflected in the above earnings per share calculations.
     For the fiscal years ended June 30, 2006, 2005 and 2004, stock options and warrants of 433,900, 150,975 and 1,246,960 shares, respectively, were excluded in the computations of diluted income per share because their effect was antidilutive. During the fiscal years ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, the assumed conversion of 3,412,969 shares from the convertible senior subordinated notes was antidilutive.
15. Quarterly Operating Data (unaudited):
                                         
    Quarter  
    First     Second     Third     Fourth     Year  
    (In thousands except per share data)  
    (Unaudited)  
Fiscal 2006:
                                       
Net sales
  $ 65,275     $ 46,401     $ 59,418     $ 53,144     $ 224,238  
Gross profit
    21,314       15,143       20,997       17,625       75,079  
Net income (loss)
  $ 2,575     $ (971 )   $ 1,232     $ (940 )   $ 1,896  
 
                             
Earnings (loss) per share:
                                       
Basic
  $ 0.25     $ (0.10 )   $ 0.12     $ (.09 )   $ 0.19  
 
                             
Diluted
  $ 0.22     $ (0.10 )   $ 0.12     $ (.09 )   $ 0.18  
 
                             
Cash dividend per share
  $ 0.025     $ 0.025     $ 0.025     $ 0.025     $ 0.10  
 
                                       
Stock prices:
                                       
High
  $ 12.68     $ 11.60     $ 10.85     $ 11.19     $ 12.68  
Low
  $ 10.30     $ 8.71     $ 9.12     $ 9.76     $ 8.71  
                                         
    Quarter  
    First     Second     Third     Fourth     Year  
    (In thousands except per share data)  
    (Unaudited)  
Fiscal 2005:
                                       
Net sales
  $ 27,710     $ 23,795     $ 27,018     $ 27,816     $ 106,339  
Gross profit
    9,127       7,910       9,474       9,443       35,954  
Net income
  $ 1,877     $ 581     $ 788     $ 355     $ 3,601  
 
                             
Earnings per share:
                                       
Basic
  $ 0.19     $ 0.06     $ 0.08     $ 0.03     $ 0.36  
 
                             
Diluted
  $ 0.19     $ 0.06     $ 0.08     $ 0.02     $ 0.35  
 
                             
Cash dividend per share
  $ 0.025     $ 0.025     $ 0.025     $ 0.025     $ 0.10  
 
                                       
Stock prices:
                                       
High
  $ 11.39     $ 14.75     $ 14.23     $ 11.40     $ 14.75  
Low
  $ 8.45     $ 9.60     $ 10.70     $ 8.73     $ 8.45  
16. Employee Benefit Plan
     The Company implemented an employee savings plan (the “plan”) during fiscal 2005 pursuant to Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. All employees who have been credited with at least 520 hours of service are eligible to participate in the plan. Employees may elect to contribute to the plan through payroll deductions in an amount not to exceed the amount permitted under the Internal Revenue Code. The Company has the discretion to make matching contributions on behalf of the participants.

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June 30, 2006 and 2005
Employees are fully vested in their contributions. Company contributions are not vested until after completion of two years of service. Thereafter, contributions vest at a rate of 20% per year on each participant’s anniversary date in the plan if the participant has completed 1,000 hours of service with the Company as of such date. During fiscal 2006 and 2005, the Company did not contribute to the plan.
     SSG established a defined contribution profit sharing plan (the “SSG plan”) for the benefit of eligible employees effective June 1, 1993. All employees with 90 days of service and who have attained the age of 21 are eligible to participate in the SSG plan. Employees may contribute up to 20% of their compensation, subject to certain limitations, which qualifies under the compensation deferral provisions of Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code.
     The SSG plan contains provisions that allow it to make discretionary contributions during each plan year. SSG did not make contributions for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006.
17. Legal Proceedings:
     On October 5, 2005, two stockholders of SSG, Martin Kleinbart and William Stahl, each filed a separate lawsuit in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware in and for New Castle County against the Company, including the Company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Michael J. Blumenfeld, SSG and certain former members of SSG’s board of directors. The plaintiffs filed the lawsuits as a class action on behalf of the public stockholders of SSG in connection with the September 8, 2005, Agreement and Plan of Merger pursuant to which the Company was to have acquired the remaining outstanding capital stock of SSG that it did not already own at that time. On November 22, 2005, for reasons unrelated to the pending lawsuit, the Company and SSG entered into a Termination Agreement, dated November 22, 2005, which terminated the Agreement and Plan of Merger. The lawsuits alleged the consideration to be paid to the public shareholders of SSG was inadequate and that the defendants breached certain fiduciary duties owed to the SSG public stockholders. On July 2, 2006, the plaintiffs voluntarily dismissed the lawsuits.
     On December 15, 2005, a stockholder of SSG, Jeffrey S. Abraham, as Trustee of the Law Offices of Jeffrey S. Abraham Money Purchase Plan, dated December 31, 1999, f/b/o Jeffrey S. Abraham, filed a lawsuit in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware in and for New Castle County against Emerson Radio Corp., Geoffrey P. Jurick, Arthur J. Coerver, Harvey Rothenberg, the Company and Michael J. Blumenfeld. The plaintiff filed the lawsuit as a class action on behalf of the public stockholders of SSG in connection with the September 8, 2005, Agreement and Plan of Merger pursuant to which the Company was to have acquired the remaining shares of the outstanding capital stock of SSG that it did not already own and the Company’s subsequent acquisition of an additional 1.66 million shares of SSG for approximately $9.2 million cash from an institutional stockholder. The lawsuit alleges the defendants breached certain fiduciary duties owed to SSG’s stockholders and the Company was unjustly enriched from its use of certain SSG assets. The Company believes the claims asserted by the plaintiff are without merit and the purported derivative lawsuit is defective.
     On July 14, 2006, Costa Brava Partnership III L.P., Greenwood Capital L.P., and Greenwood Investors, L.P., each a stockholder of SSG, filed a lawsuit in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware in and for New Castle County, against the Company and Geoffrey P. Jurick, Thomas P. Triechler, Peter Bunger, and Terrence Babilla. The lawsuit alleges that the individual defendants breached their fiduciary duties to SSG’s stockholders by improperly diverting the Company’s interest in a merger transaction with all SSG stockholders into a separate stock-purchase transaction that only benefited one SSG stockholder, Emerson Radio Corp. The lawsuit also alleges the Company knowingly aided and abetted the alleged breaches of fiduciary duty in order to obtain control of SSG. The Company

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June 30, 2006 and 2005
believes the claims asserted by the plaintiff are without merit.
     The Company is a party to various other litigation matters, in most cases involving ordinary and routine claims incidental to the Company’s business. The Company cannot estimate with certainty the ultimate legal and financial liability with respect to such pending litigation matters. However, the Company believes, based on an examination of such matters, that the ultimate liability will not have a material adverse effect on the financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
18. Subsequent Events (unaudited):
     On September 21, 2006, the Company announced it had entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger pursuant to which the Company will acquire the remaining 26.8% of the capital stock of SSG that it does not already own for approximately $24 million. Under the terms of the merger agreement, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company will be merged with and into SSG, with SSG as the surviving corporation. Except for shares of SSG common stock held by the Company, any subsidiary of the Company or any dissenting shareholder, each issued and outstanding share of SSG’s common stock will be converted into the right to receive $8.80 in cash, without interest.
     The merger requires the approval of the stockholders of SSG. Collegiate Pacific, which controls 73.2% of SSG’s voting power, has agreed to vote its shares of SSG in favor of the merger at the SSG meeting of stockholders. The merger is also conditional, among other things, on the Company entering into a new credit facility with Merrill Lynch to finance the transaction.

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ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE.
     None.
ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
          (a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures. An evaluation was carried out under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer “(CFO”), of the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in §240.13a–15(e) or §240.15d–15(e) of the General Rules and Regulations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”) as of the end of the period covered by this Annual Report. Based on that evaluation, management, including the CEO and CFO, has concluded that, as of June 30, 2006, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective.
          (b) Changes in Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting. Collegiate Pacific’s management, with the participation of Collegiate Pacific’s CEO and CFO, has evaluated whether any change in Collegiate Pacific’s internal control over financial reporting occurred during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2006. Based on that evaluation, management including the CEO and CFO, has concluded that there has been no change in Collegiate Pacific’s internal control over financial reporting during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2006 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION.
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ITEM 10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT.
     
Michael J. Blumenfeld
Age: 60
Director since February 1998
No Board Committees
  Mr. Blumenfeld has served as the Company’s Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer since February 1998. Mr. Blumenfeld served as President of the Company from February 1998 to January 2000. From July 1997 until February 1998, Mr. Blumenfeld served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Collegiate Pacific, Inc., a Texas corporation, that sold all of its assets to the Company in February 1998. From 1992 until November 1996, Mr. Blumenfeld served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Sport Supply Group, Inc., a company engaged in the direct mail marketing of sports related equipment. Mr. Blumenfeld is Adam Blumenfeld’s father.
 
   
Adam Blumenfeld
Age: 36
Director since January 2000
No Board Committees
  Mr. Blumenfeld is the Company’s President and has served in that capacity since joining the Company in January 2000. From January 1998 through December 1999, Mr. Blumenfeld was Vice President of Sales and Marketing of Sport Supply Group, Inc., a company engaged in the direct mail marketing of sports related equipment. Mr. Blumenfeld’s other positions with Sport Supply Group included Vice President of Youth Sales from January 1995 to January 1998, and Director of Youth Sales from August 1993 to December 1994. Mr. Blumenfeld is Michael Blumenfeld’s son.
 
   
Jeff Davidowitz
Age: 50
Director since June 1998
Board Committees: Audit, Nominating and Stock Option
  Mr. Davidowitz is the President of Penn Footwear, a private investment company, and has served in that capacity since 1991. Mr. Davidowitz is independent, as defined in Section 121(A) of the listing standards of the American Stock Exchange.
 
   
William H. Watkins, Jr.
Age: 65
Director since February 1998
Board Committees: Audit,
Nominating and Stock Option
  Mr. Watkins is a partner in the public accounting firm of Watkins Uiberall, PLLC, CPAs and has served in that capacity since 1971. Since 1994, Mr. Watkins has also served as a member of the Tennessee Board of Regents and as the Chairman of the Board of Regent’s Audit Committee. Form July 2001 to June 2005, he served as Chairman of the Board of Regent’s Finance and Administration Committee and Chairman of Finance and Administration from July 2001 to June 2005. From July 2003 to June 2005, he has also served as the Chairman of the Board of BKR International’s Americas region. The Company’s Board has previously determined that Mr. Watkins is an “audit committee financial expert,” as such term is defined in Item 401(h)(ii) of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Exchange Act and is

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  independent, as defined in Section 121(A) of the listing standards of the American Stock Exchange.
 
   
Robert W. Hampton
Age: 59
Director since March 2001
Board Committees: Audit, Nominating and Stock Option
  Mr. Hampton is Chief Executive Officer of Jones MediaAmerica, Inc., President of Jones Radio Networks, Inc., and Group Vice-President of Jones International, Ltd. Since 1985, Mr. Hampton has held various executive positions at Jones International, Ltd., a holding company whose subsidiaries have conducted business in several areas including cable television, radio, advertising sales representation, education and software development. Prior to joining Jones International, Ltd., Mr. Hampton held various management positions at Xerox Corporation. Mr. Hampton is independent, as defined in Section 121(A) of the listing standards of the American Stock Exchange.
 
   
Information Concerning Executive Officers
 
   
Background information about the Company’s executive officers who are not directors is set forth below:
 
   
Arthur J. Coerver
Age: 63
  Mr. Coerver is the Company’s Chief Operating Officer and has served in that capacity since joining the Company in February 1998. From 1991 through 1997, Mr. Coerver was Vice President of Sales and Marketing of Sport Supply Group, Inc., a company engaged in the direct mail marketing of sports related equipment.
 
   
Harvey Rothenberg
Age: 64
  Mr. Rothenberg has served as the Company’s Vice President of Marketing and served in that capacity since February 1998. From 1977 to 1998, Mr. Rothenberg served as Vice President of Sales for Sport Supply Group, Inc., a company engaged in the direct mail marketing of sports related equipment.
 
   
William R. Estill
Age 57
  Mr. Estill has served as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary since July 1999. From December 1997 to February 1999, Mr. Estill served as Vice President of Finance for FWT, Inc., a manufacturer of telecommunications structures.
 
   
Tevis Martin
Age 50
  Mr. Martin is the Company’s Executive Vice President, U.S. Operations and has served in that capacity since July 1, 2005. From December 2004 to June 2005, Mr. Martin served as the Company’s Director, U.S. Operations. From 2000 to 2004, Mr. Martin served as a Senior Vice President of Telogy, Inc.
 
   
Kurt Hagan
Age 37
  Mr. Hagan is the Company’s Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing and has served in that capacity since January 2006. From October 2004 to December 2005, Mr. Hagan served as the President and Founder of

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  Grill Pod, L.P. and from 1992 to 2004 as Vice President Sales/Private Label of Fossil, Inc.
 
Chadd H. Edlein
Age 33
  Mr. Edlein has served as the Company’s Vice President Corporate Development since July 1997.

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Board Committees
     The Board maintains four standing committees: Audit, Nominating, Stock Option and Compensation.
     Audit Committee. The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors currently consists of, and for the full fiscal year 2006 consisted of, Messrs. Davidowitz, Hampton and Watkins, each of whom satisfies the independence requirements under the current standards imposed by the rules of the SEC and the listing standards of the American Stock Exchange. The Board had previously determined that Mr. Watkins is an “audit committee financial expert,” as such term is defined in Item 401(h) of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and is independent, as defined in Section 121(A) of the listing standards of the American Stock Exchange.
     The Audit Committee functions pursuant to a written charter adopted by the Board of Directors, pursuant to which it has been granted the responsibilities and authority necessary to comply with Rule 10A-3 of the Exchange Act. You can find a copy of the Audit Committee’s charter on the Company’s website, http://www.colpac.com. The Audit Committee is appointed by the Board to assist the Board with a variety of matters described in the charter, which include monitoring (1) the integrity of the financial statements of the Company, (2) the independent auditor’s qualifications and independence, (3) the performance of the Company’s independent auditors, and (4) the compliance by the Company with legal and regulatory requirements. Mr. Watkins is the Chairman of the Audit Committee.
     Nominating Committee. The Nominating Committee of the Board of Directors currently consists of, and for the full fiscal year 2006 consisted of, Messrs. Davidowitz, Hampton and Watkins, each of whom satisfies the independence requirements under the current standards imposed by the rules of the SEC and the listing standards of the American Stock Exchange. The primary responsibilities of the Nominating Committee are to (a) determine the slate of director nominees for election to the Company’s Board of Directors and (b) identify and recommend candidates to fill vacancies occurring between annual stockholder meetings. The specific responsibilities and functions of the Nominating Committee are delineated in the Nominating Committee Charter. You can find a copy of the Nominating Committee’s charter on the Company’s website, http://www.colpac.com.
     The Nominating Committee does not have specific requirements for eligibility to serve as a director of the Company. However, in evaluating candidates, regardless of how recommended, the Nominating Committee considers whether the professional and personal ethics and values of the candidate are consistent with those of the Company, whether the candidate’s experiences and expertise would be beneficial to the Board in rendering his or her service to the Company, whether the candidate is willing and able to devote the necessary time and energy to the work of the Board and whether the candidate is prepared and qualified to represent the best interests of the Company’s stockholders.
     The Nominating Committee does not have a formal policy regarding the consideration of director nominees recommended by stockholders, as historically the Company has not received such recommendations. However, the Nominating Committee would consider such recommendations if made in the future. Stockholders who wish to make such a recommendation should send the recommendation to Collegiate Pacific Inc., 13950 Senlac Drive, Suite 100, Dallas, Texas 75234, Attention: Corporate Secretary. The envelope must contain a clear notation that the enclosed letter is a “Director Nominee Recommendation.” The letter must identify the author as a stockholder, provide a brief summary of the candidate’s qualifications and history and must be accompanied by evidence of the sender’s stock ownership. Any director recommendations will be reviewed by the Corporate Secretary and, if deemed appropriate, forwarded to the Chairman of the Nominating Committee for further review. If the Nominating Committee believes the candidate fits the profile of a director described above, the recommendation will be shared with the entire Board.

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     Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee is responsible for determining compensation arrangements for all officers, administering our compensation plans, and making recommendations to the Board concerning compensation for our directors. Messrs. Davidowitz, Hampton and Watkins are the members of the Compensation Committee and all are independent as defined in the listing standards of the American Stock Exchange. The specific responsibilities and functions of the Compensation Committee are set forth in the Compensation Committee Charter, a copy of which is posted on the Company’s website, http://www.colpac.com.
Meetings and Attendance
     During fiscal 2006, the full Board held nine meetings, the Audit Committee and the Compensation committee each met five times and the Nominating Committee met one time. All directors attended at least 75% of the meetings of the full Board and the meetings of the committees on which they served. Directors are not required to attend annual meetings of the Company’s stockholders. Two members of the Board of Directors attended the Company’s fiscal 2006 annual meeting of stockholders.
Communications with the Board
     Stockholders who wish to communicate with the Board of Directors or a particular director may send such communication to Collegiate Pacific Inc., 13950 Senlac Drive, Suite 100, Dallas, Texas 75234, Attention: Corporate Secretary. The mailing envelope must contain a clear notation indicating that the enclosed letter is a “Stockholder-Board Communication” or “Stockholder-Director Communication.” Any such letter must identify the author as a stockholder and must clearly state whether the intended recipients are all members of the Board or just certain specified individual directors. The Secretary will then review such correspondence and forward it to the Board, or to the specified director, if appropriate.
Code of Ethics
     The Board of Directors adopted a Code of Ethics on September 22, 2003, that applies to all of the Company’s officers, directors and employees. You can find a copy of the Company’s Code of Ethics on the Company’s website, http://www.colpac.com.
Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
     Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires the Company’s officers and directors, and persons who beneficially own more than 10% of a registered class of the Company’s equity securities to file initial statements of beneficial ownership (Form 3) and statements of changes in beneficial ownership (Forms 4 and 5) of common stock and other equity securities of the Company with the SEC. Officers, directors and greater than 10% beneficial owners are required by SEC rules to furnish the Company with copies of all such forms they file. Based solely on a review of the copies of such forms furnished to the Company, and/or written representations that no additional forms were required, the Company believes that its officers, directors and greater than 10% beneficial owners complied with these filing requirements in fiscal 2006.

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ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION.
General
     This section sets forth certain information pertaining to compensation of the Chief Executive Officer and the Company’s four most highly compensated executive officers during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006, other than the Chief Executive Officer (the “Named Executive Officers”).
     The following table presents information concerning total compensation earned by the Named Executive Officers for services rendered to Collegiate Pacific during each of the last three fiscal years. The information presented below represents all compensation earned by the Named Executive Officers for all services performed for Collegiate Pacific.
Summary Compensation Table
                                 
                            Long-Term
            Annual Compensation   Compensation
    Fiscal                   Stock Options
Name and Principal Positions   Year   Salary ($)   Bonus($)   (#)
Michael J. Blumenfeld
    2006       375,000              
Chairman of the Board and
    2005       205,425              
Chief Executive Officer
    2004       172,000       5,590          
 
                               
Adam Blumenfeld
    2006       375,000              
President
    2005       205,113              
 
    2004       162,000       5,625       20,000  
 
                               
William Estill
    2006       245,000              
Chief Financial Officer and
    2005       186,083              
Secretary
    2004       160,000       5,125       10,000  
 
                               
Tevis Martin
    2006       175,000              
Executive Vice President, U.S.
    2005       87,500 *           125,000  
Operations
    2004                    
 
                               
Kurt Hagan
    2006       80,000 **            
Executive Vice President, Sales
    2005                    
and Marketing
    2004                    
 
*    -   Mr. Martin became the Executive Vice President, U.S. Operations on July 1, 2005. From December 2004 to June 2005, Mr. Martin served as the Company’s Director, U.S. Operations.
 
**   -   Mr. Hagan became the Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing on January 1, 2006.

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Stock Options
     No stock option awards were granted to any Named Executive Officer during fiscal 2006.
     No stock options were exercised by any Named Executive Officers during fiscal 2006. The table below presents information concerning the fiscal year-end value of all unexercised options held by the Named Executive Officers.
Aggregated Option Exercises in Fiscal 2006 and Fiscal Year-End Option Values
                                 
    Number of Shares   Value of Unexercised
    Underlying Unexercised   In-the Money Options
    Options at Fiscal Year-End (#)   At Fiscal Year-End($)(a)
Name   Exercisable   Unexercisable   Exercisable   Unexercisable
 
Michael J. Blumenfeld
    130,000       0     $ 737,500     $ 0  
 
                               
Adam Blumenfeld
    115,000       0       552,800       0  
 
                               
William Estill
    50,000       0       198,800       0  
 
                               
Tevis Martin
    125,000       0       0       0  
 
                               
Kurt Hagan
    0       0       0       0  
 
     
a   -   Represents the difference between $10.75, the closing price of the common stock on June 30, 2006, and the exercise price of the options.
Change in Control Agreements
     As part of its ongoing review of the Company’s compensation programs and in recognition of the importance to the Company and its stockholders of avoiding the distraction and loss of key executive officers that may occur in connection with rumored or actual fundamental corporate changes, on June 16, 2006, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Collegiate Pacific authorized the Company to enter into a change in control agreement with each named Executive Officer.
     The Change in Control Agreement provides that so long as (a) the Company is not in default of any of its payment obligations under any of its senior debt or subordinated convertible notes at the time of the change in control and (b) the executive officer has not been terminated by the Company for cause (e.g., conviction of a felony, acts of dishonesty or breach of confidentiality) or resigned from the Company without good reason (e.g., reduction in salary or responsibilities, or mandatory relocation) prior to the six month anniversary of the change of control, each Named Executive Officer, except Messrs. Martin and Hagan, will receive a lump sum payment on the six month anniversary of the change in control in an amount equal to 2.99 times the sum of the Named Executive Officers’ then current annual base salary plus the cash bonus, if any, paid to the Named Executive Officer for the most recently completed fiscal year. The change in control payment to each of Messrs. Martin and Hagan will be subject to the same terms and conditions as the other executive officers, except the amount of their lump sum payments on the six month anniversary of the change in control will be in an amount equal to their respective then current annual base salary plus the cash bonus, if any, paid to the executive officer for the

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most recently completed fiscal year.
     If, however, after the occurrence of a change in control and prior to the six month anniversary thereof, the executive officer is terminated by the Company without cause or the executive resigns for good reason, the change in control payment shall be due and payable by the Company to the executive officer on the effective date of termination.
Director Compensation
     During fiscal 2006, each director of Collegiate Pacific who is not an employee of Collegiate Pacific or any of its subsidiaries received an annual retainer of $15 thousand and $500 for each meeting attended. In addition, the Chairman of the Audit Committee received an annual retainer of $4 thousand and the Chairman of the Compensation and Nominating Committee each received an annual retainer of $2 thousand. Collegiate Pacific reimburses directors for their reasonable travel and related expenses associated with attending Board and Board committee meetings.
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
     Mr. Hampton, Mr. Watkins and Mr. Davidowitz are not officers or employees, or former officers or employees, of Collegiate Pacific or any of its subsidiaries. No interlocking relationship exists between the members of Collegiate Pacific’s Board of Directors or the Compensation Committee and the board of directors or compensation committee of any other company, nor has any such interlocking relationship existed in the past.
ITEM 12.    SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS.
     The following table presents, as of September 19, 2006, information relating to the beneficial ownership of Collegiate Pacific common stock by (1) each person known to Collegiate Pacific to own beneficially more than 5% of the outstanding shares of Collegiate Pacific common stock, (2) each director of Collegiate Pacific, (3) each Named Executive Officer and (4) all executive officers and directors of Collegiate Pacific as a group.
     Unless otherwise indicated, beneficial owners listed here may be contacted at Collegiate Pacific’s corporate headquarters at 13950 Senlac Drive, Suite 100, Dallas, Texas 75234. Under the rules of the SEC, a person is deemed to be a beneficial owner of a security if that person has or shares voting power, which includes the power to vote or to direct the voting of such security, or investment power, which includes the power to dispose of or to direct the disposition of such security. A person is also deemed to be the beneficial owner of any securities of which that person has the right to acquire beneficial ownership within 60 days. Under these rules, more than one person may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of the same securities, and a person may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of securities as to which that person has no economic interest. For each listed person, the number of shares of common stock and percent of class listed includes shares of common stock that may be acquired by such person upon the exercise of stock options that are or will be exercisable within 60 days of September 19, 2006.

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                            Total as a
            Options/Notes           Percentage of
    Number of   Exercisable   Total   Shares
    Shares   Within 60   Beneficial   Outstanding
Beneficial Owner   Owned   Days   Ownership   (if 1% or more)a
Skystone Advisors LLC
Two International Place
Suite 1800
Boston, MA 02110
    1,535,800 b     273,037       1,808,837       17.2 %
 
                               
Wellington Management
Company, LLP
75 State Street
Boston, MA 02109
    1,377,907 c           1,377,907       13.5 %
 
                               
Ashford Capital Management, Inc.
P.O. Box 4172
Wilmington, Delaware 19807
    1,010,600 d           1,010,600       9.9 %
 
                               
Michael J. Blumenfeld
    1,528,886       130,000       1,658,886       16.0 %
Adam Blumenfeld
    243,100       115,000       358,100       3.5 %
Jeff Davidowitz
    140,302 e     18,500       158,802       1.6 %
Tevis Martin
    1,000       125,000       126,000       1.2 %
William H. Watkins, Jr.
    43,403 f     18,500       61,903       *  
Robert W. Hampton
          15,000       15,000       *  
William R. Estill
    2,458       50,000       52,458       *  
Kurt Hagan
                      *  
 
                               
Directors and executive
officers as a group (11 persons)
    2,063,056       602,500       2,665,556       24.6 %
 
*   -   The percentage of shares beneficially owned does not exceed 1%.
 
a   -   Based on the number of shares outstanding (10,229,160) at the close of business on September 19, 2006.
 
b   -   Based on information filed on a Form 4/A with the SEC on July 7, 2006.
 
c   -   Based on information filed on a Schedule 13G with the SEC on February 14, 2006.
 
d   -   Based on information filed on a Schedule 13G with the SEC on February 8, 2006.
 
e   -   Includes (i) 34,751 shares held by Penn Footwear Retirement Trust of which Mr. Davidowitz is a trustee, (ii) 67,551 shares held by JIBS Equities LP of which Mr. Davidowitz is a general partner, (iii) 9,000 shares held by Penn Footwear, Inc. of which Mr. Davidowitz is President and a stockholder, (iv) 4,000 shares held by Oldfield Company of which Mr. Davidowitz is President and a stockholder, (v) 10,000 shares held by DVD Partners LP of which Mr. Davidowitz is a general partner, and (vi) 10,000 shares held by 3D Partners LP of which Mr. Davidowitz is general partner.
 
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The table below shows information related to our equity compensation plans as of June 30, 2006:
Equity Compensation Plan Information
                         
                    Number of Securities  
    Number of Securities             Remaining Available for  
    to be Issued Upon     Weighted-Average     Future Issuance Under Equity  
    Exercise of     Exercise Price of     Compensation Plans  
    Outstanding Options,     Outstanding Options,     (excluding Securities  
    Warrants and Rights     Warrants and Rights     Reflected in Column (a)  
Plan Category   (a)     (b)     (c)  
Equity Compensation Plans Approved by Security Holders
    1,144,600     $ 8.56       5,300  
Equity Compensation Plans Not Approved by Security Holders
                 
 
                 
Total
    1,144,600     $ 8.56       5,300  
 
                 
ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS.
     None.
ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.
Audit Fees
     Audit fees billed by Grant Thornton LLP for the audit of the Company’s annual financial statements included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, and Grant Thornton LLP’s review of the Company’s interim financial statements included in the Company’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q during the fiscal years ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, totaled approximately $419 thousand and $115 thousand, respectively.
Audit Related Fees
     The aggregate fees billed by Grant Thornton LLP for assurance and related services that were reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of Collegiate Pacific’s financial statements and that were not included under the heading “Audit Fees” above totaled approximately $50 thousand for fiscal 2006 and $146 thousand for fiscal 2005.
Tax Fees
     The aggregate fees billed by Grant Thornton LLP for professional services rendered for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning were approximately $111 thousand for fiscal 2006 and $83 thousand for fiscal 2005 and consisted primarily of preparing the Company’s federal and state income tax returns for such periods.
All Other Fees
     Grant Thornton LLP did not bill for any products or services other than the services reported under the headings “Audit Fees,” “Audit Related Fees” and “Tax Fees” above for fiscal 2006 and fiscal 2005.

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Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies
     During fiscal 2004, the Audit Committee adopted a policy governing the pre-approval of all audit and permitted non-audit services performed by the Company’s independent auditors in order to ensure the provision of such services does not impair the auditors’ independence from the Company and its management. Unless a type of service to be provided by the Company’s independent auditors has received general pre-approval, it will require specific pre-approval by the Audit Committee. Any proposed services in excess of pre-approved fee levels will require specific pre-approval by the Audit Committee. In all pre-approval instances, the Audit Committee will consider whether such services are consistent with SEC rules on auditor independence.
     In its pre-approval policy, the Audit Committee has designated specific services that have the pre-approval of the Audit Committee (each of which is subject to pre-approved fee levels) and has classified these pre-approved services into one of four categories: Audit, Audit-Related, Tax and All Other. The term of any pre-approval is 12-months from the date of such pre-approval, unless the Audit Committee specifically provides for a different period. The Audit Committee will review the list of pre-approved services from time to time, based on subsequent determinations. Pre-approved fee levels for all services to be provided by the independent auditors will be established periodically from time to time by the Audit Committee. Any proposed services in excess of pre-approved costs levels will require specific pre-approval by the Audit Committee.
     Pursuant to its pre-approval policy, the Audit Committee may delegate its authority to grant pre-approvals to one or more of its members, and has currently delegated this authority to its Chairman. The decisions of the Chairman (or any other member(s) to whom such authority may be delegated) to grant pre-approvals must be presented to the full Audit Committee at its next scheduled meeting. The Audit Committee may not delegate its responsibilities to pre-approve services to management.
ITEM 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES.
     The following documents are filed as part of this report.
     (a-1) Financial Statements (for the three fiscal years ended June 30, 2006, unless otherwise stated):
         
    Page Reference
    Form 10-K
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
    39  
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2006 and 2005
    40  
Consolidated Statements of Income for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2006, 2005 and 2004
    41  
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2006, 2005 and 2004
    42  
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2006, 2005 and 2004
    43  
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
    44  
     (a-2) Consolidated financial statement schedule:
         
                    II — Valuation and qualifying accounts
    83  
All other schedules are omitted because they are not applicable or the required information is shown in the financial statements or notes.

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     (a-3) Exhibits
         
Exhibit        
Number   Description   Location
2.1
  Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 30, 2003, by and among Tomark, Inc., Collegiate Pacific Inc., BOO Merger Corp., Thomas C. White and Mark S. Harpin.   Exhibit 2.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 23, 2004.
 
       
2.2
  Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of February 9, 2004, by and among Kesslers Team Sports, Inc., Collegiate Pacific Inc., BOO Acquisition Corp., Bob Dickman, Dan Dickman, Phil Dickman and Floyd Dickman.   Exhibit 2.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 8, 2004.
 
       
2.3
  Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 23, 2004, by and among Collegiate Pacific Inc., Kenneth L. Caravati and C. Michael Caravati.   Exhibit 2.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 10, 2004.
 
       
2.4
  Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 10, 2004, by and among Collegiate Pacific Inc., Barbara L. Smith, Carmine McWeeney and Michael McWeeney.   Exhibit 99.1 to the Registrant’s current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 13, 2004.
 
       
2.5
  Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 11, 2005, by and among Collegiate Pacific Inc., Albert A. Messier and Daniel F. Salkeld.   Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2005.
 
       
2.6
  Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2005, by and among Collegiate Pacific Inc., Emerson Radio Corp. and Emerson Radio (Hong Kong) Limited.   Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 8, 2005.
 
       
2.7
  Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 3, 2005, by and among Collegiate Pacific Inc., Salkeld & Sons, Inc. and Albert A. Messier.   Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 5, 2005.
 
       
3.1
  Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant.   Exhibit 1 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed on September 9, 1999.

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Exhibit        
Number   Description   Location
3.2
  By-Laws of the Registrant.   Exhibit 2 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed on September 9, 1999.
 
       
3.3
  Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation of Collegiate Pacific Inc.   Exhibit 3.10 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (No. 333-34294) originally filed on April 7, 2000.
 
       
4.1
  Specimen Certificate of Common Stock, $0.01 par value, of Collegiate Pacific Inc.   Exhibit 3 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed on September 9, 1999.
 
       
4.2
  Indenture, dated as of November 26, 2004, by and between Collegiate Pacific Inc. and The Bank of New York Trust Company N.A., as Trustee.   Exhibit 99.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 29, 2004.
 
       
4.3
  Form of 5.75% Convertible Senior Subordinated Note Due 2009 (included in Section 2.2 of Exhibit 4.2 to this report).   Exhibit 99.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 29, 2004.
 
       
4.4
  Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of November 26, 2004, by and between Collegiate Pacific Inc. and Thomas Weisel Partners LLC.   Exhibit 99.3 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 29, 2004.
 
       
10.1
  Credit Agreement, dated June 29, 2006, by and among Collegiate Pacific Inc., the financial institutions or other entities from time to time parties thereto, each as a Lender, and Merrill Lynch Capital, a division of Merrill Lynch Business Financial Services Inc., individually as a Lender, as Administrative Agent, Sole Bookrunner and Sole Lead Manager.*    
 
       
10.2
  Amended and Restated 1998 Collegiate Pacific Inc. Stock Option Plan and form of Stock Option Agreements.   Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB filed for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2004.
 
       
10.3
  Collegiate Pacific Inc.’s 401(k) Plan, dated as of April 15, 2005.   Exhibit 10.16 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB filed for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2005.
 
       
10.4
  Form of Indemnification Agreement for Collegiate Pacific directors and executive officers, dated January 27, 2006.   Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 31, 2006.
 
       
10.5
  Executive Cash Bonus Plan, dated   Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current

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Exhibit        
Number   Description   Location
 
  December 7, 2005.   Report on Form 8-K filed on December 12, 2005.
 
       
10.6
  Director Compensation Plan, dated December 7, 2005.   Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 12, 2005.
 
       
10.7
  Form of Change in Control Agreement for certain officers of Collegiate Pacific, dated June 16, 2006.   Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 20, 2006.
 
       
10.8
  Lease Agreement, dated July 1, 1997, by and between Collegiate Pacific Inc. and The Realty Associates Fund VI, L.P.   Exhibit 10.8 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB filed for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1998.
 
       
10.9
  Lease Agreement, dated April 1, 2004, by and between Collegiate Pacific Inc. and RPD Services, Inc.   Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2004.
 
       
10.10
  Lease Agreement, dated May 21, 2004, by and between Tomark Sports, Inc., and Edward A. Money and Marilyn J. Money, Trustees of the Money Family Trust.   Exhibit 10.6 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB filed for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2005.
 
       
10.11
  Lease Agreement, dated July 6, 1994, by and between Dixie Sporting Goods Co., Inc. and E. Carlton Wilton.   Exhibit 10.7 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB filed for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2004.
 
       
10.12
  Lease Amendment and Extension, dated February 26, 2005, by and between Dixie Sporting Goods Co., Inc. and The Wilton Companies, LLC.   Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2006.
 
       
10.13
  Lease Agreement, dated December 10, 2004, by and between McWeeney Smith Partnership and CMS of Central Florida, Inc d/b/a Orlando Team Sports.   Exhibit 10.4 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2004.
 
       
10.14
  Lease Agreement, dated as of August 3, 2005, by and among Salkeld & Sons, Inc. and Albert A. Messier.   Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 5, 2005.
 
       
10.15
  Second Amendment to Lease, dated as of February 10, 2003, by and between Collegiate Pacific Inc. and The Realty Associates Fund VI, L.P.   Exhibit 10.18 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB filed for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2005.
 
       
10.16
  Amendment to License Agreement, dated as of December 21, 2000, as amended on May 1, 2005, by and among MarMark Corporation, Equilink Licensing Corporation and Sport Supply Group, Inc.   Exhibit 10.4 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2005.

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Exhibit        
Number   Description   Location
10.17
  Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of March 27, 2001, by and between Congress Financial Corporation (Southwest) and Sport Supply Group, Inc., as amended on October 1, 2002, June 27, 2003, November 6, 2003, December 29, 2003, February 9, 2004 and October 20, 2004.   Exhibit 10.5 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2005.
 
       
10.18
  Agreement, dated as of December 9, 1986, by and between Voit Corporation and Sport Supply Group, Inc., the successor-in-interest to BSN Corp., as amended on August 1, 2003.   Exhibit 10.6 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2005.
 
       
10.19
  Software End-User License Agreement , dated as of June 11, 1998, by and between SAP America, Inc. and Sport Supply Group, Inc., as amended on January 1, 2004.   Exhibit 10.7 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2005.
 
       
10.20
  Lease Agreement, dated as of April 25, 1994, by and between Sport Supply Group, Inc. and Prologis (successor-in-interest to APT-Cabot Texas, Inc., as successor-in-interest to Centre Development Co., Inc.), as amended on July 8, 1994, and June 10, 2004.   Exhibit 10.8 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2005.
 
       
10.21
  Lease Agreement, dated as of July 28, 1989, by and between Sport Supply Group, Inc. and Merit Investment Partners, L.P., as amended on July 13, 1998, July 31, 2000, and April 15, 2004.   Exhibit 10.8 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2005.
 
       
10.22
  Sport Supply Group, Inc. Amended and Restated Stock Option Plan, dated March 21, 1997, as amended on August 28, 2003.   Exhibit 10.8 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2005.
 
       
10.23
  Management Services Agreement, dated August 14, 2006, by and between Collegiate Pacific Inc. and Sport Supply Group, Inc.   Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 16, 2006.
 
       
10.24
  Lease Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2004, by and between Salkeld & Sons, Inc. and First American Bank.*    
 
       
10.25
  Third Amendment to Lease Agreement, dated as of August 31, 2006, by and between Prologis and Sport Supply Group, Inc.*    
 
       
10.26
  Fourth Amendment to Lease Agreement, dated as of August 25, 2006, by and between Acquiport    

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Exhibit        
Number   Description   Location
 
  DFWIP, Inc. (successor-in-interest to Merit Investment Partners, L.P.) and Sport Supply Group, Inc.*    
 
       
12
  Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges*    
 
       
14
  Code of Ethics.   Exhibit 14 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2003.
 
       
21
  Subsidiaries of Collegiate Pacific Inc.*    
 
       
23
  Consent of Grant Thornton LLP.*    
 
       
31.1
  Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15(d)-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*    
 
       
31.2
  Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15(d)-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*    
 
       
32.1
  Certification of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.**    
 
*   Filed herewith
 
**   Furnished herewith

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SIGNATURES
     Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.
         
  COLLEGIATE PACIFIC INC.
 
 
September 22, 2006  By:   /s/ Michael J. Blumenfeld    
    Michael J. Blumenfeld,    
    Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer) 
 
 
POWER OF ATTORNEY
     KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below does hereby constitute and appoint Michael J. Blumenfeld and William R. Estill, and each of them, with full power of substitution and full power to act without the other, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent to act for him or her in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this Annual Report on Form 10-K and any subsequent amendments the Company may hereafter file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and to file this Annual Report on Form 10-K, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in order to effectuate the same as fully, to all intents and purposes, as they, he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities indicated on September 22, 2006.
         
Signature       Capacity
 
/s/ Michael J. Blumenfeld
 
Michael J. Blumenfeld
      Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
 
       
/s/ Adam Blumenfeld
 
Adam Blumenfeld
      President and Director
 
       
/s/ William R. Estill
 
      Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer
William R. Estill
      (Principal Accounting and Financial Officer)
 
       
/s/ Jeff Davidowitz
 
Jeff Davidowitz
      Director
 
       
/s/ Robert W. Hampton
 
Robert W. Hampton
      Director
 
       
/s/ William H. Watkins, Jr.
 
William H. Watkins, Jr.
      Director

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COLLEGIATE PACIFIC INC.
Schedule II — VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
(In thousands)
                                                 
            Additions           Deductions            
    Balance                            
    at   Charged           Amounts            
    beginning   to costs   Charged   Charged to           Balance
    of   and   to other   reserve net of   Other   at end
    year   expenses   Accounts   reinstatements   Changes   of year
Year ended June 30, 2006
                                               
Allowance for doubtful accounts
    1,042       982             (528 )             1,496  
Inventory reserve
    439       2,199               (408 )             2,230  
Deferred tax valuation reserve
                3,083                   3,083  
 
                                               
Year ended June 30, 2005
                                               
Allowance for doubtful accounts
    636       574             (432 )     264 F1     1,042  
Inventory reserve
    130       666               (357 )             439  
Deferred tax valuation reserve
                                   
 
                                               
Year ended June 30, 2004
                                               
Allowance for doubtful accounts
    121       195               (169 )     489 F1     636  
Inventory reserve
    71       62             (3 )           130  
Deferred tax valuation reserve
                                   
 
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EXHIBIT INDEX
         
Exhibit        
Number   Description   Location
2.1
  Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 30, 2003, by and among Tomark, Inc., Collegiate Pacific Inc., BOO Merger Corp., Thomas C. White and Mark S. Harpin.   Exhibit 2.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 23, 2004.
 
       
2.2
  Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of February 9, 2004, by and among Kesslers Team Sports, Inc., Collegiate Pacific Inc., BOO Acquisition Corp., Bob Dickman, Dan Dickman, Phil Dickman and Floyd Dickman.   Exhibit 2.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 8, 2004.
 
       
2.3
  Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 23, 2004, by and among Collegiate Pacific Inc., Kenneth L. Caravati and C. Michael Caravati.   Exhibit 2.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 10, 2004.
 
       
2.4
  Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 10, 2004, by and among Collegiate Pacific Inc., Barbara L. Smith, Carmine McWeeney and Michael McWeeney.   Exhibit 99.1 to the Registrant’s current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 13, 2004.
 
       
2.5
  Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 11, 2005, by and among Collegiate Pacific Inc., Albert A. Messier and Daniel F. Salkeld.   Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2005.
 
       
2.6
  Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2005, by and among Collegiate Pacific Inc., Emerson Radio Corp. and Emerson Radio (Hong Kong) Limited.   Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 8, 2005.
 
       
2.7
  Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 3, 2005, by and among Collegiate Pacific Inc., Salkeld & Sons, Inc. and Albert A. Messier.   Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 5, 2005.
 
       
3.1
  Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant.   Exhibit 1 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed on September 9, 1999.

 


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Exhibit        
Number   Description   Location
3.2
  By-Laws of the Registrant.   Exhibit 2 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed on September 9, 1999.
 
       
3.3
  Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation of Collegiate Pacific Inc.   Exhibit 3.10 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (No. 333-34294) originally filed on April 7, 2000.
 
       
4.1
  Specimen Certificate of Common Stock, $0.01 par value, of Collegiate Pacific Inc.   Exhibit 3 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed on September 9, 1999.
 
       
4.2
  Indenture, dated as of November 26, 2004, by and between Collegiate Pacific Inc. and The Bank of New York Trust Company N.A., as Trustee.   Exhibit 99.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 29, 2004.
 
       
4.3
  Form of 5.75% Convertible Senior Subordinated Note Due 2009 (included in Section 2.2 of Exhibit 4.2 to this report).   Exhibit 99.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 29, 2004.
 
       
4.4
  Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of November 26, 2004, by and between Collegiate Pacific Inc. and Thomas Weisel Partners LLC.   Exhibit 99.3 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 29, 2004.
 
       
10.1
  Credit Agreement, dated June 29, 2006, by and among Collegiate Pacific Inc., the financial institutions or other entities from time to time parties thereto, each as a Lender, and Merrill Lynch Capital, a division of Merrill Lynch Business Financial Services Inc., individually as a Lender, as Administrative Agent, Sole Bookrunner and Sole Lead Manager.*    
 
       
10.2
  Amended and Restated 1998 Collegiate Pacific Inc. Stock Option Plan and form of Stock Option Agreements.   Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB filed for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2004.
 
       
10.3
  Collegiate Pacific Inc.’s 401(k) Plan, dated as of April 15, 2005.   Exhibit 10.16 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB filed for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2005.
 
       
10.4
  Form of Indemnification Agreement for Collegiate Pacific directors and executive officers, dated January 27, 2006.   Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 31, 2006.
 
       
10.5
  Executive Cash Bonus Plan, dated December 7, 2005.   Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 12, 2005.

 


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Exhibit        
Number   Description   Location
10.6
  Director Compensation Plan, dated December 7, 2005.   Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 12, 2005.
 
       
10.7
  Form of Change in Control Agreement for certain officers of Collegiate Pacific, dated June 16, 2006.   Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 20, 2006.
 
       
10.8
  Lease Agreement, dated July 1, 1997, by and between Collegiate Pacific Inc. and The Realty Associates Fund VI, L.P.   Exhibit 10.8 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB filed for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1998.
 
       
10.9
  Lease Agreement, dated April 1, 2004, by and between Collegiate Pacific Inc. and RPD Services, Inc.   Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2004.
 
       
10.10
  Lease Agreement, dated May 21, 2004, by and between Tomark Sports, Inc., and Edward A. Money and Marilyn J. Money, Trustees of the Money Family Trust.   Exhibit 10.6 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB filed for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2005.
 
       
10.11
  Lease Agreement, dated July 6, 1994, by and between Dixie Sporting Goods Co., Inc. and E. Carlton Wilton.   Exhibit 10.7 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB filed for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2004.
 
       
10.12
  Lease Amendment and Extension, dated February 26, 2005, by and between Dixie Sporting Goods Co., Inc. and The Wilton Companies, LLC.   Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2006.
 
       
10.13
  Lease Agreement, dated December 10, 2004, by and between McWeeney Smith Partnership and CMS of Central Florida, Inc d/b/a Orlando Team Sports.   Exhibit 10.4 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2004.
 
       
10.14
  Lease Agreement, dated as of August 3, 2005, by and among Salkeld & Sons, Inc. and Albert A. Messier.   Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 5, 2005.
 
       
10.15
  Second Amendment to Lease, dated as of February 10, 2003, by and between Collegiate Pacific Inc. and The Realty Associates Fund VI, L.P.   Exhibit 10.18 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB filed for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2005.
 
       
10.16
  Amendment to License Agreement, dated as of December 21, 2000, as amended on May 1, 2005, by and among MarMark Corporation, Equilink Licensing Corporation and Sport Supply Group, Inc.   Exhibit 10.4 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2005.

 


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Exhibit        
Number   Description   Location
10.17
  Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of March 27, 2001, by and between Congress Financial Corporation (Southwest) and Sport Supply Group, Inc., as amended on October 1, 2002, June 27, 2003, November 6, 2003, December 29, 2003, February 9, 2004 and October 20, 2004.   Exhibit 10.5 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2005.
 
       
10.18
  Agreement, dated as of December 9, 1986, by and between Voit Corporation and Sport Supply Group, Inc., the successor-in-interest to BSN Corp., as amended on August 1, 2003.   Exhibit 10.6 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2005.
 
       
10.19
  Software End-User License Agreement , dated as of June 11, 1998, by and between SAP America, Inc. and Sport Supply Group, Inc., as amended on January 1, 2004.   Exhibit 10.7 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2005.
 
       
10.20
  Lease Agreement, dated as of April 25, 1994, by and between Sport Supply Group, Inc. and Prologis (successor-in-interest to APT-Cabot Texas, Inc., as successor-in-interest to Centre Development Co., Inc.), as amended on July 8, 1994, and June 10, 2004.   Exhibit 10.8 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2005.
 
       
10.21
  Lease Agreement, dated as of July 28, 1989, by and between Sport Supply Group, Inc. and Merit Investment Partners, L.P., as amended on July 13, 1998, July 31, 2000, and April 15, 2004.   Exhibit 10.8 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2005.
 
       
10.22
  Sport Supply Group, Inc. Amended and Restated Stock Option Plan, dated March 21, 1997, as amended on August 28, 2003.   Exhibit 10.8 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2005.
 
       
10.23
  Management Services Agreement, dated August 14, 2006, by and between Collegiate Pacific Inc. and Sport Supply Group, Inc.   Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 16, 2006.
 
       
10.24
  Lease Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2004, by and between Salkeld & Sons, Inc. and First American Bank.*    
 
       
10.25
  Third Amendment to Lease Agreement, dated as of August 31, 2006, by and between Prologis and Sport Supply Group, Inc.*    
 
       
10.26
  Fourth Amendment to Lease Agreement, dated as of August 25, 2006, by and between Acquiport    

 


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Exhibit        
Number   Description   Location
 
  DFWIP, Inc. (successor-in-interest to Merit Investment Partners, L.P.) and Sport Supply Group, Inc.*    
 
       
12
  Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges*    
 
       
14
  Code of Ethics.   Exhibit 14 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2003.
 
       
21
  Subsidiaries of Collegiate Pacific Inc.*    
 
       
23
  Consent of Grant Thornton LLP.*    
 
       
31.1
  Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15(d)-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*    
 
       
31.2
  Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15(d)-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*    
 
       
32.1
  Certification of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.**    
 
*   Filed herewith
 
**   Furnished herewith

 

EX-10.1 2 d39562exv10w1.htm CREDIT AGREEMENT exv10w1
 

EXHIBIT 10.1
CREDIT AGREEMENT
DATED AS OF JUNE 29, 2006
AMONG
COLLEGIATE PACIFIC INC.,
MERRILL LYNCH CAPITAL,
a Division of Merrill Lynch Business Financial Services Inc.,
as Administrative Agent, as a Lender and
as Sole Bookrunner and Sole Lead Arranger
AND
THE ADDITIONAL LENDERS
FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO
(MERRILL LYNCH LOGO)

 


 

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ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS
    1  
Section 1.1 Certain Defined Terms
    1  
Section 1.2 Accounting Terms and Determinations
    28  
Section 1.3 Other Definitional Provisions and References
    28  
 
       
ARTICLE 2 LOANS AND LETTERS OF CREDIT
    29  
Section 2.1 Term Loan
    29  
Section 2.2 Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans
    31  
Section 2.3 Interest, Interest Calculations and Certain Fees
    37  
Section 2.4 Notes
    39  
Section 2.5 Letters of Credit and Letter of Credit Fees
    40  
Section 2.6 General Provisions Regarding Payment; Loan Account
    43  
Section 2.7 Maximum Interest
    44  
Section 2.8 Taxes
    44  
Section 2.9 Capital Adequacy
    46  
Section 2.10 Mitigation Obligations
    46  
 
       
ARTICLE 3 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
    46  
Section 3.1 Existence and Power
    47  
Section 3.2 Organization and Governmental Authorization; No Contravention
    47  
Section 3.3 Binding Effect
    47  
Section 3.4 Capitalization
    47  
Section 3.5 Financial Information
    48  
Section 3.6 Litigation
    48  
Section 3.7 Ownership of Property
    49  
Section 3.8 No Default
    49  
Section 3.9 Labor Matters
    49  
Section 3.10 Regulated Entities
    49  
Section 3.11 Margin Regulations
    49  
Section 3.12 Compliance With Laws; Anti-Terrorism Laws
    49  
Section 3.13 Taxes
    50  
Section 3.14 Compliance with ERISA
    50  
Section 3.15 Brokers
    51  
Section 3.16 Material Contracts
    51  
Section 3.17 Compliance with Environmental Requirements; No Hazardous Materials
    52  
Section 3.18 Intellectual Property
    53  
Section 3.19 Real Property Interests
    53  
Section 3.20 Solvency
    53  
Section 3.21 Senior Debt
    53  
Section 3.22 Full Disclosure
    53  
Section 3.23 Representations and Warranties Incorporated from Other Operative Documents
    54  

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ARTICLE 4 AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
    54  
Section 4.1 Financial Statements and Other Reports
    54  
Section 4.2 Payment and Performance of Obligations
    58  
Section 4.3 Maintenance of Existence
    59  
Section 4.4 Maintenance of Property; Insurance
    59  
Section 4.5 Compliance with Laws
    60  
Section 4.6 Inspection of Property, Books and Records
    60  
Section 4.7 Use of Proceeds
    60  
Section 4.8 Lenders’ Meetings
    61  
Section 4.9 Intentionally omitted
    61  
Section 4.10 Hazardous Materials; Remediation
    61  
Section 4.11 Revolving Loan Commitment Increases and Syndications
    61  
Section 4.12 Further Assurances
    62  
 
       
ARTICLE 5 NEGATIVE COVENANTS
    64  
Section 5.1 Debt
    64  
Section 5.2 Liens
    64  
Section 5.3 Contingent Obligations
    65  
Section 5.4 Restricted Distributions
    66  
Section 5.5 Restricted Agreements
    66  
Section 5.6 Payments and Modifications of Subordinated Debt
    66  
Section 5.7 Consolidations, Mergers and Sales of Assets
    67  
Section 5.8 Purchase of Assets, Investments
    67  
Section 5.9 Transactions with Affiliates
    71  
Section 5.10 Modification of Organizational Documents
    72  
Section 5.11 Intentionally Omitted
    72  
Section 5.12 Fiscal Year
    72  
Section 5.13 Conduct of Business
    72  
Section 5.14 Intentionally Omitted
    72  
Section 5.15 Lease Payments
    72  
Section 5.16 Limitation on Sale and Leaseback Transactions
    72  
Section 5.17 Bank Accounts
    72  
Section 5.18 Compliance with Anti-Terrorism Laws
    73  
 
       
ARTICLE 6 ACCOUNTS AND INVENTORY REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES, COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS
    73  
Section 6.1 Accounts and Account Collections
    73  
Section 6.2 Inventory
    75  
 
       
ARTICLE 7 FINANCIAL COVENANTS
    76  
Section 7.1 Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio
    76  
Section 7.2 Senior Leverage Ratio
    76  
 
       
ARTICLE 8 CONDITIONS
    76  
Section 8.1 Conditions to Initial Closing
    76  
Section 8.2 Conditions to Acquisition Revolving Loan Commitment Increase
    78  

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Section 8.3 Conditions to Each Loan, Support Agreement and Lender Letter of Credit
    79  
 
       
ARTICLE 9 EVENTS OF DEFAULT
    80  
Section 9.1 Events of Default
    80  
Section 9.2 Acceleration and Suspension or Termination of Revolving Loan Commitment
    82  
Section 9.3 Cash Collateral
    82  
Section 9.4 Default Rate of Interest and Suspension of LIBOR Rate Options
    82  
Section 9.5 Setoff Rights
    83  
Section 9.6 Application of Proceeds
    83  
 
       
ARTICLE 10 EXPENSES AND INDEMNITY
    84  
Section 10.1 Expenses
    84  
Section 10.2 Indemnity
    85  
 
       
ARTICLE 11 ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
    86  
Section 11.1 Appointment and Authorization
    86  
Section 11.2 Administrative Agent and Affiliates
    86  
Section 11.3 Action by Administrative Agent
    86  
Section 11.4 Consultation with Experts
    86  
Section 11.5 Liability of Administrative Agent
    87  
Section 11.6 Indemnification
    87  
Section 11.7 Right to Request and Act on Instructions
    87  
Section 11.8 Credit Decision
    88  
Section 11.9 Collateral Matters
    88  
Section 11.10 Agency for Perfection
    89  
Section 11.11 Notice of Default
    89  
Section 11.12 Successor Administrative Agent
    89  
Section 11.13 Disbursements of Revolving Loans; Payment and Sharing of Payment
    90  
Section 11.14 Right to Perform, Preserve and Protect
    93  
Section 11.15 Additional Titled Agents
    93  
 
       
ARTICLE 12 MISCELLANEOUS
    94  
Section 12.1 Survival
    94  
Section 12.2 No Waivers
    94  
Section 12.3 Notices
    94  
Section 12.4 Severability
    95  
Section 12.5 Amendments and Waivers
    95  
Section 12.6 Assignments; Participations; Replacement of Lenders
    96  
Section 12.7 Headings
    99  
Section 12.8 Confidentiality
    99  
Section 12.9 Waiver of Consequential and Other Damages
    100  
Section 12.10 Marshaling; Payments Set Aside
    100  
Section 12.11 GOVERNING LAW; SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION
    100  
Section 12.12 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL
    101  

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Section 12.13 Publication; Advertisement
    101  
Section 12.14 Senior Debt.
    102  
Section 12.15 Counterparts; Integration.
    102  
Section 12.16 No Strict Construction.
    102  

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ANNEXES, EXHIBITS AND SCHEDULES
         
ANNEXES
 
       
Annex A
  -   Commitment Annex
Annex B
  -   Closing Checklist
 
       
EXHIBITS
 
       
Exhibit A
  -   Assignment Agreement
Exhibit B
  -   Compliance Certificate
Exhibit C
  -   Borrowing Base Certificate
Exhibit D
  -   Notice of Borrowing
Exhibit E
  -   Payment Notification
 
       
SCHEDULES
 
       
Schedule 3.1
  -   Existence, Organizational Identification Numbers, Foreign Qualification, Prior Names
Schedule 3.4
  -   Capitalization
Schedule 3.6
  -   Litigation
Schedule 3.15
  -   Brokers
Schedule 3.16
  -   Material Contracts
Schedule 3.17
  -   Environmental Compliance
Schedule 3.18
  -   Intellectual Property
Schedule 3.19
  -   Owned Real Estate
Schedule 5.1
  -   Debt
Schedule 5.2
  -   Liens
Schedule 5.3
  -   Contingent Obligations
Schedule 5.8
  -   Investments
Schedule 5.9
  -   Affiliate Transactions
Schedule 5.13
  -   Business Description

 


 

CREDIT AGREEMENT
     CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of June 29, 2006 among COLLEGIATE PACIFIC INC., a Delaware corporation, as Borrower, the financial institutions or other entities from time to time parties hereto, each as a Lender, and MERRILL LYNCH CAPITAL, a division of Merrill Lynch Business Financial Services Inc., individually as a Lender, as Administrative Agent, Sole Bookrunner and Sole Lead Arranger.
RECITALS:
          WHEREAS, Borrower and Merrill Lynch Business Financial Services Inc. (“MLBFS”) are parties to a WCMA Loan and Security Agreement No. 586-07067 dated December 16, 2003, as amended and/or extended to date (the “MLBFS Credit Agreement”), pursuant to which MLBFS has provided working capital and other financing to Borrower; and
          WHEREAS, Borrower desires to refinance the financing provided by MLBFS under the MLBFS Credit Agreement, and desires that Lenders extend certain term credit and working capital facilities to Borrower to provide working capital financing for Borrower, to provide funds for other general business purposes of Borrower and for the other purposes set forth herein; and
          WHEREAS, Borrower desires to secure all of the Obligations under the Financing Documents by granting to Administrative Agent, for the benefit of Administrative Agent and Lenders, a security interest in and lien upon all of its personal and real property, including without limitation all of the outstanding capital stock or other equity securities, as applicable, of each Subsidiary (as hereinafter defined) owned by Borrower; and
          WHEREAS, the Subsidiaries are each willing to guaranty all of the Obligations of Borrower to Lenders under the Financing Documents, and to grant to Administrative Agent, for the benefit of Administrative Agent and Lenders, a security interest in and lien upon all of its personal and real property to secure all of the Obligations.
          NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the agreements, provisions and covenants herein contained, Borrower, Lenders and Administrative Agent agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS
     Section 1.1 Certain Defined Terms.
     The following terms have the following meanings:
     “Acceleration Event” means the occurrence of an Event of Default (i) in respect of which Administrative Agent has declared all or any portion of the Obligations to be immediately due and payable, in accordance with the provisions of Section 9.2, (ii) pursuant to Section 9.1(a), and in respect of which Administrative Agent has suspended or terminated the Revolving Loan Commitment pursuant to Section 9.2 and/or (iii) pursuant to either Section 9.1(f) and/or Section 9.1(g).

 


 

     “Account Debtor” means “account debtor”, as defined in Article 9 of the UCC.
     “Accounts” means “accounts” (as defined in Article 9 of the UCC), including any and all rights to payment for the sale or lease of goods or rendition of services, whether or not they have been earned by performance.
     “Acquisition Documents” means any merger agreement, purchase agreement or other acquisition agreement in respect of a Permitted Section 5.8(b) Acquisition or a Permitted Section 5.8(c) Acquisition, and all agreements, documents and instruments executed and/or delivered pursuant thereto or in connection therewith.
     “Acquisition Revolving Loan Commitment Increase” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(g).
     “Acquisition Pro Forma” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.8(c).
     “Acquisition Projections” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.8(c).
     “Acquisition Revolving Loan Commitment Increase Conditions” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.2.
     “Adjustment Date” means the first Business Day of each January, April, July and October of each year, commencing with the first Business Day of January 2007.
     “Adjustments to Advance Rates” means such reductions in the advance rates of Eligible Accounts and Eligible Inventory and other assets, if applicable, contained in the definition of Borrowing Base as Administrative Agent may from time to time determine in its reasonable discretion, including, without limitation: (a) to reflect events, conditions, contingencies or risks which, as determined by Administrative Agent in the exercise of its sole reasonable discretion: (i) adversely affect, or could reasonably be expected to adversely affect, any of the Collateral or any other property which is security for the Obligations or its value, (ii) materially and adversely affect, or could reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect, the assets, business or prospects of any Credit Party, or (iii) adversely affect, or could reasonably be expected to adversely affect, the Liens and other rights of Administrative Agent or any Lender in the Collateral (including the enforceability, perfection and priority thereof), (b) to reflect Administrative Agent’s belief that any collateral report or financial information furnished by or on behalf of any Credit Party to Administrative Agent is or may have been incomplete, inaccurate or misleading in any material respect, (c) to reflect accrued and unpaid interest and fees, or (d) otherwise in the reasonable credit judgment of Administrative Agent.
     “Administrative Agent” means Merrill Lynch in its capacity as administrative agent for the Lenders hereunder, as such capacity is established in, and subject to the provisions of, Article 11, and the successors of Merrill Lynch in such capacity.
     “Administrative Agent Fee Letter” means the letter agreement dated the date hereof between Borrower and the Administrative Agent, pursuant to which, among other things, Borrower shall pay to Administrative Agent, in such capacity and in its capacity as a Lender, for

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its own account, certain fees, as the same may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time.
     “Affected Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.6(c).
     “Affiliate” means with respect to any Person (i) any Person that directly or indirectly controls such Person, (ii) any Person which is controlled by or is under common control with such controlling Person, (iii) each of such Person’s (other than, with respect to any Lender, any Lender’s) officers or directors (or Persons functioning in substantially similar roles) and the spouses, parents, descendants and siblings of such officers, directors or other Persons. As used in this definition, the term “control” of a Person means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to vote at least a majority of any class of voting securities of such Person or the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
     “Agreement” means this Credit Agreement, as the same may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time.
     “Anti-Terrorism Laws” means any Laws relating to terrorism or money laundering, including Executive Order No. 13224 (effective September 24, 2001), the USA PATRIOT Act, the Laws comprising or implementing the Bank Secrecy Act, and the Laws administered by OFAC.
     “Approved Fund” means any (i) investment company, fund, trust, securitization vehicle or conduit that is (or will be) engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its business or (ii) any Person (other than a natural person) which temporarily warehouses loans for any Lender or any entity described in the preceding clause (i) and that, with respect to each of the preceding clauses (i) and (ii), is administered or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender or (c) a Person (other than a natural person) or an Affiliate of a Person (other than a natural person) that administers or manages a Lender.
     “Asset Disposition” means any sale, lease, license, transfer, assignment or other consensual disposition by any Credit Party of any asset, but excluding (i) dispositions of Inventory in the Ordinary Course of Business, and (ii) dispositions of Cash Equivalents.
     “Assignment Agreement” means an agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto.
     “Bankruptcy Code” means Title 11 of the United States Code entitled “Bankruptcy”.
     “Base Rate” means a variable per annum rate, as of any date of determination, equal to the greater of (i) the Federal Funds Rate plus one-half of one percent (0.50%) per annum and (ii) the rate of interest which is identified and normally published by Bloomberg Professional Service Page Prime as the “Prime Rate” (or, if more than one rate is published as the Prime Rate, then the highest of such rates). Any change in the Base Rate will become effective as of the date the rate of interest which is so identified as the “Prime Rate” is different from that published on

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the preceding Business Day. If Bloomberg Professional Service no longer reports the Prime Rate, or if such Page Prime no longer exists, or Administrative Agent determines in good faith that the rate so reported no longer accurately reflects an accurate determination of the prevailing Prime Rate, Administrative Agent may select a reasonably comparable index or source to use as the basis for the Base Rate.
     “Base Rate Loans” means Loans which accrue interest by reference to the Base Rate, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
     “Base Rate Margin” means (i) as of the Closing Date, 0.25% per annum, (ii) thereafter, as of each Adjustment Date, the Base Rate Margin shall be adjusted, if necessary, to the applicable percent per annum set forth in the Pricing Table corresponding to the Senior Leverage Ratio for the twelve (12) month period ending on such date; provided, that if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on an Adjustment Date, no reduction in the Base Rate Margin shall occur on such Adjustment Date.
     “Blocked Account” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1.
     “Blocked Person” means any Person: (i) listed in the annex to, or is otherwise subject to the provisions of, Executive Order No. 13224; (ii) a Person owned or controlled by, or acting for or on behalf of, any Person that is listed in the annex to, or is otherwise subject to the provisions of, Executive Order No. 13224; (iii) a Person with which any Lender is prohibited from dealing or otherwise engaging in any transaction by any Anti-Terrorism Law; (iv) a Person that commits, threatens or conspires to commit or supports “terrorism” as defined in Executive Order No. 13224; or (v) a Person that is named a “specially designated national” or “blocked person” on the most current list published by OFAC or other similar list.
     “Borrower” means Collegiate Pacific Inc, a Delaware corporation.
     “Borrower Security Agreement” means the Security Agreement dated the date hereof by the Borrower in favor of the Administrative Agent, as the same may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time.
     “Borrower’s Account” means the account specified on the signature pages hereof below Borrower’s name into which Loans shall, absent other instructions, be made, or such other account as Borrower may specify by notice to Administrative Agent.
     “Borrowing Base” means, as of any date of calculation, a dollar amount calculated pursuant to the Borrowing Base Certificate most recently delivered to Administrative Agent in accordance with the terms hereof, (i) prior to the effectiveness of the Acquisition Revolving Loan Commitment Increase, a dollar amount calculated pursuant to the Borrowing Base Certificate most recently delivered to Administrative Agent in accordance with the terms hereof, equal to the sum of (a) up to 85% of Eligible Accounts and (b) the lesser of (A) up to 50% of Eligible Inventory or (B) $10,000,000, minus (x) a Reserve in respect of the Term Loan in the amount of $4,000,000 and (y) any Reserves then and from time to time established by the Administrative Agent, and (ii) after the effectiveness of the Acquisition Revolving Loan Commitment Increase, a dollar amount calculated pursuant to the Borrowing Base Certificate

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most recently delivered to Administrative Agent in accordance with the terms hereof, equal to the sum of (a) up to 85% of Eligible Accounts and (b) the lesser of (A) up to 50% of Eligible Inventory or (B) $10,000,000, minus (x) a Reserve in respect of the Term Loan in the amount of $3,000,000 and (y) any Reserves then and from time to time established by the Administrative Agent.
     “Borrowing Base Certificate” means a certificate, duly executed by a Responsible Officer, appropriately completed and substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto.
     “Business Day” means any day except a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which either the New York Stock Exchange is closed, or on which commercial banks in Chicago and New York City are authorized by law to close and, in the case of a Business Day which relates to a LIBOR Loan, a day on which dealings are carried on in the London interbank eurodollar market.
     “Capital Lease” of any Person means any lease of any property by such Person as lessee which would, in accordance with GAAP, be required to be accounted for as a capital lease on the balance sheet of such Person.
     “Cash Equivalents” means any Investment in (i) direct obligations of the United States or any agency thereof, or obligations guaranteed by the United States or any agency thereof with a maturity date of no more than one (1) year from the date of acquisition, (ii) commercial paper with a duration of not more than nine (9) months rated at least A-1 by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Service and P-1 by Moody’s Investors Services, Inc., which is issued by a Person (other than any Credit Party or an Affiliate of any Credit Party) organized under the laws of any State of the United States or of the District of Columbia, (iii) time deposits, certificates of deposit and banker’s acceptances with a duration of not more than six (6) months issued by any office located in the United States of any bank or trust company which is organized under the laws of the United States or any State thereof, or is licensed to conduct a banking business in the United States, and has capital, surplus and undivided profits of at least $500,000,000 and which issues (or the parent of which issues) certificates of deposit or commercial paper with a rating described in clause (ii) above, (iv) repurchase agreements and reverse repurchase agreements with a duration of not more than 30 days with respect to securities described in clause (i) above entered into with an office of a bank or trust company meeting the criteria specified in clause (iii) above, or (v) any money market or mutual fund which invests only in the foregoing types of investments, has portfolio assets in excess of $5,000,000,000 and is rated AAA by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Service and Aaa by Moody’s Investors Services, Inc.
     “CERCLA” means the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980.
     “Change of Control of the Borrower” means (i) (a) a change in the beneficial ownership (as defined in Rule 13d-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) at any time by an entity or individual, either directly or indirectly, of equity securities or interests of Borrower or of any parent corporation of the Borrower, the voting power of which constitutes more than the lesser of (A) fifty percent (50%) or more of the aggregate voting power of the outstanding equity securities or interests, as the case may be, of Borrower or of any parent corporation of the Borrower, or (B) that percentage of the outstanding aggregate voting power

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necessary at all times to elect a majority of the board of directors (or similar governing body) Borrower or of any parent corporation of the Borrower or to direct the management policies and decisions of Borrower or of any parent corporation of the Borrower, or (b) the majority of the seats (other than vacant seats) on the Board of Directors of Borrower (or any parent corporation of the Borrower) cease to be occupied by Persons who either (A) were members of the Board of Directors of Borrower on the date hereof or (B) were nominated for election by the Board of Directors of Borrower (or of any parent corporation of the Borrower), a majority of whom were directors on the date hereof or whose election or nomination for election was previously approved by a majority of such directors; (ii) any merger, consolidation or reorganization of Borrower or of any parent corporation of the Borrower in which the stockholders of Borrower or of any parent corporation of the Borrower immediately before the transaction do not own at least fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the surviving entity or its parent immediately after the transaction; (iii) any sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of Borrower or of any parent corporation of the Borrower, to a purchaser or other transferee in which the stockholders of the subject company immediately before the transaction do not own at least fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the surviving entity or its parent immediately after the transaction; (iv) a “Change of Control” shall occur under any Change in Control, severance, termination or similar agreement to which Borrower or any Subsidiary is a party; and (v) except as expressly permitted by Section 5.7, Borrower shall cease to, directly or indirectly, own and control one hundred percent (100%) of each class of the outstanding equity interests of each Subsidiary.
     “Chattel Paper” means “chattel paper”, as defined in Article 9 of the UCC.
     “Closing Checklist” means Annex B to this Agreement.
     “Closing Date” means the date of this Agreement.
     “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
     “Collateral” means all property, now existing or hereafter acquired, mortgaged or pledged to, or purported to be subjected to a Lien in favor of, Administrative Agent, for the benefit of Administrative Agent and Lenders, pursuant to the Security Documents.
     “Commitment Annex” means Annex A to this Agreement.
     “Commitment Expiry Date” means June 1, 2009.
     “Compliance Certificate” means a certificate, duly executed by a Responsible Officer, appropriately completed and substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto.
     “Consolidated Subsidiary” means at any date any Subsidiary or other Person the accounts of which would be consolidated with those of Borrower (or any other Person, as the context may require hereunder) in its consolidated financial statements if such statements were prepared as of such date.

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     “Contingent Obligation” means, with respect to any Person, any direct or indirect liability of such Person: (i) with respect to any debt, lease, dividend or other obligation of another Person if the purpose or intent of such Person incurring such liability, or the effect thereof, is to provide assurance to the obligee of such liability that such liability will be paid or discharged, or that any agreement relating thereto will be complied with, or that any holder of such liability will be protected, in whole or in part, against loss with respect thereto; (ii) with respect to any undrawn portion of any letter of credit issued for the account of such Person or as to which such Person is otherwise liable for the reimbursement of any drawing; (iii) under any Swap Contract, to the extent not yet due and payable; (iv) to make take-or-pay or similar payments if required regardless of nonperformance by any other party or parties to an agreement; or (v) for any obligations of another Person pursuant to any agreement to purchase, repurchase or otherwise acquire any obligation or any property constituting security therefor, to provide funds for the payment or discharge of such obligation or to preserve the solvency, financial condition or level of income of another Person. The amount of any Contingent Obligation shall be equal to the amount of the obligation so guaranteed or otherwise supported or, if not a fixed and determinable amount, the maximum amount so guaranteed or otherwise supported.
     “Controlled Group” means all members of a group of corporations and all members of a group of trades or businesses (whether or not incorporated) under common control which, together with Borrower, are treated as a single employer under Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code or Section 4001(b) of ERISA.
     “Convertible Senior Notes” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.6.
     “Credit Exposure” means any period of time during which the Revolving Loan Commitment is outstanding or any Loan, Reimbursement Obligation or other Obligation remains unpaid or any Letter of Credit or Support Agreement remains outstanding; provided, that no Credit Exposure shall be deemed to exist solely due to the existence of contingent indemnification liability, absent the assertion of a claim, or the known existence of a claim reasonably likely to be asserted, with respect thereto.
     “Credit Party” means any of Borrower and any Subsidiary of Borrower, whether now existing or hereafter acquired or formed; and “Credit Parties” means all such Persons, collectively.
     “Debt” of a Person means at any date, without duplication, (i) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money, (ii) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments, (iii) all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services, except trade accounts payable arising and paid on a timely basis and in the Ordinary Course of Business, (iv) all Capital Leases of such Person, (v) all non-contingent obligations of such Person to reimburse any bank or other Person in respect of amounts paid under a letter of credit, banker’s acceptance or similar instrument, (vi) all equity securities of such Person subject to repurchase or redemption otherwise than at the sole option of such Person, (vii) all obligations secured by a Lien on any asset of such Person, whether or not such obligation is otherwise an obligation of such Person, (viii) ”earnouts” and similar payment obligations of such Person, and (ix) all Debt of others Guaranteed by such Person. Without

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duplication of any of the foregoing, Debt of Borrower shall include any and all Loans and Letter of Credit Liabilities.
     “Default” means any condition or event which with the giving of notice or lapse of time or both would, unless cured or waived, become an Event of Default.
     “Defaulted Lender” means, so long as such failure shall remain in existence and uncured, any Lender which shall have failed to make any Loan or other credit accommodation, disbursement or reimbursement required pursuant to the terms of any Financing Document.
     “Deposit Account Control Agreement” means an agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent, among Administrative Agent, Borrower or a Subsidiary of Borrower maintaining a deposit account at any bank, and such bank, which agreement provides that (x) such bank shall comply with instructions originated by Administrative Agent directing disposition of the funds in such deposit account without further consent by Borrower or such Subsidiary (as applicable), and (y) such bank shall agree that it shall have no Lien on, or right of setoff against, such deposit account or the contents thereof, other than in respect of commercially reasonable fees and other items expressly consented to by Administrative Agent, and containing such other terms and conditions as Administrative Agent may reasonably require, including as to any such agreement pertaining to any Blocked Account, acknowledging that the Blocked Account and all items received or deposited in such Blocked Account are subject to the Liens of Administrative Agent, as set forth in the Financing Documents, and, to secure the Obligations upon notice from Administrative Agent to such Bank, that such bank shall wire, or otherwise transfer, in immediately available funds, on a daily basis to the Payment Account all funds received or deposited into such Blocked Account.
     “Domestic Subsidiary” means a Subsidiary organized, incorporated or otherwise formed under the laws of the United States or any State thereof.
     “EBITDA” has the meaning provided in the Compliance Certificate.
     “Eligible Accounts” means all Accounts of Borrower and its Domestic Subsidiaries except for any Account:
     (A) that is unpaid more than sixty (60) days after the due date therefor, not to exceed ninety (90) days after the date of the original invoice therefor, in the case of dated accounts, or more than ninety (90) days after the date of the original invoice therefor, in the case of undated accounts;
     (B) that is the obligation of an Account Debtor if fifty percent (50%) or more of the dollar amount of all Accounts owing by that Account Debtor are ineligible under the other criteria set forth herein;
     (C) that arises from a sale to any director, officer, other employee, supplier, trade creditor or other creditor or Affiliate of any Credit Party, or to any Person (other than a natural person) which has any common officer or director with any Credit Party;

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     (D) that is the obligation of an Account Debtor located in a foreign country unless (i) the Account Debtor has delivered to, and for the benefit of, the Borrower or the applicable Subsidiary an irrevocable letter of credit issued or confirmed by a bank satisfactory to Administrative Agent and payable only in the United States and in United States dollars, sufficient to cover such Account, in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent and, if required by Administrative Agent, the original of such letter of credit has been delivered to Administrative Agent or Administrative Agent’s agent, and Borrower or such Subsidiary has assigned the proceeds of such letter of credit to Administrative Agent pursuant to documentation in form and substance acceptable to Administrative Agent or otherwise named Administrative Agent as transferee beneficiary thereunder, as Administrative Agent may specify, (ii) such Account is subject to credit insurance payable to Administrative Agent issued by an insurer and on terms and in an amount acceptable to Administrative Agent, or (iii) such Account is otherwise acceptable in all respects to Administrative Agent (subject to such limits or lending formulae with respect thereto as Administrative Agent may determine);
     (E) that is the obligation of an Account Debtor that is the United States government or a political subdivision thereof, or any state or municipality or department, agency or instrumentality thereof unless Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion, has agreed to the contrary and Borrower or the applicable Subsidiary, if requested by Administrative Agent, has complied in a manner acceptable to Administrative Agent with the Federal Assignment of Claims Act of 1940 or any applicable state statute or municipal ordinance of similar purpose and effect, with respect to such obligation;
     (F) as to which any proceedings or actions known to any Credit Party (or to Administrative Agent) are threatened or pending against an Account Debtor which could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse change in any such Account Debtor’s financial condition (including, without limitation, any bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation, reorganization or similar proceeding);
     (G) that consists of progress billings (such that the obligation of the Account Debtors with respect to such Account is conditioned upon Borrower’s or the applicable Subsidiary’s satisfactory completion of any further performance under the agreement giving rise thereto), bill and hold invoices or retainage invoices, except as to bill and hold invoices, if Administrative Agent shall have received an agreement from the Account Debtor, in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent, confirming the unconditional obligation of the Account Debtor to take the goods related thereto and pay such invoice;
     (H) owed by an Account Debtor obligated in respect of Accounts constituting more than twenty percent (20%) of the aggregate amount of all Accounts (but the portion of the Accounts not in excess of the applicable percentages may be deemed Eligible Accounts);
     (I) to the extent any defense, counterclaim, setoff or dispute is asserted as to such Account;

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     (J) to the extent such Account is evidenced by a judgment, Instrument or Chattel Paper;
     (K) as to which Administrative Agent’s Lien therein, for the benefit of itself and Lenders, is not a first priority perfected security interest, or as to which the goods giving rise thereto are not, and were not at the time of the applicable sale, subject to a first priority perfected security interest in favor of Administrative Agent, on behalf of itself and Lenders;
     (L) that (i) is not owned by Borrower or the applicable Subsidiary or (ii) is subject to any right, claim, Lien or other interest of any other Person, other than Liens in favor of Administrative Agent, on behalf of itself and Lenders;
     (M) upon which (i) Borrower’s or the applicable Subsidiary’s right to receive payment is not absolute or is contingent upon the fulfillment of any condition whatsoever (including any Account that arises from a sale on consignment, guaranteed sale, sale and return, sale on approval or other terms under which payment by the Account Debtor may be conditioned or contingent) or (ii) Borrower or the applicable Subsidiary is not able to bring suit or otherwise enforce its remedies against the Account Debtor through judicial process;
     (N) that does not arise from the actual and bona fide sale and delivery of goods or the performance of services by Borrower or the applicable Subsidiary in the Ordinary Course of Business, which transactions are completed in accordance with the terms and provisions contained in any documents related thereto;
     (O) that is payable in any currency other than United States dollars;
     (P) to the extent constituting the obligation of an Account Debtor in respect of interest, service or similar charges or fees;
     (Q) that is reissued in respect of partial payment, including without limitation debit memos and charge backs;
     (R) that arises in connection with cash on delivery or other cash sales;
     (S) to the extent such Account exceeds any credit limit established by Administrative Agent, in its reasonable discretion;
     (T) owed by an Account Debtor having a credit standing unsatisfactory to Administrative Agent, in its reasonable discretion;
     (U) to the extent credits are due to the applicable Account Debtor, or to the extent any Credit Party is liable for goods sold or services rendered by the applicable Account Debtor to such Credit Party, but only to the extent of the potential offset;

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     (V) as to which any facts, events or occurrences exist which could reasonably be expected to impair the validity, enforceability or collectability of such Account or reduce the amount payable or delay payment thereunder;
     (W) as to which any of the representations or warranties pertaining to such Account set forth in any Financing Document is untrue;
     (X) with respect to which an invoice, acceptable to Administrative Agent in form and substance, has not been sent to the applicable Account Debtor; and
     (Y) that is otherwise unacceptable to Administrative Agent (including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, as a result of the examinations, audits, analyses, and appraisals contemplated by Sections 4.1(t), 4.6 and 6.2) in the exercise of its reasonable credit judgment.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Administrative Agent may, from time to time in the exercise of its reasonable credit judgment, change the criteria for Eligible Accounts as reflected on the Borrowing Base Certificate based on either: (i) an event, condition or other circumstance arising after the Closing Date, or (ii) an event, condition or other circumstance existing on the Closing Date to the extent Administrative Agent has no written notice thereof from a Credit Party prior to the Closing Date, in either case under clause (i) or (ii) which adversely affects or, in the judgment of Administrative Agent, could reasonably be expected to adversely affect, the Accounts as determined by Administrative Agent in the exercise of its reasonable credit judgment. For purposes of this Agreement, the amount of Eligible Accounts at any time shall be equal to the face amount of such Eligible Accounts at such time less any and all returns, rebates, discounts (which may, at Administrative Agent’s option, be calculated on shortest terms), credits, allowances or excise taxes of any nature issued, owing, claimed by Account Debtors, granted, outstanding or payable in connection with such Accounts at such time. Any Accounts of Borrower and its Subsidiaries which are not Eligible Accounts shall nevertheless be part of the Collateral. In addition, and notwithstanding the foregoing or anything else contained in this Agreement to the contrary, the eligibility as Eligible Accounts of Accounts of any future parent corporation or Subsidiary (including, without limitation, SSG), and the inclusion of such Eligible Accounts in the Borrowing Base shall be determined by Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion after the completion of its due diligence with regard to such future parent corporation or Subsidiary, which shall include, without limitation, the completion of a third party field exam.
     “Eligible Assignee” means (i) a Lender, (ii) an Affiliate of a Lender, (iii) an Approved Fund, and (iv) any other Person (other than a natural person) approved by (a) Administrative Agent, (b) in the case of any assignment of any portion of the Revolving Loan Commitment, Swingline Lender, and (c) unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and unless the proposed assignee shall be an affiliate of a Lender or Administrative Agent, Borrower (such approval of Borrower not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed, and shall be deemed provided unless expressly withheld by Borrower within three (3) Business Days of request therefor); provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, (x) “Eligible Assignee” shall not include Borrower or any of Borrower’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries and (y) no proposed assignee intending to assume all or any portion of the Revolving Loan Commitment shall be an Eligible Assignee unless such

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proposed assignee either already holds a portion of the Revolving Loan Commitment, or has been approved as an Eligible Assignee by Administrative Agent and Swingline Lender.
     “Eligible Inventory” means all Inventory of Borrower and its Domestic Subsidiaries, except for any Inventory:
     (A) that consists of work-in-process or raw materials;
     (B) that in Administrative Agent’s reasonable determination or in the determination of Borrower’s management is excess, obsolete, unsaleable, shopworn, seconds, damaged or unfit for sale;
     (C) that is not of a type held for sale by Borrower or the applicable Subsidiary in the Ordinary Course of Business;
     (D) as to which Administrative Agent’s security interest therein, on behalf of itself and Lenders, is not a first priority perfected security interest;
     (E) that is not owned by Borrower or any applicable Subsidiary free and clear of all Liens and rights of any other Person (including the rights of a purchaser that has made progress payments and the rights of a surety that has issued a bond to assure performance with respect to that Inventory), except the Liens in favor of Administrative Agent, on behalf of itself and Lenders;
     (F) that (i) is located on Premises owned or operated by SSG, or where any inventory or other properties or assets of SSG are located or (ii) is located on premises leased by Borrower or any applicable Subsidiary, or stored with a bailee, warehouseman, processor or similar Person, unless (a) Administrative Agent has given its prior consent thereto, (b) a Lien waiver and collateral access agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent has been delivered to Administrative Agent, together with any and all duly authorized UCC financing statements required by Administrative Agent naming such Person as debtor, Borrower or the applicable Subsidiary as secured creditor and Administrative Agent as assignee or (c) Reserves satisfactory to Administrative Agent have been established with respect thereto;
     (G) that is placed on consignment, is in transit, is outside the possession or control of Borrower or the applicable Subsidiary (other than as described in the preceding clause (F)) or is in possession of Borrower or any applicable Subsidiary on a sale-on-approval or sale-on-return basis or subject to any other repurchase or return agreement;
     (H) that is manufactured, assembled or otherwise produced in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act and subject to the “hot goods” provisions contained in Title 25 U.S.C. 215(a)(i);
     (I) that is not covered by casualty insurance acceptable to Administrative Agent;

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     (J) that consists of display items, samples or packing or shipping materials, packaging, manufacturing supplies or replacement or spare parts;
     (K) that consists of goods which have been returned by the buyer;
     (L) that consists of any costs associated with “freight-in” charges;
     (M) as to which any of the representations or warranties pertaining to such Inventory set forth in any Financing Document is untrue;
     (N) that consists of Hazardous Materials or goods that can be transported or sold only with licenses that are not readily available;
     (O) that is covered by a negotiable document of title, unless such document has been delivered to Administrative Agent;
     (P) that is bill and hold Inventory;
     (Q) that is located outside the United States of America; and
     (R) that is otherwise unacceptable to Administrative Agent in its reasonable credit judgment (including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, as a result of the examinations, audits, analyses, and appraisals contemplated by Sections 4.1(t), 4.6 and 6.2).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Administrative Agent may, from time to time, in the exercise of its reasonable credit judgment, change the criteria for Eligible Inventory as reflected on the Borrowing Base Certificate, based on either: (i) an event, condition or other circumstance arising after the Closing Date, or (ii) an event, condition or other circumstance existing on the Closing Date to the extent Administrative Agent has no written notice thereof from a Credit Party prior to the Closing Date, in either case under clause (i) or (ii) which adversely affects or, in the judgment of Administrative Agent, could reasonably be expected to adversely affect, the Inventory as determined by Administrative Agent in the exercise of its reasonable credit judgment. For purposes of this Agreement, the amount of Eligible Inventory shall be determined on a first-in, first-out, lower of cost or market basis in accordance with GAAP. Any Inventory of Borrower and its Subsidiaries which is not Eligible Inventory shall nevertheless be part of the Collateral. In addition, and notwithstanding the foregoing or anything else contained in this Agreement to the contrary, the eligibility as Eligible Inventory of Inventory of any future parent corporation or Subsidiary (including, without limitation, SSG), and the inclusion of such Eligible Inventory in the Borrowing Base shall be determined by Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion after the completion of its due diligence with regard to such future parent corporation or Subsidiary, which shall include, without limitation, the completion of a third party field exam.
     “Eligible Swap Counterparty” means Administrative Agent, any Affiliate of Administrative Agent, any Lender and/or any Affiliate of any Lender that (i) at any time it occupies such role or capacity enters into a Swap Contract with Borrower or any Subsidiary and (ii) in the case of a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender other than Administrative Agent, is

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expressly identified by Administrative Agent as maintaining a reporting system acceptable to Administrative Agent with respect to Swap Contract exposure and agrees with Administrative Agent to provide regular reporting to Administrative Agent, in form and content reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent, with respect to such exposure.
     “Environmental Laws” means any and all Laws relating to the environment or the effect of the environment on human health or to emissions, discharges or releases of pollutants, contaminants, Hazardous Materials or wastes into the environment, including ambient air, surface water, ground water or land, or otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of pollutants, contaminants, Hazardous Materials or wastes or the clean-up or other remediation thereof.
     “Equipment” means, collectively, “equipment” and “fixtures” (as each term is defined in Article 9 of the UCC).
     “ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
     “ERISA Plan” means any “employee benefit plan”, as such term is defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA (other than a Multiemployer Plan), which Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries maintains, sponsors or contributes to, or, in the case of an employee benefit plan which is subject to Section 412 of the Code or Title IV of ERISA, to which Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any member of the Controlled Group may have any liability, including any liability by reason of having been a substantial employer within the meaning of Section 4063 of ERISA at any time during the preceding five years, or by reason of being deemed to be a contributing sponsor under Section 4069 of ERISA.
     “Event of Default” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.
     “Extraordinary Receipts” means any cash received by or paid to or for the account of any Credit Party not in the Ordinary Course of Business (and not consisting of proceeds described in any of clauses (ii), (iii) and/or (iv) of Section 2.1(c)), including without limitation amounts received in respect of foreign, United States, State or local tax refunds to the extent not included in the calculation of EBITDA, pension plan reversions, purchase price and other monetary adjustments made pursuant to any Acquisition Document and/or indemnification payments made pursuant to any Acquisition Document (other than such indemnification payments to the extent that the amounts so received are applied by a Credit Party for the purpose of replacing, repairing or restoring any assets or properties of a Credit Party, thereby satisfying the condition giving rise to the claim for indemnification, or otherwise covering any out-of-pocket expenses incurred by any Credit Party in obtaining such payments); provided that Extraordinary Receipts shall exclude any single or related series of amounts received in an aggregate amount less than $100,000.
     “Federal Funds Rate” means, for any day, the rate of interest per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest whole multiple of 1/100 of 1%) equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers on such day, as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the Business Day next succeeding such day, provided that (i) if

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such day is not a Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be such rate on such transactions on the next preceding Business Day and (ii) if no such rate is so published on such next preceding Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be the average rate quoted to Administrative Agent on such day on such transactions as determined by Administrative Agent.
     “Financing Documents” means this Agreement, any Notes, the Security Documents, the Information Certificate, any fee letter between Merrill Lynch and Borrower relating to the transactions contemplated hereby (including, without limitation, the Administrative Agent Fee Letter), the Subordination Agreements, the Information Certificate, any subordination or intercreditor agreement (other than the Subordination Agreement) pursuant to which any Debt and/or any Liens securing such Debt is subordinated to all or any portion of the Obligations and all other documents, instruments and agreements contemplated herein or thereby and heretofore executed, executed concurrently herewith or executed at any time and from time to time hereafter, as any or all of the same may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time.
     “Fiscal Year” means a fiscal year of Borrower, ending on June 30 of each calendar year.
     “Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” has the meaning provided in the Compliance Certificate.
     “Foreign Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.8(c).
     “GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles set forth from time to time in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (or agencies with similar functions of comparable stature and authority within the United States accounting profession), which are applicable to the circumstances as of the date of determination.
     “Governmental Authority” means any nation or government, any state or other political subdivision thereof, and any agency, department or Person exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government and any corporation or other Person owned or controlled (through stock or capital ownership or otherwise) by any of the foregoing, whether domestic or foreign.
     “Guarantee” by any Person means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of such Person directly or indirectly guaranteeing any Debt or other obligation of any other Person and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any obligation, direct or indirect, contingent or otherwise, of such Person (i) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Debt or other obligation (whether arising by virtue of partnership arrangements, by agreement to keep-well, to purchase assets, goods, securities or services, to take-or-pay, or to maintain financial statement conditions or otherwise) or (ii) entered into for the purpose of assuring in any other manner the obligee of such Debt or other obligation of the payment thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part), provided that the term Guarantee shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the

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Ordinary Course of Business. The term “Guarantee” used as a verb has a corresponding meaning.
     “Hazardous Materials” means (i) any “hazardous substance” as defined in CERCLA, (ii) any “hazardous waste” as defined by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, (iii) asbestos, (iv) polychlorinated biphenyls, (v) petroleum, its derivatives, by-products and other hydrocarbons, (vi) mold and (vii) any other pollutant, toxic, radioactive, caustic or otherwise hazardous substance regulated under Environmental Laws.
     “Hazardous Materials Contamination” means contamination (whether now existing or hereafter occurring) of the improvements, buildings, facilities, personalty, soil, groundwater, air or other elements on or of the relevant property by Hazardous Materials, or any derivatives thereof, or on or of any other property as a result of Hazardous Materials, or any derivatives thereof, generated on, emanating from or disposed of in connection with the relevant property.
     “Holding Company” means any holding company formed for the purpose of holding the equity securities of Borrower.
     “Indemnitees” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.2.
     “Information Certificate” means that certain Information Certificate dated as of the date hereof executed and delivered to Administrative Agent by Borrower.
     “Instrument” means “instrument”, as defined in Article 9 of the UCC.
     “Intellectual Property” means, with respect to any Person, all patents, trademarks, trade names, trade styles, trade dress, service marks, logos and other business identifiers, copyrights, technology, know-how and processes, computer hardware and software and all applications and licenses therefor, used in or necessary for the conduct of business by such Person.
     “Interest Period” means, as to any LIBOR Loan, the period commencing on the date such Loan is borrowed or continued as, or converted into, a LIBOR Loan and ending on the date one (1), two (2), three (3) or six (6) months thereafter, as selected by Borrower pursuant to Section 2.3(e); provided, that: (a) if any Interest Period would otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the following Business Day unless the result of such extension would be to carry such Interest Period into another calendar month, in which event such Interest Period shall end on the preceding Business Day; (b) any Interest Period that begins 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; (c) Borrower may not select any Interest Period for a Revolving Loan which would extend beyond the Commitment Expiry Date; and (d) Borrower may not select any Interest Period for the Term Loan if, after giving effect to such selection, the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loan having Interest Periods ending after any date on which an installment of the Term Loan is scheduled to be repaid would exceed the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loan scheduled to be outstanding after giving effect to such repayment.

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     “Inventory” means “inventory” (as defined in Article 9 of the UCC).
     “Investment” means any investment in any Person, whether by means of acquiring (whether for cash, property, services, securities or otherwise) or holding securities, capital contributions, loans, time deposits, advances, Guarantees or otherwise. The amount of any Investment shall be the original cost of such Investment plus the cost of all additions thereto, without any adjustments for increases or decreases in value, or write-ups, write-downs or write-offs with respect thereto.
     “Laws” means any and all federal, state, local and foreign statutes, laws, judicial decisions, regulations, guidances, guidelines, ordinances, rules, judgments, orders, decrees, codes, plans, injunctions, permits, concessions, grants, franchises, governmental agreements and governmental restrictions, whether now or hereafter in effect.
     “LC Issuer” means one or more banks, trust companies or other Persons in each case expressly identified by Administrative Agent from time to time, in its sole discretion, as an LC Issuer for purposes of issuing one or more Letters of Credit hereunder. Without limitation of Administrative Agent’s discretion to identify any Person as an LC Issuer, no Person shall be designated as an LC Issuer unless such Person maintains reporting systems acceptable to Administrative Agent with respect to letter of credit exposure and agrees to provide regular reporting to Administrative Agent satisfactory to it with respect to such exposure.
     “Lender” means each of (i) Merrill Lynch, (ii) each other Person party hereto in its capacity as a lender, (iii) each other Eligible Assignee that becomes a party hereto pursuant to Section 12.6, (iv) Administrative Agent, to the extent of any Revolving Loans made by Administrative Agent which have not been settled among the Lenders pursuant to Section 11.13, and (v) the respective successors of all of the foregoing, and “Lenders” means all of the foregoing. In addition to the foregoing, solely for the purpose of identifying the Persons entitled to share in payments and collections from the Collateral as more fully set forth in this Agreement and the Security Documents (and not for purposes of any other rights, including voting rights hereunder), the term “Lender” shall include Eligible Swap Counterparties. In connection with any such distribution of payments and collections, Administrative Agent shall be entitled to assume that no amounts are due to any Eligible Swap Counterparty unless such Eligible Swap Counterparty has notified Administrative Agent of the amount of any such liability owed to it prior to such distribution.
     “Lender Letter of Credit” means a Letter of Credit issued by an LC Issuer that is also, at the time of issuance of such Letter of Credit, a Lender.
     “Letter of Credit” means a documentary (trade) letter of credit issued for the account of Borrower by an LC Issuer which expires by its terms within one year after the date of issuance and in any event at least thirty (30) days prior to the Commitment Expiry Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Letter of Credit may provide for automatic extensions of its expiry date for one or more successive one (1) year periods provided that the LC Issuer that issued such Letter of Credit has the right to terminate such Letter of Credit on each such annual expiration date and no renewal term may extend the term of the Letter of Credit to a date that is later than the thirtieth (30th) day prior to the Commitment Expiry Date.

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     “Letter of Credit Liabilities” means, at any time of calculation, the sum of (i) without duplication, the amount then available for drawing under all outstanding Lender Letters of Credit and all Supported Letters of Credit, in each case without regard to whether any conditions to drawing thereunder can then be met plus (ii) without duplication, the aggregate unpaid amount of all reimbursement obligations in respect of previous drawings made under all such Lender Letters of Credit and Supported Letters of Credit.
     “LIBOR” means, with respect to any LIBOR Loan for any Interest Period, a rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest 1/100 of 1%) equal to (i) the rate of interest which is identified and normally published by Bloomberg Professional Service Page BBAM 1 as the offered rate for loans in United States dollars for the applicable Interest Period under the caption British Bankers Association LIBOR Rates as of 11:00 a.m. (London time), on the second full Business Day next preceding the first day of such Interest Period (unless such date is not a Business Day, in which event the next succeeding Business Day will be used); divided by (ii) the sum of one minus the daily average during such Interest Period of the aggregate maximum reserve requirement (expressed as a decimal) then imposed under Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (or any successor thereto) for “Eurocurrency Liabilities” (as defined therein). If Bloomberg Professional Service no longer reports the LIBOR or Administrative Agent determines in good faith that the rate so reported no longer accurately reflects the rate available to Administrative Agent in the London Interbank Market or if such index no longer exists or if Page BBAM 1 no longer exists or accurately reflects the rate available to Administrative Agent in the London Interbank Market, Administrative Agent may select a replacement index or replacement page, as the case may be.
     “LIBOR Loans” means any Loans, other than Swingline Loans, which accrue interest by reference to the LIBOR, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
     “LIBOR Margin” means (i) as of the Closing Date, 1.75% per annum, and (ii) thereafter, as of each Adjustment Date, the LIBOR Margin shall be adjusted, if necessary, to the applicable percent per annum set forth in the Pricing Table corresponding to the Senior Leverage Ratio for the twelve (12) month period ending on such date; provided, that if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on an Adjustment Date, no reduction in the LIBOR Margin shall occur on such Adjustment Date.
     “Lien” means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest or encumbrance of any kind, or any other type of preferential arrangement that has the practical effect of creating a security interest, in respect of such asset. For the purposes of this Agreement and the other Financing Documents, Borrower or any Subsidiary shall be deemed to own subject to a Lien any asset which it has acquired or holds subject to the interest of a vendor or lessor under any conditional sale agreement, Capital Lease or other title retention agreement relating to such asset.
     “Litigation” means any action, suit or proceeding before any court, mediator, arbitrator or Governmental Authority.
     “Loan Account” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.6(b).

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     “Loans” means the Term Loan, the Revolving Loans and the Swingline Loans, or any combination of the foregoing, as the context may require.
     “Major Casualty Proceeds” means (i) the aggregate insurance proceeds received in connection with one or more related events under any Property Insurance Policy or (ii) any award or other compensation with respect to any eminent domain, condemnation of property or similar proceedings (or any transfer or disposition of property in lieu of condemnation), if the amount of such aggregate insurance proceeds or award or other compensation exceeds $250,000.
     “Margin Stock” has the meaning assigned thereto in Regulation U of the Federal Reserve Board.
     “Material Adverse Effect” means, with respect to any event, act, condition or occurrence of whatever nature (including any adverse determination in any litigation, arbitration, or governmental investigation or proceeding), whether singly or in conjunction with any other event or events, act or acts, condition or conditions, occurrence or occurrences, whether or not related, a material adverse change in, or a material adverse effect upon, any of (i) the condition (financial or otherwise), operations, business, properties or prospects of any of the Credit Parties, (ii) the rights and remedies of Administrative Agent or Lenders under any Financing Document, or the ability of any Credit Party to perform any of its obligations under any Financing Document to which it is a party, (iii) the legality, validity or enforceability of any Financing Document, or (iv) the existence, perfection or priority of any security interest granted in any Financing Document or the value of any material Collateral. For purposes of this definition, the term “prospects” shall not include the possibility of obtaining business from a prospective customer of a Credit Party.
     “Material Contracts” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.16.
     “Maximum Lawful Rate” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.7(b).
     “Merrill Lynch” means Merrill Lynch Capital, a division of Merrill Lynch Business Financial Services Inc., and its successors.
     “Multiemployer Plan” means a multiemployer plan, that is intended to meet the definition set forth in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, to which Borrower or any member of the Controlled Group may have any liability.
     “Net Borrowing Availability” means, as of any date of calculation, the total amount of Revolving Loans available to be borrowed by Borrower in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, excluding any and all outstanding Revolving Loans on such date of calculation.
     “Net Cash Proceeds” means, with respect to any transaction or event, an amount equal to the cash proceeds received by any Credit Party from or in respect of such transaction or event (including proceeds of any non-cash proceeds of such transaction), less (i) any out-of-pocket expenses paid to a Person that are reasonably incurred by such Credit Party in connection therewith and (ii) in the case of an Asset Disposition, the amount of any Debt secured by a Lien on the related asset and discharged from the proceeds of such Asset Disposition and any taxes

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paid or reasonably estimated by the applicable Credit Party to be payable by such Person in respect of such Asset Disposition (provided, that if the actual amount of taxes paid is less than the estimated amount, the difference shall immediately constitute Net Cash Proceeds).
     “Non-Funding Revolving Lender” means a Revolving Lender that has delivered a notice to each of Administrative Agent and Swingline Lender stating that such Revolving Lender shall cease making Revolving Loans due to the non-satisfaction of one or more conditions set forth in Article 8, and specifying any such non-satisfied conditions; provided, that any Revolving Lender delivering any such notice shall be a Non-Funding Revolving Lender solely over the period commencing on the Business Day following receipt by Administrative Agent and Swingline Lender of such notice, and terminating on such date that such Revolving Lender has either revoked the effectiveness of such notice or acknowledged to each of Administrative Agent and Swingline Lender the satisfaction of the condition specified in such notice.
     “Notes” means the Term Notes, the Revolving Loan Notes and the Swingline Loan Note, or any combination of the foregoing, as the context may require.
     “Notice of Borrowing” means a notice of a Responsible Officer, appropriately completed and substantially in the form of Exhibit D hereto.
     “Notice of LC Credit Event” means a notice from a Responsible Officer to Administrative Agent with respect to any issuance, increase or extension of a Letter of Credit specifying: (i) the date of issuance or increase of a Letter of Credit; (ii) the identity of the LC Issuer with respect to such Letter of Credit, (iii) the expiry date of such Letter of Credit; (iv) the proposed terms of such Letter of Credit, including the face amount; and (v) the transactions that are to be supported or financed with such Letter of Credit or increase thereof.
     “Obligations” means all obligations, liabilities and indebtedness (monetary (including post-petition interest, whether or not allowed) or otherwise) of each Credit Party under this Agreement or any other Financing Document, in each case howsoever created, arising or evidenced, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, now or hereafter existing, or due or to become due. In addition to, but without duplication of, the foregoing, the Obligations shall include, without limitation, all obligations, liabilities and indebtedness arising from or in connection with (i) all Support Agreements, (ii) all Lender Letters of Credit and (iii) all Swap Contracts entered into with any Eligible Swap Counterparty.
     “OFAC” means the U.S. Department of Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control.
     “OFAC Lists” means, collectively, the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List maintained by OFAC pursuant to Executive Order No. 13224, 66 Fed. Reg. 49079 (Sept. 25, 2001) and/or any other list of terrorists or other restricted Persons maintained pursuant to any of the rules and regulations of OFAC or pursuant to any other applicable Executive Orders.
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     “Optional Revolving Loan Commitment Increase” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(f).
     “Ordinary Course of Business” means, in respect of any transaction involving any Credit Party, the ordinary course of such Credit Party’s business, as conducted by such Credit Party substantially in accordance with past practices.
     “Organizational Documents” means, with respect to any Person other than a natural person, the documents by which such Person was organized (such as a certificate of incorporation, certificate of limited partnership or articles of organization, and including, without limitation, any certificates of designation for preferred stock or other forms of preferred equity) and which relate to the internal governance of such Person (such as by-laws, a partnership agreement or an operating, limited liability company or members agreement).
     “Overadvance Revolving Loans” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a)(ii).
     “Participant” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.6(b).
     “Payment Account” means the account specified on the signature pages hereof into which all payments by or on behalf of Borrower to Administrative Agent under the Financing Documents shall be made, or such other account as Administrative Agent shall from time to time specify by notice to Borrower.
     “Payment Notification” means a written notification substantially in the form of Exhibit E hereto.
     “PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and any Person succeeding to any or all of its functions under ERISA.
     “Pension Plan” means any ERISA Plan that is subject to Section 412 of the Code or Title IV of ERISA.
     “Permits” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.
     “Permitted Contest” means a contest maintained in good faith by appropriate proceedings promptly instituted and diligently conducted and with respect to which such reserve or other appropriate provision, if any, as shall be required in conformity with GAAP shall have been made; provided that compliance with the obligation that is the subject of such contest is effectively stayed during such challenge.
     “Permitted Liens” means Liens permitted pursuant to Section 5.2.
     “Person” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, professional association, limited partnership, general partnership, joint stock company, joint venture, association, company, trust, bank, trust company, land trust, business trust or other organization, whether or not a legal entity, and any Governmental Authority.

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     “Pricing Table” means the following tables, as applicable:
     Prior to the effectiveness of the Acquisition Revolving Loan Commitment Increase, the following pricing table will be applicable:
                 
    Revolving Loans, Term Loan and all
    other Obligations
Senior Leverage Ratio   Base Rate   LIBOR
Greater than or equal to 2.00 to 1.00
    0.50 %     2.00 %
Greater than or equal to 1.00 to 1.00, but less than or equal to 2.00 to 1.00
    0.25 %     1.75 %
Less than 1.00
    0.00 %     1.50 %
     After the effectiveness of the Acquisition Revolving Loan Commitment Increase, the following pricing table will be applicable:
                                 
    Revolving Loans and all other    
    Obligations (other than the Term    
    Loan )   Term Loan
Senior Leverage Ratio   Base Rate   LIBOR   Base Rate   LIBOR
Greater than or equal to 2.00 to 1.00
    0.50 %     2.00 %     0.75 %     2.25 %
Greater than or equal to 1.00 to 1.00, but less than or equal to 2.00 to 1.00
    0.25 %     1.75 %     0.50 %     2.00 %
Less than 1.00
    0.00 %     1.50 %     0.25 %     1.75 %
     For purposes of the Pricing Table, and without limiting the applicability of Section 9.4, if Borrower shall at any time fail to timely deliver a Compliance Certificate, then effective as of the tenth (10th) Business Day following the date on which such Compliance Certificate was due, each applicable Base Rate Margin and each applicable LIBOR Margin shall be conclusively presumed to equal the highest applicable Base Rate Margin and the highest applicable LIBOR Margin specified in the Pricing Table until the date of delivery of such Compliance Certificate.
     “Property Insurance Policy” means any insurance policy maintained by any Credit Party covering losses with respect to tangible real or personal property or improvements or losses from business interruption.

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     “Pro Rata Share” means (i) with respect to a Lender’s right to receive payments of principal and interest with respect to the Term Loan, the Term Loan Commitment Percentage of such Lender, (ii) with respect to a Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Loans, such Lender’s right to receive payments of principal and interest with respect thereto, such Lender’s right to receive the unused line fee described in Section 2.3(b), and such Lender’s obligation to share in Letter of Credit Liabilities and to receive the related Letter of Credit fee described in Section 2.5(b), the Revolving Loan Commitment Percentage of such Lender, and (iv) for all other purposes (including without limitation the indemnification obligations arising under Section 11.6) with respect to any Lender, the percentage obtained by dividing (x) the sum of the Revolving Loan Commitment Amount of such Lender (or, in the event the Revolving Loan Commitment shall have been terminated, such Lender’s then existing Revolving Loan Outstandings), plus such Lender’s then outstanding principal amount of the Term Loan by (y) the sum of the Revolving Loan Commitment (or, in the event the Revolving Loan Commitment shall have been terminated, the then existing Revolving Loan Outstandings) of all Lenders, plus the then outstanding principal amount of the Term Loan of all Lenders.
     “Reimbursement Obligations” means, at any date, the obligations of Borrower then outstanding to reimburse (i) Administrative Agent for payments made by Administrative Agent under a Support Agreement and/or (ii) any LC Issuer, for payments made by such LC Issuer under a Lender Letter of Credit.
     “Reinvestment Reserve” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(c).
     “Replacement Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.6(c).
     “Required Lenders” means, subject to the provisions of Section 11.13(d), at any time Lenders holding (i) sixty-six and two thirds percent (66 2/3%) (one hundred percent (100%) if the number of total Lenders shall be less than three (3)) or more of the sum of the Revolving Loan Commitment and the outstanding principal balance of the Term Loan (taken as a whole) or (ii) if the Revolving Loan Commitment has been terminated, sixty-six and two thirds percent (66 2/3%) (one hundred percent (100%) if the number of total Lenders shall be less than three (3)) or more of the sum of (x) the then aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Loans plus (y) the then aggregate amount of Letter of Credit Liabilities.
     “Required Revolving Lenders” means, subject to the provisions of Section 11.13(d), at any time Revolving Lenders holding (i) sixty-six and two thirds percent (66 2/3%) or more of the Revolving Loan Commitment or (ii) if the Revolving Loan Commitment has been terminated, sixty-six and two thirds percent (66 2/3%) or more of the sum of (x) the then aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Revolving Loans plus (y) the then aggregate amount of Letter of Credit Liabilities.
     “Reserves” means such amounts as Administrative Agent may from time to time establish and revise, in each case in the exercise of its reasonable discretion, reducing the amount of Revolving Loans, Support Agreements and Lender Letters of Credit which would otherwise be available to Borrower under the lending formula(s) provided for herein: (a) to reflect events, conditions, contingencies or risks which, as determined by Administrative Agent in the exercise of its reasonable credit judgment: (i) adversely affect, or could reasonably be expected to

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adversely affect, the Collateral or any other property which is security for the Obligations or its value, (ii) materially adversely affect, or could reasonably be expected to materially adversely affect, the assets, business or prospects of any Credit Party or (iii) adversely affect, or could reasonably be expected to adversely affect, the Liens and other rights of Administrative Agent or any Lender in the Collateral (including the enforceability, perfection and priority thereof), (b) to reflect Administrative Agent’s good faith belief that any collateral report or financial information furnished by or on behalf of any Credit Party to Administrative Agent is or may have been incomplete, inaccurate or misleading in any material respect, (c) to reflect accrued and unpaid interest and fees, or (d) otherwise in the reasonable credit judgment of Administrative Agent. To the extent Administrative Agent may, in accordance with any other terms hereof, revise the lending formula(s) used to determine the Borrowing Base or establish new criteria or revise existing criteria for Eligible Accounts or Eligible Inventory, Administrative Agent shall not also establish a Reserve for the same purpose. The amount of any Reserve established by Administrative Agent shall have a reasonable relationship to the event, condition or other matter which is the basis for such Reserve as determined by Administrative Agent in good faith. Without limitation of the foregoing, Administrative Agent shall have the right to establish a Reserve in respect of obligations arising under Swap Contracts.
     “Responsible Officer” means any of the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer of Borrower.
     “Restricted Distribution” means as to any Person (i) any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property) on any equity interest in such Person (except those payable solely in its equity interests of the same class) or (ii) any payment by such Person on account of (a) the purchase, redemption, retirement, defeasance, surrender, cancellation, termination or acquisition of any equity interests in such Person or any claim respecting the purchase or sale of any equity interest in such Person or (b) any option, warrant or other right to acquire any equity interests in such Person.
     “Revolving Lender” means each Lender having a Revolving Loan Commitment Amount in excess of zero (or, in the event the Revolving Loan Commitment shall have been terminated at any time, each Lender at such time having Revolving Loan Outstandings in excess of zero).
     “Revolving Loan Borrowing” means a borrowing of a Revolving Loan.
     “Revolving Loan Commitment” means the sum of each Lender’s Revolving Loan Commitment Amount.
     “Revolving Loan Commitment Amount” means, as to any Lender, the dollar amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name in the applicable table on the Commitment Annex under the column “Revolving Loan Commitment Amount” (if such Lender’s name is not so set forth thereon, then the dollar amount in the applicable table on the Commitment Annex for the Revolving Loan Commitment Amount for such Lender shall be deemed to be zero), as such amount may be adjusted from time to time by any “Amounts Assigned” (with respect to such Lender’s portion of Revolving Loans outstanding and its commitment to make Revolving Loans) pursuant to the terms of any and all effective Assignment Agreements to which such Lender is a party.

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     “Revolving Loan Commitment Percentage” means, as to any Lender, (i) on the Closing Date, the percentage set forth opposite such Lender’s name in the applicable table on the a Commitment Annex under the column “Revolving Loan Commitment Percentage” (if such Lender’s name is not so set forth thereon, then, on the Closing Date, such percentage for such Lender shall be deemed to be zero) and (ii) on any date following the Closing Date, the percentage equal to the Revolving Loan Commitment Amount of such Lender on such date divided by the Revolving Loan Commitment on such date.
     “Revolving Loan Limit” means, at any time, the lesser of (i) the Revolving Loan Commitment minus the amount of Swingline Loan Outstandings and (ii) the Borrowing Base minus the amount of Swingline Loan Outstandings.
     “Revolving Loan Note” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4.
     “Revolving Loan Outstandings” means at any time of calculation (i) the sum of the then existing aggregate outstanding principal amount of Revolving Loans and the then existing Letter of Credit Liabilities and (ii) when used with reference to any single Lender, the sum of the then existing outstanding principal amount of Revolving Loans advanced by, or for the account of, such Lender and the then existing Letter of Credit Liabilities for the account of such Lender.
     “Revolving Loans” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a).
     “Section 5.8(b) Permitted Acquisition” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.8(b).
     “Section 5.8(c) Permitted Acquisition” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.8(c).
     “Security Documents” means any agreement, document or instrument executed concurrently herewith or at any time hereafter pursuant to which one or more Credit Parties or any other Person either (i) Guarantees payment or performance of all or any portion of the Obligations and/or (ii) provides, as security for all or any portion of the Obligations, a Lien on any of its assets in favor of Administrative Agent for its own benefit and the benefit of the Lenders, as any or all of the same may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time.
     “Senior Leverage Ratio” means the ratio of (i) the difference between (a) Total Debt less (b) Subordinated Debt to (ii) EBITDA.
     “Settlement Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.13(a).
     “Settlement Service” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.6(a).
     “Solvent” means, with respect to any Person, that such Person (i) owns and will own assets the fair saleable value of which are (a) greater than the total amount of its liabilities (including Contingent Obligations) and (b) greater than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liabilities of its then existing debts as they become absolute and matured considering all financing alternatives and potential asset sales reasonably available to it; (ii) has capital that is not unreasonably small in relation to its business as presently conducted or after

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giving effect to any contemplated transaction; and (iii) does not intend to incur and does not believe that it will incur debts beyond its ability to pay such debts as they become due.
     “SSG” means Sport Supply Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
     “Stated Rate” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.7(b).
     “Subordinated Debt” means Debt of Borrower owing to Kenneth L. Caravati, Michael Caravati, Daniel F. Salkeld, and Albert A. Messier in an original principal amount of $480,000 (together with capitalized interest, fees, costs and other amounts) incurred pursuant to the terms of the Subordinated Debt Documents.
     “Subordinated Debt Documents” means (i) the Promissory Note, dated July 26, 2004, executed by Borrower and payable to Kenneth L. Caravati in the stated principal amount of $250,000, and the Subordination Agreement dated the date hereof among Mr. Caravati, Borrower and Administrative Agent, (ii) the Promissory Note, dated July 26, 2004, executed by Borrower payable to C. Michael Caravati in the stated principal amount of $250,000, and the Subordination Agreement dated the date hereof among Mr. Caravati, Borrower and Administrative Agent, (iii) the Promissory Note, dated May 11, 2005, executed by Borrower payable to Albert A. Messier in the stated principal amount of $100,000, and the Subordination Agreement dated the date hereof among Mr. Messier, Borrower and Administrative Agent, and (iv) Promissory Note, dated May 11, 2005, executed by Borrower payable to Daniel F. Salkeld in the stated principal amount of $130,000 and the Subordination Agreement dated the date hereof among Mr. Salkeld, Borrower and Administrative Agent.
     “Subordination Agreements” means (i) the Subordination Agreement dated the date hereof among Kenneth L. Caravati, Borrower and Administrative Agent, (ii) the Subordination Agreement dated the date hereof among Michael. Caravati, Borrower and Administrative Agent, (iii) the Subordination Agreement dated the date hereof among Albert A. Messier, Borrower and Administrative Agent, and (iv) the Subordination Agreement dated the date hereof among Daniel F. Salkeld, Borrower and Administrative Agent.
     “Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, (i) any corporation (other than SSG as long as Borrower shall not own 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of SSG), of which an aggregate of more than 50% of the outstanding capital stock having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors of such corporation (irrespective of whether, at the time, capital stock of any other class or classes of such corporation shall have or might have voting power by reason of the happening of any contingency) is at the time, directly or indirectly, owned legally or beneficially by such Person or one or more Subsidiaries of such Person, or with respect to which any such Person has the right to vote or designate the vote of more than 50% of such capital stock whether by proxy, agreement, operation of law or otherwise, and (ii) any partnership or limited liability company in which such Person and/or one or more Subsidiaries of such Person shall have an interest (whether in the form of voting or participation in profits or capital contribution) of more than 50% or of which any such Person is a general partner or may exercise the powers of a general partner. Unless the context otherwise requires, each reference to a Subsidiary shall be a reference to a Subsidiary of Borrower.

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     “Support Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(a).
     “Supported Letter of Credit” means a Letter of Credit issued by an LC Issuer in reliance on one or more Support Agreements.
     “Swap Contract” means any “swap agreement”, as defined in Section 101 of the Bankruptcy Code, that is intended to provide protection against fluctuations in interest or currency exchange rates.
     “Swingline Lender” means Merrill Lynch or any Lender expressly identified by Merrill Lynch as the Swingline Lender or, if Merrill Lynch shall at any time resign as Swingline Lender, a Lender other than Merrill Lynch selected by Administrative Agent in its sole discretion and reasonably acceptable to Borrower.
     “Swingline Loan” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(e).
     “Swingline Loan Borrowing” means a borrowing of a Swingline Loan.
     “Swingline Loan Limit” means, at any time, the smallest of the following amounts: (i) $0, (ii) the Revolving Loan Commitment minus the amount of Revolving Loan Outstandings and (iii) the Borrowing Base minus the amount of Revolving Loan Outstandings.
     “Swingline Loan Note” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4.
     “Swingline Loan Outstandings” means, at any time of calculation, the then existing aggregate outstanding principal amount of Swingline Loans.
     “Target” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.8(c).
     “Taxes” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.8.
     “Term Loan” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a).
     “Term Loan Commitment Percentage” means, as to any Lender, (i) on the Closing Date, the percentage set forth opposite such Lender’s name in the applicable table on the Commitment Annex under the column “Term Loan Commitment Percentage” (if such Lender’s name is not so set forth thereon, then, on the Closing Date, such percentage for such Lender shall be deemed to be zero) and (ii) on any date following the Closing Date, the percentage equal to the principal amount of the Term Loan held by such Lender on such date divided by the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loan on such date.
     “Term Note” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4.
     “Termination Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(c).
     “Total Debt” has the meaning provided in the Compliance Certificate.

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     “UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of Illinois or of any other state the laws of which are required to be applied in connection with the perfection of security interests in any Collateral.
     “United States” means the United States of America.
     “Wholly-Owned Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any Subsidiary of such Person of which all of the equity securities (other than, in the case of a corporation, directors’ qualifying shares, to the extent legally required) are directly or indirectly owned and controlled by such Person or one or more Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries of such Person.
     Section 1.2 Accounting Terms and Determinations.
     Unless otherwise specified herein, all accounting terms used herein shall be interpreted, all accounting determinations hereunder (including without limitation determinations made pursuant to the exhibits hereto) shall be made, and all financial statements required to be delivered hereunder shall be prepared on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP applied on a basis consistent with the most recent audited consolidated financial statements of Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries delivered to Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders. If at any time any change in GAAP would affect the computation of any financial ratio or financial requirement set forth in any Financing Document, and either Borrower or the Required Lenders shall so request, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and Borrower shall negotiate in good faith to amend such ratio or requirement to preserve the original intent thereof in light of such change in GAAP (subject to the approval of the Required Lenders); provided that, until so amended, (i) such ratio or requirement shall continue to be computed in accordance with GAAP prior to such change therein and (ii) Borrower shall provide to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders financial statements and other documents required under this Agreement which include a reconciliation between calculations of such ratio or requirement made before and after giving effect to such change in GAAP.
     Section 1.3 Other Definitional Provisions and References.
     References in this Agreement to “Articles”, “Sections”, “Annexes”, “Exhibits” or “Schedules” shall be to Articles, Sections, Annexes, Exhibits or Schedules of or to this Agreement unless otherwise specifically provided. Any term defined herein may be used in the singular or plural. “Include”, “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by “without limitation”. Except as otherwise specified or limited herein, references to any Person include the successors and assigns of such Person. References “from” or “through” any date mean, unless otherwise specified, “from and including” or “through and including”, respectively. Unless otherwise specified herein, the settlement of all payments and fundings hereunder between or among the parties hereto shall be made in lawful money of the United States and in immediately available funds. Time is of the essence in Borrower’s and each other Credit Party’s performance under this Agreement and all other Financing Documents. All amounts used for purposes of financial calculations required to be made herein shall be without duplication. References to any statute or act shall include all related current regulations and all amendments and any successor statutes, acts and regulations. References to any statute or act, without additional reference, shall be deemed to refer to federal statutes and acts of the United States.

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References to any agreement, instrument or document shall include all schedules, exhibits, annexes and other attachments thereto. References to the “discretion” or “election” of Administrative Agent, the Required Lenders, or the Required Revolving Lenders shall be deemed to mean its or their sole and absolute discretion or election (whether or not so stated with each particular use), unless reasonable discretion is specified.
ARTICLE 2
LOANS AND LETTERS OF CREDIT
     Section 2.1 Term Loan.
     (a) Term Loan Amounts. On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, the Lenders hereby agree to make a term loan in an original principal amount equal to $10,000,000 (“Term Loan”) on the Closing Date. Each Lender’s obligation to fund the Term Loan shall be limited to such Lender’s Term Loan Commitment Percentage of the Term Loan, and no Lender shall have any obligation to fund any portion of the Term Loan required to be funded by any other Lender, but not so funded. Borrower shall not have any right to reborrow any portion of the Term Loan which is repaid or prepaid from time to time.
     (b) Scheduled Repayments. There shall become due and payable, and Borrower shall repay the Term Loan through, twelve (12) scheduled payments, as follows: the first eleven (11) installments shall be in the principal amount of $500,000 and shall be due and payable on the last day of each March, June, September and December, commencing on September 30, 2006 and continuing through and including March 31, 2009, and a twelfth (12th) and final payment of the remaining outstanding principal amount of the Term Loan shall be due and payable on the Commitment Expiry Date. Notwithstanding the payment schedule set forth above, the outstanding principal amount of the Term Loan shall become immediately due and payable in full on the Termination Date.
     (c) Mandatory Prepayments. There shall become due and payable and Borrower shall prepay the Term Loan (and the Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans, to the extent required by Section 2.1(e)(i)) in the following amounts and at the following times:
          (i) on the date on which any Credit Party (or Administrative Agent as loss payee or assignee) receives any Major Casualty Proceeds, an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of such Major Casualty Proceeds; provided, that, so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the recipient (other than Administrative Agent) of any Major Casualty Proceeds may reinvest the amount of such Major Casualty Proceeds within ninety (90) days, in replacement assets comparable to the assets giving rise to such Major Casualty Proceeds; provided, that the aggregate amount which may be reinvested by Borrower and its Subsidiaries pursuant to the preceding proviso may not exceed $250,000 in any Fiscal Year; provided, further, that if the applicable Credit Party does not intend to fully reinvest such Major Casualty Proceeds, or if the time period set forth in this sentence expires without such Credit Party having reinvested such Major Casualty Proceeds, Borrower shall prepay the Loans

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in an amount equal to such Major Casualty Proceeds (to the extent not reinvested or intended to be reinvested within such time period);
          (ii) upon receipt by any Credit Party of the proceeds from the issuance and sale of any Debt or equity securities (other than (1) proceeds of Debt securities expressly permitted pursuant to Section 5.1, (2) proceeds of the issuance of equity securities to Borrower or any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary), and (3) proceeds of the issuance of equity securities of Borrower (or a parent company of Borrower) upon the exercise of any stock option to acquire securities of Borrower, in each case in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Net Cash Proceeds of such issuance and sale;
          (iii) upon receipt by any Credit Party of the proceeds of any Asset Disposition, an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Net Cash Proceeds of such Asset Disposition; provided, that no prepayment shall be required pursuant to this Section 2.1(c)(iii) unless and until the aggregate Net Cash Proceeds received during any Fiscal Year from Asset Dispositions exceeds $350,000 (in which case all Net Cash Proceeds in excess of such amount shall be used to make prepayments pursuant to this Section 2.1(c)(iii)), and provided, that, so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the recipient of such Net Cash Proceeds may reinvest the amount of such Net Cash Proceeds within ninety (90) days, in replacement fixed assets of a kind then used or usable in the business of such Credit Party. If the applicable Credit Party does not intend to so reinvest such Net Cash Proceeds, or if the time period set forth in the immediately preceding sentence expires without such Credit Party having reinvested such Net Cash Proceeds, Borrower shall prepay the Loans in an amount equal to such Net Cash Proceeds; and
          (iv) upon receipt by any Credit Party of any Extraordinary Receipts, an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of such Extraordinary Receipts.
Any amounts permitted to be reinvested pursuant to the preceding clauses (ii) or (iii) shall be immediately applied by Borrower as a prepayment against then outstanding Revolving Loans, and Administrative Agent shall establish a Reserve (the “Reinvestment Reserve”) against the Revolving Loan Limit in an amount equal to such permitted reinvestment amount. So long as no Default or Event of Default then exists, Administrative Agent shall permit Revolving Loan Borrowings to finance the making of reinvestments permitted pursuant to the preceding clauses (ii) and (iii), and shall concurrently reduce the Reinvestment Reserve by an equivalent amount. Any remaining portion of the Reinvestment Reserve shall be reduced to zero (0) upon the expiration of the applicable reinvestment periods pursuant to the preceding clauses (ii) and (iii).
     (d) Optional Prepayments. Borrower may from time to time, with at least two (2) Business Days prior delivery to Administrative Agent of an appropriately completed Payment Notification, prepay any Term Loan in whole or in part, without premium or penalty; provided that any such partial prepayment shall be in an amount equal to $100,000 or a higher integral multiple of $25,000.

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     (e) All Prepayments.
          (i) Any prepayment of a LIBOR Loan (including a prepayment in respect of a permanent reduction of the Revolving Loan Commitment) on a day other than the last day of an Interest Period therefor shall include interest on the principal amount being repaid and shall be subject to Section 2.3(e)(iv). All prepayments of a Loan (including a prepayment in respect of a permanent reduction of the Revolving Loan Commitment) shall be applied first to that portion of such Loan comprised of Base Rate Loans and then to that portion of such Loan comprised of LIBOR Loans, in direct order of Interest Period maturities. Any required prepayment in respect of either Major Casualty Proceeds or Net Cash Proceeds of any Asset Disposition shall be applied first against outstanding Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans, to the extent that, after giving effect to the event giving rise to such proceeds, and any related modification of the most recently delivered Borrowing Base Certificate to reflect such event, a mandatory prepayment of Revolving Loans and/or Swingline Loans would be required pursuant to either of Section 2.2(c)(ii) or Section 2.2(e)(i), with the remaining amount of such proceeds being applied to the Term Loan as provided herein. All prepayments of the Term Loan shall be applied in the inverse order of maturity to the remaining installments thereof. Following the payment in full of the Term Loan, any remaining amounts required by Section 2.1(c) to be used to prepay the Term Loan shall instead be applied first, as a repayment of the outstanding Revolving Loans pro rata among all Lenders having a Revolving Loan Commitment Percentage and second, at any time the Revolving Loans have been repaid in full, as a repayment of the outstanding Swingline Loans.
          (ii) Borrower shall deliver to Administrative Agent an appropriately completed Payment Notification at least two (2) Business Days prior to each mandatory prepayment pursuant to Section 2.1(c) and each voluntary prepayment pursuant to Section 2.1(d), and Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of such notice.
     Section 2.2 Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans.
     (a) Revolving Loans and Borrowings.
     (i) On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, each Lender severally agrees to make Loans to Borrower from time to time as set forth herein (each a “Revolving Loan”, and collectively, “Revolving Loans”) equal to such Lender’s Revolving Loan Commitment Percentage of Revolving Loans requested by Borrower hereunder, provided that after giving effect thereto, the Revolving Loan Outstandings shall not exceed the Revolving Loan Limit. Within the foregoing limits, Borrower may borrow under this Section 2.2(a)(i), may prepay or repay Revolving Loans from time to time and may reborrow Revolving Loans pursuant to this Section 2.2(a)(i).
     (ii) If Borrower requests that Revolving Lenders make, or permit to remain outstanding, Revolving Loans in an aggregate principal amount in excess of the then existing Revolving Credit Limit, Administrative Agent may in its discretion (unless otherwise determined by Required Revolving Lenders) elect to cause all Revolving Lenders to make, or permit to remain outstanding, such excess Revolving Loans (such excess Revolving Loans being referred to as “Overadvance Revolving Loans”), provided, however, that Revolving Lenders shall not

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make, or permit to remain outstanding, (a) Revolving Loans in excess of the Revolving Loan Commitment less the sum at such time of (i) the Swingline Loan Outstandings and (ii) the Letter of Credit Liabilities or (b) Overadvance Revolving Loans in excess of 10% of the Revolving Loan Commitment. If Overadvance Revolving Loans are made, or permitted to remain outstanding, pursuant to the preceding sentence, then (a) clauses (i) and (ii) of the definition of Revolving Loan Limit and clauses (ii) and (iii) of the definition of Swingline Loan Limit, respectively, shall each be deemed increased by the amount of such permitted Overadvance Revolving Loans, but only for so long as such Overadvance Revolving Loans are outstanding and (b) all Revolving Lenders shall be bound to make, or permit to remain outstanding such Overadvance Revolving Loans based upon their Pro Rata Shares of the Revolving Loan Commitment in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
     (b) Advancing Revolving Loans.
          (i) Borrower shall deliver to Administrative Agent a Notice of Borrowing with respect to each proposed Revolving Loan Borrowing (other than Revolving Loans made pursuant to clause (iii) below), such Notice of Borrowing to be delivered no later than noon (Chicago time) (1) on the day of such proposed borrowing, in the case of Base Rate Loans in an aggregate principal amount equal to or less than $5,000,000, (2) on the Business Day prior to such proposed borrowing, in the case of Base Rate Loans in an aggregate principal amount greater than $5,000,000 and (3) on the third (3rd) Business Day prior to such proposed borrowing, in the case of all LIBOR Loans. Once given, except as provided in Section 2.3(e)(ii), a Notice of Borrowing shall be irrevocable and Borrower shall be bound thereby.
          (ii) Borrower hereby authorizes Lenders and Administrative Agent to make Revolving Loans (other than LIBOR Loans) based on telephonic notices made by any Person which Administrative Agent, in good faith, believes to be acting on behalf of Borrower. Borrower agrees to deliver to Administrative Agent a Notice of Borrowing in respect of each Revolving Loan requested by telephone no later than one Business Day following such request. If the Notice of Borrowing differs in any respect from the action taken by Administrative Agent and Lenders, the records of Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall govern absent manifest error. Borrower further hereby authorizes Lenders and Administrative Agent to make Revolving Loans based on electronic notices made by any Person which Administrative Agent, in good faith, believes to be acting on behalf of Borrower, but only after Administrative Agent shall have established procedures acceptable to Administrative Agent for accepting electronic Notices of Borrowing, as indicated by Administrative Agent’s written confirmation thereof.
          (iii) Borrower and each Revolving Lender hereby authorizes Administrative Agent to make Revolving Loans (which shall be Base Rate Loans) on behalf of Revolving Lenders, at any time in its sole discretion, (x) as provided in Section 2.2(e)(ii), with respect to obligations arising in respect of Swingline Loans, (y) as provided in Section 2.5(c), with respect to obligations arising under Support Agreements and/or Lender Letters of Credit, and (z) to pay principal owing in respect of the Loans (excluding principal payments in respect of the Loans, commencing one Business Day following receipt by Administrative Agent of a written notice from any Lender, in accordance with the provisions of Section 11.11, of the occurrence of an Event of Default) and interest, fees, expenses and other charges of any Credit Party from time to time arising under this Agreement or any other Financing Document, so long as, in each case

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after giving effect to any such Revolving Loans, the Revolving Loan Outstandings do not exceed the Revolving Loan Limit; provided, that (1) Administrative Agent shall have no obligation at any time to make any Revolving Loan pursuant to the provisions of the preceding sub-clause (z) and (2) Administrative Agent shall have no right to make Revolving Loans (A) as provided in each of Section 2.2(e)(ii) and Section 2.5(c) for the account of any Revolving Lender that was a Non-Funding Revolving Lender at the time Swingline Lender advanced a Swingline Loan, Administrative Agent executed a Support Agreement, or at the time of issuance of any Lender Letter of Credit, for which, in any case, reimbursement obligations have arisen pursuant to either Section 2.2(e)(ii) and/or Section 2.5(c) and (B) for the account of any then existing Non-Funding Revolving Lender to pay interest, fees, expenses and other charges of any Credit Party (other than reimbursement obligations that have arisen pursuant to either Section 2.2(e)(ii) and/or Section 2.5(c) in respect of Support Agreements executed or Lender Letters of Credit issued at the time any such Non-Funding Revolving Lender was not then a Non-Funding Revolving Lender). Subject to the preceding provisions of this clause (iii), Administrative Agent shall have the right to make Revolving Loans pursuant to the provisions of this clause (iii) regardless of whether the conditions precedent set forth in Section 8.3 are then satisfied, including the existence of any Default or Event of Default either before or after giving effect to the making of such Revolving Loans.
     (c) Mandatory Revolving Loan Repayments and Prepayments.
          (i) The Revolving Loan Commitment shall terminate upon the earlier to occur of (i) the Commitment Expiry Date and (ii) any date on which Administrative Agent or Required Lenders elect to terminate the Revolving Loan Commitment pursuant to Section 9.2 (such earlier date being the “Termination Date”). On the Termination Date, there shall become due, and Borrower shall pay the entire outstanding principal amount of each Revolving Loan and of each Swingline Loan, together with accrued and unpaid Obligations pertaining thereto.
          (ii) If at any time the Revolving Loan Outstandings exceed the Revolving Loan Limit, then, on the next succeeding Business Day, Borrower shall repay the Revolving Loans and/or Swingline Loans or cash collateralize Letter of Credit Liabilities in the manner specified in Section 2.5(e) or cancel outstanding Letters of Credit, or any combination of the foregoing, in an aggregate amount equal to such excess.
     (d) Optional Prepayments; Permanent Reduction of Revolving Loan Commitment; Early Termination.
          (i) Subject to the provisions of Section 2.3(e)(iv), Borrower may from time to time prepay the Revolving Loans and/or Swingline Loans in whole or in part, without premium or penalty; provided that any such partial prepayment shall be in an amount equal to $100,000 or a higher integral multiple of $25,000.
          (ii) After the effectiveness of the Acquisition Revolving Loan Commitment Increase, Borrower may voluntarily elect to permanently reduce the Revolving Loan Commitment, in part from time to time, by giving the Administrative Agent an appropriately completed Payment Notification not less then two (2) Business Days prior to the requested permanent reduction as follows; (i) the aggregate amount of permanent reductions that Borrower

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may elect may not exceed (A) after the effectiveness of both the Optional Revolving Loan Commitment Increase and the Acquisition Revolving Loan Commitment Increase, $10,000,000, and (B) after the effectiveness of the Acquisition Revolving Loan Commitment Increase, but before the effectiveness of the Optional Revolving Loan Commitment Increase, $5,000,000; (ii) each such reduction shall be $1,000,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof; and (iii) no such reduction shall be made that would result in the payment or prepayment of any portion of any LIBOR Loan on any date other than the last day of the Interest Period for such LIBOR Loan. Each such reduction shall be accompanied by a prepayment of the Loans in the amount, if any, necessary to make the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Revolving Loan Outstandings less then the Revolving Loan Limit. Each such reduction shall reduce the Revolving Loan Commitment Amount between or among the Lenders pro rata in accordance with each Lender’s Pro Rata Share. Except as otherwise mutually agreed to by Borrower and the Administrative Agent, only one (1) request by Borrower to permanently reduce the Revolving Credit Commitment may be made by Borrower during any twelve (12) month period during the term of this Agreement.
          (iii) Borrower may, upon not less than thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to Administrative Agent, terminate this Agreement by making a full and final payment to Administrative Agent, for its benefit and the benefit of all Lenders and all LC Issuers, of all Obligations (including, without limitation, at the option of Administrative Agent, providing cash collateral to be held by Administrative Agent in respect of all outstanding Letter of Credit Liabilities in the manner specified in Section 2.5(e), or canceling all outstanding Letters of Credit, or any combination of the foregoing, all in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent). Upon termination of this Agreement in accordance with this paragraph, the unused line fee required by Section 2.3(b) shall not thereafter be payable.
     (e) Swingline Loans.
          (i) Swingline Lender may, from time to time, at its sole election and without prior notice to or consent by any Lender or Borrower, convert any request or deemed request by Borrower for a Revolving Loan that is a Base Rate Loan into a request for an advance made by, and for the account of, Swingline Lender in accordance with the terms of this Agreement (each such advance, a “Swingline Loan”). Each Swingline Loan shall be a Base Rate Loan, and shall be advanced by Swingline Lender in the same manner as Revolving Loans are advanced hereunder, in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.2(b). Swingline Lender shall have the right (but not the obligation) to advance Swingline Loans regardless of whether the conditions precedent set forth in Section 8.3 are then satisfied, including the existence of any Default or Event of Default either before or after giving effect to the making of such Swingline Loan; provided, that Swingline Lender shall not advance any Swingline Loan if the Swingline Loan Outstandings exceed the Swingline Loan Limit, either before or after giving effect to the making of any proposed Swingline Loan. If at any time the Swingline Loan Outstandings exceed the Swingline Loan Limit, then, on the next succeeding Business Day, Borrower shall repay Revolving Loans and/or Swingline Loans or cash collateralize Letter of Credit Liabilities in the manner specified in Section 2.5(e) or cancel outstanding Letters of Credit, or any combination of the foregoing, in an aggregate amount equal to such excess.

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          (ii) Swingline Lender shall give Administrative Agent prompt notice of each Swingline Loan advanced by Swingline Lender. In the event that on any Business Day Swingline Lender desires that all or any portion of the outstanding Swingline Loans should be reduced, in whole or in part, Swingline Lender shall notify Administrative Agent to that effect and indicate the portion of the Swingline Loan to be so reduced. Administrative Agent agrees to transmit to Revolving Lenders the information contained in each notice received by Administrative Agent from Swingline Lender regarding the reduction of outstanding Swingline Loans and shall concurrently notify such Lenders of each such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the obligation to make a Revolving Loan to repay outstanding Swingline Loans (or the applicable portion thereof). Each of the Revolving Lenders, other than any Revolving Lender that was a Non-Funding Revolving Lender at the time the applicable Swingline Loans were advanced, hereby unconditionally and irrevocably agrees to fund to the Payment Account, for the benefit of Swingline Lender, not later than noon (Chicago time) on the Business Day immediately following the Business Day of such Lender’s receipt of such notice from Administrative Agent (provided that if any Revolving Lender shall receive such notice at or prior to 10:00 a.m. (Chicago time) on a Business Day, such funding shall be made by such Lender on such Business Day), such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of a Revolving Loan (which Revolving Loan shall be a Base Rate Loan and shall be deemed to be requested by Borrower) in the principal amount of such portion of the Swingline Loan which is required to be paid to Swingline Lender under this Section 2.2(e). The proceeds of any such Revolving Loans shall be immediately paid over to Administrative Agent for the benefit of Swingline Lender for application against then outstanding Swingline Loans. For purposes of this clause (ii), Swingline Lender shall be conclusively entitled to assume that, at the time of the advance of any Swingline Loan, each Revolving Lender, other than any then existing Non-Funding Revolving Lender, will fund its Pro Rata Share of the Revolving Loans provided for in this clause (ii).
          (iii) In the event that, at any time any Swingline Loans are outstanding, either (1) an Event of Default pursuant to either Section 9.1(f) or 9.1(g) has occurred or (2) the Revolving Loan Commitment has been suspended or terminated in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, then in either case, each of the Revolving Lenders (other than Swingline Lender and any Revolving Lender that was a Non-Funding Revolving Lender at the time the applicable Swingline Loans were advanced) shall be deemed to have irrevocably and immediately purchased and received from Swingline Lender, without recourse or warranty, an undivided interest and participation in the Swingline Loan in an amount equal to such Lender’s Revolving Loan Commitment Percentage (but recalculated to disregard any interest of any Non-Funding Revolving Lender in the Revolving Loans) multiplied by the total amount of the Swingline Loans outstanding. Any purchase obligation arising pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstances whatsoever. In the event that on any Business Day Swingline Lender desires to effect settlement of any such purchase, Swingline Lender shall promptly notify Administrative Agent to that effect and indicate the payment amounts required by each Lender to effect such settlement. Administrative Agent agrees to transmit to Revolving Lenders the information contained in each notice received by Administrative Agent from Swingline Lender and shall concurrently notify such Lenders of each such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the required payment settlement amount. Each such Lender (other than Non-Funding Revolving Lenders, as specified above) shall effect such settlement upon receipt of any such notice by transferring to the

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Payment Account not later than noon (Chicago time) on the Business Day immediately following the Business Day of receipt of such notice (provided that if any such Lender shall receive such notice at or prior to 10:00 a.m. (Chicago time) on a Business Day, such funding shall be made by such Lender on such Business Day), an amount equal to such Lender’s participation in the Swingline Loan.
          (iv) In the event any Revolving Lender (other than Non-Funding Revolving Lenders, as specified above) fails to make available to Swingline Lender when due the amount of such Lender’s participation in the Swingline Loans, Swingline Lender shall be entitled to recover such amount on demand from such Lender together with interest at the Federal Funds Rate, for the first three (3) days following the due date, and thereafter at the Base Rate plus the Base Rate Margin in respect of Swingline Loans. Any Lender’s failure to make any payment requested under this Section 2.2(e) shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligations hereunder, but no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to make available to Swingline Lender such other Lender’s required payment hereunder. The obligations of the Lenders under this Section 2.2(e) shall be deemed to be binding upon Administrative Agent, Swingline Lender and Lenders notwithstanding the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, or any insolvency or bankruptcy proceeding pertaining to Borrower or any other Credit Party.
     (f) Optional Revolving Loan Commitment Increase Request. Provided no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and shall be continuing, Borrower may request that the Lenders increase the Revolving Loan Commitment by an amount not greater than $10,000,000 in the aggregate (the “Optional Revolving Loan Commitment Increase”), as set forth on the Commitment Annex in the table under the heading “After Effectiveness of the Optional Revolving Loan Commitment Increase”. The Optional Revolving Loan Commitment Increase shall be subject to the approval of Administrative Agent and the Lenders in their respective sole discretion, and shall also be subject to the terms and provisions of Section 4.11, including, without limitation, such modifications to the Financing Documents as Administrative Agent shall reasonably request as necessary to effect the Optional Revolving Loan Commitment Increase, and other matters considered appropriate by Agent in its reasonable discretion. Only one such increase in the Revolving Loan Commitment may be requested by Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.2(f).
     (g) Acquisition Revolving Loan Commitment Increase Request. Provided no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and shall be continuing, upon the satisfaction of the Acquisition Revolving Loan Commitment Increase Conditions, Borrower may request that the Lenders increase the Revolving Loan Commitment by $15,000,000 as set forth on the Commitment Annex in the table under the heading “After Effectiveness of Acquisition Revolving Loan Commitment Increase” (the “Acquisition Revolving Loan Commitment Increase”). The Acquisition Revolving Loan Commitment shall be subject to the approval of Administrative Agent and the Lenders in their respective sole discretion, and shall also be subject to the terms and provisions of Section 4.11, including, without limitation, such modifications to the Financing Documents as Administrative Agent shall reasonably request as necessary to effect the Acquisition Revolving Loan Commitment Increase, and other matters

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considered appropriate by Agent in its reasonable discretion. Only one such increase in the Revolving Loan Commitment may be requested by Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.2(g).
     Section 2.3 Interest, Interest Calculations and Certain Fees.
     (a) Interest. From and following the Closing Date, depending upon Borrower’s election from time to time, subject to the terms hereof, to have portions of the Loans accrue interest determined by reference to the Base Rate or the LIBOR, the Loans and the other Obligations shall bear interest at the applicable rates set forth below:
          (i) If a Base Rate Loan, or any other Obligation other than a LIBOR Loan, then at the sum of the Base Rate plus the applicable Base Rate Margin.
          (ii) If a LIBOR Loan, then at the sum of the LIBOR plus the applicable LIBOR Margin.
     (b) Unused Line Fee. From and following the Closing Date, Borrower shall pay Administrative Agent, for the benefit of all Lenders committed to make Revolving Loans, in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Shares, a fee in an amount equal to (1) (a) the Revolving Loan Commitment less (b) the average daily balance of the Revolving Loan Outstandings during the preceding month, multiplied by (2) 0.375% per annum. Such fee is to be paid quarterly in arrears on the last day of each calendar quarter.
     (c) Administrative Agent Fee Letter. Borrower shall pay Administrative Agent the fees set forth in the Administrative Agent Fee Letter in accordance with the terms and provisions thereof.
     (d) Computation of Interest and Related Fees. All interest and fees under each Financing Document shall be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year for the actual number of days elapsed. The date of funding of a Base Rate Loan and the first day of an Interest Period with respect to a LIBOR Loan shall be included in the calculation of interest. The date of payment of a Base Rate Loan and the last day of an Interest Period with respect to a LIBOR Loan shall be excluded from the calculation of interest. If a Loan is repaid on the same day that it is made, one (1) day’s interest shall be charged. Interest on all Base Rate Loans is payable in arrears on the last day of each month and on the maturity of such Loans, whether by acceleration or otherwise. Interest on LIBOR Loans shall be payable on the last day of the applicable Interest Period, unless the Interest Period is greater than three (3) months, in which case interest will be payable on the last day of each three (3) month interval. In addition, interest on LIBOR Loans is due on the maturity of such Loans, whether by acceleration or otherwise.
     (e) LIBOR Provisions.
          (i) LIBOR Election. All Loans made on the Closing Date shall be Base Rate Loans and shall remain so until three (3) Business Days after the Closing Date. Thereafter, subject to the provisions of Section 9.4, Borrower may request that Revolving Loans permitted to be made hereunder be LIBOR Loans, that outstanding portions of Revolving Loans permitted to be made hereunder and outstanding portions of each Term Loan be converted to LIBOR Loans

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and that all or any portion of a LIBOR Loan be continued as a LIBOR Loan upon expiration of the applicable Interest Period. Any such request will be made by submitting a Notice of Borrowing to Administrative Agent. Once given, and except as provided in clause (ii) below, a Notice of Borrowing shall be irrevocable and Borrower shall be bound thereby. Upon the expiration of an Interest Period, in the absence of a new Notice of Borrowing submitted to Administrative Agent not less than three (3) Business Days prior to the end of such Interest Period, the LIBOR Loan then maturing shall be automatically converted to a Base Rate Loan. There may be no more than six (6) LIBOR Loans outstanding at any one time. Each request for a LIBOR Loan, whether by original issuance, conversion or continuation, shall be in a minimum amount of $250,000 and, if in excess of such amount, in an integral multiple of $50,000 in excess of such amount. Loans which are not requested as LIBOR Loans in accordance with this Section 2.3(e)(i) shall be Base Rate Loans. Administrative Agent shall notify Lenders, by telephonic or facsimile notice, of each Notice of Borrowing received by Administrative Agent not less than two (2) Business Days prior to the first day of the Interest Period of the LIBOR Loan requested thereby.
          (ii) Inability to Determine LIBOR. In the event, prior to commencement of any Interest Period relating to a LIBOR Loan, Administrative Agent shall determine or be notified by Required Lenders that adequate and reasonable methods do not exist for ascertaining LIBOR, Administrative Agent shall promptly provide notice of such determination to Borrower and Lenders (which shall be conclusive and binding on Borrower and Lenders). In such event (1) any request for a LIBOR Loan or for a conversion to or continuation of a LIBOR Loan shall be automatically withdrawn and shall be deemed a request for a Base Rate Loan, (2) each LIBOR Loan will automatically, on the last day of the then current Interest Period relating thereto, become a Base Rate Loan and (3) the obligations of Lenders to make LIBOR Loans shall be suspended until Administrative Agent or Required Lenders determine that the circumstances giving rise to such suspension no longer exist, in which event Administrative Agent shall so notify Borrower and Lenders.
          (iii) Illegality. Notwithstanding any other provisions hereof, if any Law shall make it unlawful for any Lender to make, fund or maintain LIBOR Loans, such Lender shall promptly give notice of such circumstances to Administrative Agent, Borrower and the other Lenders. In such an event, (1) the commitment of such Lender to make LIBOR Loans, continue LIBOR Loans as LIBOR Loans or convert Base Rate Loans to LIBOR Loans shall be immediately suspended and (2) such Lender’s outstanding LIBOR Loans shall be converted automatically to Base Rate Loans on the last day of the Interest Period thereof or at such earlier time as may be required by law.
          (iv) LIBOR Breakage Fee. Upon (i) any default by Borrower in making any borrowing of, conversion into or continuation of any LIBOR Loan following Borrower’s delivery to Administrative Agent of any applicable Notice of Borrowing or (ii) any payment of a LIBOR Loan on any day that is not the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto (regardless of the source of such prepayment and whether voluntary, by acceleration or otherwise), Borrower shall promptly pay Administrative Agent, for the benefit of all Lenders that funded or were prepared to fund any such LIBOR Loan, an amount equal to the amount of any losses, expenses and liabilities (including, without limitation, any loss (including interest paid) in

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connection with the re-employment of such funds) that any Lender may sustain as a result of such default or such payment. For purposes of calculating amounts payable to a Lender under this paragraph, each Lender shall be deemed to have actually funded its relevant LIBOR Loan through the purchase of a deposit bearing interest at LIBOR in an amount equal to the amount of that LIBOR Loan and having a maturity and repricing characteristics comparable to the relevant Interest Period; provided, however, that each Lender may fund each of its LIBOR Loans in any manner it sees fit, and the foregoing assumption shall be utilized only for the calculation of amounts payable under this subsection.
          (v) Increased Costs. If, after the Closing Date, the adoption or taking effect of, or any change in, any Law, or any change in the interpretation, administration or application of any Law by any Governmental Authority, central bank or comparable agency charged with the interpretation, administration or application thereof, or compliance by any Lender with any request, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any such authority, central bank or comparable agency: (1) shall impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve (including any reserve imposed by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, or any successor thereto, but excluding any reserve included in the determination of the LIBOR pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement), special deposit, compulsory loan, insurance charge or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended or participated in by any Lender; or (2) shall impose on any Lender any other condition affecting its LIBOR Loans, any of its Notes (if any) or its obligation to make LIBOR Loans; and the result of anything described in clauses (1) above and (2) is to increase the cost to (or to impose a cost on) such Lender of making or maintaining any LIBOR Loan, or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender under this Agreement or under any of its Notes (if any) with respect thereto, then upon demand by such Lender (which demand shall be accompanied by a statement setting forth the basis for such demand and a calculation of the amount thereof in reasonable detail, a copy of which shall be furnished to Administrative Agent), Borrower shall promptly pay directly to such Lender such additional amount as will compensate such Lender for such increased cost or such reduction, so long as such amounts have accrued on or after the day which is one hundred eighty (180) days prior to the date on which such Lender first made demand therefor.
     Section 2.4 Notes.
     The portion of the Term Loan made by each Lender shall be evidenced, if so requested by such Lender, by a promissory note executed by Borrower (a “Term Note”), and the portion of the Revolving Loans made by each Lender shall be evidenced, if so requested by such Lender, by a promissory note executed by Borrower (a “Revolving Loan Note”) in an original principal amount equal to such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Term Loan, and the Revolving Loan Commitment, respectively. The Swingline Loans made by Swingline Lender shall be evidenced, if so requested by Swingline Lender, by a promissory note executed by Borrower (a “Swingline Loan Note”) in an original principal amount equal to the amount identified in clause (i) of the definition of Swingline Loan Limit.

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     Section 2.5 Letters of Credit and Letter of Credit Fees.
     (a) Letter of Credit. On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, the Revolving Loan Commitment may be used by Borrower, in addition to the making of Revolving Loans hereunder, for the issuance, prior to the Termination Date, by (i) Administrative Agent, of letters of credit, guarantees or other agreements or arrangements (each, a “Support Agreement”) to induce an LC Issuer to issue or increase the amount of, or extend the expiry date of, one or more Letters of Credit and (ii) a Lender, identified by Administrative Agent, as an LC Issuer, of one or more Lender Letters of Credit, so long as, in each case:
          (i) Administrative Agent shall have received a Notice of LC Credit Event at least two (2) Business Days before the relevant date of issuance, increase or extension; and
          (ii) after giving effect to such issuance, increase or extension, (x) the aggregate Letter of Credit Liabilities under all Letters of Credit do not exceed $4,000,000 and (y) the Revolving Loan Outstandings do not exceed the Revolving Loan Limit.
Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to obligate any Lender to issue, increase the amount of or extend the expiry date of any letter of credit, which act or acts, if any, shall be subject to agreements to be entered into from time to time between Borrower and such Lender. Each Lender that is an LC Issuer hereby agrees to give Administrative Agent prompt written notice of each issuance of a Lender Letter of Credit by such Lender and each payment made by such Lender in respect of Lender Letters of Credit issued by such Lender.
     (b) Letter of Credit Fee. Borrower shall pay to Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Revolving Lenders, a letter of credit fee with respect to the Letter of Credit Liabilities for each Letter of Credit, computed for each day from the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit to the date that is the last day a drawing is available under such Letter of Credit, at a rate per annum equal to the LIBOR Margin then applicable to Revolving Loans. Such fee shall be payable in arrears on the last day of each calendar month prior to the Termination Date and on such date. In addition, Borrower agrees to pay promptly to the LC Issuer any fronting or other fees that it may charge in connection with any Letter of Credit.
     (c) Reimbursement Obligations of Borrower. If either (x) Administrative Agent shall make a payment to an LC Issuer pursuant to a Support Agreement, or (y) any Lender shall honor any draw request under, and make payment in respect of, a Lender Letter of Credit, (i) Borrower shall promptly reimburse Administrative Agent or such Lender, as applicable, for the amount of such payment and (ii) Borrower shall be deemed to have immediately requested that Revolving Lenders make a Revolving Loan, which shall be a Base Rate Loan, in a principal amount equal to the amount of such payment (but solely to the extent Borrower shall have failed to directly reimburse Administrative Agent or, with respect to Lender Letters of Credit, the applicable LC Issuer, for the amount of such payment). Administrative Agent shall promptly notify Revolving Lenders of any such deemed request and each Revolving Lender (other than any such Revolving Lender that was a Non-Funding Revolving Lender at the time the applicable Supported Letter of Credit or Lender Letter of Credit was issued) hereby agrees to make available to Administrative Agent not later than noon (Chicago time) on the Business Day following such notification from Administrative Agent such Revolving Lender’s Pro Rata Share of such Revolving Loan

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(calculated to disregard any interest of any Non-Funding Revolving Lender in the Revolving Loans). Each Revolving Lender (other than any applicable Non-Funding Revolving Lender specified above) hereby absolutely and unconditionally agrees to fund such Revolving Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Loan described in the immediately preceding sentence, unaffected by any circumstance whatsoever, including (without limitation) (i) the occurrence and continuance of a Default or Event of Default, (ii) the fact that, whether before or after giving effect to the making of any such Revolving Loan, the Revolving Loan Outstandings exceed or will exceed the Revolving Loan Limit and/or (iii) the non-satisfaction of any conditions set forth in Section 8.3. Administrative Agent hereby agrees to apply the gross proceeds of each Revolving Loan deemed made pursuant to this Section 2.5(c) in satisfaction of Borrower’s reimbursement obligations arising pursuant to this Section 2.5(c). Borrower shall pay interest, on demand, on all amounts so paid by Administrative Agent for each day until Borrower reimburses Administrative Agent therefor at a rate per annum equal to the then current interest rate applicable to Revolving Loans (which are Base Rate Loans) for such day.
     (d) Reimbursement and Other Payments by Borrower. The obligations of Borrower to reimburse Administrative Agent and/or the applicable LC Issuer pursuant to Section 2.5(c) shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be performed strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, under all circumstances whatsoever, including the following:
          (i) any lack of validity or enforceability of, or any amendment or waiver of or any consent to departure from, any Letter of Credit or any related document;
          (ii) the existence of any claim, set-off, defense or other right which Borrower may have at any time against the beneficiary of any Letter of Credit, the LC Issuer (including any claim for improper payment), Administrative Agent, any Lender or any other Person, whether in connection with any Financing Document or any unrelated transaction, provided that nothing herein shall prevent the assertion of any such claim by separate suit or compulsory counterclaim;
          (iii) any statement or any other document presented under any Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect whatsoever;
          (iv) any affiliation between the LC Issuer and Administrative Agent; or
          (v) to the extent permitted under applicable Law, any other circumstance or happening whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing.
     (e) Deposit Obligations of Borrower. In the event any Letters of Credit are outstanding at the time that Borrower prepays or is required to repay the Obligations or the Revolving Loan Commitment is terminated, Borrower shall (i) deposit with Administrative Agent for the benefit of all Revolving Lenders cash in an amount equal to one hundred and five percent (105%) of the aggregate outstanding Letter of Credit Liabilities to be available to Administrative Agent, for its benefit and the benefit of issuers of Lender Letters of Credit, to reimburse payments of drafts drawn under such Letters of Credit and pay any fees and expenses related thereto and (ii) prepay the fee payable under Section 2.5(b) with respect to such Letters of

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Credit for the full remaining terms of such Letters of Credit. Upon termination of any such Letter of Credit and provided no Event of Default then exists, the unearned portion of such prepaid fee attributable to such Letter of Credit shall be refunded to Borrower, together with the deposit described in the preceding clause attributable to such Letter of Credit, but only to the extent not previously applied by Administrative Agent in the manner described herein.
     (f) Participations in Support Agreements and Lender Letters of Credit.
          (i) Concurrently with the issuance of each Supported Letter of Credit, Administrative Agent shall be deemed to have sold and transferred to each Revolving Lender (other than any Non-Funding Revolving Lenders at the time of such issuance), and each such Revolving Lender shall be deemed irrevocably and immediately to have purchased and received from Administrative Agent, without recourse or warranty, an undivided interest and participation in, to the extent of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Revolving Loan Commitment, Administrative Agent’s Support Agreement liabilities and obligations in respect of such Letters of Credit and Borrower’s Reimbursement Obligations with respect thereto (calculated to disregard any interest of any Non-Funding Revolving Lender in the Revolving Loans). Concurrently with the issuance of each Lender Letter of Credit, the LC Issuer in respect thereof shall be deemed to have sold and transferred to each Revolving Lender (other than any Non-Funding Revolving Lenders at the time of such issuance), and each such Revolving Lender shall be deemed irrevocably and immediately to have purchased and received from such LC Issuer, without recourse or warranty, an undivided interest and participation in, to the extent of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Revolving Loan Commitment, such Lender Letter of Credit and Borrower’s Reimbursement Obligations with respect thereto (calculated to disregard any interest of any Non-Funding Revolving Lender in the Revolving Loans). Any purchase obligation arising pursuant to the immediately two preceding sentences shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstances whatsoever.
          (ii) If either (x) Administrative Agent makes any payment or disbursement under any Support Agreement and/or (y) an LC Issuer makes any payment or disbursement under any Lender Letter of Credit, and (A) Borrower has not reimbursed Administrative Agent or, as applicable, the applicable LC Issuer, with respect to any Lender Letter of Credit in full for such payment or disbursement in accordance with Section 2.5(c), or (B) any reimbursement received by Administrative Agent or any LC Issuer from Borrower is or must be returned or rescinded upon or during any bankruptcy or reorganization of any Credit Party or otherwise, each Revolving Lender (other than any Revolving Lender that was a Non-Funding Revolving Lender at the time of the issuance of such Supported Letter of Credit or Lender Letter of Credit) shall be irrevocably and unconditionally obligated to pay to Administrative Agent, or the applicable LC Issuer, as applicable, its Pro Rata Share of such payment or disbursement (but no such payment shall diminish the Obligations of Borrower under Section 2.5(c)), calculated to disregard any interest of any Non-Funding Revolving Lender in the Revolving Loans. To the extent any such Revolving Lender shall not have made such amount available to Administrative Agent, or the applicable LC Issuer, as applicable, by noon (Chicago time) on the Business Day on which such Lender receives notice from Administrative Agent, or the applicable LC Issuer, as applicable, of such payment or disbursement, such Lender agrees to pay interest on such amount to Administrative Agent, or the applicable LC Issuer, as applicable, forthwith on demand

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accruing daily at the Federal Funds Rate, for the first three (3) days following such Lender’s receipt of such notice, and thereafter at the Base Rate plus the Base Rate Margin in respect of Revolving Loans. Any Revolving Lender’s failure to make available to Administrative Agent or the applicable LC Issuer, as applicable, its Pro Rata Share of any such payment or disbursement shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligation hereunder to make available such other Revolving Lender’s Pro Rata Share of such payment, but no Revolving Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to make available such other Lender’s Pro Rata Share of any such payment or disbursement.
     Section 2.6 General Provisions Regarding Payment; Loan Account.
     (a) All payments to be made by Borrower under any Financing Document, including payments of principal and interest made hereunder and pursuant to any other Financing Document, and all fees, expenses, indemnities and reimbursements, shall be made without set-off or counterclaim. If any payment hereunder becomes due and payable on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day and, with respect to payments of principal, interest thereon shall be payable at the then applicable rate during such extension (it being understood and agreed that, solely for purposes of calculating financial covenants and computations contained herein and determining compliance therewith, if payment is made, in full, on any such extended due date, such payment shall be deemed to have been paid on the original due date without giving effect to any extension thereto). Any payments received in the Payment Account before noon (Chicago time) on any date shall be deemed received by Administrative Agent on such date, and any payments received in the Payment Account after noon (Chicago time) on any date shall be deemed received by Administrative Agent on the next succeeding Business Day. Any optional or mandatory prepayment of the Term Loan shall be accompanied by timely delivery to Administrative Agent of an appropriately completed Payment Notification, as provided in Section 2.1(e). In the absence of receipt by Administrative Agent of an appropriately completed Payment Notification on or prior to such prepayment, Borrower and each Lender hereby fully authorizes and directs Administrative Agent, notwithstanding any contrary application provisions contained herein, to apply payments and/or prepayments received from Borrower against then outstanding Revolving Loans, and second, if no Revolving Loans are then outstanding, pro rata against the outstanding Term Loan in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.1(e); provided, that (i) if Administrative Agent receives an appropriately completed Payment Notification within two (2) Business Days of the making of any such payment or prepayment, Administrative Agent shall be fully authorized by Borrower and each Lender to apply such amounts received in accordance with the terms of such Payment Notification and to make any corresponding Loan Account reversals in respect thereof and (ii) if Administrative Agent at any time determines that payments received by Administrative Agent were in respect of a mandatory prepayment event, Administrative Agent shall apply such payments in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.1(e), and shall be fully authorized by Borrower and each Lender to make any corresponding Loan Account reversals in respect thereof.
     (b) Administrative Agent shall maintain a loan account (the “Loan Account”) on its books to record Loans and other extensions of credit made by the Lenders hereunder or under any other Financing Document, and all payments thereon made by Borrower. All entries in the

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Loan Account shall be made in accordance with Administrative Agent’s customary accounting practices as in effect from time to time. The balance in the Loan Account, as recorded on Administrative Agent’s most recent printout or other written statement, shall be conclusive and binding evidence of the amounts due and owing to Administrative Agent by Borrower absent clear and convincing evidence to the contrary; provided that any failure to so record or any error in so recording shall not limit or otherwise affect Borrower’s duty to pay all amounts owing hereunder or under any other Financing Document. Unless Borrower notifies Administrative Agent of any objection to any such printout or statement (specifically describing the basis for such objection) within thirty (30) days after the date of receipt thereof, it shall be deemed final, binding and conclusive upon Borrower in all respects as to all matters reflected therein.
     Section 2.7 Maximum Interest.
     (a) In no event shall the interest charged with respect to the Notes (if any) or any other obligations of Borrower under any Financing Document exceed the maximum amount permitted under the laws of the State of Illinois or of any other applicable jurisdiction.
     (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or elsewhere, if at any time the rate of interest payable hereunder or under any Note or other Financing Document (the “Stated Rate”) would exceed the highest rate of interest permitted under any applicable law to be charged (the “Maximum Lawful Rate”), then for so long as the Maximum Lawful Rate would be so exceeded, the rate of interest payable shall be equal to the Maximum Lawful Rate; provided, that if at any time thereafter the Stated Rate is less than the Maximum Lawful Rate, Borrower shall, to the extent permitted by law, continue to pay interest at the Maximum Lawful Rate until such time as the total interest received is equal to the total interest which would have been received had the Stated Rate been (but for the operation of this provision) the interest rate payable. Thereafter, the interest rate payable shall be the Stated Rate unless and until the Stated Rate again would exceed the Maximum Lawful Rate, in which event this provision shall again apply.
     (c) In no event shall the total interest received by any Lender exceed the amount which it could lawfully have received had the interest been calculated for the full term hereof at the Maximum Lawful Rate. If, notwithstanding the prior sentence, any Lender has received interest hereunder in excess of the Maximum Lawful Rate, such excess amount shall be applied to the reduction of the principal balance of the Loans or to other amounts (other than interest) payable hereunder, and if no such principal or other amounts are then outstanding, such excess or part thereof remaining shall be paid to Borrower.
     (d) In computing interest payable with reference to the Maximum Lawful Rate applicable to any Lender, such interest shall be calculated at a daily rate equal to the Maximum Lawful Rate divided by the number of days in the year in which such calculation is made.
     Section 2.8 Taxes.
     (a) All payments of principal and interest on the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder shall be made free and clear of and without deduction for any present or future income, excise, stamp, documentary, property or franchise taxes and other taxes, fees, duties,

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levies, assessments, withholdings or other charges of any nature whatsoever (including interest and penalties thereon) imposed by any taxing authority, excluding taxes imposed on or measured by Administrative Agent’s or any Lender’s net income by the jurisdiction under which Administrative Agent or such Lender is organized or conducts business (other than solely as the result of entering into any of the Financing Documents or taking any action thereunder) (all non-excluded items being called “Taxes”). If any withholding or deduction from any payment to be made by Borrower hereunder is required in respect of any Taxes pursuant to any applicable Law, then Borrower will: (i) pay directly to the relevant authority the full amount required to be so withheld or deducted; (ii) promptly forward to Administrative Agent an official receipt or other documentation satisfactory to Administrative Agent evidencing such payment to such authority; and (iii) pay to Administrative Agent for the account of Administrative Agent and Lenders such additional amount or amounts as is necessary to ensure that the net amount actually received by Administrative Agent and each Lender will equal the full amount Administrative Agent and such Lender would have received had no such withholding or deduction been required. If any Taxes are directly asserted against Administrative Agent or any Lender with respect to any payment received by Administrative Agent or such Lender hereunder, Administrative Agent or such Lender may pay such Taxes and Borrower will promptly pay such additional amounts (including any penalty, interest or expense) as is necessary in order that the net amount received by such Person after the payment of such Taxes (including any Taxes on such additional amount) shall equal the amount such Person would have received had such Taxes not been asserted so long as such amounts have accrued on or after the day which is ninety (90) days prior to the date on which Administrative Agent or such Lender first made demand therefor.
     (b) If Borrower fails to pay any Taxes when due to the appropriate taxing authority or fails to remit to Administrative Agent, for the account of Administrative Agent and the respective Lenders, the required receipts or other required documentary evidence, Borrower shall indemnify Administrative Agent and Lenders for any incremental Taxes, interest or penalties that may become payable by Administrative Agent or any Lender as a result of any such failure.
     (c) Each Lender that (i) is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than the United States and (ii)(A) is a party hereto on the Closing Date or (B) purports to become an assignee of an interest pursuant to Section 12.6(a) after the Closing Date (unless such Lender was already a Lender hereunder immediately prior to such assignment) (each such Lender a “Foreign Lender”) shall execute and deliver to each of Borrower and Administrative Agent one or more (as Borrower or Administrative Agent may reasonably request) United States Internal Revenue Service Forms W-8ECI, W-8BEN, W-8IMY (as applicable) and other applicable forms, certificates or documents prescribed by the United States Internal Revenue Service or reasonably requested by Administrative Agent certifying as to such Lender’s entitlement to a complete exemption from withholding or deduction of Taxes. Borrower shall not be required to pay additional amounts to any Lender pursuant to this Section 2.8 with respect to United States withholding and income Taxes to the extent that the obligation to pay such additional amounts would not have arisen but for the failure of such Lender to comply with this paragraph other than as a result of a change in law.

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     Section 2.9 Capital Adequacy.
     If any Lender shall reasonably determine that the adoption or taking effect of, or any change in, any applicable Law regarding capital adequacy, in each instance, after the Closing Date, or any change after the Closing Date in the interpretation, administration or application thereof by any Governmental Authority, central bank or comparable agency charged with the interpretation, administration or application thereof, or the compliance by any Lender or any Person controlling such Lender with any request, guideline or directive regarding capital adequacy (whether or not having the force of law) of any such Governmental Authority, central bank or comparable agency adopted or otherwise taking effect after the Closing Date, has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s or such controlling Person’s capital as a consequence of such Lender’s obligations hereunder or under any Support Agreement or Lender Letter of Credit to a level below that which such Lender or such controlling Person could have achieved but for such adoption, taking effect, change, interpretation, administration, application or compliance (taking into consideration such Lender’s or such controlling Person’s policies with respect to capital adequacy) then from time to time, upon demand by such Lender (which demand shall be accompanied by a statement setting forth the basis for such demand and a calculation of the amount thereof in reasonable detail, a copy of which shall be furnished to Administrative Agent), Borrower shall promptly pay to such Lender such additional amount as will compensate such Lender or such controlling Person for such reduction, so long as such amounts have accrued on or after the day which is ninety (90) days prior to the date on which such Lender first made demand therefor.
     Section 2.10 Mitigation Obligations.
     If any Lender requests compensation under either Section 2.3(e)(v) or Section 2.9, or requires Borrower to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.8, then, upon the written request of Borrower, such Lender shall use reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder (subject to the provisions of Section 12.6) to another of its offices, branches or affiliates, if, in the judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or materially reduce amounts payable pursuant to any such Section, as the case may be, in the future and (ii) would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender (as determined in its sole discretion). Without limitation of the provisions of Section 10.1, Borrower hereby agrees to pay all costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any such designation or assignment.
ARTICLE 3
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
     To induce Administrative Agent and Lenders to enter into this Agreement and to make the Loans and other credit accommodations contemplated hereby, Borrower hereby represents and warrants to Administrative Agent and each Lender that:

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     Section 3.1 Existence and Power.
     Each Credit Party is an entity as specified on Schedule 3.1, is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction specified on Schedule 3.1, has the same legal name as it appears in such Credit Party’s Organizational Documents as amended to the date of this Agreement and an organizational identification number (if any), in each case as specified on Schedule 3.1, and has all powers and all governmental licenses, authorizations, registrations, permits, consents and approvals required under all applicable Laws and required in order to carry on its business as now conducted (collectively, “Permits”), except where the failure to have such Permits could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Each Credit Party is qualified to do business as a foreign entity in each jurisdiction in which it is required to be so qualified, which jurisdictions as of the Closing Date are specified on Schedule 3.1, except where the failure to be so qualified could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.1, no Credit Party (i) has had, over the five (5) year period preceding the Closing Date, any name other than its current name or (ii) was incorporated or organized under the laws of any jurisdiction other than its current jurisdiction of incorporation or organization.
     Section 3.2 Organization and Governmental Authorization; No Contravention.
     The execution, delivery and performance by each Credit Party of the Operative Documents to which it is a party are within its powers, have been duly authorized by all necessary action pursuant to its Organizational Documents, require no further action by or in respect of, or filing with, any Governmental Authority and do not violate, conflict with or cause a breach or a default under (i) any Law or any of the Organizational Documents of any Credit Party or (ii) any agreement or instrument binding upon it, except for such violations, conflicts, breaches or defaults as could not, with respect to this clause (ii), reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
     Section 3.3 Binding Effect.
     Each of the Operative Documents to which any Credit Party is a party constitutes a valid and binding agreement or instrument of such Credit Party, enforceable against such Credit Party in accordance with its respective terms, except as the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar laws relating to the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles.
     Section 3.4 Capitalization.
     The authorized equity securities of each of the Credit Parties as of the Closing Date is as set forth on Schedule 3.4. All issued and outstanding equity securities of each of the Credit Parties (other than Borrower) are duly authorized and validly issued, fully paid, nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens other than those in favor of Administrative Agent for the benefit of Administrative Agent and Lenders, and such equity securities were issued in compliance with all applicable Laws. The identity of the holders of the equity securities of each of the Credit Parties (other than Borrower) and the percentage of their fully-diluted ownership of the equity securities of each of the Credit Parties (other than Borrower) as of the Closing Date is set forth on

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Schedule 3.4. No shares of the capital stock or other equity securities of any Credit Party (other than Borrower), other than those described above, are issued and outstanding as of the Closing Date. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.4, as of the Closing Date there are no preemptive or other outstanding rights, options, warrants, conversion rights or similar agreements or understandings for the purchase or acquisition from any Credit Party (other than Borrower) of any equity securities of any such entity.
     Section 3.5 Financial Information.
     (a) The consolidated balance sheet of Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as of June 30, 2005 and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity (or comparable calculation, if such Person is not a corporation) and cash flows for the fiscal year then ended, reported on by Grant Thornton LLP, copies of which have been delivered to Agent, fairly present, in conformity with GAAP, the consolidated financial position of Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as of such date and their consolidated results of operations, changes in stockholders’ equity (or comparable calculation) and cash flows for such period.
     (b) The unaudited consolidated balance sheet of Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as of March 31, 2006 and the related unaudited consolidated statements of operations and cash flows for the nine months then ended, copies of which have been delivered to Agent, fairly present, in conformity with GAAP applied on a basis consistent with the financial statements referred to in Section 3.5(a), the consolidated financial position of Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as of such date and their consolidated results of operations and cash flows for the nine months then ended (subject to normal year-end adjustments and the absence of footnote disclosures).
     (c) The information contained in the most recently delivered Borrowing Base Certificate is complete and correct in all material respects and the amounts shown therein as “Eligible Receivables” and “Eligible Inventory” have been determined as provided in the Financing Documents.
     (d) Since March 31, 2006 there has been no material adverse change in the business, operations, properties, prospects or condition (financial or otherwise) of Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; provided, that the term “prospects” shall not include the possibility of obtaining business from a prospective customer of a Credit Party.
     Section 3.6 Litigation.
     Except as set forth on Schedule 3.6, as of the Closing Date there is no Litigation pending against, or to Borrower’s knowledge threatened against or affecting, any Credit Party or, to Borrower’s knowledge, any party to any Operative Document other than a Credit Party. There is no Litigation pending in which an adverse decision could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or which in any manner draws into question the validity of any of the Operative Documents.

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     Section 3.7 Ownership of Property.
     Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries is the lawful owner of, has good and marketable title to and is in lawful possession of, or has valid leasehold interests in, all properties and other assets (real or personal, tangible, intangible or mixed) purported or reported to be owned or leased (as the case may be) by such Person, except as may have been disposed of in the Ordinary Course of Business or otherwise in compliance with the terms hereof.
     Section 3.8 No Default.
     No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing. No Credit Party is in breach or default under or with respect to any contract, agreement, lease or other instrument to which it is a party or by which its property is bound or affected, which breach or default could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
     Section 3.9 Labor Matters.
     As of the Closing Date, there are no strikes or other labor disputes pending or, to Borrower’s knowledge, threatened against any Credit Party. Hours worked and payments made to the employees of the Credit Parties have not been in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act or any other applicable Law dealing with such matters. All payments due from the Credit Parties, or for which any claim may be made against any of them, on account of wages and employee and retiree health and welfare insurance and other benefits have been paid or accrued as a liability on their books, as the case may be. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Financing Documents and the other Operative Documents will not give rise to a right of termination or right of renegotiation on the part of any union under any collective bargaining agreement to which it is a party or by which it is bound.
     Section 3.10 Regulated Entities.
     No Credit Party is an “investment company” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company” or a “subsidiary” of an “investment company,” all within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940.
     Section 3.11 Margin Regulations.
     None of the proceeds from the Loans have been or will be used, directly or indirectly, for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any Margin Stock, for the purpose of reducing or retiring any indebtedness which was originally incurred to purchase or carry any Margin Stock or for any other purpose which might cause any of the Loans to be considered a “purpose credit” within the meaning of Regulation T, U or X of the Federal Reserve Board.
     Section 3.12 Compliance With Laws; Anti-Terrorism Laws.
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     (b) None of the Credit Parties, their Affiliates or any of their respective agents acting or benefiting in any capacity in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement is (i) in violation of any Anti-Terrorism Law, (ii) engages in or conspires to engage in any transaction that evades or avoids, or has the purpose of evading or avoiding, or attempts to violate, any of the prohibitions set forth in any Anti-Terrorism Law, (iii) a Blocked Person, or is controlled by a Blocked Person, (iv) acting or will act for or on behalf of a Blocked Person, (v) associated with, or will become associated with, a Blocked Person or (vi) is providing, or will provide, material, financial or technological support or other services to or in support of acts of terrorism of a Blocked Person. No Credit Party nor, to the knowledge of any Credit Party, any of its Affiliates or agents acting or benefiting in any capacity in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (x) conducts any business or engages in making or receiving any contribution of funds, goods or services to or for the benefit of any Blocked Person, or (y) deals in, or otherwise engages in any transaction relating to, any property or interest in property blocked pursuant to Executive Order No. 13224, any similar executive order or other Anti-Terrorism Law.
     Section 3.13 Taxes.
     All Federal, state, local and foreign tax returns, reports and statements required to be filed by or on behalf of each Credit Party have been filed with the appropriate Governmental Authorities in all jurisdictions in which such returns, reports and statements are required to be filed and, except to the extent subject to a Permitted Contest, all Taxes (including real property Taxes) and other charges shown to be due and payable in respect thereof have been timely paid prior to the date on which any fine, penalty, interest, late charge or loss may be added thereto for nonpayment thereof. Except to the extent subject to a Permitted Contest, all state and local sales and use Taxes required to be paid by each Credit Party have been paid. All Federal and state returns have been filed by each Credit Party for all periods for which returns were due with respect to employee income tax withholding, social security and unemployment taxes, and, except to the extent subject to a Permitted Contest, the amounts shown thereon to be due and payable have been paid in full or adequate provisions therefor have been made.
     Section 3.14 Compliance with ERISA.
     (a) Each ERISA Plan (and the related trusts and funding agreements) complies in form and in operation with, has been administered in compliance with, and the terms of each ERISA Plan satisfy, the applicable requirements of ERISA and the Code in all material respects. Each ERISA Plan which is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code is so qualified, and the United States Internal Revenue Service has issued a favorable determination letter with respect to each such ERISA Plan which may be relied on currently. No Credit Party has incurred liability for any material excise tax under any of Sections 4971 through 5000 of the Code.
     (b) During the thirty-six (36) month period prior to the Closing Date or the making of any Loan or the issuance of any Letter of Credit, (i) no steps have been taken to terminate any Pension Plan and (ii) no contribution failure has occurred with respect to any Pension Plan sufficient to give rise to a Lien under Section 302(f) of ERISA. No condition exists or event or transaction has occurred with respect to any Pension Plan which could result in the incurrence by

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any Credit Party of any material liability, fine or penalty. No Credit Party has incurred liability to the PBGC (other than for current premiums) with respect to any employee Pension Plan. All contributions (if any) have been made on a timely basis to any Multiemployer Plan that are required to be made by any Credit Party or any other member of the Controlled Group under the terms of the plan or of any collective bargaining agreement or by applicable Law; no Credit Party nor any member of the Controlled Group has withdrawn or partially withdrawn from any Multiemployer Plan, incurred any withdrawal liability with respect to any such plan or received notice of any claim or demand for withdrawal liability or partial withdrawal liability from any such plan, and no condition has occurred which, if continued, could result in a withdrawal or partial withdrawal from any such plan, and no Credit Party nor any member of the Controlled Group has received any notice that any Multiemployer Plan is in reorganization, that increased contributions may be required to avoid a reduction in plan benefits or the imposition of any excise tax, that any such plan is or has been funded at a rate less than that required under Section 412 of the Code, that any such plan is or may be terminated, or that any such plan is or may become insolvent.
     Section 3.15 Brokers.
     Except as set forth on Schedule 3.15, and except for fees payable to Administrative Agent and/or Lenders, no broker, finder or other intermediary has brought about the obtaining, making or closing of the transactions contemplated by the Operative Documents, and no Credit Party has or will have any obligation to any Person in respect of any finder’s or brokerage fees in connection herewith or therewith.
     Section 3.16 Material Contracts.
     Except for the Operative Documents and the other agreements set forth on Schedule 3.16 (collectively with the Operative Documents, the “Material Contracts”), as of the Closing Date there are no (i) employment agreements covering the management of any Credit Party, (ii) collective bargaining agreements or other labor agreements covering any employees of any Credit Party, (iii) agreements for managerial, consulting or similar services to which any Credit Party is a party or by which it is bound, (iv) agreements regarding any Credit Party, its assets or operations or any investment therein to which any of its equityholders is a party or by which it is bound, (v) real estate leases, Intellectual Property licenses or other lease or license agreements to which any Credit Party is a party, either as lessor or lessee, or as licensor or licensee, or (vi) customer, distribution, marketing or supply agreements to which any Credit Party is a party, in each case with respect to the preceding clauses (i), (iii), (iv), (v) and (vi) requiring payment of more than $100,000 in any year, (vii) partnership agreements to which any Credit Party is a general partner or joint venture agreements to which any Credit Party is a party or (viii) any other agreements or instruments to which any Credit Party is a party, and the breach, nonperformance or cancellation of which, or the failure of which to renew, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Schedule 3.16 sets forth, with respect to each real estate lease agreement to which any Credit Party is a party as of the Closing Date, the address of the subject property and the annual rental (or, where applicable, a general description of the method of computing the annual rental). The consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Financing Documents and the other Operative Documents will not give rise to a right of termination in favor of any party to any Material Contract (other than any Credit Party).

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     Section 3.17 Compliance with Environmental Requirements; No Hazardous Materials.
     Except in each case as set forth on Schedule 3.17:
     (a) to Borrower’s knowledge, no Hazardous Materials are located on any properties now or previously owned, leased or operated by any Credit Party or have been released into the environment, or deposited, discharged, placed or disposed of at, on, under or near any of such properties in a manner that would require the taking of any action under any Environmental Law and have given rise to, or could reasonably be expected to give rise to, remediation costs and expenses on the part of the Credit Parties in excess of $50,000. No portion of any such property is being used, or, to the knowledge of Borrower, has been used at any previous time, for the disposal, storage, treatment, processing or other handling of Hazardous Materials in violation of any Environmental Law nor is any such property affected by any Hazardous Materials Contamination;
     (b) no notice, notification, demand, request for information, citation, summons, complaint or order has been issued, to Borrower’s knowledge, no complaint has been filed, no penalty has been assessed and no investigation or review is pending, or to Borrower’s knowledge, threatened by any Governmental Authority or other Person with respect to any (i) alleged violation by any Credit Party of any Environmental Law, (ii) alleged failure by any Credit Party to have any Permits required in connection with the conduct of its business or to comply with the terms and conditions thereof, (iii) any generation, treatment, storage, recycling, transportation or disposal of any Hazardous Materials or (iv) release of Hazardous Materials;
     (c) to the knowledge of Borrower, all oral or written notifications of a release of Hazardous Materials required to be filed by or on behalf of any Credit Party under any applicable Environmental Law have been filed or are in the process of being timely filed by or on behalf of the applicable Credit Party;
     (d) no property now owned or leased by any Credit Party and, to the knowledge of Borrower, no such property previously owned or leased by any Credit Party, to which any Credit Party has, directly or indirectly, transported or arranged for the transportation of any Hazardous Materials, is listed or, to Borrower’s knowledge, proposed for listing, on the National Priorities List promulgated pursuant to CERCLA, or CERCLIS (as defined in CERCLA) or any similar state list or is the subject of Federal, state or local enforcement actions or, to the knowledge of Borrower, other investigations which may lead to claims against any Credit Party for clean-up costs, remedial work, damage to natural resources or personal injury claims, including, but not limited to, claims under CERCLA;
     (e) there are no underground storage tanks located on any property owned or, to Borrower’s knowledge, leased by any Credit Party that are not properly registered or permitted under applicable Environmental Laws or that are leaking or disposing of Hazardous Materials; and
     (f) there are no Liens under or pursuant to any applicable Environmental Laws on any real property or other assets owned or leased by any Credit Party, and no actions by any

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Governmental Authority have been taken or, to the knowledge of Borrower, are in process which could subject any of such properties or assets to such Liens.
For purposes of this Section 3.17, each Credit Party shall be deemed to include any business or business entity (including a corporation) which is, in whole or in part, a predecessor of such Credit Party.
     Section 3.18 Intellectual Property.
     Each Credit Party owns, is licensed to use or otherwise has the right to use, all Intellectual Property that is material to the condition (financial or other), business or operations of such Credit Party. All such Intellectual Property existing as of the Closing Date and registered with any United States or foreign Governmental Authority is set forth on Schedule 3.18. All Intellectual Property of each Credit Party is fully protected and/or duly and properly registered, filed or issued in the appropriate office and jurisdictions for such registrations, filings or issuances. To Borrower’s knowledge, each Credit Party conducts its business without infringement or claim of infringement of any Intellectual Property rights of others and there is no infringement or claim of infringement by others of any Intellectual Property rights of any Credit Party, which infringement or claim of infringement could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
     Section 3.19 Real Property Interests.
     Except for leasehold interests disclosed on Schedule 3.16, and except for the ownership or other interests set forth on Schedule 3.19, no Credit Party has, as of the Closing Date, any ownership, leasehold or other interest in real property. Schedule 3.19 sets forth, with respect to each parcel of real estate owned by any Credit Party as of the Closing Date, the address and legal description of such parcel.
     Section 3.20 Solvency.
     Borrower and each additional Credit Party is Solvent.
     Section 3.21 Senior Debt.
     The Obligations constitute “Senior Debt” under that certain Indenture dated as of November 26, 2004, as amended to date, between Borrower and The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee, and within the meaning of the Convertible Senior Notes.
     Section 3.22 Full Disclosure.
     None of the information (financial or otherwise) furnished by or on behalf of any Credit Party to Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Operative Documents, contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained herein or therein not misleading in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made. All financial projections delivered to Administrative Agent and the Lenders have been prepared

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on the basis of the assumptions stated therein. Such projections represent Borrower’s best estimate of Borrower’s future financial performance and such assumptions are believed by Borrower to be fair and reasonable in light of current business conditions; provided that Borrower can give no assurance that such projections will be attained.
     Section 3.23 Representations and Warranties Incorporated from Other Operative Documents.
     As of the Closing Date, each of the representations and warranties made in the Operative Documents by each of the parties thereto is true and correct in all material respects, and such representations and warranties are hereby incorporated herein by reference with the same effect as though set forth in their entirety herein, as qualified therein, except to the extent that such representation or warranty relates to a specific date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be true as of such earlier date.
ARTICLE 4
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
     Borrower agrees that, so long as any Credit Exposure exists:
     Section 4.1 Financial Statements and Other Reports.
     Borrower will maintain a system of accounting established and administered in accordance with sound business practices to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP and to provide the information required to be delivered to Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereunder, and will deliver to Administrative Agent, and, in the case of the deliveries required by paragraphs (a) through (f) and (m) through (t), each Lender:
     (a) as soon as practicable and in any event within forty-five (45) days (fifty (50) days if Borrower shall obtain an extension of time for the filing of its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for an applicable fiscal quarter pursuant to Rule 12b-25 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) after the end of each calendar quarter (including the last quarter of Borrower’s Fiscal Year), a consolidated and consolidating balance sheet of Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as at the end of such quarter and the related consolidated and consolidating statements of operations and cash flows for such quarter, and for the portion of the Fiscal Year ended at the end of such quarter setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding periods of the previous Fiscal Year and the figures for such quarter and for such portion of the Fiscal Year ended at the end of such quarter set forth in the annual operating and capital expenditure budgets and cash flow forecast delivered pursuant to Section 4.1(m), all in reasonable detail and certified by a Responsible Officer as fairly presenting the financial condition and results of operations of Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries and as having been prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a basis consistent with the audited financial statements of Borrower, subject to changes resulting from audit and normal year-end adjustments and the absence of footnote disclosures;

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     (b) as soon as available and in any event within ninety (90) days (ninety-five (95) days if Borrower shall obtain an extension of time for the filing of its Annual Report on Form 10-K for an applicable fiscal year pursuant to Rule 12b-25 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) after the end of each Fiscal Year, a consolidated and consolidating balance sheet of Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as of the end of such Fiscal Year and the related consolidated and consolidating statements of operations, stockholders’ equity (or the comparable item, if Borrower is not a corporation) and cash flows for such Fiscal Year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous Fiscal Year and the figures for such Fiscal Year set forth in the annual operating and capital expenditure budgets and cash flow forecast delivered pursuant to Section 4.1(m), certified (solely with respect to such consolidated statements) without qualification by Grant Thornton, LLP or such other independent registered public accountants of nationally recognized standing acceptable to Administrative Agent;
     (c) together with each delivery of financial statements pursuant to Sections 4.1(a) and 4.1(b), a Compliance Certificate;
     (d) with each delivery of financial statements pursuant to 4.1(b) above, a written statement by the independent registered public accountants giving the report thereon stating that their audit examination has included a review of the terms of this Agreement as it relates to accounting matters;
     (e) promptly upon receipt thereof, copies of all reports submitted to any Credit Party by independent registered public accountants in connection with each annual, interim or special audit of the financial statements of any Credit Party made by such accountants, including the comment letter submitted by such accountants to management in connection with any audit;
     (f) promptly upon their becoming available, copies of (i) all financial statements, reports, notices and proxy statements sent or made available generally by any Credit Party to its security holders, (ii) all regular and periodic reports and all registration statements and prospectuses filed by any Credit Party with any securities exchange or with the Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor, (iii) all press releases and other statements made available generally by any Credit Party concerning material developments in the business of any Credit Party and (iv) all Swap Contracts entered into by any Credit Party;
     (g) promptly upon such information becoming available, a summary of all purchase price and other monetary adjustments that are made pursuant to any of the Acquisition Documents;
     (h) promptly upon any officer of any Credit Party obtaining knowledge (i) of the existence of any Event of Default or Default, or becoming aware that the holder of any Debt of any Credit Party in excess of $100,000 has given any notice or taken any other action with respect to a claimed default thereunder, (ii) of any change in any Credit Party’s independent registered public accountant or any resignation, or decision not to stand for re-election, by any member of any Credit Party’s board of directors (or comparable body), (iii) that any Person has given any notice to any Credit Party or taken any other action with respect to a claimed default under any material agreement or instrument (other than the Financing Documents) to which any Credit Party is a party or by which any of its assets is bound, (iv) of the institution of any

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Litigation with regard to the Acquisition, or seeking equitable relief, or involving an alleged liability of any Credit Party equal to or greater than $150,000, or any adverse determination in any Litigation involving the Acquisition, or equitable relief, or a potential liability of any Credit Party equal to or greater than $150,000, or (v) any loss, damage or destruction of any Collateral having a fair market value in excess of $100,000, whether or not covered by insurance, a certificate of a Responsible Officer specifying the nature and period of existence of any such condition or event, or specifying the notice given or action taken by such holder or Person and the nature of such claimed default (including any Event of Default or Default), event or condition, and what action the applicable Credit Party has taken, is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto;
     (i) promptly upon any officer of any Credit Party obtaining knowledge of (i) the institution of any steps by any member of the Controlled Group or any other Person to terminate any Pension Plan, (ii) the failure of any member of the Controlled Group to make a required contribution on a timely basis to any ERISA Plan or to any Multiemployer Plan, (iii) the taking of any action with respect to a Pension Plan which could result in the requirement that Borrower or any Subsidiary furnish a bond or other security to the PBGC or such Pension Plan, (iv) the occurrence of a reportable event under Section 4043 of ERISA (for which a reporting requirement is not waived) with respect to any Pension Plan, (v) the occurrence of any event with respect to any ERISA Plan, Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan which could result in the incurrence by any member of the Controlled Group of any material liability, fine or penalty (including any claim or demand for withdrawal liability or partial withdrawal from any Multiemployer Plan), (vi) any material increase in the liability or contingent liability of Borrower or any Subsidiary with respect to any post-retirement welfare plan benefit or (vii) the receipt by any Credit Party of any notice that any Multiemployer Plan is in reorganization, that increased contributions may be required to avoid a reduction in plan benefits or the imposition of an excise tax, that any such plan is or has been funded at a rate less than that required under Section 412 of the Code, that any such plan is or may be terminated, or that any such plan is or may become insolvent, a certificate of a Responsible Officer specifying the nature and period of existence of any such condition or event, or specifying the notice given or action taken by such holder or Person, and what action the applicable Credit Party has taken, is taking or proposed to take with respect thereto;
     (j) promptly upon any officer of any Credit Party obtaining knowledge of any complaint, order, citation, notice or other written communication from any Person delivered to any Credit Party with respect to, or if any officer of any Credit Party becomes aware of (i) the existence or alleged existence of a violation of any applicable Environmental Law, (ii) any release of any Hazardous Materials into the environment, (iii) the commencement of any cleanup of any Hazardous Materials, (iv) any pending legislative or threatened proceeding for the termination, suspension or non-renewal of any Permit required under any applicable Environmental Law, or (v) any property of any Credit Party that is or will be subject to a Lien imposed pursuant to any Environmental Law, a certificate of a Responsible Officer specifying the nature and period of existence of any such condition or event, or specifying the notice given or action taken by such holder or Person, and what action the applicable Credit Party has taken, is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto;

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     (k) promptly upon any officer of any Credit Party obtaining knowledge that any Credit Party has either (x) registered or applied to register any Intellectual Property with any Governmental Authority or (y) acquired any interest in real property (including leasehold interests in real property), a certificate of a Responsible Officer describing such Intellectual Property and/or such real property in such detail as Administrative Agent shall reasonably require;
     (l) promptly upon receipt or filing thereof, copies of any reports or notices related to any material taxes and any other material reports or notices received by any Credit Party from, or filed by any Credit Party with, any Governmental Authority;
     (m) within ten (10) days prior to the conclusion of each Fiscal Year, Borrower’s annual consolidated and consolidating operating plans, operating and capital expenditure budgets, and financial forecasts, including cash flow projections covering proposed fundings, repayments, additional advances, investments and other cash receipts and disbursements, each for the following three (3) Fiscal Years presented on a quarterly basis for the next Fiscal Year and annually for the two (2) subsequent Fiscal Years, all of which shall be in a format reasonably consistent with projections, budgets and forecasts theretofore provided to the Lenders, and promptly following the preparation thereof, updates to any of the foregoing from time to time prepared by management of Borrower;
     (n) as soon as available and in any event no later than noon (Chicago time) within fifteen (15) days after the end of each month, and from time to time upon the request of Administrative Agent (which request may be made as frequently as daily), a Borrowing Base Certificate as of the last day of the week most recently ended (or, in the case of Borrowing Base Certificates requested more frequently than weekly, as of the second preceding Business Day);
     (o) as soon as available after the end of each month (but in any event within fifteen (15) Business Days after the end thereof), and from time to time upon the request of Administrative Agent (which request may be made as frequently as daily) schedules of sales made, credits issued and cash received for and during such month (or, in the case of such schedules requested more frequently than monthly, as of the second preceding Business Day);
     (p) as soon as available after the end of each month (but in any event within fifteen (15) Business Days after the end thereof), on a monthly basis or more frequently as Administrative Agent may reasonably request, (i) perpetual Inventory reports, (ii) Inventory reports by location and category (and including the amounts of Inventory and the value thereof at, any leased locations and at premises of warehouses, consignees, processors or other third parties), (iii) agings of Accounts, (iv) agings of accounts payable (and including information indicating the amounts owing to owners and lessors of leased premises, warehouses, consignees, processors and other third parties from time to time in possession of any Collateral) and (v) such reconciliation reports from time to time reasonably requested by Administrative Agent with respect to the Borrowing Base Certificate most recently delivered to Administrative Agent, the financial statements of Borrower delivered to Administrative Agent, Borrower’s general ledger and/or the reports required pursuant to this paragraph, each in form and substance, and with such supporting detail and documentation, as may be reasonably requested by Administrative Agent;

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     (q) upon Administrative Agent’s reasonable request, (i) copies of customer statements and credit memos, remittance advices and reports and copies of deposit slips and bank statements, (ii) copies of shipping and delivery documents, and (iii) copies of purchase orders, invoices and delivery documents for Inventory and Equipment acquired by any Credit Party;
     (r) within two (2) Business Days after any request therefor, such additional information in such detail concerning the amount, composition and manner of calculation of the Borrowing Base as Administrative Agent or any Lender may reasonably request;
     (s) upon the request of Administrative Agent, a report of an independent collateral auditor satisfactory to Administrative Agent (which may be, or be affiliated with, a Lender) with respect to the components of the Borrowing Base (which Borrower acknowledges will be performed at least once per calendar quarter), which report shall (i) indicate whether or not the information set forth in the Borrowing Base Certificate most recently delivered is accurate and complete in all material respects based upon a review by such auditors of the Accounts of Borrower and its Subsidiaries (including verification with respect to the amount, aging, identity and credit of the respective Account Debtors and the billing practices of Borrower and its Subsidiaries) and Inventory of Borrower and its Subsidiaries (including verification as to the value, location and respective types) and (ii) be addressed to, or otherwise provide for express reliance by, Administrative Agent and the Lenders;
     (t) from time to time, appraisal reports in form and substance and from appraisers satisfactory to Administrative Agent, which reports shall (i) state the then current fair market values of all or any portion of the real estate owned by Borrower or any Subsidiaries and (ii) be addressed to, or otherwise provide for express reliance by, Administrative Agent and the Lenders. In addition to the foregoing, on a quarterly basis with respect of Inventory, and on an annual basis with respect to all other property (or, in each case, more frequently as considered necessary by Administrative Agent) Borrower shall obtain and deliver to Administrative Agent appraisal reports in form and substance and from appraisers satisfactory to Administrative Agent, which reports shall (i) state the then current market values of all or any portion of the real estate and personal property owned by Borrower or any Subsidiaries and (ii) be addressed to, or otherwise provide for express reliance by, Administrative agent and the Lenders; and
     (u) with reasonable promptness, such other information and data with respect to any Credit Party as from time to time may be reasonably requested by Administrative Agent or any Lender.
     Section 4.2 Payment and Performance of Obligations.
     Borrower (i) will pay and discharge, and cause each Subsidiary to pay and discharge, at or before maturity, all of their respective obligations and liabilities, including tax liabilities, except for such obligations and/or liabilities (x) that may be the subject of a Permitted Contest and (y) the nonpayment or nondischarge of which could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) will maintain, and cause each Subsidiary to maintain, in accordance with GAAP, appropriate reserves for the accrual of all of their respective obligations and liabilities and (iii) will not breach or permit any Subsidiary to breach, or permit to exist any default under, the terms of any lease, commitment, contract, instrument or obligation to which it

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is a party, or by which its properties or assets are bound, except for such breaches or defaults which could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
     Section 4.3 Maintenance of Existence.
     Borrower will preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect, and will cause each Subsidiary to preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect, their respective existence and their respective rights, privileges and franchises necessary or desirable in the normal conduct of business.
     Section 4.4 Maintenance of Property; Insurance.
     (a) Borrower will keep, and will cause each Subsidiary to keep, all property useful and necessary in its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted.
     (b) Borrower will maintain, and will cause each Subsidiary to maintain, (i) casualty insurance on all real and personal property on an all risks basis (including the perils of flood and quake), covering the repair and replacement cost of all such property and coverage for business interruption and public liability insurance (including products/completed operations liability coverage) in each case of the kinds customarily carried or maintained by Persons of established reputation engaged in similar businesses and in amounts acceptable to Administrative Agent and (ii) such other insurance coverage in such amounts and with respect to such risks as Administrative Agent may reasonably request. All such insurance shall be provided by insurers having an A.M. Best policyholders rating reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent. Borrower will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, bring or keep any article on any business location of any Credit Party, or cause or allow any condition to exist, if the presence of such article or the occurrence of such condition could reasonably cause the invalidation of any insurance required by this Section 4.4(b), or would otherwise be prohibited by the terms thereof.
     (c) On or prior to the Closing Date, and at all times thereafter, Borrower will cause Administrative Agent to be named as an additional insured, assignee and loss payee (which shall include, as applicable, identification as mortgagee), as applicable, on each insurance policy required to be maintained pursuant to this Section 4.4 pursuant to endorsements in form and content acceptable to Administrative Agent. Borrower will deliver to Administrative Agent and the Lenders (i) on the Closing Date, a certificate from Borrower’s insurance broker dated such date showing the amount of coverage as of such date, and that such policies will include effective waivers (whether under the terms of any such policy or otherwise) by the insurer of all claims for insurance premiums against all loss payees and additional insureds and all rights of subrogation against all loss payees and additional insureds, and that if all or any part of such policy is canceled, terminated or expires, the insurer will forthwith give notice thereof to each additional insured, assignee and loss payee and that no cancellation, reduction in amount or material change in coverage thereof shall be effective until at least thirty (30) days after receipt by each additional insured, assignee and loss payee of written notice thereof, (ii) on an annual basis, and upon the request of any Lender through Administrative Agent from time to time full information as to the insurance carried, (iii) within five (5) days of receipt of notice from any insurer, a copy of any notice of cancellation, nonrenewal or material change in coverage from

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that existing on the date of this Agreement and (iv) forthwith, notice of any cancellation or nonrenewal of coverage by Borrower.
     (d) In the event Borrower fails to provide Administrative Agent with evidence of the insurance coverage required by this Agreement, Administrative Agent may purchase insurance at Borrower’s expense to protect Administrative Agent’s interests in the Collateral. This insurance may, but need not, protect Borrower’s interests. The coverage purchased by Administrative Agent may not pay any claim made by Borrower or any claim that is made against Borrower in connection with the Collateral. Borrower may later cancel any insurance purchased by Administrative Agent, but only after providing Administrative Agent with evidence that Borrower has obtained insurance as required by this Agreement. If Administrative Agent purchases insurance for the Collateral, to the fullest extent provided by law Borrower will be responsible for the costs of that insurance, including interest and other charges imposed by Administrative Agent in connection with the placement of the insurance, until the effective date of the cancellation or expiration of the insurance. The costs of the insurance may be added to the Obligations. The costs of the insurance may be more than the cost of insurance Borrower is able to obtain on its own.
     Section 4.5 Compliance with Laws.
     Borrower will comply, and cause each Subsidiary to comply, with the requirements of all applicable Laws, except to the extent that failure to so comply could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or result in any Lien upon a material portion of the assets of any such Person in favor of any Governmental Authority.
     Section 4.6 Inspection of Property, Books and Records.
     Borrower will keep, and will cause each Subsidiary to keep, proper books of record and account in accordance with GAAP in which full, true and correct entries shall be made of all dealings and transactions in relation to its business and activities; and will permit, and will cause each Subsidiary to permit, at the sole cost of Borrower or any applicable Subsidiary, representatives of Administrative Agent and of any Lender (but at such Lender’s expense unless such visit or inspection is made concurrently with Administrative Agent) to visit and inspect any of their respective properties, to examine and make abstracts or copies from any of their respective books and records, to conduct a collateral audit and analysis of their respective Inventory and Accounts and to discuss their respective affairs, finances and accounts with their respective officers, employees and independent public accountants as often as may reasonably be desired. In the absence of an Event of Default, Administrative Agent or any Lender exercising any rights pursuant to this Section 4.6 shall give Borrower or any applicable Subsidiary commercially reasonable prior written notice of such exercise. No notice shall be required during the existence and continuance of any Event of Default.
     Section 4.7 Use of Proceeds.
     Borrower will use the proceeds of the Term Loan solely for payment of transaction fees incurred in connection with the Operative Documents and the refinancing on the Closing Date of Debt. The proceeds of Revolving Loans shall be used by Borrower solely for the purposes set

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forth in the preceding sentence, for working capital needs of Borrower and its Subsidiaries, to provide financing to consummate Section 5.8(b) Permitted Acquisitions and Section 5.8(c) Permitted Acquisitions, and, to the extent permitted by Administrative Agent and solely after the satisfaction of the Acquisition Revolving Loan Commitment Increase, to repurchase or redeem certain employee options to purchase shares of the common stock of the acquired Person in connection with a Section 5.8(c) Permitted Acquisition.
     Section 4.8 Lenders’ Meetings.
     From time to time at the request of Administrative Agent, Borrower will, in each case to the extent requested by either Administrative Agent or Required Lenders, conduct a meeting of Administrative Agent and the Lenders to discuss the most recently reported financial results and the financial condition of Borrower and its Subsidiaries, at which shall be present a Responsible Officer and such other officers of the Credit Parties as may be reasonably requested to attend by Administrative Agent or any Lender, such request or requests to be made within a reasonable time prior to the scheduled date of such meeting. Such meetings shall be held at a time and place convenient to the Lenders and to Borrower.
     Section 4.9 Intentionally omitted.
     Section 4.10 Hazardous Materials; Remediation.
     (a) If any release or disposal of Hazardous Materials shall occur or shall have occurred on any real property or any other assets of Borrower or any other Credit Party, Borrower will cause, or direct the applicable Credit Party to cause, the prompt containment and removal of such Hazardous Materials and the remediation of such real property or other assets as is necessary to comply with all Environmental Laws and to preserve the value of such real property or other assets. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Credit Party to, comply with each Environmental Law requiring the performance at any real property by Borrower or any other Credit Party of activities in response to the release or threatened release of a Hazardous Material.
     (b) Borrower will provide Administrative Agent within thirty (30) days after demand therefor with a bond, letter of credit or similar financial assurance evidencing to the satisfaction of Administrative Agent that sufficient funds are available to pay the cost of removing, treating and disposing of any Hazardous Materials or Hazardous Materials Contamination and discharging any assessment which may be established on any property as a result thereof, such demand to be made, if at all, upon Administrative Agent’s reasonable business determination that the failure to remove, treat or dispose of any Hazardous Materials or Hazardous Materials Contamination, or the failure to discharge any such assessment could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
     Section 4.11 Revolving Loan Commitment Increases and Syndications.
     (a) In the event of a requested increase of the Revolving Loan Commitment, whether as a result of requests by Borrower for the Optional Revolving Loan Commitment Increase, the Acquisition Revolving Loan Commitment Increase, or otherwise, and if after giving effect

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thereto, the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loan held by Merrill Lynch plus the dollar amount of Merrill Lynch’s Pro Rata Share of the Revolving Loan Commitment (after giving effect to all prior syndications of the Loans and the Loan commitments) would be greater than, $45,000,000, Borrower agrees, as a condition precedent to the increase in the Revolving Loan Commitment, Administrative Agent shall successfully syndicate the Loans and the Loan commitments as determined by Agent in the exercise of its reasonable discretion (it being understood and agreed that syndication shall be deemed successful when the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loan held by Merrill Lynch plus the dollar amount of Merrill Lynch’s Pro Rata Share of the Revolving Loan Commitment is equal to, or less than, $45,000,000).
     (b) If at any time and from time to time, the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loan held by Merrill Lynch plus the dollar amount of Merrill Lynch’s Pro Rata Share of the Revolving Loan Commitment (after giving effect to all prior syndications of the Loans and the Loan commitments) shall be greater than $30,000,000, Borrower agrees that from time to time thereafter, Administrative Agent may in the exercise of its reasonable discretion determine to successfully syndicate all or a portion of the Loans and Loan commitments (it being understood and agreed that syndication shall be deemed successful when the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loan held by Merrill Lynch plus the dollar amount of Merrill Lynch’s Pro Rata Share of the Revolving Loan Commitment is equal to, or less than, $30,000,000).
     (c) In connection with any syndication referred to in Sections 4.11(a) and (b), Borrower will enter into such modifications to the Loans and/or the Financing Documents as Administrative Agent may reasonably request as necessary for such successful syndication of the Loans and the Loan commitments. Such modifications shall include, without limitation, a decrease in the aggregate amount of, or a reallocation of, the Term Loan and the Revolving Loan Commitment, adjustments to the Base Rate Margin, the LIBOR Margin and/or the Pricing Table, and additional fees payable by Borrower; provided, that any such modification increasing the Base Rate Margin or the LIBOR Margin shall be limited to a maximum of 0.25%, and increasing any upfront commitment fee and structuring fees shall each be limited to a maximum of 0.25%, in each case in the aggregate for all such syndications. Borrower will cooperate with and assist Merrill Lynch in accomplishing the successful syndication of the Loans and the Loan commitments, which shall include, without limitation, participation in meetings and conferences with Merrill Lynch and prospective Lenders, preparation of financial and marketing materials and projections reasonably requested by Agent, Merrill Lynch and prospective Lenders, and furnishing such other information as Agent, Merrill Lynch and prospective Lenders shall reasonably request.
     Section 4.12 Further Assurances.
     (a) Borrower will, and will cause each Subsidiary and each Holding Company to, at its own cost and expense, cause to be promptly and duly taken, executed, acknowledged and delivered all such further acts, documents and assurances as may from time to time be necessary or as Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders may from time to time request in order to carry out the intent and purposes of the Financing Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby, including all such actions to establish, create, preserve, protect and perfect a first priority Lien (subject only to Permitted Liens) in favor of Administrative Agent for the benefit of

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the Lenders on the Collateral (including Collateral acquired after the date hereof), including on any and all assets of each Credit Party, whether now owned or hereafter acquired.
     (b) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in the event that Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall acquire or form any new Subsidiary after the date hereof (including, without limitation, SSG), or shall form a Holding Company, Borrower or the respective Subsidiary will cause such new Subsidiary or Holding Company, upon such acquisition and concurrently with such formation, (i) to execute a Guarantee (in form and content acceptable to Administrative Agent) guaranteeing payment and performance of all of the Obligations and to take such other action (including, without limitation, authorizing the filing of such UCC financing statements and delivering certificates in respect of the equity securities of such Subsidiary) as shall be necessary or appropriate to establish, create, preserve, protect and perfect a first priority Lien (subject only to Permitted Liens) in favor of Administrative Agent for the benefit of Administrative Agent and the Lenders on all assets, both real and personal, in which such new Subsidiary or Holding Company has or may thereafter acquire any interest, (ii) to execute such other Security Documents, in form and content acceptable to Administrative Agent, as may be required or requested by Administrative Agent in connection with the actions contemplated by the preceding clause (i) and (iii) to deliver such proof of corporate (or comparable) action, incumbency of officers, opinions of counsel and other documents as Administrative Agent shall have required or requested. Until such time that any Subsidiary or Holding Company shall have fully complied with the provisions of this paragraph, and without limitation of any rights and remedies available to Administrative Agent and Lenders as a result thereof, the operating results of such Subsidiary or Holding Company shall be disregarded in the calculation of EBITDA for any measurement period, and none of the assets of such Subsidiary or Holding Company shall constitute “Eligible Accounts” or “Eligible Inventory”.
     (c) Borrower shall take such action from time to time as shall be necessary to ensure that each of its Subsidiaries is a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary and that Administrative Agent shall have, for the benefit of Administrative Agent and Lenders, a first priority Lien on all capital stock or other equity securities of each Subsidiary. In the event that any additional capital stock or other equity securities shall be issued by any Subsidiary, Borrower shall or shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, concurrently with such issuance, deliver to Administrative Agent to the extent required by the applicable Financing Documents the certificates evidencing such securities, accompanied by undated powers executed in blank and to take such other action as Administrative Agent shall request to perfect the security interest created therein pursuant to such Financing Documents.
     (d) Concurrently with the acquisition by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries following the Closing Date of any real estate or real property leasehold interests, Borrower will, within thirty (30) days following written request by Administrative Agent, deliver or cause to be delivered to Administrative Agent, with respect to such real estate, (i) a mortgage or deed of trust, as applicable, in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent, executed by the title holder thereof, (ii) an ALTA lender’s title insurance policy issued by a title insurer reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent in form and substance and in amounts reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent insuring Administrative Agent’s first priority Lien on such real estate, free and clear of all defects and encumbrances except Permitted Liens,

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(iii) a current ALTA survey, certified to Administrative Agent by a licensed surveyor, in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent, (iv) a certificate, in form and substance acceptable to Administrative Agent, to Administrative Agent from a national certification agency acceptable to Administrative Agent, certifying that such real estate is not located in a special flood hazard area and (v) in the case of real estate that consists of a leasehold estate, such estoppel letters, consents and waivers from the landlords and non-disturbance agreements from any holders of mortgages or deeds of trust on such real estate as may be requested by Administrative Agent, all of which shall be in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent.
ARTICLE 5
NEGATIVE COVENANTS
     Borrower agrees that, so long as any Credit Exposure exists:
     Section 5.1 Debt.
     Borrower will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, assume, guarantee or otherwise become or remain directly or indirectly liable with respect to, any Debt, except for:
     (a) Debt under the Financing Documents and Letter of Credit Liabilities;
     (b) Debt outstanding on the date of this Agreement and set forth on Schedule 5.1;
     (c) Subordinated Debt;
     (d) Debt incurred or assumed for the purpose of financing all or any part of the cost of acquiring any fixed asset (including through Capital Leases), in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding not greater than $500,000;
     (e) Debt, if any, arising under Swap Contracts with an Eligible Swap Counterparty; and
     (f) Intercompany Debt arising from loans made by (i) Borrower to its Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries to fund working capital requirements of such Subsidiaries in the Ordinary Course of Business, or (ii) any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Borrower to Borrower; provided, however, that upon the request of Administrative Agent at any time, any such Debt shall be evidenced by promissory notes having terms reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent, the sole originally executed counterparts of which shall be pledged and delivered to Administrative Agent, for the benefit of Administrative Agent and Lenders, as security for the Obligations.
     Section 5.2 Liens.
     Borrower will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, create, assume or suffer to exist any Lien on any asset now owned or hereafter acquired by it (including, without limitation, any equity interests in and to SSG), except:

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     (a) Liens created by the Security Documents;
     (b) Liens existing on the date of this Agreement and set forth on Schedule 5.2;
     (c) any Lien on any asset securing Debt permitted under Section 5.1(d), provided that such Lien attaches only to the assets financed by such Debt, and such Lien attaches concurrently with or within ninety (90) days after the acquisition thereof;
     (d) Liens for taxes or other governmental charges not at the time delinquent or thereafter payable without penalty or the subject of a Permitted Contest;
     (e) Liens arising in the Ordinary Course of Business (i) in favor of carriers, warehousemen, mechanics and materialmen, and other similar Liens imposed by law and (ii) in connection with worker’s compensation, unemployment compensation and other types of social security (excluding Liens arising under ERISA) or in connection with surety bonds, bids, performance bonds and similar obligations for sums not overdue or the subject of a Permitted Contest and not involving any deposits or advances or borrowed money or the deferred purchase price of property or services and, in each case, for which it maintains adequate reserves;
     (f) attachments, appeal bonds, judgments and other similar Liens, for sums not exceeding $150,000 in the aggregate arising in connection with court proceedings; provided that the execution or other enforcement of such Liens is effectively stayed and the claims secured thereby are the subject of a Permitted Contest; and
     (g) easements, rights of way, restrictions, minor defects or irregularities in title and other similar Liens not interfering in any material respect with the ordinary conduct of the business of Borrower or any Subsidiary.
     Section 5.3 Contingent Obligations.
     Borrower will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, create, assume, incur or suffer to exist any Contingent Obligations, except for:
     (a) Contingent Obligations arising in respect of the Debt under the Financing Documents and Letter of Credit Liabilities;
     (b) Contingent Obligations resulting from endorsements for collection or deposit in the Ordinary Course of Business;
     (c) So long as there exists no Event of Default both immediately before and immediately after giving effect to any such transaction, Contingent Obligations existing or arising under any Swap Contract with an Eligible Swap Counterparty, provided that such obligations are (or were) entered into by Borrower or a Subsidiary in the Ordinary Course of Business for the purpose of directly mitigating risks associated with liabilities, commitments, investments, assets, or property held or reasonably anticipated by such Person and not for purposes of speculation;

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     (d) Contingent Obligations outstanding on the date of this Agreement and set forth on Schedule 5.3; and
     (e) Contingent Obligations arising with respect to customary indemnification obligations in favor of purchasers in connection with dispositions permitted under Section 5.7.
     Section 5.4 Restricted Distributions.
     Borrower will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, declare, order, pay, make or set apart any sum for any Restricted Distribution; provided that the foregoing shall not restrict or prohibit (a) Borrower from making cash dividends to its stockholders in amounts and otherwise substantially consistent with its past practices, or (b) any Subsidiary from making dividends or distributions, directly or indirectly, to Borrower, if, in each case, at the time of the declaration, order, payment, making or setting apart any sum for any such Restricted Distribution and immediately after giving effect thereto, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and shall be continuing or would result therefrom.
     Section 5.5 Restricted Agreements.
     Borrower will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly (i) enter into or assume any agreement (other than the Financing Documents and the Subordinated Debt Documents) prohibiting the creation or assumption of any Lien upon its properties or assets, whether now owned or hereafter acquired or (ii) create or otherwise cause or suffer to exist or become effective any consensual encumbrance or restriction of any kind (except as provided by the Subordinated Debt Documents) on the ability of any Subsidiary to: (1) pay or make Restricted Distributions to Borrower or any Subsidiary; (2) make loans or advances to Borrower or any Subsidiary; or (3) transfer any of its property or assets to Borrower or any Subsidiary.
     Section 5.6 Payments and Modifications of Subordinated Debt.
     Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 5.4 or any other provision of this Agreement, Borrower will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly (a) redeem or otherwise acquire, or declare, pay, make or set aside any amount in respect of the redemption or other acquisition of, all or any portion of Borrower’s 5.75% Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes (the “Convertible Senior Notes”); (b) declare, pay, make or set aside any amount for payment in respect of Subordinated Debt, except for regularly scheduled payments of principal and interest (but no voluntary prepayments) in respect of such Subordinated Debt made in full compliance with the Subordination Agreement and, if any, any other subordination provisions applicable to such Subordinated Debt; or (c) amend or otherwise modify the terms of any Subordinated Debt if the effect of such amendment or modification is to (i) increase the interest rate or fees on, or change the manner or timing of payment of, such Debt; (ii) change the dates upon which payments of principal or interest are due on, or the principal amount of, such Debt; (iii) change any event of default or add or make more restrictive any covenant with respect to such Debt; (iv) change the prepayment provisions of such Debt or any of the defined terms related thereto; (v) change the subordination provisions thereof (or the subordination terms of any guaranty thereof); or (vi) change or amend any other term if such change or amendment would materially increase the obligations of the obligor or confer additional material rights on

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the holder of such Debt in a manner adverse to Borrower, any Subsidiaries, Administrative Agent or Lenders. Borrower shall, prior to entering into any such amendment or modification, deliver to Administrative Agent reasonably in advance of the execution thereof, any final or execution form copy thereof and, if approval of Required Lenders is required by the terms of this Agreement prior to the taking of any such action, Borrower agrees not to take, nor permit any of its Subsidiaries to take, any such action with respect to any such items without obtaining such approval from Required Lenders.
     Section 5.7 Consolidations, Mergers and Sales of Assets.
     Borrower will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly (a) consolidate or merge with or into any other Person other than (i) mergers consummated to effect the consummation of a Permitted Acquisition and (ii) in each case with not less than twenty (20) Business Days’ prior written notice to Administrative Agent (or such lesser amount of notice as Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion, may from time to time permit) mergers of any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary with and into Borrower (with Borrower as the surviving entity of such merger) or with and into any other Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Borrower or (b) consummate any Asset Dispositions other than dispositions of Equipment for cash and fair value that Borrower determines in good faith is no longer used or useful in the business of Borrower and its Subsidiaries if all of the following conditions are met: (i) the market value of assets sold or otherwise disposed of in any single transaction or series of related transactions does not exceed $100,000 and the aggregate market value of assets sold or otherwise disposed of in any Fiscal Year of Borrower does not exceed $200,000; (ii) the Net Cash Proceeds of any such disposition are applied as required by Section 2.1(c); (iii) after giving effect to any such disposition and the repayment of Debt with the proceeds thereof, Borrower is in compliance on a pro forma basis with the covenants set forth in Article 7 recomputed for the most recently ended month for which information is available and is in compliance with all other terms and conditions of this Agreement; and (iv) no Default or Event of Default then exists or would result from any such disposition.
     Section 5.8 Purchase of Assets, Investments.
     (a) Borrower will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly (w) acquire or enter into any agreement to acquire any assets other than in the Ordinary Course of Business, constituting capital expenditures to the extent permitted hereunder or constituting replacement assets purchased with proceeds of Property Insurance Policies, awards or other compensation with respect to any eminent domain, condemnation or similar proceeding; (x) create, acquire or enter into any agreement to create or acquire any Subsidiary other than Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries acquired or created in connection with the consummation of Permitted Acquisitions and for which the requirements set forth in Section 4.12 have been satisfied, (y) engage or enter into any agreement to engage in any joint venture or partnership with any other Person or (z) acquire or own or enter into any agreement to acquire or own any Investment in any Person other than:
          (i) Investments existing on the date of this Agreement and set forth on Schedule 5.8;

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          (ii) Cash Equivalents;
          (iii) intentionally omitted;
          (iv) bank deposits established in accordance with Section 5.17;
          (v) Investments in securities of Account Debtors received pursuant to any plan of reorganization or similar arrangement upon the bankruptcy or insolvency of such Account Debtors; and
          (vi) Investments in the form of Swap Contracts permitted under Section 5.3(c).
     (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 5.8(a), Borrower or one of its Subsidiaries may acquire all or substantially all of the assets, stock, or other equity interests of another Person (each, a “Section 5.8(b) Permitted Acquisition”) upon the following terms and conditions (all in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent): (i) no Default of Event of Default then exists or would result from such Section 5.8(b) Permitted Acquisition; (ii) the Person that Borrower or its Subsidiary is requesting to purchase or the business from which Borrower or its Subsidiary is requesting to purchase assets is in the same line of business as the Borrower or such Subsidiary, and the entity whose equity interests or assets are being purchased had positive EBITDA for the immediately preceding fiscal year; (iii) Agent shall have been granted a first priority, perfect lien on and security interest in all properties and assets to be acquired, or on the properties and assets of the Person whose stock or equity interests are to be acquired, as applicable; (iv) Borrower or such Subsidiary shall have delivered to Agent (A) written notice not less than thirty (30) days prior to the consummation of such proposed acquisition, (B) a “Deal Term Sheet” outlining all material terms of the proposed acquisition, and pro-forma financial statements and covenant compliance sheets, projected as of the consummation of such proposed acquisition and certified by the chief financial officer of Borrower, reflecting pro-forma compliance with the Operative Documents after the consummation of any such proposed acquisition; (v) during the 12-month period ending on any date of determination by the Administrative Agent, the aggregate acquisition costs for all Section 5.8(b) Permitted Acquisitions, shall not exceed $2,000,000; (vi) Borrower and the applicable Subsidiary shall have furnished to Agent such other information, documents and items as Agent shall have requested, including but not limited to true, complete and correct copies of the financial statements of the acquisition target, and all Acquisition Documents and other documents and instruments relating to the proposed acquisition, (vii) all indebtedness incurred by Borrower or such Subsidiary shall be fully and completely subordinated to the Obligations; and (viii) the Credit Parties shall have enter into such modifications to the Financing Documents, and shall have entered into such other documents and instruments, in each case as Agent may reasonably request.
     (c) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 5.8(a), upon and after the effectiveness of the Acquisition Revolving Loan Commitment Increase, in addition to Section 5.8(b) Permitted Acquisitions, Borrower may acquire, or may cause a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary to acquire, all or substantially all of the assets, or all (but not less than all) of the capital stock or other equity securities, of any Person (the “Target”) (in each case, a “Section 5.8(c) Permitted Acquisition”) with the prior written approval of Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders

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in their discretion and upon the satisfaction of each of the Acquisition Revolving Loan Commitment Increase Conditions, including each of the following conditions:
          (i) Administrative Agent shall have received not less than 30 Business Days’ prior notice of such proposed Section 5.8(c) Permitted Acquisition, which notice shall include a due diligence package including the following materials if requested by Administrative Agent, each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent:
     (A) copies of the Target’s two most recent annual income statements and balance sheets, together with the audit opinions thereon, if any, of the Target’s independent accountants, together with available interim financial statements, (B) if available, any asset or business appraisals, (C) a general description of the business to be acquired, (D) a general description of the competitive position of the business to be acquired within its industry, (E) a summary of pending and known threatened litigation adversely affecting the business or assets to be acquired, (F) a description of the method of financing such acquisition, including sources and uses, (G) a listing of locations of all personal and real property to be acquired, (H) a description of any change in management of Borrower and its Subsidiaries, after giving effect to such acquisition, (I) all material agreements to be assumed or acquired, (J) if the Target owns or leases, or if the assets to be acquired includes, any real property or if otherwise requested by Administrative Agent, environmental reports and related information regarding any such property owned, leased or otherwise used (other than leased property used solely as office space), (K) draft copies of all proposed Acquisition Documents, including all schedules thereto and (L) any other material or reports reasonably requested by Administrative Agent.
          (ii) Concurrently with delivery of the notice and due diligence materials referred to in clause (i) above, if requested by Administrative Agent, Borrower shall have delivered to Administrative Agent, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent:
     (A) a pro forma consolidated and consolidating balance sheet, income statement and cash flow statement of Borrower and its Subsidiaries (the “Acquisition Pro Forma”), based on most recently available financial statements, which shall be complete and shall fairly present in all material respects the assets, liabilities, financial condition and results of operations of Borrower and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, but taking into account such Section 5.8(c) Permitted Acquisition, the funding of all Loans and the incurrence or assumption of all other Debt and repayment of Debt in connection therewith, and such Acquisition Pro Forma shall reflect that (x) on a pro forma basis, Borrower and its Subsidiaries would have had a Senior Leverage Ratio not in excess of 2.50 to 1.0 for the four quarter period reflected in the Compliance Certificate most recently delivered to Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 4.1(c) prior to the consummation of such Section 5.8(c) Permitted Acquisition (after giving effect to such Section 5.8(c) Permitted Acquisition and all Loans funded in connection therewith as if made on the first day of such period) and (y) on a pro forma basis, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result after giving effect to such Section 5.8(c) Permitted Acquisition, the funding of all Loans and

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the incurrence or assumption of all other Debt and repayment of Debt in connection therewith;
     (B) updated versions of the operating plans, budgets and forecasts most recently delivered to Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 4.1(m) covering the three (3) year period commencing on the date of such Section 5.8(c) Permitted Acquisition and otherwise prepared in accordance with the requirements of Section 4.1(m) (the “Acquisition Projections”) and based upon historical financial data of a recent date reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent, taking into account such Section 5.8(c) Permitted Acquisition, the funding of all Loans and the incurrence or assumption of all other Debt and repayment of Debt in connection therewith; and
     (C) a certificate of a Responsible Officer of Borrower to the effect that: (w) Borrower and each Subsidiary will be Solvent upon the consummation of the Section 5.8(c) Permitted Acquisition; (x) the Acquisition Pro Forma fairly presents the financial condition of Borrower and its Subsidiaries (on a consolidated basis) as of the date thereof and the periods covered thereby, in each case after giving effect to the Section 5.8(c) Permitted Acquisition and related transactions; (y) the Acquisition Projections represent Borrower’s best estimate of Borrower’s consolidated future financial performance as of the date thereof and after giving effect to the Section 5.8(c) Permitted Acquisition, the assumptions contained therein are believed by Borrower to be fair and reasonable in light of current business conditions and the Acquisition Projections demonstrate Borrower’s projected compliance with the covenants set forth in Article 7 for the one-year period immediately following the consummation of such Section 5.8(c) Permitted Acquisition; provided, that Borrower can give no assurance that the results reflected in the Acquisition Projections will be attained; and (z) Borrower and its Subsidiaries have completed their due diligence investigation with respect to the Target and such Section 5.8(c) Permitted Acquisition, which investigation was conducted in a manner similar to that which would have been conducted by a prudent purchaser of a comparable business and the results of which investigation, to the extent requested, were delivered to Administrative Agent;
          (iii) such Section 5.8(c) Permitted Acquisition shall only involve assets located in the United States (and, in connection with the acquisition of the capital stock or other equity securities of a Target, such Target shall be formed, incorporated or otherwise organized under the laws of a State within the United States) and comprising a business, or those assets of a business, of the type engaged in by Borrower as of the Closing Date and businesses reasonably related thereto, and which business would not subject Administrative Agent or any Lender to regulatory or third party approvals in connection with the exercise of its rights and remedies under this Agreement or any other Financing Documents other than approvals applicable to the exercise of such rights and remedies with respect to Borrower prior to such Section 5.8(c) Permitted Acquisition;
          (iv) such Section 5.8(c) Permitted Acquisition shall be consensual, shall have been approved by the Target’s board of directors (or comparable governing board) and shall be consummated in accordance with the terms of the Acquisition Documents, and in compliance with all applicable Laws;

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          (v) no assets or liabilities (including, without limitation, Investments, Debt and Contingent Obligations) shall be acquired, incurred, assumed or otherwise be reflected on a consolidated balance sheet of Borrower and its Subsidiaries after giving effect to such Section 5.8(c) Permitted Acquisition, except (A) Loans made hereunder and (B) those assets and liabilities which may be acquired, incurred or assumed in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement;
          (vi) the business and assets acquired in such Section 5.8(c) Permitted Acquisition shall be free and clear of all Liens (other than Permitted Liens);
          (vii) at or prior to the closing of any Section 5.8(c) Permitted Acquisition, Administrative Agent will be granted a first priority perfected Lien (subject to Permitted Liens) in all assets acquired pursuant thereto or, as contemplated by Section 4.12, in the assets and capital stock or other equity interests of the Target, and Borrower, its Subsidiaries and the Target shall have executed such documents and taken such actions as may be required by Administrative Agent in connection therewith (including the delivery of (A) certified copies of the resolutions of the board of directors (or comparable governing board) of Borrower, its Subsidiaries and the Target authorizing such Section 5.8(c) Permitted Acquisition and the granting of Liens described herein, (B) legal opinions, in form and content reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent, with respect to the transactions described herein and (C) evidence of insurance of the business to be acquired consistent with the requirements of Section 4.4);
          (viii) the Target shall not have incurred an operating loss for the trailing twelve-month period preceding the date of the Section 5.8(c) Permitted Acquisition, as determined based upon the Target’s financial statements for its most recently completed fiscal year;
          (ix) on or prior to the date of such Section 5.8(c) Permitted Acquisition, Administrative Agent shall have received, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent, (a) copies of the Acquisition Documents and all other documents reasonably requested by Administrative Agent and (c) amendments to the Schedules, to the extent necessary to make the representations and warranties in this Agreement true and correct after giving effect to the consummation of such Section 5.8(c) Permitted Acquisition; and
          (x) notwithstanding anything in this Section 5.8(c), no Inventory acquired by Borrower or a Subsidiary of Borrower shall be deemed to be Eligible Inventory, and no Account acquired by Borrower or a Subsidiary of Borrower shall be deemed to be an Eligible Account, except to the extent Administrative Agent has given its prior written approval with respect thereto.
     Section 5.9 Transactions with Affiliates.
     Except (i) as disclosed on Schedule 5.9, and (ii) for transactions that are disclosed to Administrative Agent in advance of being entered into and which contain terms that are no less favorable to Borrower or any Subsidiary, as the case may be, than those which might be obtained from a third party not an Affiliate of any Credit Party, Borrower will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, enter into or permit to exist any transaction (including the

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purchase, sale, lease or exchange of any property or the rendering of any service) with any Affiliate of Borrower.
     Section 5.10 Modification of Organizational Documents.
     Borrower will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, amend or otherwise modify any Organizational Documents of such Person, except for such amendments or other modifications required by Law and fully disclosed to Administrative Agent.
     Section 5.11 Intentionally Omitted.
     Section 5.12 Fiscal Year.
     Borrower will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, change its Fiscal Year.
     Section 5.13 Conduct of Business.
     Borrower will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, engage in any line of business other than those businesses engaged in on the Closing Date and described on Schedule 5.13 and businesses reasonably related thereto.
     Section 5.14 Intentionally Omitted.
     Section 5.15 Lease Payments.
     Borrower will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, incur or assume (whether pursuant to a Guarantee or otherwise) any liability for rental payments under a lease with a lease term of one year or more if, after giving effect thereto, the aggregate amount of minimum lease payments that Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries have so incurred or assumed will exceed, on a consolidated basis, $2,000,000 for any calendar year under all such leases (excluding Capital Leases).
     Section 5.16 Limitation on Sale and Leaseback Transactions.
     Borrower will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, enter into any arrangement with any Person whereby in a substantially contemporaneous transaction Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries sells or transfers all or substantially all of its right, title and interest in an asset and, in connection therewith, acquires or leases back the right to use such asset.
     Section 5.17 Bank Accounts.
     Without limiting the provisions of Section 6.1(d), Borrower will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, establish any new bank account without prior written notice to Administrative Agent and unless Administrative Agent, Borrower or such Subsidiary and the bank at which the account is to be opened enter into a control agreement regarding such bank account pursuant to which such bank acknowledges the security interest of Administrative Agent in such bank account, agrees to comply with instructions originated by Administrative

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Agent directing disposition of the funds in such bank account without further consent from Borrower, and agrees to subordinate and limit any security interest such bank may have in such bank account on terms satisfactory to Administrative Agent.
     Section 5.18 Compliance with Anti-Terrorism Laws.
     (a) Borrower will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, knowingly enter into any Operative Documents or Material Contracts with any Person listed on the OFAC Lists. Borrower shall immediately notify Administrative Agent if Borrower has knowledge that Borrower, any additional Credit Party or any of their respective Affiliates or agents acting or benefiting in any capacity in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement is or becomes a Blocked Person or (i) is convicted on, (ii) pleads nolo contendere to, (iii) is indicted on or (iv) is arraigned and held over on charges involving money laundering or predicate crimes to money laundering. Borrower will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, (i) conduct any business or engage in any transaction or dealing with any Blocked Person, including, without limitation, the making or receiving of any contribution of funds, goods or services to or for the benefit of any Blocked Person, (ii) deal in, or otherwise engage in any transaction relating to, any property or interests in property blocked pursuant to Executive Order No. 13224, any similar executive order or other Anti-Terrorism Law, or (iii) engage in or conspire to engage in any transaction that evades or avoids, or has the purpose of evading or avoiding, or attempts to violate, any of the prohibitions set forth in Executive Order No. 13224 or other Anti-Terrorism Law.
     (b) Administrative Agent hereby notifies Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act, and the Administrative Agent’s policies and procedures, the Administrative Agent is required to obtain, verify and record certain information and documentation that identifies Borrower, which information includes the name and address of Borrower and such other information that will allow the Administrative Agent to identify Borrower in accordance with the USA PATRIOT Act.
ARTICLE 6
ACCOUNTS AND INVENTORY REPRESENTATIONS,
WARRANTIES, COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS
     To induce Administrative Agent and Lenders to enter into this Agreement and to make the Loans and other credit accommodations contemplated hereby, Borrower hereby represents and warrants to Administrative Agent and each Lender, and further agrees with Administrative Agent and each Lender, that:
     Section 6.1 Accounts and Account Collections.
     (a) Borrower shall notify Administrative Agent promptly of: (i) any material delay in the performance by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of any of their material obligations to any Account Debtor or the assertion of any material claims, offsets, defenses or counterclaims by any Account Debtor, or any material disputes with Account Debtors, or any settlement, adjustment or compromise thereof, (ii) all material adverse information known to any Credit Party relating to the financial condition of any Account Debtor and (iii) any event or circumstance which, to any

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Credit Party’s knowledge, would result in any Account no longer constituting an Eligible Account. Borrower hereby agrees not to grant to any Account Debtor, and to cause each of its Subsidiaries not to grant to any Account Debtor, any credit, discount, allowance or extension, or to enter into any agreement for any of the foregoing, without Administrative Agent’s consent, except in the Ordinary Course of Business. So long as no Event of Default exists or has occurred and is continuing, Borrower may settle, adjust or compromise, and may permit each of its Subsidiaries to settle, adjust or compromise, any claim, offset, counterclaim or dispute with any Account Debtor. At any time that an Event of Default exists or has occurred and is continuing, Administrative Agent shall, at its option, have the exclusive right to settle, adjust or compromise any claim, offset, counterclaim or dispute with Account Debtors of any Credit Party or grant any credits, discounts or allowances.
     (b) With respect to each Account: (i) the amounts shown on any invoice delivered to Administrative Agent or schedule thereof delivered to Administrative Agent shall be true and complete in all material respects, (ii) no payments shall be made thereon except payments immediately delivered to Administrative Agent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any applicable Security Document (to the extent so required), (iii) there shall be no setoffs, deductions, contras, defenses, counterclaims or disputes existing or asserted with respect thereto except as reported to Administrative Agent in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, and (iv) none of the transactions giving rise thereto will violate any applicable laws or regulations, all documentation relating thereto will be legally sufficient under such laws and regulations and all such documentation will be legally enforceable in accordance with its terms.
     (c) Administrative Agent shall have the right at any time or times in Administrative Agent’s name or in the name of a nominee of Administrative Agent, to verify the validity, amount or any other matter relating to any Account or other Collateral, by mail, telephone, e-mail, facsimile transmission or otherwise. To facilitate the exercise of the right described in the immediately preceding sentence, Borrower hereby agrees to provide Administrative Agent upon request the name and address of each Account Debtor of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.
     (d) Upon request by Administrative Agent, as contemplated by Section 4.12 of the Borrower Security Agreement, (i) (A) Borrower shall establish and maintain, at its sole expense, and shall cause each Subsidiary to establish and maintain, at its sole expense blocked accounts or lockboxes and related blocked accounts (in either case, “Blocked Accounts”), as Administrative Agent may specify, with such banks as are acceptable to Administrative Agent into which Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall promptly deposit and direct their respective Account Debtors to directly remit all payments on Accounts and all payments constituting proceeds of Inventory or other Collateral in the identical form in which such payments are made, whether by cash, check or other manner, (B) Borrower shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to Administrative Agent a Deposit Account Control Agreement duly authorized, executed and delivered by each bank where a Blocked Account for the benefit of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is maintained, and by each bank where any other Deposit Account is from time to time maintained. Borrower shall further execute and deliver, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to execute and deliver, such agreements and documents as Administrative Agent may require in connection with such Blocked Accounts, Deposit Accounts and such Deposit Account Control Agreements, and (C) without limiting the provisions of Section 5.17, Borrower shall not establish, and shall

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cause each of its Subsidiaries not to establish, any Deposit Accounts not existing as of the Closing Date, unless Borrower or its Subsidiaries (as applicable) have complied in full with the provisions of this Section 6.1 with respect to such Deposit Accounts. Borrower agrees that all payments made to such Blocked Accounts or other funds received and collected by Administrative Agent or any Lender, whether in respect of the Accounts, as proceeds of Inventory or other Collateral or otherwise shall be treated as payments to Administrative Agent and Lenders in respect of the Obligations and therefore shall constitute the property of Administrative Agent and Lenders to the extent of the then outstanding Obligations.
     (e) For purposes of calculating the amount of the Loans available to Borrower, payments made to a Blocked Account will be applied (conditional upon final collection) to the Obligations on the Business Day of receipt by Administrative Agent of immediately available funds in the Payment Account provided such payments and notice thereof are received in accordance with Administrative Agent’s usual and customary practices as in effect from time to time and with sufficient time to credit the Loan Account on such day, and if not, then on the next Business Day. For the purposes of calculating interest on the Obligations, such payments or other funds received shall be deemed applied (conditional upon final collection) to the Obligations one (1) Business Day following the date of receipt of immediately available funds by Administrative Agent in the Payment Account provided such payments or other funds and notice thereof are received in accordance with Administrative Agent’s usual and customary practices as in effect from time to time and with sufficient time to credit the Loan Account on such day, and if not, then on the next Business Day.
     (f) Borrower and its directors, employees, agents, Subsidiaries and other Affiliates shall, acting as trustee for Administrative Agent, receive, as the property of Administrative Agent, any monies, checks, notes, drafts or any other payment relating to and/or proceeds of Accounts, Inventory or other Collateral which come into their possession or under their control and immediately upon receipt thereof, shall deposit or cause the same to be deposited in the Blocked Accounts, or remit the same or cause the same to be remitted, in kind, to Administrative Agent. In no event shall the same be commingled with Borrower’s own funds. Borrower agrees to pay or to reimburse Administrative Agent on demand for any amounts owed or paid to or demanded by any bank at which a Blocked Account is established or any other bank or Person involved in the transfer of funds to or from the Blocked Accounts arising out of Administrative Agent’s payments to or indemnification of such bank or Person.
     Section 6.2 Inventory.
     With respect to the Inventory: (i) Borrower shall at all times maintain, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to maintain, records of Inventory reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent, keeping correct and accurate records itemizing and describing the kind, type, quality and quantity of Inventory, the cost therefor and daily withdrawals therefrom and additions thereto; (ii) Borrower shall conduct, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to conduct, a physical count of the Inventory at least once each year but at any time or times as Administrative Agent may request on or after an Event of Default, and promptly following such physical inventory shall supply Administrative Agent with a report in the form and with such specificity as may be satisfactory to Administrative Agent concerning such physical count; (iii) Borrower shall not sell, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to sell, Inventory to any customer on approval, or any other

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basis which entitles the customer to return (except for the right of customers for Inventory which is defective or non-conforming) or may obligate any Credit Party to repurchase such Inventory; (iv) Borrower shall keep, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to keep, the Inventory in good and marketable condition; and (v) Borrower shall not acquire or accept for sale, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to acquire or accept for sale, without prior written notice to Administrative Agent, any Inventory on consignment or approval.
ARTICLE 7
FINANCIAL COVENANTS
     Borrower agrees that, so long as any Credit Exposure exists:
     Section 7.1 Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio.
     Borrower will not permit the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for the 12-month period ending on the last day of each calendar quarter to be less than (a) prior to the effectiveness of the Acquisition Revolving Loan Commitment Increase, 1.10 to 1.00, and (b) after the effectiveness of the Acquisition Revolving Loan Commitment Increase, 1.20 to 1.00.
     Section 7.2 Senior Leverage Ratio.
     Borrower will not permit the Senior Leverage Ratio for the twelve (12) month period ending the last day of any calendar quarter (or, if any portion of such period precedes the Closing Date, for the period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on such date, expressed on an annualized basis) to exceed 2.50 to 1.00.
ARTICLE 8
CONDITIONS
     Section 8.1 Conditions to Initial Closing.
     The obligation of each Lender to make the initial Loans, of Administrative Agent to issue any Support Agreements on the Closing Date and of any LC Issuer to issue any Lender Letter of Credit on the Closing Date shall be subject to the receipt by Administrative Agent of each agreement, document and instrument set forth on the Closing Checklist, each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent, and to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent, each to the satisfaction of Administrative Agent and Lenders in their reasonable discretion:
     (a) the payment of all fees, expenses and other amounts due and payable under each Financing Document, including, without limitation, the Administrative Agent Fee Letter;
     (b) the satisfaction of Agent as to the absence, since March 31, 2006, of any Material Adverse Effect or any event or condition which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;
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Revolving Loans of not less than $5,000,000 after giving effect to the initial funding of Loans on the Closing Date and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Operative Documents;
     (d) Merrill Lynch shall be satisfied with the results of its legal and business due diligence, which, in the case of business due diligence, shall include audits, appraisals, reports (including, without limitation, environmental reports) and other documentation (including, without limitation, title and survey documentation) with respect to any owned or leased property, communications with management regarding financial performance and financial condition and a field exam (in scope acceptable to Merrill Lynch) of Borrower and Subsidiaries, and Borrower’s and Subsidiaries’ respective operations;
     (e) Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have received and approved all requested financial statements and projections;
     (f) intentionally omitted;
     (g) all other transactions contemplated to occur in connection with the closing of this loan and letter of credit facility shall have been consummated in accordance with applicable Law and the documentation relating thereto, which shall be satisfactory to Agent and the Lenders in form and substance;
     (h) Intentionally omitted;
     (i) Merrill Lynch shall be satisfied that there has been no material adverse change in the capital markets which could impair Merrill Lynch’s ability to successfully syndicate this loan and letter of credit facility;
     (j) all governmental and third party approvals necessary in connection with the closing of this loan and letter of credit facility and the transactions contemplated to occur in connection therewith shall have been obtained and shall be in full force and effect, and final and non-appealable;
     (k) Agent shall be satisfied with Borrower’s and its Subsidiaries’ and SSG’s respective capital, legal and organizational structure;
     (l) Intentionally omitted;
     (m) Agent shall have received copies of (or binders for) insurance policies (including without limitation casualty, property, liability and business interruption insurance) that satisfy the insurance requirements included in the Financing Documents, with certificates and endorsements satisfactory to Agent naming Agent as lender loss payee and additional insured, and Agent shall have received the satisfactory results of the review by a third party consultant engaged by Agent to review the adequacy of Borrowers’ and its Subsidiaries’ respective insurance coverage; and
     (n) receipt by Agent of such other documents, instruments and/or agreements as Agent may reasonably request.

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     Section 8.2 Conditions to Acquisition Revolving Loan Commitment Increase.
     The effectiveness of the Acquisition Revolving Loan Commitment Increase shall be subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent (the “Acquisition Revolving Loan Commitment Increase Conditions”), each to the satisfaction of Administrative Agent and Lenders in their sole discretion:
     (a) Borrower shall have complied with the conditions set forth in Section 5.8(c);
     (b) the payment of all fees, expenses and other amounts due and payable under each Financing Document, including, without limitation, the Administrative Agent Fee Letter;
     (c) all other transactions contemplated to occur in connection with the closing of this loan and letter of credit facility shall have been consummated in accordance with applicable Law and the documentation relating thereto, which shall be satisfactory to Agent and the Lenders in form and substance;
     (d) consummation of a Section 5.8(c) Permitted Acquisition pursuant to Acquisition Documents, each of which shall be in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and Lenders in their sole discretion, and otherwise on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and Lenders in their sole discretion;
     (e) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and shall be continuing;
     (f) Merrill Lynch shall be satisfied with the results of its legal and business due diligence with regard to the Target and the Credit Parties, which, in the case of business due diligence, may include audits, appraisals, reports (including, without limitation, environmental reports) and other documentation (including, without limitation, title and survey documentation) with respect to any owned or leased property, communications with management regarding financial performance and financial condition and a field exam (in scope acceptable to Merrill Lynch) of Borrower, its Subsidiaries, and Target and their respective businesses and operations;
     (g) Administrative Agent shall have received copies of (or binders for) insurance policies (including without limitation casualty, property, liability and business interruption insurance) that satisfy the insurance requirements included in the Financing Documents, with certificates and endorsements satisfactory to Administrative Agent naming Administrative Agent as lender loss payee and additional insured, and Administrative Agent shall have received the satisfactory results of the review by a third party consultant engaged by Administrative Agent to review the adequacy of the Target’s insurance coverage;
     (h) Borrower, the Target, the other Credit Parties and such other Persons reasonably requested by Administrative Agent shall have entered into such new Financing Documents and/or modifications to the Financing Documents, and shall have delivered such other documents, instruments, and agreements in respect of the Loans and the Financing Documents, as Administrative Agent may reasonably request;

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     (i) (i) There is no pending or threatened Litigation with respect to the Acquisition, the Target or otherwise, and (ii) there shall not have occurred any act, condition or occurrence of any other nature whatsoever, which, in any such case, whether singly or in the aggregate, and whether or not related, has had or could reasonably expected to have a material adverse change in, or a material adverse effect upon, any of (A) the condition (financial or otherwise), operations, business, properties or prospects of any of the Credit Parties or the Target, (B) the rights and remedies of Administrative Agent or Lenders under any Financing Document, or the ability of any Credit Party to perform any of its obligations under any Financing Document to which it is a party, whether prior or subsequent to the Acquisition, (C) the legality, validity or enforceability of any Financing Document, whether prior or subsequent to the Acquisition, or (D) the existence, perfection or priority of any security interest granted in any Financing Document or the value of any material Collateral, whether prior or subsequent to the Acquisition; and
     (j) Receipt by Administrative Agent of such other information (financial or otherwise), documents, instruments and/or agreements as Administrative Agent may reasonably request.
     Section 8.3 Conditions to Each Loan, Support Agreement and Lender Letter of Credit.
     The obligation of the Lenders to make a Loan (other than Revolving Loans made pursuant to either of Section 2.2(e)(ii) and/or Section 2.5(c)), of Administrative Agent to issue any Support Agreement or of any LC Issuer to issue any Lender Letter of Credit (including, in each case, on the Closing Date) is subject to the satisfaction of the following additional conditions:
          (i) in the case of a Revolving Loan Borrowing, receipt by Administrative Agent of a Notice of Borrowing (or telephonic or electronic notice, as permitted by Section 2.2(b)(ii)) in accordance with Section 2.2(b) and, in the case of any Support Agreement or Lender Letter of Credit, receipt by Administrative Agent of a Notice of LC Credit Event in accordance with Section 2.5(a);
          (ii) the fact that, immediately after such borrowing and after application of the proceeds thereof or after such issuance, the Revolving Loan Outstandings will not exceed the Revolving Loan Limit;
          (iii) the fact that, immediately before and after such borrowing or issuance, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; and
          (iv) the fact that the representations and warranties of each Credit Party contained in the Financing Documents shall be true, correct and complete on and as of the date of such borrowing or issuance, except to the extent that any such representation or warranty relates to a specific date in which case such representation or warranty shall be true and correct as of such earlier date.
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hereunder shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty by Borrower on the date of such notice or acceptance as to the facts specified in Sections 8.3(ii), 8.3(iii) and 8.3(iv).
ARTICLE 9
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
     Section 9.1 Events of Default.
     For purposes of the Financing Documents, the occurrence of any of the following conditions and/or events, whether voluntary or involuntary, by operation of law or otherwise, shall constitute an “Event of Default”:
     (a) Borrower shall fail to pay when due (i) any principal under any Financing Document, or (ii) any interest, premium or fee under any Financing Document or any other amount payable under any Financing Document and such interest, premium, fee or other amount shall remain unpaid for three (3) Business Days after the respective due dates thereof;
     (b) Borrower shall fail to observe or perform any covenant contained in Article 4, Article 5, Article 6 or Article 7;
     (c) any Credit Party defaults in the performance of or compliance with any term contained in this Agreement or in any other Financing Document (other than occurrences described in other provisions of this Section 9.1 for which a different grace or cure period is specified or for which no grace or cure period is specified and thereby constitute immediate Events of Default) and such default is not remedied or waived within thirty (30) days after the earlier of (1) receipt by Borrower of notice from Administrative Agent or Required Lenders of such default or (2) actual knowledge of Borrower or any other Credit Party of such default;
     (d) any representation, warranty, certification or statement made by any Credit Party or any other Person in any Financing Document or in any certificate, financial statement or other document delivered pursuant to any Financing Document is incorrect in any respect (or in any material respect if such representation, warranty, certification or statement is not by its terms already qualified as to materiality) when made (or deemed made);
     (e) (1) failure of any Credit Party to pay when due or within any applicable grace period any principal, interest or other amount on Debt (other than the Loans) or in respect of any Swap Contract, or the occurrence of any other breach, default, condition or event with respect to any Debt (other than the Loans) or in respect of any Swap Contract, if (i) such failure or occurrence occurs upon the scheduled maturity of such Debt or liabilities in respect of such Swap Contract, or upon automatic acceleration of such Debt or liabilities in respect of such Swap Contract, or (ii) the effect of such failure or occurrence is to cause or to permit the holder or holders of any such Debt, or the counterparty under any such Swap Contract, to cause, such Debt or other liabilities to become or be declared due prior to its stated maturity, and, in each case, such Debt or liabilities have an individual principal amount (or, in the case of a Swap Contract, a notional amount) in excess of $250,000; or (2) the occurrence of any breach or default under any terms or provisions of any Subordinated Debt Document or under any agreement subordinating

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the Subordinated Debt to all or any portion of the Obligations or the occurrence of any event requiring the prepayment of any Subordinated Debt;
     (f) any Credit Party shall commence a voluntary case or other proceeding seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief with respect to itself or its debts under any bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect or seeking the appointment of a trustee, receiver, liquidator, custodian or other similar official of it or any substantial part of its property, or shall consent to any such relief or to the appointment of or taking possession by any such official in an involuntary case or other proceeding commenced against it, or shall make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, or shall fail generally to pay its debts as they become due, or shall take any corporate action to authorize any of the foregoing;
     (g) an involuntary case or other proceeding shall be commenced against any Credit Party seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief with respect to it or its debts under any bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect or seeking the appointment of a trustee, receiver, liquidator, custodian or other similar official of it or any substantial part of its property, and such involuntary case or other proceeding shall remain undismissed and unstayed for a period of sixty (60) days; or an order for relief shall be entered against any Credit Party under the federal bankruptcy laws as now or hereafter in effect;
     (h) (1) institution of any steps by any Person to terminate a Pension Plan if as a result of such termination any Credit Party or any member of the Controlled Group could be required to make a contribution to such Pension Plan, or could incur a liability or obligation to such Pension Plan, in excess of $250,000, (2) a contribution failure occurs with respect to any Pension Plan sufficient to give rise to a Lien under Section 302(f) of ERISA, or (3) there shall occur any withdrawal or partial withdrawal from a Multiemployer Plan and the withdrawal liability (without unaccrued interest) to Multiemployer Plans as a result of such withdrawal (including any outstanding withdrawal liability that any Credit Party or any member of the Controlled Group have incurred on the date of such withdrawal) exceeds $250,000;
     (i) one or more judgments or orders for the payment of money (not paid or fully covered by insurance maintained in accordance with the requirements of this Agreement and as to which the relevant insurance company has acknowledged coverage) aggregating in excess of $250,000 shall be rendered against any or all Credit Parties and either (a) enforcement proceedings shall have been commenced by any creditor upon any such judgments or orders or (b) there shall be any period of twenty (20) consecutive days during which a stay of enforcement of any such judgments or orders, by reason of a pending appeal, bond or otherwise, shall not be in effect;
     (j) a Change of Control of Borrower shall occur;
     (k) any Lien created by any of the Security Documents shall at any time fail to constitute a valid and perfected Lien on all of the Collateral purported to be secured thereby, subject to no prior or equal Lien except Permitted Liens, or any Credit Party shall so assert;
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any determination, ruling, decision, decree or order of any court or regulatory authority of competent jurisdiction or any other event and such casualty, labor strike, determination, ruling, decision, decree, order or other event remains unstayed and in effect for any period of thirty (30) days; or
     (m) any of the Operative Documents shall for any reason fail to constitute the valid and binding agreement of any party thereto, or any such party shall so assert.
     Section 9.2 Acceleration and Suspension or Termination of Revolving Loan Commitment.
     Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, Administrative Agent may, and shall, if so requested by Required Lenders, (i) by notice to Borrower suspend or terminate the Revolving Loan Commitment and the obligations of Administrative Agent and the Lenders with respect thereto, in whole or in part (and, if in part, such reduction shall be pro rata among the Lenders having a Revolving Loan Commitment Percentage) and/or (ii) by notice to Borrower declare all or any portion of the Obligations to be, and such Obligations shall thereupon become, immediately due and payable, with accrued interest thereon, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by Borrower and Borrower will pay the same; provided that in the case of any of the Events of Default specified in Section 9.1(f) or 9.1(g) above, without any notice to Borrower or any other act by Administrative Agent or the Lenders, the Revolving Loan Commitment and the obligations of Administrative Agent and the Lenders with respect thereto shall thereupon terminate and all of the Obligations shall become immediately due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by Borrower and Borrower will pay the same.
     Section 9.3 Cash Collateral.
     If an Acceleration Event shall have occurred, and so long as it continues, then without any request or the taking of any other action by Administrative Agent or the Lenders, Borrower shall immediately comply with the provisions of Section 2.5(e) with respect to the deposit of cash collateral to secure the existing Letter of Credit Liabilities and future payment of related fees.
     Section 9.4 Default Rate of Interest and Suspension of LIBOR Rate Options.
     At the election of Administrative Agent or Required Lenders, after the occurrence of an Event of Default and for so long as it continues, (i) the Loans and other Obligations shall bear interest at rates that are two percent (2.0%) in excess of the rates otherwise payable under this Agreement and (ii) the fee described in Section 2.5(b) shall increase by a rate that is two percent (2.0%) in excess of the rate otherwise payable under such Section. Furthermore, at the election of Administrative Agent or Required Lenders during any period in which any Event of Default is continuing (x) as the Interest Periods for LIBOR Loans then in effect expire, such Loans shall be converted into Base Rate Loans and (y) the LIBOR election will not be available to Borrower.

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     Section 9.5 Setoff Rights.
     During the continuance of any Event of Default, each Lender is hereby authorized by Borrower at any time or from time to time, with reasonably prompt subsequent notice to Borrower (any prior or contemporaneous notice being hereby expressly waived) to set off and to appropriate and to apply any and all (A) balances held by such Lender or any of such Lender’s Affiliates at any of its offices for the account of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (regardless of whether such balances are then due to Borrower or its Subsidiaries), and (B) other property at any time held or owing by such Lender to or for the credit or for the account of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, against and on account of any of the Obligations; except that no Lender shall exercise any such right without the prior written consent of Administrative Agent. Any Lender exercising a right to set off shall purchase for cash (and the other Lenders shall sell) interests in each of such other Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Obligations as would be necessary to cause all Lenders to share the amount so set off with each other Lender in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Share of the Obligations. Borrower agrees, to the fullest extent permitted by law, that any Lender or any of such Lender’s Affiliates may exercise its right to set off with respect to the Obligations as provided in this Section 9.5.
     Section 9.6 Application of Proceeds.
     (a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, Borrower irrevocably waives the right to direct the application of any and all payments at any time or times thereafter received by Administrative Agent from or on behalf of Borrower or any guarantor of all or any part of the Obligations, and, as between Borrower on the one hand and Administrative Agent and Lenders on the other, Administrative Agent shall have the continuing and exclusive right to apply and to reapply any and all payments received against the Obligations in such manner as Administrative Agent may deem advisable notwithstanding any previous application by Administrative Agent.
     (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if an Acceleration Event shall have occurred, and so long as it continues, Administrative Agent shall apply any and all payments received by Administrative Agent in respect of the Obligations, and any and all proceeds of Collateral received by Administrative Agent, in the following order: first, to all fees, costs, indemnities, liabilities, obligations and expenses incurred by or owing to Administrative Agent with respect to this Agreement, the other Financing Documents or the Collateral; second, to all fees, costs, indemnities, liabilities, obligations and expenses incurred by or owing to any Lender with respect to this Agreement, the other Financing Documents or the Collateral; third, to accrued and unpaid interest on the Obligations (including any interest which, but for the provisions of the Bankruptcy Code, would have accrued on such amounts); fourth, to the principal amount of the Obligations outstanding and to provide cash collateral to secure any and all Letter of Credit Liability and future payment of related fees, as provided for in Section 2.5(e); fifth to Obligations owing to any Eligible Swap Counterparty in respect of any Swap Contracts permitted by the terms of this Agreement; and sixth to any other indebtedness or obligations of Borrower owing to Administrative Agent or any Lender under the Financing Documents.

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     (c) Absent the occurrence and continuance of an Acceleration Event, Administrative Agent shall apply any and all payments received by Administrative Agent in respect of the Obligations, and any and all proceeds of Collateral received by Administrative Agent, in such order as Administrative Agent may from time to time elect. In the absence of any specific election made by Administrative Agent pursuant to this clause (c), payments and proceeds received by Administrative Agent pursuant to this clause (c) shall be applied in the following order: first, to all fees, costs, indemnities, liabilities, obligations and expenses incurred by or owing to Administrative Agent with respect to this Agreement, the other Financing Documents or the Collateral; second, to all fees, costs, indemnities, liabilities, obligations and expenses incurred by or owing to any Lender with respect to this Agreement, the other Financing Documents or the Collateral; third, to accrued and unpaid interest on the Obligations; fourth, to the principal amount of the Obligations outstanding; fifth to Obligations owing to any Eligible Swap Counterparty in respect of any Swap Contracts permitted by the terms of this Agreement; sixth to provide cash collateral to secure any then outstanding Loans, Letter of Credit Liability and payment of related fees; seventh to provide cash collateral to secure any other then outstanding Obligations, other than in respect of Swap Contracts permitted, but not required, by the terms of this Agreement, eighth to provide cash collateral to secure Obligations in respect of Swap Contracts permitted, but not required, by the terms of this Agreement; and ninth to any other indebtedness or obligations of Borrower owing to Administrative Agent or any Lender under the Financing Documents.
     (d) Any balance remaining after giving effect to the applications set forth in this Section 9.6 shall be delivered to Borrower or to whoever may be lawfully entitled to receive such balance or as a court of competent jurisdiction may direct. In carrying out any of the applications set forth in this Section 9.6, (x) amounts received shall be applied in the numerical order provided until exhausted prior to the application to the next succeeding category and (y) each of the Persons entitled to receive a payment in any particular category shall receive an amount equal to its pro rata share of amounts available to be applied pursuant thereto for such category.
ARTICLE 10
EXPENSES AND INDEMNITY
     Section 10.1 Expenses.
     Borrower hereby agrees to promptly pay (i) all costs and expenses of Administrative Agent (including without limitation the reasonable fees, costs and expenses of counsel to, and independent appraisers and consultants retained by Administrative Agent) in connection with the examination, review, due diligence investigation, documentation, negotiation, closing and syndication of the transactions contemplated by the Financing Documents, in connection with the performance by Administrative Agent of its rights and remedies under the Financing Documents and in connection with the continued administration of the Financing Documents including (x) any amendments, modifications, consents and waivers to and/or under any and all Financing Documents and (y) any periodic public record searches conducted by or at the request of Administrative Agent (including, without limitation, title investigations, UCC searches, fixture filing searches, judgment, pending litigation and tax lien searches and searches of applicable corporate, limited liability, partnership and related records concerning the continued

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existence, organization and good standing of certain Persons), (ii) without limitation of the preceding clause (i), all costs and expenses of Administrative Agent in connection with the creation, perfection and maintenance of Liens pursuant to the Financing Documents, (iii) without limitation of the preceding clause (i), all costs and expenses of Administrative Agent in connection with (x) protecting, storing, insuring, handling, maintaining or selling any Collateral; (y) any litigation, dispute, suit or proceeding relating to any Financing Document; and (z) any workout, collection, bankruptcy, insolvency and other enforcement proceedings under any and all of the Financing Documents, and (iv) all costs and expenses incurred by Lenders in connection with any litigation, dispute, suit or proceeding relating to any Financing Document and in connection with any workout, collection, bankruptcy, insolvency and other enforcement proceedings under any and all Financing Documents, provided, that to the extent that the costs and expenses referred to in this clause (iv) consist of fees, costs and expenses of counsel, Borrower shall be obligated to pay such reasonable fees, costs and expenses for counsel to Administrative Agent and for only one counsel acting for all Lenders (other than Administrative Agent).
     Section 10.2 Indemnity.
     Borrower hereby agrees to indemnify, pay and hold harmless Administrative Agent and Lenders and the officers, directors, employees, trustees, agents, investment advisors, collateral managers, servicers, and counsel of Administrative Agent and Lenders (collectively called the “Indemnitees”) from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, claims, costs, expenses and disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever (including the fees and disbursements of counsel for such Indemnitee) in connection with any investigative, response, remedial, administrative or judicial matter or proceeding, whether or not such Indemnitee shall be designated a party thereto and including any such proceeding initiated by or on behalf of a Credit Party, and the reasonable expenses of investigation by engineers, environmental consultants and similar technical personnel and any commission, fee or compensation claimed by any broker (other than any broker retained by Administrative Agent or Lenders) asserting any right to payment for the transactions contemplated hereby, which may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against such Indemnitee as a result of or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby or by the other Operative Documents (including (i)(A) as a direct or indirect result of the presence on or under, or escape, seepage, leakage, spillage, discharge, emission or release from, any property now or previously owned, leased or operated by Borrower, any Subsidiary or any other Person of any Hazardous Materials or any Hazardous Materials Contamination, (B) arising out of or relating to the offsite disposal of any materials generated or present on any such property or (C) arising out of or resulting from the environmental condition of any such property or the applicability of any governmental requirements relating to Hazardous Materials, whether or not occasioned wholly or in part by any condition, accident or event caused by any act or omission of Borrower or any Subsidiary, and (ii) proposed and actual extensions of credit under this Agreement) and the use or intended use of the proceeds of the Loans and Letters of Credit, except that Borrower shall have no obligation hereunder to an Indemnitee with respect to any liability resulting from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee, as determined by a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction. To the extent that the undertaking set forth in the immediately preceding sentence may be unenforceable, Borrower shall contribute the

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maximum portion which it is permitted to pay and satisfy under applicable law to the payment and satisfaction of all such indemnified liabilities incurred by the Indemnitees or any of them.
ARTICLE 11
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
     Section 11.1 Appointment and Authorization.
     Each Lender hereby irrevocably appoints and authorizes Administrative Agent to enter into each of the Financing Documents to which it is a party (other than this Agreement) on its behalf and to take such actions as Administrative Agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers under the Financing Documents as are delegated to Administrative Agent by the terms thereof, together with all such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Subject to the terms of Section 12.5 and to the terms of the other Financing Documents, Administrative Agent is authorized and empowered to amend, modify, or waive any provisions of this Agreement or the other Financing Documents on behalf of Lenders. The provisions of this Article 11 are solely for the benefit of Administrative Agent and Lenders and neither Borrower nor any other Credit Party shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions hereof. In performing its functions and duties under this Agreement, Administrative Agent shall act solely as agent of Lenders and does not assume and shall not be deemed to have assumed any obligation toward or relationship of agency or trust with or for Borrower or any other Credit Party. Administrative Agent may perform any of its duties hereunder, or under the Financing Documents, by or through its own agents or employees.
     Section 11.2 Administrative Agent and Affiliates.
     Administrative Agent shall have the same rights and powers under the Financing Documents as any other Lender and may exercise or refrain from exercising the same as though it were not Administrative Agent, and Administrative Agent and its Affiliates may lend money to, invest in and generally engage in any kind of business with each Credit Party or Affiliate of any Credit Party as if it were not Administrative Agent hereunder.
     Section 11.3 Action by Administrative Agent.
     The duties of Administrative Agent shall be mechanical and administrative in nature. Administrative Agent shall not have by reason of this Agreement a fiduciary relationship in respect of any Lender. Nothing in this Agreement or any of the Financing Documents is intended to or shall be construed to impose upon Administrative Agent any obligations in respect of this Agreement or any of the Financing Documents except as expressly set forth herein or therein.
     Section 11.4 Consultation with Experts.
     Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel, independent public accountants and other experts selected by it and shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the advice of such counsel, accountants or experts.

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     Section 11.5 Liability of Administrative Agent.
     Neither Administrative Agent nor any of its directors, officers, agents or employees shall be liable to any Lender for any action taken or not taken by it in connection with the Financing Documents, except that Administrative Agent shall be liable with respect to its specific duties set forth hereunder, but only to the extent of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct in the discharge thereof as determined by a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction. Neither Administrative Agent nor any of its directors, officers, agents or employees shall be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain, inquire into or verify (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in connection with any Financing Document or any borrowing hereunder; (ii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants or agreements specified in any Financing Document; (iii) the satisfaction of any condition specified in any Financing Document; (iv) the validity, effectiveness, sufficiency or genuineness of any Financing Document, any Lien purported to be created or perfected thereby or any other instrument or writing furnished in connection therewith; (v) the existence or non-existence of any Default or Event of Default; or (vi) the financial condition of any Credit Party. Administrative Agent shall not incur any liability by acting in reliance upon any notice, consent, certificate, statement, or other writing (which may be a bank wire, telex, facsimile or electronic transmission or similar writing) believed by it to be genuine or to be signed by the proper party or parties. Administrative Agent shall not be liable for any apportionment or distribution of payments made by it in good faith and if any such apportionment or distribution is subsequently determined to have been made in error the sole recourse of any Lender to whom payment was due but not made, shall be to recover from other Lenders any payment in excess of the amount to which they are determined to be entitled (and such other Lenders hereby agree to return to such Lender any such erroneous payments received by them).
     Section 11.6 Indemnification.
     Each Lender shall, in accordance with its Pro Rata Share, indemnify Administrative Agent (to the extent not reimbursed by Borrower) upon demand against any cost, expense (including counsel fees and disbursements), claim, demand, action, loss or liability (except such as result from Administrative Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction) that Administrative Agent may suffer or incur in connection with the Financing Documents or any action taken or omitted by Administrative Agent hereunder or thereunder. If any indemnity furnished to Administrative Agent for any purpose shall, in the opinion of Administrative Agent, be insufficient or become impaired, Administrative Agent may call for additional indemnity and cease, or not commence, to do the acts indemnified against even if so directed by Required Lenders until such additional indemnity is furnished.
     Section 11.7 Right to Request and Act on Instructions.
     Administrative Agent may at any time request instructions from Lenders with respect to any actions or approvals which by the terms of this Agreement or of any of the Financing Documents Administrative Agent is permitted or desires to take or to grant, and if such instructions are promptly requested, Administrative Agent shall be absolutely entitled to refrain from taking any action or to withhold any approval and shall not be under any liability

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whatsoever to any Person for refraining from any action or withholding any approval under any of the Financing Documents until it shall have received such instructions from Required Lenders or all or such other portion of the Lenders as shall be prescribed by this Agreement. Without limiting the foregoing, no Lender shall have any right of action whatsoever against Administrative Agent as a result of Administrative Agent acting or refraining from acting under this Agreement or any of the other Financing Documents in accordance with the instructions of Required Lenders or Required Revolving Lenders (or all or such other portion of the Lenders as shall be prescribed by this Agreement) and, notwithstanding the instructions of Required Lenders or Required Revolving Lenders (or such other applicable portion of the Lenders), Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to take any action if it believes, in good faith, that such action would violate applicable Law or exposes Administrative Agent to any liability for which it has not received satisfactory indemnification in accordance with the provisions of Section 11.6.
     Section 11.8 Credit Decision.
     Each Lender acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon Administrative Agent or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. Each Lender also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon Administrative Agent or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking any action under the Financing Documents.
     Section 11.9 Collateral Matters.
     Lenders irrevocably authorize Administrative Agent, at its option and in its discretion, to (x) release any Lien granted to or held by Administrative Agent under any Security Document (i) upon termination of the Revolving Loan Commitment and payment in full of all Obligations, the expiration, termination or cash collateralization (to the satisfaction of Administrative Agent) of all Letters of Credit and, to the extent required by Administrative Agent in its sole discretion, the expiration, termination or cash collateralization (to the satisfaction of Administrative Agent) of all Swap Contracts secured, in whole or in part, by any Collateral; or (ii) constituting property sold or disposed of as part of or in connection with any disposition permitted under any Financing Document (it being understood and agreed that Administrative Agent may conclusively rely without further inquiry on a certificate of a Responsible Officer as to the sale or other disposition of property being made in full compliance with the provisions of the Financing Documents) and (y) release or subordinate any Lien granted to or held by Administrative Agent under any Security Document constituting property described in Section 5.2(c) (it being understood and agreed that Administrative Agent may conclusively rely without further inquiry on a certificate of a Responsible Officer as to the identification of any property described in Section 5.2(c)). Upon request by Administrative Agent at any time, Lenders will confirm Administrative Agent’s authority to release and/or subordinate particular types or items of Collateral pursuant to this Section 11.9.

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     Section 11.10 Agency for Perfection.
     Administrative Agent and each Lender hereby appoint Administrative Agent as agent for the purpose of perfecting Administrative Agent’s security interest (for the benefit of Administrative Agent and Lenders) in the Collateral. Administrative Agent and each Lender hereby appoint each other Lender as agent for the purpose of perfecting Administrative Agent’s security interest (for the benefit of Administrative Agent and Lenders) in assets which, in accordance with the Uniform Commercial Code in any applicable jurisdiction, can be perfected by possession or control. Should any Lender (other than Administrative Agent) obtain possession or control of any such assets, such Lender shall notify Administrative Agent thereof, and, promptly upon Administrative Agent’s request therefor, shall deliver such assets to Administrative Agent or in accordance with Administrative Agent’s instructions or transfer control to Administrative Agent in accordance with Administrative Agent’s instructions. Each Lender agrees that it will not have any right individually to enforce or seek to enforce any Security Document or to realize upon any Collateral for the Loans unless instructed to do so by Administrative Agent (or consented to by Administrative Agent, as provided in Section 9.5), it being understood and agreed that such rights and remedies may be exercised only by Administrative Agent.
     Section 11.11 Notice of Default.
     Administrative Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default except with respect to defaults in the payment of principal, interest and fees required to be paid to Administrative Agent for the account of Lenders, unless Administrative Agent shall have received written notice from a Lender or Borrower referring to this Agreement, describing such Default or Event of Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of default”. Administrative Agent will notify each Lender of its receipt of any such notice. Administrative Agent shall take such action with respect to such Default or Event of Default as may be requested by Required Lenders, Required Revolving Lenders (or all or such other portion of the Lenders as shall be prescribed by this Agreement) in accordance with the terms hereof. Unless and until Administrative Agent has received any such request, Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) take such action, or refrain from taking such action, with respect to such Default or Event of Default as it shall deem advisable or in the best interests of Lenders.
     Section 11.12 Successor Administrative Agent.
     Administrative Agent may at any time give notice of its resignation to the Lenders, Swingline Lender and Borrower. Upon receipt of any such notice of resignation, Required Lenders shall have the right, in consultation with Borrower, to appoint a successor Administrative Agent. Upon the acceptance of a successor’s appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder and notice of such acceptance to the retiring Administrative Agent, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring (or retired) Administrative Agent, the retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation shall become immediately effective and the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from all of its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Financing Documents (if such resignation was not already effective and such duties and obligations not already

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discharged, as provided below in this paragraph). The fees payable by Borrower to a successor Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between Borrower and such successor. If no such successor shall have been so appointed by Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within thirty (30) days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its resignation, then the retiring Administrative Agent may on behalf of the Lenders and Swingline Lender (but without any obligation) appoint a successor Administrative Agent. From and following the expiration of such thirty (30) day period, Administrative Agent shall have the exclusive right, upon one (1) Business Days’ notice to Borrower and the Lenders, to make its resignation effective immediately. From and following the effectiveness of such notice, (i) the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Financing Documents and (ii) all payments, communications and determinations provided to be made by, to or through Administrative Agent shall instead be made by or to each Lender and Swingline Lender directly, until such time as Required Lenders appoint a successor Administrative Agent as provided for above in this paragraph. The provisions of this Agreement shall continue in effect for the benefit of any retiring Administrative Agent and its sub-agents after the effectiveness of its resignation hereunder and under the other Financing Documents in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while the retiring Administrative Agent was acting or was continuing to act as Administrative Agent.
     Section 11.13 Disbursements of Revolving Loans; Payment and Sharing of Payment.
     (a) Revolving Loan Advances, Payments and Settlements; Interest and Fee Payments.
          (i) Administrative Agent shall have the right, on behalf of Revolving Lenders (other than Non-Funding Revolving Lenders) to disburse funds to Borrower for all Revolving Loans requested or deemed requested by Borrower pursuant to the terms of this Agreement regardless of whether the conditions precedent set forth in Section 8.3 are then satisfied, including the existence of any Default or Event of Default either before or after giving effect to the making of such Revolving Loans; provided, that Administrative Agent shall not advance any Revolving Loan pursuant to this clause (i) if the Revolving Loan Outstandings exceed the Revolving Loan Limit, either before or after giving effect to the making of any proposed Revolving Loan. Administrative Agent shall be conclusively entitled to assume, for purposes of the preceding sentence, that each Revolving Lender, other than any Non-Funding Revolving Lenders, will fund its Pro Rata Share of all Revolving Loans requested by Borrower. Each Revolving Lender (other than any Non-Funding Revolving Lender) shall reimburse Administrative Agent on demand, in accordance with the provisions of the immediately following paragraph, for all funds disbursed on its behalf by Administrative Agent pursuant to the first sentence of this clause (i), or if Administrative Agent so requests, each Revolving Lender will remit to Administrative Agent its Pro Rata Share of any Revolving Loan before Administrative Agent disburses the same to Borrower. If Administrative Agent elects to require that each Revolving Lender make funds available to Administrative Agent, prior to a disbursement by Administrative Agent to Borrower, Administrative Agent shall advise each Revolving Lender by telephone, facsimile or e-mail of the amount of such Revolving Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Revolving Loan requested by Borrower no later than noon (Chicago time) on the date of funding of such Revolving Loan, and each such Revolving Lender shall, subject to

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the provisions of Article 8, pay Administrative Agent on such date such Revolving Lender’s Pro Rata Share of such requested Revolving Loan, in same day funds, by wire transfer to the Payment Account, or such other account as may be identified by Administrative Agent to Revolving Lenders from time to time. If any Lender fails to pay the amount of its Pro Rata Share within one (1) Business Day after Administrative Agent’s demand, Administrative Agent shall promptly notify Borrower, and Borrower shall immediately repay such amount to Administrative Agent. Any repayment required by Borrower pursuant to this Section 11.13 shall be accompanied by accrued interest thereon from and including the date such amount is made available to Borrower to but excluding the date of payment at the rate of interest then applicable to Revolving Loans which are Base Rate Loans. Nothing in this Section 11.13 or elsewhere in this Agreement or the other Financing Documents shall be deemed to require Administrative Agent to advance funds on behalf of any Lender or to relieve any Lender from its obligation to fulfill its commitments hereunder or to prejudice any rights that Administrative Agent or Borrower may have against any Lender as a result of any default by such Lender hereunder.
          (ii) On a Business Day of each week as selected from time to time by Administrative Agent, or more frequently (including daily), if Administrative Agent so elects (each such day being a “Settlement Date”), Administrative Agent will advise each Revolving Lender by telephone, facsimile or e-mail of the amount of each such Revolving Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Revolving Loan balance as of the close of business of the Business Day immediately preceding the Settlement Date. In the event that payments are necessary to adjust the amount of such Revolving Lender’s actual Pro Rata Share of the Revolving Loan balance to such Lender’s required Pro Rata Share of the Revolving Loan balance as of any Settlement Date, the party from which such payment is due shall pay Administrative Agent, without setoff or discount, to the Payment Account not later than noon (Chicago time) on the Business Day following the Settlement Date the full amount necessary to make such adjustment. Any obligation arising pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance whatsoever. In the event settlement shall not have occurred by the date and time specified in the second preceding sentence, interest shall accrue on the unsettled amount at the Federal Funds Rate, for the first three (3) days following the scheduled date of settlement, and thereafter at the Base Rate plus the Base Rate Margin applicable to Revolving Loans.
          (iii) On each Settlement Date, Administrative Agent shall advise each Revolving Lender by telephone, facsimile or e-mail of the amount of such Revolving Lender’s Pro Rata Share of principal, interest and fees paid for the benefit of Revolving Lenders with respect to each applicable Revolving Loan, to the extent of such Revolving Lender’s credit exposure with respect thereto, and shall make payment to such Revolving Lender not later than noon (Chicago time) on the Business Day following the Settlement Date of such amounts in accordance with wire instructions delivered by such Revolving Lender to Administrative Agent, as the same may be modified from time to time by written notice to Administrative Agent; provided, that, in the case such Revolving Lender is a Defaulted Lender, Administrative Agent shall be entitled to set off the funding short-fall against that Defaulted Lender’s respective share of all payments received from Borrower.

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          (iv) The provisions of this Section 11.13(a) shall be deemed to be binding upon Administrative Agent and Lenders notwithstanding the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, or any insolvency or bankruptcy proceeding pertaining to Borrower or any other Credit Party.
     (b) Term Loan Payments. Payments of principal, interest and fees in respect of the Term Loan will be settled on the date of receipt if received by Administrative Agent on the last Business Day of a month or on the Business Day immediately following the date of receipt if received on any day other than the last Business Day of a month.
     (c) Return of Payments.
          (i) If Administrative Agent pays an amount to a Lender under this Agreement in the belief or expectation that a related payment has been or will be received by Administrative Agent from Borrower and such related payment is not received by Administrative Agent, then Administrative Agent will be entitled to recover such amount from such Lender on demand without setoff, counterclaim or deduction of any kind, together with interest accruing on a daily basis at the Federal Funds Rate.
          (ii) If Administrative Agent determines at any time that any amount received by Administrative Agent under this Agreement must be returned to Borrower or paid to any other Person pursuant to any insolvency law or otherwise, then, notwithstanding any other term or condition of this Agreement or any other Financing Document, Administrative Agent will not be required to distribute any portion thereof to any Lender. In addition, each Lender will repay to Administrative Agent on demand any portion of such amount that Administrative Agent has distributed to such Lender, together with interest at such rate, if any, as Administrative Agent is required to pay to Borrower or such other Person, without setoff, counterclaim or deduction of any kind.
     (d) Defaulted Lenders. The failure of any Defaulted Lender to make any Revolving Loan or any payment required by it hereunder shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligations to make such Revolving Loan or payment, but neither any other Lender nor Administrative Agent shall be responsible for the failure of any Defaulted Lender to make a Revolving Loan or make any other payment required hereunder. Notwithstanding anything set forth herein to the contrary, a Defaulted Lender shall not have any voting or consent rights under or with respect to any Financing Document or constitute a “Lender” (or be included in the calculation of “Required Lenders” or “Required Revolving Lenders” hereunder) for any voting or consent rights under or with respect to any Financing Document.
     (e) Sharing of Payments. If any Lender shall obtain any payment or other recovery (whether voluntary, involuntary, by application of setoff or otherwise) on account of any Loan (other than pursuant to the terms of Sections 2.3(e)(v) or Section 2.9) in excess of its Pro Rata Share of payments entitled pursuant to the other provisions of this Section 11.13, such Lender shall purchase from the other Lenders such participations in extensions of credit made by such other Lenders (without recourse, representation or warranty) as shall be necessary to cause such purchasing Lender to share the excess payment or other recovery ratably with each of them; provided, however, that if all or any portion of the excess payment or other recovery is thereafter

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required to be returned or otherwise recovered from such purchasing Lender, such portion of such purchase shall be rescinded and each Lender which has sold a participation to the purchasing Lender shall repay to the purchasing Lender the purchase price to the ratable extent of such return or recovery, without interest. Borrower agrees that any Lender so purchasing a participation from another Lender pursuant to this clause (e) may, to the fullest extent permitted by law, exercise all its rights of payment (including pursuant to Section 9.5) with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were the direct creditor of Borrower in the amount of such participation. If under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law, any Lender receives a secured claim in lieu of a setoff to which this clause (e) applies, such Lender shall, to the extent practicable, exercise its rights in respect of such secured claim in a manner consistent with the rights of the Lenders entitled under this clause (e) to share in the benefits of any recovery on such secured claim. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Administrative Agent may retain for its own account any and all payments made and to be made under the Administrative Agent Fee Letter.
     Section 11.14 Right to Perform, Preserve and Protect.
     If any Credit Party fails to perform any obligation hereunder or under any other Financing Document, Administrative Agent itself may, but shall not be obligated to, cause such obligation to be performed at Borrower’s expense. Administrative Agent is further authorized by Borrower and the Lenders to make expenditures from time to time which Administrative Agent, in its reasonable business judgment, deems necessary or desirable to (i) preserve or protect the business conducted by Borrower, the Collateral, or any portion thereof and/or (ii) enhance the likelihood of, or maximize the amount of, repayment of the Loans and other Obligations. Borrower hereby agrees to reimburse Administrative Agent on demand for any and all costs, liabilities and obligations incurred by Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 11.14. Each Lender hereby agrees to indemnify Administrative Agent upon demand for any and all costs, liabilities and obligations incurred by Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 11.14, in accordance with the provisions of Section 11.6.
     Section 11.15 Additional Titled Agents.
     Except for rights and powers, if any, expressly reserved under this Agreement to any bookrunner, arranger or to any titled agent named on the cover page of this Agreement, other than Administrative Agent (collectively, the “Additional Titled Agents”), and except for obligations, liabilities, duties and responsibilities, if any, expressly assumed under this Agreement by any Additional Titled Agent, no Additional Titled Agent, in such capacity, has any rights, powers, liabilities, duties or responsibilities hereunder or under any of the other Financing Documents. Without limiting the foregoing, no Additional Titled Agent shall have nor be deemed to have a fiduciary relationship with any Lender. At any time that any Lender serving as an Additional Titled Agent shall have transferred to any other Person (other than any Affiliates) all of its interests in the Loans and in the Revolving Loan Commitment, such Lender shall be deemed to have concurrently resigned as such Additional Titled Agent.

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ARTICLE 12
MISCELLANEOUS
     Section 12.1 Survival.
     All agreements, representations and warranties made herein and in every other Financing Document shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Financing Documents and the other Operative Documents. The provisions of Sections 2.8 and 2.9 and Articles 10, 11 and 12 shall survive the payment of the Obligations (both with respect to any Lender and all Lenders collectively) and any termination of this Agreement.
     Section 12.2 No Waivers.
     No failure or delay by Administrative Agent or any Lender in exercising any right, power or privilege under any Financing Document shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. The rights and remedies herein and therein provided shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by law. Any reference in any Financing Document to the “continuing” nature of any Event of Default shall not be construed as establishing or otherwise indicating that Borrower or any other Credit Party has the independent right to cure any such Event of Default, but is rather presented merely for convenience should such Event of Default be waived in accordance with the terms of the applicable Financing Documents.
     Section 12.3 Notices.
     (a) All notices, requests and other communications to any party hereunder shall be in writing (including prepaid overnight courier, facsimile transmission, e-mail, electronic submissions or similar writing) and shall be given to such party at its address, facsimile number or e-mail address set forth on the signature pages hereof (or, in the case of any such Lender who becomes a Lender after the date hereof, in an Assignment Agreement or in a notice delivered to Borrower and Administrative Agent by the assignee Lender forthwith upon such assignment) or at such other address, facsimile number or e-mail address as such party may hereafter specify for the purpose by notice to Administrative Agent and Borrower; provided, that notices, requests or other communications shall be permitted by e-mail or other electronic submissions only in accordance with the provisions of Section 12.3(b). Each such notice, request or other communication shall be effective (i) if given by facsimile, when such notice is transmitted to the facsimile number specified by this Section and the sender receives a confirmation of transmission from the sending facsimile machine, (ii) if given by e-mail or other electronic submissions, as set forth in Section 12.3(c) or (iii) if given by mail, prepaid overnight courier or any other means, when received at the applicable address specified by this Section.
     (b) Notices and other communications to the parties hereto may be delivered or furnished by electronic communication (including e-mail and Internet or intranet websites) provided, that (i) the foregoing shall not apply to notices sent directly to any party hereto if such party has notified the Administrative Agent that it has elected not to receive notices by electronic communication (which election may be limited to particular notices) and (ii) no Notices of

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Borrowing, Notices of LC Credit Event or any notices regarding request for advances hereunder shall be permitted to be delivered or furnished by electronic communication unless made in accordance with specific procedures approved from time to time by Administrative Agent.
     (c) Unless the Administrative Agent otherwise prescribes, (i) notices and other communications sent to an e-mail address shall be deemed received upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgment from the intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested” function, as available, return e-mail or other written acknowledgment), and (ii) notices or communications posted to an Internet or intranet website shall be deemed received upon the deemed receipt by the intended recipient at its e-mail address as described in the foregoing clause (i) of notification that such notice or communication is available and identifying the website address therefor, provided, that if any such notice or other communication is not sent or posted during normal business hours, such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next Business Day.
     Section 12.4 Severability.
     In case any provision of or obligation under this Agreement or any other Financing Document shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions or obligations, or of such provision or obligation in any other jurisdiction, shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
     Section 12.5 Amendments and Waivers.
     (a) No provision of this Agreement or any other Financing Document may be amended, waived or otherwise modified unless such amendment, waiver or other modification is in writing and is signed or otherwise approved by Borrower and the Required Lenders (and, if (x) any amendment, waiver or other modification would either increase a Lender’s Revolving Loan Commitment Amount or increase a Lender’s funding obligations in respect of any Term Loan, by such Lender and (y) the rights or duties of Administrative Agent, LC Issuer and/or Swingline Lender are affected thereby, by Administrative Agent, LC Issuer and/or Swingline Lender, as the case may be); provided that no such amendment, waiver or other modification shall, unless signed by all the Lenders directly affected thereby, (i) reduce the principal of, rate of interest on or any fees with respect to any Loan or Reimbursement Obligation or forgive any principal, interest or fees with respect to any Loan or Reimbursement Obligation; (ii) postpone the date fixed for, or waive, any payment (other than a payment pursuant to Section 2.1(c)) of principal of any Loan, or of any Reimbursement Obligation or of interest on any Loan or any Reimbursement Obligation or any fees hereunder or for any termination of any commitment; (iii) change the definition of the term Required Lenders or the percentage of Lenders which shall be required for Lenders to take any action hereunder; (iv) release all or substantially all of the Collateral, authorize Borrower to sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the Collateral or release any guarantor of all or any portion of the Obligations of its Guarantee obligations with respect thereto, except, in each case with respect to this clause (iv), as otherwise may be provided in this Agreement or the other Financing Documents (including in connection with any disposition permitted hereunder); (v) amend, waive or otherwise modify this Section 12.5(a) or the definitions of the terms used in this Section 12.5(a) insofar as the definitions affect the substance of this Section 12.5(a); or (vi) consent to the assignment,

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delegation or other transfer by any Credit Party of any of its rights and obligations under any Financing Document or release Borrower of its payment obligations under any Financing Document, except, in each case with respect to this clause (vi), pursuant to a merger or consolidation permitted pursuant to this Agreement. It is hereby understood and agreed that all Lenders shall be deemed directly affected by an amendment, waiver or other modification of the type described in the preceding clauses (iii), (iv), (v) and (vi) of the preceding sentence.
     (b) Without limitation of the provisions of the preceding clause (a), no amendment, waiver or other modification to this Agreement shall, unless signed by Required Revolving Lenders, (i) increase any of the advance rates set forth in the Borrowing Base Certificate, (ii) make less restrictive the calculation of the Borrowing Base; (iii) amend, waive or otherwise modify Section 2.2(a) or the definitions of the terms used in Section 2.2(a) insofar as the definitions affect the substance of such Section; (iv) change the definition of the term Required Revolving Lenders or the percentage of Lenders which shall be required for Required Revolving Lenders to take any action hereunder or (v) amend, waive or otherwise modify this Section 12.5(b) or the definitions of the terms used in this Section 12.5(b) insofar as the definitions affect the substance of this Section 12.5(b).
     Section 12.6 Assignments; Participations; Replacement of Lenders.
     (a) Assignments.
          (i) Any Lender may at any time assign to one or more Eligible Assignees all or any portion of such Lender’s Loans and interest in the Revolving Loan Commitment, together with all related obligations of such Lender hereunder. Except as Administrative Agent may otherwise agree, the amount of any such assignment (determined as of the date of the applicable Assignment Agreement or, if a “Trade Date” is specified in such Assignment Agreement, as of such Trade Date) shall be in a minimum aggregate amount equal to $1,000,000 or, if less, the assignor’s entire interests in the Revolving Loan Commitment and outstanding Loans; provided, that, in connection with simultaneous assignments to two or more related Approved Funds, such Approved Funds shall be treated as one assignee for purposes of determining compliance with the minimum assignment size referred to above. Borrower and Administrative Agent shall be entitled to continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with the interests so assigned to an Eligible Assignee until Administrative Agent shall have received and accepted an effective Assignment Agreement executed, delivered and fully completed by the applicable parties thereto and a processing fee of $3,500; provided, only one processing fee shall be payable in connection with simultaneous assignments to two or more related Approved Funds.
          (ii) From and after the date on which the conditions described above have been met, (i) such Eligible Assignee shall be deemed automatically to have become a party hereto and, to the extent of the interests assigned to such Eligible Assignee pursuant to such Assignment Agreement, shall have the rights and obligations of a Lender hereunder and (ii) the assigning Lender, to the extent that rights and obligations hereunder have been assigned by it pursuant to such Assignment Agreement, shall be released from its rights and obligations hereunder (other than those that survive termination pursuant to Section 12.1). Upon the request of the Eligible Assignee (and, as applicable, the assigning Lender) pursuant to an effective Assignment Agreement, Borrower shall execute and deliver to Administrative Agent for delivery

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to the Eligible Assignee (and, as applicable, the assigning Lender) Notes in the aggregate principal amount of the Eligible Assignee’s percentage interest in the Revolving Loan Commitment plus the principal amount of the Eligible Assignee’s Term Loan (and, as applicable, Notes in the principal amount of that portion of the Revolving Loan Commitment retained by the assigning Lender plus the principal amount of the Term Loan retained by the assigning Lender). Upon receipt by the assigning Lender of such Note, the assigning Lender shall return to Borrower any prior Note held by it.
          (iii) Administrative Agent, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of Borrower, shall maintain at its offices located in Chicago, Illinois a copy of each Assignment Agreement delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of each Lender, and the commitments of, and principal amount of the Loans owing to, such Lender pursuant to the terms hereof. The entries in such register shall be conclusive, and Borrower, Administrative Agent and Lenders may treat each Person whose name is recorded therein pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. Such register shall be available for inspection by Borrower and any Lender, at any reasonable time upon reasonable prior notice to Administrative Agent.
          (iv) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 12.6(a) or any other provision of this Agreement, any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank; provided that no such pledge or assignment shall release such Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.
          (v) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 12.6(a) or any other provision of this Agreement, Administrative Agent has the right, but not the obligation, to effectuate assignments of Loans and Revolving Loan Commitments via an electronic settlement system acceptable to Administrative Agent as designated in writing from time to time to the Lenders by Administrative Agent (the “Settlement Service”). At any time when the Administrative Agent elects, in its sole discretion, to implement such Settlement Service, each such assignment shall be effected by the assigning Lender and proposed assignee pursuant to the procedures then in effect under the Settlement Service, which procedures shall be consistent with the other provisions of this Section 12.6(a). Each assigning Lender and proposed Eligible Assignee shall comply with the requirements of the Settlement Service in connection with effecting any assignment of Loans and Revolving Loan Commitments pursuant to the Settlement Service. If so elected by each of Administrative Agent and the Borrower, Administrative Agent’s and the Borrower’s approval of such Eligible Assignee shall be deemed to have been automatically granted with respect to any transfer effected through the Settlement Service. Assignments and assumptions of the Loans and Revolving Loan Commitments shall be effected by the provisions otherwise set forth herein until Administrative Agent notifies Lenders of the Settlement Service as set forth herein.
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     Any Lender may at any time, without the consent of, or notice to, Borrower or Administrative Agent, sell to one or more Persons participating interests in its Loans, commitments or other interests hereunder (any such Person, a “Participant”). In the event of a sale by a Lender of a participating interest to a Participant, (a) such Lender’s obligations hereunder shall remain unchanged for all purposes, (b) Borrower and Administrative Agent shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations hereunder and (c) all amounts payable by Borrower shall be determined as if such Lender had not sold such participation and shall be paid directly to such Lender. No Participant shall have any direct or indirect voting rights hereunder except with respect to any event described in Section 12.5 expressly requiring the unanimous vote of all Lenders or, as applicable, all affected Lenders. Except as otherwise consented to by Administrative Agent, each Lender agrees to incorporate the requirements of the preceding sentence into each participation agreement which such Lender enters into with any Participant. Borrower agrees that if amounts outstanding under this Agreement are due and payable (as a result of acceleration or otherwise), each Participant shall be deemed to have the right of set-off in respect of its participating interest in amounts owing under this Agreement and with respect to any Letter of Credit to the same extent as if the amount of its participating interest were owing directly to it as a Lender under this Agreement; provided that such right of set-off shall be subject to the obligation of each Participant to share with Lenders, and Lenders agree to share with each Participant, as provided in Section 9.5.
     (c) Replacement of Lenders.
     Within thirty (30) days after: (i) receipt by Administrative Agent of notice and demand from any Lender for payment of additional costs as provided in Sections 2.3(e)(v) or Section 2.9, which demand shall not have been revoked, (ii) Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.8, (iii) any Lender is a Defaulted Lender, and the circumstances causing such status shall not have been cured or waived; or (iv) any failure by any Lender to consent to a requested amendment, waiver or modification to any Financing Document in which Required Lenders have already consented to such amendment, waiver or modification but the consent of each Lender, or each Lender affected thereby, is required with respect thereto, (each relevant Lender in the foregoing clauses (i) through (iv) being an “Affected Lender”) each of Borrower and Administrative Agent may, at its option, notify such Affected Lender and, in the case of Borrower election, the Administrative Agent, of such Person’s intention to obtain, at Borrower’s expense, a replacement Lender (“Replacement Lender”) for such Lender, which Replacement Lender shall be an Eligible Assignee and, in the event the Replacement Lender is to replace an Affected Lender described in the preceding clause (iv), such Replacement Lender consents to the requested amendment, waiver or modification making the replaced Lender an Affected Lender. In the event Borrower or Administrative Agent, as applicable, obtains a Replacement Lender within ninety (90) days following notice of its intention to do so, the Affected Lender shall sell, at par, and assign all of its Loans and funding commitments hereunder to such Replacement Lender in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 12.6(a); provided, that (i) Borrower shall have reimbursed such Lender for its increased costs and additional payments for which it is entitled to reimbursement under any of Sections 2.3(e)(v), 2.8 or Section 2.9, as applicable, of this Agreement through the date of such sale and assignment and (ii) Borrower

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shall pay to Administrative Agent the $3,500 processing fee in respect of such assignment. In the event that a replaced Lender does not execute an Assignment Agreement pursuant to Section 12.6(a) within five (5) Business Days after receipt by such replaced Lender of notice of replacement pursuant to this Section 12.6(c) and presentation to such replaced Lender of an Assignment Agreement evidencing an assignment pursuant to this Section 12.6(c), such replaced Lender shall be deemed to have consented to the terms of such Assignment Agreement, and any such Assignment Agreement executed by Administrative Agent, the Replacement Lender and, to the extent required pursuant to Section 12.6(a), Borrower, shall be effective for purposes of this Section 12.6(c) and Section 12.6(a). Upon any such assignment and payment, such replaced Lender shall no longer constitute a “Lender” for purposes hereof, other than with respect to such rights and obligations that survive termination as set forth in Section 12.1.
     (d) Credit Party Assignments.
     No Credit Party may assign, delegate or otherwise transfer any of its rights or other obligations hereunder or under any other Financing Document without the prior written consent of Administrative Agent and each Lender.
     Section 12.7 Headings.
     Headings and captions used in the Financing Documents (including the Exhibits, Schedules and Annexes hereto and thereto) are included for convenience of reference only and shall not be given any substantive effect.
     Section 12.8 Confidentiality.
     Administrative Agent and each Lender shall hold all non-public information regarding the Credit Parties and their respective businesses identified as such by Borrower and obtained by Administrative Agent or any Lender pursuant to the requirements hereof in accordance with such Person’s customary procedures for handling information of such nature, except that disclosure of such information may be made (i) to their respective agents, employees, Subsidiaries, Affiliates, attorneys, auditors, professional consultants, rating agencies, insurance industry associations and portfolio management services, (ii) to prospective transferees or purchasers of any interest in the Loans, and to prospective contractual counterparties (or the professional advisors thereto) in Swap Contracts permitted hereby, provided that any such Persons shall have agreed to be bound by the provisions of this Section 12.8, (iii) as required by Law, subpoena, judicial order or similar order and in connection with any litigation; provided, that to the extent practicable, the Administrative Agent or any Lender, as the case may be, shall provide the affected Credit Party written notice prior to disclosure so that such Credit Party may seek appropriate protective orders prior to disclosure, (iv) as may be required in connection with the examination, audit or similar investigation of such Person and (v) to a Person that is a trustee, investment advisor, collateral manager, servicer, noteholder or secured party in a Securitization (as hereinafter defined) in connection with the administration, servicing and reporting on the assets serving as collateral for such Securitization. For the purposes of this Section, “Securitization” shall mean a public or private offering by a Lender or any of its Affiliates or their respective successors and assigns, of securities which represent an interest in, or which are collateralized, in whole or in party, by the Loans. Confidential information shall include only such information identified as such at the

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time provided to Administrative Agent and shall not include information that either: (i) is in the public domain, or becomes part of the public domain after disclosure to such Person through no fault of such Person, or (ii) is disclosed to such Person by a Person other than a Credit Party, provided Administrative Agent or the disclosing Lender, if applicable, does not have actual knowledge that such Person is prohibited from disclosing such information. The obligations of Administrative Agent and Lenders under this Section 12.8 shall supersede and replace the obligations of Administrative Agent and Lenders under any confidentiality agreement in respect of this financing executed and delivered by Administrative Agent or any Lender prior to the date hereof.
     Section 12.9 Waiver of Consequential and Other Damages.
     To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Borrower shall not assert, and hereby waives, any claim against any Indemnitee, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of this Agreement, any other Financing Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds thereof. No Indemnitee shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by unintended recipients of any information or other materials distributed by it through telecommunications, electronic or other information transmission systems in connection with this Agreement or the other Financing Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.
     Section 12.10 Marshaling; Payments Set Aside.
     Neither Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall be under any obligation to marshal any assets in payment of any or all of the Obligations. To the extent that Borrower makes any payment or Administrative Agent enforces its Liens or Administrative Agent or any Lender exercises its right of set-off, and such payment or the proceeds of such enforcement or set-off is subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside, or required to be repaid by anyone, then to the extent of such recovery, the Obligations or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied, and all Liens, rights and remedies therefore, shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such enforcement or set-off had not occurred.
     Section 12.11 GOVERNING LAW; SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION.
     THIS AGREEMENT, EACH NOTE AND EACH OTHER FINANCING DOCUMENT, AND ALL MATTERS RELATING HERETO OR THERETO OR ARISING THEREFROM (WHETHER SOUNDING IN CONTRACT LAW, TORT LAW OR OTHERWISE), SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICTS OF LAWS PRINCIPLES. BORROWER HEREBY CONSENTS TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT LOCATED WITHIN THE COUNTY OF COOK, STATE OF ILLINOIS AND IRREVOCABLY AGREES THAT, SUBJECT TO ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT’S ELECTION, ALL ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING

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TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE OTHER FINANCING DOCUMENTS SHALL BE LITIGATED IN SUCH COURTS. BORROWER EXPRESSLY SUBMITS AND CONSENTS TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE AFORESAID COURTS AND WAIVES ANY DEFENSE OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS. BORROWER HEREBY WAIVES PERSONAL SERVICE OF ANY AND ALL PROCESS AND AGREES THAT ALL SUCH SERVICE OF PROCESS MAY BE MADE UPON BORROWER BY CERTIFIED OR REGISTERED MAIL, RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED, ADDRESSED TO BORROWER AT THE ADDRESS SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT AND SERVICE SO MADE SHALL BE COMPLETE TEN (10) DAYS AFTER THE SAME HAS BEEN POSTED.
     Section 12.12 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.
     EACH OF BORROWER, ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND THE LENDERS HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE FINANCING DOCUMENTS OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED THEREBY AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE TRIED BEFORE A COURT AND NOT BEFORE A JURY. EACH OF BORROWER, ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND EACH LENDER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THIS WAIVER IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT TO ENTER INTO A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP, THAT EACH HAS RELIED ON THE WAIVER IN ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER FINANCING DOCUMENTS, AND THAT EACH WILL CONTINUE TO RELY ON THIS WAIVER IN THEIR RELATED FUTURE DEALINGS. EACH OF BORROWER, ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND EACH LENDER WARRANTS AND REPRESENTS THAT EACH HAS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY OF REVIEWING THIS JURY WAIVER WITH LEGAL COUNSEL, AND THAT EACH KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVES ITS JURY TRIAL RIGHTS.
     Section 12.13 Publication; Advertisement.
     (a) Publication. No Credit Party will directly or indirectly publish, disclose or otherwise use in any public disclosure, advertising material, promotional material, press release or interview, any reference to the name, logo or any trademark of Merrill Lynch or any of its Affiliates or any reference to this Agreement or the financing evidenced hereby, in any case except (i) as required by Law, subpoena or judicial or similar order, in which case the applicable Credit Party shall give Administrative Agent prior written notice of such publication or other disclosure or (ii) with Merrill Lynch’s prior written consent.
     (b) Advertisement. Each Lender and each Credit Party hereby authorizes Merrill Lynch to publish the name of such Lender and Credit Party, the existence of the financing arrangements referenced under this Agreement, the primary purpose and/or structure of those arrangements, the amount of credit extended under each facility, the title and role of each party to this Agreement, and the total amount of the financing evidenced hereby in any “tombstone”, comparable advertisement or press release which Merrill Lynch elects to submit for publication. In addition, each Lender and each Credit Party agrees that Merrill Lynch may provide lending

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industry trade organizations with information necessary and customary for inclusion in league table measurements after the Closing Date. With respect to any of the foregoing, Merrill Lynch shall provide Borrower with an opportunity to review and confer with Merrill Lynch regarding the contents of any such tombstone, advertisement or information, as applicable, prior to its submission for publication and, following such review period, Merrill Lynch may, from time to time, publish such information in any media form desired by Merrill Lynch, until such time that Borrower shall have requested Merrill Lynch cease any such further publication.
     Section 12.14 Senior Debt.
     The Obligations shall constitute “Senior Debt” under that certain Indenture dated as of November 26, 2004, as amended to date, between Borrower and The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee, and within the meaning of the Convertible Senior Notes.
     Section 12.15 Counterparts; Integration.
     This Agreement and the other Financing Documents may be signed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument. Signatures by facsimile shall bind the parties hereto. This Agreement and the other Financing Documents constitute the entire agreement and understanding among the parties hereto and supersede any and all prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof.
     Section 12.16 No Strict Construction.
     The parties hereto have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. In the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties hereto and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any provisions of this Agreement.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.
             
    COLLEGIATE PACIFIC INC.
 
           
    By:   /s/ William R. Estill
         
        Name: William R. Estill
        Title: Chief Financial Officer
 
           
 
      Address:   13950 Senlac Drive, Suite 100
 
          Dallas, TX 75234
 
           
        Facsimile number: (214) 484-1377
        E-Mail Address: bill@colpac.com
        Taxpayer Identification Number: 2980248
             
       Payment Account Designation:
 
           
         
 
           
         
 
           
         
 
      ABA No.:    
 
           
 
      Account No.:    
 
           
 
      Account Name:    
 
           
         
    With a copy to:
 
       
    LIDJI & DOREY
 
       
 
  Address:   500 N. Akard St., Suite 3500
 
      Dallas, TX 75201
 
      Attention: Michael R. Dorey Esq.
    Facsimile number: (214) 774–1230
    E-Mail Address: mdorey@lidjidorey.com

 


 

                 
    MERRILL LYNCH CAPITAL, a division of Merrill Lynch Business Financial Services Inc., as Administrative Agent and a Lender
 
               
    By:   /s/ Brian Talty    
             
        Name: Brian Talty    
        Title: Senior Vice President    
 
               
 
      Address:   15 Exchange Place, 4th Floor
Jersey City, New Jersey 07302-3914
Attn: Account Manager for
          Collegiate Pacific Inc. Transaction
   
 
        Facsimile number: (201) 593 - 7870
E-Mail Address: brian_talty@ml.com
   
 
               
    With a copy to:    
 
               
    Merrill Lynch Capital
222 N. LaSalle Street, 16th Floor
Chicago, Illinois 60601
   
    Attn:   Group Senior Transaction Attorney,
Corporate Finance, for Collegiate Pacific Inc. transaction
   
    Facsimile number: (312) 499-3126    
 
               
    And with an additional copy to:    
         
    TROUTMAN SANDERS LLP
 
       
 
  Address:   The Chrysler Building
405 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York 10174
Attention: William D. Freedman, Esq.
    Facsimile number: (212) 704–5935
E-Mail Address: william.freedman@troutmansanders.com
 
 
 
 
 
         
List of Annexes attached to this agreement and not filed herewith:
 
       
Annex B
  -   Closing Checklist

 


 

Annex A
Commitment Annex
(as of the Closing Date)
                                 
    Revolving            
    Loan   Revolving Loan   Term Loan   Term Loan
    Commitment   Commitment   Commitment   Commitment
Lender   Amount   Percentage   Amount   Percentage
Merrill Lynch Capital
  $ 20,000,000       100 %   $ 10,000,000       100 %
TOTALS
  $ 20,000,000       100 %   $ 10,000,000       100 %
(After Effectiveness of Acquisition Revolving Loan Commitment Increase)
                                 
    Revolving            
    Loan   Revolving Loan   Term Loan   Term Loan
    Commitment   Commitment   Commitment   Commitment
Lender   Amount1   Percentage   Amount   Percentage
Merrill Lynch Capital
  $ 35,000,000       100 %   $ 10,000,000       100 %
TOTALS
  $ 35,000,000       100 %   $ 10,000,000       100 %
(After Effectiveness of Optional Revolving Loan Commitment Increase)
                                 
    Revolving            
    Loan   Revolving Loan   Term Loan   Term Loan
    Commitment   Commitment   Commitment   Commitment
Lender   Amount2   Percentage   Amount   Percentage
Merrill Lynch Capital
  $ 30,000,000       100 %   $ 10,000,000       100 %
TOTALS
  $ 30,000,000       100 %   $ 10,000,000       100 %
 
1   If the Optional Revolving Loan Commitment Increase is effective at the time of the effectiveness of the Acquisition Revolving Loan Commitment Increase, then the amounts in this column shall be increased by $10,000,000 to $45,000,000.
 
2   If the Acquisition Revolving Loan Commitment Increase is effective at the time of the effectiveness of the Optional Revolving Loan Commitment Increase, then the amounts in this column shall be increased by $15,000,000 to $45,000,000.

 


 

     
(MERRILL LYNCH LOGO)
  Exhibit A to Credit Agreement (Assignment Agreement)
     This Assignment Agreement (this “Assignment Agreement”) is entered into as of                      by and between the Assignor named on the signature page hereto (“Assignor”) and the Assignee named on the signature page hereto (“Assignee”). Reference is made to the Credit Agreement dated as of                      (as amended or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”) among Collegiate Pacific Inc. (“Borrower”), the financial institutions party thereto from time to time, as Lenders, and Merrill Lynch Capital, a division of Merrill Lynch Business Financial Services Inc., as Administrative Agent. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Credit Agreement.
     Assignor and Assignee hereby agree as follows:
     Assignor hereby sells and assigns to Assignee, and Assignee hereby purchases and assumes from Assignor the interests set forth on the schedule attached hereto (the “Schedule”), in and to Assignor’s rights and obligations under the Credit Agreement as of the effective date set forth on the Schedule (the “Effective Date”). Such purchase and sale is made without recourse, representation or warranty except as expressly set forth herein. On the Effective Date, Assignee shall pay to Assignor an amount equal to the aggregate amounts assigned pursuant to the Schedule (exclusive of unfunded portions of the Revolving Loan Commitment) and Assignor shall pay to Assignee a closing fee in respect of the transactions contemplated hereby in the amount specified on the Schedule.
     Assignor (i) represents that as of the Effective Date, that it is the legal and beneficial owner of the interests assigned hereunder free and clear of any adverse claim, (ii) makes no other representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to any statement, warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Credit Agreement or the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Credit Agreement, any other Financing Documents or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant thereto; and (iii) makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to the financial condition of any other Credit Party or any other Person or the performance or observance by any Credit Party of its Obligations under the Credit Agreement or any other Financing Documents or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant thereto.
     Assignee (i) confirms that it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement and the other Financing Documents, together with copies of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant thereto and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment Agreement; (ii) agrees that it will, independently and without reliance upon Administrative Agent, Assignor or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Credit Agreement; (iii) appoints and authorizes Administrative Agent to take such action as Administrative Agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers under the Credit Agreement and the other Financing Documents as are delegated to Administrative Agent by the terms thereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto; (iv) agrees that it will perform in

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accordance with their terms all obligations which by the terms of the Credit Agreement are required to be performed by it as a Lender; (v) represents that on the date of this Assignment Agreement it is not presently aware of any facts that would cause it to make a claim under the Credit Agreement; (vi) represents and warrants that Assignee is not a Foreign Lender or, if it is a Foreign Lender, (A) that it has delivered to Administrative Agent the documentation required to be delivered to Administrative Agent by Section 13 below and (B) that if it is claiming exemption from U.S. federal withholding tax under Section 871(h) or 881(c) of the Code with respect to payments of “portfolio interest”, (w) it is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (x) it is not a 10-percent shareholder of any Credit Party within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) or Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code, (y) it is not a controlled foreign corporation related to any Credit Party within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code and (z) it is not a conduit entity participating in a conduit financing arrangement (as defined in Section 1.881-3 of the Code Treasury Regulations); (vii) represents and warrants that Assignee is (or, upon receipt of the required consents hereto by Administrative Agent, Swingline Lender and Borrower will become) an Eligible Assignee and (viii) represents and warrants that it has experience and expertise in the making or the purchasing of loans such as the Loans, and that it has acquired the interests described herein for its own account and without any present intention of selling all or any portion of such interests.
     Each of Assignor and Assignee represents and warrants to the other party hereto that it has full power and authority to enter into this Assignment Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder in accordance with the provisions hereof, that this Assignment Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by such party and that this Assignment Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such party, enforceable against such party in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity.
     Upon the effectiveness of this Assignment Agreement as provided below, (i) Administrative Agent shall register Assignee as a Lender, pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, (ii) Assignee shall be a party to the Credit Agreement and, to the extent provided in this Assignment Agreement, have the rights and obligations of a Lender thereunder, (iii) Assignor shall, to the extent provided in this Assignment Agreement, relinquish its rights and be released from its obligations under the Credit Agreement and (iv) Administrative Agent shall thereafter make all payments in respect of the interest assigned hereby (including payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts) to Assignee. Assignor and Assignee shall make all appropriate adjustments in payments for periods prior to the Effective Date by Administrative Agent or with respect to the making of this assignment directly between themselves.
     Each of Assignor and Assignee hereby agrees from time to time, upon request of the other such party hereto, to take such additional actions and to execute and deliver such additional documents and instruments as such other party may reasonably request to effect the transactions contemplated by, and to carry out the intent of, this Assignment Agreement.
     Neither this Assignment Agreement nor any term hereof may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated, except by an instrument in writing signed by the party (including, if applicable, any party required to evidence its consent to or acceptance of this Assignment

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Agreement) against whom enforcement of such change, waiver, discharge or termination is sought.
     For the purposes hereof and for purposes of the Credit Agreement, the notice address of Assignee shall be as set forth on the Schedule. Any notice or other communication herein required or permitted to be given shall be in writing and delivered in accordance with the notice provisions of the Credit Agreement.
     In case any provision in or obligation under this Assignment Agreement shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions or obligations, or of such provision or obligation in any other jurisdiction, shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
     THIS ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICTS OF LAWS PRINCIPLES.
     This Assignment Agreement shall be binding upon, and shall inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.
     This Assignment Agreement may be signed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures hereto were upon the same agreement.
     This Assignment Agreement shall become effective as of the Effective Date upon the satisfaction of each of the following conditions: (i) the execution of a counterpart hereof by each of Assignor and Assignee, (ii) the execution of a counterpart hereof by each of Administrative Agent and Borrower as evidence of its consent hereto to the extent required pursuant to Section 12.6(a) of the Credit Agreement, (iii) the receipt by Administrative Agent of the administrative fee referred to in Section 12.6(a) of the Credit Agreement, (iv) in the event Assignee is a Foreign Lender, the receipt by Administrative Agent of United States Internal Revenue Service Forms W-8ECI, W-8BEN or W-8IMY (as applicable), and such other forms, certificates or documents, including those prescribed by the United States Internal Revenue Service, properly completed and executed by Assignee, certifying as to Assignee’s entitlement to exemption from withholding or deduction of Taxes, and (v) the receipt by Administrative Agent of originals or telecopies of the counterparts described above.

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     The parties hereto have caused this Assignment Agreement to be executed and delivered as of the date first written above.
         
    ASSIGNOR:
 
       
 
  By:     
 
     
 
  Title:  
 
       
 
       
    ASSIGNEE:
 
       
     
 
       
 
  By:     
 
     
 
  Title:  
 
       
 
       
    Consented to:
 
       
    Merrill Lynch Capital, a division of Merrill Lynch Business Financial Services Inc., as Administrative Agent and Swingline Lender
 
       
 
  By:     
 
     
 
  Title:  
 
       
 
       
    Collegiate Pacific Inc.
 
       
 
  By:     
 
     
 
  Title:  
 
       

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Schedule to Assignment Agreement
         
Assignor:
       
 
 
 
   
Assignee:
       
 
 
 
   
Effective Date: 
     
 
 
 
   
     Credit Agreement dated as of                                          among Collegiate Pacific Inc., as Borrower, the financial institutions party thereto from time to time, as Lenders, and Merrill Lynch Capital, a division of Merrill Lynch Business Financial Services Inc., as Administrative Agent.
Interests Assigned:
                 
    Revolving Loan    
Commitment/Loan   Commitment   Term Loan
Assignor Amounts
  $       $    
 
               
Amounts Assigned
  $       $    
 
               
Assignor Amounts (post-assignment)
  $       $    
 
               
Closing Fee: $                 
Assignee Information:
                     
    Address for Notices:       Address for Payments:
 
                   
                 
 
              Bank:    
                 
 
  Attention:           ABA #:    
 
                   
 
  Telephone:           Account #    
 
                   
 
  Facsimile:           Reference:    
 
                   

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(MERRILL LYNCH LOGO)
  Exhibit B to Credit Agreement (Compliance Certificate)
COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
[BORROWER]
Date:                     ,      
     This certificate is given by                                         , a Responsible Officer of                      (“Borrower”), pursuant to Section 4.1(c) of that certain Credit Agreement dated as of                     ,                      among Borrower, the Lenders from time to time party thereto and Merrill Lynch Capital, a division of Merrill Lynch Business Financial Services Inc., as Administrative Agent for Lenders (as such agreement may have been amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”). Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings set forth in the Credit Agreement.
     The undersigned Responsible Officer hereby certifies to Administrative Agent and Lenders that:
     (a) the financial statements delivered with this certificate in accordance with Section 4.1(a) and/or 4.1(b) of the Credit Agreement fairly present in all material respects the results of operations and financial condition of Borrower and the Subsidiaries as of the dates and the accounting period covered by such financial statements;
     (b) I have reviewed the terms of the Credit Agreement and have made, or caused to be made under my supervision, a review in reasonable detail of the transactions and conditions of Borrower and the Subsidiaries during the accounting period covered by such financial statements;
     (c) such review has not disclosed the existence during or at the end of such accounting period, and I have no knowledge of the existence as of the date hereof, of any condition or event that constitutes a Default or an Event of Default, except as set forth in Schedule 1 hereto, which includes a description of the nature and period of existence of such Default or an Event of Default and what action Borrower has taken, is undertaking and proposes to take with respect thereto;
     (d) Borrower is in compliance with the covenants contained in Article 7 of the Credit Agreement, as demonstrated by the calculation of such covenants below, except as set forth below;
     (e) the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for the period covered by this certificate, as demonstrated by the calculations required by Section 7.1 attached hereto, is ___ to 1.00; and

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     (f) the Senior Leverage Ratio for the period covered by this certificate, as demonstrated by the calculations required by Section 7.2 attached hereto, is            to 1.00.
     Prior to the effectiveness of the Acquisition Revolving Loan Commitment Increase, the following table will be applicable:
                 
    Revolving Loans, Term Loan and
    all other Obligations
Senior Leverage Ratio   Base Rate   LIBOR
Greater than or equal to 2.00 to 1.00
    0.50 %     2.00 %
Greater than or equal to 1.00 to 1.00, but less than or equal to 2.00 to 1.00
    0.25 %     1.75 %
Less than 1.00
    0.00 %     1.50 %
     After the effectiveness of the Acquisition Revolving Loan Commitment Increase, the following table will be applicable:
                                 
    Revolving Loans and all other    
    Obligations (other than Term Loan)   Term Loan
Senior Leverage Ratio   Base Rate   LIBOR   Base Rate   LIBOR
Greater than or equal to 2.00 to 1.00
    0.50 %     2.00 %     0.75 %     2.25 %
Greater than or equal to 1.00 to 1.00, but less than or equal to 2.00 to 1.00
    0.25 %     1.75 %     0.50 %     2.00 %
Less than 1.00
    0.00 %     1.50 %     0.25 %     1.75 %
     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned officer has executed and delivered this certificate this ___day of _________, _________.
             
 
  By        
       
 
  Name       
         
 
  Title      of Borrower
 
           

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FIXED CHARGE COVERAGE RATIO3
(Section 7.1)
         
Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for the applicable measurement period (the “Defined Period”) is defined as follows:
       
 
       
Fixed Charges:
       
 
       
Interest expense ($______), net of interest income ($______), interest paid in kind ($______) and amortization of capitalized fees and expenses, if any, incurred to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Operative Documents and included in interest expense ($______), included in the determination of net income of Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries for the Defined Period (“Total Interest Expense”)
  $    
 
       
 
       
Plus: Any provision for (benefit from) income or franchise taxes included in the determination of net income for the Defined Period
       
 
       
 
       
Scheduled payments of principal for the Defined Period with respect to all Debt (including the portion of scheduled payments under Capital Leases allocable to principal but excluding mandatory prepayments required by Section 2.1(c) and excluding scheduled repayments of Revolving Loans and other Debt subject to reborrowing to the extent not accompanied by a concurrent and permanent reduction of the Revolving Loan Commitment (or equivalent loan commitment))
       
 
       
 
       
Increases (decreases) during the Defined Period in deferred tax assets
       
 
       
 
       
Decreases (increases) during the Defined Period in deferred tax liabilities
       
 
       
 
       
Restricted Distributions made in cash during the Defined Period
       
 
       
 
       
Fixed Charges
  $    
 
       
 
3   This ratio is to be calculated for Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries other than SSG until it is a wholly-owned Subsidiary of Borrower.

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Operating Cash Flow:
       
 
       
EBITDA for the Defined Period (calculated in the manner required by Annex 1 to the Compliance Certificate)
  $    
 
     
 
       
Operating Cash Flow
  $    
 
     
 
       
Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (Ratio of Operating Cash Flow to Fixed Charges) for the Defined Period
                      to 1.0
 
       
Minimum Fixed Charge Coverage for the Defined Period
  [1.10][1.20]4 to 1.0  
 
       
In Compliance
  Yes/No
 
4   As applicable. After the effectiveness of the Acquisition Revolving Loan Commitment Increase, the minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio shall be 1.20 to 1.00

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SENIOR LEVERAGE RATIO5
(Section 7.2)
         
Total Debt:
       
 
       
Average daily principal balance of the Revolving Loans for the one month period ending on the last day of the applicable measurement period (the “Defined Period”)
  $    
 
       
 
       
Plus: Outstanding principal balance of the Term Loan as of the last day of the Defined Period
       
 
       
 
       
Letter of Credit Liabilities as of the last day of the Defined Period
       
 
       
 
       
Outstanding principal balance of all other Debt of Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as of the last day of the Defined Period
       
 
       
 
       
Less: Subordinated Debt
       
 
       
Total Debt less Subordinated Debt
  $    
 
       
 
       
EBITDA for the Defined Period (calculated in the manner required by Annex 1 to the Compliance Certificate)
  $    
 
       
 
       
Plus: Pro Forma Acquisition EBITDA (as defined below) for each Section 5.8(b) Permitted Acquisition and Section 5.8(c) Permitted Acquisition (and each such proposed acquisition for determining compliance with Section 5.8)
       
 
       
Permitted Acquisition No. 1: _______________
       
Permitted Acquisition No. 2: _______________
       
[add additional line items, as applicable]
       
 
       
Adjusted EBITDA
  $    
 
       
 
       
Senior Leverage Ratio (ratio of Total Debt less Subordinated Debt to Adjusted EBITDA) for the Defined Period
        to 1.00
 
       
Maximum Senior Leverage Ratio for the Defined Period
    2.50 to 1.00  
 
       
In Compliance
  Yes/No    
 
5   This ratio is to be calculated for Borrower and its Consolidate Subsidiaries other than SSG until it is a wholly-owned Subsidiary of Borrower.

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“Pro Forma Acquisition EBITDA” means EBITDA (calculated in the same manner as EBITDA is calculated on this Exhibit B) attributable to each Section 5.8(b) Permitted Acquisition and Section 5.8(c) Permitted Acquisition (with such pro forma adjustments as are reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent based upon data presented to Administrative Agent to its reasonable satisfaction) consummated during the one (1) year period preceding the date of determination calculated solely for a number of months immediately preceding the consummation of the applicable Section 5.8(b) Permitted Acquisition or Section 5.8(c) Permitted Acquisition, which number equals twelve (12) minus the number of months following the consummation of the applicable Section 5.8(b) Permitted Acquisition or Section 5.8(c) Permitted Acquisition for which financial statements of Borrower and its Subsidiaries have been delivered to Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 4.1, and (ii) for purposes of determining compliance with Section 5.8, EBITDA (calculated in the same manner as EBITDA is calculated on this Exhibit B) of the target of any proposed Section 5.8(b) Permitted Acquisition or Section 5.8(c) Permitted Acquisition (adjusted with such pro forma adjustments as are reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent based upon data presented to Administrative Agent to its reasonable satisfaction) calculated for the twelve (12) months immediately preceding the consummation of the proposed Section 5.8(b) Permitted Acquisition or Section 5.8(c) Permitted Acquisition.

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ANNEX 1 TO COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE6
EBITDA
         
EBITDA for the applicable measurement period (the “Defined Period”) is defined as follows:
       
 
       
Net income (or loss) for the Defined Period of Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries, but excluding: (a) the income (or loss) of any Person (other than Subsidiaries of Borrower) in which Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries has an ownership interest unless received by Borrower or its Subsidiary in a cash distribution; and (b) the income (or loss) of any Person accrued prior to the date it became a Subsidiary of Borrower or is merged into or consolidated with Borrower
  $    
 
       
 
       
Plus: Any provision for (or less any benefit from) income and franchise taxes (or, as the successor to franchise taxes in the State of Texas, “margin tax”) included in the determination of net income for the Defined Period
       
 
       
 
       
Interest expense, net of interest income, deducted in the determination of net income for the Defined Period
       
 
       
 
       
Amortization and depreciation deducted in the determination of net income for the Defined Period
       
 
       
 
       
For any Defined Period that includes the three-month period ended December 31, 2005, the one-time cash charge related to the termination of the merger agreement dated September 7, 2005 among Borrower, SSG and CP Merger Sub, Inc.
  $ 430,000  
 
       
For any Defined Period that includes the three-month period ended December 31, 2005, a one-time cash charge related to certain professional fees
  $ 176,000  
 
       
EBITDA for the Defined Period
  $    
 
       
 
6   EBITDA shall be calculated for Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries other than SSG until it is a wholly-owned Subsidiary of Borrower.

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Schedule 1 to
Compliance Certificate
[Borrower to list any existing Defaults or Events of Default, specifying the nature and period of existence of each, and the actions Borrower has taken, is undertaking and proposes to take in respect thereof. If no Defaults and no Events of Default are then in existence, such schedule should read “None”.]

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(MERRILL LYNCH LOGO)
  Exhibit C to Credit Agreement (Borrowing Base Certificate)
Merrill Lynch Capital
Borrowing Base Report Summary
     
Date:                                                 
  Report #:                     
 
   
Name:                                               
  Period Covered:                      to                     
 
Customer #
                         
       
Accounts Receivable
               
       
 
               
       
Total A/R Availability
  $            
       
 
               
       
 
               
       
Inventory
               
       
 
               
       
Total Inventory Availability
  $       $    
       
 
               
       
 
               
       
Facility Limit
               
       
 
               
       
Revolving Loan Commitment
               
       
 
               
       
Borrowing Base Availability
          $    
       
 
               
       
 
               
       
Loan Outstanding
               
       
 
               
       
Current Loan Balance
  $            
       
 
               
       
 
               
       
Less: Available Collections
  $            
       
 
               
       
 
               
       
Add: Borrowings
  $            
       
 
               
       
 
               
       
Ending Loan Balance this Report
          $    
       
 
               
       
 
               
       
Overall Reserves
               
       
 
               
       
Letter of Credit Liabilities
  $            
       
 
               
       
 
               
       
Other
  $       $    
       
 
               
       
 
               
       
Excess/(Short) Borrowing Base
          $    
       
 
               
Pursuant to, and in accordance with, the terms and provisions of the loan documents (“Documents”), between Merrill Lynch Capital, a division of Merrill Lynch Business Financial Services Inc., as Administrative Agent (“Secured Party”), certain financial institutions, as lenders, and Collegiate Pacific Inc. (“Borrower”), Borrower is executing and delivering to Secured Party this Borrowing Base Report accompanied by supporting data (collectively referred to as (“Report”). Borrower warrants and represents to Secured Party that this Report is true, correct, and based on information contained in Borrower’s own financial records. Borrower, by the execution of this Report, hereby ratifies, confirms and affirms all of the terms, conditions and provisions of the Documents, and further certifies that the Borrower is in compliance with the documents as of                                                             . This document does not supersede any provisions of the Credit Agreement.
         
 
      (Borrower)
 
       
 
      (Title)
 
       

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Merrill Lynch Capital
Accounts Receivable Borrowing Base Report
                                 
Date:
          Report #:       Period Covered:       To    
 
                           
 
Name:
              Customer #               
 
                         
                         
        Accounts Receivable
       
       
 
    A/R          
       
1.   Balance Brought Forward
  $       $    
       
 
               
 
       
2.   Additions
  $            
       
 
               
       
3.   Deductions
  $            
       
 
               
       
4.   Gross Balance this Report
  $       $    
       
 
               
       
 
               
        Ineligibles
       
 
               
       
5.   Total Ineligibles
  $       $    
       
 
               
       
 
               
       
 
               
       
6.   Subtotal Eligible Receivables
  $       $    
       
 
               
       
Advance Rates
    %          
       
 
               
       
7.   Eligible Receivable Collateral
  $            
       
 
               
       
 
  $            
       
 
               
       
 
               
       
8.   A/R Caps (If Applicable)
  $            
       
 
               
       
9.   Gross Eligible Receivables
  $       $    
       
 
               
       
10. Reserves (-)
  $            
       
 
               
       
11. Net Availability
  $       $    
       
 
               
       
12. Overall A/R Limit
          $    
       
 
               
       
13. Total A/R Availability
          $    
       
 
               

Exhibit C – Page 2


 

Accounts Receivable Ineligibles
         
Over __ days past the due date
  $    
 
       
 
Over __ days past invoice date
  $    
 
       
 
Cross Age, __% rule
  $    
 
       
 
Affiliate Accounts
  $    
 
       
 
Foreign Accounts
  $    
 
       
 
Government Accounts (noncompliant with assignment of claims acts)
  $    
 
       
 
Customer in bankruptcy / insolvent
  $    
 
       
 
Progress billings, Bill and Hold
  $    
 
       
 
A/R in excess of approved concentration %
  $    
 
       
 
Accounts Subject to Dispute, Counterclaim or Setoff
  $    
 
       
 
Judgment, Instrument or Chattel Paper
  $    
 
       
 
Administrative Agent does not have valid lien
  $    
 
       
 
Account not owned by Borrower, or subject to any lien other than Administrative Agent’s lien
  $    
 
       
 
Conditional Sales
  $    
 
       
 
Uncompleted sale or delivery
  $    
 
       
 
Payable in Foreign Currency
  $    
 
       
 
Interest or service charges
  $    
 
       
 
Accounts reissued for partial payment, debit memos and charge backs
  $    
 
       
 
Cash on delivery or other cash sales
  $    
 
       
 
Accounts that exceed credit limit set by Administrative Agent
  $    
 
       
 
Accounts Debtors with unsatisfactory credit standing
  $    
 
       
 
Accounts subject to credits due to Account Debtor or other offset by Account Debtor
  $    
 
       
 
Collectability or enforceability impaired
  $    
 
       
 
Representation or warranties untrue
  $    
 
       
 
No invoice sent to Agent
  $    
 
       
 
Otherwise unacceptable to Administrative Agent
  $    
 
       
 
Total
  $    
 
       

Exhibit C – Page 3


 

Merrill Lynch Capital
Inventory Borrowing Base Report
                                 
Date:
          Report #:       Period Covered:       to     
 
                               
 
Name:
              Customer #               
 
                           
                                 
        Inventory Category
               
       
 
  INV                
       
1.   Balance Brought Forward
  $       $            
       
 
                       
       
 
                       
       
2.   Additions
  $                    
       
 
                       
       
3.   Deductions
  $                    
       
 
                       
       
4.   Gross Balance this Report
  $       $            
       
 
                       
       
 
                       
        Ineligibles
       
       
5.   Total Ineligibles
  $       $            
       
 
                       
       
 
                       
       
 
                       
       
6.   Subtotal Eligible Inventory
  $       $            
       
 
                       
       
Advance Rates
    %                  
       
 
                       
       
7.   Eligible Inventory Collateral
  $                    
       
 
                       
       
 
  $                    
       
 
                       
       
8.   Inventory Caps
  $                    
       
 
                       
       
 
                       
       
 
                       
       
9.   Gross Inventory Availability
  $       $            
       
 
                       
       
10. Reserves (-)
  $                    
       
 
                       
       
11. Net Availability
  $       $            
       
 
                       
       
12. Overall Inventory Limit
          $            
       
 
                       
       
13. Total Inventory Availability
          $            
       
 
                       

Exhibit C – Page 4


 

Inventory Ineligibles
         
Work in Process [or raw materials]
  $    
 
       
 
Inactive inventory (excess slow moving, obsolete, etc).
  $    
 
       
 
Not held for sale in the ordinary course
  $    
 
       
 
Administrative Agent does not have valid lien
  $    
 
       
 
Lien in favor of person other than Administrative Agent
  $    
 
       
 
Outside locations / processors
  $    
 
       
 
Consigned inventory
  $    
 
       
 
Inventory in Transit or Outside Borrower Control
  $    
 
       
 
Violation of Fair Labor Standards Act/Subject to “hot goods” provision
  $    
 
       
 
Not Covered by casualty insurance
  $    
 
       
 
Display, packing, shipping, replacement or sample items
  $    
 
       
 
Returned goods
  $    
 
       
 
“Freight-in” charges
  $    
 
       
 
Representations or warranties not true
  $    
 
       
 
Hazardous Materials or goods that require license
  $    
 
       
 
Negotiable Document of Title not delivered to Administrative Agent
  $    
 
       
 
Bill and hold inventory
  $    
 
       
 
Located outside the United States
  $    
 
       
 
Otherwise unacceptable to Administrative Agent
  $    
 
       
 
Total
  $    
 
       

Exhibit C – Page 5


 

Merrill Lynch Capital
Borrowing Base Report — Collection Detail
                         
Date:
      Report #:       Period Covered:       to
 
                       
Name:
          Customer #       Facility #    
                               
Date Funds
  A/R   Non - A/R         Total Amount
Deposited 
  Collections   Collections         Deposited
 
  $       $             $    
 
                             
 
  $       $             $    
 
                             
 
  $       $             $    
 
                             
 
  $       $             $    
 
                             
 
  $       $             $    
 
                             
 
  $       $             $    
 
                             
 
  $       $             $    
 
                             
 
  $       $             $    
 
                             
 
  $       $             $    
 
                             
 
  $       $             $    
 
                             
 
  $       $             $    
 
                             
 
  $       $             $    
 
                             
 
  $       $             $    
 
                             
 
  $       $             $    
 
                             
 
  $       $             $    
 
                             
 
  $       $             $    
 
                             
 
  $       $             $    
 
                             
 
  $       $             $    
 
                             
 
  $       $             $    
 
                             
 
                             
Total Funds Deposited
                Total Deposits   $    
 
                             
 
                             
From:
                Less: Non A/R
Collections
  $    
 
                             
 
                             
To:
                Total A/R Collections   $    
 
                             

Exhibit C - Page 6


 

     
(MERRILL LYNCH LOGO)
  Exhibit D to Credit Agreement (Notice of Borrowing)
COLLEGIATE PACIFIC INC.
Date:                                         ,                     
          This certificate is given by                                         , a Responsible Officer of Collegiate Pacific Inc. (“Borrower”), pursuant to Section [2.2(b)/2.3(e)] of that certain Credit Agreement dated as of                                         ,            among Borrower, the Lenders from time to time party thereto and Merrill Lynch Capital, a division of Merrill Lynch Business Financial Services Inc., as Administrative Agent for Lenders (as such agreement may have been amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time the “Credit Agreement”). Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings set forth in the Credit Agreement.
          The undersigned Responsible Officer hereby gives notice to Administrative Agent of Borrower’s request to: [complete as appropriate]
     (a) on [  date  ] borrow $[                    ] of Revolving Loans, which Revolving Loans shall be [Base Rate Loans/LIBOR Loans having an Interest Period of                      month(s)];
     (b) on [  date  ] convert $[                    ]of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the [                    ] Loan, bearing interest at the [                    ] Rate, into a(n) [                    ] Loan [and, in the case of a LIBOR Loan, having an Interest Period of [                    ] month(s)];
     (c) on [  date  ] continue $[                    ]of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the [                    ] Loan, bearing interest at the LIBOR, as a LIBOR Loan having an Interest Period of [                    ] month(s).
          The undersigned officer hereby certifies that, both before and after giving effect to the request above (i) each of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 8.3(b), 8.3(c) and 8.3(d) have been satisfied, (ii) all of the representations and warranties contained in the Credit Agreement and the other Financing Documents are true, correct and complete as of the date hereof, except to the extent such representation or warranty relates to a specific date, in which case such representation or warranty is true, correct and complete as of such earlier date, and (iii) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on the date hereof.

Exhibit D – Page 1


 

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned officer has executed and delivered this certificate this     day of                     ,               .
             
 
  By        
         
 
  Name        
         
 
  Title       of Borrower
 
           

Exhibit D – Page 2


 

     
(MERRILL LYNCH LOGO)
  Exhibit E to Credit Agreement (Payment Notification)
COLLEGIATE PACIFIC INC.
Date:                     , ______
Reference is hereby made to the Credit Agreement dated                     , 20___ among the undersigned, Merrill Lynch Capital, a division of Merrill Lynch Business Financial Services Inc., as Administrative Agent and the financial institutions party thereto. Capitalized terms used here have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Credit Agreement.
Please be advised that funds in the amount of $                     will be wire transferred to Administrative Agent on                     , 200_.
Such funds shall constitute [an optional] [a mandatory] prepayment of the Term Loan, with such prepayments to be applied in the manner specified in Section 2.1(e)(i).
Such mandatory prepayment is being made pursuant to Section 2.1(c) (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) of the Credit Agreement.
Fax to MLC Operations 312-499-3336 no later than noon Chicago time
Note: Funds must be received no later than noon Chicago time for same day application
     
Wire Instructions:
   
Bank Name:
  LaSalle Bank National Association
 
  135 S. LaSalle Street
 
  Chicago, IL 60603
 
   
ABA#
  0710-0050-5
Account Name:
  MLBFS Corporate Finance
Account #:
  5800393182
Reference:
  (Client Name)
 
   
Address:
  Merrill Lynch Capital
 
  222 N. LaSalle Street, 16th Floor
 
  Chicago, IL 60601

Exhibit E – Page 1


 

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned officer has executed and delivered this certificate this ___day of                     , ___.
                 
 
  By             
           
 
  Name           
             
 
  Title      of Borrower    
 
               

Exhibit E – Page 2


 

FINAL DISCLOSURE SCHEDULES
SCHEDULES
TO THE
CREDIT AGREEMENT
AMONG
COLLEGIATE PACIFIC INC.,
MERRILL LYNCH CAPITAL,
A Division of Merrill Lynch Business Financial Services Inc.,
as Administrative Agent, as a Lender and
as Sole Bookrunner and Sole Lead Arranger
AND
THE ADDITIONAL LENDERS
FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO
Dated as of June 29, 2006
Capitalized terms not defined in the attached schedules have the meaning given to them in the Agreement. The attached schedules may contain more information than specifically required by the Agreement, in which case, such information has been included solely for informational purposes. For the avoidance of doubt, if any section of the attached schedules discloses an item or information in such a way as to make its relevance to the disclosure required by another section of the attached schedules clearly apparent based solely on the substance and particularity of such disclosure in the attached schedules, the matter shall be deemed to have been disclosed in such other section of the attached schedules, notwithstanding the omission of an appropriate cross-reference to such other section. Headings have been inserted for convenience of reference and do not augment, amend or alter the express descriptions of matters contained in the attached schedules.

 


 

FINAL DISCLOSURE SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 3.1
to
CREDIT AGREEMENT
AMONG
COLLEGIATE PACIFIC INC.,
MERRILL LYNCH CAPITAL,
A Division of Merrill Lynch Business Financial Services Inc.,
as Administrative Agent, as a Lender and
as Sole Bookrunner and Sole Lead Arranger
AND
THE ADDITIONAL LENDERS
FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO
Existence, Organizational Identification Numbers, Foreign Qualification, Prior Names
                 
    ORIGINAL            
    IDENTIFIC-   JURISDICTIONS   JURISDICTIONS    
CREDIT   ATION   OF   OF   ADDITIONAL
PARTY   NUMBERS   ORGANIZATION   QUALIFICATION   NAMES
Collegiate Pacific, Inc.
  2980248   Delaware   Texas   The Discounter, Vantage Products, Kesmil Manufacturing, Inc.
Tomark Sports, Inc.
  3738477   Delaware   California   BOO Acquisition Corp.
Kesslers Team Sports, Inc.
  3761437   Delaware   Arkansas, Georgia,
Illinois, Indiana,
Louisiana,
Mississippi, Ohio,
Oklahoma, Tennessee
  N/A
Dixie Sporting Goods Co., Inc.
  0104782-8   Virginia   North Carolina,
Ohio, West Virginia
  N/A
CMS of Central Florida, Inc.
  P94000013004   Florida   N/A   Orlando Team Sports
Salkeld & Sons, Inc.
  0627319   Delaware   Illinois   N/A

 


 

FINAL DISCLOSURE SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 3.4
to
CREDIT AGREEMENT
AMONG
COLLEGIATE PACIFIC INC.,
MERRILL LYNCH CAPITAL,
A Division of Merrill Lynch Business Financial Services Inc.,
as Administrative Agent, as a Lender and
as Sole Bookrunner and Sole Lead Arranger
AND
THE ADDITIONAL LENDERS
FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO
Capitalization
     
Credit Party   Authorized Shares
Collegiate Pacific Inc.
  51,000,000 shares (50,000,000 common and 1,000,000 preferred)
Tomark Sports, Inc.*
  100 common shares
Kesslers Team Sports, Inc.*
  100 common shares
Dixie Sporting Goods Co., Inc.*
  Class A Voting – 50 common shares Class B Non-Voting – 450 common shares**
CMS of Central Florida, Inc.*
  7,500 common shares
Salkeld & Sons, Inc.*
  5,000 common shares
 
*   Collegiate Pacific Inc. owns 100% of the outstanding capital stock of each Subsidiary.
 
**   Preemptive rights.

 


 

FINAL DISCLOSURE SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 3.6
to
CREDIT AGREEMENT
AMONG
COLLEGIATE PACIFIC INC.,
MERRILL LYNCH CAPITAL,
A Division of Merrill Lynch Business Financial Services Inc.,
as Administrative Agent, as a Lender and
as Sole Bookrunner and Sole Lead Arranger
AND
THE ADDITIONAL LENDERS
FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO
Litigation
     On October 5, 2005, two stockholders of Sport Supply Group, Inc. (“SSG”), Martin Kleinbart and William Stahl, each filed a separate lawsuit in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware in and for New Castle County against Collegiate Pacific Inc., including Collegiate Pacific Inc.’s (the “Company”) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Michael J. Blumenfeld, SSG and certain former members of SSG’s board of directors. The plaintiffs filed the lawsuits as a class action on behalf of the public stockholders of SSG in connection with the now terminated Agreement and Plan of Merger pursuant to which the Company was to have acquired the remaining outstanding capital stock of SSG that it did not already own at that time. On November 22, 2005, for reasons unrelated to the pending lawsuit, the Company and SSG entered into a Termination Agreement, dated November 22, 2005, which terminated the Agreement and Plan of Merger. The lawsuit alleged the consideration to be paid to the public shareholders of SSG was inadequate and that the defendants breached certain fiduciary duties owed to the SSG public stockholders. The Company believes the claims asserted by the plaintiff are without merit.
     On December 15, 2005, a stockholder of SSG, Jeffrey S. Abraham, as Trustee of the Law Offices of Jeffrey S. Abraham Money Purchase Plan, dated December 31, 1999, f/b/o Jeffrey S. Abraham, filed a lawsuit in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware in and for New Castle County against Emerson Radio Corp., Geoffrey P. Jurick, Arthur J. Coerver, Harvey Rothenberg, the Company and Michael J. Blumenfeld. The plaintiff filed the lawsuits on behalf of plaintiff and as a class action on behalf of the public stockholders of SSG in connection with the now terminated Agreement and Plan of Merger pursuant to which the Company was to have acquired the remaining shares of the outstanding capital stock of SSG that it does not already own and the Company’s subsequent acquisition of an additional 1.66 million shares of SSG for approximately $9.2 million cash from an institutional stockholder. The lawsuit alleges the defendants breached certain fiduciary duties owed to SSG’s stockholders and the Company was unjustly enriched from its use of certain SSG assets. The Company believes the claims asserted by the plaintiff are without merit

 


 

FINAL DISCLOSURE SCHEDULES
and the purported derivative lawsuit is defective.
     Each Credit Party is party to various other litigation matters, involving ordinary and routine claims incidental to each Credit Party’s business. These litigation matters will not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.

 


 

FINAL DISCLOSURE SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 3.15
to
CREDIT AGREEMENT
AMONG
COLLEGIATE PACIFIC INC.,
MERRILL LYNCH CAPITAL,
A Division of Merrill Lynch Business Financial Services Inc.,
as Administrative Agent, as a Lender and
as Sole Bookrunner and Sole Lead Arranger
AND
THE ADDITIONAL LENDERS
FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO
Brokers
None.

 


 

FINAL DISCLOSURE SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 3.16
to
CREDIT AGREEMENT
AMONG
COLLEGIATE PACIFIC INC.,
MERRILL LYNCH CAPITAL,
A Division of Merrill Lynch Business Financial Services Inc.,
as Administrative Agent, as a Lender and
as Sole Bookrunner and Sole Lead Arranger
AND
THE ADDITIONAL LENDERS
FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO
Material Contracts
Indenture, dated as of November 26, 2004, by and between Collegiate Pacific Inc. and The Bank of New York Trust Company N.A., as Trustee.
Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of November 26, 2004, by and between Collegiate Pacific Inc. and Thomas Weisel Partners LLC.
Loan and Security Agreement, dated November 5, 2003, as amended on April 28, 2004, August 26, 2004, November 18, 2004, November 23, 2004, May 9, 2005 and September 19, 2005, by and between Collegiate Pacific Inc. and Merrill Lynch Business Financial Services Inc.
Amended and Restated 1998 Collegiate Pacific Inc. Stock Option Plan and form of Stock Option Agreements.
ABF Warehousing Agreement, dated January 24, 2006, by and between Collegiate Pacific Inc. and ABF
Warehousing Agreement, dated February 8, 2006, by and between Collegiate Pacific Inc. and Network Logistics, Inc.
Collegiate Pacific Inc.’s 401(k) Plan, dated as of April 15, 2005.
Employment Agreement, dated January 9, 2004, by and between Collegiate Pacific Inc. and Thomas C. White.
Employment Agreement, dated January 9, 2004, by and between Collegiate Pacific Inc. and Mark S. Harpin.
Employment Agreement, dated April 1, 2004, by and between Kesslers Team Sports, Inc. and Robert Dickman.
Employment Agreement, dated April 1, 2004, by and between Kesslers Team Sports, Inc. and Daniel Dickman.
Employment Agreement, dated April 1, 2004, by and between Kesslers Team Sports, Inc. and Phil Dickman.

 


 

FINAL DISCLOSURE SCHEDULES
Employment Agreement, dated April 1, 2004, by and between Kesslers Team Sports, Inc. and Steve Carloni.
Employment Agreement, dated July 23, 2004, by and between Dixie Sporting Goods Co., Inc. and Keneth L. Caravati.
Employment Agreement, dated July 23, 2004, by and between Dixie Sporting Goods Co., Inc. and C. Michael Caravati.
Employment Agreement, dated July 23, 2004, by and between Dixie Sporting Goods Co., Inc. and Kenneth L. Caravati.
Promissory Note, dated July 26, 2004, executed by Collegiate Pacific Inc. payable to Kenneth L. Caravati in the stated principal amount of $250,000.
Promissory Note, dated July 26, 2004, executed by Collegiate Pacific Inc. payable to C. Michael Caravati in the stated principal amount of $250,000.
Employment Agreement, dated December 10, 2004, by and between CMS of Central Florida Inc. and Michael McWeeney.
Promissory Note, dated May 11, 2005, executed by Collegiate Pacific Inc. payable to Albert A. Messier in the stated principal amount of $100,000.
Promissory Note, dated May 11, 2005, executed by Collegiate Pacific Inc. payable to Daniel F. Salkeld in the stated principal amount of $130,000.
Employment Agreement, dated May 11, 2005, by and between Salkeld & Sons Inc. and Albert A. Messier.
Employment Agreement, dated May 11, 2005, by and between Salkeld & Sons Inc. and Daniel F. Salkeld.
Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 30, 2003, by and among Tomark, Inc., Collegiate Pacific Inc., BOO Merger Corp., Thomas C. White and Mark S. Harpin.
Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of February 9, 2004, by and among Kesslers Team Sports, Inc., Collegiate Pacific Inc., BOO Acquisition Corp., Bob Dickman, Dan Dickman, Phil Dickman and Floyd Dickman.
Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 23, 2004, by and among Collegiate Pacific Inc., Kenneth L. Caravati and C. Michael Caravati.
Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 10, 2004, by and among Collegiate Pacific Inc., Barbara L. Smith, Carmine McWeeney and Michael McWeeney.
Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 11, 2005, by and among Collegiate Pacific Inc., Albert A. Messier and Daniel F. Salkeld.
Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2005, by and among Collegiate Pacific Inc., Emerson Radio Corp. and Emerson Radio (Hong Kong) Limited.
Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 3, 2005, by and among Collegiate Pacific Inc., Salkeld & Sons, Inc. and Albert A. Messier.
Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of September 7, 2005, by and among Collegiate Pacific Inc., CP Merger Sub, Inc. and Sport Supply Group, Inc.
Exclusive Licensing Agreement, dated February 7, 2000, as amended on March 16, 2001, by and between Edwards Sports Products Limited and Collegiate Pacific Inc.

 


 

FINAL DISCLOSURE SCHEDULES
Change in Control Agreement, dated June 20, 2006, by and between Collegiate Pacific Inc. and Michael J. Blumenfeld.
Change in Control Agreement, dated June 20, 2006, by and between Collegiate Pacific Inc. and Adam Blumenfeld.
Change in Control Agreement, dated June 20, 2006, by and between Collegiate Pacific Inc. and William R. Estill.
Change in Control Agreement, dated June 20, 2006, by and between Collegiate Pacific Inc. and Arthur J. Coerver.
Change in Control Agreement, dated June 20, 2006, by and between Collegiate Pacific Inc. and Harvey Rothenberg.
Change in Control Agreement, dated June 20, 2006, by and between Collegiate Pacific Inc. and Tevis Martin.
Change in Control Agreement, dated June 20, 2006, by and between Collegiate Pacific Inc. and Kurt Hagan.
Change in Control Agreement, dated June 20, 2006, by and between Collegiate Pacific Inc. and Bob Dickman.
Real Property Leases
                         
                        Name and Address of
                        Owner (if leased) or
            Owned/Leased           Third-Party Operator (if
Credit           /Operated by   Annualized   operated by a third
Party   Address   Size   Third Party   Rent   party)
Collegiate Pacific Inc.
  13950 Senlac
Drive, Suite 100-
200 Dallas, TX
75234
  88,000 sq. ft.   Lease; expires in 2007   $ 347,364     The Realty Associates
Fund VI, L.P.; c/o TA
Associates Realty, 28 State
St., 10th Floor, Boston, MA
02109
Collegiate Pacific Inc.
  4640 North
Oketo, Harwood
Heights, IL
60706
  5,000 sq. ft.   Month/month   $ 24,000     Diamond Tool Company,
Inc.; 4238-40 N. Sayre,
Norridge, IL 60706
Collegiate Pacific Inc.
  1200 North 28th
Avenue, P.O.
Box 612506,
DFW Airport,
TX 75261
  sq. ft. based on need   Month/month   $ 5 /pallet   Network Logistics, Inc.;
1200 North 28th Avenue,
P.O. Box 612506, DFW
Airport, TX 75261
Collegiate Pacific Inc.
  Offsite
Warehouse #2,
850 West
Freeway, #003,
Grand Prairie,
TX 75051
  sq. ft. based on need   Month/month   $ 6,600  minimum   ABF Supply Chain
Services, 850 West
Freeway, Grand Prairie,
TX 75051
Collegiate Pacific Inc.
  8410 Wolf Lake
Drive, Bartlett,
TN 38133
  2,340 sq. ft.   Month/month   $ 24,275     64 Investment Partnership; 7700 Wolf River
Boulevard, Germantown,
TN 38138

 


 

FINAL DISCLOSURE SCHEDULES
                             
                            Name and Address of
                            Owner (if leased) or
                Owned/Leased           Third-Party Operator (if
Credit               /Operated by   Annualized   operated by a third
Party   Address   Size   Third Party   Rent   party)
Tomark Sports, Inc.
  1180 A California
Avenue, Corona,
CA 92881
  27,700 sq. ft.   Lease; expires in 2009   Months 1-12—$136,260 13-24—$140,352 25-36—$144,552 37-48—$148,896 49-60—$153,360   Edward A. Money and
Marilyn J. Money,
Trustees of the Money
Family Trust; 1180
California St, Suite B,
Corona, CA 92878
Kesslers Team Sports, Inc.
  930 East Main St,
Richmond, IN
47374
  76,000 sq. ft.   Lease; expires in 2009   $136,800 (base) Base Rent + real estate taxes + insurance + utilities   RPD Services, Inc.; 920
and 930 E. Main St.,
Richmond, IN 47374
22 N. 11th Street,
Richmond, IN 47374
Kesslers Team Sports, Inc.
  192 West Joliet
Street, Ste. C
Crown Point, IN
46307
  2,000 sq. ft.   Month/month   Beginning Base Rent $800/mo. $825 first renewal; $850 ($10,200) second renewal $800 deposit   Struebig Development, Inc.
1110 Merrillville Road
Crown Point, IN 46307
Kesslers Team Sports, Inc.
  2802
Congressional
Pkwy, #B, Fort
Wayne, IN
46808
  1,500 sq. ft.   Lease expires in 2008   $9,150 (base) $1,000 deposit 5% late fee after 15 days   The Fleming Group, LLC
Attn: A. V. Fleming
2014 Lakewood Drive
Fort Wayne, IN 46819
Kesslers Team Sports, Inc.
  7215 East 21st
Street, Suite G,
Indianapolis, IN
46219
  3,200 sq.ft.   Month/month   $24,804 till May 2007 $25,608 till May 2009 Renewal at FMV, not to exceed 10%   Justus Home Builders, Inc.
1398 North Shadeland
Ave.
Post Office Box 19409
Indianapolis, IN 46219

 


 

FINAL DISCLOSURE SCHEDULES
                             
                            Name and Address of
                            Owner (if leased) or
                Owned/Leased           Third-Party Operator (if
Credit               /Operated by   Annualized   operated by a third
Party   Address   Size   Third Party   Rent   party)
Kesslers Team Sports, Inc.
  117 East
Markland
Avenue,
Kokomo, IN
46901
  4,700 sq. ft.   Month/month   $27,000 Renewals @ base + CPI with $28,800 max for 1st and $30,000 for 2nd & 3rd 5% late fee after 5 days   Eva Hutto Estate
Phillip Hutto-Personal Rep.
1001 East Walnut Street
Kokomo, IN 46901
Kesslers Team Sports, Inc.
  1112 Ohio Street,
Terre Haute, IN
47807
  950 sq. ft.   Month/month   $8,076 + $673 deposit $10/day late fee after 10 days   Dix Real Estate
1540 South 3rd Street, Suite 
B
Terre Haute, IN 47802
Kesslers Team Sports, Inc.
  6442 Metro Court,
Unit E, Bedford
Heights, OH 44146
  2,200 sq, ft.   Month/month   $8,796 for initial term; $9,360 1st renewal $9,900 2nd renewal   Metro Industrial Park, Inc.
24733 Aurora Road
Bedford Heights, OH
44146
Kesslers Team Sports, Inc.
  801 Busch Court,
Columbus, OH
43229
  3,580 sq. ft.   Month/month   $21,486 Base + $4,476.24 exp. estimated @ $1.25/sq.ft./yr. $1,939.70 dep.   Shale Partners, Ltd.
Post Office Box 365
Dublin, OH 43017
Kesslers Team Sports, Inc.
  10138
Transportation Way
Cincinnati, OH
45246
  1,000 sq. ft.   Month/month   Unknown   TBG Baseball Investors
10135 Transportation Way
Cincinnati, OH 45246

 


 

FINAL DISCLOSURE SCHEDULES
                             
                            Name and Address of
                            Owner (if leased) or
                Owned/Leased           Third-Party Operator (if
Credit               /Operated by   Annualized   operated by a third
Party   Address   Size   Third Party   Rent   party)
Kesslers Team Sports, Inc.
  7103 Chancellor
Drive, Suite 200
Cedar Falls, IA
50613
  2,775 sq. ft.   Lease expires in 2008   $22,176 1st yr $24,948 2nd yr $27,720 3rd yr 1st renewal @ $30,492 2nd renewal @same increase as 1st + CPI adjustment All rent + CAM est. of $758/mo   Crestwood, Ltd.
26301 Siena Drive
Bonita Springs, FL 34134
Kesslers Team Sports, Inc.
  605 North Logan,
Danville, IL 61832
  600 sq. ft.   Month/month   $2,880 $240 deposit   George Weller &
Associates
605 North Logan Avenue
Post Office Box 1102
Danville, IL 61834-1102
Kesslers Team Sports, Inc.
  110 East Sangamon
Rantoul, IL 61866
  1,800 sq. ft.   Month/month   Unknown   Team Screenprinting
Post Office Box 940
Rantoul, IL 61866
Kesslers Team Sports, Inc.
  3501 Winchester
Road
Springfield, IL
62707
  1,200 sq. ft.   Lease expires 11/07   $8,400 to 11/30/03 $8,700 next 24 mo to 11/30/05 $9,000 next 24 mo to 11/30/07   Steve Wells
2601 Colt Road
Springfield, IL 62707
Kesslers Team Sports, Inc.
  1611 24th Avenue
Gulfport, MS
39501
  3,200 sq. ft.   Lease expires 7/07   $19,800 $1,650 deposit   Hancock Bank Trust Dept.
Denise Parker, Trust
Officer
Post Office Box 4019
Gulfport, MS 39502
Kesslers Team Sports, Inc.
  10010 Highway
92, Suite 160
Woodstock, GA
30188
  2,000 sq. ft.   Lease expires 5/08   $24,756 beginning 5/30/03 with 2% yearly increase   Ackerman & Co.
1040 Crown Pointe
Parkway,
Suite 200
Atlanta, GA 30338

 


 

FINAL DISCLOSURE SCHEDULES
                             
                            Name and Address of
                            Owner (if leased) or
                Owned/Leased           Third-Party Operator (if
Credit               /Operated by   Annualized   operated by a third
Party   Address   Size   Third Party   Rent   party)
Kesslers Team Sports, Inc.
  201C Central
Park Dr., Suite 
1190,
Knoxville, TN
37922
  4,000 sq. ft.   Lease expires 8/06   $27,000 + $5,640 = $32,640 for 05-06 term   All Eleven
f/k/a Centre Park Trade
Centre, Ltd.
c/o Wood Properties, Inc.
1600 Riverview Tower
900 South Gay Street
Knoxville, TN 37902
Kesslers Team Sports, Inc.
  #7 Clearwater
Drive, Suite A,
Little Rock, AR
72204
  5,000 sq. ft.   Lease expires 3/08   $20,760 Base rent + 7.75% of Operating Expenses 21/2 % increase/yr   Little Rock Investments
LLC
c/o Dickson Flake Partners
Inc. 400 W. Capitol Ave Ste
1200
Little Rock, AR 72201
Kesslers Team Sports, Inc.
  9433 East 51st
Street, Tulsa, OK
74145
  4,500 sq. ft.   Lease expires 8/07   $21,300–1st year $22,956–2nd & 3rd $23,844 4th year $23,844 for 5th & 6th year renewals + $675 estimate for OE + $2,400 deposit   SK Properties, LP
150 N. Market
Wichita, KS 67202

Rent paid to:
CB Richardson Ellis, Okla.
Dept. 1518
Tulsa, OK 74143
Kesslers Team Sports, Inc.
  5202 A
Brookhollow
Parkway,
Norcross, GA
30071
  10,000 sq. ft.   Lease expires 2/08   $51,000 1st & 2nd $53,040 3rd yr. $55,162 4th yr $57,360 5th yr.   Brookhollow Associates
c/o Perdue Management
Co.
340 E. Paces Ferry Road
Atlanta, GA 30305
Kesslers Team Sports, Inc.
  216 North
Meridian St.
Portland, IN
47371
  2,000 sq. ft.   Lease expires 11/06   $ 4800       Sandy Bubp
121 North Meridian
Portland, IN 47371

 


 

FINAL DISCLOSURE SCHEDULES
                             
                            Name and Address of
                            Owner (if leased) or
                Owned/Leased           Third-Party Operator (if
Credit               /Operated by   Annualized   operated by a third
Party   Address   Size   Third Party   Rent   party)
Dixie Sporting Goods Co., Inc.
  2400 Westwood
Avenue,
Richmond, VA
23230
  37,300 sq ft.   Lease Expires in 2008   $74,376 Base for first year in 1995 $101,364 for 10th $127,200 base effective 3/1/05 with 3% increase each year for `06 and `07   The Wilton Companies;
10625 Patterson Avenue,
Richmond, VA 23233

c/o Hunter Cockrell
4901 Dickens Road, Suite
100
P.O. Box 6895
Richmond, VA 23230-
6895
Dixie Sporting Goods Co., Inc.
  1244B Executive
Boulevard, Suite
103, Chesapeake,
VA 23320-2807
  2,360 sq. ft.   Lease expires
12/31/05
  $13,216–1998 $14,042-1999

Per 3rd Amendment: $16,284-2004 $16,780-2005
  1985 Associates
c/o Advantis Real Estate
Services Company
900 World Trade Centre
101 West Main Street
Norfolk, VA 23510-1687
Dixie Sporting Goods Co., Inc.
  4515 Daly Drive,
Suite J, Chantilly,
VA 20151
  1,925 sq. ft.   Lease expires
12/31/05
  $22,619 – 1st $23,523 – 2nd $24,464 – 3rd $25,443 – 4th $26,461 – 5th   Wilbur L. McBay, Trustee
c/o Transwestern Carey
Winston, LLC
P.O. Box 64925
Baltimore, MD 21264-
4925
Dixie Sporting Goods Co., Inc.
  7841-D Rolling
Road,
Springfield, VA
22153
  1,765 sq. ft.   Lease expires in
2008
  $28,240 Base 1st year 3% increase each year Renewals: $39,514 – 1st $41,489 – 2nd $43,564 – 3rd   SV Enterprises, LLC, c/o
Pointe Real Estate, P.O.
Box 222912, Chantilly, VA
22153
Dixie Sporting Goods Co., Inc.
  619 Florida St.,
Salem, VA
24153
  1,650 sq. ft.   Month/month   $9,750 for 1st yr 3% annual increase   Vickey Shavely
P.O. Box 20809
Roanoke, VA 24018

 


 

FINAL DISCLOSURE SCHEDULES
                             
                            Name and Address of
                            Owner (if leased) or
                Owned/Leased           Third-Party Operator (if
Credit               /Operated by   Annualized   operated by a third
Party   Address   Size   Third Party   Rent   party)
Dixie Sporting Goods Co., Inc.
  15 Glen Bridge
Road, Suite C,
Arden, NC
28704-8481
  1,670 sq. ft.   Month/month   $13,200 for 1st yr $13,560 2nd year $14,046 beginning 1/1/05   RC Warehousing
5 Taylor Street
Asheville, NC 28804
Dixie Sporting Goods Co., Inc.
  501 Deacon
Blvd.
Winstom-Salem,
NC 27105
  3,000 sq. ft.   Month/month   $33,000 for 1st yr 2 1/2 % increase per year   Wake Forest University
P.O. Box 7477
Winston-Salem, NC 27109
Dixie Sporting Goods Co., Inc.
  2040-J South
Park Drive,
Winterville, NC
28590
  2,500 sq. ft.   Lease expires in 2010   $18,372 first 5 years $20,362 for renewal   Soddy & Soddy Properties
5351 Reedy Branch Road
Winterville, NC 28590
Dixie Sporting Goods Co., Inc.
  4221 Garrett
Road, Suite 8
Durham, NC
27707
  2,500 sq. ft   Lease expires in 2010   Free rent & fees 4/24/05 to 6/30/05 $23,258 Base beginning 7/1/05 5/1/08 rent increases 3%   Gold Centre Limited
Partnership
P.O. Box 2734
Chapel Hill, NC 27515-
2734

cc: John A. Northen
Post Office Box 2208
Chapel Hill, NC 27515-
2208
Dixie Sporting Goods Co., Inc.
  150 Front Street,
Suite B
Marietta, OH
45750
  1,400 Sq. Ft.   Lease expires in 2008   $12,000 1st year $13,200 2nd year $14,400 3rd year $18,000 for 3-year renewal   H & H Rentals
154 Front Street
P.O. Box 447
Marietta, OH 45750
Dixie Sporting Goods Co., Inc.
  309 Hwy. 64/264
Manteo, NC
27954
  350 sq. ft   Month/month   $6,300 1st year Renewal at comparable rent as determined by Landlord   Ray E. Hollowell, Jr.
c/o Bruce Miller, CPA
137 Owens Beach Road
Extended
Harbinger, NC 27941

 


 

FINAL DISCLOSURE SCHEDULES
                             
                            Name and Address of
                            Owner (if leased) or
                Owned/Leased           Third-Party Operator (if
Credit               /Operated by   Annualized   operated by a third
Party   Address   Size   Third Party   Rent   party)
Dixie Sporting Goods Co., Inc.
  42 Euclid
Avenue
Bristol, VA
24201
  1,200 sq. ft.   Lease Expires
12/31/06
  $7,260 + $5/month for trash 3% increase for each renewal   John Ed Fuller, President
Stone & Stone, Inc.
50 Euclid Avenue
Bristol, VA 24201
Dixie Sporting Goods Co., Inc.
  2400 Westwood
Avenue, Suites
H&I, Richmond,
VA 23230
  4,960 sq. ft.   Lease Expires 2011   Base Rent + pro rated tax & ins. Year 1 $35,712 Year 2 $35,160 Year 3 $38,256 Year 4 $39,594 Year 5 $40,980 $3,286 deposit   9301 Monroe, LLC
c/o Levine Properties, Inc.
Post Office Box 2439
Matthews, NC 28106
Dixie Sporting Goods Co., Inc.
  One Holland
Place, Suite 210
2235 Staples Mill
Road
Richmond, VA
    3,482     Lease expires December 2008   Base Rent + pro-rata share of operating expenses Year1 — $53,134; Year 2 — $55,573; Year 3 — $57,244   Lar Don Realty LC
301 Yamato Road, Suite 
3101
Boca Raton, FL 33431
CMS of Central Florida, Inc.
  751 Central Park
Drive, Sanford,
FL 32771
  12,000 sq. ft.   Lease; expires in 2010   05-06 = $76,500 06-07 = $80,340 07-08 = $84,348 08-09 = $88,560 09-10 = $93,000

All rent + CAM and taxes
  McWeeney Smith
Partnership; 8600 Venezia
Drive, #2235, Orlando, FL
32810

 


 

FINAL DISCLOSURE SCHEDULES
                             
                            Name and Address of
                            Owner (if leased) or
                Owned/Leased           Third-Party Operator (if
Credit               /Operated by   Annualized   operated by a third
Party   Address   Size   Third Party   Rent   party)
CMS of Central Florida, Inc.
  900 Central Park
Drive, Sanford, FL
32771
  6,250 sq. ft.   Lease; expires in 2006   Base rent of $31,250 +sales tax of $2,187= $33,438 $2,604.17 deposit; 5% late fee after 7 days   Avatar Institute, LLC, 900
Central Park Drive,
Sanford, FL 32771
CMS of Central Florida, Inc.
  7029-5
Commonwealth
Ave.,
Jacksonville, FL
32220
  1,800 sq. ft.   Lease; expires in 2006   Months: 1-12 = $18,900 13-24=$19,269 25-36=$19,649 +CAM (inc. capital improvements) & taxes   Easton, Sanderson & Co.,
300 East State Street,
Jacksonville, FL 32202
CMS of Central Florida, Inc.
  21113 Johnson
Street, Suite 130,
Pembroke Pines,
FL 33029
  2,700 sq. ft.   Lease; expires in 2007   $30,000 Base Rent + sales tax $5,000 deposit ($2,300 prior dep + $2,700)   Chapel Trail Associates,
Ltd.; 21011 Johnson, St.,
Suite 101, Pembroke Pines,
FL 33029
Salkeld & Sons, Inc.
  575 William
Latham Drive,
Bourbonnais, IL
60914
  10,000 sq. ft.   Lease; expires in 2009   $96,000 Rent increases 2%/mo for each 2yr renewal $8,000 deposit & $400 late fee after 10th   First American Bank,
Trustee

 


 

FINAL DISCLOSURE SCHEDULES
                             
                            Name and Address of
                            Owner (if leased) or
                Owned/Leased           Third-Party Operator (if
Credit               /Operated by   Annualized   operated by a third
Party   Address   Size   Third Party   Rent   party)
Salkeld & Sons, Inc.
  1605 Commerce
Drive,
Bourbonnais, IL
60914
  16,000 sq. ft.   Lease; expires in 2010   $72,000 until new space is completed then $126,000 with 12% late fee after 5 days 2% rent increase for each renewal term   Albert A. Messier; 1605
Commerce Drive,
Bourbonnais,
IL 60914

 


 

FINAL DISCLOSURE SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 3.17
to
CREDIT AGREEMENT
AMONG
COLLEGIATE PACIFIC INC.,
MERRILL LYNCH CAPITAL,
A Division of Merrill Lynch Business Financial Services Inc.,
as Administrative Agent, as a Lender and
as Sole Bookrunner and Sole Lead Arranger
AND
THE ADDITIONAL LENDERS
FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO
Environmental Compliance
None.

 


 

FINAL DISCLOSURE SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 3.18
to
CREDIT AGREEMENT
AMONG
COLLEGIATE PACIFIC INC.,
MERRILL LYNCH CAPITAL,
A Division of Merrill Lynch Business Financial Services Inc.,
as Administrative Agent, as a Lender and
as Sole Bookrunner and Sole Lead Arranger
AND
THE ADDITIONAL LENDERS
FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO
Intellectual Property
             
    Patents /       Copyrights /
    Registration       Registration or
    or Application   Trademarks / Registration or   Application
Credit Party   Numbers   Application Numbers   Numbers
Collegiate Pacific Inc.
      Mark 1/2261716   SEC Footbal/VA-26-010
 
           
Collegiate Pacific Inc.
      Mark 1 (with logo)/2447836   The Fleece beast/VA-210-638
 
           
Collegiate Pacific Inc.
      Collegiate Pacific/2278787    
 
           
Collegiate Pacific Inc.
      CP Collegiate Pacific/2262148    
 
           
Collegiate Pacific Inc.
      Funnets/2425244    

 


 

FINAL DISCLOSURE SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 3.19
to
CREDIT AGREEMENT
AMONG
COLLEGIATE PACIFIC INC.,
MERRILL LYNCH CAPITAL,
A Division of Merrill Lynch Business Financial Services Inc.,
as Administrative Agent, as a Lender and
as Sole Bookrunner and Sole Lead Arranger
AND
THE ADDITIONAL LENDERS
FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO
Owned Real Estate
None.

 


 

FINAL DISCLOSURE SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 5.1
to
CREDIT AGREEMENT
AMONG
COLLEGIATE PACIFIC INC.,
MERRILL LYNCH CAPITAL,
A Division of Merrill Lynch Business Financial Services Inc.,
as Administrative Agent, as a Lender and
as Sole Bookrunner and Sole Lead Arranger
AND
THE ADDITIONAL LENDERS
FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO
Debt
         
Descriptions   Amounts
Indenture, dated as of November 26, 2004, by and between Collegiate Pacific Inc. and The Bank of New York Trust Company N.A., as Trustee.
  $ 40,000,000  
 
       
Promissory Note, dated July 26, 2004, executed by Collegiate Pacific Inc. payable to Kenneth L. Caravati in the stated principal amount of:
  $ 250,000  
 
       
Promissory Note, dated July 26, 2004, executed by Collegiate Pacific Inc. payable to C. Michael Caravati in the stated principal amount of:
  $ 250,000  
 
       
Promissory Note, dated May 11, 2005, executed by Collegiate Pacific Inc. payable to Albert A. Messier in the stated principal amount of:
  $ 100,000  
 
       
Promissory Note, dated May 11, 2005, executed by Collegiate Pacific Inc. payable to Daniel F. Salkeld in the stated principal amount of:
  $ 130,000  

 


 

FINAL DISCLOSURE SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 5.2
to
CREDIT AGREEMENT
AMONG
COLLEGIATE PACIFIC INC.,
MERRILL LYNCH CAPITAL,
A Division of Merrill Lynch Business Financial Services Inc.,
as Administrative Agent, as a Lender and
as Sole Bookrunner and Sole Lead Arranger
AND
THE ADDITIONAL LENDERS
FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO
Liens
Other than liens in favor of Merrill Lynch Business Financial Services Inc., no other liens have been granted by any Credit Party, except for protective filings by equipment lessors under the terms of outstanding equipment leases, each of which will survive the closing, and those filings in existence for which termination statements under the Uniform Commercial Code have been furnished to the Administrative Agent for filing

 


 

FINAL DISCLOSURE SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 5.3
to
CREDIT AGREEMENT
AMONG
COLLEGIATE PACIFIC INC.,
MERRILL LYNCH CAPITAL,
A Division of Merrill Lynch Business Financial Services Inc.,
as Administrative Agent, as a Lender and
as Sole Bookrunner and Sole Lead Arranger
AND
THE ADDITIONAL LENDERS
FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO
Contingent Obligations
None.

 


 

FINAL DISCLOSURE SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 5.8
to
CREDIT AGREEMENT
AMONG
COLLEGIATE PACIFIC INC.,
MERRILL LYNCH CAPITAL,
A Division of Merrill Lynch Business Financial Services Inc.,
as Administrative Agent, as a Lender and
as Sole Bookrunner and Sole Lead Arranger
AND
THE ADDITIONAL LENDERS
FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO
Investments
Collegiate Pacific Inc. currently owns approximately 73% of Sport Supply Group, Inc.

 


 

FINAL DISCLOSURE SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 5.9
to
CREDIT AGREEMENT
AMONG
COLLEGIATE PACIFIC INC.,
MERRILL LYNCH CAPITAL,
A Division of Merrill Lynch Business Financial Services Inc.,
as Administrative Agent, as a Lender and
as Sole Bookrunner and Sole Lead Arranger
AND
THE ADDITIONAL LENDERS
FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO
Affiliate Transactions
 
Description
Indemnification Agreement, dated as of January 31, 2006, by and between Collegiate Pacific Inc. and Adam Blumenfeld.
 
Indemnification Agreement, dated as of January 31, 2006, by and between Collegiate Pacific Inc. and Michael J. Blumenfeld.
 
Indemnification Agreement, dated as of January 31, 2006, by and between Collegiate Pacific Inc. and Arthur J. Coerver.
 
Indemnification Agreement, dated as of January 31, 2006, by and between Collegiate Pacific Inc. and Jeff Davidowitz.
 
Indemnification Agreement, dated as of January 31, 2006, by and between Collegiate Pacific Inc. and William R. Estill.
 
Indemnification Agreement, dated as of January 31, 2006, by and between Collegiate Pacific Inc. and Kurt Hagan.
 
Indemnification Agreement, dated as of January 31, 2006, by and between Collegiate Pacific Inc. and Robert W. Hampton.
 
Indemnification Agreement, dated as of January 31, 2006, by and between Collegiate Pacific Inc. and Harvey Rothenberg.
 
Indemnification Agreement, dated as of January 31, 2006, by and between Collegiate Pacific Inc. and Tevis Martin.
 
Indemnification Agreement, dated as of January 31, 2006, by and between Collegiate Pacific Inc. and William H. Watkins, Jr.

 


 

FINAL DISCLOSURE SCHEDULES
 
Description
Employment Agreement, dated January 9, 2004, by and between Collegiate Pacific Inc. and Thomas C. White.
 
Employment Agreement, dated January 9, 2004, by and between Collegiate Pacific Inc. and Mark S. Harpin.
 
Employment Agreement, dated April 1, 2004, by and between Kesslers Team Sports, Inc. and Robert Dickman.
 
Employment Agreement, dated April 1, 2004, by and between Kesslers Team Sports, Inc. and Daniel Dickman.
 
Employment Agreement, dated April 1, 2004, by and between Kesslers Team Sports, Inc. and Phil Dickman.
 
Employment Agreement, dated April 1, 2004, by and between Kesslers Team Sports, Inc. and Steve Carloni.
 
Employment Agreement, dated July 23, 2004, by and between Dixie Sporting Goods Co., Inc. and Keneth L. Caravati.
 
Employment Agreement, dated July 23, 2004, by and between Dixie Sporting Goods Co., Inc. and C. Michael Caravati.
 
Employment Agreement, dated July 23, 2004, by and between Dixie Sporting Goods Co., Inc. and Kenneth L. Caravati.
 
Employment Agreement, dated December 10, 2004, by and between CMS of Central Florida Inc. and Michael McWeeney.
 
Employment Agreement, dated May 11, 2005, by and between Salkeld & Sons Inc. and Albert A. Messier.
 
Employment Agreement, dated May 11, 2005, by and between Salkeld & Sons Inc. and Daniel F. Salkeld.
 
Lease Agreement, dated April 1, 2004, by and between Collegiate Pacific Inc. and RPD Services, Inc.
 
Lease Agreement, dated December 10, 2005, by and between McWeeney Smith Partnership and CMS of Central Florida, Inc d/b/a Orlando Team Sports.
 
Lease Agreement, dated as of August 1, 2005, by and among Salkeld & Sons, Inc. and Albert A. Messier.
 
Lease Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2004 by and between Salkeld & Sons, Inc. and First American Bank.
 
Promissory Note, dated July 26, 2004, executed by Collegiate Pacific Inc. payable to Kenneth L. Caravati in the stated principal amount of $250,000.
 
Promissory Note, dated July 26, 2004, executed by Collegiate Pacific Inc. payable to C. Michael Caravati in the stated principal amount of $250,000.
 
Promissory Note, dated May 11, 2005, executed by Collegiate Pacific Inc. payable to Albert A. Messier in the stated principal amount of:

 


 

FINAL DISCLOSURE SCHEDULES
 
Description
Promissory Note, dated May 11, 2005, executed by Collegiate Pacific Inc. payable to Daniel F. Salkeld in the stated principal amount of:
 
Change in Control Agreement, dated June 20, 2006, by and between Collegiate Pacific Inc. and Michael J. Blumenfeld.
 
Change in Control Agreement, dated June 20, 2006, by and between Collegiate Pacific Inc. and Adam Blumenfeld.
 
Change in Control Agreement, dated June 20, 2006, by and between Collegiate Pacific Inc. and William R. Estill.
 
Change in Control Agreement, dated June 20, 2006, by and between Collegiate Pacific Inc. and Arthur J. Coerver.
 
Change in Control Agreement, dated June 20, 2006, by and between Collegiate Pacific Inc. and Harvey Rothenberg.
 
Change in Control Agreement, dated June 20, 2006, by and between Collegiate Pacific Inc. and Tevis Martin.
 
Change in Control Agreement, dated June 20, 2006, by and between Collegiate Pacific Inc. and Kurt Hagan.
 
Change in Control Agreement, dated June 20, 2006, by and between Collegiate Pacific Inc. and Bob Dickman.
 
As requested by Collegiate Pacific Inc. from time to time, Sport Supply Group, Inc. will (a) render various payroll processing and human resource services to Collegiate Pacific Inc. and its subsidiaries and (b) make office space available to Collegiate Pacific Inc. at its corporate office and warehouse facility located at 1901 Diplomat Drive, Dallas, Texas. Collegiate Pacific Inc. and Sport Supply Group, Inc. engaged in arms-length negotiations of the fees to be charged and paid for the services and office space, and believe in each instance that the fees are consistent with comparable market rates. The aggregate monthly fees to be paid by Collegiate Pacific Inc. under this arrangement are approximately $20,000.

 


 

FINAL DISCLOSURE SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 5.13
to
CREDIT AGREEMENT
AMONG
COLLEGIATE PACIFIC INC.,
MERRILL LYNCH CAPITAL,
A Division of Merrill Lynch Business Financial Services Inc.,
as Administrative Agent, as a Lender and
as Sole Bookrunner and Sole Lead Arranger
AND
THE ADDITIONAL LENDERS
FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO
Business Description
Each Credit Party is engaged in the business of marketing, manufacturing and distributing sporting goods and equipment, soft good athletic apparel and footwear products, physical education, recreational and leisure products primarily to the non-retail institutional market in the United States.

 

EX-10.24 3 d39562exv10w24.htm LEASE AGREEMENT exv10w24
 

Exhibit 10.24
L E A S E   A G R E E M E N T
     THIS LEASE is made and executed triplicate as of the 1st day of October, 2004, by and between First American Bank not personally but solely, as Trustee under Trust Agreement dated March 13, 1992, and known as Trust No. 3-92-001, hereinafter called “Lessor,” and Salkeld & Sons, Inc., a Delaware corporation, hereinafter called “Lessee.”
W I T N E S S E T H:
     1. DESCRIPTION: Lessor leases to Lessee, and Lessee hires from Lessor, as herein provided, the real estate and the improvements thereon commonly known as 575 Latham Drive, Bourbonnais, Illinois, (that portion of the building on the leased premises commonly known as 575 Latham Drive, is expressly excluded from this Lease and is the subject of a separate lease with a third party with all rents therefor being the sole property of Lessor) said real estate being legally described as follows: See Exhibit I attached to and made a part hereof.
     2. TERM: The initial term of this Lease is for five (5) years beginning on the 1st day of October, 2004, and ending on the 31st day of October, 2009, with payments from month to month as hereinafter called for upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth. The Lessee may extend the term of this Lease for six (6) separate and successive periods (extended terms) of two (2) years each beginning October 1, 2009, provided that this Lease is in full force and effect and the Lessee has fully performed all of its terms and conditions. The Lessee shall exercise the option for each extended term by notifying the Lessor in writing on of before March 1, 2009, for the first extended term, and on or before the first day of each March thereafter for any subsequent extended term, of the Lessee’s exercise of an extenuation option. The last extended term shall end on September 30, 2021. All of the terms and provisions of this Lease shall remain the same during any such extended term, except that the monthly rental for each extended term shall be increased by 2% from the monthly rental in effect for and during the immediately preceding year.
     3. RENT: Lessee shall pay Lessor monthly installments of Eight Thousand Dollars ($8,000) as rent hereunder. All monthly payments to be payable in advance, the first installment payable on or before October, 2004, and subsequent installments as hereinabove provided on the 1st day of each and every succeeding month thereafter payable to William F. Salkeld and J. Faye Salkeld at 1620 Bittersweet Drive, St. Anne, Illinois 60964, or wheresoever Lessor may hereafter designate. A late charge of Four Hundred Dollars ($400) shall be paid by Lessee to Lessor for any monthly installment of rent received by Lessor more than ten (10) business days after its due date.
     4. SECURITY DEPOSIT: Lessee has previously deposited with Lessor Eight Thousand Dollars ($8,000), as security for the faithful performance by Lessee of the terms hereof, to be returned to Lessee, without interest, on the full and faithful performance by it of the provisions hereof. Said security deposit cannot be used by Lessee as payment for all or any

 


 

part of the rent provided for hereunder. However, Lessor shall have the right to set-off and pay from the said security deposit any and all delinquent obligations of Lessee hereunder.
     5. USE OF PREMISES, GENERALLY: The Lessee shall have the right to use the property for a retail sporting goods business, and any other general retail sale business that is acceptable to Lessor as evidenced by Lessor’s prior written consent to such use. The Lessee shall in the Lessee’s use of the property comply in every respect with all rules, orders, regulations, ordinances, statutes, and laws of all governmental units having jurisdiction over the property and its use and with all requirements of any insurance company insuring the Lessor, the Lessee, or any portion of the property. The Lessee shall not vacate or abandon the property at any time during the lease term. The Lessee shall not permit the property to be used at any time or in any manner for the storage, use, or disposal, whether temporary or permanent, of any hazardous material as such term is defined in any federal, state, or local rules, orders, regulations, ordinances, statutes, and laws relating in any way to the protection of the environment including, but not limited to, the Environmental Protection Act, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, and the Super Fund Amendments and Reauthorization Act. In addition, the Lessee shall not at any time use the property in any manner or otherwise take any action which could result in any governmental requirement that the land be subjected to environmental inspection or cleanup.
     *6. NO WASTE, NUISANCE OR UNLAWFUL USE: Lessee shall not commit, or allow to be committed, any waste on the premises, create or allow any nuisance to exist on the premises, or use or allow the premises to be used for any unlawful purpose.
     7. PAYMENT OF UTILITIES: The Lessee shall pay or cause to be, paid all charges for air conditioning, heat, water, sewer service, garbage and refuse removal, COPS (i.e. community oriented police service charges), gas, electricity, light, telephone, any other communication and utility service, and all other costs and expenses of every kind whatsoever in and in connection with the use, operation, and maintenance of the premises throughout the term of this Lease, including the cost of extending all utility services to the property and all connection charges, and to indemnify the Lessor and save him harmless against any liability or damages (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) on such account.
     8. REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE: The Lessee shall maintain the premises in clean, neat, and orderly condition at all times. Lessee shall pay for all maintenance, replacements, alterations and repairs to the premises or its improvements, except for repairs or replacements to the roof, heating and cooling system, plumbing, and exterior walls which shall be the only responsibility of the Lessor. However, if any of such repairs or replacements to the roof, heating and cooling system, plumbing, or exterior walls shall be made necessary by reason of (a) the fault or negligence of the Lessee, the Lessee’s agents, invitees, licensees, employees, or anyone claiming under the Lessee, or (b) a default in the performance or observance of any of the terms, covenants, or conditions on the part of the Lessee to be performed or observed in this Lease, the Lessee shall reimburse the Lessor on demand for all

 


 

costs of such repairs and replacements plus interest at the rate of 14% per annum accruing from the date of such demand until payment in full.
     9. LIENS: The Lessee shall keep the property and the additional improvements on it free and clear of any mechanic’s and other liens arising out of or in connection with work or labor done, services performed, or materials furnished in connection with the construction of any buildings and other improvements, in connection with any maintenance or repair of them, and in connection with any business of the Lessee conducted on the property. The Lessee shall at all times promptly and fully pay and discharge all such liens or claims for liens and indemnify the Lessor and the property against such liens and claims of liens, suits, or other proceedings (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) relative to them, If the Lessee desires in good faith to contest any such lien or related matter, it shall notify the Lessor in writing of its intention to do so and shall provide to the Lessor a surety bond or other indemnity in a form satisfactory to the Lessor against such lien or claim for lien and any cost (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses), liability, or damage arising out of such contest.
     10. DELIVERY, ACCEPTANCE AND SURRENDER OF PREMISES: Lessee shall accept the buildings and improvements and any equipment in their existing condition and state of repair in “AS IS WHERE IS CONDITION”, and Lessee agrees that no representations, statements or warranties, express or implied, have been made by or on behalf of the Lessor in respect thereto.
     11. REAL ESTATE TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS: The Lessor shall be responsible for the payment of general real estate taxes and assessments that become a lien on the real estate during the term of this lease.
     12. COVENANT OF TITLE AND QUIET POSSESSION: The Lessor represents and covenants that the Lessor is the owner of legal title to the real estate, that the Lessor has the full right to make this lease, and that the Lessee, if the Lessee fully performs all of the things required of the Lessee by this Lease, shall have quiet and peaceable possession of the real estate during the term of this Lease. However, the real estate is leased to the Lessee subject to all covenants and restrictions, easements, and similar items of record.
     13. MODIFICATIONS TO PREMISES: The Lessee may not construct, demolish, or make any modifications or alterations to any part of the premises without the prior written consent of the Lessor. The Lessee shall not cause or allow liens to attach to the premises. At the expiration or sooner termination of this Lease, any such modifications to the premises shall be the property of Lessor.
     14. LESSOR’S RIGHT OF ENTRY: The Lessee shall permit the Lessor and the agents, representatives, and employees of the Lessor and prospective purchasers of the property to enter into and upon the property at all reasonable times for the purpose of inspecting it or for any other reasonable purpose.

 


 

     15. INSURANCE: The Lessee shall procure and maintain during the entire term of this Lease public liability and property damage insurance with respect to the premises and the business and activities conducted by the Lessee in the premises in which the limits of public liability shall not be less than $1,000,000.00 per occurrence for bodily injury or death and in which the property damage liability shall not be less than $100,000.00. The Lessor shall be named as an additional insured on this public liability and property damage insurance. The Lessor at his sole cost shall insure the building on the premises against damage by fire and other casualty.
      The insurance required to be procured and maintained by the Lessee shall be in such form and written by such insurance companies as are reasonably acceptable to the Lessor. On or before the beginning date of this Lease, the Lessee shall provide to the Lessor a copy of the policies of insurance required by this paragraph, a certificate evidencing the insurance coverage required by this paragraph, and proof of premium payment.
     16. NON-LIABILITY OF LESSOR FOR PROPERTY OF LESSEE: The Lessor shall not be liable for any damage of any sort to the property of the Lessee or of others located in the premises, or otherwise on the property resulting from (a) fire, the elements, explosion, falling materials, gas, electricity, rain, ice, or snow, water leaks, or any other cause of whatsoever nature or (b) loss or damage caused by other subtenants, or persons in or about the building and the property, including theft. All of the property of the Lessee kept or stored in the premises or otherwise on the property shall be so kept or stored at the risk of the Lessee.
     17. DAMAGE BY FIRE OR OTHER CASUALTY: If the premises are damaged by fire, the elements, or other casualty but are not rendered untenantable in whole or in part, the Lessor shall cause the damage to be repaired and the rent shall not be abated. If, by reason of such occurrence, the premises are rendered untenantable only in part, the Lessor shall cause the damage to be repaired and the rent shall be abated proportionately as to the portion of the premises rendered untenantable. If, by reason of such occurrence, the premises are rendered wholly untenantable, either the Lessor or the Lessee may terminate this Lease and if this Lease is so terminated the Lessor shall retain all insurance proceeds free of any claim of the Lessee, or if neither the Lessor nor the Lessee elect to so terminate this Lease, the Lessor shall cause such damage to be repaired and the rent shall abate until the premises have been restored and rendered tenantable.
     18. INDEMNIFICATION OF LESSOR: The Lessor shall not be liable for any loss, injury, death, or damage to persons or property which may at any time be suffered or sustained by the Lessee or by any person who may at any time be using, occupying, or visiting the property or be in, on, or about the same whether such loss, injury, death, or damage is caused by or results from any act, omission, or negligence of the Lessee or of any occupant, sublessee, visitor, invitee, or user of any portion of the property or results from any other matter or thing. The Lessee shall indemnify the Lessor against all claims, liability, costs (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses), loss, or damage whatsoever on account of any such loss, injury, death, or damage. The Lessee hereby waives all claims against the Lessor for damages to the building and other improvements on the property, to the property of the Lessee in, on, or about the property, and for injuries to persons

 


 

or property in or about the property from any cause arising at any time. However, this indemnity and waiver by the Lessee shall not apply to any loss, injury, death, or damage arising by reason of the negligence or misconduct of the Lessor or the Lessor’s agents or employees.
     19. EMINENT DOMAIN: Eminent domain proceedings resulting in the condemnation of a part of the premises leased herein that leave the rest usable by Lessee for purposes of the business for which the premises are leased will not terminate this Lease. The effect of such condemnation will be to terminate the Lease as to the portion of the premises condemned, and leave it in effect as to the remainder of the premises. Lessee’s rental for the remainder of the Lease term shall, in such case, be reduced by the amount that the usefulness of the premises to Lessee for such business purposes is reduced.
      If all of the premises shall be taken or condemned by any competent authority for any public use or purpose, the term of this Lease shall end on the date when possession of the premises so taken shall be required for such use or purposes. Lessee shall have no right to share in any condemnation award.
     20. SUBLETTING AND ASSIGNMENT: The Lessee may not sublet the property in whole or in part or otherwise assign or transfer this Lease or any interest under it without the prior written consent of the Lessor, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. Any such consent by the Lessor to an assignment shall not be deemed to be a consent to any subsequent assignment. Any such assignment by the Lessee without the written consent of the Lessor shall be void and shall, at the option of the Lessor, be an event of default by the Lessee under this lease. This Lease, the leasehold interest of the Lessee, and any other interest of the Lessee under this lease or in the property shall not be subject to involuntary assignment, transfer, or sale or to assignment, transfer, or sale by operation of law in any manner whatsoever. Any such attempted involuntary assignment, transfer, or sale shall be void and shall, at the option of the Lessor, be an event of default under this lease.
     21. SURRENDER OF PREMISES: At the expiration or sooner termination of this Lease, the Lessee shall quit and surrender all of the premises to the Lessor in good order and condition and deliver to the Lessor all keys and related equipment belonging to the premises. No receipt of money by the Lessor from the Lessee after the termination or expiration of this Lease, after the service of any notice of default, after the commencement of any suit seeking possession of the premises, or after any final judgment of possession of the premises shall renew, reinstate, continue, or extend the term of this Lease or affect any such notice, demand, or suit.
     22. LESSOR’S RIGHT TO PERFORM: If the Lessee fails to do any of the things required of the Lessee by this lease and such failure continues for a period of thirty (30) days after written notice from the Lessor specifying the nature of anything required to be done, the Lessor may, but shall not be required to, do or perform or cause to be done or performed such thing required of the Lessee. The Lessor shall not be in any way responsible for any loss, inconvenience, annoyance, or damage resulting to the Lessee from such performance by the Lessor on behalf of the Lessee. The Lessee shall repay to the Lessor on demand the entire expense, including compensation to the agents, attorneys, and employees of the Lessor,

 


 

incurred by the Lessor in performing such thing. If payment is not made within five (5) days of such demand, the amount due to the Lessor shall bear interest from the date of the demand until paid at the rate of fourteen percent (14%) per annum. Any act or thing done by the Lessor pursuant to the provisions of this paragraph shall not be construed as a waiver of any default by the Lessee or as a waiver of any other right or remedy of the Lessor under this lease or otherwise.
     23. DEFAULT: (a) Default, reentry. In the event of any failure of Lessee to pay any rental or other sums when due hereunder for more than five (5) days after notice of such monetary default has been given to Lessee, or in the event of Lessee’s default in performing any of the other terms, conditions or covenants of this Lease to be observed or performed by Lessee, for more than thirty (30) days after notice of such other, nonmonetary default shall have been given to Lessee, or if Lessee or an agent of Lessee shall suffer this Lease to be taken under any writ of execution, or in the event of default by Albert Messier and/or Lessee under the terms of the Agreement for Sale of Stock entered into in conjunction with this Lease or under any document, agreement, or instrument referred to or described therein, then Lessor, besides other rights or remedies he may have, shall have the immediate right to terminate this Lease or reenter and attempt to relet without terminating this Lease and remove Lessee and Lessee’s property from the premises and such property may be removed and stored in a public warehouse or elsewhere at the cost of, and for the account of Lessee, all without being deemed guilty of trespass, or becoming liable to Lessee for any loss or damage which may be occasioned thereby.
     (b) Application of rent, deficiency. If Lessor, without terminating this Lease, either (i) elects to reenter and attempts to relet, or (ii) takes possession pursuant to legal proceedings, or (iii) takes possession pursuant to any notice provided by law, then it may, from time to time, relet the premises or any part thereof for such term or terms (which may be for a term extending beyond the term of this Lease) and at such rental or rentals and upon such other terms and conditions as Lessor in his sole discretion may deem advisable. Upon each such reletting, all rentals received by Lessor from such reletting shall be applied, first, to the payment of any indebtedness other than rent due hereunder from Lessee to Lessor; second, to the payment of any costs and expenses of such reletting, including reasonable attorneys’ fees; third, to the payment of rent due and unpaid hereunder; and the residue, if any, shall be held by Lessor and applied to payment of future rent as the same may become due and payable hereunder. If such rentals received from such reletting during any month be less than that to be paid during that month by Lessee hereunder, Lessee shall pay any such deficiency to Lessor. Such deficiency shall be calculated and paid monthly. No such reentry or taking possession of the premises by Lessor shall be construed as an election on his part to terminate this Lease unless a notice of such intention be given to Lessee or unless the termination thereof be decreed by a court of competent jurisdiction. Notwithstanding any such reletting without termination, Lessor may at any time thereafter elect to terminate this Lease for such previous breach. Should Lessor at any time terminate this Lease for any breach, in addition to any other remedies he may have, he may recover from Lessee all damages he may incur by reason of such breach, including the cost of recovering the premises, reasonable attorneys’ fees, and including the worth at the time of such termination of the excess, if any, of the amount of rent and charges equivalent to rent reserved in this Lease for the remainder of the stated term over

 


 

the then reasonable rental value of the premises for the remainder of the stated term, all of which amounts shall be immediately due and payable from Lessee to Lessor.
     (c) Expense reimbursement. In addition to any other remedies Lessor may have at law or equity and/or under this Lease, Lessee shall pay upon demand all Lessor’s costs, charges and expenses, including fees of legal counsel, incurred in connection with the recovery of sums due under this Lease, or because of the breach of any covenant under this Lease or for any other relief against Lessee.
     (d) Bankruptcy, insolvency. If Lessee shall become bankrupt, or file any debtor proceedings or take or have taken against Lessee in any court pursuant to any statute either of the United States or of any State, a petition in bankruptcy or insolvency or for reorganization or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee of all or a portion of Lessee’s property, or if Lessee makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or petitions for or enters into an arrangement, then and in that event, this Lease shall at the option of Lessor be canceled and terminated.
     (e) No waiver. No waiver of any covenant or condition or of the breach of any covenant or condition of this Lease shall be taken to constitute a waiver of any subsequent breach of such covenant or condition nor to justify or authorize the nonobservance on any other occasion of the same or of any other covenant or condition hereof, nor shall the acceptance of rent by Lessor at any time when Lessee is in default under any covenant or condition hereof, be construed as a waiver of such default or of Lessor’s right to terminate this Lease on account of such default, nor shall any waiver or indulgence granted by Lessor to Lessee be taken as an estoppel against Lessor, it being expressly understood that if at any time Lessee shall be in default in any of its covenants or conditions hereunder an acceptance by Lessor of rental during the continuance of such default or the failure on the part of Lessor promptly to avail himself of such other rights or remedies as Lessor may have, shall not be construed as a waiver of such default, but Lessor may at any time thereafter, if such default continues, terminate this Lease on account of such default.
     (f) Cumulative remedies. The rights and remedies given to Lessor by this Lease shall be deemed to be cumulative and no one of such rights and remedies shall be exclusive at law or in equity of the rights and remedies which Lessor might otherwise have by virtue of a default under this Lease, and the exercise of one such right or remedy by Lessor shall not impair Lessor’s standing to exercise any other right or remedy.
     24. NOTICES: Notices given pursuant to this lease shall be in writing and given either by actual delivery of the notice into the hands of the party entitled to receive it or by mailing of the notice in the United States mail, certified mail, return receipt requested, to the following address:
         
 
  Lessor:   Lessee:
 
       
 
  William F. Salkeld   Salkeld & Sons, Inc.
 
  1620 Bittersweet Drive   575 Latham Drive
 
  St. Anne, IL 60964   Bourbonnais, IL 60914

 


 

     The notice shall be deemed to be received in the case of actual delivery on the date of its receipt by the party entitled to it and in the case of mailing on the date of its mailing correctly addressed postage prepaid.
     25. GENERAL PROVISIONS: No representations, warranties, undertakings, or promises, whether oral, implied, or otherwise, can be made or have been made by either the Lessor or the Lessee or anyone on behalf of either of them to the other unless expressly provided in this Lease or in a separate writing. Titles to the paragraphs of this Lease are for informational purposes only and do not define, limit, or construe the contents of the paragraphs. Whenever necessary or proper herein, the singular imports the plural or vice versa, and masculine, feminine and neuter expressions are interchangeable. Time is of the essence of this Lease. This Lease shall bind and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors, heirs, executors, administrators, legal representatives, and assigns.
     26. GUARANTY OF LESSEE’S OBLIGATIONS: The guaranty of the Lessee’s obligations under this Lease by Albert Messier pursuant to the Unconditional Guaranty (a copy of which marked Exhibit 2 is attached to and made a part hereof) executed concurrent with this Lease is a material and substantial condition, consideration, and inducement to Lessor’s entry into this Lease. Said guaranty shall remain effective only through the initial two year lease and shall be re-guaranteed in writing for any extension hereof. Failure to have a satisfactory guaranty executed shall nullify any required renewal by Lessor under Paragraph 2.
     27. GUARANTY OF LESSOR’S OBLIGATIONS: The guaranty of the Lessor’s obligations under this Lease by William F. Salkeld and J. Faye Salkeld pursuant to the Unconditional Guaranty (a copy of which marked Exhibit 3 is attached to and made a part hereof) executed concurrent with this Lease is a material and substantial condition, consideration, and inducement to Lessee’s entry into this Lease.
     28. RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL: The Lessor hereby grant to the Lessee the right to match any bona fide offer to purchase the leased premises upon the same terms and conditions of said bona fide offer to purchase. In the event the Lessor receives a bona fide offer to purchase the leased premises that the Lessor intends to accept, the Lessor shall notify the Lessee in writing of said offer and its terms; thereafter, the Lessee shall have twenty-one (21) days to notify the Lessor in writing that the Lessee will match said offer and purchase the leased premises upon such terms. If the Lessee fails to so notify the Lessor within said twenty-one(21) days, the Lessor shall be free to proceed to sell the leased premises pursuant to said bona fide offer. Upon the request of the Lessee, the Lessor and the Lessee agree to execute a memorandum (prepared by and at the cost of the Lessee) evidencing this right of first refusal hereby granted to the Lessee by the Lessor for purposes of recording (at the Lessee’s sole cost) and memorializing the same.
     29. EXCULPATION OF LESSOR: This Lease is executed by First American Bank, not personally but solely as Trustee as aforesaid, in the exercise of the power of authority conferred upon and vested in it as such Trustee under Trust No. 3-92-001 and is payable only out of the property constituting the trust estate; and as such Trustee it hereby warrants that it

 


 

possesses full power and authority to execute this Lease, and it is expressly understood and agreed that nothing herein contained shall be construed as creating any liability on the said Trustee, either as a trust company or as Trustee, personally to perform any covenant of the Lessor either express or implied contained in this Lease, all such liability, if any, being expressly waived by Trustee and by every person now or hereafter claiming any right hereunder.
     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Lease as of the day and year first above written.
                     
LESSEE:       LESSOR:    
SALKELD & SONS, INC.       FIRST AMERICAN BANK,
as Trustee aforesaid, not personally but solely
   
 
                   
By:
  /s/ Albert A. Messier
 
      By:   /s/
 
   
 
  President           Its: Vice President    
 
                   
ATTEST:       ATTEST:    
 
                   
By:
  /s/ Albert A. Messier
 
      By:   /s/ Rachel Brewer
 
   
 
  Secretary           Its: AVP    
 
                   
                Exoneration provision restricting any liability of First American Bank attached hereto is expressly made a part hereof.    
 
                   
              FIRST AMERICAN BANK
executes this mortgage specifically but not limited to excluding
paragraph(s) 6
titled: No Waste, Nuisance or Unlawful Use from its execution disclaims any and all liability attached thereto.
   


 

EXHIBIT 1
A part of Lot 7 of Bourbonnais Town Centre Subdivision, being a part of the North Half of Original Lot 1 and part of Original Lots 4, 5 and 6 of Bela T. Clark’s Subdivision of the Mesheketeno Reservation in Township 31 North, Range 12 East of the Third Principal Meridian in Kankakee County, Illinois, described as follows: Commencing at the Southwest corner of said Lot 7; thence North 00 degrees 32 minutes 20 seconds West along the West line of said Lot 7 a distance of 50.00 feet to the point of curvature of a curve to the right having a radius of 425.32 feet and an I angle of 23 degrees 13 minutes 00 seconds; thence Northerly along said curve to the right being also the Westerly line of said Lot 7 a chord measurement of North 09 degrees 46 minutes 35 seconds East a chord distance of 152.26 feet to a point; thence North 89 degrees 51 minutes 00 seconds East a distance of 204.08 feet to a point; thence South 00 degrees 09 minutes 00 seconds East a distance of 200.00 feet to a point on the South line of said Lot 7; thence South 89 degrees 51 minutes 00 seconds West a distance of 230.00 feet to the point of beginning, containing 1.01 acres, more or less.
Tax Code No. 09-19-409-001

 

EX-10.25 4 d39562exv10w25.htm THIRD AMENDMENT TO LEASE AGREEMENT exv10w25
 

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Exhibit 10.25
THIRD AMENDMENT TO LEASE
          THIS THIRD AMENDMENT TO LEASE (this “AMENDMENT”) is entered into as of the 31st day of August 2006, by and between PROLOGIS (the “Landlord”) and SPORT SUPPLY GROUP, INC. (the “Tenant”).
W I T N E S S E T H
          WHEREAS, Landlord and Tenant have entered into a Lease, dated as of the 25th day of April 1994, as amended by the First Amendment to Industrial Lease Agreement dated as of the 8th day of July 1994, as amended by the Second Amendment to Lease, dated as of the 10th day of June 2004, pursuant to which Landlord leased to Tenant certain premises located at 13700 Benchmark Drive, Farmers Branch, TX 75234 (Valwood Distribution Center #3), containing approximately 180,841 square feet of space (“Existing Premises”) (such Lease, as heretofore and thereafter modified, being herein referred to as the “Lease”).
          WHEREAS, Landlord and Tenant desire to extend the existing term of the Lease for the Premises on the terms and conditions set forth below;
          NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of Ten Dollars ($10.00) and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Landlord and Tenant agree as follows:
  1.   The term of the Lease is hereby extended for thirty-six (36) months, commencing on January 1, 2008 and continuing through and including December 31, 2010 (the “Extension Period”).
 
  2.   Monthly Base Rent during the Extension Period, due and payable in accordance with the terms of the Lease, shall be as follows:
                 
January 1, 2008 - December 31, 2009:
  $45,210.25 per month   ($3.00 p.s.f. - Net)
January 1, 2010 - December 31, 2010:
  $47,470.76 per month   ($3.15 p.s.f. - Net)
  3.   Tenant may make certain tenant improvements to the Premises (“Tenant Improvements”) subject to Landlord’s approval of the plans and specifications related thereto, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Upon surrender of the Premises, all Tenant Improvements shall remain on the Premises as Landlord’s property, except to the extent (a) Landlord requires removal at Tenant’s expense of any such items in writing at the time Landlord’s approval of the plans and specifications of such Tenant Improvements is requested, or (b) Landlord and Tenant have otherwise agreed in writing in connection with Landlord’s approval to any Tenant Improvements. Tenant shall repair any damage caused by such removal.
 
      Landlord shall contribute up to a maximum amount of $125,000,00 (the “TI Allowance”) toward those certain Tenant Improvements which shall remain as Landlord’s property upon surrender of the Premises, which such payment shall be made by Landlord to Tenant within 45 days following (i) completion of the Tenant Improvements, (ii) Landlord’s receipt of Tenant’s invoice substantiating the costs related thereto, (iii) Landlord’s receipt of final lien waivers from all contractors and subcontractors who did work on the Tenant Improvements, and (iv) Landlord’s receipt of a copy of the final permit approved by the applicable governing authority to the extent required for such Tenant Improvements. Landlord shall be under no obligation to pay for such Tenant Improvements to the Premises in excess of the TI Allowance. Further, such TI Allowance shall be only available for Tenant’s use through February 28, 2007, and Tenant hereby waives any and all rights to any unused portion of the TI Allowance remaining as of March 1,2007.
 
      Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Amendment, Landlord hereby approves the list of Tenant Improvements attached as Exhibit “A” to this Amendment and agrees that, upon the satisfaction of the conditions set forth above, Landlord will contribute the TI Allowance toward the completion of the Tenant Improvements listed on Exhibit “A”. In the event the cost of the Tenant Improvements exceeds the TI Allowance, Tenant shall be responsible for the payment of such excess cost. In the event the cost of the Tenant Improvements listed on Exhibit “A” is less than the Tenant Improvement Allowance, Tenant may add items to such list upon obtaining Landlord’s consent, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed.
 
  4.   Tenant shall have one (1) Five (5) Year Option to Renew at Fair Market Value per the attached Addendum 1.
 
  5.   Tenant and Landlord warrant to each other that they have had no dealings with any broker or agent, other than Kurt Griffin, Cushman & Wakefield, in connection with this Amendment. Tenant covenants to pay, hold harmless and indemnify Landlord from and against any and all costs, expenses or liability for any compensation, commissions, and charges claimed by any other broker or agent, with respect to this Amendment or the negotiation thereof with whom Tenant had dealings. Landlord covenants to pay, hold harmless, defend and indemnify Tenant from and against any and all costs, expenses or liability for any compensation, commissions, and charges claimed by any other broker or agent, with respect to this Amendment or the negotiation thereof with whom Landlord had dealings. Landlord shall pay Kurt Griffin, Cushman & Wakefield a commission in accordance with a separate agreement between Landlord and Kurt
Griffin, Cushman & Wakefield.
 
  6.   Insofar as the specific terms and provisions of this Amendment purport to amend or modify or are in conflict with the specific terms, provisions and exhibits of the Lease, the terms and provisions of this Amendment shall govern and control; in all other respects, the terms, provisions and exhibits of the Lease shall remain unmodified and in full force and effect.

 


 

  7.   Any obligation or liability whatsoever of ProLogis, a Maryland real estate investment trust, which may arise at any time under the Lease or this Amendment or any obligation or liability which may be incurred by it pursuant to any other instrument, transaction or undertaking contemplated hereby, shall not be personally binding upon, nor shall resort for the enforcement thereof be had to the property of its trustees, directors, shareholders, officers, employees, or agents regardless of whether such obligation or liability is in the nature of contract, tort or otherwise.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have signed this THIRD AMENDMENT to Lease as of the day and year first above written.
     
TENANT:
  LANDLORD:
 
   
SPORT SUPPLY GROUP, INC.
  PROLOGIS
 
   
By: /s/ Terrence M. Babilla                                                   
  By: /s/ Eric. D. Brown                                                  
Name: Terrence M. Babilla
  Name: Eric. D. Brown
Title: President
  Title: Senior Vice President

 


 

ADDENDUM 1
ONE RENEWAL OPTION AT MARKET
ATTACHED TO AND A PART OF THE LEASE AGREEMENT
DATED 4-25-94, BETWEEN
ProLogis
and
Sport Supply Group, Inc.
          (a) Provided that as of the time of the giving of the Extension Notice and the Commencement Date of the Extension Term (as hereinafter defined), (x) Tenant is the Tenant originally named herein, (y) Tenant (or any permitted assignee or sublessee) actually occupies all of the Premises initially demised under this Lease and any space added to the Premises, and (z) no Event of Default exists or would exist but for the passage of time or the giving of notice, or both; then Tenant shall have the right to extend the Lease Term for an additional term of 5 years (such additional term is hereinafter called the “Extension Term”) commencing on the day following the expiration of the Lease Term (hereinafter referred to as the “Commencement Date of the Extension Term”). Tenant shall give Landlord notice (hereinafter called the “Extension Notice”) of its election to extend the term of the Lease Term at least 12 months, but not more than 15 months, prior to the scheduled expiration date of the Lease Term.
          (b) The Base Rent payable by Tenant to Landlord during the Extension Term shall be (i) the Base Rent applicable to the last year of the initial Lease Term or (ii) the then prevailing market rate for comparable space in the Project and comparable buildings in the vicinity of the Project, taking into account the size of the Lease, the length of the renewal term, market escalations and the credit of Tenant. The Base Rent shall not be reduced by reason of any costs or expenses saved by Landlord by reason of Landlord’s not having to find a new tenant for such premises (including, without limitation, brokerage commissions, costs of improvements, rent concessions, or lost rental income during any vacancy period). In the event Landlord and Tenant fail to reach an agreement on such rental rate and execute the Amendment (defined below) at least 9 months prior to the expiration of the Lease, then Tenant’s exercise of the renewal option shall be deemed withdrawn and the Lease shall terminate on its original expiration date.
          (c) The determination of Base Rent does not reduce the Tenant’s obligation to pay or reimburse Landlord for Operating Expenses and other reimbursable items as set forth in the Lease, and Tenant shall reimburse and pay Landlord as set forth in the Lease with respect to such Operating Expenses and other items with respect to the Premises during the Extension Term without regard to any cap on such expenses set forth in the Lease.
          (d) Except for the Base Rent as determined above, Tenant’s occupancy of the Premises during the Extension Term shall be on the same terms and conditions as are in effect immediately prior to the expiration of the initial Lease Term unless otherwise agreed to in writing by both parties hereto; provided, however, Tenant shall have no further right to any allowances, credits or abatements or any options to expand, contract, renew or extend the Lease.
          (e) If Tenant does not give the Extension Notice within the period set forth in paragraph (a) above, Tenant’s right to extend the Lease Term shall automatically terminate. Time is of the essence as to the giving of the Extension Notice.
          (f) Landlord shall have no obligation to refurbish or otherwise improve the Premises for the Extension Term. Unless otherwise agreed to in writing by both parties hereto, the Premises shall be tendered on the Commencement Date of the Extension Term in “as-is” condition.
          (g) If the Lease is extended for the Extension Term, then Landlord shall prepare and Tenant shall execute an amendment to the Lease reasonably acceptable to both parties confirming the extension of the Lease Term and the other provisions applicable thereto (the “Amendment”).
          (h) If Tenant exercises its right to extend the term of the Lease for the Extension Term pursuant to this Addendum, the term “Lease Term” as used in the Lease, shall be construed to include, when practicable, the Extension Term except as provided in (d) above.

 


 

EXHIBIT “A”
TENANT IMPROVEMENTS
The following list of improvements is to be performed to the Premises in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Third Amendment to Lease.
  1.   Install new lighting throughout the warehouse (Model # T5HO 4 lamp). This will consist of removing all existing 400 watt metal halide lamps and replacing them with new energy efficient fluorescent fixtures (200 watts).
 
  2.   Install new CCTV security system. This project will consist of installing fourteen (14) security cameras throughout the facility as well as on the outside of the building.
 
  3.   Install two (2) Big Ass fans (Model #MAX24XL1006) in the warehouse area.
 
  4.   Install overhead door seals a three (3) dock doors (Model #S700A). Materials to be supplied by the same manufacturer to match existing seals.
 
  5.   Install seven (7) Bi-parting Accordion Gates (Model #PFG-1065-ANG) at existing dock doors.
 
  6.   Perform roof exhaust-fan repair to include replacement of motor seals and repair drive shaft.

 

EX-10.26 5 d39562exv10w26.htm FOURTH AMENDMENT TO LEASE AGREEMENT exv10w26
 

Exhibit 10.26
FOURTH AMENDMENT TO LEASE AGREEMENT
     THIS FOURTH AMENDMENT TO LEASE AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) is entered on and to be effective as of August 25, 2006, by and between ACQUIPORT DFWIP, INC., a Delaware corporation, as lessor (“Lessor”), and SPORT SUPPLY GROUP, INC., a Delaware corporation, as lessee (“Lessee”).
R E C I T A L S
     WHEREAS, Merit Investment Partners, L.P. (“Original Lessor”), predecessor in interest to Lessor, and Lessee entered into that certain Lease Agreement dated July 28, 1989, as amended by (i) that certain First Amendment to Lease dated as of July 13, 1998, by and between Lessor and Lessee; (ii) that certain Second Amendment to Lease Agreement dated as of July 31, 2000, by and between Lessor and Lessee; and (iii) that certain Third Amendment to Lease Agreement dated as of April 15, 2004 (the “Third Amendment”), by and between Lessor and Lessee (as amended, the “Lease”), pursuant to which Lessee leases from Lessor certain industrial space known as 1901 Diplomat, Farmers Branch, Texas (the “Premises”); and
     WHEREAS, Lessee has requested to extend the term of the Lease, and Lessor and Lessee desire to set forth the terms and conditions upon which the Lease will be extended.
     NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, Lessor and Lessee hereby agree that the Lease should be, and hereby is, amended as follows:
     1. Term of Lease. The term of the Lease shall be extended to December 31, 2010 (unless terminated sooner pursuant to the Lease). As used herein, the term “Extended Term” shall mean the period from January 1, 2008 through December 31, 2010.
     2. Minimum Fixed Rent. The minimum fixed rent, as such term is used in the Lease, shall continue to mean, for each month during the Extended Term, $37,286.00 per month. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Lessor agrees to abate Lessee’s minimum fixed rent for the 90-day period from October 1, 2006 through December 31, 2006; however, Lessee shall continue to pay all other charges under the Lease, including, without limitation, taxes, utility charges, and insurance costs during such 90-day period.
     3. Improvements to Premises. Lessor shall deliver the Premises to Lessee in its as-is condition. Lessor has agreed to Lessee’s completion in the Premises of those leasehold improvements described in Exhibit A hereto (the “Improvements”). All work with respect to the Improvements shall (a) be performed substantially as described in Exhibit A; (b) be performed in such a manner as to maintain harmonious labor relations and not to interfere with or delay any other work and activities being carried on by Lessor, any of Lessor’s contractors, and other tenants; (c) be designed, performed, and completed in strict compliance with the Lease and with all building standards and regulations established by Lessor; (d) be completed by contractors and subcontractors approved by Lessor; (e) be coordinated by all contractors and subcontractors engaged by Lessee so as to insure timely completion thereof; (f) be coordinated with Lessor with respect to the movement of equipment and materials; (g) not adversely affect the structure or safety of the Building; (h) comply with all building, safety, fire, plumbing, electrical, and other codes and governmental and insurance requirements; (i) not result in any usage in excess of services provided by Lessor under the Lease for the Premises, including water, electricity, gas, heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (either during or after such work), unless prior written arrangements satisfactory to Lessor are made with respect thereto; and (j) be completed promptly and in a good and workmanlike manner.
     So long as no Event of Default (or event which with notice and/or lapse of time could become an Event of Default) under the Lease has occurred, Lessee shall be entitled to a cash allowance in the amount of Seventy Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($70,000,00) (the “Improvement Allowance”) toward the construction of the Improvements in the Premises, which shall be payable to Lessee within thirty (30) days after receipt by Lessor of (a) original invoices of the general

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contractor aggregating at least the amount requested, and (b) original final lien waivers and/or original releases of liens from the general contractor and all subcontractors associated with the Improvements who perform work, the cost of which exceeds $2,500.00 (collectively, the “Construction Documentation”), Lessee acknowledges and agrees that Lessor has conditioned its agreement to fund the Improvement Allowance on the payment thereof on or before December 31, 2006. Therefore, all Construction Documentation must be delivered to Lessor on or before November 30, 2006, and any portion of the Improvement Allowance remaining after payment of the amount supported by such Construction Documentation will be deemed forfeited by Lessee.
     4. Surrender of Premises. The following is hereby added to Section 4.07 of the Lease:
“Lessee must, at Lessee’s sole cost, remove upon termination of this Lease, any and all of Lessee’s furniture, furnishings, equipment, movable partitions of less than full height from floor to ceiling and other trade fixtures and personal property (collectively, ‘Personalty’). Personalty not so removed shall be deemed abandoned by the Lessee and title to the same shall thereupon pass to Lessor under this Lease as by a bill of sale, but Lessee shall remain responsible for the cost of removal and disposal of such Personalty, as well as any damage caused by such removal.”
     5. Waiver of Subrogation. The second paragraph of Section 5.03 of the Lease is hereby deleted in its entirety, and the following is hereby substituted therefor:
     “So long as their respective insurers so permit, Lessee and Lessor hereby mutually waive their respective rights of recovery against each other (and their respective agents and employees) for any loss insured by fire, extended coverage, All Risks or other property insurance now or hereafter existing for the benefit of the respective party but only to the extent of the net insurance proceeds payable under such policies. SUCH WAIVER AND RELEASE SHALL APPLY EVEN IF THE LOSS OR DAMAGE SHALL HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE FAULT OR NEGLIGENCE OF EITHER PARTY OR ITS AGENTS OR EMPLOYEES; provided, however, that such waiver and release shall not apply if the loss or damage was caused by the intentionally wrongful acts or omissions of either party or its agents or employees. Each party shall obtain any special endorsements required by their insurer to evidence compliance with the aforementioned waiver.”
     6. Insurance.
     (a) The following is hereby added to the first paragraph of Section 5.04 of the Lease:
“Notwithstanding the foregoing, Lessor agrees that Lessee may opt out of the workers’ compensation program so long as Lessee has taken all action necessary under the Workers’ Compensation Act to opt out of providing such coverage, and so long as Lessee either maintains reserves in an amount satisfactory to Lessor to satisfy any potential claims or maintains a primary employer’s indemnity policy in the amount of $1,000,000.00 per occurrence to satisfy any potential claims.”
     (b) The second paragraph of Section 5.04 of the Lease is hereby deleted in its entirety, and the following is hereby substituted therefor:
     “The aforesaid policies shall (a) be provided at Lessee’s expense; (b) name the Lessor Entities as additional insureds (General Liability) and loss payee (Property—Special Form); (c) be issued by an insurance company with a minimum Best’s rating of ‘A-:VII’ during the term of this Lease; and (d) provide that said insurance shall not be canceled unless thirty (30) days prior written notice (ten days for non-payment of premium) shall have been given to Lessor; a certificate of Liability insurance on ACORD Form 25 and a certificate of Property insurance on ACORD Form 28 shall be delivered to Lessor by Lessee upon the commencement date and at least five (5) days prior to each renewal of said insurance.”

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     7. Renewal Option. Lessor hereby acknowledges that the Renewal Option (as defined in Paragraph 7 of the Third Amendment) shall continue to be made available to Lessee upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Third Amendment; provided, however, that the term “Extended Term”, as used in such Paragraph 7 shall hereafter be deemed to refer to the Extended Term (as defined in this Amendment).
     8. Termination Option. The termination option set forth in Paragraph 8 of the Third Amendment is hereby deleted in its entirety.
     9. Financial Statements and Credit Reports. At Lessor’s request, Lessee shall deliver to Lessor a copy, certified by an officer of Lessee as being a true and correct copy, of Lessee’s most recent audited financial statement, or, if unaudited, certified by Lessee’s chief financial officer as being true, complete and correct in all material respects. So long as (a) no Event of Default (or event which with notice and/or lapse of time could become an Event of Default) has occurred under the Lease, and (b) Lessee has not become insolvent and has not admitted in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, Lessee shall not be required to provide such financial statements more often than once in any twelve-month period; provided, however, that Lessor shall be entitled to request additional financial statements if (i) such financial statements are required by Lessor’s lender or a potential purchaser of the Building, or (ii) Lessor reasonably believes that Lessee’s Financials have changed since the date of a prior statement or report. Lessee hereby authorizes Lessor to obtain one or more credit reports on Lessee at any time, and shall execute such further authorizations as Lessor may reasonably require in order to obtain a credit report.
     10. Lessee’s Authority. If Lessee signs as a corporation, partnership, trust or other legal entity, each of the persons executing this Amendment on behalf of Lessee represents and warrants that Lessee has been and is qualified to do business in the state in which the Premises are located, that the entity has full right and authority to enter into this Amendment, and that all persons signing on behalf of the entity were authorized to do so by appropriate actions.
Lessee hereby represents and warrants that neither Lessee, nor any persons or entities holding any legal or beneficial interest whatsoever in Lessee, are (i) the target of any sanctions program that is established by Executive Order of the President or published by the Office of Foreign Assets Control, U.S. Department of the Treasury (“OFAC”); (ii) designated by the President or OFAC pursuant to the Trading with the Enemy Act, 50 U.S.C. App, §5, the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. §§ 1701-06, the Patriot Act, Public Law 107-56, Executive Order 13224 (September 23, 2001) or any Executive Order of the President issued pursuant to such statutes; or (iii) named on the following list that is published by OFAC: “List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons.” If the foregoing representation is untrue at any time during the term, an Event of Default will be deemed to have occurred, without the necessity of notice to Lessee.
     11. Brokerage Commissions. Each of the parties hereto represents and warrants to the other that it has not dealt with any broker or finder in connection with this Amendment, except Cushman & Wakefield of Texas, Inc. and RREEF Management Company (collectively, “the Brokers”), which Brokers are being paid by Lessor pursuant to a separate agreement. Lessor and Lessee agree to indemnify and defend (with counsel reasonably acceptable to the other) the other party and to hold the other party harmless from and against any liability for claims for commissions or fees by any other broker or finder based on the acts of the indemnifying party.
     12. Effectiveness. Except as modified herein, all other terms and conditions of the Lease shall remain unchanged and shall continue in full force and effect.
     13. Time and Governing Law. Time is of the essence of this Amendment and all of its provisions. The laws of the State of Texas and of the United States of America shall govern the rights, remedies, and duties of the parties hereto and the validity, construction, enforcement, and interpretation hereof.

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     14. Successors and Assigns. This Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.
     15. Illegality. If any provision of this Amendment is held to be illegal, invalid, or unenforceable under present or future laws, such provision shall be fully severable; this Amendment shall be construed and enforced as if such illegal, invalid, or unenforceable provision had never comprised a part hereof; and the remaining provisions hereof shall remain in full force and effect and shall not be affected by the illegal, invalid, or unenforceable provision or by its severance herefrom.
     16. Limited Liability. Redress for any claim against Lessor under this Amendment or the Lease shall be limited to and enforceable only against and to the extent of Lessor’s interest in the Premises. The obligations of Lessor under this Amendment and the Lease are not intended to be and shall not be personally binding on, nor shall any resort be had to the private properties of, any of its or its investment manager’s trustees, directors, officers, partners, beneficiaries, members, stockholders, employees, or agents, and in no case shall Lessor be liable to Lessee hereunder for any lost profits, damage to business, or any form of special, indirect or consequential damages.
     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment as of the day and year first above written.
         
  LESSOR:


ACQUIPORT DFWIP, INC., a Delaware corporation
 
 
  By:   /s/ Bryan B. Marsh    
  Name: Bryan B. Marsh III   
  Title: Vice President   
 
         
  LESSEE:


SPORT SUPPLY GROUP, INC., a Delaware
corporation
 
 
  By:   /s/ T. M. Babilla    
  Name: Terrence M. Babilla   
  Title: President   

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EXHIBIT A
Parking Lot Lighting; replace existing bulbs on 6 pole lights; add fifteen (15) additional canopy lights, five (5) ground flood lights and one (1) additional wall pack.
Security System; install a new security system to handle fire and burglar alarms as well as maintain current security card access system.
Install two (2) Big Ass fans in warehouse.
Perform overhead door maintenance, including repair of bottom sections of six (6) doors and performing door and dock leveler maintenance on nineteen (19) dock doors, one (1) horizontal slide door and one (1) mechanical dock leveler.
Fill cracks in warehouse floor.

 

EX-12 6 d39562exv12.htm RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES exv12
 

Exhibit 12
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
                                         
    Fiscal   Fiscal   Fiscal   Fiscal   Fiscal
(In thousands)   2002   2003   2004   2005   2006
(a) Earnings before minority interest and income taxes, plus fixed charges
    946       989       2,888       8,058       8,652  
 
                                       
(b) Total Fixed Charges (interest)
    141       85       52       2,160       4,545  
 
                                       
Ratio of Earnings to
    0.85       11.70       55.09       3.73       1.90  
Fixed Charges
  to   to   to   to   to
(a)/(b)
    1.0       1.0       1.0       1.0       1.0  

 

EX-21 7 d39562exv21.htm SUBSIDIARIES exv21
 

Exhibit 21
SUBSIDIARIES OF THE COMPANY
Tomark Sports, Inc., a Delaware corporation
Kesslers Team Sports, Inc., a Delaware corporation
Dixie Sporting Goods Co., Inc., a Virginia corporation
CMS of Central Florida, Inc., d/b/a Orlando Team Sports, a Florida corporation
Salkeld & Sons, Inc., an Illinois corporation
Sport Supply Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation

 

EX-23 8 d39562exv23.htm CONSENT OF GRANT THORNTON LLP exv23
 

Exhibit 23
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We have issued our report dated September 15, 2006, accompanying the consolidated financial statements and schedule included in the Annual Report of Collegiate Pacific Inc. on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006. We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference of said report in the Registration Statements of Collegiate Pacific Inc. on Form SB-2 (File No. 333-34294, effective June 22, 2000), Form S-8 (File No. 333-59878, effective May 1, 2001), and Forms S-3 (File No. 333-116282, effective June 22, 2004, File No. 333-118240, effective August 20, 2004 and File No. 333-122250, effective February 28, 2006).
/s/ Grant Thornton LLP
Dallas, Texas
September 15, 2006

 

EX-31.1 9 d39562exv31w1.htm CERTIFICATION OF CEO PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 exv31w1
 

Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATION
    I, Michael J. Blumenfeld, certify that:
 
1.   I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K (the “Report”) of Collegiate Pacific Inc. for the annual period ended June 30, 2006;
 
2.   Based on my knowledge, this Report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this Report;
 
3.   Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this Report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this Report;
 
4.   The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:
(a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this Report is being prepared;
(b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this Report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this Report based on such evaluation;
(c) disclosed in this Report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this Report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.   The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: September 22, 2006
         
     
  /s/ Michael J. Blumenfeld    
  Michael J. Blumenfeld, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer   
     
 

 

EX-31.2 10 d39562exv31w2.htm CERTIFICATION OF CFO PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 exv31w2
 

Exhibit 31.2
CERTIFICATION
    I, William R. Estill, certify that:
 
1.   I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K (the “Report”) of Collegiate Pacific Inc. for the annual period ended June 30, 2006;
 
2.   Based on my knowledge, this Report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this Report;
 
3.   Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this Report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this Report;
 
4.   The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:
(a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this Report is being prepared;
(b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this Report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this Report based on such evaluation; and
(c) disclosed in this Report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this Report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.   The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: September 22, 2006
         
     
  /s/ William R. Estill    
  William R. Estill, Chief Financial Officer   
     
 

 

EX-32.1 11 d39562exv32w1.htm CERTIFICATION OF CEO AND CFO PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 exv32w1
 

Exhibit 32
CERTIFICATIONS OF MICHAEL J. BLUMENFELD, CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE
OFFICER, AND WILLIAM R. ESTILL, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER,
PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
     Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the undersigned officers of Collegiate Pacific Inc. hereby certify that (1) the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Collegiate Pacific Inc. for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006, fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and (2) the information contained in such Annual Report on Form 10-K fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Collegiate Pacific Inc.
         
     
Date: September 22, 2006  /s/ Michael J. Blumenfeld    
  Michael J. Blumenfeld,   
  Chairman and Chief Executive Officer   
 
         
     
Date: September 22, 2006  /s/ William R. Estill    
  William R. Estill,   
  Chief Financial Officer and Secretary   
 

 

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