-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, Dn/w90/4AGc0+vulMkDv0Ut/Pm2LXWtckGibfwAd5miLQJUboUcLjhzbVrfuqxR6 dhi1lTOoloyLqQdI6KSrNg== 0001107049-04-000086.txt : 20040127 0001107049-04-000086.hdr.sgml : 20040127 20040126174826 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001107049-04-000086 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 10 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20040120 ITEM INFORMATION: Other events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial statements and exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20040127 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MILLER INDUSTRIES INC /TN/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000924822 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: TRUCK & BUS BODIES [3713] IRS NUMBER: 621566286 STATE OF INCORPORATION: TN FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-14124 FILM NUMBER: 04544250 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 8503 HILLTOP DR STREET 2: STE 100 CITY: OOLTEWAH STATE: TN ZIP: 37363 BUSINESS PHONE: 4232384171 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 8503 HILLTOP DR STREET 2: STE 100 CITY: OOLTEWAH STATE: TN ZIP: 37363 8-K 1 miller0120_8k.htm CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K Miller Industries, Inc. Current Report on Form 8-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

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

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

January 20, 2004

   

 

MILLER INDUSTRIES, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Tennessee

 

001-14124

 

62-1566286

(State or other Jurisdiction of

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Incorporation or Organization)

     

Identification No.)

          8503 Hilltop Drive
          Suite 100
          Ooltewah, TN

                



37363

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code

(423) 238-4171

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address if changed since last report)

 

 


ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS AND REQUIRED FD DISCLOSURE

            On January 20, 2004, the Registrant completed exchange transactions with Contrarian Funds, LLC and Harbourside Investments, LLLP, which are more fully described in the Registrant’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Commission on January 23, 2004.  The Registrant is filing this Form 8-K in order to file as exhibits certain agreements entered into in connection with the exchange transactions.

ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.

(a)            Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired.

                None.

(b)           Pro Forma Financial Information.

               None.

(c)          Exhibits.

Exhibit No.

Description

10.1

Eighth Amendment to the Credit Agreement by and among the Registrant, CIT Group, Inc. and Bank of America, N.A., dated December 26, 2003

10.2

Ninth Amendment to the Credit Agreement by and between the Registrant and CIT Group, Inc., dated December 27, 2003

10.3

Modification of First Amendment to the Amended and Restated Intercreditor and Subordination Agreement by and among CIT Group, Inc., Bank of America, N.A., and Contrarian Funds, LLC dated December 26, 2003

10.4

Second Amendment to the Amended and Restated Intercreditor and Subordination Agreement by and between CIT Group, Inc. and Contrarian Funds, LLC, dated December 27, 2003

10.5

Amended and Restated Participation Agreement by and among the Registrant, CIT and William G. Miller, dated December 27, 2003

10.6

Amendment No. 3 to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement by and among the Registrant, Contrarian Funds, LLC and Harbourside Investments, LLLP, dated as of January 14, 2004


10.7

Exchange Agreement by and between the Registrant and Contrarian Funds, LLC, dated as of January 14, 2004

10.8

Exchange Agreement by and between the Registrant and Harbourside Investments, LLLP, dated as of January 14, 2004

10.9

Registration Rights Agreement by and among the Registrant, Harbourside Investments, LLLP and Contrarian Funds, LLC, dated January 20, 2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

SIGNATURES

            Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

  

MILLER INDUSTRIES, INC.

 

 

  /s/ Frank Madonia                                          
By:  Frank Madonia, Executive Vice President
       President, Secretary and General
       Counsel

Date:       January 23, 2004       

 



Index to Exhibits

Exhibit No.

Description

10.1

Eighth Amendment to the Credit Agreement by and among the Registrant, CIT Group, Inc. and Bank of America, N.A., dated December 26, 2003

10.2

Ninth Amendment to the Credit Agreement by and between the Registrant and CIT Group, Inc., dated December 27, 2003

10.3

Modification of First Amendment to the Amended and Restated Intercreditor and Subordination Agreement by and among CIT Group, Inc., Bank of America, N.A., and Contrarian Funds, LLC dated December 26, 2003

10.4

Second Amendment to the Amended and Restated Intercreditor and Subordination Agreement by and between CIT Group, Inc. and Contrarian Funds, LLC, dated December 27, 2003

10.5

Amended and Restated Participation Agreement by and among the Registrant, CIT and William G. Miller, dated December 27, 2003

10.6

Amendment No. 3 to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement by and among the Registrant, Contrarian Funds, LLC and Harbourside Investments, LLLP, dated January 14, 2004

10.7

Exchange Agreement by and between the Registrant and Contrarian Funds, LLC, dated January 14, 2004

10.8

Exchange Agreement by and between the Registrant and Harbourside Investments, LLLP, dated January 14, 2004

10.9

Registration Rights Agreement by and between the Registrant and Contrarian Funds, LLC, dated January 20, 2004

EX-10.1 3 eighthamendment.txt EIGHTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT Exhibit 10.1 EIGHTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT THIS EIGHTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (the "Amendment") is made and entered into as of the 26th day of December 2003, by and among MILLER INDUSTRIES, INC., a Tennessee corporation ("Parent"), each of the other Subsidiaries of Parent listed on the signature pages hereof (together with Parent, collectively, "Borrowers"), the Lenders whose signatures appear on the signature pages hereof (the "Lenders"), THE CIT GROUP/BUSINESS CREDIT, INC., as Collateral Agent, and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Syndication Agent, Existing Title Collateral Agent and Letter of Credit Issuer (in such capacities, together with the Collateral Agent, the "Agents"). W I T N E S S E T H: ------------------- WHEREAS, Borrower, the Lenders and the Agents entered into that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of July 23, 2001, pursuant to which the Lenders agreed to make certain loans to Borrowers (as amended, modified, supplemented and restated from time to time, the "Credit Agreement"); and WHEREAS, Borrowers, Lenders and Agents desire to amend the Credit Agreement by terminating the Commitments of Bank of America, N.A. ("Bank of America") and Fleet Capital Corporation ("Fleet") as lenders thereunder and to release Bank of America as Administrative Agent, Syndication Agent, Existing Title Collateral Agent and Letter of Credit Issuer. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing promises, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and legal sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows: 1. DEFINITIONS. All capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise expressly defined herein shall have the respective meanings given to such terms in the Credit Agreement. 2. AMENDMENTS TO CREDIT AGREEMENT. (a) Annex A to the Credit Agreement shall be amended by: (i) amending the definition of Administrative Agent by deleting the name "Bank of America" and inserting in lieu thereof the name "CIT". (ii) amending the definition of Existing Titled Collateral Agent by deleting the name "Bank of America" and inserting in lieu thereof the name "CIT". (iii) amending the definition of Letter of Credit Issuer by deleting the text thereof in its entirety and replacing it with the following: means any Affiliate of CIT that issues any Letter of credit pursuant to this Agreement. (iv) amending the definition of Syndication Agent by deleting the name "Bank of America" and inserting in lieu thereof the name "CIT". (b) adding thereto, in the appropriate place based on alphabetical order, the following new defined terms: "EIGHTH AMENDMENT" means that certain "Eighth Amendment to Credit Agreement" by and among the Borrowers, Lenders, and Agents, as identified therein, effective as of the Eighth Amendment Effective Date. "EIGHTH AMENDMENT EFFECTIVE DATE" means December 26, 2003. (c) The introductory paragraph of the Credit Agreement shall be amended by deleting the text thereof in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following text: This Credit Agreement, dated as of July 23, 2001, (this "AGREEMENT") among the financial institutions from time to time parties hereto (such financial institutions, together with their respective successors and assigns, are referred to hereinafter each individually as a "LENDER" and collectively as the "LENDERS"), The CIT Group/Business Credit, Inc., as collateral agent, administrative agent, syndication agent, existing titled collateral agent and as Letter of Credit Issuer ("AGENT" sometimes also referred to herein as "AGENTS"), and Miller Industries, Inc., a Tennessee corporation ("PARENT"), and each of the other Miller Borrowers and Road One Borrowers, as such terms are hereafter defined (Parent and the other Miller Borrowers and Road One Borrowers, collectively, "BORROWERS", and, individually, a "BORROWER"). (d) Section 1.2(b)(3) of the Credit Agreement shall be amended by deleting the text thereof in its entirety and in lieu thereof inserting the following place-holder: "[Intentionally Reserved]". (e) Section 1.4(h) of the Credit Agreement shall be amended by deleting the second sentence thereof in its entirety. (f) Schedule 1.1 to the Credit Agreement shall be amended and restated in the form attached hereto. (g) The Credit Agreement shall be amended by replacing all references to Bank of America as Existing Titled Collateral Agent, Administrative Agent and Syndication Agent with references to CIT as Existing Titled Collateral Agent, Administrative Agent and Syndication Agent. 3. The Borrowers, Lenders and Agents acknowledge and agree that as of the date hereof, (i) the respective Commitments of Bank of America and Fleet shall terminate, (iii) each of Bank of America and Fleet shall relinquish its rights as a Lender under the Credit Agreement (other than any rights Bank of America and Fleet may have as a Lender under subsection 13.11 of the Credit Agreement), including, without limitation the right to payment of any portion of the Waiver and Forbearance Fee and the Contingent Payment Fee (as defined in the Forbearance Agreement, dated as of October 31, 2003, entered into by and among the Agents, Lenders and 2 Borrowers (the "Forbearance Agreement")); (iv) each of Bank of America and Fleet shall be released from its obligations as a Lender under the Credit Agreement (including, without limitation, any obligations relating to letters of credit outstanding as of the date hereof) and any related loan documents and shall cease to be a party thereto, and (v) Bank of America shall be released from its obligations as administrative agent, syndication agent, existing titled collateral agent and letter of credit issuer under the Credit Agreement. In addition, Borrowers agree to pay to the Agent, for distribution among Bank of America, Fleet and CIT, based on the each party's commitment percentage immediately prior to the effectiveness of this Amendment, any and all interest, unused line fees and letter of credit fees accrued up to and including the Eighth Amendment Effective Date which are due to the Lenders pursuant to Article 2 of the Credit Agreement. 4. REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS OF BORROWERS. To induce Agents and Lenders to enter into this Amendment, each Borrower hereby represents, warrants and covenants to Agents and Lenders that: (a) as of the date hereof, and after giving effect to the terms hereof, there exists no Default or Event of Default under the Credit Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, except (i) Existing Defaults (as defined in the Forbearance Agreement) and (ii) the Event of Default resulting from Borrowers' breach of Section 7.13 of the Credit Agreement by the incurrence of debt to Mr. Bill Miller in the amount of $150,000 in connection with the payment of a certain expense deposit to General Electric Capital Corporation; (b) each representation and warranty made or deemed to be made in this Amendment and in the Loan Documents is true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of this Amendment (except to the extent that any such representation or warranty relates to a prior specific date or period and except for any representation or warranty that is untrue as a result of the occurrence or continuance of any of the Existing Defaults as defined in the Forbearance Agreement) and Borrowers hereby reaffirm each of the agreements, covenants and undertakings set forth in the Loan Documents and in each and every other agreement, instrument and other document executed in connection therewith or pursuant thereto as if Borrowers were making said agreements, covenants and undertakings on the date hereof; (c) each Borrower has the power and is duly authorized to enter into, deliver and perform this Amendment; and (d) this Amendment and each of the Loan Documents is the legal, valid and binding obligation of each Borrower enforceable against it in accordance with its terms. (e) (i) each Borrower's obligations relating to the Letters of Credit issued by Bank of America under the Credit Agreement, including reimbursement for payments by Bank of America on the Letters of Credit and all fees, expenses, indemnification and other obligations of the Borrower relating thereto (collectively, "Bank of America 3 Obligations"), shall remain in full force and effect, notwithstanding termination of Bank of America's Commitment hereunder, and (ii) concurrently with Bank of America's execution of this Amendment, the Borrowers are delivering to Bank of America, and hereby pledge to Bank of America, cash collateral (the "Cash Collateral"), for the benefit of Collateral Agent, Bank of America, and Lenders, to secure the Obligations and the Bank of America Obligations, in an amount equal to 103% of the stated amount of such Letters of Credit; and (f) each Borrower acknowledges and agrees that it has no actual or potential claim or cause of action against any of the Agents or Lenders relating to any actions or events occurring on or before the date hereof, and hereby waives and releases any right to assert the same. 5. CASH COLLATERAL. Each of the parties hereto acknowledges and agrees that the security interest of Collateral Agent in the Cash Collateral is subordinate to Bank of America's liens in and to the Cash Collateral. With respect to each Letter of Credit, the Cash Collateral securing such Letter of Credit (to the extent not used to reimburse Bank of America for draws on the applicable Letter of Credit, or any fees and expenses directly related thereto) will be released to the Collateral Agent upon receipt by Bank of America of (a) the original of such Letter of Credit, or (b) confirmation from the beneficiary thereof, reasonably satisfactory to Bank of America, that such Letter of Credit has been terminated. 6. MISCELLANEOUS. Each of the Borrowers agrees to take such further action as the Agents shall reasonably request in connection herewith to evidence the agreements herein contained. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which, when so executed and delivered, shall be deemed to be an original and all of which counterparts, taken together, shall constitute but one and the same instrument. The Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the successors and permitted assigns of the parties hereto. This Amendment shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of Georgia, but without giving effect to principles of conflicts of laws thereof. This Amendment may not be modified, altered or amended except by agreement in writing signed by all of the parties hereto. Each Borrower acknowledges that it has consulted with counsel and with such other expert advisors as it deemed necessary in connection with the negotiation, execution and delivery of this Amendment. This Amendment shall be construed without regard to any presumption or rule requiring that it be construed against the party causing this Amendment or any part hereof to be drafted. [signature pages follow] 4 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Borrowers, the Agents and the Lenders have caused this Agreement to be duly executed, all as of the date first above written. "PARENT" MILLER INDUSTRIES, INC. By:/s/ J. Vincent Mish J. Vincent Mish Chief Financial Officer "SUBSIDIARY MILLER BORROWERS" APACO, INC. B&B ASSOCIATED INDUSTRIES, INC. CHEVRON, INC. CENTURY HOLDINGS, INC. CHAMPION CARRIER CORPORATION COMPETITION WHEELIFT, INC. GOLDEN WEST TOWING EQUIPMENT INC. KING AUTOMOTIVE & INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT, INC. MID AMERICA WRECKER & EQUIPMENT SALES, INC. OF COLORADO MILLER FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC. MILLER/GREENEVILLE, INC. MILLER INDUSTRIES DISTRIBUTING, INC. MILLER INDUSTRIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. MILLER INDUSTRIES TOWING EQUIPMENT INC. PURPOSE, INC. SONOMA CIRCUITS, INC. SOUTHERN WRECKER CENTER, INC. SOUTHERN WRECKER SALES, INC. By:/s/ J. Vincent Mish ------------------------------- J. Vincent Mish Vice President and Attorney-in-Fact of each entity listed above 5 "SUBSIDIARY ROADONE BORROWERS" AETEX, INC., F/K/A A-EXCELLENCE TOWING CO. ALL AMERICAN TOWING SERVICES, INC. B-G TOWING, INC. BEAR TRANSPORTATION, INC. BTRCX, INC. F/K/A BERT'S TOWING RECOVERY CORPORATION BBSX, INC. F/K/A BOB BOLIN SERVICES, INC. BASIEX, INC. F/K/A BOB'S AUTO SERVICE, INC. BTRX, INC. BVSWS, INC. F/K/A BOB VINCENT AND SONS WRECKER SERVICE, INC. CAL WEST TOWING, INC. CBTX, INC., F/K/ACEDAR BLUFF 24 HOUR TOWING, INC. CCASX, INC. CEX, INC., F/K/A CHAD'S INC. CVDC, F/K/A CLEVELAND VEHICLE DETENTION CENTER, INC. D.A. HANELINE, INC. DVREX, INC. DOLLAR ENTERPRISES, INC. DSX, INC., F/K/A DUGGER'S SERVICES, INC. GMAR, INC., F/K/A GOOD MECHANIC AUTO CO. OF RICHFIELD, INC. GREAT AMERICA TOWING, INC. GREG'S TOWING, INC. HTX, INC. LTSX, INC., F/K/A LAZER TOW SERVICES, INC. LASX, INC. LWKR, INC. MAEJO, INC. MEL'S ACQUISITION CORP. MGEX, INC. MSTEX, INC. MTSX INC. MURPHY'S TOWING, INC. 6 P.A.T., INC. PEX, INC., F/K/A/ PIPES ENTERPRISES,INC. RMA ACQUISITION CORP. RRIC ACQUISITION CORP. RSX, INC., F/K/A RECOVERY SERVICES, INC. ROAD ONE, INC. ROADONE EMPLOYEE SERVICES, INC. ROAD ONE INSURANCE SERVICES, INC. ROAD ONE SERVICE, INC. ROAD ONE SPECIALIZED TRANSPORTATION, INC. ROADONE TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS, INC. R.M.W.S., INC. SWSX, INC. (F/K/A SUBURBAN WRECKER SERVICE, INC.) TEXAS TOWING CORPORATION TPCTH, INC. TREASURE COAST TOWING, INC. TREASURE COAST TOWING OF MARTIN COUNTY, INC. TSSC, INC., F/K/A TRUCK SALES & SALVAGE CO., INC. TWSX, INC. WSX, INC., F/K/A WES'S SERVICE INCORPORATED WTX, INC. (F/K/A WILTSE TOWING, INC.) WTC, INC. WTEX, INC. ZTRX, INC., F/K/A ZEHNER TOWING & RECOVERY, INC. By: J. Vincent Mish -------------------------------------- J. Vincent Mish Vice President and Attorney-in-Fact of each entity listed above [Signatures Continue on Following Pages] 7 "ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, SYNDICATION AGENT AND EXISTING TITLED COLLATERAL AGENT" BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as the Administrative Agent, Syndication Agent and Existing Titled Collateral Agent By: /s/ Sherry Lail ----------------------------------- Name: Sherry Lail ----------------------------------- Title: Senior Vice President ----------------------------------- "LETTER OF CREDIT ISSUER" BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as the Letter of Credit Issuer By: /s/ Sherry Lail ----------------------------------- Name: Sherry Lail ----------------------------------- Title: Senior Vice President ----------------------------------- "COLLATERAL AGENT" THE CIT GROUP/BUSINESS CREDIT, INC., as the Collateral Agent By: /s/ Kenneth B. Butler ----------------------------------- Name: Kenneth B. Butler ----------------------------------- Title: Vice President ----------------------------------- [Signatures Continue on Following Page] 8 "LENDERS" BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as a Lender By: /s/ Sherry Lail ----------------------------------- Name: Sherry Lail ----------------------------------- Title: Senior Vice President ----------------------------------- THE CIT GROUP/BUSINESS CREDIT, INC., as a Lender By: /s/ Kenneth B. Butler ----------------------------------- Name: Kenneth B. Butler ----------------------------------- Title: Vice President ----------------------------------- FLEET CAPITAL CORPORATION, as a Lender By: /s/ Wes Manus ----------------------------------- Name: Wes Manus ----------------------------------- Title: Vice President ----------------------------------- EX-10.2 4 ninthamendment.txt NINTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT Exhibit 10.2 NINTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT AND WAIVER THIS NINTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT AND WAIVER (the "Amendment") is made and entered into as of the 27th day of December 2003, by and among MILLER INDUSTRIES, INC., a Tennessee corporation ("Parent"), each of the other Subsidiaries of Parent listed on the signature pages hereof (together with Parent, collectively, "Borrowers"), and THE CIT GROUP/BUSINESS CREDIT, INC., as Agent and Lender ("Agent"). W I T N E S S E T H: ------------------- WHEREAS, reference is hereby made to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of July 23, 2001, by and among Borrowers, Agent, and certain financial institutions signatory from time to time thereto as Lenders (as amended, modified, supplemented and restated from time to time the "Credit Agreement"), pursuant to which the Lenders agreed to make certain loans to Borrowers; and WHEREAS, Agent, Lenders and Borrowers wish to reduce the respective amounts of the Maximum Miller Revolver Amount and the Maximum RoadOne Revolver Amount, and to make the Ninth Amendment Date Term Loan and New Term Loan B, both as hereinafter defined; and WHEREAS, the Borrowers, the Agent and Lenders desire to make certain other amendments to the Credit Agreement on the terms and conditions set forth herein. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing promises, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and legal sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows: 1. DEFINITIONS. All capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise expressly defined herein shall have the respective meanings given to such terms in the Credit Agreement. 2. AMENDMENTS TO CREDIT AGREEMENT. (a) Annex A to the Credit Agreement shall be amended by: (i) amending the definition of Maximum Miller Revolver Amount by deleting the amount "$30,000,000" and inserting in lieu thereof the text "$13,500,000; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the Maximum Miller Revolver Amount shall be increased from time to time in an amount equal to the reduction of the Maximum RoadOne Revolver Amount set forth in the definition of Maximum RoadOne Revolver Amount in connection with the application to the Obligations of Net Senior Creditor Proceeds required to be applied thereto in accordance with Section 3.4(b)(i)." ; (ii) amending subsection (b)(iv) of the definition of Maximum RoadOne Revolver Amount by deleting the amount "$2,500,000" and inserting in lieu thereof the amount "$1,500,000"; and (iii) adding thereto, in the appropriate place based on alphabetical order, the following new defined terms: "EARLY TERMINATION FEE" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.2(b). "NINTH AMENDMENT" means that certain "Ninth Amendment to Credit Agreement" by and among the Borrowers, Lenders, and Agent, as identified therein, effective as of the Ninth Amendment Effective Date. "NINTH AMENDMENT EFFECTIVE DATE" means December 27, 2003. (b) Section 1.3 of the Credit Agreement shall be amended by deleting the text thereof in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following text: 1.3 TERM LOANS. ---------- (a) ORIGINAL TERM LOANS. (i) AMOUNTS OF THE ORIGINAL TERM LOANS. Each Lender severally agrees to make a term loan (any such term loan being referred to as a "CLOSING DATE TERM LOAN" and such term loans being referred to collectively as the "CLOSING DATE TERM LOANS") to the Borrowers on the Closing Date, upon the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in ARTICLE 8, in an amount equal to such Lender's Pro Rata Share of $8,000,000. To the extent that, as of the Ninth Amendment Effective Date, the outstanding balance of the Closing Date Term Loans (the "Balance") is less than $5,000,000, Lenders, agrees to make an additional term loan to the Borrowers (the "NINTH AMENDMENT DATE TERM LOAN") on such date equal to the difference between $5,000,000 and the Balance. Each Closing Date Term Loan and the Ninth Amendment Date Term Loan shall be referred to herein individually as, an "ORIGINAL TERM LOAN", and collectively as the "ORIGINAL TERM LOANS". (ii) MAKING OF THE CLOSING DATE TERM LOANS. Each Lender shall make the amount of such Lender's Closing Date Term Loans available to the Agent in same day funds, to the Agent's designated account, not later than 3:00 p.m. (Atlanta, Georgia time) on the Closing Date. After the Agent's receipt of the proceeds of such Closing Date Term Loans, upon satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in ARTICLE 8, the Agent shall make the proceeds of such Closing Date Term Loans available to the Borrowers on such Funding Date by transferring same day funds equal to the proceeds of such Closing Date Term Loans received by the Agent to the Designated Account. 2 (iii) MAKING OF THE NINTH AMENDMENT DATE TERM LOAN. On the Ninth Amendment Effective Date, the Agent shall make the proceeds of the Ninth Amendment Date Term Loan available to the Borrowers by transferring same day funds equal to the Ninth Amendment Effective Date Term Loan to the Designated Account. (iv) ORIGINAL TERM LOAN AMORTIZATION. The Original Term Loan shall be due and payable in consecutive monthly principal installments of $167,000 each on the first day of each calendar month, commencing on August 1, 2001, with a final principal installment of all unpaid principal due and payable on the Termination Date; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the principal installment payments otherwise due by the Borrowers on November 1, 2003, December 1, 2003 and January 1, 2004 in accordance with the preceding sentence shall be deferred and shall be due and payable by the Borrowers on the Termination Date. Each such installment shall be payable to the Agent for the account of the applicable Lenders. Payments or prepayments of the Original Term Loans may not be reborrowed. (b) NEW TERM LOANS. (i) AMOUNTS OF THE NEW TERM LOANS. Each Lender severally agrees to make a term loan (any such term loan being referred to as a "NEW TERM LOAN A" and such term loans being referred to collectively as the "NEW TERM LOANS A") to the Borrowers on the date on which the Seventh Amendment becomes effective in accordance with its terms (the "NEW TERM LOAN A FUNDING DATE"), in an amount equal to such Lender's Pro Rata Share of $2,000,000. In addition, CIT, as Lender hereunder, agrees to make a term loan (the "NEW TERM LOAN B") to the Borrowers on the Ninth Amendment Effective Date, in an amount equal to $10,000,000. Each of the New Term Loans A and the New Term Loan B shall be referred to herein individually as, a "NEW TERM LOAN" and collectively as, the "NEW TERM LOANS"). The New Term Loans shall initially be Base Rate Term Loans. (ii) MAKING OF THE NEW TERM LOANS A. Each Lender shall make the amount of such Lender's New Term Loan A available to the Agent in same day funds, to the Agent's designated account, not later than 3:00 p.m. (Atlanta, Georgia time) on the New Term Loan A Funding Date. After the Agent's receipt of the proceeds of such New Term Loans A, the Agent shall make the proceeds of such New Term Loans A available to the Borrowers on such Funding Date by paying down the balance of the then-outstanding Revolving Credit Loans by the aggregate amount of the New Term Loans A (without any permanent reduction in the Commitments as a result of such pay-down). (iii) MAKING OF THE NEW TERM LOAN B. The Agent shall make the proceeds of the New Term Loan B available to the Borrowers on the Ninth Amendment Effective Date by paying down the balance of the then-outstanding Revolving Credit Loans by the aggregate amount of the New Term Loan B (without any permanent reduction in the Commitments as a result of such pay-down). (iii) NEW TERM LOAN PRINCIPAL PAYMENT. The full principal amount of the New Term Loans, together with any then unpaid interest thereon, shall be due and payable on the Termination Date. Interest shall be payable on the New Term Loans in accordance with SECTION 2.1(A). 3 (c) Section 2.7 and Section 7.23 of the Credit Agreement shall be amended by deleting such Sections from the Credit Agreement in their entirety. (d) Section 3.2 of the Credit Agreement shall be amended by amending subsection (b) of Termination of Total Facility by deleting the last sentence thereof in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following text: "If this Agreement is terminated at any time from the Ninth Amendment Effective Date through and including July 23, 2004, whether pursuant to this Section or pursuant to SECTION 9.2, the Borrowers shall pay to the Agent, for the account of the Lenders, an early termination fee (the "EARLY TERMINATION FEE") in an amount equal to 2% of the sum of (i) the Maximum Revolver Amount (after giving effect to any prior reductions thereof in accordance with SECTION 3.2(A)) PLUS (ii) the principal balance of the Term Loans; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that if this Agreement is terminated at any time during the aforementioned period, and such termination is made in connection with a sale or transfer (in a single transaction or two or more related transactions undertaken contemporaneously) of 80% or more of the equity interest in Parent to a Person who is not an Affiliate of Parent, the Early Termination Fee shall be an amount equal to 1% of the sum of (iii) the Maximum Revolver Amount (after giving effect to any prior reductions thereof in accordance with Section 3.2(a)) PLUS (iv) the principal balance of the Term Loans. If this Agreement is terminated at any time after July 23, 2004 but prior to the Stated Termination Date, the Early Termination Fee shall be an amount equal to 1% of the sum of (iii) the Maximum Revolver Amount (after giving effect to any prior reductions thereof in accordance with Section 3.2(a)) PLUS (iv) the principal balance of the Term Loans." (e) Section 6.8 of the Credit Agreement shall be amended by deleting the text thereof in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 6.8 SOLVENCY. Each Borrower is Solvent prior to and after giving effect to the Borrowings to be made on the Closing Date and the issuance of the Letters of Credit to be issued on the Closing Date, and, except for the Junior Credit Agreement Payment Default, as defined in the Forbearance Agreement, as of the Ninth Amendment Effective Date, shall remain Solvent during the term of this Agreement. (f) Each reference to Material Adverse Effect in Sections 6.18, 6.24 and 8.2(a)(iii) shall be deemed amended by the following parenthetical: "(except in respect of the Junior Credit Agreement Payment Default, as defined in the Forbearance Agreement)" (g) Section 7.24 of the Credit Agreement shall be amended by deleting the text thereof in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 4 7.24 EBITDA. On a consolidated basis, the Miller Borrowers shall maintain an aggregate amount of EBITDA for each trailing three month period ended as of the last day of each Fiscal Month, commencing on March 31, 2004, of not less than $2,500,000. (h) Schedule 1.1 to the Credit Agreement shall be amended and restated in the form attached hereto. 3. FORBEARANCE AGREEMENT AND CERTAIN WAIVERS. Reference is hereby made to that certain Forbearance Agreement, dated as of October 31, 2003 (the "FORBEARANCE AGREEMENT"), entered into by the Borrowers, Agent and Lender whereby Agent and Lenders agreed to forbear from exercising all remedies available to them under the Credit Agreement by reason of certain Existing Defaults (as defined in the Forbearance Agreement). In consideration of the forbearances, the Borrowers agreed to pay to the Agent, for the benefit the Lenders, a "Waiver and Forbearance Fee" in the amount of $200,000 and a "Contingent Payment Fee" in the amount of $100,000. Agent and Lenders acknowledge and agree that, as of the Ninth Amendment Effective Date, (a) the Existing Defaults, any breach of Section 6.25 of the Credit Agreement and the breach of Section 7.13 of the Credit Agreement described in Section 4(a)(ii) of the Eighth Amendment, (b) the Forbearance Agreement shall be deemed terminated and (c) the Default Rate shall no longer be charged on the Obligations in respect of the Existing Defaults. In addition, Agent and Lenders waive both the Waiver and Forbearance Fee and the Contingent Payment Fee in their entireties. 4. CONSENT. Agent and Lenders hereby consent, for purposes of Section 7.15 of the Credit Agreement, to the repayment by the Borrowers of the $150,000 indebtedness (the "150K Debt") described in Section 4(a)(ii) of the Eighth Amendment. 5. RELEASE. As a material inducement to Agent and Lenders to enter into this Amendment and to continue to make loans under the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, all of which are to the direct advantage and benefit of the Borrowers, the Borrowers, for themselves and their successors and assigns, (i) do hereby remise, release, waive, relinquish, acquit, satisfy and forever discharge Agent and Lenders, and all of the respective past, present and future officers, directors, employees, agents, affiliates, attorneys, representatives, participants, heirs, successors and assigns of Agent and Lenders (collectively, the "Discharge Parties" and each a "Discharged Party"), from any and all manner of debts, accountings, bonds, warranties, representations, covenants, promises, contracts, controversies, agreements, liabilities, obligations, expenses, damages, judgments, executions, actions, suits, claims, counterclaims, demands, defenses, setoffs, objections and causes of action of any nature whatsoever, whether at law or in equity, either now accrued or hereafter maturing and whether known or unknown, including, but not limited to, 5 any and all claims which may be based on allegations of breach of contract, failure to lend, fraud, promissory estoppel, libel, slander, usury, negligence, misrepresentation, breach of fiduciary duty, bad faith, lender malpractice, undue influence, duress, tortious interference with contractual relations, interference with management, or misuse of control which Borrowers now have or hereafter can, shall or may have by reason of any matter, cause, thing or event occurring on or prior to the date of this Amendment arising out of, in connection with or relating to (i) the Obligations, including, but not limited to, the administration or funding thereof, (ii) the Credit Agreement and any Loan Documents, or the indebtedness evidenced and secured thereby, and (iii) any other agreement or transaction between Borrowers and any Discharged Party relating to or in connection with the Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated therein; and (b) do hereby covenant and agree never to institute or cause to be instituted or continue prosecution of any suit or other form of action or proceeding of any kind or nature whatsoever against any Discharged Party, by reason of or in connection with any of the foregoing matters, claims or causes of action, provided, however, that the foregoing release and covenant not to sue shall not apply to any claims arising after the date of this Amendment with respect to acts, occurrences or events after the date of this Amendment. 6. FEES. Borrower shall pay to Agent, for the benefit of itself and the Lenders, a fee of $850,000 (the "Amendment Fee") due and payable on January 2, 2004. The Amendment Fee shall be fully earned by Agent and the Lenders on the Ninth Amendment Effective Date and shall not be subject to refund or rebate. 7. REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS OF BORROWERS. To induce Agent and Lenders to enter into this Amendment, each Borrower hereby represents, warrants and covenants to Agents and Lenders that: (a) as of the date hereof, and after giving effect to the terms hereof, there exists no Default or Event of Default under the Credit Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents; (b) each representation and warranty made or deemed to be made in this Amendment and in the Loan Documents is true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of this Amendment (except to the extent that any such representation or warranty relates to a prior specific date or period) and Borrowers hereby reaffirm each of the agreements, covenants and undertakings set forth in the Loan Documents and in each and every other agreement, instrument and other document executed in connection therewith or pursuant thereto as if Borrowers were making said agreements, covenants and undertakings on the date hereof; (c) each Borrower has the power and is duly authorized to enter into, deliver and perform this Amendment; and (d) this Amendment and each of the Loan Documents is the legal, valid and binding obligation of each Borrower enforceable against it in accordance with its terms. 8. MISCELLANEOUS. Each of the Borrowers agrees to take such further action as the Agents shall reasonably request in connection herewith to evidence the agreements herein contained. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which, when so executed and delivered, shall be deemed to be an original and all of which counterparts, taken together, shall constitute but one and the same instrument. The Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the successors and permitted assigns of the parties hereto. This 6 Amendment shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of Georgia, but without giving effect to principles of conflicts of laws thereof. This Amendment may not be modified, altered or amended except by agreement in writing signed by all of the parties hereto. Each Borrower acknowledges that it has consulted with counsel and with such other expert advisors as it deemed necessary in connection with the negotiation, execution and delivery of this Amendment. This Amendment shall be construed without regard to any presumption or rule requiring that it be construed against the party causing this Amendment or any part hereof to be drafted. [signature pages follow] 7 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Borrowers, the Agent and the Lenders have caused this Agreement to be duly executed, all as of the date first above written. "PARENT" MILLER INDUSTRIES, INC. By: /s/ J. Vincent Mish J. Vincent Mish Chief Financial Officer "SUBSIDIARY MILLER BORROWERS" APACO, INC. B&B ASSOCIATED INDUSTRIES, INC. CHEVRON, INC. CENTURY HOLDINGS, INC. CHAMPION CARRIER CORPORATION COMPETITION WHEELIFT, INC. GOLDEN WEST TOWING EQUIPMENT INC. KING AUTOMOTIVE & INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT, INC. MID AMERICA WRECKER & EQUIPMENT SALES, INC. OF COLORADO MILLER FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC. MILLER/GREENEVILLE, INC. MILLER INDUSTRIES DISTRIBUTING, INC. MILLER INDUSTRIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. MILLER INDUSTRIES TOWING EQUIPMENT INC. PURPOSE, INC. SONOMA CIRCUITS, INC. SOUTHERN WRECKER CENTER, INC. SOUTHERN WRECKER SALES, INC. By:/s/ J. Vincent Mish ------------------------------- J. Vincent Mish Vice President and Attorney-in-Fact of each entity listed above [signatures continue on following pages] 8 "SUBSIDIARY ROADONE BORROWERS" AETEX, INC., F/K/A A-EXCELLENCE TOWING CO. ALL AMERICAN TOWING SERVICES, INC. B-G TOWING, INC. BEAR TRANSPORTATION, INC. BTRCX, INC. F/K/A BERT'S TOWING RECOVERY CORPORATION BBSX, INC. F/K/A BOB BOLIN SERVICES, INC. BASIEX, INC. F/K/A BOB'S AUTO SERVICE, INC. BTRX, INC. BVSWS, INC. F/K/A BOB VINCENT AND SONS WRECKER SERVICE, INC. CAL WEST TOWING, INC. CBTX, INC., F/K/ACEDAR BLUFF 24 HOUR TOWING, INC. CCASX, INC. CEX, INC., F/K/A CHAD'S INC. CVDC, F/K/A CLEVELAND VEHICLE DETENTION CENTER, INC. D.A. HANELINE, INC. DVREX, INC. DOLLAR ENTERPRISES, INC. DSX, INC., F/K/A DUGGER'S SERVICES, INC. GMAR, INC., F/K/A GOOD MECHANIC AUTO CO. OF RICHFIELD, INC. GREAT AMERICA TOWING, INC. GREG'S TOWING, INC. HTX, INC. LTSX, INC., F/K/A LAZER TOW SERVICES, INC. LASX, INC. LWKR, INC. MAEJO, INC. MEL'S ACQUISITION CORP. MGEX, INC. MSTEX, INC. MTSX INC. MURPHY'S TOWING, INC. 10 P.A.T., INC. PEX, INC., F/K/A/ PIPES ENTERPRISES,INC. RMA ACQUISITION CORP. RRIC ACQUISITION CORP. RSX, INC., F/K/A RECOVERY SERVICES, INC. ROAD ONE, INC. ROADONE EMPLOYEE SERVICES, INC. ROAD ONE INSURANCE SERVICES, INC. ROAD ONE SERVICE, INC. ROAD ONE SPECIALIZED TRANSPORTATION, INC. ROADONE TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS, INC. R.M.W.S., INC. SWSX, INC. (F/K/A SUBURBAN WRECKER SERVICE, INC.) TEXAS TOWING CORPORATION TPCTH, INC. TREASURE COAST TOWING, INC. TREASURE COAST TOWING OF MARTIN COUNTY, INC. TSSC, INC., F/K/A TRUCK SALES & SALVAGE CO., INC. TWSX, INC. WSX, INC., F/K/A WES'S SERVICE INCORPORATED WTX, INC. (F/K/A WILTSE TOWING, INC.) WTC, INC. WTEX, INC. ZTRX, INC., F/K/A ZEHNER TOWING & RECOVERY, INC. By: J. Vincent Mish -------------------------------------- J. Vincent Mish Vice President and Attorney-in-Fact of each entity listed above [Signatures Continue on Following Pages] 11 "AGENT" THE CIT GROUP/BUSINESS CREDIT, INC., as Agent By: /s/ Kenneth B. Butler ---------------------------------- Name: Kenneth B. Butler -------------------------------- Title: Vice President ------------------------------- [Signatures Continue on Following Page] "LENDERS" THE CIT GROUP/BUSINESS CREDIT, INC., as a Lender By: /s/ Kenneth B. Butler ---------------------------------- Name: Kenneth B. Butler -------------------------------- Title: Vice President ------------------------------- EX-10.3 5 modificationfirstamd.txt MODIFICATION OF FIRST AMENDMENT TO AMENDED INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT Exhibit 10.3 MODIFICATION OF FIRST AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED INTERCREDITOR AND SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT This MODIFICATION OF FIRST AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED INTERCREDITOR AND SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT (this "MODIFICATION") is entered into as of December 26, 2003 by and among THE CIT GROUP/BUSINESS CREDIT, INC., ("CIT") and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. ("BofA"), as Senior Agents, and CONTRARIAN FUNDS, LLC ("Contrarian") as the Junior Agent. The Senior Lenders and the Debtors also join in the execution hereof by way of acknowledgment. RECITALS WHEREAS, CIT, as Senior Agent, BofA, as Senior Existing Titled Collateral Agent, and BofA, in its capacity as the Junior Agent, are parties to that certain Amended and Restated Intercreditor and Subordination Agreement, dated as of April 12, 2002, (as amended, the "SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT"); and WHEREAS, in connection with the sale of all of the respective interests of the Junior Lenders under the Junior Credit Agreement to Contrarian (the "SALE"), the parties hereto entered into that certain First Amendment to Amended and Restated Intercreditor and Subordination Agreement, dated as of November 3, 2003 (the "FIRST AMENDMENT"); and WHEREAS, in connection with the Sale, BofA resigned as Junior Agent under the Junior Credit Agreement prior to the execution and delivery of the First Amendment; and WHEREAS, in connection with the Sale, Contrarian assumed the role of Junior Agent under the Junior Credit Agreement; and WHEREAS, in light of the foregoing, the Senior Agents and Contrarian wish to make certain modifications to the First Amendment, on the terms and conditions set forth herein. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows: SECTION 1. INCORPORATION OF RECITALS; CAPITALIZED TERMS. The foregoing recitals are incorporated by reference as if set forth in full. All capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the respective meanings given to such terms in the Subordination Agreement. SECTION 2. MODIFICATIONS TO THE FIRST AMENDMENT. (a) Sections 2(b) and (c) of the First Amendment are modified by deleting the respective texts thereof in their entirety, and inserting in lieu thereof, as new Section 2(b), the following: Contrarian hereby affirms that Bank of America, N.A., prior to the First Amendment Effective Date, resigned as Junior Agent for the Junior Lenders under the Junior Credit Agreement, and that Contrarian has, prior to or as of the First Amendment Effective Date, assumed the role of Junior Agent under the Junior Credit Agreement. (b) Section 2(d) of the First Amendment is hereby designated as Section 2(c), without otherwise modifying said section. (c) Any and all references to BofA as a party to the First Amendment in its capacity as Junior Agent or as prior Junior Agent, including without limitation the signature block for BofA as Prior Junior Agent, are hereby stricken in their entirety; BofA shall be deemed a party to the First Amendment only in its respective capacities as a Senior Agent and Senior Lender. All of the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that, inasmuch as BofA had resigned, and been replaced by Contrarian, as Junior Agent prior to the execution and delivery of the First Amendment, the joinder of BofA as Junior Agent or prior Junior Agent to the First Amendment was unnecessary, and the First Amendment, as modified herein, shall be and remain binding on the parties hereto without the execution hereof or thereof by BofA in its capacity as Junior Agent or prior Junior Agent. SECTION 3. MISCELLANEOUS. ------------- (A) AMENDMENT. The terms of the First Amendment, as modified by this Modification, shall not be waived, altered, modified, amended or supplemented in any manner whatsoever except by written instrument executed by Senior Agents and the Junior Agent. (B) PARTIES; SEVERABILITY. Whenever in this First Amendment there is a reference made to any of the parties hereto, such reference shall also be a reference to the successors and permitted assigns of such party, including, without limitation, a debtor-in-possession or trustee. The provisions of this Modification shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the successors and permitted assigns of the parties hereto. Whenever possible, each provision of this Modification shall be interpreted in such a manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Modification shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions of this Modification. (C) EXECUTION IN COUNTERPARTS; GOVERNING LAW. This Modification may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original and all of which when taken together shall constitute but one and the same instrument. This Modification shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Georgia without regard to principles of conflict of laws. (D) SECTION TITLES. The section titles contained in this Modification are and shall be without substance, meaning or content of any kind whatsoever and are not a part of the agreement among the parties hereto. (E) REIMBURSEMENT OF AGENT'S EXPENSE. The Debtors hereby jointly and severally agree to promptly reimburse the Senior Agent for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees, it has heretofore or hereafter incurred or 2 incurs in connection with the preparation, negotiation, execution and implementation of this Modification. [REMAINDER OF PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK] 3 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Modification to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above written. CONTRARIAN FUNDS, LLC By: /s/ James M. Hunt Name: James M. Hunt Title:____________________________ THE CIT GROUP/BUSINESS CREDIT, INC., as Senior Agent By: /s/ Kenneth B. Butler Name: Kenneth B. Butler Title: Vice President BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Senior Existing Titled Collateral Agent By: /s/ John Yankauskas Name: John Yankauskas Title: Senior Vice President Acknowledged and Agreed: SENIOR LENDERS: THE CIT GROUP/BUSINESS CREDIT, INC. as a Senior Lender By: /s/ Kenneth B. Butler Name: Kenneth B. Butler Title: Vice President BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as a Senior Lender By: /s/ John Yankauskas Name: John Yankauskas Title: Senior Vice President [signatures continue on following page] FLEET CAPITAL CORPORATION, as a Senior Lender By: /s/ Wes Manus Name: Wes Manus Title: Vice President [signatures continue on following page] 5 "DEBTORS" MILLER INDUSTRIES, INC. APACO, INC. B&B ASSOCIATED INDUSTRIES, INC. CHEVRON, INC. CENTURY HOLDINGS, INC. CHAMPION CARRIER CORPORATION COMPETITION WHEELIFT, INC. GOLDEN WEST TOWING EQUIPMENT INC. KING AUTOMOTIVE & INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT, INC MID AMERICA WRECKER & EQUIPMENT SALES, INC. OF COLORADO MILLER FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC. MILLER/GREENEVILLE, INC. MILLER INDUSTRIES DISTRIBUTING, INC. MILLER INDUSTRIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. MILLER INDUSTRIES TOWING EQUIPMENT INC. PURPOSE, INC. SONOMA CIRCUITS, INC. SOUTHERN WRECKER CENTER, INC. SOUTHERN WRECKER SALES, INC. AETEX, INC., F/K/A A-EXCELLENCE TOWING CO. ALL AMERICAN TOWING SERVICES, INC. B-G TOWING, INC. BEAR TRANSPORTATION, INC. BTRCX, INC. F/K/A BERT'S TOWING RECOVERY CORPORATION BBSX, INC. F/K/A BOB BOLIN SERVICES, INC. BASIEX, INC. F/K/A BOB'S AUTO SERVICE, INC. BTRX, INC. BVSWS, INC. F/K/A BOB VINCENT AND SONS WRECKER SERVICE,INC. CARDINAL CENTRE ENTERPRISES, INC. CBTX,INC., F/K/ACEDAR BLUFF 24 HOUR TOWING, INC. CCASX, INC. 6 CEX, INC., F/K/A CHAD'S INC. CVDC, F/K/A CLEVELAND VEHICLE DETENTION CENTER, INC. D.A. HANELINE, INC. DVREX, INC. DOLLAR ENTERPRISES, INC. DSX, INC., F/K/A DUGGER'S SERVICES, INC. GMAR, INC., F/K/A GOOD MECHANIC AUTO CO. OF RICHFIELD,INC. GREAT AMERICA TOWING, INC. GREG'S TOWING, INC. HTX, INC. LTSX, INC., F/K/A LAZER TOW SERVICES, INC. LASX, INC. LWKR, INC. MAEJO, INC. MEL'S ACQUISITION CORP. MGEX, INC. MSTEX, INC. MTSX INC. MURPHY'S TOWING, INC. P.A.T., INC. PEX, INC., F/K/A/ PIPES ENTERPRISES, INC. RMA ACQUISITION CORP. RRIC ACQUISITION CORP. RSX, INC., F/K/A RECOVERY SERVICES, INC. ROAD ONE, INC. ROADONE EMPLOYEE SERVICES, INC. ROAD ONE INSURANCE SERVICES, INC. ROAD ONE SERVICE, INC. ROAD ONE SPECIALIZED TRANSPORTATION, INC. ROADONE TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS, INC. R.M.W.S., INC. SWSX, INC. (F/K/A SUBURBAN WRECKER SERVICE, INC.) TEXAS TOWING CORPORATION TPCTH, INC. TREASURE COAST TOWING, INC. TREASURE COAST TOWING OF MARTIN COUNTY, INC. TSSC, INC., F/K/A TRUCK SALES & SALVAGE CO., INC. TWSX, INC. 7 WSX, INC., F/K/A WES'S SERVICE INCORPORATED WTX, INC. (F/K/A WILTSE TOWING, INC.) WTC, INC. WTEX, INC. ZTRX, INC., F/K/A ZEHNER TOWING & RECOVERY, INC. By: J. Vincent Mish ---------------------------------- Name: J. Vincent Mish ------------------------------- Attorney-in-Fact of each entity listed above EX-10.4 6 secondamendment.txt SECOND AMENDMENT TO AMENDED INTERCREDITEOR AGREEMENT Exhibit 10.4 SECOND AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED INTERCREDITOR AND SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT This SECOND AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED INTERCREDITOR AND SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT (this "AMENDMENT") is entered into as of December 27, 2003 by and between THE CIT GROUP/BUSINESS CREDIT, INC., ("CIT"), as Senior Agent, and CONTRARIAN FUNDS, LLC ("Contrarian") as the Junior Agent. The Senior Lenders and the Debtors also join in the execution hereof by way of acknowledgment. RECITALS WHEREAS, CIT and Contrarian are party to that certain Amended and Restated Intercreditor and Subordination Agreement, dated as of April 12, 2002, (as amended, the "SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT"); and WHEREAS, a Payment Blockage Notice was previously delivered by CIT pursuant to applicable provisions of the Subordination Agreement (the "EXISTING PAYMENT BLOCKAGE NOTICE"), including without limitation Sections 4.2 and 6.2(b) thereof, resulting in a Payment Blockage Period presently in effect and which would, but for this Second Amendment, expire on March 31, 2004 (the "CURRENT PAYMENT BLOCKAGE PERIOD"); and WHEREAS, in connection with that certain Eighth Amendment to the Senior Credit Agreement, dated as of December , 2003, CIT has acquired all of the interests of the other Senior Lenders and become the sole Lender and the sole Agent under the Senior Credit Agreement; and WHEREAS, Senior Agent and Junior Agent wish to make certain amendments to the Subordination Agreement, on the terms and conditions set forth herein. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows: SECTION 1. INCORPORATION OF RECITALS; CAPITALIZED TERMS. The foregoing recitals are incorporated by reference as if set forth in full. All capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the respective meanings given to such terms in the Subordination Agreement. SECTION 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT. (A) All references in the Subordination Agreement to Senior Existing Titled Collateral Agent or to any Senior Agent shall be deemed references to CIT, as sole remaining Senior Agent. (B) If, as of 5:00 p.m. (Atlanta time) on March 1, 2004, (i) the Junior Credit Agreement has not been amended to (A) extend the maturity date thereof, being the only date on which the principal amounts of any of the Junior Liabilities shall be paid, to at least July 31, 2005 and (B) cure or waive any existing defaults thereunder such that the Junior Credit Agreement has been reinstated (collectively the "JUNIOR CREDIT AGREEMENT AMENDMENT") or (ii) if the Junior Credit Agreement Amendment has been timely executed, the other terms and conditions, if any, of the Junior Credit Agreement Amendment are not satisfactory in form and substance to CIT in its reasonable discretion, then, notwithstanding any provision to the contrary set forth in the Subordination Agreement or in the Existing Payment Blockage Notice, the Current Payment Blockage Period shall, without further action by or notice to any person or party, be deemed extended, and shall remain in full force and effect, until July 31, 2005. (C) If, as of 5:00 p.m. (Atlanta time) on March 1, 2004, the Junior Credit Agreement Amendment, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to CIT, has been executed and delivered, then: (i) The Current Payment Blockage Period shall expire as of the earlier of (A) 11:59 p.m. on March 1, 2004 or B) the effective date of such Junior Credit Agreement Amendment; and (ii) the Subordination Agreement shall be deemed amended, automatically and without any notice to or action by Junior Agent or CIT, as follows: (A) Section 4.2(b) shall be amended by striking the phrase "the earliest to occur of (i)" and the phrase that begins with ", or (ii)" and ends with "Section 6.2(b)"; and (B) the text of Section 4.2 following subsection (b) thereof shall be amended by (1) striking in its entirety the text of subclause (y) thereof, and (2) designating current subclause (z) thereof as new subclause (y); and (C) Section 6.2 shall be amended by (1) striking in its entirety the text of subclause (b)(ii) thereof and (2) designating current subclause (b)(iii) as new subclause (b)(ii). SECTION 3. MISCELLANEOUS. ------------- (A) AMENDMENT. The terms of this Second Amendment shall not be waived, altered, modified, amended or supplemented in any manner whatsoever except by written instrument executed by Senior Agent and the Junior Agent. (B) PARTIES; SEVERABILITY. Whenever in this Second Amendment there is a reference made to any of the parties hereto, such reference shall also be a reference to the successors and permitted assigns of such party, including, without limitation, a debtor-in-possession or trustee. The provisions of this Second Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the successors and permitted assigns of the parties hereto. Whenever possible, each provision of this Second Amendment shall be interpreted in such a manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Second Amendment shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or 2 invalidity without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions of this Second Amendment. (C) EXECUTION IN COUNTERPARTS; GOVERNING LAW. This Second Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original and all of which when taken together shall constitute but one and the same instrument. This Second Amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Georgia without regard to principles of conflict of laws. (D) SECTION TITLES. The section titles contained in this Second Amendment are and shall be without substance, meaning or content of any kind whatsoever and are not a part of the agreement among the parties hereto. (E) REIMBURSEMENT OF AGENT'S EXPENSE. The Debtors hereby jointly and severally agree to promptly reimburse the Senior Agent for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees, it has heretofore or hereafter incurred or incurs in connection with the preparation, negotiation, execution and implementation of this Second Amendment. [REMAINDER OF PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK] 3 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Second Amendment to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above written. CONTRARIAN FUNDS, LLC, as Junior Agent By: /s/ Jon Bauer Name: Jon Bauer Title: Managing Member THE CIT GROUP/BUSINESS CREDIT, INC., as Senior Agent By: /s/ Kenneth B. Butler Name: Kenneth B. Butler Title: Vice President Acknowledged and Agreed: SENIOR LENDER: THE CIT GROUP/BUSINESS CREDIT, INC. as Senior Lender By: /s/ Kenneth B. Butler Name: Kenneth B. Butler Title: Vice President [signatures continue on following page] 4 "DEBTORS" MILLER INDUSTRIES, INC. APACO, INC. B&B ASSOCIATED INDUSTRIES, INC. CHEVRON, INC. CENTURY HOLDINGS, INC. CHAMPION CARRIER CORPORATION COMPETITION WHEELIFT, INC. GOLDEN WEST TOWING EQUIPMENT INC. KING AUTOMOTIVE & INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT, INC MID AMERICA WRECKER & EQUIPMENT SALES, INC. OF COLORADO MILLER FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC. MILLER/GREENEVILLE, INC. MILLER INDUSTRIES DISTRIBUTING, INC. MILLER INDUSTRIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. MILLER INDUSTRIES TOWING EQUIPMENT INC. PURPOSE, INC. SONOMA CIRCUITS, INC. SOUTHERN WRECKER CENTER, INC. SOUTHERN WRECKER SALES, INC. AETEX, INC., F/K/A A-EXCELLENCE TOWING CO. ALL AMERICAN TOWING SERVICES, INC. B-G TOWING, INC. BEAR TRANSPORTATION, INC. BTRCX, INC. F/K/A BERT'S TOWING RECOVERY CORPORATION BBSX, INC. F/K/A BOB BOLIN SERVICES, INC. BASIEX, INC. F/K/A BOB'S AUTO SERVICE, INC. BTRX, INC. BVSWS, INC. F/K/A BOB VINCENT AND SONS WRECKER SERVICE, INC. CARDINAL CENTRE ENTERPRISES, INC. CBTX,INC., F/K/ACEDAR BLUFF 24 HOUR TOWING, INC. CCASX, INC. 5 CEX, INC., F/K/A CHAD'S INC. CVDC, F/K/A CLEVELAND VEHICLE DETENTION CENTER, INC. D.A. HANELINE, INC. DVREX, INC. DOLLAR ENTERPRISES, INC. DSX, INC., F/K/A DUGGER'S SERVICES, INC. GMAR, INC., F/K/A GOOD MECHANIC AUTO CO. OF RICHFIELD, INC. GREAT AMERICA TOWING, INC. GREG'S TOWING, INC. HTX, INC. LTSX, INC., F/K/A LAZER TOW SERVICES, INC. LASX, INC. LWKR, INC. MAEJO, INC. MEL'S ACQUISITION CORP. MGEX, INC. MSTEX, INC. MTSX INC. MURPHY'S TOWING, INC. P.A.T., INC. PEX, INC., F/K/A/ PIPES ENTERPRISES, INC. RMA ACQUISITION CORP. RRIC ACQUISITION CORP. RSX, INC., F/K/A RECOVERY SERVICES, INC. ROAD ONE, INC. ROADONE EMPLOYEE SERVICES, INC. ROAD ONE INSURANCE SERVICES, INC. ROAD ONE SERVICE, INC. ROAD ONE SPECIALIZED TRANSPORTATION, INC. ROADONE TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS, INC. R.M.W.S., INC. SWSX, INC. (F/K/A SUBURBAN WRECKER SERVICE, INC.) TEXAS TOWING CORPORATION TPCTH, INC. TREASURE COAST TOWING, INC. TREASURE COAST TOWING OF MARTIN COUNTY, INC. TSSC, INC., F/K/A TRUCK SALES & SALVAGE CO., INC. TWSX, INC. 6 WSX, INC., F/K/A WES'S SERVICE INCORPORATED WTX, INC. (F/K/A WILTSE TOWING, INC.) WTC, INC. WTEX, INC. ZTRX, INC., F/K/A ZEHNER TOWING & RECOVERY, INC. By: /s/ J. Vincent Mish Name: J. Vincent Mish Attorney-in-Fact of each entity listed above EX-10.5 7 citletter.txt AMENDED AND RESTATED PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT Exhibit 10.5 Participation Agreement The CIT Group/Business Credit, Inc. 900 Ashwood Parkway Suite 610 Atlanta, GA 30338 December 27, 2003 Mr. William G. Miller 5025 Harrington Road Alpharetta, Georgia 30022 Re: AMENDED AND RESTATED PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT Dear Mr. Miller: The undersigned refers to (a) that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of July 23, 2001, by and among Miller Industries, Inc. ("PARENT") and certain of its subsidiaries, the undersigned lender (the "LENDER"), and the Agent (as amended through the date hereof, including the Ninth Amendment described below, the "CREDIT AGREEMENT"), providing for a credit facility consisting of Revolving Loans, Letters of Credit and Term Loans in the original aggregate principal amount of up to $110,000,000 (as such terms are defined in the Credit Agreement, collectively, the "EXISTING CREDIT FACILITIES"); and (b) that certain Ninth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, among the Borrowers, Lender and Agent (the "NINTH AMENDMENT") further amending the Credit Agreement to, among other matters, provide for the creation of New Term Loan B in the aggregate principal amount of $10,000,000; and (c) that certain Participation Agreement dated as of October 31, 2003 between, INTER ALIA, you and the undersigned, in respect of New Term Loan A (referred to therein as the "New Term Loan") (the "ORIGINAL PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT"). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Credit Agreement. As used herein, the term "PARTICIPATION OBLIGATIONS" shall mean the New Term Loans, in an aggregate principal amount of $12,000,000, and all obligations and liabilities now or hereafter owed by any one or more of the Borrowers to Lender under or related to the New Term Loans, in each case whether direct or indirect and whether fixed or contingent, (including, without limitation, attorneys' fees and legal expenses incurred by Lender in connection with the New Term Loans), and all charges, commissions, interest, costs, expenses and attorneys' fees chargeable by Lender to Borrowers in each case under or related to the New Term Loans; the term "LENDER'S SHARE OF THE OBLIGATIONS" shall mean, at any time, the entirety of the Obligations then outstanding (including, without limitation, any Additional Loans (as hereinafter defined), any Post-Petition Advances (as hereinafter defined), any portion of the Obligations subject to a Senior Participation and any and all fees and interest payable pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, including without limitation those payable after the filing of a bankruptcy case by any of the Borrowers and irrespective of whether the same are allowed or permitted to be paid in or during a bankruptcy case of any of the Borrowers), less only the principal amount of the Participation and accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount of the Participation calculated in accordance with and computed at the rate specified in the Credit Agreement; the term "PARTICIPATION" shall mean the junior participation interest in the Participation Obligations sold pursuant to SECTION 1 of this agreement (this "AMENDED AND RESTATED PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT"); the term "PARTICIPANT" shall mean William G. Miller, an individual, acting in his individual capacity and not as an officer, director, agent or representative of any of the Borrowers or any other Person, together with his heirs and his permitted assigns, if any, as the registered owner of a Certificate of Participation evidencing a junior participation interest in the Participation Obligations, which aggregate principal amount shall be equal to the principal amount set forth in such Certificate of Participation; the term "PARTICIPANT'S ACCOUNT" is defined in SECTION 3 below; the term "POST-PETITION ADVANCES" is defined in SECTION 10 below; the terms "SENIOR PARTICIPANT" and "SENIOR PARTICIPATIONS" are defined in SECTION 16 below; and the term "PERMITTED PAYMENTS" shall mean the payment made by Participant to Lender, on the Participation Closing Date in accordance with SECTION 1. This Amended and Restated Participation Agreement will confirm the arrangement between the Lender and Participant whereby Lender sells to Participant, without recourse and without representations or warranties of any kind (except as expressly set forth hereinafter), and Participant purchases from Lender, a junior participation interest in the Participation Obligations in the principal amount equal to the principal amount of the New Term Loans, upon and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Amended and Restated Participation Agreement. Participant shall only have such obligations as are expressly set forth in this Amended and Restated Participation Agreement or in the Participation Certificates (hereinafter defined). 1. Participant has (a) executed and delivered to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Lender, a counterpart of this Amended and Restated Participation Agreement, dated as of December 27, 2003, (b) paid to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Lender, in U.S. Dollars by federal funds bank wire transfer of same day funds, on or about October 31, 2003, an amount equal to Participant's original junior participation interest in the Participation Obligations, $2,000,000, in consideration of which the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Lender, issued to Participant a Certificate of Participation in that principal amount in substantially the form of EXHIBIT A to the Original Participation Agreement (the "FIRST CERTIFICATE OF PARTICIPATION"), and (c) paid to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Lender, in U.S. Dollars by federal funds bank wire transfer of same day funds, contemporaneously with the execution and delivery hereof, an amount equal to Participant's additional junior participation interest in the Participation Obligations, $10,000,000, in consideration of which the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Lender, is issuing to Participant a Certificate of Participation in that principal amount in substantially the form of EXHIBIT A hereto (the "SECOND CERTIFICATE OF PARTICIPATION"). The First Certificate of Participation shall remain in full force and effect, except that all references therein to the Participation Agreement shall be deemed references to this Amended and Restated Participation Agreement. 2. At all times and from time to time until Lender shall have received payment in full of Lender's Share of the Obligations and all Commitments shall have been terminated, Lender shall be entitled to receive and apply against the Obligations (other than the New Term Loans) for Lender's benefit (and the benefit of the Senior Participants), all in such order, such amounts and such manner as provided in the Credit Agreement (PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that such reference does not constitute, and shall not be construed to create, any obligation to or rights of Participant in respect of such provisions of the Credit Agreement), all amounts as the same become due in connection with or arising out of the Existing Credit Facilities, the Loan Documents, the Collateral and/or the Obligations, whether as principal, interest, fees or 2 otherwise, and including, without limiting the generality hereof, proceeds of or recoveries under insurance policies, amounts payable by third parties as guarantors or otherwise, amounts payable by reason of total or partial condemnation or taking by governmental authority, amounts realized as the result of enforcement of Collateral, amounts received as proceeds of one or more sales, and income from the operation or sale of Collateral or any part thereof; PROVIDED HOWEVER that notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, principal and interest payments on the New Term Loans shall be governed solely by Section 3 hereof and in no event shall any Permitted Payments be included in, subject to, or covered by, this paragraph. Participant shall not have any right to acquire any interest in, and, except for the Passthrough Fees (hereinafter defined), shall not be entitled to receive, any portion of any fees or administration or service charges provided for in the Credit Agreement or payable by any Borrower pursuant to any Loan Document to Lender. Participant shall not be entitled to receive any payment or distribution of principal on account of or with respect to all or any part of the Participation unless and until such time as Lender shall have received payment in full of Lender's Share of the Obligations and all Commitments shall have been terminated. For purposes of this Section 2, "Passthrough Fees" shall mean the respective amounts equal to 37 & 1/2% of the following described fees: (a) the Amendment Fee payable under the Ninth Amendment, and (b) any Early Termination Fee payable by the Borrowers; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that Passthrough Fees shall not include any portion of the amount(s) payable to the Lender in connection with the exercise of Participant's purchase option set forth in Section 20 hereunder. 3. The New Term Loans shall not permit the Borrowers to make any payment, prepayment or repayment of the principal thereof, and Lender hereby agrees not to accept any, or to apply any Collections (as hereinafter defined) to, payment, prepayment or repayment of principal on the New Term Loans, unless and until the Lender's Share of the Obligations is paid in full and all Commitments shall have been terminated. The Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Lender, will maintain on such Agent's books an account in the name of the Participant (the "PARTICIPANT'S ACCOUNT") into which (a) all amounts received by such Agent from or on behalf of the Borrowers in payment of principal ("PARTICIPATION PRINCIPAL") and/or interest accrued on the Participation (the "PARTICIPATION INTEREST") will be credited and (b) all amounts paid out by such Agent in cash to the Participant with respect to the Participation Principal or Participation Interest will be debited. Each Lender hereby agrees that the Collateral Agent may, and the Collateral Agent will, pay to Participant in cash as soon as practicable but in any event within two (2) 3 Business Days of receipt by such Agent, all Participation Interest and Participation Principal actually received by such Agent and required to be paid to Participant in accordance with applicable provisions of the Credit Agreement, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that (i) amounts due and payable with respect to Lender's Share of Obligations which constitute unpaid principal, interest, fees and expenses shall be paid first to Lender in order of priority, with any remaining amounts, subject to the limitations set forth in the following sub clause, next paid to Participant on account of Participation Interest, and (ii) to the extent Lender's Share of the Obligations have not yet been paid in full, such Participation Interest shall not be paid in cash to Participant or credited to the Participant's Account, shall not constitute a payment of interest by the Borrowers on or with respect to the Participation and shall be retained by Lender or by the Collateral Agent on behalf of the Lender and applied in accordance with the provisions of Section 5 if, at the time of such payment or credit, any Default or Event of Default (other than Existing Defaults during the term of, and as defined in, the Forbearance Agreement) has occurred and has not been waived or cured, or would result from such payment or credit. Promptly but in any event within two (2) Business Days of Participant's request therefor, Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Lender, will furnish to Participant a statement of the unpaid principal balance on the New Term Loans and of all accrued and unpaid interest thereon. 4. Each of the Participation Interest, the Participation Principal and the interest of the Participant in and to any and all amounts received by Lender from any source (in each case, other than any Permitted Payments), with respect to the Obligations (collectively, "COLLECTIONS"), is, in each case, in all respects junior and subordinate to (i) Lender's Share of the Obligations and (ii) Lender's rights to receive and retain all Collections for the Lender's respective account and benefit (and the account and benefit of the Senior Participants) for application to Lender's Share of the Obligations until Lender has received payment in full of Lender's Share of the Obligations, including, without limitation, all principal, and interest, and all fees, costs, expenses and other items included within Lender's Share of the Obligations and due to Lender and all Commitments shall have been terminated, and, accordingly, each Lender, for itself and any Senior Participants, shall first be repaid in full in respect of all of its portion of Lender's Share of the Obligations and all Commitments shall have been terminated, prior to any payment or repayment of all or any part of the Participation; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, Participant shall be entitled to receive the Participation Principal and Participation Interest in accordance with Section 3 hereof and PROVIDED FURTHER that, in no event, shall any Permitted Payment or any amount received by Lender from the Participant pursuant to this Amended and Restated Participation Agreement be deemed to be a Collection with respect to the Obligations. 5. Other than as required by Section 3 above, all Collections received by Lender (i) shall be applied to the Obligations in such amounts, manner and/or order as provided in the Credit Agreement (PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that such reference does not constitute, and shall not be construed to create, any obligation to or rights of Participant in respect of such provisions of the Credit Agreement), and (ii) shall be first retained and applied by Lender until the payment in full of Lender's Share of the Obligations and all Commitments shall have been terminated, and only then and thereafter shall the Participant have any rights to have any surplus remaining remitted to the Participant, and then only to the extent legally permissible. If Participant obtains any payment (other than (i) payments of Participation Interest or Participation Principal received from the Collateral Agent in accordance with the terms of SECTION 3 hereof, (ii) payments in respect of salary, benefits, reimbursement of expenses or in partial satisfaction of the principal amount of, or any interest on or fees in respect of, the 150K Debt, which do not, in the aggregate for any month, exceed the sum of $30,000 or (iii) provided there is then no Default or Event of Default that has occurred and has not been cured or waived, payments in respect of the Financing Fee (hereinafter defined) which do not, in the aggregate for any month, exceed the sum of $18,000) from any Borrower or attributable to any Collateral prior to payment in full of all Obligations and the termination of all Commitments with respect thereto, the Participant shall receive and hold such payment in trust for Lender's benefit and shall promptly pay over such payment to Lender to be applied in the manner set forth in this SECTION 5. "FINANCING FEE" shall mean and refer to that certain annual fee in the amount of $216,000 that Borrowers have agreed to pay to Participant in connection with Participant's entering into and performing this Participation Agreement. 6. Participant, by execution in confirmation of this letter, acknowledges and agrees that (a) Participant has received from Borrowers and reviewed copies of all of the Loan 4 Documents and has independently and without reliance on any Agent or Lender made Participant's own analysis of the Loan Documents, including copies of all legal opinions delivered to Agent and Lender in connection with the Loan Documents, (b) Participant has, independently and without reliance on any Agent or Lender, and based on such documents and information as Participant has deemed appropriate, made Participant's own credit analysis of the Borrowers and Participant's own decision to enter into this Amended and Restated Participation Agreement and to purchase such Participation as herein provided, and (c) Participant is thoroughly familiar with and has complete and current financial statements and other relevant information concerning the financial condition and creditworthiness of each of the Borrowers. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, Lender and Agent shall have no duties, responsibilities or obligations whatsoever to Participant. Agent and Lender make no representation or warranty, express or implied (whether by executing and delivering this Amended and Restated Participation Agreement or any Certificate of Participation or by selling or issuing all or any portion of the Participation, or otherwise), to Participant, except that (i) Lender owns all rights, titles and interests in and to Term Loan A and Term Loan B, and such interests have not been encumbered, participated or assigned by any of such Lender to any Person other than Participant, (ii) Lender is the sole lender under the Credit Agreement and Lender has not assigned or granted any participations to any Person other than Participant in respect of any of its rights or obligations under the Credit Agreement or in respect of any of the Lender's Share of Obligations, and Agent and Lender shall have no responsibility, as to the value, validity, effectiveness, genuineness, regularity, enforceability, collectibility or sufficiency of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, or as to the accuracy of any recital, statement, representation or warranty therein or in any information memorandum pertaining to any Borrower, or in any certificate or other document referred to or provided for in the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, or as to the title to, validity, priority, value, perfection or sufficiency of the Collateral or any Lien securing or purporting to secure all or any part of the Obligations, or any other guarantees or collateral security of any kind, or as to the financial condition of any of the Borrowers, nor shall Lender have any responsibility to Participant for any failure by any Borrower to perform its obligations under the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document. Neither Agent nor Lender shall be required to keep Participant informed as to the performance or observance by any Borrower of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, or to inspect the properties or books of any Borrower. Agent and Lender do not assume, neither make nor have made any warranties (except that the Lender owns all rights, titles and interests in and to the interests in the Participation Obligations being purchased by Participant pursuant to this Amended and Restated Participation Agreement and that such interests have not been encumbered or assigned by Lender to any other Person) with respect to, and shall have no liability to Participant for the repayment of all or any part of the Participation or the interest equivalent thereon except, and only to the extent, expressly set forth in this Amended and Restated Participation Agreement. Lender, Participant and by their acknowledgements below, Agent and Borrowers, acknowledge and agree that Section 11.2(e) of the Credit Agreement contains certain requirements with respect to the sale of a participation by a Lender. Lender, Agent and Borrowers hereby waive the requirement of Section 11.2(e) that Participant not be an Affiliate of Parent, and agree that the proviso following sub clause (e)(iv) thereof, which begins with the words "except that", shall not be applicable to Participant and in lieu thereof the Participation shall be governed solely by the terms and conditions of this Amended and Restated Participation Agreement. 5 7. The Obligations, the Collateral, and the Collections shall in each instance be held by each Lender in such Lender's own name or by Collateral Agent on behalf of the Lender. It is understood and agreed that the Participant shall have no right in or interest in any property taken as security for, or any offset effected with respect to, all or any part of the New Term Loans or any of the Obligations, or in any property now or hereafter in any Agent's or Lender's possession or control which may be or become security for all or any part of the New Term Loans or any of the Obligations by reason of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Documents; PROVIDED, HOWEVER that subject to the provisions of Sections 11 and 12, Lender agrees (and so long as Lender is the sole lender under the Credit Agreement, Lender in its capacity as Collateral Agent agrees) not to amend the Credit Agreement or the other Loan Documents in order to cause the New Term Loans to be unsecured. It is understood and agreed that upon the payment in full of Lender's Share of the Obligations and the termination of all Commitments, that Participant shall thereupon have the right to have any surplus remaining from the Collections or otherwise to be remitted to the Participant and applied to the Participation and to have transferred and assigned to Participant any remaining Collateral and Lender's rights under the Loan Documents in accordance with the provisions of Sections 11and 17 hereof. 8. If at any time after any Lender, either directly or through the Collateral Agent, has distributed any amount to the Participant on account of the Participant's interests in the Participation including, without limitation Participation Interest, any amount paid or owing to any Lender, or to the Collateral Agent, by any Borrower is subordinated, set aside, avoided, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, disallowed or recovered from such Lender or from the Collateral Agent in connection with an insolvency or bankruptcy proceeding or otherwise, the Participant agrees to refund to each such Lender, or to Collateral Agent on behalf of any such Lender, without interest, the amount thereof to the extent of the aggregate amount of any payment or distribution made by such Lender, or by the Collateral Agent on behalf of such Lender, to Participant. 9. Participant agrees that, at any time and from time to time prior to Lender's receipt of the payment in full of Lender's Share of the Obligations and the termination of all Commitments, whether or not a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is then continuing, Lender may (a) in Lender's sole and absolute discretion, continue to extend additional advances, loans, letter of credit guaranties, and other financial accommodations to any Borrower and increase the Commitments under the Loan Documents (collectively, the "ADDITIONAL LOANS"), and the Participation, the Participation Interest and the Participant's interest therein shall be subject and subordinate to such Additional Loans and in the security therefor on the same terms and conditions as are set forth herein, and (b) apply all or any part of any proceeds of Collateral received by Lender, payments received by Lender from any Borrower, any other proceeds or payments received by Lender on account of the Obligations from any other source, any credits for any Borrower's account, and all other Collections to all or any part of the Obligations and in such order, in such amounts and in such manner as provided in the Credit Agreement (PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that such reference does not constitute, and shall not be construed to create, any obligation to or rights of Participant in respect of such provisions of the Credit Agreement). 10. It is understood and agreed by the Participant that, in Lender's sole and absolute discretion, subject only to proper court approval, Lender may continue to extend additional advances, loans, letter of credit guaranties, and other financial accommodations to any Borrower 6 after commencement and during the continuation of any case under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code (a "BANKRUPTCY CASE") with respect to any Borrower (collectively, "POST-PETITION ADVANCES"), and the Participation, the Participation Interest and the Participant's interest therein shall be subject and subordinate to such Post-Petition Advances and in the security therefor on the same terms and conditions as are set forth herein. Further, Participant covenants and agrees, with and for the benefit of the Agent and the Lender, and as a material part of the consideration to the Agent and the Lender hereunder, without which covenants and agreements Agent and Lender would not have entered into this Amended and Restated Participation Agreement, that in connection with a Bankruptcy Case of any Borrower, Participant shall not, directly or indirectly (a) challenge the existence, validity or priority of any Lien on any of the Collateral in favor of any of the Agent or Lender, (b) file, or cause or support the filing of, any objection to the provision of Post-Petition Advances or other debtor-in-possession financing to such Borrower by the Lender, (c) propose, vote for or otherwise support any bankruptcy plan which would have the effect of compromising, impairing or otherwise modifying the Obligations without the unanimous written consent of the Lender, or (d) seek to establish, or support in any manner the establishment of, a credit facility for the benefit of such Borrower where any of the obligations under such credit facility would have priority over any of the Obligations or any Post-Petition Advances, whether by lien, contract, court order or otherwise, except only to the extent that such credit facility is provided by the Lender. 11. Subject only to the Right of First Refusal hereinafter set forth (to the extent applicable) Lender may, from time to time, in Lender's discretion and without notice to the Participant and without necessity of the consent of Participant, (a) amend, modify, renew and/or extend in whole or in part the Obligations, the Loan Documents, the Collateral and any guaranties therefor, including without limitation the sale, in one or more transactions, of all or any part of the Collateral for an aggregate amount less than the amount necessary to satisfy in full all of the Obligations, (b) subject to the Right of First Refusal hereinafter set forth (to the extent applicable), compromise and settle with, and release, any Borrower, or any other Person obligated on or with respect to all or any part of the Obligations, and (c) extend the Additional Loans, the Post-Petition Advances and any other advances, loans and other financial accommodations to any Borrower in excess of any formulae under the Loan Documents, all without notice to the Participant and without necessity of the consent of Participant. The Collateral Agent shall, from time to time, but not more frequently than once in any calendar quarter, after such Agent's receipt of Participant's reasonably detailed written request, furnish the Participant with copies of such other papers and documents relating to the Participation Obligations, the Obligations and the Collateral and with statements describing the status of the Participation Obligations, the Obligations and the Collateral, as the Participant may reasonably request. 12. Subject only to the Right of First Refusal hereinafter set forth (to the extent applicable) Lender reserves and shall have the sole right, in Lender's sole and absolute discretion, to manage, perform, modify, supplement and enforce the Loan Documents, the Obligations and the Collateral, and to waive, exercise and enforce all privileges, rights and remedies exercisable or enforceable by Lender thereunder, in accordance with Lender's sole discretion and the exercise of Lender's business judgment. Without limiting the foregoing, but subject to the Right of First Refusal hereinafter set forth (to the extent applicable), Lender may, without notice or responsibility to, or necessity of consent from, the Participant, (a) exercise or 7 refrain from exercising any and all of Lender's rights under or in connection with any of the Loan Documents, (b) give or withhold consents and approvals or take or omit to take any action pursuant to any Loan Document and (c) compromise, settle, adjust and in general deal in any manner with the Obligations and the Collateral as Lender may deem appropriate, upon such terms and conditions as Lender may deem appropriate. Agent and Lender shall not be liable to the Participant for any action taken or omitted. The Participant expressly releases each Agent and Lender from any and all liability and responsibility (express or implied), for any loss, depreciation of or delay in collecting or failing to realize on any Collateral, the Obligations or any guaranties therefor and for any mistake, omission or error in judgment in passing upon or accepting any Collateral or in making examinations or audits or for granting indulgences or extensions to any Borrower, any account debtor or any guarantor. 13. Subject to the Right of First Refusal hereinafter set forth (if applicable), Lender shall have the right to sell, encumber, convey, transfer, and/or assign (collectively, a "TRANSFER") any of Lender's rights and obligations under the Credit Agreement or under this Amended and Restated Participation Agreement, PROVIDED that in connection with any such Transfer of Lender's interests under this Amended and Restated Participation Agreement, the purchaser, assignee or other transferee agrees in writing to be bound by the terms of this Amended and Restated Participation Agreement. Neither the Participation, nor any Certificate of Participation, nor Participant's interest in the Participation nor any of the individual rights or obligations of Participant hereunder may be subdivided, assigned, pledged, encumbered or otherwise transferred by the Participant without Lender's prior written consent. Subject to the foregoing, all of the terms, covenants and conditions of this Amended and Restated Participation Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, each Lender's and the Participant's respective successors and assigns, but nothing contained in this Amended and Restated Participation Agreement is intended, or shall be construed, to confer upon or to give any Borrower or any other Person, other than the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns, any rights or remedies under or by reason of this Amended and Restated Participation Agreement. 14. Lender shall, prior to (x) offering to sell to any other Person (i) all of the Obligations, (ii) any part of the Obligations (a "NEW SYNDICATION INTEREST") or (iii) a participation interest in all of any part of the Obligations ("NEW PARTICIPATION INTEREST"), or (y) offering to accept payment from any of the Borrowers of an amount that is less than the then full, outstanding amount of the Obligations in satisfaction of the Obligations (a "DISCOUNTED SATISFACTION AMOUNT"), offer to sell the same to Participant upon the following terms and conditions (collectively the "RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL"): (a) Lender shall provide to Participant written notice, sent to Participant's address set forth above, of the Right of First Refusal (the "OFFER"), offering to sell all of the Obligations, the New Syndication Interest or the New Participation Interest, as applicable, to Participant, and specifying either (i) the price at which Lender intends to sell the same or (ii) the Discounted Satisfaction Amount, as applicable (the "SALE PRICE"); (b) Such offer shall remain outstanding and subject to acceptance by Participant for a period of five (5) business days after the Date of Deemed Receipt thereof by Participant (the Date of Deemed Receipt of such Offer shall be, as applicable, (i) the date of delivery if hand-delivered, (ii) the date specified for delivery if sent by an overnight courier service or (iii) the date on which such Offer is sent by facsimile transmission to the facsimile number set forth under Participant's signature hereunder, so long as a copy thereof is also delivered, on the same 8 date, to an overnight courier service for delivery on the available delivery date); (c) such Offer shall expire unless (i) accepted in writing by Participant, without any additional terms or conditions and (ii) such written acceptance is actually delivered to Lender not later than 5:00 p.m. (Atlanta time) on the fifth (5th) business day after the Date of Deemed Receipt; and (d) an Offer accepted in accordance with the foregoing terms, and any contract formed thereby, shall be deemed terminated without any action or notice by or to, nor payment or penalty due from or to, either Lender or Participant unless, not later than 5:00 p.m. (Atlanta time) on the tenth (10th) business day after the Date of Deemed Receipt, Participant shall tender to the Lender good funds in the amount of the Right of First Refusal Purchase Price (hereinafter defined) and, if any Letter of Credit is then outstanding under the Credit Agreement, a Supporting Letter of Credit in the amount and otherwise on the terms set forth in Section 1.4(g) of the Credit Agreement, conditioned only upon receipt of an executed Assumption and Assignment Agreement, generally in the form attached as EXHIBIT E to the Credit Agreement or, if done in connection with a New Participation Interest, an executed Participation Agreement in the form hereof. For purposes hereof, the term "Right of First Refusal Purchase Price" shall mean the lesser of (i) the Sale Price or (ii) the then full outstanding amount of the Lender's Share of the Obligations. At any time within sixty (60) days after either (i) the expiration of an Offer without acceptance, or (ii) the termination of a contract formed by an Offer accepted in accordance with the foregoing terms and conditions, pursuant to subsection (d), above, Lender may, without any notice to Participant, either (m) sell all of the Obligations, the New Syndicated Interest or the New Participation Interest, as applicable, for any amount equal to or greater than the Sale Price (subject only to the requirement that any such transferee agree to be bound by the terms of this Amended and Restated Participation Agreement) or (n) accept payment from any Borrower in an amount equal to or greater than the Discounted Satisfaction Amount in full satisfaction of all of the Obligations. 15. This Amended and Restated Participation Agreement and each Certificate of Participation shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws and decisions of the State of Georgia. 16. The Participant represents and warrants to Agent and Lender that (a) Participant does not consider the acquisition of its junior participation interest hereunder to constitute the "purchase" or "sale" of a "security" within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder, any other applicable securities statute or law, or any rule or regulation under any of the foregoing (collectively, as amended, the "Acts"); (b) Participant has no expectation that Participant will derive profits from the efforts of any Agent or Lender or any third party in respect of the acquisition of Participant's junior participation interest hereunder excepting interest related to the Participation; (c) acquisition of such junior participation interest merely constitutes a commercial transaction by Participant with Lender regarding Participant's acquisition of a junior participation interest in the Participation Obligations and does not represent an "investment" (as that term is commonly understood) in any Agent, any Lender or any Borrower; (d) Participant is purchasing such Participant's junior participation interest in the Participation Obligations hereunder for Participant's own account and risk, and not with a view or in connection with any subdivision, resale, or distribution thereof, (e) Participant engages in commercial transactions (including transactions of the nature contemplated herein and in the Credit Agreement), can bear the economic risk related to the purchase of the junior participation interest hereunder, and has had 9 access to all information deemed necessary by Participant in making Participant's decision whether or not to purchase the same, and (f) Participant will hold the junior participation interest in the Participation Obligations hereunder solely in the name of, and for the sole benefit of, Participant, and not jointly or severally with, or on behalf of, any other Person. Further, no amount paid by Participant to purchase Participant's junior participation interest in the Participation Obligations shall be considered a loan by Participant to any Lender, nor an investment of any nature or kind. 17. Subject only to the Right of First Refusal set forth in Section 14 hereof, at any time and from time to time, Lender may sell additional participations in Obligations other than the Participation Obligations (all of which shall be deemed included within Lender's Share of the Obligations and shall be deemed to be Senior Participations for all purposes hereof), upon such terms and conditions as may be determined by Lender in Lender's sole and absolute discretion, and nothing herein shall in any way be construed to limit, restrict or prohibit Lender's right to do so. Participant's junior participation interest in the Participation Obligations (and in the Collateral and the Collections) is and shall remain in all respects junior and subordinate to Lender's Share of the Obligations, and to the receipt by Lender of the payment in full of Lender's Share of the Obligations and the termination of all Commitments, which Participant acknowledges and agrees includes and will include Lender's interests in the Obligations, and each other participation interest in the Obligations, other than the junior participation interests included within the Participation, now or hereafter granted and sold by Lender (all such participation interests, other than the Participation and the junior participation interests therein held by the Participant, being herein called the "SENIOR PARTICIPATIONS" and each owner of a Senior Participation being herein called a "SENIOR PARTICIPANT"), and, accordingly, Lender, for itself and the benefit of all the Senior Participants, shall first be repaid in full the full amount of Lender's Share of the Obligations prior to any payment, repayment or distribution on account of or with respect to the Participation other than interest payments on the Participation payable to Participant in accordance with SECTION 3 hereof. 18. Upon payment in full in immediately available funds of all principal, interest and charges with respect to Lender's Share of the Obligations, the satisfactory cash collateralization of all outstanding Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit and the termination of all Commitments, but subject to assumption by the Participant of all of Lender's rights, duties and obligations with respect to all of the Loan Documents (pursuant to a form of assignment and assumption agreement reasonably acceptable to, and executed and delivered by, Participant and Lender (the "ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT")), and the receipt of a full, complete and unconditional release from all Borrowers on terms acceptable to Agent and Lender in their respective sole and absolute discretion, Lender will effect settlement thereof and will, promptly after receipt of written request from the Participant, assign to the Participant, pursuant to the Assumption Agreement and for consideration of $0, all of the Lender's rights in the Obligations and the Collateral, if any, for the Obligations and Lender's rights with respect thereto without representations, warranties or recourse of any kind or nature whatsoever except to the extent, if any, expressly set forth in the Assumption Agreement, but nothing in this Section 18 shall diminish the rights and privileges of Lender described in Section 11 or Section 12 of this Amended and Restated Participation Agreement. 10 19. THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY WAIVE TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR IN THE CONNECTION WITH THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT AND FURTHER HEREBY WAIVE ANY RIGHT OF OFFSET OR RIGHT TO INTERPOSE ANY COUNTERCLAIM (OTHER THAN A COMPULSORY COUNTERCLAIM) IN ANY SUCH ACTION. THE PARTIES HERETO EXPRESSLY SUBMIT IN ADVANCE TO THE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COBB COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT, IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA, OR TO THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO ANY CLAIM, DISPUTE OR OTHER MATTER PERTAINING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY TO THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT. 20. At Lender's option and in Lender's sole and absolute discretion, Lender may at any time repurchase the Participation from the Participant by paying to Participant the outstanding amount of Participant's share of the Participation, together with Participant's share of the interest attributable to Participant's share of the Participation to the date of such repurchase. This Amended and Restated Participation Agreement shall thereupon terminate; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the termination shall not affect the respective rights, duties or obligations of any party incurred prior to the effective date of such termination. Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision of this Amended and Restated Participation Agreement, in no event shall any Lender have any obligation to repurchase the Participation or any part thereof or any interest therein, whether upon or by reason of the occurrence, existence or absence of any Default or Event of Default, or otherwise for any other reason or in any other circumstance. For so long as Lender is the sole Lender under the Credit Agreement, at Participant's option and in Participant's sole and absolute discretion, Participant may, upon at least thirty (30) but not more than forty-five (45) days prior written notice in the form of a binding offer, purchase from Lender all (but not less than all) of Lender's Share of the Obligations for a purchase price, payable by wire transfer of cash to an account designated by Lender, equal to the sum of (i) the entire outstanding amount of the Lender's Share of the Obligations as of the date on which the purchase price is tendered by Participant PLUS (ii) an amount equal to Sixty-two & 1/2% of the Early Termination Fee that would have been payable by Borrowers if Borrowers had terminated the Credit Agreement as of the date of such purchase. 21. Neither the execution of this Amended and Restated Participation Agreement, nor the purchase or other acquisition by Participant of an undivided interest in the Participation, nor any of the transactions contemplated hereby, is intended to be, nor shall it be construed to be, the formation of a partnership or joint venture between Participant and any Agent or Lender. 22. This Amended and Restated Participation Agreement and the Certificates of Participation (a) may not be amended, modified or terminated (orally or by any course of dealing or otherwise), except by an agreement in writing signed by Participant and Lender and acknowledged by Agent, (b) shall remain in full force and effect until all Obligations (including any Post-Petition Advances) are paid in full and the Credit Agreement is terminated, unless, prior thereto, Lender, in its discretion, determines to repurchase the Participation pursuant to the provisions of SECTION 20 hereof, (c) shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Georgia and (d) supercedes any prior negotiations or discussions or communications between or among Agent, Lender and the Participant, and constitutes the entire 11 agreement between Lender, on the one hand, and Participant, on the other, with respect to the Obligations, the Participation, the Participation Obligations, the Collateral, and the Loan Documents. This Amended and Restated Participation Agreement amends and restates that certain Participation Agreement between Collateral Agent and Participant dated as of October 31, 2003. 23. This Amended and Restated Participation Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original and all of which counterparts taken together shall constitute but one and the same instrument. Facsimile signatures shall be effective as originals. 24. Except for the specific notice provisions set forth as part of the Right of First Refusal hereinabove, all notices and confirmations hereunder by Collateral Agent or any Lender to the Participant shall be deemed given if addressed to the applicable address for the Participant set forth below, and sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, or sent by facsimile, and all notices and requests hereunder by the Participant to Lender shall be deemed given if addressed to Lender in care of the Collateral Agent at such Agent's address set forth above and directed to the attention of Mr. Ken Butler and sent by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, or sent by facsimile. [Remainder of Page Intentionally Left Blank] 12 If the foregoing correctly sets forth the arrangement between Lender and Participant, please indicate Participant's confirmation thereof and Participant's acceptance of the terms of this Amended and Restated Participation Agreement by signing and returning to Lender, in care of the Collateral Agent, the enclosed copy hereof, whereupon this Amended and Restated Participation Agreement shall become effective and be binding as between Lender and Participant, and (without prejudice to SECTION 13 above) the respective successors and assigns of Lender and the respective permitted assigns of Participant. Very truly yours, THE CIT GROUP/BUSINESS CREDIT, INC., as Lender By: /s/ Kenneth B. Butler Name: Kenneth B. Butler Title: Vice President Address: 900 Ashwood Parkway Suite 610 Atlanta, GA 30338 ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED TO: "PARENT" MILLER INDUSTRIES, INC. By: /s/ J. Vincent Mish ------------------------------ J. Vincent Mish Chief Financial Officer "SUBSIDIARY MILLER BORROWERS" APACO, INC. B&B ASSOCIATED INDUSTRIES, INC. CHEVRON, INC. CENTURY HOLDINGS, INC. CHAMPION CARRIER CORPORATION COMPETITION WHEELIFT, INC. GOLDEN WEST TOWING EQUIPMENT INC. KING AUTOMOTIVE & INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT, INC. [CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE] 13 MID AMERICA WRECKER & EQUIPMENT SALES, INC. OF COLORADO MILLER FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC. MILLER/GREENEVILLE, INC. MILLER INDUSTRIES DISTRIBUTING, INC. MILLER INDUSTRIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. MILLER INDUSTRIES TOWING EQUIPMENT INC. PURPOSE, INC. SONOMA CIRCUITS, INC. SOUTHERN WRECKER CENTER, INC. SOUTHERN WRECKER SALES, INC. By: /s/ J. Vincent Mish ------------------------------------------------ J. Vincent Mish Vice President and Attorney-in-Fact of each entity listed above "SUBSIDIARY ROADONE BORROWERS" AETEX, INC., F/K/A A-EXCELLENCE TOWING CO. ALL AMERICAN TOWING SERVICES, INC. B-G TOWING, INC. BEAR TRANSPORTATION, INC. BTRCX, INC. F/K/A BERT'S TOWING RECOVERY CORPORATION BBSX, INC. F/K/A BOB BOLIN SERVICES, INC. BASIEX, INC. F/K/A BOB'S AUTO SERVICE, INC. BTRX, INC. BVSWS, INC. F/K/A BOB VINCENT AND SONS WRECKER SERVICE, INC. CAL WEST TOWING, INC. CBTX,INC., F/K/ACEDAR BLUFF 24 HOUR TOWING, INC. CCASX, INC. CEX, INC., F/K/A CHAD'S INC. CVDC, F/K/A CLEVELAND VEHICLE DETENTION CENTER, INC. D.A. HANELINE, INC. DVREX, INC. DOLLAR ENTERPRISES, INC. DSX, INC., F/K/A DUGGER'S SERVICES, INC. [CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE] 14 GMAR, INC., F/K/A GOOD MECHANIC AUTO CO. OF RICHFIELD, INC. GREAT AMERICA TOWING, INC. GREG'S TOWING, INC. HTX, INC. LTSX, INC., F/K/A LAZER TOW SERVICES, INC. LASX, INC. LWKR, INC. MAEJO, INC. MEL'S ACQUISITION CORP. MGEX, INC. MSTEX, INC. MTSX INC. MURPHY'S TOWING, INC. P.A.T., INC. PEX, INC., F/K/A/ PIPES ENTERPRISES, INC. RMA ACQUISITION CORP. RRIC ACQUISITION CORP. RSX, INC., F/K/A RECOVERY SERVICES, ROAD ONE, INC. ROADONE EMPLOYEE SERVICES, INC. ROAD ONE INSURANCE SERVICES, INC. ROAD ONE SERVICE, INC. ROAD ONE SPECIALIZED TRANSPORTATION, INC. ROADONE TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS, INC. R.M.W.S., INC. SWSX, INC. (F/K/A SUBURBAN WRECKER SERVICE, INC.) TEXAS TOWING CORPORATION TPCTH, INC. TREASURE COAST TOWING, INC. TREASURE COAST TOWING OF MARTIN COUNTY, INC. TSSC, INC., F/K/A TRUCK SALES & SALVAGE CO., INC. TWSX, INC. WSX, INC., F/K/A WES'S SERVICE INCORPORATED WTX, INC. (F/K/A WILTSE TOWING, INC.) WTC, INC. WTEX, INC. [CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE] 15 ZTRX, INC., F/K/A ZEHNER TOWING & RECOVERY, INC. By: /s/ J. Vincent Mish -------------------------------------------- J. Vincent Mish Vice President and Attorney-in-Fact of each entity listed above ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED TO SOLELY FOR PURPOSES OF SECTION 6 HEREOF AND THOSE OTHER PROVISIONS HEREOF WHICH EXPRESSLY REFERENCE AGENT "COLLATERAL AGENT" THE CIT GROUP/BUSINESS CREDIT, INC., as the Collateral Agent By: /s/ Kenneth B. Butler Name: Kenneth B. Butler Title: Vice President 16 The undersigned party confirms that the foregoing correctly sets forth the arrangement between such undersigned party (acting as an individual and not as an officer, director, agent or representative of any of the Borrowers or any other Person) and Lender with respect to the Participation and the interest of such undersigned party therein, and such undersigned party hereby accepts and agrees to the terms of this Amended and Restated Participation Agreement. By: /s/ William G. Miller ---------------------------------------- William G. Miller, as Participant Address: 5025 Harrington Road Alpharetta, Georgia 30022 Telephone: Facsimile: EXHIBIT A December ___, 2003 ---- CERTIFICATE OF PARTICIPATION FOR VALUE RECEIVED, Lender has on the date of this certificate sold to WILLIAM G. MILLER (the "PARTICIPANT"), whose address is 5025 Harrington Road, Alpharetta, Georgia 30022, without recourse on or warranty, express or implied by Lender (except that the Lender owns all rights, titles and interests in and to the interests in the Participation Obligations purchased by Participant pursuant to the Amended and Restated Participation Agreement and that such interests have not been encumbered or assigned by Lender to any other Person), a junior participation (the "PARTICIPATION") of Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000) in the principal amount of the "Participation Obligations," as defined and described in the Amended and Restated Participation Agreement dated as of the date hereof between Lender and the Participant (the "AMENDED AND RESTATED PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT," with capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined having the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Amended and Restated Participation Agreement), relating, in part, to the Credit Agreement among Lender and Borrowers. This Certification of Participation is issued by the Lender pursuant to SECTION 1 of, and the junior participation interest evidenced hereby is in all respects subject to the terms and conditions of, the Amended and Restated Participation Agreement, to which reference is hereby made for all purposes. This Certificate of Participation evidences an undivided interest in the Participation. THE CIT GROUP/BUSINESS CREDIT, INC., as Lender By:_________________________________ Name: ______________________________ Title: _____________________________ EX-10.6 8 amend3creagr.txt AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT Exhibit 10.6 AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT AND WAIVER AGREEMENT THIS AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT AND WAIVER AGREEMENT (this "AGREEMENT") is made and entered into as of January 14, 2004, by and among MILLER INDUSTRIES, INC., a Tennessee corporation ("MILLER"), and MILLER INDUSTRIES TOWING EQUIPMENT INC., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Miller ("MILLER TOWING") (Miller and Miller Towing may be referred to herein individually as a "BORROWER" and together as the "BORROWERS"), EACH OF THE GUARANTORS SIGNATORY HERETO (the "GUARANTORS"), CONTRARIAN FUNDS, LLC ("CONTRARIAN"), as successor Agent to Bank of America, N.A. (in such capacity, the "AGENT") for the Lenders under the Credit Agreement (as defined below) and as a Lender, and HARBOURSIDE INVESTMENTS, LLLP ("HARBOURSIDE") as a Lender. W I T N E S S E T H: WHEREAS, the Agent, the Lenders and the Borrowers have entered into that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of July 23, 2001, as amended by (i) that certain Amendment No. 1 to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of April 12, 2002, among Borrowers, certain Subsidiaries of Borrowers, Bank of America, N.A., Wachovia Bank, N.A., AmSouth Bank and SunTrust Bank, and (ii) that certain letter agreement dated November 19, 2003, by Contrarian as sole Lender and Agent (as so amended and as hereby and from time to time amended, supplemented, modified or replaced, the "CREDIT AGREEMENT"), pursuant to which $13,849,086.18 in aggregate principal amount of subordinated term loans remains outstanding as of the date of this Agreement; and WHEREAS, Miller and Contrarian are entering into that certain Exchange Agreement dated as of the date hereof in the form attached hereto as EXHIBIT A (the "CONTRARIAN EXCHANGE AGREEMENT"), pursuant to which, subject to certain terms and conditions, Contrarian has agreed to (a) exchange the Obligations consisting of principal, interest and fees owing by Borrowers to Contrarian for common stock of Miller and an amended promissory note under the Credit Agreement to evidence the outstanding principal amount of Term Loans held by Contrarian after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by the Contrarian Exchange Agreement, and (b) to cancel and convert all of the outstanding Warrants held by Contrarian into shares of common stock of Miller (such transactions as described in this Whereas clause are referred to herein as the "CONTRARIAN EXCHANGE TRANSACTION") ; and WHEREAS, Miller and Harbourside are entering into that certain Exchange Agreement dated as of the date hereof in the form attached hereto as EXHIBIT B (the "HARBOURSIDE EXCHANGE AGREEMENT"; together with the Contrarian Exchange Agreement referred to herein collectively as the "EXCHANGE AGREEMENTS"), pursuant to which, subject to certain terms and conditions, Harbourside has agreed to (a) exchange the Obligations consisting of principal, interest and fees owing by Miller to Harbourside for common stock of Miller and an amended promissory note under the Credit Agreement to evidence the outstanding principal amount of Term Loans held by Harbourside after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by the Harbourside Exchange Agreement, and (b) to cancel and convert all of the outstanding Warrants held by Harbourside into shares of common stock of Miller (such transactions as described in this Whereas clause are referred to herein as the "HARBOURSIDE EXCHANGE Transaction"); and WHEREAS, it is a condition precedent to the effectiveness of the Exchange Agreements that the Borrowers, Agent and Lenders enter into this Agreement; and WHEREAS, the Borrowers have requested that the terms of the Credit Agreement be amended in the manner set forth herein, and that certain Defaults and/or Events of Default under the Credit Agreement be waived, and the Agent and the Lenders, subject to the terms and conditions contained herein, have agreed to such waivers and amendments as set forth below; WHEREAS, the Borrowers, the Agent, the Lenders and the Guarantors acknowledge that the terms of this Agreement constitute an amendment and modification of, and not a novation of, the Credit Agreement and the Notes; NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and the fulfillment of the conditions set forth herein, the parties hereby agree as follows: 1. DEFINITIONS. Unless the context otherwise requires, all capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the definitions provided therefor in the Credit Agreement. 2. AMENDMENTS TO CREDIT AGREEMENT. Subject to the conditions hereof, the Credit Agreement is hereby amended, effective as of the date hereof, as follows: (a) SECTION 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by amending and restating the following definitions to read in their entirety as follows: "Notes" means, collectively, the Existing Notes, Tranche A Note, the Tranche B Note and any Replacement Note. "Stated Termination Date" means (a) at all times prior to the Rescission Date, July 31, 2005, and (b) on and at all time after the Rescission Date, July 31, 2003. "Base Rate" means (a) with respect to the principal portion of the Term Loans evidenced by any Tranche A Note, 18% per annum, (b) with respect to the principal portion of the Term Loans evidenced by any Tranche B Notes, 9% per annum, (c) with respect to the principal portion of the Term Loans evidenced by the Existing Harbourside Note, the sum of (i) for any day, the rate per annum equal to the higher of (A) the Federal Funds Rate for such day plus one-half of one percent (0.5%) or (B) the Prime Rate for such day PLUS (ii) 10%, and (d) with respect to the principal portion of the Term Loans evidenced by any Replacement Note, 18% per annum. Any change in the Base Rate due to a change in the Prime Rate or the Federal Funds Rate shall be effective on the effective date of such change in the Prime Rate or Federal Funds Rate. The increase in the interest rate effected by Amendment No. 3 to the Credit Agreement shall accrue from, and be effective as of, the date of this Agreement. 2 (b) SECTION 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby further amended by adding the following new definitions in alphabetical order to read in their entirety as follows: "Contrarian Exchange Agreement" means that certain Exchange Agreement dated as of the Third Amendment Effective Date between Contrarian and Miller, as amended, restated, modified, or supplemented from time to time. "Contrarian Exchange Transaction" has the meaning assigned to such term in the second recital paragraph to the Third Amendment. "Exchange Agreements" means, collectively, the Harbourside Exchange Agreement and the Contrarian Exchange Agreement. "Existing Contrarian Note" means that certain Promissory Note dated October 28, 2003 issued by Borrowers to Contrarian in the aggregate principal amount of $7,715,919.45. "Existing Harbourside Note" means that certain Promissory Note dated November 24, 2003 issued by Miller to Harbourside in the aggregate principal amount of $6,133,166.73. "Existing Notes" means, collectively, the Existing Contrarian Note and the Existing Harbourside Note. "Harbourside Exchange Transaction" has the meaning assigned to such term in the third recital paragraph to the Third Amendment. "Miller Shareholder Approval" has the meaning assigned to such term in the Harbourside Exchange Agreement. "Rescission Date" means the effective date of any exercise by Contrarian of its right of rescission pursuant to and in accordance with Section 10 of the Contrarian Exchange Agreement. "Replacement Note" means any promissory note issued by the Borrowers to Contrarian on or after the Rescission Date pursuant to the provisions of SECTIONS 2.4(C), substantially in the form of EXHIBIT D-3 to the Third Amendment, as amended, restated, modified, or supplemented from time to time, which note shall constitute an amendment and restatement of the Tranche A Note. "Third Amendment" means that certain Amendment No. 3 to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement and Waiver Agreement dated as of the Third Amendment Effective Date, among Borrowers, Agent, Guarantors and Lenders. "Third Amendment Effective Date" means January 14, 2004. 3 "Tranche A Note" means, collectively, the Tranche A Promissory Note of the Borrowers, substantially in the form of EXHIBIT D-1 to the Third Amendment, as amended, restated, modified, or supplemented from time to time, which note shall constitute an amendment and restatement of the Existing Contrarian Note. "Tranche B Note" means, collectively, the Tranche B Promissory Note of the Borrowers, substantially in the form of EXHIBIT D-2 to the Third Amendment, as amended, restated, modified, or supplemented from time to time. (c) SECTION 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby further amended by deleting the definition of "Applicable Margin". (d) SECTION 2.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows: 2.1. TERM LOAN; PAYMENT OF PRINCIPAL. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the remaining outstanding balance of the Existing Facility that is not repaid from the proceeds of the initial funding of the Senior Facility shall be deemed to be Term Loans made by the Lenders hereunder in accordance with their respective Applicable Commitment Percentages; provided that the aggregate amount of the Term Loans shall not exceed the amount of the Term Loan Facility. Borrowers shall cause the proceeds of the initial extensions of credit under the Senior Facility to be used on the closing date thereof to reduce the Existing Facility. (b) As of the Third Amendment Effective Date and after giving effect to the Contrarian Exchange Transaction to be consummated on the Third Amendment Effective Date: (i) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Term Loans is $11,534,311.35, together with accrued but unpaid interest thereon in the aggregate amount equal to $450,325.67, (ii) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Term Loans held by Contrarian is $5,401,143.62, as evidenced by the Tranche A Note to be issued to Contrarian on the Third Amendment Effective Date, and the aggregate amount of accrued but unpaid interest thereon owing to Contrarian is $0, and (iii) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Term Loans held by Harbourside, as evidenced by the Existing Harbourside Note is $6,133,166.73, and the aggregate amount of accrued but unpaid interest thereon owing to Harbourside is $450,325.67. On the Rescission Date, the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Term Loans held by Contrarian shall be $7,715,919.45, less the amount of any repayment of the principal amount of Term Loans held by Contrarian after the Third Amendment Effective Date and prior to the Rescission Date (other than as contemplated by the Contrarian Exchange Agreement), as evidenced by the Replacement Note to be issued to Contrarian on the Rescission Date. 4 (c) Immediately following the Miller Shareholder Approval and after giving effect to the Harbourside Exchange Transaction to be consummated on or about such date, the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Term Loans held by Harbourside will be $4,293,216.17 less the amount of any repayment of the principal amount of Term Loans held by Harbourside after the Third Amendment Effective Date and prior to the Miller Shareholder Approval, as evidenced by the Tranche B Note to be issued to Harbourside on the date of Miller Shareholder Approval. (d) The entire principal amount of the Term Loans shall be due and payable on the Stated Termination Date. (e) SECTION 2.4 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows: 2.4. NOTES. (a) On the Third Amendment Effective Date, upon surrender of the Existing Contrarian Note by Contrarian to Borrowers, Borrowers will issue to Contrarian a new note in the form of Tranche A Note in the aggregate principal amount of $5,401,143.62, which promissory note by its terms shall amend and restate in its entirety the Existing Contrarian Note. (b) On the Miller Shareholder Approval in connection with the consummation of the Harbourside Exchange Transactions to occur on or about such date, upon surrender of the Existing Harbourside Note by Harbourside to Borrowers, Borrowers will issue to Harbourside a Tranche B Note in the aggregate principal amount of $4,293,216.71 less the amount of any repayment of the principal amount of Term Loans held by Harbourside after the Third Amendment Effective Date and prior to the Miller Shareholder Approval, which promissory note shall amend and in restate in its entirety the Existing Harbourside Note. (c) On the Rescission Date, Contrarian shall surrender to Miller the Tranche A Note issued to it pursuant to SECTION 2.4(A), and Borrowers shall issue and deliver to Contrarian a new Replacement Note in the aggregate principal amount of $7,715,919.45 less the amount of any repayment of the principal amount of Term Loans held by Contrarian after the Third Amendment Effective Date and prior to the Rescission Date (other than as contemplated by the Contrarian Exchange Agreement), which replacement note shall amend and restate in its entirety such Tranche A Note issued to Contrarian on the Third Amendment Effective Date. (f) SECTION 7.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding a new clause (i) immediately after existing clause (h) to read in its entirety as follows: 5 (i) at the times and in the manner required for delivery as provided in the Senior Credit Agreement, deliver to Agent and Lenders a copy of all of the reports, information, documents and notices required to be delivered to the Senior Agents and Senior Lenders pursuant to Article 5 of the Senior Credit Agreement. (g) Clauses (b) and (c) of SECTION 8.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in their entirety to read as follows: (b) CONSOLIDATED FIXED CHARGE COVERAGE RATIO. Permit the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio to be less than 1.1 to 1.0 for each Four-Quarter Period beginning with the Four-Quarter Period ending March 30, 2003. (c) CONSOLIDATED EBITDA. Permit Consolidated EBITDA for each trailing three month period ended as of the last day of each fiscal month, commencing on March 31, 2004, to be less than $2,500,000. (h) EXHIBIT D to the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted and the following new EXHIBITS D-1, D-2 and D-3 are hereby substituted in lieu thereof in the form attached to this Agreement as EXHIBITS D-1, D-2 and D-3. 3. WAIVER; ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND AGREEMENT OF AGENT AND LENDERS. Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent in Section 7 hereof: (a) Agent and Lenders hereby waive all of the existing Defaults and Events of Default under the Credit Agreement and Loan Documents that have occurred and are continuing as of the date of this Agreement, including, without limitation, (i) any Event of Default as a result of the failure by Borrowers to repay the Term Loans and other Obligations on July 23, 2003, the original Stated Termination Date (as defined in the Credit Agreement prior to giving effect to this Agreement), (ii) failure to timely deliver annual financial statements for fiscal year 2002 and unqualified audit report, (iii) the Event of Default under SECTION 9.1(G) (due to delivery of blockage and standstill notices by Senior Lenders to the Lenders and the Agent) and other defaults which were outlined in prior standstill/default notices given to Senior Lenders and/or Miller, (iv) any Event of Default the Event of Default resulting from Borrowers' breach of Section 8.4 of the Credit Agreement by the incurrence of debt to Mr. William G. Miller in the amount of $150,000 in connection with the payment of a certain expense deposit to General Electric Capital Corporation (the "AFFILIATE LOAN") (the foregoing Defaults and Events of Default are referred to herein collectively as the "EXISTING DEFAULTS"); and (b) Agent and Lenders hereby acknowledge and agree that the Term Loan Termination Date has not occurred as a result of the occurrence of any of the Existing Defaults. (c) Agent and the Lenders hereby acknowledge and agree that the Existing Notes and any promissory notes issued pursuant to this Agreement, are and will be subject to that certain Amended and Restated Intercreditor and Subordination Agreement, dated as of April 12, 6 2002, by and between The CIT Group/Business Credit, Inc. and Agent, as amended from time to time. 4. CONSENT. Agent and Lenders hereby consent to (i) the repayment by Borrowers of the Affiliate Loan on or after the Third Amendment Effective Date, (ii) the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Exchange Agreements. 5. CONTINUING EFFECT OF LOAN DOCUMENTS. (a) Each Guarantor hereby (i) consents and agrees to the amendments to the Credit Agreement set forth herein and (ii) confirms its joint and several guarantee of payment of all the Guarantors' Obligations pursuant to the Guaranty. (b) Each of the Borrowers and Guarantors hereby acknowledge and agree that each of the Security Instruments (i) remains in full force and effect and is hereby reaffirmed, (ii) continues to secure all of the Obligations of the Borrowers and the Guarantors' Obligations pursuant to the Guaranty, as applicable, and (iii) notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Security Instrument, shall remain in effect until the Facility Termination Date. 6. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. Each of the Borrowers hereby certifies that after giving effect to this Agreement: (a) The Borrowers and each Subsidiary have the power and authority to execute and perform this Amendment Agreement and have taken all action required for the lawful execution, delivery and performance thereof; (b) No event has occurred and no condition exists which has not been waived which, upon the consummation of the transaction contemplated hereby, will constitute a Default or an Event of Default on the part of the Borrowers under the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document either immediately or with the lapse of time or the giving of notice, or both; and (c) Miller has the power and authority to execute and perform the Exchange Agreements and has taken all action required for the lawful execution, delivery and performance thereof, and each of the Exchange Agreements has been duly executed and delivered by Miller and fully executed copies of the Exchange Agreements have been delivered to the Agent. 7. CONDITIONS TO EFFECTIVENESS. This Amendment shall not be effective until the each of the following conditions shall have been satisfied: (a) this Agreement duly executed by the Borrowers, the Guarantors, the Agent and the Lenders and Agent shall have received a counterpart thereof from each party thereto; (b) Agent shall have received copies of the fully executed Exchange Agreements; and (c) Borrowers and Agent shall have received (i) consent from Senior Lender to this Amendment to extent required pursuant to the Intercreditor Agreement and (ii) consent 7 from the Senior Lenders to the transactions contemplated by the Harbourside Exchange Transaction. Upon the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in this SECTION 7, the Amendment Agreement shall be effective as of the date hereof, PROVIDED, THAT in the event that (i) the shareholders of Miller fail to approve the Exchange (as defined in the Harbourside Exchange Agreement), or (ii) the Rescission Date has occurred, the provisions of SECTION 3 shall be void ab initio and of no force and effect. In such case, the Existing Defaults shall be deemed not to have been waived and shall continue to exist and the Term Loan Termination Date shall be deemed to have occurred as of such Rescission Date. 8. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement sets forth the entire understanding and agreement of the parties hereto in relation to the subject matter hereof and supersedes any prior negotiations and agreements among the parties relative to such subject matter. No promise, condition, representation or warranty, express or implied, not herein set forth shall bind any party hereto, and not one of them has relied on any such promise, condition, representation or warranty. Each of the parties hereto acknowledges that, except as otherwise expressly stated herein, no representations, warranties or commitments, express or implied, have been made by any party to the other. None of the terms or conditions of this Agreement may be changed, modified, waived or canceled orally or otherwise, except as provided in the Credit Agreement. 9. FULL FORCE AND EFFECT OF AGREEMENT. Except as hereby specifically amended, modified or supplemented, the Credit Agreement and all of the other Loan Documents are hereby confirmed and ratified in all respects and shall remain in full force and effect according to their respective terms. 10. COUNTERPARTS. This Amendment Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed signature page hereof by facsimile transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof. 11. GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall in all respects be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Georgia. 12. ENFORCEABILITY. Should any one or more of the provisions of this Amendment Agreement be determined to be illegal or unenforceable as to one or more of the parties hereto, all other provisions nevertheless shall remain effective and binding on the parties hereto. 13. NO NOVATION. This Agreement is given as an amendment and modification of, and not as a payment of, the Obligations of the Borrower under the Credit Agreement and is not intended to constitute a novation of the Credit Agreement. All of the indebtedness, liabilities and obligations owing by the Borrowers under the Credit Agreement and the Guarantor's obligations under the Guaranties, as applicable, shall continue to be secured by the "Collateral" as defined in the Credit Agreement and the Borrowers and the Guarantors acknowledge and agree that the "Collateral" as defined in the Credit Agreement shall continue to constitute "Collateral" 8 hereunder and remains subject to a security interest in favor of the Agent for the benefit of itself and the Lenders and to secure such Obligations and Guarantors' Obligations. 14. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of each of the Borrowers, the Lenders and the Agent and their respective successors, assigns and legal representatives; PROVIDED, however, that the Borrowers, without the prior consent of the Agent, may not assign any rights, powers, duties or obligations hereunder. [REMAINDER OF PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK; NEXT PAGE IS SIGNATURE PAGE] 9 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment No. 3 to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement and Waiver Agreement to be duly executed by their duly authorized officers, all as of the day and year first above written. BORROWERS: MILLER INDUSTRIES, INC. By: /s/ A. Russell Chandler III Name: A. Russell Chandler III Title: Chairman, Special Committee of the Board of Directors MILLER INDUSTRIES TOWING EQUIPMENT INC. By: /s/ A. Russell Chandler III Name: A. Russell Chandler III Title: Chairman, Special Committee of the Board of Directors 10 GUARANTORS: APACO, INC. B&B ASSOCIATED INDUSTRIES, INC. CHEVRON, INC. CENTURY HOLDINGS, INC. CHAMPION CARRIER CORPORATION COMPETITION WHEELIFT, INC. GOLDEN WEST TOWING EQUIPMENT INC. KING AUTOMOTIVE & INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT, INC. MID AMERICA WRECKER & EQUIPMENT SALES, INC. OF COLORADO MILLER FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC. MILLER/GREENEVILLE, INC. MILLER INDUSTRIES DISTRIBUTING, INC. MILLER INDUSTRIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. MILLER INDUSTRIES TOWING EQUIPMENT INC. PURPOSE, INC. SONOMA CIRCUITS, INC. SOUTHERN WRECKER CENTER, INC. SOUTHERN WRECKER SALES, INC. AETEX, INC., F/K/A A-EXCELLENCE TOWING CO. ALL AMERICAN TOWING SERVICES, INC. B-G TOWING, INC. BEAR TRANSPORTATION, INC. BTRCX, INC. F/K/A BERT'S TOWING RECOVERY CORPORATION BBSX, INC. F/K/A BOB BOLIN SERVICES, INC. BASIEX, INC. F/K/A BOB'S AUTO SERVICE,INC. BTRX, INC. BVSWS, INC. F/K/A BOB VINCENT AND SONS WRECKER SERVICE, INC. CAL WEST TOWING, INC. CBTX, INC., F/K/A CEDAR BLUFF 24 HOUR TOWING, INC. CCASX, INC. CEX, INC., F/K/A CHAD'S INC. 11 CVDC, F/K/A CLEVELAND VEHICLE DETENTION CENTER, INC. D.A. HANELINE, INC. DVREX, INC. DOLLAR ENTERPRISES, INC. DSX, INC., F/K/A DUGGER'S SERVICES, INC. GMAR, INC., F/K/A GOOD MECHANIC AUTO CO. OF RICHFIELD, INC. GREAT AMERICA TOWING, INC. GREG'S TOWING, INC. HTX, INC. LTSX, INC., F/K/A LAZER TOW SERVICES, INC. LASX, INC. LWKR, INC. MAEJO, INC. MEL'S ACQUISITION CORP. MGEX, INC. MSTEX, INC. MTSX INC. MURPHY'S TOWING, INC. P.A.T., INC. PEX, INC., F/K/A/ PIPES ENTERPRISES, INC. RMA ACQUISITION CORP. RRIC ACQUISITION CORP. RSX, INC., F/K/A RECOVERY SERVICES, INC. ROAD ONE, INC. ROADONE EMPLOYEE SERVICES, INC. ROAD ONE INSURANCE SERVICES, INC. ROAD ONE SERVICE, INC. ROAD ONE SPECIALIZED TRANSPORTATION, INC. ROADONE TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS, INC. R.M.W.S., INC. SWSX, INC. (F/K/A SUBURBAN WRECKER SERVICE, INC.) TEXAS TOWING CORPORATION TPCTH, INC. TREASURE COAST TOWING, INC. TREASURE COAST TOWING OF MARTIN COUNTY, INC. 12 TSSC, INC., F/K/A TRUCK SALES & SALVAGE CO., INC. TWSX, INC. WSX, INC., F/K/A WES'S SERVICE INCORPORATED WTX, INC. (F/K/A WILTSE TOWING, INC.) WTC, INC. WTEX, INC. ZTRX, INC., F/K/A ZEHNER TOWING & RECOVERY, INC. By: /s/ A. Russell Chandler III Name: A. Russell Chandler III Title: Chairman, Special Committee of the Board of Directors 13 AGENT AND LENDERS: CONTRARIAN FUNDS, LLC, as Agent and Lender By Contrarian Capital Management, LLC, as Manager By:/s/ Jon R. Bauer Name: Jon R. Bauer Title: Managing Member HARBOURSIDE INVESTMENTS, LLLP, as Lender By: /s/ William G. Miller ------------------------------------ Name: William G. Miller Title: General Partner 14 EXHIBIT A Form of Contrarian Exchange Agreement 15 EXHIBIT B Form of Harbourside Exchange Agreement 16 EXHIBIT D-1 Form of Tranche A Promissory Note Tranche A Promissory Note (Term Loan) $__________________________ Atlanta, Georgia [January ___, 2004] THIS NOTE AND THE INDEBTEDNESS EVIDENCED HEREBY HAVE BEEN SUBORDINATED TO CERTAIN OBLIGATIONS OF THE MAKER PURSUANT TO AN INTERCREDITOR AND SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN CONTRARIAN FUNDS, LLC, AS JUNIOR AGENT, AND THE CIT GROUP/BUSINESS CREDIT, INC., AS SENIOR AGENT, AS AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME. FOR VALUE RECEIVED, MILLER INDUSTRIES, INC., a Tennessee corporation having its principal place of business located in Ooltewah, Tennessee ("Miller") and MILLER INDUSTRIES TOWING EQUIPMENT INC., a Delaware corporation having its principal place of business located in Ooltewah, Tennessee ("Miller Towing") (Miller and Miller Towing each are referred to as a "Borrower" and collectively, the "Borrowers"), hereby promise to pay to the order of ________________________________ (the "Lender"), in its individual capacity, at the office of CONTRARIAN FUNDS, LLC, as agent for the Lenders (the "Agent"), located at c/o Contrarian Capital Management, LLC, 411 West Putnam Avenue, Suite 225, Greenwich, Connecticut 06830 (or at such other place or places as the Agent may designate in writing) at the times set forth in the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of July 23, 2001 among the Borrowers, the financial institutions party thereto (collectively, the "Lenders") and the Agent (as amended, supplemented or restated and in effect from time to time, the "Agreement"; all capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Agreement), in lawful money of the United States of America in immediately available funds, the principal amount of ____________________________ DOLLARS ($___________) on the Term Loan Termination Date or such earlier date as may be required pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, and to pay accrued but unpaid interest on the unpaid principal amount hereof, in like money, at said office, on the dates and at the rates provided in ARTICLE II of the Agreement. All or any portion of the principal amount of the Term Loan may be prepaid or required to be prepaid as provided in the Agreement. Each Borrower shall be jointly and severally liable as a primary obligor. If payment of all sums due hereunder is accelerated under the terms of the Agreement or under the terms of the other Loan Documents executed in connection with the Agreement, the then remaining principal amount hereof and accrued but unpaid interest thereon evidenced by 17 this Note shall become immediately due and payable, without presentation, demand, protest or notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower. In the event this Note is not paid when due at any stated or accelerated maturity, the Borrower agrees to pay, in addition to the principal and interest due hereunder, all costs of collection, including reasonable attorneys' fees, and interest thereon at the rates set forth above. Interest hereunder shall be computed as provided in the Agreement. This Note is the Tranche A Notes referred to in the Agreement evidencing the Term Loan and is issued pursuant to and entitled to the benefits and security of the Agreement to which reference is hereby made for a more complete statement of the terms and conditions upon which the Term Loan evidenced hereby was made and is to be repaid. The obligations evidenced hereby are secured by the Security Instruments. This Note is subject to certain restrictions on transfer or assignment as provided in the Agreement. This Note constitutes an amendment and restatement of that certain Promissory Note dated November ___, 2003 issued by Borrowers to Contrarian in the aggregate principal amount of $7,715,919.45 (the "Prior Note") and this Note is given as a substitution of, and not as a payment of, the Prior Note. The indebtedness evidenced by this Note constitutes a continuation and modification of a portion of that indebtedness outstanding under the Credit Agreement and evidenced by the Prior Note. All of the indebtedness, liabilities and obligations owing by the Borrower under the Prior Note shall continue and be evidenced in part by this Note delivered in partial substitution for, and not payment or novation of, the Prior Note. This Note shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Georgia. All Persons bound on this obligation, whether primarily or secondarily liable as principals, sureties, guarantors, endorsers or otherwise, hereby waive to the full extent permitted by law all defenses based on suretyship or impairment of collateral and the benefits of all provisions of law for stay or delay of execution or sale of property or other satisfaction of judgment against any of them on account of liability hereon until judgment be obtained and execution issued against any other of them and returned unsatisfied or until it can be shown that the maker or any other party hereto had no property available for the satisfaction of the debt evidenced by this instrument, or until any other proceedings can be had against any of them, also their right, if any, to require the holder hereof to hold as security for this Note any collateral deposited by any of said Persons as security. Protest, notice of protest, notice of dishonor, diligence or any other formality are hereby waived by all parties bound hereon. [REMAINDER OF PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK; NEXT PAGE IS SIGNATURE PAGE] 18 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Borrowers has caused this Tranche A Promissory Note to be made, executed and delivered by its duly authorized representative as of the date and year first above written, all pursuant to authority duly granted. MILLER INDUSTRIES, INC. By: -------------------------------------- Name: ------------------------------------ Title: ----------------------------------- MILLER INDUSTRIES TOWING EQUIPMENT INC. By: -------------------------------------- Name: ------------------------------------ Title: ----------------------------------- 19 EXHIBIT D-2 Form of Tranche B Promissory Note Tranche B Promissory Note (Term Loan) $__________________________ Atlanta, Georgia [_________ ____, 2004] THIS NOTE AND THE INDEBTEDNESS EVIDENCED HEREBY HAVE BEEN SUBORDINATED TO CERTAIN OBLIGATIONS OF THE MAKER PURSUANT TO AN INTERCREDITOR AND SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN CONTRARIAN FUNDS, LLC, AS JUNIOR AGENT, AND THE CIT GROUP/BUSINESS CREDIT, INC., AS SENIOR AGENT, AS AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME. FOR VALUE RECEIVED, MILLER INDUSTRIES, INC., a Tennessee corporation having its principal place of business located in Ooltewah, Tennessee ("Miller") and MILLER INDUSTRIES TOWING EQUIPMENT INC., a Delaware corporation having its principal place of business located in Ooltewah, Tennessee ("Miller Towing") (Miller and Miller Towing each are referred to as a "Borrower" and collectively, the "Borrowers"), hereby promise to pay to the order of ________________________________ (the "Lender"), in its individual capacity, at the office of CONTRARIAN FUNDS, LLC, as agent for the Lenders (the "Agent"), located at c/o Contrarian Capital Management, LLC, 411 West Putnam Avenue, Suite 225, Greenwich, Connecticut 06830 (or at such other place or places as the Agent may designate in writing) at the times set forth in the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of July 23, 2001 among the Borrowers, the financial institutions party thereto (collectively, the "Lenders") and the Agent (as amended, supplemented or restated and in effect from time to time, the "Agreement"; all capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Agreement), in lawful money of the United States of America in immediately available funds, the principal amount of ____________________________ DOLLARS ($___________) on the Term Loan Termination Date or such earlier date as may be required pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, and to pay accrued but unpaid interest on the unpaid principal amount hereof, in like money, at said office, on the dates and at the rates provided in ARTICLE II of the Agreement. All or any portion of the principal amount of the Term Loan may be prepaid or required to be prepaid as provided in the Agreement. Each Borrower shall be jointly and severally liable as a primary obligor. If payment of all sums due hereunder is accelerated under the terms of the Agreement or under the terms of the other Loan Documents executed in connection with the Agreement, the then remaining principal amount hereof and accrued but unpaid interest thereon evidenced by 20 this Note shall become immediately due and payable, without presentation, demand, protest or notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower. In the event this Note is not paid when due at any stated or accelerated maturity, the Borrower agrees to pay, in addition to the principal and interest due hereunder, all costs of collection, including reasonable attorneys' fees, and interest thereon at the rates set forth above. Interest hereunder shall be computed as provided in the Agreement. This Note is the Tranche B Notes referred to in the Agreement evidencing the Term Loan and is issued pursuant to and entitled to the benefits and security of the Agreement to which reference is hereby made for a more complete statement of the terms and conditions upon which the Term Loan evidenced hereby was made and is to be repaid. The obligations evidenced hereby are secured by the Security Instruments. This Note is subject to certain restrictions on transfer or assignment as provided in the Agreement. This Note constitutes an amendment and restatement of that certain Promissory Note dated November ___, 2003 issued by Borrowers to Harbourside in the aggregate principal amount of $6,133,166.73 (the "Prior Note") and this Note is given as a substitution of, and not as a payment of, the Prior Note. The indebtedness evidenced by this Note constitutes a continuation and modification of a portion of that indebtedness outstanding under the Credit Agreement and evidenced by the Prior Note. All of the indebtedness, liabilities and obligations owing by the Borrower under the Prior Note shall continue and be evidenced in part by this Note delivered in partial substitution for, and not payment or novation of, the Prior Note. This Note shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Georgia. All Persons bound on this obligation, whether primarily or secondarily liable as principals, sureties, guarantors, endorsers or otherwise, hereby waive to the full extent permitted by law all defenses based on suretyship or impairment of collateral and the benefits of all provisions of law for stay or delay of execution or sale of property or other satisfaction of judgment against any of them on account of liability hereon until judgment be obtained and execution issued against any other of them and returned unsatisfied or until it can be shown that the maker or any other party hereto had no property available for the satisfaction of the debt evidenced by this instrument, or until any other proceedings can be had against any of them, also their right, if any, to require the holder hereof to hold as security for this Note any collateral deposited by any of said Persons as security. Protest, notice of protest, notice of dishonor, diligence or any other formality are hereby waived by all parties bound hereon. [REMAINDER OF PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK; NEXT PAGE IS SIGNATURE PAGE] 21 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Borrowers has caused this Tranche B Promissory Note to be made, executed and delivered by its duly authorized representative as of the date and year first above written, all pursuant to authority duly granted. MILLER INDUSTRIES, INC. By: ------------------------------------- Name: ----------------------------------- Title: ---------------------------------- MILLER INDUSTRIES TOWING EQUIPMENT INC. By: ------------------------------------- Name: ----------------------------------- Title: ---------------------------------- 22 EXHIBIT D-3 Form of Replacement Promissory Note Replacement Promissory Note (Term Loan) $__________________________ Atlanta, Georgia [_________ ____, 2004] THIS NOTE AND THE INDEBTEDNESS EVIDENCED HEREBY HAVE BEEN SUBORDINATED TO CERTAIN OBLIGATIONS OF THE MAKER PURSUANT TO AN INTERCREDITOR AND SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN CONTRARIAN FUNDS, LLC, AS JUNIOR AGENT, AND THE CIT GROUP/BUSINESS CREDIT, INC., AS SENIOR AGENT, AS AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME. FOR VALUE RECEIVED, MILLER INDUSTRIES, INC., a Tennessee corporation having its principal place of business located in Ooltewah, Tennessee ("Miller") and MILLER INDUSTRIES TOWING EQUIPMENT INC., a Delaware corporation having its principal place of business located in Ooltewah, Tennessee ("Miller Towing") (Miller and Miller Towing each are referred to as a "Borrower" and collectively, the "Borrowers"), hereby promise to pay to the order of ________________________________ (the "Lender"), in its individual capacity, at the office of CONTRARIAN FUNDS, LLC, as agent for the Lenders (the "Agent"), located at c/o Contrarian Capital Management, LLC, 411 West Putnam Avenue, Suite 225, Greenwich, Connecticut 06830 (or at such other place or places as the Agent may designate in writing) at the times set forth in the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of July 23, 2001 among the Borrowers, the financial institutions party thereto (collectively, the "Lenders") and the Agent (as amended, supplemented or restated and in effect from time to time, the "Agreement"; all capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Agreement), in lawful money of the United States of America in immediately available funds, the principal amount of ____________________________ DOLLARS ($___________) on the Term Loan Termination Date or such earlier date as may be required pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, and to pay accrued but unpaid interest on the unpaid principal amount hereof, in like money, at said office, on the dates and at the rates provided in ARTICLE II of the Agreement. All or any portion of the principal amount of the Term Loan may be prepaid or required to be prepaid as provided in the Agreement. Each Borrower shall be jointly and severally liable as a primary obligor. If payment of all sums due hereunder is accelerated under the terms of the Agreement or under the terms of the other Loan Documents executed in connection with the Agreement, the then remaining principal amount hereof and accrued but unpaid interest thereon evidenced by 23 this Note shall become immediately due and payable, without presentation, demand, protest or notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower. In the event this Note is not paid when due at any stated or accelerated maturity, the Borrower agrees to pay, in addition to the principal and interest due hereunder, all costs of collection, including reasonable attorneys' fees, and interest thereon at the rates set forth above. Interest hereunder shall be computed as provided in the Agreement. This Note is the Replacement Notes referred to in the Agreement evidencing the Term Loan and is issued pursuant to and entitled to the benefits and security of the Agreement to which reference is hereby made for a more complete statement of the terms and conditions upon which the Term Loan evidenced hereby was made and is to be repaid. The obligations evidenced hereby are secured by the Security Instruments. This Note is subject to certain restrictions on transfer or assignment as provided in the Agreement. This Note constitutes an amendment and restatement of that certain Tranche A Promissory Note dated January ___, 2004 issued by Borrowers to Contrarian in the aggregate principal amount of $___________ (the "Prior Note") and this Note is given as a substitution of, and not as a payment of, the Prior Note. The indebtedness evidenced by this Note constitutes a continuation and modification of a portion of that indebtedness outstanding under the Credit Agreement and evidenced by the Prior Note. All of the indebtedness, liabilities and obligations owing by the Borrower under the Prior Note shall continue and be evidenced in part by this Note delivered in partial substitution for, and not payment or novation of, the Prior Note. This Note shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Georgia. All Persons bound on this obligation, whether primarily or secondarily liable as principals, sureties, guarantors, endorsers or otherwise, hereby waive to the full extent permitted by law all defenses based on suretyship or impairment of collateral and the benefits of all provisions of law for stay or delay of execution or sale of property or other satisfaction of judgment against any of them on account of liability hereon until judgment be obtained and execution issued against any other of them and returned unsatisfied or until it can be shown that the maker or any other party hereto had no property available for the satisfaction of the debt evidenced by this instrument, or until any other proceedings can be had against any of them, also their right, if any, to require the holder hereof to hold as security for this Note any collateral deposited by any of said Persons as security. Protest, notice of protest, notice of dishonor, diligence or any other formality are hereby waived by all parties bound hereon. [REMAINDER OF PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK; NEXT PAGE IS SIGNATURE PAGE] 24 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Borrowers has caused this Replacement Promissory Note to be made, executed and delivered by its duly authorized representative as of the date and year first above written, all pursuant to authority duly granted. MILLER INDUSTRIES, INC. By: -------------------------------------- Name: ------------------------------------ Title: ----------------------------------- MILLER INDUSTRIES TOWING EQUIPMENT INC. By: -------------------------------------- Name: ------------------------------------ Title: ----------------------------------- 25 EX-10.7 9 exchangeagrcont.txt EXCHANGE AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN MILLER AND CONTRARIAN Exhibit 10.7 EXCHANGE AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN MILLER INDUSTRIES, INC., AND CONTRARIAN FUNDS, LLC Dated as of January 14, 2004 EXCHANGE AGREEMENT THIS EXCHANGE AGREEMENT (this "AGREEMENT") is entered into as of January 14, 2004, by and between MILLER INDUSTRIES, INC., a Tennessee corporation ("MILLER INDUSTRIES"), and CONTRARIAN FUNDS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("CONTRARIAN"). Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise located in the text of this Agreement are defined in SECTION 11.12. W I T N E S S E T H: WHEREAS, Contrarian owns $7,715,919.45 principal amount of the outstanding subordinated debt of Miller Industries (the "SUBORDINATED DEBT") under that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated July 23, 2001, as amended (the "NOTE CREDIT AGREEMENT"), by and among Miller Industries, Miller Industries Towing Equipment, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and Bank of America, N.A., in its capacity as a Lender, and other financial institutions which may be Lenders from time to time, which Subordinated Debt is evidenced by certain promissory notes issued by Miller Industries (the "NOTES"); WHEREAS, in relation to the Subordinated Debt, Contrarian also owns 103,644 of the warrants issued by Miller Industries (the "WARRANTS") pursuant to that certain Warrant Agreement, dated July 23, 2001, by and among Miller Industries, Bank of America, N.A., SunTrust Bank, Wachovia Bank, N.A. and AmSouth Bank (the "WARRANT AGREEMENT"); WHEREAS, Contrarian has agreed that as of January 14, 2004, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, it will (i) exchange the portion of the Subordinated Debt that is over and above $5,401,143.62, representing 70% of the aggregate principal amount of the Subordinated Debt (the "BASE AMOUNT"), for shares of common stock of Miller Industries, par value $.01 per share ("MILLER COMMON STOCK") (the "Exchange"), and (ii) convert the Warrants, on the terms and conditions set forth herein (the "WARRANT Conversion") for shares of Miller Common Stock; WHEREAS, Contrarian has also agreed that as of January 14, 2004, it will exchange its Notes (the "NOTE AMENDMENT") for an amended Tranche A Subordinated Secured Note in a principal amount equal to the Base Amount of the Notes and in the form attached hereto in EXHIBIT A (the "TRANCHE A NOTE"); WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of Miller Industries has unanimously approved this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby; NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitals, the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, the parties hereby agree as follows: 25 SECTION 1. EXCHANGE OF PORTION OF SUBORDINATED DEBT FOR SHARES OF MILLER COMMON STOCK AND ISSUANCE OF TRANCHE A NOTE. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, on the Closing Date (as hereinafter defined): (a) Miller Industries shall deliver irrevocable instructions to SunTrust Bank, as transfer agent of the Miller Common Stock (the "TRANSFER AGENT"), to issue and deliver to Contrarian a number of shares of Miller Common Stock equal to the Note Stock Amount and the Warrant Stock Amount (each as hereinafter defined); and (b) Upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of the issuance of the instructions referred to in SECTION 1(A), Contrarian shall deliver to Miller Industries all of the Notes owned by it (subject to SECTION 4.3) and Miller Industries shall deliver to Contrarian a Tranche A Note in the principal amount equal to the Base Amount. SECTION 2. NOTE STOCK AMOUNT. 2.1 NOTE STOCK AMOUNT. The "NOTE STOCK AMOUNT" shall be determined as follows: (a) If the Exchange Price (as defined below) is not greater than $7.00 (the "CAP") and not less than $5.00 (the "FLOOR"), the Note Stock Amount shall be equal to the sum of the Aggregate Conversion Amount (as defined below) divided by the Exchange Price. The "EXCHANGE PRICE" shall mean the average closing price per share of Miller Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") for each trading day in the calendar fourth quarter of 2003. The "AGGREGATE CONVERSION AMOUNT" means the sum of the total obligations due under the Subordinated Debt, being principal, accrued interest and accrued commitment fees (together with accrued interest thereon), in each case to and including the Closing Date, MINUS the Base Amount. The parties agree that, as of the date of this Agreement, the Aggregate Conversion Amount would be $3,973,926.27, consisting of $7,715,919.45 of principal, $566,538.74 of accrued interest and $1,023,885.39 of accrued fees and $68,726.29 interest thereon, MINUS the Base Amount of $5,401,143.62.The parties agree that the Exchange Price is $5.75640625. (b) If the Exchange Price is less than $5.00, the Note Stock Amount shall be equal to the sum of the Aggregate Conversion Amount divided by $5.00. (c) If the Exchange Price is greater than $7.00, the Note Stock Amount shall be equal to the sum of the Aggregate Conversion Amount divided by $7.00. 2.2 CALCULATION EXAMPLES. The following represent illustrative examples of the calculations set forth in SECTION 2.1 based on a hypothetical Aggregate Conversion Amount of $3,973,926.27 (assuming $9,375,069.89 in total outstanding obligations under the Subordinated Debt, MINUS the Base Amount of $5,401,143.62): EXAMPLE OF SECTION 2.1(A): IF THE EXCHANGE PRICE EQUALS $5.50, THEN THE NOTE STOCK AMOUNT WOULD EQUAL 722,532 SHARES OF MILLER COMMON STOCK ($3,973,926.27) DIVIDED BY $5.50). 2 EXAMPLE OF SECTION 2.1(B): IF THE EXCHANGE PRICE EQUALS $4.00, THEN THE NOTE STOCK AMOUNT WOULD EQUAL 794,785 SHARES OF MILLER COMMON STOCK ($3,973,926.27) DIVIDED BY THE FLOOR PRICE OF $5.00). EXAMPLE OF SECTION 2.1(C): IF THE EXCHANGE PRICE EQUALS $8.00, THEN THE NOTE STOCK AMOUNT WOULD EQUAL 567,703 SHARES OF MILLER COMMON STOCK ($3,973,926.27) DIVIDED BY THE CAP PRICE OF $7.00). 2.3 CONVERSION OF WARRANTS. On the Closing Date, the Warrants shall be cancelled and converted into the right of Contrarian to receive the Warrant Stock Amount. The "WARRANT STOCK AMOUNT" shall mean shares of Miller Common Stock equal to (i) the Exchange Price MINUS the exercise price of each of the Warrants, (ii) MULTIPLIED by the total number of Warrants at each such exercise price, and (iii) DIVIDED by the Exchange Price. For example, if the Exchange Price is $5.50, the exercise price of the Warrants is $1.00 per share and there are 103,644 Warrants, the Warrant Stock Amount would equal 84,799 shares of Miller Common Stock (($5.50 - $1.00) X 103,644/$5.50). 2.4 FRACTIONAL SHARES. No fraction of a share of Miller Common Stock will be issued under this SECTION 2, but in lieu thereof Contrarian shall receive an amount of cash equal to such fraction multiplied by the Exchange Price. SECTION 3. CONSUMMATION OF THE TRANSACTIONS; CLOSING DATE. The consummation of the Exchange and the Warrant Conversion contemplated herein (the "CLOSING") shall take place at the offices of Kilpatrick Stockton LLP, 1100 Peachtree Street, Suite 2800 Atlanta, Georgia, on or as soon as possible after January 14, 2004 (the "CLOSING DATE"); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the Closing shall not occur until the conditions to closing set forth in SECTIONS 7 and 8 shall have been satisfied or waived by the party or parties entitled to the benefit thereof. SECTION 4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF CONTRARIAN. Contrarian represents and warrants to Miller Industries that: 4.1 AUTHORITY. It has all necessary limited liability company power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, to perform its obligations hereunder, and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. 4.2 BINDING AGREEMENT; NO VIOLATION. This Agreement has been, and will be as of the Closing Date, duly executed and delivered by Contrarian and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of Contrarian, enforceable against it in accordance with the respective terms hereof. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Contrarian, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, will not violate any of the organizational documents of Contrarian or result in a Conflict (as hereinafter defined) with the provisions of any material Law or Order to which Contrarian is a party or is bound. 3 4.3 TITLE TO SUBORDINATED DEBT. All of the Notes owned by Contrarian are held by Contrarian, free and clear of any Liens. Upon the parties' receipt of all of the Closing deliverables set forth in SECTION 1, the obligations of Miller Industries with respect to the portion of the Notes constituting the Aggregate Conversion Amount will be extinguished, and all obligations under the remaining Notes will be replaced with the obligations under the Tranche A Note (subject to SECTION 10). 4.4 INVESTMENT REPRESENTATION. (a) The shares of Miller Common Stock are being acquired for Contrarian's own account, for investment and not with a view to, or for resale in connection with, any distribution or public offering thereof within the meaning of the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "SECURITIES Act"), which is in violation of the Securities Act. (b) Contrarian is an accredited investor and (i) has such knowledge, sophistication and experience in business and financial matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of its investment in the shares of Miller Common Stock, and (ii) can bear the economic risk of an investment in such shares and can afford a complete loss of such investment. (c) Contrarian acknowledges that (i) Miller Industries has offered full access to all of the information that would be necessary or appropriate to make an informed investment decision with respect to the shares of Miller Common Stock to be acquired by Contrarian under this Agreement and (ii) Contrarian has refused such offers of access to any information of a nonpublic nature. SECTION 5. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF MILLER INDUSTRIES. Miller Industries represents and warrants to Contrarian that: 5.1 CORPORATE ORGANIZATION. Miller Industries is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Tennessee and has all requisite corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business as now being conducted. 5.2 CAPITAL STOCK. The shares of Miller Common Stock to be issued hereunder have been and will at the Closing be duly authorized and validly issued. All of the shares of Miller Common Stock to be issued hereunder will at the Closing be fully paid and nonassessable. Upon delivery of the shares of Miller Common Stock to Contrarian by the Transfer Agent as provided in SECTION 1, Contrarian will acquire good and valid title to the shares of Miller Common Stock, free and clear of any Liens. 5.3 CORPORATE POWER AND AUTHORITY; BINDING AGREEMENT. (a) Miller Industries has all necessary corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and a Registration Rights Agreement (as hereinafter defined), to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder, and to consummate the Exchange, the Warrant Conversion, the Note Agreement and the other transactions contemplated 4 by this Agreement. The execution, delivery and performance by Miller Industries of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action (including, without limitation, the approval of the Board) and no other corporate proceedings on the part of Miller Industries are necessary to authorize this Agreement, a Registration Rights Agreement or to consummate the Exchange, the Warrant Conversion, the Note Agreement or any other transactions contemplated by this Agreement. (b) This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Miller Industries and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of Miller Industries, enforceable against Miller Industries in accordance with its terms. 5.4 NO VIOLATION. Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement conflict with, or will result in any violation or breach of or event of default under (any such event, a "CONFLICT"), any provision of (i) the Charter, as amended, or the Bylaws, as amended, of Miller Industries, (ii) any Law or Order, in each case, applicable to Miller Industries or its respective properties or assets or (iii) whether or not with notice or lapse of time, or both, any agreement, indenture or instrument to which Miller Industries is a party or by which its assets are bound. 5.5 OPINION OF FINANCIAL ADVISOR. Prior to the date hereof, the Financial Advisor has delivered to the Board its oral opinion that, as of such date and subject to customary assumptions, qualifications and limitations, the terms of the Exchange are fair, from a financial point of view, to the shareholders of Miller Industries other than "insiders" of Miller Industries as defined in Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. 5.6 SOLVENCY. Miller Industries is, and after consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will be, Solvent. "SOLVENT" as used herein, means that Miller Industries is able to realize upon its assets and pay its debts and other liabilities, contingent obligations and other commitments as they mature in the normal course of business, (ii) Miller Industries does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur such debts or liabilities beyond Miller Industries' ability to pay as such debts and liabilities mature in their ordinary course, (iii) Miller Industries is not engaged in a business or a transaction and is not about to engage in a business or a transaction, for which Miller Industries' property would constitute unreasonably small capital after giving due consideration to the prevailing practice in the industry in which Miller Industries is engaged or is to engage, (iv) the fair value of the property of Miller Industries is greater than the total amount of liabilities, including without limitation, contingent liabilities, of Miller Industries and (v) the present fair salable value of the assets of Miller Industries is not less than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of Miller Industries on its debts as they become absolute and matured. In computing the amount of contingent liabilities at any time, it is intended that such liabilities will be computed at the amount which, in light of all the facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability. 5.7 DISCLOSURE. Miller Industries hereby represents that all documents filed by it with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") have contained all material information required to be disclosed therein, and have not contained any misstatements of a material fact or 5 omitted to state any material fact necessary to make the statements set forth therein not misleading. 5.8 NO CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. Miller Industries confirms that it has offered, but has not provided, information to Contrarian that is not available to the general public. 5.9 INDEBTEDNESS OUTSTANDING. Miller Industries issued $14,000,000.00 principal amount of notes under the Note Credit Agreement and, as of the date of this Agreement, the outstanding principal amount of such is $13,849,086.18. True and correct copies of the Note Credit Agreement and the Warrant Agreement have been provided to Contrarian and such agreements have not been amended or modified and remain in full force and effect. The exercise price and the number of Warrant shares for which a Warrant is exercisable has not been adjusted pursuant to the terms of the Warrant Agreement or otherwise. SECTION 6. ADDITIONAL COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS. 6.1 FURTHER ASSURANCES. Each party hereto, at the request of the other party hereto, shall execute and deliver such other instruments of transfer, conveyance, assignment or other documents and do and perform such other acts and things as may be necessary or desirable for effecting completely and promptly the consummation of the Exchange, the Warrant Conversion and the other transactions contemplated hereby, including providing any documentation requested by any third party lender; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that nothing in this SECTION 6.1 shall be construed to obligate any party to waive any of the closing conditions set forth in SECTIONS 7 or 8 or to obligate Contrarian to incur any expense or assume any obligation other than as otherwise provided in this Agreement. 6.2 REGISTRATION RIGHTS. The parties shall proceed to negotiate a registration rights agreement with respect to the shares of Miller Common Stock to be issued hereunder (a "REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT") that is mutually satisfactory to the parties. 6.3 NOTE REPURCHASES, ETC. Miller Industries agrees that it will not repurchase, directly or indirectly, any notes issued under the Note Credit Agreement or any warrants issued under the Warrant Agreement other than on terms substantially identical to those set forth in this Agreement, without the prior written consent of Contrarian. 6.4 INDEMNITY. (a) Miller Industries shall indemnify, defend, and hold Contrarian and its affiliates and their respective officers, directors, agents, partners, members, affiliates and employees (collectively, "INDEMNITEES") harmless from and against any liability, claim, cost, loss, judgment, damage or expense (including reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses) that Indemnitees incur or suffer as a result of, or arising out of (i) breach of any of Miller Industries' representations, warranties, covenants or agreements in this Agreement, (ii) any third party claim arising out of the actions or inactions of Miller Industries in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby or (iii) any payments, setoffs or recoupments suffered by Contrarian as a result of Miller Industries not being Solvent as of the Closing. This SECTION 6.4 is a continuing obligation, separate and independent from the other obligations of the parties to this Agreement and survives termination of this Agreement and it is not necessary for an 6 Indemnitee to incur expense or make payment before enforcing a right of indemnity conferred by this Agreement. (b) With respect to any claim by a third party as to which Contrarian is entitled to indemnification under SECTION 6.4(A)(II), Miller Industries shall have the right to assume control of the defense of such claim at its own expense, and Contrarian shall cooperate fully with Miller Industries in the defense of such claim at the expense of Miller Industries. If Miller Industries elects to assume control of the defense of any third-party claim, Contrarian shall have the right to participate in the defense of such claim and retain separate co-counsel at its own expense. 6.5 NYSE LISTING. Miller Industries shall use its best efforts to have the shares of Miller Common Stock to be issued to Contrarian hereunder be approved for listing on the NYSE. SECTION 7. CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATIONS OF EACH PARTY. The respective obligations of each party hereto to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby shall be subject to the satisfaction at or prior to the Closing of each of the following conditions, any of which may be waived, in writing, by agreement of all the parties hereto (it being understood that each such condition is solely for the benefit of the parties hereto and may be waived in writing by their mutual agreement without notice, liability, or obligation to any Person): 7.1 NO ORDER PREVENTING CONSUMMATION; ILLEGALITY. No Order issued by any Governmental Authority (as hereinafter defined) or other Law preventing the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein shall be in effect, nor shall any proceeding brought by a Governmental Authority seeking any of the foregoing be pending. 7.2 LITIGATION. There shall be no Action pending against Contrarian or Miller Industries, its properties or any of its respective officers or directors, arising out of, or in any way connected with the Exchange or the other transactions contemplated by the terms of this Agreement. 7.3 NYSE LISTING. The shares of Miller Common Stock to be issued hereunder shall have been approved for listing on the NYSE. 7.4 REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT. The parties shall have entered into and delivered executed counterparts to each other of a Registration Rights Agreement mutually acceptable to the parties. 7.5 AMENDMENT TO NOTE CREDIT AGREEMENT. Miller Industries, Contrarian and Harbourside Investments, LLLP shall have entered into and delivered executed counterparts to each other of an amendment to the Note Credit Agreement in the form attached hereto as EXHIBIT A (the "CREDIT AGREEMENT AMENDMENT"). 7 SECTION 8. ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATIONS OF CONTRARIAN. In addition to the general closing conditions set forth in SECTION 7, the obligations of Contrarian to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby shall be subject to the following additional conditions: 8.1 COMPLIANCE WITH COVENANTS. Miller Industries shall have performed or complied with all agreements and covenants required to be performed by it under this Agreement at or prior to the Closing Date in all material respects and all representations and warranties of Miller Industries set forth in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects. 8.2 OPINION. Contrarian shall have received an opinion from counsel of Miller Industries, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Contrarian and its counsel, dated the Closing Date, covering the matters set forth in SECTIONS 5.1, 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4, including due authorization and delivery, noncontravention and enforceability. SECTION 9. TERMINATION. 9.1 TERMINATION. This Agreement may be terminated and the transactions contemplated hereby may be abandoned: (a) at any time, by mutual written consent of Miller Industries and Contrarian; or (b) by Miller Industries or Contrarian, at any time after January 31, 2004, if the Closing shall not have occurred on or prior to such date; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the right to terminate this Agreement under this SECTION 9.1(B) shall not be available to any party whose failure to fulfill any obligation under this Agreement has been the primary cause of, or resulted in, the failure of the Closing to have occurred on or before such date. 9.2 EFFECT OF TERMINATION. Upon termination of this Agreement pursuant to SECTION 9.1, this Agreement shall become void and there shall be no liability on the part of Contrarian or Miller Industries, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing contained herein shall relieve any party from liability for any willful breach of any covenant or agreement in this Agreement or for the incorrectness of any representation or warranty set forth in this Agreement. SECTION 10. RIGHT TO RESCIND EXCHANGE AND WARRANT CONVERSION. The parties acknowledge that Miller Industries intends to submit a proposal to its shareholders seeking approval of the exchange of Subordinated Debt and conversion of Warrants owned by Harbourside Investments, LLLP, which exchanges will be on terms identical (except as provided in the Credit Agreement Amendment) to the Exchange and Warrant Conversion contemplated herein (the "HARBOURSIDE EXCHANGE PROPOSAL"). If the Harbourside Exchange Proposal is not approved by the shareholders of Miller Industries at a properly called meeting, then Contrarian shall have the right until 5 p.m., eastern time, on the fifth (5th) business day after such failure to approve is made known to it, to surrender to Miller Industries all (but not less than all) of the Miller Common Stock received in the Exchange and Warrant Conversion, which Miller Industries shall be obligated to accept, in exchange for Miller Industries issuing to 8 Contrarian (x) an amended promissory note or notes in the form of the Replacement Note under and as defined in the Note Credit Agreement in an aggregate principal amount equal to the original Notes exchanged at the Closing pursuant to SECTION 1(A) hereunder less any principal payments made after the Closing (which amended Note shall preserve the holder's right to accrued but unpaid interest) and (y) a warrant or warrants to purchase 103,644 shares of Miller Common Stock on terms identical in all respects to the Warrants surrendered at the Closing. Upon receipt of the stock certificates representing the Miller Common Stock received in the Exchange and the Warrant Conversion, Miller Industries shall promptly issue and deliver to Contrarian the note and warrants described herein and the transactions consummated and deliveries made at the Closing shall be void ab initio, and this Agreement shall immediately terminate as if terminated by Contrarian pursuant to SECTION 9.1(B). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this section, the right of Contrarian to surrender the Miller Common Stock under this SECTION 10 shall not be available to Contrarian if it (a) does not deliver the stock certificates representing the Miller Common Stock within the five (5) business day period specified above or (b) has pledged, assigned, or otherwise encumbered or transferred any or all of the shares of Miller Common Stock that it received in the Exchange or Warrant Conversion, which pledge remains in effect. SECTION 11. MISCELLANEOUS. 11.1 PAYMENT OF EXPENSES. Except as otherwise specifically set forth below in this SECTION 11.1, each party hereto shall pay its own fees and expenses incident to preparing for, entering into, and carrying out this Agreement, the Exchange and any other transactions contemplated hereby. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Miller Industries shall pay on demand all fees and expenses of Contrarian (including reasonable legal fees, consultant fees, search fees, filing fees, documentation fees and travel expenses) incurred by Contrarian in connection with the origination, structuring and negotiation of the Tranche A Notes and the Tranche B Subordinated Secured Notes to be issued to Harbourside Investments, LLLP and the transactions contemplated thereby, whether or not the transaction closes, subject to a cap of $50,000. 11.2 PUBLICITY AND REPORTS. Contrarian shall not issue any press release or otherwise make any public statement or make any other public (or non-confidential) disclosure (regardless of whether it is in response to an inquiry) regarding the terms of this Agreement, the Exchange or the transactions contemplated hereby, except as required by Law. The parties hereto acknowledge that Miller Industries is a publicly traded company and, as such, will be entitled to make such public statements or disclosures as it reasonably believes to be required by applicable Law, including the rules of the NYSE. 11.3 ASSIGNMENT. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder shall be assigned, in whole or in part, by operation of law or otherwise by either party hereto without the prior written consent of the other party hereto, except that Contrarian may assign this Agreement in connection with an assignment of the Notes to a third party as long as the assignment provisions of the Notes are complied with (or properly waived) in connection with such assignment. 11.4 GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts made and to be 9 performed in the State of New York, without regard to any laws that might otherwise govern under applicable principles of conflicts of laws thereof. 11.5 COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts (including by telecopy), all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each of the parties and delivered to the other party, it being understood that all parties need not sign the same counterpart. 11.6 AMENDMENT. Except as is otherwise required by applicable Law, this Agreement may be amended by the parties hereto at any time only by execution of an instrument in writing signed on behalf of each of the parties hereto. 11.7 PARTIES IN INTEREST. No provisions of this Agreement are intended, nor shall be interpreted, to provide or create any third party beneficiary rights or any other rights of any kind in any client, customer, affiliate, partner of any party hereto or any other Person unless specifically provided otherwise herein. 11.8 NOTICES. Any notice or communication required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing, shall be effective when received, and shall in any event be deemed to have been received (a) when delivered, if delivered personally or by commercial delivery service, (b) one (1) business day after the business day of deposit with FedEx or similar overnight courier for next day delivery (or two (2) business days after such deposit if deposited for second business day delivery), if delivered by such means, or (c) one (1) business day after delivery by facsimile transmission with copy by U.S. Mail, if sent via facsimile plus mail copy (with acknowledgment of complete transmission), to the parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified by like notice): If to Miller Industries, addressed to: Miller Industries, Inc. 8503 Hilltop Drive Ooltewah, Tennessee 37363 Attention: A. Russell Chandler, III, Chairman of the Special Committee Telephone: (770) 988-9891 Facsimile No.: (404) 847-0552 with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to: Kilpatrick Stockton LLP 1100 Peachtree Street Suite 2800 Atlanta, Georgia 30309 Attention: David A. Stockton, Esq. Telephone No.: (404) 815-6444 Facsimile No.: (404) 541-3402 10 with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to: Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP 999 Peachtree Street, Suite 1400 1201 Peachtree Street Atlanta, GA 30309 Attention: Robert D. Pannell, Esq. Telephone No.: (404) 817-6177 Facsimile No.: (404) 817-6219 If to Contrarian, addressed to: Contrarian Funds, LLC 411 West Putnam Avenue Suite 225 Greenwich, CT 06830 Attention: Scott G. Kasen Telephone: (203) 862-8200 Facsimile No.: (203) 629-1977 with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to: Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP 919 Third Avenue New York, New York 10022 Attention: Monica C. Lord, Esq. Telephone No.: (212) 715-9348 Facsimile No.: (212) 715-8348 11.9 ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, including the Miller Industries, Inc. Binding Restructuring Agreement executed by Miller Industries, Contrarian and Harbourside Investments, LLLP on December 24, 2003, among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and is not intended to confer upon any other person any rights or remedies hereunder. 11.10 HEADINGS. The section headings and subheadings contained in this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. 11.11 SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this Agreement is held or declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable under any present or future Law, and if the rights or obligations of any party hereto under this Agreement will not be materially and adversely affected thereby, (a) such provision will be fully severable, (b) this Agreement will be construed and enforced as if such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision had never comprised a part hereof, (c) the remaining provisions of this Agreement will remain in full force and effect and will not be affected by the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision or by its severance herefrom and (d) in lieu of such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision, there will 11 be added automatically as a part of this Agreement a legal, valid and enforceable provision as similar in terms to such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision as may be possible. 11.12 CERTAIN DEFINITIONS. Capitalized terms that are not defined in other Sections of this Agreement shall have the following meanings: "GOVERNMENTAL APPROVALS" shall mean any notices, reports, declarations or other filings to be made, or any Permits to be obtained from, any Governmental Authority; "GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITY" shall mean any supranational, national, federal, state, municipal, local or foreign government, any court, tribunal, arbitrator, administrative agency, commission or other governmental official, authority or instrumentality, in each case whether domestic or foreign, any stock exchange or similar self-regulatory organization or any quasi-governmental or private body exercising any regulatory, taxing or other governmental or quasi-governmental authority; "LAW" shall mean all laws, statutes, constitutions and ordinances, and all regulations, rules and other pronouncements issued, enacted, adopted, promulgated, implemented or otherwise put into effect by or under the authority of any Governmental Authority having the effect of law of the United States, any foreign country, or any domestic or foreign state, province, commonwealth, city, country, municipality, territory, protectorate, possession or similar instrumentality, or any Governmental Authority thereof; "LIEN" shall mean any pledge, lien, collateral assignment, security interest, deed of trust, mortgage, title retention device, collateral assignment, claim, license or other contractual restriction (including any restriction on the transfer of any asset, the receipt of income derived from any asset or on the possession, exercise or transfer of any other attribute of ownership of any asset), conditional sale or other security arrangement, or any charge, adverse claim of title, ownership or right to use or any other encumbrance of any kind whatsoever; "ORDER" shall mean any order, writ, judgment, decree, injunction, ruling, directive or other requirement of any Governmental Authority (in each case, whether preliminary or final); and "PERSON" shall mean any individual, a general or limited partnership, a corporation, a trust, a joint venture, an unincorporated organization, a limited liability entity, any other entity and any Governmental Authority. [SIGNATURES FOLLOW ON NEXT PAGE] 12 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has executed this Agreement as of the date and year first above written. MILLER INDUSTRIES: MILLER INDUSTRIES, INC. By: /s/ William G. Miller ------------------------ Name: William G. Miller Title: Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer CONTRARIAN: CONTRARIAN FUNDS, LLC By: /s/ Jon R. Bauer ---------------------------------- Name: Jon R. Bauer -------------------------------- Title: Managing Member ------------------------------- 13 EXHIBIT A AMENDMENT TO NOTE CREDIT AGREEMENT (INCLUDING FORM OF TRANCHE A NOTE) 14 EX-10.8 10 exchangeharbour.txt EXCHANGE AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN MILLER AND HARBOUR Exhibit 10.8 EXCHANGE AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN MILLER INDUSTRIES, INC., AND HARBOURSIDE INVESTMENTS, LLLP Dated as of January 14, 2004 EXCHANGE AGREEMENT THIS EXCHANGE AGREEMENT (this "AGREEMENT") is entered into as of January 14, 2004, by and between MILLER INDUSTRIES, INC., a Tennessee corporation ("MILLER INDUSTRIES"), and HARBOURSIDE INVESTMENTS, LLLP, a Georgia limited liability limited partnership ("HARBOURSIDE"). Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise located in the text of this Agreement are defined in SECTION 10.12. W I T N E S S E T H: WHEREAS, Harbourside owns $6,133,166.73 principal amount of the outstanding subordinated debt of Miller Industries (the "SUBORDINATED DEBT") under that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated July 23, 2001, as amended (the "NOTE CREDIT AGREEMENT"), by and among Miller Industries, Miller Industries Towing Equipment, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and Bank of America, N.A., in its capacity as a Lender, and other financial institutions which may be Lenders from time to time, which Subordinated Debt is evidenced by certain promissory notes issued by Miller Industries (the "NOTES"); WHEREAS, in relation to the Subordinated Debt, Harbourside also owns 82,384 of the warrants issued by Miller Industries (the "WARRANTS") pursuant to that certain Warrant Agreement, dated July 23, 2001, by and among Miller Industries, Bank of America, N.A., SunTrust Bank, Wachovia Bank, N.A. and AmSouth Bank (the "WARRANT AGREEMENT"); WHEREAS, Harbourside has agreed that as of January 14, 2004, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, it will (i) exchange the portion of the Subordinated Debt that is over and above $4,293,216.71, representing 70% of the aggregate principal amount of the Subordinated Debt (the "BASE AMOUNT"), for shares of common stock of Miller Industries, par value $.01 per share ("MILLER COMMON STOCK") (the "EXCHANGE"), and (ii) convert the Warrants, on the terms and conditions set forth herein (the "WARRANT CONVERSION") for shares of Miller Common Stock; WHEREAS, Harbourside has also agreed that as of January 14, 2004, it will exchange its Notes (the "NOTE AMENDMENT") for a new Tranche B Subordinated Secured Note in a principal amount equal to the Base Amount of the Notes and in the form attached hereto in EXHIBIT A (the TRANCHE B NOTE"); WHEREAS, because some of the partners in Harbourside are "insiders" of Miller Industries (the "INSIDERS") within the meaning of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Board of Directors of Miller Industries (the "Board") has established a special committee (the "SPECIAL COMMITTEE") of three non-employee directors to consider and evaluate the fairness to Miller Industries and its shareholders of the Exchange; WHEREAS, the Special Committee has carefully reviewed and negotiated the terms of this Agreement and has unanimously recommended that the Board approve and authorize this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, which recommendation was based in part upon the opinion of Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc. (the "FINANCIAL ADVISOR"), financial advisor to the Special Committee, that, as of the date of such opinion, the terms of the Exchange are fair, from a financial point of view, to the shareholders of Miller Industries other than the Insiders; WHEREAS, the Board has approved this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby (with the board members that are partners of Harbourside abstaining from such vote), which approval was based on the recommendation of the Special Committee; WHEREAS, with respect to the Exchange, the Board (with the board members that are partners of Harbourside abstaining from such vote) has determined that the Exchange is fair to and in the best interests of Miller Industries and its shareholders and has unanimously resolved to recommend that the Exchange be approved by the shareholders of Miller Industries at a special meeting as provided herein; NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitals, the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, the parties hereby agree as follows: SECTION 1. EXCHANGE OF PORTION OF SUBORDINATED DEBT FOR SHARES OF MILLER COMMON STOCK AND ISSUANCE OF TRANCHE B NOTE. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, on the Closing Date (as hereinafter defined) or as soon thereafter as is possible following the Miller Shareholder Approval (as hereinafter defined), (a) Miller Industries shall deliver irrevocable instructions to SunTrust Bank, as transfer agent of the Miller Common Stock (the "TRANSFER AGENT"), to issue and deliver to Harbourside a number of shares of Miller Common Stock equal to the Note Stock Amount and the Warrant Stock Amount (each as hereinafter defined); and (b) Upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of the issuance of the instructions referred to in SECTION 1(B), Harbourside shall deliver to Miller Industries all of the Notes owned by it (subject to SECTION 4.3) and Miller Industries shall deliver to Harbourside a Tranche B Note in the principal amount equal to the Base Amount. SECTION 2. NOTE STOCK AMOUNT. 2.1 NOTE STOCK AMOUNT. The "NOTE STOCK AMOUNT" shall be determined as follows: (a) If the Exchange Price (as defined below) is not greater than $7.00 (the "CAP") and not less than $5.00 (the "Floor"), the Note Stock Amount shall be equal to the sum of the Aggregate Conversion Amount (as defined below) divided by the Exchange Price. The "EXCHANGE PRICE" shall mean the average closing price per share of Miller Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") for each trading day in the calendar fourth quarter of 2003. The "AGGREGATE CONVERSION AMOUNT" means the sum of the total obligations due under the Subordinated Debt, being principal, accrued interest and accrued commitment fees (together with accrued interest thereon), in each case to and including the Closing Date, MINUS the Base Amount. The parties agree that, as of the date of this Agreement, the Aggregate Conversion 2 Amount would be $3,158,761.90, consisting of $6,133,166.73 of principal, $450,325.67 of accrued interest, and $813,857.61 of accrued fees and $54,628.61 interest thereon, MINUS the Base Amount of $4,293,216.71. The parties agree that the Exchange Price is $5.75640625. (b) If the Exchange Price is less than $5.00, the Note Stock Amount shall be equal to the sum of the Aggregate Conversion Amount divided by $5.00. (c) If the Exchange Price is greater than $7.00, the Note Stock Amount shall be equal to the sum of the Aggregate Conversion Amount divided by $7.00. 2.2 CALCULATION EXAMPLES. The following represent illustrative examples of the calculations set forth in SECTION 2.1 based on a hypothetical Aggregate Conversion Amount of $3,158,761.90 (assuming $7,451,978.61 in total outstanding obligations under the Subordinated Debt, MINUS the Base Amount of $4,293,216.71): EXAMPLE OF SECTION 2.1(A): IF THE EXCHANGE PRICE EQUALS $5.50, THEN THE NOTE STOCK AMOUNT WOULD EQUAL 574,320 SHARES OF MILLER COMMON STOCK ($3,158,761.90 DIVIDED BY $5.50). EXAMPLE OF SECTION 2.1(B): IF THE EXCHANGE PRICE EQUALS $4.00, THEN THE NOTE STOCK AMOUNT WOULD EQUAL 631,752 SHARES OF MILLER COMMON STOCK ($3,158,761.90 DIVIDED BY THE FLOOR PRICE OF $5.00). EXAMPLE OF SECTION 2.1(C): IF THE EXCHANGE PRICE EQUALS $8.00, THEN THE NOTE STOCK AMOUNT WOULD EQUAL 451,251 SHARES OF MILLER COMMON STOCK ($3,158,761.90 DIVIDED BY THE CAP PRICE OF $7.00). 2.3 CONVERSION OF WARRANTS. On the Closing Date, the Warrants shall be cancelled and converted into the right of Harbourside to receive the Warrant Stock Amount. The "WARRANT STOCK AMOUNT" shall mean shares of Miller Common Stock equal to (i) the Exchange Price MINUS the exercise price of each of the Warrants, (ii) MULTIPLIED by the total number of Warrants at each such exercise price, and (iii) DIVIDED by the Exchange Price. For example, if the Exchange Price is $5.50, the exercise price of the Warrants is $1.00 per share and there are 82,384 Warrants, the Warrant Stock Amount would equal 67,405 shares of Miller Common Stock (($5.50 - $1.00) X 82,384/$5.50). 2.4 FRACTIONAL SHARES. No fraction of a share of Miller Common Stock will be issued under this SECTION 2, but in lieu thereof Harbourside shall receive an amount of cash equal to such fraction multiplied by the Exchange Price. SECTION 3. CONSUMMATION OF THE TRANSACTIONS; CLOSING DATE. The consummation of the Exchange and the Warrant Conversion contemplated herein (the "CLOSING") shall take place at the offices of Kilpatrick Stockton LLP, 1100 Peachtree Street, Suite 2800 Atlanta, Georgia, on or as soon as possible after January 14, 2004 (the "CLOSING DATE"); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT, (i) the Closing shall not occur until the conditions to closing set forth in SECTIONS 7 and 8 shall have been satisfied or waived by the party or parties entitled to 3 the benefit thereof, and (ii) if the Miller Shareholder Approval (as hereinafter defined) has not occurred, then the Exchange and Warrant Conversion shall not occur until the condition set forth in SECTION 7.6 has been satisfied. SECTION 4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF HARBOURSIDE. Harbourside represents and warrants to Miller Industries that: 4.1 AUTHORITY. It has all necessary limited liability limited partnership power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, to perform its obligations hereunder, and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. 4.2 BINDING AGREEMENT; NO VIOLATION. This Agreement has been, and will be as of the Closing Date, duly executed and delivered by Harbourside and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of Harbourside, enforceable against it in accordance with the respective terms hereof. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Harbourside, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, will not violate any of the organizational documents of Harbourside or result in a Conflict (as hereinafter defined) with the provisions of any material Law or Order to which Harbourside is a party or is bound. 4.3 TITLE TO SUBORDINATED DEBT. All of the Notes owned by Harbourside are held by Harbourside, free and clear of any Liens. Upon the parties' receipt of all of the Closing deliverables set forth in SECTION 1, the obligations of Miller Industries with respect to the portion of the Notes constituting the Aggregate Conversion Amount will be extinguished, and all obligations under the remaining Notes will be replaced with the obligations under the Tranche B Note. 4.4 INVESTMENT REPRESENTATION. (a) The shares of Miller Common Stock are being acquired for Harbourside's own account, for investment and not with a view to, or for resale in connection with, any distribution or public offering thereof within the meaning of the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "SECURITIES ACT"), which is in violation of the Securities Act. (b) Harbourside is an accredited investor and (i) has such knowledge, sophistication and experience in business and financial matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of its investment in the shares of Miller Common Stock, and (ii) can bear the economic risk of an investment in such shares and can afford a complete loss of such investment. (c) Harbourside has received or has had full access to all of the information it considers necessary or appropriate to make an informed investment decision with respect to the shares of Miller Common Stock to be acquired by it under this Agreement. Harbourside further has had an opportunity to obtain additional information (to the extent Miller Industries possesses such information or could acquire it without unreasonable effort or expense) necessary to verify any information furnished to Harbourside or to which it had access. 4 SECTION 5. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF MILLER INDUSTRIES. Miller Industries represents and warrants to Harbourside that: 5.1 CORPORATE ORGANIZATION. Miller Industries is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Tennessee and has all requisite corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business as now being conducted. 5.2 CAPITAL STOCK. The shares of Miller Common Stock to be issued hereunder have been and will at the Closing be duly authorized and validly issued. All of the shares of Miller Common Stock to be issued hereunder will at the Closing be fully paid and nonassessable. Upon delivery of the shares of Miller Common Stock to Harbourside by the Transfer Agent as provided in SECTION 1, Harbourside will acquire good and valid title to the shares of Miller Common Stock, free and clear of any Liens. 5.3 CORPORATE POWER AND AUTHORITY; BINDING AGREEMENT. (a) Miller Industries has all necessary corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and a Registration Rights Agreement (as hereinafter defined), to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder, subject to obtaining the approval of the Exchange and the Warrant Conversion by the holders of a majority of the qualified shares of Miller Common Stock at the Shareholders' Meeting (as defined below) (the "MILLER SHAREHOLDER APPROVAL"), to consummate the Exchange, the Warrant Conversion, the Note Amendment and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The execution, delivery and performance by Miller Industries of this Agreement and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action (including, without limitation, the approval of the Board) and no other corporate proceedings on the part of Miller Industries are necessary to authorize this Agreement, a Registration Rights Agreement or to consummate the Exchange, the Warrant Conversion, the Note Amendment or any other transactions contemplated by this Agreement (other than obtaining the Miller Shareholder Approval with respect to the Exchange). (b) This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Miller Industries and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of Miller Industries, enforceable against Miller Industries in accordance with its terms. 5.4 NO VIOLATION. Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement conflict with, or will result in any violation or breach of or event of default under (any such event, a "CONFLICT"), any provision of (i) the Charter, as amended, or the Bylaws, as amended, of Miller Industries, (ii) any Law or Order, in each case, applicable to Miller Industries or its respective properties or assets or (iii) whether or not with notice or lapse of time, or both, any agreement, indenture or instrument to which Miller Industries is a party or by which its assets are bound. 5.5 OPINION OF FINANCIAL ADVISOR. Prior to the date hereof, the Financial Advisor has delivered to the Board its oral opinion that, as of such date and subject to customary 5 assumptions, qualifications and limitations, the terms of the Exchange are fair, from a financial point of view, to the shareholders of Miller Industries other than the Insiders. 5.6 SOLVENCY. Miller Industries is, and after consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will be, Solvent. "SOLVENT" as used herein, means that Miller Industries is able to realize upon its assets and pay its debts and other liabilities, contingent obligations and other commitments as they mature in the normal course of business, (ii) Miller Industries does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur such debts or liabilities beyond Miller Industries' ability to pay as such debts and liabilities mature in their ordinary course, (iii) Miller Industries is not engaged in a business or a transaction and is not about to engage in a business or a transaction, for which Miller Industries' property would constitute unreasonably small capital after giving due consideration to the prevailing practice in the industry in which Miller Industries is engaged or is to engage, (iv) the fair value of the property of Miller Industries is greater than the total amount of liabilities, including without limitation, contingent liabilities, of Miller Industries and (v) the present fair salable value of the assets of Miller Industries is not less than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of Miller Industries on its debts as they become absolute and matured. In computing the amount of contingent liabilities at any time, it is intended that such liabilities will be computed at the amount which, in light of all the facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability. 5.7 DISCLOSURE. Miller Industries hereby represents that all documents filed by it with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") have contained all material information required to be disclosed therein, and have not contained any misstatements of a material fact or omitted to state any material fact necessary to make the statements set forth therein not misleading. 5.8 INDEBTEDNESS OUTSTANDING. Miller Industries issued $14,000,000.00 principal amount of notes under the Note Credit Agreement and, as of the date of this Agreement, the outstanding principal amount of such is $13,849,086.18. True and correct copies of the Note Credit Agreement and the Warrant Agreement have been provided to Harbourside and such agreements have not been amended or modified and remain in full force and effect. The exercise price and the number of Warrant shares for which a Warrant is exercisable has not been adjusted pursuant to the terms of the Warrant Agreement or otherwise. SECTION 6. ADDITIONAL COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS. 6.1 SHAREHOLDERS' MEETING. Subject to the fiduciary duties of the Board, applicable Law and the other provisions of this Agreement, Miller Industries shall, in accordance with applicable Law, its Charter and its Bylaws, duly call, give notice of, convene, and hold a special meeting of its shareholders as soon as reasonably practicable for the purpose of obtaining the Miller Shareholder Approval (the "SHAREHOLDERS' MEETING"). 6.2 FURTHER ASSURANCES. Each party hereto, at the request of the other party hereto, shall execute and deliver such other instruments of transfer, conveyance, assignment or other documents and do and perform such other acts and things as may be necessary or desirable for effecting completely and promptly the consummation of the Exchange, the Warrant Conversion 6 and the transactions contemplated hereby, including providing any documentation requested by any third party lender; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that nothing in this SECTION 6.2 shall be construed to obligate any party to waive any of the closing conditions set forth in SECTIONS 7 or 8 or to obligate Harbourside to incur any expense or assume any obligation other than as otherwise provided in this Agreement. 6.3 REGISTRATION RIGHTS. The parties shall proceed to negotiate a registration rights agreement with respect to the shares of Miller Common Stock to be issued hereunder (a "REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT") that is mutually satisfactory to the parties. 6.4 NOTE REPURCHASES, ETC. Miller Industries agrees that it will not repurchase, directly or indirectly, any notes issued under the Note Credit Agreement or any warrants issued under the Warrant Agreement other than on terms substantially identical to those set forth in this Agreement, without the prior written consent of Harbourside. 6.5 INDEMNITY. (a) Miller Industries shall indemnify, defend, and hold Harbourside and its affiliates and their respective officers, directors, agents, partners, members, affiliates and employees (collectively, "INDEMNITEES") harmless from and against any liability, claim, cost, loss, judgment, damage or expense (including reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses) that Indemnitees incur or suffer as a result of, or arising out of (i) breach of any of Miller Industries' representations, warranties, covenants or agreements in this Agreement, (ii) any third party claim arising out of the actions or inactions of Miller Industries in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby or (iii) any payments, setoffs or recoupments suffered by Harbourside as a result of Miller Industries not being Solvent as of the Closing. This SECTION 6.5 is a continuing obligation, separate and independent from the other obligations of the parties to this Agreement and survives termination of this Agreement and it is not necessary for an Indemnitee to incur expense or make payment before enforcing a right of indemnity conferred by this Agreement. (b) With respect to any claim by a third party as to which Harbourside is entitled to indemnification under SECTION 6.5(A)(II), Miller Industries shall have the right to assume control of the defense of such claim at its own expense, and Harbourside shall cooperate fully with Miller Industries in the defense of such claim at the expense of Miller Industries. If Miller Industries elects to assume control of the defense of any third-party claim, Harbourside shall have the right to participate in the defense of such claim and retain separate co-counsel at its own expense. 6.6 NYSE LISTING. Miller Industries shall use its best efforts to have the shares of Miller Common Stock to be issued to Harbourside hereunder be approved for listing on the NYSE. SECTION 7. CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATIONS OF EACH PARTY. The respective obligations of each party hereto to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby shall be subject to the satisfaction at or prior to the Closing of each of the following conditions, any of which may be waived, in writing, by agreement of all the parties hereto (it being understood that each such condition is solely for the benefit of the parties hereto 7 and may be waived in writing by their mutual agreement without notice, liability, or obligation to any Person): 7.1 NO ORDER PREVENTING CONSUMMATION; ILLEGALITY. No Order issued by any Governmental Authority (as hereinafter defined) or other Law preventing the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein shall be in effect, nor shall any proceeding brought by a Governmental Authority seeking any of the foregoing be pending. 7.2 APPROVAL AND RECOMMENDATION. Neither the Special Committee nor the Board shall have withdrawn its approval or recommendation to the Miller Industries shareholders of this Agreement, the Exchange and the other transactions contemplated hereby; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that any such withdrawal shall have been made in good faith based on a determination that such withdrawal is in the best interest of Miller Industries and its shareholders and is consistent with the fiduciary duties of the Miller Industries Board. 7.3 LITIGATION. There shall be no Action pending against Harbourside or Miller Industries, its properties or any of its respective officers or directors, arising out of, or in any way connected with the Exchange or the other transactions contemplated by the terms of this Agreement. 7.4 NYSE LISTING. The shares of Miller Common Stock to be issued hereunder shall have been approved for listing on the NYSE. 7.5 REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT. The parties shall have entered into and delivered executed counterparts to each other of a Registration Rights Agreement mutually acceptable to the parties. 7.6 SHAREHOLDER APPROVAL. With respect to the Exchange and the Warrant Conversion, the Miller Shareholder Approval shall have been obtained at the Shareholders' Meeting. 7.7 AMENDMENT TO NOTE CREDIT AGREEMENT. Miller Industries, Contrarian Funds, LLC and Harbourside shall have entered into and delivered executed counterparts to each other of an amendment to the Note Credit Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the "CREDIT AGREEMENT AMENDMENT"). SECTION 8. ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATIONS OF HARBOURSIDE. In addition to the general closing conditions set forth in SECTION 7, the obligations of Harbourside to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby shall be subject to the following additional conditions: 8.1 COMPLIANCE WITH COVENANTS. Miller Industries shall have performed or complied with all agreements and covenants required to be performed by it under this Agreement at or prior to the Closing Date in all material respects and all representations and warranties of Miller Industries set forth in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects. 8.2 OPINION. Harbourside shall have received an opinion from counsel of Miller Industries, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Harbourside and its counsel, dated the 8 Closing Date, covering the matters set forth in SECTIONS 5.1, 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4, including due authorization and delivery, noncontravention and enforceability. SECTION 9. TERMINATION. 9.1 TERMINATION. This Agreement may be terminated and the transactions contemplated hereby may be abandoned: (a) at any time, by mutual written consent of Miller Industries and Harbourside; or (b) by Miller Industries or Harbourside, at any time after March 1, 2004, if the Closing shall not have occurred on or prior to such date; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the right to terminate this Agreement under this SECTION 9.1(B) shall not be available to any party whose failure to fulfill any obligation under this Agreement has been the primary cause of, or resulted in, the failure of the Closing to have occurred on or before such date. 9.2 EFFECT OF TERMINATION. Upon termination of this Agreement pursuant to SECTION 9.1, this Agreement shall become void and there shall be no liability on the part of Harbourside or Miller Industries, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing contained herein shall relieve any party from liability for any willful breach of any covenant or agreement in this Agreement or for the incorrectness of any representation or warranty set forth in this Agreement. SECTION 10. MISCELLANEOUS. 10.1 PAYMENT OF EXPENSES. Except as otherwise specifically set forth below in this SECTION 10.1, each party hereto shall pay its own fees and expenses incident to preparing for, entering into, and carrying out this Agreement, the Exchange and any other transactions contemplated hereby. 10.2 PUBLICITY AND REPORTS. Harbourside shall not issue any press release or otherwise make any public statement or make any other public (or non-confidential) disclosure (regardless of whether it is in response to an inquiry) regarding the terms of this Agreement, the Exchange or the transactions contemplated hereby, except as required by Law. The parties hereto acknowledge that Miller Industries is a publicly traded company and, as such, will be entitled to make such public statements or disclosures as it reasonably believes to be required by applicable Law, including the rules of the NYSE. 10.3 ASSIGNMENT. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder shall be assigned, in whole or in part, by operation of law or otherwise by either party hereto without the prior written consent of the other party hereto, except that Harbourside may assign this Agreement in connection with an assignment of the Notes to a third party as long as the assignment provisions of the Notes are complied with (or properly waived) in connection with such assignment. 10.4 GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts made and to be 9 performed in the State of New York, without regard to any laws that might otherwise govern under applicable principles of conflicts of laws thereof. 10.5 COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts (including by telecopy), all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each of the parties and delivered to the other party, it being understood that all parties need not sign the same counterpart. 10.6 AMENDMENT. Except as is otherwise required by applicable Law, this Agreement may be amended by the parties hereto at any time only by execution of an instrument in writing signed on behalf of each of the parties hereto. 10.7 PARTIES IN INTEREST. No provisions of this Agreement are intended, nor shall be interpreted, to provide or create any third party beneficiary rights or any other rights of any kind in any client, customer, affiliate, partner of any party hereto or any other Person unless specifically provided otherwise herein. 10.8 NOTICES. Any notice or communication required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing, shall be effective when received, and shall in any event be deemed to have been received (a) when delivered, if delivered personally or by commercial delivery service, (b) one (1) business day after the business day of deposit with FedEx or similar overnight courier for next day delivery (or two (2) business days after such deposit if deposited for second business day delivery), if delivered by such means, or (c) one (1) business day after delivery by facsimile transmission with copy by U.S. Mail, if sent via facsimile plus mail copy (with acknowledgment of complete transmission), to the parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified by like notice): If to Miller Industries, addressed to: Miller Industries, Inc. 8503 Hilltop Drive Ooltewah, Tennessee 37363 Attention: A. Russell Chandler, III, Chairman of the Special Committee Telephone: (770) 988-9891 Facsimile No.: (404) 847-0552 with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to: Kilpatrick Stockton LLP 1100 Peachtree Street Suite 2800 Atlanta, Georgia 30309 Attention: David A. Stockton, Esq. Telephone No.: (404) 815-6444 Facsimile No.: (404) 541-3402 10 with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to: Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP 999 Peachtree Street, Suite 1400 1201 Peachtree Street Atlanta, GA 30309 Attention: Robert D. Pannell, Esq. Telephone No.: (404) 817-6177 Facsimile No.: (404) 817-6219 If to Harbourside, addressed to: Harbourside Investments, LLLP 5025 Harrington Road Alpharetta, Georgia 30022 Attention: William G. Miller, General Partner Telephone: (678) 762-4739 Facsimile No.: (678) 762-9868 10.9 ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, including the Miller Industries, Inc. Binding Restructuring Agreement executed by Miller Industries, Contrarian Funds, LLC and Harbourside on December 24, 2003, among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and is not intended to confer upon any other person any rights or remedies hereunder. 10.10 HEADINGS. The section headings and subheadings contained in this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. 10.11 SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this Agreement is held or declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable under any present or future Law, and if the rights or obligations of any party hereto under this Agreement will not be materially and adversely affected thereby, (a) such provision will be fully severable, (b) this Agreement will be construed and enforced as if such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision had never comprised a part hereof, (c) the remaining provisions of this Agreement will remain in full force and effect and will not be affected by the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision or by its severance herefrom and (d) in lieu of such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision, there will be added automatically as a part of this Agreement a legal, valid and enforceable provision as similar in terms to such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision as may be possible. 10.12 CERTAIN DEFINITIONS. Capitalized terms that are not defined in other Sections of this Agreement shall have the following meanings: "GOVERNMENTAL APPROVALS" shall mean any notices, reports, declarations or other filings to be made, or any Permits to be obtained from, any Governmental Authority; 11 "GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITY" shall mean any supranational, national, federal, state, municipal, local or foreign government, any court, tribunal, arbitrator, administrative agency, commission or other governmental official, authority or instrumentality, in each case whether domestic or foreign, any stock exchange or similar self-regulatory organization or any quasi-governmental or private body exercising any regulatory, taxing or other governmental or quasi-governmental authority; "LAW" shall mean all laws, statutes, constitutions and ordinances, and all regulations, rules and other pronouncements issued, enacted, adopted, promulgated, implemented or otherwise put into effect by or under the authority of any Governmental Authority having the effect of law of the United States, any foreign country, or any domestic or foreign state, province, commonwealth, city, country, municipality, territory, protectorate, possession or similar instrumentality, or any Governmental Authority thereof; "LIEN" shall mean any pledge, lien, collateral assignment, security interest, deed of trust, mortgage, title retention device, collateral assignment, claim, license or other contractual restriction (including any restriction on the transfer of any asset, the receipt of income derived from any asset or on the possession, exercise or transfer of any other attribute of ownership of any asset), conditional sale or other security arrangement, or any charge, adverse claim of title, ownership or right to use or any other encumbrance of any kind whatsoever; "ORDER" shall mean any order, writ, judgment, decree, injunction, ruling, directive or other requirement of any Governmental Authority (in each case, whether preliminary or final); and "PERSON" shall mean any individual, a general or limited partnership, a corporation, a trust, a joint venture, an unincorporated organization, a limited liability entity, any other entity and any Governmental Authority. [SIGNATURES FOLLOW ON NEXT PAGE] 12 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has executed this Agreement as of the date and year first above written. MILLER INDUSTRIES: MILLER INDUSTRIES, INC. By: /s/ A. Russell Chandler -------------------------- Name: A. Russell Chandler ------------------------ Title: Chairman, Special Committee of the Board of Directors HARBOURSIDE: HARBOURSIDE INVESTMENTS, LLLP By: /s/ William G. Miller ------------------------- Name: William G. Miller Title: General Partner 13 EXHIBIT A AMENDMENT TO NOTE CREDIT AGREEMENT (INCLUDING FORM OF TRANCHE B NOTE) 14 EX-10.9 11 registrationrts.txt REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT Exhibit 10.9 REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT This Registration Rights Agreement (this "AGREEMENT") is made and entered into on January 20, 2004, by and among MILLER INDUSTRIES, INC., a Tennessee corporation (the "COMPANY"), CONTRARIAN FUNDS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("CONTRARIAN") and HARBOURSIDE INVESTMENTS, LLLP, a Georgia limited liability limited partnership ("HARBOURSIDE"). WHEREAS, Contrarian is purchasing from the Company 734,151 shares of the Company's Common Stock, par value $.01 per share (the "COMMON STOCK"), pursuant to the Exchange Agreement, dated as of even date herewith, by and between the Company and Contrarian (the "CONTRARIAN EXCHANGE AGREEMENT"); WHEREAS, Harbourside is purchasing from the Company 583,556 shares of the Company's Common Stock pursuant to the Exchange Agreement, dated as of even date herewith, by and between the Company and Harbourside (the "HARBOURSIDE EXCHANGE Agreement" and together with the Contrarian Exchange Agreement, the "EXCHANGE AGREEMENTS"); NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants and obligations hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto, intending legally to be bound, hereby agree as follows. Section 1. DEFINITIONS. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings: "ADDITIONAL SECURITIES" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(d) hereof. "AGREEMENT" shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereof. "BASE REGISTRATION" shall have the meaning set forth in SECTION 3(A) hereof. "BASE REGISTRATION STATEMENT" shall have the meaning set forth in SECTION 3(B) hereof. "BASE REGISTRATION PERIOD" shall have the meaning set forth in SECTION 3(B) hereof. "BUSINESS DAY" means any day other than a Legal Holiday. "COMMON STOCK" shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto. "COMPANY" shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto. "CONTRARIAN EXCHANGE AGREEMENT" shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto. "EXCHANGE ACT" shall have the meaning set forth in SECTION 8(A) hereof. "EXCHANGE AGREEMENTS" shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereof. "EXCHANGE PRICE" shall mean the highest sale or bid price of the Common Stock from the date that is sixty (60) days following the date hereof, through the date on which the Base Registration Statement becomes effective. "GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITY" shall mean any supranational, national, federal, state, municipal, local or foreign government, any court, tribunal, arbitrator, administrative agency, commission or other governmental official, authority or instrumentality, in each case whether domestic or foreign, any stock exchange or similar self-regulatory organization or any quasi-governmental or private body exercising any regulatory, taxing or other governmental or quasi-governmental authority. "HARBOURSIDE EXCHANGE AGREEMENT" shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereof. "INDEMNIFIABLE COSTS AND EXPENSES" shall have the meaning set forth in SECTION 8(A) hereof. "LAW" shall mean all laws, statutes, constitutions and ordinances, and all regulations, rules and other pronouncements issued, enacted, adopted, promulgated, implemented or otherwise put into effect by or under the authority of any Governmental Authority having the effect of law of the United States, any foreign country, or any domestic or foreign state, province, commonwealth, city, country, municipality, territory, protectorate, possession or similar instrumentality, or any Governmental Authority thereof; "LEGAL HOLIDAY" means a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in the City of New York or at a place of payment are authorized by law, regulation or executive order to remain closed. If a payment date is a Legal Holiday at a place of payment, payment may be made at that place on the next succeeding day that is not a Legal Holiday, and no interest shall accrue on such payment for the intervening period. "OTHER HOLDERS" shall have the meaning set forth in SECTION 3(C) hereof. "PERSON" shall mean any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, limited liability company or government or other entity. "PIK SECURITIES" shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of Registrable Securities. "PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS" shall mean a preliminary prospectus included in a Registration Statement or filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(a) promulgated under the Securities Act. "PROSPECTUS" shall mean the prospectus included in any Registration Statement, as amended or supplemented by a prospectus supplement with respect to the terms of the offering of any portion of the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement and 2 by all other amendments and supplements to the prospectus, including post-effective amendments, and all material incorporated by reference in such Prospectus. "REGISTRABLE SECURITIES" shall mean (i) the Common Stock issued to Contrarian and Harbourside pursuant to the Exchange Agreements and (ii) all securities (the "PIK SECURITIES") issued or issuable by way of dividend, stock split or other distribution with respect to any Registrable Securities. "REGISTRATION EXPENSES" shall have the meaning set forth in SECTION 7 hereof. "REGISTRATION STATEMENT" shall mean any registration statement that is filed with the SEC under the Securities Act which covers any of the Registrable Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, including the Prospectus included therein, all amendments and supplements to such Registration Statement, including post-effective amendments, all exhibits and all material incorporated by reference in such Registration Statement. "REQUESTING HOLDER" shall have the meaning set forth in SECTION 4 hereof. "RESTRICTED SECURITIES" shall have the meaning set forth in SECTION 2 hereof. "RULE 144" shall mean Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act, as amended from time to time, or any similar successor rule thereto that may be promulgated by the SEC. "SEC" shall mean the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, or any other federal agency at the time administering the Securities Act. "SECURITIES ACT" shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (or any similar successor federal statute), and the rules and regulations thereunder, as the same are in effect from time to time. "SECURITYHOLDERS" shall mean Contrarian, Harbourside and any Person to whom the rights under this Agreement are assigned pursuant to SECTION 18 hereof. "SELLING SECURITYHOLDER" shall mean any Securityholder whose Registrable Securities are included in a Registration Statement. "TRIGGER EVENT" shall have the meaning set forth in SECTION 3(D) hereof. "UNDERWRITTEN OFFERING" shall mean a registered offering in which securities of the Company are sold to an underwriter pursuant to a firm commitment underwriting agreement for reoffering to the public. Section 2. SECURITIES SUBJECT TO THIS AGREEMENT. The securities entitled to the benefits of this Agreement are the Registrable Securities but, with respect to any particular Registrable Security, only so long as such security continues to be a Restricted Security. A Registrable Security that has ceased to be a Restricted Security cannot thereafter become a Registrable Security. As used herein, a "RESTRICTED SECURITY" is a Registrable Security which has 3 not been effectively registered under the Securities Act and distributed in accordance with an effective Registration Statement and which has not become eligible to be sold in reliance on Rule 144(k). Section 3. IMMEDIATE REGISTRATION. (a) FILING. The Company shall promptly, but in no event later than sixty (60) days following the date hereof (time being of the essence), file a Registration Statement on Form S-1 (or, if Form S-1 is not then available to the Company, on such appropriate form of registration statement, if any, as is then available to the Company to effect a registration for resale of securities of the Company covering all of the Registrable Securities) (the "BASE REGISTRATION"). Such Registration Statement shall also cover, to the extent allowable under the Securities Act, such indeterminate number of additional shares of Common Stock resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions. (b) EFFECTIVENESS OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT. The Company shall use its best efforts to (i) cause the Registration Statement relating to the Base Registration (the "BASE REGISTRATION STATEMENT") to become effective as promptly as practicable after the Base Registration Statement is filed with the SEC, and (ii) thereafter keep the Base Registration Statement effective continuously for the period (the "BASE REGISTRATION PERIOD") ending on the earlier of (A) the date on which all Registrable Securities become eligible to be sold in reliance on Rule 144(k) and (B) the date on which all Registrable Securities covered by the Base Registration Statement have been sold and the distribution contemplated thereby has been completed. (c) INCLUSION OF OTHER SECURITIES. The Company may not include any other securities, whether for its own account or for the account of other holders of the Company's securities ("OTHER HOLDERS"), in the Base Registration pursuant to this SECTION 3. (d) ADDITIONAL REGISTRABLE SECURITIES. If, after filing or effectiveness of the Base Registration Statement, the Company issues any PIK Securities (such issuance, a "TRIGGER EVENT") occurs then the Company shall prepare and file with the SEC one or more Registration Statements on Form S-1 (or, if Form S-1 is not then available to the Company, on such appropriate form of registration statement, if any, as is then available to the Company) to effect a registration for resale of all such PIK Securities (the "ADDITIONAL SECURITIES"). Such Registration Statement also shall cover, to the extent allowable under the Securities Act, such indeterminate number of additional shares of Common Stock or PIK Securities resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions with respect to the Additional Securities. A Registration Statement covering the Additional Securities shall be filed by the Company with the SEC within ninety (90) days after the occurrence of the Trigger Event. The Company shall use its best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be filed pursuant to this SECTION 3(D) and to be declared effective by the SEC as promptly as practicable. The Company shall keep the Registration Statement filed pursuant to this SECTION 3(D) effective continuously during the Base Registration Period, and such Registration Statement shall be deemed an Base Registration for all purposes of this Agreement. The provisions of this SECTION 3(D) shall apply to successive Trigger Events. 4 (e) FAILURE TO COMPLY. If any Registration Statement under this SECTION 3 is not filed within the time periods set forth in any provision of SECTION 3(A) or SECTION 3(D) hereof, as the case may be, the Company shall pay, in cash, to each such Securityholder, or its designee, an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the difference between the highest closing market price for the Common Stock during the period after the Registration Statement was required to have been filed and through the time that it is actually filed, LESS the Exchange Price, multiplied by the number of Registrable Securities then owned, and (ii) the product of (x) a number of shares of Common Stock equal to ten percent (10%) of the number of Registrable Securities then held by such Securityholder, multiplied by (y) the Exchange Price. The Company shall pay the applicable cash amount to such Securityholder within five (5) days of the Securityholder's giving notice to the Company of the Securityholder's election to receive such cash payment. Section 4. PIGGYBACK REGISTRATIONS. If the Company at any time proposes to file a registration statement (other than a registration on Form S-4 or Form S-8 or any successor forms thereto) with respect to securities, whether for its own account or for the account of any Other Holder or Other Holders that have requested such registration (a "REQUESTING HOLDER"), the Company shall, in each case, give written notice of such proposed filing to the Securityholders at least twenty (20) days before the anticipated filing date of any such registration statement by the Company, and such notice shall offer to the Securityholders the opportunity to have any or all of the Registrable Securities held by the Securityholders included in such registration statement. If any Securityholder desires to have its Registrable Securities registered under this SECTION 4, it shall so advise the Company in writing within ten (10) days after the date of receipt of such notice (which request shall set forth the type and amount of Registrable Securities for which registration is requested), and the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to include in such registration statement all such Registrable Securities so requested to be included therein. Anything to the contrary in this Agreement notwithstanding, the Company may withdraw or postpone a registration statement referred to in this SECTION 4 at any time before it becomes effective or withdraw, postpone or terminate the offering after it becomes effective without any liability or obligation to any Securityholder. Section 5. REGISTRATION PROCEDURES. (a) GENERAL. In connection with the Company's registration obligations pursuant to SECTION 3 and SECTION 4 hereof, the Company will: (i) prepare and file with the SEC a new Registration Statement or such amendments and post-effective amendments to an existing Registration Statement as may be necessary to keep such Registration Statement effective for the time periods set forth in SECTION 3(B) and SECTION 3(D) hereof; PROVIDED, that as soon as practicable, but in no event later than five (5) Business Days before filing such Registration Statement, the Company shall furnish to the Selling Securityholder(s) copies of all such documents proposed to be filed, which documents shall be subject to the review of the Selling Securityholder(s) and their counsel; (ii) notify the Selling Securityholder(s) promptly (A) when a new Registration Statement, Prospectus or any Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment has been filed, and, with respect to any new Registration Statement or post- 5 effective amendment, when it has become effective, (B) of any request by the SEC for amendments or supplements to any Registration Statement or Prospectus or for additional information, (C) of the issuance by the SEC of any comments with respect to any filing (and to reply thereto as promptly as reasonably practicable), (D) of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of any Registration Statement or the initiation of any proceedings for that purpose (and use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the withdrawal of such order), (E) of any suspension of the qualification of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose, or (F) if there is any misstatement or omission of any material fact in any Registration Statement, Prospectus or any document incorporated therein by reference or if any event occurs which requires the making of any changes in any Registration Statement, Prospectus or any document incorporated therein by reference in order to make the statements therein (in the case of any Prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading; (iii) if reasonably requested by a Selling Securityholder, promptly incorporate in a Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment such information with respect to such Selling Securityholder and its proposed plan of distribution as such Selling Securityholder reasonably requests be included therein, and promptly make all required filings of such Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment; (iv) furnish to each Selling Securityholder, without charge, as many conformed copies as may reasonably be requested of the then effective Registration Statement and any post-effective amendments thereto, including financial statements and schedules, all documents incorporated therein by reference and all exhibits (including those incorporated by reference); (v) deliver to each Selling Securityholder, without charge, as many copies as may reasonably be requested of the then effective Prospectus (including each prospectus subject to completion) and any amendments or supplements thereto; (vi) use commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify, or cooperate with the Selling Securityholder(s) in connection with the registration or qualification of, such Registrable Securities for offer and sale under the securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as such Selling Securityholder(s) reasonably requests; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the Company will not be required to (A) qualify to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify, but for this paragraph (vi), (B) subject itself to general taxation in any such jurisdiction or (C) file a general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction; (vii) cooperate with the Selling Securityholder(s) to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates representing Registrable Securities to be sold and not bearing any restrictive legends; enable such Registrable Securities to be in such denominations and registered in such names as the managing underwriters or Selling Securityholders may request at least two (2) Business Days prior to any sale of Registrable Securities to the underwriters; and take such actions as the Selling Securityholders or managing underwriters may reasonably request to fulfill requirements 6 of the Depositary Trust Company or Cede & Co. for the holding of the Registrable Securities by any such entity; (viii) otherwise use its commercially reasonable efforts to comply in all material respects with all applicable rules and regulations of the SEC relating to such registration and the distribution of the securities being offered and make generally available to its securities holders an earnings statement satisfying the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act; (ix) cooperate and assist in any filings required to be made with the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. and any stock exchanges on which the Registrable Securities are then listed; and (x) upon reasonable notice and during normal business hours, provide reasonable access to the Company's personnel and auditors for the purpose of permitting the Selling Securityholders and their counsel to conduct due diligence in connection with any such Registration Statement. (b) CESSATION OF SALES. Each Selling Securityholder agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in SECTION 5(A)(II) hereof, such Selling Securityholder will forthwith discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to the then current Prospectus until (i) such Selling Securityholder is advised in writing by the Company that a new Registration Statement covering the offer of Registrable Securities has become effective under the Securities Act, (ii) such Selling Securityholder receives copies of any required supplemented or amended Prospectus, or (iii) such Selling Securityholder is advised in writing by the Company that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the Company shall use its best efforts to cure any such misstatement, omission or event that is applicable to the Registration Statement as soon as reasonably practicable after delivery of such notice pursuant to clause (F) of SECTION 5(A)(II) hereof. Such periods of discontinued use of the Registration Statement shall not exceed 90 days in any single instance and shall not exceed a total of 180 days in any calendar year. If so directed by the Company, on the happening of such event, each Selling Securityholder will deliver to the Company (at the Company's expense) all copies, other than permanent file copies then in such Selling Securityholder's possession, of the Prospectus covering such Registrable Securities current at the time of receipt of such notice. Section 6. LIMITATION ON REGISTRATION RIGHTS. Anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement notwithstanding, when in the written opinion of counsel for the Company registration of all Registrable Securities owned by a Securityholder is not required by the Securities Act and other applicable securities laws in connection with a proposed sale of such Registrable Securities, such Securityholder shall have no rights pursuant to SECTION 4 hereof to request Registrable Securities be included in a Registration Statement in connection with such proposed sale and the Company shall promptly provide to the transfer agent and such Securityholder's broker in connection with any sale transaction a written opinion addressed to such Securityholder and the transfer agent to the effect set forth above, reasonably sufficient in form and substance to permit the transfer agent to issue certificates for such Registrable Securities without any legend restricting transfer thereof. 7 Section 7. REGISTRATION EXPENSES. All reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incident to the Company's performance of or compliance with this Agreement, including, without limitation, all registration and filing fees, fees and expenses in connection with compliance with securities or blue sky laws (including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel in connection with blue sky qualifications or registrations (or the obtaining of exemptions therefrom) of the Registrable Securities), printing expenses (including expenses of printing Prospectuses), messenger and delivery expenses, fees and disbursements of the Company's counsel and their independent certified public accountants, Securities Act liability insurance (if the Company elects to obtain such insurance), fees and expenses of any special experts retained by the Company in connection with any registration hereunder, all fees and expenses of other Persons retained by the Company in connection with the registration of the Registrable Securities pursuant hereto (all such expenses being referred to as "REGISTRATION EXPENSES"), shall be borne 50% by Harbourside and Contrarian in proportion to their ownership of Registrable Securities, up to a maximum of $50,000, and 50% by the Company and, to the extent such Registration Expenses are in excess of $100,000, they shall be borne by the Company; PROVIDED, that Registration Expenses shall not include any underwriting discounts, commissions, brokerage or other similar fees attributable to the sale of the Registrable Securities, which shall be borne entirely by the Selling Securityholders. Section 8. INDEMNIFICATION. (a) INDEMNIFICATION BY THE COMPANY. The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless, to the full extent permitted by law, but without duplication, each Selling Securityholder and its officers, directors, stockholders, employees, advisors and agents, and each Person who controls (within the meaning of the Securities Act) a Selling Securityholder, against all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs and expenses (including reasonable costs of investigation and reasonable legal fees and expenses) ("INDEMNIFIABLE COSTS AND EXPENSES") resulting from (i) any untrue statement (or alleged untrue statement) of a material fact in, or any omission (or alleged omission) of a material fact required to be stated in, any Registration Statement or Prospectus or necessary to make the statements therein (including any such statements or omissions incorporated by reference therein) (in the case of a Prospectus, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, except insofar as the same are made in reliance upon or in conformity with any information furnished in writing to the Company by such Selling Securityholder expressly for use therein, or (ii) any violation or alleged violation by the Company of the Securities Act, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "EXCHANGE ACT"), any state securities law or any rule or regulation promulgated under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or any state securities law in connection with the offering covered by such Registration Statement. The Company shall not be required to indemnify any party pursuant to this SECTION 8(A) with respect to any loss, claim, damage, liability, cost or expense resulting from an untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission of a material fact in a Preliminary Prospectus to the extent that (i) a court of competent jurisdiction has found by final and nonappealable order that any such loss, claim, damage, liability, cost or expense of such party results from the fact that such party sold Registrable Securities to a person to whom there was not sent or given, at or prior to the written confirmation of such sale, a copy of the Prospectus as then amended or supplemented (excluding documents incorporated by reference); (ii) if such party failed to make efforts generally consistent with the then prevailing industry practice to effect such delivery; and (iii) (A) such 8 delivery to such person is required by Section 5 of the Act, (B) the Company has furnished copies of such Prospectus as amended or supplemented to such party a reasonable period of time prior to the party being required so to deliver such Prospectus as amended or supplemented and (C) such Prospectus as amended or supplemented corrected the untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission of material fact contained in the Preliminary Prospectus. The Company will also indemnify underwriters participating in the distribution, their officers, directors, employees, partners and agents, and each Person who controls such underwriters (within the meaning of the Securities Act), to the same extent as provided above with respect to the indemnification of the Selling Securityholder(s), if so requested. (b) INDEMNIFICATION BY THE SELLING STOCKHOLDER(S). In connection with any Registration Statement, each Selling Securityholder will furnish to the Company in writing such information as the Company reasonably requests as required under the Securities Act for use in connection with the preparation of any such Registration Statement or Prospectus and agrees to indemnify and hold harmless, to the full extent permitted by law, but without duplication, the Company, its officers, directors, stockholders, employees, advisors and agents, and each Person who controls (within the meaning of the Securities Act) the Company, against all Indemnifiable Costs and Expenses resulting from (i) any untrue statement of a material fact in, or any omission of a material fact required to be stated in, the Registration Statement or Prospectus or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of a Prospectus in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading to the extent that such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission is made in reliance upon or in conformity with any information so furnished in writing by such Selling Securityholder to the Company expressly for use in such Registration Statement or Prospectus, or (ii) any violation or alleged violation by such Selling Securityholder of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, any state securities law or any rule or regulation promulgated under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or any state securities law in connection with the offering covered by such Registration Statement. No Selling Securityholder shall be required to provide indemnification under this SECTION 8(B) in excess of an amount equal to the net proceeds to such Securityholder from the disposition of the Registrable Securities disposed of by such Securityholder pursuant to such Registration Statement. (c) CONDUCT OF INDEMNIFICATION PROCEEDINGS. Any Person entitled to indemnification hereunder will (i) give prompt notice to the indemnifying party of any claim with respect to which it seeks indemnification (PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that any delay or failure to give such notice shall not relieve the indemnifying party of its obligations under this SECTION 8 except to the extent that the defense of such claim by the indemnifying party is actually materially and adversely prejudiced as a result thereof), and (ii) permit such indemnifying party to assume the defense of such claim with counsel of such indemnifying party's choice; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that any Person entitled to indemnification hereunder shall have the right to employ separate counsel and to participate in (but not control) the defense of such claim, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such indemnified Person unless the indemnifying party shall have failed to assume the defense of such claim and employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party in a timely manner; PROVIDED, FURTHER, HOWEVER, that if the indemnified party is advised by its counsel that (i) there is a conflict of interest between the indemnifying party and the indemnified party with respect to such claim, or (ii) the indemnified party has defenses to such claim that are different from or in addition to those 9 available to the indemnifying party, then the indemnified party may assume the defense of such claim with counsel of its choice that is reasonably satisfactory to the indemnifying party. The indemnifying party will not be subject to any liability for any settlement made without the indemnifying party's consent. No indemnifying party shall, without the written consent of the indemnified party, effect the settlement or compromise of, or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to, any pending or threatened action or claim in respect of which indemnification or contribution may be sought hereunder unless such settlement, compromise or judgment (i) includes an unconditional release of the indemnified party from all liability arising out of such action or claim and (ii) does not include a statement as to or an admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act, by or on behalf of any indemnified party. An indemnifying party who is not entitled to, or elects not to, assume the defense of the claim will not be obligated to pay the fees and expenses of more than one counsel (except one (1) local counsel if required in a specific instance) for all parties indemnified by such indemnifying party with respect to such claim, which fees and expenses shall be paid as they are incurred. (d) CONTRIBUTION. If for any reason the indemnification provided for in SECTION 8(A) or SECTION 8(B) hereof is unavailable to an indemnified party or is insufficient to hold it harmless as contemplated by SECTION 8(A) or SECTION 8(B) hereof, respectively, then the indemnifying party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the indemnified party as a result of such loss, claim, damage, liability or expense in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits received by the indemnifying party but also the relative fault of the indemnifying party and the indemnified party, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the indemnifying party or parties on the one hand, or the indemnified party or parties on the other hand, and the parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such untrue statement or omission. No Selling Securityholder shall be required to provide contribution under this SECTION 8(D) in excess of an amount equal to the net proceeds to such Securityholder from the disposition of the Registrable Securities disposed of by such Securityholder pursuant to such Registration Statement. No Person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentations. (e) CONFLICT WITH UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that the indemnification and contribution provisions contained in any underwriting agreement entered into in connection with any Underwritten Offering conflict with the foregoing, the provisions of such underwriting agreement shall control. Section 9. PARTICIPATION IN UNDERWRITTEN REGISTRATIONS. (a) Securityholders holding a majority in interest of the Registrable Securities may request that the Base Registration provide for an Underwritten Offering. Upon such request, the Company shall select one or more managing underwriters for such offering which shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Securityholders and shall enter into a customary underwriting agreement and other documents with such managing underwriter(s) with respect to such Underwritten Offering. 10 (b) No Securityholder may participate in any Underwritten Offering hereunder unless it (i) agrees to sell the Registrable Securities included therein on the basis provided in any underwriting arrangements approved by the Persons entitled hereunder to approve such arrangements and (ii) completes and executes all questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities, underwriting agreements, custodial arrangements and other documents required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements. Nothing in this SECTION 9 shall be construed to create any additional rights regarding the registration of Registrable Securities in any Person otherwise than as set forth herein. Section 10. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY. The Company represents and warrants to the Securityholders that: (a) The Company has all necessary corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, to perform its obligations hereunder and, to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action (including, without limitation, the approval of the Company's board of directors) and no other corporate proceedings on the part of the Company are necessary to authorize this Agreement or to register the Registrable Securities as contemplated herein. (b) This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms. (c) Any Additional Securities to be issued hereunder have been and will be (i) duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non assessable, (ii) free from preemptive and any other similar rights, and (iii) free from any taxes, liens, charges or security interest with respect thereto. (d) Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement conflict with, or will result in any violation or breach of or event of default under any provision of (i) the Articles of Incorporation, as amended, or the Bylaws, as amended, of the Company or (ii) any Law or order, in each case, applicable to the Company or its respective properties or assets or (iii) whether or not with notice or lapse of time, or both any agreement indenture or instrument to which the Company is a party or by which its assets are bound. (e) Except as pursuant to this Agreement, the Company has not granted any registration rights to any Person. (f) The Company has reserved, and shall at all times hereafter reserve and keep available for issuance, such number of its duly authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock as will be sufficient to permit the issuance of the Additional Shares, and will cause appropriate evidence of ownership of such to be delivered to the Securityholders upon their request for delivery of such. 11 Section 11. CERTAIN COVENANTS BY THE COMPANY. (a) Upon request by any Securityholder, the Company will inform such Securityholder whether it is in current compliance with its most recent periodic filing obligations under the Exchange Act and has been in compliance with such filing obligations for the past 12 months. (b) Upon obtaining an opinion to the Company from counsel to a Securityholder that is reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Company to the effect that the Securityholder's Registrable Securities are no longer subject to restrictions on resale under the Securities Act, the Company will instruct its transfer agent to issue to such Securityholder a certificate representing such Registrable Securities without any legend affixed thereto, and such Registrable Securities shall no longer be Restricted Securities. (c) From and after the date of this Agreement, the Company shall not, without the prior written consent of a majority in interest of the Securityholders, enter into any agreement with any holder or prospective holder of any securities of the Company which would allow such holder or prospective holder to (i) require any registration by the Company of any of the Company's securities, (ii) participate in any registration of Registrable Securities by the Company or any Securityholder, or (iii) receive any registration rights which are superior or PARI PASSU to the rights granted to Contrarian and Harbourside hereunder. Section 12. AMENDMENTS AND WAIVERS. The provisions of this Agreement, including the provisions of this SECTION 12, may not be amended, modified or supplemented, and waivers or consents to departures from the provisions hereof may not be given, unless such amendment, modification, waiver or consent is in writing and duly executed by the Company and a majority in interest of the Securityholders, which majority shall include Contrarian and Harbourside. Any such amendment, modification, supplement or consent that is agreed to by a majority in interest of the Securityholders (including Contrarian and Harbourside) shall be binding on all other Securityholders and the successors and assigns of all Securityholders. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement shall constitute a waiver of any other provision of this Agreement and no waiver on one occasion shall constitute a waiver on any future occasion with respect to the same or any other provision of this Agreement. Section 13. NOTICES. All notices and other communications provided for or permitted hereunder shall be made in writing by hand-delivery, registered first-class mail, telecopier, or air-courier guaranteeing overnight delivery: (a) If to Contrarian, initially at Contrarian Funds, LLC, 411 West Putnam Avenue, Suite 225, Greenwich, CT 06830, Attention: Scott G. Kasen, Telephone No.: (203) 862-8200, Facsimile No.: (203) 629-1977, and thereafter at such other address as may be designated from time to time by notice given in accordance with the provisions of this SECTION 13, with copy to Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, 919 Third Avenue, New York, New York 10022, Attention: Monica C. Lord, Esq., Telephone No.: (212) 715-9348, Facsimile No.: (212) 715-8348. 12 (b) If to Harbourside, initially at Harbourside Investments, LLLP, 5025 Harrington Road, Alpharetta, Georgia 30022, attention: William G. Miller, General Partner, Telephone: (678) 762-4739, Facsimile No.: (678) 762-9868, and thereafter at such other address as may be designated from time to time by notice given in accordance with the provisions of this SECTION 13, with copy to ________________________. (c) If to a Securityholder other than Contrarian or Harbourside, at the most current address given by such Securityholder to the Company, in accordance with the provisions of this SECTION 13. (d) If to the Company, initially at Miller Industries, Inc., 8503 Hilltop Drive, Ooltewah, Tennessee 37363, attention: A. Russell Chandler, III, Chairman of the Special Committee, Telephone: (404) 843-9220, Facsimile No.: (404) 847-0552, and thereafter at such other address as may be designated from time to time by notice given in accordance with the provisions of this SECTION 13, with a copy to Kilpatrick Stockton LLP, 1100 Peachtree Street, Suite 2800, Atlanta, Georgia 30309, Attention: David A. Stockton, Esq., Telephone No.: (404) 815-6444, Facsimile No.: (404) 541-3402. (e) All such notices and other communications shall be deemed to have been delivered and received (i) in the case of personal delivery, facsimile, telecopier or telegram, on the date of such delivery, (ii) in the case of air courier, on the Business Day after the date when sent and (iii) in the case of mailing, on the third (3rd) Business Day following such mailing. Section 14. COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts (including by telecopy), all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each of the parties and delivered to the other party, it being understood that all parties need not sign the same counterpart. Section 15. HEADINGS. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof. Section 16. GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts made and to be performed in the State of New York, without regard to any laws that might otherwise govern under applicable principles of conflicts of laws thereof. Section 17. SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this Agreement is held or declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable under any present or future Law, and if the rights or obligations of any party hereto under this Agreement will not be materially and adversely affected thereby, (a) such provision will be fully severable, (b) this Agreement will be construed and enforced as if such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision had never comprised a part hereof, (c) the remaining provisions of this Agreement will remain in full force and effect and will not be affected by the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision or by its severance herefrom and (d) in lieu of such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision, there will be added automatically as a part of this Agreement a legal, valid and enforceable provision as similar in terms to such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision as may be possible. 13 Section 18. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. Except as otherwise expressly provided in SECTION 8 hereof, this Agreement shall not confer any rights or remedies upon any Person other than the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. The Company may not assign any of its rights or obligations hereunder. A Securityholder may assign its rights under this Agreement to any Person to whom it transfers Registrable Securities without any recourse by the assignee against such Securityholder. Upon any such assignment, the assignee shall be deemed to have agreed to, and shall, be bound by all of the terms and provisions of this Agreement as if such assignee had executed and delivered this Agreement on the date hereof. Section 19. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and is not intended to confer upon any other person any rights or remedies hereunder. [SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS] 14 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above. MILLER INDUSTRIES, INC. By: /s/ A. Russell Chandler --------------------------------- Name: A. Russell Chandler Title: Chairman, Special Committee of the Board of Directors CONTRARIAN FUNDS, LLC By: /s/ Jon R. Bauer -------------------------------- Name: Jon R. Bauer Title: Managing Member HARBOURSIDE INVESTMENTS, LLLP By: /s/ William G. Miller --------------------------------- Name: William G. Miller Title: General Partner
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