SENEB Seneca Foods Corp

 

On May 23, 2023 (the “Effective Date”), Seneca Foods Corporation, Seneca Foods, LLC, Seneca Snack Company, Green Valley Foods, as Borrowers, and certain subsidiaries of Borrowers as Guarantors (collectively, the "Company") entered into Amendment 1 (the “Amendment”) to the Second Amended and Restated Loan and Guaranty Agreement with Farm Credit East, ACA (as amended, the “Loan Agreement”). The Amendment amends and modifies certain aspects of the Company’s Second Amended and Restated Loan and Guaranty Agreement with Farm Credit East, ACA dated as of January 20, 2023 (the "Prior Agreement").

 

The Amendment amends, restates and replaces in its entirety Term Loan A-2 (as defined in the Loan Agreement) and provides a single advance term facility in the principal amount of $125.0 million to be combined with the existing $173.5 million Term Loan A-2 into one single $298.5 million term loan (“Amended Term Loan A-2”) as of the Effective Date. Principal payments on the Amended Term Loan A-2 in the amount of $3.75 million together with interest on the unpaid principal amount outstanding will be payable quarterly on March 1, June 1, September 1 and December 1 each year, commencing June 1, 2023. The Amendment does not change the maturity or any of the pricing terms of the Amended Term Loan A-2, which will continue to mature on January 20, 2028 and bear interest at a variable interest rate based upon SOFR plus an additional margin determined by the Company’s leverage ratio. Amended Term Loan A-2 continues to be secured by a portion of the Company’s property, plant and equipment, including additional mortgages as specified in the Amendment. The proceeds of the Amended Term Loan A-2 shall be used for working capital and general company purposes, including the repayment of loans outstanding under the Company’s revolving credit facility.

 

The Amendment does not change any of the terms of the Company’s Term Loan A-1 under the Loan Agreement.

 

The Company's obligations under the Loan Agreement are jointly and severally guaranteed by all existing and future domestic subsidiaries of the Company, subject to certain exceptions. Obligations under the Loan Agreement may be declared due and payable upon the occurrence of certain events of default, as defined in the Loan Agreement, including failure to pay any obligations when due and payable, failure to comply with any covenant or representation of any loan document, any change of control, cross-defaults and certain other events as set forth in the Loan Agreement, with grace periods in some cases.

 

The Loan Agreement contains restrictive covenants usual and customary for loans of its type, which include, with specified exceptions, limitations on the ability of the Company and its subsidiaries to engage in certain business activities, incur debt, have liens, pay dividends or make other distributions, enter into affiliate transactions, consolidate, merge or acquire or dispose of assets, and make certain investments, acquisitions and loans. The Loan Agreement also requires the Company to satisfy certain financial covenants including minimum EBITDA and minimum tangible net worth which apply to both term loans described above.

 

The foregoing description of the Amendment is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by the terms and provisions of the Amendment, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.