EXHIBIT 4.10
FOURTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT AND
LENDER'S CONSENT
THIS FOURTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT AND LENDER'S CONSENT (this
"Amendment") is dated effective March 27, 2003, by and among TYLER TECHNOLOGIES,
INC., a Delaware corporation ("Borrower") and BANK OF TEXAS, N.A., a national
banking association ("Lender").
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, Borrower and Lender entered into that certain Credit
Agreement, dated February 27, 2002, pursuant to which Lender agreed to make the
Loan (as therein defined) available to Borrower (as heretofore or hereafter
amended, the "Credit Agreement")(each capitalized term used herein, but not
otherwise defined shall have the same meaning given to it in the Credit
Agreement); and
WHEREAS, Borrower is currently indebted to ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ pursuant
to that certain Promissory Note dated January 3, 2000 in the stated principal
amount of $2,520,000 (the "Seller Note"); and
WHEREAS, Borrower has requested that Lender allow Borrower to pay the
Seller Note in full; and
WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions herein contained, Lender
is willing to agree to such requests.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants, conditions and
agreements hereinafter set forth, and for other good and valuable consideration,
the receipt and adequacy of which are all hereby acknowledged, Borrower and
Lender hereby covenant and agree as follows:
ARTICLE I - CONSENT
SECTION 1.1 CONSENT TO SATISFACTION OF SELLER NOTE. The Credit Agreement
provides, among other things, that, without the prior written consent of Lender,
Borrower shall not make any principal payment on the Seller Note prior to
payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of the Commitment.
Borrower has requested Lender's consent to the payment in full of the Seller
Note. Lender hereby consents to the payment in full of the Seller Note prior to
payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of the Commitment.
SECTION 1.2 LIMITATION ON CONSENT. The consent granted in this Amendment is
limited to the foregoing action and does not constitute a waiver of any required
consent with respect to any other action.
ARTICLE II - AMENDMENT
SECTION 2.1 SUBORDINATED DEBT. Section 9.11 of the Credit Agreement is hereby
deleted and restated in its entirety as follows:
SECTION 9.11. SUBORDINATED DEBT; SELLER NOTE. Permit any
amendment or modification to the documents evidencing or
governing any Subordinated Debt permitted by Section 9.1(d),
or, directly or indirectly, voluntarily prepay, defease or in
substance defease, purchase, redeem,
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retire, or otherwise acquire any such Subordinated Debt, or
make any principal payment on the Subordinate Debt prior to
payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of the
Commitment.
ARTICLE III - MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 3.1 CONDITION TO CLOSING; FURTHER ASSURANCES. As a condition to the
closing of this Amendment, Borrower shall execute and deliver this Amendment and
such other documents as may be necessary or as may be required, in the opinion
of counsel to Lender, to effect the transactions contemplated hereby and
continue the liens and/or security interests of all other collateral
instruments, as modified by this Amendment. Borrower also agrees to provide to
Lender such other documents and instruments as Lender reasonably may request in
connection with the modification of the Loans effected hereby.
SECTION 3.2 CONTINUING EFFECT. Except as modified and amended hereby, the Credit
Agreement and other Loan Documents are and shall remain in full force and effect
in accordance with their terms.
SECTION 3.3 PAYMENT OF EXPENSES. Borrower agrees to pay to Lender the reasonable
attorneys' fees and expenses of Lender's counsel and other expenses incurred by
Lender in connection with this Amendment.
SECTION 3.4 BINDING AGREEMENT. This Amendment shall be binding upon, and shall
inure to the benefit of, the parties' respective representatives, successors and
assigns.
SECTION 3.5 NO DEFENSES. Borrower by its execution of this Amendment, hereby
declares that it has no set-offs, counterclaims, defenses or other causes of
action against Lender arising out of the Loan, this Amendment or otherwise; and,
to the extent any such setoffs, counterclaims, defenses or other causes of
action may exist, whether known or unknown, such items are hereby waived by
Borrower.
SECTION 3.6 USURY SAVINGS CLAUSE. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in
this Amendment, the Note or any other Loan Document, or in any other agreement
entered into in connection with the Note or securing the indebtedness evidenced
by the Note, whether now existing or hereafter arising and whether written or
oral, it is agreed that the aggregate of all interest and other charges
constituting interest, or adjudicated as constituting interest, and contracted
for, chargeable or receivable under the Note or otherwise in connection with the
Note shall under no circumstances exceed the maximum rate of interest permitted
by applicable law. In the event the maturity of the Note is accelerated by
reason of an election by the holder thereof resulting from a default thereunder
or under any other document executed as security therefor or in connection
therewith, or by voluntary prepayment by the maker, or otherwise, then earned
interest may never include more than the maximum rate of interest permitted by
applicable law. If from any circumstance any holder of any of the Note shall
ever receive interest or any other charges constituting interest, or adjudicated
as constituting interest, the amount, if any, which would exceed the maximum
rate of interest permitted by applicable law shall be applied to the reduction
of the principal amount owing on such Note or on account of any other principal
indebtedness of the maker to the holders of such Note, and not to the payment of
interest, or if such excessive interest exceeds the unpaid balance of principal
thereof and such other indebtedness, the amount of such excessive interest that
exceeds the unpaid balance of principal thereof and such other indebtedness
shall be refunded to the maker. All sums paid or agreed to be paid to the holder
of the Note for the use, forbearance or detention of the indebtedness of the
maker to the holder of such Note shall be amortized, prorated, allocated and
spread throughout the full term of such indebtedness until payment in full for
the purpose of determining the actual rate on such indebtedness is uniform
throughout the term thereof.
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The terms "maximum amount" or "maximum rate" as used in this Amendment
or the Note, or in any other agreement entered into in connection with the Note
or securing the indebtedness evidenced by the Note, whether now existing or
hereafter arising and whether written or oral, include, as to Chapter 303 of the
Texas Finance Code (and as same may be incorporated by reference in other
statutes of the State of Texas), but otherwise without limitation, that rate
based upon the "weekly ceiling"; provided, however, that this designation shall
not preclude the rate of interest contracted for, charged or received in
connection with the Loan from being governed by, or construed in accordance
with, any other state or federal law.
SECTION 3.7 COUNTERPARTS. This Amendment may be executed in several
counterparts, all of which are identical, each of which shall be deemed an
original, and all of which counterparts together shall constitute one and the
same instrument, it being understood and agreed that the signature pages may be
detached from one or more of such counterparts and combined with the signature
pages from any other counterpart in order that one or more fully executed
originals may be assembled.
SECTION 3.8 CHOICE OF LAW. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT FEDERAL
LAWS PREEMPT THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS.
SECTION 3.9 ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Amendment, together with the other Loan
Documents, contain the entire agreements between the parties relating to the
subject matter hereof and thereof. This Amendment and the other Loan Documents
may be amended, revised, waived, discharged, released or terminated only by a
written instrument or instruments, executed by the party against which
enforcement of the amendment, revision, waiver, discharge, release or
termination is asserted. Any alleged amendment, revision, waiver, discharge,
release or termination which is not so documented shall not be effective as to
any party.
THIS AMENDMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS REPRESENT THE FINAL
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES RELATED TO THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREIN CONTAINED AND
MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL
AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES. THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE
PARTIES.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amendment is executed effective as of the date
first written above.
LENDER:
BANK OF TEXAS, N.A., a national banking
association
By:
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Senior Vice President
BORROWER:
TYLER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. a Delaware
corporation
By:
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Vice President-Finance
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CONSENT OF GUARANTORS
Each of the undersigned Guarantors hereby acknowledges and consents to
the foregoing amendment and expressly acknowledges and agrees that (a) its
Guaranty shall guaranty, and the Security Agreement executed by it shall secure,
the Loan as amended hereby, and (b) except as may be modified to incorporate the
terms of this Amendment, the Guaranty of the other Loan Documents to which it is
a part, are and shall continue in full force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Guarantors has caused this Consent to
be duly executed by its authorized officer.
GUARANTORS:
▇▇▇▇ LAYER ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ COMPANY, a
Delaware corporation
By:
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Vice President-Finance
Address: c/o Tyler Technologies, Inc.
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Attention: Treasurer
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EAGLE COMPUTER SYSTEMS, INC., a
Delaware corporation
By:
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Vice President-Finance
Address: c/o Tyler Technologies, Inc.
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FUNDBALANCE, INC., a
Delaware corporation
By:
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Vice President-Finance
Address: c/o Tyler Technologies, Inc.
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Attention: Treasurer
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INTERACTIVE COMPUTER DESIGNS, a
Texas corporation
By:
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Vice President-Finance
Address: c/o Tyler Technologies, Inc.
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MUNIS, INC., a Maine corporation
By:
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Vice President-Finance
Address: c/o Tyler Technologies, Inc.
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Delaware corporation
By:
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Vice President-Finance
Address: c/o Tyler Technologies, Inc.
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THE SOFTWARE GROUP, INC., a
Texas corporation
By:
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Vice President-Finance
Address: c/o Tyler Technologies, Inc.
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