DEFERRAL AND WAIVER AGREEMENT THIS DEFERRAL AND WAIVER AGREEMENT is made and entered into this 15th day of October, 1999, by and between KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association ("LENDER") and DYNAMIC MATERIALS CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the "COMPANY"). RECITALS A. On December 31, 1998, the Company and Lender entered into a First Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Facility and Security Agreement ("FIRST AMENDMENT"), which amended the terms of a November 30, 1998 Amended and Restated Credit Facility and Security Agreement (the First Amendment and the Amended and Restated Credit Facility and Security Agreement shall be hereinafter collectively referred to as the "CREDIT AGREEMENT"). Pursuant to the terms of the First Amendment, Lender agreed to provide credit facilities to the Company in an aggregate principal amount of up to $14,000,000, consisting of an Acquisition Line with a maximum credit limit of $5,700,000, an Accommodation Line with a maximum credit limit of $2,300,000, and a Working Capital Credit Line with a maximum credit limit of $6,000,000. B. By letter dated July 21, 1999, Lender has waived for the period ended September 30, 1999 certain of the Company's covenant defaults under the Credit Agreement and under that certain Reimbursement Agreement between the parties dated as of September 1, 1998, executed in connection with Lender's issuance of a letter of credit to support principal and interest payments under certain industrial development revenue bonds (the Credit Agreement and the Reimbursement Agreement are sometimes hereinafter collectively referred to as the "LOAN DOCUMENTS"). In addition, by letter dated September 30, 1999, Lender deferred until October 15, 1999 certain principal payments that were required to be made by the Company on September 30, 1999. C. Company hereby acknowledges that as of the date hereof, it continues to be in default under the Loan Documents and is unable to cure such defaults. D. Company has requested that Lender enter into this Deferral and Waiver Agreement in order to give the Company time to undertake diligent efforts to develop and implement a business plan that will bring it into compliance with its obligations under the Loan Documents or to otherwise provide for a refinancing or infusion of equity that will permit the obligations under the Loan Documents to be satisfied. E. Lender is willing to enter into this Deferral and Waiver Agreement, but only upon the terms and conditions set forth herein. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the above Recitals and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby mutually acknowledged, the parties do hereby agree as follows: 1. AFFIRMATION OF RECITALS. The Recitals set forth above are true and correct and are incorporated herein by this reference. 2. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF INDEBTEDNESS AND DEFAULT. Company acknowledges that as of the date hereof, a material default under the Loan Documents has occurred in the principal amounts due to Lender pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Loan Documents and that, with respect thereto, as of the date hereof, the following sums are owed by the Company to Lender: Principal amount due under Acquisition Line $259,090.91 Principal amount due under Accommodation Line $230,000.00 In addition to the foregoing payment defaults, Company acknowledges that it is in default of certain loan covenant requirements under the Loan Documents (the "Covenant Defaults"), including, but not limited to the following: Minimum Debt Service Coverage Ratio of 1.25:1.00 (Section 8.16 of Credit Agreement); Funded Debt to EBITDA Ratio of not more than 3.50:1.00 (Section 8.18 of Credit Agreement); Minimum Current Ratio of not less than 2.00:1.00 (Section 8.15 of Credit Agreement and Section 6.15 of Reimbursement Agreement); Ratio of Total Indebtedness to Tangible Net Worth of not more than 1.99 to 1.00 (Section 6.18 of the Reimbursement Agreement). 3. LENDER'S FORBEARANCE. Provided that Company is not in default under the terms of this Deferral and Waiver Agreement, Lender agrees not to declare any further defaults under the Loan Documents, to accelerate the amounts due under the Loan Documents, or to otherwise exercise its other rights and remedies under the Loan Documents for the period from October 16, 1999 through December 30, 1999 (the "DEFERRAL PERIOD"). The principal payments referred to in paragraph 2 above, together with accrued interest (as calculated pursuant to paragraphs 4 and 5 below), shall be due and payable on December 30, 1999. 4. INTEREST RATE ON ACCOMMODATION LINE. From and after the date hereof, interest on the unpaid principal due with respect to the Accommodation Line shall accrue and be payable at the rate of the Prime Rate (as defined in the First Amendment) PLUS two hundred twenty five (225) basis points. 5. INTEREST RATE ON ACQUISITION LINE AND WORKING CAPITAL CREDIT LINE. From and after the date hereof, interest on the unpaid principal due with respect to the Acquisition Line and the Working Capital Credit Line shall accrue and be payable as set forth in the First Amendment, PLUS one hundred (100) basis points. 6. RETENTION OF CONSULTANT BY LENDER. During the Deferral Period, Lender shall be entitled to retain a consultant for the purpose of reviewing the Company's business plan and financial records. If so requested by Company, the consultant shall execute a non-disclosure agreement pursuant to which information provided to the consultant by the Company shall not be disclosed to 2 third parties without the consent of Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, the consultant shall be entitled to provide such information to Lender and Lender's other professionals, including its counsel. The Company shall cooperate with the consultant in responding to requests for information, and shall provide the consultant with reasonable access to the Company's books and records and the Company's personnel. All fees and expenses incurred by Lender for the services of consultant shall be reimbursed to Lender by the Company within ten (10) days of written request therefor. 7. WAIVER OF COVENANT VIOLATIONS. Provided that the Company is not in default hereunder, Lender agrees, during the Deferral Period, to waive the Company's Covenant Defaults under the Loan Documents. 8. NO DEFENSES, WAIVERS. As of the date of this Deferral and Waiver Agreement, the amounts set forth in paragraph 2 above are due and payable by the Company to Lender, and the Company acknowledges that it has no defense, offset, or counterclaims to any of Company's obligations under the Loan Documents. To the extent that any such defenses, claims or offsets exist as of the date hereof, they are hereby waived and released in consideration of Lender's execution of this Deferral and Waiver Agreement. Company has duly authorized, executed and delivered this Deferral and Waiver Agreement to Lender, and the Company acknowledges that the Loan Documents are valid and enforceable in accordance with their terms against the Company. 9. DEFAULTS. The occurrence of any one or more of the following shall constitute a default under this Deferral and Waiver Agreement: (i) the untruth of any representation or warranty contained in this Deferral and Waiver Agreement, or the existence of a misrepresentation of fact or fraud contained in any document or information heretofore or hereafter submitted or communicated to Lender in support of this Deferral and Waiver Agreement; (ii) breach or violation of any terms, covenant or condition contained in this Deferral and Waiver Agreement; (iii) any other default (other than non-payment of principal and the Covenant Defaults acknowledged in paragraph 2 above) under any of the Loan Documents; (iv) any variation by Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000) or more (on a cumulative basis) between (i) the proforma cash flow summary (September 21, 1999 update) and monthly income statement summary (September 21, 1999 update) which have been submitted by the Company to Lender in accordance with the Loan Documents and (ii) the actual cash flow and operating income of the Company calculated and submitted to Lender within twenty (20) days following the end of each calendar month during the Deferral Period. 10. 3 TERMINATION; REMEDIES. Immediately following the occurrence of any default under this Deferral and Waiver Agreement, Lender may, at its option, (i) terminate its obligations to waive Covenant Defaults and defer payments as contained herein without notice or demand to the Company and (ii) pursue any other remedies available to it under the Loan Documents or otherwise. If not sooner terminated, Lender's obligation to waive Covenant Defaults and defer payments as set forth herein shall terminate automatically and without notice to or action by Company on December 30, 1999. 11. NO WAIVER OF REMEDIES. Lender expressly reserves any and all rights and remedies available to it under this Deferral and Waiver Agreement and the Loan Documents, at law or in equity in the event the Company defaults under this Deferral and Waiver Agreement. No failure to exercise, or delay by Lender in exercising, any right, power or privilege hereunder shall preclude any other or further exercise thereof, or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. The rights and remedies provided in this Deferral and Waiver Agreement and the Loan Documents are cumulative and not exclusive of each other or of any right or remedy provided by law or in equity. Except as expressly provided in the Loan Documents, no notice to or demand upon the Company in any instance shall, in itself, entitle the Company to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances or constitute a waiver of the right of Lender to any other or further action in any circumstances without notice or demand. 12. EXPENSES; ATTORNEYS' FEES. In addition to all other amounts that are now due or may hereafter become due to Lender under the Loan Documents or this Deferral and Waiver Agreement, the Company shall reimburse Lender for all amounts reasonably incurred by or on behalf of Lender for attorneys' fees, recording expenses, title insurance fees, UCC searches, and all other reasonable expenses incurred by or on behalf of Lender by reason of the matters specified herein and for the preparation of this Deferral and Waiver Agreement and all other documents necessary and required to effectuate the provisions hereof including, without limitation, all reasonable costs and expenses with respect to the Company's compliance with the terms and conditions hereof and Lender's enforcement thereof. In the event any dispute shall arise concerning the subject matter of this Deferral and Waiver Agreement, Lender shall be entitled to recover from the Company its reasonable attorneys' fees and costs incurred in the enforcement of any of the provisions set forth herein. The rights and remedies of Lender contained in this paragraph shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, the rights and remedies contained in the Loan Documents and as provided by law. 13. GOVERNING LAW. This Deferral and Waiver Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Colorado, without regard to its conflict of laws principles. 14. CONSTRUCTION. This Deferral and Waiver Agreement shall not be construed more strictly against Lender merely by virtue of the fact that the same has been prepared by Lender or its counsel, it being recognized that the Company and Lender have contributed substantially and materially to the preparation of this Deferral and Waiver Agreement, and the Company and Lender each acknowledge and waive any claim contesting the existence and the adequacy of the consideration given by any of the other parties hereto in entering into this Deferral and Waiver Agreement. 4 15. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. Company and Lender each acknowledge that there are no other agreements or representations, either oral or written, express or implied, not embodied in this Deferral and Waiver Agreement and the Loan Documents, which, together, represent a complete integration of all prior and contemporaneous agreements and understandings of the Company and Lender, and the provisions of the Loan Documents are hereby ratified and confirmed. 16. BENEFIT. Except as provided herein, this Deferral and Waiver Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the Company and Lender, and their respective successors and assigns. 17. RATIFICATION. The Loan Documents shall remain in full force and effect, and all of the terms and provisions of the Loan Documents, as herein modified, are hereby ratified and reaffirmed. 18. CONSENT TO AGREEMENT. Company acknowledges that it has thoroughly read and reviewed the terms and provisions of this Deferral and Waiver Agreement and is familiar with the same, that the terms and provisions contained herein are clearly understood by it and have been fully and unconditionally consented to by it and that the Company has had the full benefit and advice of counsel of its own selection, or the opportunity to obtain the benefit and advice of counsel of its own selection, in regard to understanding the terms, meaning and effect of this Deferral and Waiver Agreement and that this Deferral and Waiver Agreement has been entered into by the Company freely, voluntarily, with full knowledge, and without duress, and that in executing this Deferral and Waiver Agreement, the Company is relying on no other representations either written or oral, express or implied, made to the Company by any other party hereto, and that the consideration received by the Company hereunder has been actual and adequate. 19. RELEASE. As additional consideration for Lender entering into this Deferral and Waiver Agreement, the Company hereby fully and unconditionally releases and forever discharges Lender, its agents, servants, employees, directors, officers, attorneys, branches, affiliates, subsidiaries, successors and assigns and all persons, firms, corporations, and organizations acting in its behalf of and from all damage, loss, claims, demands, liabilities, obligations, actions and causes of action whatsoever which the Company may now have or claim to have against Lender as of the date of this Deferral and Waiver Agreement, whether presently known or unknown, and of every nature and extent whatsoever on account of or in any way affecting, concerning, arising out of or founded upon the Loan Documents including, but not limited to, all such loss or damage of any kind heretofore sustained, or that may arise as a consequence of the dealings between the parties up to and including the date of this Deferral and Waiver Agreement. 20. COUNTERPARTS. It is understood and agreed that this Deferral and Waiver Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall, for all purposes, be deemed an original and all of such counterparts, taken together, shall constitute one and the same Deferral and Waiver Agreement, even though all of the parties hereto may not have executed the same counterpart of this Deferral and Waiver Agreement. 5 21. LENDER NOT LIABLE FOR EXPENSES. Nothing in this Deferral and Waiver Agreement shall be intended or construed to hold Lender liable or responsible for any expenses, disbursement, liability or obligation of any kind or nature whatsoever including, but not limited to, wages, salaries, payroll taxes, deposits, withholding, benefits or other amounts payable to or on behalf of the Company. 22. COMPANY REMAINS IN CONTROL. Company and Lender agree that the Company remains in control of the Company, that it determines the business plan for, and employment, management and operating directions and decisions for Company. 23. MISCELLANEOUS. This Deferral and Waiver Agreement is made for the sole protection of Lender and the Company and their respective successors and assigns. No other person shall have any right whatsoever hereunder. Notices to parties hereunder may be given to them at the addresses and in the manner provided in the Loan Documents. Time shall be of the strictest essence in the performance of each and every one of the Company's obligations hereunder. If any provision of this Deferral and Waiver Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall remain in effect without impairment. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Deferral and Waiver Agreement has been executed by the parties hereto in manner and form sufficient to bind them, as of the day and year first above written. KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION a national banking association By: Name: ----------------------------------- Its: DYNAMIC MATERIALS CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation By: Name: ----------------------------------- Its: 6 STATE OF COLORADO ) ) ss. COUNTY OF ) ------------------- The foregoing was acknowledged before me this day of ---- , 1999, by , as of - ------------- ----------------- ------------------------- KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association. WITNESS my hand and official seal. My commission expires: ------------------------- Notary Public STATE OF COLORADO ) ) ss. COUNTY OF ) ----------------- The foregoing was acknowledged before me this day of ---- , 1999, by , as of - ------------- ----------------- ------------------------- DYNAMIC MATERIALS CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation. WITNESS my hand and official seal. My commission expires: ------------------------- Notary Public 7