Assumption Agreement and First Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of December 6, 2024, by and among Cardlytics, Inc., as Borrower and Banc of California, as Lender
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Exhibit 10.37
First Amendment to Amended and Restated Loan
and Security Agreement and Consent
Borrower: | (1) Cardlytics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”) (2) Dosh Holdings LLC (formerly known as BSpears Merger Sub II, LLC), an Ohio limited liability company (3) AFIN Intermediate Holdings, Inc. a Delaware corporation (4) AFIN Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation (5) HSP EPI Acquisition, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||||
Date: | December 6, 2024 |
This FIRST AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT AND CONSENT (this “Amendment”) is entered into among, the borrowers named above (each and collectively, the “Borrower”), the lenders from time to time party to the Loan Agreement (“Lenders”) and Banc of California, a California state-chartered bank (formerly known as Pacific Western Bank) in its capacity as administrative and collateral agent for the Lenders (“Agent”).
Agent, Lenders and Borrower agree to amend the Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement between them, dated September 30, 2024 (as amended, the “Loan Agreement”), as follows, effective as of the date hereof except as otherwise provided below. (Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Amendment shall have the meanings set forth in the Loan Agreement.)
Borrower has advised Lenders and Agent that Borrower intends to dissolve each of AFIN Intermediate Holdings, Inc. (“AFIN Intermediate”), AFIN Holdings Inc. (“AFIN Holdings”) and HSP EPI Acquisition, LLC (“HSP”), each of which is a Borrower under the Loan Agreement. Pursuant to Section 5.5 of the Loan Agreement, Borrower cannot dissolve or elect to dissolve without Agent’s prior written consent. Borrower has requested that Agent consent to the dissolution of each of AFIN Intermediate, AFIN Holdings and HSP. Subject to the terms of this Amendment, Agent is willing to provide such consent.
1. Consent to Dissolution of Certain Borrowers. Agent hereby consents to the dissolution of each of AFIN Intermediate, AFIN Holdings and HSP (each a “Dissolving Borrower” and collectively, the “Dissolving Borrowers”). Agent further agrees that, upon the effectiveness of the dissolution of a particular Dissolving Borrower (including, without limitation, the filing of the necessary dissolution documentation with the Secretary of State of such particular Dissolving Borrower and providing written evidence of the same to Agent satisfactory to Agent in its Good Faith Business Judgment), such Dissolving Borrower will be deemed, without any further action on the part of Borrower or Agent or Lenders, removed as a Borrower under the Loan Agreement and all other Loan Documents.
2. Added Definition of First Amendment. The definition of “First Amendment” is hereby added to Section 8 of the Loan Agreement, in alphabetical order, and shall read as follows: “First Amendment” means that First Amendment to Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement and Consent, dated as of December 6, 2024 by and between Borrower, Agent and Lenders.
3. Legal Expenses. Without limitation on the terms of the Loan Documents, Borrower agrees to reimburse Lender for all its documented costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred in connection with this Amendment.
4. Representations True. Borrower represents and warrants to Agent and Lenders that all representations and warranties set forth in the Loan Agreement, as amended hereby, are true and correct in all material respects, except as to representations and warranties that relate to a different date, in which case said representations and warranties continue to be true in all material respects as of said date and those representations and warranties that are conditioned by materiality, which shall be true and correct in all respects.
5. General Release. In consideration for Agent and Lenders entering into this Amendment, Borrower hereby irrevocably releases and forever discharges Agent, Lenders, and their successors, assigns, agents, shareholders, directors, officers, employees, agents, attorneys, parent corporations, subsidiary corporations, affiliated corporations, affiliates, participants, and each of them (collectively, the “Releasees”), from any and all claims, debts, liabilities, demands, obligations, costs, expenses, actions and causes of action, of every nature and description, known and unknown, which Borrower now has or at any time may hold, by reason of any matter, cause or thing occurred, done, omitted or suffered to be done prior to the date of this Amendment arising under or in any way related to the Loan
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Agreement, this Amendment or any other Loan Document or any of the transactions contemplated herein or therein (collectively, the “Released Claims”). Borrower hereby irrevocably waives the benefits of any and all statutes and rules of law to the extent the same provide in substance that a general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does not know or suspect to exist in its favor at the time of executing the release. Borrower represents and warrants that it has not assigned to any other Person any Released Claim, and agrees to indemnify Agent and Lenders against any and all actions, demands, obligations, causes of action, decrees, awards, claims, liabilities, losses and costs, including but not limited to reasonable attorneys’ fees of counsel of Lenders’ choice and costs, which Lenders may sustain or incur as a result of a breach or purported breach of the foregoing representation and warranty.
6. No Waiver. Nothing herein constitutes a waiver of any default or Event of Default under the Loan Agreement or any other Loan Documents, whether or not known to Agent.
7. Applicable law. THIS AMENDMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICTS OF LAWS PRINCIPLES (BUT INCLUDING AND GIVING EFFECT TO SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW), EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT ANY SUCH OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT EXPRESSLY SELECTS THE LAW OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION AS GOVERNING LAW THEREOF, IN WHICH CASE THE LAW OF SUCH OTHER JURISDICTION SHALL GOVERN.
8. Consent to Jurisdiction. The provisions of Section 9.21 of the Loan Agreement titled: “Consent to Jurisdiction” shall apply to this Amendment, and the terms thereof are incorporated herein by this reference.
9. General Provisions. Borrower (including Converted Entity) hereby ratifies and confirms the continuing validity, enforceability and effectiveness of the Loan Agreement and all other Loan Documents. This Amendment, the Loan Agreement, any prior written amendments to the Loan Agreement signed by Agent, Lenders and Borrower, and the other written documents and agreements between Agent, Lenders and Borrower set forth in full all of the representations and agreements of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior discussions, representations, agreements and understandings between the parties with respect to the subject hereof. Except as herein expressly amended, all of the terms and provisions of the Loan Agreement, and all other documents and agreements between Agent and Lenders on the one hand and Borrower on the other hand shall continue in full force and effect and the same are hereby ratified and confirmed. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” “delivery,” and words of like import in or relating to this Amendment and/or any document to be signed in connection with this Amendment and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be deemed to include Electronic Signatures (as defined below), deliveries or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature, physical delivery thereof or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be. As used herein, “Electronic Signatures” means any electronic symbol or process attached to, or associated with, any contract or other record and adopted by a person with the intent to sign, authenticate or accept such contract or record.
10. Mutual Waiver of Jury Trial. AGENT AND LENDERS AND BORROWER EACH ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IS A CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT, BUT THAT IT MAY BE WAIVED. EACH OF THE PARTIES, AFTER CONSULTING OR HAVING HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONSULT, WITH COUNSEL OF THEIR CHOICE, KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LITIGATION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AMENDMENT, THE LOAN AGREEMENT, OR ANY RELATED INSTRUMENT OR LOAN DOCUMENT OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AMENDMENT OR ANY COURSE OF CONDUCT, DEALING, STATEMENTS (WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN), ACTION OR INACTION OF ANY OF THEM. THESE PROVISIONS SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO HAVE BEEN MODIFIED IN ANY RESPECT OR RELINQUISHED BY ANY PARTY HERETO, EXCEPT BY A WRITTEN INSTRUMENT EXECUTED BY EACH OF THEM. IF FOR ANY REASON THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION ARE VOID, INVALID OR UNENFORCEABLE, THE SAME SHALL NOT AFFECT ANY OTHER TERM OR PROVISION OF THIS AMENDMENT, AND ALL OTHER TERMS AND PROVISIONS OF THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE UNAFFECTED BY THE SAME AND CONTINUE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT.
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Borrower: CARDLYTICS, INC. By:_/s/ Nick Lynton________ Name: Nick Lynton Title: Chief Legal and Privacy Officer | Agent and Lender: BANC OF CALIFORNIA By:_/s/ Samantha Mertzel____________ Name: Samantha Mertzel Title: Senior Vice President | ||||
Borrower: DOSH HOLDINGS LLC By:_/s/ Nick Lynton____________ Name: Nick Lynton Title: Manager | |||||
Borrower: AFIN INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS INC. By:_/s/ Nick Lynton________ Name: Nick Lynton Title: President, Treasurer and Secretary | |||||
Borrower: AFIN HOLDINGS INC. By:_/s/ Nick Lynton___________ Name: Nick Lynton Title: President, Treasurer and Secretary | |||||
Borrower: HSP EPI ACQUISITION, LLC By:___/s/ Nick Lynton________ Name: Nick Lynton Title: Manager and President |
[Signature Page—First Amendment to A&R Loan and Security Agreement]