AMENDMENT NO. 1 Dated as of September 14, 2011 to CREDIT AGREEMENT Dated as of July 27, 2011

EX-10.1 2 d260509dex101.htm AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT Amendment No. 1 to Credit Agreement

Exhibit 10.1

EXECUTION COPY

AMENDMENT NO. 1

Dated as of September 14, 2011

CREDIT AGREEMENT

Dated as of July 27, 2011

THIS AMENDMENT NO. 1 (this “Amendment”) is made as of September 14, 2011 by and among Chico’s FAS, Inc., a Florida corporation (the “Borrower”), the financial institutions listed on the signature pages hereof and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”), under that certain Credit Agreement dated as of July 27, 2011 by and among the Borrower, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the requisite Lenders and the Administrative Agent agree to an amendment to the Credit Agreement;

WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Lenders party hereto and the Administrative Agent have so agreed on the terms and conditions set forth herein;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises set forth above, the terms and conditions contained herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Borrower, the Lenders party hereto and the Administrative Agent hereby agree to enter into this Amendment.

1. Amendment to the Credit Agreement. Effective as of the date of satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 2 below, the parties hereto agree that the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to restate clause (e) of the definition of “Permitted Acquisition” set forth in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement in its entirety as follows:

“(e) in the case of an acquisition or merger involving the Borrower or a Subsidiary, the Borrower or such Subsidiary (or another Person that merges or consolidates with such Subsidiary and that, immediately after the consummation of such merger or consolidation, becomes a Subsidiary) is the surviving entity of such merger and/or consolidation or is part of a Holding Company Reorganization consummated in compliance with Section 6.03.”

2. Conditions of Effectiveness. The effectiveness of this Amendment is subject to the conditions precedent that the Administrative Agent shall have received (i) counterparts of this Amendment duly executed by the Borrower, the Required Lenders and the Administrative Agent, (ii) counterparts of the Consent and Reaffirmation attached as Exhibit A hereto duly executed by the Subsidiary Guarantors and (iii) payment and/or reimbursement of the Administrative Agent’s and its affiliates’ fees and expenses (including, to the extent invoiced, fees and expenses of counsel for the Administrative Agent) in connection with the Loan Documents.

3. Representations and Warranties of the Borrower. The Borrower hereby represents and warrants as follows:

(a) This Amendment and the Credit Agreement as modified hereby constitute valid and binding obligations of the Borrower and are enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with their terms.

(b) As of the date hereof and after giving effect to the terms of this Amendment, (i) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, and (ii) the representations and warranties of the Borrower set forth in the Credit Agreement are true and correct in all material respects (or, if qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect, in all respects).

4. Reference to and Effect on the Credit Agreement.

(a) Upon the effectiveness hereof, each reference to the Credit Agreement in the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document shall mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby.

(b) Each Loan Document and all other documents, instruments and agreements executed and/or delivered in connection therewith shall remain in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed.

(c) Except with respect to the subject matter hereof, the execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders, nor constitute a waiver of any provision of the Credit Agreement, the Loan Documents or any other documents, instruments and agreements executed and/or delivered in connection therewith.

5. Governing Law. This Amendment shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York.

6. Headings. Section headings in this Amendment are included herein for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Amendment for any other purpose.

7. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed by one or more of the parties hereto on any number of separate counterparts, and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument.

[Signature Pages Follow]

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amendment has been duly executed as of the day and year first above written.


CHICO’S FAS, INC.,
as the Borrower

By:		/s/ Pamela Knous
Name:		Pamela Knous
Title:		Exec. VP-CFO & CAO

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