Sixth Amendment to Amended and Restated Gold Consignment Agreement among Sovereign Bank, Commerzbank International S.A., Finlay Fine Jewelry Corporation, and eFinlay, Inc.

Summary

This amendment updates the existing Gold Consignment Agreement between Sovereign Bank, Commerzbank International S.A., Finlay Fine Jewelry Corporation, and eFinlay, Inc. It revises certain financial covenants, specifically the maximum allowable debt-to-EBITDA ratio and minimum EBITDA requirements for specified fiscal quarters. All other terms of the original agreement remain unchanged. The parties confirm that all representations and warranties are still accurate and that no default has occurred as of the amendment date.

EX-10.1 2 file002.htm SIXTH AMENDMENT TO GOLD CONSIGNMENT AGMT.
  Exhibit 10.1 SIXTH AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED GOLD CONSIGNMENT AGREEMENT DATED AS OF MARCH 30, 2001 THIS SIXTH AMENDMENT is made as of the 20th of August, 2004, among SOVEREIGN BANK (formerly known as Rhode Island Hospital Trust National Bank), a Federal Savings Bank with an office at One Financial Plaza, 3rd Floor, Providence, Rhode Island 02903, as agent ("Agent") and as a bank ("Sovereign" and together with the other lending institutions from time to time collectively, the "Institutions"), SOVEREIGN PRECIOUS METALS, LLC, a Pennsylvania limited liability company ("LLC"), FINLAY FINE JEWELRY CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation ("Finlay") and EFINLAY, INC. a Delaware corporation ("eFinlay"). WITNESSETH THAT: WHEREAS, Sovereign, Finlay and eFinlay are parties to a certain Amended and Restated Gold Consignment Agreement dated as of March 30, 2001, as amended by a First Amendment to Amended and Restated Gold Consignment Agreement dated as of December 31, 2001, as further amended by a Second Amendment to Amended and Restated Gold Consignment Agreement dated as of September 30, 2002, as further amended by a Third Amendment to Amended and Restated Gold Consignment Agreement dated as of April 4, 2003, as further amended by a Fourth Amendment to Amended and Restated Gold Consignment Agreement dated as of July 6, 2003 and as further amended by a Fifth Amendment to Amended and Restated Gold Consignment Agreement dated as of May 27, 2004 (as amended, the "Consignment Agreement"), relating to the consignment by the Institutions to Finlay; WHEREAS, the parties desire to further amend and modify the Consignment Agreement in certain respects; NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows: 1. Section 8.3 of the Consignment Agreement is hereby amended by deleting sections 8.3.2 and 8.3.3 and replacing them with the following: "8.3.2 Indebtedness to EBITDA. No Consignee will, and where applicable, will not permit its Subsidiaries to permit the ratio of (i) the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness for Borrowed Money of the Parent and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis as of any fiscal quarter ending date set forth in the table below to (ii) Consolidated EBITDA of the parent and its Subsidiaries for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ending on such fiscal quarter ending date in such table, to exceed the ratio set forth opposite such date in such table:  Fiscal Quarter Ending Date: Ratio: ------------ ------ 4/30/04 4.44:1.00 7/31/04 4.44:1.00 10/31/04 4.44:1.00 1/31/05 3.30:1.00 4/30/05 4.11:1.00 7/31/05 4.11:1.00 "8.3.3 MINIMUM EBITDA. No Consignee will, and where applicable, will not permit its Subsidiaries to permit Consolidated EBITDA of the Parent and its Subsidiaries for any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ending on any date set forth in the table below to be less that the amount set forth opposite such date in such table: Date: Amount: ----- ------- 4/30/04 $67,450,000 7/31/04 $64,600,000 10/31/04 $63,650,000 1/31/05 $63,650,000 4/30/05 $64,600,000 7/31/05 $64,600,000." 2. Each of Finlay and eFinlay and the Agent hereby agree that, except as expressly provided herein, the terms and provisions of the Consignment Agreement remain unchanged and the Consignment Agreement remains in full force and effect in accordance with its terms. The term "Agreement" as used in the Consignment Agreement and all references to the Consignment Agreement in any other documents or agreements among any of the parties hereto which relate to either Finlay or eFinlay shall refer, from and after the date hereof, to the Consignment Agreement as amended and supplemented by this Sixth Amendment. 3. Each of Finlay and eFinlay hereby ratifies and reaffirms that (i) the representations and warranties contained in the Consignment Agreement, as amended by the terms hereof, are true and correct as of the date hereof, except that references to financial statements shall refer to the latest financial statements furnished pursuant to the Consignment Agreement and (ii) no Event of Default (as defined in the Consignment Agreement) nor any event which with notice or the lapse of time, or both, would constitute an Event of Default exists as of the date hereof. [Remainder of the Page Intentionally Left Blank] 2  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused this Fourth Amendment to be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original as of the day and year first above written. SOVEREIGN BANK, as Agent and a Lender By: /s/ Jan Stinchfield --------------------------- Name: Jan Stinchfield Title: Vice President SOVEREIGN PRECIOUS METALS, LLC, as Agent and a Lender By: /s/ Jan Stinchfield --------------------------- Name: Jan Stinchfield Title: Vice President COMMERZBANK INTERNATIONAL S.A. By: /s/ Manfred Jahns --------------------------- Name: Manfred Jahns Title: Vice President By: /s/ E. Geister --------------------------- Name: E. Geister Title: Vice President FINLAY FINE JEWELRY CORPORATION By: /s/ Bruce E. Zurlnick --------------------------- Name: Bruce E. Zurlnick Title: Senior Vice President, Treasurer and CFO EFINLAY, INC. By: /s/ Bruce E. Zurlnick --------------------------- Name: Bruce E. Zurlnick Title: Senior Vice President, Treasurer and CFO [Signature page to Sixth Amendment to Amended and Restated Gold Consignment Agreement]