Amended Agency Agreement, dated August 29, 2024, between Hilco Merchant Resources, LLC and LL Flooring Holdings, Inc
Exhibit 10.2
August 29, 2024
VIA EMAIL
LL Flooring Holdings, Inc.
4901 Bakers Mill Lane
Richmond, VA 23230
Attention: Holly Etlin, Chief Restructuring Officer
Re: | Amendment to Letter Agreement |
Holly:
Reference is made to that certain letter agreement dated August 8, 2024 (as supplemented or amended, the Agreement) by and between LL Flooring, Inc. (the Merchant or a Party), on the one hand, and Hilco Merchant Resources, LLC (Agent or a Party and together with Merchant, the Parties), on the other hand. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Agreement.
The Parties hereby amend the Agreement as follows (the Amendment):
As set forth in the Agreement, Agent was engaged to act as the exclusive agent for the purpose of providing certain services in connection with the disposition of the Merchandise and FF&E located at Merchants retail locations reflected on Exhibit A to the Agreement (defined in the Agreement as Stores). Agent and Merchant have agreed to supplement Exhibit A to the Agreement by adding the retail locations reflected on Exhibit 1 to this Amendment (each an Additional Store and, collectively, the Additional Stores).
Agent will assist Merchant in disposing of the Merchandise and FF&E at the Additional Stores through the conduct of Going out of Business, Store Closing, Everything Must Go, Everything on Sale or similar themed sales (such sales, the Supplemental Sale). The Supplemental Sale will commence on or about September 6, 2024 (the Supplemental Sale Commencement Date) and will terminate no later than November 30, 2024 (the Supplemental Sale Termination Date). The period from the Supplemental Sale Commencement Date to the Supplemental Sale Termination Date shall be referred to as the Supplemental Sale Term.
To control expenses of the Supplemental Sale, Merchant and Agent have established an additional budget (the Supplemental Budget, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 2) of certain delineated expenses, including costs of supervision, deferred compensation, advertising (including signage and the shipping, freight, and sales tax related thereto where applicable), and other costs. The Supplemental Budget shall be deemed to be the Budget for purposes of the Supplemental Sale at the Additional Stores.
Both the Agreement and this Amendment shall govern the Supplemental Sale at the Additional Stores. For purposes of interpreting the Agreement and the Amendment, the following defined terms and exhibits shall be replaced in the Agreement with the corresponding defined terms and exhibits in or attached to this Amendment:
Agreement | Amendment | |
Budget | Supplemental Budget | |
Sale | Supplemental Sale | |
Store or Stores | Additional Store or Additional Stores | |
Sale Commencement Date | Supplemental Sale Commencement Date | |
Sale Termination Date | Supplemental Sale Termination Date | |
Sale Term | Supplemental Sale Term |
With respect to this Amendment, (i) Merchant hereby reaffirms the representations, warranties, and agreements set forth in section H. of the Agreement, and (ii) Agent hereby reaffirms the representations, warranties, and agreements set forth in section H. of the Agreement.
This Amendment, together the Agreement, all prior amendments or supplements, and all schedules and exhibits attached hereto and thereto, constitutes a single, integrated written contract expressing the entire agreement of the parties concerning the subject matter hereof. No covenants, agreements, representations or warranties of any kind whatsoever have been made by any party to this Amendment except as specifically set forth in this Amendment or the Agreement.
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